and thortauthorities are sayinge were killed and two were arrested in all of this but the big concern is the hostages because it's still unclear what happened to them, savannah, matt. >> all right. ron in nairobi. thank you so much. >> let's turn to roger who was a member of the national security counsel and worked in somalia shortly before the black hawk down incident. he is now a terrorism expert. good to see you. >> good to see you, savannah. >> we heard americans are among the attackers. how much stock do you put in those claims? do you see it as credible? >> it's certainly credible. the u.s. government is going to pass judgment until they had a chance to confirm identity. if it proves to be true then it's very significant because al-shabab has not used werners

and americans in an attack up to this point. >> it would be strategic but would it be significant symbolically. would it be a propaganda victory if they were able to say we had americans among the perpetrators here? >> well it's interesting. they were all about trying to create the islamic state inside somalia and have been defeated from obtaining that objective and now are they looking just to conduct attacks inside somalia but also outside against the governments that supported anti-shabaab forces. it's a broad international appeal if this is true and true a source of potential revenue. outside d outside do donators will give money because you believe they demonstrated capability. >> thank you so much.

meanwhile, leaders are gathered here in new york for the united nations general assembly. president obama addresses the body today as does the new president of iran, rouhani. but will they meet each other? andrea mitchell has the latest on what we can expect. good morning. >> good morning, matt. the president is one of 34 speakers that will be speaking here today but will he meet even casually with another speak senator the newly elected leader of iran. >> reporter: ready for his close up on the world stage, iran's new president arrived in new york on monday and posted pictures of his arrival on twitter. with them both set to deliver speeches at the u.n. today, will they meet face to face? president obama is set to address the u.n. this morning and then hosts a lunch which

rouhani won't attend. the white house has no idea what he might say. if they do meet it will be the first encounter between u.s. and iranian leaders in more than two decades. they have already exchanged letters. >> from my point of view, the tone of the letter was positive and constructive. >> reporter: still the white house has to reassure key allies like israel that say iran cannot be trusted. bill clinton said on the pbs news hour the u.s. should proceed but carefully. >> the new president seems to want to talk with the united states and if we do this it has to be real. >> reporter: meanwhile with all the motorcades and tightened security and bill clinton's annual global initiative underway manhattan is wall to

wall cars, cars going nowhere. >> it's a mad house. it's impassable to get around the city. >> secretary of state kerry will be meeting with the iranian foreign minister later today but if president obama meet with the president it could be a real test of whether there's a new opening. >> thanks. we appreciate it. meantime, the mass shooting in chicago last week, natalie has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. two men are under arrest in chicago following last week's shooting at a city park. that shooting wounded 13 people including a 3-year-old boy. the two suspects arrested last night are facing attempted murder and other charges but police don't think either pulled the trigger. they are still investigating. firefighters in southern california are struggling to contain a raging fire which could threaten a number of homes there. officials have been fighting the fire on the ground and from the

air. it's not clear how the fire started. now wall street and what is moving the markets. courtney reagan joins us. lots of attention on chrysler. >> that's true. good morning to you. nearly four years after emerging from a government sponsored bankruptcy, chrysler filed paperwork to go public. while the ceo would prefer that fiat buy chrysler outright he hanlt been able to secure the deal. it will go entirely to the trust for retired workers and separately wall street will be focused on the housing market today. posted better than expected earnings and the home price index also forecast to post further gains. courtney reagan, thank you so much. weeks after jeff rossen reported about people cutting lines at disney land, they're changing the policy for disabilities. until now guests with disabilities would be taken to the front of the line.

then came the report that some were hiring the disabled to get themselves on rides quicker. now, guests with disabilities will have to go to the ride and then come back at a designated time. an off the cuff comment monday from president obama caught on an open mike has lots of people talking today and chuck todd is here to tell us more. good morning. >> this has always been fun. they're all like us, right? they're all a little bit human. there's no tougher critic of smoking than a reformed smoker but the president admitted he doesn't smoke anymore out of fear of backlash from the first lady. >> that's because i'm scared of my wife. >> the president caught on an open mike bragging to a fellow world leader about finally beating the smoking habit. his battle with smoking has been well chronicled throughout his political career and the person most responsible for his

quitting was the first lady. >> that was one of my prerequisites was entering into this race is he couldn't be a smoking president. >> and while the president claimed monday to have been smoke free for six years it was four years agatha he admitted he wasn't quite cured. >> as a former smoker icon constantly struggle with it. have i fallen off the wagon sometimes, yes. >> finally in 2010, the president along with his personal aid both tried to quit together and with the help of nicorette pulled it off. >> well, as you know, we see him chewing gum a lot and it's not because he loved dentyne. always the nicorette. the reason for the golf obsession, that's where he could smoke. she never saw it. >> shocking. >> so he exaggerated a little in terms of how long he hasn't had a cigarette.

>> i think it's how long he hasn't had a cigarette in front of the first lady. >> he also said he scored 54 points on a pick up game at the white house. >> he does always score 54 points. >> that's not rigged. chuck, thank you so much. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> we're all scared of our wives. there you go. let's show you what we've got going on. basically we're talking about more and more rain in florida. it will not stop. we have been telling you about this for about a week and a half. why? well, we had a stationary front and stationary it s. it has been stuck around along the gulf coast. it's been staying there. low pressure will develop along the front and as it does we'll see it make it's way bringing waves of low pressure and moisture into florida. so look at what we've got. we're talking about anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain as you get into the orlando area with 1 to 2 inches as you head south. half an inch down around miami

but this is going to go on through tomorrow. 3 to 5 inches. we have flood watches and >> good morning. will continuetern for a couple of days. the high temperatures will climb into the low to mi

and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. we told you at the top of the show, joe biden, the vice president was in colorado to assess the flood damage left by the rains that hit the state last week. >> that's right. i got to catch up with the vice president and fema director william fugate at buckley air force base in aurora after the tour of the flood ravaged area touched down. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> in the fly over what did you see and how did it effect you? >> the thing i saw was so much isolated devastation. ride up through some of the small areas and imagine 20 feet of water coming down there and ripping out entire highways. i'm sure you saw it. so the isolation is what impressed me and the people who

