good morning. poe ten tent stochlt. high winds and rai roll across the northeast. al's tracking it this morning. rebirth. all the miners come together f a group photo before two othe miners head for home. and doctors are hopeful more of them could be released today. joy behar walks off the view after a heated argument with bill o'reilly.

and bill and joy have much to say about what haened on tir show last night. "today," friy, october 15, show last night. "today," friy, october 15, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal tevision and good morning, welcome to "today" on a friday morning. >> a bit of rain overnight, a bit. >> all that rain heading up into the northeast, placelike burlington, new york. also ahead, new details in the case of that amerin tourist allegey killed by mexican pirates. w actually showed it about

a week or so ago, this guy over the corner on the right over there is getting a lotf attention. now his image is being photo shopped everywhere. >> they actually dubbed him cigar man. >> and he apparently landed on the moon. we're going to find out the story behind that guy and why he was in that get up. >> a lot of people don't know exactly why he's dressed that way. he's going to explain it later in the show. his name is rupesh. he's a software analyst in london. we're going to talk to him. >> he's the cigar man. let's begin in chile where a new round of celebration erupted as three of the rescued miners were released from the hospital. more could breleased "today."

natalee morales has the very latest. natalee, good morningo you. >> that's right, they're all expected to go home today, being released from the hospital. but they're all expected to come back here, back to the mine where they were trapped for 70 days to see the place that forever changed their lives. >> he was t first to leave the hospital and he got rock star treatment. still wearing sun glasses to protect his eyes, he told the crowd, tha you for believing we were alive. is men are on their way home, but life will never be the same. re a rescue miner says the outpouring of love and support is very emotional. most of the men were in remarkably good health.

luis osua couldn't stop smiling as he greeted hospital staff. he was the shift's leader and the last man to come out. the rescue operate took on a superhuman effort. the mission carried out with the plning and precision of a moon shot. >> we had very talented people and very bright people down there. >> one of those talented people, re reneing a which lar. >> everyone involved knew the plan had to be exactly rig. >> we had 33 people down there living, asking for help, trusting in us, we have those

families there, asking for help also. so it was not a technical thing, it was a human thing. >> and the planning all led to this, ahoto many thought might never happen. 33 miners rescued after two months in an underground prison, now their lives begin again. and there's already talk about movie deals, book deals, these are guys are expected to me a lo of money out of this. th say they will only do an interview alltogether. they made a pact and said we're going to stick together through the end and they're looking for a figure upwards of $20 million. >> i bet they get it, too. thank you very much. natalee. well, you spend two months in a cave, righ it's a bargain. >> good to know, let's get a

check of the rest morning's top stories. an is over at the news desk. also in the news this morning, today the obama administration is set to report that the federal budget defit is down slightly but still exceeds $1 trillion for the second straight year. the soaring deficit -- what once was hurricane paula is dumping rain on parts of cuba. the storm is not expected to affect the uted states. the cvs drug chain has agreed to pay -- it is the largest civil penalty ever assessed under the controlled substances act. and ben bernanke -- >> good morning to you, from new york to beijing, it's all about

ben bernanke. he's gng to be making the case about why the fed printing money to buy things like mortgages isn't a risk to the value of the american dollar, it's a crucial question. there's two big stock stories to watch this morning, google, shares are going sky high, nearly $600 a share this morning. ge also doing better than analysts expected. the key headline there may be sales fell. that's not a great economic read. back to you. and in portland, oregon, someone cut a hole in a wall at a museum on thursday hoping to reach a quarter-million dollars worth of gold o display inside. he was found covered with moss,

hoping to camouflage himself. now he sits in jl. now he's being called mossman. >> we got cigarman, we got mossman. let's show you what's going on with this nor'easter, not a major storm, but it's causing some problems in new england, rainfall amounts anywhere from one to three inches from charlotte all the way into albany, new york. this is the latest radar and you can see the wind gusts with sustained fresh and cool on this

friday morning. good morning. i'm to kierein. live view from r sky watcher camera. temperatures around the region are just in the upper 40s to near 50 degree so quite a chilly start on this friday morning. winds are calm now but they'll get blustery later this achbl gusting to around 30 miles an hours we reach the near 60s. small chance of a passing shower. blustery and windy on >> and that's your latest weather. matt? now to politics and the looming midterm electis. senate majority leader harry reid faced off with his republican challenger in their only debate of the campaign. kelly o'donnell has details on that. >> reporter: good morning. this race more than any other really represents what's going on this year, reid trying for his fifth term, sharon angle trying to topple the giant.

usually they're in a theater with hundreds of voters watching. this was the candidates and plenty of tension. >> i'll just say there you go again. >> reporter: the most unpredictable political outsider. >> i live in a middle class neighborhood in reno, nevada, senator reid lives in the ritz carlton in washington, d.c. >> reporter: sharon angle is -- >> m up, harry reid, you need to understandhat we have a problem with social security. >> reporter: harry reid, a former amateur boxer is on the road, unpopular in nevada. >> harry reid has voted to give social security to illegal aliens. >> that is not the law in this countr she knows it and she should stop saying it. >> reporter: issue after issue, a glaring divide.

>> obama care is destroying our economy. >> reporter: reid hammered angle for health care reform. she said -- >> she's against mammograms, colons of copies, and kids who have autism. >> reporter: when reid said insurance companies are pressured to act by programs for breast cancer awareness. >> that's why you see breast cancer awareness month, you see the baseball players wearing pink shoes and the football players wearing pink ribbons. >> pink -- do you think the unemployed are spoiled? >> i don't think the unemployed are spoiled. >> reporter: reid and angle disagree on what a senator can do about the economy. >> my job is to create jobs, what she's talking about is

extreme. >> once again, harry reid,t's not you job to create jobs, it's your job to create policies that create the confidence for the private sector to create those jobs. >> reporter: rd must do well mo among nevada's latino voters. >> we have to do something about the people that are undocumented. >> what we have heres an illegal alien problem. reporter: angle took a surprising personal shot at reid? >> how did you become so wealthy on a government payroll. >> that's kind of a low blow, i'm really disappoied that she would suggest that. >> reid went on to say that he had a lucrative career and investments and heeally did bristle at all. angle did raise a lot of money in the third quarter. nevada's unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. it's 12 minutes after the

hour, here's meredith. and with just 18 days to go until election day, heavy hitters from both parties are hard at work on the campaign trail. norah o'donnell has that part of the story. >> you know, the democrats are not giving up without a fight and today president obama and vice president biden hold their joint campaign event this season. they're doing it in delaware. it's going to be a double dose of democratic power to make sure that the democrats hold on to joe biden's senate seat. in his efforts to energize a key voting bloc for his party, he s peppered with questions. young voters helped democrats win big two careers ago, but thursday they grilled the president on issues and ask h if being gay is a choice? >> i don't think it's a choice. i think that people are born

with, you know, a certain makeup. and we're all children of god. >> reporter: michelle obama was al out courting voters, escially women voters. >> this is officially my second day campaigning. yay. >> reporter: the first lady in colorado where democratic senator michael bennett is in danger of losing his seat to ken buck. >> you have to remind pple that they can't just vote once and then wait for change to happen. they have to vote every single time. >> reporter: but bill clinton is perhaps the busiest of them all. >> this is about the 80th event i have done in this election year. >> reporter: barn storming across the country to rally blue collar democrats. >> this should not be a close race. ift weren'tor this economic climate, it might not be.

