good morning. super tuesday, the most important day main the gop raceo far. voters casting ballots in 11 states. how would it shake out? would it be the end of the road for one or more candidates? we'll break it down. we're going to make it. a mother who put her life on the line toave her two young children during that deadly twister outbreak. she lost parts of both legs while shielding her children as the tornado struck. this morning, her story. and the creator of "desperate housewives" admits to striking nicollette sheridan on the head. he heads back to the stand the head. he heads back to the stand today, tuesday, march 6, 2012.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. happy super tuesday. 11 states are holding primaries or caucuses on this day. and in many of them when you look at the polling, the races are tight. >> that's true. while georgia has the most delegates up for grabs the most important test for mitt romney and rick santorum is ohio where they are in a virtual dead heat in the polls. we'll have the latest from the campaign trail ahead. >> also, jury selection is set to begin today in a drunk driving case that made headlines in part over an unusual move by the defendant. a florida millionaire allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into a young man. the driver died. to protect his wealth the

accused has adopted his own girlfriend. we'll have more on that. >> also this morning, more sponsors have pulled out of rush limbaugh's radio show following his choice words for a georgetown law student. how much damage has he done to himself? we'll ask today's professionals about that and more this morning. we begin with a super tuesday contest across this country. peter alexander is in the key battleground state of ohio. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, ann. good morning to you. it's finally here and voting is officially under way this super tuesday. it's the biggest day of the primary season. the four republican presidential candidates head four different directions today, but ohio may be the biggest surprise. rick santorum will end his day here. a senior adviser for the romney campaign says they feel they have been gaining ground over the last two weeks but say even at this hour the race here could go either way. >> i'll tell you. we have been all over the state

from a to z. all right? akron to zainesville. >> reporter: the letter mitt romney is really focused on is w -- winning here and racking up enough delegates in the other contests to solidify his grasp on the nomination. >> i need your vote. together we can keep america the hope of the earth. >> reporter: with the race in the key battleground state a dead heat. >> it's gut check time. who wants it the most? what do you say? [ cheers ] >> reporter: an ohio victory for rick santorum is critical to his campaign and would reignite questions about romney's ability to rally the republican party behind him. >> we need to make sure ohio puts forth the best possible nominee to take on barack obama. >> reporter: newt gingrich, whose name has largely been e laced from the headlines since his wayne in south carolina hopes to battle into the spotlight with a big win in his

home state. >> it looks like in georgia we will carry the state by four or five times the margin that romney had in michigan. >> reporter: ron paul is setting his sights on alaska, north dakota and idaho. >> you do the right thing. we'll put a lot of wind in this guy's sails. >> reporter: in an often bitter campaign where every word is scrutinized monday it was ann romney's turn. >> i don't consider myself wealthy which is an interesting thing. >> reporter: the democratic national committee tried to seize on the comment as another example of the romneys being out of touch but the romney campaign blasted back at the democrats calling it a new low and accusing them of taking her remarks out of context. here's how she finished that thought. >> i don't consider myself wealthy. it can be here today and gone tomorrow. how i measure riches is by the friends i have and the loved ones i have and the people that i care about in my life.

that's where my values are. those are my riches. >> reporter: today ann and mitt romney head to the state where mitt romney serves as governor, that's massachusetts. romney is fighting a cold but it's his chance to vote for himself. as for newt gingrich, he now lives in virginia but the gingrich campaign says he won't be voting there or at all because his name is not on the ballot. >> interesting to note. all right, peter alexander. thank you very much. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press" and chuck todd is nbc's political correspondent. over 400 delegates up for grabs in 11 states. that's not enough for anyone to win the delegation. what are the chances for mitt romney who's of course the leader to become the nominee, the unequivocal presumptive nominee? >> romney hopes math is

momentum. he hopes to make the case that it's mathematically impossible or highly improbable for santorum or gingrich to make a run at the required number to get the nomination. symbolism is more important. if you're talking about ohio, tennessee. if he can say i have won ohio and florida in this nomination fight, two of the big battlegrounds in the fall campaign, that's important to demonstrate he's got some ability and some popularity in the south, he can begin to say to the party, look, it's time to coalesce around me. >> georgia has the most delegates but ohio has the second most with 66. there with mitt romney and rick santorum they are in a virtual dead heat. if santorum doesn't win ohio could he be out of the race? >> the pressure is on santorum. he has to win ohio and tennessee today. we have romney as the front-runner but santorum has to make the case that he has a path to nomination.

he's already lost ohio in this respect. mitt romney is already going to win a majority of the delegates out of the state of ohio. maybe that means more if somehow romney wins the primary fight. the fact that santorum's inability to not be on the ballot in virginia, in places in ohio, to not have full delegate slates only underscores the issue where the romney folks are saying, what are you doing to us? we have set up organizations in 50 states, in the territories. we know what we're doing. if santorum can't get on the ballot in virginia how can he take on barack obama? >> santorum and gingrich are dividing up the votes. romney is on his way to getting the nomination. stopping him will be hard. it's not impossible but it is getting harder and harder. what chuck's point is you have to say to newt gingrich or rick

santorum what's the plan? tell us what the logical root is. if gingrich can only win georgia that's not a path to the nomination. >> if he can't win georgia with 55, 60% of the vote, to me that's not impressive. >> don't the polls show him doing really well in georgia? >> it wouldn't shock me tonight if he didn't break 40. if he's in third or fourth everywhere else that's an issue for newt. if he loses georgia he himself has almost said he's out of the race. the question is does he get out if it's a limping victory out of georgia? if georgia he whips and everywhere else is third or less how can he say, i have a path forward? i wouldn't be surprised if he didn't -- >> i want to quickly ask you about tennessee. tennessee is the third state to watch. >> part of the state is more moderate. the howard baker, lamar alexander tradition where mitt romney thinks a more moderate republican in the view of a lot of conservatives can win.

