and we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of october. it's also 2012. it's chilly in new york. beautiful and say hello to the people who stuck around all morning long. we thank them for that. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mr. al roker. no matter how much you press your doctors sometimes there are questions that can feel embarrassing to ask, so this morning we'll ask you to get up the courage and maybe even get some answers to those questions so that you don't have to be put in a delicate position. >> yeah. that's right. our doctor has heard it all. we'll put some embarrassing health questions to her. also ahead, emmy award winner

america fererra is here and will talk about getting out the latina vote and every presidential election since 1940, held a mock election among america's schoolchildren. only been wrong two times, and this morning we'll reveal this year's results. >> is everybody ready to get their groove on? >> yes. >> take a look at these folks. they already have. they have entered our show us your move contests and maybe some will be flown to new york for our dance-off on october 26th. that's just wrong. if you think you've got the moves, head to today.com and upload a video. still got time but make our dance-off on the plaza on october 26th. >> i like this gay's -- like this guy's sign over here, savannah, you can cook for me any day. >> there you go. i hope you have good health

insurance. >> i see a guest for friday's show right here. >> guinea pig. >> you're not getting out of it. >> natalie with a check of all the headlines. good morning, everyone. the ceo of citigroup is stepping down after steering the bank through the 2008 financial crisis and the joppy years that followed. vikram pandit's replacement is the current ceo of europe's middle east and africa division. president obama and republican rival mitt romney are just hours away from their second high-stakes debate. a pool of undecided voters will ask questions about domestic issues and foreign policy in a town hall style debate at hofstra university on long island. national polls show the race is deadlocked just three weeks before election day. doctors say the pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban has a chance of making a good recovery one day after she arrived in great britain for specialized treatment. 14-year-old malala yousafzai was targeted for assassination because she advocated education for girls. several people were stopped

overnight while trying to reach her british hospital room, but they were apparently well-wishers. police have released the names of 21 men charged as customers of a maine prostitution ring allegedly run by a zumba fitness instructor. investigators say alex its wright sold sex at her zumba story in the story seaside down of kennebunk, maine and is also accused of secretly videotaping the encounters. the judge allowed the release of as many as 100 names. she has pled not guilty a judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two black men when claimed the abc reality show saying "the barb lore" and "barb lorette" discriminates against people of color. the hines nut company is recalling nearly 2 million pound of peanuts in the shell as a precaution. they were processed in the same plant at the center of the peanut butter salmonella

outbreak. the whole peanuts were sold at walmart, general dollar and other stores. and hollywood's biggest star is getting a major makeover. the hollywood sign is being given its most extensive facelift in 35 years. workers are using about 385 gallons of paint and primer on the famous landmark. the makeover will take another six to eight weeks. it is now four minutes after the hour. you're up to date. let's go over to al. >> all right. thanks so much, nat. let's see what we've got for you starting off with "today." we've got pacific northwest looking a little on the wet side. windy conditions in the plains. we've got a front pushing through the upper midwest. that's going to bring temperatures down. ahead of it though we've got warm weather to talk about. temperatures rising up to anywhere from 5 to 10 to 15 degrees in the central plains. beautiful day here in the northeast. a few morning showers in new england, and expect the heat to >> good morning. the

we had a lot of rain yesterday. we will enjoy sunshine today. high temperature i time new for take 3. our special guest this morning, host of msnbc's "now" with alex wagner. alex wagner by the way on weekdays at noon. good to see you. >> good to see all of you guys. >> you ready to chat? >> i'm always ready to chat, especially with you gays. >> a good topic with you since you cover politics every day on your show. we're discussing whether or not having a celebrity endorsement helps in politics, whether the star power helps the candidates.

we, of course, often see celebrities voicing their opinions, eva longoria, an official co-chair of the obama campaign in an ad with scar lle johansson and morgan freeman has an obama ad, george clooby. the president has a lot of celebrities. >> bruce supreme court steen campaigning with billy bulger. >> the youth vote is very important for the president. it's an at-risk vote, a lot of people not feeling the love in the 18 to 25-year-old so having folks like scarlett johansson and jay-z has a lot of street credit with the youth. that's a strategic call, right, and eva longoria, great as an ambassador to the latina hispanic community. >> is there a turnoff for independent voters? >> too much a creature of tinsel town and not really middle america. >> and as for mitt romney, clint eastwood.

