good morning. surprise endorsement. >> i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> herman cain saying newt gingrich is his choice for president and saying the former house speaker is not afraid to propose big ideas that would benefit the country. we're live on the campaign trail. grim discovery. the search for baby ayla reynolds has taken a turn for the worse. police in maine reveal they found blood in the basement of her father's home. and no hurry. since their spectacular royal wedding last april we've all

been waiting for news of the next heir to the throne. will william and kate announce their baby news any time soon? or is the couple taking a pregnant pause? "today," sunday, january 29th, pregnant pause? "today," sunday, january 29th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning, i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. not that everybody asks me but i think we should marinate in the wedding and the hoopla of the wedding a little bit before we dive head first into a baby. >> there's a lot of pressure as to when they'll announce they're going to have a family. we're getting some insight on that. >> okay. >> we've got a lot to talk about including politics. herman cain came out last night with kind of a surprise endorsement of newt gingrich. >> cain's been keeping a low profile since dropping out of the gop race. but last night, he was out to support fellow georgian newt

gingrich. could cain's endorsement give gingrich a boost? we're going to take a look at that coming up in a little bit. >> then a lawsuit involving reality show wedding planner david tutera. a new york couple says he broke his vows to them by tripling the cost of the wedding reception and leaving them at the altar. we'll take a look at how their real-life dream wedding turned into a nightmare. >> and speaking of reality tv we're going to tell you about a new crime solving show with a little bit of a twist in what can only be described as a real-life "silence of the lambs." the program uses a convicted serial killer who's serving multiple life sentences to help solve cold cases. it's fascinating. we're going to take a look at their unique approach to that. >> apparently he's kind of spot-on in some of the things he comes up with. we want to begin with news out of florida. with just two days to go before that state's primary, former presidential hopeful herman cain has come out to endorse newt gingrich. nbc's ron mott is in florida to tell us more about it. ron, good morning. >> hey, lester, good morning to

you. newt gingrich is expected to attend church services here behind me a little later this morning, armed, perhaps with his bible and what he hopes with be a game-changing endorsement. take a look at the front page of the tampa bay times this morning. the headline leads romney holds solid lead. he has pulled ahead in every florida region behind a deluge of tv ads. this particular 308 shows him ahead of newt gingrich by eleven percentage points. herman cain was at one time in the polls in this crowded gop field the front-runner. he, of course, suspended his campaign in december amid allegations of sexual harassment and a long-standing extramarital affair. allegations that he denied. but ten days ago, as he delivered the keynote address at the southern republican leadership conference up in columbia, south carolina, he said he was going to make an endorsement. all the cameras showed up for that endorsement, he endorsed for we the people which a lot of people found strange. he then followed that up with a rather strange rally with the comedian stephen colbert who has been complaining about the campaign financing laws that allow these super pacs to spend

untold amounts of money. and last night he showed up announced at this gop winner in west palm beach, florida, and stepped up to the microphone. >> i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> all right. a lot of folks will be asking exactly what this endorsement will mean, if anything, here in florida, and beyond. we can tell you that speaker gingrich and herman cain plan to hit the campaign trail tomorrow, lester, as they crisscross around florida trying to shake loose a few more votes. >> ron mott, thanks very much. david gregory is moderator of the "meet the press." david, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> a little bit of a surprise, cain, coming out with that endorsement last night. what are you hearing about what was going on behind the scenes that led up to it? >> well, to be honest, i don't think cain is going to rock the political world with this endorsement at this particular time. but i think it's indicative of something else that's going on. which is there is a kind of grassroots rebellion that's

going on. just as the establishment of the republican party has been piling on gingrich, now you have some of these tea party activists, some of the grassroots of the campaign saying, not so fast here. gingrich is somebody who should really be considered, we don't want somebody anointed to be the nominee of this party. i think all of this together reflects the unease in the party. the dynamic in the party, which is more anti-establishment, more tea party focus. and i think it's the potential, then, for this race to go on a little while, as the party has to deal with this unease. >> and that leads to my next question, i think on "meet the press" this morning you'll unveil the latest nbc news/maris poll. where is the wait shifting in this race? >> you're looking at that electability question. and i think romney, again, is coming up big in this particular area. who can beat president obama? romney scores well. he did so in the first few contests. and then had a huge setback in south carolina, where gingrich was winning on that score. i think he got a look for romney in florida. not just to win, if he can do

