good morning. tragedy in tucson as a disturbing new video rant of the shooting suspect surfaces, doctors and the husband of representative gabby giffords provide more encouraging news about her recovery. pregnancy crisis. the shocking story from one memphis high school where students bring their babies to class and where officials are struggling to deal with some 90 teen pregnancies. and reagan revelation. the son of the late president says his father showed signs of alzheimer's while still in the white house. he's pointed to some televised white house. he's pointed to some televised moments to prove it. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm amy robach. you've had quite a week this week. >> very emotional, very difficult story to report. folks in the community that's demanding answers rightfully. some were getting them, at least about the shooter, jared loughner. it shows the alleged gunman on his community college campus rambling about what he called his genocide school. this disturbing video raises more questions about the warning signs of what led to last saturday's tragedy. we'll have more on this coming up in a few moments. then michael steele the embattled head for the republican national commit se no longer in charge. so who is? we'll tell you about the new chairman and what he might mean for the party. also from exposed to more exposure for anna chapman, the

head-turning secret agent from russia. she's back in the spotlight again and cashing in on her new tv gig. and inside "american idol." the show kicks off its tenth season this week. this season it is without simon. it's still a huge hit, but ratings have been declining. can the revamped "idol" succeed? we'll talk live with former "idol" champion ruben studdard. that's all coming up. we want to begin with the tragedy in tucson, one week after jared loughner went on the deadly rampage. new video surfaced. it may provide more insight into his state of mind. kristen welker is live with the very latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. we don't see much of jared loughner in this video, but we do hear what is thought to be his voice. it is giving us new insight.

according to "the los angeles times" pima college community just released disturbing youtube video which shows jared loughner roaming around his then-college campus and lashing out. >> this is my genocide school. >> reporter: according to the "times" the video was shot in november and prompted his suspension from the school. nbc news has not been able to confirm the authenticity but the rant seems to duplicate many of loughner's internet posts about the poor grammar in america. >> they control the grammar. >> reporter: this as doctors at university medical center treating gabe rtreat ing gabrielle giffords say with each passing day there's progress. giffords' district director ron bar bore, wounded saturday, has been released. he posed for a picture with anna

ballin. giffords' aid returned to work yesterday at the congresswoman's district office. simon is getting through this with the help of her loved ones and the nation. she was deeply touched when the president visited her in the hospital. >> we have a terrific president. >> reporter: randy gardner is also a survivor. in a chilling coincidence, he was a student at kent state in 1970 when the ohio national guard opened fire on students protesting the war in vietnam. >> seems we have just as many anger today as we had then. >> reporter: pima sheriff's office has released 911 calls. >> we have a call to police that gabrielle giffords was shot and multiple victims. >> reporter: and a report from first to reach the scene. >> we have at least, 7, 8, 10

gunshot victims here. we're all going to need pd here. >> reporter: more pay their respects as judge roll rojohn r laid to rest. darng days for a community shrouded in grief. and this community still has to bury four more victims. the congresswoman remains in critical condition here at the hospital. three other victims are in good condition. they're expected to be released soon. lester? >> the safeway where this happened i know has been shrouded in police tape. they're going to remove that today. what can we expect? >> reporter: that's right, lester. they do plan to reopen later on this morning. they haven't given exact details about a specific time, but we can tell you that a number of safeway employees gathered outside of the store last night and held a vigil for the victims. lest lester? >> kristen welker, thanks. now to politics and the big

shake-up at the republican committee. michael steele is out. who is in? chris matthews from "hardball" joins us from washington. good morning. >> good morning. >> so the new chairman is reince priebus. he's an unknown face. he'll be leading the republican party into the next presidential election. what can we expect from someone who doesn't have much experience on the national stage. >> i think it's great that you pronounced his name for me. reince priebus. that's a show stopper. he's mentioned the tea party openly. overtly christian. seems to love sarah palin. loves eating moose steak. all these indications are that he's a man of at least the center-right. and he seems to be a guy that wants to bring together tea party people with the regular party and make that an organized political force as sort of a combination. also being from wisconsin is key. you know the industrial states, like everybody knows, is really going to be the key battleground for the presidential election in

2012 from pennsylvania to wisconsin. a pretty smart move geographically. >> congress took a week off to deal with the shock of the tragedy in tucson and because of what happened both sides were saying, hey, let's tone down the political rhetoric. let's try and sit side by side together and show real unity in congress, something that people can be proud of. do you think this is going to be short lived or is this something, this tone, could we actually see it stretch out leading up to the presidential election? >> i think it's going to stretch out. i think there's a sense of -- although there's no indication of any political role in this assassination attempt and the assassination of the federal judge, there is the sense of pull back, let's talk about guns. i think sarah palin's going to have to do that no matter what she wants to do. and let's talk about targeting and reloading. among the tea party people, they really do resent that. they loo like talking about, as sarah palin said the other day,

they do like to say take up arms. they like the language of firepower as a way of talking about political power. people resent that. there will be a conflict back and forth. the republican party will be much less personal in their opposition to the president. you won't see a lot of effigy burning or anything like that. it won't be personal in this fight over health care wednesday. it will be about the issues. >> let's talk about sarah palin. she's under fire for her remarks, using the phrase blood libel to address the criticism leveled to her after the shooting. is there something she can say or do to turn this around? >> she's going on sean hannity monday night. that will be friendly territory. she's a fox commentator. we'll try to walk back some of that language. he'll obviously ask her about that phrase blood libel. she will defend herself. she's very strong and very attractive politically, obviously, to the right. but she doesn't have a reverse gear. she doesn't say, i'm sorry, i

may not have said that the rong wrong way. it will be hard for her to say, i shouldn't have said that. >> chris, i know monday you will host a special edition of "hardball." you'll be looking back at the first two years of obama's presidency. how do you think history will judge president obama this week? >> i think everything, as you know, ties into the thing that happened before. if the president had not had two or three months of really good sort of moderation in his political philosophy since the big loss in november, if he hadn't built some good ties in the middle with the republicans on taxes and don't ask, don't tell and the nuclear arms deal, he wouldn't have been as effective in tucson. but putting those two together, i think he's really moved toward the center. i think it's going to look like a very much more refined presidency than it looked like three months ago. therefore a smarter presidency. >> chris, we'll be watching. thanks so much. time for us to get a check of the other headlines of the morning. for that, let's say hello to

