good morning, anti-gay? new york's republican gubernatorial candidate stirs up another trove on homosexuality. was he being homophobic as his opponent claims? who killed david hartley? two suspected identifies in the death of that american tourist allegedly killed by mexican pirates. where does the investigation stand? we'll ask the victim's wife. he wrestled with a black

bear when he was attacked in his own driveway. he's on the road to recovery and talking about his ordeal "today," monday, october 11, talking about his ordeal "today," monday, october 11, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm and i'm ann curry. >> you've been on assignment for a while. >> it's great to be back. and this controversy regarding carl paladino. >> these remarks came in a speech to jewish leaders in brooklyn. he said kids should not be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid sexual option, end quote. his opponent said those remarks

showed stunning homophobia. also ahead this morning, a major break through in those efforts to reach those 33 trapped miners in chile. a drill reached their underground chamber over the weekend setting up a dramatic rescue attempt in the coming days. natalee morales has made her way there and will have a live report coming up. and a scandal involving nfl star brett favre, did the married quarterback make unwelcomed a vances towards women when he was a fau women? but we're going to talk to mr. paladino in a moment, but first nbc's kelly o'donnell has the latest on that. >> an emotionally charged issue in a couple of races on the campaign trail. but first in new york t candidate who nearly came to

blows with a reporter and then tried to reset his public image has now ignited a new firestorm trying to win the support of a local group. >> leading orthodox jewish leaders in brooklyn, new york's republican candidate for governor carl paladino lashed out against gays and claimed gay marriage is bad for everyone's children. >> i don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid sexual option, it isn't. >> reporter: he was speaking to a group that opposed gay marriage. >> you can depend on me to protect and defend your family from those who seek to bankrupt your citizens. >> i didn't march in a gay parade this year. a gay pride parade this year. my opponent did.

and that's not the exact that we should be showing our children. >> reporter: in response, cuomo's campaign said paladino showed a stunning homophobia. paladino had insisted he meant no harm. >> and don't misquote me as wanting to hurt homosexuals in any way. >> reporter: turn to controversy over a nazi uniform. >> you have one candidate in ohio who actually thinks it's a good bonding experience to go and re-enact nazi battles with his son. >> reporter: military re-enactments are about studying history. >> if they put on a uniform of one side or another, they're not embracing the ideology, not glorifying what those

governments or political systems may have done. >> reporter: from controversy to plastic politics. in philadelphia, the vp and president obama told democrats not give in to republican ways. >> i think we're going to win, but you've got to prove them wrong. >> reporter: to the fight for barack obama's former senate seat in illinois on "meet the press." moderate republican congressman mark kirk was challenged on inaccurate claims that he had come under enemy fire overseas. >> i made mistakes with regard to my military misat the same times and i was careless and i learned a very painful and humbling lesson. >> reporter: he was questioned on the failed family bank he helped run. republicans labeled him a mob banker over loans made to felons. >> did you know they were cracked? that you were loaning money to them? >> i didn't know the extent of their activity. >> reporter: and the illinois

senate race has big implications because the seat is currently held by a democrat and it is the republican mark kirk who has been leading in most polls. in the new york race, it's democrat andrew cuomo who has been leading in the race for governor against carl paladino. >> mr. paladino, welcome back, good to see you. if you are elected governor of new york, will you active le re lere -- actively recruit gays in. >> wherever their expertise might be, we'll put them in our government. >> and it doesn't matter if those people talk about being openly gay, even if they have been brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid sexual option? >> that remark has to do with schooling children.

my feelings on homosexuality are unequivocal, i have absolutely no problem with it whatsoever. my only reservation is marriage. that's the only reservation i have. i have a lot of homosexuals working in my organization. >> but you didn't say that you don't want children to be brainwashed into thinking that gay marriage is an equally valid or successful option, you said to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option. first of all an option, if it's not equally valid or successful, is it a stupid option? >> the discrimination against homosexuals is horrible, it's terrible. >> did you talk to your nephew before you said that? >> i have talked to him. >> i'm not talking about him

being brainwashed. i'm talking about young children. young children should not be exposed to that at a young age, they don't understand it. it's a very difficult thing and exposing them to homosexuality, especially at a gay pride parade and i don't know if you have ever been to one, but they wear these little speedos and they grind against each other and it's just a terrible thing. >> let's use the second part of the quote, that homosexuality is an equally or successful option. one can only deduce from that comment that you do not think that the homosexual lifestyle is equal to the heterosexual lifestyle. >> it's a very, very ugly, okay, experience for those that are discriminated against, it's terrible, and it shouldn't be. our society should be more accepting. >> but don't comments like that create more discrimination? if the lifestyle isn't as valid

or successful, why shouldn't people treat homosexuals the same way as they treat heterosexuals? >> if the press doesn't interpret my remarks properly and they want to skewer them, that's wrong where i come from. >> when you say your talk from your heart, my impression of that remark was that you weren't speaking from your heart that you were reading from notes. >> that section of my presentation was written, okay, and it was handed to a staffer and it was put into the -- i crossed it out, i crossed out the -- >> if that's the way it works, you agree to go speak to a group and that group gets to write the

comments you need to make before that group? >> it was a discussion and they went too far in that discussion, and i crossed all that stuff out. the only part that i said was what you just quoted. >> i don't know whether it was the one of the leaders of the group that you were talking to or one of your staff members, actually had a line that said homosexuality is dysfunctional. >> i did not say that. that's unacceptable. >> was that written by a staff member or was that written by the a member of the group you were talking to? >> i crossed it out in the car and i didn't say it and to repeat it is wrong. >> let's say a staff member of yours wrote it. >> a staff member did not write it. >> so a member of the congregation did. >> somebody wrote that paragraph. >> if you're running for the highest office in the state of new york and you show up at events and they hand you a piece of paper and say here, that is

