we're back now with more of "today" on this tuesday morning, 1st day of september, 2009. a beautiful day outside here in the big apple. we have a great crowd hanging around with us, hanging onto summer, really. it doesn't even feel like summer out there. it feels more like fall. matt and ann are off today. al reporting from the horrible

wildfires burning around los angeles. one fire has scorched more than 164 square miles, claimed two lives, destroyed dozens of homes and threatens thousands of more homes, including critical cell phone and tv transmissions. al will bring us the latest. we'll get the latest in the discovery of the kidnapping of jaycee dugard who was abducted when she was 11 years old, held for 18 years. now she's been reunited with her family, we'll talk with mother family who knows what that transition is like all too well. their son was keheld for more tn four years. we'll talk to the family of shawn hornbeck what-b what jaycee and her family are going through. how to raise a healthy baby. surprising facts about kids and obesity. we'll tell you what you can look out for in the early months of your baby's life and get guidance about what you need to know to keep your baby healthy. first, natalie, since ann is

off, a check of headlines. >> in the news this morning, firefighters say a change in the weather is what they need to get the upper hand on those california wildfires. nbc's miguel is in one hard hit los angeles area. i know there are big losses there. >> reporter: yeah, natalie. official number we have, good morning, is 53 homes have been destroyed. we know that number will be much larger in this one neighborhood nbc news has counted at least 35 homes. we know it will take firefighters some time when the sun comes up to get a firm grip on that number. meanwhile, 12,000 homes stand in the path of the fire or are threatened by the fire. 6,000 people evacuated. this fire has consumed more than 100,000 acres. it continues to burn in multiple directions. firefighters only have it 5% contained, which means 95% of this blaze is out of control. it will be a very tense morning and a very busy day for firefighters over the next week. >> miguel in los angeles, thank

you for the update. a programming note as well. brian williams will be reporting from the front lines of the los angeles wildfires tonight on nbc nightly news. the federal government will pay $9.5 million to buy the pennsylvania field in shanksville where united flight 93 crashed on september 11th after passengers fought with hijackers. they hope to have a memorial built in time for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. a special election is set for january to fill ted kennedy's senate seat. president obama gets an update today on washington's swine flu preparations. the heads of homeland security and health and human services are among those expected to brief him at the white house. police in greenfield, indiana, thought it was a drunk driver they were tailing during a 15-mile chase that reached 80 miles an hour. but get this?

the driver was actually a 9-year-old boy who took his dad's car so he could stay out past his bedtime. the incident was reminiscent of that 7-year-old who swiped his dad's wheels last month to avoid going to church. kids, don't try this at home, okay? >> i'm surprised they can actually reach the gas pedal and brakes. they must be tall -- >> must be not a stick shift either. >> or using something. it is now four minute past the hour. let's get another check of the fire and weather from al in los angeles. good morning again, al. >> good morning, guys. and the sun is just starting to come up. we're here at the hansen dam fire control center and firefighters are coming back off the line. we've seen lines of trucks coming in and other trucks going out. we've got almost 3,700 firefighters working on these fires. some of them getting breakfast, getting showers, getting ready to hit those lines again. let's take a look, show you

weight going what's going on. in los angeles, we're looking at temperatures not quite as hot as they've been. upper 60s to mid-70s this morning with a 50% to 60% humidity. lower in the mountains. variable winds, 5 to 10 miles an hour. later today those winds shift out of the southwest, 30% humidity, again low in the mountains. temperature mid to upper 90s. tomorrow, cooler temperature. that's the good news. temperatures will be in the 70s. humidity levels higher. again, we have to say lower in the mountains and variable light winds. as we take a look at the latest on jimena, 150 miles south of cabo san lucas. 150-mile-an-hour winds. dangerous hurricane coming into cab ka bow and the baja, california, peninsula. we've been hoping some moisture from jimena would make its way into southern california but it looks like it will be >> mostly sunny skies, high of

about 75 degrees. going to be quite pleasant outside. winds out of the northeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour. higher wind laets your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. now to that california couple accused of abducting an 11-year-old school girl and keeping her captive for 18 years. investigators have now unefforted what could be a potential piece of evidence. nbc george lewis is in antioch, california, with the very latest. george, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. police are looking for any evidence that might tie phillip garrido, the man accused of

