blamed for aleast five deaths. we'll ll you where that storm is headed next. prosecutors areonsidering hate crime charges against those two college freshmen after they put -- and american college student amanda knox leaves her prison cell to face charges. amanda knox leaves her prison cell to face charges. friday, october 1, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal televisi and good morning, welcome to "today" on a friday morning. >> i'm actually surprised to see so many people out there because it's not just raining, it is pouring and it is windy too. >> we got to go out there and

hand out gold stars or plastic bags, one of the two because it is a mess out there. this is just a taste of what they received down in north carolina. get this, 12 inches of rain in just six hours in the city of jacksonville, 22 in wilmington this week. that's the highest total in nearly 140 years and as we said, it's been a deadly storm, it's caused all kinds of problems including road closures and power outages as well. >> we're going to get to al's forecast in just a moment. but in new jersey a driving rain has been falling for much of the morning. mara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith, this monster storm is wreaking havoc on the east coast with torrential downpours bringing areas more rain in hours than they have seen in months causing traffic accidents, flooding, power outages antravel delays. the storm is already responsible for at least five deaths. in north carolina four members

of one family will be killed the suv they were riding in skidded off the road and into a ditch. and in north carolina, a man apparently drowned when his pick-up truck fell into a raging ridge. now the rain has caused flooding all the way up and down the east coas from north carolina to new jersey, withew jersey seeing some of the worst of it. jacksonville getting a foot of rain, 12 inches in just six hours. that's a quarter of their annual rainfall and the tri-state area which is getting hammered right now is under a flood watch. we're also seeing power outages in several states. in maryland, reportedly 40,000 people are without power and travel delays are likely, am track will be affected by standing water and downed limbs and the roadways are treacherous during this morning commute. >> really a dangerous storm. al is upstairs with more o the flooding and a first look at the forecast. al, good morning to you.

>> you can see that radar, the line of storms as a frontal system and the remnants of nicole push off the coast, heavy thunderstorms now moving through central long island, on into parts of the nortast, and n england. we are looking for this to all push through later tonight, but not before causing big problems. here's the future cast, starting this morning, moving on through the afternoon, the rain moves through, a second line comes in later on this afternoon and by tonight, it's in the northern parts of new england, we do have flood watches and flash flood watches and even flood warnings in newyork, pennsylvania and connecticut as well. the flood watches extend all the way into new england. rainfall amounts, we're looking at one to two inches of rain, but there could be another three to four inches of rain especially in northern new england. obviously airports are a real mess here in the tri-state area, all the way up into boston. but they will start to calm down

as we get later on in the afteoon. right now we go to washingtonnd the shake-up within president obama's inner circle. the president will announce this morning that his chief of staff rahm emanuel will step down to run for the mayor's office in chicago. savannah guthrie is at the wte house with details. >> reporter: rahm emanuel will be replaced on an interim base si by pete rouse who has been with the president since his senate days and for now the west wing is losing it's most colorful and controversial character. the white house press secretary tried in vain thursday to keep a lid on the worst kept secret in washington. >> we're not getting into what the announce will be. i'm not going t move a whole lot on what i just said. >> reporter: as expected, recah emanuel will step down as chief of staff to satisfy a lifetime

goal of running for mayor of chicago. he'll be replaced by pete rouse, the president's senior advisor and long time confidant. the capital insider rouse is not one to hit the washingto party circuit or woo the press. >> pete is a great strategist who doesn't blow his own horn, who doesn't step forward to take credit, but who at the end of the day i think many people feel outmaneuvered the republicans in the senate for the enyears. >> reporter: rouse is as low key as his predecessor was -- >> he lost part of his middle finger. as a rest of this, ts rendered him practically mute. >> reporter: a reputation parodied on "saturday night live." >> and john boehner? you seriously want to [ bleep ] with me? you're looking at seats in

congressike it's a game of musical chairs and you issue a press release about me, you idt? >> reporter: emanuel worked in the clinton white house in the '940s and once sent a dead fish to a pollster whoelivered bad news. he was hired by president elect obama for the 2008 campaign for his inside washington game. he's been key to the health care law and financial regulatory reform. but with the president's approval rating w stu at 46% and democrats likely to sustain big losses in the midterm, the white house opted not to bring in an outsider with fresh thinking. >> they would benefit probably from some new blood but it's not the best circumstances under which to bring in a fresh set of eyes and a newpepective. they're probably right to elevate from within in the current circumstances. >> reporter: well, pete rouse is

here just temporarily for this chief staff job, it's not a job that he wanted or lobbied for, so in the end, the president still has big shoes to fill. >> savannah, as always thanks very mu. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press," good morning toou. >> good morning, matt. >> so this is not unexpected, we have been talking about this for days or weeks now, but how will it change the operation of the white house starting tomorrow? >> i think there's going to be a kind ofeturn to the campaign landscape d the campaign architecture, some of those people like a pete rouse, a different kind of temperament, a lot like obama in some ways who deal with some of the dysfunction within the white house where that presents itself and starts to get the president into a mode where hs going to have to deal with a different kind of congress, or at least a congress. >> savannah says that pete rouse did not lobby for this job, would he take it if he were offered it? >> he would have to take a

serious look at it especially if the president leaned on him and said we really need you right now. his strength in working with senator daschle, this may be the kind of give and take the president needs come november. >> a lot of departures recely. we have got christina romer, larry summers, david axelrod is taking off. peter orszag has already taken off, now rahm emanuel. is this common place for this stage of a presidency or are we seeing something else here? >> i do think it's common place for this stage in a presidency, but you see the president getting out in front to send a message to the public, to independent voters to his base to say we are going to make changes with how we deal with policy but also how we communicate policy as well. and the president has to make an important course correction toward the midterm race and beyond that the beginningf his

re-elect campaign andome of these key figures were the very best when he was running for president. >> let's talk about the govern's race, we have got meg whitman answering allegations that she hired an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper years ago, she denies them vehemently saying she knew nothing bit and she has now offered to take a lie detector test to prove her innocence. i can't remember the last time i heard something like that in a major campaign. >> it's kind of a sign of what's going on this year, this has gotten very personal and very ugly in california, this is a tight race where there's a lot of money around that race and where meg whitman has raised -- it's a distraction, negive advertising like this, tends to bring both candidates down and in this case, this could be an ongoing story, and a very difficult one eecially in a state like california. >> in one week, we have one candidate offering to take a lie

detector test,nother candidate for governor offering to take ou a reporter. can't wait to see what happens next. >> three weeks to go. >> thanks very much. now let's get a check of the rest of the top stories, natalee morales is filling in for ann this morning. >> good morning, everyone. tensions escalated further in pakistan where 27 tankers carrying fuel for nato troops in afghanistan were attacked and set on fire. the attacks came the same day that pakistan closed a major border crossing. chaos thursday in ecuador where the president was roughed up in tear gas by police, angered over a cut in benefits there. later the president was trapped more than 12 hours inside a hospital and had to be rescued by soldiers firing concussion grenades. president obama met with sarah shourd the hiker freeded by iran last month. and he told her that his administration would do all it can to secure the relee of

fellow hikers shane bauer and josh fattal. friends and family are hoping they'll be found okay. >> former presidentimmy carter is out of the hospital just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday today. he left a cleveland hospital thursday after spending two nights recovering from stomach pains blamed on a viral infection. on thursday, the postal regulatory commission rejected the postal service's request to raise the cost of maing a first class letter by two cents to 46 cents. it's now 7:11, back over to matt, meredith and al. it's getti tougher for the postal service to stay in business. >> thank you very much. mr. roker, you have a busy week. >> we have got some cooler temperatures, finally some fall like temperatures for the northeast. cooler than normal the in

good morning. just a few low clouds lingering this morning. we've had few passing sprinkles over the last couple of hours. heavy rain's now gone. otherwe just low clouds around. temperatures right around 60 degrees now. a bit milder on the eastern shore. highs today climbing into the low 70s by mid afternoon and just a small chance of rning shower a the sun back this afternoon with blustery wind and highs in the upper 60s tomorrow after a chilly start. and then on sunday, mid-60s. might get a passing aftnoon shower. >> and that's your latest weather. amman do knox, the american college studt accused or killing her roommate, appears in an italian court this morning to

face slander charges. her parents are charged as well. keith miller is in italy with the latest. keith, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredi meredith, amanda knox was transported from prisono court but reporters will not be allowed inside. despite being locked up for almost three years, amanda knox remains a -- a convicted kill we are the all american look. "today" the prosecution pulled knox back in to court, chaed with criminal slander claiming she falsely accused police of abuse during testimony. it was one of the highlights of the murder trial. the baby faced gl describing how police intimidated her and slapped her during a lengthy investigation. if convicted of slander, the dge could add another six years to her 26-year sentence for sexual assault and murder. knox and her former italian

boyfriend were convicted last year of murdering knox's roommate meredith kercher, an exchange student from england, in what the prosecution called a sex game gone wrong. knox claimed she was innocent and she has an unlikely ally in former fbi speci agent steve moore who went public with his belief tha knox is not guilty. moore was fed this week from his security job at pepperdine university in california. pepperdine also has a campus not far from where the knox trial is taking place. >> i believe that tir conrn for retaliation against pepperdine's florence cam -- >> reporter: knox's parents have been charged with defamation and there's an appeal of the murder conviction. the defense team maintains knox will go free because the dna evidence used to convict her was

flawed. >> we're feeling fairly confident, if not optimistic that a good result could likely occur pause of all the substantial issues that have been raised. >> repter: the appeal is set to be heard in november. with such a sensational case, it couldn't be on before hollywood arrived. there's even talk of hayden pen terri playing the role of amanda. >> reporter: a movie director and script writer were scouting locations here, as the kx family say they're not happy about having their daughter's story put on the big screen. >> good morning to both of you, thank you for joining us this morning. if i can start with you, as we just heard amanda was in court this morning for a pretrial hearing on those slander charge your husband, her stepdad was in court as well. have you heard anything about how those proceedings went?

