good morning. release them or not? the raging debate inside the white house over whether to make photos of a dead osama bin laden public. as the administration changes its account of the moment that led to bin laden's death. its account of the moment that led to bin laden's death. the details today, may 4, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal tevision good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning.

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. president obama is in a catch-22. release a photo as proof that osama bin laden is dead and risk inflaming anti-u.s. sentiment in the muslim world. >> people who have seen the images describe them as gruesome. is it something the american public needs to see? we'll get into that and talk to new york city's mayor a day before president obama's planned visit to ground zero in manhattan. >> also on tuesday the white house moved to clear up some details surrounding the raid. initially, u.s. officials said bin laden was armed with an automatic rifle and fired on the navy s.e.a.l.s. now they say he resisted but never had a weapon. >> and we have insight on what life was like inside bin laden's compound. how did they get supplies? how much interaction did people who lived there have with neighbors? and what about the 23 kids found with bin laden? where are they now? we are live in abbottabad with

the latest. >> let us begin with the debate over whether to release a photo of bin laden's body. savannah guthrie has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: i'm told a decision on whether to release the photo is expected today. meanwhile, as you mentioned the administration changed its story on key details of how this went down. monday saying bin laden was part of a firefight, now saying he was unarmed. as for his wife initially the administration said she was used as a human shield and died in the firefight. we now know she survived. the president, moments after receiving a private standing ovation from his cabinet, sidestepping a question about the mission that took out osama bin laden. >> what do you say -- >> thank you very much, guys. >> reporter: there are new details revealing that bin laden was unarmed when a commando shot him on the third floor of the

secret compound but officials insist he resisted capture and taking him prisoner wasn't an option. >> there were many people armed in the region. there was a firefight. >> reporter: bin laden's young wife in the room with him rushed one of the special forces and was shot in the leg. bin laden himself was shot once above his left eye and twice in the chest. >> the vote is 97-0. >> reporter: as the u.s. senate passed a resolution honoring the s.e.a.l.s who pulled off the daring mission the administration was debating whether to release a photograph of bin laden's body to prove he was killed. sources who have seen the images describe them as gruesome. the terrorist leader's face recognizable but bloody. a substantial wound above his eye, blood and brain tissue visible. brian williams with leon panetta. >> the government has been talking about how to do this.

i don't think there was any question that ultimately a photograph would be presented to the public. obviously i have seen those photographs. we have analyzed them. there is no question that it's bin laden. >> reporter: the final call on whether to release a photo rests with the president and the white house is weighing the desire to provide conclusive evidence with worries about inflaming the muslim world. on capitol hill, opinions were divided. >> what i have heard of the pictures they are not ghoulish, offensive and won't scare people. >> i personally think it's morbid. i won't be yelling to make the photo public. >> reporter: well, as for the discrepancies, the administration says in a rush to get information out they were going on incomplete information. not all of the commandos had been interviewed. authorities insist whether or not bin laden was unarmed doesn't change the legality of the kill given the context inside a dark house, a

firefight, shots fired. the commandos were fired upon almost from the moment they hit the building. authorities say it was a legal kill. one other note, matt. the president invited george w. bush and former president bill clinton with him tomorrow but george w. bush is unable to attend and clinton is unlikely to attend because of scheduling. back to you. >> savannah, thank you very much. michael blumberg is the mayor of new york city. nice to see you. should the photo be released? >> up to the federal government. it's tricky because you can inflame people and others want to see it. >> except you are the mayor of the city that took the hardest hit on 9/11. do you think it would cause more problems for the people of new york in particular if the photo is released? >> we'll deal with the security issues. the most secure place in the world is the world trade center site. we have ramped up security which we do when there is an event that may inflame people.

this is not an easy call for the president. there is no one right answer. no matter what, half the people won't be happy. the most important thing is osama bin laden is no longer there and terrorism is still a threat. >> when you saw the celebrations in the streets at ground zero and other places around t country, there was not only a reason for joy. there were mixed emotions, especially among the family members of the victims of 9/11 here in new york city. what do you think it meant for this city in particular to have him killed? >> i got a call from homeland security secretary janet napolitano around 10:15 at night. my first thought was 3,000 people died at ground zero at the world trade center site and in washington and pennsylvania. our freedoms were threatened. we spent an enormous amount of money on security that we could spend on helping people caused by one man, caused by a lot of people.

what a terrible chain of events. >> the definition of a nanosecond could be described as the amount of time between a lot of people hearing the news of bin laden's death and the time when they first started to think, what about al qaeda avenging his death and what will we see in terms of violence? what was the first thing you did as mayor and the police commissioner did when you heard the news? >> we kept the police officers that were on duty, we kept their shift going so we had more boots on the ground right away. we tried to get more information. but the bottom line is the threat is from lots of terrorists. obama understands that. al qaeda is a network, not a direct command organization, from what i understand. there are people that don't like the fact that you and i can pray where and how we want to pray, don't like we can say what we want to say, don't like that we are in control of our own

destiny. that's going away. the danger is let's get on with this. we don't want to do what we did in 1993 which was forget the lesson or i hope what's not happened since september 11th. in fact, the world trade center memorial yesterday where i was looking down on it is designed partly for a place for the families to grieve but most importantly for us to keep telling our children and grandchildren, your freedoms will be threatened. >> the president got a standing ovation at the white house. he said, this moment as brought us together, and he called on members of congress to, quote, harvest that unity. is this a moment of unity that will be forgot and we'll get back to the political divide? >> we have such a short attention span . if you don't remember history, you're destined to repeat it. we are destined to let our guard down unless we work very hard. we have to build a strong

democracy so people around the world know we are the model. we have done a good job at that. i'm looking forward to the future. if you go to the world trade center site, enormous amount of reducti construction. that's a symbol that america with stood the strongest attack on its shores and came out stronger than ever. >> you will be with the president tomorrow at ground zero. for a short time you will have his ear. what do you want to convey to the president? >> we still have the same battles, mr. president. you have to make sure we invest in education, in defense and we have a budget that we can afford, that we lead and we work together and we protect every other group's rights. if we want our freedoms, we have to protect other people's freedoms. >> mr. mayor, good to have you here. >> thank you, matt. >> here's meredith. >> thank you very much. we are learning more this morning about what life was like for people inside bin laden's

compound. tazeen ahmad is in abbottabad, pakistan for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are reports that the pakistani government arrested the alleged builder of the compound. the area has been sealed off and media are barred from going near the compound. we went down yesterday and today we have rare footage to show you. the compound from the inside on video obtained by cnn. a rare glimpse into the daily life of residents. osama bin laden lived here for six years with his extended family -- nine women and 23 children. locals described this as a luxurious mansion but in the video it's clear that it is not luxurious by western standards. the destruction from the raid and the aftermath of the u.s. operation in evidence. this was a side building within the compound. the living quarters for many.

there was no phone or internet connection. a compound of an area still under development, surrounded by empty plots and half-built houses. there is no indication that behind these high walls was one of the world's most notorious fugitives living in a town home to pakistan's active and retired army generals. >> this is all restricted area by army. >> reporter: some jers on the streets in vehicles and at checkpoints. then there is the elite military academy, some call it pakistan's west point. a stone's throw from the compound where osama bin laden was living. the house stands out here not just because it is the biggest but because of 12-foot walls and barbed wire at the top. today, more details are emerging. this was home to two buffalos, a cow and 150 hens. a shopkeeper said two brothers

would do the grocery shopping. they bought sigs, milk and biscuits and had a taste for pepsi. they bought huge cartons of milk, more than the average family. there are conflicting reports about the cars they drove. some say they went to the supermarket in large suvs. others say it was a jeep and a van. this woman said she would go to the home to give the children polio drops but wasn't allowed in. the children were brought to the door. a couple who lived opposite say the women next door never came to visit, nor were they invited, as is the norm in this neighborhood. this was a family with something to hide. since yesterday, meredith, i have learned that the kids whose balls would end up in the compound while they were playing in the area realized they were onto a good thing. so when the balls would end up

there, someone would give them cash and send them on their way. the kids realized they were onto a really good thing so they would do it deliberately. child's play at the home of the most wanted man. >> i understand there were 23 women and nine women in the compound. what happened to them? >> reporter: we know u.s. officials said there are 23 children and nine women taken into custody and handed over to pakistani authorities. security services are saying they took six of the kids aged between 2 and 12. they took them into custody and took them to a military hospital here in abbottabad. then they were at a military hospital elsewhere. meredith? >> thank you very much. it's 7:13. matt? >> bin laden's death makes his heir apparent the most wanted man in the world. we turn to richard engel in

libya this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. bin laden's death is a blow to al qaeda, but experts say the group under new leadership remains dangerous and very capable. osama bin laden's death has likely elevated his second in command to lead al qaeda, an egyptian who has a longer history of violence than bin laden. he's just as dedicated to attacking the united states. 59 years old, he was raised in a middle class cairo suburb. he trained to be a surgeon but was more interested in radical islam. by 1982 zawahiri was arrested in connection with the assassination of sadat. he was tortured in prison and reportedly snapped. he was never linked directly to the crime and was released in

1984 but was hardened and wanted revenge for torture. no turning back, he led a group called egyptian islamic jihad. over time his ambitions grew. in 1998 he made an alliance with bin laden. bin laden had money. zawahiri, experience. they helped each other and al qaeda to expand attacks beyond the middle east including to the united states. this author interviewed bin laden three times including after 9/11. he said al qaeda is still dangerous. >> yes, bin laden is dead but the allies are not dead. the world is still a very unsafe place. >> reporter: zawahiri had a more operational and tactical role than bin laden. like bin laden, the united states has been tracking him and tried tole kill him at least six times. but bin laden's successor has disadvantages. he was always second in command and never had bin laden's

international recognition. the egyptian is arrogant and lack it is charisma of the soft-spoken, sometimes poetic bin laden. but he's experienced and motivated to keep al qaeda alive. perhaps because of his medical background, zawahiri has long expressed a key interest in chemical and biological weapons. >> richard engel, thank you very much. now a check of the top stories with natalie at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. native american leaders are criticizing the use of code name geronimo for osama bin laden's killing. many see him as a hero, an apache leader who fought the u.s. in the late 1800s. thursday the senate indian affairs committee will convene

on the topic. an explosion killed 16 people in baghdad. meantime the obama administration is urged to keep troops in iraq even after the end of the year when the soldiers are scheduled to be withdrawn. the mississippi river is expected to reach the highest levels in a century in parts of tennessee, mississippi and louisiana over the next several days. in missouri, a 93-year-old woman had to be rescued as water surged around her car tuesday. after a hotly contested demolition at a missouri levee spared caro, there are more plans to divert floodwaters around other towns. another republican contender for president in 2012 may soon hit the campaign trail. rick santorum is forming an exploratory committee before the debate tomorrow in south carolina. it was the first no-hitter of the 2011 baseball season.

