republicans set to meet this morning to try to hammer out a plan that president obama will agree to that will end the shutdown and avoid sending the country over the fiscal cliff. we're live in washington with the latest on the high stakes talk. tragic loss. nfl star adrian peterson's 2-year-old son dead. the victim of a beating allegedly by his ex's boyfriend, as support pours in from across the sporting world. path of destruction. a dangerous and potentially deadly cyclone barrels toward india this morning. hundreds of thousands of in the path of destruction.

"today" saturday, october 13 -- 12th. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm erica hill along with craig melvin and dylan dreyer. >> this is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. >> cyclone, hurricane, same thing? >> same thing but called different things in different parts of the world. >> because it's in the pacific? >> yes. a whether a boy with be reunited with his family is in question. >> a ticket and likely a good

deal of supervision on that flight. also ahead this morning, we are following a developing story in new mexico. police there are looking for nine teenagers who are missing from a rehabilitation ranch where they were living. the owner of that ranch is also missing this morning. we will bring you the latest on that investigation. >> it might somewhat like an oxymoron. obese and health care. we talk about how some obese are of health. >> a mother who never appeared in her family's photos partially because she was taking the pictures but a lot of it was she didn't like the way she looked. but soon she realized she needed to be in those pictures to be a part of her kids' memories and her own. we are going to talk to her about her transformation coming up this morning. >> the issue of finding you're not in the picture, is real. >> ewe can never find family photos because we are always taking pictures of the kids.

>> self-ies are great but only your arm in the picture. today's top story, the government's shutdown. it is now day 12 of the shutdown. while there do to be more signs of progress, there is no agreement. kristen welker is live at the white house. >> reporter: good morning to you. the house and senate will be back in session today trying to figure out a way forward. it seems like they are inching toward a deal, in part, because there is increasing pressure for them to do so. according to our latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, a majority of americans are putting the blame squarely on republicans for this mess, so that party really feeling the heat. on friday, president obama met with senate republicans here at the white house. he also spoke with house speaker john boehner on the phone. now friday, the house had put forward a plan that would have extended the nation's borrowing

limit what we call the debt ceiling and it is set to expire in five days. the president said, look, it's a good thing we are talking and moving toward progress but that deal would have only been six weeks. so the president said not good enough. he wants a longer deal. it now seems like a longer deal is coming together. may ask the president for some concessions like scaling back one of the taxes associated with his health care plan. in his weekly address, the president tried to harness the anger and call for action. >> let's get a budget and put people back to work and end this government shutdown. let's pay our bills and prevent an economic shutdown and then get back to the work of the american people because there is so much else we should be focusing our energies on right now. >> reporter: republicans seem to have abandoned their calls that any deal be linked to delaying or defunding the president's health care law.

that was really a nonstarter with the democrats and the president. we will be watching it all today. >> we will be watching it with you. thank you. we turn to congressman adam shift now. congressman, good morning. thanks for joining us. >> a pleasure to be with you. >> reporter: raised expectations now we may see the light at the end of the tunnel. tell me how you think the next couple of days are going to play out? >> a lot of moving pieces right now. this morning, democrats are rolling out a discharge petition to reopen the government. senate democrats are going to be putting forward a bill to raise the debt ceiling. house and senate republicans seem to be competing with each other to come up with a plan that is acceptable to the president. all of that, i think, is positive because it all moves in the direction of reopening the government and avoiding any kind of default. >> what do you think? maybe a day, two days, three days? >> my guess is hopefully, something will congel the next

couple of days. i think a growing recognition particularly in the gop that a default is completely unacceptable and the shutdown is really damaging the country and damaging their brand. so i think we're coming together. this is the first time we are seeing any light at the end of the tunnel, but, still, we have no deal. and i think what we have is a much greater line of communication and a great receptivity of putting this ugly chapter behind us. >> you use the term damaging and it has been damaging to people's lives and certainly to congress. i'm sure you take some solace that the republicans are taking much of the heat and the blame if we look at the public opinion polls. 60% of the americans according to the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll say all of congress should be fired and put you out of a job for the way congress has been acting. >> there is no solace to be

found in any of this. the public is right to be infuriated and upset what is going on. there are no winners in a government shutdown. i'm convinced the recurrent man-made artificial crises and debt ceiling and shutdown we go through every six months is the only thing holding back our recovery. it is infuriating because it is so so unnecessary. hopefully we will get this done. i don't want to see a short-term deal that lands us back in the same spot two months from now where we have to fight this out all over again. we need a structural change where neither party can use that something has been done keeping of the government as a bludgeon of something it doesn't have the votes for. >> we hope you all get it together. congressman, thank you for talking to us. appreciate it. the 9-year-old stow-away who made headlines this week

sneaking on a flight from minnesota to vegas is going back home today. >> reporter: quite a fantastic story when you look at it. a 9-year-old boy somehow manages to get by the tsa behind me here and boards the plane and gets by the flight attendants and wasn't until the plane was en route to sin city, las vegas, he was discovered and he's in child protective services since that time. a bit of history here with this boy. it's probably not a very positive story. he has been in trouble with the law in some cases, he was found to have supposedly stolen a car and that car damaged other vehicles as he was driving down the road. and, again, we should remind viewers that he is only 9 years old. so that is where the story ends in las vegas. now the story is that he is supposed to be being brought back here to minneapolis. his own father has asked for help. his own father says he is at his

wit's end with his son. chances are, when he does come back to minneapolis, he is going to be taken into some sort of protective services with regards to child protective service or welfare, what have you. people who will provide him with some storm of counseling to try to sort of turn this story around. obviously, a fantastic story. a wild story wrars to how this young boy, 9 years old, got all the way to las vegas. >> that it is and quite the history there too. kevin tibbles, thanks. time for a look at the rest of this morning's top stories. craig melvin is here with the headlines for us. >> good morning to you. the search is on this morning for nine teenage boys. police say they were abducted from a rehabilitation ranch in new mexico. state police issued an amber alert, even though an attorney for the ranch director said friday that the teenagers were safe. investigators went to the youth ranch with a search warrant. when they got there, they say

the boys were missing and so was the ranch director. the 2-year-old son of minnesota vikings adrian peterson has died. police in south dakota say the child suffered head injuries consistent with abuse. they have charged 27-year-old joseph patterson with assault in the boy's death. patterson is believed to be the boyfriend of the child's mother. the third player for the tampa bay buccaneers has been diagnosed with a mrsa infection but the bucs plan to host the philadelphia eagles sunday. the team did not want to identify that third player but nfl.com is reporting it's rookie corner johnathan banks. the new comes after they say his infection had returned. tynes lawrence was infected last august. he talked about the impact of his leaks to a group of u.s. whistle blowers who travel to russia to give him an award.

