good morning. what did they know? the internal investigation into the jerry sandusky case set to be released this morning. was there a coverup? and was the late joe paterno involved? this morning his son speaks out in a new interview. >> capitol hill mystery. what's behind congressman jesse jackson, jr.'s long medical leave? his office finally discloses he's being treated for a mood disorder. but sources tell nbc news that may not be the only thing he's there for.

and a woman gets more than she bargained for while reeling in the catch. the story behind the big one that got away today, thursday, july 12, 2012. >> announcer: live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. that review of the penn state scandal is expected out around noon eastern time. >> it's an eight-month investigation led by former fbi director louis freeh and hundreds of peeling were interviewed. but joe paterno's family says they were never given a chance to present his side.

we'll have more and talk about it in an exclusive interview with joe's son jay just ahead. >> and kristen chenowith was performing when she was hit in the head. we'll talk to her coming up. >> and then also ahead, if you're one of the millions of men who use propecia to fight hair loss, you'll want to pay attention to this. it has been known to cause sexual dysfunction for some men but now new research shows it may be permanent. >> and a motorcycle weaving in and out of traffic on a busy highway, at times going up to

186 miles an hour. now police are trying to track down that driver. we'll is more on that story coming up a little later on. >> but let's begin on this thursday morning with the release of penn state's internal investigation into the jerry sandusky scandal. nbc's investigation investigative correspondent michael isikoff has the story. >> reporter: this was a probe commissioned by penn state itself. by all accounts, the report is expected to be scathing flp's been nothing bigger than football at penn state but today new details are emerging, suggesting that the culture of college football may have been the problem underlying the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. a report due out this morning is expected to detail how penn state's football glory may have

compromised university standards and its moral responsibilities in confronting sandusky, the former defensive coach convicted last month of sexually abusing young boys on campus and in his home. three days after sandusky's arrest last november, legendary coach joe paterno was fired. >> thanks and pray a little bit for those victims. >> reporter: a move that provoked a riot by penn state students and an angry backlash from alumni. former fbi director louis freeh has obtained e-mails showing in february 2001 top school officials changed their plans to report an allegation about sandusky and a young boy in a school shower after one of them talked to paterno. >> i think it was a cover-up. i think it's a code i've seen in

football program after football program. they will never turn each other in and joe paterno ruled that school. and he had control over anything that had to do with football and i believe that extended to jerry sandusky. >> reporter: sources familiar with the probe say the freeh report also examines whether paterno protected football players from school disciplinary procedures. this week a spokesman for paterno's family pushed back against the critics, condemning what he called a rush to judgment based on the torrent of leaks from the freeh report. joe paterno did not cover up for jerry sandusky. joe paterno did not know that jerry sandusky was a pedophile. he did not act in any way to prevent a proper investigation of jerry sandusky.

now, in the weeks before his death, paterno did express regret he didn't do more to follow up on the allegation against sandusky but he also wrote an unpublished essay in which he said this is not a football scandal and it should not be treated as one. >> michael, thank you very much. joe paterno's son, jay, joins us now exclusively. it's good to see you again. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. >> how much trepidation on your part -- we don't know what's in the freeh report, though there have been selective leaks. how much trepidation by you and your family over what's going to be in the report? >> i don't think there's any trepidation. all anybody has wanted is to look into the things that happened and find the truth and go from there.

j joe has always stood for integrity. we'll go from there. >> the bulk of the investigation was carried out after your father's death in january, was your father ever contacted to your knowledge, questioned by the freeh investigators at all? >> i don't believe he was. i myself went in front of them in december, early december and answered questions. joe was diagnosed with cancer shortly after he was fired so he really didn't get a chance to talk to them before he died. but after that we were certainly more than willing, our attorneys were more than willing to meet with them and give them any information. i think that's something that will come out in the report later on. >> if there are some damning pieces of evidence in this report, jay, how do you fight back? was your dad someone who kept notes, did he keep diaries of meetings he might have had with

university official, discussions he might have had about this matter? >> again weeks haven't seen the report. so to comment on what may or may not be in it i think would be premature by all of us. so i don't know what's in it so it's hard for me to say whether we should be pushing back or not. we wanted a thorough investigation. that's all joe ever wanted. i think the important thing is -- this is just a part of the entire process. this doesn't end in any way because there's still legal things going on and more testimony. it's important to see this as part of the process gand from there. >> you say you want a thorp owe report. we have the former fbi director conducting an eight-month investigation on the part of the university interviewing some 400 people. when this report comes out today, do you think it will be the definitive story of what happened at penn state during the sandusky scandal? >> again, we'll have to see but i think -- i think with tim

curly and the legal things that are still going on, i think to comment on what may or may not be in that report and i think we have to wait and see when all those things are done, there are still some things that have to go forth. >> one of the things that seems to come up a lot is power, the power your dad wielded. some say your dad simply this too much hpower. what's your comment on that? >> my comment is any suggestion about the culture of football of penn state, you have to really look at the facts of the situation. we graduated our student athletes in football at a higher rate than students in general at penn state. there was a commitment to academic and athletic excellence in that order. joe paterno was willing to bench players who were eligible to

send a message to the players. joe paterno was the first person to say to us, hey, look, we are part of the university, just a part of it. we're a football program and this is an academic institution and he believed that very fervently. >> finally, do you have an open mind about this? if there are things in this report based on credible information, even if those things cast your father in a negative light do, you have an open mind to accept that conclusion? >> again, we'll have to see what the conclusion is but we have never at any time been afraid to see what people have had to say. but, again, this is still -- this investigation is still one opinion, it's one piece of the puzzle. so we have to read it this morning just like everybody else at 9:00 we'll be reading it and go from there. but, you know, like i said, we've never been afraid of of the truth. so let's have the truth come out and go from there.

