way right now. have yourself a great day. good morning. damage control. herman cain changes his story on those claims he sexually harassed two women back in the 1990s. reaction to it derail his is presidential campaign? time is up. conrad murray must tell a judge today if he will take the stand at his trial. is he seriously considering testifying against the advice of his own defense team? and fairy tale ending. kim kardashian files for divorce after her wedding to chris humphries. a move that has people wondering if it was a scam.

today, tuesday, november 1, 2011. live from studio one a in rock feler plaza. >> welcome. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. herman cain came out of nowhere to become a force in the gop presidential race. now he's finding out the hard way about the attention with a front runner. >> he spent much of monday addressing questions about sexual harassment allegation he faced 20 years ago. he only seemed to add to his problems. we're going to get perspective from tom brokaw straight ahead. a wum who suffered severe burns to her face and neck after a fire broke out in the operating room. it happens more often than you might think.

we'll talk about that problem a little later on. plus an unforgettable proposal that's gone viral. a young woman so surprised that her boyfriend got down on one knee that she fainted. that's not off to a good start. >> maybe that's a question. i'm not sure. we're going to get to the bottom of what happened. let's begin with the republican presidential contender herman cain and his response to allegations to accusations of sexual harassment. lisa meyers is in washington with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the police call storm that has endorsed cain's candidacy has no signs of e baiting. damage control seems to compound his problems as his story continues to shift. >> amazing grace will always be my song of praise.

>> reporter: herman cain insists he's not changing his tune, but he was offering new details about an incident that may have prompted, what he says, are false accusations of sexual harassment. >> once i referenced this lady's height and i was standing near her and did this saying you're the same height as my wife. because my wife is 5 feet tall and came up to my chin. obviously, she thought that that was too close for comfort. >> was there any behavior on your part that you think might have been inappropriate? >> in my opinion, no. but as you would imagine, it's in the eye of the person who thinks that maybe i crossed the line. >> reporter: nbc news confirmed that two women accused cain of inappropriate sexual conduct while he was ceo of the national restaurant association. accusing him of unwanted advances and sexually suggestive comments.

at least one woman received a financial settlement. cain's first response to the allegations on sunday, no comment. >> i'm not going to comment on that. >> reporter: then came a denial at the press club. >> i have never sexually harassed anyone. >> reporter: cain first said this about a settlement. >> i am unaware of any sort of settlement. i hope it wasn't for much because i didn't do anything. >> reporter: then on fox, he seemed to change course. >> there was some sort of settlement. >> reporter: pbs he said this. >> i was aware that an agreement was reached. the word settlement versus the word agreement, i'm not sure what they called it. >> reporter: even after the pbs taping. >> can you remember everything about an incident from 12 years ago? i know there was an agreement. whether it was a settlement, agreement, or whether it was

termination papers, i don't remember what it was called. so that choice of words, i'm not going to say that it's changing my tune. >> reporter: through it all, cain claims the accusations are related to the rise of the top of many polls. >> i told you this bull's eye on my back has gotten bigger. >> reporter: he referred reporters to the national restaurant association, but that group isn't talking, calling it a personnel matter that took place 15 years ago. cain says enough has been said about this matter, and it's time to move on. and with all the inconsistency, it's hard to see that happening yet. >> all right. lisa meyers, thank you. tom brokaw is a correspondent with nbc news and author of the book called "the time of our lives." first presidential politics. what do you make about the allegations? >> there's more we need to know. was it a case of he said, she said. was a deal made?

but what lisa said at the end is correct. from the campaign point of view, for mr. cain, you would think he would want to get all the details out as quickly as possible if he's as innocent as he says he is so he can move on to the much more important matter. this is a serious issue. but it also has agrees. there's a first, second, third, and fourth degree. it's much more of an issue in society. he needs to address this in a forthright fashion. >> rick perry is also sparking concerns because of something he said in new hampshire on friday. let's look at the videotape. >> this is such a cool state. come on. live free or die. you know, you've got to love that, right? gold is good. if you've got any in the backyard, if it they print anymore money over there in

washington, the gold is going to be good. >> this video has gone viral. was he just having fun, or is the pressure just getting to be too much on him. >> he looked like a tourist in new hampshire than he did as a candidate who knows the state well. new hampshire voters take their mission very seriously. i remember asking one of the new hampshire residents one day what he thought about a candidate, he said, i don't know. i've only met him three times. if this is the kick start to his campaign, he has a lot of work to do. but the point is, i think the rest of the country is looking beyond these viral moments on the internet. or even the sexual harassment charges so far as what we know about them. there are 20 million homes out there still unparol in terms of mortgages. college graduates are moving back home because they can't find a job and trust their families. they don't trust society to take

care of them. that's what i try to get at in the book. >> you talk about in the book this broader point. you ask this question. that is, what happened to the america i knew? what's your answer to that question after reporting on america after half a century. >> people not even talking to each other. during a height of watergate, at the end of the day, republicans and democrats in congress would get together and say, how do we move on beyond this? even vietnam people were talking to each other. but now it's exacerbated by the internet and everyone wanting to divide and conquer. politic is always about the most robust debate you can have about the country's future. but you'd like to move the ball down the field some. if at this time we're kicking at

each other more than finding common goals. >> you talk about america's greatness and how we can rekindle the values that we historically have had to become the next great estrogen ration. can we actually begin to do that? can america ever be great again if the left and right are not even talking? does that where we begin? >> there's another body of voters. the din epts are the most important group of voters we have in america. they need to step up. if you want a model, look at the tea party. the tea party got angry, got organized, got to washington. stayed discipline. they are having an impact on the debate. if you're unhappy, you have to find like minded citizens and worry about education and skill set for workers in the new economy and what we're going to do about our political system. about how to reclaim it so they

listen to us and not just the lobbyists who have the special interests in mind. >> given what you know in all the years you have looked at, and i would say, loved america, are you optimistic? >> i'm always optimistic. i grew up in south dakota. i got to new york. i have college-educated daughters doing well. i have grandchildren that are the light of my lives. but we've always been best in this country when we're more than the sum of our parts. when we take on the big challenges and acknowledge how tough this is going to be. we're reinventing america at this point. the question i everyone 100 years from now, it won't be just about obama or rick perry or herman cain or mitt romney. it's about all of us. did we do our part? that's the dialogue that i'm trying to kick start with this book. i must say, people are responsive to that when i talk to them in those terms.

the second question is, will by children be better off than i have been? that's essentially the american dream. i come here to improve conditions for my family. especially for my children. if we want to make life better for them, and it's not just about having more houses and cars and clothes, it's about the quality of life. then the grownups have to get involved. >> tom brokaw, always great. thank you. the book is called "the time of our lives." it's now 7:11. now here's matt. >> thank you, ann. president obama passed his latest physical with flying colors. one of those headlines from his doctor is that the president is now tobacco free. >> reporter: good morning. president obama has never made it secret about his struggle to quit smoking. he and the first lady have discussed it publically. but it seems now it's a habit he may have finally put out.

president obama insisted his bad habit was a thing of the past last week on jay leno. >> dealing with the pressure of being president. i know you quit smoking. >> i did. [ applause ] >> reporter: and now the president has the medical records to prove it. according to a physical released monday, mr. obama is tobacco free. that's a marked difference from last year's medical report, which listed the president as taking nicotine replacement therapy, suggesting he was still in the process of giving up smoking. a long struggle that the president has openly discussed. >> i have said before that as a former smoker, i constantly struggle with it. have i fallen off the wagon sometimes? yes. >> reporter: it's a habit the president started decades ago. these photos show a young obama cigarette in hand at college. but as an adult, smoking as dogged him since his days on the

campaign trail. >> when's the last time you have fallen off the wagon? >> i don't remember. it's been awhile. >> reporter: he was often seen on the trail chewing nick ret gum to keep the smoking down. famously, the first lady asked for america's help. >> please, america. watch. call me. >> quitting smoking is an enormous achievement. it's difficult to stop a long-term nicotine addiction. >> reporter: more than 46 million americans smoke. for a politician, taking a drag can be a bit of a lightning rod. herman cain's campaign video went viral showing the candidates' campaign manager smoking. many americans were angered forcing cain to explain he does not endorse smoking. analysts say the stigma may be one more reason the president worked so hard to quit. >> i think people want their

presidents to be role models. and it only just reaffirms that this person is human. he has struggles. in this instant, he was able to overcome. >> reporter: the physical also says that president obama is eating healthy, physically active. his cholesterol is even down. in essence, at age 50, he's fit to serve and at least for now, free of tobacco. >> all right. thank you. let's get a check of the top stories from natalie morales. >> two million people spent halloween without power. following this weekend's rare october snowstorm. several new england towns asked residents to postpone trick or treating until the lights come back on. thousands of trees have been destroyed in central park as crews scramble to clean up in time for sunday's marathon. the death toll from the storm has now reached 21.

a brokerage firm is under investigation after regulators discovered hundreds of millions of dollars missing. the missing money forced mf global to file for bankruptcy monday after scuttling a deal to sell part of the company to a rival firm. and a shock announcement from greece is threatening to deepen the crisis and throw international markets a curveball today. mandi has more from the new york stock exchange. >> that knew that greece caught a referendum on its bailout scuttled stocks yesterday and could be a drag on stocks today as well. it's annoying that one small country could have that much of an impact on worldwide market. essentially, your 401k. on a happier note, starting today starbucks will collect donations of $5 or many to stimulate jobs through it's jobs through usa program.

that's just another reason to reach for the java. >> all right. thank you. some terrifying moments on the tarmac last night as a small jet tarmac, the small jet carrying the owner of nascar's top team lost its brakes and slid off a runway. rick hendrick and his wife were taken to a hospital and treated, no one severely injured. brittany hillard had no idea what was coming when he threw her a surprise party. when he got down on one knee she went down for the count. take a look. 15 minutes later -- oh it hurts every time you see it -- he swept her off her feet, and ann and matt and al from the cam and facebook page, for everyone concerned she's just fine, she hit her butt and the rest of her

body laid down softly. >> it made noise. >> it did. >> thump. >> word to the wise, you pop that question in a padded room from now on. >> mattress. >> some people might take it a different way. mr. roker what's going on? >> kind of slid that in there. >> it should be a padded room, i don't know. anyway, what's going on? just go. >> bad, bad. >> as we take a look out west, got another storm, second in seven days, winter storm watches, high pressure building in, low pressure moving out, that brings in colder air and so we're looking for snow, denver may see anywhere from six to eight inches of snow, some areas picking up to a foot in the rockies. the rest of the country, sunshine along the eastern seaboard, morning showers along the mid-atlantic coast but no big problems. sunny, cool in the pacific northwest. showers working their way up into the u.p. of michigan and northern minnesota. other than that, not a bad day today for the

good tu morning to you. we have a red flag warning in places of elevation. dry set up as offshore flow resumes. clear at the coast and comfortable temperatures. 76 in redwood city. you'll hit 80 in santa cruz. and your seven day shows you things will change. thursday through saturday rain on the way. >> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> all right, al, thank you. federal investigators want to know what went wrong at hartford's bradley international airport during saturday's snowstorm. the airport was inundated with diverted flights, many from new york and passengers on a handful of jetblue planes waited hour after hour with overflowing toilets no, food and no water. tom costello covers aviation and joins us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: ann, good morning. the d.o.t. requires airlines to get passengers off planes if

they've been stranded for three hours, four hours if it's an international flight. you mix together a lot of snow, a small airport, two dozen diverted flights, not enough people, it's a recipe for a nightmare in hartford saturday. >> hold on to the railing. >> reporter: this wasn't supposed to happen again, a frustrated jetblue pilot pleading with ground cruise in hartford for help saturday night. >> is there any way you can get a tug and a towbar out here to us and get us towed somewhere to a gate or something? i don't care, take us anywhere. >> reporter: with babies crying in pitch black, he, his crew and passengers sat stranded on the tarmac for hours, no food, no water, no working toilets. >> i have a paraplegic on board that needs to come off, i have a diabetic on here that has to have an issue. >> reporter: for several hours they waited at times tempers flared. when police arrived, applause. >> a woman was kind of losing

it, having a panic attack, people kind of walking up and down the aisles very frustrated. >> reporter: in all, three jetblue flights diverted from new york were stranded at hours for hartford. a diverted american airlines flight from paris also sat for seven hours because there were no customs officers on duty at hartford. a bigger passenger nightmare in 2007 led to the creation of a passenger bill of rights and tarmac delay rules that went into effect 18 months ago. the rules require airlines to provide food, water and access to working tie toilets after a two-hour delay and allow passengers off the plane after three hours. airlines that violate the rule face a fine of $27,500 per passenger. the government says those rules work, so what happened on saturday? >> although the airlines appeared to have made a bet with an act of god that they could get off the ground in three hours or less after they diverted, the airport was completely unresponsive until

later in the day, like in the evening, 9:30 in the evening. >> reporter: bradley airport says it accepted 23 diverted flights "and our resources were stretched to the limit." 1,500 passengers spent the night on cots in the terminal. with winter around the corner the faa is looking into avoiding a repeat of this. jetblue says it is refunding the tickets. the faa is investigating. if it finds jetblue liable it could face hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in fines. >> tom costello thank you so much. still ahead this morning, kim kardashian files for divorce. was her short-lived marriage a calculated publicity stunt? we're going to have the latest and let "today's professionals" weigh in. first this is "today" on nbc. after your local news.

