good morning. target the white house. the u.s. attorney general orders criminal investigations into possible unauthorized leaks of classified information as president obama said the very idea that thiz staff would do it for political gain is offensive. offspring smash. lindsay lohan totals her porch when she crashes into a dump truck. the troubled actress wasn't badly injured but it's raising questions once again about whether she's on the straight and narrow. hitless in seattle. it took a six-pack of seattle hitters to serve uf a no-hitter against the l.a. dodgers and the

unconvention nal no-no is one for the records this saturday, june 9, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm tamron hall. >> it is nice to have you here. gave her a nice little welcome. what did you write back? i'm going to school lester at the end of the show. >> i said lester is awesome but i am schooling him. be sure to watch. that's all i'm saying. >> all i'm saying is she brought sneakers. >> and i never wear sneakers. i mean business. >> we'll see if we're still friends at the end of the hour. quite a game. a no-hitter. six pitchers on the mound that tied the record for the most pitchers used in a no-hitter. >> good stuff. meantime, it's been a rough week

for president obama, his attorney general last night, he's launching an investigation that's putting the president under questioning. the private sector is, quote, doing fine. we'll have a live report from the white house in just a moment. then the horse heartbreak. the horse everyone's talking about, i'll have another is out of the stakes. and a surprise. owners of a favorite horse is announcing his retirement. we'll get the inside story of what happened. it's been less than a week since the miss usa pageant. it's not on the winner. it's on allegations that the beauty contest is rigged. 2k07b . but we want to begin with possible leaked classified information. nbc's mike vuiiqueira is live wh more.

good morning. >> good morning, lester. that's whats with said. a leak of classified information to make the president look good. a kill list of terrorists personally approved by the president to go after these terrorists in drone strikes in the middle east. another outlining a so-called cyber war against iran that's personally approved by the president. there's been an outcry on chile, principally from the republican saying the leaks had to be intentional and come from senior sources. yesterday or late last night the attorney general eric holder announced he's appointing two u.s. attorneys hereby in the district of columbia and maryland. he sharply refutes any suggestion that his administration was involved in the leaks. >> the notion that my white house would purposely release

classified national security information is offensive. it's wrong. you know, people, i think, need to have a better sense of how i approach this office and how the people around me here approach this office. >> and, lester, even after that, the chairman, mike rogers, a republican from michigan said it's clear that these leaks came from a senior level of the classified intelligence community. lester? >> mike, those comments by the president came during the same news conference n which he talked about the economy and made some comments about the state of private business that really has sent off a firestorm. tell us about it. >> reporter: yeah, ignited a fairstor firestorm, you're absolutely right. it was two weeks ago there was a

slowing of economic growth. another session on the horizon. the president, defending his reputation ended with this. he said the private sector is doing just fine. well, republicans inclaugd mitt romney who said, quote, he's out of touch, john baner, all the vii leaders chiming in on twitter across cable television through the course of the day. by mid afternoon the president used a photo op in the oval office with the lead ore the philippines to clarify his position. he said the economy is not fine. lester. >> john, thank you. john harwood and andrew ross sorkin of "squawk box" on cnbc. what's worse, the fact that stuff got out or that it might

be used for political gain? >> i think ultimately is the greater danger if anyone with show compromised national security or adverse effects of these disclosures. it's certainly not what the president wanted. it's certainly a very serious charge and the republicans are making it with strong conviction, but i think the president has got to count on the in fact this investigation is not going to show an actual compromise of what u.s. national security efforts are attempting to accomplish. >> let's turn the conversation back to the economic questions. the comments that the economy is doing fine got him into hot water, as we noted. but to some extent, is that partially true. are companies sitting on cash and not hiring? >> to put it in context, the president is says when you look at private sector jobs, there has been growth. last month, for example, 82,000 jobs in the private sector.

where was it lost? in the public sector. since the end of the recession, we got 3 million new private sector losses. and 600,000 job losses. in that context, he's right. having said that, we are still in a world of hurt. we're living in afternoon 8.2% unemployed world. >> john, there's a new cnn poll out there. when you think of his comment about the private sector, is that poorly timed for him? >> sure. and mitt romney's had that advantage consistently in polling. it shows at least at this point the attacks the president has made on mitt romney's private sector background have not debilitated him. they're so shielding for the president in that survey that shows by 17 percentage points americans think barack obama is better equipped to help the class. the president is also helped by

the fact that people understand that he's been talking and dealing with the economy for three years, but obviously from the fact that the president came out in the afternoon and tried to walk those comments back, the white house saw it as a significant political problem. >> andrew, it reveals americans are less pessimistic but does it mean they're not optimistic? >> there's not a new sense of optimism. i think what's handed, we're trying to forget what happens in 2008 so we're a little less pessimistic, but the idea that we're having people wanting to invest in the market, some of the numbers in the survey will shock you. some who thing they can't invest because they think it's still rigged. one fif oskt the people think you can't invest in the market because you're not an expert. >> all right. andrew, john, thanks very much. now here's tamron. >> thank you. horse racing fans are disappointed a day after

kentucky derby and preakness winner i'll have another is scratched. it means for another year there will be no triple crown winner. nbc's jay gray is at belmont park. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. beautiful morning out here at belmont park, some of the horses taking their final trapg runs. noticeably missing from that group obviously is the favorite, i'll have another. it was after his lap around the oval yesterday morning that trainers noticed swelled in the left front leg. doctors described it as tendonitis. that was enough for the trainer doug o'neill to pull the horse from the race. now, it's not the role that so many hoped to see i'll have another on. the horse will be on and, in fact, it will lead the post parade before the belmont

stakes. >> obviously animal fans, horse fans want to know the long-term prognosis for i'll have another. what's the future for this horse? >> if there's any good news, that is it, that the owner and trainer made safety number one. it won't be in time for the race here at belmont this evening. >> all right, jay gray. thank you very much. by the way, coverage of the belmont stakes will be at 3:3 and catch the big race at 4:30 on nbc. we're going to say good morning to cnbc's mandy drury. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. there's in violence in syria just as u.n. monitors get a direct look at a nearby farming village where 80 men, women, and children were killed earlier this week.