if he can demonstrate strength in the south it becomes important for me. >> newt could split the vote. 33% could be a winning number for mitt romney. >> you have a big day today. go get it. david gregory and chuck todd. for complete coverage of the super tuesday results watch the nbc news decision 2012 special tonight at 10:00/9:00 central time and 8:00 p.m. on the west coast right here on nbc. by the way, president obama will hold his first news conference in more than three months this afternoon and nbc news will bring it to you live at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. now here's matt. >> thank you very much. now a remarkable story that emerged from the devastating tornadoes that ripped through the midwest and south. an indiana mother lost parts of her legs while laying on her children to keep them safe. nbc's tom costello is at the university of louisville hospital where she's recovering. good morning, tom. >> good morning. she's in fair condition. stephanie decker has seven

broken ribs. she lost one leg at the knee. another at the ankle. she was home alone with 8-year-old domenic and 5-year-old reese when the storm with 175 miles per hour winds began ripping the home to shreds. alone in their new home with a tornado fast approaching, stephanie decker knew the only chance she and the kids had of surviving was to wrap them in a blanket and lay on top of them. >> everything started hitting my back. beams, pillars, furniture. everything was just slamming into my back. i had my children in the blanket and i was on top of them. i was reaching around, holding them and they were screaming. mommy, i can't live without you. i don't want to die. don't let me die. i said, we're going to make it. >> reporter: when the storm cleared the home was gone, wiped from the foundation with stephanie and the kids buried in

the rubble. >> it was my leg. i realized either it was cut off or it was barely attached. i took my phone, made a video to my husband. telling him i love him. >> reporter: that's when 8-year-old domenic climbed out of the are you ab of the rubble and ran for help. they came to find stephanie bleeding heavily. >> she's like, i'm dying. i said, i ain't gonna let you die. >> reporter: realizing her leg was severed brian used a belt as a tourniquet. it saved her life. >> her kids were able to get out and call for help. so her kids saved her life. >> i wanted the kids to have a mom. i didn't want them to grow up without me. >> reporter: stephanie and the kids were in the basement when brian and his friends came running. brian is torn up about all of this. here's what's amazing. the kids were completely

unharmed. not a scratch. for the rest of their lives they will know in a real way the love of their mother and the sacrifice she was willing to make. matt. >> boy, will they? what a remarkable story. thank you very much. here's ann. >> matt, thanks. now to a disturbing story involving serious allegations of rape inside the u.s. military. nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff has details for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. eight current and former u.s. service members are accusing u.s. military officials of tolerating a staggering number of assaults within the u.s. military. and the focus is in part on events that one of the most prestigious areas of the country, the marine barracks in washington. ariana clay was a lieutenant with a shieng future. after serving in iraq she said she was raped in 2010 while at

the elite marine bar racks in washington. >> an officer senior to me and his civilian friend came to my house on a saturday morning uninvited. both of them threatened me with death and raped me. his reason for doing that, he said, was that i had humiliated him in front of his junior marines and he wanted to humiliate me back. >> reporter: the first female lieutenant at the marine barracks said she was raped there in 2006. >> he grabbed my shoulder, pushed me against the wall. tried to kiss me. the last thing i remember was hitting my head on his desk. i have zero doubt that my company commander raped me. >> reporter: today they are filing a lawsuit over sexual assaults, now estimated by the pentagon at 19,000 a year. department officials vow a crack down. >> we own the problem. we need to fix it. the majority of your commanders

out there absolutely want to do the right thing by any victim of sexual assault. >> reporter: at that time show case of the corps officials k s dispute the allegations t. clay's was committed of adultery. both women say they were accused of fraternizing with fellow officers. >> they said i welcomed the sexual harassment by wearing makeup and running shorts. >> the retaliation i experienced was horrible and ongoing. >> reporter: nbc news obtained this hurt feelings report posted on the facebook page of the marine barracks protocol officer. intended as satire it mocks marines who file complaints listing reasons such as i am a cry baby. >> this is disgusting. that's what's wrong here. >> reporter: marine corps officials say the officer who posted the document is

disciplined for poor judgment. this issue isn't going away. the subject of the military sexual assault including clay and helmer's allegations will get more attention in "the invisible war" which has the pentagon on edge. >> michael isikoff with important reporting. thank you so much. >> now a check of the rest of the top stories of the morning. natalie, good morning to you. >> good morning. the u.s. and israel are presenting a united front against a nuclear iran. in key meeting at the white house benjamin netanyahu and president obama pushed for diplomacy first in dealing with a hostile iran. >> mccain is calling for the u.s. to step up and lead air strikes against the regime in syria. this as the top u.s. commander in the middle east is warning congress that syria amassed a larnl cache of of chemical and biological weapons.

this is one of the most specific descriptions of the weapons capabilities. patricia heaton is apologizing for slamming sandra fluke on twitter. she was blasted by rush limbaugh as a, quote, prostitute for testifying that birth control should be subsidized. heaton tweeted, hey, gtown gall, please let us also pay for your starbucks, movie theater tickets and your favorite hot wings combo. anything else? she encouraged them to send her condoms so she wouldn't reproduce. strong growth and make people optimistic. let's check in with mary thompson at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning. economists predicting the unemployment rate will fall to 8% by election day and 7.4% by

the end of 2013. all of this coming ahead of friday's employment report where the economy is seen adding 210,000 jobs last month. hiring isn't the only thing on the rise. the energy information administration saying the price of a regular gallon of gasoline is at its highest level since last may at over $3.79 a gallon. back to you. >> thanks, mary thompson. at last night's madison square garden exhibition match tennis star caroline wozniaki was a point away from losing so she sent in the big guns. rory mcelroy following his big win and the putter must have done something right. he beat sharapova at her own game taking the point. but sharapova still had the last laugh winning in the show down. always good to call in your boyfriend. back to matt, ann and al. >> that's a powerful duo.

