good morning. hole in terror are. a football sized gash opens up midflight in a southwest jet with 131 people on board forcing an emergency landing. we'll speak with the passenger sitting right beneath that hole. whatas the motive? a fourth man charged in connection with the brutal murders of a florida couple who were the pariss of 16 children. and authorities say more arrests are on the way. and oops -- >> to pull our economy -- oh, goodness. >> one of president obama's teleprompter screens crashes down in the middle of a speech, he didn't miss a beat. but his favorite gadget's seen

better days. "today," tuesday, july 14th, better days. "today," tuesday, july 14th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, i'm meredith vieira. >> and i'm matt lauer. the folks at southwest airlines this morning are inspecting all of their 737-700 airplanes trying to figure out what caused this hole to appear in the fuselage of flight 2294. >> 126 passengers and five crew members were heading from nashville to baltimore last night when the 1x1 foot hole opened up at 30,000 feet. as you can see from this photo taken by a passenger, the oxygen masks dropped. we're going to hear his remarkable story and get the latest on the emergency landing that followed in just a moment. >> i'm not sure if i were in that plane i would think to take my camera out and take a picture of myself. also this morning, nbc news has

learned bernie madoff is on the move. the convicted mastermind behind a massive ponzi scheme is being transpord to a facility in north carolina. he'll begin serving his 150 year sentence. it's a place where the one-time billionaire can make up to 40 cents an hour doing various jobs. it's medium security. we'll have more on madoff's new home ahead. also we're hearing that the full toxicology report from michael jackson's autopsy could be released as early as this week. this as a key ruling is made when it comes to the late star's estate. we'll have the latest from los angeles coming up, as well. >> but we're going to begin with that terrifying emergency landing of a southwest airlines plane on its way from nashville to baltimore. nbc's tom costello has the details. tom, good morning to you. >> good morning. southwest airlines spent the night inspecting nearly 200 of its 737-300s after a hole opened up in this plane's skin. southwest flight 2294 took off from nashville at 4:05 eastern time on monday with 131 people

on board the boeing 737-300. about 30 minutes into the flht, southwest says the plane's cabin began to lose air pressure. because of a small hole that had opened up in the plane's fuselage. the plane's onboard, jen masks then dropped as the flight was diverted and forced to make an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. the plane landed at 6:10 without incident. ambulances were on scene to greet the plane, but no one was hurt. once on the ground, passengers shared their pictures of the hole in the plane, said to be one foot by one foot. >> all of a sudden the loudest noise i ever heard came out of nowhere. there was no mop, no creak, no explosion like noise, just a loud roar and i look up and there's the sun coming through the ceiling. >> passengers flew onto baltimore on a new plane, leaving behind the 737-300, with this hole clearly visible in the fuselage, right in front of the tail section. an airport worker could be seen taking pictures of the hole as the investigation continues.

southwest is the biggest operator of 737s in theword, 544 in total. while it's far too early to tell how and why this happened, investigators from the ntsb and southwest will clearly be looking at the potential for met cal fatigue. remember that in 1988, the roof of an aloha airlines plane opened up in flight, sucking a flight attendant out as the plane was over the pacific. 65 passengers and crew members were injured but that plane did land safely. meredith? >> tom, didn't southwest recently pay a big fine to the federal government for failing to inspect some of its 737s. >> yeah, it was a $10 million fine. it was cut down to $7.5 million for failing to check for fuselage cracks. about 145,000 passengers flew on unchecked planes over an eight-day peri back in the spring of '07. and that then led, you may recall, to the federal government, the faa, stepping up inspections of all carriers, hundreds of planes were grounded back in the spring of '08. southwest insists that no

passenger was ever in any danger. >> all right, tom costello, thank you very much. it is 7:04. >> all right, meredith, thank you. michael cunningham's seat was right below the hole that opened in the fuselage of that plane. he snapped some pictures during the flight. michael, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. thank you. >> you're in seat 20-c and i understand you were taking a nap and boy you had a rude awakening. >> it was the most eventful awakening i've ever had i believe. i was trying to doze off on the flight. about an hour and a half flight from nashville to baltimore-washington. and i hadn't gotten a lot of sleep this weekend, so i dozed off, and next thing i knew, the loudest roar i have ever heard woke me up and people started to look up right above my seat. >> and you look up and you see the sun shining through a hole that's about the size of a football. obviously, the plane lost cabin pressure. michael did that go kind of the way it goes when they talk about it in the preflight safety briefing? you know, the masks will drop and you calmly put them on.

is that what happened on that plane? >> it was actually a lot calmer than i thought it would be. i was kind of expecting a castaway-like decompression of the plane but everybody just calmly looked up, figured out what was going on, and about ten seconds, at most after the hole occurred, the masks dropped down and everybody put their mask on. a couple of people were asking other passengers and the flight crew -- is the mask working, and if you are conscious by this point, yeah, the mask was working. >> a couple of things real quickly, did a member of the cockpit crew, pilot, co-pilot, come back to examine the hole? >> after we landed in charleston the pilot came out and looked up through the hole and everybody applauded, you know, shook his hand, a couple of people gave him hugs. but he looked up, and you could definitely see the sky through it. i could have put my arm out of it. >> did the hole get bigger in the process of landing?

was the hole growing? >> i didn't notice anything. the outside of the hole was covered up by that ceiling panel that got blown into it. but, i didn't hear it get bigger. there was no evidence of it getting larger. >> of course after you landed you had to jump on another plane to actually get to your destination. that was a little harrowing? >> it wasn't quick. it w going the speed that airlines go at. so it was about a three-hour wait in charleston. >> i'm glad you're all right. we're glad everybody else is all right. michael cunningham, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. now here's meredith. >> what a story. all right, thanks, matt. now to the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. she faces formal questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee today after vowing in her opening remarks to apply the law, not make it. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is at the supreme court with more. pete, good morning to you. >> reporter: meredith, good morning. sonia sotomayor spoke for only eight minutes, tracing her journey from public housing to supreme court nominee, and she stressed her loyalty to the rule

of law. with opening statements out of the way, now come the hard questions about what she might do if she becomes a supreme court justice. judge mosotomayor's family is wh her at these hearings, including her 82-year-old mother salina who nodded in agreement as senator chles schumer of new york emotionally traced the nominee's inspiring career. >> there are many more role models for a young student to choose from. with judge sotomayor foremost among them. >> reporter: in her statement, she said her single mother worked hard to make it all possible. >> i want to make one special note of thanks to my mother. i am here, as many of you have noticed, because of her aspirations and sacrifices for both my brother juan and me. mom, thank you. >> reporter: as for her qualifications, committee republicans said they're troubled by comments she had

made that suggest she might be guided by her own experiences and biases. >> do i want a judge that allows his or her social, political or religious views to change the outcome? or do i want a judge that impartially applies the law to the facts and fairly rules on the merits, without bias or prejudice? >> the constitution requires that judges be free from personal politics, feelings, and preferences. >> reporter: but judge sotomayor sought to reassure senators that she would apply the law, not make it. >> my personal and professional experiences helped me to listen and understand, with the law always commanding the result in every case. >> reporter: anti-abortion rights protesters briefly interrupted the hearing four times. capitol police said one was norma mccordy, originally the roe of roe v. wade. but it was a committee republican who offered a widely shared prediction. >> unless you have a complete

meltdown, you're going to get confirmed. and i don't think you will. >> reporter: republicans say they want this hearing to be civil, but they plan to question her sharply today about comments that she has made, mostly in speeches that they consider troubling. meredith? >> all right, pete williams, thank you very much. it is 7:10. once again here's matt. >> all right, meredith, now to what will soon be disgraced financier bernie madoff's new home. the butner federal correctional complex in north carolina. it consists of four main areas, two medium security facilities, a low security facility, and a hospital. and cnbc's scott cone is outside the gates. scott, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the federal bureau of prisons website still has bernie madoff this morning at a federal nitentiary in atlanta. but sources say that is just a stop on his way here to butner where he's about to spend the first day of the rest of his life.

heas accustomed to a penthouse in manhattan, a mansion in palm beach, a villa in the south of france. but at least for now, bernie madoff will have to get used to life here, joining some 4,800 other inmates at a federal prison complex in the heart of north carolina. the one-time billionaire wall street icon will be able to make 12 to 40 cents an hour, cleaning toilets, doing laundry or groundskeeping. then retire to his cell, with a sink, a toilet, bunk beds, and a cell mate. but one prison consultant thinks it may be a temporary home for madoff. butner has a well-regarded medical center a madoff, at 71, is in questionable health. >> from what i understand, bernie madoff is having mental health issues, severe depression, a lot of things may be going through his head. and suicide may be one of them. >> reporter: madoff's attorneys had asked that he be sent to a

prison in upstate new york. more convenient for his wife ruth to visit. instead, if she stays in new york, her husband will be a two-hour flight, and another 30-minute drive away. no luxury hotels for miles. she'll have to visit him in a large, multipurpose room, along with other enmates and their visitors. and a number of visits per month may be limited. plenty of retirees call north carolina home. but it's surely not the retirement bernie and ruth madoff had in mind. but, the climate is nice here. pretty much year-round. and the local chamber of commerce calls this a truly beautiful place to visit and live. we're reasonably sure, matt, they're talking about the area outside the razor we fence. >> probably so, scott. thank you very much. it's now 12 after the hour and once again here's meredith. >> matt, thank you. while you may be struggling financially these ys, happy days appear to be here again for some companies on wall street. and now they are getting set to pay out some big bonuses. cnbc's melissa francis is at the

new york stock exchange with that story. melissa, good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. one of those companies is goldman sachs. it reports big profits today. big bonuses could be next. not just at goldman. so on wall street, is it back to business as usual? with the nation's unemployment rate moving closer to 10%, a housing market still plagued by foreclosures, and households struggling to make ends meet, it might be hard for most americans to believehat it's back to business as usual on wall street. but at companies like goldman sachs and aig, both of which borrowed bailout money from the government, billion-dollar profits are back, and big bonuses could be next. in fact, goldman sachs is on track to pay out as much as $20 billion in bonuses for 2009. that's roughly $700,000 per employee, more than 14 times the average american household mc. experts say the situation is similar at other financial giants. >> there are top executives that

are making more before lunch than the average worker makes in a year. however, many of these top executives aren't the bad guys that caused the problems through recklessness. these banks are retaining the talent that we need and they're competitive on a global basis. >> reporter: remember aig? taxpayers still own 80% of the insurance giant, which took roughly $180 billion in government t.a.r.p. money. this week the company is asking governor pay czar if it can pay out more than $200 million in the coming months to award workers still on the job untangling the mess. >> the aig financial services group has been a source of much of the problem here. how much retention do we need with people we may not want to retain? >> reporter: unlike aig, goldman sachs has repaid the t.a.r.p. money. now the debt is cleared, along with the path back to big bonuses. even when those banks pay back the t.a.r.p. money, the government still owns a piece of them in the form of warrants at a right to buy stock.

but companies like goldman sachs and j.p. marken are trying to get those warrants out of government hands. >> melissa francis, thank you very much. dillon rat igen has covered wall street for years. he's now the host of morning meeting on msnbc. before i get to the potential bonuses, i think a lot of people are going to be saying wait a second, goldman sachs needed $10 billion in federal bailout money a short time ago and now they are set to record record profits. how did this happen so quickly? >> two things work in goldman sachs' favor just as a business. one when the credit markets seized up, business went away. so there's been a huge game of catch up as the markets stabilize again. we've watched the dow come back up. goldman sachs has benefited from a huge flow of business from all the business that didn't happen in those six or seven months. >> a similar situation with all the other banks? >> for sure. >> basically things are rolling again? >> for a moment. basically it's a huge refinancing. everybody who is borrowing money for short periods of time. like refinancing your house. it's like a refinancing boom on

wall street. >> let's talk about the bonuses. goldman sachs has paid back the t.a.r.p. money so in some ways they are now outside of the microscope. do they have a right, do they have the right to pay their employees anything they want to pay them? >> here's where goldman sachs runs into trouble. the united states taxpayer bailed out aig with $180 billion. goldman sachs is collecting 100 cents on the dollar from aig to the tune of $13.9 billion. basically taxpayer money going through aig, to goldman sachs. now i want you to think about how we treated general motors and we bankrupted general mors, and we're telling people nobody's getting 100 cents on the dollar, i don't care if you're a shareholder, bondholder -- >> - we could rewrite the rules. >> that's why you do it. if you're bankrupt i can rewrite the contract law and say no, no, matt. >> by not bankrupting a company like goldman sachs or aig, we have -- do not have the power to rewrite those rules? >> the real question is why is

the president, why is our congress, why is our treasury secretary allowing the financial institutions to continue without being treated as a bankrupt enterprises, a la aig, that they are? >> real quickly, do the employees who are going to get those bonuses deserve them, in your opinion? >> the employees are a function of a system. in other words i can't say whether somebody deserves. it's not for me to say that. but what i do know is our government is not treating each situation fairly. banks are being treated differently than car companies. car companies are being bankrupted. banks are being supported by the taxpayer. and as a result the good times are back on wall street. the question is why does the administration think that's a good idea. >> dylan, good to have you hear. you can catch his she from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. eastern time on msnbc. let's head over to the news desk. ann? >> thanks a lot, matt. good morning, everybody. in the news this morning a sweeping health care reform bill is expected to be unveiled as early as today by democrats in the house. on monday the president said in