masterminding the abduction to a string of local unsolved murders. one piece of evidence, a fragment of bone. monday evening dogs trained to sniff for human remains returned to the home of phillip garrido and the property next door as police announced the discovery of the bone fragment at that adjoining property. >> we're taking that bone back for further examination. we don't know if it's human or animal. >> reporter: as police broadened their investigation, they're trying to find out whether phillip garrido was tied to a string of unsolved murders. they're also looking at whether he had anything to do with other kidnappings. in 1988 9-year-old michaela was pulled off a street into a car in broad daylight, just like jaycee dugard. the two girls bear an uncanny resemblance to each other. now police are talking to michaela's parents. >> we have an inspector who has been actually investigating michaela's case even before this

came up. and he has been investigating possible connections between michaela's case and jaycee's case. >> reporter: phillip garrido and his wife have pleaded not guilty to charges of abducting, raping and imprisoning jay s ining jay garrido's first wife calls him a violent man. appearing on "inside edition" she says he beat her at times and when she tried to get away -- >> he pulled up in front of me, he grabbed me, threw me. me in the car. >> reporter: in 1977, four years into the marriage, garrido was convicted of raping another woman, katherine callaway hall, who was on "larry king live" monday night. >> it's just there under the surface. >> reporter: she says he took her to a storage unit in reno, draped with carpets inside. >> it was like a maze. and in the back part of the mini warehouse where he had me, he had it set up to keep someone for a while.

>> reporter: sort of like the warren of sheds behind garrido's house where jaycee dugard lived with the two children she allegedly had by him. garrido's ex-wife in her tv interview claimed when another man flirted with her once, garrido pulled out a safety pin, gouged her in the face and threatened to put out her eyes. natalie? >> unbelievable. george lewis in antioch, california, thank you, george. so how does a person live anything close to a normal life after being held captive by a kidnapper? pam and craig akers know all too well. their son shawn hornbeck was abducted at age 11 and was found 4 1/2 years later living with his kidnapper. good morning. >> good morning. >> he we wonder what this young lady, now 29 years old, held captive for 18 years, must be going through emotionally as she's reunited with her family. your son, shawn, was also kidnapped at the age of 11, held for four years. can you describe early on

emotionally what it was like, that reunion and some of the emotions that you had to sort out with him early on? >> actually, it was very difficult. shawn had a lot of guilt for, you know, not trying to get away, for -- he thought we were going to be angry at him. he thought he was going to be damaged goods, that we weren't going to love him anymore, that we were going to blame him. we just had to reassure him that everything he did we felt he did right because he was still alive and brought back to us. we had to tell him that he we didn't blame him. no reason to feel guilt. none of this was your fault. hi to deal with a lot of anger also because all of my nightmares that i had had, the 4 1/2 years he was gone, you know, i found out was true and actually even worse. that's just hard to deal with. >> how did you know what to say, craig? because i can't imagine that any parent has that kind of preparation, what to say and what not to say. >> yeah, that's the most

difficult part. initially you pretty much walk around on egg shells afraid to say something because you're afraid you're going to say something wrong that's going to bring back a memory or trigger something. you just have to be very slow, very deliberate. in this case, the mental health professionals are going to be key in getting this family back on the right track. you just have to let the victims know that you love them unconditionally with no strings. that they didn't do anything wrong. none of this is their fault. that's really the most important thing you can do. >> that constant reassurance, that unconditional love. did shawn early on talk much about his captor, michael devlin? did he talk about what he went through or did it take some time before he was able to come forth with some of the facts and some of the abuse that he underwent? pam? >> it actually did -- at first,

within the first couple of weeks, shawn told us a few things. only because he said he knew we had to have had thousands of questions and had to have been wondering what was going on. so he did share a few things with us that he thought he could. but then after that it took a while in therapy for us to really get into details to where he was able to share some of the more horrible things that had gone on. >> and one of those horrible things, of course, is the years of sexual abuse. i can't imagine as a parent what -- how heart broken you must have been hearing those details. and knowing that jaycee also the father of her two children is her kidnapper, can a child overcome that kind of abuse? >> absolutely. there's no doubt in my mind. shawn is a prime example. he's an 18-year-old high school senior this year, fantastic grade point average. he's going to graduate ahead of his classmates.

he is working a part-time job, dating girls, hanging out with his friends. he's just like any other 18-year-old kid in the midwest. you would never know that he'd been through the experience he has if you didn't know personally what he had been through. >> it's great to hear he's had such a great road to recovery. over the years, though, i know one of the questions you didn't ask him and it's something a lot of people, i think, want to know, is why he didn't try to run. and you say you've avoided asking him that question. pam, why is that? >> really because, you know, you have to stop and think, these victims are 11-year-old, children when they're taking. in shawn and jaycee's case they're 11. very early on we learn the person that takes them gets very good control over these children. it's just fear. one reason why i don't ask him because he's pretty well explained it to us. within the first 30 days he had to beg for his life.