aymon joins us. >> they described the scene as a horrific crime. all of this, you think, would deter the military, but that's been the opposite case. they're reporting that they're continuing with assaults, shelling the city relentlessly last night and they say 15 people have been killed as the syrian military continue to cast assaults. there have been reports of explosions and fights and indications that the fighting was reaching the capital for the first time since the uprising began. mandy? >> thank you very much. the district of columbia police are investigating what they say was the intentional crash of a suv into a dwroun building. there are reports that the vehicle had been stolen and the

vehicle and driver had been doused with gasoline. no one was hurt except the driver who has minor injuryings. people in central colorado are cleaning up after a night of violent storms. they have tied up a system that's been bringing driving winds and floods over the past few days. a tornado that swept through southeast wyoming damaged five homes and damaged more. this was captured on tape as it cut through platte county. prince philip was released from the hospital this morning just as he's about to celebrate his 91st birthday. he was treat for a bladder infection that prevent him from participating in some of the queen's royal jubilee. no one was sleeping last

night. no hit for the dodgers. there were plenty of smiles to go around the seattle clubhouse out for the 1-0 victim. but because so many had a hand in the third no-hitter in the team's history. that's the news, guys. back to lester and tamron and bill. >> all right, mandy. thanks. >> bill karins is here. did you watch? >> i didn't watch. it would be interesting to see the ball have all these signatures. well, as far as today goes, nothing too dramatic or devastating. kind of a cloudy, groomy morning. our eyes are on this area because we're focusing on the belmont station just outside of new york city. we'll have some of the showers rolling through. it will be cloudy and cooler. it won't be too hot off the track. temperatures will be somewhere between 70 and 74 degrees with hit-and-miss showers.

down along the coast will be the worst of it from louisiana to i-10, north florida, a lot of heavy ra >> good morning. the sun is out this morning. only a few clouds here and there in our skycam view overlooking the inner harbor area. here's the forecast for today. temperatures in the upper 80's to near 90 this an. >> and that's a look at your weekend forecast. lester? >> all right, bill. thanks. health officials are investigating a deadly outbreak of e. coli in six states. the mystery, what's causing it and where did it start. our investigative reporter gabe gutierrez out of atlanta.

>> reporter: the biggest cluster of the e. coli infection is in the atlanta area. five cases right in the cdc's backyard that wi know it comes from a single source. we don't know where. we've not been able to identify a particular food or environmental exposure. >> reporter: today the number of cases grew, a total of 14 in six states. so far at least three people have been hospitalized. one girl, just 21 months old, died in new orleans. the cdc and local health festivals are scrambling to find the source of the outbreak. it's hard to link those. >> this is hardly substantially above normal. anything above two cases we consider an outbreak and clearly worth an investigation. >> reporter: the most common way to get e. coli is to eat con tomb nated food like ground

beef, e. coli 0145, dangerous but rare bacteria, the same that sickened two dozen people in five states back in 2010. >> our recommendation to the public is not be overly alarmed, not be panicked, by a ware that there's and outbreak. >> reporter: afternoon outbreak that's such a mystery, one wanting to be solved. it's once again here's tamron. here's a salute to the class of 2012 and some of the best in their own words. >> this is what i've waited four years for, my whole life really. >> this is a really fun day for my mom and for my family. i'm the first in my family that's ever gone to a university

before. >> i think i'm feeling a little bit of everything, excited. i'm scared. ♪ >> life is full of contra dikszs. if you want wealth, create value for others. if you want to fly, fall down often. >> you're going to fall down, but the world doesn't care how many times you fall down as lodge as it's one fewer than the number of times you get up. >> the keys to success is to continuously maintain an ever-present curiosity. >> i want you to take one hour a day and turn that thing off. take your eyes off that screen and look into the eyes of the person that you love. have a conversation, a real conversation.

>> let life surprise you. don't have a plan. plans are for wusses. you know, if my life went according to my plan, i would never have the life i have today. now, you're obviously very good planners or you wouldn't be here. so stop it. stop it now. >> i am continuing a family of traditions, and to have all my family there made it incredibly special. >> it's been incredibly nourishing for me to be in an environment that's so traditionally rich. >> cap and gown mixed with

traditional regalia and the symbols from the communities that we come from. >> now we continue the tradition that started in 1895. >> in profound symbol of appreciation for the support you have all received. >> it's a door, an opening. you're walking through the door. you're walking into the future. >> to see everyone out there at the very end still cheering us on is great. >> how do we get the blinds off

once we put them on, narrow our focus and chosen a path. if we look only into the horizon, what are we missing on either side of the road? >> you don't actually have to build a rocket or go into space, but, please, take us somewhere. please keep us moving, push us, lift us up, make us better. >> this is tr . >> truly the most important days of your life are the days you were born and the day you discover why you were born. >> one, two, three. >> the class of 2012, we're very ino e vative. >> highly motivated. >> thinking outside the box. >> passionate.

>> exciting time, isn't it? >> oh, absolutely. you spoke at a graduation. what advice did you give to the people at pepper diener? >> i can't remember. i'm blanking out actually. you know what? i'm attending my youngest son's graduation next weekend. >> cory booker? >> i cannot believe my baby is graduating college. >> oh, man, you're getting up there. well, listen. bill cosby spoke at my graduation. he said, those people who paid for this, you owe them for the rest of the life rng and by the way your paints have money, you don't. get a job. so congratulations to your son. >> thank you. >> still to come, the ugly fight over a beauty pageant. an update on how donald trump is dealing with allegation, but first this is "today" on nbc.

still to come on "today," the canadian porn star under investigation. law enforcement wants to know if he's possibly responsible for others. a celebrity feud. why has it become so public? we'll take a look. first these messages.

