>> first you've got to make it through your day. we thank you for starting it with us. have a great one. good morning. pushing back. mitt romney tries to move past his secretly recorded comments at a fundraiser and goes on offense. unearthing a video of then state senator obama sharing his views on wealth in america. we'll talk about the dueling videotapes with one of romney's top advisers. nice view, now get me down, an amusement park ride malfunctions trapping people 300 feet in the air for three hours. the second time it's happened in two weeks. and jon stewart and bill o'reilly get set for an october showdown on pay per view. we'll ask the professionals and you. will you pay to watch it? and who will win, today, september 20th, 2012.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah gurthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. i'd pay to watch. >> i like the free debates. >> it'll be fun. withless than 50 days to go to the election, mitt romney's ramping up his campaign schedule. >> he's hoping to turn the page on the controversy over his leaked remarks that nearly half of americans see themselves as victims. it's the latest in a series of stumbles that have one influential columnist using the word incompetent to describe the romney campaign. we're going to get reaction from the governor's camp straight ahead. also ahead, will a former green beret convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and daughters more than 30 years ago get a new trial?

his story was made famous in "fatal vision." today the author of that could testify at a key hearing in this case. we're going to be there live. then a very interesting legal battle. one mother's emotional fight to bring her children back home. kelly rutherford who you know from "gossip girl" is locked in a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband. and a judge ruled their young kids will live with their dad in france. that's a decision she is now appealing. let us begin on a thursday morning with the dueling videotapes in the presidential race. peter alexander is in miami. he's following the romney campaign. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. mitt romney came here to south florida to make a direct appeal to hispanic americans. the president will come here later this afternoon to do the exact same. but right now, the romney campaign has aggressively been trying to change the subject from that video of romney that was shot on hidden camera four months ago to another video that they say is critically revealing

of barack obama shot 14 years ago. >> at his first public event since his private comments surfaced writing off 47% of voters, mitt romney tried to turn the page with a new message of inclusiveness. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i'm concerned about them. >> reporter: and he counterattacked, furiously fighting back against his opponent. >> we've had a president who has been putting in place a political and economic program that a lot of us don't recognize. we haven't seen anything like this in america before. he said -- he said some years ago something which we're hearing about today on the internet. he said he believes in redistribution. all right. >> romney was seizing on comments made 14 years ago by then state senator obama during a conference on city government and public policy at chicago's university where he discussed government efficiency. >> i think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool

resources and hence facilitate some redistribution. because i actually believe in redistribution. at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> the obama campaign quickly responded. >> governor romney and congressman ryan would redistribute wealth from middle class families to the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: and the obama super pac attacked the comments in a new ad airing in six battleground states. >> and mitt romney will never convince us he's on our side. >> romney's aggressive new counterattacks follow three days of fierce criticism. "wall street journal" columnist peggy noonan blasting the campaign as incompetent. an intervention is in order, she wrote. mitt, this isn't working. speaking out on the issue for the first time, romney's wife ann says her husband's fundraiser remarks were misinterpreted and taken out of

context. and the first lady alluded to the comments, as well. >> as president, you have to be driven by the struggles, hopes, and dreams of all of the people you serve. >> reporter: and both sides have been spending a lot of time fund raising in recent weeks, but there's been criticism within mitt romney's own party that he's spent too much time, matt, raising money, and not enough time with voters. the campaign is pushing back claiming they have big plans for a big battleground push. next week, picking up the tempo in other key battlegrounds. the states of ohio and colorado. >> peter alexander this morning in miami. thanks very much. ed galespie is a senior adviser to the romney campaign. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> there's been a string of bad news on the economy, the jobs numbers, the deficit numbers, and yet, while the challenger in this race, mitt romney, should be taking advantage of that, by just about every estimate, this was a bad week for his campaign, would you agree? >> well, i would actually argue the other side of that, matt.

i think it was a bad week for president obama. if you look at the polling data, president obama dropped six points in the gallup poll over seven days from plus seven to plus one. we've seen him swing in the rasmussen to plus one to minus two. romney's up two. there's a lot of different polls out there. if you look at the target states. the fact is they're all very tight, very close. this is a tight election. >> how can you say it's a bad week for the president when key republicans -- >> look at the poll data i just cited. >> -- can't be a good week for mitt romney when key republicans come out and say things like this. this is david brooks. this comment talking about the taped comments, suggests he really doesn't know much about the country he inhabits. who are these free loaders? is it the iraq war veteran that goes to the v.a.? a student getting a loan to go to colleges, the retiree on social security or medicare? here's mark mckinnon, it reveals a deeply cynical man who sees the country as completely

divided, two completely different sets of people who would likely govern in a way that would only further divide us. these are republican voices. >> well, i don't know, david brooks is a columnist, i don't know if he would call himself a republican or not. but, matt, if you look at the full tape, the governor was asked about winning the election. and he said an election, the president starts with 47%, i start with 47%. i think most political analysts would agree that's pretty much the bottom line for most -- both parties' nominees. and you've got to fight for the 6% of undecided voters. that's political analysis. >> you're talking about numbers there and the comments were more disparaging -- it wasn't just being a numbers game. he made disparaging comments about their lack of responsibility. >> what he said was that -- he was talking about the folks -- it may not be as resonant if people pay no income taxes.

and if you're in favor of cutting federal spending, that may not be appealing to those who rely on government programs. and the fact is what he was talking about, matt, is the need for us to have an economy that is a growing economy that fosters upward mobility -- >> right. >> not an economy that is -- that has too much unemployment and that fosters government dependent on a stagnant economy like we have under president obama's policies, and that needs to change. >> let's get to the videotape you want to talk about. that is then state senator obama talking about redistribution -- saying i believe in redistribution at least at a certain level to make sure everybody's got a shot. why do you think this is damaging, ed? >> well, i think, matt, everybody supports a safety net. i believe when you have a philosophy of income redistribution as the goal of your economic policies -- and that wasn't the only time that president obama has said something like that. you remember in the last election he talked about spreading the wealth a little bit. he talked about small business owners. and when you have a policy that's focused on spreading the wealth rather than an economy

that generates wealth, that allows for upward mobility, that lifts people out of poverty, you do end up with an economy that results in unemployment above 8% for over three years and household -- household incomes dropping. we want a growth economy, household incomes rise and there's more jobs and take home pay. >> before i let you go, let me ask you about reporting. there is turmoil within the campaign, that there is dissension, there's infighting, there's people choosing sides. in some ways, maybe getting ready to protect their own reputation should this thing go south. peggy noonan says an intervention is necessary right now. you're in the middle -- actually you're close to the top of that campaign, is it true? >> it's not true, matt. and, look, these are process stories. they're going to come and go. i've been through a lot of campaigns, a lot of process stories, i've been through a lot of inner turmoil stories. i can tell you that this campaign is very. it's a close-knit group. when people walk into a meeting

with 12 people, you don't -- you can have a five-minute meeting and if everyone says yeah, we agree on that. there's back and forth, and there's recommendations to the governor, but we're in the trenches together in a cause we believe in. and someone we believe will be a great president of the united states. you know, we'll live with the process stories. the people in ohio and in these swing states, they're not reading this stuff. they're worried about are we going to be able to get a job? and we're telling them that mitt romney has a plan to create 12 million new ones if you elect him. >> senior adviser to the campaign, ed, thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me. a magazine in france is defending its decision to publish cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad in the wake of the riots over an anti-muslim film. french officials are preparing for a potentially violent backlash. michelle, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.

yeah. this morning, there are protests outside the french embassy in tehran. paris very visibly increased the police presence. we know the publishers chose the timing of this for a reason. after the protests and murders last week over the anti-islamic film, after the legal backlash of the photos of the duchess of cambridge. they said this is about free speech and standing up to any threats against it. it sold out in one day. featuring cartoons of the prophet muhammad saying one must not mock, in some he's naked. the editor defiant. it's okay to criticize the catholic extreme, but one isn't allowed to poke fun at muslim fundamentalist. clearly a new rule, but we won't respect it. they want to govern through fear. the french foreign minister called it throwing oil on fire. after last week's violent protests in several countries,

the murders of the u.s. ambassador and staff in libya. over an amateur-ish anti-islamic film trailer online. france is acting quickly, already closing some schools in tunisia, indonesia, planning on shutting down embassies, cultural centers on friday, and at least 20 consults appearing violent. wednesday, attackers threw a small bomb into a kosher grocery outside paris causing minor injuries. the editor of the cartoons has said if you don't like them, go to court over it, referencing what prince william and kate did through lawyers this week winning against a magazine that ran topless photos of kate. and that is what others are doing, at least two muslim groups have filed suit saying the images incited hate. >> how far can we go? can we, indeed, go too far? that's what this story is about. >> reporter: in europe, running those cartoons can carry mortal risk. in denmark in 2005, over a

period of years protests, arson, and embassy bombings, dozens killed, murder plots against the cartoonist. there was a murder plot and attack against a swedish cartoonist whom with others insist free expression cannot give in. >> reporter: some muslim leaders are calling for peaceful protests only. but two peaceful protests planned for this saturday in paris have been denied permits. and on the other free speech front, william and kate's courtroom victory here did only extend up to these borders because right now sweden and denmark are running those photos. savannah? >> we'll have to watch from paris, thank you. let us get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories. natalie, good morning. >> good morning, everyone. newly released forensic tests show that the only dna found on the gun used to shoot florida teen trayvon martin belonged to george zimmerman. zimmerman is facing second-degree murder charges for

the fatal shooting. he has pleaded not guilty and says he acted in self-defense. the new dna evidence could help prosecutors knock down that self-defense claim. new census data shows the u.s. economy may be on the road to recovery. figures from 2011 show more young americans are now moving out of their parents' homes to go to college or to hit the job market. but the unemployment rate remains elevated, and the number of americans on food stamps is at an all-time high. a new report on the botched fast and furious gun trafficking operation takes aim at the justice department. blaming the agency for letting hundreds of weapons reach mexican drug cartels. a congressional committee meets today on the report. but the report from the justice department inspector general does not fault attorney general eric holder saying there was no evidence he was aware of the operation's critical flaws. a police officer in lubbock, texas, is being called a hero today after this dash cam video surfaced showing the officer pushing a woman out of harm's

way as a van smashed into his squad car and sent it flying toward them. the 26-year-old officer was seriously injured, but has since been released from the hospital. the woman suffered only minor scrapes and bruises. and the driver of the fan is now behind bars facing dwi and aggravated assault charges. the space shuttle "endeavor" takes to the sky for the last time today as it piggy backs on a 747 from houston, texas, to its retirement home at the california science center. during its 20-year career, "endeavor" traveled more than 122 million miles and spent 29 of days in space. and as "endeavor" retires, nasa's "curiosity" rover hard at work on mars snapping this amazing photo of a lunar eclipse as seen from the surface of the red planet. well, talk about a room with a view here in new york, the statue of christopher columbus at columbus circle now has its own penthouse apartment erected

on scaffolding some 70 feet above midtown manhattan. the 810-square foot living room installation was created by a japanese artist featuring pink wall paper and a flat screen tv big enough for the giant marble statue to appreciate. the exhibit is open to the public for the next two months. looks pretty cool there. it's 7:16 now. back over to matt, savannah, and al. >> cool. you like it? it's great until the pigeons find it. >> exactly. >> that is not good. >> columbus seems a little stiff about that. >> thanks, natalie. mr. roker, what's going on? >> let's see what we've got for you. chilly, we're talking cold, frost and freeze warnings from pennsylvania all the way up into new england. with temperatures this morning in to the 30s and 40s, saranac lake, 26, berlin 32 degrees, bangor, maine, a temperature of 35 degrees. it will warm up a bit today. we look for showers around the great lakes. another beautiful day in the pacific northwest. temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. the heat continues in the southwest.

and look for more showers in southern florida with a stationary front draped across the southern part of that stat. and good morning to you. we're seeing some patchy low clouds around san francisco and the bay and a sea breeze that will keep temperatures mostly in the 60s and 70s again today. near 72 san jose, close to 63 san francisco, 68 in oakland and we'll see temperatures coming up a little bit towards the tri-valley. tomorrow slight warmup and then as fall gets started temperatures will be falling down as we head toward sunday afternoon. that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thanks very much. thrill seekers at an amusement park in california got more than they bargained for last night. the ride they were on malfunctioned trapping them about 300 feet in the air for more than three hours. nbc's diana alviar has details on that. good morning to you. >> good morning. the ride is called wind seeker

and it was built last year. and this is the second time in just two weeks the riders have been left up in the air. >> reporter: they call it a towering monster. at 301 feet high, it's a favorite among park visitors and thrill seekers. but late wednesday afternoon, the wind seeker ride stopped, leaving some 20 people literally stuck in the air. for hours news choppers made the stranded riders stars on local tv. >> that poor guy's sitting by himself. unfortunately, there's really not a lot they can do but wait this out. >> reporter: waiting it out and enjoying the view. they wave to the cameras, texted, took pictures, took naps, and tried to keep warm as the sun went down. >> i really was hyperventilating, i didn't know if the whole thing would

plummet. >> reporter: 3 1/2 hours after it all started, park maintenance workers finally got the ride moving. slowly bringing everyone safely back down. some on the ride said they sensed trouble soon after they reached the top. >> there was no sudden jerks or anything like that, and it was on its way down when the swings stopped swinging, i knew there was something wrong. and yeah, i was panicked. >> yeah, very scared. >> for 12-year-old haley and her friend abby, this is a birthday they won't soon forget. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> like five times each. >> we were pretty scared. >> knott's berry farm said a safety security system activated causing the ride to come to a halt. they said workers followed safety procedures before finally getting the passengers down. many took it all in stride. >> the only bad thing was i wasn't facing the sunset. so i had to look around and try and see that. >> reporter: ironically, donna

said her husband took her on the ride to help her conquer her fear of heights. >> i have a fear of heights. so that first half an hour was a little bit, you know, daunting. but he's a great coach. he talked me through it. and by the end, i was like, i can do this again. >> donna's going to have to wait before she'll be able to ride wind seeker again. knott's berry says the attraction will remain close while they further investigate the cause of the incident. matt? >> thank you very much. >> there's a new ride called lawsuit seeker. >> damages seeker. >> when's the last time you went three hours without going to the bathroom? >> i didn't even think about that. >> last night. >> not good. anyway, on a much more serious note, coming up, a mother involved with an emotional battle with her children over a custody battle with her ex-husband who lives in france. kelly rutherford shares her story in a live interview. but first, thi