his words we are going to get this done. he wants to see a senate health care measure ready this week and he wants final congressional approval by the august recess. new government figures show the u.s. budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for the first time. one year ago, the deficit was about one quarter the size it is today. the military says two u.s. marines were killed in a hostile incident monday in southern afghanistan where a major operatn is now under way against the taliban. former liberian president charles taylor took to the stand today in the netherlands. the first african leader ever to stand trial for war crimes. accused of instigating murder, rape, sexual flavory and conscripting childsoldiers, taylor says the case against him is built on lies. a 3-year-old canadian boy is safe after disappearing from his camp site then apparently floating down a raging river in his toy truck. he was found almost eight miles downriver, and not a scratch on him. and today the president

throws out the first pitch of the major league baseball's all-star game tonight in st. louis. on monday, it was his teleprompter that was off base. it came crashing down and shattered on the floor during his speech. >> oh, goodness. sorry about that, guys. >> he finished his speech using notes and the other teleprompter screen. now let's go back to matt, meredith and al. who's got different kinds of words to say when their teleprompter fails. >> the one on the left went down, so does that mean the president is looking more to the right these days? >> oh. >> justust read the prompter. >> all right, al. you have a check of the weather? >> i do. let's take a look. the heat continues. it's like a broken record, although we don't use records anymore. a broken cd. palm springs, broken download. temperatures in the teens soothing and cool july morning. good morning. now 65 in washington. it's in the 60s in prince

george's county but only upper 50s to near 60 in among and fairfax and points west. southern maryland around the bay and the northern neck in the 60s. highs today in the mid 80s. lots of sun. low humidity. more of the same tomorrow. then humid on thursday. might get a morning shower or afternoon thundershower. later humidity returns on friday and into saturday and sunday. there may be an afternoon thundershower on saturday. that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you. and now to the mystery surrounding michael jackson's death and the battle over his estate. nbc's jeff rossen is in los angeles with the very latest. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: meredith, good morning to you. with all the talk about the drug investigation, and the custody battle, you cannot forget the hundreds of millionsf dollars still hanging out there. the lawyers were back in court on monday, trying to hammer out who controls jackson's estate. and now they're one step closer to a final decision. when michael jackson died, his finances were in disarray. details about how much money he

had, and how much he owed, are still murky. in his will, jackson names two men as economic stores. a lawyer and a friend. now, michael's mother, katherine jackson, is fighting for administrative power, too. in new court papers filed monday, the judge shut katherine out, and sided with the men jackson named. they now have the power to obtain all documents and records relating to michael jackson, his entities, the estate, and its assets. >> katherine jackson is asking for a bigger role in the estate. she wants them to consult with her before they make any major decisions. reporter: as for the millions in the estate, sources familiar with the case tell nbc news it will be split like this. 40% to katherine jackson. 40% to michael's kids. and 20% to children's charities. >> unfortunately, the way this is going to play out is that the creditors and uncle sam are going to get paid before the beneficiaries. that's just the way it works.

>> reporter: there are developments in the criminal investigation, as well. nbc news has learned partial autopsy results are in. and the full toxicology report could come in as early as this week. nothing officially released yet. and we're learning more about jackson's history with prescription drugs. tom mesereau was jackson's attorney during the 2005 molestation case. >> on verdict day he looked terrible. but he confided in me quite often that he was having trouble sleeping, that he was depressed, that he was worried about his children, and that was understandable. i had heard rumors for years that he was using lots of prescription medication. i never actually watched him use it, and i never saw anyone give it to him. but i was told from various quarters that he was using it, and i hoped it was not to excess, although some people around him thought it was. >> reporter: with jackson's inner circle now under the microscope, mesereau says it was a problem even then. >> i wasn't sure how interested they were in his welfare, and i did voice my disapproval from

time to time. >> reporter: in a paid interview with a british tabloid, la toya jackson said her brother was murdered by his greedy entourage. >> when la toya used the word murder, i said to her do you really mean murder or do you mean manslaughter? and she said no, i feel that it was murder. that somebod gave him something, and that michael was worth more to some people dead than he was alive. >> reporter: monday marked what would have been michael jackson's opening night in london, kicking off his comeback tour. and so outside the o-2 arena, hundreds of fans came anyway with photos, with flags, with anything michael. >> i think people just want closure. no matter what really happened to michael jackson. >> reporter: now the entire criminal case rides on the cause and the manner of death. meredith? >> all right, jeff rossen, thank you very much. still ahead, the latest in the

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stilah good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, july 14th, 2009. our time is now 7:26 a.m. the u.s. house of representatives holds its first hearing on last month's deadly metro crash today. it will focus on the progress of the investigations and safety measures implemented since the crash. the accident on metro's red line killed nine people and injured nearly 80 others. nearly 200 southwest airline planes are undergoing inspection as a precaution. this after a hole in the rear o the plane forced a baltimore bound flight to make an emergency landing yesterday. the pne did land safely in charleston, west virginia. it's not clear what caused the

damage. your weather and traffic are next. stay with us.

the air is sweet and fresh on this cool, july morning. just 65 in washington. 50s west and north. 60s south and east. highs reaching the 80s today with lots of sunshine and low humidity and more of the same on wednesday. increased humidity thursday. might get a passing shower or thundershower mainly in the afternoon. how's traffic? >> problem on the capital beltway. it's beginning to slow the outer loop of the beltway from 236 headed on down toward braddock road accident with overturned car. right side is blocked. water main break right now 23rd

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>> i know i'm chilly now. >> remember that winter. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer alongside meredith vieira. when you feel down, you need a little energy. >> yeah. >> you drink, what is it, tea? >> tea. >> i drink coffee. do you ever try any of those little energy drinks? >> no, i've never had the urge to. have you tried it? >> no. >> but i guess a lot of people have. >> they're very popular. >> a adding more pep to your step with two-ounce drinks called energy shots. but how well do they really work and what are the health concerns? we're going to tell you what you need to know coming up. >> also ahead a popular actress opens up about a health care that is putting her upcoming series on hold. we'll tell you more about that. plus what you should do if you're faced with a bully, not in school, but at work. and you won't believe how often it actually happens to people >> first, new arrests and new information in the murders of a florida couple. the parents of 16 children were killed last thursday, and the surveillance cameras they used to keep their large family safe are actually helping to piece together what happened. nbc's mark potter is in

pensacola, florida. mark, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, meredith. of the four people in custody now, three o them are charged with murder. one of those arrests was made last night, and investigators say there could be yet another arrest today. now facing murder charges after his arrest monday night is 30-year-old gary lamont sumner, a day laborer who officials say was identified after a routine traffic stop. he's accused of being one of the seven men involved in the home invasion last week near pensacola, in which byrd and melanie billings were each shot multiple times and killed. >> we hope to bring all of the suspects that we have identified early on in this case to justice very, very shortly. >> reporter: investigators say sumner is this man in a recent store security camera image in which officials say' peered with leonard patrick gonzalez jr., also charged with murder in the billings case. investigators now say the attack involved two vehicles, and two teams entering the house from different directions.

>> you had four come up in the van. three entered the home, one remained with the van. we believe an additional three people came in onhe north side of the home, around the back. one remained with that vehicle, we believe, and two entered the house from the back. >> reporter: as seen on surveillance tape the attackers crept across the lawn. officials say they were inside the house for less than five minutes, during which the billings were killed. >> it leaves me to believe that this was a ver well-thanned and methodical operation. >> reporter: as for why the house was targeted, officials say one motive was robbery. >> we believe that there are other motives that we have yet to confirm. >> reporter: three other men were arrested sunday, two of them on murder charges. the sheriff also revealed that three of the nine children in the house actually saw the attackers. none of the children was hurt, and all nine are now being cared for by relatives. now, authorities say they have identified the mastermind of this home invasion attack and that he is in custody. investigators say they are also talking to a person of interest

now, and they are searching for two more. meredith? >> mark potter, thank you. funeral services for byrd and melanie billings have been scheduled for county. escambia sheriff david morgan is heading up the investigation. sheriff morgan, good morning to you. >> good morning, maugham. >> ts fourth arrest gary lamont sumner, we just heard that he is a day laborer. is he somebody that knew the billings? worked for the billings? >> only in a very casual way as we understand. these individuals that we're currently seeking, persons of interest, recent arrests, these individuals live in okaloosa county, which is two counties over from us. >> but you're not confirming that they did work for him or they did not work for him, the billings? >> we're not confirming that at this time. >> you said yesterday, ann interviewed you, you said it's a complex case that is evolving. you also said that you believed it started as a home invasion. do you still believe that, that robbery is the key motive? or was there something else going on here?

>> we believe that, again, that is a motive. we are developing other motives as this case progresses. and motives, to be very honest with you, will be outside the pursue of the escambia county sheriff's office. we held a joint meeting yesterday with many of the federal agencies in pensacola and we turned that information over to them. our part in this investigation will effectively come to a close with the conclusion of the murder investigation. >> but why are federal agencies involved, sheriff? >> well, of course, any time you move outside a state, outside a country, then you turn those investigations over to the federal government. >> but what moved out of state? i don't think i understand. why, again, would federal agents be involved? >> associations with individuals that have been identified as having association with this case. >> the robbery or whatever it was, they were in the house for less than five minutes. were they looking for something specific? >> we're not releasing the information at this time as to what was taken from the house, nor the items that may have been

taken from the house. >> do you believe when they entered that house they intended to kill mr. and mrs. billings? >> that, you know, excuse me, that would be speculation at this time. of course, sadly it did result in the deaths of these two individuals. but in working with the state attorney's office, you know, we're being very cautious at this time about the amount of speculation that we're doing, because it could affect the eventual outcome of the trial. >> there were surveillance cameras that caught images outside the house. there were cameras inside the house, as well, and if so, did they capture any images of these folks inside the house? >> yes, ma'am. video surveillance outside and inside the home, and some images were captured, yes. >> and do you believe that drugs may have played any part in this? a family member of leonard patrick gonzalez sr. says that he and his son were involved with drugs. >> we have no information at this time, meredith, that would lead us to believe that that was one of the primary motives, no.

>> did it appear that the billings put up any resistance? >> that's information that would be contained on an interior tape that we're not prepared to release at this time. >> and i understand that you're looking for up to seven people. can you tell us anything about the other people that you're looking for? >> well, again, they have an association, of course, with this. those seven people that we have identified and, of course, four we've currently have under arrest, are those that we have tied specifically to the home invasion itself. that we will tie directly to the deaths of the billings family. and we have another individual, of course, who's an individual of interest that, again, may have had some part in this but we've yet to develop that information. but these seven people we tied directly to the deaths that occurred in that home. >> sheriff david morgan, thank you very much. >> thank you. and now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> thanks, meredith. as we take a look, we've got some risk of strong storms out there today fmar fgo d f tnowo kay.asit c possibility of tornadoes from

southern minnesota to northern missouri. hail possible, but as you can see on the radar, we are seeing a squall line developing from omaha down to jackson, mississippi, and rainfall amounts from this system, anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain, generally about half an inch, as another unusually cool july morning. temperatures in the 50s north and west of washington. highs in the 80s today and again tomorrow with low humidity and lots of sun and then on thursday rather steamy. highs upper 80s and could get a passing shower or thundershower. then lower humidity returns on friday and into the weekend with highs in the 80s friday but should be a bit cooler over the weekend. just near 80 on saturday. there's a chance of some showers and maybe thundershowers saturday but should be dry sunday into that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you. and still ahead, just weeks after filing for divorce, jon of "jon and kate plus 8" stepped out with a new woman.

her connection to the soon-to-be ex-wife coming up. but up next, they give you a boost, but are they really safe? what you need to know about popular energy shots.

this morning on "today's health," the popular new way to boost energy. the so-called energy shots. but are they safe? nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy synderman is here with more on this. good morning to you. >> hi, matt. hasn't been long, but the first

energy shot hit the shelves, the 5-hour energy drink in 2004, but boy since then it has inspired nearly 100 other competitors. the new energy fix on college campes and even in the workplace is no longer just a cup of strong, black coffee. it's jazzier, sweeter, and a two-ounce shot does the trick. >> it's good. >> i think a lot of college students are gravitating towards products to give them energy because they're often tired. they're really searching for something to give them energy and cough even if is a stimulant, and will provide them with a boost of energy in a short amount of time. >> i've used energy shots during football practice. generally when they're early. >> reporter: sales for these energy shots are expected to almost double this year to $700 million. at about $3 for two ounces they cost at least ten times more per ounce than coca-cola. even our own "today" show interns have used them. >> in college, for those long all-nighters i've taken a few of

them. >> reporter: but what is the nutritional value? >> i have no clue. i never even looked. >> reporter: drinks vary, the common ingredients include amino acids, vitamins like vitamin b-12 and caffeine. the one thing you won't find is sugar. >> these drinks are providing a stimulant in the form of caffeine that are giving people the ability to feel focused, and feel like they have more energy. but they're not giving them calories, ich is a form of energy that enables people to do work. >> reporter: with some caffeine products, side effects can include dehydration, heart pappy tagss, jitteriness, insomnia and even headaches. 5-hour energy told us it works by helping people feel bright and alert when they can't afford a letdown. it's really a focus drink. one that has people willing to pay a premium for a jolt. >> talk about this more now with nancy and "today" nutritionist joy bauer and a registered dietitian. good morning both of you. ups and downs, what do you think? no pun intended.