are stuck there. >> mr. vp, what do you see as critical need now? >> critical need now is to get people housing. there's a lot of people that are just stranded. and a person loses their home, they have no idea what to do. you get all of these agencies you hear about. you walk into a fema -- there's 12 or 13. >> recovery center. >> and what you find is there's someone there to tell you what you need. >> a lot of these folks don't have flood insurance. what happens to them? >> the first step is register with fema. for a lot of folks we can provide renters assistants. get them a place to stay. >> $2 billion worth of damage here. you know, facing a possibility of a government shut down, how are we going to fund this? how is it going to happen? >> all the emergencies are funded. there's a $6 billion fund but anyone listening to this broadcast should not worry that fema is going to shut down --

there's no need for a shut down. if it were to happen it won't effect any of the recovery work going on right now. >> congress fully funds. just because we hit the end of the calendar year there's still money in those accounts to operate. it's not tied to that. >> sandy, moore, oklahoma, isaac, irene, now this. are we looking at the new normal. >> we can't attribute any one thing to global warming but there are all of these weather events and seem more severe. >> in this kind of situation, what's the best thing you can tell people at this point? >> we're not going away. after the camera is gone, after we're not covering this anymore, take a look at where we've been before. we're not leaving. we'll do everything possible to make people whole. >> meantime, i heard some other topics came up with the vice president including the big handshake heard around the

country. the inauguration. >> yeah, he did bring it up. >> come on. >> comen. come on. >> i got so much trouble for coming over in the inauguration. i got so much heat. i walked out and i said hey. >> the invitation is open at any time to come do the "today" show with us. >> i may need a job. >> you'll do great. thank you so much. >> you tried, al. >> i keep plugging. >> the handshake that will never go away. >> you heard your telling of it time and time again. >> obviously left a big impression. >> all right. good interview, al. thank you. meanwhile, blackberry announced on monday plans to go private selling itself for $4.7 billion, a far cry from the 77 billion it was valued at about five years ago.

that development comes just days after the smartphone pioneer cut 40% of it's work force. carson daly is back from his triumph at the emmy's. >> oh. >> really. >> good morning. how are you? i'm doing good, thanks. there was a time if you remember, 1999 the blackberry came out. the first device to sync with corporate e-mail. the iphone comes out in '07 and blackberry's rapid decline begins. this is a snapshot of the last four months alone. it gives you a visual. their market share cut in half from may to september. we asked you do you still use blackberry and if so, why. two main reasons people still use blackberry. let me pull up a couple of them. i still use the blackberry. it's all about the keyboard. don says i use blackberry for the push e-mail which keeps work

flowing and jobs coming in faster. still a great connection between the blackberry and corporate america and everybody loves the keyboard. that q 10 never quite worked. it gave you the option of the touch screen and it wasn't the salvation blackberry needed it to be. >> holding on. holding on as much as she can. >> double device. i'm switzerland. i'm neutral officially. >> carson, thank you. coming up at 7:32, it was a freak accident back in august that turned a dream vacation into a huge nightmare. this morning, the british woman that lost her leg to a taxi cab is here with her story of triumph, friendship, and the kindness of strangers including dr. oz in an exclusive interview. then this morning on born on today we'll show you an ivf procedure live. the moment of conception. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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right after midnight they saw honda on 25th street engaging in some sort of criminal activity. the people inside, that is. thepolice tried to stop vehicle, the car leather money chase and it crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of york and northern parkway. in all, three people were killed including a passenger from the second car. the driver of the second car listed in critical condition at an area hospital. we will have more reports later today. let's get a check on your morning commute trade obviously, this is craving some problems. >> it is. they have shut down the entire intersection. police are telling us the expected to be closed throughout the morning rush.

your alternates, charles street, the alameda, or east elevator. at 100, all lanes closed due to an overturned truck and the fuels bill. very heavy traffic leading up to it. consider 295 or rude one as your alternate. stretches back to franklin boulevard all the way down to the scene of an accident which is off to the side at the beltway. you side 29 minutes to get do that stretch. much of that due to an earlier accident. all lanes are now open. 20 miles per hour on average. also dealing with new delays on the northeast corner of the beltway. southbound 95 coming out of white marsh. as he latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning, everyone. traffic is busy, but there's nothing owing on in the weather department. it is a little chilly, temperatures are in the 40s, if you degrees cooler than yesterday. 44 and parking.

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2013. it say beautiful, if not slightly cool morning here in new york city in the area of rockefeller plaza as we take a look at some baby pictures being put up on our huge monitor up there. we're continuing our born today week here on the show. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, al roker, and natalie morales. >> here is what is making news this morning. the siege inside a kenya shopping mall entering it's fourth day. no word on how many hostages maybe inside and kenya's foreign minister says americans are among the attackers. >> the big question everyone is asking, will he meet face to face with iran's new president. >> and a big development in an adoption case that's been getting national attention. a south carolina couple has been granted custody of baby veronica. we'll have more on that. and coming up more on our special series born today. as you mentioned, monday we had amazing moments. we saw couples across the country give birth to their

babies live on tv but for many of the couples that moment can feel out of reach because of fertility challenges but ivf has come a long way. we'll show you what is really involved in the procedure. >> it's fascinating first of all what technology can do but also the personal stories of what some of the couples have been through. >> yeah. >> and then more on my conversation in las vegas with the multi-talented justin timberlake. >> but first, triumph over great adversity. five weeks ago a british tourist was mowed down by a cab in the streets of new york. strangers came to her aid and helped save her life though the 23-year-old did lose her leg from the shin down. she was just released from bellevue hospital and joins us exclusively. we'll talk to her in a moment but first, kristen has her story. >> reporter: this was sean green before august 20th, an aspiring british model and fashionista.

rarely seen without a smile. >> she is princess shawn. >> this is shawn now. learning how to live without part of her left leg after being run down by an out of control cab. she was on vacation with her best friend keisha warren, half a world away from her family. >> we were on the phone and when she said about her leg and the amputation, that was it. >> shawn and keisha just arrived here in new york the night before. they were out walking and stopped to buy a drink here. that's when they saw a cabby and mike messenger arguing and then the cap hit shawn. >> we didn't know how bad it was. >> this is a story about strangers helping out.

