and where in the world is mt lawyer? friday, october 26th, 2012. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a freaky friday morning. i'm savannah guthrie, i have to say this is an unusual way to start the show. there's no matt. but apparently he is on his way, and i think we have a camera

with him outside. ♪ ♪3 c1 okay. here he is. is that a motorized surfboard he's riding in? we're going to ask why is he doing this. part of a segment we're doing a little later. the videos have more than 24 million hits online. >> so sorry.

>> you are late. >> the storm is coming, the waves were huge. >> i hope you don't have helmet head. your hair will be a mess. >> how can i have helmet head? that was a blast. you've probably seen the videos of these guys we're going to introduce you to in a while. they're responsible for the commute and they're responsible for some images you'll be seeing later in the show like those there, creative geniuses, their work seen by millions online. >> how was the ride? >> it was a little rough trying to get across central park. a little difficult. >> slow, too. can't go any faster? >> thank you, that's great, appreciate it. >> also ahead, other things you can find on the internet. nbc's chris hanson has a revealing investigation into the world of online classified ads. you will not believe what he found for sale, and the people behind those posts, too. and a big launch party was held in london for the release of pippa middleton's first book.

what she has to say about the attention she's now getting and what she said about the royal wedding. start with hurricane sandy, al is in florida west of palm beach. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah and matt. this is a deadly storm, responsible for 21 deaths throughout the caribbean and now it is taking aim on the united states. again, this is a very potent storm and there are still some disagreements according to different models we look at as to what this storm is going to do. let's show you where it is now. currently 210 miles east, southeast of miami, florida, it's got 80 miles per hour winds, it is a dangerous storm, and hurricane warnings are up for the bahamas. we now have tropical storm warnings up for a good portion of the east coast of florida. tropical storm watches go up from the northern east coast of florida all the way up to the carolinas.

and that's going to be -- the reason for that is we're still not sure exactly where sandy is going. here is what -- we look at the path from the national hurricane center. brings it from the bahamas and it parallels the east coast. what happens then is anybody's guess to a certain extent. by sunday afternoon, it is parallel to the carolinas and this is where we see a diversion of the two systems. what we look for is the two systems that we look at, the two paths are the american path, american model, and the european model. the american model as you see takes it out and up and eventually makes its way up into the northeast sometime on wednesday. the difference is the european model keeps it closer to the shore, causing more beach erosion, more rip currents, more rain, more problems, and brings

it in 24 hours early into the delmarva peninsula where that would cause a lot of problems for places like the jersey shore, del mmarva peninsula and myrtle beach and other places. the question is where and when does this system come in. if it comes in the northern plot, that means big trouble for new york and new england. we would be looking at catastrophic problems, storm surge, flooding. also expect to see big problems with power outages as millions of trees go down. so we continue to monitor it and we will have more coming up. that's the latest. now back to you, matt. >> we want people to stay tuned today and all throughout the weekend. al, thank you very much. we'll check in with you in a while. president obama is back in washington this morning after a whirlwind campaign tour as governor romney heads to iowa and the biggest battleground state ohio. chuck todd is in cincinnati this morning. good morning to you.

>> reporter: good morning, matt. you could be forgiven if you thought barack obama and mitt romney were running for the presidency of ohio. they have been here a lot, were here a lot yesterday because both campaigns believe this state is that critical to their prospects in 11 days. president obama wrapped up a 48 hour eight state battleground blitz in ohio, and with a hoarse voice questioned his opponent's trustworthiness. >> there's no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. trust matters. you know what, ohio, after all these years, you now know me. you know that i mean what i say. >> reporter: at almost exactly the same moment 150 miles west, mitt romney took the stage in

defiance, ohio, and borrowing a page from president obama's 2008 play book called himself the candidate of change. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges, we have a big election. we want a president that will bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> reporter: ohio is the ultimate bellwether in presidential elections, recently picking george bush in 2004 and barack obama in 2008. mitt romney's first up was cincinnati, part of hamilton county. the largest county in ohio that switched from republican bush in 2004 to democrat obama in 2008. the president has been putting a big emphasis in ohio and other states in early voting, which is why he decided to be the first president to cast his ballot before election day. both sides are dealing with unexpected political speed bumps on the trail. for mitt romney it is indiana's republican senate candidate richard mourdock who made

controversial comments about abortion and rape tuesday. he was questioned three times about it thursday. in what may be another unforced error, john sununu's eyebrow raising comments in regards to colin powell's endorsement of president obama. >> when you have somebody of your own race you're proud of being the president of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> reporter: president obama has his own speed bump. his remarks included this quotation. you know, kids have good instincts, they look at the other guy and say well, that's a b.s.er, i can tell. however, the president did not shorthand it. the obama campaign admitted the remark occurred but said it was during a casual conversation at the end of the interview. the campaign didn't deny mr. obama was referring to romney.

as competitive as ohio may be, other states may be closer. new nbc news "the wall street journal" marchist poll shows a tight race in colorado with the president and mitt romney tied at 48%. while nevada remains close, the president is at the magic 50% mark. overnight, the romney campaign had john sununu release a statement what he said about colin powell. let me read it to you. he is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision he made and i do not doubt it was based on anything but his support of the president's policies. piers morgan's question was whether he should leave the party. i don't think that's quite exactly the way the question was. it wasn't an apology for the way he worded that analysis. i am sure we will hear more today. >> bring in david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> it is closing time. mitt romney seems to be choosing closing argument from the 2008

obama campaign, i'm the candidate of change. how will it resonate with undecided voters? >> reporter: there's a question we can't answer, what's holding undecided voters back from actually making a decision. they know president obama, he is right about that. now they have a better sense of governor romney. but there's something holding him back. you have two arguments. one being change. i think we have moved into the zone of a change election, mitt romney established himself as a safer alternative, but where is the threshold. president obama is keying in on you can't trust this guy because his positions changed. are you voting for mitt the moderate or somebody with true principle. as long as he keeps raising that doubt, obama campaign counts on the idea people will hold back from changing away from an incumbent which is always difficult. >> chuck, back to battleground states in the new polls. colorado is a dead heat. you have nevada, very close, just a couple of points, three

points separating obama from romney there. how do those states impact the path to victory for each of the candidates? >> reporter: colorado is an unbelievable one. potentially, you talk about ohio. there's a very viable path if you will for both states to split where mitt romney wins florida, ohio, virginia, and is still four electoral votes short. throw in wisconsin, iowa, new hampshire, and nevada over into the obama category, suddenly we're staring at colorado. one at 263, one stuck at 266. we could be sitting here waiting for colorado. very quickly, there are two types of swing voters left. people that swing back and forth and ones that swing between voting and not voting. in the obama campaign, they're focused on casual swing voters between voting and not, but when they vote, they vote democrat.

>> david, to end here quickly, how about hurricane sandy, could this be the october surprise? could it force, for example, president obama off the campaign trail to react to the storm? >> reporter: that's the most likely scenario because he is the president of the united states and if there are emergency response measures that have to be taken or if he wants to be on scene someplace where there's been a lot of damage, he may do that. just the issue of how much attention is taken away from the campaign trail with an issue, a storm that could be this unique and this big. here we go. we'll see what happens. we've got a lot of uncertainty in weather and politics. >> david gregory, chuck todd, thank you both. here is savannah. the election is not for another 11 days. investigations are already under way in cases of voter intimidation and fraud. michael isikoff has more. good morning to you, michael. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. as election day grows closer,

watchdog groups are worried about a surge in dirty tricks aimed at keeping voters from the polls. the fbi is now on the case. the official looking letters are showing up across florida, challenging voters' citizenship and their right to vote. those getting them are outraged. >> went ballistic when i read it. >> basically saying they questioned my citizenship and were implying they were going to eliminate me being able to vote. >> reporter: fake letters which threaten nonregistered voters with arrest and imprisonment were postmarked in seattle. up to 100 reported in 28 florida counties. the fbi is trying to track down the perpetrators. florida officials are alarmed. >> this is an attempt to intimidate voters in one of the most important states in the united states in a national election. >> reporter: members of both parties and independents received the phony letters, although a majority seem to have gone to republicans, even one to

the state gop chairman. watchdog groups say it is one of many dirty tricks popping up aimed at voter suppression. >> we have seen earlier in the election cycles previous years these nefarious underhanded tactics by shadow groups to restrict the ability of responsible americans to vote. >> reporter: dirty tricks include billboards in minority neighborhoods in ohio, wisconsin, pennsylvania, warning that vote fraud is a felony, put up by an unnamed private family foundation, they're coming down after a public outcry. in arizona, some hispanic voters got official notice listing the election as november 8th, two days after election day. just this week, a conservative activist group caught the son of a congressman in an undercover video sting, seeming to go on with a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. >> but it has to be like a utility bill, so you have to --

>> his son says he was trying to humor the person that approached him, but quit his father's campaign and local police are investigating. meanwhile, virginia attorney general is investigating a republican operative arrested for throwing voter registration forms in a dumpster. the operative, colin small, who couldn't be reached for comment previously worked for strategic allied consulting, a consulting firm fired by the republican national committee last month after employees turned in hundreds of suspicious registration forms in florida, including some with fake addresses like a shell gas station. at the time, the head of the firm, nathan sprewell said he was the victim of a few bad apples that worked for him. in the case of phony letters in florida, source tells nbc news the state gop chairman that got one received it at his business address from which he writes campaign contributions. a sign the source says the perpetrators may have been

targeting voters found on a public database of political donors. savannah? >> michael isikoff in the washington newsroom, thank you. let's get the top stories of the morning from natalie at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, matt and savannah and everyone. we begin with a tragic story in new york city. a nanny in critical condition this morning after police say she killed two young children in her care, then attempted to take her own life. march a skeef cam poe has more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. this is a heart breaking story, every parent's worst nightmare. a mother of three returned home to her apartment yesterday around 5:30 p.m. to discover two of her young children dead and police say their nanny killed them. this apartment building on manhattan's upper west side was the scene of a horrific crime thursday when police say a nanny killed two young children in her care. the children's mother had taken

her three-year-old daughter to a swim lesson, leaving her other children with the nanny when she came home to a gruesome discovery. >> the apartment is dark. she's assuming the nanny may have gone out with the children. she goes down to the lobby, asks the doorman if they had gone out, he said no. she goes back up to the apartment, it is dark, and she goes into the bathroom and discovers them. >> reporter: police say the nanny identified as 50-year-old seen leaving the building on a stretcher stabbed herself after she killed the children with a kitchen knife. >> unbelievable. i can't imagine what the mother is feeling. >> reporter: the victims are identified as a six-year-old and a two-year-old. their father, kevin krim, an executive for cnbc out of town at the time of the incident. he was greeted at the airport by new york city police who took

him to the hospital to be reunited with his wife and their surviving child, a three-year-old. a grieving family searching for answers in the face of unspeakable tragedy. >> reporter: you can see some flowers and candles were left here. that nanny is in critical but stable condition, not yet charged. this morning, cnbc released a statement saying in part there are simply no words to convey the magnitude of this tragedy. what we can do is come together to express our unwavering support for a friend in need. all of us at cnbc and at nbc universal will be there for them. >> our hearts go out to the krim family. thank you. now to northern afghanistan where a suicide bomber killed at least 40 people at a mosque as worshippers marked a muslim holidays, at least 50 others were wounded. the u.s. condemned the attack. more client names expected

to be released in the prostitution ring. there were 20 other johns that hired this instructor for sex. she and her business partner pled not guilty in the case. and halfway to the title, san francisco giants won game two of the world series, beating the detroit tigers 2-0. now the series moves to the motor city where it has game three tomorrow night. 7:19. back to matt and savannah. >> thanks. back to al in florida for the rest of his forecast. >> reporter: thanks so much, matt. the seas still pretty angry as sandy continues to make its trek to the north as we continue to watch it. there's other weather going on as we take a look for our friends on the west coast. we have a lot of wet weather making it to the pacific northwest. also snow making its way into the mountains there. very chilly conditions through

the rockies and into the cascades. and we also have santa ana winds to worry about, that's right, big area of high pressure dominating, low pressure between it, and that means winds that could gust up to 55 miles per hour in the passes, higher a pretty nice day setting up for the bay area. showers way off to the north and will be staying there the next few days. temperatures mostly in the 70s for our inland valleys today. upper 70s around livermore and pleasanton, mid-70s closer to san jose. 68 san francisco and warmer for the weekend thanks to those north win. clearing skies, turning cooler on wednesday. >> and that's your latest weather. the presidential race giving

the hosts of late night comedy fodder, including donald trump's $5 million offer to president obama. >> donald trump called president obama and said i'll give you $5 and i said hey, don, i'll give you $5 million if you release that thing on your head! >> what's this thing with trump and you. it is like me and letterman, what has he got against you here? >> this all dates back to when we were growing up together in kenya. >> trump came back, said he has a very big announcement about president obama that could cost him the election. yeah. he is going to endorse him. >> you know who's endorsing mitt romney? lindsey lohan. and it may seem silly to you but not to the romney campaign. they're very excited.

they think okay, here's our chance to get that shoplifter vote. >> what if i forget to vote. >> if you forget? >> yes. >> well, i have a plan for that, jimmy. >> you do. >> election day, election day, up and at em. let's go, let's go! out the door, out the door! and eat some carrots! >> president obama was nice enough to come to the show yesterday. we weren't the only show he did. before he left los angeles, he made another appearance on another show. >> get that image out of your head. >> very clever.

just ahead, the story behind my ride to work this morning. first, this is "today" on nbc.