>> only in a decadent society could we have something like this. >> to put it into perspective, they're called energy shots. but it's basically the same calf teen equivalent you would get in an eight ounce brewed of coffee. and we would never call our morning cup of coffee an energy beverage. these are stimulant shots or wake-up shots. >> that's interesting because calories are converted to energy and heat in your body. that's just the basic science. what joy said is really important. caffeine gives you focus and a little bit of a jolt but it's not energy the way you think, let's get ready for football or swimming or something. >> can you get addicted to these the way people think they're addicted and can be addicted to their morning cup of coffee? >> i think it's more of a psychological addiction. you know, clearly, like coffee, if you drink them day after day after day, when you stop drinking them, you're going to get some withdrawal symptoms. >> a massive headache. >> uncomfortable, fatigue, headaches, crankiness. >> so when some of these advertise that they contain "b" vitamins and amino acids it

makes it sound like there are actually health benefits to these things. is that true or false? >> well, look, you're better off getting your amino acids and your vitamins in food. the problem is, looking at these, some labels hav specifics, some don't have much, and i am always, always, always skeptical about adding amino acids and stuff like this. i'm not even sure it makes a hill of beans of difference other than for marketing. >> the interesting thing is there's not an immediate cause/effect. in other words you can't just guzzle these drinks and expect these nutrients to jump into and extract themselves. >> i want to get to something important here. an article in "the new york times" over the weekend mentioned a col jt student who said that on his campus, it's fairly common for people to mix these energy shots with a drug called atarol. >> which is for a.d.d., attention deficit disorder. >> it's dangerous. >> why? >> you go ahead. >> i'm going to let you take that one. >> somebody take this. one is a prescription medication, which is not to be used without a diagnosis at all.

two it's a stimulus that makes you hyperfocused and then you have these wch jump it up a notch. it can make you antsy, i think sometimes almost a little psychotic. these are not meant to be mixed together at all. >> real, real quickly, mixing these with alcohol? >> horrible. because when people use them to party longer and harder, you don't fully feel the effects of the alcohol, because you're wide awake, so you drink more and more and you get yourself into trouble. >> all right. >> and one final -- >> really quick. >> everyone's sleep deprived. these just make it worse. kids are too plugged in, don't get enough sleep and this puts them over the edge. not a great thing for our teenagers. >> thanks very much. up next a health care for a popular prime-time actress.

and we are back at 7:50. actress maura tierney has come forward to clear up why production is being delayed on her new nbc series. here's nbc's chris janson. >> how's that feel?

>> reporter: she's one of hollywood's busiest actresses. best known as dr. abby lockhart on the iconic nbc drama "er." >> i think things are going to be okay. >> reporter: now 44-year-old maura tierney is facing a real-life medical drama, saying in a statement, i have discovered a tumor in my breast which requires surgery. i will not know either my exact diagnosis or course of treatment until that surgery is performed. experts say typically surgery is only done after cancer is found. >> surgery would tell a surgeon with that size of a tumor, it will tell the rumor grade, whether it's aggressive or not, and it will also tell the surgeon whether or not the tumor has moved from the breast to the lymph nodes. >> reporter: tierney's private medical crisis became private news when it forced nbc to shut down production on the new drama. "parenthood." >> i'd like to talk to high daughter. >> reporter: "parenthood's" premiere has now been pushed back to early next year. her doctors have assured her her condion is very treatable.

and already before the final diagnosis, it's shining a spotlight on the importance of early detection. when caught early, the survival rate for breast cancer is 98%. a fact singer sheryl crow learned firsthand when she was diagnosed in 2006. >> my breast cancer was detected through a mammogram, caught very, very early. >> reporter: actress christina applegate was diagnosed early, too, through an mri. cynthia nixon and edie falco have battled breast cancer and raised awareness. >> every woman who examines her breast now because she's heard of this recent event can have her life span improving. >> reporter: websites have been filled with messages of encouragement from fans who know tierney from movies like "baby mama" and "liar liar" and her ten yearst county general. >> i took a year off after "er" and i wasn't planning on doing another tv show. >> reporter: "parenthood" lured tierney back to television. she's hoping to be back on set

in eight weeks. for today, chris jansing, nbc news, los angeles. >> and we certainly wish her the very best. >> she's been a guest on our show a number of times. we'll keep our fingers crossed. al coming up, daughtry, out on the plaza, live concert iou f hour. they're going to be rocking out there. first your local news and weather.

good morning. it's tuesday, jul 14th, 2009. a beautiful morning here on this tuesday. our time is now 7:56 a.m. in the news for today, the naval criminal investigative service is trying to figure out how a sailor died at ft. myer in arlington. the woman's body was discovered in henderson hall yesterday morning. her body was discovered when she failed to report to work at the pentagon. a senior defense official tells nbc news there was foul play involved. no information about the victim has been released just yet. today the d.c. council will vote on an independent investigation into marion

barry's use of contracts. the d.c. inspector general is asd to investigate a series of questionable city contracts worth several hundred thousand dollars that berry promoted through the d.c. department of health. berry says the move is politically driven. your weather

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temperatures in the fist and 60s. we'll warm into the mid 80s by mid afternoon with lots of sun. low humidity. great day for outdoor recreation and work. more of the same tomorrow. more humid on thursday. might have a morning shower but a greater chance of an afternoon thundershower and then drier friday into the weekend. how's traffic? >> water main break we told you about earlier this morning taking a short time ago at the intersection of 23 street and i street northwest right now. because of the water main break the intersection is shut down. elsewhere at the wilson bridge lanes are open. overturned outer loop at braddock road just cleared. >> lindsey sits down with a plan who may know tiger woods best. his caddie.

back now at 8:00 on this tuesday morning, july 14th, 2009. monday's special concert by the fray was so much fun, we thought we'd have another one. coming up in our next half hour, daughtry performs live right here on the plaza. i'm meredith vieira, along with matt lauer. and i haven't had tea this morning. matt lauer and al roker. we've got a lot of good stuff coming up in the concert series. >> we have to make another big musical announcement. we like to cap off the concert

series. mariah carey will be here for a concert on friday, august 2th. she's got a new album coming out. this is a sneak peek of the individual know for her new ngsi called ogs obsessed." so check her out in concert friday, august 28th, right here on the plaza. by the way you can see the entire video for "obsessed" tomorrow night right here on nbc during "america's got talent." >> very good. >> all right. >> meanwhile just ahead. it was just three weeks and one day ago when reality stars jon and kate gosselin, married for ten years with eight kids together, filed for divorce. but appantly jon already has a new woman in his life and she actually has a connection to kate. going to tell you all about that. getting really kind of bad. >> okay. and dealing with bulldies, we're not talking about kids. we're talking about you, at work. we've got meredith to deal with. >> hey, hey, hey. >> shouldn't have mentioned that. happens more than you think. we're going to tell you what to do if you've become a victim. >> and they say bullying in the

workplace can take many different forms. we'll try and run down some of those. but let's go inside, ann is standing by with a check of all the headlines. >> good morning once again, everybody. in the news this morning, southwest airlines inspected nearly 200 of its aircraft during the night after one of its planes was forced to make an emergency landing. because of a hole described as one foot by one foot in the ceiling. the 737 was flying from nashville to baltimore late monday when the cabin began to lose pressure, but none of the 131 people aboard the plane was injured. the tough questions start today as supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor's confirmation hearings. on monday sotomayor stressed the law would always come first in every case. a funeral service is being planned for friday for the florida parents killed near their home near pensacola. police say as many as eight people may have been involved. byrd and melanie billings were parents of 16 children, many of them with special needs. bernie madoff has been moved from a new york prison and according to sources he is now

heading to a federal prison in butner, north carolina, to serve his 150 year sentence for bilking people out of their life sentence in a ponzi scheme. now here's brian williams with what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >> hey, ann, thanks. good morning, a lot of people are experiencing this. they call it the doctor drought. plenty of m.d.s are coming out of our med schools, but very few are choosing family practice. a lot of them going into research and surgery. why is it? and will folks have a doctor when they need one? that story and more tonight on "nightly news," ann now back to you. >> great, we'll be watching. lot, brian. now let's go back outside to matt and meredith. >> all right, ann, thank you very much. not a good idea. let's get a check of the weather with mr. roker. al? >> hey, thank you. a lot of folks here from the naacp, 100th anniversary. >> yes, 100 anniversary. >> are you expecting a call coming in? breaking news story? >> it will have to wait. >> okay. >> taking care of business.

let's check it out, see what's going on. show you for today, our pick city of the day happens to be davenport, iowa. kwqc, nbc 6, showers and storms. 79 degrees. and the jet stream band of air, we've got that storm track coming over the northeast. that's bringing a lot of heavy showers and thunderstorms over the great lakes. we've got the heat continuing right on into the plains. as you see as we head on into thursday, not much of a change and so that heat in the plains is going to continue. we're going to see the cooler weat a rapid warmup under way after a cool start. good morning with bright sunshine and low humidity we're well into the 60s. now near 70 in washington. montgomery, fairfax, prince george's counties. afternoon highs climbing into mid 80s. lots of sunshine. low humidity. and again looks like another repeat of today except some high clouds coming in late in the day turning more humid wednesday night. steamy day on thursday. afternoon highs in the upper 80s and a chance of passing mainly afternoon showers and

thundershowers. then drier friday into the weekend. and that's your latest weather. now here's mr. lauer. >> all right, al, when we come back, martha stewart is going to share a recipe she promises will wow your guests at your next barbecue. butp ung next, jon and kate plua date. jon gosselin's new girlfriend. nsaid pain relievers, tn like celebrex, ibuprofen and naproxen, help treat arthritis pain and have some of the same warnings. but since individual results may vary, having options is important. prescription celebrex has been the option for millions of patients for 10 strait years. just one 200-mg celebrex (once a day,) can provide dependable, 24-hour relief for many with arthritis pain, stiffness and inflammation. based on the available data, the fda stated that for certain patients celebrex's benefits outweigh the risks. if you are worried about stomach upset, you should know, in clinical studies,

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the latest on the breakup of reality stars jon and kate gosselin. they filed divorce papers less than a month ago and jon is already showing signs of enjoying the single life. >> kate and i have decided to separate. >> i'm not very fond of the idea, personally. but i know it's necessary. >> reporter: after announcing their plans to separate, their hit show was put on hiatus. the gosselins asking for privacy during this very difficult time for their children. they maintained a low profile, with kate and jon splitting the parenting duties for their eight children. and even celebrating the fourth of july holiday together. but now, they're back in the spotlight. just weeks after splitting from his wife of ten years, new pictures have emerged of jon vacationing in the french rivie riviera, holding hands with his new girlfriend, 22-year-old hailey glassman. meanwhile, kate was seen going to the grocery store, and having a picnic on her lawn with the kids, still wearing her wedding band.

and kate coyne is senior editor of "people" magazine has followed the gosselins since they became reality stars. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have to start meeting this way. >> absolutely. >> were you surprised by jon's re-entry into the spotlight? these pictures of him with what appears to be a new girlfriend? >> a little bit. if nothing else, i was surprised by how quickly we've now seen jon again. it's only been 19 days between when the separation was announced on the show, and this public emergence. >> and this young woman with him, hailey glassman, what can you tell us about her? >> well, there's a connection to hailey that goes back quite a ways. hailey's father, lawrence glassman, is the father who performe kate's tummy tuck. and kate actually recuperated fromhat y,suarrger pt of the time, in dr. pasglsman's house. which is also hailey's house. gl lea family tie r there. >> there lis. >> it originally started with kate, not with jon. >> it ban with kate and jon, you know, does say that hailey

and her parents have been longtime family friends. but, clearly, these pictures have indicated the friendship has now grown into something more. >> and talk about the contrast. there's jon with hailey, meanwhile you have kate at home with the kids, or out doing some shopping with the wedding ring still on. she can't bear to take that off yet. is she -- i know when the show ended she said that she had been somebodying nonstop. do you know how she is doing now? >> well, clearly, she's just sticking to her routine. she's going grocery shopping. she's spending time with her kids. she is handling this by i think clinging to what is normal and regular to her. jon is embracing his new life, really with relish. >> and he's also going to start a fashion line of children's clothing? he met with a famous designer? is he qualified to do that? i'm just curious. >> the children's clothing line is not clear if it's going to stay a children's clothing line, if it's going to become something else. he's obviously been wearing a lot of flashier, more colorful clothing, and the designer, you

know, is thinking that maybe this is a good opportunity to really broaden his line. >> he has eight kids by the time he was what, 28, i guess it is. is it possible that this is his version of a mid-life crisis? >> he's clearly in some ways making up for the youth that he didn't get to have. i mean, he's living it up right now. the thing is, no matter how much partying he does, or where he goes, he'll still be a father of eight kids. he can't turn back time. >> and this show comes back the beginning of august. do you expect that there will be a conversation about hailey on the show? >> it's really not clear. you know, jon and kate both say whenever you ask them about the future, and what it will hold, that they're focusing on their kids. their focus is their kids. it's not clear if hailey's ever even been around the kids. so as long as the show continues to focus on the children, i don't know where she would fit in at this time. >> all right, kate coyne, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and up next, how to handle ies work. right after this. ♪