>> the chair, we can forget that. >> lindsay lohan. is that a -- >> i don't know. >> i don't know if i'm looking for then endorsement. >> i don't know if that was a strategic choice. >> hurting romney this this case. >> a little bit of a train wreck. >> and the incarcerated teen star. >> and the other people on his team, hulk hogan, gene simmons and jenna james. when you're rich you want a republican in office. >> i think there's probably a vetting process, prior convictions, drunk driving, lewd behavior. >> hulk hogan and a sex tape, that's a good choice. >> just depends on how narrow a slice of the electorate you want to reach out. >> take two, so excited about this. the golden dream team. it's been announced tina fey and amy poehler will be hosting this year's golden globe awards. >> love that. >> counting down to january 13th already. >> and expect -- i mean, expect those two women. >> great chemistry. >> some of the funniest women in all of comedy.

that bit between hillary clinton andlin. i can imagine they will have fodder from this year's election cycle plus, you know, they have the chemistry and the magic. they are the laurel and hardy. >> this is a hard gig. hosting gigs not easy to pull off for people who are funny. ricky gervais, knew how hard it was and how much criticism he faced the first time, second time, said i'm never going to do it again. came back for the third time. not doing it. this is it, and passed the baton and wishes them luck and be who you are. >> you think in a way it's counterprogramming with the oscars announcing seth m macfarlane, a little younger. >> and we saw the success of "bridesmaids." women who like funny women and women going to the movies. it is a it's a strategic decision to reach out to women who are often underserved in the entertainment world. >> for the golden globes, always the better show, the edgier show and the oscars know they have to step it up and choosing a seth macfarlane. >> who would be your dream team to host like the golden globes or the oscars?

>> go ahead. >> my team is zack ellison and bill murray. the dry asides, the weirdness factor. >> that's a really good one. >> i like that. >> jon stewart, stephen colbert always great as a pair. love to see them together. >> i didn't give a lot of thought to this, but my first thought was al and natalie. >> wow. >> wow. >> that was my first thought. >> stretch. >> eddie murphy, chris rock and robin williams. >> you went for three. >> i like that. >> the dream trio. >> take three. >> okay. take three what, dads would do for their daughters, and al knows as proud dad of two girls, and here's a great little clip of some video of what dads are doing going to "the little mermaid" which every dad loves

♪ up where they walk up where they stay all day in the sun ♪ ♪ out of the sea ♪ wish i could be part of that world ♪ >> even al knows that song. >> i do, i do. my oldest girl, courtney, we would sing "a friend like me" from "aladdin, "can the constantly. ♪ have a friend like me >> you got into a little razzle-dazzle. >> soft shoe on that. the thing i love best about that, sort of this placido domingo style rendition. >> keeping that note. >> with the pancake batter, very cute, very cute. >> got a bonus. >> did you see the latest in fitness equipment out there? >> okay. >> i want to see this. >> this is actually really cool. it's a bike in a pool and the idea it's sort of taking

spinning to an all new level. they claim that you burn even more calories than two hours of a spin class. >> is it a jacuzzi? >> kind of a jacuzzi tub but not the jacuzzi effect. if you're going for relaxing, that's not it. >> what is that? >> and you're in water, why are you drinking more? >> i just say put anything in a jacuzzi, you know what i mean, put an elliptical in a jacuzzi i'll do it. >> they say the resistance, your body with the water creates more resistance so it's called the new fit wet jet bike. and it goes for -- and then it drains. if you're worried about the sweat being in the water, it all drains. >> does not seem like a great idea. >> his and hers. >> it's a cialis ad. >> i don't get that. >> separate tubs. >> burning calories. >> defeats the purpose of the cialis commercial. >> i think it's an idea whose time has come. >> no pun intended. >> oh, wow.

