ing. good morning, breaking news. millionaire media mogul rupert murdoch and his son are apologizing for the hacking scandal. live in london with the dramatic developments. california dreaming, new information suggests casey anthony may have flown to the golden state after her release from jail. the prosecution knowingly withheld evidence that may have helped the offense.

and u.s. came up short for the world kwup but are all in our hearts, and we have them in the studio today, july 19, 2011. >> from nbc news, in the "today" with matt lauer and ann curry, live from studio one a in rockefeller plaza. >> i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. rupert murdoch says he's humbled, forced to answer difficult, difficult questions about his tabloid. >> you're watching a live picture of murdoch and his son. they've been testifying for just under half an hour now. murdoch said he was misled about what happened and this tabloid was a very small part of his

media empire. we're going to head over to london with the latest in a moment. >> so, so much at stake in that committee room. also a tragedy out of florida, a teenage accused of killing his parents and having a party in his house while their bodies were hiding inside. >> talking about pumping iron, doctors say it's good for adults, but what about kids still growing? the business of kids' gyms memberships and lifting too much weight too son, matt. >> we want to begin with rupert murdoch testifying right now on the british tabloid hacking scandal. stephanie in london. good morning to you. >> reporter: father and son set side by side. james murdoch asked if they could read a statement before the questions began and the committee said no, no, if you

want, you can read it at the end but we're going to start right in on the questions, and they did. they started with james, asked him if there's any evidence that led him to believe his executives, rebekah brooks and les hinton knew the hacking was going on. he says they did not know, but nevertheless, he accepted their resignation. it is a faceoff, rupert murdoch questioned by a small panel of politicians about the hacking. >> i would like to say how sorry i am and how sorry we are to particularly the victims of illegal voice mail interceptions and to their families. it's a matter of great regret to me, my father, and everyone at

news corporations. these actions do not live up to the standards our company aspires to everywhere around the world. >> they've got a lot of questions to answer, but the main one, did you know what was going on, these appalling things were done in your done, if not, why didn't you? >> reporter: murdoch has already apologized and launched an internal investigation, but he and executives say they weren't aware of wrong doings at the time. at his father's side today, james murdoch. many say his performance today will have a direct impact on his future with the company. questioned separately, rebekah brooks, former editor of news of the world, she resigned last friday. two days later, the 43-year-old was connected with her alleged connection to phone hacking and position with police officers. >> the statements of rebekah

brooks can be simply stated, she is not guilty of any criminal defense. >> reporter: it comes two weeks after a controversy rocking their family -- five high profile resignations and ten arrests. on monday, the death of shaun hoare, the first journalist pointing the finger at andy coulson. police say his death is unexplained, but not suspicious. and in an ironic twist, the company accused of hacking got hacked themselves. murdoch's son paper had to remove this headline from their website last night. today's story makes no mention of poor limit or their boss, rupert murdoch. you're looking at live pictures of the testimony. a lot of what they are doing

today is defending the image of news corp. they said they take these allegations about news of the world very seriously. they are going to cooperate with authorities, but news corp. says it vigorously denies that this is somehow a reflection of the culture of their entire company, matt? >> all right, stephanie in london for us this morning, stephanie, thank you very much. michael wolfe is the man inside the news and also the editorial director of ad week magazine, michael, welcome back. you've been watching like the rest of us, how's he do? >> actually, i must say, it almost brings tears to my eyes of the. >> why in. >> he's -- he's not doing well. he's suffering, he's not rising to this occasion, he can't handle it, and his own evident pain, not to remotely forgive him in any way, but this -- this

is a man -- and actually he said this, this is the worst day of his life. i'm looking at it, looks like he might not survive this. >> this pain we're seeing, clearly, this is a man uncomfortable in pain. if i'm a member of parliament or the viewing public, that's exactly what i want to see. i don't want to see a guy calm, collective, and seemingly in charge of every aspect of his company. >> this may keep him out of jail but is not going to keep him as chief executive of his company. right now we're seeing somebody who's too old to lead, too old to know what his company is doing. it's a -- it's a sad sight. >> asked by one of the mps about the news of the world, he had an interesting thing to say and tried to put it into perspective. let me play that clip for you. >> news of the world is less

than 1% of our company, i employ 53,000 people around the world, who are proud and great and ethical and distinguished people, professionals in their life, and perhaps -- and i'm spread watching and appointing people in my trust. >> what he was trying to say there is basically i can't know everything that every individual in my company is doing. >> that's what he was trying to say. i can add something here, in 2008, i spent more than 60 hours with -- with rupert as his biographer. several times a week over the course of nine months. in most of those times that i sat with him, he would take a call from news of the world. this is a man intimately involved with the newsrooms he owns and manages. >> let me ask you to flip this

on its ear quickly if you don't mind. if you're an mp, doing the questioning of rupert murdoch, you're thinking to yourself if this company remains intact, i know he can be your worst enemy as a politician or your best friend. how much pressed upon him? >> i think if you're set the king, you have to kill the king, but they are thinking beyond this, he can't survive this, the company in its form is so discredited at this point, it is no longer a threat to them. this is one of the reasons it is happening. it's like the dictator has -- has lost his power. this is egypt. it's an astounding moment. >> michael wolfe, we've already heard rupert murdoch say this is the most humble day of my life and it continues to play out. it's now nine minutes after the

hour, here's ann. >> matt, thanks. if there's no deal, the united states will reach its debt limit and be unable to pay its bills. the house considers a controversial measure today. nbc's kelley donald joins us now. first, kelley, the republicans are calling for a cut, cap, and balance plan. it calls for a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. tea party conservatives love this plan, the president has said he's going to veto it. do we really have time for a plan that's really just show, kelley? >> reporter: well, the important thing for house republicans and conservatives is to get their big political statement today, they believe there's time for that. the plan you just described allows them to say the real solution is cutting spending big now and changing how congress

would work for years and years to come. the president knows it's not going to get to the desks, they said this would really force the government to not be able to spend on things like medicare, social security, prevent spending for future disasters, and they even renamed it. republicans call it cut, cap, and balance, the white house is calling it duck, dodge, and dismantle. >> on that note, let's talk about what the white house is doing behind the scenes. privately on sunday there was a meeting between the president and republican leaders, and it raises the specter is the quote on quote biggest deal possible actually still possible? >> reporter: both parties tell me they are still talking about that, trying to do something much bigger and would have a longer term result, but the short-term is really a plan that is getting a lot of attention quietly, negotiations going on,

focussed around mitch mok connell and harry reid. what they are trying to do is a package that would shift the authority to raise the debt limit back to the president. he'd be able to do it in three installments between now and his run for reelection and would expect to include $1.5 trillion in cuts, a lot of details still to be sorted out. i'm told they are looking at extending the popular payroll tax cuts, but if this is seen too much as a washington establishment solution, that would make it harder to get any house republicans to go along and whatever deal will take both republicans and democrats to make it by the deadline in two weeks. >> that's right, two weeks to go, kelley o'donnell, thank you so much. coming up, more perspective from margaret hoover, author,

margaret good morning to you. it appears the republican party is moving on two separate tracks. what's going on here? >> what you asked at the top of the story, do we have time? the reason we have time is because there's really, as you've noted, a rift in the republican party. what's going on behind the curtain right now is they are developing the plan b. they are working on what actually will be able to get through the senate, what will we be able to live with in the house, what will the president be able to sign? the big deal we're talking about will be worked out now. today will be a statement of principle, but what's really going to happen is what's getting worked out now. >> quoting you, you say many of the tea party really do believe you can run the government off a cliff to prove a point, you can default on the debt. what explains that? >> look t you have 87 new members in congress who have never had the responsibility of

governing before. what they have done is infused within the republican party and washington, frankly, a real urgency to deal with the debt and the deficit. without them and these house republicans, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. that was reflected in the impetus of tin the electorate i 2010. >> on the one hand, they are fundamentallyy naive and irresponsible, on the other hand, they are bringing so much energy into the party. >> i didn't say they are naive and irresponsible, but there are a few members that are ideological purists and eventually they'll have to give. >> you wrote it because you care about politics, in this book you were creating a generational war.

>> there were me len yells, part of an identity tends to solidify after three presidential election cycles. these kids are not voting republicans, and if we don't get with them in the next 16 montss, we could risk losing an entire generation. >> how are the republicans out of step? >> i think a lot of talk right now focuses on the tea party. we should be catering it to the 30 and unders. the policies of this administration are nothing more than generational stats. every dollar spent right now, they'll have to pay back themselves. it directly impacts their fiscal future. >> i have to ask you, you are the great granddaughter of herbert hoover and we are facing the worst economic time since the great depression. your great grandfather was

criticized for not doing more to stop the recession. what do you think is applicable to today? >> the new york times said herbert hoover had been no active, no president before him has done as much and no president will do as much after. that's a criticism herbert hoover is knocked with how he handled the great depression. but look, herbert hoover went on to found the hoover institution, so i think his politics and his -- what we learned from the great depression has developed since then and the field of economics offered tools herbert hoover didn't have then. i think he'd be a cut spending permanently, grow the economy president, and i think he'd be doing things to make the private sector figure out how to create jobs. >> all right, there you go.

margaret hoover, a pleasure. thank you so much. the book is called "american individualism." now let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories. >> good morning, everyone. a colorado air traffic controller is accused of being drunk while on duty. a source close to the investigation tells nbc the long-time controller was said to have alcohol in his system during a random testing in july. he's since been removed from jury. a giant dust storm called a haboob. it sent winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour. two tropical storms are forming, dora and bret, expected to spare the east coast. in the meantime, sweltering weather in the midwest is holding strong and moving east. 20 states have heat advisories

in effect today. more from al in just a moment. the illegal practice of robo signing is alive and well in three states according to the associated press. critics say the mortgage industry isn't doing enough to stop workers from forging signatures or signing foreclosure documents without reading them. now heading to wall street, good morning. >> shares of news corp. under pressure as the board calls for rupert murdoch to step aside. a lot depends on rupert's performance in front of parliament. borders is closing its doors, 400 stores will close, we're watching gold soar $50 an ounce.

>> melissa francis at the new york stock exchange, thank you. nasa's final "atlantis" departed from the international space station, due back thursday. of a spacecraft snapped pictures of vesta, the brightest rock and sent them home from 117 million miles away. almost looks like the moon there. absolutely spectacular. 7:19 now. let's turn it back over to matt, ann and al. >> that is a pretty picture, natalie. >> almost looks like it has acne. >> a space rock with acne. meanwhile, a haboob? >> a dust storm. it originates in the middle east, that phrase. but, yes, kind of a mini haboob. >> good segue. here we go. >> let's take a look and see what's happening outside. and we've got that heatwave. it will not go away. 62 million americans affected by this record-breaking heat. from texas all the way to the dakotas. look at these temperatures. 101 in bismarck.

air temperature. lincoln, nebraska, 101. of 107 in wichita falls. factor in the humidity, it's going to feel like 112 in bismarck. 108 in wichita falls. and you can see -- you go out west, where there's a little bit of a trough, temperatures much cooler. seattle, 7 degrees below normal, 69 for a high. 75 in medford. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning to you. well, we're going to see another really nice day. 80 in fremont. 82 in san jose. 82 in los gatos. tomorrow we start to really warm up as high pressure builds in. but it's going to be a short lived warm-up. only a couple of days of the 90s inland. elsewhere the upper 70s toward the coast. as we head throughout day today you want to enjoy it. good air quality out there, 10-degree increase in temperature as we head through tomorrow and thursday. and that's your latest and that's your latest weather. matt? thanks so much. it's a crime right out of a

horror novel. police in florida say a teenager murdered his parents and then threw a party as they lay dead in their homes. mark potter is in port st. lucie with a disturbing story. mark, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. neighbors are stunned by what they found behind me -- two parents dead on the floor. the son is charged with murder and sits in jail. >> sigh l >> tyler, they say they murdered your parents. >> he was transferred monday evening from the juvenile detention to st. lucie county jail when he was charged as an adult with the premeditated murders of his parents, 54-year-old blake hadley and mary jo hadley, a popular schoolteacher. police say they were bludgeoned to death with a frame hammer like this one. >> it was merciless, brutal. >> police discovered the grisly scene early sunday morning after

an anonymous tip about a possible murder brought them to the hadley home in port st. lucie, florida. they found their parents' bodies on the floor with hammer between them. tyler hadley was arrested at the scene, where police say they had tried to hide the bodies beneath items from the house. >> books, files, towels, anything he could find inside the home to cover the body. >> police say hadley killed his parents and hid their bodies on saturday. also on that day, police say hadley invited facebook friends to his house for a party. and went on, police say, to party with dozens of his friends. >> there was at least a good 50 people that were here. >> a neighbor called police at 2:30 sunday morning to complain about the noise. >> squealing tires, kids hanging out of the windows, yelling at each other. >> twhoo hours later, the polic returned after receiving the murder tip. they have not established a

motive. neighbors and family friends were stunned. >> perplexed as everyone what happened. >> you wonder what could have possibly have gone so wrong. what could be going through a child's mind to do something so violent and horrible to his parents. it's mind boggling. >> now hadley has yet to enter a plea. last night, his grandfather told nbc news that a week ago, the boy entered the family reunion and showed no signs of disturbance. he seemed to be enjoying himself there with his father. matt? thank you very much. still ahead, kids and weight lifting. how much is too much and how young is too young. we'll get to that. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

new information suggesting casey anthony is living in california. we'll go there live.

and the u.s. women's soccer team stops by in our studio after your local news. that brings people together. hershey's makes it a s'more. you make it special. >> good morning. it's 7:26. new this morning after more than 12 hours lost at sea a missing wind surfer has been found alive near the san mateo bridge. a coast guard helicopter spotted 62-year-old kathy katan after 6:00 this morning in the water close to the center span of the bridge. the coast guard tells nbc bay area katan appears to be suffering from hypothermia. she has been air lifted to a hospital for treatment. she is an expert wind surfer with more than 20 years of experience. >> the state budget crunch is taking a huge toll on san francisco courtrooms.

the state cuts $350 million from courts and the court system has already tapped out its emergency fund. as a result more than 40% of the staff at san francisco's superior court will lose their jobs in september. 25 of the 63 county court rooms will close. it's going to take hours just to pay a simple traffic ticket and it's possible only criminal cases will go to trial. >> meteorologist christina loren is checking that very nice forecast. >> yeah, good morning to you. we have such little low cloud cover and fog out there this morning that by noon in the city just a thin veil left over. by 4:00 p.m. breezy conditions but mostly clear over san francisco. as we head throughout the rest of the day, elsewhere, 83 in livermore, 83 in concord. tomorrow get ready for hot weather inland. we'll see the 90s back on the temperature map. 96 degrees. the forecast high for thursday we cool back down in time for the weekend. mike's been business they morning. >> good morning.