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7:30 on a tuesday morning. 1st day of november, 2011. making it 11-1-11. a lot of the folks out there could be nursing sugar hangovers after a night of trick-or-treating, but that didn't stop them from spending some time with us here on the plaza. thanks for stopping by, folks. we'll get outside and say hi in just a couple of minutes. meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer along side ann curry, and just ahead their wedding was billed as a fairy tail, and it made them millions of dollars, but now after 72 days of marriage to basketball player chris humphreys kim kardashian has filed for divorce. >> a lot of people are asking the question, what could have gone so wrong so quickly? we're going to tell you what the couple is saying this morning

and also today's professionals are going to weigh in on the timing of this. >> plus, actress and writer carrie fisher has written a new book opening up about treating her depression with electroshock therapy. we're going to talk to her. it's always interesting when she joins us. she'll be here in a little while. >> also, want to mention a programming note. coming up tomorrow here on "today" the stars of the year's other big royal wedding are going to be profiled because we're going to have an exclusive interview with monaco's ruler prince albert and his new bride south african swimmer charlene witstock. >> first, we begin with kim kardashian filing for divorce. nbc's maria sciavacompo has the story. >> it's a talker this morning, matt. it's the end of a rep that had barely begun. the couple splitting less than a year after they first met. virtually their entire romance was played out in front of the cameras and while there have been reports of trouble in the marriage, few expected things to fall apart so quickly.

from newly wed to newly split, after less than three months of marriage, kim kardashian filed for divorce from her husband, basketball player kris humphries on monday, citing irreconcilable differences. releasing a statement saying "after careful consideration i have decided to end my marriage. i had hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don't work out as planned." >> i think the fact that they were in the public eye and there was a lot of attention on them and a lot of speculation and frankly, a lot of pressure, that couldn't have helped. >> reporter: this split comes after a whirlwind romance but before the breathless coverage of the wedding had even died down, rumbles of trouble. >> this is our first show together actually. >> reporter: the pair made this awkward appearance on "the tonight show" weeks after their wedding. >> i didn't know much about her. >> you're on tv watch your mouth. >> reporter: the couple appears here to argue in a car.

the kardashian appeared at more public events alone and humphries reportedly moving boxes out of the new york hotel where they were staying without his wedding ring. >> the fact she filed for divorce so quickly is an indicator she came to a conclusion that you know what? this isn't going to work and best if i just move on right now. >> reporter: now a public split after a very public relationship, much of it caught on camera for the reality show "keeping up with the kardashians" on our sister network e!. in may humphries proposed with a 25-carat rock worth an estimated $2 million. three months later they walked down the aisle in california in front of more than 400 guests. the celebration reportedly cost nearly $10 million, none of which the couple paid for themselves and made $17.9 million in television and magazine deals. experts say splitting with humphries likely won't be parting with any case. >> i'd be surprised if there's any chance kim kardashian has to give up anything of her income.

>> humphries isn't giving up. he released a statement saying "i love my wife and devastated she filed for divorce. i'm committed to the marriage and willing to do whatever it takes to make this work." >> a lot of people are wondering was this a publicity stunt? we'll talk about that with "today's professionals," star, donny and dr. nancy in the next hour. and programming note, kim's mother, chris jenner will be here live in our studio tomorrow morning. 7:34, here's ann. now to the question of the day at the trial of michael jackson's doctor. will conrad murray actually testify in his own defense? nbc's jeff rossen is covering this case in los angeles. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, ann, good morning to you. yeah it's the big question hanging over this trial. conrad murray told the judge look i'm think being it but still haven't made any final

decisions about whether i want to testify or not but the judge says today is decision day. he wants his final answer this morning. conrad murray's defense lawyers have advised him against it. they've hinted to the court that he will not testify but ann you know, stranger things have happened and we await a possible courtroom surprise. we'll keep you posted. murray's defense team coming off an ugly day in court so ugly on monday the defense's star nishe. >> you keep throwing out these kind of rehearsed lines i think. my question is where is that -- >> just a moment please. >> objection, that's argumentative. >> sustained. ask a proper question. >> on the stand, dr. paul white, the world's leading expert on propofol. >> some people have called me the father of propofol. >> reporter: doing bat well prosecutors. >> you have to be closely attentive to my questions, please, dr. white. >> i will try, thank you. >> please listen to the question, would the court admonish the witness. >> the objection is sustained,

the answer stricken, disregard, please. >> reporter: after a few minutes evading questions, here comes the judge. may i ask a favor, ladies and gentlemen, if you could leave us for a few moments. >> reporter: the judge fined dr. white $5,000 for a direct vigs of a court order, a stumble for this leading scientist and the defense. he had been a compelling witness, using diagrams. >> explain to the jury -- >> reporter: and demonstrations. >> shake the bag like this. >> reporter: he told the jury -- ♪ i'm starting with the man in the mirror ♪ >> reporter: -- michael jackson caused his own death, swallowing pills and injecting himself with propofol, but on cross-examination monday, prosecutors went on the attack, and got a bombshell from dr. white. >> so conrad murray drew up the syringe, in your analysis? yes or no? >> yes. >> reporter: the propofol syringe, the medical equivalent of a loaded gun left at michael's bedside by dr. murray. the prosecutor kept hammering

away and got another admission from the defense team's star witness. >> if michael jackson had come to you, dr. white and indicated that he would like to hire you to administer propofol to him, to put him to sleep each night in his bedroom, would you do it? >> absolutely not. this was a complete off-label use of the drug. >> reporter: and they questioned white's motive to testify, money from the defense. >> i think i was told i've been paid about $11,000. >> no one is celebrating in the defense camp. when you have your witness being torn apart by the prosecution on the last day of your case, nobody is thrilled with the state of their case. >> reporter: and after court monday, murray's own defense lawyer admitted it. >> how do you feel about how the case is going so far? >> we still have work to do. >> reporter: it's getting interesting now, isn't it? if you're following along at

home we're in week number six of this trial. the defense says they plan to rest today but remember, dr. murray could still shock everyone and testify. he'll tell the judge a little later this morning, then next, ann, comes a couple of prosecution rebuttal witnesses, the jury could have this case, if all goes according to plan, may be too much to ask, on thursday or friday. >> we'll see. jeff rossen, thank you so much. and now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> ann, thanks so much. we've got some friends here from jdrf. what's that? >> that's right, we're with jdrf and celebrating t1 day, type i diabetes, dedicating today to people with type i diabetes. how they get more information at jdrf.org. >> let's check the weather and see what's going on. november temperatures normal in the northeast, below normal temps out west, above normal from the gulf coast all the way into the central plains, precipitation wise looking

normal in the east, dry texas into the gulf coast. mountain snows out west, rain along the coast and some showers in the upper mississippi river valley today, morning rain off the mid-atlantic coast. rain from minnesota back into the rockies where it turns to snow. plenty of we are starting out crystal clear. good tuesday morning to you. live look at the bay bridge. traffic here is moving along nicely. no problems in terms of visibility coming down. no problems to report at this time. we're looking good. watching for fire weather. windy and dry conditions in the east bay hills. elevations above 1,000 feet, the red flag warning is in place until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. temperatures will be comfortable. # 5 today in oakland. 78 in san jose. then rain thursday through the weekend. >> and this young lady is 11 on 11/1/11. what's your name? >> lauren. >> where are you from? >> atlanta, georgia. >> happy birthday.

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every time surgeons walk into the operating room they have a patient's life in their hands. they worry about accuracy, safety and communication, but do they worry about fire? nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here to explain that. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. i think the obvious answer is not enough because surgeons rarely realize something like this could happen to them but an increase in the rate of surgical fires led the fda to create a new surgical fire safety initiative and now a warning, some of the images you're about to see may be disturbing. four yirnlgz 20-year-old lauren

wargo went to a simple outpatient procedure to have a mole removed. that changed her life forever. she woke up to surgery to searing pain and second-degree burns on much of her face and neck. >> i haired the doctor telling my dad there had been an accident. i couldn't see anything. >> reporter: lauren is not alone. an estimated 650 surgical fires owe core every year and experts think the number is higher because only 27 states are obligated to report them. when a surgeon walks into the operating room the possibility of a surgical fire is rarely on his or her mind. for ant theseiologist dr. cowles it is all too real. >> as a firefighter you figure out the safest way to do a dangerous job. it's not unlike in the operating room, every day we perform procedures that could be dangerous and we need to explore the safest way to do that. >> reporter: he calls it the

trifecta, something as simple as oxygen, alcohol prep and electric coterie device can ignite a fire. >> fire, fire. >> there's a basic chemistry and simple principle, when three elements are combined, then a fire occurs. likewise, if you remove any one of those elements, it makes it impossible for a fire. sources which are often under the control of a surgeon -- >> reporter: dr. cowles dedicated his career to educating surgeons about fire risks in the operating room. >> there's three to five deaths that occur every year. >> reporter: before coming to the cancer center his colleague dr. nancy perrier learned about fire safety the hard way. >> the flames were six to weight feet high and the correct actions to take were unknown to everyone in the operating room. the patient survived the operation, but died about 30 days later of complications of significant pulmonary injury. >> reporter: a death dr. cowles

said it 100% preventable. lauren's injury may have been more superficial but it took her weeks before she worked up the courage to look in the mirror. she was horrified by what she saw. >> when you're walking around with an open wound on your eye and scars on your face, it's hard to say that looks don't matter because it gets into your self-esteem. >> reporter: with time, therapy and lots of makeup her scars are almost invisible but she will deal with eye problems and emotional problems for the rest of her life. still she feels lucky to be alive and has become an advocate for victims who have not been so much fortunate. >> it could have been so much worse and for a lot of people so it's important to me that what happened to me doesn't happen to other people. >> it's a real problem that doctors say you have to understand, one, ask your doctor, are you at risk,

surgeons and anesthesiologists, know your o.r. procedures and how you can take care of this in the o.r. and if something goes wrong, the one thing we rarely do in the medical profession is give an explanation to a patient and we say we're sorry. that apology can go a long way. apology or explanation was given to her. >> nancy, thanks very much, appreciate it. 7:47. up next, two west coast surfers nearly killed by great white sharks in a matter of days. we'll hear from those survivors ri [ female announcer ] now there's a delicious way

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with bandages on his neck and arm, dr.s say eric tarantino is lucky to be alive. monday the surfer left a california hospital, just two days after he was attacked by what was believed to be a great white shark. in marina, beachgoers have been warned stay out of the water. the bite mark on tarantino's board measures 19 inches. >> i feel lucky and grateful right now. >> reporter: off the coast in oregon another close call. >> just glad to be alive. >> reporter: surfer bobby gumm was sitting on his board waiting for a wave when he suddenly found himself nose to nose with a great white. >> i'm just relaxing and all of a sudden something goes right under me. once i looked down i noticed it was a great white shark. >> reporter: within seconds, the shark attacked, knocking gumm off his board and into the water. >> there he was right beside me and on your way to get out of

there, was to grab my board and just go and for a minute there i thought he was just going to chomp me and eat me. >> reporter: the 15-foot great white did take a bite of gum's board, what was nearly a deadly strike. >> would have bit my head off if i was laying down. >> reporter: experts say shark attacks are rare and chances of surviving one can be slim. >> in any waters it's kind of a lightning strike. on the very rare occasion, people are treated as prey, but it's the exception rather than the rule. >> family and friends say eric tarantino will surf again. bobby gumm says so will he. >> most of us say how can this guy get back in the water. >> it's just in the blood. >> reporter: for now this surfer is still shaken by what could have happened. >> it's been really rough, every time i close my eyes that's all i see. i see the shark. >> at both beaches in oregon and northern california, surfers have been warned to stay out of the water, but those we spoke to

say they understand the risk and they like their odds. ann? >> miguel almaguer, thank you so much. just ahead, was kim kardashian's wedding a sham? "today's professionals" are itching to weigh in. >> after your local news and weather. [ male

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good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. three san francisco police officers are in the hospital this morning, one in critical condition after they crashed their patrol car. it happened just before 2:00 this morning. the three officers were in an unmarked car responding to a call when their car lost control and slammed into a light pole on 19th. we learned one of the officers, as i mentioned, is in critical condition. the other two are in the hospital. they are expected to be okay. the department is investigating the crash. want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. we have a nice clear start at the coast as high pressure drives the offshore winds. red flag warning in place at 6:00 a.m. it's not slated to expire until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. dry and breezy weather through

the hills. clear at the coastline. temperatures round out like this. 78 in fremont. 78 in redwood city. 80 in santa cruz. everything changes as we head through thursday and friday. showers arrive after noon. mike has a traffic alert this morning. >> we want to warn folks about this in san francisco. i think our chopper got on scene. we don't have chopper. he's arriving on the scene of california and 9th. this is an issue for folks traveling through the area. we'll take you to the maps. this is north of golden gate park. we'll look at traffic flowing into the city. also very slow. at 9th and california you will have an intersection blocked by what sounds like is a larger garbage truck and a number of other vehicles. maybe up to seven. some of which were parked on the side of the roadway. no details on jews. we'll track that in the city. in the south bay we have an issue. 880 there causing slow yn downs as well as 101 at the bottom of screen.

