that's ultimate tailgating. >> i'd say and then some. just to catch a glimpse of her royal highness on the b tcenyhecohare palace balco t tnyre this morning. have a great day. good morning. jubilation. london is alive this morning as the royal family and millions of the queen's loyal subjects come together to mark her diamond jubilee. a fourth and final day of celebration, following last night's star-studded concert and fireworks display. all leading to an appearance on the balcony of buckingham palace. we'll have it live for you "today," tuesday, june 5th, we'll have it live for you "today," tuesday, june 5th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

good morning, everyone. welcome to a special edition of "today." 7:00 a.m. out on the west coast on this tuesday. i'm matt lauer, alongside nbc news special correspondent meredith vieira. ann has this morning off. meredith, we were here about a year ago for the royal wedding and the other side of buckingham palace and this morning events have all the same feel to them. >> this is the fourth day of celebration it began on saturday with the horse race, sunday you had the flotilla, 1,000 vessels. it was cold, wet and rainy that day. of course monday night the concert that was right here outside buckingham palace. then today the service. it began with a church service at st. paul's cathedral just a short driving from buckingham palace but prince philip, the queen's husband of 64 years was not by her side. unfortunately he has come down with a bladder infection.

he'll spen the next few days recov recovering in a london hospital. the archbishop said our prayers and very much with him this morning. >> i think that's probably the only real thing casting a shadow on today's ceremonies is the absence of prince philip. the weather could have been a little bit better. the other highlights of the day so far, the queen attended a reception at mansion house, the official house of the lord mayor of london which you should not confuse with the mayor of london. from there her majesty met back up with the rest of the royals, including prince charles and his wife camilla, prince william and kate and prince harry for a luncheon at westminster palace, also known as london's house of parliament. >> if you can hear the screaming behind us, that's because the crowd has made its way down to right up to the palace gates to get a look at queen and royal family as they make their appearance on the royal balcony. at that point there will be a

military fly-pass. >> al, good morning. >> reporter: i tell you, we're watching people still making their way from trafalgar to buckingham palace. we're just about at the half-way point between the two and i'm telling you, it is a sea of people heading down and there's still no end in sight to the crowd that's streaming down this way to get close to buckingham palace. these folks are not going to get anywhere near buckingham palace. in fact, even if they could, if you look straight down you see victoria fountain. that blocks, in a sense, the view of the balcony. but that's not stopping them from taking part in the culmination of this four-day celebration, guys. >> al, we commented during the royal wedding that the orderliness with which this crowd makes its way there, about 1 million people or whatever,

walking very quietly behind the police escort to make its way to the front of buckingham palace. keep in mind that only the first 10,000 of them will even be able to see the queen and the rest of the royal family from where they stand. yet no pushing, no shoving, no rushing. everybody incredibly polite. >> reporter: this is a great part of the job. >> os you see, stephanie gosk is in trafalgar square where thousands of people have been watching today's festivities. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. there is an expression here in great britain -- keep calm and carry on. it dates back to world war ii. that's exactly what the royal family has done today. despite prince philip's hospitalization. making her way back to buckingham palace in a carriage procession with prince charles and camilla by her side, queen

elizabeth received a warm reception from thousands. the queen's grandsons prince william and prince harry, along with william's wife the duchess of cambridge followed short behind in a carriage of their own. earlier at st. paul's cathedral, a service of thanksgiving for the queen. followed by a private reception at mansion house, the official residence of london's lord mayor. the rest of the royal family attended a separate reception. on monday, thousands lined the mow honoring the queen as they rocked out to rock royalty into the night with performances from the likes of sir elton john. ♪ >> stevie wonder. ♪ >> reporter: and sir paul mccartney. ♪

>> reporter: the queen arrived at the concert alongside her husband, prince charles. noticeably absent, her husband, prince philip. hospitalized after one day of appearing along his wife in the flotilla down the river thames with what is said to be a bladder infection. monday night's concert, prince charles took the stage to honor his mother and his absent father. >> because, unfortunately, he has taken unwell. but ladies and gentlemen, if we shout loud enough, he might just hear us in hospital. >> reporter: and ended the night on a celebratory note. >> three resounding cheers for our majesty the queen.

hip hip -- >> hooray! >> hip hip -- >> hooray! >> hip hip -- >> hooray! >> reporter: at her majesty lit the national beacon and fireworks lit up london's skies. from a big concert, to a grand flotilla, parties in gardens, to those on the streets, it has been days of celebrating the queen with more pomp and pageantry still to come. these pictures of the crowds are really remarkable. even some of the british army who have seen these sorts of things before say it goes beyond anything they have ever seen in the history of their country. everyone trying to get a look at the balcony where the queen is going to appear with her family. for those in trafalgar square, they'll line the street behind me and be on the screen behind me. >> thank you. we are watching this young lady

dancing with a hula hoop somewhere in that crowd. not deterred by the rain that has begun to fall here around buckingham palace. >> you can see it on the lens actually. no one is leaving this place at all. as stephanie mentioned, prince philip turns 91 this sunday. unfortunately, he is not with us here. he is being treated for a bladder infection at king edward vii hospital. duncan is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. we've still not had any update from buckingham palace on prince philip's condition after spending the night here in hospital. he came yesterday from windsor castle to be treated for that bladder infection. the palace said he would then spend several days in hospital being assessed and observed. the last time we saw him out in public was on sunday during that big river pageant along the thames. he looked like he was having a good time moving along to the music along with the rest of the royal family. but it is worth pointing out

that he it spend several hours in the cold and rain. medics say that wouldn't have caused his problem but it might have made his condition worse. we should point out, he is going to be at 91 in the worst days and at christmas had his worst health scare to date when he had chest pains and had to undergo minor heart surgery to improve his blood flow but he was still up and about. we're not guesting the impression that this is so bad, but undoubtedly on this special day, he'll be sad and disappointed that he is here and not by the side of the queen where he has been for the last 60 years. meredith? >> absolutely. thank you very much. you hope you is feeling maybe well enough to be watching for fr his room. >> absolutely. we're joined now by our fearsome threesome at royal buckingham palace. there's more than one special correspondent? guys, as you watch -- you've been there, done that.

you've seen a lot in this country over your years. as you watch this massive crowd continuing to file in here to the front gates of buckingham palace, camilla, start with you. your thoughts. >> everyone's on their best british behavior which is always good and to see this orderly pro te procession to the gate. these people have camped out, rained on and haven't had their spirits dampened at all. it is a great turnout. it is raining but it is to be expected in britain, i think. >> and it is the fourth day. this is not the first day and you see this level of enthusiasm. this is the fourth day. >> i have to say, it's what we are celebrating that matters, that means so much to us. this woman has been on the throne for 60 years. she dedicated her life and she has not been just queen. >> she's everybody's

grandmother. >> i think when you spoke to david beckham, that's how he describes her as well. there is this great feel of nostalgia. she's always been there. as long as you're under 60 in this country, she's always been there as our reigning monarch. this brings back memories of the royal wedding last year. i was lucky enough to be in the palace at the moment the crowd was surging but we were inside. i've never seen this before. you're cut off from what's going on. i remember that image being the new duchess of cambridge, kind of gasped as she came on to the balcony, seeing the support. until she's on the balcony, she won't quite realize it. >> let us not forget, kate is a sort of commoner in that she wasn't royal when she married into the family. think about william and harry and the queen. they are used to this. they were born into it.

but camilla and kate, when they go flu that balcony and see the view, at the end of the day, they were just ordinary girls marrying into the royals. >> when kate was on that balcony, i would imagine it was a bit of a blur. >> although the balcony does get used every year. the 16th of june is the queen's official birthday. she'll appear on the balcony again then. >> do you think they'll carry this upward and forward? >> particularly young people who will have done this for the first time, it will be something they'll remember, many of them, for the rest of their lives. >> andrew, i'm not going to pretend you're this old, but i'm wondering if this is just a beautiful made-for-tv event and the images we're seeing, back when queen victoria celebrated her diamond jubilee in the late 1800s, was there this enormous outpouring. >> well, there was. the fact is of course we didn't

have buckingham palace, but you had these massive crowds that turned up. for a woman who famously said she was not bemused is rather wonderful when she's amused. >> we're going to check back with you folks a little later on. that appearance on the balcony yet to come. we thank you very much. but right now let's go back to new york for a check of the other morning headlines. savannah guthrie's at the news desk while natalie's off today. savannah? good morning to you. in the news today, a canadian man accused of a grizzly murder has been arrested in berlin following an international manhunt. nbc's jim maceda has the latest from london now. jim, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this morning the canadian porn actor known as luca is in german custody a week after a gruesome murder he allegedly videotaped and then posted online that

triggered a global manhunt. >> reporter: german police arrested him in this berlin internet cafe on monday. an employee tipped them off after recognizing interpol's most wanted man surfing for reports about himself. >> the web had been used for him to glorify himself and we believe that the web brought him down also. >> reporter: his real name is eric clinton newman, age 29, is accused of killing, dismember being, even cannibalizing the corpse of a 23-year-old chinese student he dated in montreal. police believe body parts mailed to canadian political parties belong to the victim. so was a torso found in a suitcase near the defendant's apartment. inside his residence, police uncovered human blood on a mattress, the floor, the refrigerator. the police dragnet quickly spread from montreal to paris where police say the suspect

stayed at this hotel, picking up men. he was tracked down putting up no resistance. >> he tried to give them a false name but the police insisted and so he said you've got me. >> reporter: now, there's relief back in canada that the nightmare is over. >> obviously pleased that the suspect has been arrested and i just want to congratulate police forces on their good work. >> today, german police confirm, based on fingerprint analysis, that they have the man they are looking for, or were looking for. now the process of his extradition back to canada will begin. we're told that that could be relatively quick. probably within just a couple of weeks. savannah? >> jim maceda in london, thank you. this morning, syria has given u.n. and other international aid workers permission to expand their humanitarian efforts into areas hard-hit by fighting during that 14-month conflict there. a u.n. official said syria is

pledging to allow the workers and their convoys with supplies into four provinces in that country. u.s. officials say they are "optimistic" that a cia drone strike has killed al qaeda's second in command. the drone targeted him in a tribal region in pakistan. he quickly became the terror network's number two after the death of osama bin laden last year. president obama teamed up with former president bill clinton at fund-raisers in new york city last night. clinton said that if republican rival mitt romney were elected president in november, the results would be "calamitous" for both the u.s. and the world. jury selection begins today for jerry zussky's child sex abuse trial in pennsylvania. the 68-year-old is charged with 52 counts of abuse over more than a decade. on monday a judge ruled the former penn state assistant football coach's alleged victims will have to testify using their real names. sandusky denies the allegations. a once in a lifetime show

starts today. if you just look up. the so-called transit of venus marks venus' trip between the earth and the sun. the next time you'll be able to see venus pass by is in the year 2117. but experts say you should be careful. it is never safe to look directly at the sun. they advise using solar filter glasses or a pin-hole projector if you want to watch. it is now 7:17 pacific time. back to matt and meredith and buckingham palace. the duiamond jubilee every 60 years, but seeing venus, even rarer. >> that's right. all right, thank you, savannah. thank you very much. mr. roker is in the vicinity amongst the crowd. al? >> reporter: the crowd still streaming, although a lot of folks now kind of backing up here because there's really not much more -- not much closer they can get to buckingham palace. but there's still a steady stream of folks coming from

trafalgar square. it is lightly raining but not all that bad. where it is going to be raining, it is going to be pretty ugly making its way through the southeast. we've got some strong storms today that will be making their way through the southeast. risk of strong storms also out west. we've got windy conditions. temperatures not too bad. rain continues in the pacific northwest. we'll have more rain in the northeast and new england. some of it could be heavy at times later on today. that's what's going on around well, we are getting a fantastic sunny start to the day. taking a live look over the bay bridge. traffic light here. the sky is nice and blue, just a few puffy clouds out there. and winds are actually preventing that fog from settling right to the surface. we're going to see a nice warm day with a lot of sunshine. 68 degrees in redwood city, about 72 degrees in san jose. wednesday into thursday, we continue to warm you up and then as we head into the weekend, we wrap those temperatures up to 85 degrees on sunday. hope you have a great tuesday.