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a piling on of mostly non-physical attacks. >> my boss was a bully. >> reporter: no surprise when colleagues are the subject -- >> your competence does not interest me. >> reporter: the bully wears prada. but the putdown is the same. >> if i do something right, it's unacknowledged, she doesn't even say thank you. but if i do something wrong, she is vicious. >> reporter: concern about bullying in the workplace is more common than many people think. experts say 54 million people have been affected. meaning one in every eight workers has been bullied on the job. a recent study by the workplace bullying institute found bullying is done primarily by men. more than half of the targets are women, and overwhelmingly, women bosses target other women. experts say women bullies are mimicking behavior. >> they transform themselves from parent of the month in the

car, and the parking lot, to when they get inside the corporate door into viper. and animal. because, they're picking up the cues in the work environment. they're seeing what it takes to get ahead, and this particularly applies to women. >> reporter: the harm, he says, is a lot like what children experience from bullies, depression, anxiety, self-isolation, and for an adult, that means not going to work. painful consequences for workers, and a company. >> bullying greatly reduces a company's productivity, as well as increasing other costs like the cost of turnover. and the ability to retain very talented people. >> reporter: for robinson, her only option was to leave. >> i leave with the question of what is right and wrong? >> reporter: today she's planning to go back to school and possibly become self-employe knowing better than ever how to spot a bully, and how that behavior is bad for business. for "today," rehema ellis, nbc

news, chicago. >> nicole williams is a career expert. nicole, good morning. >> good morning. >> here's the problem, iny opinion, if you're being bullied at work, that's bad enough, but if you're being bullied by someone who can actually fire you, that's a really difficult dynamic. >> it is a difficult dynamic. and you know, not to underestimate that but at the end of the day, you need to stand up for yourself. you know, there is the opportunity, and the responsibility on some level for you to defend yourself. >> before we get to that point, let's define what technically is and is not bullying. first of all, if you're being publicly humiliated at work. >> question. this is your boss walks into a meeting and belittles you. and it's not necessarily attached to your professional performance -- >> not conructive criticism. >> and not behind a closed door. this is in a group of people, your peers, your coworkers, and it's a blatant disregard. it's generally more personally oriented. it's kind of like my kid could have done a better jonathan you

could have. >> also if you're being sabotaged by a co-worker. this apparently happens more often than people realize. >> this is someone stealing your ideas, forgetting to invite you to an important meeting, changing, you know, the scope of a project, or inflicting a deadline that's absotely unrealistic for you to achieve. these are the kinds of things that sabotage your ability to perform. >> another form of bullying might be confused with gossip. that is when you're being vilified by a co-worker. someone is spreading malicious rumors about you in the workplace. >> that's absolutely right. sort of a line between what is bullying relative to vilifying someone, and what is just, you know, appropriate compotiveness in the workplace, is it true or is it not? you know, the fact is, if they're spreading it untruth about you, that's a problem. but if the boss walks by and says, hey, matt isn't here and it's 10:00. well, matt doesn't come in until 11:00, that's appropriate. that's okay. >> when do you brush it off, nicole, and when do you say,

okay, now i've got to actually take action here? >> yeah, and i love that question. because that's the problem with bullying. for the most part you just eat it, eat it, eat it, and like they said in the clip, it can result in anxiety, in depression. you don't go to work. your ability to perform is impacted, and as a career expert, your primary ceer tool is you. and if you don't have confidence, if you don't feel motivated, you are at a loss. and your responsibility is to protect yourself. so enough is enough. >> not to get a lot of parents up in arms here, but when you're young, sometimes you tell a kid who is being bullied, the best way to handle it is to walk right up to the kid and punch him in the nose. and they'll learn quickly. what's the equivalent in a workplace? can you figuratively bully back? >> you can. i don't know that it's bullying back. it is standing your ground. it is saying i will not tolerate this. because bullies go after the weak. they sense out the weak and that is no different than the schoolyard. it's about power and control. and if you make it crystal clear that you are not going to engage

in this game, you are -- they're going to find someone else. >> i know you feel you confront the bully first and then go to a boss second. and only after you've documented some of the instances. >> absolutely. nicole, thanks. >> my pleasure, thanks, matt. >> let's go upstairs to meredith. >> matt, thank you. this morning on "martha on today" a zesty twist on the burger with just three main iningredients, martha stewart says you can can transform a chicken burger into something sensational. martha, good morning to you. >> ordinary chicken burger, but actually have you ever had a chicken burger? >> i have never had a chicken burger. >> so it's not so ordinary. when i saw the recipe developed by our everyday food magazine editors, oh, it was so delicious. >> and simple. >> so simple. here we have ground breast of chicken. >> yes. >> very delicious, fresh, fresh, freshly ground. >> did you season this?

>> just salt and pepper. >> and you form them into nice burgers. >> hello. >> you couldn't resist, could you? >> no. >> and then you have the poblano pepper. this is what a poblano looks like in the grocery, the nice, dark green pepper. >> are they hot? >> no, no, no, they're not hot. then when they're dried they're called ancho peppers. >> so you're burning it? >> so we're searing the skin on a griddle. you can do this right on the grill, too. after it's all blackened all around the outside, you just wrap it in a paper towel like this, or put it in a bowl like this, covered, so you sweat the skin off. now this, you can do thisor me, because you just rub, you don't even get your hands dirty, you just cup the skin off with this, and then when you get the burgers right on here. have you ever had a chicken burger, matt? >> no. turkey burgers. >> but this is chicken. it's a nice way to use -- oh, i should put a little bit -- it has to sweat a little bit more. >> i'm sweating, too. >> don't sweat.

>> just a little bit of olive oil. all right. and the chicken burgers right on the griddle. >> martha, obviously people are going to say you have to be careful h to cook a chicken burger, you've got to get to a certain temperature, is that about right? >> yeah, you'll see. it won't be pink inside. >> has to be white inside. >> beautiful, all the way. now we have also a lovely onion all sauteed and the strips of a bunch of poblano peppers right in here. the burgers then, when they're cooked in turn, just put on a piece of yellow cheddar. this is so beautiful >> has to be cheddar? >> well, cheddar's good. and then on a toasted bun. take off your burger, add a little bit of your very nice, warm onion and blano. doesn't that look good? >> it does, martha. >> it's extremely tasty. i always like to put a little bit more pepper. d then serving this, matt, you

want that one? >> yeah, sure. >> that's for you. >> okay, i'm going to turn away. >> oh, what a little chicken. >> serve this with lime wedges. dipped in ancho pepper. >> what do you do with this? >> what do you think? >> squeeze this on your burger? >> very good. >> do you like it? >> yeah, thank you. >> and a tomato salad, these are the cute little cherry tomatoes that come in all colors, just with a little bit of olive oil and maybe a little bit of balsamic vinegar, and watermelon wedges, and you have an extraordinarily delicious grilling. >> martha, they're very good. >> they are. >> could you have done it with hamburger and it would be equally as good? >> you can but the whole idea is that this is chicken burger. and you're not eating the beef. you're eating the white meat of chicken. i just think it's the -- i think it's a really great twist on a hamburger. >> martha was just in france. >> i was. >> really? >> fun or work? >> fun. it was so nice. a little bit of work.

but we all work a little bit. >> did you go topless on the beaches? >> oh, absolutely, 8:26 is the time right now. 68 degrees. lovely day to be out there on a bicycle riding along the mt. vernon trail by the potomac river. glorious day. forecast coming up. i'm joe krebs on this tuesday, 14th of july. a house subcommittee will hold a hearing on last month's deadly metro crash coming on the heels of recommendations by the ntsb including upgrading the backups to the system. we'll take a break and come back and look at

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new edwards singles a la modes. share one with someone you love. or not. or not. a delightful summer morning under way. temperatures are in the upper 60s to near 70s. highs reaching mid 80s. lots of sun. low humidity. more of the same tomorrow. then on thursday more humid and hot up near 90. might get a passing afternoon thundershower. less humid friday and into the weekend. now let's check on traffic. jerry, how is it looking at this hour? >> we have pictures taken just a short time ago of the water main break we've been telling you about this morning. 23rd street intersection of i street northwest. you can see the water bubbling up from underground. an eight-inch main. authorities will work on that. 23 and i northwest remains closed to traffic. elsewhere, a quick check around town. 270 heavy but steady headed south out of german town to the capital beltway.

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we're back now, 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 14th day of july, 2009. what we call all across the country, a chamber of commerce day in new york city. it is perfect. no other word to describe it, perfect. lower temperatures, low humidity, special blue skies.

>> happy day to you, as well. >> let's go off to paris. i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira, al roker and ann curry. ann curry, by the way, hot stage this week. we had the fray here yesterday. we've got daughtry performing in just a couple of minutes out here on the plaza this morning. then coming up on friday, all-american rejects right here on the plaza. >> coming up tomorrow, not a concert, we've got a wedding tomorrow. >> that's right. >> nick and leigh are going to say their i dos on the spot. "today throws a wedding," it's the tenth anniversary. >> isn't that amazing? >> they're going to completely take all of this out and make a vineyard. >> very nice. >> there's a planting that starts tonight. >> and, we're going to get a last-minute check with them, how they're feeling. stuff like that. >> then later on, this is something they'll have to deal with downhe road, we're going to find out when it's best to repair an old appliance or just

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last december, author ian halperin wrote that michael jackson had six months to live. six months and one day later the king of pop was dead. his new book, "unmasked: the final years of michael jackson" hits bookstores today. good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. >> let me talk about some of the articles that i read in the paper this morning. one was about a family source that says that debbie rowe has agreed to drop any custody challenge for the kids in return for $4 million. do you know if that's correct? >> unfortunately, there's so many rumors being bandied about right now, nobody really knows what to believe. and in my book, i just deal with the final years of michael's life, and what led him into this turbulent lifestyle, being around enablers, undesirables. but i would caution people to be careful what the newspapers are putting out. let's hope and pray that a proper investigation is done.

the lapd, they don't have a stellar track record, especially when it comes to celebrity cases. but hopefully they'll get it together this time, and we will get answers. the family deserves answers, and his fans. >> go back to debbie rowe for a second, are you hearing anything about the custody dispute? >> what i've heard right now is a couple of members of the jackson family are concerned because joe jackson's come out and made it clear that he might want to do something with the children. this is not the time to be planning careers, especially to take them on tours, or albums for the kids. they are in a moment of grieving. michael was an incredible father. the children just adored him. michael doted on the kids. and family members, they don't want joe creating another michael jackson, exploiting the kids so a couple of members have said, perhaps they might be better off with debbie rowe, a more sequestered lifestyle. more calm lifestyle. and a regular-day activity, and

go to a proper school. >> you've also said that sources tell you that this family would be willing to pay a lot of money for a doctored autopsy report or a medical report that would indicate that michael was healthier than you, in fact, claim that he was toward the end of his life? >> well, what i say to that is i was the person who claimed six months ago that michael was gravely ill, he should have never considered doing 50 tour dates. they should have -- all these people who are coming out of the woodwork now, where were they when michael really needed their help? michael, he needs to be in a hospital getting world-class medical attention. all these people, they rushed to his side to encourage him to do e 50 tour dates and they disregarded his physical -- >> but ian, what is your source for some of the things you're saying, like what i just said? >> my sources are from people in his camp who were concerned that the family was not treating him properly. and that people around him, especially, that these people

had long disregarded michael's well-being, had almost encouraged him to take prescription drugs, and they felt they were outnumbered, outpowered. they realized my investigation was sympathetic, and they gave me information to get the real story out. >> la toya jackson recently told a british tabloid that paid her that her brother was murdered, that's what she believes. >> i think it's terrible that a sibling, at this moment, of grieving, of tragedy, would come out and sell a story for a large amount of money and a sibling who's had a turbulent history with michael jackson. who has come out before and accused him of false things. to come out at this time, i think it's shameful, and i urge the family right now not to do such things, and to encourage joe jackson and people like la toya to take a back seat, let the police, let the coroner do a proper investigation and let's

get some answers. >> finally, there's been some criticism, actually pointed at you by journalist roger friedman of the hollywood reporter, among other things, he says that your book is riddled with mistakes, and your claim that michael only aged to do ten shows in london and was angry and upset that he was going to do 50 is not true. what do you say to him? >> first of all, meredith, i will back up everything in my book. i also -- this project was a documentary originally. i have over 300 hours of footage. and to roger friedman i'd say this, he's the same guy, when i said that michael was ill in december, who criticized me and said he's perfectly healthy to go on a tour, to do his concert dates. this is the same guy, and now he's accusing me of this. i think people could see through this. i've been right all along. i was the person concerned for michael's health and well-being, not many other journalists were. and with all due respect to roger friedman, i urge him to read the book before making accusations like this. >> all right. ian halperin, thank you so much. >> thank you, meredith. >> again the book is called

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to you ♪ ♪ i've not always been the bes man or friend for you ♪ ♪ but your love it makes true ♪ ♪ and i don't know why you always seem to give me another try ♪ ♪ i'm going home back to the place where i belong ♪ ♪ and where your love has always been enough for me ♪ ♪ i'm running from i think you got me all wrong ♪ ♪ i don't regret this life i chose for me ♪ ♪ but these places and these faces are getting old ♪

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♪ i'm going home >> we'll talk to chris and the band in a moment.

their first album was the fastest-selling rock debut in history. now daughtry is out with their next effort "leave this town." good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> good to have you here. sophomore effort, scary at all? >> horrible. >> it was nerve-racking? >> we're so happy, we've put a lot of work into it. very proud of it. we were able to take all the time in the world to make it. and all these fans were very patient during the process. and the day has come. >> and by the way, there's a lot of different music on this album. you've got rock, ballads, country music. does it kind of tell us what the band is thinking? are you casting a wide net so you get as many buyers as possible. it's not so much about getting buyers as much as letting our fans see who we are, really, as a band. we went in and did this together. and after three years of touring, the first record we just wanted to do our personalities, let it out.

