and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. good morning. we can be better. president obama pays tribute to victims of the arizona shooting rampage during an emotional memorial service and shares a new brekbreakthrough for representative gabrielle giffords. >> gabby opened her eyes for the first time. gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> the latest on her encouraging recovery and the president's stirring plea to the nation. under cover, much of new england buried in snow after a record breaking storm. nearly 30 inches in parts of krath a connecticut and nearly three feet in massachusetts. and al is stranded in the middle

of it. help needed. ted williams, the homeless man with an unforgettable voice takes a detour on his incredible journey. from obscurity to sudden fame, and now rehab, thursday, january from obscurity to sudden fame, and now rehab, thursday, january 13th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm meredith vieira. >> i'm matt lauer. nice to begin with a little piece of good news. there was not a dry eye in the house last night when president obama made the announcement congresswoman gabrielle giffords had opened her eyes for the first time. >> and other members of congress were in the room with her when she opened her eyes. i think they save the thumbs up when her husband said if you can see us and hear us, let us know. >> a small step in a long road

to recovery, no question. >> it happened moments after the president and the first lady visited her hospital room. apparently giffords' right eye started to flicker, suddenly opened, another remarkably encouraging sign four days after she was shot in the head. we'll get the latest and hear more from the president about what he would like to see in the wake of the tragic shooting, straight ahead. six years ago he was one of the most powerful leaders in washington, earning the nickname "the hammer" on capitol hill. and now former majority leader tom delay has been sentenced to three years in prison on money laundering charges. for the first time since that sentencing, tom delay speaks out in a live interview. plus, did the kennedys get the plug pulled on a controversial mini series about their family just months before it was set to air? we'll have details on that. more on the memorial of the victims of saturday's deadly shooting rampage. lester holt is in tucson. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. it was simply a remarkable evening. the president's first stop, the hospital where he visited with

victims and their families, including the congresswoman and her husband. he then attended the memorial. it was there he honored those who were lost and reminded this community of a strength it has found in this tragedy. >> we mourn the dead. our hearts are broken by their sudden passing. >> reporter: and he rallied the living. >> we are grateful to daniel hernandez, a volunteer in gabby's office. and, daniel, i'm sorry, you may deny it, but we've decided you are a hero because you ran through the chaos to minister to your boss and tended to her wound and helped keep her alive. [ applause ] >> reporter: with victims and family members in the front row, including mark kelly, husband of

congresswoman gabby giffords, the president gave a grieving community something to cheer about. >> i have just come from the university medical center, just a mile from here, where our friend, gabby, courageously fights to recover even as we speak. her husband, mark, is here, and he allows me to share this with you. right after we went to visit, a few minutes after we left her room and some of her colleagues from congress were in the room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. [ applause ] >> gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> reporter: in his speech, the president framed a call for greater understanding and hope around the memory of the youngest victim, 9-year-old christina taylor green, whose budding passion for politics brought her to the shopping center that fateful morning.

>> i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations. >> reporter: on wednesday tucson investigators confirmed the accused shooter, jared loughner, had been stopped by authorities for running a red light just hours before the shooting. he was released with just a warning. in postings from a gaming chat room published by the "wall street journal," loughner asked, does anyone have aggression 24/7? one of hundreds of posts complaining about his life. but it's the lives he's now accused of irreversibly changing that filled an arena with compassion and hope. >> if this tragedy prompts

reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. [ applause ] >> reporter: let me try to describe what happened in the room as the president was talking about gabby giffords opening her eye. apparently there was a congressional delegation in the room, they were talking among themselves, her eye began to flicker, and mark kelly began to encourage her, open your eyes, open your eyes, and she opened her eye. he then encouraged her to give a thumbs up, and more than that she apparently was able to raise her arm. the doctor told the group in the room it was a simply remarkable accomplishment. there wasn't a dry eye there and then asked everyone to leave so that she wouldn't be overstressed. certainly, a very big milestone for her. >> great news. thank you so much. let's welcome in nbc's tom brokaw. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about last night's

memorial service where the president spoke. there's been so much finger-pointing since this shooting about civility in this country and whether harsh political rhetoric somehow motivated the attack in tucson. how did the president do in addressing that debate? >> he said flatly last night, this is not the result of the absence of civil discourse and political talk. then he said, in a challenge to this country, but it is that civil discourse and talk that we need to face the challenges ahead of us in a way that will make the victims of this shooting proud. what he did by saying that, it seems to me, is to say we honor their memory if we all begin to change our ways here. most of this absence of civil discourse is taking place on the extremes, left and right. in the vast middle of the country where i spent a lot of time the last year and a half, people long for folks to get together again. these are reminders that for all the size of this country and its power, we can be reduced to one family on main straight, and i think that's what happened in tucson. >> there was criticism of the president in the way he

addressed the crowd, at times it felt more like a pep rally than a memorial, standing ovations several times. >> that wasn't his fault. we've seen this before, when paul wellstone died in minnesota, there was a rally around him among his supporters as well. it was a ticky piece for the president because he was trying to keep the mood of the crowd buoyant because she had opened her eyes at the same time he had an important message he wanted to convey. i would think on the political, what i call the political prose on both ends, it's probably time for the parents to say, time-out, let's take a break here for a couple days and reflect on what we've been through and where we need to go because there are enormous challenges out there across the board that really don't have as much of a political ideology attached to them as some would suggest. >> do you think his message will continue to play out in the state of the union address? >> i'm sure it will. i'm sure it will be an extension of that. with or without this shooting, this is a discussion we needed to have in this country.

we do have profound issues before us, not just here at home, but we're at war, the longest war in america's history. china is suddenly showing a very robust side in terms of its military ambitions. there are a lot of issues we need to deal with, and we're spending and wasting a lot of time pointing fingers at each other. >> meanwhile, pointing fingers, your views on sarah palin and her accusing the journalists of blood libel for plaming political rhetoric on what happened. >> i was surprised she waded back into it, frankly. i had a friend in washington many years ago during watergate who said journalists have glass jaws. they throw the punches all day long, but when somebody swings back, they go down, whimpering all the way. you see this on both sides, frankly. i was surprised she got back into it in the way that she did. i think we have to move beyond that. >> why did she do that? >> why did she do it? you have to talk to her advisor. i don't have a pipe there. she does it in a way no one can examine it. she sits there in alaska, this

is what they've decided is in her best interests, and we'll see how it plays out. but i was surprised. >> thank you, tom. >> good to see you both. let's talk about the record breaking snowstorm that's covered a lot of the northeast in a blanket of white, the third storm in a region in about three weeks. al is in boston where nearly three feet of snow fell in parts of massachusetts, and you got stuck there, pal, didn't you? >> absolutely. logan airport, no commercial flights in and out yesterday. it is open today for business. amtrak closed down because power lines went down when trees fell and parts of i-95 shut down. this was a massive storm. the problem with it, the snow was so heavy because temperatures were right at freezing, so we had a heavy, dense, wet snow. look at some of these totals. they really are amazing. we're talking about north providence, rhode island, picking up 12 inches of snow. boston, almost 15 inches of snow. foxboro, where they have the big game with the jets and patriots

on sunday, 19 inches of snow. hartford coming in with more than 22 inches, almost 30 inches of snow in new fairfield. a v savoy, massachusetts, 38 inches of snow. so far for the season boston, 27 inches above normal. new york city, 25.5 inches above normal. syracuse, 42 inches above normal at 92 inches of snow for the season so far. even though the snow is stopped, airports in the northeast may have some problems tay because of winds as that low pressure pulls away, another clipper coming. a pressure gradient that will bring windy conditions, new york, newark, new jersey, philadelphia, boston, all windy conditions, so there may be airport delays. back to you. >> thanks. we'll get the rest of your forecast in a couple minutes. >> let's get a check of the rest of the more than's stories. ann curry back at her post at the news desk. >> thank you so much. good morning, again, everybody.

also, dense floodwaters in braff zil at least 360 people have died and dozens of missing after torrential rains suddenly caused surging waters and massive mud slides there. in brisbane, australia, some 35,000 homes are now being affected by flooding that has killed at least 20 people. dozens of people are missing and the death toll there is expected to rise. the militant group hezbollah has pulled out of the lebanese government causing it to collapse and amid fears of renewed violence, troops in neighboring israel are now on high alert. three explosions rocked baghdad this morning. vice president joe biden is in iraq discussing a u.s. troop exit with top iraqi officials. the fbi has arrested a california man accused of making death threats against washington state congressman jim mcdor mott. charles haberman say he was just trying to scare him into voting for an extension of fax cuts. let's head over to wall

street and melissa francis. what's on tap today? south korea's central bank raising rates in a surprise move. concerns about inflation there. we see their index take a little bit of a breather after hitting an all-time high. in the u.s. the bulls are back this charge. the dow and s&p back at highs we haven't seen since august of '08. the gnat gak back to '07 levels. oil at a 2 1/2 year high. >> melissa francis, thank you. the second mega million winner has been named. she's a 29-year-old mother of two from the tiny two. she's keeping a low profile choosing not to accept her half of the $380 million jackpot in person. send it in the mail. it's now 7:13. back to matt and meredith. >> head back to boston for the rest of al's forecast. hey, al. >> the other part of the story is the cold.

we can't shake it. a lot of the country below normal today. look at the southeast. these temperatures are afternoon high temperatures. little rock at 34. that's 18 degrees below normal. this morning atlanta is at 20 degrees. columbia will see a high of 39. factor in the windchills and it's even worse. we're talking about windchills that will make it feel like it's 9 above in nashville. it will feel like 15 >> good morning, bay area. we have an overcast start. a little hazy continues over the bay bridge we are looking good throughout the day. the bulk of the moisture from the showers we are expecting today is coming through right now. if we head over the next few hours, all this will thin out. a nice day in the south bay. temperatures today will be in the 60s. a nice day on tap for us. once the showers clear out, high pressure will regain control

we are looking towards sunshine by noon. weather. matt? >> all right. thank you very much. now to the former house majority leader, tom delay. he was sentenced to three years in prison on monday for his role in a money laundering scheme. we'll talk to him exclusively in just a moment. first, nbc's norah o'donnell has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. tom delay has long insisted he did nothing wrong. he calls his conviction an abuse of power and a miscarriage of justice. tom delay was once one of washington's most powerful men. but now the man known as "the hammer" is facing the slammer. it's a stunning fall from grace for the former house majority leader and contestant on "dancing with the stars." in congress delay was known for his ability to make republicans toe the line. in the news again today because of saturday's arizona shooting.

on monday someone tried to shield delay's face from cameras as he quickly left a texas courthouse. the former number two in the house got frustrated with the handler as he tried to reach his car. >> don't hang on me. just let me walk. >> reporter: it was a different delay who was smiling when he walked into court on monday for his sentencing hearing. in november delay was convicted on money laundering charges. prosecutors say he illegally funneled corporate donations to candidates running for texas legislature in 2002. the goal to get more republicans elected to the texas house to help with redistricting. >> this is an abuse of power. it's a miscarriage of justice. i still maintain that i am innocent. the criminalization of politics undermines our very system.

