morning. we're going to be back with a local news update at 7:25. we continue to follow what is happening at the cal berkeley campus as police raid the occupiers that set up camp there. have a great day. good morning. breaking news. at least six people are dead after strong storms and powerful tornadoes rip through the southeast. crews are searching for more possible victims. it was time. jerry sandusky's attorney defends his decision to let the former coach speak out in that interview with nbc. as new questions are raised over the actions of a key witness in the child sex abuse case. and round three. ricki jer vase set to return as the host of the golden globes. we're betting some big stars are bracing for a new punchline

today. thursday, november 17, 2011. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. there was some wild weather in the southeast over the last 24 hours. lots of storms and lots of people waking up without power this morning. >> one of the hardest-hit areas, a neighborhood where a single tornado destroyed six homes. we'll have more details straight ahead. plus we'll tell you about a strange cyber twist to a divorce and custody case in connecticut. . a couple has been ordered by the court to swap passwords to their social networking sites. is all fair in love and war?

we'll explain more. >> as parents, we have had the experience of children throwing tantrums. now, yale researchers are weighing in on what we should be doing. they say the answer is a lot simpler than we may think. >> prevent the tantrum before it occurs. never before seen images of the hollywood icon. more of this home video of ma marilyn monroe taken on the set of "some like it hot" and tell you how you can own that video. we begin, however, with the deadly storms. al is upstairs with more. >> as we show you thomasville, north carolina. a hard-hit area. you can see the damage. this is a live picture. this was a family fun center. families normally in this enjoying themselves. we have at least five people dead. possibly six. over six states in this

destruction that started early yesterday morning and continued on into yesterday evening. as we go to the radar to show you exactly what happened, here's what we've got. basically shs the storms started firing up down in louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and georgia earlier in the day. this starting up then as we move into the afternoon hours, the storm system regathered its strength and starts to push further to the east. we start to see the twisters start firing up in georgia on into south carolina. and then on into north carolina as well. the good news is, the worst is over. we're looking at the potential of 19 actual tornadoes with another ten that may be ad added on top of that. matt? >> all right. al, thanks very much. we'll get your local forecast in a moment. now the latest on a story that's generated so many headlines over the last couple weeks. that child sexual abuse scandal at penn state university. nbc's peter alexander is on the state college campus again this

morning. peter, good morning to you. >> matt, good morning to you. according to multiple lawyers jerry sandusky's tv interview has led several potential alleged victims of child abuse to come forward and consider sharing their stories. sandusky's voice and refusal to admit any wrongdoing has triggered past memories some dating back reportedly to the 1970s. at jerry sandusky's home wednesday delivery of a new elliptical machine for the man who has been largely in seclusion since the child sexual abuse scandal broke. it comes as penn state officials told nbc news in a brief statement jerry sandusky has been barred from university facilities. on wednesday sandusky's attorney defended his heavily criticized decision to allow the alleged sex offender to be interviewed monday night by bob costas for "rock center." >> i say that i am innocent of those charges.

>> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. >> well i thought it was time to hear from jerry. i've known jerry for a long time. we had to let people know that jerry has maintained his innocent. >> reporter: he also addressed sandusky's startling admission to activities that outraged many people listening to the interview. >> people said to me how could you let him say he was in the shower with the kids? how could we not let him say that? he was. >> i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg without intent sexual contact. >> but you guys have to understand these showers are large shower rooms. they're not the showers that you have at home at your house or apartment. >> sandusky's lawyer also conceded the identities of the alleged victims of the grand jury report have not been

confirmed. >> we didn't get names. so we're guessing who they are and it's tough because jerry says the sexual stuff didn't occur, but we're trying to guess who these individuals are but we still have not got names. >> sandusky's preliminary hearing is now scheduled for december 7th. the district court judge who set sandusky's bail, well below what prosecutors asked for, won't be presiding. according to campaign finance records, she received $1,000 in contributions in 2007 from the chairman of sandusky's children's charity the second mile. pennsylvania court officials have brought in a new judge from outside the county with no known connections to the university or to the second mile. late wednesday joe paterno was spotted publicly for the first time in days, leaving a building near campus. because of six decades of service to penn state, paterno is reportedly in line for a huge pension, in excess of $500,000 a

year. the university says the pension is run by the state. and this morning according to the associated press there are new details about how this case ended up in the hands of the state attorney general's office. the former county da here says that he reviewed the case and thought it should be investigated but because his brother-in-law is sandusky's adopted son, ann, he passed it on. >> peter alexander this morning, thank you for your reporting on this. both campus and local police in state college are now disputing a claim from the assistant coach mike mcqueary that he contacted authorities about the sexual abuse he says he witnessed back in 2002. nbc's national investigative correspondent has more on this part of the case. michael, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. today in a harrisburg courtroom we were supposed to learn more about what evidence prosecutors had against two top university officials in the penn state sex abuse case. but in a surprise development,

the state attorney general's office has asked for a delay in the preliminary hearing until next month amid new questions about the testimony of a key witness. sources tell nbc news that mike mcqueary was expected to testify about what he saw on march first, 2002, and who he told about it. the assistant coach and former graduate assistant is the government's only eyewitness to the most shocking allegation that jerry sandusky sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy in the penn state locker room. but prosecutors asked for more time. >> it definitely seems to me unusual particularly in circumstances like this where as we know, we're talking about many months, even years in terms of getting to this point. >> the delay has outraged the lawyers for two university officials who lost their jobs. athletic director tim curley and senior vice president gary schultz. both are charged with lying to the grand jury about what mcqueary told them about the

incident and their failure to report it to police. both insist they are innocent. nbc spoke to mcqueary outside his house. >> do you feel like you're being given a fair shake or your reputation is being accurately portrayed? >> that'll all come out. i just don't have anything to say about that right now. >> reporter: but there appear to be discrepancies between mcqueary's account to the grand jury and what he has said since. in an e-mail to a friend last week, mcqueary says about the incident, i did stop it, not physically -- but made sure it was stopped when i left that locker room. but in the grand jury report, a different account. mcqueary left immediately, distraught. and another discrepancy. mcqueary says in the e-mail he had discussions with police about what happened. but both the university and local police say they have no record of that. and there's this. just weeks after the alleged assault, according to a local newspaper report at the time, mcqueary joined sandusky at an

easter seals charity football game. >> everything relative to the second mile has been passed. >> and mcqueary allegedly showed up at sandusky's charity golf tournament three months after the incident and the following year. mcqueary's lawyer did not respond to requests for comment but sandusky's lawyer had this to say. >> for people to think that mike mcqueary came to coach paterno and said, i saw jerry sandusky in the shower last night having anal sex with a child that looked to be about 10 is absolutely incredible to me. for anyone who knows those gentlemen, to think that they would have been told such graphic details about a horrific event and simply said to jerry, don't bring kids into the showers anymore, defies any type of reasoning i've ever had in my life. >> reporter: today's "new york times" reports that when investigators finally met with mcqueary in an out of the way

parking lot last year he unburdened himself about what he had seen that day and was filled with regret that nothing had happened. when he had the opportunity to make it right he told the truth, one investigator was quoted as saying. meanwhile, another possible hitch for prosecutors. the grand jury report says they were unable to identify the young man -- the young boy who mcqueary says he allegedly saw sandusky attacking in that locker room. ann? >> all right. michael, thank you so much. very tough story. it is now 7:11. once again, here is matt. >> thank you. the man suspected of firing shots at the white house is now in custody and due in federal court today. this as agents try to figure out exactly how many rounds hit the building. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has the latest on this. hi, pete. >> matt, good morning. this is where investigators believe the shots came from. constitution avenue, at least a third of a mile from the white house and fired they believe by the driver of a moving car. federal agents say it's

surprising any of those rounds actually hit their apparent target. the secret service says at least two rounds did hit the white house. one damaged the glass in a window on the truman balcony but was stopped by a bullet resistant layer beneath. another hit the building elsewhere. agents are waiting to discover if the other pock marks could mean more rounds shot. the shots came from a distance of about eight football fields away south of the white house about the limit of the range of the assault rifle federal agents believe was used in the shooting. the man suspected of firing the shots, oscar hernandez, was arrested wednesday about 200 miles away at a pennsylvania motel where investigators discovered he had stayed earlier. the secret service told motel employees he might return. >> and alerted them to the fact that this subject had been there in the past and may come back in the future and that if he did appear they were going to notify local law enforcement and the secret service. >> ortega, who is 21, has a long record of arrests for minor

crimes in three states -- idaho where he's from, utah, and texas. his father told nbc's spanish language network telemundo that ortega had recently become obsessed with the date 11-11-11 the day of last friday's shooting and worried that's when the world would end. investigators are also checking into reports that ortega made threatening and bizarre comments about president obama. the president was not in the white house last friday night when the shots rang out around 9:00. the car they came from was later found abandoned with an assault rifle in it believed to be the weapon that fired the shots. police say evidence in the car linked it to ortega and the man hunt was on. so far ortega has been charged only with carrying a dangerous weapon but prosecutors are considering the much more serious charge of attempted assassination. matt? >> all right. pete williams in washington this morning. pete, thank you very much. it's 13 after the hour. here's ann. matt, thanks. now to the presidential race. gop hopeful newt gingrich is surging in the polls, but with

that new support comes added scrutiny. nbc's andrea mitchell has details now. good morning. >> good morning, ann. newt gingrich is indeed rising in the polls but now facing tough questions about his long-time washington connection to mortgage giant freddie mac, which received one of those huge bailouts that conservative republicans love to hate. in iowa, newt gingrich was on the defensive for making a fortune playing an old washington game. >> i was approached for strategic advice. i was glad to offer strategic advice. and we did it for a number of companies. >> reporter: at each stop, gingrich was trying to explain what he did for mortgage giant freddie mac widely blamed with fannie mae for contributing to the housing debacle. the gingrich group was paid up to $1.8 million in two contracts starting only months after gingrich's party forced him to quit congress. >> i offered strategic advice to a lot of different companies. i did no lobbying of any kind. >> reporter: when pressed at last week's cnbc debate gingrich

said he offered historical advice. >> were you not trying to help them fend off the attack by the bush administration? >> no. i have never done any lobbying. >> a former gingrich colleague called that an outrageous deception and critics say gingrich did a lot more than he said. >> strategic advice is telling a client who they should talk to on capitol hill, what other lobbyists they should hire, and it's arranging the campaign to influence legislation. >> reporter: michele bachmann pounced. >> while he was taking that money, i was fighting against fannie and freddie. >> reporter: and there is the hypocrisy factor. while freddie mac was helping make gingrich rich he was attacking barack obama and other democrats for their ties to the mortgage giants. >> there is something profoundly wrong about the current system. >> reporter: attacks he escalated last month. >> if you want to put people in jail i want to second what michele said. you ought to start with barney frank and chris dodd. barney frank's case go back and look at the lobbyists he was

close to at freddie mac. >> reporter: barney frank, an adversary, says gingrich was clearly hired for his influence. >> oh, yes. he's a lobbyist. you talk about the "l" word with newt, the two "l" words with newt, lobbyist and liar. >> reporter: there could be more fallout to come. >> this is a kind of drip, drip, drip of politics we have come to see when a controversy gets started. there are going to be more of these down the road for the former speaker. >> reporter: gingrich surged in the polls only after his competitors stumbled in recent debates and despite his earlier lifestyle problems like that famous tiffany account. so this could be just another turn in the incredible saga that is this year's republican campaign. >> all right. you said it, andrea mitchell. thank you so much. it is now 7:16. here's matt. thank you. energy secretary steven chu will be in the hot seat today on capitol hill. he is expected to face very tough questions over a half billion dollar federal loan given to a solar energy company tied to one of president obama's donors. nbc's senior investigative

correspondent has the latest on this one. hi, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the latest embarrassment for the white house is a series of e-mails revealing that the administration knew the company was in big financial trouble last fall. the e-mail suggests the administration urged company executives to conceal the bad news until after mid-term elections in which democrats werelections, in which democrat were fighting to hold control of congress. the company is corralled solyndra. >> companies are leading the way. >> reporter: but company e-mails reveal that five months after the president harled the company in a stimulus success story, company officials warned they needed an emergency infusion of cash. and were about to close a plant and announce playoffs. in one e-mail in october of last year, an advisor wrote while

they are cooperative, they did push very hard for us to hold our announcement of the consolidation to employees and venders to november 3rd. oddly, they didn't give a reason for that date. november 3rd was the day after the hotly-contested 2010 election. solyndra did announce layoffs that day. >> they wanted the bad news to come after the election and not before it. >> reporter: secretary choo boasted he moved with unprecedented speed to approve loan guarantees to companies like solyndra. investors want to know why they got taxpayer dollars despite red flags. and why officials agreed that if the company failed, some private investors would get repaid before taxpayers, which is highly unusual. even some democrats are

troubled. >> i think it's embarrassing to the administration that we have $500 billion in american taxpayer money that's at risk. >> reporter: choo insists all decisions were based on merit and had nothing to do with the company's ties to a big obama donor. >> certainly, no decision we made in the loan program had anything to do with who is investing in this company. >> reporter: in his prepared testimony today, choo takes full responsibility for what happened. he says all the final decisions were his, and none were based on political considerations. e-mails circulating within the white house suggesting obama staffers considered firing choo earlier this year, but the secretary says he has the full support of the president. >> all right. lisa myers, thank you. let's get a check of the rest of the top stories with savannah guthrie. >> good morning. president obama is in ind deesh

