good morning. breaking news. pope benedict arrived in scotland and meets with the queen this morning on the first papal state visit to britain in nearly 500 years. the trip is already being plagued by controversy. we are there live. nbc news exclusive, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad speaks out about the fate of the two iranian american hikers being held in iran and the plans to build an islamic center and mosque near ground zero. michael jackson's mother and children sue his concert promoter claiming they pushed the pop star too hd to rehearse in the final days. details today thursday, rehearse in the final days. details today thursday, september 16th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-univsal television >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and meredith vieira, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

>> welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. >> pope benedict's trip to great britain is as controversial as it is historic. the benedict actually visited there in 1992 but this is the first time a pope has been invited by the queen or king since the 16th century. >> he made his way to the queen's official residence in scotland. scores of peopl and military marching bands line thestreets. not everyone is happy about this trip, given the catholic church's record on child abuse. a live report from scotla, strait ahead. new surveillance video of the connecticut mother brutally murdered along with her two daughters in a home invasion as she withdrew money to pay off her alleged captors. you will see that and hear the 911 call placeby the bank's manager and why some are now asking if the police could have done more to save that family. >> on a lighter note but a very

different note is the popular reality show, "teen mom," glamourizing teen pregnancy, giving teens ideas aboutaving ds of their own. we will talk with two ofhe show's stars. and first, talking about the pope's historic visit to the united kingdom. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. on board a jet with the call sign, "shephard 1." on the flight over, he addressed the abuse scandal with reporters and said the catholic church didn't ask fast enough or decisively enough. that's one of many controversial issues he has to deal with in his four day tp here. it's the first official state visit by a pope to britain in nearly 500 years. greeted by prince philip and scottish clergy, he made his way along the royal mile to be received by the queen. the pope's meeting with the queen is a rare event.

this exchae of gift, a gesture britain's catholics hope will mend a rift that began with king henry the 8th in the 16th century. >> i shall denounce the pope as a hn heretich and marry whom i please. >> it led to a permanent split in rome. >> for huneds of years, it has been illegal to be catholic in this country and he has been persona non grata since the 16th century. it puts the healing back again. >> reporter: people are flocking to catch a glimpse of the pope in ts is bullet proof popemobile. >> how fast does it go? >> 450 miles an hour. >> reporter: the popemobile goes 450 miles an hour? not everyone is welcoming. some are getting ready for a

confrontation. >> we are urging the pope to open the vatican secret sex files. >> reporter: elsewhere in the catholic world, there is anger about the lingering sex abu scandal that has rocked the church for nearly a decade. >> the church has made a mess of its response to incidences of childabuse. >> reporter: there is resentment of the pope's inflexibility on the issue of women priests. >> there's always controversy and when he arrives, the sun comes up on the clouds and people really take to him. ♪ >> reporter: scottish singing sensation, susan boyle can't wait toeet the pope tonight. her catholic faith has carried her through difficult times she say, and she's ready to give pope benedict the performance of her life. >> probably feeling excited, very honored to be here and very

humbled. >> reporter: the trip began with even more controversy. one of the pope's chief aides, cardinal walter gave an inrview to a catholic magazine where he compared london and heathrow airports to landing in a third country. a lot of people were very offended by those comments. late last night, the cardinal pulled out of the trip. the vatican says he i't feeling well. meredith. snow thanksery much. it is 7:05. here's matt. to iran and nbc exclusive. president mahmoud ahmadinejad is speaking o about the hiker, sarah shourd and the fate of her two companions still being jailed in that country. andrea mitchell sat down with him on wednesday. she's in tehran with the latest on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the iran's president pressed hard for the release of sarah shourd, partly as a gesture to

america just before he travels to new york for the u.s.'s u.n. meetings. on all other subjects, h was confrontational. >> reporter: thank you, mr. presidt. >> iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is taking credit for sarah shourd's release but said the fate of her fiance, shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal, both still in jail, i not up to him. > . >> translator: i think we shod let the judge and court decide about the case and this will be help to all of them. >> reporter: one department spokesman on twitter, he tweeted you could take the two men on your airplane to new york, when you go to the united nations. what your response to that? >> translator: that was a good proposal, if they had not violated our border, they would have been at their homes for over a year, for morehan a

year. >> reporter: iran's government has been encouraging protests in iran, trying to exploit anger against the u.s. because of threats to burn the koran, and e controversy over the proped islamic cultural center near ground zero. president ahmadinejad, blames all this on the conspiracy. >> translator: they have no relation, they are in no relati relation- >> reporter: there are jewish leaders working with muslim leaders to build the cultural center in new york city. there's no evidence of what you call zionists groups against it. fidel castro your old friend, fidel castro criticized you for your comments about -- israel and -- translator: i need to talk, to speak. i think you should finish first and then you shouldet me

explain. >> reporter: speak. >> what you see in islamic countries ishat the people are against, that ugly behavior. they are not against the people of the united states, they are not against amicans. >> rorter: we see no evidence that there is any such zionist conspiracy. >> reporter: he was equally combative about the ia, wch sharply rebuked iran this week for denying access to the two leading experts on speinspectio teams. >> reporter: they are under pressure from the united states and political views. this is not a political or legal approach towards the question. it i part of the hostility of the united states against our people. >> reporter: with all due respec mr. president, if there's nothing to hide, if this

is a peaceful nuclear program, as iran says, why not let all the inspectors who knows the scientific and technical details? why not let them in if it's a peaceful program? >> translato we have evidence and the evidence is there, in the iaea. >> reporter: so iran's president is showing no sign of compromise on that nuclear standoff, even as he heads to the united nations and the world powers unite against him. ma. >> andrea mitchell in tehran for us this morning. thanks so much as always. it's 7:09. here's meredith. now to politics and the washington establishment still being rattled by the outcome of the primary season highlighted by tuesday's surprising win in delaware by tea party backed candidate christine o'donnell.

kelly o'donnell is there with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is day two of a short sprint to november, nor a campaign that had little money and almost no staff. now, they tell me several hundred thousand has come into the website. christine o'donnell is being inundated by questions and attention about who she is and how she made her living. a lot of the criticism coming from other republicans. >> i'm hoping that when emotions settle down and the dust clears we can move past this. >> rorter: tea par upset christine o'donnell is tryg to change minds fast, to give republican elites among her biggest detractors on board. >> i think they heard the message, they received the wake-up call. >> reporter: but isn't getting the usual political courtesy from a fellow republican, the nine term congressman she defeated. >> he won't endorse me. he say, she h sarah palin, why

does she need mike castle. >> reporter: leveraging her new populist power, she calls out a big republican name. >> i amb plexed about what's going on with karl rove. >> reporter: the bush advisor, rove claims o'donnell has quote seous character problems. >> i wonder, does he want a democrat in that seat? >> reporte democratic candidate chris coons. >> she doesn't represent wt i think are in delaware's best interests. >> reporter: they're circulating old tv clips when o'donnell appeared as a conservative pundit. 14 years ago, she was on an mtv documentary about sex, to promote abstainance. >> the bible says lsu in your heart is committing adultery. >> reporter: today, she's surprised it's even bng discussed. >> i'm in my 40s now, i've matured in a lot of my positions and a lot of the way i present my beliefs. >> reporter: o'donnell had also

bone a frequent guest of bill maher of "politically incorrect." >> what i was doing then was not running for office, i was helping bill maher get ratings. i don't see the relevance on this campaign. it is an about getting this country on track. >> reporter: she says she was doing her job when she was doing the media appearances because she was working as a consultant for non-profit groups. it hased to the financial problems she has about having trouble with paying her taxes and paying her mortgage. she said that kind of work is about falling on hard times and so has she and many understands that economic difficulty and llied around her. >> uth carolina republican jim demint has endorsed many candidates including christine. good morning to you.

>> good morning. >> the "new york times" notes the clear divide within the republican party saying, i'm quoting here, if ever there was proof the tea party and republican party do not necessarily go in hand, it is christine o'donnell's victory over the establishment. it goes on to say you could be a model how the two might coexist. how important is it to you this gap be bridged? >> it's important because the tea party represents a broad cross section of the american people. actually, it's small part of an american awaning of people concerned about the debt, the spending, massive growth of government and the teovers. really, what we're doing here in washington has united america. when i go to a tea party, 40% of the people there are independence and demoats. what i'm trying to do is help the republicans here in washington understand that the tea parties don't want to be republicans, we as republicans need to embrace the ideas of

balancing the budget, of trying to return some fiscal sanity here to washington. i'm not as concerned about what christine o'donnell said 14 years ago as i am that she's going to help us balance our budget here in washington. >> but, senator, if you're trying to help your party, it would argue that you're really hurting the party, that these kinds of candidates cannot win general elections. >> the important thing to me first is to save our country. it's really tt critical. these trivia politicalabels do not mean as much right now when we're fighting for the survival versus the bankruptcy of our country. i think the american people in delaware all over the country want to see that sense of urgency from the people who represent them in washingt. they're not concerned whether the republicans get the majority or not, they want people in washington who understand that bancing the checkbook is not an extreme ea.

>> but practically speaking, do you believes the candidates can win in november? >> meredith, they told me, marko rubio couldn't win. and he is blowing it away in florida because he's telling people the truth. they said the same thing about pat toomey in pennsylvania and rand paul in kentucky. they're well ahead in the polls because people want a change in washington. you reall can't change washington unless you change the people who are here. i think that's what you saw in delaware, people are looking at what these candidates are going to do whenhey get to washington, and they're ready to throw out the bums and bring in new folks. i think we're going to do that in november. >> are you ready, if these candidates were to be elected, or if the republicans were to come into power or take over congss, obviously, control of congress, are you ready to take on a leadership role to challenge the current republican leadership? >> i like our current leadership. mitch is doing a great job and

so is john cornyn, with our senate committee. i've got the leadership role i want. i am head o the conservative steering committee within the senate. i'm managing the senate conservative fund, which by the way is senateconservative.com if folks want to help these candidates. i want to support this leadership team. what we're trying to do now is get a group of republicans that provide a clear contrast with the pelosi-obama agenda, which is masve debt and government growth. >> before i let you go, vy very quickly, you're up for reelection this november and your democratic opponent, alvin greene, s said repeatedly, he would want to debe you. is that going to happen? will you debate him? >> we have no debate scheduled. i have a couple of opponents in south carolina. meredi meredith, my main opponent are at the white house and that's where i'm spending most of my time. >> that's a no. thank you very much.

>> let's head to the newsdesk for the top stories. good morning. >> good morning to you matt and meredith. we begin withelp that may soon be on the way for small businesses. today, the senate is expected to pass a bill providing more lending for small binesses and incentives to hire new woers. on the other hand, new figures show the number oforeclosed homes jumped in august and up 25% from a year ago, at the highest level since the mortgage crisis began three years ago. the obama administration is taking a tough stand against china over trade and currency. and we have more on this. what are the details on this? >> ann, today, u.s. treasury secretary, tim geithner is expected to make his strongest remarks to date on how the u.s. can and should force china to allow its currcy, the yuan, to appreciate. a weaker yuan helps chinese exporters and contributing to the trade imbalance in china's favor, china selling more goods

to the u.s. than the other way around. china already pledged in june, it would allow more flexibility and sincethen, yuan has changed a percent against the dollar but not enough for some lawmakers. ann. >> thank you. hundreds ofeople have been evacuated in california, where a wildfire destroyed more than 6,000 acres and destroyed at least one home there. >> and governor schwarzenger toured the san bruno neighborhood and said a disaster like that must never happen again. tributes to long time newsman, edwin newman, who died in england. over 30 years, he was a familiar and trusted face on nbc appearing on "today" and meet the press and other programs. he called him a gentleman and reassuring presence in our midst. ryan williams called him one of the best in our time. edwin newman was 91 years old.

the was a big prosecuponent of civil tongue, a language not bogged up with jargon and trick phrases that have lost their meaning. perhaps something to remember still today, y guys. >> absolutely. al is off today. stephanie abrams with the forecast. hi. >> hi, guys. we wanto talk about igor still swirlingn the atlantic, still eastern sky is aglow with the golden sunlight on this thursday moing. liveiew from the sky watcher camera. clouds passing through now. temperatures are in the low and mid-60s throughout most of the region. cooler in the mountains. highs today the low to

mid-80s. in the 70s in the mountains. and they could get showers during theafternoon. pretty good chance that that will hp off the drought there. maybe some thunder. then after sunset from the blue ridge east this evening. dry after that into the weekend. >> matt, over to you. >> steph, thanks very much. just ahead, the chilling 911 call and sveillance video of one of the victims takenuring a tragic home invasion in connecticut. we'll have the latest on that story. first, this is "today" on nbc think about the internet.

