knew update. we'll see you every half hour. until then, enjoy these beautif beautiful sights. see you tomorrow. good morning. shame, as the bodies of fallen soldiers return to the u.s., this morning members of congress get set to reverse course and allow death benefits for families. will this force real action on the government shutdown? breaking overnight, under arrest. an undercover new york city police detective facing charges on his alleged role in the violent attack on a family. of the suv driver. and the kennedy album. the men and women at the center of the most famous political family today. wednesday, october 9th, 2013.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning everyone. i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. >> welcome to day nine of the government shutdown. no end in sight. embarrassing for lawmakers in washington. we want to report some furloughed workers are back on the job. they are with the centers for disease control and prevention. they're back on the job. they're still not being paid but they're brought back in because of a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. first, today's top story that andrea mitchell broke. it is a story of military families caught in the middle of the political in-fighting.

this is the live look at dover air force base where behind those gates, family members are gathering for a somber ceremony as they collect their loved ones remains. it is happening about 100 miles way from washington where the outrage over the lack of death benefits for the families is one of the most embarrassing points of the government shutdown. we just learned that secretary of defense chuck hagel will be there as well. let's go to andrea mitchell with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as the solemn ceremony takes place, on capitol hill, the story sparked outrage from lawmakers who vow to fix the now a private charity has stepped in to do what the government did not do. take care of families of fallen service members. at dover air force base, a solemn ceremony to mark the return of service members killed last week in afghanistan. some of the families in dover

paying for the flights. they did not get emergency beth benefits because of the shutdown. $100,000 to be paid within 36 hours of a death to help pay costs. the charity has stepped in to take place of the u.s. government. >> i'm hopeful this is a temporary measure. we are in it for as long as we need to be. >> reporter: the mother of fallen service member marine lance corporal jeremiah collins. >> for the sacrifices, i don't understand why this is a benefit that is withheld. >> reporter: another of the fallen, special agent joseph peters, a 24-year-old officer from springfield, missouri. serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq. the father of a 20-month-old son. his wife issued this statement. it is upsetting because my husband died for his country and my family is left to worry. my husband said if something

happened to him, we would be taken care of. on capitol hill on tuesday, outrage from lawmakers. speaker john boehner will introduce a bill today to reintroduce the benefit today. >> the house will act on this. >> reporter: gop senators john mccain and lindsey graham are outraged. >> shouldn't we as a body, democrat and republican, shouldn't we be embarrassed about this? >> your government let you down at the time of your need. >> reporter: family members are angry and hurt by the stalemate. the senate and white house have rejected other piecemeal bills to fix shutdown problems, this is one that is hard to reject. savannah and matt. >> thank you, andrea. >> we have chuck todd the political correspondent with more. >> good morning, matt.

>> we hear lawmakers using words like embarrassment and shame over the emergency death benefits. is it possible that shame might force real action on the shutdown? >> i'd like to think it would actually force a resolution on the larger issue. i think what is more likely is what andrea outlined. you will see the house act on this bill. one thing the senate and house have done while they rejected the idea of little bills like this to reopen parts of the government, anything that has had to do with the military and anybody fighting overseas, that, the president has done. he signed the paycheck law. i would be shocked if this did not immediately get to the president's desk perhaps before the close of business. >> let's look at the bigger picture. we have been talking about defunding or delaying obama care. we are segueing into a heated debate over raising the debt ceiling. the tea party seems very much dug in here. both sides seem dug in.

yet john mccain had this to say on tuesday. let me play it for you. >> how is this going to end? we know how it's going to end. we know how it's going to end. sooner or later the government will resume its function. sooner or later we will raise the debt limit. the question is how do we get there? >> that's a very realistic comment from a guy that's seen his share of battles. can that mindset prevail. >> reporter: i don't know and if john mccain could bring any other republicans with him beyond a handful maybe there would be a resolution or we wouldn't have even been in this place in the first place but that's not where the republican party is today. you're right, the tea party side of this is dug in. now, there was a lot of heated rhetoric yesterday but behind the scenes you see shifts, john boehner is no longer talking about health care. the issue isn't there. paul ryan who was the republican vice presidential candidate, the

house republicans chief budget guy, he has an op-ed today that barely touches this issue. if you look and wonder is there quote unquote good news to find out what the end game is, there is. house republicans seem to be dropping the health care thing. the question is whether the tea party folks will be okay with that. i don't think they will but it does feel like the leadership of the republican party is trying to get away from it. if they do, then we'll actually see an end game. >> quickly before i let you go, the president expected to announce janet yellen today to replace ben bernanke. do you expect smooth sailing for her in terms of confirmation? >> reporter: i don't. given how the tea party wing of the republican party feels about the federal reserve and you'll see ted cruz and rand paul and guys like that make her confirmation hearing a fairly rough ride. she'll make it but i don't think >> chuck todd at the white house this morning.

thank you. now some federal workers are back at work to track the salmonella in chicken. we have the latest from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: some people have ended up in the hospital. that is raising questions whether the government could be doing more to stop the outbreak in it wasn't partially shutdown. it's back to work this morning for some furloughed cdc workers on the job battling a salmonella outbreak that involves seven strains. some appear to be resistant to antibiotics. since july, 278 cases in 18 states. doctors say the outbreak is spreading quickly. >> a lot of this is sends people to the er. >> reporter: the u.s. da traced to raw chicken by foster farms

in california. it has one of these three inspection numbers. donnie chance is worried. >> i'll stop buying chicken. >> reporter: the poultry company says the products are safe to eat if fully cooked. about 42% of patients have been hospitalized. >> the illness is reported by cdc so far may be the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: after 9,000 workers furloughed, the head of the cdc sent this tweet, quote, they protected you yesterday, can't tomorrow. microbes don't shutdown. >> this show s the harm that c come if you are not vigilant and watching. >> reporter: if the furlough, the outbreak division will be

operating at 2/3 of the normal staffing levels. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. there is a surprising arrest this morning in the case of the motorcycle gang that attacked a man driving an suv here in new york. this time is undercover police officer facing charges. we have nbc's stephanie gosk with more. >> good morning, matt. this undercover officer came forward three days to officials. he first told officers he never got involved in the altercation. after the video appeared showing his role. the bikers of the family had no idea as the confrontation grew tense and violent. a new york city undercover detective was there the whole time. moments after a biker attacked alex lien's driver's side with a helmet, the video shows the detective joined in and smashed the rear window.

the police sources say he took off on his bike as lien was pulled from the car and did not take part in the beating. the 32-year-old police officer now faces charges of riot and criminal mischief. his undercover operation at the nypd says is deeply sensitive is over. before the new video was uncovered, the head of the detectives union had concerns it took three days for the detective to come forward and admit he was there. why did it take him so long to step up? >> i don't know that, but that's going to be problematic. >> reporter: internal affairs had been investigating a possible role of as many as five other off-duty police officer whose may have taken part in the unauthorized rally. the story with the dramatic confrontation has unexpectedly shined a light on the most sensitive operations. an undercover detective who investigates biker gangs in

florida spoke to nbc news on condition of anonymity. >> if you are infiltrating a group and in deep cover, you are actually living with them day-to-day. >> reporter: for an undercover cop, there is always a danger of being exposed. >> there have been federal offices as well as state that have been killed when their identities have been compromised. so it can be rather dangerous. >> reporter: the new york detective turned himself in just as police released photos of four more suspects wanted for questioning. this investigation is far from over. sources at the nypd says the detective had been involved in occupy wall street operations, but now his identity has been exposed and his badge and gun turned in and he faces possible years in prison. >> stephanie, thank you. and natalie is falling

overnight developments over aid to egypt. >> it is a sdrdemocrat mat ick shift. the obama administration is considering slashing aid to egypt. this is minutes mohamed had morsi was ousted back in june. this would be big for the administration that the national security interests to keep aid flowing. secretary of state john kerry arrived in brunei for the discussions among tensions among the dispute notiin the south ch sea. talks at the summit will include political, economic and security issues and seeking to promote stability in the region. governor chris christie is keeping a possible run for the white house alive. during a debate on tuesday night, christie was facing off

with barbara bueno. christie joked he could walk and chew gum at the same time. he said i can also do this job and deal with my future. a san francisco hospital facing serious questions this morning after a woman's body was found in a hospital stairwell. two weeks after a patient went missing. kristen dahlgren is live in san francisco with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. still no positive i.d. on the body yet this morning. for the missing woman's family, it doesn't make sense. authorities were supposed to have scoured the area for clues. now they are investigating a mysterious death. hospital officials say they don't know the identity of the body found in the exterior stairwell at san francisco general. for the family of lynne spaulding, who disappeared from the hospital two weeks ago, it brings anguish and questions. >> her family and friends are distraught.

>> reporter: the 57-year-old disappeared on september 21st. in the hospital for just two days, she was being treated for an infection. nurses checking her every 15 minutes. until one check when she was gone. >> how could someone be in a hospital under medical supervision and leave their room unnoticed? >> reporter: spaulding was frail and on medication and possibly confused when she vanished. the hospital launched an investigation at the time and security cameras could not confirm she left the hospital. her family blanketed the area with missing posters and pictures of the spunky british native who lived in san francisco for years. launching a facebook page. find lynne. the post, sfgh has some questions to answer at the least. nobody checked stairwells? so we are expecting some time of identification possibly later on

today. the hospital says it is cooperating with authorities. one thing to note, natalie, those were emergency exit stairwells, they should have had alarms on the doors. that would indicate somebody was using them. >> kristen dahlgren in san francisco. thank you. emergency crews at the scene of a fire in oklahoma after a natural gas line exploded sending flames shooting in the air. it happened near the kansas border. this is amateur video shot minutes after the explosion. several homes had to be evacuated. no one was injured and no property damaged. some firefighters in brussels have come up with a unique way to protest budget cuts. after the cuts were announced, firefighters set up outside the prime minister's office and sprayed water and foam at police officers who were guarding the government buildings. the firefighters are protesting the cuts to insurance benefits and insufficient staffing.

not quite the brotherhood. >> the police officers toilet papered the trees. >> exactly. you are talking about something the folks in los angeles have not seen in a long time. >> it has been july 26th since they had measurable rain in california. in southern california, in los angeles. let's look at earth cam. laguna beach, california. we are looking at the cloud cover and few showers out there. we will be looking at this low pressure system developing over the parts of nevada and you can see the spin around that. the jet stream is dipping down to the south and that will bring much cooler weather to parts of southern california into the pacific northwest. your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. come on in, tastes some apples. tell us what you think. that's really good. nice and crunchy. this is the best-est. a burst of flavor. walmart works directly with growers to get you the best quality produce they've ever had. all this produce you see, comes from walmart.