. coming coming up, "today" investigates medicare fraud. hundreds of millions of dollars being ripped off at your expense. and we crown the winner of our show us your moves with a live danceoff on the plaza. after your local news. like this. i made a bat. i made a sword. [ female announcer ] carve out some time with your little pumpkins. happy halloween... from rice krispies. it is 7:26. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. alameda county sheriff's deputies making an arrest in connection with the death of a castro valley woman and a fire set at her house. that perpendiculson is accused killing barbara lachlay.

firefighters responded to a fire at her home on october 18th. somebody beat her and set her house on fire. they'll be holding a news conference later on today to announce -- who they have arrested and we will have all those details coming up on our 11:00 a.m. newscast. san mateo county sheriffs releasing this photo of a man they say kidnapped a 9-year-old girl from parkside elementary school. prosecutors say bradley mrazek grabbed the girl inside a bathroom and dragged her down the street. she was fortunately able to escape and run for help. he pleaded not guilty to those charges. right now let's get a look at your friday forecast and rob mayeda says it's a nice one. >> even though we're starting off quite chilly this morning with low 40s and the north bay and san jose mid-40s this morning, not much wind for now, north winds picking up for the afternoon. we'll bring our temperatures up. the storm track is off to the north so you don't have to worry about rain, just showers and sunshine for the bay area today.

upper 70s around livermore getting over to sunol. 68 in san francisco, warmer for the weekend with the next chance of rain arriving towards the middle part of next week. peninsula drivers, heads up. traffic jam-a-ramma. the earlier accident, my friend from cnbc, photographer mark just called and said the incident is cleared from lanes so there is recovery. both directions slow heading up to the scene. the south bay northbound routes actually not so bad, 280 and 85 at the bottom of your screen very slow and then coming out of the east bay, slow basically down 880 south past dakota where there's an accident right around the transition to the dumbarton bridge. starting from san leandro all the way down toward mission boulevard. speeds into the 50s as you head down through the area and sometime the 40s as you're passing by those bridges. for the latest traffic and news updates, check us out on facebook. we're back in a half hour with another local update. the "today" show coming your way. we'll see you in a half hour. [ maraca shaking ]

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>> what? okay. there okay. there he is. in case you missed it a bit earlier, that was the grand entrance at the top of our show, matt hanging ten to get to work today. he got some help with that from

two very creative, talented guys behind some eye catching and popular online videos, videos like this one of a woman walking around with ipads on her head. in fact, we have natalie trying that out now. how does it work? we will talk to the guys and they'll explain that stunt, too. >> hope they don't erase her. and by the way, also ahead, we're going to have our dancing finals. we have the five finalists in our show us your moves competition, they made their way to rockefeller plaza, they're in the green room getting ready for the live danceoff before a panel of celebrity judges. >> look forward to that. just ahead, major ripoff of taxpayers, hundreds of millions drained from the health care system, the crooks flaunting ill gotten gains. "today" investigates coming up. first, online shopping is easy and convenient, as chris

hanson found out, you can also think of just about anything being available for a certain price. chris, good morning. >> good morning, matt. i have done a lot of stories in 30 years, seen a lot of things, this ranks in the top five. at any given time, there are 60 billion posts on craigslist with only 40 employees monitoring them. we found human organs, even a hit man. it is a crisp autumn day, i am across the table from someone who is suggesting he is a hit man. and i am playing along as a potential client of his services. >> i got a problem with a guy. >> okay. >> i got to take care of it. >> okay. >> it feels like a scene from a movie. >> what are the options? >> what you want to happen to him. >> what can you do? >> i can do anything. >> but he is no actor. here he is on hidden camera describing what he is willing to

do to a potential victim for a fee. >> he can get hurt, hospitalized, a lot of things can happen. >> but this isn't a story about a hit man. it is really a story about where we found him, of all places, in the online classifieds. a place where billions of people worldwide come to sell, share, offer services on sites like craigslist and back page. you can find anything, apartments, cars, furniture, jobs, even a spouse. but with just a few clicks, you can also find some very strange things. a young man offering his kidney for $50,000. >> it wouldn't matter to have two kidneys or one kidney. >> a woman selling a potent narcotic. how do you justify it. >> you asked for it. >> still illegal. >> this man is selling his marijuana delivery business. >> i can do 800 to a thousand

dollars a day. >> it was that hit man surprised us the most. >> crippling his right leg, left elbow, stuff can happen. >> what are we talking about money wise. >> depends what you want done. >> what if i want him to disappear. >> that's no problem. >> how much? >> 5,000. >> 5,000? >> yeah. >> what about disappear disappear. >> that's like 25,000. >> 25,000. >> yeah, yeah. >> who is this alleged hit man? >> i need to know who i'm dealing with. yeah. this is who i am. glen glasgow. >> i'll show you who i am. >> i don't need to know who you are. >> don't want to know? >> no. >> you sure? >> no. >> you may want to know who i am. >> why? is it advantageous to me to know who you are? >> i am chris hanson with "dateline" nbc. >> i watch that all the time. you don't look like him to me.

>> i don't look like him? >> no. >> not at all? >> not at all. >> glen, i am that guy. >> as calm as he seems, the conversation then took an interesting turn and you'll see that tonight. >> that's bizarre, chris. thank you very much. appreciate it. you can see a special "dateline," the wild, wild westbound, 10:00, 9:00 central on nbc. back to florida and get a check of the weather from al. >> today's weather is brought to you by keurig. >> reporter: seems like the worst of the bad weather is here in florida. the waves are still kind of rough out further to sea, but the heavy weather is just about done here. but sandy is not done by a long shot with the eastern united states. let's take a look, show you what we've got as far as the weekend is concerned, starting off temperature wise, big changes. we have a front, and back behind the front, temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal.

ahead of it, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal. then tomorrow, that front moves to the east, almost to the east coast. that cold air is going to interact with sandy as it makes its way inland and it may cause some decent amount of snow, up to a foot in some parts of the alleghenies. we're seeing a gorgeous orange giants sunrise over us, san francisco right now. you can see across the water there, just a few high clouds outside and the rain-producing clouds moved on. they'll be heading further to the north as high pressure builds in this weekend. stl light jacket weather through 10:00 and by lunchtime we're seeing 60s and 70s inland, upper 70s warmest places today. even warmer tomorrow and for sunday and then a bit cooler heading into the new workweek.

the new orleans saints coming to the broncos. upper 40s to low 50s, on the greatest night of the week, sunday night, football night in america. matt? >> al, thank you very much. up next, "today" investigates the alarming ways some criminals are ripping off the nation's health care system to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. and pippa middleton steps out in a party for her new book. we hear about its release and her sister's royal wedding. first, these messages. how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa. and you'll always find your favorite. woman #2: with so many choices,

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help the poor, retirees, even children with autism. in queens, new york, a pre-dawn raid. federal agents targeting six people accused of ripping off the government's health care system for nearly $12 million. >> good job. >> reporter: more agents from the hhs inspector general's office descend on a medical clinic owned by the suspects, searching room by room for fraudulent billing documents, hidden computer files and stolen medicare numbers. >> this looks to be like adult day care. >> reporter: investigators say the scheme involved luring senior citizens to the clinic by giving them free meals as well as music, computer and dance lessons all in exchange for their medicare numbers, numbers then allegedly billed for medical services that were never provided, charges the suspect deny. the victims too often are the elderly and disadvantaged. >> they are often victims of identity theft. they are used as pawns in this -- in these schemes to perpetuate medicare fraud for

profits. >> reporter: virtually every day in this country federal agents arrest suspects for health care fraud. last year alone agents charged nearly 1,500 people, and the amount of stolen taxpayer dollars is staggering, as much as $60 billion a year. the investigative work can be dangerous, and agents are also relying heavily on data analysis to find suspects before they get away with the money. the health care fraud can take many different forms. take paul thorson, a danish scientist accused of stealing grant money awarded by the cdc for autism research and now wanted as a fugitive. investigators say thorson submitted these phony invoices for expenses, complete with forged cdc official signatures and then had more than $1 million wired into his own bank account. he allegedly used the cash to buy two cars, a $34,000 harley davidson, and this $450,000 home in atlanta.

>> it is a travesty. >> reporter: this mother of an autistic child and director of an autism support group. >> when you think of these luxury cars and harley-davidson, are you serious? there's parents out here that probably wish they could afford that stuff but they can't because they are paying for extra therapy for our kids. >> this is one of our missions to prevent diseases and find out more about diseases, and for someone to take crucial dollars to fund his personal piggy bank to buy his toys with taxpayer dollars, it really upsets me. >> reporter: thorson isn't the only fugitive want ed for taxpayer brothers to live a lavish lifestyle. meet the benitez brothers, accused of stealing $110 million from a medicare fund. they allegedly used this cash to buy this hotel, this helicopter, even their own water park. >> we've certainly seen criminals who have billed the medicare program for millions of

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i was a little bit late for this work this morning, but i have a good excuse. i was trying out a brand-new commute, surfing the streets of new york city. it was the brainchild two viral video artists, the co-founders a company called think moto. they're here to sflan how they got me to risk life and limb and how they discovered the recipe for viral videos. i didn't actually steal his newspaper. he was in on it. talk about this company you created. you make these videos and hope they employ viral and you do it for clients. how does it work? >> what we do is take a particular concept out of a whole movie or tv show or even a product, narrow it down and make a whole story out of one particular thing that we find -- >> are they commercials? >> they are a hybrid.

these are entertaining marketing videos at the end of which a product or film is promoted. >> a lot of your videos have gone viral and dpgot millions o views. are you making that guarantee it to clients? can you do that much? >> you can't do that. there's enough videos out there, cute babies doing something funny or a dog or cat. we try to be innovative and original in most cases. that's why it goes viral, and people love it. >> we saw the one with people underwater. that was for a watch, right? people say we want to sell this watch. what can you do with it underwater? is that what it is? >> exactly. we come up with a really entertaining concept. for instance, the movie chasing maverick and we came up with the idea that came out in theaters. >> the one natalie had on her head with the ipads and my

surfboard and a helmet that shaves your head and a popcorn machine that shoots popcorn in your mouth. you got a cue from james bond movies who comes up with these things? >> that's right. he says, i know how to do it. >> it's not camera tricks? matt will shoot a piece of popcorn at me if i say pop? >> we make it. we have a guy who does all our gizmos, and every time we walk into a door, he shakes his head. >> this is a new frontier of advertising? >> you go back and actually make it. we want to make it underwater, we'll going to build it underwater and you go in with breathing helmets. >> i had a blast shooting this. we did it at 3:30 in the morning on the streets of new york, and you couldn't have been more fun to work with. thank you very much. >> the crew started to call you mad matt. >> can you imagine surfing the

streets later on when it's busier. >> don't try that by the way. that's not legal, i don't think. >> thank you. >> we're launching a new series called today's topic. we want you to stroet for your favorite. first, the elevator prank that left riders terrified. >> oh! >> oh! that was meant to show how real the picture is on an lg monitor. an elevator floor was replaced with flat screens. >> that's the first video. the second one is called the one that got away. the tv reporter who fell onto to a man's lap when a fish freaked her out. >> what happened next? i think it is blurry. >> that will get a lot of votes. >> next, how to pick up a girl at a gym. a weight lifter takes a literal

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member of the tennis team. qiu had been missing since last month. police are trying to determine whether she was kidnapped or simply ran away. right now let's get a look at that weekend forecast. rob mayeda is in for christina loren. good morning. >> off to a very nice start. san francisco right now, notice the flag here. we have got a little bit of an offshore breeze so no fog in the picture. with those dry win, we'll see numbers coming on up. 70 sfor san francisco. upper 70s by livermore and santa rosa. it looks like the weekend will warm up a little bit more. 70s to low 80s inland and a few clouds early next week. then a few showers approaching halloween. mike. rob, you know what, we have this issue on the peninsula still. this is sticking around, especially for a friday. note this palo alto shot. we have the southbound side over on the left side actually from marsh down toward university. it's very slow. and the northbound side on the opposite side, the right, heading away from us also slow approaching marsh.

there's the congestion heading toward the dumbarton bridge. at the top of your screen a new accident south 101 right around whipple. so keep that in mind as well. now, more slowing through mountain view both directions around the shoreline. 85 exit an accident reported there on either side of the freeway. still getting details from chp but both sides are slowing there. the rest of the south bay is actually okay, a little lighter than we typically see. 880 jamming up right around the coliseum. for the latest traffic and news updates, we suggest you check out nbc bay area on facebook. we'll have another local update in a half hour.

