good morning, breaking news, a storm surge from hurricane isaac pushes water over a levee in new orleans. officials fear some people may be trapped in their homes. this as rains continue to fall from louisiana to florida. we're live across the region. heart and hard truth. ann romney and chris christie gave two very different speeches at the republican convention in tampa. >> no one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this country a better place to live. >> our ideas are right for america, and their ideas have failed america.

>> will their words impact voters, and why did christie's speech rub some people the wrong way. and what was the mission? new details coming out about the osama bin laden raid. was there ever any intent to capture him, or was the plan to kill him on sight? we'll have details. from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today." hurricane isaac comes ashore with matt lauer, live in tampa, florida. and savanna guthrie live from studio 1 a. and good morning, welcome to a special edition of "today." it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a wednesday.

matt, amazing to think about it, seven years ago today hurricane katrina was coming on shore. here is the very latest on isaac right now. it remains a category one storm with wind speeds at 75 miles per hour. more than 450,000 people are without power in louisiana alone. >> amajor problem, and al warned us about this, is the storm is moving very, very slowly. even more heavy rain will fall on that region. widespreaded flooding is expected in that area. >> we have reports from across the storm this morning beginning with al roker and jim kcantore.

>> good morning, savanna. jim and i have been taking the brunt of this for awhile. >> yes, we have winds here that at at 93 miles per hour. and you see they're up high 30 stories where you add a category. we've been in this a dozen hours now. >> that's right, unfortunately, also taking a beating, people are trapped in their homes. there's a lot of flooding. people who were supposed to evacuate and haven't. so we're seeing a problem there. >> the storm center is is 35 miles south of new orleans, but we could be in the rain bans for 20 or 24 hours. >> yes, this thing is moving

slowly and we have warnings up. when you have any kind of a storm -- >> another issue, the storm surge. >> i don't know about this band on wind, but this is brutal right here. the storm surge is awful. we see in the panhandle, mississippi, u.s. 90 is closed. >> baton rouge. >> there may be salt water contaminati contamination. >> that's right, they were worried they would lose their fresh water source because of that incursion of the salt water. >> err we're going to be in this for another at least 12 to 14 hours. >> want you guys to stay safe as

you cover the storm. we want to get back to that store in plaquemines parish where the water has gone over the levee. >> the conditions have been deteriorating here for the past few hours. as you see behind me, emergency responders here and the national guard, that is the flood wall. that is the problem area. the other side of that flood wall we're told there is ten feet of water and an entire neighborhood is under water over there right now. it's hard to see, but emergency responders are going out on boats and rescuing dozens of people who have been trapped in their homes. the national guard says they have a plan in place, but the problem they're running into is that the water is so high that

they can't even get under the power lines. right now they're trying to figure out the best way to continue to rescue those people on the other side in the east bank. so far 20 or 30 people have been rescued from their homes. this is a rural parish. we have been told that several of them have v been coming up. we spoke with one of the residents and asked whether her home was okay, and looking on the other side of that wall, it's all destroyed. savanna, back to you. >> in the center of the storm there on the southeastern tip of louisiana. the impact of this storm is being felt across the southeast. janet is east of new orleans, good morning to you. >> reporter: i have to tell you, the wind has picked up significantly here. so much so that rain, it feels like nails pounding into my

back. we have tropical force winds here and look what it's done to this usually calm marina. it looks like an angry ocean. the sailboat has slammed into a fence. if you can stay with me, let's take a look at this children's playground is under water, and they're telling us that we're still not at high tide. we would see the water rise from the storm surge here another four feet or so. as we go, just take a look at the debris watching up here on the shore pounding at this time. debris is flying through the air, and we're going to see several more hours of this. so the worse is potentially yet to come. a mandatory evacuation order is in effect, but we believe many people have not heeded it and

are staying in their homes at this time. it's looking like a far more serious situation than they envisioned yesterday. >> i know we were expecting a ton of rain, it's slow moving, but one thing you said earlier is you're feeling a lot more wind than was forecasted. >> right. last night we had 30 to 35 miles per hour sustained winds. overnight, 70 and 80 miles per hour. and even within the last two to three hours from sun up until now, it's gotten worse, and we're not quite at the high tide. they're telling me we'll have to move soon because the water will cover the road here. and i'm just off u.s. 90. >> i think we may have lost janet and her signal. we want to go back to new orleans where lester holt is

riding out the storm. >> savanna, conditions are getting a little easier. i have a big passenger terminal here at the port giving a little wind protection. you see us out here getting knocked around, and it makes a point because when we were hearing tropical storm or category one, you would hear the word only a category one as if that was something simple. it's not. the point is these are very, very dangerous storms. this is why the mayor here is telling people don't get caught off guard or late your guard down because it will be with us for awhile. it will be calm and then it will hit you again. we checked with officials, the levees and the flood system they've upgraded since katrina seem to all be working. they have a lot of localized flooding, streets watched out, transformer expotions, trees

down, a report of a house collapse here. no reports of casualties. some limited police, they're in hunger down mode waiting for an opportunity to get out. it's very difficult to travel around this city. all eyes on that water and flood protection system. just a little more about the situation in southeast louisiana, they were getting flooding in areas they didn't get in katrina and also in some of the areas they thought were prepgted protected by levees. i was at the command center the other day, they were doing the math, trying to figure out with the water would rise above the levees, the answer -- >> i think we're starting to lose lester holt. we want to give you a view of

isaac from space. you see the massiveness of this storm as it is battering the gulf coast this morning. for now, we want to go back to matt who is covering the republican national convention in tampa, florida. >> thank you, here is the republican national convention. paul ryan is set to deliver the biggest address of his political career tonight after last night's rousing speeches from ann romney and chris christie. chuck todd is our political director and white house correspondent, good morning. >> good morning, the first full day is in the books, and while team romney is exstatic about ann romney's speech, they're questioning it the combination of her and chris christie worked. >> he greeted his wife on

teenage after her prime time address. >> i know this good and decent man for what he is. >> often called her husband's greatest campaign asset, she had one objective. help voters to get to know her husband better. >> no one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this country a better place to live. she tried to combat the notion in a they head a life of privilege. >> i read that we have a storybook marriage, in the storybooks i read, there never were long, long rainy winter afternoons with five boys screaming, and the storybooks never never have a chapter called ms or breast cancer. it's not a storybook marriage, it's a real marriage.

>> in a this pool, ann romney aimed to close the gender gap. moms have to work harder to make things right. moms, single, married, or widows maybe it better. >> her speech was sealed with a kiss. but the night was not over. chris christie's keynote address took the fight to the democrats. >> i know this simple truth, and i'm not afraid to say it, our ideas are right for america and their ideas have failed america. >> in his first reference to mitt romney didn't come until well after the midpoint of his address. we have a nominee that will tell us the truth with conviction, and now he has a running mate that will do the same. we have mitt romney and congressman paul ryan, and we need to make them the president and the vice president of the united states. >> the buzz that was many of his lines seemed to point at his own future presidential run.

>> i will not be part of the generation that failed that test and neither will you. >> he took center teenage on tuesday night as the state that put romney over the top in the delegate roll call. the biggest cheers came when scott walker got a heros welcome after beating back a recall effort. >> i'm governor scott walker. >> it's a packed schedule tonight. big names, former 2008 nominee john mccain, condoleezza rice, and paul ryan and the biggest speech of his political career. >> chuck, thank you very much, marco rubio will be the guy that introduces mitt romney at the convention tomorrow night before he accepts the nomination formally, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> you are going to get to define him as you introduce him tomorrow night.

you're talking to people not paying attention, they don't know who he is, what do they need to know about him? >> he's a successful person, irrespective of public policy positions and who agrees with him or not, he's a successful father, husband, member of his community and church. everywhere he has gone he made things better for the people around him. he is a modest guy because he doesn't like to brag on himself. people will know by the end. >> you mentioned a successful member of his church. he had not talked about his faith for quite a while. his faith was seen as a negative. he is talking about it more now. it's not by accident. it's deliberate, do you like it? >> it's important for people to know mitt romney, you heard it last night in mrs. romney's speech. he doesn't like to brag about what he's done. >> that's different than talking about his faith. >> he doesn't like to talk about what he does to help others.

he just feels it's a privilege. and we have an obligation the mitt romney we have gotten him to know. i have seen him in iraq with his sons. his most important jobs are in his house. >> he said he was, quote, very proud of the health care plan he passed as governor of massachusetts. there are tea party members that don't want him to talk about it because they think it resembles the health care plan they want him to repeal. >> he talks about his record and that's important. he is the governor of massachusetts and a successful one at that. it's a real important distinction between what he did and what president obama did. he did a state initiative. people didn't like that initiative, they could go somewhere else, and they would influence it. they're closer to the state capital than no washington dc. that's different than the health care when which is one side fits all. >> he said in an interview that

the issue is a matter for the court and it's been settled for some time in the courts. you called it the most egregious example of a court that weighted into policy making. do you agree that it's been settled in the courts? >> from a legal point of view it's currently the law of the country. from another point of view there is a strong disagreement. there is also a constitutional disagreement -- >> they mentioned there is a gender gap of about ten points, but mitt romney has been chipping away at that. it started about 25 points of an advantage. president obama, it's come down. do you think the abortion problem is going to remain a problem? >> it's an issue that americans

are divided on, not just women or men. i'm not a political analyst, we'll leave that to chuck todd. what i can tell you is all americans are concerned about the future and their families and if they will be better off than they are today. this selection about two very different views of what government can do to make things better. >> 29 electoral votes up for grabs here in your state. right now president obama has about a 4% lead here, can romney win? >> absolutely. i expect he will. once the argument is clear on the differences about the economy. i expect to win florida. and they are here leaving good tips, that helps too. >> florida senator marco rubio, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. good morning, everybody. a book from a former navy zeal

is raising questions about the plan to kill osama bin laden. >> good morning, natalie. in every military operation, there's always reports that are initially wrong. and in this case, there was plenty of confusion about the killing of bin laden. in this first person report by a navy seal who was there, he reports that osama bin laden was unarmed, and when he first poked his head out a door, one navy seal shot him twice, others moved in and put additional bullets on his body as he lie dieing on the floor. at first they said he was armed and presented a threat. the ugly truth about special operation raids like this is they almost immediately open fire and shoot to kill any middle-aged male armed or not. defense and military officials

that red it said while it does reveal some navy seal tactics, it's no deep dark national security secrets. thank you. a new report saying parents with kids that have neurological problems have a greater risk of dieing from the flu the children that died in the h 1 n 1 epidemic suffered from neurological disorders. and the state legislature grew the congressional and state senate maps with discriminatory purposes. they plan to appeal the decision to the u.s. supreme court. a out break in california has been traced to mango. 73 people have been sickenned by

the tainted fruit, and officials are working to identify what mango brands or sources are linged to the outbreak. a bomb from world war ii was detonated in a controlled blast in munich, germany. and a very determined hitchhiker in australia. he jumped in a skreeb and paddled over to a canoe. they released him at a golf course. a very cool ride for those tourist in the canoe. >> i wonder what was in the boat? we want to go back to al in new orleans and get his forecast.

