good morning. flood gate as the mighty mississippi continues to rise, the authorities plan to open a spillway to avoid disaster in places like new orleans. but with thousands of homes and farms standing in the way, who will pay the price? guilty -- a jury takes less than three hours to convict a florida woman trying to hire a hitman to kill her new husband. it turned out that hitman is an undercover cop. how much time will she serve. stranded -- a man stranded in his truck in deep snow for months as he waited desperately for help. he kept a journal about his

terrifying ordeal as investigators are learning more about his nightmare, today is saturday, may 14, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday. i'm lester holt. >> i'm amy robach. it's a painful choice in louisiana today. who gets flooded and who gets spared. >> a classic between a rock and a hard place. no good decision. one that's less bad. army engineers open the morganza spillway. thousands of homes and farms could be under 25 feet of water when they do that, the first time they unlock that flood gate in decades, but doing so will avert a bigger disaster in new orleans and baton rouge. much bigger cities, officials say. they'll open the spillway slowly

over a few days to give people time to evacuate. the late nest a moment. jury selection continues in a casey anthony murder trial. the judge ordered attorneys and potential jurors to seat a jury. anthony is accusal of killing her daughter caylee in 2008. we'll go to fl forida for the latest. >> they're going to have to speed up. they spent three hours questioning one juror. that's someone who doesn't know too much about the case. a lot of that coming up. plus, the jersey girls are back in what may be the most sizzling drama yet. seizing these of the house wives of new jersey begins with a bang -- or rather a brawl you can see here. the ladies will dish about the new season that promises to be filled with lots of drama. we'll give them plenty of room when they come in. >> whose family does that? >> don't anybody upset them. >> that's at a baby chrysening,

by the way. >> is it? >> yes. lovely, pictures, photos, cake. here they come walking down the street. the monkeys. fictional tv band and real live stars are reunited for a tour 20 years later. catch with the iconic band in the next hour. >> can't wait for that. the flooding along the mississippi river in the move to open the flood gate. ann thompson filed this report along the mississippi river. >> these are desperate hours in louisiana. residents waited in long lines for supplies to defend hair hth homes. the mississippi flood water that will flood their neighborhood when the morganza dam is open to save new orleans and baton rouge. >> i'm not agreeable in opening up the gate. no. not agreeing with that. >> upriver in vicksburg, mississippi, highway 61, a main thoroughfare, is closed so crews

can build a levee to keep the water at bay. this farmer is doing the same, using dirt from his corn field to construct a 19-foot wall of mud around his house. >> i don't have flood insurance so i have to try to save it, you know? >> in baton rouge, neon colored tiger dams are rolled out to protect louisiana's capital city. but 10% of the state's on shore oil production is in the flood zone. more than 2200 wells that produce 19,000 barrels of oil a day. a drop in the bucket compared to the 19 million barrels america consumes each day but enough to calm a jittery oil market. >> a lot of attention in the oil market. any disruption no matter how small has the potential to affect pricing without question. >> at the north end of baton rouge is the exxon mobile refinery. the second largest in the country. it remains open for now as does the mississippi river to

shipping. as the dirty water heads south, there are growing concerns about the hidden toxins in the debris, health threats that won't be become known for years. for louisianians, you can still hear the sound of optimism. >> we are completely surrounded by levees. we have good pumping stations. i have to fell good that the parish itself can handle all this. >> for "today," ann thompson, nbc news, baton rouge. >> tan trong is in vicksburg, mississippi. what's the latest on opening the flood gate? do we have a timeline? >> the army corps of engineers are set to open up the flood gates as early as today. it' not just people. wild animals are finding themselves in familiar territory. the worst flood in more than half a century has swallowed

millions of acres of land, sending thousands of residents to seek higher ground while countless wild animals struggle to do the same, the coyote in mississippi swims foris life. >> animals are like human, it's about survival, they want to live. >> natural habitats. >> all they're looking for is dry ground. they just want to be dry. >> many stranded like this raccoon on top of a pole and a wild hog in water. deer are racing for whatever dry land they can find. >> these animals are running. we're seeing deer-vehicle collisions. >> in mississippi, alligators are closer to neighborhoods than ever before as we travelled to flooded communities, water moccasins swimming along what used to be streets is a common sight. the flooding is pushing animals away from the areas and towards

civilization. >> as animals are flushed out, unlikely encounters here are taking place. they say a gator claimed a dog. >> alligators, more room to roam. stay away from them. they're not going to bother you if you don't bother them. >> the impact on the animals and the future generations is unclear. for now, it's simply about staying above water. >> the last time this area saw this kind of flooding -- and the last time the area saw this type of flooding was back in 1927. the river is expected to crest later this week on thursday. meanwhile, both man and beast will try to find shelter. lester? >> tan trong in mississippi. thanks. >> oh. >> for more on the path of the floods, we're joined by bill karins. good morning. >> good morning. a slow, painful disaster. once in a lifetime flooding is what we're dealing with. the crest on the mississippi, north of greenville, it will hit

record levels, levels never seen before, vicksburg, sunday, natchez later today. baton rouge, there's a spillway opening up north of baton rouge. they say the water levels will be 12 to 18 inches lower than predicted because they're going to open the spillway and that will protect the city of baton rouge and keep the water levels below the levee there. this -- the history of this flood is for all of the areas, not near cities, all of the areas with low eer levees have been flooding. back to you, amy. turning now to the presidential politics where the pool of exon tenders widened. one more republican threw his hat in the ring. the other is expected to make an announcement today. john harwood is the chief correspondent. he joins us from washington. good morning. >> good morning. good week for republicans gearing up to 2012. ron paul launching the third bid for the white house. newt gingrich making his first bid for the white house.

mitt romney continuing to defend his health reform, his approach to health care. what do you make of this early batch of candidates? >> it's not complete yet. we're waiting to hear from mitch daniels, the governor of indiana, who might be the most competitive republican candidate of all. he hasn't decided yet. but we're seeing an unsettled field. republicans are unsure whether it's worth it to challenge president obama with a weak economy, he has some vulnerability. but this is a field without a front-runner. mitt romney is the closest thing we had to that. but we saw it in the health care speech he gave the other day that he has clear explaining to do for a central domestic policy initiative that looks like president obama's. >> meanwhile, mike huckabee is expected to make an announcement later today about whether or not to run for president. a lot of people think he'll make an announcement that he will not

run. what do you say? >> ed raw lins ran his campaign as the strategist four years ago, that he doesn't expect mike huckabee to run. he's got a job on the fox network hosting. he's making a lot of money giving speeches. mike huckabee is somebody who could be formidable in this race. he's got a lot of support from social conservatives. business conservatives don't like him too much because pof the record in arkansas. he raised taxes too much, they think. if he's so comfortable in his life after politics that he doesn't want to juch back in. ed rawlings thinks it's exactly the decision he'll make today. >> indiana governor mitch daniels, an interesting situation this week where we have the former first lady, laura bush calling daniels' wife sherry to encourage her to support a presidential bid for her husband. what is this gop push for daniels say about the republican party so far?

