back now with more of "today" on this thursday morning, 22nd day of april, 2010. 40th anniversary of earth day. and we're celebrating here on the plaza. thankful to these people for opping by and getting a chance to wave at folks back home. we appreciate their time this morning. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer, along with al roker and natalie morales. we start this hour with some good news, that mom, tiffany tehan, she's been missing since saturday when her husband called authorities to say that she never came home from a shopping trip? well, she has been found alive. we're going to have the latest on that story developing in just

a couple of minutes. >> that is good news. also coming up on "today's daily dose," we're focusing on our feet. >> i think the extreme heels are extreme. >> they rex treatment lately. with the double and triple platforms you see these days? what you are wearing on your feet could hurt you in the long haul and the short haul as well. we'll tell you how you can ease the pain. mine are not bad. >> how tall are those? >> these are probably three, four. i can run in these. >> all right. also ahead, we all like taking mom out for brunch for mother's day. but how about taking mom on a trip instead? from a cooking school get-away to a escape at a beach, maybe even relaxing at a spa, we have great deals for you and for mom. also it is college acceptance time. if you're lucky enough to have been accepted at a number of

different schools, how do you make the right choice? from paying the colleges to getting the best education, we'll help you sort it all out in just a couple of minutes. >> may 1st is the deadline to return your decision. first let's gin side. ann has the headlines of the morning. good morning once again, everybody. search planes, helicopters and boats are scouring the gulf of mexico this morning for possible survivors of a massive oil rig explosion and fire. 11 workers are still missing this morning after the blast which rocked a drilling platform tuesday night off the coast of mexico and about 100 survivors made it to shore overnight. at least 17 workers were airlifted to hospitals. president obama is taking the bulls by the horn today speaking in new york city about wall street reform. he's urging financial power players to support and not actively fight legislation designed to give consumers more protection and to prevent another banking meltdown. police say an ohio woman missing since saturday has been found safe in miami beach, along

with the man detectives wanted to question in the case. they said 31-year-old tiffany tehan has been in contact with her family. today the vatican announced pope benedict has accepted the resignation of bishop james moriarty. that brings to three the number of irish bishops who have stepped down due to the priest sex abuse crisis. a new study find that motorcycle deaths in the u.s. dropped last year. they were down 16% through the first nine months of 2009, compared to the year before. researchers think the drop may be related to the economy and less recreational driving. on wednesday, the treasury started sending new $100 bills with security ribbons and other features meant to make them harder to counterfeit. and a rare look at history. an old piece of film has been discovered of ronald reagan and james dean sharing a scene together on general electric theater in 1954. >> no, you had to be a big man with a gun.

well, your friend in there is dead because of you. how big does that make you feel? >> hit me. why don't you hit me? >> because if i started, i don't think i could stop. >> ronald reagan was 43 years old back then. james dean died a year later at the age of 24. and, big mayhem on campus at ohio state university on wednesday when two cows got loose and even knocked somebody down as they were being taken to the university's veterinary medical center to have their hooves trimmed. eventually the two were rounded up but they never did get their hooves trimmed. it is now four minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to you, matt and natalie. >> thanks, ann. let's get a check of the weather again from mr. roker. >> thanks a lot, matt. we're down here, lot of kids from maine down here having a good time. let's collection it out, show you what's going on. midsection of the country out to the plains, a risk of strong storms from del rio, all the way up into parts of nebraska. that's today.

this is a slow-moving system. as we get on into tomorrow, we've got the risk of strong storms stretching from texas all the way on up into iowa. and then on saturday, we're looking for even more of that rough weather. in fact, we've got a strong risk of storms stretching across the southeast, down into the g >> it is going to take awhile for the pot to burn off. once it does, we will have a decent day. the 30% chance >> where are you guys all from? >> seattle, washington. >> good to see you all.

like the red shirts. >> thank you. >> let's go back in to ann. al, thanks. this morning on "today's daily dose," oh, my aching feet. an estimated 1 in 6 americans are not putting their best foot forward because they're suffering from problems ranging from bunions to arthritis to diabetes. nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with advice on how to relieve your pain and stay healthy. here's something i would have never put together. you say that our feet are a glimpse into our overall health. >> you just hit on one of the big things, diabetes. diabetes affects the blood circulation, the nerves in your feet. if you're a diabetic and you have wounds that aren't quite healing or an ingrown toenail, it can absolutely reflect your overall state of well being. the biggest problem for most of us is our feet hurt. that's because we pound them to death and there are a lot of doctors making a lot of money because of that. it is a $2 billion a year industry just to fix hurt feet.

