good morning. road to recovery. with an outpouring of love and support, representative gabby giffords leaves the hospital in tucson for houston to begin the next step in rehabilitation. this morning new details. on the run. the woman who allegedly kidnapped a baby an raised her as her own for 23 years is now a fugitive. we'll talk to the people of the child she's accused of abducting about a reunion that was a lifetime in the making. and the wig pill. brutal winter weather gets even worse as a arctic blast brings temperatures town as low as minus 46. how long is the bitter cold

going to it be around? we'll it tell you. today's saturday, january 22nd, we'll it tell you. today's saturday, january 22nd, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome it "today" on a chilly saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. it's been two weeks since the tragedy in tucson and in that short time span, gabby giffords' recovery has been remarkable. >> at the airport, the stretcher carrying giffords was lifted on to a private jet that would fly her to a houston rehabilitation hospital. >> and you see in will this picture mark kelly watches as giffords' mother sits next to the congresswoman on the flight. the road to recovery is sure to be long and difficult for giffords, so we'll have the late nest a live report.

and then we'll turn back the clock a bit and remember the iran hostage crisis. this week marks the 30th anniversa anniversary. i sat down with one of the former hostages and he releases new detail. plus amanda knox has another clarns to overturn her murder conviction. she's appealing the verdict and is back in court relying on key evidence that was not permitted in her trial. we'll have a hive report from italy coming up. and eberts encore. two years after cancer left him without a voice, the beloved critic is back. he's getting two big thumbs up from all his fans. we'll have more on his return ahead. but first, the nest step for representative giffords less than two weeks after surviving an attempted assassination, these moved to a rehabilitation center. today is the full day for her and that's where janet joins us

with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. a new chapter for gabrielle giffords starts today here in houston. this is just a temporary home for her. yesterday she had her first rehab session here at the texas medical center after a very emotional sendoff on friday. it was a farewell for now, not a good-bye. hundreds lined the streets of tucson has gabrielle giffords was taken by ambulance to the airport for a flight to the next chapter in her recovery. with her husband, mark kelly, at her side, giffords was then on a private plane to houston. and then transferred by a medical helicopter for memorial her man hospital. the fight now moves here. giffords is already being evaluated in the intensive care unit until the drain or shunt in her head is removed. doctors say she has some movement in her right leg, but none in her right arm. she hasn't spoken yet, but might

be trying to form words. >> the evaluation is quite comprehensive. we ask questions, we review records, we perform examinations and see what the person can and cannot do. >> reporter: hater giffords will be moved to the nearby rehab facility for four to six months. she will stay in a standard room like every other patient cared for by doctors and therapists who will coordinate everything from muscle work to art therapy. >> great rehabilitation candidate. she'll keep us busy and we'll keep her busy, as well. >> reporter: doctors call it a new normal for giffords which may not include a complete recovery. it's a long grueling process. the results up certain. with the progress she'ses made so far, all agree gabby giffords is up for the challenge. to drive that point home, a c

candlelight vigil in her temporary home before her eventual all return to tucson. a tough road ahead for gabby giffords, but here in texas, she will have the advantage of being close to her astronaut husband, mark kelly, who is training nearby it at the johnson space center. lester, back to you. >> and joining us now with more is dr. jeffrey manly, chief at neurosurgery at san francisco general hospital and professor of a newer re surge ary at the university of california in san francisco. doctor, good morning. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. good morning to you, as well. >> you're obviously not involved in the treemgt of congresswoman giffords, but i wanted to talk to you just in typical terms in these kind of cases. here we see someone in daily reports, seems to be doing more, having more use of her motor skills, scrolling through an ipad. as a family member, i'm sure they're looking on snking she's on the road to a very quick recovery. what do you typically tell a family in a case like this? >> what i tell families, we have

an experience here with taking care of over 400 patients that have undergoen crane yek tommys like the congresswoman and we're moving on a day by day as we've seen over the last few weeks to what i would tell families is more of a week by week and month by month. this is a slow road to recovery for an injury such as this. >> and we've heard the term new normal. that's the goal that doctors at this rehab center are talking about. does that mean a family should not prepare themselves for a full recovery? >> well, one of the problems is that we have a significant limitation in what we know about this due to the lack of research funding. and so we really don't know where the congresswoman is going to end up. i've had many patients who over years have actually hadded a full recovery and certainly we all hope this for the congresswoman. but right now, we really don't know. so i think that what we're trying to come is level expectations and with intensive rethat bill ha bibilitation ove

would hope she might regain a full recovery. >> so you don't know where the bar is until the patient reaches it. >> that's right. because at this point, she has some fixed deficits and now what we're doing is undergoing intensive rehabilitation hopefully stimulating repair in the brain to allowler to reach her full potential of recovery. >> and you of course know they had to rae move a part of her skull to allow room for swelling of her brain. typically when would they replace that and is that another potential hurdle to overcome, a place that complications could occur? >> absolutely. so as you know, they removed a large portion of her skull in order to allow her brain to swell. so there's currently no specific standard as to when the bone flap should go back on. some people replace this this early, some replace it late. there's complications such as fluid build up of water on the brain, which will have to be monitored. and then there's also complications potentially of infection when this bone flap

goes in. however, one of the unique things that we're beginning to see here in our series of patients is that when the bone flap goes back in, there is actually an improvement in cerebral blood flow and cognitive performance. so i anticipate we could expect even more enhanced erecovery. >> we've learned a hot thanks to this story. thanks very much for offering insight. we appreciate it. now here's amy. this morning an emotional and heartbreaking interview with susan i'll mheilman. heilman, who was shot three times spoke to brian williams about what happened on that tragic day in tucson. >> congresswoman giffords is shaking hands with the people in front of us and talking. and i said, okay, you have your question, you know what you're going to say. she goes yeah, yeah, yeah. so i needed to take a breath.

so i said let's do the math. how many senator, how many representatives do we have. add that number. hold that number. let's add the president and the vice president. you got that number? that's the number of people who make the laws that tell us how we live here in america today. and you are going to get to shake her hand. >> that was the last thing. >> there's a moment of deafening silence. does that make sense?

