>> giving each other a little bit of space. >> it's a good idea on a day like today. i'm matt lauer along with al roker and sarah gore, who is from lx tv helping out while natalie is on vacation. and we had some sad news out of massachusetts overnight. eunice kennedy shriver, president kennedy's sister and the founder of the special olympics has died overnight at a good morning. hospital out on cape cod. she was 88 years old. sad news. eunice kennedy shriver, in just a moment we're going to take a look at a remarkable life president kennedy's sister, and the founder of the special and the difference she made for olympics, has died overnight at thousands of kids. >> absoluty. a hospital on cape cod. and from our health files, the this morning we will look back difference between the truth and on her remarkable life, and the what you may think you know about your body, and weight difference she made for thousands of kids. loss. from yo-yo dieting's impact on lost in transation. your metabolism to the rl hillary clinton lashes out at a source of cellulite and how many college student in africa. calories that margarita is >> wait, you want me to tell you really costing you. what my husband thinks? 're gog toave a reality chec my husband is not the secretary >> importan of state. >> plus, if you have the need of i am. >> did a simple misunderstanding an overall plus you don't have expose a raw nerve with the secretary of state? the cash to give you one we'll show you quick changes you can make that are easy on you and crazy crime. your wallet. the women who attacked a man >> also good information. we appreciate that.

with kra glue, after finding but before we go any further out he was cheating on all of let's take a look at the life and the legacy of an outstanding them, get their day in court. this morning the accused woman, eunice mary kennedy ringleader of the group talks to shriver. us in an exclusive live interviewtoday," tuesday, us in an exclusive live interviewtoday," tuesday, august 11th, 2009. the fifth of joseph and rose kennedy's nine children, she was captions paid for by nbc-universal television known as her brother jfk's favorite, because she was the one who could always speak to him bluntly and make him laugh. a champion of the disabled, she was the first to reveal the kennedy family secret, that her older sister rosemary was mentally disabled. later she helped create the and welcome to "today" on special olympics. this tuesday morning, i'm >> let me win, but if i cannot meredith vieira. >> and i'm matt lauer. win, let me be brave in the and it is a sad morning for the attempt. >> reporter: what began in 1962 country's most famous family. the shriver family released a as a camp for mentally disabled statement saying that their matriarch, 88-year-old eunice kennedy shriver died overnight athletes in her backyard evolved around 2:00 a.m. eastern time. into the world's >> we are told that she was largest sports program, reaching surrounded by her family, over 2 million people in over 150 countries. including her husband sergeant her husband, sargent shriver, shriver, her five children, now suffering from alzheimer's, including the rst lad of was the first director of the peace corps. california, and former nbc news he ran for vice president in correspondent maria shriver, as 1972. her five children were raised well as all 19 of her grandchildren. and flourished as eunice kennedy shriver was washingtonians, and were greatly president john f. kennedy's

inspired by her call to service. younger sister and the founder and honorary chairperson of the as daughter maria, a former special olympics. nbc'snda mitchell is in correspondent for nbc news, now married to california governor washington, d.c. with the arnold schwarzenegger, once put latest. andrea, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. it is a sad day, indeed. it, i think my mother put the the shriver family has issued a statement saying she was the fear of god in most people. light of our lives, a mother, she is a perfectionist. wife, grandmother, sister, and family biographer doris kearns aunt, who taught us by example and with fashion what it means goodwin says shriver was tough-minded and compassionate. to live a life of love and >> mrs. shriver came from a service to others. well-to-do family with all the she was a living prayer, a privileges and the celebrity living advocate, a living center of power, she set out to change that that allowed her to have. and yet she used that celebrity, the world and to change us and she used those privileges to she did that and more. benefit people who were a difficult moment in their lives. her work transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of >> eunice kennedy shriver has labored on behalf of america's people across the globe, and they, in turn, are her living least powerful people, the mentally retarded. legacy. she of course, as you say, was >> reporter: in 1984 she surrounded by her husband sargent shriver, her five received the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest children, her 19 grandchildren, civilian honor. their spouses. she was a devout roman catholic, our hearts, of course, go out to and a believer in the power of our colleague and friend maria the possible. >> i think that everywhere there shriver and all the rest of are handicapped people. them. she was an amazing force around all over the world. the world and a frnd to ny. now, where do we stop? ancan i nd them? meredith? >> all right, andrea mitchell,

thank you very much. i will find them. >> maria has been a longtime i will keep going until i find them. colleague and a longtime friend >> reporter: despite her of ours here. pedigree in wealth, she retained so maria, our sympathies with a down-to-earth style. you and your family. brady lowe, the current her brother bobby's high opinion president of the special of her place in the family dynasty was clear. olympics, said their founder's he said she should have been death is an enormous loss. president. here is more on her life and legacy. if you ask most of my brothers, sister and cousins, they say the fifth of joseph and rose they'd like to blike h. kennedy's nine children, she was known as her brother jfk's favorite, because she was the for more on the passi ining eun one who could always speak to him bluntly and make him laugh. kennedy shriver let's go to a champion of the disabled, she andrea mitchell. was the first to reveal the i know she was surrounded by her kennedy family secret, that her family overnight. 5 children, 19 grandchildren. older sister rosemary was >> exactly. i think we'd all like to be like mentally disabled. eunice shriver, echoing what later she helpecreate the special olympics. bobby kennedy said. her death is the latest blow for the kennedy family. >> let me win, but if i cannot the white house has issued a win, let me be brave in the statement today saying that she attempt. >> reporter: what began in 1962 will be remembered as the founder of the special olympics, as a camp for mentally disabled as a champion for people with athletes in her backyard she intellectually disabilities, and involved into the world's largest sports program, reaching as an extraordinary woman who, as much as anyone, taught our over 2 million people in over nation and our world, that no 150 countries. physical or mental barrier can her husband, sargent shriver, restrain the power of the human spirit. and there was this poignant

now suffering from alzheimer's, statement today from her only was the first director of the survin brother,enat edward kennedy, himself of pee corps. he ran for vice president in 1972. course battling brain cancer. senator kennedy's statement ssay her five children were raised my sister gene and i and our and flourished as washingtonians, and were greatly entire family will miss her with inspired by her call to service. all our hets. as daughter maria, a former i know our parents and brothers and sisters who have gone before correspondent for nbc news, now are filled with joy to have her married to california governor by their side again. arnold schwarzenegger, once put fr the kne family. it, i think my mother put the fear of god in most people. eunice shriver, matt, started she is a perfectionist. life defined by her role as family biography doris kearns daughter, sister and wife. she ended up leaving a legacy goodwin says shriver was that far exceeded anything that tough-minded and compassionate. she could have imagined. >> mrs. shriver came from a and she did it with signature style, warmth, and great well-to-do family with all the privileges and the celebrity intelligence. >> andrea, i mentioned that her that that allowed her to ve. d yet she used that celebrity, husband sargent shriver is battling alzheimer's. she used those privileges to do we know anything about his condition? benefit people who were at a >> oh, we know a great deal. difficult moment in their lives. because maria testified to >> eunice kennedy shriver has congress, she's done a labored on behalf of america's documentary, we know that he doesn't recognize people. least powerful people, the that he really is ailing. mentally retarded. but he's still smiles, he still >> reporter: in 1984 she has spirit. received the presidential medal i covered his campaign for vice of freedom, america's highest civilian honor. president in 1972, and of she was a devout roman catholic, course, knew of him as the

and a believer in the power of the possible. founder and the big spark behin >> i think that everywhere there are handicapped people. the peace corps. i come from a peace corps all over the world. family, my siblings. now, where do we stop? so it is, of course, a great and can i find them? challenge for the family now, to i will find them. i will keep going until i find see sarge shriver i this role, them. this diminished role. >> reporter: despite her but he's surrounded by so much pedigree in wealth, she retained love with all of the a down-to-earth style. grandchildren, with maria and the other children, and the -- her brother bobby's high opinion of her place in the family dynasty was clear. he said she should have been president. so he lived a full life. if you ask most of my brothers, >> andrea mitchell in washington with her thoughts on this. thanks so much. sister and cousins, they say >> thank you, matt. they'd like to be like her. >> really, there was a point that she was so down-to-earth. we mention the shriver family i mean, just a wonderful, issued a statement, just one other line i want to read to remarkable person. >> maria shriver was a longtime you. they say that she set out to change the world and to change colleague of ours here at nbc us, and she did that and more. and a good friend for a lot of she was a force. us. maria, and to the rest of the s >> for thousan of people, as well. shriver family, our condolences >> let us get a check of the and our sympathies to you. rest of the top stories. let's go over to the news desk ann curry is standing by at the news desk. now. ann is there with a look at the ann, good morning to you. top stories. >> good morning to you, matt and >> i do. good morning, once again, everybody. meredith. also in the news today, a president obama gets back to massive rescue operation is pitching health care reform at a under way in taiwan where town hall meeting today at new hundreds of people are missing hampshire. after a typhoon. following some raucous town

this morning taiwan's military halls held by others in recent of alifted more than 200 people days the president said he welcomes vigorous debate. from a village buried by a the house majority leader nancy mudslide. pelosi has called the effort by at least one person was killed in an earthquake today in some recent participants to japan. it was a magnitude 6.5 drown out their opponents, rather house speaker, as simply earthquake, and more than 80 people were hurt. un-american. buildings, drinks and roads house democrats on monday draw up drofrs schull plans to are being washed away in taiwan where heavy rains unleashed the buy four new passenger jets to worst flooding in half a transport lawmakers and other century. at least 50 people are now senior government officials. money for the planes had been confirmed dead. soldiers have rescued more than added to the air force budget 200 people in a remote dillage even though theentan h not buried by mudslide. asked for it. in that collision overhe tokyo is cleaning up after a hudson river, crews will try to lift the wreckage of the plane strong offshore earthquake that rattled buildings, shattered today. this as 911 tapes are being made windows, and knocked food from public. store shelves. nbc's tom costello isn at least one person was killed hoboken, new jersey, with more in the magnitude 6.5 quake. on the story. he joins us now from near the more than 80 people have been injured. crash scene. public lackbarb has grounded reporr: hi,n, gd rninto you. in fact, inside the wreckage plans to buy four new luxury they have found one body. jets, for use by government but they haven't been able to officials, including members of extricate that body. congress, who once criticized meantime, critics say the high-flying auto executives. airspace over the hudson river has become at times like the house democrats now say that wild west. they will not force the pentagon to buy the aircraft, which would for the first time, police have now released a 911 call from have cost taxpayers hundreds of

millions of dollars. eyewitnesses to saturday's midair crash. today, secretary of state hillary clinton is in goma in eastern congo, an area aid >> i just saw an aplane hit a workers say is the most helicopter in the hudson river here. dangerous place on earth for men d children. she met with victims of brutal >> a helicopter in the water? rapes and other atrocities. >> yeah, it crashed. meantime on monday, she spoke it disintegrated. it sunk. with university students who bristled -- and bristled when >> reporter: disbelief at seeing a midair collision on a perfect she was asked, she believed blue sky day. about someone who asked her investigators are now looking about her husband, what he would into whether the helicopter was think of a particular financial in the plane's blind spot, below issue. >> on this situation, thank you very much. its wingss the plane's pilot turned down the hudson river. and whether the pilot was on the correct radio frequency used by pilots flying over the hudson >> wait, you want me to tell you river, who fly under a whole different set of rules. what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary it's really a matter of see and oftate. i am. being seen. over the hudson river, and below 1100 feet, no flight plan required, no air traffic so you ask my opinion, i will control. planes and helicopters must tell you my opinion. communicate with each other. i'm not going to be channeling my husband. northbound flights towards >> the questioner later said he manhattan, southbound flights, actually asked what president obama would think but that the new jersey. in the eight days before the translator got it wrong. accident there were 225 flight operations on average each day, more than 20 people spent in just this three-mile air hours stuck on a roler coaster at the great america theme park

in santa clara, california, on space. >> this accident is not a fluke. a fluke accident is an accident monday. park officials say the ride was having lift problems and no one that cannot be prevented. this accident could have easily was in immediate danger. been prevented by the faa. it is now eight minutes past the hour. now back to matt, al and sarah >> reporter: now, some new york lawmakers e calling for the gore this morning. >> all right, ann, thank you faa to change the rules. very much. you ever been stuck on a ride? >> the hudson river flight >> not intentionally. corridor must not continue to be the wild west. >> very long ride. the faa must act immediately before further lives are lost. >> what did your wife annette >> reporter: but new york's think of that story? mayor argues that if pilots pay >> which one? which one? >> never mind. attention the air space is not dangerou >> oh, gosh. >> if youon't listen carefully >> y a heavehe of e e and speak very quickly, this is weather? >> io. not the place for you to fly. >> anyway,e'll show you for but if you have a lot of today, amazingly looking at the training, and you can handle it, strong storms working their way there's no reason to think that through the plai. we've also got some wet weather you're not safe. ving through nther new >> reporter: meanwhile, the england. national transportation safety that's good news. we've got a tropical depression board says for 37 years it's coming off the cape verde been calling on the faa to islands. could become tropical storm ana impose tougher regulations on later this week. helicopter tour operators, and showers in the pacific northwest. risk of those strong storms from to require collision avoidance technology. texas, oklahoma, on into thee yet the faa has failed to act on many of those suggestions. >> we believe that if those recommendations were to be good morning. we've we have humidity high

implemented, aviation safety would be improved. >> reporter: but many aviation experts say the faa doesn't have the manpower or the equipment to overnight. we'll see low 90s today. not as hot as yesterday. in fact, manage the air traffic a small chance of an isolated all the way down to the water or just above it. passing thundershower this afternoon or this evening as a ann, back to you. >> tom costello. weak cool front comes in. thank you for reporting. that will cool things down a bit. it will stay quite humid aum of nobel peace prize winner the way into the weekend. aung san suu kyi was found tomorrow, highs mid 80s and guilty today of violating house there's a small chance of a arrest in myanmar by harboring morning shower or an afternoo an american in her home and she was ordered to serve another 18 months house arrest. the american on trial with her was sentenced to seven years in prison. and rescue crews had to pull that's your latest weather. ann? >> all right, al, thanks. 24 people to safety on monday it's been more than six weeks after a roller coaster got stuck since farrah fawcett lost her battle with cancer and it was at the great america theme park in santa clara, california. her best friend alana stewart some riders were stuck 80 feet who spent two years videotaping high for four hours. that fight that went on to become an nbc's documentary it is now 7:09. called "farrah's story." let's turn back to meredith, >> the first time she and ryan matt and al. >> that's a nightmare. and i met with dr. jacob she >> temperatures were in the 90s handed me the camera and she there. >> but they were getting water said here, you film it. to them. >> then what happened? >> what is working against this >> oh. kind of tumor. >> look out below! >> suddenly i'm filming this whole scene, this first meeting with them. >> didn't think of that.