>> because this is the part that is most injured of any other part of our body? >> 26 bones, 33 joints. it is a complicated little area that we pound. >> let's get to our questions. the first one comes from outside. we've got carla and her sister kevvy visiting from missouri. hey, women, what's your question? >> hi, dr. nancy. we're from st. louis. my sister's always been my hero because she exercises every day. but recently, she started having really, really bad foot pain. now she's gone and bought all these gimmicks, different splint to wear at night, special shoes. she spent a couple hundred dollars but she's still got this really bad foot pain. they say it is plantar fasciitis. >> plantar fasciitis. the facia is kind a canvas sheet and it holds the bottom, the soul of the foot and wraps up

around the heel. a couple things happen. as we get older we lose fat pads on our heel and depending on what -- especially athletes when they pound their feet a lot, that facia can become inflamed. first thing to do is make sure you are taking basic anti-inflammatories like advil or aspirin if you can tolerate. t. make sure you're wearing the right shoes. get out of the shoes that you're wearing all the time and rotate them. and then simple things. resting, elevating. if those things don't make it better, then you can go into things like orthodics foot doctor. the fact she is a runner makes her more prone. >> thank you for that question. linda now is on the telephone from concord, california. hi, linda. what's your question? >> hi, thanks for taking my call. when i go outside and it is cold like 65 degrees and below, my toes get numb. actually so do my fingers at

times and the blood seems to have left them. it turns kind of whitish-yellow. any idea what's happening? >> yeah, you may well have something called raynaud's syndrome. it is a scirculatory problem. you can consider this a disability if it is bad enough. can you even get a placard to park closer to work. if your fingers and toes are turning white or purple, you're not getting enough circulation and it means that you may have to wear those little mitt warmers. you may have to wear an extra pair of socks. it is really a vascular problem. once you have it, you have it so you have to work hard to make sure that it doesn't get worse. >> thank you so much, linda. we have an e-mail question about bunions. the question reads, i'm one of those people who suffers from foot problems, bunions. it is such a horrible shooting pain. it's terrible. i feel that all i can wear is flip-flops. please help. >> so, look.

this is, to some extent, runs in families but you and i know what this is. it is the first joint that juts out. can you see it in women who are addicted to their high heels. we put tons of pressure on our foot and especially that part of the foot. bun yons hurt. get out of those high heels, get in a shoe that has a wide toe box be that has some stability. but that's a big, big surgical problem if it goes too far. >> speaking of flip-flops, a lot of young people, teenagers, wear flip-flops all the time. >> all the time. >> problem with that? >> well, you need arch support. if you're going to wear them, wear the leather ones, the really thin ones are not meant for good foot support. >> mary lou is on the phone from new york city. she has a question. >> hey, how are you? thanks for taking my call. i think i've noticed with between the third and fourth toes on my right foot, the burning pain is excruciating.

i've tried orthodic inserts, cortisone shots and now finally a series of alcohol solution shots and nothing has helped alleviate the pain. i understand that there are a couple of types of surgeries but they're not always successful and occasionally exacerbate the problem. >> a neuroma is a benign tumor of the nerve. it is a lump and it is painful. especially if it is between toes, there just isn't enough space. and sometimes -- i would have to say a lot of times -- sort of the early treatment of cortisone shots and rest doesn't help. so this is when you really want to see an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in feet and see about having that removed. most likely that's going to be a surgical problem. it goes to something, a core problem for all of us, and that is we neglect our feet so easily. it is important to remember, change your shoes, go barefoot around the house, if you can. pedicures are really good hygiene for your feet. they make your feet healthy. then wash them every day, make