>> take five with al roker. >> yeah, exactly. goodness gracious. >> want to come back on. >> the giant hook is now going to pull me off stage. >> that's a wrap. >> alex wagner on msnbc at noon. >> thank you. coming up, the answers to your most embarrassing health questions right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam?

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good morning. >> good morning, natalie. >> a lot of great questions. let me get right to them. here's one. she says can having sex increase your chances of getting a urinary tract infect? >> yes, it can. sexually active women have mo utis than women not sexually active and we get them when bacteria go into the urethra and enter the bladder. women are at higher risk than men of getting utis. we have short urethras and anatomically the urethra is near the rectum and if you have a uti, symptoms, frequency, burning, pink-tinged urine and foul-smelled urine and pain in the upper abdominal area. call your doctor right away and if it's not treat it had can go to the kidney and become very serious. >> over-the-counter options are

not the remedy. >> you do neat an antibiotic. but i do have tips for preventing an urinary tract infection. hydrate very well. that will flush the bacteria out of the bladder. always wipe from front to back, never from back to front so you don't get bacteria towards the urethra. europe eight after intercourse every single time and avoid any products like douchez or sprays or powders. >> other embarrassing problems. i burp all the time, can't control t.especially embarrassing in public. anything i can do to make it stop? this really hps happens? >> definitely a problem. belching is a release of air from the stomach and 7% of the public has severe and bothersome belching. typical problems would be digestive problems, swallowing too much air, having an ulcer or reflex or eastern hiatal hernia and sometimes it's triggered by no known reason at all, but if you do have this medical condition see your doctor because they can trip it and i

do have tips for reducing belching as well. "women's health" we recommend a few things. eat and drink slowly. if you drink too quickly you'll tend to swallow more air. don't drink out of a straw for the same reason. avoid chewing gum and sucking on hard candies because you'll swallow more air, avoid carbonated beverages because you're swallowing bubbles and don't smoke. yet another reason not to smoke because when you inhale you swallow air. >> next question, a lot of people have had to deal with this. ear wax buildup. this person writes i frequently feel blockage in my ears from wax buildup. how can i treat it and something you can treat at home? >> it is common and something you can treat. ear wax is made in the lining of the ear, and it actually does serve a purpose, helps protect our ear from infection and traps dirt. now if you have ear wax buildup, some of the symptoms you may experience are decreased hearing, ringing in the ear and

pain. there are over-the-counter drops that can soften the wax and have it sort of make its way out of the ear on its own, but if you try them and they don't work, please do not put anything in your ear to try to dig it out, no finger, cotton swabs, no bobby pins because the ear drum is very, very fragile and can rupture. see your doctor if you can't get it out on your own. >> another one. can you get a yeast infection from exercising, true or false? >> that is true. you can get a yeast infection from exercising. yeast infections are from an overgroth of a fungus called candida which naturally lives in our body and thrives in moist environments. so can you not only get is vaginally, can you get it in skin folds like in the armpit or under the breast. exercise increases the likelihood because we sweat and when you sweat it creates a hospitable environment for the yeast to grow so if you're exercising, a few tips. wear breathable clothing, shower right away and dry off very

well. there are other causes of yeast infections. wearing non-breathable fabrics will make you predisposed to getting to it because you build up moisture, stress, being pregnant, having uncontrolled diabetes and taking antibiotics can all set you up for yeast infence. now symptoms that you may experience, burning, itching, stinging, redness and a sick white discharge are signs you may have them and there are over-the-counter treatments and women will treat themselves because the treatments are very effective, but a word of caution. not all infections that itch are yeast infections and a stud "dylan ratigan shodstudy did show that 30% of women are mistreating themselves. if you try an over-the-counter anti-fungal cream and it's not working, do see your doctor. >> dr. peterson, great segment. thank you very much. coming up next, actress and

