she told me about the camp bow wow competition. sc now lucy is goi .hool school. >> she looks sweet. thanks for being with us. have a great day. it's a scorcher. heat advisories in effect from virginia all the way to maine with temperatures said to approach triple digits across the east. with the humidity it will feel even hotter. standing by her man, dottie sandusky testifies at her husband's trial and criticizes some of his accusers. this after jerry sandusky's attorney makes a bizarre comparison between the court proceeding and the soap opera "all my children." under cover, alec baldwin shrouds himself from cameras as he walks down the street hours after being accused of punching a photographer in the face. the actor says these pictures don't tell the whole story

today, wednesday, june 20th, don't tell the whole story today, wednesday, june 20th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and ann curry live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. summer doesn't officially start until later this evening but the heat wave in the middle part of the country is moving east and will have people sweating up and down the east coast today. >> here in new york it's expected to top out somewhere around 95 degrees. cooling centers are being set up in dozens of cities to help people cope with this. here is the real rub, it could be hotter tomorrow. we'll get al's forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. also the suspect accused of a brutal murder in canada has now made his initial court appearance and pleaded not

guilty to multiple charges. now investigators want to know if he has any possible links to unsolved cases in the united states. a live report from montreal coming up this morning. on a much lighter notah reunion 12 years in the making. regis fill opinion and kathie lee spent 12 years on their morning show. they have not hosted a show together since. kathie lee left at the turn of the century. >> you're going to be in trouble now. >> that is all about to change because regis will be sitting in for hoda in our fourth hour. we'll talk to regis and kathie lee to find out what they have manned. the near record temperatures. al upstairs to tep us how hot things will get. >> good morning. also sounds better if you say the year 2000. >> turn of the century. >> in any event, take a look, washington, d.c., looking at national airport. we're expecting the temperature to tie a record of 99, maybe

even get to 100 degrees today. why? we've got a much earlier than normal big bermuda high building in off the east coast. that's acting like a heat pump. it's an upper level ridge here in the east as well, so we've got heat, humidity start to build up. heat warnings and heat advisories in the district of column i don't, 100 to 108. d.c. to boston, new york city 95, 95 albany, boston 97. 98 to 99 degrees in d.c., pittsburgh 91. this extends back to the west as well. detroit 95, chicago third day in a row of 90 plus readings. 94 in st. louis, memphis 94. and out west their heat continues as well. don't want to forget our friends there, palm springs, phoenix, tucson, everybody over 100 degrees with excessive heat watches and warnings in effect.

the bad news is overnight lows will only drop down into the upper 70s, low 80s. that means it bounces up even higher tomorrow. we don't get a break until friday. ann. >> al, thank you so much. we'll have the rest of your forecast in a bit. meantime the defense at jerry sandusky's child sex abuse trial remains on track to rest its case today, this after jurors heard from jerry sandusky's wife yesterday. michael isikoff in bellefonte, pennsylvania, once again with more on this story. michael, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. on tuesday it was dottie sandusky, the defendant's wife who took the stand. today on what is expected to be the final day of testimony the big question remains, will we hear from jerry sandusky himself. after six days of often wrenching testimony, jerry sandusky's lawyers are planning to wrap up their case today while they compare the high-stakes trial to a soap opera. >> it's like a soap. have you to wait and see.

>> defense attorney joseph amendola made what some are calling a bizarre comparison. >> "all my children." >> reporter: the defendant's wife of 45 years took the stand denying ever seeing any inappropriate contact between her husband and his accusers many of whom are frequent visitors to the sandusky home, nor, she said, had she heard one of them victim nine screaming for help from the basement as the young man testified he did when she was home. dottie sandusky painted an unflattering portrait of several of the accusers. victim four was very demanding, she testified, and very conniving. she said victim one was very clinging to jerry and would never look people in the eye. she called victim nine a charmer. he knew what to say and when to say it. prosecutor asked if she could think of any reason why the alleged victims would lie. dottie sandusky stammered. i don't know. i don't know what it would be

for. earlier sandusky's lawyers tripped up police investigators on whether they had ever coached the alleged victims by telling them that other witnesses had accused sandusky of forcing them to have oral sex. >> we never told any of them what someone else told us. then they played a police tape of a session in which he and his partner and to do just that, telling victim four how other witnesses said sandusky started with teaching and followed by oral sex. >> not uncommon for law enforcement, particularly if there's a case where there are other victims for law enforcement to let them know, you're not alone. it's okay for you to confide in us. >> the defense called a psychologist who testified he suffered from histrionic personality disorder marked by inappropriate emotions and attention seeking behavior. in rebuttal, a prosecution psychiatrist to examined him

last sunday disputed that diagnosis and testified sandusky's behavior is a psychosexual disorder focused on adolescents. if sandusky does take the stand prosecutors are poised to confront him with his own words, not just bob costas interview last september but what he said to the psychiatrist when he was examined just three days ago. >> thank you very much. savannah guthrie and wendy murphy a child advocate and former prosecutor. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> first, savannah, did jerry sandusky's wife help the defense or could she even have possibly hurt him in criticizing these victims. >> i think there's a real potential for that. a character witness, hear abuse and says she didn't. first of all jurors say she's biased in favor of her husband. i don't think she helped herself by disparaging some of the accusers in the case. one of the things she had doing for her in that courtroom is the

sympathy factor. she's the sweet grandmother. she kind of ceded that a little bit when she said the accusers, who were children, were conniving. >> didn't make headway. some defense tactics that may have made headway. let me ask you this. the idea that accusers were coached by law enforcement, was this a successful line of attack? >> a little bit. any time you can point to a law enforcement official as introducing evidence into the mind of a victim you have at least a question, is that why the victim made those kind of statements or changed their story. the problem is ten victims, eight of them took the stand. even if you can make that argument for one or two, it doesn't explain whether has to be the defense claim in order for him to win all eight or ten were conspiring together, conspiring with the police and conspiring with the prosecutor and conspiring with mike

mcqueary and the janitors. it doesn't go far enough. maybe he'll win a couple points. but okay, instead of 50 convictions, there will be 40. it's like getting an upgrade on the "titanic," he's still going down. >> before we get to that point, much has been made about histrionic personality disorder. did anything come after all that lead up? >> this is another strategy that seems to have back fired. number one you have this defense psychiatrist who said he had this disorder only for the purpose of these letters, love letters to the accusers, so only gets you that far. now have you a state psychiatrist who testifies he doesn't have the disorder. at best it's a wash for the defense, but i think worse because you have defense psychiatrist saying he had a psychosexual disorder, a piece of evidence they would never have heard if the defense hadn't put that in. >> planting a seed of reasonable

doubt, wendy, what does the defense have to do today? >> unless all the victims show up and say we all lied, there's really a joke, there's nothing the defense can do. i said before, this is a nondefensible case. i think the defense can make some more points if, for example, haven't number two takes the stand. remember, that child never showed up. the defense was making noise early on that that young man, they identified him, he may well testify, yes, i was in the shower. this the case where mike mcqueary saw he saw -- if that person shoes up and says, yes, i was in the shower, he was hugging me, there was no sexual assault they may win. again, i don't see a way for the defense to prevail not on most counts. this is a nondefensible case. >> any doubt sandusky will take the stand. >> i don't know what they will do. all of this rests on whether these accusers were credible in court. that's something none of us

sitting here really can ascertain because we weren't there in the courtroom. at the end of the day while there are a lot of counts, allegations, there's not a lot of evidence. this is a very tight prosecution case. it's the accusers' words versus jerry sandusky. we'll find what comes out of that. >> thank you so much this morning. it is now 7:11. won again, here is matt. >> thanks so much. now the race for the white house. mitt romney has wrapped up a five-day six-state bus tour amid growing speculation amid who he's going to pick as his running mate. peter alexander has the latest on that side of the political story. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. even as he seemed to audition a series of possible vice presidential picks on this tour he's been secret about the process until now when he acknowledged at least one candidate who is under consideration. wrapping up his five-day bus tour mitt romney tried to put

the brakes his campaign was not vetting senator marco rubio, one of the rising stars of the republican field as his potential vice president. >> the story was entirely false. marco rubio is being thoroughly vetted as part of our process. >> reporter: even as he was greeted by big crowds romney acknowledges he at times struggles with small-talk candidates have to embrace on the trail. >> you're not here because i'm a spectacular speaker. you know better than that. >> reporter: still for romney every town counts offers to feed off influences trags of president obama's handling of the economy. while the president focused on the european debt crisis at the g-20 summit. >> clearly grasp and moving forward with a heightened sense of urgency. >> reporter: back home romney offering few specifics about his plan continues to warn against excessive government spending. >> i do not want to become europe. i want to restore the principles that made america the powerhouse

of the earth. >> reporter: mitt romney's short list of running mates may be shri thinking. indiana popular governor to be named president of purdue thursday after a week on the campaign trail although mitt romney won't say anything, the aides say tim pawlenty. a lot view him as the front-runner this morning. >> peter alexander. thank you very much. a lot of news to get to. natalie morales standing by. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt and ann, everyone. a man claiming to be a member of al qaeda has taken four people hod hostage in a bank. this is the same neighborhood where another man with claims to al qaeda killed three jewish school chironna rabbi and three paratroopers back in march. ousted leader hosni mubarak

is reportedly clinging to life after suffering a stroke. richard engel in cairo square with the very latest. richard, good day to you. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. president mubarak was transferred late last night from a prison infirmary to a military hospital here in cairo. his personal lawyer tells us this morning after having suffered at least one stroke, president mubarak is on a respirator but his condition appears to have somewhat stabilized. a u.s. source says mubarak's health condition is, in fact, very serious and he could live a few more days or perhaps a few more weeks. meanwhile the rest of egypt remains in crisis after two candidates from last weekend's presidential election both claim that they won. egyptian officials are expected to announce official final results tomorrow. natalie. >> richard engel reporting in cairo. thanks so much. a frantic 911 call has been released made by rodney king's

fiancee cynthia kelly after she found his body at the bottom of the pool over the weekend. >> how old is he? >> rodney king. the guy that got beat by the police. >> okay. how old is he? >> he's 47 years old. he's not moving. he's at the bottom of the swimming pool. >> are you able to go in the pool and get him? >> no, i can't swim. understand he's at the bottom. i'm gonna open the door. oh, my god. help please. >> king was later pronounced dead sunday in a california hospital. the case is under investigation as an accidental drowning. police say there were no signs of foul play. a new wrinkle in britain's efforts to extradite julian assange over questioning of sex crimes. ecuador says it is considering assange's request for political

asylum there. assange is fighting his extradition and denies allegations against him. a tussle between justin bieber and a photographer is under review by los angeles county prosecutors. officials are deciding whether or not to file criminal charges against the teen pop star and investigating the photographer's claim bieber hit him for shooting pictures of him and his girlfriend at a shopping mall back in may. bieber isn't commenting on the incident. and a florida air traveler reached her boiling point and decided to give tsa a taste of its own medicine as you see on the surveillance carol price says she was groped while being searched so very allegedly grabbed the tsa supervisor in an attempt to say what she went through. but price herself is a tsa agent and she claims her intrusive pat-down was the result of an old co-worker's personal vendetta. she faces misdemeanor battery charges. 7:16 back over to matt and ann. can't we all take a deep

cleansing breath. >> tough to do when you go through tsa, you get stressed out. natalie, thank you so much. >> al is back now with his forecast and the heat wave. >> that's right. and we've got some severe weather to talk about as well especially as we start off up to the new york from marquette down to des moines, looking at hail, damaging wind isolated tornado. you can see storms already firing up. we're looking at anywhere from one to three inches of rain there. then as we head to the south, in florida they are getting a lot of tropical moisture over the next 24 hours, they could look for another three to five inches from west palm beach down to key west. that would happen over the next three days, each day, anywhere from one to five inches of rain. almost lik 7:17 on the first official day of summer. getting a live look at the golden gate bridge, completely clear continues here. tomorrow morning at this time a full deck of clouds and a