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7:30 now on a tuesday 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, it's the 19th of july, 2011. summer, flying by, and it feels like summer here in the studio. a lot of people out on the plaza, getting an early start, which is great advice, it gets awful hot in the afternoon around here. temperatures going up to 100 degrees later in the week. we'll get outside and say hello to those people in a couple of minutes. meanwhile, inside the studio. we're going to talk about different weather, weathering the economy, a lot of experts say things are getting better, but it doesn't feel that way for

millions of americans and they are taking cuts on spending. how can you do it too? we're going to have key survival tactics. >> we'll also talk about amazing young women with big goals in life, the u.s. women's soccer team is here, waving at all of you this morning. we'll get to hear from them. >> looking forward to that. also ahead, how about this question, would you let your child -- talking about 8, 9, 10 years old, maybe 11 -- pump iron? why more and more kids are lifting heavy weights and why that has some people concerned. >> let's begin with casey anthony and the question is she hiding out on the west coast this morning? carrie sanders is in carlsbad, california, with the latest on this story, cary, good morning. >> reporter: i'm in an up scale coastal community not far from san diego.

when casey anthony left the jail in orlando two days ago, she vanished, but now sources say she climbed on board a plane. that plane then started to fly west, making multiple stops where casey anthony may or may not have stepped off. todd was a high-powered california attorney, once a member of casey anthony's legal team who reportedly gave her $70,000 before leaving the case last year. >> there's substantial evidence, and that proves, your honor, her innocence. >> reporter: he advertises his private plane that enables us to travel anywhere within the united states in seven hours. the day casey anthony was released in jail, the plane was in orlando according to a website which tracks commercial and private aircrafts. pilots are not required to file flight plans for every trip, but

the next time the plane showed up was in panama city, florida. after changing its planned destination twice, the plane headed to prescott, arizona, almost 15 hours later, the plane stopped in northern california, and then landed at the john wayne airport here in southern california. macaluso declined to comment to nbc news. >> there might be somebody if they want to spend enough money, effort, and energy trying to find her but won't do any good, won't be able to get to her or talk to her and when they blink, she'll be gone. >> reporter: it's unclear who's funding casey anthony's life right now, she left jail with $538. she's been hit with an irs tax lien and four different

lawsuits. now, you may remember one of the key pieces of evidence presented by the prosecutors in this case came from the anthony family computer, on the hard drive, prosecutors said they found 84 instances of a search for chloroform, but now the company who provided the software that extracted that information is telling the new york times that their software was faulty and they notified the prosecutors during the trial. now, the prosecutors have not commented either to the new york times or to nbc news. remember, chloroform was a key piece of evidence that casey anthony allegedly poisoned her daughter, caylee. ann? >> all right, thanks. star jones is a former prosecutor and veteran legal commentator and savannah

guthrie,point, is it possible that the prosecution failed in its duties during the trial that it wasn't 84, according to the software design who said it was 84, but when they checked the data and checked and scoffed glitches, it was only one time there was a chloroform search? >> law and ethics require the prosecution to turn over any information that it might -- that might be exculpatory to the defendant. if they found out prior to the close of their case that what was considered a linchpin, if you will, of their case, there was material that suggested they put on false evidence, in theory, they should turn it over. >> yeah, if it's exculpatory evidence, they should have turned it over. what i think is interesting here, there was testimony from a different search engine company that said it was only searched one time. so the jurors did hear this evidence that it wasn't 84 hits, it was only 1. one thing, though, i remember -- i think i commented on at the time. in the closing argument by the prosecution, they never mentioned those computer searches. and i remember thinking, that's

odd. that was their key evidence of premeditation. why did they drop the issue in closing arguments? >> this may be the reason why. >> this is an argument. if you know or you think there is material that went in before the jury that should not have gone in, if you don't use it in the -- as part of your closing statement, then that's a good suggestion that you knew there were some problems. >> but doesn't that mean -- where does this go from here? in other words, if this, in fact, is found to be true, this "new york times" article, how does it effect then how this case -- how all of this debate goes from here? >> i think it's probably a nonissue. prosecutors if they failed to turn over exculpatory evidence may have an ethics issue on their hands. if she been convicted we would have a different story, we would have a hot issue on appeal. but what she was convicted of was lying to investigators. it has nothing to do with this chloroform search evidence. >> let's talk about the story of what is going on in terms of the search to find casey anthony. at some point, they're going to -- her whereabouts are going to be known. is there anything that she can

do to stall or -- there is no guide book here. >> she kind of has a big decision to make. does she want to live her life in relative obscurity quietly, or does she want to make the most money at this opportune time, sort of pimp out her infamy. and that is a decision she has to make. if she decides to do it quietly, that is going to a legitimate news source, not selling an interview, not having any connection to selling videos or photographs, doing it one time and walking away. if she wants to make the most of her infamy, then she can just go for the gusto. >> yeah, you say it's a hard choice. in some sense, i don't know if she has a choice. i don't know if she'll be able to quietly go into that good night. i think sooner or later, paparazzi cameras will find her, spectators will find her. everything she does will be interesting. it's not the situation where celebrities can kind of foreclose the cameras by releasing a photo of a new baby daughter or something. people will be interested not

just in what she looks like, but they want to see what she is doing. if she goes to the grocery store, if she goes to the coffee shop. there will be, for a certain period of time, money associated with anybody who can get that photograph. so i think she is going to be dogged by the cameras for a long time. >> meantime, there seems to be some money in play here. we heard yesterday from chain me mason that her lifestyle will be funded by volunteers. they have had a lot of offers to help. i mean -- >> i watched that interview. it was very curious. people just want to insert themselves into a high-profile situation. and i find it a little interesting. no matter what you feel about casey anthony, if you think she was wrongly charged and she was not responsible for the death of her child, there is no question that she didn't use her mothering instincts in the way she reported this child's disappearance and then subsequent death. so i don't know where the volunteers are coming from, if you will. these -- i want to be on team casey. it doesn't make a lot of sense

to me. >> i think people around casey need to evaluate the motives of anybody trying to insert themselves in this situation. >> savannah guthrie, star jones, thank you both. it's always good to have your perspective. and now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by chevy. every model is backed by 100,000 miles, 5-year powertrain limited warranty. >> and we've got some girls from 4-h. where in california are you guys from? >> we're from grass valley, california. >> that's great. farm girl. we like that. very nice. all right. let's check your weather. severe storms from fargo, north dakota all the way to d.c. and charlotte. possibility of a few tornadoes, especially eastern north dakota and minnesota. at risk, extending into the mid atlantic states, rain in the pacific northwest where it's cooler. air quality alerts in much of texas today. rip currents along the southeastern atlantic coast due to tropical storm bret. we have showers in the

northwest, gorgeous in the northeast, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> yeah, that heat wave plaguing most of the nation, we have not even felt it just yet. we have really nice weather as we head through the next couple of days high pressure will rebuild. that's going to warm our temperatures up. 63 at noon. mild conditions, you'll round out the day right around 68 degrees. breezy, tacking on additional 10 degree as we head through tomorrow. most cities today are going to be pretty nice inland. 82 in san jose. and the warm-up really kicks in as we head through tomorrow. and that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thank you. coming up next, getting through the tough times. how you can save more money in a bad economy, right after this. the chevy cruze eco offers an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon on the highway. how does it do that? well, to get there, a lot of complicated engineering goes into every one. like variable valve timing and turbocharging,

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we're back now at 7:44 and this morning in ""today"'s money" dealing with tough times. only 18,000 jobs were added to the u.s. economy in june. today's financial editor jean chatzky is here to look at what you can do. good morning, nice to see you. >> you too. >> whether or not the recovery is moving forward or not, people seem to be living as if it is not. >> and that's because of the composition of this recovery. if you look at where the extra money is going, it's all going to corporations. and it's not going to individuals in terms of jobs and wages. >> so people are cutting back. by the way, you have long been a

proponent of living somewhat below your means. >> absolutely. >> so this to you must be a good thing. >> it's a good thing for individuals. it's not a good thing for the economy. we need people to start spend figure we're going to see growth. >> harris polls tells us some ways people are cutting back, some people saying they're purchasing generic brands more, going to the hairdresser less often. i don't know why i pointed to you. switch to refillable water bottles, cut back on cable, stop buying that expensive cup of coffee in the morning. >> right. people are saying we are making these changes. and i ask people on facebook and twitter, are you missing these things? and they said after a month or so, not so much. >> so it's common sense, a lot of these things. i mean, you know, bringing your lunch to work, carpooling. but what can we learn based on what we're seeing in terms of the ways others are saving money? >> if you haven't made these changes, look at your monthly bills. look at the cable and the health club and things you pay for every single month and ask yourself, have i trimmed these, could i trim these?

if you're not couponing, start. i'm not talking about extreme couponing, because there has been some pushback on that stores like publix and target. but it could save you $20,000 a year. >> the battle over the debt ceiling and when whether it will be raised or not raised and it has to be raised. what would the significance be for people trying to save money if this does not get done? >> the stock market will go down, and people will be feeling pain in ways we haven't seen in a while. >> all right. jean chatzky, thanks very much. good to see you. it's 7:46. up next, we'll take you to the wyoming town where flying solo is a way of life. it's a great story. that's right after this. ♪

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you see what lee cowen found when he took a trip there. >> reporter: don salmon made a choice when he decided to live on the other side of the track. he knew he would spend a lot of time alone. he moved to buford, wyoming 20 years ago, a town just off i-80. since then, he has been a model citizen. >> i'm here because i want to be here. >> he runs the grocery store, the hardware store, the liquor store. he is even the town cook. >> now all we need is customers. >> reporter: it's not that he's a control freak. it's just that don can't find any help. buford has a population of just 1. ♪ one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do ♪ >> as far as i know, i'm the nation's smallest town, yeah. >> reporter: welcome to zip code 82052, halfway between laramie and cheyenne. it's a tourist's curiosity.

what did you think you were going to find when you got here? >> well, i didn't know. >> reporter: there's only one paved road, winding path which used to be buford's schoolhouse. it ends at the front door of the only home in town. think you'll ever have a stoplight? >> i certainly hope not. >> reporter: he's got the only snowplow in buford, the only tow truck. the only gas for miles. do you think this qualifies as a town? >> in wyoming? it's almost a city. >> reporter: tell that to don's only neighbors. wyoming ground squirrels. buford wasn't always this small. once a railroad town, it boasted some 2,000 residents. the rain still runs through buford. only these days, they just don't stop anymore. >> when the railroad went away, the town went away. >> well, the whole town did, yeah. >> reporter: betty lives a county away and has been watching buford slowly fade from the map for some 90 years. but she said don saved it.