ya on the tail end of his tour. before leaving australia earlier today, he addressed troops in the town of darwin about his decision to step up military presence in the pacific. in the meantime, secretary of state hillary clinton is in thailand to visit victims of flooding there. police in new york city are bracing for a day of action from the occupy wall street movement. protesters are planning to rally near the new york stock exchange. nationwide, protesters meeting up as well. in dallas, 20 demonstrators were arrested as they were evicted from city hall. in san francisco, more than 100 demonstrators stormed a bank of america. several were arrested when they refused to leave. but a rare victory in boston. a judge has stripped the city of

its authority to evict the demonstrators from their camp for at least the next two weeks. now for a check of the markets, melissa francis is at the new york stock exchange this morning. >> reporter: good morning. a pipeline between oklahoma and the gulf coast, in the long run this is good for prices at the pump. it makes the system more efficient. in the short-term, it could mean higher prices for drivers. they had been on the decline since a high in june around $4 a gallon. right now they could be trending back up. back to you. >> all right. thank you. and a new ad campaign from the united colors has the vatican threatening legal action. photo shopped pictures of world leaders kissing some rivals. the campaign features an image of president obama kissing the chinese president. another shows the israeli and

other leaders. they have pulled the picture, but the vatican condemned the ad as a grave act of disrespect. back to you. >> how do you feel about the picture of you two kissing? >> it's okay. which one? >> mr. roker, busy down south. >> absolutely. we're talking about strong storms that moved through. we also have a very vigorous storm system making its way into the pacific northwest. and we have a lot of rain along the coast. heavy mountain snows all the way back into jackson, wyoming. up to a foot of snow. some areas may pick up to well, we do have some thick low cloud cover out there. take it easy on your way to

work. later sunshine warms up up to 60 nz the cities. 64 in san jose. 65 in gilroy. we're expecting more on and off showers as we wake up tomorrow morning and really ramping up the activity saturday into sunday. heavy rain at times. monday we get a nice dry break. hope you have a fantastic day that's your latest weather. just want to brag a little bit. i am now the proud owner of a brand newly minted 13-year-old. >> congratulations. >> her birthday. >> congratulations. that's great. happy birthday. >> brian's birthday too. my husband. >> happy birthday, brian. >> yay. >> i don't know anybody born today. not so fast. the paternity suit against justin bieber may have been dropped so why has his accuser hired a new lawyer? we'll talk about that but first this is "today" on lela and brian's birthday.

baton down the hatches because ricky gervais is coming back as host of the golden globes. >> plus never before seen images of marilyn monroe on a beach in san diego as she filmed the classic "some like it hot." it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. today is a crucial day in the ongoing legal battle over same-sex marriage in california. the supreme court is expected to decide if they can continue the ban on gay marriage. both refuse to defend the band. now it's up to the court to decide if prop 8 backers have the legal standing to intervene. a federal judge already declared the voter approved ban unconstitutional. if the supreme court decides they cannot defend the state law on their own, it would mean the end of the kis and pave the way for same-sex marriage to resume

in california. good day for a wedding? let's check in with christina loren. >> well, won't be a white wedding. we have rain on the way, though. outdoor activities could get dicey. nothing heavy. just pesky showers this afternoon into the evening. heavier round rain on the way for the weekend. that sun will be out in breaks throughout the afternoon. we won't see full on sunshine like yesterday for quite some time. just 58 degrees in san francisco. it was a beautiful day. cool and cloudy all day long. then the rain moves in late tonight mostly in the north bay. by tomorrow we get more rain. by sunday, widespread activity. look at the middle of your

screen. speeds into the 20s as 280 approaches. typical build here. southbound 101, speeds dipping down to the 20s as you approach 92 there in the north. across the bay we're looking at the slow down from the caster valley y and nu i can't recollect to 880 as well. >> thank you, mike. for the latest updates check out nbc bay area morning news on facebook. i'll have another local news update in half an hour. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is.

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7:30 on a thursday morning the 17th day of november, 2011. overcast here in the northeast. we had a day of rain yesterday. hopefully that clears out of here in the near future. about 47 degrees for the folks on the plaza. we appreciate them stopping by. meanwhile, inside studio 1-a matt lauer alongside ann curry. could your online posts come back to haunt you? we'll explain why a connecticut couple going through a bitter divorce has been ordered to share their social networking pass words with each other. we'll talk more about that in just a couple minutes. it's interesting. >> no kidding. also what's interesting is that ricky gervais has been picked to

host the golden globes once again despite being heavily criticized for the piercing nature of his jokes during this year's show. well, apparently he's already starting to outline some of his materials. so just be glad that you're not a hollywood a-lister because i think he is going after them once again. >> i think he was heavily criticized by some people with thin skins. i think a lot of other people, myself included, we loved it. thought it was wildly entertaining. >> yes. >> also ahead, marilyn monroe like you've never seen her before having fun on the beach back in 1959 as she filmed one of her most iconic roles. we'll get the story behind those images and tell you how you could actually own some of them. >> that's right. we begin this half hour with the paternity case against justin bieber. his accuser withdrew her lawsuit but apparently she still wants the pop star to take a dna test. nbc's kristen dahlgren has details on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the attorneys who first filed that paternity suit in court confirmed they are no longer representing maria yeder but her

new attorney says that doesn't mean she is giving up on her claim that justin bieber is her baby's father or her efforts to get the pop star to pay child support. >> justin bieber! >> reporter: as justin bieber wrapped his trip to europe the baby daddy drama showed no signs of going away. days after 20-year-old mariah geder withdrew her paternity suit in a california court her new attorney says they are now negotiating with bieber's people in private. >> well i wouldn't consider it back door. i would consider this a safe means to protect my client because since the filing of this paternity action she has received many death threats. >> reporter: she claims she and bieber conceived the baby during a quick encounter after a concert at the los angeles staples center. the singer insists he has never even met her. bieber's reps say they've had no conversations with her attorney and won't negotiate, writing in a statement, as we've said from the beginning it's sad that someone would fabricate such a

malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false claim. we'll continue to consider all of our options to protect justin. the star's camp has said he is willing to take a paternity test and that they may pursue a lawsuit against her. on the "today" show bieber told matt -- >> i'm going to be a target but i'm never going to be a victim. >> reporter: like girlfriend selena gomez, bieber's fans seem to be sticking by the pop icon. >> they are going to stand by him no matter what. but the fact is he needs to protect his image. if these allegations are false, he needs to do what he's doing right now -- pursue legal action. >> reporter: on wednesday bieber tweeted, i'm back. posting a link to jay-z's empire state of mind. ♪ new york ♪ >> reporter: could we soon see dna test results? the attorney claims he is asking any paternity tests stay confidential no matter what the results show insisting it's about the baby not bieber's superstar status.

>> any single mom in her situation would probably want child support from the dad. she's not looking to become a zillionaire. >> this morning tmz.com is reporting they've obtained e-mails between mariah geder and a friend in which they claim she told a friend that another man not justin bieber is the baby's father and also allegedly asked the friend to keep the whole thing a secret saying she would give him a cut when she gets paid. we reached out to her attorney and so far have not heard anything back this morning. >> all right. kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. now let's get a check of the weather from mr. al roker. >> all right. thank you, ann. we've got some kids from harbor springs high school. that's great. thanks for coming down. just hanging out? >> yeah. >> just took a school bus and drove on down here. very nice. i like that. let's check your weather to see what we've got going on for today. we're looking at some lake effect snow. lake superior, michigan, huron,

lake erie, we got the winds coming across around that low pressure system so we've got lake effect snow warnings and advisories of houghton, michigan all the way to pulaski, new york. some areas may pick up to 9 inches of snow. we may see up to a foot in some spots. a lot of wet weather in the pacific northwest. windy, rainy, snowy in the mountains and cascades. look for showers along the mid-atlantic coast later today. maybe even a few showers here in the northeast. sunshine continues from texas into the southwest with cooler well, good thursday morning to you. we are going to see a little bit of rain shower activity today. but not a lot. isolated in nature. by tomorrow it will be a little bit more active, but really not expecting much until we hit this weekend. sunday looks like we're going to see a lot of moisture pass through. saturday not too bad. today we have mostly cloudy conditions. a little bit of conditions. 62 later in redwood city. 64 in san jose.

the rain chances ramp up into the weekend. hope you have a great thursday. t forget you can check your weather any time of the day or night. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. thank you. he ruffled more than a few feathers at this year's golden globes but the hollywood foreign press association is now confirming ricky gervais will be back as the show's host. nbc's jeff rossen has the details on this. jeff, good morning. >> hey, matt. good morning. look, if you ever wanted to host the golden globes here is what you need to do. insult angelina jolie, hugh heffner, mel gibson, god, and tom cruise. ricky gervais did it last time at the globes and they invited him back. oh, he insulted nbc too. apparently that's okay, as well. >> hello. welcome to the 68th annual golden globes awards. >> reporter: hollywood has a good sense of humor. >> it is going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking. or as charlie sheen calls it, breakfast. >> reporter: but ricky gervais sure pushed it at the 2011 golden globes.

>> jim carrey and two heterosexual actors pretending to be gay so the complete opposite of some famous scientologists then. >> reporter: he took some heat but heat works when you want buzz. the hollywood foreign press association just announced ricky is back again in 2012. by the way, gervais geared them too. >> eva longeria has the daunting task of introducing the president of the press. that is nothing. i had to help him off the toilet and pop his teeth in. >> reporter: he tweeted wednesday, just told billy crystal he better not use any of my holocaust or pedophile material at the oscars. >> he's going to do what they want him to do which is cause controversy and stir things up and give people a reason to tune in. >> reporter: at last year's globes ricky taunted everyone from a-list celebrities. >> please welcome ashton kutcher's dad bruce willis. >> reporter: and robert downey jr. >> many of you in this room

probably know him best from such facilities as the betty ford clinic and los angeles county jail. >> to the nominees. >> seems like everything this year was three dimensional except the characters and the tourists. >> reporter: not everyone was amused. >> aside from the fact that it's been hugely mean spirited with mildly sinister undertones i'd say the vibe of the show is pretty good so far wouldn't you? >> reporter: the producers were reportedly divided whether to bring ricky back but this is tv and the ratings talk. the most recent show brought in nearly 17 million viewers but what will he do this time? >> these award shows tend to be kind of boring, a little bit of the same old same old. if you can have someone on there that is like, wow, i wonder what he'll do next, that's gold for ratings. >> i wonder. >> reporter: everyone here in the studio is howling. just to show you how quickly things change in hollywood, just after the last show one of the organizers said, quote, ricky will not be invited back to host the show next year for sure. now they say the vote to bring him back was overwhelming.

the golden globes with ricky gervais will air on sunday, january 15th, right here on nbc. matt, i know you'll be watching. >> i am looking forward to it, jeff. thank you very much. up next, an unusual twist in a couple's divorce. why they have now been ordered to swap their social work pawopass rds. we'll explain right after this. [ male announcer ] now at subway, get a free 6-inch sandwich of your choice

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facebook, apps, magazines, and more. back now at 7:42 with the online postings that could play a key role on a connecticut couple's divorce proceedings. nbc's craig melvin is here to explain. good morning. >> good morning, ann. many suspicious spouses ditched private investigators for the internet a while ago. now this case could set a new precedent. the judge has ordered a couple getting a divorce to swap passwords to facebook and dating sites. in courtney galleon's profile picture on twitter she brags about her husband calling him amazing. she posted this adoring message on his my space page about a year ago. but steven galleon says his wife wasn't just online leaving love notes. >> stuff i seen on facebook and stuff her friends were telling me, it was just -- finally i was just done with it. >> reporter: using the home computer they shared he says he

also found his wife on two dating sites. >> then i started seeing stuff public and private about in between her and a couple other people about stuff that you shouldn't be doing while you're married. >> reporter: in a divorce battle that followed he hoped that information he gathered online might help him win full custody of the couple's two daughters, but to get more information, he needed her passwords. >> what we did was we scheduled the deposition and during the deposition i asked her the question about retrieving her facebook passwords, etcetera. >> courtney's lawyer wasn't expecting that. >> giving the password we didn't anticipate that question coming but when she gave the password, she gave the password and then after that i told her to clang it. >> steven's lawyer worried potential evidence might be deleted so he filed an emergency motion in court. a connecticut judge ordered steven and courtney to exchange facebook and dating website passwords. he also banned the galleons from

posting messages pretending to be the other. >> it's hard to keep stuff secret when you're posting online t's all public. >> courtney did not want to be interviewed for our story but through her attorney told us, quote, it's embarrassing to have someone read messages that you thought were private and confidential. i think it's just a way to try and intimidate me by bringing in information not relevant. it scares me to think what is next. while the judge's decision may be unusual, legal experts expect we'll start seeing more like it. >> it's an old trick to hire private investigators to go get the scoop on the other person. why get a private investigator when all you need to do is sign on with a password? the same sleuthing that a private investigator can do a lawyer can do in the comfort of their own office. >> the judge still has to decide if information from those social media sites will actually be used during the divorce proceedings. meanwhile, courtney says right now her main focus is her children and she does not want to bash her soon-to-be ex-husband in public. the case goes to trial in early