>> a lot of water up he and that's how i started r. m mr. roker, what's happenin? filming. and thenvery time we would go >> well, we've got active to a procedure or a surgery or a tropics going onight now. let's see what's happening. doctor's meeting, i started first of all, felicia right now, filming everything. >> alana stewart continues to it is weakening. it's 160 miles east/northeast of pay tribute to her friend in a hilo. 40-mile-per-hour winds. candid minimum our called "my here's the track of it. bringing it across the islands journey with farrah: a story of sometime late tonight on io tomorrow morning, with 10 to 15 life, love and friendship." good morning. >> good morning. foot waves. >> let's talk about what some what we're now watching, we've people may be immediately asking got two areas, three areas of upon hearing that you've written potential activity, tropical a book. they may be wondering why so depression 2, the one that we're soon, only a month after your st friend's death, would you watcng mos closely, 280 miles come out with a book that's so west of the southernmost cape intimate and so revealing? verde islands moving west at 35. >> well, i had been writing keeping an eye on it, continues these diaries for a long time. and qteome time ago, when we to track on toward the end of this week, still could become a tropical storm, and if i does, were at the clinic, i had -- i it will be ana, our first named told a story before, and it's in the book, actually, i had given storm of the atlantic. it's the slowest hurricane farrah as aift ts little season so far since 1992, guys. bookhat i had bought in the last time that happened, german gift shop. it was about two friends and their journey through life together, and she looked at me good morning. and she said, you know, you it's still rather humid but should write a book like this thankfully cooled down considerably from yesterday's about us. >> why are you putting out a afternoon torrid temperatures. book now, so quickly? right now we're in the mid 70s i know a part of the proceeds are going to her foundation.

in washington and nearby suburbs and in the rural areas low 70s >> well, the book was written, now. right near the bay mid 70s. still rather humid today. in fact, it was the diaries, and highs reaching the low 90s. originally i was going to do a memoir of my own, and i there's a small chance of an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon and this evening and realized, afte reading over the tomorrow morning and tomorrow part of the last three years, afternoon and cooler on wednesday but still humid. and my journey with farrah, that it was really a book on its own. still rather humid thursday and friday. highs in the mid 80s. morning lows near 70. and i wanted it to be a tribute to her. you know, and as far as the timing, you know, when farrah died, there was still hope, or that's your latest weather. at least i had hope right up meredith? >> al, thank you. president obama comes until near the end, that she was face-to-face today with both going to live. supporters and opponents of his >> so this book was in plan to revamp the nation's planning -- >> this book was already -- health care system. >> without realizing -- nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck td is in >> and then suddenly she did portsmouth, new hampshire, where die. but she rallied so many times the president is holding a town before in the past. hall forum. good morning to you, chuck. and, so we were hoping that this would be another rally. >> good morning, meredith. she went into the hospital, and well, as you know, new then she kept getting worse, englanders take the town hall and -- but i had hoped, frankly, meeting very seriously, and here in new hampshire, they're almost that she'd be alive, and i'd be professionals at dealing with able to give her the first copy town halls. of the book. now it's rage. all the rage at town hall >> you felt your motivation to not just be as a tribute but meing's, president obama's also to help others. health care forum today could be you said i hope i could perhaps

one interesting spectacle. give some support and the often rancorous debate over encouragement not only to people fighting the disease but also to the health care debate followed loved ones and friends walking the president all the way to the path with them. so in -- in many ways this book guadalajara, mexico, where mr. obama tried to stay above the is a written version of what fray. >> we are having a vigorous people saw in the documentary. debate in the united states, and it gives people a kind of i think that's a healthy thing. >> reporter: vigorous may be an moment-to-moment experience as you chronicled in your diary. understatement. many members of congress have seen their local town hall but what is it about -- what is meetings turn into shouting matches. >> this is not health reform. it that you can tell us about this is control. ntrol erur liv. farrah fawcett that we don't already know? >> repter: at his town hall that we've -- we've celebrated, georgia democrat david scott shot back. we've enjoyed her talents all of >> not a single one of you had these years. the decency to call my office and we've seen in the documentary her tremendous courage. what is it that we don't know, being her friend, being someone and set up for a meeting. who knows her for 30 years, what okay? should we know about farrah fawcett? then do that. >>we, i think in a way it's >> reporter: new york democrat scott murphy took the high road. an extension of the documentary, but it goes a lot deeper than this ishat's great about the documentary. our community is that we have because it's also a tribute to different opinions. our friendship. >> reporter: while south and i believe it's a tribute to carolina republican bob english friendship in general. placed the blame on cable news, and to anyone who has gone along specifically fox news personality glenn beck. >> i'm afraid of obama. this journey with sneom weoho >> why are you afraid? has a terminal illness.

>> he's a socialist. >> they say that having good friends can help you so much. and they're so important. >> a good suggestion up here. they're good medicine. good friends and good family turn that television off when he when you're suffering with this comes on. >> reporter: a as the disease. it takes tremendous courage. president prepares for his own do you understand fully where town hall today there is at least one local new hampshire farrah got her courage? as all people who have cancer republican group putting out a have to find it? >> i think all people who have facebook invitation to a protest cancer, any other terminal against what they call president disease, are heroes. because it's an incredible obama's, quote, plan for a government takeover of your struggle. and i think farh just rched healthcare decisions. down deep inside herself, and the white house is pushing back offering a quote, reality check found that inner strength that on its own whebite we all have, i believe. whitehouse.gov. and the president on monday i found that i had it. joked about one of the myths he's been fighting, turning because i had never gone through anything like this in my life. american health care into something like canada's >> you don't know where she got it? >> i think she got it from her single-payer system. >> i don't find canadians roots. particularly scary, but i guess her texas roots. some of the opponents of reform her deep faith in god. her parents, who were religious, think that they make a good boogeyman. who had a -- had faith. >> reporter: meanwhile congressional democrats have set up their own town hall war room her father still, he's 92, he in steny hoyer's office. still prays every day. his monday "usa today" op-ed, i know during her illness, written with speaker nancy particularly, farrah prayed. i have a lot of faith. pelosi, has drawn fire for calling come of these protests and i think that might have un-american. bonded the two of us together.

now, matt, the president today in that we both believe that she is going to tailor his remarks, and you're going to hear the was going to find a cure for phrase health insurance reform a this cancer. i mean that's what the lot. and he's going to emphasize how documentary was originally his plan is designed to prevent about. >> but also bounded you together -- bound you together insurance companies from was -- was your both having dropping folks with pre-existing conditions. also, don't be surprised if the sons. and one of the most heartbreaking parts of watching president reaches out and tries to -- to deal with this rage farrah's struggle was -- was that we've been seeing today at difficulty for her son redmond. today's town hall. >> all right, chuck todd in new that he's now incarcerated, and hampshire for us this morning. is having this difficulty. robert gibbs is the white house press secretary. robert, good to see you. i can't imagine dying knowing my >> matt, how are you? >> i'm doing well. thanks very much. son is in jail. let me start with a blunt so what i want to know is what question. is this a good idea? was your prayer for redmond? i mean, are you going to send the president out there in a if he could really hear her town hall forum and two more today, what would he be hearing later in the week. this will, in some ways, become about what her wish is for him still? the super bowl for these >> i think she just wished for shouters. they're going to get a chance to shout down the president of the him to have a happy life. united states. they've got nothing to lose. a happy, normal life. but the president certainly and you know the good news is does. doesn't he? that he is doing so well. >> oh, i think we all have i can say that ryan goes and something to lose, matt, if we let cable television come to town hall meetings and kill vits him every weekend and health care reform for another he's really doing well. he's in a rehab part of a jail. year, and put the special interests back in charge. understand, matt, i've been to and he's going to go to a probably 500 town hall meetings regular rehab after this.

with barack obama dating back and 's justoing amazingly five years. well. and he feels like this mother's i've never been to one where everybody agreed with everything with him. he feels her presence very he said. he's happy to engage the people strongly, and he promised her in that don't support this, and try a phone call just before she to convince them of what he's died that she would never do trying to do. but more importantly, to give drugs again. everybody the information they need to understand that health so -- i hope he's able to keep care reform can work for them. that promise. >> you're saying this experience specifically, as chuck mentioned of losing h and her death may today, he'll be introduced by actually be the spark -- a spark somebody what's been discriminated against in trying that may help him in his future to buy insurance. >> right. >> because they had a journey? >> it could possibly change his pre-existing condition. 12 million americans over the past three years have been life. yeah. he's a very wonderful young man. discriminated against on that he just had a drug problem. >> well, there are a lot of kids pre-existi condion alone >>ut i want to go back -- who have drug problems and who >> that's got to stop. recover. let's hope that that's true for >> a second ago you said you redmond, especially after all of can't allow cable television to come into these things. his losses. alana stewart, thank you so isn't that underestimating what much. u're hearing? there are some people who say, the book is called "my journey with farrah." yeah, these people are getting and coming up next, some very up and shouting do not represent any grassroots movement. expommcoieseths m d.exposed. they all them astroturf. we'll be right back after this. but don't they give voice, and maybe even an inappropriate way, fact: life today calls for more than an ordinary wipe. to some real concerns out there? >> oh, look, matt dissent is that's why there's lysol dual action disinfecting wipes. they go beyond ordinary wipes

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we're going to get something akin to health care reform lite? you bet your 8 layers! >> no, what we're going to get, yeah! long-distance high 5! what the president has said time oh, careful! hey, watch it. and time again is, we have start the scol yeawith an excellent source of fiber. certain principles that have to be met. we're not interested in signing a clinical study showed kids who had a filling breakfast... something and then hoping that of kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats® cereal... people call it reform. we have to cut costs for people, had 11% better attentiveness... compared to kids who missed out on breakfast. for famies. ( shouts ) keeps 'em full. keeps 'em focused. cut costs for small businesses. institute these commonsense insurance reforms, and ensure that millions of people can have access to affordable insurance we'll do anything to help them see. so that we're not burdening the support healthy eye and brain development system with millions of people that don't have care but are with gerber purees with dha. going to the emergency rooms, gerber. and, matt, you and i and stay healthy.hy, everybodpafor that. >> before i let you go, ask you about swine flu. schools are going to reopen in the next couple of weeks all and added a little fiber? across the country. sweet! millions of kids are going to congregate. sweet! there are a lot of fears that swine flu will be very much back (together) sweet! in the headlines. (announcer) now for the first time, i know they're test being some a gram of healthy fiber in every packet. vaccines right now. sweet! is the president confident that (announcer) splenda® with fiber. by the fall there can be a fully tested, effective vaccine for swine flu? >> well, matt, that's what we're working on each and every day. as you mentioned, the guidance that we put out to give schools

some decisionmaking capability on how they want to make those decisions as we see the fall come. we know that the swine flu is going to be back. the administration is back all the necessary precautions, and we're going governed, as we always are, by science. >> all right, robert gibbs at the white house this morning. robert, thanks so much for your time. >> thanks, matt. sweet! >> it's 7:18. has progress taken us to a better place? once again, here's meredith. i'd say it's taken us for a ride. >> matt, thank you. now to sectary of state hillary clinton, making it clear honestly, what thanks do we owe progress? she is not her husband. we're up to our necks in landfill, take a look at what happened and down to the wire in resources during a news conference in and climatchange is out to get us. kinshasa, congo, when secretary clinton was asked a question by that's why progress plays no role a local college student with the help of a translator, who may inside post shredded wheat. have gotten things mixed up. here, we put the "no" in innovation. post original shredded wheat is still >> what does mr. clinton think just the one simple, honest ingredient which naturally comes with vitamins, through the mouth of minerals and fiber. mrs. clinton, and what does mr. all we did was make it spoon size. did we go too far? mutomo think on this situation? thank you very much. >> wait, you want me to tell you

what my husband thinks? this morning on "take it off my husband is not the secretary today," diet myths that will of state. i am. shock you. does fat really cause cellulite and is yo-yo dieting forever so you ask my opinion, i will damage your metabolism. tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channeling joy bauer is here to set the my husband. record straight with shocking diet myth busters. joy. >> good morning. >> are you ready to shock us? >> i am ready. >> an official said the student >> all right. approached clinton afterward and first of all, let's get the told her he had meant to ask record straight here. prewashed ready to eat carrots are soaked with a toxic chemical unsafe to eat. what president obama, not bill >> this is ridiculous! and i'm not sure where this clinton thought. rumor came from. i'm ingo bng bac in but people have been bombarded andrea mitchell, who just got back from africa, after with -- >> on the internet. >> it's all overed place. traveling there with secretary clinton. andrea, you know, this was listen, while it' true that baby carrots that are ready to definitely an uncharacteristic eat, like the bag of other response by the secretary of state, leading some to think she produce that's ready to eat have been rinsed in a diluted is either jet-lacked or jealous of her husband and the huge chlorine solution, that's highly shadow that he costs, most notably last week in north korea regulated by the fda, it's there -- >> of course they've done a where he negotiateds release of great job so far. >> it's there to protect our those two american journalists. what are insids saying about health, because it prevents the this this morning? spread of food-borne illness. >> insiders would tell you the other thing is that white probably a little bit of both. a lot of jet lag, clearly. blush that we see on our

