good morning, guilty -- a former university of virginia lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend. the jury recommending a 26-year prison sentence. this morning, the emotional courtroom address delivered by the victim's mother during that hearing. high stakes -- mitt romney and rick santorum take jabs at last night's gop debate. >> michael decharacter is balanc the budget for ten yearsance does that make him qualified to be president of the united states? >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to delaware. >> but did either candidate

score big with the voters ahead of next tuesday's primaries in arizona and michigan. and busted -- every person has one, the person who steals from the company's fridge. thanks to surveillance, this guy got caught. now he's suspended. you'll be surprised to hear who he was and where it happened, you'll be surprised to hear who he was and where it happened, today, february 23rd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, i'm ann curry. >> and i'm carl quint nia in for matt this morning, it was an emotional moment as george huguely was found guilty in the killing of yeardley love. >> the jury deliberated for nine hours before returning with a verdict. rejecting a first-degree murder

charge. we'll get details straight ahead. and frantic moments at an elementary school in washington state, an 8-year-old girl shot and badly injured whether a gun in a classmate's backpack discharged. a young boy is being held by police and we'll have the latest on the victim's condition in a moment. >> such a scary situation. a little bit later, why don't women speak up more in meetings? there's some interesting new research, stop smiling. interesting new research that's pointing to a possible cause, it's something to do with the way women are wired. >> we'll begin with the guilty vurd at the murder trial of the former university of virginia lacrosse player. we're in charlottesville with more. >> good morning, carl. this is the dramaic culmination of a tragic story that started with two talented young athletes, their whole lives ahead of them. but one of them ended up murdered and the other one

potentially facing a long time behind bars. guilty -- after two weeks of trial and a full day of deliberation, a jury convicted george huguely of second-degree murder for killing his former girlfriend, yeardley love and recommended a sentence of 26 years in prison. >> there are no winners in this case. there's nothing but loss everywhere. our hearts go out to the love family. >> love was a university of virginia senior when huguely broke into her apartment and killed her in a drunken, jealous rage. the prosecution had tried for a first-degree murder conviction against huguely. but legal experts say jurors didn't find enough evidence of premeditation. >> i think a lot of times the jury looks at the history of love and affection between the couple and decides that what the commonwealth has really proved in this case was a flash of anger, a passion, rather than a real intent to kill. >> when the judge read the jury's verdict, the somber huguely silently crossed himself and stood up.

guilty on two of the six charges against him, murder and grand larceny, for taking love's computer after prosecutors say he kicked open her bedroom door and savagely beat her to death. during the sentencing hearing, a sobbing sharon love, yeardley's mother, told the court she still celebrates her daughter's birthdays, that christmas is a nightmare. she spoke at the pain of losing her daughter five years after her husband died, saying sometimes it's unbearable. every year that goes by, i'm afraid i'm forgetting little pieces of her. and that worries me. love's older sister, lexi, also talked about missing her sister. i've never wanted something so bad, as to see her face again. lexi cried uncontrollably and she told jurors, the number one worst thing in my mind that could have happened, happened. huguely's family walked out of court visibly upset. despite love's death, huguely is a friend, a brother and a son. friends admitted that huguely's drinking was out of control. his defense was disappointed

with the 26-year sentence recommended by the jury. >> we look forward to some corrections in what happened here tonight. >> as the love family struggled to find solace, huguely walked out of court to face justice behind bars. the judge set april 16 as the date for a final sentencing hearing. in which he'll determine how many of those 26 years george huguely will actually serve. it could be less, but no more than what the jury recommended. carl? >> lilja luciano, thanks. we'll have more in the next half hour. but for now, it's 7:05 and here's ann. now to politics on the 20th and possibly the final debate of the republican presidential race. the candidates faced off in arizona last night, just six days before next tuesday's key primaries. nbc's peter alexander is in mesa, arizona with more. good morning. >> good morning to you. this was a crucial debate at a

critical time. now just five days before the vote in michigan. a state where mitt romney and rick santorum are deadlocked in a virtual tie. for santorum with all the momentum right now, last night was viewed as an opportunity. but he spent most of the night struggling to break through. >> gas prices and the economy and i'm here to talk about a positive solution to the problems that confront this country. >> finally in the spotlight, rick santorum quickly found himself on the defensive. admitting he made a mistake by backing president bush on no child left behind. >> you know, i supported no child left behind. i supported it, it was against the principles i believed in. but you know, when you're part of the team, sometimes you take one for the team for the leader and i made a mistake. politics is a team sport, folks. >> mitt romney chose not to pounce on santorum's admission. but ron paul did. >> he calls it a team sport. he has to go along to get along and that's the way the team plays. that's the problem with washington, that's what's been going on for so long. >> for his part, romney tried to

play up his credentials as a fiscal conservative. >> i've lived balancing budgets. i also served in the olympics, balanced the budget there. and served in the state and in all four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. >> but santorum dismissed that argument. comparing romney to another former massachusetts governor. >> yes, governor, you balanced the budget for four years, you have a constitutional requirement to balance the budget for four years, no great shakes. michael dukakis balanced the budget for ten years, does that make him qualified to be president of the united states? i don't think so. >> romney fought back, challenging santorum as a washington insider who favored earmarks. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> but newt gingrich accused romney of having a double standard. >> i think it was totally appropriate for you to ask for what you got. i think it's kind of silly for you to turn around and run an ad attacking somebody else for what you got and claiming what you got wasn't what they got, because what you got was right and what they got was wrong.

>> when the debate turned to social issues that fuelled headlines for the last week, the republican crowd growned. >> since birth control is the latest hot topic, which candidate believes in birth control and if not, why? >> side-stepping his personal views on birth control, santorum gave an answer that struck a chord with his audience. >> here's the difference between me and the left and they don't get this. just because i'm talking about it, doesn't mean i want a government program to fix it. that's what they do, that's not what we do. >> in a lighter moment, the candidates were asked to describe themselves in a single word. >> consistent. >> senator santorum? >> courage. >> senator? resolu resolute. >> mr. speaker? cheerful. >> now all eyes again turn back to michigan.