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we're back at 7:49 with the death of someone who played a role in one of the most popular movies of all time. you may not know his name but almost everyone knows his work. today national correspondent amy robach has more on this. >> good morning to you. carl sloever passed away on tuesday in a hospital in georgia. he was 93 years old and was one of the last surviving munchkins from the classic film "the wizard of oz." you might say he was a little guy with a big heart. he was playing the role of the lead trumpeter in munchkin land heralding the mayor of munchkin land. and slover helped send dorothy and her dog toto off to see the wizard when he and his fellow munchkins sang -- ♪ follow the yellow brick road follow the yellow brick road ♪

>> reporter: at 4'5", slover was an unlikely hollywood hero but the film's success was a defining moment in his life. he went on to travel the country, appearing at festivals and events honoring "the wizard of oz." >> carl was amazingly upbeat. he never stopped enjoying the chance to meet fans. there is an immortality that has come to everybody who had anything to do with "the wizard of oz." >> reporter: in 2007 he was part of a group of former munchkins receiving a star on the hollywood walk of fame at the chinese theater. it was the site of the film's premiere in 1939. the munchkins were part of hollywood history, and while some developed a reputation as hard partiers behind the scenes, historians point out that for most, it was about the work. >> it was just hard work for everybody. it was a six-day schedule. they had to be there at 6:00 in the morning for two hours of makeup. they worked until 6:00 at night. and by the time makeup and all the rest of it was done, they

were beat. >> reporter: those who new slover say people who met him were never disappointed. during this visit with sirius xm radio he treated his audience to one of his signature a capella performances. ♪ because of the wonderful things he does ♪ ♪ we're off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of oz ♪ >> yay! >> reporter: the classic movie will live on for generations to come and so will slover's legacy as he and the munchkins continue to enchant the young and cold. out of 124 people who played munchkins in "the wizard of oz" only three are alive today. all of the major actors have also passed away of course including judy garland who died tragically young at the age of 47. >> what a legacy to actually still today make so many of us smile. >> we're just sitting here in he studio smiling watching thet >> watcht i again.

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8:00 now on a thursday morning. it is the 17th day of november, 2011 as we're outside now saying hello to the hearty people here on our plaza. 47 degrees. not too cold but cold enough if you're out here for any length of time. in the meantime everyone is swaying to the sound of rascal flatts because they're going to be live on our concert stage with a special guest on monday on "today" just a number of the wonderful acts lined up. we've also got singer/songwriter and rock 'n roll hall of famer inductee carol king here on

tuesday. that's going to be really fun. then on wednesday of course justin bieber live on our plaza. weave we expect a huge crowd for him. i'm ann curry on the plaza with matt lauer and al roker and all of our guests this morning. thanks so much for being here carole king is a legend. speaking of legends how about marilyn monroe? >> yes. >> everybody loves marilyn. we'll take you behind the scenes of her shoot for "some like it hot" footage taken on a beach in san diego. the footage is now actually up for sale, part of an auction of some of her personal items including some clothing and costumes in our studio right now. we are going to be talking more about that in just a couple minutes. >> do you think she wore something under that? >> that looks like one of al's halloween costumes. >> there you go. that's a saturday night costume for me. the screams, the kicking, the tears, the crying. enough about brian williams. yale researchers say they've found new ways for parents to deal with those tantrums. we'll walk you through what you

need to know. >> all right. >> before we go inside can i just show this? jimmy, can you get this shot? matt, i've purreled a cheek for you to kiss. >> wrong cheek! it was the other cheek? >> was that the cheek? let's go inside. savannah guthrie has all the headlines. she is filling in while natalie is on assignment. good morning, guys. thanks. in the news today rescue teams are searching for more victims of violent storms and tornadoes that claimed at least six lives in the south and southeast on wednesday. dozens of people were injured and thousands of homes lost electricity. officials said there were nearly 20 reports of tornadoes from louisiana to north carolina. the man suspected in last week's white house shooting is due in federal court today. 21-year-old oscar ortega hernandez was arrested wednesday in pennsylvania. the secret service says at least two bullets fired from a car hit the white house but the president and his family were not there at the time and no one was injured.

there are new questions this morning about claims by penn state assistant coach mike mcqueary that he did contact police after allegedly witnessing jerry sandusky sexually attacking a child. mcqueary told a friend in an e-mail last week that he stopped a 2002 child sex assault by the former defensive coordinator and that he talked to police but campus and city police said wednesday they have no record of any reports from mcqueary. in the meantime, sandusky, who is charged with abusing eight boys, has been barred from all penn state facilities. well, imagine being asked to pay for jet fuel when your plane stops to gas up. for 180 passengers flying from india to britain it was pay up or stay grounded. during a refueling stop in vienna the flight crew told passengers they've run out of money and that they would need to hand over $30,000 to pay for the fuel. >> we need some money to pay the fuel to pay the airport, to pay everything we need. so if you want to go to

birmingham, you have to pay. we can't do anything else. >> after a six-hour standoff on the tarmac, passengers did fork over the cash. those who had none were escorted off the plane to get the money from an atm. authorities in britain are now trying to recoup the money and return it to the passengers. now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. the google music store is open for business. direct competition for apple's i-tunes dynasty. music downloads cost about the same but google lets its customers share entire songs or albums with friends one time so they can try it before they buy. just one day after "people" magazine named bradley cooper its sexiest man alive ryan gosling fans are demanding a recount. they are running an online petition with all the reasons why cooper is the wrong choice. one blog says gosling should have won because only he could sweep al roke over his feet. we all remember that.

and william shatner has battled steep space cling ons, airplane gremlins, and now careless cooks. he's gone viral with eat, fry, love. a video for an insurance company showing the safe way to deep fry a turkey. >> i love you. but you only brought me pain. my fryer took so much from me. mostly arm hair, a little skin. >> guess he's gone from captain kirk to captain turk. it is now 8:05. back to ann. that is an oscar winning performance. >> a little over the top. that's okay. >> of course, you know. >> william shatner. >> i just am a trekky. i got to tell you that was the only show my parents let me watch was "star trek" when i was growing up. i loved it. had a crush on spock. anyway. >> mr. roker is over here with a check of the weather. >> i know. bring it. come on. say it. say it. >> no, no. >> don't hold back. >> no, no.

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those lights coming on. we've got a lit up radar screen for you this morning. showers aren't expected to make their way into the north bay till probably 11:00, 12:00 today. after that, we're not expecting much. isolated activity for today. tomorrow, showers turn spotty. by saturday a nice dry break. and we gotd a birthday girl. what's your name? >> sammy. >> how old are you today? >> 10. >> double digits. all right. cool! happy birthday. very nice. mr. lauer? >> mr. roker, thank you. when we come back how you can own some never before seen footage of marilyn monroe and some of the icon's other personal items. but first, these messages. ♪

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before seen film on the set of marilyn's set of "some like it hot" the 1958 wilder film starring tony curtis and jam lemon along with marilyn monroe. describe the film and just who shot this. >> it was taken by richard stover who was in the navy and stationed near the hotel in san diego where "some like it hot" was filmed so he took his 8 millimeter camera, went down to the set, and just captured these amazing images of marilyn monroe. >> marilyn of course was playing a character named sugar. she was alongside two struggling musicians who disguise themselves as women and one of them who pretends to be, i think that was tony curtis, pretends to be a millionaire. so a really fun film. this really shows this kind of light, free moment for her. it's evock tiff of kind of the joy she sort of had internally. >> you can tell she had a lot of fun with making the film. you see a lot of rare, behind-the-scene clips of her. we estimated 4,000 to 6,000. it is being sold with the

copyright but we've sold similar films of marilyn as much as $60,000. >> marilyn's costume from "river of no return" is already sold at your last auction for over half a million. why are people willing to spend so much for things that she once wore? >> well, it's also two reasons. number one, the investment factor. people are starting to invest in these items as they would fine art. also, asia has really opened up for us. we do exhibitions and auctions in asia so the market has exploded and especially marilyn monroe who is a global icon. >> meantime another major movie "the seven year itch" gave us this iconic image of marilyn monroe standing over a subway grate with her dress blowing up but this particular item was also from that movie. >> yeah. it is a pink capris outfit. we estimate $80,000 to $100,000. >> really. it's made of silk. >> but it was worn by marilyn monroe. anything associated with her life or career is highly collectible. >> goodness gracious. it is lovely. she was a very small girl. >> she was very small. >> now, this is the thing i

think a lot of people don't realize, martin, is that marilyn monroe actually campaigned to be in the movie"cleopatra" and she sort of hung out in this for a bit. >> she did a photo shoot in 1958 and you can see in the poster we're also sending, this is marilyn in that outfit and she was campaigning to be cleopatra which elizabeth taylor won the part. >> it is obvious she wasn't wearing anything under that. that doesn't hide very much. >> you can go from hollywood royalty to royalty for the next halloween party. >> good lord, that is revealing. >> we estimate this one for $200,000 to $300,000. it is a beautiful outfit. >> this is my most favorite area of what you've brought in today. one is a letter written by marilyn when she was just norma jean. >> 1945. she was at the factory in los angeles. she was 19 years of age just after her birthday. she wrote back to her family in

west virginia, her foster mother and a beautiful letter talking about being discovered by richard conover the photographer and him encouraging her to pursue a career as a model. as we know, she did then join the blue book model agency and we are selling those photographs as well from the first photo shoot. >> the thing that makes me, just gives me chills is this piece here. it's a triptic. >> it's three dimensional. >> a really beautiful letter written to marilyn by cecil, a famous photographer. it is his photograph in the middle. he writes this beautiful description of how he saw her including, quote, the puzzling truth is that miss monroe is a make believe siren, unsophisticated, innocent as a sleep walker. she is an urchin pretending to be a grownup. this goes on in this way in this really beautiful way and she had this in her living room? >> yes. the photograph taken here is her favorite photograph ever.

it's signed by cecil. he wrote this about her when she was doing the movie "bus stop." she was transitioning from being a humorous actress to being a serious actress in the movie "bus stop" which is more of a drama than a comedy. and it's cartier, limited edition, and comes to marilyn monroe from the director of "bus stop." >> you really get a sense. thank you so much for showing us these wonderful items. the icons and idols auction takes place in los angeles on december 1st and 2nd. coming up next, why yale researchers say taming your child's temper tantrums is much easier than you might think. th r'satight after this.

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today's moms is brought to you by have you tried this yet from bmg. >> this morning on today's moms temper tantrums. at some point every parent has seen the tears and heard the screams so what can you do to stop or even prevent the breakdown? scientific research is showing that it may be easier than you actually think. most parents have been there. the crying, the kicking, and the

screaming. the essence of a temper tantrum. as parents have wrestled with the most effective ways to handle meltdowns a team of child psychologists says they have found a solid solution. the first step? think about tossing aside everything you've heard and read before. >> most of the parenting methods, most of the parenting books, most of the advice is not based on research and very much of it violates what we actually know. so many recommendations tell parents to do things that we know do not work. >> instead these researchers use a technique known as parent management training based on over 30 years of scientific research. >> he would get so bad that he would sometimes hit his -- hit himself against the wall. he would cry so much that he would vomit. >> reporter: 3-year-old gabriel morales was having daily temper tantrums and doctors told his parents it was simply a behavioral problem. exhausted and desperate they

signed up for training sessions with a counselor at the yale parenting center. >> we're going to practice. >> reporter: told to abandon what they were doing like punishing and yelling. >> first tip is cut back on the punishment. okay? if you're using punishment use very mild punishment. >> reporter: unlike many other approaches to behavioral therapy the emphasis here is on teaching the parents to praise good behavior. >> a second tip. the most important point is getting this behavior to occur and praising it. >> reporter: they say parents need to use an enthusiastic tone of voice and be specific about what they're praising. >> thank you, gabriel. >> reporter: and offer a touch of encouragement. >> you touched him and you were immediate and very enthusiastic. awesome. perfect. love it. >> it was a little difficult for us to change the way we were addressing the problems. because we were so used to it from our own upbringing and then learning the new techniques at times we did forget and that's when we would kind of remind

each other. >> reporter: within two weeks this family has seen a difference. >> praising the positive and ignoring the negative there's definitely more patience. he has a better understanding and he is willing to wait until we're ready. so he has learned that. so it's been a huge turn-around for us. >> reporter: a turnover so many families long for and experts say it's easily accomplished with a simple change of thought. michelle is a "today" contributor and author of "parenting solutions." good morning you to. >> good morning. >> i always try it when it's happening to dig a big hole in the floor and crawl in it. is that not the way to go about this? >> that must be page 304. no, matt. that's not the right way. >> why is the parent's response to the tantrum in some ways as important as the cause of the tantrum? >> because your child doesn't have this little internal stop system so he very often is watching you. if you aren't calm or you yell or you grab it's a guarantee that you'll escalate it as well. >> it seems to me the yale

study, what's basically behind it is praise the positive, ignore the negative. but that's before the tantrum starts. >> exactly. or after. and that's replacing the behavior because one part of this is teaching the child what to do instead of what he's currently doing. so any time he does use that nice voice and doesn't flail and yell, oh, nice job. >> but is that really going to cut it when the 4-year-old is tired or hungry which we all know is when they have these tantrums? >> exactly. first of all you realize what your child's hot spots are so you're a little calmer during those times yourself. but the second thing we've got to keep in mind is that practice, practice, practice in a calm moment is what's going to finally help the kid kick in so when that temper tantrum is about to start, he can stop and do a different way. >> let's talk about the tantrum like the one in that videotape. the child is on the floor, kicking, screaming, to the point of being completely out of control. i'm a parent. i completely ignore that.