shawn is alive thanks to quick thinking bystanders like a plumber that used his belt as a tourniquet. >> she is grateful to be here and all the support she is having and she takes it day by day. it's quite difficult but she is a very optimistic person. >> for the girl who loved to dance, the accident may have taken her leg, but it seems it didn't take her spirit. for today, nbc news, new york. >> and this incredible young lady joins us now exclusively along with her good friend that's been by her side since that august accident. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> it's the first time-out of the hospital for you, isn't it? >> it is, yeah. >> i would imagine it has to be exhilarating but you're just a block, a block from where this happened to you. it has to be a little scary too. >> yeah it is. >> what's it like emotionally? when you look out at a busy street with traffic is it

unnerving for you? >> it is a little bit because i haven't been out in five weeks. it takes me back a little bit. and when i see a yellow car i'm just a bit like that. but i get there. >> you've been through a lot physically. you still have a long way to go physically to regain normal mobility. >> yeah. >> talk to me emotionally. what have you been through emotionally? >> just everything really. we came here thinking we were just coming on holiday and it's been a whirlwind and turned upside down. >> do you remember it? do you remember what happened up until a certain moment? >> i do, yeah. >> what do you remember? what's the most vivid memory from that day. >> walking, getting a drink, just going to times square, just walking, having a great time with my best friend and that was it. >> you heard the argument between the cab driver and the cyclist. >> we did. >> and the next thing the cab was heading right toward you.

>> i couldn't move. it was one of them things. if i had gone left or right it would have got me. >> no time to react whatsoever? >> obviously i thought shawn was -- i didn't realize until i turned around and saw the whole accident that she doesn't with me. >> then you saw how severely injured she was? >> yeah. >> what broke my heart was you were so far from home. in the ambulance you were calling for your mom. >> yeah, i was. >> i also felt bad as a parent for her that she couldn't have been here at that time. >> exactly. the worst thing you want to hear is your daughter has been in an accident so far away from home. mom had to get the first flight out. i just couldn't imagine what they were going through. >> and yet, there is, despite the tragedy of this, a bright side. complete strangers came to your aid. a plumber used a belt for a

tourniquet. >> he did. >> a woman you didn't know sat by you and tried to calm you. >> a doctor, dr. oz -- >> yeah. >> what does that teach you. >> that there's good people in this world. very good people in this world that i can't thank enough. they saved my life. if it wasn't for them i wouldn't be sitting here right now telling this story. >> i know you want to return home to england soon. will that side of this story, the good side of the story balance out the troubles you've had here in new york. >> yeah. it definitely will. >> i hope so. i hope that's what you remember and we wish you well. i know you have a lot of goals you set for yourself. >> yes, yeah. >> we thank you for being so brave to come here today and keisha thank you for sticking by my side. >> she's been my rock. i couldn't have done half of the things without her. i really couldn't. >> well you have a more intense

bond now. >> we really do. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> i love your upbeat attitude. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by soma intimates. your new bra destination. >> we have a warm upcoming. it's not going to feel like fall. it will feel more like summer for the midwest. jet stream up to the north and high pressure is dominating. we're getting a warm flow of air coming in. des moines 78, wichita 80. on wednesday, 75 in minneapolis. 83 in wichita and by thursday we're looking at summer-like temperatures, 90 degrees in wichita and 84 in des moines but then a cool front comes through, >> good morning. it should be another quiet day today. temperatures will climb into the

low end of the make sure you keep track of your weather whenever you need it. go to the weather channel on cable and weather.com online. >> always good advice. coming up on born today, we'll go live to a st. louis hospital to show you an ivf procedure in real time. >> if you could press a button to erase your entire social media history, would you? weigh in on today.com and we'll have the results on trending. but first, these messages. >> i think it's a yes. orville and wilbur...k you ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history.

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born today on monday, we watched miracles, couples across the country watching miracles life but for many getting pregnant can be a challenge. we're focussing on in vitro fertilization or ivf. dr. nancy snyderman is live in st. louis. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. i'm here with the doctor to the right of me and patients in front and what we're looking at on the screen are ovaries with follicles of eggs in them and they're being harvested this morning. 30 years ago there wasn't much of an option for a fertile couple to have a baby. but boy, has technology changed. this morning, for the first time on live television, you're not only going to see eggs being retrieved from an ovary but we'll show you the fertilization process. but first, i'd like to introduce you to a couple who very graciously allowed us to be part

of their experience. >> reporter: it was a birth heard around the world. >> the world's first test tube baby. >> successfully conceived outside the mother's woem. >> the year was 1978 and changed fertility issues forever. at that time the chance of achieving a pregnancy with the help of science was at 2%. but now it's much higher. >> now we expect a 60% pregnancy rate. >> he is an expert and pioneer in something known as ivf. >> it's short for in vitro fertilization which simply means fertilization takes place in a laboratory dish. >> the pregnancy will implant there. >> reporter: 33-year-old jessica menkhausen and her fiancee derek manion are excited about having a baby together. jessica tried for nine years to have a baby and had almost given

up on her dream of motherhood. >> it took years to get over it. i was glad when we met dr. silver. he gave us so much hope. >> hi, jessica. >> reporter: she has been undergoing pretreatment for four weeks now injecting hormones and getting regular blood work. >> hopefully these children know one day when we show them this how much we wanted them. >> reporter: and today, news that the medicine has worked. jessica's ovaries produced a large number of follicles that house the eggs that will be fertilized with derek's sperm. >> that count gives us an indication of how many egs you're going to have. it's a huge count. >> reporter: the couple put off wedding plans for next year citing the cost of ivf which is 12 to 17,000 which isn't covered

by insurance. >> we're borrowing to do this. it's amazing what science can do now and how it can help us out in conceiving. >> reporter: it's an all or nothing gamble for jessica and derek who are spending their savings on what for them is a once in a lifetime chance on parenthood. >> we're terrified on spending this amount of money and it not working. if it doesn't, we'll be sharing that heart break together but it will be heartbreaking. >> reporter: they can't afford to do it again but remain hopeful about the outcome. >> i want to be positive and i think we're going to have twins and they're going to have red hair and blue eyes. that's what we have to keep thinking. >> right now dr. silver is inserting a microneedle with a little suction into the ovary and each of the black sacks really houses an egg. they're being sucked out and

being examined behind us. can you feel that, when you go in there and you're looking at that egg do you know visually exactly where you are? >> i do and i also can feel it in answer to your questions. there is a follicle right there. we're going to go right through. >> and the white line is the needle. >> that is the needle and the opening, the little sack you see has an egg in it and they're really nice and big size so we're going to have good mature eggs in there. >> you're already finding a lot of eggs. is that because she has been on stimulating hormones. >> well, she has been on stimulating hormones but some women don't have that many eggs. it depends. she started out with a lot of eggs. >> so this bodes well for her to have so many. >> she has very few small follicles and those are the ones that cause patients to get sick from ivf. the way we stimulated her, we

have only big follicles. >> this is a safe procedure with these medications for jessica. >> it is safe if done right. if not done right it could be dangerous. >> but have to underscore that's exactly why you go to a center where ivf is not only established but doctors have been doing it for years and years so that one, you harvest healthy eggs and two it results in healthy baby and the health problems for mom are minuscule. >> she is sedated but will there be discomfort from this procedure in the coming hours or days. >> she is sedated. there will not be discomfort. there is a vaginal probe in here which allows us to see the ovary but it's no more different than a pelvic procedure. so she'll have minimal discomfort and watch for a little bleeding afterwards but they expect no complications. this has been going perfectly this morning.

