good morning. breaking news. jerry sandusky, found guilty on 45 counts of child sexual abuse. >> who would believe a kid? and the answer to that question is, we here in bellefonte, pennsylvania, would believe a kid. >> and the jury's verdict means the former penn state football coach will likely die in prison. this morning, one of the jurors who helped convict him speaks out in a live, exclusive interview. too hot to handle. more than 3,000 homes in utah and colorado are evacuated, as high winds push massive flames toward a residential area. and a nearby explosives factory. and the kindness of strangers. people all over, donating money to a fund, aimed at providing a bullied bus monitor with a

vacation and retirement. you won't believe what the total is up to today, saturday, june you won't believe what the total is up to today, saturday, june 23rd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. jurors in the jerry sandusky case deliberated less than two days. last night they came back with a resounding verdict, guilty. 45 times. >> 45 times of child sex abuse charges. he was acquitted on three charges. even if he receives the minimum sentence on every count, this means the 68-year-old sandusky will most certainly spend the rest of his life behind bars.

michael iizikopf. >> reporter: the jury foreman began to click off, read off the jury verdicts. guilty of involuntary deevant sexual assault, guilty of voluntary sexual intercourse, gui guilty of corruption of minors. sandusky barely moved, intently watched the jurors, his hand in his pocket. the prosecutor moved to remand sandusky to custody, revoke his bail. the judge granted the motion and he was escorted out of this courtroom moments later, handcuffed, led off to jail a dazed look in his eye. outside the courtroom, there were cheers from a crowd that had gathered here and really interesting comments from attorney linda kelly, whose office conducted a three-year investigation, which led to his

conviction. and joe ammendola. the powerful message attorney kelly believes this verdict sends. here it is. >> we have to continue to focus on child sexual abuse and to shine a bright light in those dark, dark places where the jerry sanduskys of the world lurk. >> i used the analogy that we were attempting to climb mt. everest from the bottom of the mountain. well, obviously, we didn't make it. it was the expected outcome, because of the overwhelming amount of evidence against jerry sandusky. >> reporter: now, sandusky's sentencing is -- won't take place for another 90 days, but as you mentioned, lester, if you look at that verdict sheet and the sentences for all of those -- all those counts, it's almost certain that he's going to spend the rest of his life in jail. you add them up, they add up to

well over 100 years in jail and a prosecution source told me last night we're going to ask for the maximum. and given the charges here and the powerful testimony during the trial, it's almost certain that the judge is going to grant, if not the maximum, enough to keep jerry sandusky behind bars for the rest of his life. >> michael isikof, thank you. former assistant coach mike mcqueary, who witnessed one encounter between sandusky and a young boy. beth karas is a correspondent for trutv and is at the courthouse this morning. good morning, beth. >> reporter: good morning, lester. >> i want to ask you about a sound bite from joe amendola, this was the expected outcome because of the overwhelming evidence against jerry sandusky.

that's a surprise statement from a defense attorney but is he right? >> reporter: he is right. if it was just one statement or just the unidentified victim that mike mcqueary saw, it might have been a much easier road for them but all of these victims, each one corroborating the other, speaking of the same grooming over the course of years and the sexual assault over years for some of them, the case built, one by one. and there are strength in numbers. it seems nearly insurmountable. >> there was a shock value of seeing alleged victim after victim there. the early indication is that the jurors really honed in on the testimony of mike mcqueary. his was a story we all heard very early in this case, of what he saw in that shower at the gym. why was he so key to this case? >> reporter: well, because what he saw involved a prepubescent boy that has never been

identified, never been found. charges brought when you don't know the victim. series of counts brought on behalf of this person known as victim number two. the most serious count as far as what mike mcqueary saw. if the jurors were going to convict sandusky, basically, of child rape, then they wanted to hear from the victim. they didn't hear from the victim hear. and mike mcqueary said very unequivocally, i know what i saw, but i didn't actually see penetration. that explains that one acquittal. but there were eight other similar penalties. each o >> still at the end of the day, did each story support the other in lending credibility to the testimony of the witnesses? >> reporter: yes. yes. you don't have physical evidence in every case. sometimes it is he said, she said. here, he said, he said. you have to weigh the credibility of the witnesses.

here, there was krcorroboration though. some of these kids kept letters, kept gifts that sandusky gave them and the jurors saw photographs of them. so, that was corroboration. the janitor who saw something going on with victim number eight is corroboration that something was going on and each one of them corroborates the other. even though there's no physical evidence, which is the reason why it was a fast trial, it is not unusual in cases like this. >> beth, i've got to ask you, in the courtroom every day, the jurors clearly were, this is difficult testimony to listen to. what was it like to be in there and day after day to hear these lurid details? >> reporter: i just have to tell you on a personal note, i'm a pretty seasoned court watcher, right, having tried cases for eight years, been a reporter for another 18. i've seen a lot. and this really moved me. and when it comes to people -- especially vulnerable children. i know they're young adults now, but they were going back in time when they were recounting what happened to them. you could go back in time with

them and feel it. i could feel it, like when number nine testified. he was the last of the accusers who was repeatedly raped over a course of years and his mother didn't believe him. he was the one who would throw his underwear away because he couldn't go home with what was in the underwear, he was bleeding. and it broke my heart. i'm sure everyone else's in the courtroom. as seasoned as we get, as jaded as we get, it doesn't get easier. >> very, very hard to follow. beth karas, appreciate it. now here's savannah. the attorney for victim number four, and mike bonnie represents victim number one. gentlemen, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> ben, i'll start with you. if these jurors said anything last night, it was loud and clear. we believe you, to your clients. how did your client react, ben, when he heard the news of this? >> i think he was relieved. if i had to sum it up in one word, i would say he felt vindicated. he has been living with this shame and guilt for several years.

and this was finally an opportunity for him to confront his abuser, for a neutral jury to hear the facts and to render the appropriate decision. >> michael, your client is known as victim number one. that is because he was the person who came forward first. he started all of this. how does he feel, knowing that his courage in coming forward has led to this flood of allegations and now jerry sandusky facing prison for the rest of his life? >> well, rightfully so, he is proud of himself. he is -- not to mention elated at seeing justice served against this monster. he does feel a sense of pride. he's 18 years old. and he was much younger than that when he came forward. and it took a tremendous amount of courage for him to do so and to know that he was instrumental -- in fact, key in unraveling all that has transpired. it gives him a tremendous sense of pride, as it should. >> ben, your client obviously

went through the unimaginable, as every accuser who came in and testified did, but he suffered some of the most prolonged and serious abuse we heard in this case. how difficult was it for him to come into court and stand there in front of jerry sandusky and tell that story? >> i think it was the most difficult thing he has ever had to do. he had to look the man, who he -- for all intents and purposes -- viewed as a surrogate father and look him in the eyes and tell 12 jurors that this man was responsible for essentially raping him and completely taking advantage of him and manipulating him for five years of his life. >> i ask you, michael -- i wonder what your client wants from jerry sandusky. i'm sure they both want to see him spend the rest of his life in prison. do they want some kind of acknowledgement? would they want an apology? do they want an admission and do they expect to get one? >> you know, i spoke with my