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8:00 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 1st day of november, 2011. a bit overcast here in the heart of midtown manhattan. a little chilly as well. al says the sun will shine later in the day, and that's good news for all ofll of our good friende on the plaza. i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker. just ahead, they're back. the professionals are lined up, and they're ready to go, matt. >> they have a lot of opinions about some topics of the day, including kim kardashian and her wedding to chris humphreys being over apparently. was it a publicity stunt in they'll weigh in on that. also, is it okay for parents to take videos of their kids, post

them on-line with the goal of making money? hmm. >> hmm. >> we'll talk about that. >> i think we all have opinions about that one. also coming up this morning, we're going to be talking to carrie fisher. she is out with a new book, and there's parts of it that will really stun a lot of people. she's going to be writing about how she's been using electroshock therapy to battle her depression, and also we'll be talking about her father as well. >> it's tough to get carrie fischer to talk. >> come out of that shell. >> really. >> i was -- >> carrie, so close. >> oh, so close. >> good self-editing there, carrie. >> suddenly it's a parking lot. >> you know, our royal halloween costume extravaganza where we were the first family -- the royal family, i should say, obviously made some news across the pond. we were actually in the headlines in "london's daily

mail." >> you take on the royal family, and, of course, they ever something to say about it. we've got -- we had ann as catherine there, and natalie as pipa, and you as harry. >> elton john, as you said. >> there's something about you. >> that's a great line. >> i love elton john. >> i do. who doesn't? >> apparently it was a multi-page spread. they made a big deal about >> they made a big deal about it. apparently, somebody is paying attention. do you guys like it? >> yeah! >> that was kind of a mediocre response. >> never ask a question you don't know the answer to. >> the first rule. >> anyway -- >> let's go inside. natalie is standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. republican herman cain is offering a new explanation of the sexual harassment allegations engulfing his campaign for president. nbc news has confirmed that two women accused cain of unwanted

advances, and suggestive comments 15 years ago while he was head of the national restaurant association. last night, cain said he once made a reference to a woman's height, but never engaged in what was in his opinion harrassment. at least one woman did receive a financial settle. cain now admits what he calls an agreement was reached. a flight out of newark international airport in new jersey made an energy landing this morning at war saw's international airport. officials say the boeing 767 with about 240 people onboard developed a problem with its landing gear, so it skidded to a stop on its belly. passengers were being checked for possible injuries. secretary of state hillary clinton's mother died just after midnight today in washington, d.c. secretary clinton had cancelled an official trip overseas because of the family emergency. dorothy howell rodham, a native of chicago, was 92 years old.

twin sisters joined at the between chest and abdomen will undergo an operation today so they can lead independent lives. doctors at stanford university say the separation surgery will take at least nine hours. the 2-year-olds were born in the philippines, but now live in san jose with their parents and older brother. now for today, our quick roundup of what has you talking on-line. kim kardashian is under fire on twitter after filing for divorce from her husband of just 72 days. chris humphreys citing irreconcilable differences, but her sisters are rallying around her. chloe tweets reading some of these comments are so hurtful. i'm grateful for our fans who understand and are being respectful, and courtney adds our sister is going through a difficult time, but we're a close family and are sticking together, like always. well, jessica simpson is haunting twitter after revealing monday that she's going to be a mummy, a mommy to be, that is. she tweeted halloween pictures

of herself there dressed in a mummy costume, as you see, holding her pregnant tummy. simpson is 31 and engaged to pro football player eric johnson. and the blogs are buzzing about conan junior. the son arnold schwarzenegger kept secret for 14 years copied his father's break-out movie role dressing up as conan the barbarian for a halloween weekend outing. the resemblance is striking. 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to matt and ann. >> all right. natalie, thank you so much. how about a check of the weather. hey, al. >> hey, we've got some friends here from connecticut. you don't have any power? what's your name? >> alexa. >> where are you from? >> avon, connecticut. >> how long have you guys been without power? >> since saturday. >> so you just are hanging out here? >> yeah. >> who is with you? >> my dad. my sister. my brother. >> that's everybody right here? >> yeah. >> my mom. >> you're ignoring them. there you go. she got on tv. she front of all about you. unbelievable. all right.

well, hopefully you guys get your power back soon. >> thank you. >> let's check your weather, shall we, see what's happening. birmingham, alabama, alabama, 13, sunny, mild, 71 degrees. if we look on the satellite, not much going on,holt augh we will see snowflakes flyinglt in the rockies later this afternoon and this evening. also, a storm system moving off the mid-atlantic coast. some showers right along the coastal line from virginia up into new york and we're expecting some snow showers, heavier snow later on in the rockies. gulf coast looking good with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 80s to the 70s. good tuesday morning to you. taking a live look at san francisco. camera has a bit of a shake to it. we have gusty winds developing at this time. and, therefore, red flag warnings have been put into effect in the east and north bay hills above 1,000 feet. those winds will continue to increase as we head throughout the day today. kind of a breezy, clear day.

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we're back now at 8:10, time for another edition of "today's professionals," where our team of power players weighs in on the hot topics. we're joined by star jones, donny deutsche and dr. nancy snyderman. good morning. kim kardashian and kris humphries it's all over. kim kardashian filing for divorce after 72 days for marriage. poll, if you think this may have been a publicity stunt? >> possibly. >> no? >> absolutely not. i this i that people go into marriage at least in general with the hope of it working out, with the hope that it will be successful. yes she made money on it and yeah it was a big giant fiasco and i bet she feels worse today than any of us. >> oh, first of all if it was set up as a publicity stunt. what she's sent across to young

women of america wedding ares are a joke. >> it's a fantasy. >> you don't get wedded, you get married. the wedding is a party. the marriage is a relationship. >> see here's the thing, who paid for that wedding? the people on the plaza, who pie "people" magazine, she let those people down. she's a joke. >> unfair. nobody, excuse me, nobody told you to stick the finger in your pocket and pull out the money. no one told to you do that. >> is it shame on them or shame on us? >> by the way, this is going to hurt her brand because i think people go enough, enough, yuck. >> that may be true. >> even my 17-year-old son says aren't you supposed to lose money getting married? who makes money getting married. >> as i think about this -- >> can you give her any sympathy at all, poor girl? come on! >> i understand what it's like to have the fantasy, and you really do want the real thing. >> how long were you married for? >> three and a half years. >> you gave it a shot. >> what do i say to my 8-year-old daughter? >> you say to your 8-year-old

daughter, that kim kardashian is not her goal, that she is not her role model. then her daddy is, that's what you say >> what's sicker we even give a damn. >> a lot of people do. let's move on. yesterday we had ruth madeoff and andrew madoff, a new book life after bernie madoff's enormous ponzi scheme. i'm just curious, do you guys and you can do this as a group or individually, see ruth and andrew as victims of this stand dal as we scandal or part of the problem? >> i loved your interview yesterday. i separate the two. if you look at ruth, they were inseparable, i feel she somehow knew, i think the son is a victim but i think the money from the book should go to the victims. the victims don't get to come on and tell their stories and all that stuff so that, they're still exploiting it. >> the money does belong to them

because they were, they've not been indicted, they're not implicated. >> they're trading off of it. they get to make money because their father/husband stole millions of billions from people. >> they're reaping a financial benef benefit. >> it's hard to find sympathy or empathy for any of these people, and i think we have to remember, a lot of rich people didn't just lose their money. there were a lot of non-profits, little mom and pop businesses around the country that lost their money. i feel bad for all of them. i feel worse for the mom and pops around the country. >> so do i. we've seen the cute videos on youtube, parents put them on of their kids doing crazy things. a couple of weeks ago a parent put on a video of her daughter's teary reaction to the news she was going to disneyland, just a few weeks later the video has had 5 million hits and they've made $3,000 from the ads posted next to the video. disney has reportedly paid them an undisclosed sum to use the video in the commercials.

is it okay to take the little moments and make money off of them? >> absolutely. >> i agree. >> i disagree as a parent. >> this is capitalism at its core. >> it's an unsafe world to put videos of your kids on youtube randomly. >> it's not porn. >> but people are looking and they see this little kid. >> if they're just seeing the kid and getting a smile out of it, is that a problem? >> to me, to put your kid, to go out of your way to put your kid on youtube no matter how lovely it is, you need to protect your kid. >> she's not sitting there in a short skirt and shaking her butt. >> it's a black alley. the net is a dangerous place, one thing on it your facebook or twitter, to people you don't know watching your children, as a dad i have a problem with that. >> i can't argue with you. there's a new application from apple called find my friends, allows to you track your friends using a cell phone. one user used it to track down

his wife who was apparently cheating on him. should we be using smartphone technology and apps to track each other? carie fisher in the back shaking her head yes. i want you to know that. >> you're in trouble already. >> i'm with cariee carree. if the technology is there, absolutely. >> there's big brother everywhere but i think star's point if you got to use it you got a problem. >> i'm a little bit of a techie. if you own a family plan it's already there. all you have to do is hit the little map application and find out where all of the phones are. >> would this help the kardashians? >> she would have been able to keep one her husband. >> shouldn't we all realize this is happening? if you're naive about this. >> for every teenager out there who thinks the parent hasn't put some bug under the fender please. >> this is the world we live in, good and bad. >> do i have time for one more? >> absolutely. >> a pregnant woman her hen

husband were arrested in honolulu supermarket for allegedly stealing two $5 sandwiches. the arrest resulted in their 3-year-old daughter being put in state care for 18 hours. the woman and her husband apparently paid for $50 worth of groceries. the woman felt faint, needed something to eat, took two sandwiches and forgot they didn't pay for them. did police go too far? >> of course they did. >> they went too far. however, donny and i were talking about this earlier, if there's no adult to take responsibility for the child, then the police do have to make sure social services comes in and takes them. they didn't need to get there is the point. >> before calling the cops the store went too far, called them in, have them pay five bucks. please don't shop here for the rest of your lives. >> are you guys done? >> do we have time for one more, when i said it, it should have been no. thank you. you'll be back with al a little bit later on i think.

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something, we've got to pay attention to this, you're going to make a lot of, raise a lot of eyebrows about this. you write about being treated with electroconvulsive, you're smiling or electroshock therapy to deal with depression. do you see this as your job to break stigmas to take on and bear them all? >> i want to fracture them. breaking them is just going too far. the stigma is so crazy and it's a hollywood one so therefore it's my job being a hollywood whatever i am. >> why do you talk about it and first of all why do you do it? what was the reason you decided? because i understand it was a last ditch effort for you. >> because i heard it ruins your memory and i had a lot of stuff i wanted to forget about. no, i did it because i'm bipolar and i was having a problem, and it took me five million years to do it. it is the last ditch treatment. i mean they had tried everything else on me. look at me! and so that was, you know, it is

the last thing that you do, but once i did it, it was like i wish i had done this before but you know, tried out 7 million medications. >> so it's working is what you're saying. >> totally. >> does it hurt? >> no, they put to you sleep. it's very different now than it used to be. but yeah, so they put to you sleep, there's no more convulsions. they should now call it e.t. which would be weird but still. >> brings up other things but in terms of this, when you say, it does affect your memory. >> yes. >> what you're really saying you reached this point where there was just too much noise, too much you didn't want to pay attention to. >> i don't know if it was noise. it was just the -- there was a hopeless quality going on, and so i wanted to deal with that. >> you recommend it for people? >> if they're that far into it. i don't recommend it like if you have a like free afternoon, but maybe, depending on how free and where you are. no, but if you're depressed

absolutely, absolutely, yes. >> because it's worked for you. >> they put to you sleep, there's a medication they give you so there's no convulsions. remember in that movie "what lies beneath" when michelle pfeiffer goes under and harrison almost killed her? >> yes. >> that's the med i indication harrison injected into me. >> oh, dear. let's talk about michael jackson, you also talk a lot about this bond you have with him. how would you describe this? >> the bond is two celebrities get together and the issue of celebrity is neutralized so then we can move on to other topics. >> and so when you, having had this kind of relationship with him, how do you feel about, are you watching it all? >> no. >> not paying any attention? >> a little bit of attention paid, some people tell me what happened. i heard that he had cleaned up after himself and not in a good way, cleaned up after the whole thing happened.