>> well, number one is safety first. what you have to make sure is that your child is not going to hurt themself. but number two is all of the research is saying the more attention you give a temper tantrum during the moment of the exorcism the longer it's going to last. so what you must do is start to ignore it the moment it starts. don't give any attention. turn and probably the most important thing being calm is downright tough. give yourself a little bit of a time-out as well. and what you'll discover, it actually starts to decrease. >> the cardinal sin here on a parent's part is rising to the level of emotion that the child is displaying. >> yes, yes. very often, matt, that's the harder part is not just changing the child's behavior, changing ours. >> so you walk away in the midst of the tantrum if you can. most of these tantrums occur in kids between the ages of 3 1/2 and 4 1/2. >> yes. >> if they extend much beyond that age should parents worry? >> exactly. what you then do is get help. you're looking for intensity or frequency. if it doesn't start waning down,

which it should, if you're consistent with it, every single time, you'll get the change you want. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> we appreciate it. helping a lot of parents. coming up affordable ideas to prepare your home for thanksgiving. but first on a thursday morning, your local news. good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. police raided the occupy encampment at cal berkeley earlier this morning. >> the cell phone video shows occupiers picking up their sleeping bags and tepts as police moved in to the campus. at least two people were arrested for refusing to leave. the encampments were re-established on tuesday following an earlier raid. right now i want to check the morning commute. >> let's start in the south bay where we see slowing in the northbound direction. just a general volume issue here. 280 bogging down still. recovered a little bit over the last half hour.

17 coming out of los gatos also looking slow passing by 17. clearer into san jose. look at this peninsula drive. slow in both directions around 101 and 92. an a real mess right now in all directions through san mateo tore 92 as well as coming off the bridge. across the bridge, 880 northbound past the coliseum bogging down into downtown, laura. >> for the latest traffic and news updates check out nbc bay area on facebook. i'll have another local news update for you in half an hour. have a great thursday morning. ♪...my true love gave to me...

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we're back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning, the 17th day of november, 2011. kind of comfortable out here though a little chilly. lots of people joining us on the plaza. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker, and savannah guthrie. coming up we've got some important safety advice for your home. >> right in the wake of massive

power outages in the last few weeks, time for that october senator mcca snow storm a lot of folks are thinking about getting generators but there are a lot of problems. if you don't know how to use them they can be very dangerous. coming up our buddy lou will show us how to keep the lights on and how to keep your family safe. >> can you guys believe thanksgiving is just a week away? >> yes. >> my gosh. the last thing a lot of us think about because we're maybing that thanksgiving turkey, i know you'll be doing that. >> exactly. >> is really how to decorate. how to really create that center piece. it's a thing i always forget especially because you have so much time you need to spend in the kitchen. what do you do? here is something that -- look at that cute idea. some of these ideas apparently very easy and also not expensive and also things your children can help you with. there you go. >> also ahead, have you ever been on vacation and thought what the heck? what if i chuck had ed it all a just move here. we'll introduce you to a texas couple who found their life calling in the gorgeous rolling

hills of italy. jane pauley will be here to tell us their story. >> oh, jane pauley got to go to italy to do that story. >> boondoggle. >> i should know about boondoggling. before we get any further let us introduce you to a guy who is truly one of a kind. charlie, come on over here, all right? >> whoa. >> charlie! charlie! [ chanting ] >> luckily, it's a three-hour show. >> hi. he's waving at us. >> hey, charlie. >> how are you? nice to see you. charlie? can you shake? >> charlie needs to learn some manners. nice to see you. how about that? this is charlie. charlie is america's first two-legged, walking, talking hum humanoid robot. charlie, can i call you chuck? >> no. >> charlie says, no. >> i don't think he's very happy

about that. >> charlie normally acts autonomously but today is being controlled by remote control. dennis hung is his creator and the guy with the remote over there. charlie is going to be featured in this week's "time" magazine that's all about the greatest inventions of 2011. charlie, what do you think about what we've got coming up in this half hour? >> he's a shy robot. >> charlie, a man of few words. >> charlie apparently doesn't think much about what we've got coming up in this half hour. >> exactly. how cool is he though? that's so cool. >> can you imagine what's happened in terms of technology? that they can create something like this? i mean, he is extraordinary. again, featured in "time" magazine this week and, charlie, is it possible charlie takes us to a commercial break? >> i think so. >> all right. >> we don't want to do weather? >> oh, we want to do weather first. okay. charlie, don't take us -- oh! charlie, take us to weather. mr. roker.

>> charlie --. man. a robot three stooges. what will we think of next? let's show you what's happening as far as your forecast is concerned. looking ahead to the weekend we've got snow showers in the cascades. snow across the western great lakes. sunny and mild through the mid-atlantic states and southeast some showers down in florida. then on sunday, sunday we're looking at showers and thunderstorms down through the gulf coast into the mid mississippi river valley. some rain and snow in northern california and a few showers and snow showers in the mountains of the pacific northwest. run away! run away! danger, danger, will robinson. good morning to you. we are in the 50s and upper 40s for the most part across the bay area. a couple of low 40s in santa rosa. everywhere, we'll see the mid 60s later on today. we do have showers on the way. nothing heavy. certainly light and isolated but

that won't move in till about 11:00 a.m. today. 58 in san francisco, 62 in santa cruz. temperatures staying cool. we lose the 60s after today. friday 58 degrees. on and off showers and the major rain event on sunday. that's your latest weather. >> we've got the audio situations ironed out. charlie, you want to take us to commercial? go ahead. >> oh, yes. this is "today" on nbc. >> you sound so familiar. >> i'm going to power down now. ♪

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back now with "today's home" improperly used generators and other appliances were sadly responsible for a number of deaths during our freak october snowstorm here in the northeast. lou is the host of the syndicated show "house smarts" and he is here with a critical safety lesson before winter really sets in. this is really an important message. >> well, the thing is, what i

want people to understand is these are terrific tools. these are great things to have when the power goes out. but what seems to happen is people get so desperate when the power is out that they lose all sight of common sense when it comes to using portable generators and we'll talk a little bit about whole house. a couple things, al. never, ever, ever under any circumstances should any of these be used indoors. >> right. >> in a garage, even with the door open. never. and also we've got these -- >> why? for folks who don't know why? >> it's a combustion engine. there's a lot coming out of this exhaust besides carbon monoxide. but these deaths that we've heard about are the fact that carbon monoxide is what kills. now, it's all about parts per million and what not. if you get close to a house, if this exhaust is turned toward the home, it can infiltrate a closed space. we did a great job of building homes and making them more efficient which means if carbon monoxide gets inside it doesn't get out. now i want these units if you're going to use them to be at least ten feet away from the front of

your home. the exhaust, which this one is kicking out right now needs to be pointed away from the home. now, i want to make an example of -- give you an example. >> how much does it take -- 400 people a year die in this country due to carbon monoxide poisoning. >> the number is 400 parts per million. that means nothing to anyone. how much does that mean? >> what toss it mean? >> 400 parts per million is in 70 minutes if that's inside your home that can kill you. this is about four gallons of water. this is about a quarter of an ounce of dye. that's how much. >> that's it? >> in relationship to your home. if your home is this jug of water, that much carbon monoxide inside your home can kill you. >> okay. so you want to keep it ten feet away from the front of your house, pointed away from the house. you said never fill the unit while it's running. >> no. these particular units, this honda, generac, gas powered yunlt, if you're going to fill them up, these are both running.

you have to shut them down. if you're plugging things in, you can't plug a series of things in because electric power, there is a startup surge. you have to do them one at a time or the generators can't have the capacity. and never modify these. >> even if you follow these rules you should still have a co2 detector in your home. >> carbon monoxide is that deadly killer inside your home that you can't smell, you can't taste. it's odorless. you'll start to feel as if you have the flu, the symptoms right away. you need to make sure you have working detectors. th these detectors last about five years. if you're at all using a generator the very first thing to do is say are these things working inside my home? even if i'm ten feet from the home if the wind is blowing at your home, the fumes can still go in. now, these whole house generators, which is really my preferred method, this is a professionally installed product. these larger units like this run

off of natural gas. >> this is basically like a small car engine. >> well, it's a larger version of what those engines are there. but now because we're in a studio setting, look how close i am to the window. you cannot be this close to a window in an installation. this is actually -- has to be at least five feet away from a window. >> right. >> because even though it uses natural gas and burns quite cleanly, if the wind changes direction, that's critical. >> and unlike these portable generators, where you have to physically plug stuff in and throw a switch, these if done professionally and correctly will switch over automatically. >> within 30 seconds you'll be back up to power. with this there is -- you need to be home. you need to understand you never can back feed your home. sometimes people try to plug in and go in reverse. that can injure people in particular utility workers. you need to follow the instructions and use common sense. never, never, never inside a home. >> this is so very important. we'll have this on our website. lou, thank you so very much. >> absolutely. >> all right. we've got a lot more including

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lot of money and deputize your children. get your kids to help you out. >> okay. so first things first. you it can get a little overwhelming. >> right. >> how do you start? >> we want you to think of things you already have. a white table cloth. add a fun runner. we made this runner out of burlap. use whatever fabric you have. you can cut a sheet or even use craft paper. >> i can see you've got beautiful little place settings here and the colors in the middle. before we go specifically to that let's talk about how you made it happen. this idea of having a centerpiece, what do you have here? let's start with my favorite. the gratitude tray. it's about the reason for the season. this is free. send your kids out to the backyard for a really cute branch nicely shaped like a fan. download great leaf shapes at better homes and barden,

bhg.com. have everyone fill it out. what are you thankful for here? >> write it down. love of family. put it up. kids can help with this. >> absolutely! >> i like that. get them involve. >> make that a family tradition. >> a bottle of wine, make a nice presentation. >> for thanksgiving you're either cooking which i don't do or you're bringing, which i do very well. if you're bringing win, you know, dress up your bottles for the occasion. you want to help me out here? >> okay. >> so it's super easy. we're going to put a piece of double stick tape around the back. >> right. >> we have two layers of fabric. fabric, whatever you have. we're using what we have. you're going to anchor it with another piece of double stick tape so it stays on. >> you've got nice, pretty burlap on that. is it easy to find burlap? do you have to go to the fabric store for this? >> it is so easy. they have it everywhere. >> tie this in the front?

>> mm-hmm. >> that's cute. >> isn't that easy? >> get the kids go outside to get those leaves. that's what you're talking about. >> you're cooking. let those kids decorate. >> a little -- >> you can add leaf garnish for style. >> this was one centerpiece. let's talk about these place cards. you're using cute little pumpkins you can get at the store. >> right. >> how do you do this? >> thanksgiving is a special occasion. nothing says special occasion meal like place cards. have your kids make these. get your leaf pattern -- >> you're really too into this. >> because style matters. >> style matters. okay. >> especially for the holidays. >> you just cut this out of some construction paper. >> right. >> i'm going to put down -- i guess i'll put down elaine. you're coming to dinner. >> there you go. perfect! tie it on. >> tie it on this little bit here? >> uh-huh. >> make a little bow. >> that's all you have to do. isn't it easy? >>. >> reporter: very easy.

>> i think these are super chic. use seasonal, small veggies that go with your color pattern for the table. >> you can use pears? >> yeah. anything with a stem. >> you could tie it around this outside here, something like that. that's cute. i like these in these little corns. that's really beautiful. okay. let's take a look at the other centerpieces i was alluding to. >> okay. so we're heading to, you know, centerpieces are the star of your table. >> right. >> but you don't have to spend a lot of money on flowers. >> i'm still tying this bow. >> head to your backyard instead. use leaves. ann, here's the secret. >> okay. en if the leaves have fallen --a okay to use fake ones. which we did here. because in new york there are no real branches left. >> okay. just make a bunch of branches and you may want to kind of dust them off. you don't want to put that on your table. >> hose them down before you do that. >> all right.

put them in here. okay. that's nice. now, one last thought. you know, with the place settings, a lot of us have a lot of people over, elaine. we don't have enough place settings for all the people that -- come on over here -- that we have. how do we make it okay to have many different kinds of plates? >> you know, nobody has service for 20 unless you're queen elizabeth. >> right. >> what you want to do is use what you have. mix and match and just lay it out strategically so it looks like you're being creative and you did it on purpose. >> every other or -- >> whatever works for you. your combination. a, b, a, b, or put everything in the center and the odd ones on the ends. it looks like you did it on purpose. unify with your napkins. that's what people notice. >> unify with your napkins. you heard it here. elaine griffin, thank you so much. great ideas. you're reminding us it can be easy. coming up next, the one and the only jane pauley introduces us to a couple that found their life calling in the italian countryside. co

 we're back at 8:51 with "your life calling today," and "today" contributor jane pauley has been working with aarp which has produced and sponsored a series of reports for us. this morning she takes us to the italian countryside. not bad. >> indeed. ever go on vacation to a beautiful place and dream about not going home? bill and patty sutherland are living the dream. here's their life calling.

