good morning. rising pes. a drill reaches the 33 trapped miners in chile, but after two months underground, the most dangerous part of the ordeal may be bringing them to the surface. >> speaking out. the wives of the american killed by pirates on the mexican border tells us what happened as authorities go on the hunt for two suspects wanted for his murder. >> and chomping at the bit. the shot iserfect but it's the guy wh the cigar getting all the attention. we'll reveal the identity of "cigar guy," today, october 10,

we'll reveal the identity of "cigar guy," today, october 10, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-unersal television go sunday morning, everybody. welcome to "today." i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolfe, rescuers first thought it would take until christmas to rescue the trapped miners but now they could get them out in days. >> i'm sure they want to get out right away, but ts is a critical period to bring them up safely. 2,300 feet is a long way to travel underground. we were live when word reached us. the bell rang signalling the breakthrough. what is it like for the men underground? we'll talk to an american miner whose dramatic rescue you may recall. he'll tell us about his experience and what these men can expectoming up. >> and a shocking story from here in new york.

was a teen tortured by a group of men for being gay? several suspects linked to the notorious gang are in custody. >> and we'll talk about the phenomenon of 10/10/10. th's today. if you know someone gettinging married you're not alone. thousands of couples are walking down the aisle. they picked thisunday because of the unique date. does the number ten carry special meaning? >> and we'll share laughs with the queen of just that -- betty white. she's having the time of her life. we are all the better for it. i was lucky enough to spend the day trying to keep up with the golden girl. at 88, she hasn't slowed a bit. betty white on life, laughter and twitter, all coming up. >> looking forward to that. first, les go to chile and the tears of joy frothe families of the 33 trapped miners. their prayers were answered when a drill pierced the slter 2,300 feet below the eart reaching them is one thing. getting them out is quite

another. kerry sanders joins us from the site of the mine. good morning. >> well, goomorning, lester. everyone here is in countdown mode. the families today get a chance to do what they do oh once a week. they get to meet via video conference with loved ones down below for about eight minutes. they all hope the nex time they see the miners is up here on the surface. the drill turned 622 meters into the earth and that was it. it punched through to the trapped miners. [ bell ringing ] [ cheers and applae ] >> on the surface, the celebrations began. it w as if they had just won the playoffs. a rush of emotion as some wives and daughters pushed past police to thank the team who never gave up. >> we could see the video feed of the miners going crazy. we were going crazy.

just the fact that we did it. we knew we could do it. >> repter: at the controls when the drill finally made it through some of the hardest rock on earth, american jeff hart who had only six hours' sleep in the last three days. >> this is the most difficult, most stressful drill we have done. there are 33 lives at stake. >> reporter: they were drilling wells for u.s. soldiers in afghanistan when they heard about the trapped miners in this dese. >> oh, butterflies, that's for sure. >> reporter: how many men are down there? >> 33. >> repter: how many days have you been here? >> 33. >> it can't be much of a coincidence. >> reporter: three drills tried to make it to the men. the one that got oh tre was paraded like the mostaluable player it is. knowing that the moment everyone wants is now closer makes the next days that much more difficult. engines decided to reinforce the shaft with a steel sleeve, a

pipe that will go down 315 feet. the idea is to encase the hole to pvent rocks at the top falling down as the capsule come ohs up. officials determined an order of who will come up first, who will come up last. the first will be the mt experienced miners, those who have proven to be calm under pressure and who can help solve a problem if one develops as they head up. the last one, the least experienced, likely 19-year-old gimmy lagas who entered his first mine only four months ago. >> their mental stability has been an issue the past few days. they are so excite to go oh through this and get up to the surface. our oh most concerns are in the younger miners down there. >> reporte everybody wants to know when they are coming up.

the officials here say they are following some advice that was given to them by nasa space agency which consulted them. move at a pace and don't set a schedule. you wi know the time is right when it's righ i think it could be perhaps in two, three days. anxious moments here as erybody's waitg to see the miners make it to the rface, lester. >> the impatience is understandable. everybody wants it done safely. kerry sanders, thank you. while we can only oh imagine what those men are going through our next guest experienced it. he was one of nine miners rescued from the quecreek mine in 2002 after being trapped 77 hours. thomas y joins us now. thank yovery much for coming on with us. >> well, thank you. >> can you recall what you were feeling when you kw that rescue was imminent? >> well, when i heard they broke

through yesterday morning about 8:00, that was a real good feeling to me. i knew what i felt like. >> explain it to me. >> well, like i said, it's the best feeling you have ever had. you know you're probably going to make it. our situation was we just -- it was rough, cold, wet. we heard the drill and then we heard it stop. en we heard it pick back up about 18 hours later. it was a good feeling to see that coming through the mine there. best feeling i er had. >> if folks don't remember, you guys were in more imminent peril there. you were up to your necks in water ashe wateras gushing in. was there concern about making the ascent in the narrow rescue capsule? explain what that's like.