20-degree drop-off in krur temperatures from today and tomorrow. 89 degrees in san jose and 66 degrees in san francisco today. by tomorrow temperatures really drop off, and then as we head through the remainder of the weekend, we hover in the mid to upper 70s. hope you have a fantastic day. >> that's your latest weather. ann. >> all right, al. thank you. police in houston are stepping up the search for a man who was caught on camera vandalizing a popular picasso painting. janet shamlian with the latest on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. another visitor to the museum says he was a witness to this horrific act of vandalism that he recorded it with his cell camera. what you see the vandal spray painting the picasso and running off. now we're hearing from the alleged witness who shot the incident as it unfolded. it's an irreplaceable work of art painted more than 80 years ago. pablo picasso's world famous "woman in a red armchair."

now the one of a kind work is gaining even more fame because of this. you're looking at cell phone images captured by a visitor in houston. the man who shot the video didn't want to be identified but says he was stunned when it happened. >> i was texting somebody on my phone. as soon as i saw him walk towards the picasso i pressed record. it only took one second. he spray painted it and walked off. >> watch again as the suspect uses a stencil to spray paint a picture of a bull with the word conquista below it, which means conqueror in spanish. he identified himself as an up and coming mexican american artist looking to honor picasso's work. >> he went up to the painting without fear, spray painted it and walked off. >> police are looking for the video and are searching for the vandal. a spokesman for the museum said the painting was immediately taken to the restoration lab where it's being repaired. >> how sad someone would enter and do something like that to a

work of art that should be enjoyed by everybody. >> reporter: this isn't the first time a picasso was the victim of a vandal. in 1974, a new york gallery owner spray painted the words "kill lies all" on one of picasso's greatest masterpieces at the museum of modern art. in 2003 the painting of washington crossing the delaware was vandalized in new york. investigators say a former museum employee glued a computer image on to the painting. just last month, a painting by clifford still worth $30 million was scratched and punched by a woman in denver. she was arrested and pled guilty to criminal mischief. in houston, the painting is expected to be back on display soon amid concern over the delicate balance between sharing art and protecting it. >> you want everything glazed with quarter-inch thick bullet proof glass. you want guards standing behind you. what is the museum experience? >> reporter: there is

speculation the witness may know or have been working with the vandal. houston police will only say they've also got surveillance video from the collection and they are considering all possibilities in this case. ann, back to you. >> janet, thank you so much. coming up the suspect in a notorious murder in canada makes his first court appearance as police search for possible leads to other unsolved cases. a live report from montreal but first this is "today" on nbc. th.

dodging the cameras after a violent confrontation with a new york city photographer. was it an assault or was the actor protecting himself? and regis and kathie lee team up for the first time in 12 years. we're ingo to talk to them as they co-host the fourth hour. coming up your local news. twinchill™ technology,redy

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hurt, broken man, while the accused serial pedophile is allowed to roam free is just disgusting. >> the priest has denied the alleged sexual abuse. if william lynch is convicted he faces four years in prison. it's the first official day of summer. let's check the forecast. christina ror len how's it looking? >> looking good. nice, clear start. taking a live look over san jose. lots of sunshine coming in early, and it's not near inland cities only. getting full-on sunshine near the water at this time. 77 degrees later on today along the east shore in fremont and 66 in san francisco. temperatures drop off with a lot of sunshine through tomorrow. take a look at the difference between wednesday and thursday. down to 78 degrees, and then as we head through friday, 75 degrees holding on to unseasonably cool weather through tuesday of next week. here's mike with your drive. we have a lighter summer-like flow as far as the

patterns go, but we have a nice, smooth flow of traffic westbound 580. earlier accident as well as north livermore that moved to the shoulder. there's a distraction there. slowing crops up in southbound 680 and northbound is slow through the south bay. we have an accident at northbound 101 at 237. that causing more backup and slows traffic there. not a big deal as you approach the bay bridge. you have the typical slowing down at the shore. back to you. thanks. we'll be back with our next update at 7:56. see you soon.

of the humor that made their talk show a hit for 15 years. later this morning for the first time in 12 years they are going to get to host the show together when regis joins kathie lee on our fourth hour. hopefully he'll be wearing -- that's not regis. yes, it is. hopefully he'll be wearing a shirt. it's wednesday morning on "today." >> the sunglasses. >> the eyes are not done yet. >> kathie lee, how did you agree to get regis to join us this

morning. >> got him drunk over the weekend, got him to sign papers. i have witnesses. he had to. >> what time are we expecting the reg to roll in. >> he's not happy, i'm going to warn you. he will be coming in around 8:00 this morning and causing havoc until he gets into the studio because that's what he likes to do. who can keep regis from being regis. >> what's next? >> that would ab miracle. >> sit and talk to you in a little while looks forward to that. kathie lee, thank you very much. >> meantime in this half hour retail giant jcpenney made a bold move limiting sales and coupons shoppers know and love. the new president is out with the latest on this story. what went wrong is the question. >> also a programming note tomorrow on "today" exclusive

interview with donna badger, the connecticut mother who tragically lost her three young daughters and parents in a christmas morning house fire. she's going to open up about the ordeal, how she's trying, if possible, to put her life back together. for the first time she'll share video of the emotional eulogy she delivered. madonna badger on "today" and tomorrow night on "rock center with brian williams." we begin this half hour with new trouble for alec baldwin. a new york city photographer filed with police accusing him of assault. there are photographs of the incident. craig has details. good morning. >> reporter: alec and his bride-to-be leaving the license bureau tuesday morning. they leave. photographers here waiting to snap the picture. what happened after that is in dispute. this much we do know. what should have been a beautiful, happy day quickly

turned ugly. visibly angry he grabbed, shoved, glared at a new york city news photographer tuesday morning. the 58-year-old actor and 28-year-old girlfriend hilaria thomas had reportedly picked up their marriage license when they met photographers on the sidewalk. then marcos santos claims the "30 rock" star punched him in the face, threatened to knock his teeth out and walked off. shortly after the incident baldwin launch add tirade on twitter tweeting, "all paparazzi should be waterboarded." then in a reference to trayvon martin, i suppose if the paparazzi wore a hoodie and i shot him it would blow over. issued a statement saying the photographer was annoyed when someone tried block.

he said any contact was baldwin trying to protect himself. he filed a claim with nypd. investigators and prosecutors are considering criminal charges. >> the obvious charge is assault. a lot of times in new york, that would get downgraded to disorderly conduct as long as there's not substantial injury or intent to cause harm. >> reporter: legal experts say prosecutors could also consider prior bad acts and baldwin's temper made headlines before. in 2010 he reportedly got into with a new york paparazzo outside his central park west home. in 1995 baldwin was ordered to pay $4500 to a celebrity photographer in california who alleged baldwin attacked him after he snapped a picture of baldwin, his then wife kim basinger and their newborn daughter. most recently. >> what happened with flight attendant and american airlines. >> the star was booted off a

flight when he was asked to get off his ipad. just last week emmy winner told the correspondent he was in a good place. >> he was with his fiancee. she's a yoga instructor. he talked about being more healthy, taking on yoga, changing his lifestyle. he seemed very good at the time. >> reporter: after his encounter at city hall baldwin continued his string of unusual behavior tuesday afternoon. according to daily news he was seen on camera covering himself with a white bedding sheet as he walked into the regency hotel in manhattan. no surprise baldwin took to twitter yesterday afternoon into the evening using it as a vehicle to defend himself claiming no one punched anyone. at this point no word on what officials might decide whether to prosecute. ann. >> all right. craig melvin, thank you so much. once again, here is matt. >> ann, thank you so much. to the first appearance in canada by a man accused of a

notorious murder there. nbc's michelle franzen in montreal. michelle, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, matt. luka magnotta remains locked up at this montreal jail facility and is due back as you mentioned in court tomorrow. at his first appearance yesterday magnotta showed little emotion. so far authorities say since returning to canada, he's showing little interest in cooperating. luka magnotta, the porn actor suspected in a murder and cannibal case pled not guilty to all charges against him inside a courtroom. he and on closed circuit video. prosecutors outlined to the court they are still building their case. >> sure it's going to be a difficult case but they are all difficult cases. >> reporter: magnotta the lone suspect in canadaed most brutal murder in a decade. accused of killing a boyfriend jun lin at magnotta's apartment,

mutilating, dismembering and eating body parts. he mailed parts, including feet and hands, to government offices and schools and posted the video of the killing online. prosecutors filed charges of first degree murder, indignity to a human body, harassing elected officials and politicians, posting obscene material to the web, and mailing obscene material. lin shown here in a video taken by a friend was a student. his family traveled from china following his death and wait as police continue to search for his missing remains. so far authorities say magnotta is not cooperating. >> first question we got for him, where is the head, the missing part of the body. >> reporter: it was magnotta's first appearance since authorities escorted him back on a flight monday. police in berlin arrested him at an internet cafe.

they are reviewing cases looking for links to magnotta. >> they may have a good case against him for the murder of his roommate. now they have to see if perhaps he's guilty of any other similar crimes. >> reporter: magnotta's defense attorney says he has notified the court that he may seek a psychiatric evaluation for the 29-year-old. matt, when magnotta appears in court once again tomorrow, prosecutors have asked for security reasons that he do so once again via closed circuit television. >> all right. michelle franzen on the story. thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> "today's" weather brought to you by daisy sour cream. a dollop of daisy makes things naturally delicious. >> good morning. what's the temperature say? 73 degrees. all right. a little toasty. where are you guys from? >> two rivers, wisconsin.

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77 degrees in fremont, 89 degrees today in places like concord and as we head for tomorrow temperatures fall by about 20 degrees. hope you have a great wednesday. >> the weather channel on cable or weather.com. >> all right, al. thank you very much. jcpenney's bold strategy to drop coupons, a few months in sales are slumping and that company's new president is out. what went wrong? we'll talk about it right after this. ♪ daisy, do-do a dollop our family-owned company makes daisy... with 100% natural farm-fresh cream. no artificial ingredients. no preservatives. and no added hormones. ♪ better with a dollop here ♪ fresher with a dollop there ♪ ♪ wholesome in every way ♪ daisy, do a dollop ♪ daisy, do-do a dollop

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back now at 7:43 with a major shake-up at one of the country's most iconic retailers, jcpenney announced the sudden departure of the president who has only been on the job for a few months in the wake of a campaign to cut coupons. nbc's anne thompson has more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. whether you call it jcpenney, jcp, the 100-year-old chain in the minds of some of its loyal customers is suffering from an identity crisis. on the floors of jcpenney's 1100 stores there's a battle going on, between it's ardent shoppers. >> i think sometimes when they had the coupons before, you

would get more for your money. >> reporter: new management bringing schools polished at apple and target. >> straightforward fair and square every day prices. >> reporter: the prices may be great but the results are not adding up so far. the change started with a colorful ad and elimination of penny's trademark coupons and discounts. disappointed customers went looking for deals elsewhere. penney's sales tumbled 3%. despite the strategy the president thought would enhance the shopping experience. >> making it easy for our customers, taking some of the work out of shopping and restoring the joy. >> instead francis left the company this week after eight months. >> that's one of the reasons why the strategy isn't working. it's a clear case of not knowing who their consumer is. >> reporter: penney's customers love bargains. they want to clip coupons.

