we're back now with more of "today" on a monday morning. it's the 5th day of november. i like that. 5th day of november, 2012. sun coming out here in the northeast which is nice. that should warm things up a little bit, though only getting into the mid to upper 40s in new york city today. a little chilly, and savannah's already got the shivers going. i'm mate lauer along with savannah guthrie and willie geist. >> a little chilly. >> over in the booth it's a little brisk. >> democracy plaza. >> whining about democracy plaza. >> hypothermia plaza.

anyway, coming up, we're going to go back to explained, a borough in new york that's been especially hard hit. al's been there, and al will be talking to us about this other storm that's making its way to our area. this won't be another sandy, but it could bring heavy rain, more flooding, maybe some more power problems for a lot of people who don't need any more so we'll be talking about that. >> you know, there was a big controversy here in new york about whether or not to run the new york city marathon. ultimately the mayor decided hot to run it. that was on friday. so you had thousands of marathon runners here in new york city, and a lot of them did the right thing and ran to staten island and other parts of the city. we'll talk to the runners and others who organized that run. >> it's november which means you have to start thinking about holiday shopping. we've got great ideas. advice on where to find the best items, whether it's electronics

or pjs where you can get the good buys in november. elizabeth mayhew is here. oh, turkeys, too. >> you're all getting turkeys from me this year. frozen turkeys. natalie is standing by with a check of the headlines, natalie? >> good morning, everyone. the northeast is scrambling to get back on its feet after superstorm sandy. new york city officials are searching for housing for some 40,000 displaced residents whose homes could be uninhabitable for weeks. on sunday runners from the cancelled marathon, as you heard, pitched in across the city helping to distribute supplies to hard hit neighborhoods. election officials say they don't expect major disruptions to tuesday's presidential vote even as power generators are being moved into polling locations in parts of new york and new jersey ravaged by sandy. meantime, the candidates are cramming in some last-minute campaigning in battleground states. and according to the final nbc news/"wall street journal" poll of this election, president obama has 48% of the nation's support to mitt romney's 47%. despite gas shortages in the

storm-ravaged northeast, nationwide, prices at the pump are dropping, according to the latest lundberg survey. gases from dropped 21 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to an average of 3.54 a gallon n.new york and new jersey more long lines at the pump and new jersey is rationing fuel based on license plate numbers. homeland security secretary janet napolitano says as the electricity comes back online more fuel will become available. a horrific accident at the pittsburgh zoo where a 2-year-old boy was mauled to death when he fell into a den of african-painted dogs. police say the boy's mother put him on a railing overlooking the exhibit 11 feet below. new research suggests surgery is best for diabetics with heart disease. doctors compared how 1,900 diabetics with several clogged heart arteries reacted to various treatments, and patients who were given bypass surgery were less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than

those given stents to prop open their blood vessels. the study was discussed sunday at a conference in los angeles. "wreck it, ralph" was number one at the weekend box office with $49.1 million. "flight" starring denzel washington was in second place and at number three was ""argo."" christina aguilera is blowing up on youtube. her performance of "your body" with jimmy fallon and the roots is racking up hundreds of thousands of hits. the only instruments were jimmy's office supplies. check it out. ♪

>> aguilera also sat down with matt earlier on "today" to talk about this season of the hit show "the voice." it is five minutes after the hour right now. let's go back out to al with another check of the weather once again from staten island. hey, al. >> hey, good morning, natalie. we're here, the marina and the ocean came in, and you can see an impromptu marina here on people's front yards and they can't get the boats out here right now so it's a real problem for these folks. let's show you the next problem that the storm-ravaged areas of the northeast have to deal with. we have this low pressure developing tomorrow morning. it comes across florida. may cause some problems for b t voting there. tuesday morning on the carolina coast and tuesday morning off the new jersey coast with wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour. tides about 4 feet above normal, 10 to 20-foot waves, and we're talking significant beach erosion. it's a slow mover, so it won't

get out of here until sometime on friday. the big problem also with this, unlike we had with sandy, there's going to be significant rainfall along the coast. we're talking anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain. locally could be as much as 5 inches, and then inland as cold air is drawn into this, we're talking about heavy snow. too early to give you snowfall amounts, but we are talking about very heavy snow in the catskills, the white and green money tabs on down into the poconos. we'll continue to track this for you over the next 24 hours. >> good morning.ing on a it will be another chilly day. the weather should stay quiet. a mixture of sun and clouds. temperatures about 10 degrees below average

>> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. and now to today's "take 3" where the three of us share our takes on the stories catching our attention and yours and adding her own two cents today our very own jenna wolfe. >> two cents. >> what was the name that have statue out there in. >> all right, all right. >> it was either prometheus and i went prowillus and i went prometheus. >> first take, take one. ready to play? we're talking about helping hands, and so many of us have seen how new yorkers and so many others across the region in new jersey and connecticut as well are really pitching in and helping out in the recovery and the relief effort. willie, you actually went to staten island and you got involved. went out to help. >> i went down there. took the staten island ferry over there. catch the bus to the ferry and

it was so cool to see a ferry full of people carrying rakes, bottled water, cleaning supplies, everybody doing what they could to help out. what i got there is beyond what you could believe on tv. some of the photographs. not professional, i took them with my own camera. these neighborhoods were wiped out. neighborhoods wiped out. these were some of the donations of shoes that people brought, but the beauty of it was this neighborhood, newdorf beach completely unified. in each other's home cleaning out houses. people's entire lives dumped in streets waiting for garbage trucks to come. all looking out for each other. not hang heads. guys on grills set up every couple of blocks making burgers for each other. one of the places. this is happening in queens and at the jersey shore, happening on long island as well. >> do they feel like they are getting the help they need finally? >> not entirely. a lot of people waiting on front steps or what was left of the front steps for fema to talk

about them about their next steps, could they move into a hotel, a lot were told to evacuate. where am i going to evacuate. i don't have family in the area. >> 40,000 residents will have to find homes and some kind of shelter and that's what the government is trying to do right now. in my community as well in hoboken which is also devastated, interesting because when we start to see the lights come back on throughout town, still a whole area in pitch black and you feel guilty when your lights come back on >> i felt that way. okay, my power is back on, but, you know, for so many others, i have a house with power now whereas some people don't have that luxury. >> when you look at some of the pictures, were you there. the pictures don't do it justice. people watch it on the newscast and read it in the paper and they sue the two-dimensional pictures. doesn't do it justice until you're seeing it with your own two eyes. >> i would say to people don't go. don't worry about signing up, just go down there and pitch in and they are happy to have you

there. one guy who did exactly that and did it well, dr. jordan metsel, a doctor here in new york city and a marathoner. nice to see you. >> nice to see you this morning. >> i want to tell people what you did. there was some controversy over this marathon, whether or not we ought to run it, and some suggested why don't we take all of these bodies, able bodies and get them involved in the cleanup, and you did exactly that. >> basically there was a whole group of runners right when the marathon was cancelled, several friends e-mailed back and forth and said, hey, we're disappointed this is cancelled but what can we do? within four hours of the marathon being cancelled we had a facebook page up, new york runners in support of staten island, when that facebook page came up, lo and behold, yesterday when the staten island ferry left, we had 1,300 runners all dressed in orange from all over the world, not just new yorkers, people from england, from australia, from asia, never even heard of staten island, on the ferry with us. we filled two ferry boats. ran over there with an orange stream of help running down

towards the area you were as well, and i totally concur with what you were saying. it was actually the experience of being there which was so impactful to everybody. >> well, i've often said, i've read the marathon a couple of times. there's nothing like that spirit of the new york city marathon, and when you see everybody come out and cheer you on, but i can only imagine what the runners felt participating in that, and -- and how they -- coming from all over the world, to be able to take part in something like this. must have meant so much to them. >> i've run 29 marathons. this was going to be number 30, and i've never had any race or anything that was as meaningful for me, and i think everybody had the same feeling. we were cleaning out some guy's house, a russian immigrant, about 60 years old, trying -- all by himself trying to haul out mountains of heavy garbage and trash in a destroyed home and a destroyed life. 20 runners teamed up all of a sudden and within two hours we cleaned this thing out and he literally was crying and hugged us all in his broken english and