what you have to say. >> i read it and i crossed out that remark about dysfunctional. that is not me, period. >> you said you aren't calling for people to harm homosexuals, my approach is live and let live. do you think anybody watching that event and watching you read those words gets the live and let live part of that philosophy? >> i would hope so because that's me. >> we have gone through a period of time in recent weeks where there's been violence against homosexuals, three men were attacked, i believe it was in brooklyn, in the bronx, excuse me. there was an attack at the famous stone wall in. there was a suicide of a gay student at rutgers. you're saying you don't want to bring harm to homosexuals, but are you worried that you might incite someone that's not as open minded as you claim to be? >> mr. cuomo took his daughters

to a guy pride parade, is that normal? would you do it? would you take your children to a gay pride parade? >> i think you can probably expose your children to a lot of different things and help them make a decision. >> i don't think you should go and watch grown men grind against each other, i think it's disgusting. that days before the primary, the poll had me down one point, i won by 26 points, you tell me how valid the polls are this year. the polls are all messed up because they can't predict the turnout. if they could predict the turnout, they might be a little bit better, but they're all over the place. i didn't listen to the polls, the polls that i will listen to is on november 2. >> speaking to the voters in new york who are trying to make up their minds in this kras right now, can you speak to them and

tell them that you will be a governor for all the people of new york and open minded about who you will include in your administration and your government? >> i say unequivocally that i will be a governor for all the people of new york and i have never moved off of that position. and yes, it got confused, but this is a clear illustration. >> do you regret the remark? >> no, i don't regret the remark, the remarks that i made believe in. the remark that was deleted is nobody's business, it was put in there by somebody and i'm not responsible for that, i'm only responsible for what i say. and i have always stood by whatever i say. it started by anti-semitic. and i met with 200 jewish leaders yesterday and they embrace me. and they don't believe that i'm anti-semit anti-semitic. all the people in buffalo came out and said he's not a racist and now we're into phase three

and the press keeps doing andrew's work. but i'm fine with that. we'll keep vetting out issues and we're going to have some none next week at the debate because andrew has to account for himself. >> carl paladino, i appreciate you coming back. it's 7:13, and now here's ann. now to chile where the rescue of those 33 trapped miners is entering its final stage. natalee more or less is in copiapo, chile. >> reporter: a lot of excitement here as a rescue is now imminent. but a lot of work to be done. "today" they will complete the final phase of re-enforcing the shaft down to where the miners are. be now all are counting down to a wednesday rescue. it was the drill watched around the world. on day 66, finally break through.

above ground, the bell all had been waiting for here finally rang. watching a weekend of celebrations for the families, tears of joy flowed as the engineers and drillers were doused in campaign. american drillers were on the team that broke through first. >> we saw the knows piece of our lp pole opener. that's the moment i knew that we made it. >> you walk underneath your feet and you realize that there are 33 guys that are counting on you. >> reporter: their job is done here, but already the next phase of the rescue is well underway. the first couple hundred feet of the shaft are being re-enforced with steel tubes, next installing the mechanism that will lower the rescue capsule. and still to be determined, the order the miners will be rescued in. they're fighting for who will be the last. a testament to the bonds they

have forged. meanwhile, more family members arrive at the now very crowded camp hope in anticipation of a happy reunion. lily gomez is already imagining when she will see her husband mario gomez again. >> i just want to hug him and kiss him and tell him how much i love him. >> reporter: byron is also kointding down the days of when he'll see the dad. as little boys do, he's even digging his own mine rescue. back in the miners hometown, prayers for a safe return, a sentiment shared around the world. and to give you an idea of how the world is watching this, camp hope is now overflowing. more than 2,000 journalists from 200 countries are now here for what will be a historic rescue. ann, i can tell you since i was here two weeks ago, this place has changed drastically.

ann? >> we're all waiting for great news, natalee, thank you so much this morning. ann is here, we have got amy robach over at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a rare look at the new guard in north korea and the heir apparent to kim jong-il. >> reporter: good morning. north korea wants to send a message to the outside world that power is shifting within this mysterious military state. long live kim jong-un. kim jong-il visibly ailing. they came to watch the biggest

parade in north korea's history, a show of strength and succession. controlling the fifth largest army in the world, asia's most powerful family in control. after all the war with south korea and the united states has never technically ended. although the north korean regime can light up the night sky, the states can provide power to light the streets. we slipped away from the center of pyongyang, after the sun goes down, this is a country trapped in darkness. and the question must be how will the young general kim jong-un exercise his absolute power when it is eventually handed down to him. today defense secretary

robert gates is talking to students who wrptd even alive during the vietnam war. he spoke of friendly ties with the u.s. a big jump in gas prices, the price of gas is up more than 8 cents a gallon in the last two weeks, $2.77 for regular. and one giant leap for space tourism. virgin galactic space 2 made it's first flight over the desert. it's quest is to take paying customers to space and back again. just in case you want to get out your checkbook, $200,000.