>> people all over the world are realizing that these programs don't make us more safe. they hurt our economy. they hurt our country. they limit our ability to speak and think and live and be creative, to have relationships to associate freedom. >> michael isikoff is in d.c. with us with more on snowden. this was snowden's first on-cameraance in while. what is his status right now? >> snowden is federal fugitive and facing federal charges for violation of the espionage act. we see here he doesn't seem concerned here. he is even defiant. he even argues it should be u.s. intelligence officials and not he who should be wanted for lying to congress. they say a well-known espionage

player has quietly approached the justice department on behalf of associates of snowden to see if there are any terms that might allow him to come home. in this video, snowden doesn't sound like anybody who is looking to make a deal. >> what is the future of the surveillance programs that he revealed, mike? >> that is interesting. there is mounting pressure in congress to curb these programs. president obama, remember, has already appointed a task force to review them. there's an effort in congress, the last vote in congress came just 12 votes short of curbing the most controversial aspect of this program and there seems to be a building pressure that even if snowden personally doesn't have much of a future in the united states, he may well have had an impact on public policy. >> michael, thank you. folks, take a look at this amazing rescue video. two sheep, that's right.

two sheep trapped on a cliff on an island near iceland for days apparently. finally rescuers who were wearing cameras on their helmet, they make their way down the cliff and tie the sheep and then a lamb was a tad bit more difficult to catch. >> didn't want to go? >> apparently he was a bit suspicious of the rescuers so he tries to get away for a while. eventually, the rescuers were able to corner the lamb and the sheep and get them to safe. there is a joke in there somewhere. >> two sheep walking into a bar? >> but the lamb and the sheep are all fine this morning. >> thanks. dylan dreyer is here with a look at the massive cyclone we mentioned taking aim at india. >> a huge storm. the equivalent of a category four, almost a category five storm we could see here but it is considered a cyclone out there. you can see the flooding. this is one of the most populated areas in the world and the flooding is already coming

on shore. even though the eye of the storm isn't expected to make landfall moments from now, obviously the initial rain and the wind and the storm surge is coming in ahead of the eye of the storm so we are seeing massive amounts of flooding and this is going to a huge issue on the east coast of india. you can see now the storm is making its way on shore and it does have 125 -- 135-mile-per-hour winds. so it's actually one of those areas in the world where it's the most densely populated, right along this coastline here with about 4.8 million people evacuated up and down the coastline. so we are going to keep an eye on this storm. again, it's the equivalent to what we would see of a category 4 to category 5 storm and it will weaken as soon as it makes its way on land and rain itself out as that point as a category 2

forecast. more than a third of americans are obese and we have been warned how bad that can be for your health. it was surprising when a new study came out this week, saying that many people carrying too many extra pounds are actually healthy. dr. season lateven lamb joins u. we hear obese and overweight. i think many of us probably jump to the conclusion these are people who are not healthy so

explain how you you can be obese and healthy. >> the mantle of people will transition from being overweight to being unhealthy but a small percentage early on in hair lives as young adults who may be metabolically still viewed as normal. cholesterol and blood pressure is noormal. we are not talking about physical fitness but metabolic fitness but many will transition for an unhealthy state. >> what transitions you to unhealthy state? >> it is unknown. they do genetic studies. one twin is overweight and sometimes they are metabolically healthy and some are nope. subtle differences between individuals that determine whether the fat cells themselves guess angry. when they get angry, they explode and cause diabetes and hypertension and all kinds of problems. >> the people who are healthy

and obese theory fat cells are not angry? >> they are not angry. the fats do become ultimately almost angry. people who smoke and never get lung cancer and people have high cholesterol and don't get heart disease but i wouldn't count on it, i wouldn't bet on it. >> do we need to change the focus? >> we need to have an understanding why people who are overweight can develop the illness. as you might look at instead of study people who are depressed, why not study people who are happy what about them protects them from depress. one size doesn't fit all. there are people who are overweight who remain healthy for longer times but i wouldn't bet on it. >> no reason for all of us not to be healthier in our searchers in new york are looking this morning for a missing teenager with autism. he was last seen on surveillance video a week ago and he hasn't

been heard of from since. katy tur has more on the efforts to find him. >> reporter: 14-year-old devonte was last seen on video last seen running away from his new york city school. that was last friday. now eight days without any sign of him. his dad daniel. >> i try not to think of the worst and i still have the support of everybody. >> reporter: friday, as they have done every day, the boy's worn-out family comb the streets with the help of volunteers. police turned over manhole covers and swept the east river. everyone hoping the rescue doesn't turn into a recovery. >> we get leads here and there throughout the day and we try to take them serious and call the police and the detectives. >> reporter: now the search has gone national. the group autism speaks is offering a $70,000 reward for his safe return. the advocacy group vice president lisa gorg warns of the

extra challenges when children with autism go missing. >> he may not understand what they are saying. could you just imagine how he must be feeling and the anxiety? so he may not be able to understand what they are saying or if he can understand, he may not be able to communicate back what his needs are. >> reporter: in new york the nypd has expanded efforts to find the boy, especially in the subway system, since the boy was known to like trains. >> if you have any information -- this year alone, 14 kids with the disorder have wandered and died. according to the national center for missing and exploited children. but dad daniel is not giving up. >> he is definitely a fighter. >> reporter: now still more searching and a vigil for a young boy lost in a big city. for "today," katy tur, nbc news, new york. sad news this morning. a bay area bride whose story touched thousands of people around the world lost her battle with lung cancer early this week. >> in july she was told she had

months to live and she was determined to live the last few months to the fullest, starting with her wedding. >> reporter: jen was just 35 years old when she was diagnosed with stage 5 lung cancer this year. the news she had four to six months to live motivated her to focus on life. part of that commitment meant marry jeff lang, her boyfriend of six years. >> four to six weeks i'm treated and four to six months, treated. so when i heard that, i said, let's get married. because i wanted to focus on life. >> i've known for a long time she is the one i wanted to be with. >> reporter: with time, not on their side, jeff proposed and the couple gave themselves just two weeks to plan a simple wedding in jen's parents's backyards but strangers had other plans. after a friend posted their story on an online message board, a local wedding planner