>> 8:00 on a friday morning. it's the 26th day of october. 2012. pull the carpet back and get your moves ready. we're throwing a dance party on rockefeller plaza. we have our finalists from our

show us your moves competition. they are about to compete for the grand prize. >> what is the grand prize? >> i think it's a trophy. and a trip to new york. that's not too bad. >> celebrity judges are going to look at their work in a little while. we'll get to them in a couple of minutes. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. >> ahead we'll talk about pippa middleton, she has a new book out. she was out to celebrate it last night. she does admit she is nervous about the attention but i suppose will get used to it. we'll hear from her. >> you remember the story i think last week, obey the dog, way too heavy. now this dog weighed twice the normal weight. there is a lawsuit involving obey, a custody dispute, one owner suing another owner. we'll fill you in on that. >> all right. by the way, next week halloween, we have a huge party planned hoping nobody rains on our

parade, hurricane sandy. we'll have a costume party on the plaza. we're getting dressed up. we'll have celebrity surprises, and speaking of halloween there was a prank that caught our eye. take a look. >> oh! >> my god! >> how did he do that? >> i have no idea. >> that is rick ferguson. he calls it a great illusion. i hope it is. >> he is double jointed. >> and don't forget to dress up, get down here next wednesday, we'll have a good time. let's go inside. natalie is standing by with a check of the headlines. >> good morning everyone. tropical storm watches and warnings are posted from florida to the kaefrls as the east coast braces for a monster storm. the approach of hurricane sandy is churning up the florida surf

and causing a run on emergency supplies as residents prepare for winds and rain. sandy is blamed for 20 deaths throughout the caribbean. emotional reunion between the pakistani school girl shot in the head and her family. the father, mother and two brothers arrived at the british hospital where she was flown for special treatment and have been at her bedside since last night. the 15-year-old was targeted earlier this month for advocating grls education in pakistan. doctors say it does not appear she suffered significant brain damage and her father says she is responding well. >> now to earnings news, likely to affect wall street. courtney reagan is up at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning. wall street preparing for a potential tech wreck after disappointing earnings after the bell including a rare miss from apple. ipad sales and the holiday forecast short of wall street's expectations. amazon reporting its first

quarterly loss in nearly a decade. elsewhere investors will look to economic data to guide their decisions including the first read on u.s. economic growth in the third quarter. natalie. >> courtney reagan, thank you. and now for a look at what is trending today our quick roundup of what has you talking online. a custody fight over obey, the obese dachshund is a top yahoo! search. his appearances included here at the "today" show, but the oregon group that rescued obey from his elderly owner says the pudgy pooch is a dog, not a celebrity. they filed a lawsuit demanding that obey's foster caretaker return him to the group. >> barbara walters scolding donald trump on the view getting replay. she lectured trump for his youtube stunt offering president obama $5 million for charity if he would release personal documents. take a listen. >> you and i have known each other for many years and you know i'm your friend and i think you are a brilliant business man

and you are great on television, and you have a fascinating personality. donald, you are making a fool of yourself. you're hurting donald and that hurts me because you're a decent man. >> donald trump later tweeted that barbara missed the entire point of his announcement. >> and today.com is where you can see this all over again. how matt got to work this morning a little late mind you on a motorized surf board, dodging waves and pot holes along the way. it was inspire by a viral video artist a lot of buzz on line. surf's up, hg 10, very sweet ride. good way to commute to work. 8:05. back out to matt. you have moves there. >> thank you. i'm not sure i recommend it as a great way to commute to work. you might want to be careful but it was fun. thank you. all right. let's go to al down in florida in advance of that storm. sandy that we are all keeping our eyes on, al. >> matt, you might want to bring

that surf board down here. you would get use out of it. we're warning people not to go in the surf, there are dangerous rip tides, we have reports of buoys of 20-foot seas. here is the latest on sandy. 210 miles east-northeast of miami, florida, 80 miles per hour winds, moving northwest at 10 miles per hour. as you look at the hurricane watches and warnings on this thing, it again is starting to really develop and show quite a bit of potential as we look you can see hurricane watches making their way all the way up into the carolinas. tropical storm watches i should say, all the way up to the carolinas. the problem is what we're seeing now is the path of the storm. the path according to the national hurricane center brings it along the coast parallel and eventually makes landfall somewhere up around the northeast, right around new york. some time wednesday. but the european model t one that has been much more accurate brings it in around the delmarva

peninsula about 24 hours earlier, so this is the tale of two paths, which one it takes will determine how much destruction we see. that's what's going on around . around the bay area, much calmer weather pattern with high clouds going by and the rain-producing clouds off to the north. you can see it on the satellite/radar view up to eureka. it will move further north for the weekend. mid-70s in san jose. a few upper 70s today and tomorrow. tomorrow, temperatures climbing more. warmest day of the week for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. matt. >> thank you very much. when we come back pippa middleton celebrates release of her new book. we'll find out more about that and our live dance-off on the plaza. first these messages. ♪ this is the car that loves to have fun ♪

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back now at 89. 11. kate may be the future queen, but her sister pippa middleton was queen for a day on thursday. her first book on entertaining was released in britain, and fittingly she hosted two parties last night. nbc's michelle kosinksi is in london with more. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah, right, finally got her own day in the spotlight and reportedly wrote this book entirely herself. it weighs three and a half

pound, 400 pages, and you know everyone was going to scrutinize, it so everything surrounding it has been extremely carefully done. you've rarely heard her utter a word. >> what can i do with this. >> i reckon that could be a hat maybe. >> reporter: here the party was all pippa. >> amazing. >> reporter: natural around the children, never fawning. it was like a page from her bourque "celebrate" featuring many of the pretty do-it-yourself celebrations and games. >> oh, no. mess everywhere. >> reporter: not always easy for adults. >> can't do it. >> reporter: the kids really did seem to eat up these ideas, though twice pippa was subjected to some unwitting naughtiness. >> i hate princesses. >> reporter: a tough crowd but pippa handled it.

later she didn't quite know what to do in front of all of the cameras and to many that's refreshing. >> really, really nervous but it's a bit exciting, and i feel really excited to launch the book. >> reporter: it's been a couple of years since her sister's we had and when asked about memories of it just said -- >> crazy. >> reporter: but she did it, a book of very simple and sweet holiday party ideas that is also a visual feat, zero glitz and glamour, more cotton than wool. instead of the fascinator at the society wedding, sparklers in the backyard, construction paper. and in america where her book is expected to sell the best, "parade" magazine bid for a preview with a skeptical cry but were so won over she put her on this week's cover. >> charmed by it. we thought it looked wonderful. there is an opportunity for someone, whether it's pippa or somebody else, to be a martha

stewart for a new generation. >> reporter: starting with the basics, bop for apples, tell a story, help guests relax. >> i think that there's something very charming about -- about the accessibility of it. pippa's been sort of known as a party girl, and when you look at the book, oh, this is a completely different type of party, and you definitely would want an invitation. >> reporter: there are critics. the "the new york post" called it a bum-mer saying the bowling pins filled with gravel and nothing lines up a grade school event like ten paint bombs with a surprisy schrapnel inside. >> it's not easy to throw a party. it takes something to do it well and to enjoy doing it and that's what you walk away with. she enjoys this. this is actually a passion for her. >> oh, yes. >> reporter: kate, by the way, did not attend the launch party last night. the book is available in the u.s. on october 30th.

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minute we'll have our five finalists in a live dance-off here on the plaza, but first a look at some of the many videos you sent in. ♪ shaking it up just about anywhere, this is not your average dance floor. >> shake that. >> along with a range of style, from iconic moves like michael. >> to the current pop hot "gangnam style." ♪ >> some moves stood out for originality. >> oh, those floors look so clean. >> age was never a factor. everyone got in the act. and in the end you showed us your moves today. all right. now let's meet our panel of distinguished judges. first one you know for sure.

debbie allen from the show "fame," aboard winning director and choreographer, and she's working out on a big gala out in california on november 1st. >> debbie, good to have you here. the second judge the singer ciara. it's her second single off "one-woman army" and christina black, she performs dances by the nation's hottest coreographers. >> without further ado. first contestant, what's your name? >> jojo. >> where are you from? >> california. >> ready to dance? >> take it away. ♪

♪ >> okay. as he continues to dance, debbie allen, what do you think of his moves? >> he's a real beat boy. he's very amazing and incredibly gifted and so athletic. look at that. >> all right. that's a good review. we like that. jojo, thank you very much. we appreciate it. ladies and gentlemen, jojo. >> all right. >> our next competitor is 9-year-old alexa, and alexa has been dancing since the age of 3. she was inspired by watching her cousin dance on stage. alexa, are you ready? >> yeah. >> okay. ladies and gentlemen, here's alexa. ♪

♪ >> ciara, what do you think? >> she's amazing. her passion and everything. i'm really able to feel her dancing. >> alexa, thank you very much. give her a hand. >> let's meet our third competitor from michigan, 48-year-old mom kim walters. we know her around here as pajama mom. get ready. you'll be inspired, of course, as you say by tina turner, a former cruise ship director. are you ready to dance? >> yes, i am. >> take it away.

♪ ♪ >> all right. let's ask our brooklynette, what do you think? >> incredible. you can tell that she loves to dance. >> you think she's got what it takes? christina? >> she's got what it takes. she's got the spirit. >> got the energy. >> all right. >> thank you so much. next up is 7 years jayce butler, his moves inspired by the one and only chris brown. are you ready to go? ladies and gentlemen, here's jayce. ♪

♪ >> all right. jayce, thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, give a round of applause. >> all right. all right, and our last competitor is 35-year-old ephraim, dancing since the '80s, inspired by mc hammer. all right, go get 'em. ♪

♪ >> all right. ladies and gentlemen, give it up for ephraim. >> wow, he's kind of working the referees for a moment there. >> okay. >> all right. so why don't we do this. you guys start talking amongst yourselves, and then what we'll do is we'll introduce the winner of show us your moves in our 8:30 open, okay, but overall, the five competitors you give? >> you like what you see? >> oh, yeah, you know. 1-10, everybody's like an 8.

>> okay. >> that's good. >> but you'll have to pick a winner, so we'll find out who that is in a few minutes right after this. good friday morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the protests commemorating the occupy oakland has wrapped up with little incident.

people left without prompting from police. thousands marched last night. two people were arrested, but otherwise the protest was said to be peaceful. let's see how peaceful the morning commute is for friday. how are we, mike? not good for the peninsula. look here in palo alto. i start my report here at university avenue coming toward us is south. that is not the only direction. there are two. north and south are slow between marsh avenue and the exit. the earlier accident is still sticking around. the northbound slowing. shore line is getting better out of mountain view off 237. north 101 from 880 is very slow through san jose. the rest of the flow throughout the south bay is lighter. oakland and 880 is slow to the coliseum. thank you for joining us. for the latest traffic and news

updates, you can check out nbc bay area on facebook. you can check us out with another update in a half hour. have a great friday.