>> reporter: still republicans are poised toake great gains. >> sarah palin was full of jokes about her daughter bristol's dance steps on "dancing with the stars". >> i said i know h you can learn these dance steps, just write them on the palm of your hand. when i hear people say durg the campaign that they have never been proud of america until that time, i think haven't they met anybody in uniform t? >> reporter: palin holds a rally in anaheim, california on sunday. but two of the women on the top of the ticket, megwhitman and carley fiorina don't plan to attend. aossible explanation is emerging in the death of that jet skier who was allegedly

murdered by mexican pirates. was it a casof mistaken identity? jenna, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. e latest theory on this is that tiffany and david hartley were perhaps mistaken for members of a rival drug cartel. david hartley had mexic plates on his vehicle when he offloaded those vehicles o falcon lake. the search for david has now been suspendedindefinitely. hours before david went jet skiing with his wife on falcon lake, police officers pulled him over for an expired tag. because the hartleys also had mexican plates on their car from when they live in ranosa for david's job. >> that might have drawn the attention of the lookout

thinking that perhaps the hartleys may have been lookouts or spies for the rival cartel fighting over control over that geography. >> reporter: fred burton is with a private intelligence agen. he said the beheading of the investigate for in the case is a sign of the mexican military to back off. >> unless somebody had been there to tell us what happened, we can't go around saying the cartel did that when we he no proof. >> i can see how the mistaken identity happened. i can see how that happened. >> reporter: the development comes as tiffany hartley faces an unimaginable job. >> these are shells have we have collected evywhere we have gone. >> i miss him. and i want him back and i can't.

now i have to move forward and see how i'm going to live and what i'm going to do without him. >> reporter: as of today, she'll also have to do witut david's mom pam who left texas for her home in colorado. >> i will fig to make people see what's going on down here. >> reporter: an american family's private tragedy in the chaos of mexico's drug wars. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> tiffany hartley will herself be moving back to colorado within the next few weeks. the family is aware of the suspended search,but, matt, they still hope to bring david home. >> janet, thanks so mu. now to the argument on "the view" over the proposed islamic cultural center at the site of the world trade center.

it became so heated that whoopee goldberg and joy behar walked off the stage. >> you could have seen this one coming with fox news host bill o'reilly as today's guest, there were accusations of a cover-up and two missing women from the couch. it all started when "the view"'s hot topics boiled over. >> a lot of the 9/11 families that i know say we don't want that. hold it, listen to me because you'll learn. >> reporter: the audience wasn't impressed and o'reilly wasn't finished. >> 70% of americans don't want that mosque down there to don't say we did it. >> it's not appropriate. >> why isn't it appropriate? [ bleep ].

>> muslims didn't kill us on 9/11. >> joy behar and whoopee goldberg walked off the set. including thr guest and co-host. barbara walters was critical of joy and whoopee's actions. >>ou have just seen what should not happen. we should be able to he discussions without washing our hands and screang and walking offstage. >> reporter: but then walters took on o'reilly. >> but let me tell you in a calmer voice, it was extremist, you cannot take a whole religion and demean them. >> this is what i understood. if anybody felt they was demeaning -- >> joy behar is a fire brand on the lef and whoopee goldberg is a fire brand on the right. after what happened on friday,

everybody got lucky. >> goldberg and behar finally returned. >> we're back because he has apologized. >> no one wants to insult muslims. >> reporter: but the drama continued on cable tv. >> i enjoyed jousting with the womenf "the view" because i want their audience to see both sides. i loved that exhibition today. >> reporter: the latest round is what is already an angry national debate. and at the end of the day this may be a story about celebrities fighting with celebrities, but at the end of day, this is a debate that shows no sns of simmering down. >> thank you very much. yo walked off your own show? >> you listen to joy, she thought it was a hate speech and

she was offended by it. >> i love joy and i love whoopee, but to walk off your own show? >> how many times have i wanted to walk off this just sitting with you? america knows they tie you down so you can't leave. >> dogs and cats playing together. we're talking about the lion cub bein raised by dogs. this could end badly. this is "today" on next. -- nbc. bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich ised $3 billion in taxes and fees. including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises...

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7:30 now on this friday morning, october 1 2010. a messy start to the morning in the northeast. but theain did not scare these folks away and we're very happy that they're here. meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm meredith viera along with matt lauer. these women claim citigroup used an obsession to lay off women. we'll find out what the bank is saying about their lawsuit. here's one of those stories, we apologize, we couldn't resist

this. hopefully this is going to have a happy ending in a few months. we're looking at some lion cubs living with a pack of cubs. we'll find out how that came to be. and on "today's" friday whip, we're going to tell you when it's really worth splurging. we begin this half hour with some serious news, the on destruction and brutal murder of a 7-year-o. >> reporter: following an arrest, prosecutors announced they would be seeking the death penalty and they say it could take a year or more to bring this case to trial. meanwhile neighbors and of course family are still mourning the loss of the little girl whose deh changed many lives. nearly a year after 7-year-old summer thompson disappeared and

was killed, the neighbors keep her memory alive with purple, her favorite color. >> i think the one thing that most people here will remember about her is that she always had a smile on her face. she was always skipping or running or jumping or hopping or something. >> reporter: summer's murder was a horrible shock in orange park, florida where she was last seen on her short walk home from school after running ahead of her brother and sister. police say she was kidnapped and killed in this house on her route home not far from where she lived. her body was found days later in a georgia landfill. a year later the desperate search for summer has turned into a long wai for justice, as the complicated death penalty case against her accused kill her grinds slowly forward, now charged with first-degree murder and sexual assault in the case is 25-year-old jarrett herald who police say lived in the house wre the killing occurred. he has pleaded not guilty.

>> he doesn't deserve a name, he's a monster, he's just not a person, he's not like you or >> reporter: at a recent court hearing, summer's mother came to represent her daughter and other missing or murdered children, even though harold himself did not attend. >> i made a vow that i would be here and hell nor high water could keep me away. >> reporter: since suer's murder, parents and children in orange park are much more concerned about safety, everyone is more cautious now and the neighborhood is much quieter. >> you don't see the children playg outside like you used to before this happened. it's been kind of quiet and we miss that, t laughter and the giggling and the fun of watching these children grow up. >> reporter: a tragic loss in a somber town, of a little girl known for her smile. and still to be determined is where the trial will be held and ether because of all the

publici publicity, it will be moved away from where that crime occurred. >> summer's mother dina thompson is with us. dean narks good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we don't need to ask how you're doing, you could barely watch that. the anniversary which you can hardly even call it that is coming up on tuesday. what do you plan to do to mark that occasion? >> we're having a huge vig in orange park, florida to remember her life and celebrate it and to bring awareness to parents and families and friends, to try to empower people to get involved in this. >> deindina, i listen to you sa that piece, that come hell or high water, i'm going to be there every single day that this guy is in court. i have wondered in the past if that's for you and your family, the best thing? >> ihink it is.

i still feel guilty for happened to summer and i want her to know that i will alws be there for her. >> but this is a death penalty case, this could take a very long time. and can you with stand that? can you be tre every day even if it takes years? >> yes, the monster has made he stronger. >> you say you still feel guilty, and it breaks m heart every time i hear it. you did talk to your daughter about stranger danger, but you feel tt there is more you could have done. what did you say, and what do you wish you had tornado. >> i don't think it's so much about what we say, of course we should tell our kids not to talk to strangers, but at the same time, if i were to invite you to myself and i introduce you to them, to them in their little minds, their young minds, you're no longer a stranger. that doesn't mean you're a safe person. we need to stop telling o children things and teaching them. if you have a bad feeling, run

the other way. if someone tries to snatch you, you kick, scream, punch, bite. >> as a parent, i deal wh -- i contemplate this every day and i try to figure out where the line is betwe educating my children and scaring the heck out of my children. and so you have other children, have you found that line? clearly your family has been changed forever because of this, but what would you tell other parents? >> i have gotten involved with a group called the surviving parents coalition and they have other groups they're involved with and one of the groups at i think is amazing is called rad kids, and it's a ten-hour physical class where the kids only to take to empower them to not only get away from abduction but internet predators, bullying, they cover a huge spectrum of things and they have reported cases of actually saving children. >> on the day that summer was walking home from school, when

