good morning. "i will not back down." in a new online message that south carolina congressman under fire for heckling president obama says he's not done fighting back against the president's plan to reform health care. >> i will not be muzzled. i will speak up and speak loudly against this risky plan. >> this morning why joe wilson's apology was only half the story. vanished. a yale university medical student mysteriously disappears just days before her wedding. this morning the fbi is

searching the campus and interviewing students desperate to figure out where she is. and remembering 9/11. memorial services taking place across the country to honor the nearly 3,000 victi killed in the nation's worst terror attacks eight years ago today, friday, september 11th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal televisi and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday moing. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. it's hard to believe, eighth anniversary of the motas. first one declared a national day of service in this country. >> and throught the morning, throughout our show, we'll look in on some of the memorial events going on at ground zero here in new york city as well as events at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. also ahead this morning,

that all-out search led by the fbi to find a missing yale medical student. >> that's right, 24-year-old annie lee was supposed to be married this coming sunday, but she hasn't been seen since a surveillance camera recorded her walking into a research lab on tuesday morning. police have questioned her fiance. they say there is not a worry about his involvement in this case. in fact, he is assisting in the search, and lee's friends fea thiss not just a cas of a runaway bride. we'll get the latest in just a couple of minutes. and an unusual sight, at least 12 great white sharks have be spotted near popular beaches on cape cod, massachusetts. the largest weighing 2,000 pounds. we'll meet one of the sthss trying to track the sharks down in a bit. also a story shaking up the world of track and field. a south african runner who's been tested to determine if she is, in fact, a woman. questions were raised after 18-year-old caster semenya recently won a world title.

this morning those test results are reportedly in. we'll get the latest on that just ahead. but we'll begin with fallout from president obama's address on health care reform and that congressional heckler. our savannah guthrie is at the white house with the late. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, the health care debate will pause as the president marks the 9/11 anniversary at the pentagon. but on thursday he tried to create momentum from that big speech while the focus continued to be on the republican congressman who terrted it. congressman joe wilson emerged from his office appearing shen. >> i heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the white hoe and state that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house, in talking with them, they indicated that they appreciated the call. >> reporter: wilson stunned the house chamber wednesday nht when he shouted out during the president's speech, accusing him of lying.

>> the reforms -- the reforms i am proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> that's not true. reporter: meeting with his binet at the white house thursday, the president was asked if he accepted the congressman's apology. >> yes, i do. i' a big believer that we all make mistakes. he apologized quickly. and without equivocation. d i'm appreciative of that. >> reporter: on capitol hill, house speaker nancy pelosi said wilson violated house rules. but rather than sanction him, she wants to move on. >> the episode was unfortunate. mr.iln has apologized. it's time for us to talk about health care and not mr. wilson. >> reporter: but there may be a political price. democratic officialsay wilson's campaign opponent has received more than $700,000 in campaign contributions since the speech. and the congressman's website got so much traffic, it had to

be shut down. his facebook fan page loaded with comments, many supportive. >> on these issues, i will not be muzzled. i will speak up and speak loudly against this risky plan. >> reporter: after apologizing again on his website, a defiant wilson asked supporters for donations to keep up the fight against obama's health care plan. >> the support is to take over the government health care and those who want to give health care to illegals are usingy opposition as an euse to distract from the critical questions being raised about this poorly conceived pl. >> reporter: well, the congressman's office ss it's seen a fund-raising boom since the spee, too. and there's something of a debate on capitol hill right now. some democrats think that wilson shld have to go to the house floor or apologize or think there should be sanctions. other democrats like speaker pelosi and the white house, too, thinks we should all just move on. matt? >> all right, savannah guthrie at the white house. savannah, thank you very much. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning to yo >> good morning, matt.

>> we'll talk more about joe wilson in a second. let's talk about the strategy for e administration. the speech wednesday night was a high-stakes bid to give health care reform a shot in the arm. what form does the effort and strategy take now? >> in talking to people both inside and outside the white house, the strateg is here. for all the talk about the white house and democratic allies on capitol hill trying to ram through health care reform, what thpresident has settled into is very much a strategy of trying to get 60 votes, 60 votes in the senate, not having to use those parliamentary rules, but rules of reconciliation. so the key is senator olympia snowe of maine. she could be that 60th vogt and the lone republican vote, one of the first calls the president made after the speech, the morning after the speech, was to senator snowe. her schedule is being factored in when it comes to negotiations in the senate finance commite. that'shere the action is. keep democrats in line, go to senator snowe, try to get to 60.

>> basically the white house is contuing to reach out to moderate republicans. and that's not enough for republicans. john mccain was on thi show yesterday. and he said this about the effort. he says, "there has been no bipartisanship in addressing the health care issue. i've been in partisan negotiations. i know what they are. it has been totally absent from adessing this issue." so is that a fair complaint? is the white house ignoring the rest of th gop? >> look, the white house will argue that there has been some outreach. in the president's own speh there were several ideas including senator mccain's that could be part of this reform effort. but behind that is really more of a play by the white house to try to squeeze republicans to y, look, you're going to be obstructionists here if you don't get on board. the are some ideas. we can find some common ground. really there's a feeling within the white house that republicans have larmg argely moved on. there may be a play for a moderate republican or two. not much more than tha the rea focus is keeping the democrats in line and that's a big enough job for t

president. >> i don't want to spend a lot of time on it, but the heckle heard 'round the world, joe wilson, was it an isolated incident, or do you think it's part of a bigger picture? >> look, i think that that heckler, congressman wilson is going to speak for a lot of people who are the harshest critics of the esident. but it also represents something of a movement that goes back really to president clinton where there's a growing number ofeople who somehow think the president is illitimate and that it's okay to treat the president this way or to question the president this way. and i think that thatas taken shape. it certainly took shape during the administrion of president bush and now we're seeing it with president obama. a ck of civility questions about the legitimacy of e president, and a lack of respect for the presidency. i think you're seeing that infused in this debate, matt. >> what do you have for sunday, david? >> we're going to have more on twhere he health care debate goes. we've got an exclusive debate, senators cornyn and durbin, howard dean and newt girich. should be lively. david grory, we'll see you sunday for "meet the press." thanks, david. >> thanks, matt. 08.

here's meredith. >> matt, than. now to the fbled search for a popular medical student at yale university w has disappeared just days before her own weddin nbc's jeff rossen ist the yale campus in new haven, connecticut. je, good morning to you. >> reporter: meredith, good moing to you. the mystery starts right here. e was last seen walking into this building on campus on tuesy. in fact, there's surveillance video of her walking into the building but never any video of her walking out. she literally just vanished. it's been days these flyers, these missing person flyers, are up everywhere around campus where you walk, and her wedding is planned for this weekend. less than 48 hours after she vanished, the fbi arrived at yale, going through dumpsters and questioning annie lee's friends. the fbi's involvement so early in the case fueling fears this isn't the story of a runaway bride butnstead something much more sinister. annie lee may be the victim of a violent crime. this is the last image of annie, a surveillance photo as she walked into a research lab

tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and that's it. >> disappearing at 10:00 a.m. in broad daylight, it doesn't get any weirder than that. >> reporter: he's managing editor of the yale school newspaper. >> and at approximately 1:00 p.m. that same day, a firelarm went off, and the building was evacuated. but they can't exactly trace her on the surveillance tapes. the building was evacuated, lae crowds exiting the building. >> reporter: thi 24-year-old medical student simply disappeared. her cell phone, purse, credit cards and cash were all left in her office. annie hasn't contacter her family or her fiance, jonathan, a grad student at columbia. friends say they were soul mates, and annie couldn't wait to marry him this sunday. jonathan has now joined the investigation, working with police to track his bride-to-be. on yale's campus, student speculation is running wild. >> she left her keys and her wallet all of her stuff apparently. so i think if she was running

away from her groom, that she'd probab take that stuff with her. >> it's a really bad area. you just need to be careful all the time. >> reporter: so right next to the campus there's a dangerous neighborhood? >> right over there. >> it's not that bad, you just have to be carul all the time. >> be aware, you know. >> reporter: and your dad called you today and saide careful? >> he was really concerned, actually. whn mar a tut b?man who disa orn epr: lab? >> reporter: in an ironic twist just months ago annie lee wrote an article for the campus magazine. the ti ae, sriafmeetynd a safe new haven." new haven is a city, she said, and all cities have their perils. bu with a little street smarts, one can avoid becoming yet another statistic. this morning at 4'11" and only 90 pounds, the hope is she won't become one herself. a bizarre situation to say the least. this casis so sensitive right now, even the fbi is askin for the puic's help. and late last night, they established a 24-hour tip line. we have that phoneumber for you. little 1-877-503-1950.

police have questioned the fiance but do not believe he is involved in her disappearance. in fact, he's joining the police to help in the search. meredi? >> all right, jeff rossen, thank you very much. us get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories to ann at the news desk. >> good morning to you, matt and meredith. good morning, everybody. today we pause to remember the attack on america that changed our world. it was at 8:46 a.m. eastern eight years ago when the first of four hijack planes struck. today ceremonies and moments of silence areeld in new york, at the pentagon, the white house and shanksville, nnsylvania. tonight the tribute in light will shine again above ground zero where the twin towers once stood to honor the nearly 3,000 people who died. nbc's ron allen is there for us this morning from ground zero in lower manhattan with more. hey, ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, ann. it is a very windy, blustery day here overlooking ground zero. many september 11th families have been pushing for this to be a national day of service and remembrance for many years. and president obama receny

made that happen. the result is that there are thousands of organizations around the country that a mobilizing volunteers toerform good deeds in their communities to honor the service and sacrifice that was so evident hereeptember 11th, eight years ago. many families, volunteers and first responders are gathering here for the annual cereny. they will read the names of the 3,000 -- nearly 3,000 who perished here. there will be four momts of silence toark the times when the planes hit the towers and when the towers fell. this is also time to take stock of the rebuilding effort here at groun zero, a pross that has been moving ang very, very slowly. the latest plan is to build four skyscrapers surrounding a memorial and a museum. the goal is to have the memorial in place by 2011. ann? >> all right, ron allen in the rain, thanks so much for your reporting this morning on this important story and on this national day of service and remember ron was talking about. first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden are joining forces calling on americans to support military servi members, vetans and their families. the two are appearing in the

first of a series of public service announcements that encourage volunteerism. some good news this morning in the fight against h1n1, swine flu. scientists say it appears only one shot will be needed to protect most americans from the virus, not two as predicted earlier. and they say the vaccine becomes effective in protecting people from the swine flu within ten days. the white house has announced that president obama will deliver a major speech on the u.s. financial crisis on monday on wall street. cnbc's melissa lee joins us from the new york stock exchange with more on th. melissa, and that's not the only thing that wall street is watchingtoday. certainly, ann, it will be a somber day here as well as at the stock exchange just a couple blocks away from ground zero. investors will do their best to focus on the business at hand, and that is the state of the economy. t tim geithner testifying in front of congress saying that the additionalplaceholder for $750 billion likely will t be necessary.

certainly good news there. and yesterday in the cnbc town hall exclusive event, geithne said that the economy is improving but that we've got a long way to go. ann. >> melissa lee keeping a close eye on the all-important economy. thank you this moing. and finally now, nasa will try again today to bring the shuttle "discovery" home. two landing opportunities were scrubbed on thursday because of bad weather over florida. which mea al has a lot of explaining to do. it is now 7:14. let's go back to the aforementioned al and also meredith and matt. >> noty faul >> don't take it personally. >> it's easy to blame a somebob. >> somebody points a fingerger you. depending on the finger. let's take a look, show you what's going on. we'll show u i heheer tn northeast, man, it is rough. we've got a tornado wat t i i effect for much of the southern half of new jersey until 12:00 noon. this coast low wil not go away. it's goi to cause for rip currents, beach erosion, coastal flooding, rainfall amounts over the next 48 hours, especially on up into new england, central new york, on into connecticut, we're

talking five inches of rain. a wet and gray morning in washington. on radar, we are getting bands of moderate to heavy rain from the northeastdi heang southwest passing through the metro area and will be with us for the next several hours. it's a cool morning. only in the upper 50s to near 60. it's 59. remaining cloudy the rest of the day. high near 70. a diminished chance of and it's that time of year. we've been waiting forthis. and now we can te you it's here. it's time for "sunday night football night in america"! it's a big one. the bear take on the pacrs at historic lambeau field! clear, mild, temperatures 61 to