>> refused to show he will morse for the offense in which he's been convicted of. >> reporter: the judge sentenced delay to three years behind bars and ten years of probation. >> i feel proud of the work our team did. i feel proud of the fact that it was a fair trial. >> reporter: the d.a. says it was never about politics but delay's attorney is promising an appeal. >> this will not stand. >> reporter: on monday delay was taken into custody immediately but the judge granted a request from delay's attorney that he be released on a $10,000 bond pending appeal. prosecutors i talked to say it could mean delay will be free for months and even years while his appeal makes its way through the texas court system. matt? >> norah o'donnell, thank you very much. tom delay is with us now exclusively along with his defense attorney. gentlemen, good morning to both of you. >> good morning, matt. >> congressman delay, you said on monday to the judge in this

sentencing, i can't be remorseful for something i don't think i did. you continued to say that these charges were politically motivated saying this criminalization of politics is very dangerous. very dangerous to our system. it's not enough to ruin your reputation. they have to put you in jail, bankrupt you, destroy your family. if you think the district attorney was politically motivated in bringing charges, what about the jury? what was their motivation? >> first of all, i was tried in the most liberal county in the state of texas and indeed in the united states. getting a jury -- the foreman of the jury was a greenpeace activist. i'm not criticizing the jury. the point is that this is a political campaign. it has everything to do with the district attorney who used six grand juries before he found one just sworn in to indict me on laws that don't exist in texas. >> do you think you were singled

out, congressman delay, for doing something quote/unquote everyone was doing or was the law in texas applied inappropriately in your case? >> actually, dick ought to answer that question. >> go ahead. >> this was a political prosecution. tom delay was prosecuted because he was so successful in bringing about redistricting in texas. the prosecution tried this case by making the jury hate politicians and politics in washington d.c. we went to trial on the very day that people across the country, voters rebelled against politics. that's the political atmosphere that this prosecution created. >> i think you made the comment we got tea partied and it didn't matter if it was tom delay or a turnip, the jury would have convicted. how do you appeal that and what

specific tactic or what specific grounds will you use for an appeal? >> that's a fair question. he didn't do anything wrong. there was -- the underlying claim was that corporate money was spent on political races in texas. that's not true. the money that came to texas from the republican party had been collected all across the country from individuals. there was no corporate money. however, the supreme court says that corporations have a right to participate in the political process and that will be part of our appeal also. >> matt, to have money laundering, you have to have proceeds from a criminal activity like drugs or things like that. they never proved that these proceeds were illegal. they were legally raised corporate funds that were sent to washington to be used legally around the country and washington sent legally raised funds back to texas. that's not money laundering. >> this is going to be an appeal

process that we'll follow because it will take some years. i wonder if i could turn subjects on you a bit and get opinions on things. gun control is a hot topic in wake of the shooting in tucson, arizona. do you today feel the same way about gun control that you did when you were an elected official? >> absolutely. i understand there's been a bill introduced that has thousand-foot barrier around an elected official so people couldn't bring guns. if i was still in congress, i would welcome and urge those that have license to carry to come to my town meetings. i would feel more safe having them there rather than shutting them out and letting some crazy come in and shoot up the place. >> so you would have -- >> i had a shooting in my office from one of these crazies too. >> no difference of opinion in terms of ban on assault weapons

that you didn't allow come to a vote in 2004? i'm not connecting dots that don't exist here, congressman. believe me. in that law would have prevented new manufacturer of things like extended magazines that was used by this alleged shooter in this case. he could have still gotten one. he could have gotten an old one. no rethinking of the philosophical idea of that? >> absolutely not. guns and people that carry guns are deterrent. happened right here in texas. we had a situation where people would bump into women in expensive cars and rob them on the freeway. the day that conceal carry went into law in the state of texas, that all stopped because the robbers didn't know if that woman they were bumping into had a gun or not. you know, this is all stuff that we shouldn't be talking about and what we ought to be talking about is the rhetoric in washington, what people ought to be -- how people should be treating each other civilly and

gun control and grandstanding doesn't help anybody. >> former congressman tom delay, i appreciate your time this morning. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. still ahead, just a week after being plucked from obscurity, internet security ted williams is headed to rehab. we'll have details on that. this is "today" on nbc. on nbc.

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of the hour by hour forecast. a few light showers and mostly north of santa rosa. 4:00 p.m., no slick conditions to worry about. 61 degrees in san jose and 63 for morgan hill. headed up to northern california. heavy rain expected from vacaville to chico. let's find out about the commute with mike. >> sprinkles in the north bay. here in the east bay, there is an accident in the second line. that's in the lanes over to the right. they will need assistance and you will see slowing there past the coliseum. no access. we will have a ripple there. slow for 880. the east shore freeway approaching the toll plaza, there is the back up heading back to west grand avenue. >> thank you very much, mike. san francisco police could soon have a new chief and a new

weapon in the fight against crime. the interim mayor will make the final decision and stun guns could be introduced to the arsenal as soon as next month. the commission will meet on february 9th to debate the plan and possibly vote on that issue. i will have another local news update for you in a half houro so. have a great morning.

7:30 on a thursday morning. 13th day of january, 2011. chilly out there. the mercury has dipped below freezing here in the heart of the big apple. al says it could stay that way until sunday sometime and then warming up a little bit next week. we'll get al's forecast from boston in just a little while. inside studio 1-a, i'm matt lauer alongside meredith vieira. ted williams is checking himself into rehab. is it a sudden rise of fame or is it an attempt to deal with

drug and alcohol problems that plagued him for years. why did the history channel pull the plug on a mini series involving the kennedy family. did members of the kennedy family get it killed? some say that's the case. we'll have details coming up. on a much, much lighter note, the cross eyed critter melting hearts around the world. i was pleased you didn't compare me to him. >> there's time yet. let's begin with that trip to rehab for internet sensation ted williams. the homeless man was plucked out of obscurity for that amazing voice. george lewis is in los angeles with more. george, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. during the night ted williams checked in with friends said he was headed to rehab at an undisclosed location. he talked about working on being clean and sober and he has decided to take a time-out. ted williams, golden voice and a

tarnished history. >> alcohol and drugs and a few other things became a part of my life. >> reporter: he wound up homeless until a columbus dispatch newspaper in ohio put up this web video that went viral in days. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: one week ago williams went from the streets of columbus to the "today" show. >> great to be here. this is a dream come true i'm telling you. >> reporter: commercial contracts followed. an instant celebrity who this week reunited with his children on the dr. phil show in hollywood. >> it's too much, man. >> within a short period of time he goes from one incredible intense reality to another reality of being famous and money and talk shows and an alcoholic can't handle that kind of extreme realities. >> reporter: the family reunion

on dr. phil didn't quite turn out as planned. >> who ordered the vodka? >> reporter: his daughter says he started drinking at this hollywood hotel and began arguing with her. >> i got scratched on my face. >> reporter: police detained williams but didn't charge him with a crime. williams says he's going into rehab. he has hired a publicist who released this statement. after consulting with several psychologists and doctors, we all agree that it's time to allow private healing to take place. >> i think that him taking a time-out would be a wonderful thing for him to do. but the reality is that not many people can handle fame and fortune. >> reporter: for an addict the roller coaster ride from homelessness to holiday can be what people in recovery groups call a slippery place.

so now ted williams whose remarkable journey has played out in the spotlight has a chance to work on his sobriety away from cameras. >> george lewis, thank you. good morning to you both. last week when ted williams was on the show, you were here for another segment. you did speak to him off camera afterwards and you have had several phone conversations with him since. i know you cannot share those conversations with us but for someone in a situation like ted, susan boyle who goes from obscurity to this instant fame and notorietnotoriety, what doe attention do to someone who is already fragile? >> when someone is already fragile you are startsing wi st place with no foundation. you have to understand that it can explode and all this happens so quickly and there were so many people trying to pay attention perhaps not really to what was best for him.

there wasn't really a balance of what the opportunities were that were being presented to him with what was good for him for the short and long run. there's a risk. the direct answer to your question is it's risky business. >> as george said there's this slippery place. >> it's a very slippery slope. you kind of look at something which is the big picture of the fame and fortune but you are not paying attention to where he came from and what really needs to happen for him to be able to get to the place where he can handle some of this. not all of it. how many people could handle this if they didn't have this background? >> he says he told us it he had been clean for the past two years. you are shaking your head? >> i'm skeptical. i'm skeptical in situations like this. this is a man with a lifetime of substance abuse and alcoholism and criminal behavior. theft, forgery, robbery. he may not be telling the truth about many things. it's part of his personality is

that he's not necessarily going to be honest. >> because of the fact that he's an addict. >> addiction doesn't happen in vacuum. he had some personality problems. he's alienated his entire family and his mother. you can see in these interventions or when he gets together with his mother, they're not necessarily willing to give him a second -- america wants to give him a second chance. >> his mom was on the show with us and she was angry at him. >> he's had many second chances with the family. >> how important is it to mend those fences in order to lead a sober life going forward? >> it's very important to attempt to mend fences and deal with the issues that caused some of this disillusion of his relationship. it's not what comes first, chicken or egg, it's part of the process of getting out of the limelight and be able to heal and deal with his own personal issues some of which have played out with his relationships so that if you are in a private and personal and protected and safe

environment, you can talk about issues with counseling and with your own issues having to deal with addiction and deal with them and the whole thing being played out in front of the whole world is not really a healthy way to approach this. >> let's say he is being honest and he hadn't had a drink in two years. does the limelight trigger drinking that his daughter talked about? >> it's possible lots of addicts relapse when things are going well for them. they are afraid of failing or afraid of being found out a fraud or they're not comfortable with success and comfortable with chaos and things falling apart. success can trigger relapses. >> the other piece of it to what julie said is also there's an opportunity to just go, go, go without an opportunity to stop and just relax and in this situation as in many situations other people are running your life. other people are making decisions for you. you're not even involved in the decision making process. so on the one hand you feel as if you have control of your life and on the other hand you have

no control of your life. you are trying to make decisions that may be right for you about you you don't have the objectivity and distance and you don't have any opportunity to take a breath and figure out what's best for you. >> what happens when he gets out of this facility? that's the big question. >> that's a very important element when anyone is in recovery they need to be able to have a follow-up to have support, to have a program that they can rely on. >> a sponsor. a therapist. i don't know if this is his first rehab. he may just need individual therapy, family therapy. a lot of work to do. he needs to patch up a lot of relationships and get his life back on track. >> the best thing is he'll do it out of the spotlight. that's the most important thing. >> let's hope. this is really an important element of this. let this man try to build his life and have the life that he deserves to have and that would be right for him. >> thank you very much. let's get another check of the weather from al who is in boston

as we said this morning. al? >> good morning. a big storm moving into the pacific northwest. that's bringing more rain. they've been getting hammered all winter long. you can see look at this stretching from seattle all of the way down into central california. you have rain and mountain snows developing. here's what we're expecting as far as rainfall amounts. anywhere from 1 to 2 to 3 inches of rain in the coastal pacific northwest regions. we have snow back in the mountains and out in hawaii they are worried about rain. they're getting a lot of rain especially in the northern islands. they have flash flood watches and warnings for all of the islands. the ne 24 hours could pick up another 1 to 3 inches of rain. book them.

that's your latest weather. don't forget, you can check your weather any time of the day or night. >> thank you very much. up next, camelot canned, wh a controversial mini series on the kennedy family may never air.

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pulled. reportedly, it was pressure from the kennedy family that stopped the already completed multimillion project from moving forward. >> if you boys don't remember anything else i say, remember this. >> kennedy. kennedy. >> it's not what you are, it's what people think you are. >> it's a highly anticipated mini series steeped both in camelot and controversy. >> with the right amount of money, you can make and think whatever you want. >> the multimillion dollar project called "the kennedys stars katie holmes who bears a striking resemblance to jackie. >> i haven't met the exception. >> you have now. >> originally set to air on the history channel this spring was abruptly pulled from its lineup, a story matthew bellamy first broke. >> it's highly unusual for a network, either cable or broadcast, to pull a project once it has already been green

lit, shot, finished, ready to air. >> the project has been criticized from the beginning in a front page article for "the new york times," ted sorenson, an advisor who died early october called early versions of the script vindictive and malicious. the most prominent living members of the kennedy clan reportedly felt the same way. >> specifically, we're told maria shriver and caroline kennedy, both of whom have ties to the history channel, were involved in getting this killed. >> maria shriver is a former employee of nbc universal and caroline kennedy is currently involved in a book deal about her family, to be released by a disney owned publisher. both companies are partial owners of the history channel. the mini series is the brainchild of the creator of the fox action show "24" and an outspoken political cons tconsa

hollywood. >> it's incredibly accurate. whether the tone or some of the portrayals are in tune with how the kennedys like to remember their legacy, that's another thing. >> in a statement, the history channel said while the film is produced and acted with the highest quality, after viewing the final product in its totality, we have concluded this dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the history brand. but an executive producer of the mini series said in a statement to "people" magazine, it's the truth. it is blatantly obvious from many public sources that the family had certain flaws and certain problems. we weren't inventing the wheel. "the kennedys" is a positive reflection but we have shown the flaws. the films' producer is reportedly shopping the series around to other networks though so far no offers have been made. the drama is still set to air in canada and overseas, with no network set for the u.s., it has to be a major disappointment for those attached to the series,

including holmes who considered this a passion project. >> i'm not leaving you, jack. >> reporter: she worked hard to accurately portray the former first lady, studying old kennedy films with tom cruise and her flare for fashion and her daughter struck up a friendship with the young actress that played carolyn but some believe it's the real caroline kennedy that had the last word. >> we reached out to caroline kennedy for comment and did not hear back. maria shriver did not call back either. this is not the first time a series has been pulled. a reagan series was pulled but eventually landed on showtime. matt? >> thank you very much. coming up next, taking a big turn. the little critter that's capturing hearts all around the world. right after this. much. >> ays have it. the little critter capturing