by then she was at the half point in the 12-day trip. carrots, it's not from the seven countries. chlorine. it's a natural discoloration very difficult travels. that just happens when carrots she'd done 22 speeches and five lose their moisture. when you think about baby interviews and she was exhausted carrots, we peel them, we put and cleayome uld say them, so that protected outer having a bad hair day. not an easy day for hillary layer is gone. that's the layer that locks in clinton. also dealing with a really the moisture. so although that white blush is serious subject. the moment she landed, i can ugly, it's not harmful. attest to this on tuesday, in and it's not due to the chlorine. kenya, she was being peppered it's absolutely fine. >> all righty. with questions about her now, next myth. high fat and high sugar foods husband, in reference to pyongyang. not about her mission. cause cellulite. true or false? and here she is in congo today it's false. it's false. off on a u.n. plane, too dicey there is -- >> shocking! >> there is no one food. to even get her own military jet as high fat as it may be, as into this region where she's going, into the war zone, where full of sugar as it may be, that she's going to be meeting wit ca dirtly cau cellulite. displaced persons and military and with rape victims. cellulite is a pocket of fat women who are being used as that's located underneath the weapons of war by these tribal skin. >> so you could be not everyweight and have cellulite? rivalries. so she's doing really serious stuff. and here she thought she was >> absolutely. there's a survey and shows more being asked about her husband. than 85% of women, whether and she clearly snapped. they're thin or whether they're and not a good moment, at all, overweight, claim they have some type ofellulite around their meredith. >> not at all. a big bump in the road. body. andrea mitchell, thank you so there's a huge genetic predisposition. but at the same time, weight much. >> you bet. and still to come, the

alleged ringleader of those gain certainly increases the women who attacked a man witht. incidence of cellulite, as well. vea liluxc i evevisiernty sous. so one doughnut is not going to a live exclusive interview. equate to cellulite. but if you eat a couple of doughnuts day after day after day you increase the calories, you pack on the pounds, and if you have a genetic predisposition, you can start to see cellulite. but the good news is you can minimize it by eating less, by moving more. >> and wearing pants. >> thank god for clothes. >> next miss, dairy causes bloating. >> dairy does not cause -- >> i hope that was a buzzer from the audio department. >> thank you for that. dairy does not cause bloating. unless you have a lactose intolerance and that means that you're lacking an enzyme that helps your body to digest milk. and even people with a lactose intolerance can often handle aged cheeses or yogurt. because yogurt has active cultures in it. which helps your body to break down the milk. the other thing is irritable bowel syndrome.

some people have ibf and you may be sensitive to milk. not all people with ibf -- >> the rule is just not -- >> no, if you notice a couple of days, if your symptoms minimize -- >> out in the field -- >> oh. >> yo-yo dieting kills your metabolism? >> nottrue. and this gives hope to so many people who have lost weight and gained it back time and time again. it's never too late to watch your calories, get out there and exerci, slow and steady, a plan that you can sustain. >> but make it steady. >> absolutely. >> and the last one we have to get to for our director. alcohol turns to sugar in the body. >> not true. alcohol is so misunderstood. alcohol -- >> not by joe michaels. >> is it's own entity. we have carbohydrates, protein, fat, and alcohol. alcohol is separate entity. it's metabolized in the liver. the problem with alcohol and why it spikes your blood sugar is when you take vodka and rim and

gin and you douse it with all of these mixers, that's the sugar end. >> all right. joe doesn't do that. joy bauer, thanks so much. still to come, hoda and kathie lee spend a whole half hour with still ahead, which of these a panel of teens full of partial corporate logos can you identify? i challenges and blends. introducing smoothies from sunnyd ! as much calcium and vitamin d as milk, and so creamy smooth and bold, they'll love getting calcium and vitamin d to help bones grow. ♪ bigger (look at me) ♪ ♪ better (see me go) ♪ ♪ stronger(let it show) ♪ (announcer) new smoothies from sunny d! new pencils, new books... new backpack... looks good. just trying to look our best. eh, gonna take more than looks. from what i hear, ms. haskins is a toughy. oh, we had a good breakfast so we're ready. gonna be another great year, huh guys?!

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good morning. it's 9:26 on this tuesday, august 11th, 2009. i'm barbara harrison. good morning. we'll check in with tom kierein welcome. for the forecast. i'm barbara harrison. >> we have cooled down from it's tuesday, august 11, 2009. yesterday's scorching the time right now, 7:26. temperatures. in the low 80s. still not too uncomfortable. a young man is dead after two dogs apparently mauled him it's rather humid. 82 in washington. afternoon highs into the low 90s. to death inside his home. there's a chance of a passing police found the body of the 20 isolated or evening thundershower. then tomorrow cooler. year old on plaza street could have a morning shower or afternoon thundershower. yesterday afternoon. there's a small chance. officers think he died while thursday and friday into the mid trying to protect a smaller dog 80s and partly cloudy. that was also mauled to death. morning lows near 70 and humid. metro is suspending all barbara? >> thank you, tom. track work after a repairman was we'll check traffic when we come hit and killed by a piece of equipment. michael nash was killed sunday night on the orange line. metro's general manager ordered a safety standdown but there

will be additional safety checks at work sites. we'll be back with weather and

>> drive in from the west on i-66 looking better. no late incidents to report. a late accident on the top side of the beltway inner loop at new hampshire avenue and that's cleared so delays are easing quickly. good news there. barbara? >> all right. thank you, jerry. tonight on "news4 at 5:00" lunch with lindsey. c and former redskins coach joe gibbs. that's tonight on "news4 at 5:00." mostly sunny. highs today low 90s. there's a slight chance of an isolated afternoon or evening thundershower. today and torrow. cooler on wednesday but still rather humid. rather humid again on thursday and friday. highs in the mid 80s. a very small chance of isolateds dethinwersunacrshoh einthunders those days. jerry, how is tuesday traffic? >> along 395 just volume and sunshine delays en route to the 14th street bridge. a vehicle fire earlier on the

inner loop that has cleared. lanes are open once again. barbara? >> tonight on "news4 at 5:00," lunch with >> no. i didn't mean that. >> she better say yes. that's eric napeople, and

rachel mcadams. they are in the new movie "the time traveler's wife." i actually can't wait to see this movie. the two stars are traveling to our studio here, studio 1a, to visit us tomorrow here on "today." it's so romantic. >> it starts tomorrow. >> eric bana, he is adorable. the two of them will be here 7:30 now on a tuesday tomorrow. morning, the 11th day of august, meantime today we've got sarah gore in for natalie, as well as 2009. you are looking at some vy mr. al. and you're going to be talking happy people. we assume that to be true, about a subject you know a lot about. >> yes, i'll be partnering up, gathered out on rockefeller plaza. another hot day here in the teaming up with my tv partner in northeast. but they still seem to be much cre, george oliphant. worse for wear and tear. she's going to show us cost effective ways to update the waving to friends and family room of any room in your home members back home. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer from splashes of color to how to add some light and a sense of alongside meredith vieira. coming up in this half hour, the space. and you don't have to spend a accused ringleader of those lot to make a big impact. scorned women who allegedly so he's going to be here swing attacked a man with krazy glue, us how to do that. after finding out he was >> oh, and also ahead, they say cheating on all of them. in oklahoma the corn is as high she will speak out, and she says as an elephant's eye. she's completely innocent. if you've been in our newsroom you know what that means.

we'll have an exclusive interview with her in just a we're talking corn this morning. couple of minutes. >> ahead, alana stewart our hot chef john shenk is here remembers her best friend farrah to show you how to pick it, strip it, and cream it. fawcett in her first television interview since farrah's death. >> mm-mmm. >> and a programming note, >> all coming up in the next half hour or the next hour, hoda thursday on "today," an exclusive interview with brad and kathie lee are going to be pitt. the actor is coming out with a talking to a bunch of kids. new movie. a panel of kids exploring the he's part of the hollywood power couple and some even want this challenging world of step guy to run for mayor of new orleans, where he has a house families. before all that a check of the and he spent a lot of great weather. >> absolutely. for today, we're looking at sunshine here in the east. work. brad pitt opens up to ann about going to be a little on the it all in an exclusive interview steamy side. strong storms from the thursday morning right here on mid-mississippi river valley "today." through texas and oklahoma. >> oh, sure, ann. owers i the pacific nohwest. hot in the southwest. let's begin with some new tomorrow, rain in new england, developments in the michael jackson case. slight risk of strong storms the cause and manner of death along the mid-atlantic coast. have now been determined but not record highs in the plains all released. nbc's jeff rossen is in los thway do tohe so angeles with the latest on this. jeff, what can you tell us? good morning. >> matt, good morning to you. it is official now the coroner's it is partly cloudy this morning. investigation is over. they're done. here's a live view showing they know what killed michael clouds coming in from the west jackson, and they have also ahead of a cool front sweeping answered a key question in this in this afternoon ahead of that case, was it a homicide? temperatures now in the low 80s. but they won't release the humid. highs today low 90s. results. turns out the lapd has asked as that cool front comes

them to hold back, saying they through, it's a weak one. just a small chance of an need more time to build the iminal case. isolated passing thundershower this afternoon or this evening after an aggressive run of and don't expect any severe search warrants and interviews storms. and tomorrow maybe a morning with dozens of people, police showers and afternoon thundershower small chance. aren't ready to make an arrest. cooler. highs in the mid experts say that may speak volumes about the autopsy results they want thheld. are ey more complicated than first thought? >> this could be like pulling a that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you. thread on a cheap suit and it all unravels. coming up next, the four so they want to keep their cards elements that promise to change the look of any room. very close to the vest. >> reporter: the leaks are that's coming up right after this. starting. a source tells the ap jackson was on multiple sedatives at the time of his death, making it tough to pinpoint what killed him. law enforcement sources tell nbc news police want to speak with jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, again. but have been unable to schedule a meeting. court documents show he's the focus of a manslaughter investigation. but his lawyer maintains dr. murray didn't prescribe jackson anything that should have killed him. >> i think they probably have some idea of what doctors have prescribed what medications to michael jackson.

and now, some or all of those drugs are coming up in the autopsy. >> reporter: in court monday, michael's mother katherine went on the offensive, again, trying to get more power over the business deals of her son's estate. at one point, lawyers for concert promoter aeg said her demands are unreasonable. it got so tense, the judge decided it's actually michael's three kids who need otection. he appointed a special financial guardian to represent them. >> at some point this morning the court believed that it was possible there was a conflict between mrs. jackson's interests and the children's interests. >> reporter: and then, there was the circus outside the courtroom. >> declaring myself as theole biological mother of all three jackson children. that's why i am here today. >> reporter: she has no proof, but came to court anyway. so did another woman, billy jean jackson who stood up out of nowhere and told the judge, i'm

blanket's mother. over the weekend, this man, mark lester, told a british tabloid he may be paris' father. and there are tabloid reports that jackson's dermatologist, arnie klein, is the biological father. >> thank you for giving me this opportunity to claim my children. >> reporter: told you it was a circus. can't make this stuff up. al reports out this morning that michael jackson has been laid to rest at forest lawn cemetery right here in los angeles. but, matt, the family still has not confirmed that. interesting day here. >> lot to chew on. jeff rossen in los angeles. jeff, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> well, thank you very much, mr. lauer. got some nice folks. what happened? on fridays, i have hockey before school, >> surgery. >> everything going to be okay? so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peanut butter inside. >> yes, i'm going to heal in new york. >> wow. you guys -- nice outfits. i add a cole chocote chips when dad's starting the car. oh, the renaissance fair in new there's only one way to eat an eggo -- your wa. york. good to see you. l'eggo my eggo. let's take a look, show you -- ait'sck chi a hat. we've got a risk of strong

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the women told authorities they spend that kind of money because you don't want to switch it out. acted out of anger at this man, >> exactly. i've done so many rescues. everything you've got here you can do on a budget. 36-year-old donessa davis. you can do it in an afternoon. according to the criminal plant, and it really tabs four elements. you want to add life, you want therese ziemann met davis in this motel room, tied him to the to add color, you want to add light and you want to clear the bed and blindfolded him on the clutter. >> of course. pretense of giving him a >> okay. massage. then the other women, including and you can do this to any room. this isn't just for the davis' estranged wife, entered e om aonfronted him. bathroom. bathroom, kitchen, loving room, they taunted him. bedroom. which one do you love? we even did it in the garage. who do you want to grow old >> where do we start? >> let's start with life. with? davis told police the >> greenery. >> bring the outside in. confrontation ended with his exactly. private parts glued to his leg. bring in plants. bring in flowers. >> i have to take the humiliation and i'll try to just display them with vases or interesting pots. you'd be surprised at just the zest that it fills a room with. carry on. and the aroma of fresh cut >> reporter: wendy sewell says she didn't touch davis and just spoke to him. flowers. plus it gives us a nice pop of >> when i found out that he was color. >> i love bringing flowers in. dating other women, i wanted him and it's good for the oxygen in the air. >> it's great for the oxygen. to see that i was hurt. any room that's full of plants, it's just so nice to be in. and that's all i wanted out of >> it is. this. >> and it's an easy change. >> reporter: in yet another something really easy. twist to the story, davis' >> really easy change.

estranged wife filed charges but then, you bring in life. which landed him in jail. >> right, we bring in color. so obviously we have colored the charges include child abuse, and stealing the ashes of his flowers. change outour pillows. wife's dead father. that's really easy. you can go to any store and pick up some new pillows. davis' estranged wife is due swap them out, add some color. back in court next week, while one of my favorites, we did this the other three women are due back in court later this month. in a garage. donessa davis, the alleged the picture all. victim, hasn't been able to make the $5,000 cash bond, so he picturewall.com is where you go. remains in jail. >> the picture wall is very, meredith? very intimidating. >> rehema ellis, thank you very much. the accused ringleader of those >> you would think. is it going to be level? scorned women, therese ziemann, is it going to be cockeyed. >> we don't know. is with us exclusively. therese, good morning to you. >> but, with cturewall.com, let me just show you this. you go online and they send you this stencil right here. >> good morning, meredith. >> oh, wow. >> therese, you have heard the >> and basically it already has accusations that have been a level spot on it. leveled against you. you say you are completely you hang it on your wall. innocent in all of this. you can put this right down, and that you are not a ringleader, you see, everything right here that you did not assault mr. is perfectly level. davis, tie him up, do anything it takes all of the guesswork to him. out of it. can you please explain, then, you don't have to be a what happened that night? mathematician. it's simple. it looks nice. it adds character to the room. >> well, i can tell you this, >> so you can go online --

because i'm without >> get that out of the way. representation right now, so i >> go online to picturewall.com. have to be careful. >> and you can design your wall i would love to tell everybody and the pictures you hav and the truth, but for right now, ey'll send you a template and everything you need? there was no ringleader. >> the frame, the stencils. i knew the girls for about two they know how big your wall is. like i said, takesll the minutes, so there was no guesswork out of it. >> it's fool proof. i'm going to start hanging collaboration. pictures now. >> we did it in the garage. nothing was done against his >> so next. >> speaking of hanging things on will. the wall, hang a mirror on a and we're the victims in this case. he's a predator. and we're his prey. wall adjacent to a window. >> if you didn't know these that is going to add not only ladies till two minutes before this, how was it that you all open the room up, but it's going to capture all that natural ended up at this hotel together? light and fill the room with it. >> right. >> well, we had a conversation so makes the room look bigger on the phone. and brighter. >> also if you don't have windows, lamps. or even if you have windows, everybody -- everybody has -- lamps are perfect. all the three girls have thei i highly recommend using a cfl own interests in this. i can only speak for myself. and mine had nothing to do with bulb, because as we say here at being a scorned woman. nothing. nbc, green is universal. >> so what was the purpose, lamps are a great way to add light to a room. then, of going to the hotel, you can also change up your therese? help me out here. lampshades. what were you trying to accomplish? >> an easy, quick fix, too. if you can change the room by changing the lampshade.

