we're back now with more of "today" on a thursday morning. it is august 27th, 2009. this month is nearly out of here. we're not going to be out of here without a little unstable weather over the weekend with two tropical storm danny out in the atlantic. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker. coming up in this half-hour,

we're learning more now about the funeral plans for senator ted kennedy. he will be laid to rest on saturday. alongside his brothers at arlington national cemetery after a memorial service and public viewing at the kennedy library up in boston. we'll tell you more about all that's going to happen over the next couple of days in just a few minutes. yet another sad milestone for that family, but there is something very comforting about the fact that he'll be buried near his brothers. then we're moving on to a practical note for families. basically sending their kids off to school. we'll be talking about how from kindergarten to high school and beyond there are high-tech ways that are not sort of for fun, they're actually gadgets and toys that can help our kid learn, we're toll. we'll check out some of those ideas coming up. and we've got six surprising ways that you could lead a healthier and happier life. we had eight, but we lost a couple -- no. so what you can do now to give yourself a better life. and, guess who's on the

plaza this morning? >> who? >> the newly crowned miss universe is here. i just went up and said hi. she had no idea who i was but she gave me a double-cheek kiss anyway. >> this is the second year in a row venezuela has row. >> a dynasty. natalie's got news headlines of the day. good morning. thousands of people are expected to flock to the john f. kennedy memorial library and museum in boston today to pay respects to senator ted kennedy. kennedy who died tuesday night will lie in repose in a closed casket for public viewing. last night in the nation's capitol, a candlelight vigil was held to honor the long-time senator and at boston's fenway park, thousands of red sox fans paid tribute with a moment of silence and a show of gratitude for kennedy's lifetime of loyalty to his team and state. earlier on "today," more tributes. long-time kennedy friend senator john mccain and vice president joe biden both spoke about the kennedy legacy.

>> everything was about possibilities. i never, ever, ever, in 36 years of being with him, ever saw him down in terms of "we can't get this done," "things aren't going to get any better," "the deficit's too big" "we can't get this passed." never, ever, ever. >> he really did put his country first and serve a cause greater than his self-interest. i can't think of a better legacy. >> kennedy's funeral is saturday. he'll be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery near his brothers. a writer who moved between high society and high-profile criminal trials is also being remembered today. dominick dunn died wednesday from bladder cancer at the age of 83. along with his novels, dunn chronicled the legal woes of the rich and famous. he became a media celebrity himself covering the o.j. simpson murder trial. hot, dry weather could hinder today's fight against wildfires in southern california. no homes are threatened but

heavy smoke that is led to health alerts in los angeles. dramatic home video capture one of several rock slides wednesday. california's yosemite national park. visitors had to evacuate a park hotel where rocks landed close enough to damage three cars. it is now three minutes past the hour. you're up to date. let's go back outside once again to matt, al an the great crowd outside. >> thanks, natalie. somewhere in this great crowd we have a weather man. >> not just a weather man. a weather person. nice folks here, what's your name? >> jo. >> having a nice day on vacation? >> yes, i am. >> did you bring everybody down with you? >> my family from canada. >> o canada, we love. love that round bacon. we're going to be in vancouver, nbc. you got it. let's check your weather. that got a free plug in there. i like it. latest on danny, 575 miles south-southeast of cape hatteras, moving northwest at 10. the path just about the same as

bill. looks like some time friday into saturday it becomes a hurricane. could brush the outer banks of the carolinas. then the cone of uncertainty, anywhere about 100 miles either side of that line we could be looking at landfall or at least a brush with that from long island on into new england. that could change our weather conditions significantly on saturday. so we'll keep an eye on that. of coco >> 86 is the forecast high with partly sunny to partly cloudy skies. as we had to the shores of ocean city, it looks like mid-80s and a slight chance for a storm.

>> tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. on "wake up with al" on the weather channel, we'll have the latest on danny. 6:00 a.m. eastern time. do you know how long you will live? the folks at "prevention" magazine have found some surprising signs of health and longevity revealing it is the little habits or life circumstances that can make the biggest difference. here to tell us what you're doing right and how to do it better, the editor in chief at "prevention." liz, good morning. so it is the little things that can help us have a longer and healthier life. >> we all know obvious things like not smoking, exercising, eating healthily and the thing we can't control, good genes. every day behaviors can have a big impact. >> what were surprising about some of the signs you found for this article? >> how easy they were to work into your lifestyle. things that were often doing. "prevention's" readers are often doing. it is good news for many of us. >> first is being the life of the party.

who knew being the social butterfly can help you live a longer, healthier life. what's the connection? >> outgoing people are 50% less likely to develop dementia, according to a major study done in sweden. they talked to outgoing people and they all said they were not easily stressed. it is about the stress hormone cortisol that affects the way our brain cells talk to each other. if we have lower levels of cortisol we have more resilient brains. >> do you want to encourage more interaction, get out there, be more social. but other ways to reduce cortisol levels in your body? >> we can meditate. exercise helps sleeping well and drinking black tea. they did a major study on this in london and found people who were given a stressful task and drank tea lowered their sort kol levels 47% in one hour. cut them in half. >> cutting coffee, drinking more black tea. okay, next for all the techies out there, good news here, too. turns out technology can

actually be good for you. help you live a longer life. why is it? >> all that time we're spending on facebook and skype and twitter, what's happening is that makes us feel connected. and feeling connected, what's happening here is that loneliness is a killer. so it can raise your blood pressure, it can suppress your immune system and cardiologists told "prevention" it can easily make our blood more sticky which can lead to clotting and heart disease. staying connected even virtually can that have major impact. >> as a runner i'm very glad to reveal this next one out there, daily runs are going to help you live a much longer, healthier life. because studies have shown that running 40 minutes a day have actually helped people function better physically and mentally as they age. why 40 minutes? that's a long time running every day. >> it is. but scientists at stanford studied runners and non-runners over 21 years and found that the people who ran an average of 40 minutes, about five hours a week, had lower levels of

neurological diseases, heart disease, infection. but any level of exercise is going to help you as long as you get your heart rate up for about 20 minutes a day. you'll get all of these benefits of mood, preventing disease and a longer life. >> also you can have a flat belly which is important for the next one. because a flat belly is really going to be good for you in the long term. right? why is that? and what is a flat belly. >> people who carry excess weight in their middle have a 20% increased risk of dying earlier. it's because this belly fat is dangerous. it's visceral belly fat, tucked in and around our organs. in the case of women you should have a waist of 35 inches or smaller. for men it's 40 inches or smaller. if not, even if your bmi is normal, if the weight is carried in your middle, you should address it. >> you increase your chances of heart disease -- >> certain types of cancer, dementia, all of that. >> a lot of health problems go along with it.

now here's a good one. if you sprinkled raspberries on top of your oatmeal this morning, it is a good thing. because the fiber is going to help you, too. >> it's all about the fiber here. americans get between 14 and 17 grams of fiber a day. if they add just 10 grams a day to that they can lower their risk of heart disease by 17%. breakfast is an easy way to do that. if you have oatmeal or whole grain serial, that's about five grams. one cup of raspberries has eight grams of fiber. you've already set yourself on the way. >> there you go. lastly -- i love this one -- feeling good about yourself and your body proves that in the long run this is going to be good for you. >> they studied this at yale and they found that there is a really strong connection between our attitude, our mental outlook and longevity. people who have an optimistic view of life add about -- and feel younger than their years add about 7 1/2 years to their life. of course, it's not necessarily about how many years, but the

quality of those years. we want to be happy and we want to feel younger. >> well great information. liz, thanks so much. the current issue of "prevention" is on newsstands right now. coming up on "today," entertaining guru on how to make your own amazing centerpieces without spending a fortune. but up next, what you need to know to help your kids have a better an more productive year at school right after this. for my credit card. here's one from my prom. oh, what memories. how 'bout one from our golf outing? ( shouting ) i know, maybe one of my first-born son. dad, mom says the boys gotta go. personalize your card by uploading... your own photo at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? ♪

