i'm doing a bit of light calisthenics, to practice for the big target 2 day sale on friday morning. when i'm shopping i feel it right here. good morning. targeted. authorities now believe the murder of famed hollywood publicist ronni chasen was not a random act. the question now, who killed her and why? where and when. as anticipation buildtion over prince william and kate's wedding, there's word the royal family will announce the date and location as early as today. this morning natalee morales is live at westminster abbey with the latest buzz. and we have got a feeling, our staff and crew takes on one

of our biggest challenges yet. one take and no editing. can we pull it off? "today," friday november 19, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. >> i was one who did not think we could pull it off. that video. >> the idea of no editing. camera moving constantly from the start of that song to the end of that song involving all the nuts who work on this show. >> the cameraman was amazing. who's that guy? imagine throwing the biggest wedding in decades. now that they have announced

their engagement, the next step for william and kate is to choose the church. >> speculation has reached a fever spich after kate's visit to westminster abbey. who's going to pay for it all? there's already talk the bill for this wedding could exceed $40 million. natalee's going to have the latest from london. and plus what advice does prince charles have for his son. we'll hear what he told brian williams in a rare and exclusive interview. very sad developments in the search form an ohio mother, her 10-year-old son and family friend missing for more than a week. a suspect has now led police to their bodies. we're going to have details coming up. and there's fallout over an emergency landing this month. a qantas airbus experienced engine failure. did the company who made the engine know of its defects ahead of time? we'll have a check of the

morning's top stories. ann? president obama is in lisbon today. for a nato summit where he will be likely pressed on his strategy for ending the war in afghanistan, this as officials confirm that u.s. war tactics are escalating in afghanistan with battle tanks being deployed there. nbc's lester holt is on the ground in afghanistan. lester good morning. >> reporter: ann, good morning to you, the president and nato leaders are working on a plan that would make 2014 the year to transition the security of afghanistan to afghan forces. they're not using the term exit strategy, but again transition, we saw a little of that for yourselves. i returned just a short time ago from camp leatherneck in helmand province where i met up with

marine general richard mills. we went up in a helicopter to travel to the town of marja. it was the site of a u.s. offensive this year. we got a look at the area from the air. used to be a no-fly zone it was so dangerous to fly into. we got on the ground, the general and other marines took me around the town to an area they say is secure to show me the product of their work, not only on the battlefield, but making -- building bridges with the community there. people are out, shops are open and more importantly they're not being shot at in that particular area anymore. the general also told me regarding an offensive, they will push hard, there will be no pause in the fighting this winter. >> we're going to press the insurgents this winter. we're going to keep pressure on him all winter, deny him the opportunity to retrain, to refit, restock, reenlist his people. we'll make sure he has no chance to rest. there has been a traditional lull in the fighting and we're not going to offer him that opportunity and that luxury this year.

>> reporter: that's an area the taliban doesn't want to lose, it's a rich poppy growing region. a lot of their financing comes if that area. the general says the taliban has been weakened in terms of their leadership there and they're short on money. >> given those conditions, the question is can they replicate the success of that offensive in marja with this new offensive now? >> reporter: they're trying, they're pushing the taliban northward. we're in the center of the town, an area they said was secure, not far from where we were. they found another roadside bomb before it detonated. the general is confident they can replicate that kind of success, at least in helmand province. lester, thank you so much. and lester will be anchoring live from bagram air base on the "today" show and on nbc's nightly news. an explosion rocked a new zealand coal mine leaving at

least 27 miners missing. several others were able to escape to the surface. now rescuers are concerned whether the miner who is may be trapped below can get enough air. as meredith mentioned earlier, a central ohio town is grieving today because people and police have now found the bodies of tina herrmann, her son and a family friend hidden in a hollowed out tree. the three had disappeared with her daughter sarah maynard. 13-year-old sarah was found alive on sunday newspaper the baseman of an ex-convict's home. riots are rocking haiti's capital city now where locals blame foreign peacekeepers are causing the cholera epidemic. 1,100 poem have died of the ill than spread because of a lack of access to clean water. the united nations says it is unclear how cholera got into haiti. several airports are considering using private security firms for screenings instead of tsa agents who are taking heat now from travelers, what many are calling

invasive pat-downs. those are some of the top stories at six minutes past the hour. let's now go back to matt, meredith and al. >> you left out one of the top story. somebody's birthday today. ann curry's birthday today. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much. i've spent most of my life working here, i figured that out. i'm that young. >> happy birthday. skiers' delight out west. the snow is putting down some real snow bases out there. we're talking arctic air coming in and fudge in snow. you're seeing the precipitation from san francisco into seattle. look at these snowfall amounts, we're talking anywhere from 6 to 18 inches of snow.

the rest of the country, we're going to see fairly mild conditions out here in the east. here's a pretty cloudy view looking back to san francisco. let's give you a weekend preview. first the rain. the rainfall totals not enough to cause major flooding, but it will bring a chance of thunder with the cool air aloft and small hail. gusty winds into sunday and snow levels really dropping as we get through the weekend. today highs are mostly 50s. rain start to fill in as we approach the weekend. look at the temperatures in the low to mid 50s and rain mixed with sun with showers to follow into monday. >> and that's your latest weather. we could find out as soon as today where william and kate will hold their royal wedding. "today" national correspondent natalee morales is >> reporter: speculation is ripe about where this wedding will be

held, it will be held here, westminster abbey, the church of royalty. one thing we do know is that when it does happen, the whole world will be watching. westminster abbey the great church of kings and queens. royals are christened, crowned, married and buried, now expected to host the wedding of the century, a wedding that's a delicate balancing act for william and kate. the queen is mindful of the country's current economic woes but wants a grand enough event to give the country a boost. >> i think by our standards, it's going to be very grand, but by royal wedding standards, it will definitely be more modest than charles and diana's. it will be very glamorous, a lot of pomp and circumstance, but it won't be over the top. >> the queen and charles are expected to foot much of the

bill already predicted to exceed $40 million. it is likely several heads of state including president and michelle obama will be invited. there's precedent, nancy reagan attended charles and diana's wedding. >> it is a significant wedding because he is heir to the thrown. lit be a major international event. >> reporter: if bride and groom walk down this storied aisle, it will be just another wedding for this thousand-year-old monument. the last time they watched william walk down the aisle of westminster abbey, he was a 15-year-old boy who just lost his mother. walking behind her coffin, along with little prince harry. ♪ now you belong to heaven >> reporter: that memory will soon be replaced by a joyous one as william begins a new life. now a young man of 28 who will be become a husband and future king. it is one of england's most

famous churches, steeped in centuries of royal history. >> the royal church, the history goes back 1,000 years, this is a church where he will be ultimately crowned. so the ties with this church run very, very deep indeed. >> reporter: 17 monarchs are entombed there including the be headed body of mary queen of scott and queen elizabeth i who signed her death warrant. both prince william's grandmother and great grandmother were married here. also during a recession as england emerged from war. it was the first time television cameras were allowed to capture a royal wedding. five years later, also in the abbey, elizabeth was crowned queen. one wedding that did not take place in the abbey, that of prince charles and lady diana in 1981. they chose st. paul's, a larger

cathedral which allowed for they're nor mouse fairy tale wetting, complete with diana's 25-foot long train. that fairy tale didn't last, but britons are hoping william and kate's more modest marriage will stand the test of time. the british prime minister has declared that the wedding day will be a national day of celebration and he also wants this to be a holiday so that everyone here can enjoy it. meredith, better start looking for a hat, you'll need it. >> for more on prince william and kate's wedding plans, let's bring in the royal editor of the uk paper "the express." camila, good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. >> so many questions around this wedding, including where this wedding will be held. we know that kate middleton and her sister visited westminster abbey a few days ago.

does the abbey have the inside track at this point? >> i think it's the strong favorite. just because there was a photograph of kate here and no one caught her at st. paul's cathedral doesn't necessarily mean this will be the venue. it's a leading horse in a two-horse race. if it isn't here, everybody is suggesting it will be at saint paum's. it's either/or at this stage. >> we all have an image of prince william as a 15-year-old boy walking into the abbey behind his mother's casket. that place would have sad memories for prince william? >> it might have sad memories but such a royal tradition that it wasn't just about diana's funeral. the queen mother got married there, it was the site of the queen's coronation and people more associate diana's funeral. first of all they associate diane a's death with paris. if if it's going to be a bright

and cheery occasion, he can get over there. st. paul's cathedral has don't knowations of charles and diana's marriage which ultimately failed. >> tom bradley the only journalist who interviewed the couple after their engagement announcement, he believes it's going to be in the march, the wedding. what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing obviously that the top pick is going to be march. everyone is going with that because he spent so long with the couple. having said that, i know photographers here particularly don't want it to be march. you guys are familiar with the english weather. it might be raining. that's the last thing we want. so the photographers are all saying they want it in june so it will be a bright and happy occasion. >> march is definitely dicy. you mentioned william's parents when they got married, prince charles and diana back in 1981. the country was in a recession back then with unemployment rates that were even higher than it is now. but they chose to have a very lavish affair. talk about the balancing act for the royal family now trying to bring some joy to the country obviously at a tough time while

also being mindful of the fact that the economy is so bad for so many people? >> it is a very careful balancing act. we associate charles and diana very much with the '80s, excess, greed is good and the rest of it. why they can't get away from the fact that this is going to be a large scale event, they need to make sure it's not too ostentatious. so of course there's going to be a huge guest list. it's going to have global interest, a media frenzy around it. they don't want to look as if it's being too showy. the last thing the royal family need to do is to be splashing the cash while people are losing their jobs. >> and finally, both the queen and prince charles are expected to foot much of the bill, but how much is going to fall on the taxpayers? >> inevitably the taxpayer is going to have to fund some of it because think of the security ochings that goes around a royal wedding. you've got all the royal family

and all of the heads of state, presidents, prime ministers all under one roof. that's going to cost money and the taxpayers pay for security here. what will happen is the royals will split the bill so perhaps the queen and prince charles will take care of the reception where the taxpayer will be expected to pay for some of the more serious elements, i.e., the security bill. >> camila, thank you so much. >> there are new developments tied to a midair emergency involving the world's largest passenger jet. 459 people were aboard a quantas airlines jet a-380 forcing an emergency landing. come costello covers aviation for us. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: what we now know about the multiple cascading failures on this plane makes it more remarkable that the crew was able to land safely. we also are now hearing from quantas airlines that rolls royce may have known of a

serious defect with it's a-380 engines yet allowed the planes to continue flying. the home video of a hole in the left wing of quantas flight 32 is terrifying enough, but we now know how lucky the crew and 450 passengers were to survive the midair explosion. when the plane's left engine exploded, debris apparently punctured two fuel lines, cut the control lines, damaged the braking and landing flaps, severed one of the two hydraulic lines and shut down a power generator. even the front landing gear had to be manually lowered. flying the plane back to singapore took all the strength of the pilots and training pilots who happened to be on board that day. >> we heard this loud thud and the pilot did a fantastic job. >> this was a major multiple emergency situation, it took five guys working together like astronauts on apollo 13 to get this plane safely down.

