we're back with more of "today" on this friday, the 6th day of january, 2012, and we've got a very energetic crowd out on the plaza this morning and also out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker and savannah guthrie. >> thank you so much, i appreciate you like my stockings. >> hold on just a sec. there you go. >> i have never had anybody do that, do you it. >> savannah's stockings. >> how about my socks. >> a lot of people asking this morning, economic recovery on the horizon, the jobs report for december out, some reasons for americans to feel a little bit

more optimistic, we're going to have details on that coming up in just a couple of minutes. also ahead, who released that youtube video of casey anthony? her lawyers say she was hacked. others suspect maybe this is all a public stunt that she's the one behind it so we're going to get into that story. just a little bit we'll talk with barbara corcoran, she'll take us house hunting and see what you can get around the croix for $300,000 or less. you may be surprised how far your money can go these days. also taking care of your health. if you have symptoms that may seem mild but actually may be more serious, we'll be talking about what those may be on our "daily dose" coming up this morning. >> lots to get to. natalie is standing by with the headlines of the morning. hi, natley. >> good morning, everyone. strong december hiring has pushed the u.s. unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years. the labor department says employers added 200,000 jobs last month, that lowered the december jobless rate to 8.5%

from a revised november rate of 8.7%. some trouble on the campaign trail for rick santorum this morning as a former pennsylvania senator faces new scrutiny over his record. on thursday, santorum was booed at a college in concord, new hampshire, when he compared gay marriage to polygamy. meantime in iowa, reports showed there may have been vote counting errors that would mean santorum had actually beat mitt romney. santorum shrugged off that possibility. the mother of three little girls who died in a christmas day house fire in connecticut told more than 500 mourners thursday that her daughters now live in her heart. the funeral was held in new york city, where the mother, madonna badger, works as an advertising executive. songs played at the service included "this little light of mine" and "over the rainbow." a private service was held for the girls' two grandparents, who also died in the fire. and now to florida, and more on that casey anthony video diary posted to the internet.

the anthonys' lawyers claim the video was stole and if they can determine who stole it they will demand authorities arrest who is responsible. kerry sanders has the story. >> and i'm just starting to figure out my new computer. >> reporter: the casey anthony video diary was examined thursday by florida state officials. >> and now i have someone to talk to, because i'm by myself, so i'm not bothering the poor dog i've adopted and i love. >> reporter: the legions who have closely followed the story since the 25-year-old mother charged with killing her daughter caylee, also searched the video for clues. does the setting reveal where in florida she's hiding? why was it in black and white? was the video flipped in a mirror image and if so why. casey once wrote in a jailhouse letter, "should i go red or blond?" it appears the long-haired brunette now has a blond bob.

casey wearing glasses had also once written she admired the librarian look. >> i'm extremely excited. >> reporter: in the diary, casey talks about herself more than 40 times. >> kind of nice finally being able to say that i have some belongings that are mine and i'll be able to take with me. it's obviously a different ball game for me, because i've never used this before. i don't know whether to look directly at myself or look up or -- >> reporter: she never once mentions her daughter, caylee. casey's lawyer, cheney mason, says he believes the video was stolen from casey's hard drive. >> we want to find out who did it and how they did it, then they are going to be, i hope, answering to state and federal law enforcement agencies. >> reporter: casey's parents now fear for their daughter's security. >> my clients are just worried for casey's safety and hope that this video won't cause her any problems because now people know what she looks like again. >> reporter: who posted it on youtube?