>> well, you're down there for that many hours, you just want to -- it don't matte what it takes to get in that capsule. we had a couple big boys, 250-some pounds, whatever. we helped them get in. he was a little bit sick, but we finally got everybody in. that was the best way to explain anything. whatev it took to get the guys in there. if we had to kick them in the you know what to get them going, we got them going and up they went. >> it's been a lot of years since your experience. tell m what the men will likely go through based on what you and yo colleagues have gone through emotionally. >> well, once you get out, that's your big emotion. just knowing you made it. that's number one. now we have to put up to see what kind of medical condition, how the guys are going to handle being trapped for -- they were down there 66 or 67 days. i mean, that's hard to tell what

kind of -- what's going to turn out them guys. some of them might be fine. some of them may have some problems. you'll just have to wait and see. i can't speak for the as far as how it went down there, but their situation is -- i mean, they had a place to move around, they was dry, stuff like that. >> but there is a celebrity attached to being in an ordeal like this or a curiosity. everybody wants a piece of you coming up. what was it like to adjust to a normal life? how difficult was that? >> well, for the first few months it was a little hectic. we went here and there and talked about it. all we wanted to do was thank everybody for allhe prayers and stuff that really got us out. that's what i'm saying. lebrity, that's out. i mean, i don't feel i'm a cebrity or nothing like that. i just want to show people in

the united states or around the world what the united states can do and how they feel aboutheir people a stuff like that. i mean, celebrity, that's out. i don't want to be a celebrity. >> we hope the rescue in chile as successful as the one that brought you and your colleagues up. thanks for talking to us this morning. we appreciate it. >> all righty, thank you. >> here jenna. >> lester, thanks. it's been called one of the most vicious hate crimes in recent memory. poce in new york say members of a gang tortured and brutalized a teen for being gay. michelle franzen reports. >> reporter: new york city police say the brutal hate crimes took place at this vacant bronx apartment. the first of three attacks happened after a gang beat and tortured a 17-year-old recruit they believed was involved with a 30-year-old man. >> he was thrown into a wall, made to strip naked, hit in the head with a beer can, cut with a box cutter and so domized with

the wooden handle of a plunger. >> reporter: the gang attacked another man, dragged the 30-year-old man to the apament and tortured him for hours. >> this is a terrible wolf pack of nine against woods. >> reporter: seven suspects were arrested aged 17 to 23. one turned himself in. police released a photo of the ninth suspect still at large, 22-year-old are you rudy perez. the crime was condemned. >> we will not tolerate it in the city of new york. >> repter: the city has seen a rash of anti-gay violence and bullying cases n. the past week three men reported beinging attacked including one at the legendary gay bar stonewall. rutgers university student tyler clemene jumped to his death off city bridge after learning his dorm room sexual encounter was streamed over the internet. >> we have seen far too many

examples of how hate gets twisted into a weapon that can destroy young people andut short their promising lives. >> reporter: city leaders say the latest attacks show they must work harder to send a message that hate in any form won't be tolerated. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> we're coming up on 12 minutes past the hour. time for a check on the morning's other headlines with carl quintanilla at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. we begin in north korea where kim jong il appeared wit his successor, his youngest son, at a parade commemorating the 65th anniversary of the ruling party. >> reporter: we have been brought here to see what's been called the largest er military parade in the

good sunday morning. a little bit of sunshine out there on our early sunday morning. temperatures are mostly in th 50s right now. it's goingo be another ry warm afternoon today with high temperatures gradually reaching into the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. here is your day part forecast. in the low 60s by 9:00 a.m. near 80 by 3:00 this afternoon. and up into the mid-80s tomorrow. a slight chance for a shower tomorrow. staying warm until midweek.