she was abducted, she was walking home with her sibling, incling her twin brother who's 8 now, samuel? how is he? >> he's taking it hard, there's nothing like a mother's love, but i don't know that i would compare a twin's love to my love for her. >> you say you can never repay the people who came out and looked, you have created a foundation to at least pay back a little. >> first we want to start with education because we want to do our best to not let this happen to anyone els because it's the worst feeling in the whole wide world. but also, in the event that a tragedy strikes, we want to help people who are of lower income because i was myself being a single parent and i didn't know how i was going to be able to afford to take care of my baby

after she passed away. so my fouation wants to offer money to families in this situation to help them with the expenses that are incurred during a time like this. >> a nice thing to do for people even as you try to deal with the tragedy. dina, it's always nice to see you, i appreciate your time here. >> thank you. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> thank you very

we have sunrise on this friday morning with a partly cloudy sky. live view from the sky watcher camera. and temperatures around the region are chilly. right now in the 40s to just near 50 degrees. and the winds are gentle now, but they'll increase as t day progresses. afternoon highs into the mid-60s. the winds will get gusting, blufterring later this afternoon. a small chance of passing shower on saturday. sunday, high near 70. >> and that's yo latest weather. >> citigroup accused of gender discrimination, did the banking giant use the recession to fire female workers? that's what these women are claiming. hey, you made your own lunch. yep! (mom) i'm so proud of you. the bus is here, gotta mom. okay hunny, have a great day.

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citigroup is accused of being a boys club. the female plaintiffs want damages for what they call the systematic and pervasive discrimination and retaliation women have suffered during their employment with the company. >> what makes this case unusual is that these women are saying, yes, we recognize we were laid off as part of a broader layoff, but we believe that women were disproportionately the victims of that. >> and there are also accusations of inappropriate and vulgar comments made in the work place, including references to oral sex and one of the women being ask, you jewish gals get hot for guys with beards, don't you? a statement, citigroup says the women were just five of approximately 70 men and wom in the public finance department

who were part of that reduction and they were selected based on legitimate business reasons not based on their gender. many of their allegations are either totally inaccurate or selectively incomplete. the facts do not support their claims of gender discrimination. >> as a legal matter, this would never be an easy cas to win because it was part of a broader layoff and so now these women are really going to have to come forward with hard evidence, e-mails, eyewitnesses, that prove their case. >> four of the six women involved in the lawsuit are with ugh exclusively. douglas windoor is their attoey. there are thre other women involved in this lawsuit and they are not with us here "todatoday because of scheduling nflict you all were terminated, it was november of 2008, november 21st,

why did you decide to join this lawsuit now two years later? >> well, w started the process close to -- soon after that. >> so it's taken that long to get to this point? >> right. right. and the reason that i'm participating in the lawsuit is that citigroup had lip service to inclusion of women in the workplace and then in one fell swoop in 2008, they took out four out of the five female directors in the department eliminating a whole generation of future management. >> but you're convinced that the only reason you were terminad is because you're a woman? absolutely. i think what they did was discuss things and i felt disrespected and hurt and i just want to bring awareness to the open secret that female professionals are disproportionately treated unfairly and have no chae for advancement especially on wall street and at citigroup. >> what did they say to you when

they let you go. >> they told me they no longer needed me and that's -- they said my positio is safe and my promotion is still going to happen. >> and then they fired you two weeks later? >> yes. >> dan abrams said this is going to be a tough case to prove. you're charging citigroup with a recessionary discrimination. but they were part of a bigger layoff. do you have specific pof that they were laid off solely because of their gender? >> we're going to show that citigroup used the sluggish economy as a cover-up to discriminate against the women. each one of the women who was laid off back in november of 2008 were imminently more qualified than their male counter parts. in fact one of the women who's

part of the lawsuit received much hher bonuses because her productivity was much higher than the man they kept. one of the former managers has already supplied us with an affidavit who will testify that each one of the women in his group that was chosen for lay yufs than the men who remain at citigroup to this day? >> you are part of this lawsuit because you feel you were unfairly demoted when you returned from a maternity leave in january? >> i'm an associate in the active finance oup, i've been there for four years and a group that has a very long history of discriminating against it's female employees. it has a very long history of discrimination both in terms of compensation and promotions and it all came to a head for me personally a year ago when i returned from matnity leave

and all of a sudden my skills were not -- >> but you're putting your job at risk by being here. >>ut really, it's very important to bring it all out. because this is a group that's been actingn a despicable manner and it's been discriminating against female employees for so long that it's time to step up and do something about it. and so many of theomen who have been part of this discrimination are very glad that i'm coming out and speaking and many have called me andold me that since the day they left citigroup they have regretted the fact that they stayed silent. and thank goodness that i'm coming along and fighting against it. it's very important to stand up and fight for myself and for all the other women who have been part of this discrimination. >> and we have no time left, but in two seconds, is this money

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with no plans to pay for them... except for cting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. anbob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. 8:00 now on a friday morning, it's the 15th day of october, 2010. kind of nice right now, we have got some clouds after a night of heavy rain, a nor'easter, heading up the east coast. al's going to tell us a little bit. look who's here. that's cigar guy, right here on the plaza. we're going to find out more about why he has becoma raging sensation onhe internet in just a few minutes. out on the plaza with al roker

d meredith viera. we're going to talk about splurging in this half hour. >> you have to buy a high-priced coat forhe winter. that's a handsome man. >> and this is what our morning meeting of the "today" show is like, take a look. lion cubs have actually made fast friends with a pack of dogs an animal sanctuary in colorado. we're going to find out what's going on here a little bit later. also a story kindf close to home, you know our o brianbs show madness. apparently it runs in the family. brian's daughter allison is one of the biggest things on the internet right now with a song

she recorded called madmenheme song with a twist. take a look. ♪ there was a boy ♪ a very strange impressive boy ♪ ♪ they say he was the ♪ a little shy ♪ and sad am i ♪ >> that's allison, graduated from college last year. she's amazin she took the theme song, the instrumental from madmen and coined wit an natt king cole song lt clearly allison got jane williams' looks, no question about it. i know brian williams is very proud of her. >> he should be.

also now, a guy known as cigar guy from that remarkable photograph taken of tiger woods at the ryder cup with the ball coming right at the camera. but a lot of people lost sight of that and started to look at the guy in the background and said, who is this dude? they have nicknam him cigar guy. he's joining us here othe plaza. give us some background, first of all, you're a big golf fan. >> yes. >> you went to the ryder cup dressed like this, why? >> like you said, i'm a big golf fan. golf doesn't get better than t ryder cup. and what better way to pay a tribute to a sensational man. >> you've got that reddish hair,

the mustache and the cigar and so what turned out to be just a day at the golf course for you has gone crazy. >> are you surprised by what a sensation it's become. >> most definitely. obviously it's hilarious. 's fantastic. it's fantastic. but when you see all the pictures of the people who have gone to at the same time, you can't help but by slightly embarrassed about it. >> how has your life changed? >> it hasn't changed too much. you see what happens really. >> if you take this off, no one would know that you're the cigar guy, right? >> no, not really. >> so don take it off. it's a lot of fun and we have been having some fun with the photo. nice to see you, it's a pleasure. >> cigar guy. >> i can see a lot of halloween costumes.