>> we heard that they were very short, the whole thing lasted about 20 minutes. chris was not even allowed in. he was there, he talked with her lawyers. all we have heard is that the number of police officers signing on to this complaint continues to drop and only eight actually signed on. >> so does that make you optimistic about the possible outcome here. >> it's interesting that 30-some-odd police officers signed her original arrest warrant and there were 12 that were supposed to go on to sign this complaint and that's dropped now to eight. you wonder why police officers are dropping out of that. >> kurt, you and edna are facing slander charges for repeating what amanda said about the police to a british newspaper. what could happen to you if you're found guilty of that charge? >> it is a slander charge, but it is a lower degree than what amanda is charged with. but as i understand it, the

prison time is nmally offset by a civil penalty. so at this stage of the game, that's where we are with that d we'll have our pretrial hearing in the latter portion of october. >> meaning you might have to pay a fine, in other words? >> potentially, yes. >> as keith just pointed out, amanda's appeal will begin, i guess it's in november. and her attorneys say they feel very optimistic, but are you worried that these slander charges might impact on that appeal? >> it's just kind of a detraction from the appeal and it really dends upon when they hear the merits of the slander case. soe just kind of have to wait and see how it coincides with her appeals trial. >> meanwhile amanda has been in prison for 2 1/2 years. a lot of people are wondering how she's doing, what she doe day by day. >> she's doing the same thing that she does all day long. she does a lot of reading, at of

writing, she writesll of us, she writes her friend she continues to study, she tries to get in some exercise, she has to work every day to find a way to keep herself going and to try to stay upbeat. >> i read she also has a job in the prison now, is that correct. no, that is not correct. >> so she does not work -- >> full-time, no. >> before i let you go, keith mentioned there's a movie bng made by lifetime and i think ere's another one being made by producers at great britain, about her life and her story. he said that you all were upset about it. are you going to stop the movie from being made if you could? >> it's very premature to be making a movie related to this particular case with her appeals trial coming up and with us being optimistic, that if they really do a true review of the dna evidence,hey're going to find that amanda and rael had nothing to do with it. so making a movie at this point in time is really inappropriate. >> so would you moveo try to

prevent it from being made if you could? >> you know, as we understand it, if they're using general puic information, we really don't have a choice in the matter. but it is a premature situation and we believe inappropriate at this point in time. >> kurt knox and edna ellis, thanks for your time, we really appreciate it. >> thank you for having us. it is 7:19 and once again here's matt. now to an unlikely theme park open by a more unlikely grou hezbollah. stephanie gosk is in by route. >> reporter: lebanon is a beautiful place, you have the met trainian sea, a great climate. the landmark for the resistance is an open air theme park dedicated to military victories against israel. three decades of destroyed

israeli tanks, guns and spent mortar rounds carefully man cured and on permanent display for the first time. this family cameor the day. his youngest son could barely contain his excitement. the $4 million complex complete with trails and music and life sized statues of guerrilla fighters was built by hezbollah. according to the u.s. state department, a terrorist organization largely funded and armed by ira charges our tour guide, a self-described hezbollah supporter denies. >> we set aside ourselves. >> an american journalist just published a book on hezbollah, he says the park is a mix of both fact and propaganda. >> they worked very hard to

convince the visitors that what they do is right and the fight they have against israel is justified. >> reporter: since the park opened in may, 1,000 visitors have poured in. hezbollasays they will soon pand, including a restaurant a hotel and a cable car. it's an unlikely success. most other tourist attraions in the country have suffered because of t near constant threat of armed conflict. lebanon was home of some of the world's oldest civilizations, these ruins are thousands of years old. navigating through what used to be one of hezbollah's hidden bunkers, five of his friends have been killed in recent conflicts. >> reporter: how many wars have you lived through. >> i have lived through three wars, 1993, 1996 and 2006. we know that there's going to be a war.

which is going to be most severe than the last one. >> reporter: a theme park built on hate relate of israel. e people that are visiting th theme park told us that should another war break out, they believe that hezbollah is still going to be their best protection. >> stephanie gosk in israel for this morning. should the two college students who allegedly used a webcam to post another studens encounter on the internet face hate crime charges? we'll talk about that, but first this is "today" on nbc.

just ahead, is there another earth out there? a newly discover planet that could supportlife.

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good morning. here's your four-day forecast. just a small chance of a few sprinkles. right now we're near 60, climbing to 70. over the weekend, highs in the 60s. how's the traffic now, ashley? >> well, inbound on the 11th street bridge you lose the right lane. this's causing big delays. from the capital beltway to continue. joe, back to you. >> some of the flooding in st. >> some of the flooding in st. mary's county

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plenty of rain came this morning. a watlogged crowd out here on rockefeller plaza. just ahead, an eye opener on the amount of calories inour favorite restaurant meals. for instance a burger that has the same calories as 15 snickers flavored granola bars. we're going the have some health yir options straight ahead. also ahead, could it be our home away from home? coming up a discovery of so-called goldie locks planet that could be just right for life. are we alone? . plus a very touching story a mom hears the sound of her daughter's heart bae beat in another woman's chest. we're going to meet that woman's parent andhe mother of two alive "today" because ofheir gift. >>let's begin this half hour

with prosecutors now looking into filing more serious charges against the two rutgers university students who are accused of streaming video of another student's sexual encounter online. >> reporter: good morning, matt there's a growing chorus that's saying that the incident that was involved wasn't just an act of video voyeurism or cyber bullying, but of cyber gay bashing, but one of the suspects reportedly says not so. it has now been confirmed that the body pulled from the hudson river was that of tyler clementi, who wrote on his facebook page, jumping off the gw bridge, sorry. this encounter was streamed live over theinternet. two classmates have been charged with privacy law violations, but the unt prosecutor says they'll be making every effort

to assess whether bias played a role in the incident. >> privacy violations are -- >> meanwhile the respected rutgers college newspaper reports that unnamed students say on the night of the incident, a strange older male arrived at the room robby shared with clementi and that robby had no intention of witnessing any kind of intimate encounter. he just wanted to know what was going on in his room and quickly looked at the webcam that he had left on. but one of the suspects told nbds after listening to the reading of the account, that is basically the story robby is telling. but there's been no denial that robby tweeted tha clementi was making out with a dude, yay. however this happened, the death of this gifted stunt has left fellow students to wonder how

ch savvy students could still be confused about what technology can do and what it should not do. >> especially with the generation that has grown one the internet, they might not bay ware of the repercussions of their actions. >> reporter:he lawyers for the two suspects are not comments. but someone who appears to be clemti wrote several posts on a gay website who was wrestling with what to do about a roommate who was spying on him with a webcam. >> dan abrams is nbc's chief legal analyst, dan, good morning to you, we already know that they have been charged with a couple of counts of invasion of privacy. but now we're hearing more about hate crime charges. are these charges coming from a solid legal place or are they coming from an emotional place? >> it's going to depend on the facts, there's two types of charges, there's the

fourth-degree felony which is for filming the activity without the consent of the person. the more serious one, the third-degree is for distributing it. so now some are saying the prosecutors should add something on to that third-degree felony. if they can determinet was a hate crime, meaning intended to intimidate the person based on sexual orientation, they could up the possible sentence here from up to five years to up to ten years. >> but it's a big if and how do they go about connecting those dots. >> they're going to need more than just the text that we just read about him, quote, being a gay -- about making out. they're going to need to know that the reason that he did it, that his intent here was to intimidate him based on sexual orientation. that's going to be tough legally in a case like this. a lot of people are going to say it a second, what do you mean it's going to be tough? look at the facts of what happened. the facts are one thing, but as a legal matter, you're going to have to show the intent of the person who was doing it.

>> let me ask you how this might play into all of this. according to a report in the new york times t roommate danger robby tweeted back in august, this is well in advance of this going on that he, quote, just found out my roommate is ga end quote. so now he has formation, he then subsequently goes out setting up this webcam to record or distribute this encoter, does that play into it? >> it will be part of the totality of the circumstances. but basically they're going to have to show this was more than just a prank, right? because if it's a prank, the charges that are out there are the right charges. if it's morthan a prank, meaning the reason he's doing it is because of the sexuality of his roommate, then you've got the possibility of the elevateded charges. >> it uld be the state of new jersey bringing the hate crime charges. >> that's right. >> if the state decides not to go further and file those charges, could a federal prosecutor come in? because that's happened in the past and say no, we believe this

is a biassed crime. >> theoretically, but probably not inhis case. but by definition, in the federal law for a hate crime there has to have been violence involved and that would be even tougher to prove in a case like this. remember, new jersey has a pretty tough hate crime law meaning the burden is lower than for the federal crime, ifew jersey doesn't go for it, very unlikely that the feds will. >> dan abrams, it's 7:36, let's good morning. thanklly the heavy rain has end eed here.

just a small chance of a few scattered sprinkles this morning. it's cloudy now. temperatures around the region are right around 60 degrees. it will climb later today with increasing sun to around 70 or so. and a northwest breeze well. will be a bit blustery this morning. chilly by dawn. saturday into the 40s and tomorrow partly cloudy with highs in the upper 60. small chance of passing shower each day. >> and it's friday, and you know what that means. we have got sunday coming up. that's right, our favorite night of the week, with our favorite television program of all time, sunday night football nighis america. it's at the meadowlands, the new meadowlands stadium. cloudy, cool as the bears come on to take on the giants. mid 50 to 60 degrees, it's america's game and america's network, sunday night, football night in america.

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counts. how do you know what to avoid? the edir of the eat this not that series which is out with a new 2011 edition. i have to say at the outset that a lot of restaurant chains are trying to come up with healthier meals. >> there coming one healthier meals but the mad food ientists are still trying to comeut with these terrifying concoctions. >> let's start with the first one, you're going to tell u what's wrong with this, this is friendly's grilled cheeseburger melt. essentially it's two grilled eese sandwiches with a burger in between. >> if you're expecting twins and you want to eat for three, because this is exactly what you get. it's 100 calories, it's the equivalent of these 15 kos chocolate granola bars and two

times the fat. if you don't want to have tha dish, get the grilled cheese sandwich, 790 calories, or you can make it at home in two minutes and save another 450 calori. >> this is the new york cheese cake pancake. >> if you're going to start your day like this, just go back to bed and try again tomorrow. becae cheese cake pancakes, they have managed to drop the word cake twice into your morning meal. what you're talking about is 1,300 calories, you got 75 grams of fat. it's the calorie equivalent of these 28 chicken mcnuggets. so it's not a great way to start your day, too much fat, too much salt, too many calories. >> but your alternative doesn't look too healthy. >> the point is if you insist on having dsert for breakfast, at least go and get the chocolate chip pancake because you're going to be saving 600 calories.

>> apple by's prove loan fete teen they weren't happy with just the ideas of meatballs so the mad food scientists decided to stuff cheese in them and put it over fettuccine and boiled butr and more cheese. so you've got the corie uivalent of 148 malted milk balls. >> so what you can get on their menu. >> what you would get is the spicy shrimp. it's 500 calories, you're going to knock 1,000 calories off. if you do this twice a week, you're making a smarter choice, in a month you're going to lose 2 1/2 pounds. >> chicago lobster blt thin crust pizza. you know that's bad. >> imagine seven food truck colliding in an inteection. if you're very indecisive, if you have no idea what to get,

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now to the discovery that ha the scientific community buzzing. a new planet is orbiting a star, some 20 light years away,t a distance that could allow it to have water and support life. doctor neil degrass tyson is an astro physicist at the museum of natural history re in new york. nice to see you. it seems to me the reason why ientists are so excited by this planet discovery is that it exists in a location called the goldie locks zone what is that? >> life on earth requires water. every place we have ever found liquid water on earth has had life. so the search for life in the universe, the commandment we

follow is look for liquidwar. and this planet is orbiting around a zone. >> so like goldie locks, if it's not too hot or not too cold, it's just right. >> it doesn't require that it has water, it means if there was water there, and it had an atmosphere -- >> we tk about supporting live, we're not talking about that there's restaurants and nitclubs there already but it could support live and it could be a single cell organism. >> life as we know it requires liquid water. this goldie locks planet, if life requireded liquid ammonia or liquid methane, it would be differt zones. >> what fascinates me is that this planet orbits a star in somewhat the same way that earth orbits the sun, except that while it goes around it's star, it's not spinning at the same time. >> it's always showing the same face.

very likely will only ever be showing the same face. >> sot's very cold on one side of this planet and it's very warm on the other. what's the temperature like in the middle region? >> it may be if there's a civilization there, they sort of hovered around the sun set zone, a band going pole to pole. >> temratures like >> 55 degrees, if it has a run away green house, it could be bad, depending on what their civilization is doing with their technology. >> scientists have not seen this planet, they only know it's there because of the wobbling of the star. >> we're looking at the response of the ht star to the gravity of this planet. sohe host staroes this, that's what we see. the planet is too dense. but people say seeing is believing, we use gravitational influee as a means of seeing other objects. that's how we know it's there, that's how we know what it will look like. >> we're back at your local news.