al, thank you very much. of course today is a day to honor queen elizabeth but two other women in the royal family are probably carefully watching today, probably taking some notes. they'll be either queen or queen consort. nbc's michelle kosinski has more on their relationship with the queen. >> reporter: there's been a growing in strength around here. we aren't talking about some old-school power plot. just kate, camilla and the queen getting along royally. you knew something was going on when camilla and katherine had a very public lunch date. everyone talking. was camilla instructing young kate or warning her of the pressures that pushed princess diana away. it soon became clear, these two were going to be friends. camilla, ever discrete and

tenacious, kate exactly the same. look at the great shot from sunday's river pageant. the public has embraced camilla and though camilla will likely be queen consort first has embraced her. camilla is even stepping up to her fashion. >> she's dressing well. i think maybe kate's raised everybody's game. >> reporter: but something else is happening as the queen and camilla have bonded warmly. sometimes surprisingly so. so there appears much affection between the monarch and the royal bride. >> can you see by their body language that they are clearly getting along very well. the queen was very solicitous of kate and making sure that she said things to her that re-assured her, that calmed her nerves. >> reporter: now you see them side by side. kate whit pers in the queen's ear. >> the queen smiles. if there's a wide gap in status around experience, the queen does not let it distance them.

>> the three of them were very easy with each other. the queen not only accepted camilla, but i think, from what i can gather, she genuinely likes her. they're both country women. they both like horses. and kate seems to be getting in the swing of it as well. >> and she does nothing to deliberately steal their thunder. modest poise. but natural seems to work for all three. it has forged a union there in a world only they can understand. >> all right. we're going to have much more from london, including an appearance on the balcony by the queen. >> right after this. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan

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into the square and is outside and around, as well. so it's not just the ones that we can hear now. >> all right. when the doors open and the queen and other members of the royal family come out on to the balcony, what are some of the things we expect to be seeing? >> hearing. >> hearing. >> there will be a massive cheer. everybody here will be cheering. and -- and here it is.

>> you see her mouth the words, oh, my goodness. >> well, it's probably an awesome sight from up there. >> there are charles, canamilla william, kate, and harry. >> it's going to have to be the magnificent six today. >> we're expecting also an raf fly pass from the court of celebratory cascade, a 60-gun salute, three volleys of rifle fire, giving us a salute by the queen's guard interspersed with the national anthem played by the band of the irish guard. >> and very interesting. and it means that each gun will

go off one after the other. each rifle will go off one after the other. which will be fascinating to see when they get it right. >> will it allow for a fly pass? >> i'm thinking that, meredith, will it happen? there was one scheduled to go along with the flotilla, unfortunately because of the rain it had to be canceled. obviously safety comes first. obviously safety comes first. >> i'm actually hearing a bunch of young ladies now just in front of us screaming "harry!" "harry!" >> he is the most eligible bachelor.

>> harry and kate are getting along like a house on fire. it's the sister he never had. >> by the way, as we're watching this, we want to mention that president obama has sent a message of congratulations to the queen saying, your majesty, on the historic occasion of your du diamond jubilee, michelle and i send you and the congratulations of the american people. the united states and the united kingdom has shared a special relationship. we stood tall and strong and together, facing some of the greatest challenges this world has known. it ends by saying may the lift your majesty's crown continue to reign supreme for many years to come. >> what a lovely tribute. >> oh. fly-past.

>> the first one is kosher. these are really powerful, emotional powerful things for britain, these second world war airplanes. >> we should really hear the rumble of them when they go overhead. here they come.

>> the spitfire is actually famous. >> here come the red arrows

here. very popular. >> that put a smile on her face. william and harry are very interested, too. >> and now the celebratory cascade, i would imagine, interspersed with the national anthem. >> the crowd has already started singing the anthem.

>> you ordinarily get three cheers. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> and now what we're expecting to see, the troops on the forecourt will lay down their weapons, repmove their bear skis and give three cheers for her majesty, the queen.

♪ >> i think we just have to mention that although this is sensational, the queen has now been standing there for a good five minutes in what is a driving rainstorm here at buckingham palace. >> sunday she did stood for four hours on the flotilla during the terrible weather.

>> and now the troops lay down their arms. next the bear skins. three cheers for her majesty the queen. >> hip hip -- >> hooray! >> hip hip -- >> hooray! >> hip hip -- >> hoop ray! ray!

>> all right. hats off to you guys. you do this stuff pretty well. >> there is no question, about it. she looks to have been truly enjoying it. andrew, give us some final thoughts from your perspective. >> well, mine are the sight of the rather wonderful people who are walking along with a sign saying "elizabeth, the great." surely she deserves this. if there is any moment when the case could pay honor, this is the one. >> if you were lucky enough to be in the royal wedding, that's one thing. being in that british housing on sunday, a moment i will never forget. >> what a spectacular day for britain, the queen and commonwealth. >> as they head back inside after a very long four days but

wonderful four days of celebration. the queen's diamond jubilee, only the second time in history this has happened. they are all so lucky to be part of it. i wonder if she's going to open up the gym. >> let us first of all say thank you. ben fogle, always a pleasure. the build-up to this jubilee, you've done great work. we thank you very much. andrew roberts, over the last year, you have earned your place with our network. thank you very much for your help. camilla, to you as well. it's been a joy and thank you so much for your insight into the royals. >> all the banners and everything, there was a window in london, the message was so simple -- "congratulations, ma'am." much more ahead from london and new york right after this.

we're back now. are you looking at the front gates of buckingham palace where members of the queen and royal family have just been out on the balcony being saluted by an enormous crowd of well wishers that are now actually fanning around the circle. the weather has turned a little nasty here. al roker's down with some of that crowd. al? >> reporter: actually, a lot of the crowd is dissipating, as you might imagine, matt, now that the festivities is over. they got to see their queen and now they've made their way -- they are making their way toward piccadilly circus, the tubes that are running now and getting everybody out of there. these shores will be off and on in the next several hours here in london. let's see what we've got closer to home for you. again here along the west coast, we're looking at pretty decent weather in southern california. windy conditions. 68 in los angeles. however you get to the pacific northwest, it is a lot more like here. looking at a lot of rain, look for some heavier rain.

even some mountain snows in parts of montana. slight risk of strong storms through the southeast. afternoon showers moving to the evening from the mid-atlantic into the northeast. that's good morning. the time is 7:39. it's a cool start to the day. but this is all that's left of that system of low pressure that brought us the showers and the sun is making its way out over the greater bay area. 53 degrees to start you out in san mateo. at 52 in sunnyvale and 53 degrees in san jose. headed toward a warm afternoon with plenty of low 70s on the temperature map. and as we head throughout tomorrow, temperatures will climb by about 5 to 10 degrees. hope you have a fantastic tuesday. >> matt, meredith, back to you. >> all right, al. by the way, a special salute to you as well. al flew overnight to get here, did the show with us, and is jumping back on a plane to fly back to the states tonight. three cheers for al roker as

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these beautiful images, back with more of the diamond jubilee celebration in london to honor queen elizabeth ii. >> we want to look back at how it all began, the queen's coronation in 1953. nbc's stephanie gosk is in trafalgar square with more. stephanie, good morning once again. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. the queen's coronation was the first coronation ever to be televised live. in fact, she supported the idea and for a lot of people in the country at that time, it was their first introduction to television. they showed it live in black and white. we're going to bring it to you now with just a little bit of color. queen elizabeth has captivated the world with her stately grace for 60 years, but it was her coronation that set the tone of her remarkable reign. >> when the queen made her coronation day, it was very clear to her this is one of the most important moments of her life. >> with what seemed like the whole kingdom there to greet

her, an ornate horse-drawn gold carriage took the queen and her husband prince philip, the duke of ed din borrow to buckingham palace for the coronation. but for the first time in television hisvy, cameras would capture it all. >> the queen realized here was a new medium. she said bring the cameras in and everybody saw it. >> reporter: millions at home joined more than 8,000 guests inside the abby who witnessed the once mythical ceremony. >> will you solemnny promise and swear to govern the people? >> all this i promise to do. >> reporter: but this historic moment took more than a year of planning. elizabeth succeeded the throne at only 25 when king george vi died unexpectedly. the young mother of two had to fill the shoes of her much beloved father. >> prince charles the duke of co cornwall has joined the queen mother. >> he recalls his mother wearing

the four-pound solid gold crown to train for the ceremony. >> incredibly heavy. i remember the moment her coming out. wearing the crown, practicing. that's a vivid memory. >> reporter: for the stoic and dignified queen, practice finally made perfect. >> god save the queen! god save the queen! >> as great britain celebrates her diamond jubilee, the 86-year-old queen is looking ahead while never forgetting the promise she made to her country as a young woman 60 years ago. >> she took that coronation that she was going to serve, she stuck with it and it is an oath for life. there will be no retirement, there will be no stepping down. she's in this for the duration. >> things certainly have changed watching this broadcast today and the way it's been sent out all around the world live to billions of people. it is a far cry from that

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as the celebration surrounding the queen's diamond jubilee winds down, there's one group that will continue to honor the queen for many years to come. we're talking about the hollywood crowd. here's nbc's mike taibbi.

>> reporter: the queen's jubilee has played big in hollywood because tinseltown royalty has always loved the real thing. >> please sit down. >> helen mirren won an oscar as a steely elizabeth confront agricultural sea change following the death of princess diana. >> duty first, self second. >> reporter: and colin firth snagged his oscar playing king george vi encouraged in his fight against a dreadful stutter. by his daughter elizabeth, the future queen being honored today. of course, hollywood has also played the queen for laughs. leslie nielsen in "the naked gun" franchise saving her highness from an assassination attempt. and in austin powers "gold member," the hero beknighted for his exploits. >> your father must be very proud of you. >> oh, yeah!

>> reporter: but it would be a mistake to think of the queen as one only drawn to the hot life of celebrityhood by diana's rock star performer. the queen over the years has granted audiences to lady gaga, jim carrey, elle mcfek feecfear hugh jackman. she was pleased to meet with marilyn monroe and bridget bardo. >> reporter: for decades, look-alikes have earned a good living. >> it's not going to my head to look like the queen. >> reporter: late in her reign, the queen find herself or her ima image, from what a girl was, to agent cody banks, the queen is a pivotal fixed figure around which comedy or drama play out, one of hollywood's favorite charities. >> hollywood's all about status and who's on top. then they have someone out there

in england, a woman who can sort of outrank them all. >> an actual monarch with more status an any brieflily anointed queen or king for a day. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. zblm a couple little things to get you in the mood here at buckingham palace. this is what meredith's been talking about all day. this is apparently the drink that the queen enjoys. >> i've never had one. >> about her fourth this morning. cheers. to 60 great years. >> congratulations, ma'am. this is the coronation chicken. this dish was actually designed for the queen at time of her coronation in 1952. it is a poechd chicken with some curry, a little bit of mayo and that's mango as well. you know what i'd like to do with that plate of chicken? >> have you ever smelledoncoron? we're going to have more live from london after your local news. isn't major medical enough?

