believe the libyan government detained the group. no one has had direct contact with them. tamron? >> stephanie, thank you. the president elect of ivory coast is hailing a new era of hope after a stand-off as the president refused to give up power despite losing the vote. he was captured monday from his bunker in the presidential residence. a man suspected in last week's california synagogue bombing has been arrested. ron hirsch was arrested outside cleveland. the blast sent a 300-pound pipe cleveland. the blast sent a 300-pound pipe hurtling through the rooff synagogue's neighbor. no one was hurt in that

explosion. a claustrophobe's worst nightmare came true for new yorkers including a girl with asthma who were trapped in a stalled elevator. a tourist filmed the ordeal in the stifling elevator. after an hour, firefighters came to the rescue amid cheers and sighs of relief. okay, that's an interesting word to use there. 7:08. it is one of those "what wouldle you do" moments. gives you chills thinking about it. >> they got out safely. >> i'm so taking the stairs today. >> we're on the ground floor actually. >> that helps. >> i was stuck on an escalator once for a week. horrible. i couldn't get down. let's see what's going on as far as the weather is concerned. we have a flood threat throughout parts of virginia, also up into new england for a melting snow up there. then rain. low pressure pushing its way to the east. going to bring a lot of rain to the midatlantic states.

there could be severe weather. anywhere from one to three inches of rain from pittsburgh to new york city and parts of long island. good tuesday morning to you. it's chilly out there but warmer than a half hour ago. napa is 37 degrees. 40 in sunnyvale. this afternoon, the temperatures will climb into the 60s. it looks like it's going to be a nice day when you consider the fact we are looking at less in terms of cloud cover. more sunshine and a breeze has substantially died down. 67 in san jose and 67 in gilroy. and that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you. the hunt for a serial killer in new york led to a grim new discovery. two more sets of bones possibly linked to the case. ron allen has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. this case continues to take many bizarre twists and turns.

the latest police search started as a routine investigation. they didn't expect to find much. very quickly they discovered two more sets of remains believed to be human, bringing the possible number of victims in the case to ten so far. an eerie thick fog added to the suspense as nearly 100 officers combed through brush trying to solve a mystery growing more gruesome each day. in hours a cadaver dog found what authorities called several bones. later, not far away, another grim discovery -- a skull. >> it's all been startling. all of it has been. i don't have a reaction to you because it's amazing that we are finding these things. >> reporter: authorities first started finding bodies in december, dumped just off the popular summer beach roads, desolate this time of year. they were searching for 24-year-old shannon gilbert, last seen fleeing a man's house saying someone was trying to kill her. four bodies at first, all

believed to be prostitutes who advertised on craigslist. then four more bodies were found in recent weekses just a few miles from the other. still unidentified. >> collectively we want to bring to justice this animal that has obviously taken the lives of a number of people. >> if all the deaths are linked, what kind of person is likely behind them? >> you're looking for somebody who is helonistic, probably thrill-seeking and sexual. >> reporter: are they likely to find more bodies? >> i think it's entirely possible that they will find more in that area. and the further out they go, the more human remains they may find. >> reporter: the search for clues has reached hundreds of miles away to atlantic city, new jersey, where four women who worked the streets were found dead in a ditch back in 2006. investigators in both states wondering if similar unsolved murders are connected.

the latest we are hearing in new york is that it's very unlikely that police will conduct a search today. there is stormy weather in the forecast and that can make it difficult to operate in thick brush. with ten victims already, police say they have enough to work with for now. carl? >> ron allen, thanks. michelle segona is a crime reporter. good morning. >> good morning. >> i know you are working sources on this story. how soon will we know if the latest remains are human and if they belong to one person or two? >> well, the latest remains found yesterday, we should know pretty quickly if they are human remains or animal remains. yesterday there were a number of animal remains found, as you can imagine, when you search a 4.5-mile radius. basically shoulder to shoulder looking for evidence and information like that. now as far as the identities on the most recent bodies, the one found in march, the three found in april, if it mirrors anything that happened in december of the other four bodies found, the

process should take a month. those bodies are at the new york city medical examiner's office. once the identities are figured out they will then be brought back to suffolk county. >> i want to ask about the bodies discovered in december. the women believed to be prostitutes advertising on craigslist. their bodies were found 500 feet apart, but the latest round are more scattered. does that suggest the killer or killers may have changed the routine or maybe that there are more than one killer? >> you know, anything is possible at this point. if you look at the four that were found in december, as you mentioned, 500 feet apart. then the discovery in march, that was about a mile east. then the other three were a little bit closer together. then the two discoveries found yesterday were actually a lot further away and in different areas. and they were pieces of possible human remains. what instantly connected in my brain back in december was the atlantic city case.

i was on the ground there, i was on the streets with the prostitutes in the evenings, with many people trying to figure out who the killer could have been there. those bodies were placed 60 yards away from the next, face down in a ditch behind the golden key motel. their heads were all facing east. none had their shoes or socks on but they were clothed. the information i have from the bodies found in december is that their clothing may have been removed. >> there's been speculation that the suspect might have a connection to law enforcement making these brief telephone calls from crowded locations difficult to trace. do you think that's a possibili possibility? >> you know, at this point, you don't have to -- the old days of you have to keep the cell phone call under three minutes or fwra investigators will track you, it's a long time ago. pick up a phone now and investigators can track you. doesn't matter if it's a throw away phone, your regular verizon or at&t cell phone. what happens is, especially on

the throw away phones there is subscriber information, other information which leads back to a carrier. if that's connecting with someone else they can track some information. if that killer is responsible, especially for the first four bodies, the last four and the two bones we don't know the identifies they can figure out some information quickly. i'm sure they have it. >> such a chilling case. we don't know if we are near the end yet. michelle, thanks. >> have a good day, carl. >> 7:15 now. here's meredith. >> now to the uprisings in the middle east. the reeblg has been on edge as violence and provetests spread across the world. tom brokaw just got back from a trip to the region including saudi arabia where he spoke with the foreign minister. good morning to you. >> good morning. they are all talking about what's going on around them and everyone agrees that the middle east will never be the same. this is historic change taking place. everyone agrees they don't know exactly how it turns out.

saudi arabia is the big question mark. it's the richest, most powerful nation with oil reserves. they have not had anything to say until i talked to the foreign minister about the role of the united states in that part of the world and whether saudi arabia can change. here's what he had to say. >> we have to be very careful. you can't experiment with the lives of people. you can't force change on people that they don't want. change must come to this area, but change must be from this area. it cannot be imposed from outside. >> he said he's not going to change in saudi arabia to suit the united states. it was a big message sent back here. on the other hand, i talked with younger saudis and they think there ought to be more people

who are now part of the ruling family. the king who is 87 years old has spread around $135 billion in the last ten days or so. i think they will stay stable for ale while. >> i know saudi arabia is upset with the way the obama administration handled the situation in egypt attempting to push out mubarak. in fact, they were offended. why? >> in part because they see themselves as the kind of saudi equivalent to mubarak and they don't know what happens to them next. they said, let the people push mubarak out. don't get involved in doing this. they also said, we are going to make saudi policy to suit saudi arabia, not to suit the united states. a big message. the national security adviser from the white house is there today talking about it. these are big stakes. >> i want to talk about the situation at home. on wednesday the president is expected to make a big speech announcing plans to reduce our debt including cuts in defense,

medicare and medicaid. republicans have accused him of waiting too long to jump on the bandwagon. is that a fair criticism? >> i don't think so. i think what we are seeing, meredith, is the battlefield being prepared for 2012 with paul ryan and the budget, what happened over the weekend with the compromise worked out. both sides now are getting ready for the election year which is coming up quickly and barring any unforeseen events, i think next year will be a lot about the role of the federal government, about government expenditures and about how we pay down the debt we have and what we expect from our government in terms of medicare, health care, and social security? he's putting down his marker. the republicans put down theirs. we'll hear more. >> the republicans are calling for the privatization of medicare. are they overstepping here? >> hard to say. it's long overdue, but we are going to have a real debate about medicare, about how it has

to be reformed. you can't get to where we need to get to just by cutting alone. there have to be profound changes in social security, medicare, health care delivery systems and also in the military budget. the president will put that on the table in a way that the republicans have not yet stepped forward in the same fashion. paul ryan, to his credit, is saying everything is up for grabs here. >> tom brokaw, thank you very much. >> great to be here. >> here's carl. >> gas prices are on the move again this morning, not in your favor. nbc's miguel almaguer is in san francisco, the city paying the most for a gallon of gas. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. $4.39 a gallon is what you will dish out at this shell station for regular gasoline. it's well above the national average but it is the new norm here. san francisco, california, home to the nation's highest gas prices where sticker shock -- >> i don't want to know how much

it is now. >> reporter: -- has many shell shocked. here the average price for a gallon of gas is $4.13, if you can find it. americans across the country are being squeezed at the pump. the new national average is $3.77 a gallon, 22 cents more than a month ago when the average was $3.55. a year ago $2.86. the oil industry says taxes, seasonal blends and refinery problems have driven up prices. so has unrest in the middle east. >> gasoline and oil supplies are plentiful within the united states, however you look at it from a global perspective, you have investors looking at civil unrest in the middle east. >> reporter: as gas prices have shot up, commuters have started driving less. for the fifth straight week, gas sales are down. >> enough was enough about a week ago. this is getting ridiculous. >> reporter: down the road with the national average expected to hit $4 a gallon, many are

rethinking driving. >> i can stand to lose a few pounds. maybe i could walk more. >> reporter: the pinch at the pump, painful at this senior resource center outside denver. free rides for the elderly so they can see a doctor or get food could be in jeopardy. the gas budget here is running on empty. >> there is a limit to what we can do and as a last resort, it would be a matter of scaling back. >> reporter: americans scaling back as gas prices continue to climb. the cheapest gas in the country, tucson, arizona, at $3.41 a gallon. that would be a bargain here and just about anywhere else. carl? >> miguel almaguer, thank you for that. just ahead, the most detailed account to date of the beating death of a lacrosse player yardly love. what her teammates roulemathde e about the man charged in the

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clayton around 8:30 last night. two people found dead inside this home. they are not confirming it is a murder suicide, but there are not any outstanding suspects. they say one of the individuals found dead is a suspect in a salano county homicide. many unanswered questions this morning. we are working to get new information. >> thanks a lot for the latest update. we want to check the morning forecast. >> good morning to you, brent. good morning to you at home. it's a chilly start. grab a jacket on the way out the door especially in the north bay where the temperatures are a few degrees away from freezing. everybody is going to be in the 60s later on. upper 60s, as a matter of fact. 68 in fremont. 67 in san jose. we have a bit of rain on the way for tomorrow. very light in nature, but overcast. 62. we are back to the 70s at the end of the weekend.

let's check the drive with mike inouye. >> highway 4 westbound is a typical build. we have scheduled road closures but we don't have the closure yet. we'll follow that. folks heading south through sunol, the earlier accident is cleared. it's typical for this time through fremont. back to you. >> thanks, mike. more local news coming up in a half hour. we return in two minutes.s this

morning t. mid to upper 30s in some cities. 36 in santa rosa and 37 in navato. otherwise, 40s and 50s. you need a jacket you can peel off later in the day. we are looking at a lot of sunshine. here is where we are headed 67 degrees in los gatos. cool tomorrow, maybe light rain. that's your latest weather. you can go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online for your weather any time day or night. carl? >> up next, the war of words between donald trump and ng to following their he appearances on "today." ready for the most amazing ann] miracle-gro results ever? spectacular plants without all the weeds.

