we're back with more of "today" on a monday morning, it is the 3rd day of august, 2009. just let's take a moment to thank a big crowd that's gathered here to start the week under sunny skies. this is a weird summer we're having here, because according to mr. roker, this is the first time in a long time where during the summer we have not gone over

90 degrees once. >> first time since they kept records in 1869. >> nobody's complaining about the heat though. >> some people are. >> really? >> i'm happy. i'm matt lauer, along with al roker and natalie morales. more news now on the octomom. back in the headlines. >> she is back. apparently now she is openly saying that having another eight children was a big mistake. she feels guilty about it, about what's missing from their lives and the impact that will all have as they grow up. we'll get more on that and talk to a psychologist about some things she should be doing to try to better their lives. >> those comments are going to make a lot of people very angry. >> absolutely. a lot of people are already very angry. this adds fuel to the fire. >> not to mention the eight kids when they read this later on.

here's a startling statistic. 80% of all auto crashes happen when the driver looks away from the road a few seconds before that happens. and of course, texting comes to mind with that. we are going to get some tips now that people are hitting the road in greater numbers during the summer how to stay safe and focused especially on longer drives. all right. and also coming up, what's that say? >> it says how to firm up that junk in your trunk. >> i couldn't focus on that. >> you didn't want to say junk in the trunk? >> let's head inside to the news desk. nice segue. thanks so much. in the news this morning, good morning once again, everybody. at least 26 people are injured after their continental airlines plane hit some severe turbulence this morning. the flight with 168 people on-board was headed to houston from rio de janeiro when it was forced to make an emergency landing in miami.

injuries range from fractured wrists and neck and back pain to bumps and bruises. an iraqi police official is claiming three americans held in iran have links to the cia. the two men and one woman were arrested last week after reportedly straying across the border from iraq's northern kurdistan region. swiss diplomats are trying to learn more about the arrests on behalf of the u.s. which has no direct diplomatic ties with iran. the family of u.s. navy captain michael "scott" speicher wants to find out exactly how he died. the fighter pilot was hot down 18 years ago on the first day of the first iraq war and his remains were finally found last week by u.s. marines. the family wants to know if he was alive after he ejected from the plane. a bomb killed at least ten people today in western afghanistan. the taliban has claimed responsibility and has said it was targeting the local police chief who was wounded. afghanistan has seen a surge in violence ahead of this month's

presidential election. in sudan, bloody clashes have left at least 160 people dead, most of them women and children. they were killed on sunday when heavily armed south sudan tribal fighters launched a raid on a rival ethnic group. a five-hour pro ses woupd through the streets of manila today as the body of the former president corazon aquino was brought to the main cathedral. she died saturday at the age ever 76 from colon cancer. her funeral is wednesday. a study of american school children finds gym class emergen injuries needing emergency room treatment rose 150% over a ten-year period ending in 2007. researchers say the increase may have less to do with rigorous exercise and more to do with larger class size, less adult supervision, and fewer school nurses. funny people took over the top spot at the weekend box office. taking in more than $23 million.

"harry potter and the half-blood prince" was second, "g-force" was third. four minutes past the hour. now back outside to matt and al. >> my kids saw "g-force" and said it was a 14 out of 10. i missed it. >> i'm going this weekend. you can come with us. >> i'm busy. busy. >> is this the forecast from five feet away? >> hey, we've got that 16th birthday. what's your name? >> laurel. >> where you from? >> louisville, kentucky. >> this is a good looking couple. what's your name? >> john moore. this is my 78th birthday. >> well happy bert day. one more sweet 16. what's your name? >> chelsea. >> where you from? >> new york. >> happy birthday. let's check your weather, see what's happening. we'll show you, after thunderstorms from omaha, kansas city, st. louis, chicago, hail, damaging winds, could be rough out there.

as you look, they're starting to fire up even as we speak. more rain, heavy thunderstorms, rainfall amounts generally about a half-inch but down into parts of central and southern illinois, on into missouri, about a three-inch bull's-eye right around there. you're 13! >> first monday of august. it will feel like it. 89 to 90 in central maryland. 91 tomorrow. >> who's gloria? >> right here. >> gloria, happy 75th!

