we're back now with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, 23rd of november, 2010. you got a very happy crowd out on the plaza right now. with good reason because they have just been wowed by susan boil, the scottish singing sensation performing couple of songs. and you know what's nice? she's not done yet. more music from susan boyle coming up a little later on. i'm here with al roker, and susan boyle, not the only thing doing across the pond.

we find out that kate middleton and prince william will be married right there, westminster abbey, on april 29. that's the date that has been selected. that's stephanie gosk. they have already declared it a public holiday. >> it's going to be a short week for them, because it's easter sunday and then there that's that holiday on that monday. >> the weather is going to be beautiful. coming up in this half hour, if you happen to over do it this week, of course we're getting ready to start with thanksgiving and that's the beginning of overindulging, whether it be food, drink, we're going to have something to keep your mood and your health in shape. and to keep from going overboard at the dinner table, joy bauer is here with ways to cut carbs and fat and keep your healthy eating lifestyle in check. >> do you like pigs in a blanket? >> i love pigs in a blanket.

i could survive on pigs and a blanket. tamron hall is at the news desk. the tsa is hoping to keep security lines moving at airports across the country ahead of tomorrow's peak travel day. the agency says that anyone protesting full body scans will cause delays for travelers trying to get home for the holidays. rescuers are searching a muddy river for survivors after a panic spread through a crowd of thousands causing a massive stampede across a narrow bridge. at least 375 people were killed and hundreds more were injured. tensions on the korean peninsula -- setting homes ablaze. south korea says it returned fire and scrambled fighter jets. it's been more than a decade since myanmar's pro democracy leader last saw her son. the two were reunited today at

myanmar airport. greeted by throngs of well wishers. the nobel prize laureate has been in detention for much of the last 24 years. a tearful capri anderson appeared on national television monday saying that the actor had raged -- he claim -- self states are recovering from severe weather today, the first major snowfall of the season left drivers stuck in traffic overnight on a washington state highway. and major damage was reported in wisconsin and illinois where residents caught a suspected tornado on camera. it is three past the hour, now back to matt.

>> you know what's pigs in a blanket at home? >> it's rice and cabbage. >> i'm sure it's very tasty. let's check your weather and the jet stream is way to the south. that is letting in this frigid air, and with all the moisture, we're looking at snow. blizzard warnings through the rockies, winter weather advisories throughout much of the north and the west out there. rain in san francisco, you're not seeing a lot of snow because the mountains block a lot of it. but look at the snow from jackson to salt lake out to the sierras, we're talking a foot and a half of snow. the skiers are going to be loving this. >> we are going to see a mixture of clouds and sunshine today, chance for showers late in the afternoon. same deal in the eastern shore.

>> and that's your latest weather. now let's head out to washington and say hello to uncle willie scott. >> the 11th hour of the 11th day of the the 11th month, that's when world war i ended. love the veterans always. they love them in ordale, ohio, take a look at leo loring.

and ariscott, 101, third time she's tried to get on. we finally got mark, very active in the senior citizen's club, loves to play bingo. computers, older people are really into computers. and claude gardner is 100 years old. restored a 1948 pontiac, that was one of my first cars. an old car, you fix it yourself, you see the ground when you open the hood, now you can't even see the hood. and rosella watts, 100 years old. volunteer reading to the blind people on public radio until she was 93. very worthy cause. and we have steve cutchten of lady smith, wisconsin. 100 years old, plays the guitar in the band, still plays, but

played in the '30s big-time. happy birthday, god bless. and freda falk, of spokane, washington and she is 101 years old today. active hiker in the hiking club. always loves to get out and take a walk. can't beat that. that's it and that's all. back to the gang. it is the news we have been waiting for since the announcement of william and kate's wedding plans, the where and the when. this morning, mark your calendars for a spring royal wedding that the world of course will be watching. stephanie gosk is at westminster abbey with all of the exciting details. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: that's right, friday april 29, a spring wedding here at westminster a y abb abbey. this is a storied church, this is where the coronations take place, a number of burials as