>> changing the light. >> it was just going to be first you want to add light. you want to add light, color, to see his face. to let him see thate all knew life and last, certainly not least. about each other, and the gig was up. clr the clutter. >> cle the clutter. >> i'm not talng about stuff that has been, you know, and forever. i'm talking about your everyday but things transpired that changed the events that happened clutter. >> like your magazines. >> or your cell phone, your your that night. and without an attorney, i can't tell you. but all of it will come out in keys. court, and -- and i just again you come home and empty your want to say, you know, i am -- i pockets. this is an ottoman. >> it's functional furniture. guess i'm embarrassed or, >> exactly. dual purpose furniture. multipurpose furniture. you throw your magazines in there. out of sight, out of mind. embarrassed might not even be the word. but i fell in love with him. >> right. >> you come home, you sit down. and i'm ashamed of that. you're like oh, man, we've got guests coming over. because it was just an act. or an actor i fell in love with. let's get all this stuff put away. >> george, that's not changing it wasn't who he is. >> how did you meet mr. davis? the clutter, it's just hiding and how long have you been the clutter. >> it's hiding and clearing. seeing him? and did you know that he was give me a hard time. married? that way, when you know where >> i knew he was separated. everything is, but it's not all out there. it's not an eye sore. and i have been seeing him for a you have those clean lines. little over three months, and i everything looks nice. met him off of craigslist. i'm a huge fan of multipurpose first mistake. furniture.

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that corn lovers have to enjoy. power. with the help of marketing >> absolutely. you know, i just actually had expert mark melonstrom we met up a 'tween focus group to see just corn on the cob in buffalo. how brand savvy they are. meet our 'tween focus group, kayla, carlos, patrick, rubin, >> when you're looking for corn, what should you be looking for? >> a nice shine, the kernels are carolina, gabriela, olivia, and elise. really just filled with water. the 'tweens' first task is to you really don't want to see any listen to a short sound clip. the fungus or worm holes. >> are you ready? >> that's not good. >> and then name that brand. >> unless you like fungus and worm holes. ♪ >> and when you're buying corn, i've always wondered if the shop here's the next one. ♪ keepers or the farmer's market, should you pull back the shuck a that's right. little bit. >> i think they don't mind. >> oh. >> three, two, one. ♪ if people pull it back and put it back, i'm sure it has its >> wii. >> wii, you knew that? moments. here comes the next one. >> what are we making sheer? >> cream corn. ♪ >> how hard is it to get the >> you know? >> nbc. corn off t cob? >> next is the smell test. >> there's several ways. all of the kids are blindfolded when you do it with a knife you and can only smell the product. want to make sure you chop it a >> oh, i know it. >> don't say anything. little bit. this is actually a creamer.

>> oh. you can buy this at sur la table, and it takes the corn >> on one you're going to say what grand it is. three, two, one. >> play-doh. off, runs the cob over here and >> you're pretty good. >> are you ready for the second scrapes the milk. test now? for cream corn you get the nice >> oh, i know what it is. >> oh, i know it. milkyness off the cob. >> three, two, one -- this takes two quarts. >> crayons. this is regular pancetta, >> superman, you couldn't italian bacon. recoize it? this is the last one. >> why not regular bacon? >> you can use it. >> i've had that before. but i like to use a very mild, >> i know what it is. regular bacon. i don't like that heavy smoke. >> three, two, one -- >> baby powder. kind of overpowers the sweetness of the corn. >> if you use bacon it kind of >> next is the brand college changes the flavor a little bit. board. but only parts of the logo or >> you can. the pancetta, but if you don't symbol are visible. still the kids are able to identify many of the brands. have access, bacon will work. there's nothing wrong with >> kellogg's. bacon. some onions. >> and this? >> pepsi. put knows in there, and just >> and this mtv. take them until a little bit >> and this? translucent. nike. >> a few of them even recognized >> until they absorb some of some very adult brands. that bacon grease? >> absolutely. you want to make sure you've >> who knew this was gui? poured off a little bit of the you know this? bacon grease. >> that smells so good. how can you see that? >> the "g." >> if you don't it's going to be >> oh, the "g."

okay. >> who knew this one? a nice, oily dish. >> tiffany. >> is thisxpensive or cheap? you want that translucent and you just add your nice, shucked >> expensive. corn. >> it is? >> and with no logo or written and you just want to get this words, just a scantly clad starting to get a little bit tender. you really don't want to cook it model, these kids know exactly what brand this is. all the because you really want to get some of that juice out of >> abercrombie and fitch. there. it's going toake a longer >> that's her logo. process to cook through the no name. whole dish so you don't want to h>>that picture. that picture. start with it already cooked. it's got to be partially there. >> next the kids were allowed to then once that is, it's going to choose any item they want from be a little bit longer than this table. some of the items are from this, but we don't have the time. high-end designers or popular then you a your cream. department stores. >> of course you do. but a few of the items are >> because you add. >> bacon and cream is better than just bacon. generic from street vendors. >> there you go. >> and just -- all you want to >> i chose abercrombie jeans. i've never actually owned a do is bring this up to a simmer. pair. okay. >> why this one? >> i thought the belt was really and then at that point, you cool. slowly add what we have instant polenta. >> do you like this? >> i've never heard of it. you want to add a little bit of but i like it. >> do you know this brand? body. of course it's corn. >> chanel. >> corn on corn. >> exactly. >> why did you choose that? >> i thought we were going to so you put a little bit on, keep them so i thought i would get something that was really sprinkle. you slowly incorporate it. expensive. >> with the focus group almost and then you sprinkle some more. over the 'tweens talk openly >> it's almost like you're about brands and what they mean. making a corn risotto. >> it's a little bit like that. >> there's this girl that's mean

that everybody doesn't like. it has that texture to it. has that nice kind of airiness, ansohe tries to get back at them by saying, hey, where did but little bit of starchiness to you get that shirt, the 99 cent it. even that polenta. store? >> let's say you come to school >> it's already thickening up. and there is a person always >> exactly. >> and because as the corn wearing only walmart, kmart cooks,ore water is going to clothes. come out of it. so it's going to be an agent. what does it say about that then we have this right here. now we have the consistency person? >> it might say that they don't where you can see almost like have as much money as they would be able to pay for another lightness, we're going to have store. >> but let's say you have a some parmesan cheese because, again, corn and cheese and person with always wear abercrombie and fitch? cream. >> bacon. tell me about that person. >> well, i think that person is >> and -- >> does this come with a kind of snotty. >> just like walking around like defibrillator. oh, my god i got the most >> no. but it does come with a expensive clothes. disclaimer. >> at 9, 10 and 11 years old, and then just a little bit of parsley. these 'tweens already know a lot we like to use parsley, again we about brands. but what they don't know is that want to keep the flavors kind of their parents have been watching neutral. d then this is wha we ha. them the entire time. we have a nice creamed corn. what we'reoing to do is take our -- now this can be done martin, good to see you. >> good to see you. ahead of time, or just put it >> by the time they're 14 years right on top. let it sit there. and then we take our -- we're old they're bombarded by hundreds of thousands of images, going to put a little bit of our

some subtle. is that a good thing. reserved fat. the fact that they're so savvy is that a good thing? >> the good news here is, if fat is flavor. there's any good news, they are that's what i keep saying. very savvy and they're very critical, too. >> of course, fat is flavor. and a lot of people right now put our bread croups in there. are struggling getting hold of toss them over high heat just a them because they're actually little bit. better than they are in order to and add just a pinch of parsley. promote brands. >> marketers use some real a little bit of salt and a distinct strategies to get to little bit of pepper. that group right there. >> oh, man. and one of the most important >> and when this browns, we're and popular strategies is peer just going to put it right over pressure. the top and we put it in the how does it work? >> well, it's scary. because i think when you were a oven. >> how long do you bake that kid and when i was a kid we were for? >> jus to wm up. because it's already hot. >> let's come back here. not really affected by it. >> a little bit. >> okay, great. converse sneakers, everybody >> oh, you're good. wanted converse sneakers. but this generation, 67% of all kids wear the right labels >> grab that. >> okay. in school because they're afraid you got it? here we go of being teased if they're not straight there. and what we have is wearing them. more than one-third are teased a taste. >> oh. every day in school. >> and now this is really good and what the companies are for home dish, for home cooks doing, again, is putting peer who are serving it for like a pressure on kids. party. because you really don't want to so if you take the gaming serve corn on the cob is manufacturers, what they do is everyone's wearing a suit. to recruit between 1,000, 2,000 >> we've got more. kids. and then ask those kids to keep thanks so much. more to come on "today." a secret with them.

and they're considered very cool. kids who are really unique in the school. to pay them money to talk about the games. and guess what? itoes to sho when it comes to revenue. >> the other things the companies do, they create something, and they make it scarce. they make a limited edition, and of course if something is scarce, kids want it even more. >> yeah. and normally we do say you're not affected by that. but we actually are, all of us, including kids. it's a little bit the same if you're going to a museum, and it says on the sign, do not touch. i want to touch. that's the same case here. what happens is when you can't get hold of things you want to get hold of, and a lot of companies are doing that. think about apple, the iphone and ipod. think about elmo. >> yeah, sure. >> it sold a quarter of a million elmos just in one day. >> i think the one that gets me the most, the bill board for abercrombie and fitch, they don't show a product. they just show some buff body, as if to say, if you want to be like this person, you'll go shop at amr cropby. it's a very powerful campaign. >> it is.

and it's what they call indirect communication. because there are no logos. some aren't aware of it or affected by it at all. but really at the end of the day. >> martin, thanks very much. appreciate it. coming up tomorrow, how the parents reacted to that focus group you saw a little earlier. and just ahead this morning, the booming baby business. why more couples arein coshog to have big families. os

we want to eat this. before we get to that. find out what's coming up in the next hour, you too. >> we've got neil coming .ab >> sad adorable. >> and nancy grace, as well. >> cool. >> firste' gng to have a little northn.

still ahead, farrah fawcett's best friend alana stewart speaks out.

beautiful morning here in the city. 82 degrees in washington right now. the mercury is climbing. another hot one. we'll find out just how hot when we check in with tom kierein on this tuesday, august 11th, 2009. in the news at this hour a young man is dead after two pit bulls mauled him to death inside his home. police found the body of a 20-year-old man inside a home on plaza street yesterday. officers think he died while trying to protect a smaller dog

that was also killed. metro is suspending all track work after a repair man was hit and killed by a piece of equipment on sunday night. metro's general manager has ordered what he's calling a safety standdown for the next three days there wille b be no e track maintenance but additional safety checks at work sites. a beautiful morning out another hot day. because of that public swimming there. clouds. pools will be open even longer. 75 degrees. not nearly as hot as yesterday. at least not so far. we'll talk to tom kierein about all 13 outdoor pools will open at 11:00 this morning and stay what we can expect later today. open one hour later until 9:00 i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, august 11th, 2009. tonight. you can find a complete list of the time right now, 7:56. in the news, a young man is dead our pools on our website. after two dogs apparently mauled visit nbcwashington.com and search pools. him to death inside his home. just how hot will it get today? meteorologist tom kierein is sweating out the details for you. police found the body of a 20 here he is. year old inside his home on good morning. >>, ehi arbarb taking a dip in a pool is a plaza street yesterday. great way to stay cool. officers think he died while trying to protect a smaller dog you'll want to by mid afternoon. a deck of clouds passing over that was also mauled to death. another hot day as we were just the metro area. most other areas it's mostly saying. public pools in the district sunny and right now temperatures

will be open even longer today. are climbing into the low and all 13 outdoor pools will open mid 80s. one hour earlier and stay open one our later from 11:00 a.m. to there's a chance of a passing afternoon or evening thundershower. a 30% chance. 9:00 p.m. tonight. weak cool front coming through you can find a complete list of will cool things down a bit but it's going to remain quite humid our pools on our website, into the weekend. tomorrow's highs mid 80s. a morning shower or afternoon nbcwashington.com, and searce'ol wll loo thundershower just a small chance otherwise partly sunny. partly cloudy thursday and friday. a small chance of an isolated thundershower mainly in the afternoon with highs in the mid 80s. now let's check traffic. jerry, how is it looking? >> a live look here and see how we're doing here as we head toward the 10:00 hour. clear out top side of the beltway between i-95 and 355. downtown along 395 inbound and outbound 14th street bridge traffic moving along very nicely. barbara? >> thanks, jerry. tonight on "news4 at 5:00," lunch with lindsey and former lunch with lindsey and former nsns

good morning. mild and humid. the view showing a few clouds in the sky. temperatures in the pleasant mid 70s around the region. low 90s today. not as hot as yesterday. a chance of passing afternoon and evening thundershowers. a small chance.

