we're back now with more of "today" on a monday morning. it's the 5th day of march, 2012. just a chance to say hi to some of our new friends. say hello to my little friend. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, savannah guthrie and al roker. coming up, we'll unfortunately be talking about more misery for the people in those areas devastated by tornadoes. >> you said it. snow has now arrived in some of the areas where the recovery efforts have already been difficult. after nearly 80 reported tornadoes swept through the midwest and the south, 39 people were killed across five states.

we'll go live to henryville, indiana, where lester holt has been reporting for several days now. take a look at the devastation just ahead. >> and we'll hope to save you money when we help you brush up on negotiating skills whether at the nail salon or a car dealership. you can ask for a discount and sometimes they will give it to you. how to get the best bargain coming up. >> and you know and love him as don draper on "mad men." he's in a new movie about how lives and friendships can change after the kids go. he stars with his real life partner who also wrote and directed the film "friends with kids." we'll talk to him. >> and also his second movie with kristin wiig and maya. >> lots to get to. natalie is at the news desk with the headlines. hi, natalie. >> hello once again. good morning, everyone. several inches of snow are on

the ground in henryville, indiana, complicating cleanup efforts for resident there is hard hit by violent storms that ripped through the region last week killing 39 people. lester holt is there with more. lester, good morning. >> natalie, good morning. not only folks waking up to snow, but colder temperatures in the 20s here this morning. all weekend people were out trying to find what they could, recover what they could. talking about some amazing survival stories. at the same time there is profound sadness over those who fell victims to the storms which will go down in the history books. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: terrifying seconds before a tornado struck the center of tiny henryville, indiana. danny o'shea shot it through his basement window. >> there it goes. >> i seen the tornado coming. i didn't realize it would be that severe. a trash can hit it is window hard. >> reporter: in seconds, much of henryville was in shambles, including the school where

thankfully students had been dismissed early. a few who remained amazingly survived unhurt. >> everybody just laid their heads down. a lot of praying. >> reporter: the ef4 twister was the largest of a string of tornadoes, as many as 79, that touched down across a dozen states on friday and early saturday moving across the ohio and tennessee valleys. the largest outbreak ever recorded for the month of march. in indiana where at least a dozen are dead, officials have now ended the active search for survivors. >> when you're down here and you see the total devastation, it's only by the grace of god we don't have hundreds of fatalities. >> reporter: one of those who didn't me it, 15-month-old angel babcock found alone in a field, clinging to life. on sunday she lost her battle to live. her parents and siblings also died.

over the weekend, survivors began to pick up the pieces of their lives and take stock. among them, janet clark who told me how she huddled in the bathroom of her house listening to homes around disintegrating. >> i was feeling the pressure build in my ears. i could hear it coming. then everything started shaking. i could just hear stuff exploding. >> reporter: did you fear the house was coming down around you? >> i did. >> reporter: a similar scene in kentucky where at least 21 are dead. in west liberty, new youtube video of a tornado's terrifying force. >> no, no, we're all right. >> reporter: and there were stories of improbable survival. >> i thought i was going to die. there at the end i thought, you know, it was over. >> reporter: throughout the region, crews are trying to restore power and phone service. >> total destruction. >> i have food and water, guys. >> reporter: while relief groups and volunteers extend helping hands. >> they know they're not alone. >> reporter: on sunday, indiana's u.s. senators got a firsthand look at the devastation.

any doubts that they can rebuild and recover here. >> they'll recover. very confident in that. >> i think one of the great things about america is that in times of disaster, everybody rallies. >> we're going to rebuild and go forward. that's the story of america. >> reporter: and the story that janet clark embraces as she reflects on her own second chance. >> when we came back yesterday to start the salvage process it was like, oh, my god. i actually survived this. this could have very easily have taken my life as well as the homes around me. >> reporter: weather experts who reviewed the data say two tornadoes came through. there was a second smaller one. the big one was on the ground for about 50 miles and then plowed through here. the good news is everybody is marveling at the fact that there weren't more people killed in this. >> heartbreaking losses there in indiana. lester holt, thank you once again. the gop presidential

hopefuls have their eyes on ohio. the state to win in tomorrow's super tuesday contest. the latest nbc news/marist poll shows mitt romney and rick santorum neck and neck there. this as romney reeled in big name support from former first lady barbara bush. president obama meets with benjamin netanyahu today at the white house. sunday he issued a stern warning to iran on behalf of the u.s. and israel. speaking to a pro israel lobby group he said he wouldn't hesitate to attack iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear bomb but only as a last resort. dr. seuss's "the lorax" brought green to the weekend box office. universal pictures's 3-d animation took the top spot. raunchy high school comedy "project x" was the runner-up and "act of valor" dropped to third. see you at the finish line. dozens of dog sled teams took