the key vote is next tuesday. and it's a state where romney was born and raised. but in recent days, ann, romney campaign had been referring to their candidate as the underdog. but early this morning, a senior adviser tells me they feel strongly they are in good shape, ahead of both michigan and arizona. >> peter alexander this morning, thank you. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. men, good morning. >> good morning. let's get to what you say was a missed opportunity for mitt romney last night, david, he was asked to identify the biggest misconception about him. what did he need to say? >> well i think it was an opportunity for him to deal with this credibility deficit that he has with conservatives and talk about why that's a misconception. talk about a business record. talk about a record that he believed shows fiscal conservatism. instead, i think he sounded a bit defensive. saying that he'll answer the questions the way he wants to. these debates are about moments, he had an opportunity to create a moment. he didn't do that. what he did effectively throughout the night, this is a

heart and minds campaign for conservative voters. and in this way, he made santorum seem like more of an incumbe incumbent. more of an insider in congress. he worked that jab throughout the night. making santorum defend votes that were unpopular, that he now says he regrets. in that way, i think he had the edge last night. >> santorum, if mitt romney didn't go far enough in answering that question, did, chuck, rick santorum go too far in admitting that he made a mistake in voting for no child left behind when he was actually against it? or does he get points for being honest? >> it's funny you say that. i thought factually every time he was challenged by mitt romney on one of these issues that he dealt with as a u.s. senator. i thought well, you know, rick santorum, he's right on the facts. he wanted -- if there were a debate coach. he would say yes, you know, santorum got the points. but the problem for santorum is those facts are unpopular. the facts behind supporting arlen spector. the facts about no child left behind. the facts about the four bailouts that he supported that

romney pointed out. the facts that all of these things were things that the bush administration was pushing and supporting. and rick santorum was asked and in some cases begged by the bush administration to help out. the problem is -- those facts are unpopular. and that's where santorum looking like a defensive, washington insider. which, as david pointed out, that's exactly what the romney campaign wanted to do. >> then who did this debate help most? and heading into tuesday, you want to take this first, david? >> i think the edge is to romney. i don't think he changed the arc of the race in his favor. but i think he was able to continue to bloody santorum a little bit. as we get into very tight contests, which michigan is shaping up to be, it's really a ground game. it's a tv advertising gam. it's money, it's organization and it's message. in that way, he's trying to raise negatives on santorum's side. look, romney last night was not going to fight for conservative souls the way that santorum is. he can't be a social conservative leader. he doesn't have his voice on

those issues. he can't take him on on that. but he can try to paint santorum differently, raise doubts about him in the minds of conservatives. i think that's what he's trying to do last night. i would give him the edge. >> i'm going to switch gears and ask you, chuck, jumping ahead, it may be a little too much ahead. i want to know what you think about how formidable a romney-santorum ticket would be. if the two of them in one shape or another would show up on the same ticket for the republicans? >> well you know it's unclear. there's something about last night's debate that i know the folks in chicago, meaning the obama re-election team, felt pretty happy about. they felt that the conversation the republicans were having, 20 minutes on earmarks, you know. another ten or 15 minutes on contraception. another long, where as much criticism was being leveled at the bush administration as it was on the obama administration. the tax to the right on immigration. if you look at it that way, i'm not sure right now the republican brand is helping itself with these debates. and especially last night, where

it felt like the shift was a little bit too much to the right and away from the middle. whether that ticket is formidable -- everything changes once there is a nominee. and once the party gets fired up. but you do have to wonder at some point if the front-runner here, mitt romney, can't fire up his base, how is that going to help him in a general? i think that's a question mark. >> i know it's early to ask that question. it's not too early to find out who you have on "meet the press." >> we'll have the arizona governor, jan brewer, as well as california governor, jerry brown as our guests and the latest on the numbers and how it looks in those two states. >> david gregory, chuck todd, thanks so much. it's 7:13 and here's carl. >> u.s. officials are condemning syria for the killings of two foreign journalists, including an american woman. but it hasn't stopped syrian forces from carrying out attacks on opposition strongholds, nbc's

chief foreign correspondent richard engel is near the border with turkey. good morning. >> the syrian opposition says government forces have killed nearly 100 people just since yesterday. the majority of them, in the city of homs. how do you hide? with bullets and rockets exploding constantly. syrian troops seem willing to destroy the city and everyone in it to drive out a few hundred members of the opposition. and other voices were silenced. the rubble was a rudimentary media center run by the opposition. the building took a direct hit from a rocket. inside, killed as they were working, french photographer, remi ochlik and veteran american war correspondent, marie coughlin. who reported for the british newspaper, "the sunday times." in homs, bbc recalled vivid

accounts of brutality. >> there were shells, rockets coming in. hitting any building. the building i'm in was hit last week. all the streets i've been on, i have not seen one military target and the wounded and dead i have seen, i would say about 80% civilian. it is shelling with impunity and merciless disregard for the civilians who simply cannot escape. >> colvin lost an eye to shrapnel in sri lanka. but in homs, there is nowhere safe. >> there's a small clinic, it's an apartment, that has been turned into a clinic. i mean there's plasma bags hanging from coat hangers and i watched a little baby die today, absolutely horrific, a 2-year-old, his little tummy kept heaving until he died. that's happening over and over. no one here can understand how the international community can let this happen. >> in oyster bay, new york,

colvin's mother learned about her daughter's last dangerous assignment. >> it's terrible. you're never ready for it. all these years, all this time i was never ready for it. >> a daughter, a reporter, whose work meant everything. >> you know, it still matters to me. and when it stops mattering to me, i will stop doing it. >> and the reporting mattered in homs. people here braved snipers and shelling to give colvin and remi ochlik a brief memorial before the fighting started again. turkey is proposing the establishment of a buffer zone here in the border district to allow humanitarian supplies to go inside of syria. the proposal is expected to be discussed at a meeting on syria in tunisia tomorrow attended by secretary clinton. carl? >> richard engel on the border between turkey and syria. thank you very much. now let's turn over to the news desk for the other top stories of the morning and natalie is standing by there. hey, natalie.

>> good morning, ann and carl and good morning, everyone. we begin with an 8-year-old girl clinging to life today after she was shot in her elementary school classroom. jim foreman from our affiliate king tv in seattle has the latest from bremerton, washington. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. amelia bowman remains in critical condition this morning. authorities say she was accidentally shot when a gun another student brought to school went off. causing panic for students, teachers, everyone involved with this school. a shooting inside an elementary school. >> i heard like a gunshot. and i was really scared. >> it's a parent's worst nightmare and frantic mothers and fathers raced to find their children when the news first broke. >> my heart was beating a little fast. when i first got the information, you know, kind of sped up the heart rate and everything. >> when police first got the call of a shooting, they put the school on lockdown. >> we quickly worked with staff to identify the location of the victim and to get aid on the

scene. we worked with the staff to locate the person with the gun and the weapon. >> police later determined that a gun, concealed in a backpack of a third grade boy had accidentally gone off. the bullet, police say, went through the backpack and hit 8-year-old amina bowman in the abdomen. >> she will pull through, we have all our family and prayers. please pray for her, that's all i need. >> amina's grandmother said when she first heard there had been a shooting at the school, she immediately called her daughter, who was already on the way to pick up amina. >> she was on her way to pick her up from school because they have a half day today. and then she called me five minutes later and told me that she was shot, that my granddaughter was shot, she was the one that was shot. >> amina was airlifted to a seattle hospital, about 20 miles away. where she underwent surgery. >> she arrived a little before 3:00 and within five minutes she was wheeled down to surgery to do some exploration and repair of her injury. >> police say the third grader who brought the gun to school is

