updates at 7:25 and every half hour after that. >> and again at 11:00 a.m. have a great day. s good morning. close call. nbc news declares mitt romney is apparent winner in ohio in super tuesday's most important and tightest race. romney picking up a total of six states, three for rick santorum, one for newt gingrich. and they all say the race will go on. father's day. thdad who took aim at his daughter's laptop after she trashed him on facebook. what does he say about the controversy he started? does he have regrets and have they worked things out? this morning both of them are speaking out for the first time.

and lucky to be and lucky to be alive. the mom who shielded her children from a tornado as it ripped through their home. why she says the outcome is happy. why she says the outcome is happy. wednesday, march 7, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television from nbc news this is a special edition of "today" wednesday morning on "today." good morning. welcome to "today" on what is a big political morning, a wednesday morning on "today." i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. oh, what a night. we knew the key primary to watch, ohio, would be close. but it wasn't called for mitt romney until well after midnight on the east coast. >> let's get you caught up this morning. to go with that apparent win in ohio, romney took massachusetts,

virginia, vermont and alaska. rick santorum picked up wins in tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota. as expected newt gingrich won his home state of georgia. >> so checking the delegate count let's break it down. romney leads with 319 to 105 for gingrich, 101 for santorum and 29 for ron paul. keep in mind it takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination. you don't need to be a math major to know it will go on for a bit. we'll break down the results with david gregory, chuck todd and savannah guthrie. let's begin with peter alexander who is in boston with more on this. peter, good morning to you. >> ann, good morning to you. you put it right. it was a nail-biter late into the night super tuesday. spilling over into wednesday. this morning romney campaign senior advisers are trying to characterize this as a huge night. he won the most votes, the most states, the most delegates.

but he didn't win over critics including his republican challengers vowing to stay in the race. >> reporter: with a barn burner in the buckeye state, rivals mitt romney and rick santorum addressed supporters early tuesday night. unable to claim victory in ohio, but unwilling to acknowledge going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. >> we have won in the west, the midwest and the south. we're ready to win across this country. >> reporter: while romney hosted his super tuesday party at a fancy hotel in downtown boston. >> it's wonderful to be able to go home tonight for the first time in two months. >> reporter: santorum picked a high school gym in a blue collar community. the campaign released a photo of the former senator pretending to work out. >> not many presidential candidates come to steubenville, ohio, much less hold the victory party here. >> reporter: and the background contrast wasn't lost. >> we need a fighter and someone

who learned what america was about by growing up in communities just like this. >> reporter: still unable to deliver a knockout punch, romney congratulated his opponents. >> thanks, you guys. nice races. >> reporter: and emphasized his growing lead in the delegate race and his inevitability as nominee. >> tonight we are counting up the delegates and it looks good. we are counting down the days until november. that looks better. >> reporter: newt gingrich celebrated in georgia where voters gave him yet another boost to his candidacy. >> there are lots of rabbits that run true. i'm the tortoise. one step at a time. >> reporter: gingrich picked up the vote of his party's self-proclaimed mama grizzly. >> who can best bust through the orwellian, obama rhetoric. the one who can do it is the cheerful one, newt gingrich.

>> reporter: with no victories under his belt ron paul called it a night. >> we're on the right track. make sure they hear our message all the way to d.c. [ cheers ] >> reporter: but the bottom line of super tuesday, despite an onslaught of ads. >> rick santorum just another washington insider. >> reporter: he still hasn't forced santorum out of the race. >> we have given up our jobs. we're living off our savings. yeah, we're making a little sacrifice for a very, very big goal. that's replacing this president on november of this year. >> reporter: a goal all four campaigns share. but romney has more work to do and will have to keep slugging it out. >> tonight we have taken one more step toward restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow we wake up and we start again. >> reporter: with upcoming contests in kansas, alabama, mississippi, state where is rick

santorum is expected to do well a senior santorum strategist says the santorum campaign will call on conservative and tea party voters going forward to pressure newt gingrich to leave the race, matt. today, the gingrich campaign insists it's not going anywhere. >> peter alexander in sboboston this morning, thank you very much. david gregory, chuck todd and savannah guthrie are weigh in on the results. good morning. >> good morning. >> if i pressed you to come up with a headline from yesterday can you do it? >> i think so. >> probably. >> yeah. >> probably would have to do with math versus perception. >> meaning what? >> mitt romney had a great mechanical, mathematical night. won a majority of of the delegates. he's closer. he needs less than 50% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. but he has a perceived problem with the working class. >> he won a big prize. he won ohio. it was a better morning than a

night for him. the night wasn't good. looked like he was losing. this morning he won the big prize he had to win. he has the most delegates. >> savannah, if i had to come up with a headline it would be everybody except ron paul got something they needed yesterday to have a reason to forge ahead. >> that's it. the race goes on. super tuesday is an opportunity for mitt romney to put the process to an end. he didn't do it. for me the headline is mitt romney wins but doesn't do so convincingly in a way that ends the nominating process. >> who thought rick santorum exceeded expectations yesterday? >> i did. >> oklahoma, tennessee, north dakota. >> he denied santorum the ability to expand support. if you look at tea party folks, evangelicals, the cultural conservatives of the party, they really did rally around santorum. romney has to do better. >> you're not sure? >> no, no. look at how much he was outspent. that's the problem here if

you're mitt romney. it all looks good. seven states he got delegates out of. the majority of those things. you realize how much it costs to win ohio by one percentage point. it cost him millions. rick santorum barely spent over $1 million. >> the rumbling out of the santorum campaign is they are looking to newt gingrich saying, pal -- >> you're killing me. >> you're killing me here. is there a chance they can force newt gingrich out? when you listened to him, he told supporters he's going to alabama and elsewhere. >> i doubt it. now the santorum campaign is saying out loud what they have been saying for weeks. they want a one on one with mitt romney. they think they could prevail over mitt romney. but there is no incentive for the candidates to get out. >> newt embarrassed himself last night. he won georgia? he didn't get any other silvers in any other state. third or fourth in every other

state. >> a tidbit out of georgia, although he won by a wide mar jich gin. when people in georgia were asked who's likely to beat barack obama, mitt romney took the top spot. >> gingrich is saying rick santorum can't win. he lost his home state by double digits when he ran for re-election. i don't know that he's inclined to cede that ground. >> barack obama took the opportunity yesterday to hold his first press conference in quite a while. let's take a quick listen. >> what's said on the campaign trail, those folks don't have a lot of responsibilities. they're not commander in chief. and when i see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, i'm reminded of the costs involved in war.

>> the immediate strategy seems to be they can talk about running for president. i'm the president of the united states. you like the strategy? >> this was specifically aimed at mitt romney. they were really -- i can tell you this. senior advisers were struck that mitt romney was talking about moving warships in his speech to apec about iran. they think mitt romney needs to be called out, questioned on this and forced to defend these calls and declarations of war almost. >> chuck, david and savannah, you had a late night. thanks for getting up. here's ann. >> the economy is one of the key issues in the presidential race and investors hope for a rebound after wall street's worst day of the year. the dow lost 203 points. the sell-off was global spreading west from europe. jim cramer from kwoez m"mad mon

joins us. good morning. >> good morning. i feel greece will be resolved. in the end it will be a neutral. it will not hurt or help us here. >> the s&p and also nasdaq fell. the snowball accelerated with a news conference that the president gave. >> right. the substance of most of the questions was about the iran/israel missile crisis, so to speak. people feel every time that's discussed, gasoline goes higher. gasoline is the weakness of the american consumer. >> it's $3.76 on average a gallon. at what point does it start to hurt our recovery? >> we have never seen above four not hurt the recovery. when we get to $4, $4.50 the economy slows. no way it won't. that's the big worry for the stock market. >> on the flip side, a correction was expected, right, jim? >> one of the things that's happened is we have had a great

market, ann. it's been one of the best i have seen in 32 years of investing. you don't want to get greedy. understand that if oil doesn't come down and gasoline doesn't come down we won't be able to go much beyond where we are this year. >> even with good news possible in the jobs report? >> everything balances out. this country is doing fine. better than china right now in terms of the trajectory. better than europe. but if we don't get gasoline down people will be reluctant to hire going forward. >> you can watch "mad money" weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 eastern time on cnbc. thanks, jim. >> let's get a check on the top stories. savannah is at the news desk. good morning again. >> good morning. in the news the u.n. humanitarian chief arrives in syria today to push the government to allow relief workers into areas hardest hit by president asad's brutal crackdown on an uprising here.

this as president obama warns unilateral action by the u.s. would be a mistake calling the situation more complicated than the u.s. intervention in libya. decorated green beret edward cant cantrell died when his home caught fire. he and his wife escaped. cantrell ran back inside to save his daughters. the 36-year-old and the girls never made it out. he had just returned from afghanistan last summer. he served in iraq and had been awarded four bronze stars and one purple heart. a solar storm could be headed our way after one of the strongest solar flares of the last few years. a direct hit from the flare could cause a worldwide radio blackout, but this flare is said to be more likely to deliver a glancing blow to our planet. sometime thursday or friday. tech fanatics are buzzing

ahead of a major apple event today that many believe could be the unveiling of a third generation ipad. tech blogs speculate a new ipad would be faster and have a sharper screen display. according to intercepted manufacturing orders, some blogs say it won't be called the ipad 3 but rather the ipad-hd. and the indianapolis colts are reportedly set to split with star quarterback peyton manning today. manning is the four-time league mvp and super bowl winner. he's said in the past his goal was to play his entire career with the colts. but an injury left him sidelined for all of 2011. an official announcement is expected from the colts at noon eastern today. it's 7:15. back to ann, matt and al. >> twitter was abuzz with that yesterday. >> back to the ipad. some people say it will have siri. couldn't you just use your iphone and ask siri if she'll be

on the new ipad? >> you could do that. >> she's mysterious. >> try it. meantime -- >> mr. roker. >> first of all, we have a lot of warm air to talk about. in fact, big changes. temperatures that will be anywhere from 10 to 25 degrees above normal. the jet stream way up to the north. we'll see 20 degrees above normal in cleveland. 73 in nashville. st. louis, 70 degrees. this is the way it's been all winter long. the jet stream has been to the north. the north atlantic oscillation. we are talking about temperatures anywhere from four to five degrees above normal for the entire winter. most likely december to february will be the warmest on record. we'll get official confirmation we asked siri.

she can't answer that. good morning. temperatures are running cold. we have breezy conditions right now out at the north at 20 miles per hour sustained in fairfield. winds will relax through the afternoon and your temperatures are going to be about five to ten degrees warmer in the mid-60s just about everywhere. 63 in san francisco, 66 in san jose today. as we head throughout the rem d remainder of the week, we keep on climbing. that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. now the alarming rise in the number of preschoolers with a mouthful of cavities. nbc chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here to talk about it. >> this took people by surprise. it happened to kids at all income levels and the decay can be so severe they are requiring general anesthesia just for general treatment procedures. just 5 years old, owen wilford is used to the dentist. he's had two cavities in two weeks. something his mother is trying to avoid with 2-year-old hudson.