>> reporter: now qantas airlines says the engine maker, rolls royce, had been shipping modified engines for the a-380, without say that tolder engines had dae fekt, even as thousands of passengers continued to fly on the a-380s despite the risk. >> they may have miscalculated the risk. >> reporter: both rolls royce and airbus declined to comment, but lufthansa says it, too, received modified rolls royce engines for its fleet. a catastrophic explosion like this one is called an uncontained engine failure, extremely rare in modern aviation. >> there are approximately 25 million flights in the world a year and we see about 25 incidents and very, very rarely out of the 25 do we see an uncontained failure. >> reporter: while aviation

authorities warned earlier this year that unusual wear on the engines could cause them to shut down in mid flight, a massive explosion wasn't predicted. five international airlines fly the a-380. three of them use the rolls royce engines. qantas's a-380s remain grounded. rolls royce may have to replace 40 engines. >> tom costello, thank you very much. it's 19 after the hour. here is meredith. we are learning more this morning about the mysterious murder of veteran hollywood producer ronni chasen. according to the mayor of beverly hills, detectives believe she was targeted. nbc's george lewis has the latest. >> reporter: a glittering hollywood premier for the movie "burlesque," as the stars of the film, cher and christina

aguilera posed for photographers, publicist ronni chasen can be spotted on the sidelines, the last picture of her alive. >> she was such a great person and to have such a violent, horrible thing happen just did not compute at all. >> reporter: police say early tuesday morning chasen drove her mercedes down sunset boulevard into beverly hills calling her office voice mail at 12:22 a.m. to leave a to-do list for the following day. six minutes later as she turned off sunset heading toward her bill share boulevard condo, shots rang out. >> the likelihood of gunshots in this neighborhood is just so unlikely, i really didn't think that's what it was. then i came to realize that it probably was something, about 15 minutes later when police arrived. >> reporter: chasen's car wound up on the curbs, paramedics frantically worked on her, multiple gunshots in her chest and took her to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. the hollywood reporter quoting an unnamed befr hills official

says police believe the killing was planned in advance. the theory is that another vehicle pulled up alongside chasen's mercedes and the shots were fired from that second car. thursday night the mayor of beverly hills spoke out. >> from the angles and shattered glass, we think it was a higher angle than just down straight. it could have been an suv or a little bit higher car. >> people in hollywood are more than horrified, they are in absolute shock. >> reporter: ronni chasen worked on many films. "on golden pond," "driving miss daisy," "slum dog millionaire" and "once." her specially was movie music representing film composers and musicians. >> she had timeless energy. >> reporter: police have removed items including computers from chasen's office and home.

rewards totaling $125,000 have been offered for information leading the the capture of her killer or killers. for "today," george lewis, nbc news, beverly hills, california. and still ahead, prince charles gives advice to his son. and he opens up about his future as king in an exclusive interview with brian williams. first this is "today" on nbc. rule the tweet.

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>> good morning to you. friday morning and you made to to friday, but now the morning commute. >> san jose at least. a number of accidents. the overview at south bay not looking bad. friday light and slick roadways out there. we told you about wood. scattered wood around the area and a number of accidents between blossom hill and heldier and yerba buena. clear and slowing off of the

interchange. keep that in mind. the back up there and the fast track lanes moving so the volume is good off of the maze. low clouds and maybe slick roads possible. >> that's specific area we did have light rain coming on through and areas of mist or light rain. we will probably see more rain heading through the afternoon and evening. breezy at times. this is a sneak preview of the weekend ahead. low to mid 50s and turning windy saturday night on to sunday. mountain top snow possible and smallhail. time right now is 7:27. more news after the break.

new this morning, police are looking into a crash that killed two people overnight. it happened at ocean avenue at 12:30 this morning. person die and another was thrown from a sedan and taken to the hospital and later died. two more people are injury and are expected to be okay. right now it's not known if the driver was drinking or speeding. the intersection was closed for a couple of hours, but now is back open. i will have another update for you in a half hour. have a great friday morning.

7:30 now on this tgif morning. the 19th of november, 2010. that is a live look at westminster abbey in london, england. all the talk is of the upcoming nuptials between prince william and kate. we're going to have much more on that ahead. meanwhile, it is a bit colder here in the northeast, around 41 degrees right now in rockefeller plaza and our crowd is bundled up tight. i'm meredith viera alongside matt lauer. and new details of a newlywed

and new details of a newlywed off the great barrier reef. >> now officials there have announced that watson will be returned to his home state of alabama where he could face additional charges in this case. just ahead, we'll talk to the attorney general of alabama who wants to bring those charges as well as gabe watson's attorney. the man who will be king, in a rare and exclusive interview, prince charles opens up to nbc's brian williams. the advice he has for his son prince william and the concerns he has for both sons who serve in the military and the cause he is most passionate about. and a little later on this program, we are going to wrap up our series "today" goes viral. >> one of the most complicated endeavors we have ever attempted. a music video starring almost every member of our staff. and here is the difficult part, we had to shoot it all in one continuous mistake-free take.

did we pull it off? we'll find out coming up. >> we're going to begin this half hour on a much more serious note. the alabama man convicted in the 2003 honeymoon death of his wife set to be deported back to the u.s. amy robach is here with details on that. >> their scuba diving honeymoon was supposed to be the happiest time in gabe and tina watson's life. it ended in tragedy. now gabe watson could face additional charges here in the u.s. after officials promised he would not face the death pen amendment. >> reporter: gabe and tina watson were married in 2003. for the honeymoon, that went on a week-long scuba trip to australia's great barrier reef. it should have been an adventure of a lifetime, but for the new bride, it ended in death. it happened after her very first dive into the ocean, 100 feet

below the surface. this chilling image taken by another diver shows tina on the sea floor. gabe said his wife panicked and she was too heavy to bring to the surface. >> she was looking up, had both of her arms out, stretched up, almost like looking at me, reaching her arms up to grab. >> reporter: australian authorities didn't believe his story. to them, gabe, a certified rescue driver didn't try to help his wife. he was charged with her murder. in a police re-enactment at the scene, investigators said gabe gripped his wife in a bear hug and then turned off her air supply, ending her life. gabe watson pleaded guilty to manslaughter and served 18 months in an australian prison. he was released earlier this month, but could still face murder charges back in alabama. prosecutors believe the motive may have been hatched long before the honeymoon. >> what it sounds like, the prosecutors are trying to build a case in the united states is

he tricked her to going to australia and lured her down there to kill her so that he could get her life insurance. >> reporter: before agreeing to send watson back to the u.s. australia sought and received a guarantee that he wouldn't face the death penalty if charged. his attorney says watson is looking forward to being once again vindicated. will it be vindication for him or justice for tina? >> when it's just a 26-year-old girl on her honeymoon, thinking that she's starting her whole life, and then it's snatched away in an instant. >> reporter: details on the timing of watson's deportation have not been released, but an immigration spokesperson says it would be as soon as possible. >> amy robach on this story. thank you so much. brett bloomston is gabe watson's attorney along with

alabama attorney general alan king. attorney general king, let me ask you right after the bat, this happened in australia, why does alabama have jurisdiction. >> there's a number of different theories that would give alabama jurisdiction. if he planned the crime in alabama, and if when he killed her he intended to come back to alabama to collect an insurance policy or otherwise benefit from his crime. >> you don't think you're going to have a hard time proving jurisdiction in this case? >> i think alabama has jurisdiction or we wouldn't have gone to a grand jury. >> the australian government now says they have received all the necessary assurances that if he comes back to alabama, gabe watson will not face the death penalty. you have apparently written a letter to the australian officials saying he would note get a longer sentence than life in prison. that's a complete contradiction to what you told me on this show back in october of last year. take a look. >> we would seek a capital sentence if we believe that's what the facts warrant because to do otherwise was allow australia to water down alabama's laws just like they have watered down their laws.

>> would you seek the death penalty? >> if i believe it's a capital crime, i will. >> are you allowing australia to water down alabama's law now. >> we call it extortion in alabama, matt. that's what happens when they say we won't allow you to pursue this, they have watered down our law, now they have watered down al alabama's law, it was made at at the request of tina thomas's family. that want their day in court. the australian government took that away from them. as attorney general in alabama, i do care. >> extortion is a pretty strong word. >> matt, the attorney general, the state of alabama and local legislators pushed the australian government to prosecute gabe watson for murder. that prosecution did not come for five years. after five years of investigation and that pushing is only what prompted the australians to -- >> what's your reaction to gabe watson facing murder charges in alabama? >> they're absoluteliry dick ous

tochlt theorize that gabe watson planned murder of his wife, traveled halfway around the world there wr there's no evidence of financial motive -- >> why didn't he plead not guilty? >> he pled guilty to a very obscure australian manslaughter law which includes negligence. it's a negligent manslaughter standard. he pled guilty to being a bad dive buddy, he did not plead guilty to anything intentional and the highest courts in australia said that he was not guilty of intentionally causing -- >> they re-created what they believe happened under the water, and if everything happened the way gabe watson said it happened, that tina's body could not have ended up where it was. how does he explain that? >> an out-of-court experiment is fraught with difficulties, especially in the ever changing climate of a dive site. we put no faith in that out of court re-creation whatsoever. the bear hug that was described in the piece, that was a rescue diver who was bear hugging her to the surface.

and that's documented in the evidence. >> attorney general king, a couple of quick things, what do you think the motive was if murder was in fact committed? >> matt, you'll have to wait -- in alabama we can't talk about those sorts of things, and i'm not going to speculate on them. we believe that there was an adequate basis for us to pursue this. we believe that alabama should go and get justice for its citizens when a country like australia fails to do it. >> if he comes back to alabama, how quickly would you indict him? >> i can't speculate on something like that. >> matt, we understand an indictment has been returned. the question is will the attorney general allow him to turn himself in? he traveled halfway across the world to face a murder charge in australia, which he was found not guilty. he did that by his own volition. he's facing a life sentence over there, yet we're told they will not be satisfied until he is in cuffs. >> matt, this is all about

defense lawyer slight of hand. he didn't go to australia to face a murder charge, they had already worked with him, they cut a deal. he knew what he was doing when he went down there. he knew it, but the family didn't know it. >> not true. >> when is the next chapter going to be written? >> i think it's in the hands of the australians. >> mr. king, mr. bloomston, thank you very much. let's get another check of the weather from al. >> starting with tomorrow, sunny, but cool along the eastern seaboard, mild through the gulf coast, a mess out west with rain along the coast, mountain snows inland. sunday more mountain snows, showers up and down the west coast. we've got sunny and mild conditions through the southeast. chilly, but clear in the there is a look from san bruno mountain and areas of mist and light rain in spots. the main event holding off until later today. rain developing and cooler air sweeping in through the weekend and it will do a big time change

to the temperatures. today noticeably cooler. look at the highs in the upper 50s and close to 60. mid 50s across the north bay. for the weekend, it's everything. rain and sun at times and windy saturday night into sunday and low mountain snow for the end of the weekend. doing sunday night, this is a big one, oh, my goodness. it is a barn-burner. that's right, the new york giants going into the eagles stadium, lincoln financial field. will the eagles clean their claws when michael vick on the giants helmets? we'll find out. temperatures upper 30 to low 40s, on sunday night, football night in america. don't miss this one. matt? >> i will not, mr. roker. up next, a rare and exclusive interview with prince charles, nbc's brian williams with his conversation on the man who would be king. right after this. williams with his conversation on the man who would be king. right after this.