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8:30 now on a friday morning, and that was the scene on our plaza just a few minutes ago, an epic throwdown on the dance floor. five finalists flown in from around the country competing for the title of best dancer in our "show us your moves today" contest and without any further ado our panel of celebrity judges have conferred. >> before we announce the winner let's hear it for all our contestants. >> fantastic. >> so miss allen, why don't you be the spokesperson for our panel. there was some dissent. >> there was some dissent. this was a very difficult decision. all of you bring such a spirit of the dance that we love so much, but we did have a choose. that was our job today, and so we have come up with a winner, and the winner is ephraim. >> yeah! >> ephraim, congratulations.

>> this is your son, right? >> are you proud of your dad? >> turn this way so we can see you. can you move like your dad? >> better. >> oh, better. >> that's a throwdown. how does it feel? >> we've got some music, you want to try some. go ahead. >> show us your moves. let's see what you can do, too. >> we've got some sirens, that helps. >> wow. >> oh, my. ♪ >> oh, my goodness, wow. >> ephraim, you're not only a good dancer, but you're a good teacher, too, man, fantastic. first of all. there you go. there's the trophy. >> good job. >> excellent. >> congratulations to you. we want to thank all of our

contestants. really, really wonderful. >> we warrant to thank our judges, too. debbie, christina and ciara for their participation. thank you very much. >> great job, everybody. >> get a check of the weather. mr. roker is down in florida. al? >> hey, matt, as you can see, the skies are really angry here. this is all with hurricane sandy going off here and heading up towards the north. meantime, let's look at what your weekend looks like, showing you starting off with saturday. sandy is causing problems along the southeast and atlantic coast. going to be very cold through the great lakes and into the plains. snow showers there. wet weather with mountain snows in the pacific northwest and then sunday, sunday, look for more heavy rain making its way into the mid-atlantic. as sandy continues up the coast, looking at more rain and mountain snows in the pacific northwest and western plains,

sunny and warm through the southwest and the sunshine continues. sunshine will return here to florida within the next 48 hours. that's what's going on around a pretty nice start to the morning in san jose. hazy sunshine and high clouds going by. no rain. clear skies around the bay area. you can see the rain in the north coast. you will see that in mendicino county. mid-70s south of san jose. 60s and low 70s across the bay today. a bit warmer for the valleys tomorrow. we cool off next week. the next chance of rain will try to roll in around halloween. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you so much for your reporting from down there this more. when we come back, we'll have today's "take 3" and so much more ahead. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:36. the deadly for early division at many universities is less than a week away. what do you need to impress the college of your choice? here with the inside scoop, ted spencer, executive director of undergraduate admissions at the university of michigan, ellen kim, the director of undergraduate admissions at johns hopkins and the vice provost for enrollment and dean of admissions at vanderbilt university. good morning to all of you. bottom line, a very distinguished panel here this morning. >> good morning, savannah. >> great questions that our viewers sent in, but let's start with the basic question to you, ellen what. has changed in the last oh, i guess 20 years or so when a lot of parents were applying to college and now? >> i guess the biggest difference is the amount of information that's accessible to students. i think a lot of universities have put a lot of information online on their websites and hold a lot of events across the country so information can be very successful now without even having to make the visit to campus. >> there's so many students, and i think what most kids want to

know, and i'll put this to you, doug, what to do to really make the application stand out. >> i think the best information i would give is to be authentic and describe who you are and let us understand what you want. don't write to us and tell us who you are because we're building a community, not filling a classroom. >> talking about the dreaded essay, of course. the point you is want to make it personal. can you tell when it's been overedited or adults have maybe even written it? >> yeah. a lot of times, particularly when the adults sign the application, you know -- >> does that really happen? >> that happens sometimes. it feels a little bit more packaged. it's not about the students so much when someone else is writing it. we don't hear their voice. we don't understand what makes them tick and that's what we're looking for. >> can you forgive something a little less than polished if you feel it's authentic? >> i think you can. i think at times, you know, it's an individual review. you look at everything, and you say, well, where does this fit in the whole package of the application? >> ellen, what are you looking

for when you look at transcript, it's not just grades. >> right. so we're looking at the types of classes this person has taken over the course of high school. want to see the student challenged themselves and looking at performance as well and underlying all of that i think what we're really thinking about is what type of student that they are. >> and a lot of kids really involve themselves in a ton of extracurricular activities. is it a competition, is it a numbers game, how many you do? >> no. i would really say it's more important to be in two or three or four and be transformative and have made a difference, not the requisite i'm a junior, i better get in 20 clubs. can you see right through that. >> exactly. >> it's the persistence, the passion and the leadership, the reasons why they are joining that's more important to us than the laundry list. >> so many students understandably freak out over the s.a.t.s and the a.c.t.s. how much does that score matter, be honest? >> ellen. it does matter. we ask for it and we'll ask for it and take it into

consideration. it doesn't matter as much as students think it does. we're overall looking at the whole of the academic profile, not just that one number. >> it complements the transcript. in other words, it's a part of the whole many factors that we look at, but it's not the one and most important thing. it's a holistic review, test scores, transcript, extracurricular activities. all of those things so the test scores have one weight. it means if you're applying to a competitive school, it's important. >> one of the reasons we're having this conversation now is because it is early decision, early action time, and for those who aren't familiar with the concept, doug, i'll let you explain what this is. >> early decision is the ability where a student can choose the school they are really wanting to go to and actually in early decision have a binding contract with the school, the high school counsellor and university all agree and that's where that student is going to end up and must end up if they are admitted and selected. >> so you have to really be devoted to that school because you're making a promise.

>> that's right, for early decision and then there's early action. we confuse parents and students all the time. >> i'm confused. >> and it varies. that's why students should go to the website and look at every college, the information about how to get in, but the early action is not binding, that's the major difference. if you want to go to the school and want to be admitted early apply early action. >> okay. read the rules. let's get to our high-tech fishbowl. we've got viewer questions. amy from north carolina. should i hire a college coach for my child? this is all the rage in this part of the country. who wants to take that one? >> ellen. sure, we recognize that sometimes students are at schools where maybe they don't have as much access to their high school counselors, and i think sometimes a little outside help can be helpful in those circumstances, but at the end of the day we encourage students to take ownership over the process themselves because the application should be a representation of who they are >> we want to make sure they are not too pre-packaged, back to your original question.

>> counselors are great, best people that can advise and assess a student's ability to get into college. >> tammy wants to know. how would you feel about a candidate submitting a home video of themselves with their application, oh, boy? that could be a pitiful. >> we had a situation like that at the university of michigan, admitted this wonderful person who submitted a home video about why he wanted to come to michigan and used the michael jackson theme, give me one more chance. >> did he get in? >> he got in. let me say this. we see tons of things like that every year. we don't admit people based on those kinds of things. >> okay. >> if you stand out, if it really makes a difference, it may be considered. most cases it doesn't matter. >> okay. let me try to get to one more. sarah, another one from north carolina. how much weight is given to playing a team sport in high school? >> i think the question on playing a team sport, whether it's a team sport, debate or whatever, the question is did you make a difference and did you stick with it for a long period of time? >> okay. >> we've got nancy from

california, real quick on this. we've been told it's helpful to make multiple contacts with the university of your dream, campus tours, visits, et cetera, does it really help? >> demonstrated interest is important but don't stalk. >> keep within 50 feet. you guys are great. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> sending you home with this fishbowl. coming up next, a mu much-needed makeover for the animals at the grand reopening of the history of natural museum. but first this is "today" on nb [ female announcer ] this is the story of sam,

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and sutter health -- our story is you. the american museum of natural history is a very big draw in new york city, but the wear and tear of time left some of its most famous exhibits in need of a little repair. nbc's katy tur at at the museum where they are getting ready for a grand opening this weekend.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. thousands of people visit this museum every day and as you say the big draw is the north american hall of mammals where even in the 3-d imax world the displays still manage to lure you in. that being said been 70 years since the first display opened up. as anyone can attest time stops for no man or frozen animal, for that matter. it's not every day you see someone fluffing up a buffalo's hair or redyeing the coat of an eight-foot tall alaskan brown bear, but when faced with touching up the wild, it certainly does help if the animals are stuffed. inside these dioramas at the american museum of natural history, restorers got a chance to work in a world sealed off since the '40s, but while the animals stood still, time did not. >> how faded were the bison? they are a deep rich brown right now, a caramel brown. what color when they before? >> about like your hair. >> reporter: exhibit lighting also faded the once lustrous fur

of the jack rabbit, bleached the eye of the mountain goat and left the cougar looking a little tired. the hall was conceived in the 1930s, meant to give people a chance to explore the wild of north america, right smack in the middle of the concrete wild of new york city. famous for iconic scenes in books like "catcher in the rye" an movies like "night at the museum." it's where childhood dreams come to life with that magical feeling of seeing something you're not supposed to see so close, so life-like. each animal started with a real skelton covered with exact molds of muscles and finished off with real fur. they are hailed as the greatest examples of taxidermy in the world, but even greatness needs some tlc. >> it was just a general look of neglect, so what the museum decided to do was to find a way to bring them back, to make them look as beautiful as they did when they were first installed. >> reporter: so they took out

fish, replaced the mountain lion's whiskers and cozied up to the wolves bringing life back to the majestic creatures and magic back to the museum. grand opening saturday, coinciding with the 154th birthday of the father of conservationism and the most popular guy around the museum. >> theodore roosevelt, 26th president of these united states of america at your service. >> i'm not sure of any other presidents who have been a scientist in the way that theodore roosevelt was. you're seeing many of the places in north america and many of the species that he wanted to protect. >> that might be it. >> moments frozen in time and preserved for generations to come. no doubt teddy would be proud. now the hall has been partially closed off for about a year and a half. the grand opening is tomorrow with a very big celebration. matt, it's your chance to come back here and see if it's as magical as you remember it when you were a kid. >> i've been there a lot. one of the rainy day favorites

in new york city. thanks very much. appreciate the report. still ahead, how hold is too old to go trick-or-treating? that's the big question. up next the olympic ice dancing team of merrill davis and charlie weis on the rink. you've mastered the art of rising and shining. you carry the weight of the world before carpool. you keep your cool in most uncool situations. all while looking really, really...good! there's no stopping you with natrol fast dissolve vitamins and supplements.

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in 2010 winning the silver medal at the winter olympic games in vancouver. they won ten straight events including state america this past weekend. great to have you guys here. >> thanks for having us. >> you are crushing the competition as i mentioned, you won skate america. anything less than first unacceptable to you? >> yeah. we're obviously really aiming for first and you know, heading into sochi in 15 months we're looking for an olympic gold medal. >> how much of the preparation is getting ready for sochi? >> you know, this season is different from the olympic year, but it's still a big part of getting ready, so we're going to look to win worlds this year. >> win a world. >> it will be in london, ontario, so pretty close to home. >> good. you have a really interesting project coming up, a classroom or -- classroom champions. >> it's a project started in 2010 and it's a project that

combines education with athletics and so it's olympians and paraolympians supporting classrooms around the country. >> good luck as you get into place i'm going to let everybody know that you will skate to the music of jorks ohanstraus. take it away. ♪ ♪

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that was in the olympic spirit. >> i believe it does. we have much more ahead. before your local news a look back at the week that was here on "today." >> if governor romney trying to portray someone. >> you look at some recent polls, mr. vice president they are tightening considerably. >> onening i've tried to be is steady in terms of what i believe in. >> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. mr. tony bennett. the legend. ♪ the best is yet to come ♪ sweet caroline >> so good. so good. >> the cookie monster. >> a walk on the wild side. >> how you doing there, bernie. sleeping. ♪ >> do it. do it.