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an internet phenomenon. how one man wearing a wig and mustache managed to single handedly steal the spotlight from tiger woods during the der cup in wales last week. until now he apparently had no idea. the imageas gripping. a legend, frozen in time. no, not that. over more. yeah. what grabs you about the picture? >> this guy here? >> the guy smoking. >> what about the ball? >> even golfers only have eyes for him. >> the guy with the cigar on the right. >> why does everybody notice that guy first? >> reporter: he obvious wanted attention. some speculate his interesting get-up was a tribute to miguel angel jimanez. but now cigar guy has fans and tributes. who needs a distracting,

incredible sports photo? bloggers, even respected newspapers portrayed cigar guy winning titles, ruining baseball games, guarding our freedom, watching history, attending tea party rallies, joining sergeant pepper. thiss the action. >> yeah. >> reporter: but this is what everybody is fixated on. >> it's the big cigar. >> reporter: sometimes a cigar is just a car is weirdly caivating. >> in a world of things where there is so much to look at, if something stands out, it really starts to spread. it's a little bit funny, that goes a long way. >> reporter: like where's waldo, look at the great lengths attained by strutting leonardo dicaprio or oh sad keanu, prancing michael farrah being held by sad keanu. a giant leap for cigar guy if

not mankind. what do you think it says about humanity? >> we are easily amused. >> reporter: these new viral images even hav a name. memes. some call them an art form, all online, immediely accessible by millions. one day you're a face in the crowd. in an instant, you're cigar guy. out of the way, tiger. who is that wigged man? he's been everywhere. wherwill he turn up next? could be anywhere, right? >> no. >> reporter: london's daily mail tracked him down. he's a 30-year-old investment analyst in south london. he describes himself as embarrassed and overwhelmed by all of this. jenna? >> michelle, thanks. that guy was just going to bring a beer but brought a cigar instead. >> it's funny. you hear all the sightings and stuff. we were going through footage

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a live look outside this morning, more brilliant sunshine and warm temperatures in the forecast. those details coming up in a second. first, good morning. it is 8:26 now on this sunday, october 10th, 2010. i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news for today, the second person struck by a car in rockvillhas now died. two pedestrians were hit around 3:00 this morning on rockville pike. police say the driver remained on the scene but they do suspect alcohol was a ftor in this accident. right now old grgetown road is closed between rockville pike and citadel avenue. northbound rockville pike is also closed at nickel son lane.

muchore coming up at the top of the hour. a maryland man behind bars after hiring a hitman kill his estranged wife according to police. they say 42-year-old richard boyd jr. reached out to an acquaintance and offered him $1,000 and five oxycontin pills to kill his wife, elizabeth. that acqintance went to rockville police and arrested boyd. and the capitals offense was on display last night as the capsmashed the new jersey devils, 7-2 in their home opener at the ver eye zob center. alex ovechkichipped in two goals and an assist and rookie goalie michael stopped 41 shots for the win. the next game monday against the ottawa senators.

welcomback. sun's . brilliant and bright all day? >> a good looking day. two in a row around here. friday really wasn't that bad either. enjoy it. tomorrow may not be as pretty as today. nonethess it's going to be nice. temperatures right now are in the low to mid-50s all across the region. highs today will climb into the upper 70s and i wldn't be surprised if a lot of spots down to fredericksburg and out to culpepper didn't make it up into the low 80s today. everybody back into the 80s tomorrow. in fact, some spots down towards griffin mit be near 90 degrees tomorrow. a little chance of a shower tomorrow. a little better chance as we get into tuesday but warm weather

stretches all the way into the middle of the upcoming week. >> back off that 90 business. >> that's not here that's just down the road a piece. >> thanks, chuck. a full hour of local news be a weather coming your way at 9:00. >>we're back on this sunday morning, october 10, 2010. another picture perfect fall day here in new york. we thank everybody who came out to the plaza to enjoy it. alongside lester holt i'm jenna wolfe. it is chilly. i went open toed shoes. i see you didn't. it's chilly. coming up in this half hour we'll talk about the latest on the alleged pirate attack that claimed the life of an american tourist. there are reports that mexican authorities have identified two suspects in that case. we are going to speak with the victims live coming up. >> then we'll talk about when

medical fears take over your life. you read something about a disease and think you have the symptoms. it welcos hypochondria. there are treatments for this. >> and betty white. i adore her. she's done the whole media blitz. she's gettinging f infunnier wi. i spent time with her and i'm excited about it. she has 88 years worth of advice to pass along. >> i love t fact that to you she's a golden girl and to me e's sue ann anivens. >> i don't know about that. >> yeah, you don't even know. now for weather with janice.