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many interviews, especially to visiting americans. more than that, we got a glimpse into his life. we found a guy who's passionate, frustrated and vindicated all at the same time. he's frustrated over what we're doing to the earth, but he's vindicated that his issues over the last 20 years are finally getting talked about. he talks a lot about the environment, but also about his two sons, the media and his next job. >> what do you see as the job description of prince of wales? >> it isn't a job description, you have to make it up as you go along. which isn't always revealed. >> reporter: he is the man who will be king and this week the future monarch saw his family once again in the spotlight when on tuesday came the announcement of the engagement of his son william to kate middleton.

>> obviously it's a thrill, they've been practicing long enough. >> in a rare conversation with prince charles in scotland, we talked about what awaits his eldest son. >> reporter: do you have words of advice for your son william upon embarking on this in an even worst media environment? >> that's the problem, isn't it? because there's constant lecturing and advice. so it isn't that easy. >> reporter: he's under a microscope already and he's just a helicopter pilot. >> don't take the advice of the media. >> reporter: but how could he possibly -- >> which is very intrusive, indeed and very difficult. and i feel for him deeply. because in my day, it was definitely not. >> reporter: do families like yours talk about how to be a

monarch? >> no, there's really -- you pick it up as you go along, i think. probably at a very young age and it gradually dawns on you what it is all about or what the implications are. you watch and your learn. >> reporter: while all eyes are on william and kate, prince charles, also looks toward his own future milestone. at age 62, when most people are starting to think about retirement, he's still waiting to become king. the people around you said please, avoid the k word, so i've done quite good today? >> it's much better now when i think about it. but he's much better -- it's something that if he comes to it, regrettably it can deliver his own currency which is not so nice to say the least.

so it's better not to think too much about it, except if it comes, then you have to deal with it. >> reporter: and then there's the question of camilla, the dutch chess of cornwall who married charles in 2005. does the duchess of cornwall become queen of england? >> that could be. >> reporter: a life defined by royal tradition, but with the unconventional task of raising two sons as a single parent. sounds like the raf. one of your sons? >> not yet. >> reporter: both william and harry are military helicopter pilots, william flies search and rescue missions with the royal air force, harry is training on

army gun ships. for many years you raised two children as a single parent and you have both children in the military. which must wear on you. >> it certainly did obviously when harry went to afghanistan. but he was terribly keen to do so and it was very difficult for william, my eldest not to go. but i did say to him, when i was in the navy for five years, i had the same problem, they wouldn't second me anywhere. but harry, i worried the whole damned time and i can understand profoundly what it is that other families are going through, just how agonizing it is day in, day out, worrying about what is happening to your loved one. >> reporter: so it's called the man who will be king. and meredith, at 62 years old, what a fascinating glimpse we got into his life, this single father of two sons and what you can't imagine, what you can't

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8:00 now on a friday morning, it's the 19th day of november, 2010. no guts, no glory. you have heard that expression. that is our staff and crewmembers attempting to create the most ambitious viral video yet. it is a one take music video set to the music of the black-eyed peas "i've got a feeling."

one take, one mess up, done. >> and we had to do it all over again. >> and do it, and do it, and do it. and do it. and do it. and do it. >> you're giving it away. >> and do it, and do it. and do it. >> it was fun. >> it was fun. >> it was a lot of fun. >> you're going to see the results of that coming up. >> what else coming up? big news out on the plaza. >> we have got kings of leon, they're coming up. so if you're going to be in the area gearing up for thanksgiving, you ought to combi. >> ann curry is standing by at

the news desk. the white house says that new figures indicate that president obama's $8 billion stimulus package last year will exceed it's goal of saving or creating 300 million jobs by the end of the year. chairman ben bernanke told international bankers that congress must provide even more stimulus aid to reduce unemployment. the republican tea party candidate in alaska is asking a federal judge to block certification of the election results. incumbent senate -- now to capitol hill where charlie rangel faces a harsh censure for violating ethics rules. kelly o'donnell has our story. >> reporter: only a few times has this committee recommended censure, it's just short of

being expelleded from the congress. and for charlie rangel who's been in power here for decades, he was reduced to almost tears as he apologized to his colleagues for his infractions, 11 ethics violations that include not paying taxes. a swedish court issued an arrest warrant on thursday for australian julian assange who's been leaking military documents. assange is wanted for questioning in the alleged rape and molestation of two women in sweden. his lawyer says assange did have relations with both of the accusers, but they were consensual. two hostages arrested in nigeria have been returned to

their employees. they were rescued when nigerian security forces. franke lauterbach -- who committed suicide this year after his dorm room encounter with another man was allegedly broadcast online. the bill requires colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment. those are some of the stories now at 8:04, now for a check of the weather from al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now. not only is it ann curry's birthday, but we have another birthday girl here, what is your name? >> donna. >> happy birthday to you. some nice birthday ladies. let's check your weather. new haven, connecticut, sunny

andcold, 45 degrees. we have got a big storm moving into theacific northwest, bringing coastal rain, mountain snow, some places picking up 18 inches of snow. some mountain snows in new york state and parts of pennsylvania. sunny and warm for the southwest, across to the gulf coast, mid-atlantic states, sunny but a little on the chilly side. a look at a cloudy and misty golden gate bridge this morning. you can see roadways out there drizzle across the bridge. satellite view, lots of clouds over the bay area, more rain producing clouds, still dropping in from the north. rain developing for the afternoon. clouds and breezy conditions keeping temperatures quite cool today. cooling down even more as chilly

air arrive for the weekend. a mix of sun, showers, maybe even a thunder shower during the afternoon. >> and that's your latest weather. >> national her world month, way to go, ladies. when we come back, our most ambitious viral video yet, one take, the entire "today" show staff. right after this. ugh, my sinuses... the congestion... it's your fault. naturally, blame the mucus. well, i can't breathe. did you try blowing your nose? of course. [ both ] and nothing came out. instead of blaming me, try new advil congestion relief. what you probably have is swelling due to nasal inflammation, not mucus. and this can help? it treats the real problem of your sinus symptoms, reducing swelling due to nasal inflammation. so i can breathe. [ mucus ] new advil congestion relief. the right sinus medicine for the real problem.

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>> jenna bush hager has the behind the scenes report. >> as you guys know, it wasn't all pretty. here's how it all unfolded. >> reporter: take a look at this home made music video. ♪ tonight's going to be a good night ♪ >> reporter: at first glance it seems like a bunch of college kids having fun lip syncing to the song "i got a feeling." but keep watching and you'll start to notice ovwhat over 17 million youtube viewers have seen. the college class produced the entire video in one continuous shot. no stopping, no editing, everything meticulously planned and plotted, no room for error. if even one person hesitated or forgot the words, the whole take would be ruined.

so how did they do it? >> it was simple, just a camera, maria had the big microphone. she gives the queue. >> luke and maria originally shot the video for a school project. >> you only two took takes to get it correct? >> we used the second take. >> reporter: for this group of canadian college students, two rehearsals and two takes were all they needed to get it right. but what about 150 "today" show cast and crewmembers? could we actually make a one shot music video? did we have what it takes? >> i got a feeling.

. >> reporter: "today" is thursday and it's the most crucial rehearsal of the entire video. let me show you something, it is pouring rain out. >> you are participating in the "today" music viral video, please come to the studio. >> reporter: it's only one minute from the time we start outside to the time we get to that studio door. >> as soon as the camera turns around and comes past the news desk. pull it out this way. around to jim who i was going to put here. >> okay. >> so be loud. >> try to work up to the camera, instead of him trying to find you.

>> i'm going to be bringing in both the noise and the funk. >> so now let's just package what you're going to do. >> i take the handoff from donna right there in the corner. >> it's kind of a big deal. i'm a correspondent. >> let's do it one more time really quick. >> so i want to practice this transition. >> as i sing the second line, i'm going to be looking at her. >> so should i look back at him when i say my name or should i look at you? >> this has never been done on national television before. >> all right, here we go. in five, four, three, two, one. >> even more complicated than i realize.

>> we didn't do this much for the olympics. >> we had a very easy part. >> we did. >> the main part. >> not the main part. >> we're all in this. the question is, did we pull it off? so without further adieu, the world premier of our version of "i got a feeling". ♪ i got a feeling ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a

good good night ♪ ♪ a feeling ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good good night ♪ ♪ i feel it ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good good night ♪ ♪ i got a feeling ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good good night ♪ ♪ let's move it up ♪ i got my money ♪ let's get it up ♪ i know that we'll have a

ball ♪ ♪ get down girl and just move it up ♪ ♪ i won't let it go ♪ let's go way out and move it up ♪ ♪ look at it ♪ just take it ♪ let's take it down ♪ we'll shut it down ♪ let's groove ♪ let's do it ♪ let's do it ♪ let's do it ♪ and do it ♪ and do it ♪ and do it do it do it do it ♪ i got a feeling ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a

good good night ♪ ♪ i feel it ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a ♪ that tonight's going to be a good good night ♪ ♪ tonight's the night notes let live it up ♪ ♪ go go out and smash it ♪ feel up my car ♪ move it ♪ move it ♪ we'll shut it down ♪ and then we'll do it again notes let's do it ♪

let's do it ♪ ♪ here we come here we go rewe got to rock ♪ ♪ easy come easy go ♪ rocking don't stop ♪ running round around the clock ♪ ♪ monday tuesday wednesday ♪ friday saturday ♪ you know what we say ♪ party every day ♪ i got a feeling that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good good night ♪ ♪ i got a feeling ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a

good good night ♪ >> that today's going to be a good day. ♪ that today's going to be a good good day ♪ >> yeah. >> here's a look at some people that helped pull it off from the studio to the geniuses in our control room. cathy lee and hoda and some of their crew where their gearing up for a live show. and brian williams can we do it together, guys. >> what was that? >> let your arms go free. >> saturday night in the williams house, must be a party. >> yeah, it is. let your arms go free. >> come on.

brian, brian! >> there it is. what is that? >> so scary. >> you have to envision your arms boneless and that's it. >> is that all? >> that's all. >> you were fantastic. >> can we say something? one take we want to thank the steady cam team. john and steve. also producer matt greenfield for the coordination of the whole thing. the rest of the week was great. robin, great. there's the control room people right there. >> well done, everybody. >> it was fun. >> you know what, it was great as a staff to do something like that. >> absolutely. >> it reminded us of how special this place is. it did. afterwards with the cheering, it felt so good. >> and the party afterwards. >> the party was fun.

>> it is a good night. >> don't you want to give up your other gig and go over here? >> we have to go to work and we don't do a lot of backtracking where we are. >> that's not what we heard. >> anyway, by the way, if you missed any of our viral video throughout the week or want to laugh at us some more, particularly at brian, todayshow.com. >> jenna, you were great as well. >> come on, brian. we'll all do it together. come on! >> okay. >> wow. >> he's gone.