>> yeah, i think don likes it out here. >> reporter: he's become sort of an angel of i-80. if you've got an engine problem, don likely has the answer. >> if it's jerking like that, a lot of times that's water. >> reporter: if you're a little low on cash, he'll even spot you a few dollars. >> he's the kind of guy who will give you the shirt off his back. >> he has kept the lights burning longer than most expected. but it won't last forever. >> i'm getting to the point where i'm thinking about retirement, you know, so i don't know what's going to happen to buford when i decide to retire. ♪ all by myself >> reporter: so if you ever find yourself on i-80 and need gas or conversation, stop by. just do it before don rolls up buford's sidewalks, either for the night -- >> we'll see you, don. >> reporter: -- for for good. for "today," lee cowen, nbc news, buford, wyoming. >> good for you, don. n's coming up, soccer team graces our studio

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>> good morning. 7:56. i'm marla tellez. this morning a fairfield mother whose child died in a fire last year is now out of jail a free woman. the district attorney is dropping man slauslaughter char. he's not saying why. investigators say james and her sister stood outside talking to friends while candles in their apartment sparked a fire that killed four children in april of 2010. three of the children were strapped to strollers when flames ripped through the apartment. james' sister still faces child endangerment and murder charges. >> now a look at your tuesday forecast. looks pleasant. here is christina loren. >> good morning. yeah, where you can see it's

pleasant. we have dense fog in the city, low pressure is the reason why. onshore flow fully in effect. that's the case for today. tomorrow, high pressure regains control and that means we'll see the 90s inland wednesday and thursday. today, comfortable, 82 in san jose, 82 in gilroy. 72 in santa cruz. tomorrow we're adding on about 10 degrees on average to today's highs. so santa cruz will hit 80, a perfect beach day tomorrow. san francisco even 79 degrees. as we head through your wednesday. there's the warm-up. 94 on wednesday, it will be short lived. up to 96 on thursday. friday we'll see on shore flow back, 83 degrees. another good note for today. week got good air quality. breathe it in. if you're getting read the hop in the car, mike's busy. >> everybody's busy here in the south bay. 280 and 101 look at this slowdown from 85 north to capital, speeds dipped to 20 before you pass the off ramp.

slowing past the airport, 87 and 101. more slowing for 880, specifically around alvarado. moving to the shoulder some debris. union city slow in the southbound direction. caldecott tunnel picks up. walnut creek shows slowing as well as the east shore freeway. this is the area with unusual slowing, southbound 101 in through novato and central san rafael. very slow, may be fog affecting the drive. >> thank you, mike. for the latest find us on facebook nbc bay area morning news. we'll be back at 8:26. hey parents, it's going to be a big school year.

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talking about kids and weight lifting, kids as young as 6, 7, 8 years old, an incredible rise in the number of gym memberships for young children. some people warn against that. we're going to figure out what's going on. >> then we got them on the plaza. you know them, you love them, you can't live without them. they are here to hug it out. the entire cast of "entourage" here to talk about their final season of their hit show. >> my 15-year-old son never gets up past 12:00 in the afternoon. he actually is glued to the tv. >> he was actually thinking of coming down. he was thinking about it. >> he loves this show. let's get to the news. >> good morning, ann, matt, everyone. media tycoon rupert murdoch and his son, james, are facing questions today from the british parliament. lawmakers want to know if phone hacking and police bribery were

tools of the trade at rupert's newspaper magazines. and prime minister david cameron cut short his trip to africa. with just two weeks until a default deadline, president obama says progress is being made on a deal with congress to cut government spending and raise the nation's borrowing limit, but today the house is expected to vote time to a tea party-backed budget bill, which is expected to be shot down by the senate and the white house. as many as 13 deaths are now being blamed on the heat wave gripping the middle of the country. heat indexes topping 100 degrees are expected to linger and push eastward. 62 million americans are affected by the unbearable temperatures and humidity. well, new research suggests that curbing risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, and obesity could prevent millions of cases of alzheimer's

disease and illiteracy can lead to future cases of dementia. >> coming up tonight, we'll bring you a story we've been talking about. there were hundreds more hometown heros who dominated the diamond, yet were invisible in life and sadly in death. now, one man is making a big difference to recognize all of them. that and more when we see you tonight, natalie, for now, back to you. >> now for a look at what's trending today, a quick round up of what you're talking about online. facebook friends are wondering what gets tripped up on a ban of texting while walking. i would be getting that fine, no doubt. the u.s. women's world cup soccer team enjoyed a hero's welcome when it returned home from germany monday, why not?

the team's nail-biting loss sunday broke the tweeting record set by the death of osama bin laden, and we'll be meeting all the players here in studio in a few minutes. and is she playing hard to get? betty white has turned down a youtube invitation to attend the marine corp. ball. she said she'll be busy taping an episode of "hot in cleveland" during the november ball. that's too bad. it's 8:04 right now, let's go outside to al with a check of the weather. >> maybe they'll change the taping schedule. here's hoping. a young man who is related to -- your grandfather is a weatherman? big hello to skip mcbride. hello, skip. let's check your weather, see what's happening. omaha, nebraska, nbc 6, impressive heat today, near 100 degrees. rest of the country, monsoonal

moisture, showers in the pacific northwest, a few hit or miss showers in the northeast, risk of strong storms all the way up we still have thick fog situated over the city of san francisco but it won't last long. around 11:00 a.m. it will bring the sunshine through. 68 degrees. as a result, 10 degrees difference. 82 in los gatos and 80 in fremont. 83 in concord. up to 94 tomorrow. short little heatwave. back to 83 on friday. and that's your latest weather. mr. lawyer? >> all right, al. thank you very much. when we come back, goal-oriented. the u.s. women's soccer team in our studio, all fired up, even after a tough loss at the world cup.

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solo. you brought women's soccer to a whole new level of cool. everyone was watching. the president was watching. even tweeting. of in fact, i understand that the -- broke the record for the number of tweets per second, even eclipsing the royal wedding. what is your reaction? >> yay! >> so what is your reaction to that? i mean, have you wrapped your mind around how popular it was watching you? >> i don't think we've captured it all yet. just being over there in germany and, you know, hope to be inspiring to everyone at home and now we realize we were. we were there. and, you know, the hearts on these girls, you know, 21 players here, the determination. you know, we wanted toin entire everybody back home at america and it looks like we did. >> did you feel extra pressure, abby, knowing attention was on the game, that people were watching? >> no, that was an added sense of inspiration for us. we heard the stories over in germany. coming here yesterday, we got the times square pulled around the corner, and there was this huge crowd waiting for us.

and i was like, look at the people outside. that's for us, you know? and we were just so humbled by the fact that our country got behind us. obviously, we wish we could have brought home the cup, but i think we did it in an inspirational way, made ourselves proud. >> are you mad that it came down to a penalty kick? maybe i should ask you, hope. are you mad about that? because you guys played with so much heart. and this is the thing. they had watched you do penalty kicks. you had not seen them do penalty kicks. >> you know, i think in a major tournament, it is so difficult to win two very dramatic games in that kind of fashion. so when it came down to penalty kicks, we had given everything we had in the last penalty kick shootout against brazil. so i knew it was going to be difficult this time around. but we gave our best game in the final. it was a possession-oriented game. and for so lang long we had heard the american team has a great defense, they go along, look for abby's head. but in the final, we came out with an attacking spirit. and i think we showed america

everything they wanted to see in a final. >> and as hard as this loss was for you, we saw the disappointment on your faces, when you hear how exciting it was for japan after the earthquake, the tsunami, the nuclear disaster there, what goes through you? does that give you a kind of compensation to your sense of loss? >> yeah, i think hope -- she was quoted as saying, you know, sometimes -- maybe this is best for the japanese people. it's hard for us. obviously, we wanted to win. but if our sacrifice in not winning is going to uplift an entire nation in had terms of what they have gone through in the last few months with the disaster, we're proud to have been on the other side of the field. they're a great team. proud of sawa who had an amazing tournament. the team is so good. proud of ourselves, but we have to give japan a lot of credit. >> i think you should also take away from this a transcendent moment that you created.

men and boys -- my 16-year-old son -- men and women in uniform in afghanistan glued to the television set, watching you, cheering for you. i mean, this was a victory for women's soccer. do you think -- do you realize the difference you have made for women's sports? >> absolutely. i think it's clear that, you know, we play with so much pride and so much spirit and so much passion. and i think that's the american spirit. and i think people really grasp on to that, and they wanted to jump on the bandwagon and follow it. because truly, this country loves winners. and although we didn't bring the cup home, we have a winning attitude and winning spirit and we play with so much passion and pride. and i think the country really enjoyed watching. >> and you've got daughters, christie. >> two little girls. >> so this is particularly poignant for you. >> yeah, it was definitely amazing to finish off the tournament like that and just to be able to go home to two little girls smiling and inspiring the youth, you know, and hopefully everyone, you know, jumps on board and enjoys the board of

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of 6 to 11-year-olds joining a gym has doubled since 2005. >> the younger they are, the more susceptible the cartilage of the growth plate is to injury. a significant injury to a growth plate can lead to long-term consequences. >> reporter: some doctors say, with the right adult supervision, weight training, even in the preteen years, can be safe. others claim body building is different. >> boys, perfectionism is usually created with increased muscularity. so if they're starting at such a young age, i think they have the danger of continuing to strive for that perfectionism later on. >> reporter: making the pressures on buffed-up boys possibly similar to those facing tiara-wearing girls. >> body building is exactly the same thing as beauty pageants for girls. >> reporter: they say they have consulted with richard's pediatrician and monitor his well-being. >> i know what he's doing and if he's overdoing it. >> i definitely think he has gotten more confident.

he knows he's stronger. >> if you try your best, it will definitely work your body to the point of perfection. >> reporter: for richard, it is about the perfect body. one lift at a time. for "today," adidi roy, nbc news, los angeles. >> dr. jordan metsle is a sports medicine physical at new york city's hospital for special surgery and a member of the american academy of pediatrics. jeff gardere is a psychologist. good morning to both of you. i don't know whether to start with the physical side of this or emotional side of this. let me go with you. do you see an issue with this? >> i see an issue. i feel the boys may start to develop what we call an adonis complex. in other words, trying to live up to this physical ideal, hyper masculinity, and not tapping into more of their social skills. >> i was a skinny kid. my parents helped me out with things like improving the strength of my wrists so i could maybe hit a little bit better in little league. but this takes it to a whole different level. >> teaching you technique, more strength training than anything

else. and there is nothing wrong with that. and i'm saying that as a psychologist. but when we're looking at body building at such a young age, we know there are so many more injuries, and, again, the seeky is affected by this. >> they're fixated now on their bodies, if this is the case, from 8, 9, 10 years old. it can't be good down the road. >> it can't be good, because they're not looking at their sensitivity, tapping into other sides of their lives. they're more -- everything. the focus is just about their bodies. and we're afraid of body dismorphia, eating disorders. >> i have a 10-year-old, so this is right in my frame of reference. and what damage could he do to his body in the long term if he doesn't work with weights properly now? >> well, matt, when i watched that piece, i'm thinking, oh, my god. that's not the right thing we want to see at all. we are really against power lifting and body building for adolescents and teens, it's dangerous for their growing bodies. we're very much in favor, not only myself but the american academy of pediatrics, the college of sports medicine is strongly in favor of strength

training for kids. your son can be doing high-reputation, light-weight training. i saw that guy trying to max out on a bench press set. that's a bad thing for a kid. >> so if my child came to me and said, dad, i love little league, i want to get stronger. first, i should set realistic goals and boundaries? >> strength training is great, it reduces injury rate, he'll play better. you can be part of it, too. the key is high-reputation, light-weight training will recruit more muscle. >> one thing we have to applaud the family for, there was adult supervision at all times. huge mistake to allow your kids to do this themselves. >> that's right. the number one reason kids get hurt doing strength training because they're not being supervised. >> like this idea that you talk about boundaries and i assume you're talking about the boundaries of parents getting involved, to the point of being overinvolved and pushing their kids to this hyper masculinity and that's not good for the psyche of the kids. >> let's look at the other side

of the coin on this. if we had a child who was obese and came to us and said, dad, i want to go to the gym every single day, and i want to go crazy on this. would we view it in a slightly different way? >> well, my obese patients are often discouraged from doing sports physically and i think psychologically too from doing sports. and so i think some of the things that strength training offers them really are that they can do this with, you know, and not feel judged and they can do better. so i think it's a great thing for them to do. >> and it's more about getting healthy if you're obese. you want to find the proper balance. it's much different than doing body building at a competitive edge at such a young age. >> jeff and dr. metsel thank you very much. appreciate your input. it is now 23 after the hour. here's ann. >> matt, thanks. now let's check in with our friend mr. willard scott. hey, willard, good morning. >> birthday hats on and blow the candles, because here we are in

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good morning to you. 78 degrees in oakland and clouds hanging out over san francisco and it won't last long. the sun is shining through and the second half of the day, 94 degrees and temps ramping up. back down to 83 by friday.

let's see how fast you're driving with mike. 85 at 280. there's an accident there and slowing on the maps. the typical slowing in the northbound directions. 83 through fremont and into milpitas, that's starting to clear up now. 880, a nice flow there. the latest traffic and news updates, find us on facebook. we'll be back at 8:56.

8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 19th day of july, 2011. great crowd here in rockefeller plaza. and we're happy that so many of them have decided to kick off their day with us. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. al roker and natalie morales. the ladies, you guys used to have "sex in the city," right?