now at a juvenile detention center, held on charges of unlawful poe essential of a firearm and bringing a dangerous weapon on to school grounds. amina's ninth birthday is just a short three weeks away. her family hopes she'll be home to celebrate it with them. well on the road to recovery. but it could be a long road, doctors say she could require several more operations to repair the damage the bullet did. natalie? >> tough story. we pray for a good recovery for her. jim, thanks so much. violence overseas this morning in baghdad, a series of bombings and shootings have killed at least 60 people today, most of the attacks appear to target police. and in afghanistan, officials tell nbc news that two american nato service members were killed in a third day of violence and deadly protests there. thousands have taken to the streets, outraged by the news that korans were burned at american air base near kabul. an advisory panel to the

food and drug administration is overwhelmingly backing approval of a highly anticipated weight loss drug. the prescription only pill called qnexa helped dieters lose an impressive 10% of their body weight, but has been plagued by reports of side effects. every office has one, the refrigerator raider. but you wouldn't expect that kind of trouble at a police station. in deer park, texas, police set up a sting operation when their snacks went missing from their fridge. investigators say they caught officer kevin yang on hidden camera, taking monster energy drinks, left as bait and he now faces a misdemeanor theft charge and a 30-day suspension. as for police, they can proudly say they've served and protected their sandwiches. yeah, we have got that problem around here as well, carl and ann. >> are you naming us? >> no, no, not pointing fingers.

but i'm thinking we need a camera -- [ laughter ] >> now we now who it is! >> wow. we have a lot of cameras around here, kathie lee gifford. you should watch yourself. >> everyone has a story. and kathie lee's is not pretty. >> enough, enough! >> how did she get left off the oscars? so subtle. >> anyway, let's get a check of the weather -- you. shtick is us this morning. >> that's brutal. anyway let's see what's happening. we've got a snowstorm to talk about. actually some action getting together if the plains, cutting across the great lakes on into new england. over the next 24 hours. you'll be looking at snow, over chicago this afternoon into tonight. detroit, you'll get in on the action, cleveland as well, as it moves into new england by early friday morning, we're talking

about anywhere from three to six inches. some areas could pick up to eight to 12 inches of snow in the next 24 hours. that's what's going on around >> good morning.e' we have a slight chance for a couple of rain showers. otherwise, a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be mild. and that's your latest weather. carl in. >> thanks. still ahead, was he murdered? new details on the mysterious death of an american reality tv producer while working in africa. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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after nine hours of deliberation, the jury convicted huguely of second- degree murder and larceny and recommended a sentence of 26 years in prison. his sentencing is scheduled for april 16. let's check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> let's get you up-to-date on a few accidents. southbound 95 at the fort mchenry told plaza, we're getting word of the crash. another one at hampstead, snyder's work road. use extra caution around that one. this delay stretches back to reisterstown road and continues down to edmondson. 18 miles per hour from right around 32 towards 29. if you want to head out this morning, let's give you a live view of traffic. we're looking at a smooth start there. no delays all the way down. looks like we have some sun glare, but no major delays once you get beyond 29.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> fine start, weather-wise. there have been a few sprinkles in the mountains and some of those sneak over towards baltimore later today. generally this is a pretty good forecast. 45 in jarrettsville. the average high temperature is 47. way above that mark this afternoon. hi range between 60 and 65. 30% chance for a couple of rainshowers. tomorrow, scattered showers and thunderstorms. still in the 60's on friday. still in the 60's on friday. low 40's to

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dangerous illness that's usually associated with young girls, carl. >> talking about eating disorders. it turns out that young boys are also dying to be thin. doctors say it can be even harder to treat them. we'll have details on that. >> you know it's kind of shocking. also coming up, a problem that affects a lot of women. and that is, speaking up in a group setting at work. but why, when we know we have the smarts and the skills do we keep our mouths shut? coming up, why the answer could be in our biology. and so we'll get some advice and also what we can do to overcome it. >> we begin with the investigation into the mysterious death of a reality tv producer, who worked for shows like "the amazing race" and "whale wars." nbc's michelle kosinski is in london with the latest on that, michelle, good morning. >> this case is hard to figure out. jeff rice was found in his hotel room in uganda, with his assistant. apparently in a coma. all the reports surrounding this range from this possibly be a botched robbery attempt, to a

poisoning, even a drug overdose, one that might have been forced. jeff rice, 39 years old from oklahoma, had two production companies in south africa where he had lived for years with his wife and two daughters. he also worked on "whale wars" on animal planet and the south african version of "the biggest loser." a guy who his friends say adored travel, embraced culture, thrived on adventure. but what exactly happened to him in uganda, at his upscale hotel in the capital is pure mystery. his wife and others have said, thugs may have tried to rob rice and his production assistant, but instead, poisoned them? rice was found saturday in his hotel room. local reports say his assistant was there, unconscious, in critical condition. police now say white powder thought tobacco contain was also in the room. and uganda newspaper reports

investigators that there was a large amount of cocaine in rice's stomach. also strange. >> i think it's very unlikely that these individuals were abusing cocaine. secondly, there appears to be no trauma to the body. >> we have one victim who is still alive, so hopefully she has a full physical recovery. and she's able to tell investigators both in uganda and in america what happened. >> in online tributes, friends call rice the real deal, a true adventurer. his family is left to wonder what really happened here. and why. they have a possible robbery attempt, but were they poisoned? were they forced to swallow drugs? police say that jeff rice's autopsy suggested he may have choked and they seem to be downplaying the possibility that this was a crime. there are very few known facts at this point. carl? >> michelle kosinski in london, thanks. savannah guthrie is today's legal correspondent. janine pirro is host of "justice

with janine" on fox news and the former district attorney for westchester county. tough case, what strikes you first about it, savannah. >> that there is so much mystery surrounding it. it's odd that they say there was cocaine found in the stomach. that's not consistent with the way most people ingest cocaine. i think it's rather odd that authorities in uganda quickly suggest there's no foul play involved. there's a lot of oddities surrounding the case. >> the problem they said it was a cocaine overdose. they said that they both choked. and then they deny that there's any kind of a intentional crime here. i had a case where a woman died of a cocaine overdose, they ruled it as suicide. i reopened the case, got a conviction for murder, she was forced to ingest cocaine. that's why we see large amounts in the stomach. you should see trace amounts in the nasal passages. if there's an overdose, i mean this seems to be the kind of case where we need to do another autopsy. >> exactly. i feel sorry for the family, because of course this is all