melissa francis at the newsdesk. >> good morning, everyone. we begin in brazil where workers are still looking for victims from the worst mud slides in 40 years. more than 500 are dead, and officials fear that number will climb as nbc's mark potter reports. >> reporter: with the death toll rising and hundreds missing, survivors are still reeling from the floods and mud slides that ripped through the mountains near outside rio de janeiro. throughout the area funerals are under way as residents bury the victims, including children. among the reported dead is brazilian fashion designer daniela connolly who was with her family when a wall of water smashed the home. >> her 2-year-old son, her husband, her mother and father, two or three nephews and the nanny died. >> reporter: now the woman whose dramatic rescue was shown around the world says it was by a

miracle of god she survived. but also says the biggest sorrow in her heart is the loss of her dog, whom she tried to help but couldn't save, as he was swept from her arms by the flood. mark potter, nbc news, miami. memphis city schools are dealing with an alarming statistic. 90 girls at the high school are pregnant or had a baby this school year. that's 20% of the school's female population. some of the girls may be getting pregnant because they think it's, quote, cute. a new initiative aimed at reducing teen pregnancy will be introduced next week. martin luther king jr. would have turned 82 today. monday is the federal holiday. so courts and government offices will be closed. and finally, it was two years ago today that u.s.

airways pilot chesley sully sullenberger landed on the hudson river. the plane hit birds after takeoff and lost both engines. all 155 people on board survived what is now known as the miracle on the hudson. and it was a miracle. that's the news. now back to lester, amy and bill. i can't believe that's been two years. >> yeah, yeah. >> just as cold then as it is now. amazing they survived in the middle of the river. >> that would not be a fun place to be this time of year. >> heart of winter, , arguing that, everyone. it is still coldth roughout muh of the eastern half of the country. we hve litleita bt of a weak storm system through the great kes. a little bit of light snow. but there's no big snowstorms on the way, no ice storms. just pretty cold out there from the rockies to the east coast. the west coast, you're a little warm and wetter. . the active weather heading into the west coast will stay north of the bay area. high pressure just off to our west. we are going to see some pretty

pleasant temperatures aside from the patchy, dense fog. we are seeing out towards the north bay and east bay valley. we will see highs as warm as the upper and mid-60s. tomorrow, a few upper clouds. showers towards sonoma county. monday,s. highs in the mid to upper 60s. the warmest place is inland. >> that's your weekend, forecast, lester? this morning president obama is keeping an eye on the chaos on tunisia. right now it is reeling from deadly protests that have led to its government's collapse. here's nbc's michelle kosinski. >> the scenes on the streets of the capital of tunisia has been extraordinarily, openly violent, relentless. police used live bullets on crowds of thousands. according to official reports, two dozen protesters have been killed since dmemonstration begn

last month. but they have also been successful. >> we don't want food, we don't want jobs, we want him out. >> the president has relinquished power and fled the country. just the day before, he tried to quell the fury by offering to not run again for office, opening up the internet and press. in in u.s. friendly islamic country with a long history of combatting terror, supporting education and women's rights, a stunning downfall. >> extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary to watch. this was an extraordinary moment in mien histoddle eastern histo. >> wikileaks released a cable describing this troubled state. just as in iran, twitter and you tube opened the world's eyes to unrest, is this the first

wikileaks revolution? freedom of expression found those virtual rivers to flow through. >> there was so much that was coming out of tunisia via twitter. the revolution has been twitterized. >> all watching from around the globe and by tunisia's tense neighbors especially. it's now 15 minutes past the hour, here's amy. >> back here at home, an explosive new book about ronald reagan is about to go on sale and it alleges the former president was showing signs of alzheimer's while he was serving in the white house. what makes this book so controversial is that it was written by his son, ron reagan. nbc's john yang has more. >> reporter: ronald reagan was the oldest president ever, 69 when he took office. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease five years after leaving the white house. but in a new book, son ron reagan writes that three years into his first term, i was

feeling the first shivs of concern that something beyond mellowing was affecting my father. >> the system still where it was with regard to the -- with regard to the progressivity as i have said. >> my heart sank as he floundered his way through his response, fumbling with his notes, uncharacteristically lost for words, he looked tired and bewildered. his age became an issue until the second debate. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign. i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> reporter: just when reagan's alzheimer's was evident has been a hot topic of debate since the diagnosis.

>> to really change our knowledge of ronald reagan you would have to go back into the presidency and find a case where one of his doctors said i see signs of alzheimer's that are disturbing. i don't think that evidence exists. >> reporter: the book makes a startling new claim that when reagan fell off a horse six months after leaving office, doctors found signs of alsz himers. ron reagan says he has no evidence that his father or anyone else was aware of the onset of alzheimer's while he was in office. and now here's lester. >> banks lost billions in the financial collapse. now they're trying to recoup some of the cash from you, we're talking about new fees on common transacti transactions. here with what you need to know is nicole lap pin. a lot of this is because there's been new restrictions regarding banks and what they can charge us so they're now finding new

ways. >> the federal regulators come in and they squash these big fees, which is great for you and i the consumer, so the banks are losing out so another fee pops out in its place. >> let's talk to you about checking accounts. for some people that's going to change, the notion of free checking? >> i wouldn't say that gone are the days of free checking, but gone are the days when banks are using that as a buzz word to lure people in. about 2/3 of banks still offer free checking. washington mutual is switching to fee checking next month. $6 to $9 for basic checking is what they're starting out with, $9 to $25 for the bells and whistles but if you have a basic minimum balance or if you have a mortgage there, these fees are totally avoidable. >> a lot of people are trying to manage their money by using debit cards, spending as they go.

