♪ we're back with more of "today" on a thursday morning. the 13th day of august, 2009. of course, it is national left-handers day. not sure when they came into existence. but -- oh, it was 1974. here is a little fact for you. did you know that most lefties are not 100% left-handed? >> no. >> most do things with their right hands, as well. for example i write left-handed but i bat in baseball right-handed, play golf

right-handed. >> wow. >> eat left-handed. >> is there a right-handers day? >> there's not a right-handers day. >> i feel so left out. >> oh! >> oh! >> out on the plaza, matt lauer along with lxtv's sara gore filling in while natalie's on vacation. and mr. roker joins us, as well. neither of you left-handed? >> no. although i wear my watch on my right hand and i shoot baskets with my left hand. not that i play a lot of basketball. >> because you tend to wear your watch on your off hand. >> i wear mine on my right hand, too. but i never wear a watch. >> coming up in this half hour we're going to have some medical advice for women. it's actually kind of scary how often women's illnesses are misdiagnosed. we're going to talk about the four most commonly misdiagnosed diseases in women, and what the true symptoms of those diseases are. >> wow. on a slightly lighter note when you go out shopping do you like to haggle? >> no. >> i do. >> i really do.

they say you can actually save some money with the right words. we're not just talking about flea markets or when you're out, you know, out on the road. we're talking about real, brand-name stores. >> like department stores? >> like department stores. >> that's so strange. >> apparel stores, you can haggle and get the right price in places like best buy. >> i've got to find out how that works. >> if you watch. >> i know. >> we're doing the segment together so you'll find out. >> okay, also, ann was the lucky lady that got to sit down with brad pitt for an exclusive interview. we caught up with him in his adopted hometown of new orleans, where four years after katrina brad takes us inside one of the houses the organization helped build and talks to him about the t-shirt that suggests that he's running for mayor. >> or should. >> he'd get a lot of votes. plus his recent definition of love. so we'll see about that. >> cool, before we go any further. ann is on assignment today, hoda kotb is over at the news desk. take it away. >> good morning, everybody. the only person convicted in the

1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 that killed 270 people could be set free. lawyers for abdel basset ali megrahi are asking the scottish government for a compassionate early release because he's dying from cancer. earlier on "today" the mother of one of the victims of the attack expressed outrage. >> we were told he would at least serve his term in scotland. and i think he should die in scotland. he gets treatment for his disease there. what is this compassion, compassion for him? my heart is broken. my daughter's birthday is soon. she would have 41. it's just been living in hell. >> the scottish government said a decision is expected by the end of the month. former vice president dick cheney may be ready to criticize his old boss in an upcoming memoir. according to "the washington post," cheney feels that president bush lost some of his resolve during their second term, and became two flexible in the face of public opinion.

cheney's book is due out in 2011. a somber homecoming today in florida. the remains of captain michael scott spiker will arrive in his hometown of jackson file. speicher, a navy pilot, was shot down on the first day of the golf war in 1991. his remains were discovered last month in iraq. a wildfire that started on wednesday night is threatening 250 homes today in southern california's santa cruz mountains. it covered 1,000 acres near the town of bonny doon. 600 people were ordered to evacuate. president obama heads to a town meeting in montana tomorrow to confront what he says are the myths about his health care overhaul plan. members of congress have forums scheduled today in at least seven states. in new jersey today, one veteran said he already has government health care through his va and he has to wait for fests and leave voicemail for his doctor. an important recall this morning. little tikes is recalling more than 1.5 million workshop sets and trucks because of oversized

plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children. there's been one report of one child needing to be hospitalized. for more information on this you can go to our website, todayshow.com. and this x-ray says it all. an egyptian man got a spoon truck in his throat while trying to dislodge a fish bone. doctors had to surgically remove it. thank goodness it was not a fork. anyway, it is five minutes past the hour. head back outside to matt and sara gore. >> trying to get a fish bone out of his throat. maybe i'll jam this spoon down there, and that will force everything down. >> oh, yes. >> didn't work out. hoda, thank you very much. >> now we're going to send it over to al to give us the weather. >> luckily he didn't use a knife. wow. got the rough riders from saskatchewan here. what are the rough riders? >> canadian football. >> oh, okay. there seemed to be a pause there. nobody seemed to know. we're wearing the shirt but we

don't know what it means. all right, saskatchewan rough riders. let's check your weather. flood watches in parts of eastern p.a., new york city, coastal south atlantic with a front that's just stalled along there. rainfall amounts, some areas picking up up to five inches of rain. we're watching the tropics. tropical waves coming off the african coast. tropical depression not as impressive, but we'll keep an eye on it if it continunu >> we are going to be cooler than normal, temperature-wise, with clouds developing this afternoon. chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. thunderstorms.

