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give alisa a big hand. >> thank you. >> we're back now with more of "today" on a friday morning. out on the plaza. for those of you just tuning in, we're going to explain why this young lady is on the show in just a little while. did you get it, al? >> got it. >> thank you. >> enrique iglesias just put on a great show on the plaza. your name again? >> melissa from the bronx. melissa is now a goddess for every woman in this audience.

>> can i ask you, melissa, what was that like? >> it was nice. i mean, you know, i'm not star struck. >> just nice? >> i mean, it was hot. i'm thinking 30 thoughts. >> at least 30. but it was nice. thank you. >> if you tune in for another song you will find out melissa play as prominent role in that song. enrique, thank you. >> congratulations. >> here we go. here's the moment. >> you guys have been amazing. >> the kiss, by the way. >> you want to see this. roll it again here. take a look, melissa. the moment. the moment -- >> there is the moment, melissa. >> we are all bright red and every woman in the crowd is

sweating. >> as are the guys. >> let's go inside. ann has a check of the headlines. >> we need to recover. >> all right, okay, you guys. take a moment while i give you the news. bp said this morning it is encouraged by early test results on its new containment cap and said there was no sign of any underground leak. on thursday bp closed the valves on the cap shutting off the flow of oil into the gulf for the first time in nearly three months. bp is taking pressure readings every six hours and warns that it is still possible, however, that the oil flow could resume before a permanent solution is in place. much of the washington, d.c., area was rattled awake due to a 3.6 earthquake near german down, maryland. it caused no serious damage or injuries. this morning in northern iraq a fire in a five-story hotel killed at least 29 people including foreigners, women and children. some of the victims died jumping from windows to escape the flames. officials are blaming an electrical problem. in southeast iran, two bombs

exploded in the shiite mosque on thursday and more than 20 people were killed. more than 160 people were wounded. apple is holding a news conference today to respond to complaints that its new iphone 4 loses signal strength and can drop calls if a user's hand covers a particular spot. well, some analysts expect apple to give a bumper case to iphone 4 users which is said to solve the problem. today west virginia governor joe manchin is expected to name a temporary replacement for the late senator robert byrd. byrd died last month after serving more than 50 years in the senate. firefighters are battling at least 12 fires sparked by lightning in southern california and lake elsinore. at least one house burned to the ground. and there was a full house but most of the seats were empty on thursday during a scientific conference in stanford university. that's because the majority of those taking part were choosing to stand because it was a conference on the serious health dangers from too much sitting. it is now five minutes past the

hour. let's go back outside to matt. thanks very much. still a little noisy out here. mr. roker is at the head of the stage where the concert has just taken place, al. >> all these ladies wanting to know where their kiss from enrique was. i guess it's one per concert. there's enrique over there chatting with some fans and doing a little interview with telemundo as we take a look at your weather, show you what's happening. we'll show you for today it is hot. this is the warmest june on record for the global land and ocean average temperatures just a little bit above 61 degrees. and along the eastern seaboard it is going to be hot. we have heat advisories from new york city to washington, d.c. temperatures in the 90s. even though water temperatures way above normal, martha's vineyard 78. the beach in atlantic city. the water temperature 74. these are water temperatures you don't see until the end of august, so it

>> is going to be a hot one today. a heat advisory in the orange and that's your latest weather. natalie? al, thank you. sheriff's detectives in los angeles with now reviewing those audio recordings allegedly of mel gibson as lawyers for the actor and his former girlfriend face off in court over the custody of their 8-month-old daughter. nbc's jeff rossen joins us once again with details. >> reporter: good morning to you. this story just made a big turn from an embarrassing spectacle to a serious child custody fight. those tapes we've been hearing all week have now been handed over to investigators in

california and the case has gone to court. gibson's visitation rights with his own baby daughter are now on the line. by the way, there's yet another new tape out this morning and we should warn you once again the language is harsh. >> i gave you [ bleep ]. you gave me nothing but [ bleep ] grief. all right? and bad publicity you [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the website radaronline says that's mel gibson screaming at his ex-girlfriend, oksana grigorieva. they have a baby girl together. that's her only 8 months old and already caught between angry, feuding parents. both sides went to court thursday for an emergency custody hearing. oksana says gibson is an unfit father and should be stripped of his visitation. she's handed over the now infamous tapes to sheriff's investigators. >> you're very jealous and you're very mean. >> because i'd like to show you what mean really is [ bleep ], gold digger, all true.