66. nbc coverage starts at 8:00 on "sunday night, football night in america"! matt. >> 16eeks of this? >> yes! >> all rht, al. thanks very much. now to the fast-thinking victim of identity theft in seattle, washington, who helped authorities break up what's being called a significant crime ring. five people have been charged so far, three of those have pled guilty. nbc's miguel almaguer has the details. >> i see hundreds of people every y. >> reporter: faces don't always stand out for store clerk michle mccambridge. so you guys were face to face? >> yes, right here. >> reporter: and your thinking -- >> is this really you standing right before me? it was pretty ocking. >> reporter: stephanie locke was right in front of mccambridge's jc penney register, and locke was trying to open credit card using a fake i.d. her face was familiar because

just a few weeks earlier, locke opened a credit card in mccambridge's name. mccambridge recognized the identity theft suspect from these police photos taken at a different department store. now locke was inches away, doing it again to someone else. >> out of all the registers you could have gone to and out of all the associates who could have rung her up in our store, anshe came to me, it's a little ironic. >> reporter: mccambridge alerted security who trackedhe suspect through the store, but it was locke's paper trail tt was even longer. >> i received a bill from babies 'r' us for $2,100, kohl's, $1500. >> reporter: accordingo authorities locke had racked u thousands of dollars in charges unr mccambridge's name, and she wasn't working alone. federal agents say a ring of five suspects had slen more than 40 identities, charging over $140,000. opportunity brought one of the

suspects and one of the victims face to face. but it was a woman michelle mccambridge had been tracking for weeks. >> michelle contacted all these companies, to preserve whatever evidence of the crimes that were committed to her so that she could report to the police. >> rorter: even with a team of federal investigators working on her se, the u.s.attorney's office still doesn't know exactly how michelle's identity was stolen. and that's not uncmon for the hundreds of thoands who have their i.d. stolen every year. but what is unusual is the victim and the suspect comin together. >> it's kind of like fate, you know. good karma of, i guess, on my part that she happened to come to me. >> reporter: ahance encounter and a new meaning to customer seice. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, seattle. >> that's a good ending to that story. it's now 19 after the hour. once again here's meredith. >> matt, thank you. now the world-class runner subjected to genderesting after her sex was called into

question. nbc's donna friesen is in londo with the latest. donna, good morning. >> reporter: good mornin meredith. the results are in on caster semenya's gender, and there are unconfirmed repts they show she has both male and female sexual charteristics. but the iernational athletics federation is urging caution, saying medical experts have yet to interpret what those results actually mean. she is south africa's golden girl, a world-class athlete and now cover girl for this popular south african magazine. caster semenya at her most glamorous. she, her family and most south africans have no doubt about her gender. >> we are here to tell the whole world how proud we are of our little girl. >> reporter: she's been embraced as a national hero. but doubts about whether she really is female continue to plague the 18-year-old. after her victo inhe 800 meters at the world championships, her masculine

fizz zik raised questions about her gender. unconfirmed reports now say the results show she has both male and female sexual characteristics, but no ovaries or uterus and three times the normal level of testosterone for women. the international association of athletics federation is refusg to confirm the results, h sayin they must be examined by medical experts. but a spokesrson told a south african newspaper, "we can't afford to make any mistakes, particularly because we've already been threatened with the international court of human right rights." the headf south african athletics says they stand fully behind their athle. >> she has not kmilted any crime whatsoever. her crime is to be born the way she s born. >> reporter: semenya herself seems pretty centered. she told a south african magazine that god made her the way she is. "i am who i am, and i'm proud of myself." this morning south africa's sports minister said again he has no doubt semenya is female and thatf they have to,

they'll launch a legal battle to allow her to contie to compete. the athletic federation says it will not announce a final decision on semenya's test results until november. but a spokesman has said their legal advice is that if the results show she had an advantage because of naturally occurring male hormones, then it will be extremely difficult to strip of h gold medal because it doesn't mean she was cheating or using illegal drugs. >> donna friesen, thank you very much. and just ahead, a frightening sight, great white sharks swimming near beaches in massachusetts. we'll meet the man who is tracking them down. but first, this is "today" on nb

still ahead, the emotional debate over parents who choos to have their babies at home- plus the bride-to-be who swlowed her engagement ring. did they ever tie the knot? we'll find out after your local news and weather.

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good morning. i'm eun yang. in two hours, a memorial service will begin honoring the 9/11 attack. silence will take place at 9:37, the time the planes struck the pentagon. hazmat crews spent much of the morning cleaning up after an explosion at a warehouse. it happened after 11:00 last

night in capital heights. a front window and two large doors were blown out and several atums of hazardous no o one w was exposed. no oneas haurt. wre going to ak now.

a wet friday morning. good morning have the radar showing bands of moderate rain coming in from the northeast to the southwest and washington and northern virginia. for the rest of the day, diminishing rain. remaining cloudy. drying out over the weekend. how is the traffic, jerry? busy morning. 395 northbound, loaded up.

reports of an accident in t shirlington area. heavy but steady along i-270 down toward the capitol beltway. coming up on "news 4 at 5:00," a parkinson's implant, the brain stimulator that

you try to have a little something for everybody. you try to have something smart, something silly, something goofy. and that's -- you put it all together. >> 7:30 now on this friday morning, the 11th of september, 2009. and that, of course, jay leno on what we can expect monday when he begins his new primetime show five nights a week right here on nbc. we're going to talk with jay about his big move monday on "today." >> tt's an exclusive interview also. i don't think he's done much talking about this or the last couple weeks. >> in fact, i had totally

forgotten about him. jay who? insi studio 1a, i'm meredith vieira alongside matt lauer. ahead, the great white sharks that have led to the indefinite closure of some beaches on cape cod. at least 12 shotted offshore, five tagged by scientists. we'll talk to one of those shark hunters in a moment. i'm having trouble with those words because i'm a new englander. >> you've been calling tm shocks all morning. also ahead, a decision by some marparents to have their b at home. they say it's more intimate, but is it the safest choice for mother and child? we'll look at the pros and cons of that coming up. and on thursday we told you about that special bond between 11-year-old heather miller who is battling cancer and the pittsburgh steelers. well, she received the vip treatment last night at the nfl season opener. and her favorite team went on to win in overtime, 13-10. thrilled for her. >> unfortunately, though, heather's favorite player, troy

polamalu, sprained his knee, could be out a couple weeks, but at least it looks like she had a good time. 12 great white sharks off the coast of cape cod. sound familiar? >> reporter: call it life imitating a blockbuster. great white sharks seen lurking off the coast of cape cod. close to shore and very close to where the movie "jaws" was first filmed. at least 12 sharks have been spotted here, some as big as 15 feet long. and while no one's been attacked, the shark sightings have closed beaches indefinitely and brought out curious onlookers, hoping to get a glimpse of the ocean's greatest predator. >> we're here because they come out at dawn and dusk. so we were hoping maybe we'd get a look at them. >> reporte experts believe the great whites are here for food. the region is a seasonal resting spot for seals. great whites are rarely seen in the atlantic, making this a rare

opportunity for marine biologist greg skomal and his team of researche researchers. >> it's going to be our lucky day, billy boy. i've got a good feeling. >> reporter: just like in the movie, this team set out on a shark hunt. but their goal, to electronically tag the sharks with a device that would stay attached for several months, providing new information about the movements of this dangerous but often misunderstood creature. >> try to stay on them as good as you can. just so happens that this is the baddest fish in the world and can swallow you whole. >> you're going to need a bigger boat. >> reporter: off the massachusetts coast, the adventure began and the team closed in on the ever elusive great white. >> oh, my god! he loves this area right where these seals are. >> stead it up. >> reporter: then came the moment of truthequiring both luck and skill. >> left, left, left, left!

>> tag! tag! we've got a tag! >> it's such a buildup that it draws the life out of you. >> reporter: in all five great white sharks were tagged, no small feat, and hopefully providing big clues into how these powerful predators live. and greg skomal, all of him, is with us now. greg, good morning to you. >> it's great to be here. thank you. >> 27 years trying to do this. what is this experience like for you? you've been trying to find these sharks. >> i'm bouncing offer the wall. i love it. i'm nervous being here because i'd rather be there tagging sharks. >> why are we seeing so many suddenly? i know that sharks are in the atlantic, but they're very elusive. >> yeah. white sharks are broadly distributed in the atlantic ocean. we know they occur off new england this time of year. what we're kind of fascinated by, we didn't expect to see so many right now inhis particular area. >> and close to shore, we're talking some of these were 100 yards out? >> yes. they're close proximity to a seal colony. >> so what is so important about this for you as a researcher?

what kind of information are you hoping to glean from these sharks? >> you know, there are folks around the world in the pacific and indian oceans that have great opportunities to study white sharks, look at what they're doing, how they're moving. the atlantic has been somewhat difficult for us to do that in. and this is that rare opportunity where we have white sharks right in my backyard to be able to do that. >> talk to me about the tagging process because i look at those images of you, and you make one wrong step, you're in the water with those sharks. what are you feeling when you're out there? >> pure exhilaration. i'm literally walking the plank. you get out there, you get to see these sharks. i'm interested am i looking at males, females, getting size estimates while billy's doing the tagging. it's very, very fun. >> and once you tag these sharks, they go off for a period of time. the tags are designed to come off, what, in a couple of months? >> exactly. there's a misconception that these satellite tags willive us realtime information. they actually don't. they stay on the shark, they collect data, temperature,

depth, and then they pop off, float to the surface and transmit that information back to us. then we recreate what the shark did after we tagged it. >> you know, i was on cape cod a few weeks ago. i didn't know there were sharks at that time. i'm in the water, the whole thing, because it was beautiful. the weather was gorgeous. how dangerous is it f people? they've obviously closed some beaches, so there's some concern. >> there's definitely concern. i'd be more concerned about this weather system moving through right now that's creating these rip tides. but truth be told, you've got white sharks, you've got what they feed on, seals, in the area. it's best to stay out of the water. >> okay. and those tags, again, they should be coming off sometime december, january and then they'll float to the surface, transmit their information, hopefully you learn a lot more about the sharks. >> then i'm going to be really excited. >> all right. thank you so much. >> my pleasure. great to be here. and now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> hey, we're on, jim. thank you. jim corrigan, ladies and gentlemen. we've got a bunch of buckeyes here. who are they playing this

ekend? >> southern cal. >> oh. that will be a big one. t.oken ou let's check your weather, see what's going on. and we'll show you for today, down in texas, man, they've got a drought. now they've got too much rain. flood watches north central and south central texas. rainfall amounts one to two inches. some areas, though, picking up to three inches, especially as you get along the gulf coast. beautiful weather up and down the east coast -- west coast, 84 in seattle today. rip currents continue here in the northeast as that coastal low comes up the coast.??

>>that's your latest weather. this weekend you want to keep an eye on the weather? check out the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. meredith? >> al, thank you. and still ahead, whatever happened to the couple whose milk shake proposal went awry when she swallowed the ring? we'll find out. but up next, having a baby at home. the heated debate over extreme births right after this.

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choosing to give birth with no drugs, no doctor in their home. but is avoiding the clinical nature of a hospital birth worth the risk? when complications arise? >> we believe that it would be the best for the baby. and it was so short of that. >> reporter: this is how two expecting parents' best intentions turned into anyone's greatest fear. katherine and ricardo mckenzie were overjoyed last summer to learn that they were pregnant with their first child. >> i felt like our family was complete. >> reporter: the mckenzies, both new york city professionals, wanted their childbirth experience to be special. >> closure eyes. >> reporter: they found inspiration in an extremely popular documentary produced by the actress and talk show host ricki lake. >> women in our society, they don't care about that. they just want the end result of the healthy baby in their arms. >> reporter: it's called the business of being born, a it challenges how doctors and hospitals approach childbirth, championing natural births with a midwife at home and with as

little medical intervention as possible. >> it looks eal. and it really put any of the desire to give my child that. >> reporter: the mckenzies decided to hire one of the country's most prominent midwives, kara muhan. >> i'm like the guardian of safety. >> reporter: she's been a certified nurse midwife for the last 18 years. after a healthy pregnancy, last april katherine's contractions began. >> i was very excited. i was going to get to meet her. >> reporter: their daughter's nursery was alreadyecorated and a name already picked out. noah. >> i have her outfit ready. >> reporter: but katherine's labor in her own living room lasted longer than expected, coached not by doctorsut by mohan and her staff. >> we kept being reassured, is this normal? >> they were the experts, they knew, they had seen it 100 times. and i just trusted -- i trusted

them that they wouldn't take unnecessary risk. >> reporter: after four days of labor, baby noah arrived without a heartbeat. >> when she came out, they put her in my arms. she was limp. and, you know, the midwife immediately took her back and started doing cpr. >> reporter: they immediately called 911. paramedics rushed noah to the hospital just a block away. >> i was still hoping that she was going to make it. >> reporter: but doctors couldn't save noah. she had sufcated after getting taled in her own umbilical cord. their midwife, kara, declined our request for an interview but released this short statement. there is nothing more tragic than losing a child. the entire staff at caramulhahn midwivry is grieving the loss.

it's an increasingly popular trend ongducated urban couples. in fact, home births have soared 27% in the last decade. >> one of the doctors i spoke to said that he thought that home birth had become almost the equivalent of a spa treatment for women, that it was this sort of hedonistic concept of birthing. >> reporter: all the celebrity babies born at home could fill an entire nursery. demi moore's three daughters, rumer, scout and tallulah, were all home births. cindy crford and meryl streep had children at home, too. but the mainstream medical community says the safest setting for labor and delivery is in a hospital or a birthing cent within a hospital complex. >> unfortunately when it comes to a delivery setting, some of the emergencies arise can't be predicted. they happen in low-risk women with no prior medical issues during her pregnancy. and if we can't intervene within minutes, the life of the mother and the life of the baby could be endangered. >> reporter: the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists says childbirth decisions should not be dictated

or influenced by what's fashionable, trendy or the latest cause celeb. but home birth advocates contend using a midwife is actually a healthier, saferption. they allege that hospitals often treat normal births like medical emergencies, out of fear of malpractice lawsuits and wind up performing unnecessary c-sections that have risen more than 50% over the past decade. >> if you go to the hospital to have a baby, many unnecessary things will be done to you to stimulate your labor, to hurry up the process, and there is a one in three chance that you will end up with a cesarean section. >> ready to go for a ride? >> reporter: cynthia winnings and her husband, david dylan, had a great experience with a midwife who safely delivered their first child, buck, ten pounds, right here in their brooklyn apartment in april. >> it was always the way that i dreamed of it. you know, i was aware, baby was aware, and we were just finally

meeting one another for the first time. >> i was really able to see the simple, like, miraculously amazing aspect of childbirth. >> reporter: while the cdc says home birth statistics are limited, in 2005, home births actually resulted in fewer deaths than hospital births. for every 1,000 babies born. but doctors say it's impossible to compare the two because hospitals deal with so many more high-risk cases including twins, diabetic mothers, and breech babies. today, the mckenzies are sti mourning the loss of noah, what should have been the most joyous day of their lives now haunts them. >> i would have 100 c-sections over if i could just have my child in my arms. so a cection is not the worst thing. losing our noah was definitely the worst thing.