>> and it comes across. what are you going to play now? >> we're going to play no surprise. ♪ i've practiced this for hours gone round and round ♪ ♪ and now i think that i've got it all done ♪ ♪ and as i say it louder i love how it sounds ♪ ♪ cause i'm not taking the easy way out ♪ ♪ not wrapping this in ribbons shouldn't have to give a reason why ♪ ♪ it's no surprise i won't be here tomorrow ♪ ♪ i can't believe that i stayed till today ♪ ♪ yeah you and i will be a tough act to follow ♪ ♪ but i know in time

we'll find this was no surprise ♪ ♪ it came out like a river once i let it out ♪ ♪ when i thought that i wouldn't know how ♪ ♪ held onto it forever just pushing it down ♪ ♪ felt so good to let go of it now ♪ ♪ not wrapping this in ribbons shouldn't have to give a reason why ♪ ♪ it's no surprise i won't be here torrow ♪ ♪ i don't believe that i stayed till today ♪ ♪ there's nothing here in this heart left to borrow ♪ ♪ there's nothing here in this soul left to say ♪ ♪ don't be surprised

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the jefferson memorial out there. the forecast is coming up. i'm joe krebs ohen t 14th day of july. this is day two for a d.c. woman accused of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies. she was arrested in january of 2008. jacks said every one i've been close to has mysteriously ended up dead. she also said her children were weak and hungry and one day they ben pasng out. at jacks request the case will be decided by a judge alone and not a jury. a house subcommittee will hold a hearing on last month's deadly metro crash. today's hearing comes on the heels of new recommendations of the ntsb including backups for the automated system for the trains. the failure of the system is believed to have been one of the causes of the crash. we'll take a break now and come back and look at our weather and our traffic. stay with us.

bright morning sun and a blue sky. live picture from the sky watcher camera around the neighborhood network in prince george's county. up to 7 with a dry dew point of 48. highs today into the 80s with low humidity and lots of sun and more of the same tomorrow. then humid on thursday. might have a morning shower but a greater chance of an afternoon thundershower and then not quite as humid on friday. partly cloudy. highs in the 80s. over the weekend it appears there may be showers and maybe a

thundershower on saturday. cooler, highs near 80. sun returns on sunday and still cooler than average. how is the traffic? >> we're doing fairly well. 270 heavy and slow but the good news is we don't have accident to report right at montgomery village on down to the split. lanes are open. northbound no road work blocking travel lanes at this hour. heading for downtown, not a nice trip. a broken down vehicle in the shoulder and inbound 14th street bridge. 395 is jammed heading north from sterling across the bridge span. >> tonight at 5:00, lindsey sits down with man who may know tiger woods best. his caddie, steve williams.

it's not over let's start over ♪ ♪ it's not over this love is killing me but you're the only one it's not over ♪ >> we love you. >> we're back now with more of "today" on a tuesday morning.

it's the 14th day of july, 2009. you're hearing a lot of woos and wows out in the crowd because they've just listened to a great concert from daughtry. and there's chris daughtry right there saying hi to some of his fans. the group out with their second album "leave this town" today. out on the plaza, as well, staying in this town, i'm matt lauer along with al roker and natalie morales. and obviously they are doing very well musically. of cose, the big music story of the last several weeks has been the death of michael jackson, and now three weeks after his death we're still trying to figure out how his family is dealing with all of the decisions that have to be made and things about his children. we're going to have more of that in just a little while. >> and then a little bit later on, on a slightly lighter note, is your dishwasher not doing what it's supposed to do, like washing dishes? or maybe the washing machine is on the fritz? maybe you're going to figure out what do you do? do you buy a new one? do you get it mixed? you might be interested to find out. >> i'll call al roker. >> that's right. >> to be your dishwasher?

>> oh, yeah. >> i'm the maytag repairman. >> he'll come over and help us out. also coming up, you know today is, of course, day before the big day, tomorrow. big wedding. the 10th anniversary of our "today throws a wedding." and you know, mos brushing grooms on the day before are really, really nervous. we're going to check in with nick and leigh to see how they're doing 24 hours before they say their i dos on the plaza. >> they were both just rocking out to daughtry. >> nice to hear. >> we'll go inside with ann and a look at the headlines. >> good morning once again, everybody. in the news, southwest airlines says flights scheduled will not be disrupted today because of last night's midair scare. a 737 flying from nashville to baltimore made an emergency landing in west virginia after a one-foot hole popped open in the cabin ceiling. southwest spent the night inspecting his fleet. house democrats plan to unveil their health care overhaul bill as early as today. the goal is to provide coverage

to many who cannot afford it. on monday, president obama prodded congress to get the legislation moving in time for a vote before the august recess. florida police say killers who attacked a couple in their house while eight of their children were inside operates two coordinated teams. a fourth suspect was charged last night, and more are now being sought. funerals are being planned for friday. the military says two u.s. marines were killed in a hostile incident on monday in southern afghanistan, where a major operation is now under way against the taliban. tough questions today for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor during day two of her senate confirmation hearings. republican critics are grilling her directly for the first time. theye hoping to portray sotomayor as biased, without offending women and hispanics. and a squirrel in south carolina didn't get its hand stuck in a cookie jar. but look at this. it got its head stuck in a yogurt container. can you say that? it got some help a little bit

later on, some human beings to get it out of that sticky situation. dodon't mean to laugh but it do look a little silly. let's go back outside to matt and natalie. >> could be a commercial for yoplait yogurt. >> let's get a check of the weather. al roker is back that way. >> when you got that on your head, that's just craz at poor squirrel. let's take a look, show you what o gsoingn as farou a yr weather is concerned. you can seeasically we're talking about a lot of wet weather working its way through the mid-plains on into the mississippi river valley. the heat continues again. we are talking about really record-breaking temperatures from texas into oklahoma, parts of kansas, strong storms later today in southern minnesota, on to iowa. showers in northern new england, clouds in the pacific northwest. sunny, beautiful weather. i mean picture perfect here in the midatlanta ink states on into the middle east. good morning. with the bright sun we have our

temperatures now climbing into low 70s around the metro area. southern maryland near the bay, low to mid 70s now. mountains in the 60s. sunny around the region with low humidity. highs in the mid 80s. looks like we'll repeat this tomorrow. high clouds moving in later in the day. and getting more humid wednesday night into thursday. thursday might have a morning shower or probably a greater chance of an afternoo it's your birthday. all right. what's your name? >> ben. >> happy birthday ben. now let's go inside to natalie. >> al, thank you. now to the bat am over michael jackson's estate. nearly three weeks after his death, and nbc's jeff rossen is following it all for us in los angeles again this morning. jeff, good morning to you. >> hi, nalie. good morning to you. you have several battles happening here at once. the drug investigation, the custody fight, and the estate. jackson's money. the estate lawyers were back in court on monday and now we're

getting closer to a final decision. when michael jackson died his finances were in disarray. details about how much money he had, and how much he owed, are still murky. in his will, jackson names two men as executors. a lawyer and a friend. now, michael's mother, katherine jackson, is fighting for administrative power, too. in new court papers filed monday, the judge shut katherine out, and sided with the men jackson named. they now have the power to obtain all documents and records relating to michael jackson, his entities, the estate, and its assets. >> katherine jackson is asking for a bigger role in the estate. she wants them to consult with her before they make any major decisions. >> reporter: as for the millions in the estate, sources familiar with the case tell nbc news it will be split like this. 40% to katherine jackson. 40% to michael's kids. and 20% to children's charities. >> unfortunately, the way this

is going to play out is that the creditors and uncle sam are going to get paid before the beneficiaries. that's just the way it works. >> reporter: there are developments ithe criminal investigation, as well. nbc news has learned partial autopsy results are in. and the full toxicology report could come in as early as this week. nothing officially released yet. and we're learning more about jackson's history with prescription drugs. tom mesereau was jackson's attorney during the 2005 molestation case. >> on verdict day he looked terrible. but he confided in me quite often that he was having trouble sleeping, that he was depressed, that he was worried about his children, and that was understandable. i had heard rumors for years that he was using lots of prescription medication. i never actually watched him use it, and i never saw anyone give it to him. but i was told from various quarters that he was using it, and i hoped it was not to excess, although some people around him thought it was. >> reporter: with jackson's inner circle now under the microscope, mesereau says it was

a problem even then. >> i wasn't sure how interested they were in his welfare, and i did voice my disapproval from time to time. >> reporter: in a paid interview with a british tabloid, la toya jackson said her brother was murdered by his greedy entourage. caroline graham interviewed la toya for four hours. >> when la toya used the word murder, i said to her do you really mean murder or do you mean manslaughter? and she said no, i feel that it was murder. that somebody gave him something, and that michael was worth more to some people dead than he was alive. >> reporter: monday marked what would have been michael jackson's opening night in london, kicking off his comeback tour. and so outside the o-2 arena, hundreds of fans came anyway with photos, with flags, with anything michael. >> i think people just want closure. no matter what really happened to michael jackson. >> reporter: that's exactly what homicide detectives want to know. so now, all eyes are on the l.a. county coroner's office, waiting for the cause of death, and the

manner of death. the entire criminal case, natalie, could rest on those results. >> all right, jeff rossen reporting again in los angeles. thank you, jeff. ebony magazine has been following the jackson family foul for more than four decades and will release a special tribute issue called "michael in his own words" and harriette cole is the magazine's director. >> thank you. >> let me ask you about this report as jeff told us about that, that the estate now being divided 40% between his mother, 40% between his children, 20% to other children's charities. seems like the siblings are not in this. >> sure. >> getting a cut of this. joe jackson, as well, not getting a cut of the estate. does that surprise you at all? >> it doesn't. i meanf you think about looking at other people, not celebrities, just regular folks. usually you give some to your mother and if you have ks you give the rest to the kids. what is probably unusual is how much he's giving to charity, 20% to charity. but as we've seen, he gave more than $300 million during his life to charity.

so that's a big part of it. his siblings are adults. i haven't gotten a sense from talking to people close to him that they're bickering about that. that more, you know -- >> the mother's going to be taking care of the children anyway. >> sure. >> la toya jackson has voiced her belief, as you heard in that report, that michael jackson was murdered. do the other family members, to your knowledge, believe there is something to that? >> well, i spoke to a close family friend, and i asked to check in and see what are they thinking? and i don't know if the word murder is what's being used but mo that there is the sense, obviously he was 50 years old. they did not think that he was ill. why did he die? so something obviously went wrong. >> but there were people enabling him, perhaps? >> that wasn't said to me but i know that a lot of people are having that thought. more that mething, something clearly went wrong. there's no reason that he should have passed away that day. no one thought that he was ill. so it's good there is an

investigation. >> i know that ebony was really one of the last magazines to do a whole interview and photo session with him back in 2007. how did he appear back then? >> he -- he was slim. you know, he's a dancer. he had a dancer's body. he seemed very healthy. if you look at pictures of him over the years, he's been very consistent. he was very gracious. very strong. very clear. and just, just sweet. there was a sweetness about him that we saw during the time we spent with him. and as we've looked back in working on this book, "michael in his own words" we looked at his words from 19 r07 to 2007, and that sweetness and focus about who he is as a creative being, is just pretty amazing. >> and there's a quote in here going back to october of 1981 in your magazine where he said, i want to continue to grow, to me the biggest sin of all sins is to be given a gift, a talent, because it's actually a gift from god. to take that and not cultivate and make it grow, that's the biggest sin in the world.

>> he certainly did make his talents grow. he was always looking to do the next great thing. and what we learned in talking to people about the tour, he was very interested in taking this tour to the next level and showing artists, as well as his children, what a great concert could be. so, we don't have the sense at all that he thought he was not going to be on the planet today, that he wasn't going to be on tour. he was looking forward to it. >> harriette cole, thanks so much. and again, it's a very special tribute to michael jackson. by ebony magazine. it's great. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> still ahead, time to show some legs. summer skirts to flatter every figure. but up next, to fix or not to fix? might be the question you're facing at home right now. hemming and hawing like hamlet over whether or not to fix that broken appliance? we'll have some answers right after this. that was a complete mystery to me. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia muscle pain and then he recommended lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result

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blink. are they worth fixing or should you just next them? janice lieberman did the math for us. she is here. good morning, janice. >> good morning. >> so first off, the first rule of thumb, never get the expensive warranty. >> never. it's only a good bet for the persons selling it. the bet for you is you lost because you spent more on the extended warranty than the cost of the repair, even if you have something to fix the warranty. put the money in a separate bank account and save it for repairs. >> when we're looking at apliepances you're saying with technology and advances it might not be a bad idea when you're looking at an appliance just to get rid of it and get a new one? >> the newer models have more bells and whistles, and more energy efficient, especially something with energy star. here's the rule, if it costs you 50% of the price that you paid, next it. throw it out and start fresh. >> don't fix it? >> don't fix it. >> so in general when should you consider getting a repair done? i mean, half the times, when it breaks, isn't it still under

warranty? >> if it's under warranty fight with the manufacturer. even if they say it's not covered. say this is in the warranty period, i spent enough for this product, i think youhould help me out here and nine times out of ten they will. squeaky wheel gets the job done. >> repairing or replacing first, clothes dryer. >> let's go through some of the numbers here. first of all new one costs about $300 to $1,000. that's an expensive item. but the repairs are $80 to $200. repair up to five years. replace after eight years. and what you need to look there, a lot of jobs can be fixed yourself. check the lint filter. a lot of times it's so simple. we found a great website called repairclinic.com. you can order the parts. if you're the least bit handy you can save $80 to $100 on a service call. >> what can you do tmake them last a little longer? >> oh, you can go for different appliances, the lint filter. that's very easy, behind the refrigerator, what you want to do is vacuum up all the lint. michele lee yoen saved a whole

refrigerator because it won't getting cold. all it needed was a vacuum job. >> because you never think about it. dish washer. how much are they a what does it cost to repair those? >> a new one $300 to $800. repair job, $75 to $200. repair it up to four years. replace it after six. here's how you load it. make sure the silverware doesn't get in the way of the sprays. simple. >> i've also told a repair guy told me only use half the dish washing detergent that they tell you to use. >> told me the same thing. also check the water temperature. maybe it's not hot, needs some adjustment. and all that gook in the basket, spinach and cracked glass. get rid of it. >> gas or electric range? >> all right we're looking at $400 to $1300 here for that. repair job is $100 to $275. five to seven years, toss it. keep the spells clean and use special detergent, because chlorine will ruin the surface top. so really when they say it works with these types of things, they mean it. >> janice lieberman, thanks so