>> reporter: hey, savanna, the winds are coming out, if you look west, it's a great day, a lot of heat through southern california. the heat continuing. even into the pacific northwest, not a bad day. the rest of the country we have a risk of strong stormed through the gulf coast, tornado watches in effect as well. we tip our hat to al roker bearing brunt of that storm right now taking a live look over the city by the way we get fantastic beach conditions. your days where you get a lot of sunshine right off the bat, off the coast are numbered all year long. today we et get the best conditions. you want to hit the beach. 72 degrees in san francisco, 76 in santa cruz. a little on the warm side inland and 92 by thursday and temperatures tumble thursday into friday with a fantastic wednesday. and that's your latest

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fertilizer into the nearby guadalupe river. they're investigating the cause, but at this point there's no evidence of criminal intent. let's get that wednesday forecast from meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. we want to help you get over the hump so we can enjoy that weekend. 54 in san francisco, 53 fl sunnyvale and 54 concord. clear conditions all the way from the coast through your inland valleys and manes one of the best beach days all year long. 73 at 2:00 p.m. in santa cruz. in the heat of the day abund ant sunshine and 77 with a light breeze out of the west. 84 in san jose, temperatures stay steady tomorrow but overall the big weather story is the drop-off between thursday into friday, the low 80s. let's check your drive at rush hour. good morning. mountain view is slowing down. accident moving to the side of the road, and that's caused a big backup for 101. the ripple effect up to

westbound. it's it tough getting out of sunnyvale and mountain view on the stretch. it's tough getting into sunnyvalley. the accident is still there on the roadway on the shoulder on 88 880. overall the 101 is als backed up to the airport and a live look outside. we'll show you how it shakes up across the san mateo bridge. looks like it's cleaned up. back to you. for the latest traffic and news updates check us out on nbc bay area on facebook. we're back in a half hour with another local update.

7:30 now on this wednesday morning, the 29th of august, and you're looking live at to bring in votes in november. a lot of people have questions

about his mormon faith. organizers say he insisted he talk about it. how much impact does his faith have on voters? >> we all heard the expression that people can be two faced and they don't mean it at a compliment. how did this happen? is this for real? we'll introduce you to venus and talk to her owners too copping up. the impact of isaac across the gulf coast made a second landfall overnight. lester holt is in new orleans. >> good morning, the winds shifting around, but still intense in that southeast part of louisiana. water coming over the top of some of the levies. not the system that protects new orleans.

down there they have people with nine feet of water on their homes. some on the roofs or attics awaiting rescue. some citizened used boats and coast guards trying to find ways to get to them. the eye way has not yet reached new orleans. there's been lots and lots of rain. this will be an all day and perhaps all night assault. back to you, savanna. >> thanks, and now more to that breaking news of people trapped in their homes. let's get to -- actually we're going to hold off and go to janet who is in pass christian, mississippi. >> hey, savanna. we talked about the danger of the winds here, and just in the

last half hour you see a big motor boat there. that is not in the water, it's up over a drive way. a motor boat has come free and it rolling up the street as you see it. there is deagree flying past me. i think the wins have picks up it was certainly more than we expected. this is a storm that is hurting. the winds last night were 30 to 35 miles per hour sustained. we clearly have surpassed that now. and when people are able to get out and see what happened, there will be significant damage here it appears.

>> back to you. >> janet is battling the elements there, and now we want to speak with a counlman from plaquemines parish, can you explain to us the conditions you're seeing? sir, can you hear me? councilman? i think we lost our connection with him. he is battling serious conditions there. we want to turn to al roker and jim cantore there, i just see al. >> unfortunately, jim is about three miles down canal street, we lost him. just kidding. the fact is right now the tomorrow is still a dangerous

storm that is not going anywhere any time soon. the forward motion is not that fast. it's between five and ten miles per hour. the problem, of course, is this slow motion of this system. we're in the northeast quadrant of the strongest part of the storm. that is what will bring the storm surge. we have flash flood watches and warnings. we have a tornado watch out for much of the area. we're looking at a storm surge of about six to 12 feet before this is over, and that's a lot of flooding, and we also have rain to contend with. we're talking about generally from six to ten inches of rain. they already had that here in new orleans, sachs 20 inches. and it will continue through the

the sunshine already in santa cruz and we hit a high of 76 degrees there, 91 in con card and 72 in san francisco today. one of though days where you hit the 70s in the city by the bay. as you know, they are numbered. 83 degrees on friday and temperatures tumble into the weekend. >> half a million people are out of power in just louisiana alone, and that's going to be more. >> thanks, now we go back to matt in tampa. >> mitt romney has been formally nominated as the presidential nominee, and he will be the first mormon to be given that

honor. peter alexander has more on that story as well. >> thank you, most people know very little about his mormon faith, it's something he rarely speaks about. mentioning it once by name in the last nine months, and that appears to be changing. a deep faith and his leadership in the church say they are qualities that many voter wills come to embrace. one night each week, they practice a century old tradition, strengthenning their time for relationships and faith with prayer. >> we're not weird. we're just like everyone else in america. raising families, trying to make ends meet and be good people. >> he is a volunteer that

resides every several congregations. >> he is an honest hard working person who focuses on his family. and so, we're proud of that. >> while romney once called mormonism one of the most important treasures of his life, he has not spoken much about it on the campaign trail. he invited reporters to services near his summer home in new hampshire. >> i'm proud of being a member of the church. >> but since it's founding, this relatively new faith faced questions and scrutiny about some of it's unique teachings. including the ban on alcohol and caffeine, a belief that the

garden of eden is in missouri. as romney was campaigning, one pastor called him a good moral person, but not a christian. during those times, romney struggled most in southern states. in the early 1980s, one of romney's counsels of a former member. >> he was very hands on. >> the nation's fastest growing religious group, they're using a diverse face on the six million members.

they say the outreach is unrelated to his presidency, but one says it was orchestrated to stay ahead of the romney curve. as romney battles to become president, he is already making history as a religious pioneer. >> on the same day that mitt romney addresses tens of millions of republicans, they will be embracing his mormon faith. the invocation will be giveen by a mormon church member. they will help share their stories about his leadership. >> peter alexander, thank you very much. joe is the host of "mornings with joe." >> good morning, matt. >> so the campaign advisors are saying that governor romney insisted about speaking about his faith tomorrow night. the mormon religion will be front and center in a way we have not seen in the last several months.

this is clearly a strategy shift, why are we seeing it? >> they understand that mitt romney cannot run away from who he is, from his mormonism, or the fact that he made a lot of money, his record in massachusetts, and i think it's good news for governor romney that he wants to talk about who he is. he needs to get a lot more personal in this campaign, and there is no doubt from people that have known him for his entire life that mormonism is at the foundation of who he is. his faith is such a huge part of his life. >> does it matter, joe? a recent poll show that's 81% of voters that know that he is a mormon don't care or are very comfortable with it. >> it won't be an issue, i'm from the deep south as you know, i campaigned in the deep south, and there's no doubt that

evangelicals saw them as political allieallies. i remember growing up, and my parents taught me that, you know, mormons -- they don't drink caffeine, we don't understand some of the things they believe, but they're good people, hard workers, and with all due respect to televangelist, we grew up believing they were christians too. we don't understand everything, but they walk the walk and talk the talk. it will be great for mitt romney to be who he is and get comfortable in his own political skin and be just as comfortable as a politician as he has as a businessman. >> in the last 30 seconds, give me your quick take on the two very different speeches we heard last night. >> andrea mitchell pointed out to me that the speeches were

supposed to be on different nights, but because of the hurricane the schedule was compress thd together. you had ann romney talking about love, and then chris christie saying you don't need love, you need to be respected. perhaps we're trying to make up for the fact that we're not quite as loved. i think it worked. mitt romney got what he needed out of ann romney, and i think a lot of people in the hall more m mesmerized. chris christie talked about big ideas. he talked about sacrifice, he talked about compromise, making hard choices, that may not have played well on twitter last night, i suspect over the next four years he will do well for the republican party.

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>> we heard that we died half of her face. >> she is 100 authentic. it's just the way she was worn, that's it. >> i know you asked veterinarians, no one really knows. >> we've had a few vets, you know people personally known to us and her own vet have said that because of the whiskers on one side being black, and white on the other, she seems to be be called an x inactivation -- >> you said that better than we could have said that. >> she is cute. and venus, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> still ahead, steve harvey

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good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley, and the water is back on but cleanup continues in visitation valley this morning after a massive water main break. the public utilities commission says two water pipes ruptured at sunnydale avenue yesterday morning at 11:00. thousands of gallons of water and lots of mud was spent pouring out onto the streets. you can see it there. several homes, a church and school flooded. the cause of this break remains under investigation of the right now let's get a chens on the wednesday forecast and say good morning to christina loren. >> happy to be the bearer of great news. this is a trend all the way down the coastline this morning. that means great beach weather today with highs in the 70s and even in pacifica and half moon bay. along the east shore it's warm but not too hot, 80 in fremont

today, 82 for oakland and 88 in napa and in the south bay we hit 84 degrees in san jose. temperatures stay steady and we drop off thursday to friday. 7:57, hey mike. right at 7:30 boom slowing tlult the bay area. an accident at 101 at peninsula avenue has cleared from the roadway. that caused some slowing, but look at at that that. both directions of 101 jammed north out of palo alto. nout out of mountain view heading out of palo alto is still slow. 101 and 237 both having the ripple effect there. south 880 slow from 238 down towards dakota. that's the dunbarton bridge up north to 230 and 880 for the college. south 680, two earlier accidents and one remains slow. early slowing from the dublin interchange. back to you. >> if you want the latest on traffic and news, check us out

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8:00 on wednesday morning, it's the 29th of august, 2012. take a look at the images. we're seeing widespread power outages and dangerous flooding in parts of louisiana and mississippi as isaac slowly comes ashore this morning. this is a storm that could dump close to 2 feet of rain on some areas over the next day or so. we're going to have the latest on that storm straight ahead. i'm matt lauer in florida, tampa republican national convention. savannah as you can see is outside studio 1a, here in new york city. here at the tampa bay times forum the buzz it about tonight's speeches by paul ryan and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. there's also talk about a mystery guest slated to address the convention tomorrow night.

a lot of guessing who that might be. we'll have more on that tomorrow on "today" and get bill o'rei y o'reilly's take on the convention when he joins us. >> matt, we'll look forward to that. also ahead here a bit of controversy stirred up by tracy anderson. she made comments about how quickly women should get into shape after they have their babies, causing quite a stir. a lot of women are outraged. we'll check in on that later on. before we do that, we want to get the latest on hurricane isaac. lester holt in the center of it all in new orleans. lester, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. i'm at the passenger ship terminal here along the port behind me, the mississippi river bridge. not much traffic up there. there shouldn't be. the winds have conditioned to gust. this has been a prolonged and stayed frontal assault by isaac which made two landfalls in southeast louisiana overnight and is now steadily -- slowly but steadily marching its way

towards new orleans. that bridge would take you down to plaquemans parrish where they've had the most problem with water overtop says levees. national guard troops are standing by very close to where we are to handle anything in new orleans. right now new orleans is seeing typical flooding that i would find in any city in a hurricane. lots of intersections flooded, but right now all their levee system in the city is intact. nothing unusual there. savannah. >> glad to hear that. lester holt, thank you. at 8:02, let's turn to al roker and the weather channel's jim cantore. they are being hammered on canal street by isaac. how is it going, guys? >> for us this is rough, but we can step out of it. for a lot of folks they are stuck in this, and they are going to be stuck in this for about another 12 hours at least. >> there's so much strong wind. it's actually pushing the

mississippi river back up into bat baton rouge. you have that going on in addition to all the fresh water, which now has accumulated to over 11 inches in new orleans itself, but the good news is we don't see it -- or at least new orleans under water. >> at least the pumps are working. >> yeah. >> the system makes its way slowly up. it's going to take a while for it to lose its hurricane strength and drop down to a tropical storm, but even when it does, it's still going to be dumping rain and pushing all this water so the storm surge is still a real threat. >> yeah. we had such a drought. the mississippi is low, and that water is wanting to rush in as well, so maybe by the time we're done we have some issues with the salt water. >> we have flood watches, flash flood watches. there's a tornado watch because we have to worry about that, and, of course, the rainfall anywhere from 7 to 20 inches of rain. >> it's been wild. >> savannah. >> let's head over -- mitt

romney's running mate paul ryan addresses the republican national convention in tampa tonight. last night romney's wife, ann, made a pitch to female voters declaring that it is the moms of this nation who really hold the country together. and in his keynote address new jersey governor chris christie said republican ideas are right for america, while the democrats' ideas have failed. you can watch nbc's primetime coverage of the republican national convention, including paul ryan's vice presidential acceptance speech. that's tonight at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific right here on nbc. the families of some of the 12 people killed in the colorado movie theater massacre are upset over the way relief money is being distributed. at a news conference tuesday they said fundraisers have collected $5 million so far, but they said survivors and the families of those who were killed have only received $5,000 a piece to meet their immediate financial needs. the obama administration is announcing new gas mileage standards for cars and trucks.