you [ bleep ] did it to me. >> reporter: it's now key evidence in the new custody case showing alleged threats. >> you need medication. >> you need a [ bleep ] bat in the side of the head, all right? >> reporter: and oksana claims domestic violence. >> what kind of man is that? hitting a woman when she's holding a child in her hands? breaking her teeth twice in the face. what kind of man is that? >> oh, you're all angry now. >> you know what? >> you [ bleep ] deserved it. >> reporter: the hearing lasted all day. the courtroom sealed. gibson's lawyer wouldn't speak with reporters. >> the answer is no comment about anything. >> reporter: neither would oksa oksana's lawyer. >> guys, i'm not going to comment. >> proven to be by the tapes a racist, bigot, probably criminal because he threatened her with bodily harm, probably an unfit fath father. i mean, he is better than a trifecta in terms of losing custody. >> reporter: oksana wants sole custody of their baby girl.

mel gibson now has an ally in hollywood, his soon to be ex-wife robin. mel never engaged in any physical abuse of any kind toward me before, during or after our marriage going on to say mel was a wonderful and loving father. still, the l.a. sheriff's department has launched a domestic violence investigation focused on gibson and oksana. >> right now we don't have real evidence. we have tapes. but if the tapes reflect what really happened, he is certainly prosecutable for at least assault and battery. >> reporter: the new tape also highlights deep financial problems including selling his private box at lakers games. >> i sold it because of you! i don't have any [ bleep ] money. >> why? >> i have to support you and everybody else. i have to sell paintings. >> reporter: this morning tmz is reporting the judge will continue to allow mel gibson to see his daughter so the current visitation agreement remains in place. that includes daytime visits and one overnight a week. natalie, investigators are just now starting to review those

tapes. as we know with these situations, anything can change. >> and a lot to review there. jeff rossen, thanks so much. now here is al. all right. thanks a lot, natalie this morning on "today's real estate" what you can get across the country starting at $140,000 whether it's a mountain hideaway or something contemporary. real estate expert barbara corcoran is here with some great properties. good morning. >> good morning, al. nice to see you. >> where are we starting first? >> we're going to start in seattle, one of the most beautiful places to live and wait until you take a peek at this particular home. a little bit unusual. there it is right there. that's where you want to go if you want to have a short commute to downtown seattle and live on the water. this is a hideaway just minutes -- hold it. i have the wrong property. let me catch up with you. forgive me. this is a floating boat is actually what it is. it looks like a little house. that's your backyard. you just jump on in the water there. it's built on very old logs, 100 years old, and the property taxes living in a boat like this are amazing. >> because there's no property. >> there's no property.

you're on public land or public water. you can swim in it for free. you can live there and this is what it costs to maintain. it's a really affordable $300 a month and that covers your mortgage, water, your garbage and taxes each year, not month, is $580 a year. you just go over the bridge and you're in downtown seattle in one of the best markets in the nation. that's an extra little room. there's also a loft space i think we'll see in a minute. it's in mint condition. you can move right in and there's even a secret prohibition door that you can't see in those fphotos. >> and this is called a floating home. what's the difference between that and a houseboat? >> it has no motor. it sits there and that's where you live. if it has a motor then it's a motorized boat -- >> a houseboat. >> you've got it. >> to the northeast, auburn, maine. this is a nice one. $420,000. great views in this community. >> this not only has great views but it has a great spirit of living. the people here truly love each oth other. the community sense is what draws people here.

and if you happen to love hot r balloons you have 100,000 visitors every august to see the biggest hot air balloon festival in the nation. that's part of the big back porch. there's that gorgeous view. you can see that from every window in the house. it's actually a view of mt. washington. it's got 5.7 acres so you not only get this big old rambling house, all that acreage. >> and privacy. >> your dining room, a brand-new kitchen, cathedral ceilings, two stories of windows in the living room. that's one of the three bedrooms in the house. it has gleaming hickory wood floors throughout. i love that corner fireplace with the stone. i feel you can settle in and be happy all year round. >> right at the beginning we saw a long driveway. you say that adds value. >> a long driveway is the status of driving up there to your mansion. so it has an association that's worth a lot of money. >> very cool. now to nevada. this is incline village, the most expensive, just under