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remarkable. all right, let's check the forecast right now. meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina. >> temperatures are a little cooler than yesterday at this time because we don't have as many low clouds across the bay. we've got the sea breeze going into fairfield but that should back off a little bit, especially come tomorrow afternoon as we see temperatures climbing up a little inland. 63 in san francisco, 68 in oakland, low 70s closer to san jose. tomorrow should still be the warmest day of the week and returning cooler and breezy this upcoming first weekend of fall. folks, this is horrible for 101 traffic. let me show you this picture full screen. we're looking over at the right side this time. at the end of the last show, half an hour ago we told you something was going on because we could tell from the traffic flow. it is jammed southbound 101 getting off the dumbarton bridge here on the map all the way down in toward oregon expressway. that's where there's an overturned vehicle on the northbound side blocking your left lane. that's the fast lane right up

there on the center divide. that's why there's a huge distraction for both sides as crews are on scene. only one lane is blocked. all of rest of this is slowed down because of the distraction and crews on scene. chp talking about a sig alert and they also haven't given us a clearing time. this is rippling back towards 237 westbound and north 101 coming out of san jose and sunnyvale bleeding into this traffic. it's pretty tough. use 280, laura. in half an hour we'll have another local news update. in the meantime check out nbc bay area on facebook.

♪ clr countless tributes to "call me maybe," not many like this, the orchestra doing the very unusual version of carly raejepsen's hit. the whole crew will be here to perform it live tomorrow on "today." inside studio 1-a, i'm matt lauer inside alongside savannah gurthrie. >> i can't wait to hear the heavy metal version. >> are you a little over this song by now? >> i still like it. >> i heard you humming it earlier, actually. it gets stuck in your brain. just ahead, an interesting question in the wake of those

topless sunbathing photos of kate middleton and the hidden camera video of mitt romney. is privacy dead in today's society? today's professionals will weigh in on that and other topics coming up in our next half hour. then we'll have the story of one mother's emotional custody battle. a judge recently ruled that kelly rutherford's two young children should live with their father in france. it's a decision she's determined to fight. she's going to share her story in a live interview coming up. let us begin this half hour with a guy who admits he helped thousands of college students across the country cheat. now he's revealing how in the new book "the shadow scholar," nbc's kerry sanders has details on this. good morning. >> well, good morning. for those who went to college, this is a familiar setting. professor down there, students sometimes hundreds of them up here, getting assignments to write academic research papers. but for some students, that's just too much work, so they decide to subcontract. the author you're about to meet wrote more than 3,500 pages for students who decided to cheat

rather than do the work themselves. >> reporter: for ten years, no one knew his name. and this anonymous 32-year-old liked it that way. with incense to set the mood and endless cups of caffeine, this philadelphia native worked a little known underworld from the keyboard in his apartment. now, for the first time, dave tomar is stepping out from the shadows revealing his identity and exposing a dirty little secret at some of our nation's colleges. >> very simply, i was paid to help students cheat. >> reporter: for up to $40 a page, dave tomar said he wrote college papers for students who either too lazy or too inept to do the work themselves. >> a comparative study of one flew over the coo coo's nest and

elephant man. >> in a just published book called "the shadow scholar," he's telling all. >> you're sarcastic, you're laughing. >> i am, but not at anybody in particular. >> reporter: alleged cheating scandals have been in the news at prestigious high schools, students accused of cheating to get into better colleges, even at harvard university. and according to experts, it's more common than you might think. >> it's maybe a maximum of 10% of the people that are doing it, but that's far too many. >> for those that are guilty of cheating, this is not an ethical question. it's a practical question. it's a practical question of how do i get through school? how do i get a leg up? and if you're in a better school, it's so competitive. how do i get a leg up on students that are so smart? >> tomar said he started writing papers for other students while he was in college. unemployed after graduating, he wrote papers for online companies who sold them to students who made specific requests. the companies called them study guides with a disclaimer that the papers were not to be handed in.

and he says students were not the only ones contacting him. >> i have interacted with a lot of parents, as well. >> parents completely aware. >> not only completely aware but completely complicit. >> he said he earned up to $50,000 a year writing other people's assignments. >> this was pure economics. and truthfully, i didn't even have the time to think about the moral implications. not only was i angry, i was scared. you get out of college and it's terrifying, you're paying your loans off immediately and nobody's handing you a job. and it was a scary experience. >> are you ashamed for what you've done? >> no, i'm not ashamed. >> because? >> i'm not proud of it either. but you know, it was what i had to do to get by. it was what i had to do to make a living as a writer. and when push comes to shove, it also gave me the opportunity to look inside of our schools and see that a lot is wrong with them.

>> he wrote papers for medical students, accounting majors, would be lawyers, which is all a little scary when you consider we may now be doing business with those people, matt. >> that's right. kerry sanders, what a fascinating story. thank you very much. it's now 35 after the hour, here's savannah. prosecutors will call more witnesses today at a hearing in a so-called fatal vision case. a former green beret accused of killing his wife and daughters. at the federal courthouse in wilmington, north carolina for us. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning to you. the murders became infamous partly because of the best-selling book "fatal vision," which portrayed him as a killer. today the author is set to take the stand. >> reporter: the 1970 murders of collette mcdonald and her two young daughters shocked the country. each had been bludgeoned and stabbed. the word "pig" written in blood

in the family's home. >> i did not murder my family. >> reporter: jeffrey macdondald claimed crazed hippies broke into their apartment, knocked him unconscious and killed his family. nine years after the killings, a jury later convicted macdondald, but he's always maintained his innocence, for 42 years. >> he'll never admit he's wrong, he'll never admit defeat. >> author joe mcginnis was embedded with the defense through years of legal battles. he went on to write "fatal vision," a best seller that spawned the nbc mini series by the same name. >> they're dead aren't they? >> reporter: the book and movie portrayed macdondald as a cunning liar and killer. macdondald mentioned it by name while trying to appeal his conviction. >> i think a second trial would be an appropriate way for me to clear at least clear legally my name if not in the public perception because of "fatal vision." >> reporter: 42 years later, macdondald's defense is back in court trying to present evidence

to clear his name. >> evidence is coming in. >> reporter: they point to what they're calling unsourced hairs found at the bloody scene. macdondald's lawyers also presented sworn statements claiming the former prosecutor intimidated a known drug user to testify that she could not recall being in the house on the night of the murders. claims the prosecution and victim's brother say are baseless. >> there was no new evidence, there never was any new evidence and they'll keep trying until the day he dies. >> in a strange twist, sarah palin is sounding off about the case and joe mcginnis who moved beside the palins to write his book "rogue." palin supports a new book backing macdondald's innocence by famed documenttarian. palin also had harsh words for her ex-neighbor writing, i sympathize with macdondald and his defense team because i saw

firsthand the twisted way mcginnis operates. >> i love it. i love it. i think sarah palin and jeffrey macdondald, they all make great bedfellows. >> reporter: he is expected to be the final witness in this hearing. then in closing arguments, both sides will argue their respective cases about those unsourced hairs, and then it'll be in the judge's hands. savannah. >> thank you. and now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> thank you so much, savannah. >> team challenge. >> what is that? >> we help support the foundation of america to help raise funds. >> through a half marathon program. >> a lot of folks dealing with that. thanks. let's see what we've got. temperatures making a big jump up out west. it will not feel like fall, upper level ridge, southwest, look at these temperatures, above normal conditions, phoenix 105, amarillo, 91, denver, 5

degrees above normal, yakima, washington, high of 91 degrees today. up and down the east coast, going to feel more like fall this morning, frost and freeze warnings in to new england, showers around the western great lakes, plenty of sunshine through the southwest, 105 in phoenix today, 84 and sunny in new orleans. we've got a pretty view looking across the bay this morning. the low clouds looking like cotton candy. our temperatures thanks to the sea breeze mostly 60s to 70s around the bay area. 71 in fremont, 63 san francisco, 65 around the first pitch of the giants came coming up at 12:45 today. 72 in san jose. tri-valley inland spots, a bit warmer tomorrow. then as we go through the weekend, the first weekend of fall turning cooler with more clouds on sunday. any time you need that weather, check out the weather channel on cable. weather.com online. savannah? >> al, thank you. coming up next, an international custody struggle

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♪ werther's original caramels. back now at 7:42 with one mother's emotional custody struggle. kelly rutherford is involved in a very personal drama. and we're going to talk to her in a moment. but first, nbc's stephanie gosk has this story. good morning to you. >> good morning. you know custody disputes can get ugly quickly, even with parents living in the same city, but in this case, kelly rutherford and her ex-husband live in different countries, an ocean apart. and for now, at least, a court has decided it's in the children's best interest to live with their father. >> you are so beautiful.

>> reporter: on tv like real life kelly rutherford is a mother of two. but unlike her character on the hit show "gossip girl," rutherford is now long distance parenting. in august, a los angeles superior court judge ruled that her 3-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son both u.s. citizens will live with their german father in monaco and france. last week, the actress made an emotional appearance on abc's "the view." >> my little girl said, you know, i want to come home, mama, i want to come back to new york. and my son who has been brainwashed that where he is so much better. >> reporter: she's looking into fighting the court's decision. >> i do think that the children are at risk. because i'm now -- i was the primary parent, now i'm the visitor. >> reporter: he married rutherford in 2006, but the relationship fell apart two years later and ended in a bitter divorce battle.

the couple still share legal, joint custody, but girsch had his visa revoked and could no longer travel to the u.s. for reasons that have not been disclosed. in the ruling, the judge said the best way to split parenting time is if the children live with their father while he pursues another visa. >> i've seen decisions where a foreign parent gets custody. i've never seen a decision where a father who was kicked out of the country for presumably good reasons gets custody from an american mother with her 3-year-old and 5-year-old children involved. >> reporter: while the judge commends both parents for "exceptional parenting," she does go on to criticize rutherford. daniel has facilitated the relationship of the children with kelly, particularly in the most recent years, and that kelly simply has not done so. but the "gossip girl" actress worries it's girsch that can't

be trusted. >> and what i was in court was trying to get to the bottom of is he might disappear tomorrow and i don't know where to look. >> the court's decision requires that he has to pay for six round trips for rutherford as well as a car and place to stay while she visits the kids. he says he won't be making any comment because he believes it's in the children's best interest not to. savannah? >> stephanie, thank you. kelly rutherford is with us along with star jones. ladies, good morning to both of you. let me ask about the kids, kelly, i understand you saw them a couple of weeks ago. how are they doing? >> yeah, i was in france two weeks ago and i'm going back at the end of the month. >> they're doing okay? >> they're doing okay. i talk to them on skype and i set my alarm in the morning and call them in the morning to hear their voices when they wake up. >> a lot of people when they hear this story think, wait a minute, you have an american mom, kids grew up in america suddenly being moved to france where neither parent livesme. what was your reaction when you saw the ruling from the judge?

