good morning. senator lisa murkowski claims victory and is claimed to be the apparent winner and how did she defeat the tea party and sarah palin and why is sarah palin saying she can defeat president obama in 2012. and a picture in front of london's westminster abby? is that where she will marry her prince. natalie takes us on a tour of the place where they call home. and 250,000 ping-pong balls

in the most downloaded in history. our attempt to go viral in 2010. welcome to "today." i'm meredith vieira. >> i'm matt lauer. >> the results are not official but looks like lisa murkowski will become the first u.s. senate candidate to win a campaign in 50 years. >> what appears to be a long shot to save her senate seat, that after she was defeated by sarah palin endorsee, joe miller in the state's gop primary. we will talk to lisa murkowski

straight ahead. and the food you eat at the local mall food court, how safe are the items served, "today"'s investigation uncovered health violations inside some of the most popular malls in the country. new details of the most bitter custody between mel gibson and his girlfriend and she sits down for an interview and describes in detail the night mel gibson allegedly hit her and why she started her private phone conversations. >> we will hear from ann curry standing by with the day's headlines. >> good morning, everybody. in the news this morning, in the first ever civilian trial of a former guantanamo detainee, he has been found not guilty on all but one count against him and the decision could undermine president obama's plans to put

other detainees on trial in civilian courts. highly sensitive e-mail exchanges between the senior u.s. deposit and military officials according to a report to congress and chinese officials say it was all accidental. haitis cholera epidemic has now reached the united states. a woman in florida has it and there is no panic stateside as cholera is generally a water borne disease and not spread person to person. two americans were freed kidnapped by insurgents from an exxonmobil oil rig 10 days ago. it is one of the most significant sources of oil for the united states. a democrat led on push to allow gays in the military could be taken up again. senator harry reid said it must be repealed immediately. general motors made the

largest public offering in history in response to overwhelming demand. we have trish at the stock market with more. what's the latest with gm? >> certainly a big day for gm, back on the market after declaring bankruptcy last year. this is a company investors have been clamoring to get in on. it went up in price, just $33 a share, gm, as you said, is on track for a major offering here, likely to raise more than $20 billion. of course, while it may do very well today, the big question here is how is this company going to be faring six months from now? that still remains to be seen. trish regan, thanks so much this morning. quantum airlines announced half of the royals royce engines on their fleet of airbus must be replaced. they're considering pulling those 40 turbines from the world's biggest jumbo jets after

a blowout on a qantas flight earlier this month. a 3-year-old argentinean girl is alive after following 100 feet into a well, at an age when tieing a shoelace can be a challenge, the girl managed to fasten her own harness so rescuers above could hoist her to safety. doctors say she is doing just fine today. just 3 years old. it is now four minutes past the hour. back to matt and meredith. >> nice day, mr. roker. >> it is. unsettled west ahead of the storm system, high wind advisories, wind gusts up to 65 miles an hour behind it. rain and snow. rainfall amounts not so bad but the snow is going to come down in buckets. as you can see right now, low pressure off the course to bend,

looking anywhere from 6 6 to 9 >> good morning. things are nice and quiet. partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 40's. we expect a mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. high-temperature near 53. that's your latest weather. matt. >> thanks very much. we turn to politics now. more than two weeks after the mid-term elections, alaska senator lisa murkowski is claiming victory in her historic write-in to keep her seat. kelly, how are you?

>> reporter: good morning. we talked how unpredictable this season has been and look what's going on in alaska. voters have done something that hasn't happened since dwight eisenhower has been president. a sitting senator winning back her seat on a write-in. it is not official yet but looks like alaska has made more history. >> they told us this couldn't be done. >> reporter: alaska making human rights. >> c -- making history. >> 100,000 people writing in the same name. >> reporter: lisa murkowski but voters through an election spelling test. and she scored big! >> you are m-u-r-k-o-w-s k-y. >> reporter: she held a 10,000 vote lead, a stunning comeback. in august, senator murkowski

lost her republican primary to newcomer joe miller backed by the tea party express and her long time rival, sarah palin. she was called a sore loser when she launched her write-in campaign. now, miller says he hasn't given up. >> it's looking like it's less than 1% where it will come out and we will obviously continue to watch the process very closely. >> reporter: back on capitol hill, it was speaker, nancy pelosi, who bounced back after the democrats shattering defeat. >> they know that i'm the person that can attract the resources, both intellectual and otherwise to take us to victory because i have done it before. >> reporter: pelosi was chosen to serve as the next minority leader, transition out of power for democrats has been rough. >> madam speaker, you're still speaker, thank you so much. >> reporter: 43 house democrats turned against pelosi when a more moderate democrat, north

carolina, heath shuler ran against her. >> it wasn't about winning a race but a voice within our caucus. >> reporter: no surprises and no on camera comments after house republicans picked their team. with two newly added leadership spots reserved for incoming freshmen, kristi noem and scott won those as expected. democrats got criticism for keeping the same team in place. republicans have done basically the same thing but added new positions for freshmen to reflect tea party influence and make their leadership team appear more diverse. >> kelly on capitol hill. thanks very much. alaska senator lisa m-u-r-k-o-w-s k-i. congratulations. apparently, is that what i should say? >> thank you. yes, apparently. i las scans have learned to spell it just as you have. pretty good. >> the divisions of elections has not certified this and will not do that until the 29th of

the month. nbc news has declared you the apparent winner. are you at all concerned based on the twists so far there may be another surprise down the road? >> we were waiting for the numbers. that's what this process has been. it's taken a while. there were a consortiuple hundr thousand ballots cast and that chose to go the write-in way and we made sure they were counted in a very good process so it's taken a good bit of time. the fact of the matter is the numbers are what they are and clearly indicate alaskans have not only spoken, they have written it down. >> there were doubters, as you well know and people who thought -- >> yep. >> i think i was one of those september 22nd when you were last on this program thought maybe you shouldn't do this and couldn't do this. explain to me briefly, how did you win? >> it was alaskans coming