this was noise i had never heard before. congresswoman giffords slid down with the flags behind her. next thing i remember is i'm lying on the concrete. and christina is it to my left. and she was beautiful. she was undamaged. and she didn't talk. but we were eyeball to eyeball. and i'm yelling at her, christina taylor green, don't you die on me, don't you go away from me, girlfriend, you stay, don't leave me here to do this by myself. stay here. where -- christina, christina taylor green. and she's looking at me and it was -- she was wondering, she was confused, she was asking me

what is going on. and i'm just telling her to stay with me, do not leave me here by myself, young lady. and then someone, big, calm, but definitely pay attention to this voice, lady, khaki legs came between us and said, ma'am, christina is being -- they didn't know her name then. she is being taken care of. your friend is being taken care of. you are bleeding. your job is to stay calm and let us help you. and i was worried about where is my purse, where is my wallet, where is my wallet. who knows why you think of these things and how is christina. where is christina. i was responsible for her. it was my job to bring her home to her mom and dad.

i took chris ttina taylor greenn january 8th, 2011 to see gabrielle giffords that could be you. there is no reason you can't grow up to be that. >> and you can see much more of the interview sunday on "dateline" at 7:00, 6:00 central. now here's lester. >> what a powerful account. this washington, president obama is preparing for tuesday's state of the union address and the speech comes as new approval ratings bring some good news to the white house. john harwood joins us with more. john, between morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> let me start off with the news that yesterday president obama jamesed jeff immelt to head will the new council on jobs and competitiveness. is this a mission that the government can't do this alone, that it has to reach out it to the private sector? >> absolutely. and one of the things the administration has been concerned about is trying to get

a couple of ril i don't kntrill corporate balance sheets out into the economy. the government has taken just about as many steps takes can take in terms of stimulus. now they need the business xlun community to feel more confident. one of the new tacts the president is taking, he's more concerned about business, he talked about deregulation and now having jeff immelt who is the head of this very broad company, our boss for a couple more weeks any way, that is an attempt to send that message that we are totally focused not on economic crisis recovery that's what powell vaul volcker was. p. >> new numbers suggest at least consumers are feeling about if not confident, more optimistic. new nbc news wall street journal poll released shows 40% say they think the economy will get better over the next year. 53% said they being the country is headed for a better direction

over the fenext five years. but unemployment is still high. so is it a simple fact that we're all saying, well, it's time for the economy to get better or are we reacting to something? >> there are signs within the economy with the pace of growth that we're approaching, it looks like we're going to grow between 3% and 4% in 2011. that's a much healthier pace than we've seen over the last couple of years. and so that eventually ripples out into the economy. the christmas season was a source of some optimism for retailers and others. and so now the administration is trying to sort of make that pivot especially in the wake of that very difficult election when voters sort of lashed out and said focus on what we're concerned about, get things done on jobs. and the president's trying to say now is the time to really shift into a hire gear. >> he's about to speak to the country. state of the union address. he'll talk obviously again about jobs and the economy. that's what our poll shows most americans want to hear from him.

what more can he say? >> well, the president is going to strike some of these notes of unity that he struck after the tucson shootings, that those have helped him in the polls, try send a messageky work with republicans, i proved it in the lame duck session that we had. and he's also going to have to deal with public concern over spending. that's the top message that republicans will bring into the new legislative session. and they're going to challenge him on are you willing to rein spending. the president will have to accommodate that somewhat. so i expect this year to be about spending cuts and about job creation and finding the right balance is the key. >> john harwood, thanks so much. let's head over to willie geist for more of today's top stories. >> good morning, everyone. we begin in australia where record rain and flooding has caused widespread devastation and is threatening communities

in the southeast, as well. the flooding in victoria has already created a lake about 50 miles long. the rising waters are expected to continue it inland. more than 30 people have died and thousands more have been displaced since the rains began more than a month ago. haiti's former dictator has finally broken his silence five days after returning to the island naed. duvalier says he learned on the first anniversary of the earthquake to take part in his country's reconstruction. he also says he is ready to risk persecution after nearly 25 year misexile. duvalier is accused of corruption and human rights violations. a federal judge ruled friday that some of barry bonds' former teammates will have to testify at his upcoming perjury trial. some other retired major league players may also be called to the does an. the former home run king is charged with perjury for telling a grand jury he never knowingly took steroids about.

funeral services will be held later today no sargent shriver. hundreds packed a church for his wake last night. the nation's first peace core director and member of the extended kennedy family died tuesday at 95.core director and member of the extended kennedy family died tuesday at 95. joe bideny, michelle obama among hose expected to attend today's funeral. if you visited library of congress this weekend, you just might feel like you're visiting the zoo. there is a hawk flying loose inside the jefferson building of the library. the female cooper hawk has been seen sitting on a high ledge insides a 160-foot high dome since wednesday night. now she's got officials at the world's largest library scratching their heads trying to figure out just how they're going to coax her back outside. that is a quick look at the news. now back to lester, amy and bill. guys, just like you and me in college trying to sneak into the library, a little extra work done, right? >> then i advise to wear a hat.

>> could you get a little surprise, right? thank you. bill karins is here with our first check of the forecast. p. >> i think we're getting winter fatigue, aren't we? it's developed and we're not done. there is no end in sight. if you live east of the rocky, the cold air is here to stay. look at cincinnati, you're at negative one. that's not windchill, that's your temperature. pittsburgh 0. the core of arctic air is located from minneapolis through chicago and detroit. monday morning, it will be centered over new england. this will be the coldest morning we've seen in six years. areas like boston and providence, you'll have morning lows in the negative numbers and windchills that will be even worse than that. and guess what, behind that, we're probably going to have another winter storm come tuesday/wednesday of next week. so this is just relentless. we're seeing a cool start

around the bayrea this morning. you can see we have got 30 and 40s outside right now. patchy fog inland through contra costa county out towards alameda county as well. we have got some clouds, just high clouds this morning and we're talking temperatures into the 60s, maybe even close to 70 around gilroy. no sign of rain, we do need to see that come back into the forecast, but just not for now, into friday. hank you. as we a wait the royal wedding, the bril british government is considering making a very modern change to the monarchy. as michelle kosinski reports, it's about gender equality and the throne. >> reporter: nothing proclaims the power of royal tradition like a coronation. and when queen elizabeth ii was crowned at 25, the only reason either of these beloved monarchs

made it there was because there were no brothers to take over instead. unfair? well, it's only been this way since the norman invasion. about 1,000 years. and written into constitutional law in 1701. fast forward to william and kate. if they have a daughter first, then a son, the boy still gets to jump the line and grab the crown. something many brits, including lawmakers, feel is just wrong. >> very unfair. it this is the age of gender y'allity. >> reporter: long time member of parliament is daring to try to change things with this new bill. other royalty has recently a ban doned the boy comes first rule. sweden, holland, spain, deny mac, they've all done it. japan is thinking about it. so why can't england, too? >> the families are slightly behind the times, so there is a head will of steam building.