that's your latest weather. hoda? >> al, thank you. this morning on "today's health," diseases doctors get wrong. symptoms can be misleading. and about 40% of all mistakes that doctors make are misdiagnoses. the current issue of "redbook" magazine explores how you can help prevent medical error. stacy morrison is redbook's editor in chief and our own dr. nancy synderman. first of all, how scary that they are misdiagnosing, we're going to talk about four different diseases, illnesses. but how is it that doctors are misdiagnosing things that seem so obvious? >> well, i think a lot of the blame, frankly, i'm going to put on the patient. especially as women. we walk into the doctor's office, and the first thing we do, i'm so sorry to take up your time, i know i shouldn't be here. so the shift of power automatically changes. and then i think, well, what do you have that's so important if you're wasting my time. we have to come in and say, so last week i experienced boom, boom, boom and you lay your case out. then i think that changes.

>> let's talk about the first one. this shocked me. doctors misdiagnosing a stroke. stacy, tell us the symptoms of a stroke. >> so many symptoms being complicated. with stroke it's headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, a lack of balance or muscular coordination, numbness on one side. that can be a lot of things. >> what is the most common sort of other thing that doctors diagnose the symptoms as? >> a lot of people just think it's dizziness, tell them to negate it because we don't think heart disease, stroke, those kinds of things can happen in women. a lot of times women come in and say, you know, my speech is a little off, i feel a little unbalanced it's an inner ear thing. >> i'm tired. >> that's scary. especially with strokes you have to be treated immediately. that's dangerous. >> that's the big thing. 14% of people who had a stroke under the age of 45 are misdiagnosed. and it's critical that you not leave the hospital without getting treated because that's where they can interrupt loss of paralysis, locals of speech, if they get it right then.

>> any little change. slurred speech, abnormal balance, something that absolutely is new to you, you have to rule out the bad stuff first. >> right. >> then you can figure out if it's nothing to worry about. we sort of think, oh, well it's nothing to worry about and put the bad stuff in the waste basket. >> let's talk about tmj. >> tempo mandibular joint syndrome. your jaw joint is right up against your ear canal. if something's wrong with your jaw joint, it can refer pain to your ear. a lot of times you'll walk in and your doctor will say it must be an earache, it must be an ear infection. if you have a clicking in your jaw, if your suddenly have pain on one side or another you have to consider. and we chew gum. >> you don't know what's doing it. when you have tmj, you have a variety of symptoms? >> sometimes it comes out as back pain or neck pain. things we also think is stress. the really tricky thing is you have to see a dentist if you have tmj. >> surgeons. someone who does this kind of stuff. >> they'll talk about whether you need to get night guards or something to keep you from

clenching. >> heart disease. i've just done a special on this. this is huge for women. >> number one killer of women. >> you would think that every doctor in the world would know if you walk in and say look, i'm having heart palpitations, i don't feel great, blah, blah, blah, they would say this may be heart disease. >> because the guys get crushing chest pain, i feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest. pain going down one arm. a woman will, and i'm not kidding, walk in and say, i'm so sorry to bother you, but, dot dot dot, i don't feel well, i'm tired. i'm short of breath. i feel -- >> i'm nauseous. >> i have nausea. >> so what's the -- >> gallbladder. ulcer, you know. >> tell me the right thing. i'm a woman, i'm feeling icky, fatigued, heart palpitations. >> heart palpitations. it may just be -- tired. two aspirin. chew them immediately to get aspirin into your system. assume you might be having a heart attack, call 911, or if you think you're having a heart attack or ongoing symptoms, you

get in to your doctor immediately. >> i think it is, what we're talking about is own your symptoms and don't walk in in a vague sort of way. >> since 50% of women's heart distress is misdiagnosed, 50% with all the research and all of the news that we've done over the last several years, you need to immediately think as a woman, do i need to rule out that i'm having a heart attack. that should be our first response. is this a heart attack? whether i'm young or in good shape, it doesn't matter. >> finally got to get to this one. a lot of women feel depressed, lethargic, icky, basically. and that could be, you think, depression, not feeling great. what could that be? >> well, if you just had a baby or you're perimenopausal, easy, and i think the most misdiagnosed problem, thyroid problems. >> thyroid problem? >> a simple blood test will show if you don't have enough thyroid in your body. hypothyroid is very common. >> the things we should look for for that? >> fatigue, it's gaining some weight, insomnia, having a really hard time sleeping,aches and pains.