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# 0s. small chance of showers. how's the traffic? >> still working on the problem. 295 north out of oxon hill, delay easing along i-95 but still on and off the brakes heading into shirlington. back to you. we're back now, 8:00 on a

foggy, soggy friday morning, it's the first day of october, 2010, raining sideways here in new york. this is all part of that nasty storm system that's made its way up the east coast. something that as al would say, copious amounts of rain. right now, out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with mr. roker and meredith and i guess the truth to be told, these three have been out here all morning ng. >> i w the first one in my coat. the first one. >> coming up on a more serious note, we have got a remarkable sty of life coming out of an unspeakable tragedy. >> a 13-year-old died in a tragic skiing accident. her parents decided to donate her orga. but her mom always wondered whe taylor's heart went, who got it. "toda today you're going to meet that woman who did receive that heart

and they're going to tell their remarkable story. also we're going to wrap up our week-long observation of education nation here on nbc news and we will do that with tom brokaw taking us back to college. and owe want to wish our wedding bride melis happy birthday, just one day after she married t love of her life here on our plaza, followed by a fabulous reception overlooking the hson river, complete with the traditial fir dance and the cutting of the cake, it was really, really special. just a terrific group of people and their families, just lovely. >> and they're going to go to the turks and caicos for their honeymoon. >> she's going to finishchool and they're going to go in noveer. natalee the standing by at the news desk with all the headlines while ann is on assignment. >> good morning, everyone, a powerful and deadly storm is

flooding roads, splintering trees and knocking out power along the eastern seaboard. at least five traffic deaths are now blamed on the storm which has dumped heavy rai from the carolinas to new england. some areas got three months worth of rainfall in just a single day. president obama today is announcing the retirement of rahm emanuel. the present meantime raise about $2 million for the democratic party tuesday with a rally for young supporters and a private $35,000 a plate dinner. pakistan set fire to a convoy of nato tankers carrying fuel to troops in afghanistan. the trucks had been turned away ursday from a major border crossing in pakistan, apparently to protest a nato air strike that killed three pakistani soldiers. wall street is coming off it's best september in more than 30 years. erin, let's hope october is just as good. >> october and the final quarter

of t year, certainly starting on a rainy note, but the mood here is anything but. three stats for you natalee. the dow gained nearly 8% in september. and en you look at the industries in the market, sick of ten of them had double digit gains or more. it was a stellar month. ile gold is the rage right now, we see the ads on tv and a lot of investors have been putting their money into gold, 125 stocks are up more than 20% and that is better than gold and so stocks have been rallying. can they get rolling? that's the big question. a hiker who spent six days locked in a california desert without food or water was rescued thursday after a police helicopter crew spotted him in joshua tree national park. edward rosenthal had even written letters to his family with instructions for h funeral on his hat. pretty remarkable. it's 8:04 right now, let's get another check of the weather from al who's still outside.

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back at 8:09 with taylor's gift. she died in a skiing acciden back in march. but her mother vowed to hear the sound of her daughter's heart again after being reunited with thone who received their organs. here's their touching story. >> reporter: the sound of life. how often doe really listen? patricia winters does, almost every day. that comforts rhythm all because of what happened to a -year-old she never met. taylor on the last day of a family ski vacation on the very last run. >> i saw taylor lose her balance

a little bit. it didn't take a second to realize she was hurt. >> she never got up. in so many ways that tgic end is just -- >> reporter: taylor's parents decided to donate their daughter's organs. five straighters are alive "today" because of that gift. >> she was such a giving loving person and so this is really what she would have wanted. she just would continue to give. >> reporter: taylorave her kidneys, eyes, liver, ncreas and heart. but it was that that her mother had such a hard time letting go. as vital as it was to someone se, she vowed to hear her daughter's heart again. >> since we lost taylor, i have been wanting to have that

connection because she and i were extremely close and i wanted to know that she was still there. >> repter: taylor's heart made quite a journey, all the way from the mountains of colorado here to the deserts of arizona. it arrived in the middle of the night to recipnt needed it. a mother was rushed into surgery that night and awoke with a strange new feeling. >> when i woke up, i kept saying, whos she? who is she? and then -- >> you knew right away it was a girl. >> it was very bizarre to me. >> organ donors are confidential. no one could tell her. but patricia's husband thought he knew. he had found reports of taylor's accident and surmised that the heart must be hers. >> at night, if i couldn't sleep, i would open up my lap top and then i would look and it

was pretty dramatic. very dramatic. >> but nothing would be complete until the two families met. and finally, six months after taylor's accident, they did. >> it was a comg together of something so terrible and something so beautiful that words failed. the only sound that mattered was the sound that taylor's mother was so desperate to hear, taylor's and there it was. >> you can feel it. yes. >> two lives, two families, bound by one heart and one amazing gift. >> she's strong. >> for "today," lee cowan, nbc news, phoenix. >> tara and todd are her along with patricia winters and taylor is here as well. without her heart you would not have gotten a second chance at life. is there a day that goes by that you don't think about that

little girl? >> not a moment. no, not at all. i'm here, i'm here raising my boys, i'm alive because of her. >> you made the decision, todd and tara in the hospital that day in march, your daughter had been declared brain dead and the hospital came to you and said she would be a great candidate to be a donor. and you said without even discussi it with your wife, yes, we should do this. what made you so sure that it was the right thing to do? >> it was a very easy choice. taylor was a giving, wonderful person and i looked at tara and we knew exactly -- we knew exactly that's what taylor would do, she was so giving and that choice was very, very easy. >> meanwhile at that point, patricia, you're at home in arizona, youe very sick, can barely get out of bed on a daily basis to take care of your little boys. had been a candidate for a heart transplant but it had fallen through, you get the cal and you go. it's a good match.

and you wake up and you said, you knew immediately it was the heart of a female. how did you trace it to this family and find out that it was this little girl's heart? >> actually my husband didhile i was in surgery, a friend of his h sent over the article from colorado, their news bulletin stating that a 13-year-old girl had died in a ski accident and a 39-year-old arizona woman received her heart. so -- >> he put two and two together. >> exactly. >> and then when you saw that chils face, what was that like for you? >> i saw her face within 24 hours of my transplant and when my husband showed me on the lap top, i told him that he needed to put it away, i was not ready to look at her picture, picture equals reality. so it was just too much for me at the time. it wasn't until i was alone and could really just look at this, the pictures myself. >> how did you all end up

reuniting here, tara? how did thatome about. >> we had a nghbor who knew from the very beginning i wanted to connect with her heart and it was just a pull that i needed. i needed that connection and a nehbor of mine went on the internet and searched and searched and searched and found an article written about someone in arizona who received a heart transplant. and found someone that h commented on an online article and she responded and it happened to be patricia's connection. >> and there was a moment when you all met where the two of you were sitting on a couch, two moms and you shared something very touching. you leaned your head on to patricia's chest. >> that was the most precious time i had with her. because todd and her husband joe had gone to get something to eat and so patricia and i were there alonand i said can i just lay

my head on your chest and listen? because taylor and i were very close and we would lay in bed and snuggle. i got to lay on her chest and hear her. while i was doing that, her heart had this he kick and patricia gs did you hear this? and it happened again, this huge kick. i looked at patricia and said that i was praying that taylor would give you a sign. i will never forget that. it was truly the gift of tayr letting me know that she's here. >> and taylor continues to give her gift through this organization, the foundation you have started, tod taylor's gift.org. whatave you learned about organ donations in your community? >> the message is easy, this is a simple choice,ost people want to become organ donors and are not quite sure how to become, and we're trying toake that very, very easyor them. all the states are lied.

what i have learned ultimately is that there's a lot of new things that are happening with the different databases and we just want to make one single place to make it easy for everyone to become a organ donor because the stistics show that most everybody wants to and we want to help them. >> we so appreciate you being here, todd and tara, patricia, thank you so much, and taylor as well. to learn more about taylor's gift, head to our website todayshow.com. we are back right after this. maybe you want to rebuild homes for those in need? or, maybe you want to help improve our schools? whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer or donate for the causes you believe in at membersproject.com. take charge of making a difference.

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education nation "today" is brought to you by university of phoenix, an educated world is a better world. this morning on our special education series, education nation "today," the college years, meredith, ann, al, were not the only ones to head back to scol. tom brokaw made a trip back to the university of south dakota. that must have been fun. >> it was a good time. and my story is one that a lot of people may not have expected. it resolves around a very special professor who changed the course of a lot of lives

including mine. he believed that anything was possible. he also believed in a young man who initially showed great promise anthen went off the tracks. >> reporter: this is a story of my sophomore year at the university of south dakota in three short acts act one, this was the library, i didn't spend a lot of time here. this is the varsity, iwas the most popular pub on campus. i did spend a lot of time here, and this is the man who straightened me out. bill "d" farber. the professor of the political science department was on this campus for 40 years. he mentored future governors, senators, rhodes scholars and journalists. we were the rber boys. dr. richardson, is the spirit of bill farber still present on this campus? still very much present. we have 125 students per year

who partake of funding assistance from what he started. it's a marvelous legacy that will continue for generations beyond what doc himself probably ever imagined. >> reporter: doc's how was home away from home for the farber boys. dick brown is one of the many who lived there serves as part-time chauffeur, part-time bartder and full-time baggage handler. >> what i remember about this house is when we would come back for any occasion, this is where we would gather and you would have people of all political strife, and farber would be in there lighting the fuse, trying to get us to talk about what was going in the world and what we could do about it. >> this is a man who's tolerant and wanted critical thinking to ke place. >> reporter: was he the last man in america to say egads?