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only thing trump is running in his mouth. >> i would run a great, great country. we are not respected in the world. the world laughs at us. they won't be laughing if i'm president. >> reporter: donald trump made it unofficial last week telling meredith he may make a run for the presidency. >> this is very serious. i always take things seriously, but i have never taken it seriously like this. this is a very serious time in my life. i hate what's happening to the country. >> reporter: and a possible run has gained recent support. the most recent nbc news wall street journal poll shows the donald as a gop front runner. he said he can't run now because he's on tv hosting "celebrity apprentice" on nbc, but bill cosby isn't buying that. >> he's full of it. >> based on what? >> based on what i just heard. you kept saying or somebody kept saying, are you going to run, are you going to run? he jumped. you run or shut up.

>> reporter: trump said he saw the comments and was shocked. in a written statement, trump said, i was surprised to hear him blabber, somewhat incoherently, you run or shut up. the hatred was pouring out of his eyes. if he doesn't want me to run because he's an obama fan he should state the reasons and not come into my green room in front of witnesses and treat me like his best friend. >> donald trump does not back down from a fight. when provoked he comes after you hard. >> reporter: the white house is also getting in on the game. president obama's senior adviser david plouffe cast doubts on tv. >> there is zero chance donald trump would be hired by the american people. main stream americans think it's a side show. >> reporter: trump fired back, this time on fox & friends. >> obviously i hit a nerve. i don't hear them talking about mr. pawlenty, but only trump. i'm their worst nightmare.

i am not the person they want to run against. >> reporter: from beauty queen bailouts. >> tara will be given a second chance. >> reporter: to his very public feud with rosie o'donnell. >> everyone deserves a second chance. >> well, rosie has been a loser for a long time. >> reporter: donald trump is no stranger to controversy. it's clear his public antics don't sit well with bill cosby. >> start running now. the only thing he's running in his mouth. >> well, on that note, bill cosby, we'll see if he runs. we'll see. >> i don't care. >> but if he runs you have to take it seriously. >> no, i don't. not him. >> yes, you do. >> not him. >> reporter: trump came back with one last salvo. sadly, he got more attention talking about me than he did on the merits of his own appearance. maybe he is not as dumb as i thought. >> donald trump loves when someone picks a fight with him.

he knows, that, one, it's a way to help the donald trump brand and, two, he knows it will generate headlines. as long as you say "trump" he's happy. >> reporter: we reached out to mr. cosby for further comment and didn't hear back. mr. trump said he won't make any official announcement on the white house until this season of "celebrity apprentice" is over. but we can all guarantee we'll hear from him again probably long before that. meredith? >> i think so. amy, thank you very much. up next, we'll take you --ap there are milestones that no parent wants to miss. let's see, there's first steps. first words. first time riding a bike without training wheels. and the first vacation memory that will last till roughly... forever.

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victorian called west view hugged by flowers. >> does rubbing it bring luck? >> no, no. >> reporter: marriage prospects, anything? >> no. >> reporter: little shoes and backpacks still live here and kids still own the yard. >> like a normal house. >> reporter: yeah, but there in the back, that little shed was key to the middleton's success. >> this was the start of their million dollar party pieces. >> that's right. they weren't pretension people. they didn't immediately move out. >> reporter: doug singleton remembers their time here. the cozy kitchen, a well loved home. this is beautiful. >> this was kate's bedroom. >> reporter: the master bedroom was all hers. this is where kate would have looked outside, thought about what she was going to be when she grew up perhaps.

and way up another steep staircase, kate's room as a baby. now a little girl's pink and extra princess-like paradise where emily and pal adore that kate slept here. does it add magic or something? >> probably, yeah. all my friends really like me now. >> it's rags to riches almost, isn't it? you've got a girl who doesn't pretend to be extraordinary. conducts herself with grace and discretion and suddenly from that she's become a princess. isn't that wonderful? >> reporter: the palace has warned the press to leave the middletons alone. they live around here, take walks through the neighborhoods and kate is known for remembering everybody's name and the names of their dogs. the house is expected to go for 500,000 pounds in june when it goes up for auction. that's about triple what it was

worth when kate lived here until she was a teenager. meredith? >> michelle, thank you very much. we have prince william and kate middleton here with us -- well, the stars who play them in a new lifetime movie. nico swindell plays prince william and camilla plays kate middleton. this is heavy stuff to play them. >> i don't think we understood the gravity at first. >> you are from the same country as kate in england. you're two years younger than her. >> did you know of her? >> of course i knew of her. growing up in england you see the newspapers and as soon as they were dating it was in the press everywhere. we're from the same county, but i never ran into her unfortunately. >> in your research, being prince is tough work. it is not an easy job. >> no. not at all. there is an incredible burden and responsibility that comes with that. >> did you empathize with him?

>> from my daily life? absolutely. i felt princely since i was born. >> made for the part. >> now the buzz around the two of you. you have an appreciation for the publicity they have to handle on a daily basis. >> we had that from day one. we had english paparazzi outside our first table read. they got to us pretty fast, took snaps and shoved a microphone in our face. >> are you going t goinge 'm to invitation hasn't arrived. >> we'll be there in spirit. >> we'll be right back after your local news. and his inattention makes focusing on homework tough. i know how it is because my son has adhd too. i didn't know all i could do to help manage his adhd. our doctor suggested a treatment plan with non-stimulant intuniv. [ male announcer ] once daily non-stimulant intuniv has been shown to reduce adhd symptoms.

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rescue grews to make sure they cannot adopt. if they move forward with the plan, they go to the board of supervisors for approval. >> good morning to you. a lot of sunshine today, more than yesterday. the breeze has substantially relaxed. 50 degrees in hayward. 40 in sunnyvale and 42 in san jose. turning over to mid to upper 60s. 67 degrees in fairfield. meanwhile, mild along the peninsula, only 63 degrees in the city by the bay. here is the extended outlook. temperatures are going to climb as we head into the weekend. let's check the drive now. >> an accident northbound involving a motorcycle. no injuries involved. we'll watch for blocked lanes. 101 past the airport. further north through sunol and

slow through livermore. further north, it builds up to 20s and 30s in pittsburg and bay point. danville to the bay bridge where we have a slow drive. speeds holding steady and getting into the city for the evening game. parking is going to be at a premium. >> thanks. more local news in a half hour. have a great morning. see you in a bit.

the person who leaves us tonight after the nationwide vote is -- pia. >> 8:00 on this tuesday morning, april 12, 2011. a real shocker on "american idol" last week as one of the front runners pia toscano was voted off early in the competition. fans and judges equally stunned but the queens, new york, native is feeling the love in rockefeller plaza. we'll talk to her about her surprise elimination and where she goes from here just ahead.

i'm meredith vieira along with carl quintanilla and al roker. matt is on assignment today. >> even the other contestant was surprised. >> he looked stunned. >> he felt bad, guilty, i think. >> also ahead this morning a problem you may have faced at work called the queen bee syndrome when a female boss makes it more difficult for other women to advance. we'll talk about why it happens and what to do if your boss is a so-called queen bee. we don't have that problem. >> don't call her honey. >> no, no. >> hollywood legend shirley mclean is here talking about her past lives, many loves and why she thinks young stars are way too obsessed with fame today. >> i adore her. she's a fantastic woman. first a check of the top stories from tamron hall in for ann at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. the mayor of washington, d.c. was among 41 people arrested monday during a protest against the federal budget deal that prevented a government shutdown.

city officials say the deal will prevent them from funding abortions for low income women and needle exchange programs to prevent the spread of hiv. t washington, d.c. is you notebook that congress has control of the budget. japan upgraded the severity of the nuclear crisis to the highest possible level putting it on par with the chernobyl disaster, but the change reflects more accurate reading and not a deteriorating situation. several suspects are being held after the subway bombing in belarus that killed 12 and wounded more than 200 oerthers. officials are calling it a terrorist attack. cnbc's erin burnett is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning. we're off. everyone has an ear on gas prices and one on the budget battle. but alcoa had earnings last night. now sales were disappointing and i think it's important. we are at a point where companies cut so many jobs and

colora costs that we are focused on revenue. a little bit of a disappointment for alcoa. the takeaway for the economy still solid. they increased expectations for demand for heavy trucks and trailers, the things that haul the things we buy around. that's the good news. back to you. >> a little bit of good news. thank you very much. police searching for victims of a serial killer on long island on new york found what could be two more sets of human remains. eight bodies have been found on the same stretch of coastline since december. the first four were young women who posted sex ads on craigslist. a court decided the winkelvos twins can't undo their settlement. they said they were misled when they signed a settlement agreement in 2008.