they would have to get nearly 55 miles to the gallon by 2025. that is almost double the current standard. former fbi director louis freeh is defending his hablgzing of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. ten faculty members accused freeh of using scant evidence and layers of conjecture to support his scathing accusations. they say the ncaa's decision to fine penn state $60 million unfairly punishes the entire school community. and now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking on-line. now that he has made up with rosie o'donnell, donald trump may have found a new liberal punching bag to spar with on twitter. he tweeted tuesday that huffington post founder arianna huffington is, i "unattractive inside and out." adding i fully understand why her former husband left her for a man. huff tweeted back about trump. we've always what's under the bottom of the barrel.

please report. the first glimpse of snooki's little man shows a head of hair that's already thick enough for gel or a blow-out or maybe the snooki po uh-hpouffe. these identical twin girls love to dance in unison wherever their daddy picks up his guitar. ♪ >> adorable. the girls are only 11 months old. just wait until they grow out of those booster chairs. they are so cute. it's six minutes past the hour right now. let's go back to al with another check of the weather. he is in new orleans again. hey, al. >> hey. thanks a lot, natalie. again, isaac is still a hurricane. it's been very consistent with the wind speeds. 80 miles per hour for about the last eight hours. it looks like it's going to stay

stubbornly at 80 for another few hours as it makes its way to the northwest. again, we're watching this system slowly make its way. the path of the storm will bring it up into louisiana, continuing on up by late tonight, early tomorrow morning. it will become a tropical storm, and then eventually just a tropical depression. the problem right now, we will have flash flood watch -- flash flood watches and flood warnings. we'll vuls atornado watches because we have severe weather to deal with. the storm surge will be a big issue. 6 to 12 inches -- 6 to 12 feet, i should say. 6 to 12 feet of storm surge amongst most of coastal louisiana. a little less as you move further east along the gulf, and, of course, the rainfall is going to be a big problem anywhere from 5 to 12 inches of rain not unheard of. as much as 20 inches or more throughout a good portion of the

region. well, stark contrast here. taking you live to sunol this morning, completely clear conditions, and it's not just your inland cities waking up with all that sunshine, all the way from the coast to those inland valleys, we have full sunshine already. you can see the camera has a little bit of a shake. it's the breezy conditions that cleared the marine layer out and we'll see temperatures today perfect, right on the sands of santa cruz about 77 degrees today. 92. as we head through tomorrow inland, temperatures stay steady and we drop off for friday. sflo that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thank you. coming up next with celebrity trainer blasts new moms for letting their bodies go after giving birth. we'll talk about that and some healthy ways for you to get back in shape right after this. in shape right after this.his. a world without breast cancer is a world with more birthdays. and signing up for the making strides against breast cancer walk

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back now at 8:12 with a comment from celebrity fitness trainer tracy anderson has some women up in arms. it was aimed directly at new moms. maria has the story. >> anderson is taking some heat for saying mothers are letting themselves go, and while celebrity moms have many resources to help you get camera-ready just weeks after giving birth, some are asking what are real women supposed to do? the celebrity mom. she's glowing, gorgeous and

bouncing back to her prebaby weight almost instantly. >> this woman had a baby. it's out of control. >> reporter: some celebs get back into shape with the help of trainer tracy anderson. >> pregnancy as you know is a whole different ball game. every single stage of pregnancy you feel different. >> >> reporter: now anderson's comments in the debut issue of du jour magazine about how women handle pregnancy are sparking controversy. anderson said a lot of women use pregnancy as an excuse to let their bodies go. that's the worst thing. add, "i've seen so many women who come to me right after having children with disaster bodies that have gone through hell or they come to me years later and say, oh, my body is like this because i had three kids." >> i think what she was saying, was not, you know, it's terrible that women do this to themselves. she's saying it's terrible that women feel this way about themselves. there's a difference there. >> anderson has high-profile clients like pamela anderson,

jennifer lopez as well as a as a preponderance lar series of videos. she gained 60 pounds in her own pregnancy. >> this video means so much to me. not too long ago i was in the same situation you were right now. i was very pannedic i would never have a good body. >> reporter: after giving birth to her second baby in may, she lost all her baby weight, 30 pounds this time, six weeks after giving birth. >> it's a hot button topic, because there is this impossible standard that women feel like they have to aspire to. >> reporter: doctors say a realistic amount of time to lose that baby weight is another nine months. savannah, as a new mom, can i -- i can tell you it can take a while. >> you look fabulous, miss mara schiavocampo, thank you. >> author of the new book "how to look hot in a minivan." dr. nancy snyderman, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's start with you. i know you recently had a baby, so how did this strike you? do you think the outrage is justified? >> listen, anyone that has a new baby knows it's an incredibly

stressful time at home. you feel so insecure. as a mother today, you worry about all sorts of things. are you feeding your child the right way? is she sleeping the right way? and then you look in the mirror, and you feel all insecure about everything all over again. i think with mothers, it's not -- everyone knows you need to lose the baby weight. i don't think anyone is going to argue with that. i think what mothers don't like is the pressure, being judged for yet another thing when we live in a very judgmental culture when it comes to mothering. >> let me ask you, dr. nancy, was this tough trainer talk, or did she cross the line? >> it's a little bit of both. i get what she's saying. you can't say i've had a baby and therefore my body is not responsible for being healthy anymore. talk to any woman that has a baby, we will tell you, your waist changes forever, your hips change forever, your body has to be healthy, with a different set point. it's unrealistic to think you can walk down victoria secret

catwalk three or four weeks later. the reality is most mothers do go back to work, have kids, worry about peanut butter sandwiches, don't have celebrity trainers coming into your ecosystem. that's your only thing you have to do all day long. >> we wonder why new moms might feel pressure. we can look no further than celebrity examples. janice, you were editor of "us weekly" for six wreerz. this is your bread and butter, the celebrity baby bump and then these amazing transformations with apparently within weeks to these bodies. do you think that's why this touches a nerve? >> listen, at that point in mind, it was interesting what happened with celebrity mothers, used to be when you were an actress, you went into hiding. it was almost something to be embarrassed of or ashame of, and it was almost liberating. it was fun to see these actress says suddenly embracing pregnancy and motherhood. it was a new way for them on get publicity on themselves. i think what became confusing down the road was this fantasy

of hollywood. we cover hollywood that way. it became confused with reality. it's like watching "the voice" or "american idol." thinking you should be on the radio singing. that's their reality, not ours. absolutely these images change the way people feel about pregnancy. we've never seen pregnant celebrities before and suddenly they were everywhere. to think these women who had won the genetic lottery to begin with are somehow representative of what happens to you after you give birth, it's fantasy. >> i was going to say, i love how you call them genetic aberrations. that they're able to lose weight that fast. it's either-or. we either put these celebrities on a pedestal or eviscerate them for not losing it. >> we talk about the skinny celebrity and fat celebrity and how did this dough it? there is something interesting when you're pregnant, you're the center of your own universe and it's stunningly fabulous. the week after you give birth and you're in sweatpants and the world passes you by, you're like huh.

that's not the time for self-loathing. it's a time to say you must give yourself a year to get your body back. it's a slow process, and every step is supposed to be enjoyable. it's not supposed to be self-loathing and you're not supposed to be like jennifer lopez. >> exactly. let's just keep it real. dr. nancy snyderman. great to have your perspective, too, appreciate it. coming up next, steve harvey on his new talk show and his final standup comedy routine after this. his final standup comedy routine after this. 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. behr ultra. now with advanced stain blocking, only at the home depot, and only $31.98 a gallon.

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as a comedian, actor, author, steve harvey knows how to make people laugh. he also understands what it takes to navigate the peaks and valleys of marriage, money, and parenting. now he has his own daytime talk show "steve hafrvey." look what he tells one young man when he asks whether it'soning to break up via text. >> did you meet her via text? when you were trying to hug the woman, kiss the woman, caress the woman, hold the woman, was any of this via text? >> no, sir, it wasn't. >> that's going to be close to one of the dumbest things. >> steve harvey, we are ready for you. you are making sense. we know you've conquered books. you've got a radio show. what made you want to get into a tv talk show? >> it's something i've always dreamed of doing. i thought it was nighttime tv a while back. my life changed and i evolved as a person. daytime with the empowerment

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it is 8:26. good morning. i'm marla tellez. oakland police are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in a recent craigslist robbery. investigators say a couple who thought they were buying a luxury car yesterday were, instead, held up along the side of interstate 580 right near the fruit dale avp exit. the victims were driven by the seller to the bank to get cash for the purchase. the sell we are another accomplice pulled out handgunings and demanded all their valuables. nobody was hurt. let's check the morning commute with mike. how is it looking? >> very slow right now coming off the richmond bridge. we have an accident east 580 as you're approaching the merge. it should move to the shoulder shortly, but we do see after you get through that it's slow because of the number of cars

heading toward the bay bridge through berkeley and emeryville. also northbound 580 at 880, look at that, speeds down below 20 miles per hour for much of that stretch through oak. northbound and westbound. southbound 880 from the marina boulevard slow toward the dumbarton bridge and slow out of the castro valley y. at the bay, palo alto, southbound 101 on the right bogged down to university. back to you. for the latest traffic and news updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook.

8:30 now on this wednesday morning. a happy energetic crowd at rockefeller plaza. if they come back tomorrow they will get a great concert, former "x factor" sensation will be here. i'm sg alongside natalie morales. al covering the storm. a lot more music.

>> friday morning grammy winner jason mraz with special guest. a cool half hour of music. bring a sign because jason will give one lucky free tickets. on monday a special labor day concert, hit band gears up for release of their new album, the first in five years. looking forward to that. >> great to see those guys. just ahead we have martha stewart here. she has the i deal meal plan for your labor day celebration. if your weekend plans, we'll give you reasons to reconsider. things that annoy us most about travel. >> fist, we want to check with al who is in new orleans covering the storm this morning. al, good morning again to you. >> hey, guys, thanks so much. joined with stormtracker jim cantore from the weather channel. 75-mile-per-hour winds now, so

dropping just a little bit. >> yeah. we can tell too a little bit because we can stand here without grabbing on to each other. i mean, before it was very hard. just -- >> now we just do it because we want to. >> i just saw the video of the pumps working in full force. they're just taking that water out. here's evidence of that. we've had a foot of rain, and the city is not flooded. >> they're going to be working a little longer. let's look at today's weather throughout the rest of the country. we've got a gorgeous day in the northeast. lots of sunshine. it's going to be fantastic. beautiful day in the pacific northwest. heat really through the plains states on into the eastern slopes and the rockies and southwest. here recordbreaking temperature. tomorrow more of the same there. they're also looking for the risk of strong storms. even tornadoes starting to make its way up into the southeast, and isaac makes its way as the tropical storm, and then eventually drops to a depression. out west the sunshine continues along with the heat, and we

expect another decent day in the northeast as well. >> not here in new orleans. >> that's right. not here in new orlean wow. 8:33. good morning to you. starting with a live look over san jose. we are getting spoiled with beautiful conditions yet again today. it will be a little bit on the warm side in your perimeter cities, the extreme east bay, for example, 91 degrees in livermore but not too hot. we'll still enjoy the 70s at the coast, abundant sunshine from sunrise to sunset today. don't get all that many great beach days like this, so enjoy it if you can. heading through friday, temperatures tumble. >> that's your latest weather. back to you, guys. my go. >> keep holding on to each other, all right? >> stay safe out there. >> still to come this morning up next martha stewart is here. she's going to help us with our menu for your labor day had weekend. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