together. the most phenomenal coalition of alaskans. this was not a republican campaign. this was democrats and republicans and independents all coming together saying, this is too important for the future of our state. we're going to take that extra step. we're going to take that affirmative act and we're going to do something that the rest of the country says we can't do it. it was a challenge for alaskans and we clearly met it. >> this morning, there are already people saying you defeated joe miller and a lot of people saying you also defeated sarah palin. she backed mr. miller in her home state, put the prestige of her power behind that endorsement. how much does this say about her power and impact in your opinion? >> i think it's important to recognize that here in alaska, we are looking at alaska, we're looking at those issues important to us. endorsements from outside may not have as much pull as much

stroke as you do in the lower 48. this was alaskans speaking up. i think what they said was we want the consensus building that i bring to the table. we don't want -- we don't want governance based on anger or fear, we want governance that comes about when people reach across the table and try to figure out how we build good policy? you talk about governance based on anger or fear, you're a moderate republican and say you do not pass the purity test the tea party has set out. you said something else, i will tell you i am not one of those who wants obama to fail. will you stand up against other republicans who feel the only way for them to succeed is for the president not to succeed? >> we have too much to do for these next two years to be focused on who's go going to be president or who's going to be leading the senate in 2012. we have an obligation to the

people of this country to govern. we have unemployment at 9.5%. we have people continuing to lose their homes due to foreclosure. we have work to do. that's what the american people want. that's what the people of alaska have asked for in this election, is get to work, whether you're working with the president, whether you're working with the majority leader or the speaker, figure it out, congress. snow senator lisa murkowski, the apparent winner in alaska's write-in senate campaign. senator, congratulations. >> thank you. it's good to be with you this morning. thank you. >> nice to have you here. 13 minutes after the hour. here's meredith. south carolina's republican kristi noem has been elected to the leadership team. good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> this leadership team has been a nod to the tea party in a way

of dispelling any rumors there is tension between the old guard and new guard. is that how you see it? >> i see it as the leadership giving this freshman class an opportunity to weigh in on a lot of decisions that will be made on policy we need to get this country back on track. the freshman class is definitely viewing this as a great opportunity for them to have a seat at the table in those important discussions. >> for you, it is not window dressing at all? >> no, i don't. ever since we arrived here in washington d.c., this leadership team has been in the room. they have come to extra meetings. we requested as a class. they've listened to us. they have the same goals, same agenda, same items on our mind all of us do, what we've been hearing across this country and from the american people. >> you talk a lot about coming to washington to make change there and you want to shake things up. you look at the gop and democrats, all the key leadership positions, the ones at the very top went to the same people. how do you affect change without the significant change at the

top? >> i think you've seen through the republicans pledge to america we have real changes we'd like to make. a lot of us coming from the freshman class are businessmen and women, living ordinary everyday lives running our businesses back home and affect change coming here and making sure the politicians and bureaucrats that have been here in washington d.c. understand the ramifications are when we pass legislation in washington d.c., how it impacts real people back home. that's the perspective we need and good to see our republican leadership is listening, giving us seats at the table so we can have those kind of discussions. >> the tea party did endorse you but you made it clear you are not a tea partier. do you plan to caucus with the tea party? what's happened through this election cycle we have seen labels used to create divisions. that needs to stop, have everyone sit at the table, have adult conversations to solve these problems. as far as joining caucuses, we'll consider that when we come back to washington d.c. and want to hit the ground running.

right now, we have a lot of work to do. >> interesting when you were campaigning, you were campaigning against washington insiders and specifically nancy pelosi in some of your ads. the irony you and her are the only two women who hold leadership positions. can you work with her? >> i believe i can work with anybody who is willing to sit down and make changes to get this economy on track. the fact that the democratic party elected her in leadership endorses what they have done and i don't believe it's the right direction to go but we will work with people who will find solutions. >> a lot of people compared you to sarah palin. she did not directly endorse you, the tea party did. you're both strong conservative women, both like to hunt. where do the comparisons end? do you like the comparisons? >> i certainly admire her for her work and willingness to step forward. people need to recognize it takes a lot of courage to step into the political ring. i admire her for that.

i want people to focus on the fact i was a south dakotan, like every other back home and i'm kristi noem and willing to work for them. >> congratulations. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> it is 7:16. more now on sarah palin. her new book set to be released next week. we're getting an early look at some of the people she's taking aim at in it. norah o'donnell has details on that. good morning to you. >> good morning. sarah palin's book is called "america by heart," settles old scores by levi johnston and her daughter's chastity and the stars on "american idol." >> sarah hit is everywhere, on her hit reality of alaska, the front of a magazine and interview with barbara walters.

in the special, she admits she has barack obama in her sights. >> i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> palin's new book, which is of the strengths and virtues that made this country great comes out next week but a blogger that has excerpts from the book, palin writes about the personal, including fresh criticism of levi johnston the father of the daughter bristol. because the new father wasn't there until the end of bristol's lay ber, i helped deliver tripp. >> she praises her dedication to abstinence and dredges up the '90s sitcom murphy brown that

got dan quayle in hot water. palin writes i'm biased but given a choice of role models between bristol and murphy brown, i choose bristol. >> another palin target, "american idol" and blames its producers for providing a supply of people who can't sing but deluded enough to get up in front of a national televised audience and screech out a song anyway. ironically, it's bristol getting criticized these days for lack of talent. just this week, she advanced to the finals of abc's "dancing with the stars" despite receiving the lowest scores from the judge's panel. >> the judges scores are important, but viewers don't necessarily go by them. they will vote based on who they think deserves to go to the next step. >> conspiracy theiorists are accusing sarah palin's tea party

getting out the vote for bristol which she denies. >> when they say that, i say, think of all the people that hate my mom. why don't we talk about that. >> back to the 2012 election and "new york times" article this week, palin acknowledges if she decides to run for president, she would face the challenge of proving her qualifications and expanding her small close-knit and secretive team of advisors. matt. >> norah o'donnell. shu very much. 20 minutes after the hour. a new photo of newly engaged kate middleton is fueling speculation where next year's royal wedding will be held. today, we turn to natalie morales in north wells at anglesey, home to prince william and kate. good morning to you. >> reporter: yes, kate was seen leaving westminster abbey, fueling speculation that will be the choice for the royal

wedding. as she remains in london, prince william returned back to work at the royal air force base and here is where they will spend their first years of life as a married couple. >> reporter: their engagement may have been a traditional affair but kate and william are a thoroughly modern couple. the last eight months they have been living as man and wife where prince william flies as an air force pie lot of on rescue missions. >> luckily we live in the 21st century and a lot of people live together before they're married. i think in this instance, the queen was delight. >> reporter: far away from the media glare and in this insulated part of lake wales, they've been trying to lead a normal life, shopping at the local supermarket and picking up a takeout dinner and having an occasional drink at the pub. >> she was here for a good hour.