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hip hip hooray! >> hip hip -- >> hooray! three clears for her majesty, the queen, queen elizabeth ii on this, the final day of her diamond jubilee. june 5th, 2012 as you look at some of the images what have has been a spectacular day, and spectacular four days really ear in london celebrating 60 years on the throne for queen elizabeth ii. events this morning included a service of thanksgiving at st. paul's cathedral, the meeting at mansion house, a luncheon at westminster hall, then that

beautiful carriage processional here to buckingham palace. i'm matt lauer, here with meredith vieira. >> being out on the balcony and waving to the crowd. first day was wonderful, the second day the flotilla. but right before that we found out prince philip has been taken to the hospital, sick with a bladder infection, was not able to be at the concert, but we got word his son prince edward visited him at the hospital and he was able to watch all the proceedings from his hospital bed. i think that's some comfort to the queen as well because he has been by her side for almost 65 years now. >> you had to figure, it was a fairly serious condition. otherwise, he probably would have done anything not to miss the events of today. but he is a man who's 90 years old, soon to turn 91. >> this sunday. >> perhaps the stress and strain

of these last few days, and maybe even the weeks building up to all of this took their toll but we are happy to hear he is doing much better. also with us this morning is al roker. al's been enjoying some of the sights at sounds as well. at times right in the middle of the crowd. >> that's right, matt and meredith. that crowd pretty much now dispersed especially that the festivities are over and the rain is coming down a lot harder. for the most part today, the good news is it held off and we had a really spectacular day for the queen's tul min nation of that diamond jubilee. as you can see right outside buckingham palace, a lot of umbrellas up now but for the most part here, folks have gotten out. they're heading to the tubes. dispersing and enjoying the rest of this diamond jubilee day. guys? >> al, thank you very much. i think we really got lucky because the rain really didn't

start in earnest until just after the raf flyover which would have been canceled had the rain started earlier. that was a magnificent sight watching those planes flying straight over, or just to the side actually of buckingham palace. here are some of the images from that carriage processional with the queen riding in that 1902 landeau. >> last year at the royal weddiwed ing when william and kate were in that landaue. >> nbc's stephanie gosk is actually in trafalgar square. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. well, the rain and cold are finally driving people away from trafalgar scare. they say the popularity of the institution of the monarchy is only as strong as those people behind it. i think what you've seen today is a real demonstration of the popularity of queen elizabeth

and even beyond that, the popularity of the younger generation of royals. you've noticed throughout the morning every time we've seen prince william and katherine the crowds erupt. it's no different here in trafalgar square. every time we saw them, people cheer. >> i think the younger people think of her as the queen and sort of their grandmother as well. let's go back to new york right now for a check of the other morning headlines. savannah guthrie's at the news desk while natalie is off. security camera video shows this 29-year-old man entering the german internet cafe where he was arrested on monday. he is accused of killing and dismembering a chinese college student in montreal, videotaping that murder, and sending body parts to canadian political parties. a huge political showdown in

wisconsin today with potential ramifications for the political parties this fall. voters are going to the polls today to decide whether republican governor scott walker should remain in office. he's the only the third governor in u.s. history to face a recall. the election was called after walker cut most state workers of collective bargaining rights in an effort to shrink the state's difficult sit. political observers are watching this campaign as a barometer of voter mood ahead of the presidential election this fall. the alternate juror falsely accused of flirting with john edwards at his trial is speaking out now. she says she is a happily married mother of two. and as for that now infamous off-the-shoulder red shirt, she says she wore it to court because she was planning to go out afterwards. a startling school bus crash caught on tape. the 73-year-old driver hit a bump, then tumbled out of his sheet. he struggled to reach the steering wheel, then the bus crashed into a garage. fortunately there were no students on board and no one

inside the garage at the time. driver was not seriously injured. now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. facebook is reportedly exploring ways to let children 12 and under join the social network without having to lie about their age. the current minimum is 13 but it is estimated that millions of younger kids are already using facebook. our interview with celine dion is a hot topic online. she was asked about actress kate winslet's remark that the song "my heart will go on" makes w z winslet. she says if she counted how many times she'd sung that song, see might get sick, too. ♪ hey i just met you and this is crazy ♪ ♪ but here's my number so call

me maybe ♪ ♪ >> that parody was fixed together by a 19-year-old who goes by the name barack dubs on youtube. it is 8:07 on the west coast. a lot of hours spent in a dark room editing for that young man. >> perhaps too many. thank you very much, savannah. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker here in london. al? >> all right, as we mentioned, and made a lot about it, it is a rainy day in london town. as we check your weather and show you what we've got going on, basically not -- it is a little on the chilly side in the pacific northwest. looking at a lot of rain moving in and there's another system as you can see out over the pacific. that's going to get in here in another 72 hours and bring more rain to the pacific northwest as well. rest of the country got a risk of strong storms in the southeast with heavy rain making

its way, slight risk of those strong storms, lot of shower activity, mid-atlantic all the way up into new england. plenty of sunshine in the upper ohio and mississippi river valley. 84 degrees today in minneapolis-st. paul. and looking at temperatures in the mid to upper 80s going into the dakotas as well. that's what's going well, we've got a great looking day shaping up. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. the time is 8:08. a live look over san jose. just some high, puffy, fair weather cumulus clouds overhead. headed to the 70s. we will hit the 60s in the bay. 67 on the east shore and oakland, 78 degrees tomorrow. heading to the weekend, we hold onto comfortable, warm weather that lasts through monday next week as well. that's your latest weather. matt, meredith, back to you guys. >> all right, al, thank you so

much for your hard work. we appreciate it. >> it was sort of a nice day turned to rain here. but the queen in her own way appreciated that because on the day she was crowned back in 1953, it was raining. >> you really going to buy that. >> that's true. the queen's mark on fashion right after this. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain,

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and welcome back to buckingham palace. and "today" at the queen's diamond jubilee. there's always a lot of talk about kate middleton's fashion choices but the queen has her own unique style that makes her instantly identifiable. regal and refined. as one of the most photographed women in the world, the queen's wardrobe has been on display for decades. a style all her own. >> consistent, reliable. confident. she knows exactly what's appropriate to what occasion. >> reporter: from herren orately stunning wedding dress in 1947 to her early days on the throne, her majesty put forth an image of an elegant, dignified, world leader. in the decades to come her stately style began to take shape. after favoring printed chiffon fabrics in the '70s, her iconic two-piece matching coats and dresses became her signature.

bold, bright colors. lemons, pinks, blues, a string of pearls, and of course that famous hand bag. >> i think her clothes send a message saying, i am here to be seen. she is the shining person. so she knows that. >> reporter: her hats have become something of a trade mark, as well. on occasion displaying a sense of the queen's lighter side. when touring the british countryside, she's been known for a more relaxed image. wearing colorful head scarves and down-to-earth tweeds. despite some describing her style as dowdy or even dated, in recent years, she's become somewhat of an improbable style icon. in 2007, british vogue listed the queen as one of the 50 most glamorous women in the world. she perhaps paved the way for the next generation. catherine has captivated crowds the world over with her stunning sense of style. when walking down the aisle to

wed prince william in 2011, her choice of dress was one of the most highly anticipated fashion moments of the year. mixing couture pieces with high street retail fashion her looks are often imitated, her style fit for a queen. executive fashion and beauty editor for harper's bazaar, good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of fun is poked at the queen and her outfits but you call her a style icon and says she always has been and no more so than the past three days, really. >> the queen is considered a style icon. and over the years she really hasn't sort of put wrong. we didn't see her wearing crazy miniskirts in the '60s. we didn't see her wearing hippie looks in the '70s. she's kept very true to her own sense of style. no big shoulders in the '80s. nothing embarrassing to look back and be upset about. >> the outfit she is wearing here at the cathedral.

>> is by her designer and again a designer who worked with her over the last 10, 15 years. again, looking at all of the colors that she wears, she's wearing a lot of pastel colors she favors very much. in the last few years, very, very flattering. off-whites today, i think, is terribly chic. slight nod -- >> let me add to that a slight controversy, sunday during the flotilla. >> yes. >> catherine had on that red dress. by alexander mcqueen and there was some criticism in the papers the next day saying she upstaged the queen, she should not have worn red. what's your feeling about that? >> she's years younger than the queen. the reason she's wearing red is it's the most fashionable color. she looked stunning wearing that color. i think it would have been very inappropriate for the queen to be wearing royal red on a red barge, kind of odd. i actually thought the queen stood out. i was at tower bridge watching her and i thought she really

stood out with that very sort of off-white color. i don't think for one second that catherine, duchess of cambridge, is ever going to upstage the queen. knowingly. you know, i think it's whether we're in one of those situations where she will always be younger, she's very beautiful, but it's not going to be a deliberate situation. >> in some ways the queen's outfit is almost like a uniform. the pastel colors that she can be seen. >> right. >> she always has the purse with her. nobody quite knows what's in it. >> yes. she has that wonderful hand bag. it's by a bespoke company. i've got one here, actually. it's by launer. and it's a very old english hand bag company. and this is the actual bag that she carries. it's called the diva bag. who would have thought the queen carries a bag called the diva bag. >> does she carry it to have something to do with her hands? >> it is an anchor so her hands don't like awkward in photographs. it's always light. we don't know what she's carrying in her bag. we know it's not money. >> interestingly enough, her

skirts, the hem is weighted and the arm holes are a little larger than normal? >> we don't want to see a flash of royal underwear. she's joining plaum from the top of the steps of a plane so we don't have any wardrobe malfunctions. that's why the hems are waited. >> thank you so much for your perspective on our style icon. >> my pleasure. >> still much more from the diamond jubilee here in london right after this. [ sniffs ] bacon?! gotta get that bacon! bacon?! bacon! smokey bacon, meaty bacon, tasty bacon! bacon? ohh, la, la... oh, i say, is that bacon?! oh, good heavens! bacon! bacon! bacon! bacon! who wants a beggin' strip? meee! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs! yum, yum, yum, yum, yum... it's bacon!!! mmm i love you, i love bacon. i love you. i love bacon. i love you. beggin' strips! there's no time like beggin' time. and check out beggin' thick cut. i'm gonna need a bigger mouth! mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943.