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>> back now at 8:36 with martha on "today." a labor day menu for summer's last hurrah. martha stewart sharing delicious recipes from the current issue of martha stewart living. good morning to you. >> i was just asking if you liked mussels. and -- >> i said yes. a little bit. >> this is like a little cooking lesson for you. what are you going to do on labor day? >> i'm going to do this. >> are you working? >> i have labor day off. >> this is a delicious pasta with mussels. >> what's the degree of difficulty? >> probably two out of ten. >> great. >> timewise very fast. i am just sauteing shallots and

parsley. the leaves of the parsley have been chopped. the stems can be chopped up. they are very nutritious and good for you. a little olive oil and white wine. three-quarters of a cup. saute that and red pepper flakes. >> that's a nice touch. >> it is a nice touch. then your mussels. mussels, have you to choose them carefully. if you're out in the hamptons, great fish mongers out there. they are everywhere. if a mussel is open like that, leave it at the store. it might be dead. >> okay. >> if they are beardy like this. >> i wouldn't take that one. >> that can be cleaned. that's a natural thing in a mussel. you pull that off with the knife. scrape the shell of the mussel, make sure they are nice and clean. this is cracked. leave it. this is a nice, clean mussel. you want to scrub them, ought all the mussels to the pan like

that. >> how long does this take? >> that's about three minutes. >> okay. >> then cover and three more minutes you have your mussels already done like this. >> wow. >> see how they have openedened are plump and nice inside. >> beautiful. >> now add lemon juice. just the juice of half a lemon. add the zest of half a lemon. >> okay. >> and lots of parsley. >> that's it basically. >> do you let that cook for a little bit? >> make sure it's hot before you mix your pasta. one pound of spaghetti already cooked. stir that around in the pan. pour that onto a serving plan and you have i think a spectacular spaghetti with mussels. >> doesn't seem too difficult. could you use any type of pasta? >> linguine, whatever you like. i want to show you a way to eat the mussels, very cute. you have the hinged mussel

shell. take this and pick out with your fingers like that and eat the mussel. >> that's cute. >> that's your little fork. >> cute. >> very nice. that's your very simple ten-minute at the most pasta, except the pasta may take 12 minutes to cook. >> this looks fancier. >> sliced tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes. you keep layering with salt, pepper, olive oil. all these ingredients. you can layer the tomatoes if you like. this is called tm. >> going right over the top. >> this is provincial dish. it's one of the most tasty dishes. put it in the oven and bake at 450 degrees for 45 minutes. >> did you put anything in the bottom of the pan, oil or something? >> a little bit of olive oil.

all together about six tablespoons of olive oil. >> should i space my tomatoes out? >> you need more tomatoes than this. okay. salt, pepper, keep layering. look what comes out. >> delicious. did you tell me how long to bake it, 30 minutes. >> 45 minutes at least, 450 degrees. >> great. >> you keep layering until you're fin wished all your vegetables. this is what your lovely meal will look like. >> beautiful. >> your pasta, tm, for desert, annes or rosemary infused honey, blue cheese. >> what cheeses? >> blue cheese as well as goat cheese, slice bread like this. figs are in season. a huge article in the "new york times" today about figs. do you like figs? >> not really. >> oh my goodness. you must come to my house for dinner. >> what's this? >> orange, basil, a sweet wine,

club soda. >> you're so fancy, martha. you're classing our act up around here. tastes delicious. >> happy labor day. >> you have a lot of work to do. up next travel troubles. things that annoy us the most when it comes to leaving home these days but first this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:43 this morning on what's annoying today. travel, millions of americans will be heading out to the long labor day weekend. there's a good chance your journey will include plenty of traffic and delays. our correspondent jenna wolfe is here with more. you get i, right? >> this is not that much fun. you know the saying, half the fun is not exactly the same anymore. apparently the glamorous travel

days are long gone. now unruly crowds and general chaos are the norm. before you take off, you better pack your patience. remember the golden age of travel? neither do i. >> it's very frustrating. >> planes, trains, automobiles oh, my. >> traveling is not a great experience. >> no matter who you're getting there, you better suck it up. getting out of dodge is pretty much as annoying as it gets. your road trip seems like a good option from a to b. buckle up. before you hit the road you're emptying your wallet, filling up your tank. add on those tolls, who can forget road raid inducing traffic. >> with this traffic i could have walked there in half the time. >> so the drive is driving you to tears? take flight, it's faster, right? >> long lines and having to deal with a lot of people. >> first you schlep through security. but you're hardly in the clear.

want to charge your phone good luck trying to find a free outlet. of course delays in flights can strike any time. >> to georgia and then to florida, back to georgia. >> don't even get me started about the boarding process. maybe the frenzy is about finding space for your bag in the overhead compartment. what a joke, right? the whole journey wouldn't be complete without this. >> traveling by air is the worst. >> you'll stick to the ground, try the train perhaps. >> i get there. there are 9 million people doing the same thing i am. everybody is standing in front of a big forward. >> everyone carrying their bags all at once. i keep tripping over everything. >> all aboard. when you finally nab a seat, one inescapable travel hazard, stranger danger. everyone has to get on the cell phone as soon as you get on the train. can't you just keep it down a

little? how about going track-free and taking a bus. you know that's a gamble. broken wi-fi or avoiding a back row bathroom seat. but there's nothing worse than this. >> what is that smell? >> i mean, come on. you've got onbring that on board? >> it stinks. >> stinks is right. so when your trip gets trippy, remember, you're not alone. it's just part of the journey. soon enough you'll be back home. >> like to get there. >> can i quote natalie on a second. i'm never going anywhere ever again. >> everyone canceled their labor day plans. >> no, no, that's definitely the worst. >> the outlet thing at the airport. that's annoying. >> you get on the plane, it's freezing. i know it seems like we're complaining but just taking all the tiny complaints and packing it into one convenient. >> then unpack. >> my secret of packing is never

to unpack. just work out of your suitcase. >> that's a correspondent's way to do it. it's still in you. >> jenna, thanks. up next a back to school bow to wow on nbc.

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>> back now with from bow to wow where we clean up shelter dogs and find them new homes, 100% placement so far. our animal advocate jill rappaport with a kid friendly group today. >> we are calling this our bow to wow back to school special. today's lesson not just for kids but everyone. every animal deserves a loving home now so adopt. >> go in for your close-up. how about a little salt with pepper. >> this is pepper. he is a 2-year-old mix. >> rescued as a stray. >> considering that, he's in great shape. good weight. we should stress these dogs are great with kids. >> they are. >> very gentle and extremely mellow as you can see. he's like, are we done yet? >> this little angel is a girl named snook ums. >> snookums is a five and a

half-year-old terrier mix. >> very sweet considering she's just meeting us for the first time, a stray abandoned. very receptive to affection. a great family dog. >> this tan and white special nestled between my knees is buttons. >> button is a 4-year-old cocker spaniel mix and he was found tied to a tree in one of the parks in the city. >> you know, he is such a darling, beautiful boy, but very mad at being left unkept and uncared for. we're going to give you a beautiful grooming and fix you up. last but certainly not least we have shu shu. i have to turn shu shu around to show what a beautiful girl you are. >> shu shu is a 4-year-old mix. >> with a little shih tzu thrown into shu shu. try saying that one fast. >> she's a little cuddly muffin. >> found in a carrier left in

the park. >> look how sweet she is, considering what she's been through to be this affectionate. what an angel. >> richard with care and control in new york city. let's get to our dogs. a lot of beautiful dogs. the first dog is pepper walked out by drew. pepper is that little black and white shih tzu we saw in the video. hey, he's perfect for you. >> he's walking slow because he knows he's got to go back to school. >> tell me about pepper. >> he loves to take naps but also loves to have his ears scratched. he's been great around kids, just wonderful. >> he is so calm, natalie. he's been in the shelter, just fell asleep in my lap. >> drew, what do you think? do you like him? >> do you want to take him to school with you? >> thank you, drew. next we have snookums led out by

talia. snookums is a stray. loves to be held. >> loves to take naps in your lap. >> richard is shy but talia is richard's daughter. >> thank you. >> she's gorgeous. >> thank you. >> what do we know about this dog. >> snookums when she's outside, very exploratory, curious, inside she's a napper. >> very good with kids. >> again, we want to stress look how calm and sweet she is. everybody can pick her up, she melts in their hand, lap, whatever. >> you did good, talia. your dad is proud. >> next button with alexa. look at this gorgeous dog. the cocker spaniel tied to the tree in the park. >> matted, great grooming.

perfect for summertime, back in time for the winter. energetic dog, curious dog, loves to meet other dogs. >> loves to sprawl out. as you can tell, very relaxed. >> before they get adopted. >> very cute. >> love the belly rub, too. thank you. you guys are great. next tomas, alejandro with shu shu. this is a brussels griffon mix. she was found in a carrier in the park. >> look how sweet she is. >> she did extraordinarily well in a foster home. she would be a great dog but probably in a house by itself without other dogs. with kids it would be great but for now by herself. >> one dog per family. >> what do you think? you like him? >> i love all the bows shu shu is wearing. >> again, we talk about 100%

success record. people call up and say i really wish i could have gotten that dog. our men is, if you love these, there are so many more in shelters across the country. go adopt a wonderful animal. >> finally, a little surprise for our cat lovers. italia is bringing out lucky, a sweet little kitten. thank you alejandro. >> come on over here and show us the kitten. >> now we have lucky. >> so many cats that need placement. >> it's a more dire situation in the shelter than the dogs. we really need help with the cats. >> the number of cats coming in is extraordinary. >> look how cute. >> lucky. he's seven-month-old. all the dogs and crowds and noise. >> she's been doing well. >> likes to be held. >> i have one question for you. why is it your child got to walk out twice? >> i don't know how that

happened. >> okay. >> we need the catwalker. >> you did great, talia. >> jill rappaport, thanks so much. to learn more head to our website.

good morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm marla tellez. mangos may be able to blame for a salmonella outbreak that's made more than 100 people sick including several in california. the cdc is getting reports of sick consumers in california, washington state, and canada. nearly everyone who has gotten sick reported eating mangos from mexico. federal officials say they are still trying to determine how extensive this outbreak is.

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more today on this wednesday morning. we have a great crowd outside in rockefeller plaza on this wednesday. glad they stopped by. good morning, everyone. i am savannah guthrie inside studio 1a inside new york. isaac is battering the gulf coast especially south of new orleans. hundreds of thousands without power and flooding and storm surges are a major concern because isaac is moving so slowly. we have the region covered this morning. al roker and the weather channel's jim cantore are braving the powerful winds holding onto each other to keep support there. janet shamlian along the mississippi coast. we'll check in with all of them in a moment. in the meantime coming up from here we have today's professionals breaking down the hottest news and headlines that

have you buzzing including ex south carolina governor mark sanford now engaged to his former mistress and what people are saying about a new pen that is made just for women and our popular steals and deals, exclusive discounts for our today show viewers, from 70% off from personalized jewelry to hair care products. we want a check of the top story from natalie morales at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, savannah. isaac is battering much of louisiana and other parts of the gulf coast with high winds and flooding rains. the storm could drop 20 inches of rain or more in some areas. janet shamlian is in pass christian mississippi with the latest. janet. >> reporter: we're getting pounded here. when people went to bed last night sustained winds of 30 to 35 miles an hour and now a system is stalled over the area and very slow moving and over night sustained winds of 70 to 80 miles an hour. look at the toll it is taking. this is usually a calm body of water.