it was quite pleasing to have them in the establishment. >> reporter: it's a long way away from the royal life and glamorous surroundings prince william is used to and kate might struggle to find the latest fashion. >> a great place to live, a great place to holiday. fantastic scenery all around. >> reporter: you have to get past the wind and rain. >> we have a bit of rain here. >> reporter: where it rains most days and temperatures rarely hit a high. william can go on his adventurous streak. >> they have been running around with their helmets on. >> reporter: kate can work on her photographly with the landscapes right at her doorstep. >> reporter: how much of a boost is this for your tourism? >> quite a boost. they will think, wow, prince william and kate middleton live here. >> reporter: they're hoping the boost will be good for tourism. >> it's good news and good for the economy.

>> reporter: they're not about to give away their secret. >> it's not that much of an issue. >> reporter: that's how kate and william hope to hold on to their private life a little longer before they face the full force of their royal duties. the royal couple will continue to live her through 2013, when the prince's tour is over and after that, speculation already began where they will choose to settle then. >> thank you very much. coming up tomorrow, brian has an exclusive interview with prince charles. you can catch the man that would be king at 9 and 8:00 central time and harmony, and our climate crisis on nbc. and meanwhile, the reality producer charged with killing his wife on a mexican vacation makes his first court his wife on a mexican vacation makes his first court appearance.

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still ahead, the local mall. >> what our cameras caught on the local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. time to get some check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> nothing weather-related, but we have a few accidents. eastbound i-70 just past 29, that is the most recent one

coming into us. if you are going to get out in the northbound 395 approaching conway street, disabled truck. it is in the right lane and a cause delays. 21 minutes from the outer loop west side, about a five-minute ride from the 895 merge down to 695. let's show you what is going on, a bit of a backup on the west side. that stretches from the outer loop all the way towards edmondson. live picture in the area at harford road. you can see there is a delay their on northeast corner all the way towards dulaney valley. >> the weather is nice and quiet. slight chance for a couple of rainshowers this afternoon. most of you will have a dry day. 40 at the airport, 41 in

jarrettsville, 40 degrees and a parkton. mixture of sunshine and clouds, 30% chance of a rain shower. high temperatures between 50 and 55. chilly tomorrow, a quiet, with temperatures in the upper 40's to around 50. there could be rain as he headed to the beginning of thanksgiving week. >> check the bottom of your screen for updated news and traffic information. we are back at 7:55.

test test. test. test test. test. test test. 7:30 on this thursday morning the 18th of november, 2010, another beautiful fall day here in the northeast. kind of brisk but nice. a great group of people outside. we thank them for making their way to rockefeller plaza. we will be outside. and matt lauer with meredith vieira, the reality producer who once worked on "survivor," accused of killing his wife at a

popular mexican resort. we will get details and talk to the victim's sisters. he was arrested yesterday. and how safe is the food at the food court, we will show you what our "today" investigation uncovered. a little later on, we have fun with the okays from okay go. we gave them free rein with us, which was a bad decision and we will see the results later on in the show. and the hollywood producer accused of killing his wife in mexico appears in a los angeles court and vows to fight extradition. nbc has details. >> reporter: dressed in a white t-shirt, shackled and handcuffed, bruce beresford-redman never entered a plea. he was arrested seven months ago. he was attentive politely answering the judge's questions

in an extradition hearing that lasted only minutes. his lawyers said he's innocent but beresford-redman remains behind bars at least until the end of the month. >> he's prepared and knew it would come eventually and waiting for the day it would happen. >> reporter: sitting feet away from the man accused of killing their sister, the sisters say they knew this day would come. after monica was murdered in april, they flew back to hear murder charges against bruce but by the time the charges were filed, bruce was back in los angeles living with the couple's children for months. >> for me, there is no happy ending on this, you know, just a hope to get what we need to go so justice is served. really, there is no happy ending. >> reporter: new courtment tos paint the picture of a troubled

marriage saying bruce attempted to assault his wife the day before the murder and had conflicting statements afterwards. a marriage on the rocks, prosecutors say ended in murder and the start of an extradition battle that could last a year. nbc news, los angeles. >> monica birthderesford-redman sisters is here. good morning to you all. good morning. >> it's been seven months since your sister was found dead in cancun and most of that time, you believed her husband was behind this, responsible for it. carla, what was your reaction tuesday when you found he had finally been arrested? >> it's been so long, it was a mix of feelings, but, of course, i was really relieved all this process has started for the extradition and the justice for my sister.

