>> pete, before i let you go, do you know the whereabouts or the condition of the little girl that was in the car? >> she was taken to, initially, some medical treatment center here and then to a local hospital and examined. they say she was not injured and now she is in social service protection and i assume at some point will go back to the family. >> pete williams at the capitol this morning. thank you. we're joined now by two eyewitnesses of the chase. jennif jennifer and lou arnold. thank you. >> thank you. >> so much was shutdown. you went to the capitol. the one place that was open. what did you see? what did you hear? i'll start with you. >> we had just gotten off of the cab and we were paying the gentleman and that's when we saw the black car speeding down pennsylvania avenue and the chase. shortly there after we heard the

gunfire and could smell the smoke from it. >> and tim, you had your two little girl with you. did you immediately -- just by instinct, go to the ground or did you hear police telling people to get down? >> well, when i heard the gunshots i knew what it was, obviously, it's pretty distinct and i said get on the ground. get on the ground and they jumped over a barrier that was there and got in the bushes and i got down on the stairs there. >> we see a picture of you actually once you were down trying to capture it on your camera. did you capture anything? >> you know, i caught the aftermath. you know, funny thing was i had my camera out and i put it away just seconds before all of this happened. >> well, jennifer, it must have been absolutely terrifying, especially because you had your two little one with you.

>> absolutely. they were crying and shaking and we didn't know if there was a shooter. the police did the shooting. but at some point we were told to get up and run south by various agents. they were about two blocks ahead of us and i was calling my daughter on her cell phone to make sure she had her little sister and we finally did get reunited. >> we're so glad it turned out okay for you jennifer and tim arnold and sorry your trip to washington didn't turn out too well this week. we wish our best to you. thank you. >> as pete williams reported a moment ago, federal agents searched the connecticut home of the woman killed outside the capitol. katie is in stamford with more on what we're learning about her this morning.

>> there are still some police here but the major presence is gone. this after 16 hours where this entire area was taped off. one of the buildings was on complete lockdown as federal investigators were inside miriam carey's apartment trying to figure out what was going on with the mother of a 1-year-old girl. >> reporter: this sprawling 200 unit apartment complex in stamford, connecticut became the focus of a federal investigation. at about 3:30 thursday afternoon 50 residence den 50 residents were evacuated as they descended on miriam carey's home but as of 11:00 p.m. they still hadn't entered the apartment waiting on a search warrant from d.c. >> it was the fbi bomb squad, you have ten minutes to get yourself and get out because you probably won't be able to get in for the next nine hours. >> reporter: neighbors, many that say they didn't know her well describe the mother as

normal. someone you'd see in the laundry room. employed for a year as a dental hygienist. her former boss said she was an average employee but notice she seemed increasingly stressed over what he calls her unplanned pregnancy. >> we had a lot of come planlts about her from patients. that she's a dental hygienist and rough. we needed to make a change and let her go. >> reporter: relatives say carey fell a few years ago and began to suffer mental problems. other relatives also described postpartum depression after her baby girl was born. some of those relatives live in brooklyn. carey's sister is a retired nypd sergeant. we're told her relatives are cooperating with investigator. they expect to release a statement sometime later today. >> katie, thanks. she mentioned a 1-year-old

involved in all of this. we'll talk about the possibility that postpartum depression may have played a role in the case. that's in the next half hour. a busy day in the weather. several storm systems you're tracking this morning. >> that's right. four big stories to talk about. it's crazy out here. in our today's top weather, we have winter storm, tropical storm karen, severe weather in the midwest and crazy heat in the east with santa anna winds in the west. we'll go to wyoming where mike seidell has been in the middle of all of this. >> they're no stranger to snow in october. last week on the 27th of september they had 5 inches over 12,000 homes in the state without power. so far we've had 9 inches of snow. that's more than they typically see in the entire month of october. it's a heavy, wet snow. they're snowpacked and snow covered. also we're going to pick up the winds across the state. we have blizzard warnings east

of here. rapid city, south dakota could see winds of 70 miles per hour. we have wind, heavy, wet snow. more power outages. the snow will wind down this evening and continue through tomorrow midday and then we are back to typical weather here next week which is a high of 65. it's 30 right now with the snow. >> all right. mike, thank you so much. we are also covering, of course, tropical storm karen and you can see in pensacola, florida not much going on. good news about karen. it's starting to weaken. we'll get to that in a second. let's go back to the big winter storm out west as we go back to our maps and the weather computer we'll show you we're going to be looking at this storm system getting itself together and pushing it's way to the north and the east. as it does it's going to intensify. the heavy snow around the black hills. ahead of the system, we'll be looking at very severe weather. as far as today is concerned we do have winter storm watches.

winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings from rapid city to casper to alliance. as far as snowfall amounts we're talking about anywhere from 18 to 24 inches of snow right around the black hills. we're also talking about karen. the good news is, karen is starting to weaken. we're getting some dry air that's being pulled into karen and so what that means is even though it's 295 south of the mouth of the mississippi, 60 miles per hour winds. it's moving northwest as 10. as it makes it's way toward the coast we'll see some weakening. right now we don't even see it becoming a hurricane. so that's going to be good news. we're going to continue to track that and we have two other stories, the crazy heat and really severe weather in the midwest, guys. >> you're busy this morning. it's hot in washington and there's also the government shutdown. >> in fact, the president is saying he's going to stay in washington instead of traveling to asia next week. president obama cancelled his

trip because of the partial government shutdown that furloughed thousands of workers. chuck todd is at the white house with the latest on this. good morning. >> good morning. third time in three years that something political has caused the president to cancel a trip to indonesia so when indonesia is on the itinerary expect political problems back home, apparently. they thought the look and feel of the president being out of the country while the government is shutdown. he using goovrnment resources overseas wasn't a smart move politically. never mind that house republicans are meeting today. perhaps they'll come up with a new strategy or tactic to decide whether they try to end this now. focus on what to do with the debt ceiling. we'll see yesterday after the shooting, after prayers were said, after congratulations to the capitol police were said both political parties went back to their corners and decrstrate.

it looks like today end with no end in sight. but we'll see. a programming note for you. on meet the press, jack lew with the latest on the shutdown and savannah filling in for david grego gregory. we're getting our first look at dramatic dash cam video on police shoot out on an oregon highway. it left a father of three dead and officer injured. we should warn you the video is disturbing. miguel almaguer has the story. >> reporter: it started as a routine traffic stop outside portland oregon. >> please get back in the car for me. >> reporter: but in seconds. >> sir, get back in the car for me. >> the exchange became deadly. he opened fire on a state trooper for no apparent reason. >> there were words exchanged there on the side of the freeway but it happened very quickly.