right now it is like an ocean, like a real ocean. you will see behind me in the distance a sailboat that has come unmoored after city officials asked the owner to move it. he did not. now it is pressing up against the parking lot here which itself is covered with water. this water is pushing onto u.s. 90 which will completely shut down pass christian because it is main author thoroughfare through this community. back to you. >> janet shamlian there, take care of yourself. tonight mitt romney's running mate takes center stage at the republican national convention as paul ryan accepts the party's vice presidential nomination. on tuesday delegates officially nominated mitt romney for president and he will accept his nomination tomorrow. last night romney appeared at the convention to greet his wife ann after her primetime address. speaking of her husband she said this is the man america needs and in his keynote address new jersey governor chris christie

said it was time to end what he called an era of absentee leadership in the white house. you can watch the preliminaimet coverage including paul ryan's vice presidential acceptance speech tonight at 10 eastern, 7 pacific on nbc. a new book from a former navy seal is raising questions about the rated that took down osama bin laden and whether it was intended to capture or kill the terror leader according to the associated press. the military was concerned the book may reveal classified information. officials say while it may describe navy seal tactics, it includes no deep military secret. in the meantime the book's release date has been moved up. no easy day will hit book stores next week. important health news for parents with flu season starting now in a few weeks. the cdc is warning that children with neurological disabilities are at an increased risk of complications from the flu. the study by health officials found over 60% of children who

died from the flu in 2009 have cerebral palsy or other neurological disorders. the cdc is urging parents of children with disabilities to make sure they get their flu vaccine. united airlines says it fixed computer problems in the passenger registration system that led to hundreds of delayed flights on tuesday. passengering reported long lines atticet counters. a young puppy has a lot of work to live up to his name. this is demon. he is three and a half weeks old and working on his husky howl. >> he will get it eventually. the young husky's howl will take him hopefully from bow to wow shortly. former pro football player and act or terry cruise is out with a new commercial for old spice that you have to see and hear to believe. >> muscles, muscles, muscles, what?

muscles, muscles, muscles. >> how did he do that? the commercial and the uniquely musical workout now hot online as you can imagine. pretty crazy. it is five minutes after the hour right now. let's go back out to al and the weather with channel's jim cantore both in new orleans. guys, you guys are hanging on there for good. >> that's right. we don't have to hang on quite as much as we were earlier, natalie. things dying down a little bit with isaac dropping to 75 miles per hour and starting to move northwest. >> yeah. unfortunately some areas that haven't gotten it yet are going to get it. inland sections, already issues with potential tornados and the heavy rain as well. >> that's right. we are going to continue to keep an eye on that. let's show you what's going on right now. we do have 75 miles per hour winds moving northwest at about 6 and basically going to be looking at this kind of activity

for other parts and portions of mississippi, louisiana and alabama. as we push through we'll be looking at flash flood watches and tornado watching as well and storm surge going to be a big issue. we have seen the storm surge up to baton rouge. >> i can't believe it is pushed that way but that's why we're having the problems. >> more rain and the good news is the pumps have been working here in new orleans. >> very well. >> as the system makes its way to the north there is probably going to be more flooding because we're looking at some areas picking up up to 20 inches of rain before this is all over and slow mover and even once it becomes a tropical depression will be something to contend with. happy to be a meteorologist on the west coast this morning. good morning to you. we are getting treated to another spectacular day in san francisco. this is how clear it is at 9:06.

we're going to hold onto that clarity just about all day long. the sun sets 7:45 tonight. 90 in santa teresa, 72 degrees rare in san francisco. so i hope you get a chance to enjoy it. as we head through the next couple days, temperatures stay steady through thursday then tumble into friday. that's your latest weather. back to you, savannah. >> all right, al and jim. stay safe out there. gosh, coming up next we'll have today's professionals take on the hot topics that have you buzzing and later more than 70% off trendy dresses and jewelry in jill's steals and deals coming up after these messages. it's a small change that can make a big difference.

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back now today's professionals chewing over the hottest headlines. star jones, donny deutsch and nbc's medical editor dr. nancy snyderman are assembled and ready to chat. let's talk about the rnc, chris christie gave the keynote address. it was hotly anticipated. but some in the room were a little bit peeved that it took him about 10 minutes to mention mitt romney. they decided it was a little too self-serving. >> what did they expect.

>> is that fair criticism. >> he said that he spoke so long about himself because he didn't find mitt romney interesting enough to talk about. it was really a me, me, me speech teed up for 2016. >> you think that was ip appropriate. >> look, he did what he was supposed to do. he talked a lot about himself, his mom, dad, speaks the unvarnished truth. he took from how he speaks the truth to republicans. the mvp boy act, teed himself up for 2016 and played the convention role he was supposed to. >> let me talk about the christie brand. bullying will never be accepted in this country. there was a clip of him when a woman asked him about do your kids go to private school. it was an issue. he goes, none of your business. if you were a woman, if you were a minority, the entire country is getting more and more power in the digital age. they don't want somebody up

there going, this is the way it is. his brand will never sell to the country. >> good thing you say that, one man's bullying is another man's straight talk. >> no, this is a bully. makes for good tv. typically with the emerging, everybody a power in the digital age, they don't want the soapbox age. this guy will never, ever get elected president of the united states. >> i know it's terrible but he's a big dude. a big dude with a finger pointing in the face of a woman will never go over well. >> the latino vote, this brand will never sell. remember that. we'll play this for you. >> i don't know if you guys will swing independent voters. what do you think, nancy? >> i think he is a bully. we've seen him not back away, the boardwalk in new jersey when he started walking after a guy and his own security people are saying, governor, come back. i think he has to remember leaders are supposed to have a certain amount of social deco m decorum. he's going to have to find his

gentler side. >> two words, rudy giuliani, didn't really work. >> love and marnl. former south carolina governor mark sanford, you remember him? he, of course, came to fame or notoriety a few years ago when he was a sitting governor, disappeared, said he was on the appalachian trail but actually was out with his mistress. more than two years after getting a divorce, he's now marrying his mistress. what do you think about that? >> i'm going to defend him. i think there are a few times in laugh when people find their absolute true loves. i think he is head over heels in love with this woman. he was married, had kids, lied about where he was when he was governor. stupid, stupid mistakes. i hope he has a blissful life with this woman. >> do you think this happens a lot? >> the one thing that works against it is, you're not in a

real life situation. people having affairs. i agree with nancy. this was the first scandal. obviously he made a mistake. where the guy came forward and said, i'm in love. i can't help it. there was something refreshing about that. it was very different than everything else. >> i sit here and i hear my nana in my ear saying he will cheat with you, he will cheat on you. i hope you're happy. i'm really glad for you. get married, have a good time. remember, next time your man says he's going out for milk, he might be with someone else. >> he threw his career away for this woman. one could argue this is a love story. >> i think this is a quintessential love story. he hope he and the argentine mistress do extraordinarily well. >> i wouldn't want to see my man going to portugal. they have pretty women in portuguese. >> we have brad and anglelinang

tom hanks, all examples. >> i guess they are moving us on, epidemic of overtreatment. dr. nancy, there was a study in the institute of medicine, tests cost health care system $10 billion a year. we know this. what's the problem? >> this is medicine for the worried well. people who have money to spend. why shouldn't it's a ct scan to look at everything in my body. guess what, you'll find something, then you expect someone else to pick up the tab. you want the insurance company or employer to pay. those are dollars that you don't see. but they ramp up health care costs for everyone else. sometimes less is more. >> let me just ask about this. for me, preventive medicine has saved my life. there is no question about it. if i had not had the echocardiogram i did, i would not have had the next test which

is the trans esophageal cardiogram, cost half a million dollars, but a lot less than open-heart surgery. i have issues with that. >> two issues, number one, tort reform. obviously doctors are covering their butts. until we have that -- other issue, if any one of us took a back mri, it would turn up 19 things. what are we going to do about it. sometimes ignorance is bliss. sometimes when you go looking, you're going to find it. if we all took a back mri or you took one right now, what's this, what's that? >> you can't say preventive health care for everything. i'm glad your heart surgery worked out well. when we start talking about preventive everything, every mole comes out, every expressway treated, every lab treated. it's a runaway train. >> so people are going to die is what we're saying. >> absolutes. >> yeah. >> nancy is going to tell the

truth. it's a cost analysis is what we're talking about. >> yes, some people will die. >> we have to, as americans, accept that. >> but it raises the question, should a 90-year-old get the same preventive care as a 12-year-old? if you only have so much money in the pot, should we start talking about rationalizing money, spending our health care dollars well. it's the conversations americans don't want to have. will some people die? yeah. >> it's a longer conversation but one we'll continue for another day. women's rights. okay. bic, the pen company came out with a pen for her, designed specifically for women, a thin barrel to fit a woman's hand. >> i love it. >> you do? >> some women are kind of offended. >> i was so ready to be the one -- >> i love it. >> a lot of women offended. why are they making pens. >> if you think it's not for

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it is 9:26. i'm marla tellez. firefighters in the south bay are trying to determine what sparked an overnight fire. the fire began last night at the summer winds nursery on almaden expressway in branham. the fire spread to the fertilizer supply, and since those chemicals are a natural accelerant, the fires got quickly out of hand. i've been on the department over 20 years. this was a large volume of fire. the colors, the chemicals were acausing the flames to be green, purple, blue flames. you knew there was something atypical. >> firefighters allowed the fire to burn itself out to prevent those chemicals from spilling into the nearby guadalupe river.

they are still investigating the cause but say there is no evidence of criminal intent. coming up after the break, the forecast and the roads.

welcome back. 9:28 on the nose. taking a live look over san francisco where you can see for almost ten miles. we're getting great visibility, not the norm for this hour at 9:28, but that clear sky will make for almost uniform temperatures as we head throughout the day when it comes to your south bay temps versus those by the water. 62 degrees in san francisco and oak, even napa holding onto 62 degrees with all that sunshine coming in. that's what happens when we don't have that marine air. yeah, just warms up quickly when that sun's out in full force. 73 degrees at 2:00 p.m. in santa cruz, 77 degrees in the heat of the day there. great beach weather. 84, not too hot in fairfield. 92 in gilroy. holding strong with the low 90s tomorrow, then temperatures tum sboobl the low 80s on friday. staying comfy, though, throughout the weekend.

9:28. here's mike. we're going to show you still a better flow but still slow west 580 through oakland as well as north 880. now, the latest thumbs up there is because the accident has cleared at 23rd. but still slow coming off 238 in the northbound direction. other side of the bay, 101 slows, typical slow through san mateo. on the san mateo bridge itself, westbound, there is report of a minor accident as you head over the high-rise. a little slowing there. another live look out shows you san jose. volume still big on northbound routes. there's 101 in fremont, south 880 slow as well. marla, back to you. thank you, mike. back at 9:56.

that's the remedy from jason rais hitting our stage friday morning and we'll kick off the long weekend a day earlier. tomorrow on today live on the plaza the british pop sensation share lloyd tax refokes over the and on the unofficial day of summer a rare reunion of matchbox 20. love all of them. we haven't seen matchbox 20 together in several years. >> the first album in five years. yeah. >> good morning again, everybody.

i am savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. coming up get ready to do shopping. >> we have exclusive bargains in steals and deals and 70% off great products like dresses, coats, jewelry and hair products. jill martin is looking great in that dress. the best in beauty, dozens of products to the test from concealers to lip gloss and we're going to show you their award winners. >> then we'll cook. in today's kitchen the end of summer does not mean the end of grilling season. we have easy recipes you can throw on any ground all year-round. >> now we're talking. that is an al menu. >> al, are you missing out. you're out there working so hard covering new orleans. boy, with jim cantore there, too. how are you holding up? >> savannah and natalie, thanks so much. again, we're feeling things slackening up just a bit. >> just a little bit. of course when you're wet to the

bone doesn't feel like slack at all. it is certainly good news but a foot of rain over the last 12 hours and the city is not flooded. we're happy to report that. >> and of course in the clackamas parish with the levees were over topped, massive flooding, 120 national guardsmen rescuing people out there. >> and watch a big wind field. it took the water and pushed it through new orleans and up through baton rouge. >> and of course as the system moves north other folks will get involved and getting into these vicious rain bands and high winds and as we continue to see this push through. >> we have been mentioning all along how big the system is, too. we're not going to get out of this here in new orleans. granted, it is going to gradually simmer down, but we're not going to get out of it totally, probably until tomorrow afternoon. >> let's take a quick look and show you what's going on the rest of the country today.

we are expecting plenty of sunshine in the northeast and pacific northwest. we're also looking at a lot of heat. minneapolis today will see temperatures in the 90s. still a lot of hot weather to talk about and again the risk of tornados down here in the southeast thanks to isaac. that's the latest we have for you. that's what's going on aro almost makes you feel guilty. 9:33 now. this is our neck of the woods. just spectacular sunshine over san jose, and temperatures that are not too hot. we're not talking about extreme heat by any standards. 92 degrees in fairfield. that's it today. even the warmest cities across the bay. 71 degrees, great beach weather today. conditions will be perfect out there. a little breezy as we head throughout the day, especially the second half, but not too bad. we're going to tumble when it comes to your temperatures between thursday and friday. saturday, sunday, low to mid-80s. >> that's your latest weather.

