good morning. nbc news exclusive. former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky speaks out. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> this morning, as reports of even more alleged victims emerge, jerry sandusky talks about the allegations of sexual abuse for the first time. president pause. republican presidential candidate herman cain confused and a loss for words when asked about president obama's libya policy. >> okay, libya. >> the awkward moment that has some people wondering if the stress of the campaign has gotten to him. and belle of the ball. the corporal who asked justin timberlake to attend the marine

corps ball, and he did. she'll tell us about their night to remember today, tuesday, november 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. this interview with former penn state defensive coordinator jerry sandusky's making a lot of headlines this morning. >> that's right. and now this morning with "the new york times" reporting that close to ten more suspected victims have come forward since the story broke, this story's just going to grow. >> sandusky remained largely silent until last night. he gave his first extensive interview to nbc's bob costas, and bob joins us this morning. bob, good morning. >> matt, ann, good morning. first, a word of warning. the content of this interview is not appropriate for children. it's a blunt conversation, jerry sandusky admitting to showering with young boys, but beyond that, denying any sexual misconduct.

>> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg without intent of sexual contact, but -- so, if you look at it that way, there are things that wouldn't, you know, would be accurate. >> are you denying that you had any inappropriate sexual contact with any of these underage boys? >> yes, i am. >> never touched their genitals, never engaged in oral sex? >> right. >> what about mike mcqueary, the

grad assistant who in 2002 walked into the shower, where he says in specific detail that you were forcibly raping a boy who appeared to be 10 or 11 years old? >> i would say that that's false. >> what would be his motive to lie? >> you'd have to ask him that. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> how would you account for so many accusations coming from different people at different times, many of whom undoubtedly feel shame over this, so they have no apparent motive to expose themselves to what might come along with this -- they have no apparent motive. you have an obvious motive to either deny to yourself or deny to us what you've been accused of. what's their motive to make the accusations? >> i can't account for, you know, their motives to make those allegations. i, you know, that's not for me to say. that would be for them to say. >> what did happen in the shower

the night that mike mcqueary happened upon you and the young boy? >> okay, we were showering and horsing around, and he actually turned all the showers on and was actually sliding across the floor, and we were, as i recall, possibly like snapping a towel, horseplay. >> in 1998, a mother confronts you about taking a shower with her son and inappropriately touching him. two detectives eavesdrop on her conversations with you, and you admit that maybe your private parts touched her son. what happened there? >> well, i can't exactly recall what was said there. in terms of what i did say was that if he felt that way, then i

was wrong and i didn't want to leave that kind of impression. i did lift him, and that's what i said. >> shortly after that in 2000, a janitor said that he saw you performing oral sex on a young boy in the showers in the penn state locker facility. did that happen? >> no. >> how could somebody think they saw something as extreme and shocking as that when it hadn't occurred, and what would possibly be their motivation to fabricate it? >> you'd have to ask them. >> it seems that if all of these accusations are false, you are the unluckiest and most persecuted man that any of us has ever heard about. >> i don't know what you want me to say. i don't think these have been the best days of my life.

these false allegations have stripped, you know, so much of our life away and so many things that are dear to us. so. >> you say you're not a pedophile. >> right. >> but you're a man who, by his own admission, has showered with young boys, highly inappropriate, who has continually put himself in the presence of young boys -- volunteer high school coach, volunteer at a small local college, even after you had largely disassociated from penn state, multiple reports of you getting into bed with young boys who stayed at your house in a room in the basement. how do you account for these things? and if you're not a pedophile, then what are you? >> well, i'm a person that has taken a strong interest, i'm a very passionate person in terms of trying to make a difference

in the lives of some young people. i had worked very hard to try to connect with them, to make them feel good about themselves, to be something significant in their lives. maybe this gets misinterpreted, has gotten, depending on -- i know a lot of young people where it hasn't. i have worked with many, many young people where there has been no misinterpretation of my actions, and i have made a very significant difference in their lives. >> but isn't what you're just describing the classic m.o. of many pedophiles? there were hundreds, if not thousands, of young boys you came into contact with, but there are allegations that at least eight of them were victimized. many people believe there are more to come.

>> i would guess that there are many young people who would come forward, many more young people who would come forward and say that my methods and what i had done for them made a very positive impact on their life. and i didn't go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that i've helped. there are many that i didn't have -- i hardly had any contact with who i have helped in many, many ways. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? no, i enjoy young people, i love

to be around them, but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> when mike mcqueary saw what he says was a rape in the shower in 2002, he reported it the next day to joe paterno. to your knowledge, did joe paterno have any information regarding objectionable activities on your part prior to that report in 2002? >> my -- i can't totally answer that question. my answer would be no. i mean, that would be my guess. i don't think he had information. >> did joe paterno at any time ever speak to you directly about your behavior? >> no. >> never? >> no. >> you were around the program, you used the weight room up until recently, you were seen at penn state events. how did joe paterno greet you? what was your interaction like with him subsequent to 2002? >> he greeted me as he always

had, if i saw him at football practice. he was cordial. we didn't see each other very much. the last time i saw him was this summer at a golf outing. >> he never asked you about what you might have done? >> no. >> he never asked you if you needed help, if you needed counseling? >> no. no. >> never. never expressed disapproval of any kind? >> no. >> how do you feel about what has happened to penn state and to joe paterno and to the penn state football program and your part in it? >> how would you think that i would feel about a university that i attended, about people that i've worked with, about people that i care so much ab t about? and i mean, how do you think i would feel about it? i feel horrible. and, and -- >> do you feel guilty?

>> guilty? >> do you feel it's your fault? >> no, i don't think it's my fault. i've obviously played a part in this, but i don't think that i should have been -- i should be accused as i have been. >> how would you define the part you've played? what are you willing to concede that you've done that was wrong and you wish you had not done it? >> well, in retrospect, you know, i shouldn't have showered with those kids, you know, so. >> that's it? >> well, that -- that's what hits me the most. >> matt, at this point, both jerry sandusky and his attorneys say they are not angling for a plea deal. they intend not to mitigate his guilt but to establish his innocence. >> the first question -- first

of all, extraordinary interview. first thing that comes to my mind is why he would agree to it. and ann's going to speak to his attorney in a second. we can ask that question, but how would he answer these questions in that detail? >> i asked his attorney, joseph amendola that question, and their feeling is that he is portrayed in a given way in the realm of public opinion, and they want to begin to refute that. i'm not so sure that this accomplished that. >> great job, bob. thank you very much. it is 12 minutes after the hour. with more, here's ann. >> that's right, matt. thank you so much. the aforementioned joe amendola is joe sandusky's attorney. he now joins us. thank you for being here and good morning. >> you're welcome. >> did you know that jerry sandusky was going to speak out? was that with your blessing and why, if that's so? >> we had talked about it, and i explained to jerry that this was an opportunity for him to tell people how he felt and what has happened in his life, and the fact that he's not guilty of these offenses, and he took that