>> reporter: the law is 3 ten-years old. others have tried to change it, but it is a complex task. now, though, there's this ground swell that how is the time. the queen has given her consent. but it still requires a government vote and the agreement of britain's 15 commonwealth nations. can made today, australia. he's written to all of them. >> it's the right thing to do. >> reporter: will writ it continue's very busy houses of parliament take this on? maybe. quite a lot of hoops to jump through to bring modern equality to this old house. for today, michelle kozinski, nbc news, london. >> it's about time. that's all we should say. still to come, the iran hostage crisis. looking back. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning to you, stake a live look at san jose. you can expect a nice day on tap. thank you for joining us. here's the forecast. >> we're going to see the surf come up and some places may be up to 12 to 15 feet. we're going to have to watch for those breakers later today. we have got temperatures in the 30s and 40s, a little bit of fog out towards concord and fairfield. by the weather story of the day,

high surf advisory. use caution if you're heading out to the beaches, we will see those big waves through the weekend. no rain in the forecast today and in fact it's just not coming back to the forecast for quite some time, patchy fog this morning, hazy sunshine by noon and there you see the temperatures again, 67 degrees, san jose may even get close to 70 around gilroy. taking a look at the seven-day forecast, we're at day nine of contest days without any rain. as we head towards next week, the weather is nice, but just no rain in the forecast. this weekend more than 30 local and international organizations are attending a summit in oakland targeted at-bat battling human traffic the more than 100 officers from 14 different agencies cracked down on brothels in alameda arrest s

and taking eight women into protective custody. officers say many of the cases involve men and women from taiwan and china who were forced into prostitution. the victim of an alleged gang rape at richmond's high school homecoming will get $4 million as a settlement from the contra costa -- after a dance in 2009, several men and boys allegedly beat and raped the girl while others watched. a judge ordered six people to stand trial in the criminal case. this morning the oakland unified school district will host a family conference aimed at getting parents feedback on how schools are performing and what improvements should be made. a topic that will likely come

up, those shocking allegations of two second graders engaged in sex acts while a teacher was present. an oakland unified spokeswoman said that a teacher told a student on wednesday that two student s engaged in oral sex. the allegations appear to have merit. this morning san jose mayor chuck reed will meet with community leaders. this as many san jose folks tried to maintain reputations as the nation's safest big cities after seven homicide in just three weeks. we'll have that story for you coming up in a half hour. here's more of the "today" show. try french's. mac and cheese need a boost ? french's helps that, too. chicken in need of cheering up? add french's to your marinade. it's a surprising way to add a little fun to your food

and a whole lot of happy to your family. for recipes and valuable coupons, go to frenchs.com to add a little happy to almost any meal. french's. happy starts here. we're back on this saturday morning, january 22nd, 2011. it's only one month into winter here in the northeast and we've already had enough of the cold. but look at this crowd standing out on the plaza. we want to thank them for braving the weather. it is down right freezing cold out there. we'll head out in just a bit. i'm amy robach again with lester holt. and coming up on "today," reunited. >> a story a lot of folks are talking about. new details in the in-credit ebl story into a back an did tuks from a hospital when she was

just three weeks old. nearly 24 years later, she finds her real parents. now the fbi is trying to locate ann% petway. we'll talk live with carlina's newfound aunts to find out how she's doing. >>. and roger eberts has incumbency off the air since 2006 while he was battling cancer. now the long time film critic is back on the air with a new show and a new look. we'll show you what's new coming up. >> also where are the men of friends? the women of the hit sitcom have made it big, but what about the men? it's been a bit of a rocky road, but with matt la belong and matthew perry returning to prime time, can they capture the magic again? we'll look at that coming up. and suzanne somers joins us live. she has a new book for women over 40 that's getting a lot of press and generating some controversy, as well. we'll find out why in just a

bit. >> but we want to begin with a date many of us will remember. it was exactly 30 years ago today on thursday that -- # years ago on thursday that the 52 american hostages held in iran were released. they were prisoners for 444 days. and this morning one of the former captives is revealing new details about the ordeal and the moment he was freed. >> the american embassy in tehran is in the hands of muslim students tonight. >> reporter: no story continuously dominated the news for as long as this one. the crisis began when iranian students seized the u.s. embassy in tehran in 1979 taking dozens hostage after the u.s. refused to deport the deposed shah. >> the united states is exhausting -- >> reporter: our own george lewis covered the crisis. >> what they wanted was the shah in exchange for the hostages and of course that was a deal that the united states was simply not going to make. >> reporter: 52 americans were

held captive for 444 days. they were blind folded, taunted and even endured mock executions. >> it was theater for them. it was a way to degrade us and a way to make us fearful of them. about. >> reporter: the last american press in iran was one of the hostages. >> i really felt after the first several months in captivity that we would never get out. it seemed interminable counting every day, no communication with the outside world. >> reporter: what was the dimst moment, the darkest day you had while in captivity? >> after we were disbursed all over the country after the attempted rescue, many of us reassembled in a prison in tehran. cement walls, steel doors. bathrooms that were full of