they want to get a deal. they love the thrill of the chase, more than having low prices available any time they want. >> they waited for that discount and that discount isn't happening so there's no reason to go into the store. >> reporter: he set the bar high promising investors he'd make penney's america's favorite store, a goal he admitted in may has a ways to go. some wonder if the customers will be willing to listen. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news jcpenney says the departure does not signal a change in strategy. they are still going ahead with their plans to transform the penney chain into a new shopping experience. ann. >> all right. anne thompson, thank you very much. donny deutsch, chairman of the

advertising giant, inc. here are the numbers, startling, $163 million loss in its first quarter, revenue down by 20%, sales fell an average of 19%. you know about this stuff. what went wrong, donny. >> simple. ad hoc focus group happened here. john, not so brilliant cameraman said they lost my mother-in-law. she lost coupons. also not so brilliant stage manager -- also are brilliant. >> you're going to go blurry now. >> came over and said i like coupons. what did they do. that's what you have to know. they actually insulted their customers. we're no longer going to insult our customer and give them coupons. in reality that's what they trained their customer to want. the big mistake they made was saying we're no longer this but didn't tell you what they were. >> on the one hand you made your argument. on the other hand they said we want to give people the low, average straightforward price. we're not going to overcharge

you. >> walmart. you're never going to beat walmart on prices. they couldn't compete there, specialty stores, amazons of the world. all of a sudden, well, we're not going to do coupons, give you reasonable prices. people want more than reasonable. the classic mistake of not being in touch with your customer. >> to reinvent your company in a down economy. that is ever a good idea. >> i'm all for reinvention. sometimes necessity is the mother of invention but it's so interesting how marketers sit in a glass tower. the guy running it, the guy who ran apple, it's very different when you have these glass museums that sell products people have to have versus when have you to drive people to the store. interesting we as marketers put our nose down to coupons but it's part of the shopping experience. it's what makes a customer feel smarter. i'm going to wait for that coupon. they made the classic mistake of not understanding what the experience was all about. at the same time make a change and say we're not this but what are you now? >> what are they going to do

now. we heard anne talk about removal is not -- >> i would come out and say you know what, we made a mistake. we did not listen to our customer. now more than ever we're going to go back to it. almost turn a negative into a positive. they have no choice. they will be out of business. >> your bet we will have sales and coupons. >> guarantee it. shareholders will speak. and our brilliant, part of our brilliant market spoke. >> 110-year-old company, jcpenney will figure it out. >> our guys here, mark and john, focus group. focus group. >> they want the sales, the coupons. >> particularly john's mother-in-law is pissed, if you pis. off john's mother-in-law you better get it right. >> donny deutsch, thank you so much this morning. trending hollywood's highest paid actresses. you might be sisurhoedpr ws i at

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it is 7:56 now. more federal help this morning into an investigation in the massive oakland fire last week that shut down b.a.r.t. service. the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms will be on the scene today to join local investigators to try to figure out how that fire started. on thursday flames destroyed the red star senior apartments, which was under construction. it's located right next to the west oakland b.a.r.t. station and caused all b.a.r.t. lines between san francisco and oakland to shut down for most of the day on this thursday. let's check that first day of summer forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. taking a live look from high atop san bruno mountain where you can see for ten miles. we want to put things into perspective for you. temperatures right now already

climbing into the mid-60s in places like livermore and tomorrow we take temperatures down by about 20 degree. as you head throughout the afternoon, we saw the future cast clock at 6:00 p.m. you see cloud cover and at 11:00 getting drizzle with areas of low pressure onshore. that means cooler weather. today's high of 89 degrees in san jose will end up at 77 degrees tomorrow. 75 by friday. let's check your drive right now. here's mike. we have a new instant report that the dunbarton bridge and the fire has started there. we're watching for activity, but to farle toll plaza isn't showing slowing. it is slowing at 880 and 101 past that portion of your commute and into the south bay where your northbound route is the problem. here's 880 past the coliseum. it's holding steady into downtown oakland. those meters lights on are. back to you. >> for the latest traffic and news, go to facebook and search

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we're back now 8:00 on wednesday morning, the 20th day of june, 2012. al mentioned a couple of times, already a steamy morning on the plaza. 73 degrees doesn't sound all that bad but going to go up into the 90s today, even higher tomorrow. i was just going to say, the heat and humidity, look how cool, calm and collected kathie lee gifford is over on 48th street as she awaits the arrival of her longtime partner regis. >> the last time we actually had somebody waiting for a guest outside with a microphone was

when the dalai lama arrived. >> i don't think that's him. whoever it is is not get out of the car. i'll tell you that. anyway, kathie lee and regis will be hosting the fourth hour of "today" in a little while. >> this dress, fantastic, business in the front and party in the back. it's like a dress mullet. >> meanwhile, lenny has the vapors back here. >> thanks, lenny. meantime talking about celebrity homes. barbara corcoran with a list of celebrity homes. for a lot of us it's fun to look even though we can't afford to buy. we'll look at sandra bullock and jim carrey's homes on the market. >> i've never heard of this before. shin kicking. >> very dangerous. >> no, no, no.

we saw that tennis player. >> no. this is actual -- >> it takes balance and a lot of stamina. this is really -- over in england. >> they have something to cover up their shins so it doesn't hurt so much. >> hay. they put hay in their socks. >> and set it on fire. >> yes, they do. >> we're going to take you to the world champ. >> before we get to that, let's go inside. natalie standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. good morning, natalie. >> good morning matt and al, ann, everyone. testimony of sex trial of former assistant penn state football coach jerry sandusky. his wife dottie said she never saw any inappropriate contact. she said one of the boys were conniving. earlier police got them to contradict themselves about

whether they coached an alleged victim. experts disagreed over his psychological evaluation. former president hosni mubarak clinging to life in a military hospital after suffering a stroke. mubarak has been serving a life sentence for failing to stop the killing of uprisers killings who toppled him last year. meantime, the election to succeed mubarak as president. a florida teen convicted tuesday of aggravated battery instead of murder for encouraging two friends to douse classmate michael brewer with alcohol and set him on fire. matthew bent now faces up to 15 years in prison for the 2009 attack. the victim was burned over 65% of his body. now here is brian williams with what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." brian. >> reporter: hey, natalie, good morning. coming up on "nightly news," we are going to continue our featured reporting by kate snow

on a new epidemic so many folks living in the suburb know about, that is the return of heroin and some staggering amounts that may surprise a lot of folks. we'll continue that tonight. for now natalie back to you. >> all right, brian, thanks. for what's trending, quick roundup of what has you talking online. nba finals dominating google, facebook, twitter. the miami heat victory three games to lead over the oklahoma city thunder. the heat's lebron james championship he's been chasing for nearly a decade. johnny depp is the top search on yahoo! after splitting up with his girlfriend of 14 years. they have two children together. depp's publicist says the parting is amicable. reporting "twilight" sag ark star kristen stewart is now hollywood's highest paid actress. she earned more than $34 million in the past year bumping angelina jolie who fell to fourth place behind cameron diaz

and sandra bullock. it is now 8:05. you're up to date. let's go outside to al for a check of the weather. hey, al. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by american cancer society, the official sponsor of birthdays. >> a nice steamy morning out here. your parents made you get up at 5:00 a.m. and hold this sign. how did they know? you already have the sign that says you were going to hold the sign. amazing. how did that happen? where are you guys from. >> manchester, maryland. >> what's your name? >> i'm ryan and east. >> who is the spokesperson? who made the sign. >> dad. >> very nice. let's see what we've got going on for you. san antonio news for woai. cloudy, hot. it's going to be hotter in new york city than san antonio. we've got plenty of thunderstorms rolling your way through upper ohio and

mississippi river valley. heavy rain through the southern florida. three to five inches of rain next 24 hours. look for more showers in the central plains. hit or miss thunderstorms later on in the interior sections of new york and new england. our control room beifrom today' inner harbor. >> enough for regis. >> no. if you're not on time. good morning to you. we've got a good-looking day shaping up. taking a live look at san jose where you can actually see very clearly the sun's out in full force, one of those days where it will be hard to find a cloud in the sky. the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year. sun doesn't set until 8:45

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find your pharmacist at walgreens.com. back now at 8:11. regis philbin has apparently finally arrived. >> he's finally here. reg. >> who is kathie lee? oh, there. >> reg, look at these lovely people that came out for you. not exactly bieber fever but nice. >> i wasn't anticipating -- quiet, whatever her name is. hi, everybody. it's me, reg. sarah palin. sarah palin right here. yes. hi, little girl, it's me. regis is back. look at them. thank you.

hi, gang. >> as you can see, they are making their way in through the massive security checkpoints here in rockefeller plaza studio 1a. take your time, guys. it's only a four-hour show. >> they are wiring him as he walks into the studio, a little hair and makeup along the way. can you believe this? look at this place. fifty years ago i was a page right here. excuse me, i'm talking to my friends. matt is waiting. can't keep matt waiting. hi.

>> oh, gosh. >> all right. >> don't worry about me. >> regis, you show up when you want to show up. >> brutal. just brutal. the reason i came was for you, matt. years ago when i did the billionaire show you were nice enough to come over with the camera, walked around the block. you made me feel good. >> you're sitting right there. welcome back, sir. >> holy cow, look at this. is this the show? >> this is where matt and ann and the whole crowd do it and hoda and i do it for the fourth hour. >> is this the way it was when you worked with him for 15 years, you had to wait for him to arrive and greet him with coffee and fanfare. >> didn't get in a car. >> one of the luxuries working in new york city, walk across the street, three and a half minutes, you're there.

>> i think there's a conspiracy. i just noticed you're hosting the macy's fourth of july on nbc. i see you helping the network here like you did before. >> not the way i was treated today. all i said was yes, i'd come in and pitch in for koda, hoda. >> do you like the sound regis and kathie lee or kathie lee and regis. is that what she says? >> you've got a lot of problems. >> if it ever happens regis and nobody. >> he liked it when i left. he had it all to himself. believe me. >> do you think kathie lee is going to be like the human equivalent of riding a bike, even though you haven't ridden him for 12 years. >> hey, first of all, don't assume anything. >> do you think this is going to

be just like picking up where you left off? >> of course. but how many years has it been? >> it's been 12 years almost to the day. >> since we got behind a desk together. >> i was kidding kathie lee earlier and said it's been since the turn of the century. >> it is true. you know what, we never practiced anything. >> i was going to ask you that. >> we showed up. >> that opening segment. you were already famous, you were already famous. when you got together and did that opening segment every morning, it was electric. how much prep went into the segment. >> none. nobody ever believed it. i know. >> i love that look. look at you. >> i miss shoulder pads. >> i always thought if i could find someone who could ad lib with me, that's what i wanted to

do. i had in mind where i was the night before. i didn't tell her, of course. she didn't tell me before the show and she didn't either. we did it then and there. >> you're famous, you're not a guy who likes meetings. >> did we have a meeting? never once in 15 years. >> get up at 5:15. >> you said it might be funnier as you got up and before each segment. >> that's what i said. you tell me what we're going to do and i'll do it. why don't you do that with ann curry. she just saluted me. >> when you host a show together for as long as you two did, you get to know each other better than perhaps even spouses. >> almost too better. >> you know what i'm saying? tell me something about kathie lee that nobody else knows? >> oh, what do i know about

kathie lee nobody else knows? honest to god, in her heart of hearts, she's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet in your life because she's always praying for you. >> some of us need it. >> you're laughing but who else pays -- what am i saying. >> prays. >> prays for regis. did you pray for me? >> on several occasions. i'm praying for you right now. >> anyway, she's a good soul. >> tell me something about regis. >> i think after 45 or 50 years on television, people know pretty much everything about regis. a little superstitious about things. but also, a deep faith, has a deep faith. it's not just in notre dame. he does. >> it is in notre dame. >> it's tough to pick out something nobody knows but you and i. >> i know he does not like to

rehearse. when we did our nightclub act all those years, i always wanted to put new material in, new this and that of he's just give me the envelope with the money in it and let's do it, right? >> something like that. >> the meetings and makeup. >> al roker is waiting. come on. he's got to get me next. i've got to sit with al roker for a half hour. >> do you miss it? >> certain days, certain nights. i had a big night last night that i'm going to tell al about. he knows it. i went to a major event. i met a lot of people. i was interested in what i was seeing. i thought, boy, wouldn't that be nice to talk about tomorrow. >> now you can. >> you have the opportunity this morning. >> that's going to be with al. >> you can check out more of these two together. >> what time are we coming on? >> fourth hour. they are going to host together in the fourth hour as he fills in for koda.