>> ann's snding by at the news desk with the latest. good morning once again, everybody, and in the news this morning, the 33 rescued miners in chile is eager to get back to a world -- three of the men lt the hospital on thursday after posing for a group photo with chile's president. the miners say they will only do an interview all together for a figure upwards of $20 million. the charity group says two of its workers were killed last night in somalia. the two were taken to an area controlled by rebels linked to al qaeda. republican sharon angle criticized senate majority leader harry reid over health care reform and immigration. reid portrayed angle as an ally of health care companies.

republican christine o'donnell is trying to win biden's old senate seat. and one of the big campaign issues this year, federal spending is in the news. today is white house has confirmed that the federal budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for the second straight year. and now here's brian williams with what's coming up tonight on nbc "nightly news." >> hey, ann, thanks, coming up tonight on nightly news, our popular making a difference series. average citizens are bringing real live training into the classroom. it goes a long way past career day that we all remember. they're teaching kids on their own time. we want to call your attention to it on nightly news. >> and by the way, congratulations to your daughter. it is now 8:06. let's go

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>> totally splurge. >> what do you look for? >> you look for comfort, pressurerelief. memory foam beds are really, really popular. but not everybody likes them. so what you feed to do is test drive this mattress. >> nothing worse than getting a ma mattress home and you don't like it. >> go into the store and lay on your side. >> how long should an expensive mattress last. >> it should last about ten years. >> people are talking about bed bugs now unfortunately. if you splurge on the mattress, how do you protect yourself, is there any way? >> there's no point in spending $60 60 -- >> let's talk about regular sheets, splurge on good ones? >> i say go for the thread, the actual fabric, it's if a good

cotton like egyptian cotton. >> and so how long should sheets last you. >> organic cotton, which are more expensive, ty last much longer than regular cotton. if you don't want pesticides in your food, why would you want pesticides on your bed? >> this is a $40 pillow, it's hyper allergenic, really, really nice. this one is $240, but you're only going to buy this -- it's hand silk, it's customized to you for your support. it will be the only pillow you're going to buy your entire life. so buy it once, buy it right. >> when is it worth spending more on a winter coat? you death figure its worth it if you live in an area where winter really is an issue. >> you don't need to break the bank, this jacket is a good example. it's $199. >> this is for frigid weather?

>> it's the uconn classic by eddie bauer. what i like is there it's so many jackets out there that looks like jackets, but they're faux jackets. they're not really filled with anything. this one's lined with down. it has a detachae hd aren't it even has heat warmer pockets. and it won't make you feel too bulky. >> and the price range of this one?$199. >> this is sort of a cold weather look. >> i liked this because it was only $89 from chadwick. it has a hood, and you can find some without a hood, but i like the idea of a hood. >> it's not wool, it's faux wool. is that warmer than wool? >> i think it's adequate, it's for people, especially if you're allergic to wool. a lot of people have sensitivity. but the best part is it's machine washable. >> you can throw in in the washing machine. >> if your winter is really wet, you recommend this particular

coat? >> this istylish and sporty at the same time. i like this and it's water resistant. again, don't buy a faux jacket that's just for fashion. make sure you get something out of it. this is lined, fully lined. it stitches in at the waist to create a nice shape. >> and you like it a little bit loer? >> i do like the three-quarter length that's more versatile. you can probably find, this is by london fog, but you can probably find themtarting around $79. >> thank you so much. and now here's al. >> okay, thanks meredith. >> andrew is the restaurant editor at bona petite magazine. you say chicken and eggs are worth the money to buy organic? >> antibiotic free, hormone free, tabd biggest things that you have the usda label.

pasture raised, natural, all that stuff feels good when you see it, but it doesn't mean anything, that chicken might not see outside, so it's really important. >> fruit with skins on it. >> berries, anything like that, apples and oranges, not so much, because you're not getting the skin. milk, no. >> you say it's okay to spend extra for olive oil and balsamic vigar. >> these are not ones that you cook with, necessarily, these are for finishing salads, this is the real balsamic, again for finishing stuff. >> sea salt. >>ea salt and a real high fat content, because where there's fat, there's flavor. >> you can see the label right here, it's worth it, it will last in your refrigerator. >> you said a regular hand gets it out. >> and last, but not least, good coff, fresh ground.

don't store it in your freezer. >> thank you very much. ann? >> thank you for joining us. you say that it's really worth the money to spiff up your front doors. >> windows and doors are the biggest loss of energy. but you can also do something that's nicer. this is the first place that somebody walks up to, it's an expensive proposition. good front doors can start at $2,000, but it's something that adds real valu it adds real curb appeal to your home that truly makes a difference. >> just what should the door clude? >> it should be an inch and three-quarters thick. this is an actually a fiberglass door, so u you get efficiency that really makes a difference as to how your home feels as well as looks.

>> speaking of energy effficiency, you can save a lot of money with this. >> what's worth it to me is a wood framed window that has an aluminumrap on the outside. there are major brands across the cntry that really do add value, i want people to look at that, it costs more, but even whether you're going to stay or sell, it ends up on a listing sheet, they're going to say, wow, you've got name brand windows, the house is worth more. >> a lot of people choose other materials than wood to save money, but you say it's worth the money too with wood? >> it's the only renewable flooring that you can put dn in your home. look how beautiful this is. this can really add a huge a lot value. $5 to as much as $30 a square foot installed. but this is something that mes a statement. wow, look how great this is. >> we have got much more coming up this morning, including the lion cub who wen to the dogs in colodo. it's coming up right after this.

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usual morning staff meeting. in addition to the people, you've got 13 dogs and two lions. it's an important morning ritual and the lions greet each and everyone personally. this rough play between the lions and some rather feaess dogs is intended to get the cubs physically and psychologically ready to join the adult lions here. >> the dogs here serve a great purpose for us as a foster family for these animals to learn and grow and start to get acclimated to the kind of social environment that there going to grow into with the lions and the tigers and other animals. >> reporter: the wild animal sancary to 350animals. throw in a pack of wols and a bunch of leopards, all rescued

from collector who is could no longer care for them or inany cases animals confiscated by law enforcement agencies. >> we find ourselves in all of thes bizarre situations where someone's got a lion or tiger in an abusive situation. >> reporter: the lions were four mont old when they came here, they used to be the property of a drug deal never canada who got busted. in the beginning, the dogs put them in their place. but now that the cubs way 150 pounds apiece, it's a different story. as i discovered when one of the lions playfully grabbed me by the leg. easy big fella. i was told to growl at the lions if they got too rough. it seems to work, for now at least. at this stage, the cubs are playful and mostly gele. but as they get bigger and more fierce, they'll have to be

separated from the dogs and the humans before joining the adult lion pride. pat craig will continue to interact with them, but separated by a fence. >> these guys will live here up to23, 24 years, they'll be here for the rest of their good morning. 8:26 o on this friday, october 15th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we're following breaking news out of northwest washington. d.c. police questioning as many as 16 people in connection with a murder in a neighborhood known for its night life. a man w beaten to death early this morning in the 2000 block of 9th street northwest. he was denie entry to a nightclub,hrew a brick through its window and was chased down and beaten to death. there was a hit-and-run of a pedestrian in dumfries,

virginia. route 1 remains closed. chper 4 was over the scene shortly after the accident. detours are still in place. northwest washington, new york avenue inbound,only one lane gets by. accident reportey involving a d.c. police cruiser. there it is. >> boy, that looks bad. weather is coming up next. stay with us.

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8:30 now on this friday morning, the 15th of october, 2010. a nicer start to the day than we actually anticipated and that doesn't seem to bother these folks, in fact i'm sure they're glad it's not raining right now. just ahead, the news story that's sweeping the nfl. >> if you have watched a pro

football game recently, you may have noticed that the players are wearing the pinkead bands, mouth guards, even shoes. it's all part of a campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer. and roger goodell, the commissioner of the nfl is one the lead people involved in this and we'll talk about that in a couple of minutes. what does twpresident obama tiger woods and snooki have in common? they're all in willie gei's new book. also coming up this morning, we all love sheryl heins and now she's out with a new project, she's going behind the camera, it's an nbc project that's deeply personal to her.

it's a fantastic idea, meredith and i think we all should have thought of this. >> i'm glad she did. but first iwas a double firing last night on "the apprentice." here to tell us all about it is none other than donald trump. hi hi, donald. the men's team really disappointed you? >> they were very disappointing, it was a double firing, onof the few. >> what lesson do

good morning. we have a change of fall color here locally. live view from the sky watcher camera on this friday morning, d if you want to check out the latest fall foliage reports check out our website. there are reports from western maryland and temperatures all around the region are chilly, upper 40s to near 50. a blustery wind will develop. a smalg chanc of a passing shower. sunday, is sunny, high n >> got some niceeachers back here from kentucky. all right, now let's head back down to big willie scott. >> 30 days, remember when you were a kid, that's one of the first things you wondered, who made that one up?