>> well, it doesn't make sense to anybody, it doesn't make sense to minors counsel who has been appointed to the court. he thought they should stay in new york, as well. >> you're supposed to visit france where your ex-husband's parents live periodically through the year? >> yeah, she says 50/50, which makes no sense whatsoever. because i mean, if you were living in new jersey, maybe that would make sense, but we're living in two different countries. i have a job, i have a contract, it's not like i can hop on a plane every week and go and be there. >> one of the things that was confusing about this, i'll be honest, there's a part of the ruling that makes clear the judge intends this only to last until the end of the school year and then she expects your ex-husband to get his visa back somehow and move back to new york. but then she says if he can't, then he has another two years to try to get the visa back. what's your basic concern here? that it won't be temporary? >> well, he has no motivation to get back in the country. she's given him absolutely no

motivation from the beginning. she hasn't required him to show any information as to why his visa was revoked. we've seen one e-mail this entire time. so it's -- it's very odd. they're living in his mother's boyfriend's home in france. it's not even in his name. >> let me bring you in on this, star. first of all, is there any recourse? if he just decides, you know what? i can't get me visa, oh well. >> the court said all he has to do is make good faith efforts. and those are extremely subjective. and in this situation, american children for all practical purposes have had their rights stripped away from them. americans have rights of due process and equal protection. and her children are also american citizens, and they've been effectively deported to another country. >> and what if he did, as kelly fears, somehow went off with these children, and there's no evidence he's done anything like that so far to be fair. >> there's no evidence of a lot of anything right now. i mean, one e-mail to say that

your visa has been revoked? the actual revocation certificate was not submitted into evidence, they didn't take evidence on what was the reason for the supposed revocation. we don't know if it was financial, if it was medical, criminal, if it was for security clearance purposes. so, yes, her fears are for real. she does not know what her ex-husband may or may not do and she has very little recourse right now. >> kelly, i know you know that a lot of people watching will be very sympathetic to you. but they may also think do i really know the whole story here? is there something more? could she have done something that led to her children being taken away? the judge took pains to say both of you that are excellent parents, both of you. >> which is why it's more confusing to me. if i'm an excellent parent and i'm the mother and i've been the primary care giver of these children, i've given birth, nursed, raised these children, financially supported these children, i've never gotten child support, i've followed

every court order, everything this judge has asked me to do. >> what had you proposed? >> what happened? >> would these children have been able to see your ex-husband if you e kekept them in new yor? >> yes, we proposed a 60/40 schedule, which is the closest you can get if you're living in two different countries which is i would fly them there because he can't come in the u.s. for the school holidays, and that any other time that he was available, i would fly the children to let's say bermuda or any other close location. >> let me let you respond really quickly to something the judge said. while she was complimentary of your parenting style, she basically said in the piece that your ex-husband made efforts to facilitate your relationship with the kids but you had not reciprocated. >> he had verbally made those efforts, but i was accused of interfering for the mere reason that i inquired as to why his visa was revoked. i had gotten information saying the visa had been fraudulent from the beginning and presented that to the court. so every time -- and then when i

asked for a stay when she first was going to send them out of the country which is my legal right to find out more information, she threatened me and said i'm going to see that as you're interfering with your children's ability to see their father. i'm being accused of asking questions that i think any parent, a mother or father would want to know. >> i know it's been a long legal battle, i know there are many steps ahead. star jones, kelly rutherford, thank you for being here and sharing your story. really appreciate it. >> i appreciate it. >> and we'll have star back in a bit for "the professionals" too. imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18.

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good tuesday morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a san jose firefighter who suffered a medical emergency on the job finally back home. frank ryan was released from regional medical center yesterday. the 41-year-old suffered a heart attack while battling a fire at st. patrick's cathedral in downtown san jose last month. after getting out of the hospital, ryan stopped by to see his colleagues at stakes 1. we spoke to the station chief who said ryan looks great. a lot to celebrate there. what about the forecast? i suppose if you like it cool. here's rob. >> cool but at least the sun is out across most of the bay area and we'll see temperatures in the mid-60s around san francisco over towards oakland, low 70s san jose, upper 70s in livermore. weather looking pretty good. a little warmer tomorrow and then things turn cooler and breezy this weekend, so while the weather looks nice, there's the commute. >> it's horrible. this is 880 at haguen berger.

you see the off-ramp at the bottom of your screen. both directions are jammed up because the car in the middle of your screen is on the center divide. no major injuries reported but we're still getting details in and one lane in each direction is blocked. that's why the major slowing for the nimitz through oakland. san jose, northbound 101 underneath that 680/880 interchange as you approach aenl rock, that's blocking your fast lane because of an accident involving a motorcycle. the ambulance is there and motorcycle rider reportedly walking around but injured so that will cause a big stir. the backup on your maps, 680 is the slow jouchbdown. northbound 280 jams. 101 is slammed solid and an accident in matilda has formed in the backup. this backup continues to oregon expressway both directions after the accident was there for a good period of time, just cleared from the roads. this will take a long time to clear. >> we'll check back with you. for the latest traffic and news

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8:00 now on this thursday morning. it is the 20th of september 2012. we have a beautiful day. fall is not officially here. but you know what? it's here in my opinion. it's chilly outside. >> it's a little brisk. a little brisk. >> yeah. love it. i've got to tell you. i love this coat. >> thank you. >> it is very nice. very nice. >> the toggle look. >> the toggle. like paddington bear. the paddington casual. i'm savannah gurthrie alongside matt lauer and al roker. and just ahead, the professionals are here. >> they're in the studio right now. some of the things we'll talk about today. for example, do you know there's an upcoming debate between bill o'reilly and jon stewart. raise your hand if you'll pay. wow.

>> we've got one over there. >> whoa. funny, because i think a lot of people will. we're going to ask the professionals if they would pay to see that and who would win. also we're going to talk about this question, is privacy dead in our society today? >> and a little bit later on, have you ever wanted to know our deepest, darkest secrets here on the "today" show? >> no, you don't really want to know. >> well, guess what, ask away today. that's right. matt, natalie, savannah, myself, we're going to answer those questions, whether it's the most embarrassing tv moments, our fashion choices, nothing off the table. go to today.com and watch all next week. >> some things are off the table. >> that's right. okay. and don't forget, she's going to be here to help you reveal some of her rules to live by. >> okay. cool. >> we'll get to all that. let's go inside. natalie's standing by at the news desk with a check of all the headlines. >> good morning, everyone.

a newly surfaced videotape has become the latest flash point in the presidential campaign. the 14-year-old video shows barack obama as a state senator saying that he believes in some redistribution of resources to make sure in his words that everybody's got a shot. mitt romney stung earlier this week by secretly taped remarks, seized on the president's words saying his opponent is putting in place a political and economic program unlike anything we've seen in america before. the obama campaign then shot back that romney would redistribute wealth from the middle class families to the wealthiest americans. the french government is bracing for a possible backlash after a magazine published caricatures of the prophet muhammad. a few hours after the cartoon appeared, a small bomb exploded in a jewish grocery store injuring at least one person. a prosecutor said it was too early to draw any conclusions about the motives. a thrill ride that left 20

people stranded high above a california amusement park will remain closed while the cause of the malfunction is investigated. riders at knott's berry farm dangled for as long as four hours until maintenance workers brought them down after nightfall. a $7.2 million settlement for a denver man diagnosed with popcorn lung. he argued that regularly inhaling the artificial butter scent of microwave popcorn gave him respiratory problems and said that food companies should've warned consumers. a lung specialist testified that a chemical in the artificial butter sickened him and that additive has been pulled from the snack food. now taking a look at what is trending today, our quick round-up of what has you talking online. singer shakira confirmed on her facebook that she is pregnant. it'll be the first baby for the belly dancing 35-year-old and her 25-year-old boyfriend,

spanish soccer star. the elderly spanish visitor whose botched touch-up made her an internet laughing stock is looking for pay back. claiming tourists flocking to see her mistake have donated thousands of euros to the church. she hired a lawyer to claim a share of the windfall. and youtube all stars decided to take linel ritchie's song "all night long" literally by singing it all night long. they did it more than 11 hours. ♪ once you get started you can't sit down ♪ ♪ come join the fun it's a merry-go-round ♪ ♪ everyone's dancing ♪ come join our party see how we play ♪

>> well, you may remember al roker performed his own duet with linel ritchie last month, but i think even al will be hard-pressed to sing that song 158 times. al, do you want to get started right now and we'll check back tomorrow morning? >> no, hoda, on the other hand, and savannah certainly could do it. thanks so much. we don't want him to come back and slap us around for doing that. we've got nice friends here. what's going on? you guys from mackinaw? >> actually, we're from jefferson, ohio. >> oh. >> we made a trip to mackinaw. >> all right, then. >> i'd like to say happy birthday to my son marcus who is 40 today. >> i'm sorry, you can't say that. >> thank you. >> happy birthday, marcus. let's see what we've got for you. and our pick city of the day, hartford, connecticut, nbc connecticut hd, sunny, pleasant, 69 degrees, got a real nice one on tap for today. and as we show you what else we've got on tap, look for some

showers moving across the great lakes. we're also looking at some wet weather, stationary front draped across southern florida. beautiful out in the pacific northwest. portland, 80, gorgeous in seattle, 74 degrees, showers around the great lakes, los angeles looking at a high of 84 degrees. and you're celebrating ten years. >> yeah. >> what's your name? >> kari. >> dane. >> and you've never had a fight? >> no, never. >> there you go. mostly sunny skies this morning. a few patchy low clouds into some of our east bay vaulsz this morning. and the wind still onshore. winds southwest 16 into fairfield. as long as the sea breeze keeps through the day, temperatures are going to be mild. 70s inland. closer to 80 by fairfield. upper 60s, low 70s, san jose. tomorrow should be a bit warmer with patchy morning clouds. fog gets started on saturday. then the rest of the seven-day looks breezy and cool again.

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♪ back now at 8:10 with today's professionals. star jones, dr. nancy snyderman, here to tackle the hottest headlines. good to see you. >> hello, matt. >> first two subjects, the privacy block. we start with these comments, secretly recorded from mitt romney at a fundraiser, private fundraiser, private home, several months ago in florida. forget what he said. does mitt romney deserve an

expectation of privacy when he takes to an event like that? star? >> well, legally in florida it's a two-party state, which requires both parties to a recording to actually know and consent to the recording. so that's number one. >> violation of his privacy then? >> and going into courtroom, he could say it was a violation of his privacy. >> all right. but he is a declared candidate for the presidency of the united states. should he assume that from the moment he declares, everything he says is on the record? >> everybody should assume that. >> the law is a contradiction. i'm giving you that. >> right now, there's a picture on facebook of a 20-year-old probably smoking a bong who is going to be running for president in the year 2040 and nobody's going to care. there's a reality today i think we've become a new generation, desensitized to what we will all be exposed to as a portfolio of quotes, pictures, and every politician and every college student and every royal should understand that. >> even if you're in someone's home and you are running for president, those aren't your intimate friends, they're people

you want money from. and with every flip cam and every phone today, no one's safe. >> is there a real downside to this? don't we want our politicians to be able to have private conversations at some point? >> yeah, but if you sit around and look at that particular tape, you have the waiters and the waitresses who are the people that he's talking about in it. wait a minute, no, don't interrupt me right now. >> i'm not interrupting, i was making a thought. >> go ahead. go ahead. >> go ahead. >> what i was saying is that the waiters and waitresses don't have the same motivation as the big-money guys that are sitting in that room. >> it's not a question of right or wrong, it's reality, that every human being, every politician has to incorporate into their lives. >> let's take that privacy question and apply it to the next situation. the duchess of cambridge, is on a private trip with her husband in the south of france at a private home. she's out by the pool and decides at some moment enjoying herself, she's going to take her top off. a photographer a kilometer away, that's more than 1/2 mile away

takes her picture. does she deserve privacy in that situation? >> of course we all deserve privacy. the reality is, the picture's going to be out there. whether we deserve it, don't deserve it, that's the reality we all have to live with. you can't raise your hand and go, oops, unfair. >> we're not saying it's not the reality. but the question is, does she deserve it? and yes, that's a private moment versus romney talking to people soliciting money. you asked the question a second ago about politicians. i want politicians who are willing to say, hey, look, i changed my mind from 20 years ago. or let me readjust that thought. because smart people learn things and change therefore. does she in that moment deserve privacy? yeah, i think she did. >> as a public figure, do you have to always assume unless you're in the most private room in your house, everything you do could be seen or heard. >> yes, the answer to the question, is privacy dead? yes, it is. deal with it. >> the big problem is there's a

big difference between privacy and the expectation of privacy. mitt romney should never have expected privacy, kate middleton should. >> real quickly, the french courts are starting an investigation. is it a criminal invasion of privacy in your opinion? >> i would like to know exactly where those photo grasps were taken from. if it was, indeed, a private road that's not for public, yes, indeed. >> every street in manhattan, every elevator you're ever on, there is a camera watching you at all time. there is no privacy. >> let's move on. how about these comments. these come in a political race, a senate race between orrin hatch and his challenger scott howell. orrin hatch is 78 years old, here's what he said in an e-mail to supporters. look, orrin hatch is not a bad guy, but he's an old guy. we cannot risk the possibility of an 80-year-old man taking office only to retire or die before his term is through. the hatch campaign called those words outrageous and offensive. is age fair game in a campaign like this?

>> absolutely. is it a smart thing to say? i don't know. is it a true thing to say? yes. how many 80-year-olds do we have executive producers of the "today" show, heads of advertising agency. i believe this will be an ageist statement that 99% of the time an 80-year-old is probably for all the physiological reasons we understand not going to be as up as a 50-year-old. >> well, it was crudely stated, fair game, and as much as we retroactively talk about ronald reagan, we do remember that there were early signs of dementia. so the 80-year-old brain is not the same as a 40-year-old brain. >> by the way, let's mention, there are a lot of people who have served in congress well into their 80s. >> and they weren't necessarily doing well. >> and here's the thing -- look at the constituency. if his constituency would rather have an old orrin hatch than a young new guy in there, they may get more done. >> as an image guy, donny, does this backfire? >> that's my point.

it's a strategically bad thing, makes him look unempathetic. a bad strategic thing. >> raise your hand if you would vote for an 80-year-old man or woman to start in the senate? >> i would. if orrin hatch is qualified, i would vote for him. >> absolutely. depends on the person. >> i mean, it would depend on who it is, and it certainly wouldn't be for orrin hatch i would be voting for. >> let's move on. let's move on. that was my fault. let's move on. a lot of anticipation for the big debate coming up. i'm not talking about romney, i'm not talking about ryan/biden, i'm talking about jon stewart versus bill o'reilly. who here thinks this is going to generate a lot of interest? >> i do. i'm looking forward to it, actually. >> yeah. two really smart guys who both use their words impeccably. you can tell they like each other even though their politics are very different. i think this is going to be one of the great sparring matches.

it's an intellectual thing. >> here's what it is. news equals entertainment, the line continues to get blurred and this is a tremendous demonstration of it. >> we have so many talking heads on television. it's nice to see talking heads that actually know something about what they're speaking about. >> let me put up the tale of the tape. there it is, 63/49, o'reilly 6'4", john stewart 5'7". >> you going to vote for the old guy? >> who's going to win? who's most likely to come out on top? or will it simply be in the eyes of their beholders? >> in the eyes of the beholders, as will be the actual presidential debate. that's the reality. >> i think the presidential debate can switch people from side to side. those middle ground people. >> nancy? >> o'reilly. >> stewart. >> i've got stewart's back. >> that was interesting. by the way, we want to know what you think. would you pay to see that debate? and who do you think will win? weigh in on today.com.