>> the mckenzies say they need more time to heal, matt, but soon they are hoping to once again try and start a family. >> peter, that's a tragic side of this and a tragic story. what should people ask of a midwife before they employ that person? >> it's a good question. it's a conversation that parents right now are having around this country. the medical experts that we spoke with said that expectant parents considering a home birth should ask several questions. specifically, does the midwife have malpractice insurance. another one would be does she have a collaboration agreement with a doctor or hospital that would help them care for the baby and the mother in case there is an emergency of this sort. >> all right. peter, thanks very much. appreciate it.,co wmetillhao tc this fall? the hottest trends in food, fashion and technology. we'll get to that. but first, these messages. it will block 25% of the fat that you eat and keep it from being absorbed. that's got to be better for you than something that is absorbed into the system. alli is not only just a pill but it is a total program.

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although we're told this is not a religious place, it is a spiritual place. the center of the room is this black marble altar. and on top of the altar you'll fi theoly books of some of the world's major religions, the koran, the holy bible. on the floor, words are inscribed on all four sides. from the light of the divine word, the logos comes the wisdom of life and the goal of initiation. this place was built by men of the craft. so where was dan brown? and where am i? where am i? >> where are you? >> where are you? >> what's your purpose? >> what is my deal? >> arewe allowed to guess? >> go ahead. the masonic temple in washington, d.c. >> i have no guess. >> i'mur se that's s i'm sure al's right. ck im h 100%. >> don't you want to say the first lady's garden at the white hous >> don't get mad at me. >> we're back. there's the life i live. and the li i want to live.

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the 9/11 memorial service held at the pentagon. president obama will address the families of the victims who died in those terror attacks. a moment of silence will take place at 9:37. the exact time a plane struck the pentagon. we will check

wet and cool on this friday morning. temperatures near 60. bands of moderate rain continuing to move out of the northeast toward the southwest. in washington, we have an area of moderate rain passing from montgomery through the district down into prince george's county

where you see this band of green. behind that, the rain should taper off a bit. there is another band farther to the west and north off to the -- farther to the north and east, i should say. a heavier band. it may come through in a couple more hours. later today, by this afternoon, the chances of rain diminish, highs reaching 70. more sun sunday and monday and warmer. jerry, how is the traffic now? along 395 northbound, very tough from the beltway to downtown. there was an accident southbound 5 which involved an overturned car at washington boulevard. good hope road remains closed at 23rd street southeast. southbound south capitol at malcolm x avenunu

8:00 now on a friday morning. it's the 11th day of september, 2009. and after a pretty good run of weather over the last week and a half or so, we've got some rain on the plaza this morning. but you know what? we've also got some hearty people enjoying themselves hopefully even though it's a little windy and cool this morning. >> yes. very fall-like. >> hopefully the rain gets in here and gets out of here. >> not so much. >> hopefully the rain -- >> in case you need it.

i'll be the -- whatever you call it. >> it's not so bad right now. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira and al roker. a couple with an interesting story. >> he wanted to do something very creative so he put the ring in the milk shake, assumed she's find the ring. she missed it. she swallowed it. she didn't believe himntil she saw the x-ray. but the big question, given that, did they actually get married? we're going to find out in just a moment. >> i hate to pass judgment on that story. anyway, certainly feels like fall around here. and coming up, we've got everything that's new and hot for fall, from what you'll be eating to what you'll be wearing to gadgets to movies. we've got it covered in "today's friday whip"! >> you know what? all these people are saying that you lost an earring. >> oh. >> they're all pointing. >> wow! >> all these nice ladies over here were pointing. >> thank you so much. >> good eyes.

>> especially the ones in richard's nose. kidding. >> where did that come from? >> wow! that was an ugly turn there. let's go inside. let's get out of here. let's go inside. ann's got a look at the headlines. ann? >> all right. thanks, matt. good morning once ain. in the news this morning, today is an important day. the eighth anniversary of 9/11. at 8:46 a.m. eastern, the moment the first plane struck, a pause to think about just how our world has changed. near the world trade center site, families and volunteers are gathering to read all of the names of the nearly 3,000 victims there. this morning president obama attends a wreath-laying at the pentagon memorial. and former secretary of state colin powell is in shanksville, pennsylvania, where united flight 93 crashed. the president has formally designated today a national day of service and remembrance in honor of all of those who have lost. they remember the terror attacks and also those who died.

about 500 service men and women taen attended a prayer base at the base. time to coincide with the 9/ anniversary, nearly 100 people mostly students demonstrated and clashed with police outside the u.s. embassy in manila today. they were protesting the presence in the philippines and their country's involvement in e war on terror. now to the fight against the h1n1 virus otherwise known as the swine flu. scientists now say most people will be able to fight the virus with just one shot instead of two as earlier said. that's according to the u.s. and australian researchers who have been testing the new vaccine. they also said it offers protection within ten days. president obama heads to wall street on monday for what the white house is calling a major speech on the state of the u.s. economy. the speech at federal hall comes exactly a year after investment giant lehn brothers collapsed. the first of a series of financial collapses and

bailouts. a close call at a gas station in british columbia this week. security video released on thursday shows car losing control and crashing into a gas pump as a customer was fueling his vehicle. it sparked a huge fireball, but everyone managed to escape unharmed. it is now three minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to matt and meredith. i'm glad it's not raining on you guys. >> it's blowing pretty good out here. >> it is blowing pretty good. where's al, speaking of? >> down here. all right. and hello from st. louis. from st. louis. wow! could these buttons be a little bigger? those are nice. use them as plates when you get home. very nice. let's check your weather, see what's going on. show you for today, astoria, oregon, news channel 8, some morning fog, then sunshine returns. high of about 84 degrees. and as w check out your weekend, saturday, we're looking for sunshine up and down the west coast. gog to be hot, wet weather in the northeast. heavy rain down through texas on

into louisiana. then sunday, sunday! we're looking at more mild weather. finally the sun returns in the northeast. going to be warm and sizzling again in the southwest. but rain in the mid-mississippi river valley. you left your twin brother home on his birthday? >> yes. it's my 16th bihday. and i just want to??; . >> good morning. it is a wet, breezy, cool start to this friday. we have bands of moderate rain coming in out of the northeast heading southwest from a coastal low pressure system that stubbornly refuses to leave. we will have these passing bands of moderate rain for the next several hours. this afternoon, we should improve. right now, cool, only near 60. highs reaching near 70. a lower chance of passing showers this afternoon and tonight for all the high school games. tomorrow, mostly cloudy. upper and suddenly the weather took a turn for the worse. meredith.

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♪ and we're back at 8:09 on a friday morning. all this week we've been updating you on some of our favorite guests. and this morning the milk shake proposal that went awry. reed harris had the sweet idea of putting an engagement ring in his girlfriend's favorite dessert, and let's just say things did not go as planned. >> reporter: reed harris waited for his girlfriend, kaitlin whipple, to spoon up an engagement ring in h frosty. everyone was ready for the proposal, yet kaitlin never found the ring. >> i put an engagement ring in your frosty. >>re you serious? >> you swallowed it whole. >> reporter: at the time she refused to believe she actually swallowed her engagement ring. >> we need to go to the

emergency room to get an x-ray. >> reporter: kaitlin continued to think it was all a je until reed drove her to the hospital for an x-ray. later that same night reed proposed again, this time x-ray in hand. kaitlin said yes and eventually nature, like true love, prevailed. six months ago i asked the happy couple about the engagement. why the frosty? why the milk shake? >> that's a good question. i have no idea. >> you must have been wolfing this thing done. did you feel nothing? >> i felt nothing at all. >> reporter: the two married may 30th and even serve wendy's frostys at their wedding reception. and we're happy to say that kaitlin and reed harri are with us again this morning. good morning to both of you. congratulations. have you lived this down yet? >> i have. it's been a fun time the whole time. it's been a really good six months and marriage thus far. >> congratulations on that. i don't know whether to say has he lived it down yet or have you

live it had down yet? because the swallowing the ring whole thing is a good part of the story as well. what do people say to you when they meet you? >> well, some people recognize me. >> the milk shake girl? >> yeah. there's the girl that swallowed the ring, aren't you? it's been pretty interesting. kind of embarrassing. >> i like the fact that, you know, you did this interview, and then the sky seemed to open up. i mean, all these other interviews followed. you actually -- you had t people at wheaties contact you? did they put your picture on the cover of a box of wheaties? >> they did. >> they did. tt was actually general mills, they sent us a bunch of cereal. they sent us a bunch of pop tarts and different things. they sent us the wheaties box. >> and one of the reasons for that was once you had swallowed the ring -- i always find i have to dance around you to make this thing okay. t ouon yce swallowed the ring, you ate prunes and fiber one. >> yh. y >> id in the process of

being able to reie vehe tring. and thathe kind of is what caug the attention of some of these food companies, right? >> yes. and since they saw their cereal on tv, they sent this. >> never underestimate the genius of marketing of corporations. how did the wedding go? >> it was great. >> tell me a little bit about it. >> well, it was in monticello, utah. and it was easy for our families to be there. and that was the most important thing for us. of course, not only that we got married but that our families could be there as well. it was really close to where we lived. it was the best y. >> you served wendy's frostys at the wedding, is that true? >> yeah. >> at the reception? i guess it's only fitting we have some here on the table. has he surprised you in any other ways since that first one, ors that part of your wedding vows, he will not surprise you ever again? >> i think he needs to stop surprising me. >> if you had do it again, i

mean, it was a cute idea. >> yeah. >> it just didn't work out the way you hoped. if you had to do it again, would you do the same thing? >> oh, i don't know. it was scary. it was the scariest thing. i don't know. i mean, i had no idea where it went. it was kind of the worst feeling, but then once she said yes, it was all good. once we found out where the ring was, it was a little bit more comforting, i guess you could say. >> first of all, show your hand there because now you have not only the engagement ring but a wedding ring as well. both exactly where they should be, which is good news. kaitlin and reed, congratulations again. >> thank you. >> nice to have you guys back. all the best for a very happy and healthy marriage. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> nice to see you guys. up next, from fashion to food to tv, what's hot for fall? we'll talk about that right thafter is. the sun... - ( ac blowing ) - ...to help keep us cool? ( women vocalizing )

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everything from fashion to food. but we'll start with the best of fall entertainment. the editor in chief of "maxim." joe, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> a lot to get to beginning with tv and the big buzz especially around here is "jay leno show" on monday. >> jay leno on monday, live five nights a week. it's a different thing. it's an experiment. we expect to see some of what jay's done before and something new. he's got a racetrack built around that studio. he's going to be racing guests. how's that? >> that sound -- >> that could be a new thing. >> you feel good about that one? >> i feel pretty good about it. we've got a lot of comedies this fall. comedy's not so good. the netrk thinks people want to laugh. "community" on nbc starts next thursday, joe mchale from "the soup," chevy chase and an hour-long show on fox called "glee." >> that's already started. >> started last night. very funny. >> okay. let' move from that to music where old is new ain. >> that's ght. >> the beatles and michael jackson. >> beatles and michael jackson. we're going to get new albums

from shakira and john mayer but two artists we have backthe beatles in conjunction with their "rock band," the video game, have put out all their records remastered on cd. people have been waiting for this. the music sounds as good as ever, better if you grew up with it on vinyl, you're going to lo it. the guitar, the drums. >> so it's wor it? >> people ask me, is it worth? i have it on cd already. it is. it sounds great. better than ever. michael jackson called "the remix suite." remixing some old motown 5 classics. they're up on itunes but the cd is out october 20th. >> what's hot for fall in movies? >> there's really one huge one, "twilight," the second one, the vampire love story comes back with "new moon." we're upping the ante with werewolves. >> how do you -- oh, i see. >> vampires and werewolves. you know what? that is the beloved story. there's going to be a vampire/werewolf love triangle.