that. but whether he can pull together the disparate elements of the republican party, conservatives, tea party folks, evangelicals, can he demonstrate that he can be someone who can win the full breadth of the republican party, not just the wealthy in the party, not just moderates in the party, but can he really appeal to conservatives? that's been the ongoing question throughout this and as he goes into the south, as we get close to super tuesday he's got to demonstrate he can do that. >> coming out of south carolina we've seen such a remarkable change in the romney campaign. he's come out stronger, much more forceful against gingrich. we've also seen this anti-gingrich momentum take over, you know, bob dole and others. john mccain. is that all acting in concert? is that all one strategy? >> no question about it. i mean, this has been a coordinated effort to finally take on the number two in this race, and try to get him out of the race, effectively, and defeat him. i mean, romney, i think, for a long time, was relying on an air of inevitability.

and that sometimes can get rocked in the course of debates or with a big loss. and then the candidate really focuses and focuses on taking out the person who is most threatening to him. that was the strategy on the debate stage, on the air in florida, and on the ground. and that's what romney has done as he goes into tuesday. >> what else is coming up on "meet the press" this morning? >> well, we're going to have a debate between romney and gingrich surrogates john mccain, fred thompson. we'll also hear from david axelrod. of course the president's state of the union really campaign blueprint for the re-election effort. we'll talk to him about that. >> david, thanks very much. >> thanks, lester. >> now here's jenna. >> lester, thanks. some disturbing news this morning in the case of missing baby ayla reynolds. the 20-month-old disappeared from her father's home in maine six weeks ago. now police confirm that they found blood in the basement of that home. nbc's veronica de la cruz reports. >> my reaction is i'm still trying to concept the exact that blood was found. of my daughter's. that's my reaction, okay? >> reporter: police say they aren't sure whose blood it is

they found in the basement of justin dipietro's house, father of missing 20 yield ayla reynolds, or how long it's been there. they are still convinced there was foul play in ayla's disappearance and they're not getting the whole story from the three adults who were there when she went missing, including dipietro, his girlfriend and his sister. >> that someone came in that back door, snuck in her bedroom, took her, vanished in the middle of the night, and none of those three adults heard or saw anything. that's very frustrating. we think they know more than they're telling us. >> reporter: both of the missing girl's parents attended a vigil on saturday. after six weeks of searching and finding no trace of ayla police don't have any immediate plans to keep looking. >> we're no closing to finding ayla today than they were on december 17th. >> reporter: while a mother continues to hold out hope, despite today's grim news. >> i want to know what happened to my daughter. and i want to know where she is. and who took her. >> reporter: for "today," veronica de la cruz, nbc news.

>> let's head over to the news desk now and get the rest of the top stories from thomas roberts. >> hi, guys, good morning. we start in italy for you where rough seas are delaying recovery and salvage operations at the site of the cruise ship disaster there. nbc's michelle kosinski is in giglio with the very latest for us. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. this is exactly what searchers did not want to happen at this stage. bad weather, in the form of big waves. you can see them around the ship, crashing into it today. and actually causing it to move, to sink deeper, at the rate of about a centimeter an hour. i know that doesn't sound like much. we're talking about a 1,000 foot long cruise ship here but that is enough instability to make things dangerous for divers and to force them out of the water today. both in their quest to find more of the missing victims, and in their attempt to remove all of the fuel on board. this is a big problem for them. more of a delay, although yesterday divers were able to recover the body of the ship's young peruvian cocktail waitress

found in a submerged deck where people were told to wait to be rescued. thomas? >> nbc's michelle kosinski in italy for us. michelle, thank you. back here at home, occupy protests turned violent saturday in oakland, where about 200 people were arrested after clashing with police. some of the protesters threw rocks, bottles and flares and vandalized city hall. police responded with tear gas and flash grenades. fighting continues between the syrian military and army defectors on the eastern edge of damascus. state media reports nine more people were killed today. and arab league monitors have pulled out to protest the escalating violence. barely clinging to power yemen's president ali abdullah sal la arrived in the united states on saturday. an said says that sala is being treated in a new york city hospital for burns and other wounds received in an assassination attempt back in june. u.n. nuclear inspectors arrived in iran today. the day its lawmakers consider a ban on oil exports -- or exports, excuse me, to europe in revenge for new u.n. sanctions.