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good morning. at 7:26 on ts thursday, the 16th of september, i'm joe krebs. and in the "news 4 today," three people are dead after an suv collided with an ambulance in district heights. this happened around midnight in the 600 block of marlboro pipe. they say the ambulance was en route to a call when it swerved to avoid the suv which they say was driving on the wrong side of theroad. the suv ripped the side off the ambulance before hitting a brick wall and the u tilt pole. awe three men inside the v were killed. the ambulance

just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our egg white breakfast sandwiches. hurry in and try one in delicious vgie orurkey sausage. this thursday morning, mostly cloudy and cool. as the day progresses, mid-80s. likely showers in blue dge. jerry, how's the traffic? >> at this hour, traffic, plenty of it. one more stop along 395 northbound. heavy in the beltway, two and across the 14 street bridge. joe? >> coming up on "news 4" midday,

7:30 on a thursday morning, the 16th of september, 2010. fall around the corner, at least in terms of a calendar. it feels like fall out there this morning. 58 degrees on the plaza. got into the 40s in the suburbs ofew york city meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer, alongside meredith vieira. just ahead, michael jackson's mothernd children file a wrongful death lawsuit again the singer's concert promoter accusing them of pushing the singer too hard to rehearse in his final days. details in that story comg up. a warning if you're trying to lose weight by snacking throughout the day instead of lunch, som popular snack sized menu options at popular fast-food restaurants could pack more calories than you think. what to watch out for. if it has the word "mini" in it does not necessarily mean that.

plus the controversial reality show "teen m," is it glorifying pregnancy for young people. one of the couples featured on that show. and frantic calls for help in a deadly home invasion at a home in connecticut and 911 lls and surveillance tape just released, raising concerns could more have been done to save the petit family. good morning to you. >> hi. it really was an ugly morning in court when police themselves come under fire. why didn't they rush in to save the petit family? 30 minutes after the first 911 call, officers were on scene, but they stayed outside, meanwhile, petit's wife and two kids were about to be killed inside. >> reporter: in this newly released surveillance video, a clear picture, the final picture of jennifer hawke-petit, less than an hour before her death. prosecutors say petit was at a local bank withdrawing $15,000

and calmly told the bank teller her ente family was being held hostage at home. she needed the money for ransom. at 9:21 a.m., with jennifer still in the bank, the manager made a chilling call to 911. >> we have a lady, who is in our bank right now, who says that her husband and children are being held at their house, that the police are told they will kill the children and the husband. she says they are being very nice, they have their faces covered. she is petrified. reporter: with two reason, these two men, steven hayes and joshua come come were terrorizing the family, beating dr. petit with a baseball bat and tying him to this pole in the basement. his two daughters were tied to their beds upstairs, all tortured overnight until the sun came up and the bank opened up. >> they're tied up, she said. she's taking $15,000 out of her

credit line. they told her the wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. she believes them. i think she's walking out now. >> reporter: officers were dispatched to the house but according to police logs, were told by their captain not to approach the house and stay back until they could set up a safe perimeter. 30 minutes after that first 911 call, still no ambulances, no fire trucks, no emergency teams who could move in. by now, jennifer was back home with the ney, her family and the attackers. >> this was a small police department. it very quickly got over their heads. they fell back on their training, but in this particular situation, their training wasn't adequate and in the time it took, lives were lost. >> reporter: william petit could ar his family being tortured upstairs.moaning and the thumbs he testifie somehow bleeding from his head, he managed to escape, his feet still bound, he hopped out of a

house and made it to a neighbor's house for help. 9:55 a.m., that neighbor called 911. >> i have bill petit here, who's hurt, my neighbor. >> he's at your house? >> yes. he's right here. >> reporter: minutes later, a fireball, the suspect raped and strangle jennifer petit and burned the house down. the mother and her two daughters were all killed. >> this is probably one of the worst situations of its kind that i've ever seen. >> reporter: in court wednesday, it got ugly. steven hayes defense lawyer, who by the way, admits his client committed the crime, pointed his finger at police, not excusing what happened. the fact was, you were too late, correct? the captain replied, if we had any indication of violence, i would have been the first one through the door. >> ion it's a particular

effective line of cross-examination, if u had done your job, could you have saved my victim from your client. >> reporter: he is now in court where he shows up everyday. >> it got so emotional wednesday, the photo evidence so gruesome, the petit faly, including william petit broke down in tears. the judge had to send everyone home early because the jury was sobbing. >> thank you so much. dan abrams, nbc's chief legal analyst, good morning to you. obviously talking about the responsibility the police may bear in all of this. it took them 30 minutes to set up that permaneimeter around th petit home. in that time, t petit family was being rdered. >> no question in retrospect, the police could have and should have done more. they should have gone right to the house. the question is exactly what d they think and know at the time. i think clint is right, they

used their training, they followed their protocol. but the bottom line is that this was more than just someone being held for raom. my guess is that most of the time, in commuties like this, when someone's held for ransom or kidnapped, it's domestic violence, et cetera. >> not used to this kind of violent crime. >> exactly. theyould say, we had no idea. that doesn't excuse it. doesn't mean i'm sure the police are feeling very guilty for everything that happened. >> is it a wake-up call, do you think, for these communities, that the need to re-evaluate police procedure? >> maybe. let's be honest, this doesn't happen all that often. that doesn't excuse it. doesn't mean it's time for evaluation how they do things. this can't happen. they can't have another situation. you hear that bank teller. when you listen to that call, there's no ambiguity in that teller's voice. that teller isn't saying, well, i'm t sure, maybe, it could be. that is aeller saying definitively, there is a woman who is here in the bank, who is

petrified. she uses the word "petrified." wh you hear that kind of language, do you think to yourself, the police ought to have gone right to the home. >> could the police department face any serious consequences of the police involved in this? >> there could be civil lawsuits. i don't think that's like lin the context of this case. there could have been departmental action. it doesn't seem that's going to happen either in this case. it is interesting, isn't it, to see the defense attorys using this as a sword, right? the notion that the defense attorneys are now saying, aha, so you police officers might have been able to save your own client -- my client -- save the victims from my client. it's sort of in sanity. >> what does that say to you? >> it says these defense attorneys and this defense attorney knows he's got almost no defense here in the guilt phase of the case. two phases, first phase is guilt, second phase is the penalty case where the determine if he gets the death penalty.

in this phase, they're basically trying to go through the procures, hoping that the jurors will feel some level of sympathy and then in the penalty phase making an effort to save his life. i think these defense attorneys know he is almost certainly going to be found guilty. >> william petit who lost his family says he wants the death penalty. how strong do you think his stan will affect what happens here? >> the fact he's been so adamant about pursuing the death penalty, very controversial in connecticut, almost abolished it, almost never use it. the fact that dr. petit has come forward and said so strongly that he thinks the death penalty should apply, almost certainly has led these prosecutors not to cut a deal here, meaning not to say, as the defense attorneys wanted, life in prison, will ead guilty, prosecutor saying no. we're taking this to trial. this is such a horrible heinous crime, we want to pursue a death penalty. >> d abrams, thank you so much. appreciate it. let's get a check

good morning. here we have clouds out ahead of the system in the ohio valley. that will bring clouds this afternoon. right now we're in the 60s around most of the region. 50s in the mountains. high today in the low to mid-80s except cooler in the mountains. a passing shower is possible after sunset. then friday partly cloudy, low 80. a dry weekend to follow. itook like it will stay dry into next week as well. matt over to you. >> stephanie, thank you very much. it was supposed to be michael jackson's comeback tour but did pressure by the concert

promoter push the singer to his death. his mother and children have filed a wrongful death suit against the company. natalieorales has more. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. the civil action was filed against michael jackson's attorney, theoncert promoter, saying the purpose was to prove the truth about what happened to michael jackson once and for all. again this morning, there are more questions than answers about what the singer was really going through in those final days. ♪ >> reporter: in a wrongful death lawsuit filled with haunting details and descriptions of michael's final days, kathryn jackson and michael's three children blame the concert for causing michaes death. they believe michael was pushed too far in rehearsals for his highly anticipated comeback tour spite his deteriorating health. documents filed wed, aeg is accused of taking control of michael's health after it hired

dr. murliurray as his doctor, someone controlled by aeg. it demanded and required michael jackson be treated by this particular doctor to insure michael jackson would attend all rehearsals and shows onhe tour. according to the suit, michael did miss a rehearsal during the fil week of his life and as a result, aeg's ceo pai a visit to his home. the suit states aeg threatened that if jackson missed any further rehearsals, they were ing to pull the plug on the show. aeg told murray, he had to make sure jackson got to rehearsals. they said it was to be tough love and the had read jackson the riot act. when michael did finally make it to rehearsals late that night, witnesses conrmed michael jackson was not himself that day, calling him visibly shaken.

then, at another rehearsal, just days before michael's death, the suit describes michael as freezing cold and shivering. the suit claims aeg had a legal responsibility to treat him safely and not put him in harm's way. kathryn jackson and michael's kids believehe company breached those duties by putting its desire for massive profits for the tour over the health and safety of michael jackson. but the jackson estate is already sharing in some of those profits, slated to receive 90% of what ever the film makes. >> the civil action suit is also seekin unspecified damages for emotional distress on behalf of michael jackson's oldest son, who according to the lawsuit witnessed his father injured and dying. a company spokesperson said they hadn't seen the lawsuit yet. aeg has said in the past michael jackson died before dr. murray's contract was even signed and dr.

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we're back at 7:45. snacking can be a fast way to lose weight without going hungry and restaurants have downsized the snacks but do they contain less calories. author of "eat that not that" and madeline, nutrition director. good morning. people like these snacks, ay, here's some snacks. what's the definition of a snack? >> the definition of a snack is 150 calories with protein and

come to px carbohydrates. here,'s it replaced wit cheap fat and carbs. when you have 1500 calorie meals, i guess your snack should be 400 calories. >> a snack is what anybody wants it to be. i'm hungry, i will graze. we don't do much during the day. the comparison where things are mega sized, you look at something smaller and think that must be better. >> in the middle of the day and youant to snack and walk into a fast-food restaurant and order small fries, that's not what you should get. >> they want to te you to six meals a day. >> it's hidden fat, looks small but the calories are really for a meal. >> we have snack items. let's start with the cinnie minis. look how small they are. they have to be good. >> 500 calories. this is two bites. one of these little ones has 125 calories. if you share it with three

frnds, you're okay. people look at, how many calories could it have because it's so small. >> they should rename it a cini-mini cooper. >> let's move on. >> the kfc snacker with a crispy strip. >> they were the pioneer in this area, with the whole snack idea. the problem is at 300 calories, it ends up being very close to a meal. it's basically a snack times two. >> the thing is you can get it grilled but it still is going to be way over 200 caloe, much too much for a snack. >> the angus snack wrap from mcdonald's. if you're getting red meat -- >> it's a quarter pounder. >> if you look at the lunch wrap, it's quite. the sodium is almost half of what you need in a day. >> they have yogurts and parfaits and apple dippers, they have healthy stuff. >> quizno's turkey sammy. what's the problem here?