>> they're looking for somebody in the party to survive the primary process and take on president obama. mitch daniels someone with a record of fiscal conservatism, and george bush attacked him when we went to surplus to deficits as a result of the bush tax cuts. he's a fresh face, a gubernatorial record. but he's got real family reservations. i talked to people close to mitch daniels. they think it's more likely than not that he's going to run. but real reservations from his wife and children. we don't know -- nobody knows how that decision will come out yet. >> which candidate has the most to lose if daniels does jump in. >> mitt romney. mitt romney is more likely than not in this republican field right now, you probably have two people who have a real shot at being both nominated and elected. that's mitt romney and tim

pawlenty. newt gingrich has a low ceiling of support. a lot of people don't know him and don't like him. if mitch daniels got in his face, that's a real threat to the other two candidates because he's somebody that doesn't have the same kind of baggage that other candidates have. he could rally a lot of the bush forces behind him. a lot of the bush political strategists believe he would be the strongest candidate. the question is, does he have the commitment and the determination and the consent from his family to do that? >> starting to get interesting. john harwood, thanks as always. check now on the headline for the day. thomas roberts is in the newsroom. >> good morning. good morning, i have a frog in my throat to start the morning. >> we begin with revelations of what was found in his compound. a sizable stash of pornography is among the cache seized. it's unclear if it belonged to

bin laden or someone else in the compound. think warned they could cut supply lines if more attacks took place. meanwhile, libya state tv broadcast a message from muammar gadhafi on friday. he called nato coward crusaders and said he's still alive despite continued air strikes. gadhafi had not been heard from in two weeks as officials met with libyan opposition leaders in washington, d.c. we turn to a tragic tale out of oregon where forest services found the body of a man trap in his truck in a mountain road for 70 days. jared mcdonald who kept a journal used a calendar to keep track of the weather activities and weather while he was trapped. they found it with his body. he wrote he got snow in on february 14. he had clothes for the cold, gas, water, tried to free his truck with chains. last entry april 15.

no signs of foul play. the manslaughter trial of mark kerrigan, the brother of nancy kerrigan. their 70-year-old dad died last year following a fight in which mark was grabbed by the neck. nancy kerrigan is going to testify about her father's health but stands by her brother saying he's not responsible for their father's death. mary tyler moore recovering nicely. she had a benign tumor remove in a four-hour operation. a spokesperson said she won't need any further treatment. 14 minutes after the hour. that eke's a check of the news. remind me to talk more in the morning. >> you didn't say good morning to anyone until that morning. >> until that moment. i saved it for everybody. there we have it. >> bill karins is back with a check of your forecast. >> good morning. bad weather. shifting to the east coast. to the great lakes in northern new england.

a rainy day in illinois. slight risk of the severe storms in the carolinas. all here is a look at our weather this morning. 40s and 50s outside, pretty windy. coming over the tops of the bridges this morning and out towards the altamont pass and the venetia bridge, high wind advisories. we have clouds spilling in. in terms of the rain, that will hold off later today and tomorrow. it could get interesting when it comes to the weather. tomorrow, dodging a chance of thundershowers with some hail at times to wrap up the weekend. and showers should start to shut down as we head towards tuesday and wednesday. , rain for you on sunday. that's a look at your national forecast, amy? bill, thank you. what began as a minor high school disciplinary case has become an international sensation thanks to social media. a student in connecticut thought up an elaborate way to ask his date to the prom. but his grand gesture got him suspended and banned from the dance.

we have the story. >> reporter: it all started with the writing on the wam. late last week in the dead of night, shelton high school senior james tate and two friends dragged a ladder and 12 inch card board letters to campus taping this message to the school wall, sonali rodriguez, will you go to prom with me. rodriguez, a classmate and friend said yes. but school officials said no, suspending tate and his friends for trespassing and banning him from the june 4 prom. as news spread, so did the outrage. >> i think it's kind of ridiculous. >> it went viral. supporters gathered on-line, enchanted by the romance of it all, thousands tweeting words of encouragement. the let james tate goes to the prom facebook page has 180,000 fans. the town's mayor says he's been inundated by e-mails far beyond

connecticut. >> china, japan, australia. every last one supporting tate. >> it doesn't make sense. there has to be common sense. >> not everyone has been swayed. thursday, the school's head mapser made one thing clear -- rules are rules. >> students receiving an in school or out of school suspension after april 1 for any reason would not be allowed to attend the prom. >> while tate's sorry for his message on this wall. >> i'm sorry. it won't happen again from me and i would like to go to prom very much with her. >> on-line supporters vow to keep up the fight on this one. for today, mara skiacampo, nbc news, shelton, connecticut. today, james tate is still banned from the prom. he's considering an offer to send him and a date to dinner with a limo. the story continues. one major thing missing from the scorecard today at the players' championship, tiger

woods. on thursday, woods withdrew from the golf tournament because of an injury, raising questions about his future and the rest of the field. golf channel on nbc analyst mark rolfing join s us from ponte vedra, florida. >> good morning. >> will this sideline tiger for a while as he tries to make a comeback. >> i think this injury is more serious than tiger has let on and maybe even more serious than what he has thought. at this point, he can't pinpoint whether it's his knee or his achilles heel. but both of the injuries are going to need some rests because the u.s. open is five weeks away. he came back too early. no doubt he should not have teed off at the players. but if he gives it a month's rest, is there a chance he'll be ready for the u.s. open. but i think long term, he needs to look at this and really

decide how he's going to go forward playing this game. i don't think he's going to be able to play the way he has early in his career, which is very aggressive, which has put a lot of pressure on his left leg and clearly it's taking its toll. >> he hasn't won a major since his marital problems. he's done well at times. is it safe to say it's possible that he's past is he past his prime? >> well, will tiger ever be as good a player as he once was? i think the answer to that question is no. in my mind for tiger it's all about adjusting his goals. the question is, number one, is he capable of adjusting his goals, and does he want to, so much talk is made of is he going to break the record of 18 majors? i don't think he'll do that now. can he be as food as he once

was? the answer is no. is he willing to settle for less? >> what does this do to the pga financially? how much does it hurt how much does it send away fans drawn to the sport because of tiger's magic? >> reporter: well, you make a good point, lester, it's not about the core golf game. the people watching the golf games in the morning, it's not going to matter as much to them. the fan that is going to matter is the fringe fan. that's who tiger drew in. that's why the ratings for the championships are so big. so it will hurt. now it's time for the younger players and a guy like phil mickelson to really step up. >> i want to remind folks to watch the player's championship starting at 2:00 p.m.