>> reporter: dressed in fatigues said to be in the army allen appears to empty his clip. the state trooper, who survived, was amazingly just shot once. allen took a bullet to the chest but stayed on his feet. >> 5326 shots fired. i've been hit in the side. i'm okay. suspect left. >> reporter: allen was found slumped over in his car a half mile away. also in the vehicle, allen's three children, 10, 13, and 15 that were not injured. >> it's upsetting because he was trying to take his children on a road trip. >> reporter: the case into the dramatic shooting is now closed but what triggered the gunman may never be known. for today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. and now cnbc's mary thompson joins us. good morning. >> good morning.

twitter is filing to go public in a $1 billion offering. it has yet to turn a profit but has over 200 million users that tweet more than 500 million times a day. the longer you wait the more you pay for airfare. if you wait until the end of the month to make your reservations, budget an extra $140. it's day four of the shutdown and on day three the markets tumbling with the dow at a month low. thank you so much. things got squirrely at a golf event in ohio thursday as the day's competition at the president's cup was winding down. lindsey vonn borrowed a wild squirrel. aapparently the squirrel defriended him and she put the little critter on the back of tiger woods who didn't seem too amused right there. wasn't playing clearly but at first didn't look too happy about that but then later tiger looked like he was much more

relaxed as the squirrel hung out there on his shoulder. became a little friendly. >> al has a serious question. >> what's the squirrel doing there? >> what do you mean borrowed the squirrel. >> the squirrel was friendly with him during a rain delay. >> when you say friendly, what do you mean? >> maybe it was perched on his shoulder and that's where she got the idea. >> okay. maybe he'll repay her when she's going down the ski slope. >> distraction. >> pay back. >> a fast run on the slopes for sure. >> thank you. let's get a look at the rest of the forecast from al. >> yeah, two more stories. first of all, severe weather and some of this weather is very severe. we're talking tornado. you can see from omaha to des moines and minneapolis we're seeing the activity already fire up. we have tornado watches possibly going up later today but in the meantime we have a strong risk of storms in central iowa. minneapolis, kansas city, on

into oklahoma city and this extends into tomorrow where we're also going to be looking at more of the same kind of weather from chicago, st. louis, indianapolis and we're also talking about this crazy heat that's going to be happening later today in the east into texas. we're going to cover that coming up in the next 30 minutes. and, in fact, in the next 30 up in the next 30 minutes. and, in fact, in the next 30 out insurance. because what you don't know, can hurt you. what if you didn't know that posting your travel plans online may attract burglars? [woman] off to hawaii! what if you didn't know that as the price of gold rises, so should the coverage on your jewelry? [prospector] ahh! what if you didn't know that kitty litter can help you out of a slippery situation? the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum - bum♪ >> good morning. starting off the day with some haze and fog.

there could be a stray shower or sprinkle late today. most and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks a lot. >> let's see what carson is doing in the orange room. any squirrels over there? >> no squirrels here. happy friday everybody. the big stories are the shooting on the hill yesterday and day four of the government shutdown. it seemed to be everywhere yesterday and was how bizarre the events were. it was taken by a photographer for the new york times. this was everywhere. this capitol hill worker either walking by checking his e-mail while the events are going on or using his phone to get the latest information maybe on where to go to get to safety.

people online were talking about it. ed wrote, this is d.c. in a shut shell. dear congress is still out there for you to write. day four of the shutdown. when we showed you day one of the shutdown. this lets you know by the size of the words how much these words were being treated. larger themes, paycheck, government, employee, compromise was big. as the compromise has gone on people are starting to pass blame. there's boehner, there's obama and compromise down here is even smaller. we're continuing to track that. keep your thoughts coming into dear congress and we'll have more later in the show. >> thank you so much. coming up, more on the frantic scene in washington and the possible connection some are talking about to postpartum depression. could that have something to do with it? >> and -- >> oh, gosh. it is this. >> this is it.

>> elizabeth smart takes meredith vieira to the place she was held during her kidnapping ordeal and reveals details about what happened and her strategy to survive. we'll sit down with meredith but first, this is "today" on nbc. fi

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in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. baltimore county police are investigating an overnight stabbing in dundalk. officers were called to williams avenue for a fight that happened just after 1:00 a.m. two people were stabbed. no word on the condition of the victims or any suspects. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. let's get you up to date for those of you traveling in the next few minutes. also talking one on the eastbound side of 140 and finksburg. effector closures in every 26 and live oak road to do it crashed. north rolling road, another accident wrapping up. life picture of ruxton road. no delays here. good with 20 eight st. smith start on harrisburg

expressway. volume southbound from padonia to the beltway. for you related delays falling into place. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. out there with some areas dealing with fog. increased humidity. 61 at the airport. warm by the afternoon. i temperatures more like august. hazy sunshine giving way to studdard clouds. there could be an isolated shower, hardly worth mentioning. most of the showers stay north of us. this will pick up tropical moisture by early next week. landfall in the gulf coast sometime saturday night. the weekend looks mostly dry.

7:30 now on this friday morning. it is the 4th of october, 2013 and the sun is coming up over pensacola beach, florida. pretty shot there. i'm savannah guthrie along side

willie geist who is in for matt this morning, al roker and natalie morales. >> a blast of winter weather in the rockies. >> and also the gulf coast gearing up for karen. that in the gulf of mexico as we speak. >> and we're following a break in the disappearance of madeleine mccann six years ago. scotland yards analyzing cell phone records. that's coming up. >> and meredith vieira is here with a candid interview with elizabeth smart. how she turned tragedy into triumph. >> more on the cotic scene at the nation's capitol and the mother behind it. katie is with us from stamford once again. good morning. >> good morning. details are trickling out about her mental state. we can tell you that she suffered a fall years ago.