>> jay paterno, i appreciate your time this morning. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> it's 10 minutes after the hour. here's savannah. >> we're learning more surrounds mystery of jesse jackson, jr.'s absence from capitol hill. nbc news has spoken to sources within his camp that are shedding more light on this story. kelly o'donnell has more on this now. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. first it was exhaustion as an explanation for why congressman jackson, jr. wasn't here. then it was an acknowledgement that things were more serious. now there are more details and a new effort at rumor control the congressman has been here for 17 years but has not been seen in more than a month. the drum beat was inevitable. >> the mystery surrounding congressman jesse jackson, jr. grows by the day. >> reporter: where is jesse

jackson, jr.? >> who represents us? and if he has a personal issue, then let us hear about it. >> reporter: more pressure from democratic party leaders. >> i hope that we will hear soon that he's on the way to recovery. >> i think congressman jackson and his office and his family would be well advised to advise the constituents of his condition. >> reporter: wednesday night after a month-long absence from congress, a new written explanation from a physician jackson's office would not name. the congressman is receiving intensive medical treatment at a residence treatment facility for a mood disorder. he is responding positively to treatment. the famous father and civil rights icon who shares his name has made the family's heart ache public. >> he's taking his time in recovery. we pray for him and embrace him. we love him so much. >> reporter: sources tell nbc news he was in arizona getting

treatment. jackson's office sent this denial. conflicting views among those close to jackson. some say along with depression, the congressman has had trouble with drinking. he's been under intense pressure, including an ethics probe. he said he did not try to get appointed by president obama's senate seat by offering fund-raising help to now convicted former illinois governor rob blagojevich. >> as a wife, my primary concern is for that of my children. i want to make sure they're provided and taken care of for. >> reporter: federal law gives him or any patient privacy, not having to disclose the diagnosis, who the doctors are, where he's being treated, but the political reality is off course different.

he has been seeking a tenth term in congress and his future here is really uncertain and we expect he'll be under continued pressure to say more. >> thank you. now to the race for the white house. mitt romney heads to wyoming to attend a fund-raiser hosted by dick cheney. this after he was met with a mixed reception on wednesday. ed gillespie is a senior adviser to the romney campaign. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> let's start with the appearance before the naacp. governor romney got sustained boos a couple of times during his speech, as well as applause. let me play a portion of that. >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential program i can find. that includes obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save --

[ audience boos ] >> was this governor romney's attempt to peel off some of the vote or was it a calculated decision to demonstrate political courage to go before an audience that by and large didn't degree agree with governor romney? >> if you're going to be elected president of the united states, which we hope governor romney will be, some people are not going to agree with you. he shared -- highlighted the boo there in reference to repealing obama care, which the governor cites everywhere as one of his policies. at the end he got a standing ovation because i think people appreciated in the audience for his willingness to be there, to say here's what i'm here for,

people weep know are likely to be inclined to vote for president obama but we want african-americans, americans of hispanic dissent, asian pacific islanders and if elected president, governor romney will you present for all americans. >> i want to get to a new ad that bain capital outsourced jobs. >> when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks, misleading, unfair and untrue. there was no evidence that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. >> before we get into the specifics of the charge, let's just ask you point blank are you calling the president a liar? >> we're saying, savannah, that this ad that's been running saying that governor romney is ceo of bain capital moved

american jobs overseas. if you look at -- that's based on numerous independent fact checking organizations. just three yesterday came out and said there's no evidence to support the charges in this campaign. there's another ad running in northern virginia by the campaign which completely misrepresents governor romney's views on the issue of life. we have an obligation to make sure when voters tote voth, they vote on true information and right now the obama campaign ad have been shown to be demonstrablely false and that's another way of saying a lie. >> some of these outsources allegations have been disputed by checking saying it happened after romney left day-to-day control over bain capital. if that's the line of demarcation, should romney not

take credit for jobs gained after he gave up control? >> as you noted, that is one of the essential reasons why it is false, and all of the companies cited in that "washington post" article that governor romney added jobs. it's resulted in thousands of americans today being in a job. those companies are successful because of the investments that bain made in them. but to say that, you know, moving jobs oversea when is it didn't happen while governor romney was the ceo of bain patently false and americans have the right to know that. it is true that under president obama we've seen outsourcing from our stimulus dollars, millions of dollars going to create jobs in finland, in