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time now for jill's steals and deals, we bring you hot products and deeply discounted prices for you our viewers. jill martin is back to take you through these deals. good morning. >> good morning. >> for those who have not done this before with steals and deals, tell us how it works. >> not done this before. go to today.com, we'll link you to the websites. things have been selling out in minutes. if you want something, go now. only available 24 hours but only available minutes. we'll give you deals and link you up and you'll get it within two weeks. these are great dresses by paggie london, a variety of dresses. >> retail, $138. you see the four different options starting with the brazilian print halter dress, which is great. you could transition into fall, also a great summer dress. this metallic dress, i hope you

have somewhere to go. crochet knit dress here and the little black dress. you can't beat. a little cutout in the back. >> retail $138. >> deal is $39.99, for any options, that's 71% off. >> perfect. now to hair products. we've got great products from moses hair care. tell us about this deal. >> if you have curly hair naturally like me this is the kit you need. four things come in the kit. it's traditional moroccan formula. almond oil which i love. smoothing conditioning, at home spa and great gift if you want to pamper a friend. retail $150, the deal $52.50. that's 65% off. >> that is a great deal. >> this company rarely discounts. >> good time to stock up, too. next beautiful jewelry. this is from nisa, initial

jewelry. it's still in. >> you're wearing one today. >> yes. $115 for these. they are classic meets vintage. the brifltacelets, necklaces, earrings. >> those are gorgeous. >> move in. >> no. >> come on. >> back away. >> retail 115, deal is $34, for any 70% off. >> a great gift. >> it is. great. >> maybe i'll make new friends. >> okay. now tell us about these great totes. >> these totes retail $99. i love the way these look. >> throw everything in there. >> 100% vegan tote, faux leather, looks rich. large interior pocket if you like to be organized with long straps. a great bag for the day. retail $99, deal $29.99.

that's 70% off. >> good shopping bag. >> finally, last but not least, these are pretty cool. these are from collage.com. what we're offering is the voucher. >> it's $89.99. let's look at you over the years. that's a lot of looks. >> i think you want this in your room. >> or your room. >> what you do is upload these photos and then they will put it into a collage for you. you can get a voucher, give as a gift. look at the versions, any way you like it. this is really great, a beautiful gift. the retail $89.99, the deal $27. 70% off. it's dummy proof. i went on the site to do it. it's pretty easy to do it. >> with kids rooms, a great way to decorate. >> comes ready to hang, like this. >> high schoolers, they like that, friends in there. jill martin, thanks so much. again, let's remind you what the

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this morning on "today's" beauty, beauty products that are worth a try. editor-at-large from shape magazine is here with the annual beauty award winners. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> tell me the criteria.

how did they become winners? >> at shape we really did our homework. we tested hundreds of products. we made sure we are looking at everything from texture, how it felt, how much it cost. we really did ask our readers to weigh in, of course some dermatologists and manicurists. everyone had a say in these products. >> when you say it's the best, you really mean it. >> we mean it. >> let's start with best primer, under the foundation. >> primer is really going to make your makeup stay all day long. what's great about this primer, it helps to get rid of imperfections and fine lines. we also love this particular one has a pearl tint to it. so you're getting a little luminosity on your complexion as well, which is lovely. >> different shades? >> this is a universal shade. with this, one person gets to use all of this. >> best foundation. >> i feel like a lot of women tend to shy away from foundation because they think it's going to

look heavy and do heavy. at shape we found this great one from estee lauder, a flawless finish and lightweight. several shades. >> a variety. >> light to dark, you can find the best shade for you. >> the next thing is something kind of trendy just in the last year. bb creams is that what you call it? >> bb creams, also known as beauty balms. very, very trendy these days. it's basically trendy because it's everything you need in one tube. this from dior, it's going to hydrate, conceal empourierfecti control the oil and spf 30 as well. >> is the idea to wear it under a foundation or as a tinted moisturizer. >> you wear it by yourself, perfect for anyone low maintenance. >> tinted powder. >> we love this from revlon. a powder helps set your makeup

and helps the oiliness in the t-zone. this from revlon has coconut water, very high draydratinhydr the touch, it will cool your face as you use it. >> this brush, nice. >> easy to use. >> concealer. >> is that what we have here? >> yes. sephora, everyone needs a concealer, it can hide a blemish to brighten under eye area. this has an ingredient to plump skin, very hydrating. i love it's super portable. pop in your purse for last-minute touchups. >> next eyeliner pen. kind of like a liquid eyeliner. >> lifestyle. a lot of women intimidated by liquid liner. >> hard to put on. >> if you look at the tip, it's super fine and very easy for application. this is the best of both worlds, the precision of a liner, pencil liner and intensity of a marker.

wolf product. >> the thick plaque line we like to see. >> sexy cat eye look. >> the lip sticks, what do you like? >> for lip sticks, a lot of colors out there. sometimes lipstick can be a bit drying. this one from lancome, you're getting bold, beautiful color, a little bit of shine and lots of si silkyness on your lips. feels moisturizing. >> lip gloss. >> these are from l'oreal. what's great about these lip glosses, they are not sticky. nothing worse than getting it on your hair. these come in several different colors. wear them alone or layer them on. they have omega 3, good for you as well. >> great products. haw so much. >> thank you. >> coming up next, in the kitchen, easy grilling pork chops, but first this is "today" on nbc.

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this morning on "today's" kitchen we're grilling and chilling pork chops. chef frank from new york. his new book, rao's on the grill, italian recipes from my kitchen to yours. great to have you here. we think rao's, we think the hard to get into restaurant in new york city. >> i can't get a table. >> sure. >> thirty years in, i can't get a table. my goodness. you have your own cooking though. why the cookbook now? >> it's something i've always done, cooked, entertained. i pretty much do it all year long, even when i'm here on the east coast. easy to clean up, get involved, have a great time cooking together. >> i guess folks that can't get into the restaurant feel like they have a piece of it.

how to make one of your recipes. this is pork chops with a citrus barbecue. >> this is pork line with the bone in. season with salt and pepper on both sides and let it rest for a little bit. turn it over. >> back side. >> i'll do the pepper. >> please do. >> what is the secret to the citrus barbecue sauce. >> that's what we have right here. the secret is you have the majority of these ingredients in the pantry, in your frig. it's good to go. you want extra for dipping sauce later on after everything is prepared. >> here you have ketchup. >> ketchup with freshly grated horse haddish, woos shir, garlic. >> the key ingredient. a little more horse radish if

you like. >> a little kick. >> a lot of kick. it's be careful with that stuff. it's potent. finally red pepper. what we're going to do is whisk this all together. i'm going to ask you to do this for me as i start to sear pork chops. >> you're not putting it on the chops before putting it on the grill? >> well, it's going to go back on the grill. so as these are -- these are going to cook about 450 degrees medium high heat. okay. then you're going to turn them over and they will look something like this. >> a little seared. this is indoor, outdoor as well. >> grill pan at home, frying pan in the oven. it's great. it's really wonderful on the grill. that's where you take advantage of this barbecue sauce. it's easy. >> coating them through. >> coat them nicely, gently. then flip them over. you're going to let this sauce glaze. it's going to be absolutely

wonderful. >> karcarmichae caramelize. >> 15 to 20 depending how you like your pork. >> some think pink is the way to go. other think no pink is the way to go. >> the good news is fda reduced serving temperature for pork chops, 145, used to be 160. while these are cooking, what we're going to do is add breadcrumbs on top, evenly distributed. >> a little crunch. >> crunch. great textures, carries the flavor. then squeeze some lemon on top. >> extra citrus. >> exactly. >> bake this in the oven to get it fully cooked, right? >> yes, you k again, very versatile. >> beautifully done. perfect chop. you've got these great sides to

go along. >> pasta salad. particular lip this time of year, tomatoes at their height, fabulous. red onion, mozzarella. >> what is this. >> red, white, blue. my pastry chef in las vegas. >> we like your style. >> frank pell grino, thank you for being here. hoda and kathie lee next.

it is 9:56. good morning. i'm marla tellez. the water is back on, but cleanup continues in san francisco's visitation valley this morning after a massive water main break. the san francisco public utilities commission says two water pipes ruptured at sunny

dale avenue yesterday morning about 11:00. thousands of gallons of water and a whole lot of mud were sent pouring into the street, as you can see here. several homes, a church and a school flooded. the cause of that break is under investigation. it's a gorgeous day out. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning, marla. good morning to you at home. beautiful conditions over the city by the bay. you can actually see for ten miles with completely clear conditions. we're going to see a warm day, especially at the coast, much warmer than average courtesy of all the sunshine coming in right off the bat. 71 degrees in san francisco, 77 degrees today in santa cruz. and not too hot here in san jose at about 84 degrees. your east bay cities inland will reach the low 90s today so it will be a little warmer than it was yesterday. but we're going to take those numbers right back down as we head through friday at 10 to 15 degrees' drop-off. here's mike inouye. the problem on the san mateo bridge, start on the peninsula psi, it was westbound 92 towards

san mateo and foster city. we see a lighter drive coming off the high-rise. over on the toll plaza side we saw a big backup coming across the flat section onto the right. in the last 15 minutes things have cleared out as they did apparently move the accident off of the bridge and now all lanes are clear, a smoother drive. we'll get you back out to the roadways and see there's still slowing off 238 and 880 heading down to the areaened 92 slow as well. slow south 880 into the south bay including fremont for 680 as well. the volume starting to ease out through the area. a nice smooth flow. northbound through 101 and 85 still a problem. 85 and 87. clearing to the shoulder, marla. back to you. for the latest traffic and news updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook. [ male announcer ] with all your car does for you, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with techron. care for your car.

. getting up close and personal, very personal, witt kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey! >> hey! >> i'm going to need this. i'll explain later. >> yes, you are. >> hey, everybody. here we go, hoda woman, you ready? >> i think so. thank you. see you later. >> matt, thank you for the ride. >> okay. hoda, guess what, it's thursday, may 3rd and welcome to a very special editions of our show, we're calling "needles, knives

or nothing." >> this really looks like we should be serving food at the school cafeteria. everyone who wants extra mashed potatoes, please line up. >> this will be a different show. here's the deal. we're talking about different c cosmetic procedures. people have heard of botox and different types of procedures but they've never actually seen them happen, figure out how much they cost in case they wanted those. we will go through -- >> there's a huge curiosity factor. we will be human guinea pigs today and do five different procedures. >> live. >> i will ask you one probing question. do you think those earrings actually help the quay you look? that kills me! >> ever since i played -- i was yoda on halloween and i had the ugly green and i kept applying lipstick -- >> it's kind of the same thing. we'll be going through those procedures. >> at home. >> and especially one you guys will be dying to know about because we teased it before.

it's called cellulase. you know when you have cellulite in your butt or whatever and you've been trying to get rid of it but it's really difficult even if you work out, and diet, you can't get rid of it. there is a new procedure dr. nancy said on the air was very safe she thought. >> with excellent results as well. >> there is actually somebody doing this procedure. the way it works, if you know what a mattress looks like with buttons in it, it actually cuts through the buttons and separates the skin so there's no puckering. it's unbelievable. they're doing it close by. >> close by. we will be going there. i think they're going to start it very soon. of all days for our dear friend to be visiting us, the one person on the planet who does not need one thing done to him picks today to visit us. the one and only eduardo, here to say hello. >> like the latino brad pitt, very hot and we're humiliated.