sure they're clean. if you just change those things, that basic preventative work can get rid after lot of these problems. >> the underlying thing we've not talked that much about is sort of the shoes we choose to wear. >> let me say, i don't want everyone to think i'm a hypocrite because i have these on. they've never seen a sidewalk. they are for in here only. >> i see new your big clunky shoes. >> i wear clogs. >> me, too. katie and evan. one of the ways to tell if you have the right footwear, take your foot out and look at it next to the shoe. katie's toe box, that area between both toes quifits and ls like it fits right into her shoe. evan's, while the gold high heels are glamorous, the shoe is narrower than her foot. 9 out of 10 women wear shoes that don't hit, 8 out of 10 women wear shoes that hurt them. those are just dumb odds for

smart women. >> that's a very nice way to end it. now we know a new phrase called "toe box." dr. nancy snyderman, thank you so much. coming up, one expert's advice for brat-proofing your kids. and once you've done that, maybe they'll be inspired to take you on a trip. we've got the top five mother's day getaways right after this. ( music, toasters popping )

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>> no, we're not. this is a secret. a lot of people don't know the jackson hole area. it is magical in the spring. so this is a time of year where you're not going to hav the skiers or the summer crowds and you'll have the beautiful wildflowers and the whole place to yourself. there is a place called the hotel terra that you can stay at. they have a deal that's so good. the best part is that it has a cute name. it has a diamond and champagne package for mother's day. for under $200 a night can you stay there with mom for three nights and you can have her get pampered with a champagne facial, a champagne body scrub, and a 50-minute massage. when you're done with all of that, there's the beauty of jackson hole so you can spend good time. >> airfare to jackson hole? >> very reasonable. right now airfare in the u.s. is very reasonable because we're in the shoulder season. >> another spot, kind after zen getaway. >> spas are an important thing for mom. there is a place called the naples grande in naples, florida.

it is a waldorf-astoria property, a huge beach resort right on the amazing sandy beach. adjacent to a national park so you can also have that national park experience. and a golden door spa. what do you do at a golden door spa? get pampered silly. so they have a mother and daughter togetherness program. i forgot to mention, this deal to stay at this hotel -- $109 a night. you're saving a lot of money staying at the hotel and being right on the beach. where you'll splurge is getting a mother and daughter togetherness massage program for three hours for $345. a little expensive, but three hours. by the time you get out thereof, whatever rifts you ever had with your mother, announces, you'll have worked them out. >> along with the kinks in your next. now if mom isn't a spa gal and likes to be outdoors? >> nantucket is one of my favorite places to go. spring is a great time to go because the summer crowds aren't there and you'll get a great deal. one great deal is just about $150 a night at the jared could

have been houcoffin house. this inn dates back to 1845. they have a bicycle-and-stay deal. you can bike and have breakfast included. get away with mom, bicycle around nantucket which is adorable. my favorite place in the world is right down the street from this inn. it's called black-eyed susan's on india street. if you go there, you have to go to black-eyed susan's and say hi for me. >> you can get a great deal in santa fe, new mexico. >> people go there for the art and the amazing mexican-inspired food and the inn at alameda. our readers said this is one of the top 500 hotels in the world. but you'll get it for a deal. you'll be getting a bargain price and you're going to get -- i'll try spanish -- a cooking program meaning "very

delicious." you're going to stay at the hotel, get a 2 1/2 hour cooking class for you and mom together, and you get breakfast thrown in and there's afternoon cocktails. they really treat you well and you are right in the middle of things in santa fe. >> let's go to mexico now. >> si, senior. any time we look at what our readers want to do when they travel, they want to go to mexico and go to the mayan ruins. you fly to cancun. there is an amazing beach. one of the largest barrier reeves in the world, second-largest actually. can you stay at the fairmont for $259 a night and they are throwing in breakfast. the cool thing about this hotel is it is in the mangrove. you can actually ride on a gondola, on these canals. kind of cool, unexpected. and snorkeling, beach, five

restaurants. the whole nine. >> fantastico! thank you so much. it is always good to see you. more details, check out our website at todayshow.com. now that your high school senior has received the college acceptances, time to choose the best fit academically, financially and socially. we'll give you some help. but first, these messages. bye momma. i love you. i love you. bye-bye. you be careful on your way home. -happy mother's day. -okay. bye-bye. ♪