cameras to watch us day in and day out. it just seemed that the humiliation would never end. >> reporter: but an end to this long national nightmare would come on a day filled with irony and symbolism. january 20th, 1981, a new presidency begins. >> i will faithfully execute the office -- >> reporter: while america's agonizing ordeal is finally over after 14 months. did you knee ronald reagan had been elected? >> yes. they had the naive notion that ronald reagan was the one who freed us. in point of fact it was carter. >> reporter: tell me how you got word you were going to be released. >> the morning of the 20th, we awakened to open the door and there was no guard there. and then somebody walked through and said, okay, pack up, you're leaving. i couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe anything they

said. once we crossed the border, the turkish border, we broke out in some champagne and started to have a good time. we knew we were actually free. >> reporter: freedom that came with a cost still being felt today. >> iran is indelibly etched in my mind, but there was no feeling of freedom like the one that i had 30 years ago. >> and news for them came in dribs and drabs. they didn't know about the rescue amendment right away. and we also should also note they were not held at one grurngs her held in very small groups. >> so you don't know what's happening to the other people while you were there. well, it's time for a check of the cold weather. we know it's cold, but bill karins out on the plaza, bill, good morning. >> i was afraid it was going to be me, myself and i, but i have to thank these hearty souls. what's the coldest you ever remember it being out here? >> about 50 degrees about two

years ago. >> you may get that monday morning. it will be close to zero. >> i was the only one here. >> so now you've been joined by these three nice souls. and it's your birthday. >> 50. >> that's reason to be out here in the cold. hearty soul. so we'll talk about the weather and the forecast. obviously the cold is dominating the news. but also down along the south carolina coastline, could have a winter surprise for you. areas from charleston northwards up through wilmington may see a little bits of sleet down to the midwest, we have a little mini snowstorm coming for you, omaha down to kansas city and st. louis and just the frigid temperatures continue sunday right into monday great lakes all the way to the northeast. if you want to get warm, your only choices are hawaii or a little bit later on, the weather is going to be great here as well. we have some patchy fog inland.

and then you'll see a few of those clouds working in. highs well into the 60s, a bit cooler inland where we're seeing some fog this morning. during the next seven days, over the weekend, we're going to stay dry, probably morning fog that will cool us off toward the middle part of next week. have to say high to you because we need to get him inside. what's his name in. >> carson. >> it's too cold for you. we'll send it back inside. >> not very often that we refer to the entire crowd by first name. bill, thanks. coming up, does your eye twitch, do you sneeze in threes? we'll tell you what it means. and also the men of friends. the women are doing well, but what about the guys? the story ahead. [ coughing ] [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] ♪ something wrong with your squeegee, kid? uh, i'm a little sick. sick?!

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experienced one of these little quirks. so they're completely normal for the most part. we'll get into when you might need to see a doctor, but mostly the whole purpose of doing this story to begin with was kind of a medical reality check. everybody gets them. what do they mean. >> and this actually happened to me the other week, that annoying eye twitch. and you're so self-conscious about it because you feel like everyone else can see and you feel like it's this weird thing that will never go away. i'm seeing what the causes are for spasms. maybe too much coffee? >> it is one of hose things when you're stressed out, when you're fatigued, what do you turn to, you turn to coffee. it turns out it makes it worse. but it's a muscle spasm and probably good to know, too, other people generally can't see it. you feel it, but they can't see it. >> that's good to know. we also get -- and this is the worst when you get a foot cramp in the middle of the night. it can be excruciating.

what's the cause for that? >> the major cause is dehydration or an electrolyte imbalance. you lose a lot of water when you sleep. a lot of water just evaporates naturally there your body. >> when i was pregnant, i got them all the time. >> you were sweating for two. >> all right. this is pretty obvious today. we get shivers through our body. sometimes you get them when it wouldn't necessarily be expected. what's that all about? >> our bodies are machines. and it's just a little glitch in the machine if your body's temperature regulation system. sometimes if it's prolonged, happening a pew days in a row, it can be a sign that your boat is fighting off an infection and if you treat the underlying infection, the shivers go away. >> what about those little white specs that are floating in your eye shall sometimes you're looking like what's happening somewhat is that?

>> the medical term floaters. they're basically just pieces offish should you of your -- your eye is a vit tree us fluid filled sack and the tissue usually gets reabsorbed. nothing to worry about. >> all these symptoms come from did did i tell par different parts of the body, but there is one underlying cause. >> often they're caused by fatigue, stress, dehydration. >> so get some sleep and drink some water. now we'll move on to sneezing. people sneeze in threes and it kind of seems like -- why? why would you sheneeze this wil threes? is there a medical explanation? >> there is. your body is a machine. it's not a perfect machine. but basically that's your body just trying to get rid of something irritating in your

nasal passage. >> i could hear my knees cracking. aim ju am i just getting old? >> again just a little glitch in the machine. a joint that's not going quite back into its socket but then it does go back in. >> that doesn't sound good. i normally have my ipod in, so i don't hear it. i didn't have it in the other week and i was like, oh, my gosh, is that always happen something. >> you just have to turn up the volume. >> all right, thanks so much. coming up next, looking back. joey and chandler return to the spotlight. but can they find success after friends? it's been a tough road so far. the story after these messages. ffrs [bell tolls] - to best serve your customers, you have to know them. personally. only a local agent can do that. [click, motor hums] - doug pierce. lives in tornado alley. - hobby? - collects stamps. - excellent. - annette thompson. small business owner. hates cantaloupe.

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it's been more than six years since we said good-bye to friends. while the women from the show have found success since then, can the same be said for the fellows? willie geist joins us with an update. >> there is this idea out there that despite their fame and fortune, the former stars of friends, especially the men, are somehow cursed. two of the guys are taking another shot at getting the

perceived professional monkey off their backs. >> reporter: for nearly a decade, the show con celled the lives of six sometimes falling for each other, other times just being friends. it was the show that launched a thousand haircuts and coined some catchy phrases. >> how you do something. >> reporter: friends was consistently ranked among tv's top ten shows and the six members of the cast saw their stars rise with the ratings. >> the beauty about being on friends is it was so successful that they can really ride on syndication. so technically they don't really have to do anything. >> reporter: but for all the show's success, life after friends has at times proved difficult for the actors leading some in hollywood to wonder about a curse on the cast. although they've stumbled, the women have faired better than