what are the banks doing as far as debit cards? >> we could see $25 fees to $30 fees on just using the atm card and then you could see some transactions being limited or the size of the transaction. but the first thing to go is going to be those rewards programs, all the miles, all the good stuff. >> when i use any atms in my own bank machine, it's free, but when i go somewhere else. >> whenever you go to a machine that's not of your own bank's, there could be some incremental increases there the next time you head out to the atm. and then of course the ones that you don't bank with. >> what does sa that say about what kinds of bank we should will use ing. there's a movement -- the

hsbcs of the world, the credit unions, the regional banks that don't impose these fees. but i have to say something that might not make me very popular. it is totally, 100% completely avoidable. it's not the bank's fault entirely. $620, $620 every single year is what you and i pay on average for totally avoidable fees. nobody asks you to go to an atm -- >> how do you avoid it? >> you go to your own bank's atm. those are the consumer's fault, so if you get your own financial life together you can avoid a lot of these fees. >> consumer beware, then. still to come on "today," onpjo paul ii and his track to saint hood. we'll tell you more about that on nbc.ig [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday. and these are the ones you'll love on a friday. pillsbury crescent pizza pockets.

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this morning pope john paul ii is one step closer to saint hood. the process takes more than years, it takes miracles. anne thompson has more. >> reporter: from john paul ii's funeral. the cries -- is one year away from being answered. this year the church with -- traveling the world, reaching out to other faiths. a media superstar, now on his way to becoming a saint at a record pace. >> he made christianity interesting in a world that thought that christianity was fading into the margins of history. >> reporter: to achieve saint hood, two miracles must be attributed to the person. the cure of a french none's

parkinson's disease. she says it happened after she prayed to john paul who also suffered from the ailment. yet during john paul's 27-year papacy, catholic twisted away from the church in droves. >> he was very slow in responding to that, very slow in believing the accusations or understanding how extensive this problem was, but when someone is made a saint, we're not saying that all those things were good or done right. >> the church really changed under his influence. i think we became more confident. we became bolder, i think more public. >> reporter: inspiration and devotion that overwhelmed vatican city when john paul died, the pope who created more saints than any other now on the verge of becoming a saint

himself. for "today," anne thompson, nbc news, new york. and still to come, from russia with love, the latest exploits from the former secret agent. but first these messages. experts from a leading consumer publication recently tested automatic dishwashing detergents. they rated finish quantum number one, beating the competition ! try finish quantum for amazing clean and shine. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.

this morning, fog is an issue in the north and east bay valley. as you can see the number, mostly 40s outside. visibility, napa, fairfield, concord and nevada, down to a quarter mile. that will slow things down for

the morning if you happen to do any driving around early in the day. we don't have any rain here. the storm track is heading to the north. it will likely stay there. high pressure building in. despite the fact we have a foggy start to the morning, as we move to the afternoon, areas not starting off with fog. getting pretty warm today. look at san jose, down to gilroy. upper 60s. a few more clouds tomorrow. staying warm. upper 60s for the holiday on monday. thank you, chris. new this morning, at least one person is dead after an overnight shooting at the top of twin peaks in san francisco. one witness says he saw a car speeding away after the shots were fired. behind bars this morning, a suspect in a deadly shooting that happened in front of a stunned customer in a san francisco cafe. tips led to the arrest. police aren't releasing the suspect's name yet.

he is a person that walked into the jabina cafe and chased 29-year-old perry turner into a back room on thursday. that's when police say that suspect shot turner several times. witnesses say they looked up from their meals to see the victim running, being chased by an armed gunman. a san jose warehouse is at the center of an alleged counterfeit movie and music ring. a federal grand jury claims that eight men used a warehouse on worcester and julian in san jose to make and distribute thousands of phoney dvds. the suspect are accused of buying the counterfeit items in san jose and selling them at flea markets. they are charged with copy right infringement and counterfeit labels. a portion of highway 101 will be shut down. northbound and southbound lanes at tuly road in san jose will be

shut down tonight at midnight until 7:00 in the morning on sunday. on sunday, freet way will be closed between 11:00 at night until monday morning at 5:00 a.m. southbound drivers will be detoured at westbound tully off ramp. northbound drivers will take the detour at eastbound tuly road to king road. we will have more local news coming up in half an hour. right now, we have more of the "today" show. have a good morning. we'll see you back here in a bit. 3q health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efforts. when you use lysol at home,

you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. we're back on? -- we're back on this saturday morning, on this january 15. back inside studio 1a, i'm amy robach along with lester holt. coming up, we're going to be talking about phoebie prince. >> she's the teenager that took her own life after being bullied. and now her alleged bullies are about to go on trial. coming up, we'll take a look back and speak with phoebie's family and see how they're

coping a year later. and after the inauguration of john f. kennedy, we're still -- kennedy's early days in office online. coming up, we're going to take a sneak peek at some of those photos and we're also going to look into why videos of the kennedy clan may never be seen on tv. >> this morning there's news out there that before you read your horoscope, you need to recheck your sign. after thousands of years, it appears your zodiac sign may be changing and there's even a new sign, we're going to talk about wh it. >> people are upset about their sign changing. >> mine are still both water signs if that gives you a hint. >> we begin this hour with anna chapman, she's the red haired spy from russia who was sent

back home from the united states. now anna chapman has traded her lived in shadows with even more fame and attention. >> reporter: is there no stopping here? on a tv show about anna chapman's life, the failed spy kicked out of the u.s. may have a new career on television. anna chapman will host a russian tv series called secrets of the world. it's no secret why anna chapman adored as a sexy spoof has become a media superstar. model, and everywhere spoofing the spies. has a passion for guns, she says, i shoot well. she's become the public face of the russian secret service and all that exposure is winning her fans. >> do we have any spies that hot? >> let me make it clear, it

wasn't my idea to send her back. >> reporter: anna chapman was one of ten suspected spies deported six months a lot. but that may have been the best thing that ever happened to anna chapman, who made it to the top. she said on the tv show that one of the things she most wants is a pet lion, she didn't have long to wait. >> anna chapman failed as a spy, now in the tv series, she'll solve some of the world's most controversial mysteries. anna chapman, the spy who came in from the cold. for "today," martin fletcher, nbc news. it's time for a check of the weather. bill karins is out there on the plaza. >> that looks really cute. that's the only warm spot in the country, it's really cold in the