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"cosmopolitan" magazine. and now she's out with her latest book, "i shouldn't be telling you this." good to see you. >> thank you. >> a lot of good advice in this book. >> i hope so. >> i want to ask about leaving "cosmo," what made you want to go? >> i felt ready for a change. you can only write so many articles about guys. it was just good to try something new and different. i think we should all think that way in our careers to know when it's time to take a risk. >> i know. you said in your book, you've got to know when it's time to leave. did you leave at the right time? or did you stay a little long? >> i think i did. i paid attention to the restlessness, feeling a little bored sometimes and those are the signals. or even if you're feeling really comfy, start looking out into the world. >> now you've written this advice book and it's getting really good reviews. everybody thinks they're good at giving advice, how do you think you actually are? >> well, i feel like i've paid attention to a lot of things. i'm a virgo.

as i found success, i always felt i want to analyze and understand why. and i love the notion of strategizing for your success and paying attention to it. >> one of your big lessons is, wait for it, drain the swamp as you slay the alligator. please translate. >> what it means is you can't just focus on the day-to-day in your work and your career, you have to save time every week to think about the big picture and strategizing for the future. we get caught up in the day-to-day too much. >> you say go big or go home. >> you're never going to get ahead if you do what you're told to do well. you've got to do more than what your boss tells you to do. >> don't do basically the job requirements, do more. >> if you're in charge of pulling research together, offer a report with it, analyze what you found and give your boss that memo. >> i really got my attention raised when you said -- we all know that colleague at work who maybe rhymes with "witch," you used the real word. you say people need to get in touch with their envy with those people. >> you think you can't stand her

because she brownnoses the boss or brags, but really it's because she's doing something you should be doing. so you've got to think, hey, i want some of what she's having. >> you said as a boss some of your employees said once, don't you know that one girl? she's a brownnoser and you said -- >> yeah, hey, i know it and i like it. because the good employee knows bosses like to be stroked, do not hesitate to kiss a little butt. >> you should said we should perfect our meeting face. what does this mean? how have i gotten through life without having a meeting face? >> you probably do. because you can shine at meetings and this is your opportunity to do it. and too many people sit there slack jaw like this and drain the energy out of the room. but if you look engaged, your boss is going to love it. >> there's lots of advice here on how to act at work but even how to dress. i died when i read this. do not wear a puffer jacket to work. why? what's wrong with a puffer jacket? >> well, maybe in some climates

on some days you'll have to if you want to stay warm, but i believe you dress for the job you aspire to and you want to look buttoned up and polished and really great killer outfits. >> real quickly, not every woman has these go-getter personalities. some people are shy. does this advice work for them too? >> absolutely. the great thing about asking for what you want and going big or going home is that as you do it, you get used to it, you see the results and you go for it. >> and last piece of advice, savor the success. thank you so much and the book is called "i shouldn't be telling you this." just ahead, the foods you should be eating to get more energy.

good thursday morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a car collides with a gas pump bursting into flames in the east bay. a cell phone actually caught the crash happening at the gas station in martinez yesterday. the car was backing up when it hit the pump and then spun. fire immediately erupted. the driver accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake while backing up. amazingly no one was injured because of the quick-thinking gas station manager heating the emergency fuel shut-off switch. time now to check the morning commute with mike. >> we still have this accident, still clearing. the northbound side is clear now

past the coliseum. very jammed southbound coming away from the maze and specifically south of the 980. northbound coming up from san leandro is jammed. and backed up onto the castro valley. recovering from the peninsula after the earlier accident cleared at oregon express, still jammed up coming out of san jose. here's 680 with the accident cleared, but not the road. >> for the latest traffic and news updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook.

it is 8:30 now on a thursday morning, it's the 20th of september of 2012. crystal clear here in new york city. and a great crowd down out on the plaza. thanks to them for stopping by. and joining them this morning, savannah gurthrie, al roker, natalie morales. i'm matt lauer, and welcome to this half hour of "today." and coming up, a question for a lot of us. what happens if you don't have as much pep in your step as you used to. >> everyone can relate to that. sometimes it's not the lack of sleep, it may be your diet.

good tips on the foods you can eat to really energize you. and yes, many of them are green. all right. it can also be exhausting keeping up with the new beauty products on the market every day. coming up, though, we're going to cut through the ones that actually really work. we're going to show you the new beauty products that promise everything from better-looking skin to longer lashes, we're going to show you which ones are worth putting your money into according to our friends from "in style" magazine. >> and jill rappaport has a group of beauties, bow to wows, and she's going to share them with us in a little bit as we continue our 100% success rate. >> are we still there? >> yeah, we are. >> did you see that face? did you see that face, al? >> might have some news here. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> all right. let's see what we've got for today. east coast looks fantastic, few showers down in florida, also wet weather in the upper mississippi and ohio river valleys. sizzling out west.

then for saturday, a risk of strong storms in the northeast. the western 2/3 of the country, looking sunny and hot, then sunday, sunday, we look for showers left over in new england, a few showers in the southern great lakes. plenty of sunshine through the southern tier states with, again, a few pesky showers left over in sou here's what's happening across the bay right now. mostly sunny skies. patchy low clouds at 8:32 this morning. at this time tomorrow morning, hopefully we'll be seeing shuttle "endeavour" making its path around the bay area. today, highs in the mid-60s around oakland. upper 60s closer to heyward. 72, san jose. 78 in concord. a little bit of a warm-up in the inland valleys. friday and saturday. and cooler again as we get out of the weekend and start the new week. make sure to get that weather when you need it, go to weather channel on cable or weather.com. the latest and greatest

beauty products put to the test. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:35 with today's beauty. and this morning, head to toe fixes. new products hit the market all the time. but how well do they really work? the folks at "in style" magazine put them to the test to find out. the senior beauty market editor. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you did all the hard work for us. >> we did. >> how did you figure out here? >> well, we get so many amazing beauty products at "in style" that makes claims that sound too good to be true. and today i'm going to tell you about eight that really work. >> okay. lashes. lash extensions are kind of the trendy thing but they're expensive. tell me about the product. >> this is an eyelash system that how it works you put a coat of activating mascara and put nylon fibers on to thicken the

lashes and another coat of mascara and really makes your lashes voluminous. her right eye has the system and the left eye has regular mascara. >> and what's the degree of difficulty? >> it takes two minutes. you have to be precise and work the mascara. >> not as hard as fake eyelashes? >> not at all. >> you like them? they feel okay? good. this is the -- we all love the bun. >> yeah, the top knot. >> how do you do it? >> so a hair stylist created this amazing tool called the wrap-up. and how it works, you put your hair in a ponytail and you can do it high/low. put the tool, bring it down to the end and wrap it almost as if you're wrapping your hair in a roller. so you can wrap it down. >> good job, bridget. no pressure. >> no pressure. and then you just clamp it around. >> yeah. >> there you go. and then you just spread your hair around the tool to hide it. >> that's cute.

>> and there you have it, the perfect bun, $12 easy. >> are you good at hair? you did a good job there with that. what do we have over here? >> oh, my gosh. >> taste it. >> i'm going to taste it. >> does it work? >> it does work. the ingredient in this product stabilizes seratonin so you're less likely to snack. this you chew a piece for five minutes twice a day and it does curb your appetite and doesn't contain any artificial food dyes. >> i've got a pretty big appetite. i'm going to chew this in the next segment and tell you how it works. >> this is the bamboo volume spray and a miracle product for any woman with fine hair. you can go to town and spray this in your hair, it won't weigh it down at all. it'll make your hair twice as thick for 48 hours. >> okay. >> it really works. >> another problem, a beauty problem, lip gloss that we eat off. >> yes, we drink our morning coffee and it's gone. this is the honey lip lacquer

and contains honey and it absorbs moisture so lip gloss stays in place for eight hours, doesn't disappear. >> not all sticky? >> not sticky at all. the shine will wear down, but the color will stay put. >> deodorant, it's supposed to lighten up if you get dark spots -- >> right. a lot of times women shave under their arms, the area gets inflamed and causes discoloration, so this is a deodorant by dove, it contains moisturizers to combat the darkness. and we tried it for two weeks and it brightened the area. >> foundation is a tricky one. why do you think this is good? >> well, because it's moisturizing. it's oxygen foundation and it really, really doesn't feel like you're wearing foundation at all. it has vitamins, peptides, minerals, to bring oxygen in the skin. you don't feel like you're wearing foundation at all. >> and you noticed after a few weeks the skin felt better? >> feels better. doesn't feel like foundation but covers the imperfections.

>> and a good spf. >> 25. yeah. >> and finally the gel manicure. you're saying try this at home? >> try it at home, but you have to give your nails a break. do it a couple weeks, give your nails a break. but it does create a long-lasting manicure. so this is from mally beauty and has everything you need to create a perfect gel nail at home. it comes with a variety of perfect pink nail polish shades, also an l.e.d. lamp to help set the polish. she put on seven days ago, one of her hands has the gel and the other hand has regular nail polish. and you'll note this is -- >> wait, let me try to guess. >> you can guess. >> this is the gel. >> no, look at the chip. >> oh, shoot. >> that's the regular nail polish, this is the gel. perfect. >> we did not plan that. so bottom line, you say this really works. >> i say try it. >> all right. >> and i'm not that hungry, i guess. thanks, ladies, appreciate it.

coming up next, small changes you can make to your diet to get more energy. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back now 8:42. and this morning on "today's" kitchen, step-by-step energy. if you're feeling a little sluggish, what you're eating could be to blame. peggy is a registered wholistic nutritionist and the author of the brand new book called "must have been something i ate." good morning. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> before we go any further, wholistic nutritionist. >> we basically take a natural approach to wellness and we use whole foods to feel your absolute best. it's very natural, whole food ingredients. >> you want to give people more energy. you're not asking them to go cold turkey and give up things they love. but you're swapping out ingredients. >> adding whole foods and

nutrient-dense foods that will make you feel awesome. >> you've got savvy -- >> right. these are savvy seeds. >> can i eat one raw? >> yeah, these are -- i call them the happy seeds because they help to boost your mood. they're one of the highest source of omega-3 fatty acids. it helps to increase your happy neurotransmitter in your brain. really good. and you can get them from a health food store or online. >> how are you working that into your diet? >> you can add these as a snack. it's a seed, not a nut, so they're great for kids at school if they want a protein, fiber rich snack. we have some hemp seeds here, kelp, kelp is really energy boosting if we're looking to boost energy. it has an amino acid that promotes energy and drive. >> how are we going to get to the recipe? >> we're going to make a

lenguini. i'm going to get you to make zucchini noodles. we have a slicer, we put in the zucchini here, give that a turn. >> can we use other vegetables. >> yes, beets, parsnip. >> this is cool. >> look at that, you have little noodles like pasta. so dump that in the bowl here. >> how do you cook that? >> this is actually, we're going to eat it raw because it's zucchini. but let's say you use a butter nut squash, you want to throw it in boiling water like a pasta, it would take that long, really simple and easy. so we're starting with a pesto. we're going to do an omega rich energy boosting pesto. >> what's the difference from normal pesto? >> we have the basil, lemon oil and garlic, that's normal. we're going to add that into the food processor if you want to dump that in. >> sure. >> but we're going to add the savvy seeds to this. >> same savvy seeds. >> yeah. and hemp seeds. hemp seeds really high in

omega-3 fastty acids, as well. give us a little blend, just like so. and we have some already done here. so what we're going to do is if you just want to pour that in to our pasta here. and some other ingredients. i have some sunflower sprouts. these have anywhere between 100 to 600 times the amount of nutrients than spinach and tastes really good if you want to try some. really fresh-tasting, high in chlorophyll, which is energy boosting. >> sun dried tomatoes. >> love olives and tomatoes. >> this is served room temperature or cold? >> you can do cold, room temperature, just want to give it a little toss up. you have a little pasta going on. >> all right. that's a great idea. and here's what it looks like all finished as you serve it. >> yeah, we can throw it in a serving dish here just like that. see all these little noodles? well, you want to cut your pasta a little bit. >> you're messy. you're kind of a messy --

>> i'm messy. >> i love that about you. >> i love it. you should see my kitchen when i'm done with stuff. i love to cook, don't like to clean. >> for people who love chocolate chip cookies, this is an energy-boosting version and you're using -- >> yes, this is one of my favorite recipes. so very simple. you need a bowl, very, very simple. we're going to add it to mashed up bananas. so it is a complete protein source, really energy boosting. it's actually a grain so it's gluten-free. >> what's the white stuff? >> and adding coconut flakes. i'm going to dump that in. and if you want to give this a stir. >> people who like chocolate chip cookies like chocolate chip cookies, is this going to fool them? >> i've been making this for years. i used to make this for years and they would eat them up like nobody's business. i'm stirring in coconut sugar. it's a low glioseemic sweetener.

it's almost comparable to an apple. a little bit of vanilla, almond butter. heart healthy fast. and got that. >> kind of. okay. >> incorporate it together. and just a tiny bit of sea salt and, of course, what are chocolate chip cookies without a little bit of chocolate chip. >> is that real chocolate? >> that's real chocolate. >> and that is allowed? >> we're just making small substitutions and using whole food really nutrient-dense, energy-boosting ingredients. >> how long do you bake those? >> around 25 minutes, 25 to 30 minutes, they're going to take longer because there's no refined sugar, no flour, no butter, allergen free. >> just tell me quickly about the substitute for the chocolate mousse. >> made out of pumpkin puree and it is actually delicious, you have to try it. it's energy-boosting, helps to combat stress, really low calorie. >> these cookies, i didn't tell you i don't like coconut. it's okay.

they're really good. >> but they are good, radight? >> yeah. thank you so much. >> thank you so much for having me. >> our pleasure. from bow to wow, five great dogs coming up next looking for new and happy homes. you'll meet them right after this. this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents on their own are wonderful

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we're back now from bow to wow where we take pets on and give them a make over and try to find them a home. >> it's something we're so proud to keep bragging about. today in our fall enstallment, we have five fellows all with brawn, brains, and beauty. >> and to kick off our macho group, who is more manly than this little guy poncho. >> he was surrendered with three other dogs, the owner became six. >> look at this little guy, he just met me minutes ago, and he is so sweet. >> where are those eyes? there they are. this little fur ball is named lupo. >> he is one-and-a-half years old.

and he was a stray. >> he's in great shape, but he has a lot of energy. he is being very mellow for the camera. >> and the brawny boys continue, this is paco. he is very alert. >> he is a one-and-a-half-year-old. the owner became very sick. >> it's exceptionally sad because they have known a family, so they really need a home. another smoocher. this little guy reminds me of an ice cream parfait, he is named bosco. >> he is about 3 years old, a little basset in there as well. he was rescued at a stray. >> and very well behaved.