>> i'm the one that found it and posted it. >> reporter: john david briley, an ohio man who hosts a facebook page titled "boycott casey anthony future earnings." says he first found the links asking for $3 to $5 to view the video, but then found a link that was free. >> now she ain't going to make a cent either because it's free for anybody that wants to see it. >> scary because i hate being on camera. >> reporter: if it was stolen from casey's computer, as her lawyers believe, internet experts say it could be a sophisticated hack, or just as likely, a simple operator error. >> i'm excited that i'll be able to skype and obviously keep a video log. >> skype actually the new versions of it link directly in to facebook, and it's very easy, there's a button you click one time and whatever you recorded is shared with your friends on facebook. >> that was nbc's kerry sanders reporting. philadelphia police hope this video of a new york rangers fan being severely beaten after

last week's winter classic hockey game will help them find the culprit. the victim is a new jersey police officer and a roiraq vet who was awarded a purple heart. italy's mt. etna is putting on its first spectacular show of 2012. fountains of lava and a column of smoke are seen rising from mt. etna, europe's tallest active volcano. officials say at this point it does not pose any danger to nearby villages or air traffic. and one man's treasure is just a chew toy to a dog. when richelleed akinson's wedding band went missing from her night stand they knew the culprit, the basset hound coraline. when it failed to come out the natural way they headed to the x-ray and lo and behold there it was. the vet was able to get the ring back and now this hound is back on the hunt for the next tasty and expensive treat. i think it may have learned its

lesson. now six minutes after the hour. over to al for a check of your weather. >> okay, thanks so much. now let's check it out, natalie, see what we've got as far as your weather is concerned for today. fairly quiets, showers moving into the pacific northwest, a few showers, northern new england, the warmth still hanging out in the plains, although not quite as warm. 115 cities yesterday, set new records for high temperatures. we're looking at plenty of sunshine, mid-atlantic states into the gulf coast, showers aening lo the texas coastline. that's what's going on in the country. >> good morning.ppening y. a warmup in place. 58 degrees the high temperature this afternoon. light wind out of the southwest.

♪ she's a brick house this morning on "today's real estate" homes for under $300,000 around the country. our own brick house "today" real estate contributor barbara corcoran here for are the first time this year with the best bargains on the market. >> nice to be back. >> you, too, happy new year. >> thank you. >> let's get somebody a new house. in the midwest a nice family community, brookfield, wisconsin, a four-bedroom home for $288,888.88. >> enough on the 8s. families love brookfield because of its outstanding schools and abundance in parks, seven in total in the town and this is a traditional ranch style house on a grassy lawn with four bedrooms, three baths and two and a half car garage. the contemporary interior has hardwood floors and marketry incen incense. too bad they didn't put the

crown moulding all the way on the top. large windows let in plenty of light. the kitchen is plain and simple with natural maple cabinets and a tile floor and tiled back splash. you see it there and the master bedroom has cathedral ceilings, a gas fireplace and sadly, two chairs set up for an interview back there. who would want to sit in the chairs, excuse me, al, how long have you been working here? that beautiful backyard slopes downhill to a woodland of your own. not a bad house. $288,000. >> you might go bananas for the next how. >> a few bananas going by. >> okay. let's go to wood creek, kentucky. heart of daniel boone national forest, a home with a view that goes for $285,000. >> a lakefront cedar home that blends into the woodland setting. comes with two acres and next to you 672 acres of water, beautiful reservoir.

the eating kitchen is neat as a tin with custom cherry cabinets and hardwood floors, the open floorplan has a great room with vaulted ceilings and wood burning fireplace and a loft on the right-hand side with the vaulted ceiling of its own same blond wood as the floors. two large porches on the water and the biggest large mouth bass fish in kentucky, nearly 14 pounds, al, was caught directly in front of the house off that diving rock, part of your property. deepwater, they jump right in. >> spectacular. >> placides, new mexico, quiet acre of land $265,000. >> this is near the sandia mountains near l albuquerque. the southwestern style home is tailor made for those who love desert living. this is the desert. tongue and groove ceilings, very popular, hardwood floors and fireplace. the open kitchen has an arch