[ bell tolling ] >> reporter: do you ever get tired of those bells? >> never. >> no. >> never. >> reporter: the eternal beauty of tuscany, vineyards, olive groves, the unduelating hills had called repeatedly to bill and patty sutherland. >> i love food. i wanted to be able to make my own olive oil and have a garden. >> we wanted to explore something new. we wanted to get out of our comfort zone. we had too much wine one day at lunch around the corner from here, and the rest is history. >> reporter: she was 53. he was 54. they sold their house and bill's real estate business in dallas. >> we sold 90% of what we had. >> reporter: was it a retirement idea? >> no. we made the decision that we wanted to live here permanently and in order to do that, we would have to downsize and have to come up with a concept for a business. >> reporter: they came, they

saw, they started a cooking school. >> this is all from the garden. we're going to go out in the garden in a few minutes. >> reporter: five months a year a dozen students a week come to tuscan women cook to learn traditional cooking from local cooks. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> there's no celebrity chef involved. we don't do that. we just use the locals. >> reporter: they're real tuscan women. >> the real stuff. >> reporter: who can cook. >> they can cook. trust me. >> is this exactly the way anna's mother did it and her mother and her mother? and her mother? [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: in any language, running a business in a foreign country is not easy. >> they're coming in by rental car. some of these others have drivers. >> oh, i see. >> reporter: paying taxes and

regulations and different cultures. >> it was just something that we would have to figure out as we went along. >> reporter: were you ever tempted to pack it in? >> yeah. that happens to a lot of ex-pats after about two years. the honeymoon is over. i went through a period of time that was very difficult. we're very isolated in the winter up here on this hill. we have six grandchild who are growing up. we were missing a lot of the holidays. >> reporter: now they spend the off-season with their family back in dallas. but for 11 years, tuscany has been home. >> what are these called? patty and i were childhood sweethearts and got back together later in life. >> we both were married very young. we had kids very young. we just never had the adventure. >> reporter: but now there's a new challenge. at 65, bill has a serious heart problem. it's not certain they'll be back next spring.

>> but, you know, you make the best of it. every day i wake up, the sun comes up. i'm just as happy as i can be. >> reporter: but stay or go, bill and patty sutherland will always have tuscany. >> we won't be able to say, gosh, we wish we'd done that. i want my grandchild and my great-grandchild to look at the photo albums and say, that was my crazy grandmother who really had an adventure. >> there is at least one woman in tuscany who does not cook -- patty. she loves history and culture. food and wine is bill's passion. patty was an art teacher. he was a businessman. bill's the romantic. she's the realist. that's the reality check. their different temperaments and skill sets made the adventure possible and the business a success. hope you'll join me at noon eastern on my internet radio call-in show at aarp.org/jane. >> let me get this right. you got to go to tuscany to do the story? >> yeah, i did. >> scam. all right. jane, thank you. we're back after your local

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we're back now with more of "today" on a thursday morning. it's the 17th day of november, 2011. lots of birthdays in the crowd today. lots of nice people standing under some slightly overcast skies in new york city, but not a big issue. >> you broke out the coat. >> it was almost chilly last night. better safe than sorry. i'm matt lauer with ann curry and al roker. coming up our money 911 team is here to answer your money questions. for example, when you should start to collect social security. how about this one? when would you want to consider renting your home in this market as opposed to keeping it on the market and trying to sell it?

>> all right. then here's a question. you know everything in your medicine cabinet? i mean, you know how much stuff you got in there? >> yeah. it seems to duplicate or multiply overnight. >> exactly. well, for a lot of us it is jam packed. creams, toothpaste tubes, old and new prescriptions. coming up, we're going to tell you what should be stored in your bathroom medicine cabinet and the stuff you should keep other places. >> okay. >> do you well dressed gentlemen ever have a style question? do you want an expert to give you the right answer? guess who's in the house? bobbie thomas. she's here to answer your questions on everything from fashion after the age of 50 to helping keeping your man, get a cool look, and also from coast to coast searching for people with great style. we'll find out all about that coming up. all right. let's go inside. natalie is on assignment. savannah has the headlines. good morning again. good morning to you guys. in the news today at least six people are dead after severe weather tore through the south and southeast on wednesday. there were at least 19 reports of tornadoes from louisiana to

north carolina. dozens of people were injured. thousands are still without power this morning. a pennsylvania attorney says more accusers are surfacing in the child sex abuse scandal surrounding former penn state defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. nbc's peter alexander is in state college, pennsylvania, with more. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. that is right. according to multiple lawyers jerry sandusky's tv interview has led several potential victims of alleged child sexual abuse to come forward and consider sharing their stories. sandusky's voice and his refusal to admit any wrongdoing has reportedly triggered past memories, some dating as far back as the 1970s. at jerry sandusky's home wednesday, delivery of a new elliptical machine for the man who's been largely in seclusion since the child sexual abuse scandal broke. it comes as penn state officials told nbc news in a brief statement, jerry sandusky has been barred from university facilities.

on wednesday sandusky's attorney defended his heavily criticized decision to allow the alleged sex offender to be interviewed monday night by bob costas for "rock center." >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. >> i thought it was time to hear from jerry. i've known jerry for a long time. we had to let people know that jerry has maintained his innocence. >> reporter: amandola also addressed sandusky's startling admission to activities that outraged many people listening to the interview. >> people said, hey, how could you let him say he was in the shower with the kids? how could we not let him say that? he was. >> i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg, without

intent of sexual contact. >> but you guys have to understand these showers are large shower rooms. they're not the showers you have at home in your house or apartment. >> reporter: late wednesday joe paterno was spotted publicly for the first time in days, leaving a building near campus. because of six decades of service to penn state, paterno's reportedly in line for a huge pension in excess of $500,000 a year. the university says the pension is run by the state. also this morning nbc news has learned that mike mcqueary, the man who allegedly witnessed jerry sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in the shower in 2002, just three months after that participated in a charity golf event alongside sandusky for his children's charity, the second mile. savannah? >> all right. peter alexander in state college, p.a., thank you. today a man suspected of opening fire on the white house appears in federal court in pennsylvania.

oscar ramiro ortega hernandez was arrested wednesday after a four-day manhunt. authorities say the 21-year-old idaho man was obsessed with president obama. one of the bullets cracked a white house window but the president was not home at the time. a scare in the air this week on a chataqua airlines flight from north carolina to new york ci city. it started when the pilot took a bathroom break and then got locked inside the restroom. desperate to get out, he pounded on the door and that's when someone with a thick foreign accent heard him and went to the cockpit door to get help. well, the koe-pilot didn't believe him, feared it was an emergency. fighter planes were alerted. finally the pilot got the bathroom door opened, explained to air traffic controllers about the broken door latch, and said, there was no threat. the fbi was there when the plane landed and then of course realized it was all a big misunderstanding. and finally, an unusual race in arizona. girl versus camel. check it out. alex comachek has raised her pet

camel nessie since it was just a few weeks old. they go for walks and sometimes race each other and usually nessie wins. alex says mostly she just tries to get out of the way. now 9:05. back to al with a check of the weather. >> thanks so much. as we see what's happening for today, we had that big storm system move through causing all those tornadoes and at least five deaths. well, the remnants of it cutting through central florida this mousincathg g inunderstorms from tampa to cape canaveral. out in the pacific northwest, g ather storm system coming in. thri b'snging in some heavier rain, windy conditions along the coast, and heavy mountain snows inland. and we're expecting a little bit more activity like that over the next couple of days. that's what's going on around good morning to you. we've got a weak cold front draped across the northern most portion of the state. still north of ukiah when it comes to showers. we're not expecting showers till later on this afternoon is, probably between noon and 1:00 p.m. those start to sped through the south as we head into tonight.

spotty activity tomorrow and then as we head through this weekend, a significant round of rain to get through on under. hope you have a fantastic thursday. ♪ money makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round. >> a new song. i like that. today, money 911. we've got our crack team assembled this morning. jean chatzky, david bach the author of "debt free for life" and sharon epperson cnbc's personal finance contributor. good to see you guys. >> nice to see you. >> we're going to go right to the phones. we've got dennis. he's from grapevine, texas. good morning, dennis, what is your question? >> caller: good morning. i am 64 1/2. my wife is 63. our full retirement age is 66. we both are retired and receive monthly pensions. we have money in a joint brokerage account as well as our

i.r.a.s. in order to supplement our pensions should we consider taking social security early or draw funds from our joint account? >> all right. jean, i guess a lot of folks think of this. >> so many. it's a very confusing question. and you're in great shape, dennis. i have to say, you have a lot of choices. i would delay social security because for every year that you put off taking social security, you get about an 8% bump in your eventual payouts. you're at the age at which you can pull money out of your i.r.a.s and other retirement accounts without penalty, which is just terrific. so i'd draw what you need from there and let those social security premiums run up. >> all right. >> good idea, because he's healthy, right? he could get another job. a part-time job. something he has always wanted to do. >> the guy wants to retire. let him retire. do you want to get another job, dennis? >> he's laughing. i'm not sure that's in the cards. >> caller: no thank you. i like the first answer. >> okay. >> all right. let's go to skype. we've got melanie from los angeles.

good morning. what is your question? >> good morning. how are you? >> great. >> i would like to know if we should sell our house in houston for less than what we originally paid for it or if we should take the risk of renting it to potentially unreliable renters. >> all right. what do you think melanie should do? >> melanie, i don't want you to go find an unreliable renter. that wouldn't be any good. the question is first of all do you want to keep the property? in the notes we saw you said you might be coming back to houston in four to five years. >> right. >> if you want to keep that property then the real key is you only need to find one reliable renter. so i would go back and either find a new realtor if your realtor is not doing the job, find a new realtor to list that property and consider what is called a lease option to buy. what a lease option to buy is that somebody can come in and lease that property for a year or two and then apply part of those lease payments toward the buying of the home. the reason that is important is it makes them -- they care more about the property because they hope they'll buy it. try a lease option to buy but

i would try to rent that property right now. houston markets are improving. didn't drop as much as the national markets. i think you'll be happy in five years if you keep that property. >> good luck, melanie. >> now we'll move north to walnut, california, on the phone with cheryl. what's your question? >> caller: good morning. i have a one-year cd maturing the end of november. i have searched the internet for the best interest rates, but i'm confused by the vast number of banks and rates available. how do i go about choosing the best one? >> good question. sharon? >> the first thing of course, cheryl, make sure the bank is secure. that means it's federally insured either by the federal deposit insurance corporation, the fdic, or by the national credit union administration, the ncua. make sure the bank is insured and that way your money is insured up to $250,000. you'll be fine if you're in one of those banks. the thing you want to make sure when you look at all the different websites that offer rates, make sure those companies are fully insured. if you go to bankrate.com all

the companies listed there are federally insured. you'll be in great shape there. the other thing to look at if you're not familiar with the company, look at what's called their safe and secure rating. that'll let you know the financial health of the company. you want to get one in really good stead. >> she also wants to keep these cds really short right now. rates are just terrible. she's seen a lot of rates, and they're all bad. >> she knows that. she's keeping in the one year. one year or less is a great way to go. >> ken in columbus, ohio, on the phone. good morning, ken. hi, ken? i think we may have lost ken. all right. well, let's head to an e-mail right now. we've got an e-mail from elizabeth swanton in ohio. she writes, we have a 4.75% mortgage. instead of refinancing and incurring closing costs couldn't we realize a lower rate by making extra payments? which approach would be most effective? david? here's the key thing. the rate won't go lower, al, but the interest cost will go lower. so if you make extra payments on that mortgage, what's going to happen is you'll reduce the

principal, thereby reducing the interest payments. yes, it will help you shrink the mortgage, which is good. you should do it. also at 4.75% right now, great time to refinance. you can easily shave three-quarters of a point if not one full percentage point off that mortgage rate by refinancing. lowest rates we have seen ever right now. >> you do both. >> do both. >> refinance and pay the mortgage down. >> double down. thanks so much. coming up next, behind closed doors. what you should and shouldn't be storing in your medicine cabinet. later on, street smarts style for men and women from bobbie thomas. but first, these messages. b [ female announcer ] lactaid milk is easy to digest.