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to school. >> we used to think computers. now think alternate platforms like the nintendo wii. people have been using it for wii fit and brain games. now it goes to the youngest users with jump start rescue. this is different than a lot of the wii games. this is a real teaching game. here charles is actually doing matching letters. it also does number concepts and also shapes and colors. this is a real learning game. here he's trying to match things up. >> he's really engaged in this. >> absolutely. >> now next, i know leapfrog -- >> that was last year. guttenberg has the best high-tech invention. here the kids are actually using the tags to read the book. these are special books, each is around $12. lots of fun. it doesn't replace the book. it supplements the book. adds to it. >> now the ds. my son is hooked on the ds.

>> we don't usually think of the ds as a learning platform but here it is. this is my virtual tutor. there are three versions for three different age grades, all preschool all the way through second grade. >> somebody's very excited about doing it! thank you, charles. did you do it? good, did you it? great. >> it has all the power of a computer into the ds. it will teach them phonics and all sorts of reading readiness. but the pc isn't gone yet. this is dreambox.com. instead of buying a package at a store, go online. mass games from kindergarten through second grade. fantastic. disney's come out with a net book. this is the net pal, it comes in pink and blue. $349. it is a real computer. now next. >> the last thing you might think of as a learning thing is

the x-box, it is arcade, it is action, video. but now there is a package on their system on the x-box marketplace -- xboxlive marketplace called kodu game lab. kids can design their own video game. it is only $5. it was developed as part of microsoft research program. they are designing video games but they're really learning how to program. it is really learning. >> you're creating a whole little group of programs. >> you can create your own and they can be shared online. you see here, it looks sort of like a lego universe. you're actually doing visual programming. this is the real deal. now at home there is always a fight who gets to use the computer. teenagers are thinking of getting computers to go back to school. there are laptops and minilike this net top. the net book is great, it's smaller, cheaper, less powerful. >> you got to know what your

teenager or student is going to use it for. >> exactly. >> so many friends of mine have lost pictures, music, videos because they didn't back up. >> that's right. your kids go to school, they pick up viruses. sometimes it makes them sick, sometimes it makes their computer sick. with the replica, all you do is plug it in to the computer like that and it instantly starts backing up your computer. with my daughter's when they went off to college, i did a backup before they left when they lost all of their computer stuff, boom. >> how much space is on this drive? >> it depends. there are two different models. up to 500. >> gigabytes? >> plenty to back up a laptop computer. it's so simple. >> we like that. james oppenheim, thanks so much. next we'll catch up with the newly crowned miss universe right after these messages. what if it could do everything but the dishes? new superstay 24hr. makeup from maybelline new york. it's fade-proof. it's sweat-proof. it slices and dices through heat and humidity. others fall apart, but thanks to our micro-flex formula,

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decrease this year and what was your reaction? >> translator: it was a difficult challenge but she never felt it was impossible and she loves a good challenge. >> now this is your first time in new york city. being in the city for the first time and meeting donald trump, which was more imposing? the skyscrapers or donald trump's hair? >> translator: her first time in new york she had never seen such skyscrapers. >> she's not going to add she's never seen the hair. >> what would you like to do as miss universe? what's your platform?

