we're back now with more of "today" on wednesday morning the 20th day of june, 2012. it's the first sizzling day here in new york city, going up into the 90s. technically what makes a heat wave, the days above 90. >> above 90, 95. we're going to have three days of 90. summer tonight at 7:09. >> good time. matt lauer with ann curry, al roker and savannah guthrie back from a week off and assignment. nice to have you back. >> good to be back. >> have you a great time. >> a great time on vacation, an amazing experience, a story that's going to come up on the "today" show.

i flew in an f-15 with my brother, a pilot. >> it was his first time also. >> that would have been really scary. >> that's good. we look toward to seeing that. coming up in this half hour, jill's steals and deals. >> she's going to help us save 75% off beauty products and jewelry. we'll find out what she has on the table for us. >> exclusive for fans of our facebook page. then on "today's" money 911, on the money you save with jill's steals and deals, answer questions health insurance and retirement, protecting you're newborn from identity theft, some expert advice. >> since i was gone last week, something happened that i thought would never occur in our lifetime, matt lauer began tweeting. >> not really, though. >> he's already up to 141,000 followers, which is annoying because you don't even tweet that much. >> i don't tweet. it's 141, 12 and 13-year-old

girls, basically, because justin bieber did all this. >> you better be careful what you tweet to those 12 and 13-year-old girls. >> i have to work on that. >> bring up twitter because we're doing a hashtag kind of contest today. i love summer is the hashtag. if you tweet, you put the hashtag why i love summer and give an example. i'm tweeting, melty ice cream cones is why i love summer. >> tweet a trending topic. >> why you love summer with that hashtag and retweet those. do you understand that, matt? should we translate. >> tune in next week when matt goes from rotary phone to touch-tone. >> have your fun. >> 12:00 on his vcr. >> welcome back. >> waiting all day for this. >> that was cute. let's get a check of the news

from natalie at the news desk. >> good morning, you guys, once again. in the news this morning, testimony winding down in a child sex abuse trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. on tuesday sandusky's wife took to the stand in his defense. dottie sandusky said she remembered most of the eight men who accused her husband as abusing them as children but did not see him have any inappropriate contact with them. the case could go to the jury as early as tomorrow. you heard summer arrive today with searing temperatures in much of the country. forecasters say it will be in the mid to upper 90s from washington up to boston, but the humidity will make it feel more like 100. the heat extends from the midwest to the northeast. republican mitt romney says florida senator marco rubio is being thoroughly vetted for vice president saying reports he isn't being vetted are false. romney made the comment as he prapd up a five-day six-state bus tour.

meantime president obama is back at the white house after attending it is g-20 summit in mexico, a meeting that focused largely on europe's financial crisis. former egyptian president hosni mubarak is said to be clinging to life in a coma but off life support. he suffered a stroke in prison. he's serving life in prison for failing to stop the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. a new york photographer has filed an assault complaint against actor alec baldwin claiming baldwin punched him in the face and threatened to knock his teeth out. it happened after the actor and his bride-to-be picked up their marriage license and were met by photographers outside. baldwin later claimed no one punched anyone. new research suggests growing up with dogs may help protect a child's health. researchers from university of san francisco found houses with dogs may protect against a common childhood respiratory virus called rsv. other studies suggest it may

lower the risk of asthma. a tussle with justin bieber and photographer under review by prosecutors. they are deciding whether or not to file criminal charges against the teen pop star and investigating the photographer's claim bieber hit him for shooting pictures of bieber and his girlfriend at a shopping mall. bieber isn't commenting on the incident. after box office success a sesame street movie in the works. 20th century fox picked up the rights to the show that first went on the air in 1969. that known for big bird, oscar the grouch and elmo. soon they can all tell you how to get to sesame street on the big screen. it is now five minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to al with a check of the weather. hey, al. >> thank you so much, nat. it's a little warm out here. so warm we decided to completely melt our girl scout cookies. jimmy has those thin mints.