the f.a.a. is investigating a collision on the ground last night in new yorkle involving the world's largest passenger plane. the air france a-380 was taxiing for takeoff when it clipped the tail of a commuter plane. thankfully no one was injured. it wasn't the flaming piano that got lady gaga in trouble in houston last week. the fame monster fell from her sky high heels straddling from keyboard and piano bench but gaga was a pro. she didn't even stopped singing and turned the tumble into a sultry crawl. only gaga. now back to al with a check of the weather. >> everybody in the crowd every time she fell went -- oh! [ cheers ] >> let's run the video one more time. everybody! >> oh! >> we love the gaga. we're glad she's okay. ouch!

let's check your weather for today. pick city today, greenville, south carolina wyff. showers and cooler, 70 degrees. those showers coming from a system making its way tohe midatlantic states. going to be a slow mover through the northeast tonight into tomorrow. back west we have a weak frontal system with clouds moving in. cooler in los angeles today. lots of sunshine through texas. look for a risk of strong storms along the midat good morning to you. most of our temperatures have climbed out of the 30s, except for santa rosa. that's the only cold spot leftover. now we're in the 40s and 50s elsewhere. temperatures will climb toward 70 degrees in some cities. 67 in freemont, 63 in san francisco. heading ut to the baseball game tonight at 7:15, breezy. you'll need a jacket. tomorrow, a few light shower,

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was voted off. now fans have even started a campaign to have her reinstated. she joins us on the sofa. good morning. >> good morning. >> we know the judges were shocked and america, hollywood was shocked, we were shocked. how shocked were you? >> you know, i had a feeling the night before. it was just a feeling in my stomach. i said, i think i'm going to be in the bottom three tomorrow. they said, why would you say that? i said, i have that feeling. so it didn't come as a shock to me when i was in the bottom three, but you never expect to get voted off so early. >> when you heard your name? >> it was hard. it was a tough night. >> after your elimination, steven tyler spoke out and -- trying to figure out why you didn't get the votes he said guys aren't voting and girls are jealous. do you agree with him? >> you know, you don't know. there are a lot of female fans voting for the boys, but you don't know. you have to go out every week, give 110% and be happy with your

performance. that's all you can do. >> when did you realize getting voted off wasn't going to be the end of the road for you? >> that night, everything was hitting me. all i kept thinking of was my journey was over on the show. i never imagined i would get the support i have been getting from people i have looked up to my whole life. >> we're hearing about a record deal. can you confirm that? >> i have been so busy we haven't talked about anything yet. we're focused on the tour now and whatever opportunities come my way, i'll take. >> will.i.am said, i have been told "no" a lot and i have learned over time that doesn't mean it's the end. what has this taught you? >> i tried to spin it in a positive way that this was god's plan. maybe it's a blessing in disguise. it's opened so many doors for me. i have no regrets whatsoever. >> they are talking about changing the rules in the future so america votes on the bottom three but the judges decide who's going to leave the show. do you think that would be better? that probably would have saved

you for sure? >> it may have. i can't say. the voting is -- you know, it's hard to say really. i think the judges should have a say. i think they should. >> we were talking during the break about what it takes to sing your good-bye song after knowing you have been eliminated. i imagine you feel you can handle anything, any venue, any crowd, any situation. >> i would have to say that was the toughest moment for me. that was the hardest thing i have done. i was trying to breathe the whole time, get through the song and i really couldn't. i was too emotional. >> you said your family is there as well. did you feel you had let them down? >> not that i let them down, but the last time they were out was my top 12 female performance, the girls performance. they kept giving the tickets to my family because i have a huge family. so i said, guys, please come out. that was the night they came out and saw me eliminated. >> it must be a compliment when tom hanks tweets about you.

>> and others. >> jessica alba. i'm done for the season because it was an outrage. >> that's funny. >> jennifer hudson as well. >> i appreciate the support so much. >> what has the experience meant to you? >> it's opened so many doors. everybody from the staff to the contestants were amazing. it's a dream come true. >> have you had a chance to spend a night at home? have a home-cooked meal? >> i haven't yet. but after the tour probably. >> so you head back to l.a. to support the performers that are still in the running at this point. >> today i go back. >> two women left? do you think they could become the "american idol"? >> they are so strong and the boys are, too. i'm rooting for them all. >> do you have a pick? >> i love them all. they're all amazing. >> but you don't have a pick? >> i don't have a pick. >> we love you. you're just fantastic. >> thank you, guys. >> we're proud as new yorkers that you are one of us, too. >> thank you very much. >> pia toscano. up next, the queen bee syndrome.

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boss. >> i have never worked for somebody who was younger than me before, or for a woman. >> that's not going to be a problem, is it? >> no. >> reporter: for years, female bosses have been portrayed as overbearing. >> i need you this weekend to review files and the manuscript. >> this weekend? >> do you have a problem with that? >> reporter: back stabbing. >> i need 10 or 15 skirts from calvin klein. >> what kind of skirt -- >> please bore someone else with your questions. >> reporter: as queen bees. >> queen bee syndrome is a senior female who's worked her way up. once she gets positioned she doesn't play very nicely in the sand box. >> reporter: a new study suggests women who break through the glass ceiling are more likely to help male workers rather than female workers. according to the findings, men exceeded women in receiving job-related support from female supervisors and were more optimistic about promotion chances as a result.

>> reporter: lara dillion isn't surprised. she started her career working under a woman and said she's experienced queen bee syndrome firsthand. >> some of the challenges i encountered with female bosses is this lack of trust or a competitiveness. >> reporter: the numbers suggest many americans have a negative perception of female bosses. according to a gallup survey people say if they got a new job, twice as many would rather work for a man than a woman. ella bell is a professor at dartmouth who's written about the perceived differences. >> particularly a male-dominated culture, become more hyper competitive. >> reporter: bell says it's everyone's responsibility to improve office dynamics. >> it's not about fixing women. it's about making organizations more flexible and more tolerant. >> reporter: a lesson lara has

also learned. >> you take the time to mentor and develop a person and work with their strengthses can give you such a high return versus being competitive, making them feel bad. >> reporter: women redefining leadership as they move up in an increasingly complex corporate ladder. >> marcie alvaher is a career expert and robi ludwig is a frequent contributor. >> i think there is truth to it when you look at the studies. many studies indicate both men and women prefer to work for men. but there are reasons for that. we were talking about it that for a lot of women in order to get to the top, they had to act like men. they had to be alpha women. in some cases, and i have had patients like this, they modeled themselves after men and it didn't look right on a woman. we expect different things from

female bosses. >> what do we expect from female bosses that we don't from men? >> i think rather than labeling something for the few women who have made it to the top -- i mean, there are plenty of male bosses and we don't have a king snake syndrome. like professor bell we should talk about grooming women for the top and how both men and women can be better mentors. >> you say the environment in the work force create it is situation. >> we need to work on changing the environment, yes. >> the original thought was when social sciences were looking at this phenomenon in the work place there was a thinking if we had more women in the work place women would nurture other women. they would be better bosses because they could delegate more, mentor. >> this study suggests it isn't happening. >> when we found the opposite to be true it was shocking. we want women to be the good mother. when women or men were having a

different experience it was doubly upsetting. >> these bosses have power over us. >> women are in a double bind. it's harder to succeed and when we do we have to attach a bad label to it. as women, we are not helping the situation by focusing on talking about a syndrome. when men succeed we don't talk about a syndrome. we talk about success. >> but there is a situation going on. what's causing it? there are reports that -- or studies that suggest women in positions of power sometimes suffer self-esteem issues and that triggers this. >> in part. i think there are a few things. number one, they are surviving. there are only a few women at the top. there aren't tons of availability like there are for men. so if a woman is going to help another woman get to the top, where is she going to be? also, if we look at it from a cultural perspective we tell women they have no value once they are not young and attractive anymore. it sets up this competitive type

of component in the work place. if we had a lot of jobs for women and a lot of possibilities and told them as they age they are still valuable like men i think we would be seeing something different and having a different conversation. >> if you're a woman working under a female boss, how do you deal with this be? >> first i want to say if you are a man or a woman and you have a boss who's standing in your way, i want to give you the same advice. that's the important thing i want people to take away. figure out, can you work around this boss or is it time to move on? that's the question to ask yourself. you should also step back and say, is it my boss getting in the way? do a self-assessment and say, am i advocating enough for myself? that's something men know how to do when they are coming up the pipeline. >> thank you very much for your perspective. >> thank, meredith. >> thank you. >> here's al. >> thank you very much, meredith. we want to say hello to the latest contestant to tip the scales against her on nbc's "the

biggest loser." courtney, first of all, welcome. you lost 112 pounds before you even got to ranch. >> i did. >> which is amazing. then you lost 92 pounds on the ranch. >> yes. >> overall how much have you lost? >> 227 pounds. >> wow. that's amazing. you were the only contestant left on the red team led by the new trainer. do you think he let you down? >> no. i would never blame this on brett. i was going through a huge plateau. my body -- when you lose that much weight, your body's going to slow down. i don't think it has anything to do with brett. it was everything with my body slowing down. >> was it frustrating to get on the scale and only lose a pound? >> yes. it was frustrating. i definitely worked harder than that one pound but my body didn't respond to it. >> in a way, you're going home. your family owns a dairy queen? >> yes, we do. >> wow. how tough is that?

>> it's hard, but i lost 112 pounds working at dairy queen every day a year before that. it's all about choices. every choice you make will get you a step closer to where you want to be. for me, being around dairy queen won't harm me if i make the right choices. >> your mom is a great support. >> she is. >> she was sent home earlier. courtney, congratulations. so proud of what you have done. that's amazing. >> thank you so much. >> "the biggest loser couples" airs tonight at 8:00/7:00 central on nbc. just ahead,cclain on her life, loves and more.

good morning, everybody. time now is 8:26. i'm brent canon. trying to put together a bizarre puzzle after finding two people dead inside an east bay home. marla is outside the home. >> reporter: it's hard to tell that anybody has happened here since police cleared the scene an hour ago. police say the call came in 8:30 last night. they say two people were found dead inside this home. one of the people found dead, a

suspect in a solano county homicide. neighbors tell us a woman in her 60s lives at this home with her son and his girlfriend. >> thanks, marla. a check of your morning commute, after this.

welcome back, folks. 8:28.

south bay, continuing accident coverage for northbound 280 right at 85. one lane is blocked. this has caused backup from 87. started coming out of downtown. backup solid. 85 or 101 to the north. better as far as flow of traffic goes. lighter maybe because of some schools having spring break this week. westbound, slow drive off the interchange. across the bay, oakland, 880 northbound. we saw a big jam at the coliseum. starting to move better now. >> thanks, mike. more local news in half an hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute.