you look fantastic. all right. now let's go back in to natalie. nadya suleman, the infamous octomom is in the news again, this time admitting to "us weekly" that having the octuplets was a mistake. good morning to you both. start with this admission she's now saying that she regrets it, she recognizes it was a mistake to have the octuplets on top of her other six children. >> this is the first time she's come out and said, maybe it was a mistake that i had all these children. she says she lives her life in a coulda-woulda-mindset and never would have fathomed having okay top ple it up plets if she would have realized. it kind of behooves nadya to stay in the media. it is the way she supports her children, through tv interviews,

through selling her photos. she's working on a reality show. she's just keeping the interest. >> in the interview she said, "i think it was a mistake in the terms of the well being of the octuplets and my other kids. i can't give myself to all of them 100%. i wish i could." is there any way at this point for nadya to fix the mistake? >> you can't stuff kids back. >> what can she do to make the situation better for all the kids? >> in my opinion, the number one thing that she needs to do at this point is get real mental health care for herself. this is a woman who keeps making decisions not thinking about the consequences of what will happen as a result of those decisions. each next step that she is making, a reality tv show, i'm going to sell these pictures to the press, now i'm in a fish bowl, i can't get out. each decision starting with implanting these embryos, starting with the person who donated sperm and now apparently she doesn't want to tell the kids who that is because he didn't agree to be the dad but

the kids of course want to know. each of these decisions are not thought out. she's now overwhelmed. tremendously anxious. probably depressed. but still making these decisions. she really needs to get to a professional who can help her sort through this. figure out why she's making these decisions. >> speaking of the farther of these kids, we don't know who that person is. what is nadya saying about him? >> she's saying she's going to let her oldest son who's now 8 know who he is when he's 18. so ten years. she says her children are asking every single day who's their father and she regrets the fact that she brought them into this world without a father figure. >> they don't have any kind of relationship with this man? >> she doesn't at this point. she did have a relationship prior but she does admit in "us weekly" she used leftover donations to get pregnant and she only told him she was pregnant with octuplets several days before giving birth. since then she's not spoken to him. >> he's completely cut off this relationship since then.

>> right. >> in terms of the older ones asking to see the father and her allowing that when they're older, is that something that do you think would be helpful to them? >> look, every child wants to know who their biological parents are, often when they're adopted, you want to know who you came from. at a certain age you understand you couldn't have just come from a mother. because you look around, you see other people have two parents, you understand the biology and you want to know hot father is. it is very normal. on the other hand, the agreement with someone to ask them for a sperm donation and not say, you're going to be the parent, somebody's going to be victimized here, if you will, somebody's going to be losing out. i think ultimately hopefully she can react with this person so ultimately she can let them know that's who their father is. but it is up to him ultimately to decide whether he wants to participate. >> what's her daily life like now? >> it is a really interesting life.

she says she is up until 4:00 in the morning each morning writing her memoirs, very little sleep. up again by 6:00 a.m. with her oldest kids who she gets off to school, then spends time with her octuplets and her twins. she doesn't even have time to go grocery shopping. four nanties, 10 to 12 helpers. she's like a prisoner in her house. surrounded by security cameras. every time she goes out she is taunted. >> how is she affording all of this. you talked about selling pictures of her children. a lot of people saying it is exploitation. what else? the reality tv show. is that something, $250,000 for the season, i imagine. right? >> couple of seasons. she has a couple of other interesting plans. she's talking about -- she has a special form of sit-ups that makes her stomach incredibly flat after all those babies. she's thinking of a commercial with her babies. she has these interesting ideas going on. >> a reality show, all these

other things with the children at the center of it all -- >> we have yet to see a reality show that turned out well psychologically speaking for the people involved. >> especially for kids. >> my goodness, have we not seen enough incidences of celebrity children whose entire self-worth is based on being in front of a camera? who grow up to feel they're actually worth nothing and crash and burn. i think all i can say from a mental health standpoint is, it is a disastrous idea. i hope she doesn't do it. i understand the financial need but there has to be other ways. i'd rather advise her to go on welfare, quite honestly, than put these kids in this situation with their development and being healthy adults. i see patients who have been abused and traumatized and somehow they're like the seed that grows in the desert and they turn out okay.odds much di.

>> with a family that large, too, a chance for a normal life, i can't imagine. >> it's not going to be a normal life. you can only hope that she'll stop making more decisions that put them in the spotlight that cultivate this kind of trauma growing up. >> dr. gayle saltz, thank you. want a better rear view? we'll show you five ways to boost your booty. but first, how to keep yourself from getting stuck on the road this summer. right after this. raspberry cheesecake... ... yeah, every night is something different. oh, yeah yeah... ... she always keeps them in the house. no, no, no. i've actually lost weight... i just have a high metabolism or something... ...lucky. babe... umm, i gotta go. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good.

