good morning. will she speak? one of the women who accused republican presidential candidate herman cain of sexual harassment wants to share her story, despite a deal to keep quiet, but could that agreement be in jeopardy because of cain's own comments? "today" exclusive, monaco's prince albert and his new bride, charlene, on those rumors she tried to make a getaway before their big day. so there was no runaway bride? this morning, the couple sets the record straight. and "i married for love" kim

kardashian mobbed in australia this morning after opening up for the first time about her split and whether her 72-day marriage was a sham. now kim's mom shares what she knows about the end of a reality fairytale when she joins us live today. "today," wednesday, november 2nd, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i am ann curry. it seems clear the allegations involving gop front-runner herman cain are not going to go away. >> one of the two women who accused cain in the 1990s says she wants to tell her side of the story but she is blocked by a confidentiality agreement. cain's other accuser was paid a year's salary to leave the

national restaurant association which cain headed back then. so what's next for herman cain? what effect will this drip, drip, drip of information have on his campaign? we'll have more on that coming up in a just a couple of minutes. also coming up some important health news for women, matt, an important new study is reporting a link between light drinking, not just heavy drinking but light drinking and breast cancer. we'll get reaction to that this morning. ahead, conjoined twins in california separated from a very risky surgery. we'll find out how they are doing. >> we have big news, bill cosby here, and susan boyle will perform live in our studio. the controversy swirling around gop presidential candidate herman cain and word one woman who claims she was sexually harassed by him wants to cheek out. chuck todd our chief white house correspondent good morning. >> good morning. today was supposed to be the cowel mention oculmination of hs

attempt to rally washington. instead it's a he said/she said, his accuser is upset and wants to respond to mr. cain publicly. >> i absolutely agree we could have been better prepared and in the future we probably will be. >> reporter: struggling to move beyond the firestorm that is engulfing his candidacy, herman cain again denied he sexually harassed again. now joel bennett the lawyer for one of the accusers says it was not one isolated incident. >> there was more than one incident that my client perceived as sexual harassment. >> reporter: he said she wants to tell her side of the story. >> she would like to speak out for the record only because mr. cain has stated that he didn't sexually harass anyone, there wasn't any substance to the allegations and basically made it look like she was some type of frivolous claimant, just looking for money. >> reporter: bennett says his client hasn't gone public so far because of a confidentiality agreement that was signed 12 years ago as part of a financial

settlement, but he says cain's comments this week may have changed that. >> but i do believe that his remarks are a violation of the confidentiality provision of the settlement agreement. >> reporter: specifically bennett says cain violated a clause prohibiting any of the parties from making disparaging marks when he said this monday. >> i do recall her performance it had been told to me by her boss was not up to par. >> i think she's upset about his statements and would like the record to be balanced and clear. >> reporter: cain's statements have evolved this week. >> i just started to remember more. remember, 12, in 12 years, a lot of stuff can go through your head. >> reporter: by tuesday night on fox, he said he wanted his supporters to know he wasn't ducking the issue. >> no, i don't believe it's hurt my campaign at all, just based upon not only the volunteers and the phone calls but the fund-raising has just really gone up dramatically. >> reporter: cain's campaign said it raised nearly half a

million dollars on monday alone, the day the story broke. tuesday, the group americans for herman cain, a so-called super pac not directly affiliated with the campaign turned up the heat by invoking race and harkening back to the clarence thomas e-mail an e-mail read "don't let america lynch another black conservative. they are smearing his reputation and attacking his character." asked on fox whether race has played a factor in the story cain said yes. >> i believe the answer is yes but we do not have any evidence to support it. >> this morning "the new york times" is reporting the first woman to accuse cain of this behavior was paid a one year's severance package to leave $35,000. another source told nbc news the figure might have been closer to $40,000. matt? >> chuck todd in washington, thank you very much. chris matthews is host of

"msnbc's hardball" and author of a new book "elusive hero." good morning. >> thanks. >> he says he believe this is racial but he has nothing to support it. >> he's struggling to come up with rationale why he's not talking. this has two aspects the hunt for him, the hunt for the information which is almost a perry mason case and what actually happened. at some point we'll find out maybe by the end of the week what he did to cause all of this trouble. >> in some of the latest polls that herman cain did pretty well in, we asked voters what it was about him they liked and a lot of them said that he is a straight shooter. >> right. >> in the last several days it appears he's playing a game of semantics. is this going to hurt him? >> yes, the story is built into a crescendo. when it happens it will be a bigger crash to him. the question is, he's kind of a david and goliath. if this story turns out he's

goliath, he abulses authority a head of an organization, it's going to hurt him badly. >> he said fund raise something not damaged by this, raised half a million on monday alone. do you think he needs to get out there and sit down with someone and do one full scale interview, lay it on the line, pretty or not for the truth, before the aus coupers gets out there and speaks? >> even if it's bad he has to put the context to it. i had too many drinks, i normally don't act like that, this is not me. he has to say it like that, you're right. president obama, popularity and approval rating. 50% say he's doing a good job, 50% say he's not. is it all about the economy? when you hear people say he's not showing leadership, is what they're saying he's not leading us out of a bad economy? >> it's objective. if the unemployment rate spiked down to 8% he wouldn't have to do much explaining. i think the populous thing will get him back up to the low 40s but not much higher.

you have to unite the country. populism only gets you so far. >> supporters of the president say he can't leave because he's being blocked at every turn which takes me to your book. >> right. >> you spent the time immersed in the days of john f. kennedy. what is the major difference you saw back during his presidency in terms of the two parties and today? >> back then people, in fact people were asked last year, who should be on mt. rushmore, who is not there with washington, jefferson and lincoln and teddy roosevelt, he said kennedy. he's seen as the can do guy. what is the biggest difference, we as opposed to he. kennedy ask ask not what you can do for your country as opposed to doing it alone. >> do we romanticize his era too much? >> not at all. if you look at history, if you look at the polling on what federal government can do, 75% said the government can do what it sets out to do. kennedy went out there for civil rights, stuck his neck out with

