good morning. in the line of duty. an air tanker being used to battle a fast-moving wildfire crashes in utah, killing its two-man crew. moments later, another firefighting plane forced to make an emergency belly landing. a harrowing and brave act caught on tape. blame game. mitt romney's campaign using the rising unemployment to target president obama's record on the economy, but can he make his point without sounding like he wants the recovery to fail? and pomp and pageantry. the royal family turns heads in an historic flotilla on the thames. all eyes on the queen will be honored with a tribute concert tonight. meredith is live in the garden at buckingham palace with her

eyes on david beckham "today," at buckingham palace with her eyes on david beckham "today," monday, june 4th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie in for ann this morning. let's get right to meredith. you look lovely in the garden. i got to say i love the hat. >> thank you very much. well, i have the hat on because in about 3 1/2 hours there are going to be 10,000 people behind me at a very special garden party right before they go and attend that concert. they actually won a lottery, i think over 1 million people applied, and there are 10,000 lucky winners. and we actually have some sun, which is amazing. yesterday it was cold, and it was rainy for that historic

flotilla. i went down to the thames to watch it. i'm going to tell you about that. along with more than 1 million other people. then there's that interview with david beckham, matt, where i talked about his underwear a little bit because inquiring minds in the gutter want to know about that. and i also talk to him about his feelings about the queen. he really loves her. like so many other brits he thinks of her as his grandmum. and also his feelings about the olympics. he still doesn't know whether he has made team great britain. he should find out within the next maybe four to eight weeks. actually beginning of july. >> you've got a lot coming up there from london. i'm going to fly off tonight and join you there tomorrow. meredith will be back with you in just a couple of minutes. also ahead we're following some new developments in the trayvon martin case. george zimmerman, who's charged with second degree murder in the death of the florida 17-year-old is behind bars again this morning after having his original bail revoked, and his wife could be in trouble, as well. we'll have the latest on that coming up. >> all right. also ahead, the international manhunt for a suspect wanted in

connection with the extremely brutal murder of an acquaintance. now the details of this case are really horrific, and we will be warning you before we bring you the story. >> all right let's begin over at the news desk. natalie is standing by with all the top stories of the morning. >> good morning, everyone. wildfires out west have turned deadly for crews battling the blazes. nbc's miguel almaguer is in reserve, new mexico with the latest. miguel, good morning. >> natalie, good morning. firefighters here in new mexico will be battling a raging wildfire say they are doing all they can to keep flames back. they paused yesterday after learning two pilots died in the line of duty. a dangerous and deadly day all across the west. they are the indispensable tool in the battle against the blazes. but now officials are dealing with two back-to-back crashes involving air tankers. this youtube video captures the second crash, an hour outside of reno.

here two pilots were able to walk away after their air tanker was forced to make a so called belly landing. the landing gear failed to lower properly. but almost 500 miles away in another crash about an hour earlier, 48-year-old todd tompkins and 40-year-old ronnie chambliss didn't survive when their air tanker went down in a forested area. to the east in new mexico, helicopters took to the sky all day sunday, an aerial attack on the nation's largest wildfire, the biggest in state history. 1200 firefighters are battling the white water baldy fire. more than 240,000 acres charred so far costing $13 million to fight. a fire, we're told, that won't be out for weeks, or even months. >> the steepness of the terrain. we have extremely steep terrain where some of the canyons are 500 to 600 feet deep vertical drop-offs. so just trying to deal with terrain like that makes it extreme live difficult. >> reporter: the edge of this blaze is barreling through

low-lying hills. bob can see flames sweeping just above their home. >> they're monsters. if you look, see them right there? monster. so, yeah. it's scary. >> with this fire here in new mexico roughly 18% contained in just a few short hours crews will gather for a moment of silence to remember the two pilots who went down near the utah border. meantime firefighters at that blaze have been pulled off the front lines. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. in nigeria, emergency workers are digging through the fiery wreckage of an airliner that crashed in a crowded lagos neighborhood. officials say all 1 53 people on board that flight were killed, including the pilot who was reportedly an american. authorities now fear that there may be many more people killed on the ground. at least ten have been confirmed dead already. the cause of the crash is still unknown, but terrorism is not

suspected. now, let's head to wall street. cnbc's mary thompson is at the new york stock exchange for us. >> good morning, natalie. asian markets selling off overnight following friday's decline on wall street. the weak jobs report and disappointing manufacturing data from china raising concerns about a global economic slowdown. those concerns putting pressure on oil prices today. they dropped to a 16-month low. they've also prompted eurozone officials to consider steps towards greater fiscal unity. the type of master plan aimed at shoring up that region's increasingly troubled economy. back to you. >> all right mary thompson at the new york stock exchange, thank you. a space shuttle got its sea legs unday as the "enterprise" hitched a ride to its new home at the intrepid sea, air and space museum. it will eventually go on public display on the intrepid flight deck. and tiger woods came roaring back to his old form, winning the memorial in ohio on sunday. it's his fifth victory at the tournament, built by golf legend jack nicklaus.

a moment made more significant as the win tied woods with make laws for second place on the all-time tour victory list with 73 pga wins. the jaw dropper came at the 16th hole when woods sunk a gutsy 50-foot chip-in shot for birdie. and of course, see it drop in there, tiger celebrated with a serious fist pump. quite the comeback for him. it is now 7:07. let's go back over to matt, stefana and stephanie. i'm sure you were watching, matt. >> i watched a little of it. >> amazing. >> working on that fist pump, too. the form is good. >> it's been awhile. so, it was good to see. natalie, thank you very much. mr. roker is on assignment today. so the weather channel's stephanie abrams is here with the weather. i should mention, al will be jetting off to london to join us there tomorrow morning. >> all right. >> good morning to you. >> let's see if there's good flying weather for everyone across the country. unfortunately not in the south. we do have that threat for severe weather. could be a little bit bumpy. it's already started. the rain is coming down for a lot of you. anywhere from oklahoma on in to

the deep south, on into south carolina. there have been some reports of stormy weather. >> good morning.nd wet in the temperatures will be a little below average on this monday. the average high is 80. we have a 30% chance for rain >> matt over to you. >> all right, thank you very much. now to the presidential race where both president obama and mitt romney are doing a lot of fund-raising this week, as the state of the economy takes center stage in the campaign. nbc's periter alexander is in washington. >> matt, good morning. anticipating a tight race both president obama and mitt romney

will be campaigning for cash this week. the president with three separate fund-raisers in new york city today. partnering with former president bill clinton, who just last week got off message, calling romney's business record sterling. and romney hits at least seven fund-raisers in five states. all this as their surrogates launched a new round of attacks. with the campaign heating up ahead of the grueling summer months, the romney campaign is accusing president obama of a deficit in leadership. >> it's not that we don't think that this president is trying. i think he is. it's just that his policies are not working. >> reporter: following disappointing jobs numbers, the unemployment rate ticking up for the first time in nearly a year, romney advisers see an opening. >> if we had a president who had a record to run on, he would do so. >> reporter: meanwhile, team obama is seizing on romney's jobs record. as governor of massachusetts. >> they grew jobs at one-fifth the rate of the rest of the country. it wasn't the record of a job creator. he had the wrong economic