tomorrow, maybe a morning shower or afternoon thundershower. small chance again. otherwise, partly cloudy into the mid 80s. and remaining humid. remaining humid thursday and friday as well. morning lows near 70. partly cloudy and a slight chance of afternoon thundershowers and now, jerry, how's traffic? >> a live look on beltway south of town. good morning. sunshine delays on the outer loop as you travel over toward telegraph road and beyond. all lanes are open. oxen hill had a couple problems on the inner loop at central avenue and at the wilson bridge. they're clear. still looking at heavy traffic as you head on down toward the wilson bridge. barbara? >> thank you. tonight at "news4 at 5:00," lunch with lindsey and former captions paid for by nbc-universal television redskins coach joe gibbs hi, everybody, it is tuesday. it's au 11th. >> yes, it is. >> so happy you're here with us. >> so glad you are here. >> saddened in the world. one of the great citizens of the

world, eunice kennedy shriver. we tend to think of her as a great american. but this is a great citizen of the world died early today. she was 88 years old. i was privileged, really privileged to know her during my life, and she enriched everybody's life. i wanted to share a little bit of a storybout her. 8:00 now on this tuesday morning, the 11th day of august, in 1968, july 28th, 1968, seven 2009. we have got another wonderful weeks after her own brother crowd packing into rockefeller bobby had been assassinated, plaza, and we're glad, as always, to have them stop by and they held the first -- the first special olympics ceremony in say hi. i'm meredith vieira along with soldier field, chicago. matt lauer and al roker. >> welcome. >> roker. and she called up frank, who was >> just ahead we are going to be a family friend at the time and speaking to farrah fawcett's said, can you get me some best friend, alana stewart. athletes? you know. so frank called about 50 guys. the relationship goes back 30 every single one of them came. years. two gals from texas who ended up >> wow. >> now here's the amazing thing. in hollywood. there were 1,000 what they call she is here for her first television interview since intellectually challenged, if farrah's death. we're going to talk with her in you're trying to get forever, just a moment. >> also ahead, is it possible the mental retardation label

that having a baby is addictive? seems to be a trend, bigger and removed from these-- ts group bigger families. of people. in fact, statistics of about a so every one of the 50 athletes, million babies in 2007 were born professional athletes came, but to wen whoere having their there were 1,000 intellectually third or fourth child. challenged athletes there. >> wow. >> that's starting. and only 100 -- less than 100 we're going to talk about that trend coming up in just a couple people came to be spectators. of minutes. >> and then speaking of babies, in the stadium that seats 85,000 if man's best friend or man and people. >> wow. >> and she said some day there woman's best friend smarter than a human baby? will be 1 million intellectually challenged children and adults >> oh. >> we're going to tell you some interesting new findings, and involved. about which dog breeds are the and you know what? she was wrong. now it's 3 million. smartest. >> is it 3 million? although, last i checked i never >> annually. saw my 2-year-old drink out of the toilet. so god bless this amazing woman. >> there was an interesting thing, it was in one of the spots,it id th bobby >> first we're going to get a check of the top headlines with kennedy said when they were ann curry over at the news desk. growing up that of all the >> hey, thanks a lot, meredith. kennedy kids, she should have good morning once again, been the one who was president. everybody. in the news this morning the they all believed that she was family of eunice kennedy shriver the one who was a notch above is remembering her for setting out to change the world, and in the rest of the kennedy kids. so doing, changing the lives of millions of people. >> well, you wonder if she could eunice kennedy shriver died have accomplished as much. early this morning, surrounded in a political sense. by family at cape cod hospital in hyannis. when you're so answerable to so

her greatest legacy, championing many people. she just believed that the impossible could happen. the rights of the mentally and she -- disabled by founding the special >> wow. >> and she accomplished it. olympics. with the help of so many people. senator edward kennedy says he's >> great. remembering her for her quote, >> so our love and our prayers to her family. great humor, sharp wit and >> and to maria, especially. who was one of our colleagues. aboundless passion as a young >> she's like family. girl. she'd been in poor health, yes. you know the press ignored the suffering a series of strokes in recent years. whole event at the time. eunice kennedy shriver was 88 >> oh, yeah. years old. >> completely ignored it. >> that's how the press is. president obama heads to new of course, of course. hampshire today to make another there was some interesting, i pitch for health care reform at know you guys might have seen a town hall meeting in new this. hampshire. but we think this is an the president is ngsicu his interesting topic. message to address some of tsi hillary clinton was in the concerns of people who already congo. okay. she was at a news conference. have insurance, and this i the wake of some any,ome say >> yes. >> and during the course of the orchestrated reactions to his news conference, a questioner health care plans. asked her a question, the way it more than 200 people are missing in taiwan, after a powerful was broadcast on the air, what we could hear is, the questioner typhoon slammed into coastal was asking her about her villages. husband. the storm triggered mudslides, and she reacted to this. and the worst flooding in taiwan so let's first listen and then in 50 years. hundreds of people were rescued let's discuss. okay? today. a suspected u.s. missile strike killed at least 14 people >> what does mr. clinton think today in northwest pakistan. it happened in the same area through the mouth of where a taliban leader was mrs. clinton, and what does mr. believed killed last week.

a wildfire burning in santa mutomo think on this situation? barbara, county, has grown to thank you very much. about 15,000 acres. fire officials say that it's burning in dense brush in the has paid race national porest and is not a threat to any homes but a dozen campgrounds have >> wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? been evacuated. and you don't see this every my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. day, a baby elephant stuck in a manhole in thailand. it took rescuers three hours to free the struggling animal using so you ask my opinion. i will tell you my opinion. a bulldozer to widen the hole. i'm not going to be channeling my husband. the elephant is unharmed. >> now, we should point out it is now 8:06. that, that what everyone was back outside to matt and saying afterwards is that the meredith. translator was actually -- was >> ann, thank you. trying to say president obama, >> it's so muggy. but accidentally said mr. >> it is muggy out. clinton. >> it's sticky. and didn't say mr. obama and apparently the two made nice you have baby powder on, i know after it was over. th. >> how would you know that? >> which was a natural mistake >> because i mentioned it this to make, especially when you morning. i get out of the shower -- you consider that they're in africa, where, you know, bill clinton ever sprinkle baby powder on on has been a rock star for a a hot day? couple of decades now. >> yeah. >> there you go! >> yeah. i think, too, maybe hillary >> you smell so sweet. clinton's defense, too, she's >> al roker. been doing tons of interviews. >> does he sprinkle? >> do you sprinkle, al? >> al?

she's on this multinational >> this is really uncomfortable. tour. she's pooped out. it was one of those days. >> no, i'm actually very this is not the day you want to comfortable. >> yeah, i know. be on tv. >> no. >> because clearly, i mean just >> it very presents chafing. >> yes, it does. think about it. she's been in africa, i can only >> hi. bet that at every stop they you're all kind of pushing over brought up the thing in north this way. kind of like a little wave. korea. what about what bill did? i like that hat. she's probably answering the that's very nice. question over and over and over >> celebrating one year, no again. >> and she's probably extremely smoking. >> good for you. proud of him and at the same y to go, nicely done. time, tired of talking about it. >> let's check your weather, see >> yeah. >> i'm here doing my own very what's happening.or today, pick own important business. you can sometimes, especially if lansing, michigan. you're a woman who is attached cloudy, mild, temperature about in some way to a strong and 81 degrees. and you've got another sizzler well-known man you're seen as an here in the northeast. appendage and not your own, lots of baby powder beinggo put unique individual. on. but don' mix ithit b wty oil, >> was that the case with you at all in your life? then you g that .opgl >> you know, it has been the that's awful. gst ofco y,trvee' w case in my life. never felt it with frank. nor sizzling conditions back roth htexas. 100 there. 90s into the planes. i don't know if it's a generational thing. 60s along the pacific northwest but the truth is when regis' and coast. my prom program had been local and was about to go national, i good morning. said this is great, what are we partly cloudy now. rather humid. going to call it. temperatures are pleasant the old show was called the compared to yterd afternoon. in the mid and upper 70s to near morning show. they said we're going to call it the regis philbin show, why, do

80. 80 in washington. it is rather humid this morning. you have a problem with that? i have a problem that you don't and later on today we'll climb have a problem with that. into the low 90s and there's a what am i, a lamp? chance for a passing afternoon we did this together. or evening thundershower. we're proud of what we did and then tomorrow, small chance together. at times, yeah you feel like, again maybe of a morning shower and afternoon thundershower otherwise partly sunny. was i there during all of this? highs mid 80s remaining humid. >> i can see being her there's a point -- remaining quite humid all of the >> by the way, regis never made way into thursday and friday. morning lows near 70. me feel thatway. he was always, kathie, you're absolutely right. >> i do think when you watch hillary inton, you can tell, i bet you she'd take it back as and that's your latest weather. mr. lauer? >> all right, mr. roker, thanks you could. but when you're that fatigued, very n com w back an exclusive andeou yt t'r tired. >> it doesn't matter how smart interview with farrah fawcett's you are. best friend, alana stewart. it's like enough already. >> i wonder what people think on interview with farrah fawcett's best friend, alana stewart. we'll talk to her. facebook, if she should have hey mom. i just got your package. controlled herself or shouldn't have. great. i guess it's one of those -- yea, mom you're the best. >> remember early, early on when bill clinton first came on the i thought you would like it. big political scene, people were so, how are your classes, talking about his wife hillary are you enjoying them? rodham. >> yes. (announcer) it's more than ju that eat peanut taste, >> and it was a big deal about choosing jif is a simple way to show someone how much you care. the fact that she was using her maiden name. we can't wait to get you home. well, they have just come out i love you m. with a poll that basically says i love you too. we'll see you soon. that 70% of women feel that it's

choosey moms, choose jif. important to take the man's name. >> the husband's name. >> and 29% -- how about beer-battered shrimp and chips... >> 29% say that you should keep your own name. or one of our coastal soup and grilled shrimp salad combinations? i always get a kick out of, i don't know in "the new york times." when you read the wedding eight dishes that t into your lunch hour... section. the first thing they say, mary starting at just $6.99. smith, who's keeping her own nameblah, blah, blah, blah, at red lobster. blah. i know they want to refer to her by the name they've chosen. it seems like it's interesting. a lot of women do, at least it's that way in new york. did you think about it? >> i did it both times. and the first time didn't work out. the second one has worked out pretty well. but you know who does believe -- >> who? >> elizabeth taylor. i looked her up. she is elizabeth taylor hilton wilding todd fishen burton, burton warner fortensky. that's a woman who lives by what she says she believes in. >> elizabeth taylor. >> want to hear it again? >> elizabeth taylor hilton wilding todd fisher burton burton warner fortensky. i love the burton burton. i would have married him eight

times. he was a gorgeous man. >> hello! >> i wouldn't want to have to do calligraphy with that. no. we have a lot of stuff on our tables. we're going to talk about the smartest dogs. we have snuggies. but let's talk about the smartest dog. the smartest dog, hold on, is -- >> it's a border collier gathering dust, as pollen floats through the air. boarddy collie. >> border collie. >> collie. but with the strength of zyrtec ® , the fifth smartest is a the fastest, 24-hour allergy relief, doberman. then it goes golden retriever is i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride. number four. number three is the german shepherd. with zyrtec ® i can love the air ™ . number two is the poodle. and the smartest breed is the border collie. >> i wonder why. our lola is a golden doodle. >> they're not on there. she does not make -- >> she's a poodle -- >> do not try tolend them and put them on the list. >> she's a golden doodle. >> but they only have -- >> a doodle means a poodle. she's a golden poodle. she's both. >> she's eight or nine. >> oh, my gosh! they'rehe best of both breeds. >> you heard of the snuggies for people. they have snuggies for pooches.

i don't know why. >> there's the pooch. >> you can bond even more with and keep it off with alli. food was always my comfort your little pooch chi. for whatever happened to be going on in my life. i have been taking alli for ten months your precious poochie. >> i wonder if dogs like wearing and i have lost 75 pounds so far. clothes. >> i think if they're cold they it doesn't do it for you. it works with you to take like to get warm. i don't know what's going on some of the fat you eat out of your system. over there. >> what are you doing? you can still eat all of your favorite foods, >> what's going on over there? but you can learn how to eat them. >> i'm just asking. it's been a really long time since i actually looked into the mirror >> if you guys are having a and liked what i saw. better show than us, we would it really, truly has changed my entireife. like to be in. >> we do like the snuggies. (announcer) start losing weight today. all right, what's sarah got? alli. go people are reacting to the question you asked about secretary of state clinton's reaction. and carol wrote in, i don't think she handled herself more than a flameless candle, correct. she looked pretty upset, which the shades are infused with a fresh scent was unprofessional. but a lot more people are on the just place the shade on the wooden base other end,hich is, you know, to turn on the light poor woman, she's tired, diana and fill your room with a light, fresh scent wrote in, guess we all have and with shades you can change grumpy moments like, you know, to suit your mood and complement your style think for the most part people are reacting like, of course she each shade safely brightenany room with a soft flickering light and a stylish design reacted about that. >> in the makeup room we were talking about the fact that we have seen hillary clinton look new febreze flameless luminaries fantastic. when she was -- running for part of the new febreze home collection office, how beautiful did she

look? >> kworniou >> she's traveling around the world without hair and makeup, and without good lighting, and that becomes a thing in itself. you start thinking about gee, er hr doesn't look good today or whatever when we really should be thinking about what she's saying. that doesn't happen to men. >> women should be allowed to have a nice round brush and someone to help them with their hair when they go on vacation. >> it should be a given. because men wash it, shake it back now at 8:09 with farrah out and they're fine. fawcett's best friend alana we -- we -- >> yet another inequality. stewart. for 30 years they turned to each >> all right. still to come, we have a great other in good times and bad, show. we have one of our favorite includinthe greates suggl of farrah fawcett's life, her singers here, neo is in the battle with cancer. house. >> plus, a talk show host nancy stewart spent two years documenting that fight, turning grac is here. but she's got an amazing new it into the touching documentary "farrah's story." book out that will really surprise you. she's with us for her first >> i read and liked it. television interview since e a e. farrah's death and she's written >> a cute couple. a new book "my journey with >> the only person besides me he hasn't dueted with. farrah: a story of life, love and friendship." alana, good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. >> good to see you. >> real good to see you, as well. this book is a tribute to

farrah. it is about her experience in the last few years of her life, what she went through, a you went through it with her. but it also is about a 30-year friendship. friendship that the two of you had. how did you guys meet? and what was it that drew you so close to each other? was it the fact you were two texas girls from hollywood? >> i think that was it. we first met when we were both out in california doing commercials. but we didn't become good friends then. i tell the story briefly it was years later that we met. i was pregnant with my daughter kimberly. she was with ryan and i was with rod. and we kind of struck it off. you know, immediately. and but we certainly bame frie she was working. i was having babies. but we continued to see each other, and our friendship grew over the years. >> in 2006, farrah was diagnosed with anal cancer. you were there for her and you stuck by her side from that point on until her death. t this book, you say, this was farrah's idea.