>> that's nasty. thank you so much. now here's al. >> i think we saw that on frankenstein. now to fall's hottest trends in technology. omar wassau is a tech analyst. >> thanks for having me. >> big news this week, apple announcing a little tweak to the ipod line. >> that's right. so we've got total refresh of the ipod line. there's a new model. this is the nano that's been updated so it's got video you can see there. and this is $149 is the entry-level but it's also got a pedometer, it's got fm radio. it's got a microphone so you can, you kn, like a small camcorder. can you actually use it to record voice memos. >> that's very cool. how about the ipod touch itself? >> the touch has been refreshed as well. that's now you can get from $199 to $399. it's got more memory, it's more affordable. but the big story is really this video, being able to record video on an ipod. so you've got this sort of camcorder wherever you go. >> so microsoft out with windows

7. vista not a big hit. things better for windows this time around? >> yes, october 22nd, windows 7 comes out. two-thirds of the world is using windows xp right now. so this is a big upgrade for them. it's got lots of interface features. for example, ahiiss nice one, if you shakeis the windows, you see the stuff, when you've got too many windows open, those hide. lots of nice tweaks making it easy to search. that runs to $219. starting up, shutting down, also using windows experience is a little easier and simpler. >> another trendn technogy, health and fitness. >> yeah, this is one i'm really excited about. we mentioned the nano has a pedometer. this is from gowhere fit. it's got two sensors, an accelerometers, it measures body temperature, the heat flux going on in your muscles. it uses all that information to allow you to set goals and monitor them on the web so you can see your progress, how many calories you've burned, how many

steps u've taken. >> omar, thanks a lot. now up to the kitchen and matt. al, thank you very much. one of the hottest trends in fall food. angela milten is a restaurant editor at "bon appetit" magazine. andrew, good to see you. people go to the market and say they want to buy fresh, seasonal food. you say this is the darling of the farmers' market. >> this is it. apparently pop epopeye had it a wrong, tuscan kale. kale is for people who think they don't like kale. it's not as bitter as the curly stuff here. and it's super versatile. >> and super healthy. you just look at this. >> loaded with vitamin a. >> good for pasta a things like that. let's talk about alternative grains. what do you like? >> forget couscous and rice. >> they're delicious. >> loaded with amino acid real grits, stone-ground grits and cracked wheat. >> a variety of ways. >> and easy, easy to cook. >> you say this is literally red

hot for the fall. what is this? >> this is pimenton which is a fancy way of saying smoked spanish paprika. this has a place right next to the salt and pepper. i have yet to find a food this doesn't work with. >> on french fries? >> birthday cake is so-so, but it still works. >> the french fries are good, though. you're right. >> smokiness. literally you can put itn anything and it livens things up. fat-free, low-cal. >> you like agave nectar, why? >> this is alternative sweeteners whether it's more healthful than regular sugar. this is great because it's lighter. it dissolves easier. >> which one should i taste in. >> this is the lighter one. it's good in cocktails, iced tea. you'll see it in baked goods. >> sweet. >> you'll see it in baked goods and a lot of sodas advertised on the label. those are big trends. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. last but not least, let's go down to ann. >> finally, what's the trend for fashion?

jill martin is an expert and also contribut to "us weekly" and found deals under $50. good morning. >> good morning. >> for women, leather jackets. >> the leather jacket is the investment piece. but if you're looking to save money or you're not a fan of leather, i'm wearing one right now under $50. it's just a great alternative to get in on the trend. >> you're talking pleather. >> and it's very envogue so don't feel like you can't wear pleather. >> we thought the '80s would never come back. >> we're going '80s. >> but they ar back this fall. >> what goes around comes around. acid wash jeans, american eagle doing an updated version. >> never really left us. >> they're really back now. >> we've got the madonna thing happening. >> with the grommets and for payless, they're really doing less expensive versions now. and moccasins. remember moccasins. those are back. and neon. >> even pachute pants, i understand, mc hammer time. >> you have to know your audience for them.

>> for men. >> the plaid fad. these are available at kohl's if you want that young, hip version. and old navy making great options if you want a more conservative plaid look. >> i think this would look very good on .al our time is 8:26. we have 59 chilly degrees. messy weather. good morning. i'm joe krebs. in the news, we have new information about breaking news in southeast washington. we have just learned that 16 people have been injured innen aaccident involving a metro bus and a tour bus. all of the injuries are considered to be nonlife threatening. this happened about an hour ago in the 2300 block of good hope road southeast. good hope road is shut down in both directions. we have a news crew on the scene. we will bring you more information throughout the morning. we're going to take a break

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breezy, wet, and cool on this friday morning. two bands of moderate rain come through washington. another band in northeastern ryland. that will be moving in in another hour or so. after that, our chances for precipitation should diminish, remaining cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 60s to near 70. the small chance of a shower tonight for all the high school football games. saturday, mostly cloudy. more sun and warmer sunday and monday. jairgy, how is the traffic? tough morning. 95, 395 jammed nug ton to the 14th street bridge.

a series of accidents have been killed. a spinout on southbound capital street. for the moment, on the american legion bridge, accident free. coming up tonight on "news 4 at 5:00," a parkin son's implant, the brain sti

8:30 now on this friday morning, september 11th, 2009. cool, gray rainy day here in the heartf midtown manhattan, but we are happy these lovely folks stopped by the plaza. and just ahead in this half hour, get ready to say "aww."

we're going to talk to one of the best photographers in the midwest -- look at that -- who specializes in taking unforgettable baby pictures like these. her favorite age to work with, believe it or not, 5-day-old babies. >> oh, my gosh. >> how she gets these newborns to pose like that. that's coming up. isn't that adorable? she has a relative newborn of her own. >> that's really, really cute. also ahead, tiki barber is back today. he's going to take to the court. >> what's going on? >> anybody got some crazy glue? >> tiki's going to take to the court against some of the best tennis players in the world. one of them has not lost a match in six years. and chances are you've never heard of them. we're going to find out more about them with tiki in a little while. plus, how to find the right diet for your personality. a little bit later on. >> that's a good thing. first, it's time to reveal "where are we today?" on thursday we showed you this shot of this undisclosed location. let's lookt it.

that's the real tight shot. if you're like me and i guessed, i guessed michelle obama's garden, you are right. >> wow! >> that is her garden. believe it or not. ♪ >> reporter: this week the first of her razz bspberries will be harvested. the 1100 square foot space is kept by the first lady, her staff and volunteers. growing six types of lettuce plus dozens of other vegetables, herbs and fruits. started six months ago, the garden has already produced 430 pounds oproduce. >> wow! that's amazing. >> six months ago. >>efore you interrupted yourself? >> i forgot i recorded that this morning. that was good. that recording. that was smooth. >> that was really smooth. >> anyway, look at all the food they got. d ey give a lot of it away. 60 pounds donated to local food centers in d.c. >> you know what i like about that garden? it was started six months ago.

>> wow. >> wise guy. let's get a check of the weather now. mr rerok has that for us. >> but first --er >> "where are we today" is brought to you by comfort suites and the other fine choice hotels. >> well, this sunday, more than 25,000 people are expected to participate in the annual 5k run/walk komen new york city race f the cure. we have the ceo of komen greater new york. she's here along with some of the race participants here. doctor, good to see you. how much are you hoping to raise this sunday? >> this year we want to raise $6 million plus. >> you've asked each participant to raise about $250. how much -- what is this money going to do? >> actually, this money is going to make a difference in the lives of new yorkers, make sure that they get the breast cancer screening, education, treatment that they need to live a healthy life. >> and how is this year's race a

little different than last year? >> this year we actually lost a significant amount of money in funding to a program that provides free screenings. and we really need to bridge the gap. >> all right. and if people want to donate even if they're not taking part, how? >> they go to komen, k-o-m-e-n, nyc.org. >> dr. richardson, thank you so much. we hope the weather will clear out in time for sunday. >> we're counting on you. >> i did wear a pink tie today. >> you did. you look marvelous. >> all right. let's take a look, show you hat's going on as far as your r'ats ernccod.ne afternoon temperatures going to be brisk here in the northeast. temperatures 50s and 60s, 100s as you get into the uthwest. 80s throughout the lower mississippi river valley. you can see sunshine up and down the west coast. 92 in downtown l.a. a lot wet weather in texas. flash flood watches even thoh they've been suffering through one of their worst droughts ever. here in the northeast, that astal low causing big problems. tornado watches in eçççççç

go d.>> good morning. we have had about .25 inch of rain since this began several hours ago. we continue to see bands of rain coming in out of the northeast heading toward the southwest. where we see that area of green and yellow is where it is coming down harder in montgomery county and now into fairfax and prince george's. there is another band out of northeastern maryland that has yet to come into our region out of the northeast over the past got a lot of weather going on this weekend, so you want to keep track of it. go to the weather channel 24/7 or weather.com online. thanks al. when we come back, the woman behind these absolutely adorable baby pictures. we'll meet her. but first, this is "today" on nbc.>

we are back at 8:37. any parent with a newborn will tell you there is nothing quite like a sleeping baby. and a photographer in nebraska has found a way to make the moment last a lifetime. take a look. ♪ baby ♪ don't you cry ♪ baby of mine dry your eyes ♪ close to my heart never to part ♪ ♪ baby of mine >> tracy is the photographer behind those adorable portraits. tracy, good morning to you. >> hi. >> hi. those little babies are so sweet. you specialize in photographing newborns. you particularly like them when they're, like, around two weeks old. but i look at those pictures,

and the babies actually look like they're posing. how do you get them in those positions? >> well, they're naturally very sleepy. so we ask that the mom just get their belly nice and full, and they'll just let you do whatever you want to do to them. i think what we try to work towards is natural, curly positions like they would be in the womb. they will bend very easily. and when they're sound asleep, you can do just about anything to them >> and they won't wake up. >> well, some babies will. but like the first hour of the session, they have to get used to us positioning them. but after that, it's pretty easy, i think. >> you work with your sister, kelly, and you actually create an environment within the studio that is conducive to taking these kinds of pictures. can you tell the audience about that? >> yeah. it's very important. the babies have to be very, very warm. so the studio, we have a nice little heater. the studio is very small. we crank that up to about 85 degrees. we have a little heater next to our bean bag.

we keep them very warm. and then we ask that the moms just have their bellies nice and full before they leave to come see us so that little drive to our studio gets them nice and sleepy in the car. and then when ey get there, we just take them out of their little car seat and go from there. >> are you inspired by the particular baby in termsf whether you put a hat on them or you have them in the sling or is th something you talk with the mom or the dad about? how do you decide exactly what props to use? >> you know, that changes every session. i really like to either make or do something different at each session for the client. buwe als kind of just read what the baby gives us as well. you know, some don't like their little toes touched or they don't like a hand under their cheek. so we just kind of read what they give us. and then if they're super sleepy, we can do tons of stuff. but some are -- you know, the little girls tend to be feistier. so we have to work a little bit harder with them. but we kind of just read the baby and get as many shots as we can.

>> this isn't just professional for you. it's also personal. you have a little girl of your own, elsie, who is 3 months old at this point. what do pictures like these -- do we see elsie in one of those? i'm not sure. >> there's about six of them that are her. yes. >> what do these pictures mean to you as a mom to have those pictures? >> you know, youust -- they only stay that little for so long. and when i brought her home from the hospital, she was photographed every day for the first month and a half. it's just precious to see them that little because they grow so fast. so i think it's important. and that's what we try to do for our clients is just capture them really tinlike that. >> you also teach other photographers the art of baby whispering, so to speak. what is your favorite secret or number one secret to successfully photographing a newborn? >> i think what we try to teach the other photographers that come into our studio is just those simple techniques of calming the baby. they're all the same.

they all have the same needs. so we just show them, you know, how to take small movements, you know, how to place the baby into position. and then how to keep them asleep. and that's what most people struggle with when they do this type of photography is just keeping the baby asleep. >> and the window of opportunity to get shots like this with babies, at what point are they just too old to really be able to do this successfully? >> i think probably at about six weeks. you get to see more alert time. they want to be awake. and they're, you know, socially smiling. so under a month, definitely, you can g those shots. >> well, they e absolutely fantastic photographs. i'm bummed now, my kids are too big. i don't have anything like this. i don't think they'llit for you anymore, tracy. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> tracy raver. >> pleasure. and still ahead, we're going to take to the court with the greatest tennis player, one of them, anyway, you've never heard .f

>>8:44 now on a friday morning. we're back with "today's call to action." there are thousands ochildren in this country whose parents are serving in the military overseas, and now they're receiving some comfort thanks to two very special high schoolers. nbc's lee cowan has their story. >> reporter: at the airfield, they may not look like daddy's little girls anymore, but they are, and proud of it. which is what made it so hard when their fathers went off to war. >> you think about it, 13 years old, he leaves. 15 years old, heomes back. that's a year and a half out of my life that dad's not there. it's not just a business trip. he's actually in a war zone. >> girls mature so quickly in our teenage year and that's something our parents are really missing out on. >> reporter: miranda hearn and

kaylee deacon are daughters of deployment, left bend to battle the enemy at home, loneliness. >> nobody at school quite understood. so i wore my dad's jacket, my dad's hat just for comfort. and i got made fun of a lot for it like kids ask stud questions and made me feel bad. >> the way i viewed myself just went down immensely. and it was just that absence. i mean, i didn't think i was pretty anymore. i didn't raise my hand in class, you know. i looked down. >> that's our big sister aspect. >> reporter: theyirst met at a conference meant to inspire young women. >> we want to have speakers help encourage you and empower you. >> reporter: and suddenly they realized their pain was itself an inspiration. >> we see a need. we feel the need. we live it. >> reporter: they decided to create a military sisterhood who understood. and soon their bswee,it sisterhood of the traveling bdus, was born. bdus, by the way, with the camouflage uniforms their fathers wear in combat. >> it matched perfectly.