one that precipitated her issues. others including her mother added that she suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her 1-year-old girl. that 1-year-old was found in the back of her car in d.c. also her former employer said she became increasingly stressed out over what he calls her unplanned pregnancy, willie. >> katie, thanks. >> we want to get more on all of this with psychologist jennifer hartstien. >> good morning. >> her mother is quoted as saying she was suffering postpartum depression which raises the question would it ever lead to something like this. >> it's all speculation. we're trying to put pieces together and it could -- in some cases postpartum depression lead mothers to kill their children and do really difficult cull

challenging awful things so it does challenge their judgment. it does make them more impulsive and create bigger problems in some people. we have to be ware that that could be an explanation but we don't know. >> she offered a fall acouple c of years ago and started after that. >> head trauma does cause brain damage. did it damage the functioning part, the front part of her brain that might have caused her to have less judgment, more impul impulsiveness. >> she was in her early 30s. we're used to seeing situations of young males in their early 20s start to grapple with mental illness. sit possible that there's a kind of mental illness that could come on at this particular age. generally we seen it earlier. who knows.

they'll have to do a psychological autopsy into her past and think about what might have lead to this and what signs might have been there. >> before i let you go i think everybody's heart is with this 1-year-old child. what can be done for her now? what kind of trauma must she have suffered? >> she'll have the trauma of the chase and losing her mother. she'll be surrounded by family and people and rebuild attachment to those people. she has the benefit of age. she's so young, hopefully that will help her down the road. >> always good to get your perspective. >> as you both point out we're in the early stages of this investigation. we don't know what went wrong. >> let's get a check of the weather from al and the weekend outlook. >> the other story we're following is this record breaking heat here in the east. big area of high pressure dominating that return clockwise flow of air. look at the temperatures, new york city today going to be 13 degrees above normal. it's going to be near 90 in d.c.

columbia, south carolina 90 degrees. 85 in cincinnati and as you slide to the west, tulsa, oklahoma, up to 91 as the cold air comes in. that's why we'll see the severe weather. st. louis at 87, 13 degrees above normal. as we head out to the west, big area of high pressure. this is going to set up santa anna winds. wind gusts of 80 miles per hour. very high fire danger. relative humidity only at 5 to 10%. we have wind advisories, high wind warnings and we have red flag >> the summer like weather continues. we are close to 70 degrees and moving into the 80's this afternoon. scattered clouds late

government shutdown, crazy weather, squirrels on tiger woods, but it doesn't mean anything until sunday night football night in america. candlestick park, the houston texans come in to try to blowout the 49ers in candlestick. can they do it? it's clear, it's cool, it's 55 to 60 degrees. it all happens on the best night of the week. sunday night, football night in america. no shutdown. >> some day you're going to put effort into these teases and i look forward to it. >> we have texans fans right here. >> we do. >> they're ready for sunday night. >> looking good, al. coming up next, we have an nbc news exclusive. elizabeth smart revealing new details of her kidnapping ordeal and how she turned that terror into triumph.

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back now at 7:40, elizabeth smart's kidnapping ordeal captivated the country more than a decade ago and now she is opening up about the experience and just how she survived. her new book is called my story. meredith vieira talked to her exclusively. nice to see you. >> you too, willie. elizabeth smart was 14 years old when she was taken at knife point from her bedroom in utah. her kidnapper forced her to climb up the mountainside behind her home for hours before leading her into a remote camp and tent. what happened next would shatter

a young girl's innocent world. >> oh my gosh. this is it. >> this is it. >> what was here when you got here? >> right where we're standing there were tarps laid out on the ground and then right here would have been where the tent was set up. >> what was this place? elizabeth's first chilling clue came from behind the trees. >> and out of this area walked a woman. she had on long linen robes. >> reporter: then the strange woman lead her into a tent ordering her to undress. >> i'm begging and crying and just so scared. >> reporter: elizabeth knew something awful was about to happen. >> and then he came into the tent. >> yes. >> reporter: as elizabeth sobbed her kidnapper began performing some kind of marriage ceremony. >> i remember thinking i know what comes after a wedding and that cannot happen to me.

that cannot happen. >> reporter: it didn't seem real. just a few hours earlier she had been home, safe in her bed. now, after a climb at knife point, she was trapped somewhere high on a mountain. >> i remember him forcing me on to the ground, fighting the whole way. and when he was finished, he stood up and i was left alone feeling absolutely broken, absolutely shattered. i was broken beyond repair. >> you were worthless. >> i was going to be thrown away. >> reporter: later he chained her to a tree like a wild animal. days, weeks, then months of abuse followed. >> was there a point, elizabeth, where you shutdown your emotions. >> there was a point that i stopped crying and it's not because i didn't feel pain anymore. not because i didn't feel sorrow. it was just to keep going.

it was just to survive. to live. >> reporter: she was only 14. but somehow, she summoned a remarkable determination to survive turning terror into triumph and even finding the courage to outwit her captors. >> you learn to be maybe at the feet of those masters, devious. >> it was a means to an end. i felt that that was my greatest chance i had at getting home, at being rescued. >> and as you'll see in the special, she figured out the one way to outwit this man by appealing to his ego. >> which struck watching her about her strength and poise, even as she returns to this place of horror. i know it was difficult for you to be up there. how does she keep it together. >> once you go up there you see how remote it is and the underbrush is so thick. there's not a chance she could have escaped from that camp site but i was getting emotional. i said does this give you the

creeps being back here? she said it doesn't because this place didn't hurt me, brian david mitchell hurt me. and i don't think she wants to show emotion -- particularly crying at this point because it was just -- it would make him feel that he still has some control over her. she never sheds a tear at all. the only time she gets agitated is if you ask her you had the opportunities to escape, why didn't you? >> and you went up there and you now you understand why that wasn't a possibility. >> totally understand. she say remarkable young woman. >> great to see you. you can see elizabeth's story here on nbc and elizabeth smart will be with us for a live interview on monday. >> thank you, willie. >> what will she do next? the woman that quit her job in spectacular style is with carson in the orange room, right after this. as a working mom of two young boys

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that is about as beautiful as it gets. the sunrising over a beautiful part of the country. pensacola beach, florida. >> that's a beautiful shot and great crowd outside on a beautiful day here in new york city. she has become an instant hit with working people everywhere after using this creative video to quit her job. she is hanging with carson in the orange room this morning. >> is this weird for you? she was working in taiwan four or five days ago. you quit in dramatic style. if you don't know the story, we played the video on tuesday. 4 million views. it's almost doubled now. it's 11 million views. let's show you this young lady's video that everybody seems to be talking about. there it is. [ music playing ]