well as the weddings, the queen was married here and princess diana's funeral was here as well. and this is where prince william will be getting married. on the roman calendar, it marks the feast of st. katherine. i'm not sure if that was planned, but it sure is a nice coincidence for kate middleton. prince william was said to have wanted a spring wedding and the palace wanted something more in the summer to get more of a guarantee of good weather. but at least on this issue, prince william got his way. the ceremony will be broadcast live around the world with 1 billion people watching, the kind of attention a future british king can expect. but the average british girl rose up preparing for a big day, not a global event. here is kate middleton, 13 years old in a school play. >> i wish to marry you. >> you can't marry me, you

aren't prince william. >> be careful what you wish for young kate. a royal engagement can also be a rude awakening. kate like diana in the '80s is under a microscope. her every move is scrutinized. >> they know she's going to take on the biggest role of her life and they're paving the way for there to be a support network for her. >> reporter: sophie, who's married to the queen's youngest son. >> she's very much of kate's ilk, and there's a feeling that sophie could really help guide kate into the role. >> reporter: lack of privacy, an endless series of royal proto l protocols and a sea of media. her friends and family say she's up for it. a strength she often showed as an athlete. >> kate's a very intelligent human being and she'll handle it. >> reporter: having watched his

mother diana struggle, william is said to be very aware of how difficult this might be for kate. it's a high price to pay for falling in love with a prince. appropriately enough t queen was actually here at westminster abbey this morning. she was marking the beginning of the celebration of the anglican leaders of the church. she was probably also checking the place out for the big day. >> nbc news royal expert robert jobson is the royal editor of the world. now we have the date, april 29, we have heard july, we heard they had to coordinate with harry's schedule, but what do you know about this exciting date? >> i think this is going to be a classic royal wedding put on by the british in the only way they do it, with pomp and pageantry, i think we're going to have a

very upbeat day and it's going get the attention of all the world. >> westminster abbey would be the location, the queen mum and queen elizabeth both were married there and the funeral for princess diana was held. was there any other choice? >> well, there was, actually and they admitted that today in a press conference that i attended with the senior royal court from prince william's household so i think they were seriously looking at windsor castle because of the privacy it would give them, that's where prince charles and camilla were married and they're next in line for the throne. but westminster abbey is the royal family's church. that's where they do their births, deaths and marriages. and that's why it's the right place. it's also where king william and queen kate will be crowned. >> and the price tag we're hearing is $40 million $20 million of that paid by the british taxpayers we know that

the economy around the world suffering there included. >> the british tend to put on a party quite well and in truth, david cameron, the prime minister has said that he's going to give the whole country a day off. and there's nothing like the brits like better than a day off is a party. this comes with money, we live in a very dangerous world and it would be very stupid of the british not to have is the very best security possible. there will be armed guards that will be here to protect the heads of state. it would be stupid not to have those people in place. if it costs money so be it. but the rest of the money will be picked up by prince charles, the queen and the middletons are said to be chipping in. >> they're such a beautiful

couple. there's also reports out there that william really wants to protect kate. he saw how his mother suffered so greatly with the paparazzi constantly following her. so he's there to help his new bride? >> i have been reporting on this royal family for 30 years so i was around when princess diana was in those awful circumstances with the paparazzi. but royalty protection was not guarding her at that time. it's very different now for kate middleton. she has armed body guards, go of them by the way, female body guards who will be guarding her around the clock. if the paparazzi really want to take on armed body guards, they're braver than most. the tabloid newspapers are not behaving the same way as they did. there's a lot of rule changes. i don't think this whole business of the paparazzi is an

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holidays. we have all been there, coming back from a full day of shopping and tummy troubles, how do you get through it if you go overboard. good to see you. first you say you can eat and enjoy holiday foods, but don't do the mindless eating, be very aware? >> i'm not saying don't eat a lot of thanksgiving. we're talking about a whole season here, multiple feasts, parties, thanksgiving. >> it's a marathon. >> right, you thought that marathon was hard, get ready for this marathon. sampling is break, taking breaks courses is a good idea. and don't lie down after the meal, it's really tempting to lay out on the couch, that actually causes more acid to come up into your esophagus, you can really get a bad heartburn there. >> the over the counter antacids in the house. taking a walk, a leisurely

stroll can get them moving in the right direction. >> raising a glass, moderation is the key? >> especially if you're not used to drink a lot. one thing to do is make sure you have some food in your stomach. avocado or nuts can help slow down the absorbsatiption of alc. avoiding the mixes like the sour mixes that have a lot of -- and the diet sodas are not a good idea. >> why not. >> the artificial sweeteners enhance -- >> and a glass of water between drinks? >> because one of the biggest problems with hangovers is dehydration. >> you go too far you say coconut water?