>> everybody recognizes it. >> reporter: before they knew it, they had a following. >> what e some ofhe things you guys go through? >> reporter: their problems were every military daughter's problem. >> depression, you know. >> i cry myself to sleep sometimes. because i would miss him so much. >> girls loved it. they were so excited that somebody was actually identifying their need. and it was one of their peers. >> long time no see. >> i know. >> reporter: they want to take the idea nationwide and are now enlisting the help of the guard's top brass to bring some 400 military daughters together in a massive conference next year. >> we have our programs, california national guard has our programs that reach out to the youth, but, you know, the youth assisting the youth, you can't beat that. >> reporter: there's still a l of work to do, not the least of which is to raise $150,000 to pull it off. no small task given that they're both preparing for a military career of their own.

miranda in the air force, kaylee in the marines. >> i'm proud of every soldier out there. that's why i'm aspiring to be in the marine corps because i want to be a soldier, too, and want to experience it. now it's my turn. >> reptee,or both say both of them already are. for "today," lee cowan, nbc news, sacramento. and still ahead on a friday morning, saving a little money by working your summer fashions into your fall wardrobe. talk about that. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

new york is playing host right nowo the world's best tennis players at the 41st u.s. open. and "today" national correspondent tiki barber met up with some of them. tiki, good morning. >> good morning, you guys. i recently had the opportunity to take the court with some of the finest players in tennis today. and though their names aren't instantly recognizable, their talent definitely is. >> reporter: federer, nadal, williams, these are the names synonymous with greatness on the court. wagner, taylor, verdeer, these are the greatest names in tennis you probably don't know. that's because they're the names and faces of wheelchair tennis.

esther has been the top ranked player in the world since 1999. her current winning streak of 372 matches may make her the most dominant player in any professional sport ever. number one ranked david wagner, a doubles partner taylor have won olympic gold twice in the quadriplegic division. they were instrumental it bringing the division to the u.s. open in 2007. they'll try to defend their grand slam title when wheelchair tennis returns to the open this year. >> to be a gnd slam champion is a great notch to have. >> reporter: each of these athletes has overcome incredible difficulties. at just 8 years old, esther underwent surgery on her spinal cord. >> when i woke up, i was paralyzed from waist down. >> reporter: david suffered a severe injury in the ocean that paralyzed him. >> i jumped over a wave, and as it broke, it knocked my legs out from underneath me and jackknifed my body into the ocean floor. >> i was born with a disability. a normal person's spinal column,

you have nerves going up both muscles. i was born with every other nerve. >> reporter: and while their stories may be different, their love of sport is the same. >> i wanted to play high school sports. and tennis made the most sense. they weren't going to let me play football, obviously. tackling a 300-pound wheelchair can be a little painful. >> to get back on the tennis court was so natural. i think it's given me some of that confidence back when i was 21 and became disabled. >> reporter: the great thing about wheelchair tennis, it's not different than regular tennis other than the fact that you can bounce twice, but it's the same sport. >> there's no difference. you can play anywhere with anybody, and that's the cool thing about it. >> reporter: dan james has been coaching wheelchair tennis for ten years. >> you look at david, esther and nick as just incredible people. the chair is secondary. they are inspirations to anyone who isn't sure what they have in their life. >> reporter: to really get a feel for wt these athletes endure, i had to get in a chair. so how do you move tsehings? left, right.

>> yeah. well, let's try. it's really important that you hold youracket in your hand. you have it all the way up here. and that's quite difficult. so try to hold it a little bit further down. >> okay. >> and then place it on top of the pushing rim. curl your fingers around it. >> so short pushes? short pushes. >> how do you stop? or do you not stop? >> in wheelchair tennis, you're actually -- it's better not to stop. >> what's next? >> i think we should just go and try to play some tennis. ♪ >> you got it. i'm impressed how fast you are. >> reporter: finally, i was gettg the hang of it. >> oh, nice. i'm done. i lost a point to tiki. i think you're ready to take on the boys. >> let's. >> reporter: but was i really ready for the number one ranked men's doubles team? >> how was your match? ♪

>> reporter: nick, show me your kick serve. but don't do it too hard. >> when i started playing tennis, i was really b. to put it mildly. so nobody wanted to play with me. i had to find a way to be able to pick the ball up on my own off the ground. >> reporter: now tick taylor's kick serve has been known to draw crowds. oh! >> what's the score? >> 8-4. >> 8-4? are you down? >> i'm down. >> i haven't lost in six years. we're not going to lose now. >> reporter: before ruining what could be the greest record in sports history. we decided to call our friendl match. it was only then that i found my comfort zone on the court. dig, dig, dig! nick, you're getting two bounces. you don't got to take it in zero. or so i thought. in. >> what? no way! are you sure of that? >> i think that was out. sorry. >> what? >> today is the second day of wheelchair competition at the

u.s. open. and we want to wish esther, nick and david the best of luck as they compete. i still have the blisters. i was better in the chair than i was out because i try to hit so hard. so in the chair i was actually a little bit better. >> great story. >> what makes a great story is when we sit on the couch and we haven't seen it before and we sit there going -- >> well, the great thing about wheelchair tennis is after while you forget that they're in wheelchairs, they're just playing tennis. >> you can go play it anywhere. >> against anybody. they can beat an able-bodied person, i'm sure. >> certainly beat us.h >> thanks, tiki. still to come, a diet for every personality. >> that's right, after your local news.

our time right now is 8:55. 60 degrees as we look at a rainy ronald reagan national airport on this september 11th, a friday here in the nation's capitol. good morning. i am joe krebs. in the news, we are following breaking news out of southeast washington where more than a dozen people have been injured in an accident involving a metro bus and a charter bus. tracee wilkins is live on the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we just got a final count from fire officials. they are telling us 19 people were injured in this accident, six of them children. the good news, all minor injuries. the folks have been transported. a few people who refused to go to get help saying they were just fine and wanted to get to where they were going. this metro bus was coming down the rode around 7:30 a.m. when it was hit in the back by the charter bus still parked behind it. they moved 19 people off of the buses to try to get them to the hospital and have them treated as soon as possible. minor injuries. as a result, they have shut down

where we are located on good hope road southeast 2300 block. it has been shut down in both directions. i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in southea

moderate rain continues to move through the area. they are drying out. much dryer air. another band of moderate rain that will likely make its way into the metro area here in another hour. after that, our chances for precipitation should diminish this afternoon and tonight and tomorrow. more sun and warmer sunday and monday. jerry, how is the traffic now? tom, it has been a very challenging morning to say the least. along 95 and 395 from newington to the 14th street bridge, 66, wilson bridge, every way, the weather is affecting the commute. thanks very much. coming up tonight on "news 4 at 5:00," a parkin son's implant, the brain stimulato

we're back with more of "today" on a friday morning, the 11th o september, 2009. it's just plain nancy out here in the northeast now. after a nice week, it started to rain in ernest. windy, cool temperatures. you kw what, though? it's okay. we've got a nice group of people out here. we're having fun. i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales and al roker out on the plaza. >> i'm holding the umbrella. >> very nicely done. >> n we should be. >> no. >> no?

coming up in this half hour, real estate. if you're thinking of jumping into theleur tnt real estate markve,ure' w gote' tsre ghi ga ggment coming up. gowee 'rg ye inet lou know what you can aetdorff to buy whether you're in the market to spend $200,000 or $500,000 or somewhere in between. >> all right. plus, anyone who's ever tried to lose weight, you've been frustrated by those plans in trying to follow the rules and haven't found the right one? well, we've got four different diets for four different types of personalities. maybe you need to actually think about your personality and find out which one might work for you. >> okay. also, it's transition time as the weather is cooling down, of course, a lot of you may have some things that you're hanging on to from your summer wardrobe. we're going to show you how you can transition those pieces into the fall with the right look. >> save you a little money. >> sav you money. >> good idea. >> last a long time. let us go inside right now. ann's standing by. she's got the headlines of the morning. good morning, ann. >> good morning, matt and everybody. and also in the news this morning, today this marks a poignancy and purpose this day as the world remembers an attack

on america eight years ago. at the pentagon president obama lays a wreath in the honor of the more than 180 pple who died when american airlines flight 77 crashed there. and earlier at the white house, the president and first lady observed a moment of silence and paid tribute at 8:46 eastern marking the time when the first plane struck the world trade center. nbc's ron allen is at ground zero in lower manhattan with more. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, ann. yes, it's a very rainy and windy morning overlooking ground zero. we're getting close to the moment when the second plane hit the south tower. and there will be another moment of silence. the ceremonies are well under way here. the 9/11 families are reading the names of relatives who were lost, an annual ritual here in new york. this year for the first time they're being accompanied by volunteers. it is part of the fact that this is the first time that september 11th is being recognized as a national holiday, a national day of service and remember, it's not a national holiday. the families did not want this

to be a day of leisure and time off. they wanted it to be a day of work. they've been organizing institutions and groups around the country trying to get them to do good deeds in their communities today and make that something of a tradition on september 11th. there's also a take time of the stock of the rebuilding effort here which has been slow and delayed and very painful. the latest plans to build four skyscrapers around the plaza where there will be a memorial and a monument to the victims of september 11th. the target date is to get that done by 2011, the tenth anniversary. ann, back to you. >> we're seeing now vice president joe biden at ground zero, ceremonies lasting throughout this day. thank you so much, ron allen, for wrur report. there is some good news this morning in the fight against h1n1 otherwise known as the swine flu. scientists now say it appears only one shot of the new vaccine will be needed to protect most americans from the virus, not two as predicted earlier. and they say the vaccine becomes effective in protecting people within ten days.

republican congressman joe wilson says he will not be muzzled when speaking out against president obama's health care plan. on his website last night, wilson said he will speak up loudly against the current plan. meantime, house majority whip jim clyburns calling on wilson to apologize for the entire house of representatives for yelling "you lie" when president obama's health care address was made on wednesday. wilson has apologized to the president. no one was seriously injured after flash flooding on thursday in sedona, arizona. fast-moving water tossed cars into each other and stranded motorists. nasa says the first test of its powerful moon rocket went off without a hitch on thursday. more than 1 million pounds of propellant ignited in a split second, shooting flames out of the area 1 rocket that sent a towering plume of smoke, sand and dust high into the sky over northe utah. it could be seen for miles. the rocket is an essential part of nasa's plan to return

astronauts to the moon by 2020. to the moon, alice. it is now four minutes past the hour. let's go to al r the weather. >> probably work a lot better once they point it it up. anyway, let'a t, ake lookowsh you -- thank you. show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. we'veow got this b tornado watch for much of new jersey today until noon. coastal flooding, beach erosion, rip currents, heavy rain. ççççççççççççççç we've had about .25 of an inch here this morning. there is some more on the way. it has tapered off in washington. one band of moderate rain, southern maryland, into prince william county. another band of moderate rain to heavy rain, northeastern maryland that may move in the area in 45 minutes or so. temperatures hovering right near 60. a smaller chance of a passing shower this afternoon. overnight tonight and