>> and finally we have mr. fancy. this is gizmo, what a beautiful dog. >> yes, he was a stray, believe it or not. >> i don't even think he needs grooms. >> he's in really good shape. he is just a lover. >> all right, and with us as always, we have the animal control on care from new york. . and first we have poncho. >> in the house, he likes to sleep a lot. outside he loves to go to the park and he's very, very playful outside. he likes it a little warmer. >> he is very snuggly.

>> the next dog is lupo, being handled here by donnie. >> he is the hi energy one, very playful. very high energy. he is a year and a half. >> liking him? he is cute? he has a lot to say. >> lots of energy. >> thank you. next, is paco. dr. nancy has paco. >> he loves other dogs. >> referee: he has been back there playing, playing, playing. >> when you take him out for a walk, he jumps up high, he loves to have his picture taken, he's a big ham. >> is he good for kids at home? >> yes, they all are. >> come on, paco. >> next is bosco.

>> good boy. >> there is nothing like a beagle. he loves to snuggle. >> he looks a little bigger than most beagles. >> yeah, he's on the larger side. >> maybe a little basset hound in him? >> that's what we thought. >> and last but not least, gizmo, the show dog. >> he is very intelligent, easily trained. give him a treat and he dances around. he is house trained and he has been getting along with all of the other dogs. >> so can we bring all of the cute guys out. all boys today. come on out one more time, and if you want to get information --

>> dogs and walkers, thank you, oi boy, what's going on.

good thursday morning to you. 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a stranger danger warning at an east bay middle school. police looking for a man driving near joaquin moraga intermediate school. police say he was driving a brown pick-up truck with a camper shell. if you see that truck, call moraga police.

here's the weather forecast with rob. >> 72 in san jose. mid-60s toward oakland. tomorrow, east bay, you'll be warming up a few more degrees to mid-80s. cooling around turning breezy through the weekend. another weather update in a few minutes. now back to the "today" show. good morning! wow.

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♪ and we're back now with more and we're back now with more of "today" on a thursday morning. it's the 20th day of september, 2012. just stop for a moment, shall we, and take a gander at the nice people gathered on our plaza on a beautiful morning here in the northeast. >> picture-perfect fall morning. >> it really is great. i'm matt lauer along with savannah gurthrie and al roker. jill rappaport signing some autographs for the bow to wow fans over there. meanwhile, you guys got take three coming up. what are you talking about today? >> well, we were talking about the slightly cooler weather. it must be time for the christmas decorations and gifts to be in the stores, right? or wrong? >> too soon. >> too soon. but here's the good news. we have some of the hottest toys

this season in our studio. maybe that'll put all of us in the mood a little bit. >> and we've got this viral video. i mean, it's just amazing. folks on safari, all of a sudden, hello, and come on in, come for a ride. and when you see, this cheetah actually -- >> no. >> yeah, let me just take pictures here. maybe i should take that mutton out of my pocket. >> no. >> yeah. >> so we're going to talk about that coming up. hey, and if you want healthier, younger looking skin, you don't have to go under the knife, there's some great non-invasive procedures. >> that's crazy -- >> that really looks good. >> these actually have proven results. >> this won't hurt at all. >> no, basically got a sander. >> a belt sander. >> suddenly, the knife's looking pretty good. >> doctor, what do you got that craftsman tool kit? >> it's a house of horrors. we'll look forward to that. in the meantime. >> natalie's got the headlines of the morning. >> good morning, everyone.

republican presidential candidate mitt romney is going on the offense after a video surfaced in which he told donors back in may that it's not his job to worry about the 47% of americans who don't pay income taxes. in an interview, romney says his campaign is "about the 100% in america." he's also taking aim at the president capitalizing on comments made by then-illinois state senator obama 14 years ago in favor of redistribution. the obama campaign responded though, saying that romney would redistribute wealth from the middle class to the wealthiest americans. the french government is bracing for a possible backlash after a satirical parisian magazine published caricatures of the prophet muhammad. a few hours after the cartoons appeared, a small bomb exploded inside a jewish grocery store in a paris suburb, injuring at least one person. a prosecutor said it was too early to draw any conclusions about the motive. newly released forensic

tests show that the only dna found on the gun used to shoot florida teen trayvon martin belonged to george zimmerman. zimmerman is facing second-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting. he has pleaded not guilty and says he acted in self-defense. the new dna evidence, though, could help prosecutors knock down that self-defense claim. a thrill ride that left 20 people stranded high above a california amusement park will remain closed while the cause of the malfunction is investigated. riders at knott's berry farm dangled 300 feet off the ground for as long as four hours until maintenance workers brought them down after nightfall. prosecutors are asking for new charges today against colorado movie theater shooting suspect james holmes. he's accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at a midnight showing of a "batman" film back in july. prosecutors are asking for access to a notebook that holmes sent to a psychiatrist before the shooting. pro democracy activist aung

sang suu kyi was honored in washington on wednesday with a congressional gold medal. she thanked americans for their support while she spent nearly 15 years under house arrest in burma, a country also known as myanmar. the space shuttle "endeavor" takes to the sky today for the last time on its way to the retirement home at the california science center. during its 20-year career, "endeavor" traveled more than 122 million miles and spent 296 days in space. and as "endeavor" retires, nasa's curiosity rover is hard at work on mars snapping this amazing photo of a lunar eclipse as seen from the surface of the red planet. well, is this the perfect man? yes, he's got a chiselled six pack, but look what else he can do. he can solve a rubik's cube in 25 seconds while doing one-armed push-ups. he says the stunt combines his two favorite hobbies. i guess the question is can he cook?

and did "fifty shades of grey" leave you with an insatiable appetite? well, this cook book might be for you. it's called "fifty shades of chicken." it encourages readers to sink your teeth into this naughty tale of a young free-range and very fresh chicken. >> not right. >> the book has 50 chicken recipes, most of which have names we can't even tell you on morning tv. "fifty shades of chicken" goes on sale -- >> you lost me again, sorry. hilarious. >> when are you going to stop making up news items? i do not believe that. >> williams sonoma reports sales of kitchen twine has gone through the roof. okay. wow. well, let's check our weather for you. >> save me, al. >> it's like take four. you can see we've got a stationary front draped from newfoundland all the way down into florida where it's kicking

up some showers. we've got another weak front pushing through the great lakes. that's going to bring some showers, as well. beautiful weather again in the pacific northwest. portland with a high of 80 degrees. 105 in albuquerque, new mexico. we're looking at plenty of sunshine here in the northeast with cooler than usual conditions. that's what' here's a view now from san jose, just patchy low clouds, of course, right around this time tomorrow, we'll be watching the shuttle atop the 747 flying around the bay area. we expect similar conditions tomorrow, patchy low clouds around san francisco and the coast. 63 today in san francisco. 68 in oakland. 77 in napa. closer to 72 in san jose. tomorrow should be a little bit warmer, mainly for the east bay valleys. and we'll see 80s to start off the weekend. then we turn cooler with more clouds. mountain showers in the sierra. breezy conditions here to wrap up the weekend. all right. now it is time for today's take three where al, natalie and i give our take on stories that catch our attention. and sitting in to add her two

cents is an avid blogger. we're huge fans of your book. >> hello, thank you. hi. >> but, hello. >> i can't get over the fifty shades of chicken. >> i'm alarmed. i'm alarmed. >> i'll never look at chicken the same way. >> i already feel i can't. i feel like no chicken will ever be kosher again. it's not right. >> the mind boggles. >> yeah. the mind does. >> we're going to have to get that book in and take a real hard look at those recipes. >> well, let's see, have you ever seen an advertisement for a sanitary napkin that you really just love? >> i think most guys cringe with embarrassment. >> just at the words, right? >> yeah. >> that not so fresh feeling. >> we have a new ad that may just change your mind. this guy -- >> this guy. >> what's the point of this? >> well, i guess he's having fun with a maxi pad.

>> because menstruation's hilarious. i have to say this ad put me off. >> why? >> i don't want to -- i don't know. >> you don't want to see them? really? >> no. i just felt grateful it wasn't like the blue goop poured on. we're not going to have a generation of sixth grade australian girls running to their mother saying something's going on and it doesn't look like windex. i'm with you. i don't want a guy -- austral australia's seth rogin selling me my lady stuff. >> at least it's funny not like some woman serenely in a white leotard. he's the guy in the bunch. >> yeah, i -- i'm just -- i'm just -- yeah, first the fifty shades of chicken, now this. this is taking an ugly turn. >> would you pin maxi pads on you? >> what do you think? >> if you were paid a lot of money? >> no. no.

look, i'm still upset about the commercial with the couple sitting in the tubs. i don't get it. >> here's another question. how many times has deborah sent you to the store to go do that? and are you embarrassed? >> i'm not embarrassed. i don't care. i've got a teenage daughter now. this is what you do. you do this. it's not like some guy's going, hey, look what he's doing. come on, really. >> al roker's menstruating. >> what is going on this morning? what is wrong with you? >> al, our next topic is for you. it's wild animals. >> good. good. yes. i like this. going on safari. i love this. the cheetah decides, you know what? i'm kind tired of walking, i'm riding. >> this is too close and personal. >> see, i would like to credit everybody on that van for not grabbing the nearest toddler and

holding it up and saying delicious, young, and tender, eat this first. like i'd be in the back trying to make myself as unappetizing as possible. >> and he's gone. >> this video goes on for -- >> long time. >> yeah. and the guy's taking pictures calmly, nobody is panicking. >> i would have been nuts. to scare them off, he just covered himself with maxi pads. >> and see that drives you nuts. >> the guy was doing wolverine. >> yeah, he was empowered by the feminine protection. he felt protected. in many ways. >> in every way. >> we're still going back there. >> i know. >> it's very true. >> we're not leaving it alone. next up. >> baby weight. >> why is it so big now? >> why is it so big? i am not happy. okay. this is what my doctor told me. i'm a regular person, i am not a celebrity, i'm not a performer, my doctor said nine months up,

nine months down, okay? all of these women that we're seeing mariah and jessica simpson, they're being paid to lose this weight. okay, ladies, remember that. they're getting money to get thin. and it just really -- >> call it a hunch, they probably have trainers and people helping them. >> nutritionists. what worries me is we're raising a generation of children whose first memories are going to be of moms being embarrassed and like, you know, sorry, got to go be on the treadmill now, bye. just enjoy your baby. >> i mean -- >> be healthy. >> be healthy, absolutely. model good behaviors, but don't go crazy. >> i can't understand that term baby bump. i don't know why it annoys me, but part of it is it makes you expect if you're pregnant, you're going to have this tiny bump and you're not going to expand. >> for most women, that's not realistic. >> so much of it is hurtful. and i think that, like, you feel that if you don't leave the hospital in your skinny jeans, you have offended america somehow. you've done something wrong.

and you haven't. >> no. >> just be a mom, enjoy the baby. >> you're not a celebrity, you're a normal person. >> exactly. >> and take a deep breath and chill. >> it is nine months up and nine months down. >> sometimes it's a little more than nine months. >> forgive yourself. >> i kept saying i was pregnant the whole time i was heavy. >> see? al and i will write you notes. it is just fine how you look. >> that's right. i can't take it. >> you know, we talked yesterday about like the pumpkin everywhere. now already we're getting the christmas hot toy list. >> it's halloween. >> and extra problematic? >> it's the hanukkah list. >> it's the holiday hot toy list. >> i have to tell you, we were in a toys r us or something and some nice old lady asked my 4-year-old, did you make your list for santa yet, princess? and my daughter thought about it

and she said i am a jewish princess. and i'm like, you're not. you're not. you're not. >> i want to get the sky started. they don't quiet. they say they talk, me, me, me. >> me, me, me, me -- >> sleeping. >> that could be annoying, but it's a hot toy. >> what is this? >> that's doc mcstuffins. >> and if you had a 4-year-old, you'd know her. >> well, i guess she talks -- >> she's an african-american doctor, isn't that enough? >> no, it's cool. she cures cancer. >> yeah, exactly. >> that's right. >> she'll talk to you about menstruation. >> all right. >> what are we doing here? >> scooters, one direction. >> one direction dolls. >> do these work? >> and and apparently you move

them by moving their hips. watch out, camera crew. >> how do you do that? >> you need to shake your hips, al. shake it. >> there you go. oh, yeah, baby. >> work it. work it. >> i'm coming after you. >> some hips don't lie. >> they're actually kind of fun, but i'm not quite sure what i'm doing. >> i feel like that could be the tampon commercial too. >> you can ride horses, you can scoot. >> oh, my. >> it's fun. >> i'm buying al a box and i'm sending them. >> our viewers said they can't take it anymore either. 86% said enough with the holidays too soon. >> all right. >> fair enough. >> it is still september, right? >> thank you for being here. >> any time. >> come back. >> any time. >> bye, al. >> coming up next, look better and younger without cosmetic surgery. >> i think it's broken. i'm broken. >> i think you're broken. >> that's cool.

