we're back now with more of "today" on this wednesday morning, august the 26th, 2009. a solemn day as the nation mourns the loss of senator ted kennedy. the u.s. flag flying at half staff in front of the capitol building in honor of the nation's third-longest-serving senator who passed away late last night at his home in cape cod after losing his 15-month-long battle with brain cancer. he was 77 years old.

i'm hoda kotb along with al roker. >> i remember waking up with my blackberry with a statement that said we have lost the irreplaceable center of our family. i think we were all expecting this day to come, knowing that for the last 15 months he has been battling brain cancer, but just still such sadness, and it's hard to imagine in washington, you can only think on capitol hill with the flag at half staff what it must be like in the hallways today. >> that's right. such a somber moment and yet you look back at the legacy and how it has probably affected just about every american through the bills he wrote or co sponsored. >> think about it. i'm 45-year-old old, he has been in office my entire life. i think a lot of us, you look at him and he is just such a main stay, and to think he is the only kennedy brother who died of natural causes is so jarring. just to remember sort of the legacy of the kennedys. >> carried the torch of the brothers as president obama said.

>> the 50th anniversary of profiles and courage, his brother jack kennedy had written, and, you know, when you talk about a family and a legacy and touching peep, it really is quite amazing. >> and watching jamie gangel's interview with he and his wife, you saw the imaginics between those two, and you see her pulling him out of some of his darker days, and when you watch those two sitting on the couch next to one another, i saw the magic between them. you totally understood their relationship and how it worked. >> a life marked by tragedy but often so much triumph, as well. and now matt lauer has a look at senator kennedy's life and legacy. >> the work goes on, the cause endures. the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. >> edward kennedy's hopes and dreams of becoming president were never realized. dashed in large part by a tragic accident and resulting scandal that would haunt him for years. despite it, he became one of the

most influential and productive legislators of his time. a champion of liberal causes, even when they were out of fashion. his reputation spanned the globe. >> i want to announce, awarded by her imagimajesty, the queen, behalf of the british people, an honorary knighthood for sir edward kennedy. >> his son, rhode island congressman patrick kennedy, acknowledged the honor. >> he was a true senator who used that institution to create all sorts of things he cared about, went across party lines, and really was able to make that senate work in the way that it should be working. >> the youngest of the four boys whose rich and powerful father was determined that the first catholic president be named kennedy, edward moore kennedy lived to be the oldest surviving brother. in his 20s and 30s, he was in his brothers' shadow, following

them to harvard, running his brother john's senate re-election campaign, working to elect him to the white house, and then winni inning john's se seat as soon as he was old enough to serve. he walked behind his brother robert. when robert was killed in 168 while running for president, edward kennedy led the mourners. the evidenyoungest son was the patriotic. then he was behind the wheel when he went off a bridge. a young woman in the car died. kennedy didn't report the accident for nine hours, a lapse he called indefensible. it raised questions about his fitness to be president. each the future of the senate was in doubt. >> my son might -- some might think it right for me to resign. that would be a difficult decision to make. >> but massachusetts voters would not foresake a kennedy.

he remained a perennial presidential possibility until he took himself out of the 1988 race. >> i know that this decision means that i may never be president. but the pursuit of the presidency is not my life. public service is. >> he devoted himself to his senate work, teaming with republicans to pass legislation on health care, civil rights, and education. in 1994, his son patrick was elected to the house, extending the dynasty with a rare capitol hill father-son team. kennedy would marry a second time, and become the father of young stepchildren. to the end, he was the family leader, a role that involved more public mourning. for his former sister-in-law, jacquelyn kennedy onassis, for his nephew, john dejr. in 2008, kennedy invoked the family name, endorsing barack obama. likening him to another young charismatic first term senator,

elected president before he was ever born. john kennedy. later that year came stunning news. he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and underwent brain surgery. but he still what he did for president obama, even at the risk of his own health, leaving a hospital bed for another stirring convention speech. >> the work begins anew! the hope rises again! and the dream lives on. >> and on the day barack obama became the 44th president, kennedy braved the elements to attend the ceremony. only to end up in the hospital after suffering a seizure. less than four weeks later, he was back at the capitol, to vote for president obama's stimulus package. kennedy never fulfilled what many saw as his family destiny. but found fulfillment at the other end of pennsylvania avenue, on capitol hill. >> amazing. >> you go back to so many of his

