good morning. breaking news, the dow up this morning a day after plunging more than 600 points. fearful investors nervous about the downgrade of the u.s. credit rating. what will the fed do when it meets today? we're live at the new york stock exchange. >> britain burning. the violent riots raging have turned deadly and spread to other cities overnight. chaos from the streets. a warehouse on fire, major public events canceled. this morning, 10,000 more police are being brought in to try to calm things down. and it's over -- after 29 grueling hours in the water, 61-year-old diana nyad abandons her attempt to become the first

person to swim from cuba to florida. we'll fell you why today, tuesday, august 9th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to "today." i'm ann curry. >>up matt lauer. the dow is up about 150 points. that's a pretty positive sign a day after dropping nearly 635. >> that's right. that decline was the sixth worst single-day point decline in the last 112 years. but despite the turmoil, the s&p president is defending his company's decision to downgrade the u.s. credit rating and, in fact, some analysts believe that decision could end up being a good thing for the economy in the long run. so we're going to talk about all that this morning with cnbc's maria bartiromo and jim cramer.

also ahead, take a look at this "newsweek" cover featuring michele bachmann. the caption is "queen of rage," but an unflattering photo that has a lot of people crying foul. we'll talk more about that, as well. also, should a man be able to use social media to say bad things about his ex-wife? that's an interesting question. a judge has ordered the creator of a blog that is called the psycho ex-wife dotcom to take down that website. we'll hear from the man and his ex-wife coming up just ahead. let's begin on this tuesday morning with how wall street is reacting following monday's bloodbath. cnbc's maria bartiromo is here with details. good morning. >> good morning, matt. thanks very much. the dow jones industrial average right now up 132 points after a tough day yesterday as investors are hoping for some good news out of the federal reserve today after the worst day for the market yesterday in two years. investors reed to the first-ever

downgrade of u.s. credit fast and furious on what became the worst day on wall street in two years. now, tuesday's fed meeting is critical as pressure mounts for ben ben bernanke and his fellow policymakers to consider fresh stimulus for the economy or face the threat of another recession. >> there's concern that the s&p downgrade may do something to consumer confidence and, thereby, ease us a little closer to the infamous double dip everybody is worried about. >> reporter: midday monday the president tried to inject confidence into the market. >> our problems are imminently solvable, and we know what we have to do to solve them. >> reporter: but as the president was talking, the dow was tanking, selling off another 400 points after his speech, ending the day down 600, or 5.5%. s&p president defended the downgrade in an exclusive on cnbc. why downgrade the debt when it's actually about the political process?

>> the political process becomes important because that speaks to how this fiscal and economic and monetary choices are being made that influences the credit worthiness. >> reporter: adding to the drama the european central bank was trying to avert a further spiral there by buying bonds of italy and spain. with money moving out of stocks, investors shifted into other assets viewed as safe havens such as gold. it closed at a record above $1,700 an ounce. investors also flocked to treasuries, focusing on a weak economy and the prospect of low rates for some time to come, instead of the downgrade of credit. >> in theory when s&p downgrades your credit, you should dump those bonds because you're less likely to get paid back. the u.s. is exceptional in that way because nobody believes the u.s. is going to default. >> a bit of a rebound this morning but fear is still dominating, which is why everybody is waiting to see what

the fed says later today. >> we're joined now by your colleague jim cramer. jim, let me start with you. the dow up now about 200 points. is this a cease-fire in the hostilities or have we hit some kind of a bottom? >> i'm going with the cease-fire. the problems that were with us that caused the decline, dow down 5% for the year, are still with us, which is europe getting weaker, the possibility of a recession. however, i do think that the machines ran amok a little bit yesterday, added a little fuel to the flash. those that can't take the pain, if you can't handle it, you're getting a chance to liten up a bit. >> the word you used, fear, is still in the markets, maria. do you think in some ways people are reacting to what they're seeing in the fundamentals of this economy? >> i do, matt. i think that we all are looking at a soft patch that has worsened, a housing market that is broken, unemployment that is above 9%. people are worried about what happens to the best part of this economic recovery so far, which has been corporate earnings. >> looking in the rear-view mirror here, jim, and looking at

what happened on wall street yesterday, i was very surprised to see what happened to bank of america. that banking stock took a hit of about 20% of its value. why? >> well, this is because, as maria just mentioned, the mortgage crisis very much is still with us and that in america is uniquely levered to the wealth of the housing market and the country. they are the biggest mortgage issuer. if you feel housing is still going to go down, people don't want to touch bank of america. >> we're expecting an announcement from the fed marx rhea, at 2:15 this morning. you called in your piece a critical announcement. what are you expecting and why is it so critical? >> i think what's most critical to watch for is the language that the federal reserve will use. i think it's very important to fear that the fed will keep interest rates at low levels for an extended period of time. that's what the fed said last time. people are going to want those words again. the bottom line here is people are afraid interest rates will spike. we want to know that rates will stay low to support an economic recovery. >> jim, you have told people not to panic, not to rush out of

this market. very different from what you were saying in 2008. which means you feel there are opportunities here. where are those opportunities? >> go to the supermarket and look what you're buying. if you're still going to buy it a few weeks from now, fn the economy slows down, most of those companies yield substantially more than what treasuries yield. their balance sheets have been fixed dramatically in the last three years. i think these household staples represent great value, matt, and i didn't feel that way in 2008. >> maria, i loved your interview with the president of s&p yesterday. he defended his company's actions even though the president and the treasury secretary and a lot of other people are pointing a finger of blame at standard & poor's. but there are those who say we could at some point thank the s&p for the alarm they sounded. mayor bloomberg saying they got it right. what do you think? >> you have to realize what's going on in this country. everybody knows we are spending more than we are taking in, hopefully at some point, we'll look at s&p and be thankful that, in fact, they created a

lot of hype around this issue and actually pushed politicians to make the tough choices that are required to get our arms around our financial issues. >> jim, quickly, did they get it right? >> yeah, they did get it right. that should have been a wake-up call for all of government. instead, the government is dissing, shooting the messenger. nobody feels that's the correct attitude when it comes to big finance in this country. >> jim cramer, maria bartiromo, thanks very much. you can get the latest on what's happening on wall street throughout the entire day on cnbc. it's now eight minutes after the hour pacific time. here's ann. >> matt, thanks. to london now, where riots have swept through that city for a third straight night. nbc's michelle kosinski is in london for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: you just look at this happening and think is this london? the violence escalated overnight, spread to other cities. here in south london, a 26-year-old man was shot dead, although we don't know the circumstances at this point. so the prime minister has left his tuscany vacation to deal

with this, just announced 16,000 officers will be on the streets tonight. the police have started urging the parents of these young rioters to call their kids, keep them at home, and make them stop. for a third terrible night, london burns. this a century old furniture store in the south, while other scuffles broke out around the capital and beyond. destruction, attacks on police, cars and buildings torched. the looting, everywhere. tvs, liquor, you name it, proudly hauled away in daylight. others posted their loot online. even caught on camera stealing from a hurt young man. >> this is criminality, pure and simple, and it has to be continue fronted and defeated. >> reporter: walk out in it and

it does have a feel of crime for crime's sake. young men and women voracious for violence. raging since saturday, sparked by anger by a killing of a young father last week, which is under investigation. some rioters claim it's still about that. >> his police have too much power and they're using that power. >> reporter: relatively small groups are believed to be organizing over the media, attacking more than a dozen neighborhoods all over the city, causing a staggering degree of damage. but who is getting hurt, their own stunned, disgusted neighbors, who have lost businesses and homes. >> we are left basically just with the clothes on our back. >> i don't know why people do this. >> reporter: here, as one building went up in flames, neighbors escaped from windows on rooftops. another scene, while police chase those at the bottom of the screen, those on the right are attacking their vehicles. they admit they're having trouble controlling this,

calling in reinforcements from outside london. firefighters haven't been able to safely do their job. the description increasingly used for this capital city, a war zone, the explosive violence only spreading. you know what, the question on so many minds right now is why, really, is this happening? since it started, more than 500 have been arrested, dozens injured including police, the youngest arrest, an 11-year-old for burglary. >> michelle kosinski, i'm sure we'll hear more about that. here's matt. closer to home, the remains of the 30 american service members killed when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan are being brought to dover air force base in delaware this morning. nbc's tom costello is there. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning. we're expecting the two planes carrying these men to arrive any time here. and then the military will

conduct its dignified service -- specifically dignified transfer ceremony that will be done in private here at dover as these members of the army and the navy and the air force are honored and welcomed home for the last time. outside the main gate of naval air station oceana in virginia beach, the home of s.e.a.l. team 6, the flag flies at half staff. nearly the ten years into the afghan war, the single deadliest loss of american life has brought anguish and heartache to families and communities across the country. 30 men, majority elite navy s.e.a.ls, killed in one attack. >> their loss is the stark reminder of the risks that our men and women in uniform take every single day on behalf of their country.cc1: day after day, night after night, they carry out missions like this in the face of enemy fire and grave danger. cc1: >> reporter: in blanding, utah, they're remembering petty officer jason workman, married

with a baby son, his former high school coach said he always stood out. >> i knew this this young man was -- was doing what he loved, what he aspired to do as an individual, as a human being. >> reporter: in texas, chief petty officer matt mills leaves behind three children. he was 36. >> he's always loved what he did, and he told me he couldn't believe he could do this for a living because he loved it so much. >> reporter: in massachusetts they're grieving kevin houston, who always carried a sweat-stained american flag on his chest beneath his body armor. in hawaii, craig vicars' mother talked about his love for his fellow s.e.a.ls. >> teamwork out there. they're all helping each other to get where they're at, where we're at now. >> reporter: along with the 30 u.s. personnel killed, eight afghan troops were also lost. because of the violent nature of the chopper crash, the remains of all 38 men are returning to dover air force base. once here, mortuary affairs specialists will work to identify each individual's

remains. and at the s.e.a.l. museum in ft. pierce, florida, where they honor the heroics of these men, a question of how long the fight should continue. >> bring those men back and forget about it. it's been too long. we can't take it anymore. >> reporter: but from the defense secretary, a pledge of commitment. >> we will never stop. we will fight on until we have achieved the final goal of victory over terrorism. >> reporter: in addition to the 22 members of the s.e.a.l. team that the military lost, they've lost quite a bit of special operations in the last few weeks, including the members of the ranger force, the army special forces, national guard special forces, in all, 30 members of the special forces team have been lost in the last three weeks. >> tom costello, thank you so much this morning. very sobering story. we're now going to turn to

presidential politics. republican hopeful michele bachmann has grabbed her share of the early headlines, but now her most recent magazine cover is causing quite a stir for all the wrong reasons. nbc's andrea mitchell joins was details on this story. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: hi, ann. she had rocketed to become the front runner iowa in the critical days before this week's straw poll in ames, but now she faces a whole new challenge, an unflattering "newsweek" cover. >> come to ames, we're going to have a ball. >> campaigning in iowa, michelle bachmann is energetic, focused, taking aim of president obama. >> when the ratings downgrade came out last week, where's president obama. did will rush to the microphone to give confidence to the american people. he got in the helicopter, he took off for the weekend. >> those close to her say she's unscathed by this week's

"newsweek's" cover photo with the caption "queen of rage". >> good close up. a wild-eyed photo with the headline, "queen of rage". >> we'll have to take a look at that, won't we. >> in a statement, "newsweek" editor stina brown said michelle bachmann's intensity is galvanizing voters in iowa and this week's cover captures that. >> it's a provocative photo. she's a provocative candidate. she's stirring a lot of intense passions among the electorate. and a lot of intense passions among her own party. the cover reflects that. >> how could a woman, even critics describe as attractive be made to look this bad. >> she looks sort of blank and confused and i think it's unfair. >> in the cover story, bachmann tells "newsweek," "you use the word anger. it's not anger. americans aren't expressing unhinged anger, the country isn't working."

there's opposition to her saying do not raise the debt ceiling. by make nothing apology for her positions on social issues. on sunday, batchmchmann was in iowa church where the pastor play avid you of the so-called conversion of a gay man who is now sex. >> homosexuality is an abomination. >> her own must read. a list to new yorker shows a book defending slavery. >> i don't think we have seen a candidate with sort of the views and frankly the extreme views that she holds last in national politics. >> the "newsweek" cover is not bachmann's first clash with the media. on fox news sunday, she was once asked, are you a flake? anchor chris wallace later apologized. and her advisors believe that talk about the cover will only help her with conservative primary voters, ann?