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the queen is not only loved here in london, americans also watch her, and the royal family, with awe and fascination. nbc's andrea mitchell is in washington with that part of the story. andrea, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. well, we americans have admired this queen since she was just a princess. volunteering as an auto mechanic in world war ii. it's a relationship that has survived even as presidents and prime ministers come and go. we divorced ourselves from the monarchy in that little tempest in a boston tea party more than two centuries ago. but we yanks still can't seem to get enough of this queen. >> we are here to celebrate the tried, tested, and yes, special relationship between our two countries. >> reporter: she won our hearts from her coronation and on through her troubles with her children. and in this case, it's a love affair that has lasted through 12 american presidents. over the years she's put up with a lot from her former subjects. the indignity of going to where

the revolution started, to celebrate the bicentennial of our independence from the monarchy. >> we learned to respect the rights of others, to govern themselves in their own ways. >> reporter: and while the queen seemed to enjoy riding with president reagan, her reciprocal trip to ride in his california ranch was a total washout. >> i knew before we came that we had exported many of our traditions to the united states. but i had not realized before that weather was one of them. >> reporter: and then there was the rose garden podium that all but reduced her majesty to a talking hat. >> a warm welcome to washington. >> reporter: and the orioles game where she suffered temperatures pushing 100 degrees while feigning interest in that most american of pastimes, baseball. at times the queen almost seemed like one of us. perhaps that's why george w. bush felt comfortable enough to be, well, himself in 2007. >> you helped our nation

celebrate its bicentennial in 17 -- in 1976. >> reporter: and then there was this touchy feely moment when michelle obama first met the queen. >> i don't know. but i suspect it's not the thing that would bother her in the slightest. >> reporter: what is it about this special relationship americans have with britain's monarch? >> it strikes me as ironic that you basically kicked us out just over a couple centuries ago in order to get rid of monastic monarchy but you have as much for the queen as britons do. >> reporter: she once said her reign is the humbling reminding of the fleeting presidency and prime ministers. matt? >> all right, andrea, thank you very much. chris is the paris bureau chief for "newsweek" and the daily beast. christopher, good morning again to you. take a shot at that question. what is it about this relationship between the queen and the monarchy and the

american people that works so well? >> well, the big picture, it represents continuity. i think it represents continuity for all of us. to have one monarch head of state for 60 years in a country we think we understand like britain is a wonderful sense of history attached to that. on the other side of it, it's great soap opera. we can be spectators for all of this. >> it's soap opera and yet when it comes to the queen herself, there is an awful lot we don't know about her. no tell-all biographies. she hasn't sat down for that big revealing interview. >> she's never sat down for an interview as far as i know. we don't really know anything about her except what's given to us through official channels. and that one moment in 1992, and then again in 1997, when her world seemed to be falling apart, and she could not contain herself. >> maybe we love what we don't have and we certainly don't have a royal family. and presidents serve for eight years at most. we don't have anything like what

we're seeing today. christopher, always good to see you. we're going to be back with more from london right after these messages. good morning. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. new developments in the search for morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. sheriff investigators have give especially up searching the reservoir. dive teams were back in the water yesterday. the mother antolin garcia torres said he was fishing there the day she disappeared. investigators say this is not the end of the search for sierra. meantime, the case against antolin garcia torres is moving forward. he is accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. he hasn't entered a plea and is scheduled to appear in court next month. looking at the morning

commute, christina loren. >> i have a sigalert to tell you about. thank you, laura. live, 880 northbound past whip he will road, 101, southbound at bowers, heavy delays with a crash with overturned truck. only one lane getting by. hop on 280 to get by. toll plaza, traffic jammed here. meter lights are on, but seeing a little improvement in the course of the last half hour. travel cautiously out there. back to you. >> not bad at all. mike taking a few days off. check nbc bay area on facebook. another update in a half hour.

some of the sights and sounds of london at 8:30 on this tuesday morning. june 5th. 2012. as four days of celebration for the queen's diamond jubilee start to wind down here in the united kingdom. outside buckingham palace i'm matt lauer alongside our special correspondent meredith vieira, who is in for ann this morning. meredith, nice to have you here. >> nice to be here. to think that all of this was never supposed to happen, at

least for this queen. she was never expected to reign at all. but when she was just 25, she was a young wife and mother at the time, with two children, her father died and she became the monarch. coming up we'll look at her 60 years on the throne, and we're also going to have a rare interview with her former press secretary, who served her in the '90s. which was a turbulent time for her. >> all right. catch up with him. also we'll catch up with british singer james blunt. you probably know him from his hit songs but did you know that he actually served in the queen's horse guard? he's going to tell us how that experience helped to shape his life and shape his career. but first, let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. he's down somewhere in the crowd. al? >> that's right. we're here down from the steps of the duke of york steps, and folks are just craning to try to see what they can. this young lady's got a great view. what's your name? >> indiana. >> well, you're from austria? >> yeah. >> what brings you to see this?

you excited about it? >> yeah. >> could i get up on your shoulders? >> yeah. >> wow! they're so friendly in austria! that's awfully nice. thank you so much. wow. he doesn't know what he's in for because i'm going to get up there. let's see what we've got as far as your forecast is concerned. for today, whoo! we've got some strong storms in the southeast, rain in the northeast, especially later this afternoon. could be some coastal flooding, rain in the pacific northwest. tomorrow, we're looking at more strong storms, midsection of the country. wet weather continues in the northeast, on into the mid-atlantic states. we're expecting, again, windy conditions down through southern california. all right. are you going to come down so i can get on your dad's shoulders? i'm only kidding! really, honestly, seriously. i'm going to get on your shoulders. okay, here we go. all right. too bad they cut away. good morning to you. got a good-looking day shaping

up. just high clouds, mid level clouds, puffy, fair weather cumulus out there. as you head through the day, temperatures are ten degrees warmer than yesterday. 71 inland with fresh air. courtesy of showers that rolled through yesterday. if looking for warmer weather, we have that in store for you. as of tomorrow, up to 78 degrees inland. we're going to keep warming for thursday, leveling off friday, then we warm you back up for the second half of the weekend. >> this is one, big party, guys. and it's still got a ways to go. back to you. >> all right, al, thank you very much. up next, more of the queen's diamond jubilee celebration. including an interview with her former press secretary. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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welcome back to london and "today's" special coverage of the queen's diamond jubilee. queen elizabeth is the world's most recognizable monarch in the world but she's also been called the most familiar enigma. she has never granted an interview, instead devoting her life to honor and duty for great britain. she is an accidental queen. as a child, she was a quiet life of privilege. third in line to the throne with no expectations of becoming queen. she was known to her family simply as lillabeth. then a crisis in the british monarchy changed her destiny. her uncle abdicated to marry an american and elizabeth's father ascended the throne. from a young make the princess understood duty. >> my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service, and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

>> reporter: just four years later, young lillabeth at 25 became queen elizabeth ii. >> the word has gone forth, the queen is crowned. >> reporter: charles hanson served as the queen's press secretary in the '90s. the journalist has said about the queen that she's our most familiar enigma. how would you describe queen elizabeth? >> well, i think she is a mystery. and i think part of that mystery is the mystery of monarchy. she's shy by nature, as well. so that perhaps increases that sense of mystery. but in general she is who she is. and when people say what you see is what you get, that is very much the case of the queen. >> queen elizabeth's personal motto is, i have to be seen to be believed. and she has lived it. every day, every minute, of her life is meticulously planned four months in advance. and has been for the last 60 years. she is never late. rarely cancels. and is forever stoic in public. the time that you served under

her as press secretary, what was her daily life like? >> it's got a strong routine to it. she likes to always be on time for her engagements. partly because of training. but also out of consideration for other people. and i find it very relaxed and flexible to deal with. she is a perfect boss in that sense. >> but i have read that if she was not happy about something she has a stare. >> she definitely has a stare. you very rarely get a cross word but you know when something's not quite going the right way. >> what's the stare like? >> and you certainly know -- it's very long and very hard, and if a photo call has gone on for too long, you can see the stare coming towards you. >> so you've experienced the stare? >> definitely. >> what did that feel like? >> well, you come to know it. and it's a good signal, actually. >> to change gears. >> yes, actually, yes. >> but those closest to her say there's a softer side to this queen. margaret rose is elizabeth's

cousin. they grew up together and are still good friends. >> she had a wonderful, wonderful sense of humor. she's always been a good mimic, and she can take off people very well which of course seine taining for all of us. >> it is a side of the queen her grandchildren say they adore. >> she is very funny but i think she gets it from my grandfather. the two of them are fantastic. we as a family, i think, obviously my family, when it comes to behind closed doors and humor. >> prince philip has faithfully stood by the queen's side throughout her monarchy. at almost every public events, just steps behind his royal wife. elizabeth had a crush on the handsome naval cadet as a young girl. >> in those days, she wrote, you know, to come for the weekend, or this that or the other. and the wonderful thing is she's never looked anywhere else. and it has been a love affair since day one. >> 64 years together. but their lives might have

looked very different, and some say the queen may have preferred it. >> queen elizabeth actually famously said that if she wasn't the queen she would have just liked to be living in the country with lots of horses and lots of dogs. >> reporter: a simple life denied. instead, a place in royal history. elizabeth became queen when churchill was in office. she has served alongside 12 british prime ministers. leading great britain through times of sorrow, and times of triumph. few of us today remember a world without queen elizabeth ii. charles is the queen's former press secretary. welcome. good day to you. you know the queen well. you served with her for i guess 1990 to 1997. you know her facial expressions, including the stare. do you think she's having a good time during the diamond jubilee? >> i think the queen is touched by the enormous response, not only here in london, but also

really from around the world, and especially from the commonwealth. so i think she is enjoying it. it may not always show. but then, her face tends to be serious. but you can see the smile, when the prince of wales spoke to touchingly at the end of the concert yesterday, you could see the queen smile immediately. >> he called her mummy. absolutely. she must, this must be hard for her. she must be very sad not to have her husband by her side. he has always been there. >> well, it's such a special moment, the diamond jubilee and i think they both were looking forward to it and were touched by the huge public response. so yes, it will be great for comfort and great for enjoyment. but if you've been doing the job for so well for 60 years as the queen has, she knows that the show must carry on. that the program is scheduled. and she will still be enjoying the day. and i was struck by the way she came out of the service at st.

paul's cathedral this morning, looking very chatty, and talking to the various clerics, and other people at st. paul's cathedral. she looked completely relaxed to me. >> this has been a much better year for her than 1992 when you were press secretary. three of her children's marriages fell apart, a fire at windsor castle. a very tough time. how did she cope with the media back then? >> well i think the 1990s were difficult. but they were mainly difficult on the family front. and in that sense, the monarchy, like other families, has moments of sort of setback. they all came together rather like number 11 buses. they all came together at the same time. but i think her role as monarch. her role as queen, remains very highly supportive in that time. and i think there is a distinction between her institutional role as head of state, and her role as head of the family. and she has public support,

always very diligent, nonpolitical, with her international role. >> do you feel, charles, that she feels good about the future of the monarchy when she looks to the future? >> well, i think she -- the queen is wise, wisdom is something you learn very quickly in her role. and one strength, one great strength of the british monarchy, why it's lasted for 1500 years is being able to adapt. and it's never had to adapt so much as when her reign for 60 years because society has changed so much. the world has changed so much. and i think the queen has been very skillful in being open to that change, whilst keeping the sort of heritage and tradition, and duty, sense of duty. someone once quipped everything's changed but the head scarf. >> that will never change. charles, thank you so much for joining us. up next we'll head to new york

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back now in new york with dr. jill biden. the teacher and wife of vice president joe biden has written a new book about military families. and the inspiration is her son beau biden's deployment to iraq. and the impact it had on her granddaughter natalie. the book is called "don't forget, god bless our troops" dr. jill biden, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's good to see you. >> thank you. >> i can't wait to talk about the book. but first things first, you had something really exciting happen over the weekend. your daughter got married. >> yes. >> to a doctor. not only are you the mother of the bride, you hosted the event in delaware. >> at our home. and you know, tent and all. it was beautiful. it was magical. it was a magical evening. >> i have to ask, who cried? i mean this is your youngest

daughter. >> joe. joe cried. he cried when he saw her in her wedding gown and she just looked so beautiful. and so he was a little emotional. >> well, congratulations on that event. and the book. >> well, thank you. >> of course you've done a lot of work with military families over the years, as well as with the first lady. i know you're celebrating a year anniversary. why did you think a children's book would help with this work? >> i've traveled all across the country and met with military families and i realized that many americans do not know someone who's in the military, or know the military family experience. so i thought what better way to educate americans with moms and dads reading this story to their children, and then i put back matter in the book that explains, you know, once they've read the book, if they feel inspired and they want to do something to help, there's all sorts of suggestions. if you say, what can i do? there's all sorts of suggestions to help with that.