happy birthday, this is it as we approach the end of the week, the jam jar spins around, helen wald, 100 years aide, attributes longevity to reading novels. gladys herriott, 109 years old. evelyn newberry of corpus christi, the great state of texas. 101, avid gators fan. never misses a game and enjoys visits from the fans. james roche, 100 years old from deay beach, florida, a vetan

and a barnder for ove 30 years and is famous for his it's cream soda. marguerite goodner. from nashville, tennesse 100 years old today, honored with all kinds of awards, especially for having the prettiest garden in town. that's another one of those things older people love to do. jules berman, plays racket ball, plays football every single week. happy birthday to all. now back to you. up next the nfl stars out to sack breast cancer, we're going to talk about that with the commissioner of the nfl. but first, jackie from naples [ male announcer ] martin o'maly sworn in.

inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. ves raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, iup to you.

this portion of "today" is brought to you by dannon activia. try to great new tas of dannon activia today. we're back with breast cancer "today," all month long nfl players are sporting pink for breast cancer awareness. first nbc's peter alexander has the story of one nfl player who's been impacted by the disease. >> touchdown washington and a perfect throw for mcnabb. >> reporter: even in pink, chris cooley, tight e for the washington redskins, the a fearless player celebrated for his toughness. but the hardestit he ever took happened off the field. >> she called me and i knew something was definitely wrong, she said i have breast cancer.

>> cooley's mother was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, he got the news less than a week bere his wedding day. >> and that is so scary because i have never had -- i haven't known anyone that had it and you just don't know what's goi to happen. >> reporter: just like that, for the cooleys, breast cancer became more than a disease. what was the hardest part of that experience? >> every day i felt like i was not aart of the real world. reporter: even today, two years later, nancy doesn't like to think about it, not about the chemotherapy or losing her hair. >> you never picture your mom without hair, she's like what's my head going to look like. >> you have t prettiest hair. >> reporter: inspireded by his mom's courage, cooley and his wife christy, former red skins

clear leader, held a training site for women battling the disease. coey shared what a doctor told us? >> now i know why you never miss a game, and why you play hard is because your mother is so much tougher than you. >> reporter: the women got a makeover and an inside the locker room tour. suzanne fluka, the mother of two, was diagnosed with breast cancer in june. >> it's really just so nice that they're making such an effort to make everybody just feel good. >> reporter: the red skins' commitment to the cause reaches all the way to the owner's box. >> today is breast cancer awareness day. >> reporter: the wife of dan snyder has become part of the fight. >> i'm here today to hope to make a difference. ♪ you have suffered enough

>> reporter: outside the lines, a group of women forming a team of their own, cheered on by a fan club of athletes like chris cooley. >> when i get to the locker room and see pink gloves and cleats in my lock, it definitely makes me reflect on what my mom went through and i feel so fortunate. >> reporter: playing for his mom and proving real men can wear pink. for "today," peter alexander, nbc news, ashburn, virginia. >> roger goodell is the commissioner of the nfl, roger, good morning, good to see you. it's a brilliant campaign because i turn on the game, i immediately see the chin strap or the cleats and i see the pink and you say, what's it about? it forces you to think about it. >> we have such a visible platform, so many people watching the nfl and see these tough men out playing a tough game wearing pink and recognizing their impacted by this terrible disease. it's really a great platform.

>> what's the reaction been, not only from men who watch the game or from women who may be fans or not en be fans of the game. >> we're fortunatee have 200 million fans in the nation alone, and 41% of those are women. >> what do they say about it? >> they love it because they're getting an opportunity to have the people who play the game say we're affected by this disease also and we support you. >> you have a very personal reason for wanting to take part in this campaign, your mom passed away back in 1984. >> yes. >> as a result of breast canner. >> right. >> sohat do you want others to take away from this? >> my mom told me she had a lump in her breast in 1978 and she didn't at the time want to go get it taken care of. >> she wait. >> she waited about four months. for personal reasons, my parents were going through a vorce, and she told me that ani said mom, we got to go, and she insisted on not going and unfortunately she died six years

later. and you always look at that and say if there was an opportunity for her to get help earlier, would she be alive today. >> even as we talk and complement you on this campaign, i got to ask you about another story in the news, you implemented when you became commissier a strict personal conduct code and it's been tested on occasion, it's bei tested right now, there's an investigion underway right now into brett favre, who allegedly sent some explicit e-mails to a female employee, where does thi investigation stand. >> we want to understand exactly what happened and we want to make sure that everybody in the nfl, whether you're a player, coach, commissioner, recognize the responsibility that we all have to the public and to the people who follow our games. when we get all the facts, we'll apply the licy. >> he's one of the highest profile players in the league, if the story is true, what type of punishment would you hand out? >> i'm not going to speculate on

what we do, but we apply the policy, whether you're a high-profile player or not, for us it's the responsibility of playing the game. >> congratulations on this campaign, it's doing a lot of great things, roger. >> we're proud of , we think we're making a difference. >> how about this, a reminder this week, the washington redskins take on -- you like that music, roger, nbc's sunday night football. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. we're backn a moment, this "today" on nbc. i was driving in northern california. my son was asleep.

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dominate the headlines. it is called "american freak show". the completely fabricated story of our new natiol treasure. >> do you introduce all your guests bay s by saying the circ in town? >> the inspiration for this book is blago? >> it just struck me how much he was relishing his celebrity. and it reminds me that there's a very thin line between infamy and fame. if you're celebrity, it doesn't matter why you're a celebrity, it's just that you're famous. we know he'll be back with something se soon. i have always known you as smart willie but now i think you're a genous because you've taken these people from pop culture and you just make stuff up about them. it's perfect, you can do it forever. >> the peopl are real. each chapter is a different

character, so you know everything about them, but you put them in a fictional situation. sarah palin has been just been elected in 2012, but she's a washington outsider, she's not going to do it in the capitol, but she holds it on wwe's monday night raw, with her running mate nature boy rick flair. >> how about lindsay lohan. >> yep, lindsay lohan makes the book. we do politics and a little pop culture in the book. she's just been arrested on some offense or another, she's sitting in a jail in santa monica and she vaguely remembers that another personality wrote a letter. so she begins tweeting from a santa monica jail. she uses this as her martin

luther king jr. manifesto. >> andven president obama figures in? he's awake in the middle of the night? >> the scene from president obama, he's asleep up in the bedroom at the white house. he awoken by a crash. and his wife says go cck it out. so she goes down to the kitchen and who's in the kitchen making a hot pocket? vice president dick cheney. at which point the president lear that dick cheney lives still in the basement of the white house and is running the united states government. so they proceed to have a long conversation. dick chenepasses on a book that has wisdom from presidents past. >> you got family and early hours. how did you do it? >> it was a weekend project. the apartment in new york city

isn't a great place to write a book. so i had to go hide out. >> when you make up fiction about some of these people, it's not that far from the truth. >> that's kind of the idea, i say it's about six inches from the truth. you can kind of believe each of these chapters and putting these people on steroids a bi but you can see each one of these people in situations like this. the good news is my show's on at 5:30 a.m. i didn't want to come anyway. i didn't really fit into that problem. >> that's not six inches. >> we all need these jobs. meanwhile hoda jumped the gun on you, she got her book out a couple of dayshead of you. >> i'm coming for hoda. i'm going to take her down. >> i'm glad we're not in this book

>> not this one, but there will be another one. >> the book is "american freak show." up next, "curb your enthiasm." bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% incrse in college tuition.