the southern governs. we're missing a sense of possibility, can we get something done. that was everything back then. >> you were a student of him before writing the book and now truly a student of him. what is the most surprising thing you learned about jack kennedy? >> this is what is so familiar to all of our lives, you build your own life. jack kennedy at 14 was reading "the history of world war i by winston churchill" he read "the new york times" every day, ran for student council, first and second year at haar regard, headed to law school. everything about that guy said he was driven to politics. he had a political soul from the beginning. >> thank you very much. the book is called "jack kennedy: elusive hero." catch chris weeknights at 5:00 and 7:00 on msnbc's "hardball." natalie is at the news desk, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. greece is shocked on the referendum to bail out its

economy is now being backed by the country's cabinet and markets dropped sharply fog the announcement tuesday. european leaders strongly criticized the greek prime minister's decision to stall the 130 billion euro bailout package, comes on the heels of the summit in france. we check in with mandy drury at the new york stock exchange, you called it yesterday the markets would be hurting. >> there are so many events going on buffeting the markets and not just out of europe. you were talking about the g-20 world leaders, will put the hard word on greece to implement their bailout plan. here at home we're watching the federal resoerve central bank to see whether or not they will or can do something to help our economy but most people feel this time around they're going to sit on their hands. back over to you. >> mandy drury at the new york stock exchange thank you.

wikileaks founder julian assange could be extradited to face rape allegations against him. his extra diction was blocked. new information for women who drink even small amounts of alcohol, women who consume as little as three drinks a week have an elevated risk of getting one type of breast cancer, but researchers say they aren't recommending that women stop drinking all together, instead, individuals should weigh their other breast cancer risk factors along with their weekly alcohol consumption and we'll have much more on this story coming up shortly. one of baseball's most storied franchises went up for sale as los angeles dodgers owner frank mccourt agreed to cede his ten-year ownership of the team. they filed for bankruptcy protection and two-year standoff as mccourt fought to retain

ownership of the team. a polish pilot and all of the crew aboard a lot 767 plane is being hailed as a hero this morning. the pilot brought a packed passenger jet safely to the ground after the plane's landing gear failed. the flight slid across the runway on its belly, sparked small fires that were quickly put out. none of the 230 people on board was injured. matt, ann and al the pilot being called the next captain "sully" sullenberger. >> one of the interviews the passenger said the landing was so smooth she thought they had come down. >> i heard it was emotional, people praying. >> yeah, i'd say so. >> a lot of prayers on that plane. >> everyone is okay. >> natalie, thank you very much. >> sure thing. mr. roker, what's happening? >> it's a happy ending. we like that. let's see what's going on out

west. we've got blizzard conditions and whiteout conditions still hanging around denver and parts of colorado as the high pressure pushes in cold air, moisture with the low pressure system. we've got winter storm warnings, blizzard warnings in the central part of the rockies, winter weather advisories as well as the system moves east. we're basically talking about generally another three to six inches of snow with a lighter dusting of one to three as far east as great bend >> good morning. it is a little on the chilly side. it will turn out to be a nice day. sunshine is our forecast. sunshine is our forecast.

>> and that's your latest weather. chock one up for people power. nbc's tom costello, good morning. >> hi, ann, the plan to charge $5 per month for debit card purchases and what bank of america never anticipated was a massive customer back lash, customers withdrawing all of their money and moving it other banks or credit unions. >> we got sold out. >> banks got bailed out. >> reporter: if the occupy wall street movement tapped into one sentiment that many americans agree with -- >> they are not looking out for the public good up there, they're looking out for their own pocket. >> reporter: anger at the nation's bankers. after weeks of customer outrage and a public back lash it didn't anticipate, bank of america is abandoning its plans to charge customers a $5 monthly fee to use their debit cards for purchases. >> it's outrageous. $5 to do what?

to use our own money? >> it's unnecessary i thought especially for people that are hard working right now and unemployed. >> reporter: it didn't help matters that bank of america was the last holdout and last week chase, citigroup, wells fargo, sun trust, reenlgent's financials and a host of others announced they would not be charging a monthly fee. on tuesday in a statement b of a said "we have been listening closely and recognize their concern." >> consumers voted with their pocketbooks, i don't want my account here if i'm charged this fee and even if they hadn't moved their accounts the threat that they would is something that definitely resonated with this bank. >> reporter: on capitol hill, illinois senator dick dur ban was taking some of the credit. >> i said vote with your feet. >> reporter: the bank said it's the senator's fault debit fees were added in the first place. it was his amendment that cut by half the amount of money they

could charge merchants for accepting debit cards. >> we never wanted to raise revenue off of debit cards, never intended to do so until congress intervened into our product. >> reporter: after a $700 billion bailout and struggling economy, there is a perception that the banks are slow to end. >> these companies have to be punished for their behavior and the only way you can punish a company that big is walk away, take your money somewhere else. >> reporter: few americans have sympathy for banks. consumer advocates warn you should be watching for other fees, are you going to get free checking? check that closely. what about using a teller? getting a paper statement, maintaining the minimum balance. you could be charged for all of those things, so watch your statement closely. ann? >> tom costello looking out for us, thank you so much. it is now 7:16, here's matt. two young girls who lived their whole lives as conjoined twins are waking up this morning on their own for the first time. miguel almaguer is outside the hospital in palo alto, california, with more on the

risky surgery that turned out to be a big success. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. doctors say the operation couldn't have gone any better. today both girls are doing well, they are by each other's side but they're no longer connected. the surgery lasted nearly ten hours, a complex high stakes procedure that separated conjoined twins angelina and angelica sabucco, the 2 years old connected at the chest and abdomen since birth. todayxd they'll spend their fir day apart. >> first of all i thank god for everything. this is a dream come true. >> reporter: fused together at the liver the team of 20 doctors and nurses knew the operation would be risky, massive bleeding, strokes and heart attacks were major concerns, but surgery for angelina and angelica was possible because each girl had her own heart, brain and kidneys.

inside the e.r., lead surgeon gary hartmann said there were no major setbacks. >> long-term prognosis we would expect happy, healthy set of girls. we don't see any barriers to complete recovery. >> reporter: conjoined twins like angelina and angelica are rare, just one to every 50,000 to 100,000 births worldwide. their survival rate is just 25%. >> peekaboo! >> reporter: but the girls showed fight from the very beginning. their mom says since their birth in the philippines, the twins have always been playful, energetic and close. when angel ka would cough, angelina would pat her sister's back. their parents sought out dr. hartmann who four years ago performed his first successful operation on another set of conjoined twins. >> we will be grately eternal. god bless us all.