>> well, yes, because we were in germany. i had been keeping journals since i was 9 years old and someone gave me a little journal with a little key, a little diary for a day with a key on it. so i've always just kept journals, get my feelings out, and we were in germany and i went to a gift shop and i bought this gift, this book for farrah, and it was in german. but it was about friendship. and it was about two women friends and their kind of journey through life together. there were a lot of pictures and i brought it back to the clinic and she looked at it and she said, you should do a book like this about us. and i didn't think about it again at the time. and i was actually at some point going to do a memoir that i had been thinking about doing for years. i used to read farrah some of my diaries at the clinic, a she would just love to -- she'd say oh, you have to do it. you have to do something with these. because it's just beautiful. and actually, she started wri writing in her journal and one day she read me some of her writing and i said this is

beautiful. this needs to be the narration -- >> for farrah's story. >> the documentary. because it's really beautiful. >> was the documentary, a lot of what's in this book is relatively raw. there are a section where you describe her vomiting 75 times in a 12-hour period. why was it important for you to keep those kind of details in this book? >> well, i kept all the details in the book. and some of them i didn't write. i didn't print in the book. but, you know, when farrah did the documentary, it was her decision to do it. in the beginning it wasn't going to be a documentary. she handed me the camera and said, here, will you take the -- obviously what happens in shoot this while i'm meeting vegas doesn't always stay in with the doctors. vegas. >> she just wanted to remember >> and neo is proof of that. after the fact. that's where the pop star who >> so she'd remember because it was so complicated. and we started showing defines every sense of t world spends his childhood. everything, the surgeries and now the grammy award winning everything, and it wasn't until about nine months into it, that platinum r&b artist who has two she realized she could do movies in the new yorks and something with it. you know, that she really had a

message to give to the world. artists like beyonce are lining and that's about the time she decided to do it as a up to work with him. documentary. you want what's in this man's and she decided she was going to closet. hello, neo. do it, she wasn't going to sugar >> so glad to have you back. coat it. >> good to be back. she was going to do the real thing. and i think we talked once >> last time you were here your new album about the gentleman. before, there were times when i didn't want to film her. >> yes. because it felt so invasive. >> and you're two grammys you know, when she was really richer. one is because of me, one is because of hoda. sick, and she'd say, no, film >> we feel pretty good. >> that extra boost. it. because this is wt ccer is >> and i love you for it. like. and i want people to see this. >> where do you store these you know, it was about that time grammys? >> my mom has them. >> oh, really? she decided to do a foundation >> i'm very bad with trinkets and she created a foundation, and stuff, odds. the grammys will get broken at and a large part of her estate my house. is going to that foundation for >> a grammy is a trinket? >> well, i mean -- cancer research. >> it's a thing. >> it's a choch chi. >> and some proceeds from this book, as well. >> we should point out you do you write, i sure couldn't do have this hot new video you do what she has done, nor would i with kanye west and another want to. woman named carrie. is that because you witnessed i just saw the video this morning in the gym. how much pain she endured? i thought about you two, because >> i saw her go through such you are such big stars. suffering, meredith. and i think anyone who goes how did it happen? through a struggle with a disease like that is a hero in you did you, carrie and kanye my book. but i saw it up close and wind up together on this video? personal with her. i was there. >> i've known carrie for a minute and we talked about doing

stuff together. and i never had more respect and this just happened to come to admiration for anyone, for her the that way. courage, and her spirit, and just one of those things. >> beautiful. that's what i really wanted to >> and then with you and kanye do. i wanted the book to be an you were okay worki ining toget? extension of the documentary and that. but i also wanted it to be a >> they're together. they get in a fight in the tribute to friendship. video. to our friendship, and to >> you know what's funny about everyone's friendship. that part? >> and that friendship, even up there's a part of the video to the end, included a lot of where we have to square off and stare each other down and we humor. ev in thdarkest ys. >> always. could not stop laughing. we did the tape like 17 times. she would always -- i think look over my shoulder and i'll look over yours. that's one of the things that in one i'm not even looking at kept her going was her humor. she would find something funny him so we wouldn't start in every situation. laughing. and so would i. >> time is money. >> you have your own unique we had a very similar humor. style. we noticed that the first time so we would laugh about the you came around. >> although there's less of neyo craziest things. you know, we'd find some nurse than the last time you were that made us laugh, or a doctor, here. or something that had happened. >> i slimmed down a little bit. >> how much weight have you lost? >> oh, roughly 25 pounds. we always found something to >> yeah! laugh about. >> on purpose? >> you know, it isn't almost >> well, i was in prague, actually just shooting a movie until the end of this book, page and i had to lose weight for the role. >> uh-huh. 200,here it actually hits you >> it's a movie called "red that she might die. so all that time before did you tails" about the tuskegee airmen believe she was going to beat the disease or were you putting based in 1942.

on your best face for her? >> fantastic. >> no, we believed it. >> in 1942 gu were a l we both believed it. smaller. a lot of the clothes for the i guess maybe we were in denial but we just refused. movie was authentic. there was no, oh, let me cut we were like these two little tough texas girls that woo just this. it either fit or it didn't fit. not going to give up. so everybody had to come down. you know, she was incredibly >> what kind of a regimen did you use? resilient, and very determined, were you -- >> we were running every other and so was i. day. and we just refused to believe awhere from fourto six miles there was going to be any outcome except a good one. a day. we talked about it once. they had us in boot camp, you know, a lot of push-ups, and that was how we both felt, crunches, eating right. and you know, toward the end, >> that's a terrific movie to select because it's one of your i -- i mean, just up to the very first ones. >> right. >> an easy pick for you. end i still had faith. it was such an incredible story. i still kept believing that some >> it was an experience. miracle was going to come along my first time ever being in and that she was going to rally prague, and -- >> a beautiful city, i hear. again. because she had so many times >> gorgeous city. >> tell us about your getup that before. >> you know, when the doctor you're wearing. said it was imminent now, that this is your own, you like this line. >> this is alfoni red available it was a matter of days. u wre something in t book that i personally found very at macy's. i'm officially the face. moving. you wrote do you talk to a >> you're the face and the body, person about dying? too, baby. do you tell them not to be afraid or do you just pretend >> i'm blushing up here. >> look at you. everything is fine? what did you done include about so the clothes are kind of your role as a friend at a time like that? for all sorts of guys? they have to be classy? >> i just concled tha i just

needed to be there. >> it would help if you had a because i really didn't know little bit of class. what to say. >> but you know what? you know, i didn't really want that's missing in our world to -- i could tell sometimes she today. we've gotten so sloppy and so, i don't know disrespectful of was frightened, and i didn't everything. >> which is why me and alfoni know whether to address it and say, no, come on, you're going red are doing what we're doing. to make it. >> your mom must be so proud of you. >> she is, she is. call her, she'll tell you. or just step back and let her >> i would love to call her. i would love to know her make her decision if she wanted parenting skills. >> thank you so much. to keep fighting or not. >> good luck with everything. >> take care. i was very confused at that >> come back any time. coming up next we have the point. former prosecutor nancy grace is and i stopped writing then. and i say so in the book. here. we're going to talk wiabout a i didn't want to write up until about a brand-new book. the end. i did not want to describe her is that kathy lee's book? dying. >> you were with her at the end. did you have a chance to say your good-byes to farrah? >> i did. i did. i told her how much i loved her. and that she was like a sister to me, and she looked up and me and she said, more than a sister? >> you discover your soul sister, actually, in the book. >> yeah, i really believe that. i believe that we came into this life to go on this journey together because it's radically changed my life.

>> you told me the last time that we sat and talked about how one of your favorite things to do with farrah at holidays, you mention in the book is, you guys would stay put in the kitchen and make pies and she was the crust lady, because your crusts were really bad. >> hers were really good. >> the holidays, before you know it, they're going to be upon us. is that something that you almost dread, or -- >> i try not to think about it too much. but i don't know how i'll be able to face making those pies one. i'm sure they'll have lousy crusts, that's for sure. >> and i do have to add that during all of this, when she was getting treatments in germany, you had a cancer scare of your own. i just want to make sure you're doing okay? >> i am. i am doing fine now. >> and you referred to it as cancer for the day in >> because by the time i found i had it, it was gone. that's another thing we joked

about. you only had cancer for a day. i've still got cancer. so you have to take care of me. >> she's found a dear friend in you. the book called "my journey with farrah: a story of life, love and friendship." the dedication, to my beautiful friend and soul sister farrah who has so deeply affected my life and will live in my heart forever. alana stewart, such pleasure. >> thank you. >> sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> we should mention once again that a portion of the proceeds go to the farrah fousate foundation to support cancer research. we'll be back in our next half hour with alana, because we have a lot more to talk about. we'll be right back. riendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is a real reason to lower cholesterol. and that along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol,

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the 3rd generation prius. why do you have two? it's harmony between man, >> they're called the twin phones? >> one is at&t and one is nature and machine. verizon. and one crops out regularly. >> which one? >> at&t. in manhattan, and this way i can be reached at all times. >> if you've never been away from the twins for one night and they're actually in a diner across the street from us. >> they're a little bit away. we snuck up my assistant dee and i, and dee looked up over the family," are some women in love edge and john david saw her and th bng pregnant? in 2007 me than 4.3 million i saw his little head popped up. and i ducked down. babi were bornn the unid because if he sees, he wants me states. that's the highest number ever. and more than 25% of them were or my mom who is with me, liz beth. they'll go berserk. to mothers of their third or >> we should point out your mom fourth child. is here. by the way, your mom is sa the phenomenon is the focus of adorable. e augu issue of "women's >> you said she never missed -- health" magazine. and michelle is the editor in she went to all your trials? >> nearly all of them. unless it interfered with choir chief. she's also joined by dr. sharon practice. >> all right. luskin, the directorf >> priority. reproductive psychiatry at the >> forget about it. university of new york medical >> you have been blessed with an center. your magazine looked into these incredible mother. you're very honest about that. numbers. what did you find in terms of what is it that your mother -- explaining why so many babies look at her tearing up. are being born now? what is it your mother said to

>> it's really, families are you as a child that you would say to some other woman, tell having a moment right now. your children this? so we decidedo look at some of >> oh, gosh. well i remember one morning i said, well, mother, what would you do if i didn't go to church the factors that caused women to with you today? reproduce in such quick and she said, why, nancy, i succession. >> you talked to psychologists? would take you out of your >> psychologists, regular school and send you to anthropologists. the georgia industrial home for >> and what was your finding? girls to learn a trade. >> that there is sort of an addictive quite to being pregnant. a lot of great things happen, both physiologically and okay. >> and she meant it. >> that was never brought up again. psychologically, that would drive a woman to keep doing >> how do you like motherhood so far? >> it's been the best 21 months this. >> drive a woman to keep doing this. of my life. the thing about it is a part of >> rlly? it is maybe i wanted five kids >> you had them when you were that mothers may just want to 48. you're very honest about that. haveig filies and fathers as >> oh, please. well and there's a whole history how could i help it? in america of big, big families. i had a happy 50th birthday on but at what point are we concerned about this? >> i think we're concerned about the air. >> yes. >> nancy, it's a terrific book. it when women are doing it to the exclusion of the other >> it really is. factors in their life. in other words that drive to >> you can't put it down. >> again it is called "the become pregnant just supersedes everything else. eleventh victim." >> go to a home for -- loving almost like species, you know that movie. home for the mentally so if a woman thinks that having a baby is going to cure all her handicapped. >> see, you are sweet. problems, that's a problem. >> "the eleventh victim." >> great to have you, nancy. >> so what kind of problem did all the best with the we 'boreo you find from your investigation >> we're going to run but we're

that women were trying to cure? going to talk to some teens. >> culturally, it's like we very much put the spotlight on pregnant women. if you're trying to recapture that adoration, obviously you're not expanding your flame for the right reasons. >> so you think that people are becoming pregnant because they feelonely and don't have enough adoration? >> absolutely. they are literally filling a void in their life. >> also hormonal reason that might explain why women love being pregnant? >> they're not going to say i love being pregnant. it was enjoyable. i loved being able to eat everything i wanted to. i loved the baby, you know, having the baby within me. all that. >> you hit on something very specific there which is some of the women that women's health approached said they were liberated r the first time s.thdi they could embraceirldhe t curv and feel sexy.he >>rc think in the best of umstansanciregncecy is an ibinreedcr encxpedieere. you're supposed to feel good. >> yeah. >> parents in contrast, though, if you don't feel good, it's that much more awful. and what happens to some women, in contrast to the bumpaholics is that they feel terrible during the pregnancy and when everybody else around them is excited and thrilled and they

don't feel that way, they feel guilty. and they hate being pregnant. >> right. >> now sometimes these women go on to have a postpartum depression. and then they think that getting pregnant might actually cure the postpartum depression which is a real mistake. if you're depressed before you get pregnant you're going to be depressed during the pregnancy. >> there are hormonal reasons that we enjoy while we are pregnant that we may want again and you use the phrase kind of dericively, the bumpaholics, you're talking about when someone has to come in for some care. think about why they're becoming pregnant. >> right. there's absolutely an addictive quality to it and a withdrawal omingtop udayp t midday. quality to it. so in that way, it is sort of like a drug. >> we're remembeng eunice a baby love drug. kennedy shriver. one of our experts said. hear from her friends in our >> it's got to be a very rare area and those whose lives she thing. i can't imagine it's a pervasive touched. issue. >> i don't think it's that rare. ather hot one ahead. i don't want to medicalize how hot will it get? everybody that wants to have plus, where can you find another child. relief? something happened on the there are many reasons to have more children and it's not for way to the hospital. what happened to this couple as us to say what the right number they raced to give birth to a of kids is for a particular family. i do want to emfashionize that new baby. that story at