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♪8ñ this morning on "today's" beauty cosmetic procedures without going under the knife. the american academy of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery reports that 75% of all cosmetic procedures performed last year were non-invasive. and here with the scoop is the associate professor of dermatology at mt. sinai hospital. good morning. good to have you here. these procedures do not require surgery, they may require a little bit of recovery time, though, right? >> recovery time is really the key to figuring out what works for you and your lifestyle. you need to know what the side effects are, know what you're getting yourself in to. look at the pictures. because often the more down time associated with the procedure, the more dramatic the results. >> okay. also know the costs, obviously. let's start first with procedure to get rid of fine lines,

wrinkles, and bright spots. three light-based procedures that can be done separately or together, as well. the first one being the photo dynamic therapy or pdt. what is that? >> pdt is actually a great procedure because it combines both cosmetic and medical treatments in one. it is a light-based therapy that we apply chemical on to the skin and then you sit behind a light for a short amount of time and the chemical gets absorbed by damaged cells, sun damaged, precancerous cells as well as pigmentation. and it leaves you with a fresh new look that looks fantastic. gets rid of cosmetic issues, as well. >> there'll be some peeling then? >> peeling, redness, inflammation, but the results are really quite dramatic. >> what about the next treatment? >> it's actually a laser light procedure and there are two lasers that are combined in one. one that's aimed at rejuvenating the skin, the other that's gettingkn+ rid of pigmentation. the combination of the two gives

a brand new resurfaced texture to the face with less precancerous skin cells, as well, less brown spots and less fine lines. >> i.t.l., intense pulse light, what does this do? >> it's geared toward getting rid of pigmentation, redness, sun damage. it's a quick procedure, no down time, very little peeling. and you need to do multiple procedures in order to get the results. >> okay. moving on now, filler injections. and i guess fillers aren't anything really new. but i guess filler into the ears. this is a new area where a lot of doctors are putting it into. what does it do? >> there's lots of new areas. and ear lobes are a great place to inject because what happens is over time the ear lobe starts to sag, the whole gets larger and we used to do surgery. now with a few little injections of juvederm, you can make the hole smaller and make your

earrings look better and lay more evenly. it's great. >> that's fantastic. and next, volumizers, and how does the volumizer differ from a filler? >> so they are really the liquid facelift. they're an incredible addition to our ability to make people look younger. collagen opposed to creating an area where the skin is just lifted where you put the product. and what they do is get rid of hallows and cause lifting. they're really the scaffolding, sculpture is the scaffolding to the face when you inject it. >> and you're injecting now in the temples, i understand? >> what happens is as we age, we start to hollow. the cheekbones hollow and your bones begin to recede and the injections of these volumizers can actually lift these areas up and recreate the frame that you've lost over time. so it's really quite a dramatic result. >> all right. well, unfortunately we didn't have time to get to some of the others, but we'll have them on our website, thank you so much. thank you.

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good morning. it is 9:26. i'm marla tellez. an 11-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was shot in his own bed. the boy's family says just after midnight, someone began shooting at their home in oakland on meagan road. 16 bullets flew through the walls and at least one of them hit the boy as he was sleeping. his sister said she woke up to gunshots and screaming. >> i got out of my room. i saw him running around in circles and bleeding. and then my uncle, they grabbed him, they stopped him and then we saw him, he had a hole right here from the bullet. >> the family says the bullet may have punctured the boy's lung, but they think he will survive. oakland police are still looking

for that shooter. about 90 minutes earlier, there was another shooting on oakland streets, this time leaving three adults injured. it happened about 11:20 last night on seminary avenue near mills college. that's about five miles north of the first shooting we told you about. two of the victims are in stable condition. the third is in serious condition. the suspects there are also still on the run. after the break, we'll take a look at the forecast and the roads.

we're seeing just patchy low clouds around san francisco. south bay, all cleared out. santa cruz, nothing but sunshine today. mid-70s around santa cruz. low 70s near san jose. 68 in oakland. closer to 80 by pleasanton and fairfield. form for the east bay valleys. over the weekend, cooler and breezy. much better news at least by the coliseum. 880 is moving. but look at this. it's very crowded north towards

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our story is you. you want to start a school with me? >> what? >> i can't take this anymore, and somebody told me that if you -- if you find a teacher and you stick with it long enough you can turn a school around. >> that's maggie gyllenhaal along with viola davis as a mom who will stop at nothing to fix the ailing inner city school. based on a true story called "won't back down." and maggie will be here tomorrow on "today." supposed to be really good. two incredible actresses. >> absolutely. >> i'm savannah gurthrie alongside al roker and natalie morales. and coming up, the five style trends for fall. >> we've got the very latest looks that you should add to your wardrobe that won't bust your budget. and then there's a new film called backwards about a young

woman whose dreams of becoming an olympic rower were dashed only to find her true calling. we're going to talk to the woman behind the story. and then famed chef todd english whipping up his heartiest dishes and cocktails with warm flavors of fall. >> butter nut squash, yum. and we want to announce the latest winner of today's home chef challenge. it's amber ford from charleston, south carolina. her delicious side dish was voted the best side dish and you can get that at today.com. >> it does look good. >> okay. next up, we are also looking for the best pasta recipe. so be sure to head to our website today.com, enter for your chance to be today's home chef. all right. al, you got a check of the weather for us? >> let's show you what we've got for today. or tomorrow i should say. we are looking at sunshine up

and down the east coast. showers in the upper ohio river valley, out west it's sunny and warm to hot, sizzling conditions through the southwest. saturday, risk of strong storms along the northeast coast with the heat continuing out west, then sunday, sunday look for some showers around great lakes. more warmth in the mid-atlantic states, the heat contin seeing mostly sunny skies around san jose. and we're planning on more of the same for tomorrow morning, which should be good news for shuttle "endeavour" and the 747 flying around the bay area. but this morning, 40s and 50s outside right now. closer to 60 in gilroy. you'll get to 80 this afternoon. 72, san jose. next couple of days shod be warmer for the inland valleys. second half of the weekend looks windy and cooler. and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks. coming up next. cool looks for the cool weather.

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and the perfect dress. contributing editor for "life in style" is here with the hottest list. good morning. >> thank you. >> where are we starting to see these style trends? >> obviously on the runways, last season during the shows. and they've filtered down into every store pretty much in the mall. and it's super affordable. a lot of these trends are something you want to wear one season so you don't want to spend more than $50 or $100, jewelled tops to metallic jeans. >> super trendy. >> super trendy. >> and maybe just a season's worth. >> every woman can wear them. >> let's bring our out first model, melissa, and she's showing us the jeweled collar. >> and what's great about it, we finally have a piece of clothing that accentuates a part of the body that every woman loves, the neck, the collarbone. >> draws the eye up to the face. >> it draws the eye up. we're going to be seeing this in different styles. top is $49, and i love pairing it with something that brings out one of the colors in the

jewels. this is a designer with a relationship with target. and it's the print, has that shiny material so works well with the jewel tones. and even more color. my theory is you can have two pieces of clothing at a time that match. you can do the shoes and bag as long as the color's not in the clothes, as well. and it brings lots of color and lots of fun. just kind of glam for fall. >> i learned something new. two colors that match in the outfit. very nice. next, the mixed media jacket. mel is wearing this. got a little leather and tweed here. >> mixed media is one of the biggest things we saw on the runway. it's a huge, huge trend. what it means is basically you pick two different fabrics in one garment and mix them together. what i love about this jacket is it's that very adult and mature and lady like, but when you mix it with the leather, it adds edge, toughens it up, edge,

sexier, throw it on with a casual pair of jeans. and i love these military boots. these are vera wang ones from kohl's. and again, make it look edgier and super fun and wearable. >> the buckle boot is the big trend. >> exactly. >> everyone is with the booties. >> next, we have felicia and she's showing us the panelled skirt. and this could not be more figure flattering. >> you hit it on the head. the panel skirt. because what it does makes the dark on the outside so takes away from the hips and thighs and really draws the center in. black and white is super chic. i like to pair it with black and keep it in that very sophisticated vein. and of course, the boots, super hot for fall, as well. just sort of very sophisticated look. and a chunky necklace again, you want a real statement piece of jewelry.

bcbg, love her jewelry. you'll look great. >> i love the hat. love the look from head to toe, thank you so much. >> super slimming. >> i know. next is maggie showing off our next trend and this is the fall floral. >> this is combining a lot of things that we love. florals, you know, spring and summer tend to be very light and sunny. the florals we're seeing for fall and winter are darker, a little bit more abstract. this dress is only $34 from h & m, gives you an opportunity to try it for one season. and of course the shape is very figure flattering, as well. you can eat a little extra at dinner, covers the tummy. and what i love about this, by wearing it with patterned tights, it takes you even more in for fall. a lot of people don't want to mix prints, this is a great way to try it without being too risky, $20, you can experiment with that. >> you look beautiful. thank you so much. and finally, leslie, and here's

the big trend, metallic jeans. >> yes, this is our big closer. i love it. metallic jeans are something that can be a little bit younger and trendier, but i think by pairing it with something that's super casual is something that most women can run around in on the weekend, have some fun in. this whole look is under $100 from forever 21. >> great. and very sporty rather than like the -- >> yeah. the sequin top, it might be a little too va-va-voom. but again, also the high-top wedge sneakers. here for like $20, and it's super sporty, it adds a couple en inches, you can be casual and taller at the same time. super comfy and something most women whatever age can still try on. >> rachel dallas, thank you, models, come back out one last look quickly. ladies, thank you. you all look amazing. coming up next, we're going to show you how one woman reinvents herself after her olympic dreams are dashed in a new film right

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there's a new movie opening this week that highlights the story of a competitive rower who doesn't make it to the olympics, but instead finds a higher calling in coaching. sarah thomas alonge,kñ with jam van der beek, sarah thomas wrote, produced, and stars in "backwards." what a slacker you are. >> it's a lot of work. i'm a little tired. >> you wrote in high school and in college. >> yes. >> and you were away from it for eight years. how did you get back to this? >> i wanted to write a film about a woman who doesn't make it. so she's the number one alternate for the olympics. i was a rower, it's a beautiful

sport, not a lot of films about it. >> you feel in a sense -- and correct me if i'm wrong and i'm sure you will, a little bit too much emphasis placed on winning and not on the actual sports part of it. >> absolutely. in this film, abby has to make a choice, and in the end, i can't say what it is. some people will agree with the choice, some people won't. but i think the point is to be an olympic athlete, there's so much work that goes into it. and you have to give up a life balance. and so is that good? is that bad? >> and that's, you know, when we were at the olympics, talking with the athletes, and so much of your life goes in to this with no guarantee -- >> yeah. of a medal. >> of a medal. >> or even making the team. which is the point of this. the lead character in the film she, you know, she's 30 years old in the film, she's really 22. she's never moved on because all she does is train for something actually she's the alternate, ends up sitting on the sidelines. >> and you're acting against

james van der beek. >> he's really difficult to look at. he's such a nice guy, very fun to work with. it was a lot of fun. >> as a first-time actress. you were given fairly valuable advice. >> yes, she's a wonderful person, but then she plays a mother in a lot of films and in a lot of television shows and so she was really a mother onset just making sure i was very well taken care of and comfortable. >> you watched the u.s. women's team win gold. >> i did. >> and some of them are, in fact, at the premiere. >> yeah, they were at the premiere on tuesday. and what was so fantastic was to hear them say that this was how it was for us. like they really loved the film and thought it was genuine. and to me, that was so important that they believed in the film. >> when you -- now that you've gotten kind of back into it, do you miss it? then when you were watching them at the olympics? >> absolutely, absolutely. and we got james in the boat, as well, who had never rode, for fun. it's a fabulous sport, a team

sport, you win as a team, you lose as a team. >> what's the one misconception about rowing? >> that it's easy, maybe. it looks easy, but it's so hard. >> we try at the "today" show team. i can tell you, it's very hard. just getting into the boat. >> i know, and actually i'm upset i didn't know you rowed when you cast this because i could have cast you as my comic relief. >> the comic relief. >> why not? >> i've got to tell you, we have such respect for rowers after trying to do it. >> oh, yeah. >> so congratulations. >> thank you. >> the film "backwards" opens tomorrow. >> cinema village. thank you. we've got a fall menu makeover from todd english. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ i wonder what's for dinner when i get home tonight ♪ >> this morning in "today's" kitchen, what's for dinner, the flavors of fall.