>> sammy is a cute name. 50% of the fat is saturated in terms of your requirement for the day. it's a large thing. sa sammie sounds cute but it's a meal. >> and mcflurry. if it has icecream, it's not a snack. what dessert, whale blubber? that is over 400 calories. >> we reached out to these companies and the each off ear variety of tions, many which are lower in calories and fat. all nutritional information can be found on the company's websites respectively. what should people be eating in terms of snacks? >> in common sense, most people don't need snacks, eat three meals a day. if you want to snack, 100 to 150 calories, things that make sense. high fiing -- fiber, fruits and vegetables, low protein. it can be as sple as a fruit, peanut butter or something else, banana. not these things. if you want to go to a fast-food restaurant and d't want to get

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8:00 on this thursday morning, september 16th, 2010. it is a sunny morning in the northeast. if you're about to head out, grab the umbrellas, we are expecting rain. i'm meredith vieira with matt lauer on the plaza. >> this is a popular show called "teen mom," thatollows the lives of four young ladies that got pregnant during high school. some people are now saying, although a lot of peoe watch it, some are saying all the attention id to the stars, if you will, of the show, actually glamourizes teen pregnancy. this is one of t couples featured on the show. we'll get their take coming up. plus you love him, dop draper on "madman," takingis skills to the screen. we'll catch up with him. you will find out esquire magazine did a survey recently, talked to 20-year-old men and

50-year-old men and got their take on everything from role models to sex, love and marriage. we'll find out what guys are thinking in just a little while. >> fascinating. >> do you really want to know? >> fases nating. n -- fascinating. now to the news, ann curry. >> in the news, iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad says the two american hikers still in prison is out of his hands. during an exclusive interview wednesday with nbc's chief correspondent, andrea mitchell, ahmadinejad took credit for the release of hiker sarah shourd but says it's up to the judicial system to decide if fellow hikers, josh fattal and shane bauer are guilty of straying into iran 13 months ago. the pope is in britain. the first time since the 16th century. pope benedict made one of his

strongest admissions today saying the church failed to deal quickly or decisivy enough with priests who abuse childr. three officers will face criminal charges for the beating of a motorcyclist cght on tape. the video also shows one of the officers moving the dash camera so the images are no longer visible. in the gulf of mexico, the blown-out well could be permanently sealed this weekend nearly five months after the leak began. here's brian williams with what's coming up on "nightly news." >> some are calling what's going on now the gol rush of 2010. some don't trust currency or any other savings method. they're buying just gold. maybe that's what's pushing the price of gold to an all time high. we will look at it next when we join you for "nightly news." ann, now back to you. >> thanks so much. now 8:02. a check of the

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your favorites, in pieces. we are back at 8:07. mtv has another controversial hit on its hand, "teen mom," but does it glamour rise teen pregnancy. we'll talk to two of the shows, but first, is. >> reporter: it the latest of reity tv, the latest guilty pleasure. >> you hit momma. >> reporter: mtv "teen mom" follows four high schoolers with the perils of being teen parents

and the hardships of a place to live. >> i have toind a place to live and a daycare. >> reporter: it's a look what happens after labor and delivery, when the real work starts. >> it seems like everyday what you go through, it's just crazy to me. you honestly like -- i don't know how you do it. >> reporter: in a struggle with babies and boyfriend, the young women are getting a slice of celebrities as cover girls on magazines. one question, is it glamorizing teen pregnancy. >> to say it's glamour rising teen pregnancy is like saying the biggest loser glamourizes obesit >> reporter: she gave uper baby, a decision that's haunting her boyfriend, tyler. >> she deserves better than me. >> reporter: the couple chose their adoptive parents after watching a youtube video.

>> we want to take you an opportunity to get a glimpse into our lives and get to know us better. >> reporter: kiley is now 16 months old, and they say they will start a family eventually. >> hi, happy birthday! >> i have to talk mbe about me seeing him like a day a wk more. >> reporter: one young mom and dad now battling over custody. >> i'm texting ryan to tell him i'm not changing our custody agreement. >> i think i will take her to court over it. >> reporter: a sobering look at renthood, through the eyes of a teen. nbc news, new york. >> caitlin and her fiance are featured on mtv's "teen mom." good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> before we get to the message of what this shows sends or does not send, why do you think it's so popular? a lot of people watch this every

week? >> i think people can relate to it a lot. more and more, teenregnancy is obviously a rising issue. think people can relate to a lot of things that the girls on the show go through, so far as being teenagers and moms? >> also, i have a lot ofothers tell me, i sit down with my children and watch this show. they think it's a good sh to show their children, if you have sex and pregnant, these are all the struggles you will go through. >> a cautionary tale. >> it is a no holds barred look at challenges you and the other couples have faced and the moms as well. there is this feeling among some people, in some i was, this may glamourize teen pregnancy. you're laughing. why do you laugh at that? >> i feel like if you sit down and watch the show, i d't think like -- i don't think it shows any single thing of glamoglamor in teen pregnancy.

maybe when i introduce you and say two of the stars of the show. maybe that's my fault. we shoul't say two of the stars of the show, say one of the couples featured on the show. >> yeah. >> when all of a sudden, you start swing up on magazine covers and stuff that happens in this celebrity crazy world, people say, wait a minute, maybe they are gaini something in this. do you think that's part of t problem? >> i don't think it's glamorizinanything because all the struggles are real that they go through on the show and it's real and no way i is glamorizing anything. >> maybe when you go off and do things like this show or magazine shoot or conducting an interview, you have to constantly remember to remind people why youe there in the first place and it is a cautionary tale? >> right. you have to. >> well - >> i mean, you can't just let it get to be where you're reality

show stars. >> we don't look at ourselves that way. >> absolutely not. >> you made a very tough decision in your liv that has been documented in this sh, to give your daughter, carly up for adoption. she is now 16 months old. do you have any second thoughts about that decision? >> actually, i don't. >> not at all. >> i mean, i get stuff everyday that rewards me for our decision like seeing stuff that happens back at home, wow, i'm so lucky she's not here right now. i'so happy she's in a very good place. >> we have peace going to sleep at night, knowing what we shows with her, the life she's living, gives us peace. >> you're both still in high school, i think both plan on graduating this year. we wish you luck with that. if there are other teenagers out there going thrgh what you're going through in a much more private way, what would you say to them? >> i would say to talk to people, go to counseling if you ed to. i know when i was pregnant and i was young and knowing what i

want to do, probably, i felt like i was alone all the time, because i never talked to anybody. i feel like my number one thing i would say is to always think about your child before yourself. >> put them first. >> in every decision you mak in your life, from the point you're pregnant to the point that they're old enough to move out on their own. >> you're confident you have done that? >> oh, yeah. >> nice to have you both here. >> tnk you. >> thanks very much. we won't call you stars from now on. >> no. >> up next, madman john hamm, on his new role on the big screen. thank you for calling usa prime edit. name

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on the big screen trying to take down ben afflec's bank robbing gang in the town. >> you and your boys didn't just rob a market for a box of quarters. no, you decided to bang it out at the north end at 9:00 in the morning with assault rifles. you dummies sho a gud. now, you're like a hal off sale. >> i like that boston accent. very good. >> had to sneak it in somewhere. everyby else got to do one. >> for those that know you as a suave ad executive, what made you take on this role with ben affleck? >> it's back to the '70s action

movie, bar bones. action movie. >> that appealed to you. >> absolutely. we don't have a lot of car chases on madmen and i got to do lot of different stuff. >> in preparing for the role, you got to work directly with an fbi consultant who had a history and actually arrested some of the guys on this film. >> there was a lot of prio relationships with a lot of the folks on theset. it was very funny to realize a lot of those guys knew each other. it's a very small town and all recognized each other. >> what was that relationship like? >> what's past is past. they paidheir debts and now trying t earn an honest living. they definitely were scrutinized a little heavier than most. >> i want to congratulate you on the nomination for best actor.

does that get old after a while? >> it certainly never gets old. it is always thrilling when you realize people are watching t show and enjoying the show. it's nice when you get recognized for your peers for doing something above and beyond. >> this season, you're character is really going through a hard time, divorced now, a drunk essentially, not making it with the ladies the way you used to, they're not as interested in you. are we going to continue to see this downward spiral or is there a moment of redemption here? >> i hope so. >> you don't know? i know how the season ends. i won't spoil it for those who want to watch. it's been a tough season. what happens is this guy lived a pretty rough life and that's taking its toll. >> there was an obsession about this show, people talk about it all thetime, throw "mad men" parties, even dressing like the

characters. what do you think thatbsession is about? why do you think it's happened? >> for brian, he has a huge crush on me. >> williams, are you listening? i thinke does. >> i think that's what thas about, particularly. >> bad, actually. >> it's interesting, because our show is very rich and has a lot of detail. people can focus o it and really not only get involved in the story but involved in historical aspts of the show and that richness, i think, lends itself to a more sort of full viewing experience and people really get into it. >> could you have even predicted this fourears ago? >> absolutely not. no way. we knew we were working on something special and exciting and everybodyhat signed on to do the pilot loved the script. that was four seasons ago, to have predicted this kind of run away success is beyond the pale. >> do you ever look back, when you were in your early 20s, go out to hollywood, a kid from st.

louis and toiling in the enches and couldn't get a job, couldn't get arrested and this has catapulted you to real superstar come to in a lot of people's eyes including ne. do you ever look back and say, i can't quite believe i am where i am? >> absolutely. it's amazing 5, 10 years ago how different life was, three years ago, how different life was. the great thing about it, i've been able to achieve what i've been able to achieve, something m very proud of, not only with "mad men," but with the town and "30 rock" and things i've been able to do and thrilled to be a part of. ire haven i haven't had to compromise and do anything i didn't want to do. that part is particularly nice. >> i have to congratulate you, just named international "man of the year" by british "gq" magazine. you should be wearing a cape or something. that's a big deal. >> it's very nice, nice when people say nice things about you, i suppose.

>> you're blurbing. thank you very much. the town opens tomorrow and now here's matt. >> meredith, thanks very much. the surprising finale of nbc's hit show, "america's got talent." christine welker has the details. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. 10-year-old jacki evancho, a pi-sized singer with a voice well beyond her years received much of the attention but in the end, jackie didn't take home the title. ♪ >> reporter: from the moment she opened her 10-year-old mouth and seemingly this seasoned soprano voice came out -- ♪ >> reporter: jackie evancho stole the show and a lot of hearts on nbc's "america's got talent." she was the one to beat. >> i've never seen a vocal rformance like that on this show. >> reporter: onc america weighed in with phone-in votes, a new star was born. >> michael grim!

reporter: michael grimm, a virtual unknown from the swamp lands of mississippilaimed the top spot. his face said it all. i had no clue i would win. i thought jackie would win. when i got up there, i was blessedo have made it as far as i made it. ♪ >> reporter: but grimm gave an unforgettable final performance. michael grimm had the best performance last night, being in the building and seeing he reaction and people go crazy for his performance. >> reporter: judge sharon osbourne said her husband, ozzie recognized grimm's talent from the beginning and bet $100 the ulful sinner would win. >> i texted him and he was like -- >> reporter: grimm's take home will be a lot bigg, a million bucks and headline show in vegas. some have speculated the idea of a vegas show may have cost

evancho a vote. >>aybe america was sort of creeped out by the idea of a 10-year-old having an act in vegas. they were like, we can't allow this to happen. ♪ >> reporter: susan boyle was once favored to win britain's got talentut she also came in second place. george pie morgan reminded evancho of that. >> i said to her, susan boyle came in second and sold 10 million albums. don't worry, this is not a defeat. >> reporter: the 10-year-old says she doesn't either, she's happy for grirm amm and can't w to go home to pittsburgh. >> i can't wait. >> reporter: proving evancho is still just a kid with a very adult victory, second place. >> now, grimm has said he wanted to win so he could buy a new house for his grandparents who raised him and lost everything in hurricane katrina. >> kristen welker, thank you

very much. just ahead, what men really think about a wide variety of topics, first, your local news.