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good friday morning. 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. giants fans celebrating another big win. that was actually the scene on the virgin american flight that left sfo last night. a 2-0 win over the tigers. the giants lead the series two games to none. let's check the forecast for today and beyond. pretty nice. rob. they are leaving nice weather behind. upper 70s and low 80s inland out to the tri-valley. cooler next week. more news coming your way in just 30 minutes.

we're back now with more of "today" on a friday morning. it's the 26th day of october. it's 2012. it's cloudy here in new york, but we're going to have a pretty nice weekend in the northeast until sometime on sunday. then we start to watch out for

hurricane sandy making her way up the east coast, and this could be a big damaging storm for millions of people in america. we'll keep a close eye on it. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. >> coming up, a couple of people are helping us out with "take 3," billy bush and kit hoover from "access hollywood live." set the gold standard in witty banter, and they are going to join our window seat coming up. >> really. >> did you just use the word billy bush and witty in the same sentence? >> i certainly used it. do you object? >> no, no, i agree. we'll take a tour of homes around the country. wait until you see what you can get for under $300,000. we'll show you around. >> all right. then we'll have the hot headlines from the world of hollywood, including a free concert from katy perry and news from taylor swift perhaps. we'll get into all of that. >> let's go inside. natalie's got the headlines. >> good morning again, matt and

savannah. good morning, everyone. the east coast is preparing for a monster storm that could devastate the region with flooding, gale force wind and major power outages. residents in new england are taking precaution buying generators and supplies such as extra water. hurricane sandy battered the caribbean on thursday killing at least 21 people. elev 11 of them in cuba. president obama and governor romney are vying for votes in crucial swing states with the president sitting for interviews with local tv stations and governor romney in ohio. the president has a narrow edge 50-47 in the swing state of nevada. police say a new york city nanny used a kitchen knife to kill two young children in her care before stabbing herself. the children's mother had taken her 3-year-old daughter to a swim lesson. then came home to make the grim

discovery. the nanny is hospitalized in critical condition. police have not commented on a possible motive. more client names are expected to be released today in the so-called supprostitution r in maine. they are set to release more than 20 alleged johns who hired the zumba instructor for sex. she has pled not guilty in the case. lava is now erupting from two different craters in hawaii. lava could be soon seen from the observation deck. and leave it to the royals to know how to throw a party and prince william's sister-in-law pippa didn't disappoint. she was the center of attention at a book barb for her new party planning book, "celebrate." the halloween-themed party was complete with kids, candy apples and fun finger foods. despite being the most famous maid of honor to older sister

kate last year, pippa said this event made her very nervous. three minutes after the hour. let's go back to al who is in florida once again. hey there, al. >> hey there, natalie, and yes, we are watching sandy as it makes its way here in palm beach, florida. you can see the seas are awfully angry. rain moving in and out of the area and it will continue this way for the next 24 hours. latest on sandy, 210 miles east northeast of miami, florida. 80-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving northwest at ten miles per hour. now here's what we're looking for as far as watches and warnings. we're looking at tropical storm warnings from ocean reef, florida, all the way to flagler beach, and then we've got tropical storm watches all the way up into the carolinas. so that's going to continue for the next at least 24 hours. the path of the storm will make its way along the east coast,

paralleling the coast, and then eventually by around tuesday night come inland somewhere up into the northeast. that's the national hurricane center plot. there are two other models we look at, the gfs, which is the american model and the european model. the european model differs from these other two in that it brings storm, hurricane sandy, onshore a day earlier and about 200 miles south of where the other two bring it in. so that would come into the delmarva peninsula causing problems there. if this system moves further to the north, it will mean big, big trouble, catastrophic events for the northeast, new york and new england. we'll just have to continue to monitor it. that's things looking calmer in the bay area. we have high clouds over the bay. nice forecast in the afternoon. rain chances moving off to the north and into the weekend.

upper 60s and low 70s from san francisco to oakland. mid-70s south of san jose. some upper 70s in sunol and livermore. tomorrow is the warmest day of the next few days. we cool off early next week. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you. time for today's "take 3" where we give our take on the three stories that caught our attention and yours, though it's usually four, and we're joined by billy bush and kit hoover of "access hollywood" fame. >> like a bunch of skittles. >> very colorful. >> i've insisted that other males be allowed. no matt lauer and i myself sent al roker to florida. >> and created a hurricane. >> i just love in the window seat. i watch y'all and say we made it to the window seat. i remember looking outside. security, let me in here.

>> let's going on our takes. have you to give your opinion on this one. take one, what's in a name? you've been reporting jessica biel, now soon to be changing her last name and justin timberlake have wed, but now she's also taking her last name. she wants to be known as jessica timberlake and according to her my professional name will be the same but for life, yes, i think it sounds great. i think i really won the jackpot of names, jessica timberlake, a great ring to it, and the question is are you all traditionalists? what's in a name? do you take the name? >> you have a whole career. >> profession. >> she's keeping biel professionally but in personal life, jessica timberlake. i love the name. i'm a traditional girl. before i met my husband, i thought kit pitt had a great ring to it. >> remember when you're in the seventh grade, writing it out, with hearts all around it. >> and life takes over and you get more practical sometimes so

i keep my maiden name on air and my married name sullivan. >> timberlake is a great name. >> it is a great name. >> if it's that good. >> schmuckler. >> biel is not that bad. >> schmuckler. >> a huge career on her last name, a whole profession of her own as well so she will definitely keep that professionly. a lot of us can certainly when you're in that position you do want to keep that and have your own thing, and then you go home and be mrs. timberlake >> i think it is getting less common for women to take their husband's names. a lot of friends who are married and kept their maiden names and when you have kids what do you do? do you give them the dad's name or the hyphen thing. >> they take the dad's name. >> the family name, the unit. >> this will get me in trouble with people, i'm sure. not a hyphen guy. >> out in l.a., aren't they like merging names, like husbands and wives. >> they combine them and create

a new name. >> we'll mix it up out there. >> i'm glad jessica terrible la -- timberlake is doing this. >> take a look at this world's car commercial, only commercial aimed exclusively at women, this is going to be released. >> when is this called? >> the fitszis. >> coming in pink, brown and white to mimic popular eye shadows. in all seriousness it has a special windshield, cuts 99% of all ultraviolet rays to help prevent wrinkles. talk to me, baby and plasma cluster technology in its ac system which improves skin quality. >> and some people are offended by this. i sound those features sound pretty good. >> who is this for? >> this has to be the young 20

something. >> i think so. i just want the extra cup holders. i could care less about uv ray windshield. >> why can't men have nice skin, too? i want to have nice skin. >> you have beautiful skin. >> if you're blowing out plasma cluster technology. >> i want to see you pulling up in burbank with a matter kay pink car. >> don't people get irritated when things are marketed to women whether it's a laptop or whether it's a car, that it's always pink and always has the frilly little touches, but personally i like the frilly little touches. >> women like a big watch, don't you? >> i like a big watch. >> to wear for us. >> i think we can all have the same thing. 1950s, dodge did the dodge la femme, a bad idea. >> the car technology vote it had the worst car ever. >> and in 2000 there was a washer and dryer in the back of a minivan. >> come on. >> that offends me. >> can't go anywhere without your appliances.

>> pink washer and dryer, then we'd be okay with that. >> i think it's the marketing. i used to have a honda cr-v. i think they designed it with women in mind because there's a great spot to put your purse. i hate putting the purse in the front seat and somebody gets in, excuse my purse and then you've got to throw it in the back. >> why can't we have the murse, the man purse? >> you can. >> where do you put mine? >> stop dividing us, we're all together. >> what's in your murse? >> don't get him started. >> my phone, computer. my hairspray. >> got great hair. >> my hair centerpiece. >> all right. here we go. >> how old is too old to go trick-or-treating? this is pretty obvious, right. >> billy, you're to old. >> just telling. >> you anything worse than the guy who shows up at the door and got just a mask and a giant bag and opens the candy. >> he's 40. >> and smoking. >> not too old if you're in costume. the big teenager that has like nothing on and the big bag. >> there are some towns

apparently, bellville, indiana or -- yeah. >> where they ban it? >> where they are banning it. >> there is an age limit. legal limit, eighth grade is the last year they can trick-or-treat. >> did a poll on our website. >> i would agree 11-13 46%. i see a lot of teenagers coming around. >> if an 18-year-old kid comes around and gets an unbelievably cool costume he gets candy. mailing it in, no. >> eighth grade is too long? >> they can't put the ban in indiana, eighth grade, still into it. >> did you guys trick-or-treat in high school with your pals and dress up? >> i was a little more destruct you have on that night. liked toilet paper bombs. >> that was only if you got the bag of popcorn. >> don't give the bag of popcorn or the apple or the toothbrush. >> there was a guy on our street who gave out pennies, which is nice, but even then. >> inflation, quarters. >> you know it all comes around

in the end because my kids want me to dress up, they want me to be in full costume, the whole deal, and if i'm in full costume i'm getting cannedy. >> what are you going to be this year? >> are you going to reveal. >> i'm going to build some depth. >> are you dressing up for your show? >> i'm going to be a pickle with my kids. >> honey boo boo. >> or i might be brookley spears and do green hair like a naughty schoolgirl outfit. >> speaking of halloween costumes, let's take a look at google's top list. kit. >> the top 12, halloween costumes for 2012. this is according to google. number one is bane, batman villain. >> very freaky. >> do you know what he looks like? >> i do, i saw it. he has that mask and everything. >> there he is, right there. >> he has that -- >> i don't like that hannibal lecter thing. >> hunger games. i guess, probably, every kid i know is going as gangnam style. >> minecraft, my kids play that game. >> there's psy. >> minecraft is a game where

you're constructing and building with blocks. i guess you're just a bunch of blocks. >> is that a video game? >> big bird, oscar the grouch. >> and binders of women. >> look at honey boo boo down there at number 11. honey boo boo paid us a visit. >> she threw stuff at you. >> hit me with pillo and had two dolls doing things. >> i think you should be sugar bear, my baby daddy. >> and there's the go-go juice. >> you guys speak fluent honey boo boo. >> i just scared myself. >> bring it. >> i slipped right in there very nice. >> cleaned her up. she looks great. >> sign me up. >> so good to have you here in our little window seat. >> will you come back? >> sure. >> thank you guys. it's been fun. >> love the bangs. >> they look good. >> coming by, rock-a-bye the vote. what the presidential race means for parents right after this.

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back now with parents today and as parents, we stooif to make choices that will impact our children in a positive way. that includes the election and parenting magazine teamed up with kate snow on a look at how politics plays a role in raising kids. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> obviously, such an important topic on so many levels, but you interviewed 1100 parents, all of different races, religions, ethnicitie ethnicities, political viewpoints. so, what was the criteria overall for choosing the sampling? >> really, it was very broad. we wanted people in our demo with families, kids under the age of 12. beyond that, everybody was welcome to the party so to speak. we heard from a lot of different people. it was really interesting because when it comes to the election, you think about all the decisions parents have to

make. private school and public school. vaccines, regular schedule. am i going to stay home or work. by the time they're getting around to making a decision about who they want to lead the free world, they're used to making really tough decisions. >> and kate, i know you moderated a panel, about ten parents from that survey. what were your impressions about what they were interested? what was most important to them? >> jobs obviously came up a lot, but i was surprised how much education came up and how personal politics becomes when you're a parent. that was one of the key findings in the survey that they did was that once you're a parent, about half the respondents said they had changed their political views or strengthened or become more active politically. i think it's because we have kids and this is what everybody said in the panel. you start to see things differently. you start to see life through the prism of your children and you want the best for them. two of the women had kids with special needs and they said all i think about is education and health care for my child with a

special need. are they going to be okay when i'm gone? >> let's get to some of the results from the survey and the connection again between parenting and politics. now, 48% of those you surveyed said they'd become more politically motivated. 42% said they changed their viewpoint. you're a father of two. what do you make of these findings? >> i think to kate's point, it changed everything. the lens you view politics through. you think about -- you know, the election with parenthood, i think it changes everything. in my opinion. >> another question you posed to those surveyed, do parents make better presidents and the majority believe that they do and it all i guess goes back to the question of family values. >> i guess as opposed to a single person, although the group we had said they'd be okay with a single parent, or single person or parent, as a

president, too. you did the research. was it 150 years ago that we had a single president? most presidents are married. >> if you think about, i mean, 150 years, you have to go back to find first family that didn't have kids. it just shows you how important to having kids are to softening the perception of a candidate. >> and first ladies, i thought this was really interesting. when asked who would be better prepared, a stay at home mom or working mom, 75% said it didn't matter. >> you know, i think we make more of the mommy wars than real women do. they said i don't care whether ann romney worked outside the home, whether michelle obama workeded outside the home. what they careded about was whether those women could relate. we had a vibrant discussion about whether they get our problems and understand the economic struggles we're having. >> absolutely. we were raised by a single or

working mom. we're friends with a single or working mom. we're married to them. at the end of the day, we respect them and i don't think we separate them out. >> all right and they are part of the equation when it comes to picking who's going on in office. sean, kate, great to have you. thanks so much. and still ahead, pop goes today. new and noteworthy pen lines from hollywood. but first, these messages. today. new and noteworthy bits from hollywood. that and more after this. 3d iphone app. this cl they'd be happy if could get both. well, you could put them on layaway and pay a little at a time. done, and done! he shoots... he scores!!! touchdown!! [ imitates crowd cheering ] strike! [ male announcer ] shop now. get the hottest toys on your list today, like furby and the itikes discover map... then put it on layaway so you have more time to pay. walmart. and less saturated fat?