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back now at 7:50, with the cross-eyed critter in germany and gaining fans online. >> reporter: it's enough to make you do a double-take with her cross-eyes, the possum is capturing hearts worldwide. she has rocketed from road kill to international recognition. still in quarantine, this nocturnal animal has fittingly become an overnight sensation with more than 145,000 fans on facebook. her own stuffed animal toy in the works. ♪ >> reporter: and a catchy tune that's already gone viral. ♪ >> reporter: heidi was first picked up by wildlife officers in north carolina. her cross-eyes could have contributed to an early death. now, she's safe in europe where possums don't exist in the wild. this summer, she'll debut as the main attraction at the zoo's new

tropical exhibit. >> our possum has crossed eyes and that's why people are smiling and laughing about the animal. >> reporter: german zoo animals are no stranger to fame, like the celebrity octopus, paul, who correctly predicted all germany's soccer wins. and the bear, kanute, but he may soon be replaced by the hype around heidi, the biggest export to germany since david hasselhoff. heidi has plenty of company in hollywood. this little creature is already a star, no matter how you see it. for today, peter alexander, london. >> she's so cute. >> you look beautiful today, you really do. awfully flies, stunning outfit. >> thank you. >> you look so nice today. >> you look great, too. >> why would i be so nice to you

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>> good morning to you. 7:56. christina has a look at the forecast. >> good morning. south bay looking good and north and east bay getting shower action stift. light rain coming down. this will be the case through the next couple of hours or so. after that, all this moist sur expected to clear out of the area. futurecast shows you by noon today all the activity will be north of santa rosa. dry around 4:00 p.m. the bay area looks good. we are going to see temperatures actually climbing. mild conditions and cool conditions. showers in the north bay. santa rosa hit the high for the

day. 66 by saturday. count beat double 6s. . >> s side from the misty conditions, varg at into fremont. if you head into fremont, a note for you as well. auto mall parkway. you cut through 680 and 880. a:00, they will shut down the signal lights at 680 and fremont and 880. that's a big hour for the rest of the morning. treat the flashing red lights as a stop signal, but you may want to head to mission. that will help you through the 9:00 hour. poor. >> a 15-year-old boy shoots his father in the head and this morning hayward police want to know where and how he got the gun. his mother, father, and grandmother got into an argument before the boy shot his father.

they found the teen at a park with a gun. they want to know if the dad meant meant to be shot or if it was an accident. >> too many guns. that's for sure. to have them in the kids's hands, i'm at a loss. >> the father is alive at eden medical center in critical condition. police say he was conscious and talking on the way to the hospital. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. wryy

it's 8:00 o 8 oh th, 2011, not a day for wimps on the plaza. it is around 25 degrees. feels more like 12. these folks get gold stars being out here with us. i'm meredith vieira, along with matt lauer. >> i bleed orange, matt and meredith, come to syracuse, help us shovel. get it? that's a date. i could cramp up. how much snow did you get? >> so far, this winter, we love three things in syracuse, snow, the "today" show and basketball. >> we like that.

>> we like you guys, too. coming up, a serious topic. it's never easy when a partner cheats on their spouse, obviously. what if it happens in your home, in your own bed? could you get over that? >> there's an article on that. >> it's a very very interesting topic. coming up, how to handle what is considered to be the ultimate betrayal in a marriage. also ahead, kids ask their parents for money all the time. take this a step further. now, the kids are young adults and ask their parents to help them out with a mortgage for a home. is it a good idea? should the parents even agree with it? expert advice on that. jimmy family co-hosting with hoda today, filling in for kathie lee should be a lot of fun. now to the newsdesk and say hi. >> okay. thanks so much, meredith. good morning once again, meredith. in the news. congresswoman gabrielle giffords has opened one of her eyes for the first time since she was shot by a would-be assassin last

saturday. president obama delivered the news honoring the victims of the shooting. and police have found the gunman was stopped hours before the shooting for running a red light but released hours before. sarah palin's efforts to try to stop efforts to link her to the shooting has this. good morning. >> hi. on the same day president obama delivered that emotional appeal for civil discourse, sarah palin chose a very different path, mourning the victims but lashing out at her critics. >> we will not be stopped from celebrating the greatness of our country and our foundational freedoms by those who mock its greatness, by being intolerant of differing opinion and seeking to muzzle descent with shrill cries of imagined insults. >> while rejecting criticism of the gun imagery central to her

image. >> don't retreat, reload, and that is no a call for violence. >> palin ignited a new controversy over two words in her video, blood libel, a central anti-semitic myth used for centuries about massacres of jews. >> especially with a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves to incite the hatred and violence they purport to condemn. that is reprehensible. >> was she inspired by the use of a same franz a "wall street journal" opinion monday. critics say that is wrong. >> using blood libel, she says it's a sin nom for false accusation. that's not what it is, a terrible treacherous body of lies that accuse jews of killing christian children as part of their ritual.

>> intentional or not, it led some to say she is not ready to lead the party. >> the criticism is still in front of us whether or not she wants to remain the leader of a faction or does she want to try to broaden her appeal and become a national leader which is what she has to do to run for president. >> even republicans sympathetic to palin said she magnified her problem to speak out on a day she would inevitably be compared to president obama. >> thank you. the winter storm that whalloped the south before slamming the southeast has killed 18 people since sunday. thousands of homes are without power. survivors of haiti's earthquake marked a year of logs and hope on wednesday's first anniversary. the president announced the death toll was 316,000, higher than earlier estimates. the nation commemorated the devastation with prayers and hymns. riots are sweeping tunisia

and at least 40 civilians have been killed authorities investigate even lethal force. protests first started in november over unemployment and continued over outrage of government corruption. 5 million borrowers are now more than two-minute -minute m payments, the most since the crisis began. today, the agriculture department is proposing the first major overhaul of school lunches in 15 years. schools would have to cut salt content, which is only low fat milk and boost whole-grains and vegetables and starchy foods like french fries would only be allowed once a week. five minutes past 8:00 now, let's get a check of the weather with al.

good morning, everybody, live from boston common, here, and we are just enjoying some of this beautiful sky. let's talk about another fantastic city, our pick city today, chicago! hello, chicago, hello. hey, did you know that chicago is home to north america's tallest buildings? the willis tower, formerly known as sears tower has 108 floors from its skydeck on the 103rd floor and you can see to michigan, indiana and wisconsin. one more story, you might have seen alaska, you never know. let's take a look asle far as yr weather is concerned, yoll be okloat s a bigoktorm in the pacific northwest. a lot of w b weather into northern california. storm system that brought all the snow moving off new england, we have a clipper off the plain states and will be moving light snow as well. look for brutally cold

temperatures, 32 degrees in atlanta today, only 55 in tampa, 48 in brownsville, texas. 57 in las vegas. more rain in the pacific northwest. good morning to you. live picture over san jose right now. we have a pretty nice day shaping up for the south bay and dodging showers in the north and east bay. all this activity is expected to deteriorate if you head through the next few hours. by noon, clearing across the board. that's good news. give yourself extra time if you're waking up in the north or east bay. temperatures in the upper 40s, low 50s and turning to 60s, and san jose, 61. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. matt. >> thank you very much. when we come back, is it the ultimate betrayal when cheating occurs in the marriage bed? we'll talk about that right after this.

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could your marriage be saved? that is the focused of an article in today's "new york times." meredi we have more. >> good morning. there is always pain when a spouse cheats and we have seen that. are there lines that should not be crossed. for many, the marriage bed is the ultimate betrayal. marriage is a sacred but vulnerable institution, a partnership that can weather up an downs and even infidelity. what if it happened in the bed you share with your spouse? >> it would be over. i would be upset and couldn't handle it. >> not only cheated on me but completely disrespectful. >> the marriage bed, is a very old-fashioned word, remains sacred. >> reporter: joyce wrote about the marriage bed in the "new york times." >> bringing another person into the marriage bed you share with your husband or wife is the

ultimate betrayal for most people. the marriage usually does not survive. >> reporter: randy kessler, a family law attorney says some of the toughest divorce cases is when the person discovered their spouse cheated in the marriage bed. >> an affair especially in the marital home or marital bedroom, it gets hotter and hotter and causes protracted litigation because people have to get over that before they can resolve the case. >> reporter: the final act of betrayal might have financial consequences. >> if they discover they were in the marital bed, they might not be as generous towards one spouse than they otherwise would have been. >> reporter: taking a poll in, 28% said their marriage would not survive an affair outside the home but it jumped to 54% of women if it happened in their marriage bed. >> women believe their homes and especially marriage bed are sacred.

>> reporter: the marriage bed is especially important to men. >> i had a client who came home one night and found his wife in bed naked and looked in the closet and found another man. it took a long time for him to get over it. i'm not sure he still has. >> reporter: once the marriage bed has been tainted, the damage is difficult to undo for couples trying to work through it. >> if you're cheating within the marital bed, that's a place you're returning to every night. what happens to your memories? it's something you almost can't escape. >> the bottom line is most of these situations, surprisingly, do end up in divorce court but the "new york times" heard cases where people were so enraged, they took matters into their own hands. one woman even threw a lit match on the bed with her husband still in it. they suggest people who have been betrayed reach out to professionals to work through their anger. >> thank you very much. judith is a clinical psychologist. good morning. the consensus seems to be, there is cheating and then there is this. >> right. >> what does it say when a

spouse uses the marital bed to have an affair? >> to the betrayed spouse, it is a very loud, ugly, non-verbal message. i dismiss you, i have replaced you, and if this bed symbolizes our marriage, i am fouling the nest. that's a pretty difficult message to get past. >> is that what has happened in this minds of the person who has done it? is it about somehow getting back, throwing it in the person's face or is something else going on here? >> mostly, it's about i'm enraged and i want to hurt you. there are two other scenarios. one is i need to implode this marriage and get out and i'm hoping to either get caught or maybe i'll confess and give you something you can't forgive. the other is, i am really cheap. i'm so cheap, i will do what's easy. i don't even think about you. >> could it be i'm impulsive and the situation arises and i happen to be in whatever -- >> the happen to be whatever is a small percentage.

i don't think nannies around the world need to be thinking about that. >> not saying the nanny, but whatever. >> in fact, it is an act of aggression, experience and act of emotional aggression, even if it was simply the most callous spouse in the world said, hey, i'm here, this is easy. in new york, hotel rooms are expensive. >> women see this as the ultimate betrayal. the men feel the same way about it? >> oh, yeah. >> they do? >> not necessarily related to the bed. a man who is dealing with an ul wife, where the lover came into the home has invaded and violated, takes control, says, you get out of here, never let this man back, let's not speak of this again. a woman will become very emotional about the symbolism of the bed and the memories of the bed and the feelings about the bed. but in both case, it's a stab in the heart. >> how do you get over something like that? according to that poll, more than 50% say they couldn't of women. >> people do get over infidelity. the further outside the

marriage, the easier, a stranger on the road is easier than acquaintance at the office, easier than my best friend and now we have my bed. number one, you have to stop the affair. you would be surprised at the number of people who want to get over infidelity and continue the affair. number two, a long period of trust building. number three, in this specific case, you have to burn the bed. you have to replace the bed. >> not with the husband in it. >> not with the husband in it. in the one case i've had in my practice, they had to move. >> really? >> the wife said, i'll stay in this marriage but i will not be back in that home. we need to renew the marriage by renewing the foundations in the physical sense. that makes a lot of emotional sense, don't you think? >> absolutely. maybe it's good news, in this "new york times" article, they talked to therapists and divorce lawyers. the majority had not seen this or very rarely do they see this. >> because even in infidelity, we want to respect our spouses. it sounds ironic.

even people having affairs will have little rules for themsel s themselves, i never mention my wife, my husband having financial problems but i don't bring that up to my lover because that would be disrespectful. we have some internal sense of integrity. this violates all of it. >> judith sills, thank you so much. up next, if your son or daughter needs cash to buy a new home, should you help? we'll ask an expert after this. [ female announcer ] it can creep up on you. dry skin. that's why there's lubriderm® daily moisture.