this is a classic thing where women will say i'm not getting enough sleep, i'm overworked. if it goes undiagnosed, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and depression. >> go in to your doctor, confident, knowing your symptoms, specifically. >> and look them up. >> look now nondescript all of these things were. you have to think beyond the obvious. because on the surface he goes, just get eight hours of sleep, you'll be fine tomorrow. you might not be fine tomorrow. you might not be here tomorrow. >> that's good advice. great article in "redbook." thank you so much. cruising for bargain vacation. we're going to show you how you could save big bucks on your next ocean going adventure. and speaking of saving money, a quick lesson in how to haggle at some of your favorite stores. fact: life today calls for more than an ordinary wipe. that's why there's lysol dual action disinfecting wipes. they go beyond ordinary wipes because they have two different sides. a scrubbing side with powerful built in fibers that easily lifts tough messes and a wiping side

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i mean the retailers' sales are down every month. and they need to get rid of stuff. and so when it's a buyer's market, give it a try. there's a psychological scariness to haggling in a place that's structured and we're not supposed to do that. but, hey, all you have to do is ask and people are getting discounts. >> and most people, i think psychologically just, like you said, just don't like to haggle. why is that? >> i think our culture, you go overseas and you're expected to haggle. it's a cultural thing. i think -- i asked somebody about the kind of cultural history of this and after world war ii he said when we produced everything, we became a culture of hey, we make the best stuff, you either like it or you don't and you're going to pay for it. now that we've seen our economy drop off a bit, the tides are turning a bit. >> you went to four different retail stores, i think, with a professional haggler. is that what she is. >> yes. >> and her name is teri gault. how did you make out on this little session? >> it was amazing. four for four. when i started this, i'm like new york city, you know, there's a lot of -- >> what kind of stores? >> we went to sports authority,

we went to a jewelry store, we went to lowe's, and the best whole foods. >> you able to haggle at whole foods? >> not only that, al, she got $12 of bacon for free. >> how? >> oh! $12 of bacon! gold! >> at whole foods. >> why? >> because it was a very smart strategy. she went looking for packages that were past the expired date. >> well, that can't be healthy. >> listen, she found one and then she used it as a bargaining chip, once you find one say listen i wanted to buy this but i see this and then it's a little past the date, and then the clerk kind of felt guilty and wound up giving it to her for free. i think he was a little scared that he would get reported or something. >> you got some tips. print out better deals from other store ads or online ads and show them to the sales clerk. is the sales clerk usually a lot of these stores empowered to do some haggling? >> in some, yes, in some, no. that's where you go to the manager. >> that's tip number two. >> you know, i think we're again, it's in our nature to

only go to the manager when we have a complaint. but use thems -- they have the authority, use them to, you know, get what you need. >> when you say go to the manager you say, why would i see the manager? just ask nicely? >> of course. and you have to ask very nicely. and i'm surprised because when i saw teri ask for the managers, the clerks didn't get that offended, i think they're getting used to people doing this. >> you also say you should be complimentary, compliment the product, be upbeat and compliment the sales clerk, as well. nice shoes. >> it's human nature. you know, you think of haggling and negotiations you have to be hard, you have to play hardball. i think when you're haggling over consumer products you have to be a little nicer to the folks in front of you. >> more of a kill them with kindness, i'm in this with you. and you say get into their personal space. >> be a close talker? >> you don't have to be a close talker because it becomes uncomfortable. but lean in a little bit. we're in this together. we're on the same team. without kind of scaring the sales clerk a little bit. >> those are some great tips. >> how much for that jacket?

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♪ ♪ looking at her >> come on, sara. go ahead, hoda. ♪ love love love >> welcome back. >> the man who calls himself flo rida, the hit-making rapper. yes, what a shock. from florida. that's right. from florida. he's burning up the charts, taking over our summer concert series tomorrow on today. then next friday, the sweet sounds live on the plaza. and if that's not enough.