the housing market is still struggling in several parts of the country, but if you are in the market for a mansion, now may be the time to buy. you better have deep pockets. >> nestled in the heart of the silicon valley, this sprawling palace gives new meaning to the term mansion. you could get lost in this five bedroom, nine bathroom estate. the $100 million price tag should astound you. it's the most expensive home sold in the u.s. fwov t above the gems of the high end real estate market. this is a realtor to the stars. >> this house is amazing. this house is completely wrapped in limestone. >> but most of hollywood can't afford this listing. >> significant gold throughout the residence. >> it's priced at 68 million.

>> a lot of great opportunities to buy right now. >> mansions are big business anywhere in the country. sales for luxury homes are up, and they're outpacing the rest of the market. in san jose, california, a 27% spike. nash sh nashville, sales are up 13%. and in washington, d.c. the high end surge is 22%. there are three driving factors behind the multimillion housing market. better interest rates, a more stable housing market and what some consider a bargain price for a mansion. problem is, the rest of the housing is market. more moderate homes are down 7% according to the national association of realtors. >> the middle end of the market is suffering because you don't have government assistance like the lower end. >> reporter: for most americans

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to get off to a little bit of an early start today. we may see some light rain as early as midday. the main event still for now looks like that's going to roll in tonight into tomorrow. today's highs running pretty cool, low 60s today, rain on the way. now tomorrow, this is some very chilly air aloft. snow levels close to 4,000 feet, which means the heavier showers may include small hail or thunder. not what you want to hear when you have the tour or local events tomorrow morning. pretty wild weekend weather on the way. >> yeah. bay to breakers ought to be fun tomorrow. in other news this morning, an east bay man is behind bars booked on charges of fire a gun into a fremont wedding reception. officers from three police agencies pulled 20-year-old andrew toki over a quarter mile east of the san mateo bridge toll plaza yesterday. he surrendered peacefully and faces attempted murder charges. also this morning, santa clara police are offering a $5,000 reward for help tracking down the person who killed a senior citizen on the city's

sidewalks. investigators sti investigators stillant saying how he died other than to say his death was suspicious. the machine shop worker was known as the church man because he attended church every single day and carried a bible with him. he was found bleeding on a sidewalk thursday morning on lafayette street, just blocks from where he worked. former iran prisoner and east bay resident sarah shourd is speaking out exclusively to nbc news about iran and unexplained delay of the trial of her friends and hikers. >> when something like this happens, we fear the worst. we don't know if they're safe. we are very concerned about their physical and their mental health after nearly two years of extreme isolation. >> on that msnbc show, andrea mitchell reports, shourd says she fears her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal have gone on hunger strikes out

of sheer desperation. acquaintance, abandoned by police. >> told to call the insurance company. >> you got the run around. >> i got the run around. >> a local woman sexually assaulted overseas while her study abroad program left her with nowhere to turn, she says. more local news in a half an hour and more of the "today" show continuing in a few minutes.

back on this saturday morning, the 14th day of may, 2011. we hear it might be a bit soggy here in new york city a bit later on today. we want to thank everyone who's decided to come to the plaza and say hi. there's family and friends back at home. inside studio 1-a i'm amy robach with lester holt. it's a show that went out with a bang. "the real housewives of new jersey". >> the bravo show gets underway. danielle is gone replaced by two new members of the family. you can see everyone is getting along swimmingly. copping up, meet them all and

find out what kind of drama we can expect this season. >> just a tad. >> the judge in the casey anthony murder case thought the jury would be seated. he was hoping to start opening statements this coming week. that looks unlikely. we're going to headline to florida where jury selection is taking place today on a saturday. when will the actual trial begin? we're going to find out. >> 600 media members have been accredited to that trial. it's huge interest. find a jury that's impartial, not tainted by the publicity. ashton kucher sent a coy tweet to fans. they hired him to replace charley sheen on "two and a half" men. he replied with a war lock warning. will fans follow the show without sheen? we'll have details coming up. first, we begin the half hour with the story of dahlia dipilito. the 29-year-old is accused of attempting to hire a hitman to

kill her husband in 2009. the jury took three hours to come back with the verdict. mark potter reports. >> decide your verdict based on what you hear in the courtroom. >> reporter: in two weeks of trial, dahlia never testified and it took the jury fewer than three hours to reach the verdict. >> we find the defendant guilty of -- >> she was convicted of trying to hire a hit man her husband of six months. the man she thought was a hit man was an undercover police officer with a hidden camera in his car. during the sting operation in the day the murder was to occur, the police set up a fake crime scene at her townhouse. >> sorry to tell you, he's been killed. >> and she cried dramatically told her that her husband was killed. shortly after, she was arrested and learned her husband was alive. >> apoison candy, attractive on

the outside, deadly on the inside. >> in closing arguments, prosecutors described d irk pilito as cold and calculating. >> in the honeymoon phase, the first six months of her marriage, she's out sleeping with three different men, blowing through her husband's money, and plotting mike's murder. >> the defense claim it's all a reality tv plot hatched by her husband, and spent most of the trial attacking the credibility of the witnesses. >> she's looking for your judgment and asking you to let her wake up from the nightmare and move on with her life. >> instead, she was led away in handcuffs. she awaits sentencing next month and could face up to 30 years in prison. for today, mark potter, nbc news, miami. another check of the weather. bill karins is outside. bill? you're looking from the senior class from plum city,

2011. you're not the prunes, are you? >> the devils! >> graduating in 14 days. illinois, indiana, all the way back to pennsylvania. upstate new york, drenched. northern new england is going to see significant rains tomorrow. today it's through the ohio valley. severe weather wye, not a lot of tornados. hail and damaging winds possibly and the and we're watching more clouds spilling towards the bay area that will eventually increase the chance of seeing some rain, especially later today into sunday and we could see some pretty active weather in terms of not just snow at 4,000 feet, but chances of thundershowers by tomorrow. today, mostly cloudy and cool. we'll see highs in the low 60s today. rain chances increasing into tonight. tomorrow, chance of scattered thunder. showers monday into tuesday. we clear out and finally warm up

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"the real housewives of new jersey" are back. they're keeping it all in the family. there's a lot of bad blood that will play out right in front of your eyes. the jersey girls are back. and in what may be the most sizzling drama yet, season three begins with a brawl. there are new cast members. >> what did i do? >> and new grievances.

