good morning. sidelined. the assistant football coach who allegedly saw jerry sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy. uld from wo pulled from working tomorrow's game as he's received threats as joe paterno reaches out to a top criminal defense attorney. today, exclusive this morning, michael jackson's doctor goes on the record about the morning the pop star passed away. >> do you feel guilty that he died? >> and conrad murray will talk about whether he was involved in a coverup. and what a week. ♪ where in the world, where in the world is matt lauer ♪ he's traveled the globe to spectacular destinations. did he save the best for last?

he's about to unlock the secret to that question. where in the world is matt lauer? "today," friday, november 11th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> and welcome to "today" on this friday morning. i'm ann curry. we'll get to the latest on the penn state scandal and michael jackson's doctor in a moment. but first today is friday, a special day not only because it is 11/11/11, it is the very last day at least for this year we have to ask that burning question, where in the world is matt lauer? ♪ where in the world, where in the world is matt lauer ♪ ♪ show me a sign, give me a clue ♪ ♪ drop me a hint and tell me something new ♪ ♪ it's a global mystery ♪ mystery ♪ you've got to watch and see

♪ where in the world, where in the world is matt lauer ♪ >> ann, natalie and al we have made it today, five of where in the world is matt lauer, the fifth day and the tenth year of this series, so i want to do something a little bit differently, if you're all on board with that. i want to take the clue and talk about it a little later. are you okay with that? >> sure, yeah, okay. >> so play along with me then. if we're not going to do the clue now, ann and natalie, look at roker. now look back at me. now back at roker. sadly, he is not me, but if he were me, he might be a lumberjack somewhere in the canadian rockies, but al roker is not me. look down. look back up. you're on a yacht in monte carlo with the man your man could be if he were on where in the world is matt lauer.

your man is not close to me. look down. now look back up. what's in your hand? what's in my hand? it's an autographed picture of me. look again. it's an autographed picture of roker, the man your man could be if he were on where in the world. but he's not here. as a matter of fact -- >> oh, my lord! >> -- he's nowhere to be seen but if roker was me he might be in a tropical paradise and he could be throwing a beach party just for you. ♪ >> clearly matt is losing it. i'm so glad this thing is coming to an end. he's lost his mind. >> barbados. >> how beautiful. >> look at the dancers, listen to the music. look at roker, look back at me. i'm on a horse for day five of where in the world is matt lauer. the beautiful island nation of

barbados. >> that is so great and after the week you've had it's great to see you surrounded. you've got beach, and sand under your feet, will you when you get off that horse, surrounded in a land of coconuts, not just the ones worn by women. it's wonderful you're having a nice time. >> we decided we'd blow off a little steam on day five. making tracks for party of epic proportions. there was no clue in that. i'm just in the mood to have a party and barbados is the perfect location for that so we're going to show you around this island. we've got some great guests joining us. we'll sample the food and the drinks and i may take a dip in a few seconds as we wrap up the week on where in the world. guys, back to you. >> you're a man who deserves a party, matt. we all could use it as well. we'll be watching for that. thanks so much, matt. we'll get back to him in just a moment. first we'll make a big turn and

talk about this serious story that's leading our news this morning, this widening child sex scandal at penn state university. now the assistant football coach who allegedly witnessed jerry sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy is caught up in the firestorm as well. nbc's ron mott is live at state college with more. good morning. >> reporter: assistant coach mike mcqueary is set to be a key witness in the case against a former assistant. because emotions are raw and volatile the university is keeping him away from the stadium for tomorrow's big game. right now, mike mcqueary is in the eye of the storm. the penn state scandal cost football coaching legend joe paterno his job and other high ranking officials theirs. mcqueary still holds one but he's been sidelined. in a statement "due to multiple threats made against assistant coach mike mcqueary the

university decided it would be in the best interests of all for mcqueary not to be in attendance for the game." >> a lot of students cannot understand that, because it seems as though they both committed the same crime of negligence. >> reporter: according to the grand jury, mcqueary saw former assistant jerry sandusky allegedly sexually assault a young boy in a campus shower nearly a decade ago. mcqueary told paterno who notified his boss, the athletic director. both, along with sandusky, deny allegations against them. at paterno's home on thursday no, sign of the famed coach who has rallied students throughout the week. pattern know has reportedly contacted a prominent criminal defense attorney. some students are waiting to get his take on the controversy. >> everybody wants to take his

side, but until we can get all the facts and we want to hear from him, we want to hear what he has to say. >> reporter: governor tom corbett, the state's attorney general in 2009 when the current investigation into abuses began said there's plenty of regret to go around. >> any pennsylvanian who has any knowledge of this case feels a sense of regret and a sorrow to also see careers end, but we must keep in mind that when it comes to the safety of children, there can be no margin for error, no hesitation to act. >> i think it's going to be an absolute clean sweep of this football staff. it's hard to fathom that coaches who have been here 33 years, 34 years and another coach 24 years had no inkling of what jerry s n sandusky had been doing for over a decade and it doesn't stop with joe paterno. >> reporter: in contrast to some

of the roundiness we saw on campus wednesday night penn state students organized a candlelight vigil tonight to refocus some of the attention on the victims of the alleged sexual abuse. >> ron mott, a story that is still developing. thank you for reporting this morning. now we'll take a turn and talk about politics and the fallout from texas governor's oops moment at the cnbc debate wednesday night. chuck todd has more on this. good morning to you. >> good morning, ann. the campaign to become the chief conservative challenger to mitt romney has turned simply into a game of survival, as rick perry and herman cain are spending more time apologizing and everything mia culpas than focusing on making the case against romney. >> i would do away with the education -- >> what do you do when everybody is talking about this? >> commerce and, let's see, i can't, the third one i can't, sorry. oops. >> reporter: you do this? >> here to present tonight's top

ten list, top ten rick perry, come on out, rick. number six. >> hey, listen, you try concentrating with mitt romney smiling at you. that is one handsome dude. >> reporter: capping off a day of doing this. >> that i stepped in it last night. people make mistakes when they debate. i readily admit i may not be the best debater. style over substance certainly happened. i had a brain freeze as you said. >> reporter: and your wife comes out and says this. >> everybody forgets something every now and then but he remembered our anniversary last week. >> reporter: even before the debate it's been a stunning reversal of fortune for the former republican front-runner whose support steadily declined after performances. >> was it before. liberty or die, victory or death, bring it. >> reporter: some republicans say perry's campaign is all but over. >> everyone always gets a mulligan or two when playing

golf but after a while when you take too many of them people come to the conclusion you're just not a very good golfer. >> reporter: perry's gaffe even overshadowed for a day the allegations of sexual harassment toward herman cain who remains defiant. >> over the last couple of weeks, i've been through hell. now here's the good news. it didn't kill me or slow us down one bit. >> reporter: but cain still had to do his own damage control after this reference to former house speaker nancy pelosi. >> princess nancy sent it to committee and it stay there. >> reporter: on thursday he grudgingly apologized. >> i apologize for calling her princess pelosi if that's the biggest story for the day, a poll jis. >> reporter: why do you apologize? is it insensitive to call her that? >> so you all will stop asking me about that.