>> good morning, everyone. i'm tony pann. the temperatures will soar into the 80's this afternoon. there's a chanc just ahead, new developments in the case of an american tourist allegedly shot and killed by mexican pirates. have two ss been identified or not? we'll get the latest on that story and talk with the victim's wife and mother. presents:s

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to the side, but that may cause a bit of a delay. madison, another accident in the city. we are still dealing with closures on our guard drive -- on argon drive. our biggest delay this morning is on the loop, but even not that bad -- 14 minutes to get through that. outer loop west side, about a seven-minute ride. the 95 burge down to the harbor tunnel tolls. a live view of traffic in the area of hartford. you can see the traffic moving away from us. that extends to providence. a live view of traffic at the pulaski highway. that is the latest on trafficpulse 11. tony pann has a check on the forecast. >> know whether problems expected this morning. upper 50's to low 60's. it will feel like summer this afternoon. high temperatures between 80 and

85. a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon, but most of the day will be dry. it will cool off over the next couple of days. a few rain showers tuesday. a high of 74. the end of the week, chilly. a chance of showers with highs in the 50's. >> be sure to check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic throughout the morning.

7:30 on a monday morning, the 11th of october, 2010. not too bad out there. we have not nickelodeon's big-time rush out on the plaza. good for all the kids who are out of school on this columbus day. meanwhile inside the studio. i'm matt lauer. along with ann curry. we're welcoming ann back from assignment. meredith is off "today." >> she'll be back tomorrow.

>> johis left eye was so damage it had to be removed. coming up we'll be talking to him about that encounter last september and about his recovery ever since. does an ohio school have a serious problem with bullies? fourteens have died by their own hands in the course of three years. also tomorrow here on "today," we have got to mention we have got a live and rare interview with secretary of state condoleezza rice. we're going to be talking to her about her new memoirs and the current state of the world, that's condoleezza rice here on "today." we begin with the develops in a murder of an american killed by pirates on a border

lake. janet shanlian has the latest on this story. >> reporter: we're now 11 days into this investigation, no sign of david hartley, and today similar conflicting reports from mexico about whether there are suspects in this case. also we're getting a look at the hartleys and their activities on the day of the reported attack. these are david hartley's last hour, driving his truck, pulling the couple's jet ski as they headed to falcon lake. just a short time later, his wife tiffany said they came under a barrage of gun fire while jet skiing. david was shot in the head on the mexico side of the water way. on the police dash camera, hartley can be heard talking with texas trooper who is stopped him for an expired registration sticker. >> where are you headed to? >> falcon lake? >> up to falcon? >> yes. >> how long were you going to stay thereupon? >> at falcon?

just today. >> mexican police have identified two brothers connected to a drug cartel. but mexican officials dismissed those reports to a texas newspaper. u.s. authorities are puzzled as well. >> we're trying to figure out how this came about. >> tiffany is still frustrated. >> until we get more video or pictures to say this is what they're doing, you know, we're just kind of opening and praying that they're doing what they say they're doing. >> reporter: tiffany gave nbc news an exclusive look at evidence authorities have analyzed. including her jet ski, the one she raced back to the u.s. side of the lake, and her life vest, the one that county sheriff says contains microscopic stains. looking back on a marriage filled with adventure she wonders whether that passion for excitement may have caused david

his life. with all that grief, still no closure. >> you hear this, you hear that, you don't know what's true, you don't know what to believe. but i'm not giving up hope that we are going to find him and that we are going to bring him home. so everything we do get, i hope, i always hope. >> the hartley's had been planning to move back to their home state of colorado this week, but for now, tiffany remains here in texas focused on bringing david home. matt back to you. >> that's janel shanlian in texas for us. tiffany is here along with her mother pam. ladies, good morning to both of you. tiffany, this is very confusing, over the weekend we had been hearing that mexican authorities had identified two suspects in connection with your husband's murder, they have connections with a drug gang and now mexican

officials are denying they're eyeing any suspects in this. what are you hearing? >> yeah, i just heard about that they're now saying that they're not -- that they don't have any suspects. so, yeah, this is very frustrating. at one moment we do have suspects, at another moment we don't. you know, easter way, i hope that they do find somebody that can lead us to where david is. ultimately that's all we want. >> did somebody in an official position either u.s. authorities or mexican authorities tell you directly that these two suspects were under consideration? >> no, not directly, no. >> and now, i mean this takes you back to square one in some ways. are you concerned that this investigation is basically stalled now? >> no, i think that the mexican authorities are still searching for david. i think they are doing what they can. but then again, we're not there

so we can't really see what they're doing. we're just getting word of what they're doing over there. so hopefully, they'll keep on the search and we'll find them this week. >> and now that they're saying there are no suspect at this moment, are you worried? i mean you have faced some very difficult questions over the past week or two about any possible involvement you might have in david's disappearance or death, are you concerned that without those two suspects that to the focus will again turn to you? >> not really. i think everyone's, you know, on my side and they do believe that david is out there and that the pirates did shoot him. so either way, if these weren't the two suspects, i think somebody else will come forward, hopefully, somebody will touch their heart and know that we just want david back ultimately. and until we have him back, it's not final. >> pam, nothing can happen quickly enough for a mother

who's lost a son, are you frustrated by the pace of this? >> yes. i mean i don't want to seem critical, i mean we're so thankful for all the support that we're getting from the authorities. but there's nothing worse than sitting and going, what's going on? what's happening? it's like, you know, we need information. >> and at no point over the last several days as the bond between you and tiffany changed at all? you still are in complete agreement as to what happened? >> totally. totally. i mean she's not my blood daughter, but she's just as important as my real daughter. i mean i support her 100%. >> pam hartley and tiffany hartley, ladies as i said, thank you for sharing your time with us this morning. >> can i say one thing. >> of course, pam. >> it's like with all the love and support that we have got,

people have to see what a good person david was. and it's like please, he does not need to be discarded this way. please help us to bring him home. please. >> pam and tiffany hartley, ladies our condolences and our thanks again for you joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you. let's get a check of the weather from stephanie abrams who's filling in for al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the 2010 buick lacrosse. the new class of world class. >> and we're actually going to start off in the tropics because there is an area of interest down towards central america and there's a 50% chance that the this could develop into a tropical cyclone, of course not affecting the lower 48 right now, but there is that potential in the coming weeks, it will be warm all the way into the upper