and a good sunday morning where janice is. new york city is on the cool side of the front. the front is hanging up right over the washington area but most of us are on the south side of it so as a result temperatures, which are in the low to mid-50s now, will climb into the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. plenty of sunshine, toasty warm. maybe a degree or two cooler than yesterday but, boy, the heat comes back aga tomorrow. partly sunny. even warmer. mid to perhaps upper 80s tomorrow. a little cooling trend by midweek.

timeo talk football because tonight it's sunday night football night in america right here on nbc. we have a pretty good game going tonight in san francisco. the philadelphia eagles are visiting the san francisco 49ers. temperatures will be mild, in the 60s and skies mostly clear. later today in the 70s. all right. we'll go back to lester. >> thank you. authorities identified two suspects wanted in connection with the alleged pire attack that left an american man dead. david hartley was shot to death while he and hisife tiffany were jet skiing near the mexican border. u.s. authorities say mexican authorities aren't doing enough tiffany agrees and joins us live this morning. thanks for being with us. >> you're welcome. >> have you been formally contacted about the report that two suspects have been identified? >> we have gotten the word that

they have been identified. as far as we know, nobody is in custody or anything. hopefully it will be a good lead and they can lead us to where david is. right now we just don't know. >> it would be an important break in the case. at the same time, this would tend to offer more credence to your story. you have been questioned. have you thought about that? >> yeah and no. you know, hopefully these people will be able to help us find where david's at and we can start to move on. >> have you been in face-to-face contact with mexican authorities and had some idea of where they are in this investigation? >> we did mee with them last week. i guess this week. and talke to them. they encouraged us that they are going to do what they can to find david. since we are not really visually able to see what they' doing,

but we are encouraged that they're doing whatever they can. >> we watched the local sheriff in a fairly extraordinary plea the other day to the cartel to turn over your husband's body. he made the point that this is a mexican crime, one he couldt prosecute. what do you think of the plea and do you think it might be successful? >> i hope it is. we just want david back. that's all we want. obviously, we can't prosecute over here in the united ates which is fine. i think in due time they ll get what they deserve. but all we want is david. i don't see why that is being -- that is such a hard question, you know. it's not that hard to get him back, in my opinion. >> tiffany, it must be hard enough to be in a situation to watch your husband murred and y to rescue him, but to come back and have people question your story, how are you holding up through all of this? >> it's hard.

just having the doubt from people that think i might have had something to do with this. if they knew david and i, if they knew our relationship and, you know, knew us personally, they wouldn't doubt us one bit. you know, can't tell people to not doubt me pause they are going to. i just have to ignore it. >> lastly, we should note he had on a life vest when you last saw him. does that give you confidence that his body will be and can be found? >> i have a hard time because i think as soon as i left and they chased me out of mexican waters, i do believe they probably removed the jet ski and david from the water. >> okay. tiffan we appreciate you spending time with us. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we're back after this. ♪

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there is something special about this sunday and it has couples by the thousands rushing to the altar. what's so unusuals the date. 10/10/10, a perfect number for many and a lucky number as well. can you imagine a world without numbers? they're everywhere. but do numbers have a hidden meaning? >> i think some people are drawn to numbers, drawn to numerology because numbers are mystical. they have many different meanings. a lot o people think that numbers will be able to predict what will happen in their lives. >> reporter: predicting what will happen on today's date -- 10/10/10 -- has garnered a lot of attention. >> there's been a lot of hype. we reduce the one from ten and

then 2010. it's a five day which is about love, self-expression. the date 10/10/10 this year is a great date for big events. >> reporter: like weddings? >> we pked it because it was a unique number. >> it's just a memorable date. >> reporter: melissa and andy are one of more than 32,000 couples getting married today. >> it's a hugely popular wedding date. in fact, there are 500% more brides getting married this sunday than last year on the same sunday. >> reporter: for those born on 10/10, the date holds symbolic meaning. kerry's sons are turning 2 today. >> 10/10/10 won't happen ever again. our guys are identical triplets. the odds are 1 in 100 million. you think about numbers and the role and the significance of it

all. >> and joining us now with more insight is a numerologist and author of "love by the numbers: how to find great love through the power of numerology." glynis, good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with today. 10/10/10, to me, is neat on the calendar but it has significance to you. people don't realize you don't break it down that way. take 10/10/2010. you add it up, it's one plus one plus 2 plus one and that's a five. that's celebration. do you see why that would be good for people getting married? >> i understand. >> by the way, the united kingdom, i hear there a 31,000 people gettinging married there as well. that's a big deal. it's all over the place. >> you say there is something special you should do on this day? >> this is why it matters.