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i think it was very, very difficult for families. it was difficult for some people did for me it was difficult when i did not think i would make it to london from germany. >> i am not angry. i don't see any point in being angry about any volcano. >> airport officials believe that british airways will be running on on normal schedule today, but be sure to called ahead and be sure about the airline. police have a man in custody in connection with tuesday's deadly shooting on fulton ave. he was arrested wednesday afternoon and after police identified him to the use of the neighborhood citcitiwatch crime camera. >> a little foggy this morning. at the fog will clear out eventually add atmosphere dries out a bit. there is a weak front to the northwest. that could trigger something

this afternoon. a slight chance for a shower or a rumble of thunder. otherwise, sunshine and clouds today. 67 to 72 for the high temperature. friday is a good day, but rain chances pickup saturday. >> thank you for joining us. another update at 9:55.

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we've all heard this -- "you're not the boss of me." >> i say it to my husband all the time. >> there you go. we're talking about kids. it is the phrase most parents dread hearing. it is also the title of a new book with brat-proofing your kids. we'll give practical advice on building your child's character. >> perfect. also when they get a little bit older, their goals get a little more concrete. it is college acceptance time. from the finances to the academics, to the social life, we'll tell you how to help your kids find the right academic fit for them. >> we have a really good expert who knows a lot of stuff. i'm going through this, so is meredith. we're going to be listening. when it comes to cooking dinner, if you reach for the take-out menu more than the pots and pans, there are easy, quick and not expensive recipes, just a few ingredients that take, we're told, just 30 minutes to prepare. we'll find out how to do that coming up. but first, how's the weather if. >> it's not bad depending on

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this morning on "today's classroom," it's college decision time for seniors with the may 1 rst deadline just arod the corner, pressure is on for college teens to make the

life-changing decision. we talk about it being an investment in your future, going off to college. it is important to find the right fit for you. >> it is because it pays off for the rest of your life. i'm telling students right now they really need to be looking at the academic fit, the social fit and financial fit when they're making these decisions that they have to make before may 1st. >> let's talk about the academic fit. some of us may not know what direction your kid may not know what direction they want to go in life, they may not have a major or anything picked out yet. how do you know you'll go to the right school for you? >> i tell the students, imagine that they're going to start the school tomorrow. go online, take a look at course catalog. choose courses that you want to take and look at the professors who are teaching those courses. look up what those professors have published, see who these people are who are going to be teaching you. you really want to do that research. >> what are some of the resources that your son or daughter should also be looking at? >> it depends on what their interests are. if your daughter is a scientist,

she might want to look at the quality of the laboratories and look at research that's going on on that campus. >> and of course, a lot of students are spending four years at school. it becomes their life, their social skills, their set of friends, all of that comes from that college campus. so when it comes to checking out the social atmosphere, what should you do to make sure that you fit in? >> well, i'm telling students who are deciding among schools right now, they should go visit if they haven't already done so in the next week. right now school is in session. they can see what it is really like. they can sit in on a class and they can speak to the students who are really there and get a sense of what it would be like to be there. they can also go online and look at the extracurricular offerings. they'll want to know what they're going to be doing on campus outside the classroom. look at clubs, look at the arts, what would they get involved in. >> one of the things you said in the past was consider the social fit, is also going and trying to stay if you can, overnight, stay with a student from your school