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>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am jennifer franciotti. a local development group is expanding the mission for a slots parlor in the downtown area. the baltimore city entertainment group says it has acquired a lot of russell street near the stadium that it wants to convert into a 3700 part gambling -- palace and to separate those in charge of giving the go-ahead say they have not seen anything in writing. community leaders who oppose such of facilities say they are being silenced by the timing and location of any public hearings on the matter. let's look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> we will see partly cloudy skies and a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm. all in all, a quiet with a day. what we have in play is a front

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our al's book club convenes. a book called "savvy" inspired by the wizard of oz. also this morning, how we can maybe dress up our table. a lot of us are staying home more, maybe we want a prettier space. some ideas maybe involve vegetation. we will dress up our table. also in "today's kitchen," we're celebrating one of the succulent pleasures of summer. oh, dear. it's the kitchen diva. >> oh, my goodness! >> i think i want to be having a lot of fun with that one. >> we like that the diva's got schtick. let's show you what's happening for today, as we look toward the weekend, we've got rain as danny makes his way up

the coast in the northeast. pacific northwest looks gorgeous, sunny and mild. sizzling in the southwest. then on sunday -- sunday -- look for showers in the mid-atlantic states, hot in the westernrn >> partly cloudy skies, 84 to 87 degrees. seven-day forecast shows unsettled conditions really throughout the week with the approach of tropical storm >> and that's your latest weather. al, thank you. coming up next, do it yourself centerpieces from the master, coming up next, do it yourself centerpieces from the master, right after this. to plus things up.ity we took out their peanuts... because adding almonds would be a plus.

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this morning on "today's home," do it yourself centerpieces. no need to spend a fortune to impress your friends. next time you entertain, consider making your own chief creatie ivive centerpieces. one of the ideas you have is to basically create something in a way that people may not experience. for example you're talking about using trays. >> i love working with trace because it demarkates a space, creates a sense of order and allows us to move them easily around the end of the place. >> this is a piece of cardboard. >> this is basically a picture frame. we'll take the picture frame, cover this.

tape it. that's not going to show. >> then just like one wraps a gift. then boom. >> like that. pop that inside, turn it over. there is our tray ready to go. >> that's beautiful. $3 except for the fabric which you can use anything out of your house. >> use a napkin. can you recycle if you want. if you're losing a long table, maybe two or three of these on the table. working with flowers like this with a very hearty flower. i love the idea of candles. there is no such thing as too many. >> if you're having a spring buffet or little breakfast, that's very pretty on the table. you like candles. here's another day to display

them. >> sea sand, candles and a couple of sea shells. apothecary jars. the key is how do you get the shells inside here. >> just pour it in. >> but wait a minute. how we going to get these upside down? >> exactly. that's kind of a difficult thought but i'll make it easy. take a piece of glad wrap. pop that on the top like that. >> look at that. this will stick. >> it absolutely sticks. it sticks to anything. including us. >> this is the press seal glad. >> there you have yourself a beautiful pedestal now. we're re-inventing things that you have in your home. >> we're cutting this off on the edges here.

pretty close but not completely too close. >> you can also cover the bottom with some sand. if you don't have an apothecary jar, you can use beautiful wine glasses as well. fill with sea sand. tealights inside. place the candles on top and now you've got yourself a beautiful centerpieces. this works very well on a coffee table or on a buffet. but i'm against use very high centerpieces on tables because you always want to be able to look into someone's eyes. >> that's absolutely true. >> there's no flowers there so you could use this outdoors and it will never spoil. >> this seems like an evening affair. you're having hors d'oeuvres. . this looks very fancy. >> working with blacks and dark plums, ljus juxtaposing it with

lime green. these glasses are like $3.99. mix colored water. today's centerpiece is tomorrow's fruit salad. >> what you can do is create something for the season. this kind of idea using thanksgiving kind of -- >> this works very well. once again you're doing a long table, repeat this down the table. >> to make colored water -- >> pour in -- two red and one purple. >> we might end up a bit blue here. >> that's pretty. then you just use that. >> put it in a wine glass. >> that's pretty. make sure nobody drinks it.