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take a 15-minute cat nap. it does refresh you. caffeine's okay to have but you have a drop-off after it wears off. drink water. it keeps you hydrated, alert and you have to take a rest break to alleviate yourself. >> same thing with the high-sugar snack, boom, then you crash. literally. >> exactly. >> another big problem we see, i know i've been a little guilty of it, you get distracted at the wheel. there are a lot of things that can cause those distractions. >> they are. one thing when you rent a car or driving your spouse's car for a big trip, you drive a sports car, she has a minivan. know where the controls are. >> or turning on the lights. >> you want to turn the headlights on, pop them on, don't worry about it. if you're driving with someone, don't eat at the seat. don't have the hamburger where it is falling into your lap. >> oh, my gosh, you got a pickle on my -- whoa! >> i had a cookie fall away,

fumbling around to make sure i don't sit on chocolate chips. those are things you don't want to do. finally use a gps navigation system and use the voice. maybe it is an annoying accent, but still not looking at that gps unit, using the voice helps you keeps focused on the road. >> what about the phone? >> the phone is a big distraction. if you have a co-driver, let that person handle it. focus on driving. even hands-free. even the radio is a distraction. even looking at the gps is a distrags. there are statistics say every two seconds you take your eyes on the wheel is a danger. texting. too much after distraction. >> you hope you don't but you break down. >> first thing is keep your wits about you. don't get frustrated or angry at the car. you'll make poor decisions. keep your family in the car. the family should definitely stay in the car. you should pull the car off to the side if you can. drive it off the shoulder but

make the car visible, raise the hood, put out flares, put out warning devices, keep flashers on. >> never cross the freeway or highway. >> don't run across the highway. use your cell phone to call 911. if you're on a bridge, walk to the little alert box. on big bridges like the golden gate, there are crews on each side. kids have to be belted securely. for safety, legal reasons. same thing with pets. keep your pets belted in as well. use a restraint, harness or the crate that the pet lives in, sleeps in at night or little mesh partitions. f if you're in an accident, the pet counsel bounbounces around injured. >> would you tell my son nicky he has to keep the shoulder strap on. >> definitely nicky, keep the

shoulder strap right across your chest like that. >> thank you. appreciate that. you do have to travel, what do you keep in a car? >> keep in a small box. first we have an emergency kit here, band-aids, light stick, tylenol, aspirin, gauze pad. something happens in the middle of nowhere you don't want to have someone who's sick or a bleeding child. give them something to take care of them until you get to a rest stop. fire extinguisher. you have emergency triangles you can put out 50 feet, 150 feet behind the vehicle. also we have flares here. remember with the flare, be aware of dry grass. it is fire. it is going to be lit for 15 or 20 minutes. cause another fire and that's a problem. >> now you have aaa and the fire department. then jumper cables? >> jumper cables here. be the person who has the jumper cables when you need the battery

charged, you don't want to run around to find someone and ask for battery cables. partible chargesers are nice, $60 up to $90. >> you say keep $20 of bills and loose change. >> say you go to a gas station, you need to buy a quarter of oil. they won't take a credit card. have some change just put aside. if you're driving, i've done it this weekend, you run out of cash. where are you going to go when you need an emergency? >> your car can be your atm. >> it could be. >> happy travels. still ahead, funny man chris catan from "snl." but first these messages. thursday, finally!

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>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. one man was killed and another wounded as shots were fired by someone in a white conversion minivan with blue stripes and tinted windows. it happened after 1:00 yesterday at allendale street in northwest baltimore city. one victim, an 18-year-old, was killed, while the unidentified 47-roll band and expected to survive. a neighborhood in silver spring is in shock after a pair of robbers broke into a woman's apartment and attacked her. the astor to come to the door to fill out a survey. they pushed their way into the home stole money and other items. the woman was not seriously injured, but the attack as the neighborhood on edge.

>> it is bad, especially for the neighborhood and being that old. it is not a target company at that age. >> let's take a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> things are settling down with high pressure. our temperature range is typical for august. upper eighties to low 90s in places like downtown. winds shifting to the south this afternoon. high pressure over the ohio valley. it extends its reach over the mid-atlantic. just the slightest chance of an isolated thunderstorm. better chance of scattered storms late and the day on wednesday. >> we will have another update at 9:55.