>> doing that before you go to sleep is a great idea as well as the next morning, even foods like banana us which are rich in potassi potassi potassium. >> visiting family and friends? >> it's going to be more stressful this year than ever, but what you need to do is give yourself plenty of time. get a good night the day before, when you're on the plane, bring some anti-bacterial wipes and wipe down everything before you sit down. make sure you wash your hands frequently, make sure you're moving your legs because you want to prevent blood clots on those long trips. >> what about jet lag? >> get out during the sunlight hours, make sure you can take a quick nap, 15, 20 minutes, nothing more than that. >> how do you shop without dropping? >> i love this. because women especially, when we go shopping, it's like we get

superhuman strength, we think we can carry ten packages, it can really cause muscle strain. don't try to do the whole mall in one day. when you're carrying heavy packages make sure you bend at the knees not the waist. taking a warm bath, using a hot compress can help. but if the pain persists you may need to see your doctor and even get some physical therapy. >> and it's not hard to do burning a candle at both ends at the holidays. >> sometimes we end up really burning out because of our working plus we have the holiday parties at night. it's okay to say no. but also taking a quick nap can help as well. making sure you're not skipping meals, keeping your exercise routine. it's easy to skip it during the holidays, but even 15 minutes a day can keep you fit mentally and physically. >> and choose a stroll outside instead of taking a shot of caffeine? >> caffeine can have a rebound

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that's the southern rock band kings of leon. singing their hit song. they will be performing live in our special concert series out on the plaza. but we're not done with "today's" outdoor concerts yet. there's more. susan boyle will sing another holiday favorite for us.

>> walking out on stage, she's so adorable. also ahead in our diet s.o.s., we're talking turkey and all the trimmings when it comes to saving calories in our thanksgiving meals, she'll be answering questions about how not to pack on the pounds. and she'll have advice on planning a vegetarian thanksgiving. al has teamed up with an award winning crime novel. a midnight show murder, a follow-up to last year's sensation a morning show murder. i'm going to interview you about your book. >> as conan o'brien can tell you, it's a killer business. >> you can survive. i have got so many questions to ask you. >> and i have the answers.

>> but first let's get a check of the weather. >> when you do a little traveling tomorrow, we got a risk of strong storms in the mid mississippi river valley. frigid in the planes, some snow showers in the in northern new england, mild through the gulf coast. as we move into thanksgiving, we're looking at evening showers in the pacific northwest, rain up in the mid mississippi and the ohio river valleys. icy conditions in new york. and showers in the northeast, then sunday on your way home, sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard, out west, there's going to be some problems back through the rockies on into the >> patchy fog out there, more clouds than not. chance of late day showers. 60s yet again.

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24 this morning on joy's diet s.o.s., with turkey, stuffing and pie on the mean you, joy bauer has tips on how to stay healthy on the most endull j especially of holidays. >> i was just wondering, this is my first year as a vegetarian at thanksgiving and i was just wondering what some other options are besides turkey for dinner? >> this is a great question and i think your best bet and certainly the most fun is that instead of stuffing a turkey, stuff a vegetable. you can start with a portabella

mushroom cap and use that as your container and then fill it with some sort of scrumptious whole grain stuffing whether you use wild rice or barley and then you can add in seasoning and dry fruit and nuts. you could also serve up a vegetarian lasagna. but to make it more of a holiday and seasonal theme, you can incorporate pumpkin or acorn squash or butter nut squash as well. there's great recipes for the things that i mentioned and you'll probably find a whole slew of other ideas. you don't have to make a tofu turkey. if you want to, you can. have a nice holiday. >> i found a ton of vegetarian recipes, delicious, healthy. >> the next question comes from ellen.