♪ she's a brick house and this morning on "today's real estate," affordable home as cross the country. ready to get into the market? maybe thinking of relocating? we've got homes to show you from salem to oregon to watertown, connecticut. our brick house barbara corcoran is today's real estate contributor. good to see you again, barb. >> i think it's good to see you, al. >> thanks very much. let's get to it. we'vgot a lot of great houses. g'reoing to start middle of ede couny,'r tulsa, oklahoma, icpr at $177,900. .k ts likes his is a great homeg >> this is the best home for a family on a budget and not to put tulsa down, it's the number one place to raise a family, nominated three years in a row and it's won that category. this is $73 a square foot. >> whoa! >> think about that. $177,000 buys you four bedrooms,

four baths, a heome meticulous from top to bottom, perfect for the family on a budget as you mentioned. there's that beautiful dinin room. ev room. every room is bright and cheery, ro an open layout, a totally mphe tcren,ki double-height ceilings in most of the major rooms. a huge backyard. >> a great looking backyard. >> it's not just about the house. all your kids could have their whole ighborhood over in that backyard. so this is a house that's great value. >> okay. noikn, l t ihise next one. in new hope minnesota, ahi renovated farmhouse priced at 00$2. ,9 $224,900. > this certainly lks expensive because the last one was inexpense, but this is a great deal as well. it's been totally remodeled. it's charming on the outside. it's very comfortable on the inside. it sits on that huge oversized lot. it's more than an acre of land. and you have neighbors that are far away. so it has privacy. there's that beautiful living room. look at all those windows. brand-new shutters. the trim is meticulous. the walls have been inted. look at the floor. it's really like a model house. that's the kitchen, oveat-in kitchen, all those cabinets are real wood, not n compressed woo

ar tkyacd and a lovely driveway that goes up the side of the house ere. mature trees, stone patio. i mean, this is a house you can get comfortable in. remember, it's only $224,000. that screened-in porch, is that generally a good idea? because you do take away some of your backyard. >> it's aky good question. depends how big your backyard .s if you've got a little backyard, you don't want a screened-in porch to encompass your whole yard. people love it. it e txtdsenhedssoea s sno it feels like afu sse ul space. >> the pific northwest, salem, oreg, for $389,000, a house with threeedroom and a very modernlook. >> oh, this one is super modern for those people who like that. i would say it's only one-third of the nation who like modern houses. take a look at this. brand-new white siding up and down the front of it. >> we are going to take a look. there it is. >> there it is! it's a cube-style house. you might look from the outside and think it's not going to be so pretty on the inside. wait till you see what it looks like. it's all modern convenience from

top to bottom. ea a grt room with 13windows. there's that kitchen with the nice eating area plus a dining area. what you can't see here opens onto a big backyard. all those cabinets are new. you've got a subzeroa refrigerator there, nice dining area. it'sot the breakfast nook as well. entireors throughout the house -- it's covered there -- but through the rest of the house it has heart pine floors. honestly, i don't know what that is, but i love the way it sounds. >>t snds good. pine. >> snds bter than pine. and lots of windows and lots of light. >> this is a modern house. you mentioned only one-third of the people like modern architecture. is that hard to sell? >> the hard part about a modern house is people like charming. so once y get them inside, it's an easy sale because people appreciate how nice it is to live in. but getting them in the door is the real issue. >> the reason we had a problem getting to the picture was because ihekipped a house. that was my fault. >> oh, my 'sete o >> let's goo tlotouok lookout mountain, tennessee. was my fault. $319,000, fourbaths. my fault.ba

ault.my >>,llouwe yt us mhave a problem with the most adorable little cottage you could ever see. it looks like a tiny little cottage. it's not.us and it's in lookout mountain. wh wouldn't want to live in that place? painted yellow. >> people walk around going "look out!" >> aye, aye, aye. g room, we're here, al rowe, omv ignoring you. >> thank you. >> all right. look at the beautiful mouldings. >> gorgeous. > it's real a goldilocks co age. look inside. it's deceiving from the outside. yellow is the color of the moment in that house. and you know it suits it. and that house will sell for a good 15% more than any other house because the way it's decorated, the colors the chose, and the welcoming look it has. >> look at that. >> the screened-in porch, back to your question earlier. people love that kind of thing because it's an extra play area and a place to hang out. 19s tud.ormehoohio, $469,900,u.

>> akron, ohio, ayou know. >> whoa! the places th has park galore. and that is not aus hoe, that is a mansionor $469,000. it's got a long dreway, a very formal living room. look at that ceiling, all the moulding, the old wood paneling, they were smart to leave that intact. that fireplace is gorgeous. >> it's beautiful. the truth is people don't use fireplaces but they love having them there. they sure look fancy. that's the master bedroom. what you can't see there, it's got full wall of windows which ds a lot of light to l wake up to which is important.o one of the kids' rooms. there are four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, and each one is very large. what you can't see is that giant walk-in closets in each of those bedrooms. >> the o big-ticket item, classic dutch colonial, watertown, connecticut. .515,000 t of house for this. this is a lot of house for maybe not so little bit of money but still for $515,000, it's a lot of house. it's two hours from boston. two hours from new york ci.is at's a colonial house youol buy

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south beach, for example, one lowfat cheesestick. >> these kds of things are where there are a lot of rules and regulations, there's not a lot of gray area for choice. >> let's talk about the flexible type of eater. this is my type of eating. this is the opposite of the structured eater. >> this is a lot of choice. and this tends to work for people that are laid back, more adaptable. they like having wiggle room. there's no perfect solution. they can weigh the pros and cons. >> this would be something like a weight watchers and gives you an area like points. >> weight watchers, points, volumetrics with nutrients, things you can balance and barter and choose one thing and not choose something else. but there's a lot of choice here. so the flexibility has to be controlled. and if that's your temperament, you'll do well becau you won't feel deprived. ave dessert. have dedessert.'t >> small dessert, but you can have dessert. next is the organizational eater. we have a lot going on. these are people who don't just want to have to think about dieting and counting calories as well. they want it all sort of packaged and planned out for them.

>> right. this is the kind of temperament that likes to preplan, like things spread out. they get a lot of sense of structure and comfort when things are organized. tell me what to eat, what to do and you can have daily, weekly or monthly plans and buy a whole plan from a commercial group like nutri/system or jenny craig or do it yourself by going to the supermarket. there are a variety of products. but it's all preplanned. meals andnacks are set. it's a no-brainer. if that's the kd of pern you are, that's fine. >> it may cost you more, though. >> it may cost you more. a lot of people don't like that thought of saying you're going to tell me what to eat. this works for people who don't have lot ofime and want things planned out far in advance. >> these are the meal replacements, too. >> that are all kinds and they're available in all price ranges. >> let's move on to the last grou which is a social eater. >> right. >> this is the kind of person who needs that emotional support, that comfort food every now and again, right? >> for the social eater, this is the most complex person because it's less about the food. all plans can work. this is someone who feels they

must connectith other people to share their stories. they also tend not to manage stress too well. >> so they turto food. >> they turn to food and other ways to try and comfort. good strategies, join a support group, go online, go to community boards and keep a running tally of your stress, of what you're eating, get some relaxation. >> like a daily log or food journal. >> right. join a plan that really will send you to your pda or phone, little messages for inspiration. this person feels more comfortable connecting with others in life to share information. >> that probably works, i would think, for all dieters and personalities. you need that emotion support. >> a lot of people need more emotional support. they're ry needy in other ways. that can be a good thg. other peop are more isolated, they say give me the food, structure and i'm on my own. and you really have to be honest with yourself to see what kind of temperament you really have. >> it really is cataloging and keeping watch over what you're eating. >> it's always going to be calories in. >> madeline bernstrom, thank you so much.

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so if you are a little squeeching about blood, you might not want to watch. 14-year-old twinkle is a typical teenager in every way except one. she suffers from a mysterious condition which mes her spontaneously bleed from her eyes, hands and head. her story is being told in a new special that will air this weekend on the national geographic channel. dr. george buchanan is a pediatrician at the university of texas southwestern medical center in dallas. he's met twinkle. dr. buchanan, good to see you. >> thank you. >> this is an unusual story. young girl, 30 years of experience, you've treated kids for anemias and blood disorders. have you ever seen anything like this? >> nothing like this before. this is really a first for me. >> now, what's the simple e, easiest way to describe twinkle's condition? >> well, she is basically a healthy young lady other than for the past two or three years she's had episodes of bleeding seemingly from her eyes, in her scalp and hands and feet that just come on a couple times a week. no one really nld understands w. >> where is the blood coming

from? >> wel that's a good question. when one looks at her, there's no obvious cuts or scrapes or scratches or wounds. this seems to come right through the skin and from the eyes. and medical science just doesn't have a good explanation for that. >> does this cause her pain? >> she complains of mild pain from time to time but it doesn't seem to cause a lot of pain. >> how old was she when this started? >> she was 11 to 11 1/2 when it began. >> we see you here examining her. we should note you weren't there when the bleeding actually started. >> i wasn't. and that's really critically important. in fact, no one other than perhaps the mother a time or two has actually seen the bleeding begin. it's the aftermath of the bleeding that's -- when i saw her. and it already happened. >> what does that say to you? is that a clue? >> well, it's a clue. first of all, there's no mechanism by which blood can spontaneously come through the skin from the eyes that medical science nlds. so this really does raise the question that this is being faked in some way or the blood is being placed or put the by

twinkle. >> in fact, i was going to ask you, you traveled to india to conduct your own testing for th documentary. >> yes, i did. >> that's going to be on nationalgeographic. so what are your thoughts? >> well, when ieard her story even before i left, it sounded very suspicious me in that i had not seen bleeding conditions like this before. i've seen many children with bleeding conditions. and doctors in india suspected that as well, the family weren't willing to accept that diagnosis, however. >> now, so the obvious question, is this a hoax? do you think? >> well, it could well be. the definition of a hoax, i guess, yes, i think this is something that's been purposely brought on that is the most likely diagnosis. there's a term called munchausen's syndrome which is used broadly to define a situation where a person, a paent, brings on illness, induces injury to themselves for a variety of reasons. >> but at this point after examining her, you can't tell how. >> i can't tell how. i don't know where the blood comes from. weid an extensive evaluation which is shown in the documentary to try to determine.

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this morng on "today's style," transitioning your favorite summer clothes into hot fashion looks for fall. " magazine writes about this every season in their now and later column. so you can stay in style and save a bundle throughout the year. alise is "lucky's" editor at large. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is a way for us to save a lot of money as we're transitioning in your wardrobe. >> at "lucky" we believe you can extend the life of your wardrobe and you can make anything work anytime of year. >> as you're shopping now for fall trends, think about something that's going to really last you, too. now and later. >> now and later. and with layering and working within the monochromatic wardrobe, you really take things in fall, winter -- >> extend the life of your

clothing. >> exactly. >> you headed to washington square park here i manhattan and caught up with marnie. let's hear about her favorite summer pant. >> marnie, i love that you're wearing one of our favorite summer trends, which is the silk pant. >> mm-hmm. i wear these all the time. i lo them for summer. and i have no idea how to transition them into fall. >> silk's a thin fab ricric. we definitely have ideas. >> it was a great look for summer. the silky pant, the sort of corrobora cropped look. so tell us how you extend marnie's look into fall. >> i understand why she loves these pants. they're comfortable and flattering. not only is silk really thin, it's actually kind of casual. so we added an opaque tight. this is sort of an insulating layer and ao because it elongates the shape of the pant, it makes them look properly long. and then she's also wearing a

boyfriend blazer. we've been seeing these all summer but there's a huge trend for fall, too. it's a great shape, it's oversized and works really well with the pants. >> right. >> you can sort of play with proportion. she's wearing a classic feminine blouse and fun little shoe booties. >> very nice. you made it work. looks good on her. thank you, marnie. next up you met up with a woman named sharon. let's hear about sharon's favorite item from the summer. >> sharon, i can tell this dress is vintage and one of a kind. i love it. tell me about it. >> well, i've had it for years. i wear it every summer. then when fall comes, poof, i put it away. >> i think we can give it a longer shelf life. i'd love that. >> let's do it. >> it's a beautiful dress, vintage shift dress that she loves to wear. there you see it, the summer look. okay. now, alise, let's bring out sharon with the shift but with the tall touch. >> we love vintage. but the key is to mix it with new items.

otherwise you can look a little costumy. >> a little dated. >> a little dated, right. and again, we could have easily add a cardigan or blazer. that would have been the simple way to add an extra layer. but we sided to mix it up. don't think that you can't layer under things. this has a neckline. so we added this really thin turtleneck. don't go for anything too bulky. it sort of plays up the neckline. it's also a great canvas for that statement necklace. and sharon is not shy at all. a great model. >> she's rocking this outfit for us. and you put the dark tights, the opaque tights, and the shoe booty which actually is open in the front. it's open tie. another trend for fall. >> all of these shoes are available on endless. they have every single fall trend. it's all covered. and the gray is softer than the black, and the belt is a great way to sort of flatter the waist, you know -- >> that a-line shape, it accentuates the waist.

she looks great. thank you so much, sharon. okay. and finally, let's take a look at michelle and her favorite item from the summer. let's listen to it. >> michelle, i love your top. >> thank you so much. my boyfriend bought it for me at the beginning of summer. it's my favorite look. i would love to wear it into the fall, but i feel like it's a little too beachy. >> i think there's definitely a way to make it work for fall. >> yea! help me. >> it's a beautiful white tunic. question is, though, can you get away with a look after summertime? especially after labor day, can you wear white? and alise, you say yes. >> yes. there are no laws in fashion anymore. i feel like all these rules are completely waiting to ining to . >> out the window. particularly if you cover them with sort of an equestrn boot. really affordable, beautiful, she can wear them all year. and th a little cuddly cardigan. and the scarf. we're seeing tons of those for fall. so many people are doing really beautiful and really affordable vers.