>> you like to say this is quite personal for you. you're the mother of a son who was deployed to iraq. >> yes. >> and your granddaughter natalie is the inspiration. she's kind of a lead character of the book. >> she was, we have the line that goes through, be brave, natalie. and she really was a brave little girl during that year. and i think it was a really hard year for our family, as it is for all military families who have someone deployed to a war zone. and so i tried to capture what it was like, through family events, you know, losing a tooth, or being in a swim meet, or all the things that you would want your mom or dad there for. >> even the title of the book comes from something natalie said. >> that's right. i was putting the kids to bed one night when they stayed over, and we said our prayers, as we always do, and i was tiptoeing out of the room and natalie said, don't forget, nanna, god bless our troops. and i just thought that it was just so pure, and so heartfelt, that you know, it really struck me and i thought what a great title for the book.

>> i imagine even if you are vice president or second lady of the united states, when you have a son or daughter deployed, that worry is just the same. >> it's always there. for all military families. and i recently met a teacher who told me that on her way home every day before turning that corner she said, to go home to her home, she would say a prayer because she never wanted to see that car in front of her home telling her that something had happened to her son. and i think that feeling of anxiety is pervasive for military families. and so that's why michelle and i have tried so hard to say, you know, commit to an act of kindness for a military family. >> well, i can't let you go without asking a little bit of politics. >> okay. >> of course you're about to head out on the campaign trail. your husband has been out on the campaign trail a lot. and you've been campaigning with him basically since the '70s. >> forever. >> do you think this is his last campaign? >> i don't know. i don't know whether this is his last campaign. >> we're -- >> we're focusing on this

campaign, and winning this campaign. >> there is talk that he might run for president. >> one campaign at a time. >> would you support it, though, if you got another one in you? >> you know, joe would make a great president. i always felt last time when he ran, i supported him. i wanted us out of iraq. i felt that joe would do that. but barack did it, so everything, you know, has worked out. so obviously your husband is known for his straightforwardness, or his blunt talk. a lot of times i know that the white house goes up on the campaign trail, occasionally gets him in some trouble recently i know he apologized to the president about getting out in front on the issue of gay marriage. did he feel bad about that? about speaking too openly? >> you know, joe and barack are, you know, they've worked this out, they're great. it's fine. he, you know, joe speaks from the heart. and that's what he did. and that's what i love about him. i know a lot of people aren't used to that with politicians, and maybe that's what surprises them. >> it's good to have you here

dr. jill biden. thank you so much. >> thanks. >> and we want to remind everybody the book is called "don't forget, god bless our troops." coming up next we're going to head back to london for more on the queen's diamond jubilee. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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queen's diamond jubilee would never be complete without the sights and sounds of the queen's horse guards. they're out today to escort the royal family on their marriage procession. and we met up with a former member of the guards that you're bound to know. ♪ they're iconic and essential to royal pageantry. the dashing men of the queen's mounted household regiment, also known as the horse guards. every day they change sentries on hars guards parades. it was here we caught up with one of their numbers. yes, you saw right it's james bluntz, known to most of us as a singer. ♪ you're beautiful you're beautiful ♪ >> reporter: but he's captain blunt to his regimental friends. >> many fond memories. really special time. my friends are still involved. i stay in touch with them.

about the early mornings, they're doing early morning rehearsal. >> reporter: the regiment dates back some 350 years. and there are no shortcuts when it comes to keeping up appearances. there are helmets and breast plates to shine. polishing those boots can take six hours. and, they do a serious job. >> they're dressed up in ceremonial uniforms, but they're fully trained to protect the queen, and they're regular soldiers. we've just come from afghanistan. our job, our job is historic one, which is to protect the monarch. >> reporter: in his former life as an officer in the queen's life guard blunt spent time in kosovo during the balkan war. >> show you around the vehicle. here's a machine gun. load the ammo in here. >> reporter: these days he doesn't need to dodge bullets. ♪ but there's always the chance of an ambush by fans.

>> nice to meet you. >> reporter: in this diamond jubilee year, though, some of those memories from his time's in the queen's life guard come flooding back. >> i was there for the golden jubilee. which is a real moment in history. i think what is amazing is the queen herself. we look at it as all this great pageantry and great ceremony but i don't think it's an option that any of us would necessarily volunteer for ourselves because it is a complete lifetime of service. for great britain. it's a remarkable, a remarkable length of time as the head of our state, and a wonderful celebration. >> so something you didn't know about the queen's horse guards. and james blunt. and we're back here outside buckingham palace with a look at some of the souvenirs that you can find her commemorating the diamond jubilee. >> including or starting with this lovely necklace. do you like this? >> looks like something some kind of stripper would wear. >> exactly, my point. thank you very much. what about these berkeley hotel high tea cakes. eugenie actually ordered a bunch of these for the queen to have. check out that hat.

that was the hat that beatrice wore. >> right. and the masks are apparently very popular. people on the subways wearing these. >> hold it -- no, no. >> we're going to have much more ahead right after this. it is 8:56. i'm jon kelley. the fate of same sex marriage takes another step. federal appeals court will say whether they overturn the ban on same sex marriage. if they agree to review the ruling, a larger panel of 11

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"today" on this jubilant tuesday morning, the fifth day of june 2012, and you are looking at london where millions of british citizens are paying tribute to queen elizabeth on her diamond jubilee that marks 60 years since her ascension to the throne. a lot of pomp and circumstance. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie along with tamara in new york. the queen attend the the church service at thanksgiving at st. paul's cathedral along with the entire royal family except her husband of 64 years. prince philip had to be taken to the hospital on monday with a bladder infect, but spirits are

remaining high. the streets thronged with well wishers this morning. a lot of nice images coming out of there. >> the brits know how to party. >> they definitely do and one of the queen's loyal subjects, david beckham. he's a king in celebrity circles from to his racy ads. even sometimes dining with the queen or hanging out with the princes william and harry, but the queen's jubilee means to him. >> from wrinkle creams to mascara, we are going to show you some award-winning and budget-friendly products. >> that's the most important part. natalie is under the weather so savannah has a check of the top headlines. >> church bells, cheers and parade music echoing three the streets of london as it caps four days of festivities marking

queen liz belizabeth's iia jubi. her husband prince philip is not with her today. he had to be hospitalized on monday with a bladder infection. the queen is accompanied by charles and his wife camilla and prince haand his wife kate. it will be broadcast today to thank her subjects to for the jubilee celebrations. in other news, u.s. officials are optimistic that a cia drone strike has killed al qaeda's second in command. al libi became the terror network's number two after the death of osama bin laden last year. the man known as luka magnotta was found in a german internet cafe spotted surfing the web for reports about himself. an international man hunt had been under way to find the 29-year-old accused of killing,

dismembering and cannibalizing a 33-year-old man believed to have been his boyfriend. president obama teamed up with president bill clinton for fund raisers and clinton told supporters that if mitt romney were elected for president the results would be, quote, calamito calamitous. the 68-year-old is charged with 52 count of abuse over more than a decade. on monday the judge ruled that the penn state assistant football coach's alleged victims would have to testify using their real names. sandusky denies the allegations. this week a prodigy who started college when he was just 9 will become the youngest person ever awarded an m.d. from the university of chicago. he is now 21 years old and an accomplish muse ikz and martial artist, too.

and a once in a life time show starts today. all you have to do is look up. venus marks the transit between the earth and the sun and the next time you'll see venus is 2017. it's never safe to look directly at the sun so you should use solar-filtered glasses or a pin hole projector if you want to get a look. a look at lindsay lohan in costume as elizabeth taylor for her upcoming movie about the icon. the biopique starts shooting this week and it features "true blood's" richard burton. we'll get a check for today's weather. today's weather is brought by american cancer society. the sponsor of birthdays. >> you're celebrating in new york. is it just as fun? >> you really like it here?

>> great coverage. how about the weather? >> it's okay. >> oh, we just got an okay, have you seen the weather where they are? >> let's talk about the weather because it is warm throughout portions of the plains and we're talkg about record heat and the chance for severe weather into the southeast anywhere from alabama on into the carolinas, the rain has started and the severe weather not quite yet and we could see two inches of rain over the next 24 hours and some storms blasting through texas here and heavy rain possible in the panhandle of texas and we're going to see a really nice day, mild conditions, then bring the warm weather back for tomorrow. a live look over san jose, just a few high clouds out here. temperatures are running very mild this afternoon. we'll be about ten degrees warmer than yesterday. probably give the heater a break. 63 in san francisco, 68 in

redwood city. tomorrow, 78 inland. we tack on another 5 to 8 degrees from today's highs. then the 80s return as we head through thursday. hope you have a fantastic tuesday. today is all about celebrating queen elizabeth. another brit who is beloved is soccer superstud david beckham. meredith asked him what the gene's diamond jubilee means to him personally? >> it means the queen is someone that i feel like i've grown up with. i have great memories from we sit down on christmas day and we've done this for years. it's a tradition. we sit down on christmas day, we listen to the queen's speech every year. my nan and granddad used to make sure that's exactly what we do. for us to be celebrating 60 years on the throne, 60 years leading our country the way she led our country is a special moment for us. i was brought up to love the

royal family. we're big royalists throughout our family. >> reporter: last year president and michelle obama came to london to visit the queen. the beckhams were invited to a dinner to welcome them. >> that was a thrilling moment for me when i went to the ambassador's residence in london. it was a small room of four tables and ten people at each table. i was thinking i'm going to be tucked in a corner somewhere. out of the way. >> reporter: i can't believe you would think that. >> then opposite me was the queen. next to the queen was the president. to my left was tom hanks. what is like, oh, my god. i don't think i spoke a word the whole dinner. i was just in awe of just being there and being opposite a person that, as a nation, we look up to. >> reporter: you see they were sitting there probably in awe to be with you. >> i very much doubt that, but thank you for saying it. the queen means so much to us.

she's an amazing woman with amazing strength. the family that she's created is incredible. >> reporter: and you are friends with her grandson. with william and harry and with kate as well now. how do you think she has influenced william? who will one day have to fill those shoes? >> william is an amazing person. harry is an incredible person. they both are. his brothers, they've gone through such a lot in their young lives. we've watched them go through what they went through. we watched them grow into young man. harry is cheeky, kind of, you know, he's such a funny guy. >> reporter: if harry is a cheeky one, what about william? >> don't be fooled about william. he's got an amazing personal. he's this really strong person. harry is such a charismatic character, but william is exactly the same.

william's grown into an amazing ambassador for the country and so is harry. we are very lucky to have two people that are going to lead our country, they are both incredible. >> reporter: the beckhams had the honor of attending the wedding of the duke and duchess of cambridge last year. david wore his order of the british empire medal bestowed upon him by the queen. >> it's a special day. there are not many occasions i can wear it. i can't go to a match and wear it. as i arrived at the wedding, i had it on one side. this military guy came up to me and lent forward, this older guy, he lent forward and said, you've got your medal on the wrong side. i was like, okay, can you put it on the other side for me so i slowly switched it. i think it's been seen by them. >> reporter: did william tease but that? >> no, he didn't. >> reporter: maybe he doesn't know. >> i think he knows.