denmark, in china. when you look at real facts, the facts are president obama is the outsourcer in chief and governor romney while he was at bain did not move jobs overseas. >> to be continued for sure. i know that's an allegation the obama campaign disputes but we'll continue on another day. >> and we'll to bill clinton about his upcoming trip to africa. >> new information in the trayvon martin shooting case. new documents revealed today that could clarify whether george zimmerman's shooting of martin was racially motivated. zimmerman says he acted in self-defense. >> investigators from the national transportation safety board are in columbus, ohio searching for the cause of

wednesday's train derailment and explosion. that wreck is still burning this morning, fueled by some 30,000 gallons of ethanol in the tankers. police and fbi have raised the yacht that was capsized off long island. >> kristen chen owe wet was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a light on set. >> and the lyrics of our

national anthem have been notoriously difficult for singers in the past but country star luke ryan said he didn't want to mess up the lyrics this week so he wrote them down on his hand. ♪ were so gallantly streaming >> brian is now apologizing for checking the lyrics and also for checking his watch. heap says he didn't want to make a mistake and he wanted to be sure the timing of the song was correct for a stealth bomber flyover, which went off without a glitch there. back to matt, savannah and al. he still had the emotion and -- >> he must have written the word tiny! how did he get the lyrics all on one hand?

>> and if you start sweating -- >> lots of pressure on him. >> so nice. hello! >> let's see what we've got. unfortunately a lot of heavy rain for our friends down in coastal texas. houston is getting dumped. some areas picking up 2 inches of rain per hour. flash floods just to the west of houston. flash flood watches. we're talking about some areas picking up 5 to 8 inches of rain over the next 24 >> good morning. it is fairly comfortable. the dew points are in the low 60's. a mixture of sun and clouds.

and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. just ahead, the story behind that remarkable video of a woman who was fishing and encountered a shark. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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speaking of zooming, time the morning commute. >> not doing much of that on 895 southbound. a lot of traffic trying to get through the area with an accident off to the side. bill fd avenue, looking at delays with an ax and wrapping up. -- accident wrapping up. let's give you a live view of traffic. we will update you on 295. southbound traffic is heavy getting through to under 95. -- getting through 295. picking up in volume on the outer loop but harford towards york road, again on the west side beginning at liberty. over to you, tony. >> beautiful start this thursday morning. a few high, thin clouds.

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got no line. >> oh! >> oh [ bleep ]! >> imagine fishing when that happens. a woman in south carolina was innocently reeling in a catch when the fish she caught was attacked by a bigger fish. the story behind that incredible video coming up. we bleeped out what he said because the man said "shark" several times. >> we also added in the "jaws" sound track. >> it's 7:30 on thursday morning, july 12, 2012. >> troubling ahead for men who used propecia to fight baldness.

researchers have known the drug can lead to sexual side effects but now a new study suggests those side effects could be permanent. we'll have more on that coming up. >> and there's been a lot of focus on the such of scientology since the news of the split of tom cruise and katie holmes. a man who says he was cruise's counselor in the divorce from nicole kidman speaks out. >> and kristen chenoweth was rushed to a hospital after suffering an injury on the set of her tv show. >> reporter: kristin chenoweth was hit by a falling piece of lighting equipment and treated on set before being brought here to bellevue hospital. actress kristen chenoweth was injured on the brooklyn set of

"the good wife." she's photos show her in a neck brace being loaded into the ambulance. according to reports she was struck by a falling piece of lighting equipment. a statement said she received treatment on the scene until a ambulance arrived and transported her to the hospital. >> she's energetic, very physical but she's also a very, very small woman. she's not even 5 feet tall. the idea of her being struck by equipment and falling, you have to be concerned for her safety now. >> reporter: chenoweth won a tony award for her role in "you're a good man charlie brown" and an emmy award for her work in tv show "pushing daisies." she also originated the popular

role of gl linda in "wicked." this is not the first time she's been injured while at work. last year she hurt her back after falling downstairs while shooting "glee." and a few years ago another fall from a stage during a broadway show rehearsal. five years ago she found out she suffers from an inner ear disorder that can cause vertigo and affect balance. but she hasn't let the diagnosis slow her down. >> kristen is a very bubbly, warm, she's the kind of person you feel is a family member. she's been really looking forward to joining the cast of "the good wife" so to see something like this happen now is very, very unfortunate. >> reporter: in their statement cbs went on to say "all of us at the studio and show are thinking about kristin and wishing her a quick recovery." on "the guide wife," chenoweth will be playing a reporter, a

recurring role, and that character will debut next season. >> thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> and thank you, mr. lauer. got some friends from kansas, outward bound. where are you guys going from here? >> hanging out. >> going to take the nbc tour. talking about today, we have a risk of strong storms up through the upper plains, middle river, fargo, large hail, damaging winds, the stuff is already firing up heading into minnesota. rainfall amount, we're talking >> good morning.out 1 to 3 humidity is in the comfortable range. partly cloudy skies.