opportunity. in fact, jerry's wanted to talk about this for a long, long time, going back over three years with the first allegation that set forth in the alleged victim number one narrative and the presentment that was fought against. >> one of the quotes from him is that "i shouldn't have showered with those kids." why would your client continue to shower with boys, just on that point alone, even after a mother complained to him that it was inappropriate? why would he continue to do it? >> and the easy answer is he didn't use a whole lot of common sense. because obviously, he had the warning in the late '90s, in the 1998 situation, and certainly he should have ceased it then. i wasn't involved with jerry then, but i've drilled him on that many times. but showering with kids doesn't make him guilty. the point is he's maintained his innocence and we live in a system that presumes innocence, and yet the public and the media, for the most part, have

tried and convicted him, and he hasn't even had a day in court yet. >> well, one of the reasons may be -- and not to forget that, but there's been a lot of smoke here. "the new york times" reports today that close to ten additional alleged victims have now come forward. so the question has to be raised, how is it possible that so many people who actually don't even know each other -- a janitor and an assistant coach, all of these alleged victims -- would all have a similar story, if something inappropriate didn't happen, if sexual abuse did not happen? >> because these types of crimes have a common theme, and they take a common track, and it's not hard to fabricate allegations. you may remember back in, i guess the '90s, as i recall, the daycare center cases, where the kids said that the people who ran the daycare centers were performing satanic-type activities and were abusing them, and it later turned out that that wasn't the case. what's happening now, in my opinion, is we have a bunch of people who have read the

allegations, realized that there is a large university involved and there may be a lot of money involved and lawsuits that are certainly going to come. and until we sort through these allegations, we have absolutely no idea whether or not they're authentic or not. in fact, until we got the presentment in this case from the attorney general's office, we sat for three years trying to figure out where the allegations were coming from and what they were. and even at this point, we still don't have names of the so-called kids who were involved. we've pieced it together, but we did not get that information from the attorney general's office. >> you're raising the question, you're raising the possibility, implying that a large number of people, including these alleged victims, are lying. are you calling this a lie? >> you're in journalism. isn't that a possibility, in fairness? what we're saying is, we plan to investigate this and find out if that's a possibility. is it possible that jerry did all these things? of course, and if he did, they're the most serious types of offenses that anyone could

commit upon children, and he should be punished accordingly. but what if he didn't? what if he is innocent? and his life will never be the same, as the lives of the people at penn state. >> one of the most damning bits of evidence against him is this eyewitness account by this assistant coach, michael mcqueary, who says he witnessed the rape of a 10-year-old boy. nbc news has obtained an e-mail that he wrote in which he said he did the right thing and that there is more to this story. so, the question is, why would this assistant coach lie when not staying silent would predictably open him up to intense criticism? >> and that's the number one allegation we're looking into right now. we are looking for the young man involved, who's now in his 20s. we believe we've found him. and if we have found him, he's telling a very different story than mike mcqueary, and that's big news. >> are you saying that he is saying that what mike mcqueary

is alleging, that he was raped, was wrong? >> he's saying that never happened. so -- >> but you're not sure if it's the same young man. >> that's what we're trying to do. i'm trying to be responsible just like you folks and i'm trying to get the facts. i'm trying to make sure that this young man is, in fact, the young man who mr. mcqueary said he saw in the shower with jerry. >> have you talked to a lot of these victims? have you talked to victims who said, in fact, it is true, as we have heard from the attorney from one of the victims? >> we haven't talked to the people who have alleged these things happened, but i can tell you this, one of the victims as set fourth in number four, the alleged victim, was as recently as two years ago at jerry's house with his girlfriend and baby, saying that he wanted jerry and his wife to be part of their family. now, obviously, the other side of that is, that's what victims do who are abused. they're confused about how they relate to the people who are the abusers. >> right. >> and that's well and good, but it still opens up the

possibility that jerry's innocent. >> on that note -- >> he has two other kids who saw him as recently as this summer and went out to dinner with him who are contained in these presentments. >> joe amendola, we have to leave it there. we're pleased you joined us and thank you for that perspective. obviously, that is not the last of it. all right, it is now 7:18. once again, here's matt. ann, thank you. republican presidential candidate herman cain is facing had a new round of questions today after a very awkward interview where he was asked about the war in libya and he struggled mightily to come up with an answer. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on that. kelly, good morning. >> good morning, matt. with all his business background, herman cain considers it a selling point that he's never held elected office, but that particular lack of experience may hurt his chances when you see how he struggled over a current events foreign policy question that ought to be candidate 101. >> so, you agreed with president obama on libya or not?

>> okay, libya. >> reporter: it wasn't a trick question. but herman cain hit pause. >> president obama -- >> reporter: a long pause. >> -- supported the uprising, correct? >> reporter: cain looked unsure and uncomfortable responding to questions from editors at the "milwaukee journal sentinel." >> i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. i've got to go back, see -- >> reporter: his campaign blamed it on lack of sleep. >> got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> reporter: a lapse that raises questions about his readiness to be commander in chief. >> you would have sent ground troops or -- >> no, i said i would have done a better job of assessing the situation relative to the opposition first before i made a decision about what we would do.

>> reporter: after his awkward silences circulated on the web, cain simply dismissed all the fuss. >> i mean, they asked me a question and i pause ed. it's terrible when people start documenting my pauses. >> reporter: cain has been under fire. he's denied allegations that he sexually harassed three women, include i including sharon bialek. monday her former boyfriend held news conferences to say he had met cain and says he heard about unwanted sexual advances at the time. >> she said that something had happened and that mr. cain had touched her in an inappropriate manner. >> reporter: cain turned to his best defender, wife gloria, who gave up her well-protected privacy to do her first tv interview on fox news. she says she believes her husband. >> his conscience would bother him and he couldn't look me straight in the eye. >> reporter: cain advisers say those video clips we showed you

have been taken out of context because cain sat for 30 to 40 minutes answering questions on a whole range of topics. now, they acknowledge it took him a while to gain his bearings, but they say that cain did not give any inaccurate information. matt? >> all right, kelly o'donnell in washington this morning. kelly, thank you very much. now let's get a check of the weather, and al is standing by for that. hey, al. >> hey, ann, good morning. let's show you what's happening. we've got a risk of strong storms now down through the gulf, through alabama. we're also looking at showers moving into the northeast, lighter, but still some showers. a few wet weather spritzes coming through central great lakes, some rain moving into the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine through the southwest but cool. today only 59 degrees and sunny in los angeles. >> good morning.ing the chance for rain will be increasing as we move through the day. we will see that off and on rain showers.

and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thanks so much. coming up, the casey anthony murder trial that riveted the nation. what really happened behind the scenes? this morning, the man who prosecuted her speaks out. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> this is wbal tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. one of the two men accused of releasing election day robocalls and its to court today. -- heads to court today. prosecutors say that the potwo released the robocalls to persuade black voters to stay home and not vote. former gov. bob ehrlich is

expected to take the witness stand. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> on the northwest corner of the beltway, that is where we are focusing this morning. we have the ramp from the outer loop to 795 close. they are still trying to recover the vehicle. big delays approaching reisterstown road. the north side starting to fill up. this crash is taking up the left lane. southbound 795 back up out of owings mills. if you want to head south on 24 at 9-95, tracking and accident. we will start in the area of belair road. to a live view, ramp 2795.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it has been dry so far on baltimore. we can see a little bit of rain starting to show on and the western suburbs. it is going to take up for that to develop around baltimore. best chance for rain will be this