>> reporter: skip the two weeks notice, she quit her job dancing to kanye west. her video struck a cord with people that only dreamed of a dramatic office exit. imitation i quit videos followed. one from some moms threatening to quit their day job. her former employer even got in on the action. >> well, there you go. how does it feel? everybody makes videos these days hoping to have this spotlight. what has this week been like? >> i don't know. i'm still processing it all. i'm still sleeping. >> what has been the weirdest reaction you have gotten? random people? your friends, your family? >> my family definitely. my parents have been taking all the twitter proposals very seriously. >> proposals? >> how many proposals do you have? >> well, i have 9 uh-uh read e-mails not because i don't want

to read them but because i have been trying to read through all of them but there's marriage proposals. >> you work overnight in taiwan at this video making company. have you been romanticizing the idea of quitting your job this way? did you have any idea it would be this viral here. >> yeah, i worked the overnight shift for a month and when i started it i was going to try and power through it and two weeks in someone said i worked an overnight shift and you lose connection with reality and that's kind of what happens. so i made the video for fun and to tell my parents i decided. >> where did you learn your dance moves? >> from my father. >> yes. >> fair enough. your unemployed, still looking for a job. >> i am. i was offered a job by the queen latifa show so i'm still deciding on that. >> good luck. back to you. >> good luck. back when you have diabetes like i do,

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let's start as you travel along greenspring avenue. we are getting unconfirmed reports of an overturned bus could we are hearing that there were no passengers on board, but again, these are unconfirmed reports. greenspring is shut down at greenspring valley toward still stale. be careful at that location and watch for the closures. also looking at heavy delays on the northeast corner of the beltway due to a medical call. it is often the side but attracting attention. 25 miles per hour. loch raven and hartsdale, we have an accident in the city. 26 and live oak road, tracking a crash. another one still in place at greenbelt road. checking on the far, still in place at the tidings memorial bridge. toprepared for extra time travel to and from sus accountin. -- cecil county. >> this is where the humidity is at its highest. we are at war conditions. 62 at the airport.

63 in catonsville. it will be another warm day out there. feels more like august than october. highs from 83 to 87. scattered clouds into the afternoon. maybe one of those clouds could produce a brief little sprinkle. for the most part, it is not a major concern. it should be mostly dry going into the weekend. for the cold front going this way into monday, the tropical system will be moving into the east as well. all of this moisture will funnel into maryland. notice how we say mostly dry in the weekend and behind that the weekend and behind that front, we drop in the 70s ne

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it's 8:00 on today, coming up, that wild scene in the nation's capitol and the troubled young mother killed by police after a high speed chase. plus, oh snap, happy third

birthday instagram. 55 million pictures posted on the app every day. we'll meet the 29-year-old bill nary behind the sensation and the new skinny jeans that could make you skinny thanks to spanx, friday, october 4th, 2013. >> happy birthday, mom. >> we're here celebrating our honeymoon. >> yeah. >> hi, it's girl's weekend from florida. >> hi everyone in seattle. >> hi, knoxville tennessee. >> go texans. we'll go out side and say hello to some of those folks on what is a beautiful morning here in new york city. there's a lot of celebration around this table when you mentioned spanx. >> we have our manx.

>> i know. they're improving on the technology apparently. we'll hear about that in a moment. good morning. i'm savannah guthrie along side willie geist, natalie morales and al roker. we want to start with the overnight developments on the chaos in the nation's capitol. a woman killed by police after leading them on a high speed chase with her little child in the car. kelly o'donnell was at the capitol as this unfolded. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah, the political tension has been thick for days here. as we begin now day four of this standoff. there's no sign that it won't be just as frustrating and ugly going forward but for a brief time everyone here took a serious jolt that halted when this u.s. complex became a crime scene. >> drawn weapons and a frantic foot race away from the danger. >> we heard the pop, pop, just four or five real quick ones.

>> chaos swept over the capitol grounds where tourists usually roam. >> four or five gunshots and then the whole swarm of police officer cars came. >> reporter: blaring like an indoor siren, an emergency order to lock down the capitol and shelter in place. >> there's an ambulance that has now responded. >> reporter: senators not giving speeches but firsthand accounts. >> they said get down. get behind this car. >> reporter: later the lockdown lifted and so did the political mood. >> i know all of us want to extend that thanks and just to let them know we really appreciate it. >> reporter: lawmakers that had been ripping each other over the shutdown joined together to thank law enforcement. with lengthy applause instead of routine bitterness. >> i know that round of applause was heart felt and deeply meant. >> reporter: and shared concern

for the veteran capitol police officer injured during the crisis. >> our thoughts are with him for a speedy recovery and, again, my admiration goes to all federal law enforcement, but especially our capitol police. and the u.s. capitol police that are on the job are not being paid because of the shutdown but because of their emergency nature they'll get paid when it is over. today congress will look at how to deal with other kinds of federal workers who are not being paid to see if there is a way to make up for that when the shutdown ends. >> kelly o'donnell on the hill for us. thank you. >> natalie has more on the impact of the government shutdown. >> the president now cancelled his trip to asia to focus on the situation. he singled out john boehner and said boehner won't call a vote because he doesn't want to anger extremist in his party demanding changes to obama care and boehner called obama care a

train wreck. new developments in the 6-year-old disappear in madeleine mccann and what could be a break in the case. michelle kosinski is in london with more. good morning. >> good morning. her parents will make a public appeal on television october 14th. this year british police were able to launch their own comprehensive investigation into what might have happened to then 3-year-old madeline back in 2007 and they are making progress. >> reporter: what happened to madeline who disappeared from her bed in her family's vacation apartment in portugal while her parents were down the street? new british investigators on the case aren't certain but they do have new leads saying there is new information not previously presented. fresh substantive material on which to make an appeal. it's substantially different. it's not just a bland can you help us appeal, there's some different material and different understanding. and making that public appeal

for more information would be the mccanns themselves who made the first appeal years ago. >> come forward, photographs which had people you don't recognize. >> reporter: investigators now also identified more people of interest. 41 of them in several countries including britain. they have a team of investigators in portugal and have gone through more than half of nearly 40,000 pages of documents. run down thousands of lead with thousands more to go. and now are examining every single cell phone number that was present in that area of maddie's disappearance during that time. police know what calls were made to what other numbers and where those cell phones travelled and say anyone that was in that area may just be getting a call from police. you can look at this in different ways. wow, it's great they have new information. then again, what they're doing is asking the public for help. but police say they are looking for specific information based on specific information that they have and that is better