a demonstration was held at the airport in tehran to protest the arrival of those inspectors. three people are dead after an suv tried to beat a commuter rail train at a crossing in sacramento on saturday. the resulting collision killed a man, woman, and an 18-month-old baby in a nissan pathfinder. the collision also injured six people on board that train. and finally, prince william and kate are putting off having a baby at least until next year. the royal couple says right now it wants to focus on the queen's diamond jubilee in june and the london olympics in july. there had been hopes of a jubilee baby, but will and kate say that they're in no hurry to start that family. the news comes, though, as kate begins her solo official engagements next month after william leaves for a six-week military tour of duty in the falkland islands. now back over to lester, jenna. i think a hat trick is coming up for the royal family with that baby maybe this year. this could be a red herring.

>> this could be. >> a couple more cliches and you may be back to do the next segment. >> thank you. i do a morning show here. >> love it. >> janice huff is here. good morning. >> good morning. you know this lack of winter weather certainly is a bit unsettling for some people. but here we go. yet another week where the temperatures are 20 to 25 degrees above average from the eastern seaboard, out to the southern states, through texas, even the central rockies. denver a high of 60 day and near 80 in los angeles. there is some winter weather to talk about over parts of the great lakes. a little bit of light snow over upper michigan. also over lake ontario. eastern side of the lake, snow and ice over the northern roc rockies and the bitterroots of idaho and there's that precipitation mostly in the form of rain coming onshore in the pacific northwest. much of washington and oregon. and good sunday morning. we're seeing temperatures in the 30s and 40s outside, plus some high clouds coming into the bay ea. some.

temperatures around the north bay, 34 in santa rosa. clouds off to the rest as we head to the afternoon. temperatures not too bad. by noon, already in the 60s across parts of the south bay, upper 60s to near 70, the warmest places south of san jose. overnight a chance of a few showers in the north bay and a few sprinkles for the morning commute early monday morning. >> janice, thanks. now to san diego, where a 43-year-old navy doctor's wife faces a first degree murder trial. she's charged with brutally stabbing her husband, lieutenant commander fredrick trayers, two years ago. it marked the end of a tragic love triangle and may send his wife to prison. nbc's mike taibbi has the details. >> reporter: jennifer trayers sometimes cried in court. emotional over the photos of her late husband, or of the crime scene. and over the testimony of the other woman, danielle rollins, who testified about her love of a married man. >> he seemed to be eager to have

a future with me. >> reporter: on december 5th, 2010, the chance with any future with lieutenant commander trade trayers ended. colleagues alerted plips he was missing. at his college jennifer trayers was bleeding and her husband dead. ten stab wounds in all. one early and fatal thrust directly into his heart. still, jennifer's defense attorney said, she continued her frenzied attack, not thinking rationally. >> i fully believe that you will vote not guilty on murder, but guilty on voluntary manslaughter. >> reporter: but the prosecutor says it was murder, not manslaughter. and twice the maximum prison sentence, as much as 25 years, because the attack was planned. >> the evidence will show that she waited to catch him unprepared. that she armed herself with knives. >> reporter: and she also left a long e-mail for her husband's mistress, addressed, dear

mrs. wonderful, the conclusion paraphrased by the prosecutor. >> that the woman who had been having a relationship with doctor trayers would not have the opportunity of any future relationship with him, and that the defendant, jennifer trayers, would be the last person that dr. trayers would ever be with. >> reporter: legalese, for, if i can't have him, nobody can. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. this week jennifer trayers is expected to take the stand in her own defense. up next here on "today" on a sunday, left at the altar. why one new york city couple is suing wedding planner to the stars david tutera. that's after these messages.