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well, "annie" is back on broadway which meant a big search for a dog to play sandy, not hurricane sandy. >> cute little dog sandy. >> in a new special you can follow along in shelters across the country scouring for the next canine star. that's the where the event i will star was found. the sun did come out for that little star. hosted by our own al roker. this special airs this weekend on nbc-owned stations. be sure to check your local listings for the time. by the way, "annie" is now in previews on broadway and opens thursday, october 8th. just ahead, fun and affordable halloween koss toombs for your family. that's after the local news. i pe and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now?

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from a world title. baumgardner handed it over to the bullpen to close it out. players say they are really taking detroit seriously. >> although we're in a good position, we have to do it at their park. it will be interesting to see how they bounce back. i'm very confident. >> game three is tomorrow night at 5:00. ryan vogelsong will pitch for the giants. fans are on their feet all night long screaming for the g-men every inning. in the seventh, things got serious with the first runs coming in. fans are counting down to the ticker tape parade. >> giants in six. they will win it in front of the fans. they didn't do it in 2010. >> look at that. other giants fans perfecting their victory dances saying they

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welcome back. we're enjoying sunny skies in the bay area. high pressure building in and it will give us north breezes from 10 to 20 miles per hour. especially near the hill tops. 68 in san francisco. 63 in san jose. the weekend is warmer. we cool off early next week. mike. rob, we're looking over at 880. the southbound side has had traffic breaking. i'm looking and at high street, there was a report of an accident there. northbound side is slow with a debris reported over there. you may see traffic break in both directions as they address what was reported in the area. the maps show you slow off castor valley wide and over to fifth with a disabled vehicle. slow along the peninsula. there you go, laura.

back to you. thank you very much, mike. thank you for joining us. another local news update in half an hour. have a great weekend. ♪ you're my angel >> one week, counting down now, from today, rockefeller plaza will be an absolute madhouse

when rock 'n' roll hall of famers aerosmith take to our concert stable. and we are, look, counting down. seven days to go. i can't wait. >> how many days? >> just seven, just seven. >> okay. can't wait. >> i'm natalie morales along with savannah guthrie and jenna wolfe. a lot more than the consigalert a lot of big events wednesday, halloween. we are making it extra special this year we've got costumes, celebrity guests, prizes, a lot of surprises. we'll have the works so be sure to join us next wednesday for all of the excitement. meantime though coming up this morning, we're going to get you ready with creative fun costume ideas, some really cute ones. >> i'm in love with this little guy. >> it's a lobster and the chef. cute. >> the lobster is going to be all right in this scenario. >> the lobster is like this is awkward. i hope it's halloween. >> what will your real estate dollar get you? today some homes on sale for less than $300,000 apparently in

some areas. we'll show you those, and a little bit later on all the stories getting lots of buzz out in hall wood. >> first as we mentioned jenna is here with a preview of what's coming up this weekend on "today." >> a busy weekend. we'll get you up to date on hurricane sandy all throughout the weekend and we're heading to the battleground state of virginia for a cruciloser look the crucial role that state is playing in the presidential race and we'll talk about treatment and prevention of breast cancer, and in the spirit of halloween i decided to try to communicate with the spirits by going to a real seance. >> i would never do that. >> did it work? we'll show what you happens. it might actually blow your mind. we went to a small town in florida where all these psychics and mediums live and work and breathe. >> are you courageous. i don't think i would do that. >> a little nerve-racking. >> come with a list of questions that you wanted answers. >> did you get answers? >> you know, i got answers.

i got answers. >> did you seek out a particular spirit or whoever is up there? >> can't go in with too detailed of a game plan which is what i found out. >> i spoke to your great, great, great, great great grandfather on your father's side. >> she got answers and then that. >> thank you, look forward to that. looks go to al with another check of the weather and, of course, tracking hurricane sandy. good morning, al. >> good morning, guys. we could use some of those psychics to tell us what sandy is going to do exactly, but in the meantime you can see exactly the seas starting to calm down a little bit here as sandy churns its way to the north. let's see what we've got for your weekend starting off with today. we're going to be looking. we do have sandy along the southeastern atlantic coast making for a lot of rain. we're looking for more showers and thunderstorms in the pacific northwest with some mountain snows and some mountain snows also in the western plains. sunday, sunday, you can expect that rain making its way up the

mid-atlantic coast as sandy gets ready to figure out what it's going to do. sunny skies through the gulf coast. southern texas on into the southwest. more mountain snows back through the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around mostly sunny and beautiful skies over san jose right now with a high cloud over the south bay. the storm track lifts to the north. this is what we will see over the weekend. 50s and 60s today and topping out in the 70s. cooler a bit into the evening. 60s bay area wide by 7:00 p.m. temperatures tomorrow are similar. warmer inland. >> of course, we'll node a little something to take our minds off sandy so what better way to take your mind off of a big old hurricane than biggest night of the week, sunday night "football night in america." that's right. the sports authority field will

be hosting drew brees and the new orleans saints as they come in to play the broncos. it will be clear and cool. upper 40s to low 50s. that's right. on sunday night "football night in america." and in case you need something for saturday night, don't forget to check your nbc station for the search for sandy. the ability to find the little dog sandy from, of course, the broadway musical "annie" that's going to be reviving on broadway. sandy the dog, sandy the hurricane. it's perfect. >> okay. and i like how you maintained your football voice, al. i know you're working hard down there. stay safe, and we'll be watching you this weekend. thank you. >> all right, kid. >> see you later. coming up next, we'll have a coast-to-coast tour of homes on the market. they are less than $300,000, but first these messages.

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porch. if you don't have rocking chairs maybe you should get some. >> wow. >> inside the house it's thoroughly up to date, still retains its southern charm. i particularly like the dark wood floors in the living room with the built-in book cases flanking the fireplace, the bank of large windows makes that room stunning, i believe. the kitchen has a snazzy glass top backsplash with granite counters and oversized dining area. who needs a dining room, but bam, you get it anyway. when a lovely home. >> looks like it's all been redone, move in. five minutes from downtown. fantastic. let's go to boise, idaho now and here you're showing us an updated bungalow coming in at 249,9. >> who doesn't love a bungalow with a white picket fence in an historic neighborhood and a short walk to boise downtown. if you haven't been to boise, natalie, this place is hoping with artist and beatniks, a

great place to built. built in 1910, a lot of original details. built-in book cases, wide baseboards and a whitewashed brick fireplace that people never get tired of. what you have there is a beautiful studio behind the house, separate from the house with wood floors and beams, its own half bath, what a great place for the mom to hang out. the kitchen is picture perfect. doesn't get any prettier than that and the dining room has expensive built-in side boards and original wood trim. i think it suits the house beautifully, and the bedrooms have textured stucco walls. people aren't crazy about that anymore, but a nice wide base board all around and taxes on this house are only $1,600 a year. >> wow, that's a bargain. that's fantastic. let's move to carrollton, texas, and here is a large five-bedroom home, four baths and squeaking in at just under $300,000. >> this little house or i should say big house is a real piece of dallas cowboy history. the home was previously owned by dallas cowboy two-time super bowl champion alvin harper and

it's 3,700 square feet big. look at the pool out back. >> even has the star. >> love it. good for him, maybe not good for the next guy, but they could dream a little bit. it's at least unique. there's a big game room. that's got to be every guy's dream, arch windows and uniquely angled ceiling. don't get how that was designed. the kitchen, formal fair place and a family room with a cozy brick fireplace, lovely room and the master bedroom is decked out, which you never see with a marble floor. >> who puts marble in a master bedroom. keeps it clean i guess. neighboring new mexico, a beautiful house in santa fe. >> santa fe has old-fashioned homes and doesn't get more old-fashioned than this. this is like a tiny little package with a big surprise on the inside. it's across from santa fe downtown, and it's a blast from the past. inside, look at that, would you suspect that looking on the outside? >> no way.

>> the main living areas have the steel spiral case, two of them in the house, and that one leads to the loft, totally empty except for the skinny mini table. i don't get what's going on there. the bath is a hoot, modern, the sculptures tub. looks like somebody just plopped, laid an egg in there, you know what i mean, chubby kid or dad, plop them right in there. it looks out to the open desert out back and the sky ceilings and sky lights and cement floors radiantly heated. >> 275,000. great for that price. barbara corcoran, thank you so much. coming up, taylor swift to jessica and justin's wedding, the hottest news from the world of entertainment, right after this. [ ding dong ]

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all right, time for "pop goes today," our round up of what is new in hollywood. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we'll start with hollywood. britney spears, a lot of excitement because she's is judge, but now, there's some courtroom darama. >> years ago, she was linked up to sam lufti. he's claiming defamation, a lot of things. he said he was her manager during that time period and she

promised him 15%, but the trial is really ugly. it's dragging up a lot of britney from years ago. >> how's she doing as a judge? >> she's getting good reviews. so, it's kind of funny to be brought back to that time when she wasn't doing so well with this trial. >> meanwhile, taylor swift, she's got a new album, "red." splitsville? >> apparently, they split. taylor, don't cry for her. her album is set to set a million copies, so huge week for taylor. she'll have something to write about. >> every time she breaks up, she gets a great song. >> december romance, taylor loved the kennedys. she's traveling, busy. >> cloud atlas, the matrix. >> it's interesting.

the film festival review had a ten-minute standing ovation. gendered, talks about how hard it is growing up. media action network is taking a stance against the movie saying it wasn't done in the right way. >> and what are they saying saying it's not enough to make characters yellow so to speak because all the the actors play different characters. they're saying it is about facial features, so they didn't do it right. >> alicia keys has a new app. >> it's inspired by her son. you can write many her journal, it's interactive, multiculture. really an app for moms and children. >> a new album from gary clarke

jr. "rolling stone" asking how can a serious blues man thrive in the age of auto tune? >> he has a blessing of eric clapton and alicia keys. he does r and b, pop, does it all. >> katy perry and a rock the vote event. kind of an interesting dress. >> she is wearing an actual ballot. singing for president obama at one of his stops. i think the point is get out there and vote. >> well -- the dress is interesting, right? a romney version, too, make it fair. up next, creative halloween costumes for the whole family. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today celebrates halloween," fun and affordable costumes for the entire family. a style contributor has found some great costumes for us. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. >> don't have to stress. still a couple of days. you can find these and they are affordable. >> if you're not a crafty person "lucky" is all about shopping. you can find things online and you still have time with good stuff so i really want to get to it. >> let's get to these great costumes. nick, and 8-month-old gemma. got the chef and the lobster, and i know these two are very close to you. >> this is my daughter gemma and my husband nick and nobody can deny the adorableness of this costume. really clever. have some fun with it. if you have a new baby, really wanted to get in on the fun, so nick's costumes and gemma's costume, both from around $50. >> and then you add. >> my little lobster bib. around $11 from amazon.

really fun. >> your daughter is gorgeous. >> thank you. >> zoo crew, great if you have a whole group of kids. christina the zookeeper, even got the stroller involved here on the action. >> this is the perfect kind of costume if you have a lot of kids to raly. >> come on in here, animals. >> christina is the zookeeper and a brave soul. you don't always have to go to a costume store. you can find things, source them in other places. little diy action, added the snake from halloween costumes. i want to talk about blake, the little sleeping lion. >> so cute. >> that is your producer's son, adorable little blake in a costume from by costumes. >> the little lion is sleeping tonight. >> seeing a trend of stroller costumes which is so cool. this is actually handmade, not by us at "lucky" but we shopped it out. bestlittledress.com. handmade, $89. not that i want to ta about

our little giraffe and our sisters, the elephant and the panda. >> all look beautiful. >> all these costumes really affordable online. get them at by costumes. >> and they are great and keep them work as well. >> guys, thank you. okay, next, an ode to the olympians. how much we loved the summer olympics. >> i know. >> to bring out our olympic athletes, come on out, guys. >> a perfect kind of costume, natalie, for those kids between 8 and 10 who don't necessarily want to dress up with their parents but want to do it with their friends. this is setting a really great example. i love what we did here. louis is in this amazing t-shirt. >> michael phelps, ryan lochte. gabby douglas, and the wrestler in trendtimes.com, that body suit. can you see andrew really worked out for her and channeling her inner gabby douglas in a lookit.com leotard. >> we're running out of time. thank you, guys. an ode to the '50s, kate and lance going back disco era, andy

war hole and bianca jagger. >> a lot more options than sexy nurse. we try to be very glamorous. these are things that lance and kate who are actually bianca and andy can wear, from victoria's secret, h & m american apparel, throw a little disco ball on it, super fun. >> everybody out quick.