not only his life, our life also. we learned that numerous time he was told f you don't do what i say or if you try to escape or try to contact your family, not only will i kill you, i'll kill your family also. >> you've mentioned how important the health care professionals, the psychologists will be to helping jaycee and her two young girls who, as i understand, they -- they have no idea what's going on. they believe -- they've heard their father is in prison and they don't understand that he was their mother's kidnapper. so there's a lot of explaining to do there. but you say that shawn has been able to make a complete recovery. does he have nightmares still of the years he spent in captivity? does it come back at certain points in his life? >> very, very infrequently. i've talked about shawn about whether or not it ever comes up, ever gives him any problems. he's told me that on rare

occasions he'll sometimes have a dream about something that happened during that time. but for the most part, he has been able to put it behind him and make it a part of his past and not let it influence his future and not let it stop his progress in moving forward. we're very fortunate that he's been able to get his head around it and be able to handle it in such a mature way. >> you are very fortunate. do you have any last words of advice for the family and friends and the neighbors who are surrounding themselves around jaycee dugard right now? >> i would say, be patient with them. love them unconditional. you know, constantly reassure her and her children that none of this was their fault up. still love them. they're not damaged good. and then just over time, things can get better and they could get somewhat of a normal life. >> we have to remember all the questions we have aren't really

the important thing in this situation. us getting answers to our questions aren't important. what's important is getting these victims the help they need to reunit them with their families and make them whole again. >> well, pam and craig akers, it's so great to speak with you. we're so grateful that shawn is doing well. thank you very much for sharing your perspective with us today. >> thank you. >> thank you, natalie. still to come this morning, up next, signs of childhood obesity starting much earlier than you might think. we'll tell you what every parents needs to know. later, the secrets to finding the best deals at discount stores. first, these messages. or sit on her bed and talk about her day. but she's ready. thanks to walmart's unbeatable prices, i was able to get her everything she needed. as well as what she wanted. letting go? mom! (mom) that's the hard part. set them up for success, for less.

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we are in no way saying babies shouldn't be put on diets. babies gain about half a pound a week the first three months of life. then they double their birth weight by the time they're four months. if they're seven pound at birth, then 14 pound, and then triple their birth weight by 1 year old. >> doctors are monitoring this, correct? >> that's the most important thing. it's a key parents go to their checkups. babies are monitored and applied on growth charts so you can see how rapidly your baby is growing and if there are any issues or concerns. >> you say overfeeding is the biggest problem. how do parents overfeed their baby? baby is crying, we give them the battle, you're breast feeding time. >> feeding is something we can monitor so it's important. can-t can happen for a variety of reasons. if you feed to frequently, too often, or too much per feed a baby can get too much in a day. sometimes parents use feeding as that first response if a baby is crying, they want to comfort

them and soothe them so they just give them a bottle. that can cause overfeeding as well. babies who are bottle-fed, sometimes they are coaxed a little too much, encouraged to finish the last drop in the bottle. >> because maybe they'll sleep longer. >> right. and going along with that, some parents still put cereal, baby cereal in the bottles really early on. that really causes rapid weight gain in infancy. that's a real no-no. >> you have advice for parents on how best to feed their infants. you say breast feeding is best. how does that -- >> breast feeding is best. it may be protective as well. babies really use their own internal cues and feed and stop feeding when they're full. again, no bottle or a amount you're giving them. they just stop when they're full. >> when we're talking about looking at what to be concerned about when taking your baby to their doctor and monitoring their weight, is it more important the number they weigh in or the height/weight ratio.

is that important well? >> the heat to weight ratio is really important. if you have two babies that weigh the same, it's important to look at the charts and review them with your pediatrician. >> what about birth weight? if you have a big baby, everyone's like, oh, my gosh, is that a concern or a factor at all in how big that baby may get later? >> that is a great question. a lot of researchers looked at that because we are seeing larger babies at birth. that's not the issue or rick factfa risk factor. it's gaining too much weight too rapidly. >> doctor, thank you. we treesht appreciate it. the lean mean fat fighting machine george foreman. first, these messages. and i was absolutely horrified, oh my gosh. it was the weight. i lost 26 pounds using alli. my friends were absolutely amazed. they had no idea that alli would work that well. if you stick to the guidelines

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this morning on "today's style" making the most of discount stores. if you like the designer look but your wallet does not, jackie stafford is here to show you how to shop. >> i'm a discount queen. i love shopping discount stores but they can be overwhelming. you have some tips for how to go into a store and get what you want. >> they can be overwhelming. don't forget, it's very easy to make a few simple alterations and make something look more designer. don't underestimate you can go to a trimming store, maybe change the buttons are-o a cardigan, for example, get a piece tailored to make it look more expensive. there are some tricks so don't be overwhelmed. >> and you splurge on good shoes or handbags, it's about mixing and patching.