it came from an unexpected source getting lots of help from the defense. it was the game of a lifetime for francisco lyriano of the minnesota twins. the 1-0 win over the whoit sox was his first career no-hitter and his first complete professional game in his ten-year career. he said he was running out of gas but his teammates gave him the victory in the end. >> a lot of great plays during that game. natalie, thanks. >> sure. >> mr. roker, how are you? >> hello to you, mr. and mrs. america. let's see what's happening. we have a frontal system making it across the northeast causing airport delays from d.c. to boston. not a lot of heavy rain here but in new england we have flash flood watches and advisories from central new york to new england. one to two inches of rain.

good morning to you. well, if you're ready for the hot weather, then you're ready for today because we're going to see the 90s. but don't let it catch you off guard. if you work outside, make sure you're drinking plenty of water. staying warm for your thursday. we'll keep the 80s in the mix but take a look at where our highs are headed. 90 in livermore, fairfield today. 90 in santa rosa and 90 degrees in gilroy. we'll drop off by about 5 degrees tomorrow. onshore flow resumes by friday and the 70s are back. what do you do after throwing the wedding of the century? prince william and princess catherine are back home because the prince had to get back to work. michelle kosinski has more. good morning. >> reporter: hi, meredith. that's right. they're back. not on some tropical island. this is the rugged, windy welsh coastline. you would think if anyone needs a honeymoon away from it all it

would be these two. but it may have been worries over terrorism that delayed the trip. it was kind of a big deal, wasn't it? the whole world watching and all. after the public pomp, nothing but secrecy for william and kate. where did they chopper off to for two days of peace? nobody's telling. and why the exhausted future king is already back saving lives in the air force? duty calls, the papers say. his pilot pals welcomed him back after decorating the base with all the cheesy will and kate paraphernalia we could find. >> we have royal tea bags, towels, mugs, as much as as much as we can buy, we get and display it for him.

>> likely in a few weeks, the prince and princess will be jetting off to an island, the same place they supposedly made a pact four years ago to be together forever. ♪ >> reporter: reportly a small but luxurious $6,000 a night resort with sand, private butler and chefs. while the royal couple stays out of sight, the world continues on the royal hot note. yahoo searches were even higher for princess di than for kate. she's apparently taken by a former cricket player turned banker. >> pippa and her boyfriend, alex, may have been keeping their relationship under wraps because they didn't want to upstage the attention from prince william and kate. now, there's a good sister. >> reporter: although many love to imagine those were royal

sparks flying between young pip and that other friend, harry, he seems to be on again with african born heiress, chelsea sea davey, lovely, fun, although said to always be looking like an unmade bed and chelsea sea in all things royal managed to pull off an effortless look even for the wedding. who knows, maybe two more kind of royal weddingslite are just around the bend. >> the palace will not comment on why the delay or where and when william and catherine will go on a honeymoon. the british tabloids are vowing to leave them alone once they do, too. >> maybe we will, too. michelle, thank you very much. just ahead, michael jackson's mother opens up about the doctor charged with her son's death and what she misses most about michael and how his kids are doing.

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sign up for free to get daily deals in your town. livingsocial.com good morning, it's 7:26. i'm marla tellez. nurses working for oakland's children's hospital are getting ready for a five-day strike. they'll be making picket signs later this afternoon for the strike which begins tomorrow. the california nurses association says it's upset over plans to reduce health care coverage for nurses and their families. management broke off the last set of talks in april and it has not responded to the union's request to meet. this is the latest strike by the cna since a three-day picket that was in october.

now time to check the roads with mike. no major problems out there, huh? >> we do have the buildup so we'll start with the south bay. northbound 101 and northbound 280 starting their typical slow spots. 101 has been a little heavier than we typically see. also past san jose international airport. livermore holds steady with the 580 westbound commute. the earlier accident cleared from there. this is the bay bridge shot as i accepted it to christina with a warm forecast. well, we're going to see a pretty warm day around here. 90s, yeah. that's what we're expecting inland, one of the warmest days we've had in months. make sure you're ready for it. high pressure is the reason why. it's clearing our skies and pumping those winds from land to sea. they're warming up on the way and that's bringing our temperatures up into a record territory for today. so keep that in mind. we could be breaking records in places like oakland, maybe santa rosa. and i do believe san francisco will break a record today.

hot inland, plentiful sunshine. staying nice and warm for your thursday, although we will drop by 5 degrees as we head into tomorrow. this is the warmest day of the week. make sure you're ready for it. 87 in fremont. east bay and the south bay the warmest. 85 in santa cruz. what a beautiful day temperatureses arere heaeadedd t few days. a little bit of a dropoff. we're down to the 70s by friday. 71 on saturday. onshore flow resumes. 68 sunday with a little patchy fog on mom's day. >> thank you, christina. our next update is in 30 numis. we'll be back at 7:56. the "today" show returns in less than two. nu

7:30, may 4th, 2011. an overcast start today. 62 degrees with plenty of rain on the way. we thank all of these folks for sticking around. i'm just delivering the news, along with polpolly anna here. and your interview with michael jackson's mother. >> she's raising his three

children and how they're doing and misconceptions about her son and child molestation charges against him and the upcoming trial of his doctor coming ahead. also, a brave mom who fought back after a father-in-law opened fire on her family to save the life of her unborn child. she made a split second decision to escape by jumping out a second story window and is here to share her story for the first time. >> not being able to recognize face, even children's faces. coming up, a woman who suffers from a rare condition that makes everyday life difficult, to say the least, even picking up the kids from school is a real challenge for her. first, we begin with katherine jackson, we spoke to her tuesday and we begin by talking about conrad murray, the doctor charged with michael's death and i asked her why she felt it was important to be in court

everyday during his preliminary hearing. >> i just felt i had to be there. i was there with him every day in his last trial. i wouldn't feel right if i wasn't there. >> was it difficult for you to be in the courtroom for someone who's accused in some ways responsible for your son's death? >> yes, it is very difficult. very difficult to listen to him lying and very difficult just looking at him, knowing that he was there to see after my son and he died under his care. i thought he was very negligent. so that makes me feel really bad. i can't stand to look at him. >> i know you've done your homework on this, mrs. jackson and you know the evidence that will be presented against dr. murray in court. do you feel the prosecution has a strong case? >> i do. >> the punishment, if dr. murray is convicted, this is

involuntary manslaughter after all and the maximum sentence is four years in prison. how does that sit with you? >> not good at all. i think if someone's under a doctor's care, especially a doctor, and they die with him, seeing over him, i think four years is not enough -- not enough for anyone losing their life under someone else. i think they should pay like they've taken the life from my son, i think they should pay for it. >> in the last several years, you have become the principal guardian of michael's children, prince, paris and blanket. are they curious about the trial or off doing the things children their ages would typically do? >> they're off doing the things children should do. i don't talk about it with them. they're young and i want them to be happy. that would make them very sad.

>> can you give me an update on them? there's so much curiosity in prince and paris and blanket. prince is 14 and paris is 12, by my recollection and blanket is 9. how are they doing? >> they're doing fine. blanket is waiting for his teacher right now. he's home schooled, and the other two have gone to school. they go to provide school. so they're- >> what is prince like? i mean, you know, at 14 years old, that's sometimes a turbulent age. >> it really is. it's the age they start -- hate to say it, the age they start watching little girls and got a girlfriend or something like that, just puppy love. paris is fine and the baby is still playing and he's doing fine. all of them are. >> you said in an interview not long ago with the associated press there are a lot of lies about your son out there,

misconceptions. if you could set some of them straight right now, what would you like to tell people? >> the first thing i'd like to tell them that as far as michael being a child molester, that's the biggest lie i've ever been told. i guess nobody seemed to know that his first accuser, after michael died, there was an article that he came and he confessed and michael never touched him. it was a big lie. his father just wanted to be rich. he said, i'm so sorry i didn't get to tell him this before he died. >> yet, mrs. jackson, there was a settlement made, by your son to the accuser, yet if there was no guilt, why was the payment made? >> well, his lawyers told him that he should just pay the money because michael was out on tour at that time and they thought that just paying the money and shut the people up

would be the right thing to do. but michael was upset about it and i was, too. as soon as i heard it, i called him and said, why did you do that? that makes you look guilty. he said the lawyers told me to do it. i didn't want to do it either, mother, i wanted to fight it because i knew it wasn't the truth but they wanted to do that. >> what is it you miss most about michael, mrs. jackson? >> you know, i can't say what i miss most but i just miss him period, i miss him for not being here. i miss -- i miss his voice, i miss his singing. sometimes when we're around, he start to sing and he'd end a song and i want to ask him sometimes, you know, to sing it again because i just loved his voice. >> no parent is supposed to lose a child. i mean, that's always -- that's not the way it's supposed to go,

yet it seems to me, mrs. jackson, you have found some strength and solace in taking over care of his children. would that be a fair statement? >> yes, it would. and having the children around helps me a lot. a lot of times, they always say, daddy used to do it like this, taddy this and daddy that. it brings a smile to my face because i know they're not forgetting him. >> you've taken on another challenge, mrs. jackson. that's more of a new business venture that you're involved in. can you share it with me a little bit? >> yes. i have a flower collection and i met the person that's doing it with me through a friend. i love flowers. and he had told me that his family has had -- been in the flower business for many years.

i thought that was a very good idea and very good thing for us to do together. and here i am with a flower collection. i love flowers anyway. i have them all around my yard and my house, everywhere. >> so many people this week are going to be thinking about mother's day, a time where we have a chance to honor the roles that our mothers have played in our lives. when you think of your role as a mother and the nine children, what are you most proud of? >> well, what gives me the most pride is i never had -- i raised my children up to be good law abiding citizens. i never had any problems with them. and they're raising their children the same way. i have a very large family now. and i'm just proud that they're all not giving me any problems.

they're law abiding citizens. that brings joy to my life. i don't have to have any worries about that. >> let me just say that we're proud of the fact that you spent some time with us this morning. we wish you all the best, katherine jackson, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> a lot of strength. you can tell there's an awful lot of pain that is in her heart over the loss of her son. >> absolutely. >> i think anger about what is in her opinion some of the stories that have been told not correct. >> absolutely. she wants to speak out, i found very interesting, too. >> we should wish her a happy birthday, it's her birthday today, she turns 81. happy birthday, mrs. jackson. if you want to learn more about mrs. jackson's new business venture, you can do that at sendherflowers.com. >> those were her flowers behind her obviously. >> today's weather is brought to you by massage envy.