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back now at 8:21. this morning on "today's" real estate, talking about buying a home from your parents. you want the house, they have the cash. is it a good idea to have mom and dad float you a loan. barbara corcoran has tips on this. before you get into this, what are the questions you need to ask yourself before you go to your parents and ask for money? >> you have to ask whether you can afford the loan and can repay it. both those are key questions you should be asking. if your parents canned afford the loan or you can't afford to repay it, it shouldn't be a loan that happens. >> when you go about this, are you asking for a favor from your parents or a business deal with your parents? >> i think to preserve the dignity of the child, you often feel like you're asking for a business deal, legitimate loan. the truth of the matter, most of these loans, the great majority get renegotiated down the road and very often can't be repaid.

it's very often a favor. >> if the child is going to the parent in the first place, it's often because they don't qualify with a bank. if they don't qualify with a bank, there's a reason for that. the parent is assuming a great deal of financial risk. >> the only caveat there, however, is that today, banks are very stingy on loaning money to young people who have no credit history. very often, you are a good risk. in "today's" climate, you just can't get that loan. >> let's talk about ways to approach this. the parents can make a tax-free gift for the amount of the down payment. what are the advantages of that? >> the great advantage of that is you can do it tax-free. each parent can donate $13,000 per year per child and also do the same for the pospouse. if you multiply 13 times 4, you can have a $52,000 down payment tax-free from your parents. >> if you're a parent, you can loan the amount for the entire mortgage, now, we're talking about a much bigger commitment. before we even talk about it, do we need an attorney in this

situation between parent and child? >> for two reasons. one, you have to have a promissory note or not legitimate mortgage and the interest is not tax deductible. you need a tn attorney because is not emotionally involved. you'd be crazy to do a transaction without a lawyer. >> you're loaning the entire amount of the mortgage. a big fat check. what is this advantage or disadvantage? >> one advantage is you have no other place for that money and want a normal interest-free return. a logical place to do it. the other is the emotional one you're helping your kid out. >> you brought up an interesting point, rate of interest. you're making this deal between parents and children, this is an interest bearing loan. >> it has to be by federal law or not a mortgage. >> a gift otherwise. >> a gift and you will get hit with gift taxes. >> do you go with the current rate of mortgages? can you give your family a break? >> everyone gives their kid the

best break but you still have to charge a minimum interest rate dictated each year by law. >> another way parents can get involved here and kids can get helped out here is if the parent owns a percentage of the home. how does that work? >> this is a good solution for a lot of parents and children because it allows for all the dignity to stay intact. you propose to your parents they be a partner in the house. let's say they give you 20% down, you will repay that 20% when you sell the house five, 10 years out. they've actually become your equity partner in the house and their name is also on the deed. >> speaking of names being on deeds and loans, what if a parent choose to cosign a mortgage or loan? >> it's probably the easiest thing to ask your parents to do and they most readily do it. it's also the trickiest thing in the book to do because the parent thinks they're just taking a ride in the back seat of the car if anything goes wrong. the truth of the matter is, when your son loses his job or grandchildren still in the bed of the house you just provided a mortgage for, you're not

good morning. it is 8:26. i want to check the forecast. i guess it depends where you are. >> it depends where you are this morning. places north of san jose are relatively dry. we have light scattered shower activity from ukiah and san francisco and picking up a little activity now. as you head through the afternoon, the situation is expected to improve dramatically by noon. clearing overall and a few showers over santa rosa. by 4:00 p.m., showers clear the area. let's see if they're impacting your drive with mike.

>> i'm thinking of beautiful women and travel as well. nice throw speed about 40s or 50s through the south bay. in the technicypical route, 30 highway 13. look at that. back after the break.

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of a rash of burglaries under investigation. police say a man on sheryl circle was in his bedroom about 10:30 monday morning when a doorbell rang but he tididn't a. minutes later a man removed a window screen to get in the house and very surprised to see him home. and he jumped from the window and ran away. they are reminding people to set alarms and close windows even if someone is home.

on a thursday morning, the 13th day of january, 2011. we've already mentioned, it's cold out here in new york city. temperatures only 24 degrees, a breeze in the air as well. it feels even colder than that. we came outside to talk to really nice people, including lenny.

coming up in this half hour, we talked to vince vaughn and kevin yams yesterday about their new comedy called "dilemma" and we spoke to the man who directed that movie, good friend of this show, director ron howard. >> and how would you like to be just 14 years old and already have oscar buzz for your first major motion picture. we'll talk to the star of "true grit" about that. >> a lot of stars in the house and among them, jimmy fallon here, co-hosting with hoda kotb. there he is on tape. we'll see him live coming up. also ahead, a little note for you. tomorrow marks 59 years, the anniversary of the start of the "today" show. >> wow! we are old. >> that means next year, we begin our 60th year of broadcasting. we will mark it with great highlights from the past of this

program. stay tuned for that. >> sounds like a lot of fun. speaking of special events, announcing a homemade chili cookoff. want to find the most original chili in the country. submit your recipe at todayshow.com by friday, january 28th. if you are picked, you must be available to jean us here on friday february 4th. >> you will be able to show your recipe on the broadcast. >> we have to try it. i love chili. >> i'm sure we will eat some. >> we digress. to mr. roker, stranded in boston after a big snowstorm. al, good morning again. >> reporter: a nice big bowl of chili would be awfully nice about now. hmm. i do make a good chili. anyway, i digress. let's show you what's going, as we look ahead to the weekend, after all of this, a weekend would be nice, i tell you, as we

check out saturday, light snow around the great lakes, mild through the southeast, finally warming up, showers through southern texas, more rain for the pacific northwest and child showers in the southwest and sunday-sunday we are looking for more snow in the great lakes and continues in the great west and cold in the great atlantic states, great rain spreading from louisiana to texas sunday and more mild weather for the southwest. nice weather, though, for sunday night, for the golden globes. natalie morales will be on the red carpet, as will good morning to you, bay area. live look at the golden gate bridge shows overcast conditions, light showers coming down in the north bay, threatening to the east bay but it will all deteriorate in the next two hours. by 1:00 p.m., just a little bit of light scattered shower activity expected to the north of santa rosa.

overall, we will improve and sunshine throughout the day, staying dry all the way through saturday and temperatures creeping up. we will have the extended coming up. have a great day. if you want to check your weather any time of the day or night, check out the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. now, let's check out uncle willie, down in fort myers, florida, where it's awfully chilly for uncle willie. >> smuckers sends their best to you and happy birthday, as you see the jam jar spin around, this is mildred schroeder, for the third time trying to get on the show. secret to longevity, drinking strong coffee. how about that? otis sampson, from kathy dral

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he has played some of america's most beloved television characters. these days, ron howard is making a real name for himself directing the big screens. the true life drama "13," frost-nixon and the film that earned him an oscar of film director, and best picture, "beautiful mind" and what to do if you catch your best friend's wife cheating. ron howard, welcome. good morning back.

>> you're a long time collaborator, brian, had this thought. >> walki ing down the street, s a woman with long red hair like my wife, cheryl, kind of animated, not me, a big buff guy, clearly not me. he started getting worried, my god, what if that's cheryl with somebody else? they look kind of affectionate. it wasn't cheryl. and he told me that story and laughed about it and eventually told vince vaughn. >> is that the way it happens often? is it a germ of a conversation that turns into a movie? >> brian is a creative guy, great producer and knows the hollywood system and very creative. "splash" was his idea and "night shift," going back. >> when you grabbed vince vaughn and kevin james. first of all, lately, you've been doing more drama than funny

movies. >> it was. i was around "arrested development." it was so much fun and the energy was so fantastic being around comedy writers and actors and reminded me i kind of missed that as a director. i was looking for a story but i didn't want to echo something i had done in the past, wanted something that had edge that would have drama as well as comedy and be something that could be really funny but maybe thought provoking also. >> casting is crucially important for a director. when you take someone like kevin james and vince vaughn, both are high wattage personalities. >> right. >> does more wattage together necessarily work? how do you get a sense whether these two guys will make it? >> you never really know. the moment i got them together, i felt like the chemistry was spectacular. both of the guys liked these roles because they had a chance to stretch. they get to be really funny but deal with the issue in a serial comic way at times.

kevin was fantastic and could stay toe-to-toe with vince on all of the improv, which is a spectacular talent, something i really wanted to do. >> as a director, how do you know how much control of that to give up. you can say to guys like kevin and vince, do some improv. after a while, you have to pull it in to make sure the script is being shot. >> those guys know that and we had a strong script and they respected the script and i take the material to the editing room. my job on that day working with that kind of talent is not hold anything back. there are probably things i might have thought were a little outrageous on the day we're filming that get the biggest laughs of the movie and get it together and discover it was a real gem. >> and as someone who worked with the best actors in the business, you've been doing acting and i want to talk about this jamie foxx video. >> if you call that acting. >> you get called up, will be in the jamie foxx video for the

song "blame it." tell me about your motivation. >> i showed up as a favor to jamie. when i was heading to the shoot, my daughter, brice, she said, dad, what are you going to do with the video? i said, i trust jamie. i will show up. i had no idea what it was about. all they said was put your party face on. >> walk into a club. >> looking cool. i said, you know who you're talking to, here's my party face, nice to see you guys. i'm serious. >> was he directing? >> no. they were helping me get my party face, right, did that. it was a blast. >> you have to be more serious? >> very serious. that's all they cared about. while i was pulling up in the car, don't smile! ron! they didn't trust me. >> in the finished product, did you pull cool off?

>> that's for others to judge. i had a great term. >> you're in the development stage now. a term people don't understand. >> it takes a long time to find and idea get it to the screen. "dilemma" went fairly quickly because it came in fast and vince vaughn wanted to do it and i knew i wanted to work with him, but most projects take years and years. >> back to the drawing board? >> one drama i'm working on is a stephen king series a huge undertaking not something we will do on the fast track, thrilling, exciting material and thrilling to me. as much as it was fun to get back to comedy, i'm always looking to try something new. >> whatever you do, it will be great. that's your track record. >> appreciate it. >> and "dilemma" opens in theaters tomorrow. and the star of

back now at 8:46, as we count down to the golden globes. 14-year-old hailee steinfeld will be a presenter monday night. the breakout star of the western, "true grit," plays matty ross, a young woman determined to track down her father's killer, and the marshall portrayed by jeff bridges. >> we were in the woods all night. wish we had a big fire and tell ghost stories. we had a good time. >> good morning. >> hailee steinfeld, good morning to you. 15,000 actresses the coen brothers looked at, took them 18 months. they picked you. you'd never done a feature film

before. why do you think they chose you? >> i have to say, i think there was something about the role i fell in love with in the breakdown of the character, which was two sentences. getting aside, i had a full vision of this character, almost as if when i met the coen brothers, my vision kind of met theirs in a similar way, i don't know. but it worked, i was really prepared and loved the material and grad i got the opportunity to show them. >> you went with your mom and got the material and made your own outfit? >> she made my outfit. she night before the audition, the very last minute, she threw together a burlap corduroy skirt, i guess you would call it. >> kind of western. >> it was great. like i say, i had that vision, and to show them that, had a lot to do with it. >> when you were done, did you say, i nailed this? >> i wouldn't say i walked out

like that but i didn't walk out questioning myself like sometimes i normally do. i was a lot more confident than i normally would have been but i don't know, i was still kind of iffy about it. >> did they give you the call? what happened? >> it was a week, actually -- i auditioned on a saturday and got the call on a tuesday. >> wow! >> it was fast but the days were so long. >> just waiting. >> yes. >> actually, it's a big deal for you. we dug up your highest profile role to date prior to this. do you know what it was? >> i don't know what it was. >> your word is blingatude, a girl's bff. >> you have blingatude. that was it, that commercial. that's a couple years old, hailee. >> yes. that was actually, i believe last year. >> was it last year? does it even compute for you?

do you look at the commercial, where you are now? you've been nominated for an s.a.g. >> it's incredible. i've done a few commercials, a couple guest spots and i look back at them and i have to say, i'm really proud of it. if it weren't for that, it wouldn't be for one step closer to where i'm at. >> i'm looking at you, saying, you can't be 14, so articulate and somature. where does that come from? >> my mom. >> your mom. sure they're very proud of you. >> the hardest part, you had to learn how to shoot a gun. the dialect is tricky, biblical in origin. >> with shooting a gun, that was completely new to me. i actually had my dad take me to a shooting range before i went on location. it was intimidating for me to read that and know i really had to do it and know what i was

doing. that was a huge help. we went with a friend of ours, nicolas, an l.a. p.d. officer. with the dialogue, that was something mainly i had to go through and make sure i understand what everything meant. then ulk find out what it meant emotionally and everything. as far as the accent, just getting on set really and hearing everybody talk with a southern accent, it came natural. >> you nailed it. you're a presenter this weekend on the golden globes. big announcement, you will be presenting with justin bieber, which is pretty cool. >> yes. >> are your friends totally jealous of you? >> i haven't told too many so when they watch this, they will freak out. i'm very excited. >> you know the first question they will ask you on the red carpet? >> is? >> what are you wearing? >> okay. i don't know, is that bad? i'm finding out tonight. >> you will look gorgeous. you're such a lovely young lady. >> thank you. >> i saw the movie yesterday. you're fantastic. congratulations and good luck

with the s.a.g. awards. >> thank you. >> you can catch hailee and many of your favorite stars live on the golden globes at 8:00 eastern and 5:00 pacific time. ladies, eat your heart out, with justin bieber. the internet on a plane! are you from the future?