♪ 8:30 now on this tuesday morning, april 12, 2011. a rainy day on tap in the northeast, but the weather is not bothering these fine folks. right now they are listening to a song from british singer-songwriter jesse jay. she's written for britney spears

and miley cyrus. think "party in the usa." she's out with her first album now and makes her u.s. morning show debut with a live performance in this half hour. looking forward to it. i'm meredith vieira alongside carl quintanilla, tamron hall and al roker. matt is on assignment and ann has a much deserved day off. >> nice. from a fresh face to a legend. shirley maclaine has been in show business for 60 years, but it's her off-screen life that's been as dramatic from her many loves to her spiritual beliefs to her many loves, we will catch up with her ahead. >> and we'll head up to the kitchen. michael la monaco is in there and he'll show us how to make sausage four different ways. it's really three and a half ways because one is a vegetarian sausage. >> that doesn't count? >> eh. >> probably tastes yummy. >> i'm sure, but it's not

sausage. >> we have answers to your diet dilemmas includinging how to mentally motivate yourself to lose weight and eat healthy. we are tackling the mind as we tackle the body. >> let's tackle the weather. >> as far as today is concerned, we have the slight risk of strong storms along the midatlantic states. sunshine in the pacific northwest and clouds on the coast. sunny and mild gulf coast into the southwest. tomorrow the mild weather continues. hot in southern texas where they have a lot of fire danger. heavy rain northeast into new england. more rain and snow into the pacific northwest. we're looking at showers from the central great lakes back into the central plains. good morning to you. it's still a little bit chilly in our neck of the woods. temperatures are coming up, now that the sun is out. we'll warm up into the 60s today. 64 in oakland. 67 in san jose. temperatures across the peninsula will be a little bit on the mild side today. 63 in san francisco, warmer than it was yesterday.

we'll see more sunshine. we had a lot of cloud cover during the day yesterday. overcast conditions at times. today, plentiful sunshine. rain arrives tomorrow. nothing heavy but enough to make for a great day. weather any time day or night on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. carl? >> very nice. when we come back, a hollywood legend, shirley maclaine. first this is "today" on nbc. california should be proud.

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♪ holy cow ♪ they'd never believe it ♪ if my friends could see me now ♪ >> that's shirley maclaine in "sweet charity" one of the films that turned her into an enduring star known for her razor sharp wit. >> come in. i'll put on a pot of bourbon. >> she's out with her 12th book called "i'm over all that and

other confessions." the pot of bourbon sounds good. >> i can't think if that was written or i made it up. >> you're in your 70s now. you write this book and a lot of things you are done with. what's the best you have been able to shed that you thought, i'm so glad i'm over that now? >> i think senses of competition, trying to totally get over vanity. haven't gotten there. the whole idea of mixing men and work, hard to do. >> mixing men and work? >> you know, having relationships that are really important and also having to be on the set at 6:00 in the morning. i think i'm over caring about whether things work or not. what i'm mostly now involved with is a sense of expressive creativity and let the shchips fall where they may. >> you don't say you have gotten

over sex. you say sex has gotten over you. >> well, after a while you realize the real importance of the relationship is not about that. it's a component, but i think the sexual tension sometimes interferes with honesty in the relationship. when i realized that, my relationships with men shifted. it's not over me or anything, but i'm not as interested in it now as i was because i've got it in, i hope, its proper perspective. >> you still obviously haven't gotten over your interest in past lives. this is something you obviously care deeply object. in the book and you talked to our producer that a lot of what you believe in is no different from the dalai lama's beliebeli. you have been criticized and been poked fun at. why do you think that is? >> i think i'm wearing the wrong wardrobe. if i draped myself in something and looked like a wandering

pauper it would be probably more believable. i remember a man in san francisco interviewing me years ago. he said, i can't believe that about you because you wear sequins. >> because you wear sequins? >> on stage i was wearing sequins and that nullified the credibility of what i was saying. but you know two-thirds of the world believe this is, but not the western left-brained mechanistic, show it to me, if i can thump on it i'll believe it. not here. >> yeah. >> i have traveled so much and i was in contact with so many different kinds of people. it makes a difference in your life when you understand the levels of karma that are at work. what you put out, you get back. maybe not in one lifetime but some day it will return. even einstein talked about that. all energy returns to its

source. >> you have had so many wonderful people as part of your life, elizabeth taylor being one of them. you write that you are over funerals but you lost her just a month ago. what did her life and passing mean to you? >> she was my oldest friend. we met when i was 20, she was 22. we hung out together. i introduced her to todd. >> mike todd. >> because we were doing "around the world in 80 days." i watched the negotiations for dinner that mike would make with elizabeth. all right, we'll have dinner. here's one diamond. no. it's going to cost two diamonds. they were a wonderful, funny couple. understood they were outrageous. she had a wonderful sense of humor and of course he was the master of barnum. >> the two of you had to deal with fame. obviously it came to you both. you write in the book that you were surprised by how much people nowadays obsess over fame. you say it's a drug of annihilation.

>> i think it is. >> what do you mean? >> just to want to be famous? what do you do when everyone is really staring at you, literally, look at you interested in you and you don't feel up to par with what you give back? >> is that what happened to you, shirley? as a young woman did you want to be famous? you did not? >> no. i even now have bad dreams about people surrounding my car or running after me to get autographs. but, you know, they have really never done that. i have never been one that is kind of a chick of running away from it. probably because i'm so open about everything there is nothing to find out. you know? >> that's for sure. >> it's already there. this thing about wanting to be famous just for the sake of it can be very dangerous. >> are there women you look at

in the field in your profession now, young women coming up the ranks that you admire -- particularly actresses? >> anne hathaway. i admire her work, her beauty. i need a list to look at. i can't remember them all. >> she's a good one. that's for sure. before i let you go, you have a lot of jacks in your life that have meant something to you. jack lemon, jack nicholson and jack black. you were in a movie with him. >> i adore him. it's called "bernie." she's so talented. he can sing. >> thank you for joining us. the book is "i'm over all that and other confessions." shirley maclaine. up next, four dlirelicious ways serve sausage dishes. first th

>> announcer: today's cooking school is brought to you by ragu. feed our kids well. >> back at 8:43. this morning on "today's cooking school" sausage four ways. we have four different kinds -- pork, chicken, vegetarian and see food. we are all here ready to learn. our teacher the check tif chef of porter house new york, michael la monaco joins us. we all get a different type. i heard you call it saviche. >> this is italian sausage, pork sausage, italian style, sweet not hot. we have a great dish to make. >> you have roasted some in the oven already? >> i par cook it so we can cut it into pieces. so we cut it into rings. now we're just frying it a little bit. >> how long do you saute? >> six minutes, max. then in the oven, good to go. you have pasta, asparagus. this is pencil asparagus.

i would like you to put your asparagus in with the sausage. >> hello. this is morning television. >> all right. go for it. >> we have beautiful asparagus. i didn't even have to blanch the asparagus. it's going right in. >> will you combine this hot with the pasta? >> exactly. the pasta's been just cooked and has water all over it. we'll get some of the water in there and you will cook them together. the sausage is now cooked. the asparagus are cooking. you just want to add a little bit of parsley to that and we have pecorino cheese. >> mm. >> i can -- >> go for it. that's the dish. >> pecorino cheese, okay. >> it's great. a little bit sharp, spicy. >> i'm making the chicken apple sausage waldorf salad.

we have the sausage there. you can do precooked as well. >> this is organic chicken, organic apple. the waldorf salad is a classic with celery, apple, walnuts, mayonnaise. >> lemon juice. >> dump this in? >> exactly right. there you go. i will help with that. it goes right in. >> beautiful. >> now you have a waldorf salad. yours goes with this chicken. >> how do you know when it's done? >> you know, this is already precooked. so all you have to really do is warm it. it's very tasty. it's got the flavor you would like in a sausage. >> you put it on top of the mixture? >> you have the sausage, very nice. a little bit of water in the pan to steam it through and that gets it nice and hot. >> we have vegetarian sausage tacos. >> this is vegetarian chorizo,

the mexican-style sausage but it's made from a wheat product. it's organic, natural. it has lots of flavor. i take it out of the casing and break it up. warm it with ale little olive oil. and we have tacos. >> okay. soft corn tacos? >> beautiful. we have a nice cotija cheese, a hard mexican cheese you can grate. put that on there. we have tomatoes, scallions and we have fresh avocado. and you have a beautiful taco. >> just like that. >> it's tasty. >> that was really difficult to make. >> no! really, it's versatile and fast. whip it up with the kids. >> michael, i have see food sausage and asian broth. what's seafood sausage? >> this is fresh sausage made from shrimp, salmon, scallops.

it's really nice. >> ooh! >> you can broil it, do what you like. we have shitake mushrooms, celery, onions and this is vegetable broth. this is a little soy. >> yum. >> to make it all really, really good, that's sake. >> oh! >> you can't go wrong with sake. do you like heat? >> i do. >> this is sriciracha. this comes up to a simmer, begins to boil away. >> does the seafood sausage require less cooking time? >> it poaches in the broth about 12 minutes. very nice. poach the sausage. you have a broth, vegetables, full flavor and four different sausage dishes. >> delicious. >> let's eat. >> a moment of silence. >> chef la monaco, thank you so

much. for more recipes, go to today.com and click on food. up next, a live performance from british pop sensation jesse jay, but first this is "today" on nbc.

prosecute. today the music video named including the miley cyrus hit "party in the usa." now it is her turn in the spotlight. her debut album "who you are" is climbing the charts overseas and hits stores in the u.s. today. jesse jay good morning to you. such a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> justin timberlake called you the best singer in the world right now. simon cowel said you are one of the best artists to come out in years. that's a lot of pressure on a young woman. >> yeah. i mean, i would rather them say that than she's the worst singer i have ever heard. >> exactly. >> it's amazing to have that kind of support from artists i grou up listening to. >> at what point did you decide, you know what, i want to be the one singing the songs. >> i always wanted to be the one singing the songs. it's all about time. you have to make sure you are ready and you can be you and the songs represent you. i don't think you should rush it, and i just wanted to take my time. >> today is the day. very quickly, your big issue is be who you are. in a sentence, who are you?