>> my expectation is that they will bounce back from this quite well. young children are very resilient. >> reporter: two special sisters now living separate lives but their bond forever strong. the girls will spend the next few days in intensive care and about a week or so in a regular room. their family says there will be an adjustment period but it's one they couldn't be happier about. matt? >> miguel, what a great story, miguel almaguer in california thank you very much. it's 19 minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> thanks. in new york city a woman who devoted her life to helping children in need is fighting for her life today, the victim of a horrible prank and the suspects are the same kids she was trying to reach. nbc's stephanie gosk is at the scene this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann, this is a sad story. philanthropist marianne hedges and her 13-year-old son walked out of the shopping center with bags of halloween candy in their hand, stopped to pay their

parking ticket when two 12-year-olds allegedly pushed a shopping cart over the edge of a walkway. it narrowly missed her son but it struck her. she's in a hospital right now struggling for her life. the shopping cart plunged from a walkway outside target in new york's developing east harlem neighborhood. four stories down to the ground, on top of an unsuspecting marianne hedges. her husband says she was shopping for halloween candy for underprivileged children. her 13-year-old son by her side, but unhurt, was hysterical, witnesses say, as his mother was rushed to the hospital. police used surveillance video to identify the suspects. the new york daily news reports the two 12-year-old boys live in local public housing and are from two families. >> horrendous, horrible what the

kids do on halloween and any day. >> reporter: hedges' husband rushed back from overseas to be by her side. he told "the new york post" he doesn't know if his wife will recover. "it's still too early. we're hopeful. she's going to be, in the best of all cases in rehabilitation for months." the 47-year-old is a much loved philanthropist in new york city. for the last 25 years she's donated time in places like this, a community center less than a mile from the accident. >> she's so enthusiastic about the center and she makes other people enthusiastic and it's infectious the way she champions the center. >> reporter: hedges' help is invaluable here especially in a tough economy, when budgets are being slashed. >> it hurts. that's somebody's mother, somebody's child, and to think how she feels. >> reporter: for now, the good work that marion hedges was doing is on hold, because of a

halloween trick that turned into a terrible tragedy. the two children are in children custody until their arraignment later on this week. newspaper reports say they are being charged with felony assault. michael hedges on his facebook page says he hopes he gets the kind of care to become responsible members of the community, the same community his wife worked so hard to improve. ann? >> a lot of people praying today for marion hedges. stephanie gosk, thank you so much this morning. and coming up, an exclusive interview with the newlywed royals from monaco, prince albert and princess charlene on their wedding, rumors that she was almost a runaway bride, and the legacy of his mother, princess grace. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

coming up a disturbing new study about light drinkers and breast cancer. plus what does mom think?

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mount carmel. not carmel is moving fine. prior to this is where we have the heavy delays. my guess is that there is something going on. we are trying to get confirmation from police. going all the fuss, southbound traffic backed up to just past mountain road all the way to fort mchenry. accident at o'donnell is now clear. southbound harrisburg expressway, avoid it this morning. looking at a parking lot from the maryland line to mount carmel. we will let you know if we find anything. 45 miles per hour, slow go on the west side. southbound 795 back up out of owings mills. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on the forecast. >> a little bit of freezing fog out there. there could be some slippery spots. that could be burning off quickly. the frederick airport is reporting increasing fog right now. sunshine is the forecast for

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learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, it's the 2nd of november, 201 and you're looking at the hearty people outside in the cold waving to their friends and family back home from our little corner on the world in rockefeller plaza. inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. this is kim kardashian as she arrived in australia, just hours after she opened up for the first time about her divorce. this morning her mother, kris jenner is in here live in the

studio to talk about what may have gone wrong here. also ahead, important health advice, if you enjoy a couple of drinks a week, are you putting yourself at increased risk for breast cancer? we're going to have the results of what's being called an important new study. >> it's definite any worrisome. and the one and only bill cosby will be in our studio and a live performance from the woman with that golden voice. her name is susan boyle, and we'll be seeing her coming up. in this half hour, in case you missed it, britain's prince william wasn't the only royal who tied the knot this year. four months ago prince albert of monaco turned south african turned princess charlene wittstock. the wedding was watched by millions and made tabloid headlines when rumor was made charlene was a runaway bride. i spoke with them about that and

a lot more. prince albert ii was born to grace kelly and prince rainier ii of monaco. their own storybook wedding brought global attention to the tiny principality and the world has paid attention ever since. for years the love lives of prince albert and his sister's caroline and stephanie have splashed across tabloids. he was painted the eternal playboy prince. in 2005 he ascended to the throne of monaco, still a bachelor. but on july 2nd of this year, after a five-year romance, the 53-year-old prince took the plunge, marrying a 33-year-old olympic swimmer from south africa, charlene wittstock. this has been some year. >> it's been an amazing year. >> much had been made of the fact that you were a little older when you got married, my age, so i don't want to make it sound too old. >> see? >> you were going to do this on your own timetable and it may be

awkward to ask this with your bride next to you, but why this time? why now? why this person? >> you know, i against it's just the question of timing and feeling that it's right, and the heartfelt thing to do. >> do you feel the pressure, though? i mean from within the palace and from the people of monaco to settle down? >> a little bit. a little bit in the family, but mostly outside the family. >> i don't think i have to tell you this, you haven't married into the jones family. you have married into the grimaldis. as a swimmer, spent a lot of time in the spotlight here, olympian, was there any way you could prepare yourself for the level of attention that surrounded you especially in the days prior to the wedding? >> no, i think i went into olympic mode where i was in the zone. >> training. >> and i don't think anything was affecting me at that time. obviously there were a lot of things going on at the time, and you know, obviously really

focused on what that day meant for the two of us. >> did you hear the rumors? people were saying you were reluctant. and there's always jitters. every bride and every groom wah jitters but people were saying you were particularly reluctant about getting married. set the record straight. >> why would he go through the effort to have our most intimate dearest friends join us for us to be reluctant? it sounded a bit hilarious. >> so there was no runaway bride. >> not at all. >> details were splashed across the french press claiming the princess had cold feet and had to be stopped at the airport before boarding a plane home. one report even claiming her passport was revoked. i wonder if you stop to think where does this come from? because there were details involved that were unusual for rumors. >> yeah. you know, i think there were, you know, part jealousy, part