7:30 now on a tuesday morning, 15th day of november 2011. take a look at some of the people standing in our plaza this morning under warm temperatures today. we're up in the 60s or so. a little unseasonable. no complaints, though, from these folks. we'll get outside in just a couple of minutes and say hi. meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry. coming up in a moment, the people versus casey anthony. what really happened beyond the camera's eye? why did defense attorneys ask for a competency evaluation for casey as the trial came to a climax? and what about the jury that set her free? this morning, one of the prosecutors in the case will speak out. i really love this next story. it's about this dance that has made worldwide headlines.

it's about a lucky young servicewoman who brought justin timberlake to the marine corps ball after posting a videotape online about asking him to the event. we're going to talk to her about her big night coming up just ahead. also, there's a royal ructus. people are now asking about pippa middleton, whether she's now single once again, so we'll get into all that when we get started this morning. all right, let us begin this half hour with the trial of casey anthony. in a moment, we'll speak with prosecutor jeff ashton, but first, nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. kerry, good morning. >> good morning, matt. the trial of the summer's long over. casey anthony remains in florida on probation on a check fraud conviction, but there are still so many unanswered questions as to what happened when the cameras were not rolling in the murder case. now, prosecutor jeff ashton provides some answers in his book with the title that clearly explains his position. it's called "imperfect justice." after three years of hearings and a six-week-long trial -- >> would the defendant rise? >> reporter: -- a shocking verdict as casey anthony was

acquitted in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. >> we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: and walked free. now, four months later, prosecutor jeff ashton, famous for his smirks and his fans takes us behind the scenes in the investigation of caylee anthony's disappearance and the murder trial that would captivate america. in his new book, "imperfect justice," ashton takes us inside what he describes as a highly dysfunctional anthony family, a daughter who told lie upon lie upon lie, a mother, he says, was in denial, a granddaughter he strongly believes was murdered. >> the legal issue has arisen -- >> reporter: for the first time, he sheds light on that shocking moment near the end of the trial when casey's defense team requested a competency hearing to determine their client's sanity. ashton reveals that defense attorney cheney mason had brought up the subject of a plea

deal to casey, who appeared almost catatonic. cheney told us that casey refused to even listen to the idea of a plea. every time he approached the subject with her, she would look at him blankly, like she didn't know what a plea was." >> the court will find that the defendant is competent to continue. >> reporter: soon after, the case was in the hands of 12 jurors, who ashton alleges were coddled, pampered, and unemotional when it came to caylee. "this decision," ashton writes, "was the work of a jury who didn't believe casey deserved to be punished at all." jurors would later argue that they just didn't provide enough evidence to prove casey's guilt. >> there wasn't enough evidence. there wasn't anything strong enough to say exactly. i don't think anyone in america could tell us exactly how she died. >> reporter: meanwhile, casey remains in florida serving out her year of probation for writing bad checks. monthly reports indicate she doesn't have a job or an income and is not attending any

classes. and although the trial is now a distant memory, a lingering tab. casey still owes the state $217,000 for the investigation and search for caylee. clearly, this is the first time the jurors are hearing of ashton's allegations. we reached out to all of them last night and every one declined to comment. matt? >> kerry sanders, kerry, thank you very much. jeff ashton was one of the prosecutors in the casey anthony trial. he has a new book out today called "imperfect justice: prosecuting casey anthony." jeff, good to have you back. good morning. >> thank you for having me back. >> four words since you heard the words not guilty on the most serious charges in this case. do those words still haunt you? >> less so than when i was here before, but it still bothers me a bit. writing the book was a good way of getting a lot of that out, but -- >> do you still have the second thoughts? do you go over what you could have done differently, the should have, would have, could have things? >> you know, there's some small things that i talk about in the book that i wish we had done

differently, but honestly, i don't think there's anything that we could have done differently that would have made a difference from what, you know, my impression from what the jurors have said. it seems like to them, it was simply the evidence that we had. >> well, let's talk about the jury. you say they were coddled, that they were pampered. you write that "this decision was the work of a jury that believed she didn't deserve to be punished at all." >> right. >> was it the jury's fault? >> i don't know that you could say fault. the jurors heard the instructions that the judge gave them, and those instructions give jurors a lot of latitude in deciding what's a reasonable doubt or what isn't. and this jury decided that there were reasonable doubts. obviously, i don't agree, but that was their decision. >> one of the main criticisms i've heard about you and your team, jeff, was that you reached too far, that this was a high-profile death penalty case, and as a result, those 12 jurors needed a "csi" moment, and from my generation, a "perry mason" moment. >> right. >> they needed a smoking gun

that said she killed this little girl and here's how she did it, and you didn't come close to providing that. >> well, we couldn't provide the jury with sort of clear evidence on a silver platter of exactly how caylee died. what we felt we had done, though, was to have excluded everything but homicide. and really, you know, the burden of proof on the state isn't necessarily to prove exactly how the homicide was committed, but simply that it was committed. but again, you know, the jury set the burden where they wanted to, and that's the verdict that they came up with. >> this possible plea deal that eventually casey had no reaction to -- >> right. >> you would not agree to that unless you were told as part of that what happened to caylee, correct? >> well, there were two aspects to it. one was that she could plead to second-degree murder without allecution and receive a sentence of i believe 30 years in prison, i believe it was. the other offer was to allow her

to plea to the lesser crime, the aggravated manslaughter, if the truth about how caylee died, you know, justified that offense. so, that was where we would have required her to make an allecution that was truthful that we would believe before we considered that. >> she never took the stand in her defense, so nobody from the prosecution team ever got a chance to cross examine her. if i am casey anthony and you are the guy who got to do that cross examination, what would be the one most important question you'd want to ask me? >> i think if i only had one, it would be what does bella vida mean to you? the one of the great issues that was never explained, and to me, was the clearest expression of the reason for this murder, was the tattoo. you know, your daughter is missing or dead for three weeks and you get a tattoo that says "bella vita." i would love to hear the explanation of that. i know we heard one from the

psychiatrist that seemed pretty laughable, but i'd love to hear her say it. >> she was found not guilty, and yet, she's been convicted in the court of public opinion, she's been vilified. she is living in hiding, for the most part. it's hard to imagine that she'll be able to hold down a job or live a normal life. is that justice? >> you know, there is justice in the court and then there is a larger sense of justice, you know? i would hope that people leave casey anthony alone. i don't want anyone to do anything to casey or to have anything to do with her. my advice to people who are angry about this is to ignore casey. and i hope that's what they do. i hope that some day, and i know this probably won't happen, the name casey anthony will invoke a "who's that?" but i doubt that will ever happen. >> jeff ashton. jeff, thank you for coming in very much. >> i appreciate it. >> the book is "imperfect justice." let's get a check of the weather now from al. thanks so much, matt. we've got a line of heavy thunderstorms getting ready to

fire up from corpus christi to jackson, mississippi, and everywhere in between. basically, damaging winds, but there could be some tornadoes. there's certainly going to be heavy rain from texas all the way into the mid-mississippi river valley. we're talking about one to two inches, maybe three from houston on up into shreveport, jackson, mississippi. and as we travel along this front, heavier rain from texarkana into memphis and almost into nashville. anywhere from two to five inches of rain with some locally heavy flooding. that's what's going on around >> good morning. expect on and off rain showers. temperatures will be mild.