said thank you so much. he actually asked for a marathon t-shirt. >> took off the stain of whether the marathon should be run or not. poured all the heart and soul and controversy into this cause and to organize this was a blessed thing to do and to want to be a part of. >> it was equally as meaningful for all of us and everybody who came. it was terrific. >> congrats to you and a job well done to all those who participated as well. >> and our last take, of course, countdown to the election, of course, tomorrow. polls say it's a dead heat. all the polls say something different. it feels like there's been so much polling this year, and i don't know, i feel at this point the more polls i see the less i know. >> the one thing the polls tell us consistently is on this last day before the election it's tight everywhere. the national polls are statistically or literally tied, and all these different swing states within a couple of points in the margin of error so it's just impossible to call. maybe we should leave it to the voters at this point. >> i think what's probably the most concern perhaps is the number of people that may not turn out to vote, and i guess

"usa today" has a story on that today. saying 90 million americans aren't planning to vote, so, i mean, that in itself. >> they polled that. they polled literally everything. elementary school polls, grocery store polls. we've polled the studio audience, polled the four of us. literally, now we just need to have an election. everything has officially been polled. >> you know that the voters, especially in the swing states, probably cannot wait until wednesday so they don't have to watch the advertisements anymore. >> and the robo calls. >> if you don't live in one of these nine battleground states you're seeing a different election. >> that's right. >> you still have like the depends commercials in those places. >> if you live in ohio you know that every other phone call is and every other tv commercial is for the most part saturation point. >> you may be up late on tuesday night, my friend. >> or wednesday, or thursday. >> wednesday morning, we'll all be there. >> you think we'll know. >> we may not, and if we don't, we're staying on 6:00. may do the live handoff to the

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black friday. that's when you're going to get great deals. i have a little preview here. most retailers are not willing to share their black friday deals. pulled a few strings, so best buy shared with us a few of these things. take that laptop. it's 187. a lot of these things are like $200, $300 down from the retail price so that's going to be coming out in the day after thanksving. >> how long does a sale like that last, from black friday in. >> usually black friday through cyber monday. sometimes realize cyber monday the deals change a little bit. >> halloween, i think this is smart, someone with kids. get the costume for next year now. >> just judge the size. as you said, you have a 3-year-old. that 3-year-old is going to be a little bit bigger this. might seem obvious that you go out and buy halloween, buy the things after the holiday. what's good about this is sites are really, really pushing things. tank, for example, a new site called yo-yo.com. their halloween costumes are 50% off, but for the first time, if you're a first-time shopper, you get another 30% off one of your

items, so you could be getting yore halloween costume for your son next year for almost nothing. >> and you can hoard some candy, too. >> i'm not saying buy the candy and save it now. buy it, use it at christmas or lots of events. >> or just go nuts this weekend. thanksgiving already. >> frozen turkeys, a lot of grocery stores, if you spend between $200 and $400 usually you'll get a free turkey. that's a really good thing to keep in mind. they give you usually the month to do that. the other thing is turkeys do go on sale immediately after thanksgiving because they hog up so much room in the freezers, so of the grocery stores, so that is a great thing, if you're going to be buying, it buy it then. >> kitchenware, cookware. >> also goes to thanksgiving. this site is similar to yo-yo.com, buy it for the first time, get 30% off but it's also on sale. if you need a carving set, $112 regular. now it's only 73. macy's for black friday is really gearing up.

a panini maker is only going to be 9.99, same thing with a popcorn maker, 40% off single serving coffee. this is the thing. this november, it is the one time where need and sale collide so anything for your home is a great time to buy it, whether it's cookware, servingwater. you're going to get the best deals now. >> are these deals the same in store and online? >> most of them are. i'll tell you when they aren't. this is all online, but this is stationery, a great time to get your christmas cards. get great deals, even from high-end retailers like dempy and carroll. today only they are giving off 20% off their holiday cards and shutterfly has 20% off, minted.com, use the code paper 15. you're going to get 15% off, and tiny prints gives 20% off which ends. a lot of these are short-term deals, so you want to get it in now. >> a couple ones we have to do quickly. >> christmas trees, people think to wait, but once they are cut,