>> groovevy! just like that, it would be nice in the bathroom. >> taller one and shorter one next to it makes a romantic dinner, makes a romantic bathroom. >> making it romantic for all of us. thank you so much this morning. next, al calls his book club for kids to order. they have an author to grill. the author of "savvy" right after this. everybody thinks he's the most handsome cat they've ever seen. [ woman announcing ] purina one for indoor cats... unlocks the brilliance of nature... with a natural fiber blend that helps minimize hairballs... and maintain a healthy weight. [ laurie ] he's a character. he brings so much laughter into this household. and he's the best-lookin' cat there is. [ announcer ] it's amazing what one can do. time to deploy the chex mix boring potato chip decoy bag.

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this morning on ""al's book club for kids,"" "savvy." have you ever wondered if you had special powers? miss beaumont comes from a family with eccentric talents. but not until things go horribly wrong she understands her own strengths. also here today, our al's book club kids, ian goldstein, spencer wong joining us for the first time, daniel azolino, and tatiana perry, good morning. >> good morning, al roker. >> i love the way that sounds. all right. first of all, ingrid, "savvy" really isn't an american tall tale in a sense in the spirit of paul bunion and the wizard of oz. how did you come up with this idea? >> when i was thinking about writing a novel for young people, i thought there are so many good books already out there about magic that are based in a european or british tradition of magic.

i thought, what would american magic look like. i started looking at things like tall tales and to really get a sense of the perseverance, the love of home and family, the things that are very important to us here. >> so you and your mom went an an interesting trip to research this. right? >> um-hmm. >> what was that like? >> that was very fun. we went to kansas and nebraska also. and it was just fun. >> what were some of the things you saw? >> very large things. >> large things. >> we like things big in america. >> yes. like a large ball of twine, the biggest ball of twine which we added twine to. >> the largest porch swing. >> um-hmm. >> you said the largest painting photo? >> the largest reproduction of a van gogh painting. >> you actually saw dorothy's slippers? >> we went to the wizard of oz museum. >> well, did you come back

with -- it enables you to help mom write the book or give her some ideas? >> somewhat, yeah. >> let's get to some of our book club kids. >> this question is for ingrid. the main setting of the book was in the midwest. why did you choose there? >> well, it all started out because of the very first sentence of the book, which says that the family had to move to the deepest part of inland because one of the boys in the book causes a hurricane. and i had to look and find out where the deepest part of inland was, and it was in kansas. i thought, what a perfect place to set a book about magical children in the united states, right in the heartland of america. >> you're not in kansas anymore. treasure, what's your question? >> my question is, why did like what inspired you to write this book? >> the first thing i thought of was i wanted to write a book about magical children and never

use the word "magic" because i wanted everyone to feel and to know that this american quality that we have of perseverance and talents belongs to everybody, anybody can access that. >> it's all within side of you. >> it's all inside of us. >> spencer, you look very relaxed. we like that. have you a question? >> yeah. my question is why did you choose for them to get their savvy at age 13? >> age 13. well, i chose 13 because it's the first year you're a teenager. so it's the transition from being a child to a teen, and there's all kinds of changes involved in this book, and change can be hard. and so i wanted to use the first teen year to make it big and important. >> all right. danielle, how about you? >> what made you want to write the book in the first person? >> oh.

i think it's so much more personal to write in first person and you really get a sense of someone's struggles. because we all have struggles and challenges as we're growing up. when you write it in first person you really get to see inside somebody and what they are experiencing and watch them change from the inside. >> delroy, what's your question? >> my question is what made you come up with each person's savvy? >> that was really, really fun. it is so fun to be able to imagine all kinds of abilities and so the first one, the brother, fish, who created a hurricane on his 13th birthday, that just came into my head all on its own. >> i like the fact that it was weather-related. that was fantastic. >> i think that's for al. >> tatiana? >> what made you come up with the names, like fish and mississippi and rocket? >> i wanted the characters who were part of the beaumont family

to have names that were almost as unusual as their powers and their characteristics. and so they had sort of crazy names, rocket and all these fun names. those were fun to think of, too. >> it's a fun book, ingrid and andy law, thanks so much. thanks to our book club kids. again the book is called "vavvy." now time to reveal our next book club pick. drum roll, please! 39 clues. no drum roll -- there's the drum roll. i knew there was a drum roll. "39 clues," the fifth book in the adventure series "39 clues." carmen takes us on a wild ride to mysterious russia. get busy, we'll get you copies of the book and that will be your assignment. next, a new take on one of summer's delicacies. shrimp. fried shrimp. boiled shrimp. woo! there you