>> for me, brad pitt is the occasion for him to come. he has a magnificent new movie out called "for greater good"- >> "for greater glory." >> see you later, alligator. >> don't look at us. we look ugly. >> to dr. bruce kat, about to perform cellulase on his patient. how are you? >> hi, ladies. i'm here with collette. we're ready to start. >> tell us what you're going to be doing to collette. >> we're using this cellulase device. >> hello, collette. >> she's not wear iing spanx. >> you have these depressed areas and we're going to lower those raised areas by taking way the fat and cut those collagen bands that pull down on the skin

and allow them to be released. the third thing we're going to do is stimulate collagen and tighten the skin. >> how quickly will collette see some results? >> usually win a few weeks. some people have bruising and swelling for a while. appears in a few weeks and keeps getting better. >> is it pricey? >> okay. depends how many areas. some people have a lot of different areas. i will start here. you might want to turn away for your viewers. >> no. i want to see every bit of. >> it do it, dr. katz. >> don't look, don't look. i told you. >> collette, can you hear us? >> yeah. >> she had a mild anesthetic, right, on the area? >> yes. >> okay. feeling anything yet? a little pressure? >> tiny tiny bit of pressure but not much at all. >> really? it doesn't feel painful? okay. >> i feel pretty numb.

>> okay. >> that's the key. >> she's very numb. >> i have some numb gel on my forehead, too, for the procedure i'm going to have. that really helps. >> here's what we're going to do. we're going to continue to check in and watch you. this takes about 45 minutes. >> right. >> that's unbelievable it's happening right now. i got a little bit of chills. >> it's happening all over the world as we speak. cosmetic surgery and these kinds of procedures that don't require the knife are a huge, huge business. >> i think a lot of people have tried and tried to get rid of se cellulite, it's genetic and just doesn't go away. >> we have a lot to talk about but so we don't forget it, nice work if you can get it. that's what we're going to get today. "nice work if you can get it." brilliant cast. go and enjoy it. an absolute delight. >> here we go. there are a lot of different procedures out there. your boob job is the number one.

get rid of that. you don't need it anymore. the number one procedures. a lot of women are doing nat. boob reductions is another one. we'll talk to tamra barney from "the real housewives." 20 years ago had them augmented and recently took out her sak s. >> we haven't revealed what we're going to do. >> what am i going to do. >> you're going to have something done to your forehead. >> i will have an eyebrow transplant. >> i will have a lift, a little lift. >> what is that? >> i don't know. we'll get your bushy hair removed. >> stop talking about it being bushy. jennifer is coming up. you have to shave my arms. >> i don't have to. she's going to do that. dr. wechsler is going to take off my numbing cream. not the first time you've done

this. >> and not the last either, i say sume. >> who shaves their arms? >> lots of people. >> no one i know. >> come on! >> stubble. this is not going to be good. >> what have you been doing before? >> leaving it alone. >> my god, that is hairy. >> you have never waxed it? >> i want you to look. you will be astonished how much hair i have on my arm. >> for those who have overplucked your eyebrow hair, you can have it put in your brow. save some of that. dr. wechsler will do my eyebrow transplant. >> you will get half your head done during this show. >> i want my entire head done. >> i will get one arm or whatever. you will burn the hair off the arm? >> we will laser it. >> it's extremely painful, just preparing you. >> i'm scared of even the shaving process.

i don't know why. >> we will take a commercial break so we can continue to get prepped and we will do not only our two procedures but two others. >> we will also have two other procedures. >> getting something different done at the same time. >> this is so much fun! >> i'm scared. from botox to vein removal and so much more. later in this show, we will talk to the two men very open about this. >> my arm is getting shaved. i'm very distracted. >> we'll be right back. -[ taste buds ] donuts, donuts! -who are these guys?

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my sister had plastic surgery and she's so much more confident now. she did her nose and so cute. i hope she won't be upset i'm saying this. >> she's outed now. >> she's outed. >> we're back with a special edition called "needles, knives." and you just saw the doctor working on cellulite.

now, we have four more procedures to show you including botox, spider vein removal, eyebrow lift and laser hair removal. >> two of those procedures are on us. let's say hello to dermatologist, dr. susan taylor about to perform a vein removal procedure. hi, kelly! >> these are the little red squiggly veins that overtake our legs as we mature. >> i can barely see them. >> they will progress. that's the reason we have scar0therapy. >> they won't come back? >> new ones can develop over time but these will go away. >> you will inject the teeny vein. >> are you nervous? >> no. >> i will hold your hand. >> i will use a vibrator on your back. >> to calm her. >> we're just cleaning the skin. you see these little red squiggly vessels. what i'm doing, i'm inserting the needle right into the

vessel. >> how does it feel? >> i don't even feel it. >> look. >> my god, it's gone away. >> right then. >> what happens is this material irritates the blood vessel and ultimately makes the vessel go away. >> by irritating it? does that work with people? >> what we're going to do, we did this cluster. you will see it after a few minutes. over the next week or two, it will go away permanently. >> she will continue working on collette. >> next, to miss janine downey, an imagine dermatologist. with her is jody. she's getting botox done and jody doesn't look like she needs it. >> jody doesn't need anything. >> when should you start getting botox? >> as soon as you started seeing the first lines of sun damage, bring it on. if you don't crease the

envelope, you'll never get the wrinkles. >> young girls are getting it -- >> i'm an ex-lifeguard and started at 29. you know what i'm saying, early 20s is probably too soon. >> a little, a lot. >> you look amazing. >> she can't frown in here. she can't raise because she's already botoxed. >> a little numbing. >> she had a little numbing. basically, it is a liquid that blocks the impulses so you can't contract the muscle anymore. if you don't crease the envelope, your most prized accessory stays the same. >> you have to be careful you don't do too much or you won't have any movement. >> you don't want to look astonished. >> how much is botox? >> it varies from place to place, 3 to $400. it can be $1,000 that lasts three to four months. i believe in it. >> and you are numb 4 to 6 hours

afterward afterwards. >> i've been getting it since i was 6 years old, hello. >> and i'm a little nervous. kat is going to get in the chair. what will happen? >> it is an fda approved process which lifts and tightens the skin. here, we're going to do the eyebrows. this is dr. francesca, my partner and specializes in this procedure. >> what is it? >> some people don't want to do botox. they want something con juncti ve to botox. this is delivering deep heat to the muscle. >> she's putting gel on. >> when does the pain start? >> no pain. no pain.

>> the pain starts when you give her the consultation. >> when you get the bill. >> here we go with our first one now. ready? >> i have my vibrator. >> do it! >> you have to understand, this delivers different levels of pain. >> weird. >> the first level of he heat -- this is giving you the ability to see where you're delivering the energy. so you're giving -- it's giving you visualization where you're delivering your lift. >> it's uncomfortable but it's not painful painful. that one hurt. jerry! >> over several months, you see stimulation of collagen. >> there we go. she's in pain. >> ow! >> it's done. >> you look younger! >> it's done! >> all right. >> you have to realize over several months, she's stimulating her own collagen. you will see a progressive lifter and tightening.

>> are you going to get the other side fixed, i hope, or i will look ridiculous. >> we will leave you like this. >> great. i'll be back. >> and she's here to talk laser hair removal. >> everyone put your glasses on. >> hoda. you don't need them. >> okay. >> kat, i need you by me. >> sorry. >> hold up your hand. >> tell me what's going to happen. >> this is the hand she's getting done. this is the one shaved earlier. come over here. >> okay. >> what we're going to be doing is - -- >> where has the numbing cream. >> you don't need it. >> you can handle it. >> we set the setting through skin and hair type and through pulls situation as and length, we cut the --

>> is that smoke? >> no. that's not smoke. it's freezing cold. you don't feel it. >> it feels like a cold blast. >> a cold blast of air with this new laser we have. what we do is put that on and you don't feel it as much. >> do you need the vibrator? >> she likes it, you can tell that. you mean in two weeks she has to do it again? >> no. it falls out and you come back every 4 to 6 weeks. >> i don't really have any there. it's all -- >> it's great. you can do it anywhere on your face or body. >> you're doing great. >> look up quickly. >> it's not every follicle you need to hit, just the general area. >> no, no, she's hitting every follicle. it fall out and what happens when it's in the growth stage, that's when she comes back in. >> what happens so it doesn't grow back at all. >> a minimum of six treatments.

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what would stop me from getting work done? probably the image. if i got my calves done, i would want people to think i had done that on my own.

>> we're back with a special age de defying segment today. if you are thinking of a procedure, you probably have questions on your mind. go to our facebook page and ask us what you wanted to know. >> we call in the experts. a boards certified plastic surgeon on park avenue. glad to see you. >> glad to see you, too. >> what are the best options for a disappearing jaw and saggy neck? that's one of those you want to get rid of. >> the jowel and saggy neck is the biggest give away of any woman's age and the first thing that will bring them to a plastic surgeon's office for a face lift. >> even before your eyes go. >> even before your eyes go. >> you need a full face lift. >> you can take it out, what i found. there's a teaspoon of fat in the jowel area and the saggy neck skin. take out a couple teaspoons of

fat from the neck. lift lipo and i use the internal ultra sound and take the fat out and shrinks up and no cutting. >> what does that procedure cost and how long does it take? >> cost about $5,000 and takes 45 minutes. >> it lasts a long long time. >> the fat is removed permanently. puts off the time when someone needs to get a face lift the first time. now, you can wait a little while. >> is there a limit to how many liposuction procedures one might have in a lifetime? how many can we have? in other words, i've got so much money, how long is it going to last me? >> sore oh much fat. i say it depends. overall, yes. liposuction is the gold standard for removing fat permanently. if you take out what you need to take out once, you're done. what happens and why some people say, i've had liposuction but some fat grew somewhere else. it really just wasn't taken out right the first time. in this girl we had here, a nice

slim girl. i took a little bit of fat from her belly, love.handles, inner thigh, outer thighs. now, if she gains or loses weight, it will be in the after pattern. she will never go back to how she was before. does that make sense? >> to underscore, you said if you take fat from your stomach you said you end up getting it elsewhere, you said it does not happen. >> if you take it all the first time. if you had fat on your belly and arms and only took out your belly fat, you gained 20 pounds, it's going right to the arms. that will bring you back. you want to get it right the first time because it's all out permanently in one shot. >> can you have ep liposuction anywhere and everywhere? >> yes. that's very exciting. this year we have two new devices on the market that will melt a layer of fat through the skin. you don't have to have surgeries, like hot stone, rubbing. >> it was painful and didn't get the results. >> one's a little bit painful

and one feels like a hot stone. >> thank you, doctor. thank you so much. >> we will go back across the street and check in with our ce cellulace patients. >> and the guys will complain about their stuff. [ female announcer ] every day, there's a new reason not to make a home-cooked meal.