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i make my way to the makeup room for the fourth hour. look who's hear with hoda. >> it's very early for me. >> what are you thinking? >> i pulled an all nighter. i didn't go up to sleep at all. on the roof, making snow men. yeah. >> she came up and grabbed you? >> hoda grabbed me, let me take you in. >> can you imagine what it will be like with jimmy fallon? >> are you looking at your rundown today? are you looking more forward to the segment what men really think or organizing your closet? >> it's a tossup. i want to look good while i organize. what am i thinking about while i'm organizing. >> what are you thinking? >> probably something else besides organizing my closet. we'll find out.

>> and she had good advice 0 for you, didn't you? >> kathie lee, she's over at mcswiggins. i told her wait for me there. i'm already had two and ready to go, i'm all ready. >> how will you do this? they drink throughout the entire show and you have to do your show? >> i will enjoy and support all the fun. i have another show upstairs afterwards. i have trump on the show. >> are you? you're usings this as a platform for your show. are you doing cooking today? he's a foody. >> we are. he's very competitive. we are playing a game. >> a quiz show. >> playing a quiz show. i hear he will cut you to win. that's how he is. >> no way. >> he told me!

>> martha stewart pulled a knife one time. i went after her. >> jimmy fallon co-hosting with hoda on the fourth hour of "today." we're back right after these messages and your local news.

good morning to you. it is 8:56 right now. i will check the forecast. nothing like the bay area. >> if you're waking up in the south today. partly cloudy skies and most of this activity is breaking apart just before it gets to san jose.

that's the good news waking up in the south bay. expect showers in the next few hours. north bay and south bay, by noon, much of the activity has already cleared and temperatures close to 60. more news right after the break. [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13.

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car and driver. if you have any information, call san jose police. thank you for joining us this morning. the "today" show will continue next and another update in half an hour.

back on a thursday morning. the 13th day of january, 2011, cozy in the studio, cozy outside in new york city. temperatures only in the mid-20s. and that guy just went by without a coat. meanwhile, inside the studio along with natalie morales. how about that story and moment when president obama last night in tucson made the announcement congresswoman gabrielle giffords had opened one of her eyes for the first time in her hospital room on wednesday afternoon, after that shooting rampage last weekend. well, it was great on wednesday afternoon after that shooting rampage last weekend.

well, it was great news. it received a lot of cheers during that memorial service. we're going to have the latest in tucson coming up in a couple of minutes. >> really was incredible. also ahead, if you're like millions of americans you probably searched the web for a diagnosis when you're feeling sick or if you have a medical question. how do you know what you can trust online? we'll have expert advice coming up to make sure to guide you in the right direction. and then as cabin fever already starting to set in, especially with all the snow we've had? we're going to help you plan a fantastic winter get away, whether you want to golf, ski, lounge or just hang out at the beach, "travel and leisure" has picked the best deals. new ones. >> looking forward to that. let's head over to the news desk. ann curry back after a couple of days. >> hey, guys. we begin with more on this good news you mentioned about congressman gabrielle giffords. lester holt has details now on this story. >> we mourn the dead. our hearts are broken by their sudden passing.

>> he rallied the living. >> we are grateful to daniel hernandez. a volunteer in gaby's office. >> with victims and family members on the front row, including mark kelly, husband of congresswoman gabby giffords the president gave a grieving community something to cheer about. >> gabby opened her eyes for the first time. gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> in his speech the president framed a call for greater understanding, around the memory of the youngest victim, 9-year-old christina taylor green whose budding passion for politics brought her to shah shopping center that fateful morning. >> i want her democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want our america to be as good as she imagined it.

all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country liveses up to our children's expectations. >> reporter: on wednesday, tucson investigators confirm the accused shooter, jared loughner, had been stopped by authorities for running a red light just hours before the shooting. he was released with just a warning. for today, lester holt, nbc news, tucson. in the floods sweeping flew queensland, australia, 20 people have died. officials say a clean-up effort, a quote, postwar proportions is currently under way. ian williams is in brisbane, one of the hardest hit cities in this. ian, good morning. >> good morning, ann. the flood peek hit here earlier this morning though not as high as feared but still dealing a devastating blow to australia's third largest city.

estimated 35,000 homes have been effected by the flooding. some 30 of brisbane's suburbs under water. the city's business center was like a ghost town today, water lapping up the doors of shops and offices. debris was swept down the swollen business brain river. riverside restaurants were washed away. much of the city is without power. most residents left their homes ahead of the flood peak, staying with family or friends or in evacuation centers. though some refuse to leave. lifeguards usually patrolling the beach took to suburban roads turned to rivers. they answered a call from this woman whose daughter was stranded. >> we want her out. >> reporter: dozens are missing. most in flooded inland valleys. though thankfully this rescue had a happy ending. >> i'm fine. i'm fine. it's good to be on dry land. >> reporter: the authorities say the death toll is likely to rise sharply. any relief at the lower flood peak has been tempered by

warnings the water may not recede significantly for several days, ann. >> all right. ian, thank you for your reporting on this story. mexican officials say the death toll from the country's drug war has hit a new high. last year 15,000 people were killed in 2010 and nearly 35,000 people have died in drug related killings since the crack down on cartels began four years ago. the winter storm that walloped the south before slamming the northeast has killed at least 18 people since sunday. more than two feet of snow in parts of new england and thousands of homes are without power. beginning today, facebook is joining the amber alert program which sends out a public bulletin when a child abduction is reported to police. the program is named for amber hager man, 9-year-old girl kidnapped while riding her bicycle 15 years ago today. and this daredevil definitely didn't take the bunny slope. 48-year-old andrew mcqueen claims he's the first person ever to ski down an 80-foot tall

moving iceberg. he pulled off the stunt in the antarctic peninsula and says the biggest challenge was adjusting to the motion of the ocean. i can't explain this last photograph, but it is now five minutes past the hour. back to matt. >> that sounds like aware in the world. >> skied down an 80-foot level. >> iceberg. >> we got that. what's he doing there? >> i think hess jus was just, y know, hamming for the -- >> daredevil. he lands in the ocean, i guess? >> he must be eating something. >> i think you might want to stop before you hit the ocean. that would be my guess. anyway, ann, thanks very much. maybe al has an answer to all this. he's up in snowy boston with a look at the weather. al? >> i have no answer, no, unfortunately. don't know what he was eating, either. but i'll tell you this, we do have a lot of snow on the ground here in boston. 14 inches. but that's not nearly as much as some areas have seen. let's take a look, show you what's going on as far as your snowfall totals, what we are looking at basically temperature

departures right now. nashville, 24 for a high. that's 21 degrees below normal. columbia, south carolina, only 39. 18 degrees below normal. even jacksonville unfortunately in the deep freeze. the windchills make it feel even worse. nashville, feels like it's good morning to you. we have precipitation and showers coming downright now, especially in the north bay. a lot of this is very very light precipitation, actually evaporating before it makes its way to the surface. hit-or-miss showers in the north bay and east bay. a lot of this action is breaking up just before it gets to san jose. for the south bay, you will see the best weather. 1:00 p.m. clearing for the entire area. your extended forecast is coming up in just minutes. that's your latest weather. ann. and that's your latest weather. ann?

>> narrator: today's daily dose is brought to you by progresso, you got to take this soup. al, thank you. this morning on today's daily dose, internet medicine. 80% of internet users search the web for medical help and diagnosis so how do you know what's true and what sites you can trust? well, dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor and joins us. good morning. who doesn't surf if internet now for medical advice? >> everybody. >> it's difficult, though, to know which ones you can trust. what's your rule of thumb? >> i think you can start with the search engine. people sort of make fun of the dr. google idea but most people will find a search engine they like and start to use it. but if you really smart you have to think like a reporter. you let one take you to another and take you to another. but when you start to look at sites these are the most important things. see if it's being paid for by someone who has something to sell. that should raise a lot of red flags. check for credentials. make sure there's a really

august body behind it. make sure the facts are not only there but they are updated. >> interesting because a lot of the things on this list are kind of sort of the things that journalists would use. >> exactly. >> to make sure they would go with information or not go with information. we've got questions now from our viewers. one is an e-mail from kristen in los angeles. she says, in her e-mail, as soon as the first symptom hits i go right to google but i end up self diagnosing and scaring myself into the worst possible sent ntheir row. at what point should i put down to computer and call a doctor? >> i say the rule of thumb is 48 to 72 hours. the only reason i'm laughing is because there's an old adage in medicine that a doctor who treats himself as a patient is a fool. at some point, yes, you cannot diagnose and treat yourself and then expect a physician to sort of clean up the mess afterwards. so give yourself 48 to 72 hours. do smart research. not the 2:00 a.m. oh, my god, i'm going to die crisis research because you'll overdiagnose yourself usually with something awful. >> we also have on the phone barren in pittsburgh.

you've got a question. hello, barron. >> hi, dr. nancy. any time i'm sick i use the internet to get information about symptoms which may or may not be related to my illness. are there any websites to receive good medical advice? >> there are a few i must admit i turn to. what ann talked about being a reporter and being smart about it, turn to a couple of favorites to start and i expect them to take me elsewhere. one of the good ones is the government, cdc.gov, i turn there because it gives you immunizations, recent epidemics, things that are happening that the government is watching. if you're a parent the american academy of pediatrics is trusted and it gives you a lot of places you can find a doctor in your community. if you're really looking for a solid citizen, you know, the backup go-to place, the mayo clinic remains a very high standard. >> conversely, barron, thank you for your question, probably worth asking how to know -- in other words, are there aefrs you want to stay away from.

you touched on that earlier. are there areas that we should really -- look, if you see a site that is sponsored purely by a new medicine or by people who you really don't think are credentialed, you can put down that information but put it to the side, verify it. you really have to think like a reporter. so keep thinking, i have to trust but verify and i have to have at least two or three sources to back up the same information. >> okay. all right. we've got a skype question from courtney. and she's actually -- what's your question? >> hi. >> hi, courtney. >> good morning. my question is a lot of the times when i'm looking for health information online i go to health magazines, like "shape" or "fitness," any of those magazines that i can pick up off the street. how reliable are these sources for health tips and dieting tips and even sports injuries? >> well, you know, courtney, i know courtney and she has a sports injury. she recently fractured her foot.