>> i ignore her the way she ignores me. >> but this time, they're keeping it in the family. >> melissa is my sister-in-law. we're not best friends. >> two new housewives are in the mix related to tereasa. kathy always up for a party as her cousin. and tereasa's sister-in-law, melissa gorga loves it good life. >> i'm living the american dream. >> and is sure to conflict with the fiery tereasa. >> we were close. my relationship with tereasa started to get competitive. >> were you not here. >> the fireworks from season two sparked intense interest from the house wiveses from the garden state. 3.9 million viewers tune in for the season two reunion, the highest rated episode in bravo's housewives franchise history. controversial cast member danielle assault and battery sa rod but she did not return to

the show. there will be no shortage of drama this season. in the first episode, a christianing party turns a violent episode. >> this crowd is not the crowd you want to get in a fight with. >> it's a rough start for a season brimming with tension and pulls no punches. here they are. four of the season's "real housewives of new jersey." good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> thanks for being here. caroline and jaclyn, you're the veterans of the show. and probably the biggest change this season is that there's no more danielle. she fueled a lot of the drama. you had strong reactions to her the last time you saw her on the reunion show. have you been able to move on? >> i was able to move on. >> it's a different show. >> it's different because that

drama overshadowed the rest of the drama that goes on. a whole different drama. >> everybody will get their own drama. >> yeah. >> speaking of family. kathy, melissa, you're the newcomers. melissa, you're tereasa's sister-in-law, you're tereasa's cousin. you're all in the family now. what type of dynamic is that like especially in a public setting? >> it's difficult. it's extremely difficult. it's playing out all in front of the cameras and a lot of emotion you're going to see and a lot of real family issues that go on that i believe happen in homes across america. it's unfortunate they captured my son's christening and you're going to see a lot of fun times. >> your husband and tereasa get into it in the christening,

correct? >> yeah. yeah. >> do you defend your husband's actions? he got upset. >> i think you're going to see -- as the episodes go on, you're going to see why he reacted the way he did. >> yeah. >> it's not something that today i'm going to have it out with my sister. there's things that went on throughout the relationship. you'll see the changes with any relationship, brother and sister, cousin, you will see a lot of the history play out. >> caroline, your two sons, an emptier nest this season. >> they left me. >> what's that like for you? >> the most bizarre feeling because you're so proud of them and you want them to go out and live their life and take the world by storm and you're like, don't go, don't leave me! it's life, right? i'm dealing with it. i'll be fine. >> you're dealing with conflicts with your daughter, ashlee.

is it more difficult to do the right thing as a parent when everybody is watching you. >> just watching it, i see things that i do -- >> watch b yourself played back on television has to be crazy. >> it's good because i thought why didn't i realize this is my delivery or how she's taking it. i can see it through my eyes and i hope she sees it through mine. >> we're seeing a lot more of the men. how do your husbands feel about their increased role? they are comic relief, bigtime. it's funny. they have a lot of fun moments. >> we have housewives because of our husbands. >> the chemistry is fabulous. >> it is. >> they don't fight? >> men don't fight with each other. >> a little bit to say. >> yeah. >> we drag things out a little bit. >> god bless the men.

>> caroline, we're in -- well, you're in the three seasons now. and you made it clear last season's reunion special that you can't blame the editing for how everyone is portrayed. and now that you've been doing this for sometime, do you have regrets from putting it out there, the bad, the ugly. there's good. but people tend to talk about the bad and the ugly? >> wasn't that life? will i blame them, no, i won't. if i said it, i said it. if i miss it at that moment, i miss it at that moment. if i regret it, i'll say i regret it. we're allowed to be fools about things and portray ourselves badly. that's the way it goes. >> thank you all. we're looking for an action-packed season of "the real housewives of new jersey. catch it at 9:00, 8:00 central time on bravo. back after this.

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it's official. ashton kutcher has ended charlie sheen's hopes of joining "two and a half men." charlie sheen wasn't taking the news quietly. it's charlie sheen's turn to get "punked" by ashton kutcher. 33-year-old kutcher will fill the spot left vacant by sheep on the number one tv show "two and a half men." big names like rob lowe, woody harelson, and hugh grant circulated. but one tweet seemed to end the speculation. what is the square root of 6.25? the answer, two and a half. kutcher has a large fan base from "punked" and "that 70s show" and he has millions of followers on twitter and is

married to demi moore. he brings creativity, energy, and personality to everything he touches. we are thrilled to have him. according to reports, kutcher will get a huge payday. but not the $2 million an episode sheen earns. a new character will be written into the story and the cast and crew will remain intact. >> ashton kutcher, the one thing he brings is energy, freshness. that will be a jolt. that jolt could be good for the show. >> sheen was fired over two months ago after a number of incident where is he displayed increasingly erratic behavior and engage in a well publicized dispute with the show's kraekt tore, chuck lorre. sheen told nbc in an interview. >> everyone thinks should be begging for my job back and i want to forewarn them that it's everyone else that will be begging me for their job back. >> all of that, sheen recanted. >> i'll look back and say rehire

me. >> kutcher is a sweetheart and a brilliant comedic performer -- oh, wait, so am i. and not without one last jab to his former boss -- enjoy planet chuck, ashton, there's no air, laughter, loyalty, or love there. the question now, will the audience keep laughing, and is charley sheen still winning. for today, christian welker, nbc news, los angeles. >> going with not winning. >> not winning. >> if you think that's drama, what about the cast of "the jersey shore" heading to florence, italy. they will be welcomed or will they be, as the italian say say, arrivederci. >> find it