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major protests inside capitol hill or on capitol hill, people are feeling the sting of the shutdown. we started the #ifishutdown. over 300,000 people have chimed in. this is from a mom. she says if i shutdown, feet up, tv on, kids fighting. #ifmomsshutdown. a newspaper writer, i love this. he says this would be next week's newspaper. digging deeper. a blank slate. moving on to the dentist's office. he says empty dental chair. no one getting work done. if we had the luxury, if that is the right word, to do what members of congress are do, this is what our world would look like. i like that people are venting and letting their voices heard in a different way than the past. this is a new way, i think, of protests, guys. >> i have to say one silver lining, clever things going

on on twitter. there was a #hipstercongress. it is funny if you look it up. >> we will do that. >> it is not my tweet. tamron, savannah, thank you very much. coming up, we have details this morning about the 9-year-old stowaway. his prior run ins with the police and how he managed to make it through the airport alone. we have results after a rossen report. disney crackdown. first, this is "today" on nbc. o guides that use it for

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let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>. >> it is 7:26. good morning. i'm jon kelley. the medical examiner says it will take some time to identify the remains of a body found in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. the family of 57-year-old lynn spaulding right now fearing the body could be hers. she was last seen at that hospital back on september 21st. both sides expected to get back to that bargaining table this morning as we are now just two days away from another possible b.a.r.t. strike. the 60-day cooling-off period issued by governor brown ends officially on monday night. that means union workers have the ability to go on strike for friday morning's commutes. a stanford university professor now getting word and feeling good about it. he has won the nobel prize in

chemistry. professor michael levitt, one of three recipients of this year's award, he is being credited for laying the foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. he tells us the phone would not stop ringing. once he answered, i'm sure he was happy to be awake. christina is along to tell us about our wednesday forecast we do have light showers in the south bay. good morning. they are not going to last all day. they should be clearing up. for tomorrow, bright sunshine returns to the bay area. for your friday, the warming trend really kicks in. we have a much warmer weekend headed our way. plenty of 70s across the bay. 70 for san jose, 74 for concord. 68 in san francisco. getting into tomorrow, a touch warmer. we'll be back in the 80s by this weekend. let's check your drive. here is mike inouye.

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it's 7:30 on a wednesday morning, the 9th of october, 2013 and those are some of the pretty shots sent in to us. if you want to do so, tweet us. you can use the #todaysunrise and occasionally sunsets accepted. i'm savannah guthrie. >> one exception. >> matt lauer, al roker, natalie morales are along. >> topping the headlines, lawmakers will take up the issue of the denial of death benefits for the families of fallen soldiers today. chuck hagel will travel to dover air base this morning perhaps in an effort to kind of calm down the issue.

>> may see action on that today. some cdc workers, furloughed because of the shutdown are back on the job after what appears to be a salmonella outbreak. it's sickened people in 18 states. and dramatic pictures from rural oklahoma. several homes evacuated after this natural gas explosion. luckily nobody was injured. coming up this morning, we're excited to announce the second pick for the today book club. boy" hits stores next thursday. and we'll get the scoop on what bridget is up to from the author helen fielding who sat down with jenna bush-hager. >> and we have another exclusive tomorrow. you have a great one. >> an interesting story. we all remember the story of hannah anderson. the 16-year-old kidnapped in san diego and discovered days later by horseback riders in idaho. she talks about her ordeal in depth for the first time. we'll have a lot more from

hannah anderson tomorrow on "today." we begin with the latest on that 9-year-old boy. a stowaway on a flight from minneapolis to las vegas. we're learning about how he got through security and we're hearing from his father. john yang is live in minneapolis. john, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. that's right. this morning the 9-year-old's father tells nbc news he tried to get help for his son's behavior problems and now he wants his son back home but sources tell us he is still in las vegas in child protective services custody and there's no indication yet of when he'll be flying back here to the minneapolis airport. the same week he snuck on to a flight to las vegas, authorities say the 9-year-old boy stole a 30-foot delivery truck in minneapolis before slamming it into a parked suv and crashing it into a police cruiser. at a local water park, sources close to the investigation say he would sneak in by joining big families. they say child protection services had been looking in on

him since december. when he turned up in las vegas, his father who doesn't want his name used told nbc news by phone he thought his son was at a friend's house. >> i take full responsibility of my actions. i miss my son. i want my son to come home. >> reporter: the family spokesman said the boy's parents struggled with his behavior. >> you know, they were frustrated and looking for help. >> reporter: this morning, we're also learning more about the boy's mysterious trip. at the tsa checkpoint he got in between a family, similar to the reported water park trick. he then got a bin and removed his shoes even though children his age aren't required too. delta airlines is investigating the biggest mystery, how he got on to the plane. sources say security video shows him talking to a gate agent that turned away to talk to someone else. shortly after the three hour 20 minute flight took off they

noticed him because he was sitting in a row by himself. no unaccompanied minors were listed on the flight. they approached him and after he offered various explanations they radioed ahead to have authorities meet the plane. sources say that the boy's mother works here at the airport in a retail shop but there's no indication that she played any role in what he did and we may get a look at what he did when the airport releases security tapes as early as today. matt. >> john yang in minneapolis. thank you so much. >> the more you hear the more disturbing it is. >> get a check of the weather. >> do you want to play a game? >> yes. >> i've always wanted to. >> come on over. we'll play who is warmer. >> you or savannah. >> yeah. >> who's hotter? no, just kidding. >> los angeles, chicago, who do you think is warmer? >> chicago.

>> hit that button? and the answer is chicago. los angeles 64, chicago 71. hit the button again. all right. now, who is warmer, las vegas or minneapolis. >> minneapolis. >> i'm going to say las vegas just to be different. >> boom, minneapolis 76, vegas 71 and windy. you know why? jet stream is the story. it dips down to the south out west but ridges up to the north here in the east and that's why -- >> all my life i have been wanting to do this. >> all your life? >> yes. carry on. >> that's it? just getting warmed up? >> tell them what they've won. that's what's going on around i thought savannah did a nice job. 7:35. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist, christina loren. i want to show you a gorgeous if

i can yur. th picture. you will notice some clouds still cracking light showers down in the south bay. not much out there this morning. pesky showers for the first part of the day. no big deal. we're still going to hit the 70s for most cities later on. 72, oakland, 70, san jose, 6 in san francisco and a warmup into the weekend. by the way, you guys are all disqualified. it wasn't in the form of a question. >> oh, okay. >> that's it? okay. recount. up next, rossen reports gets results after people use their disabled passes at disney for profit. and then it is splitsville for kris and bruce jenner. they say they'll still be friends. is that possible? tell us if you think that's possible for them or any couple. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ laughter ]

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reports and a major update to a story we first aired this summer. exposing a shameful practice at disney theme parks and now our rossen investigation is getting results. >> yeah got a huge response to the story when we first exposed this. we found tour guides at disney cheating the system. some were getting disabled passes and profiting off of it. giving healthy families access to rides. our undercover investigation caught it all on tape and perhaps disney was watching. this morning they're revamping the entire system to stop the abuse. >> reporter: starting now, major changes at disney after our investigation exposed outrageous abuses. disabled tour guides selling their instant access to completely healthy families so

they could cut to the front of these super long lines. just look at these ads on craigslist. tour guides bragging about their disabled passes. let's cut the disney lines together. access to special entrances. so back in may, we had our producer and his family go undercover at disney land hiring two of those guides with home video cameras rolling. first up, guide number one, mara. >> i'm here to make sure everyone has fun at disney land. >> and you have a secret web. >> i do. >> and she charged $50 an hour to do it. we started at the tea cups. look at that line. no problem for us. we skipped ahead and got right in through the exit. >> which one are we getting in? the pink? okay. >> our second disabled guide ryan charged our family $200 and

used that pass to get us into star tours through this side door, down a special hallway, up these stairs and right up to the ride. >> i can't believe we're getting past everybody. >> reporter: we did it at ride after ride after ride. i met up with mara in the parking lot. >> jeff rossen from nbc news. >> she made no apologies. >> we live in a capitalist country and i don't feel it's morally wrong. >> ryan was defiant. >> it's a moral question. >> you don't feel morally. >> i couldn't care less. >> about the people waiting in line? >> no. >> reporter: disney posted this letter to families calling the system abused and exploited so we're modifying the current program. starting today no more unlimited instant access to rides. disabled guests will have to make a reservation at a kiosk, go to the ride at that time and then go back to the kiosk to make another reservation for the

next ride plus those disabled passes won't last as long. before valid for months at a time. now, only two weeks. >> the practices uncovered by your report will be discouraged now as a result of the new system. >> reporter: here's another change, disney actually found people selling those disabled passes online. so now, those passes will have your photo to prevent that. disney says the new policy is a work in progress. they'll try it out for awhile and make adjustments based on customer feedback. if you want to read the entire policy we have a link on our web site at today.com. click on the rossen investigation tab. this is one of the cases where the cheaters, it's unfair to the people following the policy. >> here's disney trying to do something that's a curtesy to disabled families and people taking advantage of it. >> thank you for the update. coming up next, are royal wedding bells ready to ring again. we'll introduce you to the woman

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7:49 with a new royal romance. who is the woman that seems to have got prince harry's heart. we get keir simmons on an airplane and get him to new york, right? >> right. it's been awhile since we had a big royal story. >> yeah. >> prince harry could be about to get engaged. the talk the royal bad boy is ready to settle down with a girl that friends affectionately call cressy.

she has been pictured with the prince many times. they have tried to make it seem like they weren't together but this snap gave it away. now the gossip is of marriage. >> everyone now expects next year there will be a proposal. >> reporter: the next princess bride asks the latest issue of people magazine. >> it seems like perfect timing. she maybe the right girl and she seems to be in the right frame of mind to settle down. >> reporter: she is from a very smart family but likes to dress down. fun loving, free spirited, right up harry's street and it looks like he is in love. even though in january harry said he wouldn't be rushed. >> i don't think you can ever be urged to settle down. you wait until you find the right person and if everything feels right, then it takes time. >> reporter: the birth of william and kate's child in july may have changed things. >> he has given interviews where he talked about yearning for what his brother william has with a wife and child. >> reporter: but with his party boy reputation, the pictures in

vegas and the pressures of royal life, finding the right girl isn't easy. >> you're never going to find someone that's going to jump into the position they would hold. simple as that. >> reporter: could she be the one to make that leap in some in royal circles whisper she already said yes. >> whispering. >> and not encouraging the speculation so i texted a palace official that said he wouldn't comment on the story. he said there have been tales before and there will be tales again. >> did he whisper that? >> yeah, in a text message. >> i hear hearts breaking everywhere. >> but you get the exclusive interview after the engagement is announced and your first question is surely what attracted you to this rich prince? >> keir, thank you very much. now from real royalty to reality show royalty. tamron is in the orange room with that. good morning again.