off to race across the alaskan wilderness. it commemorates huskies who delivered medicine to nome during a 1955 epidemic. this year the winner get as truck, maybe giving the dogs a break. now back out to matt and ann. >> thank you. >> we have sorority sisters here with their t-shirts on. this expression, a 98-year-old secret. >> right. >> ready? >> first at the "today" show! >> that's the secret? oh, my gosh. mr. roker, take it away. we have been had. >> i think there is a greek word for that. sucker! anyway, let's check your weather. i think that's greek. i'm not sure. you can see unfortunately our friends in the midatlantic states, the virginias, they have snow where they had tornadoes.

the good news is it will be ending quickly. anywhere from one to three inches of snow. upper elevations, three to six inches. out west, another system coming into the pacific northwest bringing rain. mountain snows inland. the northern cascades could see one to two feet of snow. generally a quarter to a half inch of rain along the coast. you're engaged to brian williams? >> no, no. i'm engaged to this guy. >> you're in love with brian williams. >> yes. >> there you go. that's complicated. >> good morning. it will be a chilly start to the work we. temperatures will be in the 40's appear we have a chance for a couple of rain or snow showers

and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you. this morning on today's money, the art of negotiation. a tough economy makes it easier for bargain hunters to get what they want at the price they want. there is art to the asking. here with us is farnoosh from financially fit on yahoo. a lot of people like the idea. it's intimidating to ask for a discount. >> it can be. you cannot be shy. everyone is haggling these days. the real art to negotiating is being nice. kindness goes a long way. rather than demanding a discount which is awkward and not nice, you want to make a connection. ask the salesperson questions, get them on your team so then

they feel empowered to help you. >> i imagine it's key who you ask. the person selling you something on the floor in a department store may not have the authority to give you a discount. >> not always. in those cases, try to sweettalk them first. if they don't have the authority, talk to a store manager. >> start with the charm. next, flash the cash. >> you want to have strategies in your back pocket. one is using cash. cash is king when we are trying to finance a car or a home. but even buying regular goods at the store. merchants, particularly the smaller mom and pops detest paying the banks the swipe fee for every time we use a credit card. to discourage that and encourage us to use cash you may get a d s discount. this works for me. at a thai restaurant on the upper west side i get a discount with cash. >> likely to work with smaller

retailers? >> yes. there is not a lot of red tape. the person working there is often the owner. >> what's it reasonable to expect? >> 10% minimum. >> next question is buy in bulk. if you go to costco or whatever you get a discount. >> another way to think of it is getting a volume discount. forget costco and sam's club. if you are at the department store or the sneaker shop or the wine shop and you want to buy multiples of something that normally somebody would buy just one of. you want to ask if you can get a bulk discount. i have done it at game stop. bought a bunch of holiday video games go. a buy four, get one free deal just forri asking. wine shops, maybe where you could buy many of one thing like sneakers for the kids. go with a neighbor. >> you mention wine shop and look at me. i don't know why. you say to point out imperfections. >> whether it is a loose string

on a shirt or a ding on furniture. bring it to the attention of the sales check out person. we were at best buy getting ipods, iphone case covers. m my fiance found one. the packaging was torn. the sales clerk gave him $5 off. >> not bad. you may get 10% off. >> sure. >> now cite the competition. a lot of people say, this store has 20% off. >> walmart, target, nordstrom's, big stores will at least match the price. if you don't have the circular use red laser. i was in order strom's. my mom called and said bloomingdale's is having a 25% offhand bag sale. >> now we know where you get it. >> it's in my blood. i'm middle eastern. i said, i'm at nordstrom's. i brought it to the attention of the salesperson. she said, pick a handbag and

we'll give you 25% off. that's the policy. >> next, dig the display. >> floor samples get dinged here and there. display items, whether it's luggage or furniture that's been out on the floor under heavy lights can be faded or has been used and touched by customers. that can earn you a discount. if you are willing to go with what's on display, suggest taking that and getting a 20% discount. >> and i imagine it's ho ee's h it's been there. >> close to the end of the season. >> she corey idrives a hard bar. up next, he makes women go mad on "mad men" but now jon hamm is teaming up with his real life partner in their new movie and lindsay lohan steals the spotlight on "saturday night live." did it live up to the hype? we'll take a look. first, these messages.