>> good morning, i'm lisa robinson. it is 7:25. prosecutors will not file

charges in the robbery by teens. despite the fact it was caught on two surveillance cameras. prosecutors say after reviewing the evidence, criminal charges are not appropriate. the teens apparently became unruley during a free slurpy promotion. the clerk claims the kids stole merchandise and a bank deposit worth $6,000. >> police on the hunt for teens that attacked two 9-year-olds who were riding their bikes. the suspects approached the kids, pushed them off their bikes, and stole their bikes. officers have been canvasing the area. >> a beating victim believes a harford county cannibalism suspect planned to eat his organs as well. alex canua has been charged with beating joshua ceaser.

he is charged with beating a man and eating his heart and brain. >> it was a shock to me. it really was, especially after hearing of the cannibalism after the fact? it freaked me out. i was thinking that could have possibly been me. i could have been the victim. >> the university director said campus safety is their number one priority. >> back in a look w

>> good morning. the sun is out here to our north. rain shower activity. high pressure should keep that stuff to the north. the front and all the heavier clouds associated with that rain . that's the game plan today. not quite as chilly as yesterday morning. up to 65 at the airport. 70% the humidity. a west wind at 5 miles per hour. here are the clouds and rain associated with this little front in the great lakes. the front will come a little farther south. we expect it to stay north of us along with the rain. this area of high pressure puts a bubble over us and keeps that stuff away. now convenient -- eventually later in the forecast, this comes into the picture. today mostly sunny skies. west to northwest winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. seven-day forecast, warmer and more humid on sunday and monday. up around 90 for the high.

mid 80's on monday with rain chances by tuesday. >> thanks, john. thank you for joining us. back here in 25 minutes with another update. we are back on this saturday morning, june 9, 2012. it's a great morning here in new york city. we've got a fantastic crowd right down on the plaza. our thanks to them spending part of their weekend with us. i'm tamron hall alongside lester holt. coming up, lindsay lohan. >> the headline-making actress is making headlines again. she's okay but her $80,000 car is not. fe struggles with drugs and alcohol, people wonder if she's turning her life around. speaking of celebrities, why do so many battle with their family members under the media glare. we'll look at some of these very

public family feuds. and before you leave on your summer vacation, we've got some travel tips to save you time and headaches at the airport including what to pack and the best strategy to make sure your luggage makes it on the plane with you. >> first we're looking into the investigation of a canadian porn star. now there's speculation he may have killed in other cities around the world. her's nbc's michelle franzen. >> reporter: luca magnatta remains locked up in a berlin jail where he await charges in a grisly murder and dismemberment case. >> he is alone in a cell for 23 hours so, he has no con tact with other prisoners.

>> reporter: magnotta is accused of killing, dismembering and eating a roommate that he dated in the past. dlam he mailed body parts to ottawa and schools in vancouver before he fled. while searching his apartment they found a human torso inside his suitcase. now police in the u.s. are looking to possible links to similar cold cases including the so-called hollywood sign killing. in january they found the severed head near the iconic sign. police later found his severed feet and hands. >> in order to be as thorough as possible, of course, they contacted the folks up in canada just to see if there's a chance they're related. >> reporter: the crime in canada triggered a global manhunt with sightings that first led the police to paris. then authorities in berlin arrested him at anne internet ka

faf and told police he was searching articles about himself on the computer. but canadian authorities are still building their case against magnotta, with the biggest question of why. still, unanswered. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> clint van zandt is a former f u profiler and n b bc analyst. what could have been anyone or his motivation for videotaping that and then publicizing it online? >> well, think this guy is the ultimate poser. if you look in a different dictionary under narcissist, you're eventually going to find a picture of this young man. everything was about him. he made up this fake back groound, fake history. he had 70 different internet

sites that he established where he wrote about himself and then traded stories back and forth about himself. he was an ultimate fake, i think, in reality, but he had to support this. he wanted to be known as a james dean-type serial killer and i think these are the actions that he took to try to make his fantasy into real life. now real life and fantasy has had a head-on crash, and, of course, real life is going to win. he's in jail charged with this horrific crime. >> clint, you mentioned the title serial killer. police are investigating the murders of one in california, two in tucson. do you see a pattern that would make something like this worthy of investigating? >> this crime is so bizarre, tamron, that the multiple weapons that were used to kill -- cutting off the head, the

arms, the legs, the sex acts with the body, the cannibalism, all of that, it's like he took every bad movie he had ever seen in life and acted out on his victim. the question for many people is would you be capable of doing all that the first time on one victim or had you practiced, so to speak. had you done it to other people along the way. >> clint, you heard the officer in that piece say he wanted to be glorified. we know he was arrested. searchling for articles about himself on line. does that fit the thrill seeker, i guess, part of that that seems to be -- i don't want to use the word assassinated because this is so horrific, but in understanding someone's behavior in such a horrific crime. >> tens of thousands have friended him online because of the horrific video. there are those who commit the act, others who like to sit down at the edge of the abyss and

look down the dark hole and watch what's going on. i think he brings out the worst in people when they see something like that. all we can do is hope that it ends here, that we don't have more copy cats and that he's not responsible for some of these erie horrific acts in canada, in the united states, the west coast, down in arizona, places like this where the authorities have to look at victims that have been killed in a similar manner, see if he happened to be in those same areas at the same time. maybe this was some type of practice on his part as he built up to this final act in canada. >> all right. clint van zabndt, thank you ver much. >> let's switch gears and get another look at the weather. >> there's rain along the gulf coast. and in the pacific northwest, i'd love to send you some heat. the worst of it heading up through the northern plains.

heading to williston and minot. more heavy rains are going to continue. especially in the northern half of the state during the day today. so here's a look at your forecast for your saturday. slight risk of severe storms up through the dakotas, heavy rains from new orleans down to thal see and showers up through new england. temperatures are going to soar this weekend too. areas like dallas to chicago, even eventually toward washin >> good morning. lots of sun over ocean city this morning. a lot of activities, an air show, a car and truck show. enjoy it if you are going to be down at the ocean, lots of sunshine everywhere. upper 80's

>> i forgot the forecast calls for a beatdown in tether ball with tamron. >> and he's referring to you. i brought my sneakers. bill, thank you very much. still ahead, a vision of love. mariah carey's estranged sister wants a reunion and is making her plea in public. and we'll have travel tips to save you time at the airport. but first these messages. man, i'm glad aflac pays cash. aflac! ha! isn't major medical enough? huh! no! who's gonna help cover the holes in their plans? aflac! quack! like medical bills they don't pay for? aflac! or help pay the mortgage? quack! or child care? quack! aflaaac! and everyday expenses? huh?! blurlbrlblrlbr!!!