eastern half of the nation, we have some snow moving through the great lakes and rain developing in texas. there's no real big storms out there, so this weekend everyone can get in and out of their right now, fog really the only concern we have this morning in the north and east bay valleys. you will notice the storm track way off to the north. this is going to be mainly north to the entire bay area through the weekend. a glancing blow from one system dropping in late sunday evening. 40s, morning. areas not stuck with fog will be warming into 60s as early as lunchtime. upper 60s in the warmest places. 70, gilroy. cooler for sunday and we bounce back up with the temperatures approaching monday and tuesday. going to be sunny and 83 in l.a. that's a look at your weekend forecast, lester? now to the controversy surrounding the new miniseries about the kennedys. the movie was suddenly scrapped by the history channel.

some say the famous clan may be behind the reason to pull the plug. natalie morales looked into it. >> the 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. >> reporter: it's a highly anticipated miniseries, steeped both in camelot and in controversy. >> you can make them think whatever you want. >> reporter: the multimillion dollar project called "the kennedys." >> you really see that everyone can be bought. >> i haven't met the exception. >> well you have now. >> reporter: the miniseries set to air on the history channel this spring has been scrapped. >> it is 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. >> reporter: in a front page article for the "new york times," ted sorenson who died last october called early versions of the script vindictive and malicious. and members of the kennedy clan felt the same way. >> we're told that maria shriver, and caroline kennedy both who have ties to the history channel both were involved in getting this killed. >> reporter: caroline kennedy is currently involved in a book deal about her family to be released by a disney owned publisher. the miniseries is the brain child of the creator of the fox action show "24" and a rare and outspoken political conservative in hollywood which melanie says may have been a source of concern for the kennedys. >> according to the history

network, it's historically 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. >> reporter: in a statement, the history channel said while the film is produced and acted with the highest quality, after viewing the final product in it's totality, we have concluded that this dramatic interpretation is not fit for a history brand. 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 film's producers are reportedly shopping the series around to other networks. but so far no offers have been made. the drama is still set to air in canada and overseas, but with no network set for the u.s., it has to be a major disappointment to those attached to the series,

including holmes who considered this a -- she said she worked hard to portray the former first lady, studying old kennedy films with husband tom cruise. holmes's daughter even struck up a friendship with the young actress who played caroline. but some believe it is the real caroline kennedy who had the last word. for "today," natalie morales, nbc, new york. >> some tell me that will be a dvd before long. and all this comes out as the kennedy library and museum is unveiling it's digital archive. it has records, photographs including a picture here from 1963. this shows the family gathering for the birthday of the president's father, joseph kennedy senior. >> and check this out, a passport of john kennedy, a very boyish kennedy, this dates to 1941. the other archives has documents

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[ woman ] it's my right to breathe right. isn't it your right, too? a new book on one mom's parenting is getting a lot of attention this week. battle hymn of the tiger mother was written by amy chua. her children were not allowed to watch tv, have play dates and they couldn't get a grade less than an a. we're going to get to the details of your book, but as we mentioned, you've been getting a lot of comments, we should say about your book and a lot of them not very positive. were you anticipating how controversial this book would be? >> i knew it would be controversial, but part of the problem is that people don't realize it's not a parenting book, it's just my story, including my mistakes, it's a memoir. amy, i was raised by chinese

parents who were very strict but also superloving and supportive. to this day i adore them. they're my idols even though they're very tough. my parents came over and they were so poor when they first got here that they couldn't afford heat their first two winters in boston and had to wear blankets around to keep warm. when my mom got pregnant with my sister, they had to borrow money for the hospital. so when my sisters and i were growing up, there were these harsh rules, a minus is not a great grade. tours, respect. and there was some harsh words, but i always knew there was love there and i felt that they earned the right to demand that of me. >> they were doing it for your own good. i want to talk about what people are saying so you can have the opportunity to say what you like. >> she is a monster t way she raised her kids is outrageous

and not the main stream chinese way. this woman thinks she's superior to other cultures, that poor dysfunctional mother, there is no such thing as perfect children much less a perfect mother. how do you react to those comments. >> they're pretty painful. you know, at of people, i understand how people have that reaction, they're on the outside, they don't see. and they actually don't realize that i'm not saying this is superior. in fact the whole book is actually about how things didn't work out. because i respected my parents so much and i feel so grateful to them, i wanted to raise my two daughters the same way. but things were smooth with my first daughter, but then my second daughter came along, a big, feisty girl, we're very similar in temperament and she rebelled and at a certain point, i realized if i don't pull back, i'm going to lose her. and i chose to pull back. >> do you regret some of the things you said? i think that's what caused some of the controversy, the fact

that you put in the book some of these harsh words you said to your daughter. i'm going to burn all your stuffed animals if you don't play the violin. >> some of the scenes are supposed to be comic, they're my kids poking fun at me. there are definitely moments i'm not proud of. and actually today, my daughter is having a 5015th birthday slummer party. i have very high academic expectations for them. to me, it's hard to convey that my parents seemed so harsh and strict, but looking back now i know i wouldn't be the person i am if they hadn't had such high standards for me. i think if you're going to safe if you don't get an a-plus, then i don't love you. that 's terrible, that's booed parenting. >> you say you're good enough to get an a-plus. work hard. >> do you think your daughter also raise their children in the same way? >> somebody asked me that, and what they both said was, oh, we

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27 was a sagittarius, now she's a scorpio, determined and forceful. and where there were just 12 signs, now there are 13. welcome the snake, or is that the snake charmer? how do you say it? >> ophiuchus. >> not a clue. >> how do you say this new sign? >> ophiuchus. >> if you believe this, this is controversial stuff. most newspapers have yet to legitimize this by putting this in their daily horoscope. if you were born between november 29 and december 17, old math you were sagittarius, new math, you're ophiuchus, which makes that old pickup line sound

like mold on two month old bread. i was a libra, in balance and harmonious, now i'm allegedly a virgo, shy, yeah, right. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, ft. lauderdale. >> do we have the dates we can put up here? here we go. let's look at this now. >> you and i are both the same sign now. >> i'm march 8, so i became an aquarius. >> i admit, i don't understand a lot of this. but i thought whatever it was when you were born. so i was born in 1979, i was a pisces. >> so you're a comedian now.