the guys with jennifer aniston, courtney cox and lisa could you droe staying on the screen and in the celebrity spotlight. for the men of friends, a different story. david schwimmer moved on from ross trying his hand behind the camera and working as a stage actor to go along with the occasional guest appearance on shows like nbc's 30 rock. >> you have to you've to l.a., to hollywood. >> so what are you doing here in there is? >> reporter: matt la blanc had a famous spinoff flop. now leblanc is ready for a comeback with a new show, episode on show time. >> he's poking fun at himself and he's really good at doing it. >> reporter: and with his past life as cannedler now a distant memory and the failed studio 60 on the sunset strip behind him, matthew perry kay would you as new show of his own, mr. sunshine, on abc. >> so i think it's kind of a return on camdy for matthew

perry and that particular brand of comedy. >> reporter: a chance this season for the men of friends to break the curse once and for all. >> and let me just say, lester and amy, we should all be so cursed. these guys made a mill why nion dollars an episode. they have fame and fortune has allowed them to do other thing. so the idea that's out will is they haven't gone on to big movie careers or success on other shows. >> but you think of all the actors and how a relative few can say they've had a huge hit series. >> and the syndication checks aren't so bad either. >> and you can count on one hand the number of people who have gone on from tv to being huge movie stars. so i don't feel too bad for them. >> they'll be fine. willie, tanks. we're back in a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain.

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welcome back on this saturday morning, january 22nd, 2011. this frigid cold cannot keep our friends away. we want to thank everyone who came out on the plaza to join us this morning. and we're out here, too. >> 14 degrees right now. i don't know what the windchill is. if you think this is cold, though, international falls, minnesota, yesterday the temperature dropped to minus 46. that's a record. and then you have a man from minnesota use as microwave to boil a cup of water and throws it in the air and it turns to

nothing right before our eyes. how long will this winter blast last? we'll tell you. and when we come out here, we complain with both cold. we have hand warmers that our wardrobe people put all over us. >> they literally put them on the back of our jackets and everything, so we're secretly kept warm. >> but earlier we had four people here, we have a little more. but we'll hand these out. there's two in the pack there. there's one for you. share them around, guys. stay warm. love each other. >> coming up, we'll talk about another story everyone's talking about. she was just five weeks old when she was kidnapped from a new york hospital. 23 years later she tracked down her parents. this morning the woman's aunts join us live to talk about the reunion and the road ahead. >> remarkable story because this young woman has really embraced her real family here and they

have a great story to tell. we're also going to go live to italy, amanda knox arrested and convicted of murder is back in court trying to overturn that conviction, trying to get the court to take another look at some of the didna evidence and other things. so we'll find out what the latest is. we're also going to be talking to suzanne somers. the actress who you all remember first turned head misthree's company. she's out with another book. next week it will be number one on the "new york times" best seller list. lots to talk about coming up. but we begin with another bitter blast of winter. the wind just came up. first came the snow, then came the ice and now millions are facing what could be the coldest temperature its of the year. we thought who better to send out there than jeff rossen to talk about this cold weather. >> reporter: hey, i got excited

when you said the wardrobe department put hand warmers in it our pocket. and i checked and i don't have it. but i'm glad you're warm so that's all that matters. i was trying to figure out what we would prefer here in the northeast and that would be a foot of snow at 30 degrees which we've had several of those storms, or this. 15 degrees out right now, the windchill is 4 degrees. it is absolutely brutal out here. i think we'll end up going with the snow. but i know if you're watching in the midwest, you're saying toughen up. and you're right. because in the midwest, it's even worse with temperatures, real temperatures dipping way below zero today. with all these snowstorms, it's easy, we just flash video like this and this and you get just how dangerous and annoying it can be. >> it's really hard to steer and a lot of them, it's straight ice. really hard to drive. >> reporter: but it's what you

can't see that's leaving a mark this weekend. the cold. the bitter cold gripping a large sloth of the country. in grath fork, north dakota, it will drop to 19 below zero. ent international falls, also 19 below. saranac lake, 10 below. clayton lake maine, 18 below. and berlin, new hampshire, 11 below. how cold is it? a viewer in minnesota tweeted this home video. >> scott's outside with a normal cup of water. he's about to throw it in the air. it is so cold outside that the cup of water instantly froze. >> reporter: scary on the roads, too. in pennsylvania friday, several trucks lost control on the ice and crashed. only minor injuries here. but in this st. louis, one man died when a pickup truck skidded on the ice and knocked him off the overpass. from duluth to omaha, des moines to boston, the dangers are mounting this weekend.

>> smoke banks everywhere, so kind of hard to get around. >> reporter: all this on top of all the snow already five big storms in will the northeast since december. new york, boss top and hartford have already had more snow than they average it in an entire winter. hartford has more than double their seasonal average. and we still have 60% more of the thousnow season left to go. but the snow may seem like child's play today when you step outside and feel this. >> ridiculous out here. i don't think anybody can make it in this snow, car, people. >> reporter: back to a live picture here in central park. and you're looking at a good deal of runners, thousands of them, who have actually -- they're not getting paid to stand out here like i am. not well enough, i may add. they're here voluntarily for a half their thmarathon. i should tell that you there's no relief in sight. this is the coldest air in the

northeast. the entire season so far. and now they're talking about more snow, a big snow event perhaps on wednesday. so bundle up and get ready. >> so you'll be in central park then through wednesday? >> reporter: yeah, until the hand warmers will be in place, right? >> i just found an extra hand warmer if it in my pocket and it says rossen on it. wardrobe department never makes it right. so sorry. question for you, the snow, the record cold, is there any relief in sight? >> right now the windchill is about 0 to 5 right now and the windchills across the country are continuing to be about 5 to 0, some areas in the negative numbers from cincinnati to chicago. so we have all the cold air in place and about if you get a storm, you know it will at least be snow and maybe a big mess, too. that storm is on its way. it's already heading now through the northern rockies. it will redevelop over the gulf of mexico. when we have storms out of the

gulf, there's a ton of moisture available and when that happens, we're talking possibly tuesday, wednesday into thursday morning, east coast should be a lot of shoveling once again. this looks messy for the coast. >> all right will, thank you. let's get a check of the headlines. willie, i hope you can read these fast because we're standing out here. >> i'm toasty in here. it will be a long slow news update. good morning again. we begin in houston where gabrielle giffords is in intensive care at the facility how leading the next phase in her recovery. janet shamlian is live there this morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, gab rei will giffords starts the next phase of her treatment today. in fact we have a tweet in her astronaut husband mark kelly. he says gabrielle giffords all settled in here hopefully going over to the rehabilitation facility in a day or two. doing great in her new room.