8:26 is your time now. 66 degrees. a nice day in the nation's capital so far. we'll have your forecast right after the news. good morning. i'm eun yang. in the news, three people are dead after an suv collided with an balance in district heights overnight. it happened in the 56 hup block of marlboro pike. the ambulance was en route to a call when itswerved to avoid the suv which police say was driving on the wrong side of the road. the suv sideswiped thembulance before hitting a brick wall and utility pole. all three men inside the suv were killed. the ambulance workers were taken to the hospital but will be oky.

good morning. mostly cloudy. high in the mid-80s am chance of showers. dry friday into the weekend. how's the traffic now, jerry? >> still loaded up on 395. there had been a broken down vehicle, but it's been cleared. outer loop, opened. travel lanes are reopened. coming up on news 4 midday, simple things you can

>>8:30 on a thursday morning, the 16th day of september, 2010. lots of nice people on the plaza on this beautiful morning here in new york. meredith actually about to greet some people on the plaza, better known as one of the finest universities in the country. coming up i just a moment, gordon gecko is back. remember, greed is good from 1987 in wall street? here we are 23 yea later, oliver stone out with "wall

street, money never sleeps," how has it changed in 23 years? we will talk to mr. stone about that. >> fascinating. up next, what do men really think? role models to monogamy t divorce, surprising results of a new "esquire" survey of 20 to 50-year-old men. we'll find all types of interesting things. >> i don't want to be there. >> and talking about a woman who followed her passion and now she makes minnows in urban environments. that's a pretty inspiring story. we'll be talking to jane about that. in just a couple weeks from now, melissa and jeremy will get married right here on the plaza. we need your help to pick bridesmaid dresses. to vote for your favorite, go to facebook or today show.com. text 1 for effortless romance, 2

for modern twist, 3 for fun and 30, like meredith, and 4 for old hollywood like me. we'll have the winner next wednesday. >> okay. a check of the weather from stephanie abra. we good morning. we have quite a bit of cloudiness that will bring some showers there in the afternoon. then blue ridge east after

sunset. temperatures right now in the 60s. even with that, cloud cover with a southerly breeze. then that chance for needed rain tonight, maybe with some thunder. and then tomorrow partly cloudy into the low 80s. dry weather continues through the weekend int next week with highs near 80 each da for all your weather needs 24 hours a day, all you have to do iso to weather.com. we'll heado the mid-atlantic and check in with willard scott. how are you? it's been too long. >> stephanie, i'm glad to be working with you, you're the jewel of our crown at nbc's weather division. thank you for introducing me. one sad note, you heard edward newman passed away a couple days ago. what a prince, intelligent beautiful man, a tribute to him. could go on forever. he was on the david letterman show almost a year, maybe a little longer. they did se good pieces.

happy birthday from smuckers. as the jar spins around, darrell beechel of mountain home, arkansas. one of the nicest states. a lot of people are settling in arkansas and retiring. nickna is "buck." avid hunter. tributes longevity to two favorite ws, wine and women. hallelujah, let's go hunting, jake and i'll go chasing women. earl swanson, 100 years old. still drives around time with the love of his wife, merrill. a little cuddly pooh andnjoys collecting jewelry. jeanne dracket,100 years old. and carl cuthbert, 100 years

old. dexter, maine. plays the drums in the veterans parade. i tried that. edith harrington, 100 years o with the salvation army. a proud soldier, got her go ahead from high school 82 years ago, graduated from college at 88. and helen olson of largo, florida is 100 years old and lovely lovely lady that still uses a typewriter. now, back to meredith. do you remember typewriters, meredith? are you old enough? >> thank you so much, willard. and michael on the new

nearly 23 years ago, oliver stone's film, "wall stre" burst onto the scene and

determined greed was good and now, the new movie, "money ver sleeps." >> you kno what they say, bulls make money, bears make money. >> i thought this was a charity. whdon't you go find some? >> i tell you what, i'll make you a deal. you stop telling lies about me, i'll stop telling the truth about you. >> oliver stone. welcome back. 23 years ago, when you made the final edit on that movie and gordon gecko went off to prison, did you think that was it, the door would shut behind him and you wouldn't revisit him or did you kw you'd have to tell the story when he was out of prison? >> i thought it was over and that whole era would change and we'd come to the end of that moment of excess that went on for 20years. i did the new film because of the 2008 crash and made me rethink that as a backdrop. the whole idea was not to do a

movie about the 2008 crash but do a movie about real people living through this story of betrayal and greed and trust and love. so it was a story about six actors in the movie. they really have a -- it's a family drama. >> one of the thing you said to me, when you premiered the movie in kcaan and you looked at the lack of change, you were surprised how much wealth was still being amassed, opposed to individuals, it was the banks amassing that wealth and how much greed still existed. >> greco was replaced by the banks and hedge fds and banks. the greed is amazing, $100 million to own a business and get a business in those days is now a billion. a big hedge fund starts with a biion. we're talkingig money now, bigger than i ever dreamed. this whole movie is about this new era and it never really went away. what happens with the collapse is we have anotherwist in the

movie, where all these people's lives are somewhat shattered. >> there's another word, opposed greed, you want people to consider another word here, another emotion, that is envy. the power of envy, what it can do to people. >> envy played a role -- if you have a few million dollar and your neighbor has another 10 million dollars than you do, it seems me envy is the drives force of what people did. they always want more and that's what joshrolin does in the movie. he plays the fountain of all evil. he plays the banker that represents this type of person. >> i have to be honest. i don'know there are a lot of good people in the movie. everybody maybe has a tinge of good but a lot of bad in them? >> i think there is an idealistic young couple. >> but fall in the movie as well. >> well, i don't want to give it

away, but he betrays his girlfriend for self accumulation, let's say. she does, too, she doe things -- in other words, money makes you do thing you don't want to do. >> slightly off the subject, when the movie premiered and saw it athat time, from what i understand, the movie people will see in the theater on friday is a little bit different. >> yes. >> how often do you do that? do you second-guess yourself a lot on the way you edited things or based on public response? >> when we saw you at caan, we had only been in theed didding room 3 1/2 months, we finished the whole movie. for us, it was a chance to platform, see it with a big audience, get a big reception. the ending was a little too abrupt for me and i wanted to make it more realistic. >> let me end on a personal note, the star o this movie, michael douglas is going through tough times. you spoke to him recently. >> he was at the press conference, out helping the

movie. painful, no kidding around, serious. we are all hoping for him. >> w are keeping our fingers crosse as well. oliver stone, "wall street, money never sleeps." it opens in theaters september 24th. up next, our friend, jane pauley, shares the story of a remarkable woman who decided to reinvent herself mid-life.

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back, 8:44. your life calling today. contributing editor jane pauley has a special series of repts for us. this morning, she's here with a story of one person's second career, you might say is blossoming. >> videographer, katherine

zimmerman has seen the world through the eyes of a camera. when she focused on her own future, retirement wasn't in t picture. katherine zimmerman was a trailblazer. 35 years ago, she was one of tv first female news photographers. >> when i went down for the interview and the guy wanted to know how i could carry this big heavy camera around, i assured him a girl from the farm could do anything. >> anything but retire. >> i didn't have any money in the bank. i was gng to probably work for the rest of my life. >> reporter: you had a career that was maybe not sustainable? >> that went through my mind. i thought, i better find something else i can do for the next 30 years. >> reporter: it was natural she'd think about gardening. she grew up on a farm outside dayton. we set up our cameras and lights in the barn she played in as a chil why did you knowou had to go back to school?

>> i just didn't think i could go out and offer my services to design somebody's landscape by just saying, hey, i like doing this. i really felt like i needed to have some expertise, as i did with film making. reporter: sohe enrolled in a graduate program in horticulture and landscape design at the u.s. department of agriculture. >> nights and weekends, it took me three years. i didn't have really the luxury ofust stopping. each class was like 100 plants to know. you got kids, you got to earn your paycheck. >> reporter: but finally, she was designing landscape. when she looked around at her own yard. >> i was the queen of the wn. i always thought i was so darned good at gardening. and then i learned how darned bad i was. >> reporter: she looked for fireflies. but they were gone. >> i made the connection that that was me, i did that. i killed the fireflies because i put down pesticides. it changed theirection i was taking with my landscape career.

>> reporter: today, katherine zimmerman is not a gardener, she's a sustainable landscaper, a meadow maker. >> meadow is one of the prettiest words. a lot is going on in a meadow. it gives us back. a lot is going on in a meadow. it gives u back the insects and bees, cool things i remember when i was on the farm. >> reporter: last year, she photographed prairies and meadows all or the united states. suddenly, kathryn realized she had a book. it's auld urban and suburban meadows. >> it's been a big learning experience. this is a tough year because i self published the book. that meant a lot of money up front, 20 some thousand dollars. >> reporter: add the distribution and marketing costs. >> i wondered how am going to make the mortgage?

>> reporter: what if youose the house? >> yeah, i've been thinking about that lately. it's just a house. maybe it's time to downsize. >> reporter: so katherine zimmerman's reinvention is a work in progress. at 57, she's leading a double life, freelance film-maker and professional meadow maker. >> fresh meadow comes up every year. >> reporter: they say gardeners are people who believe in the future. tell me what you see when you see your future. >> it's not scary to me. i think it's because iraw somethg from somewhere, maybe from the past. a strength. maybe from the soil. >> the meadow movement does seem to be catching on but the reality check is for all her work, travel, schooling and vestment, she is yet to see the big paycheck, as kathryn puts it. but she's taken the long view, the payoff will come over the next 20 or 30 years.

by the way, i'll be talking more about this during my live web chat todayt noon eastern time. you can find it at aarp.org/jane. meredith. >> kathryn started working on the second act ten years in advance, which isn't often the way things happen. >> at 50, she started planning and often doesn't happen you go back to school and work double time lik that. she has a unique example to inspire us. >> how did you find her? >> it's funny. on a shoot. we were in the backyard doing one of those walking around shots. she was in the back and she looked at the landscapi -- >> she saw the crew? >> she saw the crew. this woman has some expertise and that's when i realized she did have this other newly acquired expertise in sustainable gardening. >> really interesting story, a nice lady. jane pauley. thank you so much. up next, the truth about what men are rlly thinking. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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featured editor. why 20 year-olds and 50 year-olds? goodo have you here? >> they're two really fun demographic facts going on. if you look at the demographic population, there are more 50 year-olds thanny other age group. e second largest, in men, there are more 20 year-olds than any other largest a group and the second is 50 year-olds. we have these two population swells dominating american lives and we thought it would be a good opportunity to feel their pulse. >> you ask them about marriage, work, social beliefs, let's begin with random items. clint eastwood voted coolest man in america, both age groups. you would think for people born in 1960s, that makes sense. but for guys that play grand torino. outvoted lebron james, justin timberlake. >> 50 year-olds more concerned about the environment. doesn't shock me and0 year-olds mor conservative,

might surprise some people and 20 year-olds want wives to stay home and take care of kids. that's surprising. they compare to just 14% of 50 year-olds. >> let's talk about what the groups have in common, what are the similarities? >> both said barack obama as their top choice. later in the survey, when we asked them how they thought barack obama wasoing, both groups also said they didn't think hwas doing a greatjob. you see a big difference between how they view the president and his performance. >> both groups feel a million dollar means you're rich. both groups watch television for their news. that surprises me because i thought 20 year-olds would get it on the internet. >> both groups chose the tv as top choice for news. >> let's talk about differences here. what did you find dramatic? >> i think the biggest differences, little things.