happening in a foreign country, there are language barriers, it's a different system. perhaps the best recourse for the family if they are able to do it is to try to get a private autopsy to get some of these questions answered. >> let's switch topics to the conviction of george huguely in charlottesville, virginia. we heard a lot about a potential first-degree murder charge. and then or manslaughter. we didn't hear a lot about a second-degree murder conviction, judge. >> the prosecution wanted murder one. premeditation with malice, the defense wanted manslaughter. the jury came back with murder two. you may think number one is the compromise or it may have been the right verdict. what they're saying is he went to the crime scene, knocked down the door. didn't premeditate to kill her, but formed the intent at the time of the crime. and it clearly, there's sufficient evidence to back that up. she was beaten, bloodied and battered. >> victory for the defense or not? >> neither a victory for the defense or prosecution. the jurors rejected not one but two theories of first-degree murder. they didn't think he had the mental state to premeditate the

killing. there was tons of evidence he was very, very drunk. but they had an alternate path, they could have convicted on first-degree murder, on a serious felony murder. he went there to steal the laptop and in the course of that, she died as a result. that would have been a first-degree murder conviction, too. they rejected that and chose this middle ground. >> the defense team told jurors that huguely had some responsibility. but the killing was not in their words, calculated. does admitting that much help or hurt huguely more? >> well i think they looked ridiculous. what they were trying to do was blame the victim. they said look, she smothered in her own blood and he really didn't bash her head against the wall and she had prescription and alcohol in her system. therefore, it's all her fault and she didn't die from blunt-force trauma. bottom line, this thug beat her to death, left her for dead, tossed her on the bed and pulled the cover up and walked out. >> the defense didn't have great facts, because george huguely talked to police, he acknowledged being in the room. he acknowledged a physical altercation. so they had the best they could do was say look, we can't ask

you for an acquittal. all we're asking is for you to find, he didn't calculate it. he didn't premeditate it. he was a young guy, immature, whose impulses got out of control. >> the jury didn't buy it. >> we're left to talk about the sentencing. the jury recommends in virginia, 25 years for send-degree. one year for grand larceny. the judge can do whatever he wants, right? >> the judge will take that recommendation into consideration when he sentences huguely this summer. but at the end of the day, they normally follow the jury's request. and remember, this is 25 years. it seems to me that it didn't look like they were at the manslaughter end of things. that they, if enter was any argument was for murder one. they handed down a solid recommendation, 25. >> 26 years seem appropriate, knowing what we know about the case, about the defendant? >> it's right in the middle of the range that the jury could have sentenced, anywhere between five and 40 years. everything about this vurd suggested jurors looking for the looking for the middle ground, looking for the compromise. in virginia, the judge can't go up, he could reduce the

sentence. but as janine says, she's the judge, the judge typically takes the jury's recommendation. >> what's the likelihood of an appeal? >> i think very good, based on the fact that there was one piece of evidence, that huguely held yeardley love in a choke hon hold. that shows propensity to commit a crime and that's generally not admitted. i think that's the reason why huguely did not testify at the sentencing hearing and throw himself at the mercy of the court by saying i did it, i'm sorry, i was drunk. he was dead silent. that tells me they're holding out for an appeal. >> if there's any chance that the judge comes in for a lighter sentence than the jury recommended, could he potentially walk at all? >> sure, five years? he could walk out tomorrow. they serve generally half the time. >> i believe in virginia, they do have to serve 85% of their sentence and they have tough sentencing laws, parole was abolished in virginia. >> but if he gets out sooner. he's been in for about two and a half years. >> he'll get credit for time

served. >> thank you very much. another check of the weather now from al. >> all right. thank you so much, carl. got a birthday girl. who is the birthday girl? you are? what's your name? >> minara. >> happy birthday, you're seven today? >> yes. >> i like your hat. we've got a birthday present for you, we're going to show you snow in hawaii, take a look at this. on the mountains of hawaii, the big island, they've got snow. they closed off some of the roads because of all that. just for your birthday! unbelievable. let's see what's happening. we've got some warm stuff to talk about, we've also got some severe storms to talk about ahead of this system. that's bringing warm air. tuscaloosa, atlanta, up to cincinnati. possibility of tornadoes with that system. anywhere from a quarter of an inch to a half an inch of rain. the rain isn't the problem, the winds may be. snow in northern new england. rain and snow back through the upper midwest. and sunshine along the mid-atlantic coast. warmer-than-normal conditions,

60 degrees today >> good morning. high temperatures will climb to the middle 60's with a mixture of sun and clouds. we have a chance for a rain shower. we've got us a whole passel of 16-year-olds. sweet 16. that's what's going on around the country. now let's find out about your weather, go to weather.com or the weather channel online. carl? >> al, thanks. up next, an unlikely group obsessed with having the perfect body. why eating disorders are on the rise among teenaged boys. right after this.

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back now at 7:44 with a warning on the dangers of eating disorders. while they are typically associated with women, there is another group that is often left untreated. nbc's medical editor, dr. nancy

snyderman is here with more. >> most of us by conventional wisdom know that more girls than boys get anorexia anywhere santa rosa, but one million adolescent males every day battle eating disorders and far too often the symptoms go unnoticed. thomas, a straight-a student an exceptional athlete, and a boy secretly obsessed with diet and exercise in hopes of achieving the perfect body. >> he wanted a six-pack, he wanted rock-hard abs, he wanted muscles, that's how it started. >> it was anorexia, a life-threatening eating disorder. for eight years, tj starved himself and exercised compulsively. eventually he stopped eating for up to 23 hours a day while exercising close to five. >> he would ask us, beg us, please don't tell anybody. it's so embarrassing. everybody thinks this is a girl's disease. >> tj died in the middle of his nightly routine doing 1,000 sit-ups.

at 22 years old, weighing 78 years old, his heart gave out. >> the look in his eyes, the last pictures he took of himself on his camera -- it wasn't tj. it was not my son. >> tj is the new face of anorexia. now an equal-opportunity disease. at least one million males in this country suffer from eating disorders. dying ton thin. experts say it takes a certain kind of personality to go to this extreme. >> it's very unusual for someone to come into my office for an assessment of anorexia, if they do not have straight as, and this is true for boys and girls. and in sports, these are great athletes who drive themselves to the next level. >> doctors like psychiatrist james locke believe that kids stri strive for the same air-brushed perfection. and boys concentrate on muscle mass and fat index. >> they come later to treatment, so they're physically sicker.