pass-through and granite counters and big sunny dining areas. i love that room. the master bedroom is oversized with a customer shower and garden tub. there's also a tile sunroom that i think needs a lot more comfortable furniture. have a look at that. doesn't look friendly and warm. >> kind of sparse. >> looks like the doctor's office but the radioment itself is beautiful and has one of those, i can see forever type mountain views. >> ooh. >> and the deck is a perfect place for anything, a yoga mat, a chair or two, something, anything, please, but that is a beautiful deck that needs a piece of furniture. >> let's head south to cumming, georgia, $279,900 brick home and unbelievable landscaping. >> cumming is a small community next door to atlanta with great schools and the house is situated on its own cul-de-sac which increases the value on any house. the proper taxes are just $2,813 a year and you get 2,974 square feet, less than a dollar a foot to live in the house. come on, this doesn't look like

a cheap house to me. it's beautiful. the family room has two palisades windows flanking the fireplace, it's elegant and comfortable, the pretty formal dining room i got to believe must never be used because there's not a spot on the white carpet. how do people live like that? >> take their shoes off. >> and never eat on the table. >> the eating kitchen has a granite island and glass mosaic back splash. the master bedroom has a vaulted ceiling. flower bed isser itible, everything has to be solid. what were they thinking? look at the big backyard that comes with the house as well. it's beautiful and got to be the envy of that smaller house next door. they must hate their neighbor there i got to believe with the great big -- i would. >> good fences make good neighbors. barbara corcoran always great t. up next, from hair loss to

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>> it's called alopecia. most of us lose a couple hundred a day. after you get pregnant, after certain kinds of treatment. you can lose more hair and the things we're talking about today are the sort of medical oddities, but if a woman starts losing a lot of hair and perhaps has other symptoms like a heart racing, skin feels dry, have your doctor check you for hyperthyroidism. thyroid problems are one of the most underdiagnosed problems in women and sometimes hair loss is the first tip. >> what is the correlation between thyroid and hair loss? >> thyroid, the butterfly shaped gland in your neck runs your body. without it nothing else works. it's miraculous, from how well your heart goes, how well your bones are, how well your brain works and how pretty your hair is, that thyroid keeps things

connected. >> some other symptoms, sudden weight loss, rapid heartbeat, nervousness, sweating, fatigue. >> it doesn't have to be all of these things. fatigue is really important. a lot of women think there's something wrong with me. i'm not getting enough sleep. if you're pooped, losing hair, if your skin suddenly changes, if any of those things aren't quite right, simple, cheap, cheap, cheap test for thyroid. >> absolutely. next a mark down your nail which could be a sign actually of skin cancer. >> this is a medical oddity and for most of us if you see a bruise under your nail, you see -- >> a line like that. >> don't assume that you hit your nail in the kitchen or with a hammer. however, if it doesn't go away, that can be malignant melanoma. we talk about melanoma related to exposure to sun and moles on your skin. for hispanics and african-americans may not be at the same risk as you and i that

can be a melanoma. it's rare, makes up 5% to 10% to cases, however since its it's und underdiagnosed it's a deadly form. the real message for people is if you have a discoloration under your nail and doesn't go away over a month get it checked out. >> the abcdes of skin care. >> american cancer society, any mole, asymmetry, border or bleeding, any change in color, change in diameter and anything that's changing or moles that you see have gone away have that spot checked, too. >> okay, and this one sounds crazy. i never knew this, the diagonal crease in an earlobe that some people may have, actually could be a sign of heart disease. >> this is not something i learned in medical school. this came years later and it really is almost a transverse crease in the earlobe. for those of us who -- >> we have a graphic. >> it has nothing to do with