speeches, and some of the eloquent words he said, and many going back to the eulogies he read for his brothers. >> sure. >> and some of the quotes i'm reading now, the eulogy to robert kennedy, as he said, these are the words that robert used to say. some men see things as they are and say why. i dream things that were never were and say why not. you think of all of the causes he championed in life, and he lived his life making sure that america realized some of those dreams. >> he sure did. the number of bills and is things that he passed. >> 2,500. >> that is amazing. >> legislative career, unbelievable. >> i guess it's time to check the weather. mr. rockier? >> absolutely. we show you what's going on right now, all eyes in the tropics, a tropical wave looks like it could become tropical storm danny, 475 miles east of nassau in the bam hamas moving west-northwest, making it a potent rain maker for the weekend. at home, strong storms training

from detroit to kansas city and wichita. some storms may dump from 1 to 3 inches of rain. some areas as much as 5 inches. >> and i state time high of 90 degrees in central maryland. not too moist outside. humidity not really a factor. 90 on the and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much. when we come back, msnbc's chris matthews talks about his special documentary on the legacy of the kennedy brothers. that's after these messages.

we're back now with more on the life and death of senator ted kennedy. and chris matthew sat down for a special documentary set to air tomorrow on msnbc called the kennedy brothers and he joins us now. chris, good morning. very timely documentary. and, of course, so much is being made about the public life and the man that we all grew to know. you, of course, had probably a little more of an inside track on things. and he touched a lot of people's lives, not just so much on the political level, but on the personal level, and i'm wondering what stories you may have to share, some of the moments you're reflecting on today. >> whatever your politics, i think he is a unique eye, there were always flaws, and he had them. he was able to think about other people's problems. i think that's very hard to do. i hear that this guy is sick, i better give him a call. and one time i was having -- this is like willford brimly, i'm a type two diabetic, and

it's funny because he called me right after i had an attack of hypo gli seem i can't, almost went into a coma. and there he is, my girlfriend is making me a meal, quickly giving me some food, and he called me and started talking about his friend's father, he had, and some cousin had. trying to tell me the people in his family who had the diabetic situation, and then talking about the senate who had confusion about who won the election in the house. and he is giving me all these great stories, and i said senator, it's okay, just thanks for calling. >> just wanted you to know. >> he had this disjointed way of talking sometimes, but wanted to express his concern. >> yeah. and you know, he is, you know, one of the greatest senators of our time, as we heard president obama saying in his statement today. in his own way, though, how do you think that when it comes to the deal-making that goes on in congress, what goes on now? >> natalie, that's a great question you asked, because that's a great question.

if your job is not to be president of the united states and lead the people with great speeches and all that and command the world like barack obama has to do, your job is to get along with other senators, and to find out what they care about, what makes them tick. what makes orrin hatch tick? okay, ease he's a mormon from utah, how do i appeal to his values? you have to deal with chris dodd, how do i get him? he has a situation in connecticut. >> and had to cross the party lines. >> he would find the person and compassion comes in as a very interesting political advantage. if you're truly compassionate and figure out what the other person's problems are, you know how to work with them. if you're just oblivious and think only about yourself, you don't know how to be a legislator. so ironically, maybe a guy seeming selfish and almost out of hand at times in his private life really was really good at knowing other people's situation and caring about them. and therefore, able to cut deals with them. so interesting how that loafer

overlaid. >> and now, of course, health care reform with senator kennedy's big cause, and, of course now president obama has taken on that torch. how do you expect that without senator kennedy there to help in that process, move it forward, how do you think this happened? >> so much of our life is benefitting from our mistakes. ted kennedy cheated in college on his spanish exam, went in the military and served as an enlisted man. that helped him understand life and being a regular person. >> learned a lesson. >> learned a lesson. i think he learned a lesson, because richard nixon when he was president, he was willing to do a complete national health care plan with an employer mandate. in other words, every person who was an employer had to give health care to his people, his employees. ted kennedy turned his back on that, he didn't help nixon, because they were political adversaries. he says many times i should have done that. i think right now is time for a deal. i'm not a politician, i'm an observer of politics, a student of it, but i think the time right now is to cut diamond. a smart leader, the president is going to have to do is cut the