>> i hope that continues. dr. nancy snyderman thank you so much. in our next half hour we'll watch the procedure live on television. this is the first time when jessica's eggs are fertilized. we hope we are rooting for them. >> how can you not root for them? and so many other couples around the country as well. and coming up later, he is one of the biggest stars in movies, music, and sometimes television. that you find yourself at the corner of "a little flu shot" and "a world of difference." now through october 14th, when you get any immunization at walgreens, we'll help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in a developing country through the u.n. foundation's shot at life campaign. together, we can supply up to three million vaccines. it's easy to make a difference at walgreens. simply get a shot. and give a shot. at the corner of happy and healthy.

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becerra. it is 7:56. lots to talk about and traffic are it >> incredibly difficult ride for motorists out there this tuesday. we are dealing with the closure of northbound 95. only the left lane is getting by their. there's an overturned box truck. 10 miles per hour as a result. we will take you live look at the scene. not moving at all except squeezing by in that left lane. your alternates to 95, route one or 29 depending on where you are traveling. eastbound 100 at i-95 act up as a result. 17 miles per hour approaching 95. i want to remind you, york road shutdown at northern parkway due to a fatal accident. investigate continuing there. continue to avoid it by taking charles street, lake avenue or east belvedere avenue. 42 miles per hour on southbound 795, filing improving -- finally improving. you are dealing with 32 minutes on the west side stretch.

developing up from 142 the j.f.x.. 33 miles per hour on the outer loop northeast. nine --ravel east on and you travel east on i 70, averaging 20 miles per hour. that is the latest on traffic also 11 come over to you, tony. >> at least he weather is nice and quiet. it is a little colder than it was yesterday at this time. it is 46 at the airport and 44 in parkins. the forecast for today mostly sunny skies, we're going to sneak into the low 70s. it is still below average for this time of year. sun said it exactly at 7:00. weather is not when you change much. i do believe it is going to stay dry with temperatures in the low to mid 70s. the next chance for rain

it's 8:00 on today. coming up, our born today series continues with a live ivf

procedure. the moment of conception as it happens. plus, more of matt's interview with justin timberlake. and too good to be true, we taste test a new low calorie french fry. today, tuesday, september 24th, 2013. >> we're in new york on my 50th birthday. today. >> happy birthday. >> we're here at the "today" show to have fun. >> it's frank zappa. >> hey everybody in atlanta, georgia. >> we are on our honeymoon and came to the today show. >> good morning. >> we want to say hey to our grandma in seattle. hey grandma. >> good morning everyone. welcome back to today. a beautiful morning out here on rockefeller plaza. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker and emmy

winner carson daly. >> you don't have to say that. >> we just want to. >> take a bow. >> coming up we have been doing a series called born today and today we're focussing on infertility problems. >> we met jessica and derek and watched the harvesting of jessica's eggs a few minutes ago. in a moment, in a laboratory they will add derek's sperm to that and we might see conception live on tv which is extraordinary for a couple that's been trying to have a baby for nine years. >> before that, we'll get to the top stories. natalie has those at the news desk. >> good morning everyone. a horrifying claim from terrorists holding a shopping mall in kenya for a fourth straight day. they say there are still countless dead bodies inside and a official said some americans maybe among the attackers at the mall. president obama is urging the united nations security

counsel to pass a resolution with consequences for syria if it breaks a u.s.-russian deal to hand over chemical weapons. the speech this morning is raising the possibility of renewed diplomacy with iran over the nuclear program. a wildfire forced los angeles fire officials to close streets and briefly evacuate homes overnight. it broke out monday evening and is threatening some buildings there. a cross country child custody battle that reached the supreme court appears to be over. gabe gutierrez is in charleston, south carolina with the latest on baby vernon rangers. good morning. >> good morning. this case raised big questions about sovereignty and federal law but today she's back with her adoptive parents. they're returning here to this neighborhood after an emotional night in oklahoma. >> reporter: just this week she celebrated her fourth birthday. now her biological father has

handed her over to her adoptive parents. >> he believed it was in veronica's best interest and did this in a manner that was the least traumatic. >> on monday, the oklahoma supreme court lifted it's ruling that kept veronica in the state. the latest chapter in a bitter custody battle that began in 2009 when her parents split up. her biological father signed the paperwork giving up custody to her birth mother who is speaking out for the first time in an interview airing on dr. phil. >> it broke me. >> she put her daughter up for adoption but brown who is a member of the cherokee nation objected after invoking a federal law that aims to keep native american children with their families he was awarded custody and for the last 21 months veronica lived with him in oklahoma but this summer in a rare move the u.s. supreme court weighed in ruling the federal statute did not apply because he

abandoned the indian child before birth and never had custody. >> the courts had ruled and what we were hearing out of oklahoma was that, you know, the cherokee nation felt that it and mr. brown didn't have to obey. >> brown had refused to return veronica to her adoptive parents until now. it is not clear whether the cherokee nation plans to keep appealing this case but the tribe says it hopes dustin brown will be allowed to remain an important part of veronica's life, even here in south carolina. natalie. >> gabe guttiierrez in charles south carolina. thank you. >> it collided with another car and slammed into this wall in brooklyn, new york. it split the car in half. but the reinforced passenger area kept the driver safe. it's remarkable when you see

that video that the driver is okay. it is 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to al for a check of your weather. hey, al. >> go ahead and sign. take your time and sign. >> savannah was studying to be a doctor when she was younger. >> let's show you what we have, our pick city of the day happens to be cleveland, ohio. on one of the great lakes, one of the great locations in the nation. the next three days starts off cool today but as we get into thursday, nice and mild. 72 degrees. the rest of the country, we're looking at afternoon temperatures getting up into the 90s throughout much of texas. chilly in northern new england. pacific northwest and as far as sky conditions are concerned, we have plenty of sunshine here in the east and rain through florida. look for more wet weather in the pacific northwest. >> good morning.r valley. will continuetern

for a couple of days. the high temperatures will climb into the low to mi and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up, french fries with fewer calories. can it be true? we will see how they stack up in just a few minutes. then, how some teens will be able to get rid of their social media history with an eraser button. it's all at 8:09 on trending. >> that sounds good. >> i don't know what's better, the french fries or the button. and more on our conversation with justin timberlake coming up at 8:18. >> and staying alive in our