ellen, good morning, what's your question? >> i'm looking for a way to cut the carbs and still keep the taste in my thanksgiving day stuffing. >> that's a dilemma. >> this is a terrific question and i'm very excited by it. this is what i'm going to suggest. you should saute up a whole lot of sort of stuffing friendly chopped vegetables in a little bit of only live oil or canola oil and then you're going to add those sauteed vegetables into the liquid and the bread. if you're using one cup of sauteed chopped vegetables, you can add it to one cup of the bread mix. mushrooms and celery, you can do onions or leaks, certainly water chestnuts and things out of the box, you can do artichoke harts, even roasted red peppers and the best part about this is that when you add vegetables into your stuffing mix, you're going to trim about 100 calories per

serving and bump up the nutrition and fiber. so this was a great question. and like i said, it makes me very excited. >> ellen, thank you and happy thanksgiving. and a viewer e-mail, from plymouth, north carolina she writes, how many calories are in a portion of my thanksgiving dinner, turkey, stuffing, gravy, ham, potato salad, green beans, mack and cheese, sweet peas and sweet potato pies? >> about a gazillion, it's really difficult for me to give a specific number, because i don't know the amounts of each of these that she's eating. i do know that the typical thanksgiving dinner is about 4,000 calories and it takes a woman of 50 pounds 14 hours of walking to burn that off. i call this my rule of one.

you want to have one of each delicious appetizer, one plate of anything you want just keep the portions appropriate and one dessert. or two slivers of two desserts. >> what's your question? >> my question is, how do you manage to skip the mashed potatoes, the pumpkin pie and all those things without hurting the cook's feelings. >> if you really do want to skip that fattening fare, you have to lay it right out on the table. tell the host that her sides look delicious and outstanding and the only reason that you're going to skip them is because you're diligently right now trying to adhere to your diet, but you're going to double up on her turkey and her vegetables. i think you want to share that. >> thank you to everybody, joy, thank you, up next, a murder in the world of late-night tf, our very own al roker tells us about

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>> this is your fifth book, how do you juggle family, work, snempk. >> we're traveling all the time. you fit it in. because it's something you enjoy doing. >> so what inspired this latest, and by the way, i need you to sign this. >> you're going to give this as a gift to your mom. >> exactly. >> midnight show murders. was it inspired by work. >> the first one, we did the morning show murders, they said write what you know. billy blessing also is a -- out west to talk to a late night talk show. there was all this stuff going on when we started to write this thing about late night talk shows with jay and conan and jon stewart and all this. >> so it was swirling in your head? >> things were swirling in my head, i thought what better way to be a little topical. >> billy is your main character, the detective, are you billy. >> billy is african-american,

he's bald, he's a little stocky, and he's on a morning show. >> so that answers my question. >> there you go. they say write what you know and who you know so i figured, i didn't want to make him a weatherman, although that would be a little bit too obvious. although i do refer to the "today" show. h. >> a little slice of the "today" show news. but you carry your ipad everywhere. did that help in the writing process this time around? >> i wrote this on the ipad. because i really was traveling a lot and i didn't feel like lugging around a lap top, even though i had a fairly small one. but when i got bored, i could watch a movie. >> you bounce it off your wife. who's your -- other than dick, who you bounce this off of and make sure it's juicy and entertaining? >> i feel like if i'm entertained.

it not gruesome, there are no -- although there are a couple of people who buy the farm in it, but it's kind of light. >> i think dick wolfe needs to produce this. >> if there's a tv version or a movie version, who plays billy/al? >> if terrance howard isn't available, i wish that anthony anderson would be my -- >> anthony anderson would be a good choice. >> any number of really -- >> really handsome black men. >> or if he's not available, pee-wee her man. >> so what's next? >> for some reason i think he is. what's next for you? >> i think i'm going to kill off a cable news talk show host?

>> rachel maddow? >> wow, man. >> you said a cable news person. >> you went right to rachel maddow. >> it was a dream come true, al. thank you very much. up next, a soaring performance by susan boyle but first this is today on nbc. ♪

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snipe will stop by. >> and susan boyle has bun more great classic for us, oh, holy night, have a great day. ♪ oh, holy night ♪ the stars are brightly shining ♪ ♪ it is the night of our dear savior's birth ♪ ♪ a thrill hope ♪ a weary world rejoices ♪ for yonder breaks a new and glorious morning ♪ ♪ fall on your knees

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>> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11 news update. >> hope your tuesday is going well. mostly cloudy skies at the day

progresses. slight chance, about 40%, of seeing a late-day shower. still mild ahead of that front. only 53 tomorrow. mostly sunny on thanksgiving