>> it's not. what else? >> miley cyrus on the plaza august 28th. i have a feeling my daughter will be here. >> yeah. >> grab the kids, come on down. we have got a heck of a lineup. speaking of a heck of a lineup. we've got hoda kotb and sara gore who are helping us out. and we've got more coming up from brad pitt >> that's right. half of hollywood's hot it couple, he has a new movie coming out. recently he sat down with ann in new orleans and he is talking about the one thing he is truly passionate about. >> does that include me? >> now, now. >> also ahead, the project runway winner is showing his ideas for fierce fall fashion trends. we'll find out what he has to say about that. >> plus, if you're in the mood for a good cruise, we've got some real bargains out there, even on some of the more upscale lines. we're going to show you how to hit the high seas for low prices. and speaking about summer vacations, how about a little weather?

>> why don't we get to that. >> great idea. glad i thought of it. for today, showers in the pacific northwest. heavy rain along the southeastern atlantic coast. for tomorrow, we are looking at some showers along the mid-atlantic coast into the southeast. slight risk of strong storms in the central plains. rain in the pacific northwest. sizzling in the southwest. >> we are going to see a nice, cool high for this time of year, 83 degrees. invariably cloudy out there. scattered showers and storms around the city and potentia and that's your latest weather. sara? >> al, thanks. up next, brad pitt on life and

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this month marks the fourth anniversary of hurricane katrina, and from the beginning, brad pitt, one of the most influential celebrities in the world, stepped up to make it right for the people of new orleans. ann got to sit down with brad and talk to him about his charity, his political aspirations and his definition of true love. >> we are sitting in the house of a woman who just, after four years, moved back in this house because it was made available, thanks to your organization. >> and it's nice to see. it's homey. now it's somebody claims it. she's claimed it and made it her own. >> a home they can finally call their own. >> they couldn't apply for a full house. >> it's where we caught up with brad pit in the lower ninth ward of new orleans. for the last four years, brad pitt's charity, make it right, has been rebuilding the area hardest-hit by hurricane katrina. his goal, 150 homes by the end of 2010.

and now world famous architects like frank gehry are pitching in to make it right. how excited were you when you heard that frank gehry, the man who designed the guggenheim in bilbao, spain, is going to be designing homes for displaced people? >> it's architecture at its best, solving problems of an area and coming up with solutions for how we live. >> what has he come up with? >> the second wave of design for his duplexes. >> two-family homes? >> uh-huh. we are the greenest neighborhood in the united states already. and that's only with 15 houses. that's really sad. we will be 150 houses next year. and you know, it's an extraordinary success. at the same time, i'm irritated because there's 4,000 homes that were lost in this neighborhood. we're just scratching the surface. now let me tell you the good news. we got families here that have moved in and they're coming home with $20 utility bills.

$12 electric bills. >> thinking back to when i first talked to you about this, there was so much excitement when you first announced what you were going to try to do in the lower ninth ward. and then you started to see houses rise from the wreckage of katrina. the pink landscape that you created. but what is your message to people who have money, who are not spending it on charities? >> really, i don't know what people's personal situations are, so i'm hesitant even to speak. >> i know you don't want to talk to people about what they can donate -- >> we'll take donations. i'll use them. makeitrightnewor leans.org. >> get it right. >> i don't want to discourage anyone. >> a lot of people, though, have turned their attention to other things and not to new orleans. but yet you got on a plane last night to be here for today because you want to pay attention to this. >> well, i want to see this through. it means something to me. so it's not -- it's not a big act. i'm actually i get antsy when i can't get down here. >> you talked about i care about

this, have you seen the t-shirts? >> yeah, i've seen the t-shirts. >> i'm looking at this here and it's pretty good. it's got a -- there's a -- there's a nice rendering of you, i think. right? if chosen, would you run? >> yes. >> would you serve? >> yes. i'm running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation on moor juana platform. >> okay. >> i don't have a chance. >> would you want to be the guy? would you take it -- >> didn't i just answer it? >> no, you didn't. you didn't answer it. >> that's my answer. >> your answer is, no way. because you're not the guy? >> i don't have a chance. no. it's not what i do best. >> what brad pitt does best is focus on family, film, and fanning the media frenzy. pitt usually avoids talking about his personal life, in a recent cover story for "parade" magazine he spoke candidly about his idea of true love. if i could ask you about this, you said something really actually wonderful to "parade" magazine recently.