client last night about this. he mentioned nothing about an apology. i don't think he expects that that man is capable of that level of humanity at this point. i think that he is feeling, as ben so well put, vindicated. he feels vindicated that the justice system worked and worked perfectly in this case. that's all that he asked for. >> very quickly, ben, both of you are preparing civil lawsuits. does this conviction make that task easier for your clients? >> you know, it's interesting. because financial motive was something that's been discussed at length by the defense in this case. and i can tell you, quite honestly, that's not even a discussion, filing a civil lawsuit, that i've had with my client. i think that goes to show that he wanted one thing out of this trial. and that was justice. this was not about money. it was about justice. >> all right. ben andriozzi, we have to leave

it there. thank you. >> thank you. we're going to turn to cnbc's courtney reagan over at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, lester and savannah. good morning, everyone. for the first time a chuven official in the united states has been convicted for a crime as to how he handled the sexual abuse allegations. keeping the public in the dark by telling the parishes that their priests were being removed for health reasons and then sending them on to different churches. egypt is on edge today as the country waits to hear the name of the first president egyptians have been free to choose. nbc's chief correspondent richard engel is live in cairo. good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning. egyptians are still awaiting the official results of last weekend's disputed presidential election. and it is fair to say that egypt

and all of the middle east hangs in the balance. if the muslim brotherhood is declared the winner, egypt could fundamentally change and this country begins a new experiment in islamic democracy. it is not pro-american. it is actively anti-israel. under the muslim brotherhood, egypt could set a new tone for the entire middle east. if the other candidate wins, ahmed shafiq, president mubarak's last prime minister, some will say the old regime is simply reasserting itself and egypt's experiment in democracy, its democratic revolution, will have failed. >> richard, thank you. hundreds of homes in utah have been evacuated after a fire, started by target shooters has exploded and grown to more than 4,000 acres.

no injuries or structural damage have been reported. meantime, 700 more homes are being evacuated in northern colorado, where a wildfire has burned more than 69,000 acres. the high park fire, west of ft. collins, has destroyed at least 191 homes. the blaze is 60% contained, but one fire commander says it could be months before it's fully under control. and engine fires are forcing general motors to recall the chevy cruze, a popular model that's helped gm win back small car buyers. made in the u.s. from september 2010 to may of this year. the problem occurs when mainly oil is spilled on a hot plastic shield under the engine during changes and then not properly cleaned up. recall work is expected to start july 11th. it's free and should take about 30 minutes at local dealers. police in new mexico routinely put out a bait car to catch criminals in the act

because it works. but this time, the person caught on surveillance video stealing the car could barely see over the steering wheel. this is because he's only 11 years old. along for the joy ride, two 10-year-olds. the kids now face criminal prosecution in juvenile court. that's the news. now back to lester, savannah and bill. high price to pay for a quick ride. >> it's a theft charge and also you don't have your driver's license? >> yeah. >> at 11, i was really good on my big wheel at that point. >> i thought you were going to say at 11, i was a very good child. no, we know, bill. we know. >> come on. don't want to get my mom interviewed on here. >> looking over your map. looks like a lot of heat. >> east coast we've had two, three days of it. now the midwest is baking. salt lake city near 100. 102 in denver yesterday. let's top that today at 103. we're going to see potentially even some all-time record highs in areas of kansas as we go into

sunday. these temperatures are 20 degrees above average. the heat around dallas hasn't been exactly enjoyable either. 99 for you today in dallas. desert southwest continues to have a very hot summer. 108 in phoeni nice start to the morning around san francisco. patchy low clouds of coast. 40s and 50s south side this morning. thanks to a healthy sea breeze and partly cloudy skies it's going to be i mild weekend. in fact, kind of cool for june standards around the bay area. close to 70 inland. 50s and 60s around the bay and coast. plan on warming tomorrow and bigger warming the middle part of the week. that's a look at your saturday forecast. lester? >> bill, thanks. president obama is back at the white house this morning after wrapping up a week in which he and rival, mitt romney, courted hispanic voters at a national conference in orlando.

kristen well keker is at the wh house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. it's almost certain that president obama will win the hispanic vote, but the question is by how much. recently many within that community have complained about the high level of deportations under this administration and also the high unemployment rate within their community. nonetheless, president obama got a rousing welcome when he addressed the national association of latino elected and appointed officials. hispanic voters say they're reinvigorated after the administration's redirective that hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants that came to the u.s. as children could be allowed to remain in the country but that's a short-term measure. president obama hammered romney for opposing the dream act, osting some of

those donors. and some of those attending are on the short list for vp. lester? >> thank you, kristen. gas prices are on the way down. in some states, pretty quickly. it is welcomed relief as millions hit the road for summer vacation. here is nbc's miguel for bob, a commuter in los angeles, at last, a break at the pump. >> i'm in sales so i drive all over the place. >> reporter: near atlanta, 3.18 feels even better to mario maguire. >> i have a newborn son. >> reporter: for 11 straight weeks, prices have dropped across the country. the national average down 49 cents from its high in february and some analysts believe it could land below $3 by fall.

in south carolina we found regular already at $2.79. the drop comes when prices spike the start of summer. >> it is encouraging for the moment when it's a better price. >> reporter: in just a month, a gallon of regular is down 22 cents. now as $3.45. the drop most dramatic on the west coast where in washington, oregon and california, prices have fallen as much as 43 cents a gallon. >> refinery problems we had earlier this year have been resolved and also people did lower their demand in response of the high prices. >> reporter: flight attentant casey ritener says he can afford to drive this summer. >> now that prices are coming down, it makes me reconsider going to the mountains, driving to the beach. >> reporter: there's this prediction in california, a gallon of regular could drop another 75 cents, putting the state average at $3.25, a long way from the $5 gallon prices we

saw in february. nbc news, los angeles. >> once again, here's lester. >> savannah, thanks. if you thought the fashion police were a figment of your imagination, think again. they are all too real in races in great britain. here's a report from london. >> reporter: it's the race so royal it's called royal ascot, one of the biggest sports and social events of the year. >> hello. cheers. >> reporter: famed for its hats and some elegant, some not so. >> i love seeing what everybody else is wearing and fashion and glamour of it all. >> reporter: it turns out some ladies have been getting too racy for the races. hems have gotten shorter and cleavages deeper. be wear of the fashion police, see those baskets, they are packing pash mina for those who

need covering up. >> it is not about flesh, it has to have its rules. >> reporter: skirts no more than one inch above the knee. strapless dresses for given. straps at least 1 inch wide. it's not just the ladies, you rent a jacket or go on home. >> wouldn't to serve at all. we want people to dress in a modern fashion and vibrant colors and want to see some imagination and he can sent triscy. >> reporter: kate's mother enjoying her second year at the royal enclosure. here's the countess cheering on the queen's horse. believe it or not, some come here to watch the races, especially the queen. >> it's no so secret the queen is a massive racing fan and owns a number of horses. >> reporter: only here do you see the queen at her most relaxed and animated. friday her horse won and she was presented the trophy by her

husband. another memorable moment in her diamond jubilee year. >> that was duncan reporting. still to come, more of our exclusive interview with madonna badger, who lost her three daughters and her parents in a devastating house fire last christmas. this is "today" on mbs. let's take a paint project from "that looks hard" to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder, priming, covering, and blocking stains. let's go where no paint has gone before, and end up some place beautiful. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now at the home depot, buy four cans of paint and get the fourth one free.