$500,000. you say this is a real value. >> it is a real value because this is not an inexpensive part of the country. it looks small but it's bigger. that's the view you're paying for. nowned golf and hiking.d and that's what you're living in. from the outside you never expect you'd get a big tiered living room, all the rooms are large. all the rooms are new. it has so many windows you can't escape that great view we saw a moment ago. that's the kitchen. what's to complain about that? it has everything and it's got those granite top breakfast bar and lots of windows throughout. this is great value, actually. >> we haval baster, alabama, just under $140,000. >> well, what do you get for $140,000? not usually much. when you see this house, that

does not look to my eye like a $140,000 house. it's a lot of house for a cheap price. >> is there anything behind it? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. this is the back of the house. the front looks so good and the back really needs larger windows and a few shutters, i think, but there's that rambling living room. every single spot in this house is large. they have raised beds in the backyard, fenced backyard, and all the bedrooms have those big sunny bedrooms and lots of closets to boot. >> barbara corcoran, good to see you. side that new home you want tot make sure you're ready if there's a power failure. how to save hundreds of dollars with the right backup plans. up next, a first aid kit to protect your skin from the summer heat. insurance company. for a different my auto policy's just getting a little too expensive. with progressive, you get the "name your price" option, so we build a policy to fit your budget. wow! the price gun. ♪ ah! wish we had this. we'd just tell people what to pay. yeah, we're the only ones that do. i love your insurance! bill? tom? hey! it's an office party!

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♪ summer fun can mean basking in the sun or splashing in the pool. it can lead to serious skin irritations. putting together a summer first aid kit to protect your family without leaving the beach. we have a dermatologist from here in new york city. she has all the answers. in your kit you have a number of things. first of all the big thing, sun burn. of course we want to sues use an spf. but what happens if we fail and we actually have a burn? what can we do? >> so if you have a sun burn,

it's really important to use cool compresses or ice compresses. take anti-inflam tories to decrease the redness and prevent the swelling that occurs with sun burn. use some cortisone cream to help take out the sting and the redness f. if you're still uncomfortable, try an oatmeal bath, green tea compresses and milk compresses to help to eliminate some of the burning sensation. >> so it's not an old wives tale? >> no, they really work. heat rash and sun poisoning, i've had both of those things. what can we do? >> heat rash and sun poisoning are different. heat rash is caused by hot, humid environment. sun poisoning is actually a reaction and so they are a little bit different. what's key between the two reactions is both are self-limiting and will go away if you get out of the sun, you wear protective clothing and you keep yourself unexposed. they differ in that the sun poisoning, being an allergic reaction, is often worse if

you're on antibiotics, if you're on birth control pills. the sun poisoning will come just in the sun exposed areas. but the cortisone cream, the oatmeal bath can help that go away. >> what about the skin irritations from swimming in general? there are a lot of those and they're wacky ones. >> there are actually. a few happen all the time. hot tub folliculitis occurs when the chlorine in the hot tub is not great and as a result you can get these little red bumps that occur all over your body a few hours after. and you might need to go on antibiotic for that. the sea bather's and the swimmer's itch occur depending on where you're swimming. if you're in the ocean and you get out of the ocean and have bumps or rashes under your swimsuit, it's like ly that you have sea bather's eruption. swimmer's itch occurs in the lakes. it occurs in swamps. and that one occurs all over art to feel stinging and tri

prickling. wash off quickly, if you can't do that, towel off, take off the swimsuit to prevent the organisms from getting to your skin. and then that's about all you can do to prevent it. >> okay. ring worm. doesn't sound like fun. what can you do about it? is. >> ring worm is actually just a fun gallon infection. there's no worm involved. it's a common summer eruption people get also known as jock itch, also known as athlete's foot. and these are red patches that occur. they're highly contagious. you want to be careful about sharing your towels. wear flip-flops in the shower. you want to avoid sharing your sporting equipment. these things will travel from person to person throughout an entire family in a short amount of time. >> really wash everything and there is really nothing we can put on top of them to make them go away? >> actually there is. for ring worm if you have a fun gallon infection use over-the-counter products like lotrimin that help the rashes to go away. >> thank you so much.

>> thank you. >> good advice. it wasn't necessarily pleasant material but we learned something and maybe it will help somebody listening. d later on, actress claire g n danes nominated for an emmy will stop by for a chat after these messages.