>> we're off to a quiet start. it is gored to be a warm afternoon. high temperatures expected to climb into the >> it's anita's 14th birthday, but not too young to mary logan, though? brett favre sent inappropriate messages to a female employee of the new york jets. >> reporter: brett favre turned 41 sunday and while the star quarterback is refusing to talk about these allegations, it's

clear this story is not going away any time soon. with a super bowl championship and three m.v.p.'s, brett favre is one of the most celebrated players in nfl history the father of two is the nfl's only grandfather. with a long list of endorsements. >> i'm comfortable in wrangler. as a father, as a family man, as a grandfather, as a very solid guy that represents the nfl brand, he makes a lot of money in endorsements right now, his brantd's in big trouble. >> reporter: trouble stemming from allegations first reported on the sports blog dead spin.com favre has -- single digseason w the new york jets. a one-time maxim pin up landed a job with the jets at the same time favre joineded the team. favre took notice of her and began leaving voicemails. >> i'm going back to the hotel

to just -- just chill. so um, send me a text because i'll be in the building for a couple of hours. i would love to have you come over tonight. >> nbc news couldn't verify the authenticity of the recordings. at the same time the voicemails were left, she was also sent texts of a nude man's private parts, though is source is unclear. she now hosts a cable sports show has declined comments. they paid an undisclosed amount of money to obtain the photos and voicemails. >> there absolutely could be someone else impersonating brett favre and making brett favre look bad. but at this point, it's entirely unlikely. >> reporter: favre now plays for the minnesota vikings who face the jets tonight. the quarterback dodged questions about the reports in a pre-game

press conference. >> i'm not getting into that. i got my hands full with the jets. >> reporter: now two more women tell dead spin they too receiveded unwanted a vances from favre. the website declined to reveal their names. >> if that's true, he's got to throw himself on the mercy of the public, nfl fans, of women across the country, his wife. >> now the nfl is looking into the matter under its personal conduct policy. so favre could face a fine, even suspension. but commissioner roger goodell stressed the league would make sure they understand the facts before they make any determined nation. still to come this morning, the man who was nearly killed by a black bear speaks out about his miraculous survival and recovery. but first these messages. hi!

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you were the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on 9/11 and you helped plan the initial attack on afghanistan. now as we begin our tenth year in afghanistan, are you surprised that we are still there? >> not at all surprised, ann. and as i addressed in the book, when we first went in, we seized the initiative, we had the taliban, we took down the taliban, we had al qaeda on the run. we had the initiative. but in 2003, when we invaded iraq, we diverted our attention and afghanistan kind of went to the back page. subsequently we saw a resurgence of the taliban, a resurgence of al qaeda elements and it wasn't until stanley mcchrystal hit the ground and made an amessment and said i need 40,000 troops in order to regain that initiative. you combine that with the karzai government, the central

government having trouble establishing control, which by the way, george tenet on the 12th of september said the major challenge we will face in afghanistan is getting control and establishing a central government and as you can see the war warts are still in control. heroin production has gone from 12% to about 90% since we have been there. so the warlords are firmly in control. >> on this basis, how long do you think we're going to still be there? is the president's draw down in july in your view doable? >> the troops are doing a fantastic job, but the larger issue is can karzai establish control and do the nation building things that will allow him to have a stable government if we start coming out in 2011 or 2012. and i think that's a bridge too

far. i do not believe that we'll have a stable government there that can with stand a u.s. troops withdrawal. >> so you're thinking we're going to be there longer than people might be expect ing. if we are going to leave a stable government behind and not the old afghanistan that brought us 9/11, i think that's exactly what the primetime will be. >> overnight we learned from president karzai that he's confirmed these reports that he's been engaged in formal talks with the taliban and he's been doing this for some time in order to end the war. is this a good sign or a bad sign? could it hasten the help of this war? >> i think there's a possibility it could hasten it. i think we have to worry about the conditions under which he -- if he can strike a deal with the taliban where he stays in control and gives them some minority position or whatever, i wouldn't rule that out as necessarily bad, certainly it

could lead to at least having a stable government as we start the withdrawal of our troops. >> you give high marks to former president clinton who named you as the joint chief of staff and you gave mostly high marks to president bush, but you did not give high marks, in fact you had the knives out for the former secretary of defense, donald ruchls, you called him a know it all bully who beat the drum for war in iraq under false pretenses. if that was true, what was his motivation, sir? >> i don't know what the motivation was, i give high marks to both presidents. i think they're both great men, they both did all the right things from my perspective, from a military perspective. i was very kind i think to bill clinton who did a great job. i didn't disparage anyone but i had to tell the truth about what i experienced during my entire four years. in that regard, i had to use what would be considering

disparaging remarks from secretary rumsfeld. but my wife personally did not lead to team work and what i thought was best for america's armed forces. >> you said he put politics ahead of policy. so in the end, when we look back through history at what happened in iraq, do you think he or president bush will be vindicated as some thing they might be? >> well, i think the school is still out on that question, ann, it's a great question. and i think over time, certainly iraq is better without saddam. there's no question saddam needed to go. but what's left for the iraqi people is what's important. once u.s. forces are predominantly out of iraq, will they have a democratic type government or will the iranians come in and seize control of iraq as they have wanted to do for a long time. that's an open question.

we see some very troubling things going on in iraq right n now, their inability to appoint a government. >> a book about a life, the making of a great general. and i want to really thank you for -- and also about history because of 9/11 and it's called "without hesitation". hugh shelton, thank you for having here. >> it's my pleasure. and coming up, we'll be talking about the fourteen agers in the same school who have died by their own hands in three years. were they all bullied to death? we'll talk to the families coming up after these messages. . it's in the bunches, on the flakes, even real strawberries in the mix. can i have some more? honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. it's delicious. nobody does it quite like us.