>> for perry, this is the last debate he's committed to even though there are five on the calendar next month. >> chuck todd who has a very interesting job. thank you for keeping tabs on all of this. let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories from natalie morales at the news desk. >> good morning ann and everyone. occupy wall street protests turned deadly last night in two cities. police are not sure if a shooting was related to demonstrations and in burlington, vermont, a 35-year-old war veteran apparently shot himself in a tent where protesters are camped out. police responded by trying to shut down the protesters' camp, meeting resistance from demonstrators. it was an up day finally for wall street thursday but eurozone fears linger this morning. cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange. what are we expecting today? >> stock markets are going to focus on what's going on in italy today on what could be an

otherwise quiet day for trading and economic data. italy's senate is voting on budget cuts that could lead to silvio berlusconi's stepping down. >> the stock market is open today but the bond market is closed due to the holiday. shocking footage from a deadly boat accident in key west on wednesday a racing catamaran went airborne. it flipped over and crashed. two of the racers died in that crash. new jersey police say they busted a drunk school bus driver with help from the children on the bus. some of the 25 students on the bus called and texted their parents to alert them. one middle schooler sexed "mommy, i think our bus driver is drunk and she's not driving right." police say the 46-year-old

driver had a blood alcohol level of 0.25%, five times the legal limit for operating a commercial vehicle. she's been released on bail. one 12-year-old on board said kids were yelling "i don't want to die today." how scary is that. he's done it before. he's doing it again. billy crystal will host this season's academy awards, it will be his ninth time taking the stage. the 63-year-old comedian is stepping in, now that eddie murphy has dropped out. crystal hasn't hosted since 2004 and said he's doing it again so "the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking his name" when he picks up his prescriptions. i highly doubt that. we'll be so happy to have him back. it's been a long time. >> he's a perfect choice because he's kind of that blend of just nice humor but also serving humor. >> you're hoping he always does with the best pictures. >> cannot wait. go brian and billy.

talk about the weather this morning. >> as we check things out we'll show you for today we're basically looking at a double barrel low pressure system coming into the west coast, subtropical moisture means some heavy rain from central on into southern california, anywhere from one to two inches of rain, from los angeles down into san diego, more rain in the pacific northwest as well. the rest of the country, snow showers and wet weather in the northwest and i should say into new england with some windy conditions. we've got plenty of sunshine in the mid section of the country and some lake-effect snow for northeastern ohio, western pennsylvania and western new york as well. >> good morning.ins the weather will be a breezy and chilly. a mixture of sun and clouds.

>> on this 11/11/11, a big thank you and debt of gratitude to all of our veterans on this day, all of them and their families, for serving our country. >> thank you so much this morning. now we talk about the glamour glamour couple of the year, william and kate, the duke and duchess of cambridge. soon we learn they're about to spend some time apart. michelle kosinski is at buckingham palace with more. >> reporter: duty calls for prince william. he found out he will be deployed nearly 8,000 miles away to the falkland islands in the south atlantic. it will be for more than a month, starting february, and kate cannot join him. ♪ it's almost hard to remember

them not together, because together they shine. last night, kate, in a gleaming one-shouldered silver gown, she likes the silver lately, cinched at her yes, still tiny waist. they joined to help raise money for fallen soldiers. william himself has lost friends in battle. >> the national arboretum has become the iconic focal point for the remembrance of the nation's heroes. >> reporter: william's service come february will bring him all the way down here, the falklands. not exactly a tropical paradise, where william will live in a sparse room on base, was warned, there's no atm or shoe repair here. and at last there won't be a walmart like brother harry had near his training in california, procuring royal necessities like pizza and beer.

>> you are clear. >> reporter: lieutenant william wales will face some tough rescue training in trying conditions. >> the locals say you can have four seasons in a day and that is quite true. i've seen that, so you could wake up to lovely sunshine and it could be snowing four hours later. >> reporter: in really important matters, what about kate? the newlyweds not yet even moved into their 20-room apartment in their palace will be able to celebrate the holidays together, catherine's birthday in january when she hits the big 3-0, but then it's six long weeks apart. >> it is the first time that william and kate have been apart for such a long time and maybe she'll have to focus more attention really on her royal duties and what she's going to be doing in the future. >> reporter: the timing of will's expected deployment so far away is kind of quashing the questionably founded rumors that kate might be expecting. but it shows right now as a military man his first duty must be to his country.

kate will have to wait at home. what's interesting about this is that next year will be the 30th anniversary of britain's war with argentina over the falkland islands which britain won but argentina considers the islands its own. some concern the prince being sent there now could hurt relations between the two countries. >> thank you so much. now let's go back to matt to see what he's up to on day five of his where in the world tour. >> all right, ann, thank you very much. i am back here on barbados. thank you very much. which is a beautiful island. thank you so much. and i'm here at the stunning sandy lane resort, which is world renowned. thank you so much. i appreciate it. by the way, barbados is not technically a caribbean island. it's part of the lesser antilles. they have an expression life didn't begin on barbados but it

was perfected here. the people celebrate four basic seasons, christmas, cricket, cropover and carnival. cropover is a festival that lasts about five books. the island is 21 miles by 14 miles, about a quarter of a million people call this home. while it may not be big in size, it is not short on indulgence. if peace of mind came in pictures, it might look something like this. for 70 miles, the sands that ring this tropical island make up some of the best beaches on the planet. fall into the 80-degree ocean. doesn't get better than this. one of the most popular attractions here, the sea turtles. they're friendly, swimming right alongside divers and snorkelers, guiding them through an underwater adventure.

the east side of the island faces the rugged atlantic, a surfer's dream. >> the water's warm, the waves are perfect. it's a perfect place to come with your family and have a vacation. >> reporter: once you brave the elements how about some pampering? the resorts catered to a-list celebrities like simon cowell, the beckhams and superstar rihanna was born and raised in barbados, she's now an ambassador for tourism in her homeland. with summer-like temperatures year round, the entire island is a tropical garden. among the rich foliage the barbados green monkey. these tiny creatures roam free and wait patiently for tourists to offer up some lunch. people who live here call themselves bejian, full of pride

in the island's rich history. foundeded as a british colony in 1627, a bit of old england remains but barbados has been an independent nation for 45 years. labors from around the world make up the unique island cuisine. >> we draw on food and produce from most continents in the word. shiso and caviar. it's very important to us whatever we do is truly unique and special. perfect, beautiful, sauce please. >> reporter: on weekends the small fishing village of oystens comes alive with a fish free. >> fish cuckoo, our national fish here. >> reporter: when night falls things really heat up. >> they know how to party. they know how to drink. they know how to have a good time. >> i love barbados. >> reporter: the dance floor is full of smiles, a place to let loose and party in paradise.