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♪ >> reporter: on the 23rd of may i took my second stroll down the aisle as father of the bride. this time handing over our youngest daughter carrie to gregory trotter, a fine man from a good family. with two father of the bride experiences now under my severely tightened belt, i feel butty-bound to revisit certain key moments, using each as a teaching tool for all those future fathers of the bride searching for guidance on what to do, or not to do, on the day of the wedding. >> what father of the bride is out playing baseball getting sweaty? >> this one. >> it was 10:00 in the morning, five hours before the scheduled start of the ceremony, and everybody, including my wife, was surprisingly calm. >> how are you? >> i'm good. i'm doing pretty good. as long as my hair doesn't look like rod blagojevich, i'll be fine. >> hair. the concern for it, care of it,

and fuss over it is something we men don't quite understand. a gender difference also measured by what i call the flower index. >> these are gorgeous. >> or the calculated variance in excitement levels generated by the delivery of floral bouquets. >> they're beautiful. then, of course, there's the whole pedicure phenomenon and the divisive issue of toenail beautification. >> i've never in my life, unless they're on fire, have noticed a woman's toes before. ever. >> no. i try and avoid toes at all costs. why do you want to bring attention to your toes? >> we don't do it for you. we do it because other women are paying attention. >> to your toes? >> oh, yes. >> seems a little -- well, whatever it seems, my advice, gentlemen, is to simply pretend that we understand and move on. to a greater comprehension of how the wedding experience, in all of its beauty, pageantry, and sweat-inducing wonder,

affecting the female psyche. apparently so does everybody else, not a shocking premise until you start adding up the cost of each drink. and each hors d'oeuvre, and each waiter, and each photograph. and each musian. each and every little thing that contributes to the rapid decline of your net worth. a troubling, mood-altering thought that's best put out of your head by downing another expensive drink. and that, future fathers of the bride, is my main piece of advice. forget about the money. forget about all the little things that went wrong, like how our youngest son came home with the wrong jacket the last time he wore a suit. or how the forgotten wedding bands had to be surreptitiously hustled up to the altar. life isn't perfect, and neither are weddings. situation not to fear, but to celebrate. on a day that speeds by like all the other treasured days of a little girl's life.

life filled with hope and dreams. one of which came gloriously true on this day. a day to cherish, and embrace. for "today," mike leonard, nbc news, illinois. >> sweet, sweet. >> so sweet. >> congratulations. >> check in with nick and leigh before they tie the knot. pepto-bismol. nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. yeah, my buddy's got all that. do we need to buy a bunch of different medicines?

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it's july 14th, too2009. let's get a check on our forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. another day with low humidity under way and a bright blue sky with the sunshine. temperatures now climbing into the 70s. we'll hit mid 80s by mid afternoon and it will be dry tonight and most of tomorrow. highs in the upper 80s on wednesday with increasing high clouds and turning more humid wednesday night. thursday looks like a rather humid day. maybe a morning shower but a greater chance perhaps of a passing afternoon thundershower. on friday less humid. it will stay with lower humidity and cooler temperatures over the weekend. a shower or thundershower on saturday. kimberly? >> thank you, tom. jerry says traffs i leikis th. wee sel what this means when t

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24 hours before their wedding. i don't know about you guys, but it is well it's an exciting hard. but it's hard to believe it's less than 24 hours. >> a little nerve-racking. >> we'll find out what they think about everything coming up. >> also ahead, if you have a little free time this summer, how about sprucing up your kid's room? whether they're sports fans, animal lovers or just big kids with nothing to do. like brian. we have fun and inexpensive ways to make their bedrooms the place to be. that's scary on so many levels. so many levels. >> brian, you look really good in that hat. i've got to say. it's adorable on you like that. >> you should wear that more often. >> he's a big kid. >>e're going to have to deal with brian and the hygiene issue. get some purell for brian. or wear a long-sleeved shirt. by the way, stephanie plum has been solving crimes for 15 years. well now, best-selling author janet ivan vich has a new

mystery for stephanie. she'll be here to tell us about that and a bad break that she got. plus one more song for daughtry. put on quite a show so far. celebrating today'selease of their new cd. >> great crowd. >> anyway, let's get to the weather, however. >> okay. >> big story there. >> we'll show you, first of all for today, we are looking at a risk of strong storms, especially southern minnesota into iowa. possibility 6 strong storms and tornadoes there. record highs, texas into oklahoma. showers in northern new england. but then tomorrow, much of the country looking pretty good, the exception the mid-mississippi river valley. otherwise we're talking about anywhere fromot to sizzling conditions from the pacific northwest. southwest, gulf coas under a blue sky, washington is basking in the morning sunlight on this july morning with low humidity the entire region getting lots of sunshine. and our temperatures are climbing into the 70s. we'll hit the mid 80s by mid afternoon. low humidity in place today, tonight and most of tomorrow. highs on wednesday back into the

upper 80s after a cool start. and then getting more humid on wednesday night and into thursday with clouds coming through. might have a morning shower but a greater chance of an afternoon thundershower tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s. and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you so much. cool and affordable bedroom ideas for children that we're told is going to have them begging to go to sleep early. told is going to have them begging to go to sleep early. hmm, i wonder. [ pop ] ♪ don't, don't you want me? ♪ you know i don't believe you ♪ when you say that you don't need me! ♪ [ female announcer ] why go part of the way clean? swiffer duster extender reaches up to three feet, to go where others can't. and traps and locks dust and allergens. swiffer cleans better or your money back guaranteed. [ phone vibrates ] ♪ don't you want me baby?

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children rooms, style is key but price is just as important. kathy post has some great ideas and great rooms for inspiration. good morning. >> hey, natalie. >> i hope my kid would stay in this room asleep, which is awesome. this room is great. >> thanks so much. >> starting off, first you really centered it around this wallpaper and this bold look. >> well, paint is pain paint is mom's secret weapon and at cookie we know moms know when a room reflects a child's personity can grow with him, but most importantly that's affordable. paint is the single most affordable way to transform a room. >> and it makes a statement. >> big statement. >> and you want to think about making ecofriendly paint. this is from sherwin ville yams. there's no vocs, low odor and great for kids with allergies. >> around that you set the theme for the rest of the room. you've got this great loft style bed. >> this is from walmart.com. it's basically two pieces of furniture for the price of one.

with a desk. what we love about a loft bed it gets the bed off the floor, more room for impromptu football games here. and we actually spray pointed this bed red which is another great way to personalize a room for a child, paint it their favorite color. it's so easy. again a can of spray paint. >> what i love about this room are the storage options. you know when you've got young little boys like i do, toys everywhere. gear like this everywhere. this is great. >> starting off with some of the hooks that you have here. my >> my son's the same way. perhaps he might clean up. hooks, there's a hook for everything now. these are from the container store for a bike. and scott board hooks. eleven bucks and gets it off the floor and on the wall. here we've got these laundry bins on wheels. you can cart this around the house and follow the mess. >> pick up all the balls and there you go. >> and one other little idea, underneath the loft bed we've got clear plastic cosmetic bags. for the thousands of pieces of

legos on the floor, you know, we can get those organized. >> so we're not stepping on. >> and they hurt. >> and then i love this right here. >> this is called the way basic cubes. you can get these at dormbuys.com. they're 19 bucks. the coolest thing about these is they're made out of recycled paper so they're tuper lit. 65% lighter than partible board. >> but they last? >> they last. and you can sit on them, stand on them, what have you. >> the carpet by flor. >> i have these around my house and the cat had a little accident. just take one tile out and throw it away and replace it. that's the beauty of it. they start at $7.99 a tile. we're not replacing an entire rug. let's take a look at our other room. this is just adorable. you call it a room with a zoo. it really is inspired by the giraffe motif. >> exactly. or if you've got a child who is animal crazy. this is a fun way to go. here our giraffe.

it's a wall decall. it's from rompstore.com. you can either place it directly on the wall with wallpaper paste or put it in matching frames like we've done. >> you cut it autopsy. >> it really creates a nice piece of art. >> exactly. >> and up super easy. let's take a look at the bedding. this is just beautiful. >> isn't it fun? >> this fabric, this is the atomi fabric. >> it's one of our favorite finds. to sort of get this look for a little bit less we went to jacarandahome.com and they sell table runners and small pieces of fabric. so you can cut these up and make five pillows starting at $68. so it really helps us get our look. >> and put on the white comforter. the bed itself is great, very modern and clean. >> and there's a look that's going to grow up with them. >> exactly. this is from ikea, it's really one of the single best-looking twin beds around.

we always tell parents at cookie. don't just shop in the kids' department. you do want something you grow with. >> the carpet. >> walmart.com. and zebra prints are great for camouflaging a zebra in the wild. >> and i've got to point out this which is this fantastic little diy, you can do this at home, just put cork around highs. >> adhesive cork tiles and now you can display your little art. >> great, great, great. i'm going to go home and redo some things. thank you so much. coming up next, jetan evanovich takes us between the covers of her latest thriller. right after this.

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that nice, white sock? >> very attractive. kind of david lettermanish. >> i know, i tried. >> so, this series, the stephanie plum series, this is the tenth stephanie plum that opens up at number one on "the new york times" best-seller list. >> yes, how good is that? life is good. >> what is it about stephanie that has captivated people? and now, 15 books in, you know, it's still just as popular as ever? >> well, i think this is an even better time for her. stephanie is very accessible. you know who she is. she's -- she works hard. she's not perfect. she lives in a little neighborhood. and i think, you know, especially now, i write happy books, people are looking to be happy. >> mm-hmm. >> and she resonates with people. so, while a lot of people are having a hard time selling their product, you know, my books are in a growth mode. >> nothing wrong with that. >> go figure. i did something right. >> so you've got a lot going on in this one. can you condense it down a

little bit for us? >> yeah, a celebrity chef meets an untimely demise. and the woman who witnesses this crime is lula, stephanie's partner, her wheel man. and so, then there's a cross-dressing chicken, and a dancing hot dog, and you know, a little sex, a little cussing, something for everybody. >> now, you know, the interesting thing about the stephanie plum series, the side characters, grandma, lulu, all these folks are almost as popular, if not more popular than stephanie. she's kind of like the sane one in this menagerie of crazies. >> yeah. and i did that on purpose. because, you know, i have sort of a short attention span. so it keeps me going. i have a lot of stuff going on. i have a lot of people to pull from, and you know, it's like seinfeld. where you have seinfeld standing there, and you have all of these people swirling around him. you know, it works for me.

>> what also i love is that you kept this romance triangle going, with her boyfriend and ranger, the man of mystery, and now she's kind of estranged from them. but there might be a door opening for one of them coming back? >> well, there might be. but i'm not saying who. >> oh. wow. >> that's actually -- that is the hardest, and also the most interesting part of writing the series. is keeping that balance, you know, because she's got two guys in her life. but, you know, you don't want her to be a slut, so -- >> always good. >> yeah, you have to be very careful about these things. >> and i must say, i'm quite honored because you know i'm a big fan. and you put me in your book this time. >> it's a barbecue book. it's finger lickin'. so, -- >> well, i love it. and i wanted to say break a leg on the tour. >> too late. already did that. >> already taken care of. janet evanovich, so good to see you again. >> thank you.