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a larger plane. this may help anticipate whether you have to check your bag at the last minute. >> it's a problem with any size plane if you're in the last boarding group. >> and if you don't have priority boarding it makes a big difference. >> next. safeguard your belongings. you put it in the overhead bin and you don't see it till you get to your destination. >> instead of putting your wallet and phone in an open bin, zip it up and keep your laptop last. that way if you get held up at the scanner, you won't be worried about somebody walking off with it on the other side. keep your valuable in a bag compartment safe, especially if you plan to sleep or leave your seat. and avoid temptations. don't bring those flashy designer bags with lots of logos because they're very conspicuous and make you a conspicuous

target and they're very expensive. >> let's talk about the issue of packing in general. what's the rule of thumb when it comes to packing for you in. >> well, last year, 1.9 million planes were mishandled on major carriers. don't take chances with yours. if you have any valuable or irreplaceables, leave it at home. do you really need your diamond bracelet on a beach? probably not. >> if something's stolen out of bag -- it's happened to me -- what's your recourse. >> most airlines offer $3,300 but that's for irrevocably lost bags. it's really difficult. there are some things that are limited from liability. jewel jewelry. electronics are excluded. >> how do you prove it? you have to prove receipt. that's what makes it difficult

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here's nbc's joelle garguilo. >> reporter: mariah carey has hit all the right notes. but new headlines about her estranged older sister allison could have the superstar singing a new tune. >> mariah shockingly has kept this sister quiet. growing up they had a lot of issues. her sister was reportedly a prostitute and on drugs. mariah got more famous. >> reporter: after years of not speaking allison is reaching out to her sister in a very public way. but family feuds involving celebrities is nothing new. from joan crawford and daughter christina whose real life problems were depicted on the big screen. to madonna and her brother christopher who wrote a tell-all book about the material girl.

some have lasted decades like the one between jane and henry fon fonda. it wasn't until "on golden pond" that they were able to heal. >> for her it provided a sense of closure and for her he died months after the movie. >> it seems you and me have been mad at each other for so long. >> i didn't know we were mad. i thought we didn't like each other. >> reporter: tori spelling and her mother candy played out a spat for four years. >> she's been pretty public. at the heart of the matter, she wants to see her grandchildren. >> reporter: and ryan and tatum o'neal are still strug wlg their relationship, even doing a reality show. >> we don't know what the initial fight was over. tatum said growing up ryan was a narcissist and when she starting becoming an actress he got jealous of her and ryan said she

was a spoiled brat and a drug addict. >> reporter: but after years of estrangement, some family members have been able to reunite like john voigt and angelina jolie. >> i'm sending my love continuously to angelina and brad and the children. >> reporter: for toda speaking of feuds, what could be played out in court. we'll explain. but first this is "today" on nbc. #f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f

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later this weekend the company plans to submit a proposal to the public service commission to raise gas and electricity distribution rates. the figures aren't available. however, since the quest is yet to be made. earlier this year exalon merged with constellation. as part of that deal, customers saw a one-time, $100 rebait. the first round of layoffs have begun at baltimore's steel mill. a leader at sparrow's point said it was in the iron and steel-making section. no word on how many layoffs. two other mills in ohio and west virginia as well. >> meantime, the maryland health department has taken a stance on crib bumpers. they want a ban on the sale of baby pads. last year a state health department task force began investigating hazards where it was determined the hazards out-weigh potential benefits to babies. opponents predict the ban will

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good morning. what a nice morning out there. all sunshine. there are clouds to the north related to a weather system which will be hanging around up there all day long. the belmont may see a thundershower or two at the time of the race after 6:00 or so. this area of high pressure kind of keeps that away from us. at least that's the game plan today. this rain should stay north along with a front.

we should hang on to nice weather conditions during the day today. mostly sunny skies in the forecast. warmer than yesterday. a bit more humid. 86 to 91 the high. west to northwest wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. 8:32 sunset this evening. down at the ocean, on the boardwalk, a lot of activities going on. a car show and truck show. plenty of sun shipe. a few more clouds monday. temperatures in the 80's. a good forecast for the next couple days. summer-like by the end of the weekend. the humidity goes up. temperatures will be up around 90 degrees. then the rain chance, monday we'll just add clouds for now. temperatures in the mid 80's. rain chances tuesday and wednesday, then we dry out toward the end of the week. it will be a little cooler many temperatures near normal at the low range at the end of the week. >> all right. thank you, john. thank you for joining us. another update in 5 minutes. -- another update in 25 minutes.

welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning, this 9th day of june, 2012. nice crowd on the plaza waving hello to family and friends back home. if you're in the neighborhood, stop on by. and thanks to all these folks for spending part of their saturday with us. you as well. i'm lester holt alongside tamron hall. coming up, the miss usa controversy not going away. >> in the days following, one contesta contestant, the former miss pennsylvania reports that the beauty pageant is rigged and donald trump is firing back, trying to restore the contest's reputation. we'll tell you what he's doing.

friday lindsay lohan was on her way to work when she had an accident. fortunately she was not badly hurt. we're going to get a report live from los angeles coming up on that. the duchess of cambridge is the most photographed in the world. does she have a small shoe collection. some fashion critics say she keeps wearing the same pair of shoes over and over. >> good for her. >> i think so too. >> shopping for bathing suits, you want to have lots of these. our stylist explains how to find the ideal suit for your body type. first, let's get a check of the headlines from cnbc's mandy drury. good morning. >> good morning, tamron. good morning, everyone. attorney general eric holder has appointed two attorneys to gts

leaks from the white house. we're live with mike viqueira. mike, i understand the white house is denying it. >> reporter: denying it in the strongest terms possible. that comes from the president of the united states. the headlines they got out of it, he wanted to talk about the economy, but this issue was one of the top issues s and it's something that's become very sensitive. the accusations from the republicans on capitol hill is that the administration intentionally leaked classified information in order to make the president look tough in an election year. there was the presidentially approved kill list, drone attacks, cyber war against iran. the president said those accusations are offensive and wrong and then later in the evening the attorney general, as you mentioned, appointed those two u.s. attorneys to lead a criminal investigation into the leaks. mandy. >> thank you very much, like. he said he had the horse to beat in the belmont stakes. now he does.