that's not a good sign. >> let's listen to something else you write about. this a lot of people find surprising. you were very close to elizabeth taylor, even though she's essentially, well i don't know how you want to put it, but your father left her mother, debbie reynolds for elizabeth taylor. >> i like to think of it as she got eddie out of our house. >> really? oh my goodness. but there is a moment when you actually bonded with elizabeth. >> in more than one moment, yes. >> picture involved the pool. >> elizabeth pushed me in the pool, she did, when i confronted her about calling my mother a goodie twoshoes. she got upset and said i'm going to push you in the pool and she did. what i'm proud of in my book are the captions. >> you also have a problem about what you write about your father, you went from not having a relationship to having a pretty close relationship with

him. >> great relationship. well as long as i -- when i was waiting for him to act like dad, you know, with the hat and the cigarette and the -- that was not going to happen, sohen w w good morning, everyone. 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. an explosion in richmond blew out the front of a home this morning, injuring a person. take a look at this video. that explosion happened just before 2:30 this morning inside this house on ohio avenue. four people were inside that home at the time. one was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. pg&e responded immediately and shut off the gas to that home. take a look at the wall there. they say at this point it doesn't appear that it was a gas explosion, but it may have been caused by another flammable liquid. we'll take a look at the morning commute with mike. >> there you go, laura. we'll look at 680 southbound at

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starting off as a beautiful day here, a little chilly, 47 degrees, and breezy, but doesn't seem to bother these nice people, many friends in rockefeller plaza. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, natalie morales and al roker. proker. in the big city. p in the big city. >> we have

the house, cma's reigning new vocalist of the year, grammy winner, she has a new album and now she's out with a new album. she's going to be performing for us in a few minutes. >> and then a little later, who is in the mood for a nice, juicy steak. how about prepared by him? then you're in luck. we have him making us a rib eye. >> why are you talking like that? >> i don't know. it's what's for dinner. >> all right. plus joe martin is back with another batch of her famous steals and deals. she has something for everyone. including things for your home and pet. >> i'd like to get to the weather forecast. >> the good news is, we have things relatively quiet today. we thought we'd look ahead to the temperatures. chilly in the northeast. 30s in the rockies. we're expecting a big change coming as well. they will be looking at another

big snowstorm in the rockies starting into tonight. anywhere from six to eight inches. cooler stretching from the gulf coast into texas. windy in northern california. morning showers will end. lots of sunshine in the northeast. we have sunny skies along hard to believe just 24 hours ago we were socked in with fog over the golden gate. completely clear, prompted by offshore winds. elevations above 1,000 feet, red flag warnings. in the north and east bay hills until 6:00 am. we need to be practicing the best of fire safety. abundant sunshine throughout the bay area. rain arrives thursday and friday, lasting through sunday. forget you can keep track of your weather any time day or night. go to weather.com online. and we have a quick reminder.

our pal matt is heading out on the 10th anniversary of "where in the world" adventure. we are sending a lucky viewer and guest to one of the five locations matt is going to visit. to enter, go to our facebook page. dead line is next tuesday, november 8th. one man who will not be going, we're happy to have him, is uncle willie scott. >> it's always fair weather when friends get together to celebrate a birthday. look at that television. look at these faces. they've been around and know life. here is audrey lot. 108 years old. i've sang for eleanor roosevelt before.

how about that? we have ann osterhuodt. 107 years old. loves to spend her time in her garden. more people that are retired garden. it keeps them alive. josefhine from new jersey is 105 years old. she says hard work never hurt anyone. jay jacobs. seattle, washington. 100 years old today. and he was an inventer back in the days of fashion in his industry. and also an accomplished former handball player.

ursula pearson is 100 years old from sarasota, florida. she loves supporting the arts. and finally an anniversary. 75 years these folks have been married. fred and maxine wertz from missouri. both love to garden together. that's it. that's all. now back to new york city. >> all right. thank you. coming up next, affordable denim fashions. also a live performance from country super star miranda lambert. first, either i can't get to sleep, or i can't stay asleep.

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work. howard schultz is the chairman and ceo of starbucks. good morning. >> thank you, matt. >> it's national jobs day. you're not going to see any parades because it's bleak. 9.1% unemployment and more people have gotten so frustrated looking for work they've given up. how are you trying to help? >> it's worse than 9%. in the hispanic and african-american community it's almost double that. we've asked how can starbucks use its scale for good? as a result of the fact that the engine for job creation in america is small businesses, and if you look at the fact that small businesses do not have access to credit we're going to try and eradicate that. every starbucks store in america is going to be having this bracelet on display for a $5 donation, i'll give you yours for free. >> thank you very much, i'll make a donation. >> we'll raise tens of millions of dollars that will go to organizations across the country that will provide loans at low interest for small businesses. >> i walk into a starbucks, i give $5 to the cashier, i get my

bracelet, how do i know that money goes directly to a small business? >> 100% of the donation, millions of dollars, will go to the opportunity finance network, which is a bullet proof organization, been in business for many years, that will create small business loans across the country. we've already given out money already, and there will be complete transparency on the website and i promise you we've done our homework and the money will get to small businesses who unfortunately do not have access to credit because banks are not lending. >> tough times breed cynicism. let me take it at you from another point of view. >> sure. >> the guy wants to do good, wants to create jobs but one of the other reasons behind this is because if you don't have a job, you can't afford a $4 cup of coffee. is he about creating jobs or about keeping customers coming in the door at starbucks? >> i can assure you this is nothing about marketing. this is our responsibility as a company, and recognizing that we as business leaders should not and cannot wait for washington.

we have a crisis of confidence in america, businesses and business leaders need to do more. >> there are analysts who have looked at this plan, just launching today but already looked at it and some people say yeah, this is exactly what we need and this is the way from a grassroots level to get money in the hands of small businesses. others aren't so sure. someone here wrote that actually big business likes to bask in the glow of their smaller brethren. small businesses are like the equivalent of a dolphin, everyone likes a group to associate with it. you say it's not pr but sounds a little bit like a pr campaign. >> i'm willing to take those arrows because there's always going to be cynicism but the facts are that 65% of job creation in america are small businesses. the facts are they're not having access to credit. we're going to do exactly what, unfortunately, the banks are not doing and the government's not doing and we're going to create jobs in america. if people want to criticize that, go ahead. this is not about pr. this is about starbucks using its scale for good. >> when you say using its scale, you are a big company.

>> yeah. >> you got a lot of branches or outlets or cafes, whatever you call them. >> sure. >> isn't a fact of life oftentimes big businesses make it tough on small businesses especially in neighborhoods? >> not at all. i think starbucks as a company created an industry that did not exist, now tens of thousands of coffee stores in america that compete very well with starbucks. this is not about us. this is about a problem in america, and the fact that businesses and business leaders have to step up. we can't wait for washington. this is about leadership. >> you're talking about leader shich and that's raised a lot of questions saying that howard schultz is running for something, even though you said you have no interest in politics. >> are you reading that? >> you're just a private citizen trying to make a difference, those are your words. >> yes. >> there are people who are suggesting that perhaps you would be a good third party candidate for president. >> i have no interest in politics, matt. i run a coffee business and i'm trying to recognize that our business can help small businesses raise money and

hopefully create jobs and help to solve the problem that unfortunately washington and the banks are not doing. >> you are not running. >> i am not running. >> okay. >> nothing to announce today. >> except this initiative which kicks off at starbucks all across the country. >> thanks, matt. >> nice to see you. up next we'll head into our kitchen where the neeles are offering up down-home meals. first this sh"today" on nbc. ask

back now at 8:44, this morning on "today's kitchen, what's for dinner?" char grilled ribeye with shallotte and butter. pat and gina neeley of host of the food network's "down home with the neelys. the new book is "the neelys 'celebration cookbook." great to have you. always fun. >> it's a pleasure. >> what is your personal

philosophy of families on slen operations? >> celebrations we try to create traditions special to us. you have your christmas, thanksgiving, easter but what speaks differently to this book is really about creating your own traditions, like we have different recipes, different chapters called many moons. you don't have time to have a full honeymoon so we make a minnie moon. >> i love that, can't wait for a whole year for that. >> i bet you do. >> a great way to mix it up and we're trying to get people to take that family time, create your own traditions and maybe take some of these dishes and make them your own. >> i can see minuti moon is happier with the char grilled ribeye. >> i love a ribeye mainly because we're going to add some salt and a little pepper because of the marbleization there. >> the flavors are already in there. >> yes, ma'am. we're just going to take it, a little salt, a little pepper. >> just going to dump a little shallotte here.

>> and right on the grill. thank you, sweetie. we're going to take this on the grill. whether we're grilling inside on the stovetop or outside. >> you can grill anywhere, don't believe a man, anywhere. give him two sticks and he can grill. >> we'll take this, ann, and going right on the grill and going to let it sit there four to five minutes, depending on how well you want it and then we're going to flip it. my honey is making delicious butter. >> before we get to this, this is on high so you want to make it black? >> medium to high heat. cook it a little fast, if you got a grill and turn this side up here like i was cooking earlier i turned the temperature down a little bit so it can internally cook. >> for the entire time? you don't want to overcook. >> you can cook about eight, nine minutes, about four to five minutes per said. >> based on the flavor you like. >> that's the technique and timing. let's talk about the sauce. what you put on top of it.

>> this butter is amazing because you can do so many things. we used charlotte, taragon, parsley, basil. i added all of that in and right into the food processor. you don't have to use all of that. if you like to do a basil butter, lemon pepper, you put it in there and lay out -- >> you do lots of different butters in your book. >> absolutely. >> what are you going to do? >> while pat has the steak nice and hot look at how great this is, we'll cut it. >> oh, no, you are not. >> yes, i am. >> i'm going to get a nice fresh pat on there, and let it melt all over it. >> okay. can we help it melt by moving it around? >> and adding another one up here. >> stop it. >> see that? >> stop it, ladies. >> there's some green stuff, healthy stuff. >> you let it meltdown and you

can wrap this in saran wrap, goes in the fridge for six months. >> not in the freezer? >> no, right in the fridge just like your regular butter, you have seasoned butter. >> you like to make the fingerling poe day tows. not that hard to find fingerlings these days. >> there are some there if you want to cook them. >> come on. ooh, baby. thank god for a babymoons. mini moons or whatever we call them. >> we're so excited about this book because you can celebrate any occasion, we have so many different dishes and you take these dishes and for instance the fingerling potatoes or spicy grill bread and serve it any time so we're asking everybody to come out. the book kicks off today in your stores today. >> today! on your shelves today. >> gina, thank you so much, great information. we have much more coming up after this.

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the record." good morning, nice to have you here. >> good morning. >> what's your definition of a good year? >> well, this one has been good. >> grammy award, you got married. >> i did. >> a brand new cd out. how do you top this? >> i don't think i can. i hope i can in the future but right now i'm just enjoying the ride. >> can you do that? can you look at today and say, i don't have to worry about getting bigger and better than ever in the future? >> i'm trying to learn how to enjoy everything that's going on while it's happening. i think i've missed some things over the years by rushing through, because so much great stuff is going on but i definitely shoot for the moon, but right now i'm enjoying the stars. >> how do you like that title of "the coolest girl in country"? i'm not sure how the other girls in country feel about it. >> it's pretty huge, i love it. >> you're going on tour in january. >> yes. >> what's it going to be like for you? how do you like life on the road? >> life on the road is my norm. it's a crazy one but it's my routine. i love being on tour. yes i'm going out with chris

young. >> do you like getting up early? you've been rehearsing here since about 6:00 in the morning. does that fit into your lifestyle pretty well? >> i'm more of a night person, a musician, but i'm up and ready, i'm awake today because i'm excited. >> how about the guys in the band? >> they're -- they've looked better. just kidding. they're doing good for this early >> what are you going to sing? >> i'm going to sing my single from my new album out today, i'm so excited, it's called "baggage claim." >> all right, ladies and gentlemen, miranda lambert. ♪ ♪ i have been draggin' around your sensitive ego ♪ ♪ making sure that your bags arrive on time for the dog and pony show ♪ ♪ a little suitcase like a

brick, it kinda makes it hard to get a good grip ♪ ♪ i drop your troubles off at the conveyor belt, i'll hand you a ticket to go get it yourself ♪ ♪ at the baggage claim, you got a lot of lugage in your name ♪ ♪ when you hit the ground, check the lost and found cause it ain't my problem now ♪ ♪ i can't carry it on, i've got a lot of troubles on my own ♪ ♪ it's all over the yard, in the trunk of the car, i'm packin' it in ♪ ♪ so come and get it ♪ if it ain't obvious what has set me off today ♪ ♪ behind every woman scorned is a man who made her that way ♪ ♪ go on and take your little business trip with that sweet little habit that you can't kick ♪ you better call your momma when you get to town, cause i ain't gonna be hangin' around ♪ ♪ at the baggage claim, you got

a lot of luggage in your name ♪ ♪ when you hit the ground check the lost and found because it ain't my problem now ♪ ♪ i can't carry it on, i've got a lot of troubles of my own ♪ ♪ it's all over the yard, in the trunk of the car, i'm packin' it in ♪ ♪ so come and get it ♪ come and get it ♪ come and pick it up, pick it up, before i blow it up in flames ♪ you better pick it up, pick it up, baby i'm leaving everything ♪ at the baggage claim, you got a lot of luggage in your name ♪

♪ and when you hit the ground, you check the lost and found because it ain't my problem now ♪ ♪ i can't carry it on it, i've got a lot of troubles of my own ♪ ♪ it's all over the yard, in the trunk of the car, well i'm packin' it in, so come and get it ♪ ♪ oh, come and get it >> miranda lambert, thank you very much. we're going to have much more ahead on a tuesday morning, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

8:56 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. dry winds have prompt aid red flag warning for the north and east bay hills this morning. the national park service has banned campfires, charcoal grills and smoking at marin county park. the east bay also affected. that warning will run through 6:00 tomorrow morning. let's check your forecast with meteorologist christina loren.

those winds are starting to pick up out of the north at 12 miles per hour, sustain ed now n fairfield. calm winds in concord. we're starting to see those winds shift from livermore to sunnyvale. the breeze will build but temperatures will be comfortable as a result. 73 in fremont, 78 in san jose. 80 in los tos. despite our struggle to pay for public schools, new laws offer new options for thousands of teens who might otherwise drop out. i'm suzanne shaw. hoping to reverse the state's high dropout rate, retooling vocational education for a 21st century economy. linked learning tie high school courses to job training with local employers. science classes are linked with health care and clean energy jobs. computer technology with auto

mechanics, game design and so on. some educators complain these career classes dumb down the curriculum, but nbc bay area supports linked learning, to keep more students in school and in training with high school programs rigorous and relevant enough so they link to college classes or a successful career. we welcome your thoughts at nbc editorials.com.