♪ as i said, ann, natalie and al, we were looking for a beautiful place to kick back and relax and maybe party a little bit at the end of this week of long travel and boy, we could not have picked a better place than barbados. we'll show you around quite a bit as we continue this morning, guys. back to you. >> you have done such a great job all this week, we were all wishing for you a tropical island. we were guessing that's what you meant when you talked about tracks, we thought tracks in the sand but how did you pull off that amazing, we're still talking about that, amazing reveal this morning? >> we almost pulled it off. al, we both love that old spice commercial so i thought we'd do some kind of variation on that. the worst part about this was right before the show, got to be 90 degrees and 90% humidity and wearing the borsch shorts, the

cap, during it one of the guys out here dan was supposed to throw a bucket of water on me as the captain. >> we saw the water. >> he missed me completely. >> there was some water. >> anyway. >> it just didn't get on your face but it was on your suit. >> did you finally get the mustache taken off? >> you know, i thought when i pulled it, it came off. afterward they were like no, no, you had half a mustache on. we'll see you more in a couple of minutes. >> all right, sounds really great and more of day five of matt's where in the world and much more. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> we're going to have much more coming up from barbados. great water sports around here and a very familiar face will be joining us from the water in a moment. and also coming up more of our exclusive interview with us >> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. here's a look at one of our top stories this morning. anne arundel county police are hoping for a break in the case now that they are identifying the vehicle they thought was involved in a deadly hit-and-run in august. a dark red, 1987 to 1995 pathfinder that struck the man as he was helping us stranded

vehicle. the driver of the suv stop at the scene but then continued on, heading east. here is sarah caldwell at traffic pulse 11. >> it is a veteran's day, so a lot lighter on the roads. you will find closures on the city because is the veterans day parade. saratoga, gay street, portions of lexington. minor accident off to the side. everything looking good at delay-wise on bw parkway. 97 is checking out fine at 100 it in the glen burnie area. 55 miles per hour on southbound 83 to shawan road. here is what it looks like a harford road going away from us. light volume towards the west side. live view of 295, and that is in great shape coming towards us. southbound traffic very light towards the capital beltway.

tony has a check on your forecast. >> no go to start -- no fog to start the day. 38 at the airport, 34 in taneytown. take off a couple of degrees, because it feels like it is in the low 30's right now. mixture of sunshine and clouds going into the afternoon. breezy and chilly. high temperatures only in the upper 40's and low 50s. seven-day forecast will, over the weekend. we will sneak back into the 60s on sunth

♪ 7:30 now on this tgif, friday morning, november 11th, 2011, and it is one lucky day for matt, who has found himself on the beach for the last day of his boondoggle. >> that's right, i'm at sandy lane in barbados. they get something like 300 sunny days here. we're getting a couple clouds, we could get a drizzle in a couple of minutes but a beautiful spot to end our week. did i mention water sports? if you look at behind me the young lady in the middle is giada de laurentiis.

she's learning a little or i don't know, flirting with the instructors. >> boy you know me well. i'm great in paradise. can't be better than this. >> you have beautiful form. we'll see giada on land in just a second. the people here call themselves bejians. there are 1,600 rum shops here, you get the picture, we're going to be showing you around as i mention in just a minute, ann. back to you. >> all right, can't wait, matt. and we've also got much more from new york as well including adam sandler live in the house coming this up morning and hoda and kathie lee from the wizarding world of harry potter at universal studio. we begin with our interview with conrad murray, the doctor convicted in the death of michael jackson, currently awaiting sentencing. before the verdict he sat down with our own savannah guthrie for a candid interview. >> good morning to you ann.

only two people know what happened inside michael jackson's bedroom in his final hours. dr. mur ray agreed to tell us hs side of the story and answer some questions in the case, why he didn't call 911 right away and how long he was really out of the room the morning jackson died. june 25th, 2009, michael jackson returns home after a long night of rehearsals to what had become a nightly ritual, dr. conrad murray waiting to give the exhausted entertainer what he wants more than anything, sleep. do you feel guilty that he died? >> i don't feel guilty, because i did not do anything wrong. i am very, very sorry for the loss of michael. michael is a personal friend. it's heartfelt. it's been painful. >> reporter: murray admits for two months every night he gave jackson the powerful anesthetic

propofol, nicknamed milk of amnesia. he said he tried to wean jackson off the drug in the final days but on june 25th when nothing else was working murray says jackson demanded his milk and the doctor gave in. you said that you gave him 25 milligrams. you watched him and then you left for two minutes. >> okay. how long as far as all of that you've heard would the effect of 25 milligrams of propofol last. >> how could you be sure? wasn't it reckless to leave? >> no. >> reporter: murray contends he gave the singer so little pro foe follow the effects of it were long gone before jackson stepped away but jackson's autopsy showed he died with much more in his system than murray admits giving. >> 10:20 phone call. >> reporter: murray originally called police he left jackson's room for only two and a half minutes to use the restroom but cell phone records show murray was also on his iphone talking and e-mailing for more than 40 minutes, and in our interview,

dr. murray made a key admission. he stepped away during that time and was gone from the room far longer than the two minutes he has acknowledged. how could you really be monitoring michael jackson at the same time you're making calls, you're texting, e-mailing, were you distracted? >> no, i was not. i looked at a man all night deprived of sleep, who was so desperate for sleep and finally is getting some sleep, am i going to sit over him, sit around him, tug on his feet, do anything unusual to wake him up, no. >> you walked out of the room to talk on the phone. >> absolutely. i wanted him to rest. >> you said you were talking on the phone but you could see him. >> i could not see him from where i was talking. >> but you could hear him. >> i would think if he got up and called for me i would hear him. >> if he stopped breathing, could you hear that? >> no, i cannot but he was not on an infusion that would cause him to stop breathing and that's the reason they talk about i was not supposed to be monitoring him at that time because there was no need for monitoring. >> so you don't regret leaving