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i can't believe next week is thanksgiving. >> this year just flew by. >> what about the weather? >> actually it's looking rainy up and down the east coast. but it's going to be fantastic. >> about 73 degrees. i'm in denial for the next week. >> it is the best holiday of the year in my view. so the best part of the turkey for you, the best part, the tail. >> what do you like? >> those two little things underneath, the dark meat, those little chestnut things. >> that's not what we call them. >> what are you best at cooking for thanksgiving? >> grilled cheese. >> i like ham.

good morning, 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. mike with an update on the bay bridge. >> a motorcycle down on the san francisco side of the bay bridge. near the fremont exit. sounds like it's down and the person driving trying to walk it off the bridge, that may be an issue for a few minutes, maybe enough to slow the commuting lights but you see the fast track lanes are moving and that means a lighter volume of traffic metering, lights on. buildup in northbound, slowing at high street, about

time on friday seeing things jam past the coliseum. rob, low clouds, oakland sky line there, not enough to see downtown. twhal change? >> we did have a bit of patchy fog around the east bay and some drizzle and a bit of light rain earlier but most rain later this afternoon, you see it there around the bay area today, cloudy skies, breezy, look at the highs, only 50s around most of the bay area. mid 50s around the north bay, closer to 60 in san jose and through the weekend, going to be innocentled, some sun at times, rain off and on, slight chance of thunder and snow levels possibly as low as 2,000 feet as we wrapenpweek t d.weekend. 8:27, more news after the break. ♪

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the jury is deliberating in the case of a man accuse of torturing a tracy teenager. he live next door to the house where ramirez was being held captive. the story made head lines in 2008 when ramirez ran to a gym still wearing the shackles used to restrain him, looking for help. three other people have agreed to plea deals and sentenced december 6 to 30 or more years in prison. another local news update in half an hour. "today" returns in less than a minute.

8:30 now on this friday morning, the 19th of november, 2010. a big crowd here on rockefeller plaza. and if they come back next week,

we're going to have a series of concerts. on tuesday, international sensation susan boyle is going to be here. her new album is number one in both the u.s. and the uk. and the kings of leon will get their thanksgiving break off to a great start on wednesday. three big concerts live on the plaza next week. >> meanwhile, take a look at something else. look at these hot cars that are out here on the plaza. why are they here? what are they about? we're going to talk about that in just a little while. >> and we're pretty honored in our studio, we have a very special guest, he is the first living service member from the iraq and afghanistan wars to receive the nation's top military award, which is of course the medal of honor and so we'll be speaking to army staff sergeant salvatore giunta and

his wife. >> he talked about his medal represented all the people serving. a very humble man. and kathie lee and hoda will be on the royal caribbean's allure of the seas. they are going to show us everything this massive boat has to offer. >> can we please say hello to zachary lee? >> hello, sir, hello, darling. >> we finally meet your mom, played by linda hamilton. >> linda hamilton plays my mom. >> right now, though, chuck is without. >> it's been taken out of my head, it's been like subdued in

any my head. it's still there. it comes full circle. >> it's back to your roots in a sense that you have to use your own wit. >> there's so much wit to go around. >> that's right. >> apparently there's a big movement to make a musical version of chuck? can you sing? >> i can't, except i just did a new -- disney's new animated musical "tangle". >> it comes out next week and it's fantastic. >> it's a great movie, it's like classic disney, it's like 3d and all that. it's a great film. it was a fun thing to be a part of. >> chuck and disney together,

you can't ask for more. >> maybe the sun. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. you can catch him on nbc at 8:00, 7:00 central time. >> let's see what's happening for your weekend, we have got saturday, a mess out west, refrigerat frigid conditions out west, cold but sunny in the great lakes and mild. and then sunday, we got a big mess continuing out west with more mountain snows, great news for the skiers, eastern third of the country is looking pretty good, cold in new england, mild in the gulf coast on into texas. the san mateo bridge, mostly cloudy skies, dry for now but some weekend headlines, rain at times, cold air aloft, good for thunder perhaps in the mix, could include small hail, windy saturday into sunday and lowering snow levels for the

weekend. light showers now. we will see more rain dropping in, the highs today, only in the 50s. and a quick check here, seven day forecast, cool temperatures, straight on through the weekend. >> it's your birthday. what is your name? >> haley. >> happy birthday. and up next, t

we're back now at 8:37 with the first living recipient of the congressional medal of honor since the vietnam era.

president obama issued the highest military honor to salvatore giunta the medal of honor on tuesday. the highest military honor that this country can award to one of its citizens and you were at the white house and you met the president, he put that medal around your neck, you were at the pentagon, inducted into the hall of heroes. can you even sum up the emotions of this week, sergeant? >> it's been awesome and exciting and fun and crazy and nerve-racking and -- >> emotional. >> emotional and great, but it's also reminding me of a lot of the things that people have given for the united states. and all of those words, i guess i would have more words if i had a dictionary, it's been a lot. >> colonel jack jacobs who works for us at nbc and another recipient of the medal of honor

told us some things, he said you will very quickly realize with this honor that you are no longer just you, that the medal of honor is heavy to wear for a reason, it comes with great weight. do you thi do you understand what he's talking about? >> i am beginning to understand exactly what he's talking about. this isn't for me. i am the one wearing it, but this is for so many people who didn't come back from iraq or afghanistan and from all the wars in the past and all the unsung heroes who's stories never got documented as well as mine. >> your story is unbelievable. you were in afghanistan, and your group was ambushed by taliban fighters and we have a diagram that just shows some of what happened, they attacked you in an l formation, basically, and they were shooting at you from two sides. and they were close. i was reading an account of this and it said they were within the

range that you could throw a baseball. that's how close they were. can you describe what it was like when this firefight broke out. >> when it all initially started, it all came at once. it went from walking in the dead of night down a mountain in afghanistan, to really the world exploding for us. we had rpgs. machine-gun fire constant. and it wasn't just -- the air was filled with tracers, they usually don't shoot tracers, tracers, tracers, there's several bullets between the tracers so what we were seeing was only part of what was going on in the air. >> your friend was hit and what you found out was that some of these taliban fighters had actually taken him and they were carrying his body away and this is something that i know a lot of people in the military feared because it would be a prize to those taliban fighters to have.

>> yes, sir. and what you did next was, you went and you assisted another wounded soldier and then after learning they had carried sergeant brennan away, you went straight into enemy fire. and you chased down the taliban fighters that were carrying sergeant brennan away and you killed one of those fighters and you drove off the other and you brought your friend back to the group, sergeant brennan. did you have a moment to think about what was happening, sergeant, when it was going on or was it instinct that caused you to do this? >> this is what we train for. i don't have another job. i am a professional soldier, as we all are, and i was only able to do that because everyone else was doing everything they could do, this was just one other brush stroke that completed this painting of this moment in time. and there was no thought, it was just reaction by everyone. >> you brought sergeant brennan

back to the group where he passed away, unfortunately, as did another soldier that day. you lost two close friends. and i'm struck, jenny, by the fact that he continuously says it was us, it wasn't me, it was the group. others did their job. that's really what in my opinion true heroes always say. what do you think about hiss actions? >> i think that he is a true hero and i think that he's right, that's what they were trained to do and i believe if he wouldn't have done it, that any of the other guys that were with him would have done it. they were all there to help each other out and they depend on each other. >> i like the fact that while you say you're proud of him, it's not changed the way you think of him. >> no. >> i still have to do the dishes when i get home. >> you were asked the question -- by the way you did a great job on 60 minutes telling your story. and in the end she asked you what kind of soldier you are,

and you said, i'm average, i'm mediocre, and you don't seem average or mediocre, you seem extraordinary. >> every single day since 2001 in afghanistan, since 2003 in iraq, people do incredible things that the american public never hears about. and the men i have served with, that i have had the privilege to serve with are truly incredible and i'm just one of them. no one special. >> will you make the army a career? will you stay in the army? >> i think right now, there's a lot of options coming in from the military and everything and we're just trying to weigh all these great options and pick the right one for us and it's taking us a little bit longer than expected. >> hard decision. >> i can imagine. give yourself some time. and again, it's an honor to have you in the studio. congratulations. >> thank you.

>> take good care of him. we're back in a moment, this is "today" on nbc.

back now with the inspiring true story of the man who endured a series of catastrophes. it is sold by the author of "seabiscuit jgsz. . >> the two books actually have a lot in common, but this one's about a man, not a horse. it took hillenglen seven years to write unbroken because she suffers from a chronic illness. she admits while the process was often painful, she lives vicariously through her books because the characters can do things she simply cannot. laura hillenbrand has spen most

of the last 20 years in chronic illness. >> i like to live in my work through very vigorous individuals and i have that wonderful effervescent man. >> now 93, he was one of the great runners in american history, but as a child, he was a terror. >> i describe him as a one-boy insurgency. he was a thief, he would break into his neighbors houses and steal their dinners right off their tables. >> he was encore jikur jibl. >> he got on the right track as a runner. >> i came in second in a race and i heard the kids from my school saying come on willie. that shocked me because i didn't know anybody knew my name.

>> he set records for the mile in both high school and college and earned a trip to the 1936 berlin olympics. >> but world war ii put louie's running career on hold and hiss life on the line. a b-24 bombardier, his plane crashed in the pacific. along with two crewmates, louie miraculously survived and drifted on a tiny raft for 47 days. >> there was multiple shark attacks, the typhoon, but for me, the most amazing thing was simply that they kept their sanity. >> reporter: after crossing nearly 2,000 miles of ocean, louie made landfall on a japanese held island. he was now a p.o.w. >> i went from 165 the day of the crash and when the japanese weighed me on the island, they weighed me at 65 pounds.

i am a world class athlete and here i am a skeleton. >> and that was just the beginning. for the next two years, he was beaten and tortured nearly every day. louie was singled out by a particularly monstrous man, the p.o.w.s called him the bird and he was a psychopath. >> he stood me against the ball, took off his big lead belt with a buckle that weighed about two pounds. he hit me across the head and broke my head open. so i stood up, wiped my head off and i took the blood, while i was looking at the blood, he hit me began in the same spot. >> reporter: as a boy he was a prisoner, louie would not be broken.

>> i was too busy thinking about living to think about dying. >> in 1950, he went back to japan. and he met with many of the guards and tormenters. i asked him, why aren't you angry with these people anymore? he said that's easy, i for gave them. and this threw me. i thought, how can a man forgive the unforgivable. >> does he help you? >> he does, he lifts my spirits when they are down. i have had a hard few years, physically, i have had a hard time and i have been very, very blessed to know this man. >> though they have lived vastly different lives, author and subject find common ground in their compassion. >> i couldn't believe a woman, as much as she has suffered, could be so sweet and patient, you know. and that's why i said of my

purple heart, you deserve this morning i do. >> he is a remarkable man, meredith. this is an unforgettable story of both perseverance and dignity. it's very uplifting. this is a history book, meredith, but it's also a page turner. it's just an extraordinary story. >> thank you so much. it really is an incredible story. again, it is called "unbroken" by laura hillenbrand. this is "today" on nbc. fe ♪

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you don't turn at that speed. >> when you were young and you can dream about driving cars, when they came to you and said, this is what you're going to get to do. >> it's got to be the best job in the automotive world. you get to live the best dream you ever had on somebody else's dime. >> you still have this one, the ford raptor. and you had someone jumping out of a parachute? >> what do you race against this? a souped up version of the f-150. he parachutes and then we race to a point. we came within a second, actually. >> this is like those math problems. if a guy jumps out of a plane -- >> you didn't run him over or anything, did you? >> here's the top three. >> the next car is a nissan 370

d. you can't win, so we decided we would make it a little bit easier for -- we thought he should be a better opponent. so we wanted to teach him to drive a manual and how to drift. >> what's that. >> drifting, it's like in a car, tanner's like the automotive ballerina. >> and that last one is a ferrari? >> all weekend long, we have been all over the place. you can go and drive one of these taxis. that's a ferrari. >> all of these? >> you can actually hang out. >> and it has the beaded seat for the driver. >> it sounds like a complete blast. it premiers this sunday night on the history channel.