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back now at 8:22. this morning on today's real estate, a sneak peek inside celebrity homes for sales across the country from malibu to miami beach. barbara corcoran "today's" real estate contributor. barbara, good morning. >> good morning. >> the most expensive homes on the market today are about $125 million. there are two of them on the market at that price. you're going to show us one of them the home of versace. >> it's in miami. an amazing thing happened in miami recently. a ton of foreign money showered itself all over the city. as a result you can get $125 million for a special home. another one is 125 but doesn't measure up to this.

take a look. what does it buy if you put all that money, 19,000 square feet, 54 foot mosaic pool lined in 24 carat gold. that's where it goes. versace purchased the home on ocean drive. in the five years he lived there he put $33 into it to remodel. has he many elaborate courtyards surrounding the home, interior guilded, every room glitzy as you can imagine. details, not a single thing not super expensive in this house. so what does $125 million get you, this fancy house if you have money to burn. what's wrong with that. >> you walk around that with a glass of fine chianti. that's beautiful. let's talk about the house jim carrey, funny man, actor, great guy, spectacular views. >> it has spectacular views.

that adds to the value. you know what else, neighbors. that gives him enormous bragging rights. tom hanks, one across the street, sting, leonardo dicaprio, ted danson. they own homes in the community. that's what makes malibu so hot and prices going up. purchased 10,000 square foot home 14 years ago, 13.95 over the money, a 40% return, multi-level decks, ocean view, platform, removable privacy view. interiors, dining room flanks kitchen. what was he thinking, brought that driftwood and stuck it on. each to his own, weird in my book. master bedroom, fireplace, tv above it in case you get board, unbelievable views to the ocean. >> another favorite around here,

sandra bullock, a house in austin, texas, for 15 years. now that's up on the market. what do you like about this? >> i like it because it looks just like sandra bullock. who doesn't like sandra bullock. this house is so sophisticated, sleek, like the lady herself. three bedrooms, three baths. i really like it because she priced it at a reasonable $2.5 million. how smart is she? this house is going to fly off the shelf, two acres of land wrapped by a green belt which means your neighbors are paying for the taxes you aren't around the beautiful house. spot on views of austin. look at that at night. who wouldn't fall in live. on site hiking and jogging trails as far as two acres will take you. modern looking bridge tucked away along shaded paths. no one knows if it leads anyway. if you're rich like that, build a bridge to nowhere. not bad for $2.5 million. >> so fun to take a look how the other half lives. thanks so much. barbara corcoran this morning.

still ahead martha stewart is going to get us grilling every night of the week. a plan for us to make it easy. she'll tell us all aboutu good wednesday morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a san francisco couple say they only wanted to save their 17-year-old daughter from a life of prostitution, but prosecutors say they went too far by killing the girl's kin. they're scheduled to appear in court again this morning. they face premeditated murder charges in the deadly shooting of calvin snead near candlestick park on june 4th. the couple's attorneys say they didn't do it. district attorney george gaston says prosecutors have substantial evidence of the couple's guilt in taking matters into their own hands was not an appropriate solution. let's see about the morning commute. is it bad, mike? it is. p solution is just simmer down

and make sure you cover the brake because you're going to have to slow down. let's get a live look past the coliseum. this is where things are starting to move better, but just a little bit. there's a disabled vehicle north of here at 23rd. sounds like that car trying to fix the flat. they had to fix it in the roadway from what i can tell because they haven't moved it for about 20 minutes. that's causing the backup. slow to the coliseum, also east shore freeway. 880 in the op sis direction slows, accident at ten anyson on the northbound side. back to you. >> thank you very much. for the later traffic and news, check out nbc bay area on facebook.

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>> and 48 hours from now, some of the soggiest, ripest fans in the country music we've ever seen. >> tomorrow it's going to get up to about 97, 98 with high humidity. by friday, down to about 92 but the morning still pretty steamy. >> i smell seersucker. i smell something. >> meantime, some great smells from our kitchen upstairs. martha stewart is grilling. >> martha wants to you grill every night of the week. she has recipes you can prepare in the morning, get them ready and whip them up after work. she'll be talking about that. >> that looks good. also coming up, jane pauly is back with us this morning. a great story about a fashion designer who came to this new calling later on in her life. we'll have that. >> an unusual sport, shin kicking.

over in england. >> that's something else. >> we'll show you what that's all about in just a little bit. >> can we say hello to one of our favorites around here. anthony mackie joining us, one of our favorite stars. >> it's a good thing. i like it out here. >> anthony stars in a new movie called "abraham lincoln:vampire hunter." you play the valet who was really the valet. >> william h. johnson. abraham lincoln hired him, gave him, his friends, family, writs.

made them free, people of color,

not to be sold into slavery and allowed to be educated and work in the north. >> that's a fact. >> yes. >> we didn't know abraham lincoln was a vampire hunter. we didn't know about that. >> we have so many real superheroes, we might as well -- so many movies about dudes, spider-man, superman, why not use real people. abraham lincoln worked as president during the day, at night saves us from vampires. these are old school vampires, scary, punch you in the face, suck your blood. not the new ones. >> this is really a fun movie. two words. tim burton. >> that's it. tim burton put it together. the style is beautiful. it looks amazing. caleb shot it. yes, i do. >> i'm told he likes vodka tonic cold. >> i'll introduce him to the dog style. >> all right. meantime, what do you think about a check of the weather? >> i think it's a great idea since i happen to be standing here. let's show you what we've got. heavy rain down in florida. the heat here in the east back into the midwest. slight risk of strong storms in the northern plains. we're also expecting some sunshine out west. tomorrow sizzling conditions in the east. more heavy rain down south. sizzling in the southwest. clouds in the pacific northwest. that's what going on around the country, h 8:34 now. taking a look at a hot day shaping up over the grade. completely clear conditions. all the way from the coast to

your inland cities. it's nice and clear. take a look. your uniform temperatures right now, 64 in san jose and concord, just two degrees cooler in san francisco. we're going to hit 76 degrees in the city today, 89 in redwood city, 89 degrees in san jose, and 93 as summer begins in livermore. tomorrow your temperatures come down by 20 degrees. >> we've got some nice folks here trying to beat the heat. what's your name?

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the summer olympic games just 37 days away. some people in britain got a jump on things recently by competing in some rather unusual sports. nbc's special correspondent ben fogel among them. he's here to explain them. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. as you know london will be hosting this summer's olympic games. hyde park here will have more than its fair share of the action. for people of the cotsw, ald region they have had theirs. cheese rolling, frog snorkeling, and, yes, toe wrestling. it all comes together here. for 400 years in the english countryside teams and individuals have gathered here for a day of fun and sports at

the cotswolds olympic games. >> in 1610 a lawyer moved to this part of the world from london. he decided weren't getting exercise, probably drinking too much. >> reporter: the games have been canceled for periods over the year when wars or famine intervened. many of the events remain true to their roots. from sack races to tug-of-war, wheel barrel races and modern edition, relays. one particular competition hasn't changed much. is said this is the only place left to compete in the event to become world champions. >> registration for shin kicking. i never thought i'd say that. i've got the rule sheet here. if the kick is above the knee, the throw goes to the opponent. the first to hit the ground

loses. >> apparently started in the 17th century. the story goes competitors used to condition their shin by hitting them with hammers and wearing iron tipped boots. today shins padded with hay. shows encouraged. the main event of the game. coaching tip. >> more about power. >> how much hay should i stuff down there? >> as much as you possibly can. >> take as much of this as i can. i'll look like a scarecrow. i'm now ready for my shin kicking. there's no turning back. and as i find out, it's all about balance. however, i do finish the event

with no bruises on my shin. again see the professionals, the final. >> it's rather reassuring for my side to see my opponent makes it to the finals and finishes runner-up. with shin kicking over, 400 year cotswolds olympics comes to a close. unlike the summer games, these end, rather than begin, with the lighting of the flame. i think it's fair to say shin kicking won't make it into the official olympic games this summer. now that i've got praund my belt, matt, you, me, this summer? >> it's not going to happen. we're happy it's shin kicking with an n. see you soon. >> thanks. >> up next martha stewart here to get you grilling every single night of the week. first today on nbc.

>> announcer: martha on today is brought to you by macy's. the martha stewart collection is now available on at macy's and on macys.com. >> back now at 8:44, this morning on martha on today, start in the morning, grill at night. you don't have to wait until the weekend to fire up the barbecue. martha stewart sharing recipes on grilling in the current martha stewart magazine. martha, good morning and welcome. you're talking about something a lot of us are going to love. you're talking about basically saving us time in the kitchen by doing a little prep work in the morning. >> before you go to work, if you go to work, just before you start your day, marinate your beef, put it in a brine, at

night fire up the grill. in fact i'm showing you how to grill in the kitchen, if you have a grim pan. if it's raining and you don't want to go outside, grill inside. >> we've been hearing about the steak. >> vinegar, oil, a lot of black pepper and garlic. it's a very economical cut of meat. mix-up like this, salt and pepper. already put pepper in. this is hanger steak. put it in the marinade, leave it in the refrigerator until you get home from work and want to grill. take it out, dry the meat. we're grilling it, the hanger steak typically. >> how long did you want to marinade it? >> eight hours. this is not a strong marinade. grill it like this. look how beautifully it's grilling. >> it smells amazing. >> look how it looks when it's

done, it's fantastic. >> you want the rare look on the inside? what do you think, how many minutes on each side? >> you look at it and press it. if it's soft like this part of your hand you know it's rail. >> do you use a thermometer, i often do. >> can you. making a brine for a beautiful piece of meat, boneless pork loin, orange peel, a bunch of thyme, bay leaf, sugar, of course, salt. >> you're going to warm it up. >> warm that up, dissolve the sugar, bring it to a boil. then add ice to cool it off. put your pork loin in it and leave this pork loin in for at least eight hours, preferably overnight. and again you dry this up really well before you put it on the grill. season generously with salt and pepper and put it right on the

grill. if we were outside, i'd be doing it outside. >> this one because it's pork, i believe in the old wife's tale you have to worry how long you cook pork. >> 145 degrees interior temperature, delicious pork. >> to grill it, you time it out. >> time it out, adjust the temperature. you don't want to burn it. see how beautifully it turned out. >> almost like marinading is creating a caramelization on the outside. >> it does. it helps. a generous squeeze of orange. this is my favorite. take the backbone out and flatten the chicken. backbone has been removed. flatten it out. >> can your butcher do it for you snfr yes but you can do it, too. >> how do you say that again? >> batch cock.

>> rose marmaryrosemary, sage, . underneath the skin, loosen the skin. a little bit of olive oil on the chick p itself and start it breast side down on your grill. let that cook until it's a really dark beautiful brown. this is what it looks like. >> it looks phenomenal, martha. look at what's happening here. >> so tasty because every bite has something under the skin. it's really amazing. then, of course, a summertime salad. i like this one, new potatoes, string beans and a little onion in a mustardy vinegarette. >> you have potatoes and vegetables, boom, all you've got to do is pull that meat out of the refrigerator and cook it. >> when you slice, look how

beautiful it looks when you take a slice of chicken. are you ready to eat chicken in the morning? >> i am. nice and warm, too. let's take a taste of this. you can really taste the marinade. it's beautiful. >> really good. >> batch cocking is a popular way of cooking chicken because it's the whole chicken. it's inexpensive to buy the whole chicken. when you buy parts the price goes up and up and up. buy a whole chicken. >> martha stewart making our meals more tasty, saving time. happy first day of summer. coming up next, we've got jane pauley in the house talking about how one woman turned a literal dream into a successful fashion business. but first this is "today" on nbc.

we're back at 8:51. "today's" contributor jane pauley working with aarp who produced and sponsored our series of reports. good to see you. >> thanks, matt. not too many people can pinpoint the exact moment when they started a second career. jan erickson can. >> there you go. bring that smile, girl. love it.

>> jan erickson became a fashion designer overnight, literally. she had a dream. >> i got up in the night and sketched very roughly that dream and went back to bed. the next morning i looked at it and said what is this about? i don't even know how to sew. >> her idea wouldn't let go. >> i finally said to my husband, john, i need to talk to you about something because it's not going away. >> a part time care minister in colorado springs, jan assisted all her parishioners including a woman named jean. jean was your muse. >> i think she was. >> disabled by strokes and arthritis, jean was relegated to wearing hospital gowns until jan had a prototype of that jacket made up. big sleeps, no buttons and a slit up the back. >> she just went oh, this feels so good.

>> when jan's ideas kept coming, a business was born, a wellness line of clothing. but a surprising thing happened at the first wholesale show. >> boutiques came up and said i love your things. they are so different. i'd like to order. what do we have here? >> you had a big idea. >> universal design. if you design for somebody who is less abled, everybody can wear it. >> and a fashion line took off. >> i like that. >> jan's husband john is the company's ceo. >> how is the situation? >> pretty good actually. >> they both had a lot to learn. he just sold his law practice and retired. >> he thought he was going to be a fly fisherman. but i think he found out pretty soon it lacked meaning and purpose. he said on many occasions it saved his life because he got to reinvent himself, too.