than just saying hey, does anybody out there know anything. natalie. >> all right. michelle, thank you so much. pope francis made a special pilgrimage today to honor a saint and send a message to his church. ann thompson is in italy with more. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. pope francis is just finishing up lunch at a soup kitchen as once again he useds this visit to try to refocus the catholic church's attention on the poor and those that society often forgets. today the pope is literally walking in the footsteps of his name sake. st. francis was a rich young man who 800 years ago renounced his worldly possessions and catholics believe responded to god's call to rebuild his church. today, pope francis is trying to do that very same thing with the modern church warning it today that it must strip away it's worldliness, it's greatest threat. now, pope francis this week met

with a group of 8 cardinals and decided that he is going to overhaul the vatican to try and make it more responsive to the 1.2 million catholics as opposed to being so vatican centric as he calls it. they are with him on this trip and they include sean o'malley who is a friar himself. >> thank you so much. an ohio high school cheerleader went head over heels to claim the world record for the most consecutive black flips. she completed 40 back hand springs to shatter the mark of 36. she said she almost passed out but loved the way the crowd was reacting and kept on going. i'm dizzy and almost passing out watching her. >> i burned 700 cal risk watching that. >> amazing. >> let's get a check of the weather. including an update on tropical storm karen with al. >> all of these nice folks here.

you're skipping school instead of -- you're skipping school. where do you go to school? you've been gone so long you can't even remember. >> mom of the year. i love it. let her get out of school. let's get the latest on tropical storm karen and show you what's going on. it's 275 miles south, southwest mouth of the mississippi. moving north, northwest at 10. the path of the storm looks like the european model wants to take it to the left of this path and as that's happening drier air is getting into it so even though this is the path we're seeing it may not take this now because it may start breaking up as drier air makes it's way in. rest of the country, strong risk of storms today from oklahoma all the way into minnesota and parts of wisconsin. santa anna winds, southern california, another beautiful day in the northeast. stationary front may bring showers into the >> good morning.

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we are back at 8:13 and what is trending today and trending on youtube. amid the blame game in washington they were caught on an open mic talking about how to win the spin war with democrats. >> i don't think they poll tested we won't negotiate. it's awful for them to say that over and over again. >> i do too. >> i think if we keep saying we want it defunded we're going to win this thing. >> how do they not know. >> he's like i'm on the mic right now. >> one was and one wasn't. >> he warned them. >> maybe they wanted that to get out. >> i don't talk to anybody in the morning. i know i have a microphone on. >> famous last words carson.

>> and doing this doesn't really -- >> it doesn't? >> no, sounds like you speak from experience. >> well, this is hardly the first politician to be caught on an open mic. we thought we'd put together some of our favorites. >> this is a big deal. >> this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. >> good times. >> god, what is that hair? >> okay. that's a walk down memory lane. >> good stuff. >> well, trending on twitter if you think the battle between republicans and democrats is childish, check out the feud between miley cyrus and sinead o'connor. she wrote a letter to miley cyrus saying don't let the music business make a prostitute of you. she then responded to messages

sinead posted two years ago when she was unwell and seeking help. >> i wanted to make sure she'll be here on monday. a little advertising on that. she now fired back on facebook saying remove your tweets immediately or you'll be hearing from my lawyer and it also contains other choice words not fit for morning television. but last night miley tweeted to sinead if you'd like to meet up and talk let me know if your next letter. another great feud in music. >> maybe they should come here to the orange room and i'll broker peace between the two of them. i did with it jay-z and naz. i can do it with these two. >> miley is doing snl tomorrow night. i smell an snl camio from sinead o'connor. >> that might not help so much. >> did we mention miley is going to be on the plaza. >> monday here on today.

but check out snl this weekend. >> she'll sit down for an interview as well. >> also on wednesday, we introduce you to a couple that hope to marry this weekend at the jefferson memorial but like a lot of other couples their plans were dashed by the government shutdown and then steven colbert steps in. >> and by the power vested in me by the state of new york and the entire viacom family of entertainment networks, i now pronounce you man and wife. you may kiss the bride. yeah. no, keep going, man. >> groom said he was wicked excited to get married on late night tv. >> that's pretty cool. >> do you think that's legal? >> i think so. >> that's binding. >> they have the contract? >> yeah, speaking of, jeggings. this is a trend worth trying this morning.

spanxs leggings that are supposed to fit like skinny jeans. okay. this is not the first time they thought about shapewear jeans. >> they launched their collection last week to major hype. women do love the brand. this has been a big trend online to be talking about and have to say, she actually interns for me, she has tried on so many pairs of denim and because they are more of a legging you made the joke that they were maternity-like on the top. >> can you lift the top? >> it has a panel. >> so moms everywhere are like this is nothing new but it's a great comfortable option. >> what did you think? >> they're really comfortable. >> you feel like your legs are suffocated right now. >> it's hard for me to find

denim but they hug everything and it's comfortable. >> they look good. we saw the before and after. you look great in both but those are nice. >> do they make them for men. >> there's a lot of other brands on the market. >> for spanx fans these are great. i'm wearing something that's more like an actual jean. these are hello skinny. i've had them for five years. they were an investment but i love them. and levi, they have this fantastic new liquid fabric technology and what's great is that wear after wear they won't sag out and for, you know, when you sit down it will keep your booty looking good. check everything out on today.com. >> who knew there was jeans technology? >> yeah. >> liquid jeans. >> okay. >> very good. >> that's what's trending today. coming up, a freebie for fall. from facials to fitness, how you can get something for nothing. >> an uplifting story to tell you about.

a homeless man in boston found a backpack full of cash and did the right thing turning the money over to the police and now his good deed is being rewarded. kerry sanders has more. >> good morning. he went from being homeless to being a hometown hero for being an honest guy. it's the story about the human spirit when one good deed leads to another. glenn james is homeless. to most in his hometown in boston just another nameless panhandler but three weeks ago as he sat at the south bay mall he spotted an abandoned backpack. he peeked inside and discovered a passport and more than $40,000 in cash and travelers checks. to any homeless man, a fortune, which is why what he did next was remarkable. >> i noticed a lot of $100 bills. and i said, oh my goodness. this has to get back to it's

rightful owner. >> reporter: glenn handed the bag of money over to boston police. they along with this town celebrated his selflessness. more than 500 miles away in virginia, ethan wittington saw the story about the good samaritan online and said glenn deserved more than a plaque. ethan started an online campaign. so far people from around the world have donated more than $140,000. thursday, the two men met for the first time at whdh. our nbc station in boston. >> how are you doing? >> so glad to see you. >> good to see you. >> thank you. >> thank you. you're the one that deserves the thank you, for sure. >> glenn that doesn't like to speak because of his stutter wrote his feelings on the back of a desk calendar. >> real clear and slow. >> ethan read his words of wisdom. >> the worst thing about stuttering is also the best thing about it.