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. a new film called "friends with kids" looks at what happens to a group of pals when the nursery fills up and two platonic best friends decide to have a baby. it brings back together jon hamm, maya rudolph and kristen wiig. >> happy birthday. we're not there yet [ child yelling ] >> cole! alex, come out here. >> i'm in the bathroom. >> really? joan and jake are here. come out. >> hi, guys! >> hey. >> can you watch him for a minute? [ yelling ] >> hey -- >> good to see you guys. everybody with children can relate to that scene right off the bat. you have been together 15 years. you don't have kids. what did you use to draw off your inspiration? >> i think really, especially in

the past four or five years we have had so many friends and people in our world have babies and just really observing the transition. it's a profound, life-changing thing. still to be on the outside of it on some way. >> there is a big shift that happens. it's been really good. we love kids. we have a lot of kids in our lives. but watching how it all shifts -- >> and the different ways people feel with it. >> it's profound. >> you drew off some of your friends' relationships and having children. were they concerned about how they would be portrayed in the movie? i recognize that. >> obviously no one is based on real life people, but it's a tapestry of the themes we have observed. but adam scott who plays jason is one of our friends with kids. i remember the first time we read the first draft i was like,

it's not about you guys, i swear. >> honest! >> we wanted to show a wide range of experiences and a wide range of reactions to the transition. >> jon, you play a snarky character in the film. >> yeah. >> you produced it. you cast yourself in this role. what's up with that? >> it was a chance to do something different. it was a conscious decision obviously to be a part of the film. jen and i produced it together. to do something that's a little different from my day job. >> yeah. >> we're happy with the result. >> you've got a great cast. megan fox, maya rudolph, kristin wiig. >> chris o'dowd. >> we got lucky. we shot this almost a year ago to the day. last winter in new york which was worse than this winter in new york. >> yes. >> everybody was available. we called up our friends and we

were like, so, want to make a movie? we've got this time. do you want to do it? >> it's like working, only not. >> it was fun. we had a great time doing it. it was very loose environment on set even though we had a short window of time to do it. >> i was watching snl this weekend. saw you pop up in a couple of cameos there. what was it like being out there. lots of anticipation for lindsay. >> it was fun. we had a great time. i thought she did a great job. there was so much scrutiny and pressure on her. she's such a young kid. but she handled it with grace and aplomb. >> are you surprised at the negativity of people critiquing? downright nasty. >> i think it's part of the world we live in. people want to find something to hate on. i don't know. it was a bummer for me. i think we were all rooting for

her. i was sitting right there and i thought she did a great job. >> again, we hope she does well. we hope for good things for your movie coming up. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. the movie "friends with kids" opens up friday. jon will be back in a couple weeks to talk about the new season of "mad men." >> i will. we'll have a different conversation. >> absolutely. >> thanks, guys. >> thank you for having us. >> ahead, the hungry girl finds us supermarket finds to fill you up with 300 calories or less. after these messages.

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>> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11 news update. >> storm system passing south of baltimore. we might be clipped by the northern end of it. chance of rain or snow showers during the middle of the day. high temperatures in the 40's. stuff coming up tomorrow, and on

♪ okay. you have been warned. the biggest thing to come out of britain since the beatles, the boy band known as one direction is causing teenage girls to shriek all over england and canada and joe michaels, our producer, as well. the screams will be heard a week from today when the boys from britain perform live on the plaza right here on "today." >> getting excited. just ahead christie brinkley is used to the spotlight but her public battle with her ex-husband peter cook is

anything but pretty. they are trading accusations again. >> also ahead we'll help you take off the pounds by separating fact from fiction. does eating a big breakfast help? what about drinking water or cutting back on carbs? we'll get the bottom line on common diet questions. >> and the hungry girl, lisa lillien found delicious, filling snacks from burritos to veggie patties, snacks and treats, all for 300 calories or less. >> first a check of the weather from al. >> we have below normal temperatures along the eastern seaboard with midatlantic snow. wet and snowy wet. by the midweek the warm weather moves to the east coast. rain through the ohio river valley. below normal out west with rocky mountain snows. and then rain along the eastern seaboard with above normal

temperatures. back into the southwest rain in the pacific northwest. >> good morning. a storm system will pass south of us. the best chance will be south of baltimore city. >> that's your latest weather. >> thanks, al. sunday night on "celebrity apprentice" george takei was the latest to fall. >> you're fired. >> we're all big fans. >> i'm recuperating now. >> from the board room?