>> they are. >> natalie, thank you very much. first check of the weather from al. >> that's right. out west we have warm weather to talk about. a lot of heat. you look at the jet stream way township the north. the mid section of the country, 17 degrees above normal. st. louis 25 degrees above normal. 27 above normal in omaha. 70 in omaha. chicago today at 57 degrees. the rest of the country, here's what you've got temperaturewise. 80s in the southwest and southern texas. 20s and 30s in new england. plenty of sunshine into the ohio river valley with windy conditions. look for windy conditions through the southwest into southern california. >> good morning. a quiet but chilly start on this tuesday morning. we will enjoy plenty of sunshine as we move into the afternoon.

that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. the creator of "desperate housewives" will be back on the stands today. nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination trial. this after mark cherry told jurors on monday his decision to kill off sheridan's character came months before she accused him of battery. nbc's mike taibbi is in los angeles with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. as hollywood lawsuits go this isn't for huge money. just a bit more than sher sheri salary for her last five year on the show. but it could have a big impact on a career that's had few highlights since her years on

"desperate housewives." she looks almost demure walking into court in contrast to her character. >> do you know someone my age with a body like this. >> reporter: she heard mark cherry say the decision to kill off the character was made four months before the alleged hitting incident. in a brief hallway conversation with his disney bosses. >> i didn't send any e-mails, cherry testified. i just walked over and had a talk with them. sheridan's attorney was incredulous. >> there are no documents to support that. their position is, yeah, we terminate a $4 million actress with back end participation in a five-minute conversation. >> reporter: back to the hitting incident, cherry described it as a light tap to demonstrate an upcoming scene but the actress on the show with a lot of hitting and with a number of characters who bite the dust say it was a hard hit and said it was only after she complained that her character was written out of the show. legal analyst lori levinson says

timing is key. >> if the jury believes four months before she's fired the green light had been given for it to happen she doesn't have a claim. it wasn't in retaliation. >> reporter: whatever the reason, sheridan's career since "housewives" has been under the wire. the show drew more than 20 million u.s. viewers a week and more than 100 million worldwide as america's top comedy export. when sheridan did a scandalous promotional spot before a monday night football game, the ratings for the next episode of "housewives" soared higher. the other stars including felicity huffman, eva longoria and teri hatcher could be called. eva longoria told a radio station he supported cherry. >> he's funny, sweet, couldn't hard a fly. >> reporter: they said they dropped the character because they wanted to cut costs.

in fact, the show confirmed that this season will be the last. while some of the other stars have gone on to the movies, the one pilot since "housewives" found no takers. >> mike, thank you very much. coming up, jury selection begins in the high profile drunk driving case of a florida man trying to protect his fortune by adopting his girlfriend. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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a rifle with boys, but the family does not believe it was accident because the boys never called 911. the boys are now charged with involuntary manslaughter. >> getting a lot busier in the past half hour. speeds of around 30, even worse when you get closer to keith ave. left lane closed prior to the disabled vehicle. a fuel spill is expected to be closed for another half hour or so. take deer park as your alternate. 175, watch for possible lane closures. southbound 295, delays stretch back to 100 towards 32. southbound traffic is stacked approaching white marsh towards the accident scene live view of traffic in the aria to baltimore

national pike. under the traffic is pretty heavy towards the west side. >> things are pretty quiet, with a bang-wise. sunshine out there right now. no rain or snow or anything like that. 24 in taneytown, 21 in frederick. lots of sunshine in the forecast. this afternoon, temperatures climb into the 40's and low 50s. nice warmup in the forecast for the middle of the week. 65 on thursday.

7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 6th of march 2012. lots of sun in new york city, but it's one of the coldest mornings we've had in quite a while. it's only 29 degrees outside as we say hi to the people on the plaza. that's the bad news. good news is going up to near 60 tomorrow. >> crazy weather. what's going on? >> inside studio 1a i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry. just ahead, have you ever ordered something at a restaurant simply because, wow, that sounds healthy? >> i have. david zinczenko found a dish with a great name that's not the calorie equivalent of three big macs. this morning he can help us make better choices.

also coming up, today's professionals weigh in on the hot topics including a powerful new anti-bullying movie that most teens can't see because it received an r rating for six bad words. >> and a programming note. remember the father who shot his daughter's laptop because he didn't like what she posted about him on facebook? that video has been viewed more than 30 million times on youtube. tomorrow on "today" we'll have a live interview with the father and his daughter, because she's no longer grounded. we want you to submit your questions on our website, today.com. we'll have more with them tomorrow night on "rock center" with brian williams. >> we begin this half hour with new details on a dui manslaughter case against a florida millionaire who made headlines for adopting his girlfriend. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. that adoption is a legal maneuver designed to protect

john goodman's fortune if he's found guilty and later loses a civil trial. this morning jury selection begins because goodman has pled not guilty and plans to fight the dui manslaughter charges. heas one of the hottest defense attorneys in the nation representing him, attorney roy black. 48-year-old john goodman's sedan, a high end bently, allegedly ran the stop sign and t boned 23-year-old scott wilson pushing wilson's car across the intersection and flipping it upside down in the canal. in the early morning darkness as wilson's hyundai sank into the water, goodman is accused of stumbling from the scene, phoning friends, a lawyer and then 54 minutes later, finally dialling 911. >> yes, i just had a wreck and um, my phone was dead. i'm on -- where am i? >> reporter: in that 7:57 call

to 911. >> is everybody okay or what happened? >> reporter: goodman asks the same question three times. >> is everybody okay? >> i'm not sure, sir. >> reporter: it's a powerful piece of evidence. the victim in the car did not die in the accident. the medical examiner said scott wilson drowned. >> he was the most amazing person you could meet. >> reporter: scott's parents lily and william wilson. >> i would like to know if there was a possibility that he could have jumped in after he hit the car and got him out. that's what i'm questioning. >> reporter: hours later at the hospital, detectives took these pictures of goodman grinning. a nurse had just drawn fluids. his blood alcohol level 1 .7, more than twice the legal limit. goodman whose family sold their air conditioning business for $1.4 billion could be forced to pay civil damages in a lawsuit filed by the victim's family, a penalty that might threaten his family fortune.