20 year-olds likely to spend more than a thousand dollars on a suit. 20 year-olds more likely to make a large life announcement via facebook or texting. 50 year-olds are much more pessimistic in their view of the world righ now. less likely to say their sons will have a better life than them, less likely to say the uned states will be as strong. >> 50 year-olds more likely to say divorce is an option and nothing wrong with it. >> comped to twenty year-olds say divorce is not an option no matter what. >> isn't that an experience thing, most 50 year-olds been married and not 20 year-olds, not to be pessimistic. >> and 50 year-olds have more divorced parents than 20 year-olds. >> each chose the teenage decade as his favorite decade for music. that means the 80s. >> for guy is inhe 50s, that means the'70s, the others in

the '90s. but 1 in 5 chose the '80s. everybody love michael jackson. >> go with the '70s. the best job in america? >> everybody believes being an a-list movie star is the best job. when we asked the job that received the lowest number of votes for 20 year-olds, a high school principal. >> 50 year-olds, ceo of goldman sachs and president of the united states. no one wants those jobs. >> when it comes to woman's look, favorite part of a won's body is her face. >> correct. their mother raised them right. >> both have something in 8:56 is your time now.

68 degrees. looking like it's a little cloudy out there in the nation's capital. are we going to get any rain today? tom will have your forecast. good morning. i'm eun yg. fresh off the elections, both vincent gray and adrian fenty are expected at a conference today. theyre both scheduled to atte the d.c. democratic party unity breakfast this morning. we'll look for coveragecoming up on "news 4" midday at 11:00. ♪

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finally into the weeke, drier. how's the traffic? >> still plenty of delays. problems along the way have cleared. the outer loop of the beltway have crawlen. broken down vicle in the roadway. dulles toll, look for delays in the road. coming up on "news 4" midday, simple things you can

back now with more today on this thursday morning, 16th of september, 2010. we have so many nice folks outside tweetg and we will get a shot in there. got them? hope they have a great time and get sightseeing in before the rain comes in later today. pretty nice out there now. >> some nice people this morning. >> natalie mores alongside ann curry in studio 1a. matt had to leave a little early. >> good for him. and we have more about the video surveillance released about this family. you're looking at this connecticut womanorced to withdraw a lot of money bore she was murdered, along wither two daughters who died in this home vasion. a very difficult case. the question has been raised, did police do enough to save this family? getting into that coming up and also coming up, we tal about

vaccinations, that time of the year, the question is, what do we really need? we actlly asked this question to our viewers online. do you have any questions about vaccination of your children? overwhelming response, a lot of peop want to know how early they shoulde allowing their children to be vaccinated and how many shots they should be getting and dr. nancy snyderman will be coming up to tell us about that. and also a lot of people trying to sell a home these days. would you buy a home like this? it could be more fab. a little later, we'll show you the after pictures, how t homes were staged for a quick sale. we will have news on what won't cost you a lot up front but pay off when you go to sell the home. from runways to politicians, everyone wants in on new york's fashion week. we'll show you wt you will be

wearing next spring. >> you got to take a look. >> i got to take a look and went to a couple shows this week. it was a lot of fun. you have more on top stories. >> i do. history is being made where pope benedict is making his four day trip to the united kingdom. this marks the first time a british pope has been invited to an officially protestant citizen. it has kradrawn criticism from mostly protestant citizs and the handling of abuse charges on ildren. and president mahmoud ahmadinejad told area mitchell the fate of the remaing two hitchhikers in iran is up to that country's judicial system. the number of foreclosud homes jumped up in august, up 25% from a year ago and the highest since the mortgage crisis began. the deadly home invasion case we were talking about in

connecticut, the 911 tapes are raising questions whether police could have done more to save the victims. jeff has more on this. good morning. >> hi. good morning to you. the tapes tell the story. new questions why police didn't rush in to save the petit family. officers were on scene, but stayed outside. meanwhile, the petits were being tortured and later killed inside. >> reporter: in this newly released surveillance video, a clear picture, the final picture of jennifer hawke-petit, less than an hour before her death. prosecutors say petit was at a local bank withdrawing $15,000 and calmly told the bank teller her entire family was bng held hostage at home. she needed the money for ransom. at 9:21 a.m., with jennifer still in the bank, the manager ma a chilling call to 911. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now, who says that her husband a children are being held at their house.

if the police are told, they will kill the children and the husband. she says they are being very nice. they have their faces covered. she is petrified. >> reporter: with good reason. prosecutors say these two men, steven hayes and joshua komisarjevsky were terrorizing the family, beating dr. petit with a baseball bat and tying him to this pole in the basement. his two daubters were tied to their beds upstairs, all tortured overnight until the sun came up and the bank opened up. >> they're tied up, she said. she's taking $15,000 out of her credit line. they told her they wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. she believes them. i think she's walking out now. >> reporter: officers wer dispatched to the house but according to police logs were told by their captains not to approach the house and stay back until they could set up a safe perimeter. 30 minutes after that first 911 call, still no ambulances, or

fire trucks or emergency teams who could move in. by now, jennifer was back home with the money, her family and e attackers. >> this was a small police department, they very quickly got over their heads. they fell back on the training, but in this particular situation, the training wasn't adequate. in the time it took, lives were lo. >> reporter: william petit could hear his famil being tortured upstairs. i heard the moaning and the thumbs, he testified. somehow, bleeding from his head, he managed to escape, his feet still bound, petit hopped out of the house and made it to a neighbor's home for help. minutes late a fireball, prosecutors say the suspects raped and strangled jennifer petit and burned the house down. the mother and her two daughters were all killed. in court wednesday, it got ugly, steven hayes defense lawyer, who by the way admits his client committed thecrime, poied the finger at police, snapping at a

police captain on the stand, not excusing what happened, the fact was you were too late,correct? the captain replied, if we had any indication of violence, i would have been the first one through the do. it got so emotional in court wednesday, ann, the photo evidence was so gruesome the petit famy broke down in tears and the judge had to send everyone home early because the jury was sobbing. >> jeff rossen, thank you. also a state of emeency in california, where a raging wildfire has burned more than 6,000 acres. meanwhile, governor arnold schwarzenegger toured t homes devastated in san bruno by last week's gas explosion. take a look at this. nasa is testing its next generation of space rovers in the arizona desert. the

good morning. we have increasing clouds from the west. that's ahead of a cool front from the mountains.

then that front will be moving in our way. right now it's near 70 throughout much of the region, an it will climb into the low and mid-80s later this african. east of the blue ridge after sunset in the bay is chae for passing showers and maybe some thunder but earlier in the mountains. tomorrow, partly cloudy, low 80s. a dry weekend to follow. high of low 80s. ann, over to you. >> today's "daily dose" is brought to you by yoplait, it's so good! >> stephanie, thank you so much. this morning on today's "daily dose," vaccinations 101. imnations are not just for infants, they are certain shots all members of the family should be getng and the question is when? here to answer you questions is nbc's chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman. good mning to you. you are a pro-opponent of this? >> i am. i think this is the greatest

break through perhaps in science history and for sure our lifetime. we have saved millions of lives in this country and around the globe. immunizations matter. the idea you could give a shot to prevent a disease that could kill you is extraoinary. >> even though many of these diseases we're talking about are rare. >> they're rare because this has worked so well. look at this laundry list of diseases we can prevent. we don't talk about polio. smallpox has been eradicated, don't immize for it anymore. these are preventable diseases a simple shot can take ce of. part of the controversy around people pushing back, say, they're rare, why should diet? they' -- do it? they're rare because this has worked. if we don immunize, the herd of human beings will have their deserves dropped and that can make us vulnerable. >> this topic touched a nerve. when we put it out online, we asked our viewers, questions

about it. we got a response, anonymous e-mail. babies seem to get a lot of shots in their first month of life, often multiple sts in one visit. is it okay forabies to have so many shots at once? >>he answer is yes. let me take you back to utero, to when they get their first shot. they are swimming around in amniotic fluid in the mommy's tummy and it is sterile. from the moment they pop out into the world, that child is colonized with trillions of bacteriand viruss that says to the immune system, wake up, you're here, which means start making anti-bodies to the bad stuff out there. now to the first shot, two months later, there are a multitude of shots and more than ever because we now can prevent diseases. when a mom or a dad looks at th vial and that little shot, remember, the amount of medicine is just a small traction.

the rest is water or saltwater, the delivery mechanism to get the rest of the medicine in the body. it sounds like a lot. compared to what a baby is fighting off with toys on the floor and things put in t mouth and bacteria all around, it is minuscule. >> some people would like to have them spread over longer periods of time or started a little bit late. what do you think about it? >> i don't like it and here's why. i don't care if you're an md or phd or think you're smarterhan everybody on earth. here's the downside. it's harder to kype traeep tracf stuff, easy to let the next shot fall through the system. the doctors who set this up know this is when these children are most vulnerable to these illnesses an when they can make ant anti-bodies. there is no scientific proof spacing them out is better, but more likely to miss a dose.

>> darsy is joining us live from skype. what's your question. >> hi. i just found out the vaccine is available for girls and boys. i wanted to know if this is true and if boys should get the vaccine. >> it is cool. the hpv vaccine is to keep women frometting the human papilloma virus, linked to cancer, and certain strains worst tha others. we now know this is a vaccine given to women in their preteens, 9 to early 20s. the idea is get the vaccine before y're sexually active and exposed to the viruss. it makes sense if a boy carries the virus and girl gets the virus, whyre you just immunizing the girl? now we know it's safe to give both girls and boys. >> does the boy benefit? >> they do. you can get wart you can get sexually tramitted warts from the human papilloma virus.

>> it became controversial? >> it was seen as, then my child will be promiscuous. make no doubt about it, this is not a vaccine you give your child to say, now, it's okayo have sex. you give it to your child so when they are sexually active, you don't die because you had sexual activity, 9 to early 20s. once you had multiple sexual partners or late 20s to 30s, this is not an appropriate vaccine. >> we have another question from nicole from alabama, and she's on the phone. hello, nicole. what's your question? >> calle [ inaudible ]. >> think we might have lost nicole's signal. we'll try to get her back on line. we have samantha in illinois. she's on the phone. let's see if we can talk to samantha. hey, samantha. >> caller: hi. >> what's your question? >> caller: good morning. my question is, i'm a 19-year-old teenager that works a full timeob and goes to college. what shot do i need for this

upcoming year? >> i love this question, samantha. first of all, congratulations ongoing to college. remember, it's like going into the army, you are going into the barracks. you are going to be nea people who come right up to your face and transmit things. a couple things. now is the time to get your flu shot. i am a big pro-opponeponent get meningitis vaccine. get those two things. if you haven't had your hpv shot, get it and check your tetanus record. >> meningitis is rare but devastating if you get it >> it is rare but for the cost of a price of tennis shoes, your child can save a limb or his or her life. you're right. it is not as common as the other ones. i have seen the devastation on the back end. meningococcal meningitis is a preventable disease. >> coming up how to save your home to get it sold fast.

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ts >> white, cream and dusty rose. most like early '90s, calvin klein, minimal aesthetics. you won't see the styles seen on the jersey shore cast. >> reporter: sorry, snooki, that means black is out. along with ultra 'froms trends we saw in spring 2010. >> it isn't just about the shows, these define the beauty looks next season including what you will be wearing on your face. >> reporter: crlotte willard, a makeup artt from new york, primps and powders models for dozens of shows. when it comes to makeup, simple is also thestyle. >> to look glowy, natural, effortless. >> reporter: that doesn't mean you can't have fun with your face. the show has pops of color on

eyes and lips and eyebrows are making a coback. >> we're talking about the '80s? they can be big? >> but not as sharp. >> reporter: full but soft? >> right. >> reporter: thank god. >> next season, eve is i ♪ >> it's about achieving prettiness with ease. we're all going to be able to get dressed in less than five minutes and we will love that. everybody wants to feel pretty and don't want to spend a lot of time or money to do it. >> reporter: pretty, simple, easy, trends that will make you feel as good as you look. >> now, the shows haven't been completely devoid of color. a lot of designers work with red and hot pin and blue. but the style of the clothes was simple and clean. >> i liked that look. i saw it yesterday and tracy earlier. what's with the hair? you mentioned loose and flowy?

