we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, 31st day of january 2012. you know what? mark that on your calendars. this is one of the prettiest days we have had on a winter day in a long time. going up to 55 degrees. not a cloud in the sky in new york city. pretty nice stuff, mr. roker. we'll give you credit. >> thank you. >> and plblame you when the weather goes bad. >> that's correct. >> coming up, will the real estate market recover some of the lost ground this year? >> we'll have an action plan for you. it might be time to rethink your real estate strategy because there are some encouraging signs about what has happened to home prices for owners. we'll tell you what you should be thinking about coming up. >> and a rare interview with prince harry as he opens up

about his grandmother and who are 64-year marriage to prince philip. we'll go live to buckingham palace. >> also ahead, another exciting installment of jills steals & deals, deals up to 75% off for "today" viewers. is that candy? >> yes. >> and it's a bargain. jill has more coming up. >> we have necklaces, too. >> candy necklaces. do you remember those? >> i do. >> they made your neck sticky. >> you're not supposed to eat it and put it on. >> no, i did. i would snack on it. >> we won't talk about the candy cigarett cigarettes. >> we have no more time for news now. natalie's inside with the headlines. >> we have important news. a developing story from italy this morning. officials ended the search for the bodies in the submerged portion of the costa concordia which ran aground more than two

weeks ago saying the search poses too much danger to rescue workers. 17 boilds have been recovered from the wreck with 16 passengers and crew still missing. new violence in syria. a human rights group says government forces are pushing into damascus suburbs and going after civilians supporting the opposition. hillary clinton heads to press the security council to support an arab league peace plan for syria. the u.n. estimates some 5,400 people died in the opposition uprising there since march. voters are headed to the polls in the all important state of florida. mitt romney is riding high headed into today's vote telling several hundred supporters monday he felt like he would win. the latest polls show him with a 15-point lead over newt gingrich who has several campaign stops planned today. an s.a.t. scandal is rocking one of the top liberal arts

schools. claremont mckenna college says for years scores were inflated to publications like u.s. news & world reports. the school is ranked as the ninth best liberal arts college in the country. now to london where some candid comments from prince harry about his grandmother, the queen, are making news. nbc's stephanie gosk is at buckingham palace with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. we know the queen is 86 years old, the second longest ruling monarch in britain's history and still she keeps a blistering pace of engagements, not just in the uk but around the world. many people wonder how she can possibly do it.

in an interview with the bbc, prince harry reveals what he thinks is his grand mother's secret. >> having him by her side she says is her strength and stay all these years. >> prince philip is 90 and considered to be in wonderful shape for his age, but two days before christmas he was rushed to the hospital with chest pains. doctors treated him for a clogged artery and the duke was released four days later. harry's interview shows a recognition of his grandparents years and an awareness that they are doing more than most. he says, these are the things that at the queen's age she shouldn't be doing, yet she's carrying on and doing them. philip is always there. dutifully a few steps behind but always there. >> the duke has made an invaluable contribution to my

life. >> they made an historic trip to ireland, the first time the british monarch visited in over a hundred years. they went halfway around the world to australia. back home there was a ceremonial welcome for the obamas at buckingham palace. and the weddings of two of their grandchildren, prince william and zara phillips. this year will be busier with the summer olympics and the queen's diamond jubilee, a celebration of her 60-year reign. should philip not be there, is prince harry really suggesting the queen could not go on? >> i don't think prince harry is literally suggesting the queen can't go on without the duke of edinborough. i think he's saying she would find it difficult. we know she would always do her duty, come what may. >> reporter: the palace says harry's words were, quote, not a comment on how the queen would fare should prince philip die before her but a comment on the

level of support he's bipartisan giving her over the years. we have news out of here today. the palace confirm it is duke and duchess of cam brin did adopt a dog. not a labrador but a cocker spaniel which is a middleton family favorite. >> any nanaimes yet? >> no names. but a cute cocker spaniel. >> looking forward to the pictures. thanks so much. large waves on oahu's north shore made for dangerous conditions monday and forced the cancellation of one of the world's top surfing competitions. too rough to hang ten there. swells reached 35 feet but the waves are expected to begin subsiding later today. and bitter doesn't describe how cold it is in fair banks, alaska. after dipping to 49 below over the weekend, it will be a toasty 23 below zero today. students at that time university of alaska braved the cold in their skivvies as part of the 40

below club which is a tradition. a crazy tradition. good for them. seven minutes past the hour. now back to ann and matt. >> think about the size of the goose bumps. >> you got me nervous for a second there. i didn't know -- there are often times i didn't know where you were going. i didn't know you were going there. okay? al, over to you. >> you know, we need these jobs, ann. some of us have small children to get through college. how are you boys doing? where are you from? >> arkansas. >> what's your name? >> coleman. >> and? >> john. >> that's mom? >> lisa. who's this nice lady behind you? >> grandma. >> grandma doesn't have a name. just grandma. we like it. let's check your weather and show you today this cold air is staying up in canada and alaska. possible record high temperatures and above normal