>> ten years after her dream, she employs 31 people and is about to have a third shift. >> this is new this year. >> the line is sold in 750 boutiques in the u.s. and canada. there's a thread that runs through jan's overnight success story. every previous job and volunteer role from restaurant management to literacy to hospice has been about service. >> candy striper. >> i was a candy striper. i think that all comes back to the kind of childhood i had. >> tagging along when her father made calls on the elderly as lay minister, jan grew up to follow in his footsteps. making people feel better was a unique business model. the business doubled in the last two years. >> janksa is a dream come true.

>> strictly looking for u.s. products. >> how did your kids react? >> they are proud of us. i think it inspired them that their life is not going to be over when they get to be 60. it's just been an amazing gift to be able to have this business and to believe that we're doing something that matters. >> hi, amy. good to see you. >> they had a lot of help starting a business, particularly from the senior for retired executives. the reality check, they didn't pay themselves for eight years. last year jan and john took home their first paycheck, just one, not two. i hope you'll join me for my internet radio call in show 10:00 eastern. >> you get a feeling they are getting something much more than money out of this. >> a nice t. oo g t>>edseo >> good to see you, jane pauley.

>> deep discounts from jill martin after your local news. 8:56 on wednesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a san francisco bicyclist who admits hitting an elderly pedestrian will be arraigned today on manslaughter charges. the 71-year-old died after being struck in a busy crosswalk at market and castro in san francisco last march. the 36-year-old cyclist allegedly wrote in a blog that he couldn't stop in time and plowed through the crowd.

prosecutors say there is evidence he was speeding and running lights to break a record for riding through the city. time to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. first day of summer! >> first day of summer. it will feel like it, then temperatures tumble by tomorrow. a live look over san francisco, mostly clear conditions, warm day ahead, 94 inland. ♪

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download your coupon now. we're back now with more of "today" on wednesday morning the 20th day of june, 2012. it's the first sizzling day here in new york city, going up into the 90s. technically what makes a heat wave, three days above 90. >> above 90, 95. we're going to have three days of 90. summer tonight at 7:09. >> good time. matt lauer with ann curry, al roker and savannah guthrie back from a week off and assignment. nice to have you back. >> good to be back. >> have you a great time. >> a great time on vacation, an amazing experience, a story that's going to come up on the "today" show. i flew in an f-15 with my

brother, a pilot. >> it was his first time also. >> that would have been really scary. >> that's good. we look toward to seeing that. coming up in this half hour, jill's steals and deals. >> she's going to help us save 75% off beauty products and jewelry. we'll find out what she has on the table for us. >> exclusive for fans of our facebook page. then on "today's" money 911, on the money you save with jill's steals and deals, answer questions health insurance and retirement, protecting you're newborn from identity theft, some expert advice. >> since i was gone last week, something happened that i thought would never occur in our lifetime, matt lauer began tweeting. >> not really, though. >> he's already up to 141,000 followers, which is annoying because you don't even tweet that much. >> i don't tweet. it's 141, 12 and 13-year-old

girls, basically, because justin bieber did all this. >> you better be careful what you tweet to those 12 and 13-year-old girls. >> i have to work on that. >> bring up twitter because we're doing a hashtag kind of contest today. i love summer is the hashtag. if you tweet, you put the hashtag why i love summer and give an example. i'm tweeting, melty ice cream cones is why i love summer. >> tweet a trending topic. >> why you love summer with that hashtag and retweet those. do you understand that, matt? should we translate. >> tune in next week when matt goes from rotary phone to touch-tone. >> have your fun. >> 12:00 on his vcr. >> welcome back. >> waiting all day for this. >> that was cute. let's get a check of the news from natalie at the news desk.

>> good morning, you guys, once again. in the news this morning, testimony winding down in a child sex abuse trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. on tuesday sandusky's wife took to the stand in his defense. dottie sandusky said she remembered most of the eight men who accused her husband as abusing them as children but did not see him have any inappropriate contact with them. the case could go to the jury as early as tomorrow. you heard summer arrive today with searing temperatures in much of the country. forecasters say it will be in the mid to upper 90s from washington up to boston, but the humidity will make it feel more like 100. the heat extends from the midwest to the northeast. republican mitt romney says florida senator marco rubio is being thoroughly vetted for vice president saying reports he isn't being vetted are false. romney made the comment as he prapd up a five-day six-state bus tour. meantime president obama is back at the white house after

attending it is g-20 summit in mexico, a meeting that focused largely on europe's financial crisis. former egyptian president hosni mubarak is said to be clinging to life in a coma but off life support. he suffered a stroke in prison. he's serving life in prison for failing to stop the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. a new york photographer has filed an assault complaint against actor alec baldwin claiming baldwin punched him in the face and threatened to knock his teeth out. it happened after the actor and his bride-to-be picked up their marriage license and were met by photographers outside. baldwin later claimed no one punched anyone. new research suggests growing up with dogs may help protect a child's health. researchers from university of san francisco found houses with dogs may protect against a common childhood respiratory virus called rsv. other studies suggest it may lower the risk of asthma.

a tussle with justin bieber and photographer under review by prosecutors. they are deciding whether or not to file criminal charges against the teen pop star and investigating the photographer's claim bieber hit him for shooting pictures of bieber and his girlfriend at a shopping mall. bieber isn't commenting on the incident. after box office success a sesame street movie in the works. 20th century fox picked up the rights to the show that first went on the air in 1969. that known for big bird, oscar the grouch and elmo. soon they can all tell you how to get to sesame street on the big screen. it is now five minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to al with a check of the weather. hey, al. >> thank you so much, nat. it's a little warm out here. so warm we decided to completely melt our girl scout cookies. jimmy has those thin mints. i don't think anybody wants

those. thank you for bringing girl scout cookies. you brought those. this young lady here, she brought the s'mores in there. let's see what's going on. it's a great diet. just put whatever i want inside jimmy's shirt. heat warnings, heat advisories, 13 states and the district of columbia, heat index 108, mid-90 well above 100 from boston all the way back to st. louis and memphis. also the southwest looking at rough weather, too. also expecting heavy rain down through florida, southern florida. they are going to pick upd- anywhere from three to five inches in the next 24 hours to the keys, south florida, strong storms making their way across to duluth, wichita, up to one good morning to you. first official day of summer. and it looks like it here in the bay area.

taking a live look over the golden gate bridge, completely clear conditions here. a lot of people out there on the bridge enjoying the beautiful day. things really change tomorrow, so enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. here's san jose, crystal clear, as well, highs today in the 90s inland. that means the 80s bayside and 70s at the coast. tomorrow, temperatures struggle to break into the mid-70s, even the warmest cities across the bay. then unseasonably cool weather all week. >> and that's your latest weather. natalie. >> all right, al. check it out. our popular segment, steals and deals. this morning probably i'm most excited about steals and deals. we've got everything from beauty products to earrings to cookbooks, books, and art all at deeply discounted prices exclusively for "today's" viewers. jill martin here with incredible offers. >> so happy you're excited. >> this one especially you've got a lot of variety and new items. >> a little different. everyone get on your computers

right now. go to today.com. a lot of these there's a limited amount. if you want it, get it right now. >> so let's get started with a first here for us. something a little educational, we like to say, new for steals and deals, you've got great book collections from random house, great book collections. >> i like to hold a book. a lot of you might, too, don't like to read from the ipad. $99 to $11 3, three collection boxes. the best selling barefoot contessa. this is great for people who cook and a great gift. the second one you said your husband will love. civil war trilogy, three boxed set. steve lawrence best seller, millennium trilogy, "the gi"the with the dragon tatoo". one of my favorites.

>> beautiful. the books are the best. >> they are great. >> retail $99 to $115. the deal, $29, 75% off. >> wow, that's amazing. you've got to get all of them. >> then the perfect gift for someone. >> this is going to fly, jill. >> next beauty items, wish beauty pomegranate set. what comes with these. >> i'll let you test them. >> pomegranate lotion. >> retail $62. a three-piece set pomegranate, body wash, shave cream and body butter, all natural products with anti-aging ingredients, which we all love. >> love it. smells great. >> eva longoria, selena gomez, major retailers. retail $62, price $18.60, that's 70% off. another thing to keep in your home. >> exactly. this one is amazing.

these are canvas prints from my pic to canvas. tell us show you this works. you send in your photo, a giant you. it's really cool. >> retail is $85 to $129. gallery wrapped canvas, prints from your digital photos. each photo printed on high-quality canvas around a frame made in the u.s. you buy this, receive a voucher, send in your digital photo. the voucher is good for three years. >> i can see my kids blown up like this. this is great, a great idea. >> retail $85 to $129. the deal $19.95 to $29.95. 77% off. >> comes to you quickly. >> comes quickly. you have the voucher. whenever you want. another great gift. >> grandma and grandpa. it's beautiful. the best art there is, right? >> over here we've got to have jewelry. you have the ice set by jardin

cubic zirconia jewelry. they look like diamonds. >> retail $75. i love these for summer. if you don't want to wear the real thing and want something to knock around in and you're not afraid of losing it. hand cut and handset cubic zirconia earrings, each set has approximately 3 carats, sterling silver, post is hypoallergenic. retail $75, the deal $22. that's 71% off. i'm wearing them, i have been wearing them. >> they look like the real deal. >> unless you tell anyone, no one will know. >> they come in a box. >> last but not least, a lot of us like to have new bedding all the time, in the summertime especially, a variety of sheets. these are bamboo so super soft. >> $188 to $205. i clearly did not make this bed. showing all the colors, a variety of styles and colors.

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we answer some of your biggest financial questions. we've got our panel of experts this morning including jean chatzky, "today's" financial editor and author of "money rules." cnbc's personal finance correspondent and founder and ceo of learn best.com. good to see you guys. >> good to be here. >> we're going to head right off to the phone. we've got denise calling in from santa fe, new mexico. good morning, denise. what's your question? >> in 2007 my husband and i took our money out of the stock market and invested it in a little rental house. we've had excellent renters but the lease is up and we're moving. we're not sure whether to rent it out again or sell it. we're both 61 but not ready to retire. we really appreciate your input. >> okay. so the question you have to ask yourself actually there are two. first, how much do you like or hate being a landlord. if you hate it, it's not going to be worth your time or energy. you can make money in a

different way. the second, though, how are you doing with this investment? rental properties right now are hot, hot, hot in many areas of the country. if you can get yourself another tenant for a couple of years, then you can make the decision a little bit further down the road. i would say probably stick wit as long as you don't hate it. >> do you like doing it, denise. >> it's great. >> there you go. question answered. thanks so much. wish they were all that easy. let's head to skype now. want to say hello to sandy from new york. hi, sandy. what's your question? >> the question is how come self-employed individuals and insurance premiums seem to be cheaper than individual insurance premiums. i took your advice and went on einsurance website and they seem to be quite a bit cheaper. to me they are both individuals. why would self-employed be cheaper? a second question would be, what

is to stop me from opening up an online business and qualifying for the self-employed rate? >> sharon? >> sandy, well, you live in new york. like those of us that live in new york know, everything is more expensive. the thing i need to tell you about health insurance coverage. it's cheaper in new york but may not be the same in illinois or california. you may get lower premiums in the state and different for individuals versus self-employment coverage. that's something to consider. in fact, you're talking about trying to become an entrepreneur to get a lower premium on your health insurance. that may not be the reason. they are going to want to see you've been doing this peribusi for a period of time. the thing to consider if you're looking around, get a high deductible, get hsa, health savings account.

put some money in that. that will be helpful. if you decide to stick with what you have or not open a business, go to an association, get a large group plan. >> good luck. don't do anything illegal. we don't want your next skype from prison. that would be bad. alley from toledo, ohio. she's on the phone. good morning, alley. >> caller: good morning. i work for amer core, don't have much savings. i hope to find a part-time job but won't work much because of school. i'm worried about taking out loans, not sure if i can find a job outside of college. my question is should i take out a loan. >> thanks so much for your great public service. i would tackle in two ways. pause and ask yourself, does it make sense to go back to grad school right away? i say this, because in my view

grad school is to forward your career and make potentially more money. you said yourself you're not quite sure at the end of this program you're going to end up with a job. consider an alternative solution which is potentially go work one or two years, some savings you can apply to additional loan payments. at the end if you don't end up with a job, have you a job to fall back on. take your grants, apply to college debt, wipe it out and that feels fantastic. if you're intent on going back to school right now. do two things. look at fellowship programs and additionally public service loans for the program potentially get some money. make sure you secure that part-time job so you can cover your living expenses. good luck with all that. >> good luck. we want to thank jean, sharon, and alexa for helping us out this morning. appreciate it. still to come, we've got a baby boom in our studio. some awfully cute, adorable