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east bay valleys. san jose, places not waking up to a whole lot of fog. mid-60s. for san rafael, fairfield, running cooler to are this holiday weekend. upper 50s and low 60s for highs there. things will be dry and wafrrm. look at the numbers. this weekend, a portion of highway 101 wille shut down to let crews demolish a bridge. north and southbound 101 will shut down between midnight 57bd in the morning by tully road. tomorrow morning, closed between 11:00 at night and 5:00 in the morning. southbound drivers will detour at tully road off ramp to mclaughlin. northbound drivers, take the detour from eastbound tully road to king road. >> the community bought some writers more time to make the

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welcome back on this saturday morning, jan 15th, 2011. we've got an electric crowd an assembled at rockefeller plaza braving the cold this saturday morning. thank them for coming out and joining us on the plaza. i'm amy robach along with lester holt. it was one year ago that that massachusetts teen phoebe prince took her own life. >> the family said she was essentially bullied to death and now those accused are about to go on trial. we'll talk to her aunt later to talk about how the family is coping and what to expect. >> we'll be talking about this

new culture of divorce. believe it or not, more and more americans are actually celebrating their divorces with parties and cakes and sharing the news with the world. they're not hiding it. coming up, we'll introduce you to a new site that helps people celebrate divorce and tries to lift the stigma here in america. >> "american idol" fans like you are concerned about the future of the show. judging changes. a lot of folks wondering if it will be what it used to be. we're going to talk a preview of the upcoming season and ruben studdard is going to join us. >> will it be good enough for people to watch is the big question. but first, let's get a check of the other morning's headlines and melissa francis at the news desk for us. good morning. >> it's been one week since the tragedy in tucson, arizona, that left six dead and injured congresswom congresswoman gabrielle giffords and several others. kristen welker is live with the

latest on the alleged shooter jared loughner. >> we are getting new video, purportedly of suspect jared lee loughner. you don't see a whole lot of him on this video, but you hear what is thought to be his voice and it's really giving us new insight this morning. according to the los angeles times, pima community college gave the paper this youtube video which shows loughner walking around his college campus and rambling and lashing out. according to the times, this is video was shot back in september and prompted his suspension from the school. nbc news hasn't been able to independently confirm the ver veracity of the video but a lot seems to match his postings we have seen on the internet. take a listen. >> this is a genocide school. i even forgot the teacher that gave me a "d" for freedom of speech. they control the grammar.

>> reporter: now, as for congresswoman gabrielle gifrds, see continues to recover here at this tucson hospital. doctors say she is making progress every day, but she remains in critical condition. three other victims from saturday's shooting are in good condition here at the hospital. they could be released soon, but this community still has to bury four of its six victims. >> nbc's kristen welker, thanks so much. an investigation is under way at a tennessee zoo after an experienced elephant trainer was killed friday by one of the elephants. stephanie james was in the elephant barn when the animal pushed her into a stall. zoo officials say the animal was not being aggressive. memorial services were held friday for ambassador richard holbrooke. the special envoy to pakistan and afghanistan died last month. president obama gave the u loge and former president clinton and

hillary clinton were also on hand to remember the man credited with crafting peace in the balkans. and finally, most of us throw away the lint in our clothes dryers, right? not one michigan artist. laura belt made this lint masser piece, a replica of the last supper. as you can imagine, she had to do a lot of laundry to get all that lint. in fact, it took 2700 to 800 hours of washing and drying all different colored towels just to make it. wow, one lint brush could wipe the whole thing out. now back to lester out on the plaza. >> thanks very much. bill is here with our check of the weather. i wore my geekiest hat because it's so cold. >> take the flap down and button it underneath your chin. >> i can't get them down. >> that would be style. >> very, very quiet. >> it's very difficult this time of year to dress the kids. it's not easy, right? this is our 4-year-old. she promised me she knows how to

save her name. what's your name? alana bowen. >> very good. she played in the big snowstorm thisl week. it's cold there, too. the west, we're going to be watching very, very wet weather. not cold in the west anymore but continuing to be very damp. one storm after another moving in. flood watches in portions of the pacific northwest. expecting as much as two to four inches of rain from portland to fog advisories up through 9:00 this morning. no worries about rain. that's going to stay way up to the north today. it is going to drop as far south. we are going to see pretty dry weather ahead. temperatures will feel like spring. san jose southward. we should hit mid-60s today.

warm up for monday looking mainly dry all the way through friday of next week. that's a look at your forecast. back to you, amy. >> thank you. it was exactly one year ago yesterday that 15-year-old phoebe prince hanged herself in her home after she was bullied at school. now the classmates charged in connection with her death are about to stand trial. here's nbc's jeff rossen. >> phoebe prince didn't live here long, just months, but what a mark she made on south hadley, massachusetts. friday night, a vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of her tragic suicide. just before her death, the portrait of a happy playful girl in this home video given to nbc news. relatives say phoebe seemed okay over christmas. she even opened presents with her dad. it would be her last christmas. just weeks later, january 14th, 2010, phoebe hanged herself at home. prosecutors say she was the

victim of vicious bullying at school by the so-called peen girls of south hadley high. they were accused of streaming at phoebe and threatening her daily. >> she was pretty. she was dating a football player and his girlfriend got jealous. >> so you think they did this all out of jealousy? >> i think it was out of jealousy. >> what would they call her? >> a slut, an irish whore. >> the alleged bullies are now charged with felonies. they've all pled not guilty and will stand trial this year. they claim phoebe was suicidal long before the alleged bullying. court documents show she battled severe depression. phoebe once swallowed an entire bottle of an anti-psychotic drug. she was on prozac and had a history of cutting herself. >> i believe that the medical records will contain information that woj offer alternative

explanations as to why she took her own life. >> not at the hands of the alleged bullies? >> absolutely not. >> still the suicide has sparked debate in this country how to help the helpless. in the past year, schools have launches new anti-bullying programs, including south hadley high. >> trying to hammer home the concept that every individual deserves dignity at its very core. >> reporter: phoebe prince, once so full of life, taught us so much in death. for "today," jeff rossen, nbc news it, new york. and joining us now is phoebe's aunt eileen moore and family friend darby o'brien. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> and eileen, it's been a year since phoebe died. how is the family doing? her picture is everywhere. we've talked about her so much. she's had such an impact on so many young people. how is the family coping?