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a new york couple is suing celebrity planning david tutara. they say the star of "my fair wedding" said i don't on their wedding day. michelle franzen joins us. >> the bride and groom say their

special day was ruined. and then told right before their big day, he would be a no show. now the couple is vowing to take him to court. >> you look amazing. >> reporter: on the reality series "my fair wedding" david is famous for paying attention to every last minute detail and making changes that would stress out any bride. >> you want a picnic barbecue? >> reporter: but a brooklyn couple claims their real life dream wedding turned nightmare takes the cake and is suing the star planner. newlyweds look happy in these photos but in a lawsuit they claim they were left at the altar. they say the elite planner failed to show up in the dominican republic to finalize their wedding plans leaving his staff and couple to find vend s vendors. the couple is not speaking

publicly but their lawyer issued a statement saying mr. and mrs. santana are hard working professionals and hope that mr. tutera and his team keep this matter civil and not allow it to deteriorate into unnecessary name calling. tutera's publicist said david always strives to execute his clients' vision. it's unfortunate they were unhappy with the wedding and felt they had to take legal action. tutera is sought after by couples and celebrities to create elaborate weddings and parties. they hired him and his company after attending a wedding seminar in 2009 and were told the $15,000 includes anything and everything that is needed to make the wedding happy. the couple claim those costs tripled. not surprising, say wedding planners, who say the average cost of a wedding in the u.s. is $28,000.

>> to thank you could have a wedding in the douminicaugh mem republic for $15,000 seems incredibly naive or purposefully out to lunch. >> last year another couple filed a lawsuit against tutera but later dropped their claim and reportedly agreed to a settlement. >> michelle franzen, thank you very much. still to come on "today," queen elizabeth and princess diana, a new look at their relationship and how it changed with one 1995 interview. chan cesy had your kraft macaroni and cheese stolen. now there is a policy that covers you in the event of macaroni and cheese loss: macsurance. an insurance policy for mac and cheese? talk to me. i have a policy with kraft that covers me in case a grown-up eats my share. with kraft macsurance you have piece of mind in an unsafe world. coverage feels good! [ male announcer ] gooey, creamy, delicious

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good morning. everyone. 6:26 is the time sunday morning. sun not quite up over the city of oakland right now but promises to be another nice day. i'm gar vin thomas. kris sanchez has the day off. >> more clouds coming in for this afternoon. 30s and 40s. santa rosa down to 32. 49 san francisco and 42 degrees over in oakland. not much wind outside right now. though a sea breeze picking up today. we'll probably start to cool off the coast as we move into the afternoon. the radar looks quite dry. you'll notice clouds that are starting to spill in, so unlike

yesterday where there was non-stop sunshine which we go through the afternoon, filtered sunshine or veiled sunshine as high clouds continue to spill on n.watch what happens here after midnight until about 4:00 for the north bay. a chance at least of seeing a few scattered showers or a few sprinkles by the time we get into early monday morning. today, upper 60s, south of san jose. low 60s today around san francisco with increasing high clouds. temperatures though pretty mild to wrap up the weekend and then let's hope we get more than a few sprinkles because we do need it. very dry kconditions and dry as we go through the rest of the week. >> occupy protesters will be demonstrating in front of the chase back this afternoon over foreclosures. meantime the cleanup continues in some parts of oakland after violent clashes between demonstrators and the police. occupy oakland protesters tried to storm a ymca on broadway last night. police used batons to try to stop them. several police vehicles and news

trucks were vandalized during the mailei. occupiers also tried to storm city hall but were turned away. they also tried to occupy the empty kaiser convention center and some fencing was torn down. in all more than 300 people were arrested. richmond police are searching for a suspect who beat an el kerley woman. the 81-year-old woman was found on san pablo avenue yesterday morning. investigators say the elderly woman may have also been sexually assaulted. police have not released any details on any possible suspect. anyone with information is asked to contact the richmond police department. >> a rare bird found on the peninsula could soon be released back into the wild. the wildlife rescue center in burling game is expected to release the falcon within the next several weeks. it was found in palo alto earlier this month suffering a tear in one of its wings.

rescuers believe a larger bird may have attacked it. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," a train and suv cried collide on a california track. we'll hear from witnesses on what happened moments before the collision. that and all your other top stories coming up here. right now back to the "today" show.

and we're back on a sunday morning, it's january 29th, 2012, already. another mild winter day here in new york city. our thanks to the oh, so nice group of people who've come out to spend their sunday morning with us. outside on the plaza, i'm jenna wolfe alongside lester holt. still to come in this half hour we're talking about the relationship between queen elizabeth and princess diana. i know it's been awhile back. but now it's coming to light again. >> a fresh look at the relationship between the princess and the queen. like a lot of women, she had a complicated relationship with her in-laws. and it turned apparently on a 1995 tv interview that the princess gave, and it was to someone here at nbc.