or whatever and you get a real sense of what that campus is like. right? >> exactly. if you have time, oftentimes the college will make that happen for you. can you schedule a curren overn with a current freshman. >> what are other things to look at as well to see if there are a group of students that have the same interests as you? >> well, besides looking at the extracurricular offerings, i also tell students to go online and look at the campus publications, the newspapers. that's how you get a really good sense of the community, what's important to the students, what events are going on, who's coming to speak on campus. can you get a feel if that's the right place for you. >> now the financial aspect. it is such a huge part of your decision process, i think, for a lot of students right now, it comes down to the financial aid and whether or not they can really afford the school. how do you know if you can or cannot afford one? >> well, you need to look at the total cost of attending each college. you need to look at tuition, even transportation to and from the school, meal plans, how --

look at everything. then you're going to take a look at the financial aid offers that you've been given and compare those packages. i tell families financial aid comes in different forms. look at the free money first. free money would be grants, scholarships and merit aid. then you need to look at the money that you need to pay back, which are loans. perkins-plus, stafford loans or private bank loans. >> what about renegotiating some of the peckages? can you could that and is the time to do it when you turn in your acceptance letter or you call the school up and say you're accepting -- >> you can negotiate your financial aid, for mom and dad, this is the time right now, get on the phone before may 1st. speak to the financial aid officers at the school where your son or daughter has been admitted and you can first, tell them if your financial situation has changed since they's plied. they're going to factor that in. also you can show them an offer from another school and ask them if they'll match it. oftentimes, look, if the student has already been accepted, they

want that student. they're going to try to make it happen so that student can come. >> what about the tens of thousands of students right now that are on a wait list? there is like a year of record wait lists. what should you do before may 1st? i mean do you just sit and wait or should you be proactively calling up that school and working on that application? >> you should be proactive. this is a time to write a letter, right now. if it is your first choice school, let the school know that. let the school know if you're admitted from the wait list, you will definitely attend. you still have to deposit somewhere elsewhere you've been admitted by may 1st, but you can write this letter and you can also update them on any accomplishments or achievements that you've had since you submitted your application. i'm also telling students who are wait-listed, they might want to get a senior year teacher to write an additional letter of recommendation. >> a great idea. as always, cat cohen, thanks so much. coming up next, how to br t

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this morning on "today's moms," how to avoid raising a brat. empathy, independence, respect, all traits you want your clild to have. sometimes though that's easier said than done. but help is here. parenting expert betsy brow brown-braun's new book is "you're not the boss of me." brat-proofing your 4-year-old child. betsy, that's one of the best titles going because we have heard that so many times. >> everybody's heard it. >> we all -- none of us want bratty kids. but why do we sometimes end up with them? >> let's be clear. brats aren't born, right? things happen in life and kids become bratty. my new book helps parents to avoid some of the bit fapitfall help instill in our kids the values that will brat-proof them. you talk about responsibility.

the "where's my jacket" syndrome? >> yes, everybody wants to have a child who is responsible because responsible kids really know how to make things happen. they know the connection between their actions and the consequences of their actions. so for example, we give children responsibilities. we expect them to meet them, then in fact when they don't meet them, we allow them to suffer the consequences of their not meeting those responsibilities. so you lose your jacket, you weren't responsible, and it snows, oh, well. going to be cold. >> because as a parent we want to make sure they're wokay, they're protected. but stichs it but sometimes it is okay to let them make a mistake like that. >> sometimes it involves them suffering. because that's how they learn. >> "go to your room." >> is that "go to your heart"? >> yeah. it kills you to say it, but sometimes you need to say it. >> that chapter is all about respect. the factory-equipped model child comes equipped with temperament

and with instincts, but it doesn't come with the things that we want them -- the values that we want them to have so we have to work on those. respect is one of them. when we hear that a child isn't respectful, it's horrible. for example, treat your child with respect. a child who treats his parents with respect has been treated respectfully. that means listening to them, putting down your blackberry when he's talking to you. paying attention. certainly it means catching him being respectful so he can learn what it means to be respectful. little kids don't get that. and finally, it is so important to allow your child to do over. so when he hasn't been respectful, you can say, do you want to do that over? do you want to say that in a better way? >> then we've all heard, "i'm bored." and p.s., there's nothing wrong with that. >> well, you hit it on the head, al. there's nothing wrong with it. a child who says "i'm bored" hasn't learned to be self-reliant. in my book i talk about all the ways we help kids be self-reliant. self-reliance is a fabulous