>> you were actually at the court hearing yesterday, just a few feet from bruce. what was that like for you? >> it's surreal! i think you anticipate feelings and when you get there, it's really a total different experience. it's hard. it's a relief and it's sadness. it's a combination of feelings and it's really even hard to explain. >> did you make eye contact with him? >> yes, i did. >> did you say anything to him? >> no. i didn't say -- we were far apart and we're not supposed to say anything or speak to the person where he was at, but, in a way, was relieving to see him where he was at and sitting where i was. >> carla, now that these court documents have been unsealed, we are learning terrible details about your sister's death, apparently she was affixiated, bruises on her face, a blunt

head wound. as hard as it is to learn these things, were you surprised by any of the details, carla? >> we mostly knew most of the facts. just to listen and read everything all together, it felt really, really bad. it was really painful, really painful. >> we are also learning, because of these court documents, an employee of the hotel, the night before your sister was murdered, he saw her sister and her husband, bruce, fighting outside a restaurant and then the morning of the murder, guests in the room beneath them reported screaming and crying and calls for help and loud banging, and the only thing the hotel did was call up to monica and bruce's room, got bruce on the phone and he said, oh, no, no, we're just playing with our 3-year-old son. do you feel your sister's death might have been avoided if the hotel had responded differently? >> meredith, i'll answer that. we have certainly questioned the hotel's efforts in protecting

monica. we knew a lot of these facts. we were aware there were guests in the hotel that had heard screaming. we were aware the housekeeper questioned why they couldn't come into the room. but seeing it and seeing the documents was really chilling. it was very difficult for us. the facts are gruesome. we do want to compliment the mexican authorities. we think they really have put together a very strong case against bruce. >> carla and jeane, in a family statement, you said you were prepared to pursue this horrific tragedy to the end. what does justice served mean to your family? >> i think it means a lot. it means -- like i said, there is no happy ending because my sister won't be brought back and all the damage done in terms of the kids' situation, they lost

their parents and the baby-sitter, everything that they had. >> and my parents. >> and my parents going through what they're going through, never going to be repaired. at least is a relief that justice is being served. you know, the person that is responsible for, you know, making all this happen, will pay for what he has -- he has done. >> carla and jianny, thank you so etch and thank you. >> thank you. >> let's switch gears and get a check of the weather from al. today's weather is brought to you by priority mail flat rate boxes, only from the postal service, a simpler way to ship. >> good morning, everybody. we look to the temperatures for today, we have the jetstream way up to the north out west. that means temperatures well above normal. denver above normal, rapid city, above average temperature. you look at temperatures in the east, we have cooler than usual

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you what's really going on. >> reporter: within minutes at this boston mall, we saw it. a cockroach climbing the wall right next to a grill at this popular japanese place. >> you're kidding. i wish you hadn't told me that. >> reporter: most aren't as obvious. bare hands on the food, raw meat sitting out, filthy kitchens to name a few. we traveled across the country and to the mall of america in minnesota and boston and new york city. we traveled with food safety expert, cindy rice and pulled hundreds of inspection reports that exposed the dirty truth. rice says food courts may be more risky than average restaurants because of tighter workspaces and higher volumes. >> reporter: they start cutting corners? >> they start cutting corners if you're not careful.

>> reporter: we found it too often. 43% of vendors had critical violations that could make you sick. at the mall of america, 68% had critical violations. at the new york seaport mall, a tourist hot spot, a whopping 48% of vendors had critical violations. one of the most common unsafe food temperatures, hot foods kept too cold, cold foods too hot can lead to dangerous bacteria growth. we found it a lot, these raw burgers just sitting out. even if cooked later, they could still make you sick, so could these kabobs piled too high and too far from the heat. >> when you go up to a deli case holding hot foods, ask for the one on the bottom layer, that's usually the hottest one in the pile. >> not the one on top sitting out a couple hours? >> that's right. >> reporter: not just meat. produce kept too warm can grow bacteria, like these salads at room temp.

those these food cups look refrigerated, don't be too sure. >> touch the outside of the deli case. >> reporter: this one was warm. >> this one was warm and risky. >> reporter: and another is rodents and insects. remember thisockroach next to the grill. the same vendor had mouse droppings in their storage area. we confronted the manager. >> do you have a pest control problem here? >> no. >> reporter: we just saw a live cockroach. >> reporter: the company told us it never had food problems and always gets outstanding suspicions. but we saw different on our video. >> if you have one cockroach, chances are you have thousands in the walls and ceilings waiting to come out at night. >> reporter: an inspection report shows since 2009, more than half the vendors have hat

pest violations. at the charcoal grill, the inspector saw mice ex-cretia and in this food prep area. and the owner had no comment. >> how comen is it to have rodents and insects inside the food area. >> they're all of concern and will have salmonella, e.coli, viruss. >> reporter: but rice says most comes from the workers. in boston, watch this worker put her eye drops in, then hand out food samples. >> it's a problem because bass sbass -- she has bacteria and mucouses on the foods. >> reporter: watch this worker wiping the counter with a fit the rag, no gloves and then handling the food. sometimes cross contamination can send you to the hospital. >> it hurt so bad.

something was wrong. >> reporter: stan had eaten mexican food at this maul in illinois and days later, rushed to the emergency room with e.coli poisoning. doctors said he could have died. a department of health investigation found five customers got sick most likely from cross contamination from the same food vendor with workers accidentally mixing salsa with raw meat. >> do they know the consequences of taking childrens and people's lives in their hands. >> reporter: that vendor is out of business. we found 6 out of 7 restaurants had critical health violations. >> it's offensive to me. who has the responsibility for testing the public, protecting the public. >> reporter: that falls to the local health department who do annual inspections of restaurants and will shut them down if they aren't fixed. follow-up reports show all the violations are fixed.

the mall told us the safety of our customers is a top priority and any safety in fractions is a top priority to be corrected immediately. >> we see a pattern. vendors get a violation, fix it, a few months go by, maybe a year, get the same violation and fix it, it goes on and on. >> they do get away with it because the health inspectors are only there one or two times a year and see a snapshot, not there every minute of the day. >> reporter: with all these health violations, you may wonder why don't we see a lot of people getting sick? the cdc doesn't report it because they don't connect the illness with what they ate a few days ago, check for clean workspaces and hairnets and gloves. the only thing you can look for. >> what's this best way to crack down on these vendors. >> the health department doesn't have the money to go more than once a year. if they get a violation and fix it, they get a clean slate.