>> this boy was ten when his family first sntsed he was losing weight. >> i realized if i restrict a little bit, i get a little high off this, i feel a little bit better. so that was kind of -- it was a gradual process. >> his family knew he was in trouble when in matter of weeks, he went from being a picky eater to having a psychosomatic illness, he couldn't swallow solid food. >> i felt i was up against death in watching my child potentially die on me. so -- i was fighting to save him. >> but far too often, parents mistakenly blame themselves. >> when you look at your tool box, parents in it? >> parents are the main tool in the tool box. they're your best resource to help a kid get better this he can help them eat at home, they can disrupt the maintaining exercises and they are really the people who understand their child and who love them. and that love leveraged properly, and supported by the

right professional advice can change the entire outcome. >> even after two lengthy stays at a treatment center, avi, now 14, admits he still struggles with a distorted body image. >> i definitely sometime i look at myself and say, i'm so fat. >> but for now with the help of his family, food is not his enemy. >> after not eating for a few years, everything seems so good. i love burritos, ice cream. pizza. and -- all sorts of stuff. >> this is a real psychiatric disorder that can obviously do bodily harm. and treatment is imperative. parents can't do this by themselves. treatment with a pediatrician or an eating disorder specialist includes everything from hospitalization to therapy and sometimes medication. one of the biggest hurdles a lot of parents face is the insurance companies. and ann, that seems to be a common theme. because as kids gain a couple of pounds, some of the insurance companies say the child is getting better and then they

want to stop reimbursement. this is a long-term treatment and the insurance companies are going to have to be part of the solution. >> bottom line, you're saying that parents have got to fight for their kids in this regard. and so what should they be looking for in terms of warning signs? >> especially in boys, start to look for things like excessive exercise, picky eating, hoarding food. putting food in your room. avi took sushi and stuffed it up his sleeves to hide it from his parents and boys dress peculiarly. they start to layer clothing and those sweatshirt hoodies, very common. they want to disappear from the world. but layering clothing and sometimes being cold where everybody else is normal, that's an idea that your metabolic system is really changing. >> dr. nancy snyderman thanks so much for bringing attention to had story. still ahead, how actor sasha baron cohen could get his system banned from the red carpet at the academy awards.

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al roker. coming up, we're going to talk about something that maybe women want to spend a lot of time thinking about. why is it that women don't speak up as much and as loudly as men, especially in a business meeting. there are actually some new studies out that give us new information about why this may be. and it may actually be something to do with the way our brains are wired. coming up, we'll speak to a couple of experts, one of them is a businesswoman herself, ivanka trump to talk about that. >> never been in a meeting with you. >> i do not hold back. see, you know what? okay, fine. that's good, though. >> that's a good thing. >> i think it's changing over time, too, right? >> i think as we become more aware as to why. anyway -- moving on, what else is coming up? >> we'll get something we can use, helping make our lives easier when it comes to shopping, travel, getting organized. some of the hottest apps and websites that can do just that. >> making life easier. >> and then later on, we have

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with his lead threatened, romney was eager to blunt santorum's surge less than a week before pivotal primaries in arizona and michigan. it may be mild in the east, but wild winds have been causing problems for residents of colorado. gusts nearing 90 miles per hour knocked down giant trees and made it hard just to stand up there. and heavy rain and melting snow in washington state's cascade mountains caused several rivers to overflow, flooding hopes and sweeping parts of one home into a river. now let's head to wall street and cnbc's mandy drury is at the new york stock exchange. >> stocks stalled near continue-month highs and one of the increasing concerns is the rise of oil prices to nine-month highs and i know you all feel it at the pump at $3.61 a gallon for the national average, it is higher in some areas. nonetheless, at 3.61, 9 highest for this year.

also tonight, on cnbc, make sure you tune in at 9:00 p.m., scott cohen is going to be presenting "filthy rich" the premiere. >> we'll be watching, thank you. and now here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." brian? >> good morning. coming up tonight on "nightly news," the oscars coming up. we've heard them all thank the academy. but what do they mean, really? the official list is secret, but some of the academy members may surprise you. we'll have that story, tonight and more, when we join you for "nightly news." for now, back to you. >> now for a look at what's trending today. our quick round-up of what has you talking online. whitney houston is a top search on google after the "national enquirer" published a photo of her lying in her coffin on their front page. the photo taken at houston's private viewing propertiedly shows her wearing her favorite purple dress, gold slippers on her feet. many twitter users are

expressing outrage, calling it an invasion of privacy. jennifer aniston a hot topic after getting her own star on the hollywood walk of fame. and twitter is heating up over the first public kiss she shared with actor-boyfriend, justin they aroux. and what sacha baron cohen may be planning for the academy awards show sunday night. he reportedly said he would be walking the red carpet as his character from his upcoming film, "the dictator." the academy frowns on promotional stunts, says it's trying to learn more about cohen's intentions but it hasn't barred him from the oscars yet. he has been invited to the award show as a cast member of "hugo" a best picture nominee. not for that movie. he did not get nominated for that. it's 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to ann. >> by the way, there are a lot of sweet 16ers out here and this girl has a sign saying no car,

but a kiss from al is better. al, there you go. hello? >> i'll try that. >> we'll try to help her out there. we've got some cuties back here. where you guys from? >> medford, massachusetts. >> nice to see you. i like this hat, that's very nice. let's check your weather, show you what we've got. our pick city of the day -- happens to be columbus, ohio. nbc 4. afternoon showers, nice and mild. and look at the mild temperatures, st. louis, 21 degrees above normal. charlotte, 21 degrees above normal. 17 warmer degrees in washington, d.c. it will be 65 there. 82, jackson. austin, 85. new york city, getting up to 60 degrees, but the cold air is coming down from canada as we get a system moving across. that's going to bring snow, stretching from chicago later today, all the way on into northern new england. happy birthday! there you go. all right.

i still say -- hold out for the car. that's what's going on around >> good morning. we have a slight chance for a couple of rain showers. otherwise, a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be mild. that's your latest weather. this just in -- carl quintanilla is buying a ining you a car! >> i got to call my wife. coming up, why some women shut down when they have to speak up in a group meeting. we'll talk about that with ivanka trump right after this. r.

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setting may not be that great. we are women. hear us roar. unless we have to speak up in a meeting. and then, for some of us, it's -- [ crickets ] >> at the start of her career in investment banking, a field traditionally dominated by males, joan said she didn't speak up. >> it can be intimidating to sit in a room full of men and voice your opinions. especially when men can be vociferous and getting a breath in to speak can be challenging. >> in 2012 women have the smarts, the schooling, the experience, but often not the courage to voice their views. from classrooms to board rooms, when we have to speak up, sometimes we shut down. scientists at the virginia tech research institute decided to study the phenomenon and discovered it's all in our heads -- literally.