oh. >> not the last we've heard about that. >> not at all. >> thank you so much this morning. now a check of the rest of the top stories from natalie morales at the newsdesk. good morning to you, natalie. >> good morning, ann. dominique strau dominiq dominiq dominique strauss kahn is facing a suit. she filed suit for the alleged attack that she claims left her life in shambles. strauss kahn's lawyer say the suit is not have merit. the drugs on the medicine shortage list has tripled. some kinds of anesthetics are short leaving patients waiting for life-saving medical care. the cause -- manufacturing and quality control as well as drug companies that stop production as certain medications go generic. and e. coli outbreak linked to spresh strawberries killed one person and sickened nine

others. the strain of e. coli originate in a farm in northwestern oregon according to public health officialings. a 2-00 year tradition on capitol hill is coming to an end due to budget cuts and the internet. the house is ending the historic page program in the 1920s giving high schoolers a chance to serve as messengers and get a glimpse from congress. now with e-mail and the wireless technology, the young messengers are no longer worth the $5 million annual expense to the program. you heard an historic effort to be the first to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage has ended early for a 61-year-old marathon swimmer. this morning, she chose to end her quest after 29 hours. she was halfway through her journey but rough seas and winds made it impossible for her to safely reach her goal. she's suffering from asthma and shoulder pain. everyone can say what a heroic effort she did.

earlier in the evening enjoyed swimming with the dolphins and a beautiful sunset. >> good for her. looking particularly beautiful today. >> i was admiring your green. >> and as for you. >> what about you? >> you look fantastic. al, tell us about the weather. >> severe storms, strong risk of strong storms, a area across the plains. another area stretch from the southeast making its way to t t northeast up to atlanta and the mid atlantic stage. you can see the line of showers and thunderstorms firing up. one to two inches of rain, from philadelphia all the way up to new england. the rest of the count rip, we're going to be looking at sunshine. beautiful weather pacific northwest. the heat continuing throughout texas. dallas again, 100 degrees. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> well, we typically see the 90s this time of year. our neck of the woods, but not today. the upper 70s, low 80s. a lot of fog to start you out

this morning. give yourself extra time. if you'll cross the golden gate bridge, socked in. 79 later on today under mostly sunny skies in san jose. 80 in los gatos and 66 in san francisco. as we head throughout the next couple of days, temperatures bump up. 86 degrees, a little bit of a warm-up friday. then we level off in time for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. coming up just ahead, the latest on the manhunt for those three siblings accused of opening fire on police and robbing a bank. we're going to have new video of their brazen crime spree. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> a very good morning. 7:26. i'm jon kelley. this morning one person is dead after a fire ripped through a home in martinez. it happened early this morning around 4:45 on martha drive. when firefighters went in the house they found one person dead. firefighters managed to put the fire out at about 5:30. so far no word as to the cause. >> this morning, an oakland toddler is dead kill by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting. police stepping up patrols this morning. 3-year-old carlos nava was in a

store when a car made a u-turn and started firing at two men. the two men were hit with non-life threatening injuries. the boy was caught in the middle and killed. two men are questioned in connection with the shooting. sources tell us no arrests yet but they tell us they are close. >> right now time for a check on the weather. we check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you, jon. we're looking pretty good this morning. we have reduced visibilities especially in the north bay so travel cautiously. you know the drill when it comes to the fog. 79 degrees, 80 in los gatos. 66 san francisco. and 75 degrees the forecast high for you in santa rosa. comfortable weather continues to today into tomorrow. we warm up a bit friday, 86 degrees. that will be the warmest day of the week. leveling off for the weekend. >> as you know also potential for fog, still sticking around highway 17, a sigalert has been issued in the last minutes

northbound 17 past the sum michigan my friend paul is in that backup. traffic slammed to a halt. now starting to creep along. no major injuries reported. a single car went in the center divide. the rest of the south bay, the northbound direction starting to slow for 101 toward capital past the airport. we'll get a live look out there. 680 through sunol, there are the low clouds. >> i love it when you use your inside sources. for the latest updates check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. ah yes. there it is.

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morning. it's the 9th of august 20, 11. as we check out the view of new york city from high on the top of the rock, just above us here. down below, we've got a packed plaza full of happy faces. inside studio 1-a, i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry. the latest on the camper rescued four days after she disappeared in the oregon wilderness. she fell off a cliff, ended up breaking her leg. now she's speaking out about what she endured for the very first time. we're going to hear from her coming up. also ahead this morning,

matt, thepsychoexwife.com, that's the name of one man's blog. in it he describes his ex as, quote, java the hut, among all things. he's been ordered to remove the website. is it his right to free speech? we're going to get into that. >> gives you an idea of why this marriage may not have worked out. also ahead, what should you do with your investments given the current volatility of wall street? sell or hang on for the long term? coming up, survival guide for the latest downturn. but let's begin this half hour with the new details of the nationwide manhunt for two brothers and a sister who police say are armed, dangerous and on the run. nbc has the latest on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, ann. authorities say one week ago today notorious siblings in this parking lot while shooting at a patrol car to rob a bank and they haven't been seen since.

a high-speed police chase caught on camera, siblings lee grace, dylan, and ryan daugherty, reaching 100 miles an hour. 12k3w4r fired several more shots at me. >> reporter: firing more than 20 shots at this patrol car in hot pursuit while the officers tried to pull them over for speeding. >> i got a flat tire. it seems i'm not going to be able to keep up with them. i can't go any farther. >> reporter: police say these images marked the beginning of the so-called dougherty gang's crime spree. >> it is very clear that these three are on some type of mission. >> reporter: five hours and miles later the trio resurfaced that the bank in georgia armed with high-powered weapons shooting up the ceiling and ordering people to drop to the floor. they escaped in the same white subaru with an undisclosed amount of money. the fbi has since launched an a. national manhunt for the fugitive trio. now the faces of 29-year-old lee

grace, 26-year-old dylan and 21-year-old ryan are plastered on hundreds of billboards stretching from florida to texas. authorities say ryan sent his mother a crypted text message while on the run. >> he texted her saying in the past several days at one point we all have to die. >> reporter: the distraught mother barbara bell begged her children to give up. a former next door neighbor says they were no strangers to firearms. >> lots of gunshots. like daily weapons. i don't know what kind. you know, really heavy duty weapons. >> reporter: but this is not the first time the siblings have had run-ins with the law. lee grace, seen in these racy photos posted online was recently charged in a battery among hit and run and other offenses. under a flickr page it says i love to shoot guys and wreck cars. i'm a redneck and proud of it. other likes, causing mayhem with my siblings.

ryan is a convicted sex ander sentenced just a day before the high speed chase for spending explicit text messages to an len-year-old girl and dylan charge with no po session of marijuana. authorities feel the siblings may be carrying an arsenal of weapons after discovering an underground bunker in the dougherty's home. >> do everything you can to be safe out there. remember, if you engage them, you will be going into a battle. but i promise you, we will win. >> reporter: the sheriff says at this point the trio could be just about anywhere. they're heavily armed and extremely dangerous and says anyone who crosses their path should immediately call 911. nobody has been injured yet, ann that we're aware of. >> thank you very much, lillia. clint van zandt, former fbi profiler joining us this morning. clint, good morning. >> good morning. >> follow this for us. why would three sibling goes all

bon difficult anie and clyde. >> it probably has something to do with one of the brothers being convicted of sending these elicit e-mails to this young child. that may well have been the catalyst. the leader is probably grace, lee grace, the older sister, 29d. she had an ongoing relationship professor.lege cc1: she broke that off to come back and live with her brothers. so she may well be the driving force in these three. but it's interesting, ann, when you get three siblings bond together, that's very strong glue that holds them together. >> what is that glue doing? what is it leading them to? looks like it's leading to a shootout based on what we heard from lili a's report. what is driving them forward? what do they want? >> right now it looks like they just want to get away. they engaged in this shootout with police. then they robbed a bank to give them enough money to last for a while. ann, these are not professional criminals or professional escape artists. in that fantasy they may flee to mexico or flee to canada.

but since 9/11 it's very hard to get across those borders. and now with the electronic bulletin boards and with everything that local police, the fbi are doing across the country, you have to figure that probably hunker down someplace waiting, in their vernacular, maybe for the heat to blow over, so they can rise up or run to another place. but they can't stay down. they can't stay heavy forever. they have to surface. they're going to have to rob again to keep themselves going. that's when they're going to encounter law enforcement. and the police and the fbi, ann, in all honesty, will give them two choices, surrender or die. let's hope they make the right choices. >> you actually worked for the fbi's atlanta office. what kind of perspective can you give us about exactly how they're thinking, how they're thinking at how they're going to find these three? >> i think every police officer and fbi agent involved in this knows they're dangerous, when they've already shot 20 rounds at a police officer who was chasing them, they fired their

guns inside the bank. they're young, brazen. they have the automatic and semi automatic weapons and not afraid to use them. if you just had one of them by themselves they might be quick to surrender. but three, ann, they're going to playoff each other. that's why where i work in this case today it was a sangle officer, fbi agent, you wouldn't try to make the arrest. this is an arrest that's going to have to be made by a s.w.a.t. team where these three look out a window and say, you know what, there's too many police and fbi. today is not a good day to die and hopefully put their guns down. >> you've negotiated. what would you say? >> i probably play to lee grace. i think she's probably the leader. again, their mother has asked them to come in and surrender. as fbi agent, you know what, you shot at a police officer, you shot inside a bank, you didn't hit anybody, you didn't take that much money. this can be resolved without anybody being hurt right now. you have a choice right now, do

what your mother asked, do what is safe for you. in a couple of years this can be behind you or take terrible action for which you will probably pay the rest of your life. they have to understand they have a choice. hopefully their choice is that nobody includes themselves is going to get hurt in this case. >> that's actually very, very right. cl clint van zandt, thanks so much p this morning. let's get a check of the weather from al. thanks, ann. nice outside. good looking family. where are you from? >> cincinnati, ohio. >> what is your name? >> mewe're the munsuns. >> like you're on a game show. yay! let's check your weather and see what's happening. we've got that heat wave continuing. again, in text inas, into the southern plains. as you look at that high pressure, it is sizzling throughout the south. cooler than normal though in the

northern plains. dividing line, that jet stream. look at the temperatures. 10 5 in san angelo. dallas, 106. shreveport, 103 degrees. in the northeast, 70s and 80s. 60s and 70s through the plains. even along the pacific northwest coast, tonights are going to be fairly moderate. down to southern california. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning to you. a live look at sunol, we have low clouds hanging out here. mostly cloudy start will make way to a mostly sunny afternoon especially inland. 79 in fremont. 66 degrees, dreary for the first part of the day in san francisco. you might have to wait until 12:00, maybe 2:00 before the sun shines through the clouds but it will. 77 in redwood city. 80 in los gatos, 72 in santa cruz. we warm up a bit through the next few days. >> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> thank you so much. coming up, new cutting-edge

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we're back now at 7:43. this morning on "today's" money surviving the stock plunge. given the chaos on wall street, monday's nearly 635-point drop, how do you keep your money safe? jean chatzky is "today's" financial editor. good morning. >> good morning. >> you say this all the time, you don't want people to panic after a day or a week or a month like this. but when you look at what's being said about these markets and about the fundamentals of

the economy, why isn't a little panic a good thing? >> i just want people to think before they move. and by the way, i would be saying the same thing if the stock market was running up, because when we just pull the trigger, without even stopping to think about it for a few minutes, we make really bad decisions. >> this may sound superficial but if you're an average investor and you've got your money in the stock market right now for the long term, should you turn off the tv and should you stop reading the papers about what's happening on a daily basis? >> absolutely. you do not want to micromanage this. you don't want a stock website coming up every time you power on your computer because, again, that leads to emotions. it leads to panic. then you make bad decisions. >> at the same time, though, there are questions you should be asking yourself. for example, are you too heavily invested in this market, especially if you need money in the short term. >> right. we're talking about money you need to pay next year, college tuition payment, down payment to put on a home. for retirees, this is a bigger

issues because if you're spending down your 401(k) you've got to keep a certain amount of money in cash so that you don't have to sell into a down market. >> when you suggest that people maintain enoughly qu liquidity they're going to translate that into selling. >> for some people that's the right thing to do because we could go down more. you have to ask yourself, if we fall another 1,000 or 2,000 points and i need the money right now am i going to be sorry. >> increase your diversity, which is smart, the question is, you can stay up at night panicking, thinking about where do you put it? how do you diversify? >> i'm saying that in addition to stocks and bonds, what's become very clear is that we need to own alternative asset classes, with a small slice of your portfolio. that means gold, other precious metals, oil, because those things don't move with the markets in general. and so, 10% to 15%, you want to put in a mutual fund that owns those things. >> and if a year or two or three ago you had done that and

invested in gold you would be doing pretty well right now. >> right. i'm not saying everything and buy precious metal, and neither is jim or maria. you've got to be broad. >> make sure you're saving enough. what is the rule of thumb? on1: oure all need basedcc salary levels? >> 100% when you come out of retirement if not more of what you're earning today. and if you can put away 10% to 15% of your salary every year on a consistent basis, you should be doing pretty well. >> again, the main message you're delivering and jim and maria both delivered as well, do not panic. >> yes. cc1: >> jean chatzky, thanks very much. 7:46. up next, the preschool teacher found alive four days after a camping trip. she'll open up about her thrdl for the very first time. that's right after this. are used somewhere...al gs but not in my neighborhood. ♪ [ female announcer ] we're throwing away misperceptions about natural gas vehicles. more of the vehicles that fuel our lives