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>> would you bite the bottom of the cone off. >> absolutely. when i bite the ice cream i could never do that. >> no. get the ice cream headache. do you like your ice cream melted? >> yes. >> i like mine frozen. >> like a soup. >> vanilla or chocolate. >> chocolate of course. >> i like vanilla. actually neopolitan. >> strawberry. >> strawberry, vanilla, chocolate. >> neopolitan, they take out the strawberry, i eat the strawberry. i just like it. >> now kids are just getting out of school. this the best time of the summer. once you hit late july, i start getting morose. it's toward the end of summer. >> i like to go outside. >> i love the air conditioning

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good morning. it is 9:26. i'm marla tellez. the man accused of pummeling a priest at a retirement home in the south bay will see his victim today when they meet in court. but the defendant claims he was the real victim. opening statements are set to begin today in the felony assault and elder abuse trial of 44-year-old william lynch. investigators say he attacked father gerald lindner in los gatos back in 2010. lynch claims the attack was justified because decades earlier the priest molested him and his brother during a camping trip. lynch's supporters say he needs to have a voice. >> and i think that the pummeling of will lynch, who's a hurt, broken man, while the

accused serial pedophile is allowed to roam free, is just disgusting. >> now, the priest has denied the alleged sexual abuse. if william lynch is convicted, he faces up to four years in prison. we will check the first day mecar rendfo a sthe t roads after the break.

welcome back. 9:28. taking a live look over alcatraz. a beautiful clear day. tomorrow at this time hard to be able to see that alcatraz island as we'll see a lot more cloud cover and a much cooler day. it's crystal clear from the coast to concord. 71 there right now. this afternoon, your temperatures are going to climb into the 90s. and we still have those warm down-sloping winds so, keep that in mind. elevated fire danger for today. by tomorrow, a much different scenario develops. 90 degrees in san jose. tomorrow, 75 degrees. as we head through friday, we hold onto that cooler than average trend and temps fall more for the weekend. your drive with mike.

>> a live look past the oakland coliseum northbound 880 moving much more slowly. the last few minutes we've had some changes. back to the map, we see the source of the problem is in the northbound side. an accident clearing and to the north on the southbound side another accident causing some congestion and distraction through downtown. we have an easing drive for highway 24. that's better news out of the caldecott. slow for 808 off the castro valley y. southbound and northbound, routes jammed up toward 880, very slow for those drives, easing by palo alto.

♪ >> that's the hit song "we are young." more than 81 million hits on youtube blowing up online. now a new york-based fan is going to have fun in our studio with a live performance tomorrow and today. >> playing the song right there. >> in fact, speaking of somebody running to run, savannah guthrie is a little nervous right now because we've got cute critters in the studio. >> how about joey. >> we have a kangaroo in our studio right now. >> you almost freaked out. >> i don't know.

>> you don't like frogs but kangeroos. >> it was unexpected. >> right behind you. >> were you frightened by a marsupial. >> i don't know of any wild childhood things. >> okay. he gets around pretty quickly. he's really cute. >> come on over. say hi to savannah. come on. over here. >> maybe he's looking for regis. >> he heard about the reg. >> i'm here for you reg. has to not what he did last night. coming up, our call of the wild. we'll have baby kangeroos and many more about these guys. >> if you want to look younger, there are all kinds of products that make the claim to take off the years. before you fork over the bucks, we will show you seven products that have shown results. >> we have vultures up there. >> in "today's" kitchen, we're

going to change things up for your next cookout. some latin inspired salads hardy and healthy. >> don't make loud noises, matt. >> poor guy. i feel bad for him. he doesn't know where to go. >> i feel the same way. i think i'll go to the weather. for today we're looking at strong storms through the upper mississippi river valley. also heavy rain down through southern florida. i don't think you can call it like a dog. tomorrow looking at sizzling conditions in the northeast, mid-atlantic. temperatures upper 90s to near 100. more heavy rain down in southern florida. sizzling in the southwest as we 9:32 now. taking a live look, a beautiful day shaping up for the first official day of summer. lots of blue skies overhead through the coast and inland cities. 95 in fairfield today. results of high pressure, and those warm down-sloping winds.

we keep those in the forecast. temperatures today will be sizzling later on, 90 in san jose, 95 in fairfield, then tomorrow take a look at where we're headed, almost a 20-degree drop-off and a stretch of unseasonably cold weather through tuesday next week. >> you keep saying come here little joey. are you calling your husband? >> the baby kangaroo, joey. >> that's when we lost him. >> he discovered the kitchen. >> we'll never find him back there. >> that's matt lauer's office. >> he's knocking. >> but you can't come in. >> we're going to have a lot of fun with these animals. coming up next, seven beauty products that could help you look younger right after this. i took the dare... will you?

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>> good morning. >> they are healthy. >> yes, they are. when i go to a barbecue, they are delicious but they start packing on chips, ribs, all that other stuff. my secret, i usually take a salad with me and pack it with a bunch of good, healthy stuff. make it easy and simple obviously because i'm always in a hurry. i start on that first and do have -- >> hamburger. >> let's get started. you have a brown rice salad. it's warm. >> brown rice. tomatoes, red onion. i like to use red onion because it's not as strong. some lime juice. i'm going to add garlic salt, cilantro and have you tier that up. serrano peppers, if you don't want to make it spicy, remove this inner lining with the seeds and all that other stuff or put it on the side for somebody who wants to spice it up a little bit. >> good. >> i cook the brown rice.

brown rice is just basically white rice that hasn't been polished. extra fiber, you're going to fill up so you're not going to nosh so much. >> right. 's. >> these little black ones, all in how beautiful it's going to look. some corn. i'm stirring that up. oops. uh-oh. >> olive oil was screaming pour me in there. we are going to pour a little bit of olive oil in here. >> a little bit of salt. >> a little bit of salt. >> and then we take that, we put it together and mix it all up. >> okay. >> then we have our salad. >> this it great. >> super easy to make and very indispensive because it was canned le canned lentils and canned corn. >> when you do buy for a party

you have 20 different things. i like to recycle. >> quinoa. >> fills you up, fiber, great for you. cucumbers. >> chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions. >> empty calories. this is vinegar for flavor, cilantro, anti-inflammatory. >> a little lemon juice. >> smoked paprika and then the quinoa and we're done. >> that's it. >> this is one of those things even if you did the quinoa the night before you toss it. >> it keeps for a while. >> you get that nice little softness of the quinoa, the crunchiness of the cucumber and freshness and tomato, wonderful, beautiful colors. >> side salads here with avocado. tell me about this salad. that looks amazing. >> this is another way to incorporate what you did barbecue but make it healthy but

making it part of a meal. this is a big meal platter. some chicken i marinaded with lime and cilantro, black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, radish, just anything you want to add. then keep the dressing light. >> you've got dressing, it's a yogurt, what's in it. >> just a little greek yogurt with chipotle and some onions and garlic. >> garnish it on top. >> thank you so much. we've got some animals going wild here. we're going to get to that. a face apparently only a mother could love. more baby animals live in the studio. don't worry, ronnie, doesn't bite.

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call of the wild, baby animals who like to roam all over the place. >> animal ambassador has some adorable babies. >> they are adorable babies, savannah. don't be afraid. >> i know. >> this one is only 11 weeks old. born at five pounds, now over 40 pounds. >> a little aardvark. >> born like a pig, tail like a rabbit. >> now you want to eat but you're facing the wrong way. >> huge claws, too. >> they are made for digging. they are from africa. these guys dig burrows. all the other animals in africa use those burrows as well. >> what are you feeding him there. >> milk and insect ivore.

basically they are anteaters. they eat termites. >> the two worlds collide, who wins? >> the aardvark. >> that's the mama kangaroo. >> we're hoping the joey inside might stick its head out. the joey inside is about five-month-old. it's developed from the size -- do you guys know the story when a kangaroo is firstborn, they are actually underdeveloped. they are the size of like a jelly bean. >> that's crazy. they have to climb on their own into the pouch. >> are you sure it's in there. >> i saw it suckle. i looked. >> if she'll stand up a little bit, i'm not sure if she'll be interested in this milk here. >> not after the aardvark. >> you can see the joey kicking around in there oftentimes. then the joey will stick its head out when it wants. about this age is when it starts popping in and out of the pouch.

>> how often? how many other babies can fit in the pouch? >> you know what's really cool about kangeroos, they can have one in dia pod, not yet developing. one in the pouch and one out of the pouch. >> screech owls here. >> look how adorable. >> that's the surrogate mom right there. she's helping to take care of these two little rescues. these are screech owls. they are found in northern america here. >> they live up to their name? >> actually they don't screech. it's a weird kind of name for that. surrogate parents help rescue the animals too little to be released into the wild. we did that with one of the sea otters. came in as an orphan, raised it up, now back into a program to be a surrogate mom for others to be released into the wild. >> this one we're afraid of,

african crested porcupinporcupi >> we actually have babies as well. >> that's dad down there. >> keep away from the porcupi porcupines. >> baby right here. >> i'm going to get out of the way. >> the bristles are already formed then. >> yes. when they are firstborn, they are softer luckily for mom when they first come out. >> right. >> don't back up. that's the defense actually. >> what is happening? >> today is the first day the owls have flown. >> regis and kathie lee are next even wackier.

good wednesday morning to you. 9:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. new federal help this morning in the investigation into that massive oakland fire last week that shut down b.a.r.t. service. the national response team of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco & firearms will be on the scene

this morning. they're joining local investigators trying to figure out how the fire started. on thursday, flames destroyed the red star senior apartments under construction located just west of the oakland b.a.r.t. station. caused all bartd lines between san francisco and oakland to shut down on thursday. san francisco bias list who admits hitting an elderly pedestrian will be arraigned today on manslaughter charges. 71-year-old sutchi hui died after being strucked by chris bucchere in a busy crosswalk at market and castro last march in san francisco. prosecutors say there is evidence bucchere was speeding and running lights to break a record for riding through the season. through the city. here's meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. taking a live look. beautiful, right? it looks kind of hot in sunol already. tomorrow, a much different scenario. area of low pressure, stronger onshore flow and a strong deck of clouds. enjoy that sunshine and 80

degrees already in livermore. at noon today, talking about the 90s, upper 80s in sun city. i had to wrap some of these numbers up, round them up, 9 5. make sure you're ready for the difference tomorrow. here's mike with the drive. looking at the south bay right now. southbound 880 right near the 17/280 interchange, we have an accident in the middle of the roadway. the rest of the roadways are clear. very slow for 280 and 101 northbound heading toward 880. moving toward the peninsula, mountain voou and palo alto. look at oakland past the coliseum, still slow northbound past the coliseum. back to you. thanks for the update. thanks for joining us. for the latest, check out nbc bay area on facebook. [ female announcer ] irritated, itchy, summer skin? count on cortizone-10. with the strongest, nonprescription itch medicine for fast relief. and seven moisturizers. cortizone-10. feel the heal.

did he say hoda kotb? >> that's not hoda. regis philman. >> tell the guy in the booth, would you? >> he got it wrong. >> from rockefeller plaza. >> is he still talking? i was just going to say, it's me, regis and happy to be here with kathie lee. >> we're delighted to have you with us. we'll have a different kind of hour. >> a little early for regis. >> no. >> can i take a cherry? >> you can take a cherry.