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back at 7:44. this morning on our special series "curious medicine" a woman who lives in a world where everyone is a stranger. dr. snyderman has the story. good morning. >> good morning. this is a rare condition. imagine yourself in a situation where your friends, partner and children are unrecognizable. you know who they are but no matter how many times you look at them, every time you look away they disappear from your memory. that's the world of tara fall. >> hi. you must be dr. nancy. >> reporter: every person who comes through the front door is a stranger. >> if i walk out through the front door again and i ring the doorbell again and i say hi to you again, will you remember me? >> i would remember that you're wearing all dark. and i would remember that your hair is lighter than your clothes right now and that you

have bracelets on. >> reporter: wow. >> i don't know you by face. >> reporter: tara's unusualle condition started after she underwent brain surgery for uncontrollable seizures. doctors removed a part of the brain triggering epilepsy and in the final moments of the surgery she suffered a stroke. she was left with a rare malady. she can't recognize faces. for a stay at home mom whose husband is overseas in the navy, that even includes her own children. >> reporter: how do you pick up the kids from school? >> if they ever changed their clothes at school i would be in trouble. >> reporter: that's how you remember them? >> yep. my daughter, she's wearing brown pants. >> reporter: it's those cues she relies on every day. but routine for school is one thing. when tara is thrown into a social situation like the local chuck e. cheese where she's been

before, she can be overwhelmed and bewildered. >> reporter: this whole idea of finding your children in a chaotic place like this is a process of elimination. >>le absolutely. i call it inclusion and exclusion. there are two girls. they will be blond. they will be together. >> the world is a stranger for you. >> reporter: justin feinstein is a clinical psychologist at the university of iowa. he studied the condition and explained it to us. >> this is the area that took a direct hit. this is the reason she's not able to recognize faces. >> reporter: under justin's guidance we decided to see how taxing this problem can be. >> presidents, movie stars, athletes. she will have great difficult recognizing these faces. >> reporter: tara agreed to go through pictures and describe what she sees. >> that's bill clinton. >> why do you say that? >> big forehead.

the hair. >> reporter: show her a picture of someone out of the usual setting and it throws her off. >> i don't recognize anyone there. >> let's try this one. >> no clue. again, i would say someone famous. >> why do you think it is someone famous? >> most females would not go around dressed in a suit-type jacket. >> do you think this is someone that you have dealt with before? >> uh-uh. >> have you ever interacted with this person? >> i wouldn't think -- there is nothing in the background to help. >> it turns out you have. in fact, you interacted with this person today. >> is it dr. snyderman? [ laughter ] >> i think i look exactly the same. >> i don't. your skin tone is a lot lighter on there than it is now. >> makeup's different. >> no glasses there.

you have been wearing glasses all day. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: for someone who was close to death, tara looks at the condition as an inconvenience. she doesn't let it get in the way of life. >> i don't know my kids but i get to pick them up every day from school and they hold my hand and they're excited and they wrap their arms around me and tell me "thank you." what more do i need? >> without thinking about it i changed glasses, just different colors. she turned around at me, startled, not recognizing me though i had spent eight hours with her. every cue matters. >> what do they see when they look at someone's face? >> they see what they see. the minute you turn away they have to start all over again. she would remember black dress, cream trim, glasses. if you came back to her without glasses, you're brand new. >> she's amazing in the way she compensates. she picked out matt, but not

from his face. >> if you look at the picture she picked matt out through a process of elimination. look at the little bit of red at the lower part. she watches "today" and recognized that as the banner -- >> that little bit. >> that barrier that separates matt from a crowd. then she said, o they're outside. that's what the "today" show does. i think that's matt lauer. she could not recognize his face. it was only the external cues which is why she couldn't recognize the president of the united states because he was playing basketball. >> no cure? >> there is no cure. the little place in the brain, no cure. university of iowa has the biggest data on this. they follow these patients for a long time. what she has now she has for life. >> thank you so much. really interesting. still to come, shania twain opens up about her difficult past and brand new life. first, these messages.

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still ahead, how to talk to your kids if they ask questions about the killing of osama bin laden. >> and a live interview with the erself other whoaved and her child by jumping out of a window during a shooting rampage. ...kept coming back. then i found out advair helps prevent symptoms from happening in the first place. advair is for asthma that's not well controlled on a long-term asthma medicine, such as an inhaled corticosteroid. advair will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. advair contains salmeterol which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. advair is not for people whose asthma is well controlled with a long-term asthma control medicine like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled your doctor will decide if you can stop advair without loss of control and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, such as an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take advair more than prescribed.

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm marla tellez. this morning san francisco police are trying to track down a man who used muni as a getaway ride after stealing a woman's $23,000 violin. police say this man here dressed in all black snatched the woman's violin and her cell phone after getting past security at the san francisco conservatory of music last week. a woman at the conservatory saw the man walking away with her violin and then followed him to the muni station at van ness and market. that's when she called police. the violin is a one-of-a-kind instrument made in the early 1900s. time to check the roads now. mike, what's going on? >> no violins on the road. pretty calm. we're looking over to antioch

where it's very slow heading westbound. very slow in through pittsburg and bay point. at the concord interchange heading down 680 so that walnut creek interchange bashe bearing a lot of traffic. speeds in the 40s all the way out of rodeo and down towards berkeley and emeryville. 880 northbound starting to see the 8:00 slowdown. it will really jam up from 8:30 to 9:30 or 10:00 you'll see pretty sluggish drive up on 880 the northbound direction through oakland. heading south to the san mateo bridge, a pretty smooth drive to the bridge but across the bridge in the commute direction, the westbound side going away from us, reports of a stalled motorcycle heading over towards the incline. i haven't seen a truck heading there but we should see that soon. a lot of sun as well. so christina has your sunshiny forecast coming up right here. good morning to you. well, we have a crisp and clear start out there over the bay area, but temperaturewise today

90s inland, plentiful sunshine, and it's going to stay warm as we head through your thursday as well. so it's going to get a little warmer around here but only one day. we'll drop off 5 degrees as we head through tomorrow, but for today 90s in concord, live more, santa rosa and gilroy. by tomorrow a little bit of a dropoff as high pressure finally retreats off to the east and then this weekend, onshore flow resumes and we'll be in the 70s. 71 degrees on saturday. 68 degrees for mother's day. sounds pleasant. we'll be back with our next update at 8:26. the "today" show returns in less than a minute.

back now at 8:00 on a wednesday morning, the 4th day of may, 2011. another energetic crowd -- well, not really actually. but there is good reason because the rain just started here in new york city. it's a little bit chilly. 53 degrees. but kind of nasty. doesn't seem to matter though. i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira and al roker. we are trying to figure out the two umbrella thing. you're getting caught in the gap here. >> aw, there we go. >> coming up, the story of a tragedy and a heroic mother. >> her name is amber carter.

her husband and 2-year-old son were killed in a shooting rampage. she was pregnant at the time and was shot several times. to save herself and her unborn child, she jumped out of a second-story window. this morning, amber is here with her daughter aubrey to talk for the first time about the tragedy and her courageous decision. >> also ahead, we'll have some advice for parents. if you are the parent of a youngle child you may have gotten the question already where your children say, "tell me why osama bin laden was killed." they may want to know why people are celebrating. and what happens if the photo of the body is released? what happens if your children get a glimpse of it? >> and on a much different note shania twain has written a candid memoir about her difficult childhood and her rise to the top of the music world, divorce and finding love again. we'll talk to her about that coming up.

>> and that story is quite something. she's the first to admit her husband had an affair with her best friend. they divorced and she married the ex-best friend's ex-husband. so she's found love in her life again. she looks terrific. it's a fantastic book. >> let's go inside to natalie at the news desk. ann is on assignment. good morning. >> good morning. the obama administration has modified its original account of the military operation that killed al qaeda leader osama bin laden. officials now say bin laden was unarmed when he was shot by a navy s.e.a.l. after saying monday he took part in the firefight. they say bin laden's wife was wounded when she rushed an american soldier and not killed while serving as a human shield. president bush declined an invitation to join president obama for a commemoration at ground zero in new york. he said he prefers to remain out of the spotlight. nato says air strikes in

libya are keeping pressure on the gadhafi regime as people gather in rome for tomorrow's meeting on how to break the stalemate. however gadhafi's forces resumed shelling of the port of misrata today. a hamas leader today said his group wants to establish an independent state on gaza strip with jerusalem as the capitol and no jewish settlers. he spoke in egypt today. it's not clear how the u.s. will respond to the unity deal. the coproducer under investigation -- coal producer under investigation for the accident that killed 29 minors has been cited for more problems at mines. the problems could have led to explosion or fire. the coast guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger reported missing on tuesday.

officials say it is possible the 65-year-old woman went overboard from the celebrity millennium sailing from mexico to san diego. michelle obama's campaign to fight childhood obesity has a signature song and dance now. with a little help from beyonce, the let's move campaign has a new video featuring a high energy dance performed at schools across the country. as you see on tuesday. the first lady was no wall flower. she showed off good moves of her own at a washington, d.c. school. very nice. she can move all right. it's 8:04. let's go back out to matt and meredith. >> great effort. >> absolutely. let's get a check of the weather. we know what it's like here. >> this dancele cou could repla electric slide. we have nasty weather here. our pick city of the day happens to be birmingham, alabama. wvtm. they are having a fantastic effort to help raise money for

tornado victims. go to today.com and we'll link you to their website. they are having a 24-hour telethon to help all the victims there. now let's show you what's happening in the northeast. we have heavy rain. the rain is part of a front stretching all the way into georgia. we have sunshine in the pacific northwest. clouds will move back in later today. the heat continues through the southern parts of california. 93 in l.a. today. morning rain gives way to sunshine in the midatlantic states. showers in the northern plains. sunny skies along the great lakes. good morning to you, it's going to be a warm day today, roach is really moving in, it's going to pump those breezes from land to sea. and it will warm up along the way, so that will bring our temperatures into the 90s. yes the 90s are back, 85 degrees in san that kruz. beautiful beach day.

and the good news is we're not going to hold on to the hot stuff for long. temperatures about 84 degrees for tomorrow and we're down to the 70s for mother's day weekend. 68 degrees on mother's day. that's your latest weather, matt? >> coming up, an incredible and tragic story. a pregnant woman caught in a shooting rampage. she jumped out of a second-story window to save the life of her unborn child. she'll share the story after these messages. imagine a day free of worry, a day when we can eat what we want, drink what we want, and sleep soundly through the night. finally that day has arrived with prevacid®24hr. just one pill helps keep you heartburn-free for a full 24 hours. prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn all day, all night. now we are free. happy. with prevacid®24hr, happiness is a day without heartburn. with less chronic low back pain. imagine living your life

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2-year-old son mason. >> on a scale of 1 to 10 this was the worst i have seen. >> reporter: dennis carter, senior, separate and aparted from his wife had been threatening to kill her. he stormed the home where amber and her family lived with donna and made good on the promise. >> and then in the next second he fired the gun again and shot her in the head. >> reporter: you saw it? >> we saw that. >> reporter: then carter came after his own son. amber had mason in her arms and they were next. >> i'm thinking, this is it. he's going to kill us. >> reporter: dennis fired round after round into her and mason, his own grandson, when amber, six months pregnant, summed up all her courage in a move to save her children, leaping from a second-story window.