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it took rescuers four days to find her. now she's still recovering in the hospital, sharing her story for the first time. here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> just like that, just drive to live was like so strong for me. >> reporter: pamela salant beat the odds, 28-year-old teacher who today is recovering in the hospital after being plucked last week from an oregon forest. this is where salant spent four long days and three cold nights, lost, injured, and alone in the wilderness. >> i just like really felt like i just wasn't done yet. >> reporter: salant was hiking with her boyfriend when the pair split up to find a campsite. she was out of view when she slipped, falling nearly 50 feet off a cliff, her leg broken and sliced open. >> i didn't feel the initial sense. i woke up the next morning and i was like, whoa, like, how did this happen? i had fallen asleep right where i had fallen. >> reporter: with no one in sight, covered by a canopy of

green, they couldn't see her. wearing a tank top and shorts, she was cold, soon, she was hungry and thirsty. >> i just had to make sure that i was right by the river the whole time just to get as much water. and then there was salmon berry bushes around and raspberry bushes and, like, oregon grapes. >> reporter: but as hours turned to days, the berries weren't enough. >> trying caterpillars. i like tried a bite of a slug. i don't know. i was just like -- it was like plump and juicy. i don't know. it looked really tasty, but it was not tasty. >> reporter: barely eating but still hopeful she says she passed the days thinking about people in her life. >> i had a lot of like people's faces in my head that i loved and just like kind of my life was like on rewind. >> reporter: then the big break came on day four. >> helicopters spotted somebody in the middle of the creek on a rock waving. >> reporter: a helicopter could see salant and she was fairly

sure she could see them. >> i was like hyper ventilating. like like i can't believe it's c real. > reporter: broken leg and1: fractured back, doctors say salant will make a full recovery. a young woman who survived because she refused to give up. >> i didn't realize i had that in me. i definitely surprised myself. >> reporter: for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> you always ask yourself a cc endure?, what can i1: she found out. she's strong. >> we're all actuall lly strong than we might guess. a divorced father behind this blog. >> she was ordered to take that blog down. he says that's a violation of his freedom of speech. we'll hear from him and his ex-wife. it does something to your heart. i think what people like most about the grilled food is the taste. the flavor comes from that oak wood. the shrimp, the fresh fish, the steaks. it locks in the flavor, it seals in the juices

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>> good morring everybody. it's now 7:56. i'm jon kelley. this morning we're keeping up updated how wall street is reacting to yesterday's dip. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew is here with the latest. >> the dow industrials are improving this morning up better than 200 points, 230 now, as we climb a bit. local stocks doing well, intel, apple, hewlett-packard up. cisco systems the only one lower. don't let all of the talk take your eye off the ball. that is the threat of a double dip recession. what matters in your life is do you have a job, can you afford your home. the markets aren't the economy, the markets are a measure of the economy and our economy is weakening. job levels weak throughout the

month. >> glad to see a bump in the market. time to check local weather. >> we're bumping your temperatures up in some cities. 80 in concord, 66 in san francisco with really thick fog this morning. hugging the coast, if you are waking up with us toward the coastline you want to take it easy, give yourself time. headed to the giants game, it will be on the cool and breezy side. 58 degrees at 8:00 as our champs take on the pirates. catch the game on our sister station. up to 86 degrees friday, the warmest day of the week, we level off in time for the weekend. let's check the drive. >> well, disabled vehicle cleared from the upper deck of the bay bridge so lighter through emeryville but look at this slowing southbound 680 out of concord through walnut creek. a five-vehicle accident has just started to clear from the road. waiting for a third tow truck but no major injuries.

just property damage. a lot of slowing. westbound slow out of the altamont pass. 29 minutes. the bulk into livermore. slow southbound 680 in through sunol because of an accident slowing as you approach that exchange lane or the hov lane. cleared northbound 17 as you come up to the summit. still slow in the southbound direction out of los gatos because of spectator slowing wondering why all of the slowing in the northbound side. >> thank you. for the latest check out nbc bay area morning news. that's on facebook.

8:00 now on this tuesday morning, the 9th day of august, 2011. and we have stepped outside to enjoy a little bit of a breeze. little bit of sunshine. and these fine people have rolled out of bed early this morning to spend some time with us here at rockefeller plaza. a lot of fine people. i'm ann curry along with al roker and matt lauer. we're going to talk about a father's controversial blog. >> the blog is called thepsychoexwife.com.

he never names her by name. but now a judge has ordered that website taken down. is it fair or is it a violation of that man's free speech? we're going to be talking about that in just a couple of minutes. >> raises a lot of questions. also this morning, the very talented usher, as profile bid jenna bush hager. and steals and deals cc1: including a vacation for the whole family. >> sounds good. >> that's a deal. that's good. >> we have a lot to get to. we also have natalie morales at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning again, matt, ann, and al. good morning. worries over the u.s. credit rating downgrade, weak economic recovery and european debt cc1: crisis sent overseas markets tumbling again today after the dow plunged more than 600 points on monday, dropping it below 11,000 for the first time since last november. brian sullivan is at cnbc's world headquarters. seeing so far?

> a psycho market, right,cc1: investors ushering in, excuse me, some gain. we are up, 200 points to the dow industrial average. don't make light of it. as good as it seems today, we are well below where we were a c ago.h 1: at 2:15 eastern time, the federal reserve and ben bernanke will make their statement about interest rates. there is some -- some expectation that we could have : of quantitative easing, aka, natalie, money printing. >> brian sullivan will be watching everything that's happening there at cnbc. thank you.cc1: the bodies of 30 american heroes killed over the weekend in afghanistan arrive at dover air force base, delaware, today: of .e.a.l.s that were partcc1: the elite team that took down osama bin laden were killed saturday when their chopper was shot down by the taliban.cc1:

riots in great britain have claimed their first life. 26-year-old man was shot and killed in a car. britain's prime minister says 16,000 police officers will be on the streets by tonight. residents are being urged to stay indoors as the violence, rioting, and looting have spread to other surrounding cities. cars and buildings have been torched, including a sony warehouse that's been burning all morning. the riots began saturday with people protesting a fatal police shooting last week. it's among the worst rioting since the 1980s. after a promising new lead a 30-year-old cold case has gotten a little bit colder. dna testing has failed to link a new suspect to the unsolved d.b. cooper plane hijacking in 1971. the fbi says it was unable to find a match to a necktie left at the scene. and now here's brian cc1: williams with a look at what's with a look at what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." >> as you know, we're heading into an emotional day.cc1: the homecoming, remains of some lost in who werecc1: afghanistan, some of this country's very best as the investigation goes on into that incident. we'll have it all for you tonight on "nightly news."

for now, back to you. now for a look at what's trending, what has you talking online. twitter users don't think arnold schwarzenegger's choice of workout gear was funny after tmz showed him wearing this "i survived maria" t-shirt. he and maria shriver are in the middle of a divorce. a top google search this singer gavin de grew who was hospitalized after being eaten in new york's eastcc1: village. he reportedly suffered a broken nose and facial cuts. maybe c. lo green was too tired to be in his own music video so his hunky body double, that is none other than jaleel white, aka, urkle. hard to believe that is him. 8:04 right now. back out to matt and ann. >> oh, yeah, he's so cool. >> he was so geeky back then.

>> thanks, natalie. speaking of cool, in a beautiful shade of blue, mr. roker here with the weather. >> did i do that? carl, come on over! hi there. you're 50 today? >> i am 50. >> wow. where are you from? >> nashville, tennessee. >> you enlisted people to hold your banner. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> thanks. happy birthday. >> thank you very much. >> let's see what's going on as far as your weather's concerned. birthday or not, rochester, minnesota, kttc, mostly sunny, 71.ezy, y,cc1: firing1: up, western pennsylvania.cc1: also activity making its way through the southeast and also around florida. a beautiful out west. 83 after some morning fog burns off in l.a. they'll have a lovely day. 71 in portland. showers through the great lakes: afternoon thunderstorms. some could be strong here in the northeast later today. strong storms through the southeast into the southeastern

good morning to you. take being a live look at sage where the sky is already clear. a warmer day in the south bay and east bay than we saw yesterday where the cloud cover is going to keep it just as cool at the coast and the bay. 75 at redwood city. 69 for you in oakland and 75 in santa rosa. we warm up gradually as we head through the weekend. headed to the giants' game? 57 degrees. here's your seven day outlook. 86 on friday. >> and that's your that's your latest weather. >> thank you. divorcedg up next, thecc1: father behind a very controversial blog. it's called thepsychoexwife.com. we'll hear from him and his [ male announcer ] toyota's nationwide clearance event is on. now's a great time to save big on a toyota the most fuel-efficient full-line automaker. take advantage of the summer's best selection and the year's biggest deals on our most popular models. don't miss the perfect opportunity to get the toyota you've always wanted.

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back now at 8:09. the debate triggered by win divorced man's blog. it's thrown a major wrinkle into an already bitter custody fight for their two boys. amy robach has the details. good morning. >> good morning to you. like all custody cases, there are two sides to every story. but one side was actually being publicly documented online in a blog called thepsychoexwife.com and it's brought an often private battle to a very public arena. >> reporter: although often at odds with one another, allison sums up her marriage to anthony this way -- >> we weren't a good match from

the very beginning. the whole entire relationship was pretty volatile. >> reporter: a eight-year marriage that ended painfully in divorce in 2005. but the battle for custody of their two boys, whose identities they don't want to reveal, has waged on ever since. a very private matter that anthony decided publicly to blog about beginning in 2007. >> i wanted to connect with other people who were going through similarly high conflict divorce and custody situations. and i felt the best way to connect with them would be through the internet. >> reporter: and although anthony says he never identified himself or allison online, the blog's name left little to the imagination. the psychoexwife.com. >> i tried to convey the feelings that were illicited at that time in a way that connects with people who are going through similar situations. and there are untold lee gons of families going through this. >> reporter: the blog was a detailed account of his marriage, divorce and custody battle with his pbr, her handle

on the site describing her as jaba the hut with less personality and he invited readers to vent along with him. > i tried to provide a forumcc: through our collective experiences we could help minimize the conflict in our lives. hoose better ways to deal with: our high conflict ex-spouses, be they men or women. >> no matter what i do, there's a negative spin somehow. the website spins everything. >> reporter: and allison says the blog is beyond painful for both her and her children. knew this wsomething about me. they asked their father to stop. i knew they have told him that it has a negative effect on me. >> reporter: at a custody hearing in june where both were fighting for primary custody, the judge left the shared arrangement in place but ordered anthony remove his website and stop publicly criticizing his

saying he was hurting his children by bad mouthing the woman they love in public. >> the order is very broad. it does seem the judge wanted to end a very clear message thatc: this kind of behavior is terrible for the children. >> reporter: anthony did take down the site but is appealing the judge's order. my t's a clear violation ofcc1: civil rights. while there are certain steps that can be taken to minimize any potential impact on the children, shutting down the community is unacceptable. >> reporter: allison says she is simply grateful the website is down and hopes it stays that way. >> i have no hatred. i just want it to stop. >> well, this is certainly not the end of this custody battle. the family court judge who issued the ruling has left the order open to review. meanwhile, a court date has not been set for anthony's appeal to the ruling his old blog be cc1: removed. >> amy robach, thank you very much. star jones is a former

prosecutor and veteran legal commenter, dr. gale saltz is a "today" show contributor. how would you like to be invited to thanksgiving at this house? >> looking forward to roast turkey. >> let's talk about the psychological in a second, let's talk about the legal right now. for whatever bad taste this guy is show, does he have a right to say whatever he wants? >> absolutely. the constitution of the united states protects all speech unless it is obscene, --amiliarer to or againstcc1: >> why isn't this defammatory. >> truth is the absolute defense. he did not use her name specifically. there is a way to go after that, called a civil lawsuit for slander and lible. >> here's what he said. imagine if you will, ex-wife with less permit and she spend her time drinking her day away when she isn't stuffing the children with fast food, buying