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then i found lyrica. ask your doctor about lyrica today. >> good morning, everybody. i am stan stovall. 7:56. time for a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell in trafficpulse 11. >> delays are not that bad because it is columbus day, but a few new accidents. watch for an act to wrapping up at york road. also at edmundston and prospect avenue. all lanes closed along ar gon drive due to a water main break.

take a cold spring as your alternate. some delays on the north and its private -- and west side and also on i-95. and acted in clearing. slow spots developing at the 95 split. traffic at harford road, easing up a little bit. a little bit slowed in the area of providence road. old court, things are moving well on west side. >> a quiet start this monday morning. partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. 57 degrees at the airport. the forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and clouds. it will be unseasonably warm. the high temperatures will climb into the low to mid 80's this afternoon. a slight chance of thunderstorms, but generally a drive monday. a chance for a few showers tomorrow, cooler with -- the end

of the week, the rain comes back, and it will be chilly. high temperatures only in the 50's. on friday it should clear up, and on saturday and sunday. >> we are back in 25 minutes with another live update. [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you.

we're back now. it is 8:00 on a monday morning, it's also the 11th day of october, 2010. a bird's-eye view of a big crowd gathered on our plaza this morning. we have been overrun in some ways by little people because school is out and a lot of these young people are here because we have got a concert coming up in our next half hour from those guys right there, that is big time rush. they have got a hit show on

nickelodeon and they're about to make their big-time debut on our plaza. meanwhile out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, meredith is taking the day off. and coming up, do you own a smart phone? >> not yet. >> they're obviously all the rage, people buying the newest model where there is a new smart phone entering the competition right there. that is the windows phone 7. also coming up we're going to be talking with the washington state man who was mauled by a black bear back in september. he was mauled in the driveway of his vacation home and he speaks outs about the fight of his life and also his remarkable recovery. >> he's lucky to be alive that guy. >> she laid with him on the driveway until the ambulance came. a remarkable story of love and

courage. >> also last week, i was in southern sudan and among the group the actor and activist george clooney who was very concerned about the great fear of the war in darfur now reigniting in now southern sudan. there's a lot of concern about atrocities and even possibly genocide. so he's on a mission to try to stop this war. and the u.n. security council went there last week. we'll be talking to george live the one of his first interviews actually in about three years, he says, here live tomorrow on "today." >> we look forward to that, and we look forward to you reporting on that. let's go inside, amy robach is at the news desk. the rescue countdown has begun for 33 miners trapped under ground for more than two

months. officials hope to start hoisting the miners out one by one in a steel cage on wednesday. north korea has given its strongest indication so far that kim jong-il will -- kim jong-un was made a four-star general just two weeks ago. two americans were among the three men who won the nobel prize for economics. and gasoline prices are on the rise. the nationwide average is $2.77 that's up about eight cents from just two weeks a lot. the newest electric cars promise to ease some of our dependence on gas and oil. >> this is a chevy bolt and general motors has been saying for three years this will be a revolutionary vehicle with a range of up to 350 miles, fully

loaded and fully charged. after driving it last week, we can say it's unlike any vehicle we have every driven. i'm all charged up, sun glasses are ready. let's take this bolt for a drive and see if i get 350 miles. we blast off out of millford, michigan, the first 100 miles all electric power. one thing you'll definitely notice while you're driving the volt is ow quiet it is. >> it sounded like a spaceship. >> i like the whole center console there, it's like a big ipod. >> and it's so quiet -- >> it's so smooth, you don't even hear it. >> reporter: gm build in a friendly chirp. three years in the making the volt will join stiff competition

and at a sticker price of $41,000. gm is hoping all it's bells and whistles and chir chirps will pay off. >> it's quiet and the fact that you can fuel it at home has enough value to take up the difference. >> reporter: up pops a fuel pump showing the engine is now on gas assist. we pull into flint, michigan where elizabeth whitley lives, she's buying one of the first volts. >> it's one of the quietest cars i have ever driven. >> reporter: the high-tech interior is not quite like being on the deck of the star ship enterprise, but it is high on the cool factor. >> back life in the chevy volt as we start it off, the star ship enterprise sound. one thing is sure, gm needs this to be a successful vehicle. amy, back to you.

the social network held on to the top spot at the box office over the weekend taking in over $15 million according to early estimates. life as we know it was second and secretariat was third. it is 8:05 and time for the weather and in for al this morning, the weather channel's stephanie abra. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the american cancer society, the official sponsor of birthdays. >> we have a couple from southern california who left their kids with grandma and came to new york and now you're surrounded by kids. do you feel guilty for leaving them at home? >> you feel like teenagers around all these kids. let's take a look at our pick city "todatoday, we're going to you to ft. myers, 88 degrees, sunny and warm. look at that in north dakota, 79 degrees for a high "today." >> good morning, everyone.