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"i've got a feeling." john is the guy who operated the steady cam on that video, one take as we mentioned. you must have walked and lugged 50 pounds of equipment several hundred yards. >> at least. >> had you known before what you were taking on -- >> yes. >> but we have got to mention we did it a few times. i was worried by the third take. >> by the third take it was a little tough. >> how tired were you? >> i slept in afterwards. >> anyway, it was extraordinary, thank you so much for your hard work on that, we really appreciate it. good to have you.

>> all right, john, thank you sir. we also want to mention a lot of speculation, of course, where and when, william and kate, when will they get married? where will they tie the norknot? >> i'm hearing that an announcement is coming, they're not saying exactly when, but when they do release the details, they're going to release them all at once of the i think they're holding out maybe for the weekend papers. right behind me, the westminster abbey is by far the favorite. i'm going to tell you about the history of westminster abbey. >> when they get married, they might be thinking about a place here in the states.

so barbara corcoran has some of the best homes out there, show you what's on the market. a 100 year old home with mountain views. >> and we watched the sextuplets grow up before our very eyes, they're now 13. those are young looking 13-year-olds. they're in the studio to celebrate their big birthday. very good looking crew. >> a lot to get to. let's go inside, ann's standing by at the news desk. in the news this morning, a rescue operation is now under way after a major explosion after a coal mine in new zealand. five workers were able to stumble to safety, but at least 27 others are still missing. police say just before the explosion, the mine's electricity went out which may have caused ventilation problems and contributed to a buildup of

gas. the bodies of a mother, her 11-year-old son and a family friend have been found hidden in a hollow tree in ohio. four days after authorities found the mother's 13-year-old daughter bound and gagged in the basement of a 40-year-old tree trimmer. the tsa is under fire for invasive pat downs and revealing body scans at security checkpoints. the public backlash is considering smaller airports to get rid of tsa agents completely in favor of private guards. the guessing game continues over whether prince william and kate middleton will be married next year, actually where they will be married next year. natalee, what more can you tell us? >> reporter: i can tell you the pressure is certainly on the

palace right now to answer those questions, where and when. as i mentioned, we're told that that decision could come shortly, we're told that they actually do favor a place. the odds on favorites, the bookmakers are saying it will be westminster abbey, that is not with certainty, but it is the church of royalty, one thing that is certain here, when the royal wedding happens, the whole world will be watching. westminster abbey, the great church of kings and queens, where royals are christened, crowned, married and buried. now it will host the wedding of the century, a wedding that's a delicate balancing act for william and kate. the queen is aware of the country's economic woes, but also wants to give the country a boost. >> by all standards, it's going to be very grand, but by royal wedding standards, it's going to

be -- it won't be over the top. >> the queen and prince charles are expected to foot much of the bill, already expected to exceed $40 million. it is likely several heads of states including president and michelle obama will be invited. last time millions around the world watched prince william walk down the aisle of westminster abbey, he was a 15-year-old boy who just lost his mother. walking behind her coffin along with little prince harry. that painful memory will soon be replaced by a joyous one now by a man of 28 who will become a husband and a future king. it is one of the country's most famous churches. >> the ties with the church runs very, very deep. >> reporter: 17 monarchs are

entombed there, including the body of mary, queen of scotts, and queen elizabeth i who signed her death warrant. both prince william's grandmother and great grandmother were married here. it was the first time television cameras were allowed to capture a royal wedding. five years later, also in the abbey, elizabeth was crowned queen. one wedding that did not take place in the abbey, that of prince charles and lady diana in 1981, they chose st. paul t larger cathedral which allowed for their enormous wedding, along with diana's 25-foot train. britains are hopeful that william and kate's more modest royal marriage will stand the test of time.

meantime, the british prime minister has declared that the wedding day will be a national day of celebration and also a british holiday so that everybody here can take part and enjoy it. and it was a wedding day that one pennsylvania couple thought they would remember forever because they had to. when the calusos were married they couldn't afford photographs. but the bride actually found their negatives buried among hundreds of others in a 55 gallon drum at a local scrap yard. it is now eight minutes past the hour. let's get another check of the weather from al. >> what were they doing at the scrap yard? >> they were thrown out by the photographer, they couldn't afford to buy the pictures so he just sort of threw them out. >> let's check your weather and see what's happening, we'll show you out west, skiers delight,

out west we have got rain in the pacific northwest, but cold air and rain funneling in that's going to make a snow machine for the ski resorts out there. we have got rain, but a lot of mountain snows that are not showing up on the radar, but snowfall amounts from west of yellowstone all the way down to salt lake city, we're talking some areas picking up 24 inches of snow in the upper elevations. up and down the eastern seaboard, gorgeous weather and some lake-effect snows around and here's a view of oakl d oakland. mostly cloudy skies. radar view here. san jose, sprinkles across the south bane more rain out of the north. much cooler air as well that will fire up some showers and maybe some thunder for the weekend. rain starting to fill in towards the evening, highs this weekend, low to mid 50s, rain, mix, of rain and sun, and low snow levels by the end of the

weekend. this morning on "today's" real estate, what you can g. this is one of your hottest outfits yet. >> look how boring you look today. come on. >> i couldn't compete with this. we want to go to hartford, connecticut, a six bedroom colonial built in 1918 and it's priced at $425,000. >> it's nickname is the insurance capital of the world, that sounds terrible to my ears, but at least they have great jobs there. this is a 1918 colonial in a very historic neighborhood. the first thing that you see is that beautiful ornate turned staircase.

that is one big beautiful living room with a wood burning fireplace. >> this place shows very well. >> it's meticulous. look at that kitchen, it almost looks make believe, it has a charming back splash, it also has access to the laundry room. the formal dining room has a built in cabinet, which is lovely against that wall. what more would you want other than that table. and a ceiling medallion on the chandelier. the private backyard has a deck, a screened in porch and perennial trees and shrubs. >> a contemporary made out of sustainable materials priced at $430,000. >> and portland is the greenest city in america according to popular science magazine and you'll see that this spic and span colonial house blends in

perfe perfectly. >> i forgot to look it uit has something to do with sustainable living. let's move right on, the main living area has a wood burning fireplace, we're already in the kitchen, it has concrete counter tops, very popular right now with this type of home. the living room is both airy and light. and you see that central fireplace is for both rooms, the bedrooms are light and bright with a laundry chute in one of the bedrooms. there's also a roomy front porch outside. >> let's head on to reno, nevada, a four bedroom home in the hidden valley community. isn't that where they make the ranch dressing? priced at $439,000. >> you have to remember that this is an area that gets 340

days of sunshine a year. this custom built home is only on a half acre and it has a double front doors that open into a tile entryway and that big open staircase. the kitchen has tiled floors, a cook top counter and a sunny dining area and in a minute you'll see the backyard, yeah, there it is, it's east facing so they have lots of light in the morning, two patios, a gazebo and a 15-foot double pond with it's own walking bridge. >> let's go to nashville, tennessee. >> it's located in the city's very first suburb. it's a most adorable suburb. halloween is a big deal around here, the neighbor to this house

had 300 pumpkins available for carving. that's pretty neighborly. also expensive, i would think. this house is a harris kit home dating back to 1933. it was actually built in pieces and shipped to the site. the back porch has a tongue in groove ceiling. the kitchen ceilings are exceptionally tall, custom mill work and everything there is by the way brand-new, i should mention that. >> cross lake minnesota, 150 miles from minneapolis, 444,900. ? >> it has all the up front features, like the exterior siding, knotty pine vaulted ceilings. that's a beautiful window there, a cozy kitchen, a wood deck, a bunk house on the ground and it's all nestled among mature trees, right next door to

wonderful trees of the mountain side. >> two million with a rush on that. >> it's a running gag, baby. all right, we have got more information on the homes featured, go to todayshow.com. still ahead, how to avoid falling into some common emotional traps during the holidays. 3q ( woman ) even with an overactive bladder, i don't always let the worry my pipes might leak compromise what i like to do. i take care with vesicare, because i have better places to visit than just the bathroom. ( announcer ) once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle, and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks, day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help.

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so skin can replenish itself. sweet n' sour filled twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. 13 years ago today, the world welcomed the first surviving set of sextuplets, on november 19, 1997, the mccoy family went from three to ten in a matter of hours. born nine weeks premature and weighing in at three pounds each, the sextuplets went through approximately 12,000 diaper changes in the first leer alone. now this set of zseven, with

older sister michaela by their side, kenny, alexis, natalee, kelsey, nathan, brandon and joel and their older sister michaela along with their parents bobby and kenny. you don't have to raise your hands, we know which ones you are. first of all, happy birthday and congratulations. which is more challenging, zen babies or seventeen agers? >> i think it's just different. the challenges are different. obviously we're not changing diapers, or feeding bottles, but now there's home work and getting everybody to sports practices and keeping track of who's playing what when. so there's plenty of challenges now, there's just different. >> ken, you looked forward to this day, with all those babies, and you were really looking forward to becoming the father that they needed to this day when they're actually big people. how are you responding to this

big birthday? >> responding with joy and a little bit of, you know, fear i guess because, you know, eight teenagers, that's quite a handful for two of us. but so far we're doing pretty good and looking forward to what the future has for us. >> right, what the future has. nathan, i want to know, what comes to mind, nathan, when you look back at those baby pictures? >> i would say, like, maybe we were babies not very long ago. >> it wasn't very long ago to me. but i can't believe how big you've gotten. kelsey, what do you say to people who are curious about your family? because i know you have had a lot of people come up and ask questions. >> well, they say wow, you have

a big family. >> they probably really have big smiles on their faces when they see you because they have heard about you on the news. and natalee, i hear you are so into school that you make a point of bringing home extra paper work to make sure all your brothers and sisters have it, is that right? >> yes. >> why do you like school so much? >> i don't know. it's just fun i guess. >> and alexis, you tried out for cheerleader this year, how is that? >> it was really fun and i loved it. and i talked to a lot of the people about it. and a lot of the people helped me and sufficietuff so it was r fun. >> i always think about you swinging on the chandeliers when i went to your house the first

time. did you guys see that videotape? now i understand you have stopped playing football and now you're trying a new sport, what is that? >> wrestle. >> why do you like it? >> because you get to pin people down. >> are you still playing football? >> yeah. >> you also like to run real fast and do stuff? and let's see now who else do we have here, how about you, joel? wait a minute, it's your birthday, so we want to sing happy birthday to you guys, so let's do that. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you >> well, you guys, thanks for celebrating your birthday with us, but next year is when they're going to get their learning permits, are you guys ready for that? bobby and kenny? >> not really.