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good morning, everyone. 5:26 is the time on your saturday morn. sun, just about to come up over the city of san francisco. promises to be a cool day. good morning, everyone. i'm garvin thomas. kris sanchez has the day off. let's talk to this man. >> it looks cool for june standard. earlier in the week we had 90s. things dropped off to finish the work week. we're still in a pattern of a good sea breeze keeping temperatures mile later on. right now 40s and 50s outside. one of the many events around the bay area this weekend, sun mome sono sonoma. it's going to be cool. highs upper 60s. notice showers off the coast. upper level low spinning offor.

that's going keep a healthy dose of ocean air king going through the one. even with the sunshine, looks like 60 tosoni low 70s inland, low 60s around san francisco. tomorrow warmer but comfortable. free ocean air-conditioning for earn. middle part of the week, temperatures climb closer to average toward the middle part of the week zpli went to the race once, turned me into a fan. thank you very much. one of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus and kidnapping 26 children in 1976 is in south bay. he has been living in mountain view with his mother for the past three days. before that he was in state prison for almost 35 years. he and three men buried the children alive in a van in a rock corey in livermore. all on board managed to escape he will wear a gps monitor 24 hours a day. the state does not consider him a high risk offender. the two men charged in the

beating of san francisco giants fan bryan stow will be back in court next month. sanchez and norwood pleaded not guilty inside a los angeles courtroom. two weeks ago. they were ordered to stand trial for the brutal assault in march of last year. stow surfed severe brain damage and disabled. both suspects face assault and mayhem charges. big nascar race, 100,000 people will make their way to the event to watch the star of nascar. before the big race officials announced they're teaching up with hewlett-packard to involve the fan base a bit more. racing organization plans to work with hp to launch what they're calling a fan and media engagement center in charlotte, north carolina. center tapped 18 hours a day with people searching the web for fan feedback and media reports. information will be given to race teams to better interact with their fans. >> this is another step in the

evolution of technology innovation, it allows us to have a place where we can hear what fans are saying and also monitor what the media's saying and to be able to react to it. >> the center is scheduled to open in october. tomorrow's race starts at noon. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" a preview of today's big pride event in san francisco. a rundown of road closures and parking changes to expect. we'll see you in a half hour. let's paint project from "that looks hard" to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder, priming, covering, and blocking stains. let's go where no paint has gone before, and end up some place beautiful. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now at the home depot, buy four cans of paint and get the fourth one free.

back now on this saturday morning, june 23rd, 2012. a great group of folks decided to get up early and part of their saturday with us. we're going to head out and say hi to those. i'm savannah guthrie alongside lester holt. coming up, we'll have more of matt lauer's exclusive interview with madonna badger. >> she lost her three daughters and parents in a devastating fire on christmas. since then many stories have been written about what caused the fire and what happened since. this morning badger offers her version of what she thinks happened. >> there's a new study that looks at women over 50 and eating disorders. how weight and shapish why

issues are happening in older women. we first met max page when he starred as a mini darth vader. the force seems to be on his side as he recovers from open heart surgery. we'll get an update on how he's doing. >> he's adorable. we wish him the best. >> he is a cutie. we begin this half hour with madonna badger, her story is so tragic, it's frankly hard to contemplate. she lost her three young daughters and her parents in a fire at her home on christmas day. this morning in an exclusive interview badger sets the record straight with matt lauer about a story you home think you know. >> i remembered when ever i had heard stories like that, i had always said, you know, how do those people live through that? no way, i could not live through that. i would have to kill myself if that happened to me, you know. >> but it did happen to her. at any time when you open the window did you get a glimpse of any of your girls?

>> no. no, it was so black. it was the blackest smoke i've ever seen. and no -- if i could have seen them, i would have gone in. i mean, it's impossible to describe how it is that you can't go in and save your own children but i couldn't get through that smoke. i couldn't. >> and yet even though her grief is still fresh, she wants to set the record straight about details of her story that everyone seems to have heard but that may not be true. >> one of the stories that came out the day after this fire was that your girls had thought, wait a minute, santa is not going to be able to get down the chimney if there are ashes and embers in the chimney. we have to get those out of there. is that what happened? >> i don't know where that came from. >> an important detail because she says the hearth was swept six hours after the girls went to bed. by that time she believed the ashes were cold. >> you thought there was no

danger. >> no danger. >> there's another story she doubts as well. >> what little evidence what's found at the scene, it looks like your dad died trying to save one of your daughters. >> i don't know if that's all together true. i find it very hard to believe based on the amount of damage and fire that went on in that part of the house. >> finally and most personally, this -- >> i did read a story that you had attempted suicide. i wonder if you can talk to me about that. >> i essentially had a handful of pills in my hand. >> did you come close to taking those pills? >> i came close enough that i went in to an acute care unit for a week. >> why share these painful details? because she says she believes that facing the truth, whatever it may be, is her only chance to recover from what happened on that christmas day. >> a road to healing, is it

something you can envision? can you envision the word healing being appropriate in your life at some point? >> getting well, i don't know, that sounds insane, but i don't know. i think healing is the only word you can use. >> and we can tell you lilly, sara grace fund has been set up in honor of the badger girls to support the arts in underfunded elementary schools across america. the information on the funds is on our website, today.com. >> our hearts go out to madonna badger. we want to take a turn and get another check on the weather with bill karins. >> some areas of the country getting relief, including the northeast. and in the northeast those thunderstorms last night were pretty serious, a couple of thousand of people are waiting for the power to get back on. it should be plenty of sunshine after morning clouds. warm but not as close to it was in the past several days. in the pacific northwest, what

happened to summer. 60s and cloudy and cool all weekend long. and you've really had a struggle this spring into the early summer about warm temperatur here's a look at san francisco this morning. seeing partly cloudy skies. for pride events today and tomorrow expect numbers mostly in the low 60s. comfortable outside actually, i a little bit of sunshine at times turning breezy toward the evening. mild for inland valleys. upper 60s to low 70s for highs. warmer tomorrow. turning breezy, heading into monday and tuesday. temperatures climbing back into 80s inland. approaching middle part of the week. and remember, remember, for your weekend plans, get your hour by hour forecast, maybe even tennis, get that at the weather channel or weather.com. >> i'm glad you mentioned tennis, because it's on. >> that's right, on the plaza. >> don't like you haven't been practicing? >> did i tell you i had a color

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this morning on "today's" health, 15% of women over 50 suffer from an eating disorder, while others say shape or weight have a negative impact on their lives. dr. taylor, thank you for joining us. good morning. >> good morning. >> we usually think about young girls when we talk about eating disorders but we're talking about women over 50. does that surprise you? >> we do think about it, as younger women. as women, we carry our ideas about our body shape, about ourselves across our lifespan. >> obviously when we're talking about an anorexic, a young girl, classic diagnosis, a need for control. when you're talking about older women, what are the contributing factors? >> if you look at the study, 56% of the women were either

overweight or obese and eating disorders is not just about someone who is anorexic or thin but also about binge eating and overeating. and how obesity and weight loss impacts us. >> terribly dangerous to one's health. are there particular dangers when you're talking about women who are a bit older? >> especially with obesity. there's such a link with obesity, overeating and chronic disease, obesity and depression. the real take-home message is that we have to be aware of our eating patterns and how we feel and check in with your health care provider. there are lab tests and certainly medical complications that can occur from overeating as well as undereating. >> is there a different way of treating it when you're talking about older women? >> the treatment really is individual. start from the baseline. know your labs. know how overweight or underweight you are and check in with a medical health care provider. >> we may have covered this but is there an eating disorder that is more common in older women than, say, younger women? is it the issue of obesity?