>> then we're talking about using the expertise of an actual serial killer to solve cold case murders. this is really interesting. the hannibal lecter-like idea is the premises of a new tv series called "dark minds." two men try to solve unsolved cases. it's a fascinating look at this and we're going to talk with the show's criminal profilers. >> and then you may have heard the story this week about a couple of fishermen who were tossed overboard. this is three years ago. their boat was pro-assumebly lost at sea. well it turned up thousands of miles away. we're going to tell you where and hear from the fishermen coming up. >> then do you remember the first time you remember hearing your parents swear and use a curse word? >> my parents never swear. >> of course not. who am i kidding. it's lester holt. >> i would not say that on tv if they did. >> have you ever -- >> no. >> mr. kosher. there's a new series of books that have come out -- >> my mother would be upset -- >> of course they would.

>> and i never heard a first word either. curse words are showing up in the most interesting places on the cover of books that, may actually not be children's books but for parents of children. >> that's crazy. i've seen that a lot. >> we're going to speak with one of the book's authors. >> let's get another check of the weather from janice. >> thank you so much. of course our crowd is bundled up this morning. it's actually not that bad out here. where are you from? >> hollywood, maryland. >> where are you from? >> newport, rhode island. >> awesome. the weather there is cool, too. but hasn't been a badwinter. not bad at all. let's see what's happening for today across the region. in the pacific northwest you're getting a little bit of winter weather. it's mostly rain, though, over parts of washington, and into oregon. another storm system coming there and flood watches are in effect for you. it will change to some ice and snow over the northern rockies and bitterroots of idaho. look at all the warm weather from los angeles all the way across texas and into parts of the southeast. we've got a patriots fan. getting ready for the super

bowl, which will be right here on nbc a week there today. and you saw the warm temperatures in southern california. for the south bay, from san jose south today, we could see 60s and 70s again toda right nowtohough the radar quite dry though you'll notice increasing high clouds for the afternoon. 30s and 40s through about 8:00, 9:00 this morning. by noon, 50s and 60s, and by say 4:00, upper 60 san jose and again near 70 around morgan hill in gilroy. tonight mostly cloudy and a chancej in the north bay and a few sprinkles around the rest of the bay area for your early monday morning commute. >> and you can check your weather any time, just logon to weather.com. now here's lester. >> janice, thanks. a new series on the investigation discovery channel is taking a unique approach to solving cold cases. it's called "dark minds." it takes a second look at unsolved crimes through the eyes of a killer. he collaborates with investigative journalist ann

william phelps and criminal profiler john. matthew this has been described as almost a silence of the lambs type program. are you trying to uncover mistakes by police or trying to create new interest in these cases? >> that's a great question. no, i'm not out there to police the police, if you will, lester. i'm out there in the field to rejuvenate interest in cases that have gone unsolved, and really no investigation is being done. so i'm trying to inject, really, a new interest in the case. >> and john, one of the key characters in this program is someone you refer to as 13. he is a convicted serial killer. >> correct. >> serving multiple life sentences. tell me about the process of bringing him in to this show and how you feel about that. >> well, i think when you're in to a serial hunt you're after a serial killer who's focusing on women and children, i think you have to fight fire with fire, lester.

you need to take input from wherever you can get it. >> this guy is on the telephone. we never see him. >> right. >> and he never talks about his crime. and he's pretty on the money. >> he's been spot-on on a number of occasions. bottom line is, what he's drawing on is his personal experience. he doesn't have a background in criminology or anything. i mean, so what you're hearing is, you know, personal experience, sometimes. and lots of times he's spot-on. sometimes he's off. >> sometimes he's off. >> this coming wednesday night. >> he's on? >> on atlantic city he nails a few things on that episode. so, and i wrestle with this throughout the series. because i've had the tragedy in my own life. >> right. we should mention in 1996, your sister-in-law, pregnant sister-in-law was murdered. that case was unsolved. >> still unsolved to this day. >> it tends to motivate you. >> but also i wrestle with feelings of, should i be using