you said, do you know how to tell real love? it's when somebody else's interest -- >> this is where we get -- >> no, don't. it's when somebody else -- this is good, no, because i'll tell you why, it affected me. it's when somebody else's interests trumps your own. love of someone else, a family, of your kids, becomes the most important, most worthwhile thing in your life. >> yeah, i stand by that. some day it won't always be there. so i don't look forward to that day. so. >> so you think about that possibility. >> well, it comes with it, now know. the greater the love, the greater the loss, as the saying goes. >> absolutely right. for more information on make it right you can go to todayshow.com. we're going to hear more from brad pitt next week. his new film comes out, just released august 21st nationwide. coming up next, bargains on the high seas when you don't have a titanic budget. you know when i tickle your belly...

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this morning on "today's travel," cruises for less. now if you haven't planned your cruise yet, you could be in luck. the cruise industry is offering some very tempting deals. an expert on the cruise industry has all our latest info. >> good morning, al. >> you reached out to a lot of your contacts in the cruise industry, and you were surprised at the deals you were hearing about? >> you know what's amazing? the cruise industry is absolutely on sale. there's so many ships coming out, they need to fill the ships. the economy is getting better, they better book now, because these prices will go up. so i recommend booking today, at today's prices for next year. >> all right. so now, a lot of folks, sometimes don't have time for an extended vacation. you say there's something out there for them. >> something for everyone. for example, carnival has a ship called the "elation" leaving out of san diego. three-night crews $199. >> three nights. >> you can't get for $199 for three nights. >> where would it go? >> cabo san lucas.

in the baja area of mexico. nine hole golf course on board, miniature golf. >> coming out this fall, also holland america. >> holland america has the "oosterdam." seven-night cruises for $399 in the mexican river yarra. that's less than $60 a day. it's an inside cabin. just go up on deck and take a look at the ocean. >> odds are if you're in the cabin you're probably sleeping anyway. >> thank you very much. thursday try the veal. now one of the big names, i'm shocked at this. "queen mary ii" from cunard. that's a name people know. you say they've got a heck of a deal. >> i did it last summer. it's cunard, it's not a cruise ship, it's an ocean liner. >> what's the difference? >> it more of a transportation where there's so much to do on board. they're offering a special from united kingdom, southampton to new york in october, $995 for a six-night voyage. there's so much to do on board.

planetarium. they have a canyon ranch spa. they have the largest orchestra at sea. this is a ship, it's a magnificent city. >> wow. that's amazing. >> and if you bring your dog, they have dog kennels on board. >> do a lot of people do that? >> people buy dogs, people bring dogs. they have kennels on board. >> now this next one i've never heard. azamara? >> this is the hottest new luxury cruise line in the world right now. just came out two years ago. smaller ship, personalized service. goes to the most exclusive ports. they're offering an amazing opportunity $1699 for a seven-night voyage for next year, and that goes from the greatest ports. but when you think about it a five-star hotel you could never go seven nights for $1699. >> what are you talking about? >> little interesting port, you go to italy, some of the smaller ones that aren't the larger cities. but it's so exclusive, al, they have a pillow menu. >> i'm sorry. >> what kind of pillow you want.

if you book a suite they'll give you all kinds of special extra things. it's something i'd recommend. azamara on travel and leisure's top ten list. >> our director said if you take your dog do they have to stay in the poop deck? >> they kind of do. >> all right. the all-inclusive crystal cruises. >> crystal is five star. ultimate luxury. always on conde nast traveler's top ten nest. $2165 seven-day voyage to new england, mexico, europe, and they also have a program called as you wish. they'll give you up to $2,000 for onboard credit, you can spend it as you wish on board the ship. >> all right. >> the values are tremendous. >> this next one, it's the biggest cruise ship under construction right now? >> extraordinary. royal caribbean always builds the most amazing vessels. the "oasis of the seas." it starts december 5th. carries 5,400 guests, 2,500 crew. divided into seven neighborhoods. they're building a central park on board the size of a football