people that were envious or did not like the fact that we were finally, i mean, together and marrying. >> there was also a wonderful opportunity for them to ride on something, a negative spin because people would buy the magazines or listen to all the negativity. >> on the day of the wedding, much was made of your expressions and some people said you were more serious than a bride and groom in bliss should be. was there pressure? were you feeling the weight of all those stories on that day, and if so, how do you get that day back? that's unfair. >> it is unfair, and you know, i thought i paid attention to you and smiled at you many times, but maybe that's not enough for some people. >> is there a lesson? going through something like that, your highness, do you learn a lesson? is there something you take out of it that you can use in the future? >> when all the rumors had started and people were questioning this and that and i just totally ignored it, not to

take things so seriously, and to just let it go. >> and it's behind us now. >> it is, and -- >> hopefully it will never come back. >> with prince albert's marriage, minds in monaco are turning to thoughts of the royal succession. albert already has two children by two different women who were not his wives. they cannot succeed him on the throne. i was reading about something recently in advance of your marriage because you were single there was a change in the constitution in monaco that allowed the grimaldi dynasty to continue through the female line. >> what it means is that then it can go through other siblings of the family, so in this case my sisters. >> then it raises the question if you two have a daughter, would that daughter be in line for the throne? >> yes. >> as he begins to build a legacy of his own in monaco, prince albert and his wife come to new york to ensure his

mother's legacy lives on, the princess grace foundation celebrated the 29th annual princess grace awards, supporting emerging talent in the arts. >> i'm still amazed at how many people not only remember her but look up to her as a model and as an icon, her incredible generosity and her passion for the arts. >> there's an obvious connection between you and americans and the united states with your mom. >> yes. >> do you think that connection still lasts? do you still feel it as you come here and walk the streets? >> oh, i feel very much a connection, still very much alive, not only in my family connections and i still see a lot of my relatives every year and i've been very fortunate over the years to be able to experience a lot in this country. i've been in every state and i don't think many people can say that. >> most americans can't say that. >> and, but i've enjoyed my time here over the years tremendously, and i want to

share it with charlene. >> pleasure to see you again. what a pleasure to meet you. >> thank you. >> thanks for your time. >> thanks. >> prince rainier iii was known as the builder prince for bringing monaco into the modern day. i asked prince albert what his vision for the future was, he said it was green. the prince is very committed to building sustain abable busines in monaco. >> i'm still so glad you let me sit next to you after your interview. >> don't worry about it. we want to get another check of the weather from al. >> announcer: "tooled's weather" is brought to you by new centrum specialist, heart, vision and prenatal. >> good morning, everyone. a nice group of folks here. 40 is the new 20. >> that's right, baby. >> i'm guessing maybe you're turning 40? >> i'm turning 40. >> what is your name? >> denny. >> it looks good on you. >> thank you. >> let's check our weather, we have santa ana winds to talk about between the high pressure and the low pressure that's bringing all the snow to denver, the winds and the canyons and

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back now at 7:43 and for years, women have been told that

drinking alcohol in moderation is good for your heart, but now a new study from the "journal of the american medical association" reports that light drinkers face an increased risk for breast cancer. what should we do? dr. rasha simmons, chief of surgery at new york presbyterian center. good morning. >> good morning. >> previous studies have shown a link between breast cancer and heavy drinking but according to the new study which is a first look at women drinking more moderately, it found that 15%, there's a 15% increased risk when you drink as little as three to six glasses a week. how significant is this finding? >> i think we should understand is when you talk about the risk for breast cancer the lifetime for women is 10%. increasing to 15% takes you to 12% risk of lifetime breast cancer. the heavy alcohol took you to a

50% increased risk, that's maybe taking you 15% lifetime risk. compare that to is imwho have a strong family history, who could be an 85% lifetime risk of developing cancer so i think it really isn't as significant as it may sound in comparison to other risk factors. >> we should think about how much we drink? is that the takeaway here? >> you also need to consider the cardiovascular benefit because the cardiovascular benefit by drinking in moderation could decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke by 30%. >> heart attacks or heart disease is the number one killer of women, not breast cancer. >> the average woman is much more likely to die of a cardiovascular event than breast cancer. >> researchers followed 100,000 women over the course of almost 30 years which sounds like an important time frame, so what does the, what is the impact of alcohol onnest gen, which has been considered a fuel for breast cancer in. >> let's get back to the first

question as far as about the way the study was done. when studies are done in this way, questioning women about dietary habits or alcohol consumption, they're known to be notoriously inaccurate. people just don't remember what they ate or they drank six months ago so that would be the first criticism of this type of study. >> um-hum, but in terms of the link betweenest gen and alcohol consumption, is there one that's known? >> there may be. we don't totally understand the relationship, but there could be. >> um-hum. so the bottom line on this is that you're saying moderation has got to be the key, but in terms of whether we can drink three to six glasses a day, you're a doctor. you deal with this disease on a daily basis, what is your advice? >> i tell my patients, all things in moderation. >> so a little bit, not too much, maybe less than three to six glasses a day. dr. rashe simmons, thank you so much this morning. coming up next we'll be talking about kim kardashian surrounded by paparazzi after

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and wants to make things work. the couple was reportedly paid millions for their highly publicized wedding, prompting many to call the whole thing one big sham. >> there's a lot of fans who are wondering, was this just a sh showmance, in other words a romance created for the kourtney and kim show. >> reporter: she made a statement, "i married for love, i can't believe i even have to defend this. i would not have spent so much time on something for just a tv show." much of the romance was captured on camera on "keeping up with the kardashians" from engagement after six months of dating to the lavish $10 million wedding to the frequent argument. >> then i'm going to a hotel.