saw the post. >> i was touched by the story so immediately i think i responded within like 30 seconds and said, absolutely, i'd love to help out. >> reporter: with days to make those dreams a reality, the wedding sprung to life. more than 30 vendors donated mosh more than $50,000 in goods and services. while many weddings focus on a couple's future, these newlyweds celebrating the presence was the sweetest gift of all. >> i always think about the future but the time is not to think about it today. today is the time to think about this now and enjoy this now. >> reporter: it was a picture perfect wedding day from the flowers to the champagne. surrounded by friends and family, the couple shared their vows. >> for all the days of your life. >> reporter: with the rest of their time together with the love and sport imaginable. this past week after months of treatment, jen passed away in her mountain view home, her husband jeff was by her side. he told owner nbc affiliate in

san francisco, her passing was beautiful and peaceful. a life cut short but not before one dream came true. >> i do! >> it really gets you. when asked what message he would like to deliver after jen's passing, jeff said, "she may have left her body, but she is still with me and she always will be." really her story touched so many people when we did that story and our affiliate in the bay area did a beautiful job with it and helped us get a lot of access to it. it touched so many people's lives and inspired so many people. >> it's so sad you have to kind of smile. >> you do. >> they found each other and got what they wanted and had special moments. >> what a great attitude to have about it. >> thank you. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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controversy for convicted killer jodi arias as she speaks out from behind bars. plus, one teenager's life changed in an instant and her fight now to keep going. but first these messages. for the trainers, a second chance much their own. >> you're not going home tonight. >> nbc's the biggest loser second chances premieres this tuesday.

♪ we are back on this saturday morning, october 12th. 2013. a nice group of folks out there on the plaza up early to spend time with us and looking forward to meeting some of them in a little bit. if you have a family photographer you know what i'm talking about. you wind up with lots of pictures of your family through the years, only you were in barely of any of them. ahead we will meet one mom who used to shy away from being in front the of the lens and now discovered how important it is to be in the picture. >> love that story. also the importance of kissing. no doubt you want to feel that spark when you're thinking, right? ♪ >> i think they just started dating. they are very young. a new study shows a kiss would actually make or break your

relationship. >> yeah! who couldn't? >> married for 31 years over here! just sayin'. he was very -- very proud of himself earlier talking about his kissing skills. >> i did not! i just said a kiss is important in a relationship! although i am a good kisser. any way. >> see? >> do i have to continue? no, i'm good. then at 3, most parents would be happy if their kids are coloring in the lines but this kid may put others to shame. he is 3 and he is already an active surfer. look at him. hanging in there. >> he is putting adults to shame. >> the little skier is are not scared of falling. >> i say they have less distance to fall. >> they don't know what could happen. >> there is that. all of those things. first, on a more serious note. jodi arias, the woman convicted of killing her boyfriend, making

234us this morning. tweeting from prison about her financial situation. kristen dahl glenn has more. >> guilty. >> now jodi arias is back in the spotlight speaking out from behind bars. in two tweets from her official account, arias tried to defend herself against accusations she is making money off her crime. writing, that rumor that somehow my family profited from my trial, absurd. adding, i'm filing for bankruptcy. if i can ever afford to do so. >> you don't need bankruptcy if you're going to be in prison the rest of your life. >> reporter: since her conviction, arias has been selling her artwork online. something she talked about with nbc. >> it's just one area that i feel i excelled at in my life. it's a part of me and my life and my existence. >> reporter: unclear what she may have moved. then the sensational movie. >> you did not just hang up on

me! hello. >> reporter: but under sam law criminals can't profit from book deals or movies so she couldn't make a cent off portraying the crime. she is convicted of killing her boyfriend adam alexander. >> he claimed that i was a stupid idiot. he body slammed me again on the tile. >> reporter: the jury didn't believe her and she is accused of latest attempt with manipulation with her latest tweets and they say perfectly timed before this month's hearing which could save her from the death penalty. >> she is not very predict or credible at all. whatever she tweets we take with a grain of salt and look how could it benefit jodi arias? time for another check of the weather now. >> dylan is out on the plaza with more on that for us. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. just came back from california yesterday. i found california girls are here in new york city. you got gloves on. everybody is saying how hold it

is out here this morning! but i don't know! it's just not this bad. are you having fun? >> yeah. >> are you cold? >> yeah. >> are the gloves helping? >> yeah. we are going to see a nice day in the northeast today. temperatures should top out around 70 or so later on. but we do have rain falling across parts of texas tomorrow. that's going to be a bigger storm system that is going to produce perhaps a couple of inches of rain, especially as it strengthens a little bit more as we go into monday which is columbus day. we will see the chance of snow showers especially across parts of wyoming and heavy rain northern plains to texas and on the other side nice. temperatures in the 60s and seventh and above average. any of the showers up and down the east coast should be fairly light. doesn't look like it's going to be a wash-out but right in the middle of the country that is where we are going to see ou

around oakland this morning, hazy skies. might find a bit of patchy fog around sunrise. temperatures at 52 in oakland. one of the warmer spots as some places have dropped into the uperp 30s and low 40s. 70 in oakland, 73 in san jose with few high clouds on the increase as we head toward sunset. the trend next week, temperatures getting high closer to 80 on monday. tomorrow night is a big night. it is "football night in america." the redskins taking on the cowboys at at&t stadium but that is inside. inside weather looks perfect and outside weather, a couple of showers and temperatures topping out in the mid 70s for the tailgaters out that way. that is your latest forecast. now back inside. just ahead, one inspiring

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and blind. as kerry sanders tells us she is not letting that hold her back in any way. >> reporter: texting friends like any 17-year-old. jasmine was an overachiever. star volleyball player. a high school senior, also taking college credit courses. then one day, two months ago, jasmine melt a pain. >> i had excruciating bad pain. it was like i didn't know what it was. it didn't feel like i had strained a muscle. then it started to go through my chest. >> reporter: within 24 hours, without warning, jasmine was mysteriously paralyzed from the neck down from the neck down. her parents were frantic as she lay in the hospital dead. >> i get goose bumps every time i think of it. >> when i walked in there, i walked in the room and walked out and immediately started trying. >> reporter: baffled at first, doctors treating jasmine at joe

dimaggio's chirns hospital in hollywood, florida, she is one of a few teenagers to get m.m.o. disease. most in their 40s and 50s. >> it's like having a stroke and, boom. >> it attacks the nervous system. they estimate there are only 4,000 known nmo cases in the united states. >> scoot all the way to me. >> reporter: there is no known cure but in some cases, symptoms mysterious are reversed. she has regained use of her upper body. >> being down, being sad about what you have, you know, life is going to go on, even if you're sad and laying in bed and crying for yourself. >> she has a positive energy about her and i think that is important in her recovery.

>> reporter: therein lies a little bit of medicine how a patient's attitude can influence recovery. >> i'm so happy to see you! we missed you so bad. >> reporter: for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, hollywood, florida. up next, one mom's efforts to stop taking so many pictures so she could appear in them instead. we will tell you more of her story after this 3 o'clock. my daily meeting with a salty snack. and then a 3:15 with my guilt. [ female announcer ] special k cracker chips. 27 crispy chips. 110 delicious calories. same time tomorrow?