they are not going to be cut -- they will last the same amount of time so you'll get a good deal on that. >> pjs. >> pajama and slippers are huge, huge sale time for retailers, 30% off and free shipping on land's end and everything for the whole family. kohl's has 40% to 50% on slippers and kids's sleep wear, this is unbelievable. old navy, $10 for these pajama bottoms, another 25% off right now if you shop, and there's -- >> guy's stuff here. >> two times a year when you can get great deals, right before father's day and right before christmas so from loews you'-- lowe's you're going to see unbelievable prices, the drills, shop vac $69 and great deals on tools as well. >> this is stuff i can get behind for sure. especially the frozen turkeys. i'll get those. elizabeth, you saved us a lot of money. coming up, we asked a question when is it okay? a group of moms weigh in right after this. ♪

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>> i like them when they are both together. they protect her together. >> going deep on that. >> her tween side. >> pretty pathetic. meanwhile, come up, parenting dilemmas. a lot of times we're flying blind when it comes to making the right decisions for our kids, like putting them on a diet, talking to them about weight or letting them color their hair or some other augmentations so we're asking the question. >> got my interest. >> such as? >> when is it okay to talk to them, to talk to your kids directly about some of these things. we'll get some answemomom. >> and decorator to the star nathan turner will help you get that effortless american style in your own home with some simple tips and then we're getting juiced. juiced in the kitchen, healthy, delicious combinations. we're getting out the juicer and throwing everything we can find into it. drinking your fruit and vegetables a little bit later. >> can that taste good?

>> that's good. >> i really like the green juice. >> all right. let's get a check of the weather. before all of that al is out on staten island this morning. al, good morning again. >> yeah, guys. the sun is out now but we're look foorg change coming up with this nor'easter. it's going to be making it way up the coast. let's show you what's going on as far as the week ahead is concerned. in the heat we are keeping an eye on this nor'easter. cooler than normal temperatures. a trough her in the east and a ridge out west. rain in the pacific northwest. then as we get in the mid-week period, look for mountain snow and below normal here in the east with the system making its way up the coast and then a little bit of a change. we get a ridge here in the east. that makes for warmer air for the latter part of the week and then out west, below normal temperatures. more rain and more snow. that's what's going good morning. the weather will be quiet. clouds will mix in with

sunshine. high temperature >> that's your latest weather. back to you guys. if you need more information on your weather, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com 24/7. guys, back to you. >> all right, al. thank you. coming up next, we are asking when is it okay. household advice for parents, after this. ♪

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you can actually use! how illuminating. what's in your wallet? let me guess, am i on the naughty list again? ho ho ho! we're back now with our series called when is it okay to, and there are always situations that parents need help navigating, so we've gathered some moms here to share some personal experiences on everything from putting kids on a diet to letting them quit an activity. stacy morrison is the editor-in-chief of blog-her and a mom blogger, the author of "unglued, making tough choices in the midst of raw emotion" and we also have a pediatrician. good morning. >> good morning. >> we put this out on the web and a lot of moms and parents weighed in and when is it okay to argue in front of the

children? i'm sure we can all chat about this for a long time. >> i've never had a fight with my husband. >> we've been married 19 years and never fought. >> oh, please. >> within the last five minutes, you know. i actually personally feel like you should try not to argue in front of your kids because you don't want to do anything that will undermine their sense of safety, but if you do argue in front of them, then they need to see and model conflict resolution. >> right. >> how you argue more than -- >> let them know you're okay and it's okay and to make the apology open. i think one of the things i always try to do is say to zach, i failed at keeping my emotions in check today and you do that, too, right, and we all have to keep learning. it's not that you ever get good at it as an adult. my mom gave me great advice once. she said i wish i hadn't hen pecked your dad, pick, pick. that i think gave you a lasting sense of things not being okay which is different than fighting. >> but i think it's healthy to argue in front of the children if you argue in a way that models conflict resolution.