it is 9:56. good morning. i'm jon kelley. alameda county sheriff's officers making an arrest with the death of a castro valley woman as her house was set on fir fire. firefighters found her body after responding to a fire on october 18th. somebody beat her and set her house on fire. there will be a news conference to announce who they have arrested. we will have the latest details on the 11:00 a.m. newscast. let's check things out for the weather and the weekend. i'm so happy it's here. rob is here to tell us about it. we're seeing clearing skies around the bay area.

storm track now finally moving off to the north. it will move off further to the north for the weekend as high pressure builds in. the temperatures approaching lunchtime and 1:00, in the 60s and 70s. north winds picking up for the afternoon. breezy at times today. livermore getting into the upper 70s. upper 60s for san francisco. we wrap up the weekend on a warmer note. 70s and 80s inland. cooler next week and a chance of seeing showers around wednesday. that's the look at weather. let's check in with mike and the friday commute. we have traffic. we still have a lot of slowing for 880 north past the coliseum. you see the cars bunching up at high street. you will see the red and orange which is getting better off the castor valley and the disabled vehicle causing the back up. the peninsula is slow and we have a much clearer flow over the last half hour. south 1010 marsh with no

accidents there. two accidents at north 101 and 237 and moffett. san mateo bridge. this bridge will remain open all weekend. you heard about earlier schedules, which was waived off. thanks for the update. you can check us out on facebook. [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts!

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long , hasn't it? but you have made it to tri-day friday, hoda woman. it's october 26th. we're so happy you're with us today. >> i have a lot of chest showing, i'm noticing. >> on you, honey, it looks good. modest and slim for tonight. she likes to think ahead. never thinks through, but she thinks ahead. all right, so we've talked about the subject before, but in restaurants people often have their cell phones, movie theaters, broadway shows, by the way, at your broadway show, ring, ring, i heard two. >> i know. >> happens, happened to us too. >> it happens. i got to fix that on my phone. i put it on off. it happened the other day at rehearsal. i said i just turned the dang thing off. >> allegedly. >> dang, dang, dang. >> they have these things now -- oh! your name came up. the thing is, here's what you do in restaurants.

they have a cell lockup. you lock your cell here in this cell thing, it's locked. now you can't get your cell phone out. >> until when, hell freezes over, when? >> set a timer. britt, please, call again. listen to my ring. let's forget all this. i love my ring. listen. very cool. it says britt. brittney's calling. no one calls me. >> there's no room on the table for the bread, much less this thing. >> check your coat. anyway, it seemed like a good idea at the time. >> terrible idea. >> plastic and it's not great. >> who wants to program one more thing in your life? just turn it off, if you're able to on your phone. if you're having lunch with somebody that is not worth being interrupted for, you got to get new friends. >> i agree. >> you know what i mean? >> i have to say, even when people are texting, when you're at a movie and the cell phone is on, the light is on and texting,

your eyes are drawn to it, you're trying to watch the movie or show. but it's distracting. >> i was big on all this stuff before, both my children are now of a sudden now gone in california, and i'm just so hesitant to be unreachable. >> yeah, always want to have your phone nearby. >> that sort of changed my whole thing. i do go over to gallagher's on occasion when nobody else is there and make phone calls in the corner, but nobody else is around. check your space. if you're going to be bothering people, somebody trying to get engaged next to you, don't ask somebody on the phone if they are coming to dinner on friday. do you know how clueless people are to check their space? no idea, they are clueless. >> or in line on the grocery store, yeah, yeah, lady checks them out. hold on a second. no, no, pay attention to the person. >> one store now that charges automatically rings up $3 extra

if you're on your cell phone. i like it. more importantly, sunday is national chocolate day. and so we thought we'd celebrate a little early. we won't be with you. thank you, godiva, for sending these absolutely gorgeous things. >> can i tell you something? >> these are chocolate. >> can i just say something? when i bite into chocolate, it is chemical. i can feel, seriously, i'm happier. this is so good. >> you start oozing endoor -- endorphins. >> apparently men are consuming chocolate more than ever. experts say they believe it's because they are doing what we women have been doing for years, comfort eating. >> comfort food. >> more and more men are stressed, bad economy, unemployment rising. >> i'm craving more and more lately mashed potatoes. >> beloved french fries.

>> when a guy's doing it and eating chocolate and craving it, it's weird. >> they are not pms-ing, so you wonder what's going on, right? >> yes, you do. >> they say men have some sort of an emotional cycle as well. >> i don't like talking about that. >> excuse me for boring you. you'll love this. a 20-year-old girl from, i believe, south america, right? >> brazilian woman. >> catalina auctioned off her virginity. >> all the guys are looking. >> to a man -- we believe it's a man, a japanese gentleman. a man paid $780,000 for her. she said she did it because she wanted the money to go to a charity in her hometown of brazil to rebuild homes and things. that's why i did it the first time. made sense at the time. you know, you grow, you learn. you would do the same thing

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so much more meaningful. >> oh, my gosh. unbelievable. unbelievable. >> first of all, who believes that gorgeous girl is still -- >> she might be. she's 20. she might be. >> you were 12, right? what happened? >> that's awful. let's move on to the dirty magazine story. >> not those kind of dirty magazines. the kind at a from doctor's office. >> look at them. look at this one. >> they have collected a lot of germs. >> think about the number of people who are ill at the doctor's office who are in the waiting room hacking and coughing into their sleeve like they are supposed to, but still on their hands, flipping the pages, put it down, you pick them up. some of them have the plastic thing, the shield, whatever that's about. wipe it down maybe. anyway, the germs are all over those nasty magazines. >> you and i, people who don't even think about germs, we're never sick around here. >> we don't care.

we don't care about gross germs. >> all you, you know who you are. >> over here. >> all the time -- >> all they think about is purel and checking things and wiping it off, cleaning it. win dexing it. >> we have something to say to you all, wipe this. all right, if you've ever gone to get waxed downstairs or lasered, do you speak to the person doing it or do you sit quietly and hope it gets over with quickly? i'd like someone having a conversation. i don't like to sit there. >> what are you going to talk about, social security? >> anything, doesn't even matter. it's so painful, that you have to be talking about something. >> what do you talk to her about? >> doesn't matter. anything, because you're not thinking about it, because it really hurts. >> i thought you were getting lasered. >> lasered is painful. it's really painful. i'm just saying. i've gone back probably -- i thought they said it was a five

time -- i keep going back. it's never over. anyway, most people say they don't like talking. what about you? you don't do it. >> how do you know what i do? i just think god's way is the best way most of the time, if you know what i'm saying. if there wasn't a reason for that stuff, it wouldn't be there. >> stop trying to get rid of it . still looking for a halloween costume? bravo has a good idea. look like a housewife. >> look at them there. i think that one's theresa. anyway, you can get the dress, wig, jewels. >> you have to make up your own accent. it's $59.95 at shopatbravo.com. you have to bring your own booze and you've got to -- ♪ >> all right, kids. >> they rehearsed that three times. >> we have a costume contest, if you're in our neighborhood, come

by on wednesday, halloween, come out to the plaza. we're going to reveal our halloween costumes. >> it's always a huge, huge day around here. we keep it very, very secret. lots of surprises. hopefully, that hurricane sandy will be -- what do i have? >> nothing. i thought you had something, you don't. >> you gave me the look. >> you're good, you don't have it. >> my nose, my teeth? >> not yet. should we talk to our girl? >> bobbie thomas! what do you got? >> i have fun new stuff. how many of us hate getting our nails done at the salon or painting them at home? well, these are called nails in motion. you can see on my hands, they are little shields that you click on before you get your man cu icure. these, i have to say, your nails do not hit. they are amazing. >> what about when you're

turning? >> it's got a guard inside. they are amazing, you can try them. >> oh, my gosh! >> another really smart invention by eyes, lips, face. see that, it's amazing, right? >> what's that? >> it's a shadow shield. you can hold it underneath to avoid getting all of the shadow down under your eyes. it's perfect for halloween holiday season. this is a hot new launch. eyes, lip, face. >> do your eye makeup first? >> sometimes you want to get your concealer on and all that and do it last. if you put the powder on, you can mess up the blend on the edges. >> i was wondering about that. now i'm going to hold you to it. >> if you want to keep your glitter where it's supposed to be, these are by violent eyes, they are tattoo shadows for your eyes. it's a perfect shadow. they are very cool. all at klgandhoda.com. >> thank you, bobbie thomas.

i know you're dying for it, can't wait. it's kathie lee's friday funny! thank you for the mercy laugh. from facebook fan, thank you so much. okay, a school girl comes home from school one day eating candy, when the mother asked where she got the candy, she says, bobby said he'd give me candy if i climbed the flag pole. honey, i do not want you to ever do that again! all bobby wants to do is see your underwear. the next day the girl comes home again eating candy. the mother scolds her, didn't i tell you never to do that again? how many times do i have to tell you? bobby just wants to see your underwear. to that, the little girl replies, i fooled you, i didn't wear any. [ laughter ] country music star, who is here? >> martina mcbride. >> we love her! >> she's going to tell us what

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♪ it's a great song. four-time cma female vocalist of the year, martina mcbride, singing one of our favorite songs. >> she has sold more than 18 million albums, including six number one songs. >> and we seem to have you at least once a year telling us about a number one song on the charts again. good to see you. you're in the middle of a big tour, right? >> we are. we're on a tour that kind of wraps up this next month, then we start our christmas tour. >> this song, "i'm going to love you through" was daring. you flat-out said the word

breast cancer, have a lot of cancer survivors in your video. >> you're in it. >> i came in and played with you too. what's it feel like when you're up on stage singing this song? >> that's what attracted me to the song, it's honest and real and doesn't sugar coat anything. comes from a true story. when i'm on stage, it's emotional, you know, singing somewhere the other night and all of a sudden groups of people just started standing up and holding each other. >> spontaneously. >> because they related to the song. it's a very emotional song to sing live. >> i was just going to ask you about you. you've got three children. two of them are girls or all three? >> two girls. >> chance of it, 1 in 8 women now, going to be diagnosed with breast cancer. once you have your own daughter, you start thinking about those kinds of things as well. what's it like for you to be on the road so much and be away from your kids, martina? it must kill you. >> my touring is -- we don't go

out for weeks and weeks at a time, couple of days, maybe three days at the most. and sometimes my little 7-year-old comes with me, but it is hard. when they were little, they came with me everywhere. >> but once they are in school, yeah. >> that's been adjustment the last couple of years, especially once they got into high school. >> they don't want to go on the road anymore. bye! >> do they listen to your music, are they into it? >> they are sweet about it. they do listen to it. they have some of it on their ipods and whatever. >> sure. >> they've got their favorites. >> you're nominated for another cma award. you're always nominated for something. it's interesting, there are new crops of singers that come and go, but you're always in the group. >> you're like the new reba. >> thank you. cross my fingers. still, you know, on the list this year. people say does that get old, are you kidding me?

it's so amazing to be included. that's one of the toughest categories every year. >> it must be great when you tour, because you're inspiring women, especially with this song, but there are women who have organized groups and started fundraisers. >> as a result of a song you sang. >> absolutely. i've gotten into a group called team martina. there they are. they have networked through the internet all over the united states and ended up -- they have a grant for t.j. martell in my name that they are raising money for. i think they are up to $23,000. >> you're kidding! >> from a song. from a story, one person's story. >> you really did a great thing with this song and your whole career. you always inspire us. >> next time you have to sing, sorry. >> next time we promise to bring tequila, that's her drink. >> i was wondering. >> sorry, sorry. >> how do you get through your concerts, i do not know. >> like we get through our shows.

good luck again on the country music awards november 1st. get ready for the fuzzy photos that are going to make you say -- what the what? right after this. ♪

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look at all those photos that make you do a double take and make you say what the what? sara sifted through the pictures you sent in and is here with this week's top picks. we are on the edge of our seat. >> here we go again. first photo from laura ann luck from washington, d.c. cease funeral home. it's just a little bit literal. the only thing worse would have been the end funeral home. but that is the family's name is cease. >> i'm sure they are lovely people. >> yeah. maybe an unfortunate last name. this photo was submitted from madison, wisconsin. they are installing this presently by each of your dressing rooms. sometimes you just need a little warning. >> picnic area? that's cute actually. that's adorable. >> that happened. better safe than sorry. next up, a photo from ellen jill

from bluffton, ohio. he was going to go either way, criminal or a cop. we knew it was coming, here we go. >> i'd vote for him. >> another perfect last name for a job. elizabeth nelson from chicago, illinois. sent us this photo. got poop, we scoop. number one in the number two business. 888-poop-watch. then the license kind of says it all, ruff job. >> that's great, that's great. >> i bet those people are fun in a cocktail party. >> do you know how distracted you'd be driving? finally, tina palmer from newcastle, washington, submitted this photo. it wasn't such a happy halloween. >> that is great. that is perfect. perfect. let's leave it where it is. >> no, stop talking. it's perfect. >> hoda -- kathie lee --

>> focus. >> four in a row, honey. leave it at that. it's a bit of a miracle. >> if you have a picture, send it in. sara will look through it. >> all righty, keep them guessing, everybody. we'll unlock secrets to being an ageless beauty. and jill martin is going to help save you from embarrassment. and artist tony bennett. >> tony bennett is here? >> after your local news. ♪ and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. ♪ with a low national plan premium... ♪ ...and copays as low as one dollar... ♪ ...saving on your medicare prescriptions is easy. ♪ so you're free to focus on the things that really matter. call humana at 1-800-808-4003.