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spy operation in the states. we'll tell you more about that. >> all right. and then later on, "today"'s professionals are back, star donny and dr. nancy here to discuss more hot topics, including the great debate over spanking. not donny's date. >> busted! >> more on kim kardashian's pending divorce. >> also, we're going to get to jill martin's steals and deals on everything for women but love for your pet. >> meantime, let's go inside. natalie's at the newsdesk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. more than 2 million people spent halloween without pow in the northeast. outages could persist through thursday in some areas following the one's rare october snowstorm. several new england towns asked residents to postpone trick or treating until lights come back on. >> reporter: the mother of secretary of state hillary clinton died today in

washington, d.c., secretary clinton had canceled an official overseas trip because of the family emergency. dorothy howell rodham was 92. >> the fbi is shedding new light on operation ghost stories. the decade-long sting that uncovered a ring of russian spies masquerading as americans including tabloid favorite anna chapman. michelle kosinski has the latest from london the. >> reporter: fbi released secret documents, video of the mostly hapless russian spies kicked out of the u.s. last year. seriously it does seem something like a james bond movie. a really, really, bad one. june 26, 2010, elite russian spy anna chapman is in action at a new york coffee shop. only she doesn't know she's talking to the fbi. about to bounce on 11 spies living aamong us in the u.s.

they are slick. here's anna shopping while a russian government agent is outside. the fbi says they trade info remotely through a secret personal wi-fi. the spy ring encrypts data into pictures online. write in invisible ink. here's something called a brush path. this is a dead drop. hiding stuff in weeds under a bridge. this spy spotting an empty bottle ace marker picks up a package. now -- >> bond, james bond. >> reporter: -- do that? if it seems low tech? guess what. they never uncovered any secrets or anything much at all. >> it show me amateurish type of espionage. >> my name is anna chapman. >> reporter: if young anna was not greatest spy, posing as a real estate agent, today she's become very good at posing.

on the cover of russian "maxim" with a gun and not much else. here she is dentally dropping a gun in extremely tight clothing and then awkwardly making the guy lose some of his. she's been awarded top russian state honor. and her own tv show about odd mysteries. on a talk show she say she's wants a lion, and gets one. watch television, she says. i will reveal all secrets. she does have a knack for revealing. though the fbi is unimpressed. when the undercover agent she thinks is a spy boss assigns her an important mission she sighs, asks, a short task? how long will it take, because i need to, like, explain. it's just really scary, she says. these days she seems more enthusiastic about uncovered, wide open things. the spy's goal was clearly

spelled out, to blend in and develop ties and policy making circles and a few did seem to be getting close to some politically connected people. and you know the fbi did one spot anna chapman hanging out at 30 rock. be careful around the plaza, natalie, there could be spies. >> i'm checking around the corner. michelle kosinski, thanks so much. a tussle of tusks a shocking scene at a netserland zoo. one elephant pushed another into a ditch. the 45-year-old broke a tusk in the fall and was injured but on monday he was able to climb out on his own, rejoin his family. zookeepers say he's recovering well. now five minutes past the hour. let's turn it over to al with a check of the weather. >> that's like the makeup room with kathie lee and hoda. >> the tusks come out. >> tusk, tusk. take a look, show you what's happening. a rocky snow storm, winter storm watch wednesday, high pressure

pushes in cold air, low pressure wraps in moisture. we are talking anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of snow from casper down to as spend, rest of the country, low pressure system off the mid-atlantic coast bringing showers along the coathose wille out. showers from minnesota, central plains. sunshine in the pacific northwest. sunny, cooler from texas into the southwest. rain is good tuesday morning to you. those northerly winds are picking up. northerly winds prompted the red flag warning in place until 6:00 am tomorrow morning, even gustier in the east bay and north hills right now, that goes for elevations above 1,000 feet. everywhere, we will be having to practice that fire safety all day today and tomorrow. 70 on thursday. that's when changes really arrive. a strong storm brings showers all the way through the weekend.

oh, yeah, time for another installment of "today's professionals." we've got interesting topics to discuss with our panel of pros, star jones, donny deutsche and dr. nancy. good to see you guys. >> hey, al. >> you were talking about kim kardashian in the last hour. why are we obsessed with kim kardashian? >> i have no idea. really, i don't understand people becoming famous and then for nothing and then we follow them. it's repugnant. >> i think the reason, i think people are taken with what i'll call vapid excess, the fact their lives is such an escapeism, if you look at reality television, it's about consumption, consumption, i don't have a care in the world and for some reason in the tough times people get obsessed with that. >> honestly, kathie lee says and her dad told her, find something you like to do and figure out a way to get paid for it. she likes to be pretty. she likes to be famous. she's figured out how to get paid and we're the ones that pay

for it. so you can't be mad at her. >> in this instance i can. we said it in the 8:00 hour, you are a role model and literally going like this to marriage. >> you think she's a role model? >> unfortunately, she is and by the way -- >> preteens and younger girls, absolutely. >> ultimate aspiration, that's the fantasy. she's pretty and goes on television. >> back in the day, people wanted to be lawyers, doctors, and executives. >> now they just want to be famous. >> and then whose thought is that? parents have to police their own children and have to be in their lives. you can't be mad at this girl for figuring out how it works for her. >> we all have a moral responsibility to that. if you believe this marriage was a sham and i'm one of those people who think this was a huge pr stunt, she took her -- >> pr stunt with a big payday. >> she took the public for a ride, she may have taken him for a ride but it's repugnant. >> at some point the public smells it. this is going to hurt her, at the very least she was mocking her audience. she's actually mocking her

audience. >> and the public will show their disdain by not buying the products that she sells. >> or watching her shows. >> then you're right. study by tu lane university found spanking children may hurt them, not just physically but emotionally in the long run, making them more aggressive. now how do we define spanking? >> hitting of any sort. >> any sort. a spank, a swat on the bottom? >> well, this is where it gets dicey. we've all done this to our kids or a swat on the fanny. the real sit if you hit your child, if you strike your child kids learn how to strike back. we know that aggression is one of those transferred learnings, this was a good study a couple of years ago. >> i think to nancy's point as a dad i would never spank my children. i will for instance if they're being rude give a little extra squeeze there. >> that's the grandma pinch. >> i think can't any reason to spank. i don't judge other parents. >> i've given mickey a swat on the botbottom.

>> when you've seen someone spank their child in public do you intercede? >> i have not. >> if i saw them really abusing but that's their parent, their thing. >> you know what? i was spankd ed as a child and m from the south and the southern way of discipline is you got a spanking. >> you had to go out and cut your own swig. >> and pull the green stuff off and that was wrong to do to a kid. nowadays honestly you figured out how to discipline a child without having to use corporal punishment. >> we're all saying spanking no. >> no. interesting topic, research personal stories show secret from a happy marriage is flirting with strangers. >> donny's a flirt. >> i've heard successfully married guys say this, half of having an affair is knowing you still have it, the joke from "moonstruck" why do men fool around? because they don't want to die.

if you contest it, i could have had it, it's enough to fill you up. for men and women that makes sense to me. >> does the lady in your life like it when you flirt with other women? >> no, and i think there are degrees of flirting. i've been with women who are flirts. >> who flirts more, men are women? >> depends on the individual. >> i think i'm a natural flirt. i enjoy just touching my friends but not being, it's not going anywhere, like i said, i don't want to do you or anything like that. >> a little massage. >> where is that restraining order savannah had? >> hr on line two. >> exactly, okay herman cain. >> is this a secret to a happy marriage, nancy? >> part of being happily married you have to keep reinventing yourself. i have a happily famous person, every time he goes to bed with his wife he believes she's a new person because it's another day in his life and i this that i requires a certain kind of imagination. >> that's sexy. >> i do think friendly flirty keeps things alive. >> speaking of imagination, it

is also i think people have to understand that after you've been with someone -- i'm going to get in trouble so much here -- you might be in bed with them and sometimes thinking about someone else and there's nothing wrong with that. that's natural. he's not even going near this. >> luckily mark victor in my ear just said move on. legal experts saying when it comes time to decide which parent gets a child in custody, weight can play a role. what do you think? >> all of the issues play a role. >> if you're not a healthy parent? >> not only if you're unhealthy but if you're not just your eating habits about you your shopping habits, if you fill your house with grunge food, sugary substances if that's the way you interact with your child a court will take that into account. "best interests of the child" is the only thing that matters. >> cony? > donny? >> it gets to the point where the kid is being poisoned. we have worst nutritional habits than other spouses, that affecting their kind of, i think we're in a slippery slope.

>> you have to say is obesity a disease, and physicians, most will say yes, but quietly they still sort of straddle with this, you could eat differently, blah, blah, blah. this is putting a medical issue in a legal environment and it is a very slippery slope. >> yes, i agree and once again we all want our kids to be healthy but i'd hate somebody for somebody to lose a day of visitation. >> what happens is people use whatever is to their advantage to get their right. this child bride and doug hutchson, she's 16, courtney st stodden. >> first can i say yuck? isn't that against the law also? >> no. 39 states as long as there's parental consent. >> then the mother needs to go somewhere, whoever said that's okay. >> the father walked her down the aisle. >> 16 years old, now the interesting part about it though is he can't do a sex tape with his own wife now because unless

you're 18 years old in the united states of america, that would be child pornography. this is a repugnant and vulgar story. >> 30 years from now she's going to look -- well, if they even get 30 years, it's not -- i think we could all be very safe putting odds on this not working. >> yuck, yuck and yuck. >> thank you very much. billion spoken, donny deutsche. star jones, dr. nancy snyderman thanks so much. if you want to weigh in on our "hot topics" head to today.com and take part. just ahead, how to make gravy, where's the lumps? >> no lumps. up next jill's "steals and deals" right after these messages. hey guys, what can i get for you?

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>> that is fantastic, $33 and one of these can be yours. next is this milano three-piece towel set, really plush towels available in six colors as well. >> you feel them, they are very plush. the retail is $50, available in six colors. the set includes one bath towel, one hand towel, a wash cloth, a ton of neutral colors, sold in macy's and bed, bath & beyond, retail $50, the deal $14, 72% off. >> normally what you pay for just the bath towel. this is egyptian cotton so really good quality. >> and come packaged like this, a great gift as well. >> over here for the dog owners in all of us, i am now, you have the nicky and lulu astro leather collars. they come in a lot of different colors and the leashes as well. >> this is a splurge because celebrities love these and they're for hollywood's a-list dogs, retail is $150.

so that is for the leash and the collar. this is a way for everybody to get in on the deal. the company is based in beverly hills in malibu, made of soft italian leather with chrome hardware. each come with an enommal mosaic charm, available in 12 zoediac signs, you can get when you adopted your dog. this is a splurge but if you're a huge dog person like kathie lee, retail $150, the deal is $37.50 for both, the set, 75% off. >> fantastic and really beautiful. okay, now to beauty items, and we have a larocca body salty and sweet duo. what do we mean by salty and sweet? >> we brought them back. this did so well last time, the salted pumpkin scrub so you can smell for everyone. >> delish.