>> hi, guys. maybe it's better to say from possible love and marriage to the sadness of what happens when it doesn't workout. it is official. if you haven't heard, bruce jenner and chris have decided to separate. earlier in the year they were living in separate homes. that was a sign to everyone of what was going on. they said we're living separately and we're much happier this way. even though we are separated we will always remain friends. the reality is most of us cannot relate to their lives but it did get us to thinking about the question, can you be friends after you separate? 34% of the people we ask said yes, 37% say no, and 29% said it's complicated. we're not the kardashians and the jenners but once you break up, is it possible, especially when you have kids involved to remain friends. >> i think so, yes. >> if you have kids, it's wonderful if you can. >> you have to try to work at it. >> it's complicated. >> yeah. >> coming up, recess is about to

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it is 7:56. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. a home daycare facility for kids still open for business. despite accusations of child sex abuse. police arrested a man who lived there for molesting two young children. sunny veil police arrested jose valandria on several felony charges last week. the alleged abuse happened at a child care center off south wolf road. neighbors telling nbc bay area that he is the father of the daycare's owner. investigators are asking anybody that may have information on this case, please come forward and help us figure out what happened. store surveillance video leading police to the man they say attacked a safeway manager. san leandro police arresting chorally johnson from oakland. he is the man there seen punching the pan jumanager in t head. still no word on amo ti motive

the attack christine, how are we looking? >> good morning to you, jon. we have a weather system over the south end of the bay area. a live look at a cloudy sky over san jose versus a completely sin any sky. it is breezy and cool. plenty of 70s around the bay area. 75, livermore. 74 later on in concord. 70 degrees in san jose. meanwhile, 68 degrees in san francisco. not too cool for today. we have warmer weather headed our way as we get into the weekend. let's check the drive. here is mike. we are looking at a slower drive for 101. it is not actually at 680. not so bad. more of a backup off the 85 split. 101 made worse by an earlier crash. they both should be clearing. look at 237. that is backed up there as well. slower drive south 880 from 238 down into fremont as well. we have more local news

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>> fist bump al roker. >> fist bump al roker, boom. and we're back outside on this wednesday morning, clouds moving in a little bit. we have a nice crowd gathered. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker, and tamron hall. what happens when she crosses all the items off her bucket list. >> nothing left. >> a lot to get to this morning. we want to check, natalie is at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning to you guys as well. there's hints toward ending the government shutdown and averting a debt crisis this month. but on tuesday, house speaker john boehner says he is not drawing lines in the sand and then hours later president obama said he would negotiate with republicans if congress first sent him short-term measures to address the budget and debt

limit. federal health officials have recalled some furloughed food safety experts because of the salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. gabe gutierrez is at the centers for disease control in atlanta. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. it is back to work this morning for some of the furloughed cdc workers battling the salmonella outbreak. since july, nearly 300 cases in 18 states. no death versus bes have been rt 42% of patients have been hospitalized. they traced this outbreak to raw chicken at three sights run by foster farms in california. they say the products are safe to eat if properly handled and fully cooked but the cdc's food bourn outbreak edition is only two-thirds of it's staffing level and it's hurting the ability to find the outbreaks and prevent them in the future,

natalie. gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. hannah anderson, the 16-year-old kidnapped in san diego and discovered days later by horseback riders in iowa is talking about her ordeal in depth for the first time. >> did you feel in fear for your life? >> yeah, when we got into the house after he told me the plan, he made me play russian roulette with him sitting on the couch. >> with a real gun. >> yeah when it was my turn i started crying and was freaking out and he said do you want to play? and i said no and started crying and he was like okay and he stopped. >> savannah will have the exclusive interview with hannah anderson tomorrow right here on today. for the first time we're hearing from the father of the 9-year-old boy that stowed away on a flight fr los angeles to

las vegas. he has snuck into a water park and even crashed a truck. he is held by child protective services in las vegas. >> i take full responsibility of my actions. i miss my son. i love my son. i want my son to come home. delta airlines is investigating how the boy got on to the plane. they do have video of him making his way through the airport. a british plane passenger had to save his own life last night when his pilot collapsed and died at the controls and there was nobody else aboard the small aircraft. two flying instructors on the ground gave the passenger step by step instructions. he bounced the plane off the run way a few times but was able to come to a safe stop and good landing there. a seal decided to hide in plane sight, it hid inches above the razor shark teeth. the wildlife photographer

documented the seal's great escape. 8:04 nhey, thank you very much, natalie. look at this -- you're 50th anniversary, what's your name? >> dick and janney from paducah, kentucky. >> "fun with dick and jane." >> genie -- >> sorry. you must have gotten married when you were 10. you have 11 family members here? >> our children and grandson here. >> congratulations. god bless. >> thank you. >> let's show what's going on today. let's take a look. you see that rain making its way along the east coast. it's going to be pushing on in. let's go to grand traverse, michigan. sunshine there, gorgeous day today. next three days looking pretty darn good. we're going to have beautiful weather along the eastern seaboard except for the mid-atlantic where we are looking at a lot of rain, heavy rain in the system. we're also expecting to see more showers in the pacific northwest. rain down in california. southern california, los angeles was going to see its first rain since july 26th.

that's something. thanks to the government shutdown, you guys ended up here. you were going to go to washington? >> yes. >> until you decided to come here. are you excited? >> yeah. >> we're glad you came. all right. we don't like the shutdown, but we way to make the most of it. 8:06 on a wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we actually are getting the tail end of that system that's impacting southern california. showers in socal for us. a few showers in the south bay. this is san bruno with soupy conditions in the higher elevations. that sun will be out in full force later on today. 71 for fremont. 70 in san jose. stay warm. thursday into friday, temperatures warm up just a touch, and then we're back in the 80 dz for the weekend. and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up in "trending" at 8:09, what is being called the perfect cure for a hangover. here's a hint -- it comes in a green bottle. >> heineken!

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for house members. the s it's open. they're demanding it shut down but it's open because they keep personal items there. >> isn't that what their offices are for. >> apparently the staff gym, house staffers, closed. >> of course. they're in negotiations to open the gym up piecemealed. >> well, new equipment but even delivered. >> good for them. they have been working so hard. >> exactly. >> trending on the search engine bing, check this out, no fun allowed. a new york middle school banned footballs and baseballs like the ones on the table in front of us. even games with tag and cart whe cartwheels during recess. >> come on. >> officials decided too many

students were getting hurt. so you can use softer nerf balls and things like at a but the students aren't happy. some parents say this is probably the school's way of avoiding lawsuits. >> come on. >> how are they supposed to learn how to play sports when not playing with the real balls. >> they go to the house gym. >> exactly. trending is the best cure for a hangover contained in this green bottle? >> yeah. >> researchers in china say, yes, sprite is the beverage of choice when it comes to hangovers. they looked at 57 different beverages. feeling better now? >> eliminates the rest of us trying it. >> wow. >> why did they say this is good? >> apparently they say sprite works because it helps our body's exposure to an enzyme and

i don't know why not 7-up. >> did they say anything about pizza. >> i think greasy pizza always works. i think bacon and eggs, definitely. >> greasy food. >> that's an old wives tell that sprite helps an upset stomach in general. >> yeah. >> so let's drink up guys. >> and that is what's trending today. by the way, coming up, where will bridget jones find herself in the latest adventure? we'll see when we talk to her creator about her new book. but we want to take a turn now and talk about the kennedy family's history. it's been told thousands of times. now we're getting a look at the early years in a book called rose kennedy's family album. it's a collection of 300 photos, some never before seen all from the archives of rose kennedy. maria shriver is here with more on that. good to see you. >> morning, matt. this is a life remembered.

a history through letters and photos. she was the daughter of a mayor, the wife of an ambassador and mother of nine children including the president, ambassadors and the woman that started the special olympics and she was also my grandmother. >> i think of grandmothers all over the world but when i think of the word grandma, i think of my grandmother. when people think of the kennedys they think of the kennedy men but the kennedy women are strong women. that started with grandma. >> as i said to my children, their time and their talent and their financial resources were not for their own particular benefit but were to be used to help other people. >> reporter: she was the lynch pin in our large and extended family. she was the history, she was the face, she was the glue. she set the tone for all of us. she was the first political

strategist in the family. she was deeply involved in her son's races. >> it's a great pleasure to introduce my son robert kennedy. >> reporter: she wasn't a fuzzy grandma that cooked. she was always dressed to the nines. super smart, super well educated, super curious and pretty strict. >> on sundays we would talk about the gospel. if they didn't pay attention one sunday they would the next as they knew they would be quest n questioned. >> reporter: her children adored and were in awe of her and she demanded their respect and she got it. >> my brother and i -- the reason she never introduced any of us before is because we never go on the same platform with her. we couldn't possibly compete with that. >> reporter: when she walked in the room everybody stood up. when she spoke everybody was quite. her story, like every woman or

man's story is complicated. it's never black or white. it's grey. so she talked always about how blessed her life was and she talked about how difficult it was to lose children but that she always turned to god. >> you have faith. you know every day that you are doing the will of god that he will not give you a cross any heavier than you can bear. >> reporter: much has been written about my grandparents relationship and she always saw it as a love story. >> i was very much in love. >> reporter: i wanted to read you the letter. it's from my grandfather to my grandmother and he says i want you to know that going away on trips like this makes me realize just how little anything amounts except you. as years go on i love you more than anything in the world. she always said if people ask me

would i liked to have been the president to mother of the president, i would always have choosed to be the mother of the president. she thought there was great power in motherhood and she took it seriously. >> when you hold your baby in your arms the first time and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsibility. what you do with him and for him can influence not only him but everyone he meets. not for a day, a month, a year, but for time and for eternity. >> reporter: it's my grandmother's photo album and it's really her life through photos that she kept and the history of her life and i think she is a woman worth admiring. she is inspirational. she is worth reading about. she is worth listening to because she was one heck of a woman. and i have to thank my cousin

caroline kennedy for putting this book together in conjunction with the kennedy library. the proceeds benefit it and the kennedy foundation which works on behalf of people with intellectual disabilities. it's a great book to share with your family. get to thinking about the role of your grandmother or your grandparents in your life. it's really awesome. >> we have said these photos are never before seen some of them. have you seen them? >> i've seen some of them but not all of them. i have seen a lot of photos of my family over the years. >> what i like about this is you say your grandmother wasn't the fuzzy cuddle type. she was powerful but her favorite role was that of mother. >> yeah and she really emphasized how powerful that is. i think that's a great thing for women to remember every day of our lives, those of us who are blessed to be mothers and fathers as well, that's the most important job we do because she always stressed that what you put in to that person can effect

people every single day of that person's life. so she was a great role model. she was strict, though. >> yeah. >> reporter: so, you know, she was worth paying attention to. >> it worked for her. it did. always good to see you. the book is called rose kennedy's family album. over to savannah. >> thanks. for almost two decades women ever have been wondering whatever happened to bridget jones? well, she is back and the new novel mad about the boy is our second today book club selection and jenna bush-hager got to travel to london and interview helen fielder herself. >> i did. she was amazing. good morning. she is back and even though she is a 50-something single mom, she is still the bridget jones we all fell in love with. >> reporter: bridget jones in her diary gave a generation of 30 something women validation that in life it's sometimes okay to pick the wrong man. the wrong outfit, or even the

wrong undergarment and still be practically perfect just the way we are. >> to bridget, just as she is. >> reporter: but could bridget in her 50s have the same effect? the world shall soon find out. >> how are you? i can't believe we ran into each other on this bridge. >> reporter: helen fielding is not only the author of the original bridget jones novel but she herself was her very own inspiration for the character she created. so it's no consequence that her latest installment, "mad about the boy," finds bridget a single mom in her 50s because that's where helen finds herself in life right now as well. >> first off, it's been 14 years what took so long? >> with something like bridget, you have a choice.