>> obesity, overweight, binge eating, purging. the underline factors and the psychology behind why we may compensate with food. almost 7 0% of women say they think about dieting every day. 67% say it negatively impacts their lives. we have to think about underlying depression, maybe what we're not dealing with in terms of transition at 50. people's lives change, divorce, empty nesters. certainly a lot of people are stressed. and to deal with the underlying psychologist of why you may overeat or undereat so you can become healthier. >> that's one of the remarkable things about this study. it shows, actually, the huge numbers of women that carry these questions about body image and self perception right into adulthood. 36% said they spend at least half of their time in the last five years dieting. >> there's a lot of pressure. sw so what happens is you might have the ideal body type that may not be yours until there's that conflict between how you really look versus how you think society should make you look. and i think the real take-home

is that we have to lose this idea that how we look on the outside really is responsible for our happiness. and determine what it is that we really need to feel better about ourselves. >> and would you recommend for somebody who is struggling with these issues -- i mean, is it clear that you need to get some kind of mental health treatment as well? >> well, we have to assume that most women have some struggle. so, either to deal with it yourself -- if you need to talk to a counselor, talk to a counselor, talk to your health care provider. join a support group, educate yourself. we cannot define ourselves by how we look on the outside. it really has to start from the inside out. >> dr. janet taylor with interesting studies. good to get your perspective on it. thank you so much. he captured america's hearts by playing mini darth vader in a commercial. now the little boy behind the mask is recovering from heart rg der doing today, right after these messages. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do, consider this...

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remember the child actor who played darth vader in that popular super bowl commercial last year? these days 7-year-old max page is bravely fighting against heart problems that recently required his eighth surgical procedure. as mike taibbi reports, the force is with him. >> reporter: you've dwgot to lo this kid, and millions of people do, especially now that they follow his spirited battle against a congenital heart defect. last friday the stitches came out. >> i felt great. >> reporter: we met max page when his mini darth vader character discovered that the force really does work. in the dream world of commercials anyway. but in the real world, even the most precocious kids are met by

tough life. heart problems had him under the knife for two hours last week. remarkable kid. >> let's see who you are, max. can you take the mask off? hello, young man. >> you're a handsome guy. >> nice to see you. >> reporter: the commercial that jump-started his career was no fluke. he has since had recurring roles on "young and the restless." he knows his condition and knows what he has to do to gain the full recovery that's now possible, even if it's difficult. >> i don't think i can run around. that's the problem. i want to run around so bad, but i just can't. >> reporter: his parents know how lucky he is, and they are. >> we're parents that are taking their child home. that's a huge blessing and we don't take a single second for granted. >> reporter: neither does max. he's planning to getting back to

acting later in the summer. because his checkup, after what might be the last major surgery he'll ever need, went just fine, leaving him a force to be reckoned with. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. >> it's a classic. we're glad he's doing well now. >> we're waiting for max the sequel, max strikes back. rooting for him, for sure. that taunted bus driver finally gets an apology and some donations, lots of them. they keep rolling in, in fact. we'll tell you all about it. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving.

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good morning, everyone. thank you very much for joining us. just about 6:00 on this saturday morning. either promises a cool start to the day, with me now to give you the full weekend forecast. >> looks pretty nice this morning. the low clouds breaking up a bit within the last hour or two. 40s and 50s outside now. and you just saw a view of oakland, seeing a west wind of 8 to 9 miles per hour. the sea breeze coming inland. later this afternoon, game two of the a's versus giants. giants with the late comeback yesterday, winning 5-4. today, 4:15 start time. should see temperatures dropping out of the 60s into the upper 50s, as game goes on. we have an area of low pressure offshore, tossing showers today to the north of sonoma county.

if you're heading up the coast towards eureka and red you may find showers today. that's going reinforce the ocean air-conditioning for us. cool temperatures this morning, 80s coming back the middle part of the week. >> bay bridge series, alameda county fair, nascar. a lot of people counting on you. hope you're ready. >> yes. a fake san jose doctor convicted of 19 counts of practicing medicine without a license is awaiting his punishment. the 53-year-old carrey silverman ran the laser treatment center in san francisco, san ramon, beverly hills, manhattan called shiny toes, an undercov agent posing as a patient led to the arrest. the city of san jose is rolling out an unusual, new program in hopes of curbing gang activity. announcement comes after a significant increase in da gang-related violence. 19 homicides this year, 9 gang

related. now, mayor's gang prevention task force plans to send a team to hospitals within 48 hours that may be gang related. the goal to convince the injured gang member not to relaliate. >> we would be activated by the chief of trauma and the nurses in the emergency room and interventionists, internal and external would be called in, dependent on gender-specific needs. >> officials are doubling funding for the anti-gang program to $4.5 million. a neighborhood airport in the south bay's opening its doors to the community today. san jose's reid hill view airport holding its airport association day. the event gives the community an inside peek of their neighborhood airport. it starts at 8:00 this morning and runs until 4:00 this afternoon towaurs of control to

offered and free airplane rides for those 8 to 17. the airport is in east san jose on cunningham avenue. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" a preview of today's big pride event in san francisco. we'll have a rundown of the road closures and parking changes you can expect. we'll see you back here with local news in a hoalf hour. our full broadcast at 7:00. see you then.

welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning, the 16th -- the 23rd day of june 2012. nice crowd on the plaza waving i had to friends and families back home and looking a little bit cooler. our thanks to you for spending part of your weekend with us. i'm lester holt along with sfan nan guthrie this morning. >> they're all smiling and screaming because they're happy it's not 100 degrees anymore. >> they got a bit of rain earlier. coming up, jerry sandusky convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse late last night. >> sandusky said nothing as he was led to jail in handcuffs booked at the center the county correctional facility in pennsylvania. the former penn state football coach was convicted of 45 counts

of sexually abusing ten boyce over a period of 15 years. we will talk exclusively with a juror in the case what it was like inside that deliberation room. >> then the video that outraged and upset millions of people who watched it. we're talking about karen klein, the bus monitor in upstate new york who was verbally abused by a group of boyce while working. the response from the public has been overwhelming. donations have been coming in sending her vacation and retirement fund higher by the hour. wait till it you feel how much money is coming her way. >> they wanted to do something. now it seems she will be going on a pretty nice vacation. >> long vacation if she would like. we want to begin with the breaking news, the conviction of jerry sandusky. a jury found him guilty of 45 out of 4 counts of child sex abuse. the jurors believed he abused ten young men over a 15-year period. he is expected to spend the rest of his life lined bars.