he's the 9 to 5 favorite after i'll have another's attempt to become a triple crown winner 34 years. more from jay gray at belmont. good morning, jay. >> reporter: good morning, mannerdy. when you talk about the favorite, i'll have another was the favored, picked to win later today. now, like so many times before, history will have to wait for another to win the triple crown. he was a 15:1 kentucky derby dark horse coming from behind in stunning fashion. >> i'll have another has won the kentucky derby! >> reporter: at the preakness, still a 3:1 underdog who mounted another gutsy comeback for the ages. >> here he comes. to the wire. >> reporter: but now i'll have another's improbable story has ended like so many others, short of the triple crown. the owner paul reddam officially

upset. >> this is to tell you i'll have another is officially retired. >> reporter: scratched due to a swollen tendon, i'll have another is the 12th horse to win t the. the next year real quiet, edged by a nose. >> he enters the stretch. >> reporter: smarty jones lost down the stretch. >> the modern racehorse no longer runs three races in a span of five weeks, which is what they're asked to do in the triple crown. >> reporter: and so the coronation and the sport of kings will have to wait for at least another year. as for i'll have another, he'll have to rest for about six months, but the horse expected to make a full recovery. mandy? >> that's good. thank you very much, jai. a war with the federal government over the september 11th victims compensation funds

may people be over. they recommended friday that the existing program affect people with 15 types of cancer. it would affect the first responders and those who became ill. the pennsylvania judge overseeing jerry sandusky's child sexual abuse case is denying a request to have the charges dismissed on the eve of the trial. this means all 52 charges remain in effect with opening statements to start monday. the retired assistant football coach is accused of abusing ten boys over a 15-year period. he denies the allegations. >> and finally we have a winner. the world burping federation held its world championship in new york city on friday. >> six contestants dared to

share their talents for a chance to win $5,000 and the notoriety that comes with that title. the winning burp lasted 14.6 seconds. that's something we can all aspire to. lester and tamron, now back do you. >> were there performance-enhancing beverages like beer involved with that? >> i'm absolutely sure there were. >> i'm concerned you know too much about this with your research. >> makes me proud to be a man. >> isn't that something? not a lady there. >> goodness. >> i need to cleanse. bill karins is out. please do not burp. i've about got to review that contract. bill is on the plaza with a check of the forecast. >> yeah, we won't be doing of that. tennessee, i didn't know they made t-shirt this color. where are you from in.

>> the nashville area. >> 10-month-old old son, you haven't been with her, right? >> right. >> looks at those eyes on that girl. how can you not be home? beautiful little girl. let's look at the forecast. tennessee is one of those states that are going to be warming up. temperatures are going to soar as we go throughout the weekend, especially watching the temperatures warming up in the great lakes and the mid-atlantic where it's kind of cool. we're going to see highs in the 90s from dallas to chicago and all the way to d.c. we've had a nice lutle break humidity. the heavy rain continues down along the gulf coast and a chance of severe storms for our friends up in >> good morning. the sun is out this morning. only a few clouds here and there in our skycam view overlooking the inner harbor area. here's the forecast for today. temperatures in the upper 80's to near 90 this an.

we've got a wonderful choir here from central high school. norwood young america. they say they're from minnesota. i'm going to have to google that one. back to you, lester. >> thanks. now the scandal involving the miss usa pageant. donald trump's miss universe organization has filed legal action against former miss pennsylvania. the move comes after she resigned claiming the pageant was rigged. here's nbc's maria schiavocampo. >> reporter: she walked the pageant. now she's standing her ground. former miss pennsylvania sheena monnin not backing down, feeling the pa jegeant is rigged. speaking exclusively on the "today" show, monnin prettied

her claim. she said she had seen a list of five contestants before the show even started, the list that she says was announced live on the air. >> i feel an injustice to those who were not in the top five but thousands of pageant girls who compete believing this is an honest system, and i did for nine years. >> reporter: she didn't make the top 16 and later she resigned on facebook over the claim. now the miss university organization owned by universal and donald trump, they're fighting back. in a statement he said they're filing a legala against her for her ongoing defamatory statements. on facebook she wrote,ly not be bought off, i will not be bullied into silence, i will not

be pressured into changing or recanting what i would do. another is also speaking out in an exclusive interview. she said she simply made a comment about a rehearsal list. >> i honestly don't even remember speaking to her. i know i made the comment out laid saying about some rehearsal list backstage and she assumed that i said a fact which i said it jokingly. >> donald trump's wife, a former model who's no stranger to the beauty industry is defending the competition too. >> everything is correctly done. >> reporter: monnin is a self-descri self-described. her attempt to step down was on a protest to allow transgender contestants. >> not only is she making serious allegations but her information is coming from what

we call hearsay or a third party. >> reporter: now the woman who claims the miss usa pageant isn't judged may be the one facing judgment. for today, maria schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. once again, here's tamron. lester, thank you. an tress lindy lohan is said to be okay after crashing her car yesterday. lindsay's porsche collided with a dunk truck. >> you know where lindsay lohan goes, trouble seems to follow, just as the actress is on a professional comeback, drama seems to be the driving force behind her personal life. the crash happened on this stretch of the pacific coast highway in santa monica, california. lohan was on her way to the malibu set of the lifetime "liz and dick." lohan was taken to the hospital by ambulance where she was

treated and back on the set later in the day. >> the police say that they did test lindsay and they determine shed was not driving under the influence. >> reporter: the accident comes as lohan was once again trying to put her troubled past behind her. >> it definitely was something that had a lot of people wondering, gosh, is she sort of doomed for these kinds of things to happen to her? >> reporter: her legal troubles began in may 2007 with her first dui arrest. she would enter a rehab that would add up to 250 days in five rehab centers including betty ford. court appearances like this became routine for lohan, who went before four different judges in some 20 court dates. >> if you violate the law, i will remand you and set no bail. >> reporter: in the past five years lohan was sent to jail six times but served less than two weeks behind bars due to overcrowding. finally after completing community service she was

released from felony probation in late march and began rehabbing her image. first a stint hosting "snl." then during an appearance with matt, the actress talked about her upcoming role as elizabeth taylor. >> i'm really honored and i will not lehtonen down, especially myself. >> reporter: while producers are betting on lohan's performance, they're also protecting their interest. >> they have a lot of insurance taken out on her, and, in fact, the executive producer said to me that lindsay lohan is now the most insured actress to ever walk on a hollywood sound stage. >> reporter: the cause of the crash is still under investigation this morning. with so much at steak fake for lindsay lohan, time will tell if hollywood is ready for yet another good comeback story. >> thank you very much. now here's lester. thanks. beach-goers along the gulf of mexico may see a lot more red flag this weekend. strong winds are causing strong rip currents along the coasts of

florida and alabama. that could mean risky swimming conditions. nbc's mark potter takes a look. >> reporter: along the alabama coast, lifeguards and paramedics are busy, rescuing and treating dozens of swimmers, caught up in dangerous rip currents. on thursday more than 20 were pulled from the waters near gulf shores. four adults were saved at orange beach. >> they got tired. they just couldn't make it back on their own. some of them swallowed water. >> reporter: this 13-year-old was pulled out to sea be a rip current and had to be carried to safety by his brother. >> i couldn't swim that deep. every time i tried to swim out, it suck med back in. >> he's not that good of a swimmer and he told me he needed help. i took him and put him on my shoulders and i had trouble breathing because i went under water. >> reporter: rip currents are fast channels that go away from the shore. to get a rip current you have to have wind going onshore that

piles it toward the beach but then it has to go back out. it creates these vortices, circulations in the water, they intensify and go faster and faster and right between the two spins you get the rip current that pulls the water very quickly from the beach back out to sea. >> reporter: swimmers caught in rip currents are advised not to struggle against them which can lead to exhaustion. >> sim parallel to it or let it carry you out, don't panic, float, and swim diagonally back to shore. >> reporter: beaches in alabama and florida are at risk through the weekend and swimmers are advised to stay near lifeguards and heed all the red flag warni warnings. for "today," mark potter, nbc ne news, miami. still to come, remember "dallas?" it's coming back your way. what larry hagman is saying. and kate middleton's shoes.

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true fashionista who inspires women around the world, but now it's her shoes that are raising eyebrows. nbc's duncan golestani is in london. good morning, duncan. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. the queen's diamond jubilee celebrations are over and the pen chant is right back on kate and her clothes. whether it was that, kate's jubilee outfits caused jubilation among fashionistas. take a closer look and something seems familiar. those nude pumps. in fact, here they are zbechb and again and again. suddenly the fashion writers are in despair.

>> just because kate likes nude pumps doesn't mean she has one pair. she's probably got very many. >> these are the famous shoes. they were produced in 2009 and became bestsellers. they cost $300 and they last a long time because they don't scuff easily. >> they're comfortable and as kate shoes, they go with everything. >> i have a closet full of shoes. >> do you have pair to that you go to again and again? >> yeah, these. >> reporter: and that could be the other reason. kate knows these are tough times for many, so for every designer, there's plenty off the rack. >> she wants to be accessible to her fans. she wants women everywhere to be able to dress like her. they wouldn't be able do that if she was wearing very expensive

designs. >> if she wants to mix it up, she can look to her brother-in-law for inspiration. he wore blue suede shoes, the royals proving they're well heeled in every way. after those big jubilee celebrations, you can't blame william and kate going low key thursday with a trip to the movie theater. despite dressing down, they were spotted. and i have taken a very close look at that picture, and i can confirm kate is not wearing the nude purpo pumps. cameron. >> great investigative work, duncan. thanks very much. we're back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc.

still to come on "today," what's old is new again as prime time drama "dallas" returns to the airwaves. larry hagman says what it's like

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7-eleven by a group of teens despite the fact that the attack was caught on surveillance cameras. prosecutors say after reviewing the evidence, charges are not appropriate. the high school teens became unruley during a free promotion. the clerk claims the kids stole merchandise and a bank deposit worth $6,000. >> police in brooklyn park on the hunt for teens that atact two 9-year-olds. it happened in the 200 block of 11th after east. the suspects approached the children, pushed them off their bikes, and stole one before taking off toward baltimore city. officers have been searching the area since it happened yesterday afternoon. >> the 11 news i-team spoke with a victim who believed that a man had planned to eat his organs, too. days later, he reported to killing a man and eating his

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>> good morning. the subpoena is out. a few clouds here and there. most significant clouds up to our north. that's where we expect them to stay during the day. a weather disturbance. there is scattered rain in this. for the belmont this evening, there is a chance for a thunderstorm or two. but there is a big area of high pressure to our south. that should keep all of this activity to the north. that's the game plan now.

this will be around during the day. to some extent, keeping the stormy weather away. humid conditions to the west. we'll begin to feel. we started out this morning mostly in the 60's. we'll be rise rising up to around 90 degrees for the high. 70's along the beach area. up around 90 for the high. west to northwest winds. the humidity goes up a little bit, and it goes up higher tomorrow. avert -- around 80 for the high. the ocean has a good forecast there. here's the seven-day forecast for the region. by tuesday and wednesday, our rain chances go up significantly for scattered showers and thunderstorms. until that, a rain-free forecast.

we'll notice more humidity in the area. >> thanks, john. thank you for joining us. another update in 25 minutes. we booker on this saturday morning, june 9, 2012. it's going to be a gorgeous day in new york city. our big thank you to the great crowd out on the plaza. i'm tamron hall alongside lester holt. i feel a little raindrop. >> you could be. >> there you have it. >> we've got a lot coming up this half hour. remember the woman that contracted the flesh-eating bacteria while giving birth to twins, she's held them for the first time. how she and the newborns are doing. did you get your swimware? are you a speedo man or trunks?

>> trunks, the short kind, not the long ones. >> it is difficult for women to find, the proper suit to flatter your figure. we'll take a look. we're heading back to south fork, the home of the ewing clan, the iconic "dallas." we're going to catch up with the actors about what it's like to be back in the saddle again back at the ranch. >> when we're back on the plaza, i'm going to teach you my favorite game as a kid, texter ball. >> there's a prize involved. >> there's a prize involved but i won't talk trash talk. >> that wasn't trash talk? >> was it? that's what we do in texas. >> this is one of the areas that's not going to be warm. we want to say hello to the

class of '57. i didn't want to emphasize that, get myself in trouble. how many people met up? >> just the two of us. >> you two are representing very well, let me tell you. enjoy the reunion. good morning, everyplace. let's taking a loo at your forecast today as we go throughout the weekend. we're going to watch for a chance of strong storms as we go throughout the afternoon. the heavy rain threat continues out along the gulf. it's been the worst weather much of this week. it continues down in florida, too. you're going to be dodging the storms. watch out from des moines, arjs minneapolis, duluth and kansas city and wichita. you're going to watch for a chance of strong storm >> good morning. lots of sun over ocean city this morning. a lot of activities, an air show, a car and truck show. enjoy it if you are going to be down at the ocean, lots of sunshine everywhere.

upper 80's >> and you said i made your day earlier. i thought it was your 40th birthday. it's your 40th anniversary. congratulations to you too. >> thank you. >> let's go back to lester. >> thanks. we have an update on two women battling flesh-eating bacteria. one is the 24-year-old who fell from a zip line. the other is a mother who recently gave birth to twins. both are still in hospitals, but they're showing signs of improvement. here's nbc's thanh truong. >> reporter: signs of hope for a south carolina mother battling flesh-eating bacteria. for the first time since the 36-year-old contracted the rare infection, she was able to hold

her twin babies again. in the past month, kirkendall who's endured almost 20 surgeries but so far she's been spared any amputation. kirkendall's husband released a stamtd saying, although she's still in icu, we believe she is on the road to recovery. further south in augusta, georgia, flesh-eating bacteria has forever changed amy copeland's life. after losing both her hands, left leg and right foot to the aggressive infection, her father described the phantom pain amy is now experiencing. >> the pain in her hands -- of course, she doesn't have hands, says it's like carrying bags of rock. >> reporter: the infection set in after she fell off a zip line and cut her leg. >> we know god has blessed us. >> reporter: on friday a blood drive was held at her old middle school. ahead for amy are months of medical procedures and rehab. >> we'll worry about the present. we'll let god take care of the

future. >> reporter: ammy's family says she'll face the future with the same faith and strength that's kept her alive. for "today," nbc's thanh truong from atlanta. a bathing suit makeover. you'll find the best suit for your body time. but first these messages. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy.

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styles, shopping for a baseball suit can be the summer's most challenging for the most of us. we've enlisted expert jackie stafford who helps women find the right swimsuit. good morning, jackie. >> good morning. >> 70% say they'd rather go photo the dentist, do taxes, sit in the middle seat on an airplane or visit with the in-laws. >> i hear that all the time. same with shopping for jeans. >> it is a nightmare, i think, no matter what your body type, but you've about gone out to help. first up we have denise, and her body type i think a lot of people can identify with. let's look at the problem she has. that my name is denise and i feel like i have a fuller stomach that i want to hide, but i find sometimes the options are matronly. this is what i gravitate toward. >> here's what i overwhelmingly

hear from women. they always go for boring black. step away from the black. no, no, no. it makes your boobs look saggy, list and support making your torso longer and leaner. this is drawing attention to your tummy area. no support over here. not a good look, my darling. back into the changing room. i want you to look for clevl detailings like draping, ruching, shirring. >> what about this? >> great. a perfect idea. ruching is really going to camouflage your tummy. good choice. >> whoa. denise is making some progress. >> she is definitely making progress and we found the perfect one for her. >> let's bring out denise. ooh. >> we went with color. women go with black. ruching is your best friend. we have that longer main line. let's take a quick note to talk about her accessories. why i love these is it's the

same fabric as swimsuit fabric. >> you can get it wet. >> exactly. you can throw it in the washer. >> do you feel comfortable? is that working for you? >> absolutely. >> you look fantastic. do you want to swirl around? >> a great ruching. >> i love that. >> it takes away the attention. >> and the color matches half the people on the plaza from minnesota visiting today. >> thank you. you look fantastic. next up is susana. let's take a look at susana's troubles. >> i'm susana and i consider my body shape to be tall and straight up and down. i always feel like i look like a boy in all my bathing suits because i'm really flat. i'd like to create more shape, and, you know, curves. when i look for a bathing suit, i kind of choose by color. i really like purple, so maybe this would work. >> here's why, sadly, this is not going to work for you.

if you're straight up and down, you want to give the illusion of shape. what does it do for your body? nothing. we want to look for things that are going to be stripes. we're looking for patterns, things that trick the eye and create the optical illusion of gorgeous sexy curves. >> i want that. >> and this isn't it. >> what about this one? >> good job. such a quick learner. >> you say she's a quick learner. let's see how it worked out for susana. >> she's a quick learner. we've taken the color change. what this does, it's a bold stripe and the bold horizontal stripe will draw the eye across the body and the color block willing create the illusion of a slimmer waistline. she's got a lovely shape to her body. it's giving her shape when she didn't have shape before. >> i love this. and you went with the longer -- >> tankini. they go for a little bikini that

still can give them shape. you can use ruffles but use the bold taste of stripes. a big trend this summer. >> you look great. how do you feel? >> department and cute. >> is that something you would wear to the beach and be a-okay? >> definitely. >> she says definitely. thank you very much, susana. you look amazing. i'm going to have to buy that one. next up is tonetta. let's take a look at the troubles she had while shopping. >> i name is kinetta mitchell. i hate going swimsuit shopping. shopping for me is like going to the dentist. the problem i have is i find tops that miss. i find a small, but then the bottoms i need to either find the large or something that cuts right on my hips and my thighs and my back area. >> now when you look at a top and bottom, i'm a big believer in separates. then you can customize the size. >> jackie, i like stripes.

what about this? >> no. when you're bottom-heavy, stripes bring attention. you want to look for pieces that are like this. if you have the stripe on the top of your body, you see, all eyes are will be drawn upward and way from your bottom half. got it? >> i got it. >> all right. she's got it. let's see how it looks. come on out, kinetta. >> look how amazing she looks. we've got the accessories as well and the cover-up. let me tell you why it works so well. the halter style is drawing embellishments from the top part of the body, drawing attention away from the bottom half, drawing eyes upwards. you want to think about embellishment, halter necks, nice wide shoulder lines, anything that's going to draw the eye up. >> i love that you use color again. >> women would go to the plain black thinking it would

camouflage. >> it's not always your best friend. >> all right. you look fantastic. i guess we'll bring out all of our models, susanna kinetta. >> you want to go for brands with separates. log on to my website, jackie. >> road trip. whoo. thank you very much. coming up, the ewing family making their return to television. we'll go behind the scenes of the brand-new "dallas." first this is "today" on nbc. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal,

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"dallas," one of tv's longest running dramas returns to the air waives next week. we got a chance to visit the set of the tnt version, love triangles and the villain america loves to hate. >> driving down that driveway bridging everything back. you hear the song. >> 21 years after dlags left the airwaves, the yo ewings are bacn the set of south fork. patrick duffy, larry hagman and linda gray say stepping back into their roles of bobby, j.r., and sue ellen is lieasy. >> like coming home. >> we're having so much fun. don't tell anybody, but it should have been a sitcome.

>> from 1970 to 1981 "dallas" invited us to join them over the backstabbing, affair, and fighting over the legacy. >> it's going to be fun. >> the series gave us the cliff hanger by which all others would be judged, who shot j.r. but patrick duffy says you're dreaming if you expect to see bobby in any more shower scenes. >> good morning. >> he'll be keeping his shirt on. >> bobby's old, but he doesn't need wheelchair access yet. big dining room table we always sat at, daddy sat at the head of the table and pretty much no matter how old you were, you minded daddy and mama. >> it's now j.r. and bobby's son, john ross and christopher that try to please their daddies and feuding over the family

business. >> my father's the first born son, i'm the first born grand son. i'm not throwing in the birth right. >> throw in the beautiful georgianna. >> josh henderson is too young to remember the original series. >> actually for christmas my mom bought me all the dvds. my memmaw, my grandmother, used to watch it. she's probably going to say, did you have to be j.r.'s son. >> he broke the cardinal rules of politics. never got caught in bed with a live man or a dead woman. >> we asked larry if time has softened j.r. >> hardly. oh, no, my due. >> and the chemistry with sue ellen now? >> it's kind of ancient. we've been together for 30

years. >> there's a mischievous quality about our chemistry since day one. >> you're still the prettiest girl at the ball. >> the shoulder pads and hair may have given away to sleeker fax but the show is still there and the ewings hope viewers will be as happy to be back at the ranch as they are. >> larry hagman, patrick duffy, and linda gray, aka junior, bobby, and saw ellen will be here on monday. still to come, little volley ball action. >> tether ball. >> she think she can beat me. we'll find out in a minute. >> i can beat him with my heels on. hing a class and it hit me. we get to the emergency room... and then...and then they just wheeled him away. ranch as they are. on.

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summer saturdays," we're going to have a little fun on the fla za and we're going to start with a lesson in tether ball. what are we? in fifth grade again? >> yes, we are. i took off my ten-inch shoes and put on my sneakers. i played tether ball in texas. i think i have a picture. i was the tether ball champion. i thought i'd bring my a-game to teach you how it's done. >> and you're bringing us ice cream. >> blue bell ice cream from texas. i think i eat it every day. >> you ov've been talking smack. i think i'm going do it in my jacket. >> let's bring it. you get penalized for touching the screen. you have to get it wrapped around. if you're trash talking, we're

going to go like no rules. >> where's my line. >> you stay here. >> okay. >> i get this entire space. >> i don't think. >> you've got a height advantage. >> okay. >> i'm team cameron. >> mandy is my girl. >> nbc has insurance. okay. >> this is my livelihood. >> you pick the direction. do you want me to throw to you or this way? >> come this way. >> okay. ready? how tall are you? >> whoa. >> this could be interesting. >> uh-oh. >> oh, no. >> come on, tamron. >> here we go. >> look at you.

>> forget the belmont. >> great game. >> this is wrong. >> this is wrong. i'm not a 6-year-old anymore. >> you're winded. let's have ice cream. >> okay. mandy, you and bill play while we eat ice cream. >> no, no. i'm more interested in the ice cream. >> you're winding. >> no, i'm not. >> you lie. >> no, i'm not. >> what's the flavor? >> koocookies and cream. >> from? >> texas. >> this is red velvet. >> when's the last time you played this? >> i'm 41. i think the last time i played was when i was 10. you're formidable. >> oh, my shirttail came out. >> you've got game, mr. holt.

you've got game. cheers. >> we'll see you tomorrow. have great, great saturday, everybody. >> bye-bye.yb >> good morning. i'm deborah weiner. a look at our top stories. a developing story out of baltimore county. police combing the area around the oak grove apartments on trance verse avenue on the hunt for a prisoner that escaped from the essex district court while awaiting a bail review hearing. the unidentified prisoner was in the custody of a private security company when he took off. >> police investigating a -- an attack on two 9-year-olds.

suspects a-- approached the victims and took their bicycles. now let's get a check on the forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we had lots of sun for sunrise this morning. very few clouds. what clouds we do have were the thin wispy type coming off this disturbance to our north. we expect this disturbance to stay north during the day today. it is related to a cold front up there which will come a little farther south, but not far enough south to affect our weather. we had this area of high pressure. kind of a bubble sitting over us. it is expected that that will keep that weather away from us through the weekend, not just during the day informed. it will shift farther east on sunday and allow warmer, more humid air to move into the area. today will be warmer than it was yesterday. we started out milder this morning. most readings in the 60's. our temperatures rising through the 80's to near 90 for the high today during the day.

especially right around the city at the beach areas. temperatures around 80. in the 70's to near 80's. we'll be in the 70's in the mountains out west. our forecast mostly sunny. warmer today than yesterday. a bit more humid. west to northwest winds. 86 to 91 the high temperature range. the ocean city forecast nice and dry. lots of sun through the weekend. temperatures for the most park. along the beach areas. seven-day forecast puts can't rain chances on tuesday and wednesday. >> thank you, john. thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here tonight for 11 news tonight.