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>> good morning, everyone. it will be a nice today, it cooler than yesterday but not bad for this time of year. a mixture of sunshine and clouds for the afternoon and a high temperature will be between 63- 68 and another nice one tomorrow. but clouds will thicken up on thursday and we should see some rain at the end of the week. hundred and eighty million dollars for maryland schools. that's a lot of money. my classroom. games and a new casino for maryland. million more for education every year. the money goes where it's supposed to. it's the law. this is about our kids. this is about better schools. seven. i'm voting for question seven. i'm voting for question seven.

♪ you look like a lady >> legendary rock 'n' rollers aerosmith the bad boys from boston rocking for more than 4 years have a new album coming out next month. on november 2nd they are taking over our plaza for a live concert. one for the record books. they have never done a live morning show concert. it promises to be wild. martha stewart is going to be down here. >> yes. >> going to be crazy. she's going to be rock out. come on down. >> got the leather pants on for it. all right. then for the tweens in your life, the hottest boy band from britain one direction will hit

the plaza and bring your signs and drop on by. aerosmith and one direction only on "today." blockbusters. >> this is why we were talking about, martha is here. we'll talk about why she's here in a moment. meanwhile, just ahead, we'll catch up with actor and producer america ferrara. her new role is making sure latina voters go to the polls. >> the scholastic student vote is. in their mock election which they have held for every presidential race since 1940, and they have only been wrong twice, so who will sit in the oval office according to these kids? we'll reveal the results, and then in today's kitchen lydia is cooking with wine and beer so you know they have blocked the doors so that kathie lee and hoda can't get in the kitchen. >> looks, good. we're being joined again this morning by martha stewart back to tell us about a new program that celebrates the very best creative entrepreneurs and artists across america. she writes about them in the latest issue of "martha stewart living." good morning once again. >> good morning.

>> we'll meet a couple of these artists in a moment but you've been working with the best in designers and crafters for years. this is hard. how did you pick the best of the best? >> had an editorial kind of board meeting for the last year going through all of the people that we thought really warranted being honored, and we came up with ten, and they are phenomenal, and we do have two of our winners with -- with us today. we have lenna qwak that developed a gluten-free flour that's called c4c, cup 4 cup, phenomenal helping people with gluten intolerance, and we have alissa from wisconsin who is a sculptoress and her map of america made out of cast iron pans in each state. >> so cool. >> i just fell in love with this map. it belongs in the smithsonian. >> cool.

i like how you put it together. >> it's giant and hangs on the wall, but you can also make your sunday pancakes. >> what's it like to be chosen by martha stewart herself as one of the best? >> thrilling. >> still blushing. >> it's such an honor obviously, and to be with the camaraderie of other people that are super strong and confident and, you know, just really having that synergy amongst people and to be, of course, recognized by someone that's a do-it-yourselfer herself. it's such a huge -- such a huge deal and it's a very real thing that's coming back to us, you know, so we're soaking it up. >> what we're trying to do is really focus on the handmade, the homemade and entrepreneurial which then will encourage other entrepreneurs in their initiatives so that we will build business and manufacturing back into america. we need -- our landscape needs more manufacturing. we've gotten into like sort of a service country.

>> right. >> and all our manufacturing, you know, has dwindled. it has gone elsewhere where there's more labor, cheaper labor, and we really need to bring a lot of that back. these millions of young entrepreneurs, these beautiful, beautiful creative people, are doing just that, really focusing back. >> and you have an event at grand central station. >> we do, we do. called american made, and it starts tonight with a big honor. the honorees are being honored tonight. mayor bloomberg will be there. >> great. >> and karen mills, the head of the small business administration in this administration, and we're very excited about that. >> right. >> and tomorrow and wednesday and thursday in grand central, in that landmark building, we are having workshops and lectures and classes, all kinds of stuff. >> all right. >> i want to try these. >> the gluten free cookies. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> terrific.