the room? >> i regret that michael has passed. >> reporter: so how does dr. murray explain what happened? at trial, his defense argued jackson secretly swallowed several anti-anxiety pills while murray was out of the room and then injected himself with one final dose of propofol, a lethal combination. is it your theory he woke up and somehow in the two minutes you were gone injected himself, gave himself lidocaine so he wouldn't feel the burn? is that your theory? >> well, something happened when i was not in that room as to how it happened and the mechanisms, i don't know that. >> let's say he did take this propofol himself. don't you bear some responsibility? the propofol is in that room because you prescribed it to him. >> this is the situation. it's difficult to think that i

met michael with a situation where he was absolutely having use of that substance long before i got there. >> but own your portion of it. were you right to leave him in a situation where he had the opportunity to inject himself? >> well, i'm going to say that was not a foreseeable situation. if mr. jackson -- >> it wasn't? >> no, no. had i known what i knew today in retrospect, if mr. jackson was an addict and he had shared that information with me, addicts may behave in a way that is unreasonable and you may consider it. >> reporter: you yourself just said he was a desperate man. >> desperate for sleep. >> reporter: and you left him alone with propofol. >> he was asleep. >> reporter: murray came back to the bedroom to find jackson wasn't breathing. why didn't you call 911 right away? >> no one is allowed to come upstairs except for mr. jackson.

his security are not allowed to enter the house. >> you called his body guard. couldn't you have said call 911 and meet him at the gate? >> call 911 would still require him to call me back. i don't think he would do that and i was not about to leave a full explanation on the phone. >> reporter: murray did eventually tell a jackson security guard to call 911 and the paramedics were there in less than five minutes. why didn't you tell the paramedics when they came that he had taken propofol? >> that's a very sad reason, because it was inconsequential. 25 milligrams and the effects gone means nothing. >> wait a minute, why not let them be the judge of that. why not supply the best information you have? >> paramedics depend on me. >> you told them about the other drugs but you didn't tell them about the propofol. >> because it had no effect, it was not an issue. >> please be seated. >> just before paramedics arrived the security guard testified dr. murray asked him to put empty vials and bottles

into a bag. if you add all of this up, you don't call 911 for 20 minutes, you don't tell the paramedics or the e.r. docs about the propofol but you mention other drugs. the body guard says you're in the room telling people to clean up the vials. it sounds like you knew you had done something wrong and you were trying to cover your tracks. >> well, if that's the way it appears to you, i think, unfortunately, you have the wrong perception. >> nbc news confirming legendary singer michael jackson has in fact died of cardiac arrest. >> reporter: experts have said that if you hadn't delayed, if you had actually called 911 right away, there's a chance michael jackson would still be alive. >> i think experts can say whatever they want without a full deck but who knows, by the time i discovered him, had he not died. >> despite his conviction on involuntary manslaughter

charges, dr. murray insists he did not give a lethal amount of propofol to jackson and that he did everything he could to save jackson. murray will be in court november 29th to find whether he will spend up to four years in prison. >> see more tonight "michael jackson and the doctor" 10:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc and monday here on "today" an exclusive tour inside the house where michael spent his final days. for now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> all right, ann, thanks so much. of course we made a lot about the fact that it's 11/11/11, and all these kids are turning 11 today. our spokesperson, what is your name? >> abby. >> where are you from? >> ohio. >> have you been waiting for this day? >> yes. >> wouldn't it be special at 11:00, 11 minutes past 11, it will be 11/11/11 :11.

let's check your weather, or you can check your weather. i'm not going to check your weathe >> good morning. it will be breezy and chilly. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> and on this 11/11/11 weekend, what better time to tell you about the best night of the week, sunday night football night in america. two teams, 5-3. one, only one can be 6-3 after this is over.

metlife stadium, the new england patriots coming in for the jets. cloudy, breezy, cool, temperatures 50 to 54. oh, you're gonna want to watch this one on sunday night, football night in america. ann? >> all right, al, thank you so much. coming up next, we'll take you baaing to the fun in barbados, more of where in the world is matt lauer after this. smal l bu sinesses are the smal lifeblood of our communities.

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yesterday after the show, we jumped on a chopper, flew down into the valley below. from there another chopper 68 miles to zurich where we got on our plane and flew some 1,850 miles to santa maria in the azores, picked up some fuel and flew another 2,700 to barbados, getting here at about 1:00 in the morning. if you keep track and add that to what we've done so far, 29,778 miles, and we are not finished yet. i want to talk about calypso, traditional part of the culture. alison hynes, great to see you. >> pleasure to meet you matt. >> here is something i've never done before. tell me about clypso. what makes a great calypso? >> calypso or soca as we know

good lines, good party song and makes people happy. >> you have a festival called crop over. is soca is a big part of that? >> it is like the foundation of cropover. >> a lot of costumes, a lot of them traditional. >> yes. >> what should i know about those? >> a lot of beads and feathers, you can see the women and the guys are looking beautiful. we also have traditional characters. >> who are the traditional characters? >> shaggy bears. they represent the spirits, comes from our ancestry, so they represent the spirits and here we have what we call mother sally. >> what does mother sally represent? >> she's very well endowed, she representser if tilts. that's how we represent. >> i've got none. >> this is all a part of our celebrations. >> i can't even each. >> there's another part of it, you know a lot about this and it's called wokking it up.

it is actually a dance move. >> yes, it is. >> i have one little issue here, as i was leaving europe yesterday, i had a bit of a snowshoeing accident, my doctor told me to wokking it up for three days. >> no, no, no i've heard that before. >> i'm going to step aside and you're going to teach giada. >> no. >> no, you teach him. >> both of us, all right? we'll both do it. this is going to be wokking it up, care of alison hynes. >> we'll do a sway. >> put your hands on your hips. >> so just do -- ♪ that's right. there you go. >> come on, matt. >> this has got to get more complicated than this. >> now we go around. around matt. >> oh the whole circle. oh, there's that snowshoe injury again. >> come on. >> go ahead.

>> this is serious business here. i've been practicing for days to get this right. >> alison hynes, you have a new album out? >> "caribbean queen" it's available on itunes. >> great job, way to wok it up. day five, where in the world, after these messages. go giada! i feel the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. and that's what they do with great grains cereal. see the seam on the wheat grain? same as on the flake. because great grains steams and bakes the actual whole grain. now check out the other guy's flake. hello, no seam. because it's more processed. now, which do you suppose has better nutrition for you? mmm. great grains. the whole whole grain cereal. how about making it brighter.