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was completely blown away. it's not like anything i've seen before. this whole universe that becomes open. >> everyone knows ridley scott for "blade runner" and "alien." i'm still afraid from "alien." is this as scary as "alien" was? should people be warned about that? >> absolutely. i think it's the classic, you know, ridley trait where something is building under the surface. we see what appears to be an objective in terms of the crew on a mission. >> you haven't said we'll be able to sleep at night? >> that goes without saying. >> beyond the camera into the movie theater? >> hopefully. >> noomi, so many of your fans know you from "the girl with the dragon tattoo." what did you feel when ridley told you he wanted you to star

in his next film? >> i was shocked. i was like why? i couldn't understand it. took me many, many weeks to understand it was really happening. but then we started to work. we talked about that. even if it's ridley scott, one of my heroes asks me to be in his movie, soon as you start to work, you have to ignore that. you can't work if you just are paralyzed with awe. you have to find a way to find your focus and do your work. >> michael, you're playing a robot who shows no emotions. i read you are seriously creepy in this role. >> i do creepy well. creepy and weird. it's an excellent advantage. thank you so much. it opens in theaters. >> i just learned about you that you're a huge sci-fi geek.

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play freely in pampers cruisers. good morning. it is 9:26. i'm marla tellez. it is election day here in california. and today's primary will be a day full of firsts. today for the first time, voters with no party affiliation can vote for any candidate. it also means the list of candidates is a lot longer than we're used to seeing. for example, voters will decide which of 23 challengers will take on senator dianne feinstein in november. the big question is whether independents will show up and effect races like prop 29. that calls for a $1 tax on a pack of cigarettes. an analyst says it is unlikely.

>> would have voted for it, and again, not acclimated to the voting sites. >> turnout expected to be low statewide. less than 30% of absentee ballots mailed out have been returned. stay with nbc bay area for coverage of the primary. read more about the candidates and issues on our website, nbcbayarea.com> we will have a forecast after the break. >

welcome back. it is 9:28. a live look at the trans-america pyramid in san francisco. you can see for ten miles or better. just a beautiful day. clean air provided by the showers that came through yesterday. the temperatures are climbing nicely. just about as warm as we ended up yesterday already. san francisco, 66 degrees. high pressure is moving in through the day today. as it does, we gradually warm up, not just today, all the way

through your wednesday. additional ten degrees from yesterday's highs today. then tack on another 5 to 8 degrees for wednesday. we have a good-looking forecast, ample sunshine all the way through the upcoming weekend. highs work out like this. 63 in san francisco, 67 in fremont, 71 here in san jose. as we head through the next three days, temperatures start to climb. then they level off by friday. we bring in more clouds. this weekend, the warmup is on. by sunday, 85 degrees inland! hope you have a fantastic day. back to you, marla. thank you. we will be back with the next update at 9:56.

david, come on out. >> i gained more than 250 pounds in two years. with all that extra weight so quickly added to my body, i don't know how i'm still living right now. >> well, you had seen david smith in 2009 when he went from the star of tlc's "650 pound virgin" to a 220 pound man. when we caught up with him, he gained almost all that weight back. we'll hear about his life now in an exclusive interview tomorrow on "today."

it's an inspiring story. he's on the road back. i think people will relate to the struggle. >> and cheer him on. >> absolutely. we also know speaking of weight gain, one of the culprits, too much salt. even when you think you're being healthy, there is a lot of hidden sodium. i don't know why you're laughing miss joy. >> now you've got to throw it over, which shoulder, the left or the right? >> perfect. >> you'll be surprised when we show you things that are really salty that you might not expect. i know there's a lot in french fries. >> you think you're right about them. >> i know i am. >> we'll check out skin care to sun block that will fit any budget. then one of country music's biggest stars alan jackson is out with a new album and is live with a concert for us. >> first, speaking of music, the hit broadway musical "rock of ages" has been adapted as a feature film, features classic

rock hits from the '80s and includes tom cruise, alec bald rin, catherine zeta-jones. good morning to you. can we first talk about the '80s and the outfit? were you even alive in the '80s? >> i was born in '88. this one was 1990. >> we were around. >> we don't want to relive it but you did on film. >> we did it was so much fun. i remember thinking i look exactly like my mom right now. and my sister. the big hair, the hair spray, the high-cut bikini bottoms that don't cover anything. it was fun. it was fun to go back. >> and music. who doesn't love '80s music? >> it's timeless. everyone is asking me you weren't born in the '80s, how did you know these songs? that's all my parents listen to.

i was growing up, 8 years old listening to queen, u2, the police. it's great to story tell through these songs. >> we see tom cruise as the aging rock star stacey jacks. you think he's as hot as ever? >> i think he's sexier now than back in the "top gun" days. but then again, i do like older men. >> is it the tight pants? what is it? >> it's everything. his whole image is fantastic when he became that rock star. at the same time, he exudes "i am stacey jacks, the rock star." he's incredible. his voice are phenomenal. people are going to laugh their butts off. i like to call this a dude-cicle. it is a dude musical. >> congratulations on the film. >> thank you very much. >> diego learned to play the

guitar. you're rocking it out. you're going to rock out the weather, stephanie abrams. >> since i saw the show, i've been doing this. let's find out if the weather is going to rock it out here. as you head towards the midwest, we'll see awesome weather. rain in the northeast sticking around today. as we head into the day tomorrow and the heat goes you on throughout portions of th we want to take you high atop san bruno mountain to show you how clear it is in the greater bay area this morning. just a pew puffy cumulus clouds. by this afternoon, complete sunshine. 68 in redwood city, 63 for san francisco. nice beach day in santa cruz. hitting 69. tomorrow we warm up ten degrees. more so for thursday. the upcoming weekend, the mid-80s return sunday. hope you have a fantastic tuesday.

good news is with that big trough in the west bringing snow to the higher elevations, it's going to move eastbound and take down that 80 and 90 degree heat and we'll be cooling off as we head over the next couple of days. that is the good news in the weather. savannah, it's all yours. >> all right, thanks. this morning on eat smart today, the truth about salt and fast foods. the average american eats twice as much salt as they should. most of it is in hidden and processed restaurant food. here to help us spot the salt is joy bauer, author of "the joy fit club cookbook." i ran up here, got my exercise. >> you made it. >> it's a sneaky culprit. it's hard to find out how much salt is in food, especially restaurant food. >> you can see the calories, but you can't tell how much salt. salt is bad because it drives up your blood pressure. we know heart disease and

stroke, which blood pressure increases the risk for is number one leading cause of death. >> did i read salt can impair your contactingtignitive abilit? >> yes. it's going to affect your brain health, as well. everybody has to make an effort to eat less salt. >> before we do our test, how much salt should we have per day? >> well, most people should eat under 50, 2,300 milligrams a day which is about a tea spoon. people 50 or older or anyone with high blood pressure should eat about 1,500 milligrams. numbers don't mean anything to people. that's why we are going to go over a lot of sneaky foods. just do your best to dramatically decrease them. >> a lot of times we think we know where the salt is and we don't. >> i'll give you a quiz. we are at mcdonald's. which has more salt, is it two packets of ketchup or order of french fries?

>> i assume french fries. so does tamron. >> you're both wrong. two packets of ketchup have 220 milligrams of sodium. the small fries 160. condiments are super pacced with sodium. you just have to go easy. don't think it's a freebie. pizza hut. which has more salt, is it six buffalo wings or two slices of pepperoni pizza. >> you're right. i was shocked by this. the buffalo wings has more than twice the amount of sodium you need in one day. 3,030. two slices of pizza, 1,680. >> is it bad i salt my pizza? >> yeah. i wish we had that buzzer noise right now. >> it's not good. next we move on to burger king. >> burger king. which has more sodium, the

caesar salad with grilled chicken and dressing or a double cheese burger with fries? >> i would say again with the fries. i pick burger and fries. >> can you imagine, it's the salad? 1,620. we get about 1,500 from the double burger with the fries. that's because the chicken is salted, the croutons. subway, going for the large sandwich with turkey and cheese or half a sandwich turkey and cheese and soup? can you imagine because the bread and meat is so high in sodium, it's the sandwich wins. you know how salty soups are. >> kfc. >> the little side order of macaroni and cheese or two drum sticks? >> two drum sticks. >> mac and cheese is worse. >> thanks. mashed potatoes and gravy. it's my turn... it's my turn. mac 'n cheese...

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this morning on "today's" beauty, hundreds of beauty experts cast their votes for the top buys in beauty. carlotta, good morning. good to see you. these are the most innovative things out there. i want to launch in. we are starting out with core skin care. >> absolutely. for anti-aging, the shisheido product is a scientific breakthrough product. they have something to counteract it and it produces younger-looking skin. it's a great -- it's been years in research. >> also there's the youth serum. what it has in it is a make-up ingredient. when you put it on instantly you get results. your skin looks brighter and moist. >> this is the drug store version? >> yes. >> that's outstanding.

next up is moisturizer? >> yes. for the neck, you need moisture but something that firms the crepey skin. this tightens the skin on the neck. >> this is proven to work? >> yes. it's strivectin neck cream. >> also in the category? >> for gravity what you need is something that firms the skin also. this is for the face. from roc. >> moving on to the eyes, of course. >> the applicators makes these products more effective. this has a porcelain one that is tinted. it depuffs the eye and covers. >> this because the skin is so thin around the eyes, you need something to put it on gently. this does it without any irritation. you just roll it along. it feels cool, too. both of them do. >> we are also keeping with the eyes. >> this is brilliant. this is for the lower lashes. you know where they are so small

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now he's releasing his 14th studio album called "30 miles west." alan jackson, good morning to you. one critic said this is straight-up country. you stay true to the honky tongue. >> i came to nashville many years ago to carry on a bit and i do what i do. >> the album is called "30 miles west." explain what that means. >> the song called "dixie highway," a fun kicker thing we'll do today. zach brown is singing with me on the album. he's from georgia. the highway runs from canada to south florida. hundreds of years ago it was there. we ended up using that song. when looking for a title we were struggling. somebody threw out that 30 miles west because where i was raised in georgia is 30 miles west where the dixie highway runs from the heart of georgia. >> you're going to sing "you don't have to love me any more."

i know it's a sad one. alan jackson, take it away. >> thank you, ma'am. ♪ i'll be the bad by ♪ i'll take the black eye ♪ when i walk out ♪ you can slam the door ♪ yeah i'll be the s.o.b. ♪ that's what you need from me ♪ so you don't have to love me any more ♪ ♪ when you and your friends talk ♪ make it all my fault ♪ tell them i'm rotten to the core ♪

♪ yeah i'll let it all slide ♪ get them on your side ♪ so you don't have to love me any more ♪ ♪ and i will keep all those memories ♪ ♪ of the better times ♪ there were some good times ♪ so when you think of you and me ♪ ♪ they won't even cross your mind ♪ ♪ the wine you're drinking ♪ leads you to thinking ♪ that you want what we had before ♪

♪ well girl you can call me ♪ i'll let it ring and ring ♪ so you don't have to love me any more ♪ ♪ ♪ and i will keep all those memories ♪ ♪ of the good times ♪ yeah there were some good times ♪

♪ so when you think of you and me ♪ ♪ they won't even cross your mind ♪ ♪ if you need me to make you cry ♪ i don't want to but i'll try ♪ so you don't have to love me any more ♪ >> alan jackson sounding great. thank you. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. it is 9:56. i'm marla tellez. a man accused of shooting at an alameda sheriff deputy is in custody after a long standoff.

he surrendered seven hours after barricading himself at a house in oakland. he held a man, woman and child hostage. all were released safely before midnight. the suspect one of three men that fired on sheriff's deputies, then led them on a car chase near 41st and international boulevard last night. two of the suspects are now in jail. another is still on the loose. new developments in the search for morgan hill teen, sierra lamar. sheriff's investigators have given up searching the reservoir. they were back in the water yesterday after the mother of the suspect, antolin garcia torres, told investigators her son was fishing there the same day sierra disappeared. garcia torrez is charged with kidnapping and murder and he has not entered a plea. well, election day shaping up to be beautiful in the bay area. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. yeah. taking a live look over sonul.