>> i think he was absolutely the last man in america. you have to see this sort of a portly fellow that is so full of energy, like a stick of dynamite. >> most university of south dakota students come from small towns and small cities, ranches and farms of the great plains. doc fber considered it mission to consider t possibilities. >> the keys to a happy and worthwhile life are participation, a concern for others, and a goal of making this world a better place in which to live. think of the possibilities of your contribution. >> reporter: when you look back, you think the legacy of bill farber at the university? >> i think it's his students. dr. farber had a way of connecting and he had way of choosing students he thought could do great things and then

he pushed them, whether they liked it or not. well, exactly, i was going to be polite and notay that. >> reporter: here's a story about how doc farber straightened out that -- i had 50 crepts and a cowboy hat to my name. dr. farber invited me to dinner and said very cheerfully, he had a plan, he told me to drop out and get all the wine, women and song out of my system. six months later, i came crawling back, dr. farber filled out my class schedule and told me what grade point he expected. it was the beginning of a recory. and an old friend who had given up on me begin to take notice. 48 years later, that turned out pret well. throughhe years, whatever success i enjoyed, bill farber always kept me humble. bill and i stayed in close touch until died at the age of 96 in 2007.

he would often call and comment my work, complements me most times, critical other times and he liked to tell incoming freshman here in the university if tom brokaw can make it, anyone can. he was also right on that count. >> that's amazing. >> matt, when he died athe age of 96 in 2007, he was so beloved and so important in the state, they lowered the flags across south dakota to half staff for several days. he had that much impact over the course ofhe 70 years he was at the university. >> appreciate you bringing up this story. later in the show you're going to join hoda and kathy lee and talk about those years of wine, women and song. which should be a lot of fun. >> the problem is the stute of limitations has not run out on some of them. >> you let 8:26 is your time now.

56 degrees. the rain has ended. good morning. i'm eun yang. lingering effects from the weather though today. st. mary's county s canceled clans classes, and this is why. chopper 4 flew over the southern part of the county a little while ago. water is everywhere, you can see. roads are impassable. employees are told to report on a code 2asis. a look at

good morning. cloudy and cool. sun back this afternoon with a blustery wind. highs around 70. tomorrow upper60s and partly cloudy after a cool start. another cool start sunday morning. mostly cloudy sunday and monday. chance of passing shower both days with highs in the mid-60s. let's check traffic now. ashley linder, how's it looking? >> still have outer loop delays but nothing reported in the roadway. still a very hefty lineup northbound to approach the 11th street bridge. delays are back to oxon hill. eun, back to you. >> thank you. this afternoon on nbc 4 ellen

89 8:30 now on this friday morng. we should line up two by two and head for the ark here, it's wet. this morni we're getting a glimps inside our offices, which one is packed with memorabilia, who's the neat freak? does meredith even know that she has an office? all will be revealed just ahead. >> it's not that bad. and we're going to be heading into the kitchen to make a class italian meal, linguini

with clams. plus the cheapest family in america are back with us this morning to answer your budgeting d money saving questions. but first let's see hello to a long friend of the the show. this year, the program is expanding to seven schools, tony, good morning to you. congratulations. >> thank you for having me on the show. >> not at all. let's start with the franke sinatra school of the arts that you started in your hometn eens back in 1999. that was the idea of starting the school? >> too many people drop out of school before college and my wife and i wanted to encourage students to stay in school and go into college. so the best way is through the arts because the students

participate, they don't just get advice from the teachersnd they have to memorize things. they actually perform also. so they feel that --hat happens is they don't drop out of school. they get to learn how to write essays andet them ready for college. at the sinatra school, 97% graduate every year. they don't drop out of school. >> that's an extraordinary rerd. what is it like to watch young performers in action or budding performers? >> i can't belve it, that's how good they are. it's a butiful

good morning. it is mostly cloudy now. on radar we're getting one lonely shower. elsewhere we're getting a chance of a sprinkle this morning. still on the cool side.

blustery northwesterly wind. we ought to get some sunshi back. an then clearing out tonight and getting chilly tomorrow morning into the 40s. afternoon highs upper 60snd partly cloudy. mid-60s for highs on srnd and monday and cool mornings and there's small chance of a passing shower both days. >> and don't forget, you can keep track of your weatherll day long, go to the weather channel on cable or click weather.com. talee? fortune magazine is out with the 50 most powerful women in business. before we get to some of the names on the list, tell us a little bit about the criteria that fortune uses to establish who these women are? >> we use the size of the woman's business, t health and direction of the business. the arc of the woman's career and then this thing called social and cultural influence which this year puts oprah number 6 on the list. >> she's really the only standout and pop culture figure

on the list, but it's mostly women in business that you're seeing topping the list, right at the top there, you have indra nulie. >> she's been ceo of pepsico for five years. it's the biggest food company in the country and she talks about performance with purpose. and you can laugh aut that when they're producing soda and doritos. she really has brought the company in sort of a responsible and healthy direction in terms of healthy foods. >> and given the econoc downturn, how she's and a ha e'd the country through that, is that how she's maintained that role? >> she made a big acquisition this year, kraft, which is the biggest kaebd company in the world. now imagine that, you thought it was a cheese company, right? it's a $48 billion company.

>> and oprah by the way comg in at 6 on the list, when you talk about her, you say that really her own cable network is going to be a big gamble for her. do you think she's still going to maintain or perhaps even move upward on that list? >> i spent about 2 1/2 hours with her and she says she's had this idea to start her own cable network. >> you can see the list of the 50 top women in business. still ahead, is the secrets to saving big, america's cheapest family is going to answer your questions. first this is "today" on nbc.

it is now 8:39, a confession typically clos a criminal

investigation. but in the case of a brutal murder of a nebraska couple, it was only the beginning. keith morrison explains. >> reporter: in a corner of nebraska just south of omaha, where rolling hills and rich topsoils and lasting faith have given rts to generations. faer wayne stock and his wife charmin. >> i remember both of them just always say live life to the fullest and they did,er day. >> it was either monday 2006 when andy discovered his parents shot to death in cold blood in their own home. dauger tammy. >> never in a million years would you think that you would see your parents' house taped off with that yellow tape. >> reporter: within a few days a nephew of the stocks confessed he did it. and he nam an accomplice, his own cousin, amazing how everything fell neatly into

place. except it was strange, this one little thing that just didn't fit. a gold ring which turned up in the farmhouse kitchen. who would have imagined that little band of gold actually belonged way up here, 500 miles away in wisconsin, in this pick-up truck to be specific. how the ring got to the stock farmhouse in nebraska had to do with this young woman, here groping for a way to explain. >> i'm not kidding, i didot kill anybody, i promise you guys this. >> reporter: of course she was just trying to please her boyfriend, she said, but was this the truth? or was this what really happened? >> i was just making things up to satisfy you guys. >> reporter: before long the two teens would be convicted and sent to prison for life and the original suspects freed. >> reporter: a lot of the audience watching will say come on, nobody's going to confess to

something they didn't do? >> i thought if i told them what they wanted to hear, i could go home. >> you can see more of keith's report on a special "dateline" in the dead of night, that's 8:00, 7:00 central time right here on nbc. up next, what our offices here at "today" say about us. you'll find out, but first this is "today" on nbc. why is travel these days about what you give up

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thesaren't luxuries, they're basics. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford collegwithout the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going college into a reality. i'm the first in my faly to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though timewere tough... governor o'malley kept his promise. there's never a doubt... there's never a doubt whose side he's on. martin o'malley... moving maryland forward. back now as we look at what your office space says about you. >> jenna wolf says it's time for her office to get a fresh look. so she barged in on me and al.

>> i found some inspiration. i stole only tips and the gifts. defitely the gift you guys gave me were helpful. and i have never said this before, my designer really de it happen. >> reporter: if you have to work at your desk, you want to make it your own, or whether you go green or goofy, or chalk full of personality, what you put in your work space says a lot about you. so i enlisted a signer from hgtv to help me transform my unfinished digs into a home away from home. >> what does your office say about you? reporter: it's a little empty and lonely. it's not very inviting. >> for me, it says you just moved in here. >> which i did. >> reporter: well sort of. in the five months iave had this space, i did bring in some furniture and a few must-have items. i also had the wls painted my favorite color.

>> what does the wall say about me. >> it's kind of a dull color with no vie braancy to it. this desk isn't necessarily a bad choice, but it's already clutter. and you know clutter is something people look at first when they come into an office. it shows somebody that's out of ntrol. the best way to show that you've got it all together is clean surfaces and zero clutter. >> so i decided to visit matt, meredith and al for a little bit of inspiration. >> how would you describe your office here? >> it is a product of my anal retentive mind. i like order, i don't want people to mess with my stuff. clutter and disarr make me feel uncomftable physically, so i like it the way it is. >> reporter: let's go backven

further, kindergarten? >> i got a little picked on. >> reporter: how did that make you feel? >> take meredith's office, she doesn't even use it. have you seen it? it's like a storeroom. >> reporter: yeah, she hasn't been here in ages. it's meredith's i. she's never been in this building. >> this is your dressing room not your office? >> it is my office because i really don't go to my office. are there any items in here that hold true special meaning to you, if there's something you have to grab, you can grab it right away? >> how can i be influenceded in this office/dressing room tha could come into my office? how can we do that. >> oh, i have more wine.

>> reporter: thank you so much ch. >> thank you jenna. yocan use my office. >> reporter: one mor time, say it louder. >> i think that's enough. >> reporter: next stop, ann's office, with an old world feel, not to mention her incredible personal photography. >> my advice is make a room that makes you comfortable, because in the chaos of this work, you want to find someplace where you can actually find refuge. >> i was grateful for the advic and her generous gift. >> i think youear this color very well. >> you do? >> yes. >> last stop, al's office. a colorful collection of memorabilia, photograph photographs, a unique standing desk and some award winning -- >> how did y get those? because i was kind of looking for something shiny in my office. >> this is what you're giving

me? are you really giving it to me for real? >> i am. >> thank you. >> good luck. >> close your eyes, hold your breath. here we go go. >> oh, get out! >> you like it? >> this is an entirely different place. first of all, there's so much storage. >> there is. >> there's no longer any junk anywhere. >> this table is great, it's low, it's not intrusive. i can talk to somebody right cross from me. what a great idea. look at that, john, i can't begin to tell you how happy i am. >> good luck. >> i'm not leaving, so you'll always know where toind me. >> he made it ce. >> much nicer than i deserve, trurs me. john did a great job, all his tips and everything he got was inspired by and put into my office, you c see everything he did to i piece by piece.