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[ male announcer ] old el paso frozen entrees. lives from those all-important first to basically every other cute amazing fantastic thing they do. when one mom, though, looked at the pictures of her kids, she noticed something was missing. and after a lot of soul searching, she decided to do something about it. >> careful! >> reporter: like many parents, allison tate, mother of four, loved takie ining picture after picture of her kids. one person was missing in all those photos -- allison. >> i knew i was not in pictures of my kids. i avoid the camera. i know i avoid the camera. >> reporter: allison was uncomfortable with the way she looked and decided she was better off out of the picture. >> someday, i want them to see

me. >> reporter: she blogged about it in an article for the huffingtonpost explaining why it needed to change for the sake of her kids. >> i want them to see the way i looked at them, see how much i loved them. i'm not perfect to look at and i am not perfect to love, but i am perfectly their mother. >> reporter: the message touched a nerve. for many moms, it inspired them to share their own stories and get in front of the camera themselves. it's been a years since allison vowed to get in the picture. now she knows she doesn't have to look perfect for it to be a perfect photo. and allison tait is with us this morning along with lisa bellkins. you had a huge response to this piece. you said you know you got a lot of response from this piece but you've made a lot of progress. >> yes. i found -- i mean, it was awesome to get that big of a response, but it was also sad because it meant that that many people related to how i felt

about myself which was, you know, it's not the best thing in the whole world and, yeah, that this past year, i've been able to make the effort to get in the picture more. >> and inspired so many other women to do the same. your post, we talked about it in the break, it's something i can relate to and i think a lot of moms can. what do you think about that, lisa, that resonates with so many of us? >> i think it resonates in the particulars we all notice we are are not there. everyone i know went and looked as their photos after they read that piece and they weren't there. it resonates in the general its i don't feel good about myself and why i'm not there. >> a real picture on every level it seems. increasingly every year that women to be perfect at what they do, mothers especially. >> all women but mothers definitely have a lot of pressure. >> we all know it's not possible. >> it's not. >> no such thing as perfect. touched a nerve with our viewers. craig is over in the orange room.

we have had a number of photos and comments come in this about this, right, craig? >> a lot of responses to alli n allison's story. a few of the tweets we have gotten in. the question we pose wad simple. what does family mean to you? we heard from rebecca. my support system. first marathon and couldn't have done it without them. you see rebecca with a picture of her family. rolling with the punches and not taking everything serious. we can tell that thaw their faces did not freeze that way. the last one, family means that no matter where we are, we are where we belong when we are together. so, again, an overwhelming response. erica, we wanted to share a few of the pictureses a and tweets our viewers. >> that mention family being there and you being there is

proof of what it started out for your kid. >> right. i feel like i do everything, along with my husband. i have to say. to navigate their lives, to plan everything. plan the birthday parties. plan the first day of school outfit. everything. and i'm not in any pictures from their birthday party. i'm not in any pictures from the first days of school and i felt like it's wrong. my kids are going to look back and say where were you? you weren't there. i also think that it's important for us to say we're valuable and we are important in these moments and we should be in these pictures! >> it's also nice to see what you look like when your kids were different ages and that was part of it too. >> and to look back at your own parents. >> exactly. when i look at the pictures of my mom i don't say why did she wear that outfit. you joke about that with certain clothes prosecute certain eras but we don't judge our parents in those pictures. we love seeing them. >> we love seeing them and those memories and that is the way you capture the memories. she has made a difference ever

since this piece ran. we got 3,000 photos like that and people started sending them in. it's a small difference that makes a big difference. >> it does make a big difference from one inspire inspired to do more of that. it's wonderful and the pictures are fantastic and you look gorgeous. >> thank you. >> nice to have you both here. just ahead, what is in a kiss? that will get you talking on a saturday morning. turns out quite a bit. we will explain. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪

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♪ we got a pretty cool weight loss story and involves an extremely obese dog you may recall. show you obi, the dog in this picture. he weighed 7 pounds and twice the size of a normal dog of his

breed. >> what a difference a year makes. things have changed a little bit. a little exercise too for obi. you see the before and the after. that is 50 pounds less of obi today! >> did he have the lapband surgery? >> no. he went on a diet. >> he did have a little tummy tuck. >> he hid that excess skin when he lost the weight. >> he was so stretched and saggy. his mom tells us it was done through simple diet and exercise. so now obi is embarking on a cross-country tour to help educate people about obesity prevention for his pets. >> he has become an advocate. >> he has. >> you want to treat your dog all the time. you give them a treat and more treats. we have resorted to tear rots. >> my dog loves carrots! >> really?

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good morning morning, we're looking live at the san francisco bay bridge. thanks for joining us. >> 49 in san francisco. going up to 68 today. tomorrow a little bit warmer if you like these fall days where we have the chilly mornings and warm afternoons. plenty of them to go around with

the afternoons turning warmer. >> a developing story this morning related to the salmonella scare. the usda expanding that recall, recalling 40,000 pounds of chicken from the costco store on el camino real. among the products you might want to check for, the popular kirkland signature foster farms rotisserie chicken. kirkland form rotisserie chicken soup and the rotisserie leg quarters and salad. all products sold between september 11th and september 23rd. if you have the product, you can call the costco number on your screen. >> and the rules are changing at

sf general following a patient who turned up dead. they must do sweeps of the buildings fire escapes and stairwells. they will also conduct an independent review of the safety systems. spaulding was found dead in the stairwell three weeks after she disappeared from her room. >> at 9:30 this morning, the union and transit agency will be back at it trying to ease out a new contract that would avert a strike for sunday night. it was a long day of negotiating, 1 hours in all. union representatives said they were expecting a new proposal to come their way. bart's chief negotiator said

this were willing to make a new deal. >> we don't have to worry about someone else explaining our information or telling our story. >> beoth sides will be back at the table. >> coming up, taking control of your image. that story and all the day's news coming up at 7:00. right now, here's more of the "today" show.