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preston and st. paul, there is an accident there. delays on southbound j.f.x. from the beltway towards coldspring. this accident off to the shoulder but creating additional delays to reisterstown road. 26 minutes on the outer loop west side. take you about 12 minutes to drive on inner loop from 795. here's a quick look outside. not too bad your -- not too bad here. here on the north side, right around dollar towards dulaney valley, watch for a slow go. >> good morning, everyone. a few clouds will probably drift in the next few hours. a slight chance we will see rain this afternoon. i will put a 30% chance of their birth 43 at the airport, 41 in westminster. today, a mixture of sunshine and

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♪ 8:00 this thursday morning, the 18th of november, 2010. this this band has donated 50 million hits to their treadmill dance alone and more than happy to give one up as today goes viral. straight ahead, our latest

journey into the world of viral video. >> what we did is we gave ok go! complete creative freedom and they could do anything they wanted for a video. you can see they had some fun. we were in cubes that would create claus strophobia and lots of ping-pong balls as we go on later on. >> i was actually a little freaked-out by it. >> plus, we ask you, our viewers, to create some "today" show themed viral videos. >> and we catch up with actors gyllenhaal and he describes the scene as an nude-fest. hard to recognize them in clothes. >> ann is at the newsdesk with the headlines. >> hi. in the news, president obama is stepping up pressure on senate

republicans to approve the nuclear arms treaty he signed with russia. today, he is hosting henry kissinger and madeleine albright and other former secretary of the state of defense why it's in the u.s. interests to have it ratified this year. and a mosque in murphy's borrow, tennessee, arguing the proposed mosque was approved without enough public notice, opponents tried to claim there was a muslim conspiracy to impose extremist islamic law in the united states. rescue aircraft searched overnight for the fighter of an air force fighter jet. a helicopter crew spotted the wreckage wednesday. a new government survey finds 1 in 5 adult americans suffered from mental illness last year with symptoms ranging from severe depression to attempted suicide and, still fewer than half received treatment, according to the survey. here's brian williams with

what's coming up on nbc evening news. good morning. >> hi, ann, you're a fellow dog lover and you may already know this, they're changing lives in their own way from simple tasks to companionship and loyalty. when you think about it, they're making a difference and that's what we bring you tonight, that story on "nightly news." ann, back to you. >> thanks. a 3-year-old boy in great britain using a metal detector for the first time as he unearthed a 500 year old gold pendant. experts say his find could be worth as much as $4 million. it is now 8:03. hey, guys. his father was blown aw away -- you're not even listening. >> that's okay. >> i will dos for myself. no, it's fine, really. this boy is 3 years old, using a

metal detector for the first time, discovers some jewelry that's 500 years old, that's worth $4 million potentially. >> wow! >> really? i got to get one of those things. >> we did. we got nothing, bottle caps. >> that kid will have a ton of money. >> thank you. a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> that was a strong finish. next time, pay attention to ann's newscast, please. these guys are in the spirit of christmas. what's your name? riley. >> what's your name? where are you from? >> north carolina. >> you got to see the rock eths? let's check your weather. nashville, tennessee, one of the greatest nbc affiliates ever. 55 degrees, working for you. look on the satellite, we have sunshine in the southeast. rain is coming in there to the ohio river valley.

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successes than any other group out there. >> what happens when you combine ok go! knowledge, our questionable looks and amazing stamina, check it out. >> ever been to a turkish prison before, meredith? >> five frames, everyone settled. >> if you get claus strophobia, what is the way to let everyone know? >> scream. >> simply scream? >> enter your cube. >> fire, fire, fire. >> hang in there, al. >> if you're wondering what we're doing and how we got here? >> you can do it! >> good luck, al. >> you're not the only one. >> we do have some concern the thing we're trying to do with the "today" show hosts is not actually possible. i guess that's kind of always an issue. >> yeah. we like to try to make the impossible possible. >> if anyone can pull off the impossible, it's the band

ok go!. they call their viral videos incredibly awesome art projects. apparently the rest of the world agrees. this treadmill dance has over 50 million hits on youtube. they've become the most downloaded band ever. >> what are the rules of our videos? >> awesome cars. >> always bigger than a c cup. >> left over cash. >> gold bars. >> when bling and hot chicks are scarce, they prefer simple and brilliant ideas over big budgets and special effects. shooting an entire video often in one shot requires meticulous planning, tireless crew and endless attempts. >> the dog video was 128 takes, although we used take 72 so the last 50 were useless. >> can we suffocate? >> no. you can't suffocate. >> i was completely submerged and you will be fine. >> to maintain our sanity, we

limit the band to three hours of our time and give them total creative freedom. the concept seems simple. >> the hosts of the "today" show have to spend three hours in these small claus strophobic cubes. i'll be back, i'll be back. >> hello. >> s the cubes will have ping-pong balls. >> we will dump those balls on the "today"'s show hosts. >> different color balls. >> the biggest challenge, spillage. >> no one has ever died? >> tim was shot in this face with a paint that had not been fully diluted and thought he had broken his nose. >> define seriously injured. >> you ready for us? >> yes. we are ready on set. >> this for al. >> it will all be over in three hours. don't worry.

>> and four. >> here we go. >> are you okay, al? >> al, say something. >> al. >> al! >> it takes about 20,000 ping-pong balls to fill each cube. >> it's kind of cool. >> which means we amassed a quarter of a million for this shoot. >> okay. i think that's plenty. >> we've gone to a new territory here. >> for the first five minutes, we're having a blast, all well behaved and keeping the ball jokes to a minimum. >> these ping-pong balls all come from china, don't they? >> i'm the shortest so i will die first. >> you start whining now, i will come over there and kill you. >> the fumes are overtaking me but i feel great. >> provided we survive. how does this translate into a compelling video? the idea is to use stop motion photography, shooting raufly 600 pictures in three hours. the result will be changing

patterns of color. whether it will work is anyone's guess. if you think our job looks tough. >> this is our team of highly trained ball sorters. when the colors mix, it goes to them. >> in no time at all, boredom sets in. >> hey, meredith, are you empty? >> yeah. i'm empty. and on the floor. >> she's falling asleep. >> another day at the office. >> thankfully, us crackberry addicts can still get our fix. 20 minutes later and vieira has lost it. >> hold your fire! >> like we trust you! >> hey, i thought you said truce, i thought you said truce. >> we have three hours. this will make it. please do not do this. >> sadly, we're oblivious our

angry cleanup crew, but they get us back. >> now, just turn your head. >> what is it the exorcist? what are you crazy? >> let's clear cube one, please. >> remember, quickly emptying 20,000 balls from each cube is no simple task. >> i am ball-free. >> you yfind yourself counting the seconds until they clear your tube. >> this will go down as one of the strangest things we have ever done. >> free the host. yeah! >> but a bit of discomfort is a small price to pay for the chance to become cyber superstars. >> sthank you so much. we really appreciate that. >> if i never see another ping-pong ball as long as i live, it will be too soon!