field with paths, trees, jogging courses and literally lofts. this is beyond anything you've ever seen before. zip lines, you name it. >> a zip line? >> a zip line across the ship. >> that's amazing. >> unbelievable. >> you did a good job. i know you did a good job because your mom is just standing right there smiling there. like that very much. always nice. always, phil, thanks so much. coming up, project runway winner christian siriano is here with all the trends for fall. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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secret. christian, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's early. everyone knows you for winning "project runway" fourth season. congrats. >> thank you. >> but nobody really knows you as a makeup ardist. when did this come about? >> i know it's so funny. when i first moved to new york city that's kind of what i did. i worked from bloomingdale's to sephora. i was a freelance makeup artist and i loved it. probably wasn't the ultimate dream and goal. >> it's new york. >> you need a job. you've got to pay the rent, hon. got to buy shoes. >> you've got to buy some shoes. >> you do. >> kind of like the jumping off. you know. but it's still really like fashion industry and kind of goes hand in hand. >> so now you have a makeup line. >> makeup line, collection at victoria's secret. very exciting. and yes, going really well. selling tons. i really, i love it. it's like very inspiring, i think. >> and so what you're going for right now is an egyptian look? >> yeah, my whole fall collection from the clothes to the shoes to the bags and to the makeup is inspired by egypt.

egypt and artifacts and culture and the idea of royalty. >> nice. >> and it totally translates. >> she looks fantastic. >> gorgeous. >> if i had those legs i could wear that, too. >> me, too, honey. >> okay, tell me about this one. >> this is that kind of modern-day egyptian kind of woman. and it's, you know, all about luxe and luxury, and really with the makeup and the beauty, we did this kind of smoky, gorgeous liner which is a cleopatra kind of look. >> i love it. >> really rich, really luxe, beautiful face. that clutch is my makeup bag, $12. >> oh, nice, absolutely. could anybody pull this off, do you think? >> i think it's definitely a look where it's all about, you know, taking different pieces, and kind of mixing them, matching them. but i think the look is something that for evening is gorgeous. >> awesome. it's beautiful. next we have rock 'n' roll. >> rock 'n' roll. >> the '80s are back. when did they leave, really?

>> i love it. this is a great look. i really love this because it's really kind of very now. it's kind of my homage to miley, if you will. >> studded leggings. >> studded leggings. i love that. you know, classic leather jacket. the boot is amazing. but really it's all about mixing, matching, really giving that kind of rock edge. and you know with the beauty, that new look is really simple and really intense, fierce, smoky eye is important. >> there are things you can bring back from the '80s and there are things you should definitely stay away from. >> yeah, yeah, you need to kind of mix. don't wear it all. >> that's fantastic. >> she's working it. >> i love it. >> next we have preppy. >> preppy. >> makes you think gossip girl. >> it does. i love this. how cute. >> it's so cute. >> but really this look is about kind of that younger, fashionista, who's really fresh and dewey, she has sublime on

her lip and really simple shadow. and with that look, pairing it with a flat. this is very everyday. >> this is everyday. >> which i love. >> really anyone can pull this off. >> yeah. >> and simple, clean. >> thank you. >> okay. our next look is -- >> i think our next look is probably the most '80s you can get. >> the most '80s. >> yeah. >> this is kind of that downtown, younger '80s fashionista. and we really went all out with this. this is totally a trend. i don't know what trend it is. with the makeup we really were like, let's just go. all over the lid, that blue, punk color. metallic is such a trend. >> are those jelly bracelets? >> jelly bracelets. >> i love it. yes, i did have them. i love all of the looks. we should have them all come back out. those are great looks. it's really about the makeup and the outfit, not one or the

other. it's the whole thing together. >> who joined our fashion show? >> how are you? >> hoda's the modern egyptian. >> i feel left out. >> i know. i told her. >> hello. >> this is the modern-day egyptian diva. >> it is. >> okay. we've got a big show coming up, you might want to stick around and watch. we've got the kardashians in the house. it is kathie lee's pre-birthday. >> pre-birthday? >> surprises, surprises, surprises. >> wow. >> and our "ambush makeover." we have a big show. >> big, big, big. and of course we've got our special effects people standing by with fire extinguishers for her cake. >> wait! .

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neighborhood. city leaders and the police department are searching for answers to put an end to the violence. 11 news sat down with a former fbi agent who grew up on the streets of west baltimore. he says the people on not numb to the senselessness of violence per day to the have no way to escape. >> they adapt, they do not like it, they do not accept it, but where do they go? that is what we have to change. >> he says communities have to get outraged about the culture of violence even when it does not directly impact them. police say it appears that a 46-year-old cerelino valtazar lost control of the lawn mower you is operating. his body was found pinned under the motor. back in a minute with a check on today's foreca

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