>> we wanted to study the impact of social rank in a small group on your ability to solve problems. >> the researchers gave a group of men and women with similar baseline iqs a set of questions to answer. in the middle of the test, they were told how well they did compared to the rest of the group. and then, their iqs were measured again. the findings were startling. >> in a social setting, some of the people's iq goes down and of the ones that go down, over 80% of them are women. >> bottom line, the study showed for some, particularly women, if we think others in a group are smarter, we become, well, dumber. and in the real world, where key business decisions are often made in small group settings, justike this, a lot of good ideas may not be getting heard. >> the way we organize our business is completely built around small groups. and in fact, may be in some settings, that damages the performance of your employees the way you doesn't want that.

>> the virginia researchers think the loss in iq may have something to do with women be more sensitive to body cues, reading the body language of others and reading others perceptions. however, this business woman says that same sensitivity can be beneficial. >> well let's use that to our advantage and let's actually be stronger and communicate better because we know that we're actually picking up on these cues better. and we may be able to be that much more impactful. >> a lesson for working women. making what makes us different work for us. >> and of course with women now holding 48% of all jobs in the u.s., ann, it kind of begs the question, do women need to adapt? or do the businesses? >> savannah, thank you so much. ivanka trump is the executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the trump organization and she cans seen on the new season of "celebrity apprentice" and jennifer

heartstein is a psychologist. good morning to both of you. i was reading what one of the researchers said about this pattern which is happening across gender lines. quote, women often are more attentive to what others may be feeling or thinking, a sensitivity that is likely has an evolutionary origin. jennifer, how exactly does this cause women to mute themselves in a meeting-typesetting. >> it's really sad that this is what's happening. but we're finding that women are reading the room, feeling afraid that someone else is smarter, has more to say, or in the interest of the relationship, they don't want to be perceived as being a braggert, bringing too much to the table. taking too much time. they want to keep the peace and they sit back and wait it out. men don't do that, they jump in and talk shop, women are more focused on the relationship element of it which impacts them in a group setting. >> do you notice this as well? >> at the highest level you hear people talking about this. for years there have been studies saying women are less inclined to speak up.

now this is the first time i think anyone has correlated to a biological effect. and studied it on that level. but you know, women are less likely to ask for raises and therefore, less likely to get them. women are more likely to advocate for the team as opposed to themselves. i think a lot of this sort of goes back to just how we conceptualize things and less likely to put ourselves out enter and more about the collective. which probably means in the group settings women are less inclined to speak up. particularly when they have their perceptions put on. >> we need to switch this up. we need to be paid equally and have as much power in the meetings as men and we need to not feel stupid, when we're not stupid. it's not that we're dumber, we feel less courageous, a little bit. because we're more sensitive. what do we need to do? >> we're comparing ourselves all the time 0 other people and worried about the judgment. one of the things we need to do, maybe you need to practice what it is you want to say to someone or go to your manager and say, i have a lot of things i want to

bring to the table today, can you put me on the agenda. or managers need to think about this differently and say, everything is going to have a chance to talk today, so be prepared to contribute. >> i think in a practical way you can't change the way they react to you. but i think you have to start speaking out. you have to make sure that the labels others are putting upon you as being shy or meek or quiet or less assertive don't define who you are. i have a little baby girl and all the parenting books, they talk very carefully about not labelling children. because it becomes ultimately sort of the pre-destins them to be more inclined to be more like that. i think it's the same thing. people are internalizing what's being projected on them and it's defining them. >> now that we know, there's a biological link, that there's a hard wiring, it also kind of gives you relief. now you know, it's not that you have to feel insecure or less courageous. it means that you have to

understand this is part of being a woman. >> and hopefully don't use it as an excuse. we know we have a biological link. don't just say, it's just my biology. i think ivanka's point is really important, you can change that, as long as you commit to doing that. >> and excuse for single-sex schools? >> for girls. >> that's a whole 'nother subject. >> ivanka trump and jennifer heartstein thank you so much this morning. and coming up next, from shopping to travel, the top websites and apps that can make your life a little bit easier. coming up right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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back at 8:21, this morning on today's tech, cool apps and websites designed to make your life easier. whether you want to save time and money, or you need a little inspiration, help is as close as your computer, tablet or smartphone. liz is publisher and editor in chief of coolmomtech.com. liz, always good to see you, good morning. we keep hearing about all different sorts of sites and app. i keep hearing the word "pinterest." what is it? >> it's like the website that's eaten the internet. five million unique monthly users, to ten million just since january. a visual social curation site for the way women particularly 0 over the years have ripped pages out of magazines they've loved and saved them. it allows you to do that online by pinning. you find an image that you like online. say planning a wedding or travel or baby gear or toys that you love and you pit them together on a board.

sort of by topic. from there you can repin other people, you can get comments on yours, it gives you that fun feedback of social media. >> the audience is largely women, who some call natural curators. >> cool mom picks is a series of boards that arranges everything from travel to food. so we started a board just featuring cool "star wars" stuff. >> let's talk about a app that helps you consolidate numbers for hotels, car rental. >> it's a life saver, especially if you're a frequent traveler. all you do is all those confirmations you're getting from airports or from car rentals, restaurant reservations, activities, you just forward it to plans and it goes into an itinerary for you. if you upgrade to the pro version, which i believe is $49 a year, you go et some extra benefits that pay for itself.

like showing you if your airline price goes down and if you're entitled to rebook for lower. >> this was a life-saver for your recent trip to disney. >> we just got back from disney, it was so easy to keep up with all the reservations. >> people might have heard from isnta-gram. how about websta-gram. >> insta-gram is a popular photo-sharing site. it's a simple way to make your photos look good, share it on twitter, email it to your family members. share it socially and comment on others. however, websta-gram, is a website that allows you to do a lot of this online and not just do your mobile app. >> we're looking at some pictures here, today has a site and with your of our stage managers is going to take our picture. he will take the picture, he'll post it and from there people can go on and comment, right? >> absolutely. they can share, they can like it or you can even now go on to

websta-gram and see it through the computer if you have an insta-gram app account. >> there's a link on the "today show" site. suddenly is changing the way shopping online works, right? >> not for bargain-hunters, but it's great if you're a procrastinator or impatient. this is an amazing service based out of new york, they service new york to richmond. what they'll do do over 100 stores, they'll go buy all kinds of stuff for you and for one overnight shipping rate, they'll ship it all to you. let's say you've got an emergency trip and you need to get things, they can get it all, ship it in one box for one price. >> the one called iyanna which helps you know when certain items go on sale. >> eyeonna. as in i have my eye on a pair of shoes. you take your cell phone, take a

picture of the item after you bought it or your receipt. the site will let you know if the price has dropped. it's a consumer protection plan. >> still ahead, beauty secrets to looking younger from around the world. after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell. >> commute is kind of busy. inner loop of the beltway at i- 95 and the northeast corner, we have a crash. the delays stretch back to the towson region. perring parkway and parksville, we have an accident. outer loop is much heavier from reisterstown all the way towards

edmondson. southbound 795, backed up from owings mills. 18 miles per hour on average. another one, pedestrian-in all accident at annapolis road and monroe street. another one in the city. this one involving a pedestrian tanyard road and woodbourne ave. camerast to some of our at belair road. going away from us is inner loop traffic accident must be off to the side. 95 heavy at white marsh. over to you. >> quick look at our insta- weather-plus radar. there have been a few sprinkles to the west. more clouds farther west, even rain out midwest. that is kind of slip in our direction. temperatures climb at the airport up to 50 degrees. southwest winds at 9. that drives temperatures during

the day. we warm up into the low sixties for highs. perhaps a bit warmer during the day tomorrow. shower chances increase later this evening. kind of scattered, and least early on. 60 to 65 degrees. >> we will have another update at 8:55.