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debris but tough to see in spots because of the low clouds and fog. low volume of traffic at the poll plaza. still gray. >> mist and slight rain and few spots for the afternoon cool, temperatures high today, mostly 50s. rain developing through the afternoon. some cooler locations out around the north bay and stay tuned, lakeport, by sunday night could get snow as things cool off for the weekend. showers, mix of sunshine. low snow level this isloweekend. time is 9:27. more news after the break. ♪

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when it comes to hosting the america's cup sailing race, it could cost the city as much as $128 to host that event which would offset most of the economic benefit. a huge loss for development rights and free leases to race organizers. america's cups will be held in 2013 and the location has not been announced yet. bmw oracle racing team last won the race so they get to choose the location. swing by a local safeway this weekend, help us end hunger. bay area personalities at various stores throughout bay area, laura and i at morgan hill and any donation does help but it weekend buy a turkey or ham and help make thanksgiving brighter for bay area family in need. more local news in half an hour, "today today" returns in minute.

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show. we want wait. >> i wouldn't worry too much what he had to say. >> we don't even listen. >> we don't give a rip. but in all honesty we haven't -- >> this is actually the largest ship. it's by two inches or five cent meters, a sister ship, the oasis of the seas. >> and that's just a tip of what they're going to be showing coming up. >> that was a nice, large audience they have out there. meanwhile coming up in this half hour, the holiday season is a joyous time, but it can also be very stressful and can even take an emotional toll on the happiest of families. we'll tell you how to avoid the pitfalls. >> and some people who have to buy eyegla

buy -- next week we have got some great tips for a thinner thanksgiving that could save you up to a pound as far as your weight is concerned. but first, amy robach and lester holt is here to tell us what is coming up this weekend on "today." >> on the ground in afghanistan, he's going to bring us live reports from the war zone including interviews with troops, and with the commander of u.s. nato forces in southw t southwestern afghanistan. we're going to have the latest from london. also access granted. a rare and revealing look inside o magazine, it's oprah's favorite things edition, her biggest issue ever and we're taking you behind the scenes to show you how oprah and her staff put it all together. and we're calling it a willie

geist thanksgiving, we gave him a challenge to see if he could make a complete turkey dinner in under two hours. how did willie fare? we'll show you this weekend. >> that doesn't include the turkey, does it? >> that's part of the meal. >> deli counter turkey. here's a view of san francisco. looks pretty cloudy and gloomy, considering how we start the week in the 80s, n souch sday. some light rain around the south bay, santa clara valley, around the foothills, rain in the last hour. more moisture down the coast, will spread rain across the bay area, nothing too heavy today, as we go into the weekend, it's going to be interesting mix. some sun at times, rain off and on, slight chance of thunder with the cool unstable air rolling through and windy as well, start night into sunday. >> and don't forget, sunday, this is truly a big one. this is for all the marbles.

if marbles were, say, a football game. >> of course, we have got the new york giants, flying in to the eagles stadium, lincoln financial field, clear, cold, temperatures 39 to 43, michael vick, what will he do to the giants? we'll find out on sunday night, football night in america. the only bigger thing, ann curry's birthday today. happy birthday. >> and you're sharing your cake? >> they are engorged because they are eating a lot of cake. they helped me blow out the kangdless on my cake. >> you know, i'm a nice person. coming up next, we have got a lot more coming up including how you can really enjoy the holidays by avoiding some common emotional pitfalls.

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makes them feel part of the holiday. but that means letting things go yourself. there isn't one right. so you have to say, if things turn out differently, that's okay. >> and a lot of people have one relative that really can get to you. >> you know your sister's coming and she's gained a little bit of weight. since you know what's coming, i say preprepare. come up with some lines that are not attacking, where you just set a limit. you know what, i don't really want to talk about that right now, but let's set the table. let's do this. just set a limit like this isn't a really good time. but if you do want to talk about that, i'm happy to talk about that later, but for now--you also want to avoid putting yourself last, women are kind of notorious for this, but we tend to not sleep so much during the holidays, not exercise because

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eyeglasses, maybe you want to get them from your eye doctor. >> if you want to think of saving money and also get a good pair, because you have to wear these glasses. what would be the best advice that you have. >> what we learned from our 30,000 readers that we surveyed that recently purchased glasses is that costco is an excellent place to get eyeglasses if you're a member. a median of $157 compared to about $210 at a private doctor's office or optical boutique. there was more than a $50 savings than the median. and they were more satisfied. >> so big chains give you a better price? >> some of the chain stores cost significantly more than getting your glasses at an eye doctor. and those places tend to have better service, more expert employees and a better selection

of frames. >> you also want to compare the prices as you go, you don't want to snap up the first pair that comes to mind? >> you really want to watch out for designer eyeglasses which are usually not made by that designer. pradas and guccis and armanis are actually made by manufacturer who is license the brand name. often you can find a really comparable frame and style for a fraction of the price just by buying a nonbrand like a generic type eyeglass. >> it does mean that they designed it, is that not true easter? >> they design their logos -- >> they're not even designed? >> i do know they're all being made by the same big manufacturer. >> the quality of the glasses may not -- if you're used to big brand names make sure that you're going to get a good quality eyeglass.

>> what that tells you is that you can get a comparable style and -- >> what are you looking for besides how good they look on you, you basically need to not look at all the labels but look at what? >> you want to ask a lot of questions at the store. because eyeglasses come from a dizzying array of lens types and materials. you want to ask a lot of questions and find out what you need for your prescription and your lifestyle and choose just what you need and not spring for stuff beyond that. >> thank you so much this morning. and coming up next, how to trim your weight while trimming your turkey, is it possible? but first, this is "today" on next.

you know, for a lot of folks thanksgiving is the one stay they ditch the diet and indulge

in holiday foods. there's ways to save calories without sacrificing flavor. and it can save you up to a pound of weight gain. so what's a the deal? >> you don't want to skip breakfast or skip lunch. skipping meals is going to make you overhungry later. >> so that's a simple egg white? >> an egg white and a muffin, a simple breakfast, you'll do great. >> you want to fill up on a hot liquid like a noncream based soup that's going to save you a lot of calories because you'll feel fuller sooner thachbd you're not going to fill up on other things that are really heavy. so stick with a full soup. >> when it comes to the beverage. >> it's easy to overindulge in alcohol. but have a cocktail or a glass of wine and alternate with some

club soda or some diet society da. alcohol is almost the same calories as fat, ounce per ounce. >> stuffing? >> stuffing, we all love. >> i love the stuffing. >> there's two things, replace all the fat with butter. usually there's two sticks of butter with this. chunk it up with a lot of vegetables so you're kind of diluting the bread. here is the biggest savings, you want to downsize the portions. for stuffing or something else, which is downsized to a tablespoon or even a teaspoon if you want to. you're going to save in all the dishes up to 800 calories. because if you see it, you're going to eat it. >> i want them to develop a turkey with two skins. >> if you trim that skin, it doesn't matter if you have light

meat or dark meat. you're going to save up to 200 calories just by fataking off t skin. >> if you defat or use a nonfat product, you can save up to 200 calories as you're slathering it on all of your food. >> potatoes? >> tons of hidden fat and lots of calories especially sugars. if you stick with a simple potato, you can save up to 250 calories just by replacing that. >> dessert. >> who doesn't love a dessert? >> everybody loves the pie, it can be pumpkin pie, it can be apple pie and skip the crust, you're going to save up to 200 calories. >> finally, you have some shoes for post dessert? >> instead of going and laying on the couch, and saying i'm going to take a snooze, go for a walk.

that's going to save you up to 200 calories. so all together that's 3500 calories. >> madeleine, thank you so much. >> coming up, it's adventure on the high seas with kathie lee and hoda. >> also it's the state of the of the art ship. >> happy birthday. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist.

good morning, 9:56, i'm brent cannon, checking in with mike. last remnants of the morning commute. >> we hope. san mateo, no incidents, but southbound 1301 past hillsdale and clear toward redwood city. slow toward eastbound 92 heading toward that interchange but no incidents, i checked twice over there. the maze, things are smooth approaching the maze. caldecott tunnel, slow off the warren freeway with you not much of an issue. metering lights turned off last few minutes. use the wind cheeshield wipers headlights, too. >> on the bay bridge, headlights. and cloudy skies and light rain pushing through the bay area but you see here, not a lot of moisture just yet. we'll see cold and unsettled weather headed our way into the weekend. the big game coming up saturday with stanford and cal, expect breezy conditions, showers and

the chances of rain on the increase. through the evening. seven day forecast, a little bit of everything, low snow levels and showers into monday. big game you mentioned tomorrow, both teams are out for blood today, the rivals going to join together for a blood drive, cal and stanford will compete to see who can get the most blood donated by the student body. stanford already did this, they did theirs on tuesday, today is cal's turn. noon at the poly ball room at the uc berkeley campus. cal is the host, 12:30, memorial stadium. stanford is the favorite, ranked sixth in the nation, 9-1 on the season, cal is 5-5 and looking to become bowl-eligiblbowl-eligl need another win. help us end hunger, bay area personalities at several stores across the bay area, laura and i at morgan hill. make any kind of donation at safeway, buy a turkey and that will help thanksgiving a bit

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from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," cruising with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from royal caribbean'sallure of the seas" in ft. lauderdale, florida.

>> the party's over here! ♪ >> oh, i love her! >> thank you! >> oh, oh! >> thank you! >> hello, ft. lauderdale! ♪ thank you so much for joining us! >> what a party! >> okay. >> all right, sit down. ♪ all right, we are so delighted to welcome all of you to the largest cruise ship in the world, the "allure of the seas."

it is a magnificent vessel. >> we will start it all off with a toast. so here's to everybody. cheers. >> cheers, everybody. and to the wonderful people at royal caribbean, we're sorry we already trashed your beautiful vessel. but they don't officially open until december 1st so they have time to clean up our mess. >> this cruise ship is like a city on the sea. >> it is unbelievable. i've never seen anything like it. >> really? >> no. it is amazing. >> we're going to talk about the cruise ship in a second. something that was fascinating on board the ship, just by chance, while we happened to be on the ship, there are some actors and actresses shooting a movie aboard this ship. >> adam sandler and katie holmes are shooting "jack and jill." adam came up to our cabin to say good luck, have a wonderful show. but guess who is in our audience, his mom, mrs. sandler. there she is. >> adam sandler's mother is in the house. >> i think she's sitting next to -- all of the dreamworks

characters are with us today. >> there is adam sandler's mom. >> the dreamworks characters roam the ship all the time. you never know who you're going to run into. >> i should say -- >> the penguins. >> there have been multiple surry cruise sightings. she's walking all around. >> charming everyone. she goes up to them and she goes, want some coffee and they go, yes, please. and she says, no, pretend coffee. she's adorable. >> this is the largest cruise ship in the world. it is the largest cruise ship in the world by two inches. >> to get an idea, it is like if you went from the bow to the stern, it is about a fifth of a mile. >> and actually they even have a track if you're looking at the cruise ship, there is a track that goes all the way around the ship. >> you ran it this morning. >> i ran it this morning. if you run it seven times, you've run three miles.