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♪ we are back at 8:11 with what is trending today. what is trending is bill and hilary clinton. they're here for the annual meeting of the clinton global initiative but all the talk centers around the one age old question, where does hilary get all the colored pantsuits. no, that's not the question. is hilary going to run for president? well, david letterman had a rather unusual way of asking the former president about his wife's political ambitions. >> if she is running to your knowledge blink twice. >> i blinked once. >> i didn't see any blinking. what does that mean? >> it's hard to tell when he is blinking. >> well, in an interview in this

week's new york magazine she said she was pragmatic and realistic about a run. i interviewed her in october 2011 and she said no, i'm not running. >> they all say that. >> until they are. >> not running until they are running. trending on huffington post, giving teens a clean slate on social media. that's what a new california law does. it allows minor on sites like twitter and facebook to remove their posts. it's to allow young people from being haunted by their digital past. it doesn't include comments posted by others about you and carson, i almost said i know you have embarrassing -- >> where's the button. i need it. >> tracking social media, what are people saying about this? >> we asked if you were given an online eraser button would you need it and 51% said yes and 49%

said no. >> 49% of you are lying. >> exactly. >> they said if you need it. >> no, but that means have you posted something online -- >> it's a clear history. it's a very important thing to have. >> we all want it. let's get it. >> you can erase all your e-mails and text messages, the results would be 100%. >> for sure. >> it's not covered, though, unfortunately. >> well, trending on google, is it the answer to our prayers? introducing a new low calorie french fry. burger king unveiling the healthier option today at it's restaurants nationwide. here comes jerry the french fry fairy. >> the french fry fairy? >> been called worse. >> let's see if they satisfy your craving for fries. >> as you see -- >> they're warm too. >> these are crinkle cut. >> i love the crinkle cut. >> you do? i like the straight cut. >> burger king says they have 20% fewer calories.

>> 20% fewer calories, 25% less fat so for a value size we're talking 190 calories. >> these are the healthy ones. >> are they healthy or just less bad. >> they're fewer cal risk. >> these are the original. >> they're going to continue to sell both by the way. >> they're pretty good. >> they're really good. >> they're a crinkle slice of heaven. >> i might put a little more salt on them. >> that kind of defeats the purpose. >> maybe some guacamole. >> i can't really taste the difference between the original and this one. >> they will offer both options today. >> crispy on the outside. >> that is what's trending today. coming up, two entertainers that took a long break from music. they're back with new albums and a lot more. matt has more on his one-on-one with justin timberlake and sting will be here live in our studio. in the last half hour, dr. sherman silver conducted the first part of an ivf procedure

and now, hold on to your french fries, nancy snyderman has actually moved into the room where they're ready to watch live. what's going on. >> hey, let me orient you. this is one of the coolest things you've ever going to see. this is just a pipet holding an egg in place. this was an egg taken a moment ago. this is the polar body. i'm telling you that because the egg has to be oriented in space. what you'll see kathie do with a needle on this side with a sperm in it is puncture the outer layer of the egg. you'll see how tough it is. pop into it. the sperm will be released and as soon as she knows, the end of the needle there. there went the sperm.

the sperm is now there. this is now a fertilized egg. conception has taken place and this now will be put into a special medium for the next 48 hours as a fertilized egg and observed. you have now, for the first time ever on television seen a sperm go into an egg and that's modern ivf. that is cool stuff. >> amazing. >> and we'll keep doing more. matt, you're going to love this part, these are sperm that are swimming around in this special solution. >> not sure where you're going with this nancy. >> she whacked the tail off the sperm. did you hear me matt? >> no it's amazing. you have a fertilized egg and they will implant those fertilized eggs in jessica. how long will it take to know if this is a viable pregnancy? >> well, so we got a lot of eggs

out of here today. there's the sperm and the needle. pop in, the sperm goes back up. boom it's in. another fertilized egg. 48 hours this will be watched. these will now start to grow under the microscope and then dr. silver because he's very ethical only implants two. you heard of the controversies before where there are too many fertilized eggs. the uterus is not a kond minu condominium. >> they can even be given to other women. >> and not hurt by the freezing problem. >> safe for mom, cool for dad and great for science. >> the uterus is not a condominium. i will remember that forever. >> this is pretty neat. so we're just going to stand here and again watch this go on

and on and on and keep fertilizing these. a lot of sperm, very healthy and with these eggs being able to be held here by suction, 26, 27, 28 eggs were harvested and they'll all be fertilized and then stored and then the best ones will be implanted in jessica and we'll follow up with derek and jessica over the next couple of days and months and have no reason to not expect this is going to result in a healthy pregnancy. >> i'm sure this is going to work. >> she also has a good-looking uterus so i think this will be a go. >> thank you everybody. >> so exciting. >> it's all looking good in st. louis. >> all right. thank you. >> well done, doctor. is that the first ivf procedure you have watched with french fries. >> yes. >> we'll keep track of derek and jessica and find out what happens. >> we'll take a turn now and have more of our interview with

a man that doesn't seem to be slowing down. justin timberlake has been called this generations master of cerimonies. recently i sat down with him in las vegas for a candid conversation about the secret of his success so far. >> you have to do things that scare you. >> it's a business philosophy that served justin timberlake well. >> this is fantastic. >> for more than two decades he never shied away from taking risks. he's a child actor who beat the odds, growing up to become a global pop star collecting 6 grammys along the way. but these days it's timberlake's acting career that's taking center stage. >> what do you think? >> you walk into a room now, justin, you walk on to a movie set and you're not the musician doing acting, you're the guy -- anybody else on the set says this guy has chops.

he has proven himself. that has to give you confidence. >> what changed things for me is when david fincher hired me. >> david fincher cast justin timberlake in the highly acclaimed film the social network. he played the role of sean parker. >> it opened up a huge door for me and opportunities started to happen. >> and now, justin timberlake is starring in a hot new crime thriller, runner, runner. >> are you all right? you seem a little worked up. >> yeah, i'm good. >> he plays a college student that takes on an online gambling tycoon played by ben afleck. >> ben was asked about working with you on this and he said working with justin -- he said working with justin made me feel inadequate or insecure. >> i find that hard to believe. >> all right. how did he make you feel? >> i felt lucky to work with him at this time in his career. as a true film maker he really sees the movie from all angles.