>> retail $78, it exfoliates the skin and cream has cranberry and vanilla, which calms, smooths and moisturizes the skin, all-natural, no synthetic fragrances, celebrities, jessica al ba and zoey dechannel, this is $23.50, 70% off. >> excellent. finally handbags, we always like to go out with a big bang and here we are once again, kristen belle for erica annanberg available in multiple colors, different styles. >> these are going to fly. the retail $395, i'm happy star jones didn't take all of them on her way out, everyone was saying how fab they are, genuine leather, the messenger bag, the tote, the hobo, six colors. the messenger is also a laptop bag. retail $395, the deal $6, 83% off and great colors.

>> beautiful. you can tell the quality is really good as well. jill martin as always thank you so much. you're fantastic. >> thank you. to recap, we have the robes by love ophelia, milano towel set, nikki and lulu leash and collar set, the body set and the kristen bell for erica anenberg hand bags. still to come, jeans for work and latestates in denim fashions but first these messages.

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good tuesday morning to you. 9:27 now. the breeze is building. let's talk about what our winds are doing. not only are they shifting to

the north-northeast, they are strength strengthening. we'll continue to see that breeze build throughout the afternoon. that is what prompted that red flag warning. it goes into place until 6:00 am tomorrow morning. low relative humidity through the mountain passes tonight. that's really for elevations above 1,000 feet in the east and north bay hills. temperatures are warming nicely that the sun is out. 60 in oakland, 50 in santa rosa. we'll round out the day with really comfortable temperatures as offshore flow continues to push all that low cloud cover out to sea. that means that clear coastline will keep temperatures nice and uniform. not too much of a difference today between your highs at the beach versus those inland. santa cruz, 80, 78 in san jose. enjoy these dry days. we do have a change. rain moves in thursday, into the weekend. this is a cold system as well. let's check your drive at 9:28 with mike. enjoy the drive at 280. 101 is a problem on the lower peninsula and northbound.

all that slowing out of mount n mountainview. that's a problem. southbound 880 in fremont is the slow spot there. an earlier accident south of there finally clearing out at brokaw, the bottom of your screen, but another accident at dixon landing road making things tough at milpitas. 680 recovering nicely after the earlier accident. i'm going to go get my flu shot. i'll talk to you later. >> smart man. always looking to plan ahead. we'll have another news update for you in one half hour. the "today" show continues.

we've been talking about it all morning, kim kardashian filing for divorce 72 days after her made for tv wedding. what does her mom have to say about the sudden split in she'll be here tomorrow on "today" for a live interview. >> interesting. yes. >> wow. at that point you haven't had a chance to exchange the presents. >> i guess you'd have to send all that loot back but not the money they made, the $10 million. >> $18 million i heard. coming up in the half hour, denim for all occasions. >> you can take it way beyond

blue jeans. this season, denim from the play ground to the board room, we'll show you some of the latest looks that won't break the bank. there are two things we love, geana de laurentiis and gravy. >> together even better. >> although we love geana more. she'll make three terrific recipes and show you how to make them without the lumps. >> that's right. >> wow. my gravy always ends up lumpy so i need this lesson. first say hello to candy burress from bravo's "the real housewives of atlanta." good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> i'm great. >> season four we're getting a sneak peek. looks like it's not only the housewives getting down and dirty fighting all the time, now the husbands are in on it, too. >> oh my goodness. >> tell me about the drama on set. >> it was our first big event that we taped and it was, it went crazy. i mean it was one of those moments where you wanted to, you weren't expecting anything to happen and it just went haywire.

>> then it does. febra opens up a funeral home. >> yes. >> you're opening up a toy shop. >> yes. >> you don't want to get those mixed up. >> it's a different type of toy shop. it's a fun one though. >> hmm. >> it's a kind of toy shop al likes. >> bedroom candy. >> excuse me? i go to toys "r" us, i don't know where you're going. >> that's what it i'm talking about. what did you think i was talking about? >> it's bedroom candy. >> okay, and suddenly a turn. you're going to have your own reality show. >> yes, it's "the candy factory" we're super excited about that. i'm going to get a chance to develop normal everyday people who want an opportunity to do a record and do a video and just become an artist, like kim on our show. >> excellent. >> al, just regular everyday people audition and get that chance now. >> we look forward t seeing more of it, candy burress thank you, season four of "the real

housewives of atlanta" premiere this is sunday at 9:00, 8:00 central time on bravo. now al, how about a check of the weather?ee >> all right, let's take a look and see what we're looking for, for november, we've got normal temperatures in the northeast, mid-atlantic states, below normal out west, gulf coast up into the plains, precipitation wise for the month looks normal throughout much of the country, although the pacific northwest looks wet and snowy, drier than normal from texas into the gulf coast and the good morning to you. enjoying this gorgeous, clear start over the city by the bay. you can see for ten miles or better. we do have a building breeze. it could get choppy on the bay later today. 80 in los gatos. 75 in oakland. we'll hit about 80 in santa rosa. unseasonably warm for us. things really start to change. area of low pressure drops in, cooling us down. we're expecting showers thursday afternoon, lasting through friday. another round comes through,

saturday into sunday. don't forget to set that clock back one hour on sunday. it's like the revolving it looks like a revolving chair today. the battle of the agents, jennifer, good morning. >> good morning, jennifer. >> you lost a lot, though. even though you with not on the show any longer, you went from 330 pounds to now how much? >> i lost 1 -- a little over 100 pounds. >> fabulous. >> yeah, i lost 60 pounds on the ranch and more than 40 at home. i have a long way to go still. >> explain this to me. in the last weigh in, sunny gains five pounds. you lose four. >> yes. >> and you go home? >> i went home. i was isolated for a long time. i had a knee injury. i still have a stress fracture in my knee. you know, it's a game. and there are things going on, you know, in the house behind the scenes. and not everybody, you know,

goes with whoever lost the most weight. but it's wonderful. >> it's a game. >> it's a game. but i'm -- i got the tools that i needed. i was there long enough to get what i needed. i went home and i made it happen. this is a lifestyle. as you know as well. >> how much have you lost? >> i lost 105 pounds altogether. >> and how are you making it work for you at home? what are you doing differently now? >> i'm eating right. i'm not sitting in front of the tv eating ice cream. i'm working out. i'm moving my body. i'm making it important to actually exercise and make myself important. and that's the key, i think. >> that's it. congratulations. >> put yourself first. >> thank you so much. >> good going. all right, jennifer. great to see you. good luck with it. >> meanwhile, "the biggest loser battle of the ages" is tonight right here on nbc. up next, from a day at the mall to a night on the town, the latest in affordable and fashionable denim looks right after this. dad's a real cleaning machine. and look at mom whipping up some kraft homestyle mac & cheese.

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denim is always in. what are we seeing for the trends this fall? >> this fall, color is really big. and that is probably the biggest trend in denim. it's a big trend just for fall generally. >> color blocking. we're seeing a lot of that still. >> it goes to show you how far denim has come where you can wear denim to work, you can wear it to play. you can wear it for a night on the town. >> we're going to show you great looks with all of those things in mind. let's have jean come on out with your every day look with jeggings. >> still here. i love this poncho which is from liz claiborne/jcpenney. you can wear this over a pair of jeansment we're showing it with jeggings. you can pair it even with wide leg jeans for more '70s retro look. >> and jeggings are not for everyone, obviously? >> different body types. or if you want to make it more versatile, wear it with a tunic. >> that does look great like

this. and with a poncho, that stiny silhouette makes it work. >> i love ponchos. they're really flattering to every body. >> they are great. thanks so much, jean. you look great. next, we have shakira. she is ready for a girls' night out. >> on the town. you can really dress up that denim. come on out and show us how it's done. >> here's a really good example with the electric blue jeans. >> pretty. >> and fuchsia shoes. these are jessica simpson shoes from macy's. and it's a really wonderful look. look at this denim jacket. it's a play on a waiter's jacket. and you can wear this night on the town. you can also have this over a black dress and perfect for the office. >> she really can. dress it up and take it out for that girls' night out. you look great, shakira. thanks so much. all right. our next model is ready for the office. so denim, as you said, you can wear it in the office. >> it moved into the workplace. and madeline gives us a very good example of that.

here over for the fall season, trench coat. isn't this great? this is from h & m. she's wearing a denim shirt. and this is from top shop. it's about $60. you can get a denim shirt anywhere, any price point. you probably have one in your closet already even. >> a little more casual office look. >> right. but still polished, pull together. >> you look great, madeline. thank you very much. and now we're going to go from day tonight. you know, a look you can take with you all day long and dress it up. and we have katherine here to show us this. >> yes. here's katherine. she's giving us more of a punky look. and pair it, you know, denim is such a utility fabric. pairing it with this utility looking jacket, very hot, very punky. and in plum, a great fall color. >> and it hardly looks like the real denim. it is a denim skirt.

it almost looks like corduroy. >> you get the versatility and the comfort of denim. it's a more sophisticated look. >> and the leather jacket. she looks like she is ready for a club or for shopping. very versatile look. and with these shoes, ankle booties, bare legs. you can also add tights for the fall as the weather gets colder. >> she looks great. you look wonderful. thanks. that biker jacket that, is the hot must have accessory for fall. >> it's on every runway at every price point. and this one looks really great. >> next, we're going on date night now. and we've got camille out here. >> a hot date. >> camille is showing you how you can pull off a great denim dress. >> a denim dress which is very sexy, really beautiful. and what kills me about this dress, the price. >> where is it from? >> it's from ashley stewart, it's $50. i can't believe it. >> yeah. >> and top it off with this

beautiful fake fur jacket from calvin klein. it really elevates the whole look. i lot of shoes, rachael lloyd. do a little turn so we can see the back of these very sexy shoes. >> ka kneel wecamille went out weekend in the snow to try to get this dress. >> did you find it, i hope? >> i went all the way to jersey. >> you're wearing it. let's bring all the models back for another look. come on out, ladies. you look fantastic. great job. thank you, con stance. con stance white. coming up, janet shares her secrets for making perfect gravy. no lumps right after this. >> no lumps, baby. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery

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♪ ooh, boy you're looking that you like what you see ♪ ♪ come on up and check on it this morning cooking with giada today. giada de laurentiis has recipes including one so easy to make you don't need to turn on the oven. how is this possible? >> do you turn on the off on it make gravy? >> no, talking italian, gravy is like a tomato sauce, we're talking like a brown gravy. >> traditional american gravy which i think i want to demooisify it fordemoois if demystify it. you can get store bought chicken and dress it up.

you want to saute garlic and onion onon onion and sprinkle about a third of a cup of water and do it in a void pan to avoid the lumps. >> a lot of people are concerned about the lumps. >> a lot of people are. give it a stir and let it dry out and then add 2 1/2 cups of chicken broth. try and use a low sodium chicken broth because you can always add salt but can't take it out. once it reduces down it gets saltier and saltier. add thyme and oregano, fresh herbs key and let this simmer down and to add a little sweetness, holiday flair i add some apple juice. you could add wine, apple cider. >> apple jacks. >> or honey nut cheerios as matt likes, whatever you like although those will cause a few lumps. >> yes. >> you switch from a spoon to a whisk, a little salt, and then add a little pepper right at the end. if you want you can take chicken

and dip it in there. >> you've got butter. >> you'll finish it with butter once this reduces. i don't want to add it until this settles. it gives it a sheen. just like this. >> nice, ooh. everybody together, ooh! >> you're not going to taste? >> yes, i am. >> otherwise just like this unless you want to taste that. >> i lo of my job. i love my job. what are we doing? >> i told you i would do it if you dared me. so the second kind of gravy is from turkey drippings, which we all do at thanksgiving. >> sure. >> i think a lot of people get stressed out about defatting it. >> yes. >> so what you want to do, if you have time put it in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes the fat will separate and it's easy to defat with a little spoon. >> a ladle. >> a little ladle, yes, otherwise leave it at room temperature and the fat will rise to the surface as it cools. >> if you have the time. >> correct. next you take the defatted turkey drippings. >> right. >> and add some of this, a

cranberry orange glaze. >> interesting. >> so this is what i brushed on my turkey, see how it glistens? it's orange, cranberry concentrate, and you cook down until it gets nice and thick. i don't have a whisk, otherwise i would use it. oh, there we go. and you whisk it and let it cook down for about eight to ten minutes. >> right. >> and this is the turkey gravy. >> that is spectacular. this is really good. i'm going to use this finger since you sucked the other one. slightly sweet. >> oh, yes it is. i need this job. >> you got to have fun with this. you got to have fun with this. >> i really do. and then for beef -- >> that's what i do at home, my husband taste it is. >> that's right but that's your husband. >> i'm going to wash my hands. i didn't double dip. okay. so prime rib, prime rib -- i'm never going to do the 9:00 again i can see that coming. prime rib and i love this one so here's a beef gravy. >> um-hum.