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are you ready for this? it's thanksgiving, just 13 days away from now, but around here that means it's time for a very special delivery in rockefeller center, and as usual, al is right in the middle of the action. hey, al. >> hey, ann. this is our official start of the holidays in a sense. here it comes, the rockefeller center christmas tree from mifflinville, pennsylvania, a 74-foot norway spruce. this bad boy weighs ten tons, and they are going to put this thing up in rockefeller center. we like the tree on the 30th. ann? >> sounds great, al. she looks beautiful so far. she'll be unveiled later. from christmas to calypso, we go back to matt in barbados. >> that's right, some calypso kings and food and drinks, after

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. time for a check on your morning commute. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> just one accident of notes. southbound 95 at 175. speed still around 40 miles per hour. charles and fayette, dealing with closures due to the veterans day parade. charles, portions of the saratoga, lexington, and gay street. great. as delays, doing my nine minutes on inner loop from

795 towards the 83's. but the harrisburg expressway and j.f.x. are checking out ok. 5, no sign of delays because of the accident. white marsh, saw by traffic looking great. nice ride all the way down to fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> fairly quiet start. no fog today, but it is breezy and chilly this morning. the upper 30's and low 40's. if you have to take off a few degrees for the wind chill, running in the upper 30's. forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and clouds, breezy and chilly. dry around baltimore, but there could be rainshowers in the mountains. sunset this evening at 4:55. into the weekend, we will lose the wind it tomorrow. it will still stay kind of cool.

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♪ you is the king ♪ you're went to malaysia, i know now you're right in barbados ♪ matt lauer on nbc, as sweet as sweet could be ♪ ♪ matt lauer and nbc, matt lauer and nbc, this is really as it should be ♪ ♪ matt lauer and nbc, the greatest combination on tv ♪ >> wow! >> you wrote that song just in the last couple of days, right? >> yes, i wrote it for you, matt, because we love you here in this country, and we thank you for coming. we know you've come in the past, but my god, sandy lane, woohoo! >> thank you so much. i really appreciate that.

>> mighty gabby, and giada de laurenti laurentiis, day five of where in the world is matt lauer, it's barbados and it's great here. we're going to have a little fun with food and drink. >> oh, yeah, that's what it's all about in barbados. we'll make a barbadian national fish. >> and a drink called monkey in a tree. do you know what that is? >> i have no idea. >> don't tell him. it's a surprise. >> a lot coming up. back to ann and al in new york and i now have my own theme song. >> you deserve that and more. by the way, matt, it's 43 degrees here in new york city so we're shivering here, happy to see new that warm sand. coming up in this half hour we've got a special treat because adam sandler is here, he's right here on our plaza saying hi to all the fans. cheers and screams seeing him, so happy. a new movie called "jack and jill."

>> that's right and we'll get the story behind that magnificent norway spruce i got to ride in here from pennsylvania, we'll have the story of the family who donated it. >> get the holiday started and also get the news started, throwing to natalie morales, who is inside with all the top stories. >> good morning again, ann and al and good morning, everyone. a penn state coach at the center of the football sex abuse scandal will skip saturday's final home game because of threats. receivers coach mike mcqueary testified before a grand jury he saw former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky molesting a boy in the shower nearly a decade ago. he informed head coach paterno then but did not go to the police. the scandal led to the arrest of sandusky and two school officials and forced paterno to step down this week after a legendary career spanning six decades. the attorney for one of the women who filed a sexual harassment against herman cain said some of the accusers wish

to remain private. cain who denies all accusations told supporters thursday he's been through hell the last couple of weeks but it hasn't slowed his bid for the republican presidential nomination. >> today is the first birthday of lisa irwin, the missouri baby missing for more than a month. investigators say they still have leads, but have looked every place they can. on thursday a child specialist working with kansas city police reinterviewed lisa's 5 and 8-year-old half brothers who were home when she disappeared. now for a look at what is trending today, today's date is a trending topic on twitter as you'd expect, 11/11/11 is popular with lottery players and couples taking a gamble on marriage. they're lining up in las vegas for licenses so they can tie the knot on this distinctive date. this youtube video proves you don't lead lullabies to soothe a crying baby when you have the notorious b.i.g. ♪

>> it's working there. call her a biggy baby. where in the world is already going viral thanks to our own version of the commercials with the old spice guys. take a look at matt lauer. >> he might be a lumber jack somewhere in the canadian rocky its, but al roker is not me. look down. look back up. >> whoa! >> where are you? you're on a yacht in monte carlo with the man your man could be if he were on where in the world. but your man is not me. >> cue the water guy. and then off goes the sailor suit, then there he is on the beach in barbados, nice way to end the journey on the horse, nonetheless, to end a journey of 30,000 miles. there he goes. it was the best, i think. al roker, hard to top that. >> you know, good thing they

didn't lose count of the layers he was wearing. >> yes. >> that could have been embarrassing. >> yes, it could have. >> you brought stones candy from oswego? >> for al roker, turtles. >> the best candy shop in the world, stone's candy in oswego. let's check your weather. atlanta, 11 alive they've got a great event going on 10:00 a.m. today at the georgia dome, kindness, honoring kindness and our veterans starts at 10:00 a.m. in the georgia dome. wet weather making its way out of new england, some heavy rain there, but then we've also got another powerful storm system making its way into central and southern california, with heavy rain there, high wind and surf. look for plenty of sunshine through the southeast, on into the mid-atlantic states, the upper ohio river valley looking pretty good, some snow showers in the western great lakes and the eastern great lakes seeing some lake-effect snow. that's what's going on in the country. >> good morning.pp

the weather will be a breezy and chilly. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> and that's your latest weather, ann? >> al, thank you so much. coming up next, matt is about to really get the party started with not only some good food but some rum, as he winds up his where in the world adventure right after this. [ male announcer ] now at subway, get a free 6-inch sandwich of your choice

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year. every time we take the show on the road we like to sample the local cuisine. what did you find, giada? >> i had the pleasure of tasting the finest rumz s in the world on the planet and i got my first cooking class, kind of felt like being in the room with my grandmother. the cuisine of barbados is just as unique as it's made. madelyn foster is head chef at brown sugar, one of the best places for authentic bejian food. this is the classic flying fish. madelyn showed me how to make the national dish of barbados. cuckoo and flying fish. is there a seasoning on it? >> inside. >> i want to try. can i try it? >> not yet. >> why not? >> no, i have to crush the lumps. >> i cook for a living too, you

know. finally she let me take over. i can tell she's stressed out. you want it back? >> yes. >> okay, go. let's taste it. >> beautiful. >> beautiful. mwah! but no bejian meal is complete without a tropical cocktail. barbados is home to mount gay rum, the oldest rum in the world established in 1703. inside the factory every bottle is sanitized, filled with rum, capped and labeled and boxed up to be shipped around the world. >> this is all going home, all going home. >> we got a chance to sample mount gay rum with some friends. at the end of the day, good food and cold cocktails are the perfect way to celebrate this tropical paradise. >> to barbados! what i learned from hanging out with everybody here is that the people are so warm and

hospitable, that makes it fantastic. >> ovi is a sous chef here. you're going to show us the cuckoo dish. >> we have the cuckoo and the cornmeal and. >> you see the okra? that's just with water. >> consistency to it. >> okra cooked in water. >> i'm going to step around. go ahead, giada. >> the whole trick is the stirring. >> is the stirring. the paddle and we stir. have to have strong hands. >> yes. you got to break up the lumps. it's similar to polenta, that's what i compare it to. he slowly adds the cooked okra with water and melted butter. he uses the flat paddle which is also one of the tricks. >> press it against the side. >> to get rid of the lumps. if you don't cook it just right it becomes lumpy and dry. >> okay. >> so moving on, we have --