this psychopath. >> he's not paid, though. >> not paid. you don't know about his crimes. he doesn't really talk about himself. he just offers insight like we can't get from anywhere else. >> right. and you mention atlantic city. this wednesday you're talking about the case on long island of the four girls that were found. and he suggests maybe there's a connection -- >> to long island. >> 13. 13 talks about, he thinks these cases are connected. so i try to track that down and do the best i can. >> when you came up with the idea for this, you did you work with law enforcement or do you work independently from law enforcement? >> both. we work with law enforcement. we work, you know, privately sometimes, we work for the families. bottom line, we're out there, on investigation discovery "dark minds" trying to give a voice to the dead. a voice to the dead. >> how do you choose? unfortunately there are thousands -- how do you choose which ones to profile? >> it's heartbreaking because we can't accommodate everyone.

>> right. >> and we have to look at various cases, where we think we can make a difference. >> one thing i can tell you -- >> that's the key. where we think we can add something to it. we're not there to be the police. >> but is the goal to eventually have an episode, have that case solved the next week? >> absolutely. >> look. in a couple of these cases, the one coming up wednesday night, the atlantic city one, i bring in an interview at the end and this girl describes some very chilling scenes the night before one of the victims was murdered, with that victim. >> it's a fascinating concept. "dark minds" airs on investigation discovery channel at 10:00 eastern on wednesday nights. look forward to it. thanks so much for being here. >> thanks, lester. >> still ahead, a new look at the relationship between princess diana and queen elizabeth coming up after this.o [ laughs ]

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sympathy of the queen. >> that was diana's secret filming with martin bashir when she gave him the interview, when she basically said that she w was -- charles wasn't fit to be king. >> she's been great enough to take me on. >> reporter: until then the queen had been diana's biggest supporter. seeing 19-year-old as a fun and fresh bright for her son, even when her behavior raised eyebrows. she looked out at diana coping on her own and she really felt for her. the queen's thought in those days was that diana was a new girl who was finding it very difficult to get used to things. the birth of prince william led to a period of calm in the royal marriage. it's even said the queen joked to diana, at least he hasn't got ears like his father. there won't be any laughs, though, after 11 years diana and charles separated. the queen reluctant to take sides. until, that is, diana gave an

interview questioning whether charles should be king and even suggesting the role she would like. >> i'd like to be a queen of people's hearts in people's hearts. >> reporter: for the queen, it was too much. she advised them to divorce. her majesty's patience had finally run out. for "today," nbc news, london. camilla is an nbc news royal expert who's been covering the royal family for several years now. good morning. >> good morning. >> we're going to get to all this news about diana and the queen in a second. first i have to ask you about this other news we heard this morning, that will and kate have put their baby plans on hold. any truth to that? >> whoever knows. there have been so many rumors about when they might start a family. of course, it's an inevitability because kate has made it no secret she wants to be a mother. the planning is going ahead as normal. one of william's closest aide is the diary was having all the

dates put it in it, mostly by the men and the women were saying, what if kate gets pregnant and has a baby. if there is a pregnancy on the horizon, they'll factor that in. we know they'll be doing a tour over in the -- in the southeast asia in september/october time. she could cope with that if she was pregnant and in her second trimester or they might leave it till next year. only they know. >> baby or not, it will be a very busy year for them. so, i want to talk about diana and the queen. she spoke very candid lit in at hefty topics, about her battle with depression and do you beam yeah, charles' affair with camilla parker-bowles and her own infidelity and questioned charles' ability to be king. how controversial at the time was the interview and what do you think was the most shocking thing to come out of it. >> it was so controversial at the time, groundbreaking for diana to speak that candidly to

the public. perhaps expressing her sorrow over the end of the marriage but quite another, particularly where the queen was concerned, commenting whether charles was fit to be king or not. also how she rivalled the queen in saying she wanted to be a queen of hearts. that was a lot of competition. effectively she was very much supported by her mother-in-law but that was the straw that broke the kcamel's back. the queen thought that was betrayal. >> before that she got along quite well, right, diana's relationship with the queen was quite good up until then, was it not? >> diana was very fond off the queen and vice versa. i think the queen also wanted to take diana under her wing. she felt she was quite vulnerable and understood she was very young into the role. she also appreciated diana for making charles a better man at the time. and also being such a good mother to william and harry.