>> no, no, you just do it into the -- >> but it's in timberlake's other upcoming film that he combines his rare talents. he plays a folk singer. >> i'm happy for the gig but who wrote this? >> i did. >> so the door is open now and when you get to work with the cohen brothers -- >> the other two smartest people i've ever met. >> is that a bucket list for an actor. >> yeah, i ran into matt damon and he said something that stuck with me. he said the cohen brothers that's a call that any actor, doesn't matter what age, you just hope that one day you might get a shot at that. >> and then you got the call. >> i was kind of blown away at that. well, i would have -- if i would have gotten a call that said we'd like you to write some music in our film i would have paid in my pants.

and literally would have peeed in my pants. >> you just hired me. i'm going to go look for movie roles for you. what am i looking for? >> i think, you know, itself got to have meat on the bone. one time i was stalking with stevie wonder -- i'm going to pick up all of these games. >> yeah, i was just trying to make myself sound important. i asked him about music and then he said, you know, listen, at the end of the day, there's good music and bad music and i just try to stay away from the latter. >> earlier this year timberlake released the 20/20 experience, his first new album. the follow up album arrives next week. >> i don't want to make music i've made before.

i want something that's new and fresh to me. all i can tell you is i woke up one morning. i had just finished a movie with clint eastwood, another name that i'll pick up. >> we should put a little number up on the screen. i think we'll do that. >> how many names i've dropped. just pick those up and put them back in my pocket. i had just finished a movie and i woke up and it was like make music. >> so you got the 20/20 experience two of two and i love what you said about it. >> did i drop a name? >> yes, yes you do. >> we'll add this to the tally. if you could imagine she's everything you thought she's marilyn monroe. >> i did say that. >> and then you meet her hotter older evil twin sister. everything dark and wrong with her at that age is what you

become infacuated with that. >> ava gardener. for me what i enjoy is collaboration. it's the most inspired i ever felt, for sure. >> it seems as a look back here i've done nothing but praise on you. let's end on negativity. >> i can't wait. >> give me the reason we'll hate you in ten years? what would ever happen that would make us hate you? >> oh, god, well, i mean, you know, ben already hates me. >> maybe it's name dropping. >> it's the name dropping. if you didn't name drop all the time. that's what it is. >> nice guy. very talented. nine names in one short interview. >> but he knows a lot of people. >> justin's movie "runner runner" opens october 4th.

>> kate gosselin is here and takes us inside her new life and shows us what she is doing these days. >> and then after what some would say is writers block, sting is here for a le concert in our studio. but first, a check of your local >> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check on the

morning commute with sarah caldwell. it has been a difficult morning. >> taping caps on many problems for your morning rush. we start on northbound 95 and 100. 2 left lanes are open but we still have a fuel spill. you can see the left lanes getting by. heavy traffic in the southbound direction opposite the accident. northbound 95 and 32, getting word of an accident. adding to those delays that stretch back prior to 32 towards 100, 17 miles per hour on northbound 295 for those of you trying to avoid 95. south on 95, two left lane is closed. loop on the northeast corner, left lane closed by a next and. , outer loop traffic traffic, jammed up due to the accident. these remain closed at northern parkway.

we want to remind you that your alternate is charles street, alameda, lake avenue, or east belvedere avenue stay away from that. that is the fatal accident we have been reporting and closures remain to the morning rush. 30 minutes on the west side outer loop. one more accident of note, dulaney valley road an old bosley. nothing going on weatherwise. it is clear and chilly. 50seratures were in the this time yesterday morning. generally in the 40s to start the day today. it is up to 50 at the airport. we expect mostly sunny skies during the day. high temperatures make it into the low 70s. still below average for this time of year. weather is not going to change much into the beginning of the weekend. for rain will hold out until sunday and monday. >>

8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's also the 24th day of september, 2013. and that's a pretty cool day on rockefeller plaza. that's sting saying hi to some of his fans and the people gathered here on the plaza taking a couple of pictures and we're always happy to have sting on the show. he has new music coming out and we'll talk to him about that in a couple of minutes. by the way, his first album of completely new music in about a decade. >> that's cool. >> we have had legends in this studio. >> you stay away from him. >> i'm matt lauer talking with savannah guthrie, carson daly, al roker, and natalie morales. >> we have been doing the series born today. i want to mention someone really born today 49 years ago.

my brother. i'm so proud of him. he is 49 today. when i was in my late 30s he rounded me up to 40 all the time. so happy 50th birthday. i love you so much. >> cool. >> also ahead this morning we have kate gosselin here. you all know her as the mother of 8 reality star. she is out with a new cook book and dealing with a lawsuit against her ex-husband john. we'll talk to her about that and more coming up. >> as part of our series born today we have a diaper drive going on here on the plaza. if you're coming by this week, we'd love for you to bring some diapers. >> here we go. >> what's your name. >> jennifer, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we appreciate that. >> also a huge thanks to huggies who is furnishing more than 20,000 diapers to those in need around the country. so bring some diapers. >> that's very cool. meanwhile, can we say hi to cool guys? we want to talk to the stars of

chicago fire. guys, good morning. >> good morning. >> really quick, you guys, i know matt and savannah were going to come out last year chicago and you missed it because of weather so we have matt dog. >> and savannah. >> thank you. love it. >> thank you. >> you have to come to chicago. >> we're there. >> all right. jesse, this year dealing with -- and i don't mean in real life, on the show, real personal issues. >> yeah, we have a lot going down this year. season two. we open with firehouse 51 under the thumb. we might get shut down so the house is basically being examined inside and out and going through personal stuff from season one. >> you're not giving a lot away. i get it. >> so you guys spent a lot of time in chicago. have you gotten to know the