>> that is the window that i had to jump from. >> reporter: her father-in-law fired a shot into amber's back as she laid on the ground where, tragically, mason died in her arms. carter killed himself an hour later when stopped by police. when it was over amber lost her mother-in-law, husband and 2-year-old son but there was one life that could be saved -- that of her unborn child. doctors performed an emergency c-section and little baby girl aubrey is fine. amber, however, is partly paralyzed and must depend on her mom for much of aubrey's care. >> a year and a half later, amber is still struggling? >> oh, yes. not just physical hardship but the emotional hardship. >> reporter: like memories amber cannot erase as her little boy closed his eyes for the last time. >> i was the first one to hold him when he came into the world and he died in my arms.

so that brought me some comfort after everything. >> reporter: amidst a mother's heart break and loss, a beautiful new life. >> can you say bye-bye? >> bye! >> reporter: for "today," janet shamlian, nbc news, springfield, louisiana. >> amber carter is here along with her 20-month-old daughter aubrey. >> baby? >> yeah! hi. i'm looking at two miracles given what you went through. >> thank you. >> 78 days in the hospital, ten operations, months of rehabilitation. how are you doing now -- physically and emotionally? >> that's something that my mother and i joke about. people ask us, well, how are you doing? we used to say, just fine.

honestly, we're not at all. physically it's extremely difficult. emotionally, it's sometimes unbearable. financially, it's brought us so much grief. but we have aubrey and she's doing well. you know, that makes us happy. >> is it aubrey that keeps you going know you have a little girl you have to take care of? >> right. i'm her only parent left. >> why did you decide to speak out? what is it that you came here to say today? it can't be easy? >> no, not at all. it took almost two years just to be able to talk about it comfortably. we want to make sure that everyone realizes the severity of what happened, the loss that

we encountered and that we deal with every day. and the fact that it was a domestic violence situation. my mother-in-law was a wonderful person. she did everything that she was supposed to do. she did it by the book. >> she had three restraining orders against her estranged husband, correct? >> he violated them. >> one order that he violated three times. do you feel that the law in some way let you down? >> i do. not the police force. the police officers at home did a wonderful job. they did everything they could. every time we called them out they came. they did everything they could to protect us. >> uh-oh! >> uh-oh. >> the judicial system does not

protect wives in domestic violence situations. and the restraining orders aren't worth the paper that they are written on. it's just a legality to take that you are trying to protect yourself. but they had a conflict where he threatened her life and he was only charged with aggravated assault. >> then eventually he came back, had the gun and he killed three people. then he took his own life. do you look back on that day and wonder if there is something that might have prevented this or something any of you could have done? >> we didn't think he was capable of that at all. no way. no way capable of doing something that extreme and really hurting us that badly. we did everything that we were

supposed to do. we called the police every time. we did the right thing. >> when you look forward to the future, what do you see? >> i get to see my little girl grow up. i hope to find some kind of medical help to get me to be able to walk again and be able to take care of her on my own more and be more independent. i'm just happy to have her here. >> we're happy to have both of you here. thank you for sharing with us. there are many people dealing with domestic violence and i'm sure your words are important to them. it's important to get help. >> it is very important. don't ever think that someone isn't crazy enough to do something like that. because that's exactly what we thought.

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[ kim ] you can have it all. we are back at 8:21. this morning, how to talk to your kids about the death of osama bin laden. dr. gail saltz is a psychiatrist and "today" contributor. robin silverman is a child development specialist. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what age is too young to even broach this subject? >> i think under 6, the subject is going to be broached, if at all, in a very elementary bad guy had to punish him kind of way. i think a lot of the themes that this story is about are really for the 8 -- >> 10, 12 years old. >> exactly. >> do you sit down with your kids and say, i want to talk to you about something or wait for them to start asking questions? >> take your cues from your

child. if your child is relaying behavior that's abnormal. they are eating a lot more or less, sleeping a lot more or less, acting out or being quiet something may be wrong. >> for 8, 9 and above they will hear about it. at least they will hear about it in school. it's become a part of history. it's reasonable if they are not saying anything to you to say, have you heard about this? what are you thinking? >> you both say to avoid oversharing. look at your kids, figure out where they are in terms of maturity and stick to the facts. >> absolutely. we are a culture of oversharing. they are going to see more than you probably want them to anyway. but you don't want it to come from you. ask them what they know and what questions they have as opposed to downloading all the information. >> some typical questions from viewers. i talked to my girls. they are 8, 10, 12. they asked why he was killed and why they didn't just put him in jail where all bad people go.

how do you answer that? >> that's a tough question. we are taught that they should go away. we need to help them see that while this guy was alive, people were frightened about what he could do next, no matter where he was. so the people in charge of the safety of our country made a decision that he couldn't be alive. >> this plays on that but takes it to the next step, gail. your children are going to see and have already seen people in the streets celebrating about the death of someone. that's a contradictory image for them. >> very disturbing for them. why are people partying, being happy that anybody was killed? i think it's important to talk about this. you saw a lot of people who, in the impulse of the moment, reacted in a way that later on they may not be happy about. there was the question of what is the difference between justice here and revenge? these are the kinds -- this is a conversation really about moral

development that you are going to help your child with. do they feel right about people partying, smiling and looking happy? does it look different enough from recent pictures of what went on in egypt and so on? i think it's fine for you to say, i don't think they should be celebrating, if you don't. or i think they were celebrating because of their patriotism. >> it seems we will or soon will not see a photo of the body of osama bin laden. your children could be exposed to the photo and they will have questions. >> wait for them to come to you. limit media exposure as much as you can. keep routines similar and be available to your children as much as possible for their concerns and questions. >> always when you are having discussions try to emphasize things like open-mindedness andle -- >> tolerance. >> to say this man looks a certain way doesn't mean every

person that looks that way is a bad person. >> thank you very much. we're back after your local news and weather. good morning, 8:26, a known east bay gang member is in custody this morning after reportedly shooting at pitsburg police cruiser. this is chopper video of the scene. you can see here what appears to be bullet holes in the front windshield of the officer's r,su t the officer w not hurt. a look at your gorgeous forecast and the roads right after this.

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over the bay area, but temperature-wise today, 90s inland, plentiful sunshine and it's going to stay warm as we head through your thursday as well. it will get warm but only for today it will drop about five degrees for tomorrow. by tomorrow, little bit of a dropoff as high pressure finally retreats off to the east. then this weekend, onshore flow resumes, and will be in the 70s, 71 degrees on saturday, 68 degrees for mother's day. >> it's okay, mike, it's easy to get the two of us confused. we'll be back at:5 6.

♪ man i feel like a woman 8:30 on the 4th of may, 2011. it's rainy in the northeast but we have some folks out there listening to the classic shania twain song "man, i feel like a woman." she dominated the charts in the '90s and suddenly walked away.

she explains why in a new memoir and writes candidly about her husband's affair with her best friend. how she found new love with that woman's ex-husband. but this is not a wife swap situation. she talks about the pain in her life. >> lots of fans out here. also ahead, christy turling ton-burns is here to talk about a project she takes seriously. she hopes the impact will be a better sense of health and well-being for women around the world. she'll share that message in a little while. >> plus we head into the kitchen where mark bittman is cooking away asparagus which is in season. he has delicious recipes to make. >> speaking of recipes, calling all firefighters. we are announcing the "today" show's first ever annual firehouse bbq cook-off.

we are going to award one firehouse bragging rights during a live throw-down on the plaza may 24. to enter head to today.com, submit an original recipe and video or a photo of your dish being prepared. entries must be received before friday, may 13. >> throw-down? >> it's only the food. wow. >> that took an ugly turn. >> not for me it didn't. ugly weather though. >> what's going on up there? >> the weather's ugly today. >> she's going in there with a pistol and a whip. >> you won't be the first. >> it just gets worse. let's show you what's happening as far as your afternoon temperatures. 50s and 40s in the northeast. lots of heavy rain and 90s into

southern california. 80s through texas. afternoon highs and then for today, we are looking at heavy rain in new england where we've got flash flood advisories in effect. windy in northern california. sunny skies through the gulf coast. we do look at a lot of fog through alabama. good morning to you, well, if you're ready for the hot weather, then you're ready for today, because we're going to see the 90s, but don't let it catch you offguard, make sure you're getting plentiful water if you're working outside. take a look at where our highs are headed. 90 in santa rosa and 90 degrees the gilroy. we're going to drop off about 5 degrees tomorrow, onshore flow will be back by friday and the 70s are back.

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beer. and we have cap torkelson of huxley, iowa. at 89 he was the oldest bowle in the league and he was dynamite. giovanna colarossi of stoneham, massachusetts. 103 years old. enjoys fabulous winters here in naples, florida. this is vera burns from moon township, pennsylvania. 100 years old. gets her hair done every week. i do, too. i mail mine out now. from houston, texas, helen evans is 100. a published writer. and ruth and art leas from hays, kansas, have been married 75 years. they met as college students many years ago. they have been sweethearts ever since. that's all from florida at this

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we are back. shania twain rose to fame in the 90s with her hit album "come on over." it's the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre. after selling more than 75 million albums worldwide she took a break to raise her son but the break was cut short when the end of her marriage grabbed headlines. she writes about it in her new book "from in moment on." shania twain, good morning. >> good morning. >> when i saw the book i thought, this is a private lady.

i have never read a lot where you opened up about yourself. you do in this book and you call it an emotional cleansing for you. why the change of heart? >> i would say it's a periodic change of heart in a sense. it's a phase i'm going through. it's a period of my life where i need to focus on that. i wouldn't say i will be an open book for the rest of my life and career. but it's something i feel i need to face head on at the moment. >> why do you say that? >> because i am genuinely a very private person. they are too closed and up to now probably more closed than what was good for me. and i also feel that a lot of that was just a bit of fear and anxiety and maybe worried about what people would think all the time, get criticized for it and now i'm at a point where i feel sharing and giving testimony to

things i have experienced in life will do more good for others than it would do keeping it to myself. it also forces me a little bit out of my comfort zone which is necessary for part of the healing. do one thing scary every day. >> your life became public fodder in the tabloids and you write about it in the last 50 pages. it's about what happened to your marriage and you're up-front. you talk about your best friend maryanne who had an affair with your husband. that led to divorce and you write something i think a lot of women will relate to. if i can read this to you. my friend was now a back-stabber. my husband was her new love interest. they were talking about my intolerance of grief. but like any death it would take time. >> you know, when that story hit the tabloids it was already out.