>> some bickering we thought was lover's quarrel might actually have been a sign of some bigger problems. >> reporter: in the statement on her website kardashian says she was so caught up with the filming of the tv show that, "when i probably should have ended my relationship, i didn't know how to, and didn't want to disappoint a lot of peel." >> kim kardashian has a bit of a pr problem right now. she has lost the faith of some of her fans and her audience who truly believed that this was a fairytale romance and wedding. >> reporter: a dream wedding quickly turned pr nightmare. for "today," mara schiavocampo, new york. >> coming up we'll speak to kris jenner, kim's mom about this and her new book. >> much more coming up after your local news. [ female announcer ] at the jcpenney biggest sale of them all,

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and al roker. what's coming up? >> you've been hearing the reports this morning, kim kardashian arrived in australia, surrounded by paparazzi, opened up for the first time about her divorce filing overnight saying i married for love, that her wedding was not a publicity stunt. a lot of people are asking what went wrong? her mother, kris jenner happens to be here because she has a book that she's been writing about her own life so for the first time she's going to talk about what may have happened to her daughter. >> okay, interesting to hear her perspective. >> absolutely. we've got an exclusive, brand new couple forced upon the world. take a look. susan boyle and the cos. oh, mamacits! >> we'll be getting divorced during the commercial. >> we're going to talk to dr. cosby about his new book. susan is getting a little close there. uh-oh!

hey now! >> she's not pushing that leg away. oh! >> i'm going to get a real live performance from susan boyle and she's going to sing a little later, too. >> oh my gosh. >> okay, snuggle. i was going to talk about "where in the world" forget it. >> what in the world did we just watch? >> let's go inside and say good morning once again to natalie morales with the check of the headlines. >> good morning, matt, ann and al. consumer groups are hailing a small but symbolic victory in their fight against big banks. bank of america says it is dropping its plan to charge a $5 monthly fee for using debit cards to shop. outraged customers had threatened to close their accounts but bank of america won't say how many actually did. the strong public reaction prompted other banks to cancel testing debit card fees of their own. one of the women who accused herman cain of sexual harassment

wants to go public with her story about the republican presidential front-runner. her attorney says his client wants to refute cain's denials, but she's restricted by a confidentiality agreement that was part of her settlement 12 years ago. he also says there was more than one incident involving cain, and the new york times is reporting cain's first accuser was given one year's salary in self rever pay. this week's nor'easter's death toll has risen to 25. local power officials say it could still be days before electricity is restored to some areas. actress lindsay low han is due in court today facing a possible return to jail. a judge will decide if low han violated probation by failing to show up for community service at a women's shelter nine times. prosecutors are seeking jail time. federal health officials are warning deaths from prescription

pain killers reached epidemic levels, nearly 15,000 people suffered fatal overdoses in 2008 that is triple the number a decade earlier. officials say the overdosed deaths reflect the increase in the number of powerful pain killers prescribed each year. now for a look at what is trending today our quick roundup of what has you talking online, kim kardashian is still dominating the web. she's in australia promoting a handbag collection just days after filing for divorce from her husband of 72 days. kim insists she did marry for love, not publicity, and laments it just wasn't the fairytale i had hoped for. she said she's donating her wedding gifts to charity, and we'll talk to kim's mother, kris, coming up shortly. college students are googling a new study that debunks the freshman 15 as a myth. researchers at ohio state say the average freshman gains only three pounds and say it's simply part of becoming a young adult. queen victoria's secret is out of the bag. an anonymous buyer purchased a

pair of her roomies, silk bloomers at auction last night for almost $15,000, that's a lot of money for used underwear. it is 8:04 right now. back outside to matt and ann. >> thank you for that story and your observation. let's go on to al for the weather. >> could have gone all day without seeing that. >> probably. >> just me. got some nice folks. where are you from? >> alabama. >> alabama, right, i wasn't disputing it honest. >> montgomery, alabama. >> i believe you. nice to see you guys. just because i'm from new york doesn't mean i don't believe you. let's check your weather and we'll show you our pick city of the day, bluefield, west virginia, wvva tv, sunny, mild, 68 degrees, a lovely day. we got that snowstorm coming out of the rockies, it's going to be pushing on into the midwest with mostly rain, but some snow behind it. another storm system moving into the pacific northwest, bringing some rain there, windy

conditions. santa ana winds in southern and central california, beautiful along the eastern seaboard, the remnants of the storm just a thing of the past, although a lot of folks still without power and we've got rain from the great lakes back into the central plains. that's whace >> good morning. it is a little on the chilly side. it will turn out to be a nice day. sunshine is our forecast. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. lawer? >> mr. roker, thank you very much. what happened to kim kardashian's fairytale marriage? her mom, kris jenner is live in our studio.

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back now at 8:10, kim kardashian shocked the world when she announced she was splitting with her new husband after just 72 days of marriage and while some have questioned whether it was all for the cameras, kim insisted last night, "i did it for love." kim's mother, kris jenner, is joining us to tell us what may have happened and also out with

a new book called "kris jenner and all things kardashian." good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tough for your family. >> yes. >> did you know your daughter was going to file for divorce on monday? >> i knew a few days before of course because kim and i are really close. she had, she felt what she felt she had for whatever reason a really difficult thing to do on monday and it's just our job now to wrap our, i wrap my arms around her and there for her through thick and thin, no matter what. that's how our family always has been. >> part of the thick is the reaction to this filing. >> to the decision. >> what is your reaction to this reaction that this idea that this may have all been a sham for money? >> right, it makes me feel sad that some people are reacting that way, of course. certainly wasn't a sham. certainly wasn't something for tv. we have enough going on, you know, on our show that we don't have to make things up. i mean she really felt like she was in love with him and you know, it was an amazing time,

and for this to be, you know, for all of us that were watching, i had no idea there was a problem at the time, and you know, it saddens all of us, it saddens me to think that one of the rumors is that we sold the television rights for millions of dollars, not true. we profited, you know or she profited from the wedding, absolutely false. >> they did not make $20 million? >> absolutely not. >> how much did they make? >> they made money for the pictures that were sold and things like that. at the end of the day that money went towards the wedding and kim had to pay a great deal of money, you know, at the balance that was owed for the wedding which she was delighted to do because that was her fairytale wedding. >> are you saying she actually owed money for the wedding, she did not make any money, in other words the net was she actually paid for the wedding? >> absolutely, yes. we don't tell television rights. our network has been amazing to us. we have a great relationship with them, but we were all paid to do our television show just like any other episode.