i don't think anybody wants those. thank you for bringing girl scout cookies. you brought those. this young lady here, she brought the s'mores in there. let's see what's going on. it's a great diet. just put whatever i want inside jimmy's shirt. heat warnings, heat advisories, 13 states and the district of columbia, heat index 108, mid-90s, well above 100 from boston all the way back to st. louis and memphis. also the southwest looking at rough weather, too. also expecting heavy rain down through florida, southern florida. they are going to pick up anywhere from three to five inches in the next 24 hours to the keys, south florida, strong storms making their way across to duluth, wichita, up to one to o

>> good morning. a heat advisory for today. this will the hottest day of the year so far. >> and that's your latest weather. natalie. >> all right, al. check it out. our popular segment, steals and deals. this morning probably i'm most excited about steals and deals. we've got everything from beauty products to earrings to cookbooks, books, and art all at deeply discounted prices exclusively for "today's" viewers. jill martin here with incredible offers. >> so happy you're excited. >> this one especially you've got a lot of variety and new

items. >> a little different. everyone get on your computers right now. go to today.com. a lot of these there's a limited amount. if you want it, get it right now. >> so let's get started with a first here for us. something a little educational, we like to say, new for steals and deals, you've got great book collections from random house, great book collections. >> i like to hold a book. a lot of you might, too, don't like to read from the ipad. $99 to $11 3, three collection boxes. the best selling barefoot contessa. this is great for people who cook and a great gift. the second one you said your husband will love. civil war trilogy, three boxed set. steve lawrence best seller, millennium trilogy, "the gi"the

with the dragon tatoo". one of my favorites. >> beautiful. the books are the best. >> they are great. >> retail $99 to $115. the deal, $29, 75% off. >> wow, that's amazing. you've got to get all of them. >> then the perfect gift for someone. >> this is going to fly, jill. >> next beauty items, wish beauty pomegranate set. what comes with these. >> i'll let you test them. >> pomegranate lotion. >> retail $62. a three-piece set pomegranate, body wash, shave cream and body butter, all natural products with anti-aging ingredients, which we all love. >> love it. smells great. >> eva longoria, selena gomez, major retailers. retail $62, price $18.60, that's 70% off. another thing to keep in your

home. >> exactly. this one is amazing. these are canvas prints from my pic to canvas. tell us show you this works. you send in your photo, a giant you. it's really cool. >> retail is $85 to $129. gallery wrapped canvas, prints from your digital photos. each photo printed on high-quality canvas around a frame made in the u.s. you buy this, receive a voucher, send in your digital photo. the voucher is good for three years. >> i can see my kids blown up like this. this is great, a great idea. >> retail $85 to $129. the deal $19.95 to $29.95. 77% off. >> comes to you quickly. >> comes quickly. you have the voucher. whenever you want. another great gift. >> grandma and grandpa. it's beautiful. the best art there is, right? >> over here we've got to have

jewelry. you have the ice set by jardin cubic zirconia jewelry. they look like diamonds. >> retail $75. i love these for summer. if you don't want to wear the real thing and want something to knock around in and you're not afraid of losing it. hand cut and handset cubic zirconia earrings, each set has approximately 3 carats, sterling silver, post is hypoallergenic. retail $75, the deal $22. that's 71% off. i'm wearing them, i have been wearing them. >> they look like the real deal. >> unless you tell anyone, no one will know. >> they come in a box. >> last but not least, a lot of us like to have new bedding all the time, in the summertime especially, a variety of sheets. these are bamboo so super soft. >> $188 to $205. i clearly did not make this bed. showing all the colors, a

variety of styles and colors. 300 thread count. we can vouch for everyone they are really soft. one fitted, flat, two pillow case, retail $188 to $205, deal $51, 75% off. >> like i said, jill, this is my favorite steals and deals. good job. products remind you random house collector boxed book set, pomegranate, my pics personalized canvases, ice by jardin earrings, sheets. added bonus, a secret web only viewers who are fans of the facebook page. be sure to log on to find the sixth deal and get coupon codes for steals and deals. good job. coming up next financial health from experts on money 911 after this. ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm...99 bushels of wheat! ♪

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time for today's 911 where we answer some of your biggest financial questions. we've got our panel of experts this morning including jean chatzky, "today's" financial editor and author of "money rules." cnbc's personal finance correspondent and founder and ceo of learn best.com. good to see you guys. >> good to be here. >> we're going to head right off to the phone. we've got denise calling in from santa fe, new mexico. good morning, denise. what's your question? >> in 2007 my husband and i took our money out of the stock market and invested it in a little rental house. we've had excellent renters but the lease is up and we're moving. we're not sure whether to rent it out again or sell it. we're both 61 but not ready to retire. we really appreciate your input. >> okay. so the question you have to ask yourself actually there are two. first, how much do you like or hate being a landlord. if you hate it, it's not going to be worth your time or energy.

you can make money in a different way. the second, though, how are you doing with this investment? rental properties right now are hot, hot, hot in many areas of the country. if you can get yourself another tenant for a couple of years, then you can make the decision a little bit further down the road. i would say probably stick wit as long as you don't hate it. >> do you like doing it, denise. >> it's great. >> there you go. question answered. thanks so much. wish they were all that easy. let's head to skype now. want to say hello to sandy from new york. hi, sandy. what's your question? >> the question is how come self-employed individuals and insurance premiums seem to be cheaper than individual insurance premiums. i took your advice and went on einsurance website and they seem to be quite a bit cheaper. to me they are both individuals. why would self-employed be cheaper?

a second question would be, what is to stop me from opening up an online business and qualifying for the self-employed rate? >> sharon? >> sandy, well, you live in new york. like those of us that live in new york know, everything is more expensive. the thing i need to tell you about health insurance coverage. it's cheaper in new york but may not be the same in illinois or california. you may get lower premiums in the state and different for individuals versus self-employment coverage. that's something to consider. in fact, you're talking about trying to become an entrepreneur to get a lower premium on your health insurance. that may not be the reason. they are going to want to see you've been doing this peribusi for a period of time. the thing to consider if you're looking around, get a high deductible, get hsa, health

savings account. put some money in that. that will be helpful. if you decide to stick with what you have or not open a business, go to an association, get a large group plan. >> good luck. don't do anything illegal. we don't want your next skype from prison. that would be bad. alley from toledo, ohio. she's on the phone. good morning, alley. >> caller: good morning. i work for amer core, don't have much savings. i hope to find a part-time job but won't work much because of school. i'm worried about taking out loans, not sure if i can find a job outside of college. my question is should i take out a loan. >> thanks so much for your great public service. i would tackle in two ways. pause and ask yourself, does it make sense to go back to grad

school right away? i say this, because in my view grad school is to forward your career and make potentially more money. you said yourself you're not quite sure at the end of this program you're going to end up with a job. consider an alternative solution which is potentially go work one or two years, some savings you can apply to additional loan payments. at the end if you don't end up with a job, have you a job to fall back on. take your grants, apply to college debt, wipe it out and that feels fantastic. if you're intent on going back to school right now. do two things. look at fellowship programs and additionally public service loans for the program potentially get some money. make sure you secure that part-time job so you can cover your living expenses. good luck with all that. >> good luck. we want to thank jean, sharon, and alexa for helping us out this morning. appreciate it. still to come, we've got a baby boom in our studio.

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this may be the best in the world. oikos greek yogurt possibly the best yogurt in the world. earlier this hour we asked you to tweet us and tell us why you like summer. responses have been rolling in. we have a lot to get to. i wrote -- al you wrote, you love what? >> kids in the pool and nonstop grilling. good times. >> they are good times. >> tweeting right now. >> i am. i'm saying the same thing. >> i'm saying i love summer because summer is a freedom. as a kid, no school, fun with friends, the time of year when people let go and have fun. >> love it. >> i tweeted melty ice cream

cones. i love that about summer. >> would you bite the bottom of the cone off. >> absolutely. when i bite the ice cream i could never do that. >> no. get the ice cream headache. do you like your ice cream melted? >> yes. >> i like mine frozen. >> like a soup. >> vanilla or chocolate. >> chocolate of course. >> i like vanilla. actually neopolitan. >> strawberry. >> strawberry, vanilla, chocolate. >> neopolitan, they take out the strawberry, i eat the strawberry. i just like it. >> now kids are just getting out of school. this the best time of the summer. once you hit late july, i start getting morose. it's toward the end of summer. >> i like to go outside. >> i love the air conditioning

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>> good morning, everyone. heat advisory in effect from noon until 10:00 p.m. this evening. the index will climb over 100 this afternoon. actual temperatures in the mid to upper 90's. hazy sunshine and humidity will be uncomfortable. 97 tomorrow with scattered thunderstorms frida

♪ >> that's the hit song "we are young." more than 81 million hits on youtube blowing up online. now a new york-based fan is going to have fun in our studio with a live performance tomorrow and today. >> playing the song right there. >> in fact, speaking of somebody running to run, savannah guthrie is a little nervous right now because we've got cute critters in the studio. >> how about joey. >> we have a kangaroo in our studio right now.

>> you almost freaked out. >> i don't know. >> you don't like frogs but kangeroos. >> it was unexpected. >> right behind you. >> were you frightened by a marsupial. >> i don't know of any wild childhood things. >> okay. he gets around pretty quickly. he's really cute. >> come on over. say hi to savannah. come on. over here. >> maybe he's looking for regis. >> he heard about the reg. >> i'm here for you reg. has to not what he did last night. coming up, our call of the wild. we'll have baby kangeroos and many more about these guys. >> if you want to look younger, there are all kinds of products that make the claim to take off the years. before you fork over the bucks, we will show you seven products that have shown results. >> we have vultures up there.

>> in "today's" kitchen, we're going to change things up for your next cookout. some latin inspired salads hardy and healthy. >> don't make loud noises, matt. >> poor guy. i feel bad for him. he doesn't know where to go. >> i feel the same way. i think i'll go to the weather. for today we're looking at strong storms through the upper mississippi river valley. also heavy rain down through southern florida. i don't think you can call it like a dog. tomorrow looking at sizzling conditions in the northeast, mid-atlantic. temperatures upper 90s to near 100. more heavy rain down in southern florida. sizzling in the southwest as well. >> good morning. the heat and humidity are making the weather headlines. high temperature around 96.

>> you keep saying come here little joey. are you calling your husband? >> the baby kangaroo, joey. >> that's when we lost him. >> he discovered the kitchen. >> we'll never find him back there. >> that's matt lauer's office. >> he's knocking. >> but you can't come in. >> we're going to have a lot of fun with these animals. coming up next, seven beauty products that could help you look younger right after this. i took the dare... will you?

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barbecue. good morning la la. >> good morning. >> they are healthy. >> yes, they are. when i go to a barbecue, they are delicious but they start packing on chips, ribs, all that other stuff. my secret, i usually take a salad with me and pack it with a bunch of good, healthy stuff. make it easy and simple obviously because i'm always in a hurry. i start on that first and do have -- >> hamburger. >> let's get started. you have a brown rice salad. it's warm. >> brown rice. tomatoes, red onion. i like to use red onion because it's not as strong. some lime juice. i'm going to add garlic salt, cilantro and have you tier that up. serrano peppers, if you don't want to make it spicy, remove this inner lining with the seeds and all that other stuff or put it on the side for somebody who wants to spice it up a little

bit. >> good. >> i cook the brown rice. brown rice is just basically white rice that hasn't been polished. extra fiber, you're going to fill up so you're not going to nosh so much. >> right. 's. >> these little black ones, all in how beautiful it's going to look. some corn. i'm stirring that up. oops. uh-oh. >> olive oil was screaming pour me in there. we are going to pour a little bit of olive oil in here. >> a little bit of salt. >> a little bit of salt. >> and then we take that, we put it together and mix it all up. >> okay. >> then we have our salad. >> this it great. >> super easy to make and very indispensive because it was canned le

canned lentils and canned corn. >> when you do buy for a party you have 20 different things. i like to recycle. >> quinoa. >> fills you up, fiber, great for you. cucumbers. >> chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions. >> empty calories. this is vinegar for flavor, cilantro, anti-inflammatory. >> a little lemon juice. >> smoked paprika and then the quinoa and we're done. >> that's it. >> this is one of those things even if you did the quinoa the night before you toss it. >> it keeps for a while. >> you get that nice little softness of the quinoa, the crunchiness of the cucumber and freshness and tomato, wonderful, beautiful colors. >> side salads here with avocado. tell me about this salad. that looks amazing. >> this is another way to incorporate what you did

barbecue but make it healthy but making it part of a meal. this is a big meal platter. some chicken i marinaded with lime and cilantro, black beans, grilled corn, tomatoes, radish, just anything you want to add. then keep the dressing light. >> you've got dressing, it's a yogurt, what's in it. >> just a little greek yogurt with chipotle and some onions and garlic. >> garnish it on top. >> thank you so much. we've got some animals going wild here. we're going to get to that. a face apparently only a mother could love. more baby animals live in the studio. don't worry, ronnie, doesn't bite. first today on nbc.

animals ♪ >> this morning on "today's" call of the wild, baby animals who like to roam all over the place. >> animal ambassador has some adorable babies. >> they are adorable babies, savannah. don't be afraid. >> i know. >> this one is only 11 weeks old. born at five pounds, now over 40 pounds. >> a little aardvark. >> born like a pig, tail like a rabbit. >> now you want to eat but you're facing the wrong way. >> huge claws, too. >> they are made for digging. they are from africa. these guys dig burrows. all the other animals in africa use those burrows as well. >> what are you feeding him there. >> milk and insect ivore.

basically they are anteaters. they eat termites. >> the two worlds collide, who wins? >> the aardvark. >> that's the mama kangaroo. >> we're hoping the joey inside might stick its head out. the joey inside is about five-month-old. it's developed from the size -- do you guys know the story when a kangaroo is firstborn, they are actually underdeveloped. they are the size of like a jelly bean. >> that's crazy. they have to climb on their own into the pouch. >> are you sure it's in there. >> i saw it suckle. i looked. >> if she'll stand up a little bit, i'm not sure if she'll be interested in this milk here. >> not after the aardvark. >> you can see the joey kicking around in there oftentimes. then the joey will stick its head out when it wants. about this age is when it starts

popping in and out of the pouch. >> how often? how many other babies can fit in the pouch? >> you know what's really cool about kangeroos, they can have one in dia pod, not yet developing. one in the pouch and one out of the pouch. >> screech owls here. >> look how adorable. >> that's the surrogate mom right there. she's helping to take care of these two little rescues. these are screech owls. they are found in northern america here. >> they live up to their name? >> actually they don't screech. it's a weird kind of name for that. surrogate parents help rescue the animals too little to be released into the wild. we did that with one of the sea otters. came in as an orphan, raised it up, now back into a program to be a surrogate mom for others to be released into the wild. >> this one we're afraid of,

african crested porcupinporcupi >> we actually have babies as well. >> that's dad down there. >> keep away from the porcupi porcupines. >> baby right here. >> i'm going to get out of the way. >> the bristles are already formed then. >> yes. when they are firstborn, they are softer luckily for mom when they first come out. >> right. >> don't back up. that's the defense actually. >> what is happening? >> today is the first day the owls have flown. >> regis and kathie lee are next even wackier. the more products we touch around the sink,

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