pierced ears. it is an ear lobe with a straight crease across. more common in men. it does not mean cause and effect. this is a classic example, a straight crease but there's a correlation with heart disease so if you have a family history, smoker, overweight or just have that crease check with your doctor. it really warrants a checkup for your heart. >> it's an odd thing, who knew. >> this one bad breath and bad breath can be a symptom of a lot of illnesses. >> a lot of things. >> you say it could particularly signal cancer. >> you and i know when you have babies, babies don't have bad breath. they have sweet breath. our breath evolves as we get older. young adults have bad breath because they can have chronic tonsillitis. but it has a pungent smell and we know dogs that can smell 100,000 times better than a human can pick up on the breath of people, cancer of the lung, cancer of the breast, cancer of the ovary so the scent of

someone's breath can be a tipoff. if you've noticed that your breath has changed or your partner notices it, and you can't scrape it off, and you can't brush it away, talk to your doctor about it. it could be everything from diabetes to nothing to tonsillitis, to cancer, but your breath can be a great window into what's going on in your body. >> telltale signs. >> weird but true. >> weird but true. thanks so much. very curious. still ahead, they're almost out of hair and makeup. we'll reveal the results of our instant ambush makeovers for two lucky ladies. first these messages. just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow.

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♪ that of course president obama, the first lady, mrs. obama, one of the most photographed couples in the world. what's it like really living inside the white house? monday on "today" we're going to talk to the author of a new revealing book about life at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> should be good. coming up in this half hour, what is hot for 2012 from bold prints to old hollywood glamour. which styles you'll want to scoop up on your next shopping trip and they won't break the bank either. >> i like that old hollywood glamour. plus we can't help bringing you the stories you can't help

watching them so why are we so drawn to those cute little babies, baby animals. >> oh! oh! >> everybody says oh, when we show you these. i love this. the science of cute, coming up. tickle, tickle, tickle. >> is that a mouse? >> it's a hamster. >> already we're glued to this. we could just put this on a loop. we can go now. >> we're mesmerized. then we've got a very cute chef, todd english, he's here to show us how light fare doesn't have to be light on flavor. it's all about using bold spices and he's going to be sharing three delicious recipes with us. first we've got the very cute lester holt and amy robach with a preview of what's coming up this weekend on "today." >> how do we top it? cute politics. the political season off and running with the next set of debate this is weekend in new hampshire. who will shine? who will stumble? who will be cute? we'll be live in concord with the latest. plus from "american idol" to

america's weight watchers weight loss person, jennifer hudson reflects on her life, image and what it took to overcome her family tragedy. it will be live on monday here on "today." >> the rise of the pawn shop. inside the wildly popular tv show "pawn stars" and introduce to you the men behind the reality hit. and then kate middleton turns 30 this weekend so how will the duchess of cambridge celebrate her birthday? we'll give you every detail i'm sure, no stone unturned. >> set the alarm. >> thank you guys. have a great weekend. you have a check of the weather. >> what we've got for the weekend, sunshine mid-atlantic states. showers pacific northwest, frigid as we get into the plains, on sunday, sunday! more weather in the plains, mild through the southwest. showers expand through the southeast and gulf coast, sunny

>> good morning. what a beautiful forecast. partly sunny skies throughout the day. upper 50's around baltimore. >> and have you got planned tomorrow? i know what you've got planned. you'll be in front of the tv set watching nbc because it's wild card saturday! the bengals taking on the houston texans. outdoor weather, dome stadium, retractable roof, partly sunny and mild, temperatures in the mid-70s. let's head to new orleans where the lions are going to try to tear up the saints.

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new looks for the new year and friendly prices too. good morning, it's good to see you.. >> good morning, thank you so much. >> first trend is bold prints and loud stripes. >> yes. >> we saw a little bit of this last year but they're taking it to the next level. >> absolutely. at the beginning we like to do at dailycannedy.com and talk abt the trends for 2012. bold stripes, 2012 is not shy. >> this is the layered look. you're saying you can put them together. >> this is for your friend doesn't mind being a fashion risk taker and being the center of attention. make sure you wear it with something neutral on the bottom so you don't look too crazy. this is a great way to wear it. >> we have accessories. >> that's right. a second way a think a lot of people especially women are afraid maybe patterns and prints aren't for them. this is a great way to incorporate it into any wardrobe with the accents, accessories,