>> so you're finally going to get out of meredith's offi? >> you say finally, it's only been three weeks. thank you so much for letting me borrow/steal things from your office. up next -- >> can we come visit? >> you know where i'm at?

this morning on "today's" kitchen, back to basics, an italian favorite, linguini with clams. full disclosure, win of my favorite restaurants, and when i go there, this is probly my favorite dish. this is a very traditional dish, you try and shake it up a little bit? >> we do shake it up a little bit. we add a little bit of chile and it gives a little bit of richness to the sauce. >> you're ung mahogany clams? >> it has a more variety, salty flavor, we take our gaic and we sweat it out good. >> you've just washed these clams, explain what personalipu

for the uninitiated? it's purging of the sediments. they just exudeded a little bit of their own juice and there is a little bit of sediment in that. >> y put the wholelams in ere, you have your olive oil in there, your chili's. >> we'reoing to add some white wi, because these clams give off a lot of liquid. a little bit of clam stock and we're going to steam them just until they barely open. >>hen you say clam stock, what exactly is in slam stock. >> we take chowder clams, a little bit of garlic, white wine. >> steam them open and by the way, if one of them dipt open after the steaming proces >> bye-bye. >> because we don't know what's going to happen with that clam. >> we don't want to get abody sick. >> how long does that take? >> it generally takes about

three to five minutes. >> this is what they should look like. >> is there a mistake that peopleend to make when they make pasta with clam sauce. >> they overcook the clams and they get chewy and then they don't cook the pasta long enough. >> so that's the trick at the end? >> or they overcook the pasta to begin with and then it gets mushy. >> a good thing is read the package and cook the pasta at least one minute less than what it says on the package. >> ts is a ltle al dente. >> absolutely. of course. >> you put it in there, the finishing cooking goes with the clams. >> with the clams. and then what we're going to do, we're going to combine it so it cooks in the sauce. so the pasta absorbs all the flavor of the sauce. >> how long would that take? >> usually we do like a minute or two. we're going to add the addition of parsley at the end.

if it's a little bit dry, i would take a little bit of the pasta water. >> it just adds to the broth that way. >> adds to the broth? >> so is it possible that that will soak up all the liquids? >> it can. it may even ppen "today." >> as a matter of fact, as he heads for the ladle and the juice. >> you just have to be ceful because this water is salty. >> all right, cool. so that would cook up, we let it absorb, we plate that and come around here with me, because going along with this, you're going to also make some garlic bread. but this is the ordinary garlic bread. >> what do you put on that. >> we make a little bit of innewsed garlic. >> basically just take the garlic. >> heat it in olive oil. and we're going to remove a little bit of the inside just because of calories. you take a bit of oregano, s we put that on the bread like that.

and then we use a little bit of cheese. >> a little bit of cheese? >> a little bit of cheese. >> look at this, you've got three different kinds of cheese there. >> i heard you love cheese. >> if this were my last maeal, would be a happy woman. >> here's what it looks like. dad, thank you very much. 8:56 is your time now. 64 degrees. the rain is finally tapering off in the nation's capital, but still a lot of flooding. a rough morning for riders in

virginia. vre is cancel all manassas lines today, likely including the afternoon trains. low-lying lines are blocking the tracks in the virginia area. they'll not be able to contie repairs until noon. metro is offering ee rides to those impacted by the

good morning. thankfully the heavy rain long gone. we've had a few scattered sprinkles. but they'll be dissipating. all right a little sun breaking out around the region and a blustery northwesterly wind will climb to near 70 by mid-afternoon. clear tonight, chilly tomorrow morning. partly cloudy in the afternoon. 60s for the highs on sunday and monday and a small chance of showers on sunday. a little greater chance monday. how how's traffic?

>> the pace is much improved. no problems to report from the pennsylvania parkway up to the beltway, but still off on the brakes along 395. back to you. ahead on "news 4" midday, we're back with more of "today" on a friday morning, the

1st of october 2010, october coming ilike a lion here in the northeast. up and dn the eastern seaboard, as a matter of fact. heavy rains here "today." al's going to talk about that in just a couple of minutes. meantime inside studio 1a. a heart breaking story of a bright eighth grader, a 13-year-old from texas who shot himself to death in his home last week. his parents claim he was the victim of severe bullying at school. we'll talk to the family live and also hear what the school has to say in just a couple of minutes. >> tragic story. and then ahead on a lighter note, if you enjoy the cool weather of fall and winter and may be thinking about relocating, we're going to show you some great homes for se in beautiful settings all for under $250,000. and the cheapest family in america is back, this time they're here to answer your questions about trimming your grocery bill, including how to save money on fresh produce if

you don't like to eat canne or frozen food. you're in for ann today, and you've got to headlines. >> more rain in the northeast from what's left from tropical storm nicole. at lst five deaths are now blamed on the storm including four people in the same family that were killed when their suv skidded into a ditch in north carolina "today" a big change in the white house as chief of staff rahm emanuel runs for mayor of chicago. secretary of state clinton and health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will offer apologies for actions taken by the u.s. health service more than 50 years ago. u.s. government medical resechers intentionally infected people in guatemala, including institutionalized mental patient with gonorrhea and syphilis without their

knowledge or permission. about one-third of those who were infected never got adequate treatment. tensions escalated further "toda today in pakistan where 27 tankers carrying fuel were set on fire. it came the same day that pakistan closed a major border crossing to protest an attack that killed three pakistani soldiers. in ecuador, the president there was roughed up and tear gassed by police. later the president was trapped more than 12 hours inside a hospital and had to be rescued by sdiers firing concussion grenades. china this morning launched it's second moon orbiter designed to collect data for a future manned mission. today's launch is significant. postal regulatory commission

rejectedhe postal service's request to raise the cost of mailing a first class letter by two cents to 46 cents so the 44 cent rate continues for now. though the postal service can appeal or ask for a smaller rate hike. it is now three minutes past the hour, you're up to date right now. let's get another check of the weather now from al across the udio

good morning. some breaks in the cloud cover. getting a ltle bit of sunshine breaking up. a few scattered showers east of wachlt otherwise a break from the clds and temperatures in the mid-60s. as the sunshine increases later today, we'll climb to around 70 or sore for a hi by mid afternoon. then the 50 in late evening, 40s tomorrow morning. saturday's, high upper 60s. mostly cloudy sunday and moay. a chance of a shower both days. now to the story of an eighth grader and his tragic suicide which his parents blame on school bullying. amy and david strong say their sowas harassed in school and as a result shot himself in their home. jeff rossen has the very latest. >> reporter: just an awful story, he was only 13 years old and his parents say just going

to school was painful. bullies picked on him for everhing, because he was short, because he had a list p, because he liked to read, one day the bullies pushed him down a flight of stas at school and the very next day he ended his own life. >> after destroying, that was my baby, that was my yngest son. >> asher brown was in eighth grade, a straight a student, mature beyond his years, which made the torture at school even worse. asher knew he was different and told his family the bullies at school were happy to remind him with violence and abuse. >> they made fun of his size, him being small, they made fun of his ears, they made fun of his religion when the found out he was buddhist. >> reporter: asher told his parents he was being tortured. it was going on all year, but his final days were especially bad. >> the bully that he had had trouble with pushed him down a flight of stairs and had his

books kicked down the hall, all while laughing at my son. i believe fully that this was just the last straw for him. >> reporter: the next morning asher revealed a secret and told his stepdad he was gay. >> he had a smile on his face. he got it off h chest. >> reporter: but after school that afrnoon, asher went into a bedroom closet and shot himself with his stepfather's gun. >> i think i started screaming then because i just couldn't wrap my head around that. . >> reporte for a 13-year-old boy who she says cried out for help so many times was gone. >> any son told teachers, when that didn't work, we called the school, we a to speak to counselors, assistant principals -- >> even the coaches. >> the coaches in his p.e. class. anyone who would listen to us. >> we have to accept each other. >> reporter: just this month, a similar case in indiana,

15-year-old billy lucas committed suicide after bullies legedly taunted him about his sexual orientation. and of course, what's become the national example, the suicide of phoebie prince. >> most states require that schools have anti-bullying pocies in place. but, you know, policies are only as good as the implementation of those policies. >> reporter: for asher brown's family, it's still so raw, his shoes and book bag are still on the floor where he left them. the crumbs from his last meal, still on his plate and asher's midterm report card sits on the table, one teacher wrote a joy to have in class. >> we can't help asher anymore. i can't save my son. it should not be acceptable in 2010 that these sort of things happen, that these kids are

dying like this. it's just wrong. >> reporter: the family says they blame the school district for allowing this to go on. they complained several times, but got the blowoff. the district dies that accusation telling nbc news in a statement, upon enrollment his mother reported his personal history which included post-traumatic stress disorder. the parents made no contact with the school regarding concerns of bullying. that said, school officials have launched a fulinvestigation. >> jeff rossen, thanks so much. >> and asher's parents amy and david strong join us now. good morning, thanks to you all. i know how hard it is for you to be here just a week later. we're so sorry for your loss. and i know amy, you said asher was such a special young boy. >> he was extremely bright a very giving and a wonderful sense of humor and he loved his pets and was just a regular

little boy. >> just a ve sensitive kid. >> yes. >> absolutely. you knew about the bullying, he had been enduring this for two years and he talked about this with you, and the night befor he took his own life, you even ask him if things were okay, what did he tell you. >> he said he was fine. you know, he cupped his little face in our hands and brought him close to the lamp because it was almost time for bed and we looked into his eyes and he seemed sad. but he said he was fine. >> did you ask him if things were getting worse or you just accepted that, you know, he was ju dealing with it in his own way. >> we hadn't realized that essentially it had picked up where it lt off once sool had started up again. it started you know in august, on the 23rd and he died september 23rd. so it had just been a month. >> and david, i know that you had had a conversation with

asher as well. he had just told you that he was gay. and he -- you seemed -- he seemed relieved to have that off his chest, you said. did he seem like he was going into the school year with a better attitude. >> absolutely. he made a lot of changes in his life and he wanted to try to nit in as best he could and he came out and told me, yep, i think i'm gay. i said, okay, that's okay. >> but at school, you knew that this was going on and you had talked to the school and i know you say that you had talked with counselors. >> yes, ma'am. >> wt did they tell you how they wereandling it? >> the most we ever got was we'll take care of it. >> never really got a chance to speak to them. >> in fact the school district said that you didn't contact them about asher being bullied. they did say that you contacted asher's counselors who then alerted his teachers and the assistant principal about what they said was a significant

emotional struggle within the family. what's you response when you hear that coming from the school district. >> very callous and cold. our son just took his life because of what happened at school and now they're going to sathat the school year just started. he did a lhid a lot of stuff ju keep it away from us so he didn't have to feel like he's putting a burden on us. >> are you going to be seeking -- is the family seeking legal action against the school? >> yes, ma'am, we are. >> and what is your hope with that? >> well, several things, number one, we really want to change the consciousness of society so that this type of environment, this type of culture will not exist in a school. i mean, that's really what the proble is. the culture of hostility, of intolerance existed at this campus. d this is not the only campus that this i happening across the country, we read about -- >> just in the last two weeks?

>> it's in epidemic proportions now. >> absolutely. >> and we need to talk to people -- certainly this is -- it's unftunate that this situation like this, we're talking to grieved parents. we also need to talk to students who are currently being bullied to be able to explain what it means to be bullied. asher can't speak for himself, those that are alive can. and that hopefully will chan. >> i know that's why amy and david you're here just a week after losing your son and you w have to go back to his funeral service tomorrow. w would you like him to be remembered? >> we want people to remember our son as just a kind heart, a sensitive young man who had such a bright, bright future ahead of him. you know, when he grew up, he wanted to help people and although he can't help people now, we can in his honor and we

don't want our son to have dmi vain. if there's any way we can help anyone else. >> you are showing so much courage for being here "today," i know how hard this is for you, so thank you for taking your time, amy and david, and we cannot express enough how sorry we areor your loss. thank you all for being here. we'll be right back. mmmmmm. mmmmmm.