philosophy and he failed. >> reporter: late sunday night during the mtv movie awards the obama campaign ran this ad featuring sarah jessica parker courting young voters with a chance to win dinner at her house with the president and first lady. >> we need him, and he needs us. >> reporter: the romney campaign is releasing a new ad, touting what it views as romney's biggest strength, his private sector experience. >> it's the feeling we'll have that our country is back. back on the right track. >> reporter: meanwhile, a newly released financial disclosure report shows romney's personal net worth has stayed steady over the last year. the campaign estimates his wealth between $190 million and $250 million. and documents show over the past year, romney sold his stakes in dozens of companies. many of them overseas. also on tap this week, tomorrow's polarizing recall election for wisconsin's republican governor scott walker. >> this is an election that will send shockwaves throughout america. >> reporter: being billed by both sides as a test run for

this fall's presidential vote. >> scott walker wants to make this a national race because he wants to be on the national stage as the rock star of the far right. as the poster boy of the tea party. >> reporter: already spent on the recall, more than $64 million. a record. much of it from out-of-state unions and their opponents. but president obama has steered clear. >> i don't know, but i think it's interesting. >> reporter: that vote tomorrow could have ripples in the presidential race. by the way, the president's strongest surrogate, joe biden, is back on the campaign trail this week. he's a proud dad. the vice president's daughter ashley, a social worker, got married this weekend in wilmington, delaware. the bride and her husband, an emt doctor celebrated like they should, with a family-style dinner in the biden's backyard. savannah? >> peter alexander in washington. thank you. chris matthews is host of "hardball" on msnbc. chris, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> kind of a one-two punch for the president on friday, that disappointing jobs report and then wall street tanking.

i know you consider this to be a game changer. is that because economic perceptions are now really hardening that close to the election? >> well, that's what everybody thinks. these decisions voters make are in may rather than october. i question that. i think people are going to be watching this election all through the presidential debates this fall. three of them. it seems to me, the way i look at politics, is like baseball. the voters are the manager of a baseball team. they're looking at the pitcher on the mound. they're not looking at the bp. the problem with the obama campaign all the way through, and it's more acute now since the friday news came in, they're trying to focus on the player in the bull pen. the pitcher out there. that's not the way the voter looks at it. the voter looks at the guy on the mound, is he getting them out? is he leaving too many men on? is he letting the count go too long? can he put the team out on the other side? can he win this economic war with this recession we just went through? and i think that's the problem. and now with the numbers popping up, going to 8.2, only 69,000

jobs, less than 2% growth rate so far this year which is the most devastating news, he has got to come out with a performance on the mound now, he's got to talk job creation, challenge congress to a big jobs program, huge jobs program, highway building, all kinds of stuff like that, make them say no. number two, he has to lead the way towards a debt reduction program. short-term job creation, long-term debt reduction, he has to be the leader on the mound and perform out there, because the conditions aren't going to get that much better between now and november. it's about leadership, in a tough time. it's not about changing position. it's about who's leading us in dealing with them. >> chris, fair enough. what about governor romney? i mean obviously they see that the bad economy will usly be good for his prospects but they don't want to be perceived as rooting for failure. >> well, that's right. but of course they are. you know, they've got a spring in their step now. this is great news for the republicans. they know they can walk in, if this economy continues to go downhill, if the unemployment rate goes to 8.5%, if the growth

rate stays below two, they're probably going to win the election. all things being equal, they don't have to do anything except enjoy the economic downturn. and that's -- and by the way, it's not just the billion dollars that are going in to the super pacs from the right wing, people like the cohen brothers, think about the $2 trillion that big business is holding back from investing. now they're obviously doing that primarily for business reasons. but when you look at their sensitivity about things like equity last week with clinton being sensitive to that and cory booker, big business is the president's big enemy right now. he's got powerful enemies, and they're using that economic input not to help him. but probably to play it very safe right now until the election. then they can say, we're waiting for better regulatory regimes, better corporate tax rates. but basically they're rooting against obama to succeed. they don't want this recovery to come big time between now and november. >> got to leave it there. chris matthews, thanks. ry minder you can catch "hardball" weeknights at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern on msnbc. here's matt. >> now to florida, where george

zimmerman, who's charged with second degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin is behind bars again this morning, after having his bail revoked three days ago. nbc's kerry sanders is in sanford, florida. kerry, good morning. >> well, good morning, matt. judges in florida set a bond based on an individual in their family's assets. george zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond, after his parents, and his grandmother, took out second mortgages on their homes. but what no one told the judge was george zimmerman had more than $135,000 in a bank account all in cash. george zimmerman surrendered to authorities sunday afternoon. his brief freedom ended when the judge who had granted him bond ordered him back to jail because, the judge concluded, zimmerman had concealed donations of more than $135,000 to his legal defense fund. from the moment he was charged in mid-april with second degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin,

zimmerman's family and lawyers have feared for his safety. >> he's worried about himself. he's worried about his wife. he's worried about his family. he's worried about everybody who has to be in hiding because of the enormous anger and frustration and hatred that have spurred from this case. >> reporter: those fears for his wife, shelly zimmerman, took on new urgency friday, when florida prosecutors alleged she conspired with her husband to obscure just how much money they had raised. george zimmerman had set up this website with links to a paypal account. at zimmerman's bond hearing in april, his wife shelly was ahowed to testify by phone to let her avoid cameras in the court. >> do you have any estimate as to how much money has already been obtained? >> i do not. >> reporter: it was misleading. and i don't know what other words to use other than it was a blatant lie. >> reporter: but in a recorded jailhouse telephone call, prosecutors say husband and wife talked in coded language. investigators say shellee zimmerman was at the credit union, when george zimmerman

said, in my account, do i have at least $100? >> no, said she'llie zimmerman. george zimmerman, how close am i, $8? $8.60? >> they were even using code instead of saying like 10,000 or 9,000, they were using code words, thinking that the police were just going to look stupid when they're listening to these calls and aren't going to be able to figure out what's going on. >> reporter: shellie and her husband george could soon find themselves in front of judge kenneth lester answering questions about the alleged deception. and legal experts say one question to expect, shellie zimmerman perjure herself when she claimed she knew nothing about any money. trayvon martin's family attorneys say this goes to the heart of the case. if george zimmerman lied about the account, how is he then to be believed when he says that he shot and killed trayvon martin in self-defense? matt? >> all right, kerry sanders in sanford, florida, this morning. kerry, thank you very much. it's 17 after the hour. once again, savannah.

>> all right, matt. celebrations marking the queen's diamond jubilee are in high gear. today's highlight event, a star-studded concert featuring elton john and paul mccartney. nbc's special correspondent meredith vieira is at buckingham palace this morning. meredith, good morning to you. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. of all the headlines in today's papers, today, this one is my favorite. drip, drip, hooray. it was really wet and cold all weekend, but actually that made the event more british, not less. it began with a day at the races on saturday, followed by that amazing flotilla yesterday. all in all a weekend fit for a queen. on the river thames sunday, a sea of boats, otherwise known as a flotilla. 1,000 vessels strong honoring queen elizabeth. dressed in white as she celebrated 60 years on the throne. by her side, members of the royal family. the queen's husband prince philip. her son prince charles. and charles' wife camilla.

grandsons prince william and prince harry. and william's wife catherine, the duchess of cambridge, looking stunning in a red alexander mcqueen dress. not far behind a boat carrying the middletons, including catherine's younger sister pippa. despite the rain, the crowds came out in full force, bringing with them their spirit. >> we'll never see again in our lifetime anything like that. 1,000 boats going down the river thames. >> reporter: one of those boats carried our own ben, rowing along in a three-man skiff, part of a fleet that created a dramatic and historic fleet. >> part of the pageantry was a really original idea going back in history, 300 years ago when charles ii had a flotilla. so they reinvented it for a modern age. >> reporter: elsewhere over the weekend, street parties all around the country. >> it's about kind of celebrating history, and so you can tell people in years to come where you were on the day that it was diamond jubilee.