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there on my computer maps. that is unstable air aloft. especially as we get into sunday morning. we'll be watching thundershowers during the day tomorrow. a next batch of showers rolls in, looks like as we get towards monday. rain on the way today. cool start to your weekend. 50s to low 60s for highs today. most of the rain will roll in tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow, windchill like air with mid-may heating. this could be pretty interesting weather. we'll see some thundershowers and hail with the heavier showers. >> thank you very much, rob. san jose state will honor the memory of two students gunned down in a campus parking lot by giving them posthumous degrees in accounting. cindy and kyle were less than three weeks from graduation when they were shot and killed this week. police say her husband shot them as they sat in a black mercedes and turned the gun on himself. they say she was separating from her husband reportedly because he had become abusive toward her.

major budget declaration from the south bay this morning that could keep police and firefighters on the streets, facing a $115 million deficit, san jose's mayor chuck reed is proposing a fiscal state of emergency. he said skyrocketing pension costs are eating up the city budget and threatening san jose's ability to keep the city safe. the men and women who protect san jose say they are afraid they might be on the losing end. >> i feel like i gave to the city and i earned that pension, and now, like i said, the possibility of it not being there, being reduced is a little frightening. >> san jose mayor chuck reed says unions need to make more changes to their pensions to come up with the savings to help keep the city from falling into fiscal disaster. enjoy them while you can. when the fall arrives, several state parks might be closing because of budget cuts. 70 state parks are on the shutdown list including 20 right here in the bay area. also on the list is the historic leeland stanford mansion in

sacramento, which is seen here. among local parks which may close, henry coe and castle rock state parks in the south bay. china camp and tomales state parks in marin county and jack london state park near sonora. coming up, intrigue, murder and plants? bob shows us a deadly flower exhibit just ahead. and more local news coming up for you in half an hour and the "today" show continues in just a few minutes. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.

welcome back. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. it's a cloudy day. it's probably going to rain. but it's not, so forget about it. a great crowd out here on a saturday. i'm lester holt along with amy robach on the plaza. coming up this half-hour, the casey anthony case, the trial getting under way. >> jury selection is under way right now. and the court will remain in session today, saturday, as attorneys struggle to seat a jury. it's been a long process. taking up to three hours to question each potential juror. we're going to head live to

florida with the latest on that. the story we followed a year ago about a father's incredible battle to get a son back. david goldman's five-year ordeal captured the world's attention as they fought to get his son back from brazil. father and son will share a story in a few minutes. >> america's answer to the beatles -- hawaii we're the monamo monkees with the fictional band turned into real stars and they're back 45 years later. we'll catch up with them before they head out on the summer tour. >> what happened to the monkee-mobile. >> '68 was a good year for me. i was not the alive. can i get somebody older. you could have played along. i could have played along. >> watched it. >> every week. >> i wasn't born yet. let's get a check of the news

right now. thomas roberts inside. thomas? >> i love the monkees. i'll support you. we begin along the mississippi river where engineers have made the decision to open the spillway later today that will flood much of rural louisiana but alleviate the flood threat for new orleans and baton rouge. good morning. good morning to you. up and down the mississippi river, people are bracing for historic flooding. the army corps of engineers are set to open the morganza spillway. that would alleviate the pressure on levee systems and lower the risk of flooding in new orleans. but in turn, it will flood thousands of people in farms in low-lying areas. in vicksburg, neighbors are underwater. the crest here, the mississippi river is expected to crest later this week on thursday at a record level of 57.5 feet.

that kind of flooding hasn't been seen here since 1927. in doing so right now, people are trying to do what they can to shore up the levees and prepare to evacuate. back to you. >> thank you. the field of republican presidential chachb presidential challengers is taking shape on friday. in texas, ron paul is going to run. and mike huckabee is expected to announce on his show what his presidential plans are going to be. the countdown is back on for the launch of space shuttle "endeavo "endeavour." nasa hopes to launch the mission on monday. an electrical problem scrubbed that launch. gabby giffords is expected to be there once again. finally, every kid wants to be a superhero. he might have a shot at it. 6-year-old ivan. he's magnet boy.

he has this unusual ability to attract metal. his powers are stronger in the morning and is calm and can hold up to 55 pounds on his chest at a time. he also walked at 8 months old and on roller blades by 15. magnet boy. that's a check of the news. >> that will help him feel a little more superstrong. thank you. bill karins is out on the plaza for us with a check of your forecast. bill. good morning. i don't know what's going on in west virginia today. but half of the state seems like they're here today. these are west virginia people. they go all the way around. marshall people or west virginia people. >> a little bit of a west virginia people. let's break down your forecast. approaching west virginia as one of the places that's going be rainy as we go through the day today. strong thunderstorms there in the carolinas. middle of the country, drying out. don't need rain from memphis to mississippi. new england, cloudy day today along the coast.

rain for sunday to be prepared for our friends in the we're already watching the clouds spilling on in. probably we'll see a little bit of wildly scatters light rain by the afternoon. but the main event comes tonight into your sunday forecast. mainly in the 50s around the bay area. highs at best around 4:00 and 5:00. low 60s inland. cooling again tonight. that's when the rain is going to drop in. tomorrow, plan on scattered showers with some thunder, maybe even small hail by the end of the weekend. love some rain. we've got to get this in here. jr's g jr's, don't forget to feed the kids. your husband's got to feed the kids. bill, thanks. now to florida where jury selection will continue today in the casey anthony murder trial.

kerry sanders with the latest. kerry, good morning? >> opening statements in this murder trial are scheduled for tuesday. so the judge is unusually calling 21 potential jurors in on saturday to continue the process of trying to impanel a jury. this is day six in that process. the goal is to get 12 jurors plus eight alternates who after they were impanelled taken here to clearwater, florida moved now where the next eight weeks they will lp to testimony. >> have you been involved in any discussions about the case? >> no, sir. >> as they choose a jury -- >> you remember why you answered yes to that question? >> both the prosecution -- >> have you been getting messages on facebook. >> a couple people -- >> and the defense are revealing clues to the strategy. casey anthony long denied she killed her daughter. but one of the lawyers on her defense team while questioning

potential jurors suggested if she did, there could be mitigating reasons. >> too lack of maturity, the lack of impulse control, history of sexual abuse. >> caylee anthony's skeletal remains were found in the woods, the five-minute walk from casey's home. but prosecutors believe caylee's lifeless body was first stored in the car her mother was driving. prosecutors said they have sealed canisters with carpet swatches in the trunk. they want to open it in court so that the jury can smell it for themselves. >> may be called upon as well in the course of this case to be asked to smell an odor that is unpleasant. >> this is a case where the forensic evidence, the scientific testimony is going to be everything. if the prosecution has got good experts and the defense has good experts, could be tough for them to sort this out. >> there's the problem of what