>> what people don't know is they had a really weird odor. >> some of the colors did. >> the pink? which one did. >> red. >> as they got closer up to your chest, you really were inhaling this stuff and made it uncomfortable. >> you had something with them? >> there was a bug. it was alive. >> so the goal was to shoot 600 pictures during those three hours, which was very ambitious. in reality, we only ended up shooting about 200 stills so they had to get creative with the editing. are you ready to see how it looks? let's take a look. >> all right, guys. ready? let's do it. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ how do you get that taste out of your mouth and never get the paw print out of the henhouse now and you can't go back the same way you came, grind all the pieces up but they just don't get the same ♪ ♪ so let your hair down now ♪ and let it all come down now ♪ just let it all come down >> wow! that's creative. >> that was with only 200 of the 600 shots. >> if we stayed there six more hours, we would have finished the video. >> if you want to get your hands

on a quarter of a million ping-pong balls where do you go? go to ping-pong balls.net. actually, the company said they never had an order that big. if we didn't return those balls, they would have been out of business. a big thank you to them and huge thank you to ok go!. they helped us pull off this thing. they couldn't be here today but were really fun to work with. >> you still have some, don't you? >> yes. >> by the way, you can see all of our viral videos on todayshow.com and the winners of our viral video challenge. coming up tomorrow, we have a feeling you will like our final video, one of the most ambitious things our staff has undertaken, one song, one take, no edits. can we pull it off? you will find out tomorrow on "today." [ women ] ♪ pop-tarts happy sunshine time! ♪ [ man ] ♪ grab a pop-tart and you might just start ♪ ♪ to sing songs like a meadow lark ♪

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ghailani. back now at 8:22 with "today" goes viral. >> we didn't want to do this at all. >> yeah, we did. we didn't want to do it alone, we like to share and challenged our viewers to come up with their own "today" show themed with clips from our show and here's the winner, the chandler family from arlington, texas.

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>> they did a good job. >> i like the way baby hallie got into it. >> we weren't worried about baby hallie. >> that was great. >> we appreciate it. let's check with our friend, willard scott. >> i love a party! good old birthday parties. we have so many nice birthdays, friends, take a look. marcelly baker, of winter park, florida. you don't really see her. we got this in too late. no picture. a party girl and loves cross-eyed putz lsz. john nakagawa, 100 years old today, retired carpenter and survivor of the nobel peace prize camp during world war ii. we have rose duprey, from

connecticut, 103 years old, wants a boyfriend. get on facebook. john ghiringhelli, from milford, massachusetts. played in a band until his late 90s, happily married to his beautiful wife, blanche, 75 years. that's a feat. >> hazel youngman, from murraysville, 100 years old. sponsored by the aarp group. happy birthday. and mollie keitelman, of douglaston, new york, a bookkeeper secretary and longevity is how she gets along in life. and robert and mary prosser, 78

years they've been heard, always being humble about love. that's it. that's all. back to new york where they are, always humbly in love. >> willard, thanks so much. just ahead, jake >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> a very busy ride all of a sudden on the north side outer loop. two accidents, 1 approaching harford road blocking all feet left lane. five miles per hour. traffic inching along. speeds are down there as well as the j.f.x. watch for lane closures. on the inner loop, you are

looking at delays. once again i j.f.x. southbound, who bought at a crawl all the way towards 28. -- are at a crawl all the way towards 28. we have this one clearing pass by-a 70 good look at the delays all the way towards marriottsville. on the north side, that is the heaviest spot. 30 minutes to get through that stretch, at least. 12-minute ride on the inner loop from 795 towards the 83's. live view in a couple of spots. coming towards us as out of traffic. barry jam packed ride towards this stretch of the outer loop topside. you can see the left lane only squeezing by with the rescue crews on the scene. tony has a check on the forecast. >> so far so good on this thursday morning. clouds will pick up over the next few hours as the system comes in from the west and we will have a slight chance for rain in the forecast.

44 in parkville. 43 and jarrettsville. forecasts for today, a mixture of sunshine and clouds. high temperatures between 50 and 55. at this point, looks like a pretty nice weekend on saturday and sunday. >> we will have another update at 8:55. gold bond ultimate concentrated cream heals and protects like lotion can't. gold bond concentrated therapy. real medicine, ultimate healing.

utah. we're back now, 830 on a thursday morning, the 18th day of november, 2010. that is just a gorgeous christmas tree behind all that scaffolding. 30,000 lights being placed on

that beauty and al will help flip the switch november 30th. natalie morales as well. will unveil what another one of the stars of that show will be later on. al roker and ann curry, we have two big stars in the studio. >> they are teaming up for an unconventional love story, called "love and other drugs." >> i have hathaway in that one. >> yeah! >> that's two out of three. >> they're distracted by memories of their movie making. let's say the wardrobe in that department had very little to work with. >> it is a love story. >> it ends up a love story, yeah. very unconventional love story. >> that sounds good. also, we have martha stewart in the house. what is she going to do? she will feed us, baby, with yummy things, including her

unique spin on classic pumpkin treats, if you're tired of the same old desserts. my gosh, i'm salivating already. >> one of my favorite segments, jill always comes in and brings us the fabulous bow-wow. we have wonderful contestants. tomorrow morning, wait for it, an adventure on the high seas, when kathie lee and hoda climb aboard the lure of the seas. >> they have the whole boat to themselves. >> i think it's like 16 stories. >> a small city. >> that scares me. >> i'm being honest with the american people. >> the american people or boats? >> looks like fun to me. >> how come the pirate couldn't get in this movie theater? >> how come? >> it was rated rrr! just a little pir rascy on the