cations around the country including the plaza food hall here in new york. todd, good morning. good to have you back here. >> thanks for having me here. this is one of my favorite times of the year, when you walk through markets, especially here in new york, amazing. bustling with incredible squash like this. >> lots of great squash. >> i've got to make this mixed squash soup, which i love. and it's creamless and really good for you. >> good. lower fat and cut it in quarters. >> take out the seeds. >> like that. >> and if you don't get all of them, it's okay. you can roast them. and a little bit of virgin olive oil over the top, salt, and crack a little pepper. >> sure thing. and you're going to put this in the oven. >> roast that in the oven until it basically deflates, falls apart. about 350 degrees, little scratch of nutmeg, and the other thing on this is actually curry the soup. >> oh. even better. >> make it really flavorful.

and again, i've been using it to cut down on fat and i know everybody's always watching that. >> right. >> the use of spices really does -- >> good antioxidant. >> and the whole idea of not feeling deprived in any way. so you don't have to add two cups of heavy cream. i add the onions, curry, all spice -- >> chicken stock or vegetable stock? >> vegetable stock, you can use chicken stock, as well. we bring that to a simmer, got the squash here. and see how wonderfully soft that is. and you can do one squash or two, however many you want. we basically let that puree like that. and then we're going to garnish it with some more beautiful fall harvests, as well. >> great. >> you want it thick still. >> yeah, nice -- i like it, a little body, more substantial, more filling. >> definitely. >> very simple, easy, you can

make this ahead, you can freeze it. >> it's delicious. >> pour that out into the bowl, like that. >> i love it. you've got these great garnishes you were saying. >> the garnishes here are sliced apple, red delicious apple salad with fennel. >> oh, wow. >> you can put enough on there, the lentils have been blanched, and then a little bit of spice, as well. beautiful goat cheese. >> delicious. >> that gets nice and -- that's sort of the creaminess and delight of it. >> squash seeds. >> this is actually pumpkin seed, virgin pumpkin oil. >> where do you get that? >> special tty stores, it's mor available now. >> smells very pumpkiny. over here. >> again, one of my favorite things in the world. >> yes. >> a little intimidating. you may have had this in the mediterranean or a lot of the mediterranean restaurants, they actually have salt crested fish. >> yeah.

>> so we actually take this salt and mix it with egg white, water, and in this case, all these spices to go around and when it comes out of the oven, it fills the kitchen or dining room with this. basically make this wet sand and put it over the top of the fish. and you cook it with the -- get a spoon here. and you actually cook it with the skin on, okay. the scales on it and everything, you peel that back on the bone. i've stuffed it with orange and fennel. you can simply pull this off like this, put it on there. and now a little vinaigrette. >> that looks fantastic. i'm going to try the soup too. >> here he is. good to see you, sir. >> al, look at this. >> timing is impeccable, sir. >> have you ever made this? >> i've never done this. i have been a little intimidated. >> and make a little vinaigrette to go over the top of it. >> now we're talking. >> and a little cocktail of slow gin, bombay sapphire, cranberry,

and apple. again, to bring in the beautiful fall flavors. >> cranberry, apple, and gin. >> for slow jamming the news. >> and it's 5:00 somewhere. >> there you go. >> thank you. you inspired us. i love it, it's delicious. and still to come, instant ambush makeovers with kathie lee and hoda. that and more after your local news and weather.

good morning. it's are 56. i'm marla tellez. a san jose firefighter who suffered a medical emergency while on the job is back home. frank ryan was released from regional medical center yesterday. the 41-year-old went into cardiac arrest while battling a fire at st. patrick's church in

downtown san jose last month. after getting out of the hospital yesterday, ryan stopped by to see his colleagues at station 1. >> it was incredible. just to see him walk through the door was amazing. everybody just wanted to spend some time with him, ask him some questions. see how he's doing. just be happy that he's back with us. >> the captain there says it will still be several weeks before ryan's cleared to return to work. great news there. let's check the forecast now with rob. it's almost fall. >> it is. we've got basically 48 hours left of summer here. and we're seeing some sunshine around san francisco. patchy clouds on the coast. sunshine in santa cruz. san jose, also mostly sunny, hazy skies right now. 72, san jose. forecast around 3:00 today, you'll see the warmer temperatures showing up in the east bay. upper 70s there. 68, oakland. mid-60s, san francisco. tomorrow, a little bit warmer

for the valleys. we wrap up summer, move into fall on saturday. temperatures turn cooler sunday. here's some of that sun rob talked about. i'm focusing on the cars, though. 280, northbound side jammed up approaching 880 as well. more red and orange than you care to see in that south bay. look at that northbound 101, still slammed from capital expressway. slow up toward an accident which has just cleared around the airport. 85 struggles as well. but accidents clearing all over that portion. slow south 880 through fremont and towards the san mateo bridge where the accident just cleared. >> for the latest traffic and news updates, we're on nabs. search nbc bay area.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>. >> hello, everybody. it's thirsty thursday. that makes hoda happy. >> it does. >> it's september 20th. >> we have sake, we have wine. >> we have the best burger. >> which we are going to reveal later. when i was walking in yesterday to 30 rock here -- >> stumbling in. >> careful. a guy stopped me and gave me this. >> adorable. >> look at it. >> wow! >> it goes around in a circle with our picture.

anyway, he stopped me and he gave it to me yesterday and i forgot about it. he was there again today and says, does kathie like the poster? >> i love it. >> art skills is an organization that helps kids with art skills. >> that is really, really clever. thank you for that. we are missing one thing here today. >> what? >> same thing we've been missing all week. miss sara is back at college. >> she is having so much fun. our college tour is coming to an end. we want to visit the school with the most school spirit and the most votes. you have until tomorrow to vote on the campus you want us to broadcast on. these are the six violinists. syracuse university, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university, university of south florida, and creighton in nebraska. >> sara is down south. >> hi, guys. today i'm at the university of south florida in the sunshine

state. although the sun did not show up, the party did! >> like a flash mob. >> oh, my gosh. >> woo! >> that looks like fun. >> if you can get college kids up and around 10:00 a.m., you've done something right. >> that is awesome. >> it's nice to see a different color than orange. >> mixing it up. we need everybody to vote. klg&hoda.com. we'll check back in with sara in a bit. >> that will be our home away from home monday october 1st. you can only vote one time from one computer, right? >> unless you're a computer guy and you know how to beat the

system. >> we don't want anybody to cheat. >> maybe computer classes can figure out how to do it in a creative way. >> i thought this was courtney love from about 20 years ago. remember when she went through that grunge period? >> we'll show the photo and reveal who it is. >> okay. who do you think that is? >> i thought it was an old picture of courtney love. >> it's a current picture, a recent picture of lady gaga. yes, i know. >> the cameraman are going no. yes. >> she was in amsterdam. >> which explains the outfit. >> someone threw a joint up on the stage. >> from my mother who is watching, mom, that is marijuana. >> she said it's legal there and it was okay to smoke it. she said it's totally changed my life and she's cut down on drinking. it's a spiritual experience with her for her music. >> that is so great.

that's just wonderful, isn't it? all those kids that she is just a great role model for. >> shakira, we just heard she will be one of the new judges on "the voice." now we find out that she just announced she is pregnant. >> she is 35 years old. she is such a sweetheart. she and her boyfriend. they just announced a due date, but she is pregnant. i love this song. >> i wonder if she'll ever look pregnant. she has that wash board. probably nine months she'll pop. >> her boyfriend is a soccer player and cute. >> ten years younger, just saying. >> what's wrong with that? >> nothing. >> we wish we had that, too. >> long as they're legal, nothing. "the voice." i didn't see it last night. i've been conking last night.

>> this was a repeat of "the voice." they show them again in case you missed one. there was a guy who started singing, and i guess what he sounded like and what he looked like were very different. let's take a listen. >>. ♪ what i want to do is let's stay together ♪ ♪ i'm loving you whenever times are good or bad ♪ happy or sad >> oh, i'm sorry. >> i would have thought christina would have liked him. he ended up picking cee lo. he was a 40-year-old guy from seattle who was raised by his

grandparents after his parents passed away from illnesses. you know he's one of those guys everybody will be rooting for. >> you can tell he's having the time of his life. that's what you learn as a performer. if you're having fun, they're having fun. if you're nervous, they'll be nervous for you. that guy was having a ball. i told you, hoda. >> can we get to the hamburger? >> we have to eat it while it's hot. >> "forbes" did one of those best burgers in the country. >> look at this. >> this is sick. look what's happening here. how do you like your burgers by the way? >> frank gifford makes the best burger in the entire world. i wish i could invite everybody over for that. this is a problem for me. onions and green peppers. can't have the green peppers. >> i like ketchup. >> these are from five guys. >> all over new york. this is who rounded out the top

five. in and out burgers. >> cody loves those. >> fudruckers. a&w and smash burger. >> what is the one you like so much? >> shake shack rocks. if you go through midtown or through the upper west side, there's always a line at shake shack. small burgers that you can really get in there. >> these are hard to eat because they are so thick, but they're delicious. wow, that's good. everybody has been saying their fries are unbelievable. shall we test those, hodi? market source did it. thank you very much, producer friend. sorry you can't have any. >> the fries are. >> why don't we munch and listen to your song? >> this is a feel-good song, a happy song. i played it for you already, but you may not remember. your son will love it. this is kind of cody's music by a guy named jack johnson. >> i love this.

>> the song is called "better together." it just puts you in a good mood. let's try it. >> he's the surfer guy? ♪ our dreams are made out of real things ♪ like a shoe box of photographs with sepia-toned loving ♪ love is the answer ♪ at least for most of the questions in my heart ♪ why are we here and where do we go ♪ how come it's so hard ♪ it's always easy ♪ sometimes life can be deceiving ♪ i'll tell you one thing ♪ it's always better when we're together ♪ >> i like that. >> jack johnson. >> is it okay for children to dye their hair? >> as long as there are no

harmful chemicals involved, i guess it's okay, but maybe to save the crazy stuff for halloween. >> you have nothing to look forward to. hoda said, no! moms should know we spend so much of our lives at the hair salon with foils in, why should our kids be subject to that kind of torture until they have to be. >> how about that? you don't want your kid in a hair salon. >> what if your kid says i want pink hair? >> it's a washout kind you have for the day. >> did you know we are drinking mia sake. >> it's sake. it's so good. >> in honor of the joy of sake event, go to joy of sake for more information. this is actually delicious. >> i usually like it hot. this is cold and it's delicious. >> it's awesome. >> a big shout out to two of our

friends, alicia. "shoddy mom" is a new bestseller. >> i went to penny marshall's book party. two lucky ladies get ambushed. >> new hair, new clothes and a new attitude. the big reveal right after this. i'm going to have more of this. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked.

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it is time for our plaza ambush makeovers where we pluck two deserving women from the plaza and surprise them with a head-to-toe work. >> working that are magic "today" contributor and stylist to the star, louis licari. >> and "today" contributor and author jill martin. >> we had burgers and fries and

sake already. it's not even 10:15. >> it was a great day. it feels like fall. >> it does. >> what a perfect time for a change. it's great time. >> let's talk with brenda. >> 49 years old from boise, idaho. she faced overwhelming obstacles in her life. she had to deal with the tragic loss of two husbands. she is turning 50 in the next week and her family wanted to give her the gift of starting over. let's take a listen. >> three generations crying already because it's been such an emotional time. today is about celebrating mom's 50th. >> absolutely. she is the most amazing person i know. no one deserves this more than her. >> we want to give this to you. you didn't want anyone to know you were turning 50. too bad. >> that would be great. keep it a secret, would you? >> are you ready to be pampered for three hours? >> oh, yeah. that would be awesome. >> she is here with three generations of her family.

mom evelyn raise your hands. her daughters kelsey and lyndy and her sister-in-law and niece. here is brenda's before picture. let's see the new you. >> oh, my god! take off your blind folds. mom is already there. >> wow! are you ready to see yourself? >> you look amazing. >> spin right here. >> oh, my god. >> you look sensational. >> you look hot. >> i thought it was lisa rena. >> look at camera 12 for us. tell us about the hair. >> first of all. you don't have to worry about turning 50, 50 is the new 40 and you're pushing 35. you look fantastic. the hair is deeper. with those blue eyes i did put

in an auburn touch which i love. and arsen gave her hair which has natural curl a beautiful layered cut she could dry with her fingers or with a blow dryer? >> mom, what do you think? >> i always thought she was beautiful. >> you guys love it? >> i do. i do. she looks beautiful. >> that dress. >> that dress is perfect. >> look at this body. >> unbelievable. >> what's going on? >> this is from andrew mark. i love this color. she wears her wedding rings around her neck and that was important for her to keep on. this is a perfect combo. >> a round of applause. join your family, brenda, thank you. >> our second lady is 52 from bakersfield, california. she had the same look as long as she can remember.

she describes her personal style as casual and simple and is excited for a dramatic new look. let's listen to her story. >> it is the girls trip. i know you want this for your friend. tell us why? >> she is the most beautiful friend i've ever had. she deserves this. >> that's so nice. i know you just called your husband mike. he's not here. what do you think mike is going to think of your new look? >> mike just wondered if they were going to cut my hair. >> every man asks that. are you ready to cut it? sorry, mike. >> yes. it is my body, i will do what i want. and you'll get used to it. >> are you ready to go? >> yes, i am. absolutely. >> if i were mike, i'd be quaking in my shoes. maybe he is a driller from the bakersfield drillers where frank used to go to high school. all righty. tamara is here with her friends jane, debby and paula.

let's take one last look at tamara before. bring out the new tamara. >> oh, my gosh. ladies, you ready? take off your blind folds. go ahead. >> it's pretty sensational. you ready, tamara? take a look. >> oh, wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> let everybody see the difference. >> oh, my gosh. >> great job. >> that is a great job. she has very fine hair. so fine when she wore it down before it was see-through. arsen gave her this new haircut. >> and makes her look 15 years younger. >> you look beautiful, honey. >> so gorgeous.