so this notion that's written everywhere -- sometimes when people write things down or put things on the front page of a newspaper or tabloid, you know, people, that's the truth to them. and you know, i'm here to say it's not, and that that notion, and kim did, and is going to do a lot more wonderful give-back things that she's, you know, has in store, which she does often, by the way, very quietly. she's a very generous girl who's got a big heart and would never do anything to disappoint anybody, and i think that's part of the problem, she feels like she's let a lot of people down. she's sick about it, and you know, she just had to come out and say look, i made a mistake, and i feel terrible. >> in the interests of full disclosure, about how much money did she make for the photographs? >> i don't know what the end result was, but it was, it was less than $1 million. and probably more than half a million dollars and all that

went into the wedding. >> what went wrong in this marriage? how does such a public marriage end in 72 days? >> that's something that kim is going to have to address. you know, i'm not here to be her personal spokesperson for sure. because she's, you know, i just felt there was so much going on and so much swirling around, you think your daughter's happy. i trusted her heart. she trusted her heart, and i think she got so, you know, it's really her personal decision and something she's going to have to talk to her fans about, but she's had this enormous, you know, fan base who has come out to support her and she feels really grateful for that and we want to thank everybody for the wonderful e-mails and tweets and notes and everybody's been really supportive and understanding so far and we hope that continues because she feels terrible. >> no hope for reconciliation? >> that's a kim and kris question.

i have no idea. she's in' australia right now ad we've been e-mailing and sort of talking back and forth but the time difference is a little tricky. i just got to new york yesterday, and you know, we'll just see what happens, but in the meantime, you know, i told kim, you're not the first person to ever get a divorce and you won't be the last, even as short as it was, it's a terrible situation, but she's, you know, here to say i made a mistake and i'm sorry and you know, try and put it back together. >> any regrets about this being played out on, in live television, given that kim herself has said that it didn't create the conditions that were to be ideal. she said the conditions were not ideal at the beginning of her marriage. >> you know what? i don't have any regrets, because this is what we do. we have people that have sort of invested in our lives from day one, season one, and we enjoy what we do. i feel so blessed and grateful for the tv show. we've given, you know,

kourtney's given birth and khloe got married in nine days, everyone said that's not real. two years later i've never seen two people more in life. bruce and i met and married within five months and 20 years later, you know, we're still married, and i had no reason to believe that kim, after six months, wouldn't work out, because the rest of us have kind of done it that way. >> the $2 million ring, who gets it? >> first of all, i mean come on it wasn't a $2 million ring. you write it down, you say it out loud, and suddenly it's a fact. >> so i just said something that was inaccurate. >> that's right. it was not $2 million. it was less than half of that. i don't really know the exact price. i didn't buy the ring, but some of these reports are so outrageous, and everybody gets so carried away. >> you don't know who gets the ring at this point? >> well, it's none of my business, to be honest with you because it was a gift, but i

don't know and i'm sure they'll work that out as soon as they get back and i know that kim just plans on making very generous contributions to a really deserving charity when she gets home and trying to make that right because she feels really bad about that. >> i want to get to the book because in this book, it's a pretty comprehensive book, you write about your childhood. you write about all the way up to your decision to create this, you're waving at somebody outside, people waving to you, this reality empire and i wonder if looking back has revealed something about your life to you, given, takes us through your children, takes us through your divorce. >> i think looking back it gives you another perspective on what you, you have to sit back and think about your life and what you've been through and how for me, i feel just completely blessed that i was married and i have been married to two of the greatest guys, the two loves of

my life, i mean to be married to robert was an amazing time. i feel like i've had nine lives and a really wonderful life, where i've had and overcome a lot of adversity, been through a lot of crazy things in my life and come out on the other end with a lot of great experiences, and learned a lot of lessons, you know, and you can share some of those things with other people and maybe one person takes something away that might help them get through something similar, that makes me happy. >> so you're hopeful that people can take something away from this book? >> absolutely. >> kris jenner, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> i know it's a tough time for your family so we wish you well with that, and the book is called "kris jenner and all things kardashian." coming up next, bill kolzby i cosby is in the house. where is susan boyle? is that quick? oh, he's crying. we'll talk to our sweet guy, mr. cosby, right after this. oh. i wouldn't do that. get married?

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he has been entertaining audiences for over four decades. now in bill cosby's latest book "i didn't ask to be born but i'm glad i was" the comedian and author offers everything from growing up in philadelphia to life as a grandfather. dr. cosby, welcome back. >> thank you, dr. matt. >> good to see you. before we talk about the book, do you have any great ideas for sitcoms that we could steal right now at nbc? do you have anything? >> no, i'm telling you right now, ladies and gentlemen, get the book. now you and i are going to talk. i'm telling you, if you will just send whoever is in charge of your entertainment from 8:00 to 11:00, just have them sit with me, i don't want any foolishness out of them. i'm telling you. i have wonderful ideas, but they

also have to be done the way i see them also. >> yeah, so you have to have a say in this. >> i have to, and be paid. and be paid. but tell mr. greenblatt or mr. eck, whatever the name is, tell them call my agent. i'm loeladed with stuff. i got little things that will make people laugh and tune into this network. >> the funniest thing you'll probably get a call at about 9:02 this morning on that. >> and they'll be fired. no, i really want to help and i want to do it, man, but you know, this ship is not one that you want to stay on overnight. >> some of us have no choice. you get to get up and leave here. this book is good stuff and as someone who has written a lot of books over the years, you know about editing and one of the things you write about in this book, you are pretty sure that someone edited the bible, that

they actually, there are pages missing from the bible. >> and it's in this book. i don't know where the pages are. i don't know where, but i do know that it jumps. first of all i believe in god. you'd be stupid not to. you die, and then they say, oh, and you know, look, an atheist cannot say, hey, i was kidding. >> no second chance on that. >> an agnostic can say i was trying to flush you out. what i do love about the writing of it is that god walked around the garden, and the relationship between god and adam had to be wonderful, man to god, and it's also, pages are missing, granted. >> for example they didn't put eve says to adam, what are the sticks doing all over the ground? adam says they fell off the trees. eve says pick them up.

adam says no, why. eve says because i can't live in this mess. >> there's a line from eve all the way to women today and there's a line from adam to us, we nap. we love naps. >> i survive on naps. >> we are at our most peaceful time, but who looks at us and goes, huh, and it's from eve, the first time she appeared, first time she appeared and god had to have told her about adam, he was asleep. this is not a great greeting and his first words to her happen to be, after he named her, happened to be "bone of my bone." it had to be the first time god ever heard somebody say, o"oh, god." >> you also, by the way, are high-tech. you have bar codes all through this book, if you use your smartphone or tablet with a camera and scan those, you get more of bill cosby.