>> there used to be a movie called "sex in the city". i'm not sure we had sex in the city. >> the point i was making, for the men, it's all about "entoura "entourage", a great show all about a movie star. and his band of brothers. the question is, where does vinny go from here? that show is entering its eighth and final season. there's the whole cast right there in our studio. i'm going to chat with those guys in a couple minutes. >> how cool are they? really. okay. also coming up this morning, somebody else pretty cool is in our studio. jane pauly talking about carrying on a mother's mission to help children. >> and then on our diet sos, joy bauer is going to tell us why all filberts and nuts are not created equal. >> and have you ever dreamed of being a guitar hero? i mean, seriously being able to play the guitar? >> sure. >> wanting to be a rocker. well, coming up, ms. savannah

guthrie, who happens to be a rocker, very, very talented. she tried to show me how to strum the six string, and i'll just say, the guitar bar at hoboken will never be the same. >> cool, that looks like fun. mr. roker. >> all right. let's show you what's happening for today. we've got a risk of strong storms from the plains all the way into the mid atlantic states. we're expecting that heat to continue through the southwest. and then as we move on into tomorrow, we expect to see the heat throughout much of the country. heat advisories and warnings, probably over 20 states tomorrow. showers in the pacific northwest. a little on the mild side. and where are you guys from? [ inaudible ] >> all right. that's what's going on around we have another gorgeous day to look forward to. we're almost towards the end of july now. 82 in san jose and 68 degrees in

san francisco. a lot of fog this morning. a lot of low cloud cover in the city. take it easy out there. as we head through tomorrow, temperatures climb about ten degrees. only a short-lived heatwave as we head through friday, temps drop back to the seasonal averages. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. ann? >> all right, al, thank you so much. coming up, the boys are back in town. we're talking about the cast of "entoura "entourage" here in our studio. tbu

for the past seven seasons, hbo's hit series, "entourage" has taken viewers inside the world of vincent chase and those who make up his inner circle. now, in the show's eighth and final season, vince is out of rehab, that's good news, and thinking about his next project. but the idea does not go over so well with everyone.

take a look. >> the main character is an american. mortgages his house, and smuggles hes labrador into romania for survival. anyway, i really think there is a movie in this. >> could be. >> totally. >> a movie for you? >> i mean, it could be great, don't you think? >> well, i mean, it's not a whole lot of time between now and march. >> and i want to direct it, too. i'm going to go to the bathroom. johnnie, order me something good, huh? >> i hate that idea. kevin conley, jeremy representatipifan. nice to have you here. i started reading tweets. we should mention to people, the season is wrapped. you shot all of season eight. so you're done. and you started tweeting about what the experience was like and what it was like to have it over and it's clear, this is a big part of your lives and your careers. >> kevin is still giving us notes, though.

it's awful. he directed an episode. he doesn't realize, the season is over. >> but it's a big transition. has it sunk in yet that it's over? >> when you have done one thing for so long, it's hard to imagine doing anything else. but i think like the "entourage" rule, we'll persevere and keep going. >> have you guys figured out yet why this sunk in pop culture, and some of the words and terms you use on the show became part of our vernacular? i watch sports center a lot. i hear athletes all of the time reference "entourage" moments. have you figured out why that happened? >> i don't know. but that was certainly a good sign to me that the show is a hit to watch it and hear it on "sports center." that was certainly the highlight of the experience for me. certainly for kevin. >> i mean, all actors are frustrated athletes. that's the truth. we think of acting as a momentum sport. so the fact that our heroes are quoting us is unbelievable. >> and what helped is a lot of those athletes made guest

appearances. there were a lot of cameos on this show. in some ways, the cameo became like another character on the program. >> yeah, it was definitely crazy. you look at the call sheet sometimes before work and seeing the people that were going to be onset that day, you know? >> brady, nicholson, mike tyson. >> stoudemire. >> you walk to video village and kevin durant is sitting behind the monitors, oh, kevin durant is here. >> can i just mention how great you look? you have been here before and i've seen the show and you've lost a lot of weight. >> i have. it's been a long road of trying to keep it going. so i'm trying not to blow it, you know? >> a couple of things i've got to know. what is ari's wife's name? even in the credits, it says -- mrs. ari. go ahead. what's her name? >> you know, i -- i can't tell you. >> what do you mean? >> but it will be -- we'll have to have a moment and it will be awkward on live television, matt. because i'm not -- it will be

revealed within the first few episod episodes. >> is it something ridiculous, or is it like susan and we're all going to say, that's it, susan? >> maybe. >> well, to be -- >> can i say something? >> the way it comes out, things are revealed. >> is this going to make me mad when i find out? >> no. there is a payoff. >> yeah? >> and by the way, perry reeves who plays my wife is amazing. and it was her choice to always be called mrs. ari. >> last year was a little heavy. all right? and i think some viewers made comments about -- it got -- it got a little heavy. i understand this one is a little lighter. is that true? >> yeah, well, vince is back. and he's got to prove to everyone that he's not actually the drug addict that everyone thinks he is. >> he's out of rehab, but he's not a drug addict, right? are you worried that the -- the five of you sitting here, it seems like you had such a great experience on the show, not the results on the air, but the process. that it will be hard to

relationship indicate that with future projects? >> i've actually talked to some of your people and i'm going to do kraft service for you, so i've got that locked. i'm good to go. i don't know about the rest of the team. >> but do you worry about not being able to duplicate the rest of this experience? >> i think it would be impossible to duplicate. i think it's so unique. you could go on and do ten shows or however many and win academy awards but it will never be as special as this. lightning in a bottle. >> by the way, eight years, it doesn't have to end. were you all on board with this? >> no, it got cancelled. >> we're not on board with it at all. >> tomorrow is the -- >> and what about a movie? there's a lot of talk about movie. are you guys on board with that? >> we are on board with that. we're going to continue to do weather-sodes. >> will there be a movie? >> we're going to try hard to make it happen. >> all right. hug it out? do people come up on the street and say "hug it out" and a word we don't say on morning tv?

>> they didn't yell "cut" and i was looking in casey's eyes and i knew he would be very uncomfortable if i hugged him so i just said it. >> i started this whole thing by talking about the tweets. i liked yours. don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened. a wise man said that to you. >> yes. actually, our director, david nutter, the moment we wrapped said that to us. and i think it's very true. >> wow. good for all of us. seven great seasons so far. we look forward to the eighth. guys, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> good to have you here. and you can catch the season premier of "entourage" sunday night 10:30 eastern on hbo. up next, jane paulie on how one woman found her life's calling thanks to her mom. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] this is the story of sam,

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family. "today" contributor jane pauley has been working with the aarp, which has produced and sponsored a series of reports for us. and this morning, she is here with a story of one woman making a difference in the field of education. jane, good morning. >> thank you, ann. mary reid can look back with pride on a successful career. but when she heard her mother's life calling, she found her own. ♪ >> reporter: boston, 1946. mary reid's mother bessie starts a nursery school in her home. >> i grew up in it sort of as a worker, trainer, whatever mom needed me to be. mom would collect some money, and it was always cash. and she would tuck it in her bosom. and so that would be the bank. until we get home. there was truly a family business. >> reporter: and still is. now there are three child care centers operated by mary's

children. but when mary reid shows chose her own career, she was thinking beyond the family business. she became the first african-american woman to head the boston ywca. that's a big deal. >> it was a big deal. >> reporter: then a bigger opportunity came her way. >> i got a call, and they said the goodwill industries is looking for a vice president with a varied background. and your name has come up. and i thought, this would be a great job. >> for 12 years, it was. and then her mother died. when she passed at 72, that turned your life around full circle, didn't it? >> sure did. sure did. 60 years of hard work, my mother put into building something. everybody in the family looked to me to make decisions about going forward or closing. so are you going to then kind of

walk away? >> reporter: so at 59, mary stepped down from a thriving career and into her mother's shoes. >> what's his name? >> keely. >> and what's her name? >> stella. >> reporter: but she faced problems her mother never did. >> middle class families had moved out of the city. inner city parents required subsidy to pay for quality care. >> reporter: but if the parent lost that subsidy -- >> for whatever reason. >> reporter: and the kid is -- >> gone. there was no continuity. how does that impact the children? how did it impact the achievement gap? >> reporter: mary's executive skills kicked in. she created a foundation, the bessie tart wilson initiative for children. she was relentless. >> we've tracked 3,200 youngsters and found this is a huge issue for a provider

statewide. a human being is psychologically better prepared for life if their early education is a good experience. >> reporter: she took her case to the state assembly. >> in the scheme of things, it's not a lot of money in terms of investing in children. >> in young people, right. >> yeah. >> reporter: and got them to change the law to help subsidize kids and stay in daycare. your reinvention is advocacy. >> yes. >> reporter: now, in a city that prizes education -- >> it begins at 0 to 3. >> reporter: -- mary reid is seen as a champion for the neediest. at age 71, she is giving the youngest a shot at a better life. so you must be looking forward to retiring. >> my children keep reminding me, you keep saying you're going to stay home more. and work in your garden. but i really don't. >> reporter: you're alive! >> and it makes me feel alive to

do this work. are you going to clap too? >> you know, as we talked, mary saw that at every turn in her life, she had had to learn something new. but that it was always an extension of what she already knew. that's how people grow. mary kept growing. the reality check about advocacy in mary's words, at the end of the day, have we changed something? it's about results. by the way, you can join me later today at noon eastern for my live internet radio show to talk about this and more. that's at aarp.org/jane. >> great. you know, what a wonderful story. and mary built upon skill upon skill, not even realizing she had them at first. >> i think it's universal. she talked about as a teenager in her mother's nursery learning how to engage with people, meeting customers and clients was kind of her job. but she was nervous about it,

until she realized, she was actually good at it. every job she had yet a new discovery about something that she was good at. and now she is putting a lifetime of experience to work, and adding new talent. >> a lesson for all of us. jane pauley, thank you so much. and coming up next, best-selling author daniel sylvia on his latest thriller. but first, tis hello parents, it's going to be a big school year. your kids are going to climb rope. they're going to have a year long tug war with the ceiling. and by the time they get out of 8th grade, they're going to do it with sweat on their brow and achievement in their hearts. so, this is what they're gonna need: running shoes, t-shirts, tube socks, fruit cups, cheese sticks,

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it's been more than a decade since best-selling author daniel silva first introduced us to gabriel allon, the fictional spy, killer and reclaimed art restorer. now gabriel and his team of operatives are back for a new adventure in a new novel called "portrait of a spy." and for the record, daniel is married to jamie gangle. welcome back. >> thanks for having me. >> this is a long time writing about this character, like being involved in a long-term marriage. are there days when you wake up at the computer and are tired of this guy? >> no, it's like my own marriage, perfect, wonderful. never thought about, you know, setting him aside at any point. he's like a part of the family. and, you know, i used to think that authors would exaggerate when they say that they really, you know, think of their characters as real people. but at this point, i'm afraid that gabriel allon is a real

person. >> i'm trying to get over the fact that you just sucked up that much on national television. unbelievable. let's talk about this book a little bit. there has been a series of terrorist bombings. and gabriel is drawn back out of retirement, which happens a lot with this guy. he needs to change his cell phone number. >> he does. >> they constantly draw him back in. why is he so reluctant all of the time? >> because he has lived a very difficult life in terms of his career and he has been engaged in the war against terrorism, arguably longer than anyone else. he started as a young guy after the 1972 munich massacre. and frankly, it's difficult work. you get tired of it. and he doesn't want to do it. but he is very good, he has certain skills that other guys don't possess and we need him. >> a couple things that jump out. you really wanted to set this book, and you do, ten years from 9/11. >> that's right. >> in real-time. why? >> because i wanted to sort of

take stock of where we are in this global war against terrorism. not only this threat of terrorism itself, but the impact it had on us as people, as americans. and as i set out to write this book, the earth literally shifted under my feet. >> well, that's what they make -- >> unrest that we have never anticipated. i was halfway through the book when it started. >> so did you have to go and revise things you had written in the first half because of the arab -- >> i did. for a few days i said no, it's not going to have an impact. and then when egypt exploded into unrest, i had no choice but to incorporate it into the book. it was an enormous challenge but also an enormous opportunity. because it gave me a chance to write a book about something more than terrorism. it's about the future of the middle east, and the world. >> you have a history of writing strong female characters. which presents you another opportunity to suck up to your wife. you can pass on this. but this one in this book, nadia

albacari probably stands out. tell me about her. >> she is the daughter of a saudi billionaire who was a terrorist financier himself. who gabriel actually killed in a previous book. and so they team up in this book in order to break a new network led by a charismatic american-born islamic cleric who wants to be a new bin laden. and so it's a unique partnership between islam and the west. and i think it is indicative of the kind of partnership we have to form if we are ever going to truly defeat the threat of international war. >> was it the last book or the one before you came here and admitted to me you had fallen a little bit in love with the female lead character. >> i did. >> as you wrote her. how long did you sleep in the guest room after that? >> well, a long time, actually. i didn't make the same mistake this time. i was in awe of this character, and this character's courage. and it was inspired by the people -- it's very easy for us in the west to sit here and say,

they should do something to get their extremists -- deal with extremism. it's much harder when you live in those countries and you have to stare the beast in the eye and say, you have to stop this. enough already. i am in awe of the people who stand up in the middle east and have that kind of courage. and i imbued my character with that courage. >> we have talked about bringing this character to the big screen. give me a progress report. what's happening? >> well, it's been widely reported in the newspapers that we have reached a deal with universal studios. we're still working out some of the final details of that deal. but the best part is that we have settled on an actor, finally. >> you'll be having a final deal? >> to play the role of gabriel. >> who is it? >> well, i think the guy is right here. >> yeah, there goes the book. there goes your career.

okay. thank you very much, good morning. it's 8:56 now. i'm marla tellez. this morning, an armed suspect is still on the loose after an overnight shooting in east palo alto. a deadly shooting. police found 23-year-old man dead on illinois avenue near bay road in university about 9:00

last night. witnesses say the the man shot victim several times before taking off. a check of your forecast right after the break.

good morning to you. still have that deck of low clouds hugging the coast, making for dreary conditions for now. but don't worry, it's going to get really nice today. later on the clouds will break apart. 68 degrees, though, a really nice second half of the day. 82 in los gatos, san jose really, really nice weather. as we head through tomorrow, a little bit on the hot side. 90s are back. that lasts through thursday and back down to the 80s on friday, saturday, and into the weekend. back to you, marla.