either you keep carrying on doing the same thing over and over again or it means something really important to you and you wait until you're ready and you have something important to say again. >> briet has gone through quite a transformation. >> well, i dared to make her in her 50s. i thought, you know what, when i wrote the first bridget, the idea of this 30-something single woman was still a spinster going to end up dying alone and being eaten by a dog and i thought the same thing is going on with the 50-something woman. she has a tight perm and a shopping bag. she's past her sell by date. all the stereotypes aren't reflecting what's really happening. women are what used to be called middle aged and still have it going on. >> and bridget may still have it

going on but it's who she has it going on with which may have fans in a frenzy. >> read about it. bridget's back and mr. darcy's dead. >> mr. darcy's dead. >> reporter: last we heard from bridget in the movie version, she was engaged to the dashing human rights lawyer mark darcy played by colin firth. in the next book, mr. darcy met an untimely demise leaving our dear heroin a widow with two small children. >> the hardest thing was calling up colin to tell him. it was one of the strangest conversations of my life. i had to ask him if he had someone with him and if he was sitting down. it was literally as if someone really had died but then we were laughing because they hadn't. >> did you cry when you had to kill him off? >> i am writing about bridget

being older. it's comedy but for me comedy comes out of real things and there's very few people that have got to bridget's age to whom something sad has not happened. it's how you feel you're expected to be and how you actually are, i think this one is about the gap about how you think life ought to turn out and how it actually does turn out and bridget's motto is kbo. keep buggering on. >> reporter: fans will be pleased to discover she is still bridget with a few modern updates. instead of counting calories she counts twitter followers. and instead of an inappropriate relationship with her boss she might have one with a younger man. >> how will fans walk away? will they be cheering? >> i hope when people read the

book they'll feel as though -- i hope they have cried, i hope they laughed and i hope they have a lovely, lovely time reading it. >> well, i think we should make a cheers to bridget and her new life. >> definitely. cheers. >> cheers. >> and here's to being -- >> just as you are. >> cheers. >> and we have another secret to spill. daniel cleaver, bridget's boss will be making a few guest appearances in this book and you'll be very surprised to find out why. so we're not exactly spilling the secret. >> he was a cad. >> he was. but he has turned out to be a pretty good guy. >> you read the book? >> i loved it. i loved her. she's smart, she's funny and she makes us all feel like we're good just the way we are. >> okay. helen fielding will be here on wednesday. if you want to go to today.com rsvp for the second google hang

out, helen fielding on november 4th and connect with other fans like us. coming up, steals and deals good morning to you. earlier this year our investigative unit exposed major problems with santa clara's restaurant inspection system. this morning we have progress to tell you about. currently the county does not grade restaurants, but after our investigation, it created an advisory group. the state department of environmental health presented to the board of supervisors a restaurant grading model used in sacramento. after the meeting the county met with restaurant operators for feedback. the board of supervisors is expected to vote on the proposed scoring system by the end of the we're. what kind of grade do we get in the morning commute? let's go to mike. >> well, you know, in some spots they're very slow. this is north 880 through

oakland. we're bogging down by the coliseum, and that's the reason for the commute slowdown. we'll show you the map at the bottom of the screen. we see the orange. 580 westbound also slow. the east shore freeway bogged down through san paolo partly because of thisjdíñ distraction. we have the distraction. i'll try to get more information, but as we change chips, they're having trouble tracking down the specifics. slow down towards dakota, and there's an earlier crash, and to the south bay. >> all right. thank you very much. another local news update coming up in half hour. we hope to see you then. what can you score at t.j.maxx?

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8:30 on a wednesday morning. it's the 9th of october, 2013. a lot of folks lining our plaza this morning. giving a shout out to the folks back at home. good morning, i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker, mat lauer, and natalie morales and tamron hall. up next, great deals. those are american girl dolls. a great bargain on those. we'll give you a chance to win one of the items we're offering today. >> all right.

great. also can we take a shot inside the studio right now, a legend is in there. he's been singing and performing music for about 60 years. >> wow. >> that is tony bennett. he'll perform live in a couple of minutes. >> king of cool. >> absolutely. >> but first we do have a little bragging to do around here. a certain someone, miss savannah guthrie highlighted in lady's home journal. >> she is featured for volunteering to help repair an area in brooklyn devastated almost a year ago by hurricane sandy. congratulations. >> thank you. we went out and helped to build a house. i had learned to drill. >> they gave you a power drill. >> i know. it was terrifying. it was cool to be out there. the whole community turned out to help this family. it was a good reminder that almost a year before sandy a lot of people still need that. >> >> congratulations. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> we're watching a storm system coming up the coast that could

be causing problems for areas effected by sandy. already gale winds, heavy rains, beach erosion. coastal flooding. wet weather outwest. a slight risk of strong storms tomorrow in the central plains. wet weather moves into the northeast. another storm into the 8:32. good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. well, we don't have any showers on the radar right now. we're sill still fair game for a light sprinkle down in the south bay as we head throughout the next few hours. we're going to cut that chance off by about noon today. 70 degrees on the way to san jose. 67 in san francisco. a comfortable day shaping up in oakland. you'll hit the low 70s thursday into friday. temperatures start to warm9jf . we'll be back in the 80s for this weekend, and levels off for the start of next week. and that's your latest

weather. this morning on education nation, the new school's venture fund and robin hood foundation are partners where teams competed for 75,000 dollars innovation in education prize. zach and jeremy are the winners of the challenge. congratulations guys. here with one of the judges, the executive director of the robin hood foundation. >> thank you, good to be here. >> a job well done. the idea is let's make computers in computer science school. >> absolutely. it's a website to teach computer science and programming online with a focus on high school. >> so prize was handed out yesterday. what was the reaction when you found out you won? >> we were so excited. there's a million jobs in computer science education and what we're hoping to do is make it fun and accessible for beginners. >> what were you looking for as a judge in this contest.

>> robin hood fights poverty. these guys will help tons of people get high paying jobs. >> all right. guys, we appreciate it. thank you so much. you can see more of education nation all week long on all the platforms of nbc news. now, time to head on down to washington d.c. and get a little birthday greeting from uncle willie. >> yes, virginia, there is a birthday lady. happy birthday to virginia. virginia is from cincinnati, ohio. she is 100 years old today and she loves to garden. more and more older people love computers and gardening. can you believe it? they say computers keep them sharp. here's james joines and he is from tennessee. he is 100 years old today and he loves to watch golf on tv.

evelyn beck, illinois, she is 1700 yea 100 years old today. teacher all her life. loves children and they love her. he is from mesa, arizona. 100 years old today. happy birthday. his secret to success, eats smuckers grape jelly every day. pb and j. we have ann mcclinton from tampa florida. anyway, 100 years old today. a sports center fan all the time. crazy about sports. we have bob hutcherson from stanton, california. 100 years old today. grows orchids. they're a thing to see.

they're gorgeous. now back to new york where they grow on the side of trees. >> all right, willard. it's time for another edition of jill's steals and deals. customers brought us these products exclusively for today's viewers. continue our contributing style editor jill martin is here. >> go on today.com right now. we'll link you to the retailers websites. we have amazing ones today. if you watch something, go on now. >> first of all, coats, perfect time for this. >> i could use one of these. okay, 220 to 275 is the retail. we have four options here. go on the website. you'll see all the different colors. this leather belt could go with a little leather and lace. take a look here. >> stay on the deals. >> that would go very well. you can use the jacket. okay. brands sold at macy's,

bloomingdales, the deals are any of these jackets, $65 up to 76% off. >> this is a popular one. >> yeah, this is very big with celebrities. the retail is $263. now, there's three items in the set you see right in front. one step cleanser, moisturizing serum. the deal for the set $39. that's 85% off. >> these are full size it looks like. >> full size. these are great. >> i've already stolen one of these items. >> me too. >> retail $92. these are great if you want to get through the holiday because they come with the bow. variety of colors. celebrity fans including jessica alba, kate hudson and rihanna. the deal is $24. that's 74% off. we're starting our holiday shopping now and getting people a way to get in and stock up.

>> if you have a little one dying for an american girl this is a great deal. >> we're the only ones that give this kind of deal. here we go everyone. get on now. american girl dolls. the retail 162 to 168. you have a choice. this is the doll set. now, they're both new orleans stories. you get the doll and then you get this entire accessory set so you got the hat, the gloves, the dress. >> what's the deal? >> and the other one is marie grace. the retail 162 to 168. the deal is $60 for the doll and the set. up to 65% off. >> that is what we call a screaming deal. >> okay. you're going to have to lay down because this leads us into our next deal. the retail $195. you either get a king or queen sheet set or you get a duvet set.

two shams, one duvet in a variety of colors. retail 195. the deal $55. that's 71% off. >> sheets can be expensive. >> let's get to the chocolate fondue. >> i'll give this to you. this is great. all you do is turn on the switch, comes right down. the retail is $165. >> yes. >> you can feed your fiancee strawberries with this. >> jill, stay focused. >> the retail is 165. the deal is $49. that's 70% off but we're not the only ones. >> we're going to let our viewers get in on this. >> hey there. earlier today we took a picture and we're asking our today show family and fans to go on to our facebook page and caption this picture that we took. the five best submissions will win the large chocolate fondue fountain. i'm going to pick the five winners. yes, i have the powerment .

so go on and caption. make sure you say something nice about me. you have 24 hours starting now. >> okay. >> thank you so much. let's run through the products one more time. the women's coat, the trio, the leather bracelets, the american girl doll sets and the chocolate fondue fountain. it's delicious by the way. any questions about these or past orders you can go to today.com and the steals and deals page. don't forget, go to our facebook page for a photo caption contest and the chance to win a fondue fountain. coming up next, al sharpton is here to share life lessons and later the one and only tony bennett concert. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> for decades al sharpton has been front and center on the issue of civil rights and now he is sharing the journey that made his the political figure he is today. it's called al sharpon the and the path to american leadership. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> you talk about your childhood and loss and abandonment. loss of a father figure. you talk about being a strange kid. you used to sign reverend al sharpton on your school papers and your teachers didn't think it was funny. were you an outcast? >> i was. i started preaching in the church when i was 4. and i was their schoolmate and it was rough getting girlfriends too.

>> you talk about learning from mistakes. learning from your missteps. how did those lessons learned impact the guy you are today? more forgiving? >> more forgiving and more strategic. many of the things i was involved in, in civil rights i would have done but i would have done them different. you start saying wait a minute, i owe it to people that believe in the cause i'm representing to be more cautious, more careful, and more strategic in what i'm presenting. >> i've known you for a long time. you will be associated with the case here in the new york area. for those that aren't familiar, a young african american woman accused of group of white men of beating her terribly and raping her. you made her case your cause. you were very rough on the special prosecutor back there. very hard on the men accused. turned out she was lying. and i would imagine in this book you could have taken the opportunity to say i'm sorry i screwed up. you don't. >> well, first of all, you're a

book late. >> i know but you don't in this book. >> because this book is not about cases. this book is about lessons and i did talk about the lessons. >> and the lesson you say about this is not let your emotions control you. >> that's correct. now if you want to deal with the facts or the nonfacts of the case you'll have to deal with that in the book i did on that ten years ago. what i dealt with was even though i believed her and represented what i believe you don make it personal. i may believe you're wrong but to get into name calling and degrading you is something you have to say wait a minute that's not going to help the cause. >> and the anlage you use in this book is what you say is the way you dealt with trayvon martin is that you did not make that personal. you made it about the facts. >> i did not demonize them. i dealt with the facts. i never went to zimmerman's trial.

it was not about zimmerman. it was about pursuing the justice system to operate. >> based on the fact that people have strong opinions about you one way or another, do you think you're a double edged sword when you get involved in a case these days? >> yes but some double edged swords will r needed if you're going to draw the kind of attention you need. you need someone that can go in that will make people say we have to pay attention to that and you know going in that it's going to be a large segment against you and a large for you but if someone doesn't go in the victim will not be heard at all. >> real quickly, two things, you have run for public office and been involved in politics for a long time. any desire still to run for public office? how much power do you think you weald in the democratic party right now? >> i think you hold a better position by staying where you are. that's where i'm comfortable. i don't want elective office. i want to be part of the front guard of the social justice movement. >> i say i have known you for a

long time. you're a different person physically than the guy i met 20 something years ago. you write at one point you were about 300 pounds? >> i was 305 pounds. i'm now 135 pounds. i started watching my diet and worked ou. i get up every morning and watch you matt and say i want to look like that. >> i bet there's other motivation. you can catch the reverend al sharpton on politics nation, weeknights on 6:00 p.m. eastern on mosnbc. coming up,

the toyota concert series on today, brought to you by toyota. >> back now, tony bennett has been singing his heart out.