people assume you're not too bright and so they let their guard down and then you outshine them. >> passers by listened moved by glenn's words and actions. >> thank you, you're a good person and a very kind hearted person to return all that money. >> did you think in the big picture here you'd wind up teaching us something. >> oh, no, this is a total surprise and shock to me that it has gone this far. >> reporter: one man's good deed inspiring another. >> what did you learn about yourself helping him? >> the biggest thing is that if you get enough people to come together and try to reach a specific goal that it can be accomplished. i never expected it to be the way it has and to change my life the way it has. >> did you hear that? how he said it changed his life but this was to change your life. >> well, it is definitely going to change my life in a positive and big way.

everything is good. >> i'll give you a hug. >> okay. >> now $140,000 is a lot of money. so to make sure that it doesn't go to drugs or alcohol and to make sure it's not a burden with tax issues, a lawyer has set up a trust that requires the money will be used to help glenn. first on the agenda, finding a place for him to live near his sister. >> a great story on both ends. he did the right thing with the money and then somebody else does the right thing for him. >> this crowd sourcing thing really works. >> it does. amazing. >> that's a great story. let's go outside to savannah. >> thanks. now when you're shopping nothing beats a great bargain. get ready. we'll do you one better. a whole plaza worth of free stuff. elizabeth is here. >> good morning. >> my favorite price. >> free is better than cheap, right? >> yeah, we have four categories that start with beauty. let's take it away. >> you can get a free minifacial. all you need to do is stop by any department store or any one of their retail stores.

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serious accident, overturned school bus on greenspring avenue . as far as traffic and what it is impacting, showdown between greenspring valley and hillside. this is an injury accident. at least one adult and five children we are hearing have been injured. we will pass along any additional information we get. for the time being, if you travel in that area, park heights, stevenson, or false as your alternate. belair road at crestmont avenue, we have an accident. another one and northern parkway and harford road. delays on the north side with 21-minute travel time. as you travel at harford road, this is the pace of things. fog to one from sus accountin. -- fog to and from cecil county. , shutgreenspring avenue down due to an accident. >> fog along the bay and haze

everywhere. look what -- pop up on the radar. these will pass through quickly throughout the morning. another stray shower could pop up. 71 at inner harbor, 62 at the airport. most of today is derived. maybe a brief little sprinkle. mostly dry weather through the weekend. sunday night into monday, there could be significant rain. it all depends on the placement of a cold front. we will definitely keep an eye on that. we're back with another update at 8:56. oh, please don't call me "pumpkin." no, white chocolate and pumpkin. oh! pumpkin. ha-ha!

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it's 8:30 now on this friday morning. it is the 4th of october, 2013. check out a live picture of the empire state building here in new york city. a great wind down to the work week here on rockefeller plaza and we have a fun loving, exuberant and happy crowd. we'll say good morning to them. i'm savannah guthrie along side willie geist, al roker, natalie morales, and carson daly. >> you're not getting off so easy. we have a young lady here that's had a crush on carson since high school. >> i'm not that old. >> what is it about this guy? >> he's just so handsome. >> stop it. thank you, nice to see you. >> this is not the first time carson has been called handsome out here this week. >> i try to come out here for that. >> see my space spinning there? it's trl all over again. coming up, al is going to take his turn to test your truth meter. fact or fiction will end today.

al has a couple of stories that are apparently both unbelievable. >> i can't wait to see that. hopefully i'll redeem myself from yesterday. >> coming up, how would you like to spend time here? take a look. this is a stunning vacation compound built together by two big stars. one of them by the name george clooney. >> yes. >> yes we would like to see it. if he's there. >> you've been busy. >> that's right. a lot going on. first of all, starting with today, we're looking at tropical storm karen off the coast and then saturday it's threatening the coast. risk of strong storms in the mid and upper mississippi river valley. santa anna winds out to the west. gorgeous in the pacific northwest. continues that way sunday. that risk of strong storms still hanging out in the upper ohio river valley. karen is on shore. we'll watch to see how intense that is and the western 2-thirds of the country >> the summer like weather continues. we are close to 70 degrees and

moving into the 80's this afternoon. scattered clouds late and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> well action they say a picture is worth a thousand words but in the case of instagram it's more like a billion dollars. that's how much facebook paid for the popular photo sharing app in 2012. kevin systrom is the ceo and owner. good to have you here. they pioneered the use of filter. i thought i'd ask the control room to change the filter. >> it's good. it's a start. >> maybe black and white.

>> i look good in that one. >> you do. should we just continue with the interview. >> absolutely. >> let me throw numbers at you. 150 million. do you know what that refers to? >> 150 million people use instagram every month around the world. >> very good. 55 million photos uploaded daily. 1.2 billion. >> likes every single day. >> 3. >> 3? >> age of instagram. 29 age of you. do you ever sit back and say i can't believe this happened? >> every single day. it's really inspiring because we set out to create an app that would make people love sharing their photos with other people and it turned into something much larger than we could have expected. >> there's a graveyard of start ups that fizzled and died. why do you think it worked? >> what we wanted to focus on solving people's problems. they wanted to share their photos quickly and they wanted them to be beautiful and we focused on those things and it went well.