so that was embarrassing for me. i thought, wow. i have been thrown into the public eye with something i'm very uncomfortable with. but i think it's time that i maybe just face things that are uncomfortable head on and get them over with. that makes it easier to move on on many levels. since it was already wide open i thought, you know, i think it's time to address things, get it over with and sort of come clean in certain ways. >> how did you pick up the pieces? you described it as a death. it really was in many ways. >> very slowly. i started writing the autobiography. first of all, i started writing and obsessing about the break-up of my marriage. i couldn't get past it. when grief carries on too long into your second year, for example, you have to start looking a little bit at getting help. it's hard for me to reach out to

others. i have to learn how to do it better. but i did turn to books and learning and doing research about grief and the death of love and life and those things. i started to realize that i was obsessing and i was stuck. so i thought, okay, writing is something i do naturally as a form of expression. but i need to start writing about something else and force myself into another subject. why not start at the beginning of my life and write from there. it put what i was obsessing about, the end of my marriage, into perspective as a portion of my life and not something that represented my entire life. so it was good to spread it out and put it into perspective in writing. >> there was a happy ending. ironically enough you fell in love with your ex-best friend's ex-husband and your now happily married which is a big plus. i think people find so many things they never knew. you had a difficult childhood in rural canada.

your family was poor. you lived in homes with no heat, very little food and your mom was abused by your stepdad. sometimes she'd have bruises and you applied the makeup to cover them. what did that experience do to a little girl? >> it makes you feel very insecure. it was an unstable environment off and on. that's the thing. you never knew what to expect next. it would go through a good phase and a bad phase. i think it keeps you on your toes and worried more than anything about what's around the next corner. >> do you ever think back -- and unfortunately we're running out of time. it was 400 pages, lots of information. how did you go from that to become the superstar that you are? >> that's why i had to write a book. i felt i needed to unravel this

life of so many extremes. how did it all get packed into one 45-year-old life? >> you haven't figured it out? >> well, i had to walk through it to figure it out really. >> are we going to hear you sing again? >> i hope so. you will. you will hear me sing again. absolutely, i will sing again. i love to sing. i have to get a grip on that because throughout my whole life all of these anxieties, fears and uncertainties have affected the muscles around my larynx. but to make a long story short it's interrupted my vocal power and expression. so i'm getting a grip on that through the whole process. in fact, writing the book has been helpful. the television series has been helpful as well. walking through it all as well. the self-therapy, throwing myself into, you know, healing and self-motivation.

>> get your voice back in every way. thank you very much for joining us. the book is "from this moment on." shania will be back to talk to kathie lee and hoda later this morning. up next, model, mother and activist christy turlington-burns. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage.

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christy turlington burns is an author, mother, model and now a director. her first "no mother no cry" follows women as they give birth and face complications that can follow. >> janet's labor isn't progressing and the threat of death for baby and mother is palpable. with no money to pay for food or transport, the nurses ask us to help. we arrange for a van to take janet to the nearest hospital an hour away. >> christy, good morning.

welcome back. what happened with janet? >> well, we got janet to the hospital, paid for her transport by van. she delivered her baby there, but it was a frightening thing. she was pregnant with her thirdle child. she'd been in labor for two days. when we found her she had no means to get to a hospital. she was at a clinic that couldn't handle it. >> had you not been there it could have turned out differently. what spurred this in you? >> about seven and a half years ago when i was delivering my first child i had a perfect pregnancy, a perfect experience -- perfect birth experience, but an hour or so later things got complicated. i started to hemorrhage. i was completely thrown because i didn't expect a problem to happen after the baby was in my arms. it was terrifying. so i needed to find out more. i started to do research. >> and complications are a very common thing that occur. you were lucky. you were in a place where it

could be handled. some of the statistics here shocked me. we think offal childbirth as a wonderful miracle. every 90 seconds a woman in the world dies as a result of giving birth or attempting to give birth. did that shock you? >> absolutely. i learned post partum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world and hundreds of thousands of women were dying every year, a thousand a day. 90% of the deaths are preventable. that's where i needed to get involved. >> for people watching in this country saying, well, we have great health care for the most part. this doesn't happen as often here. how about this? among 164 industrialized countries, we rank 31st. you fear it might be worse than that. >> yeah. the u.n. reports are worse. when i made the film we were ranked 41st. but we are at 50 now.

it's shocking what's happening here, too. >> you started a nonprofit called every mother counts to end maternal death. do you intend to stay on the subject? is this a film that will create films to come? >> there were so many movies in this movie when i was editing it. i'm committed to the cause. i will be with it for quite some time. i don't know when i will make another film. it takes so much effort. but i'm committed to the cause. >> have you gotten the directing bug? >> i think so. >> might you do features one day as opposed to this type of movie? >> i don't think features. there are so many women's issue stories that i'm interested in and need to be told. >> this is important and powerful. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> thank you. it's 8:50. "no woman no cry" debuts saturday on oprah's own channel. promise me low prices.

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everything." mark, good morning. >> good morning, meredith. we're in for a sprint here. >> we are. i'm steaming, right? >> right. that's the simplest thing. >> give it to me then. >> start with skinny asparagus so you don't have to peel them. stand them up in the pot. >> boil it. >> turn it on, put the cover on. >> while we are doing that, we brown butter? >> of course you can just use butter and olive oil, but if you brown the butter a little bit, i would make it a tiny bit darker than this, it gets a nutty flavor. it's a nice little -- >> drizzle it all over -- okay. why did you use thin asparagus? >> for steaming it's nice because you don't need to peel. it's quick and we can move right along. >> now we'll grill and you use thicker. this is a simple recipe that leads know the most important

question. why does this make your urine smell so strong? it's in the notes here. we are using thick asparagus marinated with lemon. >> why? why? >> mr. matt lauer giving us a sample later on. >> anyway, these are really thick. i like to peel thick asparagus. and then grill them. we are making here -- if you like -- >> olive oil. lemon peel, lemon juice. >> brush it on. >> minute and a half. >> right. chicken and asparagus stir fry. you have cooked the chicken already? >> cooked the chicken, asparagus, shitake. >> does it matter what mushroom? >> use whatever you want. these are nice. any more weird questions, matt? >> no, no. >> add a little water to help it

cook faster. instead of it taking 30 seconds it takes 8. then some oyster sauce. >> does it have oysters in it? >> good ones do. >> and the good stuff. the bacon and asparagus. >> drizzle it with a little olive oil. sprinkle a little bacon. >> easy enough. >> this is roasted? >> high heat like 400, 450 for 15 or 20 minutes. >> little time shift. don't worry about it. do we have a towel? >> yeah. >> don't burn yourself. don't burn me. >> there will be no burning. >> oh, wow. >> and a little grating of partnership sha parmesan if we like. and we have time to spare. >> what's the answer to that question, mark? >> i have wondered.re we'k acr r

>> we're back after your local news. it's 8:56. by this time next year, public school students across the state could be out of school for summer break. governor jerry brown says the budget crunch may force schools

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higher taxes. we'll show you the maze to the approach to 880. getting better over the last 15 minutes, so we're starting to see some movement, speeds getting closer to 50 as you're heading up past the coliseum. further north we're looking at slowdowns past the east freeway. there's a new accident reported just around the merge to the racetrack, so that will cause some additional slowing heading into berkeley. might make things slower

approaching the toll plaza. there's an accident around 87 and one further north around saratoga causing big problems. >> we'll be back at 9:26, the "today" show continues next. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all.

i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. we're back with more of "today" on a wednesday morning, the 4th of may 2011. we are glad these people stuck around despite nasty weather in the northeast. it's been raining for a couple hours now. so, thanks to these folks. inside studio 1a i'm matt lauer along with al roker and tamron hall. coming up in this half hour, new details about the u.s. raid on osama bin laden's compound. and the debate inside the white house -- should the photos of the dead bin laden be made public? it's hard proof of his death, but it can inflame anti-american

sentiment around the world. we'll have an update on the story coming up in a couple of minutes. >> also, expert advice for your money emergencies. should you wait to sell your house or sell it for less than you paid? if you're lucky enough to walk away with equity after a home sale where do you invest for retirement? >> also ahead, if you are dreaming of your summer vacation and you think you can't afford to do it inle style we have good news from vegas to south carolina, we have great bargains at luxury hotels and resorts. and later, it's the season's trendiest accessory. >> what's that? >> taking too long. ten ways to dress up even the most drab outfit with a scarf. we'll look at cool ways to wear them. >> great. >> let's head to the news desk. natalie is in while ann is on assignment. good morning. >> good morning.

the obama administration modified the original account of the military operation that killed al qaeda leader osama bin laden. this as debate rages on whether or not to release the images of bin laden's corpse. savannah guthrie has the latest from the white house. savannah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a decision on whether to release the photo is expected today. meanwhile the administration changed its account of how bin laden was killed in key ways. it now says bin laden was unarmed. that's different from what the administration said on monday. originally they said bin laden's wife was used as a human shield and died. we now know she died. -- she is alive. the president, moments after receiving a private standing ovation from his cabinet, sidestepping a question about the mission that took out osama bin laden. >> what do you say -- >> thank you very much, guys. >> reporter: there are new details revealing that bin laden was unarmed when a commando shot him on the third floor of the

secret compound but officials insist he resisted capture and taking him prisoner wasn't an option. >> there were many people armed in the region. there was a firefight. >> reporter: bin laden's young wife in the room with him rushed one of the special forces and was shot in the leg. bin laden himself was shot once above his left eye and twice in the chest. >> the vote is 97-0. >> reporter: as the u.s. senate passed a resolution honoring the s.e.a.l.s who pulled off the daring mission the administration was debating whether to release a photograph of bin laden's body to prove he was killed. sources who have seen the images describe them as gruesome. the terrorist leader's face recognizable but bloody. a substantial wound above his eye, blood and brain tissue visible. brian williams with leon panetta. >> the government has been

talking about how to do this. i don't think there was any question that ultimately a photograph would be presented to the public. obviously i have seen those photographs. we have analyzed them. there is no question that it's bin laden. >> reporter: the final call on whether to release a photo rests with the president and the white house is weighing the desire to provide conclusive evidence with worries about inflaming the muslim world. on capitol hill, opinions were divided. >> what i have heard of the pictures they are not ghoulish, offensive and won't scare people. >> i personally think it's morbid. i won't be yelling to make the photo public. >> reporter: so how does the administration describe the discrepancies? they say they had incomplete information on monday but wanted to get what they had out. they have now interviewed most of the commandos involved. they say the fact that bin laden was unarmed doesn't change the legality of the kill given the context of the commandos receiving fire, the fact that

there was a firefight. and the president invited former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton to come to ground zero with him tomorrow. george w. bush will not attend and and clinton is unlikely to because of scheduling. >> the mississippi river is expected to reach its highest levels in a century over the next several days. in missouri, a 93le-year-old woman was rescued as water surged around her car on tuesday. after a hotly contested demolition at a missouri levee successfully spared caro, illinois from flooding, engineers are considering more explosions to divert flood waters around other towns. and a bird in the paw at a chinese zoo where a blue peacock found its way into hope, the panda's playground. the bird was fast but the panda was faster and because zookeepers say pandas are likely to chase when they are in a good mood it seems the peacock was