temperatures making their way through the ohio river valley. indianapolis, 25 degrees above normal. denver, 11 degrees above normal. dallas, 16 degrees above normal and a high of 71. 60 in indianapolis. 56 in new york city. st. paul, minnesota, 43. doesn't sound warm but for the twin cities that's toasty. >> good morning. the temperature will be about 20 degrees above average into the afternoon. we should make it up close to 60 later today. a mixture of sun and clouds. and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. this morning on today's real

estate. buying, selling and staying in the new market. no one is predicting a complete recovery but there have been some encouraging signs that will change people's strategies. donna rizato from money magazine has an action plan. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> finally, some rays of hope in the housing market which has been a basket case and prices have gone down since 2008. experts predict this year they will start going up again. >> we have finally hit a bottom in the market for real estate. 98% of markets are expecting an increase in home prices this year. we expect 2% this year, maybe 3% next year. it's finally going in the right direction. >> it's probably not going to see maybe ever again some of the 10%, 20% increase in property values we were seeing during the housing boom, right? >> that's right. that's a good thing. historically home prices increase only a moderate amount. we won't go back to bubble times either. >> we have tips for buyers,

sellers and owners which are people who want to stay in their homes. act quickly before rates go up. >> rates have been under 4% for months now. those are historic lows. but as the economy continues to improve, mortgage rates are expected to average 4.5% by the middle of the year. still a great rate. but if you want to lock in the lower rate, this is the time to make a move. >> for buyers who think maybe the rates will keep going down, your advice is -- >> no. rates are expected to stay at this level and then move up. keep your eye on the economy. it's tied to the economy. the economy keeps improving, expectorates to tick up. >> to take advantage of the best rates you want to have a credit score that's as high as possible which gets us to your second piece of advice. >> not everybody qualifies for the lowest rate. you need good credit and a good score is 760 or higher. check your score at

annualcreditreport.com for your credit report. another $8 you can get your score to see where you stand. >> you say buyers should focus on smaller homes. why if you can afford a bigger home. >> it does seem counterintuitive, but when you are buying a home don't always think of price. it's about resale value. if you are staying in the home five years or less you need to think of how hard it will be to sell your home down the road. smaller homes are in demand now, not mcmansions. people are more frugal. they don't want to maintain a large home and baby boomers will be retiring and downsizing. so the demand will be for smaller homes. >> good-bye, mcmansion. say it isn't so. for sellers, the first one is hard to take. you say price it right. >> the market will be better but it's been tough more anybody who wants to sell their home. they can feel confident that home prices aren't supposed to drop more. you have to price your home right. 75% of homeowners still think

their home is worth more than it is by at least 10%. >> they believe or hope it's worth more because they want to sell it for a higher price. >> right. >> if you're not sure you say to get a second opinion. >> you're best off looking at comparable home sales from the past 90 days. to get a second opinion is a good idea. not a lot of homes have been sold in your area. hire an appraiser. it will cost you $300 or clz 400. it could be worth it. >> take advantage of better opportunities to negotiate. what do you mean by that? >> in recent years to get someone to buy your home you have had to throw in flat screen tvs, cover the closing costs. >> the family dog. it's terrible. >> we see more demand particularly from investors. 30% of home purchases are from investors. you probably won't have to throw in all the perks to get your home sold. >> all right. for owners, folks who want to stay in the home you say to invest in the home. what do you mean?

>> if you want to refinance uh you have to have at least 20% equity in the home. a lot of people don't have it today. you can do a cash-in refinancing. that's where at closing you bring money to the table and then you can put cash in and invest in the home to bring up your equity. >> so many people in the housing market are under water in mortgages. they owe more than the home is worth. you say look into whether government help is available to you. >> if you are under water in your home you haven't been able to refinance. but the government revamped the home affordable refinance program. new regulations will take place in the spring. even if you are under water, you may be able to get assistance. >> and see if you can shave years off your loan. >> it's great to qualify for a lower loan but 30 years is a long time. if you can reset to 15 or 20 years you pay less interest over time. you may pay more than your regular payment though.

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billy needs $225,000 for ricardo. please. yes, i added the please at the end. okay. let me -- hold on one second, please. >> tell him i'll pay for one. when i sell him back for twice that amount next year i get the money. >> oscar nominee brad pitt and jonah hill. oscar nominee brad up for his third time at for the best actor oscar. he may just hit it out of the park this time. >> get it? >> we'll have that and more when we joins us live for the first time ever live tomorrow here on "today." >> wow! natalie and i are already planning our outfits. just kidding. jonah hill will be here.