deal on capitol hill. >> and your documentary tomorrow night focuses on the kennedy brothers. >> the brothers. >> and i'm wondering how much of the tragedy of losing his three brothers early on in life really compelled him to carry that torch. of in fact, in quoting, i quoted just a little bit ago the eulogy for robert kennedy, said some men see things as they are and say why. i dream things that never were and say why not. how does that compel him as the people's senator? >> well, he really was in love and really he loved his brother bobby, and they were so close. and in many ways, he helped to elevate bobby's record -- we talk about in this same way, bobby built up jack's legacy afterwards, when he was killed, teddy built up bobby's legacy. and, of course, barack obama is going to have to play a role now in talking about teddy. he may speak at the funeral, for all we know. and they each in their own way helped build the notion that the other brothers were.

i think what you're going to think about in the next several days as we get toward the funeral, he was a brother. that's the word that's going to come out. you're going to see a lot of pictures of teddy with his brothers. >> and when his brothers fell, he carried on. >> and i think imagine only having pictures of your brothers when they were young, because they were only young. they were never old. there was never a gray hair in jack's head or in bobby's. and teddy was 77. and by the way, teddy avoided the violence that struck down his brothers. most of his life he was haunted by that, really haunted, changed by that, but managed to survive. >> chris matthews, so looking forward -- >> who knows when they're going to run it, but coming up soon. >> the special hour-long documentary premiers tomorrow night on msnbc. coming up, doris concerns goodwin. but first, these messages.

now for some perspective on the legacy of ted kennedy and his brothers. doris kearns goodwin. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> before we look back, as we look at right now, ted kennedy's endorsement of -- of president barack obama, how important was that? >> i think there was no question that it was one of those turning points in obama's campaign for the presidency. it gave him a legitimacy, a creditability with the establishment of the democratic party, and it came as a surprise at that point in time, given the connection between the kennedys and clintons. so i think mr. obama right leos a lot to senator kennedy. >> is it too early to even think about who is going to replace senator kennedy at this point? >> i think so. i mean, i think it's going to take some time to -- whether vicki kennedy will want that seat or not. she is an extraordinary personality in her own right. would she want that race? it could be a very interesting

question. but there is a whole line-up in massachusetts. it's like dominos falling. you can imagine that this morning many are thinking, when am i going to get my chance? so we'll take some time to sort out. >> looking back, when he first joined the senate at 30, was there any indication that he would be as prolific and really as legendary a senator as he became? >> i don't think we could have seen that. the interesting thing is that when he first joined the senate, jack saw a column in "time" magazine where it talked about teddy smiling sar done i cannily. and he said he doesn't smile sar donicly. bobby and i do. and in a certain sense, that was true. his temperament was perfectly suited for the u.s. senate. his maiden speech on the senate floor was for the rights bill and he said we must not hate yun another, and brought that quality of being able to create alliances with howard baker first and later with orrin

hatch, because he liked people. i often thought it came from as he was a little kid, he went to boarding schools, three or four of them, and i remember him telling me how hard it was for them because they lost their place in the family seat, yet became approachable and sensitive to make people like him. and that charm i think is what kept him going through all those years. also i suppose you could say earnest hemingway once said everyone is broken by life and afterwards others are strong. he was broken by life again and again, some of his own making, some of the assassinations and death of his family. but he did become strong in those broken places. >> and doris in closing, what do you think his legacy is going to be? >> i think he will be a giant in the senate. i think in his own right, forgetting the legacy of being the patriarch of the kennedy family after the brothers died. in the old days in the 19th century webster, calhoun and those senators were considered

much bigger than presidents. we don't even remember in the 19th century, fillmore pierce and others stood out. he made his mark in the senate and i think brought the senate up to the dignity that he himself gave to it. he will be a giant in the senate. and that's his legacy that even his bigger and different as a legislator than his brothers. his own mark on life. >> doris kearns goodwin. thank you for your perspective. we appreciate that. and we'll be back after your local news and weather.