>> thanks, christina. check us out on nbc bay area morning news. next update is at 9:26. we'll see you then. after all leaders in the state, senate, and asimply refused to let legislatures open their calendars, viewers supported the transparency. they work for us, we should be able to see what they do all day on our nickel. peter says, this feels outrageous and certainly wrong. but my question is, why do they feel so threatened? is it litigation? is it the corruption of money and lobbyists? the real story seems to be the why. we agree peter. our lawmakers owe us an explanation. gary writes, kip tal politics at

its best. open calendars are a must. voters deserve to know which lobbyists are meeting with their representatives. learn more at nbceditorialsom. we're back now with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, the 19th day of july, 2011. we've got a great crowd. they've been here all morning long on what is a hot, muggy day. although, there's a nice breeze in the plaza right now. good word of advice to these people doing sight-seeing in new york today, take one of those reusable water bottles. need to hydrate on a muggy day like today. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker and savannah guthrie. >> that's right. and coming up in this half hour, we'll be talking about -- you know, people know they should eat yogurt. that's good for you. but now the question is, which yogurts are better than others? because apparently some have a

lot of sugar. joy bauer is here to talk about how to choose the best yogurt if you're thinking about your health, and also nuts, because some nuts are better than others, including this one right here. >> sometimes you feel like a nut. >> and sometimes you don't. >> all right. >> insert al roker joke right there. and day two of our special health series. today, i attempt to teach natalie how to play the guitar. she is a great student. i am a so-so teacher. we had a great time. we're already planning to do the the "today" summer concert series next year, so watch out. of course, nobody will probably come, but -- >> a big problem for a lot of folks, thousands of e-mails cluttering your inbox or a lot of pictures on your digital camera you haven't downloaded or all of these apps on your phone. >> right. >> you are an e-hoarder and we are going to help you declutter and get organized on all of your electronic gadgets. >> whew! busted.

>> thank you for that. we appreciate it. and let's go inside to natalie, the aforementioned guitar hero at the news desk. natalie? >> not so. now savannah, on the other hand, she is good. news corps chief rupert murdoch testifies before british lawmakers today, along with his son james and rebekah brooks, the former head of the british newspaper empire. parliament will hold an emergency session wednesday to address the phone hacking crisis. meantime, the reporter who blew the whistle on the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" was found dead at his home monday. authorities say, though, his death was not suspicious. the house votes today on the tea party's plan to increase the government's borrowing limit. the so-called cut, cap and balance plan is likely, though, to be dead on arrival. in the democratic-controlled senate and the white house has already promised to veto it. senate leaders are expected to float a bipartisan plan in response. and for the second time this month, a giant dust storm called a haboob rolled through phoenix, arizona.

the 3,000-foot-tall ball of dust scrambled visibility at sky harbor international airport and sent winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour. >> fond farewell's this morning as nasa's final shuttle "atlantis" departed from the international space station. it's due back on earth thursday. meantime, the spacecraft snapped pictures of vesta, the asteroid's brightest rock, and sent those pictures home from about 117 miles away. it is spectacular. the borders book store chain could start closing its remaining 399 stores as early as this weekend. a deal to stay in business and save more than 10,000 jobs collapsed last week. the loss of borders stores will leave large vacancies in malls across the country. and mouth-to-beak resuscitation saved a symbol of our nation. patriot, the bald eagle, received life-saving cpr from a veterinarian in oregon.

his condition is improving and the vet says he is touched by the international outpouring of support for the raptor found near death on the side of the road. that is one pretty unbelievable veterinarian, as well. it is now four minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to matt, ann and savannah. >> there is something you don't see every day. that was cool, natalie, thanks very much. mr. roker is here with some great guests. >> that's right. we certainly do. some friends from unicef joining us. recently returning from senegal, doing some time doing volunteer work along with some other friends from unicef. james, tell me about your trip. what made you want to go to sena egal? >> i really wanted to see how life in several countries is different than life in america. we're here in new york, we have all of these great things, and they really have none of that. >> and brady, when you went there, what was it like meeting

kids your age from a different culture? >> it was really eye-opening, what they would value versus what i value, and how thankful they were for the small things in life. very different. >> and what would you say to kids thinking about this? why should they volunteer for unicef and go out and do something like this? >> they should -- it's a great experience and it really gives you a very different perspective of the world. and it really -- when you take it all in, it's like, wow, really overwhelming. >> that's terrific. thanks for your volunteerism. that's really terrific. you're great ambassadors for our country. thanks so much. for more information, go to our website at good morning to you. taking a live look at the city of san francisco, you can't even make out the trans america pyramid. as we head throughout your day, by noon a. thin veil of clouds left over. 63 degrees and nice and mild in the city and then we continue to clear out all the way through 4:00 p.m. 68 degrees. breezy tomorrow with less cloud

cover and 10 degrees warmer, on average. 94 tomorrow. and that's your latest weather. natalie? ♪ ♪ sending out an sos >> al, thank you. this morning on joy's diet sos, we're answering your questions about food allergies, yogurt and nuts. joy bauer is a registered dietician. joy, good morning. >> good morning. we blend. >> we do. we've got great, great questions, as we always do. let's get right to them. first, we have from eileen, who is in lakewood, florida, probably near my sister's house. eileen, good morning. how are you, and what's your question for joy? >> good morning, joy. i'm allergic to most fruits, such as berries, apples, pears, cherries. i've heard these fruits are high in antioxidants and good for your health, especially berries. now, my concern is, i'm missing out on all of these nutrients. so joy, what can i do about

this? >> eileen, it's a great question. and not only for you and other people who are allergic, but we get this question all of the time from people who have dislikes or can't necessarily afford some of the pricier produce items like berries. the bottom line is, all produce, every single fruit and vegetable has beneficial ingredients and are good for your body. and although health experts tend to highlight some of the superstar produce items like berries, like spinach, every single one of them has something good to bring to the table. so whether it's fresh or frozen, whether it's raw or cooked or exotic or standard, go out of your way to eat whatever you can. and it sounds like you could eat eventualables, and that's great. think color. because some of the colorful vegetables happen to be like the number one, two and three foods on the planet. so spinach and bell peppers and carrots and beet, it's all great. >> thank you so much. >> your body is going to be okay. >> thank you.

bye-bye. >> i love all of those fruits. they're so good. >> i know, but she does have a lot of other things out. >> next, we've got a great question from holbrook, new york. this is a question, i think, rachelle, a lot of us have, because there are so many yogurting on the market. good morning, rachelle. >> hi, good morning. i can't understand why yogurt has so much sugar in them. they're supposed to be so healthy for you. i don't understand. is it a different kind of sugar? >> so yogurt, specifically nonfat and low-fat yogurt is incredibly healthy, because it offers up calcium and protein. but this is what you need to know. plain, unflavored yogurt has natural milk sugar. it's called lactose, because it's made from milk. and you're going to get about 12 grams per 6-ounce container. we don't care about this sugar, because it comes naturally packaged with all of the good stuff. flavored yogurts, on the other hand, have have natural sugar, bus added sugar from fruit or

fruit juice, sugar, honey, maple syrup. that's the kind of sugar we want to minimize. and it gets tricky because when you look on labels of flavored yogurt, it just has one number, the combination of the natural and added. so what do you do? try to buy no more than 20 grams of added sugar per serving. look for 20 grams or less per serving. per six-ounce serving and he'll be fine. >> all right. unfortunately, that's all of the time we have. >> oh! >> joy bauer, as always, you've got great -- >> and keep the questions coming. we have so many. >> every week here. thank you so much, joy. and still to come this morning in today's family, how to reconnect after a rift and make up for lost time. next after for our series "show and tell" savannah tries to teach me how to play guitar and rock on. to last night's highlights. look what sometimes happens with the ordinary bag. it slips. bingo, falls in.

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we're back with our series, "show and tell" where we're all taking turns showing our favorite hobbies. today i rubbed shoulders and cooked a few chickens with savannah. >> i got a crash-course in cooking. and today we move on and the student becomes the teacher. >> today i got to fulfill a fantasy learning to play guitar. while i might not be rocking the plaza this summer or any time soon, i learned from an amazing, talent and had incredibly patient instructor. ♪ >> i've always been fascinated by musical instruments in general. ♪ >> believe it or not, from

fourth to sixth grade i was i guess back then a band geek. we had to pick an instrument, so what's pretty and silver and shiny? oh, it's a flute. it's beautiful. and it was easy. i was told. anybody lose an ear drum yet? ♪ i started playing when i was in my early 20s. my mom bought me a little guitar and i picked it up and learned a few chords. i taught myself how to play guitar, and it shows. >> i have very high expectations of savannah's ability. >> natalie! >> here she comes. savann savannah. >> what is that? harmonica? we're playing guitar today. >> i'm hoping you can teach me, because this is not working. >> she is going to give me some lessons and we'll see what we can do as a duet. >> i'm really hoping natalie isn't expecting a rock star experience. >> sheryl crow. now, she is definitely -- she has got the whole rock edge going. >> she should think more coffee

house. maybe, you know, writing in your journal, thinking about what's wrong in your life. that's the kind of music i like. depressing, basically. >> i'll be a rock star again. you wait. >> first things first, we've got to get you a guitar. is there one that caught your eye? how is that one? >> shiny -- >> the one that says daisy rock on it. >> it says i'm gonna rock the daisy. ooh. >> it looks good. >> it looks great! if i could just learn how to play it. >> this is where you play the chords, you perform them here. and then over here is where you strum. just do an open strum. ♪ >> natalie, morales, everybody! so far, so good. whew! >> and then the fretting began. >> these -- see these little bases, these are called frets, you perform chords by performing

certain frets and you want to press down hard on those chords. it hurts a little bit, right? >> yeah. >> that's music, it's pain. >> look at my finger. i have a minor flesh wound. i can't do this anymore. >> you may be able to sue. >> so much for my manicure. today i would suffer for my art. ♪ >> good. i like how you're adding a little up and down strum now. >> natalie's song, we do it all day long. ♪ it doesn't have to have a rhyme or reason or a tune at all ♪ >> i'm so proud of you. remember that time i taught you guitar? >> about 10 million tries later, and i had mastered our first big hit. ♪ must have walked a million miles must have walked a million

miles ♪ >> we even did a second version, featuring my other musical talents. ♪ ♪ rags around my head ♪ >> whew! thank you and good night. >> we're going to rock the plaza soon. >> but before we could conquer the big apple, we would have to win over hoboken, new jersey. ♪ you are my sunshine my only sunshine ♪ ♪ you make me happy >> our first free concert, and the fans went -- speechlesses. ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪

>> big finish! >> in the end, we both sound a little like guitar heroes. ♪ all i wanna do is have some fun ♪ ♪ i've got a feeling i'm not the only one ♪ ♪ all i wanna do is have some fun ♪ ♪ until the sun comes up on the santa monica boulevard ♪ >> but my real hero was my very first guitar teacher. and probably my last. >> whew! >> wow. >> of oh, boy. >> they are still recovering in hoboken at the guitar bar. thank you to them. >> was that natalie morales? >> let's hear just a little bit. >> you are so good. >> i am actually not. i will try to play something. but it's a little nerve-racking, you know? i'll try to play. but this is a song we did. ♪

yeah, this is harder than i thought. ♪ i see it go by never been in this country bar ♪ ♪ never been so easy ♪ i've been shooting in the dark too long when something is not right ♪ ♪ you've been with me a long time ♪ >> it's kind of lonesome to play without natalie. >> awww. >> see? she is good at everything. that is why we love her so much. i can't! i'll play my more okayas. >> we know that. >> i should learn how to hold it. i will not take you out with it. >> you were beautiful! >> so natalie had her eye on this guitar. >> i love this guitar. >> so i decided you should have the guitar, so you could

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take the suitcase! >> you know what? i don't need it. >> okay. you know what? >> guess he's going to need the suitcase now. recently the show's creator, phil rosenthal brought that laughter to russia, called "exporting raymond" and coming out on dvd. it's a difficult yet comical journey as he navigates his way through russian hole woold. so phil rosenthal, welcome to you. so the show in russia is called owe "everybody love's -- >> crostia." it was very difficult. at first i was flattered they wanted me to come to russia to help them turn our show into a russian sitcom. and until i found out i needed kidnap and ransom insurance to go over there. >> that's always a problem. >> but my fear of getting kidnapped and ransomed was

replaced by my fear of what they were going to do to the show. >> but it's a hit. >> it seems to be a hit. and now all of these other countries are doing it. poland called. they're doing it. i'm not going. enough. but india is going to do it. and israel. egypt. >> well, et cetera sort it's sort of the new thing, exporting what we have in america. a lot of things can be lost in translation. did some of the humor get lost in translation? >> yes. some of the humor never got off the plane. yeah. no, they have very different ideas. but you have to be open, you know, to other cultures, to other people. that's how we get along, right? >> and they didn't think raymond was funny, right? >> no, not at all. raymond is not the typical russian man. russian men are macho, don't get pushed around by the women. and i thought this was bologna. i think when vladimir putin goes out and kills a bear with his hands, the wife says, who is

going to clean that bear? >> well, phil rosenthal, thank you. ex aust 2nd. >> thank you. >> that's going to be funny. you gotta try honey bunches of oats with almonds! it's got real, sliced california almonds with a third less sugar

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alnu fee to grow marijuana. it's 9:26. we'll look at the roads and weather right after the break.

snee good morning to you. a lot of fog is hanging out along the coastline but it's starting to clear. by 11:30 we'll get a break from the low cloud cover. low pressure the reason for the flow. high pressure building in will build us up into the mid-90s inland. at the coast, upper 70s, for today, really comfortable weather at the coast. 70 degrees in oakland and 73 degrees in san jose. don't forget, we have a giants in town tonight and it's going to be pretty chilly out there. grab a jacket on your way out to the park. mike, what is on the road? >> we have a sigalert near the toll plaza. it's going to take some time to clear but it's not causing any big slow down because it's a

lighter flow right now. slowing south of there on 880 itself. a look to the san mateo bridge. a clear look for 92 as you head over the san mateo bridge westbound away from us from the peninsula where you see the haze. oakland is moving smoothly. slowing at the top of the screen at high street. the metering lights are still on at the toll plaza. it's only 9:29 so those will be turned off about an hour from now. back to you. for the latest traffic and news updates, check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area morning news on face okay. another update at 9:56. we'll see you then.