she's sort of been one of these people who looked everywhere for information. but it's a very good question because these editors end up on this show in fact a lot and they are friends of ours and trusted colleagues. i will tell you after having been interviewed by a lot of magazines they do have fact checkers call after they've done their homework to make sure what you say is true. none the less, they are entertainment magazines, not necessarily medical journals. so take it as one piece of information but not necessarily the be all and end all. >> we've also got lauren in denver, colorado. she basically is on the telephone. lauren, what's your question? >> hi, dr. nancy. >> hi. >> i'm constantly downloading apps for my phone and i noticed there are so many different helt-related apps. how do i know which ones are the best to use, are the ones you have to pay for better than the free ones? >> a lot of free ones. i have my ipad and here's one of my favorite ones called ice. put down your friend's name. here's my friend marion shippey who lives in california. i can go from there and i can

find -- i can -- if someone has it, finds this, they can know if i have certain allergies, if i have certain problems. it's a really, really good one. and one of the other ones i like is government. all the listings are the government. if you go further you can check drug reactions, all kinds of problems. so ice and what is this called, government news. and one of my favorite, medicine tracker. this is going to be a very important for a lot of older people because you can put down medicine a, b, c, d, check for interactions. so i think, frankly, most of the time free are 99 cents. you don't have to go beyond that. the government ones are all free. start with cdc.gov and i think ice is also a really good one. >> sounds like technology can be our friend if we use it smartly. >> you know, i just think it's extraordina extraordinary. not all of these are going to go for an iphone or ipad. you will know when you try to download the app but they are out there. use them. >> dr. nancy snyderman, thank

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here we are. good morning to you. the very first good morning of when i expect to be a great many good mornings between you and i. >> there it is. >> that's how we all began, 59 years ago tomorrow. that's the legendary dave garra w garraway, introducing the nation to a new program called "today." all on our way tomorrow to celebrate our birthday and look back at some of the special moments of this broadcast. here we are. >> in black and white. >> although it will be in color. >> i'm ann curry with natalie

morales, talking about ted williams and this whirlwind of tv appearances and job offers and ted williams has now checked himself into rehab. we'll be talking about that. sounds like it might actually be a good thing. >> a lot of people think maybe too much too fast. >> a lot of people predicted that was going on. ahead, one mom, who's been through tough times, gets a remarkable bedroom renovation to make life easier for her. we will show you the makeover and tips as well how you can pull it off in your own home. then, we head into the delicious smelling kitchen where salmon and braised vegetables are on the menu. two satisfying dishes if you want to keep off the pounds. they say it's one of the healthiest foods. >> the aroma is amazing. i don't know what spices he's using but i want to know. first, to al roker in boston freezine inging in the cold.

al, come home. >> reporter: i plan to. we're on a flight in a couple hours. did you notice, the opening segment for dave garraway? >> i did. today in two. that's how we started it off. "today" in two minutes. things haven't changed that much, we're on the web now, and in color. >> let's show you what's going on as we look ahead. there it is, "today" in two minutes. as we check it out for you, more rain for our friends unfortunately in the pacific midwest. showers in the southwest. cool and rainy in eastern texas, mild in florida and lake-effect snow showers in the great lakes and sunday-sunday more snow showers in the great lakes. rain moves from eastern texas to louisiana. mild in the southeast and southwest.

a little cool in central nevada and looking for frigid conditions with snow in we have showers in the northern portion of the bay area. 60 degrees today, 63 tomorrow, saturday, 66 degrees. have a welcome thursday! >> that's your latest weather. natalie. >> all right, al. travel home safely. coming up next, homeless to superstar to now rehab, all in one week, the latest on ted williams, the man with the golden voice, right after this. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed.

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dispatch" in ohio put up this video that went viral. he went from the streets of columbus to the "today" show. >> it's great to be here. this is a dream come true, i'm telling you. >> reporter: commercial contracts followed. >> home-style macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: an instant celeb reunited on the dr. phil show with his family in hollywood. you look beautiful, my wife and my daughters and my son. too much, man. >> reporter: within a very short period of time, he goes from one incredible intense reality to another reality of being famous and money and talk shows. >> reporter: an alcoholic can't handle that kind of extreme reality. >> reporter: the family reunion on dr. phil didn't quite turn out as planned. >> who ordered the vodka? who ordered the gray goose vodka last night? >> reporter: his daughter, janay

said he started drinking at this hollywood hotel and started arguing with her. >> he touched me on my jaw. >> i got scratched on my face. >> reporter: police were called but didn't charge him with a crime. now, he says he's going into rehab and hired a publicist who released this statement. after conferring with several psychologists and doctors, we all agree it's time to allow private healing to take place. >> i think him taking a time-out would be a wonderful thing for him to do. the reality is that not many people can handle fame and fortune. >> reporter: for an addict, this roller coaster ride from homelessness to hollywood can be what people in recovery groups call a slippery place. le. our best wishes to him. that was nbc's george lewis, coming up next, a bedroom makeover. how to turn your room into an oasis of relaxation. right after this.

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this morning on "today's" home, creating a bedroom oasis. george oliphant, one of the hosts of "open house" shows how he transformed the room of one very deserving mom. >> hey, i'm brook. we would love for you guys to fix our mom's bedroom. our mom is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed with leukemia a year ago and had a hip replacement surgery and now has a second hip replacement coming in september. >> steve, you ready for this rescue? >> yeah. what we will do is remove the

carpet, remove the wall paper, clean it off, we will paint it. i will replace all the furniture. we will go to my factory and you and i are going to make the cabinet. >> really? >> make the cabinets. >> from scratch? >> from scratch. >> take some boards and put them together and turn them into furniture? >> exactly. >> sounds good to me. >> demolition is done! >> all right. time to reveal. >> all right. this is it. this is all for you. >> guys, is this the same room? my goodness! my god! oh, my god, look at this! oh, my god!

i just love it. good job. >> george oliphant, well done. >> thank you very much. >> you turned our own studio into a little bedroom makeover right here. >> a bedroom oasis on the "today" show. >> you say first start off with what you say is an investment piece and in this case, a great headboard. >> your bed is always the focus of your bedroom. some people try to hide the bed, it's not possible. the bed is what people look for when they walk into a bedroom. you may as as well acknowledge it. invest in a great headboard and you will have it forever. >> here, you have the art deco influence and, of course, bed linens are the next best thing. >> texture, comfort, all that you can get. our bedside table.

basically, sometimes it's expensive to get furniture. you can go to big box stores and get smaller things but those won't last. you can't say, i won't like this look and rip off the upholstery and re-up holster. you invest in good furniture, i am using my grandparents furniture and people say, where did you get that? what store did you get that from? >> sentiment aal value and history. and small bedrooms to larger bedrooms, good things to invest. a lot of great period detail. >> covered in leather. this is a to make lacquer. >> mix and match. >> mix and match. you're not beholden to a certain style. make it your own. i got this piece from my grandmother, inherited this from my dad and found this at a garage sale and love this and went to the interiors and bought

this piece. >> the backdrop adds drama. you have paint. the paint in a room can completely change the look and feel, right? >> you want to embrace color and texture in your bedroom, whether your sheets and linens or new colors of paint, trim. when you get down to trim, crown molding, base molding, panel molding, casing around your doors and windows, chair holding, all that adds detail and character to your room and you can make it look totally different. >> you have a smaller rug but don't really need the wa wall -- the first thing you ripped up was the wall to wall carpet? >> all you need is accent colors to bring in warmth and tie the room together but you don't need to go from corner to corner. >> the lighting there that gives great detail. >> lighting. we have light cashmere that you can throw in the washer and dryer, not taking to the dry

cleaner. everything here, you can put in your own room and totally change the look of it. >> george oliphant, thank you so much. glad to have you here. coming up next, recipes to help you keep off the pounds.

this morning in "today's" kitchen, healthy dishes to keep you on track. we have david walzog, executive chef at the lakeside grill in wynn hotel in las vegas. >> hello. >> how are you? you like to cook and eat. you will teach us how to make a steamed salmon. >> we will try and stay on track with the new year's resolution. get your apron going. salmon with any fish. then, we're adding aromatic vegetables. nice and easy. >> in parchment. why parchment?

>> it contains the liquid, we put extra virgin olive oil and white wine, seals in those flavors and blooms throughout the cooking and imparts the flavors to the salmon. >> they're not lost in cooking? >> no, they're not. they're still there. >> okay. let me grab a salmon for you. >> thank you. now, you've gotten celery. i think this is fennel? >> celery, fennel and white onions and add green olives. >> green olives. >> garlic. >> the idea with olives and garlic, a lot of flavor you're putting in. >> a lot of flavor. that's the key to this whole pouch cooking system, is to seal in those flavors. look at that. >> you make it pretty if you can. there you go. >> absolutely, make it pretty if you can. >> how do you fold the parchment paper. >> a little bit of liquid. then we drizzle with white wine as well. >> hey, now. now. how much -- a little bit.

when you cook with wine, do you need to use the best bottle? >> no, no. you don't want to use the best bottle at all. >> corner to corner. >> yeah. corner to corner and we keep sealing it around and keep folding this. >> oh. >> packet. >> uh-huh. trying to keep so nothing spills out of it? >> exactly. >> and we have folded it up so the juice goes up, right, >> yes. it stays in. >> you don't use any tape or anything? >> no, no tape. >> that wouldn't go well in the oven. >> no. >> how do you know when you have it all -- you don't want it all to spill out. >> a nice seal and put this on -- >> it kind of sits there and kind of works. yeah! awesome. >> nice and easy. >> you have but ter that's clarified. >> the clarified butter is for winter vegetables, winter root vegetabl vegetables, potatoes, route ta bta -- rutebagers, and parsley.

i love cooking in this one pot, saves for cleanup and you again get those flavors. >> look at these supervises, cinnamon, nutmeg and. >> a spanish red chili, salt and fresh oregano. it all goes in. >> the aroma is wonderful. >> cooking with guinness, adding some of that. >> just a cover. great supervises. >> smell that. that's really -- >> it's phenomenal. that smells -- i mean -- >> once it all cooks and the sugar caramelized with the vegetables and everything blooms, it's really a fantastic dish. you will just bake this in the oven? >> uh-huh. >> what about this butter? >> i'm sorry. drizzle it around. good eye. >> drizzle with butter on top and stick it in. how long does that cook?

>> done. an hour. >> while that's cooking, you have the rest of this. come around this corner, pull out of the oven? >> that's where the salmon is. i will put one of these things together for us. put one of the vegetables. there's the finished vegetables. this is great for a dinner party. it can sit there, you can rewarm it. >> i can't tell you, guys get in here, get in here! jimmy, come and eat something. you see jimmy here. this is david, you guys. >> it looks good. thank you. >> you will plate it up by putting the vegetable -- it looks beautiful. >> it's gorgeous. >> thank you, david! >> what do you have coming up? >> i have one thing in the show today. that is jimmy fallon.

>> that's all you care about. >> this is delicious! >> thank you so much. >> let's get started! >> good!

good morning, everybody. time now 9:56. checking your forecast with christina. we are waiting for a nice warmup if we can get through some rain.

>> yes, yes. we're getting through the bulk of the moisture right now. good morning. we have a pretty solid line of showers pushing onshore, passing through the north bay to the east bay and after we will see sunshine make an appearance. it may take longer in the north to see sunshine. temperatures looking good, numbers reaching the 60s in many cities. count on this being the last wet day, north bay and east bay and tomorrow, warm trend starts up, 66 degrees by saturday. and how it is impacting commuters? >> look at this. headlights coming toward us off the peninsula and headlights on because the windshield wipers are off the san mateo portion of the bridge. a smooth drive. folks should take it a little slower here.

coming off 880, joining up to 92 and there is one light out at fremont boulevard and treat it like a stop sign until 3:00 p.m. today and we have more slowing still southbound out of pleasanton and over the hills to fremont where we showed you on that map. and the rain may hit you, a sprinkle here and there. over to you. >> thanks, mike. san francisco police could soon have a new chief and new weapon in the fight against crime. new interim mayor, ed lee will make a final decision. he could be released to the police department arsen arsenal -- stun guns, could be added as soon as next month and possibly vote on that issue as well. more local news coming up in a half hour and the "today" show in a minute. have a good morning and see you back here in a little bit. hand sanitizers are essential, but the alcohol's drying.