>> a lot of people talk about mark zuckerberg when they talk about you. it's a good comparison. is he a mentor or friend? do you look at how he handled this success at a young age? >> well, the best friends are mentors. we get along very well and the relationship is very much cofounders of different companies and we give each other a lot of advice and it's good to have someone that's been through this as well. >> i wondered what the most commonly photographed thing was. i had some guesses, sunset, animals -- >> dogs. >> in your case? >> definitely food. >> food. >> my personality is something like a balance of art and science and i think that food tends to be the blend of those two and that's why i love documenting it where ever i go on my business travel. >> we have also seen with instagram it become part of the news. documenting the news. sometimes making news. we saw syria's president joined instagram in the heat of everything going on there. a couple of weeks ago rihanna took a picture with exotic

animals. two people ended up getting arrested. was it your hope and ambition that it would shape world events and become part of world events? >> the first day we launched instagram 25,000 people signed up and i said i think we've created something bigger than we think and it's been amazing to watch the ride because, like you said, these things start happening and you realize it has a lot more impact. >> do you have in your mind what the next big thing is. >> the next big thing for instagram is discovering exploration. we have 55 million photos added daily and i want to make sure you can discover the photos most relevant to you and your interests. >> you have accomplished so much. the ultimate status symbol is to just have your name, @kevin on your instagram page. >> it helps to be the first one to sign up. >> there's someone that has a name, @dolly. >> she is still with her brothers and sisters but we're

excited. >> she must know somebody. he's got the @dolly name. >> thank you so much. >> coming up next, your powers of observation put to the test. our final round of fact or fiction. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

thank you. thank you for that. all right everybody. we are back with our final addition of, say it with me everybody -- >> fact or fiction. >> nice job. it's our way of testing your judgment in today's age of information overload. on thursday matt and al guessed correctly that the cube man was fiction while the high flying balloon guy was real. you're here with two stories. what have you got? >> here we go. this comes to us all the way from south korea where an

unconventional kind of daycare maybe the norm here. >> reporter: like many working moms juggling a million and one things. she was ready to throw a tantrum of her own. >> every day i was exhausted and it was very difficult to perform all the duties of a good mother. >> reporter: she desperately needed a helping hand but a helping hand that looks like this? meet nanny and yes, this say robot which soon could be an overwhelmed parents best friend. once the stuff of science fiction they're in the beta testing phases in korea where the cost of daycare is third highest in the world. it plays, reads and can warn parents with a text if the kids are up to no good. it's the creation of an engineerer who believes it may

one day eliminate the need for traditional daycare. >> it can be used for supervising multiple children for younger periods of time. >> i don't know that you'll get american parents to trust your kids to him. >> on a recent city to pitch investors he showed how his invention works. >> try to grab it. >> how does it know? >> everything is programmed. it's complex but it knows how to recognize dangerous objects and situations. >> he already received orders for over 3500 in asia and even received inquiries from as far away as iceland and brazil. >> we already use robots in every day life and this is the next thing. >> is it far fetched? al's story number one. savannah, what do you think? quick thoughts? >> i feel this one is real. >> i want one. i'm saying it's real.

>> i'm talking to matt who is watching and we have our decision. >> all right. we'll keep that in mind. >> al, story number two. >> it's a look at an unusual company started by three women who wanted to deal with the art of grieving. >> reporter: robert burch has been creating glass sculptors for years. >> we're incorporating ash of people and or pets into pieces. >> reporter: they call it art from ashes. a thoughtful business created by three friends that make a living honoring the dead. >> so we'll go up and take up the new orders. >> reporter: with their individualized glass art pieces. >> now, we're really 50/50. 50% human, 50% pets, dogs, cats, chimpanzees. >> reporter: instead of merely storing remains, a loved one can

reflect the sun and hold a martini or dangle in a tasteful piece of jewelry. >> every other bead has a little bit of my mom and dad together. >> people will come up to me and ask me who am i wearing? >> reporter: selling the idea was a challenge. >> our kids would laugh. >> i have it in writing that in the event of my demise my mom is only allowed to turn me into one piece rather than a bunch. >> clients embraced it immediately. >> when my dog died my heart was broken and i wanted something i could have to carey with me or hold on to. >> reporter: she had two pieces made from the remains of her dog molly. first a blue paperweight. >> it was beautiful and clear. >> reporter: then a purple one. >> i talked to an animal

communiqcommun communicator who said her favorite color was purple. >> turning grief into beauty. >> we're all stuck. >> voting right now? >> i think i might change my vote. >> we're changing votes. >> i found the testimonials very convincing. >> either amazing actresses or that's real. >> all right. let's turn to the plaza. you saw both stories. i want you to hold up the sign you think is the story of fiction. which one do you not believe? the robot nanny? nobody believes that's a real story. >> wow. >> okay. let's lock it in. savannah you're in the lead with three points. >> i think robot nanny is fake because i don't think we would have done a fake story about people grieving. >> yeah. >> i'm sorry. >> nat? >> i'm going to same. >> willie, if you go against the grain on savannah, you and matt could tie meaning some money would go to your charity as well. we just conferred and we're going with art from ashes.

>> you're going the other way. >> so it's either savannah's victory or a split. tweet us what you think is the fake story using #robotnanny or art ashes. we'll reveal the answer. >> what is it al? >> stop laughing. this is "today" on nbc.

all right. it all comes down to this. suspense is in the air. we're back with fact or fiction. the game that challenges us to start the fake story. so is it yoo-mo the robot nanny or turning your loved ones remains into art? our plaza audience thought robot nanny was the fake story but now at home, 69% of you also think that robot nanny is a work of

fiction. before we get to it votes are split here. the battle is really between savannah and matt or willie. if it is robot nanny is the fake story savannah will win this thing and $5,000 for her charity. if art from ashes is a fake story there will be a tie. you'll split the proceeds. al, what is the fake story. >> the fake story is robot nanny. >> robot nanny. >> savannah wins. >> yea. >> congratulations, savannah. >> $5,000 for your charity. >> i'm so excited. >> what's your charity. >> the national down syndrome society. >> wonderful. >> it was a close one willie/matt. >> i blamed matt for the information. >> he is devastated but he is going to contribute money as well. >> that's nice. >> and what were the clues? the give aways?

you don't know? whatever. >> thank you very much. >> up next, a look at one of george clooney's many getaways and the super model he shares it with. but first, this is "today" on nbc. congratulations to savannah.