lots of rehab with tirr staff tomorrow. right now she's still in the intensive care unit. that is primarily for the evaluation to make sure she doesn't have an enaffection and th infection and then they will move her to # n. she could be here four to six months. >> still a lot of work to do there. january eith janet, thanks. the often tense talks have ended today without much progress. iran refused to scrap its uranium enrichment program. no new date has been set for another meeting. how about facebook the fund-raising machine. the company says it has now raised $1 billion from overseas investors along with the $500 million infused last mofrnt nth goldman sachs. it has $1.5 billion in its

piggybank and there is widespread speculation take it may go public sometime next year. s now valued at around $50 billion. and finally, a photo finish in racing whose odds are being described as winning the lottery and then being struck by lightning minutes later. see if you can pick the winner in this three way finish at a dog race. after taking a long look, track officials couldn't pick one themselves. the race was called and extra ordinarily rare triple can dead heat. experts could not calculate the odds of such a finish but say they are many, many millions to one. now let's head back outside to amy on the very cold plaza. is that quick enough for you? >> no, it was not, but thank you very much for that. bill karins is out here. all right, bill. >> amazing how many people are braving this. it will be like this the next three or four mornings through much of the country.

let's review the national graft. snow breaking out in areas of member neb, that will head down to missouri and also our friends on the southeast coast, you may see a little sleet, very rare and we're off to a cool start around the bay area, even some 30s around livermore, gilroy and santa rosa. we'll be seeing temperatures in the 60s later on. today we should see mid 60s around the tri-valley. closer to 70s in santa cruz. look out for some big surf today. high surf advisory into thursday. and things are looking dry for this time of year all the way in through friday of next week. forecast. lester? now to the incredible story of a woman abducted as an infant more than 23 years ago. carlina white was just 19 days old when she was kidnapped from

a harlem hospital. carlina suspected the person who raised her wasn't her mother and after years of investigating, she tracked down her real parents. here's the woman who allegedly kidnapped her will, her name is anne pettway. officials in north carolina say a warrant has been issued for her arrest. as for carlina, she's back with the family that hasn't seen her in nearly 24 years. lisa white heatly and regina tyson are carlina's aunts. good morning to all of you. ladies, you can tell me how she's doing, how she's coping with her new family? >> well, i think she's coping good with the family, but she's having i think a little difficult time just adjusting to it. >> and has she embraced you all as family? >> yes. >> you're not strangers to her. >> no. >> what was the first interaction? >> well, i had spoken to her if

like a good two weeks. so when i did meet up with her and i walked in, she looked at me, i leaked at her, and she was like auntie. >> so immediately the connection was made more than just a friend that she's accepted you all as family. >> yes. >> has she talked much about anne pettway, the woman who is accused of taking her? >> no. >> and now she's a fugitive? >> yes, i follow it and i'd like to go find her myself. >> and let me it turn to you, regina. your brother is now estranged, but tell me his first reaction in finding out that his daughter was alive. >> my father never gave up hope whatsoever. my brother always talked about carlina. and until today, it's still like a mystery to carl.

he talks to her all the time, but he acts like it's a movie. i think the biggest part, the problem that carl is having now is that she's not here. she's in atlanta. she's all grown up. and he want her to be here. >> the whole family would like forrer to be here. and lisa, your sister, joy, talk about how she's bonding with her daughter. >> well, she boned with her while she was here, but my sister, she's missing like -- she met up with her will, she met her daughter and now her daughter -- it's like bitter sweet. she's here, now she's gone, you know. >> but she's part of her now. >> yeah, but my sister wants her right here with her. but she has her own life. >> let me bring in dr. taylor into the discussion. things sound good here. the young woman has started to bond with the family. what are the challenges in a situation like this?

>> they are good, but you have two separate lives and now you have to rebuild the pieces which they are will. and just like it's taken 24 years to find her, it's going to take time to rebuild the family again. and so the point is, you know, to take advantage of it, take it day by day, understand you are a family. there will be conflict, disappointment, blame and guilt, why isn't she here, why aren't we there. but just to be patient with it and just use the love, use communication and also about if they need outside help, some will counseling, neutral party to help put things together, don't be afraid to do that. >> but the truth of the matter is these are all adults who have had separate hive, separate friend ships and relationships. is there a it tendency to force the relationship? >> probably no more of a tendency to force a relationship than it would be if you have different personalities. but in this case you want to make up for all the lost time.

but that will still take time and everybody has to come together, which they are. >> as a family, we always -- like family, everyone argues. but carl and joy always had a great relationship. when the baby was kidnapped, carl and joy was together. they was together as one. i was about carl and joy two days ago at the hotel. they have a great understanding. they have separate lives and you're supposed to be civil. and that's how carl and joy is dealing with it. they have both been highly affected, but at the same time, you know, we all want her to come home. but we get along. we can do it all together. >> and how often would you talk about her over the 23 years? >> like when her birthday comes, my sister would say it's carlina's birthday.

and i used to go to the beauty shop, i used to say, you know my sister's caught was missing p. i just come out of the blue. i don't know. it just comes out because i think about her and i'm glad she's back. >> we're all glad she's back. this is a terrific story and we wish you all the time and the space you need to connect as a family and to be happy and we appreciate you sharing your story with us. >> thank you. >> and dr. taylor, as well. good g. having you here. we'll be back with more of a iter these messages. ffrs inter dishwashing championship and she's going in with no protective gear? her hands could dry out. [ female announcer ] dawn hand renewal with olay beauty. it helps your hands seal in moisture while you do the dishes. dawn does more... [ spongecaster ] so it's not a chore. we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a trip to new orleans twice as fast!