and don't forget, you can track your weather all day long. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up, caught on tape, a teenager getting bullied at school. you won't believe who was doing the bullying. but up next, justin timberlake's big night at the marine corps ball, thanks to an invite on youtube. the servicewoman who brought him to that big dance will tell us how it went. [ female announcer ] today...is the day

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kelsey de santis. good morning! >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm doing great. the question, is how are you? for all the young women who didn't think about posting a videotape asking justin timberlake to a ball, how would you describe seeing him for the first time face to face wearing that tuxedo? >> it was wonderful. it was a really good experience. he had a big smile on his face and so did i. >> what was the sweetest moment of the entire evening for you? >> the sweetest moment definitely was right after the ceremony ended, and being able to see his face as well as everyone else's face. he had a smile on his face. you could see he genuinely cared about what he saw and it was just a really good experience. >> afterwards, he posed for a blog and pictures of himself almost in tears, calling his night at the marine corps ball one of the most moving of his life. your reaction to that? >> it's so true.

if you haven't been, it's something that it's hard to put in words, but i was most honored that he said the things that he did in his blog. >> in fact, one of the things he said is "send your thanks," talking about people in uniform, "the next time," "do whatever you can, type a letter, send an e-mail, buy them a beer the next time you run into someone in the armed forces in a bar." you're smiling. your reaction to that? >> i think that's wonderful, absolutely, and it was a great piece of writing, and i think that anyone and everyone that has the opportunity should take that up. >> i understand that you got justin on the dance floor. now i know you're brave. did he bring the sexy back? >> of course. the whole night was extremely -- bringing sexy back, i guess you could say. we had a good time. we were on the dance floor and

having a good time at the table, joking and laughing. so it was altogether really great. >> i know all of this attention about this has probably been fairly intense. do you have any advice for sergeant scott moore, who i understand is going to be taking mila kunis this friday to his marine corps ball? >> advice? i don't think he needs it with the video he came out with. he seems very confident, and i'm confident that he'll have a great time just like i did, so. >> well, corporal kelsey de santis, i'm sure that all of the men and women you serve with who are attending the ball you attended were so glad to have that little star power at your big event. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we're glad you had a chance to have that moment of joy. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. still ahead, the latest news on pippa middleton. we'll get into that, but first these messages.

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william's sister-in-law. but now the london tabloids are buzzing that pippa may have just gotten a lot more eligible, and perhaps not by choice. nbc's michelle kosinski has the latest from buckingham palace. michelle, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning. yeah, the world's newspapers dubbed pippa "her royal hotness," and now, could it be they're reporting that her blue-blooded boyfriend of more than a year just broke up with her? it would be easy to think pippa middleton has it all right now. sister of the future queen, at the most exclusive parties, on the covers of the glossiest magazines. when news surfaced she might be newly single, many assumed there would soon appear a prince of her own on her glamorous arm. well, if you believe some of those tabloids now, the girl of the moment is actually hurting at the moment. devastated, some say, and needing the comfort of her sis after a breakup that was not at

all her call. yes, the papers say her corporate financier boyfriend of more than a year, alex loudon, dumped pippa. >> everybody else saw the writing on the wall, apart from alex, who possibly thought that he could contain the exuberance that is pippa middleton. >> reporter: now, wasn't it just a few weeks ago those same papers were cooing that pippa might be the next middleton down the aisle as the bride, that handsome alex had given her the keys to his place, that he might even be ring shopping? well, those papers now claim photos like these -- pippa in a daring red dress, pippa dancing with some other dude, that so enraptured the world didn't exactly thrill him, and he could no longer stand his girlfriend's life in the spotlight. >> this girl is possibly right now one of the hottest girls in the world. with those connections, any man

would be foolish to let her go. >> reporter: popular pippa has been seen everywhere recently, and is reportedly working on a book on party planning. and the young lady that was, according to "the daily mail," not seen as wife material by alex loudon's family, who are old money, aristocratic and ultra discrete. the world may worship pippa, but even being the global "it" girl, having it all together is no insolation from a broken heart. well, last night, a photographer snapped pippa clearly crying and being confromforted by a frienda quiet restaurant, so it is possible that one of the most eligible bachelorettes in the world doesn't want to be quite so eligible. although most of us after a bad breakup don't have the world's newspapers telling us how amazing, gorgeous and what a catch we are. so royal watchers hope maybe that will lift pippa's spirits real soon, matt. >> all right, michelle kosinski in london this morning. obviously, we don't know! we may never know.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> it is 7:56. time for a check on your morning commute. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> we have been dealing with problems all morning on the northwest corner of the beltway. outer loop rap to northbound 795, the right lane is getting by. there is progress in there. you have an accident on the inner loop at 795. blocking the left lane. delays in both directions. southbound j.f.x. from the beltway down towards northern parkway, dealing with a slow go. northeast side, six miles per

hour approaching 95 towards to linney valley. slow go out of the white marsh area. tapping the brakes at i-95, with an accident clearing on the shoulder there. very heavy traffic in both directions. outer loop is back up prior to reisterstown road. we have a left lane closure on the ramp 2795. -- to 795. >> so far the weather has been fine around baltimore upper 50's, low 60's. rain is starting to develop off to the west. the further we go into the morning and into the afternoon, the better the chance the rain will catch up to us. scattered rains are worth more likely in the afternoon.

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♪ welcome back, everybody. in just eight days, the plaza will be packed with this man, that's right. justin bieber will be performing live the day before thanksgiving right here on our plaza, and that is not all, because we have something for everyone next week. country star rascal flatts is on monday, followed by the legendary carole king on tuesday, and that's all next week live only on "today." she wounds beautiful. wonderful person. when you see her around here, see her on tv, it makes you happy. i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker. and coming up, you know,

we've got a story that i think will make a lot of people, well, just outraged. it's about bullying. you think about bullying from friends or, actually, not friends, fellow students. well, is it possible that teachers can actually bully students? one girl in ohio, for her, on tape, caught on tape, teachers who were actually yelling at her, saying things to her that you would never want your teachers saying to your own children. we'll be hearing from her and her father and also some attorneys coming up this morning. all right, also ahead, we've all had the thought, what would it be like to get rich quick? we're going to take you behind the scenes of a new hit reality show where people actually compete to bid on those things right there, abandoned storage boxes and their contents, and sometimes this works out pretty well. all right, and jamie oliver is here. >> oh, i love him! >> that's right, we sure do. there he is. yes, the maestro. we've got some healthy, affordable meals anyone can cook up for dinner tonight.