potential jurors think they already know. because of intense publicity. the judge ordered newspaper boxes out front blacked out. but it may enter the front door. the court administrator revealed the judge's displeasure and fear websites claiming to be his could create confusion. a facebook page that bell vin perry says is not his includes comments suggesting he's made up his mind. one person who used caylee's photo for her i.d. says, aplaud you for the person you are and for seeking justice for caylee anthony. eight jurors selected four men, four women, ages between 30 and 60. the goal, 12 jurors, eight alternates. they're hoping to have this all wrapped up and ready to start on tuesday. lester? >> kerry sanders, thank you, susan philon is a former

prosecutor. a high bar to find this jury, isn't it? >> it's a very high bar. this case had more pub lilicity than o.j. simpson did. it's being broadcast and televised like never before. >> a change in venue and the notion being that you want to find people not unduly influenced by the coverage. it doesn't mean people who haven't heard of this, right? >> it's not that you heard it or watched any coverage. it's not that you formed an opinion. it's can you put that aside. just decide the case on the evidence that you hear on the courtroom. and can you be fair. >> how do they speed up this jury selection process? let's face it, there are a lot of people who want do not want on the jury. they'll throw down every exkuls. >> -- excuse. >> that's not the test -- do you want to serve is not the test. there would be people who do or

do not want to serve. it's not the test. speeding up isn't necessarily the judge's primary concern. quick justice is not the correct justice. three hours to question an individual juror is too long. the judge said you cannot pretry your case on each juror. in other words, you don't get to try it and see if they like it and if they don't, they're out, if they do, they're in. so speeding it up the point where they're getting it right, streamlining it, honing it, yes. speeding up so they speed through it, no. >> one of the compelling piece of evidence is casey's mother calling the police and saying the car smells like a dead body. we heard there asking potential jurors about your sense of smell. are they going to use smell as evidence in this case. what's the risk. >> they are to the extent they got the judge's decision to have an expert witness testify about

that. that's precedent-setting enough. they're going to open a can so the jurors can smell themselves. that's very, very dangerous. i don't think the judge will allow it. that will allow jurors to belate -- jurors can't do that to witnesses. they don't allow the jurors to smell -- what if they don't. you want the expert witness to say, i smell it. >> this could be the glove, the famous o.j. simpson glove. it could backfire. >> doesn't smell like anything to me. >> expert says, i know what death smells like, i smelt it, >> take a break.at in this be back with more after these messages.

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events, she got a divorce from david in brazil, remarried, became pregnant, and died hours after giving birth. but the brazilian husband and her husband, shawn's grandparents, continued to fight david in court, until finally, on christmas eve, 2009, shawn was allowed to leave brazil and return home with his father. david goldman writes about his journey in a new book, "a father's love -- one man's unrelenting battle to bring his son home." good morning. it's been a year and a half since shawn arrived home. i'm sure the question you get all the time, but it's what everyone wants to know is how is shawn adjusting. how is he doing? >> regular, happy, 10-year-old, soon to be 11-year-old boy. and every day is a miracle. >> i know that you see a therapist. you both have been through a lot. you write in your book about shawn's, quote, transition from nightmare to normalcy. how much has shawn told you about his time in brazil?

>> quite a bit. and the thing is, he was under a lot of pressure and a lot of stress there. and it was really unnecessary, unneeded, and very painful. and our job is to have fun and enjoy the remaining years of his childhood. he really is. >> everyone remembers the pictures of you with shawn when you got him back in custody and you took him to the states. in your book, you write this, he suffered so much, my poor boy, i couldn't protect him. his innocence was gone. more than five years lost, why? my mind momentarily flooded with questions that could not be answered. memories of actions that could not be explained. words that can never be taken back. i didn't dwell there long, we have now, i thought, we have our future. how often do you look back? how often does shawn look back. it's hard to forget the past and who you are now? >> he'll always miss his mom.

and the last day when they dragged him through the streets still haunts him. but we do have the now. and as for we can never get back that time we're apart. nothing can ever bring that back. 5 1/2 lost years. but we do have the now. so i try not to dwell too deep and to go back that far or even, you know, we have the now, we have the future. that's our focus. love as father and son. >> you have the now, the future. but you're still fighting a legal battle. a lot of people thought it feels over. you have kulsdcustody, you got bring shawn home. his maternal grandmother is not only challenging you in brazil, but battling you in new jersey for visitation rights. where does that stand? does she see shawn? >> she can. she has the keys to the porthole as the new jersey judge in his opinion stated. however, they don't want to stop the litigation.

when we allow shawn to talk to them on the phone, they say we're fighting in the courts. stop fighting in the courts and start being a grandma and ask him how he did in school today and when i come visit we'll have ice cream. stop fighting in the courts, grandma. >> you write in your book that the day you left with shawn from brazil, you said to his grandmother, i will not do to you what you've done to me. do you have any concerns given their zest for trying to not only see him but to take him back to brazil? do you have concerns about letting her see him. >> as long as she's behaving very badly as she's continuing to do, yes, i absolutely have concerns. until she stops all of this fighting in the courts and the litigation in both countries and ongoing and ongoing, absolutely, i have concerns. as anyone would. she's a flag ranlt vrant violat

american and international laws for five years and would be if we didn't have this to the highest levels of both governments. >> and it is about shawn. he's here. he's here in the studio. it's great to see you guys together. he's fast approaching his teen years. he's grown up a lot since the last time we've seen you. hi, shawn. what are your hopes as he grows into a young man for shawn. >> that he can grow up to be a happy -- he looks back on his days of being a boy with more fondness than sadnd. sadness. he'll be a productive, compassionate, good young man. >> you can see the love and joy and happiness on shawn's face. thanks for sitting down with us. the book is "a father's love." thank you for being with us. >> thank you, amy. >> we'll be right back. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card

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kicking off thunderstorms, small hail and sierra snow. today, mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. 50s to low 60s for highs today and a little bit of light rain at times. the main event coming in tonight into your sunday. sunday we'll see a little bit of everything. snow atop mt. diablo if that gives you any idea. oakland police are out in force to get people with arrest warrants back in jail. they are calling it operation spring cleaning. so far officers have arrested three dozen people. the two-day operation is also aimed at cracking down on gangs. officers say homicides are up 13% so far this year in oakland. shootings are up 29% over last year at this same time. oaklandly general crime rate is down 13% overall however.