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this morning on "today's daily dose," what's in your medicine cabinet? from prescriptions to a collection of toothpaste tubes and face creams what should stay and what should go? dr. roshini raj, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> seems obvious medicine should go in the medicine cabinet but you say el contrare. >> no, ironically no. you're right. there are a bunch of things in there that really should not be. >> why is that? for example, prescription drugs. >> right. >> you are saying you shouldn't put them in the medicine cabinet under any circumstances. >> the problem with the medicine cabinet is it's in your bathroom so it's a very high humidity area. that's not good for medications. it can cause them to deteriorate more quickly, degrade, and possibly be less effective. you actually want to keep it out

of the bathroom, maybe in your night stand or a high cabinet. somewhere that's not so exposed to heat and humidity. >> they do say store in a cool, dry place which is the opposite of the medicine cabinet. this goes for over-the-counter drugs as well? >> absolutely. over-the-counter drugs as well are susceptible to degradation due to humidity. you really want to keep everything out of the high humid areas. you really need to check expiration dates on your medications, prips prescription and over the counter. at least twice a year you should go through everything and throw out everything that is expired. >> does that mean it loses potency or it's more dangerous. >> usually it's more of an effectiveness problem but it could be dangerous sometimes. the best thing to do is actually give it back to your pharmacist because you don't want it getting into our water supply, you don't want people, kids, an ma'ams being exposed to it if it goes into the garbage. >> there is an exception to the rule with medicine. you say birth control pills can be stored in the medicine cabinet? >> right. they are usually in the blister packs so with the tin foil which keeps each individual pill safe from humidity. the other thing about birth

control is you're using it every day. you're not having old pills waiting around for months that could be exposed to humidity. actually, this is one that you can keep in the medicine cabinet. >> let's talk about tooth brushes. in or out? >> tooth brushes you do want in. a lot of people just keep it on the counter. it's easier to get to that way but the problem is your tooth brush is something you're putting in your mouth every day, hopefully a couple times a day. you don't want it exposed to the germs just free floating in the air of your bathroom. when you flush your toilet you're spraying germs throughout the air of your bathroom. >> come on, dr. raj. >> sorry. but it's true. keep your tooth brush in the medicine cabinet. might take longer to dry out but it will be safer from the germs. >> okay. face creams. would you put those inside the medicine cabinet? >> those you actually can. most of the topical creams are fine in the medicine cabinet. they won't really degrade too much. >> great. make sure the lids are tight? >> yes. exactly. if you notice any discoloration or like a separation where you see the oil on the top and the cream on the bottom it's time to chuck it and get a new one. for the most part they are safe

behind the medicine cabinet door. >> we've already talked about toothbrushes and floating toilet germs. so let's move on to tweezers and nail clippers while we're at it. >> exactly. >> is it okay to keep those in the medicine cabinet? >> those are kind of in or out but you want it in its own private receptacle because those are, tweezers, nail clippers, touching areas of your body that may have potentially fungus, other germs. you don't want it exposed to other things like cotton balls and other things you might use on your face. you want to keep them separate. you do want to wash them with soap and water before and after use. if you ever draw blood or puncture the skin you want to really din disinfect it with alcohol before putting it away. >> so store them in like a plastic jar or bag? >> a little plastic case with a zipper or something to keep it away from everything else. >> finally perfume. does it lose its fragrance if you store it inside the cabinet. >> usually it's okay. you can put it in the cabinet. the perform oil is normally dissolved in alcohol which makes it more resistant to degrading and humidity. things like that. so for the most part you can keep it in the medicine cabinet. after a while if you notice the smell is off, it's definitely

time to get a new bottle. >> okay. dr. roshini raj, thank you so much. why do they call it a medicine cabinet? you can't put your medicine there. >> i'm not sure. birth control cabinet. >> that rolls off the tongue. dr. raj, thank you. coming up, home for the holidays. last-minute fixes to get your house ready for thanksgiving guests. but first, these messages. ( upbeat rock music playing ) ( men vocalizing ) there's a place called hidden valley where kids not only eat their vegetables, they can't get enough. hidden valley ranch makes vegetables delectable.

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coming up in our next half hour, "today's" style editor bobbie thomas is here with her streetwise answers to your fashion questions. >> then in "today's home" our resident handy guy has stuck around. he's getting ready to help your house get spruced up with some quick touch-ups. later in "today's holiday kitchen," using seasonal fruits to dress up your holiday recipes. >> all coming up after your local news and weather. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪

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good morning. the time is 9:26. i'm jon kelley. san francisco's mayor says occupiers need to clean up their act. mayor ed lee telling activists yesterday the camp at justin herman plaza is a health and safety hazard. police say they have to follow the rules or be kicked out. some protesters are try to clean up. >> one of their reasonings for shooting people with tear gas is saying it's unsanitary. >> yesterday, occupiers storming a bank of america office in the financial district. police arresting nearly 95 protesters. nobody was hurt. but san francisco police say

protesters did try to take at least one officer's gun and a crowd pinned an officer between a door and a door frame. california state budget is in trouble. a new report from the legislative analyst's office shows the projected rev few for the year is more than $3 billion short of what the lawmakers predicted it to be. that could trigger automatic budget cuts on january 1st. among them, cuts to public schools and universities. school buses and public libraries. the official finance department report is due out next month. that's when we'll find out how deep those cuts will actuall e be. >>we'l> have a check on your weather and traffic right after this break.

welcome back. the time is 9:28. we're still getting showers to our north. starting to push into the clear lake region. san tan rosas wait till 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., the showers will be isolated and light but move into the north bay. a few breaks of sunshine. 64 san jose.

65 in gilroy. just 58 degrees in san francisco today. expecting the main rain event on sunday. lates check your drive. looks active out there. >> a very active fire icon at least. a smaller car fire westbound at the right around the richmond centerfield toll plaza. should be clearing in 10 or 15 minutes. slow approaching the toll plaza. one lane currently blocked. an accident at geary and tenth. the scene has cleared. a pedestrian was hit and was taken to the hospital. we'll send it back to you. >> appreciate it. thank you very much for joining us. i'll have another local news update four in one half hour from right now.

♪ i feel the earth move under my feet, i feel the sky tumbling down ♪ ♪ i feel my heart start to trembling whenever you're around ♪ >> she is simply a legend. that's the great carole king crooning one of her classics. she's going to be here live on the plaza next tuesday on "today" as part of our thanksgiving week concert series starting with country singers rascal flatts with special guest natasha bedd bedingfield and have we mentioned, on wednesday justin

bieber -- >> i had not heard that. >> that's why there is bieber fever breaking out everywhere. he is going to be here wednesday. huge week before thanksgiving. right here on "today." >> wow. all right. meanwhile -- >> sorry. i told you i had bieber fever. >> i see. >> i don't want to be well, al. >> okay. well, no worry there. coming up in this half hour, thanksgiving one week from today. christmas of course right around the corner. that means your home likely will be backed to the rafters. and you may have some friends over, too. lou manferdini is here with some fast fixes to make sure your home is in tiptop shape for guests. that's a little party game that lou has for guests. >> right. >> they come in and they go fishing for dollars. >> happy thanksgiving. >> oh, wow. >> unbelievable. of course you'll want to treat those guests to a delicious feast after they see that. >> yeah. >> oh, boy. so in today's kitchen we got some ideas for your holiday meal. tradition with a twist. >> yeah. ham instead of turkey. that's looks great. bobbie thomas is here to help you look good not just for the hol dais, but really every day. she is solving our fashion

frustrations with style ideas for your man, for busy moms, and women over 50. but before we get to all that let's get a check of the weather. >> we just showed a couple busy moms there. >> busy moms on the red carpet. >> let's show you what's happening as far as your weather is concerned. looking into the weekend, sunny skies mid-atlantic states into the gulf coast, showers down in florida. frigid weather in the northern plains. wet weather northern california. sunday we expect more sunshine here in the northeast but rain in western new york back down through the mississippi and ohio river valleys. wet weather northern california into parts of coastal pacific northwest and the frigid conditions continue to start to move east. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happen good thursday morning to you. your weather headlines show, we'll see fog and drizzle for the next couple hours. breaks of sunshine. isolated pm showers. mostly about 4:00 p.m. it, 5:00 p.m., affecting the greater bay area. north bay will start so see your first action through 1:00 p.m. by friday turning cold. showers. by this weekend, heavy rain

moves in as another system moves over the bay area. enjoy the breaks of sunshine for today. 64 degrees in san jose. 58 tomorrow. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks. coming up next, how to get that glamorous red carpet look and make it work every day in your wardrobe. that's right after this. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is.

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found on the street when you liked their looks. >> all across the country i see women every day that i like their looks. why not use them as a great answer. >> the first question, kathy writes in. i am a 52-year-old who works for a boutique in our local mall. one of the requirements of the job is being, quote, fashion forward. i am the oldest of the staff and would like simple ideas on how to update my look. good question. >> the simple answer, accessories. so many women are going back to school or working in trendy boutiques. i found roseanne here on the street in new york. she had on a denim jacket, and it was a classic, but a bit boxy. i wanted to do something she could update her look with. you'll see the after picture. a great item you'll get more mileage out of, a statement jacket. if you can see the next photo. you'll see that i updated her with this modern jacket and then one big thing, the statement earring. it doesn't have to overpower but it will do a lot and instantly you see that there's a fashion forward update. >> that's really cute. it feels age appropriate. i'm sure kathy and the viewers don't want to be in something that doesn't feel right for them.

>> you don't want to wear spandex. you really don't. you just need a few accessories. the next woman i found on the street, stephanie has a scarf on and it's really fantastic. the basic is the wrap dress. and that's a great thing. stay with the basic foundations but just add the pop of color, the trend and the scarf. i found ebony who also had a great example of a scarf on. she had a basic blazer. again something that everybody might have in their closet but it's really about the trend in the scarf and even the little pop of lipstick which is great and the nails. experiment with those things that you can layer the trend on and move forward inexpensively. >> okay. let's get to our next question. this comes from margaret. she writes, my fiance isn't into fashion and feels frightened by things like skinny jeans. how can i help him -- i actually can't blame him. how can i help him take baby steps to being more stylish? some help for the guys. >> p.s., i'm frightened by skinny jeans. here's the deal. men, scarves can go a long way, too. this is philippe. i loved that he had this really great red scarf on in the airport. and something that's a little

tough to see maybe in this photo he has a brown shoe on with the sort of black cords and a charcoal gray jacket. and that mix is really cool. just mix the basic neutrals and add the pop of color. >> it looks great. >> an example of somebody else, joshua. a statement jacket is great for a guy, too. this leather jacket really works on him. it may be a corduroy blazer or something else for your man but again, a statement jacket can work for the guys. >> and the messenger bag looks cool, too. i don't know if he did it on purpose but it looks fashionable. on to something glamorous at the office. amanda asks, i'm obsessed with all things sparkly and glamorous but my lifestyle doesn't exactly involve walking red carpets. how can i incorporate special items into my daytime wardrobe without feeling overdressed? >> i think we can all relate. instead of buying a sequinned dress for a holiday special occasion invest in separates. i really like this look on gabrielle. i stopped her in the street and said, wait. wait. let me take your picture. you see she has this see quiqui

blouse on and a separate skirt. so these are separates she could wear to a holiday party, but the key here is really the low key ponytail and this oversized bag which really dresses down the sparkly outfit. and i think it's a fantastic idea so you can get more wear out of the special occasion pieces. the little yellow shoe is great but even if she had a nude shoe it could further dress it down. >> or if you want to buy the sequinned dress maybe throw a blazer or something over it to neutralize it? >> the only thing i would caution if you're going to work make sure it's in black or jewel tone color. no hot pink sequins, no neon sequins. >> note to self. there goes tomorrow's outfit. let's get our next letter from new mom christine. she says i'm a new mom with a hectic schedule so i need to be comfortable during the day. i want to wear sweats but they don't make me feel great about myself. how can i add some polish? >> who doesn't want to wear sweats? >> o or pjs. >> exactly. i think the key here i would advise is don't separate your sweats and put them in a drawer

separate from your regular clothes. go ahead and mix them in. hang them in your closet by, you know, arm length. you'll see on grace from san francisco, i stopped her, great example of her sweat shirt, but the keys that really added polish was the, you know, this button down shirt that was crisp and tailored and the patent shoe. this was a really great addition to make the whole look work together. you can. i mean, essentially this is just a sweatshirt and jeans. but the other two items, opposites attract, are a little dressier. >> that's cute. >> you can kind of do that in your wardrobe. sometimes when you open your closet you can just be inspired by what you see sitting next to each other. >> great ideas. good questions from viewers and good looks on the street too. thanks so much. all right. coming up next getting ready for all your thanksgiving guests. lou manferdini has last-minute fixes to spruce up your house. it's coming up right after this. the target 2 day sales is almost here and the last thing that's

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this morning on "today's home," getting ready for the relatives. this is the last weekend before thanksgiving and probably the last chance to get your house in order. lou manfredini is the host of the syndicated tv show "house smarts" and is here with a few easy last-minute priorities. good to see you. >> nice to see you too. >> all right. so you're going to have people coming in. start pulling chairs out of the basement. maybe realize they're a little creaky. what are you going to do? >> your aunt rose is coming over and the last thing you want to do -- >> are you saying something about aunt rose and her weight? >> no. i have an aunt rose and she is a beautiful woman and i never want her to fall out of a chair. there is all this different glue. >> aunt rose is already on the phone. >> she's on the phone. really. i love you. i just like the regular old wood glue for this. okay? get it on -- if you have chairs that are tined like this where they fit into something, the key is to pull it apart. get the glue worked in there and get back into the spot where it goes. you can use a little hammer to

kind of drive it back in. go ahead and give that a tap. keep going. boy, you're pretty good with a hammer. all right. we'll stop right there. now you're going to work that all in and put the glue in there. then when you're done, once you get it all done, get a little bungee cord if it is not super tight and strap it around and tie it to the chair so it holds it together. give this 24 hours. >> right. >> these chairs are going to be so solid and the rickety chairs you're worried about somebody falling out of won't be a problem. >> or if you don't have time to do that just use the bungee to put aunt rose in the chair. you're set. >> she is the sweetest, most wonderful woman. >> fantastic. yeah. the coffee table with some nicks and stuff in there. >> get your rubber gloves. this is a product that i love out of california called howard's restore finish. >> oh, yeah. sure. >> this is a great product that you go back and forth to take -- it's almost -- you're just taking a little bit of the film and the scratches, al, off of

the top. what you do is kind of work it with the grain a little bit. >> is it like a fine steel wool? >> this is a very fine steel wool. quadruple zero steel wool. the more zeros the finer the steel wool. you wipe this away. what it does is it revitalizes the finish, but it doesn't refinish the whole table. so people are nervous, i don't want to ruin the stain. >> it's a neutral color. >> it's a neutral color. there are also some with color if you want to do that as well. and it really does a terrific job of brightening that table back up so when your mother-in-law is looking, boy, the table is really scratched. what's going on there? very easy to do. >> okay. people come in and want to examine your cookware. >> your cookware or stainless steel, whatever it may be. what i love about this product, this company employs people with disabilities to make the product, package the product. $10. it's basically a set of very fine sand papers that you can use to work back and forth whether it's on the cookware -- you're actually sanding the stainless. you can use this on the grates inside the oven. the kitchen sink if you have a stainless sink.