>> i'm a very emotional, honest, singer-songwriter from london who just wants to change the world where w my music. >> you'll be singing what song for us? >> price tag. >> take it away for us. ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ everybody's got a price ♪ i wonder how they sleep at night ♪ ♪ when the sale comes close ♪ and the truth comes seconds ♪ stop ♪ why is everybody so serious ♪ so damn mysterious ♪ got shades in your eyes ♪ everybody look to the left smoet ♪ everybody look to their right ♪ ♪ can you feel that, yeah

♪ we're playing with love tonight ♪ ♪ it's not about the money, money, money ♪ ♪ we don't need your money, money, money ♪ ♪ we just want to make the world dance ♪ ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ ain't about the cha chinga ching ♪ ♪ about the bling, bling ♪ want to make the world dance ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ listen, okay, we need to take it back in time ♪ ♪ when music made us all unite ♪ and it wasn't low slow and video girls ♪ ♪ why is everybody so obsessed ♪ money can't buy us happiness ♪ can't we all slow down and see what we're feeling -- ♪ ♪ everybody look to their left ♪ everybody look to their right ♪ ♪ can you feel that, yeah ♪ we're playing with love tonight ♪ ♪ it's not about the money, money, money ♪ ♪ we don't need your money,

money, money ♪ ♪ we just want to make the world dance ♪ ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ ain't about the cha, cha, cha, ching ♪ ♪ ain't about the bling, bling ♪ want to make the world dance ♪ forget about your price tag ♪ la, la, la ♪ la, la, la, la, la ♪ la, la, la, la ♪ price tag >> everybody! ♪ la, la, la, la, la ♪ hey ♪ la, la, la, la, la ♪ hey ♪ price tag ♪ it's not about the money, money, money ♪ ♪ we don't need your money, money, money ♪ ♪ we got to make the world dance ♪ ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ pref about the cha chinga ching ♪ forget about the blinga bling ♪ ♪ want to make the world dance

♪ forget about the price tag ♪ it's not about the money, money, money ♪ ♪ we don't need your money, money, money ♪ ♪ just want to make the world dance ♪ ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ it ain't about the cha chinga ching ♪ ♪ it ain't about the blinga bling ♪ ♪ want to make the world dance ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ yeah ♪ money, money, money ♪ world dance ♪ yeah ♪ price tag ♪ money, money, money ♪ money, money, money ♪ i just want to make the world dance smoet ♪ forget about the price tag ♪ yeah ♪ yeah, yeah

[ applause ] >> the album out today on a good morning. time is 8:56. fish are breathing a sigh of relief.

pacific fishery management council will meet in san mateo to set the fishing schedule. may 1st state dart. last year, fishing was only allowed for eight days because of a low salmon count. this year, the california department of fish and game predicts triple last year's salmon population. some of that could be because of more krill and plankton in the ocean.

good morning to you. cold start. mostly clear conditions out there. don't have those pesky clouds hanging around like we did yesterday. it will be warmer as well, about three to five degrees. wednesday, tomorrow, we are expecting some showers. if you want the sunshine, go ahead and get on outside today.

66 in redwood city. turning over to about 61 tomorrow. rain, if anything, will be very light. back to you, brent. thanks a lot. more news in half an hour. the "today" show is next. 90 million a year by saving functions like purchasing and planning. thanks for post iing this, susa posted. liz added, i agree. isn't it insane how broken the system is? mark shot back, you suddenly discovered that government is fat and inefficient? you want it trimmed, so do i. but those bureaucrats don't want

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good morning to you. it's clear out there this morning. little bit on the cool side as well. you'll need a jacket. we'll warm up into the 60s later on today. about five degrees warmer than where we ended yesterday afternoon. rain in the forecast tomorrow. nothing heavy. less than a quarter inch at best in the north bay. places in the south bay will not even see any of that rain as we head throughout tomorrow. 67 in san jose. 66 in redwood city and 63 in san francisco. we're down to 62 with showers

tomorrow. ou want to wish your dentist a happy birthday? >> our son. >> your son? >> yes, my son. >> very nice. >> we rode a train from seattle to be here. >> are you telling me the tooth? >> honest to god -- [ audience groans ] >> i'm sorry. before the joke decays any more -- oh, sorry. they're going to give me a plaque for that one. okay. tamron? ♪ >> okay, al. time now for joy's diet s.o.s. answers to your daily diet dilemmas. joy bauer is here to explain everything from how diet is related to genetic disease to healthy cookies, believe it or not. >> cookies! >> love the thought. lots of great questions. the first is from amanda in connecticut joining us via skype. good morning. >> hi, good morning. >> what's your question for joy? >> i have a family history of dementia and alzheimer's disease

that i'm afraid could cause problems for me down the road. are there any ways to lessen my chances of acquiring this through changes in diet and/or exercise? >> definitely. there are three important things you can do. first, maintain an ideal weight. being over weight or specifically having a lot of extra fat in the belly area increases your risk for dementia. the second thing is exercise at least 30 minutes on most days of the week. exercise is going to increase the blood flow to your brain. it's going to help keep it healthy and young. believe it or not it also helps to prevent shrinkage that occurs in the brain in critical parts of the brain responsible for memory as we get older. the third thing is to fuel your body with true brain food. that's going to mean eat omega-3 fish like salmon twice a week at least and every day i want you to go out of your way to have two cups of deep colorful

produce. think spinach, kale, berries, cherries, purple grapes. if you like caffeinated coffee and tea, you're in luck. those beverages actually help to protect our memory. >> those are great solutions. thank you very much. great advice for anyone. >> yeah. >> the next question comes from chris on the phone in richmond, virginia. i think you have the favorite question of the day, at least in my mind. >> caller: sounds like it. >> shoot your question at joy. she's ready. >> caller: hello, joy. >> the cookie guy! >> caller: what cookies are best for a healthy diet? >> i share your passion for cookies. the first thing i will tell you is if you have extra time, make them from scratch at home. then you can control the ingredients. you can use whole wheat flour, oats, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, sem sweet dark chocolate chips. but if you want to buy a commercial cookie, there are a

few brands that offer up nutrition along with sugar. first, the kashi brand and bare naked. they have a good line of cookies with nutrition qualities. also back to nature granola cookies are made with whole oats. that said, to me, cookies are known as treats versus health food. go for whatever cookies you want and minimize the portion. keep each splurge around 200 calories or less and it's all good. go, cookies! >> sounds good. i love that they have the cookies now with the 100 calorie snack pack. they're so good. >> portion is key when it comes to cookies. we love cookies. >> finally a viewer e-mail from angela in new york. she writes, how do you change your mindset to lose weight? i know how to eat and what to do, but i don't do it. what advice would you give to mentally motivate someone to lose weight? >> this is a really important question.

unfortunately, there is no simple answer. this is what i do know from people i have worked with that have had a lot of success. you need to do some serious soul searching and find a significant and enduring source of personal motivation. tamron, that means different things to different people. the bottom line is it needs to come from you. maybe to better control health conditions. maybe to be around for your kids or grandkids. maybe to feel more comfortable in your own skin and boost your energy level. then you have to remind yourself every single day what your reasoning is for losing weight. strengthen that resolve with positive self-talk, inspirational quotes on post-its at home and in the office. i also think the big picture can be overwhelming. break your goal into bite-sized pieces and come up with weekly goals you can check off each week. maybe it's, i'm not going to snack after dinner or i will walk 30 minutes each day. those small goals give you the

chance to pat yourself on the back each week which keeps you motivated to reach the full goal. >> you don'tle feel you are failing. lofty goals can be hard to reach. then you feel you have blown it and you go from the bottom up. >> small accomplishments add up. >> thank you very much, joy. still to come today, for sale, a four-bedroom, semi-detached victorian in a quaint village. oh, by the way, did i mention it's the childhood home of the woman who could be queen? kate middleton. up next, president obama's half sister remembers their remarkable mother and the powerful effect she had on shaping their lives. we'll talk to her after this. oh! oh! red! red! red! yes! yes! come on! oh. no! oh... bummer. [children shouting] hoops? yeah. sure. sure. announcer: moms everywhere are finding ways

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president obama once described his mother as very grounded with a certain recklessness. her approach to life no doubt a formative influence. president obama's half sister mya grew up with the man who would be president and remains close to the first family. she's written a children's book dedicated to their mom called "ladder to the moon." good morning. >> good morning. >> it's a beautiful book, a lovely story, gorgeously illustrated. >> thank you. >> your mom is obviously a big influence in this book. how much of her influence forms what you do today? >> i would say a great deal. i mean, she was a teacher at all times, even though she may have been employed in other ways. she spent a lot of time in micro finance, but she was always a teacher. as am i. she emphasized the themes that are present in the book --

namely that we are interconnected, that we therefore need to take care of one another, empathize with one another, find ways to serve and help one another. i think that those themes are very much evidenced in this presidency and in all of my brother's efforts as well. >> hands-on mom. you say she was a great storyteller. if you had to pick one important lesson she would impart to you, what would it be? >> the kindness that's of such value and is often underrated. basic human kindness. she was formidable in some ways. when it came to work she fought rather fearlessly for those about whom she cared. but she was also very tender and very sweet. there was a softness about her. i think that she made everyone

feel like it was okay to be complex. >> do you see her influence in the president's policies at this point? >> most assuredly. there is a balance between negotiation and action and in everything that he does to reach out in spite of enormous challenges to keep working with people across the aisle. i think i see her every day. >> in "ladder to the moon", there is a message of hope in there. >> mm-hmm. >> and looking forward and also looking back. when you look back on the president's campaign of hope do you see -- is it still that same message or has it had to change, do you think? >> no, i think that the message is absolutely the same. the president is still hopeful. i certainly am. there are wonderful, powerful things happening in every corner

of this country. we have managed to make tremendous progress in so many ways. and i think that hopefulness includes a touch of prague ma timpl, hard work and service. in the book it's really about my daughter and our children everywhere remembering that they are strong and that they can help and beginning to sort of act in finding a language for service, even at a young age. >> you still live in hawaii. >> i do. >> i know that the president maintains close ties to hawaii. >> mm-hmm. >> how difficult is it hearing people like donald trump saying they don't believe the president was born in hawaii, that there is an issue there? what goes through your mind when you hear things like that? >> well, i think the facts are absolutely clear. i think not only do we have newspaper releases showing his birth, the birth certificate has been authenticated by a number

of sources, including our republican former governor. so i really think there is no more to it than that. he was born in hawaii. that's a fact. >> you mentioned your daughter and this book is inspired by her. what inspires you today? >> well, myriad things. i think that certainly my work as an educator continues to remind me that we are able to shape our own stories and impact our own communities. the thing that is remarkable about our mother, i think, is she wasn't content to work with just what she was given or handed. she really built her own story, her own life, and used imagination. i love that idea of using imagination in as many ways as possible. >> we obviously haven't seen the end of the story for president obama.