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back now at 8:10 with the survivor of the a vicious bear attack in washington state. his doctors call his recovery a miracle. we'll speak to him in just a moment. but first, here's nbc's lee cowan. >> reporter: to look at him you would expect to hear a pretty grizzly account of what really took his life back in september. but the details of his encounter with a black bear are more than unsettling. >> i just remember being bitten on the head and the sound that makes as her teeth were going

into my head. >> reporter: the attack happened while john, city councilman from bellevue, washington was out for a walk. at the end of his driveway, he heard the sound of claws on the pavement. and then something he'll never forget, the hot breath of an animal he knew was about to attack. >> we hit, we went down, i got up, she got back on top of me, i kept trying to push her aside. >> reporter: his wife frantically called 911. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> i'm at north shore road and my husband's been attacked by a bear. >> your husband's been attacked by a bear. >> i'm dying. >> he said he's dying. >> reporter: but doctors say it didn't look good. >> he had several parts of his face and scalp were hanging off with bone exposed. >> reporter: he's been through six surgeries and more to come

just to put john back together again. >> i need to get a t-shirt that says "i won." >> reporter: victory in a battle with a black bear is one few can claim. john says he's not proud, just lucky. >> john is now with us, john, good morning. >> good morning, ann. >> thank you so much for being with us after all you have gone through, but now after six reconstructive surgeries, what do you want to say about how you're doing this morning? >> i actually feel very good, very strong, continue to get better every day and yesterday i got the good news from the doctors that i'll be able to go home later today, so i'm very excited about that. >> when you listen to the 911 call that we heard earlier in the piece, it just seems like it's a miracle that you're even speaking to us this morning. what do you remember of the attack when you were in the

grips of that bear, john? >> there were several things that i remember, again, just walking down at the end of the driveway, hearing the rustle of the grass along the side of the road and then this large exhale from the bear as she began to run towards me on the road, the claws on the road. and then just launching into me. and then it was just a huge battle. she was -- i really felt i needed to stand up, keep on my feet or i was most likely going to die. so i just tried to keep on my feet. she was behind me and grabbing at my head and tearing and occasionally biting. i remember her biting her teeth going on my skull and the noise that that made is something that just sticks with me. >> at one point, there seemed to have been a break. do you think that you might have been able to escape sooner had you not stayed to save your dogs?

>> no, i think it was -- in fact there was one point that i started to run up the driveway, she came back and it was just -- she was in attack mode. i think that she thought we were a threat to her food supply. she had been working around there according to the game agents. and i think that's why it's so rare that a black bear would attack. but that's most likely why she just saw us as a threat to her potential food supply. >> and this happening just in your own driveway of your vacation home in w. >> we're looking forward to going back, it's where we love to be, we'll go back and make sure we can do that again. >> i want to ask you about your

e bear was still pacing back and forth, she laid down next to you as the emergency team was on its way. what do you want to say about your wife this morning and how she handled herself? >> well, she is remarkable. i have known that about her since i met her. but it was remarkable. she had this little small flashlight that she kept following the bear and the bear was pacing on the road and she was staying out there making sure that the bear didn't come back. and i kept wanting her to go back in the house so that she would be safe, but she stayed by my side the whole time and i'm alive because of her. i love her tremendously. >> tremendous courage on her part to stay out there with you knowing that the bear was there. >> very, very, very much. we were both so relieved when the medic unit arrived. >> we're relieved to see you this morning.

and in great spirits considering and with the story of love and courage. thank you so much for being with us and we all wish you well. >> thank you, ann. and just ahead, microsoft ceo inveils the new windows phone right after this. ] have you built your better breakfast? what are you waiting for? rush to subway. i'm all over it. [ male announcer ] a big day deserves a better breakfast. take your pick of a dee-licious lineup of our newest $5 footlong breakfast melts -- from the sunrise subway melt to the tasty steak, egg and cheese. they're all around delicious! knock out morning hunger. with breakfast at subway. hard hitting flavor. make it the way you want. [ glazer ] make breakfast the play of the day. at subway. [ glazer ] subway. build your better breakfast.

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your company's achilles heel over the last many years. >> over the last year or two, i would grow with that. >> why has it been so hard to compete with the likes of apple and blackberry. >> i don't know, but right now we're pushing forward, and that's the key, to push forward. >> the company has a huge stake in what you're introducing "today," and on a personal note so do we. >> he went out and said one of the reasons was problems in the cell phone area. have you fixed it? >> look at these beautiful new phones? >> all right, talk to me about this, why is it different. >> what we really do is tried to make it really about you. wonderfully yours as we say, intuitive, but your life. you go to the start screen and right there on the screen, your friends, what's new with them, what's going on should be right there. wonderfully yourself, always consistent all the way through

the experience, whether you're in xbox, whether you're in your own context or whether you're just checking in on a friend. >> you have different companies making different versions of this phone that will be available, why did you go that route. >> if you really want to have the phone be individual, people have different needs, some people will want keyboards, some people will want very thin and light, some people will want music, sound, different kinds of cameras. >> one of the keys to this phone is the hub. you showed me the start page, so if you go to the phone or whatever, you hit a hub and that kind of sets up everything in that category right in front of you. >> that's right, so if i want to see all my pictures, i can browse through what i've taken, what's been posted to me on twitter and facebook. whatever the case may be. >> it seems the litmus test is it's as sexy as the iphone,

that's what people want to know. is it going to create the buzz, and you smile every time i mention that word, but it is what people consider to be the standard. >> a lot of good things out there, and yet i think when people look at the windows phone, they'll say this is a different kind of phone, this phone is about me, this phone is delightful. >> you continue to say that the pc, not the phone, but the pc is the most incredible smart device on the planet. but are we fast approaching a time when people do all of their computing -- all of their computing needs can be met with one of these phones? >> i think people are going to have a different set of needs, when they want to be productive, when they want to be on the go, when they want to sit back and watch the "today" show. >> you said recently in an interview that you are -- that you're enthusiastic about the economy, that it's going to recover and you see good things even hiring, is microsoft hiring people? we want to know where the jobs