quality. those kids are risk-takers, problem-solvers, they can make things happen and they can entertain themselves. for starters, allow your child to be self-reliant. don't be giving cautionary warnings, be careful, don't do that, don't go there. certainly don't be a saboteur of his self-reliance by directing him what to do. rather, put up a list of things he can be doing when he's bored so he can take care of himself and figure that out. lists that he's created. there's so many ways that we can encourage that. >> i think we've all heard this and cringe when our child says it -- is this the only present i got? >> oh, yeah, that's the gratitude thing. you know what? that stings, it goes to every parent's worst place. there are two parts of gratitude, feeling grateful and expressing that gratitude. for starters, allow your child to long for something. long something a good thing. maybe think about not giving him quite so much. then model gratitude yourself.

write thank-you notes. that's the expression. help him to do the same thing. expect it. you'll get a clild who's grahil. next, how to make a healthy meal in a hurry. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today's kitchen, hot chef," susan westmoreland. sue say says the place to find a 30-minute recipe with no more than eight ingredients, good housekeeping magazine, welcome. in your test kitchen where you develop these recipes ever have an absolute disaster? >> we're a bunch of pros so we have things that we don't like

we never have out-and-out disaster. you should come see it. it's great. >> you also have a lot of winners, one you call apricot chicken and hash. >> it stays juicy in the oven. i toss with a little bit of soy sauce. i'll just put them on here. we'll make a little glaze. >> once you throw them in, this glaze is made out of apricot preserves. >> and a little bit lemon juice. you want to stir that together? >> you bet. stir that together. >> i'm going to brush it on. >> that comes after -- how long did you marinate them? >> basically while i cut up the potatoes and microwaved them. five, ten minutes. >> you get the apricot preserves just out of the grocery store if you want to. >> we keep our feet firmly planted in the grocery store at "good housekeeping." >> so that's what happens there. you stick that in theoven? >> stick that in the oven. >> pretend that i did that. we want to move on to what's

served alongside of it. >> hash just means a little tiny chob of lots of different veggies. sometimes it can have meat. >> red peppers, green onions and sliced red potatoes. >> you want to put the potatoes in there. >> you bet. i like how you make me work. >> i want to get you comfortable in a kitchen, ann. >> i am comfortable! have you no idea. if i do say so myself. >> you cook this five to seven, get it a little brown and crispy. little bit of olive oil. salt and pepper. that's it. comes out like this. we've got our glazed chicken here. voila. magic of television. we don't have to put all these on. then we'll just do a little bit more green. these are really yummy. just a little bit of soy it helps flavor and the color. >> smells sweet and all that. i want to get over here to this salad. i think a lot of our viewers will really enjoy this.

>> this is something i love. it has a lot of roman flavors. tonight we're going to use frozen artichokes. a couple of dinners rolls in there, top them off with green onions. >> just green onions and that's it. >> toasted with a little bit of olive oil. that's it. then over here, i love this because we use the same skillet three times. >> we don't have to wash so much. >> we're sauteing our shrimp. and a bed of arugula. or you can use spinach. >> we're making a shrimp salad. you've been sauteing this in what? >> a little bit of olive oil and salt and pepper and a little bit of lemon peel on them. lemon juice with the dressing and lemon peel on the shrimp. >> this arugula, these days you can just buy it in a box. pre-washed, done. >> we love that. >> you're using the same pan to -- come on in here, natalie,

sauteing the artichokes in the same pan. >> add little bit more olive oil. >> we'll pretend those are all cooked. you put them on and they'll look like that. that's where you're going to put this yummy breadcrumbs on top. >> under 30 minutes. right? >> yeah. in fact i think we did that in about three. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am sarah caldwell. a foster parent is charged with sexually assaulting one of the boys under his care. authorities say that he sexually assaulted by minor several times over a period of several months, as recently as just a few weeks ago. he lives in chestertown and is licensed through the narrow

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