♪ good morning. it's saturday, october 12th, 2013. here is a looked today's top stories. crunch time. house republicans meet today in an attempt to hammer out a deal that president obama can agree to. this, in an effort to end the government shutdown, and avoid going over the fiscal cliff. tragic loss. the 2-year-old son of minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson has died and police say it was at the hand of the boyfriend of the little boy's mother. path of destruction. a massive and deadly cyclone threatening 12 million people in india this morning. what could turn out to be a humanitarian disaster and has forced hundreds of thousands to flee. good morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm erica hill alongside

dylan dreyer and craig melvin. the house speaker and john boehner spoke on a friday with a conversation that is jind as good. >> we will take good but people would like a deal but no deal yet in the failure to compromise is hurting regular people across the country in so many ways as these days drag on. kristen welker is live at the white house with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning pow. the house and snoot wienate wil back in session today to hammer out a deal and it seems washington is closer to reopening the government for the hundreds of thousands furloughed and out of work, a resolution can't come soon enough. >> i'll see if i can print those labels. >> reporter: this virginia couple are expecting their first child. a blissful time that has turned even more stressful, thanks to washington's dysfunction. >> i just wish that they could come to some sort of an agreement. >> reporter: barker is a burr lowed arborist at the capitol

and today he gets his first post shutdown paycheck half of what it usually. >> reporter: i took a part-time job is a janitor at a middle school in arlington. >> we live paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: with majority blaming republicans they are inching toward a deal. president obama tried to harness the nation. >> our government is close, for the first time, in 17 years, a political party is risking default for the first time since the 1700s. this is not normal and that is why we have to put a stop to it. >> reporter: mr. obama met with senate republicans at the white house friday to hash out a plan to reopen the government. and while major sticking points remain, a growing number of establishment republicans are calling on the party to drop its calls to defund or delay the president's health care law. >> defunding obama care is not achievable, so let's not tell our supporters that it is. >> reporter: still, members of

the tea party branch continue to dig in. >> in my view, the house of representatives needs to keep doing what it's been doing which is standing strong! >> reporter: this as frustration mounts. on capitol hill, even relate star keith colburn testified. >> if we are tied to the docks waiting for the government, we we can't pay those bills. >> reporter: now the deal that is currently being discussed by the republicans would extend the nation's borrowing him. that is the debt ceiling that expires in five days and reopen the government and come with some concessions like scaling back one of the taxes associated with the president's health care law. again, these details are very murky. this deal still coming together. a bit of good news, though, on this columbus day weekend. a the statue of liberty will be reopened thanks to a deal struck and grand canyon will also be

open. a tragic story. as one of the nfl's biggest stars learns of the death of his 2-year-old son who was apparently beaten to death allegedly by his ex's boyfriend. veronica veronica de la cruz is here with more. >> reporter: football is on the back burner for adrian peterson as he tries to deal with his son's unexpected death. >> reporter: he is one of the nfl's biggest stars. its reigning mvp and today adrian peterson is mourning the death of his 2-year-old son who died on friday evening, just two days after the child was rushed to the hospital in south dakota. >> the medical examiners found that he had some injuries that were not consistent with being accidental, but they were actually consistent with being abuse. those injuries were to the head. >> reporter: 27-year-old james patterson who is reportedly the of the child's mother appeared in court on friday charged with

aggravated battery and aggravated assault. now the child has died, police say he will face additional charges. meanwhile, adrian peterson isn't saying much. but he has taken to twitter writing, god bless everyone and thank you so much. the nfl is fraternity of brothers and i'm thankful for the tweets, phone calls, and text messages from my fellow players. >> he's a guy you rarely hear a negative about and a guy that certainly does all the talking on the football field. >> reporter: messages of support are pouring in from the likes of lebron james and robert griffin, iii. >> he's an easy guy to root for which is why i think we are seeing this outpouring of support from fans, from celebrities, from fellow players. >> reporter: it is not clear if peterson will play tomorrow in the vikings game against the carolina panthers. james patterson remains behind bars on a cash bond of $750,000. >> a terrible story.

thanks. latest on the 9 yeverled stow-away who managed to sneak on a plane alone and flew to las vegas. he is expected back home in minneapolis today. kevin tibbles is live at the airport to tell us more about it. kevin, good morning. >> reporter: a week after somehow getting by security and onto a plane, today, that 9-year-old stow-away is, indeed expected to be in the air again. this time, being returned to minnesota. today marks the ends of the 9-year-old stow-away's strange and dangerous odyssey to las vegas. he had an entire nation wondering how he finagled his way past tsa and a delta gate agent on his way to sin city. >> he had to be pretty smart and in the know. >> reporter: it wasn't long before we knew this was not his first brush with the law. not by a long shot. the list includes sneaking into a water parkt without a ticket and car theft and crashing into

a police and much more but nothing compares to slipping onto a plane alone after casing the minneapolis airport the day before. >> all of this, since 911, has been to keep us safer and it has! but still we have gaping holes and this was a perfect example of it. >> i'm a parent. i'm not perfect. >> reporter: his father, who wishes to be remain anonymous, says that he is at business wit's end and desperately needs help for his son. >> he couldn't do nothing because he was a minor. i'm asking for help. >> reporter: after police collected him at the gate in las vegas, he spent last week in foster care. now this boy will have to face the music when he lands here at the very place where his adventure began. the child is expected to be seen by child protective services upon arrival to discuss his behavior and offer counseling. lester. >> kevin tibbles at the airport in minneapolis, thank you.

this morning, we are getting our first look at the man attacked by a group of bikers after a chase that was caught on tape and happened here in new york city. here is ron allen. >> reporter: this picture from the new york daily news is the first look at lin the 33-year-old father seen in this video dragged from his suv and allegedly beaten by a group of motorcycle riders. his wife and 2-year-old daughter also in the vehicle. after a 2 to 3-mile chase that ended when lin had to stop in traffic. two weeks later, his facial injuries are visible and no word on his overall medical condition. police have arrested seven suspects so far, including an undercover new york police detective off-duty at the time riding with the bikers. they face charges ranging from criminal mischief to gang assault. faced with the graphic video evidence, the detective's attorney can see he was there but insists he is innocent. >> the video will exonerate our client.