>> mixing up accessori accessor >> you say there are some go-to stores. what are your favorites? >> i personally love jcpenney because it has designer-inspired pieces mixed with classic. h&m, victoria secret has great looks. >> we have four models that will show us different looks, head to toe discount looks but one will be wearing one splurge item. i have to ge guess what they are. first trend is the color purple. it's everywhere. we have our model sharon showing us the styles here. she looks gorgeous. now, let's see. i'm checking her out. i'm trying to figure out the expensive item here. i'm guessing it's probably the shoes, jackie. >> no, it's not the shoes. >> not the shoes? >> good guess. >> accessory.

scarf? >> no. >> belt? >> no, i'm going to tell you. the expensive item is actually the jeans she's wearing. these are designer jeans. now, you can wear any jeans. we have this whole look head to toe look available from h&m. let me tell you why it works, why you can shop this discount. it's a purple cardigan, you can wear it open, belted, which is a huge trend. it's only $30. the scarf is $15. a great shop when shopping discount stick to more solid shades. you can go for are a solid shade then you can't guess the price. >> you can always tell the print a little bit with the quality. >> sometimes. this one you can put the cardigan over it, it's a head to toe look. that big fringe bag is only $25. that's a great find. >> wow. great. goes to show you, you fooled me. >> oh, good. >> you look great. thank you. our next trend, the ankle boots. they are all the range. they are back with style.

and here we have stephanie wearing this great look. come on out, stephanie. let's see. expensive item here would be -- i'm guessing her wedding ring. >> well, you know -- i'm going to take the easy way out here. >> we were just talking about that. >> i don't know. i'm going to get hosed on this. >> all right. you guessed it right. well, apart from the ring, the hosiery. the hosiery is the most expensive item she is wearing. >> really? comparatively speaking. >> yes. we found this whole look at jcpenney. it's a great look, the great fitting tweed skirt with the high-waisted tweed skirt, the white shirt, classic look at jcpenney. the ankle boots are also from jcpenney but the hose are the expensive thing. the rest are really great price. >> that wedding ring, i'm sure,

is the real thing. >> she didn't get that at jcpenney. she could have. they have fine jewelry. >> stephanie, thank you so much. next trend is biker chic. it is everywhere. we have melanie showing us the look here. >> isn't she gorgeous? beautiful, beautiful melanie. >> let's see. i'm looking down. i'm guessing the shoes here. they look like valentino's. >> wouldn't that be nice? they're $20. >> they're total knock-offs. >> this is from forever 21. fabulous biker faux leather jack et. that jacket is only $35. that's a graeat price. the sequin top underneath is $13. that's a great price. >> sequin is still in, right? >> still in. >> you can match it with leather, looks great. >> the splurge item on this look is the clutch. you add an expensive clutch, you can dress up the whole outfit. >> you're way too tough on me. >> it just shows you it's easy

to shop discount. >> thank you, melanie. our last trend is taking a look at beautiful carla. this is lace. >> this is our lace trend. >> looks gorgeous. i love the blouse. i'm guessing the blouse is the expensive, big ticket item here. >> sadly, you're wrong again. >> the shoes? >> it is the shoes. >> that was my next guess. >> the shoes are the big ticket item in this look. look how stunning. she found this at victoria's secret. they do such amazing clothes. great clothes. also replenish every couple of weeks. it's worth checking out online. >> the pants are great fitting. >> the pant are fabulous fit pants. the shirt is a great designer piece inspired shirt with the lace on it. super trendy look but a great price. $58 for the shirt and the pants are $78. >> beautiful. you all look fabulous. you totally fooled me. i'm a good discount shopper but apparently i don't know my high-end from my low-end. girls, come back out. you look great.