let's get out here. we never have -- hardly ever ever have an audience, studio audience. look who's here? we have a studio audience for regis. >> hello, ladies! how you doing. >> yes! >> oh, my gosh! >> it's so much fun because one of the signs says rege united. ♪ ♪ and it feels so good . nice to see you. >> first time in 12 years we've been on the air. >> 12 years this month i said good-bye. i think we have a b roll of that. >> by the way, it's wines-day june 20th. >> it's always wines day. >> look what they gave me. >> have a little sip of that? >> i will. get me through the show. so what are we doing? >> we're going to go down memory

lane a little book. >> look how young we look. >> the beginning of a brand new talk show across america. >> that was our very first day. >> first show we did. >> first show we did nationally. we had been on local show for three years. we used to call our show local piece of slime show. we were happy, weren't we? and disney came along and syndicated us. >> and then we really got happy. >> yes. the good old days? you're not syndicated here, are you? >> no. believe me, i've tried. >> people want to know how you fill your days up now. >> i hope i didn't make a mistake when i told nbc i'd love to do and they offered to me the july 4th fireworks. >> that's great. >> i think it's a wonderful day, we should all celebrate the birthday of our country. all of a sudden, i hear from her, coda, hoda, she couldn't make it. >> hoda, by the way is at a

friend's memorial service. >> there goes all the fun. >> sorry. >> she wanted me to come and do this. fine, i'll be happy to pinch-hit. all of a sudden it became matt lauer and 8:00. listen to this. al roker would love to see you at 9:00. i came in here 20 minutes ago, al roker was leaving on his bike! i said, al, what happened to you and me? >>. >> you got the dis, the al dis. >> al just waived v waved me of. he said, it will be 95 degrees. i said, thank you. tell me what the weather is. last year, i did a roast al did last year at this time. you know ernt asnoknow ernst, a they are looking for something to manage it and build it up. shelly, what has the name of it? >> entrepreneurs. >> she's in the crowd today. >> i have my manager and agent with me and my attorney is on

the way. >> you have your people. >> here's what they do, look for entrepreneurs beginning and succeeding. i think it stimulates the economy, the more young people want to do something and not hindered by it and get out and do it the better off everybody is going to be. >> you had a wonderful time last night. >> i killed myself. at the end of the show, the guy gets me, thanks for coming, we had al roker last year. he was great. excuse me. excuse me. four hours there. anyway, this is kind of good. >> so reg, that's your drink of choice. >> i love a cherry. >> what's it like to be back? >> now? you know what, it's the wait to get here. we never used to wait. we showed up. >> walked out on the air. >> 30 seconds before the thing, 9:00, come on, let's go, we walked down the hallway and we did it. here, matt lauer scratching at

me, al roker allegedly waiting for me. danny deutche wanted to hear my confession. what goes here? so, anyway. it's nice. really is. good to see you. >> you've been away from your own show since november. >> since november. >> i want you to remember it was i who suggested you had a great career ahead of you working with betty white and the ladies at "hot in cleveland." who's hotter than you? >> nobody. nobody's hotter than me. >> nobody. >> i just thought it would be dynamite. look at you as pierre. >> here we are, pierre. >> i want to snap you in two and suck out the middle. >> that's it, baby! >> thaw, pierre, is the for you. >> put it in the bank, sweetheart. and who is this beautiful creature, your sister? >> older sister. >> both of you, come on back, let's get you started. >> i don't know if i'm allowed

to sit in the chair yet, you know, christopher. >> girlfriend, please! >> are you sure? >> absolutely sure. as for you, if that fabulous tu tushy isn't in that chair in 20 seconds, it's going to be in my hands. >> i never talked like that to anybody. >> it's regis doing regis. >> i'm playing pierre and nobody knows if he's gay, not gay. >> not that it matters. >> not that it matters. but at the end of the show, he makes a pitch for betty white. >> yes. >> so we close out the entire season, betty white and i leave out the door and god only knows what we did. snow they will have to wait until the season premier of the new -- >> pierre is coming back in the first two shows, please. >> by popular demand. >> i wish hollywood would leave me alone. i just don't have the time, you know what i mean. >> why don't you let me manage you? look how well it's working out. >> betty white would be replaced so fast. poor betty white. >> i would love just a couple of

scraps from betty white. >> she can't go. kathy took care of it. >> did you say -- >> i said kathy took care of it. >> you said kelly. >> you said kelly. she's always on your mind. oh, yeah. oh, please. how i hope the two of you never meet. i don't want to be here. >> reg -- >> there's too much going on. >> should we talk about what else is going on. everybody wants to know how is baby joy? >> baby joy is terrific. >> how many years now? >> 42 1/2. >> there she is. we had dinner on saturday night. joy gets better looking all the time. must be all that wild love making. >> yeah. as a matter of fact, you're right. ask betty white. okay. what are we going to do about alec baldwin here? >> what are we going to do about him. >> he's always getting in

trouble. i guess he went after -- he says he didn't throw any punches. >> these days, you're always on camera. >> what i do with paparazzi, i consider them friends, want to take a picture, i'll pose with a picture, meet you in l.a. when you land. they were there and get along and let them go and they let me go. i don't know why he doesn't do that. >> we both know alec privately. he's a delightful guy. he's funny, so much fun, interesting, and then these things trigger things in him. he wanted to gold ahold of it. stop doing it, basically. it doesn't help. it doesn't help because he loses credibility each time he loses his temper, right? he's a good guy. >> this has happened before. before you know it goes away, a new season and new alec baldwin. everything is find. sorry he has to go through this. >> how about the forbes list of the highest paid actresses have you heard about that?

>> you're on that, i saw you. >> no, i am not. >> if hoda ever found out what you're getting paid. believe me, off the door furious. >> san dwra bullock, at 23. i love her. >> i wonder how they figure these things. they don't see them for a year, how could it be $20 million? >> i don't know. it's based on their films. number two, extremely loud and incredibly close. cameron diaz, $34 million because of "bad teacher," by all accounts a bad movie. did very well. and who do you think is number one. >> cameron had a big deal, which is what i have. >> back end. >> i have a big back end. remember those? >> she had a little piece of it. good for her, that's the way to do it these days. >> exactly the way to do it. christian stewart has a big back end, tiny in real life.

$34.5 million for twilight and "snow white and the huntsman." she never smiles. if i were the highest paid actress in all of hollywood, i would smile. she's a beautiful smile. like the models that make $100,000 a day and -- you know, smile for goodness sakes. >> i always like the way you did it. do it again. >> with the -- >> there it is, nice. >> remember that, my great talent, reg. i could do this. watch my nostrils. >> yeah. that's really interesting to look at. >> all right. sad news, johnny depp did split with his long-time girlfriend, the gorgeous french actor, vanessa. i think 14 years. you and i made 15, baby. they have two children and a good friend of mine, army hammers has been working with him out in -- where are they? albuquerque area, for the last since -- golly, start of the

year. because army hammer is the brand new lone ranger. you know army from associate network and j. edgar. he will be tonto, johnny depp. they have become great pals. he loves him. >> you never hear anything adverse about johnny depp, in fact you don't hear anything about johnny depp. he lives a very private life unlike you. that's the way it should be. >> we have people who would love to ask you a question in the audience. >> looks like a tough crowd. >> anybody. >> yes. we have our first question here. >> what's your name and where are you from? >> connie from north carolina. >> what do you want to ask him? >> my question is working so closely so many years, how do you keep your friendship so very strong. >> talking about me and regis? >> yes. >> how do we, reg. >> we see each other as few times as possible although we

did have dinner the other night, didn't we? >> i was thinking about it, over the last 12 years, i think we've had dinner or seen each other about once every six weeks to two months, it seems. >> more like three months to four years. no, you're right. >> joy and regis as a couple are good friends of frank and mine. i tell you, when i know we're going to have dinner together, i'm excited and know we will have a lot of laughs. >> a lot you have to say. boy, did you take off saturday nigh night. >> i did. i took off a little bit. >> it was very interesting and i was happy you were still interested in this particular area you talked about for an hour and a half. >> any other questions? >> yeah, we have a facebook question from patricia from mountainsville, west virginia, what is the biggest adjustment, regis, since leaving the show? >> you know, there are times

when i do miss a show to go to, especially if i have something spectacular or fun to talk about the next morning, i say, gee, love to talk about this but there's no show so what am i going to do? that's tough to get over. that happens once a month, something like that. >> do you guys still go out every night? first night on a movie, a play, a restaurant. >> yeah. i used to go out all the time just to have something to talk about because i couldn't rely on yo you. >> i was miami nursing. >> oh, boy, were you nursing. yeah, i'm going to see woody allen's movie tonight, "the rome," something with rome. >> "to rome with love" with alec baldwin. he's in it. >> do you think that's a publicity -- >> he was getting married, about to get his marriage license. >> and the guy found him. too bad. >> ready to do this now? >> that's it for the opening?

>> what else you got to talk about? >> we used to do 20 minutes. >> we used to do 23. >> what is it 5 1/2 minutes and already going like this. >> we have a big show. >> we have andy, a wonderful actor and benjamin walker. they will sink their teeth into movie roles. you want to take the prompter. >> thank you. right after this.

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>> thanks for coming. >> here's to the movie. >> you have co-hosted for hoda. any advice for reg? >> go slow, don't talk a lot. >> drink a lot of wine. >> is this the truth, what happened to abraham lincoln's run as president, the episodes with the vampires or is this somebody's idea? >> is he kidding? >> a lot of the movie is steeped in actual history, so you would think -- >> secret life. >> it could be true. >> but it's not true. but you never say it's not true. do you! >> a lot of angry high school history teachers. >> i bet. something tells me you play abe lincoln himself with those long legs of yours. >> specializes on presidents. did you see him on broadway? >> i did. can you imagine when an agent

comes to you, i have this great new role for you, you will play abraham lincoln but you will be a vampire slayer. >> and you will be -- >> what do you say to your crazy agent? >> my first question is who is directing it? >> tim burton is producing and -- i'm sure i didn't say it right. >> bunka-badorph -- have no idea what his last name is. >> he did "wanted," been around a while. >> where did you film this? >> shot it in new orleans where he's from. >> that's why you took the script. you see tim burton's name you know it will be crazy good. >> it's a great movie. the effects are amazing. when you see it in 3d, it adds a completely new element in the movie. immerses you. >> will it make us believe in vampires? >> it will make you scream. >> you always make me scream.

>> i didn't want to talk about it. you know. >> he's lincoln and what role are you, anthony? >> abraham lincoln's best friend, an actual person, william h. johnson. we go together and slaughter all the bad guys. >> lincoln was an incredible man, wasn't he? lack of education along the way but accomplished so much. >> had humble beginnings. an ordinary guy that did extraordinary things. >> i miss those days when you could be a nobody with enormous integrity and run for the president and win it. >> and now it's so complicated. >> anthony, new salon in brooklyn of all places. >> yeah, yeah. >> the name of it? >> called no-bar. is the one of the wines we sell. >> regis is not a wine no, but this is delicious. >> you have a veranda, reg? >> you bet i do.

>> perigula. >> what about your personal life? we know he's a wild man. what about you? >> he got married. >> i did. coming up on a year anniversary. >> how is married life? >> so far so good. >> is she in the business? >> i'm afraid so. she's an actor. >> two actors. >> yes? >> she's meryl streep's daughter. they've been going together for a long long time. >> going together, that's an old school term. that's like -- >> he been courting her! what's he doing? courting! >> did she have a beau? what's a beau? >> it's great. a lot of fun. we have a good time. >> he's marrying into royalty. we'll talk don't talk to anthon about that. >> he's taking the fifth. >> drink some wine, reg. >> it opens friday at a theater near you. >> we'll be rigoreodith mayor

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good morning. it's 10:26 now. i'm marla tellez. a san francisco couple says they only wanted to save their 17-year-old daugter from a life of prostitution, but prosecutors say they went too far by killing the girl's pimp.

wilson and mercado are scheduled to appear in court again this morning. they face premeditated murder charges in the deadly shooting of calvin snead near candlestick on june 4th. the couple's attorney says they didn't do it. d.a. gas cone heyssay ha t substantial evidence.