won 17 grammy awards and sold more than 40 million records worldwide. >> his latest cd, a much anticipated release of a legendary concert is called tony bennett live at the sahara las vegas 1964. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> take me back. 1964, frank sinatra, dean martin, you, sammy davis, jr. why was it such a special venue? >> it was the beginning of las vegas. it was a lot of fun. everybody had to have a suit and tie on. you couldn't get into any casino unless you were very well-dressed. completely different now. more relaxed, you know. but it was free in the afternoon and phone calls were free, local calls. >> a time gone by. it was quite different but it was a lot of fun, though. >> you have a big show coming up at radio city music hall. do you like the big venues or do you prefer the night club

setting? >> to me it's still intimate because today most popular artists, they play for 45,000 people in yankee stadium or something like that and i love -- i love radio city. it's so comfortable and the people love it. i love playing there. >> we love hearing you. >> your entire catalog of music is going to be released soon which i know you're excited about. >> yeah. >> what are you going to sing? >> "one for my baby". ladies and gentlemen, tony benne bennett. [ music playing ] ♪ it's quarter to three, there's no one in the place except you and me ♪ ♪ set them up joe, i've got a little story you ought to know ♪ ♪ we're drinking my friend to the end of a brief episode ♪

♪ make it one for my baby ♪ and one more for the road ♪ i've got the routine, drop another nickel in the machine. nickel ♪ ♪ i'm feeling so bad. i wish you'd make the music easy and sad ♪ ♪ i could tell you a lot but you've got to be true to your code ♪ ♪ make it one for my baby ♪ and one more for the road ♪ you'd never know it buddy i'm a kind of poet ♪ ♪ and i got a lot of things to say ♪ ♪ when i'm gloomy, you got to listen to me before they're all

talked away ♪ ♪ that's how it goes. that's it ♪ ♪ go to it ♪ take it ♪ [ music playing ] >> right on. ♪ you'd never know it, buddy i'm a poet and i got a lot of things to say ♪ ♪ when i'm gloomy, you got to listen to me before they're all talked away ♪ ♪ that's how it goes ♪ joe, i know you're getting anxious to close ♪

♪ thanks for the cheer, i hope you didn't mind ♪ ♪ my bending your ear ♪ but this torch that i found must be drowned or it soon might explode ♪ ♪ so make it one for my baby and one more for the road ♪ ♪ that long, long, long road we'll be back. this is "today" on nbc. thank you, tony. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week.

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t.j.maxx. this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller wednesday horning october 9, 2013. i'm willy guys along with al roker. >> good morning guys. >> everybody doing all right even though the government is shut down? >> maybe it takes real outrage to get things going. >> we've got real outrage. there's good reason to be outraged. this is from the new york daily news. are you satisfied washington? are you satisfied congress? families of service members killed since the shutdown are not getting military benefits. usually a family gets $100,000

to cover costs. a funeral and everything else. one fallen soldier, special agent joseph peter, 24-year-old intelligence officer, from missouri, died sunday serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq leaving behind a wife and 20-month-old son. his wife put this statement. it's upsetting my husband died for his country and his family is left to worry. my husband always said if something happened to him, we would be taken care of. >> there was outrage on their part as well. i think a lot of them didn't realize this would be one of the effects of the government shutdown. they have vowed they're going to try to get maybe a peace bill done today to held help resolve this. >> the house chair steps in to do what the government has not

done. when you hear these families are not taken care of yet the house jimmy open for business so they can be taken care of. it's just unbelievable. >> there were four american soldiers killed sunday in afghanistan, age 25, 25, 24, 24. young men and women with families as you heard there. the very least we do is pick up the check for their funeral and help their families afterwards. this is a baseline for people who walked into fire for the country. let's give credit as you said to fisher house, the charity that stepped up to help the families to get to dover. fisher house is an organization that helps families putting them closer to where their family members are. >> this has to end. >> the president said it yesterday. all sides have to come together at this point. it's an embarrassment to our country. you know, i think the president said it yesterday. we look pretty bad around the

world these days. >> private charities can only do so much. they can step up and plug holes. the problem is bigger. it's time to move on from this. starbucks getting in and came up with a way to approach the shutdown. customers get the chance to pay it forward and get a free instore coffee. ceo said faced with the dysfunction and doubt it would be understandable if many of us and customers felt powerless and disengaged. we find ourselves asking the question, what can we do about it at starbucks? after all we're a coffee company. starting today, if the customer buys someone else in the store, walk in and you buy a cup of coff coffee, the starbucks gives the customer a free coffee in return. starbucks does this a lot. private companies can do what

washington cannot do. >> we hope other companies take that initiative as well. >> you could do this going through the toll booth. of course people were like what the? of course you can't do that now with easy pass. >> you want to pick up the easy pass bill? >> i don't think you can. >> nothing feels better than an anonymous jester for somebody. >> speaking of star bucks and paying it forward, how about being forward at a starbucks? a graphic designer brody ryan, in line with a nice looking lady. her name is piper kennedy. she's a model. they're both pretty good looking. she says she reluctantly gave him her phone number. the next day he sent this showcasing his best features.

>> there it is again. the dimples, the hand. i thought this was a perfume commercial or something. it looks like that. >> i'm attracted by his hair. >> he's got good dimples. piper showed a friend. this went viral. now a lot of people have set up par parradys now. this has gone viral. i take it he didn't get the date from her. >> in fact they have been in touch. even the puppies, look at that. this is ridiculous. he is going to be here tomorrow

on today. brody ryan. maybe he'll do one of these for us again. let's all do one. >> do you think it's a joke or is that after the fact? >> it's going on a little too long. that didn't work. >> so was the original one. >> that didn't work some how. >> you do it. you try it. >> you ruined it for all of us. >> would you ever pick up somebody at a starbucks? >> given that we're married, no. >> speak for yourself. getting that free coffee today, that's fantastic. >> this is your pick up line. >> this next story is just -- >> in the state of kentucky schools have been warned that they should not let the kids take part in postgame handshakes after a softball game, football, whatever it is. no post game hand shake unless they're properly supervised. this is in high school. the kentucky high school

association issued yesterday advising about the risks of postgame handshakes. >> thought it was good sportsmanship to begin with. >> just organize a post game fight, get it out of the way. >> you played high school sports. you saw fights break out? >> this is in response to fights that have happened. you can have the hand shake but we have nothing to do with it. our officials are not responsible. it's on the coaches. >> we did have a couple -- i played football and basketball. we had rivalries so intense we had to stop playing games at night. there were fights and drinking. it was worse that than. >> the sharks and the jets? >> it was a tough big public school league. one game the rivalry was so bad we had to play the game at a neutral site. we told no one where the game was. there were no fans. the brawl at the previous game

was so bad. >> wow. geez. >> this is the kind of team we went after the quarterback and then went after his family. that's a tough team. >> so they're covering themselves. if you're going to brawl, we want nothing to do with it. >> i guess they have had a lot of incidents in recent weeks. >> kentucky is the way to go. >> what's the weather like in kentucky? >> i'm going to show you what's going on over here. we've got a lot of stuff. i'm telling you, we've got a storm system off the east coast that's going to cause major problems along the eastern seaboard. low pressure getting together. you can see it making its way up the the coast. not technically nor easter or tropical system. it's a slow mover. today and tomorrow, into friday, this easterly fetch coming into the shoreline. areas that have been damaged by tropicals and hurricane sandy,

it's going to be a big problem. we've got coastal flood advisories, warnings from wilmington to central new jersey. beach erosion, waves up to 12 feet on outer banks. look at rainfall, two to three ch ins today into tonight and the peninsula tomorrow afternoon. makes it way up to the tristate area and continues friday into new england. going to be a slow move 9:09 on a wednesday morning. we have a weather system clearing out of the bay area as we see, but you can see mostly cloudy conditions condition over parts of san jose. want to show you the golden gate bridge. quite the contrast here. mostly clear conditions. that system is moving into southern california. we're going to see lingering clouds for the next couple of hours. maybe a stray shower. afternoon, though, looking really comfortable. 70 degrees in san jose. 71 in fremont on the east shore. beautiful conditions. 72 for oakland. thursday into friday, the warmup

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>> from the kitchen, when it comes to grease fires, water is your worst enemy. to a mattress. >> it's something you never want to see at home. you're looking at a mattress on fire. don't worry, this is a concerned situation. >> even a baby's crib. >> you're going to protect the airway and put them on your chest and stay low and find your way out. >> over the years we demonstrated how quickly fires can spread. >> i crawled blind folded through a highway. >> i have no idea where i'm going because i wasn't paying attention coming off the electrical have elevator. >> i was in a panic just simulating the experience. >> reporter: and we saw how easily children can sleep through smoke detectors. >> not a single one of them is moving. this could be a real fire right now. >> and they would sleep right through it. it's so scary that the kids could sleep through this.

>> ken is with the national fire protection association and is a former fire chief. good morning. >> good morning. >> we started a controlled fire here over our stove top but kitchen fires are the most common type of fires. what do we do in this situation? >> the first thing is if you can safely protect yourself and have the cover nearby to slide it across the pan and it will extinguish the fire. it's quick and easy and safe and if you can't do that successfully get out of the house. >> people think about water and baking soda and you say either of those in this case. >> water can increase the intensity. baking soda you have to go right over the flame to poor it. it's dangerous. the cover is the best option. >> now it grows past the stove, what's the move. >> the fire extinguishers here. >> they're designed for certain types of hazards within your home. the smaller one is great for the kitchen. >> so under a sink or something like that. >> under the sink but have it

where it's accessible because you want to get to it right away when there's a fire. using an extinguisher remember pass, pull the handle, spray at the base of the fire. >> once you use it it's done. >> it's done. get out of the space and if the extinguisher doesn't work back out of the space right away. >> the next thing is an escape ladder. what kind of person should have this. >> escape ladders are good for ensuring if you need to get from your bedroom or second floor to a lower level so it's good for families but you have to remember it's kind of an unstable platform to climb on and if you have young children it may not be something easy for them to do but it hangs over the window, you back out and climb down. >> good in the kids rooms. should have one but be careful, right? >> be careful and have an escape plan for your family. >> and practice that plan as well. >> practice as well.

>> i'll sit here. let's say the car is on fire and i am stuck in the car, seat belt is not coming off. what do i do? >> well, if you're in the car it's on fire and you can't get out. first thing you want to do is remove the seat belt and if it's stuck they have tools you can carey in your car and have them in a close proximity to where you are. it's got a tool to break the window if you're trapped. if you can pull the seat belt tight, i'll show you with a would happen is you can take the seat belt cutter and take and pull the belt and then you pull this down and you can see what happens. it rips right through it. >> where do you get that? hardware store? >> retail outlets, hardware stores and online. >> it's a 4-in-1 tool, right? >> it is. >> we'll show you what else to do. if you're trapped with the doors and window, what do you do? >> first thing, if the window

will not go down jour, you have break out the glass. >> we're going to wear goggles and we're going to wear gloves to protect yourselves. >> okay. >> now, you have to have pretty good presence of mind to be in a car on fire and find this tool and understand what to do with it. >> you have to take a deep breath and think through the steps. time is critical. you're absolutely right. you have to be focused and think clearly. >> where should this be in my car. >> within an arms reach. if you have a center console or compartment but arms reach. >> so now i'm inside the car, right? so i'm going to hit it from this side? >> we're going to do it from the outside but you would be doing this from the inside of the car. >> okay. >> what you juan to do is using the pointed part of the tool, make contact in that lower corner but it's going to take a little bit of force. go at it. >> you have to swing big, huh?