a majority of the money is currently locked up in a trust fund for his two biological children n. an unusual maneuver he arranged protection for the remaining fortune. goodman legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend giving her immediate access to an estimated $100 million. his two children have now filed to block that adoption and the transfer of wealth. >> what's interesting is that the law allows it to happen. there is nothing in florida law to prevent this from occurring. >> reporter: goodman is known worldwide for the famed international polo club he wrote in wellington, florida. in this video goodman talked about riding and the sport that was the focus of his life. it is believed the night of the accident after a night of partying at bars he was headed to his home, a sprawling estate in palm beach county. attorney roy black successfully

defended william kennedy smith here on rape charges 21 years ago. on this case, as this case begins, attorney roy black says he has no comment. this civil case is scheduled for later this month. interestingly as this case gets ready to begin, it is clear that as things stand, the girlfriend will not go without any money. matt? >> kerry sanders, thank you so much. savannah guthrie is "today" legal correspondent and star jones is a veteran legal commentator. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the criminal case. john goodman had double the legal alcohol limit. he left the scene. he admitted he was driving. given the evidence what does roy black have to do to defend against the prosecution? >> black is behind the 8 ball. the prosecutor knows what she's doing. she's done it more than 50, 60

times. however the first theory is the first responders. when the defendant left the scene of the accident and then came back and returned, ems didn't find the victim initially. they did not find him in the water until after the tow truck came. so the concept could be that he did not, in fact, cause the death of the victim. that's going to be one theory. the second theory is when was he actually drunk? because there was so much time in between when he left the scene, left the bar, had been drinking in public and then returned, there was alcohol in this barn where he was. remember that part? there could be the concept of he drank after the accident, not before. >> 54 minutes before you call 911. are you less culpable because ems couldn't find the body? >> these are arguments the defense may make. they have bad facts, some of which you have identified. number one, trying to say, well,

it was the first responders' fault. they didn't get there this time. they didn't find the body. allegedly according to prosecutors this defendant started the chain of events by allegedly driving drunk, causing an accident. the defendant is the reason this young man is in the canal. >> but you've got roy black. never count him out. >> he'll do the best he can with the facts he has. according to the evidence he waits 54 minutes to call 911. also according to the evidence he blows a .7 in terms of alcohol and they have lay witnesses, people who saw him after the accident who said he asked them, do i appear drunk? there are strong facts on the prosecution's side. >> we have to move to the civil case. we know florida law allows john goodman to adopt his girlfriend apparently to protect his millions. if this is such a blatant strategy, what protection does the court or the family have? let's not let be lost that a young man has died in this case. that family has reason to have a civil case.

>> it backfired a little bit. the judge now has said because this was what is apparently an attempt to defraud the court that the girlfriend's amount of the trust would be fair game for the family of the victim to go after. >> two different things going on. there is the civil case and the judge has ruled, look, jurors in the civil case can consider the huge fortune they otherwise wouldn't have been able to consider because he adopted his girlfriend. now they say it is fair game to consider in terms of punitive damages. secondly a probate court will look into the adult adoption, determine if it is a sham against public policy. it's not clear that court will uphold the adoption. >> i found out last night that allegedly the defendant, goodman, and the girlfriend had a disagreement. she was only supposed to get 5% of the trust. in theory, the only part that's now back in play would be the 5%. not the third of the trust as an

official child of the defendant. >> that's the first time i heard that. thank you for that. star jones, savannah guthrie, thank you this morning. we'll see you later for today's professionals. now a check of the weather from al. >> thanks, ann. these friends are trying to get jeans for homeless kids? >> yes. we work for dodst something.org, the largest nonprofit that caters to teens and social change. this is our fifth year running teens for jeans and demi lovado is our spokesperson. >> it will be windy out west. gusts in l.a., 35 miles per hour. 40 in phoenix. 55 in las vegas. as we move east, we've got the difference between low pressure back to the west, high pressure along the east coast. st. louis, chicago, omaha, tulsa, dallas, with gusty winds possibly causing airport delays.

windy from the great lakes to texas. snow through the rockies and the cascades. sunshine along the eastern seaboard. >> good morning. it is cold this morning. we will see plenty of sunshine this afternoon. don't forget. you can get your forecast any time you need it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. ann? >> coming up next, the startling amount of carbs and sodium in your favorite restaurant meals including a dish with as much salt as nine cans of potato chips. right after this.

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we're back now. 7:44 this morning on eat this, not that. chain restaurants are great for a quick and not too expensive meal but some dishes can be loaded with much more than you bargained for. david zinczenko is author of "eat this, not that!" the no diet weight loss solution. great to see you. >> great to see you, matt. >> we are not putting down fast food or the people who eat them. a lot of people don't have other options. you can make better choices. >> people focus too much on calories. that's like going into the jungle watching for tigers and forgetting about the alligators

and lions. you have to make more nutritious choices. >> worry about sugar, sodium and carbs. starting with perkins berry pancakes. all about the carbs here. >> you should get 300 carbs a day. this has 200. this is 800 calories of pure carbohydrates. 110 grams of sugar. that's 450 calories worth of sugar, the equivalent of the seven klondike ice cream sandwiches, matt. >> you got my attention. when you're at perkins there are other options. eat my favorite omelet. this is an omelet with swiss cheese, bacon, mushrooms and spinach. 430 calories and you get protein, fiber. that's what you want in breakfast, not carbs. >> p.f. change's pork double pan fried noodles. almost 8,000 milligrams of sodium.

first of all, look at the portion. >> people get it and think that's a serving size. it has 8,000 milligrams of sodium. there is a reason you can't eat just one chip. it has a drug inducing effect. salt makes you hungrier. it increases the appetite. this dish has almost a week's worth of sodium which would be the equivalent of nine cans of pringles chips. >> i want this as my center piece for my thanksgiving table. that's beautiful. >> go with the garlic noolddles. you save a thousand calories and only 1400 milligrams of sodium. >> from ihop, the chicken salad. >> you think it's a salad with chicken, spinach. it must be good for me. it has 118 grams of fat. you should get 65 grams max a day. so this is almost double in this healthy-sounding salad. 1600 calories. it's the equivalent of these

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am lisa robinson. time for a check on the morning commute with traffic pulse 11. >> not so nice out there on the roads. dealing with very heavy delays on 95 out of the northeast. they extend back to the hall for -- harford-baltimore county line. you can see the impact this is having great if you are going to travel in north point road and kwan avenue, accident at dundalk. miles per hour.4

these delays stretch back to york road. just a mess there. route 30 and old hanover pike, accident clearing. route 32 is reopen at gambrill road and sykesville. we will update you in the white marsh area offers. that is the pace of things towards keith ave. pulaski highway, consider that, maybe belair road, anything but 95 this morning. 83 and york road, down to the parkton region, he will be backed up with traffic. we will keep you posted on those delays. >> it is a nice, quiet tuesday morning. we don't have any rain or snow or ice to talk about. 31 at the airport. 24 degrees in parkton. mostly sunny skies. nothing unusual for this time of year. going into the weekend, nice

warmup just around the corner. sunshine tomorrow. chance for rain coming in late thursday and friday morning. looks like it will clear up over the weekend.