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this is day nine of dry weather, no rain. it's a chilly start to the morning, you can see some 30s and 40s outside. 39 degrees in livermore, 39 degrees in hayward. so the weather story of the day

will be the surf. we will see breakers 12 to 15 feet. this happens when it gets strong, storms wayo s shore. and a couple of days later the winds start to arrive on our coastline. breezy conditions around some wa the hill tops like we're seeing now around the san bernardino mountains. we have some high clouds going by. but more mild sunshine for the afternoon, pretty much mostly 60s, though maybe near 70 around some of the hill tops as we go through afternoon. this dry stuff will likely follow us into the start of february. >> this morning a state wide man hunt continues for a 4-year-old boy who was snatched from his grandmother's arms nearly four days ago. this morning crews will continue to search a canal in stanislaus county for any sign of the 4-year-old and the man accused of kidnapping him. on wednesday a man told police

he saw a man and possibly a small child in his rear view mirror perhaps driving into the canal. since then crews have pulled several cars from the water but none related to this kidnapping case. the sheriff hopes the child will come home safely, but in his gut, he believes he's in the canal. >> he was using his card for gasoline and purchases anybody else would make. post abduction there's been nothing. >> there's a possibility that the suspect is now trying to cross the border into mexico. officers say rodriguez who has a criminal record was upset about the recent breakup. the boy's mother is 8 months pregnant with the suspect's child. this weekend more than 30 local and international associations are targeting battling human trafficking.

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and we're back on this saturday morning, january 22nd, 2011. the sun is out, but we're not feeling the heat. the deep freeze has settled in for much of the northeast. we want to thank this great crowd for braving the cold with us. they are troopers outside on the plaza. i'm amy robach alongside lester holt. >> the wardrobe department didn't think i was all that funny. i was making a joke. anyway, i've got more hand warmers plastered around my body and she gave me a handful to hand out. we have plenty of these to

spare. >> thanks, we appreciate that. >> pass those out for me. thank you so much. anyway, deb is wonderful and i'm so toasty warm right now. >> yes, because of deb. coming up, we'll be talking about amanda knox. she's back in an italian court. >> she's serving a 26 year sentence for the murder of her college roommate, but her defense team is relying on crucial dna evidence that they weren't allowed to use during her trial. we'll at the tiget a live repor italy. >> and then we'll talk about the return of roger ebert. he's hosting a new movie review show and also giving people a glimpses of his new chin. we'll have much more coming up. and then we have something for the guys over 40 which i'll be interested in when i get there, but we'll talk about from relationships to health and even the mid life crisis. we're looking at life beyond 40. we have assembled a great panel

of experts to take us all through to tell us what might be ahead for me in the years to come. >> so you can know what to expect. >> got to know. but first let's get a check of the weather from bill karins who is also out here in the korcold with us. >> you had a question. the question? to this beautiful young lady here. and what does your sign say? and you said yes, of course. and when did this take place? >> last night. >> last night. congratulations. your mind still racing? >> it is. >> who was the first person you called? >> my girlfriend, rosana. >> have you told your mom yet? >> my mom is here and my dad. >> so they all knew. a good guy there. let's talk about the forecast. we're looking at very cold conditions. that's obvious will new york all the way through the great lakes. a little bit of light snow is coming down from nebraska in to missouri. the west coast is fantastic. tomorrow we'll continue that little bit of snow down into areas of missouri.

no real big storms out there yet. the big storm will come the middle of the upcoming week. as far as the cold air goes, that's here to stay. frigid conditions will reinforce themselves in the midwest and monday morning the coldest morning in about six years for many of us here in new england. so brr is the wo here's for you from san francisco, a little bit of patchy fog inland this morning and a bit breezy around the hill tops, thanks to some offshore winds and a chilly start in san jose this morning, we do have a system that's moving by to the east side of the sierra, whenever it does that, they tend to be quite dry. highs today in the 60s for most of the bay area, maybe close to 70 around hollister and gilroy for the afternoon and dry weather today, tomorrow and the next seven days. not only are you twin sisters, but also very cute twin sisters. let's for coming out in the colds. now to amanda knox and the

new effort to clear her name. her appeal resumed in an italian courtroom today and nbc's any zell kozinski is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. amanda knox looked pale and upset when she walked in, but then she relaxed and she really does have good reason to be hopeful. her family says it's been lard not to get their hopes up because things have been going her way during this appeal. not only has the court agreed to let these independent forensic experts analyze with fresh eyes the miniscule traces of dna on a night that prosecutors was on the murder weapon and on the victim's bra, but today they decided to have it all retested if possible and maybe even take apart the knife. the defense for amanda and her boyfriend who was convicted

along with her have always said that they don't think that is the murder weapon and furthermore they say amanda and boyfriend were not even there at the scene when the murder happened. but they're hoping that this new analysis that they feel should have been done the first time around will simply shatter the prosecution's case. >> how long does this review go on and when might we know knox's fate? >> reporter: today the judge gave attorneys and experts 90 days to retest this dna evidence, to really do what they can with it because the traces were so scant to begin with and highly contested. so once they get their report on what they found, then it could be a couple more months before amanda knox finds out whether she will be set free or spend decades behind bars. >> michelle kozinski this morning for us, thank you. what are the chances that amanda knox will win her appeal? paul cow an is a criminal defense attorney. let's try to understand the

difference between this appeal and what we might see in a typical american courtroom. don't we just ten to lod to loo points of law? >> the american system might be a fast food meal where in italy it's a six course meal. they've had a nine month trial where a 425 page opinion was issued. now they're he appellate court and the appellate court really is starting over again. they can call witnesses, they can order as they have here a reexamination of the dna evidence. and they can hand down a new verdict. american appeals courts, they just look at the law and they say did the trial judge a apply the law properly, and if so, they sustain. if not, they reverse. italy is and ongoing trial that continues for many months. >> dna is central to this appeal, questions about the knife, whether there was enough of a sample there. in your experience here and i would imagine it would be much