lucky to find a happy panda. now back to matt, tamron and al. >> so the peacock's dead? >> i'm not sure how it ended. >> that's a happy ending. >> wow. okay. i didn't see that coming. >> it's the circle of life. >> fortunately i keep my feathered numbered for just such an emergency. >> natalie, thanks for that. appreciate it. >> follow that. >> i don't think so. wow. let's show you what's hapni ng as far as today is concerned. we have rain moving io he northeast and new england where we have flash flood advisories in effect. sunshine to start the day in the pacific northwest. sunshine through the gulf coast. sunny skies around the great lakes. showers in the northern plains and plenty of showers along the

southesouthern coast of alaska showers in the big island of hawaii. good morning to you, it's going to be a warm day today, high pressure is really moving in, it's going to pump those breezes from land to sea and they're going to warm up along the way, so that will bring our temperature into the 90s inland. the 90s are back in the bay. 85 degrees in santa cruz, beautiful beach day and the good news is we're not going to hold on to the hot stuff for long, temperatures are going to drop off to 84 degrees for tomorrow. 68 degrees on mother's day. fwlk me f today's money 911 where we answer some of your big financial questions. jean chatzky is the author of "money 911." david bach, the founder of finishrich.com and the author of "debt free for life." ready for the summer dressed

like that. and carmen ulrich, the author of "the real cost of living." >> good morning. >> we're going to skype first for erin from tallahassee, florida. good morning. what's your question for the a-team? >> hi. my husband and i purchased our house in 2005 before we were married. we are now a family of four. we have outgrown our space. we bought our house for $161,000 and we owe $125,000 on the mortgage. we know in the next year we'll have student loan repayments as we complete our degrees and we'd like to start saving for retirement. we want to move closer to family if we can sell the house and locate jobs. we are at a loss with what to do with the house. we're doubtful it will sell in the current state of the market and the realtors suggested we price it well below what we owe on the mortgages. so do we price low and complete our savings if we can sell?

we're not sure we have enough to do it. do we rent or stop making payments and let it go to foreclosure? >> lots of questions there. >> i would not let it go toward foreclosure. that just wipes out your credit. talk to your lender about the possibility of a short sale. i would put the house on the market, see what offers you bring in. see what it looks like in terms of your ability to sell it and focus on the good stuff. you're getting your degrees. you want to move to a different part of the country. see if you can line up jobs where you want to go and just start from scratch. the short sale, which is happening in about 13% of all sales at this point might allow you to do that. >> good luck, erin. we want to say hi to sharon from hopkins, minnesota. good morning. what's your question? >> good morning. i am planning to sell my house which has $180,000 in equity. i am 70 years old and in good health. i lost my job because of the

economy. i have no income other than social security and an i.r.a. which is in mutual funds. my question is how should i invest the money from the sale of the house? i want something safe but need to earn as much as possible. >> good news is she has equity. >> that's great. $180,000 in equity is fantastic. you're asking me the trillion dollar question. i say that because there are millions of americans sitting with trillions in cash right now looking for a good rate of return with no risk. in your situation you don't want a lot of risk. you're 70. i would recommend to put 60% of the money now in guaranteed certificates of deposits, fdic. the unfortunate thing is rates are low. you're looking at 1% to 2.5%. for five years you get 2.5%. split that between five cds, one coming due in a year, two,

three, four, five. so when rates go back up you can renew at a higher rate. take the other 40% of the $180,000 and two funds. vanguard total bond market fund is a well diversified no load, low cost bond fund averaging 6.75% since 1986. look at the vanguard wellington fund. another no-load fund. it's been around since 1929 and it's averaged around 9%. that has stock but there is 92% bonds in fixed income and a little bit of stock. it's conservative for you. last, financial adviser. >> last one, an e-mail from lindy. 21 years old. about to leave the country to go to school. i don't have credit. i don't know where to get a prepaid, credit or debit card. i would like airline miles as well.

>>le well, let me see what i can do for you here. here's the thing. because you have little to no credit history, first of all, get cracking. go search for a card now before you leave. once you are overseas it will be difficult. go to cardhub.com and i went in there, pretended i was you. i put in i'm young with little to no credit history. secured cards and regular credit cards with low limits. they all had foreign transactions fees around 2%. you can't escape it. but a lot of them offer cash back of 2% which evens out. so apply as soon as you can. manage it well and then you will get more and more rewards that you want. >> carmen, nice on the identity theft. thanks so much. if you plan to hit the road this summer we'll tell you where to find deals on luxury hotels. later on, mother's day tech.

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>> my family's in st. louis. i will be visiting them and stay at the four seasons next time. >> it's a great hotel. you have great access to downtown. you are by the beautiful gateway arch. you can see the mississippi from your room. our readers loved their pool. also has great views. and when you get there if you have little kids they have a milk and cookies welcome which may make them hyper and they get little mini robes. if you are there for a cardinals game they have a free shuttle. >> not far from the stadium. >> very convenient and under $250. reasonable. >> that's a bargain. number four in las vegas is the palazzo. i have stayed there as well. this is a great hotel. >> it's a sister to the venetian and it's all suites. if you want the over-the-top vegas experience this is the way to go. flat screen tvs, a sunken living

room, and bubbly and belgian chocolates. if you get out of the room there is the mario batali and wolfgang puck restaurants. they have $149 a night starting mid-week. >> they have a canyon ranch spa and gym, too. >> you have been there. you know. >> i liked it. it was good. next to santa fe, new mexico. you found the rosewood inn. >> this is where a-listers and celebrities hang out. 58 beautiful rooms. everything is modern new mexico. >> i love santa fe. >> it's beautiful there but in this hotel you feel you're where you should be. this there are kivas in the room. they have beautiful beamed ceilings. i love all the patios so you can see the world go by while you have lunch. >> $250 a night. >> exactly. >> number two in the nation's

capital. >> we're getting closer. >> lafayette square in washington, d.c. tell me what you get for your money here. >> d.c. is fantastic in the summer. if you want to be in the center of it all this hotel is a great option on lafayette square. you will be walking distance to the white house, washington monument, the smithsonian. the rooms are art deco, 237 rooms. 14 and 26 -- this is what we get from the readers. specific stuff. they have two sides of windows with lots of light. and a french bistro. if you want a little bit of a french-inspired experience in d.c., this is the place to stay. >> great. >> and they have a four for three. so you get four nights for the price of three. >> that's great. good to take the kids and give them education in the nation's capital. number one on the list. >> drum roll. >> the woodlands resort and inn

in south carolina. >> this is not in a big city -- [ drum roll ] >> we got it, but it was late. >> thank you. okay. >> it's a lot of build-up. >> we need more cow bell. >> done. no more sounds. the woodland inn is close to charleston. our readers love it. nothing more charming than the southern hospitality. this inn dates back to the 1900s. to tons of fun stuff including champagne brunches, local painters that come for demonstrations. there was a feature on charleston and there is a great food scene there. so restaurants like glass onion and husk are places to check out there. >> i have to do it. thank you so much for finding the deals for us. coming up, the hottest

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the summer of '07. the defense plans to call just a few witnesses to the stand. closing arguments should begin next week. this morning san francisco police are trying to track down a man who used muni as a get away ride. police say this man here dressed in all black, snatched the woman's violin and her cell phone after getting past security at the san francisco conservatory of husband sick last week. he was seen after the muni station. the violin is a one of a kind instrument made in the early 1900s.

a look at your forecast and roads right after this. still more problems with the south bay. it's jammed from the 608 interchange, but 280 much better than a half an hour ago. but the accident you see there is just north of the interchange. some directions, 880 starting to move a little bit better.

a live look across the bay, is golden gate bridge, a nice drive across the north bay. christina's got your forecast. >> good morning to you, well, we have a crisp and clear start out there over the bay area, but temperature-wise today, 90s inland, plentiful sunshine and it's going to stay warm as we head through your thursday as well. we'll drop off by about five degrees. livermore, c mo by tomorrow a little bit of a drop as high pressure finally retreats often to the east and then this weekend onshore flow returns and we'll be in the 70s. our next update is at 9:56, we'll see you then, the "today"

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this morning on "today's style," ten ways to wear a scarf. they are not just neck wear anymore. this spring's trendy scarfs can be fashionable and fun. good to see you. >> you, too. >> natalie and i love scarfs and you say it's important to open your mind, look for color, texture, design. buy them all. >> have fun with scarfs. they are the most versatile accessory. we'll show you ten but you can take one large scarf and wear it ten ways. the best thing, no matter your size or shape, it fits! we love a scarf. >> eat all you want. your scarf will fit. >> exactly. >> the first area we focus on is a head scarf. melody and molly. we have the infinity scarf first. >> this is a great way if you're

having a bad day to look chic while you cover your head. this is dramatic. for $48 you have a very chic way to cover your head. this is an infinity scarf. >> what is that? >> there is no beginning and no end. it loops around and around. take it down and it's just a neck scarf. super versatile. >> look at the sparkle in it. >> that's a great look from day to night if you want to add zest to your look at night. with a t-shirt and jeans it's a great way to bump up the look. >> molly has the look i think of nicole richie. >> yeah. this is great. it's really easy. a lot of women don't know how to tie a head scarf. all you need in the closet is a sca square scarf. you can get one on the street for a few dollars. take it into a triangle and just

wrap it around your head, pull the ends and tie it. super easy. >> i'll figure it out. thank you, ladies. the tie around the neck look. >> yes. that's the traditional way. >> yes. neck scarves are traditional. most of us know the look where you tie it around like that. there are different options. we have three great ways to tie your neck scarf. the first is a cross loop. american league. plaid is so in. the prepster look. tie it around, toss it over and pull it through. and as thethe as thtassle is cu >> and then we have a belted scarf. this is a batik pattern which is a big trend. and the way you belt it accentuates the waistline. it's great way to show off your

figure and give you a cinched in waist. >> is there a trick of the alignment? >> pull it around your neck, straight down and belt it at the waist for a great curvy look. finally the western style. i love this butterfly. you don't want it to be too cost tomby, so stay away from plaid with that style. this is a great way to afford brands that may be hundreds of thousands of dollars. a scarf is something you can get from a designer collection that's affordable. >> i like that. let's look at a scarf as an accessory. first diana has a scarf as a -- erin, i'm sorry. it's a belt. easy enough. >> we love turning scarfs into accessories. you wouldn't normally think of this for a scarf. this was a ralph lauren scarf. very equestrian. it's a classy look. we love it. the other is a purse.

basically it's easy to turn a scarf into a purse. >> that is cute but it doesn't look easy. >> purses cost hundreds of dollars. for $28 you basically take both corners, tie it. throw in your stuff in the center. then the other two ends, tie it and you have a beautiful bag you can carry with you. >> very nice. >> and you can do it over the shoulder, too. >> scarves as clothing. we have karen wearing her scarf as a wrap. you say to go for the fringe. >> this is a great wrap. you can wear it draped over a t-shirt and jeans oh or with a black dress. another one is just a large square scarf. two ends around the neck and two around the back. you have an amazing beautiful

top. >> and this scarf as a top is beautiful. very sexy. >> it's super sexy. you can either wear it bare with nothing underneath if you're willing to go for it or with a tank top to feel more support. >> and lastly the scarf as a skirt. >> leopard is so hot now. a leopard skirt can cost a lot of money. for $29 from zara, throw on the scarf and you're good to go. >> ladies, you look so nice as i try to make a bandana out of the scarf. we'll figure it out. >> thank you. >> up next, tech gadgets for every mom after this. part of my job as a diabetes educator is teaching my patients how to start taking insulin. and i've learned a lot from patients who use levemir flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with my long-acting insulin, and i dial the exact dose of insulin i need.