[ whistling ] >> roker! is that what you call a jog? i've seen babies crawl faster than that. are you ready for morales boot camp! are you? speak up! i can't hear you, sir! >> who are you? >> what a mega phone can do. >> our show and tell series, yes, she is bad to the bone. she made me train for a triathlon. it was pretty brutal. i tell you, one more minute with that mega phone -- >> the cartoon cast -- >> she has the kick board. it looked dangerous.

>> it's brutal. in fact, i need to relax. i think we should hear savannah sing to us. >> no, no. that's not necessary. ♪ >> now the boys! >> whew! >> and that tape will now self-did he say instruct. >> it will live on forever. >> anyhow, coming up in this half hour, e-hoarding, i'm guilty of this. if approximate you can't hit the delete button in your e-mail or the memory card gets full on your camera, you need to get organized and streamline your digital life. we have good advice and tips on that. we all need that around here. and also, we're helping you reconnect with family if you've grown apart. whether it was a big fight with one of your siblings years ago

or too busy to call your parents, it's never too late to get back to being a family. we'll have advice coming up. >> in some cases, bring your family to you, like yesterday. >> we shocked you. >> yeah, just ship her right here. >> remember, you've got a lot of family members. and in "today's" kitchen, adding fresh seafood to pasta for a light summer meal. we'll give you two delicious recipes. but first, mr. roker has a check of the weather for us. >> absolutely. a risk of strong storms in the mid atlantic states, back to the great lakes and the plains. showers in the midwest and the heat continues throughout 20 states where there are heat advisories and warnings and those will continue tomorrow with a risk of strong storms in the mississippi river valley, sizzling through the south with heat indices up to 125 degrees. that is dangerous. that's what's going on around our neck of the woods is clearing out nicely.

half an hour ago you couldn't make out the top of the trans america power. now you can see the entire thing. let's show you what we're expecting by noon today. 63 degrees today. a thin veil of clouds left over. by 4:00 p.m., 68 degrees and breezy. this is the cool spot. inland, we'll see a really nice day. 82 in gilroy. tomorrow, quite a bit warmer. 94 for wednesday. some game shows ask contestants to estimate the costs of regular retail items, like a bottle of detergent or a bar of soap, like "the price of right" but what about the price of a life-size replica of the white house? >> how much would that cost? this is a new nbc game show called "it's worth what?" >> nbc news is doing a game show? >> oh, boy, stop the presses. no, no, no. take that back. all right, well, people determine the value of unusual items to get the jackpot of $1 million.

>> wow. >> okay. the items range from elephant-sized jewels to an actual elephant. so tune into "it's worth what" right here on nbc tonight. i like that. "it's worth what?" actually, i did do an nbc game show on msnbc called "remember this." >> really? >> you did what? all right. meanwhile, coming up next from erase to too many texts and apps, are you a digital hoarder? we'll help you clean up after this. the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events

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we can all let go of the digital clutter. good morning. we'll be free after this segment. >> good morning. >> to start off, why is it so hard for some of us to get rid of all those e-mails? once you've read them, you should be done with them. >> there's a couple things. first of all, the sheer volume. a tech research firm says 155 billion e-mails are sent and received every year. can you imagine that? so that's number one. number two, there's an amount of angst of letting go of something you can't touch. it's emotional. we're talking about pictures, e-mails, texts. sometimes there are things in there that are sentimental or maybe conversations back and forth that you think you may need later and you get anxious about that. >> right. well, so one of your first tips is unsubscribe from certain e-mails. >> right. so this is different from spam. all of us are tired of spam, and frankly, thankfully, a lot of

spam filters work so well to alleviate that and rid our inboxes of that. but oftentimes, our inboxes are cluttered with something called bacon. >> i love bacon. but not in this context, though. >> think of it this way. it's a sometimes food, right? >> yes. >> so it's something that perhaps you have subscribed to, could be a newsletter, groupon, things you think that you want to read. but you don't read them. or they just pile up. so instead of just deleting those, you want to actually take your name off the list. because if you just delete it, you'll keep getting that. so you want to go to a site called unsubscribe.com, download their software and it will help you unsubscribe automatically or if you use yahoo mail, hit the unsubscribe button. >> you can create folders and delete the rest? what do you mean? >> you need to have a list of your high priority and low priority e-mail. so just set up folders so those go directly in. if you don't -- if you get those guilt.com e-mails but don't want to read them right away.

>> and get on a schedule. >> exactly. give yourself specific times during the day that you're going to read and respond to e-mail. and when you're doing that, delete the ones that you're done with. just get yourself on a schedule. and if you can, maybe take yourself offline while you're doing that so you can focus on the actual e-mails. i don't know about you, but i get distracted when trying to respond and more e-mails are coming in. >> right. and you also say pick up the phone. i love this. if you're having a bunch of e-mails traffic conversation with somebody, just call them. >> yeah. after three e-mails, come on, walk down the hall or pick up the phone and you'll see you get a lot less clutter when you do that. >> let's move to cameras. a lot of people have a hard time deleting photos from their digital camera, which makes sense if you don't want to lose the photos. >> and oftentimes if you have backed it up, you have this feeling of oh, no, what if i can't find it again? i think getting yourself on a routine, whether once a month, once a week, to just transfer those, you could also use a

wireless card, i-fi makes something for 50 bucks that will transfer the photos directly to your computer. or store it in the cloud. use a photo sharing site where you're actually transferring the photos, uploading from your camera phone, directly to a photo-sharing site. then they'll always be there. you don't have to worry about your hard drive crashing. >> you can delete as you go. that's another thing. for anybody out there who has got hundreds of pictures on their phones or cameras, think about how many of those have people who are out of focus -- this is a tip someone gave to me from kodak. if you delete as you go, then when you go to transfer them, you have fewer pictures to deal with. >> you also say back up, back up, back up. >> right. so use the cloud, which essentially means sending your content to a server. lots of server -- many servers out there, including drop box where you can do that, mobile me, et cetera. and then if you're still really worried about it, buy an external hard drive. transfer your content to that,

burn the photos on to a cd so you have that peace of mind so that when it it's time to really get rid of them -- many people, you have them in different places. >> let's move to phones. a lot of people have old texts, the same theory behind people keeping e-mails, keeping text messages. >> right. i think set aside a time every week, if you can, to clear out the text messages, if there is something in it that is really relevant like a phone number or address or something you think you're going to need, cut and paste it, put it in your address book, use that time every week to organize it and clear it all out. >> the other thing we get a lot of clutter on, our ipads or iphones, apps. you think you like an app and it hangs there and you don't use it you say get rid of it. >> the pew center reported earlier this year, two-thirds of the apps we have on our phones people don't even use. so think of all of the ones you tried and then oh, kind of cool and then you sort of forgot about it. get yourself on a routine, once a month get rid of the ones you don't use. it will make you feel a lot more free. >> thank you, heather. great advice. good to see you.

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never too late to get close to your family again. gail saltz is here with great advice. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is particularly poignant right now in the summertime, more access to your family. >> yes, and a lot of people actually choose to have reunions in the summertime because there is more downtime for people. so it not only poignant because you realize that maybe you don't have certain relationships, but it's a real opportunity time to actually reunite with people. >> family dynamics have really changed as well these days. so more important than ever to work on these relationships, and really is work. >> it is work. families are complicated. lots of people get divorced. there are many step families. and it's easier to some degree to become estranged and lose touch. but also, i think it makes those bonds more important than ever, quite honestly. because family is always going to be family. and in certain ways, you could count on them. >> exactly. and you say maintaining a relationship is going to require

effort. >> effort, effort, effort. in fact, it's not just effort like what do i have to do to pick up the phone and so on, but mental effort. because you have to make a decision that this relationship matters to you. that you share something with this person that you're not going to share with anybody else. and it could last a lifetime. so are you going to put the conscious psychological work into -- which means sometimes things like swallowing your pride, like i'm going to be the one to extend the olive branch, i'm going to be the one to make the first move, even if i've done it ten times already. so those kinds of things take psychic effort. >> that's what you say, the first thing, you've got to be the bigger person and extend the olive branch. but it can be really hard to do that, especially if there was some argument or incident that set you guys off in different directions. >> and i'm not actually even saying -- even if you were completely in your mind in the right and they were completely in the wrong, it's not about fair, it's not about right and wrong. it's about deciding that in order to make it work, you might have to take the first step. because it's in your head, but it's not in their head.

>> swallow that pride. and you say next is to stop keeping count. what do you mean by that? >> i mean that we do tend to be like, well, last time i'm the one who had you over, i made the party, or i paid for x, i called you. if you keep count like that, honestly, at some point it may just disintegrate. because you have to remember, you can't change the other person. only they can change them. so if it matters to you, stop counting, and just be the one to pick up the phone. >> okay. and you say don't wait for major milestones or things to happen to bring you together. >> if you wait for an event like a holiday or birthday and then try to have the conversation then, it's a very high-pressure time. there's a lot of stress already. and it may not go well. so that's why i'm advocating before those moments, pick up the phone or write a letter or e-mail. >> and when you do make that conversation or reach out, it's really important to stay positive, to not dredge up the past. >> right. >> don't go there. >> we have a tendency to say

remember the time -- the baby with the bath water. so, you know that, will only cause the whole thing to regress. so as hard as it is, try to say, look, these things happened. and they were difficult. but now let's try to look forward and see what we can put together. >> and then last, you say model the importance of family. >> well, at the end of the day, it's the oldest generation that really does set the tenor for the younger ones. so if you want your family to stay together, you can't just say do it this way, be with your sister, be with your brother. you have to model it. so if you're being estranged or you're not kind or having relationships with others, your kids will probably follow suit. so i would advise that, you know, for the grandparents out there right now, be the ones who extend the olive branch and show them that it's important, because you will reap the benefits, not only from your end, but going down the family chain. >> and take care of you in the end, right? dr. gail saltz, as always, thanks so much. great advice there. coming up, light pasta

dishes for summer. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ this morning in "today's kitchen" step by step, pasta with seafood. pasta is always great. we have an executive chef. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> so we're going to get started here. we're going to make a nice pasta with crab? >> yeah, we're going make some spaghetti with crab, tomato, chives, bread crumbs. very, very easy. a little garlic and olive oil here. we're going to add some tomatoes, finely chopped, chives. crab, you want that oniony flavor, tasting nice like spring. and butter. a little bit of stock. salt and pepper. there you go. very good. >> how long do you cook that for?

>> seven, eight minutes. until it gets to this -- sauce consistency. >> right. >> at this point, we'll add in some torn basil. >> this is a great time of year, because you've got so much fresh produce going on. >> yeah. plus a lot of people have gardens, a lot of people have to make use of the stuff they have. so it's -- >> could you replace -- could you put mint in there? >> you could put mint. mint and basil go well together, complement each other. so here we have precooked pasta, some spaghetti cooked for 12 minutes, dried spaghetti. >> could you substitute another pasta for this if you wanted? is. >> anything you want. this is just guidelines. fresh bread crumbs. i like to add the crab at the end. you don't want to stir it up too much, shred it, make it fine. it kind of dissolves and loses flavor. a little bit of parmesan cheese. and you just kind of whisk everything together. >> a little olive oil? >> yeah, a splash of olive oil there. >> so if it gets too sticky -- >> it's meant to be a little bit

dry. you don't want it too saucy. that's why we cooked it down to that sauce consistency. it kind of defines the pasta. that's why spaghetti is a good alternative to do this. we'll plate this. >> that looks good. and smells great. >> yeah. like i said, it's nice and dry. and, you know, easy to eat. very simple, as you see. >> all right. what do we have back here? >> another simple pasta. traditional recipe from puttanesca. a lot of people don't like the anchovi anchovies. >> i do. >> but it's a very unconventional item. but you can use canned tuna. less fishy. italian tuna is best. so we have capers, olives, parsley, garlic, pepper cheneys in there. tomato. >> a gonga line there. >> how can you resist this? it's unbelievable!