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jo good morning. partly sunny now. 70s east of washington. near 70 now around the metro area. highs in the low and mid-80s today. ance for showers in the afternoon in the montana and farther east later near sunset. dry into the weekend. how's the traffic, jerry? >> tom, still plenty of rush hour. loaded across the american legion bridge. it remains crowded to the 14th street bridge. eun? >> thank you. simple thing use can do to prevent alzheimer's disease. that's today

my name is paul. i'm an american citizen from hastings, michigan. i'm a civilian truck driver for crestston, rawlings and thomas. i've been taken hostage somewhere in iraq. >> it's almost hard to recognize him. that is ryan reynolds in his new thriller. you probably recognize him. what you're seeing here is the proposal with sandra bullock, the comedy. will be here tomorrow to share his latest news and talk about hs new movie thate's in. meanwhile, we have a n finale, southern boy, michael grimm, when he won a million dollar and his own las vegas show on "america's got talent" last ght. he looks pretty stunned there. i think a lot of people were stunned. he beat out you jackie evancho who captured the nation and the judge said she sings like an

80-year-old, and we will have highlights coming up in this half hour. >> they allill do just fine. they all have record deals and everything else. meanwhile, if you're trying to sell your house, think about staging before you post your house online. it doesn't have to cost you a bundle. with paint and drapes, we can show you amazing before and after pictures and how you can make simple changes to your home. later on today, in today's kitchen, if you love wandering through the farmer's market, and if you aren't sure, how to use local fresh ingredients in your own cooking. >> the idea is about seasonal cooking, how to use foods in season, so you get them at their peak, which means they will taste the best and how to think that way. >> it's a healthier way to eat as well.

>> i said, i will get some peaches or something and mike bettes said, those aren't in season. you can get anything now year-round, you know? >> er that. gettingt off the farm. >> i'm with you. >> a local bor. >> i nevereard that. >> you want to talk about the weather? >> i think i will. good morning. right now, partly sunny. live view from the sky watcher camera sees breaks in the cloud cover. we'll have the clouds increasing afternoon time. right now we're in the60s, to near 70 degrees throughout much of the region. it will climb into the 80s later today with thickening clouds.

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now to a big upset in the hollywood world of talent competition. she's been called a singing phenomenon, 10-year-old jackie evancho explode onto the stage of the hit show, "america's got talent in the end, she didn't take away the prize. kristen has the story. >> good morning. the one whoon "america's got talent" was a singer named michael grimm. he was shocked to learn he had beaten jackiev evancho. when you're 10 years old, second place is pretty good.

>> reporter: from the moment she opened her mouth and this seasoned soprano voice came out, jackie evancho stole the sw and a lot of hearts on nbc's "america's got talent." she was the one to beat. >> i've never seen a voca performance like that on this sh. >> reporter: once america weighed in with phonin votee in a new star was made. >> michael grimm! >> reporter: he was from mississippi and his face said it all. >> i had no clue i would win. i thought jackie was going to win. when i got up there, i was blessed to have made it as far as i made it. reporter: but grimm gave an unforgettable final performance. >> michael grimm had the best performance being in the building andeeing the reaction and seeing people go to crazy

for his performance. >> reporter: judge sharon osbourne said her husband, ozzie recognized his talent from the beginning and bet her $10 he would make it. >> i texted him. >> reporter: grimm's take home will be a lot bigger, a million bucks and headline show in las vegas. some speculated the idea of a vegas show may have cost evanc votes. >> maybe america was creeped out by the idea of a 10-year-old having an act in vegas, and they're like, we can't allow this to happen. ♪ >> reporter: susan boyle was once favored to win "britain's got talent," but she also came second place. judge piers morgan reminded evancho of that. >> i said her to afterwards, susan boyle came in second and sold 10 million albums, don't worry, this is not a defeat. >> reporter: the 10-year-old said she's not worried either, happfor grimm and ready to go home in pittsburgh.

>> i can't wait to hold my duckies and everything. >> reporter: proving evancho is just a kid with very adult victory, secon place. >> grimm said he wanted to win so he could buy a new hawes few his grandparents. they raised him and were misplaced by hurricane katrina. >> sounds like the voters made the right choice. i don't even know who beat susan boyle. do you? >> no. they are both winners. coming up next, from for sale to sold, we will show you how to stage your home to make it appealing to buyers right after this. thanks to the venture card from capital one,

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some amazing before and afters you worked on. first, let's show the living roomn a house, it has a big fireace, a big selling feature to a he except not in this case. why not? >> it was completely dirty and the way i fixed it it was foaming bathroom cleaner. foaming bathroom cleaner takes out all the soot from a fireplace. >> you got rid of all the clutter. >> exactly. there's so many options, you put it at arm's reh, nice ones and for things you put away, there's so many options for storage bins. >> people want to feel like they can move in the space, if your clutter is all in the, they won't feel like they can move in there. >> exactly. >> another thing you did was pictures and groupings to warm up the space. >> you don't want to have bare walls, you wt neutral art, nothing political or personal. >> no family photos. >> no family photos, bigno-no. >> no picture of that guy in your mirror. that guy, tommy. >> tommy.

definitely, no pictures of tommy. you want to keep no tommy, nothing political or personal. >> mirrors are grea >> it saves on the painting of the walls. >> that's right. you want to make sure they're neutral. >> we move on to a bedroom. here's a dark beoom, covering up even more, not getting a lot of light in there. tell me what you did with that bedroom? >> i twitched up the linens, a second easy fix. people underestimate switching out the bed linens alone, makes a big difference. this is rachel ashweld, shabby characteristic. from target. >> bed in a bag. >> easy >> the curtains were like keeping all the light out of that room. what did you do? >> when it comes to curtains, i want them to hit the floor and they can puddle about 2 inches

and hang them as high as possible. >> make the room look bigger? >> exactly. >> that will save you a lot. these are inexpensive curtains as well. >> you can get panels for like $10. >> keep it simple? >> exactly. keep it simple, it will be easier on you and you can keep the stuff for yr new house. >> this dining room right now, the color makes you want to blush, a little too bearing, over the top? >> over the top. >> the pepto-bismol pink. >> by painting, i kept the trims and switched out the furnite. >> it has nice detail but -- >> the red was overbearing and nt from drab architecture detail to wonderful. >> and y set the place there. >> i always set the table. >> why do you do that? >> it makes people think of entertaining. when you go to a model home, you always see the table set. i wouldn't do it in a kitchen,

just a formal dining room. >> makes people think i wan to sit down. >> and have a family gathering. >> actually, this is pretty cheap. >> i get a lot of my furniture on target.com or onli, second-hand stores. >> this whole setting is about $99. >> and, again, you get to keep this. >> cnge the furniture, makes it real cost effective as well. let's talk about living rooms and some ofhe before in this picture. this is not doing anything for the house. >> it was pretty bad. >> what did you do? >> that was beige on beige on beige. >> you added color, add browns and other neutral tones, too. >> you can get a slipcover if you don't want to get a slipcover, keep that cor and add accessories and toss pillows and make sure you have lamps. >> you can always hide behind the lamps. >> you should have three sources of lht per room. >> don't forget the exterior

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cannes this morning in "today's kitchen," seasonal cooking made easy with the chef of the new york hot spot, blt market. today he's making us something from his new cookbook, called fresh from the market, seasonal cooking. good morning. i got to say your name twice, which was really fun. you promote ssonal cooking. >> yes. >> what would you define seasonal cooking as? >> the four seasons, winter,

spring and fall. >> you use the freshest things fr that time at their peak of freshness and flavor. >> not only the seasons but also by the month. seasonal month. >> the difficulty is with everything being flown in from everywhere else, it's difficult to know what's seasonal necessarily and what isn't? >> yes. also, the local products, local shrubbery, local blueberries. >> right, righ thinking about what is grown locally and what is at the farmer's market is a good clue. >> today, you're making something called marcella's ocobuco, from the fall. >> from the fall. >> my mistake. beautiful cut of -- >> ocobuc it is a cut of the veal from the back. you see a larger piece from the back leg and this is from the

front leg. >> how do we get started? >> i will take marcella and start in 10 minutes. >> this is marcella wine. ok. i will take a sip of this. okay. then what? >> that's early. >> honey, it's never too late. it's always noon somewhere. you basically braise this? >> actually, i'm giving a bit of coloration on it, a little bit of olive oil. i will remove them. i will make the sauce, ready for the braising. >> put some red onions in there? >> no. shallots. >> shallots, i'm sorry, i misidentified them. >> and some garc and thyme and bay leaf. i will cook it a little bit until it's entrenched. >> that is beautiful, smells amazing as well. then what do we add? >> i will have the cognac.

>> what does it add to the flavor? i know it adds a wonderful aroma. >> sweetness. you will find the flavor not too strong. here, i will have marcella wine. >> marcella, more marcella. life is better with marcella. and marinated raisins. and now we havegrapes. >> we have grapes at the end. >> this is natalie. what are you adding there? >> i will put stock,eal stock and chicken stock. >> okay. you can buy those probably in the can, forever you have to, if you don't want to spend the time making them. we only have a little bit of time left. >> i will put it back. >> beautiful. how long doou cook this? >> about an hour and a half, two hour, depends on the size of the piece. >> do you put that in

immediately or afterwards, the grapes? >> at the end. >> we have to quickly go to the end and see what this looks i'm done with all these lists.

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heights. the accident happened around idnight. the investigators say the ambulance was en route to a call when it swerved to avoid the suv which police say was driving on the wrong side of the road. the suv sideswiped the ambulance before hitting a brick wall and a utility pole. all three men inside were killed. two ambulance workers were taken to the hospital but are expected to be okay. meteorologist tom kierein joins us now with a look at your forecast. pleasant morning under way. later we may get showers in the mountains, perhaps after sunset perhaps here. we could use them with a little bit of thunder too. right now increasing clouds. we're climbing into the 70s. a southerly breeze will pick it up a bit. then a front comes through the evening around the metro area, points east chance of passing showers in the sunset. friday, saturday, and sunday, sun returns. highs, low 80s. how's the traffic, jerry? >> we'll take a live look. southbound still loaded up down

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> helo, everybody. so glad you're with us. it is thirst day, september 16th. we're almost into the weekend mode, but not quite yet. >> and we're back to our live on fridays, which is strange to have the whole, i don't know if you realize, but we were -- we were prerecorde now we're live every single day. >> how do you like to work like a eal person five days a week. >> it is not easy. >> we're getting used to it. >> some people were uplate last night. >> i saw a little bit of it but didn't see the end. >> "america's got talent" was on. there was that 10-year-old adorable little singer named jackie evancho. everybody thought she was going to win. she sang opera like -- it was

between jackie evancho and the guy from mississippi. i can't remember his name because >> michael grimm. >> yes, michael grimm. there it was. we're goi to watch, a million dollars on the line. watch the winning moment. >> michael grimm! congratulaons! >> they had a conversation. >>unned. she wasn't standing up. she was sitting going -- >> i thought that was shocking. did youear her sing, in case some people haven't heard r. she sounds like a dream, this little jackie evancho. ♪ >> oh, my gosh.

>> sarah berkman. >> okay. >> that's prettynbelievable. good for michael grimm, god bls him. he has a really good back story to his life. and obviously very deserving. i haven't watched the whole ries. >> we should hear him. let's hear a little bit. ♪ sang the blues never good enou for me ♪ ♪ good enough for me and bobby mcgee ♪ >> he's talented too. >> the winner is also going to get to headline a show in vegas. i'm glad it is michael grimm and not jackie evancho. vegas is fine for adults, but a place for a kid to be performing. >> i sa the end and she was being interviewed after the show. she looked relieved. >> do you know what she said? >> she wanted to cuddle her ducky. >> want to go homend cuddle my ducky. we forget she is a child. >> i think she was done forhat particular thing. i think it worked out the way it was supposed to. e has a long runway.