>> we'll do a drive-by during the interview. >> is there any coffee in this studio? >> brad may be watching and will change his mind. meanwhile, coming up this half hour -- beuller. >> beuller, beuller. >> one of the most quoted and loved movies of the 1980s matthew brodrick reprises his role in a super bowl ad. >> he looks the same. just a little grayer. that's it. >> he does! >> not everyone agrees. >> also ahead, on the class of 2020 we meet a 4th grader who's learning the lesson of commitment between friends from the day she was born. we'll visit with her and her family ahead. >> this is a great story. >> also ahead, a fool-proof gourmet meal featuring fish and all the trimmings. we'll make you a gourmet chef with the help of a dpour may. first a check of the weather from al. >> looking ahead to the weekend,

first of all, today we have plenty of blue sky in the east. we have rain in the lower mississippi valley. and the pacific northwest. tomorrow you can expect snow in northern new england. wet weather and heavier rain makes it to the gulf and the mid ohio river valley. rain in the pacific northwest. looking at super sunday, mostly cloudy, cold, morning lows in indianapolis. 34. afternoon high of 43 degrees. >> good morning. it will warm up very quickly today. we will not break any records. temperatures will make it into the low 60's.

and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thanks. now we say hello to gail, the latest contestant to have the scales tip against her on "the biggest loser." good morning. >> good morning to you. >> how much have you lost? >> i lost almost 65 pounds. >> terrific. >> you lost, i guess it was a little over 20 pounds on the ranch? >> i lost 25 pounds on the ranch. >> and your daughter lauren was booted off last week. so you're both home now. >> we are. >> what's it like to be the first team to go? >> it worked out beautifully. we believe god has us where we are supposed to be. so we're working hard. she's running marathons and i'm swimming and walking new york city. >> terrific. >> encouraging each other. >> we are. >> bob harper seemed like he was really on your case. what was that about? >> bob's an amazing man and he helped save my life. i'm grateful to him. he and i both didn't understand

how my polio from my childhood affected what i was able to do physically. through this journey, i have learned a lot about myself. it's all been good. so i'm just hitting the pool and walking. it's making a difference. >> and you have tendinitis. >> both my hips were really bad. so the pool is my new best friend. >> it's a great workout. >> i can't run anymore, but i can walk. i hit the pavement in new york city this week. it's been fun. >> gail lee, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> "the biggest loser" airs tonight at 8:00/7:00 central on nbc. still to come, fers ferris beuller is playing hooky again and also some of the 4th graders learning some of life's most important lessons but first, these messages. [ male announcer ] what if we could keep enough plastic waste

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something i was going to do i needed to do it within a certain amount of time. >> gary offered to be a sperm donor and amy accepted. but she wanted gary to be more than just the biological father. >> we knew the things we were committing to but we had no idea. with new parents you don't know. >> they don't have a coparenting book. what does that mean? >> reporter: in 2002 caroline arrived. ♪ itsy bits eye spider ♪ went up the water spout ♪ down came the rain and washed the spider out ♪ >> reporter: were you worried that it would add pressure on your friendship? >> definitely. >> it did. >> yeah. >> initially, we tried to live together and almost killed each other. >> reporter: amy and gary tried to live together in the traditional image of a nuclear family, but it was tearing them apart. >> we decided we weren't going to try to fit into the mold of

what it was supposed to be. i don't think we had the rules. there were no rules. >> no. >> reporter: eventually amy and gary got their own places and decided to share their time with caroline equally. >> this is one of my bedrooms. >> reporter: today, caroline splits her time spending half the week with her mom. >> this is my other bedroom. >> reporter: and the other half with her dad. >> do you feel special having two rooms? pretty lucky? >> sometimes i'm like if i want a pair of shoes to wear to school i'm like, oh, they're at -- >> reporter: the other house. do you want me to peel the carrots maybe? >> can you cut the carrots? >> reporter: okay. i caught up with caroline on day five of her week-long commitment to cook dinner for her parents. >> look at that. perfection on a plate. >> reporter: amy and gary try to have dinner together with caroline two or three times a week. >> how do you explain how her

situation is compared to what her friends have at home? >> i say you have a mother and a father. and it doesn't matter what the traditional family setting is. as long as you know you have the love from both parents, everything else doesn't matter. >> reporter: what do you think about your situation? >> i feel really lucky that i have two bedrooms and two parents that really love me. >> we are so happy to report that caroline completed her assignment with flying colors. best lasagna i have ever had. i see a "today" show cooking segment in her future. follow caroline and her class of 2020 websites on a special page dedicated to the series at today.com. what a special family situation she has. she's so lucky. >> she's a darling little girl. she couldn't find her shoes. >> one at each house. >> we'll look forward to the next installment. thanks. up next, we take a turn. ferris beuller takes another day