high seas. >> let's check the weather. >> let's check it out for you. show you what's going on. >> for the weekend, we have sunshine for the eastern two-thirds of the country. we have rain along the west coast. know showers in this planes and also rockies, sunday sunday, we're looking at snow through the western great lakes, a lot of snow through the rockies and cascades, wet weather up and down the west coast, sunny and mild in the gulf and atlantic states. sunday looking like >> there will be a few clouds thickening up as we head through the day. there is a slight chance we could see brain. 30% chance for

if you're doing holiday traveling, don't worry, the weather channel has you covered. check out the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. coming up, anne hathaway and jake

back at 8:36. jake gyllenhaal and anne hathaway play an unconventional married couple in ""brokeback mountain"" and now playing a couple who can't keep their hands off each other in the new romantic comedy, "love and other drugs." >> wait, wait. oh, my god.

what are you doing here? >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i know it's so late. >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god! >> josh, turn around! >> josh, pleasure to meet you. >> jake gyllenhaal and anne hathaway, good morning to you. >> let's just cut to the chase. a lot of nakedness in this movie, right? >> well, yes. but i will say, my dad was at the premier the other night. >> you're kidding. >> he said, i'm so happy all the ndudity has been trumped up so much because it's really not that shocking when you actually see it. >> all that everybody's talking about. >> compared to the hoopla and i really don't think there's so much. >> squif% of the movie we're naked. >> 62%, jake. >> you play characters and have sex with a lot of people but have real trouble committing, right?

we are you laughing? >> i love your description of this movie. you have sex with a lot of people and have trouble committing. >> it's a movie with a phobia about commitment? >> two characters afraid of intimacy and ultimately finding each other and through fate or something, they have to open up to each other. >> let's get off that. there's a funny story behind that scene, right? >> >> just watjust watching tha miss josh so much. >> josh isn't watching. josh isn't up until noon. >> you like to think he's watching. >> when we were shooting that scene, we were shooting it a couple hours. it's a little scary, very revealing. after a few hours of shooting it, i guess the set was quiet. i was behind the scene waiting for my cue and got into a conversation with someone and they came up, annie, it's time, it's you. my gosh, i run onto the set and

take my top off like i do in the scene and all of a sudden, i notice jake is wearing his pants, josh isn't in his costume and everybody is talking and i realize we're rehearsing and i unnecessarily had gotten completely naked in front of the crew. >> i love how she knows we're rehearsing because my pants are on. which is an amazing subject. >> is doing this stuff, you're actors. but is it intimidating? scary? it's cold. >> nudity in pittsburgh, not the best. >> we already had our experience in "brokeback mountain." we had love scene in that. i was pretty familiar with anne hathaway. i wasn't totally comfortable but it is an awkward thing to make fake love on the screen. >> at the same time, we are actors and made our piece with our job. >> she always clears it up for me. i'm sure when you're involved

in scenes like that, just acting together, you learn stuff about each other. >> it's pretty tough to be -- you know, turned on by a girl like her. >> thank you. thank you very much. not even 9:00 a.m. and you already crushed my soul. >> seriously, you must learn things about each other as actresses and actors? >> as actresses we do. >> one of my favorite jokes is scratch and actor, find an actress. >> what does that mean? >> i'll explain to you later. >> have you learned anything about each other? is there any depth here? >> no. no depth. >> only interested in each other's surfaces. >> you do have to get close to somebody like that particularly the amount of times you do it in the movie. a lot of emotional scenes are even harder. she's a brave present awesome person and actress. >> there's a very serious side to the movie. you play somebody with parkinson's, first stage parkinsons and part of the

reason you have the commitment problem to begin with. >> and part of the reason why she's interested in jake and so sexually aggressive, she is attempting to control all relationships she has and looking for people -- purposely looking for people who aren't interested in romantic entanglements or attachments. >> i play a viagra rep, which is the same thing? >> it says you're fully into your manhood or adulthood in this film for the first time. do you agree with this? >> i do in a way. it was an opportunity for me to be more like myself and be okay with that. at a younger age, we're trying to do something everybody else wants us to do. in this movie, i felt very comfortable with myself. and, yeah, i think that's a big part of being a man. i do feel that way. i'm glad he said that. >> it's a nice place to be. you're hosting "snl" this weekend? >> yes. >> i asked you which is scarier, taking your clothes off or hosting "snl"?

>> both for different reasons, they're both equally revealing. >> you are america's sexiest man in "people" magazine, you know this. >> it's a tough job. somebody has to do it. >> ah! >> congratulations. >> and "love and other drugs" opens next wednesday, november 24th. coming up, tasty dessert

martha on "today" is brought to you by macy's, the martha stewart collection available only at macy's and macy's.com. >> we're back now at 8:44. martha on "today," thanksgiving day treats. >> martha stewart has put her originality on tasty delights and everyday food. good morning to you. >> we're negotiating turkeys.

do you want one? >> of course i do. >> do you want one? stuffed? >> absolutely. >> i'm coming here thanksgiving morning. >> i know you are. >> i will show, everybody can watch and we can cook together a really good turkey and really good sides. >> count me in. >> we will start really early in the morning, 7:30, 8:00. >> we'd like a standing rib roast thursday. you are doing something not as traditional. >> these are delicious pumpkin desserts, not just the pumpkin pie. this is a wonderful bread pudding. who wants to mix this up? >> talk to me about ingredients. >> 15 ounces of canned pumpkin. your own homemade puree pumpkin, one cup of milk, half a cup of cream. >> yeah. >> mix that together, add two eggs. you're making basically a pumpkin custard you will pour. >> keep going. >> i'm trying.