obviously he's announced he's running for 2012. you campaigned for him in 2008. i assume you will again. people like oprah haven't said they will endorse him again. if people are on the fence, what do you say to them about 2012? >> i say let's take a careful look at the fact that we have had a really challenging time in recent years and that given that, my brother has been an extraordinary president. i'm so tremendously proud of him. he's going to be an extraordinary president for six more years. >> i know your mother would be very touched and very proud of this beautiful book. >> thank you. >> the book is called "ladder to the moon." thank you so much. >> thank you very much for having me. nice to meet you. coming up, maria menudo is here to share her secrets to

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coming up, a peek at the childhood home of kate middleton. >> and how to grow a greener lawn. first your local news and weather. it was a tough game out there today. i thought i was going to be it forever, but then it was dig deep time, and i brought it... and i struck like a cobra. that was a good tag. [ male announcer ] kids take play seriously. nourish it. quaker chewy -- the goodness of whole grains, no high fructose corn syrup and 25% less sugar than the leading sweet snacks. i'm gonna use less honey. i'm gonna text less. well, i'm gonna use less bath tissue with charmin!!! [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft's ultra-cushiony design is soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. charmin ultra soft.

probably want to grab a jacket. we'll end up in the 60s today, inland and low to mid 60s along the peninsula. rain pushes in, as we head into your wednesday. not a lot of rain, but enough to make for an overcast, gray wednesday across the bay area. 67 degrees in los galos and

concord as we head through tomorrow. cooldown. doesn't forget tonight's big game at 7:15. giants take on the dodgers. let's check in on our traffic with mike inouye. >> accident cleared from northbound 280. truck lanes 880 at 280. that's not causing the slowdown. that accident has cleared and that will clear things up northbound 280 intodowntown. amazing, nice, easy drive into the coliseum. northbound 880, starting to see things start to move a little better than the last 20 minutes. it's been bad the past half hour. we'll check back with you as well in

i want to tell all of you that have watched the show for the last 15 years that after listening to my heart and my gut, two things that have served me well in the past, i have decided i will leave "today" at the end of may. >> also coming up in this half hour -- [ laughter ] >> she appreciated that. that was katie couric five years ago. look at matt's hair. she still likes to visit us every now and then, especially when she has a new book out. katie will drop by to tell us all about it, maybe share some

of her plans about the future tomorrow on "today." >> how do you feel when you look at that video? >> i must have swallowed a blimp. >> no! >> really, it's amazing to see all of the amazing things that katie did. >> absolutely. the things all of you have done and the transformation over the years is spectacular. >> well, thank you. >> very nice. >> coming up, would you like to live like a princess? >> i do every day when i'm with you. >> didn't you have a crown -- >> why are those men loitering on my property? >> kate middleton's childhood home is for sale. she lived in a semidetached brick home until she was 15. we'll give you a look at the former home of the future queen. >> and she lookses glamorous when reporting from the red carpet and she looks amazing now. maria menounos always has time to work out in her christian

laboutins. she's here to talk about being organized, fit and beautiful. >> ooh, maria brought the gun show. >> wow. >> yeah. all right. >> okay. >> plus, the cold weather pretty much behind us i.'s time to get your hands dirty in the yard. we have tips on getting a jump start on a lush lawn and a garden to enjoy through the summer months ahe heaahead. >> first al has a check of the weather. >> looking ahead for today we have sunshine in the northeast, but rain will be moving in later today with a risk of strong storms along the midatlantic states. sunny skies gulf coast through texas. tomorrow, more warm weather along the gulf with hot weather in southern texas. more rain and snow in the pacific northwest. rain in new good tuesday morning to you.

high pressure is in control of our weather pattern, bringing temperatures up into the upper 60s inland. we're talking about the low to mid 60s along the coast. rain moves in tuesday. weather maker on our hands. it's not going to produce much rain. if anything, probably about a tenth of an inch, at best, in places in the east bay, along the peninsula and maybe a quarter of an inch in the north bay. 67 in los gatos. in san francisco for the big game. ard.

>> like a normal house. >> reporter: yeah, but there in the back, that little shed was key to the middletons' success. >> this was the start of their million dollar party pieces. >> that's right. they weren't pretentious people. they didn't immediately move out. >> reporter: doug singleton remembers their time here. the cozy kitchen, a well loved home. this is beautiful. >> this was kate's bedroom. >> reporter: the master bedroom was all hers. this is where kate would have looked outside, thought about what she was going to be when she grew up perhaps. and way up another steep staircase, kate's room as a baby. now a little girl's pink and extra princess-like paradise where emily and pal adore that

kate slept here. does it add magic or something? >> probably, yeah. all my friends really like me now. >> it's rags to riches almost, isn't it? you've got a girl who doesn't pretend to be extraordinary. conducts herself with grace and discretion and suddenly from that she's become a princess. isn't that wonderful? >> reporter: the family still lives around here. they go for walks, say hello to everyone and kate is known for remembering everyone's name and their dogs' names, too. so the four-bedroom house goes up for auction in june. it is expected to bring 500,000 pounds. state agents say that's three times what it was worth hen kate lived here until she was a teenager. back to you. thank you very much. >> coming up next, get a jump

start on your garden. what you need to do now to get your yard ready for spring and summer. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning in "today's fwar den" prepping now for a lush lawn and a healthy garden later. it's been a tough winter, a stormy spring, but we are hoping the growing season is just right around the corner. here to help us jump start our gardens, lou, good to see you. nice green shirt. >> i'm like a tree, my wife said. brown on the bottom, green on top. >> right, make like a tree and leaf. not before you tell us this. >> yeah. >> a lot of people saw snow last week. >> 80 in chicago last sunday. e everybody was excited. but mother's right. don't put plants in the ground before mother's day. east of the mississippi, north

of the mason-dixon line, we are still -- cold weather can come. you can start things inside now. lots of nurseries, hardware stores have plants, but bring them inside. there are things you can do, even starting seeds. >> what's this? >> these are little starter kits. this is peat moss. i poured the water in there and the pellets expand so you can place seeds inside this. with gardening it's all about getting your hands dirty. get your seed inside there and you can transfer the pod into the garden. >> where is the best place to keep these? >> inside, near a window for a lot of sunlight or this line is nice. a container garden from fertile earth. they have kits that give you peat moss cubes in the kit. they give you starter seeds and a template to allow you to place the plants.

they have an optional glow light and a water meter which is useful to find out if you are give stuff enough water. $30 and you can do it anywhere. mother's day, when you decide you want to be outside, you can transfer the stuff out. >> good time to start an herb garden? >> absolutely. imagine. you can take basil, parsley. you love to cook. imagine just pulling that fresh off your own plant. it's terrific. out in the garden you can prep the soil. it's too early to plant but save money by getting bags of peat moss from the home center. black dirt and compost. start to throw bags of that into the existing garden beds. this is actually calcium. i wish it were white, but it's calcium. the idea is it goes into the soil, promotes deep, heavy root growth just like when you drink milk and it promotes plants to grow healthy. >> what about seeding? >> life is too short. >> so am i.

>> life is too short to buy cheap seeds or drink cheap wine. >> yes. >> don't buy cheap seeds. scott's has a terrific product called ez seed if you have patches you need to bring the lawn to life. black beauty has the fescue and bluegrass blends. rake the lawn first. >> what about dethatching? >> that's good, too. depending on the size of the lawn you can do it with a rake or rent a machine. with dethatching, the lawn will look worse after dethatching. once you do this, you need to feed it. that's important. scotts again. wonderful products. jonathan green organics which people are really getting into now trying to do this. they have a terrific spreader. this is called the snap bag that goes right inside here and you don't have to touch the fertilizer. or if you have a larger yard -- this is for you. easier than that. >> what do i do? >> nothing. we don't want to spread it around the studio.

>> we spread it around the studio every day. >> this will do a large area and give you better control. you just roll it around the yard and this is full of fertilizer there. follow the label directions on this stuff. some of it has chemicals. be smart about it. if you feed it, prep it, you will have the best-looking lawn and garden and you will be eating fresh. >> up next, we have easter fashions and one more song from jesse j. >> first your local news and weather. kathie lee and hoda co [ female announcer ] here are some great reasons to switch to at&t. [ spokesman ] we make it easy for you to compare at&t... to cable. so what's the difference? at&t's just a better bundle. see for yourself. [ female announcer ] get u-verse tv and internet, plus choose home phone

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district. up to four hours without risking a $5 ticket. all part of a federally funded trial to see if micromanaging parking meters affect the number of drivers in town. bay area's big music festival is ready to rock this year's festival of outside lands. it will be held in the golden gate park, run over three days. more than 50 bands and performers are set to appear at the monster music festival including black eyed peas and jimmy fallon's house band, ro

roots. got to love the roots. last year 80,000 people attended. it will be fun. let's check the forecast for this week with christina. >> good morning to you. forecast calls for fun today, fun in the sun. we have the rain on the way for tomorrow. if you're thinking of postponing outdoor plans, you'll want to get them done today. in the 40s in the north bay, 47 in napa. we're expecting 60s, 67 in san jose, 68 in gilroy. if anything tomorrow, showers will be very light, mostly in the north bay. i'm talking about the south bay right now. slow northbound 280, that's been a problem since a couple of earlier accidents. they've all cleared from the roadway. 101 still sticking around. we're looking at highway 4 westbound still very slow headed toward summersville. new accident reported in that area as well. the bay bridge, very light

volume. thanks so much, mike. we'll have another local news update in about half an hour. the "today" show is back in about a minute. gasoline that cleans. chevron with techron. care for your car.

captions paid for byn. nbc-universal television hey, everybody. so glad you're with us today. it's booze day, tuesday april 12th. it's national licorice day. >> i'm addicted right now to licorice. cass gives me the twizzlers.

i was eating them thinking they are low fat. they are 130 calories for five. i think i ate the whole bag. >> if you go to the movies where they sell those. you're not paying attention. >> you're in the love scene, you'll all the way through. some of those love scenes. >> just this week i had the chocolate twizzlers. >> i don't like those. i like the red and black. >> and the cherry which is different than the strawberry. it's delicious. >> this is probably the last thing in the world i should be trying today but it is national licorice day. >> it's a licorice drink. >> it's got sambuca and vodka. >> that will help your cold. >> watching this video today of lady gaga taking a spill. >> i don't like to see anybody fall. the shoes she is wearing.