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captions paid for by nbc-universal television it is thursday, thirst-day, january 13th, 2011. when kathie lee goes away, jimmy fallon comes to play. >> i'm honored to be here. i want to say to kathie lee, thank you for letting me do this. i'm so happy she let me use her dressing room. >> did you rummage around? >> i did. a lot of clothes didn't fit.

i thought she wore a men's size 12 shoe. doesn't. lot of things i'm learning about kathie lee. >> i like that you pronounced my name right. >> hoda kotb. >> hoda kotb. >> okay. because i remember distinctly a skit that you did where everything didn't work out so well. let's listen. >> housewife of the late night. do you all get along. >> that's a wonderful question, katherine. we all get along. >> really? >> i love every single woman. >> sometimes it doesn't look like you get along too well with jimmy fallon's wife, denise. is that her name? >> oh, my god. >> what's going on? >> the biggest thing about denise fallon, god bless her heart. she tries so hard. >> houston, we have a problem. >> stop talking! right now! okay? excuse me! >> what is your name? >> katherine.

>> what is your name? >> hoda. >> seriously, what is your name? >> is she a robot? from outer space? no, she's the host on the "today" show. >> enough! >> it's about to get ugly up in here. >> it did get ugly. that was insane. >> bashir is the big gentleman wearing the wig on the left. i called him this morning to check on all things that you liked and didn't like. >> oh, my gosh. was he awake? >> he was awake. barely. >> normally my staff isn't up this early in the morning. but thank you for letting us do that. we did a spoof of "the real house wifwive housewives." starting fights all the time! and throwing things! and knocking things over! over pronouncing words. it's ridiculous. it's so dumb, my parents are so

proud right now. hi mom, hi dad. >> by the way, if you want to see more jimmy -- i love this. it is not every day somebody gets on the -- ♪ cover of the rolling stone >> oh, man. skating? ♪ get your picture on the cover of the rolling stone ♪ >> how cool is that though? >> i'm the next johnny weir. when am i not ice skating is my question. they got me in action. >> one of my favorites is the one with you in the middle where jimmy jimmy's getting a tat. >> it is a good game called "find the ab." there's one hidden in there. someone's got to work out. >> was that cool though had when they called? >> i'm getting a tweet from jillian michaels. it is amazing. you grow up with this magazine and the fact that you get on the cover is almost too surreal. yeah. i'm having a good year so this is really exciting.

>> you're having a great year. we were in the make-up room earlier prepping for the show. one of the first pictures you and i both saw was in "harper's baazar." if you page through it, you'll get to see sting and his wife trudy. >> boy, do you get to see sting. >> we have to get to the next page. now i kind of thought -- i sort of thought it was sort of -- ♪ roxanne ♪ you don't have to put on the red light ♪ he could put on a shirt though. >> i think it is kind of sexy. >> no shirt for sting. what's the goal of this? >> to show -- they like to talk about -- they're very sexual i guess. very romantic. they like trau dawdry. >> ooh, ooh. >> that is insane. >> what do you think about some of the pictures? >> they want to keep it

exciting? cut down the tawdry sex to five minutes. ten minutes. okay, sting? >> we should point out, 30 years. >> no shirt. that's a new move. >> they've been together 30 years and married for 18. >> well, that's good. they make a good couple. he just doesn't have a shirt. maybe that's the new thing. you go out, what are you wearing, honey? i'm just not going to wear anything. ♪ you know what to do ♪ i don't wear nothing >> can i tell you another good impression jimmy just did in the hall. can you do the brokaw one? >> it's very breathy and talks like that. i got a tweet from ashton kutcher. just doing brokaw. >> gene just. brokaw would be flattered. >> we were showing each other's wallets backstage. i have a tiny little -- >> limbli >> slim line.

>> it is not a doll haas wallet, it is a normal human wale will the, my i.d. and credit cards. you pull out this morbidly obese thing. again, jillian michaels came in and said, well let's go, it's going to be all wallets. it doesn't even close. >> it doesn't close. there's not really anything in there that is of value. >> there's a piece of tissue hanging out one side. there was a hair -- i mean it was insane what -- it was like there was a half-eaten sandwich. how many cards do you have? >> no, it wasn't. >> you had business cards. >> i have business cards and notes and other receipts. first of all, i don't know why i save them and stick them in there. >> it is like if you rolled this up and went like this, that's your wallet. where would that even fit anywhere. it was like my grandpa's wallet. his pants would be -- deformed. >> i'm going to bring it out during the organizing segment and you guys can decide if it is too big. i don't think it is. i think it is roomy -- >> room in and it breathes.

it's suffocated. it is screaming for help. s.o.s.! there's a flare in it if you need roadside assistance. it is the most insane wallet i've ever seen in my life. >> someone has to go get it. it is in my dressing room. thanks, brittany. >> it is absolutely -- >> you guys can decide. while we are waiting for that, there was a picture. apparent apparently -- did you see this picture of the cross-eyed opposs oppossum? >> did you say oppossum or possum? >> it is a cross-eyed thing. >> that's nice. that's when you need friends. when your only friend is a cross-eyed possum, you got to get out more. i'm feeling with a cross-eyed possum. how does the possum like his facebook page? >> i think he likes it.

kathie lee does a good cross-eyed -- do we have it? that's her favorite face so i know that her feelings won't be hurt. there was something you guide read on your show last night. a guy was cleaning his gutters? >> it was funny -- we saw this on youtube. it is just a video, viral video but it is a guy -- i don't know where he is from. sweden or something? he is like cleaning off the ice off his wires that are hanging outside his window. whoa, something just arrived. the table just shifted this way. >> what? >> this is insane! >> close it. >> what is this? this is like horders. this is like -- >> try to close it. >> i can't -- you can even even even schwarzenegger can't close it. this wallet is too heavy and thick. there's no way you need so many cards. i mean it's all credit cards and weird stuff. >> it's stuff that i need. you can close it. you just have to snap it hard.

>> i feel so bad for your wallet. look, other things are opening. like cigarette compartments are opening. it is like the bat cave. you have to move the shakespeare head to open the bat. that is an insane thing. that is absolutely -- all right. you need an intervention. so it was a funny video, the guy's -- his hand's out the window. no one gets hurt. he's cleaning off the ice, just trying to get the ice off. his buddy's videotaping him. that big chunk of ice falls. no big deal. >> whoa! >> what? close call. what in the world? did you get all the ice off? oh, my gosh. see, but nobody got hurt. that's why i like those videos. sometimes you see those things where people go in with the avalanche and i don't like those. but that one was good. >> usually this time in the show we play a little music. i do this ihoda play list.

>> you like my music? i just like to see you singing the words "word up." >> this is by flo rida and akon called "who that girl." i isolated just the chorus because the rest of it is a lot of "what what" and i don't know what they're saying. >> they're saying "what what?" >> ready? let's crank a little bit of this. ♪ ♪ >> once you're a jet, you're a jet. don't you step on my turf. ♪ >> i'm a street tough street

tough guy. sorry. i'm a one-man show. who dat girl, who dat girl, people breaking their necks. >> how about this? >> this is classic. >> if you want to know, if you want jim know fall in love with you, play a little beesy boys. >> i do love the beasty boys. they've got a new record coming out. it is called like something hot sauce or something. it's not out until i think the summer. but, god, i can't wait for the new beasty boys. they're phenomenal. >> this is the time of the show where we say what's okay and what's not okay. so what's the question? is it okay to get a pre-nup? >> is it going to -- sure. >> kathie lee says sadly in hollywood it seems almost foolish not to. >> you guys are in this. there you are. >> look how small we are in the

bottom. we're very little. >> it's very nice. >> so kathie lee says this, it is okay. sadly, in hollywood, seems like it is foolish not to. >> you say it sounds like a bad start, not to mention bad karma for a pre-nup. >> but you have to do it. >> i think you just have to do it. with all the money involved and all the things involved. i don't think you -- >> you don't? >> no. i don't think i have anything to worry about. if she wants everything, just give it to her. >> you have a great wife. >> she is the best. >> she is the best. >> she says it is the year of hoda kotb. >> she said that when i was on your show, remember when i was the sympathy guest and you couldn't get anybody? >> you did not! you called me at 2:00. i showed up at 4:00. because i love you. >> that is not true. >> but she called. you said something on the show and ever since that day things have been going well.

>> you have a book that came out, it was a huge success. what else is going well? you have a man in your life? >> he's cute. tell your wife i said thank you very, very, very much. dating justin bieber? what do you mean, he's cute? does his hair flip around? coming up we're going to play this great game. he's very competitive, i'm very competitive one says you are very competitive. zblefr one says you are. get ready after this. - excuse me, which sock is whiter? - oh, that one.

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we areback with our guest co-host jimmy fallon who's made a career out of pop culture. >> things are about to get interesting. >> jimmy and i are going to go head-to-head in an entertainment trivia competition. you're going down. >> this is going to be serious. >> jeff cagle has always dreamt of being a game show host is now with us to referee. >> i really did. allan ludden. >> look at you. >> this is where you get your start. >> exactly. if this magazine thing doesn't work out, i'll be back. >> come on, babe. we're ready. >> hoda's very serious. during the commercial break she squeezed me and said "don't you win." that was very rude. security guards are here. >> you know the rules -- >> no. >> i'm going to ask you the

question, you know the answer, hit the buzzer. all right? if you buzz wrong, the other one gets to answer. ready, we'll start with our favorite, reality television show "the jersey shore." the question is, can you name all the cast members of the new season -- >> you broke it you hit it that hard! you're so competitive you broke the buzzer. >> is he in? >> go! >> ready? vinnie, paulie d., situation, dina -- >> no. >> what do you mean, no? dina, jay wow, snooki. >> two more. >> two more? >> angela and sammy sweetheart, ronnie. >> there you go! >> what? no, you do not get everyone. >> i even arded a coupdd'd a co. i deserve bonus points. i get bonus points. dina's in. >> she's like snooki you without

the lady-like elegance. >> class move. >> 1-0. >> number two, with the golden globes taking place this weekend, talk about the highest grossing film of the year. >> who was it? no, i don't know. >> start again. >> what was the highest grossing film of 2010? >> give me the choices. >> "inception." "toy story 3" "harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 1." and, d, the twilight saga eclipse. >> "toy story". >> i said "3." >> do we have judges? >> 1-1. >> i'm going to give it to her. >> that was my favorite. cried like a baby. >> i did, too. grown men wailed. number three, let's watch the following movie clip from the 1997 hit "titanic."

>> woo! >> i can see the statue of liberty already. very small, of course. >> all right. what is the famous line that leonardo dicaprio said right there. "i'm the king of the world!" >> there you go. >> what did you drop something? you're really competitive. hoda -- >> i'm the king of the world! woo-hoo! when i'm done beating you at your own game that's what i say. >> hoda, is your buzzer still working? >> you're hitting it too hard. >> number four, moving on to music, can you name the artist of this grammy nominated song of the year -- "it's a quarter after 1:00 i'm all alone and i need you now ♪

>> lady antibellum. hillary scott is the lead singer. >> you are showing off. >> i like her, she's good. she has a good christmas song. >> number five, final question. >> wait. >> this is worth 100 points. question, what is homer simpson's most famous line. >> that was mine. "doh!" do we have time for a tiebreaker? do it. quick! >> tiebreaker, number six, can you name two of the housewives from new york? >> bethany and jill. >> there you go. >> full names! hoda, you win. >> hilarious. >> i think it is only gracious for me to give it to you. >> kathie, this is so nice. this is phenomenal.

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and find out how you could save money on your prescription photos that stopped us in our tracks and made us say "what?" "huh?" >> let's get going. the first one from dana brock from georgia. can you pass the toilet paper, please? >> ooh. >> would you ever seriously? >> what is that even about? >> let's make it a double. >> i mean that is fantastic. that is almost like my bathroom at home except my bowls face each other. >> next up, from garrett, this is going to be hard. from las vegas. always be prepared? that's a grocery store in las vegas. >> that's bad. >> everything must go. >> that would have been better.