back now at 8:50 with today's home. an inside look at a mexican getaway for the stars. it's shared by george clooney and george gerber and cindy crawford. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> explain this to me a little bit. they're the best of friends and have been for many years and they built a compound together, essentially. >> they did. they decided at first to build one house and then decided that maybe they needed two houses but they're two sister houses. very similar, not exactly alike. >> let's take a look first at george clooney's side of the compound. what's the vibe of the place? >> it's very clubby and masculine. the lanterns are magical when lit. each of the two houses has a courtyard and beautiful terrace opening on to a pool overlooking the sea. >> we're looking at a shot that many people have dreamed of seeing, george clooney's

bedroom. the one right before that. what were we seeing there? >> that is george clooney's bedroom with an amazing view of the ocean. it's very masculine and warm and very sophisticated. >> this is essentially -- this say party house as you said? he's a guys guy. he can have his friends come over and stay with him for weeks. >> he can. they're all about family and friends and fun. they go down there to entertain, to bring their friends down. it's a real sanctuary. >> and randy gerber is the design genius behind it. >> he is. he likes design and did a terrific job with the houses. >> let's look at the randy and cindy side of the place. they talk about feeling in harmony with the setting. i think i know what they're talking about. >> it's a marvelous room. it opens to the outside. almost every room in the house opens to the outside. there's a courtyard and more color and more family friendly. white fabrics. built in furniture. >> there's outdoor dining there.

you've got the pool. >> you have a beautiful pool and then all you see is ocean. ocean and palm trees. it's really beautiful. >> now, what are the differences, then, if you had to point out a couple between the two sides? do they have different taste and design. >> they do. each house has it's own personality. they were designed by a phenomenal mexican architect and it was important to them that they were architecturally important but that the design was different. so george's has a more masculine vibe. there's a more family vibe in the two atriums. there's more color in cindy and randy's house. >> a lot of people fantasizing about a weekend at that compound. >> i had a weekend at that compound and it was fun. >> you got to go. >> was george there. >> george was not there but cindy and randy were there. >> cool photographs. nice to see you. >> nice to see you willie. >> let's go over to savannah. >> thanks. that's fun looking at those. >> amazing. >> why be in the movie theater

when you have that view. >> yeah sometimes it rains. >> you have a busy weekend in the weather. >> that's right. we'll keep an eye on the storms. meantime, friday, we love friday. we want to give you a look at how it all unfolded this week right here on today. have a great weekend. >> the shutdown showdown is our top story. >> it looks at this point to be almost certain that the government will shutdown beginning at midnight tonight. >> here we are. much of the federal government shut down. >> this could go on for days and weeks. >> the supreme court upheld obama care as constitutional. do you think the republicans should move on? >> no, it's a bad deal for the folks. >> suspicious packages that lead to tense moments at the jacksonville international airport. >> two men were arrested here overnight. their actions caused the airport to close here for five hours.

>> everybody started running. a lot of people that works at the commerce started ducking behind where the packages go. >> i feel fantastic. people keep asking me that question, i have been declared cancer free. >> what i love about this job that i have is that i see so much hope. i see that you just need to give kids a little bit of love. >> former russian spy anna chapman is back in the headlines this morning. >> she remains very secretive but certainly not camera shy. >> you recently tweeted a marriage proposal -- >> i'm not going to discuss it. >> was it serious. >> richard. >> good morning oscar winner sandra bullock in the studio. >> orlando bloom. >> sean hayes won an emmy for his role as jack mcfarland. >> that was easy. that's your latest weather. >> everybody say it with me,

called -- >> fact or fiction. >> is that fact or fiction? >> look who's here, blair underwood. >> anthony mackey. >> oh, no. >> how did you get out here this fast.

>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. state consular peter franchot is going town today kenny to remind small-business owners about the tax credits available to offset the cost of providing health care to employees. it is worth 35% of the busines'' health care costs and goes up to 50% next year. businesses who make less than $50,000 you could get up to $847 in credits per employee.

fog and haze would give way to scattered clouds this afternoon. maybe one of those clouds produces a sprinkle.

otherwise we are dry with highs in the mid 80s. we stay that way into the weekend but we will have to watch for a cooldown next week.

from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on this friday morning, october 4th,

2013. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, and brooke shields back with us again. >> brooke has many hair things going on. >> i've got some fishtail. >> oh, i like that. >> they're little fishtail braids. >> but it's like a ponytail. >> it's a ponytail with other things. i'm edgy. >> got creative today. >> i really am. >> she's living on the edge. >> this is it for me. >> living on the edge. >> i like it. >> it's exciting. >> j. crew shirt. >> nice. >> breast cancer awareness. >> yes. >> our colorful ladies here. >> us not too much. >> so the shutdown is exhausting a lot of people on many levels. >> yeah. >> day four now, we're into it. there was a funny moment yesterday when a republican congressman from north carolina was caught taking a bit of a snooze as he presided over a

house session for the affordable care act. >> it's about trying to do what's right for the whole country and if your heart doesn't break when you read these stories and when you -- it's about trying to do what's right for the whole country. >> camera work there. >> it's like an snl skit. >> oh. >> where am i? wait a minute, i'm in the house of representatives. >> and i'm in the big chair up at the top here. >> his fellow congressman there giving a passionate speech. >> let's do what's right for the country. >> i'm asleep right now. >> you're asleep. >> good. that's good. >> yeah, huh. maybe -- i mean, i've -- listen, i've -- >> where's the weirdest place you fell asleep? >> just recently i went to the opening of the met and there were two intermissions and i found myself going -- >> oh, please. >> i've had some of my best naps. >> my mother fell asleep once in church.

must have been after a long night and the funny thing is she woke up and she went -- >> broke into applause? >> yea, god. >> what's your's natalie? >> well, i was doing an interview this week. >> during the interview. >> i was definitely drowsy. >> could you be more specific? >> no, it's coming up. >> were you sitting across from the person? >> yes. >> that's got to be great. how good do you have to feel? you're giving an answer and you notice natalie dozing off during your interview. >> i did not fall asleep but let's say i was like -- >> did you start to drool. >> no. >> you've got kids too. you were probably up all night. >> we're not letting it go. now we have to watch. watch the "today" show next week and guess which interview it was. >> wow. >> no, no, no. >> that was the day that changed

my life. >> natalie. >> news with nat has become narcolepsy with nat. >> it's snooze with natalie. >> so sometimes, you know, there's a little lull in the room and it's a little quite. >> like the guy paused during the interview? >> just to tell our audience, when you do one of those interviews there's two giant lights shining. it's really hard to fall asleep. >> no, it's easier because it's so warm. >> it's cozy. >> we should give you a blankie next time. >> did you crawl into the guy's lap? start sucking your thumb? >> it was a guy. >> no. it's not. >> it's a woman. >> i'm not saying anything. >> was it a robot. >> no. >> you were just snoring. >> hey, our hours are grueling. >> okay. >> let's not start -- oh, come on. a lot