>> flying fish. >> these little guys. >> what happens if we can't find flying fish back in the states? >> you can use bass, herring. >> snapper. >> good. >> those fly out of the water by the way. >> i know, i've seen them. >> maybe somebody else hasn't. >> sorry. >> you take the fillets and this is the secret. tell them the secret. >> secret is the season. >> what's that? >> this is loads of herbs. >> beijian seasonings. >> herbs, garlic, dry herbs. >> this is the difference between jamaican jerk and beijian cuisine. he rubs it over there and cooks it in a ragu. just like that. nice tomato and onion. go for it. >> while you're doing that, plate that, let's move on to jamal bowen, the reigning barbados mixmaster champion. congratulations. what are you going to make for us? >> monkey in a tree. >> great, take it away. >> we have malibu here, coconut

rum and some mango rum as well. >> i had several of these in the last few days and they're pretty darned good. >> i almost had to stop with giada. a little bit of pineapple juice, pineapple liquor. this is a popular cocktail at the hotel. ♪ go jamal, go, go jamal go >> hurry, jamal, i want to taste it. >> i don't want you taking the monkey off. >> i understand there's another drink? >> a giada special. i'll scoot over here. what do you think? >> it's good. >> it's good, right? i know, that will put you in a good mood in about five seconds. >> put you in a coma in about five seconds. >> that's the point. lime juice, freshman goe that i like to freeze, a little bit of mint simple syrup and here we

go, jamal, a nice amount of white rum. >> i'm not even trying that, jamal. >> why not? >> i'm jet lagged, i'll be out cold. >> jamal and i will drink it, that's all right. jamal, make your special drink. >> sure. >> okay, you know what? i don't think i should mix this. i think it's too fool. let's drink to matt lauer. >> we'll have much more in barbados including the gifts. no more clues, we're done. first these messages. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943.

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>> i didn't feel it. maybe if you did it harder. a little harder. >> no, jill, stop it. he's kidding. >> what? >> ooh! >> i'm fine, gabby. he didn't 100% connect. >> feel that, daddy? >> i actually did feel something there, pride in my son. >> you know what it's like. >> must have been fun to write this. >> that was. >> what is it about dressing up as a woman that really you enjoy the most? is it the spanx, the bra? >> spanx works, gets you feeling right. i didn't know about spanx until the movie and a lot of women said hey, spanx, rock 'n' roll. >> they can be comforting. >> takes you in and gives you a little bit more of a -- yeah, but it was fun. i enjoyed being the lady for a bit. i actually didn't enjoy it. i didn't like it at all. >> but when you say that i got

to tell you, we dug in our "snl" "saturday night live" archives pen this is not the first time. >> yes. >> we found that gap girl lucy braun, another one of the beautiful -- >> i didn't know she had a last name. >> did you have any takeaways from spending time as a woman, what it means to be a woman, deep thoughts? >> maybe i should go with a lower skirt. that's what i came away with. there's one shot in the movie that gets a nice big laugh and i never understood why and then i saw it the other day on the big screen. i was like oh that's what they were laughing at. i have big weird soccer thighs hanging out. >> muscular thighs. you don't have the dainty part. >> it was not dainty. >> you play this role as jill because jill is jack's annoying twin sister. she's also endearing. >> she's very nice. >> loveable. >> jack's a little bit moody. jill is a nice lady, she's lonely. they live different ends of the country, she doesn't have many friends and when she sees her

brother she wants to do a lot of things with him and his life's busy, he has a nice family and he's just like all right quit smothering me. >> she won't leave after thanksgiving visit and on top of that she catches the eye of none other than al pacino. >> makes sense to me. pacino is going through a little bit of a crisis in his own life. >> can you do me a favor and not hold me like this? >> this is the funniest part, how do you convince al pacino, godfather of venice, do a romantic with jill, aka you. they kind of get in it. >> there's, we never go too far for many reasons. the pg of it all and so we didn't want to get you know. >> you wanted to maintain a little bit of a separation. >> he didn't like smelling my cologne, but anyways, he was, i don't know, great actor, great

man man, one of the funniest guys. i'm sure people realize but a lot of people, don't realize he started as a standup comedian. >> i didn't know that. >> i didn't know that either until i hung out with the man. >> the thing i love is that you don't hold back. when you're going to do one of these things you just throw yourself into this thing. >> i try. >> that's scary to do that. >> yeah. >> i was reading earlier, this is because in many ways you were really trying to make your dad laugh when you were very little. >> that's true. >> is that the connection in. >> that's true. i think the whole family but yeah you wanted to make stan the man happy in my household. he worked hard, he was a great man, he made us all happy so you wanted to return the favor. >> thank you for making us happy, great years. >> i'll take it. >> we're back with much more after this .

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check on the morning commute with traffic pulse 11 and sarah caldwell. >> lighter volume this morning. thankfully, it is veterans day. we are not dealing with the same delays we normally do. delay on the inner loop from greenspring to the j.f.x. that is pretty much it, delay- wise, for us. in towson, watch for an accident. another at the city-county line at benson ave. charles and fayette, watch for closures due to the veterans day parade. so far so good on i-70 towards the beltway. if you want to head out on the

inner loop, 15 minutes to get through the stretch. greenspring, there is your delay. j.f.x., south of pimlico, so far so good. it. >> today, instead of clouds we have a lot of sunshine. humidity down, barometer rising trade west winds at 14. gusting to 28 miles per hour. " what has gone through. sunny skies -- cold front has gone through. sunny skies to the west of us. some of this snow may get into the mountains in little bit. although the temperatures will be marginally cold for that. the cold flow of air will be with us all day today. it will hold the temperature is down a little bit and cause preconditions. today is veterans day, of course. mixture of sunshine and clouds.