michael isikoff was inside the courtroom for the verdict and has much more now. good morning. >> good morning, lester. after hearing seven days of system and 17 1/2 hours of deliberations, the jury has spoken with a resounding verdict. mpb jerry sandusky is cuffed and led off to jail after being convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse. moments earlier, the courtroom was hushed as sandusky, his lawyers and prosecutors rose to listen to the jury's verdict. count one, guilty of involuntary deviant sexual intercourse announced the jury foreman. guilty of indecent assault. guilty of corruption of minors and on it went. sandusky barely moved staring at the jury, his left-handened tucked in his pocket. the verdict delivered the judge revoked the defendant's bail and sheriff's deputies summarily

escorted him out of the courtroom. one of sandusky's victims watching the scene began sobbin. pennsylvania attorney general linda kelly said she hoped the verdict would encourage sexual abuse victims everywhere to come forward. >> this case, i think, sends a message to all victims that they should report any instances of abuse and that if they do, that we will listen to them. >> reporter: outside the courtroom, cheers and relief in a community that has been badly shaken by the sandusky scandal. there were jeers when sandusky lawyer joe amendola spoke and applause when he described what the verdict meant for his client. >> essentially the sentence that jerry will receive will be a life sentence just due to the length of it. >> reporter: later although he vowed to appeal he said his client had been prepared for the worst. >> going in, i had said that at times we were trying for mt.

everest at the bottom of the hill. this was a fight against overwhelming odds. >> the verdict showed jurors believed the accounts of all sexual abuse victims who testified in the trial as well as that of mike mr. queer ril who saw sandusky one night in the penn state showers, his arms around a young become in an extreme little sexual position. the statement friday night, penn state said no verdict can undo the pain and suffering caused by mr. sandusky. but we do hope this many judgment helps the victims and their families along their path to healing. but the fallout for the school is far from over. kelly confirmed last night that her office is conduct agon going investigation that sources say includes university officials who may have covered up sandusky's conduct. en now, judge cleland set sentencing for 90 days. if you add up that jury verdict, it will adds up to more than 100 years of prison time for jerry

sandusky. the judge has considerable discretion in how he imposes that sentence, but one prosecution source told me last night, we'll ask for the maximum. lester. michael, thanks. joshua harper was a juror in the case. he joins us exclusive this morning. good morning. thanks for being with us. >> good morning you folks worked hard. 20 hours of deliberations considering 48 individual counts. tell me when you walked into that will injury room did you find most of your fellow jurors were on the same page how you would go forward? >> yes, yeah, we were on the same page. >> and were you rattled at all by the emotions of listening to the testimony? i know i found it difficult to read. you had to listen to it day in and day out. >> i wasn't rattled by the emotions. i think we were real focused on the facts and determining credibility. >> determining credibility, you heard eight victims back to

back. did any one stand out or was there a collective sense of the stories being the same, that really sent you in the direction toward conviction? >>. >> yeah, i would say both. i think there were, you know, a couple that i felt very credi e credible. i mean it's hard to judge character on the stand because we don't know the these kids. but most were, you know, very credible. i would say all. and but then also the fact that we saw this corroborating story between all of them. it was very convincing. >> at one point earlier friday, in fact, the jury asked to rehear the testimony of mike mcqueary, he was assistant coach to witnessed a molestation act in the shower. you didn't go so far as to convict jerry sandusky of rain in that case. what held you back on that, and what did you think of mcquery's testimony? how important was it?

>> yeah, for me, it was very important. the reason we held back is because we did not have the evidence that very first charge happened because mcquery did not see any actual penetration and we were in agreement, you know, amongst all the jurors that because of that, we could not convict him of that will first count. but i just kept going back in my mind, you know, why would mcquery lie about this? and he was sure, and he made it very apparent that he saw something that was wrong and extremely sexual. >> was it hard to get to 48 convictions in this case? was there disagreement as to his guilt or innocence on any of these charges at any point? >> yes, yes, there was. and it was just that you know, we looked at some inconsistencies and some of the

testimony and you know, we wanted to reconcile those and make sure that that was, you know -- wouldn't discredit the testimony. and so we worked through those things systematically as a jury. we really worked together very well. and we were patient and we gave time and i thought it was very good that certain jurors did express those misgivings that they had and the inconsistencies and we worked through those together to make sure we were making the right decision. >> you folks -- i was going to say you folks were sequestered on this, cut off from tv and the internet. after you went behind closed doors we learned that matt sandusky, jerry's son was prepared to take the stand and say he was abused by his father. what did you think when you heard that last night? >> oh, that that was just

confirmation. i mean, we were all basically told at the same time. we heard about it at the same time. we were just looking at each other like we had suspected that but we had no evidence of it, and it just solidified, you know, our decision. >> and before i let you go, i've got to ask you, what were the feelings as you watched the sentence come down in open court and looked at jerry sandusky last night? >> that was just confirmation again. you know, i looked at him during the reading of the verdict. and just the look on his face, no real emotion, just kind of accepting, you know, because he knew it was true. >> well, joshua harper. >> confirmation. >> we thank you for getting up early with us. i know it's been a tough couple of days for you, actually more than a week of tough days. thanks so much for being with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> now here's savannah.

>> beth karas is a former prosecutor and correspondent for trutv. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> i want to look ahead as lester just mentioned we now know matt sandusky alleges his father abused him. we learned of another victim who has come forward and testified before a grand jury. what is the likelihood of future criminal prosecutions even fun jerry sandusky is in jail? >> i think this investigation is going to continue savannah, because you know, this case that just ended could come back on appeal. it could have to get retried. so propers will often continue their investigation even against a defendant who it is serving life, so this continue. as we know, it's an investigation of the university. there are civil suits. probably many more civil suits to be filed. this is probably just the beginning of these issues in court. >> i wanted to ask you about those civil suits.

they have not been filed but we all know they will be filed. how does this criminal conviction affect the civil suit not just against sandusky but potentially against penn state and its officials? >> well, these convictions are a huge step in the civil suit because then it's probably going to be a matter of daniels when these victims if they do file suit allege wrongdoing, the burden of proof in a civil suit is so much lower than proof beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal case. the liability is established. there will be a lot of settlement talk. >> very few seconds left but i'll ask you as a veteran lawyer and trial watcher, did you see anything that happened in the trial that made you think boy, this is ripe for appeal, or do you think this conviction appears to be rock solid? >> the only issue really, well, i think -- something that did trouble me was that it was pushed to trial so fast and the defense didn't have the time to read all the discovery.