>> it's difficult. but coping as best you can, and trying to hold up to phoebe's legacy and the message that her -- she's giving. people are listening and feel it's very important to get the message and the truth out with darby and i we're here today to do that. >> and darby, you've been very outspoken about the role the school played in what happened to phoebe. have things changed sufficiently, in your opinion? >> no. i think that what's happened, it's been a year of blaming anybody who's challenged the school committee, the superintendent or the principal. you blame anybody who raises issues, the media, and i think that they've even blamed phoebe.

she's the problem. i'm the problem, and they still haven't addressed the problem, which is that the d.a. had charged six kids severely, and nobody has held the adults, the professionals responsible since. >> because i know some anti-bullying laws have been passed. the you mentioned the six students criminally charged. is that at least an indication that thing are moving in the right direction? what more would you like to happen? >> well, i mean, you can have all the bills you know on the books and vin plans on the shelf, but what has to happen which didn't happen a year ago is that you've got to do your job. i mean, when you see something liking that happening at school, which you know, we now know that they knew a lot sooner than they said they did, that you've got to step in and do the job. that's what you expect from professionals when you send kids to school, they'll be safe. and i honestly don't think

things have gotten better. i think things have gotten worse. >> eileen, are you hopeful that there will be justice for phoebe? >> justice is a tough word. i'll tell you not a story, i'll tell you something that i now know is fact. and phoebe, my knee, my daughter -- my sister's daughter, a child in this country was on the floor in her classroom crying, curled up in a ball. the class continued. the class bell rang. phoebe was still crying, and people left the classroom literally walking over her.

this was in the fall. we need desperately to stop looking the other way anton stand up. there's no accountability for -- for not looking and helping, for phoebe's justice, it's phoebe's legacy. she let her not have died and suffered in vain. we need to step up and deal with this and have some compassion for one another. >> and i know, eileen, you created a guide book called you are not alone. you hope that will help others as well who might also be in phoebe's position. eileen moore, thank you so much. darby o'brien, we appreciate your time for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> thanks. we'll be right back right after these messages. we'll be t after these messages.

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>> i want a divorce. >> but regardless of where the blame falls, the stigma of divorce has faded over the years. and nowadays, people openly talk about it. >> i want a divorce. now. >> all of the good stuff goes. the ming vase. >> what's going on. >> consolidating all the assets we've acquired during our marriage. >> there's something about willing to be vulnerable in public which is very appealing. we are all tired of this fake perfection. >> ariana huffington who redefined herself after a very public breakup and cofounded one of the web's most popular web sites is getting back into the business of divorce. >> there isn't one place where people can go and talking about everything dealing with the divorce. so we have decided to go ahead. >> she says the idea came from norah ephron, the site's editor at large who wrote a screenplay or two about this subject after

her divorce. >> comes home from work and says i don't know the if i want to be married anymore. >> she also came up with a tag line, which is marriage comes and goes. but divorce is forever. because it is true that if you have children, divorce is forever. >> that tag line went viral. and since its launch in november, the response has been huge. >> why is it so popular? >> people love it. there was no real place where you could come and talk about all the things that involve divorce. for example, the first time you get naked with a stranger after divorce. that's very traumatic. >> what do you recommend for people who don't want to be naked or have to be naked in front of someone for the first time after divorce? what should they do? >> lights off. >> they're showing that divorce doesn't necessarily have to sideline you, and before this site, there weren't many places like it. >> with a wide range of contributors, "huffington post" divorce offers advice on everything from legal issues to finances. parenting, to emotional hurdles,

even dating. >> i think people expected that "huffington post" divorce was going to be a lot about celebrity divorce and ex-wives bashing their husbands. it's been anything but. it's been really a place where people come to connect. >> reporter: it also gives people a forum to share personal stories it as well as interesting and even light-hearted tidbits. >> one of the things about this page is men have really embraced. >> reporter: saying i do to a new era in divorce, one the creators hope people can flaern. >> we hope it will make the transition easier, that people will learnat from each each oth and from experts but most important that they would be able to express their own truth, their own experience and listen to others. and to be light-hearted as well as serious. >> joining us now is jill brooke, a writer and certified divorce coach. good morning, jill. nice to have you on. >> lovely to be here.

>> we talks about the changing stigma. there was a time when you hear someone's getting a divorce, your immediate thought is somebody was fooling around.what is changing perceptions? >> sometimes you can have two good people who good for each other. that often happens. i think that the reason that divorce is so much more in our culture right now is we want to see how pain can be turned into possibility. and certainly at "huffington post," you have ariana who post divorce created an empire. norah ephron found the love of her life. willow bay lives in a blended family. there therefore, you see the possibility of divorce that life can go on and often wife can go on. >> is there more willingness for people to confront the fact that the marriage isn't working? was there a time you stayed together because divorce didn't seem like the option? >> there has been a tipping point. for a long time, you know, people stayed together often unnecessarily. but i think what unfortunately

is happening is it's trending that people may be getting divorced too quickly because we're such an immediate gratification culture and the pursuit of personal happiness has trumped the commitment to family and clan. i think you have two clashing value systems. >> are we devaluing marriage and the notion of commitment? >> if you look at the numbers of people still marrying, people still value marriage. those of us in second marriages, the first marriage you feel entitled and the second one you feel grateful because you manage your expectations. i think it's a question of managing expectations. but you know, lester, a lot of people get divorced and very few are cavalier about it, especially when there are children involved. there's been a real cultural shift because we've learned in the past 30 years of what to do and what not to do. for example, you have to love your children more than you hate your spouse. and for the first few decades of

the divorcing generation, all the college educations were going to lawyers. >> and will people go on and read this, people who are looking for some validation that it's okay, permission to come to the end of the marriage? >> i don't think we're promoting divorce but encouraging people to do it well and we're basic giving them a blueprint how to do it well because again did, there are children involved and you are connected to those children forever. >> all right, jill brooke, good to have you on. thanks so much for being here. still ahead on "today," "american idol" champ ruben stoddart will talk about the show's facelift. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday.