if you look at the numbers you have three ones in the chart. one is ambition. it makes you feel motivated. you should make a note of what you want to accomplish and the three zeroes represent divine intuitio go with your gut and you won't be sorry. i suggest people light a white candle and meditate on what you want to achieve this year. what are your goals? that's the day it is. it's a very powerful thing for yous. >> it's a big day. if it's a birthday, anniversary, is that significan >> yes. because the numbers repeat themselves, if i were born today you would i would know, okay, th is my year. it's the new beginning for me to achieve what i want and be successful. yes. happy birthday to those who are today, but also getting married it's powerful. >> you say every month has a number and holds its owning significance. what is october? >> octob is a message to everyone. we are all in october. october is a 10 also.

did you feel this ye went fast? >> it did! it's october already! >> i know. so i suggest people sit down today with the little candle and write down what you are trying to achieve for the year. it's still possible. that's what they need to understand. they can still make things happen in the month of october. it's a good month for moving forward. >> all in all, 10/10/10, a good day today. >> good day for relationships. also working on your psonal self. what are your goals. you want to work on your physical body, your mind? maybe there is a class you can take. there are a lot of celebrities born today. >> i imagine there are. >> they are all famous. daleearnhardt. >> yes. he was born on 10/10. >> david lee roth, i beeve. anyone famous born here isn't an accident. their numbers are two which makes us fall in love. wh you have a two in the chart people fall in love with you. one makes you ambitious to be

the best. >> it's a lot to take in. you want to sit and look at it in fnt of you. thank you so much. we areciate your insight. >> you're welcome. >> here's lester. >> this morning on today's health,ing high anxiety. for americans, worrying about a possible illness can make them sick. it can be debilitatindebilitati. >> i read and i did cut out a lot of different articles. i was soonsumed with a bad, bad illness that i kept going to the doctor. i said it had to be something serious. maybe a brain tumor or a stroke. >> i would get very anxio beforehand. are they going to tl me that i'm dying? >> reporter: it's an exaggerated fear of physical illness and it can affect up to 20% of the population and leave up to 20% in unnecessary procedures. >> it's something that could lurk unknown without much in the

way of symptoms and then jump up and kill you. >> reporter: dr. frederick newman is a specialist at health anxieties and wrote the book "worried sick." >> it's present value dentnd gets worse on the news. >> now to a common killer in america, melanoma. >> you have skin cancer in the summer, east cancer all the time. >> new continue server over the breast cancer screening guidelines. >> that s what i was concerned about. >> they nd to misinterpret things. >> like if their heart skips a beat it must be heart disease, or a headache equals brain tumor. >> i took it too far like it was major. >> i knew i was over the top with my concerns. i knew i was taking thingtoo far. i just didn't know how to stop. >> michael mckeon is a psychologi and carla cantor suffered health anxiety for

years before getting help through therapy and medication. good morning. >> good moing. >> doctor, l me start with you. it's easy to say it is all in their heads but sometimes they are real stims. >> the symptomsan persist and how do you help people cope, increase functioning, get on with life in spite of havg a symptom that may persist. >> let's look at the signs for a hypochondria diagnosis. persistence belief in a system. >> often people do better in life, feel better but still believe that they may have an illness. >> and lack o reassurance is interestg. you go to the ysician. he says you're fine. people don't take that at face value. >> or the reassurance is there but eeting. on the way home they are beginning to think, did i ask the questions i need to ask, did

he tell me everything? is he working hard enough? the end result is people question their doctor. >> and the third one, intense worrying. this is something taking over people's lives? >> yes. it's excessive. there can be periods of intense anxiety every day or long bou of it for hours a day or over days. >> i want to bring carla into the discussion. for years you suffered health anxiety. i understand it wasn't always a part of your life. for you it was triggered by a traumatic event. explain it to me. >> well, when i first started having fears about my health, it followed a car accident i had as a teenager when i was a senior in high school. i was driving to the s slopes with a friend and we got into an accident. my friend died and i survived, obviously. >> you were concerned about the notion of dying and i think in

your head you had the symptoms of lupu how did that come about? >> when i went to college i started feeling that if i had a headache it might be a brain tumor. a bruise would be leukemia. i just want to point out that, you know, it's not everybody who has experienced trauma like that who it will happen to. as a journalist i wrote a book called "phantom illness" and i was able to hook up with a national study where people with heightened illness fears, as they called it at the time, were part of the study. >> right. >> and i found that i talked to so many people and it was not always rated to trauma like that. >> doctor, what is the treatment? >> the treatment oftentimes, as i say, is increasing functional capaci for people. helping them to cope wh the symptoms that they have. a lot of times that has to do