experts couldn't prepare their reports in time. their jury consultant wasn't available. looks like they wanted to get it over with before football season started. but that's not a winnable issue on appeal because it's the judge's discretion. the defense did a good job with the time they had. >> beth karas, thank you. >> let's get a check of the morning's other top stories from cnbc's courtney reagan. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with good news for millions of motor yirts across the country. the cost of gas is on the way down. just ahead of the holiday when prices usually spike, aaa says the national average is now $3.45 a gallon. there are predictions it could fall below $3 a gallon by october. wildfires are burning across seven western states today and forcing more people from their homes. residents of at least 2300 homes in northern utah have been evacuated after high winds

kicked up a fire started by target shooters. 700 more homes are being evacuated in northern colorado. the hyde park fire has destroyed at least 191 homes. this is the fifth day of protests in cairo's tahrir square, the symbol of egypt's relief lugs. people are protesting after the military stripped the next president of much of his authority. it won't release the results of last close runoff before sunday. hosni mubarak last prime minister and the conservative islamist both claim victory. queen elizabeth's oldest granddaughter has won her fight to be a part of the british equestrian team in the 2012 olympics. they will be following in the footsteps of her parents princess ann and captain mark phillips. the summer games will start july 27th on nbc. and the winner of this

year's world's ugliest dog contest is, wait for it, mugly. a chinese crested from the united kingdom, his short snout and white whiskers earned him the title over 28 other ugly dogs in northern california. he is an 8-year-old rescue dog. he wins a year's worth of dog cookies and a photo shoot. i want to say he's so ugly that he's cute but he's not really. >> i was going to say, why doesn't he win an extreme make over or something? take some tweezers to those eyebrows. >> a little waxing maybe. >> dog scaping perhapses? thank you. bill karins is out on the plaza with a check of our forecast. >> good morning. great weekend, everyone. high school band behind me here. i want to show you what's going on in the tropics as we go through the tail end of the weekend and into the beginning of this next weekend. this could be a tropical storm by sunday night or monday. florida could deal with rain

from that tonight. anywhere from texas along june standards, it's a cool start to the morning. mid-40s santa rosa. 50s else w. low 70s for the afternoon. because of the pattern in place the trough off the coast a cool weekend. 70s inland. 60s for inner bay. tomorrow warmer, pleasant. temperatures climbing up back to the 80s inland. by tuesday and wednesday. >> that's a look at your hot weekend forecast. >> bill, thanks. still to come, the power of people. support comes pouring in for that grandmother toned on a school bus. we'll have the story right after these messages. bus. that story right after these messages. "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder,

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support continues to roll in this morning for karen klein, the upstate new york school bus monitor taunted mercilessly on camera. the donations now top $600,000. the latest from nbc's michelle franzen. >> you don't have a family because they all killed themselves because they didn't want to be near you. >> reporter: karen klein, the school bus monitor who endured and tried to ignore threats from a fwroop of middle school students outside rochester, new york. >> if i stabbed you in the stomach the knife would [ bleep ] go through you with butter because you're [ bleep ].

>> hearing from students again through letters of apology. >> i'm sorry i did that. i couldn't believe i was so mean and i will never do this to anyone again. >> reporter: also receiving letters from parents. >> i deeply apologize for what my son did. i wish there was some way i could make it up to you. >> reporter: she says it's a start. but in a phone interview, klein told tmz.com she doesn't accept the apology. >> uh, not really. i think they could be better than what they did. >> reporter: police say despite what they call a clear case of harassment, klein is refusing to press charges and still says the teens should be punished, but by school officials who are still investigating. >> i want to know why they had to do that. why they don't respect elders. >> reporter: psychologists call it a disturbing twist on school

bullying. >> that they're crossing the line not only in their cruelty level, but in what they're doing with an adult and showing no respect for that. and no empathy when that adult is distressed. >> reporter: meanwhile, this grandmother of eight is also overwhelmed with the kindness of strangers. from letters of support. >> i saw what those kids did to you and it nearly had me in tears. >> reporter: to a staggering pledge of donations, designed to send klein and her family on vacation. that, along with an anti-bullying rally held outside the school last night. the goal behind it all? to show that compassion can trump cruelty. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. there's more ahead this morning. an oil tycoon vanishes at sea. now there are new revelations about his erratic and sometimes disturbing behavior. we'll tell you more about it. first, this is "today" on nbc. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us.

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good morning, everyone. thank you very much for being with us this morning. 6:26 is the time. i'm garvin thomas in for kris sanchez. a lot going on in the bay area. they want to hear what rob has to say about the weather. >> we'll take you on a tour. >> let's do it. on the for the ride. >> we've got the practice runs today. nice and cool out there on the track. looking at numbers maybe closer to 70 tomorrow. but today upper 60s. the pride events going on in san francisco. today, 60s, tomorrow mid-60s around san francisco. alameda county fair, pless toont, one of the warmer spots, low 70s. bay bridge series continues. amazing comeback by the giants last night. today, start time 4:15.

should see temperatures cooling into upper 50s later on. temperatures around the bay today mild. upper 60s to low 70s inland. mainly low to mid-60s around the inner bay today. tomorrow, continued mild and nice comfortable weekend for all of the outdoor events. towards the middle part of the week that's when 80s come back. nothing too hot in the seven day forecast. >> you did that so fast i got a bit of whiplash. so fast around the bay area. >> inspired by nascar. one of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus and kidnapping 26 children in 1976 is now living in the south bay. richard schoenfeld has been living in mountain view with his mother for the past three days. before that he was in state prison for almost 35 years. schoenfeld and three men buried the children from chow kill chi livermore. he will wear a gps monitor 24 hours a day. the state does not consider him a high risk offender.

the two men charged in the attack on san francisco giants fan bryan stow will be back in court next month. they pleaded not guilty yesterday inside a los angeles courtroom. two weeks ago, they were ordered to stand trial for the brutal salt on stow in march of last year. he's permanently disabled. both suspects face assault and mayhem charges. practice begins today for the big race in -- the big nascar race in sonoma. 100,000 people give or take will make their way to the event tomorrow to watch the stars of nascar. before this weekend's big race, nascar officials announce they're teaming up with the bay area based hewlett-packard to involve the fan base more. the racing organization plans to work with hp to launch a fan and media engagement center in charlotte, north carolina. the center will be staffed 18 hours a day with people searching the web for fan feedback and media reports. that information would then be give tonight race teams so they can better interact with their fans.

>> this is another step in the evolution of technology innovation. it allows us to have a place where we can hear what fans are saying and also monitor what the media's saying and to be able to react to it. >> the center's scheduled to open in october. tomorrow's race starts at noon. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a preview of the pride events in san francisco, a rundown of road closures. that's coming up at 7:00. we'll see you then.

we are back now on a saturday morning, june 23rd, 2012. this is the first official weekend of summer. and we're actually expect iing some nice temperatures out there in new york city. i'm savannah guthrie along with lester holt. at this time this past week it already felt like 90 degrees. just ahead, we'll have the mysterious case of the missing millionaire. >> disappearing this week. his empty boat vanished mysteriously, washed ashore without him. now investigators are trying to find out what went wrong. mesmerized by the late-night finance equipment infomercials? >> pull out the credit card.