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♪ these ladies have been exercising, watching their diets and enjoying activia light. well? i'm managing my weight really well, and i've never felt so light. at 70 calories, delicious activia light helps you be light and feel light too. ♪ activia this morning on "happy mother's day today" gifts for the tech challenged or savvy mom. flowers and brunch are nice but how about something she can use? we have mom-friendly gadgets she's sure to enjoy. mario, good morning. i'd love to start with this great piece of technology. this is a fantastic new p.c. >> it is. >> it's all touch screen. >> made by hp called the touchsmart. one of the reasons i love this is because i think it works well in a kitchen or family room

area. i can pull up a post-it note of soccer practice. i can erase things. this is the new post-it for the refrigerator. it's great for family management, calendars, appointments, doctors' appointments. everything to manage in a busy li lifestyle. it looks great and it's adjustable. >> no hard drive or anything. it's all here. >> great question. this is everything. the monitor and computer. a dvd drive on the side and other connection ports. $899. it's fair priced. >> affordable. right. moving to cameras. every mom need as good digital camera. >> i love the easy share minis. they are light. you see the size of a credit card. it's no bigger than that. it's very small. it fits easily in a purse, in a tight jeans pocket.

>> and how easy is it to do download the pictures? >> good point. you take photos all day but can you see them? >> i'm bad at it. >> kodak has easy share. you can share it to facebook or other social media. as long as you connect the camera to the computer it will send that out. >> then turn your great pictures into gifts for mom. very personal. this is beautiful. >> i love personalized gifts. this is flannel. you have the wool, different types of blankets. we are used to seeing photos on t-shirts and coffee mugs. putting it on a blanket is special and different. $49 to $89 at the kodak gallery. >> especially if your family looks like that. >> exactly. >> over here we have the head phones for mom. these aren't ones to fall out of your ears. >> these are the power beads. if you are the active mom this

is a nice secure hook that goes around the ear. makes it easy for them to stay in place. and it's not so overpowering that mom can't here the ambient noise. like if baby is crying or something else is going on -- >> i'm keeping them in my ears. mom does yoga, a perfect mat with a -- >> built-in speaker. this is at best buy for $29. four millimeters thick. what's your favorite pose? >> all poses. this is a morning show, mario. geez. >> your favorite yoga pose! this is great. connect to any mp-3 player. i'll keep it going. i know it's a family show. i'm sorry. >> back to mom. >> connects to an mp-3 player and mom can connect it to yoga

instruction or a podcast. >> you lost me. okay. if you want to convert great film or photos to a dvd this is a fantastic way. >> no computer needed. i love this. you can slide the memory card into the side from the digital camera or plug in your own vcr. hit record -- >> we all have old vcr tapes around. >> it works great. i have tested it. >> easy to use. >> it is. >> perfect. over here, the latest e-readers out there. what to a like? this is the nook? >> this is the nook color. mom will love it. number one, you can read over 2 million book titles, magazines, blogs, websites. they have e-mail apps and games, too. one of the cool features for mom is they have nook kids which is picture books at bedtime. >> i love how thin and small it is.

and the covers that go with it. coming up next the pioneer woman ree drummond makes the lasagna even her dog loves. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today's kitchen," step by step lasagna. ree drummond is the woman behind the successful blog, the pioneer woman. her famous pooch charlie also thinks the lasagna is dog-gone good. he writes about it in his new children's book "charlie the ranch dog." >> good to see you, al. >> why is charlie the subject of your first kid's book? >> he's a natural fit. he's relatable. he has short man syndrome. >> so do i. >> he thinks he's more useful on

the ranch than he is. he's a comedic figure. >> the illustrations are fantastic. >> they're gorgeous. the artist is diane degross and she made charlie come to life. >> your website, the pioneer woman, he has 6,000 followers on facebook. what's he blark about? >> i left charlie at home one day and he set up a facebook account. >> be careful. he could be embezzling from you. >> i blog about charlie all the time. that was his way of venting to society. >> let's get started here. what are you browning here? >> i browned sausage and ground beef. sausage is charlie's favorite. >> pork sausage? >> this is a simple lasagna. family-friendly and basset hound friendly. at this point charlie is at my feet. >> in case anything falls on the floor. >> right. ground beef, sausage, whole

tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley and basil. let it simmer 45 minutes. now we have strict italian food adherents will be offended but this is cottage cheese. >> why? >> this is lasagna my mom made for years. i say it elicitsle marriage proposals because it's hearty, meaty and delicious. use an open mind if you're used to ricotta. mix it up. and at this point charlie is on my legs trying to get a bite from the counter. >> like any traditional lasagna you layer it in. >> exactly. it's very cheesy and meaty. >> you ladle in the meat sauce. >> and we have mozzarella on top of the cheese mixture. charlie's mad that he's not with

me in new york now. >> next trip. >> and cook it 45 minutes until it's bubbly. i have a human serving here. and then one for charlie here. i was going to bring him to new york with me, but he doesn't smell good enough to come to the city. >> okay. enough said. thank you very much, ree. the recipe is on our website today.com. >> kathie lee and hoda will dish promise me low prices. and stick to it. like seriously low prices. [ male announcer ] at safeway, we made a promise of low prices. and we're keeping it. [ female announcer ] take our fantastic club card specials like sweet strawberries, 2 pound packages are only $2.97 each. i need to know that when i'm here, the low prices will be too. monday, tuesday, everyday. i'm a big fan of everyday. [ male announcer ] and with thousands of everyday low prices, you'll save all over the store. [ female announcer ] low prices you can count on. at safeway, that's our promise. that's ingredients for life.

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good morning, your time now is 9:56. the budget crunch in contra costa county will leave more than 100 people without a job. the county board of supervisors approved a budget that includes almost $47 million in cuts. that means the county is getting rid of 138 jobs including 42 positions from the probation department, 28 from the sheriff's office and 12 from the district attorney's office. the da says he'll have to scrap crime prevention programs and cut back on prosecuting misdemeanors if he makes those cuts. it has been busy on the roads, time to check your drive with mike. >> still really tough in the south bay. the accident at lawrence expressway, cleared from the roadways, but then further south at tula a new accident in the last few minutes there. that's going to be a dig distraction coming up towards

880. the rest of the south bay starting to move a little better. the east bay looking all right with 880 moving up into the toll plaza. here's a look at your very warm forecast. >> we're going to see a pretty warm day around here, 90s, yeah, that's what we're expecting inland. one of the warmest days we have had in months. high pressure is the reason why, it's clearing our skies and pumping those winds from land to sea, they're warming up on the way and that's bringing our temperatures up into a record territory for today. keep that in mind, we could be breaking records in places like oakland, santa rosa and i do believe san francisco will break a record today. hot inland, plenty sunshine, staying nice and warm for your thursday, they will drop by about 5 degrees as we head into tomorrow. 90 degrees in livermore, 90 in concord, east bay and the south bay, the warmest, 85 degrees in santa cruz, what a beautiful day

to hit the beach, if you have that luxury. take a look at where our temperatures are headed as you head into the next few days. 71 degrees on saturday, onshore flow resumes, 68 degrees sunday with a little patchy fog.

are. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotbe. live from studio 1a. >> guess what? you made it to winesday wednesday. we are so delighted that you are here with us today. hoda is getting better. >> i am on the mend. but i can't hear anything over here. >> we will all speak up for hoda here. >> last night, the voice, i

chugged nyquil and called it a night. i watched the recaps in the morning. one i fell in love with was a 16-year-old girl -- >> she is from long island? >> she sang this song. listen. ♪ >> 16. 16. i'm just saying. 16. >> she has got a raw gift there. >> wow, wow, wow. i saw some of it for the first time. i see what the excitement is about. it is a great premise. a lot of drama in a lot of places. you like to see the families watching.

the this one guy took a risk. he sang ceelo's song, forget you. ♪ >> that's great. >> that's awesome. >> that is awesome. >> blake is like the hot ticket. >> hoda lusts after blake shellton. >> it was number three in the ratings. you say miracles don't happen any more. they do. i believe in miracles. >> we are going to have our own

voice contest. we're going to let you know later. we're working it out. speaking of music and dancing and singing, there is a song by beyonce. it's a great song. we have that on our show. and you were shaking it to that song. >> once in a while i have to. >> low and behold -- >> crank up the music so we can hear it. >> i have no trouble getting down. it's getting up that's hard. a metaphore for life. >> there is kathie lee dancing to it. >> oh. michelle obama was dancing to the exact same thing.