layer it with the scarf, we have the bags from express and lord & taylor. easy way to wear the trend. >> even your iphone for this trend. >> it's nice when you have a splash of color especially coming into spring and coming out of winter, it's a really great way to wear the trend. >> any tip on putting these things together? are you looking for the same color story? is it going to mix the pattern? >> you want to pick one color and pull it through as a thread. if you're looking for accents and accessories you can have fun. >> speaking of fun the next trend is disspoke. >> it's all about you, customizing something that really expresses who you are. it's my favorite trend. >> for the first time these are do-it-yourself fabrics? >> from a website called fooflower.com. upload photos, image, anything you want and they turn it into a fabric. here is an example, we used one of daily candy's famousily strayings and you can make this

into a scarf. i thought it would be cute, a ruffle around a vanity so you really want to have fun with it. get creative and this is a great way to incorporate fabrics. >> clever. shoes you can jazz up your ballet flats here. >> this is a great, simple, affordable idea. we have some shoes from payless, went to forever 21 and got the clips. put the clips onto the shoe like this and suddenly you have a flat that goes from sort of very simple and plain to something that says you. >> are those little clips from forever 21 supposed to go on shoes? >> they're supposed to go on pins but you can invite friends over, swap and this whole look less than 20 bucks. really simple to do. >> this is exciting, do-it-yourself makeup. looks like mad scientist. >> mad scientist meets glamour, vogue. making makeup is actually really simple. i know it sounds really complicated about you it isn't. you start with a really simple

base and you can add any pigment, so you have these pigments here to create any color you want. like how many of us have been out to drugstores and you say this isn't the color i thought in the store. this is the way to fix that problem, inexpensive and you can have a lipstick color that says you, savannah and nobody else in the world will have that. >> what a fun thing to play with, too. >> what i love about the trend it lets you be creative. >> for our last two looks, this is old hollywood glamour. marilyn monroe inspiration, all over hollywood these days. tell us about the first look. >> we have two models, first look is on larkin, and this is sort of channeling the inner marilyn. the thing about marilyn she loved the feminine silhouette. she wasnentasn't afraid to show. sweetheart neckline and paired it with a pearl necklace and pumps from nine west and this is incredibly glamorous. we love that look. >> the cute red lips which maybe were do-it-yourself looks and

the second more casual look. >> this is lindsay and classic marilyn monroe but also classic in general, a turtle neck from vera, light pants from express and we jazzed it up with access i a ryes, shades from the gap and a lot of women want versatility, you can go to the office and lunch with the ladies or weekend out, i thinkñi it's a really grt look for anyone. >> anyone could wear that. the glasses are great. thank you so much. >> absolutely. >> suchin pak, great to have you here. coming up next, the science of cute. adorable. later from appetizer to dessert, three healthy meals from chef todd english. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money.

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well we've seen it on this show over and over again, babies doing funny things on youtube or small animals that are just too darned cute to pass up. >> why are we so obsessed with babies? >> their puffy little cheeks, lots of skin and flesh, so cute. nbc's michelle kosinski went in search of the science of cute. >> reporter: siku, the unbearably cute baby polar bear became a worldwide sensation in a matter of days. ♪ ooh, baby, baby >> reporter: and if it's not him sending our hearts all a-flutter, it may be the puppy or any of those viral videos online. surprise kitty, 58 million views, more than the entire population of england. even this thing, 56 million. why do we react like this? >> oh, it's so cute! >> reporter: why is it a part of