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he has to say about all the behind the scenes. sharon shown, julian moore, they're all fabulous, they're all fit and they're all 40. it's not that hard to do especially if you know the common mistakes many women make. we're going to answer your questions on life after 40. >> but first, bill karins has got another check of our weather, bill? >> good morning, i don't know if i should walk into my weather office with my tom brady. who's your favorite jets player? exactly, i figured it would b go like that. let's talk about our forecast, a little bit of snow moving into the great lakes, a storm system in the northwest that's going to bring heavy rain today and tomorrow. the big winner los angeles, today, sit back and listen to this if you're cold, maybe we are not going to get to 83. not too bad by our standards. later on, once we lose the patchy fog, hazy sunshine.

in gilroy and salinas, close to 70. mid-50s san jose. 50s to near 60 around the north an east bay valleys. thanks to the fog, temperatures cooler for tomorrow with a few extra clouds. temperatures rebound for martin luther king day on monday and staying mild and dry through the middle part of next week. all right you guys are a little rowdy. who's from south carolina? and what's the group you're with? they're staying away from these guys, smartly. you guys have a wonderful trip. back to you, lester. american idol returns now for these tenth season. the juggernaut continuing to be

the best show on tv. with stephen tyler on board, some see a kinder gentler idol. we'll talk to winner ruben stoddard in a moment. but more on the new american idol. it's a showcase for aspiring superstars. and the highest rated show in television. for nine seasons, performers on "american idol" have hit high notes, and low. facing the show's judges, and instant feedback. >> go to an audition where they lie to you. >> all of it providing drama that has entertained millions, capturing worldwide attention for even some of the bad auditions. ♪ you're a cool cat looking like a fool ♪ ♪ walking around town with your pants on the ground ♪

>> some soft superstars were voted off without missing a beat. but it's viewer ship is on the decline, and as idol begins it's 10th season, there are questions tuesday whether the show's popularity is waning. ke record sales from recent winners haven't been as strong and superstar status seems to fade when the season ends. no free ride even for an "american idol". >> there's peaks and valleys, it's just really about touring and being with the fans and working to really build your own fan base. >> this season there are changes producers hope will inject new life into the show. of the three original judges, only randy jackson will return, with the departure of simon cowe cowell--rock star steven tyler

along with randy jackson say this season will have a different vibe. though they did say they would be honest with performers. for all the hype, the show is still about transformation of an unknown into a star. and for taylor hicks, it's a gift that keeps on giving. >> it's like it all starts over for you again. every season that it comes on. so it's a -- it works wonders and i'm very thankful for it. >> and ruben studdard joins us now. how have you been. >> excellent. >> was it a little trip down memory lane. >> it's always great to watch the show. when i'm touring, i don't get a chance to watch it as much. but it's always great to see how well it's still doing. >> i have to ask you, you were performing in front of your church, you have an amassing voice, but how do you go from that to literally overnight singing in front of 20 million people. the pressure has to be almost surreal. >> for me it was like going to

disney world. i had always prayed about getting the opportunity to sing in front of thousands of people. >> 29 million people. >> but when you're on the show, you only get a chance to sing in front of maybe 1,000 every night. i was kind of used to doing that. but you never get used to not being able to, you know, go to the grocery store or go to the mall without being recognized. so that was the thing that was -- took me the most time to get used to. >> but then you're performing in front of all these people and you're getting this instant feedback from the judges. let me show you a simon cowell reel, if you will, here we go. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ >> you want to be a recording artist? >> yes. >> that's why you need a miracle. >> you need to go to the columbus, ohio stage. >> with god on my side that's all i can ask for. >> he's taken the day off,

sweetheart. >> he was harsh but it brought an edge to the show. you take him out of the equation, what happens? >> well, you know, the one thing i say is that the most confident thing i have learned in my life is that everything changes and so i think people, you know, i think it's a welcome change, you know, simon is just as big as any other star in the world and i think, you know, it was time for him to move on and i think the show will evolve into whatever it will. j-lo is huge, tyler -- i honestly think j-lo, she's from new york, i don't think she's going to have a problem being honest. i think she will have maybe a little bit more compassion. but i don't think she'll be any problem with being honest. >> she'll give it to them straight. >> what was it like backstage if you got just completely skewered by simon. what would you all be talking about that night? >> i have to say, backstage was always fun. i think, you know, everybody

left all their emotions on the stage, like simon gave you whatever he had to say, and when he came backstage -- >> were you prepared for the worst with him? >> you had to be. and that's probably why i had a weird look on my face, because i was always waiting for him to tell me something bad. but thankfully he always had a positive comment. >> why do you think that some idol winners have not done as well as yourself. >> that's kind of relative. you can kind of look at the way the music industry is as a whole. people just aren't selling records the way that they used to and so even when i was on the show, record sales were still kind of on the decline. so i don't think that they're any less huge than we are, i just think it's a decline. >> it's not a reflection on the show and it's success, you don't think? >> what's the -- you go from american idol, and everybody's waiting for your next song, and

then to make it out on your own without "american idol"? >> it's work. and "american idol" gives you the opportunity to do what you really want to do. everybody that comes on the show has a dream of being a performer. and they put you at the giggest level. and after that, it's up to you. and i look at all the people that i want my career to be kind of like, you know, the aretha franklins, none of them had a huge career. it's not a sprichbt, it's a marathon. so people there are able to stay in the game 26.2 miles are the people that last. >> was your success a surprise to you after the show? what were your expectations versus what came? >> you know, when i auditioned for the show, my only expectation was to get an opportunity to sing for somebody so they could hear me and possibly give me a record deal. so when i talk to people, everything that has happened to me after is really the overflow, and just extra.