the same here, do judge, do juries really take to take dna as gospel, is it hard to overturn dna evidence? >> dna evidence is very important. we call it it the csi effect in the united states where jurors and judges are so focused on scientific evidence, so it's very important. but in this case, they have a second argument on the dna and that is her dna was found on a knife, but it was from her boyfriend's apartment and she was in her boyfriend's apartment for other reasons all the time. so really is the dna evidence that incriminating? i think her lawyers have some strong arguments that it's not. sglu. >> but on top of that, they're also putting in to question the whole issue of where knox and her boyfriend were at the time. >> exactly. italian prosecutors relied on some shaky evidence. a homeless man who had put them at the scene of the crime. now it looks like he may be a heroin dealer and he may have testified falsely in other cases. a lot of things are being used to attack the credibility of

that witness who put them at the scene. >> and then you throw in there is a third person convicted in all this, i think his name is rudy, in a separate trial, he was found guilty. the prosecution basically placed him as part of lee people involved in this. how do you 13r59 that out? >> that's a good question and a tough one because his case has gone all the way to italy's highest court. and they have sustained that conviction, although they reduced the sentence. so some people who fear that amanda knox may have a problem through the appeal process say that since italy's highest court is h. has accepted his version and his version is that sollecito and knox were involved in the murder, that maybe that's going to undermine her chances overall. i don't know that's really the case, but that's the status of it right now. >> all right, we'll have to end our conversation will for now. paul, mice nice to have you on. up next, ebert's encore. he's back with a new show and a new look. but first these messages.

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up his previous weekly tv show in 2006. the film critic for the "chicago sun-times," ebert was originally teamed up on tv 30 years earlier with the late gene siskel from the competing tribune. their chemistry like oil and water. >> do you believe a movie needs to be fair in order to be between? this is not a question for them to decide behind closed doors.g? this is not a question for them to decide behind closed doors.o? this is not a question for them local stations.broadcasting o? somebody at a public television station thought of teaming them up. and when they did, something happened. there was some spark in the air. >> reporter: films they both liked got two thumbs up. an important seal of approval in hollywood. ebert won the first pulitzer prize ever awarded to a film critic and also written several books about the movies. >> i've been reading about them almost all my life. so in a way this is kind of a harvest from the treasures of a lifetime of reading, stuff about

the movies. >> reporter: the hosts of the new show seem to have adopted the old siskel and ebert schtick pretty well. >> thumbs down for me. >> much snappier than you're giving it credit for being. >> reporter: but the person who stole the show was roger ebert. in his brief cam yoe appearance. if you're talking about overcoming adversity, you'd have to award him two thumbs up. way up. for "today," george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. and as you can imagine, so many people are happy to see roger ebert back on television and as you gist heard will, he lost his lower jaw to cancer, but he's now been fitted with a prosthetic chin. >> ebert said it was created to match his skin and coloring and to resemble the lower portion of his face. just great to see him back. i remember him from my chicago days and wish him all success in

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there's a great premise, huh? this morning on "guys tell all" life after 40. they had great advice for the ladies last weekend. everything is on the table. joining me are matt tightous, relationship expert, and president of the love consultant. dr. mark goldstein, professor of reproductive medicine at new york presbyterian hospital, adam campbell director of men's fitness at men's health magazine and joe levy. good to have you here. when the ladies were here last week a lot of the discussion centered on the notion of becoming more insecure as you become older. certainly that's not an issue of guys, right? >> i have never felt better or more handsome. >> what are the insecurities that come into focus for guys after 40?

>> i don't want to single you all, but all of us were just talking about reading glasses, lester? >> really? >> we were all talking about reading glasses. >> that doesn't make me feel insecure snp. >> you look great in them. it's a sign that things are changing. there are changes going on, you don't have control over. >> i think it's -- i don't want to lose the interest from younger women. that makes me very insecure. i'm not married. >> you're married and you're very secure to say that on the air. >> i don't want to lose that. i want these women to still pay attention to me. >> does a mid-life crisis really exist or is that something we just say? >> i just turned 40. the insecurity i have is you realize i'm going to die one of these days. it becomes a reality in your mind. >> part of it is medical also. as men age their testosterone drops and that has some effects. >> there are some physiological things happening. >> absolutely, yes.

>> we have some questions. adam, first one to you. this one is about age and our round bellies and gym issues. the question is how do you keep your metabolism going to burn off fat as we get older? what are some of the things we can do? >> the number one thing you can do is resistance training. that's the best way to boost your metabolism. if you do a good weight workout. >> more so than cardio. >> absolutely. aerobic exercise doesn't have this effect. even in the big book of exercises, what i tell people is that with a weight workout you can actually burn more fat. you can lose 40% more fat than you can with traditional exercise like elliptical machines and treadmills. >> if you can't get to a gym, what things can you do to give you the same effect. >> there are hundreds of body weight exercises and even exercises you can do with a pair of dumbbells. >> the next viewer question, is there such a thing as male

menopause and if so what is it and what does it effect? >> not exactly, but in men we should call it male pause. it's due to low testosterone. it doesn't always occur at a certain age and it's not inevitable. testosterone is what give men their muscle strength, energy level. low testosterone can be due to varicose veins in the scrotum, obesity, alcohol abuse. the best way to treat it is treating the cause such as microsurgery, losing weight, and reducing your alcohol consumption. the one thing you don't want to do is take testosterone because that should be the last resort. that tosses your testicles to shrivel and makes men sterile. >> this is a tricky question. actually that's kind of tricky. this comes from a viewer e-mail. jason in sacramento says i'm unhappy in marriage but i'm sticking it out for my children.

we have sought counseling but nothing is worth. when do you know it's time to divorce and is there life afterwards? >> it's a tough question. we stay in relationships because we're scared of the unknown. he's probably not being the best kind of father he can be because he's unhappy as a person. listen, i was married once and it ended in divorce. i thought my life was over. but you know what? i left the marriage because i knew it wasn't right. i found a better woman and i couldn't be any happier. this guy needs to get out and go find a different partner and be a great father. >> joe, last few seconds. just in general great advice for men over 40. >> men over 40, now is the time to put behind -- if they weren't on seinfeld, get it out of your closet. don't wear it anymore. update your look, and 90% of guys are wearing clothes that don't fit. >> goodon av h tweave toeak a break. we're back after these messages. . we're back after these messages.

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