>> oh, yeah. that works. >> and you can see it works and it works clear. you had a good swing on that. so that's why we -- >> how does that feel? >> feels good and then you clear it out. >> and then you clear it out and get out of the car as soon as you possibly can. >> i showed you in a hotel room, god forbid there's a hotel fire, a lot of people don realize or think to check where the exits are or even think about where they would go in that situation. important to do too. >> very porn because that exit is your life escape route if the fire alarm sounds or if there is a fire. >> usually it's on the back of the door in the room. >> but count the number of doors as you get to your room and look for the closest exit to your room. important information if you have to evacuate. >> all right. ken, great as always to have you here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up next, all the news you need before you walk out the door. >> and what is wrong with this

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♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> good morning to you. it is 9:26. i'm laura garcia canon. the medical xhl examiner says it will take some time to identify the remains of a body found in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. the family of 57-year-old lynn spalding is fearing it could be hers. she was last seen at the hospital on september 21st. both sides are expected to get back to the bargaining table this morning as we are just two days away now from another possible bart strike. a 60-day cooling off period issued by governor brown ends at midnight on friday, and that means union workers have the ability to go on strike for the friday morning commute. a stanford university professor won the nobel peace prize for chemistry. he is yitd for laying the

foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. professor levitt was not in sweden when the morning announcement came. he was sleeping at his sanford apartment when he tells us the phone would just not stop ringing. that's one you want to pick up. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this.

welcome back. a live look at the midlevel clouds located right over senole. we're starting to see the area of low pressure clear out of here and into the central valley. we're done with our chance of showers. if we see anything at this point, it will be in the southern most portion of santa clara county. temperatures looking good for today. plenty of 70s across the board. we're going to keep on climbing throughout the rest of the week. down to the 80s. a return saturday into sunday. then monday and tuesday temperatures are going to start to level off. let's check your drive. here's mike. >> traffic is starting to thin out a little bit in your northbound direction, and there's your map brsh 580 is cleared, and 880 into the orange zone. speeds into the 50s.

we have better news for the east shore freeway. the off ramp at north central has reopened after the crash investigation this morning. there's slowing because of a crash that occurred as you head through san pablo. the upper east shore freeway slowed and clears and a smoother drive down through berkeley and towards the bay bridge. a live look at the toll plaza shows you things are starting to back up again. reports of a stall somewhere across near treasure island. should clear that questionabling, but i'll track it in the weather center. >> thank you very much, mike. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update coming up in half hour. have a good morning.

wow, call me maybe. >> i started doing the dance. >> she did. >> i forget it. >> if you morph that into the hand. >> have we improved? that's better. >> it was like a slobbering. >> yeah. >> natalie on a saturday night. >> hey. good times. >> it's wednesday morning, october 9th, i'm willie along with al and natalie. there's a theme. we're calling, we're talking about phones. how many times a day would you estimate that you check your phone? >> i would say maybe 50 or so. >> i'm past that. >> really? >> i think so between text and e-mail. >> you guys always have yours.

i don't have mine always at my side. i like to have a conversation. >> we don't care for that. >> you don't? >> no. >> i'm constantly in touch with the weather. >> he has a good reason for it. >> i'm constantly in touch with the news. >> yeah. once we get home and especially dinner time no phones, nothing. we don even answer the house line. >> i've got the number, the average user checks his or her phone 110 times a day. calculated by an android app. during peak times some users check once every six to seven seconds. >> wow. >> with others unlocking their devices up to 900 times over the course of a day. i'm with you on the dinner thing, that's the one last sanctuary. >> once my kids get home, i put the phone back on the charger and i don't look at it when we're starting to wind down. >> if somebody needs to get ahold of you, they'll call you. >> our producer adam miller is

constantly checking his phone. >> yeah. >> adam has delusions of grandeur. >> i'm waiting to respond to your e-mail. >> how many of those have you gotten. >> you'd be surprised. >> no, from me. >> you're a morning e-mailer, more. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> but i like your solution when you go out with friends you put your phone in the middle. >> yeah. >> and whoever checks their phone first picks up the tab. >> it's a good game. >> do you really do that. >> no. >> adam doesn't have friends. >> not true. not true. >> very friendly guy. >> how about a check of the weather mr. roker. >> all right. let's show you what's going on. >> bye bye. >> we've got this low pressure system. it will be a big deal all weekend long. we have a big system coming into the west coast. we're actually going to see rain in southern california first time since july 26th. so you can see a lot of wet weather, beach erosion, spectacular weather today. we're looking at gorgeous

weather. 70 in cleveland, ohio. stays mild tomorrow. however as the storm system makes it's way to the east, we have a risk of strong storms in the plains. things dry out along the california coast. rain in the pacific northwest and this storm system makes it's way into the >> that's your latest weather. if you're not getting along well with your boss or you and your

spouse are having trouble in the romance department it could be because of your body language. >> stieps we send off negative messages and we don't know it. we brought her in to point out our mistakes. she is the president of the body language institute. >> nice to see you guys. >> can you change professional success by changing your body language? >> you can. you can increase your wins in the game of life up to 50% more. more dates, more communication with your kids. get the job wyou want and land the man you want. whatever you're looking for. >> we'll start in the work place. what's the belly rule. >> the belly button rule is we face our belly button toward people we like, admire and trust. so if i'm talking to you in a meeting or i shake your hand like this i'm giving you literally the cold shoulder. >> you're protecting your belly button. i'm saying i want out of here. >> square up to the person. >> square up. pay attention. i call this navel intelligence.

>> get it? >> your boss is nearby, how do you position yourself to get that respect and repore with your boss. >> we make a lot of mistakes. i sit opposite the desk. this is increasing your stress and my stress. this is a fighting pose when you stay here a long time. what are you going to do about it. >> wow. >> so what i want to do is once we sit down i want to be slightly off center. if you're in a job interview or talking to your boss, move your chair slightly off center. >> what about the belly button? >> if we have an invisible beam as long as they intersect we're good but i'm not going to talk to you like this because they're not intersecting. >> that's like in ghost busters. don't cross the beam. >> we want to cross the beam. >> tell me about nodding too often. i see this a lot. >> you should nod -- the average is you should nod about every three to four sentences but if

you're talking and i'm doing this this is like wrap it up. i see that. i'm a talker. so you're like this is the queue. faster, faster. three to four sentences. if you're nodding too quickly you're saying speed it up. >> we go from work to home. >> yes. >> all right. now, tilting your chin up, what does that mean? >> this is great if you're in politics and a leader but it comes across as i'm looking down my nose. this could be the kiss of delg for romance or communication. >> what about kids? >> even with kids. if you want to get lucky tilt your head to the right you look more attractive. >> to the right. >> and if you're already super attractive but a little on the dumb side you should be going left. >> if you're dumb. >> no, if you're attractive but stupid. >> attractive but stupid. you want to go left. left looks more intelligence. >> if you don't know your dumb always go for good-looking and go right. >> you can go like this.

>> you can do this for the rest of the interview. it would be more enjoyable. >> don't go left. you want to be level headed. she has a good head on her shoulders. >> term i never heard before, steepling. >> we see donald trump do this and business people. power, authority, and confidence but imagine when you're talking to your loved one, how is your day at work. this is i am the boss, you're so lucky to be married to me. the better move here is like blt, columbo would do this. you don't say how was your day, al. this right here is i'm judging you. >> okay and then parenting. >> parenting. this is my favorite. as a mom, i have an 8 week old baby charlie and 8-year-old son angus. we'll often talk to our kids like this, how was your day today. you're talking down to them. you're not going to get them to

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puppy love this morning. back with another installment of ask the vet. today the puppy edition. >> good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> we have three very important topics. no one will be looking at us. we could be standing here nude with these puppies, right? >> these are all shelter dogs. >> all available from mainline animal rescue but three very

crucial topics, vaccinations which all puppies need and then we have what a pooch should avoid, very dangerous things to eat and how to give our pooch a pill. >> the first one, vaccines. how soon do you get your puppy vaccinated? >> starting about 6 to 8 weeks you'll have your first visit with your veterinarian and go back every three to four weeks for a booster, okay? normally they do very well with them and don't have any side effects. they might be a little quite. a little tender. >> yeah. >> that's normal. but they can have a life threatening reaction. so we have some graphics. one of the big things we get worried about and that you'll watch for is a big swollen face and hives and this dog here was -- this is an allergic reaction, was treated and then there's an after picture that shows how dramatic that really is. >> wow. >> so pretty impressive. >> that's a negative reaction too. >> if you see something you're worried about go to our veterinarian and have them

looked at because it's a pretty quick and good treatment that will reverse things very fast. so these animals have been treated. this is the same animal. it's pretty amazing. >> this dog had parvo because she wasn't vaccinated in time. >> now she's great. >> she had all her shots. >> like with children you have to check up on their vaccinations. >> absolutely. >> need to move over to the crazy things they can ingest. >> underpants. >> it's amazing. >> so dogs, if you've ever had a puppy, they explore the world with their mouths so they eat everything. so just like with the kids, you don't want them to have little things in their mouth. puppy proof your house. they can rip out squeaker toys and swallow them. long pieces of rope. ladies underwear. so commonly they will eat anything. these rocks here are from a dog that ate half of it's body weight. here's the x-rays. that dog had surgery a couple of

months ago and she is doing great. >> wow. >> she will live to bark about it. >> the big things is if you have concerns your dog will get really quite and depressed. start to vomit. not want to eat. go to your vet and they can take x-rays. >> and transition on what they need to eat to swallow a pill. >> i have problems with this. >> everybody has problems. don't try to get the pill in the first time. make it a game. make it fun tfor them. throw them a piece of banana and throw them the next one with the pill in it. >> my dog hates peanut butter because she associates it with getting medicine. >> she knows? >> yeah, there's other things, you can put it in the back of their throat and these are full of flour but if you can get them to hold still and open their mouth and put it in the back and close their mouths.

some dogs are harder to do than others. make sure that they get them because there are certainly dogs that will keep it in their mouth, spit it out later. >> and doggie treats, do you want to try one? >> yeah, these are pill pockets where you can hide the pill within this and you give it to them. a lot of dogs really do like it. >> well, these gorgeous dogs we should mention all up for adoption from mainline animal rescue. go to today.com and we'll tell you about more information on that as well. you can find out after this. we'll have more on today on nbc. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week.

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best part about today show other than the dogs, natalie crawling through a hotel on her hands and knees blind folded. fire

>> still open for business despite accusations of child sex abuse. police arrested a man who lived there for molesting two young children. sun where i vail police arrested

this guy you see right here. jose valandria on several felony charges last week. the alleged abuse happened at balenz child care off south wolf road. neighbors tell nbc bay area he is the father of the daycare's owner. investigators say anyone who may have more information regarding the case to please come forward. store surveillance video leading police to the man they say attack the a safeway manager. san leandro police arrested charlie johnson from oakland. had he say he is the machine seen punching the manager in the head. it happened back on september 23rd. there's still no word on a motive for the attack. all right. a little bit of moisture in the air today. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, thank you, marl wra. good wednesday morning to you. gorgeous day shaping up for the second half of the day. this morning, though, we're starting out with very light, pesky showers. down in san jose, we'll see plenty of afternoon clearing. for tomorrow bright sunshine continues. by friday that warmup really starts to kick in, and we will be in the 80s by this weekend.