>> he is so much fun. by the way, when did he stop calling himself the naked chef? >> ten years ago, my love. >> asked and answered! >> but i can be the naked chef for you any day because i love you so much! >> what are you calling yourself now, jamie? >> the very beautiful, older, slightly fatter chef. >> you know, love jamie. can't wait to get in your kitchen. >> a lot to get to, so let's go inside right now. we've got natalie morales at the news desk with all the headlines. take it away, natalie. >> all right, thanks. good morning, everyone. the former penn state football coach indicted on child sex abuse charges says he is not a pedophile. however, in an exclusive interview with nbc bob costas, jerry sandusky acknowledged he has horsed around with young boys and showered with them after workouts. sandusky is charged with abusing eight boys he met for a youth charity. and "the new york times" this morning is reporting that close to ten more suspected victims have come forward since sandusky's arrest.

gop presidential hopeful herman cain has a new stumbling block to overcome on his road to the white house. cain blanked when asked to give his opinion on president obama's policy in libya, pausing at length and asking the reporter to then repeat his question and confirm exactly what happened in libya. at one point, he attempted to excuse his inability to respond by saying "i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head." major developments overnight for the occupy wall street protesters at new york's zuccotti park. police in riot gear cleared them all out of their lower manhattan encampment this morning, at least temporarily. nbc's maria skav campo is there with more. mara, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. for the first time in almost two months, zuccotti park is clear of that protest camp. early this morning, several hundred police officers in riot gear did move in. now, they asked protesters to leave so that their personal belongings could be cleared out and the park could be cleaned. they were told it would just be temporary. and while many left voluntarily, others did not.

some even chained themselves together to avoid that eviction. eventually, the park was completely cleared out. about 100 people were arrested there. now, mayor michael bloomberg says this is all about safety and sanitation. he says that the protesters will be allowed back into the park later this morning, but he says that once they're allowed back in, they will have to okbey the rules of the park. that includes things like no camping and no sleeping. at this time, several hundred of those protesters are gathering at a square nearby trying to determine simply what their next move will be. natalie? >> mara schiavocampo, thank you. the courts will hear arguments over president obama's health care law. opponents, including 26 states, have challenged a key part of the law which requires almost all americans to buy health coverage. a high court decision could come in late june, just as the presidential campaign shifts into high gear. and now here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up tonight on nbc "nightly news." brian? >> natalie, good morning and

thanks. tonight on "nightly news," we'll introduce you to 83-year-old mary donnelly. and her job description is this, she keeps an island off the coast of rhode island running, along with the people who live there. fantastic story. we can't wait to share it with you. that's tonight on "nightly news." natalie, for now, back to you. >> thank you, brian. and now for a look at what's trending today, our quick roundup of what has you talking online. singer patty labelle is in hot water again, and that's making her a hot topic on google. a new york woman is suing labelle, claiming the r&b diva criticized her parenting skills and then doused her and her toddler with bottled water. this is five months after a west point cadet sued labelle over an airport dust-up with her bodyguard. hillary clinton saw more of hawaii than she expected during last weekend's asia-pacific economic summit. as this youtube video shows, the secretary of state was speaking with a chinese official when a man wearing only a skimpy loin cloth darted right there behind her. clinton told photographers "i hope you captured that."

oh, it lives on video. and flute don't fail me now. this youtube video reveals how pop star katy perry got busted during her midsong flute solo. ♪ [ laughter ] >> for the record, katy actually does play the piano and the guitar, very well, we might add. 8:06 right now. let's go back outside to ann and matt. >> she's got nothing to be embarrassed about. >> no, she's got tons of talent. >> tons of talent. >> natalie, thank you very much. mr. roker over here with a look at the weather and some people dressed alike. >> yes, it's the mariposa county marching band and they did our country proud marching in the veterans parade this past week. that's fantastic. thanks so much for being here. grammy winners as well.

let's check your weather, see what's happening. pick city of the day, chicago! hello, chicago, hello! wmaq nbc 5, sunny, breezy, 61 degrees. you're going to follow the front from new england all the way down to texas with showers and thunderstorms. we've got a risk of strong storms in the lower mississippi river valley, eastern texas into western alabama. showers into the mid-atlantic states. rain and windy conditions the pacific northwest. got some snow in the plains, showers in new england, sunny skies through the southwest into southern california, although a little on the chilly side. >> good morning.ing on a the chance for rain will be increasing as we move through the day. we will see that off and on rain showers.

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back now at 8:11 with the story about a 14-year-old special needs student who was called lazy and dumb at school, not by fellow students, but by her teachers. we'll talk to the teenager in just a moment, but first, nbc's john yang has details, and we should warn you that some of what you're about to hear is troubling. >> reporter: like most kids, 14-year-old cheyenne had days when she just didn't feel like going to school, but when her complaints became more frequent, her family realized something wasn't right. cheyenne was a special needs student at miami trace middle school in washington courthouse, ohio. cheyenne's family says it turns out she was being bullied, not by her classmates, but her teacher, christie wilk, and a classroom aide kelly chafins. when cheyenne's family brought her complaints to the school, they were told she was lying. it wasn't until cheyenne went to school with a hidden tape

recorder that the family learned just how bad the situation was. >> are you kidding me? are you that damn dumb? are you that dumb? oh, my god. you are such a liar. >> i'm not lying. >> you told me you don't know. it's no wonder you don't have friends. no wonder nobody likes you because you lie, cheat -- >> i don't lie! >> we're listening to seven hours worth of stuff on this tape. we were up all night crying, upset, because we didn't understand why. we didn't understand why, why would they do this? >> reporter: the tapes recorded four days of verbal abuse from wilk and chaffins. >> cheyanne don't you want to do something to get rid of that belly? >> yes. >> well, evidently you don't because you don't do anything at home. you sit at home and watch tv, all night, all weekend -- >> ask your mom and dad to go for a walk. >> on the weekends, they're

busy. >> doing what? watching tv? what? >> yeah. >> reporter: in another recording, cheyanne was told by her teacher she flunked a test before her teacher even looked at it. >> you know what, just keep it. you failed it. i know it. i don't need your test to grade. you failed it. >> reporter: and when she answered a question incorrectly, she was sent to a treadmill as punishment. >> go. get on the treadmill. >> reporter: 15 minutes later -- >> well, you broke it. you broke it. why don't you run in place instead? >> reporter: cheyanne's family says it wasn't until they provided tape-recorded proof that the school took action. >> there was distressing, disturbing things on that tape that caused us to act immediately. >> reporter: chaffins was asked to resign. her husband told nbc news that this happened last year and they had no further comment. according to the school's attorney, at first, wilt was only required to complete eight hours of antibullying and child abuse training, but just monday, the school put wilt on unpaid

leave until at least the end of the school year. wilt didn't respond to our request for comment. for "today," john yang, nbc news. >> cheyanne and her father, brian, as well as their attorney dan and brian garvane are here for an exclusive interview. good morning, all of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> cheyanne, when miss kelly and miss christie said bad things to you, how did you feel? >> sad. >> brian, when you heard that tape, what was the first -- that for the first time, what went through your head? >> we were shocked. we couldn't know, we didn't know. >> she had been in that classroom for two years with those same -- >> three years. >> three years. >> four years with miss kelly. it started in the fifth grade