>> hudson doesn't have cavities yet. so we're working on it. >> reporter: tooth decay in 2 to 5-year-olds is on the rise. according to a recent new york times article, dentists are regularly seeing preschoolers with as many as 6 to 10 cavities. and dentists say the reason for the increase isn't hard to find. >> every time a child has a snack with a sugary item, their mouth becomes acidic. it's the number and frequency of exposures in that environment that can cause tooth decay. >> okay, everybody. time to brush your teeth. >> reporter: is brushing twice a day has long been the prescription for healthy teeth, but it's a habit too many kids aren't developing. >> my son turned 4. he hates brushing his teeth. it's a fight, a battle. >> reporter: dentists say it's a battle worth winning. >> which one's hurting you? >> reporter: some toddlers require extensive work including root kanls so general anesthesia

is necessary. these procedures can cost parents from $2,000 to $5,000 depending on insurance coverage. >> it's in their best interest to get the treatment done at one visit. that requires either sedation or general anesthesia. >> reporter: though the cost of tooth decay can be steep. >> my wife says we need to get him to the dentist. >> reporter: taking steps to prevent it can be as simple as a play ground game. >> we try to give him natural foods and give him a good toothbrushing every night before bed. hopefully that will keep him healthy. do the best we can, of course. >> reporter: besides brushing, if you want to limit your child's problems, limit the number of cavities, well, guess what. sit down, cut down on the snacks, all the sweet stuff. raisins which parents pack have a lot of sugar in them. and tap water is a great natural source of fluoride. we have turned to bottled water. good old-fashioned tap water is great. >> nancy, thank you very much.

>> you bet. >> 18 after the hour. here's ann. >> now to the caribbean where prince harry is enjoying his first official solo tour to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. his latest stop is jamaica. kerry sanders is in kingston with details on this story. hey, kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, ann. at 27 years old, his royal highness known as prince henry of wales. that's officially his name. he's doing like most people do when they come to the islands. he's relaxing as much as a royal can do, but prince harry, as we call him, is a soldier. he's the unmarried one and now we can add one more description. he's among the fastest people on earth. the proof? right here in jamaica. >> set, go! >> reporter: prince harry, the royal versus jamaica's own usain

bolt, the three-time olympic gold medal sprinter who many say is still the fastest man on earth. but in a head-to-head matchup, with a little regal deception, that all changed. prince marry won not one, but two races. stealing not only the finish line, but also bolt's signature pose. >> i'll get him back though. one day. >> reporter: it was especially great said usain to give the prince the victory considering what's afoot here. >> the island called for the queen to lose her title as the head of state on the island. despite being known as the party prince harry revealed he's versatile at matters of state, becoming a prince charming with the prime minister. >> he's very, very nice. a wonderful person. >> reporter: and then there was the prince's visit to the unofficial royalty of the

island. the late king of reggae, bob marley's widow rita. later at a formal dinner, the prince had bob marley on the mind. >> her majesty extents her wishes to you all and i'm sorry she can't be here so you're stuck with me. don't worry, because every little thing's gonna be all right. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in the last six days the prince has danced in belize. >> he's cuter in person. >> definitely. >> reporter: island hopped in the bahamas. >> i think really buckingham palace will be pleased with how well he's gone down here. >> reporter: while harry's sister-in-law kate, the duchess of cambridge, might be known as the style icon, for some reason his suede shoes have become all the rage. in case you would like a pair, they are called russell and

bromley, cost about $180. look at matt's feet. he's wearing the blue ones now. >> they're red. they look amazing. >> everybody will be wearing these in three days. >> sweet assignment for kerry. meantime, coming up, we have a father who was seen by more than 31 million people shooting up his daughter's laptop over her comments on facebook. he's here with his daughter to talk about it for the first time. first, this is "today" on nbc. look! here she comes!

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that right there is your laptop. you see it's out here on the ground. this right here is my .45. [ gunshot ] >> that was the first round. >> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, the 7th day of march 2012. that's the youtube video with more than 31 million hits. a north carolina dad shooting his daughter's laptop after he read something he didn't like on her facebook page. well, i think maybe he was angry, matt. >> we asked our viewers to weigh in on that a couple weeks ago. 120,000 of you shared your opinions. a lot of people have questions

about those actions. for the first time this morning we're going to hear from them and what is their relationship like now? does tommy jordan have regrets? does hannah marie have a new laptop? we'll talk to them in a live interview. >> also coming up, a harrowing story we brought you on tuesday. an indiana mother who protected her kids by laying on top of them as a tornado ripped apart their home and because of her brave actions she lost part of both legs but her kids survived without a scratch. this morning she'll share her story. and a new drama at nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination lawsuit. how the central argument that she was fired from "desperate housewives" in re-al tags got a big hit on tuesday. >> let's begin with the act of tough love from a north carolina father who fired nine shots into his daughter's laptop. we'll talk to them in a moment. first mark potter has the story

from the very place where it all began. mark, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. when tommy jordan got up from this chair in this field and shot that computer those were shots heard around the world and seen by millions of people. now he, his wife and daughter are speaking about it publically for the first time after apparently burying the hatchet -- or at least the handgun. tommy jordan and his teenage daughter hannah are back on good terms despite a war of words over the internet. >> i'm sorry. that's why you're the next generation and i'm the dumb old guy. >> reporter: at their home in north carolina there is a truce. >> want to say grace? >> reporter: and family peace. last month it was a much different story after their father-daughter spat went public, then viral for all to see. >> this is for my daughter hannah. and more importantly for her friends on facebook who thought her little rebellious post was cute. >> reporter: it began when

jordan posted a youtube video confronting hannah about a message she posted on facebook using foul language to complain about her life at home. jordan read the note. >> i'm tired of picking up after you. you tell me at least once a job that i have to get a job. i love this part. you could just pay me for all the [ bleep ] i do around the house. seriously? are you kidding me? >> reporter: jordan said he was disappointed with how disrespectful his daughter was. what he did next got everybody's attention. >> this right here is my .45. >> reporter: at close range he destroyed her laptop with hollow point ammunition and nine shots. the video sparked a firestorm of comments. jordan's youtube site drew 31 million viewers and ten times more likes than dislikes. a poll on "today" found 72% supported the dad. but also, dr. phil mcgraw said jordan should have acted more

like an adult. >> you never, ever humiliate your child publically. >> reporter: jordan fired back calling dr. phil a hypocrite. >> you do realize that not all, but a large majority of the premise of your show is you bringing troubled kids on and troubled teens, parents and all age groups and publically humiliating them in front of the entire world for profit, right? >> reporter: back home in north carolina when the dust finally settled, hannah faced the music and wrote an apology note. tommy admitted he really wasn't proud of his response but stands by it. so things are better now and less sons have been learned. hannah's facebook access is restricted, a lingering wound from the brief but viral internet war here. matt? >> did you make sure tommy is okay with you sitting in his chair? >> reporter: we asked permission. we'll put it back behind the house when we're done, we

guarantee you. >> thanks, mark. tommy jordan is here with hannah marie and wife dr. amy jordan. good morning. good to see you. it's been a month to the day, tommy. how has life changed for you? >> wow. it's changed a lot. we had a lot of scrutiny, a lot of people keeping an eye on every little comment we make and everything we do on facebook and the internet. >> mark mentioned we did a poll on "today." he said 72% of the people supported you and you were quick to say 73% actually. you have been following this. have you had tough attacks? have you gotten rough e-mails? >> yeah. 10,000, 20,000. i couldn't keep track. i'm pulling in probably 1,000 a day on a slow day. i'm trying to filter them for good and bad. i have folders called good, bad,

press. there's more good mail than bad, but there is a large amount of bad mail. >> hannah marie, one of the comments i heard is how is this young lady doing? what's going on behind the scenes at that house? share that with me. in the day after your dad's video went public, i know there were tears on your part, you were upset. what happened next? >> we got home, talked about it. and we went our separate ways for a while, but we came back together. we were laughing about it afterwards. >> you say you were able to find humor in it. when you look at what you posted on facebook it was rough. you used a lot of expletives in referring to your parents. do you understand you did something wrong? do you think you did something wrong? >> yeah, i know that i did now. >> is that to get out of the grounded situation or do you believe that? >> i believe it. >> how do you feel about the way your dad handled it publically?

>> i think he overreacted a little bit, but i understand. >> have you said that to him? dad, i think you overreacted. >> i don't know. have i? >> yeah. that first day, i think you did. >> tommy, the part of the story that get it is most attention -- and i don't think for the right reasons -- is the shooting of the laptop. you could have put it in the trash, run over it and accomplished the same thing. the question i have is this -- and dr. phil brought it up. you felt hannah marie did something wrong by publically hue mail yating you guys on facebook. and the way you punished her was to publically humiliate her. why do two wrongs make a right? >> i forget who it was, but tommy, you got down to her level. you shouldn't have done that. well, we tried the adult level. we tried talking about it. we tried taking the laptop away. twice we tried taking it away or

grounding her. it didn't work. so, yeah. i put it on a level -- i got down on her level, the exact same format she used. she put it on facebook. i put it on facebook. >> you couldn't have gone in the living room and had the same discussion with her without the camera, shot the camera in the backyard but done it privately and kept it a family matter? >> possibly, in hindsight, considering all the cps and d.s.s. is involvement and that sort of stuff. maybe that was the right thing to do. i can't change it. i did what i did, i stood behind it and i still do. >> i hope tommy take this is the right way. i think there may be some and according to our polling it would be a minority. but there might be some people looking at the video saying, here's a yahoo with more ammunition than brains. i think people will be surprised to know that in my experience with your husband he is a very

thoughtful, very caring, very intelligent, very articulate guy. what's your experience in all of this been? >> i totally agree. people may look at the video that don't know him or us and think we're just completely uneducated country people. that's not the case. he's very intelligent, very thoughtful. he rarely does anything without thinking it through or even consulting me on a lot of occasions. this wasn't any different. >> i think it's a good opportunity now that amy has talked about you, we have heard your rant against hannah marie. tell me about her. what's she like as a daughter? >> i have a great kid. people took eight minutes to judge me and 30 second where is i read hannah's note to judge her. i have a great daughter. she made a mistake that day. i made a mistake that day. i stand behind what i did, but

the consequences were larger than hers were. i have a great daughter. she's smart, intelligent, all honors classes. she's socially adapted well with other kids, with us. >> is she still grounded? >> oh, yeah. >> does she have a new computer? >> i get asked that a lot. no. we had people that same day on facebook. i had a guy that tried to start a conversation who said, i will send you one right now. give me the address. you don't get the point. >> i want to mention you have been able to stay anonymous in this at home because your last name is your mom's last name. it's not jordan. what's it going to be like at school now? you will go to school and everybody will know you were the young lady involved in this episode? >> i think it's going to be different, but i don't think it will be that bad. >> a little extra attention maybe? >> probably. >> tommy, i was up front with you when we talked on the phone and met in person. i said, i don't agree with what

you did. >> i respect that. >> and you said, you're not a perfect parent, you struggle with decisions on a daily basis. what have you learned from this? >> hard to answer that. there's been a lot of things. the biggest thing we learned from this, i think, all the public scrutiny that followed this, every single thing we did was watched for almost a month and still is. every comment. everything we do on facebook is watch. i'm on facebook a lot as part of my job. there are 100,000 comments to everything we do. it makes you stop and think about everything you do. the public scrutiny has helped me. i hesitate to say us, but all of us, think about everything that's going on in our lives. we were asked a lot of questions about things that people previously didn't care about. >> you had always told hannah

marie everything she did on facebook could come back to affect the rest of her life. >> that's the point. a lot of what we were trying to make with her in the beginning is don't post anything on the web -- this goes for all parents and children. don't post anything on the web you don't want the entire world to see. that was why we were upset with her in the first place. all of this has driven the point home. >> you have learned the lesson. you have something to give hannah marie? >> i do. everybody assumed -- i don't know why, but it was kind of a hot headed rage when i did it. just for proof, there's hannah's hard drive. all her data was saved. all her pictures were saved. i didn't go out there and empty a clip into my kid's laptop. there was thought in it. i saved your data. when you get a laptop, you can put that back in it. fair enough? >> yeah. >> you may want to grab it and hang on. thanks for joining us.