>> and that's your latest water. savannah? >> now to a frightening encounter in georgia for a woman who woke up to find a stranger in her home near her bedroom. wait until you find out why he was there. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. your bedroom is the one place you're supposed to feel safe and your privacy should be protected. so when erika saw a burly stranger standing at her bedroom doorway here, she said she was scared out of her mind and didn't know what to think. it turns out the man wasn't a burglar, he was a local county worker count on camera.

as columbia county code enforcer knocked on erika's front door, her surveillance cameras were rolling. it was close to noon and she was still in bed. >> i heard knocking at the door. i wasn't sure if it was in my dreams or i heard something. >> he had come to the house because of complaints of noise and an overgrown lawn. >> the way it was handled, it wasn't too far. >> reporter: masters had enstalled surveillance cameras because she was concerned about people coming on to her property. those cameras captured him walking around to the carport and checking the back door. he returns to the main door, he knocks again and it swings open. >> my roommate had left the door open that day, unlocked. >> reporter: without masters' knowledge or permission, he comes into her hughes and looks around. >> the interior was deplorable.

there was a stench or smell that reeked. i was concerned that somebody was actually either dead or dying or seriously injured inside of that residence. >> reporter: he walks down the hall, getting closer to masters' bedroom where she's sleeping. he claims when he knocked on her door, it opened. >> i could see a silhouette of a body and you blue blanket no, feet no, hands, no head, no nothing. so of course, again, i announced again "columbia county code enforcement." >> i was incredibly scared. i woke up and the first thing i said was what's going on? and i saw somebody standing in my doorway and i said "what are you doing here? get out." >> reporter: masters gets dressed and sign as violation notice. but she feels violated. >> we're allowed expectations of privacy and safety and both of those went out the window. >> reporter: according to the

sheriff's report, he told his boss he did not enter the house but he later tells deputies he went inside to make sure whoever was there was okay. >> i was concerned for the health and well being of anybody that may have been in that residence. >> reporter: the county fired him this week for breaking its policy on entering homes and making false statements to a supervisor. masters says he should also be criminally charged but the investigation found he had no criminal intent. he lost his job but masters said he should feel fortunate he's he still has his life. >> he's very, very lucky that i wasn't armed at the time. nobody could prosecute me if i had shot him that day. >> reporter: and masters says since the encounter, she says she hasn't felt safe in her home and she's planning to sue the county for damages. the worker said he's going to

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it's 7:42 with a health alert for men who take the drug propecia to fight hair loss.

researchers at george washington university's school of medicine and health science say it could lead to long-term sexual side effects. dr. nancy snyderman is here with more on that. good morning. >> good morning. these are new side effects but they've been considered temporary for a long time. because people assumed they went away, they weren't worried but this raises the question could it be permanent? some men who have encountered male patterned baldness have treated the condition with propecia. "each of these side effects owe c -- occurred in less than 2% of men and went away after they stopped taking the medicine.

>> i surveyed a bunch of young, healthy men who had no medical problems, psychiatric problems, who took the medicine propecia and while taking the medicine they developed sexual side effects, such has low libido, difficulty in orgasm. >> the side effects lasting for more than three months, 96% continued to suffer those side effects despite stopping their use. >> it frustrating for these men. they go from one doctor to another. we're just in the infancy of trying to understand what's going on. >> the irony here is many men are taking this medication so that they can be more sexually attracted to people they wanted to attract. >> merck says their product has demonstrated safety and efficacy, that labelling

appropriately describes benefits and risks and that a causal relationship between the use of propecia and continued sexual dysfunction after discontin discontinuation has not been established. >> the most important thing to know if you are struggling with your sexual function is that there is help available, that there are doctors that are ready to listen to your problems and to treat you. you just have to ask for help. >> nancy wees, we clearly got t attention of some guys taking this medication. what jumps out at me is only 54 men were studied. >> this is a very small group. millions of prescriptions have been written for this around the world but these guys took 54 men who before they took it had no sexual dysfunction at all and

although it's small, they believe that this is just the beginning. >> aren't some women prescribed propecia as well? >> this should not be prescribed. this is a man-only medication. for women, it could be dangerous. >> and what are alternatives for men -- >> do you really want me to tell you? >> no, we'll go to commercial. >> this is a time for men to remember any time you put something in your mouth that's a pill, you're going to have a side effect and perhaps baldness is not such a big turnoff to women. >> you think men put too much stake on how much hair they have in terms of being attractive to women, women care less about hair than perhaps about sexual function. >> i think women care more about an erection than baldness. >> it's an good time to go to a

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they went online and they grabbed a picture of katie couric. >> did you hear what katie said when they asked her about it? >> she was shocked. >> oh! >> as long as we're taking jokes, it's written in arabic. it says "if you have electricity, watch katie weekdays at 3:00." that zucker is good. >> they also had another photo of keith olbermann to care people. >> apparently it was decided they needed an american face for the, you know, future of electricity. >> that's great. >> a bright and happy face, katie pops up. >> a guy was quoted in the article that says it doesn't give me any hope about electricity but it makes me happy to see the pretty face. >> just ahead, anne hathaway on

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>> this is the edl to 11 news today in baltimore. >> -- this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is sarah caldwell. >> accident in the area of fallston road and hess road. northbound 95, we have a crash coming in. if you are going to head south on i-95, normal delays from white marsh towards the 895 split. north side of the beltway from harford towards dulaney valley, you will be slow. slow again on the west side outer loop. here is a live view, speaking of boulevard.ranklin