>> okay. we've got another one in from lori hewitt. it's one-stop shopping. >> honey, i got the honeymoon. don't open your eyes yet. here it is, we're here at the beer museum. >> seriously, what would you do go if that was your guy? >> i would die. >> little for the men, little for the women? >> a lot for the men? i'm sorry there was a beer museum on the invitation. >> then everyone gets married! >> exactly. >> i think we have to wrap. we'll save it. >> thank you, sara. send your photos to us. klg and hoda.com. we live the little girl from "true grit." ♪ feed the senses.

good morning. time now 10:26. checking your forecast with christina, keeping an eye on the showers moving through. >> yes, we have. the good news is now the showers are starting to push to the north a little bit. i want to show you on the satellite imagery. a tropical off to the north. high pressure is amplifying and will take the storm track to the north as we head through the next few hours. looks like the situation will get much, much better. and by 1:00 p.m., it will be north of santa rosa. the weather should be pretty

nice, 63 today for morgan hills, 61 for santa cruz, mild condition for showers in the first half of the north bay and 66 degrees for your friday. any problems on the highway? >> you've been talking about here and going north, thank goodness and look at the windshield wipers and headlights on. that's the ruling in california, keep the headlights on when the windshield wipers are on. moving very smoothly and a lighter volume of traffic. likely little disturbance from the rain and martinez to highway 4 and warren buffets. the first to slow this morning five hours ago and now still here and in the 40s there. another live look out there and during the south bay, the traffic volume clearing up.

as always, a lot drier. stilay skies. keep your eyes out as you head north.

three men have been shot to death saturday night. two men were trying to kidnap the owner over an alleged debt and confronted by a third man and they're looking for a third

suspect with the alleged kidnappers. thanks for joining us. the "today" show continues next and we'll see you again tomorrow morning. have a great day. we're back with more of "today" and a special co-host while kathie lee takes a couple days off. we're happy to have "late night's" jimmy fallon. who's made today quite memorable. >> stay like you mean it. i'm very excited about the guest here. >> there is this terrific movie out you guys that's already number one at box office, called "true grit." >> just at 14 years old, one of the stars, haley steinfeld plays a teenage girl determined to avenge her father's death. >> i have slept out in that

before. papa took me out last summer on the petty g. we were in the woods all night. we sat around the fire and told ghost stories. we had a good time. >> hey, haley. how are you? >> good, thank you. >> we are so excited to have you with us. number one, you're going to the golden globes this weekend and we are keeping our fingers crossed with you. >> that's going to be great. you'll love it. >> the other thing is she's presenting with justin bieber. >> i am. >> tell me what you think about that. >> i am really excited. >> that's your boyfriend. he's presenting with haley? that's huge. >> i'm very excited. >> have you met him before? >> i have not. >> he's a cool guy. the globes. do you have the dress all picked out? >> not yet. is that bad? i know i'm picking it out today. >> you'll do it all when you get out to l.a.? >> yes. >> i love a lot of things about

you. number one you're 14 and so tall. >> i'm like 5'7". >> okay. i love that she was saying she watched all the jeff bridges movies and the matt damon movies because you just sort of wanted to be up on everything. all the ones that weren't r-rated. >> i didn't watch all of them. there's a lot. but i mean i was definitely before "true grit" came along familiar with the actors and their work but i mean i definitely want to make sure that i was -- knew what everybody would be talking about and everything like that. i just kind of brushed up. >> did they sort of take you under their wing on this set, help you with things? >> they totally -- i really felt like they took me under their wing and they all have daughters of their own and i honestly felt like i was one of them there. they were all amazing. >> you're great in that scene right there by the way with matt damon. he was like being mean to you saying, a girl as ugly as you -- i was like that's the cutest girl i've ever seen! you're adorable. >> thank you. >> you're so awesome in this

movie. man, you really held your own against these older seasons actors. this is your first major hit. right? >> yes, it is. >> man, you knocked it out of the park. >> you were in a commercial before, weren't you? >> i was. >> i think we have a little clip of that. i haven't seen it but i would like to. what was it? >> for yogurt. >> blingitude is a girl's bffaeae. >> blingitude. did you freak out when they called and said you had gotten the role in this movie? >> yes, i did. i think something really funny about that commercial. i auditioned more times for that than i did for "true grit." i think i went in for that like seven times for that k-mart commercial. for "true grit," i auditioned like three times. crazy. >> we wish you the best of luck. we'll keep our fingers crossed for sunday night. catch haley and a lot of our

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it is time to do what no man really wants for us women, to find out exactly what they are thinking. so we called in our guy's guy to answer all the questions. >> donny deutsch is here to decode what's going on in the minds of men everywhere -- except maybe mine. i'm not letting donny in. >> james, you're going to help me here. i'm not going to be the bad guy. you'll give me credibility because i say these things, people write in, what's he talking about, what is he thinking. you, nice, sweet, lovable, are going to validate it. >> i don't know about that. >> i'm sitting right next to you. let's go. i don't have time for this.

>> this guy goes on o first date, goes in for the hug, no kiss, texts her, what's going on? >> he's complaining she is a gentleman. sometimes when you like a girl you do less. he probably really liked her, she's complaining. he hugged her and texted the next day. >> they shouldn't text, they should call. it is enough with the texting. >> that's a problem. >> texting an e-mail is the new call. >> next day he texted, it is a nice thing. >> when people stopped use smoke signals they probably got mad. you didn't send me any smoke signals. you want to talk to me. how rude. i think the guy -- i forget his name -- he's a gentleman. what is he, a slut? the problem is he's calling? >> no texts, thank you. enough. ellen said my boyfriend of five

months and i recently broke up. i'm tempted to have one last hurrah in the sack. it break-up sex bad. >> let's ask donny. >> it depends. if had will hurt you more and having s.e.c. oex will open up wounds? no. but if you don't care, okay. but if it's over, move on. >> it sounds desperate to me. now he's going to think i'm awesome. one last shot at him where he's going i made a mistake. >> we both say move on. >> i'm even with you on that one. >> michelle says, why is it sex so important to men when most of the time we women can take it or leave it. speak for yourself, michelle. my husband is in the mood constantly. >> easy sara just answered the question. basically there's nothing wrong with it. once again he wants sex all the time from you. i think that's a really good thing. i don't know that men want more

sex than women. >> it is actually biological. >> they do. >> i don't agree with that. >> overall? >> do you think men -- we think about sex more but do you think men want sex -- i think women are just as horny as men. >> they're taking pills. they're getting shots. i mean men are doing whatever they can. i looked in your bag before you came out. then men have issues as well. they really -- >> all right. >> emily -- after a first date should i follow up by sending him a thank-you text or e-mail or wait to hear from him. >> wait. wait -- >> a thank-you text? >> what is wrong -- i would say no but if a guy takes a girl out for a really nice date. >> just say thank you. >> don't send two texts. >> and please call me in five minutes. don't do that. >> don't do three texts.

>> i would tell a woman, no, wait for him. but it is still nice if a woman had a nice time -- i'm not crazy. >> you risk doing too much, hey, did you not have fun? >> i would not reach out. let the guy call you. >> we have to go? donny's going to have his own show. yes. what's it called? >> "love calling." >> because of what happened on this show, 11:00 p.m. live on bra bravo, january 27th. women with call in live -- >> and talk to donny. >> is this a great country or what? >> you're going to forget the dates. we'll tell you again later when it comes time. >> jimmy, thank you for coming on. we pretty much were sinked up on everything. >> don't you love this? >> i love jimmy. and donny. and donny. i'm sorry. all right. go ahead. up next, the moment all us guys have been waiting for --

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if you keep promising yourself that you're going to clean out that closet one of these days, there are no more excuses. >> here to tell you what to kos, gail blanke, "throw out the things." and jill martin. >> you say get rid of 50 things? is like 50 the magic number? >> not 49. 50. >> exactly 50. >> here's the thing. we are ready to move forward. in this country, we are ready to stop asking how bad could it get, start asking how good can i make it, we're ready to get our energy and optimism back and the way to do is that to let go of anything that would drag us down, hold us back, make us feel bad with ourselves. like -- >> this looks like my closet. >> mine, too.

>> is this yours? >> wearing something similar, yeah. what if you only have 50 things? >> well think how simple that is. >> what are you supposed to be getting rid of? >> look, it can be your old makeup from your old look. it could be go into your medicine chest and look at those old meds for those old diseases. what are you waiting for the old diseases to come back? you know what you want to throw out? old grudges. old anger. >> you're going deep. you're going deep. >> this book is good! i'm going to kindle it right now. >> what about people? people only remember the bad times, not the good times? >> get rid of 50 people in your life. >> we're going to physically start cleaning out our business. >> i'll tell you what not to get rid of. i have this wallet. the positive about this wallet being so big. you once lost it in a taxi and it is so big the taxi driver

actually called it and returned it. and he didn't take one thing. >> no problem. >> i'm with you, jimmy, we're going to organize our closet and the acronym is fallon. let's start with f. fix the clutter. i always say this invest in joy man mangano's huggable hangers. >> those are actually incredible. >> so we're still on f. a, add shelves to your closet. if you have a lot of folding stuff. shelves here, this will come off if you need a little room here. you don't need the purse but this is great. for your shoes, i never know where to put my boots. >> here's the thing. guys' shoes don't fit in there. women and like little people. children. >> this is for women and men. if you wear your cowboy boots -- >> what i do if i have size 13

shoes? >> but i don't. >> i do. >> you're 13? >> don't tell me what size shoe i wear. i'm me! this is bizarre. >> i work with basketball players and i'm familiar with -- >> yeah, 12 or 13. >> all right, i won't go there. we're on to l. load up on air-tight bags. everybody thinks you're supposed to leave your real and fake jewelry out. air oxidizes jewelry. this is actually my jewelry. you fit -- this is a good tip. fit it into air tight bags. organize tangled jules. this is another way for whatever you're wearing for the week in your dressing room, to lay everything out right here. >> take this, hoda. i just throw mine in a drawer. >> that's o. then n. never let your favorite team down. these are all your baseball hats. >> the saints. >> unfortunately, i thought you were a boston fan, red sox, but

you're not. >> i do like the yankees but i do like boston because -- >> what about football? >> football, the jets. >> and the knicks. >> i lot of knicks. please, i love them, too. but the knicks are heartbreaking sometimes. >> these are all under $25 and it's fallon so everyone can follow that. >> i'm all about the acronyms. coming up next, soup and sandwich perfect for a cold winter day. you're a foodie. >> i don't like the name foodie but i like to eat food. just soun

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time for "today's kitchen." with wintertime lunches that will warm you up. >> executive chef for the capital guru restaurant. everything smells phenomenal

already. >> perfect for this time of year. >> we do a little soup and sandy. >> we're working on tomato fennel soup. the vegetables have been cooking for about 20 minutes, deglaze with a little white wine. >> kathie lee, we miss you and we'll see you when you return. >> jim, this soup is not cream-based for people who are -- >> no, it is light, if you're looking for something that's light and healthy, this is perfect. just vegetables and some white wine and some stock and very good. so we're going to add all of these tomatoes, we roasted ahead of time so they have a little bit more intense flavor. excuse the reach, we'll add some tomato juice. then we're going to let this simmer. what i love about coming to cook with you on television here is 20 minutes later, seems like it is three seconds. so we simmered here for 20 minutes. then once we've simmered it we'll just stir our basil in. >> did these tomatoes break

down? >> they break down. lit it, then tomatoes -- >> can you use an immersion blender? >> i like that because i don't like to clean that thing. the immersion blender you stick it in and go -- then you go, i'm a genius. >> you can also get the assistant who can clean it for you. >> baby steps. >> here we'll go into our high-speed blender. we could use the immersion blender if we want it. that basil has been sitting in that soup for 20 minutes. >> that's really delicious. >> grind that up. >> get a good puree going there. here is our finished tomato basil soup. just a couple leaves of fresh basil to garnish that. >> here. >> delicious. phenomenal. >> speaking of tomato, takes us back to tomato and vodka.

good drink. kathie lee, we miss you and we'll see you when you come back. >> we're making a little sandwich. >> little panini maker? >> this is great with that tomato fennel soup. this is fresh mozzarella, prosciutto and basil. we're just grilling on a little sour dough. you just start with mozzarella, add your basil leaf, add your prosciutto. >> do you put oil -- >> you brush lightly with oil. >> i usually get the oil in a can and spray it on the -- >> that's much easier. much more bad for you. >> then i'm sprinkling parmesan on the outside so you have that nice crust on the outside. >> this is likeike the ♪

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