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. there is a look at some of our top stories. baltimore police are investigating a prison homicide carried out in broad daylight. that happened at the intersection of garrison boulevard and liberty heights ave. a man was shot multiple times outside of a walgreens. the search for the dunman continues. police are searching for a man who shot and wounded a man hours earlier. the victim was found, the lone victim of gun fire. no word on the condition of the possible motives. let's look of the forecast with sandra shaw. >> mostly sunny skies. it is quite difficult pleasant out there, only because humidity

will not be a factor. high pressure is in control but it is weakening today. that will yield to local front, which will be approaching two more of it may give us a slight chance of an isolated storms. as we go to the weekend, a better chance of scattered showers and storms. scattered showers and storms on friday. into the mid-80s on the weekend. tropical waves could be off our shore. sporadic showers and storms saturday and sunday. >> we will have another update at 9:55.

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so that's a consideration. and if you want to do that again, the etf is the best way to go, and the easiest and cheapest way. >> thanks for the question, mark. good one. let's head across the street, and natalie has a question from our crowd. >> another question from michigan, and this gorgeous family, and you have a question on the 529 plan? >> yes, i have an 8-year-old, 5-year-old and 10-month-old. any changes, the political and economic changes in the last few months, is 529 still the best way to go, and what is the best way we should be saving for college? >> sharon, can you give some guidance? >> i think 529s are still an excellent way to save for college. the thing that people need to realize, though, is you don't necessarily have to pay for the entire full bill of your children's education. you have three kids, that's a rot of money. and so think about how much you can really afford to spend on their education and how much they may have to come up with. don't take your retirement for granted. and 529s are a good way to save for part of the college fund and you may want to put the college money in something that is a little more liquid that you have

more control over. and a great place to research plans is savingsforcollege.com, and has a great review with some of the best-performing plans. remember, it doesn't have to be in your state. and two of the ones that have the best track record have been plans from kansas and also south carolina. so those are two state plans you may want to think about. >> yeah, and think about fees, as well, watch out for fees when shopping around for 529, not just perform absence, but how much will be taken off by performance by the fee so look at that, as well. >> in new york, they reduce the fees. so that's one way to look at it. >> now we go to skype and cindy from texas and she has a question about the auto industry. good morning, cindy. >> good morning. >> and your question? >> caller: we have a business that deals with the automotive industry, and we're concerned about the economic downturn and the effects that it has had on our car dealership. and also, the cash for clunkers program, how big a deal has this

been? >> carmen? >> cash for clunkers actually went so well, completely defied all expectations, talking about a billion dollars gone in a week. but it's over, unfortunately. and it's over as of this week. so as of today, no more cash for clunkers. now, the thing is, is this going to change, are we going to renew the program? we will see. but here's the thing. you have a business like many other businesses, not just auto, that is tied to an industry that is changing, and shifting. so you need to have a plan in place to deal with that, no matter what your business is. so first of up, make sure that you think different, that you evolve as much as you can. and second, look at your expenses, make sure you cut as much as you can. i know you're a car dealership. you have to look at the expenses. and number three here, think of plan b., c. and d. we all hate to do that and i'm not being negative. it's something to keep in your mind so you know what you have to do, should things fall into place where we don't have cash for clunkers again, and if the economy is not set to recover very quickly, so you have to have plan b., c. and d. in place, what would you do if you

could not sustain your business. >> and bailed out the auto industry, but when they said -- >> and a couple billion dollars, and it's a couple billion dollars in comparison to what was pumped into the financial industry. it's very, very interesting. if cash for clunkers were to come back or go into play, then, of course, this would change your scenario. >> and change your strategy for any small business, it's very important to market that strategy. let people know that now you're dirve so they come back to you. >> another e-mail question from anita in new york. it reads, i'm 70 years old, have about $100,000 left for retirement, come from a family of long livers and know this is not nearly enough. i get $1,000 in social security, spend $3,000. would it be wise for a reverse mortgage now, not touch the money, let it grow, or would it be better to wait until i use up the $100,000 and then get a reverse mortgage? >> a lot of seniors in this position. and at this rate, it looks like she is at $2,000 a month that she has got cash flow needs that she is not meeting. she is going to be out of money in about four years. there are a lot of things to consider.