we just have puffy clouds ahead. looking at a comfortable afternoon. high temperatures are as warm as highs yesterday. 57 in san mateo, and already at 63 in sunnyvale. high pressure will amplify the next few hours into tomorrow. that means a warmup is on the way. temperatures in the 70s today, low 70s inland. by tomorrow, more upper 70s and low 80s with a building breeze. all works out like this. 72 in alma den valley, 63 in san francisco, warm weather for wednesday, up to 78. the 80s return for thursday. we will see a nice day friday for the giants here on nbc bay area. >> they are home. for the latest updates, find us on facebook. search nbc bay area. see you at 10:26. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. god bless the queen. it's booze day tuesday,une 5th. in honor of the queen's diamond jubilee we are having a pimm's cup. >> what's in a pimm's cup exactly? >> there is a pimm's mix and it's something like ginger ale. >> delicious. >> yeah. it's the fourth and final day. it feels like it's been four weeks. it's been wall-to-wall coverage. people are fascinated. >> last night was a huge night. this was the star-studded

jubilee concert. i don't know if you saw clips of it, but elton john performed, stevie wonder, paul mccartney performed on the steps of buckingham palace. it was fun to see the royals rocking out a little bit. look at that sea of people, huh? >> i'm glad it didn't rain on them. >> let's take a look. >> elton john is such a great showman. oh, oh! ♪ find myself in times of trouble ♪ mother mary comes to me ♪ speaking words of wisdom ♪ let it be >> very nice. ♪ isn't she wonderful >> and an american. >> very nice. beautiful night. you're right. no rain. all that stuff. one person was missing. prince charles -- >> who is what? >> annie lennox. thought it was elton again.

i thought he changed clothes. elton changes his clothes a lot when he does concerts. that's funny. >> prince charles made an announcement, didn't he? >> i guess his father -- remember we said he didn't look like he wasn't have too much fun? prince philip was sick and had to be hospitalized. >> he had a bladder infection. this is the shout out prince charles gave to him at the concert. >> very sad thing about this evening is that my father couldn't be here with us. because unfortunately, he is taken unwell. ladies and gentlemen, if we shout loud enough, he might hear us in hospital. >> very nice. he is going to be under observation for several days there. >> he'll be 91 years old. >> very soon. listen, we've been talking for days about their stamina.

incredible. four hours -- >> on the barge. >> with no bathroom facilities. >> i didn't see any. >> who knows? >> i know somebody who couldn't make it four minutes, know what i'm saying? today's events started off with the motorcade procession. >> once this started, i was kind of interested. once it started, somehow you get rapt. you start watching them come in and out of cars and carriages and go around town. >> where are they going? >> i don't know. just around. buckingham palace and back and to lunches. when you look at the streets are lined with people. they say there was spotty off and on rain. she is unbelievable. >> i noticed when she was getting into the carriage. she is 86 years old. no one can touch the queen. even her son didn't help her up. >> i wondered when i was watching her. >> she is spry. >> she sure is. you know what's interesting? she doesn't do interviews. she's never done an interview. you often wonder what she would

say if asked about a lot of things. that is not something she does. >> she doesn't have to. she's the queen. three more years she will beat queen victoria's record being the longest reigning monarch. good for her. >> we have good old american entertainment in the house with us today. >> yes, we do. alan jackson is here. he is as american as you get. >> there is no one more american. >> his new cd is out today called "30 miles west." he's got a darling daughter who wants our job. , come on over here and say hello to america. come over, honey. we hear you want to steal somebody's job. >> how old are you, maddie? >> almost 22. >> did you study somewhere to take people's jobs? >> no. it comes natural. >> do you sing, too? >> not well. middle sister got that gene. not me. >> where did you go to college?

>> i went to tennessee. >> okay. >> did you major in broadcast journalism? >> no, i did not. >> she majored in partying, i have a feeling. >> right. >> we are happy you came to see us here. >> you're adorable. >> get some classes to watch you. >> we are happy to have you here. >> we have other fun people in the house, don't we? >> busy time today. we are on our best, best behavior today because our boss's mom is with us. >> rosemary bell and her daughter-in-law maureen bell who is married to jim's brother. >> not her daughter-in-law. >> is it her daughter-in-law? sister-in-law. sister-in-law. okay. >> they're related. >> we are happy they are here. apparently his mom is a big fan of our hour. go figure. >> why? >> i don't know. there is no accounting for

taste. >> no, there isn't. we are delighted they're here. >> okay. >> things are looking up for her. >> lindsay lohan, if you open up the paper today, we is going to play elizabeth taylor in an upcoming film. look at the crazy likeness. isn't that? that's uncanny when you look at her playing liz taylor. >> not to me it isn't, but i think she looks beautiful. >> you don't think? s. >> not uncanny. i think that she is hopefully on track to let this be the beginning of a whole new life for her. >> i think so. if she makes it about her work and she is extraordinary as an actress and she looks beautiful again, then i authentic everybody is ready to say good for her. >> this is the big test? >> yeah. >> all right. if you are thinking about, should i wear sunscreen or not? >> most of us don't think about it, hoda. >> this might change your mind. there is a truck driver 69 years old. when you're a trucker, you sit

obviously on one side of the car. the sun comes in on one side of his face. look at what he looks like. look at the two sides. >> sun damage from a lifetime of not protecting your skin. >> right? one side was in the car, one side was sticking out. look at that. >> he needs to move to britain and drive on the other side of the road for a while. even that baby up, you now what i'm saying? there is a new game show called "are you normal, america?" >> it's on own and premiered last night. >> they had 1,000 people? >> about 1,000 people. if 2 you want to know if your habits and things do you are normal, you need to answer these questions. >> i never felt like i'm normal. a lot of people would agree. >> we have signs. first question is, is it normal to have sucked a partner's toes? >> not normal. what's the answer? >> survey says. >> it's not normal. only 21% of people have sucked their partner's toes.

>> i don't like the way you said that. >> it's nasty. >> you put a lot of emphasis on sucked. it's not necessary. >> is it normal to go skinny dipping? is it normal? >> you come out of the womb that way, why not? >> 56% of people skinny dipped. >> okay. >> is it normal to sleep naked? definitely normal. not normal? >> we can hear somebody say, "they're incorrect." we don't need to know that. >> 43% of people sleep naked. you do. >> i wear my wedding ring. >> do you really? do you sleep in the buff? >> i do. i was perimenopausal for a long, long time. you cannot have anything on you. you want to scream. that's all ahead of you. >> is it normal -- >> it's an old habit now. >> is it normal to have stood someone up on a date? >> last night -- i've got to be honest. all of a sudden bambino sleeps

with us. frank said it's the end of our marriage when bambino sleeps with us. the other dogs are put down in the mud room. 11:30 last night, you know your dog's little paw steps. all of a sudden louie wants to join the party. i'm naked and i've got to go through the house. anybody could see this would not be -- what's the next one? >> is it normal to have stood someone up on a date? >> no. it's just rude. >> not normal. only 28% of people stood someone up. is it normal to believe in love at first sight? yes. normal. 64% believe in love at first sight. >> it's happened to me. has it happened to you? >> yes. >> is it normal to have broken up with someone over the phone or text messages? >> rude. >> not normal. only 12% of people have broken up with somebody by text or e-mail. >> cowards. >> is it normal for a woman to

have cried when they got a bad haircut? >> it's ridiculous, but normal. >> not normal. >> wait a minute. >> it's silly because your hair will grow back. >> people get crazy about their hair. >> you have a bad haircut? >> you cry when it rains. >> i could have never gone to london, by the way, and covered that. >> that's why you're not going to the olympics, hoda. >> we've got our final photos for the hot bad contest. >> today is the last day you can vote. >> i didn't know we had a contest. >> it's the last moment to vote. go to ivillage.com/hot dads. >> there's kevin. look at bubba. slow down. >> i dated a guy named bubba once. >> adam from queens. >> aha. >> chad. >> look at michael. >> little boy or the dad?

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>> describe this show. >> it is like survivor meets the bachelor with a little fear factor. we take the couples that never met before and have them pick based off looks and then we throw them in a horrific adventure and usually you want to kill yourself during so they can see who they're really with and at the end of the episode i like to ask them would you like to stay or switch them out. >> you let them pick the man at the beginning. >> what happens at the end? >> does the guy get to say if he wants or not. >> there is a new addition. i added an extra seven guys, and the guys freak out. >> what? >> oh, yeah. it is a trio of fun. it was a ball. >> they're feeling very possessive. >> yes. >> do people really find love on these shows? >> here is the stat that this show works.

last year the first and second place couples are still together, very much in love. this year the first and second still together. i tell you why. we're not throwing them in a mansion to look beautiful and fake for six weeks. >> they're dealing with life. >> they're dealing with, i am telling you, all of this stuff with snakes and all kinds of stuff. >> and literally like it was raining and the girls had mosquito bites and you really get to see the true colors. >> oh, oh. >> the moral is don't face these relationships on how a person looks. >> right. >> that's what i loved about the show. i watched all of these guys go, oh, i am picking her, she is so hot and on the weeks go on they're like she is psycho. >> let's talk about you. >> you're a cheerleader, of course. >> you're doing playboy again. >> i am. >> you're letting it all out. >> are you showing everything? what are you doing? >> what's everything? >> oh, my gosh. >> we can delay that.

we can bleep that for the set. >> no. >> i figured one more time before everything really falls apart and why not? and the tuition was really expensive this year. why not? >> you did say that you work all the time because the people -- you want to be a legend and legends are people that work all the time. >> yeah. if you put that as a goal, when i started when i was like 21, and someone asked me that question and igd a legend would be great because it is consistent. i am grateful. in my line of work so to speak i am glad that hosting has really become a top job in hollywood. >> tell us quickly about the book coming out. >> okay. it is called bad habits, confessions of a recovering catholic, and it is really a coming of age story from the time i was six until now of horrific, you know, i am possessed by the delve, church giggles, you know, finding new belief systems and letting go of old ones and all told

inspirational stories and it is really funny. >> do you think in the future you're going to find true love? >> i think i might be there. >> oh, to be continued. we wish you all the best, lady. >> thank you. >> two hour premiere of love in the wild tonight at 9 central on nbc. >> hoda and i go head to head with rock of ages director adam schankman playing us some '80s music and i doubt i will recognize it. hoda will know every word. >> every word. i can't wait. [ male announcer ] if your kids like movies with animals... ♪ ...action heroes... ♪ ...sing-alongs, or whatever else, then you and your family will love netflix. netflix lets you watch unlimited movies and tv episodes on your pc or tv via game console or other devices connected to the internet. search by age, or character, and get information that helps you make the right choices for your family. it's instant, it's unlimited. and it's only 8 bucks a month. start your free trial today.