like me being able to sit here and talk to you guys is nothing that i would have expected to be doing eight years after i was on the show. all of this stuff for me, i'm about to record my fifth album. wow. >> are you still friends with anybody on the show? >> i'm friends with just about everything that was on my season. clay and i actually did a tour together this summer. so we're still keeping it together. >> you can credit amy, because she voted for you a lot. >> i was on maternity leave, i didn't have much else to do. sorry. thanks for calling me out. >> ruben studdard, thanks for being here, we're really excited about your continued success. we're going to talk about life after 40, how women can make the most of it. but first these messages. this is my band from the 80's, looker. hair and mascara, a lethal combo. i'm jon haber of alto music.

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editor of beauty magazine. barbara grufferman, the author of the best of everything after 50 and harriet cole, lifetime expert and president of what arette cole media. welcome to call. we want to get to our viewer questions. this comes from facebook. lisa asks, with four kids, my college home work, daily household chores, husband honey dos, and money stress, my patience is shorter and i am completely exhausted. what is the best way to get more energy? >> even though it seems impossible. she should get up at least 15 minutes before her children get up. do some stretching, drink some room temperature water and if she can, do a little meditation, set herself right for the day. i know it seems like a lot. but 15 minutes is all i'm saying and then if she can get some

kind of fitness regimen in, if she can eat smart. if she wants her children to eat smart, she needs to eat smart too. not too many heavy foods, but eat regularly. i think if she regulates her body, she will have more energy to take care of her family, but starting with meditation, that first 15 minutes in the morning. >> moving your body is probably the most important thing one can do. >> i'm right there, there never seems to be enough, exactly. >> we actually have a video question, about sleep, that's always a big issue. let's take a look. >> i'm retired so i'm not on a schedule. i sleep maybe three hours at a time and then get up and then stay up and read and then i go back to sleep. what's the right amount of sleep for somebody? >> dr. brightman, how much sleep should you be getting? >> seven to eight hours is great if one can do it at a stretch, not intermittent periods of sleep and i think if someone's

having a tough time getting that quantity of sleep, discuss it with their doctor. there's certain easy things you can do and it's worth trying them. >> do women after 40 sleep continuously well? >> my patients complain to me all the time and whether or not they're hormonal or frustrated, and there can be some simple answers and easy tips. >> on the next topic of image, our next questions comes from from a viewer e-mail. why do some people treat us like we're invisible? >> that's a big thing for women ov over 50 especially. the most important thing we can do is stop listening to all the noise out there, stop listening to the media and the books that tell us that we need to look younger and instead doing something very, very important for yourself and that is embrace your age, embrace your age, whatever it is and just be the best you can be at whatever that age is. and that means working out,

sleeping well, getting some style, and not repeating some of the mistakes that you made in your earlier years. just because something worked for you when you were in your 20s and 30s, doesn't mean it will work for you your 40s and 50s. >> i do think that you need to update your style. because if you aren't contemporary, but if you look to other people who are going to not notice you or think that you're older than you are, updating yourself, staying current, not trendy, but staying current i think is very important. >> we want to get into another viewer e-mail question. i am in an awful phase of m menopause, what can i do. >> the good news is there's more and more attention being placed to this.

vaginal dryness is a huge issue for women as they get into m menopause. >> want to get to a viewer phone call. sarah is on the line from charlottesville, virginia. sarah, what's your question? >> reporter: i'm a single middle aged woman living in a college town with way too many beautiful women. how do i change my makeup as i age? what kind of foundation, concealer or powderer l make my skin look its best so i can compete with all these flawless complexions around me? >> the answer is somewhat counter intuitive. for most of us the solution is to lighten up. and that means going with formulas that are creamier, more moisturizing, you're going for a duey effect. many of us came of age in the '80s when we tended to spackle it on. what worked for us in our 20s,

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52, san francisco. 46, san jose. fog is a little bit of an issue. napa, fairfield and concord, patchy dense fog. don't have worry about rain. it will stay in washington and oregon. watchy fog as we go through lunchtime. 60s. mid-60s around the south bay. pretty mild the south bay. the rest of the weekend, dry. temperatures feeling more like spring in january. it does look like we will stay dry as we go through the rest of the week as well. gorgeous weather today. take your time. now and friday to enjoy the nice temperatures around the bay area. >> emotionally drained and bewildered by brutality. a mother is talking about the hit and run crash that left her daughter in a coma and a dangerous driver on the road. police are asking for your help. they are asking for the public to come forward. they are looking for one key piece of evidence in their possession, surveillance video

of that crash. yornlg kitiyama has a report on the message to turn themselves in. >> you are walking around going, this isn't happening. this is not p haing to my daughter. >> reporter: kerry shaw has been by her daughter's side every day the past week, hoping and waiting foreher 15-year-old girl to open her eyes. >> i stair re at her constantlyd clean her and wipe her and tell her, wherever she is, come back. it is not your time. >> reporter: last saturday, shay shaw was with her boyfriend when a car ran her down in the intersection. surveillance video shows people, potential witnesses, running to see what had happened. police say the car kept on going. her friends, her family can't believe the driver did not even stop to help. >> you can't hit someone, see this on the news and still not want to do anything about it and not turn yourself in and do

what's right. i just want to find out who it was. >> take responsibility as a human being to, you know, make somehow that much right. >> reporter: shay has been in a coma for one week with a skull fracture, broken pelvis, leg and backbone. it is so tough for her family and friends. they want her to wake up so they can hear her laugh. >> i keep telling her to stop playing around thcht is a bad joke. snap out of it. >> you just kind of like feel blank. you feel like, how am i supposed to endure this kind of pain if the end result isn't something that you can handle. >> police are looking for more information. they see folks who saw the accident in the surveillance video. if you saw anything near camden and baskem about a w