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> actress sheryl hines perhaps known as the tv wife on hbo's curb your enthusiasm. but she's also the executive producer of "our nation's public schools." i love this concept. >> thank you. >> i was doing this in real life at a school inompton. it was so -- it made such a difference in the community. one of my friends, my ex-husband to be exact said this should be a show. you should know people how you're doing this. and then the next thing you know we're on nbc on friday night shows people how we're doing it. >> and once you mobilize communities and they take pride in their schools, it's amazing what happens. >> can i tell you, it's been such an amazing experience to see kids, because we work with elementary school, i would school, high school, these kids

come to their schools and they're cleaning, they're painting, they're helping their teachers. >> 8:56 on this friday, october 15. thanks for being with us. we're continuing followreaking news out of northwest washington. a man was beaten to e death early this morning in the 2000 block of 9th street near the d.c. nightclub. investigators say the victim had been denied entry to the club, threw a brick through the club's window and was then chased down and beaten to death meanwhile in virginia a pedestrian has died after being hit in dumfries. this is tying up traffic still. jerry edward is here with more. still at this hour we still have route 234 in dumfries closed between i-95 and route 1. chopper 4 was over the scene shortly after the accident occurred.

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and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... th no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the ki of leader... we can trust. > good morning. it is partly cloudy and chilly arou the region. we've got clouds coming through. we might get a passing shower midday. by then winds will pick up and die down by sunday. aaron? >> thank

back now with mor of "today" on a friday morning, it's the 15th day of october, 2010. not bad here in the plaza after the rain overnight. niceeople gathered outside including that guy. the cigar guy is still here. that of course the man who appeared in that photo of tiger woods and he has really gone viral, as they say. is that a good thing f a person to go viral? >> yes, it is. >> out on the plaza as well, matt lauer, tamron hall, and we're talking about the show

that she executive produces. we talked about how you came one the concept. how do you come up with the schools to help. >> we want to represent schools all across the country. so we went to deoit, we went to nashville, we went to a tiny town in california called needless. the only high school in town. we went to baton rouge, we really just wanted to go across the country and help everybody. >> when you change a school, you change a community. >> that's a very good point, even if you go into a school and put in a football field. on the weekends, they can impose games, onscene with auditoriums and media rooms, when you do something for that school, you're really helping the entire community. >> how did it feel to see this work help all the people in the counity? >> we had over 15,000 peopl

volunteer. so when they come in and see the school's done, of course tears of joy, as you can only imagine, lots of laughter becauseyou're working with kids and who knows what they're going to do. just peoploverwhelmed with happiness. >> as opposed to working wi-- >> it's already doing good things. tonight, 8:00, 7:00 central time right here on nbc. what els is coming up in this half hour? >> we have got our version of real estate open house with barbara corcoran, you don't know w much you can get for your house these days? we're going to go from chicago to wasilla, alask and in between to show you whayou can get for ur money.

. >> you can't even think about buying a home because you're too busy avoiding debt collectors, what you need to do and where you can actually get help so you can buy t home of your dreams. >> ann is standing by at the news desk. those rescued miners in chile are beginning to get out opt of the hospital now following more than two months being trapped under ground. we have got natalee morales in copiapo, chile. hey, natalee, good morning. >> reporter: all the miners expected to go home from the hospital "todatoday for the most with a clean bill of help. but they all want to come back here to camp hope and to the mine to see firhand the place where their lives were forever changed. late thursday, 34-year-old edison pena became the first rescued miner to leave the

hospital and he got rock star treatment. ill wearing sun glasses to protect his eyes, he told the crowd, thank you for believing we were alive. also released thursday, 52-year-old juanian necessary and carlos mamani. they're all on their way home, but life will never be the same. rescued might have beener richard villarrl says it's very emotional. most of the men we in remarkably good health. luis osua could not stop miling. the rescue operation took a superhuman effort and the perft plan. more than 800 people worked day and night, the mission carried out with the planning and precision of a moon shot. >> it was complex, but we had

some very talented people and very brave people down there. >> one of those talented people re showed us the- >> with dozens of lives at stake, everyone involved knew the plan had to be exactly right. >> we had 33 people down there, living, asking for help, trusting in us. we have those families there, asking for help also. so it's not a technical thing, it's a human thing. it all led to this, a group photo many thought might never happen. 33 miners rescued after two months in an underground prison, now their lives begin again. and the miners did in fact say

before leaving the mine they formed a pact thathey will tell their sty, there's already been talk about movies and book deals, they're going to tell their story only as a group, they do however expect to be paid somewhere in the millions. ann? >> natalee morales this morning, thanks. sharon angle told harry reid to, quote, man up. reid called his important extreme and an ally of special interests. meantime the government confirmed there would be no cost of living increase this year for retire rooes and disabled americans because inflation is low. a break through this morning in the swiss alps where a giant drill chewed through a rockwall to create the world's longest rail tunnel. as an emotional reunion this

week in al babama. a master sergeant mom returned home early from afghanistan met he son at school. let's get another check of the weather from al. >> that's a tou situation, but so partly cloudy and chilly on this friday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. now climbing into the mid-50s.

56 at national airport. the winds are still notusting but they will later this afternoon quite likely gusting over 25 to 30 miles an hour here. and just a small chance of a passing shower right now, geing some showers in southern west virginia. that may move in to virginia in the next few hours. highs today mid-60s. a blustery andool day on saturday. this morning on "today's" real estate, what can you get for under 500 grand? from city living in chicago, to centraling centraling -- sprawling lakefront in alaska. we have got a classic victorian stylhome. you love the curb appeal of this house? >> look at that, that's nice house, you just want to know you're going to get in there and be happy.

this is 30 minutes from omaha. this is an old house that sits on the crest of the hill, surrounded by gardens and open fields, this is a house that was going to be torn down by developers, but the neighbors rallied around it and saved the house and aimlad they did. it's got a treasure trove of details in all of the rooms, those nice bay windows, stained glass. wood beam ceiling, that staircase is hand crafted. what's charming on to up of that staircase is a little bench to sit around. >> victorians hard to maintain. >> they're more expensive to maintain because they've got a lot of wood trim on the outside it costs more just to keep it pretty. >> in wasilla, alaska, the home of sarah palin, this is a spacious shall lay. >> it's a popular style out there in alaska, it's on 1.4 wooded acres on a beautiful lake called cotton wood. the owner honestly on this one,

i can't believe they took the pictures in the dead of winter. that should be totally different if it was taken in the summe or the spring. there it is, you get a sense of the size of the house and the guest cottage to the right end. this is one of the biggest fresh water fishing lakes, it's been named the best in the world and that's your own dock, it's not just for a boat, but your own sea plane if you want to throw that into the mi inside the so different than the outside. i love the spaciousness of all the rooms. this is a totally open floor plan. there's a kitchen, a little mundane. it should be jazzed up a little bit. it needs a shot of color. the bmpl has those oversized windows. the windows everywhere. and views from every single window. you don't have any neighbors. you should shout forever and nobody's going to hear you on this house. >> that is beautiful. >> let's head to the windy city, chicago, $495,000. >> a lot of people love chicago and here's a house you could get comfortable in.

it's actually in the neighborhood that's famousor being the home to eli's cheese cake factory. it looks like a mid sized house, but wait until you see the inside. it's new on the inside and extremely spacious. see how it has oversized wind windows, there's light in every sing room here. it's very well merchandised, this house, they don't have too much furniture, they don't have too little furniture. they really went whole hog in that kitchen. you could just invite the whole neighborhood and have a good time there. there's a fireplace, there's two laundry rooms, there's bay windows in three of the rooms and that's a wood burning fireplace. >> let's go to nevada city, california. this house is on sale for $489,000 and again more great views. >> it's in an old gold rush

town, 60 miles from sample, but it's right athe foothills of the sierra nevada foothills. that's your backyard. how many people can say they live in a place with a backyard like that. the living room inside, when we ge in there, you'll see every window has a brehtakinview much like this one. there's the family room, a wood burning fireplace. there's the trim on the fireplace. kind of sweet for a house like this. that's the breakfast area, there's also a dining area you n see off the left side. it's a pretty house. i feel like i have said that about every house. but they're all pret. >> and you love the staging room house. >> this is a great example of some people can really design a house to make it sell, and other people, the great majority cannot. this was done by the owner, but you can do this for a house and you can sell it for so much more, yet many people put quartered houses on the market and don't know how to merchandise. >> now let's finish up in

indianapolis, indiana. another lakefront property. >> another lakefront and i'm trying to put the emphasis there because i'm already missing the summer. this house you would swear w in florida but it's in indiana. what's interesting is it's a flat roofed house and a lot of people get turned off by flat roofs, but look at the spaciousness of the house, the neatness of the house, it's clean as a whils inside and out. that's the backyard,otal privacy, i think the inside of this house is just welcoming. every single room is welcoming, downstairs, upairs, it's all beautiful. it has three cozy fireplaces, two balconies and of course remember, in this house, you go out the backdoor and yore looking at the lake. >> a lot of lakefront. >> i'm going to sell you something one of these days. >> whatever you're selling, i'm buying. and straight ahead, eating to relieve stress, but today we