i appreciate it. this story has generated so much response among our viewers. it's nice to get to know the people behind that short eight and a half-minute video. thanks for coming in. they'll be back later to answer your questions. to join the conversation go to today.com. we'll have much more with them on "rock center with brian williams" tonight at 10:00/9:00 central time on nbc. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now. >> we have a bunch of hard hats. where are you from? >> mississippi state. >> reporter: the engineering department? >> building construction. >> even better. thanks for coming by. let's show you what's going on today. risk of strong storms developing. texas into the mid mississippi river valley. snow back through the rockies. tomorrow, we are looking at a lot of rain, a risk of strong storms, isolated tornadoes from austin to little rock. rainfall amounts anywhere from

three to eight inches of rain in parts of texas. generally though about two to five inches of rain. expect flooding. well, a bit cold and breezy start to this wednesday. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we're going to see a really nice finish. temperatures climbing from the 40s into the mid-60s. 66 degrees today in morgan hill. 62 in pleasanton and san francisco, touching on 63 degrees. by tomorrow, we warm you up to 70, 75 for friday. things start to change. cloudy conditions for saturday. we cool you off a little bit. then we get some rain late monday to tuesday. and that's your latest weather, matt? >> thank you very much. up next, who made the ultimate call to fire nicollette sheridan? the revealing testimony at her "desperate housewives" wrongful termination lawsuit. and later, an exclusive live interview with the indiana mother who lost parts of her legs shielding her children from

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just $84.97. back now at 7:47 with a new blow to in this case let sheridan's claim that her character on "desperate housewives" was killed off only after she complained about being hit on the head by the show's creator. tuesday a former studio chief told jurors the decision was his. mike taibbi is in los angeles with details on the story. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. it was a tough day in court for the 49-year-old sheridan. not just testimony refuting her claim that her firing from the nighttime soap was an act of retaliation but that her career once worth $175,000 per episode has all but ground to a halt. arriving for court in business suit and ponytail the british born actress who made edie a key player on "housewives" heard how valuable her character was for

five seasons. she also heard the decision to write her character out of the show wasn't made when she complained about being struck in the head by marc cherry, the show's creator. he called it a light tap while rehearsing a scene. but from mark pet owitz. he said the character had run its course. there was a decision about killing off edie britt. since "housewives" her only tv credit is a hallmark movie last year "honeymoon for one." her career stalled. >> it's been difficult to find an agent and work. >> reporter: sheridan had not only sued her former boss. he testified her conduct was sometimes unprofessional. not pung wall, forgetting lines, nasty to a prop man and critical of her scripts and costars. hollywood's take among some movers and shakers.

>> that nicollette sheridan is not very different from her character edie on "desperate housewives." she's brash, opinionated and can be difficult. >> reporter: marc sherry described sheridan as beautiful, smart and funny. at that time height of her fame she was one of people magazine's 50 most beautiful people and blackwell's worst dressed. sure marks of bold-faced celebrity. now cherry's lawyer says the case for termination is falling apart. >> we feel good. >> reporter: her costars including eva longoria, teri hatcher and felicity huffman could be called against her. >> i really would like all of it to go away. i'm like no. >> reporter: but it can't go away. only sheridan did from the show that once made her a household name. with the ratings in decline the show has confirmed this season

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good wednesday morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the man accused of running down a young baseball fan in san francisco will be in court this morning. 22-year-old andrew vargas could enter a plea on charges of felony dui and hit-and-run. last august, police say he hit the boy as he crossed mission street after leaving a jingts game at at&t park. vargas was allegedly driving the wrong way on a one-way street and fled the scene. the boy was critically injured but has since recovered. let's check that forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. still on the breezy side, but winds are starting to relax, especially on the south end of the bay area, and calm winds right now in san mateo. still kind of gusty, though, from novato through fairfield, even napa and santa rosa. but your wind cast tells the story. we set the clock in motion for

you. stop it. right at about 7:00 p.m. tonight, you can see all those deep yellows transition over to blue. that's an indication of much calmer wind. we'll wake up tomorrow with light winds at best. so today temperatures in the 60s, 65 degrees in san jose. hit about 62 in dublin, take you across the bay, 65 for san rafael today. warmer tomorrow, warming up more for friday, 75 inland. the weekend, a few more clouds, drop off to 67 degrees saturday. storm system moves in late monday into tuesday. let's check your drive with mike. all right, folks. let's take you to the live look at san jose, 280 coming at you with all that traffic jamming up, the focus point at 880. southbound 880 coming from left to right on your screen, an incident that just popped up on our report there, as you pass basically the valley exit. looking to the maps, you can see there's that stretch we just showed you live, the red zone, northbound 17 as well as northbound 880 coming away. also slow. northbound 101 jams up through palo alto.

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stephanie decker's story on tuesday. she used herself as a human shield to protect her son and daughter as a tornado was destroying their home. she lost part of a leg and a foot. both of her children survived without a scratch. you are looking at the entire family joining us coming up for a live interview, matt. >> also ahead, the idea of living alone. more and more americans are doing it, but do the joys and benefits of living alone -- like you can eat all the oreos you want in the bathtub, do they outweigh the pitfalls? >> is that the most important thing? >> for me, it is. >> a lot of people said they love being able to do whatever they want including eating without judgment. he's not off the mark. >> and drinking great beer is another thing we'd like to do whether you're single or a couple. martha stewart will help us throw the ultimate beer bash. martha and a kegger. >> a lot to get to.

natalie is on assignment today. savannah is at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. in the news today, mitt romney picked up six states and the most delegates in the super tuesday republican primaries and caucuses. his opponents are fighting on today. nbc news declared romney the winner in the pivotal ohio race. but rick santorum prevailed in three states and former speaker newt gingrich captured his home state of georgia. overseas financial markets were mixed as they tried to regain footing after tuesday's sell-off on wall street. the dow industrials dropped more than 200 points, the worst showing this year amid investor worries about the greek debt problem and china's economic slowdown. texas tycoon r. alan stanford could spend life behind bars after his conviction tuesday for running a $7 billion ponzi scheme. the jury will decide if he should forfeit $300 million in remaining assets.

dramatic video shows an avalanche last weekend in san francisco. it disabled a ski lift with people on board. nobody was hurt. the lift is closed for the season. now for a look at what's trending today, our quick round-up of what has you talking online. demi moore was photographed returning to los angeles after weeks of vacation and reported rehab. it was the first time moore was seen in public since she collapsed and was rushed to the hospital in january. monkees drummer mickey dolan says that surviving band members will probably skip the private funeral being planned for davy jones. he says the family wants the service to be low key to avoid a media circus. an old twitter rant coming to life now is haunting the newly crowned miss seattle who won on saturday. back in december, after coming

home from school in arizona she tweeted, ew, i seriously am hating seattle right now. she tweeted, take me back to arizona, ugh, can't stand cold, rainy seattle and the annoying people. she tweeted an apology this week. 8:04. now back to matt, ann and al. miss seattle, everybody. >> let that be a lesson. be careful what you say. >> or stay off. you don't have to worry. like matt lauer. by the way -- >> from our friends at uconn -- [ cheers ] >> it's willard scott's birthday and you have a song. >> we do. >> go, fight, go, fight, go, happy birthday, willard scott! >> there you go. everybody got nervous because if you sing that happy birthday song we have to pay big bucks. happy birthday uncle willy, 78

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the drawer closes on these offers march 31st. we are back at 8:10 with the latest on the heroic actions of a mother to save her children during a deadly tornado outbreak. stephanie decker lost a leg and a foot while shielding her son and daughter. they'll join us in a moment. first tom costello is at the university of louisville medical center with more. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. stephanie is lucky to be alive. she could have so easily bled to death as she was being rescued or waiting to be rescued from the are you able of hrubble of . the doctors say she's making

tremendous progress. there may be no greater love than a mother's love for her children. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: stephanie decker insists she is no hero for losing part of a leg and a foot while protecting 8-year-old domenic and 5-year-old reese from friday's tornado. >> i just love my kids. and i still worry about how they will react after this now. >> reporter: stephanie and the kids were home alone when the tornado took aim at their house. huddling in the basement, stephanie wrapped a blanket around the kids, then laid on top of them while texting husband joe. >> first thing she said was the windows are shaking. right after that she said the whole house is shaking. >> i saw a brick coming at my daughter's direction. so i would maneuver my back left and right, dodging so i would take the hit and not my daughter or my son. >> reporter: when the tornado

passed, the home was gone, wiped from its foundation. stephanie and the kids were buried in the rubble and not responding to joe's messages. >> are you okay? are you okay? are you guys okay? you've got to answer, babe. >> reporter: stephanie was pinned, one leg severed at the knee. neighbors saved her life, pulled her free, applied a tourniquet and rushed her to a waiting ambulance. the kids didn't have a scratch. >> she's alive and the kids are alive. >> so i told her -- i'm like, the kids get to see you. you get to see the kids grow up. that's all that matters. >> i could have easily walked up on this house to three dead people. >> reporter: the decker family house is gone. so many of their belongings scattered, but a house is just a house. family is the foundation. >> i'm just happy they're here. we get to spend the next 50 years together, however long

we've got. >> the biggest reason i fought for is for my children. i'm just so thankful that they lived and they didn't have a scratch on them. >> reporter: stephanie is scheduled to have surgery later in the week. doctors say she should be up on her prosthetic leg and foot in three months. her dad said, i know her. she'll be up faster than that. matt, back to you. >> tom costello, thank you. stephanie and joe decker are with us exclusively along with 8-year-old domenic and 5-year-old reese. good morning to you. it's great to see you. >> good morning. >> stephanie, i have so much i want to ask you. how are you doing? >> well, first i want to tell you that i appreciate all of your support and your help during this time. you have been gracious, matt. your phone calls and all your staff have been wonderful in

helping us get this story out. so first i want to tell you thank you. >> my pleasure. >> i'm feeling much better. it's been a rough road. i have up days and down days. today i'm a little tired, but other than that, i think we're doing pretty good. >> stephanie, i have three kids. once in a while you go through the scenario, what would happen if something were to happen? we don't live in a tornado area. would i know what to do in the event of a real sudden emergency. had you gone through scenarios like this in your mind? >> the extent of our scenarios are typical get in the basement and wait for the storm to ride -- you know, ride it out. never in my life have i gone through a scenario of a tornado taking my entire house.

you always feel your basement is safe. that's why we have them in our area. you never think that it's not safe. so, no. i was not prepared for this storm. >> where did you come up with the idea of wrapping the kids in a blanket? i had never heard of that. it's a brilliant idea. where did you figure it out? >> instinct is the only thing i can tell you. we were in the basement. i could tell that this was not a typical storm. i could hear the sounds of a train coming behind me. and i did not want to take a chance. so there was a blanket in our basement with all of our things that are down there. i just wrapped them up, tied it tight to make sure -- to protect them just in case. >> and then got on top of the kids and rode out this tornado. do you have any idea -- and i'm

sure time felt like it was standing still. do you have any idea how long the storm was over your house? >> i don't. you know, that's one of the things. i still don't know. i don't know how long it took. i know the storm wasn't very long, but it felt like eternity. >> when the tornado passed, you realized instantly that you were in really severe trouble in terms of your injuries. you knew one leg was either severed or barely there, another leg was crushed. you managed to get your son domenic out so he could go for help and you did something so many people have thought about because you were afraid that you weren't going to make it. you took out your cell phone and recorded a message for your husband. joe, have you seen that message? >> no. i haven't seen it. probably going to be a long time before i have the courage to look at that.

i can't look at that right now. >> the idea that at that moment she thought to communicate to you and make sure you understood how she felt has to be pretty powerful. >> yeah, it's very powerful. that's probably why i can't look at it. that's going to take a long time to take a look. >> stephanie, it's personal, but would you share anything you said on that message? >> no. that's not probably something i would. honestly, i don't remember a whole lot that i said. it's more the i love yous and things like that. i wouldn't disclose that. that is something sacred and very private and also very difficult for all of us at this time. >> i'm looking at domenic and reese, 8 and 5. physically they are perfect. i'm wondering -- and i hate to say this in front of them, but

they have been through something very traumatic with the storm and watching their mom get injured so badly. how do you think they're doing otherwise? >> currently, i think they are doing well. i do worry about post traumatic stress with them from this. i think some counseling for all of us. i think that's going to be helpful for all of us to have a little bit of counseling. >> i know -- i'm sorry. i was going to say i know the neighbor who came that domenic managed to alert who came and put a tourniquet on you is a hero. the doctors at the hospital are heroes. you say after all you did, you are no hero. all i can say is, really? it's extraordinary what you did. >> well, thank you. but, really, it was instincts

and it was protecting my children. you know, you have three children. you understand. there's nothing you won't do for them. and you get a mama bear out there and they're vicious. they're going to do what they have to do. so i honestly feel like it is just me protecting them. and once i knew they were safe, i knew i could rest. you know, if anything were to happen to me, as long as i knew they were safe i was okay with that. >> joe, you've got a heck of a wife. domenic and reese, you are awfully lucky kids to have a mom like this. stephanie, take care of yourself. be well, okay? >> okay. thank you. >> thank you. keep us posted on your recovery, okay? we wish you the best. >> i will. >> we're back after this.