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>> people saying hi to family and friends. enjoying anniversaries, birthdays. i'm ann curry, with carl quintanilla, in for matt this morning and al roker and natalie morales. coming up, what would you try to look younger? we've roamed the world and gone international and come up with all kinds of things. one thing that is called noni juice, we're going to take a look at a whole list of things that women all around the world use to look and feel younger. >> very nice. also if you're strapped for cash, what you need to know before you take out a second mortgage. that's key information. >> and today's professionals are here, they are going to weigh in on everything from their oscar picks to their opinions on the x factor, not the show, but getting back together with your ex-. so we'll have more on that. >> not related to that, but a little bit later, how to create a bedroom oasis at a bargain

price. >> okay. on that note, let's hit it and talk about the weather. >> well, first of all we've got somebody to bring in over here. >> hi. >> what you guys got going on this weekend? >> we've got the 19th annual law enforcement state of new jersey, extended invitation to you. and everybody that's watching -- >> seaside heights, new jersey, this coming saturday, 1:00 p.m. >> and you brought a polar bear with you. nice to see you guys, thanks so much. >> special olympics, new jersey, www.sonj, go to the bottom of the page, polar bear plunge, be there. >> thank you so much. peace. let's show you what's happening as we look into the weekend, for tomorrow, got a risk of strong storms along the southeastern atlantic coast. wet weather in the pacific northwest. snow in northern new england and around the central great lakes. saturday, more rain and snow out

in the pacific northwest. sunny and warm through the south. it's going to be chilly in the northeast. with some lake-effect snow. then sunday -- sunday! more sunny, cold conditions through new england, snow through the plains, wet weather in the pacific northwest. mild from the gulf coast to the southwest. a few showers down through northern florida, southern >> good morning. high temperatures will climb to the middle 60's with a mixture of sun and clouds. we have a chance for a rain shower. and that's your latest weather. now let's head on down to florida, and say hello to uncle willie. >> the beautiful shores of the

gulf of mexico. you see it in the background, you hear it lapping against the sand. sanibel island, known as the shell capital of the world. as a matter of fact, you can find shells everywhere. i just found two shells. right here in front of me. where our producer put them a week ago. isn't that nice? they have shells all kinds of things. happy birthday, if you will, please, take a look. this is zula warnick, from houston, houston, mississippi. 106 years old. strong supporter of the u.s. military. god bless. i'm an old navy man. and she says hard work is the secret. she has always worked hard and she's an honest lady. hung ngo, from rosemead, california, 100 years old, enjoys spending time in his

garden where he grows his own vegetables. and marie thompson from gering, nebraska, 102 years old, the life of the party and believes that you should do everything you want to do. now wait a minute, check things out here. and adeline chorches of west hartford, in the great state of connecticut, along the fabulous south shore. she loves to do all sorts of things in her life that makes people happy. and she loves the connecticut river. goes down there with her family all the time. a beautiful river, unbelievable. raymond schomer of novi, michigan, 100 years old today. is a retired welder. an engineer in his own right. his secret to longevity, serving under people.

muriel katz of great neck, new york, is 104. loves to watch the new york mets on television and spends all of her time with her beautiful daughter. how about that. that's it. that's all from the shores of the gulf of mexico. back to you. >> willard, thanks. up next, the quest to look younger, we'll unlock beauty secrets from around the world. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ back now at 8:38, this morning on today's beauty, secrets to looking younger from all around the world, from brazil to india. it turns out the fountain of youth is often found in the kitchen. here to explain is celebrity nutritionist cynthia pasquela. good morning. nice to have you here. this is an interesting list. and all of these things, are supposed to help us at least

according to old wives' tales, defy age. >> exactly and who doesn't want to do that, ann, right? >> we all want some of that. and we can start with something as simple as coconut oil. it helps improve elasticity in the skin and get rid of the dark, undereye circles that we sometimes have. >> boys have them, too. you can buy it in jars now. and it does moisturize, especially in the winter. >> it's great for moisturizing, you can eat this, you can have three to four teaspoons a day and it has an anti-bacterial agent in it to help with acne. >> and you can cook with it, that's great. now something called noni juice, where does it come from? >> noni juice, this is a favorite of brazil. this is polynesian women, they love their noni juice. an amazing anti-aging element to help turn back the hands of time. >> i don't know what a noni is. but there you have a picture of it. >> let's try some, shall we?

hmm. >> not bad, right? this is great for -- >> it's like a prune juice with a little less sweetness. it doesn't taste great, it doesn't taste terrible. haas it supposed to do? >> it's great because it's packed with essential fatty acids. i think that's really amazing. just to help plump up the skin and newurture from the inside. >> ginger is embraced by a lot of asian countries. >> and also in india. women there wake up, shred a little ginger and heat up water and drink this amazing tea. ginger helps to bring the blood flow to the skin to even out your skin tone. isn't that amazing? >> have there been studies to prove that? i know people say this, but do we know this for a fact? >> we know this for a fact. >> what about this? >> there is a fruit called guananaba, a delicious little fruit, amazing for anti-aging.