place and fallen in love with the city? >> yeah, actually, well, i know it's a shortened season but jesse and i go to a bunch of black hawk games. bears game, so anything sports related and the food. you can't go wrong with the restaurants. >> well, you have great canine companions here as well. i love him. what happened to him. >> look. he was actually -- he was burnt and had numerous operations to get him back. but these are all firehouse dogs. they're part of the top dog competition and one of these dogs is going to -- they're all fantastic dogs but one is going to win a role on chicago fire. >> yeah, i think our viewers can vote. today.com. >> who's not going to vote for

dempsey. >> and more on kathie lee and hoda coming up. >> let me remind people they can catch the premiere of season two of chicago fire >> good morning. it should be another quiet day today. temperatures will climb into the low end of the and that's your latest weather. now, let's find out the latest on all of our birthday bud dis. here's uncle willie. >> remember when you were a kid and your mother brought a pony to your house for your birthday?

now that was big time. that was fun. a clown, there's a lot of those but ponies, that's big time. anyway, hattie gustafson is 105 years old today. she is a beautiful lady and a fabulous hostess. loves to entertain, auburn in the great state of washington. charles lindner is 100 years old from grand rapids, michigan. you could pull a girl's pig tail and now you go to jail for that. louisa williams from california. 100 years old today. she loves to garden. be active and plant flowers and all sorts of goodies. >> j.t.fischer, he is 100 years

old today. a retired rancher. those guys were tough. >> viola laday. 103 years old today. secret to longjevity. she misses jay leno but she can tivo it. irving lev. very handsome man. his only hang up, he loves judge judy. i don't know that he just likes the show or either way it's his business. not ours. that's all right now from your nation's capitol. back to new york. >> what you do you get with one adult, two tweens and sextuplets all in one house? we'll talk to her about that but first a look at that life.

>> nine years ago a happily married kate gosselin already mom to twin girls was expecting sextuplets with husband john. they quickly gained traction as one of the must watch families of reality tv with tlc's hit show jon and kate plus 8. >> very swiftly we turned into two different people. >> but after years in the spotlight weathering a public and messy divorce, jon and kate went their separate ways and the show ended it's run. >> now, kate is focussing on raising the 8 kids on her own and awaiting her new addition, a cookbook called love is in the mix. it comes straight from her heart. >> so good. >> reporter: we recently caught up with the family for sunday night dinner as she shared her kitchen secrets with us. >> faster the better. >> reporter: while managing to

get 8 school lunches ready for 8 growing kids. >> okay. >> reporter: but one thing is for sure, with kate, kara, maddy, alexis, hannah, aiden, colin, and joel, there's love in every bite for kate plus her 8. nbc news, new york. >> and kate gosselin is here this morning to share stories and memories from her first cookbook called love is in the mix. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> these are recipes that feed 8 at least. >> definitely. they're for a family of 8 to 10. i say in the beginning of the book. it's huge recipes. cut them in half. but i spend all of my time in the kitchen. it's my passion. one of the many. i really like to feed my kids nutritiously and they enjoy eating. they're so great to feed and for years people would say gosh what were you making in episode whatever, season whatever and i would be like i don't know. so they asked for it and then

finally my kids started saying mommy when we're big can we have your recipes to cook for our kids. i said that does it. i'm writing it. >> so many memories are made in the kitchen. do you get help from the kids? >> definitely. a lot of times, strangely, they pull up the stools and hop up there and they say mommy's cooking show. wow, i guess i talk while i'm cooking. i'm always talking. so definitely they do and it's -- yeah, it's been a lot of work and there's also tips and traditions and kind of a lot of photos. it's like a memory in a cookbook. >> well, you have two tweens. >> they're 12. >> the sextuplets are 9. it won't be long and you're going to have 8 teenagers in the house. >> thanks for reminding me. >> did i freak you out? >> you know, they're really great kids. the little attitudes do crop up. it's expected but we are really, the nine of us have pulled

together and we're in a good place. they're really happy and i'm really happy. >> i wanted to ask you about that. i read an interview you did recently where you talked about making mistakes and being in the public eye and how you feel like you changed. sometimes you look at that kate that was in the show and it's not the kate you feel you know now. what do you mean by that? >> i mean, i think that happe with every parent, with every adult. life is one huge learning experience. if anybody's life was televised as a younger parent and as you get older, you do mellow and learn what's important. i feel like i have lived three lifetimes in my short 30 something years already so have learned what is important and i have learned what to let go and what are real battles and what are important battles and i do like the me of today a lot more than that really stressed out, sleep deprived, i'm going to go insane any minute kate. >> do you ever regret being a part of that show? there were a lot of high points

but there were low points too. >> honestly, 100%, the kids and i would both tell you it was a great experience. i always try to look at it in perspective that nobody has a perfect job. you'll never find a human that will say my job is 100% perfect and there was a lot of goods. there was a lot of bads and i do not regret anything in my life and if i would rewind time i would absolutely do the show again. i know a lot more now than i did then of course. hindsight is 20/20. >> you are suing your ex-husband of illegally getting information for a book you claim is defamatory but what is it about? is it about getting money damages or about setting the record straight? >> well, i can't -- clearly it's in the middle of litigation so i cannot say a lot about it but i can say that when we started out investigating the source of what was happening, i made the

decision back then to push this. it's a lot of internet bullying and it's actually -- i've lost a lot of employment opportunities over rumor mills circulating false stuff. the most unexpected and disappointing thing is who was at the center of it. it's, you know, it had to be done for the safety and the future of my kids. >> kate gosselin, it's good to catch up with you. the book is called love is in the mix. it's out today. you can head to today.com to read an excerpt. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> coming up next, sting is here. he'll perform a new song live in our studio. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back account 8:44. he is a grammy award winning artist that sold 100 million albums and racked up hundreds of

hits. he releases his album called the last ship which will be a new broadway show next fall. it's good to have you back here. >> good morning. >> you have a broadway show next year but you're releasing the music for it now. you want people to learn the songs. >> yes. i'd like them to become familiar with it. we're doing a performance with just the music and not the play. i want people to be part of this process. it's so exciting. >> the hope is they'll sing and dance along when they come see the show. >> absolutely. >> tell us about the concept for the play. it's personal to you. it's about where you grow up. >> i come from a shipyard town in the northeast of england and my earliest memories are a ship at the end of the street and watching it being built and launched and i want to honor my community. the community that built the biggest ships in the world and we have written an allegory about that community and how important they were. >> it's about a way of life. it's about lost love in some