i think she was very disappointed, as was prince philip had an extraordinary relationship with his daughter-in-law, he used to write them letters. yes, they were very close. i think the queen appreciated diana effect. people seemed to suggest she was jealous of it. she wasn't. diana made the royal family so popular when she was alive. >> you mentioned will and harry. how has all of this affected the queen's relationship with heir grandsons? >> well, actually i think one of the good things that's come out of diana as death is the boys are very close to their grandparents, perhaps closer than they might are been. equally their relation hip with prince charles has improved. ee unfairly not credited enough with the fact those princes have turned out as well as they have because of his help, not just the mother diana was when she was alive. and i think really both boys are extraordinarily close to their grandparents. you can't forget, of course, the moment where prince philip persuaded william to walk behind

diana's coffin, signaling that he was supporting him there. >> what do you think the queen has learned from diana's legacy? you have covered this royal family for so many years and there was a lot to come out of the marriage, the separation and then inevitably that tragic death. >> well, i think actually the queen is a great modernizer. she does accept when she was wrong. she does change things for the better. i think the best thing that came out of it that was covered in the film "the queen" is that she realized she made a mistake and not coming down to london early when diana had died but actually made up for that. i think really all of the royal family learned a lot that week and learned a lot about how diana was regarded across the world as a figure and what the people want from the royal family. they want the royal family to be a bit more normal and less traditional than they might have been in the old days. and the queen ever mindful of a younger audience and the future for the royal family very much can tune into that and she's good at listening to the people,

which is why she's stood the test of time and remained so endearingly popular. >> camilla, as always, thank you for your insight. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. still ahead, lost and found at sea. more than three years after a boat was lost at sea, it was found in the most unlikely of places and countries. we'll talk to its owner. its own. . nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon ] 3d is so real larry. i'm right here larry. if you're not earning double miles... you're settling for half. really? a plaid tie? what, are we in prep school? [ male announcer ] get the venture card at capitalone.com and earn double miles on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? i was gonna say that. uh huh... so fresh and delicious? is it the perfect blend of sunshine, rain and temperature? maybe it's the fact that our juice is always 100% florida

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now to a remarkable story of lost and found. in 2008, brothers were fishing in their boat called the queen bee off the coast of nantucket. that's when rough seas tipped the boat to its side and flung the two men overboard. they were able to swim to shore but they thought their boat was lost forever. that was until last week when

the queen bee turned up in a place no one would ever expect, over 3500 miles away off the coast of spain. here to share their incredible story is scott and rich. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> thank you very much for being here. so take me back a couple years ago you guys are in this fishing boat, you're enjoying a day out on the sea, terrible waves come about, the queen bee tosses you, you're what a mile from shore, did you -- did you think at that time this may be the end, this is how it's all going to end for me? >> you know, it's funny because we both popped up, fortunately. and rich is about 30 or 40 yards away from me and he looks at me and says, i don't feel too good about this, scott. you know, and that's when the realization hits you, like oh, my goodness, the boat is on its way away from us. >> without you. >> and we're looking at one another saying, this could be it. >> mm-hmm. >> and rich you had a heart condition at the time. had to swim over a mile back to shore. couldn't have been good news for you the prospects of getting to shore at that point. >> well, i think it was a lot better prepared for it, since i

already had the operation, than i would have been before i had it. but it was, you know, certainly gives you an opportunity to -- to realize how vulnerable you are when you're in that situation. >> so you make it to shore, you were able to call for help, you're so lucky to be alive. at what point did you think, i wonder where our boat actually went that was still sort of on as it took off and left us behind, when did you think about your boat? >> honestly, i -- after the accident, i thought very little of the boat, because i think the two of us, and i'll speak for myself, were just so fortunate and so happy that both of us made it given the conditions and the situation, that the boat was the last thing. i hoped the boat was fine but i just wanted us to be okay. >> then you get a call, this was over three years ago that your boat was found in spain of all places, spain, the country of spain, not the town of spain where, but the country. what was your reaction, rich? >> well, i was shocked first of all. but it -- it -- know, it was