8:00 now on a tuesday morning, the 6th day of march 2012. we have a big crowd this morning waving at their families back home. maybe they're just flapping their arms to stay warm because it's 30 degrees. hey! the temperature went up to 30. it was 29 earlier. >> tell them how warm it will be tomorrow, al. >> it will be 60 tomorrow. >> man, oh, man. what's going on with the weather? i don't know. i feel like i look like a bug trying to stay warm in this coat. i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker. boy, the today professionals are chomping at the bit. >> they will talk about cool

subjects. how often do you say rush limbaugh and lindsay lohan in the same sentence? they will weigh in on both high profile people and will be talking about the new bullying documentary that's attracting controversy as well. even as donny tries to put in his earpiece. >> he'll get that organized before they talk about it in the seg is meant. we'll also talk about stresses in marriage. it happens in every marriage and a new study is revealing that how your partner copes with stress could make or break your relationship in the long run. it starts the moment you say "i do." in fact it's important that first year of marriage. we'll get the results of the study coming up spp later on demi lovato entered the spotlight at the ender age of #. at 19 she's bouncing back after battling personal demons. coming up she'll open up about her recovery and perform for us

live. >> that's a lot to get to. let's start inside at the news desk. natalie has the headlines of the morning. >> good morning, everyone. voters are headed to the polls on the biggest day so far for the republican presidential candidates. 11 states are holding primaries or caucuses today. the biggest prize is ohio where polls show mitt romney and rick santorum running neck and neck. newt gingrich is hoping for a big victory in his home state of georgia to revitalize his campaign. an iranian news agency is reporting that iran will let u.n. inspectors visit a military complex where the west believes secret nuclear tests are being done. iran has previously barred inspectors from the site while denying it is trying to develop nuclear weapons. the international atomic energy association said it was not aware of iran's announcement and could not comment on when access would be allowed. a government study today says black students are three times more likely than whites to be

suspended or expelled from school. the department of education report finds that 70% of students arrested or referred to law enforcement for school infractions are black or latino. education secretary arnie duncan says the government is not alleging overt discrimination but say it is data should challenge educators to address the discipline gap. the former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by paula deen claims in a lawsuit that the celebrity chef and her brother created a hostile work environment. lisa jackson alleges that sexual innuendo and racial slurs at uncle bubba's seafood house in georgia gave her panic attacks. a deen spokesman refused to comment. and a quick round up of what has you talking online. a thief with the heart of a saint is a top search on yahoo. officials at christ's church say a box containing the preserved

heart of saint lawrence o'toole was stolen this weekend. irish police say it is the latest in a series thefts involving religious relices. tmz reports that kim kardashian has donated twice the value of her wedding gifts, an estimated $200,000 to the dream foundation, a charity for people with terminal illnesses. her gifts became an issue when the marriage fell awe part in 72 days. after weeks of dodging pregnancy rumors, snooki is facing questions about her new ring. people.com is reporting that snooki is now engaged to her longtime boyfriend. guess we'll find out soon enough. it's 8:04. now back to matt and ann. >> thank you very much. chilly morning. >> it is. but it will warm up. demi will be warming up fans and she'll be coming out at 8:30.

stand by. let's check your weather. for today our pick city is dayton, ohio. nbc 2 wdtn. mild air will be making its way east. we have snow to talk about through the central rockies, pacific northwest along the coast. rain, nothing heavy. we have windy conditions around the central great lakes. windy through texas. gulf coast looks great. plenty of sunshine and 80 degrees in miami. only 42 for the high in new york city. >> good morning. a quiet but chilly start on this tuesday morning. we will enjoy plenty of sunshine as we move into the afternoon.

as the cry goes up for demi -- [ cheers ] >> they are excited about this. ann? >> al, thank you so much. coming up, we've got today's professionals in the house. boy, are they raring to go. they will be tackling everything from the stars who recently had their phones hacked to an anti-bullying movie that most teens won't be able to see because of the r rating. that's all coming up right after this. s part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare.

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the advertisers that are still on are basically voting yes, we are okay with it. they have no choice -- i'm an ad guy. they have no choice but to go away. it is one thing to say something inappropriate and you're bullying up. when you're bullying down and sullying, he's attacking our daughters, al said to me. he's calling our daughters sluts. the things like feminazis. advertisers speak loud. >> this is one of the most depressing weeks we have seen. i felt like 50 years ago we were more civil talking about contraception and women's rights than we have been this week. i thought it sullied a lot of the conversation. i want to remind people, for a man who's been married four times and has no children i assume he's used some form of contraception or the women he's slept with. we know he's used viagra. he's been caught buying it which is covered by medical insurance

plans and contraception is not. if you want to talk about standards i'll put those medications on the table. >> and this young woman was testifying about a colleague, another student who could not afford the medicine -- not the contraception -- the medicine necessary to treat an illness so she would not lose her ovary. we need to keep things in perspective. this is an attack on women's health. >> we say keep things in perspective. let's be clear. saying outrageous, hurtful, harmful things is not just the territory of people on the right. people on the left used slurs against women and minorities, all kinds of things. is this the system we have now? is this what the viewers deserve? >> the system has a way of self-correcting. the viewers understand the world we live in. then there is a line. he crossed the line. i'm imploring advertisers. maybe we can use it to make a change in the voice out there.

forget rush. advertisers, take a stand. every one of you. >> bullying up is one thing. when you go after a politician or big time entertainer. when you go after a college student similar to don imus calling people nappy-headed hoes it's the same thing. you're looking at my kid. >> this week some rather racy photos of actresses olivia munn and christina hendricks surfaced online. they say they were on the cell phones and they were hacked and leaked to the internet. what's the level of outrage, donny? >> zero. you've got to understand -- forget them personally. this is the world we live in. if grown-ups, children, celeb 'tis and noncelebrities don't understand everything out there is now vulnerable, you've got to get in the game. >> that's a person that's going to stand in front of my makeup mirror and take a picture of myself in anything. if they hacked it, they didn't get anything from me.