are. is microsoft hire ing. we absolutely have openings, absolutely. >> if the success of this is what you hope it to be, you'll be hiring even more people? >> you got that right. >> when i demo this, i have a tough time getting the phones back from people, that's a good sign about the excitement. >> it's a good sign. microsoft introducing its new addition into the cell phone market. let's go over to ann. our friends at "saturday night live" had a lot of fun this past weekend with everything from facebook to the president. let's take a look. >> well, it finally happened. your mom is on facebook. the my mom is on facebook filter does what you do naturally, it lies to your mom. >> speaking of a women's conference in washington on

monday, the president's speech was interrupted when the presidential seal from his podium fell off two years early. >> so this november 2, vote for christine o'donnell, aka the enchant tresz, because i'm not a witch and if i am, do you really want to cross me? ♪ >> sorry. >> that's what i would be doing if i were singing, apologize. we have got a life concert on the plaza and they are big time rush. we're going to hear from them. >> and it's a great day to have

them, because it's a holiday from school, lots of kids out on the plaza getting ready for that show. it comes up after your local news and weather. >> good morning, i mindy basara. let's get a final check on the morning commute with trafficpulse 11 and sarah caldwell. >> good morning, everyone. a few new problems to add to the list, but volume is not a major issue. bodoni a roadway, and accident clearing -- padonia roadway, and accident clearing.

on argon drive between alameda and lock raven, closed due to a water main break. 12 minutes on the outer loop west side, only 10 minutes traveling southbound on 95 from the beltway southwest to 32. we will switch over to a live view of traffic at old court road. the west side looks pretty good. it is columbus day, so we will enjoy a lighter volume this morning. >> good morning, everyone. the big story in the weather department is the temperatures. right now is comfortable, upper 50's and low 60's per this afternoon will feel like summer with the temperatures in the 80's. 57 and rising sun. same thing at the airport. 54 degrees in colombia. -- in columbia. high temperatures in the low to mid 80's.

seven-day forecast, scattered showers possible on tuesday as well. the high near 74. the end of the week, the rain comes back. highs only in the upper 50 possible but at this point it looks like it will clear up over the weekend. >> thank you for joining us. we will have another update at 8:55. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today.

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8:30 now on a monday morning, columbus day, lots of people home from school, lots of people on rockefeller plaza.

it's their network premier concert. we're happy to have them here on the plaza. meanwhile we have made our way to the rink here at rockefeller center. meredith's off "todatoday, natas on assignment. al's off today. it opened on christmas day 1936, here we are 74 years later. >> there's a couple of restaurants, if you haven't been to rockefeller center. get a front row seat right by the window and watch people fall on their faces. >> i challenge you guys. >> also i want to mention something that's coming up this morning in this next half hour. we have got hillary duff in the house, she's a singer and an actress. she's now, guess what, she's an

author, she's written a paranormal thriller. it's been a long time dream of hers. we're going to talk to her about that. it's her first book, apparently there are others being planned. >> we have the ice rink behind us and thanksgiving is coming up. so we're launching a search for your best side dish recipes. so submit your recipe, we're going to pick the best and bring you here to new york to prepare your best side dish for us. before we go any further. al here, stephanie abrams is here from the weather channel. >> and the guys have been working. look at where they signed, show where they signed on the cell phone, on their hand, on the palm of their hand, they're getting autographs wherever they can get them here. as we head through the day today, and the crowd is hot, let me tell you, but it's going to

be really hot here through the center of the country, highs right around 80 degrees all the way through the plains into tomorrow. we'll see that slight risk of severe weather moving into the >> we're off to a quiet start. it is gored to be a warm afternoon. high temperatures expected to climb into the >> when we come back, singer, actress and now author hillary duff. we catch up with her but first this is "today" on next.

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back now at 8:35 with what some say is a disturbing pattern at one high school in ohio. four student who is died by their own hands in the faa past four years. their family say all were bullied. this morning we'll speak with the mother and the sister of two of the students. but jeff rossen is in ohio with details on this story. >> reporter: real sad state of affairs, it feels like every week these days there's a new case of school bullying and suicide. and they're scattered around the country, a school here, a school there. that's why this school really got our attention. there's one particular high school, a suburb of cleveland, and a well respected school district where four different students in as many years have taken their own lives. some of their families are suing the district saying the school didn't do enough to stop the

torture. what do you say to a mother who lost her little girl? she was just 16, she loved life, but in the hallways of mentor high, her family says she faced nonstop torment. >> what names did the bullies call her? >> whore. slut. >> then it got physical. >> they were pushing her down the stairs. they were slamming her locker on her. they were hitting her. >> reporter: her family says they complained to school officials more than 20 times but nothing was done. she couldn't take it anymore and hanged herself with a rope out her own bedroom window. >> she didn't see any other way out. >> reporter: and she wasn't the first. one year earlier, another student at mentor high took his own life. >> the bullies were i would describe as terrorists. they were little terrorists. they flicked his ear, they

pushed him into lockers, they called him gay, fag. the bullies went up to him and said, why don't you go home and shoot yourself, it's not like anyone would care. >> reporter: and later? >> hours later he shot himself. >> reporter: administrators ignored the bullying calling it gross negligence and they say there's a frightening pattern here. >> bullied, deceased. bullied, deceased. >> in 2006, jennifer was harassed about her learning disability. and then in 2007, eric's suicide, and then weeks later meredith took her own life. in a statement to nbc news, the school superintendent said they have had anti-bullying policies in place for years, kindergarten through grade 12 that address