>> she won't cuddle duckies for long. that phone will ring within a week and she'll be doing somethg. ow the key is to parent her well and protect her, really protect her, because the vultures will be -- >> they'll get her. >> yep. >> so some good news in new york city. if you are against people smoking in public. mayor bloomberg is considering banning smoking in all public ples, like parks, beaches, and times square. >> outside of buildings, everywhere. everywhere. all public places. >> i have to say, i'm kind of for hat. >> well, remember the outcry when you first banned it in restaurants, everybody said it is going to hurt everybody, nobody is going to go to restaurants anymore. really? people get hungry. but they smoke outside. it is so funny that that would be announced today because yesterday i left our building and some of our best fends around here do smoke. and they have been battling with it. they really would love to be able to quit, but they can't so far. as i walked out, i mean it was into -- it w a beautiful day yesterday, in this, like,

this -- >> cloud. >> more than that. yeah, like a heavy duty cloud. >> cloud. >> and my hair stunk the whole way home. i was gasping for breath because i'm, you know, i'm highly allergic to it. so it is one thing to dot to yourself, and i'm sorry anybody is addicted us about it is a terrible, terrible addiction, but secondhand smoke is a bigger killer than asbestos or a lotf other things as well. >> there are some states that do not ban it in restaurants. i think there are 26 that do around the country. a lot of them still don't. a lot of people are trying to get on the bandwagon. but there is nothing worse than sit on the beach, enjoying -- >> the fresh air and here comes his waft of smoke and literally, you can't really move away because you move and the wind changes or go omewhere, you're going to be in it no matter what. but i bet you this is going to have -- there will be a lot of outcry. >> there will be outcry. maybe somebody will givet up bet, they won't have any option. but the other thing is, it is a personal right. i'm all for personal rights. i'm becoming more and more of a libertarian the old are i get.

the more they take away our rights, i say excuseme, wait a minute. i don't think should infringe on the rights of other people and that's the biggest problem with the smoking. >> i agree with that. >> okay. >> let's -- >> what else do we want to go to. >> let's make a toast. >> i'm afraid to. >> there is a huh? study that says just holding a drink makes you look stupid. >> that's exactly what it says. >> itoes nothing to do with how much you imbibe of the drink. just if you're holding it. >> as long as it is in your hand, you look dumber than someone. >> to me, you look stupid, i look stupider now. >> holding that bottle, yeah. the bottle over your head. >> than that. if were a can, you would really look stupid. then if you have a can with a little umbrella sticking out of i then you're truly, you know, should be se away somewhere. >> they say that they did a -- they took a picture of people with drinks and without drinks and they asked a bunch of people in a focus group, who do you ink is smarter and they

thought the people without drinks were smarter than the people with drinks. >> i look at the pictures, people with a beautiful glass of champagne and the other doesn't and i say, i wonder if that person is boring. i respect anybody that chooses not to drink. you wonder if they're having a good time. the other one always looks like they're having a really good time. >> i'm with you. there was a -- i think a saw a witness to scam on sixth avenue in w york. >> tell us. >> walking down the street -- >> was it jeff zucker? >> was not. there was a man standing there at the corner and this couple that just came out of, you know, some restaurant, walked out and brushed lightly against him. the guy had a bag of food in his hand and it flew up in the air like it was insane, like -- >> the man wo was brushed up against or the man who did the brushing? >> the man standing there holding his food. the man brushed up against him lightly. the food went flyingand fell down and the couple went, i'm sorry, i did bump you, did you drop all your food. he reached in his pocket and gave him 20 bucks. i said, boy, i can't believe that whole chaotic thing

happened there. i was with a friend. she said, i think that's a scam. i said, why? i went running down sixt avenue, six piles of food just like that -- >> had been dropped. >> had been dropped. someone is stding on street, waiting for people to come by, knocking them and the food is not -- it looks like scraps and stuff, doesn't look like a real meal, they feel terrible becau they bum pd the person and they get 20 bucks. >> i'm happy to hear there are still people in new york that will give you 20 bucks if they knock you -- if they stop and say, gee, i'm sorry, here's 20 bucks. i haven't seen a lot of that. that's good to know. >> you dropped your mean, oh, my gosh you feel like you have to repay. >> we have oliver stone on our show today. he's just done a terrific remake -- not a remake, a brand-new movie, a sequel to the movie "wall street." this time called "money never sleeps." we saw it a couple of weeks ago and really, really enjoy i it reminded me of when i broke bread with oliver. i had dinner one night with him

at the john george hotel. >> the two of you? >> john george restaurant at the trump international. no, not just the two of us. frank and oliver, had two guests, it was me and al pacino. >> you're kidding? >> i know. it is a fun dinner. you think they're not going to remember. i saw him earlier and he said, where was it we had dinner that night. i was like, oliver remembers. there he is. remember that, oliver? did i bore him to death tt night? oh, yes, i did. >> we'll talk to h in a second. >> it is that time on a thursday. >> oh, yeah. >> life this portion. i get to pick a favorite song. this is the -- this is the song, you're in the gym, you can't get moving, it is by flo rida called "in the air." listen. ♪

♪ oh, hot damn this is my jam ♪ ♪ get the party until the a.m. ♪ ♪ you don't understand make me throw my hands in the air, air, air ♪ ♪ oh, hot damn this is my jam ♪ ♪ keep me partying until the a.m. ♪ >> it is no "somewhere over the rain rainbow". >> you're in the gym, you can't move it that will help. download it. >> good guy. his real name is trevar dillard. you know what drives most people crazy in this world? trying to get into stuff. tomorrow, we'll talk -- somebody put this on -- i think flo rida is the only one with a cd. this is mine. >> $16. no one going to pay $17 for a

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two of the a-list actors -- >> what? you want to keep watching? oliver wants to keep watching his movie. what was the best line, tell us? >> best line was, you need a real job? >> she had been a nurse before, yes. anyway, oliver's here. if you haven't heard, the oscar winning director picks up 23 ars later. >> after the original film as gordon gekko is released prison straight into the financial crisis of 2008. who would have thought that this second -- just the second bite of e apple would be so good. we saw it last week. terrific. >> we didn't know what to expect. it is first movie, it is almost like comic at th point. >> young girls when you saw it. >> exactly. i had a lot of work done since then. but the truth is, you make us care so much about the -- even though gordon gekko i prominently featured, there is a new set of characters that we care very much about. >> six characters. >> that first scene, he gets out of prison d, boy, has the world changed. and yet not really, right, in some ways.

>> michael is more -- he's got a heart now in this movie. and he had 23 years. and also he's got a daughter and a daughter is not there. that's the key to the scene. he walks out of prison, no one is waiting for him. that becomes an important part of the movie beuse he is conflicted. he wants a family. she won't talk to him. she hates him. >> his wife has gone crazy and his son -- >> i think it is interesting how michael douglas' character changed so much from th first one to the second. i thought he was kind of going be the same guy. >> we had to go on. life moves on. michael found -- michael deepened, we all do. he's humbler in the move. that's interesting because he wants to get back in, he's still hungry to be a player. >> meaning gordon gekko. >> on the inside. so he's willing to -- the question in the movie, among others, all the characters face this dilemma, what do you do for money? do you sell out your daughter? or do you take the money? shia has a similar -- shia labeouf -- >> a similar problem. >> he's a good kid but does the

false rumor thing. >> don't give too much of your movie away. >> just some ideas. he's a mixed b, you know. they're real people. the only one is perhaps themost pure would be josh brolin as the bad banker. >> because he is what he is, he makes no -- he sort of makes bones about it. he goes to gala -- which, by the way, you uld have called us to be in that scene. you had everybody in the whole world in that scene. peggy segal is in that scene, susan hess, you ma a cameo. next time, really, we're not going to take it so well. >> if i had known you guys were around. >> yeah, right. but you capture that money world ofew york beautifully. it seemed to me having seen so many of your movies, you took a different directial chances. some of the ways you got from one sce to the next seemed very different to me. you used a different kind of technology? >> we used a lot of television ideas. this is not covered ck 1987. >> 24 hours.

>> that cnbc cycle, the technology is very ever. we wanted to adopt that style to the movie and make it more 2008. >> then you did do that. >> also you need to remember in the 1980s, you remember, there was novelty, all the consumers of the possessions was new. now we're sort of jaded at all the technology that is kind of used. >> you make a political statement. it is subtle but it is there. and we talked abt it, it is like a modern morality play this movie, but really not that much has changed since 2008. same people are still making -- right? >> bigger money. >> bigger money. and much more is at stake as a result. >> we say even in 1980, there was not a story about the stock market, that was the background. he it is the background, talking about the people, the old thingsike love and trust and what that means and what money does to you and betrayals. i think that makes the world go around, people. >> it is a terrific movie. it isoing to be a huge hit.

i think i like the second one better than the first one. >> i think women ll like the second one more because it is more human. >> you still look great. >> thank you. what are you doing for lunch? >> it hit theaters september 24th. up next, the two stars hopping on the soul train tell us whawe have to look forward to. look at them. [ mom ] game time is all about the traditions. it's all about the tackles and the touchdowns... and watching my boys do what they do. but for me, it's even more than that. game time is about our time. together. female announcer ] get low prices on all your favorites for the game. save money. live better. walmart. hey, little dude. "dinner's" my middle name. how 'bout some hamburger helper?

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if you've watched tv anytime from the 1970s until a few years ago, chances are you've come acrossn episode or two of what don cornelius called "the hippest trip in america". >> it was "soul train." for the second time, actor terrence howard and taraji p. henson will host the "soul train awards" at the end of november, celebrating some of the world's greatest musical, talented acts. >> no kidding. so you guys did this last year, didn't you? >> we invited you back, huh? >> they invited me back. i talked them into letting him come back. >> they invid me first. >> we have this thing of who should go first. >> you're like donnie and marie. >> th should go first. >> i'm th. >> i'm tbh. you're tph. >> so if we missed last year's, which i have to confess i did, wht can people expect this year? >> well, i -- last year we

honored a few really great people. we had ron isley will be on. >> iove anita. >> different artis than before. >> we're showing the evolution, even though a lot of the new stars today into hip-hop and all that, we're going to show the evolution from where those songs came from. where that style came from and watch it grow. >> we had on just a couple of weeks ago was kelly rowland with this whole cd thing about the history of "soul train" and everything. it made a huge impact for black performers, especially. >> you got to remember the dance, all of the other popular dance shows came rht after "soul train" came out. >> except for "american bandstand," wouldn't you say? that was the original. >> th was the original. >> some of the stuff we did with "soul train" with don cornelius, everybody learned to dance. >> got to watch. >> and dress. and dress. style your hair. >> you were one of those kids watching it when you were growing up?

>> and thank god for the weave because when we did --hen we did "soul train" last year, i did my hair long, remember that asian man who used to dance with all that hair, that was -- >> wh about this year? >> i don't know. >> you'll think of something. >> you're working on "law & order". >> los geles. >> tv. >> tell us about that, terrence. >> it is incredible. it is me and alfred molina, he does one week, i do another week. >> you were in toronto with the toronto film festival. >> with michael c. hall, sar silverman, leslie ann moran, julie grier, myself. >> films like that, independent film go to these kinds of thingshoping to pick up distribution to it can come to a theater near you. >> absolutely. >> you have a film, you're

played nelson mandela in something coming up. >> mend jennifer hudson, jennifer plays winnie mandela, i play nelson from 36 to 80. >> what is it called? >> "winnie". it is incredible. >> excellent. busy and important. thank you for stopping by. >> thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to see us. >> "soul train," 28th of november. >> we got you. >> and "law order". >> 29th of september. >>e'll be right back. [ male annocer ] sometim one taco can't handle all your favorite toppings. ¿qué si usamos tacos s grandes?