1-800 whatever it is. >> people buy these things but does do they really work? plus, thinking of selling your home? barbara corcoran, real estate adviser, is now putting her home on the market. we'll find out if she follows her own advice. we'll find out how exactly she plans to market that home. all right. later, it is summer saturday. around here, that's a tradition. i get to pick an event. we're going to play tennis, lester. >> tennis. >> are you ready? >> they set up an entire tennis court out here because you want to play tennis. >> it's amazing, really. let me tell you, so have i. >> i watched the u.s. open, that's about the closest i get to a tennis tournament. >> you lose 5 burn 500 calories watching. >> just watching. bill karins is standing by with the weather. >> savannah was coming, i asked for a duveng tank.

i guess they didn't have enough time to get that done. maybe next time. lauren, your sign says jambo. what does that mean? can you explain it to everyone? >> it means hello in swahili. >> very cute. very original. you're 7, right? >> yep. >> record heat in colorado. kansas down into texas, cool patte pattern. we could be dealing with a tropical storm. this would be debbie as we go throughout the possible sunday maybe into monday timeframe. all eyes are on what could develop in the gulf as looking at mostly sunny skies around oakland right now. towards the afternoon we'll see the giants and a's at coliseum.

start time 4:15. temperatures should be in the 60s. cooling into the upper 50s later on in the game. temperatures around the bay area this weekend are going to be very mild. upper 60s, low 70s inland valleys. mainly upper 50s and low 60s from the coast around the peninsu peninsula. warmer tomorrow. big warm-up holds off to the middle part of the week. i also want to bring these pictures to you. we just got this video in. this is from south dakota. we only had one tornado reported in the entire country yesterday. and these storm chasers found it. it was a very powerful storm, out in the open plains, where we like it. didn't do any damage, as far as injuries or fatalities or anything. but amazing pictures coming from the plains of south dakota. what a job that is, chasing the tornadoes during the late summer afternoon. back to you, savannah. >> bill, thank you. now to florida, where authorities are investigating the mystery of the missing millionaire. the businessman and philanthropist disappeared earlier this week. the story now from nbc's gabe

gutierrez. >> reporter: guma agiar boarding his boat alone. the next morning the vessel washed ashore with its lights on and the engine running, but he was gone. >> the fact that the gentleman would get on to his boat and decide to go out into such treacherous seas when there was such inclement weather and such strong rip tide currents, it doesn't make sense to us. >> reporter: he seems to have everything. >> the merits of being able to spearhead a project, to share this with other people. >> reporter: after making millions in the oil industry, the brazilian-born businessman, seen here on youtube, was heavily involved in israeli charity, even posing with former presidential candidate rick perry in jerusalem. he also invested in professional soccer and basketball teams there. now, investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong. this towing company pulled his

boat in and noticed damage to a rod binding the two injuries. >> when a rod does break there's a possibility that the vessel will change direction pretty abruptly. and if that happens, you know, you could lose balance, fall overboard. >> reporter: agiar has had several run-ins with the law, including arrests for drug possessions but also questions were raised about his mental health. his uncle alleged he misspent millions of dollars from a family foundation because he was convinced he was the messiah. a year later, he was forcibly admitted to an israeli psychiatric hospital. his mother filed a petition, saying her son suffers from severe bipolar disorder. >> it's perfectly likely that somebody could be quite successful in business and at other times become quite depressed to the point that they could become suicidal.

but other times they're riding quite high when they're manic, feeling they can do things above and beyond what most normal people can do. >> reporter: when his loved ones stopped by his home to comfort his wife and kids, they're left to wonder how a philanthropist worth millions vanished overnight. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. coming up next, real estate goo guru barbara corcoran puts her own house up for sale. does she follow her own advice on staging and ask icinher g?who 'll k heasr when we come back. i used to only wear sun protection on a beach day. now, i wear it every day. because damaging uv rays are everywhere with olay daily complete uv, its possible to block 92% of harmful rays for naturally beautiful skin

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this morning on "today's" open house, turning the table. barbara corcoran often joins us to share her tips and advice for home buyers and sellers. she is now putting her home on the market and gave us a preview of her personal selling strategies and answers the question, does barbara follow her own advice? ♪ come on to my house >> hi. welcome to my home. come on inside. my house is in pawling, new york, an hour and a half from new york city. i lived here for 15 1/2 years. that's what makes the parting so

sad. it represents my kids, my garden. it's hard to say good-bye to something. this is my exclusive broker for the sale of my property here in pawling. i have to say it's a little weird, referencing you as the expert when i'm always the expert. i don't like this spot, you know. >> it's really difficult. when they go out to buy, they have their buyer hat on. when they come back to sell a house they have their seller hat on and they don't understand the different roles. >> oh, very, very different. you know, it's very hard to put money into a house when what you're trying to do is get money out. the first thing i did was have the home inspected. hard pill to swallow. you find out everything wrong with your cream puff. >> the cost is minimum. it's going to be a couple hundred bucks, but something that should be fixed. >> let me tell you something, for every dollar i spent improving the house, if i hadn't

done it, they would have wanted $3 off the price. logically, i knew i had to fix everything wrong with the house. so i took a deep breath and did it and opened my wallet. i had one big choice to make on this kitchen. i could either replace everything in it. this is 35 years old. that would have set me back $35,000. or do the cheap man's version, which is what i'm doing. painting all the cabinets white. already done. sanding the butcher block counter to make it look fresh and, of course, replacing the knobs. that's only $800. i love blue. this is a blue room, just the perfect shade. but not anymore. it's painted white. the idea of the living room is to make it look as big as possible. bigger is better. bathroom, i did not want to replace this old-fashioned jacuzzi. too expensive. the whole bathroom would have cost me about $8,000 to $10,000

to replace. i got a new toilet seat, new white towels, nice and fresh. new cotton bowl and replaced the hinges and the handles. big deal. that will set me back maybe $600. not bad. the front door is a modest door. there's nothing fancy about this house. but i replaced the mat, got a potted bush, trimmed back the hedges to let a little light in and put a fresh coat of paint. hey, it's not fancy, but it's welcoming. the fence that surrounded my hot tub was totally rotten and i was so upset when i got a bid to replace it for $9,000. but it had to be here. so, instead, i shored up the foundations, replaced some of these wooden balls for a total cost of $900. what a difference a coat of paint makes. i replaced all the bedding in this house twochlt reasons for doing it. one, it gives every bedroom a

facelift. looks fresh. but also it psychologically allows you to move on, once you see somebody else's bedding on your bed, you're ready to move out. bonus. i really hope whoever buys the house loves my secret garden. my heart and soul is buried here. endless hours, moving every plant as though it was a piece of furniture. i hope a gardener buys the house. thank you for coming to my home. make me an offer. make it a high one. >> joining me now in studio is "today's" real estate contributor barbara corcoran. good morning. great house, by the way. >> thank you. i like it, too. >> i want to talk about price. you've sat here many times talking about maybe you want to lower the price to make it competitive and people get too emotionally attached. how difficult was it for you to price this house? >> i am emotionally attached to the house. it is difficult. i did my hard research and realized the house was worth roughly 600, maybe a little more. i intentionally underpriced it