with miss kelly, where she jerked her up with her shirt and she got out of line, so we called the school, and you know. miss kelly wouldn't do that, we've known her for a long time is what we got out of this whole thing, they wouldn't do this. >> you're talking about the school district. >> right, the school district. every time we went and called. then it got -- it wasn't so bad in the sixth grade, but her seventh grade year, it got worse, and her eighth grade year was just terrible. just, she didn't -- she got to where she didn't want to go to school. and cheyanne's always loved school. we've never had a problem with her. and she was doing things that -- starting to harm herself to keep from going to school, so we knew we had to do something at that point. we weren't getting anywhere with the school. every time we'd call, "we didn't do that," she's making up stories. it was always chayanne's lying,

making up stories. she's taking parts of this story and parts of that story and making her own story. so, we went to the principal, same thing, you know, chayanne's making up stories. their investigation was talking to the teacher. so, we weren't getting anywhere, anywhere with them. i went to the superintendent, the first time i ever spoke with the man he told us that we were bordering on slander and harassment, to let it go and he would guarantee me the best education possible for our daughter. >> you wired your daughter -- now, after you wired your daughter and you got this evidence, the school district did get rid of the assistant teacher, no? >> no, not right off. >> not right away. >> not right away. >> but they did eventually. >> well, i guess. we were just told that she had resigned, not that they asked her to resign. >> i see. >> that she resigned. >> i see. what would you describe is the damage?

do you know what the lingering damage is? >> we don't know. we don't know. chayanne right now is, she's doing okay. she's trying to forget it. she knows that they did something bad to her, but we don't know years down the road what's going to happen. >> you are here in part because you want to warn other parents, but also, you want more justice. what more justice can you have? you already have filed a civil suit, you've gotten a financial award. what more legally can this family get? >> well, ann, that's part of the problem, is that there's no good answer here. there's no good solution. but we don't think that this teacher and this aide should be working with students, especially special needs students. >> currently, this teacher can still work with students? what would you be requesting, that her teaching certificate -- we're talking about christina wilt, the teacher who oversaw the teacher's aide? >> right. we would like her terminated is what we'd like. the school has essentially done nothing. the ohio department of education

conducted an investigation. we believe they suspended her license for a year, which is stayed if she follows continuing education. the school has followed that lead. they have not done anything in addition to that. so, once she completes this continuing education, she's able to teach again. >> emotional to sit here and listen to what we're all saying. what do you hope, what good do you hope? >> i just hope they do something with this teacher. she doesn't need to be around kids at all. she participated in it, she was right there, and it's not just i don't like either one of these ladies for what they've done to her or any of the other children in that class. i'm looking out for her, but also, i'm worried about the other children in that class and what they went through. and for her to be the teacher, the teacher's aide, yeah, she lost her job or whatever, and as she should, but the teacher's still allowed to teach and she participated with her, she was right there alongside her as she did it, she made her comments. so, she's just as much to blame,

if not more, because she's the one that takes that oath to protect our children. she has the education, not that teacher's aide. >> all right. well, on that note, we'll have to leave it. i'll tell you one thing that cheyanne has that makes her lucky, and that's how much you love her. >> yes, we love her very much. >> you're so lucky that your dad loves you so much. i'm sure this is not the last we'll hear from this. thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks, ann. >> thank you. and still ahead, is it a good way to find hidden treasure? inside the world of the popular reality show "storage wars." but first, these messages.

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shop small on small business saturday. let's get a sneak peek, shall we, at the newest parade floats that will be featured in the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade here in new york city a week from thursday. john piper is vice president of the parade studio. he's in new jersey at the staging warehouse. john, we hear we've got five new floats this year. i know you're usually a guy who's not, you know, doesn't have a lot to say, but what can you tell us about them? [ laughter ] >> well, matt, al and natalie, i've got to tell you, i've landed right here in this brand-new zuniverse with the pets. my friend wished on a star and wished on the vortex to come to this land where you zoom through chutes and there are carrots the

size of people. that's a wish come true! this year, there's another group that are wishing for some frozen fall fun. i'm talking about the kids up north who want to have their first hockey game of the year, nhl and discover are throwing the first hockey game of the year on thanksgiving friday. that's a special game between the red sox and bruins, but they've been beat by the kids who are going to be skating on this float and taking slap shots at the turkey they made out of all of the barn wood. they've even got a hockey puck for the eye up in the turkey. you've got to give a tip of the hat to the kids for this. they're actually going to be skating on this float. and speaking of a tip of the hat, hats off to macy's 85th anniversary parade. >> that's right. >> where we've got this giant float that has got two enormous hats, a top hat like robin hald wore, and a cowboy hat like gene mcfadden wore for years before him as they led the parade down broadway with all of the great characters. >> john, i've got to jump in here. >> this is surrounded by at least 18 of the characters. jump in and tell me what you

need. >> i've got to jump in and tell you we're going to have thanksgiving sooner than later if we don't get in here. by the way, if the bruins play the red sox in hockey, i'm >> 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. >> let's update you on what is going on on the ramp from the outer loop west side to 795. that is partially blocked, with an early morning accident, apparently a fatal accident. if you travel there, get off at reisterstown road. inner loop delays in place as well. southbound 795 out of owings mills, slow ride. if you travel on the northeast outer loop, still pretty

congested as you make your way from 95 towards dulaney valley. average speeds around 7 miles per hour. truck fire reported cause of this delay. southbound 295 from 100 down to 32, volume there as you make your way to the capital beltway. i-78 west of the beltway, dealing with a jam packed ride. we will switch to a live view of traffic at old court. ramp partially blocked by the accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far, the weather has been pretty quiet today. light rain showers in the western suburbs around frederick and into carroll county. the further we go into the day, the better the chance that some of the at least light rain showers will catch up to us. mostly cloudy, 40 or 50% chance for a shower bit of a 50's, the 60's.

better chance for rain tomorrow. breezy in chilly at the end of the week. >> we will have another update at 8:55.

8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 15th of november 2011. so happy to have a big crowd on the plaza again this morning, enjoying really moderate temperatures. we're looking at 63 degrees right now. and according to mr. roker, if we get a little lucky with some sunshine, we could hit? >> 70, if we get lucky. >> that's nice. i'm al roker along with ann curry, natalie morales and mr. roker. and an old friend of ours is back in the studio, actually

upstairs in the kitchen this morning. jamie oliver is back, and he is going to help you folks at home make inexpensive and very quick meals for your family. he's got some great ideas. >> okay, you mentioned that he's been an old friend of our broadcast. well, about our broadcast -- there goes a pigeon -- they've been out on the plaza all the time. you know, we're actually going to be addressing the fact that our broadcast is now 60 years old. in fact, kind of coincidentally, i don't think so. there are a bunch of people holding these books with pictures of us. i just noticed that right now. basically, because we're talking about all of the things that have happened in the broadcast. i'm so sorry, jimmy's trying to get that shot. on the broadcast over 60 years. we'll be talking to the author of this book "italia" about what some of the most important moments have been on the "today" show. and then, we're going to meet two women who are changing people's lives using the power of ice cream. >> what higher power can there be? >> ice cream. >> i know. >> sprinkles on it.