>> exactly. >> i think children should learn that people who love each other can disagree and that disagreement can be solved in a very productive way and it doesn't have to be the last man standing wins. >> you say it all comes down to tone though, right? because you say a lot of people are either the exploders as you say or the stuffers which i think some of us like me can be both. we explode and then we stuff it and then we explode. >> i can be both of those, but my husband tends to be a stuffer, and i tend to be an exploder, and what we've really had towork on is learning how to address the issues, and sometimes we will address issues in front of the kids because i can't perfectly time when we're going to get into a little conflict, so as long as we're addressing the issues and not attacking one another. >> right. >> then i think i can model and my husband can model what healthy conflict looks like. >> yeah. >> my husband, he is the kind of person where he'll avoid conflict, and he grew up in a home that's very, very quiet, and i'm more of the exploder and

i'm like let's get it all out on the table, and we've had to learn to navigate and not trying to prove that we're right but trying to improve the relationship and model, like you said, healthy conflict resolution. >> you know what. >> never argue about the children in front of the children. a united front. do that in private. >> good to know. that's perfect. moving on to the next topic, is it okay to let your child cosmetically alter their look? now we're talking about anything from straightening their hair with a keratin straightener to nose jobs, breast augmentation, how do you all feel about this in. >> this is a huge topic in the blogosphere, every time a woman starts wear begun, it i let my son wear blue nail polish to school or my daughter says she wants to have a nose job, a passionate reaction as if there's a right or wrong is amazing. the fact is you have to know your kid. are they doing it to cover a hurt, to join? >> yes.

>> or are they doing it as an outward expression, something they want to do to be who they are, and i think it's helping them understand the difference between those two things because there is no set answer of what is or isn't going to work. >> and also the experience with your son, the blue nail polish. >> what's so interesting is there was a blogger yesterday who came out, the maven was talking about the same exact thing. her son loved the navy blue nail polish, wanted to wear it to school, exactly what my son had done and i said you're allowed but i want you to be aware people might say weird things, you're a girl or why are you doing that and i kind of prepared him for the upside. now the blogger's son said that's fine. i'm a rock star, and he went to school with it. my son, said, you know what, i'm going to take it off, but not because of that. oh, of course you're not. >> renee, gone through this recently with my daughter, recently went natural with my hair. my daughter has the same hair down to here. what does she want, it's gorgeous, wants to wear it straight. i think a lot is peer pressure and as moms we have to divorce

our own feelings from that because to me i'm like no, how could you, and she's like this is who i am so i think it's important that we understand that as well. >> but developmentally we should say that 16-year-olds, teenagers really aren't ready to make certain decisions so getting things that are permanently body altering, nose jobs, boob jobs, at 16. >> their bodies aren't developed yet. >> their bodies are not developed and their minds are not fully developed in spite of how they feel. they feel like they are ready to make these big decisions. it's very important to not allow children to make those kinds of decisions because two, three, four years later they were thinking what was i thinking? they were thinking like a 16-year-old. body altering things, things that are not easily reversed should wait for adulthood. >> usually it's because they are trying to fit in. next topic, when is it okay to put your child on a diet? this is a big one because talking about weight and your children is a tough subject. >> right. >> when do you talk to your kids about weight is. >> from a medical standpoint it

should not be about appearance, it should be about health. and we use the bmi, body mass index, to determine if a child weighs a little bit too much, and it's for health. we don't put young children on diet. we allow them to grow into their weight but it should always be done with the supervision of your physician. >> let your doctor be the lead voice on that. >> unfortunately, i'm so sorry, we're like out of time. we definitely need more time for this. ladies, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we'll keep the conversation going on the blogosphere. and up next, getting your kids to eat their veggies. delicious ideas for juicing them instead, right after this. my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months,