>> so we start with some pan drippings and beef broth. >> right. >> stop laughing. you add a little bit of marsala. you can do dry or sweet. i kind of like the sweet personally. >> do we need the whisk again? >> yes, can you go grab it. do you only have one whisk in the house? >> we're cutting back. >> next time i'll travel with my own whisk. >> that's right. >> a little bit of fresh thyme, and i add five teaspoons of arrow root, kind of like flour but more natural. you can use corn starch if you want to as well. stir that, reduce down five, eight minutes and finish it again with -- >> butter! >> as paula deen says, the key to life. that gives it a nice glisten and over here we've got a little bit of beef with the -- here. >> thank you. >> it's a little bloody but you know. a little tough. i can't -- there we go. >> that worked out well.

giada, thank you so much. coming up, we've got creative ways, hottest fashion accessory for fall, scarves. first this is "today" on nbc.

al this one is for you. >> thank you very much, going all king henry viii. first your local news and weather.

good morning, everyone. the time now is 9:56. i'm jon kelley. san jose city leaders are meeting to discuss the plan for the future, leading the city

down a greener palth. san jose 2040. sam riccardo says the city needs to plan for a lot more people and, hopefully, a few more cars. >> over the last half century, this city has been built for cars. we are striking out on a new initiative to make this a city built for people. that means getting people out of four wheels on to two or, in some cases, encouraging more pedestrian activity and transit usage. >> the city also asking residents what they want to see over the next 30 years. city council members will discuss the san jose 2040 plan at a meeting set for tonight. first day of november. let's find out what's on the weather menu. christina loren is here to tell us all about it. >> we're serving up a little sizzle for today. the flags here, the breeze is building. the red flag warning will stay in place until about 6:00 am tomorrow. that goes for elevations above

1,000 feet. windy and dry in the hills. it will make for nice, clear conditions at the coast. if you want to hit the beach, 80 in santa cruz. 76 in redwood city today. take a look at what's headed our way. showers on the way. this is a very significant area of low pressure. it's going to bring intermittent showers starting thursday, lasting through sunday, dropping temperatures into the upper 50s at the coast. make sure you're ready for that. break out the blankets. back to you. we have to get through this blanket of cars right now. northbound 101 still slow up into redwood city after a couple of earlier accidents have cleared. still very slow off 237. we'll get a look at oakland and end with this live shot. traffic northbound is start iin to move better. southbound side starting to show a little slowing. jon, back to you. >> big mike, appreciate it. check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook for more updates. i'll have another update for you

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captions paid for by nbc-universal television well, hi, everybody. the bad news is it's november 1st. we are heading into winter season. it seems early. good news is it's booze day tuesday. >> and our scarves to get ready for the winter. >> we'll tell you how to tie these babies later. hope you're all recovering from the big storm in the northeast. >> yes, i am. >> there's a lot going on, you guys. thank you.

our crew is watching a different show than ours. >> that's happened before. >> if you saw halloween you saw our big reveal. you and me were beatrice. >> eugenie. >> that is not cute at all. that is really bad. i look more like chita rivera. carmen miranda. here is what's funny. the "mail" one of the papers in london decided to do a comparison in london with our cast versus the real-life royal family. >> they were taken with it. >> they started off with natalie and the pippa perspective. >> she is pippa perfect. >> they did one with matt and anne which are ringers. then they went to us, which is frightening. i have to say our outfits were made to the tee. everything is exactly --

>> what you've got to ask yourself, we now how long it took just to get our outfits made between the first meeting, the first fitting and all that stuff. when the actual original ones being made, weren't there a few people that questioned, do you really want to wear that? somebody along the way said, i don't know or that's certainly going to take away from the bride. the other thing was, they wore those hats in the church. how could you see? they were right behind -- >> when the vows were being said all you could see the hats poking through. we want to thank four affiliates in charlotte. they thought it would be funny. why am i rob is my question? i'm sick of it. >> look at the arms on you, hoda woman. >> i saw it i was like, first of all is that a man? >> hopefully it's a man. >> it's not.

there was breaking news after we got off the set. everyone knows you the by now. we have a unique perspective. you do actually. kim kardashian and kris jenner split. >> no, kris humphries. she is still with her mother. >> anyhoo. you were at the wedding 72 days ago. >> it seems like a year to me because i spent it on my show. i don't know. you read so much in the press that there were rumblings. i never heard about them. i never heard about them. she came up to the house with kris. i was in seattle at the time. he was very sweet to everybody at the house. frank took him for a tour. he thought he was a sweet guy. kind of shy. so i didn't see trouble in paradise. i haven't seen them since the wedding. i saw them the night before the only thing i saw i thought was unusual and i thought maybe because there is so much going on. we went to a prewedding party at

a beautiful private home in santa barbara the night before. there were only maybe 50 people there. i never saw them together the entire night. now, i didn't stay for a real long time, but you know, i remember the night before my wedding to frank. we were throwing pumpkins around, everybody was dancing. it was just different. that doesn't mean everybody celebrates the same way. that's the only thing that i thought was unusual. she came over and showed cass and i her dress ahead of time. she seemed excited about getting married. i think it's unfortunate for an awful lot of reasons. mostly the stuff -- >> this is sort of the take from new yorkers, that the whole thing was a sham. i know. they made a lot of bank off the wedding. people are asking what should she do with the wedding gifts and her wedding ring. should her ring be returned to kris? i don't know if he bought it or

was it part of that package? what should she do with the ring? we had a crazy number of people on facebook, more than 1,000 people came out. >> 1,500. >> a lot of people are saying she should give the money to charity, sell it or pawn it. most people, a lot of strong feelings, we'll say that. >> people think she should keep it? >> no. nobody thinks she should keep it and return the gifts. >> i don't want my gift back. my gift was, i gave her a bunch of kringle candles. i didn't want to give them a pricey gift. they have everything in the world. now hopefully their dreams are coming true, i thought. i made a donation to the dream center out in los angeles at the angeles temple church. i know it would make you happy to know other people's dreams can come true. last thing in the world is i want that money back. >> kim said after careful

consideration i decided to end my marriage. i hope everybody understands this was not an easy decision. i hoped this marriage was forever, but sometimes things don't work out as planned. we remain friends and wish each other the best. kris' statement is contrary to her statement. her husband says, "i love my wife and i am devastated to learn that she filed for divorce. i am committed to this marriage and willing to do whatever it takes to make it work." she already had one of those quickie marriages. >> she did. i met him, her first husband who was like a hip-hop record producer or something. i didn't think at all that marriage was going to last. there were no shared values at all, it seems. she eloped in las vegas. her mother kris was very upset about it at the time. that was a long time ago. she was quite young. >> people are so attached to the kardashian family. some people are saying, i can't believe they did this to us. they feel it's personal in a

way. that they went along for the ride. after 72 days, if it's already over? >> here is the thing i think even kim would agree about now. after careful consideration we decided, i decided to end my marriage. the time for careful consideration is before you get married. i think falling in love is the easiest thing in the world. easiest thing in the world. here is the thing. if i married everybody i had fallen in love with for a temporary amount of time, falling is a verb. you have no control over it. staying in love takes work, takes commitment. that's what their ceremony was all about was commitment. when the good times are over, you hang in there and something beautiful can come out of a marriage that is tested in fire. >> khloe wasn't so hot on it. >> that was the other thing. i would never have said it before. at the reception afterwards, khloe, who always says what she thinks, walks by me and i don't think she would care if i said

it, she goes, i give it six fing months. you can tell from their show khloe was never crazy about the idea. >> how about this for a proposal? this woman named britney. her boyfriend threw a surprise party for her. he got down on one knee, asked her to marry hill and look what happened. watch this. >> will you marry me? >> she fainted. she dropped like a bag of dirt. she fell down. this isn't even pretend. >> that's what you see at faith healing meetings. she wasn't hurt or we wouldn't have shown it.

we hope their marriage lasts a long, long time. here is the moral of the story. you have to live your life authentically and with cameras off. maybe that marriage would have had a chance if she wasn't flying off australia one day. every time you turned around she was someplace else. you get married to be together, not all the time, but that's part of the commitment, too. i'll get the real scoop one of these days. >> you will, too. we move on with life. we like to honor people who have incredible stories. we skipped "everyone has a story." well, let's pause for my voice when i could sing a little bit. we'll wait. ♪ nothing i'll whenever be the same again ♪ >> i can't remember the song, but i love it. the winner is john lofton from

fair field. he had both hands amputated after an electrical accident. he now has steel hooks in place of his hand. he's married, has one child. his wife died of breast cancer in 2001. he's been a single father. pursued his love of acting. he's an incredible guy. john, are you on the phone? >> yes, i'm here. >> i love that you sent in a picture of yourself with a t-shirt. can you remember what it said on the front of the t-shirt? >> i have quite a few, but it's probably my favorite which is "i really suck at pattycake." >> i said he's our kind of guy. guess who is going to be singing for you? ed watts from my show "saving aimee." the one who is naked in the whole second half. he's coming for us. we look forward to seeing you. have a safe trip. we'll see you thursday. >> we are looking forward to it. >> thank you, john.

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her hollywood career. >> carrie is a distinguished writer who confronts her problems with humor and honesty and a new book "shopaholic. this is supposed to be a stop gap. >> they are now my addictions. they are the new black. >> that's vapor coming out of there so people know. >> it's vapor. >> is there a little nicotine in it? >> i looked it up and that's okay. >> how long have you been quitting? >> about a year and a half. >> the weight loss is connected to that or is that all jenny craig? >> no. the weight loss is jenny craig. that started last thanksgiving. >> look at the before and after. >> that's pretty amazing. >> and without going on "dancing with the stars." good for you. >> i'm going to try to keep it away. >> people have been saying you had a face lift! >> why would you tell all this

other humiliating stuff and not say, all right, i had a face lift. >> why wouldn't you admit that? >> and they are saying it's not that good. i fully agree with that because the neck is really bad. i did have the line things done. no one told me that. >> that's part of the smoking thing. >> yeah. i had the lines filled in. >> the filler or did you have laser treatment? >> i don't know. i did not get laser treatment. >> the marge simpson thing. >> even though i have a bad memory, i would remember that. >> why you have a bad memory is part of this book. it's not electroshock therapy. >> they call it electroconvulsions. i call it e.t. >> what is it supposed to do? >> it takes away depression fast. >> did it work for you? >> i'm here.

i think. >> we had you on several times. you seem like you're in a good place in your life. >> i am. i'm not a great actress, ask anyone. no. i've been having this done for the last few years. it really is helping. >> it is controversial. you lose bits of your memory. >> i was going to lose that any way. come on. i lose it from lsd, ect and lng. one reason or another. >> you don't mind forgetting. >> i wish you could make a list. this time i'd like this to go. >> tell us about the elizabeth taylor throwing you in the pool thing. it's in the book. >> i made a joke about when i did one of her hiv -- i made a joke about getting flowers from her saying i realize they were the flowers, the apology for stealing my father all those years ago. so i said that and she invited

me over and said i hear we have something to discuss. i was joking about that one with because i -- anyway, i heard you called my mother a goody two-shoes at a party and it's not good to do and not appropriate because she has a mouth like a sailor. >> she really does. that's funny she would call her that. >> well, i fixed that. she said i don't remember saying that. she paused. went into the house. came back after rested from my criticizing her and said i'm going to push you in the pool. i said do it. she said pull me in with you. >> picture in the proof. >> she push immediate and we were really very, very good friends ever since. >> your book is funny. it's full of wit, humor and you. all you. >> keep doing what you do. you look great. >> sara pins on her wings. [ monitor beeping ]

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you and to keep you safe and comfortable. yes, flight attendants do it all. hi, i'm sara. i decided to join the jetblue crew, hoping to learn the secrets of the sky. i'm really excited. my first task preparing the cabin for take-off. overhead bins secure, i took my seat. and followed karen's instruct n instructions. >> that means you, too, will have to have the cameras off. >> she means turn it off seriously. after reaching a space cruising altitude, our cameras clicked on and i was put to work. >> actually, we don't open them. we let them open them. >> all right. >> there was nothing simple about serving at 36,000 feet.

still in training, i took my talents to the sound system. >> please feel free to overuse your call button. i would like to know what it's like to help someone on this flight. thank you. i love that guy. okay. here i come. i have a crush on 14b right now. what can i help you with today? >> you need to say i'm 14b because i just announced my crush on national television to 14b. i love it. >> enough with the inflight flirting. i left 14b to learn more about the flying ps and qs. do you grow more accustomed to the bumps? >> my first flight out of training, i got sick. >> way learned next was

fascinating. >> the team changes every day. >> yes. i have not flown with the same person yet. >> i have not either. >> are you kidding me? >> newly acquainted, but acting like old friends, our party in the sky was just getting started. >> when i say kathie you say lee. >> when i say hoda you say kotb. i love it. feeling the pressure building, it was time to play the "today show game show." does anyone know the name, don't yell it out, the name of kathie lee gifford's two kids? >> cody and cassidy. >> cassidy and cody. >> question number two. can anyone name hoda kotb's alma mater? >> tulane. >> university of delaware? >> all three people answering the hoda kotb questions failed

miserably. she went to virginia tech. for all the marbles, we need to find the first person who can name the most "today show" anchors. >> matt, ann, natalie. >> matt lauer. >> matt, ann, natalie. >> ann. >> dopey, sneezy, doc. >> anne curry, natalie morales, matt lauer, al roker, kathie lee, hoda kotb susanna guthrie. >> we've got a winner. >> an impressive finale for one fun-filled flight. >> enjoy your day. >> yes, the time had come to say our good-byes. >> 14b, rocking like it's hot. >> and prepare to take another city by storm.