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♪ ♪ i can't keep loving you ♪ and half of my heart that's the new hit "half of my heart" by john mayer who will be stopping by the plaza next friday for a live concert. and then two weeks from today, superstar and "american idol" winner carrie underwood fisher, her country croon to the heart of the big city. and later this summer,

"california girl." ♪ sun kissed skin so hot it will melt your popsicle ♪ >> kate perry hits our concert stage. we will be rocking all summer long. >> so hot it's going to melt your popsicles. >> snoop dog on that song. it's pretty good. >> just looking -- >> changing the subject we want to talk about what happened this morning, grammy winning latin singer enrique has one more song and you know he did something amazing. he grabbed someone out of the crowd. >> so hot it will melt your possible sickle. >> we'll see that coming up. and coming up in this half hour, if you've always want ed ed to follow your passion or change your career, we'll meet two women who did it later if life and they actually say that it's easier to do this later in life.

a number of factors that causes this. allows this and they've been very successful. so we'll find out what their tricks are. >> wonderful. >> also with all of this summer heat going to be almost 100 here -- >> bring it on. >> sometimes it can lead to power failures, as you know, in your homes. this morning lou is here with his power outage backup plans to hopefully help save you hundreds of dollars on everything from your lights to your computers and that little gadget as well. >> all right. meantime, we have lester and jenna here and they're going to tell us what's coming up on the week. we'll head to the gulf, get the latest on the oil spill. the big question, will the cap hold? plus, i love you, you're perfect, now sign here. as older men and women look to protect their assets, many baby boomers are flocking to sign prenuptial agreements. why prenups are not just for the rich and famous. also, lindsay lohan is scheduled to go to jail next week to serve 90 days behind bars. what's at stake for the young actress now? will she be grant add delay and

what happens if she doesn't show up? we're also going to start a new series "today goes to camp." we take part in various day camps. i was first up head to go dog camps where owners and their pooches spend some quality time together. that was me. some quality time together at dog camp. it's actually the dog and the owner both go to camp at the same time. massage and spa. >> the dog gets a massage? >> the dog gets the massage while you get a massage. it's crazy. >> in the same room? >> not the same room. >> good. >> hazy, hot, and human today, and an orange alert. not good for sensitive groups.

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♪ this morning on "50 living it, loving it" changing careers in mid-life. we have the editor in chief of "more" magazine. she says changing careers gets easier as you get older and joining us is norma davis. they're great examples of this. let's say good morning to all of you. why do you think it's easier when you get older? >> you get to this point where you say it's now or never. you're 50. you've got maybe 20, 30 years left. i'd better hurry up and do it. i have the experience. hopefully you have a little bit of a paycheck there that you saved and you know you're going to bounce into it really fast. you've got the know-how. >> norma, you worked at a phone company. you had a lot -- it must have been gutsy for you to make the sudden change. what inspired you to do so? >> i believe it was my children, my grandchildren, watching them,

bringing them up, taking their pla them places to have fun. i wanted to leave a legacy. >> you created something called a family play center near philadelphia, basically where kids can gather. >> yes. >> and it has become pretty successful. >> yes, there's a lot of fun. the children, the neighborhood, everyone truly enjoys being able to take their chirp some place safe, clean, fun. you can have a birthday party there. >> but you didn't know all of that was going to happen. you kind of went with it with the risk involved so there's -- it's kind of scary. >> yes, it was scary. >> margaret, you have the same kind of situation. you were a stay-at-home mom, two kids. sometimes yoga instructor. >> exactly. >> what prompted you to suddenly become a jewelry designer and purveyor? >> i made one piece and then a friend liked it and it sort of grew organically from that.

but it was really when i started getting the response that it really started growing and growing and got in "sports illustrated" swimsuit. >> so you didn't -- you got into the magazine "sports illustrated" which is amazing and your son wanted to take the magazine to school to show people and you said, no, that's not going to happen. you're not going to take the swimsuit issue to school. so what did he say to all of his friends at school? >> this was in 2007, the first time it was in an issue and he wanted to take the magazine. he was 1 it at the time. i said, no, why don't you just go to school today. so he went off and he came home and he said, mom, i told all my friends that were you were in "sports illustrated" swimsuit. i said, well, what did they say? your mom's old. >> oh, no. >> a very humbling moment. >> still, it's a priceless story and since then, as i understand it, even one of your pieces, even though this began so organically, it ended up on the cover of the magazine. >> yes. that was huge. it was on a billboard and that

was really wonderful. >> that is just amazing. so you were just success stories but not everyone -- >> not everyone gets to be a covergirl for "sports illustrated." >> there are some major risks involved. >> yes. >> and what would you say would be the best advice to people watching who are interested in maybe changing? >> these guys took enormous risk and did very well. sometimes you have to start off by taking a workshop or a class. you can do that while you keep your job. you can volunteer and, you know, people who think they're too old to volunteer, 50, you're not. you can go in there with the 20-year-olds and learn a lot more a lot faster. you can do a vocation vacation where you actually go on vacations and work in the field you might be interested in. we have many, many stories in the magazine about that. or you can moonlight, get a second job and then you ease into that next career. >> leslie james seymour, enabling us. thank you so much. and coming up next, backup systems to make sure your house isn't left in the dark.