i don't usually think reverse mortgages are the best way to go. usually should be a last resort. but if you're completely out of money and plan to stay in your home for the rest of your life and don't intend to leave any money to your heirs, something you need to consider. you need a certified financial planner to help you, a mortgage advisor or a housing counselor, and you can get those through the national association of personal financial advisors or the financial planning association, as well as hud, get a counselor who can vice you whether or not this is the best plan for you. but again, usually a last resort, and you have to make sure you fall into those criteria. >> carmen, sharon, thanks a lot. stand by. we have more questions and answers right after these messages.

we're back with more of today's money 911, answering all your financial quandaries, we have personal finance corresponds at cnbc. let's go across the street, and nationally has another question from the crowd. >> that's right, i have an impressive young lady, 16-year-old lexi who is already thinking about her financial future. of go ahead. >> i'm 16 and i babysit a lot, and i'm wondering the best way to save my money to go to college. should i put it in the bank or put it into stocks or keep it you said my under my bed? >> great question. turn it over to you, carmen. >> lexi, i did the same thing for college, i baby-sat and i waited tables and put that money away. lexi, the thing is that most of the money you're going to be saving, you're probably going to need for expenses.

that's what i did. i used it for everything like pizzas and textbooks, and textbooks are very expensive so put that money away in a savings account, okay? so have your mother cosign, you're under 18. get that savings account together, and make sure that you put as much of that cash you get into the savings account and shop around. you don't want a savings account with a lot of fees, so make sure you go online, and bankrate.com and interestrate.com, and look for a company low on fees, because banks right now are raising fees like crazy, and you doeb your hard-earned babysitting money going to the bank. >> and your money will love it when you don't say i need money for pizza or books. >> lexi, you're a very impressive young lady. and i think our youngest questioner so far. and our next question, this is the first time we have done it, we have a mother/daughter on skype, judy and stephanie in ohio and they have a question about investing in savings. ladies? >> good morning. >> good morning. [ inaudible ]

>> i think i remember we talked to them earlier, and their question was, she's got $500 saved up already, and she is going to college. should it go into savings or investing, and where should it go? and my advice for this is kind of the same with lexi. if this is just going to be for college expenses, you want to stick to saving. you have got to know what the money is for. just for college, you know, what's a whole bunch of different things, but this is long-term college saving, then you want something like a 529 you mentioned earlier, a great program. but since it's your money and you need it for expenses, you want to put it in savings, because you want to protect it. you don't want to lose any of that money, you want to make sure that therefore, when you need it -- if you're talking about investing, you need a five-year window to make sure the risk really gets you some reward, at least a little bit. and you don't put at risk any of your initial principle. >> another great vehicle,

though, is a roth i.r.a., because there you can put your money and take out contributions at any time fax-free and also can be used for retirement savings. so if this is something you don't intend to touch for a very long time, that's an excellent vehicle to use. >> nice to see mother and daughter getting together. >> it is! >> now let's go to a video question sent in by one of our viewers from massachusetts. nch> >>. >> caller: we recently tried to refinance. after three months of waiting our closing date was set but we were surprised when the figures were very different than the ones originally quoted. we asked why, and they told us our original lease had expired and this was the best they could do. needless to say, we cancelled that closing. so my question is, is this legal for them to do and what are our other options at this point? >> yeah, that seems not fair. >> two things you have to know when you're doing a more. you have to know what your rate lock expiration date is. so when they guarantee you a rate, when is that rate going to

expire? and so that date, you have to know that. then to prevent people from doing a bait and switch like this, recently we had some change in the regulation z. much as of july 30th, that doesn't allow a lender or a company to increase your interest rate without letting you know. they have to disclose that again, seven days before the closing, if they raise it, by, say, an 8th of a percent. so if they had done that, there is little legal recourse. you have to look at the documents. a lot of people don't read them. you have to ask for and read carefully the good faith estimate, the truth in disclosure documents and the expiration date. >> sharon epperson and carmen wong ulrich. coming up, a fresh summer salad with a twist. what could that be? first though, this is "today" on nbc. look at