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your average high for the first day of summer and we've already hit that with about five to six additional hours of warming to go. temperatures today will end up in the 90s, much cooler tomorrow. your full forecast today at 11:00. here's mike with the drive. we're looking at an accident still clearing from airway, but a bigger concern is a fire reported in mountain house. we'll watch that. nothing big to report so far. 580 slowing eastbound around 238 because of a stall northbound direction. then in the south, still kicking around, sunnyvale, mountain view and palo alto. coming up at 11:00, claims of abuse and redemption. a man accused of attacking an elderly priest out of revenge heads to trial today. why supporters say it's time to tell his side of the story. and the latest developments in the child sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. will he take the stand in his own defense? more on that.

we are back on this wi wines-day wednesday, ready to play our weekly trivia game, "who knew"? since regis is filling in for hoda, we thought we'd test your knowledge on dynamic do you woes throughout history. regis is across the street, ready to hand out $100 to those who answer the questions correctly and a copy of my cd to those who don't. regis, you should have brought your own cds. >> i love it! >> here to help us out is senior writer for "newsweek" and the daily beast. should we get started? all right. go ahead, reg, ask the first question. >> i'm here with the real people, not the studio.

anyway, you will win $100 american express credit card or you win one of kathie lee lee's -- laugh -- everybody has a story, right? okay. what is your name and where are you from? >> tim bond from nashville. >> before an older demi moore married a younger ashton kutcher, which of the following duos made up of an older woman and younger man. a, lucy and desi arnaz, b, friends astair and ginger rogers, c, ozzie and hair yell nelson, d, elvis and pricilla presley. >> i think it was a. >> i'm not even sure of this. is he right? >> that's right! >> you don't know how lucky you are, pal. okay. >> you win that. >> in real life, lucy was older. >> she was six years older but

they didn't want anyone to know and she would lie about her age and say she was three years younger and desi lie about his age and say he was three years older. even on their marriage certificate, they lied. >> so what happens when you lie, they ended up getting divorced. >> three yea20 years later, tho. >> right. and two great kids. >> are you the wife? okay. who are you? what's your location? >> i'm betty sue and i'm a teacher. >> all right. here's the question. which famous couple reunited on late nigt wift daht with david in 1987. was it hall and oates, sonny and cher. donny and marry, mickey and mini. which famous couple got together? >> sonny and cher. >> you're right! >> they're on a role. that was so iconic. >> i'm trying. >> in history, in television. >> i want to give this out and nobody wants it!

>> go ahead. >> i just watched the clip again last night. cher tells the story how she met sonny. she was 17 at the time, when she was 16 actually she met him. she lied about her age as well. >> a lot of lies -- hoda's not the only one. >> they ended up living together. >> that didn't end well. >> it didn't. >> your name and location? >> jenny peterson from california. >> what do you do? i'm a nurse. >> okay, jenny. here it is. here's the question. elton john is the godfather of which dynamic duo's child? brad pitt and angelina jolie, madonna and guy richie, john lennon and yoko ohno or david and victoria beckham? think about it now. who was the godfather of one of of them? >> c. >> john lennon and yoko ono? absolutely right! >> wow, reg, you can't even give

my cds away today. >> three lucky people! >> i didn't know this one. >> elton john was actually the godfath godfather to two of beckham's son, to elizabeth hurley's son. >> that's threw me. >> godfather to shawn lennon. >> you know why? he gives great presence. >> how do you know that? >> of course, he would, why else do you play the godfather. shall we go back and get one more question? >> let's do that. >> thank you very much. you are? >> i'm dave from michigan. >> i see you have the tiger's hat on. good for you. which of the following duos has hosted a talk show together for the longest amount of time? regis and kelly. kathie lee and hoda, regis and kathie lee, kelly and mark consuelos. >> that's toughfy. >> regis and kelly. >> i have to go with c. >> regis and kathie lee.

>> you're right! i didn't realize that. in all of history? >> of all the choices. >> 15 years, you guys got nine emmy nominations. >> no. it was actually 11. >> i'm sorry. >> reg won a bunch of them. >> did you know right away there was a spark? >> yeah. reg won the emmy finally the year i left him, right, reg? >> exactly. that's exactly what happened. >> all right. come on over here, reg, we have another segment to do. we have one more. >> we have one more, if you don't mind. i know you two are so involved with each other. here we go. what is your name? >> angie davis. >> where are you from? >> naples, florida. >> naples, florida, i was just down there. which of the following households items did cle p cleopatra hide in to sneak into caesars palace to spend time

with him? >> b, a rug. >> you're absolutely right! >> i think this must be a first in our history of doing this. >> does anybody want this record whatever it is? here you go. it's on me! >> all right, reg, come on back. what about that, ramine? >> she wanted to meet julius caesar and snuck into a persian rug and came out and they met and fell in love. >> great to see you. up next, fresh, frozen, canned or organic. such questions, what to buy and not to buy when shopping for produce after this. -my toes know. -my shoulders know. [ female announcer ] do you know what a difference dove nourishment can make? my hips, they know. my shins, they get it. [ female announcer ] only dove body wash has nutrium moisture and a breakthrough formula that goes beyond moisture to nourish deep down like no other. [ female announcer ] dove body wash. proven effective natural nourishment.

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regis is mooni imoaning and groaning about having to walk up steps. we'll show you fruits and vegetables and fresh, frozen, organic, all of that stuff. >> since we know nothing about this, nutritionist madeleine fe fernsten is here to fill us in. >> i bet you have all these burning questions about fruits and vegetables. >> all morning long! >> what's that? >> we have two kinds of strawberries. organic or regular. the question is which one in a taste test do you want?

>> don't they look plumber? >> which one do you think is organic? >> we think this one because of the look of it, and we're probably wrong. >> you think this is the organic. >> this is the organic. >> i told you wrong. >> nutrient-wise, they're still the same. you have to wash it. >> if i wash it, it will look like this? >> it can turn into this. >> i'm curious now. this would attract me as being organic. is it or not? >> no, it is not. this is organic and this is regular. >> what's different? >> what's different, one is grown with only organic materials. >> am i supposed to know that? >> you are when you look for organic. it says it is on the packet. >> is it more expensive for this? i love this. >> are you willing to pay more for that? >> like apples and oranges. let's move on. >> this is exhausting. >> this one, you want to taste. are you a peach lover? we will compare fresh and

frozen. taste one of these and one of these. tell me which one do you think is the fresh. >> i can look at it and tells you that's the frozen right there. >> what do you think, kathie? >> but i love peaches. >> that's the frozen. >> no. regis is right. this is the fresh and that's the frozen. you can save a lot of money. >> excuse me. this know it all thinks she's still with hoda. >> no. i'm pretty sure i'm not. >> you like frozen or fresh? >> both of them. >> does joy still cook by the way? >> she's a great cook. nonext, we have watermelon. they're seedless hand this you have to spit out. let me ask you something. >> excuse me. i'm a little wobbly after walking up and down four flights of stairs. >> and a bottle of wine. >> this comes with no seeds. how do you plant it? little tiny seized. which tastes better to you, with the seeds or without the seeds.

let me try this one. do they taste the same? >> can i put it in my mouth? >> give me a minute! >> it tastes the same. >> i like the first one better. >> you like the first one. actually, you will pay twice as much for the work of having the seeds taken out for you. >> that's organic? >> no. we're past this. this is seized and no seized. >> i want to find organic, what i really want. >> know what these are? >> they look like mandarins. >> they look like mandarins. taste these, are they canned or fresh. >> canned. >> what do you think? >> i'll say fresh. >> no. they are canned but for an exotic fruit, that can help. >> thank you. >> you're doing great. let's move on to corn. this is harder. fresh, frozen, canned, how do you know which is best. let's take a taste. >> isn't fresh always best? >> it's not always best because it can sometimes be too pricey for people. canned can be good, frozen can be good. >> it needs salt.

i will love this because i like this color. uh-huh. >> what do you think? >> what do we like or -- >> which one do you like the best of all three of these? >> i like this one. >> you like the frozen ones best. >> i'll take the middle. >> that's the fresh one and this is the canned. getting more fruits and vegetables everyday is good. have what you can, eat what you like and enjoy. >> in other words, it doesn't matter, what we learned here, eat what you want! just eat it! leave us alone. i can't believe this woman talking for hours we talked about this. >> didn't you learn a lot today? >> we'll be back. >> i can'tit! get her off the stage! walmart can now convert your favorite dvds from disc to digital. so you can watch them on your laptop, tablet, phone...anytime, anywhere. cool, huh? yea! yea! what'd you guys think that it would cost? i thought it'd be around $10. it's only $2 per disc. that's a great price.

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it is time to take a look at all those photos that make you stop and say, what the what? >> i heard about this statement and heard about sara haines,

too. >> isn't she adorable? >> she really is cute. what is it that you do? >> i'm still trying to figure it ou out. >> what is it? >> i'm like a little sidekick. >> like a little sister. >> if you don't want to do something, say send sara. mikey likes it. our first is from waco t, now hiring giant beef ribs. clearly if you have small beef ribs, you should not apply. >> see, reg, how great is that? >> so what's so great about this picture? >> exactly. >> it's kind of funny. >> i never liked ribs. >> we have some good ones. we'll get a laugh out of you yet. >> our next is tammy cochran from maine. proficiency in grilling steaks cooking children. >> my gosh. >> seriously, where do you learn that? >> so you're making fun of this woman? >> i'm making fun of the person

that made the sign. >> you're really serious, aren't you, sara? you look like such a harmless -- >> she's godzilla. bambi on the outside. >> do you have children? >> no, i -- do you have children? >> no, i don't. >> next! >> from falls church, virginia, submitted this photo of a sign that reads past gas, not the act of doing it, just old gas. old gas pumps. >> he's selling these old pumps? >> do you even need that? >> no, i don't. >> i don't know how long that store will be in business. >> not long. >> this photo warning drivers not to leave valuables in the car because you're not in fairyland. you're in stockton, not fairyland. >> these are awesome. >> you selected the best. >> no, no. there's a really good one. finally, from stevens city, virginia submitted this photo. telling it like it is.

baby, apple juice and beer. >> very cute. >> wow! >> look at her little belly, she has apple juice in there. >> it's adorable with the juice. >> up next, we will drink to that. pairing your perfect wines for summer. >> wait until regis finds out he has to go upstairs again. >> look at sara, she won't leave me alone. sara is crazy ♪

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alissa rapp has done party pairing for you. >> the co-founder and ceo offor website for wine enthusiasts like kathie lee. >> she's seven months pregnant so i will do the tasting. >> if you're having a pool party, you can take the splash for more than one.

cannonball has a splash theme. i know you like chardonnay, kathie lee. >> i do. >> what time of day are we talking about? >> 3:00 in the afternoon. >> 3:00 in the afternoon, not 10:00 in the morning. >> i don't know. tastes awfully good right now. >> if we want to go for a little more adventure, you can host your own wine olympics this summer. have your different guests bring in wines from different countries or you yourself from wines around the world. brown bag them and host your own wine gold medals. >> that's a cute idea. >> good party idea. do that next time i'm over at your place. >> i will. >> instead of sitting around and talking with you and frank. >> if you want to do something more traditional, a clam bake. >> nothing more fun. >> nothing for fun in the summer. with a clam bake, either go with a sparkling wine or full wine with some acidity. >> not light red. >> no. this is one i pulled for you

today. riesling. it can be dry and sweet but has that full and aromatic note. >> i love it. >> if you prefer to stick to chardonnay and great for steamed lobster. >> looks like a bottle of champagne, is it? >> this is a bottle of sparkling wine from california. >> you can call it champagne because it's not from the champagne region. >> you're right, regis. >> your recommendation? >> if you love sparkling wine, you can stick with it at a clam bake. if you want something more flooral and rie srsling, and fu and lush, chardonnay. >> this is grilled chicken if you're being really good. if you're also looking for something more floral and aromatic, which is in. kathie lee, it might not be your favorite, moscado, hot right

now. super delicious. >> what's your favorite? >> i like pinot riccios, they're light. >> she will get to it. >> she'll find it. >> if you're going for something like burgers, i actually love a red blend. decoy by duckhorn. >> duckhorn is great. >> this is a great napa wine. >> get to the last one -- first of all, you're about to give birth -- i want to say happy birthday to kristen, in our booth right now. that's not it. it's her birthday today. >> it's not her picture? >> it is her picture. >> i like her, she's cute. >> i want to say thank you to reg for helping me out and hoda is back tomorrow. did you have a good time? >> fair. just fair. i'm sorry. >> who do you like better, betty white and me? >> betty white, let me tell you something, don't overlook betty white, whoa! you have to be a man to handle betty white. >> i know. you have to come back and be with hoda when i'm gone.

>> oh -- nice meeting with everybody. take another look, here we