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. we're back on this thirst day withore of "today" to help open your eyes and avoid the distractions in your life that could be keep you from where you want to go. >> exactly. because we have been such a society of multitaskers, we often forget to pay attention. missing more tan you've ever mansioned. psychologists christopher shabri, close enough, and daniel simon, conduct this study. hey, my name gets butchered all the time. >> and mine is misspelled. >> called "the invisible gorilla and other ways our intuitions deceive us". >> it is sobering when you realize it you think you're intelligence, aware of what's gng on around you and we'll show you in a few monts how easy it is to miss some startlingly obvious things, right? >> yeah. that's true. you are pretty intelligent, actually, just you miss things. >> me personally or just -- >> both of you, but everybody else as well. >> everybody. >> be careful, chris.

>> anything to do with intelligence? >> really not. >> that's good to know. >> so you did an experiment called "the monkey business illusion." we want all the viewers toay close attention to what you're going to see. you're going to watch a basketball being passed back and forth and count how many times this basketball gets passed. >> to the players wearing white. >> the ones wearing white. we're watching. >> counting? >> i'm trying. >> just the ones in white. >> eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13. >> okay, so -- >> 17. >> how many times? >> i don't know where we stopped? i had either 16 or 17 tes. >> did you notice anything weird? >> the gorilla in the middle of the -- was there somebody else? first of all, did we get the number right?

>> it is about 16, yeah. >> tell us why -- bause here's the idea. most people don't -- we're kind of -- we sort of knew a little bit about it called e gorilla but most people don't notice the gorilla. >> they don't. >> half the people don't see the gorilla, believe it or not. >> well, what are they smoking? it is right there. the gorilla walks in. looks around. >> you were focusing on the passing. >> i was counting. >> did youotice anything else besides the gorilla? >> no. what else? >> what? what were the two other things. >> now that we're -- somebody leaves. somebody leaves. i just saw that. >> you saw it the second time. >> i didn't see that the first time. >> there is the gorilla outside. >> who's the guy out there? >> i'm sorry, that's not unusual around here so, you know. >> you notice the color of the curin in the background. >> did that change too? >> no. let's see it. one more time. >> don't be difficult. >> i know. i want to see. >> starts out as dark red.

and as the gorilla goes rough it is changing -- >> oh, it is. >> changes to a yellow. >> now it is a -- yeah, you don't. >> you know what it is, it is the cross fade thing that happens and let's blame it on that. we're doing another one. >> another one. we're supposed to pay attention to what happens when what? what arewe supposed to look for? >> just watch the video and then we'll ask you the question. >> okay. that's it. >> that's it? it was a different guy. >> okay. you got that it -- it is a different guy? >> i thought it was a different guy. >> different guy, but that's it. >> different clothes, different person. you noticed that? >> i thought it was a different guy. didn't notice the clothes. he's got the thirt on there and then the button down. >> two-thirds of the time people don't notice anything changing at all there. the person or anything else. if they don't know there is a change coming and they're just

watching this video, they see it as a guy answering the phone. they don't notice anything different before or after. >> here's the thing, it is a quick edit. it is a passage of time or immediately. so maybe we' a little different, hoda, that we're used to -- i edit all the time stuff. so -- >> yeah. >> maybe i'm maki it more -- are people different in tat sense in what they're -- if somebody makes their living as an editor, they're going to see that differently. they're going to perceive it differently. >> that's possible. but editors of -- film editors know people aren't good at noticing changes and so they do extra things to keep track of the changes and pay extra attention, keep notes. >> notes on every film. >> i think we did something on "dateline" where it was like a dating game thing and you were sitting across from somebody and at some point the pson actually changed out to a different guy and the woman didn't notice that the guy had changed. >> i didn't notice that guy was

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we're back with "today's sty" and a promise to make you look thinner by dinner. >> colleen sullivan is a beauty and fashion director for "health" magazine and she says it is all about what you wear. not what you eat. what you wear. >> you don't have to diet, you don't are to exercise. it is about fashion choices in the morning. you can actually look thinner by dinner based on what you put on. >> okay. i think a lot of women are sensitive about a lot of areas of our bodies, but i was surprised to learn, the most sensitive spot for a lot of us is right back here -- >> that area. >> under the arm, excess skin, it is a big problem for most women. >> really toned women too, right? >> you tend to have a little jiggle here. there is a great llywood secret we'll talk about with our first model. >> before and after picture. this is the issue we're trying to slenderize the arm. >> here is vanessa. she's like in a strapless black tee that does nothing for her

upper arms and a great secret is the illusion t-shirt. come on out, vanessa. this illion t-shirt literally all it is is a tank top, put any tank top on and put over a sheer or lace top. you can see som skin, so you have the illusion of skin, but you've got the coverage. >> it is all three-quarter. >> three-quarter length, very flattering. and if you look at the thinnest part of your arm, it is your wrist. so what you also want to do is play up your wrists with alot of bangles, a great cocktail ring and that will bring th attention down here and away from the jiggle up here. >> i love lace. that's adorable. thanks, vanessa. >> next is roz. we have the before story here. is is when you're trying to elongate your torso? >> trying to minimize the bust area and elongate her torso. this dress does not do it for roz. this new version does. >> let's see you, baby. oh, yes. >> fabulous. like nght and day. >> it is that black thing, though, that happens.

little black dress. >> black is slenderizing. here is what is great about this dress. it is made out of a jersey knit fabric, so it was a little stretch, b it is also going to suck evething in it very comfortable, right, roz? it has darting in the front. if you see the seams -- >> beautiful curves. >> elongates. the length is perfect for roz, an inch above her knee that will make her legs look long. l's go to the top. if you're large-busted, you want to look for a neckline that is like a boat neckline and that will make your breast area, minimize the area. >> and avoid cleavage. >> and avoid cleavage it h. it has a little detail, leather, leather like lace is huge for fall. it is just so attractive on roz she's got all -- >> i love her shoes too. >> $89. >> pay less or something like that? >> nine west. $89, great shoes. leopard is big for fall. we have got the three-quarter length sleeve, so it is very flatter and elongates her arms.

>> so roz is wearing black. but we're going to talk about ways you can look slim without wearing the color black, right? >> women tend to turn to black. >> especially in new york. like a city of black all the time. >> shelly told us my whole closet is black. give me some color. what is great for fall, lots of jewel tones are in. navies, purples, burgundys. >> that's pretty. i love those tights. >> fabulous eggplant color, this dress is so flattering, nips at the waist, sleeveless, which is going to elongate her. look at the tights. >> those are beauful. >> see the vertical stripes. they'll elongate her leg and you match your tight to your shoe, a little bandolino boot, it will ongate your body. what i love about the dress, big necklaces are in for the fall. and it also elongates this necklace is built into the dress. this is eliza j, $138, very expensive. >> that's great. >> if you need to get your own necklace, it would costore than that. >> darling. >> tank you.

thank you, shelly. next you say accessories can help make you look thinner, right? >> accessories can make you look thinner. here is mirand miranda's problem she tells us is she's wide in the hips and in the thigh area. >> looks darn good to me. >> she's 5'6". when he comes out, you'll see how tall she looks. let's start with the pants. we putter in skinny jeans. you buy skinny jeans you want them in a dark wash and make sure that the pockets sit on your butt and in the on your thighs. pair it with this jacket. ok at this jacket, pinstriping going on, that's going to elongate her. the sleeve, most people put their jackets on, they are in the house, roll up your sleeve, it will elongate your arm. many jackets in the fall now have beautiful satin linings so they look really pretty. necklaces, long, long necklaces will elongate the front of h look. a hollywood secret, put a choker on when you wear long necklaces because it will bring the eye up, make theeck look longer and give her the illusion of being taller.

>> why didn't you do her shoes in the same basic colors? >> very good question. a neutral shoe against her skin tone will make her body look longer. match the shoe to the skin tone and it will make your whole look and appearance -- >> thy all look beautiful. >> thank you, ladies. your friend should have come. >> she should have. >> good job, good job. up next, first family of food is cooking up afeast. you know who they are. >> the scottos are here. love them. [ female announcer ] we're made to mix. first timers, old pros, heated rivals, yo can't do the ve by yourself.

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sausage and wild mushrooms, just like my sons. they're wild. so now we're going to begin with olive oil. some garlic. >> and what is that you have in there? rosemary? >> we put some rosemary. >> i love freshosemary. >> yes. and now we'll put in some onion, carrots, celery. >> would you stir that for me? >> i would be delighted. >> these are our wild mushrooms that i sauteed before. >> that already sounds good. >> okay. and i want everybody to know they should saute them before they -- >> why? >> well, it takes a little longer. >> okay. >> in olive oil, is that how you saute them? >> olive oil and garlic. garlic is our perfume. >> oh, yeah. >> heaven. >> and we're going to put a little -- >> salt. >> salt and a little pepper. and would you give me some of that sausage? >> sure. >> and, again, dump it in.

>> the whole thing? >> yes. >> you are crazy. >> this iscraziness. >> i'm going to turn it over to snooki. >> snooki. >> snooki's going to hit some red wine. >> don't be cheap. >> a little red wine. and we're stirring to get all the meat and vegetables up and en we're going to add some beef stock. >> okay. >> stirring it all in the same pot. we're going to then add some tomato sauce which you alrey have prepared. and we are going to simmer this for about -- >> oh, my gosh. >> so good. it is going to be amazing. >> -- about 15 minutes. >> the sauce is so good. >> then we're going to add heavy cream. >> there it goes. i can't have it. >> yes, you can. >> we're going to cook this for about 30 minutes. >> what happened to your voice? why are you squeaking? >> puberty. >> and now the pasta.

>> okay. now the pot is not big enough. >> the pot is not big enoug this is what it looks like, served every day at fresco by scotto. >> what is it called on the menu? >> pappardelle with wild mushrooms and sausage. let's talk about my osso buco. previous segments had osso buco, but this is -- >> this is the only one. >> i started with some bacon and i want the fat to stay in there. i floured the osso buco, salted and peppered it and browned them. not cooking them, just browning them. once we have done that. >> yes. >> put in the vegetables, carrots, celery, onions, let that simmer for a couple of minutes. salt and pepper. a little garlic. >> mm-hmm. >> we like to add a little

butter. the butter will just brown a little bit more. >> how good is that? >> are you following me here? >> no. >> mm-hmm. >> a little white wine. add a little white wine. a little chicken stock, okay? we're gong to cover this. >> uh-huh. for hour and a half to two, 350. >> come on down. >> it will look like this. >> beautiful. >> we're going to add some orange segments to this with pine nuts, just unbelievable, okay? >> pine nuts. >> oh, that's saucy. >> so, listen, we're going to talk about what we're making. it is a chocolate cake, bittersweet, look at the ingredients. four ingredients, mix it l together, bake . >> what is that? whatis this? >> these are almonds. >> eggs and chocolate. >> and just sugar and bake it, 350, and isn't that fabulous? >> that's fabulous. i can't believe your brother hogged all the time. >> we had to talk about his osso buco. an john wasetting his meat up.

he said i want to bring the meat up. and that's great. >> on that note, we'll be back with more of "todayon nbc.

all right, so, "okay" magazine asks us is it okay or not okay to -- >> tweet your bikini pic. >> okay. you say not mine. hoda said, why not? you wear it on the beach for all to see, but remember this, memories of a saturday on the beach fade. ternet pics live on forever you'e right, hoda woman. it is called narcissism. it is rampant in our culture. >> hey, sara. >> you had some fans on the wall, chef jules wrote in, i love it when hoda says go at breaks in songs. go, hoda, go, hoda. >> mom is here tomorrow.

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