>> a quarter cup of light brown sugar. half a tea party of cinnamon, this is good, three-quarters tea party of vanilla. >> and seized. >> an additional. you will like it. it's good. >> i like licorice. >> you can buy this- >> can you cube it also? >> you can cube it. this is a pretty presentation. >> you like it day old, don't you, your bread? >> you can do it day old. it will soak up the pumpkin mixture. there you go. >> very nice. pour this over. the dish is buttered, by the way, underneath. >> that's what you do? >> yes. isn't that beautiful? >> gorgeous. >> that's the custard. you bake this- >> just like that? you cover it? >> you bake this in a 300 degree oven. >> so you don't cover it.

>> let that bake and put pecans on it. here are the pecans. >> pecans. >> pecans. and sprinkle this all over. while this is baking, make it delicious. this is -- taste that, matt. six cups of milk cooked with 1/2 cups of sugar. you cook that about two hours. it's so good, right? >> it is. >> so good. >> this is going over the top. >> yes. three-quarters of a cup of baking soda. very important to put that in this. it reduces the acidity. >> okay. >> put it on low. >> muffins. >> they're not muffins. these are pumpkin donuts? .but they're not fried, they're baked. they're so fun to make. it's a very easy -- >> what did you put in there? >> butter and brown sugar. two eggs. >> same thing as before. >> and some -- you have some

pumpkin 1 1/4 cups of pumpkin and buttermilk. this is a very kind of healthy -- like a muffin mix but it's baked and looks like a donut and tastes like a donut. taste that, matt. >> i am. >> you are going to love it. so this -- >> how long do you do this? until it's all mixed up? >> just cream it. butter allspice, nutmeg, all the good flavors and baking soda. we're using buttermilk. that gets alternated with pumpkin and buttermilk mixture. >> putting that into a buttered pan? >> using the ice cream scoop. >> it's so easy. >> i could even do it, is that what you were thinking? >> level it off on the side of the bowl. >> how long do you cook these?

>> 350 degrees, 20, 25 minutes. that's what the bread putting looks like when it's done. pretty, right? >> cockroach, cockroach. it a gone. >> it's gone? >> you scared me. >> the "today"'s show kitchen is very clean. >> really? >> i cleaned it myself. >> you want to know what's up next? from bow to wow, on nbc.

♪ we are back now with today's bow to wow. we take shelter dogs and clean them up and find them great new homes. we have a 100% track record on this. jill, good morning to you. "today" show's animal advocate. >> i will say we have a great group and again today, we have a great group. this is a feast for the eyes, thanksgiving special, personalities so delicious and names to match. as the weather begins to turn a little colder at animal care and control in new york city, we have four great dogs guaranteed to bring a lot of warmth to new loving homes. ♪ and they called it puppy love ♪ >> starting with this scrumptious little pup named truffle. this little baby is only 3

months old? >> only 3 months old, a lab-hound next. a lot to be thankful for. walking next to a busy highway. could have easily wandered out and hit by a car, somebody brought her to us and anxious to get into a home. she will be energetic and running around and very playful for sure. >> from sweet truffle to a mop top maltese, who could use a little makeover. this little lovebug is appropriately called muffin. yes. >> muffin is a 3-year-old maltese. somebody put her in a bag and left her. you can see she could use a little grooming. she's a little matted and her paws dirty. she will look amazing when she gets done. >> look how sweet she is. on to a hot dog named snitzel. >> she is a 3-year-old dachshund, hit by a car. she broke her leg. >> it was a story that started out tragic.

you help dogs injured. >> came in with a broken leg and through our maggie fund, able to get care at the hospital. >> and a shepherd mix named biscuit. >> 70 pounds, probably won't get bigger than this, a big boy. >> probably suited for older, maybe teenagers, not young kids. >> not young kids, foot that he is aggressive but may bump into them and is big and strong. >> four terrific dogs looking for loving homes just in time for thanksgiving. >> as always, we're joined by richard from animal control care of new york city. holiday time, people say, let's get a dog, fun for the holidays, holidays pass and have different feelings. >> don't get caught up in emotion of the holidays, don't give a dog as a gift or cat as a gift. a lot of shelters have gift certificates, animal control has

gift certificates and be careful of feeding table scraps and turkey bone and chocolate. >> thank you very much. good advice. why don't we talk about our dogs up for adoption today. let's start off with truffle and meredith is bringing truffle out. look how cute this dog is. richard, tell me about truffle. >> truffle is still a puppy. she loves the steel shoe and a you have to chase her. she was found walking next to a street. >> how big is she going to get? >> i think probably 50, 60 pounds, hard to tale, a medium-sized dog. she will stay cute her whole life. >> meredith, thank you very much. truffle, thank you very much. next, we have a major makeover. let's see muffin's before picture. >> a little mop top. >> a 3-year-old maltese. here comes ann with muffin now. >> ah. >> because muffin was matted, a

lot of her hair was cut off. that's why she's a little cold right now. she likes to be around people. she would do great in a home where somebody is home a lot, whether they work from home or are retired. she needs to be around people all day. >> muffin is adorable. >> she dances. when you put her down, she twirls around. she is precious. >> thank you. we have a dashund now, right? this is schnitzel. do we have a before picture? yes. >> not totally different because she is a short hair. >> here she comes. you can see a big difference, how well she's walking now with that injury, almost 100%. loves to curl up in your lap. she gets very excited when company comes over. she will be a great family dog.

>> thanks to donations, she was able to get the surgery she needed. >> quickly, jackie, come out with our last one, >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. the cleanup continues in the northeast corridor of baltimore city and county. wind gusts up up to 80 miles per hour swept through, ripping down trees and tearing down power lines and damaging homes. there were a few non-life- threatening injuries. fortunately, no deaths. the national weather service is expected to determine if the dama

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>> now let's look at the forecast with tony pann. >> things should be pretty quiet today. in the west, a slight chance of rain shower. most of you what a dry thursday. 30% chance of that. sunset this evening at 4: 50. seven-day forecast -- chilly day tomorrow. looks like a decent weekend coming up. temperatures up to around 60. >> we will have another weather update at 9:25.