them toys or pushing them toward the tv or computer. >> it may be libelous but there should be a civil lawsuit for that. shutting him down is against his constitution. >> the judge in the case said this, as she ordered the blog threatened him 1:cc1: that he might lose his shared custody. she said of the blog, it included, quote, inaccurate, denigrating and belittling comments, end quote about not on and, quote, it's i1: have read oncc these pages. it amounts to outright cruelty, end quote. my first reaction to that is, has this judge over gone on other blogs? that's what they're all about. >> that's what the constitution actually protects. the constitution protects your right to be an unmitigated jerk unless you are defaming someone: it's obscene or against national security. >> gale, let's go from the legal to the psychological. this was a nasty marriage, nasty divorce, a nasty custody battle. he clearly does not have the best interest of his children in

mind. >> unfortunately, not. i think, you know, he may win, but they won't win. and he may be right legally but he's not right in terms of the family because at the end of the day, when a couple gets divorced, we know the fallout for children, and the only way to try to help to be the healthiest for them is to preserve two good parents. even if they don't want to be together, but it's your job to help say to some degree, your c: mom's an okay person. >> right. i was thinking of the age of the children. they're 10 and 12. they can understand this. >> they sure do understand this. and they're also not old enough that they're very impressionable at this age. all he's doing is robbing them of the other parent. >> what does it teach these kids in their future how to deal with conflict? >> this is horrendous. this is a bad way to deal with conflict all around. i would say quite honestly, this is reflective of a national problem. to me going on that we have -- we have taken on this do

whatever feels good in the moment with no regard for a compass, calling the president a liar, calling your -- >> the end of civility. we were talking about this in the commercial break. has this judge ever looked at some of the blogs out there? half of it is inaccurate, most of it is denigrating and belittling. >> and vulgar and all of the things that make us say, what happened to shame in this country? but our constitution has not caught up with our technology. >> yeah, so you think, if you just had to kind of use your crystal ball, you think this guy wins on appeal? >> he absolutely has an issue and a 14th amendment issue of due process. to make the decision without listening to any evidence, taking any witnesses. everyone's allowed to are their day in court. he didn't even get that. >> it will be fascinating to see how this plays out. star, thanks very much. gail, good to see you. up next, the best way to cope with migraines, iud

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able to enjoy things. i've missed christmass because i've been ill. i've missed family functions. if you put into it, maybe i've lost three years of my life, probably more. >> reporter: rachelle had tried various treatments but to no avail.cc1: finally she met this doctor at the albert einstein college of medicine. >> no two people with migraines have the exact same type of migraine. so the treatment needs to be towered. i have a people keep a log or diary, whether it be mild, moderate, or severe. i think it's because the change in weather? >> yes. >> reporter: it was through those logs that rachelle learned more about what triggers her migraine and how to make lifestyle changes to help frequency. e cc1: >> if i'm too tired i get a migraine. i can't drink wine. i can't be around people with strong perfumes, when they wax the floors at work, cleaning agents, sweeteners. >> reporter: rachelle takes ten different medicines to keep her

migraines in check. but medication does not realm ron who can't remember his life without a headache. >> i had a headache for 18 months straight. >> reporter: finally ron had the opportunity to join a clinical trial at jefferson university hospital for a new device. a small pack was implanted into his hip during outpatient surgery and wire travels up through the skin into the brain stimulating the nerve and finally giving him relief. >> i got my husband back. we can go on vacation and we don't usually have to worry about headaches. you know, if it's going to keep him down for a why. so it's been a great thing for us. a life now.ve1: >> yes. >> reporter: for patients like ron and rachelle, relief has finally come. but with gaps in research and medication, there are still millions of people losing days of their lives to migraines. >> dr. nancy is joining us. it's great to have you here. how do you know if your headache is a migraine? >> pretty classic.

one side, throbbing. you really want a dark cocoon like environment. if you're sitting at your desk and have a bad headache and you say, i think it's a migraine, it probably isn't. you may have nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light. change in vision, maybe really being susceptible to changes in light and auditory cues. then the attack, that's the unilateral intense pain. and then afterwards, the postal is almost like having had a seizure. people feel loopy and they may look sleepy. that whole thing, depending on how severe your attack is, can be a dpu dfew days up to weeks. you heard the gentleman in the piece, up to months. >> is there any way to prevent it at the onset if you start to feel it? >> i've had two in my life. back1: on it i okcc can see the triggers. one was stress and lack of sleep. the other one red wine on a flight when i was on the wrong time zone. the one thing doctors will say

is that likely a trigger in your environment so the best thing to do is to sit down and put pen to paper and really look at your pain, what you were doing around that time. something as simple as a pressure change in the weather. >> we'll talk about -- treatment, but there are drugs that can treat them? >> yeah, there are certain things. or some people, something as simple as ibuprofen may make a difference. some people can take something to just deal with the pain. other medicines you take it as soon as you feel you're going to try to get an ahead ache. if you're having a little bit of pain, you take a pill and then an hour later if there's no relief you take another one. for great majority of people just changing the hormones in the neurotransmitters in the brain is enough. for other people, it's nerve stimulation. we look at the occipital nerve at the back of the head and and goeserve comes outcc1: and three bigcc1: : branches. sometimes stimulating that nerve. case of last resort.

that stimulation works for some people. >> when you say some people, then who? >> here's what i think is the most important thing. the simplest thing is if you have a trigger, figure it out, avoid it. that's the easiest. >> it's not one size fits all. >> absolutely not one size. 1:trigger. you'rr owncc >> avoid if possible. sometimes you lie down, pull the shade, that is enough. over the counters may be fine. for the pain relief, interestingly enough, there are enough things you can take things by mouth, rectal suppository, iv, shots, sometimes nerve stimulation. the nerve stimulation being the people. for most cc1: >> the last resort if you have something like that. >> please make sure you're diagnosed correctly. headaches all c1: over this country. >> dr. nancy snyderman, trying to make us feel better. >> one headache at a time. >> all right. hopefully i'm not your headache. coming up,hager jenna busha

catches up with superstar usher. : good morning. it's 8:26. i'm jon kelley. a man already in jail is accused of killing a 14-year-old pleasanton girl. the police announced the new charges yesterday. they are not releasing his name, yet they say that he's a former high school classmate. she was 14 years old when someone stabbed her. the suspect is now 43 years old. dna techny crack this case. the time now is 8:26. weather and traffic right after this.

8:28 now. our temperatures are climbing into the low 60s. we're expecting to end up in the upper 07s and low 80s under full sunshine. mostly cloudy out there all the way from the coast and inland areas. 80 in los gatos. 27 in santa cruz and 66 in san francisco. watch out for pretty thick fog along the peninsula. even over the golden gate bridge is t is looking pretty socked

in. let's check that drive right now with mike. another dry day for the tri-valley. big slowing because of the accident at sunol. southbound 680, that accident has cleared involving five cars on the corner. back to you. >> for all the latest traffic and news updates, make sure to check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. i'll have another local news update for you coming right back here in half an hour from now. see you then. cc1:

8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's a nice day, 9th day of 2011.t, cc1: the people who are gathered in rockefeller plaza on this very sunny skies. actually a really nice day around here. we want to thank these people for stopping by. i'm matt on the plaza,cc1: lauer along with ann curry, natalie morales and mr. al roker on the end there.

we're going to school, cooking school. we're going to make mouth-watering kabobs courtesy of mr. kimbell there. that should be fun. >> it's fun saying kabobs. >> it's more fun to feeat them. later on, we're going to hear from usher. great talent. apparently helped bring us justin bieber in an interview with jenna bush hager. we're going to answer the call of the wild approximate. we're going to at the time up close and personal with otters and crocodiles. they're babies, it's okay. >> otters wreak. >> really? >> my son walked in, loved him. so great. >> really? >> i also want to remind you that coming up on friday we have a terrific concert. the zac brown band, debut on our

summer concert stage on friday. we want you to pick one of their songs. they're are your choices. "toes, "chicken fried," or "as she's walking away." text the number to 622639 or vote on our website today.com. keep in mind, data and message rates apply. >> they seem like a lot of fun. >> they do. >> your choice? >> i'll keep it a surprise. >> somebody we know since one of their songs with them, i believe. >> oh. >> anyway, a check of the weather. >> exciting. >> mr. roker. >> we have the southeast today, they are going to see a risk of strong storms into the southeast with rain moving into the northeast. some of it heavy at times later this evening. pacific day in thecc1: northwest. sunny along the west coast after morning fog burns off. tomorrow, risk of strong storms

from northern texas into the lower mississippi river valley. sunny and hot out west. showers move up into northern new england. mild from the upper great lakes into the mid ohio river valley. that well, a cloudy start will make for a pretty cool afternoon in the city. we're forecasting highs in san francisco, 66 degrees today. elsewhere, a little warmer inland. watch for temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. densest fog is found in santa rosa. milecc1: a quarter of a visibility in spots.cc1: 80 degrees in concord. san jose and 80 in los gatos. more on the way for tomorrow and then we warm up as we get closer to friday. le 86. >> don't forget you can get your weather any time of the day or night, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. and now, let's say hello to uncle willie scott.

1:willie. >> everybody knows it's beautiful in oregon, ohio. this time of year, the corn, the cob, good stuff. happy birthday mrfrom smuckers. look at our birthday buddies. getting them lined up. bernice madigan from cheshire, mass. 112. the oldest person in the great common wealth of massachusetts. and then we have edith gooden of houston, texas. 105. look at this. devoted member of her church and has a twinkle in her eye for the guys. whoa. she likes the men. and august giraldi of beautiful downtown la canada, california. 100 years old today. proud wwii vet and loves to participate in public service activities. he'll want to meet the press.

we don't fool around here. take a look, from raleigh, north carolina, great town, clara freeman. and she's 103. quilting.ocheting and cc1: longevity by eating lots of venlgities. good and good for you. this time of year, the best. and maurice goldstein of jacksonville, florida. 100 years old today. served in world war ii. my kind of guy. that's it. that's all. now back to new york. >> thank you so much. coming up, we're all going to go to cooking school and learn how to make kabobs. that's coming up right after this. but first, this is "today" on nbc. whoa. you gotta be kidding!

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this morning on "today's" cooking school, kabobs 101.

we've got four great grilled kabob recipes. our teacher is chris kimbell, he is the editor of "cook's illustrated." welcome back. let's get right to it. four different recipes. starting with chicken and the a. kind of bacon paste. how do we do it? >> that was the secret. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. moving along. >> first thing, we salt it for 30 minutes. like a brine. >> white or dark meat? >> white and dark. eight minutes on the grill, dark, about ten. the secret was, wow, the big secret, bacon fat. we're going to take the sauce and put it in. two pieces of regular bacon. this is not much fat. for some people, a little hors d'oeurve. run this. we end up with bacon paste. >> this is hot. >> this is trendy. just put it in. a little sweet and hot paprika and sugar. we mix that all up.

>> how long do you marinade this? >> this is 30 minutes with salt. and this is just put on. and then we immediately put it on the skewer. >> by the way, if it's white and dark meat, you do not put them together or next to each other. >> white meat is eight minutes, dark meat, ten minutes. finish it off on a barbecue sauce. >> this is what it looks like? >> barbecue sauce has a lot of sugar in it. a lot of people slat there it but it will burn. >> let's start with the shrimp here already peeled. we want to caramelize it. >> if you leave the peel, the shell on, all that good stuff you put on the shell disappears when you take the shell off. we're taking the shell off to get it right on. we're going to put oil on these. and put a little bit of salt, too. what we're going to do is, to answer your question, sugar, which actually caramelizes that side down. >> yum. shrim

shrimp cooks very fast. >> one thing you should look at is the way you put them on. head here, head here. put them together which means they don't overcook. squish them together. >> okay. >> when i say quickly, how quickly are we talking about? >> four to five minutes on the sugared side down. we're going to put this right on the grill here if you want. >> okay. four to five minutes. >> turn it over. the other secret is you don't want to overcook it. so we have on that grill, you can see there's some sauce. >> so many grills, hard to know where they are. >> when the shrimp is done we're going to take it off and put it right in the sauce. >> that's interesting. >> this is butter, a little chili paste, lemon juice, for 30 seconds to finish to don't over cook them. >> it cools them down because that is not a ho hot sauce. >> take them off when they're not quite ready. >> kind of when you look vegetables and put them in water right away. i think al has something for you. >> meat kabobs now. you have to combine the beef and

vegetables on the same? >> two secret. vegetables take longer to cook than beef. >> i knew. >> because you're barbecuing. >> the other thing is we have nice big chunks of beef. >> oh, yeah. >> flintstone. >> what's the sauce? >> dinosaur meat. >> yes. >> three things in the sauce. italian salad dressing. you want three things, salt, brines it, tomato paste, beef fw flavor. beef stock has something in it that amplifies flavor. beef stock, tomato paste, salt, main ingredients. two hours of american namarinatn you put it on. >> does it matter how tightly is?ked the beef cc1: >> what you want to if you want finished ght here,cc1: one, we packed everything tight together that helps to not overcook. when you put it on the grill like this we have the beef over the hot part of the fire right here, vegetables around. actually they're going to be a little less heat. take these off about 15 minutes,