>> yeah. >> there you go. and then, we're told it's going to be a record-breaking "steals and deals." jill martin is back with us getting you all prepared for the holidays. she's got amazing things from holiday cards to get out now, as well as those products from philosophy, so. >> great. all right, mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? all right, let's show you what's happening for today. we've got a beautiful day through southern california, although a little chilly. some showers in the pacific northwest. risk of strong storms through the lower mississippi river valley, wet weather in the mid-atlantic and northeast states. showers and wind in the central great lakes. turns to snow tomorrow. some lake-effect snow developing. slight risk of strong storms along the southeastern atlantic states. heavy rain moves into the pacific northwest with some mountain snows as we get another system coming >> good morning. expect on and off rain showers. temperatures will be mild.

and your name, young lady? >> my name is leigh. >> where are you from? >> south jersey. >> all right, south jersey! on the shore? >> yep. >> all right, very nice. you know, you can get your weather on the jersey shore, wherever you are, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. thanks for coming up. >> thank you. >> thanks a lot, al. guess who's in the house. >> who's in the house? >> we're going to go in the kitchen. we're going to hang out with jamie oliver. >> love it! >> he was once known as the naked chef. now he's known as the guy who knows how to make really good food, including some easy

♪ this morning on "today's

kitchen what's for dinner?" good food fast. if you think you can't do it, jamie oliver's here to prove you wrong. his new book just hit the stores. it's called "jamie oliver's meals in minutes." jamie, welcome back. nice to see you. >> lovely to be here, matt. >> here's the two biggest excuses people use when it comes to cooking at home, i don't have the time -- >> yes, sir. >> and i don't want to mess up, make mistakes. you can take that out of it. >> yes, and money as well. i've traveled around the world. the best foods i've always eaten have always been from the poor communities. so it's not about any of those issues, it's about knowledge. and that's why i love what i do. >> why the poor communities, basic cooking? >> because humans are so clever, and when they can cook, they can duck, they can dive, they can make a meal stretch a long ways, they can make things really nutritious, and of course, tasty. when a poor person can eat like a king, this is a beautiful thing that makes us all enjoy life. >> all right, so, we've got an inexpensive meal here with very little prep time. we're starting with the chicken. you like the thighs? >> we've got chicken thighs here. they're very economical. it also means you can get a slightly better type of chicken,

which is really, really good. i've got peppers on here as well, simply seasoned with salt and pepper. we'll grill them or panfry them if you want, get them real nice. then i'm going to make a piri-piri sauce. >> what is that? >> it's a sauce if you like salsa and mexican, it's got all those flavors that are amazing. if you can pour this in -- >> keyan or paprika? >> cayenne or paprika. worcestershire sauce. we've got garlic cloves. here's the piri-piri chili. look at that. >> how hot are they? >> they can be very hot, so we're going to add them to taste, but this is beautiful. the thing about chili, it wakes you up, get your happy hormones going. it's almost like edible viagra, but good stuff. >> a friend told you that, right? >> well, experience tells me. but we've got a handful of

bantra, which is isn't traditional, but it lightens this beautiful sauce and a little white wine vinegar. do you know how to use this beautiful machine? >> i can probably figure it out. >> have a little go, press the knob. lovely. we're going to whip this up. it happens straight away. obviously, in the old days, they would have done this with water. and then what matt's going to do with complete style is pour that into our little dish. we're going to cook the chicken for five minutes each side. then we're going to put it with the peppers on this incredible sauce. now, have a little smelling of th that sauce. now, the main thing about chili -- >> do i trust you? stand back there. wow, that's got a kick to it. >> it's been ten years, i haven't stitched you up. once this cooks, it melts and softens and all of the flavors from the chicken create this outrageous sauce. so i'm going to put a little thyme on here and we'll put that on the grill for about 20 minutes. then i'll show you what that looks like in a second. now, saving time, use the

microwave. i've got sweet potatoes in here, regular potatoes. i'm leaving the skin on because that's a very nutritious part. don't be put off by the looks. >> preboil those? >> 12 or 14 minutes in the microwave. very, very simple. matt, i'd like you to use your big chopper and i'd like you to chop up this chili -- >> everything? >> feta cheese in there, cilantro. the sweet potatoes and the potatoes, it just kind of, you know, it doesn't require any sort of skill. that's it. >> you've got just the right guy, then. >> yes. and you cut it up beautifully. >> okay. >> so, what we're going to do -- >> you took it away from me. >> sorry. >> oh, you want to mash it more. >> i'm not quite -- i'm not a very good teacher, am i? we're going to mash it and chop it and we create this incredible, kind of coarse, beautiful kind of smashed pot o potato, which is really good. of course, as usual, we season to care, with love. and if you can put that beautifully on to this plate, my darling. >> i will try. >> so, this is the piri-piri sauce. once you've plated that up -- >> okay, i'll meet you.

>> also, what's exciting matt is every one of these recipes i've got on itunes, which i've done the theory to go with the book. so, people can go watch that. >> this is what it looks like out of the oven? >> have a little taste of the sauce first, matt. >> okay. >> see, let me go for some of this. take some of this beautiful smash. really good flavors. remember, you can do this with pork chops. >> it's got a big kick, but also a real lemony flavor to it, which is nice. >> and it is chili, but also, it's soft and beautiful and delicious. it's not like hideous heat. it as a lovely, round heat. >> start to finish, this dish will take what? >> 25 minutes. >> okay, and economical. between the chicken thighs and a couple potatoes, you've done it right there. >> nutritious, tasty. and i swear to you, honestly, if you're cooking for a family of four, it's very easy to cook more economical than takeaway. >> tell me what that is. >> we've got portuguese tarts here. the recipes are on the nbc website. rock and roll. >> always good to have you, jamie. >> good to see you. >> jamie oliver's meals in minutes."

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♪ nearly 60 years ago, on january 14th, 1952, dave garoway welcomed viewers to a program called "today," and what he said he hopes would be a great many good mornings. >> well, nearly 22,000 mornings later and we are still here. >> that's right, and in just two months, we're going to bust out the champagne to celebrate our 60th anniversary. >> today, a new book is out documenting six decades of our program. but before we get to that, let's take a look at "today" through the years. ♪ >> january 14th, 1962, nbc begins a new program called "today," and if it doesn't sound too revolutionary, i really believe begins a new kind of

television. puts you more closely in touch with the big, fascinating world in which you and i both live. >> what we try to put on the air every single morning would be the stories that are going to impact your day. you said to me you were confident that this recovery would not be a jobless recovery. have you changed your thinking at all? >> i accompanied actor and activist george clooney to southern sudan. what are you, george clooney, doing here? >> there's still a strong, powerful, dangerous hurricane. >> we traveled to the ends of the earth today. >> it's a place of extreme need, of illness and suffering. because of one group of americans, it is suddenly a place of hope. >> you know what the whole world's fallen in love with? these miners. you watch those images of those miners coming out, it fills you up. >> what i love about this broadcast and these people i get to work with every day is that we are united by one common

idea, and that is, our job is to take care of the viewer. >> the nation and the world today mourn the 46-year-old chief executive. >> your highness, i must ask you the question that most americans want to know about you, are you happy? >> i have a certain peace of mind, yes. >> it is, as they say, about almost everything this day in age. >> the picture of the "challenger" space shuttle exploding will remain in the national consciousness for so long. >> you've always been a romantic fool. are you still? >> definitely still romantic. >> i know what one candidate said about you on katie couric. >> i was trying to prove my manhood. >> it never dawned on me that i could ever be part of anything like this. >> what i love most about my job is the variety. >> i think the show is a microcosm of the lives we all live. ♪