kind of a happy ending to the whole thing. because, we've had to tell this story a million times probably at every cocktail party or something, and at the end the question people ask, you know, what happened to the boat? and there is all sorts of theories, no of them bad. >> correct. >> but this was, i don't know, i think it was more or less a happy ending to the whole thing. >> well speaking of happy endings i want to really quickly run this if we have time. brian williams on "nightly news" had some fun with your their once was a boat from nantucket. >> there once was a boat from nantucket, that bobbed across the sea like a bucket. hit by winds and heavy rain, it drifted clear to spain. now they must decide whether to chuck it. >> did you? come on. i mean, i guess now that you're all healthy we can make light of the fact all in all we're so happy that you guys and you're both fishing again and you're fishing in nantucket. >> yeah. >> you're a brave man. scott anchriorli teloung yrch much for telling your story,

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first time you heard your parents swear? no, of course you don't. >> i told you that already. >> i know, i just double dipping. pretty shocking stuff. cursing used to be reserved for sailors or when you hit your thumb with a hammer and used sparingly. no more. the latest place we're seeing lots of expletives has us wondering what really is in a name. browsing the stacks at your local book store probably makes you feel intellectual. until you come across the title like go the [ bleep ] to sleep. or [ bleep ] finish first.

even a book about knitting leads with choice words. what the bleep is going on here? >> it immediately says, this is cutting edge. this is aimed at young people. >> edgy words that aren't just trending on the best-seller list. >> what the hell happened to you? >> in his new book "shatner rules" william shatner talks about starring in the first network sitcom with a title they couldn't even say. >> bleep my dad says. >> pooh-pooh my dad says doesn't quite have the appeal. sounds like a children's show. >> even the great white way saw expletives up in lights this year with chris rock's turn in the mother blanker with the hat. >> [ bleep ] >> "new york times" etiquette expert and author of "social qs" says it reflects the coarsening of our culture. >> don't be [ bleep ] rude. >> are you kidding me? i can't imagine, philip, walking in to a book it store, walking

up to a 90-year-old woman and saying, hey i'm looking for that book, go the bleep to sleep. >> you wouldn't say it to the 90-year-old woman, but to the 19-year-old with a nose ring and a tattoo on her arm. >> or i would just text her and then she would just bring me the book. >> where are you [ bleep ] >> most people we talk to think it's time to rein in the swear words. >> i think it's getting worse and worse and worse. >> some people say it in every sentence and like, it's not good. >> it shows a lack of education. because if you know your words you don't have to use the naughty ones. >> but editor of author of the children's book parody if you give a kid a cookie will he shut the bleep up disagrees. >> there are other words that have the same feeling, that -- that denote the same kind of emotion from somebody. >> as bleep does? >> as bleep does. >> let me try. >> cheese. >> no. >> okay. that was my first one, calm down. how -- how about horseshoe. >> nope. >> manure. >> not even close. >> nose hair.

before i let you go i should mention that i actually wanted to write a book. i have a lot of ideas, actually. i don't know. i just felt like i didn't like the font. i had this idea that we all walk around on tennis balls. the biggest issue i have with -- >> in new york. >> if i give you a cookie, would you -- >> you know what he was saying there, right? i just want to make sure you got it. i always like in today's society we sort of water down so many words that it's almost bleeding into being okay. >> when i was a kid and i said words like that. you know what would happen? i'd get my mouth washed out with soap. >> that happened to my brother michael one time. humiliating for him. i sat there and laughed. >> we were a zest family. this tastes better. >> better you than me in >> finally today's life illustrated since we launched this new segment you've sent us thousand was your most memorable life moments. >> next week we're doing a football theme for our special

super bowl show. >> that's going to do it for "today" on a sunday morning. i'll see you back here tonight on "nbc nightly news." have a great day, everybody. ♪ ♪ i want to run wao nt thide ♪ ♪ i want to tear down the walls i'm lonely inside ♪ ♪ i want to reach out and touch the flame ♪ ♪ where the streets have no name i want to feel sunlight on my face ♪ ♪ i see the clouds disappear without a trace ♪ ♪ i want to take shelter

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