high-temperature a little below average for the season. this weekend, it warming trend. plenty of sunshine over the weekend. into the 60s on sunday and monday. monday night and tuesday, we have a rain chance. >> we will have another

♪ :30 now on this friday morning, 11/11/11, matt is being a beach bum this morning as he wraps up his day five tour of the world in stunning barbados, and somewhere on the beach i think is where he is. i'm ann curry along with al roker and natalie morales. matt, where are you? >> ann, actually we have moved.

giada and i moved to the pool area here at sandy lane, pretty cushy stuff. come up in a second we'll hand out the gifts which i know is one of your favorite parts but the beijian people have a way with words. they've got expressions that i think we could all learn from, and they've become part of the language around here. one of your favorites is? >> coconuts don't grow on a pumpkin vine which basically means your kids are going to grow up to be just like you. >> the other one i like is every pig got a saturday, which means your day will come, whether you want it to or not. and speaking of that your day has come right now, because it's time for the gifts, the last gifts of the week and as you can see we're going traditional, we're going beijian here and calypso. so what we're giving you is -- >> a headdress for natalie? >> this is a traditional calypso headdress with a "today" show slant and we've even got a more

macho one for al. >> oh, yeah. >> to look like you joined a chorus line. >> you should try this one, if it's macho enough for al it's macho enough for you. >> i'll save that so it doesn't get spoiled. this might be al's. >> we can all use our showgirl hands. >> yes. >> exactly. ooh, careful. so that just about does it. when we come back we'll be telling you if you've been captivated by barbados and thinking of planning a trip there, neila motamed will have much more. >> matt and giada are not the only ones on the road. hoda and kathie lee have hit the road n a nice warm locale as well, although they're bundled up this morning. they got their wizard on, in orlando, florida, universal studios. hey guys. >> hi you guys. >> hey. >> wizarding world of harry

potter. >> check out our crowd by the way. >> we're going to take you on a great adventure throughout the park. kathie lee and i did some ridiculous things as you can imagine. >> our wizardry is on the rotten side. >> we've been trying to make them disappear. >> a lot of people would like us to just disappear. i've got the wand, not working. >> not working. >> little spiked butter beer. >> yeah, we'll be tasting some butter beer. >> we look forward to that and you know you have a huge crowd there. have a lot of fun with that. >> let's get a quick check of the weather, we've got three different climates. >> as we look ahead to the weekend, for tomorrow, we've got some nice weather along the eastern seaboard, although a little bit cool, out west is the best. rain in southern california, rain in the pacific northwest, with mountain snows there.

snows in the rockies, sunday, sunday, we're looking at rain moving into the ohio river valley, lake-effect snow as well. sunny and cool along the east coast, showers down in southern florida. that's what's going on in th >> good morning. it will be breezy and chilly. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> and that's your latest weather. don't forget we told you weeks ago to enter where in the world will today send you sweepstakes? you get a chance to win one of five locations matt visited this week, brought to you by capital

one venture card. it's time now to meet our winner. his name is harry symer, a retired service technician from three lakes, wisconsin, coming to us live via skype. harry, congratulations. >> congratulations, harry. >> thanks! >> so are you excited? >> oh, man, you can't believe how excited i am. >> now you get to choose which one of matt's locations you now get to go yourself. so which location do you choose, harry, from wisconsin? >> hands down, we're going to barbados. >> smart man. >> wisconsin, find some warm tropical sunshine. harry it's your birthday today, too. could it get any better than this in. >> best birthday present i ever had. >> that's so nice. >> who are you going to take with you? >> i'm taking my significant other, connie, along. >> good for connie. >> we see some kids in the back

ground. you get to take them too? >> this is connie with her son, dawson. >> terrific. >> congratulations to your family. it's so great. >> before you saw barbados, harry, of the other four, which place were you thinking about? >> i was leaning toward kuala lumpur. >> that's fantastic. >> i think you made a great choice being on the beach with your significant other surrounded by people with feathers in their hair, and dancing and apparently a lot of nice alcohol and food. i think you're going to have a great time so we wish you well and thanks for playing our game, harry from wisconsin. >> well, thank you. >> start packing your bags, harry. we've got much more still ahead, including how to plan your own barbados getaway, that's coming up, but first this is "today" on nbc.

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lauer is brought to you by the capital one venture card. >> i couldn't find him. >> why don't you use this? ? oh, yeah. >> we are back here on the beautiful island of barbados. if we have tempted you to plan your own trip to this gorgeous place, well, neila motamed is the features editor for "travel & leisure" magazine. this is one of your favorite destinations, why? >> i love the hospital of the people. you absolutely see that at a place like sandy lane. this is one of the top resorts on the island so you came to the right place. >> right. >> the kind of resort this is, they pick you up by bentley when you do an airport transfer, a valley unpacks your clothes when you get here, thank you so much for doing that, by the way, and if you have sunglasses that are smudged on the beach, they'll take care of that for you. >> this is on the higher end. >> absolutely. >> what about some places that are a little bit more affordable? >> i love the place on the south coast, little arches and you can stay there as little as $200 a night, a great value especially

because air fare is reasonable getting here right now and what i love about it is it feels like the malfi coast. you can have beautiful sunset drinks on rooftop. >> we've come here in november, coming into the high season. what about traveling here at other times of the year? >> i love this slot between thanksgiving and christmas, a great time to come here, much more reasonable. once christmas sets in it's high season and then after april 15th you're going to get hurricane season in late june. >> because we're in the lesser antilles, they're not as prone. we're on the eastern side, takes longer to get here for some people. what about direct flights? >> from new york, miami, dallas ft. worth, there are direct flights. jetblue does a great job of getting here affordably. >> food is a big deal. we sampled cuisine, cuckoo with

flying fish. >> you're like a local now, matt. >> been here all of six hours. >> i love coming here for the food. what's great about barbados, whether you go to a roadside stand like cuz's outside of bridgetown get a flying marlin sandwich, which everyone is obsessed with, if you're a cab driver, kid coming home from school you stop by cuz's and get the flying marlin sandwich and topped with a fried egg, and only $5. >> i've been here a couple of times in the past, you can try food from local restaurants. you don't have to go to the tourist places here because all the food here is delicious. >> what i also love though is that they have a certain amount of culinary expertise that is being showcased in high-end restaurants as well which sometimes in the caribbean you don't see done that well. for example a restaurant like lone star, an amazing beachside view, gorgeous, gorgeous, and then a place that everybody loves, it's a big deal