acceptance, tolerance and mental health, we continue to review, modify and grow these programs to ensure we are meeti ining students' needs. but to parents, that's not enough. >> he's the first thing on my mind when i wake up and the last thing when i go to bed. >> reporter: the families are in fact suing for monetary damages mostly here, but more importantly, they're trying to send a message to school districts across the country to protect the students walking the hallways and they're also trying to send a message to the stirnts themselves, the kids who walk by and see the bullying happen. they say if these kids walk by and do nothing, they're just as guilty as the bullies themselves. >> ken meyers is the attorney who filed the lawsuits on their

behalves. good morning to all of you. janice, maybe i should start with you and what happened to your son eric and why do you think so many cases over the course of these past four years seem to be linked to bullying? can you explain what's happening? >> i believe that's the school culture, a school culture of violence, verbal and physical is tolerated. if the kids who are bullies continue, it's just awful. they just -- they just terrorize these other kids because they're different, because they believe different, because they live different. and that's wrong. >> you talked to the school about what was happening to eric and what was their response? >> they were response was oh, we had no idea that this was happening. and my response to them was shame on you. this is your school.

how dare you not know what's going on in your school? you've got the inmates taking over the asylum. shame on you. >> suzanna, your sister as we heard in this report we just saw from jeff really also had to say such terrible bullying, according to the reports. and at her wake, if there was actually some very tough moments for your family. what happened? >> there was a girl who -- she was still laughing at her and her beautiful dress that she wanted to wear for her prom. so also did she pick for the prom she had on her for her wake. the girl was laughing at her still there. >> at the wake. >> after going back to school, that school protected the girl and they never protected my sister like they were supposed to. >> i guess the question is what

responsibility does a school have in these circumstances? kim let me ask you this because you filed the lawsuits on behalf of these two teams. the mentor school district says it has a very aggressive plan in place to take on bullying. have you been able to see this plan? can you give us any details on this plan. >> we don't know all the details. there's two aspects to any sort of plan, one is what you teach the kids and they can have assemblies and they can have all sorts of lessons that they teach the kids, but probably the more important part is what the teachers and administrators are doing when they see this sort of thing happening and i believe that what led to some of these deaths is that this bullyingas going on, it was incessant, it was constant and the teachers and the administrators for whatever reason took a hands off laz si fair approach. >> we're almost out of town and

we have heard cases of bullying all across this country and of itself taking their lives as a result, not just as a school where you are, but in other schools, so what is it that you think, janice that a school should do when they have evidence of bullying? what specifically can they do? >> a school should have a true zero tolerance, if a staff member sees or hears it, they need to confront him. when children are being raised by their parents and they do something wrong, do you go to bed and say oh, i'm too tired to deal with? and deal with it in the morning? or do you deal with it right then. you cannot turn your back on even one instance of this kind of terrorism. it's wrong and the kids will be taught that they can get away with it and it will continue throughout that you are whole life. >> we are out of time, but certainly this story will

continue and we hope to find out how all this turns out. janice, suzanna, we're all so sorry for your losses and we appreciate you being here this morning and ken myers, thank you so much for your perspective "today." . >> thank you. >> and we're back in a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc. woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation.

now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. he's had a hit reporting career and now he's about to add author to her resume because her first book is out, it's a paranormal love story called "elixir." hillary duff, good morning to you. my goodness, how is it that --

it feels though at such a young age, you're already doing so. how did you write a book. >> i think my life, i wanted to do music, i've done my tv show and writing a book just felt like a natural place to go. so much of what i have done is about telling the story, whether it's writing a song or being in a movie and acting out someone else's story and so it's -- i had this idea and i thought why not go for it and try it. >> you have had this idea for a long time. coming back to you. >> i thought about it for like three years. i should i write a script? >> the main character is klea. but it's not autobiographical. >> it's not, no. >> so what happens to klea?

>> of course when you're writing, things from yourself filter through into the character and that was definitely something that we relate to each other is the kind of thing that's in the spotlight. basically there's a very juicy love triangle and finding herself and going on this adventure and she wanted to be a photo journalist and her dad had gone missing and along the way, this whole paranormal aspect kind of takes over. this man is appears in her pictures and she feels this connection to her, maybe they have been soul mates in a past life. >> it's interesting you actually turn something like this into actually a show or a movement because then you could may the part. but also, the thought has crossed your mind. >> yeah. >> but when you're writing, often times, you're absolutely right, a lot of your own life gets in there.

and you're also a newlywed, your husband plays with the penguins and this all seems to be going on at the same time, were you channeling that also into your writing, do you think? >> i guess i'm very lucky, very much in love and so definitely that part of the book was the most interesting to me and the part that, you know, i felt myself wanting to write the most about was their connection and this love and a girl falling in love for the first time really and not really getting into be totally in control of it. and, you know, it's not the same as my life. people know enough about my life. so it is a very unique story. but those things did filter through. >> and the fact that you write your own songs probably -- many of your own songs probably helped you in writing this book in the sense of being in that zone, being in that creative process. >> i think it gave me the confidence if anything to know that i have a voice and that i

have strong ideas and if i want to do something, i have to throw myself into it and go for it. and i had help writing my book, i i had a wonderful co-author that had written books before, her name is elise. and i also had help writing songs or being directed in a movie. so definitely surrounding yourself with good people that can help in a positive way helped make this come true for me. >> well, congratulations, i mean, you don't have any political ambitions, do you? you seem to be making everything else happen. but the book is called "elixir." and congratulations on your first book. is there more come ing. the first one is a little bit of a cliffhanger. >> hillary duff, good luck to you, not that you need it. and coming up, big time rush coming up. live on the plaza.

so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich's $3 billion in taxes and fees.

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