>> indeed. >> were you surprised how it turned out? >> i still maintain we had the more elegant and sophisticated window. our window was 5th avenue. theirs was 34th street. >> ooh, wow. >> very busy. everything but the kitchen sink. >> your cast was really to design a living window at lord & taylor to promote ivanka trump's clothing line and jewelry. you were the project manager and took the fall for the team. >> that's what the project manager -- you know, president truman said, the buck stops here. i happen to be the man occupying that desk where the buck stops. >> you were on the bridge. >> i was on the bridge. >> i was waiting for the first sentence there. >> i couldn't resist. >> i did not live long and prosper there. >> so you brought lou ferigno

and arsenio hall into the board room with you. you kept it on higher ground. >> you know, you have to bring somebody on. i hated doing it. that's the most painful, excruciating part of being project manager. everybody pitched in and we did work as a team. there was one individual who was a little catty. >> do tell. >> who was it? >> i'm sure you noticed it. it was on the show. the -- i'm the oldest and the youngest member of the team whose hair looks like he just got out of bed or maybe he never went to bed -- >> ooh! >> speaking of cattiness. >> well, i'm off the team now. >> you're liberated. >> yes. while on the team we worked together. >> buying a lot of clay achiken

>> george, good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> watch it sundays at 9:00/8:00 central on nbc. >> one more "star trek" reference, al. >> he's not beaming. he's right here. >> i'm a weather man! >> coming up next, changing subjects here, is it true the more water you drink the more weight you will lose? we'll separate fact from fiction for weight loss after this. his stimulant medicine was helping, but some symptoms were still in his way. so the doctor kept eric on his current medicine and added nonstimulant intuniv to his treatment plan. [ male announcer ] for some children like eric, adding once-daily nonstimulant intuniv to their stimulant has been shown to provide additional adhd symptom improvement. don't take if allergic to intuniv, its ingredients, or taking other medicines with guanfacine like tenex®. intuniv may cause serious side effects such as low blood pressure, low heart rate,

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meals a day instead of smaller frequent ones. fact? >> it's better to have three meals a day to leez weight. it works with your body's biology. it's often enough so you get fuel throughout the day. but also you can have stronger signals that i'm hungrier and i will fill up on food i'm eating. when we eat every hour and a half or two we are never quite hungry, never quite full so you never have is signals of biologically when to eat and when to not. and when you are thinking about food all day and constantly planning you will eat more. five, six, seven times a day isn't great for most people. stick with three. don't be rigid. if you eat a snack, that's good. it's okay to do that. >> grazing is proven for a lot of people to pack on the pounds. >> right. you eat more food because you eat more often. >> next up is drink more water, lose more weight. myth or fact?

>> that's a myth. if you drink more water you will be more hydrated. you won't lose weight. it doesn't flush out fat though it sounds good. you want to eat your water a have high fiber fruits and vegetables. they're fabulous for you. that counts as having a lot of fluid but you won't lose weight by drinking more water. >> next up, carbs can help you lose weight. myth or fact? >> they can help you lose weight. that's a fact. but everything is rolled into one. fruits and vegetables are carbohydrates. >> not all carbs are equal. >> carb hydrates are great carriers for sugars and fats. cakes, cookies. if you deprive yourself of smart carbs you will go off track. include carbs in moderate

amounts and stick with fruits and vegetables as the main source. >> next up, eating a big breakfast helps you lose weight faster. myth or fact? >> this is a myth when you say a big breakfast. people think, oh, make breakfast the main meal of the day. mostly people are waking up. they're not terribly hungry. it's an effort to eat breakfast at all. keep it small. the goal is to give you structure for the day and prevent you from overeating at lunchtime. 200, 300 calories. if you eat a big breakfast you don't have room later in the day. people think, o i have already had a big breakfast. i'll have a big lunch and dinner. keep it small. that will work for you. >> you don't recommend skipping breakfast. >> never skip it. but keep it small. even a large skim milk latte is a good breakfast. 200 calories or so. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> up next, the feud between supermodel christie brinkley and her husband.