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i'm sure you're waiting with bated breath to find out. we'll find out tomorrow on "today." it is always fun to see who's on the list. we thought we might help you get some exercise. i know there is a lot of talk about making sure we look good in our jeans, that's why we exercise our gluteus maximus. but in fact there is a medical reason we should take care of ourself in that way. we'll learn about that coming up. we'll lunge into that. first, number one movie at the box office, starring adam sandler. is it worth a trip to the theater? gene shalit will share his thoughts. we'll go off into the kitchen for some fruity desserts. plus how to make that business that you've been dreaming about finally happen. lot to get to. first a check of the weather. >> let's see what's going on through your week ahead. looking at normal temperatures in the northeast, up into the

great lakes, below normal into the plains, into california. above normal texas and central plains. precipitationwise, kind of wet along the eastern half of the country with heavy rain in the >> partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. up to 89 degrees. 87 is the normal five for b.w.i. marshall. tomorrow, into the 90's. >> and that's your latest weather. thanks, al. coming up next -- five ways to a better butt. after these messages.

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this morning on "today's fitness," five ways to a rear view. it is the one part of your body that you either love or hate. if you're looking to boost your caboose, fitness trainer to the stars and author of the "5 factor diet" is here with us. good morning. listen, there are reasons that we really want to make sure that we pay attention to the rear view. there are certain medical reasons why. we want to make sure our posture is good. >> it is important. a lot of us tend to propel ourselves forward so we have overdeveloped hip flexors. we kick, do a lot of martial arts movements in group fitness classes, we run, walk, go upstairs we do everything propelling ourselves forward and we neglect the muscles behind our body. when we work our gluts and

hamstrings we correct that and hopefully reduce our chances of lower back injuries or any injuries. >> i understand also having to deal with a little bit of back issues that it kind of just basically creates a support that you want for your spine. what can you do -- we don't want to spend a lot of time doing this, harvey. we want to make it really easy. are there basic exercises we can do? >> five really simple ways. we'll show you a few of them. actually, erin, start off. we'll start off right over here doing a step-up. right over here. on the block. put your right foot up on the step, step up. what's so simple about this is, you'll notice you can do this with a flight of stairs. can you do this with a milk carton or a chair. she's using something that's at least 12 inches high. as you become more fit use a higher step. you don't need to necessarily add weight but you can. >> does it work with a smaller step? do you want to use your stairs at home in. >> absolutely. the taller you are, a higher

step is more difficult. two sets of 20 on each side. >> the next one doesn't require any equipment. a lunge. we've seen it many times. do a simple lunge. notice erin is looking up. it is important her leading knee does not go past her leading heel. her body's upright. >> what if she just did one leg like ten times rather than change legs. that obviously shakes it up and makes it a little more vulnerable to twists in ankles. is it still useful? >> absolutely. you can do all your repetitions on one leg. it is just a variation. i like to alternate left to right, left to right. >> if somebody were to hold on to a bar, they feel they may not be strong enough to do that, does that help? >> if you're a beginner do it next to a wall if there are any balance issues. two sets of 20 on each side. at least twice a week. the next exercise -- i'll walk her over, hand her over the bar.

this one, she doesn't necessarily need to do with a bar. she can use a broomstick at home. one hand under, one hand over. she'll push her hips back, bring her hips forward. a dead lift. this creates a night stretch in her ham strings, it works the glut down to the back of the knee. >> i notice she's going and bending, be careful not to reach out too far because you'll hurt your back. >> exactly. her back's always in the arched position, her head is up. at no point is she bending over. she's pushing her hips back and bringing her hips forward. this is great for where the bottom of the butt it. it is the hamstring. >> sometimes you don't feel like you're doing any exercise until the next morning. >> you've done these before. >> i've done these sorts of things before. you do really feel it later. again, two sets of 201234. >> two sets of 20. this really creeps up on you. more than anything, when you do it you feel a nice stretch but

two days later it will feel like you've been bruised and sore -- in a good way. >> it doesn't have to be heavy. it is about keeping the stability. is that right? >> exactly. can you dumb bells, very lightweight. as you become more fit, put more resistan resistance. >> a mule kick. >> hello. ima ann. how are you? nice to meet you. >> aaron, i'll have you in the mule kick position. again, simple does not require any equipment whatsoever. aaron an on all fours, bringing his knee in towards his body and keeping his heel back towards the wall behind him and the ceiling. >> i see people do this kind of thing all the time but i get the impression they're doing it incorrectly. he's very precise. there's no wobbling around. what's he thinking to go against the wall? >> to drive his heel straight through the wall behind him. >> his knee's not coming all the way up either. just per dick collar to the