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willard, good morning. >> reporter: beautiful sanibel, florida. i have been coming down here since 1972. anyway, it was a lovely resort and they set us up for this. happy birthday from smucker's. they were nice enough to pay for it. happy birthday to lena romano. i love that name. woodstock, vermont. pretty town. beautiful hotel up there. 100 today. the secret to longevity is attitude. also olive oil and jack daniels. i never tried jack with olive oil. bertie ketner. great name. jefferson city, tennessee. 104 years old today. enjoys word search puzzles. and visiting with pals. isn't it nice to have friends at

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because his last name is old. that's it. back to new york. okay, willard. have a great birthday. willard mentioned cocktail time. up next, martha stewart is throwing a beer party. good wednesday morning to you. 8:26 right now. people have been talking about it for days. this morning apple will announce its newest product. it's probably going to be a new ipad. rumors have been flying about what the new device might look like. some say the screen will have a higher resolution, feeling the new ipad will be called the ipad hd. we're learning the company could make an announcement about apple tv. today's announcement happens at 10:00 in san francisco. we, of course, have a crew there and will bring you the very latest. right now i want to check on that morning commute if you're trying to get out the door. >> you might be a little late today if you're heading out

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words -- beer party! >> martha stewart says forget about a wine tasting. have a beer tasting. >> apparently involving parsnips. >> and the man behind a number of popular sites on the internet. also people not happy including gawker. we'll interview him in a moment. >> and more with the man who posted the video on facebook shooting his daughter's laptop. he's agreed to stick around and answer some viewer e-mails. we have gotten a lot of them since the segment this morning. >> meantime -- but first let us mention that nine years ago our dear friend and colleague david bloom died suddenly of deep vein thrombosis while covering the war in iraq. >> dvt awareness month is march and his wife melanie is the spokesperson for the coin

addition to prevent dvt. she's here with a member of the steering committee. nice to see you. >> nice to be here. >> we want to get the information out. what exactly is dvt and how does it relate to what happened with david? >> dvt is a blood clot that develops in one of the blood vessels of the legs. this blood clot could break off and go to the lungs causing a pulmonary embolism and in this case took david's life. >> melanie, because of your efforts, more people know about this. they know some 2 million people are affected every year. now that the coalition has a new survey that indicates who specifically is at high risk. >> that's right. 2 million americans develop dvt each year. there are people at greater risk like cancer patients. we released a survey showing almost 75% of cancer patients haven't been informed by their health care provider about the

increased risk for developing this condition. we are focused on reaching people who fall in this higher risk category. >> what are the symptoms that you're having experienced with dvt? >> symptoms are swelling or pain in the legs, cramping. if it travels and hits the lungs becoming a pulmonary embolism it feels like chest pain, shortness of breath. >> doctor, how do you avoid the symptoms? what can you do to prevent this? >> if we become more aware of risk factors. surgery, obesity, cancer. and that patients are more aware of the process then they can talk to their health care provider for appropriate assessment and evaluation. >> how many people die of this every year? >> about 300,000 people. that's more than aids and breast cancer combined. we are moving the needle on awareness. there is more that needs to be done. >> thank you very much. good to see you. how are the girls?

>> is great. >> can we quickly mention that at their school which is in greenwitch, connecticut, they have our "today" show set and it's being used by students -- >> the girls use it for broadcast journalism class and "today from the heart" is what they call it. "today" donated the set after david passed. so they are sitting at the same set their daddy did and learning about journalism. >> thank you so much. >> good to see you all. >> thank you. mr. roker? >> let's look at what's going on for today. we have showers and thunderstorms developing down through texas also up into the mississippi river valley. rip currents on the southeastern atlantic coast. tomorrow a risk of strong storms texas to arkansas where we'll be looking at anywhere from 3 to 5

inches of rain. sunny and mild in the southwest. upper ohio river valley. snow in michigan. well, we've gone from windy to breezy on this wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. 65 dekbrgrees is the forecasted high. 64 in walnut creek. low 60s in san francisco. 63 today. up to 70 by thursday. 75 degrees, we climb even more so for your friday. a little breezy and cool for saturday, down to 66 degrees. then a storm system, pretty potent storm system arrives late monday into tuesday. don't forget. get your weather any time you want it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com. >> sounds good. ready to taste some beer? >> yeah! >> we're going to have a beer tasting party with martha stewart coming up. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we're back at 8:37. this morning on martha on "today" we're throwing a beer tasting party. forget the college party. now it's about cold brew and hot snacks. straight from the march pages of martha stewart living. >> good morning. i don't know if you want to have beer this time of day. >> yes. >> is that a trick question? of course we do. >> a beer tasting party is like the new thing because there are so many artisanal beers. if you go to the local brewery and find good beers, bring them home and treat your friends. >> make it casual. >> this is chalk board, oil cloth. you can write on it. people can write impressions of the beers. we have numbered glasses. they each have a specific quality. >> grab a beer and let's go.

obviously you have to have beer and food. we're going to make great recipes starting with a shrimp dish. tell me about it. >> this is delicious. these are roasted buffalo shrimp. they have the same flavors of paprika, one and a half pounds of beautiful fresh shrimp. we have two cloves of garlic chopped up. cayenne pepper, salt, honey. mix it together, put it on a baking sheet and bake at 450 for five minutes. >> buffalo leads me to believe there is a blue cheese dressing for this. >> this is a different taste. this is lemon juice, sour cream and celery leaves. it's a light version of the buffalo chicken wing. >> i can't believe i'll ask you this, but how do you keep your meatballs moist? >> don't overcook them. and have the correct proportion

of fat to lean. >> you have beef chuck, pork and you mix it all with -- >> with pancetta. you can make them by scooping. scoop it out, roll it in your hand. >> in your hand. >> yeah, roll it like this. >> wash your hands first, which i did not. >> oh, okay. >> and as you said, this is onion, egg yolk, cayenne pepper, thyme and pancetta. those will be rolled in bred crumbs and flour. >> you want to give them a crust before you fry them. >> we brown them first in oil. then put them in the oven for ten minutes. >> mm. >> not overcooked and make sure they are well cooked because of the pork. >> voila, cocktail meatballs. >> look how cute they are. >> they are cute. >> i love this sandwich. this is good. >> blue cheese sandwich. have you ever had one? >> never. >> he just tasted it. >> i treated.

>> onion jam made with balsamic, salt and pepper. slather on the onion jam on good white bread. you can use brioche or a country white and a little bit of artisanal blue cheese. >> instead of bacon you're using canadian bacon. >> it's precooked already. that goes on the sandwich. two slices of that and maybe a little bit of butter on one side here. put that on. butter the outside of the sandwich. we're not calling it a grilled cheese. we are calling it a blue cheese, onion jam sandwich. >> amazing. >> and the favorite thing here are the parsnip chips. >> smoky. >> they go with the beers. the dark beer has the smoky flavor. they taste so great. you just peel the parsnips

first. then strip them like this with the potato peeler. these strips go into -- see if the oil is right. it goes into oil around 300 degrees. >> you say it takes a while but it's worth it. >> oh, it hardly takes any time. >> oh. >> and it's still worth it. >> situation normal. >> be careful when frying. tend to it. and did you taste one? >> not yet. >> taste one. they're so good. >> martha, thank you so much. cheers! >> up next, doing what you want when you want. the growing appeal of living alone. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road?

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in fact, time magazine is reporting that the group is now tied with childless couples as the most common type of american home. many of those singles are saying they would not have it any other way. 38-year-old terri has lived alone for more than a decade and loves it. watch what you say about her and her cat. >> crazy cat lady has to be one of the most insulting things. >> reporter: with the freedom to live how she wants she finds comfort in the fact that she can do things at her own pace without stepping on anyone else's toes. >> i get to do a lot of things at once. make dinner for myself, or e-mailing and reading something. i feel i can move around and i find it comforting. >> reporter: about one of seven adults in the u.s. lives alone. it's mor common among women. 17 million live alone versus 14 million men. >> we often think of people who live alone as isolated and lonely. we worry about them.

but the truth is that the typical person who lives alone is quite social. in fact, more social than the typical person who's married. >> reporter: "going solo, the extraordinary rise and appeal of living alone," eric clinenberg is the author. >> you have to get out and see other people. >> reporter: pop culture sings the praises of going solo. >> before i was married i would study my pores in a mirror for an hour each night but i'm afraid trey will think it's weird. >> reporter: it gave seinfeld the ability to shower and prepare meals at the same time. singles are weighing in saying, i have the tv to myself. no one knows how many thin mints i eat. and so i can eat ice cream in the tub. a recent feature in the new york times found similar testimonials. >> when you live alone it magnifies your personality and

the quirkier parts of your personality. >> reporter: trespisio is open to living as a couple some day but says it won't come easily. >> i would have a hard time giving up the space i have, i would. i don't see myself doing it any time soon. >> reporter: here to talk more about it is psychologist dale atkins and laura shocker, senior editor from the huffington post healthy living. good morning. >> good morning. >> in 19504 million americans lived alone. today, 33 americans, 28% of the population are living alone. what accounts for the dramatic increase, dale? >> there are so many issues that have to do with it. one is that people are feeling much more comfortable living on their own and our society is kind of saying it's okay and it's been a large rise in the divorce rate. people who are between 34 and 54, mostly women, are feeling they can take care of themselves

well. they work hard. they want to come home to a situation where they are the master of their own home. >> significantly, a lot of young people are choosing to live alone. i wonder if it has something to do with the social internet media aloneness we have as part of our culture now? >> i agree. i think we are living in a society where we're together, together, together. group work, team work, brainstorming together. we're never alone. i think it accounts for part of the rise. people want time to go home, recharge and spend time regrouping without other people around. >> some people used to think as living alone as sad and lonely. you're talking about living alone being joyful. what are the joys of living alone? >> there are a lot of them. and it has to do with recharging and being able to get to know yourself and be able to pursue a passion to really be at a place in your life where you can pursue something with meaning

and also be ready to be your true self, go out and socialize. so many people who live alone have active social lives and they create great social lives. >> is there a reason why men are less likely to live alone than women? >> i think women have been socialized to find their support networks and recognize when they are feeling lonely. being alone doesn't have to be the same thing as being lonely. i think they recognize when they need time alone and when they need to reach out. >> you have an answer, too, dale. >> i do. in our culture men are used to being taken care of by some of the women in their lives. >> you said that very diplomatically. it could have been said far worse. >> i think women are used to taking care of people. when it comes to living on our own, i think we all have positive and negatives about how we care for other people. i do believe it's one of the reasons men are more likely to get married after divorce or

after they are widowed than women. the support network is mostly at work and women's support networks, although at work, are also within the social realm. it's easier for women to live alone. >> thank you so much, both of you, for putting a new spin on this. up next, the man behind the popular gossip website called gawker. first, this is "today" on nbc. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol.