again, if you're not crazy about jewelry,t's a great way to sort of add a splash of color or pattern without doing like you're going over the top. >> don't put those white jeans away just yet. the idea is if you've got a great equestrian boot and chunky sweaters. >> righ the key is to layer and mix it up. again, i mean, it's so beachy, it's so summery, but i really do think you can wear it year round. >> absolutely. i really like it. i think it looks fantastic on her. i don't know if i could get away with wearing white. i'd get a lot of viewer e-mails. let's bring everybody else out. you guys look great. what a great idea. and you've helped tm -- you all agree, righ you're going to wear these looks in the fall? very good. excellent. alise, thank you so much. .> thankou

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our time is 9:56. it is raining. 61 degrees. good morning. i'm joe krebs on this friday, september the 11th, 2009. in the news, more than a dozen people have been injured in an accident involving a metro bus an a charter bus. 19 people were injured in the accident earlier this morning in the 2300 block of good hope road and southeast. six of the victims are children. none of the injuries are considered to be life threatening. we have a news crew on the scene. we will bring you more information throughout the morning, of course.

police are offering a reward for information that helps them find the driver who hit and killed a man in prince george's county and then took off. officers say someone hit the 36-year-old victim in the 7900 blocof annapolis road in riverdale last night. they say the vehicle involved was a chrysler, which should have damage to it's front head lights. anyone with any information is asked to call prince george's county police. here is tom kierein. good morning. as we look at the radar, the rain as it moves out of the northeast heading into the southwest and into virginia tends to dry out 50 miles into the virginia. getting a break here in washington. there is a huge area of moderate to heavy rain in northeastern maryland. that may make its way no the washington metro area in another half hour to 45 minutes. after that moves through, we ought to see our chances for rain diminishing into the afternoon. still hovering near 60 degrees.

a small chance of a passing shower tonight and again on saturday. should be warmer tomorrow, sunday and monday. lots of sunshine around. should be warming into the 80s. here is a look into next week. should be partly cloudy tuesday an wednesday with highs in the 70s to near 80. how is the traffic, jerry? it is awe it have one. top side of the beltway, outer loop from college park to silver spring, crawling along the way. an accident at university boulevard has just been cleared. on 395, loaded in both directions, an accident with an overturned car near the pentagon. that just cleared inbound due to the weather. coming up tonight on "news 4 at 5:00,"

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's friday,eptember 11th. hard to believe it's been eight years since 9/11 right here in new york city and in washington, d.c. >> i cannot believe it's been eight years. it's one of those things all of us will remember sort of exactly where you were. >> where were you, hoda? >> i was driving. funny, i was going to a dentist

appointment. i was going down broadway. i remember the cab drive h the radio on. he pulled over and i saw smoke way down. if you look straight, straight down broadway all the way down, you could see smoke. i heard him screaming. he hit his steering wheel like afraid, and i said let me out. and i got out and ran up into rockefeller center, where because 30 rock is such a tall building, 60 some stories high, i ran in and they immediately said go on the roof. we need you to do a live shot. i was about to get up on the roof, and there were police up there. they said what are you doing up here, you need to get down, this is one of those buildings that they were concerned, because at that point, we didn't know -- >> high profile building. >> right, among the tallest. boy, it was like it was yesterday. you just remember the tragedy and the loss and the people i talked to and it's heartbreaking to think about it. and to realize it happened that long ago. it's so surpsing. >> in some ways it's surprising. in other ways it feels like it was yesterday, doesn't it? as you all remember, it was one

of the most incredibly crystal-clear unusual september days. usually we have a lot of haze because of the leftover heat and that sort of thing. we live on the water in connecticut and we could literally see what had happened from our home. and i'm -- we're sitting here with two amazing flags. what i remember so much ishat my assistant athe time, i won't mention names, but she w seven months pregnant with her first child, and her husband worked for cantor fitzgerald. he was in the first tower. he had actually saved people in 1993, the first time that the towers had been attacked, had saved people then. a this time, he didn't make it out. i remember saying to my friend, who is still my dear friend, i said the only thing sadder than being seven months pregnant with his child would be if you weren't seven months pregnant with hischild. this child now is so beautiful. >> right. >> and she has remarried and had another child. so at the time, we thought we would never see light. we thought we would never see a

happy day again. but you know, yet it's a time to remember and to thank, again, those who gave their lives trying to save those who were at the time many of them losing their lives. >> these two flags are terrific. >> these flags are so neat. >> this one is a flag of heroes and these are all of the firefighters and police officers and their names, i want to hold it up -- >> let me hold this corner for you. >> the names of each one individually's on there. what's great about this is, it's calledhe flag ever heroes. this flag contains the names of the emergency services personnel who gave their lives. each name is liste in alphabetical order in this flag. >> it says what they were, firefighter or paramedic. >> deputy chief. >> yeah. and this one is the flag of honor. a this one holds the names of all those -- you know what's

fascinating to me about this, holding the two different flags? >> how many names. >> many more, of course, who were in there but here's the thing. most of the people that were in the towers at the time were literally going about their everyday business, and happened to be in these places at the time. but so were these people. these people were doing what they did every day and these people were doing what they did every day, and you know, that's amazing to me to even think about the concept. >> if you want one of these flags, what's terrific about this is for $19.95, you can order flag or you can get both of them f $34.95, and you go to, it's b-i-e-l-l-c.org. the proceeds from these flags will go to help those who are affected by it. >> it's still raw, isn't it? you feel it. >> i think a lot of times in life, when things pass a certain number of years people don't

focus as deeply on it. i just think today's day, i know in new york we seem to always focus on it but i think today's one of those days, if you haven thghtbout it in awhile, it's a good day to remember what happened there. >> easy to fall into bad habits. it always is. we have fallen into the bad habit of thinkingll is wellin the world and we could, please god, no, but anything can happen in this crazy world and random world that we live in. we have enemies, real, real enemies who would love to destroy our nation. and so let's just be vigilant. let's me it a word because you know what i mean. if you see something, say somethin honestly, many times people don't want to because they think it's none of my business. i went up to somebody the other day at the airport and said something to them. it turned out to be nothing at all but i just thought what if it weren't, you know, just a bag sitting there. >> i think it's good.

it is good to be vigilant and to payattention and also to realize there are -- >> diligent and vigilant. >> and to also realize -- >> the most expensive part of my body are my teeth. >> how much did you pay for those chops? >> thousands and thousands of dollars. oh, my gosh. >> you did? that's crazy. re's a question. do you have good frnds? i mean really good friends? no, because if i had a good friend, you would have said digint. >> i don't know what you're talking about three-fourths of the time. >> if i had a good friend you woulhave said it's the wrong word. you didn't do that. you let me blow in the wind. >> you don't let me low. yo let me fla flap. here the thing. what makes a good friend? let's hear it. >> for me, trust. if i tell you something and say please, hoda, don't say anything, trust. first and foremost. >> what if i said i'm so sorry, i didn mean to tell x but i did? >> well, if i hadn't said at the time please, hoda, don't say this, please be iligent, then

you know, that happens. sometimes i say i won't, i won't tell a soul, then time goes by and i blurt something out. did i say that? that happens in life. >> i think it's about -- i think it's number one about having someone who's there when you're in a crisis, even if it's a smallcrisis. i think that matters, when people are there for you when you're in theweeds, that matters a lot to me. >> you know what, people that share your joy when you are rejoicing, truly are as happy for you as you are. that's a friend. and people who share every bit as much of the pain when you're going through something like that, too. our world is full of people who enjoy other people's pain too much. >> right. >> they really do. they're not happy for youhen something good happens and they rejoice when, you know, something terrible. and if somebody is like secretly going like tha guess what, they're not your friend. now what? >> i don't know. tan lines and bad things showing. that's all trouble. >> you are falling apart. you need to be more diligent when you go about your daily

life. >> i don't know. who can keep track of everything. there's too much to worry about. i don't care. >> this is what i observed about you. there are certain things in life that you care very much about. and other things you don't. for you, the tan lines, everybody goes crazy here. you don't care. >> i know. i don't care. so what? it's a tan line. life. hey, sara. >> why don't you tell kathie lee the correct, digilant. >> what is it, diligent? and vigilant. just an error, all right? i can't be perfect 100% of the time. >> say something. >> i was just going to say the friends are the onesou c be silent around. you don't have to say anything. >> that's a good point and i love your top. >> she didn't have a shirt. >> anyway, just saying. anyway, we have a terrific show for you today. they wanted it, they got it. we're going to check out the results of today's ambush tried activia? listen to this story. my problem was occasional irregularity.

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we're back with ambush makeors and two lucky ladies who got to spe hours and hours unr the spell of our experts. >> earlier today, louis licari, stylist to the stars and jill martin, fashion expert and "us weekly" contributor plucked two ladies from the plaza for a head-to-toe overhaul. no more time. you guys are outf time. let'seveal the results. >> we've had enough time. >> okay. here we go. >> how was it today? >> it was fantastic. it was fantastic. the crowd was great. we found two women that were anxious and excited to be here. that's all you need. >> decked out in their "today" show tehirts. >> i like that. >> so our first woman, her name is v.flemer, from sun lakes, arizona. assh he been marrio gorgeous hsb gorgeous husband, ron, hurfo25r years this december. she's a retired accountant who

now spends her days caring for her disabled brother-in-law. she doesn't get to spend a lot of time focusing on herself. she's had the same look for a long, long time. let's take a listen to her story. >> i cannot believe you are 72 years old. we can't wait to give you a makeover. >> i am. i can't wait until you do it, too. >> tell us why you want a whole new look. >> oh, i just had this hair forever and maybe i need something new, somebody else needs to tell me. >> all right. we're going to boss you around al morning. i know your 25th anniversary is coming up. you gave her a kiss outde when we picked her. she's going to get a little bit more. >> oh, absolutely. absolutely. what good timing. she hated her last haircut so this is good. >> all right. louis will take good care of you. you ready to go? >> i'm ready. i'm ready. >> we are all ready. so is husband, ron, who's got his blindfold on. you keep that blindfold on until i tell you, all right? fingerscrosd. i seeim. here is her look before. all right, come out. show us the new you.

oh! s wait. ron, before you turn around, ron, take aook at your wife. put your glasses . you can't see her. go ahead. put them on. >> wow! >> you ready? >>'m ready to see myself. >> yes. put those glses on. you little hot number. >> oh, my god, is that me? >> yes, it's you. you look gnificent. >> wow. >> what do you think? do you love? >>louis, tell us about the har. >> i didn't know she was 72 before but now, you are no 72. >> you're not even 52. gosh. >> what jennifer did, short hair, people think short hair, boring. guess what? it ain't so. what she did, she made it long, fluy, she made it go towards the face. you're a sexy girl. >> andather. ji put her in lther. hello. >> a littleeather.

lace and denim. the jacket is from ann taylor. you told me it was too tight. it's cool, right? >> fantastic! whato we think, honey? >> terric. wo >> he is breathless. go see your cute husband. get on over there. >> oh, so sweet. >> you guys head right that way. our second lady will join you. her name isyolanda shrp. she's 50 frommontgomery, alabama. she has been an accountant for over 25 years. she's the oldestof five is.te nstantly beg her to chageo haner l okd unless th force her, she never does a fthingorherself.he she tried to color her own hair once but gave it up when it turned multiple brig rlocos.lo oh, that's a nightmare. the minute her sistes. saw us outside, they starti jmp uungp and down for our attention and we could't wait to get to them. so she is here, acally, with her five beautiful sisters but let'sake a listeno yolan sharp's story. >> well, it is clear you want your sister toave a makeover. tell us why.

>> yes, because she's turned 50 and w just want a look totally fferent. she's never be married so you know, it would just be a wonderful thing for her to look. >> you want her to have a hot date? >> we brought her to new york so she can meet a man. that's what we're trying to help her find. yes. that what we want her to do, meet aan. allou men out here, you ready for a whole new look? >> i am. i'm excited. >> how adorable is she. >> look at theert stsis, all ready. >> the five sisters probably more excit than she is. let's take one last look at yolanda sharp and now, let's bring out the brand new and available yolanda sharp. come on. >> all right, sisters. take them off. >> yolanda, you rdy?

>> i am. >> get a gander at yourself. >> it's so great. so great. okay. >> even louis is crying. i love it. >> yolanda, she looked terrific, nuber one. what i id, i used a semipermanent color on her hair. that's great because it's compatible with straighteners. people say can you color and straighten? yes, you can. she's a perfect example. then enid, eyebrows are in. she has beautiful eyes. she should put many colors on her eyes. you look gorgeous. >> you guys, what do you ink? >> she looks amazing. >> wow. and jill, tell us about this outfit, darling. >> all right. two-fd here. 50th birthday and a hot date. so she can mix and match these pieces from macy's alex evenings. >> adorable. come on, erybody. you've all been ambushed. stand right here. we're so happy for you.