>> you did 14 miles today or something like that. >> yeah, but anyway, it is a beautiful, beautiful ship. and if you are thinking about -- well, should i go on the cruise ship. here is what the cost is. >> it varies depending on your accommodations. >> if you want a small inside room, 730 bucks a person for a week. >> think about that. most of the food is included. >> right. >> that's quite a vacation. >> if you want to go more high end, there are these -- you won't believe it, the rooms are two floors. >> like double deckers. >> they're double deckers, and that runs $16,000 for a week. >> per person for a week. but it is worth it. forget the face-lift, get the suite for one week. save up for next year. >> we really have been having fun on the cruise ship. we have torn it up. >> and it carries at peak 5400 passengers. and over 2,000 crew members. so at peak, that's almost 8,000

human beings on board the high seas. we're blown away by this, though. >> we are. >> the crew is fantastic. everybody has been so nice to us. >> we have loved it. this has been one of those fun experiences. we have really torn this place up. you're going to see later on in the show and it is not pretty, but we really take this cruise -- we test it. >> we tested everything they said we could test. >> wait, here is something that was terrifying to me. >> what? oh, i know. >> there is above this cruise ship on the ninth floor there is a zip line. >> there it is. we can see it from here. >> wait a second. i still am having post traumatic stress disorder from yesterday. >> terrified. no, no and no. >> you're nine stories up there. >> now, wait. the scariest part -- is that me or you? >> that's you. >> the scariest part to me was trying to get unhooked. >> the guy was 6'8" and drop

dead gorgeous. i mean, we had a 6'8" drop dead gorgeous kid at the other end which gave you hope as you were going along. a goal to reach. >> not only did we do this, but you'll see all kinds of outfits and antics and what not a little later on too. >> even after two and a half days here, we barely scratched the surface what the ship has to offer. >> one of our favorite parts and we don't want to talk too much about drinking, but there is a bar, all right, that starts off on the ground floor and it elevates like an elevator up three. >> even when you're not drinking. >> and it comes down -- >> even when you're not drinking. >> and goes back up again. >> and you end up three stories up in central park. it is cool. >> like a nightclub. >> we spent a lot of time there. >> we did. should we have another sip. >> i think this is a signature cocktail we're drinking. >> what is it? >> i don't know. who cares. cheers. >> cheers. i know some of our friends in the audience are having some too. i saw you. >> i see a few.

yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i know. we got a lot of stuff. >> we got a lot of stuff to do. should we bring on miss bobbie? we have a little surprise in store. don't touch your dial. >> bobbie, hello, darling. >> i'm so excited to be be packed in your suitcase for this. i wanted to share for this week's bobbie's buzz, anyone going on a weekend getaway, these items might be helpful. this is called a vacation vault. have you been on a lounge chair and you didn't want to leave your wallet behind, this is perfect. it will lock with a combination lock. >> but you can pick it up and carry it away. >> you attach it to the lounge chair. >> i've been drinking. go ahead. >> this is queasies, go ahead and smell that. this is an all natural way to beat nausea. it was developed for anyone who might have seasickness or motion sickness. very soothing. it is a spray.

and last but not least we have the wanda wedge. this is an inflatable chair that we have a model lounging by, by the pool. it is really great. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> sailor, how are you? >> handsome boys today. you can take it with you, pack it and you have a chair anywhere if there is someone who doesn't give up a chair. >> we have a name for that. there is something called a chog, that is a chair hog. you know who you are. you get out there early and put your towels there. >> i do that. >> good job, bobbie. thank you, sweetheart. see you later. if you've ever traveled and you know how yo can only take a one carry on bag in your purse -- >> unless you want to spend a fortune -- >> so here is a solution to that issue. it is a trench coat with multiple pockets inside. come up here, johnny. >> this guy is a solution to a lot of things.

okay. >> hello, johnny. >> all right, johnny, so show us what you have in your coat. >> i brought flowers. >> oh, i like johnny. >> what else do we have in here? >> oh. i love it when we both get what we like. thank you very much. >> what else do you have in there? >> a book. >> by the way, guys, this is a great read. i don't know if you read that. >> available everywhere. >> what else you got in there? >> some souvenirs. >> of last night. >> i wasn't supposed to tell anybody. i'm sorry. >> how much does that cost? 200 some dollars, right? >> who cares? >> do you come with the -- never mind. >> thank you, johnny. >> we have a lot coming up. >> we have a huge show. >> we'll take you on the tour of the ship. you won't believe it. it is incredible. [ female announcer ] imagine the possibilities with stelara® for adults. stelara® helps control moderate or severe plaque psoriasis

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we're back for a very special edition of "today." we're on the royal caribbean's brand-new cruise ship, the "allure of the seas," biggest cruise ship in the world. >> we have been eating our way through this ship. we figured out how could we get rid of some of the calories we consumed. we had an idea. we checked out the activities.

>> oh, my gosh. >> look at all these activities on this ship. >> look at your hair. >> hey, hey, hey. >> oh, my gosh. how long do you think it would take, hoda, to do all the activities on this ship, a month? >> maybe a week. >> a day? >> how about three minutes? >> come on, hoda. >> i'm in. i'm in. i'm in. >> going to give me a wethy, aren't you? >> a little loop between your legs. you're going to grab it. >> excuse me. excuse me. >> that's the best part of his job. >> i kind of enjoyed it. i could be his mother, hoda. >> i'm scared of heights, i just want to let you know. >> are you nervous? >> yes. >> why? >> because! >> look down. >> it is only nine stories. >> nine stories. why are we doing this? >> just for the thrill of it, hoda woman. we are ready. >> three, two, one. >> yee haw! mama!

yeah, baby. how old are you? >> 25. >> i won't get arrested. >> i can't do it. >> yes, you can, hoda. come on. >> holy god. >> three, two, one. >> one! >> [ bleep ]. >> yeah, hoda woman. >> don't let go of me. nobody let go of me. >> see, you conquered yet one more fear. >> i know. >> you were afraid to work with me and look how it is all working out. >> all right, hoda. >> get involved. >> saddle up, baby. >> i don't think so. no. watch this. i want you to see this. that was awful. that was close.

get in! ♪ >> that was exhausting. >> god, i never knew synchronized swimming could be that tiring. >> let's relax a little while and then check it out, you know. there's more to see. >> how do you think everything is going so far? >> great. ♪ if you like pina colada ♪ ♪ being caught in the rain >> don't mess up the hair. >> you're good. >> here we go, hoda. yeah, baby. >> this is amazing. >> feels so good.

>> 24 karat gold on your face. >> i could lay here forever. >> we're worth it, baby. >> we could stay here all day. wait, wait, wait, how much time do we have? >> ten seconds. got to go. ♪ >> this way! this way! >> we did it! >> we made it. >> ladyies. >> hey. >> this is my ship. >> sorry. see you later. >> mama! ♪ we're go to make our dreams come true for me and you ♪ >> that was -- that was our adventure. >> so, now, you know, we thought about doing this rock wall, but,

you know what, forget it. my spanx are showing. forget it. thank you for handling that. >> you good? >> so coming up, we have got a lot more we're going to talk about. we have some of our cruise ship fantasies. there are a lot of things that we dreamt of doing. >> also we're going to have a great bobbie thomas best swimsuits for your body type. >> yeah, exactly. i don'ke lt t tiangoot all. that's not pretty. ♪

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n oh, no. >> let's face it, if you're going to go cruising, you've got to have the right bathing suit. >> leave it to bobbie thomas to find suits that will enhance you and slim you down and give you a little breathing room, if you know what i mean. hi, bobbie. >> i hate shopping for bathing suits. >> i do too. but i'm so excited about these suits. they have a little something extra so i want to get right to them. >> let's start off with convertible coverage. what does that mean? >> this is a cool idea. our first model is catherine and she's my resort chic look, a bombshell. some days you feel like a bikini and other days you want a one piece. where is catherine? >> she's back there with the -- >> catherine has leo as her escort.

as you can see on catherine, she's wearing this bikini by buba. sometimes you feel like a bikini and some days you want a one piece. this band on the bottom, catherine will show how you can unfold it -- >> to make it into a one piece. >> a cool idea. >> you have two looks in one. >> i love it. i love it, catherine. we love you, leo, a lot. >> yes. >> thank you. >> the next one is reversible. >> reversible. this is a sporty look. this is our model mamike. she has something on by kyr. the other side is this pink color. so it reverses so you can have two suits in one and you want to pack light, this is a great option. >> what a great idea. >> i love this, really chic, on trend. >> okay. and fraser. >> thank you, fraser. come on, was that necessary? >> thank you, guys.

our next one is if you want full support. i love those bathing suits that slim you down and lift you up where you need to be lifted. >> absolutely. and dolores is back with johnny, the crowd favorite. and this is great because this is all about being disguised in the design this is shape fx. dolores is fantastic, gorgeous. this can shimmy up if you want to show a little more. >> oh, do it. >> you can shimmy it down. but she looks fantastic and shape wear today in suits, it is totally on trend. >> what does that cost? >> this is approximately about $70 to $80. and, you know, it is a great suit that will last a long time. and the vertical line with the embellishments is like having your jewelry. >> i love it. thank you. johnny, you're not so bad. >> you're cute too. >> this next suit we really like this is the high tech styles with bobbie. the great thing about this one is it does something unique. >> this does.

this is the first time people will see this on american television. this is called aqua change. on maria she's got a bathing suit on that actually will reveal a print when she gets wet. this right here is the same idea. and see when the bathing suit gets wet, it turns a different color. so maria's suit -- >> you picked polka dots. >> we have a bucket of water. >> oh, no. >> maybe you can help us out. >> are you really going to do that? >> she is. >> maria, she needs a little splash. >> oh, there you go. let's see. >> you can see the polka dot print is revealed. on dotson, there is this nanotech technology that a lot of guys are buzzing about because the suit doesn't absorb as much water. it is quick dry. and it is great for surfers and this is a suit by neil and has great innovative material. >> maria, you're brave. i know you have hair issues like

me. it looks great. >> thank you. >> one last look again at all of our terrific models. come on out. >> you look beautiful. >> these were terrific, by the way. great. >> and, of course, all the information for any of suits is on our website that you can take a look. >> all righty, thanks so much, bobbie. coming up, we're going to taste the cuisine. we're going to do the cocktails. and we're going to try out a little cabaret. you don't want to miss this. >> if you're going to stay tuned for anything, stay tuned to watch this one sing. >> you'll understand why i no longer sing. >> you know what song she's singing? ♪ who comes between me and my man ♪ ♪