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we're back now at 8:51 with one of the most powerful men in media who's a force to be reckoned with and is breaking all the rules. jamie gangel caught up with the founder of gawker media for an exclusive interview. >> some call him a vi lane and others a visionary. either way nick denton is fascinating and if you have spent time on the internet you probably know his infamous sites. gawker, gizmodo and deadspin to name a few. if not, you're about to find out why so many people are obsessed with them. if you want to rule the blogosphere, this is how it's done. gossip, gadgets, sports, scandal. the more outrageous and sensational, the better. it's made gawker media and its eight sites the envy of the internet and raised curiosity

about the man behind it all. 45-year-old nick denton, a transplanted brit who calls himself the gossip merchant. >> you tell me true or not true. snarky. >> yeah. >> sexual. >> yes. >> nude photos of private parts. >> fit's interesting. >> you report rumors. you don't always check it out? >> yeah. >> shameless? >> yes. >> irresponsible. >> defined by who? >> mean. >> mean. occasionally. >> his victims might argue more than occasionally. but denton insists the blogs are really about the truth. >> this is going to sound really pret pretentious, but i believe the truth is arrived at in a rather messy fashion and gossip is part of the process. we put out a story and it's rough and ready. frankly television and

newspapers come and follow on a day or two later once we have done the dirty work. >> reporter: the dirty work started a decade ago when he moved to manhattan and launched gawker out of his apartment. educated at oxford, a former reporterr from the financial times, denton found young bloggers, paid them $12 a post and had only one rule. nothing off limits. >> reporter: what was your vision for gawker when you started? >> that it should be authentic. it should capture the real conversations, things that people talk about. whatever we know, whatever we think. >> reporter: they pay for scoops, publish rumors, settle lawsuits when they have to. if they get it wrong, they update. >> people need to get their head around the fact that the web is different. we publish faster. we change faster. we correct faster. and frankly the standards of

publication are lower. >> reporter: the standards are lower. it's the wild west of the internet. >> is there any place you won't go? is there a subject that's off limits? >> i get asked that question sometimes. i try to -- i don't like to define the answer. >> reporter: along the way, gawker has reported original stories that went viral. remember when an apple engineer accidentally left his iphone 4 prototype in a bar? gizmodo paid for it and scooped steve jobs three months before the official release. >> now stop me if you have already seen this -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: gawker also broke this story. reporting that married congressman chris lee sent shirtless photos of himself to a woman on craigslist. >> the fastest moving capitol hill sex scandal ever. >> reporter: he resigned in a

record two hours and 27 minutes. >> most things never get broadcast or published. those are the stories we run. we run the off cuts. >> reporter: tonight on "rock center" s," we'll show you how gawker will push the limit. >> thanks, jamie. you can see her full report on "rock center with brian williams" tonight at 10:00/9:00 central time on nbc. >> just ahead, more with the dad who shot his daughter's laptop. they will answer your mail good wednesday morning. 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the morning the president of israel continues his whirlwind tour of bay area tech hubs. president shi moan perez will open the launch conference at the san francisco design center today.

at least 2,000 high-tech entrepreneurs, investors and experts will attend the conference. tomorrow he tours google before leaving the bay area for los angeles. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> nicer than yesterday. we had to deal with winds and cold. today up to 64 inland, 64 by the bay. just a touch cooler at the coast, 62. up to 75 degrees by the end of the week. hope you have a fantastic wednesday. it's getting crowded at toyota's #1 for everyone sales event. why? 'cause people know toyota's the best. toyota has the most fuel-efficient and longest lasting vehicles of any full-line automaker. plus, every new toyota comes with the peace-of-mind of toyota care, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. so from camry to tundra, this is your chance to save big on our most popular models.

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we're back with more of "today" on a wednesday morning, the 7th day of march 2012. it's spring. almost 60 degrees in new york city today. warmer tomorrow. these folks can join us out on the plaza. we were going to go out there but tamron doesn't want to. >> i'm lazy. >> i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker and tamron hall. >> nice to have you here. >> good to see you. coming up this half hour, a guy who's become a youtube sensation, tommy jordan. the father who didn't like what

his teenage daughter posted about him, so he taped himself pumping nine bullets into her laptop. we spoke to him and his family earlier about what he did and how their lives have changed since some 31 million people have watched the video. >> and they were nice enough to stake around to answer your e-mail questions coming up. >> also answering your questions this morning, our money 911 team. everything from smart ways to spend your tax refund to buying big ticket items now like a car if you think you will be laid off later. experts will weigh in on that and more. >> with spring on our minds since you brought up the weather you may be thinking of packing up and hitting the roads for a nice spring break vacation. we have kid-friendly getaways from california to washington, d.c. even the bahamas. we'll tell you where the deals are. took my niece to the bahamas. she said, "i love the obamas."

>> bahamas, obamas. that's great. >> she's 5. >> savannah is in at the news desk for natalie. >> super tuesday failed to clinch the nomination for mitt romney but the former massachusetts governor managed to hang on to his front-runner status in the key state of ohio. he won six states while his top rival rick santorum took three. as expected newt gingrich won his home state of georgia while ron paul spends the day without a single victory. tech fanatics are buzzing ahead of a major apple event many believe could be ahead of a third generation ipad. it could be faster and have a sharper screen display. according to intercepted manufacturing orders, some blogs say it won't be called the ipad3

but rather the ipad-hd. there is reassuring news for women who take estrogen after menopause to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms. many women who had hysterectomies. previous studies suggested a link between estrogen and breast cancer. a new theory suggest it is moon played a role in the sinking of the titanic a century ago. a team at texas state university says the moon came closer to the earth in early 1912 than it had in 1400 years. that could have produced high tides causing many more icebergs to float into shipping lanes. the titanic struck an iceberg in april of 1912 killing more than 1,500 people. now to the caribbean where prince harry is enjoying his

first official solo tour to mark the diamond jubilee. his latest stop is jamaica and kerry sanders has the story. >> set, go! >> reporter: prince harry, the royal versus jamaica's own usain bolt, the three-time olympic gold medal sprinter who many say is still the fastest man on earth. but in a head-to-head matchup, with a little regal deception, that all changed. prince harry won not one, but two races. stealing not only the finish line, but also bolt's signature pose. >> i'll get him back though. one day. >> reporter: it was especially great said usain to give the prince the victory considering what's afoot here. >> they called for the queen to lose her title as the head of state on the island. despite being known as the party prince harry revealed he's versatile at matters of state,

becoming a prince charming with the prime minister. >> he's very, very nice. a wonderful person. >> reporter: and then there was the prince's visit to the unofficial royalty of the island. the late king of reggae, bob marley's widow rita. later at a formal dinner, the prince had bob marley on the mind. >> her majesty extends her wishes to you all and i'm sorry she can't be here so you're stuck with me. don't worry, because every little thing's gonna be all right. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in the last six days the prince has danced in belize. >> he's cuter in person. >> definitely. >> reporter: island hopped in the bahamas. >> i think really buckingham palace will be pleased with how well he's gone down here. >> reporter: while harry's sister-in-law kate, the duchess of cambridge, might be known as the style icon, for some reason

his suede shoes have become all the rage. >> suede dancing shoes. that was kerry sanders reporting. it's 9:05. back to al for a check of the weather. >> first of all, for today we have a lot of warmth to talk about from chicago to the northeast all the way down to the south. temperatures 10 to 25 degrees above normal. looking at a high of 57 in both albany and cleveland. 70 in st. louis. 78 in wichita falls. the jet stream has been up to the north almost all winter. so it's been a la nina weather pattern keeping things warm and a lack of snow. land temperatures warm up. so we are talking about december 2011 to february 2012, that's the meteorological winter. it looks like it will be the warmest on record. we'll have official word of that later today or tomorrow morning.

we're gonna warm you up this afternoon into the mid-60s. 66 for morgan hill. 62 in pleasantton. 62 in san francisco. as we head through the next couple days temperatures keep on climbing into the mid-70s by friday. peak warmth. saturday into sunday, a few more clouds. drop you off in temperature a little bit. we hold on to the 60s. monday and tuesday a storm arrives in the bay area. time now for today's money 911. that's where we answer some of your biggest financial questions. we have a great panel of experts this morning. jean chatzky is the author of "money 911." farnoosh torabi is host of financially fit and lenani cox

joins us as well. christine from texas is on the line. >> caller: hello. thank y'all for taking my question. >> and your question is? >> caller: i'm getting laid off in the next month or two. my husband's salary is enough to cover our expenses, plus i will be getting unemployment benefits or will be eligible. so we feel that we have enough money after paying bills to add a car note. my husband thinks we should buy a car before i get laid off because we will get a better interest rate. and because we have an older car, a 2005 honda pilot with 116,000 miles. i think we shouldn't because there really isn't anything wrong with my car. we did just have some minor repairs, but -- >> all right, christine. let's let jean jump in. >> first of all, i'm sorry you're being laid off.

i'm with you. if you have a car that's running fine, even though it has a lot of miles on it, i would not add any additional debt to the burden that you and your husband are carrying. drive the car, get another job. at that point you can go out and get another car loan. it just seems silly to me to amp up your debt burden at a time like this. >> when you're vulnerable. >> you should be conservative. >> thank you. now to skype to check in with erin. she's skyping from madison, alabama. good morning. you've got a guest. >> good morning. >> who's that? >> that's my husband dave. >> hi, dave. >> good morning. >> what's your question? >> our tax return will be enough to pay off the second mornl on our home allowing us to refinance and save approximately $200 a month. however our emergency fund has been depleted to almost zero over the last year. we plan to stay in our current home for the foreseeable future. our question is how we should plan for this chunk of money. do we refinance the mortgage

making it easier to pay bills every month or put the money back in the emergency fund? >> if i were you i would put all of the money, every penny into the emergency savings account. you have no savings and that's priority. additionally, i want you to go back and revisit your tax withholdings. i understand you're getting a $5,000 refund. >> yes. >> that's really high. the average refund is about $3,000. that tells me you're withholding too much. go back and revisit your withholdings. that's how much you pay the irs. i hear a baby in the background. you should definitely be saving money now. go to irs.gov. in the search bar, i want you to type in irs withholding calculator. get some spreadsheets which will tell you how to estimate appropriately so you get the $5,000 over the course of the year, not at one time. that will give you potentially an extra $400 in every paycheck

helping you to pay off the second mortgage. >> got anybody else over there? maybe a dog or something? thanks so much. >> thank you. >> now let's head back to the phone lines. we have lin from delaware on the line. >> good morning, al. >> what's your question? >> i have two children in college. my daughter graduates in may. my son next spring. my question is about consolidating school loans. our daughter has loans in her name that are subsidized and unsubsidized and a perkins loan through the university. we have parent plus loans for her through sal may and direct loans. how do we start the process of consolidating the loans so there would be one payment at the best rate and do you know about the obama student loan plan from january 2012 to june 2012? >> what do you think lynn needs to do? >> first of all, the way to go about consolidating the loans depends on the type of student

loans there are. you may have a combination of both or your daughter has a combination of federal and private loans. you can consolidate through the department of education and frankly, you said you wanted to get the best rates. they take a weighted average of all the loans and bump it up by an eighth of a percent. it can't be more than 8.25% but it can be consolidated. through a private lender you have to shop around in the marketplace to see who might offer the best deals. on the federal side there are no fees to consolidate. don't pay anybody who says i can do it for you. on the private loan side there are origination fees. those can be as much as 1% to 5% of the new loan you're taking on. >> good luck with that, lynn. >> thank you. >> have a great day. jean, farnoosh and lynnette,

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about which is why you decided now to come out publically and talk about this. you have been trying to hide from the limelight in the last month or so. >> we got a lot of heat yesterday especially when i revealed on facebook and the blog we were going to do it. people started jumping at the door, calling nonstop after it happened. there wasn't a whole story. people wanted the sensational story of why did you shoot your kid's laptop and is your daughter scarred for life. that's it. we wanted to have time to get through it and tell the whole story. >> you wanted people to see another side to your family. let's get to ann from pittsburgh. she says, couldn't you have sent a more positive lasting message to your daughter by having her donate the laptop to a deserving organization or individual? what do you think about that? >> in hindsight, i suppose. i don't think it would have made the point. but i wasn't really thinking about charity at the metrodoome.