police anticipate the sting will net them large amounts of drugs and guns. enjoy your parks while you can. when fall comes, several state parks might close because of budget cuts. 70 state parks are on the shutdown list including 20 right here in the bay area. among the local parks, henry coe and castle rock. china camp. when austin whitney hears his name called at uc berkeley's commencement ceremony, he will rise out of his chair and walk across the stage and shake the dean's hand. austin is the test pilot of a new pair of robotic legs and they are braces. they were developed by uc berkeley engineers. the team of engineers says their braces are simpler and more

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saturday morning, the14th day of may, 2011. it's a cloudy day here in new york. showers are on the way. it's nice right now. big crowd joining us on the plaza. thank you for coming out and saying hi to their friends and family back home. i'm amy robach with lester holt. eating disorders. teenagers, younger women. in the past decade, an increasing number of women in their 30s and 40s and beyond are starving themselves. why that's happening to that particular age group of women.

and one sufferer ewill share he emotional story. >> the monkees. a long time since they were a hit show. starting with a fictional band and the band back in the '60s. catching up with three of them. heading on the road with them soon. talking about that coming up. >> milk was just milk. soy, 2%, skim, almond, coconut milk. all of the different choices. which is best for your body type. and are they all healthy, i didn't know that existed. >> they made it through 19 long weeks and finally the final four have made it until we get to the end of the biggest loser. who won the grand prize. alison sweeney is the host of "the biggest loser." she joins us now. >> good morning. >> you're winding down, down to

four finalists. one more show, the big finale. >> it's getting close. >> amazing transformation. >> great people. sweet, wonderful, all about families. lovely people and i think they'll blow you away. >> sisters have made it to the final four. how does the family element help? imagine they're sipting each other and it makes it that much more emotional. >> the sisters going through the whole process. it's something i care a lot about. i'm working right now in new york on a project with nutrition and our whole goal is to encourage people -- we have a call to action for pet owners and science diet million pound pledge. and we want the pet owners to get their pets to lose to a million pounds. >> you're moving on to another species. >> i've got to get the whole

family healthy. >> 11 seasons of "the biggest loser." >> i know. >> starting season 12 any day now. amaizin amazing? oh. >> why is it successful? >> it's because it's changing your life. if it's not a struggle with weight, whatever it is, it's an obstacle you can overcome and we see people doing it every week. it's inspiring. >> can't wait for the big finale coming up. one more episode. >> this is where they go home. on tuesday, they go home, see their families. see that reveal. and then a week from tuesday is the big transformations. one, two, three have lost amazing amounts of weight. so exciting. >> that's what makes the show so exciting. >> alison sweeney. you can watch "the biggest loser" sunday night on nbc. >> bill car rinkarins with a fi

check. >> an hour here. people missing here. >> what's interesting is all the girls are here. for whatever reason, all of the guys, they decided to leave and they went over here. noud they showed up. severe storms in south carolina today. watch out for the strong storm indiana and ohio. nothing too bad. in the northwest today and tomorrow. the two of you are tied for the we're watching a blanket of clouds pushing across the bay and breezy, too. winds 15 to 25 miles per hour this morning coming in off the ocean. we're going to see some unsettled weather especially towards the high country throughout the weekend. snow levels dropping to near

4,000, 5,000 feet, maybe even atop mt. diablo. breezy start. cool day today. highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. rain moving in especially later today with some thunder at times for sunday. their 30s and 40s are suffering from eating disorders. here's one woman's story. sharon, real estate agent and mother of three has been struggling with her weight since she was a teenager, but what started as personal discipline soon turned to bulimia. >> then i got the great idea. i said here i am. always having trouble with my weight and trying to deny myself or closet eating, stuffing myself. this was heaven. everything i ate eventually i could throw up. >> by her mid 20s, sharon's

bulimia was under control. like so many, she relapsed in her 30s after giving birth to her children once again she found herself throwing up. >> considered secretive. it's not that they didn't exist. it's just that people felt so uncomfortable to be older and struggling with a eating disorder. >> experts say an increasing number of women over 30 are overexercising, abusing laxatives, and starving themselves to dangerous extremes. five shows here and four of us -- with the rise of shows like "real housewives" and flawless-looking celebrities, it's harder for women to accept their bodies as they are. >> they're great. you see an ad and see people with weight on them compared to someone extremely slim, it's more appealing. >> we near a society of more plastic surgery, dieting. so the pressure to look a certain way can really

traumatize somebody. >> andrea is a social worker who treats patients struggling with eating disorders at the renfrew center in new york. >> women who have been vulnerable and who have had a milder form of eating disorder, you get older and the accumulation of all of the factors can be a lethal combination. >> for sharon, telling her family was the hardest part. but it was the first step in ending her lifelong battle with bulimia. >> couldn't live that life anymore. i started to seek help. fortunately, it was out there. >> gail is a psychiatrist and our diet and nutrition editor is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with you. we're hearing this term, mid life eating disorder, but how do you know when you have a problem. you should be concerned. >> these are extreme behaviors, these aren't people who want to lose pounds.

food aversion, restrictions, extreme weight loss, on the other end, overeating, guilt, shame, purging by vomiting or laxative abuse or overexercising. the big sign is going online looking for social support in the pro anorexia and bulimia sites saying this is a good thing. the guilt and shame is something that women know about. >> what's interesting is we said this is something we attribute to young girls. is it because in your 30s and 40s, we can all speak from experience, your body is going through a lot of changes. your metabolism slows down, gravity takes hold. are we seeing a recurrence? >> biology and behavior. not just in the 30s and 40s but the 50s as well. the metabolism slows down and you have to eat less to maintain your weight. there's life changes. empty nesters, aging parents, young children. a lot of things are happening. it's really not about food, it's about coping with stress, managing better. having the skills to be able to

do this. there's two kinds of people. the kind we saw on the piece, these are the ones that relapse. the eating disorder, or stress and other factors can precipitate another episode or newly diagnosed women in mid life which is a growing concern. because these are people more concerned with image and they find it hard to lose weight. there's two different groups. >> a huge mental component here. the stress of dealing with all of the pressures on the outside world. and the need to be thin again. you start to lose the body you once had. >> in fact, actually, the issues of need to be a perfectionist, people who have difficulty with impulse control, people who are struggling with depression and/or affecty. tho -- anxiety, those are the people who are ripe for developing a eating disorder. >> you're in the gray area. you can see yourself going there. >> you have to own up to the fact that you are going there.