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firs thing people should do is they're having troubleaying their bills. >> here's the thing, you have to be employed of course to pay off your bills and to do that you have t find the money, and that means cutting back o your budget or find a way to make more money to pay down this debt. but most importantly, you've got to make sure to not get any deeper into debt. >> don't get deeper into debt. >> right. >> but how do you dig yourself out of debt. we have many debts in our life. we have mortgage, car payments, credit cas. and credit cards are so important to pay off because they're so exopinionative. the average rate is close to 15%. you've got to pay off those debts as quick as you can. >> another great bit of adve is to seek something called a nonprofit credit counseling. there's a lot of ads out there, people are trying to get your money to help you deal with you debt. that's a very dangerous thing. >> you see ads everywhere.

you have to be very cautious about it. you see debt repa, debt settlement. what you mean is a nonprofit credit counselor. a nonprofit is not goingo take your money to -- go to nfcc.org. the national federation of credit kouncounseling. it will cost $20 or $50 to sit down with them. >> nfcc.org. so that's where you go and there are people you can pretty much count on. so what is your priority then once you have this conversation about how to actually attack this debt. >> here's what they can do. they can help to see if they can lower any of your rates, mbe console late your rates. but there's also a debt management program. this is a formal term, it could be informal, you could say i'm going manage my own debt. but a debt management program is where you pay them a lump sum every month and their job is to

disburse and basically pay your creditor a and this is for people who have a lot of trouble keeping track of their debt and tting them paid all at the same time. >> you have to be very careful who you work with and go for a nonprofit credit counlor. >> what do you think about consolidating all your debts. >> people say why not take out a heloc out on my home? or take a lower interestrate. don't tie up your creditard debts to your secured loans, secured loans are like your house or your car, things that can be taken away from you if you can't pay your bill. you could take out a private loan with a lower interest rate to pay off the credit cards and just payhis fixed rate private loan, shop around really carefully for that. >> what i'm hearing you say is that wn you pay off your debt you should be thinking about priorities about how to keep your house, your car. >> what you should make sure

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>> d.c. police questioning as many as 16 people. a man was beaten to death in the 2000 block ofth street northwest. he had been denied entry to a club, threw a brick through the club's window,

good morning. winds are beginning to pickp a little bit. chilly morn, partlycloudy, in the mid-50s. later we might get a passing shower. gusting over 30 with highs near

60. tomorrow still blustery and cool. sunday, sunny. good weather for sunday night. "desperate housewives'" star evonne longoria stops by along

that was the scene around hereast halloween and guess what? we're going to be doing it again and we can't tell you what we're going to be wearing. >> oh, sure we can. i'm going to be. -- >> no, but there will be no ewoks. and we're going to letou in on the hottest halloween costumes of the year for you and your family. we're going to check out some of the best. on "today." meanwhile, coming up on this

half hour, how to stop yourself from the stress fueled eating. >> does anydy here do it it often happens when we're anxious or nervous, we're going to give you advice on what you can do to stop yourself from doing it or what you can do to distract yourself from it. if you don't take care of that waistline, it makes you vulnerable to all kinds of diseases. >> and once you hopefully kick the snacking habit, some of e hottest stars in hollywood, halle berry, robert patterson, lady gaga and now he's here to help you get a better butt, he has five butt burning moves you can try in fact right now if you so choose >> you know what burns my butt? >> not that. >> you are going to use that word.

>> lester holt with a look at what's coming up on "weekend today." >> we'll talk more with condoleezza rice, as you know, the former secretary of state has a candid new memoir covering everything from her child hohoon the segregated south to her historic seat in the cabinet. >> actually i do want to know what burns your butt. then it's show time, the secrets of being a las vegas show girl, we show you the glamour and the glitter but it takes plenty of guts to make it happen. also getting lost. i have mastered this art. my trip through the corn maze this week, follow me as i struggle to find my way out. that's all on "weekend today."

partly cloudy, breezy, and chilly on this friday morning. we're in the mid-50s right now. the winds have been gusting to around 25 miles an hour in the last half hour and they will increase. we could have gusts to over 30 miles an hour this afternoon. and late this morning and into mid afternoon there's a small chance of a passing shower. high today near mid-60s. breezy and chilly tonight. down near 40 tonight. low 60s for highs on saturday

with blustery winds d bright sunshine. sunny on sunday, diminished wi >> and that's your latest weather. i guess we are doing the football. all right, we're going to do it now, it's sunday night, football night in america. that's right. yton manning and his colts gallop into fedex field, clear, cool, temperatures 61 to 65 degrees. that's right. on sunday night, ftball night. in america. >> al, i want to know how you use your baseball, because we have got a hall of famer rusty star, he retired from the game in 1985 and almost immediately created something called the rusty staub foundation. this saturday the foundation is hosting it's 19th annual wine auction which will benefit food pantries. good morning and congratulations, 950,000 people have been helped by your organization?

>> last year, the les just keep getting longer. it's a shame, and it's very, very difficult, truthfully to raise the money there's a collaboration of catholic charities, we have about nine areas including a mobile unit that we did from our golf tournament, that we can load it up, take it to where we have to take it because not every catholic edifice has room for us with a special pantry. >> are people giving? are they matching the demand? >> i'm going to find out tomorrow night because it's -- we have been one of the better charity wine auctions in the country, thanks to a lot of great friends and a lot of caring people, we hope to continue that. >> and it's not just one. you have great meals? >> yes, that's going to be one of our big lots this year, very gracious of two great martushe s

martushev -- chefs to do that. >> and this is your 19th wine auction? how did you come one with the idea of wine? >> i think it was a viral thing. i'm kidding. >> if people want more information, how do they get. >> itrs foundation at ahrc. >> we'll put the information on our website. >> great, thank you. >> good to see you, my iend. >> my pleasure, my friend. and coming up next, we have got six reasons to stop our stressful eating coming up right after this. ♪ you drove me insane self-control down the drn ♪ ♪ we're over i'm so done with that ♪ ♪ i found a new love a natural true love ♪ ♪ that comes from a little green leaf ♪ ♪ zero-calorie, guilt-free no artificiality ♪

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desk all day, or you're waiting for a dig big date, eating soothes our anxiety. marilyn, tell me, how do we define stress eating? >> stress eating is 100% behavioral, it has nothing to do with being hungry, we eat to soothe, we eat becse it tastes good, it feels good. so we have toecognize why we're doing it. >> it's not just negative stress. positive stress also causes stress eating, if you've gotten a newjob, more responsibility, yore the head of the pta, there's a lot of pressure. so calming those nerves we always tur to food. >> the firstone, identify and channel the source of your stress? >> see what you can control and what you can't. control is the key issue because you want t learn to manage

this. stay in control and find a solution. >> my grandma used to say idle hands are the devil's workshop. in this case it's food. you say keep your hands busy? >> your grandma was right because what's reaching for food is your hands. do something like knitting or crocheting, giv yourself a manicure, do some scrapbooking or clean out a drawer, keep your hands busy. >> and you also say keep your uth busy. >> it' that hand to mouth activity. if your mouth is busy, we have to keep that mouth going. try some sugar free mints, low calorie gum, anything to keep your mouthusy with no calories. >> you say think before your eat. >> think before your eat. it doesn't mean don't eat. because surprise, with stress eating, sometimes a little bit of food can really help.