76 for fairfield. 70, san jose, and a comfortable day mean at the coast. there's that warmup. 80s on the way. saturday into sunday. let's check that drive. here's mike. >> good morning. we're looking over here towards the bay bridge. moving more smoothly now that they have cleared that motorcycle that was stalled there. we do have a slower drive still on the back of the building there on the oakland side. the top of skrur screen. through oakland, 880, it's moving much more smoothly. northbound 880 through that area. we have a smooth flow as well. back to you. >> very fwood. thank you much. we'll be back in about 30 minutes. our mechanics local news update. see you again at 10:26.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> favorite things. hey, everybody, we're so excited you're here with us today. it's wines day wednesday. it's october 9th. bitter cold out there early this morning. >> it's chilly. >> it's getting there. but we're not. we're good, we're hot. it has nothing to do with flash. >> no, it does not. we're so excited because there's been a new discovery. >> thank the lord. >> we've been waiting for this for a long, long time. it's finally arrived. >> kenny rogers is here. >> that, too. >> that's one thing. >> kenny rogers, by the way, has

this song. the title is "you can't make old friends." he sings it with dolly parton. it is beautiful. it is -- >> every time they are together it's magic. i'm so excited to see him together. known him since he was in the lounge at the hilton. >> did you really? >> yeah, when elvis was in the big -- we go so far back. 1888 was when we first met. all right. here is the big reveal, everybody. sprite cures hangovers. not that hoda and i ever have one. >> we don't. >> for all of you who do, we are excited for you. chinese researchers, don't they have more to do? they tested 57 beverages and discovered sprite is the best cure. >> i wonder what is in it. it is scientific. >> we don't want to go there. >> there are words we can't pronounce. but, anyway, get sprite. they said it helps your body process alcohol, which led us to wonder why on earth don't you just use sprite as your mixer and then you already don't have the hangover as you're consuming

the drink. >> i am so proud of hodie, because she thought it through. >> through! >> new favorite thing, and it's not even monday. sprite zero. it's fabulous. did you taste it yet? >> i love sprite zero and i also love coke zero. it doesn't taste like the diet drink, the diet sprite. >> no. it's delicious. and then there's colby red. you know how we feel about this. we have some sad, sad news. i've known this for a long, long time but it's now official. bruce jenner and kris jenner, kris kardashian jenner have officially separated. it's sad for me. so you -- >> here is the thing. there's been talk on their show. on their show they had sort of separate homes. >> yeah, but it made it appear that it was so bruce could have his own space. >> right. anyway, the couple did issue a statement and they say we are living separately and we are much happier this way. but we will always have much love and respect for each other.

even though we're separated we will always remain best friends and, as always, our family will remain our number one priority. and kris does say they've been living apart for a year. and you knew. this wasn't something for you -- for a lot of people -- >> i don't know if it was a year. every time i had been out there and seen her, i saw him as well. or else i was with her and the phone rang and it was bruce calling in, something to do with the daughters and whatnot. when i went out to do her talk show this past summer, that's when we finally had a chance to really talk about it. you know what? who says i can't keep secrets? but anyway, yeah, they do not have a prenup and neither has met with a lawyer yet. i don't think it's at that point. maybe it is. there's going to be a lot of money to divide up if they end up doing that. i'm hoping for the family's sake that they're going to be reconciled. they really are -- they have -- they really do love one another. and they have a lot of fun still together. i think they just have been under such unbelievable pressure. and i'm not making excuses for

them by any means. but just so many things going on. so many projects. last time i was at kris' house, if you walked through her house, in every different room of the house, somebody was meeting with somebody about a new deal, you know. if it's always about the deals -- and she does want to strike while the iron is hot. if it's always about a deal going on and you can't find your husband in your house or your wife in your house, or your kids, because there's so much going on, it's just gotten out of control. >> you do watch -- a lot of the reality shows, it's funny. when you shine such a spotlight on someone's life and your life now becomes -- now we're in season eight. now we're in season nine. if that's how you're viewing your life, cameras and you're living your life out loud, you wonder what part of your life is just yours to live. is the crew coming? are we going to dinner? is the crew coming? are we going here? you wonder. they have been married 22 years. this is bruce's third marriage and kris' second. >> they've had their ups and downs like all married couples

do. so we can all relate to that. but, honestly, our friend neil sedaka has an amazing song. it's my favorite song he ever wrote. it was how we didn't realize how awesome what we had was because we needed each other. we didn't have stuff but we had each other. it's a tough, tough message and a tough thing to -- and the best thing they have is not stuff. the best thing they have are those two girls together. my godchildren, kendall and kiley. i'm hoping, of course, that they won't -- yeah. i'm just worried about them. >> the show is in its eighth season. last week's episode had 1.8 million viewers, the lowest in the history of the show and only three other episodes have rated that low. again, nbc has reached out to the couple for comment. you saw what the couple said. what's interesting what you just said, i remember magic johnson being interviewed once. he had had all these accolades

and this great life and they said to him, when were you your happiest? he said i'll tell you when. he said, i was in my dorm room, sitting, ordering a pizza, counting out the coins to make sure we had enough for a coke and we lit candles, him and cookie, his current wife, his girlfriend then. and he was remembering that moment. and i thought as everything you have, the mansions, the businesses, your happiest was when you had little, but you had each other. >> that's -- and we get so lost in this crazy world thinking if we just get the new car, we'll be happy. if we just get to move to the new neighborhood, we'll be happy f you're not happy right where you are right now, chances are you never will be. that's the joy and secret of being with hodie right now. you know what? that's one of the things i thank god for every single day in my life. when i do my devotions in the morning, i thank the lord for you and all these amazing people that i get to come and spend time with. you have to love what you do or

you're going to take it out on people you love. oh, write that down! >> someone write that down! >> that was genius. you know the other genius thing i came out with? wouldn't it be a great pickup line for a guy -- >> or a girl. >> yes. yes. we used it today on rope and he loved it. no, on jimmy. let's do it hodie. you come up to somebody and you go, do you need a doctor? >> do you need a doctor? >> and they go, no, why? then you say, cause your body is sick. >> now mary, our makeup artist, tried it on her husband, who is 65, and it didn't go over well. she said, do you need a doctor? he said no, why? >> he said tell kathie not to use that line on anyone over 65. from a school in new york, we have some news. >> yes, we do. >> they've chosen to ban certain things. they've decided to ban footballs, baseballs, tag and

cartwheels. it's weber middle school in ft. washington, new york. they say anything that might hurt someone on the ground. >> so you can still smile and you can still wave and be -- and laugh? >> well, they also let you use nerf balls. they're saying that kids are getting -- >> fun for them. >> the ban is a result because the superintendent says there was a rash of recent playground injuries and some of those injuries can be very serious. >> yes, they can. and you want your kids to have fun but you also want them to be kids! that's part of -- i think they're afraid of lawsuits. we have such a letigious nation. your kid gets a black eye, we used to say look at my black eye. it hurts. put an ice pack on it. no, now it's see you in court. >> i remember dodgeball being not great. >> you're hard to miss, you know. >> what do you mean? >> you were a target. you were tall already. >> he they go for you and you are the one that's targeted,

it's not great. dodgeball is one thing. >> that's the crux of the matter. what we're seeing more and more and more is not so much balls that are hurting people. bullies that are hurting people. how about if we really start dealing with the bullies in these schools and having some tough love with them and their balls, if you know what i'm saying. let's deal with that. >> here is something. we just got this. the district did release the statement explaining it. the school is undergoing a construction project and that means there's only a limited space for the kids during recess. >> you know what i'm doing? backpedaling. >> they also said in that kind of proximity, in that small space you're more apt to get hurt. use your nerf balls and stop whining. my god! what's the problem? >> all right. would you wines day? would you bury your stomach after 40? i was just in the ladies' room checking on my spanx situation and i noticed from my waist up

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countin' when the dealin's done ♪ >> that is the gambler himself, who knows how to hold 'em. >> sings in tune still and everything. >> three-time grammy winner. >> do you talk at the same time? >> over each other usually. three-time grammy winner, country music legend kenny rogers. >> soon to be in the country music hall of fame. >> i'll remember you two. just so you know. when i get in there, i'm going to say, yeah, i know kathie and hoda personally. >> and for a long, long, long, long time. he has been churning out the hits forever. first country album in seven years. what the heck have you and rhonda been doing down there? >> having kids. >> i know you have 9-year-old twins, right? >> justin and jordan. >> the other day we did a show. i told them to watch the show. after it was over, he said, dad, you didn't tell people our names. i said i have twins 9 years old.

he said, no, you said i have twins, 9 years old. so, justin and jordan. >> you can't make old friends, puts you in a great mood. >> i did a show in california called stage coach. this guy comes walking back. he is about 30. he says, hey, kenny, i'm ryan king, william king of the commodores son. i was sitting, talking to friends of mine the other day and we started talking about you and i realized that some of my favorite childhood memories is when we would come to your place and visit in athens. >> in georgia. >> and i told my friends i just realized you can't make old friends and i thought, wow, what a great song that is. >> that's a song title, baby. >> we actually have a little bit of a video with you and dolly. let's watch for a second. ♪ ♪ and you come walkin' in

i'll be there just waiting for you cause you can't make old friends ♪ ♪ you can't make old friends ♪ no >> was there ever anything between you two back in the day? >> rhonda is standing right there. >> it would have been before her time. actually, everybody thought we were having an affair, because we traveled -- we didn't travel together but we were on tour together for two years. and we didn't. we just flirted with each other for 30 years. >> it's more fun. >> oh, it is. keeps the tension there. >> sexual tension, like hoda and i have. it's important. it's really important. >> should i change seats? >> one of the writers of this song is the guy that wrote "the gambler," too, right? >> yes. >> such a great writer. >> he wrote that song the greatest, the about the kid that plays baseball. >> when i met kenny, honestly, i was at the landmark hotel in vegas. >> in vegas.

>> before they blew it up because -- you know. you were there with first edition at the hilton lounge. and the only thing that got me through this vegas situation was that every single night, i went over and listened to you. and then b.b. king would come in for the two weeks. remember you guys -- >> oh, sure. >> i've always been crazy about kenny, never dreamed we would become friend. >> are you and dolly going to go on the road and sing this song? >> we talked about it, but she can't work like i do. i work 15 days in a row. she said i just can't do that. we're trying to work something out. the record is going to do really well it looks like. >> of course. >> interesting, this is -- i'm the only person in the history of music to have a charted record in six decades. >> i thought cher did. >> you and cher. >> i don't want to break your heart. >> she better not. i never liked her. now i have to stick around until i'm -- >> you have to make it seven and show that cher. show that cher. >> people need to see wanda. >> please come here. >> she is so beautiful.

and there's two of wanda is a twin. >> i thought it was shania twain. >> how long have you been married ? >> 21 years. >> no, we've been together 21 years, married 16. >> is it fun being married to this guy? >> yes. >> she knows all the right answers. >> she does. i would like to suggest that you and dolly do a musical special together so that we can see the two of you for an hour on television. how is that? >> okay, fine. >> all right, good. >> that's how simple it is. >> there it is. the girl and their grannies turn into an internet sensation. >> great dating advice for you. if you love thi [ female announcer ] come to the jcpenney columbus day sale. for 4 days only, starting friday, save 20 percent with your coupon on apparel, home, accessories, shoes and fine jewelry when you use your jcpenney credit card. or get 15% off any other form of payment.