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we're here on thursday morning, july 12, 2012. we're here on rockefeller plaza. if we could just get our order in now, we'd love to have a carbon copy of this day tomorrow, al roker. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer and mr. al roker. just ahead of course we were talking a lot about the tom cruise-katie holmes split. that's put the church of scientology back into the headlines again. we're going to hear from former members on how hard it can be to

leave the church, including one man who says he worked with tom cruise following his divorce from nicole kidman. >> and a hollywood role with a story past. i'm talking about cat woman, that young lady there, anne hathaway. a lot of pressure going into this, what is a huge summer blockbuster. ms. hathaway is in our studio. we're going to be talking to her about that role in just a couple of minutes. >> and we've got some amazing video. police are on the hunt who recorded himself or herself going 186 miles per hour down a crowded highway. this would have had you havery result. >> before we go ahead, can we

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he wrote the sandusky case was not a football scandal and had nothing to do with the achievement of his players. >> democratic congressman jesse jackson, jr. is being treated for a mood disorder at an inpatient facility according to statement released by his office wednesday. his month-long medical leave was only announced about two weeks ago. leaders of his own party have been demanding an explanation for his on sense. >> mitt romney was booed wednesday at the naacp convention when he vowed to repeat president obama's health care overhaul. vice president joe biden is speaking at the convention today. >> skeptics are wondering if this viral youtube video from amsterdam is too amazing to be

real. the bus we are told was empty, thank goodness. >> and police in canada have issued an arrest warrant for the speed demon who posted this motorcycle joy ride on youtube. he maneuvered dangerously through traffic at up to 185 miles per hour. police say their suspect is a known serial scoff law and they have seized the bike, which was registered to his mother. >> and this cringeworthy video of vice president biden's joke online. he was speaking to a latino activist group about his own crowded and humble upbringing. >> four kids and literally a senior adult member of my family living with us at least, at least 15 of the years i lived at home. those walls were awful thin. i wonder how the hell my parents did it but that's a different

story. i know you don't know anything about that. >> and continuing in a somewhat baudy style, he challenged mitt romney to release his tax returns saying "he wants you to show us your papers but he won't show us his." now to al roker. >> a little naughty al bide i don't know. >> we have folks there taking pictures with savannah there. a little close up time. our pick city today is yuma, arizona. 107 degrees. check out the rain. we've got heavy rain in houston, flash flooding going on there, more heavy rain in southern florida. strong storms possible in the dakotas. look for plenty of sunshine. beautiful today

>> good morning. it is fairly comfortable. the dew points are in the low 60's. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. lauer? >> when we come back, what some people from the church of scientology have to say about how difficult it can be to leave. [ male announcer ] the inspiring taste of mcdonald's new spicy chicken mcbites. ♪

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new lipton tea & honey. back now at 8:09. with the tom cruise-katie holmes split getting so much eye tension, the church of scientology is back in the spotlight. kate, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. we spent this last weekend at a reunion of sorts, people who have left the church of scientology and say they know firsthand how hard it can be to separate from the church. one of those former members has surprising things to say about the last time tom cruise went through a divorce. for katie holmes it was a seemingly speedy exit from a church she once praised. >> i really like it. i think it's really wonderful. >> reporter: former member of the church of scientology marty rathbun says he agrees with holmes' decision to seek primary custody of her daughter sur i. when choose divorced nicole

kidman in 2001, the two shared custody of their children. at the time rathbun says he was auditing. >> he would come to the center for auditing with me and his kids were then overseen and nannied and tutored by church of scientology staff at the celebrity center when he had them. >> reporter: rathbun claims such officials suggested to the children that kidman was what they called a suppressive person, someone bent on destroying others. >> he and i were intensively at it, auditing several hours a day over several months. the kid were in the hands of church of scientology staff and they were reporting to tom on how that was going in my presence. >> reporter: what would the staff be telling those kids? >> the initial indoctrination of connor and bella was teaching

them certain people are anti-social personalities, they're suppressive people and they started teaching them the characteristics of -- >> like their own mother? >> like their own mother. >> the such of scientology says rathbun and others like him are excommunicated self-promoters. but rathbun isn't the only person speaking out. about 60 members gathered. this woman says for years she dreamed of leave bug it seemed impossible. >> i don't have a driver's license, i have no car, i have no way of getting out. >> reporter: the gates, can you climb over the fence? >> the gates have these blades that if you try to jump over

them, they cut you. i helped put them up. >> reporter: why did you put those up. >> we thought we were putting them up to protect ourselves from intruders coming out. i know now it was a way to keep us in. i did not take a breath of relief until i was on the plane and it was up in the air. at that point in time i knew i had done it. i had actually gotten out of there and i was able to get my life together. >> reporter: it makes you emotional now? >> because i'm still working on it. >> reporter: for its part, the church of scientology tells us it is absurd to suggest that the fence around its property is to keep people inside. they say this is just one of the countless smears against the church by noncredible sources. they say janile left of her own well. and they say it is absolutely