at no point is anywhere near mr. lean. >> reporter: while the video appears to show one of the bikers blocking the suv one of the bikers is claim lin started it all. an attorney said the suv bumped one of the riders a few miles before what is seen on the videotape. the bikers were trying to stop the suv and talk to the driver. >> we don't think our client should have been run over and crushed and ended up under an suv. >> reporter: another attorney said a water bottle may have been thrown from the suv and provoked the bikers. in a statement, lin's wife said we were faced with a life-threatening situation and my husband was forced under the circumstances to take the actions that he did to protect the lives of our entire family. he has not been charged with a crime. meanwhile, new york police say they are looking for at least five more suspects. perhaps seen in video and still pictures of the incident, or

suspects perhaps not caught on camera. for "today," ron allen, nbc news, new york. let's get you kaupt on some of the morning's other top stories. >> reporter: preparations are under way this morning on cuba's east coast. that country is bracing for massive cyclone. more than 400,000 people have been evacuated so far. the cyclone is packing sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. that is the equivalent of a category 4 hurricane right now. back here, truckdriver is killed after colliding with a trainful of sight-seers in west virginia. two dozen hurt in the crash. pain was taking passengers on a scenic tour of fall foliage at the time of the accident. a zookeeper in missouri was crushed to death by an elephant when he was going to feed her. 30-year veteran of that zoo dickerson park zoo and the

manager of the elephant was in the enclosure with two workers when the elephant charged at him 37 what set off the incident is unclear this morning. a man in california is trying to fight for al qaeda. the 24-year-old wen was arrested in santa ana attempting to board a bus in mexico. they say wen lied about his personal information on a passport application in august. a costco wholesale store in san francisco is recalling nearly 40,000 pounds of rotisserie chicken and may be linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. they are recalling foster farms rotisserie chicken and the soup and chicken leg quarts and chicken salad. federal officials say the food may be strained with salmonella that has injured 24 people in 20 states. we have come to know her well over the past week.

malall was the target of a taliban assassination attempt and nominated for the nobel prize but she did not win the prize but a chance to meet with the president and the first lady. in the office, president obama signed a proclamation marking friday as the international day of "the girl." that is the news for now. >> that girl? >> what an inspiration she has been and it was really interesting throughout the course of the week to see and hear so much from her as well. >> pretty incredible young lady. we would a could all learn a lot from her. >> dylan dreyer is over at the fancy map. actually, too a look at this night sky which was something fancy in itself? >> yes. it absolutely was. we have been seeing some -- i'm confused. what night sky are you talking about? >> i thought we were supposed to be looking at a pretty amazing

night sky! the time lapse video! >> pretty amazing! >> i didn't get that paper. but this is the night sky of the northern lights. now i'm on the same page. over the cat skills mountains. it is one of those things i would love to see at some point in my life in person. apparently not too far away in thecatskill mountains. a cold front is moving through the country and dividing the country in half with warm air out ahead of it. but it is still pretty chilly back behind it. it is this area of low pressure off the mid-atlantic coastline that has been bringing record amounts of rainfall to areas like baltimore and also into philadelphia as well. we want to take a look at washington, d.c. we have another beautiful shot, courtesy of earth cam, thank you to our friends there, in washington, d.c. it is cloudy and gray and gorgeous and beautiful night in the nation's capital. we will see off and on showers today and tomorrow but see

improvements as we go into monday. we are are not going to see the heavy rain like we have seen but we are certainly going to see some improvements in their with just pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall off and on throughout the day and tomorrow as well. for the rest of the country today, once this cold front moves through with high pressure building in, it is going to be a little bit below average. temperatures should only top out in the 60s across parts of the rockies. we could even see some mountain snow, especially as we go into sunday and monday across seeing some hazy skies around san jose this morning. 47 in livermore. low 40s around the trivalley this morning. mid 60s around pacifica, too. 73 in san jose for today. tonight some increasing high clouds. trning a bit warmer earlier next

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>> you said lip lock. yes. you told us earlier in the show that you're a good kisser. >> come on now! you're putting me on the know. a new study shows that kissing is one way people weed out the pretenders if you will from the contenders when they are looking for the right partner. craig got this voiassignment. >> oh, boy! lots of emotion behind the kiss but it turns out the kiss could be the deciding factor in whether you'll be a winner in the mating game. >> reporter: passionate. romantic, and sometimes awkward. ♪ this kiss this kiss >> reporter: kissing is a language awful its own from the iconic kiss in times square for one fit for royalty. ♪ a kiss is just a kiss >> reporter: not really. turns out, there is more science to. a new study reveals it's a filter for finding that perfect partner. ♪ kiss me

>> a kiss can tell you if somebody is into you or not into you. if you're kissing your partner, i don't know the way you kiss a friend hello that you haven't run into, then that's a problem. >> reporter: the study surveyed 900 people and found kissing and being a good kisser was more important to women than men. >> my husband and i kiss all the time. if i had to kiss him for 21 years and it was -- he was a bad kisser, we wouldn't be together 21 years. >> reporter: men, if you're a bad kisser, that's a deal-breaker, as women are more likely to change their opinion of you based sole on a smooch. >> we probably would change our mind about a kiss if we didn't feel that special feeling. ♪ my first kiss went a little like this ♪ >> reporter: for this young, new couple. >> my cheeks feel like they are getting red. >> reporter: kissing holds promise. >> a good kiss makes someone way

more attractive. >> reporter: with this, their first kiss. >> that was pretty good. i'm not going to lie. >> we like to say eyes are the window into the soul and i think to some extent, you know, a kiss is the window into a person's heart. ♪ >> the study also found that people use kissing to help establish and maintain a bond with their partners as well. >> did you actually ask people to kiss on the street? >> how did you get that many people? they were making out. >> the couple at the end, that really was their first kiss. >> but it was making me uncomfortable here. you know? >> it was kind of like you're sitting here watching people make out. >> do you remember your wedding kiss? >> yeah. >> how was that kiss? >> well, you know, my grandmother was there! it was strange. >> was it inappropriate? >> it was tame. it was tame. >> the priest was there in the cathedr cathedral. >> it was like a peck on the

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good morning. nice chilly temperatures to start this saturday morning in san jose and beyond. nice and cool to start. feeling a little bit like fall. we have a forecast that is chilly now but will it stay that way? >> we're going to get sunsign this afternoon. it's going to warm up. we're starting out really cold in the north bay. you will see high clouds coming in lart this afternoon. a system that will drop east of the sierra, may toss snow showers over elevations above 50,000 feet. for the bay area today 60s and mostly low 70s inland today.

tomorrow into monday you're going to see some warming. the morning is going to stay chilly. the afternoon turning warmer early next week. >> a developing story regarding the salmonella scare. inspector are recalling nearly 40,000 pounds of chicken from the costco store on el camino real. among the products under recall, the wholesaler's popular kirkland signature foster farms row 'tis riff chicken, the kirkland farms rotisserie chicken soup, leg quarters and chick i don't know salad. all of these sold between september 11th to september 23rd. if you have any of these product, call the costco number on your screen. >> the rules are changing at sf general this morning following the disappearance of a patient

later fond dead. hospital stuff must now manually deactivate security alarms that go off and do sweeps of the building's fire escapes and stairwells. it will conduct an independent review of the hospital security and safety system. length spaulding was found dead tuesday in a hospital stairwell nearly three weeks after she vanished from her hospital room. >> no deal yet. bart negotiationsnded around 10:00 night. they will continue to try to eke out a new contract to avert what is now a sunday night strike. it was a long day of negotiating. 12 hours in all. union representatives said they were expecting a new proposal to come their way. bart's chief negotiator said he was prepared to praent new deal but by the end of the night, no one would confirm whether that deal materialized and whether the union had it. bart's general manager was at the table thursday and all day

friday, along with state lawmakers, which is something the union requested. >> we can talk to her directly. we don't have to worry about someone else telling our story or explaining our information. >> negotiations do look positives and both sides will be back at the table at 9:30 this morning. >> coming up, taking control of your image. while starting next month your name and picture could appear on a ads owned by google-owned wb sites.