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hefty backup headed for downtown. 395 northbound heavy and slow to and across the 14th street bridge. joe? >> tonight on "news4 at 5:00," lunch with lindsey and we are back on this tuesday with more of "today." and a special half hour dedicated to anybody living in a blended family. now the national stepfamily resource center says about 65% of remarriages involve children from prior marriages. >> and it's not always the brady bunch, is it, kids? gary newman is a family counselor and author of "helping your kids cope with divorce" and

the sandcastles way. and dr. janet taylor is a psychiatrist and contributor to momlogic.com. also with us are ten teens from around the country who a each part of a step-family, blended household. welcomeo all of you. >> look at all the teenagers. >> why don't you guys start off by telling us, what was it like when one of your parents started to date? so lara, let's start with you. what did that feel like, initially? >> for me it was fine because my parents divorced when i was 3. and my mom got -- started dating ♪ her husband when i was about 8. so i had about four years or five years. and i was perfectly fine. >> who had trouble, raise your hand so i can see who you were. ♪ emma, so your dad started we're back now, 8:30 on a dating. >> yes. >> how soon? >> well, it was like probably a tuesday morning. year after. >> uh-huh. you're looking at fiona and her >> and it was hard at first. butth like aftwardse friends. cast of the broadway musical realized that me and my sister

"shrek" performing out on our should be me mature about it. plaza this morning. we're going to have a full >> your mom passed away, right? perfmance from them coming up >> yes. in this half hour. >> oh, okay. >> and how old were you at the time? >> i was 12. >> so the new woman came into >> that's broadway for you these your life at the age of 13. days >> yes. >> yway, we'll check in with them in a little while. >> when you're going through all kinds of adolescent problems, as right now, some other friends, well. >> that must have been hard. i'm matt lauer along with now do some of these step moms meredith vieira, ann curry and or step -- you know, people al roker. and we've got some gorgeous coming into your lives, do they little dogs here. sort of have sharp elbows? >> there's a reason for this. e.j., how about you? >> ah. >> which breed -- oh. >> sort of. at least on my mom's side, it was sort of, you know, coming >> a face only a puppy could love. look at that. in, still trying to readjust, >> that's not nice. >> so sweet. nd then someone sort of bu actually, these are all cute overstepping boundaries that we weren't comfortable at ndarwh what? k doggies, but only one breed is what kind of stuff? the smartest. >> it was mainly discipline, stuff like that. you know, we didn't figure that we'll tell you which breed that discipline was something that our parents should take care of. is. >> research that's been done that basically shows that dogs and we always didn't see eye to are a lot smarter than you might eye with that. guess. my mom and my dad didn't see eye >> yes. >> what they can and cannot do. to eye on that. so tt' ptf a seg so that would cause some coming up. tension. i don't think they're showing >> must be weird, i would think, their smarts right now. when your parent is affectionate >> anyway, what else is coming with some other person in front up? >> also you think of -- of you. >> that isn't your mother.

>> justin, did you -- who had to >> listen, are you okay? deal with that? >> no, no, i'm fine. did you, justin? >> she's gone to the dogs. >> no, i did not. >> no. >> raise your hand if you did, >> are you all right? just because there's so many. >> everybody okay? >> all right. it's all right. >> bobby. >> what was that like? >> getting a little frisky here. >> both my parents were affectionate in front of us. >> okay, okay. and you have to get over it, >> go ahead. because your parents are going >> also ahead, one of new york's to be affectionate with the other -- their partner that great chefs, marcus samuelson is they're with now. >> yeah. >> and you've just got to get here. he's going to do a little used to it. >> you're all talking about how grilling. going to grill some bass. you needed to be more mature. and we're going to have some needed to be more mature. but at the same time, so you tomato and watermelon salad. want your parents to be happy, so a lot coming up. ultimately, but at the same time, you're dealing with your >> on a hot day like this it's own unhappiness. important to know what all the >> yeah. >> go ahead, sue. sun and sweat can do to your >> it was amazing that i had to, skin. we've got a new online only series, all about skin care. you know, we want our parents to the science of skin care. be happy. what lotions work best. we don't want them to be alone. how can you keep your skin looking good year round. because, you know, you do think find out by logging on to that you have the right to be with someone for the rest of your life, if that's what you skincarescience.msnbc.com. choose to do. i think that sometimes we may sacrifice our feelings, or you >> wow. what an exciting morning. know, we may disregard how we >> the dog keeps putting his may feel about a certain head on my shoulder. situation whr the sake of our

>> you know what he smells? the baby powder. >> you think so. >> yeah. parents. that's something that definitely happened to me. i mean, i like both of my >> it's all about the baby powder. >> baby powder. stepparents when they first came >> what a cute little puppy. in to our lives. >> what's up with the weather, but, even if there was some al? >> this is a dog day afternoon. hesitance or if i felt a certain very nice. that's a movie. way, whether it was good or bad, never mind. it doesn't end well. i was kind of -- i was hesitant let's show you what's going on. to really express that to my for today, we're looking at some parents. just because i wanted them to -- strong storms in the plains states, also in the i wanted them to think that everything was fine. so you could still live your mid-mississippi river valley. life just by, you know -- cool in the pacific northwest. >> i had a friend whose parents sizzling in the southwes divorced, and he was the older tomorr, strong stormsalg child, and the new -- the dad the mid-atlantic coast. southeastern atlantic coast, as well. and the new mom had a whole new showers in new england. record highs family. so i was sort of the odd guy out. because they had their own good morning. family, and he was kind of the it's mild and still rather humid. extra guy. our sky is partly cloudy. did anyone ever have that a live picture from the sky feeling of being -- feeling a watcher camera and we'll have littleeft t of a insular temperatures that are now near family? almost like you don't belong? raise your hand if you did? 80 degrees climb into theow 90s. there's a 30% chance of passing no. that was an issue. >> whose father is going through afternoon and evening thunderstorms and remaining a second divorce right now? humid tomorrow and into thursday >> oh, my dad. and friday. >> oh, so -- cooler as well with highs in the mid 80s each day. >> the discipline issue, you there's a small chance of brought it up, e.j., but that's

passing showers and a big one. thundershowers on wednesday and okay, so let's -- maybe we a small chance thursday and friday. shouldsk fiona. as we head toward the weekend, remainin how do you react when a step-parent tries to tell you what to do? are you comfortable with that? >> no. i'm real uncomfortable with it. and that's your latest weather. at first i was a little now let's head down to washington, d.c., and say hello apprehensive of what it was like to mr. willard scott. how are you, sir? at home with a new partner in my dad's life or my mom's life. >> hiya! at first i was a little not okay you've always been one of my with it. favorite partners. but, as my father would have to but my real favorite partner, jump in, and say, well, she's eddie walker. >> yes. i just read in the paper he's doing the right thing here, and you have to listen to her, she's being inducted into the broadcasting hall of fame. another adult in your life. >> isn't that so wonderful and and so, over the years, it was a so exciting? lot more easy to listen to her. we're going to have a good time >> because sometimes it's not on november 7th. >> please wish him the best. >> happy birthday from snuckers. the evil step-mom. they're trying. terrance, what was your situation? >> well, i was more protective 'll give whole cddie aase whol towards my mom in case, i guess, more of a ag tacs akh,esm a th,e a mom momma's boy. so when she would bring somebody home i was always like, oh, dan attributes her longevity to treat them mean, and you know -- always thinking positively, and >> oh. >> you know, just, you know, try never talking badly about heyo. to run them away. ts tof but now i look at it like you

great ocevi have your more mature way of the .o nechernma of10nc0. situation. it's all about communication, 10 how i feel about it. if you communicate well with, you know, the -- your parents, she could tell someet could tee or their mate, that y'all could we love heryer v manh ucd wish possibly make the situation easier on you. her happy birthday. >> do you -- because ta d ankeh a look atboy. frke boy. communication is the key in the frank murphy, oklahoma city, whole thing. oklahoma. y d.ol >> key to every relationshi likes to play golf. t's rd. monica, were you able to express he's beaten his kids a couple of yourself? i mean, were you able to tell timee med h loves to make a your stepparent or your parent what you felt? fference in people's lives, s.or 100 arye >> not really. no. we have frances reeves. st johnow p she wasn't exactly the best johnstylenn,a.vansni p listener. 106. so -- >> so, it sounds like many of never misses an episode of you have come to grips with the new life. "judge brown" and keeps up with you're at peace with it, and current events and loves actually pretty content. chatting on the phone.itdse ud any of you still, monica are you saying that you're still strugglng with this? ththveeov telephone. ruth oftensf dra delray beach, >> a few years ago, so i guess it wasn't working out. florida. >> because of you, monica? 101 years old. lde sewed uniforms backnel wor just kidding! r ii for our men in the just kidding! e. ak m dolls for a little levity, all right. akspitals. hospitals. and fina t

>> we are going to take a break and ask you guys some more er tha.lthe t altarnd a questions. we're going to pull our experts in after this. e ohio.shr,yero cincinnati, y' bn 75 years tvey' bee married. both are 94. secret to longevity, never go to bed with an argument. listen, speaking of very sweet people. eunice shriver, i've got to tell you, i loved her so much. i got to work with special olympics and work with the peace corps with her husband. known the famy for years. we loved her very much. now back to meredith. >> thank you, willard. i agree. we, lien, cing up, a gourmet cheap alternative to burgers and dogs -- not dogs. coming up right after these

this morning in "today's kitchen," we're back to basics. a refreshing new summer recipe. instead of the usual burgers or steak, why not try tasty grilled bass with tomato and watermelon salad. marcus samuelson is the executive chefs of ringo here in new york. good to have you back. >> thank you for having me. >> how you been? >> good. and m happy i'm cooking with you. last time i cooked with your friend al. he threw the knife at me. >> did he really? >> no worse for the wear here. you're okay. keep it very simple here. striped bass, very seasonal. should we mention we can use this recipe for other fish, as well? >> any fish you like. i would say snapper, cod would be fantastic. and even if you like mackerel would be fantastic. >> but straped bass, great fillets, nice white meat fish. >> you said something too earlier. right now when you go out fishing bass, if it's about this size you actually throw it back. and we're back discussing >> i throw this back. what it's like to live in a this is not a keeper for me out 12e7-family. >> we have gary newman with us, a family counselor and dr. janet on long island where i live. >> so we really, it's very taylor a psychiatrist. simple reci. we're going to bring them in

all aut ju, you're going to grill it on high heat like you here. we have our teen panel. this is an interesting topic, see here. great some like grill marks on what out favor itism. it, and some salt and pepper. when your steparent -- why i'm going to glaze it with a little bit of soy. don't you take this. when your step-parent is just give it a little bit of soy obviously favoring one of their glaze here. we get that nice, nice salt siblings as opposed to you? >> yeah. flavor. >> this doesn't cook very long. like obviously a parent is going this is a pretty quick-looking to favor their children more, or fish. >> about three minutes reach more affectionate towards them. side. you want to go for this, so you but i also feel like she just did that because she didn't want want to turn it over like this. to like put too much pressure on us and act like, oh, like she didn't want us to feel like she and then keep basting it with a was trying to take our mom's little bit of olive oil. place at the same time. but she was still very sweet i have some pieces already with us and tried to talk to us started over here. about things and get closer to >> then let me ask you, you've also grilled onions, garlic and us. >> probably hard as a some lime, why? step-parent to be fair. >> summertime i think is about >> oh, eah. simply eating right. >> becae one chooild is our why wouldn't you just have some biological child and another one great lime, some onions you can you just sort of got to know. either eat them or you can put it must not be that easy. them in the salad. >> the other thing too is you >> okay. all are dating now yourselves, and also makes beautiful right? preparation. >> beautiful preparation. do you ever double-date with >> come around here. your -- >> no. now we're going to make >> it could happen, right? something a lot of people do not is that a no-no? think about putting to the. >> that is a no-no. that's watermelon and tomatoes. >> a little creepy. >> it's really all about celebrating the season. >> it's almost like a teen -- right now you have fantastic that's their time to like date