>> that is such a great modern look on her. >> basically every woman, what you should have for fall, the three basics, a great leather jacket, nydj jeans which look perfect on her. >> ladies, great job. thank you, all. everybody, great job. we'll head to tampa, florida, to check in with green and gold. >> sara will take us to the university of south florida. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies,

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all week long we've been taking you to the top six finalists in our college competition, syracuse, ohio state, university of tennessee, brandeis, university of south florida and creighton university. >> and october 1st, we'll host our show live based on your vote. go to klg&hoda.com and choose the school you like best. sara made her way down south to the university of south florida, tampa. >> hi, guys. i am here with brian and george. they want to tell you why you should come here. >> we heard that kathie lee and

hoda like to have a good time. clearly, we know how to throw a party, right, guys? yeah! why not the come to sunny tampa and enjoy a slice of paradise? >> okay. we also heard that there might be a little surprise in store for one of our hosts. you take it from here. >> i'm a really big fan of hoda. i have a question for you, hoda. will you marry me? i need you to come down here to tampa, florida, so i can ask you myself. >> are you legal? >> how old is he? >> i'm 21. >> that's legal. >> aside from the school competition, which is nothing to a life decision like this, why should hoda marry you? >> well, i'm smart, i've got a great gpa. i think i have a future ahead of me. we'll see. i'm just a good-looking guy in general, overall. >> modest. >> and can you sing in. >> sing, absolutely.

dance? yes. >> sounds like the perfect man. >> he certainly does. >> i think i know her answer. next up we've got the beef steak. >> beef stud and babe. >> courtney. >> roger. >> why do you do this? >> why not? who doesn't want to get painted up for every football game and every game in general? it's fun. >> would you be willing to paint kathie lee and hoda if they came down here? >> definitely. oh, yeah. >> everybody looks good in green and gold. >> there are clothes where it counts. that's all we'll say right now. let's show them what's here in the south florida campus! woo! >> look at sara. >> can i just point out for the fourth university in a row, t

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bay area except around san bruno mountain. we've got an earlier mixing out of the marine layer this morning. that will happen again tomorrow morning. 50s and 60s outside right now. afternoon, 60s and 70s for the afternoon. i think the valleys will warm up a little bit today and more noticeably so for tomorrow afternoon. >> looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. the back-up a little heavier than we see at 10:30. through the east bay, oakland slow as well heading north out of the area past the coliseum. through downtown, a couple of incidents around the embarcadero exit. there will be slowing and flashing lights there. another incident there. north 101 as well as west 237, still recovering from the early morning accident in palo alto. >> thank you, mike.

much more on the day's top stories coming up in about 30 minutes. hope to see you at 11:00. go! >> we are back on this thirsty thursday. that's the spirited bulls from the university of florida in south florida tampa. remember to go to klg&hoda.com and vote for the college where you think we should broadcast from. we'll be live on october 1st. now it's time to play who knew. with the glitz and glamour of this weekend's primetime emmy awards. we are about to test your knowledge on emmy trivia. kathie lee is at the nbc experience store and about to hand out $100 to those who get the questions right. those who don't get her cd. lucky, lucky. helping us out here is jessica shaw, senior writer for entertainment weekly. are you ready? >> i am ready. >> lady visiting from seattle

expecting her first baby in december. it's a boy. who will be hosting the emmys, carson daly, jimmy fallon, jay leno or jimmy kimmel? >> wrong jimmy. do we have a baby album? yes. see it worked out beautifully. >> sort of. >> the correct answer is jimmy kimmel. >> she was right with half the name. she should get $50. he is hosting this year. first time. he is also up for an emmy. you can be mean so people are a little nervous. >> maybe a little snarky. >> we've got a happy lady from bucks county, pennsylvania. don't ask. which show earned the most emmy nominations ever, "friends," "will and grace" "seinfeld" or "saturday night live."" >> can you help me? it's my birthday. ""saturday night live"?"

>> good, good. happy birthday. >> oh, she's 40. >> it's only been on for a million years. actually, it has 156 nominations total, which is pretty remarkable. this year i'm hoping kristen wiig wins. she was amazing. >> congrats to jimmy fallon getting that special emmy. back to kath. >> this gentleman is from indiana. alex trebek won a lifetime achievement award for this show last year. what music are we listening to? >> "jeopardy." hey. >> i might as well have given you the money when i walked up, huh? >> that was a gimme. you're not american if you don't know that music. >> it's sad to see him -- >> lifetime achievement. something sad about that. >> west virginia. he wanted that question. which show has been awarded best

tv comedy two years in a row now? >> "parks and recreation." >> which wish over here, but no. >> "modern family" which is a favorite among so many people. >> it has won two years in the row. this year the cast did a walkout hoping for more money. we'll see if emmy voters will think that was greedy or smart. i think it is a favorite to win this year. >> they did get the money, didn't they? >> of course they did. >> canadian lady from ottowa. who will be coming back from maternity leave to host the emmy awards preshow on e! >> i'd say kourtney kardashian. >> no, giuliana. >> she just had a baby through a surrogate. >> she did. she is probably like, this is my

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kate white rose through the ranks of the magazine world quickly moving from editorial assistant to columnist and eventually to editor in chief of "cosmopolitan" magazine. >> after 14 years she made the hard decision to leave. now she is sharing her strategies for making it big in her new book called "i shouldn't be telling you this, success secrets every gutsy girl should know." great to have you back. >> thank you. >> every week a new book out from kate. what made you decide to leave cosmo? >> yeah. i loved it. if you can do the math sometimes and see where there is a window of opportunity for you to leave on your own terms in your career and do something else, it's great. so i started to think, hey, i'm in my early 60s.

if i'm going to do it, i've got to do it now. >> so many women would love to change their lives, but there is that fear factor or they don't have the financial freedom. what would you say to a woman who wants to do that or is fearful of the change? >> particularly if you're going back into the work place, you have to understand though it's scary, once you get the ball rolling, opportunities start to emerge. i think one of the key things is to understand traditional ways of trying to find a job, throwing your resume out there don't work. you've got to network. target your volunteer work so it focuses on certain things you can use to segue back into the work force. >> your book has fun things and practical things, too. one of the things you touch on is getting in touch with your bitch envy? >> we all had moments where you look at some other woman in the work place. she annoys the heck out of you.

you think she is always brown-nosing the boss and bragging about what she is doing. part of why you think she is a bitch, you want what she has. i think turn the envy back to yourself and say, what's that's saying about me? maybe i should be doing more and taking on stuff and use you the to motivate yourself. >> not to emulate that behavior. >> no. >> you also talk about lots of things, but you said you have to do -- what was the thing i was reading this morning that i loved so much? write the rules. >> yes. today is not enough to do a job really well. to set yourself apart from the pack, you've got to do more than what you've been told to do. sometimes that means going in with a presentation your boss asked you to do just like we did it last year. often it's so much better to ask forgiveness than permission your boss is going to go, hey, that's fresh. i like that. >> making a mistake can trip you up.

when you tell someone a so-called secret, there is an 85% chance it's going to get around. >> with some crowds it's 100%. >> there is no vault. you just have to know loose lips sink ships. if you've got a secret, keep it to yourself. when someone tells me something a secret, i relish it. i think of it as something just for me and it makes it harder to divulge it. >> you say don't vent. don't vent. >> i think when we go home and night we have been told get it off your chest. one of the things i learned from men, partly through "cosmo" just putting on music, enjoying dinner, having a glass of wine and not venting. venting can churn it up in a way that makes it worse. >> direct it into something you enjoy. >> yes. >> we wish you all the best. great to see you. this is a good one. easy ways to prevent puffiness and beat the bloat. >> really, hodi? ♪

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time for "today's" beauty. we'll help you get rid of two things that are part of every woman's life, puffiness and bloating. >> enough about hoda. that soup and salad you thought was healthy or the fact you never get enough sleep, there are easy solutions and hidden culprits. amy and madelyn, welcome, ladies. >> we'll break this up into two portions. madelyn, you'll help us with what we eat. amy, you'll help with ways we can deflate. what should we start with? >> everybody knows it's important to get a good night's sleep. equally important is how you sleep. people who sleep on their stomach or their side will often, the fluid will accumulate in your eyes. you are fighting a losing battle

against gravity. >> on your back. >> exactly. sometimes you can tell what side somebody sleeps on because that side will be puffier. we recommend you sleep with two pillows, your head elevated so the fluid drains. a silk pillow case is great. >> other ways we can reduce this? >> wake up in the morning, your face is puffy. first thing you want to do is grab something cold. everybody heard about cucumbers. there is nothing special except they are a great conduit for the cold. cold peas, a frozen eye mask. a dermatologist gave us this great eye mask which is soy milk. dip cotton in it. soy is an anti-inflammatory. the soy will reduce inflammation. >> never heard of that one. >> madelyn, you learned something today. >> what you want to be looking

for in the morning is something with caffeine. this is great it's a roller ball. it will literally massage the fluid out of your eyes. >> what is that called? >> this is from garnier, $13, really inexpensive. as you get older -- >> will that work on your thighs? >> exactly. >> as you get older, the skin under your eyes gets thinner. so what happens is you get sagging and you're losing collagen. all this will exacerbate the appearance of puffiness. >> she looked at me when she said this. >> let's talk sodium. that is the number one culprit. >> it sucks up water like a vacuum cleaner. read labels carefully. it doesn't have to taste salty to have a lot of salt in it. biggest culprits are canned soup. look for reduced or low sodium versions. you can make your own but that's not the real world.

>> deli meats. turkey can be low in fat but high in salt. ask at the deli counter or get packaged versions prepared reduced or lower in salt. >> the next one shocked me. i drink this. >> just three tablespoons can be almost 1/3 of your sodium for the day. if you're a big ketchup user, get the no sodium ketchup. >> does it taste good? >> you can flavor it with other things. >> we know these prepared frozen meals have a lot of salt. even the reduced sodium ones and the calorie control ones are a good choice. it's better than having the full sodium ones. in the real world we have to rely on these some of the times, but cut out when you can. >> starchy carbohydrates in general.

it's just in digestion, they suck up a lot of water, protein does not. cut out the starchy carbs. when you reintroduce them add the fiber-rich ones. >> don't look at me. everybody is looking at me. >> you don't have any bloating. >> alcohol. beer bubbles and bloat. cut out the beer and other alcohol is going to bloat you if p you drink too much. in moderation, as always. nix the beer. >> thank you. the tried and true must-haves for every new mom.

if you're expecting a new bundle of joy, a lot of the fun is getting all the new baby gear from diaper pairs to boppies and

binkies. >> there are definitely things you will never need. do you need a warmer for the wipes? >> some people do. >> here with mom-approved must-haves is jessica, senior lifestyle editor for "baby" magazine. what a fun magazine that is. >> i love it. >> looking at the babies are so cute. >> tell us what we don't need. >> some things are dangerous now. crib bumpers are banned in a couple of cities because babies can roll against them. don't have bumpers in your crib. it saves you money, too. same with walkers people think help their babies walk. >> they can roll right up to the table and pull everything down on them. >> cut those out and you saved money. there are things like wipes warmer. wipes aren't that cold. >> some older people like those, as well, if you know what i mean. >> some may be so sensitive. you know if you need that. a doorway jumper, they are hard

to put up there. just don't go there. final thing if you really need to save a couple hundred bucks, consider cutting out a changing table. now what you do need. >> when leaving the hospital, you need a couple of things. >> a car seat. this is something you have to purchase. the snug ride is mom's favorite seat. we did a poll. it's built for a small baby. it can hold a baby up to 40 pounds rear facing for two years. >> a more who had a 40 pound baby shouldn't be driving. >> how about the stroller? >> this is chico's stroller. under $200. italian styling, easy to fold. >> very light weight. >> you don't need a big expensive stroller. >> they've come such a long way since my kids were born. >> this is a swaddler where you tuck their feet in there and it

velcros closed. they don't startle themselves awake. this is like a $13 baby item. >> lotions and potions. >> heritage factor with johnson's. >> it withstood the test of time for a reason because it is a fine product. >> half the people we polled are putting this in their baby's bath. they love the lavender. what rises to the top of our bottle pole is the dr. brown's bottle which has anti-colic inserts. a lot of loved bottles, but that calms the baby down. they don't get as much air in there. >> if you're nursing, too. i say don't skimp on the pump. >> that is a good one. >> i had to with both babies. >> this is a $275 pump, but it works. if you're doing it three times a

day for a year, pay the money is what our readers say. so worth it. also get a tube of cream and take that to the hospital with you. the bumpy pillow. every year in our contest gets more votes. people don't know what it is, they have the baby and live with this around their waist. gets them up to the right height. >> diaper bag. get a cute one. j.j. cole, really sweet. >> thank you so much. >> we've got time to check in with sara haines at the university of south florida tampa. vote for your school. how is it out there? >> you never looked lovelier. >> if i can't be with you guys, they were so nice to host a party for us. the college tour continues tomorrow. don't forget to vote! >> brandeis university. >> and creighton tomorrow. thanks for watching.

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