>> i'm here from milwaukee. i love the "today" show. >> we're from west virginia and we want to say congrats to brandon on his baby boy. >> came all the way from home to be on the "today" show. >> we are hoosier girls and we are here for lester holt! >> we have gotten those hoosier girls behind us. next the boston folks. very lively crowd with us here on this saturday morning. it is october 12th, 2013. we are glad to have everybody down here spending part of their weekend bus. >> it is october 12th. so i want to wish a happy

birthday to my lovely wife carol and i have some baking to do today. >> you're making carrot cake? carrot cake? >> yes. >> go with carrot cake. >> i think she wants a big cake with lots of chocolate frosting. >> hope he spoils you today, carol. happy birthday. a serious headline. when you read it sounds like the plot of a movie you thought could never happen. two rabbis who prosecutors say were hired by married hem to torture and kidnap their husbands to force these men into agreeing to a divorce. we take a turn and talk about reality tv. the couples that appear in these reality tv shows does it give them a rocky relationship? bruce jenner and his wife chris

that went their separate ways. we will get into that when we talk hollywood headlines. ahead, surfing not an easy sport we all know. but this 3-year-old makes it look like a piece of cake. we will introduce you to the little dude who rides the waves like no other. >> he is cute. >> i once tried that. >> he'll teach you how! i am a huge fan of usa "white collar." coming up, i got to meet the cast and get a behind the scenes look at what is ahead this season. it ended last season on a huge cliff hanger. >> very cool. >> it's really cool. >> and not a bad assignment for the day. >> i loved being on the set. it was amazing to me i. it is pretty cool. we will get to that in a minute. but first a check of the weather? >> i admitted earlier it's not that cold but now it's a little chilly out here. sorry about that. it is chilly right now but it's the end of october and turn into a nice day, especially later on this afternoon with about 70 degrees in the northeast.

but, tomorrow, we will start to see some snow falling in parts of wyoming, also some heavier rain from parts of the rockies down into texas. then on monday, we are actually going to see the chance of that rain moving eastward from the northern plains into texas with some snow in montana and wyoming. some of that rain on columbus day could be heavy at times so keep that in mind. also scattered off and on showers up and down the east coast on columbus days but the west coast is looking gorgeous. we should see a lot of sunshine. temperatures look nice and mild too. and we are going to see that rain begin to spread eastward. we have red sox fans here. where are they? is this exciting or what? >> oh, yeah. always exciting. >> i love when the boston people are here because being in new york and a red sox fan is not the easiest thing.

some low clouds now. we'll see 70 later on in fremont, 78 in san francisco and tomorrow partly cloudy skies, turning a bit warmer inland. near 80 on monday and tuesday, getting closer to 70 on the coast early next week. today's top spot, we are looking at the chicago marathon. obviously, we are also rooting on our producer shauna who is running the marathon out in chicago. a wonderful event but chilly in the morning. temperatures should only be in the 40s so it's one of those runs where you need the layers and then you shed the layers later on as temperatures will eventually get back into the 60s. so that is our top spot today in chicago, illinois. back to you guys. >> thanks. two rabbis behind bars this morning and accused of being the

masterminds in a bizarre plot to force husbands to grant their wives a divorce. here is more now from michelle franzen. >> reporter: the charges are startling. in a closely knit orthodoxed community, two rabbis accused of kidnapping for hire murder ring where they were paid to have wives husbands's abducted and in some cases tortured to comply. federal followed a raid and arrest from this rabbi in up state new york and wendall epstein is shown in a documentary called "women unchanged." . the fbi conducted a two-year sting operation where an undercover agent posed as an orthodoxed jewish wife wanting a divorce. phone calls and meetings where a

rabbi would coerce the husband to grant the divorce. according to authorities, epstein said, quote, tough guys who utilize prods -- one says it reflects the legal barriers women face in the ultra orthodoxed communities. >> it is a document that allows the couple to on get a divorce and it's entirely up to the husband. the wife has no control over it. >> reporter: defense attorneys for rabbi epstein did not comment on the charges. willmarks' attorney says his client is innocent. >> the government says it's all about money. i don't think it's quite that clear. these are maybe controversial, but sort of old religious traditions. >> reporter: the two rabbis and eight other defendants remain in federal custody without bail. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. up next, the jonas brothers cancel their tour so what does that mean for the future of the

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reality tv curse. married couples who agree to go on camera, allow cameras into their homes, eventually wind up going their separate ways. >> it does happen. most recently we saw chris and bruce jenner announced they separated actually a while ago. but they are far from the only couple to call it quits. we take a look. >> reporter: it was the breakup heard around the reality tv world. >> chris and bruce jenner's separation secrets. >> reporter: after 22 years of marriage, bruce and chris jenner have split. telling e news we are living separately and much happier this way. >> who knows what went wrong. i have spoken to chris jenner about this. shes, look, things are okay. we are living in separate places but still very much involved. >> reporter: shocking? if you've been keeping up with the ckardashians, let's say the reality flags weren't hard to miss. >> helicopter friends, can you all go find a little get-away that you can go relax at. >> i'll look for a place.

>> reporter: but before bruce and chris, there were plenty of other couples that couldn't weather through the reality tv storm. from jessica and nick to kels i didn't kelsey and -- all of these breakups have us wondering are reality stars cursed when it comes to lasting love? >> it's not easy being on a reality show. >> reporter: these two have been married six years. four documented on reality tv. julie anna warns a couple's motivation is key. >> if you think i i just want to be famous and the money and fame and the glamour, then reality show will not be for you. it will break. your marriage. >> reporter: here is the small screen has seen fair share of splits but some success stories and surprises. remember these two? then there is greg and mimi who began show married and divorced and remarried and, yep, it was

all documented on reality tv. so letting cameras into your home good fodder for tv and, in many cases, a huge paycheck, but reality couples of tomorrow, be warned. >> it's dangerous to get into with someone you love. you can fall victim to the reality show curse. >> reporter: for today, joel gardello, new york. for more, nice to see you. >> nice to see you as well. good morning. >> so what does this split say about the future of some of the other couples that we are watching right now? do they have to worry about it after seeing what happened to chris and bruce jenner? >> we are married here and we know a marriage is hard without putting things on television. putting it on tv is more money involved and adds more stress so they need to worry. >> everybody wants to weigh in when things go bad and craig is over in the orange room with some of the social media fallout from all of this. >> we have folks talking about