give the veggies another four or five. >> all right. luau en we're doing thecc1: kabob. we're going the pork. >> a little marinade for 15 minutes. soy sauce, 15 minutes. the pork is a little smaller the two-inch1: kabobs you had here. >> 15 minutes. remember, any time you're going to marinade meat or anything else, soy sauce has salt so it really works well. >> you actually put the vegetables on with a fork. > it's nice to also takecc1: pineapple. we're going to -- >> thus, the luau. >> that's the luau. >> if i don't stab myself there. good. keep going. > we have it standing by justc: in case.cc1: those go on for, you know, just eight minutes. >> and then keep going. cc1:grill.he you said eight minutes and you get that nice --

thecc1: vegetables are going to cook well. the pineapple is going to insulate the pork. >> looks delicious. excellent. can we eat now? >> no, you can't eat now. eat?hat, cc1: >> we can't. >> these are great recipes. >> thanks. >> that's the secret that i blew in the first round. thank you very much. recipes fresh at today.com. when we come back, jenna bush hager has a conversation with usher. but first, this is "today" on nbc. cc1:cc1:

r&b singer usher has dominated the charts since bursting on the scene in 1994 earning kot countless awards including seven grammys. but there is another side to usher. jenna bush hager caught up with him in his hometown of atlanta. jenna, good morning. >> good morning, ab. us usher is my generation justin

bieber. we grew up listening to his music. but recently after spending time with him it's his desire to give back that is so impressive. since 1999 his new look foundation has developed interactive programs and inspired our next generation. 10,000 kids and counting. ♪ he's known for his moves, those soulful sounds and millions of fans worldwide, he stans for eternity an artist solely known by one name. >> i think it has something to do with my name. >> reporter: a name with legacy and responsibility. usher raymond iv, known as much for his charitable work as his music. >> usher is something positive, a new light, a new opportunity for those who are less fortunate, you know. they say to whom much is given, much is required. >> reporter: and with that philosophy, usher created his new look foundation which has

helped inspire over 10,000 kids around the world to give back. >> it's them taking ownership of the fact that they want to do something differently, they want to serve, they want to make a difference. and encourage them to find what they love. and if they can identify their talent, create a strategy, make a career of it, and then hoping to graduate from school and go on to college, and the only thing that i ask back from them is that they've continue to do what they did in the the new look, which is mentor other youth. >> reporter: his work is inspired by his past and those who came before him. who is your role model? >> michael jackson. as i child i saw, bill clinton, you know, bono, quincy jones acted as mentors to me. when i first decided that i wanted to do this work, they became, you know, kind of benchmarks or at least concepts in what i could do. >> reporter: and now at age 32, usher is the one playing mentor. his most famous mentee is teen

sensation justin bieber. >> i don't think i'm going to find another justin bieber. i think that he is one of a kind artist and i think that his story has evolved. >> reporter: as a mentor ushler's approachability helps him connect with the kids he hopes to inspire and empower students to make a difference. last month the new look foundation hosted 500 young people at their annual world conference in atlanta. kids from all walks of life participated in courses on global health and investor. >> service has always been considered something of a sentence handed down be i a judge. especially one who comes to serve communities, if you're in trouble you have to do some service. so for me, i wanted to give them a new look on the service. >> reporter: 19-year-old brandon hamilton says all who attend are inspired by one goal, service. >> you know, we all have goals, dreams, and aspirations that we have in common and we like to go out in our communities and give

back. >> i am going to be giving back to the community just knowing that that's what i need to live a happy life. >> what is a major take away that you want every kid to leave with? >> that no matter what it is, i can do it if i just believe in myself. >> one thing for someone to tell you that you can do it, but it's a different thing, it's a whole different thing when someone actually shows you how you can do it. >> and you know you can do it. >> yeah. >> yes. >> after the day, i, too, felt very inspired. usher told me that he's always looking for the next big thing. and that he didn't give me mean details, i'm keeping my eyes peeled for the next justin bieber. w he said he has found something impressive. >> pretty intense. so exciting. what a deep, talented man. >> he's incredible. also coming up next, we're going to go for a walk on the wild side with asian otters and american crocodiles.

but first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today's" call of the wild, hot summer fun with cool animals. here with a few of her friends from the river banks to the the wetlands, seaworld and busch garden, julie. >> thank you, julie.

>> that is the most beautifully colored bird i have ever seen. >> lighten up. >> these guys love to be high. they are very content when they're as high as they possibly can. birds or wadingcc1: wetland birds. you just have to be up there, don't you? >> is that one potty trained, i hope? >> no. >> ah! the tallest one.cc1: >> he has sharp claws.cc1: a little to the left here.cc1: >> do we have anything to do after this? >> we just had otters taken into the studio now. >> you don't have to worry about it. we have water animals today.

>> yes, we do.cc including these little crocodiles. they just came out of their shells over there. >> he mistook me for a turtle.c: >> this is a good old time hanging out up there. >> not a problem. thank you. otters are out, matt, you can just turn a little bit, if you would like. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> they will fly around. >> oh. much.cc1:you very not on your head but they're my head.be oncc1: >> go ahead. you can do that. i've already had a bird perched on my head. >> this is the smallest species of otters in the world. they are not sea otters. they're actually asian otters. i have a treat for you. >> aw, look at them. >> they're one of the most voca: species of otters there are. >> okay. >> they actually hunt with their

otters or a lot ofcc1: carnivores do. they use their paws. >> he took the shrimp and rubbed it on his chin before he ate it. >> why do you think he did that? >> i don't know. hanging on to it until he gets : go n the right position tocc1: down. these guys use -- they're very tactile. they have to have the sensitive paws. while they're looking and watching out for other predators. so they're out making sure that nothing else gets in, they are using their sensitive paws feeling n the mud,cc1: around for all the different things they might find in the wild. they are from southeast asia so hunted.nately they are cc1: they stay cool in the wetlands. these guys are actually 13 years old. they're vocal. they use their vocalizations to communicate to other members. they live in family members of

18 otters. they are monogamous. this is actually brother and sister. >> i think a lot of people are going to want to see these down on the end there. these are american crocodiles. >> that's right. this is an endangered specie. probably less than 1,000 of them in -- now, you're going to have to kind of hang on a little bit. >> got them. >> less than 1,000 in the united states. >> oh, my. these guys have big teeth? >> yes. >> little teeth now and then later, big teeth. >> how big is this going to get? >> over 12 feet. >> really? >> yes. >> growing rapidly. >> have a crocodile. you have to hang on to it so it doesn't move a lot in your hands. these, also, all of the animals that we've got today is basically fish eaters, small, you know, water type of animals. >> hey.

>> looks a very good morning, erveg. it's now 8:56. this morning, the man suspected of plowing his car will face felony hit-and-run charges. 21-year-old andrew vargas seen the night of the crash was behind the wheel of the pickup truck when he hit a 9-year-old

boy. a 58-year-old woman and several parked cars outside. vargas was arrested about an hour later in hayward. the boy, ryan white, is still in critical conditions at san francisco general hospital. a check on weather right after this break.

. well, just two minutes before 9:00 a.m. and we are still socked in with fog. take a look at san francisco. mostly clear conditions in the south bay. live look at san jose shows you just what we're expecting as we head throughout the day. ton of sunshine. 80 degrees in los gatos. in santa cruz, we start to wrap up as we head towards friday.

back to you, jon. >> thank you for the beautiful outlook. check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. another local news update in half an hour. i'm suzanne shaw, nbc bay area editorial director. just weeks ago, a back door deal was slipped into the state budget with no public debate. this new law bans layoffs and if ref nyes fall short, the school year may be cut to 168 days, one of the shortest in the nation. critics call this recipe for disaster. it's wrong for sacramento to take management power away from local leaders and to put big

money lobbyists ahead of the local control our governor promise.cc1: empower schools to do what iss a lot.cc1: join us online at nbceditorials.com. back now with more of "today" on this tuesday morning, 9th day of august, 2011.cc1: great day here on the plaza.cc1: great day in the studio. nice people gathered. we thank them very much. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker and savannah guthrie. earlier in the show we were talking about the zac brown band.cc1:cc1: for some reason i was looking a: the screen and i said jimmy fallon and not jimmy buffet. >> jimmy fallon is musically talented. >> and that was before the bird: jammed his claws into my brain. >> are you okay? >> i'm fine. coming up, the day after th:

big decline in the dow yesterday. more than 600 points. what's going to happen with the markets today? we're going to talk about that : in just a couple of minutes. also this morning, talking about nutrition and one of the questions people have been asking me, especially when they're allergic, you should eat fish, what can you eat to compensate for it. you need to watch the segment, al. >> you do. >> absolutely. absolutely. and you know we've got -- it's bonanza time, jill martin is here with her steals and deals, exclusive discounts, everything from flowers to jewelry, including a get-away from the whole family to sunny orlando or you send the family and you stay at home. either way, it's a bargain. >> all right. and in today's beauty, why you may want to take a break from your normal beauty routine. why the best treatment may be no treatment at all. your hair, skin, and nails might

thank you for taking a break in these summer months. kind of an unorthodoxed beauty treatment of the scalp. it's the claw of a live bird. >> it actually hurt a little bit. it went right into the scalp. >> kind of like thatching the lawn.cc1: i knew it was going to land on me. >> right when it landed, you were -- >> oh, that was the food that made the wet feeling. >> i'm trying to get him on my hand. trying to help you out. it wasn't working out. >> what choice did i have? let's go inside, natalie is standing by at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> he didn't make a perfect landing. he kept sliding off.cc1: good morning.

in the news this morning with global markets took a beating again. over worries about the weaken european markets. asian markets fell sharply with the hang seng plummeting 6% and the tokyo nikkei down 2%. and more val tilt is expected in the wall street trading today after the dow dropped 600 points monday, ending below 11,000 for the first time since november. meantime the fed may announce another round of monetary easing. former international monetary fund chief, dominique facing a hn is nowcc1: civil lawsuit from the hotel maid who accuses of him of sexual assault. she filed suit against strauss-kahn monday for the alleged attack that she claims has left her life in shambles. strauss-kahn's lawyers say the suit without merit. the remains of 30 american servicemen arrive at dover air

force base in delaware today after their hoik was shot down over the weekend in afghanistan. 22 were members of the navy's elite s.e.a.l. team 6. at least one person has died in the riots sweeping across great britain. a 26-year-old man shot in his car in the city of croyden. chaos erupted again overnight with protesters setting cars and buildings on fire. 500 people have been arrested since saturday and prime minister has ordered 10,000 more officers on the street to put an end to the violence. a somber memorial today in agasaki, japan, on the 66thcc1: anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb there. hundreds prayed in silence as the bell tolled in honor of the 80,000 victims. and for the first time, the u.s. sent a representative to the annual ceremony. students who check facebook often are more likely to have lower grades in school.

according to a new study from the americanologic psychologica association. the most active young facebook likely to also morecc1: have psychological disorders, anxiety and depression. and french culinary skills are coming tete-a-tete with american snacking convenience. now americans with get baguettes from street ycc1: vending machines. but do the loaves pass the french taste test? oui, as you see there. >> we need to get a american onutscc1: 24 dispenses hours a day. et cetera le show you what's happening as far as the west is concerned. activity in the southeast, where we have a risk of strong storms today.cc hours. the afternoon1: a slight risk through the central plains.

beautiful weather in the pacific northwest. the heat will continue from texas on into the southwest. that's what's going on around good morning to you. mostly cloudy start over the embarcadero. you can see that we're starting to clear fog out of the area. it will take till about noon for the fog to really clear. 79 degrees for san jose. and 81 in gilroy. overall, the story is we're below average yet again today and seasonal averages back in the forecast as of friday. a little bump up in temperature. hope you have a great day. ♪ time now for joy bauer's sos, daily diet dilemma. joy bauer is here with "joy bauer's food cures." she has everything on how to get your entire family to exercise right and eat healthy to

alternative nutrients if you suffer from seafood allergies. >> everything. >> you're taking the big one on. all right. first, holly in scotland. skype from shanahan, illinois. joining us live. good morning, holly. >> good morning. >> what's your question? >> my question is, my husband and i would like to start a healthy life. and we have three kids we would like to have some more energy for and to teach them healthy habits but it's very overwhelming trying to get started. we would like help with getting started. >> i love this type of question. holly, there are so many things you can do. the first thing i'm going to she'll you is simple. get the soda and sugary beverages out of the house. nix them completely. next, make produce play a prominent role in your home. you're always going to have a bowl of delicious seasonal produ produce, fresh fruit, right on the counter. when you pass it you're apt to grab it. it's going to be a blast of nutrition and fill you up.