>> darrel in okanagan again says, i have been following you online and i'm pleased hannah has stayed out of the spotlight so far. how prepared is hannah for what's about to happen? >> now all the kids at school will know. what do you think of going back to school tomorrow? >> it's going to be different, but i think it will be okay. >> have you felt like you wanted to tell people? >> not really. just whoever asked. >> yeah. how do you feel about it, amy? >> first and foremost my children's safety is always a priority. hannah really wanted to do this. as parents we had to make sure when this did finally happen that the good of the publicity didn't muddy the waters of, you did something wrong. so now we're not going to make it right by all the publicity and coming on tv. >> let's get to a question.

candice writes, i want to know how tommy was raised. is there a story of his parents doing something similar or creative on his punishment? >> i will put those on the blog. i should probably ask my mother first. i still might get in trouble. there are a lot of stories from my life growing up. >> a similar idea? eye for an eye? >> yeah. very much so. >> our next question, you'll love this one hannah marie. jim from florida asks, do you worry no guy will want to come near hannah with your reputation? is this the point? you can scare off potential suitors? >> it saves me a lot of trouble cleaning guns at home. >> what do you think? >> i don't know. it's kind of weird. i don't think it will scare anybody off. >> what dad hasn't, you know, when their little girls are getting to that age? >> first time she brought a guy home i was accidentally sitting

in the garage cleaning guns. hi, good to meet you. >> exactly. >> that should weed a lot of that out. >> hand them a dvd of the facebook posting, right? joanne says, i appreciate what you did. a lot of parents need to monitor their children's facebook accounts more often. my question is do you regret doing it? you talked about the good that's come out of this and bad. >> regret monitoring the facebook or regret the laptop viral -- >> taking that action. >> considering what's come of it and the national and almost international conversation it sparked, no, i don't. >> you would do it over again? >> it would be a tough decision to know what i know now and think, would i do it again? it's brought a lot of stress on my family. i'm not sure. i have to weigh is the international story that seems to be talking about more important than my family's peace of mind. that would be tough. >> this happened for a reason. we have to follow where it leads and make something good out of

it. >> last one is funny. anthony in houston writes, why didn't you use a shotgun instead? >> i wasn't wearing a shotgun at the moment. >> took what was handy. hannah marie, tommy, dr. amy jordan, thank you. coming up, affordable spring break getaway for the family. there is still time to plan. first, these messages. stop is stop .

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>> other neighbors we spoke to say the family was friendly and they never imagined something like this could happen. police have not released any other details. well, oakland's making another attempt to keep its sports teams in town. last night the city council approved $3.5 million toward efforts to redevelop the coliseum complex where the raiders, the a's and the warriors have played for more than four decades. all three teams are being courted by other cities. oakland says it does not have the money to completely revamp the sports come flex and it's hoping private investors will help. we'll check your forecast and the traffic after the break.

welcome back. the time now 9:28. you can see what a difference from this live camera shot over the transamerica pyramid. we're talking about when it comes to winds. hardly even moving. calm winds from half-moon bay to concord. they'll continue to subside throughout this afternoon. highs today in the mid-60s by

the bay and inland. 70 tomorrow. even warmer friday. few clouds and cooler conditions this weekend. a storm system moves in monday into tuesday. let's check your drive with mike. >> we still have an accident on 280. unusually slow for this portion in towards palo alto at farm hill road. an accident there was in lanes for about a half an hour. looks like it may have just cleared. we see some improvement for the southbound speeds. 101 slow south into palo alto. northbound side accident at shoreline. slowing off of 237 as the result. 85 at 101 or just approaching there a motorcycle accident involved in a collision there. that's causing some slowdowns out of cupertino and sunnyville. >> too much red on those maps. we'll be back with our next news and whether update.

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>> nice. coming up this half hour, spring break. you don't have to be in college to enjoy a getaway this time of year. "travel & leisure" has great getaways all with the family in mind. we'll tell you where to find a good deal. >> whether it's dark circles around the eyes or creases in the forehead the solution to your beauty problem is not some cream. it could be what you're eating. we'll show you how your diet is linked to how you look and the right foods to help you look your best. i like that. >> i do, too. i hope it's pizza. chocolate. >> i'll just smooth it under my eyes. >> ooh. >> we have an abundance of food in today's kitchen with the scottos with a delicious four-course meal for lent. >> first of all, a check of the warm weather, al. >> it will be on the toasty side as we check for today. 63 in washington, d.c. with plenty of sunshine. 70s around the gulf. showers along the

texas/louisiana border. high surf conditions in southern california. nice and clear in the pacific northwest continuing tomorrow. look for rain in the northeast, new england. ohio river valley, a risk of storms texas into arkansas. we could see over a 48-hour period three to eight inches of rain causing flooding and mild conditions through the southwest with snowshowers in the central rockies. 've got a gorgeous wednesday shaping up. od>> morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. now that those winds are really starting to relax, it's a gorgeous day. 65 in san jose. 62 in san francisco with abundant sunshine all day long. 75 by friday. saturday into sunday, a few more clouds coming in the mix. that means we'll see mild conditions. warming right back up for monday before we hit another storm late monday into tuesday. this one could bring an inch of rain to the north bay. and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. want to get rid of laugh lines

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our bodies and it comes out in the face. starting with laugh lines. what causes them? >> deep laugh lines are related to the lungs. in the eastern philosophy your lungs and colon are ying yang issues. having more fiber can be helpful. eat more plant foods. only plant foods contain fiber. a wide range of vegetables to get your digestion more efficient. >> so i can keep laughing which i love. >> don't stop that. >> you have lines in the forehead? >> in chinese philosophy we salines across the forehead can be related to a blocked colon and congested gallbladder. >> it's the center of our digestion. and with the gallbladder, too much processed foods, fried foods. eat more fresh. turn down the heat and cook with vegetable broth instead of oil.

>> that makes sense. fresh foods put better nutrients in the body. >> stick to the outside of the supermarket. >> common problem is acne. a lot of people think it's because of chocolate. you say -- >> not necessarily because of chocolate. the skin is eliminating toxins in the skin. toxins can clog your skin. so eastern philosophy believes acne is indicative of a deeper issue. probiotics are helpful to balance the good and bad in the body. it promotes inner cleanliness and better digestion. >> and you say lemon water. >> that helps support liver's detoxifying functions. it helps with overall detoxification. >> so just water with lemon? >> and first thing in the morning have a mug of hot water with lemon to help the process

starting first thing in the morning instead of reaching for coffee go with water and lemon first. >> then can we have coffee? >> later, yeah. depends what you put in it. >> another problem, dark circles and puffinespuffiness. there are eye creams that cost hundreds of dollars. >> we say this is related to adrenal exhaustion. the glands on top of your kidneys which release stress hormones. you can over tax them with stress, too little sleep. caffeine exacerbates the issue. cut back on caffeine. lots of times you go out for coffee, switch to herbal teas and stay hydrated. a lot of times when you're dehydrated you lack energy. staying hydrated keeps you from reaching for that. >> and crow's feet? >> if you smoke, stop. >> for many other reasons as well. >> and find alternatives to caffeine and your eyes will look

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>> announcer: save on your next trip by booking your flight and hotel together. expedia. >> this morning on today's travel family getaways for spring break. as the days get longer and the weather gets warmer it's the perfect time to take a vacation. the features director for travel & leisure magazine is here. >> good morning. >> gas prices are a drag but you can get a spring getaway for a good price. >> families are looking for a place to have great memories, lots of access to programs for the kids so the parents can rest and value. >> we have a lot of good ideas starting on the west coast in california. >> monterey bay in central california is a gorgeous area. this hotel has had a renovation. they have a cute program called

the pirate kids program. this is your little buccaneers will get a scavenger hunt and lots of fake tattoos, pirate paraphernalia, keep them distracted so you can rest and the aquarium is there. this package is only $179 a night. value conscious. >> i'll say. that's a deal. east now to cape may, new jersey. >> can i say screaming deal? >> you can. it's not patented or anything. >> another screaming deal. $139 a night this spring. this is not the jersey shore of snooki fame. this is more genteel. it's a classy joint this place. the congress hall. dates back to the early 1900s and a beautiful rolling lawn that goes to the beach. beach front. this is the kind of place you take your kids. they have ye olde shoppes in this town. >> beach front? you're on the cape? >> it's on the beach in the

jersey shore. $139 a night. can't beat it. >> wonderful. just down the road to washington, d.c. a wonderful town. >> this is your old home. everyone is talking about d.c. now because of the cherry blossom festival and the politics there. i feel you have had enough of that in the show so far. now cherry blossoms. the 1 00th anniversary, but i'm obsessed with pandas. there are giant pandas at the national zoo and the fair mount in washington, d.c. is close to georgetown and has a deal for $200 a night where they give you the room with two children. they don't give you the kids. you have to bring yours. >> thanks. >> and you get a panda package. >> and there is so much cool free stuff in washington. >> exactly. the white house, et cetera. >> beautiful. how do you say this? lake acone, georgia?

>> just outside atlanta in greensboro. it's the ritz carlton for $199 a night. great place to go if dad or mom loves to golf. there is a huge lake. you can go there for kayaking, fishing and i'm obsessed with s'mores and they have a giant bonfire for that. >> done and done. >> last but not least, an island getaway, nassau, bahamas. >> atlantis is a mega fun resort. they have over 2,000 rooms, 40 plus restaurants. they have a huge water park with 141 acres. so you have water slides, a lazy river, dolphin experiences. travel & leisure atlantis family insider package. you get your room, two for one access to the kids club and access to the teen nightclub

called crush. >> teen nightclub? >> yes. you can only be a teen to get in there. >> we're not invited. okay. great ideas. let's go. thank you so much. up next, a four course meal for lent courtesy of the scottos. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on cooking with the scotto family, easy, delicious recipes for lent. >> you may have given up something for 40 days but we could never give up an the scottos. >> nicely done. >> thank you! >> elena is leading off. >> do you know why, al? it's not only leap year but it's lent. only when those two coincide that i get to go first. >> you get the lead. this is something you had in rome.