>> reporter: even prince charles and camilla hit the streets on sunday to join in the festivities. one of the queen's favorite events helped kick off the historic weekend, the epsom derby. on saturday the top prize went to 19-year-old joseph o'brien who rode a horse named camelot. he accepted the winning trophy from the queen herself. a weekend of celebration for the queen, and her public. >> the monarchy she should stand for is the unity of the country. but really wanted to wave their flags to celebrate the past greatness, but also the future. >> and joining me now is ben. what an experience for you to be part of that flotilla. what was it like? >> it was unbelievable. i was lucky enough to be here last year for the royal wedding. i thought it would be very hard to surpass that. but being down on the water with millions of people along the banks of the river thames, roeing, i've got some big blisters there, you can probably see there. those are for her majesty, the

queen. it really was unlike anything i've experienced before. what i love is not only was this huge wave of patriotism, but it's hopefully going to actually help revive the river thames. it's a river that we often overlook in london. >> which i didn't realize. it isn't used that much. >> we barely use it compared to other big cities. the queen has famously always been connected to boats, to ships, to the royal navy. so it was a very appropriate celebration for her, and for us, especially the man-powered boats, 300 of us down there, we all have to salute the queen where you have to do something called tossing the oars where you have to lift them up and shout hip hip hooray for the queen. >> was that the highlight for you? >> there were so many highlights. it's almost difficult to be able to pinpoint one. going down the avenue of sails where we have these majestic sailboats. i think for me as a brit, it was celebrating that wave of patriotism. and whether you were a monarchist or not i think you speak to beckham a little bit later, he describes her as his grandmum.

that's how we all see her. i think whether you are a monarchist or not you have to celebrate yesterday. and seeing those crowds along the river made me we proud to be british and proud to celebrate the royal family. >> i was along the river. it was very, very exciting. we will be back with much more from london later on in the show, including my interview with david beckham. back to you guys. >> all right, meredith. thank you so much. i know the topic of underwear does come up quite a bit. we'll be back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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filed. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> kind of busy for motorists out of harford county. hardee to access 95 right now because there is an excellent -- accident clearing. brunn founder -- gunpowder falls bridge, accident taking up the lane. route 24 and pulaski highway, just getting word of an accident in edgewood. if you travel in a hot spring, there is an accident in timonium. another one being cleared on the inner loop ramp to 795. southbound 95 and 895, watch for a vehicle fire. slow go on eastbound i-70. this is crawling southbound out of harford county. consider pulaski highway or route 1 as your alternate.

140 where it meets the beltway, so far so great. we will see delays shortly as folks slowdown. tony has a check of your forecast. >> we did have rain last night, but that has gone now. temperatures are in the upper 50s and 60s. 7/8 to 77, that is our forecast for the high temperature. tuesday and wednesday, a slight chance fli

the first time you shot one of those ads did you feel silly or -- >> of course. of course, i was like, seriously, the temperature in the room needs to be a little bit warmer than it,you know. we're shooting an underwear campaign. it's something that, you know -- >> leave it to meredith vieira to sit down with soccer superstar david beckham and pelt him with questions about his underwear. david did manage to get her to talk about some other things, as well, including his role in the upcoming olympics, his baby girl, the queen and more. we're going to hear from him coming up. 7:30 now on a monday morning. the 4th day of june, 2012. i'm matt lauer. alongside savannah guthrie, who is filling in for ann. >> of course, meredith is in london not just to talk about david beckham's underwear but also for the queen's diamond jubilee. of course one of tomorrow's highlights will be a service at

st. paul's cathedral where charles and diana famously wed. that service will be led by its dean who has only been on the job for a couple days now, but coming up what he said to meredith about that big day. and then celine dion opens up about the virus that actually forced her from the stage. she had to cancel some shows. also motherhood, and if she's sick of performing that famous song from "titanic," "my heart will go on." we'll find out from her. >> but we begin this half hour with the manhunt for a young man suspected of a brutal murder in canada. want to warn you right now, the details of this case are extremely disturbing. nbc's michelle kosinski is in paris with more. michelle, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. you take the almost unfathombly horrific details, take them a step further and you have this case. police think this guy may have mailed parts of the victims, tortured animals, posted that online. now they're looking at cold cases. but they don't know where he is or what his plans are.

luka magnotta's cell phone has led them here to paris where he's been spotted out and about, but not found. pages from the strange and violent story of luka magnotta, are all over the internet, not just on the interpol website now but on his own. and in videos police believe he posted of himself. but last week something surfaced that is almost unspeakably unviewable. investigators say the 29-year-old adult film actor posted a video one lunatic, one ice pick they say shows him stabbing, dismembering, abusing and partially cannibalizing an acquaintance, a chinese college student. plips think magnotta then mailed parts of the victim to two political parties, including the offices of the prime minister. in his montreal apartment authorities found blood and body parts. they believe magnotta fled to paris. stayed in this hotel. went to bars. even met a man and stayed with him a few days. >> they've been able to track

him down through this cell phone record. >> reporter: but when police great there, magnotta is gone. the man who's wanting to be seen and heard, here being interviewed about the adult film industry. >> it is very difficult. you know, because nobody else understands like what i have to go through. >> reporter: >> reporter: all over the world, including new york. constantly retweets inspirational quotes from disney to the dalai lama. last year in london he was tracked down by journalists. the sun newspaper believes magnotta later sent this e-mail in the near future you will be hearing from me again. this time however the victims won't be small animals. three years ago he's thought to have written a blog post called how to completely disappear and never be found. but this very recent one from march is something cannibalism entitled necrophilia serial killer luca magnotta. there's a warrant out for magnotta for first degree murder. and based on what police have

learned they're now looking into cold cases. they think he may be dressed as a woman, using fake names. they're trying to track him using his cell phone. they have other countries on alert. but at this point, they don't know exactly where he is. matt? >> all right, michelle kosinski. thank you very much. clint van zandt is an nbc news analyst and former fbi profiler. clint, good morning to you. >> hi, matt. >> i'm not even sure where to start here. but one of the things that jumps out at me is that here's a guy who seems to have communicated an awful lot with authorities and others in interviews and blogs, you know, he seems to have given investigators a lot to go on. how important is that? >> well, it is. this is a guy who spent at least the last ten years trying to, you know, he's a legend in his own mind and he's trying to build this persona. if we think of our kids building with legos and they're build a house, this guy has built his own persona. he's built it out of lies, rumors, innuendos. but the main thing is, this is all about him.

everything he's done is to bring attention to himself, and the interesting thing is, this guy's not diabolical like silence of the lambs. he's just creepy. and the attention that he's brought upon himself, hopefully, will be the attention that the authorities use to bring him to justice. >> you profiled a lot of people in the past. what is this idea of taunting law enforcement mean in terms of his personality? >> well, it's someone, again, who wants to get attention. he craves it. matt, this guy is, as far as he's concerned, he is the sun and you and i are the stars and planets, and everything for a sociopath, a psychopath, everything centers on him. life entertains him. what gives him status. that's why he puts photos, movies on the internet of number one, him killing cats, and number two, him killing and basically disembowling this, the victim that he killed a week ago. we can't imagine how horrific

this is. the only thing worse is imagining trying to live inside this guy's mind, especially now that he's on the run. >> you say he's not diabolical in a "silence of the lambs" way. one of the things that also jumped out at me. here he wrote a blog on how to disappear and yet apparently as this guy travels around the world he leaves his cell phone on, which is ironic, because that's one of the easiest ways that police can track you. >> yeah. this -- matt, this is a guy who's lived in a fantasy world. everything's been of his own creation. he writes a blog, how to disappear. but he's never had to do it. he, you know, he's been in about half a dozen porn films, so everything he's done has kind of been quasi-acting. right now, he's acting like a fugitive. but he's got real law enforcement officers, with real guns, that are after him right now. so i like to believe it's only going to be a few short days before they bring this guy to justice. but the concern is, he's killed in this terrible way, he could very easily do it again before they find him.