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>> chasele it or -- >> we're not making a vinaigret vinaigrette, so just chopping it up. and if you want, a little bit of brandy. >> oh, yes. >> in the morning -- >> you're a fine girl, what a good wife you would be. >> this is the tepinade and a very simple vinaigrette, and lime juice, and a touch of honey to counter the acid flavor. notice, no nice on the set out. dell hands cat hands of yours safe. >> it was there, i figured it must be there for a reason. >> salt, by the way. arugula and felta, and i like to make it with goat cheese feta, and sheep's milk. what's the difference? >> one is from a sheep, the other from a goat. >> excellent. i thought i was going to get you on that one. watermelon -- we toss it over -- >> really? >> yes. quick answer. all right, feta. you hold these. dump this in there.

>> bam. >> all right, boom. there. and then the tepinade -- this is really healthy, too. yeah, it is. doesn't look so good now. all right, so play on flavors, sweetness in the watermelon, and the salt from the cheese. >> what about the arugula. >> i asked for a round plate, not square! >> sorry. >> let's have more of this. okay. put that on there. switch! ta-da. >> so put this on first? >> yeah, that on first. >> and is i'm going to do the -- this is arugula, very refreshing. >> it's nice and has a spice and bite. >> spice and bite, even rhyme. this is the vinaigrette we're going to lightly toss. >> toss that lightly. >> okay. so a topping. >> oh, man. >> so it looks kind of lovely, too. >> i love this. it's got the red, the white, the green. >> you don't see a little blue in there. >> well, you could make it with

bleu cheese. >> all right. >> thank you, sir! this looks amazing. >> thank you so much. that was fantastic. in three minutes, you are the best! unbelievable. still coming up, "american idol" runner uncup, kelly pickler sto by. >> live, local, latebreaking.

this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. gov. martin o'malley is filling in details as to the painful cuts that will have to be made to trim millions of dollars from the state budget. it cuts the total of $454 million, including two or five laps, thousands of furloughs, and a reduction in -- but did 205 layoffs, thousands apollos, and a reduction in state aid. >> we have to make the necessary protections to protect our priorities and make it to the other side of the recession. >> the government will present these cuts to the board of public works later this morning. a new coast guard report sheds light on the 2004 water taxi accident at the inner harbor that claimed the lives of five people could there are

reports that the accident followed an unsafe decision to leave the dock as a storm was approaching. five people drowned. coast guard investigators say that the boat capsized due to a number of reasons, and recommend an assessment of all the boats to identify those at greater risk of caps states senator of all time. ron allen is where the first family is vacationing and where the president was making his

comments. good morning. yes, he is going to make his comments. in the place where he's been staying with the family keeping a fairly low profile. he has been out -- the statement has been delayed about an hour or so, we thought it was going to happen earlier this morning. the president is taking his time to be very sure of what he wants to say and heart felt statement. i don't thing it's going to be difficult. i know he wants to say the appropriate and close thing. he seems to be taking this personally based on the statement he sent, piece of paper he sent earlier. the two were very close friends. president obama essentially credits senator kennedy with a lot of the reasons that made it possible for him to become president himself passing civil rights legislation in the 1960s, the beginning of his career. we expect the president to

appear any moment. we think he will speak as long as ten minutes. >> the president also got early support from senator kennedy as he launched his campaign. and i understand we've gotten information the last time therapeut they were able to see each other was sometime in april. >> i want to say a few words about the passing of an extraordinary leader, senator edward kennedy. over the past several years, i've had the honor to call teddy a colleague, a counselor and a friend. even though we have known this day was coming for some time now, we awaited it with no small amount of dread. since teddy's diagnosis last year, we've seen the courage with which he battled his illness. these months have led him here from every corner around the nation and around the world just how much he meant to all of us. his fight has given the opportunity we were denied when

his brothers john and robert were taken from us. the blessing of time to say thank you and good-bye. the outpouring of love, gratitude and fond memories to which we've all borne witness is a testament to the way he touched so much lives. his ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions of lives. in seniors who know new dignity and family that's know new opportunity and in children who know education's promise and in all who can pursue their dream in an america that is more equal and more just, name is snon mus with the democratic party. at times ted was the partisan of campaign attacks. in the united states senate, i can think of no one who engendered greatest