false that mr. cruise or anyone else did or said anything to lessen connor and bella's communication or relationship with their mother. >> kate snow, thank you. bonnie fuller, richard behar, good morning to you both. i want to start with one more statement from a lawyer who represents tom cruise in the divorce says "let me be very clear about this, the church of scientology played absolutely no role in the divorce settlement talks at all. period." carefully worded. bonnie, do you think scientology had something to do with the breakup of the marriage? >> i think when you look at the extreme measures that katie took, she wanted to change her life enormously. she moved cities, she cut off

all contact, she apparently got new cell phones, hired new bodyguards -- >> may have joined the catholic church here in new york? >> that's right. it certainly raises big questions about that. >> reporter: richard, you said something in the past, to reject tom cruise is to reject scientology. >> to be involved with him is to be involved with the church. to reject him is in a major way to reject the church. there's no way around it given the pampering and the monitoring and the -- a lot of control that the church has over the lives of a lot of the celebrities. >> bobby, it's been really interesting, katie holmes has been out and about, carrying suri all of the times. what do you make of that strategy? >> it is a strategy. it's a brilliant public campaign. she's presented herself as ak fantastic mother. she is there for her child. she's been very open.

i think she's invited people to be on her side in this divorce and i think that's helped her tremendously. she spent all her time in new york taking suri to the central park zoo, to restaurants with other children, chelsea pier to play. it's been perfect. >> richard, you've reported by b former members of the church who had to leave and some of the ordeals they've gone through. is this something you think someone like katie holmes would be shielded from because of the nature of her celebrity and privilege? >> no. hi to laugh when i saw the segment. it reminded me of 20 years ago when they said the church members were not credible, we left, they're not credible and they threw them out. she has to be careful. she has not attacked the church. she's being very careful not to. that could lead to problems if she does. tom's previous wives didn't

either. >> with about 15 seconds left, there had been reports that katie holmes actually reached out to nicole kidman in relation to the separation of tom cruise. >> no, we've not been able to confirm those reports. >> thank you so much. good to get your perspective. >> you can see more of kate snow's report tonight on "rock center with brian williams". and coming up, anne hathaway on her turn as cat woman coming up next.

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wallet. >> ouch. >> you think all this can last? there's a storm coming, mr. wayne. you and your friends but bettha baton down the hatches. >> she has also mastered the art of slipping into a skin tight cat suit to defend and sometimes even plunder gotham city depending on her mood. anne hathaway, nice to see you. >> good to see pup. >> can you get me one of those suits for halloween next year? actually, get it for al. >> that would be fantastic. >> what was your favorite part of the movie? >> that's hard. i loved the fighting. i'm a fairly low-key person but it turns out i reallyike to

kick. >> when you got the part they said "get strong," right? >> right. 's what i loved. they didn't say lose weight, they said get strong. that was the fun part and an integral part of the character. it's so hard to pick one moment. working with chris nolan is just a different place to be. >> it had to be a trip the first time you stood in front of a mirror and saw yourself in the cat suit. >> i didn't actually do that. >> how come? >> it was a little too big and i thought i might stress myself out if i focused too much on how i was looking. i did all the work hi to do to get into the cat suit. i just focused on how i felt in it. >> what was it like the first time you saw the batman? >> that was cool. >> i mean, you're on set, here he comes walking out dressed like batman. that must be a total fantasy.

>> i had a -- when he first spoke, i giggled. it was unprofessional but i couldn't help it. >> halle berry, michelle pheiffer and now you take on that role. it's a lot to live up to. >> yeah. i think it would have been scary had chris nolan not been the one directing it. you can good moments and bad moments. but if you can't trust chris nolan and people working on the movie, i don't know who you can trust. actually it was a pleasure. >> i know people are careful not to let plot elements slip out. >> you're going to get me in trouble. >> when the movie begins, batman

has been be absent from gotham for a while. what brings them back into the action? >> i can't tell you up. >> can tell me a little. >> i have a little something to do with it. >> can you confirm that that one of the main villains is a guy who wears a contraption a little like something i wore as a kid. >> first of all, i can't send you bat signals because they don't work in the daytime. secondly, i can't tell you anything. i work braces, too. >> i have a picture. >> that would freak me out because that would mean somebody was taking pictures of me when i was sleeping when i was 12. >> the head harness? >> i would hate it because i'd have to go to school with my

teeth all marked up. it's it's my favorite type of press to do. i can't talk about the movie. >> why it was so hard? >> she begins the film very open and hopeful and at the end is decimated. it was hard going to that place. >> the last thing i want to talk to you about is congratulations on your engagement. >> thank you very much. >> congratulations on that and on les mis. >> thank you. >> july 20th is when the movie is out. at that point anne can actually

talk to us about the movie. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a check on the morning commute with traffic pulse 11 and sarah caldwell. >>-let's tell you about accidents. fayette street, and a couple more at liberty road. heavy delays on eastbound i-70. southbound 295. another one at hanover street. fallston road, we have an accident there. coldspring, nice ride on the

j.f.x. better than last check. tony has a check on your forecast. >> a few clouds this morning. 75 degrees at the airport. same thing in taneytown. in the low 60s. you can see showers and thunderstorms activity in the southeast part of the country. most of this will stay south of us for the next couple of days. 20% chance for a thunderstorm into the afternoon. warm, not to humid. upper 80s to around 90. very little change on friday and saturday. slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm. organized rainfall in the middle

of next week. >> we will have another update at 8:56.