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good morning on "today's" real estate. we're looking at houses that are great for fall and winter. barbara ccoran is here for us. let's head out to arizona, we have lake havasu city, a three bedroom home priced at $195,000. >> you're going to see a shot of the london bridge, that's the real deal. but you don'tave to go to london anymore because those smart people in havasu transported that hold grijalva and now it's stuck in havasu. that that's a big attraction out there. it has 360 days of sunshine, which means five days of rain a year. there's boating, swimming, golfing, hiking, fishing, amend it's all there in your backyard.

the furniture does not come with that house. it's got tile floors throughout, people look and say i don't want tile floors, but out there, everybody's got tile floors, they're easy to maintain. the backyard is the highlight of this house, it's got a kidney shaped pool. lovely landscaping all around. if you're moving out there for pleasure, you're going to be sitting in the backyard anyway, because you don't even need furniture. >> mt. pilliar, vermont here's a home for $243,000. >> it has one of the most unusual shls there's the house already, we' get right t that. that house is desperate for shutters. why don't they put some shutters and foundation planting. it's a great example o curb appeal. beautiful home, beautifulfully done. they took the pieces of an old

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changing as we go through the remainder of the afternoon. 64 downtown. 60 in martinsburg. live doppler show as few stragling sprinkles left. mostly cloudy for now but gradually clearing later this afternoon. highs in the low 70s with a gusty north wind. get your weekend started. we're going to get a look at the map with ongoing repair work. the ramp from the 11th street onto the southeast freeway causing delays. over to the baeltway, much better right now through silver spring. everything looking pretty good. eun, back to you. thank you. this afternoon on nbc 4

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this morning on "today's" money, the secret to saving. there are simple ways to trim your grocery bill. they're authors of cut your grocery bi in half. we have hundreds of questions from our viewers, thanks for sticking around, third the third day for you all. >> you bet. >> so thank you. >> we came for the rain. >> good way to save money, stay inside and do nothing. now you actually have -- a lot of people have been ex-mailing us aut cutting costs on your grocery bill. you actually have three great tips you want to share with us. whatre they? >> it's mostly about cooking and cooking is not as difficult as people think. >> you save a ton of money if you cook at home. >>ne is to double your

portions, whatever you cook something, cook double and you can serve it the following week. the second thing is to use one ingredient in multiple meals, say you brown ground beef, use it in sloppy joes, inshepherd's pie, in spaghetti sauce. that's one way to do it real quick all at once. and the third one is to use a crock pot, which is a phenomenal way to put a roasted chicken in there,ou can put pork chops in there, you p it in there in the morning and you come home to a main dish. >> perfect for the working mom who comes in at 4:00, 5:00 and doesn't know what 20 do. she's ready. >> you can put a cut of meat in it and it's absolutely amazing. now i know becky, how do you contribute around the household? >> we do lots of chores and when like mom and dad go grocery

shopping, they need help putting the grocery away and they can't do it, they're dead ted. >> and all us kids, we work together and we label all the cereal boxes with the dates and we put it all away. >> part of i is being organized. >> a lot of it is being organized and then there's the aspect of cooking. we all help in different aspects around the kitchen. the boys, not so much. as long as there's knives and eating, the boys are good. but we all pitch in to help make meals. >> let's get to some of the calls right now. first we have rebecca fm nashville on the line. tell us what your questionis. >> caller: my question is if they only grocery shop once a month, how do they eat fsh produc like salads and fruit or perishable produce like eggs and cheese. >> how do you answer that? >> i'm goi to answer that by saying you would be surprised at

how long produce lasts, first of all it's not really fresh when it at the grocery store. bu things like apples, carrots, celery, cabbage, oranges, they all easily last for a month in ur refrigerator. yogurt will last for a month in your refrigerator. cheese we freeze. the more perishable things like bana bananas, strawberries, grapes, those will be eaten first, so you eat tngs accordingo how long they will last. >> you can get lettuce to last for two weeks. >>kim, what's your question? >> caller: i budget, i pla my menu in advance, i take my list and i stick to it. but i can never seem to stay within my budget so i search for coupons to help out. however finding coupons that i would use have been real difficult. what are some of the places that i can look for or search for to get coupons? >> great question.

>> the question about coupons first, start a coupon swap with people in your neighborhood, you pu them out of the sunday paper, you take what you want, pass it on to somebody else, you'll get tons of coupons that way. the other thing about staying on budget is that you have got to have a budget. we encourage people when spending gets out of control, put a certain amount of money of cash in the envelope, you have a fine night limit, but that's okay, you can work within the limit, you can see it. >> that's exactly right. >> steve, annette, becky, before we go, i think there's a little picture of you guys we have to show. when you go out to eat, apparently you get a free meal by dressing as cows is that right? >> dressing as cows at chick-fil-a. >> get your free meals guys, go for it. >> coming up, the more you know about education in america right after this.

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this morning on "today's" style pointing you in the right direction with a fashionoad map for fall. a concept to make sure you never get lost when it comes to great styles. >> so what are the road blocks, things to aid for fall. >> what we want to avoid is anything that's a fad. >> right. >> don't chase a trend, don't be abouthe look for less, because none of us want to be less. we're giving you answers, not advice, solutions that none of us have time. we all want to look good, but we don't want to look like fashion victims. the fashion road map is a good way to get youressed head to toe. >> speaking of that. let's get right to the first one, slippery when wet, sign

posts for a day like "today." we have marine modeling for -- >> we took the classic style of e trench, it's usually more of a men's wear piece, here we found one that has the ruffle detail. and we have a feminin blouse and there's no excuseot to be chic, even with your rain wear, we gave h a leopard umbrella. and tt slippery when wet road sign, and she's appropriate, functional and she looks chic. >> she absolutely does. >> she looks great right now. >> next category is children classy. back to school for aot of folks. we have messa modeling for us. the mom taking her kids to the bus stop, or just going out on errands, it's important to look good too. >> i more clothes than anyone i know and i'm always casually

challenged for that bus stop. because you don't want to wear sweats. a cardigan, a t-shirt. fun here, new for the season, eat shoes. but you know what? she doesn't look sloppy, it's basic, but it's not flat. >> and since your waist with a belt. >> the best with a belt like that ivery feminine. >> she looks good e whole day. >> all right, next look is women at work and we have tiffany modeling for us and men's wear is a very popular look. >> we took a cardigan, once again a cssic and we added an animal print. even her simpl trim has details. we have cinched it up at the waist. but the pants are wide and the pate leather will always wear a heel. she doesn't look masculine and she's propriate. >> you look great. thank you so much, tiffany. >> finally we have railroad

crossings on the run way to t real way. and we have dale modeling for us. >> so far the hottest trend in outer wear now, and it's not about the look for less, as i said before, nobody was to be less. this is less than $300. head to toe. how gat is that j. crewranny booth. >> i like that dress, it's beautiful, so cozy. >> you know what's great about a sweater dress? your shape wear underneath here. this is a great investment. this is my favorite look. because she looks like she just walked off a run way, but once again not a fashion victim. >> let's bring all our models back out for one last look. thank you so much, keeping us on track with the right road signs. all right, thank you ladies again, you all look fantastic. and coming up next, country star toby keith, and the results of our instant ambush makeover, all

coming up here on the fourth hour of "today" with hoda and kathy lee.

it is the firs day of ocber on this friday as we head into the weekend. good rning. i'm eun yang. lingering effects from the weather today, st. mary'scounty has cancelled classes. this is why. take a look. chop 4er flew over the great mills area in the southern part of the county a little while

ago. many of the roads are impassable because of flooding and school buses cannot get to many children. and vre is canceling all manassas lines today. low power lines are blocking tracks in the alexandria area. they can make their way to the nearest metro area where they can ride for free. >> we're not into the clear yet. we still have the clouds hanging out there this morning. we'll have a few slivers sunshine in here by this afternoon. temperature are in the low to d-60s now. here's the good news. on radar, no rain left out there. soe'll have clouds. gradual clearing this afternoon. a little bit of sunshine and clouds tomorrow and better weather for saturday and maybe a shwer on sunday. steve? >> we're going to start here. we're going to show you two work zones on the beltway in virginia

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. you made it. we made it. >> oh. >> it was questionable here for a while. what weather we it. it is dry day, everybody, october 1st. >> it doesn't look that bad rht now. this morning at 5:00, you steppeoutside and it was monsoonish. >> you still went to the gym. >> i did that thing. people are there,hey're diehards in there at that time. >> we have a diehd out in our crowd. >> yes, we do. >> one lady out there, i don't know if you can see her. can you see her? >> look at her sign. that's sad. >> i wanna t drunk with kathie lee and hoda. >> and she's in the rain. this may be the hardiest crowd overall we had in a long time. i'm not sure what the story is, but thank you for coming out. >> god bless them. >> you were busy last night. >> how do you do it, every night, you're out every night. >> no, but this was a fun night for you last night.

>> it was -- it is called the educational theater association. educational theater association, annual conference, my good friend put it on, jason. and it is held in conjunction with the new york state theater education. it is teachers of mical theater. that's me, belting it out, baby. >> i was in the audience. they had performers singing pieces of kathie lee's musicals from over the ars, and klg got on stage and let one rip and you had them. i got to tell you, i'm standing in the crowd, sitting in the crowd -- y guys are sic >> didn't actually let it rip, hoda. i do have a little problem wth cabbage, but that was not it last night. >> but i have to say, to watch -- i don't think i've seen you do tt in front of a crowd, but you had themeriously in the palm your hand, whether you were singing or talking to them after, it was -- it was really terrific. i have to say. i lov it. >> we had mutual ground you

know? they are teaching kids theater and i believe that theater, like sports, can be absolutely transforming in a kids' life. i've aays said if god made me oprah and given me that kind of money, i would build the most unbelievable theater in downtown manhattan. i would fly kids in from all over the world and let them see theater for free and change their lives. because it can. and it is transfmative. >> it is like the sing-ma-jigs. it is. we love those. >> that was us out there last night. we love these. ready, hoda? their little mouths open and they're the cutest. >> and they're in harmony. >> oh, they're the best! >> can't take it. >> love these. >> i have to admit, i play with these everyorning before i come here. i do. >> you do? >> they sit on my little desk where i get dressed and it just makes me smile. then you're almost out the door when they go bye-bye. see you later.

>> what do they say? >> they just send me off to the -- >> see you later. >> there you go. >> adorable. >> love those. >> thank you, jaso my gd friend last night. >> a good time to talk about our contest because we really want to bring the best choirs from around the country. >> yes. >> to studio 1a. here's the deal. >> oh, yeah. ♪ >> all right, so you have to show us that you can sing and do choreography. not just singing. >> cut out my mom's group. >> here's the deal. you have to be -- you have to be an already established group. can't start right now. >> legitimate, people. >> y have to get your entries in soon. >> you have to have a coach or somebody over 18 that submits, ay? it has to be a current performance, notrom ten years ago, has to be recent, not more than four minutes long. and members have to be at least 13 yearsld and only 20.

>> 20 people in the choir. >> we're on a budget around here, if you know what i mean. >> the deadline is october 15th. >> you've got two weeks from today. >> which also is close to the tax deadline for me. october -- >> why do you do that? >> october 14th -- what is it? april 15th, so octob 15th. >> that's my special deadline. if you file for an extension, i'm just reminding everybody, october 15th the deadline nears. >> we heard about this story in russia that we could hardly believe. but they have very different standards over there apparently. >> it turned out this was a commuter plane. the deal is they, okay, a plane -- a flight got canceled, they said here's your option. you can all pile on to this other plane, but some of you are going to have to stand up and it is going to b a four or five-hour flight. or you ca wait seven hours for the next plane to come. everybody opted to do the -- to get on the plane and stand. >> they stood in the aisles for, like, five hours? >> yes. >> this is a commuter plane and apparently there rules and regulations around the world and that th are -- >> it was a arter.