restaurant is said to be the reason why barbados is on the culinary map, called the cliff. >> we also talked a little bit about rum, and this is a big week coming up for barbados, the annual food, wine and rum festival. >> absolutely. >> and from what i understand you're hosting it for the second time? >> i'm so thrilled. >> about the rum part? >> well honestly, if you think about three things, food, wine and rum, what could go wrong? i'm going to be down here again for the second time, back in a week and the festival is from the 18th through the 21st, and tom coliccio, ming sai and paul yellin, rum chef will be with me and lots of fun activities and everyone should go to foodwinerum.com to get their tickets and more information. >> you're double dipping. i like that. what a great time to be here. nilou, thank you for lending your expertise. we'll wrap it up from day five of where in the world is matt lauer, even as the drizzle starts, but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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this morning on "leonard's look" a "today" tradition, we stand before the beautiful norway spruce. >> mike leonard went to the source as he does every year to get the story behind this magnificent tree. ♪ >> reporter: there it once stood on a corner lot in the tiny pennsylvania town of milinville. a 74-foot norway spruce destined for fame but grounded by the reality of its humble beginnings. >> when we moved here my husband wanted to cut this tree down. he said "it's the ugliest tree i've ever seen." >> reporter: instead of cutting it down nancy's deceased husband doyle had the tree pruned and

trimmed. it has become the most gazed upon tree from the world. you can't see it from here. >> you can't see anything from here because the way our house is situated i never hardly see out that way. >> reporter: so you won't miss it? >> no, i won't miss it. >> reporter: so much for the sentimental angle of my yearly story on the rockefeller christmas tree, a tree always found in somebody's yard, somebody who wouldn't norm amelie be on television. you're famous now. >> oh, i'm famous. >> like one of the kardashians. do you no he who they are? >> no. >> reporter: you could be the only person in america who doesn't. in some places the mere presence of a tv camera draws attention seekers out of the woodwork. this, apparently, is not one of those places. m mifflinville residents are aren't the type to make waves by airing their dirty laundry in

public. clean laundry, yes. >> small town, everybody knows everybody. >> reporter: as for moments in the town's history? >> i really can't think of anything. >> reporter: noteworthy, well-known people? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: then, last march, everything changed. >> i had just gotten home from making eggs at our church, and my doorbell rang, and the fellas said "that's the most beautiful norway spruce tree i'd ever seen." i said i didn't know what it was. he handed me a card from rockefeller center. >> reporter: nancy's daughter, deborah, was shocked upon hearing of the stranger's visit because, well -- >> my granddaughters and my daughter-in-law and myself always go into manhattan for christmas and we stood last year at rockefeller center and said oh, look how pretty that tree is. and i said, wouldn't that tree in nanny's yard be the perfect rockefeller center christmas tree? we all agreed. i came home, googled it for

about 20 minutes and couldn't find where you, you know, submit your tree, and just left it go. >> reporter: as luck would have it, quiet little 34mifflinville isn't perfectly quiet. one of the motorists motoring by happened to be the gardner. >> can you imagine him seeing it from the interstate? >> reporter: i know. >> that's really something. >> reporter: and so are you, nancy. for "today," mike leonard, nbc news, mifflinville, pennsylvania. >> and this tree gets lit on november 30th. >> so will i. normally here on nbc, lit live, baby. >> much more coming up from new york and barbados, but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we're back here getting set to wrap up day five of where in the world is matt lauer from barbados. before we take off, a couple of really important thank yous. there are some people like mary alice o'rourke and evan cluff, mike noseworthy and michael trabb, traveled with me every single mile on this trip and they have for year after year after year. thank you so much to them, to

the producers who have met me at all these locations over the ten years, some 51 locations and spent so much time away from their families to do such a great job from all of these destinations. i can't tell you how much i appreciate that, and the technical staff. think of what they put up with, for example the curveball the weather threw us on tuesday at the top of europe on the top of that mountain, the types of conditions they deal with on a regular basis, and in 51 locations in ten years they have never said no, not one time, working with you folks will be the experience, the memory i take away from this more than ever. so thank you very much. so guys, in new york, we're going to hop on some inner tubes. i've traveled a lot of waves over the years but i don't think i've ever traveled on an inner tube. and we're planning to see you monday morning back in studio 1a. >> watch out, richard branson is behind you. >> oh, matt! >> you want to start?

do you really want to start? >> here we go. >> yeah! >> you don't want to take on matt. well done, matt. >> uh-oh. >> come on, giada! you can do it. >> we'll see you monday in new york. > good, geeia do get back in. >> oh, that's a nice shot. just saw a lotta giada. >> we forgot to hook mine up. oh, great. >> she won in the end. >> i knew i forgot something. >> you're missing out. we're back after this. ♪ >> i promise you won't be disappointed as we spend the morning in namibia. it is a full on fiesta.

welcome to kuala lumpur, malaysia. i am standing on the top of the youngfrau in the swiss alps. we could be throwing a beach party from the beautiful island nation of barbados. >> namibia is the jewel of africa. >> it is said that in namibia your adventure begins where the road ends. i kind of want to say pull up, pull up. this is all that remains of the edward bolan, deteriorating in the elements. >> which way are you going? >> this way. >> have a safe trip. ♪ this is madrid, sprawling and splendid. it's a little like i took off from namibia and landed in the middle of an episode of "glee." we like to eat a little, then we like to drink a little and eat a

little more and maybe do a little more drinking. look who we have here. peter alexander. >> wow! >> i like it here. i will tell you that. malaysia is a country of infinite contrasts. >> this is actually where the habitat of the orangutans are. >> they nickname this -- >> the stinky fruit. >> smell a cross between wild seal and sweat. this is like a rickshaw they sent to "pimp my ride." this is called a trickshaw. see you tomorrow from parts unknown. high and mighty, vast and timeless, the swiss alps have been called the visible throne of god. i'm going to show you some videotape of tuesday, what we would have been experiencing, had we come that day. it was a whiteout.

look out below. >> beautiful! >> get down low, that's it. >> how are you? >> 2008 set a speed record, summoning the giant peak in two hours, 47 minutes an amazing feat for a climb that takes three days on average. ♪ >> this is "today" on nbc. >> if peace of mind came in pictures, it might look something like this. for 70 miles, the sands that ring this tropical island make up some of the best beaches on the planet. fall into the 80-degree ocean. it doesn't get better than this. the young lady in the middle is our own giada de laurentiis.

♪ >> that's right. there you go. >> come on, matt. >> it's got to get more complicated than this. >> now we're going to go around. around, matt. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara retreat here is a look at one of our top stories. baltimore city police are investigating the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in her middle school. the mother says her daughter went back to our classroom to get her books and " went a 13-

year-old classmate threatened her with a box cutter. the mother says the boy has not been removed f

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