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have you been living in the heartbreak hotel, shopping for someone to love but turning up empty? >> deborah gray says you just might be emotionally unavailable, and married three times, she ought to know. nost dithorer co-author haswritten "are you emotionally available" hoping to help youin your search for mr. right. hello, deborah. >> thank you for having me. >> so basilly in this book, you basically say listen to me because i've done everything wrong and i've ended up with a happ ending. >> that's exactly right. i've been married three times, engaged three times, slept with everyone. >> everyone? >> been attracted to all the wrong men. never listened to any good

advice. so i had learn everything the hard way. >> i think a lot of women are looking for, out there single, looking for mr. right. >> or mr. perfect. >> somewhere outheres a guy on a whi stallion who is flawless. and that's an issue that we have. >> there's curtis stone and there's all the other men in the world. >> but we have to get on the mainland, don't we? we have to really, really recognize what wee got to offer and what we're looki for in someone, and have a real check list of what's important and what's going to make us happy. >> i thought you were saying chick list. you mean check list. give us your chick list. >> chick list is what you wt. do you want someone that's kind, that's going, you know, good heart, that's got good values, that going to faithful. it's not all abt, you know, is he six foot and really the hot. it's a perfect world you're talking about. >> may not be faithful to you. it may not work the other way around. >> what about if you're attracted to a certain type? say you're attraced to a

powerful man? don't look at me. what if you are and that's your story. what do you do? >> you know i slept with a lot of men. i have also slt wi a lot of powerful men. >> you keep telling us. we're going to ask you how many in a minute if you keep it up. >> powerful men,ou have to acceptthe good with the bad. a lot of them, egotistal and strong and they need things their way. you've got to understand that you've got other values you're looking for as well. theyave to be good at what they do, don't you think? >> what's the biggst mistake wen make today? the ggest one. wish we had a wole show for this. >> i believe won stop flirting. they stoppedoving themselves and they carry way too much baggage into the next relationship. we all have bad experiences. we do. >> nobody wants to hear about them, do they? >> let it go. get or it. just get over it. >> what is it autr. number three thatou said alright, now i'm happy? >> he was kind, he was gentl i broke the mold. he wasn't the kind of gu i normally attracted to.

i love the b men, you know. those really bad -- >> bad boys. >> some wom want the guys who they know they can't have, for some reason. whether they admit it or not. >> they may be commitment-phobic. >> it's exciting to have that wild, rnchy night but do the bad times outweigh he good times? >how do u know i you really are emotionally available? >> you have to have a check list. you really do. you have to work it throug and you have to understand what you have to offer and what you're rely looking for. we've got practical advice. >> u have theseittle rings somebody c wear out which is just a sign that i am sort of emotionally -- >> it says are you e-a? >> first of all, i would think satstarts a convon deborah, thank you. go luck with your book. sorry, darling. coming upnext, the t chicks. anything... ...to slow us down but even in your0s... ...your bones can gin to change.

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to tweet or not to tweet. that is the question in today's elationships. when it comes to relationships and social neworking, how much sharing is t much? >> we brought together three expts who can give us the low-down en it comes to intimacy on the internet. one of our people people in the orld, rabbi shmule is the author of "blessing is enough" and jody and serena, authors of "how to love like a hot chick." we just like the combo platter. >> we le the three of them

together. it's magic. welcome. >> please tell us why, oh,why, peop feel theneed to twitter, tweet, whatever, about their relationships. >> the most intimate things. >> this is a very appropriate convsation becse ever sce methe hot chicksn this show, serena and jody have been sending meonstant ttter strea, all kinds of advice about their relationships and some downright stuff i find inappropriate. i want you to know hat. but why do pele want to share always? becae there's nocommunication in relationships. they ally want to unburden themselves of the adequacies of their relationshipecause tv and things like tha and especially when it comes to n, they don't real talk about theiremions. you're not going to solve anhing by bringing someone else intohe relationship. in fact -- >> you ll comicate it. >> of course. primacy and exluvity are important to a relationship. if you read about ashton kutcher and demi moore, he's constantly tweetingbout things that seem intima. >> he took a picture of his wife's rear end a tweeted it to everybody. >> what we think it always comes

wn to confidence, especial wi women and relationships. whate think is when women aren't feeling confint in their relationshipsnd with themselves, they start to look for attention elsewhere. with the intern a everything being so accessible, it's easy to get attention. >> the partner will find out about it and it will create more of an issue than you had going into the tweet. >> this whole socialetworking thing didn't come with like a book of rules. so we really think it's important that you sit down wit your boyfriend or girlfriend or whatever andet ground res for what you're allowed to talk about and what's appropriate. cause there are a lot of couples were one person is really into faceboo or twitter, then the husband is not. and y really ned to find that compromis >> one wants to share my perfection with theorld but i feel it's something private. let's be honest here. what is the problem with fidelity? e problem is not the sin of comission, it's the sin of omission. it all the good you fail to do in your relationship because you'rediverting your love and

affection to someone se. with tweeting and facebook, the more you give out all the privacy of your relationship to the public, the less you can preserveit. it's not as exciting anymore. it's the secret told to too many people. >> wesked the man panel about passwords and should girlfriends, boy friends, husbands, wives, have access. l bu one said no, it should be a private thing. >> the men sa this. >> the men said it should be private. >> yeah, ell. areou surprisd? >> does that mean they're up to no good? >> i think men evenif they're not up to no good, i think men want to know they can do what theyant and if that possibility arises that the avenue is still open to them. thats why any husband that h an e-mail account that his wife does not have a password to is a recipe for potential disaster. >> what do you guys think about that? >> we agree. >>'m surpris you guys agree. >> i finally brought them around to my thinking it's taken many appearances to do this. >>e omised he would be nicer this time. 's living up to it. >> we do actually agree on this. you need to share those things,

especially if it's maki the other person uncomfortable. >> who's more likely to do it? is it women or men? >> to tlk abouthe stuff? come on, of coue it's women. guys want to talk about their power drills from black and decker. >> that what they call it now? >> that's what they call it. hat's right. it was a euphemism. >> guys are always bragging about their exploits, right? >> i don know about that. men are not as interested in sex as women think they are look at all the fele magazines. they are all 40 way toswng from the chandeliers and the guys is 40 ways hit a nail into a wooden board. >> we thinkomen are more likely to tweet about their relationships, like the emotional side,ut then are more likely to talk about their sexual conquests and all sorts of intimate details. >> a lot of women putex pictures on there, we ha seen a lot of celebrities get in trouble and we think that's a repe for disaster and also a y for atntion. >>hat about friending exes?

that's gotten sticky. first of ll, it's a big no >> no friending of exes at l. >> it's fraudulent. you were never friends. you were lovers. it scharacterizing the former relationship. not only does i leave ptential for things to heatup later, it's also an insult to the person you're with. whatt's really saying is i need to hold on to this person. even lite crumbs. >> you agree on this, o? >> we actual agre >> what is going on? they agree too much. >> there is circumstances where people actually are friends with the exes and the new husband knowsit aabout it and it's finet it's a slippery slope. one message, onetweet, a few texts and suddenly you're in someg you don't know how to get out . >> it leaves the door open for that person to come back into ur life. >> you guys are growing up, i'm telling you. let's be honest. all of this results from the inadequacy of our relationships today. we really are not getting the eroticattention, romanti attention, we all sire. th's why we all it's ke if a meal is inadequate, you

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we'reack and we are cooking with curtis. with everyone going back to school, who's not in the mood for comfort food? >> th's right. so fresh off his trip to dallas, texas for another girls night in adventure, i don't thinkou told us everything about it, curtis is spoiling us with one of the recipes he made for his texas cowgirls. you le them better than you love us? >> i like you better but they were a l of fun. think tha they could make gnocchi better than you guys. >> how do you pronounce it again. >> that what they call it now? whoopee, gnocchi, who knows. >> this ishat we did. we got some potatoes that we baked and scooped out the insides andturned iinto a potato puree and a little sauteed spinach we chopped up. that' what this is. what you need to do is roll it into a sausage, okay. kathie lee, that's a strange looking sausage. >> i can make a sausage. yes, sir. >> y just got to keep sort of pulling it out. >> oh, yeah.

>> you a disgusting. >> yeah. >> i didn't mean that. i meant -- >> that's how it's usually done. that's right. okay, what else? sorry. >> once you roll your sausage so it's about that thick, right, then you're going to cut it into litte pieces. >> you are totally out. >> little pieces. >> cut it up. >> i'm not finished yet, all rit? >> you're done. >> i'm ing dilint. >> oce you cut i into little pieces, then you roll them into little balls. did you see -- >> are you emotionally available? >> i am. >> are you going to wear that ring? >> i am going to wear it. >> are you serus? >> okay. little pices. little balls. >> once you've rolled it up into little balls, then you dip your fork into some flour. >> good. >> what you do next is press it with your fork so you get -- >> like a little cookie. >> do it with love. you're smashing it to pieces.

>> i'm not. i'm taking good care of it. >> hoda has a lot of issues. i don't know if you realize that. >> i will drop it into some boilng water, right? now -- you don't like it? >> i just don't have patiee. i like to get mong. i love curtis. >> the woman comes in here to be fed, n to work. >> you kw, this is one of those recipes that's like the perfect -- kathie lee? >> i like them big, all right? leave my balls alone. your gnocchis. they're no longer balls. over here, girls. come on. >> all right. >>can we get a close-up on this, please? >> what is wrong with my balls? >> can we see this up tight? >> don't have ough time. goodness gracious. okay. you come over here. st drop them into -- >> get over here. come on. >> his are little balls. i would have never thought that. >>that mor like a ufo, to be

perfectly st. >> i want them nice and big,all right? >> the od thi about comfort homemade and that's okay.it's put your gnocchi into boiling water. put a little bit of salt, okay, then once they start to float, which is gng to happen any second now -- >> floati balls. >> scoop them out. come on, float, y little mas. once they float, you scoop them out and ten you drop them into some ice-cold water. >> y? >> eve torture thing you can do to these littl balls, you are ing. >> you put them in it. once theycool, then what you do is you g them into a little saucen with some olive oil, an we're going to sautee them so they're beautiful,ight and fluffy and crispy on the outside. you with me? that's just going to take a minute. now, this is comfort food so this is a full chee sauc i will put in a cup of milk, half a cup of cream, and then four different cheeses. >> oh, come on.

you're leaving your arteries at the door. >> this isor a special occasion. little bit ofparmesan. then bring it up to a near, near boi don't let it boil. >> you'll ha a big problem. >> you'll separate the cream. >> we have aout 20 seconds. >> that's okay. we're quick. throw in zucchini flower. >> why would you do that? >> mix them up. >> because it's curtis and he can. >> we got to run. i'm sure it was good. okay. thatas great. >> thanks, curtis. >> she just doesn't care today. doesn't care about her tan lines oryou. >> look at all the worke did and there's nothing to eat. nothing to eat. >> upext, a special performance. walmart checks other stores' prices swe can savon all ou game time favorites.

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of a missnary father, diane birch has traved the world. >> somewhere alongthe way, sh founher calling in music. you can ar it in her debut album. it's caed "bible belt." it's a great album. >> it really is. congratulations. >> you have been compared to great singers,retha franklin, nora jones, carole king. you know who any of these people are? >> i d i always pinch myself, are you serious? >> great compliments who was your ipiration when you were growing u honesy, probably like beethoven or something like that. >> you were a clsical musician. yeah. >> the title is "bible belt. why did you pick that title? >> i grew up in a house where, you know, my dad was preacher so, you know, religion was just so of the main focus of everything. you know, at times, it was sort constricting forme but now i've kind of turned around a especially b braced a lot of things. i found them in my music. i'm influenced my church hymns. >> you will be playing for us?

>> "nothing but a miracle." >> terrific. diane birch, everybody. >> thank you so much. ♪ gettingired of ling living for a moment ♪ ♪ getting tired of hanging on the line ♪ ♪ i wake up every morng and i pull back the curtain and wonderf it's going to rain or shine ♪ ♪ getting tired of thinking getting so tired of begging ♪ ♪ getting tired of forgetting that the's too much ♪ ♪ i'm getting so tired i just don't give a damn ♪ ♪ tell me i'm lding on when your love is

all gone why don't you tell me why i can't say good-bye just tell me baby y i'm holding on for so long nothing but a miracle is going to bring you bk bring you back to me ♪ ♪ oh, no no i got to t myself tother got to tell myse i cando no better ♪ ♪ thought mbe meeting some new people i got to buy myself o of those little black dresses ♪ ♪ i'm tired of this teeshirt so tired of crying i'm just so tired of waking up with a lonely heart♪ ♪ i'm geing so tired of ging a damn about an absen man ♪ ♪ just tell me why i holding

wheour love is all gone i got a go man so tell me why i can't say good-bye ♪ ♪ust tell me bab why i been holdingon for so long and nothing but a miracle is going to bring youack bring you back to me now ♪ ♪ i can see cing out of the shadows i canee it coming through the window coming throug the wiow ♪ ♪ i n see it coming down the ceiling whoa nono ♪ ♪ i can't esca the feeli i can't escape the feeling♪ ♪ tell me baby tell me why i'm holding on why your love is all gone ♪ ♪ i got a good man s why don't

you tell me why i can't say good-bye just tell me baby why i been holding on for so lo and nothing but a miracle is going to bring you ck bring you back to me now ♪ ♪ whoa nothing but a miracle is going to brin you ba to me now ♪ diane birch. >> boy, are we going hear a lot from you, diane. >> thank you, diane. >> e cd i

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