plump peaches, highly visible shelf on that fridge. anything your family likes. the third thing and the last thing is to focus on dinner. dinner tends to be the hardest time for people. we're exhausted. and we need to unravel. how old are your kids? >> they are 8, 5, and 3. >> i think it would be great to make it a family affair. dinner specifically. and designate one special night kids.ch of yourcc1: in other words, one child cooks and preps with you on tuesday night. the other night has thursday night. even your little one can wash and mash and make somewhat of a mess, draw pictures or place settings for the table. if you do these three things.cc: focus on produce, put a lot of attention into deinner, and get beverages, yourycc1: will be on your way to a healthy track. >> now to the phones. linda is calling in from harper woods, michigan.

good morning, linda. are you there, linda? linda, hello? >> hi. linda. 1: >> hey, linda. >> what's your question for joy? >> hi. my sister is allergic to seafood, therefore she doesn't get the omega 3s in her system naturally from fish.cc1: what can she eat or take to get the omega 3 fat she needs? >> so you know that the fatty are loaded lmonscc1: with omega 3s, i talk about it all the time. the good news, there are non-seafood plant sources that will give you a blast of omega 3. the only caveat is the fish has the most powerful potent type of omega 3. so while they're not as powerful, the plants are a great option for your sister. flax seed is a terrific source of these plant-based omega 3. if she's looking for one a day prescription, i would say add

one to two tablespoons of the flax seed into her food she can put them in oatmeal or yogurt or cottage cheese or fruit smoothie. another idea is to have a handful of walnuts every afternoon because walnuts is the nut of choice when it comes to the omega 4 pla3 plant-based foc up some of to pick1: the food products that are fortified with omega 3s, eggs, breads, cereals. you will know it's right there on the package. she will know she's picking up something. the sameose chia seedscc1: thing as chia pets? >> yes. letcc1: us know. it might be a great thing. >> amusing her children and cc1: getting hair at the same time. >> also, you can pick up the dha allergy supplements. but in that case you want to check with the brand company and

her physician to make sure they are entirely safe. but the algae supplements has the omega 3 that fish have. >> and a viewer e-mail. s it possible to get too manyc: anti-oxidants? what are the effects on your body if you do get too much? >> you can never overdose from food sources. loaded that produce iscc1: with anti-oxidants when it's deep in color. produce right on your plate. on the other hand, you can get too much from high-dose supplements. al, from scientific studies we know that the high-dose supplements really don't deliver much healthier. the bottom line is od on food and skip the high-dose supplements. >> joy bauer, thanks. i'm going to try to take the chia seeds. they might help me. steals and deals, everything from jewelry and sunglasses, jo jill martin has a vacation for

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pleasanton. south bay 280 we had an earlier accident. 87 from downtown up to 101 right around the airport. slow into menlo park. another accident in san mateo. there's the fog. lower visibility. be careful. back to you. >> waiting for it to clear all day. thank you for joining us for the latest traffic and news updates check out nbc morning news on facebook. i'll be back with another update in half an hour. see you then.

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today.com and remind you that message and data rates may ap y apply. then tune in on friday to hear the winner. bhemeanwhile, take a break. we will tell you why changing up your beauty will help you look better from your hair and nails and save you some money along the way. and where are you going on your next vacation? baghdad, anyone? >> wow. >> anyone? we're going to talk to an intrepid woman who took a vacation to the krcradle of civilization, very much still dangerous but filled with history from biblical times right to the present day, including an amusement park right next to the green zone. you will probably not relax on the beach there. >> probably not. great vegetables that you've been working so hard to grow this summer to good use. my garden didn't even get started.1: first, a check of the weather for us. >> absolutely. let's see what's happening. first of all, today we've got a

risk of strong storms down through the southeast and the mid plains. plenty of sunshine in the pacific northwest. seasonal conditions continue from texas into the southwest. again, for tomorrow as well. the risk of strong storms and the plains and the mid and lower mississippi river valley. the heat makes its way up into the interior pacific northwest. a lot of heat and hot weather along the coast. showers and thunderstor we are looking really good this morning. still have that low cloud cover higing the coast but it's clearing inland. take a look, san jose, nice clear skies overhead. as a result, warming up nicely already. 63 in concord. yellow shows you where the sun is all out. up to 66 later as we climb through friday. 86 degrees inland. nice, warm day. right, thank you, al.

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♪ unleash the hidden power of bisquick. ♪ this morning on "today's" beauty why you should take a little vaca from your year-round beauty routine. executive editor of "real here to tellcc1:is s the nail, skin, and haircc1: needs a much needed break. they will thank you for it. >> thanks for having me. >> let's start with hair. of hot and kindcc1: sweaty outside, our temptation

is to wash it more. >> all of that summer beauty the is simplify, simplify, simplify. less is more. hair, there are three problems, right?cc1: uv rays, salt, and chlorine. it makes your hair dry. other thing is to stop blow drying your hair and using styling products. bad. the first thing is to shampoo every other day. for those of white house have a hard time doing that -- >> some people have oily hair, oh. difficult.llycc1: a dry shampoo is really great. put it on the rooting. it will absorb oil and make it shinier. >> spray under the roots and leave it there? >> do it. >> what else? >> use a leave-in conditioner. gives you more moisture and you a little hold so you don't have to use styling products on top of that. >> you say this kind of gets the 1:hair. off yourcc >> a lot of people like relaxing and treating yourself right. this is an apple cider vinegar

rinse. cup and a half of vinegar and the water. and essential oils so you don't smell like a salad. put it in a spray bottle. spritz your roots. five minutes, it's done. >> wet hair or dry hair? >> dry hair. removes the residue and gives you shine. >> moving on to the face. this is another one where you do all1:o be washing your facecc the time but you say that dries it out. >> your skin has natural oils. again, we're sweating and cleansing all the time. we want to take a break in the morning, don't wash your face. use warm water. >> don't use cleanser. >> splash water. follow with your sunscreen, of course. at night if you are really dry, skip one night of cleansing. take off your makeup though. with n't ever go to bedcc1: your makeup on. >> wipe off with these towelettes that you recommend and then the moisturizer. >> and then don't put the moisturizer. the good thing is they are super gentle from neutrogena. if you have to wear a heavy

cream, you can't do without, do a light serum instead for the summer. >> i thought they were supposed to help with dryness. >> sometimes your skin's balance gets off balance. you need to let your skin react. >> this looks like breakfast to me. >> this is exfoliating and moisturizing mask that you can do a couple times a week. plain yogurt and oats. mix them together on your face, 10 to 15 minutes, you're done. >> nail, pedicures and manicures, having sandals on. you say take it easy on that, too. >> getting into the water is really bad. the ocean and the chlorine can really damage your nails. of course, getting manicures more often than we used to in the summer. those two things can weaken and make your nails soft. what you want to do first off, skip every other manicure if you can. if you want to keep them groom, great buffer. $1.25 at the drugstore. buff in the direction of your nail. >> nail polish on? >> no. give them a break.

buy some pills at the health food store will help supplement it. home remedy, kick up the sugar, olive oil, rub it into the cuticles on your hands. >> your feet, skip the pedicure, too. >> this is for body, actually. if your skin, again, in the water all the time, it gets very dry. skip moisturizer during the day, actually. at night do a really anti-oxidant packed moisturizer. >> what is this? >> coffee grounds and olive oil. scrub. do it in the shower. the coffee grounds, caffeine will tighten your skin a little bit, too. >> for cellulite. >> who knows. yes. do it in the shower. >> another reason to love coffee. >> okay. finally, are what do we have here? >> feet. pounding the pavement, exposed to the elements. first of all, use a foot one in the shower. >> they always want to scrape off the callous. >> you can soften your feet a little like this. and then for an at-home thing, a

tea bath. it's a goods astriastringent an deodorizer. >> thank you. >> thank you. still ahead, great recipes straight from the garden in today'kihen.kitcn. but first, these messages.our da not have our eyes, our noses, or our ears. " kitchen. but first, these messages. our family. they' and family deserves the best. new petarmor flea and tick protection. it has the same active ingredient as frontline, so it's just as effective against fleas and ticks, but costs about half as much. so, although the family resemblance may not be clear, your bond is unmistakable. new petarmor. same protection as frontline at about half the cost. available at stores near you. and off we go! seeking inspiration from the world's best yogurts for activia selects in paris we discovered the inspiration for a totally new yogurt. activia selects french so silky and smooth with lots of juicy fruit.

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possibly the best yogurt in the world. some people like beach vacations, some people like adventure travel, but would you go to baghdad for a break? writer took a trip to iraq this past may as a tourist and wrote about it for the september issue of "playboy" magazine. paula, good morning. >> good morning. >> people do read it, get "playboy" for the articles, especially yours. >> absolutely. that's what i told my dad.

>> exactly. >> i don't think baghdad is quite on the top ten vacation spots list just yet. so why go there? i mean, it's not safe. >> well, you know, it actually depends. it's kind of ironic. if you're outside of the green zone in the unfortunately named red zone you're actually safer. you know, i think a lot of people just think of baghdad as kind of a war zone, they don't understand why you should go there when actually iraq is a cradle of sivization. this is where writing was created. and actually saddam had not been such a nar cystcistic maniac, i would have been bigger than egypt. we walked around archaeological places that. >> reporter: 6,000 years old. and it was really interesting. granted, here was the random place where it was like the hangout for al qaeda in iraq, but -- >> outside that, you're fine.

souds so relaxing already. you were there for nine days. you actually saw quite a bit of the country not to mention quite a bit of the check points as well. plenty of checkpoints, right? how much were you able to see? >> you know what? i was actually able to see a lot. two tourisms, a nine and 16-day tour. i was only on the nine-day tour. we went all around. we went to mosul, kir kikukirku. >> you were on bus with other western tourists which actually probably made it more difficult. the rest of the trip you weren't. >> it was actually interesting because some people were there for interesting reasons. a woman was there because her iraqi diplomat lover died and she was there to see her grave. the only way to get into iraq was on a group tour right now. you can't get a single iraqi visa. and then there were some people who just like dangerous things. and there was a german guy who

liked to jump our famous things. >> two tour companies, as i understand, that go there. >> yes. >> this was the one that was the american tour company. it's interesting because of all the billions of dollars that our government has spent, are you seeing that the rebuilding efforts are actually taking hold? do you see a country that is now starting to pick up and starting to thrive? >> let's put it this way. the roads are paved and that's nice. however, i will say when i came back they came out with these $6 billion number and i was not that shocked. it was -- one of the reasons i went is it was interesting to see because maliki, accused of stealing the election, and he had come out with a 100-day promise saying, you know, obama asked i'm going to clean up corruption and we were there on the very tail end of this promise. and the violence was just going through the roof. it's really unfortunate because now they're saying that the iraqis want to invite the u.s.

to stay. and as one u.s. army man involved with operations told me, you know what, if we don't day, the iraqis are kind of -- if we do stay, we're, you know. because they have said, listen, we're going to blow it up. >> so not recommended, i think, for travel just yet but -- >> actually, you know what? they have very good security. i would recommend it. i would not recommend bringing children along. >> right. >> and i would recommend a heck of a lot of patience because 159 checkpoints in one day is a little bit tiring. >> and not to mention you have to wear head coverings and all of that. keep in mind for women it's definitely a culture. >> for women it's a very different experience than for men. men, burqa in 120 degree heat is not exactly fun. >> as always, thank you. great perspective. you can read the article in "playboy" because i know you just get it for the articles. coming up in "today's"

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this morning in "today's" kitchen, easy as one, two, three. the executive chef of new york city, and greens and veggies. he's here to share us with us to put your home vegetable garden to work. good to see you. >> good to see you, as well. >> what is ratatouille. >> ratatouille is a peasant dish almost. it's simple. it's all about summer vegetables and tomatoes and peppers and great summer vegetables coming out of your garden right now. >> your secret right now is oil. >> one of the things that rat to we has is herbs. we have fresh herbs and make our own oil, which is easy. >> anybody can do it? >> anybody can do it.

throw the herbs in there, heat up the oil, pour it inside, let it sit for a couple of days or hours. >> keep it for long? >> in the refrigerator, about a month. >> how do we get started? >> vegetables here, which we're going to add to -- we have a little bit of oil. >> you always want to eat fresh. >> all of our vegetables are from the garden. actually a couple of these vegetables here are from my personal garden. >> hot. different types of eggplants are in here. we're going to season this. a little bit of salt here. and pepper, different peppers, different types of peppers in here. we also have lots of squash. squash is one of those main agreedens there. so i'm going to have you actually stir this up here. get you involved a little bit. >> all righty. >> how long do you cook this? >> one of the things you want to do is cook this into it gets into a nice caramelization. it brings out the sugars in there. wonderful flavor to it. you really going to get the true flavor of the vegetable.

what we have here actually is sort of a base. this is basically just a fresh tomatoes that has been cooked down with a little bit of garlic and a little bit of onion. this is sort of our thing. what we're going to do is we're going to add a little bit of basil to this right here. we've got great basil up there again from the garden. we're also going to add vegetables. this is where we're going to bring them. nice and roasted. caramelized here and we're going to add all those. >> that is in addition to these? >> that's basically what that was. >> i see. >> now, i have it here. i want to roast off a couple ahead of time. >> i 2k3w067 gotcha. >> we have all the vegetables here roasted to caramelization. mix it up with the sauce. the nice thing about this tomato sauce is unique. fre fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic. >> you're making stuffed zucchini? >> stuffed zucchini flowers.