>> and we have sarah too. >> flowers. >> what do you have coming up on the show today? >> who knows? it's going to be fun. >> thanks so much. >> you're dealing with awkward situations. >> like this one. >> we're familiar with that. >> that's all coming up after your local news. get ready for the awkward moments. >> a whole fourth hour of moments. >> a whole fourth hour of awkward moments. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

your kids will each take care of our class hamsters, lewis & clark. then i'll tell them the story of pluto, the sad little planet that was. i'll introduce them to some new friends, the fractions, and some cold blooded ones, the dinosaurs. [sfx: dinosaur growl] clark! anyway, here's what they'll need: markers, scissors, crayons, pencils, folders, juice boxes, pretzel sticks, glue sticks, tape that sticks, and glitter. so much glitter. good morning. it's 9:56 and i'm marla tellez. san francisco police are still responding to angry questions about why they shot and killed a

19-year-old wanted parolee in the debut district. that popping sound you just heard are sounds recorded by a spotting technology. kenneth harding fired at them after they stopped him on a muni platform near oakdale. it proves that harding shot at the police first and activists won't buy it until they see a ballistics report released. now, the man who was shot was wanted for questioning in a shooting of a pregnant woman in seattle. he's also accused of pumping a 13-year-old girl in january of 2010. he just got out this past april after serving some time. much of the area is fogged

in. >> it's clearing out nicely. we have a heatwave plaguing most of the nation but for us we're going to see a gorgeous day as low pressure provides a really, really nice, cool day, at least for today. as we head through tomorrow, it's going to be hot inland. temperatures climbing into the mid-90s. 70 in redwood city. 83 degrees in san jose. up to 94 tomorrow. staying nice, though, for the weekend. let's check your drive with mike. >> an accident on 238. southbound heading away from the castro valley y. it should be cleared quickly. a new accident reported at the bottom of the east shore freeway. watch for slowing so far. cars moving to the shoulder there. a live look out at sunol, low clouds hovering around the fremont side. marla, back to you. >> thank you, mike. for the latest traffic and news updates, check us out on nbc bay

area morning news. we'll be back with the final weather and traffic update at 10:26.

nch from. from nbc news, this is "today" from kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hello, everybody, we're so glad you're with us tay, it's booze-day, tuesday, july 19th. the summer -- sorry, going too fast. >> it's flying. you know what, i was thinking about that. we're almost at the end of, we just have august, really. july is kind of over. >> i know, we wait such a long time here. so don't complain about the heat, everybody, because remember we were freezing our collective assets off all winter long. >> yes. >> and our assets got cold.

i'm sorry, today is a huge day around here. yes, "the new york times" bestseller, hoda is now paperback. >> cheap! >> very inexpensive. it's on sale now and what a great read it is. you're going to be at the nbc experience store on friday. >> here's what happens. you come to the nbc plaza and watch cee-lo green go nuts and after it's over, why don't you wander over to the nbc experience store and i'll sign some paperbacks. >> and you'll meet me in rehoboth. >> we want to let everybody know we're not going to be taping shows there like we did in montreal. we'll be taping shows there. and at browns-about books. >> it's a great book store. and i'm hoping they have drag queen volleyball. i saw it and it's liked funniest best thing ever. >> they're all dressed, they've got their things out. >> a whole lot of bouncing going

on. and you know what else is going on, it's dangerous and rude an an awful lot of people are still doing it texting, while not only driving, which causes so many accidents. texting while walking. we told you of the story of the woman, we're not going to show you the picture, but remember the lady who fell in the fountain -- >> what are you doing. go again. go one more time. >> she's so annoying. you have those people -- here's the thing. if you've ever walked down a crowded street and in front of you is someone with their head down, face buried in their blackberry, texting, texting and you run right into them because they're not looking. >> in philly they're charging $120 for texting while walking. so if you're in philadelphia, and you are texting while walking, they're going to get you. >> almost every city in america is in financial trouble. if they start actually collecting on all of these tickets, we can all be fiscally sound. i'm all for it, because too many

accidents are happening. >> i know. >> i was sitting at a light with crass the other day and this woman goes to take a left turn around us. and she's on the phone and doing something else, taking a left turn at the same time and barely gets by us. and you want to go -- excuse me. >> a lot of states have, you do need hands-free to talk. and even in those states, i've been guilty of it a couple of times, too. you make a quick call to get directions somewhere. >> you're supposed to pull over. >> they're saying bad manners is spreading not just on the roads and in the streets, but in the air when people fly. >> there's a big thing in "u.s.a. today" about it. it says, flyers say they see more rude travelers. >> listen to the things that bugs flight attendants the most. this is what flight attendants hate when you do. walking around the aircraft without your shoes, especially in the lavatory. changing a diaper in the seat or on your tray table. >> ooh. >> clipping your fingernails or your toenails on the plane.

>> fingernails, maybe. >> it shows how much this must be happening. >> keeping headphones on when you're talking to the flight attendants. that's annoying, you go what? what? and your headphones are on. speaking in a condescending tone. hanging arms or legs off the edge into the aisle when they're trying to get the drink cart through. >> gosh, i'm annoyed just reading it. listen to what bugs flyers. loud cell phone conversations, people who disobey the rules and try to carry on too many bagses or put too much liquid through security. people who play music too loudly through earphones that others request still hear. parents who don't control their kids. >> that would be number one for me. >> people who think the turn off all electronics message doesn't apply to them. have you ever seen them? you're like -- you want to say, she said turn it off, we're about to take off. and they're sneaking another text. it's like really?

what are you doing? >> in a post-modern, society, is that what they call it now, meaning we're far more at home with our technology than we are in our own biological sphere. there's all kinds of hell is going to break loose and we're not as comfortable with one another and nature than we are with something if our face. >> there's a guy who is 6'4", he bought a ticket last minute and he was stuck in his seat and the person tried to recline and couldn't. and the guy said, i want to recline and the guy said, i'm sorry, i'm 6'4", and the guy said shift your legs sideways so i can recline. the guy next to him said, you're in my space. and the guy said, call the flight attendant, and said, i'm trying to recline, but the guy won't move his legs. and he said, i'm sorry, but his legs were up against the seat. and they moved the tall guy to first class. those stories don't always end that way.

>> rodney, can't we all just get along? rodney king. now rebecca? rebecca black. >> we'll show you five seconds of the song. ♪ ♪ ♪ friday, friday >> you know what, it's getting harder and harder for any kid to get noticed. justin bieber wouldn't be a huge star if he didn't posted things on youtube. they're not breaking the law in any way. they're using what they have to maximize their opportunities. >> rebecca black got so famous that katy perry put her in a cameo in one of her videos, also called "friday." now rebecca black has her own new video out, we're about to reveal it. i can't wait. let's watch. >> it's called "this is my moment." ♪ it feels like my moment ♪ my moment ♪ i've waited for so long ♪ and now everybody knows that

this is my moment ♪ >> really? she's adorable. she's very cute. she looks like a little disney star. what's the problem? poor kid. >> parents only paid $4,000, i shouldn't say only, but they paid $4,000 to get a video made. and it turned out to be huge. >> when i think of the money that my parents invested in me, in terms of being able to leave college when i did and go out to california and follow my dreams. >> i think people are probably a little bit envious, thinking i could do that, too. >> joanne lamarca. she's just jealous, jealous as all get-out. you know another thing that she's upset about? that charlie sheen is going to have his tv show. >> they're so clever and the title of this is "anger management." >> based on the movie, of course. do you think it will work for him or not? >> i think there will be a huge tune-in initially. there will be, i think he's very smart guy. whether he's you know, a little

looney is another opinion. but he is very smart, no question about that. he knows what he's good at. he's trying to maximize the attention that he's already gotten. will people continue to tune in? i don't think so, unless it's really good. it's got to be great. >> he's a great actor, he really is. >> he's a very talented guy, nobody has ever said he's not talented. >> there's a new trend out, i don't know if you're aware of this. it's red jeans. britney got these from zahra, $50. would you wear red jeans? there's something in the way. >> i would, i like them. i think it's a fun way to add color. >> you know what, in there's something called nantucket red, so i'm used to red pants. a lot of people wear them in nantucket. >> what about guys, do guys wear red jeans? >> no. >> okay, good, just checking. all right. so -- >> we have a lot coming up. we're going to talk about some

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there's always an awkward situation to deal with, whether it's the friend who owes you money -- i want it back, hoda. >> uh-huh. >> or the struggle over the thermostat. >> it's freezing in here. well help is here, phil writes the social cues column for the sunday styles section of the "new york times." and "today" contributor harriet cole is an expert and president of harriet cole media. let's get to the questions. now that it's summer, my wife and i fight nonstop about air conditioning in the bedroom. if it's on, she's shivering.

if it's off, i'm sweating. what should we do? >> well, where there's a will and a sweaty pajama top. there's always a way. and some combination of a lower setting and a fan? a heating blanket for the wife if she -- >> separate rooms? >> some people do that, you know. >> you know how i know this is going to work? because every couple in america has had to go through this. >> we are different temperatures in their bodies, which is true. but the thing is, almost all over the country it's like 100 degrees. if you have an air conditioner, it's a blessing, put on a night gown, a robe. >> can we stay in the same bedroom, though? because i really think that keeps couples tighter. can we agree? >> oh yeah, if you can. >> she was kidding. >> no, i wasn't. i wasn't talking about me and frank, of course. >> my son is marrying a rich girl whose mother is planning an elaborate destination wedding. >> please, lord. >> i just learned that she expects us to host and pay for a welcome dinner we can't afford the destination and the dinner.

i want to speak up, but my husband feels ashamed and wants to figure out a way to pay. who's right? >> i think the issue ask just because the family is wealthy, doesn't mean that they understand. they probably have no clue that it's an issue for the family. so a conversation has to be had, i understand that the dad wants to be able to do for his, for his child. but this is where the soon-to-be husband and wife need to communicate with their parents. >> there's a good thing here, too. because we've got to see to the dad's slightly bruised ego. he get it a little bit. he wants to pay for baby. let's remember all the terrific things he's done being a dad, that didn't involve a stupid old check book. >> and you don't want a hardship. >> i know a family that's going through the same thing and they all worked it out beautifully and they realized we're not in the same economic status. >> these two are lucky because they've got a sensible mom saying we're not going to go

into debt over dinner. >> this one says i have a co-work another is always trying to show me up to the boss. he's not obvious, but he's always making subtle digs that make it seem like he's working harder or is more talented. should i say something to him or to my boss? >> no, and no. do your job well, with a smile on your face, document what you do. so you send a little note -- we just did such-and-such and it turned out so great. >> you know the kind of person we're talking about. >> i would taze them. >> but to say something is not going to work. and it's obvious to the boss, too. >> but it might be obvious to the boss. but the boss is worrying about his boss. so every once in a while, i don't think a sharp elbow is out of the question. >> but bosses like the tension between their workers, because it makes everybody work a little harder. >> but they don't like tattle-tatattle tattle-tales. >> but that was my report, thank you for liking it. when the guy is there saying -- >> just subtly, well, this guy is taking credit for her work,

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♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ >> this installment of sara and the city. where sara haines tries her skills at different jobs. >> what kinds of trouble did you get into this time. >> most of us know the new york yankees lead the league in championships and have given us some of the most legendary players ever. what's the secret to the team's success? i got down and dirty to find out. baseball, america's pasttime. fans fill the stadium every night, cheering their favorite team. sure, these are the guys who run the field. but what about the other guys, who run the field? meet dan cunningham, head groundskeeper for the new york yankees. >> so you're going to train me

today to be part of the yankees' ground crew? >> correct. >> game on, let's do this. meet his team of player who is keep the yankees and the stadium they call home looking so good and so green. with a staff of almost 30 men, these guys do it all. raking -- sunflower seed. >> get it, get did. >> painting. this is like every kid's dream. changing bases. >> other way, other way. >> and for one whole day -- i got to play like one of the boys. >> beautiful, great job. that was awesome, unbelievable. >> yes, i was ready for work. ooh. oh! i'm in yankee stadium and i really wish hoda and kathie lee could have been here with me. but i have a hunch that they're possibly looking down over me. hoping to make you ladies proud,

i tried talking baseball with one of the cleveland indians. >> i did paint home base, so if you step up there and -- >> what is it called? >> plate. >> what position do you play? >> ph. >> what is that? pinch hitter. still, i put my best foot forward, practicing the grounds crews most important job, leading the traditional fifth-inning "ymca." >> you clap and then it's one, two, then y-m-c-a. clap. and that's it. you drop down. now you're off. having mastered the fancy footwork, it's game time. hi, guys, good luck tonight. good luck. play ball. and i was clearly still learning the do's and don't's of the field. >> you've been severely slack in your duties. >> how so?