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the film's director adam schankman is here to test the 80s rock trivia. >> tell us about this movie, the ads look tremendous. >> it is just a party. it is a good time. i79 people in the aisle singing, dancing, fist pumping. i want this movie to be every theater owner's nightmare, you know what i mean? >> trash the place? >> you have phenomenal people. we're looking at tom cruise doing things we haven't seen him move around like that since he did the -- what was that, when he danced in the underwear. >> risky business. >> yes. >> haven't seen him dance like that since risky business. >> don't start with me. i can take you out. >> this is way more than risky business. i have to unlock the hips there. >> turning that into a movie isn't easy. you did it before and it was great with hair spray. is it tough to turn them around? >> for me it is not because like my whole life is like a musical. i see people singing and dancing

in my head and i sing and dance and super annoying in a restaurant and at the gym and that's how i express my life, but so for me i just close my eyes and let, you know, this is my time. i graduated high school in 82 and this is the sound track of my life. >> we'll play a game. >> all right. >> tell us what it is. >> the game is sing that song. >> sing that song. we're going to go from all songs that are in rock of ages and so you have to sing the answer. let's hear the first song. play it. ♪ you're a real tough cookie with a long history, breaking little hearts like you won me ♪ ♪ that's okay, we'll see you how you do it ♪ >> there. >>. ♪ hit me with your best shot >> kathy lee?

>> you did not. >> who sang is originally. >> pat benatar. >> you each get one tattoo. second song. here we go. ♪ tell me not to play, i said no, no, no, no, no ♪ >> twisted sister. >> what is the song? >> it doesn't matter. i got the name right. >> you get one more tattoo. next song, play that song. >> go. >>. ♪ if only knew how easy it would be to show me how you feel ♪ >> what is it? ♪ more than words >> more than words. >> that's the name of the song. >> who sang it. >> we're out of time naturally. >> look. >> oh, 3-1. >> we have one tattoo and we'll

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welcome back. taking a live look at san jose. beautiful, clear conditions. you can actually see for miles,

courtesy of the showers came through. clean air quality for today. just a few high, puffy cumulus clouds. 59 in san jose now. we are warming up nicely. as we continue through the afternoon, we pick up stronger wind gusts. however, the warmup continues through tomorrow. we have a really good-looking week ahead. we got through the rain. high pressure moves in for today. as for us, talking low 70s inland, upper 60s by the bay. at the coast, you will break out of the 50s for today but not by much. only forecasting 62 in places like pacifica. warmer weather tomorrow and that continues just in time for the upcoming weekend. 71 in san jose, 68 in livermore. by tomorrow, upper 70s return, then the 80s by thursday. marla, back to you. >> thank you, christina. coming up at 11:00, a turning point for california's ban on gay marriage. the decision just reached in a san francisco courtroom. and suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi fighting to keep phone

conversations private as he is investigated by the city ethics commission. that ruling coming up at 11:00. jon kelley and i will see you then. we are back on this booze day tuesday with today's real estate. we heard of love at first sight, but who knew it could apply to a house. >> barbara corcoran believes it takes eight seconds for a buyer to decide if they are interested in your home or not. >> to itly think this is true. frank and i have the real estate nod. >> you know right away. >> if you're married more than ten years it turns into the brow. >> let's look at certain houses and see how we could fix them up. the first one is out of rockford, michigan. >> these are not expensive. all under $1,000. one is $1,100. here is the house that has to be the loneliest house. >> even plants don't want to

live there. >> looks like it's going to tip-off the left-hand side. fix-up is warm it up. plant bushes on the left. the next change is putting the flowers and painting that front door bright red. it just says welcome home. much better look. >> look at that before and after. >> and window boxes. >> that would be even better. >> i love window boxes. >> wilmington, north carolina. that's only $660. le very inexpensive. wilmington, north carolina. tell us what the issue is with this house? >> this is a charming house. it looks like it has a compost heap with all that mulch there. it needs to be cleaned up. leave the house alone, but kill those boxes with flowers and two big round bushes. how jolly is that and extend the lawn up to the front of the house? that is $980.

you'll get probably another $5,000 back on the house. >> what a difference. that's huge. >> sag harbor, new york. >> charming there. >> cute house. >> a typical little could theage everybody dreams about having. what's wrong it has too many white lines going every which direction. no contrast. all you have to do is do new plantings, clean up that darling picket fence, get rid of that hair out front. >> hair? >> paint the trim on the window, the exterior trim. they overdid the top one with. >> too much. >> look at a difference that makes. it makes that house pop and makes it have more dignity. yellow paint, bing! $1,100. >> what about shutters? >> it doesn't have the width for the shutters. >> let's go to michigan, shall we? >> i love michigan. >> go where you want. >> landscaping is an issue. >> that is a modern, simple house. clean lines.

what's wrong is the yard doesn't go. a ranch everybody says they hate but ranches could look modern and sexy if you do the landscaping right. level it down. extend the lawn. put a simple bush and shutters, to your point, on the front of those windows. paint, not even paint the new door. replace the new door with a modern door. it looks like an architectural house. that is only $1,300. >> barbara, this is genius. thank you. >> a little face lift action. >> i have, too. >> you look good. >> you got two good ones. don't want to leave your kids? who doesn't want to leave your kids? how to make money at home. what makes hershey's s'mores special?

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how to make money at home. these days you can sell everything from jewelry to wine. >> here with your guide is cnbc's personal correspondent sharon epperson. can anyone get one of these parties together? >> anyone can get one of these parties started. this is an $8 billion industry. throwing these inhome parties. everyone wants to socialize and release financial stress whether it's paying for vacation or bringing in extra cash for the household or something for themselves. >> there is a start-up cost. >> there is a difference between hosting the party. people think if i throw the party i'm going to make the money. you get discounts and half-priced items. if you become an independent business consultant, a skillist, advisor, that's where you make the money. >> let's start with the abcs. i have money in the bank and want to invite friends over and sell jewelry.

>> first thing you should do is make sure it's a member of the direct sellers association. be in a company that is reputable. this is stella and dot. they are terrific. a lot of my friends sell this jewelry. they love it. start-up cost is about $199. you get $350 worth of jewelry. you pick the jewelry that you think your party is going to want to have. the potential profit you can make, the average trunk show is about $1,000 in sales. you get 25% commission. >> that adds up if you're hosting one a week. >> price point less. start-up cost here is $149. you get $1,000 worth of jewelry they choose for you. there is a potential commission of 30%. >> that's what company? >> this is lea sofia. $650 in sales or so and you could make about $195 per party. >> let's move on to the scents,

candles. >> you don't have to worry about smoke safety. these are popular. the price point are so low, $25 to $40. you get these bars that are scented. you get the cylinders to put them in. scensy is the company. $99 is the start-up for the kit. potential there is about 25% commission. >> what do we have up front here. >> bags. i like this one. this is a thermal bag. this is one of their best-selling products. it's a popular company. they personalize that for you, as well. the start-up kit is about $99. in terms of the potential profit, the average party, you make about $600 or so. then you can get about 20% commission there on your party. >> is this a one and done thing. once you invite your friends over and sold it, what do you do in the second go-around?

>> you're friendless. >> you have to start going to others and start thinking of events you can have, other organizations you might have parties for. a lot of these companies have look books, catalogs. i had friends come up to me at a birthday party for my 7-year-old, i see a stella and dot catalog. they'll invite you to another event. >> do you have the products with you at the time? >> at the parties, you have the product. >> i don't like to wait for things. >> we have a few seconds left to talk about wine. >> this is what people want. my friend said there's got to be a wine shop at home. they will come to your home and host a wine tasting for less than $30, $29. 95. you get five wines. there you're not making money. you're getting half-priced items. it's fun. cheaper items like this gift basket you could buy for half price. that's why people do it to have

something fun in their home. >> thank you, miss sharon. >> thank you. >> tomorrow we'll tell you how to make money at home with a tag sale. >> up next, turning your old stuff into new home decor. mmmm! this is microwaved? yeah. it's great. nice. ehh. introducing ball park beef patties made with 100% beef. they're pre-grilled, then individually frozen for a juicy, hot-off-the-grill burger in about a minute. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8.

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if you like hoda woman you might have a tendency to hoard a little bit. if you do, you'll find out how to resurface, repurpose that old stuff into functional furniture. >> i save things i might need later. >> author of "dirty little secrets of design," frank fontana is here. >> i found this bike wheel. >> next to her bowling bowl. >> right. >> i found a couple of cool ways to repurpose old items. starting with bike rims. i put together this idea of how do you take a chandelier and bring it down to earth with a

bike wheel and mason jars. this is what happened. >> that is very funky. kind of adorable even for you. >> thanks. i appreciate that. >> how did you get the mason jars to stay up there? >> zip ties. high tech. if you want to add color, style, there is this cool stain glass sprain paint that makes it look like this, which is fun. if you want to add detail you could do a paint job and just do the center to get light peering through. >> my garage is like "sanford and son." that's why this looks like this. >> another wheel. >> this is wood edge banding you would typically finish a piece of plywood. to hang pots you just use s-hooks, latch it on. >> that is cute. >> these are finals. >> they come from the country of

final. >> finland. you put them in bumpers. go down the hardware aisle and find fun things. next one is christmas ornaments, wreaths end up getting thrown out or buried in the bottom of a box. this is a wood wreath we added some outdoor vine wire that you would use to tack on stuff. you just loop it around, create three points so you have a hanging point. >> another chandelier? >> a lighting element, okay? >> because we don't have enough chandeliers. >> they always look so great together. >> that is a pot rack, hoda. >> when you put it all together hoda hater, you go like this. it should stay in there. i had a different charger but it broke in the shipment. >> that is cute. >> those are battery-powered candles. you can show what it looks like inside. don't touch this stuff. this is one of my favorite

projects. old instruments, i found this one with no strings. i slapped on chalkboard paint. cool for notes. get it, notes? on this side is coat racks. you mount this to a wall. >> that is adorable. >> that is clever. >> yay. one. i love it. picture frames, that's another thing you find laying around. you get old. you replace them. i found a couple of old ones and made an ipad out of this. >> that is genius. >> thank you. >> i'm going to turn it around. i built this wood box so you could store pens and pencils. >> why would you do that? >> they sell them all the time. you see these new things like digital picture frames. you own an ipad already. stick it in there. >> take it out when you need it. >> exactly. it's mounted in with velcro.

>> there you go. >> you outdid yourself. >> yes, you did. >> fatherhood is making you a better man. >> it is, isn't it? >> up next, a performance by country superstar alan jackson. >> this is "today" on nbc.

♪ talk is cheap ♪ and time's awasting >> that does it for us today. we leave you with country music from country superstar alan jackson. >> two-time grammy-award winning artist. 24 he co-wrote. here he is with "dixie highway" off his new cd "30 miles west." we'll see you tomorrow because it's wednesday wines day.

one of our favorites. bye. ♪ ♪ i was born on dixie highway ♪ i was raised ♪ on dixie highway ♪ with the things you have in mind ♪ ♪ i was born on a dixie highway ♪ i was raised in the georgia pines ♪ i was raised on a dixie highway ♪

♪ going on the roadside ♪ rolled it up ♪ and smoked it down ♪ going too much ♪ makes you feel bad ♪ yeah i was born ♪ on a dixie highway ♪ and the georgia pines ♪ i was raised on a dixie highway ♪ ♪ in a place you'll never find

♪ ♪ and the holy ghost ♪ on sunday morning ♪ got some songs ♪ and the bible read ♪ sunshine lunch ♪ mama's table ♪ thank the lord and break the bread ♪ ♪ yeah i was born ♪ on a dixie highway ♪ in the georgia pines ♪ i was raised ♪ on a dixie highway ♪ in a place you'll never find ♪ when i'm old ♪ and heaven's calling

♪ they come to carry me away ♪ just lay me down ♪ down in the south land ♪ bury me in a georgia crate ♪ yeah i was born on a dixie highway ♪ played in the georgia pines ♪ i was raised on a dixie highway ♪ a better place you'll ever find ♪ ♪ a sweeter place you'll never find ♪ ♪ a sweeter place you'll ever find ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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