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welcome back. good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. beautiful day shaping up. just a few high clouds left over. we did have some puffy clouds. that was san bruno. this is san jose. they're starting to break apart already. that is making way for a beautiful sunshiny finish. temperatures 70, 75. 71 in fremont. 70 in san jose. mid 70s along the peninsula, and then in san francisco right around 68 degrees and staying nice and comfortable. we'll take a close look at your seven-day forecast. a warmup is headed your way at 7:00. >> christina, you get to tack about puffy clouds. i get to talk about this. this is southbound 101, and it is jammed up. past the curve. just past north san pedro road. at the bottom of the screen there's a crash, and>acx it loo like traffic is getting by, but i'm not quite clear of the traffic pattern. we do have a few cars getting by. at the time it's backed up all the way in through san rafael. over here the bay bridge had an earlier backup, but that stall has cleared from the bridge

itself. still making it up at the toll plaza, and there's fremont. no more slowing down. >> thanks. we'll have more local news coming up at 11:00. see you then. we are back with more of "today" on this wines day wednesday. we are ready to play our trivia game, who knew? we're about to test your knowledge on pop culture and trivia. kathie lee is across the street at the nbc experience store. she's ready to hand out $100 to those who get the questions right. to those who don't, they get kathie lee's cd. lucky them. here to help me out in the studio is patricia renoso, editor of glam la lisa latina. very glad to have you. >> very night to meet you. >> i'm in love with that little boy, visiting from brazil. he is adorable. you're from louisiana, right? okay. according to the forbes celebrity 100 list for 2013, which latina is the top earning

actress on television, eva mendes, eva longoria, sophia vergara or zoe? >> zoe. >> no. no, no, no. it's scandalous. scandalous. >> that's a good one. that's actually a good one. >> the correct answer is c, sophia vergara. >> she is a real force in the industry. you know, many of us know her as gloria on "modern family." love that show. she has been on television for many years and has her hands in a lot of business. >> how much? >> she has earned just this year alone $30 million. >> oh, my god. back across to kath. >> kelly ripa makes that in a week. just kidding. all right, sweetie, you're from pittsburgh, right? what 1970s tv series featured a hispanic actor in the title superhe superhero/heroine role? batman, super woman, catwoman or wonder woman? >> wonder woman?

>> that was a guess, right? >> she guessed right. >> that's amazing. wonder woman was half mexican, partly mexican. she was also irish, a little bit of spanish and her real name, full name is linda dean cordova carter. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah. >> we learned something, kath. back over to you. >> this gentleman was married to the other pittsburgh person. which actress of puerto rican descent received a star on the hollywood walk of fame this summer, jennifer lopez, rosario dawson, rita moreno? >> jennifer lopez. >> you knew that one, didn't you? >> of course he did. >> maybe it's because we're in new york. jenny from the block is the most famous puerto rican to come out of the bronx and make it big in hollywood. she was also the first latina to earn $1 million for her role in selena. >> she was? >> yes. >> okay, good. back across to kath. >> from phoenix, which of the following hispanic musicians has not been inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame, jerry

garcia, herman sant yag owe, carlos santana or enrique iglesias? >> enrique iglesias. >> smart crowd over there. >> a ton of hispanic heavy hitters. carlos santana may be the most popular with his song "smooth as rock." >> love that song. back across to kath. >> remember we met this lovely lady earlier outside on our plaza. according to the u.s. census, how many people identifying themselves as hispanic live in the united states, 17 million, 24, 53 or 102 million? >> 24 million. >> more than that. you're going to love -- see my way home is one of my favorites. >> the correct answer there are 53 million. wow! >> we are a huge force in this country. the latest census shows that. we are only growing and getting bigger and bigger. >> of course you are. i think we have time for one more.

kath? >> oh, from phoenix. finish the lyrics to this 2010 shakira hit song. "and i'm crazy but you like it." ♪ and i'm crazy but you like it ♪ >> yeah you like it. >> no. >> no. >> i like you. >> this is the song. crank it up just a little. ♪ >> that was a huge hit for shakira. another great powerhouse. such a crossover appeal with her. our readers love her. >> great. thank you for coming to see us. you're a lot of fun. >> thank you. >> kath will come back from across the street. we'll find out how one granny and her

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>> over here, granny. >> and her grand daughter. so granny is my wingman. the best title by the way. >> it's from her. >> she thought of it. >> if i did, i don't remember. >> that's everybody's excuse. >> why not wing woman? >> because, you know -- >> because we met as an accepted -- >> you know, she's my buddy, my pal. wing woman sounds too cute. it's more rough and real. >> a lot of people -- >> maybe turn it into wing girl, right? >> a lot of people go to their girlfriends or their mom. what made you choose your grandmother instead? >> grandma has one setting which is real. friends will sugarcoat things and granny is like, this is how it is. i've been there. >> what advice did you give to her? >> when the guy broke up to her after the four years? >> pick yourself up and go out there again. >> sometimes that's easier said.

>> but that's the game. >> that's what you have to do eventually. >> she's a young girl. go out and have some fun. >> and i do. >> so do you fight over the advice? >> oh, my gosh, i fight her on everything. >> always right? >> yeah. >> her best piece of advice what you know is what you don't know. that's the truth. you know? >> of course. >> but you really know -- >> what i want to know did you not like this guy the whole four years? >> did like him. >> so you were broken hearted too? >> that was truly a love affair. >> he was a good guy. he just got married. >> he did? >> oh, that's even worse than the braeakup. >> were you happy for him? >> yeah. >> it makes it feel worse. >> how about your mother? >> mom, i've got my secrets but i skipped a generation with granny.

>> when your daughter was growing up, did she come to to your for advice? >> my daughter? oh, no. are you kidding? no, my mother was not alive, she didn't have that opportunity, unfortunately. she never came to me for advice. >> was your mom like you? >> was your mother like you? >> like me? >> a strong, smart woman? >> she was, but she was much more intellectual than i am. >> you want your granddaughter to go out and have fun. not telling her to meet the right guy, settle down. how come? >> no. i think it will happen when it happens. she's only 26 years old. >> you can't make it happen. >> the more experiences, the more, you know, the more knowledge. >> who's the right kind of guy for your granddaughter? >> good question. >> kelly is a very strong-minded, strong -- >> too strong? >> very strong willed. >> too good or too old?

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it's already the talk of hollywood, generating huge oscar buzz. we're talking about the new film "12 years of slave." >> actress alfre woodard plays mistress shaw, a former slave now living a comfortable life as a free woman, but still offering words of wisdom to other slaves. take a look. >> in his own time, you can manage them all. because of the pharaohs, they're a poor example of the plantation class. this is nice. >> wow. >> i love watching you work. >> yes. >> you're one of the most -- you have one of the most beautiful faces anyways, but when you're acting, i don't see anybody else on that screen. you have one of the most expressive faces i have ever

seen. you're darn good, girl. >> yes. you are. >> thank you. >> let me just say you pick movies always that are winners. and this one was in a bunch of film festivals. what was about that film that made you -- >> okay, honestly, i was told that steve mcqueen wanted me to be in the film, and i said, okay, i'm in it. they said, no, we have to send you the script. >> steve mcqueen we know him as the actor that died many years ago. tell us why you needed to be in his film? >> because he's a glorious, black british filmmaker. >> i never heard of him. >> he's only 40. he lives in the netherlands. and i think he's one of those filmmakers, very rare, but he is a master. he's a masterful filmmaker. we'll be talking about the film 50 years from now. so i have seen "hunger" that he

did and i had seen "shamed." >> yeah. >> brilliant. you can go to kabul and pull cable for steve mcqueen, i say yes. then i got the script. >> the concept is there was a man who was free back in the 1800s and he gets sort of kidnapped and taken into slavery. is that -- was that i guess a unique circumstance? based on a true story? >> solomon northrop is this man. i met his descendants last night. it was a common occurrence because at that certain time, when slaves weren't being imported, any black body in the country was fair game. so people got sold into slavery all the time. rarely, rarely did they ever get back to their lives. so it would be as if one of us just got snatched. then i have to add this too, there are more slaves worldwide

right now than there were in -- during the slave era here. think of getting snatched, into slavery, away from your family, everything. this he's what's amazing about this story. we take that journey with him. we can't look at a distance. then solomon when he got back from this -- from his hard-won freedom within four months he published -- he published this book. "12 years of slaves." >> i can't wait to see this. >> it's going to be in theaters october 18th. but we have you right here and now. thank you coming in. >> i'm happy to be here. from the essays to the s.a.t.s to your facebook account, what not to do to get

it is time for education nation today. if you have a choild heading to college, take notes on this one. we're talking about mastering the college application. >> the essays, extracurricular activities, even social media accounts are all crucial and here to guide you through the dos and do nots is admission counselor katherine owen. great to see you. >> good morning. >> let's start with that essay. there's a lot of pressure on those college essays. you want to put your personality in. is there a risk of going overboard and being too out there? >> this is your opportunity to let your personality shine. you don't want to put an admissions officer to sleep. they're reading a lot of applications. choose a single topic that defines who you are today. be the star of your essay, not the supporting cast. make it about you. >> we have a lot of people who have questions. we do have one, i think, from lauren. she is from chandler, arizona. she's a high school junior. what's your question? >> hi, lauren.

>> just tell us what she asked. >> sorry, lauren, we can't hear you. >> but you are adorable. >> you look so good. her hair looks flat ironed. i love it. we'll try to come back. but the average student applies to how many colleges and how many should kids apply to? >> the average student is applying to three plus colleges, but we advise students to apply to at least ten colleges. >> that's so much work and money. >> it is. it is. but, you know, there are a lot of students, 3 million high school graduates next year, millions of applications will be flying around and you want to make sure you put together a balanced list of great colleges. >> can you have the same essay for every school so at least you don't kill yourself, or do you cater it for each school? >> the personal statement, which you can find on the common application accepted by about 500 colleges can be the same. but a lot of schools ask extra essay questions. why do you want to come to this college? make sure you do your research.

lookcourses and professors and things like that. >> a lot of those kids want to take the psats, how important are those? do you have to do it from a book, online or what? >> it's important to practice for your s.a.t. or a.c.t. >> right. >> you have to figure out which is the best test for you. these are marathon tests, not sprints. practi practice, practice, practice. i advise students to take each practice tests time d before yo go in for the real thing. >> we might have another skype, but we're not sure. mary from new york. what's your question? >> everybody is gorgeous today. >> does applying early affect my ability to earn financial aid or earn a merit scholarship? >> she's smart. you're definitely going to get in. >> well, mary, you should be able to get about the same financial aid or merit aid

package whether you apply in the early round or the regular round. but i advise applying in the regular round because you'll be able to compare multiple offers of admission and multiple financial aid packages to see which is best for you. and some schools will offer fewer merit aid scholarships in the early round. >> okay. >> that was good. >> i'm so sorry we didn't get to our first young lady with her question. >> but her hair looked good. >> it did. >> thank you so much for being with us. really appreciate it. tomorrow, what's up? >> paris hilton is coming. >> oh, my gosh. >> can you believe it? >> she's going to show us how to have a good time? >> no, we're going to show her. >> and everyone has a

breaking news going on in san francisco right now. that is at san francisco general hospital. that is where we are waiting for a news conference to start surrounding information about a body that was found in a stairwell at sf general. at this point it remains unclear if that, in fact, belongs to a woman who disappeared from the hospital several weeks ago. good morning, everybody. thank you, as always, for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez. christie smith is live at the hospital where the hospital and the sheriff's department are about to give an update on this investigation. christie, good morning. >> good morning to you. i think we just got the answer to the question that we were waiting for. david, a spokesperson for the spalding family just came out a couple of minutes ago and said that lynn