it's difficult to find, so we can pick up some of these beauty supplements, these are from borba, they have the slimming chocolate cubes and amazing product called smart and sexy omega 3. it tastes like a tootsie roll and it has fiber in it to curb your cravings. >> it's called guanabana? >> yes. from the caribbean. >> now black cumin seeds, for your hair? >> the thing about hair, lot of great anti-oxidants, you can cook with them. you can buy the oil, and you can find them in tablets. this is made by intelligent nutrients, a product called intellimune. eating four of these little tablets is equal to eating ten pounds of berries for anti-oxida anti-oxidants? >> yes. your hair is beautiful. >> i munch on these all the

time. >> a great advertisement for that. >> now grape seed extract that women in france use? >> the french women love this really powerful anti-oxidants to help turn back the hands of time. interesting fact, some people say can't i just eat some grapes? >> you can. but you know you would have to eat a pound to a pound and a half of these grapes to get just 50 milligrams or to get the same amount of grape seed extract. that's like this tiny tiny little bit. >> so bottom line, you're saying if we sort of take care of ourselves and think about maybe different options we can stay young without going the other route that so many other women sort of feel pressured to go in terms of surgery and everything, we can stay young, defy age by being healthy. >> exactly. i mean the outside is always just a direct reflection of what's going on inside. so if wur nourishing our body on the inside, it's going to show. >> do you think drinking a lot of water helps as well? >> absolutely. flushing out the toxins, flushing the skin, pumping it

up. there's nothing for our skin to show fine lines and wrinkles, we don't want that. >> no, we don't want that. cynthia, great advice from you. coming up, we'll meet the oscar nominee with an entire country rooting for her. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ let me get that door for you... [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. um... [ sighs ] [ man ] so, i got a car i can love a really, really long time. [ male announcer ] for the road ahead, the all-new subaru impreza®. ♪ experience love that lasts.

back at 8:45, the oscars are just three days away and stars like brad pitt and george clooney aren't the only ones preparing for the big night. so is pakistan's first-ever oscar-nominated filmmaker. nbc has the story. it's a great story. >> it is, her name is sharmine chenoy, her film called "saving face" an hbo documentary could win pakistan its first-ever oscar. as she says, it's the stuff that dreams are made of. >> i fell in love the first time

we put the cameras on. it was because i could see the colors, the textures, the language. the beauty and the heartache could just transcend all barriers. >> for filmmaker sharmaine, it was a love discovered while studying and working in the u.s. one which led her home to pakistan. you were doing the same work in the states, why come back after being gone for more than a decade? >> because people like myself, we need to come back to pakistan and we need to give back to the country. because if all the educated people leave this country, then what's going to become of it? >> the 33-year-old has since devoted the last decade to documenting the lives of pakistan's most vulnerable. shaping and sharing their stories with the rest of the world on a mission for hope. >> i can see that we can solve these problems. that's the hardest part. knowing that we can overcome them and not being able to, because of the society we live

in. >> in the last few years, there's been enormous growth in the pakistani news media. the same, however, cannot be said for documentary filmmaking here. which means there are very few people taking an in-depth look at some of the tough issues that face this country. she broke barriers with her 2008 film. investigating the recruitment of child suicide bombers. the film earned her a prestigious emmy award. >> the win, however, was bittersweet. on the same day that she landed in new york to accept the reward, back home in karachi, her ailing father suddenly died. >> the most incredible part of that was that the day before he passed away, i spoke to him and he said, i saw you, you won the emmy. and i said, no, it's tomorrow. i haven't gone yet.

and he said, no, i know you won it. >> now, four years later, she is poised to make history with her latest work. an oscar-nominated documentary chronicling the journey of acid attack victims in pakistan and the doctor working to help them. speaking foreign language ] >> co-directed with a film maker, the film will debut on hbo on march 8 and a win at this year's academy award would bring pakistan its first-ever oscar. a milestone that hasn't gone unnoticed by the nation's press and population. >> the oscar is the award. not just another award. i think for me, it's become even bigger now. that i see the hope in the eyes of so many different pakistanis. >> and it's that hope, she says, that keeps her going. focus on the trend she wants to see for the next generation, including her daughter, amelia. >> i think about the issues that i need to bring forward.

so that her life will be different. you know, ten, 15 years from now when she's growing up and i hope that there's so many more stories to tell. >> she says that she hopes she can make pakistan proud by bringing home an oscar. but regardless of what the sunday brings, win or lose, it is her commitment to highlighting the tough issues in her country that's already caught the attention of the world. carl? >> great story, thank you. up next, the lighter side of sports as we go spanning the world, but first, this is "today" on nbc. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right.

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it is time for the wonderfully wacky world of sports with our friend, len berman, good morning. >> good morning, guys, great to see you all. february featured the giants beating the patriots in the super bowl, and pitchers and catchers. but, what were truly the top sports stories of the month? let's go spanning the world. ♪ >> unbelievable! >> ooh, there you go. >> on your mark, get set, the indiana pacers mascot, a high school gig, whoops! yeah, we jumped through the school's entire sports budget.

congratulations. play ball for denver, the best tip of a half-court miss. hey, rudy fernandez! nicely done. topped only by the ball boy at the australian open. nice. real nice. our whoops of the month, on the stretcher, oh, that's just wrong. and the winning basket, scored by the north carolina kid, the wrong basket by mistake. oh, terrible. the hockey move of the month in boston, how about this one, puck on the stick and -- zip, here's my favorite. in russia and -- huh? what? it's the old puck on a string trick. bring it back? there you go. also in russia, here's how you celebrate your goal. you proceed to just lie there on the ice. it's not exactly a salsa dance, but he ends up. the worst move at the australian road rally. talking about taking a wrong

turn. terrible. then there's colton moore at the x games, he is flagged, but would you believe -- nobody got hurt. our record of the month, in san antonio, a real record, the most dogs attending a hockey game. you know, just your typical barking at a hockey game. in detroit it was "star wars" night. you wonder why? well chewbacca is, he's the wookie of the year. he won wookie of the year. no booing. our pride of the month between bakersfield in ontario, it was an all-out brawl, even the goalies go at it. but one goaltender keeps his mask on and the other doesn't. sure, punch a guy in his helmet, you knucklehead. and you know, it was '80s night in new orleans. that meant that will ferrell had the player introduction. >> number five, he still lives with his mother, carlos boozer.

>> number 13, he's a scorpio and a horrible dancer, 6'10", from connecticut, where he majored in econ, but he minored in love! >> that's pretty cute. >> didn't we all minor in that in college? >> i think we all did. >> i still like the stretcher. >> i had a feeling. >> oh! >> that's just -- nothing like getting a little behind in your work. >> i could see that over and over again. >> don't help me, i'll crawl. >> suddenly i can't see! it got dark. >> good job. >> thanks, guys. >> can you top that, today's professionals? >> nobody is going to get hurt. >> we're going to do a demonstration here, okay? a reenactment.

>> anyway, a lot more coming up, including -- today's professionals coming up, right after your local news. >> not quite. >> what are you guys going to talk about next hour. >> a new obesity drug out. whether or not it's actually -- >> more important for donny, can you get back with your ex. >> no, natalie -- >> something i don't know? >> yeah, natalie, is there? >> and much more ahead, right after your local news.

the >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am at mindy basara. the baltimore board of estimates approves a five-year

deal with downforce racing. three members voted in favor of the contract, while two others voted against it. the city terminated its contract with baltimore racing development after the group

>> sun is out and temperatures are moving through the 50's. it is going to be a mild day. low 60's on average for highs. rain chance is start to move up just a little bit.