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welcome back. 10:28 now. beautiful beach weather shaping

up, and typically when we get gorgeous conditions, temps in the 70s at the beach, we're also dealing with 100-degree readings inland. not the case today. even the warmest cities will be in the low 90s. 92 in fairfield, 91 in concord, 73 degrees in san francisco. and 77 degrees down in santa cruz. today, as we head throughout the remainder of the week, temperatures stay steady through thursday. then we drop like a rock as we head through friday and the upcoming weekend. here's mike with your drive. north 880 getting off at mission boulevard, i turned the camera over there. i don't see any major disturbance, but, again, this is coming from the other side of that overpass. there may be an issue with the off-ramp for the next few minutes. keep that in mind if you need to continue heading north, head on the parkway to cut to 680. maps in the south bay, still slowdowns from northbound 101 and westbound 237 coming out of the area. your commute direction still sticking around there. bay bridge toll plaza still sticking around here as well. a lot of folks backed up past the 880.

unusual. back to you. thanks so much. much more coming up at 11:00. we're back with more on our special edition of today, "needles, knives or nothing," getting worked on as we look at all kinds of cosmetic procedures for men and women. hoda and i are half done. i had one eye and she had one arm. >> earlier we talked to dr. bruce katz performing cellulase on one of his patients, this brand new thing happening. how's it going, dr. katz? >> we're doing really well. collette is doing really well, relaxing, taking a nap actually. >> we can't hear him. we're having technical difficulties. looks like it's going fine. collette can't speak us to right now. she's turned over. he's working on the other part of her anatomy. >> i can hear him.

dr. katz, can you hear us now? >> i can hear you. can you hear me? >> we can hear you, too. are you about half done? >> more than half done, actually, sort of in the final stretch. another 10 minutes or so. it's going beautifully. >> just so for people watching. when you get this treatment done, is your cellulite gone forever? >> well, we've been doing this over two years now. and the cellulite hasn't come back. we're hoping it is a long term result. we can only say for two years so far. >> we should also point out these procedures, although they're done widely, they're done everywhere, you really have to check with your doctor to see how much something will cost. there's always additional costs as well. >> and risks. >> it can vary like crazy all over the country. >> we'll come back. celebrity celebrities drive a lot of people to seek perfection with surgery. our housewife, tamra barney and psychologist and former model,

v vivian, and author of a book. and from "us" magazine. >> tamra, you've been very vocal about plastic surgery, stuff you've had. you had your breasts reduced. you don't hide any of that. >> no. i live my life openly on the reality show. i'm one that plurtsz it out there. >> what do you say about a lot of celebrities that say, i have good genes and do yoga. >> i want to throw my wine at them. i do yoga. >> you decided to get a breast reduction. >> it was a long time coming. i had them done in my early 20s. i had them reduced on the show four years ago. i took baby steps. i knew i wanted to get rid of them. i didn't think i had the self-esteem. it was low back then, going through a divorce, my gad, if i loose my fun bags, what's going to happen?

>> fun bags. >> the thing about being 40, you're a little more secure who you are, i don't know if it's being in your 40s or losing your eyesight, i feel better about myself. >> dr. dillard, what is this fascination we have, tremendous fear of what's ultimately going to happen to all of us anyway. if you're blessed, you will live to be a big old age, right? >> i'm really glad you're bringing up the psychological component about the physical changes because it's actually much more complicated than we think. patients i have in the public eye they know they're going to be under scrutiny. what they don't know is how c e complicated their reactions will be and people watching them. this is a polarizing thing. people take sides. you can age naturally or do whatever you possibly can to avoid this aging illness. really, aging has become in some ways, a defect. we have to shift the way we think about it or otherwise people will be panicked, even at age 20.

>> it's psychological, and all about self-esteem and sometimes if self-esteem needs fixing, you need a psychologists. >> plastic surgeons need to ask the important questions. >> celebs are driving this bus? >> all of them, either have an opinion or getting it done. >> ashley judd, we showed her, she got something done, yes, she did, she was outraged people said those things. >> it set off a whole debate. she said i had nothing done, a reaction to surgery problems and steroids and her face puffed out. she said women should not be judged this way. everyone pointing fingers and dissecting what someone has done. >> that has the way it has always been and never going to change. >> like heidi montague. >> 10 procedures in one day everybody agreed was way too much. now, the difference is she is now saying she regrets that. >> she regrets it but she wouldn't do it again but yet

she's stuck now. these are things irreversible, things like liposuction or you can grow it back if you need to. a nose job. some procedures she had done so extreme are irreversible. >> we used to just have the question does she or doesn't she? i don't know if you remember that at my age, it was just about hair color, there are so many options now, people are confused. what celebrities are confronts is the confusion an entire generation of women are feeling. >> people don't love themselves first in the right way. >> thanks, guys. thanks for coming to see us, we appreciate it. >> up next, any guys get their turn. find out what they're nipping a and tucking. >> they will tell you. >> cellulase still at work. but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save

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end up looking like ken dolls a little bit. awkward to see. i'm not a fan of that so much. >> really? >> they're thinking hum branch. >> we've been talking plastic surgery all day, what about the guys? >> men are the fastest growing dem graphic. and we have a plastic surgeon, along with a few manly patients. joseph, frank and bruno. hi, guys, welcome. >> what kind of procedures are men undergoing these days? >> a lot of procedures include chin implants, rhinoplasty, nose surgery, sometimes hair transplantation. a lot of new techniques and technology and lasers and everyone, in excludeing men are doing what you guys did this morning, non-surgical things to make you look good. >> look at joseph, adorable, the next guy in line, you look at his face, i wonder if you think

what has joseph had done. he's 22 years old. what have you had done? >> a rhinoplasty, chin implant and restylane fillers. >> that was my before. >> that was a heck of a head of hair. >> that was downstairs. they do great work. >> it makes a huge difference. has it done something to your sel self-esteem? >> of course. night and day. made a huge businesses. definitely improved my business. my outlook everyday, really, changed everything. >> i think plastic surgery can be a good thing. if you're worried about yourself all day long, it affects you. do it, get over it and forget it. >> find a doctor that will give you natural results. >> speaking of natural, look at frank, mr. 40-year-old over there. you had a couple of things done. tell us what you had done. >> i had my turbinets reduced. >> your what? >> i used to snore like a freight train. >> it can mess up with your love

life. >> absolutely. essentially i had the inside plumbing done. had my turbinetts done, my sinuses and while i was on the table, figured i might as well have it straightened out a little bit. >> your snauz. >> what has your family said or noticed? >> surprisingly, only my sister. it was such a conservative job, i didn't want anything over the top, my profile fixed a lit bit. >> good for you. your love life is good? >> good. single, by the way. >> he's doing something a lot of men really want to do. that's with your hair. tell us what you did, bruno. >> i was losing it and being a macho italian, i couldn't do it. i don't have a face like bruce willis or you'll brenner. >> i think it's a beautiful face. >> tell us what you did? >> i heard about dr. sear over and over again.

i figured let me check him out. i did and went with him. >> it was actually implants? what did you do? >> i guess they call it microsurgery. >> you put single hairs in. >> single hair. what's amazing is how do they put them in your head to grow the right way. i was panicking in six months, my hair would be all over like dr. know, you know. >> how expensive basically are the different procedures, doctor? >> they're not inexpensive. the non-surgical ones you guys just did are relatively inexpensive. no surgery and hair transplant, depending how much you're doing for hair transplants can be in the thousands. >> chins are huge, aren't they? >> chins are huge. i was telling joe. chin implants are very important balancing out a male face. there's very few ceos have an retrusive chin. >> some are soulless, too, but that's another story. >> thanks for coming. >> up next, forget the needles

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get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. i probably wouldn't bother to get plastic surgery because he love mess the way i am. >> nice. we're back with a special age defying edition today called "needles, knives or nothing." in this case, we're going with nothing and showing you what a huge difference hair and makeup can make in your appearance. >> today, our stylist to the sta star stars. and leading artist from smashbox cosmetics. glad to see you both. we will begin with a woman named jesse. i think we have a before picture of jesse we can show. tell us what was wrong. what did she need fixed? >> jesse had dark hair, starting to go gray. she kept making it darker and

darker and made her hair look very harsh. she had bulk in her hair. >> she has a great head of hair. >> beautiful hair. >> not hair. she could have given it to bruno. >> our goal was to customize the haircut to her and take away the bulk and make her look younger. >> people are seeing your after. the makeup is very important. you have half her face done. we must point out she has not yet seen herself and cannot see herself as we speak. what are you doing makeup-wise? >> we want to ad contours, she has a great face, beautiful skin. we evened her out. contoured her cheeks and we added on to her brows and tweezes her brows but doesn't define them. defining your brow is the easiest way to take off ten years. >> time for the reveal. >> why don't you hold up your mirror. you don't need to. you can see yourself right there. fine. pop it up. let's look.

>> oh, my god! i love it. oh, my god, thank you, everyone. wow. >> it took a lot of years off, didn't it? one of those things, it does. >> too bad we can't do the other side. >> and we gave her this great haircut and made it lighter. by adding a little lightness around her face,icity lifts. >> i love it. absolutely love it. >> we will move on down to joan. ease on down the road. >> okay. >> why don't you hop on the other side of her. yeah. why don't you tell us about joan's before picture and what you thought the issues were. >> joan, a very typical problem. she started to highlight her hair, but then she overhighlighted her hair. it had a yellowish ting and really did not blend with her complexion and let it go long and straight and she had these harsh lines. >> what about in the makeup department?

>> one of joan's concerns was her eye area. what i did was showed her how to contour a little bit more, how to add the lift you want, soften the undereye area and made her lips a lot fuller and told her mascara and lash curler are your best friend. >> really? are you dying to see yourself? >> i'm dying. >> we're looking at her and you haven't seen yourself. why don't you pop it up on the screen. >> wow! >> that looks awesome. >> isn't that amazing? >> what a difference. the difference in the color, you're right. >> see what happens, sometimes when you overcolor your hair, it does not look shiny. shiny healthy hair is young hair. i added cuts to the air to give her lift, fullness, volume, years younger. >> i love it! >> you look beautiful. you guys look beautiful. >> you have to go out tonight. >> up next, we head to the recovery room to see how our procedures are going.

we're only half done. >> half-baked. >> first, this is the special edition of "today" on nbc. >> we'll check in with collette, who looks like she's fine.

if there's one good thing about surgery, the recovery. >> we brought our expert doctors back and patients. we will check back in with them first. before we do that, we'll go across the street to dr. katz. he was performing the cellulase treatment with collette. how are you feeling post-op here? >> feeling all right. surprisingly, doing okay. >> is it completely done, dr. katz? she's finished and ready to go? >>we're all done. she can actually walk right out of the room here on her own steam and go home. take it easy for a day or so and go right back to work a few days from now. >> what we will do, is ask you to come back on monday and look

at everything. >> and maybe 45 days later, check those thighs out. >> cheers. all the best. >> let's look down the road at dr. taylor. how's your patient doing? >> she's doing great. you can see she's relaxing. if you look at her ves sampselv they've just about disappeared. >> how much is that procedure? >> about $400 for three syringes. >> down the line, how's your patient doing? >> my patient is doing great, relaxing, has champagne in her hand. botox costs about $300, $400. it can go up to $1,000. >> what will you do about the rest of her? she's a mess. >> isn't she gorgeous? it's not fair. >> you're half cooked. >> i'm half cooked. i have to get going. >> dr. wechsler. i can already see. >> you can see the difference. >> you will do the next bit right here after the commercial

break. >> okay. >> what about you, miss hoda. >> one of my arms is baby smooth and the other is a gorilla. >> we will take care of that. >> like the planet of the apes. >> what did you say? >> just a little planet of the apes. >> how much does this cost? >> $400 per session. you can get a package of six. so what we do is you come in every four to six weeks. >> so it's more than a $1,000. >> you never have to wax again. >> what about mine, pat? what's this cost? >> i think eyebrows are $1200. >> just have one done and it's $600. >> thank you so much. thank you very very much. tomorrow, actress la la anthony. >> we will talk about mother-daughter relationships. can you be too attached? is that possible? and cinco de mayo celebration. wrong thing. got this, this, i'm all set.

thursday thursday, see you for friday friday. let's do it. thank you.

this is an nbc news special report, hurricane isaac. here is lester holt. good day from new orleans where we want to update you on isaac's progress from louisiana to mississippi to alabama. a steady beating from a very very slow-moving storm, a category 1 storm at this point, sustained winds of 75 miles per hour and, as advertised, dropping a lot of rain across these three states along the gulf coast. the biggest problems have been outside of new orleans, plaquemines parish to the south, where earthen levees, not a part of the federal levee system we have in new orleans, earthen levees have been overtopped flooding some neighborhoods and there have been rescues. in new orleans proper, the mayor says the system is working as advertised. they have had no m