♪ >> i hope we can give you enough to stay with you for a long time. >> so, in honor of our upcoming 60th birthday, we asked "tv guide's" steven battaglio to document the history of the "today" show. nbc news partnered with running press to produce "from yesterday to today: six decades of america's favorite morning show," and steven now joins us. steven, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good to see you. >> well done. >> thanks. >> one of the craziest things about this particular broadcast is the 1950s, watching television in the morning, you write, was like drinking before noon. >> that was what was commonly said when pat weaver, an nbc executive, presented the idea of programming in the morning. there was nothing on before 11:30.

some local stations had things, but there was no network show. i think one reason for that was tv was still a luxury item in the early '50s. there was one, and it was in the living room, and that was away from everything that was going on in the morning, in the bedroom, in the bathroom, getting ready for school or work. >> you say the biggest first moment in the show's history was hiring that guy right there, dave garoway. why was it such a big moment, why so risky, considering there was no competition? >> dave garoway knew how to talk to people in the morning, the most vulnerable time of day. you get up, you don't know what's ahead. you need comfort. it wasn't just about doing the news. a lot of people could do the news. dave could look in the camera and talk to you as if you were a person. he created the sort of intimacy, a connection, an authenticity, and that really spoke to people, and that's what helped make the show a hit. >> another seminole moment for the show, i mean it was almost canceled in the '50s, the hiring of jayfeld mugs.

>> advertisers were very slow to get on to the "today" show. people were watching, but the madison avenue wasn't convinced. what happened was they hired jayfred monks, a chimpanzee who had already done some tv work. they put him on the show, and what they found was children were putting the program on, and that more and more adults were watching it as a result. so yes, the chimpanzee actually saved the "today" show. [ laughter ] >> chimps could do our job, is what you're telling us? >> what about the evolution of women on the show? because obviously, we've come a long way, baby, to quote the virginia slims -- >> and it wasn't easy. barbara walters was a trail blazer on the program. she was hired as a writer in 1961. she was not allowed to write for men. >> right. >> she could only write for women on the program. she couldn't do a lot of interviews. she would have to go outside of the studio and do them herself. it took her 12 years to become a co-host, and that's only because one of the co-hosts had died.

so, it was a long fight for her. barbara also helped the program. she sort of defined what a morning show host is, in that you have to be able to do the lighter stuff and turn around and then interview somebody like henry kissinger. she was the person who really mastered both aspects of the job and that you've all had to do ever since. >> have you had fun writing this book? >> it was great fun. >> you love television. >> there are few institutions like this left in broadcasting where the mission is kind of the same from the beginning. you're still doing it today, yet you've adapted to technology, and the book is really about the people who have come on this show, who have become stars and how they've been transformed by being on the show. i think all of you, this happened to everyone here, sitting here. and i think what's also worked is that a lot of people can do the news, but you have to be authentic and you have to become a companion to the viewers out

there. >> so lucky -- >> and you've all succeeded in doing that. >> so lucky to have someone so passionate and so smart do this book. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we're going to be back with much more, but first, as the title would suggest, this is "today" on nbc. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go.

be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. the biggest iced coffee i can get. iced coffee helps me keep up. i love iced coffee. drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. dunkin'... iced coffee. i run on dunkin' iced coffee. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> announcer: "small business today" is brought to you by american express. make the pledge to shop small this small business saturday.

and now to a story about two women who use their second careers not only to change their own paths, but to empower women all around the globe. "today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager has their journey and their story. jenna, good morning. >> that's right. good morning, guys. two women right here in new york are using, of all things, ice cream to reach out to women halfway around the world, and they are proving that the message of friendship and hope are never lost in translation. >> yum, that's perfect. >> reporter: it's a sweet dream that grows in brooklyn. jenny and alexis opened blue marble ice cream shop in 2007 to satisfy a craving. >> great. >> i moved to brooklyn recently and was very happy with my new neighborhood, but what i didn't find was a great ice cream shop, and i thought that is just not acceptable. >> she said, "let's open an ice cream shop!" and i don't know, everyone thought that's a great idea. >> reporter: jenny, a stage

actor, and alexis, an aid worker, chose ice cream for their second careers. what would you say to women that are watching that, you know, are looki frightened about going into a second career? >> it's good to be frightened, because then you're brave and you go into the career and you do things you can only imagine. >> reporter: that fear led to great success, a second store and the honor of being voted best ice cream in new york city. but blue marble, named after planet earth, has always been a business looking to do good. >> i feel very strongly that everyone, whether you're an ice cream shop owner or a stay-at-home mom or a doctor or anything in between, you have a responsibility to reach out and to help people around you. end of story. >> reporter: after a serendipitious meeting, they hoped to open their newest branch nearly 7,000 miles away. why ice cream?

their needs are so much more. >> i would ask that question to the rwandans. it's their community and they're the ones that came up with the k idea, and my question really is why not? of course, clean water is the priority, of course, health care is a priority, but what we do is we do ice cream, and this is the small piece that we can give. >> reporter: now, across the world in the land of 1,000 hills, another shop is bringing joy to rwandan students and providing women with new legs. >> so, the first moment that the ice cream came out of the machine, there was hooting and hollering and singing and cheers. i mean, women had like prayer circles. like, it was an intense effort. >> reporter: the store's name, appropriately, sweet dreams. it's attracting attention from around the globe, including from documentary filmmakers. >> dreams are very, very important, particularly when you're emerging out of a nightmare. >> when we first started, none

of the women had bank accounts, and through this project, not only did they open bank accounts, but they opened savings accounts. >> reporter: with each taste of something so simple and so sweet, a country heals and women across the world unite. is it surreal to you that you and these sisters from across the world are united by ice cream? >> it is surreal, but it's -- i think that there's many, many opportunities to connect with people that you seemingly don't have anything in common with. >> i think it's a lesson that you don't need massive budget or these huge infrastructure to make a difference in a place half a world away. you can be a small business owner with something as whimsical as ice cream and really create a difference. ♪ the sweetest thing >> and it is a really sweet story. all of their products are made with local ingredients, and we decided ice cream was very appropriate in november, right? >> right, why not? >> what better time? >> and they had some fall

flavors. >> let's hit it! >> cinnamon pumpkin, ginger, good for the digestive tract -- >> thanks for that. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >> vanilla. >> try it. isn't that amazing? >> it's terrific. >> pretty sweet. >> very spicy. but you know what's so great, is that there's a lot of evidence that shows that when you enable women to work, especially in africa -- >> it changes their whole life. >> exactly. >> with ice cream! >> local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. police have an arrest warrant for this man in connection with the fatal shooting outside a glen burnie seafood restaurant. investigators believe 24-year- old cornelius johnson shot and killed 25-year-old andrew johnson in the parking lot. no word if the two men were

>> as we head through the day, there is a better chance that some rainshowers could catch up to us. 40 or 50% chance. mostly cloudy, high temperatures between 60 >