>> still to talk about again, the book is "finger lickin' fifteen" so you lick your fingers three times and you're done. we're going to say hello to our wedding couple, leigh and nick, one day b torehey get hitched ñ

"today wrows awsedding," ten years of i dos, brought to you by purina. your pet, our passion. this morning on "today throws a wedding," ten years of i dos, and we're just one day away from the big day. they sang their hearts out, they raced through an obstacle course, they played a friendly game of family feud, and on part of their journey to the altar we've now got just 24 hours to go. in fact, less than 24 hours to go. here we are with the lucky couple, leigh and nick. hey, you two.

how are you guys holding up? >> good morning. we're good. >> excited. >> i know, leigh your mom is already in town. i think your mom and dad are here. >> yeah. >> hey, guys. >> hair here. nick, what about you? your family is arriving? >> they're coming in this morning. >> okay. so, i mean, me i couldn't sleep when it was less than 24 hours to go. but i did a lot of the planning, you know. >> right. >> did you have any prepizations about this? have any of the decisions been like oh, gosh, i really don't want the dress? >> oh, no. not at all. that's a big question and no, i love it. i'm so glad that i haven't had to make any of the decisions. >> what are you guys doing? in terms of most couples they're stressing out and worrying about how it's going to go. that's all handled. what are you thinking about, nick? >> i'm thinking about seeing her walk down the aisle, holding back tears hopefully. hang out with friends tomorrow at the reception. we're having a great time. there's no nerves at all. >> that is amazing. i think you're the only groom i've ever heard say there are no nerves at all.

how about you, leigh? >> it's funny. i hate to seen say this it's kind of like the marriage part is kind of the afterthought. there's so much excitement with our families and friends coming into new york city. and all the amazing things that we've gotten here. and the honeymoon we're going to find out tomorrow. i think we're probably going to wake up sometime next week and say yeah, we're married. >> really, then, you can really concentrate on the things that are most important. you know, someone once said to me that one of the greatest mistakes she er made walking down the aisle was being mad that the bridesmaid dresses were the wrong color of pink. because you know, she was oh, don't do that. be conscious. be aware of what you're doing at that very moment. you guys get to do that. you don't have to worry about whether things are -- >> so many people have said that to us. and it's great advice. just take every moment that you can, and just enjoy it, and appreciate everything that we have. we certainly do. so i think being a little bit older, and i think that, you know, going to a lot of people's weddings. i've had a lot of girlfriends

that have had tons of nerves and things going on. eiffel definitely learned it's not worth getting frazzled about things. just enjoy it. >> you both are living in ashland, ohio. you're from lubbock, texas. and i know you're a big country music fan. you've got martina mcbride singing. does that work, that's working for you? >> oh, that's awesome. she's a huge country fan, too. so it's the most amazing present we could wish for. >> and you always, you know, you have been living in ashland, ohio. i'm sure you've got a lot of people there really excited and rooting for you. it must be a big deal. >> it's overwhelming.

time is 9:56. 72 degrees. look at that traffic out there trying to get into the district. we'll get a check on traffic and weather coming up. good morning. i'm joe krebs in the "news4 today" a terrifying moment in the skies. southwest airlines is inspecting 200 aircraft after a football size hole opened up in the fuselage of a plane. no one was injured. investigators have not figured out what caused this damage yet. today the d.c. council will vote on whether to approve an investigation into marion berry's use of contracts. the d.c. inspector general is being asked to investigate a series of district contracts worth several hundred thousand

dollars that berry promoted through the d.c. department of health. berry says the move is politically motivated. a house subcommittee will hold a hearing on last month's deadly metrorail crash. today's hearing comes on the heels of new recommendions from the national transportation safety board that include upgrading the backups to the automated train operating system. the failure of the system is believed by some to have been the cause of the crash. let's get a look at how the roads are running this morning. jerry edwards is here. >> very slow out there still. slight improvement but we had a problem toward the tail end of the rush hour in the 9:00 hour of a broken down vehicle on the shoulder inbound 14th street bridge that's cleared. lanes are open. still a little sluggish as you make the drive on in. elsewhere on the beltway in montgomery county which this is not -- this is the 14th street bridge from a different perspective. again, headed for downtown right now. all travel lanes are open. joe? >> jerry, thanks very much.

lindsey lunches with a man who may know tiger woods best. his caddie. steve williams. back to tom in storm center 4 to look at the forecast. >> a perfect summer day under way. temperatures now climbing into the 70s hitting the mid 80s by mid afternoon and then tomorrow getting more humid by tomorrow night and a warm and dry day and humid on thursday. a morning shower and then a greater chance of an afternoon thundershower. joe? >> once again at 5:00, lindsey will sit down to have lunch who may know tiger woods bes

captions paid for by nbc-universal television hi, everybody. it's tuesday. it's july 14th. for some reason, hoda's already exhausted. >> i am. >> i don't know what is going on? >> i went out with friends yesterday. sometimes, you stay out longer than you were planningon staying out. >> because you're having such a good time. >> you're enjoying the conversation. >> have you having what's called a hangover right now a little bit? >> no. i'm not having that. it was just -- it just ended up

going, and you think you're going to get out and go to bed early. it was like 11:00 and that for me was late. >> ooh, party animal, hoda. >> oh, stop it. >> well, speaking of party animals shall we talk about debbie rowe? >> yes, we should. >> yes, we should. oh, as i've said she probably -- she is the hardest person to empathize with in this entire, ugly fiasco that's going on out there. now it gets even work. >> in "the new york post" today, "the post" is the only place we can find reporting this, it says she's dropped her custody fight for $4 million. now we haven't been able to independently confirm it. but that's what "the post" is reporting, $4 million for -- to give up the rights to the children. and you say, miss gifford, what do you say? >> what do you say? th know what i feel? i just find it tragic. just the whole thing tragic. look at those children. they're not commodities. they're humeage beings. you know, you don't buy and sell children. that bothers me.

>> before it sounded like she didn't have any parental feelings for the kids at all. and she sort of said that. she said they don't call me mom. i take care of my horses. >> so one time, it's a -- it's a business transaction between her and michael. she has something that michael wants. she says she loves michael. she did it for him, for some money. then all of a sudden the trial thing starts happening. >> yes. >> she re-emerged again and contested her parental rights, apparently according to "the post," again we cannot independently confirm. we hear. can we have people who do that? just kidding. oh, come on, lighten up a little bit. anyway, it was another $4 million then. all right, and now and a $900,000 home. and now again, $4 million. is that the lucky number? i just -- you know what. >> it's always about the money. every time i've covered a story, almost every time for "dateline," especially, when you

look for the motive, if you look hard enough, follow the money. it's always the money. that's what they say. don't you think? >> i think maybe she and -- never mind. >> who? you were about -- >> no. >> why don't see and levi start their own reality series? levi johnston and her. okay? >> okay. we'll see how on the ball they are in the control room. apparently not. nobody's on the ball. >> run my apologies. my insincere apology. i'd like to apologize for what she said, what she's currently saying and what she will say in about two minutes. >> i was thinking i don't want to apologize for it because i believe it's true. i apologize if i'm hurting someone's feelings. i don't want to do that. but i think ultimately what is so completely wrong with what's going on in our culture today. everything's for sale. integrity, there's no such thing. everything's a business transaction. and so i was thinking about him and i was thinking what i really want to say is if you want to show, you have -- i think you should show talent before you get a show.

show talent, get a show. >> in that order? >> otherwise you wouldn't have had people like barbra streisand, jackie gleason going away, lucille ball. these were people who loved to entertain. >> this is really a whole new world. people really are popping on tv for ten seconds, and everybody says it's 15 minutes. it's not 15 minutes for a people. >> it's not just a dumping down of our culture. it's a dulling down of it, as well. >> but people do like to peek into other people's lives. >> fine. drive around your neighborhood and look in a few windows. don't call it entertainment. don't call it reality television. >> but why are people watching it? that's the thing. >> well, it's cheap. they're watching it because it's cheap to produce. >> but people are watching. they have choices to watch things that aren't cheap but they choose to watch reality. >> so what are you saying about people, hoda? >> i was just saying -- >> i was picking out a couple of them. but no, you're endieting an entire generation of human beings. >> i'm just saying they like it. they find something intriguing about watching other people's

lives crater. >> would you say you are what you eat? >> are we changing gears? >> no. if we are, if by eating a healthy diet, look at leslie, if you eat that you're going to become a healthy person. >> yes. >> you have a steady diet of garbage, what goes in, becomes -- >> yes. >> like people who watch porn all the time. >> exactly. >> stuff like that. right? >> oh. i'm sorry. or people who've eaten nothing but chocolate all the time. >> we have an array of chocolate things. >> this is a chocolate toilet just in case you're in the mood. and here's something that -- >> that should be put in the toilet. >> stop it! this is chocolate. >> i don't believe it. >> it's meat loaf. >> i think my dog louie had a little mexican food. >> well, i'm going to taste it. thanks a lot for that. >> eat the potatoes. that's white chocolate. >> is that white chocolate? i didn't even get it. >> look at this. you can blow dry your hair. a little mirror, and the curlers, all right. and -- >> sorry. >> look at the -- what a pink curler? >> no, thank you. look at the pizza. >> you want a little pizza?

because your pizza comes on a peanut butter crust, hoda woman. >> it does? like a reese's cup? >> yeah. that's what i hear. >> that's plastic. that is not real. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> leslie, don't look. >> leslie is not allowed to look at this. what do you think? >> hmm, okay. >> what do you think? i got the peanut butter part. i love that. >> it's good. >> where can we get all these things? >> creativechocolatesofvermont.com. >> okay so there's some great video. we haven't seen it of a 3-year-old who was camping with friends, okay, and he got on his little, this is his little car. okay. he was pedaling away, nobody saw him. he wound up in the river. floated down the river by himsf, in that plastic car for eight miles. just sitting in the car.

>> didn't freak out. >> didn't jump out. thank god. >> the parents freaked out. >> we obviously don't have the picture of him in the drink but he is perfectly fine and adorable. >> is that after he took his little wild ride? >> that was after. it was called the peace river. >> well, that's called a miracle river. >> anyway he was taken to the hospital for mild exposure, for treatment to mild exposure but the little boy is okay. >> that's unbelievable. >> that is unbelievable. >> those kind of stories rarely have a happy ending. it was like at disney world. that was terrifying. have you ever seen those rivers, they're calm, then the next thick you know, all of a sudden -- >> no, no, that's not for me. >> never gone down the snake river with a guy you love? come on, hoda. >> okay, speaking of that, okay, redbook has a survey, we want to know what y guys think at home. >> i'll tell you that. >> we've got another one coming up right now. so here's the question for

ppeople at home, go on facebook and answer this question. tammy is hiding. it's not working. so if you are a guest in someone's house, and you and your husband want to-huh-uh -- as the guest hud you huh-uh in someone else's house. >> you can say have marital relations. you're cheapening it. >> okay, do you think you should huh-uh in someone else's house or not? if you're a guest? should you skip the sex or should you get busy? that's the question. skip it? okay what do you think? if you're in someone else's house as a guest. >> i would say in a beautiful guest cottage and it's separated from the main house, i think why not. >> but most people don't have guest cottages. >> i know. if you're next door, you can hear them snoring, they can hear you huh-uh-ing. >> so what's the answer, no? >> i think like many things in life it depends on the circumstances. i don't think it's intrinsically evil or rude.

>> you don't? >> no, i don't think so. >> as long as you're quiet about it. >> as long as you clean up after yourself. >> in redbook magazine they asked this question. we're curious with you guys at home. we'll check with you in a little bit to find out on facebook if you think it's a good idea or not a great idea. hmm. >> have you ever been in a hotel room with somebody next door that is just -- >> that's not -- >> you want to call a paramedic for them. >> what do you do in that case? >> i call a paramedic. nobody's going to die on my watch. >> do you tattle? do you call the front desk or turn on the tv. >> i'm a tattler. >> you are? >> i am. i don't say what they're doing. i just say there's a lot of noise. >> oh. >> you do? >> you probably get out of bed and go to the wall and listen. >> you are sick. you are sick! >> that's what you do. and i'm on to you. i can't look at this doggie poo anymore, i'm sorry. >> can we give it away? >> tommy, let's ask you. have you ever -- you are our source person for all thicks of a sexual nature.

>> tammy, do you think it's a bad iea to huh-uh in someone else's house? >> no, i don't. >> of course she doesn't. >> okay. pick a room, any room. >> all right, so they did another survey, because we like our surveys. what airline has the worst food? we know you said -- and my -- >> i didn't even know they served them anymore. >> okay, so they did a survey, somebody did, and i think it was -- >> expedia. >> guru? >> the worst food they said is on american airlines, united and usair. all three they said have the wost. food. >> that's what the people surveyed said. we're not saying any of that. best meals they say are on singapore airline and air france. but also the local carrier of continental got the top billing for food. >> good. >> now i'm trying to think of, i don't remember having a male on a plane nowadays. >> everybody's carrying on their food, you know. >> people come on with pizzas. >> they're eating in the aisle as they're going down to get in

their seat. >> because they'll tell you before, we don't serve free food. you can purchase, so you eat your knees, that's part of the deal. and you have to pay for the food. it's not a great deal. >> that's right. for the privilege of flying the friendly skies, that's right, hoda. but hoo-hoo. well that's a whole other survey that we're talking about. one of the women in the airlines don't know how to wi-fi, whatever. >> they're telling you. they're just trying to give you rules because people are using the airplane as their personal office space. >> having conference calls, yelling, going into the bathroom to have a private conversation. >> you can't be on the phone. you can just be on the computer. >> and people can now return their voice mails. >> they don't listen to them. what happens is, let's pretend you look at your phone you go, oh, i have a voicemail. i always look to see, who is it. >> i'm so excited. nobody ever calls please. gosh i've got voicemail. >> i just go oh, it's karen.

let me take karen and i'll call her back. did you call. yes, i left you a message and she explains the message. >> i like to. >> not live, not when you just call them back? >> i call them back and we have a very nice -- that's what happens when you don't live to tweet and twitter and huh-uh. i have a real, authentic life, all right? you've got a chocolate toilet sitting in front of you. >> you're insulting our facebook people who are about to tweet and twitter. >> that's fine. they have a purpose for it. yesterday i'm coming upstairs to come to the studio, and jamie, our adorable, everyone has a story producer and everything else, jamie is walking down the steps in high heels, texting and i said, you stop it. >> quit it. >> and she goes oh, you're right. >> the steps like that -- she's tweeting, twittering -- >> she's probably getting our segments together. >> but she could also kill herself doing that. >> you do have to be careful. people are walking out in the street doing it. you've seen them cross the street and drive and do it.