>> she was at a concert. she props her leg up on to the piano and she falls down. she keeps singing. they say she didn't miss a beat. look. ow, ow, ow. anyway, she does wear -- >> maybe it's choreography. >> i'm sorry. those have got to come with a waiver. some sort of a waiver saying if you fall and break your neck. >> those are the meat shoes. >> remember those? those other things are ridiculous. >> remember when lindsay lohan fell that day? >> she was wearing the same kind of shoes. who thinks they look good, hoda? i talked to tammy about it. i want to do a thing where people say why do you hate the gladiator shoes so much. they cut your leg. they cut your foot. >> at the ankle.

>> maybe giselle looks good in them. i want to show you why i feel that way. i'm not trying to be mean. it doesn't flatter the female body. >> a lot of things are trendy that don't look good. you watch people wearing the latest trend. >> i don't go for trends. this is the latest spring trend. according to "people" magazine style watch. these are the big bangles. we've got our wonderful britney over here. look at kathie lee's wrists. look how teeny. you have the smallest wrists of anyone. >> i know. that's why these do not work for me. they make a lot of noise. our sound guys don't like them. >> the brights are great. it's good to mix sizes and different colors. there are different price ranges. my start at $15 per bangle and go all the way up. you can get all different ones.

>> i find they get in the way for me. >> they do. can we focus on britney's blowout. she looks really good. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> kirstie alley is dance in "dancing with the stars" news. >> she had a little accident. >> this time her shoe slipped off. let's see what happened. where is it? >> there it is. >> he is twirling and she is readjusting. is she still down there? did she fix it? i guess she fixed it. is she dancing in heels? >> i can't tell. >> i think i have cataracts. i really do. it's all over for me. all of a sudden i went -- i looked and there is this cloud over my cornea. i think i have cataracts. >> the wheels are falling off. the wheels are falling off the

train. >> i don't have any idea if she is wearing shoes or not. >> she scored 22 out of a possible 30 points. >> people are pulling for her. she is a lovely dancer. >> the judges like her. i think she is going to make it all the way. >> i hope so. i like kirstie. she is a survivor. she's been very open and honest about all her trials and tribulations. people respect honesty. >> yeah. >> on that note. >> this is very important. >> we are a little upset. >> our feeling are hurt. >> very. >> we are not going to tell you the end until we show you the beginning part. >> something that happened last monday. >> torre spelling came on with us. she was asked a pointed question, direct question. >> specific. >> let's watch it. >> everybody would be delighted, very thrilled if you are expecting another little mcdermott. >> we hope one day, but we are not currently expecting. >> okay. see there. you wanted me to ask and i asked. >> never even brought it up. >> we are actively trying.

>> there you go. >> that little stink pie. >> that was how many days ago was that? >> eight days ago. >> today -- >> she didn't get pregnant since then. >> i know there's been a lot of speculation, so i wanted everyone to hear it from me. it's official, dean and i are pregnant. so she was pregnant which we kind of knew. we didn't tell the whole story. her dress was ill-fitting when she showed up. she went around to you -- >> that never happens when she is here. >> she went to dressing room, and came to mine. what are you doing here? don't you have anything blousy. i take umbrage with that. she was looking for a dress and ended up going to banana republic. >> or j. crew. >> there she was. >> they were shooting for her reality show. >> can we show it one more time. when you lie you look down and to the left. that's what they told me on "dateline."

>> reracking. >> we have to see the eyes. >> everybody would be very thrilled for you if you are expecting a little mcdermott. >> we hope one day. >> she looked down. >> look at dean. >> oh, no gosh. >> we should do one of those analysis. now we know later they lied. >> first of all, we are very happy for them. we are asking this question to all our fans and friends out there is it okay to lie about being pregnant? we want to know what you think about. hoda thinks it's fine. >> of course it is. you should be able to tell your news on your own terms. what if a stranger asked you and you hadn't told her parents or a friend who is a peripheral friend who said are you pregnant and you haven't told frank? >> hope to be. that's not a lie. >> but you are. >> you hope the pregnancy will go to the end. >> hope to be is being.

>> hope to be six more months. there is a way to speak the truth. >> in the spirit of love. >> love it. they didn't flat-out -- yes, she did flat-out lied. >> we want to know what you think. is it okay? >> i think you should be in control of certain news, absolutely. >> i found this next story extremely offensive. this group of girls went to watch "american idol." they were so excited they got front row seats. they sat there and this one girl they said, no. not you. >> she said they say, no you're too big. >> 5'2", 150 pounds. >> which is most of america. >> the way she is describing it, at "american idol" they want very cute, thin people in the front row so you see them immediately and everybody else

goes to the back. >> it's really unfortunate. the girl is 19 and separated from her friends and probably already feeling not great about herself. that's just unkind. >> she has confidence because she is saying, i want an apology. most people would say, i'm embarrassed and fade away. >> one of the ushers who did the seating apologized. i think they do that. if you look on television shows and watch who is in the front row, maybe you'll see that's a trend. that's what people do. they seat certain people in certain places so it's aesthetically pleasing to people at home watching. >> they don't do that at jerry springer. which is a nice thing. everybody right there in the front row. >> we have a fun performer today. >> have not heard of her, but apparently i'm the only one in the world. >> globally she is a huge deal.

jessie j. she has written songs for a bunch of people. she wrote for miley cyrus and chris brown. she is going to sing for us. >> she sang on the 8:00 hour. ♪ music made us all unite >> doesn't that sound a little like rihanna? justin timberlake says she is the best singer in the world. that is high praise. >> i youtubed her to see. one said 2 million hits, one said 4 million hits. we are excited to have her on. >> we want to let you know the best companies if you're a working mom out there "working mother" magazine has come out with the best companies which offer health and wellness benefits, flex spending, tuition benefits, work options, telecommuting and paid time off.

>> they say best buy is one of the best spots. they say what is the next one? >> bon secours richmond. >> capital one. >> marriott. >> what's in your wallet? sorry. >> mcdonald's and sodezo. those are good. what is it? >> food service. >> i want to tell you about a place i went out last night. >> you were out and about. >> there is an organization i'm crazy about. this is called groove with me. a group of kids, girls from harlem and they have this dance studio. it sounds like, isn't that sweet? the graduation rate among kids in harlem is 50%. the graduation among kids at grew with me is 90%. i'm so into these kids. they did this great dance. they have different age groups that go from the small girls here to the older teens, then

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if you're one of the 100 million americans on facebook, chances are you found long-lost friends and possibly family members. >> as you reconnect, are you aware of proper facebook etiquette? "ladies' home journal" conducted an online poll to find out the pet peeves. >> you don't look old enough to be the senior editor of your high school yearbook. >> i don't know about that, but thank you. >> a lot of people use facebook instead of e-mail. that's one of the pet peeves. >> you can send a facebook message that's private. that's fine, but people tend to have full conversations on their

wall without really fully realizing that that is absolutely public. >> there is no way to get it back once it's up there. >> exactly. you can't take it back. you can delete it, but you don't know who saw it. >> sometimes you post something and you go, that was stupid. five seconds you take it down but inevitably someone has seen it. >> or shared it someplace else. >> absolutely. >> i know this. >> people put too much information, too many pictures. >> we've all seen the husband and wife who are fighting via facebook wall. it's like why? don't air that. they'll send some passive-aggressive status updates. don't put that out in public. >> there is no tone involved. >> exactly. >> you can't tell, are they furious? are they having fun. >> exactly. also, we've seen those couples who are very lovie dovy. i know you have your husband's

e-mail, phone number, text message, instant messenger, you don't need to say, i love you, i hope you have a good day, honey bear, every day. >> when you're close with someone, your very good friend, you see they posted something that seemed sort of like something you should have known about before the world knew about it. >> like engagement or something. >> or a baby. yeah. that is very tricky. when i got engaged, we had to tell our family members don't post anything on facebook until -- give us a couple of days to call everyone we want to call so that they find out. you either have to really keep that information under wraps or you need to call everyone quickly. it's going to get out there now. even if you don't post it, someone else might say congratulations, i'm so excited for the baby. >> it's interesting why everybody has to share everything in their lives. i think that's sad. >> it can be a lot. >> what about, here is one that bugs people.

there is a picture taken of you with friends. you hated the picture, something was not right and your friends post it. it winds up tagged and whatever people do. it's everywhere and you can't get rid of it. >> this one drives me crazy. i was absolutely the one who had the beach pictures posted. i was like, oh, no. we don't need everyone i know to see that. my boss, no. but when you're posting photos on facebook and tagging people, you need to think about would i want this out there. maybe you might work in an office where it's totally fine to have girls night out photos with a cocktail in your hand, maybe your friend you tag her, she is a teacher. she doesn't want her kids or kids' parents seeing her girls' night out photos online. >> there is nothing you can do? if people tag you in the picture, you cannot? >> you can untag yourself but the photo is still up there. then you have to ask them to take it down. >> how do you know who is on your page?