to 545. i'm hoping somebody will fall in love with it. two or three people and i might get an auction. >> and bring in perhaps a little more traffic? >> i hope so. with more traffic you always get more money. >> i want to talk about the aesthetic things. you say you had to fix things off. there's a trade-off here. how much do you put in? how much do you get back? those white cotton balls were very expensive. >> don't make fun now. >> how did you decide what had to be replaced or spruced up? >> i let my wallet be my guide. i'm pretty cheap, if i must say so. i tried to think what aesthetically, was going to give me the biggest bang for the buck. i just did the surface changes that would look pretty and get somebody to fall in love. >> going through this process, what's the biggest piece of advice for other homeowners trying to do the same thing? >> having to walk in these shoes is very different. the most important thing is to realizes that the bubble did burst, that the numbers i was quoted six years ago no longer exist, to wrap my mind and arms around a cheap price and to move

on. moving on is so hard. but i'm going to burn that mortgage in that fireplace and i'm going to invite all my friends that help me make my memories and i'm going to celebrate the departure. i can't wait to see who moves in. >> a tip to the potential buyer, she's taking that doormat, by the way. >> i am, right after the open house tomorrow. i don't care. >> barbara corcoran, good luck. >> thank you, lester. we'll be back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today's" consumer, those as-seen-on-tv fitness products, we've all seen those commercials. they promise firm bodies and many of us have been enticed to buy. our consumer correspondent janice lieberman takes a closer look at some of those products. that's why we have our workoutoworkout

out fits on. >> we do. you did your tennis. we decided to give us the popular ones, as you've seen on tv, a real run for their money. we've all been enticed by those late-night infomercials. >> are you ready to have sizzling hot abs? >> now you can steal away the pounds. >> they might have even persuaded you to buy. among the most popular, fitness products. but before they show up on late-night tv, a lot of products are showcased at the expo in san diego. >> we did $6.2 billion in immediate wra purchase last year and were worth collectively $300 billion. >> wow! so people like to watch infomercials. >> people like to watch but more importantly, people like to buy infomercial products. >> strutting his stuff. >> look at this. i can do a lot of fun exercises to really work everything.

and people ask me, does it work? >> reporter: yeah, does it work? >> i'll show you. >> reporter: whoo, baby! with abs like that, i absolutely had to give it a try. this elliptical bike was a blast as well. not so easy, but it's fun. whoo! we were so intrigued by these products we decided to try some of them in new york. we enlisted professional trainers from chelsea pierce sports center in new york city to give them a real workout. >> you need to read the instructions completely. sound good? >> sounds great. >> reporter: a week later, they were ready to give us their verdict on each product. on a scale of one to five, with five being the highest score -- >> get the sexy abs you've always wanted. >> reporter: the torso ball for $80. what do you give it? >> one of my favorites. >> i thought it was a very effective way to get a positive

workout. >> it does what it says it's going to do. >> reporter: then the wave. >> we give this a five. total body workout. >> combine it with dumbbells? >> yes. great for balance for our senior population. >> reporter: the third product they checked out trims your arms and shapes your shoulders at the same time. >> reporter: the shame weight for $15. what do you think? >> two for 15, we would give it a three. it's a little limiting, one arm. >> puts in the gym as a hard core boxer, i don't know. i can't see using the shake weight. >> the shaking and jie ration of the weight actually worked the muscles and tone and sculpt. >> reporter: then the ab doer twist. >> transform from flabby to fabulous. >> reporter: for $139. >> we're giving it a two. yep. pretty expensive compared to other ab exercise equipment. >> better than sitting on the couch. not a great abdominal workout.

>> imagine getting sexy abs. >> reporter: and last, but not least at $99, the rhythm rocker. what do you give it? >> a four thanks to the video. i like the instability and versatility. >> lots of fun. you could do both cardio and floor on it. i like that combination. >> and great video. >> reporter: but in the end, each trainer agreed, whatever product gets you to workup a sweat just might be worth your hard-earned cash. the makers of the ab doer twist tells us it's not an abdominal machine. rather it's a total body aerobic machine. and shake weight representative disagreed with the description of limited. they say it provides a variety of exercises that is performed in one of several six-minute routines, savannah. whatever gets you up and doing something -- >> i was going to say, janice, maybe you should test this equipment for how well it holds your dry cleaning. don't we end up throwing our

clothes on it? >> people have collections of these in the basement. you know what? if it gets you moving, it's better than sitting and watching tv, eating popcorn, watching them do the exercises on tv. >> grab the shake weight or -- >> whatever! >> janice, thank you. we're going to face off on the court. lester holt, we're coming for you. first, these messages. ♪ [ male announcer ] savor a sip of a real fruit smoothie afcc ♪ like the flavorful fusion of mango/pineapple... ♪ ...bursting with fresh flavors and blen cd thwireamy low-fat yogurt. the simple joy of exhilarating refreshment. ♪ i love the fact that quicken loans provides va loans.

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it doesn't really show, but -- >> give me one piece of advice. >> don't hold your racket like a baseball bat like i saw you doing in the tease. hold it. give it a nice circle and follow through. always follow through. >> follow through, all right. >> all right. here we go. >> ready? okay, lester! oh, great. hate to see that happen. go for it. >> yeah. >> oh, that was in! that was in. >> all right. savannah? >> do a little more of that. >> i know. i was trying to -- >> good one. good one. >> what was with all this talk? >> i don't know. i'm falling apart. >> that's it, lester. slam it! >> oh, wow! feels like a racketball. >> here we go. >> i can't believe after all that trash talking. >> i didn't do that. >> okay. here we go.

>> we weren't communicating. >> that was bad. >> there you go, bill. oh, there. ooh! >> nice job, courtney. >> you go. >> let me pitch. he wants to pitch. okay, i'm going to pitch. >> all right. guys, we have to work on our terminology. there we go. >> setting you up, savannah. >> okay. >> i got it. >> oh, nice shot, court! >> yes! >> come on, courtney, kill it! >> i got it. >> oh, shoot. >> bill, thanks for being here, savannah. >> oh, lester! >> get this one. >> oh, okay! we'll have to practice all day, guys. >> that will do it for us. that will do it for my tennis career. thank you for being here on saturday. >> you look great, though. >> we'll see you tonight for

nightly. >> see you tonight nor "nbc nightly news." >> see you tonight nor "nbc nightly news." one more. -- captiom by ww.vitac.com good morning. next on "today in the bay" parented camp out in an oakland elementary school to protest its closure. the latest on the big show of support that could snarl traffic. a verdict hand down against former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. san francisco gets ready for its annual pride celebration weekend. es entve planned and street closures, parking changes.

it's saturday morning and the sun with a few clouds is coming up looking at i live picture from souunol. lots of people want to know what's going to happen with the weather. good morning, thank you very much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. kris sanchez has the day off. rob has the weather forecast for the county fair, nascar, you name it. something's happening somewhere the first weekend of summer you expect 80 and 90s. no. not going to happen today. >> we have to spend