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worth of damage to your home or business. host of "house smarts" is here with what you need to make sure all your systems are go all the time. lou, good morning. good morning. let's start with the people who have all that important information on your home computer, if you have a home office, you don't want to lose power especially if you're in the middle of something big. >> uninterruptible power sources is what these are. apc, an electric company so they know electricity. you plug your computer into this with their software. the computer will never know the power is out. it'll keep going and it will give you time to shut things down properly and with the proper software it will actually do that for you. if you're not home or in the middle of a spread sheet or something at work you can actually walk away from it. it will shut everything down properly and then when the power comes back on, you don't lose any data. >> perfect. not all that expensive either. >> and these two items 60 bucks for this one and $170 for this one you can run for another hour if you need to keep working. >> an investment to have the safety there. now let's talk about your garage -- often if the power is

out and your point of entry into your home is through your garage, well, you're not going to go very far. >> 70% of american people use the garage door as a front door. chamberlain drive, the power goes out, it has a battery backup system that will work for 40 cycles. so you can still get in and out. remember, in an emergency, though, you have this red cord. if you're inside the garage and you have to get out, you pull this out and it disconnects the system. >> it releases. >> and you can open the door manually. this is a great convenience item, less than $300 installed. >> this is the worst during the storm if your subpump is out. >> you have to have a backup and the key element on these backups is the agm batteries. nobody does maintenance. these are completely sealed. they last up to five years so you put it on your calendar. you replace this in five years so you get the maximum backup. these things will run up to 36 hours on and off. >> good. okay. and then what do we have? >> generators.

portable generators are great but you need to be home. you never want to use them inside. this one is by honda. it will run a refrigerator, a couple of lighting circuits and a subpump. this is a whole house system. it will power half of the house. it's 17-kw and installed it will power everything. you don't need any of the other stuff. >> more expensive? >> about $7,000 to $10,000 installed but it's an added value proposition for you on your home. and, finally, a backup radio. this is real quick, a backup you crank. it even has a usb on the back that allows you to charge your cell phone in a power outage, that's going to keep you safe when the power goes out. >> great information and couldn't be more timely. thanks so much. coming up next, one more song from grammy winning assume star enrique iglesias.

coming up, claire danes is in the house. >> plus the results of our ambush makeovers. >> first, though, enrique iglesias performing his hit "hero." go. ♪ would you dance if i asked you to dance ♪ ♪ would you run and never look back ♪ ♪ would you cry if you saw me crying ♪ ♪ and would you save my soul tonight ♪ ♪ would you tremble if i touched your lips ♪ ♪ would you laugh oh, please tell me this ♪ ♪ would you die for the one you love ♪

♪ hold me in -- this is where new york city sings with us. ready? ♪ i can be your hero, baby ♪ i can kiss away the pain ♪ i will stand by you forever ♪ you can take my breath away ♪ would you swear that you'll always be mine ♪ ♪ or would you lie would you run and hide ♪ ♪ am i in too deep have i lost my mind ♪ ♪ i don't care

you're here tonight ♪ ♪ come on ♪ i can be your hero, baby i can kiss away the pain ♪ ♪ i will stand by you forever you can take my breath away ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, i just want to hold you

i just want to hold you ♪ ♪ a.m. i in too deep ♪ have i lost my mind ♪ well, i don't care i'm in new york city ♪ ♪ i can be your hero baby ♪ i can kiss away the pain ♪ i will stand by you forever ♪ you can take my breath away ♪ i can be your hero, baby ♪ i can kiss away the pain ♪ sing it out

♪ stand by y forever ♪ you can take my breath away ♪ you can take my breath away i can be your hero ♪ >> live, local, late breaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. four democratic senators have submitted a request to hillary clinton to investigate whether bp involved -- was involved in

the release of a man who signed a $900 million release with libya, the same month the talk about his possible release. they released the convicted bomber because they thought he

>> a hazy, warm, humid morning, high today, and temperatures way into the 90's for the highs. clouds from western -- from the west, western maryland stands a chance for storms. tonight in town we may see thunderstorms as well. >> thank you for joining