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america's supermodel sweetheart, christie brinkley whose beauty launched her to fame in the '80s is back in the headlines. but it isn't pretty. the story, her bitter divorce from her fourth husband, architect peter cook, the former couple's ugly feud now public again. both have filed court documents in a battle over child support payments and what brinkley's attorney claims are dozens of abusive e-mails from cook. >> she wants to stop the bullying. >> reporter: cook's latest tactic according to brinkley's attorney is his insult-filled complaint filed last week reportedly calling brinkley a narcissistic egomaniac that made it into the tabloids. a spokesperson for brinkley said cook's broad side was in response to a petition she quietly filed four months ago to stop the intimidation and ongoing smear campaign she's been subjected to since her divorce.

brinkley claims cook owed more than $6,000 in back child support and $32,000 in school costs for their children sailer and jack. she's also asking for a fine of $140,000 on cook for violation of a court order that bars either from insulting the other. cook's attorney claims brinkley violated the court order. >> mr. cook, in his papers, is seeking over $200,000 in penalties because of ms. brinkley's inflammatory and pejorative communications with him. >> reporter: cook has paid the child support. his attorney said cook didn't think he had to pay for the months he was caring for the children while brinkley starred in "chicago". >> he realized it was a misconception, wrote the check and paid her. >> reporter: the war of words is the latest round of verbal blows between the once happy couple.

at the divorce trial in 2008 cook admitted to having an affair with his 18-year-old intern diana bianci and spending thousands a month on internet pornography. >> it was extremely insulting, especially for a woman who built her career on her looks and beauty. for it to happen to her was huge. >> reporter: the public divorce feud ended with an agreement giving brinkley sole custody of the children. her attorney says the 58-year-old former supermodel's main focus now is being a super mom to her children. >> my client wants it to stop. she just wants to get on with her life. >> attorneys on both sides say they hope to work out differences outside of court but they seem prepared to let the latest feud go before a judge to decide. ann? >> michelle franzen, thank you so much. up next, a healthy snack attack. everything from chicken nuggets to sweet treats, all under 300 calories. first, this is "today" on nbc.

i get it. "get smart." this morning on eat smart today. all you can eat for 300 calories or less. lisa lillien is the author of "hungry girl, supermarket survival" and founder of hungry girl.com. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> a number of the items are frozen. a lot of people have a bias toward frozen foods sometimes. >> yeah. you know, it's frozen food month. i don't know if you knew that. >> i didn't know that. >> march is frozen food month. a lot of these are all natural, good for you and smart choices. you have to know what to look for. >> starting with burgers. these are veggie substitutes. >> right. vegetarian burgers and hot dogs from vejggie patch. especially the hot dogs. these taste amazing. throw them on the grill or make

them in a pan. they are 85 calories for the dogs. 110 for the burger. you cut calories and fat. no artificial preservatives. they're a good option for a carnivore like e me. >> and you could get rid of the bun and do better. >> wrap it in lettuce or a high fiber tor till la. >> i love apple gate. >> all natural. these are frozen chicken nuggets. not only good for kids but good for moms and dads. >> why do you like them? >> they taste great. they are lightly breaded. you can bake them and eat seven. it has probably 40% fewer calories than fast food nuggets and they're good. they're crunchy. >> if you're in a rush for breakfast you have egg white omelets. >> amazing. people say there is no time for a hot breakfast. three minutes in the microwave and you're done. egg white omelets in all different flavors, under 300 calories. really good. >> the ultimate convenience food, burritos.

>> i like snacking on things that are foodie that have less than 200 calories. this is evol. >> i have seen them. >> made with fresh chicken, beef and beans and cheeses. you pop it in the microwave. they are hand rolled and they taste phenomenal. sometimes you want more than a crunchy little chip or a snack kind of thing or a bar. this is a good alternative. >> and they start off frozen. and everybody like as frozen treat. >> this is kefir. the company pronounces it kiefer. >> like kiefer sutherland. >> scoopable frozen dessert. if you eat the whole pint, 360 calories. >> is it dairy free? >> 99% lactose free. it's gluten free and one gram of fat per serving. that's mango. i love it. good stuff. it's a good alternative to ice

cream. >> it is good. what are these? >> oatmeal squares. i love them. they taste like cookies. they're big and chewy and are good if you crave a brownie. they are made with plant st steriles which lower cholesterol. >> it's like a cookie? >> it's good for three, four hours without a meal and you want 180 or so. it's high in fiber. six grams of fiber. >> very chewy. >> and this is a fun alternative to candy. these are plum sweets from su sunsweet. chocolate covered dried plums. do you know what that means? >> prunes! >> it's a fancy way -- >> this could be a moving experience. >> better for you than candy. 125 calories per serving. hit it is same button as a raisinette. >> savannah? >> i like them better.

>> they're pluminettes. >> dark chocolate. >> lisa, thanks so much. >> coming up, hollywood buzz including this alert. >> joy fit club after your local news. @