superstorm sandy really damaged that boardwalk last fall. red cross certainly taking some heat for unspent funds that were donated for superstorm sandy relief efforts. month are than a third of the $300 million donated to help storm victims still sitting in the bank seven months after the storm hit. red cross says it is holding on to the money to help address needs that weren't immediately apparent after the storm. critics are calling on the red remaining ve thatzvf $110 million to local relief organizations. nbc bay area news at 11:00. we'll be back at 7:25. thanks for being with us today. enjoy your day! along the jersey shore. and amazing rescue. an infant stuck inside a pipe is cut free. the baby pulled to safety and rushed to the hospital today, tuesday, may 28th, 2013. from nbc news, this is

"today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. we were down on the jersey shore on friday. we got to see firsthand how far that area has come since hurricane sandy seven months ago. still a lot to be done. and we're going to be talking about the president's visit there in just a little while. but let's start, though, on that severe weather. al roker is tracking and he has been for the last couple hours. good morning to you. >> thanks so much, guys. these folks from moore, oklahoma survived an ef-5, and there could be more bad weather like that. take a look at this. kansas, this is kansas -- smith center, kansas. let's go to the video of this storm. and you can see, this ef-3 tornado. it was captured by two guys, sean casey and brandon ivy. they have a special vehicle that actually went over and actually hunkers down. it weighs 16,000 tons. they were able to survive this. don't try this at home, by any stretch. but here's the latest on this

storm. there's going to be another outbreak today. as you can see, heavy thunderstorms now racing across the midwest. there is a wide area for severe weather today. look at this. from texas all the way to kansas city, chicago, as far east as pittsburgh. possibility of tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, and tomorrow we've got another strong risk. in fact, probably stronger tomorrow than today from del rio, texas, all the way up to minneapolis. unfortunately, oklahoma city in the midst of that. you can see heavy rain is going to be developing along this system from the west all the way into western pennsylvania, central new york on into the east coast. and then as we move to the west, wildfires in santa barbara, california. check this out. we have wildfires over a thousand acres. 4,000 people have been evacuated in the mountains over santa barbara county, about 1,000 campers, 3,000 residents. and the bad news is, the weather is not going to cooperate.

over the next 24 hours, high wind warnings, northwest winds in the mountains. 15 to 30-mile-an-hour gusts up to 60 miles per hour. and that's going to fan those winds, making it difficult to contain those wildfires. matt? >> al, thanks very much. come on inside. we'll get to your local forecast. meanwhile, president obama is visiting the jersey shore this morning to see the recovery from superstorm sandy and to meet again with republican governor chris christie. nbc's white house correspondent peter alexander is in asbury park ahead of the president. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. president obama is expected to arrive here about 90 minutes from now. his trip to jersey shore about seven months. sort of a political odd couple he and governor chris christie together. the president will also be able to focus on issues that he wants to. turning the topics from past political controversy focusing

on government at its best. it may not be the postcard most people remember, but with the jersey shore officially now reopened and rebuilding, at least in places under way. the president will view this battered landscape for the first time since the days after sandy struck. his guide again, the man who might try to succeed him, new jersey governor chris christie. many republicans are still frustrated by their last tour here together. the president and his host, famously exchanging compliments in the waning days of the 2012 election. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state. >> i just want to thank him for his extraordinary leadership and partnership. >> reporter: on friday, governor christie told matt, he couldn't care less about any political consequences from today's visit. >> the fact of the matter is, he's the president of the united states and he wants to come here and see the people of new jersey. i'm the governor, i'll be here to welcome him. >> reporter: and there is plenty of progress to show off. all but one of the state's 23 boardwalks are now open. with new store fronts peppered in among the old.

bernadette moore, whose twin daughters are about to head off to college, runs a pretzel stand in seaside heights. >> we all work. the whole family works. it really means a lot to have people come back. >> reporter: just days after the president pledged his ongoing support to the residents of moore, oklahoma, a moment to deliver on that promise in another storm-ravaged state. we've had the chance to catch up with some of the people here in asbury park. one woman described it monumental. another said i hope the president shows everybody we're back open for business. tourism here is a nearly $40 billion industry. >> all right, peter alexander along the jersey shore, thank you. the president's trip comes as we learn more about a surprise visit by senator john mccain over the weekend to war-torn syria. the conflict there is escalating and appears to be involving other countries more and more. nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is in beirut, lebanon, for us this morning. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the violence is spreading.

in fact, overnight, three lebanese soldiers were killed along the syrian border. senator mccain has long been pushing for the u.s. to become more involved in syria. and now the senator has gone to syria himself to express support for the rebels. the visit lasted just a few hours. no big delegation, secret and low-profile. but still, a high-risk trip to an area that has recently seen air strikes and suicide attacks. senator mccain crossed into syria from turkey, accompanied by the free syrian army, the rebel faction he wants the u.s. to suppo with arms and a no-fly zone. washington already supplies the free syrian army with food and medicine. mccain met with the free syrian army's general commander, who spoke exclusively to nbc earlier this month. he is a moderate, and the mccain trip in part seemed aimed at highlighting him as a partner in a conflict where white house officials have suggested there's no one they trust enough for

support. instead the white house is pushing for a negotiated settlement, and the u.s. and russian-backed conference in geneva next month. >> we are committed to this. we both want to make this conference happen if possible, together with many other countries that have joined up. >> reporter: but as the peace conference is debated, bloodshed in syria continues, and its neighbors slip back to sectarian violence. sunni shiite fighting now spreading into lebanon where rockets exploded over the weekend and into iraq where there were at least 15 explosions monday. most of them car bombs, most in shiite markets against civilians, killing more than 60 people. despite years of american sacrifice, the iraq war is coming back, as syria drags the middle east down with it. the european union is also now taking action, lifting late last night an arms embargo, making it legal for european nations to

supply weapons to the syrian opposition. savannah. >> all right, richard engel in beirut, thank you. let's turn to david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> senator mccain has been a proponent of more support by the u.s., but the e.u. has now cleared the way to send arms to the rebels, as well. is the pressure on the white house intensifying? >> well, there may be intensifying pressure, but i don't think the president necessarily wants to move, certainly not unilaterally. i think all the talk is about who else is involved. there is greater pressure about arming syrian rebels. the question is, which ones? john mccain and other republicans in congress have been wary of some of the fishers in that opposition in syria. who do you trust, who don't you trust, who is a legitimate opposition force to assad, who is, of course, the dictator in syria. right now i think what richard just said, the fact that the e.u. might be sending arms there, that's a better sign for

the administration that wants to use diplomacy and get other countries involved than just the pressure on the united states. >> and david, beyond this issue of who are the rebels and whether some are aligned with al qaeda, for example, there is also the question of whether a no-fly zone or arming some of the moderate elements of the opposition would be enough to give a decisive victory to the opposition. >> right. it is not clear that it would be. it's not clear that a no-fly zone would be effective. that certainly carries additional risk to u.s. aircraft, if it's just a u.s. operation. there's the specter of chemical weapons, as well. and there have been some in congress who have said perhaps there is an international force that goes in just to protect those weapon sites. but all of this is premature. what the president has said appears to still stand. he will only want to intervene if he felt the united states could make a difference. making a difference at this juncture appears to be getting other allies involved, and continuing to work the russians very hard who can push assad

potentially out of power. >> and david, let's move politics closer to home. governor christie meeting with the president today. the governor was criticized by some republicans for getting too chum by with the president the last time the president visited. is this still an open issue of vulnerability for governor christie? >> oh, you know, if it is, i don't think he's terribly worried about it. this is governing 101. you're governor in a storm-ravaged state, you have an opportunity to bring money and attention to your state with a presidential visit. you don't pass up that opportunity. if he wants to run for president, you can bet, issue one will be his management during this period. and i think he will keep those republicans at bay who said somehow he got too chummy with the president. remember, the real concern in the romney camp at the time in the election was that it was a momentum-stealer. that at the time sandy hit and the president arrived it basically shut down their campaign, and the attention they were getting. that's not the danger here. and, again, biggest media market in the country, governor christie appearing with the president, he's not going to pass up that opportunity.

>> but we may see those images in a republican primary ad in 2016. david, thank you so much. >> all right, savannah. >> here's matt. while most americans are back at work today, the woman at the center of the irs scandal is not. but she is still getting paid. and now some senators are pushing to change that. nbc's senior investigative correspondent, lisa myers, has the latest developments. lisa, good morning. >> hey, matt, good morning to you. lois lerner headed the irs division that singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny and pleaded the fifth, rather than testify before congress. she is now on administrative leave with pay. that means she keeps collecting her almost $180,000 a year salary while five different investigations are under way. to many, lois lerner is now the public face of the scandal, even though she insists she did nothing wrong. >> i will not answer any questions or testify today. >> reporter: yet because she is a career government employee,

firing her would involve a lengthy, laborious process. so lerner could keep getting paid by taxpayers for many months. but some senators say is offensive. >> the irs needs to build the strongest case they can, speed up the administrative process, so she doesn't linger on the taxpayers' dole. >> reporter: so far, the irs's account of why this happened and why conflicts with some key facts. the irs says targeting began in march 2010, as a bureaucratic shortcut to handle surging tax-exempt applications. but the agency's own statistics show the surge happened the next year, 2011. the irs blames virtually everything on a few low-level employees in cincinnati. but a lawyer representing targeted groups says that's not true. >> the letters that my clients received came from the cincinnati office. an office in california. and the washington office. >> reporter: congress also is investigating whether

individuals involved with targeted groups may have also received additional irs attention. katherine engelbrecht says after she filed for tax-exempt status for a conservative group, the irs audited her personal and businesses taxes for the first time and her business was visited by two other federal agencies. >> it's important the truth get out. it's far beyond politics. >> reporter: her tax-exempt application still hasn't been approved after three years. she is now suing the irs. now, some experts argue that the irs was right to target political activity by some of these conservative groups. but should have used a neutral criteria that would have appeared less partisan, savannah. >> lisa myers in washington, thank you. this morning, details of a scare in midair. an unruly passenger tried to open an emergency exit during an alaska airlines flight from anchorage to portland, oregon, and had to be subdued by fellow passengers and the crew. nbc's mike taibbi is in portland with this story.

mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. imagine you're on a long, overnight flight, the plane descending, when suddenly you're awakened by screaming. a fellow passenger who has been speaking strangely is now acting dangerously, trying his best to open the emergency door. he doesn't know and you don't know the doors designed to not open mid flight. all you know is that it's terrifying. that's what happened yesterday on alaska airlines flight 132. the fbi identified the passenger as 23-year-old alexander michael herrera, an arizona resident, who witnesses say had been talking to himself when he suddenly grabbed the exit row emergency door and tried to open it. >> i could see his face, and he was very determined. he was trying to get that door open. it looked like he was trying to get out. >> i put him in a -- a choke hold, and kind of went up over the seat a bit and brought him down to the ground. >> reporter: the flight

attendants helped restrain herrera with spare seatbelt straps. herrera has a history of mental illness, according to his father, who spoke by phone. >> about two or three years ago, he was diagnosed with bipolar, he was taking some medication. but he did not like it, he stopped the medication. he was acting normal. he did not have anymore manias. life was okay. >> reporter: airline passengers are getting increasingly proactive in protecting themselves. back in january, passengers on a transatlantic flight bound from new york duct taped a drunken passenger in place after he attacked a woman seated near him and started screaming about the plane crashing. and there were cheers two weeks ago when a flight was forced to make an emergency landing to remove a female passenger who had been singing whitney houston songs nonstop at the top of her lungs. ♪ will always love you >> reporter: passenger misbehavior has gotten so bad that one airline, hong kong air, is now giving its flight crews mandatory training in wing chung, a martial arts form ideal

for confined spaces. but for herrera, it was fellow passengers who kept a bad situation from getting worse. herrera faces a hearing later today on a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew. savannah? >> mike taibbi in portland, thank you very much. >> i don't care that you're technically not supposed to be able to open one of those doors because of the locking system. that would panic you if you see someone heading toward it, trying to open it. you've got the rest of the morning's top stories, natalie? >> that's right, good morning, matt and savannah. we begin with the memorial day traffic tragedy that claimed five lives. police say that four of the victims were thrown from a car that struck a tree in newport beach, california, monday evening. the impact split the car in half and the wreckage caught fire. the cause of the accident is under investigation. the pilot of u.s. air force f-15 fighter jets that crashed into the pacific ocean off japan this morning has survived. officials say the pilot ejected when the plane developed trouble and was able to contact rescue

teams. asledge d trey von martin shooter, george zimmerman will not be in court today. the judge will consider a number of motions whether the jury can suspension and alleged marijuana use. and video of a dramatic baby rescue in china is stirring emotions around the world. the newborn boy was lodged in a sewer pipe. we should warn you, this video is very disturbing. >> reporter: residents in an apartment building in jinghua called firefighters. after hearing the baby crying in a fourth-floor bathroom. firefighters' attempt to pull the baby out of the pipe failed. they cut the pipe with the baby still inside and took him to a local hospital. doctors and rescuers spent nearly an hour taking the tube apart, piece by piece, and

finally recovered the newborn. the five-pound boy suffered some cuts to his face and limbs but is in stable condition. due to the graphic nature of the footage, the case has been widely discussed on social media sites, including a twitter-like service in china, where many are calling for the parents to be severely punished. police are still looking for the baby's parents. police say they're not certain what happened in this case, but when babies are born out of wedlock in china, they're sometimes abandoned and china's one-child policy can also mean heavy fines for couples who have more than one baby. >> awful. >> horrible story. thank goodness he's going to be okay. let's turn to al and another busy weekend for you. >> busy, busy weekend. in fact, our friends in florida are going to get dumped on. big area of high pressure off the eastern seaboard, funneling moisture into southern florida. we are talking about anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain from key west to ft. lauderdale. and there are dangerous rip

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good morning. 7:26. i'm marla tallez. a shooting victim is fighting to stay alive this morning following a triplee"cñ shooting district. police there say two separate crime scenes in different parts of the city are connected to the shooting. the shooting happened before 4:00 this morning near 16th and mission b.a.r.t. station plaza. across town and a short time later, police stopped a car in the bayview they say played a role. three people from the car are now under arrest. even though the shootings happened near the 16 mission b.a.r.t. station, trains are running on time. san jose firefighters are speaking out against a controversial idea from the city councilman.

councilman, pier luigi aloverio recommended that firefighters respond to only fire and not medical emergencies. 70% of fire department calls are not fire-related. meteorologist, christina loren, taking a look at our tuesday forecast. good morning, marla. good morning to you at home. san jose, beautiful start to the day. the natural coolant continues for a couple more days. for today, 75 degrees in livermore, 74, santa cre teresa. 77 in gilroy. area of low pressure came through, brought us those showers. now, high pressure. it is going to work hard to warm up our temperatures. we are headed toward the 80s by thursday. the low 90s for friday. the mid to upper 90s on the way

for the weekend. it's rush-hour, traffic tuesday. let's check the drive with mike. a little better news for oakland, 880. traffic is moving smoothly away from us. look at the map. slow still as you head toward 60. much better than a half hour ago. cleared on the southbound side where we had that crash and car fire. all lanes cleared. this will cause a build through hayward as you see going on right now. back to you. we'll be back at 7:56 with our next local news update. we'll see you then.

♪ 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. the 28th day of may, 2013. a beautiful day in the plaza. although some rain on the way a little bit later. and we're looking and hoping for another beautiful day on friday, because instead of having just one band in concert, we have three on our summer concert stage. new kids on the block, 98 degrees, savannah's entire playlist here on friday. come on down. it's going to be a little bit wild. >> our day. >> all boy bands on the plaza. >> i predict people will start camping out wednesday. >> what's the weather looking like, five-day forecast? >> it's going to be hot. >> the end of the week. >> bring your sunscreen. mean time, coming up in this

half hour, rutgers in the spotlight again. the newly appointed athletic director hired to clean up the program after the coach was caught on tape abusing players, she is speaking out for herself against abuse allegations against her. this is the first time we're hearing about this on campus. >> and i don't know why they gave this to me. they seem to be everywhere, promising to treat men for low-t or lower levels of testosterone. who really needs the treatment? some serious questions are being raised. we're also going to look at women's health with new information about the impact menopause can have on memory. a lot to get to. let's start this half hour with passengers from a royal caribbean cruise liner headed home today after a fire on board the ship. this incident is only the latest for a cruise industry that has seen some pretty rough waters in recent months. nbc's mark potter is down in miami with the latest on this. mark, good morning to you. >> reporter: and good morning, matt. those passengers will be flown today from the bahamas to baltimore, where the trip began,

as the national transportation safety board and the u.s. coast guard try to figure out why that ship caught fire at sea. the royal caribbean international "grandeur of the seas" is now docked in freeport, bahamas, the damage to the stern clearly visible. some passengers are still shaken. >> she passed out. it was quite, like -- frightening. >> reporter: in a cell phone video, passengers can be seen putting on life jackets and heading for their emergency assembly stations. they had been awakened monday after a fire broke out on the third deck of the aft moorg area. the blaze then spread to the fourth deck, places where passengers are not allowed. the crew was given high marks for keeping everyone calm. >> they kept us informed every step of the way, and as a consequence, they have generated a lot of goodwill. >> they kept us updated. thought it was awesome. >> reporter: they were on a seven day cruise that began

friday in baltimore. after the fire crew put out the blaze, the cruise line said the crew and guests were safe and the company and ceo went to freeport to inspect the damage and meet personally with passengers. >> i apologized on behalf of the company that we disrupted their vacation in this way. we're in the business of delivering outstanding vacations, not 'tis ruptured vacations. >> reporter: the fire comes on the heels of several other high-profile incidents involving cruise ships this year. most notably, the carnival "triumph," which lost engine power in february, and was adrift for days, without air conditioning and working toilets. still, industry experts predict the number of cruise passengers setting sail this year will reach 17 1/2 million, undeterred by recent events. >> i had fun. cruises are amazing. i would cruise with them again. >> reporter: now, as for those passengers flying home today, the cruise line ceo says they'll not only get a full refund for

this trip, they'll also get a certificate for a future cruise, should they decide to try again. matt? >> pretty smart move. mark potter down in florida. thank you very much. >> we want to get another check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks so much, guys. beautiful day this morning. and we've got -- let's see, kind of a shy girl here. what's your name? >> what's your name? >> addison. >> oh, and you brightened up. what's your name? >> skylar. >> skylar was a little grumpy earlier but you're happy now. where are you from? >> mass. >> thanks for coming down. it's going to get warm not only here but in massachusetts as well. there is a semi permanent system, jet stream way up to the north. and so look at these temperatures today. 66 in new york city. a little on the cool side. but d.c., 82. 72 in boston, one degree above normal. tomorrow, 84 here in new york. 90 in d.c. buffalo, 78. and then by thursday, we're expecting temperatures climbing up near 90 degrees here in new

york. 91 in d.c. 86 up in boston. that's what's going on around the co the time is 7:35. i'm meteorologist, christina loren, taking a live look at san rafael, beautiful start to the day. all that's left of the marine layer. we have high and mid-level clouds moving in or clearing out along with the storm system that brought the showers of yesterday. you don't need the umbrella for today. all you will need is a little bit of a jacket as breezy conditions will persist at the coast. 75 degrees in livermore versus 62 in san francisco. major warmup headed our way. we will be in the 90s inland by friday. >> thank you. rutgers university is back in the news this morning. the newly appointed athletic director there is on the defensive against abuse allegations in her past. nbc's kristin dahlgren is live on the campus in new jersey. she has the latest on this story. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, savannah. are not backing down, insisting she is not resigning after this letter surfaced from 1997, in which herman's former players, write, in julie herman's gym, the only emotion is fear. on the phone with reporters on the memorial day holiday, julie herman testifi herman defended herself, admitting she was an intense coach, but denying she ever abused players. herman was hired as rutgers' athletic director, following the revelation of this tape. [ bleep ] the former men's basketball coach, mike rice, allegedly abusing players. he was fired. herman vowed -- >> we will no longer have any practice, anywhere, any time, that anybody couldn't walk into and be pleased about what's going on in that environment. >> reporter: but a letter from 1997 signed by all 15 players on herman's university of tennessee volleyball team says "the mental cruelty that we as a team have suffered is unbearable."

and claims herman refers to her players as whores, alcoholics and learning disabled. >> the players expressed a fear that somehow, after all these years, that she could somehow reach back into their lives and harm them in some way. >> reporter: wolf says herman told him she stopped coaching and moved into administration around the same time the letter was written. but insists, she never knew about the letter, and neither did rutgers. herman says the school did know about a lawsuit by her former assistant coach. ginger heinline received a settlement from the university of tennessee for claims she was fired for becoming pregnant. this videotape of herman was taken at heinline's wedding. >> reporter: monday, herman apologized for misspeaking, when she said -- >> there's no video, trust me.

>> reporter: herman told "the star ledger," she didn't remember the wedding in which she was a brides maid. former colleagues of hermans have come out defending her, denying the allegations. we couldn't reach the university of tennessee for comment. but in a statement, rutgers' president said we remain confident we have selected an individual who will work in the best interests of all of our student athletes, savannah. >> kristen dahlgren on campus this morning, thank you. coming up next, the truth behind those low testosterone medications being advertised everywhere these days. and later, a mom who decided to clean house by going on strike and getting tough on her kids. so did it help teach them responsibility? we'll show you what happened. but first, these messages. [ male announcer ] if your road trip stops at the corner of "taking in the scenery" and "hey, they're taking our stuff," no need to panic. walgreens has over 8,000 stores across the country with all your prescriptions on file

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medications to treat low testosterone levels. but are those products really safe? some say maybe not. nbc's kevin tibbles has more. >> he's going to apply testosterone to his under arm. >> reporter: you've probably seen the ads. >> both are used to treat men with low testosterone. >> reporter: drug companies offering help for men with low t. >> they are everywhere. the amount of money spent on advertising has absolutely gone insane. >> reporter: as men age, the amount of testosterone in the body gradually declines. medical experts say that can lead to a decrease in libido. there are several drugs approved by the fda to treat men with testosterone levels well below normal. a condition can known as hypo gonadism. drug companies refer to it as low t. "consumer reports" says drug companies spent $1 million on tuzzing in 2010. that number skyrocketed to more

than $100 million in 2012. >> the ads, though, make it look as though perhaps it suggests maybe every man may suffer from lower testosterone. and that's what -- that's what really has got us worried. >> reporter: "consumer reports" medical experts say the benefits of testosterone may not outweigh the risks of taking the hormone. >> some of the side effects associated with using testosterone drugs are blood clots in the legs, swollen feet and ankles, sleep apnea, enlarged breasts, enlargeded prostate. >> reporter: we contacted the drug makers for the response, abbvie, the maker of andro gel, said, andro gel has more than ten years of clinical, safety, published and post marketing data with therapeutic risks well documented in the prescribing label. lilly said, "we encourage patients to talk to their physicians to weigh the benefits and risks before taking any prescription.

axiron is a prescription medication, approved by the fda for men with certain conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of testosterone." both drug companies recommend consulting with your doctor before taking any medication. >> it's always important to get to the underlying reason of why the testosterone level is low. it's not enough to make the diagnosis, but to figure out why there is a low testosterone level. there is definitely a role for testosterone therapy. but it needs to be used safely and appropriately. >> reporter: for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. dr. michael crispman is a sexual health specialist. good morning. good to see you. so as the piece suggests, most men as they get older see a decline in their testosterone levels. so if that's the case, all of us should not be running out to see a doctor, i would imagine. when is it severe enough to warrant some kind of therapy or treatment? >> well, you're right, matt. i think that it's really important that we recognize that as men age, the testosterone levels do decline. and that's a normal process of

andropause or getting older. but when the symptoms become severe and they're really problematic, i think it's time to start looking at the concerns in terms of depression and in terms of loss of libido. >> when you say loss of libido, which is the one that's going to get the most attention, i think, from a lot of men, although depression is obviously very serious, how severe a loss of libido would you have to experience before you start taking one of these drugs? >> well, i think it's important to recognize that, like aging, libido does change. and we need to understand that there's a lot of factors when it comes to libido. and when people are complaining and it's impacting their relationship or even how they feel about themselves, it's really time to start looking into other cases. >> and the piece also made -- you know, raised the question, does the treatment, the risk of the treatment outweigh the benefit. what's your opinion on that? >> well, i think that there is really good data to support the fact that in selected patients, testosterone, when they really have a very low level with associated symptoms that are

severe and problematic and really impacting their ability to function, it's really important that we know that they can be affected. but should it be given to everybody, probably not. >> we heard the list of potential side effects. there is something else that wasn't addressed. if you've got this product at home, if someone else comes into contact with it who is not suffering from low-t, do they get the same side effects? >> yeah, of course. we know there could be issues in terms of transfer, both to women and children, and those people that come in contact with it can can certainly have and develop side effects, as well. >> dr. michael crispman, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. 7:47. and what about the women? ahead we're going to take a look at new research that shows a potential link between menopause and memory loss. plus, not so special delivery. the pizza guy who got caught swiping the toppings off one of his deliveries. he's probably not working there anymore. but first, these messages. ♪

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♪ 8:00 now on this tuesday morning. may 28th, 2013. and back to workday, and a pretty one. our plaza, maybe late morning, taking the day off, perhaps. a beautiful spring day here. we are listening to a little bit of 98 degrees, because we want to remind you on friday we are having a boy-band palooza. 98 degrees, new kids on the block and boyz ii men. three concerts all for the price of one right here on the plaza on friday. are you excited? >> yes, i am, and coincidentally, i understand the temperature is going to go up to about 90 degrees on wednesday. >> very close to 98 degrees on friday. >> really? >> yes. >> cool. good morning, i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer and al roker. coming up, important new research for women.

they have now discovered there is a link between menopause and memory loss. we'll tell you more about that. also ahead, a lot of stores say they will match a competitor's price on a particular item. but there can be some fine print in those store policies. we're going to tell you what you need to know before you head to a store looking for an equal or lower price. and then today's professionals are in the house. they will be tackling a plethora of controversies from rutgers to abercrombie & fitch to a new thing you may be seeing if you're visiting new york, bike shares, good idea or public nuisance? i biked this morning. thought it was a great idea. >> scary to ride in new york, though. >> know what you're doing. >> all right. we'll get into that. first, over to natalie with a check of the news. >> good morning everyone. firefighters battling a california wildfire will get more help from air tankers today. strong winds are spreading the flames in the mountains north of santa barbara. thousands of memorial day

campers quickly evacuated the area monday as the threat increased. dozens of homes are in the path of that fire. airline passengers stopped a man who allegedly tried to open a plane's exit door during landing monday. 23-year-old alexander michael herrera is under arrest, and expected in court today. passengers and flight attendants on the alaska airlines flight from anchorage to portland, oregon restrained herrera with shoelaces and seat belts. cruise ship passengers are heading back to baltimore today after their ship caught fire. royal caribbean is apologizing to the 2,200 guests who were reduced at 3:00 a.m. monday after a fire broke out on the third deck of the "grand you' grandeur of the seas". no one was hurt and passengers are getting a full refund, plus a certificate for another cruise. president obama heads to the jersey shore today, and once again tours with republican governor chris christie. it's a check on the progress of new jersey's comeback after superstorm sandy.

governor christie took a lot of heat for his friendly reception of the president after the storm last fall. consumer demand for better vision and red meat both making business news this morning. cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> reporter: canadian drug maker valiant pharmaceutical is buying bauch and lawmaker for $8.7 billion, hoping it will capture growing demand for contact lenses and associated products. the backyard cookouts could be more expensive this year, just in time for summer grilling season. beef prices are hitting all-time record highs, this after years of drought in cattle-producing regions have resulted in the smallest supply of beef in 60 years. natalie? >> courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange, thank you. the unusually thick fog that brought transportation to a stand still in sydney, australia earlier today is clearing now. a weather forecaster described

the fog as being like a cloud on the ground. and one legend is paying tribute to another. paul mccartney honored elvis presley on his first trip to grace land. the beatles were inspired by and in awe of elvis. mccartney tweeted he dropped a guitar pic on the king's grave on sunday, quote, so elvis could play in heaven. 8:04. back outside to matt, savannah and al. >> that's a big tribute right there. >> absolutely. thank you. now across the plaza to al with a check of the weather. >> cool and comfortable. we have a sweet 16. you're 16. >> no. >> oh. what's your name? >> vicki. >> where are you from? >> florida. >> good to see you. a little on the wet side in florida. glad you're up here celebrating your birthday. let's show you what we've got. we are look at our pick city today. just happens to be los angeles. clouds give way to sunshine. a temperature of 79 degrees. you can see we've got heavy rain down in southern florida. more heavy rain making its way to the midwest.

risk of strong storms today, and it's a wide swath of possibilities from west, texas on up into the plains and as far east as central pennsylvania. rain in the plains, gorgeous day in northern new england, plenty of sunshine and warmth from the gulf coast, mid atlantic states, on into west-eastern texas. windy conditions continue today in southern california. the mountains of santa barbara county will continue to see high winds and that will continue to flame the wildfires going on. that's what's going on around hey, good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren taking a live look at the sun trying to break through that thick cloud deck over san jose this morning. mostly cloudy conditions at least for the next couple hours, then we will gradually see that sun come out. widespread sunshine across the greater bay area. a warmer afternoon, done with the rain. 75 for livermore, 75 in concord today, 71 in fremont. you'll hit about 62 degrees in san francisco. if you want the warmth, oh, boy,

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found that the united states is the only country out of 21 developed nations that does not mandate vacation time for workers. and there's no mandate that working a holiday comes with extra pay or comp. days. >> ooh. >> this is something we have known. after the u.s., the country that requires the least paid vacation is the country of japan, where workers get a mere ten days off. >> wow. >> mandated. they have to take it. >> right. compare that with european countries like austria and portugal, where workers get a required 22 paid vacation days and 13 paid holidays. and france, where workers get -- don't laugh, a required 30 days of paid vacation. >> amazing. >> one holiday. >> what is the unemployment rate in france, and some of those countries? i mean, very, very high. comparatively. >> someone was raising the point this morning, even when we're on vacation, as americans, half the time we're on our blackberries and working anyway.

>> what can i say? enjoy the weekend. you won't be getting any vacation. >> not me. >> natalie, she worked a double yesterday. later on today, the national spelling bee is going to kick can off and in addition to trying to spell those impossibly long words, competitors are now facing a new challenge. they will also have to know what some of those words mean. >> wow. >> now, viewers watching on tv, it will take place in the preliminary rounds but participants are understandably nervous. you know some of these words are really hard. here is an example. how about the word -- >> go ahead. >> i can't spell it, continue it or say it. cymotrichous. >> as cramer said on "seinfeld," i'm out. >> there is a choice. being per severeingly active, having wavy hair, being markedly inane or foolish, reducing a fever using medication. >> i'm going with being active.

>> my guess. >> everyone is going a? >> the answer is b. >> ah. >> having wavy hair. i guess the new rules are meant to help kids have a better understanding of the english language, not just memorizing 50-cent words. >> it started as a way to increase vocabulary in the first place, so having to know the meaning of the word would seem to be appropriate. it would weed out a lot of the riffraff, as you might say. >> really? >> one of the words in the article they sent us, i think -- i think is the word you quizzed me on. what was the name of the state fish in hawaii? >> humnumu -- >> i called the witch doctor. >> that is the word they used as one of the examples. i can spell it easily. >> i know. an appositi appositive trophy it a. anything to bring that up again. >> i think it's going to make it a lot harder.

no question. >> because it's a piece of cake now. >> all right. now to a raw and emotional performance from singer kelly roland, gaining a lot of attention online. this week, roland was performing her new song, "dirty laundry" which tackles past relationships as well as her admitted jealousy of beyonce. bittersweet, she was up, i was down, no lie, i feel good for her, but what do i do now. while performing the song, she became so choked up, she had to stop singing, take a few minutes to gather herself, prompting the crowd to cheer her on. roland is towing well for herself these seven days, working on a new album, joining simon cowell as a judge on "the x factor." so all ends well. >> it's interesting she is so emotional singing the song. maybe that is one of the first times she performed it live. or maybe i'm making up that fact. >> on stage therapy there. >> needed to work it out.

>> anybody have pizza recently? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> the next time you order your meat, you want to check the pizza before you tip the delivery guy. check out this surveillance footage. pizza delivery guy in the elevator, heading up to make a drop-off. obviously a little hungry. >> ooh! >> there you go. starts helping himself. >> every slice. >> to the toppings. this is a long elevator ride. >> there are two ways to look at this. you could blame this guy as being creepy, or you could say he looked down at the box and realized it was sausage and peppers and the people didn't order the sausage. >> there you go. >> so to -- so they would get their pizza in a timely fashion. >> you have a future as a defense lawyer. never thought of that. >> actually performing a public service to the people who ordered the pizza. >> like a monkey grooming itself. >> i'm with you. solidarity guy. finally, a first look at a

highly anticipated new read. it has been 14 long and sad years since we last heard from our favorite enduring british heroine bridget jones. we are unveiling right now the new title, everybody, ready? "bridget jones, mad about the boy." and introduces readers to a whole new phase of bridget's life in london. you can read a sneak excerpt. i'm going to be talking with the author, helen fielding, bringing bridget back -- i'm a huge fan. >> another movie then too? >> i can only hope. >> renee zellweger -- >> do you guys get it? >> yeah, they should call it "50 shades of bridget jones." >> good idea. mean time, new research on menopause, hot flashes, night sweats, lack of sleep. but now scientists say it also affects your memory.

nbc's mara schiavocampo has the study. >> ma, have you been more forgetful than usual? >> i don't know. let me think. >> reporter: jokes about menopause have long been a pop culture staple. >> gloria, what did you just ask me? >> reporter: but memory loss during menopause can be a real mid life crisis. >> my first really scary symptom was actually memory loss. >> reporter: writer and advocate ellen doljen runs a support group called menopause mondays. >> i was in a business meeting and i all of a sudden experienced a complete brain fog. in fact, i thought i was in the early stages of alzheimer's. >> it's more disconcerting than the hot flashes. and -- because you -- you doubt yourself. >> i make a joke out of it and say can i call you at midnight. but it really is disturbing. i can't remember someone's name that i know really well. i'm like, oh -- i have a brain

fart -- that word on television. >> reporter: surveys found up 62% of menopause al women reported memory problems, and more with hot flashes seemed to have memory loss. a study involved 68 women who had at least 35 hot flashes a week. the researchers gave them eight different memory quizzes. they found that women who already thought they had memory lambses did, in fact, did poorly on the test. professor pauline macke coauthored the study. >> the majority of women say they're experiencing memory decline, and what the study says is, you're a very good judge of how good or how poor your memory is. it's important that women recognize that what they feel can be validated by scientific research, that it's not all in our head. >> reporter: for the menopause mondays group, the new report is welcome news, but not surprising. >> tremendously validating, and comforting. >> it's funny to me that now

there's a study, we all knew this. we could have made the study. >> reporter: researchers on this latest study say their next step is to figure out the connection between an increased number of hot flashes and memory loss in it many menopausal women. for today, mara schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. dr. rebecca brightman is a clinical director of object stet contribution and gynecology of the north american menopause society. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> is this something you hear about from your patients a lot, i don't feel i have the same memory i used to or forgetting everything? >> all the time. and patients come into my office for regular exams and approach me and say may i ask you a question, something is really wrong here, i don't remember things, i'm not able to focus as clearly. is it me. people feel isolated, like they're going through this a loan. >> and now this study basically value dates that feeling. if nothing else, science is saying, okay, women, you're not crazy, this is real.

>> it is real. and i think a lot of people will really be comforted by the fact that actually researchers have taken this seriously. they look to this group, all be it a small group, and really validated the fact that women do have symptoms, clearly correlates with their ability to perform on certain cognitive tests. >> it sounds like the research found that those with hot flashes or severe hot flashes tended to have more memory loss. do we know there is a connection ere? >> well, the interesting thing, women who have hot flashes have trouble sleeping and we know that sleep disturbances carry over to the following at a and can can interfere with one's ability to function, concentrate, learn, recall certain things. so definitely. the other thing that was interesting in this study, they actually looked at women and their depressive symptoms and anxiety, which really goes along with being peri menopausal, and these correlate with changes in cognitive function. >> it sounds like we're not clear that menopause is a direct connection to the memory loss, but maybe menopause is causing these other effects like

depression or sleeplessness that have the secondary effect of the memory loss. >> well, correct. and i think there is some age-related changes, as well. i think one thing that does seem to be reassuring, not necessarily in this study but other studies is the fact that while women are undergoing some concerning feelings while they're making this transition, when they're done with menopause and post menopausal, there tends to be a return to baseline, and i think that's reassuring. >> one thing i've heard a lot from young moms, as well, they feel they lose their memory. they call it momnesia. any correlation or are they different things? >> in general, we consider them to be different things, but they very well may have overlap, because during pregnancy, there are hormonal changes, and the same is true with being peri menopausal and menopausal and in both stages of lives, hormone fluctuations, sleep deprivation and mood changes. >> while on the subject, some people think it applies only to

much older women, but, in fact, these symptoms can can can often start in your 40s and what kind of symptoms are you most likely to see first? >> most interesting thing, women can can still have regular menstrual periods, before their final period, which defines menopause. it's not unusual for me in my practice to see women in their early 40 to complain of issues sleeping, memory recall, inability to concentrate. i think there is a whole spectrum. and while the study looked at women aged 44 to 62, clearly women have these symptoms in their 40s and should be reassured they're not alone. >> always good to talk to you, doctor, if you've got some of these concerns. >> absolutely. >> dr. rebecca brightman, thank you so much. we'll send it over to matt. thank you. more than a few parents out there may feel their kids have come to feel entitled about being entitled. natalie has found one mom who decided that enough was enough. >> as parents, i think we can relate to this. that's right, this woman embarked on a 12-month experiment to rid her home of

me-first kids and create a path to responsibility. for some parents, scenes like this are about as common as big foot sightings. kids pumping gas, grocery shopping, making dinner, but for the wima household, helping out is a reality. but it wasn't always this way. >> came home, and everything was left out from breakfast, all the beds were unmade. there was clutter all over the place. and i just sat down for a moment going what in the world am i doing. they're looking to me to serve them for everything. >> reporter: that's when kay began cleaning house. >> she called a family meeting. she said that we're going to start changing things around here. and that we're going to start working and cleaning. >> cleaning, cooking and laundry were simply the starting points of a 12-point task list that included everything from the handyman can to volunteer work. kay decided anything her kids could do, they would do. kay says parents tend to overdo

for their children. mostly out of love and because they don't want their kids to fail. >> failure is inevitable. scary, isn't it? welcome to life. wouldn't you rather let them fail in your house? at least there's someone there loving them. >> love aside, five kids, ages 16 to 5 ridding them of their sense of entitlement has meant taking a step back. >> i don't know where you put the rolling pin. >> sometimes i leave the room, because i can't stop myself from getting my hands into it. >> i think i've become a lot more humble. it has changed in a way that i really can do everything now. >> he said out loud -- >> kay wrote a book about her experiences and now shares lessons learned with frustrated and overwhelmed parents across the nation. >> i think it's a game-changer. if they are able to be equipped as they move out of the house and have a society that is going to be a doer society rather than a taker society, i want my kids to be the starting of that.

>> who wants kids that think the world revolve around them? there is a lot more to the world than just them. and that's a gift for everybody. >> sounds like a good game plan for going home today. i know what i'm doing. >> warning to your kids. might not want to be there when mom gets home today. what's the one thing your kids do at home or don't do at home? >> there are clothes everywhere. i'm picking up the toys and clothes constantly. >> they're pretty good at doing their chores, but the clothing. lela's room looks like a bomb went off. >> you just got outed by your dad. >> at some point will she on her own -- >> no, we have to force her. >> do you assign chores to the kids? >> oh, yes. >> absolutely. >> okay. >> making their bed in the morning and putting their dishes away. >> dishes. >> cleaning up afterwards. >> how much nagging do you have to do? >> a lot. >> to make the chores happen. >> a lot. >> and the other thing is, and here is the lesson i've learned. you've got to, as that mother showed us, empower them by even

if they do it not as you like, great job. because even though -- the temptation is to go in and refold the clothes or fix it in the drawers. >> i've got a question for you. what is it about kids and wet towels that they simply can't put them away? they drop them right on the floor? >> crazy. >> too heavy. coming up, today's professionals after checking your local news. . . .

. . . we begin with breaking news 8:26, going on in san jose. a crash tied up traffic. mike inouye joins us now with the very latest. >> good morning, folks. let me take you to the maps. we'll show you what we're talking about, an area of san jose, south of 101. taylor and 1th street, south of the freeway, which is showing a good slowdown. our twitter follower in san jose, talked about 18th and taylor being blocked right now. an overturned car. he sent me a picture and i'll post it on facebook. we have a crew to the scene. the reports are someone in the car was trapped at the scene, san jose fire. looks like an ambulance on the scene. our crew heading out there to check it out. freeways are bogging down quite

a bit. there's the picture sent via twitter. we depend on you guys for information and some other issues not on the main freeways. that's what's going on. this is an area to avoid off of 101 heading through the city streets. right now 101 passing by the area. also very slow. south bay kicking in for tuesday traffic flow. look at 280 slow towards cupertino. east bay never quite recovered after the earlier crash on 880, moving more smoothly, but jammed. >> busy out there. we will continue to monitor that and have another local news update in half an hour. hope have you a good morning.

♪ we are back now, 8:30 on a tuesday morning, 28th day of may 2013. and it's a beauty here in new york city. we've got moderate temperatures, bright blue skies, and a great crowd of people lining up on our plaza this morning to say hi to the folks back home. we thank them for their time. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer, along with savannah guthrie, natalie morales and al roker. coming up for your television buffs, a big reunion on our show tomorrow. we have the cast of "silver

spoons" on the show tomorrow morning. if you're a fan of that show, check us out on-air or if you're in the area, come on down, maybe meet them in person. >> rick schroeder, not ricky. >> it was ricky then though. >> not anymore. >> mr. schroeder, to you. >> he's a big man. get on board with that before they come tomorrow. later this morning, today's professionals are here and will weigh in on the hot topics, including the company abercrombie & fitch, an old comment from the ceo about only catering to the cool kids has resurfaced. at the same time, the company is experiencing some troubles financially. so we'll ask the question, are those two concepts related? and we'll also ask whether or not you should have to have a drug test to get unemployment benefits. it's a proposal out there worth discussing. and on a lighter note, calling all burger buffs. if you like to grill, and you've got a great burger, we want you to submit for our father's day burger battle. that's right. whether you have a secret recipe

that you only make once a year or somebody makes the best burgers on your block, go to today.com, and enter with a recipe and photo of your burger, or even better, make a video. then we're going to grill it out here on the plaza on june 13th, in time for our father's day burger battle. deadline, tomorrow. >> who makes a good burger -- pardon me, sorry. >> who? >> oh, al. >> i burned myself on your grill, though. >> you did. that added a little extra flavor. >> he always brings that up. >> well, sorry, i have a scar. >> that lawsuit almost complete now. >> want to see the scar? >> aw. >> anyway, your burger was great, al. >> that's all that matters. >> alrighty, then. >> all right, bye. can we say good morning, please, to mr. nick cannon, host of "america's got talent." hey, nick. how are you? >> greetings. >> welcome back.

>> good to see you. >> thank you. >> june 4th, the show comes back. and by the way, when you guys go live, you go live from just down the block here, radio city music hall, one of the most iconic venues in the world. >> absolutely. and, i mean, you know, people work all their lives to perform at radio city, some of the best entertainers in the world. and now the everyday man from across america gets the opportunity, as well. >> you have got some new voices out there. you've got mel b., heidi klum joining the judging panel. how are they blending? >> they're having a great time. i mean, it's good, because now you have a female to keep "hs" in check. >> speaking of the hs, how are they doing and who sort of takes the top judge role? >> howard believes that since he was the only one born in the united states that he is the judge of all judges. he calls himself america's judge. so -- that kind of makes sense. i don't think that all the other ones -- yeah, they don't agree with him. but, you know, let howard think that. >> and you -- off time, you have

been awfully busy, got a new cd, first in eight years coming out. >> yeah, yeah. getting back into the music game. i've been deejaying probably for the last decade in all night clubs across the country. might as well put out some music at this time. i'm bringing a lot of my mtv show back, getting back into the music scene. >> we love the title of this record. what is it called? >> "white people party music." >> yeah! >> what is it like? tell us. >> you know, the white overbite. yeah. absolutely. when i deejay, that's how i categorize the parties that i deejay. white people party music. >> oh, my gosh. >> but anybody can listen. >> anybody. everybody enjoys the music. >> most importantly, "america's got talent" is back on june 4th right here on nbc. that's next tuesday at 9:00, 8:00 central time on nbc. nick, thank you so much. >> always a pleasure. >> overbite. >> mr. roker. let's show you what we've

got starting with today. we are looking at a risk of strong storms, texas, back into the plains. the great lakes, on into western p.a. a lot of wet weather in the interior sections of the plains. windy conditions continue in southern california. not helping the wildfires there. more rain in southern florida. again, another risk of strong storms, texas into the plains. this one even worse than today. including our friends in oklahoma. look for rain across the northern plains. slight risk of strong storms in the northeast. rain in new england and rain along the pacific northwest coast. that's what's going on around . ountry. hey, thanks, al. good morning to you. the time is 8:35. look how quickly that fog is clearing in san francisco. we still have mid level clouds overhead. we will see full sunshine before the day is done and a warmer afternoon as a result. 75 on the way to livermore. 74 today. napa, 62 in san francisco. meanwhile right about perfect in san jose.

71 degrees here. as we get into the upcoming weekend, temperatures will soar. close to triple digits over the course of the weekend. >> hey, we've got some excitinge news for you. all you transformer fans out there, listen up. the battle continues in orlando. that's right. a new mega attraction, transformers the ride 3-d debuts an universal orlando resort july 20th. -- june 20th. we invite you to come with us to the opening. the sweepstakes, go to today.com to enter. it's that easy. what do you win? you get the grand package for four people to universal orlando resort, includes round-trip airfare, hotel, complimentary free park unlimited passes, plus complimentary attendance to the blue man group who performed all year long. plus, you also get to attend the transformers the ride 3-d grand opening event. again, go to today.com, make sure you enter and check out the official rules.

and don't forget, you want to keep track of your weather. go to weather.com 24/7 or the weather channel on cable. one of the big megatron fans right here. >> right here. >> savannah. >> my friend, you introduced me to down there. al, thank you. coming up next, should you have to get drug tested to get unemployment benefits? one of the hot topics our professionals will be weighing in on. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ now to today's professionals, where our team's power players weigh in on the hot topics. good morning all. nice to see you. rutgers is back in the headlines after that scandal involving the basketball coach, mike rice, who was fired after that videotape surfaced of him emotionally and

physically abusing players. they also lost their athletic director, who resigned in the wake of the scandal. now they've hired a new athletic director, julie herman. but here we go again. now there are reports that 16 years ago, she was emotionally abusive as the head volleyball coach, women's volleyball coach at the university of tennessee. her players complained that she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse. in a letter submitted by 15 members of that team, they say she called them, quote, whoress, alcoholics and learning disabled. she is disagreeing with parts of the story. but parts of the story or no parts of the story, what's your take on this? >> rutgers did not do due diligence. no question about it, they did not ask the right questions. >> shouldn't that have been the first question. >> number one question, have you ever been accused of being put in a position of being, you know, treating a player bad. why don't you ask that question? i think the president of rutgers is in trouble. i've been saying that for a long time. >> two points. first of all, we've got to be careful we don't step

overbounds, because most college coaches can be rough. >> and 16 years ago, all of them did that, by the way. >> what rutgers has been through, if there say tinge of it, they've got to make a move. it's that simple. you can't have this hovering around. >> and ultimately, it falls on the person who is the final decision maker, the president of the university. i think chris christie is doing the right thing -- >> embarrassing. >> when you consider what rutgers has just been through, this does not seem like a good fit. >> if this is true or any part is true, they have to make a move. >> all right. next topic. losing its cool. back in 2006, we're going back a little bit, the ceo of abercrombie & fitch gave an interview and the interview has come to the surface again. he said, quote, they market their clothing toward the, quote, cool kids, adding, quote, we are after the attractive, all-american kid. a lot of people don't belong in our clothes, and they can't belong. are we exclusionary, absolutely. it got a lot of backlash online. i bring this up, because the company has had a really bad financial quarter. sales down 17%, future profit

estimates have been slashed. are the two connected? >> i think there are a lot of people happy about them. this guy is completely ignorant. i mean -- i would say he's out of touch. how many teenagers are committing suicide, many of which because they are insecure about themselves. to exclude people and say if you're not cool, if you aren't thin, you're not allowed in our stores. >> well, first, there's a difference -- it's one thing to set an aspiration, but to make it exclusionary -- can i have a picture of the ceo up again, this is one ugly dude, number one. probably got beat up as a kid. and look at this -- >> he's had some work done. >> who the hell are you to say -- >> okay, donny, did he simply state honestly what a lot of brands try to accomplish? >> absolutely, every single brand has a target customer. they do a lot of brand testing to get that target customer. what they don't do is go out on television and make that kind of comment. >> i did this for 30 years. >> i know you did. >> it's one thing -- every

advertiser sets an aspiration. you don't then go, oh, and by the way, if you can't -- this guy should be thrown out of his job. >> in tough economic times, you want to sell your product to anybody who will buy them. >> and this guy has an incredible opportunity to empower. i have a 14-year-old sister. you guys have kids. what an opportunity to actually provide confidence in the clothes these can kids are wearing. >> kids today rebel. >> and that's what you're seeing in the bottom line. that's why their profits are down. >> the nation's largest bike-sharing program is now rolling here in new york city. we've got one of the bike racks up the street from us here here. 6,000 bikes, called city bike, 300 stations. whether it's a good idea or bad -- most people like these programs. however, did you know that in new york, it is not required if you borrow one of these bikes that you wear a helmet? riding the bike in new york city. how do you feel about that? >> that's bizarre. mike -- matt. >> matt! >> i'm not the mayor. >> you and i bike to work every

day. honestly, that's almost incredulous. >> no, you almost need a helmet to walk down the streets of new york city. but the fact that you're going to allow them to bike in and out of traffic? >> this is going to create a lot of problems. look, i'm excited, i have a lot of friends who have signed up for the annual package and ultimately a great thing. but we have challenges. this city is not made for bikes. amsterd amsterdam, they have a whole lane for bikes. >> i think mike has spent way too much time in amsterdam, i'm sick of the broadway walking area. we need more parking spaces, our infrastructure is in the toilet. okay? >> all right, star, donny, abby, nice to see you all. pleasure. coming up next, an incredible story of forgiveness. we could use one here. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

now to a really touching story of hope and forgiveness. eight years ago, a 21-year-old cheerleader suffered a tragic accident and her life changed forever. nbc's jenna wolfe has her story. >> an incredible, story, savannah, an inspiring story about the bond between a father and daughter. how one young woman has learned to turn tragedy into triumph. as far back as she can can remember, cindy donald was always on the go. biking, climbing, cheering for her school. she rarely slowed down. until one picture-perfect afternoon when everything changed. >> i was going out my driveway, and i was talking on the phone to my best friend. and i heard him come in the driveway. i never even got up. i just looked back like that. and so i figured that i saw him, he saw me or whatever. and so then i got hit. and, you know, he jumped out of the car. i just remember telling him, i'm

okay, i just can't feel my arm. >> reporter: she was run over in her own driveway. her father was behind the wheel. >> it was my fault. i wasn't looking where i was going, i was thinking of something else. in one split second, her life changed, my life, the whole family's life changed. >> cindy was left paralyzed from the neck dawn. >> she was lying there, critically injured, could die in my arms in the driveway. >> was it hard for you to not blame anyone? because you know you are never going to blame your father. >> not really. you know, i just feel like things happen. i never blame god and continual never blame my dad. i think i have a great life, really. i'm lucky i've got a great boyfriend, i think. i've got a great family. i'm pretty much taken care of and i'm pretty happy. >> but it took a while for cindy to get to that point. and she didn't get there on her own. her story sent shock waves around her atlanta community. it especially resonated with a group of father who is meet at

the bagel shop every morning for coffee and conversation. they call themselves "the bagel boys." an atlanta braves manager, fredi gonzalez, is one of them. >> her spirits are off the charts. >> freddie and the boys wanted to help. so they decided to organize fund-raisers for cindy's rehab. >> what do you think of who they are and what they do? >> i think they're just an amazing group of people. because, you know, when i first got hurt, i didn't think the world was full of such good people and people that were really genuine and just wanted to help out of the goodness of their heart. >> inspired by their generosity, cindy decided to pay it forward, and started a foundation of her own to try to help those with traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, something that didn't surprise her father. >> did it all on her own. and she has just always been that way. that day that accident happened in the driveway, i'm there holding her, afraid she was going to die -- she wasn't

thinking about herself. she looked at me and said -- "if i die, don't blame yourself." and eight years later, cindy is still putting others ahead of herself. helping her dad move beyond a parent's worst nightmare. >> whenever i feel sad or guilty or upset about it, she has always reassured me, hey, it happened, it was an accident. >> what have you learned about life? throughout this experience? >> i think that it's brought us closer together, and i think that i found a lot of purpose in my life through this. and i feel like i can kind of reach a lot more people and touch a lot more people through my situation. hopefully we can make a difference and make something

positive out of it. and she really is making something quite positive out of her life through her foundation, cindy donald has reached recipients across the country, providing them with grants for specialized therapy programs and equipment to help them with their recovery. but savannah, it's her spirit. it's this -- this life that just -- that just, you know, encapsulates her when she walks around and meets people. the most unbelievable thing about her. >> amazing. janet, thank you for bringing up her story. we appreciate it. we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ you may have noticed that more and more stores are offering price-matching as a way to lure you in had. today contributor and lifestyle expert elizabeth mayhew is her to tell us how to get the most out of these price-matching deals. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> is it exactly what it sounds like, you go to the store and the other store down the road offered this price, match it or do better? is . >> pretty much. except for in one instance. yes, this is on the rise, mostly because stores want to capitalize on your business, particularly for bricks and mortar. they also want to cut back on something they call showrooming which is to say you're going online, you want to test it out first, go see the tv or play with the camera in the showroom but making your purchase online.

they're trying to capitalize in the store. >> this sounds like a great deal for consumers and yet i hear people complaining about these programs all of the time. why? >> well, it's tough, because they're not regular. there's nothing regularized about them. every store has its own cause, its own list of things they require. and sometimes those can be agreements up to three, four pages long. so you really, really need to do your homework. there are things you can do that can can help you, like if you do have a smartphone, you can get apps like shop savvy or red laser, which you can take the bar code and find the best prices in your area. you need to do your homework. >> there is something called an opportunity cost, talking about time and distance, travel and spent here. explain that. >> yeah, so, for example, if the store you want to purchase from and they have the price that is a little bit higher than another store that's 25 miles away, you need to factor in the gas, the time, the money, everything it's going to take to get you to that store. so you really need to factor that in, be smart about your purchases. >> and you talked about

showrooming already. if i find a deal on a product online and walk into a brick and mortar store, they're probably not going to match that price. >> they probably aren't. that's the one thing about this. most stores will not honor online pricing, with the exception of two places that have recently implemented an online agreement. target is one and best buy is the other. so they will match -- and they'll even match amazon, because amazon does tend to have great prices. >> you tell people also, obviously, know before you go. so in other words, do your research, and then even go to the extra step of printing up the store's policy. why? >> print up -- because chances are, we're talking big stores like walmart and best buy and target. not every employee is necessarily going to know to the t what their policy is. so print that out. the other thing you need to do, you need to printout the circular or whatever it is, where the ad is, where the offer is for the better price so you bring that in with you. you can go to a website called shop local, which takes all of the circulars from your area, you put in your zip code.

that way, you know all of the prices. you can go in there armed and ready. you have to realize that a lot of times this is up to the decision of the store clerk. >> so be nice. >> so number one -- when you're shopping, always be nice. and be patient. because you're going to get more with sugar. >> elizabeth, thank you very much. words to live by. coming up, health hazards to avoid this summer. after your local news. be nice. good tuesday morning. 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a special honor for 12-year-old aaron hern, the martinez boy injured in the boston marathon bombing. he will throw out the first pitch at tonight's a's giants game. a few visited him while recovering at boston hospital. now check in with meteorologist

christina loren. >> our hometown hero. good morning to you. a live look. beautiful start to the day. over san rafael, solid deck of low clouds. breaking apart. warmer, up to 75 inland, 70 bayside and 60 at the coast. much warmer weather around the corner. we will be back in the 90s before you know it friday and saturday.

♪ welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, it is the 28th day of may, 2013. and a good-looking morning here in new york city as everybody gets back to work after a long weekend. but some rain on the way. and the heat. coming up on the heels of that. 90, 92 degrees? >> it will go upper 80s, low 90s throughout the northeast. >> we will take that after being in the 40s this weekend, though. >> this is going to be legit summer weather. i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales. to today's take three, and we start with a mid air scare. there was an unruly passenger on a flight, alaska airlines, from anchorage, alaska to portland, oregon. had to be subdued by fellow passengers and the crew.

what did he do? he was sitting in the emergency row and tried to open the emergency door. >> oh, my gosh. >> the can exit door. >> which apparently you can't do. >> yes. >> we all learned that. >> because of the pressurization, that door will not open. and there's a lock somewhere. right. so you can't open the door. that's the good take-away from this. a 23 year-old guy was restrained by seat belts, one of these cases we've heard a lot about over the years where passengers jump into action. >> the crew asked for help. >> shoelaces and everything to help restrain the guy. >> literally tied the guy down. kind of got us thinking after 911 about the way we feel in these moments on airplanes. i think a lot of us are empowered, emboldened by what people did on flight 93 on that day in 2001 where if there is any question, passengers now jump into action in a way i'm not sure they would have. >> ask questions later. >> i think power in numbers, too. if you know the other passengers are going to jump in and help out, you're more likely to jump out of your seat and do

something, as well. >> i've never been on a plane where something like this has happened. but you sort of imagine what you would do if it. and kind of look around -- is this guy going to help me. >> remember the case of the woman singing the whitney houston song most recently. and they diverted the flight, had an emergency landing and all of that. but, yeah. a couple of these just in the last month or so, right? >> i think we just see -- pilots and crews are just out of a preponderance of caution are diverting more often. >> exactly. and can take a woman singing whitney houston songs to ruin your flight. good news again, none of these ended any tragedy. good news. take two. what do you think is the happiest place in the world? >> we know. already. >> the oecd, an international group looks at all industrialized nations says australia is the happiest place to live in the world and it is for the third year in a row. they base the study on jobs, health, environment, education,

income, things like that. and australia again. >> i've never been. >> i've been there. everybody just seems like they're in a good mood. >> happy people. shiny, happy people. >> weather, beaches, you can throw those into the mix. >> kangaroos. >> koala bears. >> we have this bike share, they have a koala share. >> they do. >> they do. you put in your credit card, walk around with a koala. >> see, that would make me happy. >> hugging koalas. national hug a koala day every day there. >> rounding out the top three, sweden was number two. >> of course, they have cheese. >> abba is from. i was there for all of ten hours but i have to say, absolutely stunningly beautiful. people are very healthy there. >> these are all peaceful places. >> exactly. >> canada. norway. >> it's the fuords, although if you read that book "the snowman," not such a happy place. >> no, norway, they have a lot

of depression. so i'm actually surprised by that ranking. interesting. >> in case you're wondering, the united states, number six. >> not bad. >> we'll take that. >> brazil. >> brazil, 33? >> you know, if you don't look like a lot of those people on the beach, you're depressed. really. you know? you're sitting there, you look and you go, oh, come on. >> the competition is stiff there. >> having been there and lived there, you don't see a lot of those people on the beach. >> you don't? >> no. no. i mean, there are ones wearing those bikinis who shouldn't. >> watching your dad's home movies, he found a lot of those. >> my dad did find a lot of those. my dad has a good eye for that. >> yes, he does. >> so it's not all -- >> mrs. morales, as well. >> not all jogging on the beach? >> definitely not. >> by the way, we brought up brazil and spain, because you have lived in those countries growing up. and that brings us to our take three today. >> a moment yesterday, al. you missed it. >> if you were watching

yesterday, we were doing a story about the fresh prince of bel-air. and it came up that natalie had never seen the fresh prince of bel-air. >> and they're like where have you been living. not around here. >> it turns out she did watch some american sitcoms, except they were dubbed over in spanish. >> right. and you asked me, what does al sound like in spanish. well now we have an answer. >> okay. let's hear. >> let's hear al in spanish. >> let's hear what you said first. [ speaking in spanish ] [ speaking in spanish ]. >> it's funnier in spanish! >> it is funnier in spanish. he sounds like fat albert. he does. >> everybody with a deep voice in spanish sounds like fat albert. >> do they? >> remind me of the premise of alf? >> he was an alien who liked to eat cats and lands with his

american family and they're hiding him. >> his space ship crashed? >> in spain, tv was select, as you can see. there wasn't a lot on, because it's controlled by the government. >> by the way, alf was a very funny show. >> hilarious show. but i was watching alf five years after it was here in the u.s., i was watching it there. >> what about "night rider"? >> that was another one. a classic of david hasselhoff. huge in europe. [ speaking in spanish ] >> there you go. i used to love that show. >> i loved that show. >> especially when it would jump. when can kit would do that jump. we saved your all-time favorite for lass. >> and that would be? >> take a listen. [ speaking in spanish ] [ speaking in spanish ]

. >> yeah! >> there he is, yeah. >> i think mr. t and the alf character are the same voice! right? >> that's the thing. it's one guy. >> one guy voicing every american sitcom. >> mr. t and alf separated. by language. >> what you talking about willie? >> willie! i love it, though. that's great. it's actually really funny. >> are your headlines in english or spanish? >> english. taking a turn on the more serious note, president obama is visiting the jersey shore today, once again touring with the state's republican cover, chris christie. it's a check on the progress of new jersey's rebound after superstorm sandy. governor christie took a lot of heat for his friendly reception of the president after the storm shortly before the election last fall. fire crews are fire crews are intensifying their battle to control a wild fire that broke out monday in

california's loss padres national forest. memorial day campers had to be evacuated. it threatened dozens of cabins and vacation homes. investigation of a memorial day crash that claimed fei lives. the victims were in a car that struck a tree and split in two before catching fire. a disturbing story out of china. a newborn baby rescued from a sewer pipe. he was crapped in a four inch wide pipe below a public toilet. they opened it to save the infa infant. police are now looking for the mother and treating the case as attempted homicide. cruise ship passengers are going back to baltimore after a

fire on the third floor. no one was hurt and the ship is no in the bahamas. they're offering passengers a full refund and a certificate for another ruse. the movie industry celebrating a box office record. estimated ticket sales was $316 million. "fast and the furious 6" led the way with a $120 million debut. darkness." one bridesmaid injured her arm at a dock near gainesville, georgia this month. the video shot is going viral, but the group handled the plunge so well, some people are wondering if they weren't expecting something like this to happen. i was going to say. it seems like this has happened before. exactly can. >> that video is a little too professional. >> and they were all kind of smiling and giggling. 6'8" brittney griner became

the first wnba player ever to dunk the ball twice in the same game. greiner's team eventually lost to the chicago sky 102--80. look at that. that is style. >> that's a two-handed throwdown. >> hanging on to the rim for a couple of seconds throwdown. >> almost as preface your tenth anniversary -- >> can can we talk about that? friday we were all tired from the whole week traveling. >> ten anniversary. hadn't slept in a week or so. came along with my tenth anniversary, great day, and i just kind of went -- [ mumbling ] it's been a great decade. and then we went out to dinner and i may have passed out in my spaghetti. i may or may not have passed out in my spaghetti. i love you and plan to make it up to you soon, honey. >> you even rented a hotel room, right? >> was it a long week, guys? >> it was a long week.

>> hotel room was rented for a nap for me, essentially. we have weather, but first this. "today's" weather is brought to you byin invialign. >> our 8:00 and 9:00 executive producer tammy filler doing the voiceover. let's show what we've got going on. heavy rain making its way through the upper midwest, a risk of strong storms stretching from texas all the way as far east as western p.a. and as far north as chicago. and we also have an even stronger risk tomorrow from texas all the way on up to minneapolis, including, unfortunately, our friends in oklahoma, where we were just last week. so we're going to be keeping an eye on that. and rainfall amounts anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain into the northeast. out west where those wildfires are, where we were just talking about, natalie just told you about, we still have high wind

warnings with gusts up to 60 miles per hour through tomorrow. so that's not going to be helping anything there, either. that's what's going on around the country. 9:12 now. happy tuesday to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. taking a live look at a foggy san francisco. you can see the sun working hard to peak through those clouds. still have flight delays somewhere in the ballpark of one to two hours, sfo. you're on time out of san jose and oakland. everywhere else across the nation also on time. check ahead, a lot of people heading back after the holiday. 78 for fairfield, 74 in concord, 62 in san francisco and 71 today in san jose. and that's your latest weather. >> all right. thank you, al. coming up next, from bug bites to heat rash, protecting yourself and your family from some common summer health hazards, right after this. [ female announcer ] introducing new olay fresh effects'

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>> no, because they have fur but they can cost contaminate and get you infected. you want to use gloves. if you see the plants, dispose of them in plastic bags, don't try to burn it, because if you inhale the smoke, you can irritate your lungs. if you get the rash, california amine lotion, anti histamines, benadryl. but the most important thing, make sure you get of rid of anything contaminated or wash it because you can get reinfected. >> heat rash. what do you do for that? >> heat rash not just for babies. what happens, your sweat pores get clogged and you can't perspire and release the heat, which then causes a rash. tiny little bumps, can be itchy, you want moisture wicking clothing, cotton underwear. you don't get it in those moist and warm areas. al, important for you. when you do get the rash, again,

hydro cortisone ointment, but stay cool. this is a sign you're over heated. it could progress to heatstroke. >> bug bites, mosquito bite to lyme disease. >> lyme disease is serious, transmitted through ticks, deer ticks in particular. check yourself and your kids. the tick has to be on your skin for two or three days before it can transmit the disease so you can prevent it. it's about the size of a pin head, very small. if you find a tick bite and develop a rash, the classic rash is a bull's eye, red ring. antibiotics can can treat lyme disease. if untreated can lead to severe neurologic issues. >> bug bites, deet or not deet? >> deet is most effective and has been shown to be safe if used correctly, you don't want it on your hands or face, for infants under six months, not recommended. but there are some deet-free

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the other materials include plastic bottles, pedal cranks, old car tires for wheels. and then they're varnished to protect the cardboard. >> feels like metal. >> it does. >> it's actually a very heavy bike. this weighs 28 pounds. apparently can support about 500 pounds. the winner of popular science invention award apparently is the one who designed this. and they hope that this bike can actually be developed and then put out on the market for $30. >> prototypes. they say they can make it for 12 bucks and sell for 30. >> actually, it seems pretty good. how is that cardboard seat, al? >> leaves a little to be desired. >> a cushion on that. >> yeah, hit a bump, and i'm going to see a cardboard project total gist. oh, they don't come for girls, either. >> this is like teaching my 5-year-old to ride a bike. >> there you go. careful! >> ah!

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24 hours. zero heartburn. to do tuesday morning, 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a shooting victim is fighting to stay alive this morning following a triple shooting in san francisco's mission district. police in san francisco say two separate crime scenes in different parts of the city are connected to the shooting. the shooting happened before 4:00 near the 16th and mission b.a.r.t. station plaza. across town a short time later, police stopped a car in the bay view they say played a role in the shooting. three people in the car under arrest. even though the shootings happened near the 16th and b.a.r.t. station trains are running on time. speaking out against the controversial idea from the city councilman. he wants to hire more police officers reorganizing the fire

department. councilmen pitched the idea after three weekend homicides. the idea stems from a 2011 grand jury report recommending fire crews respond not only to fire and medical emergencies. the report indicates 70% of fire department calls are not even fire related. we're going to have a look at the morning commute and forecast right after this.

welcome back now. the time is 9:27. clouds really starting to break apart over san rafael letting sunshine through. mostly sunny to finish off the day, temperatures a little warmer as a result. 74 on the way to livermore, 70 in fremont, 62, a little chilly, in san francisco. but hey, we've got a major warm-up headed our way. right back to beach weather come this weekend. 97 degrees inland on saturday, 86 bayside, 77 at the coast. check that drive with mike. >> all right. look along the peninsula side. southbound 101 coming toward us. that's the side very slow. as you're coming out of redwood city into palo alto.

lets look at the map as we have a slower drive south through san mateo. things are moving smoothly until redwood city, menlo park, bridges looking nice, 280 not a problem. northbound route throughout the south starting to thin out. 101 at 880 and 85 at 87 starting to slow down as you're heading in the increase direction. mission, earlier crash clearing to the shoulder, jammed from the dumbarton bridge to milpitas. back to you. >> thanks for joining us. another news update in half an hour. have a great morning.

♪ ♪ let me love you >> back to more on this back to work morning, tuesday, may 28th, 2013. good-looking day in new york city. willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales. coming up, some of you might be nursing a sunburn after the long weekend. we're going to break down myth versus fact when it comes to taking care of your skin this summer. we now also -- good news. we official have permission to break out the white, which i did right away. i didn't know -- i guess after memorial day, you can break out the white. that's the rule. >> that's the rule. i've been breaking it out for a long time. we're going to tell but that. also, last year's chunky wedges, we're going to tell you what's white. was white and what's wong. that's like -- that's a tongue twister. >> in high school, i used to get

a chunky wedge. that's a different story. also in the kitchen, one word, bacon, the american classic. the blt, giving it a makeover, everything from chipotle mayo to fig jam. >> i don't think it needs a makeover. >> in the kitchen, they had to drag us over here, we were pawing at it. before we make our blts, a check of the weather with al. >> starting with today, risk of strong storms, texas on into the plains, we're looking at severe weather into western pennsylvania, rain in the pacific northwest. sunny in northern new england, midla midla midlandic states. bad news for wildfires. the risk of strong storms worse tomorrow from central texas into the lower plains and lower lower mississippi river valley -- upper, i should say. slight risk of strong storms in interior new york, rain in 9:31. mostly cloudy over san jose. the sun is working hard to clear

that fog out of here. it's going to take a while. fog clears from the top down. maybe by noon, i'm thinking 12:30, mostly sunny skies over san jose. it's going to take quite a bit longer. san francisco where we do have flight delays, two hours, between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. that's when wre expecting the sun to break through the clouds and city. 74 in livermore, 70 fremont, 70 on the way to san jose. much warmer getting into the upcoming weekend. now to today's health. taking care of your skin in summer. you may have come back from a long weekend as you can tell, with a nice tan. but all that fun in the sun can do damage. >> from sunscreen to cover-up, we're here to set the record straight. dr. day, good morning. we're going to play a game of myth or fact. >> okay, let's go. >> let's talk first about how to treat a sunburn. a lot of people coming back perhaps, too overexposed. and the idea is some people think you can take ice and treat

the sun burn with ice to cool it down. myth or fact? >> that is a myth. what can happen, ice can actually create its own burn. it can be too cold. so i do agree that the most important thing to do right away is to get out of the sun and to cool off the skin. and not just put out their -- i'll just put out first, if you have headaches or change in mental status or can't control your body temperature, that can be sun poisoning. go to the emergency room. typical thing for sunburn, cool it off in a luke warm or cool bath. and there are great ingredients at home, like honey, aloe, baking soda, oatmeal and whole milk you can put into the bath water and these are soothing and hydrating to the skin, because the sun will suck the water out of the skin. so moisturizing is critical. white tea is a great ingredient, as well. brew a strong pot, make nice cool soaks with that. it has the highest concentration of anti oxidants and caffeine, soothing and healing to the skin. and moisturize as much as you can can and take anti-inflammatories.

>> next fact versus myth, you can get burned in 15 minutes being in the sun. fact or fiction. >> that is true. and you have to be really careful. i love applying your sunscreen before you leave the house. your sunscreen is effective as soon as you apply it. but if you wait until you get to the beach, find that perfect spot, cover your kids, you've already fried your own skin. so apply it before you go out. there's some products i really like. they come in sprays, newt row gina has a great spray, aveeno, this spray you can do upside down. so any direction. >> cover up, right? >> as soon as you get there, cover up, and your eyes, as well, bus melanoma can occur in the eyes and we're trying to avoid skin cancer and premature aging. any skin type, any ethnicity. >> another question a lot of women have, you apply the sun screen or you apply your makeup, you think you have sunscreen on, because most makeup does have sunscreen. is that enough? myth or fact? >> that is a myth. it's not enough. you need to apply your sunscreen before you apply your makeup.

now, there are some great primers that now also have spf built in, so you apply your sunscreen, your primer with sunscreen. >> layer it on then, right? >> then you're closer to get the true spf number. what's written on the label is only true if you use the amount of product that they tested. and nobody uses that a. product. so if you layer it, you have a better chance. and these are nice travel packs that have spf built in. as you go out, you can reply and add spf along the way, as well. especially around the eyes and nose, we see a lot of skin cancer in those areas, because they're missed. >> now, fact or fiction. all clothing is sun protection. >> that is a myth. so all clothing has some sun protection, but if you take a t-shirt that's white or yellow versus one that's blue, same weave, same fabric, the blue will have a lot more protective effect, naturally, than the white. and that's only when it's dry. when it's wet, the white has even less spf built in, maybe

only 8. and when it's wet, 4. so what you can do is, one, you can buy rit dye makes a product you can add to your fabric softener and that will increase ultraviolet protection. and motte makes beautiful, fashionable sun protection clothing. this is lightweight, light weave and ultraviolet protection factor. not spf, upf, bilt right into it. and last but not least, the last area, a lot of debate about whether or not spf 15 is enough protection. is it more about the application or the actual number on the bottle? >> well, you're right with both. the application matters a lot. but the number matters as well. so determirmatologists recommen 30. our debate comes, when you hit 50, do you need to go above that. and i personally do feel that higher is better, because people don't apply enough. but the fda is considering capping it at 50. so for now you can still get a 70 and that's where i would go.

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everything else white. >> just because you can doesn't mean you should. good morning. >> good morning. >> is the memorial day rule hard and fast? >> i break it all the time. >> i break it all the time. i think white in the right tone can look good year-round. it's just about finding the right color. >> so what are the mistakes people make, most often. >> white head to toe is really hard to pull off. so we're going to show a few tips and contribution. and i think people pick the wrong color white. they think white is one color. there's a whole range of whites that could work based on your skin tone, time of year, that kind of thing. >> willie is so relieved, because he can now break out his white jeans. a lot of guys are hesitant to wear white jeans. >> they are. we saw a picture of kanye west. >> he's head to toe white here. >> i like a guy in a white gene, super sharp. but the key is two things, one, you don't want uniform white. you notice on these rag and bone jeans, they've got bleached out details, hints of blue and a little bit of 'tis treasurering,

makes them wearable. and you also want to anchor the look with darker pieces a, cotton summer-white blazer with beginning am shirt. >> not pure white. >> talk about the white blazer. we've got brad pitt wearing a white blazer. >> he can really do no wrong. but, again, how many guys can rock the white blazer if you're not in your miami vice days. okay? >> little miami vice. >> nice update for the summer is the sear sucker jacket, under ooh $50 at jcpenney, can go totally casual with a t-shirt or khaki shorts or you can dress it up for a nice wedding or afternoon brunch or barbecue with jeans or trousers. >> blazer with shorts is okay? >> casual blazer. >> it's a casual blazer. >> sear sucker. no shorts at the "today" show. >> let's move on to women and look at the all-white look. and kim kardashian. >> yes. she got a lot of heat for this outfit. and individually, those pieces are fantastic. the problem is, they're the same

material, top and bottom. so with white looks for women, you want to mix textures. you're doing it perfectly. white cot long blazer. >> yay. >> cotton, satin, and heavier fabric here. this is from ann taylor, $88, mixes perfectly together. and that's what you want to look for. >> is it okay to mix whites? this has a little more winter white. what if you did a white-white. >> tone is key. if you want to do head to toe. you want to break up the look. you don't want it to be monochromatic. >> okay. all right. >> now let's talk sheer. this is very sheer. and we have seen a lot of celebrities make this mistake on the red carpet. sarah jessica parker completely overexposed and while it works on the red carpet, not good at your summer barbecue. so what you want to do is test your sheer pieces in the store. i call it the hand test. if you stick your hand underneath this and you can see any trace of your hand, guess what, you're going to see everything underneath. >> kind of a window in the light. >> exactly.

sunlight is important. so layer nude pieces. so nude is the key color. don't want to do white. a nude cami so you can't see -- >> i'm uncomfortable. >> okay. cool. >> shoes. >> for men, avoid a leather white shoe. you want to lighten up the fabric. these are from swims, rubber and mesh. or a classic white sneaker from converse, always work. >> chuck taylor always works. >> women, avoid visual weight with your white shoes. so no chunky heel, no chunky straps. >> really? >> thin straps, and a peep toe if you have to do a pump. >> i like that wedge, though. darn. okay. >> okay. and then this is always right. with white. accessories. a great white bag for the summer at the beach, a clutch. and jewelry works, as well. and same with sunglasses. you're seeing so many white sunglasses on so many different celebrities. it's a great way to add a pop of freshness to your look. >> is it that go out labor day?

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still made from our secret family recipe. in "today's" kitchen, a modern twist on an old classic, blt, venturing beyond bacon, lettuce and tomato, adam rappaport, good friend and editor in chief. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> first question. do we need to mess with the classic blt? >> we're not messing with it, we're enhancing it. enhancing it. >> ah. >> but listen, in general, can we all agree, this is the greatest sandwich ever created. >> absolutely. >> true. >> no question. >> grilled cheese and bacon. >> sorry. >> bacon on anything, al. bacon on a pb & j is probably good. but we're doing the blt here. keep on point. >> let's start with the b. >> by the way, this shot is just -- >> all right, listen. what kind of bacon, first choice, classic oscar meyer, chick cut, bacon purists. map maple glaze, peppered, apple

cured and pepper bacon -- >> am i the only one who likes the turkey bacon? >> you can have some on your station. al and i are sticking with the big boy bacon. >> l, lettuce. i want mine crisp. so you cannot impeach the classic iceberg, basic diner. romaine, bib. also, i do like arugula. i know it's a little fancy. peppery, nice. >> i like that. >> you don't want any micro greens or baby greens. >> what about the tomato? >> t. listen. in the summer, smshl july or august, go to a farm stand, farmer's market, buy the big, plump, ripe tomatoes. beef steak, yellow, heirloom, roma tomatoes. yeah, the better the tomato, the better the blt. >> the bread. >> the bread. that's up to you. first, it's got to be toasted. it has to be toasted. we're not even debating that. and then do you want a white, sour dough, wheat, viewers choice.

>> and the mayo. >> ah, the mayo. condiment of choice. >> i like it -- al, what's your take? >> i like a plain, but i do like spice. >> okay, we have everything from sir afternoon a, you name it. >> 45 seconds on the clock. that's how long we get to -- you're going to taste test. >> i'm going taste them all. for the record, al and i are going to take your spot. >> you're on a team together? >> feeding off each other's energy. >> all right. here we go. start the clock. >> wheat. >> today this ain't your first rodeo. >> i don't have my own station. >> the outrage. it's an outrage. >> i'm going with this guy. >> the question, al, how much mayo do you put on? >> a lot. >> yeah, you've got to do both sides. not one side. >> no. >> all right. don't rush. you've got to keep your composure here. the other question is, what order do you do? do you do the bacon, and then

tomato? bacon and lettuce? >> i start with the tomato on the bottom. >> really? why is that? >> eight seconds left, guys. wait. >> geez, that's a quick segment. >> all right. time is up. >> there you go. >> natalie, that's very neat. >> mine is neat? >> i'm doing -- >> look at willie even sliced his. >> i've got the tomato. >> you've got -- did you add any -- put any avocado on? >> i put avocado, eggs. >> nice. >> this is going to be a messy one. where is that knife? pass me that knife. all right, so -- the ooze. al -- >> okay. >> the thick cut and the arugula. >> nice. >> hmmm? >> you're not going to be able to -- >> timing wise, this didn't work out. >> why don't we taste our own and vote on our own? i'm up for that. >> this is measly. whose is that?

>> the orange situation. >> you don't have any lettuce. you're missing the l. >> there's l. >> we're going to let them taste and natalie's in a second and then come back. this is "today" on nbc. adam will render his verdict. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date.

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adam has had commercial break to think about it. who was your winner? >> gentlemen, i hate to say this, but natalie. you know why, she manned up, we had avocado, egg, sprouts, bacon -- >> mayo, delicious. >> and wore white. >> and wore summer white. >> yay. >> where is the turkey bacon? you want to get writ of it al? >> next, hoda and kathie lee. all your hollywood buzz.

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before 8:30 this morning. by the time crews got there, it was just too late. they were forced to attack the flames from outside the restaurant making sure the fire didn't spread to nearby businesses. we're told about five more businesses are affected. no one was hurt. investigators are now looking into the cause. we are learning new details on a crash that killed three young people from daly city. coma. police said speed and alcohol may have played a role. three died at the scene. the driver ran at the scene. he later turned himself in and now faces felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges. pretty great start to tuesday. lets look at the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> thanks, marla. a nice day. temperatures in the 70s. comfortable conditions, 57 in livermore, 74 santa teresa, 77 today in gilroy. as we head to the end of the week. high pressure moves in quickly. this area of high pressure is packing a lot of energy so we

are going to jump from the mid to upper 70s into the 80s by thursday. then we'll be in the 90s by friday. rounding out that weekend with triple digit heat on the map. saturday looks like the warmest in the extended period. lets check your drive. good morning, mike. >> 20, 25 again. looking over here toward the more favorable as far as the wait time. a lighter flow of traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza now. the match will show you it's slow around the interchange around the incline, but not a big deal. east shore freeway slowing down, right around the merge out of richmond, past the racetrack. slower traffic for west 580. an earlier crash on the shoulder. back to you. >> mike, thanks. we'll be back with the next local news update at 10:26. we'll see you then.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> so glad you're with us for booze-day tuesday, did you miss us? it's may 28th. it's a short week. which puts us in a good mood. >> even those of us who love our job. >> how was your long weekend? >> first you tell me about yours, hoda. because you're the one that went off to rehoboth and left your dog at home. >> he was sick, he couldn't ride for four hours. >> the vet said it wasn't a great idea. he's fine now. he's all better.

our whole family, my brother, his wife, their two kids, my mom and i went to rehoboth, there we are enjoying a meal. it was a great, great time. congratulations to colleen who graduated as a nurse practitioner. look at the kids with their new bathing suits. hannah spent some dime trying to show me how to hula hoop. because apparently she is really good at it and one of us is not. guess which one is which. >> okay, ready? >> oh no! hold on. >> bump it when it starts to fall down. you bump it. >> how do you bump it? >> keep doing it. >> watch, watch. >> it's so easy.

how do you bump it? >> watch me. >> i'm going to start to move like this. >> now bump. hello! >> well, we had a a great time. >> the reason you can't do it is because you have no hips. >> i don't know how to do it. >> you have no hips. >> i did more. >> it was a beautiful spectacular sunny weekend, both sunday and monday in rehoboth. >> and you're busy at your point. >> here's the thing. bobbie thomas is getting married at our house this friday. now all of us who live along the coast pretty much, i don't know anybody that didn't have a lot of storm damage. we were very grateful at the time, that we didn't lose our home. didn't lose our life. so many people lost so much. you thank god for what you still have, you don't complain. but you don't know how much you've lost until this time of year when all your, everything

starts to bloom. you couldn't tell if something was just dormant. well we lost at least half our landscaping. so i was walking around with andy, our landscaper and talking about what to do. and it was about a month ago. and i was looking down, where our dock had been destroyed and the seawall, everything and i just thought, it's time to rebuild, dog gone it. the gazebo. we started fixing what was broken and that's where bobbie is getting married. that's where she will say her vows. >> it's like a hotel. >> that's where she will say her i do's. >> that's spectacular. >> that's a little garden to the side. >> okay. what else you got? >> coming up from the, to the point, because and that used to just be an ugly pile of rocks. what i'm trying to say is, the last four days i have been up to my lovely brown eyes, look at that, in dirt. >> i can't believe how gorgeous. >> that's the good news. we got all the planting done and

it was so much fun. the bad news is? i ate garbage all weekend long. >> give it. >> i had kentucky fried chicken twice. and i would eat it again right now if i could. last night, it's all finished and i said, frank. he goes what? i went -- mcdonald's. and he goes yes! >> what did you get? >> i ate stuff i haven't seen in -- >> what was xañ >> well i asked for a quarter-pounder with cheese, it didn't quite come that way. it was a cheeseburger. >> one of those is not enough. >> no, i know! >> so anyway, lucky for me is officially national burger day. >> where do these could from? >> these are smashbergers. some of us know what smash means, but i've never had a smash burger before. >> what do you do, smash it down? >> i don't know. i got to take the onions off. >> anyway they're giving away a free burger to anybody with the

last name -- "burger" in it or variation. >> you can't be "burg" it has to be "burger." >> according to w3whitepages.co there are 20,000 people in the country named that. and 1500 people are named "hamburger." >> no they're not. >> yes, they are and americans consume 31 million burgers every day. >> get involved, take a bite. just do it. >> i'm just a dainty little. >> i can't stand it. >> you had fried chicken. mmm, that is delicious. i'm not used to manual labor. you know what i'm saying? i work hard, but mostly my work is a cerebral nature. and so i think there's a different kind of hunger when you have been -- a cave woman for four days, you know? >> yes.

>> i never took my navy hat off. not once. >> are you crazy. >> but you know what? i felt -- satisfaction. >> i cannot wait for this weekend to see how beautiful bobbie looks on friday. >> she'll be so ugly. >> let's talk about a scandal that is happening. you know this young lady, this is what makes it more interesting to people at home. but amanda bynes, you guys, it seems like one minute everything was fine and the next minute, the wheels fell off. you feel sorry for her because you feel like you're witnessing something that's beyond someone who is going through a bad phase. she was arrested and brought downtown because police say she threw a bong out of her apartment, that was up 20-plus floors. she claims it was a vase. >> couldn't she be arrested for either thing? >> well then her lawyer said there were no remains of anything down below. they said that she was smoking marijuana and she showed up in that wig and then she was tweeting rihanna apparently then she said it wasn't her, saying

stuff like chris brown hates you because you're unattractive. something along that line. but you worked with her a long time ago? >> i did when she had her amanda show on nickelodeon and found her to be so unbelievably refreshing. in that she's so, so talented. so funny. working with her, i felt like it was like -- lucille ball must have been like early on. she was that good. and so next thing you see -- and her family was all around her and they all seemed very, very grounded. and very family-oriented and i just thought this kid has got you know everything she needs to make a successful transformation from child star to adult star. and somewhere along the line something went wrong. and i'm -- really sad. >> in 2012, you started recently saying posted pictures on twitder that were funny. they were all these selfie pictures, one she had piercings in her face, one she had just on a bra or something.

then she cut her hair all the way off. to show up in court with that wig was very strange. there's not just partying, it seems there's something mentally off. she's a sweetheart actually. i was so impressed with her. you know how i am about kids, and that doesn't mean you're not going to someday see a mug shot of my children, you might. bad things happen to good people. but -- but it's a huge issue for me. and so i just felt like she had everything going. so we reached out to her camp for comment and didn't get it. they're a little busy right now. >> they are. >> i so want another bite of my burger. >> get in there. >> we're talking about barbara eden. >> does anybody have any kfc or taco bell or something? >> i it's addictive. >> i like the special sauce on the big mac, once you have one when you drive by -- that's all you can think about.

so you guys, barbara eden, you guys remember her from "i dream of jeannie." she wore, you remember the very controversial costume back in the day. she's 78 years old and guess who put on the costume and fit back in it? >> this is her now. you lean in and go with that then? no, 78 years old. >> look at her belly. >> her stomach is flat. >> does she look good? >> she was in vienna at a charity gala. she was there, bill clinton was there, and some others and i got to tell you, 78 -- how did that, how is that possible? >> she didn't eat these. >> i know. >> she did not eat those. >> anyway, she looks terrific. we have to talk about something. >> a very big day. >> and those of you who watch our show and we love you for it, thank you. realize what a huge deal it was for my show, "scandalous" to come to broadway. so many shows didn't make it for all kinds of reasons.

it was one of the greatest experiences of my entire life. we can now tell you that our "scandalous" cd is out. it's available on amazon and itunes and if you didn't have a chance to see the show, you certainly need to hear the performance of carol lee carmello, tony-nominated best lead actress in a musical. she was incandescent and amazing. the whole cast was. some of you, two or three, have been asking me when this might be available. for those of you two, and you know who you are. one of them is my mother, it's available and thank you, everybody for waiting. >> it's going to be great. and the music is terrific on here. >> we have to apologize to everybody before we go. >> we want to say we're sorry for what we said about two things actually. the first thing is -- probably three. the first thing is brad pitt says he has a -- what would you call it? >> i'm not going to say the word? >> a face blindness where he can't recognize people.

>> and one in 50 people have apparently. i do plead ignorance on this. i never heard of this before. there are two kinds of ignorance. ignorance where you didn't know something, or ignorance where you know it and choose not to believe it. >> we didn't know. it is face blindness. people do have difficulty recognizing even their own family members and it's really difficult. the other thing i want to apologize for is all the gluten people are mad at me. >> everybody. half the world. >> yesterday we were talking about how guys when they order in restaurants and how sometimes they get a little picky. i wasn't -- and i said i like a guy who eats a steak with both hands and asks me what i'm eating and says are you done with that? i want to eat yours, too. i didn't mean i don't respect people who have food issues, i am riddled with food allergies and i get it. >> and the guys who get ped pice

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oh, all right. that's nick cannon's new song, "me sexy." >> yes, you are. >> from his brand new cd, "white people's party music." >> that's so offensive to me. >> his new tv show is coming back in july. >> i didn't ask for it. >> and nick is also host of the popular nbc reality competition show, called "america's got talent." take a look. >> bend over. >> bend over? >> oh, my gosh.

>> oh no! >> no, indeed. >> well, welcome back, and welcome to a new season, huh? >> thank you, guys for having me. you know i love hanging out with you guys. >> you are adorable. >> so are you? >> smells good. looks good. >> tell us about the new, you've got a new combo of characters. mel b. and heidi klum. >> and it's so much fun. now each male judge has a female counterpart that they can kind of team up with each other. >> what alliances have been formed? >> well first it was like a little beef between mel b. and howard stern, but i think they, it turned into a love-hate thing and then you know -- >> i can relate to that. >> and then heidi, she gets along with everybody. >> she's sweet. >> and so ugly. the woman is sad. >> how was the talent pool this year? >> the talent is amazing. i think everybody got really excited when they heard that the live shows would be coming up.

>> is that you? >> oh, my god. >> the white people know how to party. >> they party better than anybody. >> let's talk bur first album out in eight years. >> yeah. >> what inspired the title "white people party music." >> i deejay a lot, all over the world and in my deejay crates, i label them different things. when it's time to turn the party up, you put on the white people party music. >> what's in that group? >> lmfao, you can even go all way to -- you can go to ring spring field. >> yeah! >> that's out there. >> that's white people party music. >> now you've got a hidden talent. you apparently, you do a very good white people party music dance. >> you know. >> time to crank up the music. >> the white woman overbite. >> you know. there it is.

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disappear. >> every kid's dream. >> i became very popular. >> yeah! >> what's your favorite part of your job? >> the creating is hard work. it's kind of frustrating sometimes. but the thought that eventually you're going to get to something that makes people react well. >> is there ever kind of an annoying or silly question that people always ask you when they run into you. >> they say disappear. they say you're going to make that disappear? and i've got to keep it fresh and laugh like -- yeah. >> on to rehearsal. >> i had just an hour to learn my part. ♪ >> well i survived rehearsal and when i come back tonight, it's show time. i feel well rehearsed. >> i'm scared for you to be honest with you.

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it happened about 4:00 this morning near the 16th and mission b.a.r.t. station plaza. across town and a short time later, police stopped a car in the bay view they say played a role in the shootings. three people from the car are now under arrest. we'll take a look at the weather and traffic after the break.

welcome back now. the time is 10:28. i'm meteorologist christina loren taking a live look, beautiful sky over san rafael this morning. you can see those clouds starting to break apart.

still have thick flog forcing flights delays out of sfo. two-hour delays. we'll keep you updated and let you know when they clear up. 77 in gilroy, 77 degrees today in fremont. we've got a major warm-up headed our way. i'll detail that for you today at 11:00. lets check that drive with mike. >> good morning. folks, we have had traffic return after vacation, a day yesterday for a lot of people, smooth drive backing up at the bay bridge toll plaza. sun starting to peak through the clouds but not here golden gate bridge. this still shrouded in the fog, this an issue from the north bay into the city. use caution and regular beams, no high beams. high-rise san mateo moving smoothly at the limit without delay. back to you. >> thanks. san jose city councilman has a plan to fight crime and it's not sitting well with san jose firefighters. councilman pierre luigi wants to hire more police officers by reorganizing the fire department. he repitched the idea after

three weekend homicides. what san jose's fire chief has to say about the plan in 30 minutes at 11:00. we do hope to see you then. we're back on this booze-day tuesday, with today's buzz and all the celebrity scoop you probably missed while were you working in your garden this weekend or out at the beach. >> from angelina jolie's sad news to jennifer aniston's striptease. >> we love you, brian, he used to be our producer on fourth hour. >> and then he left us. >> now let's talk about amanda bynes. >> almost every story that you have now with amanda bynes, comes with the caveat that she denies all of it. >> you can't deny the wig. >> that wig, that's what tells me that something is up. because honestly, she is letting herself look like that. i know it's a wig and her hair is totally cropped down, almost

like miley cyrus. i don't know how much detail you got into. but thursday night her concierge said she was smoking pot in the building. so the police went up and they allege she threw a marijuana bong out the window of the 36th floor. >> she could have killed somebody. >> they never did find the item. >> she said she's going to sue the cops. >> she is saying illegal entry. suing for sexual harassment. >> if the concierge saw her smoking marijuana in his lobby. that's dispels her thing. >> that's not the first time she's been cited with something that's drug paraphernalia. >> do you think it's an emotional case? >> over the weekend she got crazy on twitter. there's the amanda we know and love. >> and oh, my gosh. what a doll. >> over the weekend she got into some tweet wars with rihanna. now apparently she is saying

this was a hack and these were fake. but she actually apparently someone tweeted rihanna saying she got beaten up by chris brown because she was ugly. those tweets were immediately deleted but we live in a world with gossip sites. and then she went online and tweeted about her future plans and she said that she's excited because she's getting in shape. getting a nose job and looking forward to a long and wonderful career as a singer/rapper. >> because she has -- already said publicly that she's, that she's retired from acting. >> right. >> which she is phenomenal at. she's 0 so talented. >> she's been being a little nutty. if she's trying to get this kind of street attitude, crazy attitude as part of a rapper image. call herself crazy. >> that could be it. >> i wish i could say that i believe that were the case. but i actually think it's not. >> now kim and kanye -- >> it's kim-sanity.

kim and kanye have not been seen in the same city, let alone together for weeks. now they're in l.a. we got a tweet from kim over the weekend, wishing everyone well. they're not together in this one. there we see them -- >> that was the ball. >> the thing with them, is that the shower is coming up in a few days. there was this insane shower event, invitation that featured a music box with a ballerina. it went -- >> zam. >> you have to bring it in. it's enormous. >> i can't, it's a sunday. >> we have a wedding friday night. we're holding the thing on saturday night, a beach boy concert. >> i can't make it. >> what kind of a gift do you send? >> a bigger music box. it is quite the invitation. >> it's gorgeous. >> and kanye wasn't going to go because he doesn't want to be part of her reality show. she is saying it will look pretty bad if you don't go. and he's like, i'm the only guy.

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♪ today's style is brought to you by yoplait. >> i can't stop looking at jill's feet, she's got on the most gorgeous shoes, but it's time for today's style. how to dress like your favorite celebrity without spending like one. >> "today" contributor and people "style watch" contributing editor jill martin is here with three hot looks. the best part is you can go get them immediately. >> immediately and less expensive. we all like to look like our favorite celebrities, but we don't want to spend like that these are three looks you can adopt and make them work for your body. >> the first up is camilla bell. >> you know her from movies like from "prada to nada." and let's bring her out right now. we have katherine who is wearing

the look for less. now this valentino dress that was on camilla, $895. this total look, $284.98. >> it's so springy and feminine. >> everyone is -- >> leather with it like that. >> and everyone is like flowers are in for spring and summer. they're always in for spring and summer. it's how you mixmy and match. this dress does it on its own. $127.99, flower and stripe. i love mixing it with the leather. >> why would you put blue shoes with that, there's no blue in that anywhere? >> there is navy. but if you want to look like -- if you want it -- >> surrender, surrender. >> then go for the navy or my shoes. >> i would go for your shoes. >> thank you. >> let's look at olivia munn's picture. tell us about her outif the

outfit. >> this is seychelle. a very similar dress. just the heels on elivia were $745. this total look, $181.95. and the trend here is this collar nej lass. taking a plain dress, putting a great accessory. and you can also wear it with jeans and a t-shirt. and shoes. >> perfect summer dress because it's not clinging. it's perfect for bobbie's wedding. >> yeah. >> and then the shoes, white shoes, very hard to wear, but this sort of a -- no, i'm asking. no. not for me. >> she looks adorable. >> in everything. >> these are from shoe dazzle, $44.95. this is a combination that's got the open-toe white shoe for summer. >> thanks, sweetie. >> finally we have, this is the look you're trying to match, naya rivera. >> actress from "glee."

>> the peplum top. this top is $34. the peplum is great for almost every body type it gives you the little flare here, so if you're bigger busted. which she is, she said it was okay to say, this will even it out, you have that sort of waistline there. and we have love the pencil skirt. $69.50. and the clutch from h & m. >> i didn't bring up the shoes purposely. these are lace-up pumps, $119, from nine west. >> who knew gladiators would last for ten years. our two favorite words around here -- >> happy hour. >> but not that kind of happy hour. >> well what's the point? >> drinks to help you chill this summer, but first this is "today" on nbc.

it's time to take you back in today's kitchen to check out what's cooking and today we're hitting happy hour a few minutes early with some é@refreshing a healthy smoothies to cool you off for the summer. >> we hear a few of them have a little sip of something going on to suit our tastes, so "cooking light" contributor editor allison fishman taft has a new book out called "cooking light chill." >> you look beautiful. >> you guys doll immediate all up. >> we spare nod expense. >> sometimes people worry about these frozen drinks and smoothies because they're packed with calories. is that something we should worry about? >> that's exactly why we made the book. we wanted to take some of your favorites and make them lighter. i've got two here that i know you ladies are going to love. >> what are they? >> who would like a cucumber refresher and then we have a

watermelon mojito. >> we tried that one in the opening. so let's go with the green one. >> thank you. >> and it's a healthy for us. >> a little cucumber. lime, fresh cucumber water. >> it's a little like a pimm's cup. >> what's nice about these is everything in the book can be made with a blinder. you don't have to get a juicer if you don't have one. we're starting with an orange creamsicle. we serve it in a little orange. we've got a low-fat ice cream. we've got a sorbet. fresh orange juice, orange zest. >> all of it in. >> all of it. >> and we have vanilla. yum. >> you've got a lot less. sugar and sorbet. >> what would you say, calorie count on that little baby be? >> this is going to be under 200. >> a little guy.

what i like about it is, it could be a smoothie or you could put it in a freezer and serve it as dessert. >> this one looks healthy. >> thank you for saying that. >> maybe we'll like it anyway. >> this is the green smoothie. sometimes i hear green smoothie and i hear, i'm not going to like that. >> i've grown to love them. >> you've got spinach, honey dew and kiwi and a little bit of that honey yogurt. and then soy milk. >> i told you my sister was making some of these and she was adding avocado to thicken it up and it was such a great treat. delicious. >> if you wanted to make this one dairy free, that would be a great addition. it would do the job. >> coconut milk? >> soy milk. >> and 83 of the smoothies in this book are dairy-free. >> which is nice. >> there you go. >> that's so satisfying. >> i love that! >> i could watch that all day long. >> but i'm too busy eating taco

bell. >> what's the last one? >> one of my favorites, an innovative flavor, s'more. we've got the ice cream already in it a lighter vanilla ice cream. and we've got four you know what these are, 45 minutes, 45 seconds in the broiler? >> a marshmallow toasted. >> okay. >> awesome. >> and it tastes like graham cracker. >> there are four kram crackers inside. >> thank you so much. >> i can't. tomorrow, khloe kardashian is going to be with us. >> and also actor comedian, bill [ male announcer ] a north atlantic lobster tail

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. good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. jon kelley has the day off. >> good morning, i'm marla tellez. we begin with a control proposal in the south bay. with the murder rate quickly climbing in san jose, one city leader is pushing for a way to get more cops on the street. but his plan is not popular with firefighters. mary ann joys us with reaction from the fire chief. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some see this as robbing from the fire department to help pay for more cops out on the street. it calls for firefighters