heirlooms, great tomatoes. and have that fun. wonderful watermelon. you shouldn't impede too much, talking so much about yo just put these two guys together. dating. and we're going to dress them >> let me ask the kids, if with fresh arugula. you -- there are steparents i'm just going to ripome like watching now and they want to do this and put some in. and if you put in about half of good. they want to do well for their children. all right. that balsamic vinegar. >> in here? >> yep. what is some advice, raise your hand if you have some advice? >> that's enough. and then you put almost all that >> i think ariel has something olive oil in there. really good to say. >> great. >> my step-mother and i have a i want to talk about these very healthy relationship, because she, from the get-go, flavors. you've got balsamic vinegar, olive oil, a little sesame oil. she was really set the sesame seeds and lime. boundaries. she told me what, you know, what why do you like those flavors she does and does not accept. together? what is acceptable. >> it gives both things here -- what she, you know, what i can >> squeeze some lime in there? go by. >> yes, squeeze it in. so -- >> the rules. >> gives great texture and great >> yeah, exactly. i don't have to push it. flavors together. >> they don't compete with one and so you know, it's just -- it's easier for us all. another? >> but it's equal amounts of they complement one another? affection as well as discipline, >> a little bit of sweet from i would hope. >> yes, yeah. the balsamic dinner. and i mean, as far as the see it's going to toss, a light, light salad. favoritism, her children are then we're going to whisk this grown. she's bringing another kid together. this is something you can do, that's younger and she's, you know, mothering anoth child, and just a simple recipe you can yoknow, rough the years. toss together. half of the vinaigrette in. >> i'm sure parents struggle, >> the interesting thing about

is recipe, except for the fact step-parents struggle with how to do it well. we had a couple of those >> exactly. stripped bass fillets cooking she said it well. for a minute before we came on you can't discipline without some affection and some the air, this is the entire communication. so it really is as they've all length it takes to make this said so well, about establishing recipe >> >> five minutes. communication. really focusing on the >> can i try a little bit of relationship. but understanding that they're this. >> i'm going to plate one dish for you. undergoing their own teen are we eating by ourselves today or inviting people in? developments at the same time, trying to protect their parents. >> i don't know. >> it's just us. and the key has to be on how are even better. >> you've got the bass right the teens doing? here. >> it must be hard, gary, for a i'm going to dress a little bit step-parent to step into this of some of that nice new world and to try to get, vinaigrette. especially a teenager who is so both the vinaigrette for the obviously very attached to their fish and for the salad. mother to sort of open up and and guess what? just going to put your fresh let them in. >> it's complicated. >> it's very complicated. watermelon arugula, this is really celebrating the season. a lot of times some of the mistakes step-parents make think you know. >> try some of the fish, do you mind? >> try some of the fish. it's an instant family. >> i do this. family comes with time. >> that's your lunch, that's e pressure upon step-parents your dinner. to be a great parent to that >> are you kidding? th is my lunch. child, it takes time. talk to me a little bit about like any family. what youe gotver here. >> there was a time in my life >> at the restaurant right now, when there was aittle friction in our family, with onef middle of celebrating summer season, crayfish is in season, frank's children and i basically we have that all week. saiyou know what? and you know, just eating the the on thing we agree on is that we love the same man. crayfish, you know, you just want to go really -- oh. i love your dad. you love your dad.

let's make that, that common you have a nice suit on. >> i had a dog on it. ground for the two of us, to come together. >> a lot of people look at these and it did. crawfish and say it's a lot of it totally did work. work for a little beat. >> i think families need to >> it's good. >> they're very sweet. understand, even though it's a >> and how do you cook those, divorce, or someone, mom or dad steam those? >> cook in beer and sugar. passes away, it's still a loss. a little bit of dill weed and and how we all deal with loss can affect how we move on. that's it. >> this is a really simple for some it may be anger. summer meal. >> yes. for some it may be denial. >> tomato and watermelon salad, and understanding what the underlying feeling is for every some arugalach and the striped individual involved. >> and for ariel it was a matter bass fillet cooked on the drill. marcus, thank you so much. of your mother married a gentleman from a different >> easy summer recipe. culture. >> right. anybody can do it. >> come back and see us soon. >> thank you, matt. >> when we come back, by the we really -- >> lara, i'm sorry. way, if you didn't catch all of that, head to todayshow.com you >> but because he was from the get the complete recipe. up next a live performance from dominican republic he was raised the cast of t very differently. but,firss thito " oishrda. s hiis "today" on he didn't have as much freedom and he was very focused on his schoolwork. which i was, too. it wasn't to the extent that he might have raised his own child. he never had any children of his own. so i really took on the role of daughter for him. and that put my mother in a really difficult spot, as well, because she had to kind of say, she had to be the mediator. well maybe he can't tell us, because she's learned ly on eril

that was the only issue i ever had with him. >> we're going to take a quick break and come back and discuss a little bit more.

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"shrek: the musical" is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed shows on broadway, receiving eight tony award nominations, including best musical. princess fiona, a role that earned her a best lead actress nomination. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you are having a terrific summer. third week in a row over a million in ticket sales. despe theeconomy, or maybe because of it, it seems that people really want to be entertained. >> i think so. i mean, i think when times are tough, it's a great escape to go and laugh. our show certainly provides that. >> for kids and adults, as well. >> absolutely. people of all ages. >> you're out there every night, performing, every single -- or almost every single day out there live. >> well, there's something that's very magical that happ s happen, especially performing in front of a live audience. there's nothing like it. i also feel like this is wha i was born to do. i feel really lucky to be able to do it. >> the hardest thing or the

biggest goof since you've been on this? >> probably the hardest thing is doing it eight times a week. the physical demands. because, you know, we're like on our 274th performance tonight. and so after doing something over 200 times, you know, that becomes a challenge. but it's also part of the reason why i love it. you get an opportunity to improve upon every night. >> having seen it, you truly are fiona. you're wonderful. all the cast members. what are you going to perform for us? >> we're going to be doing morning person which is the opening of act two. >> for "today." >> here we go. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ good morning birds good morning trees ♪ ♪ oh, what a lovely day the sun's so big ♪ ♪ it hurts my eyes but really that's okay ♪

we're back with our blended ♪ a brand-new day with things to do ♪ family roundtable of teens and experts. ♪ so many plans we wanted to ask generally, were anof you actually happy that to make ♪ your parents got divorced? ♪ pass a cup of coffee so i'm really wide awake ♪ ariel, you were. >> i was. yeah. it breaks up the tension in the ♪ i've always been a morning person a morning girl ♪ household. and -- >> it was a relief for you? >> yeah, definitely. >> justin, what about you? >> it was a great relief. ♪ good morning al i was happy that my mom found say have you heard someone else, and my dad found toy's weddi day ♪ someone else. ♪ i haven't met and there's no more fighting in the family. there was no more yelling, my husband yet ♪ ♪ but i'm hopeful anyway ♪ arguing over little things. i was happy that my parents finally sound someone that they ♪ i'll wear a gown enjoy being with you, and i we'll have a ball ♪ could be part of that. >> you're talking about ♪ it's forever more discipline. i think it's interesting, our two experts differ on this he'll take me in his massive question of discipline. >> i love that when that arms ♪ ♪ and spin me around the floor happens. >> so should a step-parent discipline their step-children? ♪ i've always been a morning person a morning girl ♪ gary, what do you think? >> i say no. surely the first couple of years. especially if the kids are today ♪ older. you're put in a very bad

like this morning -- position. that's something that you talk >> what's so good about it? to about with your spouse and they can make that choice. >> i can't get any rats to but i find sometimes the best follow me. >> i think you may need to thing a step-parent can say is change your tune. nothing. sometimes they, because they >> hey. look here, lady. ♪ love the kid, they want the kid to do better in school and get >> hey! to sleep better and they kind of start taking that over. and the step-child still feels like, you know, who are you? you know. >> yeah. >> i disagree in the sense of, i think again you can't discipline without having some affection or ♪ some communication. but the fact is, with teens, even younger kids, they need support. they need limits and they need you to interact with them. as a step-parent. if you step in and say i'm not for that family, let your mother deal with it, let your father deal with it, the dynamic over the long haul is dangerous. >> you're going to start ♪ resenting so much. you're not going to want to go out on family events if you know that the 3-year-old is going to throw tantrums and the husband is going to sit there and not do anything about it. you really have to -- >> you have to decide that ahead of time. >> that's a marital issue. >> but it's about communication and rules and sitting down with the kids and saying when i see ♪

something, how would you like me to talk to you? how should we deal with this as a family? >> what's a step-parent to do if their step-child is just not treating them well? i mean, should a step-parent confront this child? what should they -- >> i think biological parents should make it clear to their children that they must have respect and cordiality to the step-parent. ♪ love and that family feel, that's something that surely they have to work on. >> but it takes time to develop. >> with a conflict what should you do? >> as a step-parent. if the biological parent, and it's egregious, it's right at you, that's something that you have to discuss with the child. ♪ you have to sometimes separate yourself, you surely can't get overwhelming with that child, but surely have that level of ♪ a brand-new start communication. of course, it's about giving all the love, and all the kindness, and then that child begins to trust you so that when you say, look, this isn't working between last night i was a monster ♪ ♪ but this morning us, lower your voice, let's go further, give some practical this morning ♪ steps for them to continue. >> but also one of the natures ♪ this morning and goals of teenagers is to push back. so they may be treating their

i'm okay ♪ biological parents just as much animosity and you really have to ♪ this morning maintain a perspective of don't take it personally. remember who the adult is in the relationship. so you can have a bigger view of what's going on. ♪ >> did any of you kids try to ice out your step-parents? >> you gave tem the cold shoulder? >> monica. >> ahead. >> come back, guys. >> i definitely did. come on back. my parents had remarried when i was getting in to my teenage the cast of "shrek." years so all these changes are going on. come on back, guys. i'm changing as a person. a special appearance by al and i didn't know what was going on. i just needed time to myself to roker. >> yay! really figure things out. and i think the best thing that >> oh, no, no, no. step-parents can do is to >> great job, guys. reassure your kid that you're on their team. thank you so much. >> i smell a rat. >> no. and that it's not so much of a battle of biological versus, you >> we'll be back. but first, thiisda kn, step-parents. it's more so that no matter what, we're going to do what's best for you. and if you're a teenager, the lines of communication are open where you can feel like you can express yourself without feeling like you're going to be, you

know, getting in trouble, i guess. not feeling like you have to censor yourself, or just having the open lines of communication. >> go ahead. >> i also think that it depends on your step-parents first steps. the way they first come at you. i mean, if they are nice to you when they first come to you. >> they're just as afraid of you as you are of them. >> monica, i owe you the last word. because i teased you before. >> the thing is my step-mom never really took the time to get to know me and my brother and it was just like that respect wasn't there. and there was that wall kind of between us. so i think that's one of the main reasons why, you know, we -- i didn't f a was a step-mom. >> so there should be communication early. >> because she didn't get to know -- >> okay and lastly, gary, you say listening is the key? >> listening is the key. >> okay. we want to thank o entire panel. you kids were terrific. >> and our experts, terrific, as

usual. >> thank you very much. >> continued happiness to all of you. you're all in a better place now. we're back now at 8:53. this morning on "today's" pets, smart canines logon to youtube. you'll find all kinds of videos of dogs doing everything from singing and now there is new research that shows our four-legged friends have the iq of a human 2-year-old. this one here -- >> that's like my kids when they were 2, actually. >> they can sense fear and happiness. >> and 250 words.

>> well the smartest ones. the average dog is like 180. >> yeah, exactly. >> what they do is they put up cards with the words on them, and they could actually see? >> they could see longer word versus shorter word. i'm not sure that they could actually read, ann. >> no, but they could te. >> let' try that with this. >> sit. >> no, no, this one. >> sit. >> oh, good girl. >> there you go. >> oh, good dog. >> that's the smartest one. >> they ranked daupgs through intelligence ranking from one to five. number five was the doberman. >> okay. >> that is good. >> number four, golden retrievers. >> i'm glad because they get this rap of not being very smart. >> i've never spoken ill of a golden retriever. >> number three, another surprise to me, german shepherd. used for the police force a lot. >> and number two, poodle. >> and number one. >> smartest dog. >> ever. the border collie. >> this guy right here is the

smartest dogs ever. not maybe them but their breed. they seem very smart. >> these guys actually got 1300 on their s.a.t.s. unbelievable. >> exactly, exactly. >> so that's a cool little fact. >> it is vercool. and you expect a little bit more, the same mind as a 2-year-old, right? >> you expect your 2-year-old. >> i want them to rank us. >> oh, yeah, right. >> number five -- t.that'ri inomup, up, some common diet myth pl, giving you room for your home a brand-new look. our time is 8:56. 80 degrees out there. a lot of sunshine. a lot of humidity as well. we'll get the forecast coming

up. good morning. i'm joe krebs in the news for today a young man is dead after two pit bulls mauled him to death inside his home. police found the body of a 20-year-old man inside a home on plaza street yesterday. offirs think he died while trying to protect a smaller dog and we are back with our it that was also killed. another hot day. girl miss sara haines. because of that public swimming >> great discussi on the tee pools in the district will be open even longer today. panel. stacy wrote in oftentimes it's all 13 outdoor pools will open how the exes feel about at 11:00 this morning and stay open one hour later until 9:00 themselves. we also have two of nancysace'gd tonight. grs signed oks. you can find a complete list of those pools on our website. so if you post "the eleventh just visit nbcwashington.com and victim." >> rachel mcadams tomorrow. search pools. we'll take a break and come back and look at our weather and traffic.

ermpesteuratow c nininli temperatures now climbing into the low 80s. we have a mostly sunny sky. live picture from the sky watcher camera. still humid now. afternoon highs into the low 90s. not as hot as yesterday.

passing afternoon thunderstorms as a weak cool front comes through that will shift the wind and not give us a break in humidity but cool down tomorrow into thursday a e ybermamb.sh maybe showers and thundershowers tomorrow. small chance. now, how is our traffic, jerry? >> the trip in from the west along interstate 66 heavy for this time of the morning headed for the beltway. do have a problem with an accident inner loop of the beltway before i-95. authorities are holding up all inner loop traffic trying to get the lanes reopened. expect delays. tonight at "news4 at 5:00" lunch withowdsey

and we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning. the 11th of august, 2009. it is another hot and sticky e out there. according to mr. roker going to get a little warm and a little close this afternoon. but we've got a nice group of people hanging out out there. >> spread out.