>> you said a commuter. >> i meant charter. whatever. you know what i mean. >> howid you win that last emmy? >> a lot of help. a lot of help. >> so, anyway, i don't know why this is a huge story. it would never happen here. though charter, you still have to -- you still got to buckle up and still got to -- yeah. i don't know. >> it is being investigated. >> i would hope so. >> it is in investigation. in the paper toay, in the "new york post" today, it told us the keys to happiness. a few things for a happy life. >> they left ou one thing i think is basic, but you go ahead. >> here are the things, if you have these things inour life, you are going to be happy. six hours and 15 minutes of uninterrupted sleep. okay. that's a given. seven hours and 15 minutes at work per y. >> one hour more of work than sleep? >> yes. >> hmm. >> getting home from work at 5:42 p.m. >> not 5:43. >> no, 5:42, you to get home,

you're happy. you miss the big rush hour, but you're not late. >>n time for brianilliams to watch the horrible news around the world. >> 20-minute commute to work. that's unheard of. but some people have that >> i know. >> how long is yours? an hour? >> an hour. >> mine is ten minutes. five home cooked meals a week. >> who has that? but you don't have to cook them. it doesn't say who is cooking them. >> two hours of play with your children each day. >> mhmm. >> this is interesting. three hours and 58 minutes with a partr. does that mean that's how much time you spend with your partner? >> is that your main one? not that i don't love my main one? four alcoholic drinks per week? >> four shopping trips per month. and two trips abroad every year. if you have that little combo platter -- >> only donald trump is happy in this entire world, right? >> exactly. >> you got sleep last night. >> i did. i did. i stayed at the marriott marquis, because that's where the event was. the first time in my life i

checked for bedbugs. it is such an epidemic -- >> it is creepy. >> it is creepy. i said, don't know what time it is, i'm going to go home but the weather was going to be so horrendous. it was perfect. clean as a whistle, got a good night's sleep and i thought may that's my problem, frank. that's why i'm not sleeping. my husband is getting the -- such a huge honor. i wasn't going go, but i got accoed in the aisle upstairs in the hallway by al and natalie and jim bell. >> what is he getng? >> congratulations to frank. oh my gosh, what an honor. i go what, he gets honored every day. he's going to -- at the giants game on sunday night, he's got the ring. they're doing the whole stadium ring about frank. >> what? >> the game doesn't start until 8:30 and it is an hour aay from my house. i'm sorry. >> you have to go. you have to go. >> they're saying i've got to go. >> it is bobbis buzz. >> you' looking svelte.

>> what's happening? >> it is a fitted dress. speaking of our bodies, we're fond of the girlfriends around here. >> yes. we are. >>e're fond of yours. i'm not the least fond of mines. >> this is octobe and breast ncer awareness month. so i found a really fun company that does a lot of good, save the tatas. this is for you. they also made -- >> mine need saving, thank you. >> 75% of the proceeds of each item goes to research and prevention and they make boob lube which is a fun product to remind you to self-exam each month. >> boob lube. >> i love this clinique key chain. we know there say cure out there. it is $16, comes with lip colors and $10 goes to the fight. >> i'm gog to buy that today for cassidy. >> here, you'll find a pink eyelash curler, great travel brush, look, you just pop in your purse. >> darling. >> and lots of fun finds and everything is on the

todayshow.com all day blog. you can make a difference and buy these. >> what about what the nfl is going to be doing? they're doing their thi october 3rd this weekend. frank's big weekend. >> yes. >> a football that will have a little pink logo on it. >> those are manly. >> all in pink. you'll know why. >> breast cancer affects their wives, dahters, thers, of course it does. this is for you, sweetheart. >> thank you so much. >> this is so you. save the tatas. >> yeah, that's definitely me. >> over to sara. >> we aed the fans about what they do to make a flight, the standing up? stephanie said fwn coach in the smoking section for nine hoursnd i was allergic to smoke. flying anywhere on any airline these days is considered go to an extreme in my book. >> they're right. traveling the way it was, it isn't fun anymore. going to have a good time going to michigan this weekend. we're going to have a good time with toby keith. we can hardly wait. >> he's adorable.

>> he was downstairs in his dressing room listening to that wild kathie lee cd before he came up here. grandma just makes me happy. ♪to know, know, know you grandma is the bestest. the total package. grandpa's cooooooooool. way co. ♪ grandpa spoils me rotten. ♪ to kow, know, know you ♪ is to love... some people call us frick and frack. we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do [ pins fall ] grandma's my best friend. my best friend ever. my best friend ever. ♪ [ laughing ] [ boy laughs ] ♪ to know, know,now you aft this we're gonna get ice cream. can we go get some ice cream? yeah. ♪ and i do ♪ and i do ♪ and i do

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one of music's biggest stars, noto mention one of the sexiest too. every poll says so. >> after 18 year of unrelenting hits, toby keith is coming out with his 15th studio album titled "bullets in the gun." a hit after a hit after a hit. they just keep coming with you. >> well, we like doing it. as long as they let us, we'll keep going. >> you consider yourself a songwriter first, don't you? >> no question. >> you have discovered through the years, if what we read is correct, that you've be tending to lose some of your best ideas because you didn't have the technology around to help you remember a great idea and you couldn't, you know, bring it back, when you wanted it. > little digital recorders, yeah, they're like sunglasses, you lose them, you lose your ideas and don't have them with you when you're inspid. couple of years ago a friend of mine said, on your phone ger, g

this cool little app. >> who is the picture? >> i don't know what this is called. voice record. >> okay. >> and it is just a little app and it is on your phone and you hit the button and put your ideas in there. >> tell us how you do it. you sing something in there? >> sing or play or whatever and always got your phone. >> let me see. what ideas do you have in there? can we play something? >> sure. at the top. >> one at the top? okay. >> it is unbelievable. so instead of writing 12, you wrote 50. >> ideas? blues? tell me what we canlay. >> let's see here. where -- >> while you're doing that, tell us about the new record. >> here you go. ♪ >> right up there. ♪ ♪ 5:00 crowd coming

taps flowing with beer ♪ >> cool. beer in every song. >> that was the cleanest one i had. >> so what makes this cd unique? >> i wrote so many more sogs. i wrote -- >> because you had your app >> i had my good iphone app. i usually write 16 or 17 songs and i record them and i wrote 50 so i had more to pick from for this album and i'm really proud of them. >> you say you know when you're doing the session if you got a hit or not. >> oh, yeah. you know when you're done with a song sometimes. >> after 9/11, you really hit a lot of people's hearts. did you realize how just what kind of an impact your song would have, the red, white and blue song? >> i wrote that song for my dad, was aveteran, passed away a few days before that. i was thinking of him when i wrote that song and i was going to sing it acoustically to the soldiers, which we do --

>> you do that more than any other artist. >> i was doing that for a gift for them and genera jones said record that so we have a copy. >> and look what happened? >> and still play it to this day. >> you feel like you've pretty much accomplished every dream you've ever had, toby. what keeps you going now? >> well, the longevity is the last goal have, ju staying around. i really admire willie and merle and those guys that have be around for decades. it amazes me y can be in your, you know, 70s and still be out there making a difference. >> yeah. >> well, we thank you for all thatyou do. >> for the troops. >> god bless you. >> good look with the cd. >> also been married longer than most. say hi to her for us. grammy nominated singer natasha bedingfield right after this. [ female announc ] granola nut clusrs from nature valley. 100% natural nuts and granola

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what i've been thinking ♪ that is singer/songwriter natasha bedingfield and the title track of her third solo album. >> it is called, hoda, "strip me". >> nasty. >> out in december. natha is here to tell us about some other projects she's got going own and newly married, but over a year now. >> s, theperiod of grace for not returning calls is oer now. >> or thanking people for gifts. >> exactly. thank you for the gifts. that's all happened now. >> i met you with hm, i think it was at the white house correspondents dinedinner, such sweet, nice guy, when you're not around, where is she, where did she go? >> a filmmaker. he did your video, right? >> he filmed my video. >> so you still have to pay him. >> i pay him very well, in other ways. >> i'm sure you do. now, "strip me", the title

track, what does that mean? >> if you don't know. >> stop it. >> it can mean many things. i feel like my album actually is going to havehis stripped away quality to it. i feel li a lot of pop music has a lot of gimmicks and i'm real kind of different than that, i want it to have meaning and feeling. and i think the whole world was has gone through a stripping of things we thought were important and things that were -- >> getting down to basics. >> getting down to basics. everybody wants to get down it basics again, yeah. >> absolutely. and people that are legitimately great musicians are offded by the ones that use all the trick, right? kind of nice to remind people that i'm one of the real ones, i write and sing and don't need autotune. >> it is like good makeups or a lot of fun as well, but i think there is a time for space and simplicity. >> how many songs do you write before you find one th you say, okay, that's a winner? >> i wrote 50 on this album and more, yeah. >> how do you whittle it down

and know you've got something? >> i love every song i write. >> like a baby. >> it is hard to choose. it is that process of going, okay, what song matches each other, what feels like an album. >> organic t doe. it doesn't mean you won't use it for a later album. >> maybe for the next album. >> this song caught people. did you know this would be a hit? >> i wrote it with my little brother as a birthday present. >> you're kidding me. >> i think that's why it probably feels like it worked because it was quitean honest song, i wasn't trying to -- >> wasn't trying to write a hit. >> exactly. >> what's next for you? when does this album come out? >> december. >> in december. december 5th. >> what is xt after this? >> well, the song came out on itunes that's going to radio. and we'll be planning a tour in the newyear. and actually that -- the song is in the new harrison ford movie "morning glory "which comes out in novmber. >> they were here. they were observing, remember? >> oh, yeah. >> yes, yes, yes, with rachael mcadams.

that will be good. >> how has your lifechanged since you've gotten married? >> oh, it hasn't changed that much, but it has changed for the better, enjoy life more, i've got an excuse to enjoy myself, yeah. >> well it one of the five things of happiness, you need to spend 3, almost 4 hours with your signicant other. >> okay, okay. >> that's on my list. >> great to see you, though. are there any babies in t future? >> oh, my gosh. here we go. >> no, because people -- if you don't get married, it is like -- that's the first thing. the first thin when are you getting married. there is a ctest you have to tell us about though. >> i'm in new york for this amazing contest that hotel indigo and i've been partnering in and iis about what the locals -- the local favorite place. you've been trying to find the most refreshing local person. it is amazing, people have been telling their stories. there is an amazing girl who doeshis hula hooping, she teaches people how to hula hoop.

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♪ i've been thinking about something ♪ welcome back to "today" on this dry day. time for our "ambush makeovers". >> working their magic as always, louis licari and "us weekly" contributor -- and author. >> jill martin. >> pouring rain, nasty. >> people are still out there. >> needed a makeover before they needed a makeov. it was raining and pouring. we were drenched. look, all the umbrellas. >> can't believe how many people were out this morning. they were nuts. >> they know it's fr. >> our first lucky lady is irma clayton, 70 years old from illinois. it is her first time i new york. she and her four daughters braved the storm and they came down to the plaza. let's take a listen to her story. >> well you guys are nuts for standing in the rain this morning. would you agree? >> yes, i would.