ways. it's about relationships between fathers and sons as well. >> that's true. many themes tallying with my own life. i never ended up in the shipyard. i had another destiny but i remember it well. >> we mention your song writing career but there were a couple of years of writer's block. did it open things up to be writing for characters in a play. >> i just got sick of me. sick of looking inward. so writing for other voices than my own. other points of view than my own really freed me up and these songs came thick and fast and i was happy about that. >> we go through our days and hum songs and sing songs that get stuck in our head. do you do the same and do you find yourself humming or singing your own songs? >> of course i do. >> no, go back for a minute, you walk around the house -- >> i knew that's where this was leading. >> do it again, really? >> i might have hurt myself doing it one time. do you have songs of yours that

get stuck in your head. >> i kind of have new songs going around in my head. >> which is good. >> new melodies. >> well, we're about to hear one of those new songs. i great one to dance to. we'll get to that in a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ slurps ] [ laughs ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hey ladies. you love it. you've got to have it. cinnamon toast crunch, 'cause that cinnamon and sugar is so irresistible. everybody craves those crazy squares.® made gluten-free cereals in a bunch of yummy flavors. like cinnamon chex, honey nut chex, and chocolate chex... we're in cereal heaven.

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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on today brought to you by toyota. >> as we mentioned his new album is called the last ship. it's out today. here with a song from it, ladies and gentlemen, sting. [ music playing ] ♪ good people give ear to me story pay attention and none of your lip ♪ ♪ for i've brought you five lads and their daddy intending to build ye's a ship ♪ ♪ wallsend this habitation

♪ it's the place we were all born and bred ♪ ♪ and there's nay finer lads in the nation ♪ ♪ and none are more gallantly led ♪ ♪ ♪ what have we got but a buzzer in the morning ♪ ♪ what have we got but the laying of a keel ♪ ♪ what have we got but the cranes above us soaring the comotion and the county of los angeles mour and the welding of the steel ♪ ♪ what have we got but the mist among the river ♪

♪ what have we got but the noise inside the hold ♪ ♪ what have we got but end of the weather where we work in the rain and the shiver of the cold ♪ ♪ what do ye got we've got nowt else ♪ ♪ what do we got? ♪ ♪ we got nowt else ♪ what have you got but the sing in the cables ♪ ♪ what have you got but the ringing in your ears and the telling of the fables and the memories of the ships that we've been building years ♪ ♪ what do you got? noet what do you got? ♪ ♪ we got nowt else ♪ you got to die of something it's written in your fate.

ye may as well die of a tuesday and woe betide your late ♪ ♪ what have you got all you men that's fit and able ♪ ♪ what have you got for the straining in your neck ♪ ♪ what have you got when your laid out on the table and the snapping of the cable when the rigging hits the deck ♪ ♪ what have you got but loyalty of brothers. ♪ ♪ what have you got? ♪ ♪ what have you got? ♪ ♪ we got nowt else ♪ what we have we got? we got nowt else ♪ ♪ we got nowt else ♪ what have you got? what have you got?

we got nowt else ♪ >> sting, thank you very much. the album is "the last ship." it's out today. we're back on a tuesday morning but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on the tuesday morning, september 24th, 2013. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and with us all week mel b. >> thank you for being here. >> al, you're back from colorado. natalie back from vegas. >> yeah. >> it's amazing how good you look. >> i had a super secret assignment yesterday. i'll just say i'm sore in places i shouldn't be sore. >> i wouldn't be saying that. >> it's perfect timing, willie. >> that's hilarious. >> you'll find out. >> i'm the voice of reason? really? come on. it's not right. >> that was amazing. let's talk about president obama and his smoking. made no secret he has been a smoker a lot of his life. he hasn't done it as much lately but yesterday comments caught on an open mike as he was talking

to another gentleman at the u.n. general assembly. >> i haven't had a cigarette because i'm scared of my wife. >> it's not about the cigarettes. he's afraid of mrs. obama. >> his wife. >> smart fan. >> he said recently he's had a cigarette here and there. in 2009, he goes out back and has one in the rose garden from time to time. >> yeah. >> a high stress job, i guess. >> nobody wants to piss off your wife. you just don't want to do that. >> is that a hallmark card? >> i don't know. you know, you just don't want to get on your wife -- nor do i think if it goes the other way -- you don't want to get -- >> no, i do. >> do you have a bad habit you have been keeping from him? >> well, no. not bad habits but i'd like to stop doing a few things. like, for example, going to bed with freshly wet hair out of the

shower. he cannot stand that. the pillow gets wet. >> you mean he doesn't want a wet, soggy pillow. >> what a shock. >> i like getting in the shower and washing my hair right before bed. i had to stop that. >> they don't make towels in your house. >> but i have a lot of hair. >> can't you do the turban wrap thing? >> no, what about you. >> you can't do that. >> have you given up something? >> eating. i mean, no. pretty much -- i don't have -- yeah -- >> you do have bad habits? >> i do. i'm a slob. sort of. you know, i mean -- >> you mean a tv remote kind of slob? >> no, i'm kind of the guy who, especially on the weekend, does not put a lot of effort into getting dressed. >> so, you're a pajama guy. >> sweat pants? >> no. >> boxer shorts. >> thank you. can i say -- are we married? i can't get a word in.

>> what about you two? you're keeping quite on this topic. >> i'm trying to think. >> i think i changed generally my life style after we got married or when we had kids anyway in term of going out and socializing. >> for me it's shopping. my husband is always on me about my shopping habits. >> really? >> yeah. >> does he check the credit card statement. >> no but he's like you get boxes every day. where is this coming from. >> there's nothing in them. you just get boxes. >> i say people just send me stuff. >> i'm lucky that way. >> there's a little credit card clicking involved. >> sure. >> i think i just thought of something. you know the cookies where you get the little ones. >> yeah, right. >> i can put down two boxes in a sitting and kristina will walk by and say, oh, more cookies, huh? >> and you say yeah. >> i say yeah and keep eati. i'll tell you in the commercial