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bitterness. >> shall we try one here. >> do you want all this in? >> i wouldn't think of apples and carrots together. >> this one is a very sweet one. >> that's okay. >> not going to get on. >> you see, look how simple. >> wow. >> and here's the thing. typically, as you can see, go ahead, that's the thing. all you need to do is -- >> got to get physical sometimes. >> look at that. >> all you need to do is wash them. use a scrub to scrub off, and cut it. there's not a lot of preparation. throw the whole thing n.talking about the leaves, the leaves, the stems. >> shall i give this one a dance? >> give it a try. >> what's the word? >> that's good actually. >> that one is very, very sweet. >> i'm getting more apple than carrot. >> here's the thing. here's the thing with this. i think this is a real benefit when it comes to juicing because most people don't get in enough vegetables. >> right. >> you get all the nutrients. >> go ahead. throw it in there. >> what do we have here? >> spinach, lots of nitrates, vitamin k.

what you don't get when you get a lot of greens. see how this doesn't produce a lot of liquids. >> going to be a long road to a glass of juice. >> get the nutrition. >> but you get the fluid when you add cucumber and when you add the celery. >> here's the celery. >> there you go. >> and the cucumber. >> a few people don't want to do this. >> if you have any kind of kidney problem, don't want a lot of the vitamin k that comes from green, diabetes, don't want to do a juice bath. >> that one not so much. >> it's good. >> if you add a beet to that, an apple, it would be sweeter for you. >> do you lose the nutritional value of a fruit or vegetable when you throw it in a juicer? >> you lack the fiber. if you have an otherwise fibrous diet, juicing is great, if you're not getting in the fiber elsewhere you need to get it from the vegetables. >> another one. >> pineapple. >> 100% florida orange juice. you can buy that, and that's

fine. when you're talking about vegetables, very short shelf life, and so you really want to be able to -- you want to -- >> a little ginger. >> you like ginger in here. >> really good for you. >> and all going in. >> i know you're going to like this. >> look out. we lost a few. casualties in every war. let's see this. >> what do you think. >> that's good. >> that's really good. >> yeah. >> that's a thumb's up. >> and important to drink right away. not good for storage. >> the whole idea of juicing is it's fresh and have it right away. >> great stuff, heidi. thanks very much. appreciate it. >> okay. >> up next, effortless american style for your home, but first this is "today" on nbc.

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>> it's wonderful to be here. >> it's a great book. love it. >> thank you. >> let's talk first about creating a dining room setting that's very easy and won't cost you a lot of money, very elegant as well. how did you get started? >> this came about and a lot of people can relate. i ran out of money. a dining table is too important a piece to really throw any old thing into the room that can make or break it. so i took a caterer's table, a big thick folding table, really inexpensive. find them at thrift stores even. >> right. >> see that? >> yeah. >> and i had a custom drape made. >> probably the most expensive piece on this, but i used a really inexpensive fabric and like me the thing would be destroyed with stains and everything else on it, i put a glass top on it so then all you have to do is wipe it down. the fun thing about that is you can layer underneath it. i did these little place mats. >> they look like paper mats. >> exactly.

>> it's left over wallpaper. >> oh. >> and you can change this out for holidays and different seasons, and it makes cute little permanent place cards for your kids. >> even the flower arrangement, very simple, but just creates a whole elegant feel, right? >> yes. i like simple. >> over here now to hanging pictures. this is something a lot of us stress over and really can't quite figure out is where to place them and not create a lot of holes in the wall. >> unless you want your wall to look like swiss cheese, this is a real great tip. >> take whatever art you have and make a craft paper template out of it, and that way you're free to kind of arrange them the way you want and you're not pounding holes in the wall and once you get your combination exactly the way you want, it remove the template and hang the picture up there. >> hang thetic tour. >> without the plastic tape behind it. >> take the tape off. >> so colorful tape though, and

the great thing is you anchor it with one piece, a big piece in the middle and then you go around. >> and you can mix and match. frames don't have to match. >> and i like a variety of prints and paintings and really mix it up. >> taking a look at some of your client's home, amanda peete's house, things incorporated throughout and what i love is this gorgeous console table, and to me it really is about how you establish sort of a nice setting for everything without cluttering it. >> exactly. i love a multi-tiered console like this from pottery barn because it really gives you an opportunity to have fun and display. this is an opportunity to bring out all your personal belongings but without cluttering, so you start with multi-layering heights. this is my anchor and drop down. books are fantastic accessories. inexpensive and look great and then different varying heights and space and ending with a little plant