floor. >> underneath his hip, driving it straight back. his body's controlled, he's doing this perfectly. good job. >> one last one. >> transition from this on to your back. >> this is great for your heels up on the ball. hands down at your side, hips up off the ground, roll the ball into you and go away. >> i've done that, that's a killer. >> great for the bottom of your butt, back of your legs. >> do we have to do all of these? or one or two if. >> what you put in is what you get out. >> harley, thank you so much. the book is "the 5 factor diet." up next, gene shalit takes a look at funny people. >> i got a gun in the other room. unchasable. look, scratches where bacteria can collect and grow and bacteria can cause bad breath that's why i recommend replacing toothpaste with polident. only polident is proven to clean without scratching

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george has a gopher, ira, a meddlesome writer of non-jokes. seth rogan. the director did the script and the script is insippent and sul gar. without the letter "f" he would have no script. >> what's going on? how we doing? >> reporter: george's doctors tell him he's dying. that's bad. >> laughter is such wonderful medicine. >> you have a very scary accent. >> are you mad that you died at the end of did the kwi hard". >> reporter: no surprise, he's cured. that's worse. that means we're stuck with another hour of this ever-lasting bore.

the film has foul-mouthed characters who i wish i hadn't heard. still, in this country there's a level of audience that will praise this movie or say at least it's passable. >> thank you. >> reporter: well, to me "funny people" is passable. speaking colonically. >> gene has other kind words for other movies on our website at todayshow.com. delicious fruit desserts to get berry, berry excited about. but firsrs

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showcase this season's ripest produce. good morning. we can have our dessert because we're doing this low-cal and healthy. >> we're got almonds, just a little bit of oil. we're making a frozen fruit tart. graham crackers, a little bit of oil. some water and honey. we'll just dissolve over here. bake for ten minutes. instead of making a heavy duty cream filling, going to do a double-churned low-fat ice cream. grab the sorbet. smush it down a little bit. >> this has a cream sickle flavor. >> you can use raspberry, passion fruit. whatever you like. >> you want to mix it in a bowl. >> just kind of swirl it in there.

use nectarines, plums, raspberries but whatever looks good in the market. you can refreeze this. put a piece of plastic right on this and refreeze it for a day or two. when people come, get out the fruit and do it. it is nice to have something in the freezer. >> top with extra cream or whipped cream? >> this is ice cream. put raspberries in the middle. you'll see, there it is. >> it is a refreshing dessert and calories, one slice you said was about 225. >> for a tart with that heavy duty whipped cream and custard it's like 400, 450. this is delicious. it doesn't feel like a diet thing. it is really good. the goal is to have delicious -- >> looks amazing. >> come over here. >> now this one looks like my favorite kind of dessert. i'm all about strawberry sho shortcake.

>> we call this strawberry cream cake. i have like all-fruit jam, this layer. this is a trick. i took plain yogurt, drained it for a couple hours. >> any kind of yogurt? >> this is plain yogurt. if you want to cheat, didn't have the time, this filling is yummy, use fruit yogurt. >> you use coffee filter. >> i have a half a cup of cream. >> you sweeten it? >> confectioner's sugar and vanilla. >> that's amazing. >> go ahead. >> layer that on. >> the cake, too, is actually surprisingly healthy. >> the cake is we actually use oil in this cake and subin -- the trip with baking, if you use

100% whole wheat flour. introduce it gradually. put in a third and the rest all-purpose. strawberries. basically the jam, berries. i think somebody's been eating somberries out of this one. >> i did!eberries out of this o. >> i di berries out of this one. >> i did! start again with the next layer. that's unbelievable. >> one of these strawberry shortcakes, a classic one is probably around 600. this is just over 300. it's not low-fat dessert but nice and healthy and better for you. extra fiber. >> yeah! there they are. >> that looks fabulous. >> that is so good! you would never know it's low-fat or healthier. that's the trick of it. >> it's the trick.

>> susan westmoreland, thank you. still coming up, kathie lee and hoda. chris catan. >> he's funny. >> much more after this. >> live, local, latebreaking.

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