>> yes. >> they are all of mom' favorite. and it is your 70th birthday. >> my 70th, yes. >> and i know you want this for your mom. tell us why, tracy. >> i do. my mom is great. she retired in 2005 and she still works eight days a week at three different jobs. >> wow. ght days a week. that's a lot of work. >> i know you really want this also. >> yes, i do. she deserves it. she neverdoes anything for herself and this is perfect. it really is. >> who is really your favorite? >> you know what? they all are. they're all my favorites. >> good answer. are you ready to go? >> i am ready to go! let's do it! >> i can't wait. so here are the four daughters, tina, tammy, tracy and tona. keep your blindfolds on, all right? here is irma clayton before. all right, irma, let's see the new you. >> oh! >> you are a hot ticket. hold on. hold on. tina, tammy, tracy and tona,

take off your blindfolds. >> irma, are you ready to see yourself? put your glasses . okay, right here. >> tell us about the hair. tell us about the hair. >> okay, obviously irma has one of the best attitudes. if we could bottle this, i mean, irma, you're so special. what we did is number one i colored her gray. how much better can she get? she already had great hair so jennifer lawrence gave it a little bit of style. chopped into the base a little bit. a lot of style. she looks so incredibly chic. we erased years now. you looked like what you are inside. >> the girls are busting. who has the ke? who do you think of the shoes and the whole ing? >> absolutely love it. she's one hot mama.

>> yes, se is. jill, the outfit, they're caught up in the shoes and the blue jeans. >> i don't care how old you are, you shoul have a great pair of jeans. these are from talbots. we wanted her to be comfortable. these are adriana corana. and the shirt, dkny, available at macy's. >> all righty. our second lady is ariane mcmahon, 41, all right, ladies, take it outside, from fairfield, connecticut. she cares for her three children and she works with the international ret foundation, she hasn't had any time to pamper herself. let's hear her story. >> i know you're going through so much. i can't imagine. do you ha any time to take care of yourself? >> it is my last priority between taking care of my older daughter and my two younger ones so i'm the last thing on the list. >> i know you're shocked when we

picked you. but we are going to give you three hours of a spa for the day. are you ready? >> i'm ready. sounds fantastic. i'm surprised. >> she's darling. all right, she's here with her fellow member from the foundation, maggie. let's take one last look at araine before and let's bring her out after three hours of pampering. >> oh, my god! >> oh, my! smoking. >> magg, take a look. >> oh, my god. >> how are you? you need it turn around. you look amazing. go ahead, turn around and look. >> holy cow! oh, my god! >> that is wow. >> that makes me so want to get my haircut. that is so adorable. oh, that cut is fantastic. can you pull yourself away from yourself for a second? >> look right there. oh, my gosh. >> look right in ere. look how gorgeous you look. >> this is all about style. she has beautiful hair,

obviously. she wore it long, didn't know what to do with it. jennifer gave her the great bob, slightly longer in the front, shorter in e back. we opened up her eyes, id used individual eyelashes to -- both ladies had beautiful eyes, eyelashes on both, makes them pop. of course, i p a little highlighter around the face and >> you look like a fashion model. >> you do. >> look at the body. >> when she got undressed, we were like, look at this body on her. the dress is tahari. if you have a dress and a little waist like that, we ded a belt from tlbotsnd the shoes are frompayless. >> what do you think of the look? >> i don't even know if that's ariane. >> you look great. greet j great job, you guys. up next what every girl should have in her kitchen, the

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whether you're looking for an ice creammaker, juicer or french press, we have just the gadgets that every good cook needs. >> and the price can't be beat. chris kimble, host of "america's test kitchen" is here to show us some of his favorites and he always has great stuff. >> cheap? >> no. >> you said the price can't be beat. >> can't be beat. >> back of chris, all right?

what you got for us, big boy? >> we have $50 from cuisinart ice creammaker, just pour it in. it is the -- >> pour what in? >> the iceream mix. >> i don't know. i don't know where you get it. i've never heard of ice cream mixer. >> this is all cooking. you put things in like -- >> no one knows what they're supposed to pour into the machine. >> milk, crem, sugar. the canister rotates. which we like better than the internal thing. >> how long does that take? >> 25 minutes. take this and put it inhe freezer ahead of time overnight, which means it is fairly inexpensive, $50, overnight, the canister freezes, freezes the ice cream, you get that. or just go buy it. >> easier. >> this is a scale, a digital scale, has a blue light there. if you have a big bowl or something, you can move this out so you can read the scale. some of the sles,you put something big on it, you can't

read it. you put the bowl on, zero it out, you can measure what goes in the bowl. if you bake a lot, flour is -- you need to weigh. you're looking at me like -- five ounces for a cup of flour. it make a huge differce. it will make it taste different. >> that's for serious cooks, come on. >> no, for cooks. >> okay. now what? >> this is fun. >> this is a lot of fu >> the ice crusher, this is for drinks. >> finally. >> finally. okay. i know this is going to work. lock it down like that. lock it down. put the ice in the top. this is -- >> this is good. >> yeah, about 28 bucks. put the top on. >> hard to do? >> it is easy. >> really? >> it is easy. that's grea >> take the top off. there you go. it is ne. a lot of these end up with white powder. that's good? >> we love that. >> world's best coffmaker,

french press, 40 bucks, put the coffee in there, water just off the boil, there is a couple of tricks to this. let it sit for 45 seconds and then stir it because the grounds come to the top. put it back on and let it sit four minutes total. you're done, push this down and it gets all the grounds are pushed to the bottom. >> that's a good one. >> okay. so the drink things are -- >> these two are good. >> everything is good. hoda has something happening with her today. >> you know what this is? >> yes. >> you can adjust it -- >>oda told me ahead of time. >> yeah, she did. this is an immersion blender. e if i can get it to work. ther we are. >> do you want me to help you? >> yes, you do it. the you go. >> not doing very well. >> i know. there we g >> if it did work, whatwould it

do? >> it is a hair dryer. got that? >> i like it. >> an immersion blender which i can't get the tip back in. >> but we'll sell a lot of them toda, anyway. because, yeah. >> $16, it actually works. >> got it. >> finally we have two things, we have alack and decker citrus mate, very simple, adjust this to let all the pulp go through or a little bit of it. just put it on top like that. it looks great. >> oka that's good. >> how much is that? >> that is $28. >> doesn't come from -- >> from black and decker. finally, one last thing, a timer. does four things at once, okay? you can have four things, can look at them here, adjust one. tn it like this. >> some on the oven, some on the stove. >> you can know which one you're doing. >> if you have every gadget available, you don't have a kitchen big enough to put everything in it, right, tru >> need a bigger kitchen. >> there you go. all right. >> go out to dinner. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> thanks, chr.

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he's back. our resident man's man donny deutsch is here to give it straight to the ladies. >> we're talking about his opinion. >> that sounded wrong. >> i know. that's why i did it that way. >> he is here to answer your question questions. i, donny. go ahead, sara. >> if a guy cheated on his first wife, will he cheat on me? i'm going with yes. >> certainly obviously more ed predisposed than anybody else. when marriages break up, 90% of the time there is infidelity. that's kind of common for maiage that break up. undersnd what the situation was, why did you cheat, what happened? clearly he's somebody more predispose doesn't mean he'll

do it again. >> if someone has patterns, if there is a pattern -- >> look at what you're buying. >> okay. bethany was to know, there is a cute guy at my office, we've been flirting, i think he's going to ask me out, is it bad to date a co-worker. >> i can't believe you're asking me on air about this. interestingly enough, it is the most natural place to meet somebody. not a boss and subordinate. you have a shared passion with someone, it is the healthiest place to meet someone as long as it is someone you're not working directly for. i take pride. hundreds -- not hundreds, dozens of people, relationships of my office over the year have gotten married. >> what if you get into an argument, may not be your boss but they certainly e a colleague, a co-worker it problematic. >> you'll be living with that person, understand. but it is a healthy way to meet someone. >>if you break up, it is awkwards afterwards. >> laura wants to know how do you know when a guy is over his ex? >> if you have to ask that question, there is probably an issue there. if the ex is in the equation i

any way, a lot of things, if you're feeling something as a woman, it is probably right. if you'reeeling your husband is unfaithful, boyfrind is unfaithful, if you're feeling, if you have to ask the question, how do you know, there is probably an issue there. >> okay, all right. makes sense. >> there remandy says i see my five minutes each evening. why get married? >> it was advertised that way and why do you put up with that? you should not be married to someone out with their guys sev nights a week. if he's out seven nights a week it may not be with boys. >> people don't talk ahead of time about what their expectations are and as a result, when the expectations are not met, they blame. >> so many people fall in love with a guy and the things they fell in love with they complain about. >> it is cute at first. >> you have to ow that. >> a guy suddenly start going

out seven nights a week, and if he did, that's a whole other problem. someone is out seven nhts a week, they're not just bowling. >> they never bowled before, if you know what i mean. >> when they're dating, they put on a different face. they aren't exactly who they r and then suddenly you're married and you look at the person and you say, wait, who are you? >> if you look at your social life over the years, which is very spirited, there are signs -- >> there are spiits involved. >> every time it didn't work out, you knew there were clues there. there were. that's the case. what you see most of the time is what you get. can i lay down on the couch? this is the problem i have, i get yelled at all the time. >> there is no perfect relationship. unfortunately we read little fry tales to our little girls growing up and they lived happily ever after. guess what? you know, it takes a lot of work to keep a relationship strong. hat's why yours haven't lasted. >> turn this around, i need the other view. >> okay. >> you need t help me. i've been stumbling, married a couple of times.

>> we told you we know what the problem is. >> what's the pro be? >> notyour inability to love, it is the inability to love someone more than you love yourself. >> that's not fair. i have three daughters. i deserved it. i teed item, deserved it. >> we're out of time. >> on tha note, we'll be back with more of "today" on nbc. >> why did you ask us? that was a mistake.

we decided we don't like the dry day concept. we'll change it next week to try day. we'll have something brand new we never tried before every friday. >> can't wait for friday. >> we get blair underwood next week. >> and harry hamlin and lisa rinna. >> this say look back at the fabulous week we just experienced. have a great weekend, everybody. see you in michigan. >> h hoda. you were rocking in here a few minutes ago. >> i wish you could see what happens before the show starts.

♪ nothing ever will be the same ♪ >> kaie lee sings. >> i'm a pain in your royal something. >> sometimes. >> enough said. enough said. >> what happened? >> they moved a little bit. >> where's the string? >> you kinky, kinky woman. >> i'm not putting a bone in my mouth. i don't know. i draw the line at the bone. >> kathie lee doesn't like your book. what's the story. >> i selling it. i'm create a little buzz for you. >> there is booze in these cupcakes. can i say something, since this is the first thing i've said in the show so far. >> i'm so confused about what's happening right now. >> holy cow!

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