>> and real quickly, clint, before i let you go, michelle mentioned that police are also looking into cold cases. >> yes. >> based on what you're hearing about this guy is it likely he killed in the past? >> i think it is a very strong likelihood. you know he lived on the fringe of society and lifestyle issues and things like that. there could be victims that were found that were never related to him, now law enforcement, once they have him in custody, they'll go back and look at cold case homicides and assaults, probably find this guy is good for a number of others. >> clint van zandt. as always, thanks for your insight. i appreciate it. >> thank you, matt. >> let's switch gears dramatically and get a check of the weather now from stephanie abrams. who is in for al while al is on assignment. hi, steph. >> hi there, matt. we're just going to go right to the maps here. in the northwest we do have that threat for some severe weather. and there is a chance for hail damaging wind and potentially some tornados, as well. big trough coming in. that means it's going to be wet and it's going to be cool, and we're going to see the same thing in the northeast. showers and those temperatures.

boston only 55 degrees. >> good morning. it will be a pleasantly cool day today. high temperatures will make it into the mid 7's this afternoon. >> some people make signs, some people make t-shirts. what are you most excited about in new york? >> being on the "today" show. >> so you made it. happy birthday for your birthday forecast all you have to do is go to weather.com, 24 hours a day. matt? >> all right, stephanie, thank you very much. up next, much more on the queen's diamond jubilee from meredith, that's buckingham palace you can just get a

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from behind closed doors in washington. because you've earned a say. back now at 7:42 with more on the queen's diamond jubilee. a national service of thanksgiving will be held tomorrow at london's historic st. paul's cathedral. and meredith is already there to give us a look inside. meredith, good morning. >> hey, savannah. you can hear the music behind

me. just so i can explain. they're practicing for the party this afternoon. the garden party. so you may hear some music and sound checks. as we talk. and skies, notice it is overcast again. that is the one thing the brits can't plan on, the weather. but everything else about the jubilee is totally planned. it's rehearsed. and they rehearse again. they never take anything for granted here. nothing is by accident. and that's why st. paul's cathedral was chosen for tomorrow's service of thanksgiving, because of the place that it holds in the queen's heart and the country's history. the bells will ring out tuesday at st. paul's cathedral to celebrate the queen's diamond jubilee. with a special thanksgiving service. built by sir christopher wren after the great fire of london it stands as a national symbol of strength, resilience and rebirth. st. paul's dean, dr. david isen. >> this is where it all begins.

this is an inscription which tells you that queen victoria came here for her own diamond jubilee. she was too ill to be able to get out of the carriage and climb up the steps. so they brought the service out to her. the queen will be walking over this spot. so we're going to go up the 12e7s now. >> reporter: and into the cathedral whose walls represent the church of england. you were just installed as the dean here at st. paul. a few days ago. >> yes. >> this is quite a way to start off. >> it's both exciting, exhilarating, and pretty terrifying, really. it's rather bigger than my previous job. and to be here and the first thing you do is to greet the queen coming up the steps, that's quite the part. >> reporter: the boy's choir is getting ready. . polishing notes. and harmony. getting ready for the biggest day of their lives.

>> there's a certain something about a chorister which means they rather relish this occasion. it's quite a scary thing. ♪ >> reporter: as st. paul's marks great britain's history once again. it is a place where the nation comes together to express joy and sorrow. it was the scene of great joy for the wedding of diana and prince charles, watched live by 750 million viewers around the world. during the blitz in world war ii, it miraculously sustained only minor damage. just under the dome, a whispering gallery. a charming feature of the cathedral's perfect design. a whisper heard across the room. >> okay, meredith, can you hear me? >> i can hear you very clearly. are you really whispering? are you ready for tuesday? >> i've never done anything on

the wlis perring gallery before. >> reporter: right at the heart of the cathedral the american memorial chapel honoring servicemen who gave their lives during world war ii. >> this was created as a memorial to those american servicemen. there are 28,000 names on 500 pages. >> reporter: 28,000 names. these are all americans. >> these are all americans. and every one of those people had a family and a story behind them. >> reporter: and every day i understand you turn the page. >> that's right. yes. and you look at some of these names, like they're very unusual names here like funderbunk. you've got two people with an unusual same. you think, they're likely from the same family. >> it's so simple and that's what i think makes it so amazing. >> yes. >> reporter: but when the bells ring out at st. paul's cathedral on tuesday, they will not mourn

the dead. what are your thoughts about this? >> i think she's a wonderful, wonderful person. and she's been through an awful lot. she's been through the war. she shared in the joys of a nation. >> and tuesday morning when you address the people here what will be running through your heard? >> i hope i get it right. >> reporter: you'll be great. and once the queen leaves the church the bells will start ringing again. and they will ring for four hours straight. the bell ringers will not take a break. before i go, matt and savannah, i want to show you this basket. in a few hours 10,000 people will be filling the garden for that party prior to going to the concert. they each get this basket. it's the queen's diamond jubilee. it includes things like chilled british country garden soup, very nice. you know, the queen's -- when

the queen's crowned in 1953 they had coronation chicken especially made for her. now they have diamond jubilee chicken. i don't know if that looks particularly appetizing. but i've heard it's delicious. there's some smoked salmon here, as well. you've got bread, and butter. obviously. oh, this one is very cool. this is sandringham strawberry crumble crunch. and the strawberries used in this are from her strawberry patch in norfolk and they were frozen last year and then thawed out and they are in this crunch. and then you have things like nobody wants this, but bread and butter and the like. and the west thing to me, in case it rains again, which it probably will, your deluxe water proof poncho. and since i opened this basket, i guess i have to keep it. >> yeah. >> back to you. >> that's like one of those bling bags at the grammy awards only a little bit more nutritious. >> yeah, exactly. >> going straight to ebay, right, meredith? >> all right, meredith. >> i'm not like matt lauer. i don't do that. you got it. >> all right, thanks, meredith.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. time for a check of the more intimate. >> -- time for a check of the morning commute. >> improvement to report on the accident we had at the gun powder falls bridge. that is gone, but we have residual delays. route 24 elrich 40, pulaski highway and edgewood, we have a crash. in tracking problems on the west side outer loop. accident reported there. eastbound 50 on the bay bridge,

disabled vehicle taking up the right lane. one under 52, saw that traffic going away from last -- southbound traffic going away. tony has a check on your forecast. >> we did have some rain going by last night. those rainshowers are off the coast, and things are quite. comfortable temperatures. 64 at the airport. 62 degrees in rock hall. mixture of sunshine and clouds. chance for a couple of rainshowers this afternoon. high temperatures in the mid- 70's. we will stay below average. we will be in the low seventies on tuesday and wednesday. 30% chance of rain shower in the