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i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. good morning to you. it is 10:26. i'm marla tellez. grief counselors are out at an east bay high school to deal with the death of a student. cathy qiu's body was found at san gregorio bay. school officials say qiu had been missing since last month. after the break, we will take a look at the forecast and the roads.

welcome back. we're enjoying mostly sunny skies and 50s and 60s outside right now. a few high clouds coming in during the afternoon in the north bay. no rain with the clouds. enough to filter the sun at times. a nice afternoon with mostly 70s in the bay area. upper 60s closer to san francisco. tomorrow, a little bit warmer. nice weekend on the way. cooler temperatures with more clouds early next week. mike. thank you, rob. we will look at the bay bridge. look at the shot of the incline into san francisco. the current span with the cars on. it the new one taking the weight by the suspension there. that is in the foreground.

expect the drive to build as it happens on fridays. 880 is moving slowly there this area. we will look at the peninsula. palo alto is very good now. recovered after the earlier slows. northbound 101 is slow. that accident has finally cleared. thanks, mike. we will have more of the top stories coming up in 30 minutes. jon kelley and i will see you at 11:00. we're back with today's style and everything you need in case of a fashion emergency. >> from a sippy cup for wine, shoes that flash. jill martin is here with the goods. >> hello. i stole your purse. >> yes, you did. >> from your room.

and in it next to the neck thing is a glass of wine. >> that is -- >> that's wine storage. can't dump it upsidedown, but if you go like this -- >> you have no idea. >> if you open it -- >> just pop it? >> yeah, when you open it, it's a wine glass. >> that is great. >> can you sip it? >> i am so excited! >> is that fantastic? scandalous? >> i love it, love it. >> $15. this is our idea of a fashion emergency. okay, these heels have reinvented themselves. so this is a nighttime look and then daytime. >> cool! here's the one-quarter, half inch, back to being a quarter. >> pretty darn awesome. >> day to night? >> darn awesome. >> these are a way to design your own heels to customize your shoes.

$88. you can pick your heel height and the width of your shoe. if you want a different permutation. >> did you say permutation? >> yes. $88, you can customize your shoes. >> a will the of people have weird feet, let's be honest. >> this is a little mist and it will take off your nail polish. just put it on your nail. we were having sara model this. >> you don't have to do that. >> i will. it will take off all your nail polish. it's a mitt. this is funny, do you like my cuff bracelet? >> yes, very much. >> i'm out, i want to put my hair up, from goodies for $5. bracelets $5 to $10 and this is a necklace that becomes a headband. >> very cute! >> goody always has good stuff. >> good for goody.

>> showthis.com. so i have a scarf on, i go to a concert. i need my glasses, where are they? i'm at "scandalous," where are my glasses? >> put lip gloss, keys. >> my pen. >> credit card. >> that's a great idea. >> doesn't look like there's stuff in there. >> isn't it great? and you can wear it also as a shawl. >> nice! >> then it comes with, for $10, the watch. >> you forgot your blush. >> okay, this i love. this is riseandhang.com. this is a suitcase that smooshes down, lift it up, then you're packed when traveling. >> carry on. >> isn't that fabulous? >> wow. that's really smart. >> isn't that great? >> who wants to put stuff in drawers anyway? just do that. >> when you go away to hotels and put stuff in the drawers, i think about it.

>> never would have thought of such a thing. >> then this is new, this is for our boys who travel with a lot of baseball hats and don't want them to get smooshed. >> do guys have that many? >> i don't trust a guy like that. >> how many, one, two, three? >> that would be jason with all of his. >> you know who loves this? jude law. >> makes me wonder about him. i'm sorry. brilliant actor. we don't judge around here. we just think it's weird. the accidental housewife. >> look at her. she's at it again. >> a little too much energy for me. >> is that a rake? >> yeah. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100.

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enjoy the beautiful fall foliage while you can. very soon you're going to be raking up those beautiful leaves on your front lawn and tackling other chores. >> here is the accidental housewife and featured columnist for parent and child magazine, ms. julie edelman. you're back and putting us back to work. >> tips and tools to help you save time, money, and your

manicure. these are very fashionable from garden girl. they are terrific for outdoors, plus these little boots. >> i love the boots. >> these will, also, take care of your pedicure. >> a few things to think about when you're doing your leaves. never a windy day, never after rain. you really don't have to do it all that often. once the grass stops growing, of course, i'm sure you're there with a measuring stick. during that season, the lawn mowers are mulching. when you do get to it, the wide areas are important, not under trees or bushes, because they self compost. >> not under trees or bushes. >> i love these two rakes. you really look comfortable doing this. you want one with a comfy handle like this. it prevents blisters. am i in your way? >> uh-huh. >> these are -- stop. all right, these are our next

thing. those are true temper, by the way. >> these are very cool. i love these. >> these are a claw-tree rake, by the way. both under $16. drop your rake. >> you know, please is a nice word. >> very busy day. use these as cymbals if you like, but the real thing is the claws. look how easily. >> i have cleavage. >> give the prisoners a little something, hoda. >> it protects you there. all right, what is great about these, these are called leaf claws, okay, they are only $6.99. you can get them at walmart. while you continue to do this. >> we're sick of this. >> these are great, dissolved leaf bag. they are a pop up you put inside. these are corn resin. >> cord or corn? >> corn.

c-o-r-n. they hold more than most. >> look how smart that! >> wow! >> so much more fascinating than normal. >> comes with a handle that usually stays on. then drag it. >> fantastic. >> what's great here too is the fact they will dry out. some bags the moisture seeps in. >> plastic. >> get your mind out of the gutter, all right? come on over. this is not to hook you. this is great. this is called a gutter cluster buster. what's cool about it is you have to go on ladders. there's no spraying. you attach it to a 2.5-inch wetback, just like so. watch this. right out of there. you want to get rid of these, because you don't want ice there or moisture underneath. there you go. >> it's working! that's great. >> isn't that good? >> i love stuff like that. >> i know you do. >> it comes with extensions.

>> you can do your hair. >> you can do your hair. >> silly, so silly. >> let's clean the windows, shall we? >> clean the windows, okay, two things. you want to look for cracks. anything getting in, make sure that's not happening. this is very simple, it's airtight. just caulk it, push it right in there. within a couple hours, it's dry, you can paint over it. simple, under $3. all right, you want to wash your windows, okay? this may look dangerous, ladies, but it's not. this is really cool. this is a spray and wash. get it at lowe's. $19.99. it's a power washer. obviously, we can't do this. first with water, then a water and mixture. i like using, as you know, use vinegar. >> you love your vinegar! >> vodka, vodka. >> don't waste it. >> a shot for you and a shot for your windows. then dry it, use coffee filters

instead of newspaper. >> say good-bye. >> coke? cola. isn't that crazy? >> go back and forth. >> i know it. >> then you want to be sure, not the newspaper, you would pick a really good cover for the winter months. >> thank you. good stuff, julie. coming up, unlocking the secrets for looking younger than you are. >> really? >> right after this. [ female announcer ] imagine an air freshener proven to keep living spaces filled with fragrance. introducing glade expressions oil diffuser. the simple and easy way to reveal light layers of juicy pineapple and exotic mangosteen that fill the air and open your home, artfully designed to fit with any decor, which means, whatever room you find yourself in, you can find long-lasting fragrance. and refills last up to 30 days. glade expressions oil diffuser. sc johnson. a family company.

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[ joycelin ] it was a typical morning. i was getting ready for work, and then i got this horrible headache, and then i blacked out. [ female announcer ] ...who thought she had reached the end of her story. [ joycelin ] the doctor told me i had two brain aneurysms and that one of them had ruptured. [ female announcer ] fortunately, she was treated at sutter health's california pacific medical center. [ joycelin ] the nurses and doctors were amazing, and they were like a second family to me. and now i'm back to doing what i love. [ female announcer ] california pacific medical center and sutter health. our story is you. let's face it, most of us would like to look younger than we actually are, but dressing too young for your age or wrong makeup can have the opposite effect. >> christine will show you the right wardrobe to create an ageless style of your very own. our old friend. talk about ageless. >> way back. >> there are some things we can learn from. >> absolutely.

you know, it's a wonderful time to be ageless, and it just starts with your clothes and your makeup. i've got some wonderful examples to show you. >> it's the ageless way and the older way. >> aging is what you don't want to do. we're going to start with a very classic look. that's from lands end. this is something you would see kate middleton wear. she is ageless. >> she's, what, 32? >> she is ageless the way she dresses. >> yeah, yeah. >> laura hutton, sharon osbourne, they are ageless women. one thing you have to have is a great smile. one thing aging going to a vintage store, buying wonderful sweaters and dresses, but you know what, on us, looks like we dusted it out of the back of our closet. i don't know if you saw these colorful jeans, kate middleton wore them. she can wear anything. but for grown-up girls, you have to wear black or classic denim. they are ageless. i have on these jeans, lee je s

jeans, they fit, they stretch, they are comfortable. >> you want to look good, not ridiculous. >> that's what does it. >> let's talk glasses. >> that's a tough one. >> there's so much to choose from now. >> glasses are my favorite accessory, they have so much personality. again, these are aging, too trendy. the glitter on them, the shape. these are ageless. >> what about aviators? >> they drop your face. the ageless, like this one is wonderful because it's classic. anybody could wear it. you don't want anything that has a big name on it. something soft with color. this is my personal favorite. i love a little bit of personality with glasses. you can go personality, just don't go glitzy and retro. >> shoes! >> shoes, okay, perfect for kim kardashian, perfect for kim kardashian, she looks great in them. we won't be able to walk in

them. >> what should we wear? >> bootsies. >> michael kors. so great. remember when we tied our scarves swear and wore lace? this is aging, it looks like it came off your sofa. scarves today are soft, they are long. you can wrap them around, they are soft and flattering. these are beautiful. sarah stewart and dny, they are affordable and great way to get color by your face. nylons, don't wear purple nylons or purple legs. nudes, blacks. if you want to have some personality, wear some socks under your pants. then when you cross your leg, you see polka dot. makeup. christie brinkley does it well. less is best as you get older. too much makeup really ages you. >> gets in your cracks, so to speak. >> i love these sparkle shadows. they look so pretty in the jars.

on your face, no sparkle, not too much shine. not a creamy, heavy base at all. i love tinted moisturizers. i wear it all the time. she has a moisturizer and primer. >> we've held that up for our favorite thing before. >> got to keep your teeth white. no dark beverages. clear beverages. >> start tomorrow. >> we're saying just to that one. >> yes to this one. >> great to see you again, christine. he's up next to sing an old-time classic. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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