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favorite. the winner will get free tickets to an upcoming concert. >> also ahead, financing your fertility. a lot of lending companies and fertility companies are getting together now and offering financing loans to get those expensive fertility treatments. some expert do worry about a potential conflict of interest. we're going to talk about all those interests with dr. nancy snyderman. >> and a unique twist on the classic prosen pops. and later on a live interview with jennifer lopez and talk about her upcoming tour and her

future on "american idle." >> mr. roker, how about the weather? >> it's awful dry through a lot of the country, extreme drought through georgia. let's see if we'll get any help for that drought. a lot of that rain in the southeast is staying to the north of where they really need it, getting some showers in southern california. again, you can see dry over much of colorado. no happy there. >> good morning.g humidity is in the comfortable range. partly cloudy skies.

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back now at 8:35 with a new industry that's popped up to help couples that are struggling to afford family and expensive fertility treatment. >> good morning, savannah. this is a company that gives loans for in vitro fertilization, egg harvesting

and all those other fertility treatments you know about. some call it a recession-proof business. when jill and tom clinton were married in 2006, they knew they wanted to start a new family right away but it turned out to be more difficult than they thought. >> we did get pregnant but we miscarried. we knew we were a little older. we knew it might be something to look into at that point, fertility. >> reporter: as small business owners, they did not have insurance to cover fertility procedures, which average $12,000 per ivf cycles. but they were able to save enough money and had their first son, michael. >> we're thrilled. we had limited funds and we weren't sure how many tries we would get. >> it was at that point when their doctors told them about a growing trend in lending, fertility financing.

former banking joel segal noticed a void in lending for couples desperate for families who don't have time to wait. he says business is brisk. >> we are funding about a $1 million and we're looking to fund about $50 million in loans in 2012. >> but he runs his new business a bit differently from the banks he headed up before. because his company caters to people who are often in an emotionally fraj gile states, h makes sure the employees are familiar with the fer silt industry. some have gone through the process themselves. >> they understood the language, the terms that i used. i took comfort in that. we didn't have to look any further. that filled in the gap for us and allowed to us do the final cycle. >> reporter: and it was that final cycle that got the clinton family results, twins. >> plenty of results. >> amazing results. >> yes, we're finished with

results. >> despite the demand from couples looking to be parents, these loan companies have generated a bit of criticism. some worry about conflicts of interest. >> you really have to be a little bit careful because you've got vulnerable, desperate people who want to hear there's some answer to their prayer. i worry they're not going to listen to that interest rate, they're not going to really hear what the failure and success rate is. >> there are dozens of fertility financing companies popping up around the company and interest rates vary. here they vary from 9% to 13%. >> we have interest rates to stay in business. >> another concern is that doctors may push the loans on patients in order to secure more business. dr. robert stillman has less than a 2% equity ownership in the company behind says it's a win-win situation. >> with the more patients we are able to see, if we can be

successful, then we would makei. so that's a win. but it also comes as a win to the couple because they're here to have a family. >> reporter: experts warn as with any business deal, you've got to think forward. >> when do you have that baby, even when you're trying as hard as can you to keep the child you want, you need to keep a certain business sense to pay off their loans. in the meantime, they say they got the better end of the deal. >> they get the money, we get the kids. that's a great deal i think. we get the best part of it. >> and dr. nancy snyderman joins us pup know, this sounds like such a great idea. why should it be that only people with money can afford these expensive fertility treatments?

>> i think it's a good idea but you have to channel your inaner suze orman. make sure can you finance the loan. and make sure you can get pregnant. do your homework on that and make sure you really can afford it. if you want to parent, it's not always about popping out a baby through the birth canal, it's about parenting. look into adoption there. this does cover adoption. this just is for fertility treatment. >> do you have concerns about the clinics that partner up with the lending services? >> at the one time it's -- >> i don't have a problem if i'm a doctor a, but if i'm getting y kick back or financial gain,

that's not all right. you have some people who think it's predatory, you have people o who are emotional and vulnerable. take somebody with you. who can read the documents. you could lose a lot of money. >> thank you. and coming up next, unique and homemade frozen treats for those hot summer days. but first, this is "today" on nbc. da

we're back at 8:43. in "today's kitchen" we're talking about desserts, in particular summer fruit pops. these are straight from the menu at the new hotel in miami, south beach. how you have been? >> great. happy to be here. >> the timing couldn't be better. it going to be about 90 degrees in the city today.

let's make something frozen. you're starting off with a mojito frozen. what goes in it? >> you put this in, smash it. help me out. >> lime juice. >> we're going to put some salt. salt is going to bring the flavor up. you shake it. oh, we have a great mojito. >> you're going to put it in the strainer. a lot of people when they drink the mojito, they like the junk at the bottom. >> yeah, but you look like a cow with all that in your mouth and i don't want to be a cow for a day. here you have the mojito. >> you want to put the rum? >> i forget the rum. i'm a dad and i have three daughters. you know your recipes, matt. >> all right. >> one of those.