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>> people were trying to be pretty cautious there, trying to have a team-like atmosphere. fans were brought to tears thinking about stowe. when juan uribe accepted his world series ring. in southern california, thousands of people gathered to show support for brian stowe. they raised $61,000 for his family. $5,000 of of that family came from tommy lasorda, who had harsh words. for the man who attacked him. >> we're going to get you. i guarantee that. you're not going to get away with it. >> it will help stowe's family with food and lodging while they are with him in los angeles. nbareaom and s area.com and sea stowe. we'll take a quick break and be right back. ea

good morning to you. it's going to be a pretty nice day today and still rather cool out there. we're in the 50s as opposed to the 30s. plenty of sunshine today. a few showers move in tomorrow. i think they will mostly stick to the north, north of san francisco and oakland. 52 in heyward. are you driving the speed limit? the 60s? how is it looking out there, mike? some folks can't drive the speed limit because of the congestion. lot of volume along the

peninsula, this slowdown around at&t park. game at 7:15 tonight. expect lane closures, two, three and five before the game. >> thank you so much for joining g. moe g. odho"t s"way continues next. we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. we are back on this booze-day tuesday with proof you can re-invent yourself. whether your kids don't need you or you need extra cash or divorce left you looking for an income, it can't be done. >> she was a stay at home mom that got divorced and started a company that just got the first order from anthropologie.

and "more" magazine editor susan swimmer. when you're down and out, you can pull yourself up. tell us what happened to you. you were going through divorce and the company came when? >> after i went through a divorce i needed work. i needed a job. at this time in my life, i wanted to follow the dream of having my own business. at the same time i inherited a lamp from my aunt. >> antique? >> yes. it brought my joy. i loved how it looked in the house. i thought, that's what i want to do. i want to make hand-blown glass lamps other people will love and possibly pass down to their loved ones too. >> you had no idea how to do that. disintegrate know they were hand blown. >> yeah. >> first step you've got a passion. >> yes. >> you want to follow that dream. that is exactly what she did. >> i did. >> you have to have means, too. you have to have a dream but you don't have any way to make it happen. >> it's true. planning is a really important part of the whole scenario. i think both these women planned out what they were going to do.

it requires a leap of faith at one point, but first you need to get yourself in order. you need to find the experts that tell you what you need to know. internet is a wonderful world to get morgues. "more" magazine is committed to reinvention. this is what women are meant to do. >> in a way what happened in the world with the economy is a blessing in disguise for lots of people. they are finally saying, i am going to go back to that thing i wanted to do. >> i love gail's story. >> i worked for the state of wisconsin for ten years as a cartographer. a map maker. i lost my job in a round of budget cuts in 2003. i took a whole year to prepare to open my business as a chocolatier. that was a dream i had when i was 17 years old and visited paris the first time. >> how did you go from wanting it to making it a reality? >> well, i did a lot of ho

homework. that's what i would suggest to people. really study who are your customers, how are you going to sell to them? >> have a business plan. >> why are they going to buy from you? do that research. >> you kind of felt what was happening with the economy and you started taking classes. >> i started taking classes before i got my pink slip. i could see it coming. >> when you were going through heartache at the same time, how did you make it through that? >> it brought a lot of joy. when you sketch out something on a piece of paper and then you see your lamp, that brings joy and excitement to your life. >> it would help the healing process along? >> absolutely. this is a family business for us. we were talking about how it starts out. i started out with making lamps at my kitchen table. >> you made them yourself? >> i can build the lamp. it took a lot of practice i took apart every lamp in my house and started putting them back together. >> being able to put yourself, to pour yourself into something, to take control of your own

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it's time for "today's style" and fresh easter fashions for moms and kids. >> dragging your kids around the department store is not fun. "in style" magazine senior editor has done the shopping for you. how are you? >> how are you? >> good morning. thank you. >> bright, floral fun things for easter? >> that's right. easter is a great time to try out spring trends. we have brights, colors. >> let's bring out danielle her son gregory and daughter samantha. i can't take it. >> we are working here a little bit with the floral trend. danielle is wearing a more graphic interpretation. sammy is wearing the english garden. the dress is by tracy reese.

you can wear it at work with a cardigan. gregory is wearing a cute little outfit from vineyard vines. we didn't want to put him in florals necessarily. >> so cute. >> ready for the garden party. >> one down and six to go. it's okay. let's go mommy. come on, baby. let's go. you guys go on ahead. >> we'll bring out the whites. we have noah and ali. brother and sister here. >> nothing is cuter, more innocent and fresh than beautiful children in white clothes. >> how cute are they? >> noah is wearing a gorgeous little dress from burlington factory. hope you see the doggy purse, too. >> looks like bambion. >> eli is wearing crew cut

skinny white pants. >> looks like pat boone 70 years ago. >> great polo oxford shoes. >> thanks, kid. >> styling. thanks a lot. >> next we have nadine and jared. >> they like seeing themselves on tv. let me get rid of them. bye. >> hey, guys. looking good. >> nadine and jared are wearing our sporty look. you can do sporty whether it's nautical stripes or shorts and look polished. you want to pick good fabrics. she is wearing a great nautical-inspired sweater from jcpenney. she is in brooks brothers. >> i love that hat on him. >> it is so polished looking. >> styling. all right. thank you so much. >> you guys look good. we have our vibrant color segment. our producer ellen and her kids isaac and julia. >> hello, guys.

>> what about this look? >> obviously bright colors all the way. this is not something you want to do muted or dusty. have fun with it. that is a gorgeous dress in tangerine. instead of doing a color contrast we have her in a milicoat with reds and tangerines. >> that is quite the statement. >> beautiful maya in a gorgeous hot pink dress with a lime green sweater from kohls. >> look at him. >> if you want to wear your hats, a fedora from old navy. >> inspired by charlie sheen. >> oh, god, no. >> thanks, guys. >> next up, bring back the '70s. why not? talk about their outfits. >> '70s are defined by exaggerated cuts. maxi dresses, vibrant pints like paisley.

the lauren conrad collection from kohls. >> it's hard to tell who the mother is. >> the mother is wearing a gorgeous blouse from the iman global chic collection. pair it with pants that are streamlined. adorable paisley dress. it really works together. >> i love zara. come on out, everybody. >> forget it. >> up next, you dressed your family. now they've got to eat. >> low-cost casseroles.

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it's time to take you in today's kitchen where we are getting saucy with savory

casseroles. >> we have three recipes good for your waistline and good for your wallet. >> they look delicious and smell great. >> good morning, ladies. we are starting off with mac and cheese. here in the blender, nice and simple. the cottage cheese, 3/4 cup, three cups skim milk. this will add to creaminess. >> you could use low-fat cottage cheese? >> we are using nonfat today. this we blend up. i have onions and garlic i'm browning up nicely. we add flour in here. this is our thickening agent. when we add our milk and cottage cheese, it turns into this thick and creamy, nice sauce. look how delicious that is. to this we are adding low-fat cheddar, nonfat mozz and a simple parmesan. we are going to finish that. we add our salt. >> just a pinch. >> a pinch.

we don't like too much salt. already cooked 3 cups. >> this is easy. >> very easy. >> oh, my gosh. >> mix it, mix it. >> then sprinkle with the bread crumbs. bake about 30, 35 minutes. nice and brown, golden brown, creamy. want to taste? it looks amazing. >> thank you, hoda woman. >> this is under 90 cents a serving and under 125 calories a serving. >> wow. this looks outstanding. >> this is a creamy checken casserole with a little curry. i have already cooked broccoli we layer on the bottom. boneless chicken breasts cubed up nicely. 1/4 cup mayo and low sodium chicken mushroom soup. lemon juice, our curry which

gives a nice tanguay, our salt. >> this is going to be awesome. >> what we do with this is this just pours right over. >> come on. these are so easy. >> this one as well, this is $1.78 a serving and this is about a little under 300 calories a serving. >> again the broccoli is cooked, the chicken is raw. >> 25 minutes covered in the oven. sprinkle. this is a nonfat swiss. >> we are going to love this. >> in the oven, cover 25 minutes, uncovered 15. it gets that nice golden brown creamy. this is an oldie but goody casserole. >> you're not going to have a bite? >> looks good. >> over here we have simple spinach casserole that is a great side dish. four ingredients. turkey bacon, bread crumb, water

chestnuts. all our recipes prevention.com. >> we'll be back with jessie j.

>> pop sensation jessie j. first made a name for herself writing songs for artists like miley cyrus and chris brown. she is making music for herself with a debut album called "who you are." >> as we sign off we leave you with jessie j. singing a cut off her new cd this is called "l-o-v-e." she is terrific.

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♪ and you got me ♪ so sweet ♪ i'm in love ♪ i'm in love ♪ i'm in love ♪ yeah ♪ see love doesn't choose ♪ a boy or a girl ♪ nope ♪ when i met you ♪ you hugged my heart ♪ and filled my world ♪ so you can stare ♪ i don't care ♪ you're the one ♪ ain't going nowhere ♪ so fluff it ♪ i'm going to be honest with you ♪ you're my key ♪ you unlock me ♪ keep my close ♪ keep my safe ♪ keep me happy ♪ so sweet ♪ oh yeah ♪ nothing stops me ♪ i tell the world ♪ that you're mine ♪ and you got me ♪ so sweet ♪ oh love

♪ i'm in love ♪ i'm in love ♪ i'm in love ♪ my best friend ♪ makes me love ♪ there is a piece ♪ that fits exactly with my heart ♪ i don't know what to say ♪ i never felt this way ♪ you hold my hands ♪ when i'm driving ♪ you dry my tears ♪ if i'm crying ♪ we stop with the fighting ♪ i love you ♪ you love me more ♪ i love you ♪ you love me more ♪ yeah ♪ i love you more ♪ i love you more ♪ it's just me ♪ nothing stops me ♪ i tell the world ♪ that you're mine ♪ and you got me

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my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had left. to say it was a shock is just a complete understatement. i mean, i don't think there are words. she had put up a really good fight, but it was her time. you... don't have a choice of getting breast cancer. i had no choice. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. that 3-day gave me that opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. i think it's a very bold thing to do. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. i'm sure if it was 100 miles, we'd still walk it. it was a big statement for me of... (voice breaks) i'm alive. we can do this. we can do this. we can rid the world of this terrible disease... so that no mother... granddaughter... sister... daughter... mother... go through what my wife had to go through. this is more than just three days. this is a lifetime. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime.