in the bay." >> have a great day. good morning. breaking news. a bombshell announcement from michele bachmann, the tea party favorite says she won't seek another term in congress. >> my future is full. it is limitless. >> but with a swirl of controversy surrounding her, will that future include politi? blast on the tracks. new video released overnight of a train carrying hazardous materials exploding in maryland. >> oh, my god. >> what went wrong? federal investigators are on the scene today. and is this the face of a drug smuggler? the american mother behind bars in mexico accused of trying to sneak drugs into the u.s.

she says it's a big mix-up. her family speaks out today, wednesday, may 29th, 2013. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. let's get right to that big political news over the night. congresswoman michele bachmann says she will not run for re-election, an announcement that came as a surprise to a lot of people. nbc news white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with more on this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, you're exactly right. this does come as a major surprise. bachmann that tea party firebrand, former presidential candidate, announcing on her website that she will not seek re-election in 2014. >> after a great deal of thought

and deliberation i have decided next year i will not seek a fifth congressional term. >> reporter: in this eight-minute video minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann explains her decision not to run. >> the law limits anyone from serving as president of the united states for more than eight years, and in my opinion, well, eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific congressional district. >> reporter: bachmann said her decision was not influenced by concerns she wouldn't win re-election after a close race last november and had nothing to do with complaints about former campaign aides about campaign finances. >> this decision was not impacted in any way by the recent inquiries into the activities of my former presidential campaign or my former presidential staff. >> reporter: the federal election commission and the office of congressional ethics are looking into whether bachmann's campaign concealed payments to an iowa statement payment who did work for her 2012 presidential campaign. >> it was clearly understood

that compliance was all rules and regulation was a absolute necessity for my presidential campaign, and i have no reason to believe that that's not the case. >> reporter: an early supporter of the tea party movement and frequent obama critic, bachmann touted her work on a number of comfort pitch issues and says she will continue to advance her beliefs. >> i will do everything i can to advance the conservative principles that serve as the bedrock of who we are as a nation. >> reporter: as for her plans after congress, bachmann does not say whether she will make another run for president. she says she won't rule out anything, in or out of politics, and if you're looking for michele bachmann today, she will be a tough woman to find. she is in russia this week as part of a congressional delegation working to investigate the boston bombing, among other things. >> all right. peter alexander in washington, thank you. meantime, following more violent weather in the midwest. >> that's right. weather warnings and watches are across much of that area today as some powerful storms bring

the threat of more tornadoes. al is keeping an eye on it. he's got the latest for us. guys? >> we had reports yesterday of 18 different tornadoes from michigan all the way to pennsylvania, including this one in salinas, kansas, ottawa county, canas. again, the good news is no major damage, but it was a fairly good-sized tornado threatening that area. now, here's what we're looking at as far as severe weather today. you can already see we've got tornado and severe thunderstorm watches up throughout parts of oklahoma into texas. heavy thunderstorms firing up. here's what we're looking at for today. the risk of strong storms from del rio, texas from lacrosse to fargo and rapid city. a strong risk throughout parts of northern texas, on into western and central oklahoma for long track tornadoes, big problems. we're going to be keeping an eye on this as well. the futurecast shows how this all starts forming. low pressure develops and starts to bring in a lot of moisture ahead of it. upper level jet stream gets on top of it, and that's where we

start to see the spin, and so we do have the risk of those strong storms right through tomorrow and really on into friday. and, in fact, you can look right now. here's where we're going to be looking at flood watches from parts of the dakotas all the way into illinois. that's because on top of already 5 inches of rain we could see another 3 to 5 inches from minneapolis, bismarck, down into springfield as well. and, of course, you know, we all broadcast during serious weather. well, take a look at what happened in amarillo, texas, kmar when a tornado threatened their station. everybody got into the bathroom, and they continued to broadcast. that is real dedication. they got the entire news team into the bathroom and continued to broadcast. matt, that is dedication. >> all right, al. we appreciate that. come on down. we'll get your local forecast in a second. meanwhile, what a difference a year makes. the stock market has hit record highs. the housing market, the best it's been in years.

a lot of positive signs, but is the recovery in this economy for real? jim cramer is the host of cnbc's "mad money." good morning. >> good to see you, matt. >> stock market closing in record territory, 20th consecutive tuesday with gains. you've got the housing market, it's robust. new home construction, housing prices up almost 11% over the same time last year, and yet you're not doing cart wheels, why? >> well, housing is great. automobiles are pretty good, but there's not a lot of new jobs, not a lot of new small businesses being created. not a lot of commercial real estate. those are the next leg that we have to see go higher. >> what about consumer confidence? it recently came in, surged to a high for five years. if people are out there saying, wait a second, i feel good about this economy. i feel good about my prospects within this economy, won't that in some ways drive the economy? >> yes. it's the second half phenomenon. you get the first where the confidence is up. confidence is up because stock prices are up. confidence is up because your house is worth more. >> if my confidence is up i'm going to go buy things.

>> eventually. the last few months have not been that great on that score. i think the summer is going to be good, if gasoline stays low, i think the fall will be good, but we need to see some new jobs. that has to start. it hasn't happened yet. >> you talked about the jobs. you talked about commercial construction. you talked about small business lending. i went back and looked at some of the things we've talked about over the last year. one subject we hit over and over again was europe and their economic troubles and would those spill into the united states. you don't hear much about that anymore. is that subject over? >> yes, it's over because they are doing what ben bernanke, our fed chief, lowered interest rates, pumping money in. europe is bottoming, no longer the problem which it was which is why things are better in our country. >> and another thing we talked over and over again the last year is the sequester and whether it would pour a lot of cold water over our recovery here. has it? >> didn't even hurt the defense stocks, the hottest stocks there is. the stock market is terrific. housing is good and spending is going to increase. things are going to get better. it's why the market has been

good, and it's why you should have hope and stay with the stock market even during a couple of down days. >> cramer of cnbc, jim, thanks very much. let's go over to savannah. >> thanks. now to the crisis in syria where new arms shipment could spark a dispute between the u.s. and russia. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in beirut, lebanon this morning, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the controversy now is all about weapons. who in syria should get them, and who, if anyone, should supply them? and it seems washington and moscow have very different ideas. for the syrian rebels, the supply of weapons and ammunition is now do or die. their own video show them training with wooden guns. the syrian opposition today called on europe to quickly supply weapons after the european union this week lifted an arms embargo. but the first to respond wasn't europe or the u.s. it was russia. russia announced it will supply

assad's regime with advanced s-300 missiles, a move criticized by the state department. >> we condemn the continued supply of russian weapons to the regime. >> reporter: but why do it? s-300 missiles are an anti-aircraft system, and the rebels don't have aircraft. the russian missiles instead could be used to fight off western planes, protecting a no-fly zone, like the one senator mccain is proposing. russian officials says the missiles will, quote, prevent hotheads from intervening, and they will also make it more difficult for israel to do this again. israeli jets have carried out at least three bombing runs in syria this year to attack hezbollah. israel has said it will act whenever it needs to to prevent hezbollah, its enemy in lebanon, from building its arsenal with syrian help.

>> we won't stand with this behavior of supplying arms at this crucial time of terrible civil war. >> reporter: have now angry with moscow, too. none of this is a good sign for peace talks proposed for geneva next month, sponsored by both washington and russia. israel also worries the russian missiles could be used to shoot down aircraft inside israeli airspace, so it's a weapons shipment, savannah, that has strategic consequences. >> all right. richard engel in beirut for us, thank you. >> natalie's got more on the big train explosion we showed you at the top of the show. this one happened in maryland. >> that's right, in baltimore. federal investigators now are going to spend several days on the scene of that train derailment there in baltimore in a suburb outside there. as you see it, it triggered this explosion. the cfx train was carrying hazardous materials when it went off the tracks tuesday afternoon, collided with a trash truck and then burst into flames that ultimately sparked that

explosion. one person was seriously injured. officials say the chemical fire, however, didn't pose a major risk to residents in the area. meanwhile, a small explosion at disneyland in california forced visitors to evacuate mickey's toontown for a short time. police say the minor blast was likely caused by a dry ice in a plastic bottle, possibly set off as a prank. no one was injured there. new trouble for u.s. embassy workers in south america. two staffers of the american embassy in caracas, venezuela, were shot and wounded at a strip club on tuesday. state department officials say the shooting was not likely politically motivated but rather caused by a fight that broke out at the club. last year you'll recall secret service agents in colombia brought prostitutes to their hotel room while preparing for a visit by president obama. and an update on a newborn

baby found in a sewer pipe. the authority that -- the woman that alerted authorities is now in fact the mother. it's unclear if the mother will face charges. the baby was unharmed and is recovering well. a soyuz capsule carrying three members has safely docked with the international space station this morning. nasa's karen nyeberg and two other astronauts from russia and italy joined the space station crew for six months performing a battery of experiments. and laughs for the commander in chief last night when a lipstick mark popped up on the collar at the white house asian-american and pacific islander heritage celebration. the president took the opportunity though to clear the air before anyone could cry foul. >> right there, look at this. i just want everybody to witness, so i do not want to be in trouble with michelle. that's why i'm calling you out.

>> well, apparently it's all due to "american idol" jessica sanchez's aunt. shih got stuck with the blame. >> forensics with the lipstick. >> got tom explaining to do. >> not sure why it's on the collar. >> not a tall woman. >> i would imagine that. >> let's get that local check of the weather. >> that's right. we've got a risk of severe weather here in the northeast, usual for this time of the year from pennsylvania into new york and interior new england. damaging winds. supercells, can't rule out a tornado. they had one yesterday in erie, p.a. could see one again today. on the radar we're already seeing strong storms firing up in upstate new york on into new england. rainfall amounts anywhere from half an inch to 2 inches of rain locally as far as that heavy rain is concerned. we're going to get to your local forecast in 30 seconds, but first, this message. some of the most advanced driver systems ever made. stereoscopic vision...

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>> all right, al. thank you very much. now some shocking allegations north of the border involving the mayor of toronto, the largest city in canada. nbc's kevin tibbles is there for us. kevin, what's going on? >> reporter: hey, matt, they have got a name for this place. many in canada call it toronto, the good. well, allegations there's a videotape out there purportedly showing this city's mayor using illegal drugs is causing quite an uproar here. toronto's mayor rob ford celebrated his 44th birthday on tuesday handing out cake and trying to carry on business as usual at a city hall meeting. >> that's all the items. review quickly. >> reporter: mounting trouble for ford who was elected in 2010 is threatening to derail his administration. >> is this the worst allegation you've heard so far. >> reporter: ford is under fire following recent newspaper reports in the "toronto star" that he has a substance abuse problem and that there's a videotape appearing to show him

smoking a crack pipe, allegations he strongly denies. >> i do not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. i cannot comment on a video that i've never seen or does not exist. >> reporter: two reporters for the "toronto star" say they saw the 90-second cell phone video for themselves. >> the video, which appears to be real, shows mayor rob ford in a room, his shirt open, lulling back in his chair and appears to be smoking a crack pipe. >> the man in the video who we believe is mayor rob ford appears stumbling. he seems incoherent. he rambles. >> reporter: those claims bring to mind another big-city scandal, washington, d.c. martin mariettaion berry was videotaped smoking crack back in 1990. he served six months in a federal prison and was re-elected mayor in 1994. as for the purported ford videotape, both the "toronto

star" and the website gawker claim that self-described drug dealers offered to sell the tape to them for $200,000. so far, however, it's not been shown publicly. ford's deputy mayor says real or not, he welcomes the release of the video. >> i think if we can get the video, we can analyze the video and see if it's doctored or if it's real and we can go from there. that would clear up a lot of things. >> reporter: while gawker says it's now raised the $200,000 in order to purchase the alijd video, well, no one has heard recently from the people who said that they were supposedly selling it. matt? >> kevin tibbles in toronto. kevin, thank you very much. hard to imagine why the mayor would come out forcefully and say i do not smoke crack. i'm not addicted. >> right. >> if he were afraid that this video would come out showing him to be lying. >> no question about it. that being said, any time you have to hold a press conference and say i don't smoke crack, not a great day, not at all. >> definitely not. >> here's some video we can show

you from across the world. take the look at this. an adventurist from russia making a base jump from mt. evrest. that's more than 23,000 feet up. apparently he flew for a few minutes of speeds of up to 125 miles an hour. >> his name is valeri rossoff, spent two years preparing and training for this, trying out the wing suit. thank goodness the parachute works. >> temperatures are 18 degrees below zero. >> what about windchill? >> exactly, yeah. >> not to mention the change in the pressure i would imagine with the altitude drop, wow. that's incredible. >> got to love the cameras. how many times have we talked about those? >> talk about fire and ice. this guy actually jumped through an active volcano in 2009. >> wow. >> he did this to apparently mount the 60th anniversary of the mt. evrest climb. >> good stuff. >> coming up, an american mother behind bars in mexico. she's accused of trying to smuggle drugs. she says it's a big mistake.

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bolts replaced. the latest mishap comes as the metropolitan transportation commission holds a special meeting in oakland today. more than 100 teachers, parents and students from the south bay on a bus to sacramento this morning to discuss education funding with the state. the annual trip is spearheaded by the silicon valley education foundation and santa clara county supervisor dave cortese. meteorologist christina loren, it's a cloudy start. >> it is. let's take you as far east as we possibly could when it comes to our strategically placed cameras. this is, of course, sunol. clouds are starting to thin out. they did make it all the way inland today. temperatures will stay mild as a result. this will be the last day. temperatures will climb. 76 in livermore, 72 in fremont and 62 in san francisco. your seven-day outlook, up to 91 friday, 96, peak warmth saturday. can't catch a break in san hojo

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7:38. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. over san rafael, a little bit of blue sky, peek out from that solid deck of low clouds. starting to break apart just a little bit. it's going to take time before the sun completely breaks through. it will happen between 2:00 and 4:00 today. highs will be comfortable because of that limited sunshine to start the day. 72 in livermore. much hotter weekend ahead. >> we have witnesses, the baby

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hairstylist before the bombings lost both her legs in the explosion but she couldn't let her daughter and roommate during recovery leave without helping her get ready in her own way. >> she still wanted to help out and she was determined to, so she made sure that she did my toes. >> reporter: that day of primping meant an emotional return to boston, to head to her mother's salon. >> it was a little scary. the first time that i went back the entire car ride, i -- i just had like flashbacks. >> still recovering emotionally and physically, sidney is getting an outpouring of public support. >> it means so much to me, and it's not just like in the united states. like there's people all over the world that have reached out to me and, see, i'm going to start crying. it's so touching to me. >> a prom to remember forever, a night fit for a queen. >> she looks stunning. sidney, by the way, graduates high school one week from saturday and will begin college in the fall. also, remember that iconic photo

from the moments after the bombing of a severely injured jeff bowman being helped to safety by carlos arredondo. the two were honored at fenway park last night in boston. they got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the red sox game. >> bet there wasn't a dry eye there. amazing, such heros. >> and were you saying they have really become close friends. >> they have really bonded and become close friends and carlos arredondo, the story, he's the one that saved jeff bowman's life, story so sad because he lost both sons, one to the war in iraq and one to suicide so he considers jeff to be a surrogate son. really amazing. >> thank you, natalie. coming up, we'll switch gears and catch up with chloe kardashian. she's getting set for a new season of her reality show. >> and a dolphin that has children has ground breaking surgery of her own. we'll show you how she's doing after these messages. ula al rev♪

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good wednesday morning to you. 7:55. i'm laura garcia-cannon. 55-year-old man on the peninsula is in jail, accused of attacking his landlord with bear repellant. steven plummer confronted a manager and worker about noise they were making doing maintenance work at a belmont apartment complex. that's when officers say plummer hit the landlord shall then used stronger than normal pepper spray, also known as a bear repellant. scathing new report coming out today accusing schools in silicon valley of failing latino and african-american students. only 22% of latino students are alge algebra proficient by the eighth grade. compare that to 24% of african-american students, 57% of white students and 76% of asian students. christina loren, how are we

look i looking? >> these clouds will come in clutch later on this afternoon, keeping temperatures in the 70s. we lose the cloud cover as we get into the weekend and temperatures will soar. for today, low clouds until about 2:00 pm. 63 in san francisco. 72 in fremont and 72 right here in san jose. then we heat up and we heat up quickly. don't forget, tonight the a's and giants back at it, taking that series now to at&t park. it will be a little chilly. if you don't want to fight the traffic to head out to that game, catch it here on nbc bay area. all the action starts at 7:00 pm. here is your warm-up temperatures, quickly approaching the mid to upper 90s as we get into this weekend. let's check that drive with mike. >> a look out here. peninsula drive very nice here at university avenue. look at the maps. northbound 101 from mountainview up to the scene, slower drive. actually, that caused some backup on to 237 westbound and north 101, approaching the area. whatever was causing the slowdown, it's not a crash. that's cleared and now moving more slowly out of san jose.

a jam for 280. 880 also slow along the east bay.

♪ >> this is the 29th day of may, 2013, and you're looking at the corner of 49th street and rockefeller plaza where the drizzle has begun on this wednesday morning, but we've got a nice crowd of people gathered. and as always we thank them for stopping by. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. by the way, a lot of these people are making their way for friday when we've got a great summer concert out here on the plaza, not one group but three groups. we've got new kids on the block, 98 degrees and boyz ii men all on the plaza in concert on friday morning. if you want to see that show, probably want to get here a

little bit early. >> and back your squeal, a big teen scene. >> and also coming up, if you're looking for love. you're taken. >> that's correct. >> you might want to consult with one of the new love gurus getting a lot of attention. that guy right there is 86 years young, and he's doling out advice to people who want to find a little romance. we'll meet him. >> yeah. he's on the market, too, by the way. also ahead, a lot of people remember the '80s hit "silver spoon." well, remember the story the poor little rich boy and his dad who wouldn't quite grow up. this morning a treat if you love that show. we've got the cast live in our studio. we'll do a reunion coming up. >> and if you want to save a little cash, we have got a perfect segment for you. jill martin is here with the steals and deals, saving you up to 76% off of everything from american girl dolls to flatware and jewelry. >> all right. and remember when you go to starbucks and put a little tip in the tip jar and you assume it goes to the barrster, there's a

move afoot to give it to the salaried assistant managers. >> do they split it? >> they want a cut. >> they want a cut of it. so we'll get to that in a few minutes. >> natalie, good morning. >> good morning, matt, and al. congresswoman michele bachmann announced she will not run for a fifth term next year. the minnesota republican said her decision was not influenced by her close race last fall or inquiries into fund-raising activities by her former presidential campaign. bachmann had actually started running a new political ad earlier this month. severe weather warnings are up across much of the midwest, a day after as many as 18 tornado sightings from michigan to pennsylvania. one funnel cloud was caught on tape near salinas, kansas. officials there reported building damage but no serious injuries. calmer winds helped fire fighters make headway on tuesday against that wildfire that's burned more than three square

miles since monday in the mountains north of santa barbara, california. the fire was more than half contained by last night and evacuated residents were allowed to return to their home. fire fighters also stopped several smaller fires around southern california. well, police say foul play is not suspected in the death of former college football sar cullen finnerty. his body was found in the woods of northern michigan where he had disappeared sunday while fishing. the 30-year-old finnerty was one of the most successful college quarterbacks ever when he played for grand valley state. nike announced tuesday it will stop making the livestrong brand merchandise after 2013 holiday line. livestrong is a cancer charity founded by bicycle racer lance armstrong, best known for those iconic yellow wrist bands. nike dropped the personal sponsorship of armstrong last year because of his doping scandal. pop star justin bieber is under investigation after

neighbors complained he was driving his ferrari at highway speeds monday night in their 25-mile-an-hour gated community. witnesses included former nfl star keyshawn johnson who was reportedly furious and tried to confront bieber. los angeles county sheriff deputies sent to question bieber were turned away by his security detail. it's 8:04 right now. let's go back outside once again to matt and savannah. >> natalie, thank you so much. let's go across the plaza. mr. roker is standing by for duety. >> thanks, guys, and, of course, we yesterday had 18 reports of tornadoes from pennsylvania all the way into kansas. as you can take a look, this is a monster wedge tornado, and luckily it didn't cause a lot of damage. it was a very, very rural area, but, boy, look at that. and there's barrington, kansas. we've got the risk of more strong storms today. again, firing up, stretching from texas all the way up into ohio and parts of new york. as we go to the map we'll show

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south. we'll be mostly cloudy in the south bay until 1:00 to 2:00, 60 in livermore. by noon we'll see 70s in the warmer cities across the bay. we'll only hit mid to upper 70s then 90s on the way into the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> mr. roker, we have a "silver spoon" reunion coming up live in our studio in just a second, and back here on the plaza with the question women are always asking which is -- >> do i look fat? >> in this, and the only appropriate answer for a man is no, not at all. we'll talk about why so many women engage in what's called fat talk, and also ahead, steals and deals, up to 76% off everything from american girl dolls to jewelry exclusively for "today" show viewers, but, first, these messages.

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the rest of it is through necessity though. >> that's true. more women entering the workforce. >> right. >> and if you're honest, i think the recession hit men disproportionately hard so these numbers may reflect that as well. here's something to think of when you grab your morning cup of coffee when you go to starbuc starbucks. who should get the money. as it is right now it's barristers and shift supervisor who get paid hourly and they split the money in the jar weekly. however, salaried weekly managers want a cut of it, and now there's a battle brewing speak in new york's highest court. starbucks is defending their current policy saying barristers and shift manager provide the same customer service and this will affect any store with an arrangement like this. i don't feel like i know about it. if the assistant managers make more money, i would say the current policy seems fair. >> they receive a salaried wage

versus. >> a lot of these folks, the barristers and shift managers. >> i wonder if they put it to the customers and said do you think this should be divided, perhaps not equally but some proportion among everybody working in the store what the customers would say? >> it would be interesting. >> by the way, put a tip in the tip jar, do you try to make sure that the person who serves you put the tip in the tip jar? >> never do it when they are putting half & half in. >> when they turn around is when you take the tip money out. >> why you would say that? >> i think savannah. >> if you want to weigh in on that topic, by the way, go to the website or tweet u us #todaytrending as well. >> okay. i want to put this image up. see who you think this looks like. this is a billboard in los angeles. >> may have to click on it to see it. >> savannah sees a teapot. >> do you think it looks like a certain dictator. >> okay, well, when you put it that way. >> a lot of drivers in l.a. have seen it that way.

>> people online said it looked an awful lot like hitler. jc penny is responding to the controversy on twitter saying any likeness was certainly unintended. if we designed to look like something, we would have gone with a snowman. >> or a stay puff marshmallow. >> the good thing the brouha is good for business. the tea kettle which sells for $40 has sold out on jc penney's website. >> what does that mean? >> it looks like hitler and. >> but on the upside he got a date. take a look. >> mrs. potts from "beauty and the beast." >> i think this is the power of suggestion. if i had seen that picture and you had not shown me then the image of hitler next to the teapot i would have turned past that 100 times. >> and if you look at the billboard in its entirety, you don't really -- >> you focused our attention right on that. >> exactly. >> i wonder if it's the way that the light is hitting that teapot. >> if you focus on that, i don't

think so in total. >> i can't think of any company that would design like hitler. >> got a broom that looks like mussolini. >> and michael gray, an incredible designer, would never do that. >> she may be booty-licious, but that doesn't mean you can get frisky with beyonce. in denmark a fan got a little too up close and personal and excited during the performance, if you missed it. >> wow. >> there you go. >> that's a gutsy move. >> beyonce clad in that dazzling blue body suit walked away apparently when the man got a little too close and smacked her booty. for obvious reasons the video has become talk of the web, especially because of beyonce's reaction. apparently she called him out during the concert and said i will have you escorted out right now, and then she continued on with the show. >> how did you get back so fast? >> i'm sure daisy was not happy about that. >> let's go back to the teapot, shall we. >> the tipping jar that i'm

stealing out of. >> thanks, buddy. >> all right. now, something that is, of course, always trending, and that is love. nbc's andrea canning met the unlikeliest of advice columnists and she's here with that story. good morning. >> and that he is. very unlikely. men and women over 55 are the fastest growing demographic using online dating sites. just ask martha stewart. now an 86-year-old widower is teaching them how to have satisfying relationships in every sense of the word. jack always makes it look easy. >> look who has got something that works. >> have you been taking your viagra? >> reporter: and those golden girls, they never had any shortage of action. >> mom, what is going on here? >> afterglow. >> reporter: but for the silver set dating in the real world can be a little tricky. >> i wound up involved with a woman who had young children. >> i'm not ready to go online dating or that. i probably should. >> reporter: so to the rescue

meet country's newest dating guru, 86-year-old hal spielman. >> cut your toenails. you never know when you're going to get lucky. >> reporter: when his wife jackie passed away from breast cancer five years ago, hal was grief-stricken and lost. >> i realized how dependant i was on her, and it led me to say there are other people out there that have their problems, how are they coping? >> reporter: so hal drew on his experience as a former marketer, and along with his writing partner surveyed more than 1,600 mature men and women asking what do seniors want? >> they are more comfortable with people in their own age range, where they can have shared experiences. >> reporter: hal is now the dear abby and dr. ruth for seniors. he hosts a radio show. >> you don't really have to be a don juan. >> reporter: written a book called "suddenly solo" and started a website where nothing is tmi, like do i really need to

carry a condom at my age? a surprising fact from hal's research, 86% of grandmas survey say they do pack prophylactics in their purses. let's talk a little bit more about this sex and this 5-3 discrepancy i'm hearing about. >> yes. we asked how frequently do you go out with a person before you consider having sex with them and men said three times. women said five times. >> reporter: he says passionate kissing will help gauge when the time is right, and don't worry about those wrinkles and replacements, just 20% of men and only 6% of women check out the body on a first date. >> the focus is on the eyes and the face and the smile. it's not driven by hormones anymore. >> reporter: hal's loyal followers say they have learned a thing or two from him and have some advise of their own, like don't be afraid to be a lady's man. >> at the height of my socializing i had four different

relationships going. >> reporter: and do what you love. >> if you're interested in a sport, that's a great way of meeting people, so give cooking classes, they work. a lot of men want to learn how to cook. >> reporter: and just in case you're wondering. >> i'm not in a single relationship. >> reporter: so you're available? >> i'm available to martha stewart. >> reporter: and martha, do i have hal's number if you're interested. he's definitely a catch. i love him. while the requested suddenly solo" book and website are aimed at guys over 55, the ladies find hal's insights quite useful as well. savannah? >> all right. andrea canning, thank you very much, and martha stewart, by the way, will be back on monday and will tell us how her online dating project is faring. now over to matt. >> savannah, thanks very much. if you loved the '80s hit sitcom "silver spoons," we have a live reunion. we'll catch up with the cast, but, first, let's take a walk down memphre lane. "silver spoons" one of the most

popular sitcoms of the '80s. >> do you have a name? >> ricky. >> ricky something. >> ricky stratton? >> right. >> he plays ricky stratton who play s reunited with his rich by childish edward stratton iii played by joel higgins. >> we got the mail through. >> erin gray played his beautiful and devoted secretary kate summers who would later become his wife and alfonso ribeiro played his break dancing best friend ricky spears. >> this is rick. >> the show follows ricky's life as he adjusts to unlimited wealth and toys while at the same time navigating through his relatable teenage issues. >> stop treating me like a child. i'm not a child, i'm not, i'm not, i'm not. >> filled with family entertainment and family fun and also thought-provoking issues. >> told him i couldn't because i was grounded. >> i'm glad you did that.

>> me, too. >> blow on his thumb and he hurt himself. >> the popular show was on the air for five seasons from 1982 to 1987. today it has a whole new legion of fans thanks to its popularity in syndication and on the internet, and here they are looking just as they did in 1987. ricky schroder, joel higgins, erin gray and alfonso ribeiro. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> in the pre-interviews you guys did with our producer, not one scandal, not one negative word about each other. these guys really seemed to have a good time with this. >> we did. >> kind of an paul type of thing. >> you kind of describe this idyllic situation. >> it was perfect. best five years of my life, loved them at the beginning and loved them at the end. can't say that too often. >> we had her lobotomized. >> did you stay in touch after the show went off the air? >> we did. we had some breaks of time but not because any other reason that it was just life took you

different directions, but, i mean, we worked hard together and joel taught us so much, and he was so funny and his comedic timing was so great. >> that's true. >> he tout so much to us, and alfonso joined us. >> taught us how to break dance. >> he became my best fence. >> it does come out also when all of these three talk about the show, they say you were the guy with the comedic acting chops. >> yes. >> and they learned an enormous amount from you. it's very flattering. >> that is very flattering, considering especially some of the people these guys have worked with, so it's kind of nice to hear that, but, you know, it's not very difficult when you work with -- i mean, rick was a kid, but he was intrinsically a wonderful actor, as you know, and really smart, and he listened, and she was a listener and responder, and we were all were. worked very hard to make the show work. >> you grew up in the spotlight, teen years out on this national stage, and you seemed to turn out so norm a. how did you do that?

>> look how normal he is. >> i have to say probably i was 20 when i met andrea, my wife, and that just sort of -- i was a dad at 21, and so, you know, that kind of took me down a different direction and i had to grow up. >> you had a tight family. rick was very close to his family. they were always with him, and i think that was really important that he had that foundation, you know, in his life. >> alfonso you started -- i think you discovered broadway. >> yes. >> an amazing tap dance kid. >> and much talked about pepsi commercial with michael jackson and then came "silver spoons." what was it like adachting to tv into this group? >> for me it was a completely different format. obviously coming from stage, every night performing versus this is all day and totally different timing, but they were wonderful to be able to come on. they absolutely taught me how to do that and how to be part of this great cast, and coming in year three i had already watch the show, so i was a fan of all of them before, that before coming on, so it was just

exciting for me, you know, to come on and learn and learn how to do it, learn how to be funny on tv which is a very different timing. >> and he had the best mother. >> she's great. >> erin, you were paid the ultimate compliment which is you were brought on for kind of a minor part and then turned into a major part of the show. >> it was interesting. johnny carson said so you went from the -- the secretary, the girlfriend, got married and then you became ceo of the company, so basically you slept your way to the top. >> thank goodness she was there. >> good segue, because here you are going through puberty on national tv. >> yes, he was. >> and the story right now. >> and the story goes you developed a wild crush on erin and it was impossible to hide. >> well, she got into yoga, it wasn't fair. she stretched on stage. >> erin --

>> didn't you go up to her one day and asked her for a kiss? >> this is his step-mother. >> he begged you had for a kiss one day. >> he did beg me, and as first -- at first i was going sure, why not, and then i suddenly went whoa, whoa, whoa, i've been your mother for four years. at this point this somehow doesn't feel right. >> i would like to retract what i said about you being normal because you're still talking about the tennis outfits and the yoga. >> that's puberty. >> you can't change that. >> very formative. >> he got married at 20. got to remember these things. >> joel, what did the show do for you as an actor? >> hmm, boy, that's an interesting question. i would say that, number one, it gave me a little bit of financial independence which is a good thing to have after five years of a series. i think, two, learning that ensemble work is the most satisfying work and none -- i don't think any -- any of the people, one of the reasons we're

all still close and still liked each other and had such a good time is there were no egos involved. nobody was a diva, i mean, if anybody was -- had a right to be, it was ricky, and he never, never was. >> you got a new reality show that you're working on, "starting strong" with the u.s. army. >> yes. it's a behind-the-scenes look, very proud of this project because i've been working very hard hon this, it's a behind-the-scenes look of what it means to be in the u.s. army and do a specific job, and at the end-of-that week there's some clips of it, the end of the week the civilian decides to enlist or not, and it's a way that i can help serve my country. >> we'll look for that. guys, great to be with you. i guess we'll save the carlton dance for another time. we're back after this. >> thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us.

good morning to you. 8:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a nonprofit sailing organization remains docked this morning after thieves stole motors right off boats in san francisco bay. police say someone cut through cables and stole five motors from pier 40 monday night. the motors belong to the bay area association of disabled sailors. they are used to power safety boats. without those boats, veterans with disabilities who sale with a group cannot hit the water. police say they found the motors but is unclear if they are still in working condition. lets see how the morning commute is working out, check in with mike. >> tough drive settling over the last 45 minutes, things packed in all across the east bay. looking at the east shore

freeway. very slow. starting to recover a bit. look at this slow drive through berkeley. the map shows you through richmond, jammed up. a little better through berkeley. slow metering lights, backups for 880, 580, moving more predictably. 680, concord, walnut creek south, continuing down to san rahman where northbound slow off the dublin interchange, slow through tri-valley there. send it back to you, laura. >> thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. hope you get a chance to enjoy your morning. ♪

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8:30 now on a wednesday morning, may 29th 2013, and we say hello to all the people on the plaza on a nice spring day. a little bit cloudy. >> perhaps big storms later today. >> i was going to say perhaps the sun will come out but al roker says -- >> not so much today. >> coming up, we'll talk about something that's a big topic of conversation among many, many women which is what we're calling fat talk, the fact that

so many women talk about do these jeans make me look fat? are my arms fat? why do women indulge so much -- >> you compete. i'm fatter than >> you no, we don't. >> yeah, you do. >> no, we don't. >> we do not. >> but many women do with their girlfriends. >> you have days when you don't feel like yourself, right? >> right. >> pleading the fifth here. >> when this topic comes up around men, it's not really a question. you don't answer that question. >> don't say anything. >> rhetorical. >> or you could say i think you're too skinny. >> and i think i'm losing my hearing. in the studio we have khloe kardashian odom. she's here because they are about to start the eighth season that have reality show. we're going to catch up with khloe, and also we're going to get her to spill the beans about whether her sister is having a boy or a girl. >> going to-to-hound her. >> oh, wow. >> everybody wants to know. >> and then a little bit later on jill martin is here. she's got "today's" edition of steals and deals, everything from flatware, to jewelry, to

american girl dolls. >> wow. very big. >> i wonder if kim would be needing an american girl doll for the baby. >> they have girl and boy dals. >> okay. that doesn't help. >> let's get our answer. >> also coming up, do you think you have the best burger recipe? al does. al knows he has the best burger. but we want to know what you have, if you have a great recipe send it along to us for our father's day burger battle. just go to today.com to enter with a recipe or video or photo. today is the last day to submit. we'll grill your burger out here on the plaza on june 13th so get your submissions in soon. deadline is 11:00 a.m. today. looking forward to that. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> all right. let's see what we've got for you. big area of risky weather today from texas all the way up into minnesota and a strong risk from texas into nebraska. wet weather in the pacific northwest and a light risk of strong storms here in the

northeast. tomorrow the heat is on, up and down the east coast. more heavy rain down in southern florida. we've got another risk of strong storms, central oklahoma into parts of iowa and western illinois. beautiful hot day from texas all the way into the southwest. a few clouds in the pacific 8:33. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. taking a live look at sunol. we have mostly cloudy conditions. thick stratus clouds here. meanwhile clear skies up in the north bay. this is san rafael. you can see the clouds moving with the naked eye. they are going to take some time to clear, especially if you live south of the golden gate bridge. see the cloud cover linger the longest today. until 2:00 p.m., the sun will come out and warm us to 79 in gilroy. 76 today in livermore. up to 80 by tomorrow. and what do we have here? >> this is lila. >> lila what, a pretty girl.

she wants the mike. now let's go over to somebody else who wants the mike. matt and savannah. >> thanks, al. big with the babies today. let's say hi to khloe kardashian odom back with another season of "keeping up with the kardashians." khloe, good morning. >> eight years. >> eight seasons. >> eight seasons, yeah. >> look, your family still has plenty of story lines. you haven't had a lack of stories to talk about. are you surprised that it's lasted this long? >> we real he no idea season one was going to be as big as it is, so to have eight it's such a blessing, and it is shocking that we -- that there's still so much to be said or new and now brodie and brandon are on the show and bruce and his kidsry people are always wondering and you follow kim with her pregnancy. >> i was going to say. we'll be learning about little baby boy or girl. >> you know what. i will say this sunday we are going to reveal it, so -- >> on the show. >> on the show. >> okay. >> we find out sex of the baby on the show.

>> so you're not going to tell us right now. >> we shouldn't hound you? >> should i? should i give you guys the exclusive? >> come on. let's see if we can get any hints. this is the invitation to the baby shower. >> baby shower. now we blocked out certain things, but listen, it's got a beautiful little song. >> and kanye wrote this lullaby. >> wait a second, that's a ballerina. >> because kim loves ballerinas. >> it wouldn't be a baseball player or anything like that. >> kim doesn't like baseball. >> that's not a sign of any gender. >> it's all white so it's very natural. >> gender neutral. >> the tootoo is gender neutral. >> kim likes what she likes. >> and kanye did the music. >> you have a ton of fans, too. what are you guys up to in this season? what are we going to see from you and lamar? >> there's been so much. we've been filming like already four months and we're not done until september. it's literally so much. we go to greece, a family trip, and i think when all of us put

on an island anywhere that's a fun dynamic, but you've got to see just my little sisters growing up. it's so cool to have all of us, and i love then, my step-brothers are now involved. >> if you were given a do-over and could take the eight years back and retain your privacy, ever think you would want to do that? >> i never thought about that, great question. >> thank you. he's matt lauer. >> that's why you do it. you know, i don't know. i don't have any regrets. there's obviously pros and cons to everything that you do, but, you know, i'm very blessed and i love i get to do what i do with my family, and we've honestly, we couldn't be closer, and i love that. >> good for you. >> yeah. >> khloe, it's a pleasure. >> nice to catch up with you. >> thanks for having me. >> catch the season premiere of "keeping up with the kardashians" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern time on our sister network e. >> and khloe will be back to chat with kathie lee and hoda a little bit later on. >> unless they try to get me

drunk which they do. >> up next, women and body image, why being fat is a constant topic of conversation for women, but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

well, sometimes for ladies we are our own harshest critics especially when it comes to body image. mara schiavocampo reports on what's been called the phenomenon of fat talk. mara, we all know it. good morning to you. >> reporter: yes, we do. savannah, good morning. that fat talk criticizing your own body is, unfortunately, something women do frequently with their girlfriends, but why do we do it and at what costs? >> my butt looks so fat in these jeans. >> are you kidding? my thighs look huge in this dress. i'm enormous. >> no, i'm enormous. >> reporter: if you've ever been in a woman's dressing room, chances are you've heard this

conversation or maybe even been a part of it. >> my stomach is so big it's completely bulging out. >> are you joking? have you seen how flabby my arms are, they wobble when i move? >> my whole body wobbles. >> reporter: it's called fat talk, the body-denigrating dialogue between women and their friends. >> women feel repelled and compelled by fat talk. >> reporter: jan hoffman wrote about it for the "new york times." >> even if you don't feel that way about your body, women talk that way as if that's how they should be talking. >> reporter: we gathered three successful women to ask them why do women fat talk? >> i found myself downplaying my own body shape, you know. family will say to me oh, you look fantastic, you lost a little weight, and would i say, no, no, no, it's the jeans, definitely the jeans, don't be silly. >> i think the fat talk comes from like i could be better. i think it's just that i'm reaching for just my best, my personal perfect best. >> i think we just want to -- want that reassurance that we aren't fat. we don't want to hear that. >> but even if women acknowledge

the behavior, will there be less fat talk? some say fat chance. >> i think the real challenge it's such an engrained habit because it is a way of leveling the playing field. like let's not make that the social currency. how about, you know, how are you doing you? look great. what's awesome in your life right now? >> reporter: now, in one recent study 93% of college-aged women questioned admitted to fat talking with their friends, so, unfortunately, it's still very common and doesn't seem to be going anywhere for now. savannah? >> mara schiavocampo, thank you. we're joined by a wellness coach and therapist and emme, a plus-sized model. contributor to mom in the moyer roar. a book about body image and beauty. ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> 93% of women indulged in fat talk from time to time. that does not shock me at all. >> no. >> is this something women commonly do? >> all the time. it's a bonding topic so it helps sort of ease the discomfort

between friends and have something to complain about together. unfortunately, it's gone too far. >> yeah. i want to ask you about that. emme, just to be clear, women talk about this often with absolutely no connection to reality, so women might say oh, i look so fat, i'm so huge and they are not. >> they are not, and it doesn't relate to size either, so you could be size zero or could be size 22 or larger. all women engage in this and very disastrous for our self-esteem and own body image and reaching our goals. >> you mentioned one thing, kind of idle chatter for women, sometimes we do it to bond. >> it's ought matd i can. automatic. >> isn't there also a certain degree of seeking reassurance? some women might put it out there, gosh, i think i look fat because you want someone to come back at them and say no, you don't. >> no, no, you look great. you look great. unfortunately what happens is you go back and forth and you're competing about who is looking fatter or looking worse, and that's toxic. >> yeah. >> absolutely. >> some women do it to deflect compliments. like that dress looks so pretty on you. >> thank you so much.

i so appreciate. that's true. all i say when i talk to a lot of girls, young girls and moms, when somebody gives you a compliment, just take a deep breath and say thank you and leave it at that, don't say but, don't say anything. just say thank you. >> just a few seconds left. do you think there actually is a larger danger? because you could say listen, just chatting with women and it's funny. >> it's destructive. >> there is a larger danger because if you keep hearing this over and over from other people about how fat they are and you hear yourself say that you are fat and you are not beautiful and you're not perfect, it definitely takes a toll on your self-esteem. we have to stop this right away. >> it's body bashing. >> we don't need to body bash, and if there's something else bothering us, go to that issue, stop body bashing yourself. this is what you have. >> and a whole other topic, and i wouldn't want to do it in your children. >> not in front of your kids. >> all right. >> always a good discussion. not fat talking. thank you to both of you. >> thank you. coming up, steals and deals up to 76% off.

some hot items, but, first, this is "today" on nbc. his is "today.

we're back now with our nbc news project "in plain sight, poverty in america." the difference that having a car can make to some people is astounding. here's nbc's erica hill. erica, good morning. >> matt, good morning, nice to see you. millions of americans depend on public transportation to get to work which if you're one of them know may not always be reliable. it can also make for a grueling commute as i found out when i spent the day with one single mom determined to make her own way. >> let's go get you dressed. >> it's 5:00 a.m. just outside atlanta and kristina hubbard is already well into her day trying to rouse her 3-year-old daughter maya. >> come on now, we've got to get ready to go to school. >> it's the beginning of an exhaustive daily struggle for kristina to get to the call center where she works by 8:00

a.m. >> chances of you clocking in by 8:00? >> not very likely. >> her two-hour journey involves two trains, a bus and a lot of hope because the only part of her commute kristina can control is the last-minute jog to her office. >> is this your daily workout? >> pretty much. >> at 4:30 it starts all over again. >> definitely going to be late. >> racing across metro atlanta to pick up her daughter before day care closes at 6:30. kristina almost never makes it in time. >> there was no room to relax, no room to wreath. it's always just go, go, go, go, go. >> kristina lives 25 miles from her office. by car her commute would be cut by more than half, a drive of just 45 minutes. >> when you looked into getting a car, you ran the numbers? was it feasible based on your income? >> would i either have to pay for a day care or a car. >> but not both? >> no, no, not at all. >> a maxed out credit card in college and what kristina calls some bad decisions left her with

a credit score in the 400s. even if she could get a loan, kristina said she was looking at an interest rate as high as 26%. >> i thought i was going to have to save and pay my car outright. >> millions of low-income americans rely on public transportation to get to work. many like kristina simply can't afford to do it any other way which can also limit their job prospects. but recently that all changed for kristina with the help of a non-profit called ways to work. we were there when she picked up her 2006 honda. >> it's yours. >> it's mine. >> do your teeth hurt from smiling? >> yes. i'm just so excited. >> way to work provides affordable car loans with no money down to thousands of low-income americans like kristina. >> this is a hand up. our clients buy their cars, and they pay interest on that car, and if they are late they pay a fee on that. >> the organization helped clients first establish a budget before helping them find a car. >> we provide them the

education, the support, the guidance and once in a while the kick in the behind to make them be successful with this obligation. >> ways to work says reliable transportation can be life-changing. nearly all participants their ways to work car helped them improve their employment situation. about half say they are not only late to work less often, they are often missing fewer days and many received a promotion or an increase in pay since getting their car. >> the car really is a freedom and economic driver for them. >> in six short weeks kristina has already noticed a difference. she has more time to spend with her daughter, and she's saving money just by picking her up on time. >> i don't have to pate extra late fee anymore. >> what were the late fees? >> like $10 an extra minute. sometimes it could the-to-be up to $100. >> yes, maybe for you or five times a week i was paying an extra $500. >> chris teama says she's now able to focus on her future. >> i'm more confident in myself. when i go to job interviews i don't have to plan two or three

hours ahead waiting on a bus, actually able to think about career moves and where i want to go and going back to school. >> you got a lot on your plate? >> i do. >> now the program will work with kristina until she pays her debt. in this case she has a two-year loan. for more information on ways to work and in plain sight, a project supported by the ford foundation, find more at today.com. >> the late fees shocked me when i read the script. >> $10 a minute. >> by i guess that's how they discourage people from being tardy all the time but in her case nothing she could do about it. erica, thanks very much. up next in steals and deals, items up to 75% off, yes, including those

and now to steals and deals, got some great items from american girl dolls to jewelry up to 76% off, exclusively for our "today" viewers. skril martin is here to walk us through the great efforts. jill, good morning. >> good morning. we have blankets, ending with something so fabulous it will sell out in second, and we're starting with a picnic. these are fabulous. vintage throws. the retail is $225. they are 75 x 50 inches, i can't talk, vintage handcrafted one of a kind. each piece is a little different, so when you go online you have to pick a color wave that you like, 100% cotton,

reversib reversible. can you get this shot on the floor, i don't know if you can see how pick it is, this is great, throw it around, picnic, on your sofa. the retail 225, the deal $54. that's 76% off. >> a good deal. >> love these. >> next some face dreams and potions. >> right. >> we like this potion. this is the age-fighting favorite, and it retails $201. now the company says this kit will brighten and reveal younger looking skin. we love that. >> yeah. >> five-piece set, cleanser, radiance serum, ultimate moisture riser, night moisture riser, skin perfecting primer, comes in a great gift, retails $201, deal $49. 76% off. >> looks like good sizes. >> an amazing line. i've tried this before. >> flatware. >> this is a knife and a fork combined, knork, a 20-piece set with 20 piece settings, a dinner

knork, that's the name, and we're continuing the silver spoon theme, look me show you how this works. >> the knork. >> can you get that, a knife and a fork. >> and what's that? >> that's a pear. >> now i see it. >> her hand was covering it. therefore, it was not immediately clear, but now everyone knows it's a pear. >> my favorite hand fruit, with you it has a fork and a knife. >> retails for $102, $30.99 for the entire set. >> necklaces, they are pretty. >> charm circle pendant necklaces. they retail $65. lucky charm pendants, sterling silver or gold plate with semi-precious stones, you see all the different sim dolls, crown, lucky clover, star, the retail $65. the deal $19.50. >> wow. >> 70% off. >> that's great. >> are these the only colors? >> all the color waves, all on

"today".com and come in a pouch. great gift. >> and i like the layering look. >> and now the piece deresistance. people are going to go crazy for this. >> go on "today".com. when we had american doll on last time it sold out in seconds, something you may need soon. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> the bitty baby. >> baby steps, jill, baby steps. >> literally. the retail for this set $175. this is a 21-piece doll collection, and the set includes, you pick your doll, there's seven different ones you can choose, 15 inches, and then you get 21 pieces so you see everything here. look at these little shoes. >> so cute. >> and the outfits and the books and the bott. this is a whole situation that you get. ages 3 and up. they retail $175. the deal for the 21-piece set, $68. that's 61% off. you really like that baby? >> so sweet. >> all right. i'm going to leave it alone. it's a screaming deal. >> let's go through it one more time.

this is the bidding, the vintage kantha shows, the murad age-fighting favorites, you get several of those. the knork flatware. works on pears and other fruit. the charm circle necklaces and, of course, the bitty baby collection from american girl and various accoutrements. i'm into the french today. logon to today.com right now to get the coupon codes so you can get the items. coming up, how being spelling bee under way. among the 278 competitors, two from the basis area. that's the wrong video. but i can tell you about them. from cupertino and san ramon, both competed. each having spelled one word

correctly and keep making it to the final rounds. lets check with meteorologist christina loren. >> m-i-l-d, meaning comfortable, cooler than average. good morning, laura and you at home. this afternoon, 70s, 80s by tomorrow, then the 90s return as we get into this week. hope you enjoy today.

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welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, may 29th, 2013. the heat beginning to roll into new york city. i guess we've got a couple of days of 90s coming up in here. >> 80s and tomorrow a risk of strong storms and upper 80s and 90s on friday. >> i'm done with the rain, roker, done. >> okay. >> done with the rain. >> too much rain the last couple of days. >> how easily she turns. >> i know. >> i can't walk my dog in the rain. >> oh, yeah, what does it melt? >> no, she hates the rain. >> she's a gremlin. >> she hates the rain. does not like to go out in the rain. by the end of the week it will be nice. >> and then you'll be complaining how hot it is. >> no, i love it when it's hot.

>> our "take 3." our take 1, nike, i don't know you heard about this. nike saying so long to livestrong. long partnership with nike and livestrong. lance armstrong's cancer charity. nike announced tuesday they are cutting ties with the charity. nike said it will stop making those livestrong bracelets, the apparel ubiquitous for so long after this holiday season. said it will honor its financial commitment to livestrong when the deal expires in 2014. this generated a ton of money for livestrong. something like $100 million. >> out of the 500 million or so raised by livestrong to fight cancer. they are an incredible charity. done so much. rated four stars with the charity navigator so a great charity. >> really sad given that it's done so much great work. >> right. >> and it's kind of cut ties with lance armstrong. >> right. >> so you're -- you're really punishing the people that it helps. >> you can understand a little bit though where nike is coming from because the brand is so

associated with lance armstrong. >> sure. >> yeah, that days after people wearing the livestrong bands, after thinks interview where he basically confessed to doping, people, you know, would comment. you should stop wearing the apparel. >> yeah. >> so you can understand where nike sort of had to make that decision. >> i went into a local bike and running shop, jackrabbit. they were selling like this -- the lance armstrong livestrong -- >> 50% off. >> it wasn't discounted. i said, dude, i think you need to discount this if you want to move it along. >> and a lot of people pointed out nike kept their endorsement deal with tiger woods and after what michael vick went for. it compromises who you are as an athlete, if you're cheating, it's not personal but professional. >> the brand so strongly -- the charity so strongly associated with lance armstrong. >> yeah. >> as you say, al, you hate to see kids or anybody with cancer

suffering, and it all comes back to lance armstrong. >> maybe they can reinvent themselves and move on from there. >> a lot of experts think that the charity is going to suffer too greatly, that they will continue to do great work and they will continue to raise money and funds, so hopefully the support will stay there, and maybe they will find somebody else that they can use as a sponsor. >> let's hope so. our take 2, looking at a couple of celebrities in the spotlight this morning first of all, beyonce. you may have seen this video online. a fan slapping her back side, shall we say, during a concert in copenhagen. this was on sunday at the forum venue. this video has gone viral. >> not acceptable. >> not acceptable. >> she was singing "irreplaceable," stopped for a send and went on with the performance and said something like i'll have you escorted out right now. according to one music website, the fan was permitted to stay and watch the remainder of the show. >> i wouldn't have let him stay. he should have been booted from that show. >> anyone who jumps on the stage is thrown out. if you assault the artist? >> it's a very fine line.

anything could have happened. >> that's harassment, yeah. >> ever been slapped on the tookus? >> we were in chicago last week, and a guy asked for a picture. i wasn't slipped though. asked for a picture. his hands -- his arm was around my waist, and by the picture taking process slowly started to move down, and that's when our security guard and one of the producers, like, okay, we're done with the picture now and said we're done, let's go. >> i was just surprised the mayor would do that. >> can you believe that? >> the chamber of commerce, they are welcoming her to chicago. >> oh, man. >> isn't it fun to have sometimes you're taking a picture, sometimes with an older lady and she takes liberties and will go down there and just grab at you? >> no, haven't had that happen, willie. >> really, when it's like a grand mother, you just kind of go with it. what's the problem, no? >> i guess i'm alone. >> has that happened a lot. >> tell me a story, grandma, what's going on?

>> "people" magazine sexy at any age. >> all i'm going to say is grandmas can be a little handsy. the other story, justin bieber bei driving freeway speeds in a gated community. >> keyshawn johnson's daughter was in the driveway playing with an electric car. >> took her in the house and drove to wieber's house. >> and he ran in the house, eric dickerson, another nfl great lives there. he tweeted down bieber needs to slow down. kids playing in the neighborhood. >> hopefully having all of these other guys call him out on it will do something. >> slow it down a notch. >> take 3 is a story that's in the "wall street journal" this morning. just look me in the eye, already. people apparently using a lot less eye contact nowadays in

work and social settings. in the middle of a conversation, all seen this. somebody goes down. >> goes down, looks down, goes down right here. >> there's different categories. >> right, and we wanted to see what you think you are. >> mm-hmm. >> so first -- >> is he still looking? >> so the first being the table talker. looks down as willie is doing at the table, and just has to keep texting. >> you've got the laser gazer as al is staring intently. >> or the creeper. >> staring creepily into your eyes and just can't let go. >> there's the drifter who -- he's still there. still got you. >> okay >> the drifter lacks steady eye contact, and the faker. he looks in the listener's eyes, but at the same time is texting a message. >> or looking over the shoulder somebody else. >> when you're at a party and you're talking to somebody, and you can see they are scanning and looking for somebody better than you are. they are looking for somebody who has got more buzz than you. >> that never happens to al roker. >> what would that person be, that would be the social

climber, the one who is always looking past you to get to the next person? >> it is true though. everybody looks down. out to lunch with somebody, telling a fascinating story, and then, yeah, not that interesting. >> that's why i don't pull out the phone or anything during any sort of lunch. >> i bring out an abacus. >> abacus. >> which is an old school feel. no offense. >> okay. >> hold on, i've got to figure out the tip. >> while we figure out the tip, natalie is going to give us the headlines, just for you, going to be great. >> all right. in the news this morning, a political bombshell as tea party favorite michele bachmann announced in a youtube video that she will not run for a fifth term in the house next year. the minnesota republican said her decision was not influenced by her close race last fall or by inquiries into fund-raising activities by her former presidential campaign. bachmann had actually started running a new political ad just earlier this month. a plea for help from opposition leaders in syria. they are urging the european

union to send sophisticated weapons to rebels who had been fighting president assad's regime for the last two years, but in a move taking criticism from the u.s., russia is sending advanced missiles to assad's regime. the u.s. and russia are both trying to set up peace talks on syria next month. meanwhile, a top u.n. human rights official says syria's civil war is spilling out of control. investigators in maryland are trying to find out what led to a train derailment and collision tuesday that sent a massive fireball into the air near baltimore. the derailed train, carrying hazardous chemicals, was hit by a truck at a rail crossing, seriously injuring the truck driver and set off that explosion that shook homes about half a mile away. despite the explosion, there was no evacuation, and officials say there was no release of toxic materials. this morning the fire is under control. a post humous honor for the m.i.t. police officer killed last month allegedly by the two suspects in the boston marathon

bombings. governor deval patrick has signed a bill that would al law shaun collier to be appointed to the someville police department which he was schedule to join before he was shot. the governor called collier a true hero abizaid the appointment was a small token to honor the sacrifice he made. a top executive at aeg lied, acknowledged in court today, that he negotiated the deal for dr. conrad murray to accompany michael jackson on his this is it tour. testifying at the ongoing negligent hiring lawsuit, paul gongoware said he did not investigate murray's background but just accepted jackson's rell days. murray was ultimately convicted of involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death. new signs of an improving economy. consumer confidence rose tuesday to a five-year high. home prices jumped more than 10% in march, and the stock market soared to yet another high. meantime, a new report finds that working mothers are now the

primary bred winnead winners in u.s. howard holds with children, the highest ever. this is not your average high school track and field meet. check out these students in kenya as they compete in the high jump. one of them cleared more than 6.5 feet, a foot and a half short of the world record. >> he's only in high school. still growing. can you believe that? full on. >> not flopping. that's like clearing a hurdle. >> no turning and reversing as you do. it's amazing, wow. send them to the olympics. you know that will be happening soon. >> wow. 6 foot hurdle, unbelievable. >> you probably could do it. >> no, trust me. no, i could not. all right, natalie, thanks. >> tomorrow we'll tell you the story of how willie broke his tailbone. >> true story. >> on take 3. >> there might be some photographs and you might see an inflatable cushion that i had to sit on for thee months. >> involved a very rough competition that we'll all be engaging in tomorrow. >> you guys are next. >> stay tuned for that. >> let's get caught up on your weather.

we do have a risk of strong storms making their way through the ohio river vale, and, in fact, we've got a risk of those strong storms stretching from texas all the way to wisconsin. really strong storms, a strong risk from northern texas on into kansas and oklahoma as well where we don't need to see that. in fact, you'll be looking at these things firing up late this afternoon on into ton. the big concern in oklahoma, we've got blake shelton who has got a concert to help the tornado victims from last week's tornado. that's going to be going on live on nbc at 9:00. flood threat also throughout the upper midwest because rainfall amounts adding to some areas and have only picked up eight inches of rain in the last 48 hours. another 5 to 6 inches in the next 48 hours will cause big good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. an overcast sky over san francisco. highs with limited sunshine coming in, only going to round

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attractive to the opposite. >> when we worry and we're very stress it had really shows on our face. the whole body takes a very different way of moving, and people get that when they see us and we emit the stress . it's very interesting. it's not a surprise, really, but we really do now understand a little bit more about what another element of attraction. >> the study also found that men are less attracted to women who worry a lot, and one of the reasons has to do with the gender difference. we were talking about this beforehand. we're socialized men, generally in most cultures, to fix things. we don't listen well, not because we're uncaring. it's because we're trying to fix it, and when you're listening to somebody complain about the thing that they worry about, listening to natalie and she's complaining. i can't fix it and i start to

feel like you're a burden so that's another way you become unattractive to me. >> sorry. >> this is an intervention, natalie. >> you guys are obviously earlier. >> joe called earlier. >> i mean, you don't want to be with a debby downer is what it comes down to, absolutely. it's negative energy and nobody wants to be around somebody who is negative all the time. what does it do the worrying and the stress levels in your bod? >> it changes your hormones and that affects your cardio vascular health. worry can be a good thing. but when you start to worry you're in the future, in a mental time machine and the what ifs and you have to dial it back to the present and that's one of the solutions that dale and i talk about all the time and teach our patients how to dial it back to the present so you're life worried. >> life is unpredictable, and you say one of the things you should observe and not try to control. >> exactly. if you observe and understand that you will be having a feeling and don't get married to that feeling. don't get caught up in a story

about that feeling because you can bring yourself to a very, very difficult place, and as javier said, we also live in the future but sometimes we live in the past and worry about what happened. if we can stay present, and you observe yourself and you feel that feeling and down the get caught up in it and make a whole story about it, then you can say there's something i can do this b this because you're calmer and that puts you into a problem-solving mode rather than a panic and fear mode. >> another tip you can use, javier, is discipline your brain, don't think about the catastrophic what ifs. >> if you're stuck in the what ifs, right, again you're in the future. there's two tricks that we teach people all the time. one is stay in the present. oftentimes we say listen to your breathing. if we all stopped and listen to our breathing it would be dead airspace and the control room would be froeeaked out right no. maybe no. feel the pressure under your buttocks for a minute. >> oh, really. >> are you worried what right? >> what do you mean about the

pressure under our buttocks. >> you're a burden, you've got a problem with a dead butt. >> what i'm really talking about and dale and i talk about with patients is mindfulness, being mindful of things you connection appearance now, and being clear about what you can control and what you can't control. let go of those things you can't control and -- and do affirmations. >> everyone can do this breathing. everyone can just take a moment and calm themselves and get out of their head for the moment and just watch their breath, and when you do that, you're able to really see what is solvable, what isn't solvable, where am i going to put my attention and you mentioned about being debby downer. >> yeah. >> well, when we are debby downer or done downer, people don't want to be with us, but also we are with people often who encourage that kind of worrying and you don't want to surround yourself with those kinds of people because it's not going to help you solve your problem and get out of that space. >> need to ditch the two of us. >> we've been tagged, what's al? >> you don't have enough time

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good morning to you. it is 9:26 on this wednesday. i'm marla tellez. the feds are investigating several active duty marines for allegedly threatening local congresswoman jackie spear through facebook. she's been outspoken about handles sexual assault. facebook made a statement of its own. it is cracking down on posts that make light of rape and violence against women. facebook says in the future it will block them. there is a new problem on the yet to be opened span of the bay bridge. hundreds of bolts used to attach a railing for the bikepath broke because caps were not installed properly. experts are calling this one a basic mistake. caltrans says the caps have been removed and the bolts replaced. this latest mishap comes as the

metropolitan transportation commission holds a special meeting in oakland today. more than 100 teachers, parents and students from the south bay are face-to-face with lawmakers in our state capital to talk about education. they hopped on a bus this morning in san jose bound for sacramento. the annual trip is spearheaded by silicon valley education foundation and santa clara county supervisor. we'll take a look at the forecast and traffic after the break.

welcome back now. 9:28. mostly cloudy over san francisco. look at this, old glory getting a little more pick up as the winds pick up the clouds clear out but it's still cool in the city, 58 there. meanwhile 52 in san jose, 66 degrees right now in gilroy. by noon today temperatures are going to be pretty comfortable. that natural coolant pushing as far inland as livermore. not quite making it all the way through. a warm day further to the east, the warmer the temperature. 76 for livermore, 72 in san jose, 63 in san francisco and

much warmer weather just around the corner. getting into the weekend we've got the 90s on the way. lets go ahead and take a look at your drive, see how we're doing in that department with mike inouye. >> 880, very slow southbound 880 through fremont. basically anywhere south as traveling towards the milpitas area. the map shows a similar stretch here past mission boulevard and 237 where things are looking better. 237 had a tough morning and 101 clearing up between downtown and mountain view. the northbound routes here not so bad but 85 sticking around north of 17. prepare for the slowing.

. back now with more of "today" on this wednesday morning, may the 29th, 2013. inside studio 1a i'm willie geist along with natalie morales. we'll check had with al outside in a moment and just ahalf this half hour. it's officially beach and pool season. that can be a scary thing for some people. >> for a lot of people. >> swimsuits that flatter everybody in the family. >> and joy bauer will show you how to start losing weight right now, up to five pound a week with five simple steps to follow every day, including just doing a little dance for a couple of minutes. apparently it's going to get you the results you want. keep dancing, joy, a solo dance party. >> she needs some help. and very excited about this. we'll talk to the man whose book became the hit movie "the social

network" about the founder of facebook and the film "21." now he has a new one out about the thrilling and sometimes dark world of poker, and this could be his next big hit. it's about a group of guys who left montana, college kids. >> starting playing poker. >> started a empire, $1 million a day, built an empire and then lost it all. >> and al is outside with the weather. hey, roker. >> well, just so happens we wanted to say hello to amy belgard from the american cancer society. you're celebrating the 100th birthday and hoda kotb, our very own celebrity special person for acs. happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> you guys belong on a smuckers jar now, fantastic. how important is this milestone? >> it's so important. let me just tell you a little

bit from my own experience why it's so important. i, unfortunately, lost both of my parents to cancer very early in life, but my mom first diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 37, i was 9 years old, wasn't supposed to live a year, but because of the great work of her doctors and the american cancer society she saw my sister judy and i get through elementary school, on through high school, higher education. she celebrated 20 more birthdays because of the research of the american cancer society funded by the american cancer society. >> hoda, we know, of course, your valiant struggle with breast cancer, you documenting it. how important is the american cancer society, not just for folks who suffer from breast cancer but family members and all the people dealing with different kinds of cancers? >> i think the great thing about this group is encourages you to tell your story. people put their grief and put it deep in their pocket and go on with their life and they want it over. the american cancer society sheds light on something and makes you realize, a, you're not alone, and, b, people are there working with you and the work

these guys do, al, you know, is immeasurable so i'm proud to be a celebrity spokesperson for you guys. >> thank you. >> thank you so much and happy birthday. >> happy birthday, girl. >> may i just say also we're celebrating the moment again silence, go on cancer.org to help finish the fight. it's so important. >> thank you so much. thank you, al. 9:33 now. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this is san jose. look at all these low clouds. it's going to take a while before they clear. about 2:00 p.m., mostly sunny, already starting to see blue sky in san rafael this morning. temperatures are still pretty cool, cooler than average to finish the day. 75 in concord today, 71 for oakland, 63 in san francisco and a comfortable 72 right here in san jose. last day of the 70s. the 80s moving quickly for thursday of the 90s by friday. and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> thank you, al.

well, in today's style we're getting you ready for your summer vacation at the beach with swimwear for the whole family. laurie is a style editor with "lucky" magazine, everything with suits to built-in sunscreen and spanx which we all need for mom. hello, good to have you here. >> thank you. >> got a lot of great families here. let's bring in our first little kids and tell us about gorgeous olive swimwear. >> we wanted to cover tots to teens. this is olive in a cute suit from the gap. >> love that. >> what's beautiful is has an sfp in it that's woven into clothing. look for that buying for kids suit. >> i like that, an age appropriate bikini for kids. >> exactly. >> make sure it's not too risky for a 4-year-old. >> now, on sam, we have an adorable land's end top and this one quick dries so if he goes in the water it will keep him cool and comfortable.

these are are the sorts of things you want to look for buying kids suits, the little extra piece, the trunks are from children's place. >> will that last if you put it in the wash? >> it will. >> and this could be your older teen going off to college, this is also very appropriate. she's very trendy in her global bikini. >> i love that look. >> and that's at loft under $100 and gave her a sarong from lucky brand because you want to keep some parts covered, want to keep everything age appropriate. cool and also very chic. >> they look wonderful. >> great job. >> let's move on to our next group and new parents and their baby. >> yeah. >> come on out. >> i think that andrea. >> look at andrea. >> looks amazing. >> also our bravest model. >> andrea had a baby ten weeks ago. >> bravo. >> you don't even look like you just had a baby, amazing. >> and i think she looks great and it's in part to the bathing seat we put her in. >> a tankini from spanx, a lot of shapewear brands are making

bathing suits that can suck every little jiggle in. >> they do. >> if you'll just lift that up, that's a tankini with a high waist. >> that's an important thing when you're a new woman to cover that belly. we also have on eloise, one of our staffer's adorable babies, in a terry cloth top which is a great thing for a baby because if you want to take them for a dip in the water, it's really comfortable and practical way to do that. >> so cute. >> and steven our guy, men's trend is sort of swim to street, so we took a cue from the "mad men" inspiration, gave him an express top. >> love that. >> and gave him plaid pants and instead of flip flops we went tore keds. >> that looks great. >> look cool. >> that's our whole family and all really affordable. >> andrea, congratulations, still can't believe it. great job. >> okay. next to our last family. >> yeah. >> let's come on out, folks, and

let's take a look tisa. >> tisa is one of our curvier girls, and what i love about this girl, the bathing suit is from hsn. if you'll show the suit a little bit it's color blocking. this is a trend, i know you know, tricking the eye. color blocking is a huge trend that's made its way to swimsuits so what you want to look for is dark panel on the sides and a bright color down the middle and that's available at hsn and the cover-up is also key. treat a cover-up. your clothes don't have to be a one-strich pony. that's a noise oversized button-down from jc penney and you see where it hits her mid-thigh. >> yeah. >> that's giving you all the covering on your bottom but looking great. for her man allen here, we gave him a tommy bahama polo, bright and colorful and went a little darker on the speedo trunks, and for our man ellis here, really great. >> working it. >> old navy, again, upf, that's what you're looking for.

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this morning on "new season, new year," the five, four, three, two, one diet plan, five simple things you can do every day starting now helping you lose as much as five pounds in one week. joy bauer, our nutritionist here. >> these are fun, delicious and effect sdplif eat five cups of veggies every day. >> vegetables are high volume, low calorie and fill you up, not out and however you want to divvy these up throughout the day, it's really up to you. i think the easiest thing is to have two cups with lunch, two cups with dinner and one cup as an afternoon snack or set your smartphone and every couple of hours. >> any five veggies. >> any five. great to vary it up. if you like carrots and green beans, repeat, repeat and repeat. it works. number foir thiur is my favorit >> pick four favorite high intensity dance songs and boogie it up. >> here's natalie. >> for example. >> my little dance party here all by myself. >> has a wrist band calculating

how many calories she burns and 19 calories, joy. >> for every song, it's about 40 calories. that means 150 calories at the end of the day. >> what people don't realize, right about this time, natalie does this every day. >> commercial breaks. >> commercial segments around it. >> three commercial of commercial break, get up and dance. >> exactly. >> so number three is three protein rich meals. protein revs your metabolism. an open-egg sandwich in the morning, a small spread of light cream cheese or light skim ricotta. tuna sal ad with non-fat mayo, and this is turkey sausage with lots of vegetables, getting the vegetable cuttia in. >> number two. two glasses of water before breakfast, before lunch and before dinner. it's going to fill you up and you're going to eat less. >> okay. >> number one, keep it going, natalie. >> i am, i'm worky.

21 calories. >> one time each day you're going to indulge in a 150-calorie treat, could be a glass of wine, a small fro-yo with fresh fruits, four cups of light popcorn, two tablespoons of semi-sweet dark chocolate chips. >> ounce of chocolate chips. >> i need that. >> go, natalie. >> the 24 calories i just burned. >> right? >> is there anything in here? >> dance it out, al. dance it out al. come on, al. come on. i need a dance partner. >> you don't do any of this, don't do any of this. this is where you live. >> look at 26 calories. >> arms up. it's going to pick it up. >> five pounds in one week if you do this? >> up to five pounds in one week, and, again, the tips are simple, they are effective and some of them are delicious. >> can do it in a commercial break. >> visit summer shapeup on

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kevin spacey and it was a group of college students that mastered the art of card-counting and in 2010 his book about mark zuckerberg and the story of the founding of facebook became the new movie "the social network" and his new story is "straight flush" who built a $1 million empire until it all came crashing down. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you made card-counting cool. a lot of us went to vegas and totally failed at it and you made a bunch of guys writing code in a harvard dorm room cool and sexy somehow, and now you've got this group of college guys in montana who, as you say in the title of the book, start a $1 billion empire in online gambling. >> right. >> how did they get there? >> these were frat brothers, university of montana, poor kids from hard backgrounds, one sold a cow to buy his first car, and they used to play poker in the basement of a bar and decided to put it online and moved their frat to creek ark. it was like the willed west and built it into a $1 million a day business.

it was crazy. it was one of those huge impirs. brilliant enough to put it there. >> why costa rica because when they got there ty were living large? >> living large, girls and drugs and everything you would think of college kids going bad in a way. good guys, moved there because costa rica had an infrastructure in gaming, and also because it was unclear what the law was in the united states. it seemed legal. there was nothing about it that was officially illegal in the beginning, but costa rica was where it was all set up. >> they are making $1 million a day at one point. >> oh, yeah. >> comes crashing down because of a simple piece of legislation back in washington? >> 2006 there was a bill attached to a pork terrorism bill so it real he nothing to do with gambling but it made online poker much more gray area. it essentially said the movement of money involved in a gaming that was illegal would be illegal, so these guys started to be in this area that became illegal, and they stayed in the business from 2006 to 2011 and that's when the doj raided them and shut them all done. >> talking about all the other ways you can effectively gamble.

you can play the powerball and lottery and go online or go to nevada or new york city or whatever you want. do you view these guys as criminals? >> not at all. it's absurd. two weeks ago we're lining up to buy powerball tickets which is pure gambling and these guys are facing jail time for starting anine line poker company which is essentially a gape of skill and everyone plays poker. poker is one of the biggest mainstream sports you can call it right now. it's crazy they are facing jail time. >> when you write these books, you get the sense reading the way you write you have a soft spot for guys that flaunt the rules a little bit, beat the system. >> right. >> did you have an affinity for these guys from montana? >> i'm scared of everything, a very neurotic individual so when i see guys that go out there and take risks and build a company like this it kind of thrills me. they are not saint. no one says they are a saint. you read the book and you'll see there's a lot of darkness, big cheating scandal and everything in it, but i feel like deep down these were good american kids who kind of -- it's an american myth, billing something out of nothing and creating a company and then being persecuted for

it. >> and one of these guys is in jail outside denver and another one in hiding outside the country. >> living in antigua. >> you got access to all of them. >> people come to me and every college kid who does something crazy i'll get a phone call. this is intriguing because it's a blend of "social network" and "21." i went to antigua because they can't step foot in the united states. >> headed for a movie itself. at a poker table, figured you spend a lot of time at a poker table and around poker players. >> this is texas hold them. the most popular game in poker. >> we have our cards. how is my poker face? >> we go like that, and we deal the turn. >> we would bet, you know. >> you know what i'm going to do, great poker hand? >> here we go. >> i'm going to take all this, and everybody is doing it. >> we have the last card out, and then we show our hand, and i've got -- i've got three aces,

actually a fullhouse. >> i don't know much, just a simple man from new jersey, but i think i have a royal flush. >> and there's the straight royal flush which is what you're looking for. >> which you'll never see. >> and those cards were not planted whatsoever. >> just the luck of the draw. >> always great to see you. congrats on another success. the book is "straight flush." we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

>> i burned 47 calories. >> that's fantastic. >> the lame dance. >> do you get any calories for embarrassment? >> come on, get up. >> kathie lee and hoda catch up with khloe kardashian odom. >> plus, som

good morning to you. it is 9:56. i'm marla tellez. a 55-year-old man on the peninsula is in jail this morning accused of attacking his landlord with some bear repellant. police say he confronted the property manager and a worker

last night about some noise they were making while doing maintenance work at a belmont apartment complex. the plumber hit the landlord, then used a stronger than normal pepper spray that's also used as a bear repellant. scathing new report coming out today accuses schools in silicon valley of failing latino and african-american students. according to this report, only 22% of latinos are algebra proficient by the eighth grade in santa clara and san mateo counties. compare that to 24% of black students, 57% of white students and 76% of asian students. joining us now, anthony slaughter taking a look at that wednesday forecast. look at the clouds behind you. >> kind of cloudy. you can see winds kicking offshore, on shore wind. eventually our winds will shift and be offshore later on today. that's going to really warm us up. 68 right now in gilroy, 63 in san jose, 63 in san mateo. later today, temperatures

comfortable, similar to where they were yesterday, 71, 63 in san francisco later today. making plans for the weekend? look at this, 90s return by friday. it is going to be a hot one. make sure you keep that specific handy and water handy. mike, how are the roads shaping up. >> 90s on saturday, go back and work on that i want it a little lower. traffic lights lighting up, slow merge around mission. i'm going to check in with friends coming through livermore. we'll see how that went. south 880 past 237. still slow but that's it for the south bay. over here south 880 heading here, slow traffic, castro valley and hayward. back to the "today" show.

>> announcer: >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's wines day wednesday. one of hodie's favorite days, may 29th. my brother's birthday. >> this happens to be my dad's birthday, the 29th. >> your dad would have been what age? >> 82, i think. >> yes, indeed. we have so much in common. we're like twins. >> okay.

anyway, if you guys sat home last night and watched "the voice" eliminations, it was crazy. >> unbelievable. >> it was crazy. >> okay. so, now two people got eliminated from the group of eight. six are standing. we're going to show you, cath, the last three. from that group, only one artist was saved, okay? so it came down to three people. so let's watch. ♪ oh, why, oh, my ♪ mama always told me that i should play but didn't know you when she gave me that advice. i'm threw with you ♪ ♪ oooohhh, i'm alive, i'm alive, i'm alive ♪ ♪ oooohhhh, i can fly, i can fly, i can fly ♪ >> you said that you could let him go but i wouldn't put it on somebody that you used to know ♪

♪ didn't have to cut me off ♪ like it never happened and that we weren't lovers ♪ >> among those three. >> three women. >> those were the three at the end, okay? so only one person -- two people were cut. who's the one who made it, do you think? >> the second lady. >> judith? >> yes. >> can i tell you something? i thought it was going to be judith, too. judith got cut. the one who survived was holly tucker, the first girl. >> team blake. >> she was good. >> i thought the third girl would have been eliminated. >> right. the last two were both adam's people. so blake has his full team. >> but didn't someone get saved? >> no. doesn't work that way. >> oh. >> adam has one, shakira has one and usher has one. look how surprised shakira was when her girl got saved. look what happened. saved.

sasha allen from team shakira. moving on! >> and she's the one that had had a rough night the night before? >> yes. >> she hadn't been able to hear proper properly. >> shakira was totally shocked. >> that's half the fun of the show. >> right. >> and i've got to tell you, adam's face when his two got eliminated at the end -- >> hey, it happens. >> he looked over at the other judges and goes like, what? like he couldn't believe it. it all happened in the last 30 seconds of the show. we have judith, she'll be with us tomorrow. >> oh, good. you know what, she has a huge career ahead of her. >> oh, my gosh. >> only the beginning for her. you know what, everybody from oklahoma, they've all been talking about getting together. blake shelton will be doing a healing in the hartland, relief benefit concert tonight on nbc. he's going to be joined by some marvelously talented people who

actually also happen to be from oklahoma. one of them is one of our favorite people, reba mcintyre. she's on the phone with us. >> good morning, how you doing? >> we're good, honey. >> i'm doing great. in oklahoma city at the arena rehearsing for the show tonight. looking forward to it and helping out all the people here in oklahoma. >> going to be great. tell us about the lineup, reba. i know you're singing and blake. who else? >> two more okies are with us, vince gill and miranda lambert. darius rucker, rascal flat, ryan and usher and luke brian. >> oh, my gosh. what a lineup. >> can people get tickets or is it one of those things that's already sold out, going to be on tv tonight? >> they sold it out in 30 seconds and it's going to be on nbc at 9:00, 8:00 central tonight live. we're rehearsing as fast as we can. you know what, we started this, blake said a week ago yesterday. let's do another benefit concert for the folks in oklahoma.

and i said, yeah, let's go do it. and i was in cape town, africa, at the time. >> wow. >> so my manager and blake's manager, so he got ahold of rat clark and they put this altogether in a week. it's simply incredible. >> you ask busy people to do something and then they come through. >> you bet. >> you also happen to be married to your manager. you have an inside track on him. >> yeah, i do. so i saw all the insides of putting the tv show together in a hurry and rack and marvel worked their tails off. marvel was talking more to rack this whole week than he ever talked to me. i think one night he said good night, rack, instead of me. i was a little worried about that. >> give him a good night's sleep. he'll be back to himself. >> we're excited. >> save the voice. save that fabulous voice. >> bye, doll. >> god bless. that is 9:00, 8:00 central. that will be amazing.

>> every year "people" magazine does a great country issue. every month they do one. they take the hottest country guys and pick one for the cover. we're going to put you to the test. here are the guys. >> the finalist. >> luke brian, kenny chesney, keith you are ban, tim mcgraw and blake shelton. >> yes. >> okay. so, who do you think would have been the cover of that group? >> me personally? >> yes. >> i would have picked tim mcgraw. he's a hottie. >> i heard from ronny. >> blake shelton is another contender, but the actual winner -- >> they're all great. >> the winner, kenny chesney. >> yeah. >> he's the cover of the june "people" country magazine. >> sexiest country music star alive or hottest guys. >> good for him. >> we like it. another study. this is interesting. wrinkles make faces appear sad and angry.

yes. this is from penn state university. you'd think they'd have more to do. >> when you look at someone with deep creases in their face they look down. >> only my own wrinkles make me feel that way. other people's, i happen to absolutely adore. >> yes, who? >> well, these actresses who are so brilliant who just let time take its course and they grow old gracefully. so when they're in there playing dowigers, they actually look like them. my favorite in the whole wide world is maggie smift. do we have a picture of maggie? >> that's a beautiful face. we have one more of judy bench. >> yes. she's gorgeous. >> they're gorgeous. >> she doesn't have many wrinkles, judy. >> there's nothing sad or angry. >> i like it. all right. so heidi klum. >> yes. >> she wants her kids to eat their veggies and she's having trouble. she put them in a smoothie and her kids still aren't that interested. she decided it would be okay if

she offered them $1 if they finished their drink. >> not for them to have, to put in their piggy bank towards future things. >> the question is, i think for a lot of people, is it okay to pay your kids to do something, to eat something, to clean something? is it a good way to do business in your house or not? >> tell i don't remember story. when you were growing up, we had chores to do. >> we had chores. every night my sister, my brother and i, we had to have dinner on the table when my parents arrived home. >> both of your parents were teachers. >> they both worked for the government. my dad worked for the department of energy, my mom at the library of congress. we would scramble. we were sprinting and scrambling, but we did get an allowance like not much. i don't remember what it was. >> spending money. >> but i think it was okay. did you have chores? >> it creates character, you know? >> yes. >> when i look back, i wish i had been -- i was a tough disciplinarian. i wish i had given them more chores. >> more chores? >> neither one of them can make

a bed. >> i did chores and i don't make my bed. >> here's the thing -- i know. i know. you don't ever make it. you make it the day rosa comes to your apartment once a week. >> i make it when she comes. i don't want her to think i'm disgusting. >> well, my mom and dad own the rehoboth inn so i remember every weekend of my life, every summer we cleaned apartments that people were leaving and some people left them nice and most people didn't. >> didn't, yeah. >> and it was sand everywhere and it was -- >> toilets. >> we had no washer or dryer so we had to take all the stuff down, all the towels, sheets down to the local laundromat. you know, it's just -- i think that stuff builds character. >> what if your kid wouldn't eat her vegetables when she was younger? would you give her a buck? you eat your vegetables, you get a dollar. >> parenting is the hardest thing in the whole world. i'm not going to put another mother down. she's hardly abusing them. that's up to heidi.

let's save our angst for people who are actually damaging their children, you know? >> right. >> child abuse, that sort of thing. so i don't know that i -- what's the difference really between saying make your bed and i'll give you $5 at the end of the week? >> right. it's an allowance for doing a chore. if you finish all your dinner you get this. >> in a perfect world our children would be perfect. >> yeah. >> and they aren't. you know why? because they don't have perfect parents. there you go. >> right. >> do you find this samsung adebayor offensive? >> this is interesting. they're calling it sexist. apparently there's an adebayor, we'll show you in a second, where a woman tries to upgrade her husband by plugging him in and it's supposedly changing his personality and the chores and the things he does. let's watch it and find out if you're offended. >> see if it offends you. ♪ if you want the love of a real goodman ♪ ♪ come on and find me. i'll make you understand ♪ ♪ don't just look, come on and

take it ♪ ♪ kansas state all i've got, you know that you can't fake it ♪ ♪ come and get it ♪ if you want a man, come and get it ♪ ♪ come and get it ♪ oh, when you want the love of a man, you've got to come and get ♪ ♪ remember, girl -- >> oh, there is my video game. >> oh. >> i liked it till the end. i don't know. if it was women, we'd say we were making neem separate wives. we'd be offendeds. again, who does it hurt? nobody. >> very cute. >> now khloe kardashian is coming up. i guess there are some people who have been invited to kim's -- i was invited, not able to go. for kim's baby shower. >> it came like this? >> yeah. everybody is making a big deal out of it. it's a nice little invitation.

so what, right? are you going? >> no. that's the address. i'm covering it. >> it says sunday. we've got a wedding coming up and a dart thing. i can't make it. i can't make it. khloe's going to be with us because the new season starts sunday night. i took a look at it. they're still at it. >> they are still at it. >> oh, my gosh. >> bill hater from snl. he's got a lot to talk about. we're going to miss him around the halls of ""30 rock."" >> he'll still be around. >> we'll be right back. génifique to reactivate 10 key signs of youth and recapture skin's radiance and smoothness. engineered with a new advanced dropper. reactivate 10 signs of youth. radiance you can see, smoothness you can feel. visible results in 7 days with our most advanced génifique serum. and now, visit your lancome counter for a free 2-minute luminous complexion service.

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let's turn down the light. this is the femur bone, see? the thighbone? >> look at that. look at the little ankle. >> oh, kim, look. >> we'll have to look around for the sex. >> we'll have to look for the little -- >> was that your mom saying t-- was that you saying that? >> no, that was my mom. >> you know the sex of the baby. >> and we all will know on sunday, in the first episode. it's crazy, because we went until like three different doctor appointments. the baby kept sitting like indian style and we couldn't find 9 sex, and it was so frustrating. it was happy we found out. >> are you excited to have another baby in the family? >> i'm so excited. mason is even more excited than that. so cute to see how --

>> he has little penelope, already. >> but when it's your sibling, they have a -- >> penelope is obsessed with mason. but mason is still kind of jealous. you've been very open about your longing for a child, but they don't know you. you're very happy for your sister. >> i'm so happy for kim. >> you seem happier about this episode than kim, which i just looked at. >> i think for kim, for kourtney, it was so easy and natural. >> she's like your mom. >> even for me, my gosh, in the movies it's so different, it looks fabulous. with kim it's fabulous, but there's highs and there's lows, and that's what you get to see on the season acti, too. i think it's great for the women to see that. especially in the beginning, it

was so uncomfortable, and she is was married to kris at that time. >> so thank god that's done. >> what did you make of the dress oh, the net? i think kim is beautiful. i wish -- i just felt like it was too covered somewhere. she's like -- her body -- they now look like one. >> why didn't kanye come to the -- >> he was at the previous ones and we never could find out. that was just one that he wasn't there. we were videotaping it on the iphones and everything, but he was -- >> is everything okay in that department with those two? >> they're great. he's in l.a. now with kim, and they're great, yeah. i think he had a concert or something that he couldn't be there for that one. >> so i watch the episode -- >> uh-oh.

>> are we in trouble now? >> you're not. >> kourtney and scott, what was going on with that episode? is there anything you guys won't discuss? illustrates i think we take turns on that. i still will talk about anything. that's just how i am, but kourtney are getting a little raunchy and wild, don't you think? you have to put soap in her mouth. >> or somewhere. you know what i'm saying. >> was she with us when we ran into you at lunch? >> no. caddy and i were having lunch out there, what, about two months ago. we're leaving the ivy as the convoy was arriving. >> we randomly -- >> and her mom thought i was busted, you didn't call me, and i called her twice. >> she doesn't check her

voicemail. she was busted. >> now, bruce is moving out, too. that's all i'm going to say. you can catch the season premiere. >> i know. i love bruce. >> keeping up with the kardashians, this sunday night. coming up, we're going to talk about the photos that make you go "what the what?" . hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. your carpet stains can reappear.

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funny photos, first from karen davis in chesapeake, virginia. the only catch is that's inside the car wash. >> where you could maybe get damp or something. >> the next win. children 5 and under, free, includes one glass of champagne. a bit of misplacement. next from kate sparrow. hasgas provisions. >> we might go shopping somewhere else. >> that's cute. finally casey house from lexington park, maryland. free lunch. ep! >> but now for or caption contest photo from next week. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's going to leave marks. >> i don't know. wow.

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overhauling how the military handles sexual assaults. meanwhile facebook has taken a stand of its own. in a statement the social network says it is cracking down on posts that make light of rape and violence against women. facebook says in the future it will block them. we'll take a look at the forecast and roads after the break.

welcome back. 10:28. you can see in san francisco, we have low clouds hanging around. most of the peninsula fogged in. eventually it will be out of

there. 62 in livermore. by this afternoon, lots of sunshine expected. 80 back to fairfield, 63 in san francisco. 72 in san jose. we're talking about 90s in the seven-day forecast. we'll have that ahead. >> why don't you take a look 880 overcrossing, things thinning out better. the maze, not a problem anymore. that's good news. a rough morning. still slow south 680 through pleasanton, sunol, merging with traffic out of livermore, late slowing, marla. >> thanks. one of the stories we're following, a surface on the yet to be open span of the bay bridge, hundreds of bolts attached to the railing broke because caps were not installed properly. caltrans says the caps have been removed and the bolts replaced. we'll give awe firsthand look at the area in question coming up in about 30 minutes at 11:00. before then we want to introduce you to these intelligence fourth

graders from livermore. say hello to them. wave to the viewers at home. we'll see you at 11:00. we're back on this wines-day wednesday. we're ready to play "who knew?" the kids are almost out of school, so that means blockbusters coming to a theater near you. we thought we would test your knowledge on summer movies. to those who answer correctly, they get a gift certificate, and to help me out is chris witherspoon at thegrio.com. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> this young lady from new jersey is a theater buff. the latest superman movie is set to be released. who is the actor stepping into

the role? >> chris evans. >> she got her wish. no, she wanted my cd. >> allegedly. the correct answer there is -- >> henry cavill. >> i can see how she could see chris evans in that role, this is a breakthrough role, he'll by the first non-american to play the role. he's been working out to fit into the role. >> back across to kath. the movie the heat, what do the actresses play in the movie? schoolteachers? lifeguards, chefs, or an fbi agent and a police officers. >> d. >> you got it, baby. >> okay. that has funny written ought

over it. >> yeah, they're playing an fbi agent and a boston police officer, they're teaming up to take down a russian mobs terr. it's going to be a hilarious movie. sandra bullock his played an fbi agent twice. she might have a thing. >> i don't think we played our electric bill, because it's really hot over here. a darling couple just married on sunday. congratulations. the sequel to diagnose despicable me" will be released. listen to this voice and name the character. >> we have located the shrink ray in a secret lab. once we take this shrink ray, we will have the capability to pull off the crime of the century. >> her face is like this. >> dr. drew? is that his name? >> yes, she got it.

it's grew. >> she said drew, but she just got married, so doinggone, let's give them the works. >> i just saw the first one this week. >> it's hilarious. steve carell really brings him to life, a villain that we love so much. in despicable too, he's a hero now, and we have the loveab aba minions. >> el know all the secrets and info. >> from anderson, indiana, which of "the hangover part 3" stars is a licensed physician in the state of california? >> ken jeong. >> that's the one. >> yes indeed. a rely live doctor? >> yes, but i'm sure a lot of ladies wanted it to be bradley cooper. who wouldn't want that?

he worked in the e.r. for seven years before lands his big comedy debut. remember in 2007, he played a gynecologist in "knocked up." now he's in hangover, and this movie he's really the star. time for one more. >> where are you from, hon? >> charlotte, north carolina. "the lone ranger" is set to hit the big screen as summer as well. name the two actors in this photo playing the lone ranger and tonto. who are they? >> johnny depp. >> and? >> oh, i don't know. >> and she doesn't know. >> and johnny depp's partner. everyone will know his name.

>> armey hammer. he's in this role, his big debut role. you may remember him from "the social network." this is going to be a big film. johnny depp has this all-star power for disney. he gets to wear this great makeup. it will be a blockbuster. grandparents will know it, it was a radio show and tv show, and now a movie. >> chris, nice job. welcome to the "today" show you did very well. >> thank you. bill hader is back on tv. bill? bill? that's a shame. righ talk about the incident. it was awful. a boy band concert and 10,000 screaming tweens. it was terrifying. and then we were autographed against our will. yeah,i woke up stained... in the dryer! ink washed and dried? i was ruined. it was all over. but you made it.

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essentials junior. >> yes. tcm's essentials junior. >> how has the reaction been since your announcement? >> no, it's nice, and hot dog vendors are like, hey, why are you leaving? in this economy? what's the matter with you? what's the matter with you? >> why are you leaving? >> it is more of a lifestyle. my wife and i, we have two kids, we're constantly having to fly to l.a. and, so i told, you know -- i think we have to move to l.a., and can i still do the show and be in l.a.? and we're like, i don't think that's going to work out. >> you have a bunch of projects, movies and stuff? >> my wife's movie is coming occupy the summer "the to-do list" and a movie called "clear history." kristen wiigen and i did a drama called "skeleton twins."

a very interesting drama. we'll see how that comes out. >> are you going -- everyone sees stefan. does everyone imitate him? >> yeah, yeah. >> how is that? >> it's very nice. the amount of the different types of people from little kids, and then i'll have a guy like from texas, man action i like that stefan. that stefan, really, he gives me a real tickle. i like that. i'm like, really? thank you. it's been very nice. other people coming up, i'm so glad you and seth got together. that's nice. that's the way it should be. that's the way it should be. i knew he had feelings for you. >> i'm going to miss your keith morrison. >> thank you. i never met him. i'm always nervous i'm going to run into him. there he is. >> i love when you're eating the popcorn in that one. >> this one, oh.

>> he said this thing the other day, and john action who writing stefan and helped on those, and rob klein, we all texted each other, because he said the other day, he goes -- but then there was the dna, oh, that pesky dna, and immediately we're like -- we couldn't have written that. that pesky dna, we're like, gosh, i love that gall. >> loren michaels has done it again action another major movie star. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> we're happy for you, because you're a really sweet person. >> thank you. >> not like a lot of them that come on. >> oh, good. >> you've got to mention -- wait. wait. we're over here. tcm's essentials junior. >> what is this. tcm essentials. it's a show -- that's me. it's a show for the entire family, old movies, they asked me to do this three years ago,

this is my third year of doing it. i love it. it's really cool. sundays 8:00 a.m. eastern. i entry you to a different great classic movie. >> they don't make them like they used to. >> no, they don't. >> old yeller, yeah, cry. i just gave away the ending. >> thank you. tcm's "essential junior" sicks off sunday at 8:00 a.m. center. do you know enough to protect your skin? >> probably not. we go head to head, right after this. ♪

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all right. i'm dying here. you head to the pool, you smother yourself and the kids with sunscreen. you think you have it all covered, right? not so fast. >> no, no, no, there's so much more to keep your skin safe from

the sun. here to put your knowledge to the test is sasha. from "women's health." all right. let's kick it off. true or false. number one, sunscreens need to contain antioxidants to be effective. >> yes. >> yes, you are correct. >> stuffs a guess. >> it was the right one. they add an extra layer of protection, so add things for green tea, vitamin c. any time it says antiobjection dat, that gives you a little boost. uv protective clothing is just as good as sunscreen. >> the answer is true. >> it is not. >> you need both. >> kathie lee is right. uv protective clothing is a gray weight to help block your skin, but you need it every day, no excuses. number three -- sunscreen and sun block are never fully

waterproof. kathie lee? >> true. >> this is correct. >> this is a new rule with the fda. >> one day i'll get it right. >> the fda says you are no longer allowed to write waterproof, so when you see that, you know it's bog us many the new thing is water resistant. >> there you go. this is a blowout. >> i think it's 4-0. you can use sunscreen up to four months after it expires. kathie lee. >> that is true. >> that is not true. >> i've done it. >> i think we've all done it. just as you wouldn't want to use expired milk for anything. it breaks down -- >> is it better than nothing. >> sometimes it could be better than nothing if you've got absolutely nothing. >> there you go. >> but try to keep it fresh. check the expiration date. next one. anything under sp f-15 is ineffective. >> that's definitely false. >> this is true.

so -- >> why even have it? >> what you want to do. sp f-15 protects you from burning, but it does not protect against the uv rays that cause aging and skin cancer, you may not get a sunburn, but you're still at high risk. use spf 30 or above. >> only one more, so this is the tiebreaker. >> okay. here we go. one heavy coat the sunscreen provides enough protection from the sun? >> false. >> oh, i knew that one. i knew it was false. >> oh, that was good. what do i get, jer? although doinggone hat. >> i'm the one that needs it. >> and the glasses. >> thank you, sasha. remember, we'll get the picky eaters to beg for more. first, this is "today" on nbc.

time for "today's kitchen." what's cooking? we have lots of food for picky eaters. if your child would give up toys for a week before he looks at a broccoli pizza, you're not alone. jessica hartshorn has some options to make it fun. >> it's all about presentation and how you cook it. >> they don't like the raw broccoli, because it's so hard. if you steam it, it gets the mushy texture. we talked to a taste researcher who said a quick stir-fry, some broccoli and salt, i am too lazy to even stir-fry, so i bake mine in the toaster oven, and it

gives it the best texture. >> you're wacky, you know that, jessica? >> this is a peanut sauce. if your kid is addicted to chicken nuggets, you try something like a chicken satay, where you put it on the stick. maybe they won't notice. i would use a blunt-tipped popsicle stick. >> so they don't pierce themselves. >> we talked to a waiter at a japanese restaurant. edamame is a magic maker. >> they call it popcorn in japan. >> totally delicious. >> and wontons, sneaky way to get vegetables in. and they're in the freezer or refrigerator section of your supermarket. a school lunch planner told us a secret. she says kids don't like it if you've mixed the textures together, but let them do it themselves. it trumps the issues if they

have control over it. or give it a cute name. this is traffic light peppers. i have a 5-year-old friend who doesn't love veg tables, but she loves the peppers, because they're sweet. and then a flavor scientist told us to serve it with a familiar, and they may not notice. >> they're delicious. they really are. here's a little frozen treat. >> a preschoolteacher using orange juice with the pulp, and makes it like a slushy. and the frozen grapes are such a great treat. >> again, a few picky eaters have a problem with the textures, but if you freeze them, they're like candy. >> great in the summertime. >> just slice them in half in your kid is 4 or under. more of the "real housewives of new jersey" tell us about the new season. >> weren't they just here?

>> i think they were. finally a reason for me to get in here tomorrow. plus the cathoff from enough about the book, i want to hear about your date.

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good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. jon kelley has the day off. we are learning more this morning about a new problem on the yet to be opened span of the bay bridge. this time it had to do with the bikepath portion of the bridge. nbc bay area's marianne favro got a firsthand look at the bikepath. she joins us live from the skyway of the new bay bridge span. what exactly is the problem here? >> reporter: we just finished the tour where they showed it to us. we're on the bikepath now of the new bridge. the problem is here on the small section of the bridge. it all has to do with these bolts down here.

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