>> a push up. >> you put it in the freezer. and look what you have. >> does this one have alcohol? >> this one have alcohol. careful, you have more show to do. >> when you are losing limes, don't throw in garbage. keep everything. put the lime inside and you have a beautiful fancy way to present it. >> next we're going to make something called a poletta. what is that? >> in mexico they love to eat mangos with chilli peppers and lime. we are transforming this. >> this is a mango puree? >> mango puree. >> why the chilli peppers? >> because we want to spice up your day. everybody knows it. we buy this in a store near you, people are america, we have an

amazing poletta. give me a break, this is awesome. can you make one very quick and even better than the one before. >> these are really good. >> what do you think this is? >> it looks like banana or coconut. >> banana -- come on, matt, it's key lime, you know better. oh, my god, the best. these are melting. you get some graham crackers. >> and you just dip it in it? fantastic. all done. >> man. >> you're eating ice creams today. >> if you don't have key limes, can you just use regular limes? >> regular limes or just change the recipe, put the lemon, put

the orange. >> you serve these at your hotel? >> i hope to see you there. >> happy birthday tomorrow. >> friday the 13th, are you kidding? it's not happy. i'm scared actually. >> up next, call of of the wild with some s

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back now at 8:48 with today's "call of the wild." sea world has been taking in animals in distress for over 40 years. sea world and busch gardens animal ambassador julie is here too share some friends and rescue stories with us. >> good morning. >> march of the penguins. >> you know, we brought some species that represent some of the most epic rescues in our history. one of those has to do with penguins that were caught in an oil spill off of south africa. >> we have two kinds of penguins here, right? >> that's right. those are found off of south america as well as these guys which are a threatened species. they're all template species, which means not all penguins come from the ice regions.

some off of south africa, 20,000 in 2000 were caught in an oil spoil. because we breed and raise penguins ourselves, we know how to do that. we were the only ones who went down there who were able to show people how to take care of the baby penguins. i'm going to show you how to take care of the baby penguins. you hang on to this one so it doesn't go anywhere. we're going to put our fingers just like this and hold a fish right up like this. how about you? >> oh. >> threw go, -- there you go, a. >> let's see if this guy wants another one. the very cool thing is that the babies survived. otherwise they would not have survived if it had not been for zoos who knew how to raise penguins. the babies have since reproduced

and are helping a species out in the wild. can you see this little guy only has a little bit left. we're going to hand these guys off. >> now we're going to bring out some flamingo chicks because it's another rescue in south america. there were hundreds of eggs and chicks that were abandoned. we have an adult flamenco as well. >> these are actually american or caribbean. the most colorful, the most beautiful with the orange coloration. they actually get that from their food as well. >> they start out gray. how do they get the orange coloration? >> they eat crill and different

shrimp and -- >> and as they get older, do their beaks curve? >> that's right, it's important they eat upside down. they sip their food. but when they're young, they eat from their parents. you give this guy a little bit of food there. and you'll be -- matt, you can give this guy a little bit of food. just let him see that you have it. now hold that above. so you push the -- >> i don't want to push it too hard. >> there you go. >> is that formula? what's in there? >> what it is is both parents actually create what is called milk from the cryll they eat. again, it's because we know how to do this -- >> he doesn't want any but matt,

look at that, he's got his all going. >> he just said, hey, could you get me the mojito. >> you got it down perfectly. i'm just going to snuggle him. we wanted to go down and teach the folks down there how to care for the chicks that were orphaned and abandoned and how to raise the eggs out. because of that all the animals were able to go back out into the wild. so that expertise has really made the difference. look at that. >> he's going round two. >> look at that, i'll take everybody's! >> next we're have an alligator, right, for our next animal? >> oh, a pelican. >> threw go. so busch gardens and is he seaworld. and then we've got another rescue here and -- >> mine, mine, mine. how do you like the wind-blown

look? >> whoo! >> that's very good there. >> why does this guy have to be rescued? >> ginger was found hanging from a tree believe it or not with fishing line caught all over her. this is something that's really, really happening a lot with animals. people cut their fishing line, they leave it out there thinking i don't need it anymore but we're seeing a lot of animals come in with fishing loon wrapped around them. >> what percentage of the animals you rescue go back to the wild and what percentage stay at some sea world facility? >> as long as they're rehabable, some of them come in with injuries so severe they don't survive, a vast majority of them can go back out into the wild. it's only those that have injuries, and what happens what happened with ginger is because of of the wing injury and having been tangled so long, she would not be able to do what the

pelicans do, which is soar over the war and dive and that -- >> we're feeling it. >> unfortunately ginger can't do that anymore. >> julie, thank you so much.

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is a look at one of our top stories. the baltimore city board of estimates approves a new contract and pay raise for fire chief james clack. jack young and joan pratt voted against the agreement. it comes the same week two fire

companies shut down and the third is set to close this fall.

>> typical summer day in baltimore. warm, not to humid. highs in the upper eighties to around 90 but perhaps a better chance for rain beginning of next week.