>> here is the split screen. hold on. get over here. >> she is just doing this thing. >> they are not getting you. >> let's see the split screen. >> it's a dance off. >> i'm older than michelle. give me points for that. >> you do have the moves. she was doing that thing to fight obesity and get kids off their tooshies. >> people were very sweetly concerned when i thought i had cataracts. i was kind of excited to have cataracts because my gorgeous eye doctor. i call him dr. gorgeous but his real name is dr. star.

he did a thorough examination and i don't have it. i just have maturing eyes. it is getting old and drying out like the rest of me. i am on a prescription for dry eye. this is so unfair. everything is dry. i am grateful that i don't have it. apparently if you get an operation for cataracts you will end up having eyesight like you had when you were like 12 because they put a lens in in your eye. i wasn't listening to what he said. i was just looking at him. >> and one of the best places to be a mom around the globe. >> i think it is my house.

for me. >> here are the top five countries. fifth is denmark. and they did this based on child care and all that sort of stuff. >> longevity. >> sweden is number four. iceland is number three. australia comes in at number two and number one is norway. we have slipped to number 31. >> i would have to see what the whole thing is based on. i have been to norway, denmark and sweden. i have never been to australia but i would rather live here. they are beautiful countries but opportunity-wise. >> i'm with you. some moms were asked. switzerland is on there. she would probably say that switzerland is a darn good place to live. >> she is gorgeous. >> i slapped her when i saw her. it is impossible that you are more beautiful now than the last time. >> we were all in the make-up

room watching her doing an earlier make-up room. she is sitting right over there. >> let's take a shot of her. >> oh my god. and she changed her outfit for us. >> she is ready to party. we are going to give her a glass of champagne. >> she wrote a terrific book. >> it is 400 pages. she is still so young. how could she have so much to write about. it is unbelievable what she has been through, what she has c conqu conquered. i told her she was so brave to write this book. it's going to help so many people. not just about the divorce and what she went through there, but her battle to survive a difficult childhood and abuse and violence and all kinds of things. >> the thing that is so wonderful about her is so many people put their business out there and you have to contain them. i felt like it was pulling to get little bits out. >> she did not say any of it to

exploit the situation but to explain. she is better at writing than she is at talking about it but we will get her to talk. >> it is derby week. i don't know why they are not sending us down there. it must have something to do with security for the people, not us. >> we have betsy johnson. >> long before her time wild. long before patricia fields, there was betsy johnson. >> what is that? >> this is a hat. >> that is a spider. >> i can't even -- >> hey. okay. >> all right. so these are her hats. >> she teamed up to design and auction off these hats. and betsy chose breast cancer because she is a survivor. >> and the spider had will go i

gg gilda's club. >> this is our derby drink. this is the number one drink. lemonade concentrate, lemon orange and club soda. >> it has got to have booze in it. >> taste it. it tastes like iced tea. >> like a long island iced tea. >> i can't taste anything at all. >> can't hear, can't taste. >> our gentleman friend yesterday, we had to rush through and he was not able to be here. what is he name? >> we will remember in a second. >> we had this competition. we had our final two finalists. and we broke it down to the last two. it was an overwhelming just a

smack down for this woman. kelly, the horses ass wins. congratulations from washington. >> that -- what i love about that hat is nobody is going to be looking at yours if you are wearing that hat. it takes the attention off of your own rear end. >> i have comments online about how much weight your sister lost. >> she went to some hoodoo doctor. >> like a nutritionist? >> she was holding food in her hand and it talked about what agrees with you and what doesn't. she cut dairy out. >> which is not easy to do in the middle east. up next we are so excited she's here. >> let's go girls, country star shania twain begins a beautiful new chapterer in her life and

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>> that was off of the cd that went on to be the bst selling country album of all time. >> that was 1997. more recently shania stepped back from the spotlight to concentrate on her personal life that has been quite the roller coaster. >> great title, too. wonder where you got it. >> welcome. first of all, cheers. >> cheers. >> congratulations. >> look at this. we are celebrating, aren't we. >> what do you think about this. >> it's early, but hey, why not? >> your life has had to get a lot of highs and lows. but to put it all down on paper, was that deaf cult? >> it was therapeutic. it helped me crawl out of the hole of obsession that i got

stuck in. in that regard it was very good for me. what is scary is sharing it. that's the scariest part. that is what is taking so much courage. it is not like me to do that. >> i know it wasn't easy for you but it makes people love you all the more when they see what you have been through. what people tend to see is all the success. but the struggle. we knew your parents died early and q2 were taking care of your siblings and you had been very poor but i had no idea about the physical abuse. >> when you are a kid you have no choice, okay? so you survive it as best you can if you survive it. that's another reason why i am speaking out about it. a lot of kids die at the hands of violent parents or relatives.

women do, as well. i have experienced the battered wives syndrome. i want them to know there is not a barrier. >> one is when your parents died and another is when you found out your spouse was cheating. i think a lot of people will page right to 350. >> they shouldn't do it. >> it may be something because a lot of people connect with the book. >> if it can happen to such a beautiful successful woman. >> describe the betrayal. >> first i want to say that even if people buy the book just for that, i am fine with that. i wrote about everything in my life. i wrote from the beginning on purpose to put that part in

perspective. i think people will get a better perspective if they care about that. if they want to go right to the betrayal, be my guest. i don't bare everything about the actual betrayal because i don't find the details interesting. i show my perspective and what i have learned. i go from beginning to end. i tell you how what it did to me at the time. >> it was a double betrayal in your mind. >> absolutely. >> yes. that's a very hard thing. the end of a marriage is sad. >> we both had beautiful children. we both have beautiful children and it's very difficult for the families. but betrayal is just something i want to say unnecessary but that is too light to say. >> but you need more. it takes time. >> we love that you are standing tall with a very handsome man.

>> we want to save a few moments to say bonjour. >> he is gorgeous. >> he is going kill me. he is going say why did you put me on the spot. >> he is waiting for his champagne. >> he is adorable. >> we just saw the fairy tale wedding. we wish for you a truly happy ever-after because you deserve it. you are a good lady. >> everyone deserves love and i feel grateful. >> the book is amazing. you will be with her on thursday. >> thursday at the apple store in soho. in new york on prince street at 7:00. i will host a little q & a. >> that's not fair. >> it will be fun. >> welcome back. >> thank you so much. >> you will help an awful lot of people. >> up next real housewife of new jersey. do this. patients how to take insulin.

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whor. [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> that's like when you and i go to lunch. she is here to celebrate some of her famous family recipes. we will catch up on lots of stuff. >> okay. so now there is sort of a new cast of jersey housewives and seems like your relatives keep popping up. >> the new ones are my sister in law melissa and my first cousin kathy. >> you get in a tangle. you don't like her. what happens. >> what happens? you tell me. >> no, obviously there is drama. we toedon't know. >> the first episode is their son's krchristening.

you will just have to watch on may 16 and see what happens. >> there have been reports and i know this came up last time about the bankruptcy and money problems. what's the truth? >> that will be revealed on the show. >> but you do have a court date coming up next month? >> no. >> no. >> that's something else. >> no, no, no. >> i think she does, but that's another story. >> this one is called what? >> fabulicious. >> a family cook book? >> yes. this is cooking for your family. half of the recipes are skinny, also. but when you cook for your family, your children are growing up, your want to give your children the calcium and nutrition that they need. our recipes are straight from

italy. i'm first generation here. my parents are off the boat. >> you confused us last time you were here. >> i was making it easy for everyone. >> you speak italian right? >> yes. >> are we going to see the husbands and the same group involved? >> yes. two new families on the show. >> it's a very interesting season. >> interesting. >> >> we play a kentucky derby theme. fiber one chewy bar.

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good morning, your time now is 10:26. this morning dogfight between two well known and respected animal shelters with two heart breaking ads asking for your money. here's a clip. >> will you be an angel for a helpless animal? >> the bay area spcs is accusing the national aspca out of new

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# we're looking at the south bay, still a problem for the northbound 101. the rest of the freeway is moving nicely, but the accident has cleared over there at lawyer republicans expressway in the last half hour and that make things clear out as well. on southbound 880, we still have an didn't clearing there. that's the second accident of the morning. a lot of folks riding those two-wheeled vehicles so that could be an issue of visibility. a little slow through oakland and 880, a live look at the toll plaza. christine has a look at your forecast. >> we have a crisp and clear start out there over the bay area, but temperature-wise today, 90s inland, plentiful sunshine. amend it's going to stay warm as you head through your thursday

as well. weep drop off by by 5 degrees as we head through tomorrow. but for today, 90s in concord, livermore, santa rosa and gilroy. a little bit of a drop as high pressure finally retreat office t heto st t enhiths tweekend, onshore flow resumes and we'll be in the 70s, 71 degrees on saturday, 68 degrees for mother's day. thanks for being with us today,. ill do g >> let us ck this out.

>> let's give it to the birthday girl. how long does the kentucky derby race last? >> five minutes. >> birthday girl gets the best present ever. >> she's lucky. >> it is also called the most exciting two minutes in sports. the fastest was just under 2 minutes by secretariat. only three horses have ever run the derby have run in less than three minutes. >> you can't believe all the hoopla. >> what's the most popular drink served at the kentucky derby?

>> mint julip. >> mom is very smart or has a problem, if you know what i mean. >> all right. so the mint julip goes hand in hand. >> it is the most popular drink. they are expecting to sell over 120,000 mint julips over the weekend. they are selling one for $1,000 a glass. >> winning the lottery. >> first, second, third. >> i knew you were a gambling kind of guy. >> so clearly, if you are an owner, a better, a trainer, you want your horse to win in the money. first, second, our third. >> win, place, or show.

>> from the second best place for a woman to live, australia. how many liters of bourbon are used on kentucky derby day? >> you have got to go all the way to 8,000 liters? ouch? >> for 120,000 mint julips, that's a lot. it is made of sugar, water, bourbon, and mint. it is an acquired taste. >> i will agree with you on that. >> more upper michigan people. which is a popular term for horse racing. i bet the gentlemen will know this. apparently not.

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>> is that your favorite part? >> you know what i love? when i have jade on i don't have to do any talking. she does it all for me. you want to help? help. >> i get to get in there. >> i have to get in there. >> get in it! >> good job. >> cooking is fun, isn't it? >> yes. >> so now you will stir. you got it all in. >> can you stir it, jade? >> good girl. >> see? she has got a good arm. >> it comes naturally. >> it does. and jade what do we like to do? a little cheese? >> yeah. >> now mix it all together. >> i could eat her with a spoon. som xhepfcelehfc ecebfjcneeeedix

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>> now there is a guy's guide to infertility. >> it's called what he can expect when she's not expecting. great title. comedy writer, when did it turn into that? if the name sounds familiar it's because he is the son of prolific song writer, and his

wife samantha is with us as well. you have had quite the journey -- >> with a happy ending. >> a couple happy endings. but when you were going through this process, how many times -- >> ten ivfs. 15 artificial inseminations. >> you say there is nothing specially for men. what can men take away from your book? >> being an active member of the process. men can be embarrassed and ashamed. so the book is an attempt to give hope to the men and couples out there. >> there are millions out there? >> 6 million couples going through this. and we have seen so many couples whose marriages have suffered or broken up. and it can make or break a marriage. so the book is geared towards helping the men and women and couples find a way to make it

survive. >> you guys wound up with a happy ending. >> we have twin girls who are eight years old. >> through a surrogate. >> i describe that in the book as a womb for rent. it was really a last desperate move with them. >> i got pregnant. >> when you finally had your children -- is relaxation a big part of it? finding that place to just let nature take its course. >> it is. but it's nothing you can tell a woman. you can't say calm down. >> you have a psycho scale. tell us about that. >> it's not a humorous subject but i try as much as i can. you will attest you were not the woman i married. i can't say that. >> i was a complete psycho. i was irrational. >> as you go through the journey and stages, everything becomes a

little more difficult than the thing before and you lose yourself. you lose touch of yourself, your marriage. >> what made you fall in love and want children to begin with. >> exactly. >> he does. he has psycho levels. ten things not to a. >> the number one thing you should not tell a woman who wants to be pregnant? >> there is so many. >> the worst thing i ever said is did i tell you my exgirlfriend is pregnant. that wasn't good. thank you. thank you. >> be sure to tip your waitress. >> good luck wook. book. >> it is so great. oo