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green works, naturally. ♪ i'll never forget the day i read a book ♪ how would you describe a good girl? nice, polite, modest and selfless? they're all great traits but one woman says they can get in the way of personal and professional success when they grow up. rachel simmons has written "the curse of the good girl." clinical psychologist ronny cohen sandberg is the author of "stressed out girls ". good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> we were talking about how we can kind of identify with this good girl character. so many women are raised thinking they have to be polite and smart and you want to behave. what is it about a good girl curse, rachel, that ends up becoming a bad thing later in life? >> it's great to be nice. but how nice should you be? if you're too knight nice you're not sharing your true feelings.

you're holding them back. giving up your needs in relationships. you're trying to be perfect all the time. >> you're a people-pleaser. >> and also not taking healthy risks. the best leaps in our development are taken when we're willing to fail. so if you're trying to be good all the time, you're not going to be able to take those risks. >> it's interesting. i don't feel like you see a lot of boys, perhaps, with this same problem. the girls really feel like they have to somehow please others, do the right thing. >> not make waves. >> absolutely. >> make sure everybody's happy with them. >> how does that affect girls in terms of their success compared to boys even? >> girls, if they don't take risks, they really can't try different things and they can't find out what their real passions are. >> rachel you distinguish between being a good girl and an authentic girl. >> an authentic girl know how she's acting and can react to that. she can say, it's not always going to be the movie you want to see. i sometimes want to choose the

movie i want to see. a good girl will have a sense of humor about her mistakes. she's not going to see a mistake as a cat class mick event but will be able to laugh it off and try again. >> how difficult is this for a mother who was raised to be a good girl? i have two daughters. i'll admit i was raised to be a good girl. you think, gosh, i don't want to necessarily make those same rules for my daughters as well. >> the problem is, mothers want to be perfect, too. they're raised to try to be everything to everyone and they're giving those messages to their daughter. >> subconsciously they're modeling themselves after you. >> absolutely. >> what do you do differently? what are sop tips you have? first of all, failures and mistakes are an important thing to express and experience. >> absolutely. it's how you react to your daughter's mistakes that tell her everything. you have to convey that mistakes aren't okay they're actually necessary because as rachel says, that's how we learn. particularly about ourselves. >> you say you have to balance

feedback and criticism. >> a lot of parents today think in order to raise their daughter's self-esteem they tell them they're great in everything. that's not true. girls know that's inauthentic feedback. they need to know what they're weak in as well as strong in because for sure they're future employers will do that some day. >> you a set limits. what limit? >> it's okay to saying no. it's okay to say to your daughter, i'm not willing to do that right now because then we're modeling for them how to take care of their own needs in relationships. >> here's a big one. conflict is okay. i mean, i was definitely akon flikt-avoider, probably still am. sometimes you have to take it on. >> conflict is inevitable, inavoidable, and if you use your mother-daughter relationship to teach your daughter you can deal with conflict head-on, resolve them. those are skills she'll use all of her life, professionally and

personally. >> what are girls noticing and realizing, i've been walked on for long enough. i've been a good girl. i want to make a change, be authentic. is there a point in women's eyes where they're making this realization? >> i think a lot of women when they hit age 40 wake up and say, i don't care what people think as much as anymore. the question is, how can we help girls feel that way now. i think moms have a huge example to set, not just by doing things to their children by helping them in particular ways but what you do for your daughter. so be the mom who takes the yoga class and says, i can't drive carpool. demonstrate you're someone who is an individual, who has her own needs. that's the best lesson you can give to your daughter. >> then you can retrain your brain at 40? >> even before that. >> that sounds very positive. rachel simmons, thank you both, we appreciate it. >> thank you. we're back in a moment. explain.

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economy is taking its toll on some of baltimore's more prominent upscale restaurants but after five years of a downtown, the babalu role on the blue sea grill are closing their doors. some believe that more families are opting to eat at home in an effort to save money and it is starting to affect local restaurants. members of the baltimore county council will sit down to hash of specifics of their proposal to install speed cameras. today is the first formal review of the bill, which would allow police set up cameras within half a mile radius of any school. it is expected to go to a vote next week, and if passed, the cameras could be installed next month. back in a minute with a check on

>> looks like we are going to have a beautiful week. here's a look of the forecast with sandra shaw. >> 72 to 75, winds northeasterly at 10 to 15 mi. per hour. below normal, temperature-wise. check out tonight's ratings come anywhere from the upper 40's to around 50 in the suburbs. 55 downtown. mostly clear skies. tomorrow, back up to 75 and sunny. for labor day weekend, and looks like low 80s and partly cloudy.

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