>> i lived in rome for a year and a half. this is a simple recipe, typically romanesco. >> something else froze over. >> exactly. it's called coucho enpepe. >> the credit card bills stop. >> they shipped me back. butter, cheese and pepper. >> that's it? >> i have melted butter. and this recipe, it's all in the technique. melted butter, crushed black pepper, lots of it. you want to toast the pepper. normally you will wait three or four minutes and toast this pepper. the sauce is actually created from the starchy pasta water. so then you add this in -- ooh! >> and you get a lovely facial. >> you do. here's your sauce. then you take the pasta that's been cooked. >> it's getting away. >> you want to take it out when it's -- >> that's thick. can you use any pasta with that? >> we love buccatini.

it holds up well. take it out a minute before it's cooked and swirl it in the sauce. lastly, add your cheese. >> that's a lot of cheese. >> it is. you do it to taste. it's a wonderful sauce and it's simple, easy and roman. >> you put more cheese on top. >> salt and pepper to taste. add more pepper, more cheese. >> nicely done. nicely milking your time. >> thank you. >> is that our cue? >> anthony has frito misto. >> you're giving up meat, candy, cake. you can't give up fried food. >> or vegetables. >> you have to throw cheese in there. we'll add mozzarella to this. we have all purpose flour, high gluten flour. we have added a little bit of cornmeal. >> why the two flours and the cornmeal? >> crunch. we'll add paprika for color.

salt and pepper to taste. and then we have broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, mozzarella. >> mozzarella is a vegetable? >> it is. now we are putting this in the egg wash. then we'll put it in the flour. once we haves toed it in the flour, bang it off a little bit and into the olive oil, pushing away from you. >> is there an order? >> bigger goes in first. the last thing will be the mozzarella. at the end you're going to salt it. probably three, four minutes. salt it quickly. that's -- want to try a piece? >> this is mozzarella? >> it's hot. >> eat your vegetables. >> oh! very nice. >> that's a good vegetable. >> nicely done. >> we have the healthy portion

of the meal. this is filet of sole? >> filet of sole oreganato. we'll stuff it with bread crumbs, pine nuts, anchovy, capers and -- would you mix for me? >> don't get scared with anch y anchovy. it's just the flavor you want. >> what's that? >> garlic. >> of course. >> and fresh and dried oregano. i have some of it here that i'm going to roll up. when you roll it up, you put it in the bread crumbs. >> i brought the small can of anchovies. >> that's what we use at the house. >> i put it -- they are not going to distract me. >> keep going. >> put it in a baking dish. bake it at # 350 for 15 minutes with a little olive oil and wine. >> nice. >> voila.

>> that's french! not italian. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, al. >> of course the recipes are on today.com. >> coming up, kathie lee and hoda hang out with "happily divorced" fran drescher.

good morning. it's 9:56. i'm marla tellez. people have been buzzing about it for weeks. in just a matter of minutes, four minutes, apple is expected

to unwrap its newest ipad. >> i'm excited. everything apple releases so far has been amaze ing. there's no reason to believe it won't be. >> new stuff on it. better software and everything. >> like what? do you know? >> usb. >> i knew something was probably coming. i didn't want to buy a 2 and have it be obsolete in two months. >> the big announcement comes at 10:00 in san francisco. the new ipad is rumored to be called ipad hd for its new higher resolution display. of course, we do have a crew there waiting for the big announcements. we'll bring you all the details on nbc bay area news at 11:00 this morning. christina, let's check that forecast. >> looking pretty good, marla. good morning to you. temperatures are creeping up slowly but surely. we're at 54 degrees in sunnyvale. 46 in sant rosa. 49 in san jose. high pressure is the reason for the change. also the reason for the windy conditions we've dealt with the the past 24 hours. breezes is starting to relax.

lots of sunshine and temperatures will be on the climb as a result of that amplifying ridge all the way through friday. temperatures coming up to 75 degrees inland. today not too shabby. 60. 63 in dublin. about 65 in san rafael. the warmup kicks into high gear on friday. saturday and sunday we cool you down, get a few more clouds. another storm system arrives monday into tuesday of next week. let's talk to mike about your drive. >> still slow driving conditions. northbound 101 at shoreline, that accident completely cleared. the slowdown continues. that's usually one of the last to show the clearing through the south bay. northbound 85 approaching that interchange accident on the shoulder, at least if not completely cleared from there in the last few minutes. still slow westbound 237 getting into that mess. 280 at 85 a new accident. mer red yan off ramp at 280 closed. ing henburger an accident clearing from lanes. there's the burst of traffic flowing through, marla. back to you.

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passel. >hey, everybody. we're having a littleun at jerry's expense which we'll tell you about in a week or two. for now it's wines day. it's march 2nd, 2012. if you don't you don't care it's march 7th. >> warm one in new york tomorrow. mid-60s. feeling springtime. miss fancy. >> i had so much fun yesterday.

i hate photo sessions, it's like my least favorite thing. but yesterday i actually i had the best photo session i ever had in my life. we were up at my house up in connecticut because my dogs and i are going to be cover dogs, if you know what i mean. i call us four dumb blond. but we'll be on the cover of "life and dog" magazine which i tell you it will be in july. the photographer was bret chisholm. wait a minute. that's bambino. oh, my gosh, it was so much fun. the next one? >> hello. >> therer with on the sofa. you know it was unbelievable. they all got groomed and it was okay they all sumped up on the sofa, did exactly what they were supposed to do. that's the little -- >> someone's favored child.

>> just gave my photographer what he wanted. they were so nice. they came to the house and gave them some lunch. i asked if anybody want a glass of wine. about six people said yes, please. i said you love wine, you love dogs, i love you. so it was, it was great fun and i -- >> when is it coming out? >> in july. >> this is a little -- this next story is a little creepy. >> it's related but in a weird, bad way. >> you know when you lose a pet it's like losing a family member for a lot of people. it's very devastating. you wonder what should i do. there's a group out there that will freeze dry your pet so that you can keep it in the house in any expression you want. okay. i know it sounds weird. look what they do. this is a pet who has passed away -- >> you would never know it. >> they put it in this machine and made it like this.

it stays in this expression, they say forever. >> how about this one? >> how about here? >> this is creeping me out to no -- this is creeping me out. >> it's very expensive. it costs hundreds of dollars for small animals, thousands for larger dogs and takes a month. you know the one where's they are sleeping like that, it's still weird. but i cremate my dogs. >> this is different. >> the fact that their eyes are open. it's so life like. >> that's creepy. >> we would love to know how you feel about it. i tuned love -- you never want to give up your pets. >> but let it go. you have to let it go. >> not that i'm thinking of anyone in particular but -- if they perfect that i'm going to -- >> no, no. >> i'm going to give it a try.

>> let's talk about this for one second. the idea you would have your dog in an expression that you know so when you walk in from work and there's the dog sitting there, you need to let go. >> you think you need a psychiatrist. >> i italy you need a shrink. it's a little bit weird to me. >> please send your emails to hoda. we would love to think. >> just think about that picture of the freeze dried dog with the eyes open. >> i have friends who are great white hunters. they have a gorgeous home in arizona. they know who they are. we went one time to stay with them. i'll tell you, they have shot every animal -- they go to the north pole and shoot a polar bear. it's done with permits and completely legal but they have a room in their house which has every single one of them. when we went to stay when the

kids were little that was the room that they stayed in. they were like this all night long. lions and tigers and bears and polar bears. it was unbelievable. >> okay, now here's something. we've all been to the movie theaters and when you go to buy your snacks. >> and bad enough the tickets are expensive. >> this upset one guy. he decided to sue his amc local cinema, he was paying for goobers and a coke sitting bucks in the theater. >> what size coke >> a big one. >> he went to the drugstore and got the exact same thing like 2.73. it's price gouging. they know you're stuck. like the hurricane when they sell batteries for triple the price. this guy was suing because he was saying these people are taking advantage of the situation. >> apparently most legal eagles believe it won't stand up in court but i think what should

not stand up in court that they can keep you from bringing in what you like yourself. if you want to bring in your own goobers that you got at the drugstore. bring them in. i think you have the right and the constitution to, if you can bear arms why can't you bear goobers. >> think about it. you get a popcorn and coke or popcorn and combo it's between $10 and $13. >> joanna took her little boy and two friends and then she gave them $30 to go get a treat they all got a little drink and a treat. $30. mom we need $4 more. it is just wrong. you know what make a profit but don't rip people off. >> yeah. they make a lot of profit. you know the other thing you shouldn't do? why does all this happen on

southwest airlines. >> a lady was on southwest and decided they wanted to paint her nails. so she was painting her nails and you know the smell for nail polish is horrible. the flight attendant asked her to please put it away. it was getting close to landing and she realized two wasn't done. let's go the secret restroom. she goes in paints the last two nails and the flight attendant is still upset because you can smell it through the door. >> the flight attendants is waiting for her. >> an altercation took place. >> a verbal fistacuffs. >> the woman said a curse word sounds like the lady painting her nails. the flight attendant called the police in the airport who said look i have a woman who verbally

said some things can you arrest her. they locked her up for ten hours. >> it gave her lots of time to dry her nails. >> the bottom line is the charges were dropped because they decided that there was nova l -- no validity to them. that's an interesting thing people doing things on planes that are smelly. >> people also have to bring in their own goobers but not just that. they are bringing garlic limguine and clams. salad with bleu cheese address and onions. when they are bringing them on. they come in with a backpack and a pizza. >> i always want to a piece. they don't share. >> it's a confined space and, you know, you got to be respectful to the other passengers but you're hungry.

we were on a flight to the bahamas and a girl was painting her nails and the flight attendant quickly came on the p.a. whoever is painting their nails can you stop. >> there's thoughtless because on purpose you don't give a rip and there's purpose you don't realize it could be offensive to people. >> yeah. exactly. >> think i'm guilty at one point on a plane, not painting my i had a snagging everything. >> how about people who clip their nails in public places. >> i don't mind that but toe nails. >> that's disgusting. when ever i see that -- >> you know what the worse thing ever. my manicurist jackie who has done it all, seen it all, not her first rodeo. this is so gross. >> say it. we have to know it. >> she was doing a woman's pedicure and they were in foul

shape. i'm talking foul. she went to clean out the toes and the toe jam shot up in her mouth. >> that's the sickest -- that's sick. what made you tell that story. >> because you were talking about nails. >> toe jam. you should never say it on the show. >> toe jam. i'm sorry for those of you at home eating your cheerios. can you imagine? [ boing sound ] >> it's a true story. >> here's a question. do you like it better when your man has a beard or when he's clean shaven? there's a new study out that women prefer men who are clean shaven. they think facial hair makes them look older, less attractive. in hollywood you see them a lot. >> take a look a few. >> brad pitt is classic.

>> if you have a face like that don't cover it up. the hair on his head he's doing everything he can to look unattractive. >> brad pitt clean shaven. george clooney clean shaven. >> he looks debonair. >> ashton kutcher. >> they just had their first baby. solid hollywood marriage. he's hot. jude law. >> without the beard. >> justin bieber. designee doesn't have facial hair yet. neither does he. okay. you know when cody started shaving and stuff, nothing prepares you for that. >> watching him do it? >> would you want jay -- >> no. i don't like the feeling it. i think it's rough and it

doesn't feel great. >> he does have a tattoo. there's a whole big thing about tattoos. i wanted to take a picture it. you can't read it any more. he got it when he was 14 years old. his brother and friends took him got him drunk and took him to a tattoo parlor. so think about that. >> it's winesday wednesday. we want to talk about a special wine. this comes from a 14-year-old -- >> boy. whose parents are wine makers. designee said to his dad why don't we make a wine where some of the money can go to charity to raise money for kids with heart disease. >> beautiful idea. >> because cody had open heart surgery when he was 9 years old. this is the wine they came up. so far they have raised $165,000 and it's called colby red. if you want to know more about it -- >> i'll make a donation to

colbyred.com. when kids get involved in things like that they can change the world. >> happy birthday to willard scott. he's on the smuckers jar. he's 78 years old. >> up next -- >> actress and funny woman fran drescher. >> i love her. i love her. >> i thought you were talk about a special wine you were talking about me. want my downy unstopables? laundry smells good for a long time. nmm mmn. really, you can have it! take it joe. ♪ downy unstopables [ sniffs ] see you around. hey kid, catch! wow! no thanks, mean joe. ♪ downy last time i'm doing this.

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by the way, everybody that colby red is one of the best red wines i've ever tasted. 1977 fran drescher made her small dreen screen debut but it "the nanny" that made audiences made her unforgettable. >> now she's in "happily divorced." her ex-husband who turns out to be gay is still in her life with a lot to say especially at a reunion when fran pretends she's engaged to another man. take a look. >> that's all he's doing. >> most of the time.