>> i'm not committing to that. >> wait a second. these are personal photos. this is privacy. >> it is prooifprivacy. it's against the law. they're creeps. >> it's a world of semipermeable membranes. it's a mess sang for the kids. be careful. >> a new documentary is coming out from harvey winestein's company which won the academy award for "the artist." it's about bullying and the dangers of bullying. people have seen advanced screenings of the documentary say it's extremely powerful. let's look at a clip. >> i feel kind of nervous going to school. i like learning but i have trouble making friends. >> they say he's a geek. some kids told him he's worthless, to go hang his self. he got to a point where enough was enough. >> here's the problem.

in the course of telling this very disturbing story the movie has six four-letter words. it's probably going to get an r rating. as a result, the very kids who need to see this technically shouldn't be able to see it. what's the solution. >> the word is technically. they will get access to it. parents will take them. there will be a way around it. it's a goofy double standard about language. we talked about the vitriol of the last week. four letter words. when used -- >> in context. >> there have to be exceptions to the rules. >> i don't understand the difference between using those words and letting kids see heads blown off in action movies. this is a teachable moment. a parent, an older sibling can take their younger siblings to see the film. it's an art house film. >> i don't think the r rating is the problem. it's most important that parents see it. i believe every bullying starts

at home with the parent. you can stop it. obviously you have to hold a kid responsible. it's even more apparent because the kids know what's going on in the cafeteria. the parents need to know what some of the kids are doing. >> should the movie companies create a version of this with the words bleeped or taken out so they can show it in every school? >> that would be harvey's easy out. he won't budge probably. >> let's talk about lindsay lohan. who saw her interview here? raise your hand? >> i did. >> did she do what she has to do to make a comeback? >> she has to stop smoking and stop throwing up. those vocal chord changes you hear in the voice. listen to me from a doctor's standpoint. she has to take care of herself. it was a baby step out of the starting blocks. she's not healthy. >> the two most prolific known iconic actresses, elizabeth taylor and marilyn monroe.

>> they didn't have tmz -- >> we love the troubled actress with chops. she'll be huge for her lifetime. >> i would like to see her healthy. speaking from somebody who knows what it's like to go around and around in the media bubble. you can't get healthy on television, doing "saturday night live." >> that was a great step back. >> it's okay for you to work with her career, but talking about her emotionally and physically. >> part of getting better is working. >> ten seconds. >> one thing that bothered me was when you said how long has she been clean and she said, a long time. addicts know precisely how many days. but a lot of people are rooting for her. >> we want her to work. but we want her to get healthy so she can work for the long time. >> thank you, guys. good to see you. up next, are some relationships doomed from the start like these three? how stress and how your partner deals with it have success on

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back now at 8:19 with today's relationships. the first year of marriage is often referred to as the honeymoon phase but stress can burn out the flame. sharon jason is the behavior and relationship reporter for usa today. she wrote an article on this subject. dr. sills is a clinical psychologist. good morning to you both. studies have now indicated, and we know that stress is just a part of life but studies are indicating that how supportive you are as a partner to your spouse during stress can affect the probability, the possibility that you will stay married. >> it can chart the course of the relationship. stress affects everyone. you're not going to escape it. how you support your partner makes a big difference and how much you communicate with each other. >> this makes a lot of sense.

the truth is when we get involved in marriages, we really want to be supportive when things are bad. >> that's important. we want to do it right. we are looking for a responsive partner. what's helpful to me may not be to my husband. the first year of marriage, i'm teaching my partner what i need. i'm trying to listen to what he needs. maybe when he has a bad day he says, just rub my back. i don't want to talk about it. i want to talk about it. that's what we are learning. >> there is a fundamental difference sometimes between how some men handle stress, whether they want to talk about it and whether women want to overtalk about it. what's your best advice? we can't change the way a spouse will behave, right? he may want to go into his man cave. what can we do to make sure we get the support we need when things are bad? >> the experts say to talk about it. they say you should have

conversations that stress is a test on the relationship and it can determine the functions of the marriage. >> what do you say to your husband when he says, i don't want to talk about it. >> if you don't want to talk, tell me what you do need. i'll hear about it later. maybe you need a glass of wine and a back rub. but i might say, i want to talk about it and i want to whine for five minutes and i don't want advice. don't tell me what to do. just tell me i'm fabulous. >> you want somebody to hear me. >> i want you, in my marriage to give me what makes me feel better. it doesn't have to be what makes you feel better. >> that's exactly it. they say you need to function as a team. and stress makes you think are you the enemy or are you an ally? >> a lot of men say it's stressing me out to have you talk about how stressful you are. >> we suggest three things. you have to have a no stress time. i want to spend time with you, not with the problems.

maybe dvd "friday night lights" and have it forever. also, you can whine but you have a time limit. lots of couples ask for that. >> we just expired our time limit. thank you so much. good information. and now here's matt. >> ann, thank you very much. now down to florida to say hello to mr. willard scott. >> let me tell you, everything exciting happens in florida. take a look over there. carr real estate has a lovely sand castle on the beach for $2 million. it can be yours. give us a call after the show. i get a cut. now let's check out our birthday buddies. we have winners today and always. this is ronnie cook from sarasota, florida. i was just there for lunch. 103. she's a licensed pilot and she's married her flight instructor. holy mackerel. romance in midair.

loretta zoellner, that's a beauty. indianapolis, indiana, that's where the super bowl will be -- oh, it happened? i missed it? i have to get a job. she's 106 years old today. she's an excellent baker and has very strong religious beliefs in the good lord. you can't beat that. here's george bunnell of sto stockbridge, georgia. not in massachusetts where gene shallit lives. he loves westerns, western stories and songs. he's a handsome texas cowboy. here's vivian roberson of has kel, texas. 103 years old. she was a school teacher almost all of her life.

that's beautiful. george edlund of muskegon, michigan. 100 years old. world war ii vet who attends the same church where he was baptized. that's nice. take a look at maria driscoll from boonsboro, maryland. 104. and attributes longevity to taking vitamins every day. that's it. now back to the wonderful city, new york on the hudson. bye-bye. [ cheers ] >> all right, willard. thank you very much. just ahead, teen pop star demi lovato after your local news.

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am lisa robinson. let's get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> here is what is going on. 95 is still a mess. accident is clearing at keith ave. delays stretch from approaching white marsh to fort mchenry. 33 miles per hour on average. another one at the city-county line, and if you want to travel

on southbound 83, all lanes are open. 22 minutes on the outer loop north side. nine minutes on southbound 95 just between the 895 split. here is what it looks like on 152. at white marsh, things start to slow up towards fort mchenry. 83 and york road, down to middletown, expect delays. >> we are off to a quiet start. there is a nice area of high pressure, and that usually means dry conditions. 26 in parkton. high, thin clouds this afternoon. high temperatures in the upper

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it's 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 6th day of march 2012. super tuesday politically. and a super tuesday weatherwise in new york city. bright blue sky. chilly temperatures. that will improve in the next 24 hours. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker and natalie morales. in the background i think you

can hear the music of teen pop star demi lovato. she's making a comeback after troubling times in her life. she'll be in our studio to perform for us in a couple of minutes. do you folks want her to come out? [ cheers ] >> there she is right there. [ screaming ] >> demi lovato, welcome out to the plaza. a lot of fans gathered here and they are yelling loudly. >> oh, my gosh! >> very exciting for them. she agreed to come out to see them after actually hearing their response. that's a lot of sweetness. those girls are making a memory they will not forget. also coming up in this half hour, we'll be talking in the kitchen about food and learning to make a great stand-by, chicken parmesan.

>> love it. >> with michael white, one of the best. >> then coming up, we'll head to the ice rink. kristi yamaguchi is here. she has a new children's book out. olympic gold medalist 20 years ago. we'll talk about what else she has in the works. >> she's terrific. >> also some of the most common accidents that can happen at home. we'll show you how to protect your family, keep everybody safe. >> that was a hard turn. >> absolutely. lots to get to, mr. roker. but first we have lisa rinna. >> hi! >> hi, guys. >> from nbc's daytime soap "days of our lives." ten years since you did billie reed on the show. why are you bringing her back? >> i thought it would be fun. i played her when i was in my 20s. again in my 30s. now again in my 40s. when can you do that? >> it's impossible any other

way. >> i thought it would be fun to act again. >> you can do it. other cast members are going back. you say it feels like a high school reunion. >> eight of us worked together in the '90s that are back. >> they all look exactly the same. >> so do you. >> it's like going back to high school and we all like each other. we're having fun. it's a great time. >> in the show, how have relationships changed since you were last on the show? weren't you married to somebody? >> they're all changed. are you kidding? it's a soap opera! they're all changed and i'm hoping for a new love interest. >> give us a hint. >> i was with bo brady. now he's with hope. we don't want to mess that up. but there's a cute doctor in town i have my eye on. >> harry hamlin? >> it's fun. it's like free cheating. >> have you been to our show?

>> have you seen what my husband does on camera? it's even. we're good. >> good luck with that. married 15 years? >> 15, yes. together 19. that's like 150 in hollywood, isn't it? >> it is. >> that's right. lisa, good to have you here. have fun on "days of our lives." and now a check of the weather. >> now, mr. roker. >> fantastic. no soap opera in weather. we have things quiet today. sunshine in the eastern half of the country. windy from the great lakes into texas. we have wet stuff and snow out through the rockies. tomorrow we see a warm-up. the warm air making it to the eastern seaboard. we have snow in the central rockies. wet weather through the great lakes into the plains. hit or miss showers or thunderstorms in the lower mississippi river valley.ri >> good morning.

it is cold this morning. we will see plenty of sunshine this afternoon. you're still excited? [ cheers ] >> demi and you're on tv! >> al, thank you so much. coming up, we'll have dem demi lovato. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back now at 8:37. this morning on today's kitchen, easy as 1-2-3, a dish for the

whole family to enjoy. chicken parm is a classic, but we're putting a twist on it this morning with the help of chef michael white from here in new york city. michael, good morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> you're killing it. you are doing so well with your place. >> we're doing well. >> one of the reasons you do well is you take great dishes and add your own little twist to them. chicken parm, how do you do that? >> this could be veal, chicken. we go into the store. you see a lot of breaded chicken cutlets and people put the cheese and tomato and do it quickly. i just want to take a second to show you pounding out the chicken breast, season it with salt. we go into flour. this is the traditional breading method. you put a little bit of flour, go into egg beaten with a little bit of water to loosen it up. and then not to touch raw egg.

chefs don't worry. >> but in the home kitchen you don't want to cross contaminate. >> exactly. then go into the bread crumbs. >> can you use panko? >> this is panko buzzed to get it finer. let's toss it back and forth. this is something that can be done prior to service. >> they can be room temperature? >> exactly. let's go to the saute pan. >> olive oil? >> yes. lots of times the olive oil gets burned and such. a little bit of whole butter will give it a toasted flavor. we're going to do that in this one that's going. >> because you are going to put it under a broiler later you want to undercook it? >> undercook it just a hair. it's great for a dinner party or a mother at home, a little bit beforehand. we'll toast it, put a pat of

butter in it. >> just a few minutes here, right? >> it's quick. that's the great part about a chicken cutlet. and kids love them. they're flavorful. >> fantastic. you're going to put a white sauce on it. most people think of a tomato sauce. what goes into it? >> also, my name is michael white. >> exactly. not lost on us here, michael. >> mark should be laughing now. >> he's not here. he went down stairs. [ laughter ] >> wow. the last time i made a vortex here. we're going to make a bechamel. you can do lasagna, anything you want with it. this is warm milk. >> why warm? >> it won't ball up on you then. we'll mix it quick, bring it to a boil. add parmegiano. this is a cutlet. we'll put ham on this. this is prosciutto cotto. a little bit of ementhal.

>> you can use traditional swiss. >> you bet. this goes under the broiler for a second. we're going to plate this. now spinach. kids don't like to eat spinach. saute it in butter. everybody loves it. >> hide it under some chicken parm. >> exactly. go right to the plate. a little bit of butter and sea salt. we'll plate this beautiful cutlet right on top and finish it with a little bit of the bechemel sauce. >> it could be parmesan. we sell 45 of these a night. everybody talks about eating light. this is one of the best sellers. >> what are you serving it with? >> this is a side dish of salt cod. this is duck, rabbit and this is

the inside of cheese with fig. these are little griddle cakes. >> looks like an english if you have muffin. >> too bad. >> still ahead, a live performance down stairs from teen pop star demi lovato and natalie take as spin on the ice rink with kristi yamaguchi. after this. this is "today" on nbc.

♪ this week olympic gold medalist turned author, kristi yamaguchi. can you believe it's been 20 years since she won figure skating gold at the 1992 winter olympics in france. now the mother of two has published her second book. her children's book is called "it's a big world, little pig."

good morning. >> good morning. >> this is your second book. let's go back to the olympic moment 20 years ago. can you believe it? does it seem like a lifetime ago or just yesterday? >> it feels like 10 years, not 20. >> we're getting old together. >> we were just toddlers in 1992. >> you were a toddler when you won the gold. you have two girls, kiara and emma. have they seen the clips, the highlight reel? >> they have seen clips. they saw the performance a few days ago. i don't think they really get it. they're like, okay, that's fine. >> cool, mom. but they have never seen the gold medal? >> they haven't. it's on loan at the u.s. figure skating museum and hall of fame in colorado springs. >> you need to arrange a trip. >> some day we'll head out there. >> tell me about the book. it's based on your life. but involves a pig. why a pig?

>> well, it's the second poppy book. she has her first international competition. i drew from my experience and my first international competition at the age of 14. >> you went to sarajevo. but poppy is going to paris. >> that's where my first worl championships was. it's about meeting new friends, having your first international experience and taking in new cultures and everything. >> understanding that it's a big world, the languages and differences. it can be scary for little kids sometimes. was it scary for you? your first international competition back then. do you remember the time when you were 14? >> i was more excited. i couldn't wait to meet people and learn some words in a different language and back then it was the soviet union. meeting skaters. >> yeah. >> it's such a different culture. they are so fascinated with

levi's and anything western. it was a different -- it left a big impression on me as a young child. i thought it would be fun to share with other kids. >> you were very involved in the illustrations as well. i understand you even sent the illustrator pictures so he could have the gold medal poses in poppy's illustration as well. >> it was fun to work with tim ballard. he does an amazing job. the fashions, the clothes and costumes obviously. had to get the skating positions just right that are in the book. >> i'll do a turn here. let's make it more interesting. in terms of your kids, i understand one of your daughters is learning to skate with rudy galindo. >> our youngest, emma, is taking lessons. >> the next generation. great to have you here, kristi yamaguchi. the book is "it's a big world,

little pig." still to come, demi lovato with a live performance in studio. first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> at just 19 years old demi lovato has already faced her

share of adversity battling addiction and depression in her young career. she talks about it in a candid documentary airing tonight on mtv. she's ready for a fresh start with her new album. appropriately it is called "unbroken." demi lovato, good morning. >> hi. >> why put yourself out there? why have you been so willing to be brave and talk about your recovery in this mtv documentary? >> well, i decided to tell my story because i know there are a lot of young teens out there, girls and boys, that are dealing with the same issues i have been through. if i'm able to use my voice to do good in the world then i definitely want to cothat. >> you saw the response earlier when you were outside. how passionately people are moved by your music and your courage. what does it mean to you now having that kind of encouragement? >> it means everything to me. having that support is -- i don't have the words for it. it's amazing. the fans i have are incredible.

>> you are headed back on tour. to finish what you started last year, are you fearful, excited, both? >> i think i'm both excited and a little fearful. but fearful as in nervous. i always get nervous before i go on the road. just because i'm going to be on stage in front of a lot of people. >> what song are you singing for us this morning? >> i'm going to sing "give your heart a break." >> as we all should. demi lovato, great to have you here. >> thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, "give your heart a break." ♪ ♪ the day i first met you ♪ you told me you'd never fall

in love ♪ ♪ but now that i get you ♪ i know fear is what it really was ♪ ♪ now here we are so close ♪ yet so far ♪ haven't i passed the test ♪ when will you realize ♪ baby, i'm not like the rest ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ i wanna give your heart a break i know you're scared it's wrong ♪ ♪ like you might make a mistake ♪ ♪ there's just one life to live ♪ ♪ there's no time to waste, to waste ♪ ♪ so let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ oh, yeah, yeah ♪ on sunday, you went home alone ♪

♪ there were tears in your eyes ♪ ♪ i called your cell phone, my love ♪ ♪ but you did not reply ♪ the world is ours, if you want it ♪ ♪ we can take it, if you just take my hand there's no turning back now ♪ ♪ baby, try to understand ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ i wanna give your heart a break ♪ ♪ i know you're scared it's wrong ♪ ♪ like you might make a mistake ♪ ♪ there's just one life to live there's no time to waste, to waste ♪ ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ there's just so much you can take ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ oh, yeah, yeah ♪ when your lips are on my lips ♪ ♪ then our hearts beat as one

♪ but you slip right out of my fingertips ♪ ♪ every time you run ♪ yeah ♪ whoa ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ wanna give your heart a break ♪ ♪ i know you're scared it's wrong ♪ ♪ like you might make a mistake ♪ ♪ there's just one life to live ♪ ♪ there's no time to waste, to waste ♪ ♪ so let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ cause you've been hurt before ♪ ♪ i can see it in your eyes ♪ you try to smile it away ♪ some things, you can't disguise ♪ ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ baby, i can ease the ache ♪ the let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ give your heart a break ♪ there's just so much you can take ♪ ♪ give your heart a break ♪ give your heart a break ♪ oh, yeah, yeah

♪ the day i first met you ♪ you told me you'd never fallen in love ♪ [ applause ] >> bravo, demi lovato. thank you so much for bee ing he this morning. the new album is "unbroken." we're back after your local news. flu .

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am lisa robinson. maryland state police are investigating a deadly shooting on the eastern shore. a 4-year-old was shot and killed monday night near wicomico county. troopers believe the job was playing with a gun when it accidentally went off, hitting accidentally went off, hitting

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