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you're looking live at a portion of the beautiful city of london, england, on this monday morning. as the queen's diamond jubilee continues. and ooh there's a pretty shot. that is the statue of queen victoria. just outside buckingham palace. that is where the tribute concert will be held tonight. as you can see, the stands have been erected. that was, of course, where we were or the royal wedding and where we'll be tomorrow morning for a special edition of "today," as we continue to celebrate that diamond jubilee. and somewhere down there, in the rain, it appears, is meredith vieira, who will join us tomorrow morning. meanwhile, there she is right

there. meredith first of all i'm surprised they let you anywhere near buckingham palace after your stunt here on halloween. do people remember what you did on halloween? there you were. as queen elizabeth ii. and that was my fault. >> i was going to say, are they going to let you near buckingham palace after that performance? >> that was my fault. >> is that where you whipped the rig off my head? >> i kissed you and the wig came flying off your head. i think that was a wardrobe malfunction. anyway, meredith looks dashing there outside buckingham palace in the garden. we're going to talk to her in just a second. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie while ann is off today. >> we're also going to get more from meredith. she managed to pull herself away from the jubilee festivities to sit down with one of the hottest brits around, soccer star david beckham. he had plenty to say about his olympic hopes, about his new daughter, about all things beckham. he had a lot of questions about his underwear advertisement.

so we'll check in with meredith a little bit more about that. >> i knew she was going to get to the underwear eventually. you have an exclusive interview with celine dion. >> we had a really good talk last week. she had to cancel some shows in las vegas because of a virus that went right to her throat. she is back bigger than ever. we met right in the recording studio. she's got a new album. we talk about motherhood and how she really feels about that song "my heart will go on." is she sick of singing it? we'll find out. >> let's start by going inside, natalie is standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, matt and savannah. good morning, everyone. wildfires out west have turned deadly for crews battling the blazes. in a remote area near the utah/nevada border an air tanker fighting a fire there crashed killing both pilots on board. this after another air tanker was forced to make an emergency belly landing. both of those pilots survived. meantime, the whitewater-baldy complex fire is new mexico's largest ever and has been burning out of control since may 16th.

but officials say they expect to make some major progress in containing the blaze today. jury selection begins today in a federal lawsuit that actor stephen baldwin has filed against kevin costner. the suit claims costner's duped baldwin out of his investment in a device bp used in trying to clean up the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. olympic gold medalist shawn johnson is retiring just days before she was to compete for a spot on this summer's olympic gymnastic team. johnson cited a lingering knee injury in her decision to bow out. she already has four olympic medals and is just 20 years old. richard dawson is being remembered today, as the kissing quiz master of the tv game show "family feud." he died saturday night at 79 years old. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: british-born actor and comedian richard dawson first rose to fame in the u.s. during the '60s on the series "hogan's heroes." >> you can call me peter.

>> reporter: he was later to become a regular on nbc's popular variety show "laugh-in." but his turn as host of the game show "family feud" in 1976 helped make him a household name to a new generation. >> i think he'll be remembered as the best game show host there ever was. >> reporter: making frameous that catch phrase. >> survey says! >> reporter: dawson was just as famous for kissing female contestants. a tradition that started, he says, to calm their nerves. in a 2010 interview dawson also recalled how the kisses caused controversy. when management asked him to stop, he said no. >> what am i going to do? not? not kiss them? nothing about them that would stop me from giving them a kiss. >> i want a kiss now. >> reporter: dawson put a dark spin on his role as host of a deadly tv game show in arnold schwarzenegger film "the running man." >> i'll be back.

>> only in a rerun. >> reporter: a career spanning three decades. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> and now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. drew barrymore is a hot topic online after her weekend wedding. the actress tied the knot saturday at her estate in california. the guests include cameron diaz, steven spielberg and jimmy fallon. a minnesota fifth grader returns to school today with the best excuse ever for cutting class. tyler played hooky to watch his dad introduce president obama at a campaign appearance so the president bailed tyler out with a note to his teacher, mr. ackerman, writing please excuse tyler, he was with me. one to be framed, for sure. and this youtube clip of all of the miss usa contestants is going viral online. they did a lip dub to call me maybe with a very special guest appearance.

♪ >> the new miss usa was crowned last night rhode island's olivia cu culpo. the 20-year-old cellist heads to the miss universe pageant. contract lagss to her. let's go out to stephanie with a check of the weather. everybody's doing the call me maybe game. >> i want to introduce you to some guys who hitchhiked from st. louis. like you stuck your thumb out and hitchhiked? >> and we walked. >> what was the weather like. >> once we got to the city it was really rainy. >> look at this. they came for a hug from al. oh! sorry al. i'll give them a hug for you. let's have a look at our pick city, raleigh, north carolina. 86 degrees and warm conditions there. it will also be warm through the plains. 90s all the way up through portions of montana. >> good morning.

temperatures will be a little below average on this monday. the average high is 80. we have a 30% chance for rain >> savannah, over to you. >> all right, stephanie. thanks. coming up, meredith goes one-on-one with david beckham to talk about the olympics, the queen, and those famous ads. we'll be back live in london right after this. in my day, oatmeal had two ingredients, oat and meal

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underwear, not me. that is for the record. having said that, he plays in the states now, but his heart is in england, it really is, and he hopes to play for team great britain when the olympics kicks off next month here in london. i asked him what that would mean to him. >> i would like to be on the olympic team. you know i'm very proud of what i've achieved in my career so far. you know, i've obviously played for the national team for quite a few years. and now i want to represent the gb team in the olympics. >> well, if you do make the team, all the other teammates except for two will be 23 years old. i can't believe i'm going to say this because you're only 37. >> yes, it's a little bit of a worry. >> but you'll be like the old guy. >> yeah, i will. i'm getting used to that, though. for the last six or seven years i've been used to being the older guy. >> david beckham has never competed in an olympics. in fact, great britain's team hasn't even qualified since 1960, before beckham was born. olympic soccer players must be

under the age of 23 with the exception of three players per team. beckham hopes to be one of them. you know, you've heard the criticism, some people have thrown out at you that if he makes it on the team, less to do with his performance on the field, and more to do with his celebrity off of it. and you have said about those comments that they're really disrespectful. but are you surprised that they've been made? >> i'm not surprised. i don't really, you know, take too much interest in those kind of comments. but i have said that i felt that those comments are disrespectful, because i've had kind of a successful career. with what i do. >> kind of. >> kind of. >> and you are one of the ambassadors to the olympics. there are reports that they're going to ask you to light this cauldron for the opening ceremony. have you gotten the call yet? >> i haven't got the call yet. but my view on that is it should be an olympian. that's my view. >> yeah, but if you make the team -- >> if i make the team.

>> then you're an olympian, aren't you? >> no i still believe it should be an olympian that has performed in the olympics over the years. >> so if you're offered the opportunity you will say no? >> if i'm offered it, it would be hard to say no. >> beckham is a global superstar. a talented athlete. sex symbol. and fashion icon. yet despite his fame and fortune, he says he still is from east london at heart. >> you grew up in east london, working class family. >> yeah. >> your dad fixed stoves for a living, your mom was a hairdresser. >> yeah. >> and you were a kid who loved soccer. >> yeah. >> was there a moment, where you thght to yourself, where you realized, i'm really good at this? >> i've never thought that about my 168. >> are you serious? >> yeah, never. because it's the way i was brought up. you know, my dad, if i had a good game, my dad would say, yeah, you did okay. but these are the things that you can learn from. and these are the things that you should be doing. so, as much as he praised me, he always made sure that i knew

about the things i was doing wrong. my dad would always turn around to me and say, i'll tell you when you've made it. i'll tell you when you've reached that level. and he did after one game. i was 26 or 27 and he turned around to me and he said, boy, you've done well. >> how much did that mean to you when he said that? >> i mean, it gives me goose bumps. because it's, you know, it's an amazing moment. to hear that from someone that you've looked up to for years. and will continue to look up to. >> you tweeted a picture the other day of you and your mum at a restaurant, you were eating. >> pie nash. a traditional dish in the east end of london which many people can't believe. my friend said you just came right from the airport and within an hour you're in this restaurant. which, i do every time i land. >> seriously? >> seriously. reminds me of when i grew up. you know, brings back great

memories. and it tastes amazing. >> for as much as london feels like home, david will stay in los angeles awhile longer. he just re-signed with l.a. galaxy for another two years and even took a pay cut. he says he loves the team. and his family loves the states. wife victoria, three boys, brooklyn, romeo and cruz, and the latest addition, parker, almost a year old. how tightly wrapped around her little finger does she have you at this point? >> totally. the moment she was born, i think me and the boys, we were all done. >> is she a mini victoria? >> she is. >> she is. and what does that mean? >> and unbelievable. it's amazing. i think that's why i have to keep playing. >> just to keep her in clothes. >> one of the reasons why i need to play. >> david beckham has his own line of clothing now and endorsements with an estimated $46 million. that's what they call brand beckham. let's kick off some of the things you have endorsed.

perfume, right? >> yes. >> underwear? >> yeah. >> sunglasses. >> a few years ago. >> underwear? >> yep. >> okay. phones? >> did that a few years ago. >> underwear? >> i'm doing it now. samsung. >> underwear? >> underwear. >> you understand -- you are a brand, there's no question that you are a brand. >> the brand is just something that people have started saying recently in recent years. we've gone into different areas, you know. it's turned into a kind of a brand which people are interested in. >> the first time you shot one of those ads did you feel silly or -- >> of course. of course. i was like, seriously, the temperature in the room needs to be a little bit warmer than it is. you know, we're shooting an underwear campaign. it's something that, you know, i was -- i was totally embarrassed by. >> you're here in england right now for the juppely? you have met the queen? what does she mean to you, especially now with this

celebration? >> i mean, the queen is someone that i feel that i've grown up with. you know, just like my grandmother. so, for us to be celebrating 60 years on the throne, 60 years leading our country the way she's led our country, it's a special moment for us. >> matt's coming over for the jubilee. and you know, we were talking the other day about the fact that you were so sweet the last time you saw matt at nbc in new york, you were wearing a great suit. he mentioned that he'd like the suit. you went and changed, gave him, literally gave him the suit off your back. >> are you going to wear it? >> sell it on ebay. >> do you have any message for him? because you're not going to be here when he arrives. >> matt, i have one message. call my suit rep. it's a great suit. please give me it back. >> you should really be ashamed of yourself, matt lauer, okay? the poor man just wanted his

suit back. we're going to talk to him tomorrow about the olympics, -- yes you did have -- >> absolutely gave it to you. you sold it. >> no, i didn't. >> meredith. >> anyway, meredith while you've been sitting there, the two ladies here have been criticizing every feature of his look. >> -- the hair and the shaved head. >> he has a nice face. we'd like to see more of it. >> oh, baby, listen, i sat right next to him, he looks really good. >> all right. >> and he's really, really nice. >> all of those -- >> he is. >> meredith, listen, go get some rest. i know you're going to take off and do some things. i'm going to be there tomorrow. i'll see you along with al. we'll have some fun tomorrow, okay? >> okay. bring me long johns. >> i will. >> it's going to be cold. >> okay, thanks meredith. appreciate it. >> maybe david beckham will give you some of his underwear. just a thought. >> okay. here's the line. here's savannah. up next, savannah's exclusive interview with celine dion right after this.

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now to our exclusive interview with celine dion. a virus forced her to cancel five weeks of her shows in las vegas. but now, she's back on the stage. ♪ ♪ forever this way >> reporter: known around the world for that unmistakable voice. ♪ my heart will go on >> reporter: for a moment, celine dion couldn't go on. an illness forced her to cancel five weeks of her popular las vegas show. ♪ how did it sound when you tried to sing? >> it was just choppy a little bit. >> that's not celine dion. >> you know. it was just not myself.

it's hard to be in show biz and cancel a lot of shows. we disappointed a lot of people. it was hard. >> but she got through it. does it feel good to be back? >> oh, yeah. >> her voice as strong as ever. and showing off her latest song, didn't know love. was there ever a time that you worried you might not get your voice back the way we all know it? >> no. i guess you feel that you have something much more and better in your life. i don't depend on my vocal chords. i don't depend on my success and my singing. don't get me wrong, i love what i do. but i don't hold onto that. when you have children you have accomplished a lot. >> celine and her husband rene have three. 11-year-old rene charles and 1 1/2-year-old twins nelson and eddie. we have this glamorous view of you, celine dion. what is it really like at home?

with these two little twins and an 11-year-old boy? i'm sure it's quite active. >> i think we don't have a home anywhere. it's just play rooms. there's toys all over the place, candy, floor sticky. >> you're telling me sometimes you're finding cheerios in your hair? >> just before the camera rolled i checked on myself just in case i'm not feeling a piece of candy over here. >> does your oldest son, does he recognize that his mom is world famous? >> oh, well he plays baseball, and like i'm screaming. he doesn't want me to like overdo it. but i'm passionate. it's just it's hard for me to just go like that. you know. but he looks at me like -- like keep it low. i want my mom. but i don't want celine dion to start singing in here today. ♪ what do you say >> celine dion knows all about taking chances. 17 years ago, she married rene, a twice-divorced man 26 years

her senior. and what if her own son were to one day do the same? >> would i love her? >> what would you say? ♪ what do you say taking chances ♪ i would look at my own life. i would try -- i would be like my mom, i would try to probably make him not do it. but, i would also pay attention with my heart. ♪ and with my heart and my heart will go on ♪ >> i don't know if you've heard this but kate winslet, of course the star of "titanic," was asked in an interview how she felt about the -- >> she can't hear the song anymore. >> she said it made me want to throw up. how do you feel about that? >> the way for me to see it is that my heart will go on.

gave me the opportunity to be associated with a classic that will live forever. if i just count how many times i sang it, maybe it will get me sick. if she feels tired just hearing it and like throwing up, i'm glad she was not the one singing it. >> she's days, at home, it's a different tune. >> my 11-year-old, he likes eminem. >> that's not really one for you to sing along with. maybe that's the point. >> oh, you'd be surprised. who knows. >> you might have to rap inside you waiting to get out? >> maybe it's something i don't even know about myself. >> you hit those notes and it's like we all want to stand up and cheer. i wonder what that's like for you. >> when i'm onstage, i don't know, i feel like i'm in a ring, and it's like -- i feel like i'm a fighter.

when i hit it, the strongest. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara are. let's get a final check on your morning commute. >> still not over with yet. problems around the area. were 24 and pulaski highway, still have an accident there. delays, a pretty heavy winds. these continue down to the 895 split. north and west side delays. you can see we add down to 38 miles per hour. inner loop towards the j.f.x.,

slow go there. washington boulevard, another crash, in to us. update on i-95 from 152. we will switch over to seven at the beltway, no problems to report here. prior to this, expect to be delayed eastbound. >> things are quiet to start the day. we did have rain last night. we can watch these showers pop up and drift across the area. some of these were severe in southern pennsylvania. 64 degrees at the airport. 59 in jarrettsville. a nice and comfortable. this is below average. mixture of sunshine and clouds. a 30% chance for a couple of showers. same thing on tuesday and wednesday. temperatures below average for

this time of the year. by the end of the week, upper 70's. over the weekend, temperatures in the 80's. >> another updateth

♪ we're back now at 8:30 on a monday morning, the 4th day of june, 2012. the weather has turned decidedly chillier here in new york area. had a little drizzle in the air. but didn't stop these people from stopping by and sticking around behind us. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie who is here while ann is on assignment. and natalie is joining us, as well. you know who else is in the

house today? martha stewart. >> she's here and she has a basket full of craft ideas. >> look at this. >> things your kids can do all summer. she says it's easy enough for any of us to do so we will not have to hear the kids say their favorite refrain, i'm bored. >> that's a good tie die. >> also how do you make the perfect sandwich? well coming up we're going to get into that with the man in the know, adam richman. he's traveling the country in search of the best of the best. >> a pretty good job. >> not hard. >> sandwiches. and from travel to electronics, we're going to show you how to get the very best buys for the upcoming months. a lot to get to. let's get a check of the weather right now. stephanie abrams is in while al is on assignment today. hi, steph. >> hey there, matt. good morning to you. some people bring their kids to the plaza but you left your kids at home and still wanted to make sure they got on tv. >> yes, we did. >> look how cute all these little kiddies are from bakersfield, california. also just graduating, where are

you starting out? >> at the orange county register in california. >> all right. might see you here one day. let invest aa look at today's forecast across the country. the threat for severe weather, south, also in in the northwest. showers in the northeast today that continues into the day tomorrow. we lose that severe weather risk throug w >> good morning. it will be a pleasantly cool day today. high temperatures will make it into the mid 7's this afternoon. >> and for your forecast 24 hours a day, all you have to do is go to weather.com. maybe it's your birthday. you can check out your forecast there. birthdays now with willard. good morning, willard.

>> hey, what a great time of the year to visit your local zoo. and you know what? a little contribution to the help because they really add to a community. happy birthday from snuckers. how sweet it is. we have lovely john and lucille yon. they're from williamsport, pennsylvania. they make box springs and mattresses up there. nice town. 75 years they've been married. and they love each other very, very much. we have ida robins. bal harbor, florida. nice town. loves to cook for her family. crazy about cooking food for her friends and family. wish her a happy 100th. and we have, don't go away, louis bailey, won't you please come home. columbia, north carolina, 102 years old today. enjoys going on walks, and also

gardening. an awful lot of folks when they're older love to garden. bernadette kosco harrisburg, pennsylvania, the great state capital of the commonwealth. 100 years old today. and loves to travel. i mean loves to travel and play bridge, also. thank you. and we have howard chapel. howard is from clearwater, florida, and he is 100 years old today. and he served in the united states navy. how about that? during wwii. and he loves to play golf. i'm an old navy man. i love the navy. a lot of friends. gladys, pretty gladys williams, she is from jacksonville, texas. 100 years old today. and she was a teacher for many, many years, and she loved to do exercises. and that's all right now, and i'll do my exercises, the food table is right over there. back to new york. >> all right, willard, thank you very much. when we come back, martha stewart will join us. she's got some kid-friendly crafts that will give your

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this morning on "martha on today," summer crafts for the entire family. martha stewart has it all covered from tie-dye parties to homemade center pieces and a lot of these items you can find these crafts in "martha stewart living." >> tie dyeing is so much fun for summertime because you can actually wear what you make. >> is it difficult? >> no, no, here. take a t-shirt. if you want to do like a sun burst in the center and put your rubber bands around all the way down the front. you end up with something like this. you have your dye in very hot water, and add salt to a bucket like this, to one gallon of water, half a cup of salt. >> okay. >> what kind of dye are you using. >> just a fabric dye.

you can get it at the craft store or even at the grocery store. >> yeah? >> and use a whole lot of dye. and then the first one is into the yellow. >> okay. >> we're looking for a sun burst like this. >> all right. >> so you just dip it in the yellow. you can leave it there for about ten minutes. make sure the water is really hot. and make sure that you leave it in for 10 to 15 minutes. >> and you want 100% cotton t-shirt. >> when it comes out of there, you runs it in rinse water, okay? then you put it into another color. a contrasting color. this is a beautiful aquamarine. and you can just dip that in, and dip the whole -- i like to dip the whole thing in. so i have a blue t-shirt instead of a white. >> this is what comes out. once it dries you have a lovely sun burst. isn't that great? >> oh, it's adorable. >> so the placement of the duper bands. >> a little bit on your sleeves. you can do it anywhere. here is another fabulous craft.

making beautiful shell candles. you can make your own candles. again, at the craft store get yourself these little wicks. they have a little, like a coin on the bottom. dip that in the hot wax. that's hot wax. never, never, never -- >> that's the adult portion. >> never, never, never try to melt the wax over an open flame. always put it in a double boiler. and i'll do one for you. this goes right in to the shell. once that hardens, your wick is set. then you pour the hot wax -- >> where did you get those shells? >> oh, at the beach. >> oh, those are real? but you painted them. >> yeah, we painted them. and pour the wax right around the wek. it will dry into a candle. >> wow. >> isn't that nice? and you make a centerpiece like that. >> that's beautiful. >> i love how it looks. >> and you just painted with metallic paint basically? >> yeah, spray or brush the paint on. i have a little like a foil ring to hold the candle. >> yeah. >> to hold the shell level.

now this is another fabulous thing. metallic paint -- >> you can do it with a hat or whatever? >> there's a whole article in the magazine about this one. >> okay, great. >> and use any kind of really great metallic paint, and this -- i'm just doing the handles on this bag. >> i assume you do this out in the garage or outside -- >> yeah. looks how gorgeous it looks. that customizes those inexpensive straw accessories. i love, and this is the most fun, too. make your kids a tic tac toe. >> that's crew. >> you just glue this right on, and then use shells, you need five of each shells to do a tic tac toe game. >> put it on the beach towel. you can do an iron-on if you want. >> but the best is if you use something like fabric tacks. that glues on very nicely. >> you can use own grosgrain rib in. once you've done that is the

towel done? >> you can use it. but it's a game. roll that up and take it to the beach. are you stars or shells? >> i'll be stars. shall we just get a game going right now? >> absolutely. >> i know you're going to win, martha, because you're good at everything. >> no, no, no. kids learn by doing. >> all right. well great idea. as we mentioned they are in the latest issue of "martha stewart living" so thank you so much. coming up we're going to go searching for the best families in america. this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:43. sargent shriver was that rare kind of idealist who knew how to turn a concept into reality. he launched groundbreaking programs like the peace corps under president kennedy, and the war on poverty initiative for president johnson. more than a year after shriver's death, his son is out with a new book about his father called "a good man." mark shriver, good to see you. good morning.

>> good morning. >> you always knew your dad was a great man. but this concept of a good man is different. explain that. >> i think you know when i sat back and tried to reflect on what made him a good man i realized it wasn't the achievements that he talked about, peace corps, head start, taking special olympics all over the globe with my mother, but it was really a marriage of 56 years to the woman of his dreams, raising five kids all who loved him. having countless friends and also profound faith in god. >> and after he passed away, and all these condolence messages you were receiving, people said this over and over again. he was a good man. >> i thought, you know, it's something they could say to someone whose dad just died. but i realized they really meant it. he was a good man. >> your dad was a guy that could be counted on in tough times. very well-known story that when jfk was assassinated, jackie, on that day, asked your father to basically plan and oversee the entire state funeral. that's an enormous burden placed on his shoulders. >> it is.

and it's amazing when i went back and looked at it, it happened on a friday afternoon and the funeral was on a monday, three days later. but i think it was his profound faith in god, and his ability to really navigate so many different competing interests, that mrs. kennedy asked him to do that. >> he greeted all those leaders from around the world, at the same time, helping to care for a grieving widow and his own wife, who was grieving, as well, and pregnant with you, by the way. >> that is correct. you know, just come back from a trip to ireland with president kennedy, so the highs and lows. dad really had the internal fortitude, and i hope to learn the lessons from his life are helpful to folks from this book. >> so much has been written and said about his work with the peace corps and yet you found a story in researching this book that i think startled you. you hadn't heard about a trip he took to malaysia. >> he took the trip to malaysia and in the book he said he was scared to go in the leprosy ward. i always thought my dad was fearless, but when i found out he was scared about going in there. but there was a peace corps

volunteer, a nurse working but he did have the guts to go in to the leprosy ward and it was a great story. my father is a human being. >> you were impressed by the fact he was so open and honest about his fear and that he then overcame it. >> absolutely. the fact that he acknowledged that he was afraid of going in there but then had the guts to go in there, put that in writing, made him really a human being, and i understood for really one of the few times in my life how he balanced all of these different things. he was scared just like the rest of us. but he persevered and he had great hope and great faith in god. that's what the book is really about. >> in reading the notes about the book last night, mark, one of the things i was curious about, for his entire life he was shriver and yet part of the kennedy family. oftentimes, the kennedys overshadowed the shrivers. did he have an ego about that? >> never. i mean, it's unbelievable that he never complained to family, or friends, i have buddies over to have a couple drinks and he never complained about it. he'd never say i really got shortchanged by the political

system or the family. never complained about it. he saw every day as a gift from god. and he was joyful in that moment. and if it didn't work out the next day was another opportunity to do some good. >> he battled alzheimer's disease for a long time. you were in charge of his care, and even as his mental capacity was diminished, you write about the fact that there were moments of clarity. >> yes. >> and one of those moments came at your daughter's lacrosse practice. >> yes. you know, i, like so many other fathers, get really excited about my kid's athletic abilities and yell. and he turned to me -- >> you're yelling at your daughter or a coach? >> yelling at my daughter to move a little faster and dad turned up to me and said, hey, did i yell at you like that? and i sad no idea that he knew i was his son at that point. >> he was that far away in the disease? >> and i kind of paused and then he said, did i yell at you? and i said, no, you didn't. and i realized that he never did yell. he understood that sports was important. but he never took it too seriously. he was encouraging at all times. but it wasn't the most important thing in life, and i learned at that moment, that, you know,

yelling at my daughter was not going to make a real big difference and i needed to give her the unconditional love and support that my dad gave me. >> during those moments of clarity, i would imagine a moment of clarity like that given all he had been through was both heartbreaking and a gift at the same time. >> you know, you want those moments back. you know, at that point, 91, 92, and you wish that you had your father there to have that conversation and get that advice on a daily basis. but what i found in writing the book was, in reading the letters that he wrote me almost every day, and speeches that he'd given, you could still have a relationship with your parents, and they still love you, even if they're dead. >> and going into such detail about his battle with alzheimer's, do you think he would have liked that? that you talked so much about that part of his life? or do you think he might want to have been remembered for the vigorous guy he was? >> he appreciated the fact that the book is about his entire life. and it's about our relationship, a father/son relationship. there are good times and bad times.

his cross to bear was the last ten years of his life. it's part of his life and it's an important part of it. and people are struggling with alzheimer's all across this country and i hope there's some lessons in there that will help people deal with alzheimer's or whatever cross they have to bear. so i think it's a whole picture of a guy who led, really lived the 20th century and did it beautifully. >> and the book is called "a good man." mark shriver, great to have you here. thanks very much. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:51 and this morning on "today's kitchen," what's on the menu? sandwiches. fooddy adam richman is on the hunt for the best sandwich in america for his new show by the same name on the travel channel. and adam, good morning. >> good morning. >> nice to see you. >> first of all we have to give you a sandwich quiz here. >> hit it. >> where does the name sandwich come from? >> john montague the earl of sandwich, 250 years ago, actually, ready to eat while playing cards so he said slice the mutton, throw it between bed and a gambling addiction and sandwich -- >> you go with the classic definition of sandwich, must have two slices of bread and something in between them? >> for the competition we did. we said no burgers, no dogs, no sausage, no pitas, no wraps. >> and i mean your whole show is about finding the best sandwich

in america. >> right. >> i love a sandwich as much as the next guy, but really a whole show about sandwiches? is there enough out there? >> yeah. i think at its core, and it sounds a little esoteric but the bottom line is i think that a sandwich at its core is really just your imagination bound by bread. that it can be anything. it can be a turkey sandwich and it can have super-duper involvement like the ones at blue ribbon diner. >> you're in new york. start with some of your favorites. >> from my hometown, it is a bon immediate sandwich. it's a vietnamese sandwich, vice flour baguette, roast pork, pate, diakon, mayo. it's sort of the ubiquitous vietnamese sandwich. . >> so what's this corned beef and pastrami? >> with coleslaw. >> going to go right for it. it's not going to be pretty. >> this is kind of why the whole show is that it is this

language. it's what you make, the delicious -- >> talk about this one here. this is from blue ribbon, this is their duck club. they used to do a duck breast club but all the great bacon, lettu lettuce, tomato -- >> that sounds hoity-toity. >> a little bit. but i have my moments. >> you're a man of two seasons. let's talk about making our own sandwiches. by the way, you add a couple of things. you like adding some crunch. >> i do. >> to sandwiches. how do you accomplish that? >> obviously you can do that through chips. can you do that through pickled vegetables which i like. i think even cucumber. i know that you go for just turkey. old school turkey. >> ham and swiss. i like stuff that's actually not that good for you to be honest with you. >> the thing is that's the kind of beautiful thing with the sandwich. can you go vegan bread and vegan everything. or you can go super indulgent like i did with my piece de resistance. >> i like that kind of bread. >> you do it.

>> what's the fried egg doing here? >> that's me. i have a little bit of an addiction to the hen house, as well. i think it almost becomes like its own condiment. what i do with my sandwich. i love the sort of thai spice that comes in the jar with the little rooster on it. please, please by all means. that's the other thing with sandwiches. you can't go too fancy with it. pork tender loin which means it's kosher. >> i know you use cheeses to use the culinary term, the stinky kind. >> i like something pungent. i think when you have a lot of stuff for things to lose their identity. i'm going to use some truffle mousse. >> that's ridiculous. >> well, you had -- >> that's a heart attack on bread right there. >> what the pork and the mousse? >> yeah. >> you just had that in the bon meade. it's kind of ubiquitous. >> that kind of spicy mustard there? >> this is pesto. and this is spicy.

>> absolutely. you're right -- >> you ever place potato chips on your sandwich? i do that. >> it's been known to happen. summer camp. i think that's the thing, too, like mom makes you know, tomato soup. you have the grilled cheese, and i think that you know, it's a language we all speak as much as anything else. i'll throw some -- >> this is fun. >> this is good. we can keep going. >> every single day at this time.

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. and east baltimore woman and her brother are in custody for a deadly stabbing over the weekend. the 42-year-old was step will double times in the back at

lafayette ave. police say he got into some kind of argument with a woman and her brother and stabbed him.

>> it will be a cool day to day. mixture of sunshine and clouds. 30%, up 40% chance of a few rainshowers. rainshowers.