on twitter and facebook as well. here is a survey we posted. would appearing on a reality show with your spouse curse your relationship? and the response, fairly lopsided here and pretty overwhelming response. 76% say having a camera follow them and their wife or them and their husband around 24/7 may not be the best of ideas. also tweets to share with you as well. this first from william consta teen. i think it takes a special couple to be on camera for a tv show. for many being in a relationship is tough enough. and this one from reed bennett. nope, if if it ends, it was bad to begin with. there is what folks are saying out there on twitter. >> craig, thanks very much. speaking of breakups. i want to ask you about the jonas brothers. not that it's a marital breakup, but their tour has been canceled, right? >> their tour is canceled and supposed to start 19-city tour

on friday and it was canceled citing differences. they were boys when they first started out and men now. we will see what happens. >> we want to look at a very emotional hour of tv that happened this week. "glee's" tribute to cory monteith and bringing in "rent" too. how was it received? >> their highest episode in a year and so many touching moments like we are seeing right now. the cast had to film in one take bought they didn't want to put them through this over and over. and michelle singing "let me make you my love. >> she was his girlfriend on screen and off screen. he played the quarterback on the show but they also said he was the quarterback of their cast and their crew so they had to get through it. >> great to have you here. thanks very much.

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on the show "white collar." they track down thieves. >> great show starting its fifth season. and dylan got a chance to go on set and catch up with the cast and crew. >> which was so much fun. i was digging for some secrets but i don't have any huge secrets to reveal. but i can tell you there will be action, there will be deception and, of course, there will always be a romance. >> reporter: "white collar" tells the story of a cop and a con man who team up to catch criminals and form an likely

friendship along the way. >> i'll be back. >> no. >> matt calfry plays the fbi informant. >> are you killing to go? let's go. >> to me it's like a poker game. there is a friendship. they respect each other's intelligence but, at the same time, they never show each other what they have got in their hand. >> reporter: his partner fbi agent peter burke is played by tim decay. >> you may not make it out of this one. >> you got two guys who are attacking the same thing. maybe in a different way. and -- but they are after the same goal. >> reporter: willie garcon portrays neil's side kick. what do you think it is about the show that brings the characters back? >> the characters are so great, they could work on any case, it wouldn't matter. you want to hang out with these people. >> reporter: i actually got that chance. we're entering into the white collar division area and this is legit. i mean, this is kind of what it looks like in real life? >> for the most part, it is. although i have to say the fbi

agents that sieve spoken to in the past have said that our offices are way cooler than theirs. >> reporter: these are crew members on the wall here? i find that amazing. >> the crew members are the most wanted. and i think peter dunbar's photo is the best. he truly looks like he has done something and he doesn't care. >> reporter: we are heading into your office. >> this was somehow photo shopped. >> you didn't take that picture? >> no. >> reporter: a lot of stuff happens in here. >> a lot does. we talk about the case. certain information comes up. >> we got al capone on tax evasion. maybe there is a financial angle we can play deluca. >> reporter: it's very light. j. edgar is very light. when he visited the cast was in the middle of filming season five and since last season ended with a major cliff hanger, agent burke in prison, i had to try to get the scoop on what was going to happen next. any hints you can give us what

we can expect? anything different? >> you know can't tell you nothing! i can't tell you nothing! >> reporter: luckily, i was able to get a little bit more out of matt. >> season five is really about this bargain, this deal with the devil that neil makes in exchange for peter's freedom but i think the story is strong this year so i'm really excited for people to check it out. >> reporter: i am very excited about this too. you can catch the season premiere of "white collar" thursday at 9:00/8:00 central on the usa network. >> we ask you one thing. come back and tell us what happens and no! >> they wouldn't tell me anything. >> did you tell them turn the cameras off and whisper in my ear? >> did you take your reel, your tape? >> i would be just like sitting in the couch in the background if they let me. i went to their homes too on their set and they were so cool. >> xrepcreepy? >> yes, very creepy. surf is up for one little

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on a nice saturday afternoon. not unexpected. a drive up and down the pacific coast highway, you glance over and see people suffering. >> that's not unexpected but you usually don't expect to see a 3-year-old. he is making some serious, serious waves. with a little more, here is mike taibbi. ready to go surf? >> yeah. >> like any 3-year-old, christian daily, travels in a car seat. what other tiks his age has a wet suit on, heads out for the break and does this. christian likes all sports but he loves surfing and has since he was two. he was still pretty new to walking when one day, he suddenly stood up on a surf board and shocked his father, todd. >> i was stunned. i couldn't believe my own eyes.

>> reporter: stunned but as a lifelong surfer himself, the san louie e louie ebisto native let his son do what he was born to do. a father/son ritual. the kid waxing his on board, walking with his dad down to the water, sharing a short prayer and a search for the next ride. time together that's priceless and irreplaceable. >> if he is having fun with it, i want him to keep going and enjoying it. >> the tourists and curious may be excited about the story, the surfing toddler. todd's parents watch their son and grandson and see a bigger story. >> you can just see the pure enjoyment and fun that's going on out there between father and son. it is just awesome. >> reporter: ad prodigies go, a kid who can think about hanging 10 at age 3 might not be a match for mozart composing music at

five but christian's exploits have become an internet sensation. >> how big are the waves? >> really big. >> reporter: the natural, the toddler that plays soccer and rides his bike, no trailing wheels of course but also can do this. for today, mike taibbi, nbc ex los angeles. no training wheels at three. >> we might be hearing more from him. >> i think there is a very good chance. that's going to do it for us on this saturday morning. tomorrow, you will meet three generations of a ballooning family. >> then, the science behind infomercials. why do we always fight on them. i'll see you tonight on nightly news. have a great saturday. bye-bye.

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from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. looking live at the golden gate bridge this morning, chilly temperatures this morning. i'm chris sanchez.

thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning. we do have fog this morning. we have patches of low clouds that will stick around almost till lunch time. west of the golden gate, coastal low clouds at times. not a bad afternoon, we should see 68 in san francisco, 73 in san jose, mid 70s inland today but later tonight we could see some sierra snow showers. we'll let you know if that includes a chance of showers around the bay area later today. >> a developing story this morning. more chicken under recall by the usda because salmonella contaminati contamination. they may be contaminated with the same strains of salmonella that have sickened more than 300 people across the country. here are the products to look for in y