people are in denial about this usually until they really crossed over the line. but if you can say to yourself, i think i might have a problem, what you have to do is first of all, tell people around you. it's the secretiveness that often keeps it going for a long time. you need to break rituals. so people tend to eat in secret or they have ritualistic behavior after the meal i do x, y, z. or i'll do the certain foods. you have to break the rituals and not go to on-line sites and stop weighing yourself and looking in a mirror because that is what perpetuates it. you can do those things on the own to. be honest, when you cross into an eating disorder area, you need help. this is a difficult thing to manage on your own. the professional will help you treat the underlying issues like anxiety and depression. maybe be able to medicate you for some things that cause purging and that kind of thing, but help you frankly to gain the weight back. one thing to talk about mid life

eating disorders is you look for signs -- you've lost your period for a number of months in a row. mid life women are doing that because they're perimen pausopa >> you don't have to look very much if you're a binger and purger to. the outside world, there's nothing happening. but you have a built-in shame. >> other people will notice. other people -- if you see your girl friend or your mother or your family member, you need to be the one to say -- >> up. >> you need help. >> thank you so both so much. an important topic. much different note, a much lighter note, one of america's first boy bands are back. we'll catch uphit theees after this. stay well. where liz kiem can find answers to nagging questions like, "is this a cold or allergies?" and, "when should i switch out my toothbrush?"

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♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. >> the monkees were a fictitious rock group in the '60s. three of the original monkees are going on the first tour in decades. we caught up with them before they hit the road. >> ♪ here we come walk down the street ♪ >> they were one of america's first boy band. ♪ hawaii we're the monkees >> but they started out as fiction. >> we're the band. >> there must be some mistake.

we were expecting four gentlemen. >> would you accept four ladies who shave. >> the msh o onkees followed th fictitious band. davy jones, mickey dolans, michael and peter torque were cast after the show's producers placed an ad for actors to play four singing boys on a new television show. >> it's much like an audition of any kind for any theatrical production. they had an ad in the newspaper and they all showed up, a couple of hundred people. when they left that day, we didn't know anything until we all appear in the wardrobe room. >> i walked up. this is peter, mike, david, you guys are the monkeys. >> the show used techniques

rarely seen on television at the time. characters broke the so-called rule, talking to the camera or members of the crew, using fantasy sequences and jump cuts. mickey, mickey, uh, mickey. and performances of catchy tunes made the show and its four members a huge success. >> we became a band throughout the course of the filming. they said, you guys want to go on the road? do we want to go on the road? yes. that would be good, wouldn't it? wacky. what a band. it was a band. >> a band. >> mike had a great line. he said it was like pinocchio becoming a real little boy. ♪ i could -- >> the monkey were outside of the beatles and the rolling stones with hits like "daydream believer."

♪ oh what can it mean >> but trouble was brewing on the set of their show. >> they became the kind of conflict that couldn't be resolved readily. i'm sad it blew out of the water. but it worked out. >> we revolted and said we wanted control of the music and we fought for it and got it. >> now 45 years later, a trio of monkees are gearing up for a concert tour to play all of the old melodies. >> ♪ i saw her face and i'm a believer ♪ >> every tour has been more fun than the last and i'm looking forward to this one on that basis. >> on the first day of rehearsal, i thought it was going well. and i was leaving and mickey shouted, your mother wears army boots. >> i said she's wearing my army boots and i want them back. >> after all these years, their

relationship can be defined by one word -- >> siblings. that's how i describe it. when anybody asks. i spent more time with these guys than some of my real siblings as i grow up. >> i had siblings once but i went to the doctor and he gave me pills. >> once a boy band, now a band of brothers whose secrets to success appears to be keeping the humor and the prospect of future tours alive. >> i mean, i spent $14,000 on these teeth. there better be -- >> ♪ i'm a believer >> i love when the old groups get back together. >> i love their music. may not have seen the tv show. but love the music. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste?

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about milk. the dairy aisle could be a confusing place with milk made from everything from soybeans to hemp seed. what's out there. does it all do a body good? we have the contributor to "shape" magazine. she has answers for us. good morning. >> good morning. 1%, 2%, skim, whole milk. what's the real difference. >> whole milk is 4% fat by weight, but 50% of the calories come from fat. when you go down to skim, the fat's been separated and skimmed off of the top. it's skim milk. 2% and 1% are a little between. >> all kinds of milk that don't come from cows. what about the milk alternatives? >> if you use them for a cow's milk alternative. 25% of the daily value for calcium, vitamin d, b-12. buy unsweetened ones. because they can have quite a bit of sugar. >> the alternative is coconut

milk. >> delicious. >> people just drink it. >> put it in coffee, cereal. >> am i going to like it? >> it's thick. it's coconuty because it's pressed from the white meat of the coconut which captures fat, italoers cholesterol and reduces belly fat. >> i don't think i'd have it with a cookie. in my cereal. >> freeze it, yulz it use it as cream alternative. >> it would make sense. >> hemp milk. this is the newest addition to the clump from hemp meat. it's a high quality protein. it's easy to digest. anti-inflammatory food. it's good for people with sensitive digestive systems. it has a nutty flavor. >> it does. >> i like to add it to cold cereal. >> almond milk is popular. what's the deal? >> this is made from ground whole almonds and going to

retain a lot of nutrients that almonds have, heart healthy fat, fiber, and it tastes like pure r ed almonds. nice and creamy. not too thick. >> this is rice milk? >> brown ricrice. but the good thing is it's hypoallergenic. people who have an allergy to cows milk or soy milk do well with rice milk. it's high in cashes and lrbohyd low in fiber. you need a watery texture, to thin down oatmeal is a great way to use it. >> last milk is chocolate milk. it's not. >> soy milk made from whole soybeans, a great source of protein. it's the highest in protein of

all of these, high in anti-oxidants and shown to help lower the risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer. >> almost a tan color to it. >> not quite as white. >> you can use it in any recipes, anything you would like to use cow milk in, use soy milk in as an alternative. >> so many nalilk wastemember w? >> yes. thank you for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> we'll be back after these messages. ♪

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