>> that is correct. if you do the correct one, you can get george booth's drawings. >> which are beautiful. >> the wonderful, wonderful george booth. they are hilarious, and if you do the other one, then you'll get bill cosby talking. >> we will call you at 9:02 this morning. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> big delays on southbound 83. parking lot from maryland line to belfast. south of belfast, accident taking up the right lane. beyond that, you are ok. you may want to either take york road or just delay your departure.

looking at speeds pretty slow on the north side as you make your way from belair towards the harrisburg expressway. southbound j.f.x. from the beltway towards 28, you are looking at jammed conditions on the west side hollins ferry past daisy ave, watch for an accident. we'll show you what looks like at padonia. prior to this and belfast, that is where the delays are because of the accident. all not to delays down towards the tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> in little bit of fog. temperatures below freezing in some neighborhoods. in frederick, you have got to be careful. forecast today, it will burn off quickly. lots of sunshine into the afternoon. we will make it into the low 60s. seven-day workouts, another nice day tomorrow. there could be a couple of

rainshowers on friday. 30% chance on that. sunshine over the weekend. 60s on sunday. daylight savings time comes to an and decided danite sunday morning. >> another update at 8:56.

8:30 now on a wednesday morning, the 2nd day of november, 2011, and a pretty good crowd in manhattan, a little chilly, 44 degrees, sky

is clear, people are warming up and gathering to say hi to their families back home. we have a real treat, susan boyle in the house. >> she was a real treat, discovered on reality television, she became a bona fide star, out with a brand new album and in our studio she'll be singing a single coming up. >> just hearing her rehearse gave me goosebumps. also back to an amazing school, we first visited the school 30 years ago, we'll see how the kids we met back then are doing today. of course all grown up. >> that's right, and later today we've got "today's money 911" everything to paying for college to what you should be doing with your 401(k). first, let's say hello to billy bob thornton and amy sadaar, from the number one movie "puss in boots." billy bob thornton what is it about you an animated features for tiny children that doesn't

seem to intersect here? >> it was a departure for me, yes. i've actually done one other one years ago called "princess bonanoki" a japanese movie we revoiced in english. other than that, i did an episode of "king of the hill." >> not quite the kids' cartoon. >> you have three kids of your own, a pretty big intersection. >> good for them to see some of my work. >> you were the voice of cinderella for shrek. >> yes. now i'm oversized villain. what happened? >> these are not your ordinary jack and jill. there you see her. she's kind of rough and tough. >> taking no guff. good for her. >> when you saw what they had in mind for you -- >> i was like oh, my god, how am i going to do this? she's bigger than a refrigerator, i'll hear what he's going to do and see if i can go off that. >> billy bob, your movie

starring a cat, yet you're allergic to cats and you have two cats. >> what is up with that? >> my little girl loves cats, she's 7 and what are you going to do? say you got to get rid of the cats? i just sneeze a lot. >> that is so sweet. >> what a father. >> he says that now. >> i saw the movie this weekend, two thumbs up. >> are you so excited, that's so amazing, right? >> it's crazy. plus it snowed here and still number one. >> there you go. >> people went out. >> amy, thank you so much. billy bob great to see you. thanks so much. and now let's get a check of >> good morning. it will be a nice wednesday. we have plenty of sunshine. there could be some frost to start today.

>> don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or not, while you check your script, and go to the weather channel on cable or go to weather.com online. >> thanks, al. susan boyle is coming up, but first this is "today" on nbc. we had a mouse.

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announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. susan boyle shook up the world when she walked on stage during "britain's got talent" and sang like an angel. her first two albums skyrocketed to the top of the charts and out with her third collection of

songs called "someone to watch over me." here she is now "both sides now" ladies and gentlemen, susan boyle. ♪ ♪ bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air ♪ ♪ and feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at clouds that way ♪ ♪ but now they only block the sun, they rain and they snow on everyone ♪

♪ so many things i would have done, but clouds got in my way ♪ ♪ i've looked at clouds from both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow ♪ ♪ it's cloud illusions i recall, i really don't know clouds at all ♪ ♪ tears and fears and feeling proud to say "i love you" right out loud ♪ ♪ dreams and schemes and circus

crowds, i've looked at clouds that way ♪ ♪ but now old friends, they're acting strange ♪ ♪ they shake their heads, and they tell me i've changed ♪ ♪ well something's lost but something's gained in living every day ♪ ♪ i've looked at life from both sides now, from win and lose and still somehow ♪ ♪ it's life's illusions i recall, i really don't know life at all ♪

♪ it's life's illusions i recall, i really don't know l e life ♪ ♪ i really don't know life at all ♪ >> susan boyle, hello, susan. >> hello. >> how are you? >> i'm really well, thank you. >> nice to see you. all of the songs on this album have a personal place in your heart. why that song in particular? >> it's a split between reality and what's actually going on. >> do you find that friends you've known say you've changed a little bit? >> probably changed for the better. >> i would imagine so. a lot of the songs were inspired by letters you get from your fans. what kinds of things do people

write you these days? >> some of them are personal but things mean a lot to them, where they are in that particular space in their time, the places they've visited, it goes on. >> i think what caught my attention here looking down the list of songs on the album and you have a depehche mode song o this album. are you a fan? >> yes. it's on the album. i'm a bit of a rock 'n' roll fan. >> are you enjoying travel part of life? >> i love it. >> are you enjoying it more? >> it's good. >> have you found a place you like almost as much as your home in scotland? >> i love being here. >> you like the united states? >> i do. >> why? >> they're very welcoming. >> that's nice. why wouldn't we be welcoming? it's great to have you here. the album is called "someone to watch over me."

ladies and gentlemen, sausan boyle. we'll be back with more "today" on nbc.

illegal immigration is one of the hot button issues in the presidential campaign and the state of arizona is right in the middle of that debate. more than a year after its republican governor signed a controversial illegal immigration bill into law. now, governor jan brewer who has written a book about her struggle called "scorpions for breakfast." governor brewer, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, ann. >> first let me ask you about what you wrote about in this book about congresswoman gabrielle giffords. you describe her as a good friend despite your political differences, as such, making a remark about her recovery, would you like to see her run for re-electi re-election? >> i'd like to see what gabby wants to do and can do. she's a terrific gal, a

wonderful elected official in arizona and more than that, she's been terrific for arizona and the united states congress so i certainly hope that she can do whatever she chooses to do. >> given all that she's endured, i imagine for a lot of people and maybe even for you, there would be sort of a sweet smile if you see her do something like that. >> absolutely. absolutely. she's a terrific, she really is terrific and it was such a tragic thing that happened down in tucson. our hearts were broken for all, everybody that was murdered and injured down there. it was just a terrible day. >> you also write in this book as we just mentioned a lot about illegal immigration. >> i do. >> why would you want to write a book about your experiences during this huge controversy that started to rage after the signing of this bill? >> it was really important to me that i was able to put down what i believe was the truth about what we were doing in arizona, and what we were more or less forced to do because the federal government wouldn't do their job. we are the gateway for illegal immigration into america, bottom line is that we can't afford it.