>> announcer: "today's kitchen" brought to you by new dove therapy conditioners. expertise for damage hair. this morning in "today's kitchen," summer shrimp specials are a great way to keep dinner light and in season. our hot chef today is angela maderas, her new book is the "new african-american kitchen." good morning. >> how are you? hold my boa for me. >> you call yourself the kitchen diva. now i see why. what's this all about? how can you cook with this thing? >> that is not for me to cook with. it is for you to be divafied. we're just going to do african fast food. this is a great way to liven up your repertoire.

@u many dishes t so to american request zeen. >> you say it is changing, getting lighter, healthier? >> soul food, the food of slavery, is what's not so healthy. african-american cuisine, fresh ingredients, fresh vegetables. an uncelebrated cuisine. i'm celebrating it. what we have are wild american shrimp. yes. that's what you want to use. >> cleaned out. >> ooh, wow, this pan is going 5,000 degrees. woo! >> too hot for the diva! it's hot in the kitchen! >> it's hot! we got our onion saute. we'll put in garlic, coriander, our shrimp, let all these saute. >> it is really about the spice. >> the spices -- african spices, africans brought okra, sesame, black-eyed peas, uses of peppers, tomatoes, greens, all

those things came from slavery, via slavery. then these are some of the great ingredients. you don't want them to overcook because it is going in the sauce. just pretend these are done because we don't have much time, girl. >> you got it. >> what about these spices? >> i'm sorry! i did forget about them. you use a little bit of cayenne pepper to taste. paprika. then cumin. those maybe a fabulous and delicious. we'll pretend that's all done. then -- >> through the magic of television. >> let's say that we put the coconut milk in and we put in the chopped tomatoes. you reduce it down, it will make this delicious sauce. once you've got your shrimp and onions and everything sauteed, take them out, make your sauce, you put everything back in.

then we're going to put this in the reduced sauce. we're just going to add that in there. and then you're going to let this cook for five to seven minutes. >> we don't have that kind of time. let's move it along! >> we got to wrap it up. >> it's delicious and fabulous. >> this is corn and peach salad and you can cut the shrimp in half. you can use some fabulous eggs like eggland's best. you done have to worry about those. low in cholesterol. >> we're a little bit out of time. >> it is delicious! >> that's all you need. >> look what >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning.

i am jennifer franciotti. baltimore county police are on the lookout for a man who is committing a disturbing series of sex offenses, and it is a situation that appears to be xo -- it appears to be escalating free. he exposed himself to a woman outside an apartment in catonsville. a man to be the same suspect similarly exposed himself, this time after breaking into her apartment. this should remind people to keep their windows and doors locked at all times, especially at night. police up to close the books on a dozen recent robberies with the apprehension of a single suspect. mark lomax confessed to burglarizing businesses in the charles village and fells point areas. his crime spree started on august 3 and did not end until this monday. police say that he hid the businesses more than once, including a retro clothing store. detectives say he actually

seemed to express relief to them that he had been caught. charges are pending. back in a minute with a check on today's forecast.

>> now for a look at the forecast, sandra shaw. >> partly cloudy skies, a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm, and 8587 is the temperature range.

tonight we will remain mild but bring more moisture into the area. scattered showers and storms. in the exit the mid-60s to near 70 downtown. on settled near the weekend. we should be well offshore. basically a frantic effort here on sunday. -- a french will get through on sunday. sunday.

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