>> we got a piece of garbage right out in the middle of the field. >> that's a mess. >> that's like teasing me out there. right now i feel like it's looking at me. >> it is, it's calling you. >> it's going towards a-rod. >> go, go, go! >> this house is clean! from picking up trash. i totally found something that like was camouflaged by the grass, but it could have thrown everything off. you don't want the players tripping on trash out there so -- >> camouflaged in the grass. it's bright blue. real camo. >> to changing bases. >> a word to the wise, don't trip. >> oh, my god, game on. >> go to first, run! run! >> i'm coming, i'm coming. what do i do with the other base?

hi, guys. to even dodging balls. oh my god! i was having a ball. and just in time for my magic moment. ♪ y-m-c-a ♪ it's good to stay at the y plrkz c-a ♪ ♪ they have everything for a man to enjoy ♪ ♪ you can hang out with all the boys ♪ ♪ it's fun to stay at the ♪ y-m-c-a >> this is one rookie who is ready for the major league. >> this job is awesome. >> she did a phenomenal job. >> so you would hire me? >> if it was up to me, yes. i really enjoyed having you. >> thank you. >> it worked out well. >> so when i do come back, you did say you would probably hire

me. >> i know i'm on tape. >> sara! >> it was such a memorable day. i want to thank the entire grounds crew for showing me the ropes. >> the first woman ever? >> ever. >> were you nervous or intimidated running out on the field. >> i was nervous, there's rules that you can't run out towards the pitcher's mound. they were like, i was asking the yankees, i was like, can i run across the middle there? like go, what are you doing? >> thank you, sara. good job! still to come, we celebrate a special day for our hoda. >> and later, we takeyo into your background to spruce up your space. [ lopez ] beautiful skin needs protection.

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she was shot when she was apparently caught in the cross fire of a gang-related shootout. it happened in the city's theater district. two other people were hurt in that shooting. five men were involved in the shootout will answer to murder arges todaone ed as an accessor to murder. christina is here to look at your forecast.

welcome back. the time now is 10:28. we're looking really good in terms of our forecast. but right now, still pretty

socked in with fog at the immediate coast. the fog is getting pushed back, though, and starting to burn off really nicely by 11:30. should see the clouds break apart in the city of san francisco. 68 degrees as a result. 82 in san jose. and 82 in gilroy. oh, yes, giants are taking on the dodgers once again at 7:15. a little on the cool side. 59 degrees at the end of the game. we're going to warm up to the 90s. tomorrow, a ten-degree increase. let's check your drive right now with mike. >> we're focused on folks headed into the city. tonight, 580 westbound and 24 approaching the interchange there. we're looking over to the other side, golden gate bridge, traffic has been slow heading into the city for the last hour or so. maybe one of those may not be

opened. it's a smooth flow. back to you. for the latest traffic and news updates, find us on face okay. search nbc bay area morning news on facebook. have a great day everyone. thanks for being with us. we are back on this booze-day tuesday, with more of "today." if you're a regular viewer of our show, thank you. you often see hoda chatting up guests, enjoying a cocktail or six and poking fun at yours truly or maybe that's me poking fun at her. >> yeah, it's usually that way. >> either way, our very own hoda is a "new york times" bestselling author, thanked to her memoir called "hoda." >> i was 21, working as a television reporter at the cbs affiliate, making a call on a pay phone. an older black woman walked up to me in the phone booth. put my face in her hands and

looked in my eyes and asked, what is you? my parents got married in cairo, and they did what a lot of the young couples in the day did, they came to america. my parents wound up in oklahoma. we were red, white and blue as kids growing up. hala, my sister, was out of college, but my sister and i were students at tech. i was dressed up. i was getting scared and i refused to leave. no, i said tell me now, what is going on. dad had a heart attack. is he okay? please say yes, adel. please say yes. no, and even that many years ago, you still look at it and i can't believe that that's how the end came. you know. my hair is kind of like a family member. i can tell immediately if the salon is emotionally and physically equipped for the job.

if the stylist looks at my hair, gasps under her breath and grabs for a flat paddle brush, i am gone. my fear always of going to prison is that hair. i'm often asked, what is kathie lee really like. kathie lee is not a diva. she is always on time and she comes to play. she asks everyone about their family and friends and keeps up with all the happenings. >> we love you hoda, we wish you the best year of your life. look, there are very few people on this planet who are recognizable by their first name. kathie lee is one of those people. still, when i look across the table some mornings and i think to myself, like -- is this my life? >> he's in the process of feeding. >> a stranger sitting in the seat next to me said hello. we made some small talk about our lives. then he asked me what was on my arm. i was wearing a medical sleeve

to prevent blood clots on the plane. i'll tell you, i have breast cancer. but i hope when you get off this plane, you don't say hey, i sat next to someone on the plane with breast cancer. he said, what is wrong with you? breast cancer is part of you, it's like going to college, working at nbc, getting married. he said, i'm going to give you some advice, don't hog your journey, it's not just for you. >> i get teared up every time i see something like that, hoda. that book is now making its paperback debut. >> it's quite the journey since you called mel burger and you guys had lunch and he said, you've got to a story in you. >> actually before that, we were having lunch and you said, why don't you put this stuff down on paper. i remember. and i said why, what would i write? >> you didn't think you had anything of value to share. >> you said, those stories you tell me. so i started walking them down and talking to my quo writer.

and then this book was sort of born out of that. >> it was born and it became a bestseller and the very first time you went to a book-signing you met jay. you met his daughters. for people who don't know that story, i love it. >> i did wonder why did i write that book. you know, you can't help but wonder stuff like that. and when i was in the book-signing in tribeca in october. i'm sitting there and two girls walk up with a piece of paper that says, ten reasons you should date my dad. and that's jay right there. we ended up, we've been dating ever since and i have got to say, i don't think anyone has ever looked at me the way he looks at me. still, after all of these months. but it's been such a great journey. >> and he has seen you not when you're just all poofed. >> except for that bad hair picture. >> it's a beautiful, beautiful story. is there anything you would change now that you look at it in retrospect?

>> no. i'm just glad i wrote it because of jay, i really am. that's the main reason i'm glad i wrote it. hopefully there will be another one coming out one of these days. >> you're working on another one? >> yes. >> i'm unbelievably proud of you, hoda. it's a fantastic book. it's a great read. and i was reading it again and i thought, i even like this the second time. up next, frank shows you how to createoutdoor tdoor oasis of your very own. reduces the visible signs of aging... minimizes the look of wrinkles... hydrates... renews... seems like an amazing moisturizer?

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if you're experiencing the heat wave like we are, outside might be the last place you want to go today. however, when the temperatures drop a little bit, your back yard can become your hang-out haven. >> all it takes are some sim spell chang pell changes you can do yourself. frank fontana is here with more. i like what you're turning things we have into things that we need, really. >> that's right. there's one thing i always say to folks, we were talking about this, buying a nice, substantial patio set is really important because it can last you a lifetime. where you can save some money is the accessories and the side items. >> those can really add up. >> i'm going to show you how to make an end table out of some planters. >> these are plastic planters. >> i'm going to sink a couple of screws in them to attack and create base for it. >> be careful. >>-day work with tools all the time. so then if you hold that for me, hoda, that would be great. >> hoda, watch that fingers. >> she ain't going to get hurt.

>> the light comes on when you do that. cool. >> a handy little drill. >> once you secure a couple of screws in. you flip it over and it becomes kind of like an end table, check it out. i went chopping in my back yard and took out the chainsaw and sliced a chunk. you can put it on there. >> check it out. you have -- >> i have urns that i put a glass top on them. >> i have a layer with rocks and flowers and you kind of get a hidden surprise. >> overall outdoor styling. it's been an hottest trend to make it the extension of the interior. this set here is from my great gatherings.com. it's a sustainable teak set. i'm the high-style, low-budget guru. one thing i tell my clients is spend money on substantial furniture, because it will last awe lifetime. >> you know it's going to change in color, that's what teak does. >> the what about it when it rains on this carpet or that

stuff? >> good point. this is all outdoor fabrics, outdoor rugs. and if you touch the rug, the texture is just like on the interior. so are the pillows and the cushions. this is kind of the thing now. >> i usually take them in, anyway, because i'm neurotic. these are mold-resistant fabrics. and science is merging with style now. let's talk about if you have a bench that doesn't have a cushion. how do you then address that. >> you're going to show us, frank. i'm going to show you first what you're going to use, all right. first off you want to use either one-inch or two-inch foam, depending how thick your bottom is and how much cushion you want. >> be careful. >> and then you know in terms of the outdoor fabrics i feel like things like this are so cool and so hip. you know, you can see this in anthropology and all the hot stores right now. if you want to match the color

patterns. you don't have to get the exact patterns you have in your existing set. you can find colors that repeat. if you notice, the pillows are in the circular patterns, this is linear. >> they have to be in the same family. >> same color family. >> what are you putting it on? >> i've used some mdf, you could use pressure-treated wood if you're going to keep it outside. but i'm neurotic, so i'm going to bring mine in. i'm going to use some mdf, which i've sealed. staple it on. make sure it's tight and for me, i like to do the old corners here. you know like you do gift wrap. that's the trick, because corners are difficult. then when you pop it in -- >> it fits right on there. >> you know what people should remember, frank, you know this, because you're a designer. it may look beautiful outside, but what i do is i go into every window and look out at it because if it doesn't flow from the color scheme you have in your house -- it's going to bother you outside. >> absolutely. it all needs to flow from

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summer screams ice cream and while you can find almost any flavor in the aisle, why not tailor it to your specific taste. >> the editor of "food & wine" is here to show you how to

transform your favorite ice cream into cooler creations. >> it has to be a temperature can you dig into. so either in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or in a microwave ten seconds and i'm going to have you guys make this brownie sundae pie. you start making the brownies. then this is where the creativity comes in. the inner you comes out. i've got five kinds of ice creams. >> what are they, darling. >> you each can take a scoop. >> chocolate, chocolate chip. vanilla chocolate chip. vanilla and coffee and also it's the same color scheme. so it's going to be pretty, no matter what you do. if you want to make it a little crazy on top you can have the marshmallows, you can have pretzels. >> hoda likes crazy. >> how are you doing with that? >> i'm just flopping it down. i don't mess around, i just plop it on there. >> you put whatever you want and decora

decorate. you can do your jackson pollock imitation. if you want to see how we did it, at "food & wine" magazine. >> look at this, mine looks good. >> it's really bianca who deserves all the credit. >> bianca gets all the credit. >> i just couldn't finish because we're out of time. but isn't that lovely? >> this is how it can look. >> if you're a big, fat slob. >> look at this, come on. >> who doesn't want ha? >> i can't, because i'm lactose intolerant. >> a little lighter. we've got waffle cookies and lemon ice cream. >> where do you get this? >> at the supermarket. >> you plop it on there and -- >> you flatten it. >> i don't necessarily use a spatula. >> you can flat tn that way. >> you can do that. >> it will break it. >> all right. and you can roll it in here. >> roll it. >> well, you didn't do it right. >> pistachio. >> just stick it in there.

dunk it. >> you can make it ahead and freeze it or you can eat it right away. >> and that's great. they like little egg salad sandwiches. >> you can make it -- >> what's down here. >> you can make a tureen. >> you have to use plastic wrap and just layer the ice cream. you're ready to dig in. we've got pistachio on the bottom. raspberry sorbet and frozen yogurt on the bottom. because you guys did all the work i'm actually going to spread this out and allow you to taste that. >> thank you, dana. >> thank you, dana, very much. we appreciate it thanks. coming up next, sara finds out why golf balls are a gold mine. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back with our special series called, they get paid for that? >> our sara checked 0-oout one t uses scuba gear and golf carts. >> who knew when this comes to real golf, there are people who rescue the countless balls from the depths of ponds only to give them a second life on the golf course, for a price. a light morning mist. the smell of freshly-cut grass. and carts revving up for a day of duty. tpc sawgrass in jacksonville, is 18 holes of bliss for amateurs and professionals alike. until their ball lands in deep water and becomes a sunken treasure for brian adams. >> so a golfer's like oh my gosh or the "beep" moment is a good thing for you? >> i don't, i do think them for

their contribution. >> as a trained and certified golf ball scuba diver. each recovered ball goes towards his lively hood. a typical day involves a suit, a wetsuit, that is. a sea of green grass and the peace and quiet of the great outdoors. >> it's kind of like tai chi, because you do it with your eyes closed, you grab the balls and toss them in. left to my thoughts, i hum a song or think about something. >> on the course, brian's concerns go beyond slicing the ball or hitting the sand trap to what's prowling below the surface. >> what kind of encounters have you had? do you run into gators a a lot? >> i've had a few close encounters, about five-foot, had bubbles tickling his belly. we both came up as fast as we could. >> it wasn't just the gators that could be lurking under the water. poisonous snakes and otters can also be out of sight, not necessarily out of mind. brian, how does it look under there? >> you can't see your hands.

>> in front of your face? you can't see anything? >> no. >> the thousands of balls that he collects every day, get cleaned, sorted and sold. official golf ball divers have contracts with courses, but the sheer volume of white gold lures nighthawks who will illegally collect and sell recovered balls. >> this is a big recycling project. >> yes, i think of myself as recycler. >> for brian, breathing new life into lost balls is totally worth of occupational hazards. on a scale of one to ten how cool is your job, ten being the coolest? >> 9.5. >> what do you leave the .5 for? >> the gators. >> brian recently left this job, but made a living at it for three years. the recovered golf ball business is estimated to be a $200 million industry. not bad. >> that's incredible. >> that's amazing.

i never thought about that, sara. tomorrow, is facebook ruining your friendships? >> not yours. >> not at all. have a great booze-day tuesday, we'll see you tomorrow, guwh tomorrow is? wines-day! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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