with the direction of attention. if your hea is skipping a beat or you have a funny sensation in the back of your head use distraction techniques or just get engaged with life, with work, with other people. trtment also because stress mimics a lot of symptoms like fast heart rate, dizziness or perspiration, you would want to educate people that if they are stressed out, they're going to have physical symptoms which they then misidentify. >> it's comforting for folks to know there is help. carla and michael, thank you for beinging part of the discussion. we appreciate having you on. >> my pleasure. >> just ahead, betty white, funn as ever. rst, these messages.

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> she is the ultimate golden girl. at 88, betty white is in the prime of her life. she's smart, funny and, as i found out, she's hd t keep up with. ♪ thank you for being a friend >> reporter: i met up with the golden girl at her home away from home, the l.a. zoo, where betty white is chairman of the board of trustees. betty, do you think the diker knows that betty white is feeding her? >> i don't think he gives a darn who it is as long as i don't let go of the milk. >> reporter: this is the betty white most of us never get a chance to see -- an animal lover doing what she calls her real work. that's how i feel at my first morning cup of coffee. same way. >> same way. does anybody feed it to you?

>> reporter: no, generally not. en not serving meals at the zoo, betty white is stealing scenes in movies. >> what's your phone number? >> somebody changed it. >> 555-0172. i'm also in facebook and the twitter. >> reporter: do you tweet? do you know what twitter is? >> nope. i'm a technological spaz. >> reporter: she is a pro when it comes to delivering one-liners on the tv land sit com "hot in cleveland". >> i had to wait until i was 88 to find out i have game. >> reporter: you don't consider it a resurgence of your career. you think y never stopped working? >> i never went away. everybody says, oh, it's so nice to see you come back. i have been working steady for 63 years. >> reporter: betty's so hot these day that is pepsi turned to her to get amateur producers to create their own super bowl commercials. it was a facebook campaign that convinced the producers of "snl" to have betty white host the

show. >> i didn't know what facebook was. [ laughter ] >> now that i do know what it is, i have to say it sounds like a hu waste of time. >> reporter: "snl" last year, you looked like you had ablast. >> when i got this offer, i thanked them very much and told my agent to say thank you, but no thank you. >> reporter: why didn't you want to do it? were you nervous? >> of course! >> reporter: you didn't want to do is the "snl" because you were nervous? >> didn't you see my knees shaking? >> what is your last name, ma'am? >>. [ mumbling ] >> can you spell that for me? >> reporter: but you made it and you did a good job. >> oh, blanche,ou're not a terrible person. you're just horny all the time.

>> reporter: i do miss the lden rls. i think that brought every generation into the b betty white fan club. >> several spectators were caught dipping oreo cookies in the winter swim trunk. >> who would have thought of putting four old ladies together in a sit com? i have gotten luck ♪ >> reporter: the theme song has been stuck in my head for 18 years now. is it stuck in yours? >> oh -- ♪ thank you for being a friend. traveled down the road and back again ♪ ♪ your heart is true your a pal and a confident ♪ ♪ and if you threw a party ♪ invited everyone you knew ♪ you would see ♪ the biggest gift would be from me ♪ ♪ and the card attached would say ♪ ♪ thank you for being a friend >> reporter: oh, my gosh! you're wonderful. >> we know what we'll be singing

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let's che in with david gregory to see what's cing up on "meet the press". >> good morning. coming up this morning we kick off our election year debate series with the two men vying for the illinois seat once held by president obama. we have alex giannoulias and mark kirk joining us. >> that will do it for us. thank you so much. coming up next week -- true coessions of a las vegas showgirl. >> and condoleezza rice. i'm see you for "nbc nightly

news." i'm see you for "nbc nightly news." thanks for being here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a developing sto out of rockville thismorng. two pedestrians hit and killed by a are car on rockville pike. this morning many roads in that area remain closed. good morning and welcome back to news 4 today. i'm aaron gilchrist. kimberly suiters is off today. it's sunday, october 10th, 2010. r top stories in just a second a. quick check on our forecast. chuck bell is here with the details on that. >> our 10-10-10 day will be a perfect ten for sure. no complaints in the weather department today. plentyf sunshine. a couple of big games going on today. the redskins and the ravens both at home.