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>> how could i be possibly expected to handle school on a day like this? >> it may have been the most famous day of hooky ever conceived. "ferris beuller's day off" had america fantasizing about what they do with just one day off. >> hey, batter, batter. >> reporter: an instant classic for 25 years we have hungered for more. >> i'm abe froman. >> the sausage king of chicago. >> reporter: now the sequel has arriv arrived. >> get some rest. diva. >> he bought it! how can i handle work on a day like today? one of the worst performances of my career and he never doubted it for a second. >> reporter: not hollywood but honda has brought us ferris beuller 2.0 still played by matthew brodrick, now a father of three. there are a treasure trove of

tributes to the original. >> beuller? beuller? >> brodrick? brodrick? >> reporter: but 25 years later, our hero has matured. instead of dodging dad, he's avoiding the boss. gone are famous pals cameron -- >> i'll go, i'll go, i'll go -- i'll go. >> reporter: and girlfriend sloan. >> what are we going to do? >> the question isn't what are we going to do. the question is what aren't we going to do oh. >> reporter: but brodrick makes new buddies. >> calm yourself, woman. >> reporter: and ends up the life of the party. ♪ >> reporter: there is even an homage to cameron's melancholy museum trip, reimagined with a walrus. and just like the original.

>> my father spent three years restoring this car. it is his love. it is his passion. >> it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. >> reporter: the car is a star. but that priceless vintage ferrari has been replaced by the commercial's somewhat less glamorous sponsor. and unlike the original -- with honda paying the bills, this vehicle gets a happy ending. >> announcer: get going in the all new cr-v from honda. >> it's good! >> it's a huge hit already. >> the years have been good to ferris. >> they have. >> we want a sequel. >> you forget the scenes you love so much. >> i wish there could be a sequel. we're hungry for more. >> maybe hollywood's listening. >> i hope so. >> we were in a commercial. >> anyone? anyone? all right. coming up next in today's kitchen, how to make simple gourmet meals at home. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning in today's kitchen, how to cook like a professional chef in your own kitchen. jeremy macmillan is the executive chef of the farmhouse and the barn in bedford new york. he's here with simple gourmet meals. good to see you. >> thanks for having me here. >> fish is as simple as you can get. >> absolutely. >> a lot of people are intimidated by it. >> it's funny because it's the easiest thing to cook. we'll show you today we really like to cook things whole to keep it simple. >> whole fish, i think people would be nervous about that. >> we'll give you a fool-proof way to cook it where you can't go wrong. we'll cook it in a salt crust. >> what kind of salt? >> we use sea salt but any salt you have at home.

we are using branzino, a widely available fish. but anything you like. if you want to use snapper, bass. >> salmon? >> salmon would be great. absolutely. we actually take the cavity and stuff some herbs, thyme. >> you slice it open? >> have the fish monger do it. ready to go. we have the lemon zest, salt, egg white to help bind the salt up. mix it together. it's like wet sand. >> so it's a salt plaster of paris. >> exactly. it keeps the moisture inside so the fish stays really moist. you keep the aromatics from the lem lemon, thyme, garlic if you like. >> it doesn't make it too salty? >> it perfumes it, but it doesn't get overly salt once it's mixed you just pour it

over the top, mount it over like covering somebody in the sand. >> pat it on? is. >> yeah, just pack it down. form it around. you want to cover it as much as you can. if you need more, pack it around. bake it in the oven depending on how big the fish is. these are a pound and a half. probably takes 25 minutes. this is what it will look like after a. you can see it's really hard. you can break it, take your aggression out. there you go. it comes off in big chunks. >> after you do it you have to filet it? >> you do or you don't. you can serve it just as is. >> let other people worry about getting the bones out. you're on your own! >> you can use scissors, a spatula, a knife, whatever you want. it comes right off the bone. >> let's take it back there. we have potatoes to get through before we finish up here.

and here are the ladies. >> helping you finish up. >> instead of cooking under salt we roast the potatoes on salt. after they're roasted, smash them up, roast them in olive oil. finish it with whatever you want. we use anchovy sauce. >> pardon mesanparmesan. that looks great. >> salt, olive oil and lemon juice. >> very nice. >> you plate it like that? >> you can finish it with chopped herbs, lemon juice. >> i have to give it a try. >> thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> coming up, kathie lee and hoda have the secret of getting what you want. >> they always get what they want. >> first your local

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