>> how hard is it to find these? >> they're really hard to find. actually, they grow out in the garden or at the farmer's market. >> what do you stuff them with? >> these are being stuffed. you can take one of the squash blossoms here and open it up and take out the inside. and then what we do is take a little bit of ricotta cheese and basically parmesan and basically just going to stuff that right inside. >> once you have that, you put this in an egg wash and dredge sunset. >> dredge it. dredge it in an egg, flour, then egg, then bread crumbs. we end up with a little bit of ratatouille here with stuffed squash. >> that's amazing. >> ricotta, parmesan. >> one for you. >> where do we keep the forks around here? >> oh, there. >> you don't find them too often, right? >> it's a light fish. it has a little bit of intricacy to it.

really pleasant. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. meanwhile, coming up, ten secrets of super happy couples. >> plus, 21-year-old inspired st island with a lesson in cake decorating.

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we're keeping you updated on how wall street is reacted. here is scott mcgrew. how is it looking? >> the dow is up almost 200 points, 184 points. s&p 500 up 26. so do the smiles on wall street mean that troubles are behind us? not at all. almost no growth in the gdp, not enough jobs to cover population growth. yesterday's dip, laura, were the stocks on the floor. there's a whole lot more to the bad relationship than that. >> thank you very much. let's move on to the forecast. right now, here's christina loren. >> we've got good numbers in this department as well. mostly cloudy from oakland to san francisco.

east and south bay, you're now in the mid-60s and then 70 degrees, 79 today and 66 at the3 we continue to warm up all the way through friday but not by much. let's check your drive with mike. >> it's a horrible series of earlier accident causing problems at airway if you're passing out through the main portion of livermore. 45 minutes, that is just a bear for this time of the morning. 10:00. southbound 880, the sigalert has been canceled. slow getting out of san leandro and oakland. lighter flow of traffic and metering lights are still on. laura, back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. for the latest updates, check out nbc bay area morning news on

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from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hello, everybody. it is booze-day tuesday, it's august 9th, 2011. guess what, it's the birthday of an american sex symbol, that's right. she is 81 years old today. we want to say big happy birthday to betty boop. yes, we do. she's 8 1 today. there's another american sex symbol having a birthday today,

our own hoda woman! [ cheers and applause ] hoda woman, 26 today. >> you know what, you know what -- 47. i know. 47. >> that seems young do me, my darling. that seems young and child-like and wonderful. >> really? >> oh, yeah. i'm 11 years older than you are. and at my age, those years tend to be dog years, it's like 128. how do you feel on this 47th day of your life? >> i feel great. you know what's funny. i don't love my birthdays, but i don't despise them. i just kind of have them and go through them. i don't ever remember having a big party or anything. but i like 47. i actually like how i feel this year much better than in the last five or six. >> well, you had a brush with mortality. which sobers a person. >> yes. >> the only time you've been sober, ever. but that does change the way you look at your life. every birthday after will be even more special.

>> it's been five years since that time. and then, you know, the rest of my life is exciting. >> we're going to talk about that in a little bit. >> and we'll tell you some of the other famous people who have birthdays today. melanie griffith. whitney houston. 47. >> deion sanders, 43. >> wait, am i 47? >> i'm 47, that's what i thought. that's what everybody told me. you don't know how old you are? >> i thought whitney houston was a year older than me. >> gillian anderson -- we don't want to talk about people that are younger than we are. and eric dana -- >> no, no. they barely have a wrinkle on them. this is a very interesting book called "the secret language of birthdays." >> we should point out, your birthday is coming up next week. >> but it's not about me today, it's about you. >> we were reading about you in

this book, with your picture and frank's is in here, it's weird how spot-on the personality traits are of you. >> we'll talk about that next week. here are the strengths. >> okay. >> of people born on this day. you are structured. >> structured? >> no. >> altruistic. which good. you're very philanthropic, thoughtful. your weaknesses, you want to know? >> you're righteous. you're authoritarian. >> tell them about the party the otherite in the hamptons. >> i was at a party, i was bossing everyone around. you're sitting there, you're singing. i don't know what's wrong with me. >> you're hanging around with bethany frankel. >> you're very adept at sizing people up and know how to approach them and convince them of what is best. >> all right. >> and it's very important that those born on this day, that's the most important thing, have a trusted friend who can warn them when they get off-track.

like don't lie, don't -- steal. don't cheat. all of those things. >> you're going to take care of me. >> i'm there for you. >> okay. >> anyway, we have a very special wish to you today from somebody. would you please look at your monitor? >> happy birthday, hoda, shake it for me, girl. ♪ shake it for me, girl ♪ shake it for me ♪ happy birthday, looking forward to seeing you and kathie lee tomorrow whereky do some shaking for you girls. but anyway, i'll be bringing some beer and wine, so y'all get ready. >> i like luke. >> who is that? >> luke, he's hot! he sings that "country girls." >> he's adorable. >> looking forward to that. >> we also have another little present for you today. for the first time in national television in the flesh. jay is here. jay is here for you, hoda woman. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> shake it for me.

>> and they text about five times a day. >> where am i. >> this is a surprise. >> yes, it is. >> how did you convince jay to do that? >> i had nothing to do with it. he didn't need convincing. >> we brought you some champagne. >> thank you. >> jay, how happy are you on this 47th birthday of hoda. looking forward to 47 more. >> awwww, thank you. >> even when you're old and drooly and in a wheelchair. >> thank you. >> and you know, i thought today would be tequila tuesday. >> tequila, he loves that. >> well, jay, thank you. >> oh, this -- he brought glasses for that, too. >> okay. >> stop, my mom is watching, my mom is watching. >> for later. >> see you later, thank you.

>> aww, wasn't that sweet, that you did that. >> hey, i've tried to be very, very respectable, a little of you and your privacy with jay. but it's out, now, baby. it's out. >> thank you. >> i love it, when i knew you were gonzo, when you said, no one has ever looked at me the way he does. you started to cry, hoda. >> you did? >> i think he was just hungry. >> anyway, thank you guys for everything. that was nice. >> now listen, in 365 days, a woman puts on a lot of makeup. >> yes. >> these people in i believe it's a belgian model that they use, a dutch couple did a documentary called, natural beauty. and they took nearly nine hours to put on 365 days worth of what that would mean in terms of, that's like seven bottles of foundation. two bottles of creamy eyes,

three lip pencils, two bottles of blush. when people applying makeup on a daily basis. >> i wonder how she didn't go to the bathroom for nine hours. she could only eat or drink through a straw. there's the very end. look at it look at the difference. >> so that is, that is a warning to us. >> what is that telling us? >> to cleanse carefully. >> you know sometimes you get in late and think oh, what the heck and go to bed with anything on you, not good. >> that is nasty. that was a good little exercise. >> a good visual. >> sometimes, sometimes, i don't care how much i wipe off my makeup and this happened again, because i keep trying to figure it out. i got the wipes, the neutrogena ones that are supposed to get everything. i get up in the morning and on my pillowcase it's as if i didn't take off one bit of makeup. i can't help it. i'm doing what they said, i'm washing it off. >> maybe you're not doing it properly. bobbie thomas is here today, we have a new thing we're very

excited about. my hair looks like this, my makeup. hoda has on orange nails. because today we're going to be become bobbie dolls. >> she's chosen. they weren't ones we would have normally picked out for ourselves. >> no, that's the fun of being a bobbie-doll. >> we have another trend, we have two wonderful new interns. >> this is the biggest hair trend going on. >> you guys have braids and gold streamery things in your hair. >> feathers are out now? >> feathers are out. >> they're so boring. >> would you guys wear this in real life? or just on tv with us right now? >> i would definitely put these in. if i was going to a party. >> maybe i would wear them to a football game, like spray red in my hair, like go maryland. >> this is all it is. it's just that stuff that you used to wrap presents. that's it. nothing to it. >> nothing. >> finally, a trend we can afford. up next --

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it's a challenge for couples to keep love going strong when there are so many distractions in today's fast-paced world. >> editor in chief of "women's health" michelle callahan is here to let us in on the scientifically-proven traits of happily married people. >> we have skeptics in the room already. >> we're going to jump right in. we'll see how on the money you

guys are. >> we're going do say, pretend like you've just met. we're not talking about going to a bar, acting like you're strangers and role-playing. >> you can do that, too. but over time, couples stop asking the exploratory, get to know each other questions. but we're evolving all the time. you have to maintain a sense of curiosity about your partner to keep that connection growing. >> you have to keep that conversation going. you kind of get used to each other. you tune out, where you got to keep having these conversations and talk about new things, different things, current affairs. >> what if your guy is kind of stuck in a rut. because a lot of men are. they like to talk just a couple of things. >> you have to introduce the new topic. >> all right. number two -- control the booze. >> take it easy with all that boozing now. >> we say moderation. >> we're talking about four or more drinks in one setting for women and five or more for men. that's excessive drinking. >> that has a lot of implicationings. people who like to party are often not the people who want to settle down and make a commitment and be in a

relationship. and so the more you drink, the less likely you are to get married, and the more likely you are to break up. so keep that in moderation. you need to have your good judgment. >> and the more likely you're going to blurt something else, jump in the sack. all that stuff. >> exactly. >> so hoda has learned from her mistakes, she really has. >> so technology can be an issue. there are people who are excessive tweeters, they put all their business out on facebook. >> i see why kids do it. they get all caught up. they have no idea of the consequences of things. but adults should know better. >> at "women's health" we say tweet responsibly. technology is part of our modern world. but if you're tethered to your smartphone and you're always looking down, you're not engaging from the person across the dinner table. and you're sending the message, they're not entertaining enough, they're not interesting enough to hold your attention. >> it's rude. it's rude. >> social networking in itself is, all of it introduces you to a lot of your exes, a lot of other people. it can be bad for your

relationships. because people spend way too much time interacting with way too many people. >> in itself, there's nothing wrong, it's like alcohol. but people get obsessed with it. they get on and never get off. >> they're addicted. >> yeah. >> blake shelton -- he's sitting next to his wife and i interviewed his wife and she says, hey, he's always tweeting. and he's like hey, i'm right here. >> that doesn't bode well. >> although i wish them all the happiness in the world. >> next, if you have healthy friends with healthy relationships, your relationship tends to be healthy. as opposed to friends who are always bickering with their spouses. >> research has shown that if your friend gets a divorce, you are up to 75% more likely to get a divorce. >> there's almost like a contagious aspect to getting a divorce. and with you're with somebody who is talking about negative things with their relationships, negativity begets negativity. so surround yourself with happy couples. >> you can't dump your friends when they're going through tough times.