the next adventure just a flight away. and we should mention we shot the story several weeks ago, but this past weekend there was that incident where jetblue passengers were stranded on the tarmac for seven hours during the winter storm. yesterday jetblue's c.o.o. posted a video apologizing to passengers acknowledging their safety was never compromised. the crew we worked with amazing. >> they often have nothing to say about it. >> right are. >> thank you. >> moving on. if you want to raise successful kids, you'll want to hear what tom brokaw has to say. a terrific book is out. >> how to wear that scarf. o0 c1 2 o0

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a home. one person is injured. it happened before 2:30 this morning inside the home on ohio avenue. four people were actually inside the home at the time. one was taken to the hospital with some minor injuries. pg&e responded immediately and shut off the gas to the home. investigators say at this point it does not appear that it was actually a gas explosion, but may have been another flammable liquid. we'll have another report on the forecast at 2:00 am. christina loren is here to tell us all about the weather. >> nice-looking day. tons of sunshine coming in. it is building, as we speak, in the north. elevations above 1,000 feet in the north and east bay hills until 6:00 am tomorrow. take a look at your temperatures. it will be krchl. showers moving in as we head to the next few days. by thursday, 70 degrees, that's it, with a few showers arriving in the afternoon. we stay nice and wet all the way through the weekend.

back to you, jon. >> christina, thank you very much. mike inouye is standing by with traffic. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man.

there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. welcome back. we're still slow. things are still a little bit jammed at the toll plaza with the metering lights on. a live look at oakland. 880, traffic smooths out in both directions. 238 and san lee and droe and the bay bridge toll plaza. very nicely after a pretty tough

morning. 680 has finally cleared out. back to you. in one half hour from now, marla tellez and i will be back with the 11:00 am news, to tell yoalbolu wut as haenhat' aroundhea. bre abo we are back on more of "today" with this booze day tuesday and advice on how to get your children to become the independent, successful souls you hope to raise. >> often you hear kids today will not live as successfully as we have. it is what got tom brokaw to write this terrific book "the time of our lifshs" a conversation about america. thanks for being with us today. >> the great thing about this book. i fell in love with it. >> she has not stopped talking about it. >> not only does it bring up problems, but it also brings solutions right away. >> we know what the problems are. >> yeah. you hit education hard. that's one of your big topics.

>> that's going to be, i think, what is going to define all societies in the 21st century. we are in a global race with china, india, brazil and russia. we have the 100 best higher institutions of education in the world. our public education system is stressed and it's in trouble. what's encouraging to me is that people now are aware of it and they are stepping forward to try to do something about it. one of the most encouraging parts is private companies are moving into the school systems saying how can we help, providing more resources, talking about the realities of getting jobs, skills applicable to the new work force. we've got a debate going on in this country. here is just one small statistical comparison. in china, every eighth grader has to take math, physics and biology. in america, only 18% of our high school students take those courses. science is the future. >> you say lot of kids going

into marketing. >> to make money. >> you like the year-round school. you think that's a good idea? >> i think what you should do is extend it and find ways to do that. there is a big fall-off when kids go away in the summertime and by the time they get back. you have to build incentives in. one of the ideas i propose is why not find walmart, some of the bigger companies in america, have a summer job program? they get tax credits for that. the kids can work in the morning and go to school in the afternoon or the reverse of that. when i was a young man, school was out, baseball, swimming, long mowing business, go back and kick-start in the fall again trying to get started again. i do think we should extend it. there is another anecdote in the book that goes back to 1996. i was in seoul in the olympics. in the middle of the night we were in a building overlooking a

junior high in seoul, south korea. before dawn the court yard would fill up with kids doing their homework by flashlight waiting for the doors to open an hour later. i thought those are our competitors for the future. this is some time ago. >> not smarter, they work harder. >> they work harder. the president of korea came to this country and president obama said tell me about your problem with education? he said the problem with education is the parents demanding more. >> this isn't all about education. >> it's about the political discourse today, how partisan it is. how ugly it gets. you've seen it get worse. >> 70% of the country says we would like the parties to work together. >> do they even speak or go out like tip o'neil used to? >> they don't talk to each other. tip o'neil would deal with reagan, jim baker would slip up

to the capitol and get to tip's office. give him a heads-up on that. we have to put pressure on them. everybody in this country does. a good example of organization, and i repeated this a lot recently, however you feel about the tea party and what it stands for, they got angry, they got organized, they got to washington and they stayed on message. therefore, they were having a real impact, especially on the republican side. to get organized and to have impact, you've got to find common cause in your own group. it's not enough to retreat to main street and say i give up on those people on washington. >> the book is terrific. i think it's for everybody. i was wondering who should read that book. i can't think of one generation it wouldn't hit right. >> that's the whole idea. i'm trying to generate, if you will, conversations across generational lines. my mother was a great influence on me. she is in this book. she is now 93. not at a great place in her life at this point because of her

health. she came to the ranch several years ago and it was tough for her to be there there was always wisdom when she left, all the way down to her great grandchildren. they would talk about grandma jean. >> you wrote this for your grandchildren. >> i did. i wrote it for my grandchildren and grandchildren everywhere. >> we wish you great luck with the book. it is called "the time of our lives." pick it up. >> here it is there. >> up next, someone who knows success is a member of the joy fit club. lost more than 120 pounds. my name's jeff. i'm a dad, coach... and i quit smoking with chantix. knowing that i could smoke during the first week was really important to me. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke -- and personally that's what i knew i needed. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression

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i was living large in college from late-night partying and pizza. my bad habits got the best of me, but my size took a toll on my self-esteem. it was hard being around my thin and beautiful friends. i was envious of the attention they would get from boys and i wished i could be more like them. after college, i applied for a job in public relations, a career that's all about image. i went on interview after interview, but got rejected every time. who wants a 300 pound woman to be the face of their company? in 2008, i hit rock bottom. my mom convinced me to get b bariatric surgery. i decided to take the weight off on my own. i came up with a plan to walk at least four miles a day and a 1,400 calorie diet. after four months, i dropped over 50 pounds. it dawned on me, i can do this on my own without surgery. today, i am 123 pounds lighter and i found a job that i love.

how's that for sweet success? >> wow! good for her. >> good nor nikk. >> you're never going to believe in a million years the woman who is going to walk out here is the same woman on that tape. >> i love that she did it on her own. >> 1,400 calories and walked four miles a day. she is down 125 pounds. she is a student constantly on the go. one thing i wanted to show you, how she turned around her grab-and-go snacks. she would hit the fast food, tacos, pastry, sodas, 1,300 calories for meal. now she finds in the grocery store she gets a prepared salad. she can hit the gas station mini marts and pick up carrots and apple slices, hummus. amazing. >> let's see nikki. i can't wait to see her. let's see the new you. >> oh, my god! >> yeah, nikki. >> wow, look at nikki.

>> she has a spread in "fitness" magazine now. >> how come you rejected the surgery? why did you decide to do it yourself? >> well because they wouldn't operate on me in the beginning because i had a thyroid issue. i said i'll hold off a little bit. i started exercising. it started coming off. >> why not do it on your own? >> did you do you the out and about or on a treadmill? >> i run outside, run inside. >> running. >> she is a major runner now. >> what is your job now? >> a nanny. i take care of two little girls. >> are you teaching them to eat healthily? >> i am. >> if you're on the east coast, joy is sticking around to answer questions live on facebook starting 11:15. if you have a question about your diet, exercise routine or protein bars, go to today.com. up next to keep your scarf fromkiike. k, r

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♪ we are living in a material world ♪ >> time for "today's" style. just about this time every year we start throwing on the scarves forgetting how to wear them without them wearing us. >> annie goodman, style expert and author of "where this, toss that" is here with scarves 101. >> wonderful. great to see you. >> there are lots of ways. >> there are. they are all over the runway. there are new textures and fun ways we will get to demo how to wear and utilize the scarf. one is the tie neck blouse. let's say you have a standard blouse. then you take a thin scarf. >> i like thin ones. >> you make it look like a tie neck blouse. this is a beautiful silk. also on our mini mannequins we have the floral print.

when you talk about prints a that might be hard to wear, you can do it with a scarf here. that one from the limited in yellow is $12.99 in stores. >> what is the no-no neck line for that scarf? >> anything that is competitive with the neck area. don't forget vintage shopping, too. this is my grandma peggy's who is 90 years old. vintage places are a great place. this is the infinity scarf on jennifer. it's one piece. it's for people who don't like to tie them. this is from the limited. look for thick and wonderful textures like this knitted one. also from michael koors, a zippered variety. interesting hardware. sequins and metallic is a big trend.

>> wear it with something simple. >> yes. it's nice for evening. >> love this. this is so cute. >> this is gorgeous on kelly. two big trends, the braided and integrating the scarf. take a three-part braid and integrate the two ends of the scarf in and braid it down. this is from imam global chic just under $20. you can do animal prints. make sure you have long hair and a long scarf. this is an added bonus. this is a $10 set with the zig-zag, the hat and the gloves from walmart. >> these we had on earlier. i love these. >> when you have the pashmina wrap, there are two ways to wear them. i double-knot at the end. slip your hands through to make a mini sleeve here. >> stop it, amy. >> when you do he to a party, you get to be hands free. one arm for frank and the other

arm for your beverage. >> all i need in life, frank and a beverage. >> i am wearing one that is a piece of art. this is by lori burnett. it doubles as a poncho wrap or you can do a pretty over the shoulder thing as well. there are seven different ways to wear it. >> this is from nordstrom, jessica simpson's scarf. >> who is pregnant, by the way. >> congrats to her. you fold it seven different times to get this thin band about 3 inches. it goes around the neck. like a '70s style. crisscross in the back. tie it in a bow. >> you look good.

>> that looks cool on you. >> thank you, amy. up next, the famous neeleys are here. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible.

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. happy halloween, everybody.

welcome back to "today." i'm kathie lee gifford. >> i'm hoda kotb. >> here you go. i've been working out. look. >> i love that. >> it's insane. >> why do i always get the cross dresser? i've had it. >> we are back in "today's" kitchen getting saucy with the neelys. they host the great food network

show called "down home with the neelys." >> let them make dinner for you with their new recipe book. you always seem to have so much fun. my daughter watches your show a lot. she said, mom, don't you just love them. >> you have a good time. >> we have a great time. >> this new cookbook is all about tradition and crazy dishes. this is about tailgating. >> boys are going to love this. girl power. >> we love to make chili. it's a generational recipe. >> it's a man's world. >> our book which neely-tized a lot of our dishes. >> is that this? >> you've got to have some of that. we browned our brisket and our bacon and sauteed onions, bell

peppers. now we are going to add chili powder. >> that much? >> oh, yeah. >> going to make a big old thing. >> cook that in. now i need you ladys to help me. >> tomato paste. >> you don't want to dirty your white. you look so fabulous. couldn't risk that happening. >> we're going with the beer next. >> get ready for the beer. beer, beer, beer! >> the whole dadgum thing. you're using a light one? no, you're not. >> whatever's in the fridge. this is going to come to a boil. now tomatoes. >> i don't want to splash. >> don't worry. big daddy is right here. i've got you covered. thing about chili, just start dumping. you have chipotle and adobe

together. bacon. then the beans. >> you've got to have beans. >> all that? >> yeah, baby. >> get out of town. >> we'll turn it up. let it cook 2 1/2 hours. >> that meat is cooked all what it through already. >> it browns, but the's going to finish cooking. >> then it looks like this. >> it thickens up. >> see how nice and thick that is? see that? >> look at it. >> that's what you want. >> here is what we are talking about. tailgating, you can have this the night before when you set your tailgating party up, we've got our bowls and toppings bar. >> i love it. >> i'm going to have a little avacado on mine. thank you. >> thank you, my baby. >> are you going to pass me one? >> what would you like? >> all right, y'all. >> just give me some. >> tomorrow, guys, kris jenner

is coming. >> plus bill cosby is coming, too. >> we have a great day, everybody. god bless. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ a couple years of up all night ♪ ♪ and a few thousand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ he loves that little girl [ male announcer ] all her life, she's been coming toward you. now that she's driving, she's going the other way. ♪ there goes my life [ male announcer ] thanks to state farm's steer clear program, teens learn safer driving and parents gain peace of mind.