>> what is that actor's name? >> christopher guest? >> absolutely. he's done tons of movies. >> this is a second season for you. >> yes. tonight is the premier. 10:30 on tv land right after "hot in cleveland." >> great lead in. >> we know you made a gazillion dollars when you sold "the nanny." what was it -- >> i didn't make a gazillion dollars. when you get divorced everything gets split in half. >> he's working with you, your ex-husband -- >> yes. we're happily divorced. >> it's unbelievable. you were married for 22 years? >> yes. >> together 25? >> yes. exactly. >> the fact that you guys met when you were such kids did you have any inkling that your husband was gay? >> maybe in hindsight.

we didn't have a lot of experience. we had an active sex life. we loved each other. the metro sexual was very in vogue so you see what you want to see. i left him because he was a real control freak and in hindsight he said that was a manifestation of him trying to suppress his true orientation. >> two years later after the divorce he told you he was gay? >> yeah. >> are some of these story lines ripped from headlines in your life? >> yes. i think that everything in its origins comes from a real place. >> yes. >> true comedy. >> totally. i like that. i mean when we start bantering about ideas i say unless this happened to you, your friend or family don't pitch it because it feels made up. >> is this totally conscripted? >> we painstakingly write every joke so it's laugh out loud

comedy. i love a show filled with pathos. pithy and pathos. and always in front of a live audience. >> you're working hard again. >> i am. i do often ask myself what am i doing? but, you know, i'm lucky to be working, i think, in this economy. i feel very grateful to being able to make people laugh again. i think this show, the global message of the show is love is love. it's important to me in this stage of my life and where i am, that everything i do is a form of something for the greater good. i was telling you last night i officiated a same sex wedding. >> how did you do that? >> we ran a contest. look how sweet they are. there's me with rita marino.

there's tom and russell. they exemplify what a happy family is. for me marriage equality is a civil liberties issue. >> tell us because we have to go. you have been cancer free for how long? >> june will be 12 years. i'm very grateful. >> we love you. >> join the movement if you're not a member. >> other than that you're bored to tears. love you, fran. >> catch "happily divorced" on wednesday nights on tv land. walmart low price guarantee can help you out with that? ok! every week they lower thousands of prices and check over 30,000 competitor prices. check out that low price. you want to grab one? grab two. what happens if she does find a lower advertised price somewhere else?

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why they are packed. >> that's brilliant as well. >> that's adorable. wendy from idaho cents in this photo. i love this sign going beyond this point may result in death and/or loss of skiing privileges. i'm not going there because i don't want to ski for the rest of the day. >> heaven forbid. >> we have a photo from cindy from michigan. someone at the car wash has a great sense of humor. >> they pride themselves on putting funny ones to go on. >> and this one from ohio. do they do bar mitzvahs? it was at a senior's home. finally from new york. who knew hoda had so many

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president shimon perez will open the launch conference at the san francisco design center today. at least 2,000 high-tech entrepreneurs, investors and experts will also attend the conference. tomorrow perez tours google before forvia for l.a. we'll have a look at weather and traffic after the break.

> 10:28. high pressure is taking control of our forecast making for calm

conditions. the warmup is on starting today. bringing temperatures up five to ten degrees. tomorrow up into the 70s. mid-70s and 80s as we head into your friday. don't forget to set that clock ahead one hour. we spring forward saturday into sunday. a few stray showers monday. we get rain on tuesday. let's check your drive with mike. >> i know you never really lose time. but we lose an hour. we're looking over here to northbound 101. we're gaining a nicer commute, at least. but still slow northbound 101 from 237 up past shoreline. making its way up into palo alto. earlier accidents have cleared as well as highway 85. nice flow through the rest of the south bay and meridian off ramp reopened. we'll look at the bay bring toll plaza with the backup still going on there and around the berkeley curve. pretty late for the bay bridge slowdown. they may have slowed those meter lanes for the winds. the lanes are clear.

coming up on "nbc bay area news" at 11:00, apple kpmted to announce its newest ipad. we're live in san francisco to bring you all the details coming up in 30 minutes. laura and i will see you then. ♪ we're back on this winesday wednesday. ready to play our weekly trivia game "who knew." we're testing your knowledge of all things female. here to help me out is susan feature editor from "more" magazine. >> who let susan back? that's a little inside joke. lovely lady from indiana what percentage of college degrees awarded each year in the united states are earned by women, 40%, 50%, 60% or 70%?

>> 60%. >> yes. another smart woman right here. >> she nailed it. 60% of all college degrees. >> there was a time when women didn't go to college, when families would send the boys off to college and girls were to stay home and learn how to take care of the home. 60% of the women now going college. >> phenomenal. >> beautiful girl from california. true or false a woman invented pantyhose as a more comfortable alternative to the garter belt. >> no. >> no. and with attitude. >> so a man -- >> it's true. a man invented pantyhose. alan gant sr. because he was tired of listening to his pregnant wife complain about garter belts. he invented pantyhose. another great woman sarah blakely invented spanx. >> that woman knows i invented it. you're from vermont. all right.

among married couples where both the husband and the wife work, what percentage of the wives earn more money than their husbands, 5%, 10%, 15% or 20%? >> 20%? >> oh, my gosh. it's a bad day for me. >> good girl. so 20% of women out earn their husbands. >> what this is telling us is women are bring sewing top of the marriage. one in three women are better educated than their husbands and the earning potential of women has increased so much. since 1970 the earning potential of women has increased 44%. the earning potential of men only increased 6%. >> we're back. >> we're back. >> a lady from kentucky. among married couples, what was the first winter olympic event open to women, skiing, figure skates, luge or bobsled >> figure skating. >> can't believe this. good for you. >> good day for the money.

figure skating was the first. >> figure skating was the first. and 15 women competed in the 1924 games in figure skating. i think that's a picture of sonya henny. she won the gold in 1928. now women are dominating the athletic field. >> lovely lady from pence. in 1955, "house keeping monthly" ran an article titled "the good wife's guide." it suggested that wives do all but which of the following things for their husbands. have dinner ready when he comes home from work. prepare a fire for him to unwind near when it's cold. feign sincerity in your warm greeting. >> which did they suggest not to do? >> c. >> first of all these answers are outrageous the correct answer is d never ask him to spend quality time with you. >> that's thing.

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having a baby before getting married used to be taboo. but now it's the norm. more than half of the women under 30 are giving birth that are giving birth -- are unwed. >> how is this changing the family structure and what does it mean for the next generation? jessica hartshorn is a senior lifestyle editor at "american baby" magazine. dr. janet taylor is from

columbia hospital. >> we're seeing a whole generational shift. it's not first comes love and then comes marriage. she reshuffled. if you get pregnant you can do the baby first and do to the altar later. >> why do you think this generation changed so much? >> i think this is a generation who grew up with baby boomer parents who are fantastic parents and maybe a little less successful with marriage. actually parenthood is a huge value to the 20 somethings. they want to be moms and dads. they want to take responsibility. they are gun shy about putting a ring on it and committing to marriage. >> we can't romanticize it too much. half of all pregnancies are unintended. half of the couples say we'll work on the relationship and get married later. in some cases they don't. but there's a shift couples are not rushing to the altar and say we can do this and formalize our relationship later. >> you say the taboo is gone.

in parents of our country it isn't at all. >> you can buy a maternity wedding gown anywhere. >> there are pockets where that would still before an outcast. >> being a partner is hard work. so you still need to communicate. you need to have mutual interests and values. >> they don't think parenting is going to be hard work? >> that's the commitment. >> what is the impact? we don't talk a lot. the impact on the kids. if you know your parents aren't married and most of the kids in school are what impact does that have on the kids or do we know? >> kids are self-centered. for its it's about warmth, are we being taken care of. they are not so concerned about whether their parents are married as much as are both mom and dad are here. >> most of these couples are cohabiting. they are living together and committed to raising the child. >> why not marry? >> isn't there a problem with taxes as well? the marriage -- >> financial. >> the financial situation. you have to pay more taxes if

you're married. >> but we're talking about how women have a great earning power. most states will cover the baby with health insurance. it's not that i need the man in the marriage to take care of me and the children any more. >> when you see bethenny frankel or jessica simpson or now snooki -- >> angelina jolie was the one that set that standard. >> the women who -- do you think it has a huge impact on people when they look up and see a jessica simpson. >> hollywood doesn't set our values but it takes away some of the taboo. you see it on the television. it's not that shocking. >> in every relationship both partners have to want to get married. in some cases especially for women we'll carry the burden of the child and maintain the relationship and some of it may be your partner may not be ready to get married. it cab process saying we're not going rush into this. let's decide what works for both of us. it's not celebrity driven as much as it is the women and men are independent and make their own decisions.

>> what you have to remember is all the women we mentioned are very, very successful financially. they can hire anybody and as many as they want to to help. there's nothing more difficult than being a single mom with kids and without any resources. >> the definition and focus has to be on the family and well being of your child. whatever decision you make whether it's carriage before marriage you have to think about what's going to be best for my child. >> all research shows a child that grows up with a two parent family do better. let's not romanticize it. >> low conflict family. >> a complicated subject. thanks, ladies. >> up next, once do you have those kids getting out of the house presents a problem. >> we'll show you how to get out of the house faster. right after this. ♪ of the house faster. right after this. ♪ my heart skips a beat ♪ my heart is playing tricks on me ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new special k granola bars.

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next whipping up some homemade desserts without turning on the oven. >> desserts? esserts?

we're getting saucy with chef craig sprong and his no-back desserts. if you're looking for a way to satisfy your sweet tooth but you're not kitchen talented, we have some solutions for you. >> craig is the executive steph at montage laguna beach. we'll show you how to whip up some sweet treats without heating up your oven. >> no baking. for people who are scared of the oven, this is perfect. we're going to start off making an apple creme brulee. cream, vanilla bean. as soon as it's hot you're going to put a little bit of sugar and eggs and mix these two together. >> are those just the yolks?

>> exactly. >> once you have this mixed together and this gets really hot you'll -- >> dump it? >> you add in, kind of slow. >> sort of fold it. >> yes. >> i'll try not to burn you. >> that's nice. >> she's good. >> don't mind me. >> once i have this -- >> uh-huh. >> the next thing i want to do is strain it into here. >> okay. >> just for the bean? >> that's right. it's infused in the cream and ready to go. i'll show you how to do that. >> you put the creme brulee in the apple. >> you get to eat the whole thing. now it's nice and flat. >> listen to you, hoda. >> you're a pro >> now you're scooping it out. >> right. >> now you're showing off, hoda. >> you see how you get this out. this ring makes it easy to take out the center. then pull it out like this.

voila. then all i do is take this and pour it into the steamer. >> that's cool. >> fill it up. and i'm ready to go here. >> let's see what we have here. is this the final product? >> about 30 minutes. once it's steamed -- >> good question. >> tap it and if it set a little bit it will be a little bit loose. >> do you eat it cool or hot? >> cool it. >> cool it. >> then we'll move it over to here. these are ones that are already cooled. a little sugar on top. then you put it into the broiler. it will melt the sugar. if you want play with fire and get a torch and burn the top. this is what you have now. >> that's great. >> try it. >> tell us about the chocolate while she's tasting. >> perfect. this chocolate cake is super

easy. all you have to do is whip some eggs and sue gr, melt chocolate in butter, fold in flour. >> that you can have. >> yes. i'm sure. >> lastly what's at the very end? >> the very end we have a little bit of chocolate mousse. throw that on there. >> can't be better than the creme brulee. >> this one bakes in ten minutes. >> amazing. nice job. >> thank you. >> i'm staying right here. >> guess who is coming here? >> wilmer val de rama. he's so awake these days. >> we have our plaza wakeovers. >> we're going to see "godspell" today. we'll see you tomorrow. thank you, everybody."godspell" today. we'll see you tomorrow. thank you, everybody.