>> oh, yeah. >> those have lots of scratches. it works wonderfully well there. >> all right. people are going to be using the loo. >> yes. not you. >> not me. >> today what i want you to do is go find some anti-microbials and flush them down the toilet. >> okay. >> this is going to help clear everything out. you know, the friday after thanksgiving is not just a big shopping day. it's the busiest day in the plumbing industry. >> wow. >> because everybody is pouring stuff down the drain they shouldn't be pouring. this helps to keep you ahead of the game. because it eats away stuff inside the drains and all you have to do is pour it down the toilet. >> okay. now, if the sink is running slow. >> the number one reason why your sinks and tubs run slowly is hair. these little tools -- >> not in my house.

>> no, no. >> well maybe. i don't know. >> could be. >> this is a little velcro tip on the end of this thing. this product is called a drain claw. you put this down the drain and work it down and pull this out. >> voila. >> yuck. >> yowsa. >> that's what it looks like. amazing disgust with one pull. if your disposal is smelling there are these cute little lemon drops you get at the hardware store. put it in the disposal and run it. these things get chewed up inside there and the odor goes away. >> right. >> don't pour the turkey dressing stuff down the drain. >> no. because that will make the clog and no fun. >> yes. i can't help you. >> all right. but aunt rose could. >> happy thanksgiving, aunt rose. >> thanks so much. once your home is ready for the holidays, you've got to set that menu. we have new ideas for traditional holiday recipes. but first this is "today" on nbc. state farm. this is jessica.

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"food 52 cookbook." recipes from exceptional home cooks. >> ladies, good to see you. >> we're making a smoked ham. >> we are. >> why do you like the smoked ham? >> well, the flavor obviously is pretty sensational but also it's nice because it's cooked through so you just have to heat it through. >> all right. and glaze. and we're making a glaze. >> we are. i'll score the ham and amanda is making the glaze. >> i have pomegranate molasses which is nice because it is sweet but also a little tart. >> do you buy these or do you make them? >> you buy it in a bottle. you can order it online. >> a little mustard in there? >> yes. and here is the secret ingredient. >> what is it? tell us. >> whiskey. >> yes! wow! >> we love whiskey. i'm all for it. >> adds a nice little touch. coarsely ground pepper and salt and allspice. mix those in. and then you brush it on with a paint brush. >> all right. tell us about your book. i think it is so cool. you found the best recipes around the country from home cooks? >> yes. it's really a celebration of

home cooking. the recipes, we crowd sourced them from home cooks around the country. we vetted the recipes then put it out to the audience to vote on the recipes that ended up in the book. >> you really got the best ones. do you put the whole glaze on there? >> you actually save some at the end and then you cook it down a little so you have a sauce. >> a nice sauce. once you've got this glazed, you put it in the oven for how long? >> about ten minutes a pound. so depending on the size of your ham. >> again, you're just warming it through. then once it's cooked it looks beautiful like this. it's kind of shellacked. >> yum. >> let's do a little slicing here. >> sure. >> i'm going to make a plate for you. >> please do. thank you for reading my mind. okay. what are you serving it with here? >> you want to serve it with very kind of like pungent little sides. pickles. some more dijon mustard. >> love that. >> yeah. >> what's that? >> and also this is the glaze. it's been cooked down. you just want to reheat it a

little bit. >> okay. >> you just want to put it on the side, put it on top. and there you go. >> yum. >> it's a really great dish if you don't want to serve turkey or you want to make this for lunch. >> let me take a bite. >> sure. fantastic. >> savannah said she never really liked the cranberry sauce her mom sent. >> al! that was off the record. >> i'm sorry. >> okay. >> i'm so sorry. >> we're going to change that. >> my mom did take the cranberries out of the can. sorry, mom, but you know you did. this is an alternate recipe. >> that's right. this is super easy. just take a bag of cranberries and put them in a pot. >> yeah. >> i'm just wrapping up some cinnamon stick and black peppercorns, which is kind of interesting. and some cheese cloth. >> you add some brown sugar. >> he just said my mother's on the phone. protesting. >> here is a great detail. grate pear and add it into the pot. >> why do you grate it? >> because it gets too chunky. if you put it in whole. >> exactly.

>> again, our secret ingredie ingredient -- >> whiskey! >> brandy. >> close! booze. >> booze. >> exactly. pour that in. >> yeah. and then you just -- you cook it all down. okay. how long? >> until everything sort of breaks down. >> okay. >> there's the phone ringing. >> mrs. guthrie's on the phone. amanda and meryl, thank you so much. coming up, hodalee get thea lee get the guys to tell all. that's off your local news and savannah's mom gives her a dressing down. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

good morning, everyone. the time is now 9:56. i'm jon kelley. we are learning more about the gunman killed during a confrontation with police at uc

berkeley. according to an online video which documented christopher travis' life, he was a bright student to transfer transferred to the university. he was a self-described computer nerd with a troubled past. on tuesday, he was shot and later died after he allegedly pointed a loaded handgun toward campus officers. >> the officers were giving him the command to drop the gun, drop the weapon. he did not do so. >> we definitely value security but by the same time, we need to think about srng this a poor system for students who are under a lot of stress. >> part of the shooting, travis had just started his first semester at uc berkeley and was attending classes at the haas school of business. to brighter notes, christina loren is here to tell us about the weather. >> still sunshine out there. not till tomorrow will we see the limited sunshine. hardly any sun through the

weekend, as well. you can see right now, light activity from ush reek ca to ukiah. showers make their way to the north bay but we're not expecting much. 64 degrees in los gatos today. 62 in santa cruz. the measurable rain comes into the forecast on sunday. heavy periods of rain at times and then monday, clearing out just in time for your holiday travel week. let's check your drive with mike. >> a live look at the toll plaza camera. a late backup after an accident happened on the incline. it has cleared at treasure island. we're seeing the break. again, things continue to lighten at the toll plaza. on the approach no problems. coming toward the toll plaza, slow down the east shore freeway. fire crews still over by the toll plaza and slowing heading over toward the san rafael site. >> for the latest updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook. another update for you in one half hour from right now. the "today" show rolls on.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television hey, everybody. so glad you're here for thirsty thursday, november 17th. >> it's a little nippy, but it's not raining at least. >> people are probably wondering how you manage to get from the regis show, "regis and kelly" to our show. it was the second to last show and you were the guest on the show today. >> right. >> i loved when people started giving you a standing ovation before you started walking out

and regis said, i don't get a standing ovation. >> what what is it like walking out there today? >> you know? i didn't prepare anything. i was going to go and walk down memory lane. the minute i walked out i started to tear up. going back and knowing it's going to be his last show, that makes me sad. >> look at that. >> i'm happy for him. i have, i think, the perfect job opportunity for him. i don't think you heard. his mom has been saying, listen, mr. smarty pants the poor house is around the corner. my father said figure out what you love to do and find a way to get paid for it. regis' was going, the poor house is right around the corner. he will work, obviously. my idea was for him to do "hot in cleveland" like i did. don rickles is a great friend and have a new story arc on "hot

in cleveland" in tv land. they are a great group of people. elsa is the betty white character. she is feeling lonely and frisky. all of a sudden she turns on the tv and sees the new host of "hello cleveland" or "how you doing cleveland ""and she gets the hots for him. somehow it starts a romance. she would be a cougar because she is 90 and he's 80. he could be her cub. >> that's good. >> i like it. >> i like that. if you missed kathie lee on "regis and kelly" let's take a look. >> that's it? >> no, no. >> hardly worth getting in your spanx. >> geldman did bring up sexual tension. it's perfectly human and normal and natural to experience sexual tension when you work with someone over the years. honest to god.

did it ever happen to you? >> when i did "hope and faith" with kelly, i got -- >> oh, oh. it is a classic show they had. >> you know what? >> come on, tell the truth. >> no. >> a big no. >> geldman would tease me. he didn't want frank to co-host because he said you have no sexual tension with him. i would go, really? even with our children? we had it twice. i said geldman you wouldn't know sexual tension if it slapped you in the face. we always had a running gag about it. you know, regis and i had something so magical for so many years that i left tv thinking i've done the best 15 years of television i could personally ever do and thought i would never go back until i met hoda woman. honestly, i said to the producers, what you and i are feeling now in our show is so

reminiscent to what regis and i had. i had my hodi waiting for me. kelly says, can i sit in some time for you? i want a job where i get to drink. i said sure. >> we have the best jobs in tv. we have a couple of lovely ladies. >> hall of fame baseball player named steve garvey and orel hershis hershiser. guess what? hershberger does the great hair. i get the two of them confused. >> easily confused. dana is orel's wife and candice is steve's wife. we were hoping the boys would come but they are getting their hair done with sally hershberger. sorry about that, dana. >> we have a new host for the golden globes. >> he did it last year. >> controversial ricky gervais

is back. someone described him as funny, someone described him as cruel. anyway, he is going to be hosting again. he is going to be a lightning rod. here is what i thought about him. sometimes he was funny. what i didn't love and i remember clearly was -- >> the ambush thing. >> yes. he would criticize somebody, give them a jab and then they would walk out to deliver an award so they didn't see it coming. it wasn't as if they are sitting in the audience and yucking it up. >> did that seem tad mean to you? every time he is here i adore him. he is so funny and so fun to be with. say what you want to say. i think it's funny. i respect that, yet at the same time i cringe. >> there are a couple of ads out there that are there, there controversial. get ready, put your breakfast down. beniton has an ad campaign

called unhate. does shock make you buy things? that is what this is. they are featuring photo shopped pictures of people who are -- people kissing, world leaders you wouldn't normally see. let's move on. it doesn't have to be that long. these are all photo shopped, obviously. this is their campaign of unhate. they are trying to see if you'll buy benetton again. >> that wouldn't make me buy. that would make me run the other direction. you said does shock make you buy something. when you find the first hair on your lip and you're shocked by it, you buy nair. >> what do you mean? >> if you find a hair on your face and it's a shock, you buy something. but not that kind of shock. >> these are mothers and daughters selling lingerie. okay? pop that up. these are ads. they say they are not models. >> they are real mother and

daughter? >> yeah. according to the company, they wanted to highlight the beautiful relationship between two women. they are not professional models. would you buy lingerie if you saw that ad? >> my favorite picture i have ever, ever taken with cassidy when she was about maybe 6. we both have our hair up and we are in a big, big bubble bath in the bath tub. it captured so perfectly the moment of joy i had with my daughter. to me, that's the kind of picture you want to see. this is what highlights a picture between two women who love each other. >> not that. >> do we always have to make it sexual? >> that's what we do. >> cut it out. we don't want it and it doesn't work. stop. >> you're going to like my ihoda today. you've been married a long time and you lost that loving feeling. you're still in love but you don't have the spark, you want the spark back so badly.

no song says it better than this one. this is brad paisley and carrie underwood. remind me. listen. ♪ ♪ remember the airport north ♪ dropping me off ♪ we were kissing good-bye ♪ and we couldn't stop ♪ i left bad ♪ you missed your flight ♪ remember we had one more night ♪ ♪ do you remember how it used to be ♪ we turned off the light ♪ and we couldn't just sleep ♪ remind me ♪ baby remind me >> this is a great song and they are great singers. carrie underwood could sing the phone book and i would love it. she is great. >> you can get it back. it helps you get back that loving feeling. >> i like "i want to go there

again. "we went to sag harbor making love on the hot dunes ♪ ♪ i want to go there. it's not about you don't really want to go to sag harbor as you want what you had. >> okay or not okay? is it okay to skip traditional thanksgiving vacation with the family to go on vacation with our other? you say as long as you're grateful for your life, your life is your own. >> hoda says thanksgiving is for family. carve your turkey and carve out time for your family. >> you know what? go to the beach another time with your lover. >> what if you don't like your family? >> go to the beach immediately. we've been telling you about our thanksgiving thankful contest. we actually have a winner. we are going to call like a cold call, blind call. we don't know if the person is up. they are likely not awake. >> because it is on the west coast. >> the winning family is from

oregon, ontario, oregon. >> wake up. >> wake up. we are about to call you. what are their names? what are their names? let's ring it. >> michelle and her husband. >> come on, ring it. >> here is the story as we're making the phone call. >> it's ringing. >> is this michelle? oh, no. we can hear christine in the control room. >> this is riveting tv. >> let's leave a voice mail. >> this is so exciting. they don't have voice mail. unbelievable. >> this is america, hoda. her husband lost his job. >> michelle? >> when you have finished recording, hang up or press 1.