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good friday morning. time is 10:26. i'm brent cannon. checking the morning commute one more time. golden gate bridge. >> northbound, away from us, you saw them getting ready to move the cones. preparation for the midday drive, and also north of here the tunnel, disabled vehicle, cleared without incident but i was worried about visibility. you can barely make out the north tower. brighter here. some sheen on the roadway. oakland has some sheen on the roadway there. grayer, you see the headlights

on and if you use windshield wipers, keep the lights on, that is the law. smooth ride from the nimitz to the san mateo bridge. pr fr time to time we see that camera tremble a bit? >> so drizzle and light rain around the peninsula and see more rain filling in towards the evening. temperatures quite cool as we can see. mostly 50s to maybe 60 in san jose, that's by the. low 50s across the north bay. for the weekend, a mix bay. chance of thunder with small hail. windy saturday into sunday and low snow levels as well as we wrap up the.kend weend. 10:27. more news after the break.

activists call on the alameda district attorney to drop charges against dozens of people arrested after johannes mehserle was sentenced. 152 people were arrested after the former bart police officer's two year prison sentence was handed down. the news conference will be at the alameda county district attorney's office in oakland. a well known musician is going to be in town this weekend. ♪ there he is, man himself, carlos santana, the legend at oakland today and tomorrow to play with the symphony. the enchanted forest, seven higher worlds of music, new work by grammy winner, performed at the paramount theaters and last check, tickets still available.

kocome by a local safeway a help us end hunger. nbc bay area personalities at stores across the bay area. laura and i at aasafeway in morgan hill tomorrow. any donation will help, but get a turkey tomorrow to help a thanksgiving be better foy a bay area family in need. thanks for joini ungss thing morning. "today" continues, coming up next. ♪ let me take you on a sea cruise ♪ we are back on a very, very special try day on royal caribbean's brand-new magnificent vessel called the "allure of the seas." here is the thing. if you haven't tried cruising, make a reservation. it is a most incredible vacation. >> we had some wild fantasies in mind. so come take a ride with us.

>> hoda, can you believe how massive this ship is? >> there is so much to do on this ship. >> i know. >> what about that ice skating rink? remember when jo jo starbuck tried to teach us. >> don't spin around. >> terrible. >> awful. >> wouldn't it be amazing if you had the freedom on the ice to skate like that? i wonder what that would be like. ♪ ♪ >> let's go! >> oh, yeah. i'm exhausted. >> what about the bowing?

you bow in show business. ta-da! >> no. >> maybe not. >> no. >> you know what, though. i've always had a fantasy of being on stage singing. i love that. you know i love that. >> not as great as it is cracked up to be, hoda. i did it for years. ♪ crazy crazy for feeling so lonely ♪ ♪ i'm crazy crazy for feeling so blue ♪

♪ crazy i'm crazy for feeling so lonely ♪ ♪ i'm crazy for trying ♪ ♪ and crazy for love iing you ♪ >> oh, yeah. >> that -- >> oh, memories. >> that was not exactly what i had in mind. >> what are you talking about? it was fabulous. >> no. >> so what else? what else do you have a fantasy about? >> has to be something else to do on this cruise ship. >> there is so much. that's the problem. >> what about cabaret? >> oh, yeah. i could get into that. ♪ sisters, sisters there were never such devoted sisters ♪ ♪ never had to have a chaperone, no sir

i'm here to keep my eye on her ♪ ♪ lord help the mister ♪ ♪ who comes between me and my sister ♪ ♪ and lord help the sister ♪ ♪ who comes between me and my man ♪ >> yeah. we were made for that. yeah, exactly. >> that's exactly what we should be doing. >> all righty. >> i love that. >> so much fun. you can really work up an appetite on a cruise ship. and -- >> did you not see what just happened? >> i thought we were amazing. we want to talk about food. that's what everybody wants to talk about. >> all right. we'll talk about food. >> you don't want to talk about food? >> i do. >> then something else. >> food right after this. ♪ no hydrogenated oils ♪ so there's no trans fats here ♪ ♪ whoa... ♪ turn the tub around ♪ talking about nutrition

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from chocolate at breakfast to pizza at midnight, it is no wonder that eating is so much better when you're out at sea than on land, even. >> so what does go into keeping all the people on this ship satisfied? take a look. with more than 8,000 people on board, there is one question executive chef ivo yanne is asked over and over again. >> people ask me all the time how do we feed all of the amount of people on board, 8,000 people. >> how do they do it? it all begins with a weekly

loading of up to 30 trucks worth of food and produce from right here in ft. lauderdale. >> 18,000 pounds of watermelon, 14,000 pounds of pineapple, 10,000 pounds of fish, 4,000 pounds of broccoli. just to give you some examples. >> even with more than a thousand crew members devoted strictly to food and beverage, efficiency is still the biggest challenge. >> there are certain secrets. we buy prepeeled onions appreciation peeled carrots, we have huge machines to help us be very efficient. we have machines that can cut in different types of cubes, 20 minutes, cut 40 pounds of cucumbers. >> the food is distributed to the various restaurants aboard "allure of the seas." >> potato and carrot soup. >> from sandwiches to sushi, there is more than just a little something for everyone. >> from family style or very fine dining, asian influence, mexican cuisine there is nothing you cannot find. >> and for travelers with a

sweet tooth, pastries around the clock. >> we have 24-hour operation in the pastry on a daily basis, 56 different products. >> sounds like one tasty trip at sea. >> frank weber is one of the biggest jobs on board, vice president of food and beverage operations for royal caribbean, this gorgeous ship. how do you feed all the passengers and your crew? >> we have a great team, of course. we need a lot of people to do all the stuff. and we have multiple restaurants. >> yes, we tried many of them. >> there are quite a few. >> and what are we serving? >> this is a classic churrascaria. we'll size up some -- right here there is a pecania. >> delicious. >> delicious. >> maybe if we can just slice it up. >> slice it up as we keep talking. >> what is this i'm eating? >> this is the 150 restaurant. >> yes, this is from central

park called the duck -- >> we ate at 150 central park. the food was off the hook. it was so -- what is going on here? >> this is hollywood. >> i'm going in. >> going in, hoda woman. >> with a carrot blanc. >> i want to try the sushi restaurant. >> in the sushi restaurant, this is a champagne lobster roll. >> stop it. >> especially for you. break it up. break it up. >> here, hoda. >> thank you. >> what we do is, of course -- >> put it in there. put it in there and eat it. >> go on. there you go. >> and then, of course, we have this hot dog here where you -- >> you cook right at the table. >> oh, fun. >> we should point out behind us before we go any further, they made a beautiful "today" show ice sculpture for us. >> beautiful stuff. >> it is all theater. even the food is theatrical. >> this is basically representative of our main dining room. this is mahi mahi.

>> that's for you. >> have a taste. lamb shank over there. we have an eggplant tartar. it is very good. some bok choi with that. >> it is delicious. >> yes. >> if you want something healthy, because i heard people can gain eight to ten pounds on a cruise ship. is that true? >> yes. but you don't have to. >> you can eat healthy with this portion. >> we have healthy options and the spa cafe. >> enough of that. >> there is enough of that. but look how beautiful it is. >> it is beautiful. >> we have to get down here. >> you want to get down here, of course. the desserts is a big piece. you want to have some tastes over here. desserts, we have everything cannoli from -- >> is this a red velvet cupcake? >> red velvet cupcake, mini cupcake, from our cupcake cupboard. >> that looks really good. >> yes.

>> what about these? >> this is vanilla and -- >> oh, yes. there's more. there's more. hold on. we're going to give it all away. hold on. hold on. >> there we go. >> not to be neglected, the people down here. you are awesome. you guys -- >> i think we're about to start drinking. >> so good. >> it is just part of our job. >> for sure. >> just part of our job. >> very good. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> really good. are they still talking? is the show still on? what happened? new york. the #1 red in america! [ woman ] it's the red that reinvented red. [ female announcer ] our pure pigments create color so rich... so incredibly crisp... our honey nectar creates such a luscious feel. love it! [ female announcer ] color sensational #1 red revival. find the sensational red that's right for you. one kiss, and you're sure to fall in love with red...

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concoctions for cruisers. probably one of our favorite parts. >> i think so. with us is a man named grayson drunkenmiller. >> his real name. >> he creates the drinks on this ship. i know you have terrific drinks on board. >> most definitely. it is an honor and pleasure to be with you here today. basically what i do on board, i create all the cocktails for the specialty restaurants. and i think we're going to be trying a few of these cocktails. >> what are unique to this ship? >> these are unique to the ship. you cannot get them anywhere else in the world. >> i like it. let's bring out your pineapple specialty drink from the samba grill. what do we have? talk to us about it, jason. >> this is pineapple. >> it looks like a mojito. >> kind of a mojito. but the difference is we do a pineapple infusion with a conshasa. >> i love that. >> i'm glad you love that. >> it is not too sweet, jason.

you're one for one. >> give it way. give it back to the man. back to the man. back to the man. all right. so our next one is a -- it is a daiquiri, pool side, right? >> oh, okay. >> that will do. >> that will do. >> oh, pretty. here you go. >> that looks delicious. tell us about this one. >> this is one of the most popular items on board. >> you mix it. >> you can mix it if you would like. >> i don't want to mix it. >> i like it. >> it looks so pretty as it is, right? but it is actually a nice drink to be enjoyed by the pool. >> give it back to the man. back to the man. back to the man. back. >> thank you. >> okay. >> that's delicious. >> and the flavor changes as you go up? >> it does. >> like the rock climbing thing, changes as you go higher. and the floating bar, that changes too. >> let's bring out a martini, shall we? >> okay. >> come on out. tell us about the martini. >> this is actually -- >> hi, darko. >> this is created for 150 central park. >> he was our waiter. >> yes, we love him. >> you did a fine job.

>> this hasl lemongrass infused syrup. >> i like that. see, i like that. you don't like it? i'm going to keep that one here. you can take that. >> i love the first two. >> got it? >> with you better take this. thank you, darko. so now a champagne cocktail is coming out? >> it's coming. >> this is for hoda. >> look what you get! >> that is a glass of wine. >> that is -- actually it is kind of typical. >> but thank you. >> thank you. you're having that. >> and you're having that. >> a special kind of chardonnay or a -- >> hess. >> it is delicious. >> thank you. bring out the last couple of drinks. we might as well. >> since we have time. >> what are these, jason drunkenmiller? >> this is a special margarita created for rita's can tina, the rita's margatini, fresh limes,

fresh raspberries, tequila. >> a hole in this table, it is not my fault. >> we'll be back with an incredible water show. you don't want to miss it.

all right, on this show we have done everything from put put to zip lining to singing in a cabaret to god knows what. >> but we saved one of the most amazing things for last. it is a show called oceanaria. here to tell us about it is the ship's cruise director, the funnest guy on the whole ship, ken rush. say hello. >> hi, ken. how are you? >> great to have you here, number one. this show is out of this world. the fact we can do it on board a cruise ship is unbelievable. >> even at high seas, any condition? >> we have to be safe. for the safety of the cast, we always are. but normally we can go on with all of the shows. >> you have amazing stabilizers

on this ship. >> you take care of a lot of things. but this is one of the most important. we're going to go to the performance. >> thank you very much. >> we want to thank you. pay attention to oceanaria. >> here we go. ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ >> the fun just keeps continuing. we had a ball on this ship. >> we want to thank all the people out here. >> thank you all for coming out. . >> oh, my gosh.