us to care so much about a sleepy bunny or hungry hamster? ♪ on the piano >> reporter: in oxford university top researchers may know. >> this is over the frontal cortex. >> reporter: here is your brain looking at a person, and here is your brain on "cute," a burst in its pleasure center, when subjects looked at babies. >> in the higher regions of the brain where emotion and reward is processed, at tremendous speed. >> reporter: in a seventh of a second, a rush like that from ch chocolate or a drug. >> the size of the infant's eye there, the bulging cheeks, much larger forehead. >> reporter: animal babies share the same ratios, in some ways even moor exaggerated, more helpless, they're likely also hit hard on our hardwired love of the baby face. ♪ baby face, you've got the cutest little ♪ >> reporter: and it seems our

bar is so low that we can take anything, add a huge forehead, big eyes, cute chubby mouth and the carrot is now cute. and alan stein and kristine parsons found the response to cuteness and how long people chose to look at baby faces was the same in men as women. there's a science behind this? >> there is. there absolutely is and you see the same proportions in that baby photo there. >> reporter: we give in, and keep on clicking on what our brains adore. for "today," michelle kosinski, nbc news, london. >> i can watch that kitty cat going ahh over and over again. >> roll over the sweet baby foota footage. >> somebody has to clean up after those babies. >> the displeasure center of the brain lights up when they poop or vomit. coming up next, todd english. >> that was a good segue. with some hype. >> oh, that's so cute!

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good morning, in "today's kitchen" what's for dinner? celebrity chef todd english says the key to making healthy food taste great is using the right spices. >> spices are very hot, very hip. i love spices. i've always loved the mediterranean flavors. this is a spice, al, this is roasted eggplant. char them on a fire on the grill, right on, in a pan. and what happens you cook them until they deflate. keep turning them. you see how the skin is dark. doesn't matter. scoop it out like ganouche. we'll add the spices.

add spices while you're cooking and this is -- >> how come? >> it blooms and brings out all the flavors and all the essential oils. what i have here is caroway, tur meric, ginger, paprika and a little oregano. a teaspoon or so of olive oil. >> you're sauteing some -- did onions, add the eggplant meat to that, a little bit of stock over the top and let that cook for about 10 to 12 minutes, so it's nice and soft. puree it, and what we do is after you puree it, scoop it out of the bowl and do a garnish here. >> okay. >> this is one of my favorites. this comes from more rack co, called rasalanute. i always forget what's in it, all of these spices in here and this is what it smells like when it's finished here. >> ooh, great. >> it has ginger, the whole

spice trade route, you can buy this at specialty spice stores but it definitely is like that. we've got shrimp sauteed with fennel, olives of course, can't do mediterranean cooking without the olives. a little bit of balsamic vinegar. >> good for the restaurant. >> a great idea. a little balsamic and sesame seed with the shrimp. we'll let that cook down a little bit. here we've got this cooked with the chick peas, and a little bit of vinegar, a little acid to cut through the richness of the eggplant. basically what we do is put this on top. >> looks fantastic. >> it's a wonderful way, very light, very low in calories. let me show you i have another one back there. all right, and so over here, again, using asian flavors which again great spices, a red thai curry with the red curry paste you can buy, it's chilies, ground shrimp and a little lemon

grass, you can buy that in specialty stores. you steam the mussels with ginger, with carrots, and if you like spice, spice it, get the metabolism going, burns the calories as well. these are little thai chilies. >> pretty strong. >> yes, be careful. these you have to be careful with. you can use milder chilies as well, jalapeno or mexican chili. san leandro to reand scallion. scoop that in here. >> what about dessert? >> and dessert always, always one of the things about eating light is you don't want to feel deprived. try the broth, it's delicious. add a little coconut milk to finish it and dessert. >> hi. >> the piece de resistance. >> this is a smore redone. use a semisweet bitter chocolate. this is same idea, helps keep

the metabolism going, great flavor and chorcolate sorbet. i took marshmallows, a little bit of praline here and mixed it in, puree that, put that over the top. >> gorgeous. >> yummy. can't wait to dig in. >> whole thing about losing weight is having the flavor without -- >> good spice. >> dive into that. >> you got it. kathie lee next. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters

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