>> this is my pet peeve. >> hi, michelle. >> guess what? >> you're our winner. it's hoda and kathie lee calling from new york. >> you're our thankful winner. her husband was a truck driver lost his job, lost his business. but they've gotten so close as a fally. guess what guys, you're coming to new york city next week to watch the macy's parade and the whole bit and stay at the mandarin oriental. >> we are so glad to see you. >> so delighted. wish you were there we would have been grateful if you were there. >> we have a big "today" show book. there is a book signing today at noon at barnes & noble at fifth avenue in new york city. we'll be there signing. >> "twilight" stay tuned. >> and our panel with guys.

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truth. >> they bring everyone together. >> that was a clip from the highly anticipated film "the twilight saga breaking down" which co-stars ashley green. you're my favorite. you're so sweet. >> big nuptials between edward and bella have been kept under wraps. we hope ashley can spill wedding secrets. thursday, that's today at midnight everyone is going to crash in and see the movie. >> i want to be there to see their reactions. >> they've been camping out for a week. you don't want to be there. they smell now. >> you don't see that many fans who will sit outside in the rain just to see a movie. >> we just had the l.a. premiere and people had been there five days. people from rio and new zealand. >> and all ages, too. >> and finally guys. >> was there anything in your

life growing up you would have done that for? >> no. i wish that i had a great answer for that. >> it's an honest one. >> i appreciate it so much they are so passionate about these characters. i am, too. i love the book series, and i love my character. >> were you a fan of the books before you were cast in the role in the movie? >> i didn't know about them until i had auditions for it. there was no script and no breakdown. 17-year-old girl. what am i supposed to do with it? >> had you done much work before or was this a huge new thing for you? >> essentially, this is my first real gig. >> you're kidding? did you go to acting school, do the whole deal? >> when i was in l.a. at 17, i graduated early. i didn't know i wanted to act until i was 15. i moved to l.a. and went to basically every acting class ever for about a year. >> knocked on a lot of doors, i'm sure.

>> got told no a lot. >> which really builds character. you find out if you want to be in this business that way. >> i think it's good. i'm very thankful for what i have now. i think if it was that easy maybe i wouldn't be. >> a lot of the twilight stars, you wonder if they would feel type cast because you're so pop p lar. do you feel that way? >> i don't. one of the great things, i don't look anything like her. people are still like, really? the content and even her voice is higher than mine. i think there is a lot of separation. they don't. they feel she's their best friend. >> for a vampire, she is about as good as you get. >> there are hard expectations to live up to. i'm like, who is that optimistic all the time? i try very hard, but geez. >> we are very excited for you and this movie. great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> come see you again on your next movie that is not even

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and comedian and actor sherrod small. allegedly he has a girlfriend. we don't know. >> we'll find out. >> i said allegedly. and joe levy who has been married for six years. >> through go. >> let's go across the street to sara haines. >> she has a question about punctuality. >> when my husband knows a game is on, he's no problem with punctuality. >> he cares about the game. so he's there. >> people show you who they are. >> right. he wants to care about those other things, but he really doesn't care about them as much as the game.

>> if you make it exciting for him to come home to something, then he'll come home on time. >> just reality, ladies. >> next up, vanessa. if a man is saying, "i love spending time with you and i love the way you do this," is he really saying, "i love you." >> let me make this simple for you. guys are not complicated. any relationship problem can be solved to listening to what the person is saying. if he's not saying "i love you," he's not saying "i love you." if i can say it to sherrod, it doesn't mean i love you. i love spending time with you. >> he loves me. >> we are very literal. we say what we mean. a lot of times guys take longer to get to the "i love you." it may take longer to get there. >> they know you want to hear love, but they are not going to say "i love you."

>> do they say "i love you" if they think they can get what they want? oh, please. >> if that's all they want and they feel that's the way to get it, they may say, "i love you." put it together, the words and the action. >> let's go across the street to sara. >> her shirt says it all. this is a "twilight." >> guys are passionate, video games, sports, their teams, war paint, all that. why give us such a hard time for loving "twilight?" >> wow. >> we can't separate them by team colors. if you give us the main characters with team colors or a number. >> who is the movie made to appeal to? that werewolf with his shirt off is a lady thing. give us vampires with sexy costumes, we'll come to the movie. >> i like the difference between

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marriage here in california. the state supreme court expected to decide if supporters of prop 8 can continue to defend the ban on guy marriage. both the governor and attorney general refuse to defend the ban and it's up to the court to decide if prop 58 backers have the standing to intervene. tod today csu students will pay for more tuition next year, the board voting to raise tuition by 9%. outside the board meeting, angry students banged on doors and tried to storm the building. tuition hike adds another $500 to the current annual tuition of $5400. board plans to ask the state for more than $300 million in extra funding. righhiaftert his break, we'll have a check on your local traffic. s

welcome back. looks like we're winding down for the commute in the south bay. northbound 101 a little slowing top of your screen. 880 and 237 still showing the slowdown right at the interchange through milpitas. not a big issue for drama there. southbound 101 a nice easy drive. southbound approaching 92 through san mateo speeds below 50 with the yellow there. things moving well the other side of the bay. southbound side was bogged down just a bit over the last half hour. prepare for slowing into hayward for the next 20 to 30 minutes.

>> sounds good. mike, appreciate it. coming up on bay area news at 11:00 a.m., the battle over same-sex marriage comes to a head today. we'll have that and a lot more. we'll see you then. ♪ >> we're back with more of today on our guys tell all panel. and we've gathered all your questions so they can tell you what they think. >> here they are. david good, rich younger, sherrod small. >> who i'm starting to like. i kind of like the guy. like a fungus. >> here is facebook. i'm a 25-year-old single mom of a 5 month old. i'm worried i'll never find a great guy that won't mind that i'm a mom. >> go ahead. you take it first. >> i was thinking, 27, to 30 like i was like never action

never i would do that. now i'm 30 and like almost it doesn't matter. it's about the person. >> a young dude thing to say you got a kid. guys wouldn't care if you had a dragon and a pit bull, it's going to be a dude coming to check on you if you're in the house and you're lonely. >> she said the baby's 5 months old. she needs to focus on being a mother to a young child. it's like somebody who is not mature enough to handle you with a child. >> when did you grow up? >> you did. >> look at rick. what do you think, joe? >> she's 25, she is not going to find a 25-year-old guy who is going to take on that responsibility. she can find a good guy who is a little older, more confident in himself and more ready to move on with his life. and take on a family. >> i have friends that have gotten together because somebody fell in love with the child and met the mother.

>> remember the renee zellwegger movie. >> they don't mind. they don't want the responsibility. >> all right. enough. all right. >> i'm with melissa from charlotte, north carolina. she has a question about having dude friends. >> hi. i was wondering if male have a problem with platonic friends. >> raise your hand. >> we can be comfortable with it but we as men know that as men, most guys, yes, guys who are friends with you are friends probably because that's what they had to settle for. at some point they wanted more. >> i'm going to tell you. >> forget about it. >> my gosh. >> totally comfortable. i'm totally comfortable with you ladies having male friends who are smaller and less good looking than i am. that's fine with me. >> everybody's smaller and less good looking than you.

>> good looking and gay. >> that's not even good enough. you know why? because the smaller, less good looking guy is probably going to be nicer to her than you are and that's probably going to get your woman. >> that's right. >> let's move on. from virginia. why do some guys have a hard time apologizing when they are wrong or hurt your feelings, instead of apologizing they try to over thecompensate, then we're accused of bringing up things when we never had closure on the issue. >> we do. but we can't stop life for every little thing. every little thing we can't stop. >> once we apologize like let's never talk about that again. why we got to talk about that again. come on. >> but your point, though, you are nicer with other things without addressing the central issue. >> they want you to understand where they're coming from and to get them. you say sorry and like you don't really mean it, you're in a

whole day of that. >> you got to learn the right face. the sorry face. sorry. >> let's not make this complicated. men don't like to be wrong. we don't like to ask for directions, we don't like to be wrong. well, you are. i'm always wrong. but that's the difference between you and me. and i've learned to apologize. rick is right, i will go to the apology immediately and i have to learn that i have to listen. i got to listen -- i'm wrong, oh, please explain why i'm wrong. longer, longer, and now i can apologize. >> then start over again. >> are we that awful? >> i don't think we're that awful. >> why do you guys even like us if we're so impossible to live with? >> you understand why. >> all right, we got to go. thank you so much. up next, the aspca. and cat.

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tell us what makes ricochet unique. >> i think what makes her unique, she is a dog that stayed true to herself what she wanted to do. i allowed her to be who she truly is. >> she is a surfing dog? >> she is a surfing dog. one day we were out surfing with one of our friends who is a quadriplegic. they were on their own boards surfing. they reached the shore and ricochet jumped on to patrick's board. it was her decision to surf with him. that's why now she surfs with people with disabilities and special needs kids. >> that is fantastic! >> she raises a lot of money for charities, over $125,000 so far. >> wow! >> you go, girl. >> thank you. >> the cat of the year. this cat is unique. the cat's name is mittens. mittens was tragic what happened to mittens. some young kids put mittens under a milk crate while she was nursing her kittens and poured

lighter fluid on her and set her on fire. >> and she was burned over 70% of her body. she went back to nurse her baby kittens. >> that is unbelievable. >> she was saved by the baltimore animal rescue and care shelter. they saved her life. and the anti-animal abuse commission actually helped prosecute one of the kids. >> good. >> two. pleaded guilty to felony animal abuse. >> what was wrong? >> how kids do that? they must have a hellish home life. i'm not making an excuse for it. but a kid raised like that. >> i'm astonished she was able to nurse her babies after being burned. how long did it take to get back on her feet? >> several months of critical care. this is ten months later. we are happy she is okay. >> how cute. >> good to see you, cindy. >> let's move down to stevie. hi, stevie, how are you?

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it's time to take you into "today's holiday kitchen" for easy to make thanksgiving day dessert. no matter how much turkey and sides, there is always room for dessert. jason is a pastry chef here in new york city. not your typical pumpkin pie? >> no we are going to change it up for thanksgiving this year. the first one is a baked apple. it's nice and light after a big thanksgiving dinner. >> what are we doing? we take our gala apple you like. >> i like gala or fuji.

you just need a sweet crisp apple. cut the bottom so it's level and take the core. for something decorative because i'm a professional, right? >> yes, you are. >> we are going to make horizontal lines and breakthrough the skin. >> why is that? >> it's going to shrink up a little bit and show through the lines. >> i spend my life not showing the lines. >> we have a filling here. marscapone, cream cheese, dried fruit. use whatever combination you want. i've got cranberries and raisins. brown sugar, toasted pecan pieces. orange zest. >> toast your nuts. >> i always say that. >> yes, indeed. >> mix this up. >> do you always toast your nuts? >> at work i do. >> i'm sure you do. >> so we are going to fill this.

>> fill it with marscapone nice and tight. pass the crumble on top nice and tight. you can pack it a little bit more. >> it's done. >> it's got to pack. >> what about this stuff? >> i'm going to show you. >> we've got the apples here. >> you've got a testy attitude. just a hint of testiness. >> we want a little bit of liquid. apple cider and brandy preferred. bake that for a long time, 1 1/2 hours. >> let's taste this. what? >> 350. >> we have the apples over here. do you want cream with that? >> hoda can't use that. >> i'll get in there.

>> very good. >> ready to move on? >> yes. >> the second dessert. >> that is good. this is pumpkin and chocolate. >> chocolate and pumpkin which you don't see for thanksgiving too often. it's wear a brownie meets a pumpkin pie. make the brownie base, two layers. add cinnamon and coca, sugar, eggs and your dry. pour that on top. we have a pumpkin base. >> oh, my gosh. >> pumpkin and cream cheese. >> you just know right there that's going to be unbelievable. >> oh, my god. >> that's beautiful. >> what do you do with this? >> to make it look decorative for thanksgiving, just want some chocolate lines. just melted plain chocolate. >> do you ever make a mistake and have to start over again?

>> yes. >> oh, that's how you do that. i never figured that out. >> then you go in the opposite direction. >> oh, my gosh! >> we learned something today. we have learned a lot today. >> bake the bars about 45 minutes at 350. let it cool and chill it. best to do it overnight. cut the bars. >> look how pretty they are. >> we have about 30 seconds. should we start tasting some of the goodies. >> i've got sweet stuffing. >> how is that egg nog? >> 1,000 calories in this. >> no. this is a dessert we work on every december in oceana. it sits in the cooler for ten weeks. >> really? >> eggs, alcohol, sugar, spices, we strain it. >> we love you, but we've got to run. >> we'll be back with sara's newest webtastic video.

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person in the world who did that. it's nice to know. >> we have great news. earlier today we tried to call the carson family in oregon. they are the winners of being thankful today. we left them a long, blathering voice mail. now michelle the mother of two is back. hi, michelle. >> hello. >> yes! there you are. >> congratulations. >> i love you guys. i cannot believe i won. >> we are going to fly you and your whole family out here. you'll see the macy's day parade, hang out with us. >> american airlines is bringing you here. you'll stay at the mandarin oriental hotel. it is a gorgeous hotel. >> we can't wait to meet your daughter. >> two. >> yes. >> she went to school in tears. >> i'm so glad. >> we'll see you soon, okay? >> thank you so much. wait till you guys here this story, which we'll tell you next week. i could have never picked the winner, but they picked well. >> they sure have.

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