it's not good. don't do it when you're on the move. >> all right, leslie, all right. just because you're thin d gorgeous you think you can wrap us. >> let's hear what our facebook people are saying especially about huh-uh in your houses. >> courtney wrote in making it frisky but please don't go and get freaky. i think that kind of sums it up. sherry wrote in frisky is only okay if the guest is a puppy or a kitten. molly wrote, it's okay so long as the guests weren't your parents. maybe tammy's okay with that. >> everybody knowles that parents don't huh-uh. >> and tyler wrote in my parents conceived me in my great grandmother's bed while visiting for christmas. gross. >> that's disturbing. >> thanks, sara. i wonder what david arquette has to say about that? he has something to scream about, literally. >> yes, hes.oe e going to be talking with him. >> and he's going to tell us about the hunger problem in america. looks like he's doing something about it right now. we

actor david arquette is sitting pretty these days. pretty darn hig

>> for the next two days david will be in this plexiglas room on the top of madison square garden marquee to promote hunger awareness. but today he's going to take a little break from his perch to come over here and be with us. >> how glad are you to be out of there? >> it's fun. i mean, i love new york. and getting to meet new yorker. >> you don't get claustrophobic in that little box? >> not really. >> is there a bathroom in there? >> that's not a bathroom. it's not an endurance challenge. i'm just up there to raise awareness for hunger in america. feeding america is the organization i work with. this is a bowl right here, as you can see. signed by bruno. where is it? sacha baron cohen, bruno. >> and do you have -- >> this is to be auctioned off at clothes off our backs. >> available at walmart? what are you doing? >> it's funny because it ties in to what you were just talking about and making love at someone else's house. >> see it treats it with respect. >> i try to make love at anybody's house i can.

my wife, on the other hand, is a little more -- >> did you make cocoa at jennifer aniston's parents? >> actually made coco in a doctor's office. which was fun, too. >> so romantic. >> you and debbie rowe. but the funny story is sacha baron cohen and ira fish remember friends of yours, and if you haven't seen bruno -- >> matt said i cannot let my 16-year-old daughter see that. >> i don't know. 16 is probably old enough. >> would you take coco? >> no, she's probably too young. there's some yoo-hoo stuff going on in there. but it's a great film. they're friends of ours. and we were at the beach house, and we have a room called the james bond room that has a shag carpet, and like all this kind of '60s stuff. and sacha came in and stayed over one time and he goes, great time, he showed us a picture, he's lounging completely naked

on the shag carpet. during his borat days. >> he loves to show off. what is that? >> he does. >> sheet self-love in a weird which. >> he's hilarious. >> he is very nice. sweet guy. >> so has he made a donation? >> he's very supportive. >> opening weekend. >> he signed this for feeding america where you can go to clothes off our back. what i'm doing up here, snickers called something called the bar hunger campaign. and on 277 million snicker bars, on the back it says bar hunger. and on the inside are facts about hunger in america. >> because people don't think it really happens. >> yeah, but there are 36 million americans that don't know where their next meal is coming from. that's one in eight americans. >> the salvation army is calling it christmas in july because they're hurting so badly that there out trying to get donations now in july because it's a real big problem. >> this has been a passion of yours for a long, long time, hasn't it? what sparked that initially? >> i just started working with

feeding america a year ago. i wasn't aware, either, of the extent of hunger in america. and wuvs i started working with them, i started learning more and more, and i started donating my time at a food bank pantry in my neighborhood. and feeding america sort of thrives on. >> even in malibu, even in beverly hills? >> but yeah, they have them. feeding america is the largest food distribution organization. so they have 206 food banks throughout the united states that go out to 64,000 pantries. they feed 25 million americans a year. and that's 2 billion plus pounds of food. >> what are you doing up here? >> i'm sort of raising awareness. it's not that i'm like staying in a box to starve myself or do any kind of magic tricks. i'm not david blaine. >> yeah. >> but i am there to raise awareness about hunger in america. >> terrific. you've done it here today. >> we want to make our contribution. >> so we got you a few things. we didn't know if you had a potty and we didn't understand

the whole deal. so we got you a paper potty. >> and my favorite game in the whole world, banana gram. in case you're bored. and you will actually adore that. >> there's a six pack. >> you're really just -- we just turned the party up a bit. >> yeah, baby. all you need is a little female companionship. >> can i tell everyone to go to facebook.com/snickers. >> thank you, david. >> god bless you for what you're doing. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us on. >> any time. >> coming up next, you're never going to want to eat in your kevin again after this next segment.

still to come why your kitchen can be making you sick. the shocking places germs live. >> plus daughtry has one more song, "it's not over."

coming up today at midday -- >> holy cow. with an emphasis onhe hole part. a flight rips in the roof of a flight. hear from passengers who were on that flight and what southwest is doing to fix the problem. good morning. also ahead at midday, find out why the poor economy may be the perfect time to start y

and we are back on this tuesday with more of "today" with some pretty gross information about your kitchen. in fact, you may want to put down anything you may be eating or drinking right now. >> and you know who you are. a global study released by the hygiene council found when it comes to illness-causing germs and bacteria american kitchens are going straightdown hill. 60% to 70% of kitchen faucets and sponges failed the hygiene test. so we did some testing of our own in our studio kitchen and the results are, we're going to try to make you not gag. dr. philip is a professor of biology at nyu's school of medicine and john oxford is chair of the hygiene council.

welcome. >> hello. >> let's talk about kind of the ikiest place in the kitchen and you tested things and you found the sink drain was a really bad spot. >> it's not just the united states. we checked it globally. it's a global campaign. and part of that we looked at the whole house. we looked at the bathroom, and everything, bathrooms are fine. >> what are we finding in the drain? >> we're basically finding fecal organisms. >> oh, why. >> often fecal organisms on the tap. >> but why would there be that stuff in the drain? where is it coming from? and especially here? >> an mals we're cutting up and plant debris, raw vegetables, in fact. >> so how do you take care of it, clean it up? >> actually you should use a weekly cleansing for the sink, but a good disinfect tant.

and the drain is often overlooked. you should use a good disinfectant to clean the drain and both of which should involve elbow grease. . >> why does the drain matter so much if it's all going the other direction? >> because ere's splashback. many people throw their vegetables in the sink. drop water in there and think it's clean. >> splashback. that's a good answer. >> we need a new mike? come here. >> thank you. >> okay so what's the next, sponges? >> sponges are a huge problem. in the united states it's a terrible problem. even in england it's quite a problem, as well. a lot of organms on the sponge. and many people use the spongs, they don't clean it. they wipe the surfaces for the sponge and transfer. >> so what should you use? >> should you get rid of them? >> actually, what you need to do is to effectively sanitize sponges. >> how? >> you can do that in a dish washer, in the germside cycle,

and if you use a dish rag instead of a sponge you can put that in your washing machine with the white clothes using a chlorine bleach. >> we tend to think of this as a multiutility thing that we can use for a month and if you're not cleaning it you're just getting more and more. >> we call it a super highway. it's a super highway of germs. >> because sometimes they look clean. you look like you cleaned it. >> these are the single dirtiest thing in anyone's household. especially if mare maintained wet. >> ew. all right. let's go to the counter, shall we? we'll get grossed out this way. >> as we go i'll sing you a song. ♪ you'll learn the meaning of easy cleaning with the only foam that's lysol." anyway so back to the counters. now the counters are trouble. >> there's trouble. because it's because the cloth has been used to transfer bacteria, you pick it up, you can touch your lips, even with h1n1 swine flu, you could get it.

>> ew. >> so this is a very dirty place. >> these are a real problem. >> are these better than the plastic ones as opposed to the wood? >> the wood can be sanded down. the plastic is good if it's at a jimiside built in. but the nooks and crannies in the plastic are not as easy to clean. >> you've got your counter, you want it sparkling clean. >> a good home sanitizing program, at least a weekly basis, but after each meal, the counter should be sanitized with an effective germisideal agent. and all the utensils as well as cutting boards should be washed even in soap and water plus a sanitizing agent or you can put them in the dishwasher. >> there are a thousand things we all use, whether it's 409 or lysol. those things are all fine? >> i recommend using a brand-name. at least we have the data from brand-names like lysol. which we know work well. some of the off brands may not be as functioning. >> the generic ones.

>> we do find from the survey people want a sparkling looking clean surface. that's not good enough. it's got to be clean but disinfected at the same time. >> shoul wu go to the trash can. >> no the refrigerator. >> we found on the inside, you're pristine in your kitchen, but on the outside here you are not. and so there are fecal organisms on there. which again you could transfer to your mouth and get infected. >> you know how many times we open that dog gone thing up? >> ew. >> cleaning it real quickly? >> the best thing is when you cross contaminate using a dirty sponge on this surface, the way to get -- >> i don't want to touch it. >> sanitizing agent. also when you buy foods in a grocery store make sure they're contained like raw fruits and vegetables in individual containers. >> we have just two seconds. tell us quickly the trash can? throw out the sponges right now. >> let's get rid of those

babies. >> throw them in there. actually you should use a plastic liner. and you can put your material in there, and making sure that when you remove the liner you effective sanitize that on a weekly basis. >> gentlemen, we're out of time. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> coming up next we're going to talk about summer skirts that will flatter your figure.

we're back with "today's style" and the summer skirts best for your body. >> they are easy to wear, comfortable and you can throw them on in warm weather. and if you think you don't have the body for it, think again. women's health magazine editor in chief is here with skirt styles to flatter every woman's proportion. hi, michelle. >> hi. >> you're wearing the classic little black pencil skirt. >> i am. >> but they are for everyone? everyone can wear a skirt? >> we all know women who doesn't love their lower half, they think they can't rock a skirt. >> or their other half. >> but it's really the key is finding the style that suits your body type. >> we have different body types so that home you can connect to one or the other. the first one is jessica and she's got an athletic body type. >> that's right. >> she's adorable. >> you'd think she could wear anything. >> she's wearing this great skirt by the gap. it's a relaxed fit so it kind of leaves room for the

well-developed quads. we also like that it's short. and it shows off those toned legs. you don't do that work and hide them. >> who can wear that kind of a short skirt? >> somebody who does have well-developed quads and hamstrings. who wants a little bit of room. >> and no extra belly fat because that would be slopping over. >> the athletic body type generally has a flat belly. >> does it matter agewise? >> i think if you're a little bit older, in the late 30s you'd go a little bit shorter on the skirt but still do the pocketed, relaxed fit. >> thank you. >> okay, our next model, says she has a pear shape but i don't see it, i'm sorry. >> she is a petite pear ship. >> she's itty-bitty. but she's smaller on top than she is on the bottom. >> everything in relevance. >> this skirt is great for her for pear shapes because it has that beautiful a-line but the brilliance of the skirt is the

inverted "v" because it draws the eye up. >> i love that. is it pricey? >> that is $99.50 from martin ossa. >> i like the bright color. and you're putting all these funky shoes with them. >> it's all about wearing the shoe bootie with the skirt. that's the style right now. >> thank you much. >> next we're going to talk about curvy and we have lola. >> oh, yeah, lola, come running out here, baby. >> lola. >> lola's small but she's proportionate and curvy, full up top and bottom so the pencil skirt i perfect for curvy girls. high waisted, highlights the really narrow body. >> whose skirt is th? >> this is forever 21. less than $20. >> $20 the skirt. >> oh, come on. >> you are kidding? that is adorable. >> that is great. >> and the women's health editors love this skirt because it has a little bit of spandex, kind of lifts that killer rear

and just highlights the curve. >> who can wear the high-waisted skirts? >> curvy girls, absolutely. it's flattering for a lot of body types. >> and that little belt kind of draws more attention to that -- the waist is the narrowest part of everyone's body so that pencil skirt works. >> thanks, lola. next is nicole and nicole's shape is you call your straight? >> she's straight. she doesn't have a really well defined middle so that wide waistband defines it a little bit more. this is all about the mysteres. >> all your skirts are solid. as a print too much -- >> it's really the saturated purple in concert with those that add dimension to the lower half with the pattern with the curvy squirrkucurvy girls you w a smaller pattern. >> and a larger girl should not wear that much stuff going on. >> this is for somebody who is

small and straight. so it adds volume down there. >> so you're like most of the skirt lengths, you're showing us are above the knee. >> that's really, when you start to get a little longer you chunk the body and that doesn't look too good on anybody. >> and when your knees start hanging down to your calves you want to hide it. let's be honest. >> ladies, thank you. i like that they are affordable, too, michelle. >> great picks. >> thank you, ladies, so much. >> up next, daughtry celebrates the release of a new album with a great performance. after this. ♪

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miss sara sage, what's going on? >> we've got a little more talk about the huh-uh. please no huh-uh in someone else's house. kevin wants to know if you guys would answer the question. have you ever huh-uh while visiting? >> yes. >> yes. >> because it's part of the

forbidden. rabbi shmuley would like it. >> it's part of the forbidden. >> and we have this to give away. the new "scream 4." if we post on our wall, feed america and where you're from, we'll pick some at random. >> that's something we've been not getting to the last few days. it's called table topics. perfect way to start a conversation. >> would you rather have a saggy butt or sag guy bobs? >> saggy boobs. >> because you can get a bra. >> i'd rather have a little butt. it's easier to fix. this takes surgery. do you remember your first kiss? >> john zackman. >> john lee. >> oh, wow. >> my sixth grade. bonjour. >> mine was fifth. >> you tramp. >> what's your favorite indulgence. >> i don't know. that's too big. is it food? i think food whenever i think of things like that.

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