>> lots to be proud of. >> thank you. >> you're chewing. let's see what we have for you starting off today. beautiful day in the northeast, mid-atlantic states, wet weather. windy weather in the pacific northwest and plains. gorgeous in the southwest. tomorrow a lot of rain from the great lakes on into the central mississippi river valley where we have a risk of strong storms. sunny and warm in the pacific northwest and a lot of heat from texas on into the southwest. another beautiful day here in the northeast and down into the southeast. that's >> good morning. it will be a nice day today. no revenue in the forecast. we expect mostly sunny skies -- no

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important states across the ballot, not just the presidential race but many local races as well, and so we're just getting on the ground, and we've been registering and mobilizing young people on college campuses to really become leaders in their community and make sure that the latina community shows up on election day. >> you know, we've talked to eva longoria throughout this election season as well and just talking earlier in our "take 3" about the importance of celebrities and how they bring new light to the campaign. how do you think you stepping up has helped kind of reinvigorate some of the campaigns? >> well, i think, you know, this generation has so many new tools, and yes, you know, we all have our platforms, so some bigger than others, different platt forms, but now with social networking and technology, we all have our sphere of influences that we can be powerful in because of technology which leads me to actually this incredible application that was just put

out. on it you can find your polling place, a sample ballot of your local -- >> election. >> your local election sample ballots and find out what candidates match your opinions and values. >> good to know. >> it's a wonderful app, again, just an example of how in this generation we have everything in our pocket. >> that's so true. >> and you have been so busy as well, not just being an advocate for the election but also you are still acting and doing a lot on that front. we just saw you in "end of watch" with michael pena, of course, and some great actors there. jason gyllenhaal. >> jake gyllenhaal. >> sorry. i couldn't think of his name there for a second. so great film role for you, right? >> right. >> playing a police officer. >> very different for me, very exciting. really one of the most intense fun preparation periods i've ever had for a role and michael pena and i right after this went off from playing cops together, went off to play husband and wife in a film called "chavez"

which is about -- it's a bio pick of cesar chavez's life. >> i look forward to that and all that you bring and you do such a great job in everything you do. america ferrera, thank you so much. good to have you here. coming up next, young reporters talk about the race for the white house right after this. ♪ [ chuckles ] ♪ you're cute. ♪ [ door creaks, closes ] [ female announcer ] the protein effect. new special k protein cereal. with ten grams of protein and three grams of fiber... finally, a protein cereal to help keep you fuller longer. willpower. what will you gain when you lose? [ male announcer ] when you're sick, seems everyone and their brother has a home remedy to try. but walgreens knows that you need advice from an expert.

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back now with "today on the trail." young voters have spoken. a quarter of a million students all across our country have cast their ballot for the next president of the united states, in a mock election. since this first started in 1940 the scholastic student vote has accurately picked the winner in all but two presidential races. shelby fallon and andrew from the clascholastic news corps. obama/romney pairing, 19th time kids have voted. this just in. >> president obama won florida. >> and governor romney won virginia and president obama won ohio and the entire election. >> wow. >> 51% for president obama. mitt romney, governor romney 45%, and other 4%.

wow. so, okay, let me start with you, shelby. from your perspective do you think the kids that voted were voting on their own with their own opinions and perceptions, or maybe were influenced by their moms and dads? >> well now due to some of the polls from scholastic news it has shown that a lot of the kids have actually, they either rarely talk to their parents about the election, they sometimes do it or they never do it, so -- with then talking about making their own decisions i believe that it's from their friends and from their own perspective but now these kids are thinking they are the future of america so they need to make other decisions. >> is that important that kids get involved, at least get engaged in this from your perspective? >> i think so, because like shelby said, kids will be the future of america, and many of the people that voted in this election will be able to vote in the real election in 2016, and