>> no, absolutely. you want to nurture and -- >> to pull away from your relationship. you get the girlfriend who is in a man-hating phase. she's very contagious with that. you need to let them know that that's not healthy. >> and don't participate in that sort of man-bashing relationship. >> unless they really, really deserve it. >> true. >> this last one, limit chick flicks. what's that? >> well i think this is true. >> it's absolutely fine to watch a romantic comedy every now and then, but if you watch them constantly, this promotes this magical thinking about relationships. there's aulsz a happy ending, there's always of these grandiose gestures. so sure, watch them once in a while, but alternate them with a drama. >> you know what i like, "legends of the fall." >> what a great movie. >> we have such a big show. we've got hoda's birthday. >> oh my god. >> coming up, can sara haines

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time for our special series, sara in the city, where we send sara out to the streets of new york to investigate some of the coolest jobs in the big apple. >> in honor of hoda's birthday, sara wanted to do something special. >> today i'm going to learn how to be a singing telegram performer. hoda's birthday is coming up and i decided this year i had to knock the gift out of the park. so i'm doing something really special, hopefully on tune for my special girl. i decided to enlist the help of john shippy, owner of big apple singing telegrams.com. john has been in the business for more than 15 years. what's the first step? >> the first step is to get you into a costume. >> that sounds like fun. >> we're going to do that today at abracadabra. >> i like you already, let's do

it. >> so, john, when i look around this room, there are thousands of costumes, how i do even get started? >> what do you think you would have the most fun with? >> i need to find a costume that suits my personality. this should be easy, i think. >> a lot of skin here, people. i feel like the girls are going to fall out. ♪ ♪ woo woo! >> it's interpretive chicken dancing. >> toto, we're not in kansas any more. >> okay, i've got my costume, it's time for a quick lesson. >> you want to make a chicken noise your very own. everybody has their own special

chicken noise. baaak, baaak. what's yours? >> baaarrrk. >> i'm ready to take my skills out into the field. my first mission -- a thank you telegram. joe hanna wants to thank loretta for all the delicious meals she's served at this senior center. >> miss loretta -- ♪ for serving me every day ♪ you are clucking amazing ♪ in every single way ♪ i here for loretta and i want to say ♪ ♪ you do so well with the food every day ♪ ♪ i just met you and i really love you ♪ ♪ so are your friends in the orange and blue ♪ >> the next mission, a payback telegram. last week frank sent his brother a telegram for his birthday. today, jamie wants to get back at his brother. so with the help of lynn.

one of big apple's full-time performers. we're going to give jamie a double dose, two telegrams in one. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> uh-oh! >> so, am i ready for hoda's birthday? game on! >> she did very well. >> she did. >> our sara. where, where -- >> i think there's a little surprise for you right this very moment. ♪ the cake will come out for hoda ♪ ♪ bet your bottom layer that for hoda ♪ ♪ we'll have fun ♪ just thinking about our hoda ♪ clears away the cobwebs from the wallet ♪ ♪ if we've got time ♪ today is your birthday ♪ we love you ♪ happy birthday ♪ and in our book, you're

a-okay ♪ >> from your i-hoda to your crazy dance ♪ ♪ from early morning workouts ♪ to our dreams before ten ♪ and even her wild hair ♪ i am a fan [ cheers and applause ] >> you rock! >> i love you, sara. >> i love you, too. >> get in there. >> you have no idea how much i want some. that was great, sara, thank you, darling. still to come, how to prevent crow's feet, frown lines, to keep your face wrinkle-free. and dressing us up as bobbie dolls. >> i look like a pimp. ...some chocolates swiss! ah...the best in the world. oikos greek yogurt from dannon. really? wait until you try it. so creamy thick and fresh tasting dannon oikos berry flavors

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good morning to you. well, we're starting to see that low cloud cover over the embarcadero. though clouds hanging out for the most part this morning. take a look at san jose. nice and clear. it's been the picture for the last hour and a half. 68 in concord, 67, san jose. and low clouds still stuck at

the coast. it's a cool 56 degrees. on our way to 66 degrees at the coast. temperatures continue to climb little by little as we head towards friday. 86 degrees, the warmest day of the week. low 80s for the weekend. overall, nice weather prevails. let's check the drive with mike inouye. >> the last accident here has cleared but it's still very slow. more traffic towards sunol there were two accidents that cleared causing some close drive if you're heading down through the sunol grade. 680 is moving smoothly. there is an accident in front of

the roadway there. northbound 17 after the earlier sigalert, it's never quite recovered. thanks for the update there, mike. for the latest updates, check out nbcaya a breni mng nsayew o facebook. have a great afternoon. we are back on this booze-day tuesday and you know our today's style editor, bobbie thomas, isn't afraid to try the latest trends. and we seem to say to her, only you could pull that off, bobbie. so we decided to put her to the test and let her turn us into bobbie dolls. for one day only, she had the full range to dress us up in styles she wanted to try. let's take a look. ♪ >> bobbie dolls are here! >> how are you? >> bobbie. here you go. >> it's like, i don't even get

in the door, i love it. >> i'm so excited. >> what's wrong with the way we dress? >> does this make me look fat? >> right here. >> i don't feel sexy at all. >> there's a reason for that. >> time out. kathie, these shoes, can you see my eye through there? there's a hole. >> i want those back. >> what would be better? what would enhance us. >> i've never felt more uncomfortable. >> i want to switch it up and try some other things. >> is it going to rock our world? >> are you going to mess with my hair? >> yes, i kind of have an idea. >> get out while you can. >> work your magic. >> how fun would this cape be? >> it's like cruella deville. >> it's so -- >> come on. >> it's sort of like not a vest, it's a lariat necklace. >> now you need the hat for your

halloween costume. >> the hat? >> for me? it does? am i the butt of a joke? >> now, hoda, you always wear a pump. but i do want to see you in a cage shoe. >> they're gargantuan. do you see what i have to deal with? >> hello. >> tada? [ crickets ] . >> they make my feet look small. >> it's a miracle. ♪ hallelujah >> i'm going to be back in just a moment. >> i'm having fun. who's next. >> all right, hoda woman, let's go. >> she just needs the right shoe. >> that's great. >> my turn. >> all right. come on out. >> okay. let me take a look in full view. >> i'm -- ridiculous. these are big now? >> rompers are big. >> you like that name.

>> rompers. i like romping that's different than this, if you know what i mean. >> it doesn't feel like pajamas? >> yeah, but i don't wear pajamas, i sleep in my wedding ring. next? >> now we're talking. i am liky-liky. >> you look so beautiful. >> what am i 17 or what? >> how cute is this? >> what's next, my darling. >> okay. hold that thought. >> yeah. i don't know, these harem pants things are big again, right? does mc hammer know? ♪ hammer time >> i'm in love with this right here, darling. >> what is taking so long? ♪ >> you look so great. >> so nice. >> so fun to dress you up. >> you look so cute for us.

>> come on. >> cute. >> one more. ♪ >> now my teenaged daughter is going to have a fit. honestly. >> it's better than -- >> i have to get the -- >> you look so flipping hot! >> i look radicchio. thank you, bobbie. we were looking forward to being bobbie dolls. >> okay, we're excited. >> can i say that i love you both so much. this was so fun. >> ready? >> so drum roll for hoda -- and -- tada! >> oh! you look smoking hot. >> i never wear pants. >> you are in a jumpsuit. it's sleep, it's chic. >> and look at the back. >> that's really cute. >> it's okay to let a bra strap

show if it looks clean like this. they're finally getting it. and you have the legs for this. the shoe adds a pop of color, this is madden girl and the belt is reece. >> and then kathie lee -- drum roll and -- boom! >> oh, i love. go, shake it. >> one more, back. >> i can't, my boobs are too big. >> this is a great top. it looks funny on the hanger, but it looks great on. and i love the pants, $14.99 from tj maxx. >> where's our sara? >> woo! >> oh, yeah. >> you've got the romper. >> this is one of kathie lee's runner-ups. the reason i wanted to put my own outfit on her is that

somebody else can pull it off and i just want everyone at home to know that it's fun to see yourself through someone else's eyes, so invite your girlfriend over to shop in your closet and you can do your own sort of bobbie. >> do our friends on facebook like all this? we want to know if you like it. if you do it, we'll do it every friday on bobbie's buzz. don't hurt bobbie's feelings. >> how can you make your face smooth and wrinkle-free at any age, up next. and a surprise musical visit. and we'll be right back! >> guess who is singing? you kids almost ready? i've got breakfast waiting for you. whoo! uh-oh. what? mom's doing her exercise video again. when mom's on a health kick, all of us are. and now she's made us breakfast. uh-oh. ♪ [ male announcer ] eggo nutri-grain waffles. you know it's made with 8 grams of whole grain

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there are things that you can do to diminish, maybe even prevent facial wrinkles. >> and clanna barfield has some hints to prevent wrinkles. >> you want to get started as early as possible and sunscreen is what you start with. and you combine your sunscreen with an anti-oxidant serum, that's going to minimize free radical damage in your skin which causes tiny creases. and this one is great. it's from skinmedica, their vitamin c and e complex. it's $95, but it's very potent, but a high price tag. >> to our 30s, take us into our 30s? >> in your 30s, you're going to do the same thing you did in your 20s. your sunscreen, your anti-oxidant serum and you're going to incorporate an over-the-counter retinal.

to promote collagen stimulation. it's going to pump up your skin. this one from newt rutrogena, t rapid repair night cream. >> you can get it from a drug store. >> yes. >> let's go into the 40s. >> back to the 40s. >> in the 40s, you need stronger ingredients. you do have your sunscreen, and your anti-oxidant serum, but now you're going to get into a prescription-strength retinoid, so your dermatologist can help you with that. and they can represent using products with ingredients with peptides, like this one from olay, regenerist. and hoda, we know it's your birthday. this is for you. >> does this really prevent wrinkles? isn't most of it genetic. >> but these things can help

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21-year-old pastry prodigy, vinnie bazetta is the star of staten island cakes and the artist there. >> he's only 21 years old.

>> he's going 0 give us some do it yourself cake-decorating tips. how did you learn so much? >> i've always had a passion for baking and since i was a little kid, it's always come naturally to me. >> that's what they want to do. let them be. >> and you make your living out of it. show us, let's go. >> i have a couple of things ready for you. >> some people are creatively challenged, vinnie. what would you, what would you do for us. >> he's talking about me. >> three little birthday cakes, people can do at home. we have a zebra-print cake there, a little girl's cake there, a little boy's cake there. why don't you guys get some fondant. >> what's that? >> a rolled sugar dough that all the cakes are covered with. >> you take a little bit out and knead that up. you don't need all of that. here's your rolling pin. there's yours. >> your hands are going 0 get

all dirty like mine. you guys need a little sugar. >> hit me, vinnie. >> now what do we do? >> you roll it out and we have some cutters here. >> and we can make some designs. >> you guys can cut out whatever you like. >> i want a big old blue star. >> and then paste it on the cake with some water. >> i didn't quite have enough, that's not going to work. >> you need a little one now. >> these are easy things that people can do at home. >> you have a little mess there. >> i wonder why. >> all right. so then we've got our little stars and things. and then what happens? >> then we're going to get some water. we're going to get some water and you can just paint it on with a paintbrush. >> vinnie, how long does it take you to make one of those big, elaborate cakes we see up there? >> it really depends, some cakes take two weeks, three weeks. depending on the decorations. it depends on the work. >> oh, cool, look at that one. >> then you're going to put all your decorations on. what can you do at home to get off the powdered sugar. if you can see that.

with a clothes steamer. >> stop it. >> you're kidding. >> i stole my mom's clothes steamer. and that's what i use in the bakery. >> you're kidding. this is kind of fun. is it a big family affair at your place, at your bakery? >> sometimes, they don't really work in the bakery on a daily basis, but whenever i need help with deliveries and what not, they come in and give me a hand. >> okay, enough of you. we got another little surprise. >> surprise, surprise. >> vinnie made a big old cake for you. >> i made a cake for you, hoda! [ applause ] >> thanks, vinnie. >> that is amazing! >> oh, oh, awww! >> everybody's here, everybody is here. >> woo, everybody's here! >> and can i blow out the candles? >> go, go. >> by the way, can we say -- it's got the iphone. it's beautiful. >> get in here. i'll make a wish right now. look at everybody. we love you, hoda woman.

>> all right! [ cheers and applause ] >> we got big musical surprise coming up for hoda. >> what a wonderful surprise! >> thanks! >> such a a nice job on that. >> they made it. >> vinnie, i love it, love it. thank you.

the concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> hoda loves music so much -- >> hoda, in honor of your birthday, we wanted somebody very special to give awe musical gift. grammy award nominee vanessa carlson is here. >> i'm so excited. >> is here to give you a little birthday present. >> happy birthday. >> so nice. hi, guys.

thank you. >> hi. >> great to meet you, happy birthday. >> i love, love, love your music. >> good to see you, how are you? >> i'm well, thank you. >> she's got a new album coming out that you recorded in england. >> i did. >> at peter gabriegabriel's stu. was that amazing? >> i spent a year in the shires last year making a record i always wanted to make. and it's great to be back in new york. >> you actually put it out on lp form? >> yes. >> what are you going to sing in. >> this is a song called "carousel." >> "carousel" for hoedi! ♪ ♪ ♪ for all you broken-hearted

lovers ♪ ♪ go to find another one ♪ 'cuz you are tired of waiting ♪ ♪ why hard to know what's good for you ♪ ♪ but the fever breaks when you do what it takes ♪ ♪ put your weapons down ♪ you hear the music ♪ music ♪ for you ♪ and you got ♪ my friends ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ if all i hear is music ♪ beauty stands for me ♪ love comes back ♪ around again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ a carousel my friend ♪ time won't wait ♪ so don't be late ♪ ride is one more time >> vanessa, thank you so much. what a beautiful birthday song. thank you. you know, i was trying to say thanks. great, great, great day.

so glad that jay got to come. so glad i got to hear vanessa. thanks, everybody, thanks alana, thanks, christine. thanks everybody. >> we love you, hoda. seecome back tomorrow,