we can't follow rate it and we are the recipients of a lot of criminal acts and the bottom line is the federal government won't protect our borders then arizona will. >> let's be specific what the bill said. the bill you signed which is still challenged in court would let law enforcement check the immigration status of a suspected illegal immigrant if stopped during a landfall traffic stop detention or arrest, and it would it require that suspected illegal immigrants show proof that they're here legally. now what would justify such a law that required people essential will i to carry papers, identification, something that proved they're american citizens? >> first of all, let me just say, ann, it's under reasonable suspicion, no different than what law enforcement actually does today and if you're here in our country or in any other country, it's your responsibility to carry identification with you, so it's a simple issue, and the press, the liberal media tried to blow that completely totally out of perspective, so i try to talk about that in my book, trying to

explain to people, the people in arizona are not race i, they are not bigots. we are trying to do the best given the circumstances we'v ha been given. they closed down california and texas borders and they're funneled through arizona. we can't expect our citizens to continue to pay the price. it's costing $1.6 billion out of an $8 billion budget a year to take care of that issue. >> you say the people in arizona are not racist or bigots. the question has been raised why wouldn't an officer thinking about a suspected illegal immigrant, are you saying that he would not, he or she would not take into account the color of someone's skin in weighing whether or not to believe that someone might be an immigrant, an illegal immigrant? >> in the law, it says you know it has to be under reasonable suspicion, meaning they have to have already committed something, another crime or illegal -- >> or suspected, not necessarily

committed. >> of course, they're law enforcement. they've been trained. they know what to look for. it's reasonable suspicion. you can't just walk up toen is and arrest anybody. >> wouldn't that take into account the color of a person's skin? >> no. >> why wouldn't they? >> why would they? we have grown up in the southwest, these are friends, neighbors, part of our family, it's ridiculous and you know what? i believe truly that the media and others have tried to throw out that race card to shut down the debate. it's not about that. it's about illegal immigration. it's about the spillover from mexico, and we're just asking the federal government to do their job, and when i signed senate bill 1070 i wanted to make absolute sure that it would work, that it would be constitutional, and nobody's civil rights would be offended. that was my main goal and that's why i wrote the book "scorpions for breakfast." i want to tell the truth and i hope everybody who reads it gets

that story and understand we are simply trying to do the job the federal government won't do, and if the federal government doesn't want to do it, then they ought to change their laws. >> what do you say to the obama administration that has put out this information that under president obama, more people have been deported for illegal immigration status than under any other president since eisenhower? >> i say that's good, if that's factual and if that's true. the general accounting office, the gao says 55% of our border is not secured, and only 15% of those illegals that are coming across are arrested. that's not a secure border. that's not doing your job. >> we know you're feisty, governor jan brewer and in this book you're a fighter. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> for speaking to us, it's been a pleasure. the book is called "scorpions for breakfast." coming up next a remarkable school you'll wish your children could attend but first this is "today" on nbc.

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athletes at a pep rally, until the buzzer sounds and the same enthusiastically vocal students walk the clean hallways in near perfect silence. ♪ when my heart is >> reporter: at this school there's no tolerance for unruly behavior, sloppy attire or lackluster effort. a strict achievement-oriented code of conduct set in motion decades ago, when paul adams took command of what was a broken down soon-to-be closed inner city high school and challenged his students to see beyond their blighted surroundings to a better life, made possible by academic excellence. >> we'd say, in spite of difficulties, you are going to make it. period. >> that video clip came from my first providence st. mel's story. >> you're looking good there, man. >> a story that aired on this program back in february of 1982. one "today" show viewer was so impressed he flew from his washington, d.c., residence to

see the place in person, that viewer was president ronald reagan. it was an empowering moment. >> one of the best days of my life. >> reporter: the publicity led to an increase in donations, the building renovated, a grammar and preschool added. younger minds now awakened to all that is possible when hard work is combined with great expectations. >> for 33 years, 100% of our students get into colleges. >> children want to learn. they're eager to learn, and if you put a great teacher in front of them -- >> reporter: take away the distraction. >> take away the distraction, that's it. >> reporter: that's it? >> that's it. you know, let's not make it complicated. that's it. >> reporter: it's been over a dozen years since paul adams handed over the day-to-day duties as principal to jeannette dubella. his looming presence as school president still casts a forceful shadow and always will, says

providence st. mel graduate marvin simpson an operations technology center and one of the students included in my 1982 story. >> his voice will push you and nudge you into the correct direction to go. >> reporter: did you fear him? >> to this day, yes. >> reporter: and to this day, the once skinny, once uncertain clarence brown, now dr. clarence brown, gives thanks. >> there was something about the love that was there, the discipline that was there, and something about that mission statement. >> at providence st. mel we believe -- >> reporter: the mission statement is recited before class, before mandatory parent enrichment shops, before assemblies, for admissions director aletha wilson, that mission never stops resonating. >> any obstacle we face in life we know if we work, plan, build, and we dream, with god's help we can find a way and make one. >> it's not just words.

>> reporter: nearly 30 years ago a young television reporter heard about one man's quest to keep his remarkable school alive. >> you know, i remember you calling me and saying, are you still open? >> reporter: the story aired, a president came calling, and three decades later, it was a providence st. mel graduate, army major gregory canti, who stood as the officer in charge at the inauguration of our current president. >> hard work pays off. smart work pays off. quality education pays off. >> reporter: paul adams knows. for this has been his life's mission. >> at providence st. mel's we believe you keep saying it and saying it, you start believing. ♪ i need you to survive >> reporter: for "today," mike leonard, nbc news, chicago. >> so great. >> that's inspiring. >> quality education pays off, let that be a lesson to us all. >> one person with a vision, too. >> i'm going to make that day

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>> it little bit of fog still out there. that to be burning off over the next few hours. sometime this afternoon after a chilly start. upper 50's and the 60's. overall, decent mother over the weekend.