kids will be the new adults, and they will be able to choose the next president. >> shelby, you actually got to meet governor romney back in 2008. what were your impressions? >> whenever i first met governor romney, it was just interesting to be able to interview him, get his opinions on several topics that were very popular then, such as the war in afghanistan and iran and health care and the economy. it's just that with -- as i've seen with all the politicians, they are very serious about their job and they believe in everything they say. >> okay. andrew, okay. to the swing states, ohio and virginia. the results of the poll, 50% for president obama and 43% for governor romney and 7% other and then in virginia it was 47% obama and 50% for romney so a little bit of a different result there. why do you think these two states are so important in your opinion? >> yeah, i think they are very important as swing states to the presidential election.

for example, tonight we have a town hall debate, and i think that's going to be very important in narrowing down the race and especially ohio. many believe that that's the single state that will decide the election as no republican president has ever won the white house without winning ohio and ohio, like scholastic, since 1940, only gotten it wrong twice so it's extremely accurate. >> i have to tell you. i'm so thrilled that you guys -- if you are our future, you guys are representative of our future, our young people, we are so in good hands. on the other hand, i feel very old and very stupid. guys, congratulations. thank you so much for sharing the results. shelby and andrew, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> go-to recipes using beer and

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>> this morning in "today's kitchen," what's on the menu, roasted chicken and beef, beef braised in wine, does it get any better than this? it does because we have lydia here. her new cook book is "lidia's fa recipes," irresistible already. good morning. smells amazing. chicken with beer first. >> two simple recipes in one pot, everything in it and done. i'm going to handle the chicken so you guys don't get -- >> dirty. >> salt. >> and you can add the parsnips, carrots, potatoes. stir slightly. a little bit of salt in there, and then we have some cloves, and cinnamon, a whole sin mom and sage. that's sage. >> cinnamon, sage and cloves,

got it. >> this chicken is salted. >> smells great already. >> once the vegetables have wilted a little bit. you were a little parsimonious on that olive oil. >> i was saving some calories. >> generous. >> waiting for the chicken to go in there. the chicken was going in, waiting for the big ingredient. >> now you get -- the vegetables get nice and carmelized and then you add, we have beer, apple cider and the stock. he goes for the beer first. did you notice that? >> want to taste it first. >> no, i'll get it on the other side. >> apple cider and the chicken stock. >> a nice light beer, not too much. i think i'll put a little more salt for the vegetables, let them cover for a boil and then -- >> you leave it open. >> in the oven, just like that and it gets a wonderful color. you need to brace it periodically with the vegetables and then it cooks into something

beautiful like this, a little sage. sage flavors, so when you present it, it looks beautiful. >> so easy. >> just boil down the leftovers. >> you do. you drain out the vegetables, so you have vegetables and main course all in one pot. >> in one pot. >> did you guys want to taste? >> we'll taste in a little bit. >> and the beef with the borollo, too, that sounds amazing. look at this. my goodness. >> this is the piece of the beef. >> okay. >> this is what it is, flat beef. people wonder what kind of meat -- this cooks beautifully, braises beautifully, and a piece of the shoulder meat, not expensive and has a gelatin in between so when it cooks it's finger sticking kind of good. >> do you brown it first? >> you brown it first. >> okay. >> and then all the vegetables. >> saute the vegetables in the fat from the meat. >> yes, yes. >> go ahead.

>> there we go. >> and this one is oil. >> this time i'll be generous. >> oh, okay. >> so rosemary, sage again. >> go ahead. put a little more. now i learned my lesson with lidia. >> yeah. let's put some salt on the vegetables, whole peppercorn and just -- >> is that cinnamon again. >> no, no, no, nutmeg. >> put this all in and you'll braise this for a while. >> now you put in the porcini mushrooms and the mushrooms which have been drying. >> okay. >> the whole thing. >> and the meat on top, the brown meat. >> no more time. recipes on our website. kathie lee and hoda coming up after your local news and weather.

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