100 to 200 calories of something you really want. so think and make a better choice. get something that will satisfy but not trigger overeating and that's individual for everyone. >> is that one of those like 100 calorie snack things, a smaller version of a candy bar comes into play. >> those smaller versions you have to figure out. one tootsie roll make work f you, it may trigger someone else to eat half a bag of m&ms. >> look for crunchy foods. >> it can be a sense of stress relief. but don' look for chips and crunchy things that are high in calories. you want to think of veggies or even salad right out of the bag. eat it as you would have chips, that hand to mouth is very smoothing. >> i would think that exercise comeinto play here. >> it really does. and exercise, picking something

you like to do, not that you feel you should do. and it can be anything from taking a walk if you like to run, or something that mind-body experience, something like yoga or something that will help to sohe you, pick something you like, it doesn't have to be long or intense. look for greenery out in the park, whether it's at the park or trees and shrubs those can calm you. late afternoon, and late night. that says it all. >> what about the early morning? >> madeleine, thanks so much. great adce. now up next, now tha you have figured out how to stop snacking, we want to get your butt in better shape. we have got five ways to do that. six stress relievers, five ways to get a better butt. we're counting them down right after this. now, in addition to the taste and nutrition you and your family love,

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this moing on get fit "today," five ways to a better rear view. it's the one part of your body that you either love or hate and if you'reooking to boost your cabooses they say, author of "the five factor world diet jshsz harley pasternak has some great tips. 's not just about the view. >> it's about function, it's about function. too often we train the muscles in the front of our body, we train what we can see when we look in the mirror andt's important that we also train what's behin our bodies to keep us in balance. >> training your gluts makes your upper legs stay in alignment with the spine, how does that help you out? >> training the gluts, training

all the muscles on you backside is essenal to keeping y balanced. we do too much running, too much squatting and the qds and the muscles in the back of our thighs are so weak we get injured and we don't look great in jeans. >> iant to talk about these exercises that you have. >> theirst one is great. the first one i call skaters lung, when we lunge we move forward. >> this is liz who has a mean skater's lunge. >> liz is a natural skater i if you have ever seen the figure of a skater, she's moving laterally and backwards. she's stepping back and across her body. >> how do you keep the stability of the top of your body with your ankles so you don't hurt yourself.

>> keep yourself -- >> so many people do a step up, she's doing a step across. so she's moving laterally again because she's getting more glut and more butt involved. instead of stepping forward and back, that lateral movement is getting the hips and the butt involved. i would have her do 20 on one leg and 20 on the other leg, as you progress add a higher step or some weight. >> next we have jill. >> what jill's doing is a dead lift. i have shown this exercise bere, it works the hamstrings, the muscles in the back of the thigh. you can have a couple of water bottles, you can have some hand weights. we went to a hardware store because we didn't have a bar here and i got a lead pipe. so she's lifting a 10-pound barbell. >> how do you portion your back? >> you want to keep your back arched the whole time. if you're looking sideways,

notice i push my hips back as far as i can, it's not how low you go, it's how far back your hips go. >> melanie, you're working up a sweat. >> i'm going to get you do to this one. notice there's a chair, all we need is a chair, everybody has a chair. she's standing up on one leg and sitting down on both legs. and what's great about this is everyone has a muscle imbalance. everyo has one leg that's stronger than the other. this is to ensure that the stronger leg doesn't overcompensate. >> she's got one leg going there. let's see you get in there. a single leg squat. those are really nice shs by the way. >> they're uncomfortable. >> so you're sitting down, with both ls, sit down and stand up. now sit down all the way.

and this time you're going to take your right foot off the ground and stand up only on your left leg. >> ann curry is giving to the eye. >> that's great and anybody can do this at home. build your confidence, start off with one leg and then two legs. >> the last one here is called a double lunge, you don't have to go anywhere, you don't need a lot of space. there's no equipment. >> this is the way to go. and again, how far out do you lunge. >> she's lunging forward until there's a 90-degree angle on the front knee and lunging back to where there's a 90-degree angle on the back leg.

>> bring your front foot back behind you, exactly, double lunge and of course you would alternate legs eventually. how's everyone's butt feeling? >> thank you, harley, i appreciate it. i like this butt stuff. coming up, we'll have the results of our ambush makeovers. but first, this is "today" on nbc. this flu season, what would you pick for your flu vaccine? a shot in the arm? or a spray in the nose? i ck my nose. i pick my no. i ck my nose gracefully. flumist. it's the only flu vaccine that starts fightingthe flu, where you usually catch it. in a study of kids 2 to 5 years of age, flumist cut the risk of getting the flu in half

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gorgeous fall morning here in the nation's capita right now. 9:56. october 15th, 2000106789 good morning. i'm barbara harrison. in the news this hour police say man was struck by a car and killed in prince williams county as he tried to cross the road in the commuter lot. he was 38 years old. rescuers pronounced him dead at the scene. bless are questioning men in the overnight murder of a man o was beaten to dea in the 2000 block of 9th street northwest. investigators say he threw a brick through a nightclub window when he was denied entrance. that's when he was chased and beaten to death. we've got a great weekend coming. >> a live view from the sky watcr camera showing the blue sky with the sunshine and a little tinbling of fall color here, but much farther to our west and the area of orange in

west virginia, good color. good weekend to go out and check the fall foliage there. we'll have the winds increasing. small chance of a passing shower. gh winds, blustery tomorrow and sunny sunday. how's the traffic? as you make the trip on 3et 5, the accident gone. in from the west along interstate 66, a medical emergency on the shoulder here. this is near nutley street. as a result, we're late clearing out from 123 headed for the capital beltway. so be careful out there, barbara. ahead on "ellen" today desperate hoss wives' eva

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. we made it to the end of the week. it is triday here, october 15th, we're very excited. >> we're going to try something new that we're not going to reveal right now. we're going to reveal it a little later, but it may be something you're interested in, we think. >> at a certain point in life, you start to get in a rut, you know? >> this may help you get out of it.

>> we're goingto try to do something new every try day, friday. >> a big thank you to you. kathie lee threw a beautiful lunc you are the queen. at t little tables, christine made little bags with the -- >> the hoda cake. >> that cake, by the way, was so good. >> i had a little. >> that was best cake. so a big thank you. >> lorn mie michaels, where it began, threeyears ago, when you ambushed m >> we relived that story about how, yeah, me and amy came to your table and saw you sitting there, and -- >> trying to mind my own business. >> and the rest is history. >> happily in retirement. and here we are. it has been a long week for you. how are you holding up? >> i'm great. yesterday ter our lunch i went to flemington, new jersey. >> who doesn't? >> everybody goes to flemington. >> tt's where you fi the hunterton central regional high school. >> people came out and we ended up signing some books. and it was such a great,

terrific crowd. >> how nice are these people? raining like crazy. they come, they wait in lin >> it was kathie lee central too. they wanted details on your life. i gave them because i didn't care. i told your age and everyone loved it. >> i was just trying to md my -- i'm 57. >> i know. i said it out loud and it felt good. >> did you also tell them i weighed -- >> 129. >> not anymore. i've been running. >> good girl. >> here, i just trying t mind my own business again, i open up "the post" and on page six, bookstore fixup. what's the story here, hoda man? >> okay. >> okay. >> so i'm kind of glad i wrote a book now, just telling you. before i was eh, now i'm glad. i went to a book signing and there were two girls in their 20s waiting until the end who were sisters. they said we want to give you something. i said, okay, they handed me this piece of paper i can'tshow you much of and it is laminated and the headline is ten reasons to date our dad. >> what a cute idea.

>>o i -- they wrote all these reasons. i don't want to give away who he is. he's extremely intelligent. that doesn't give anything away. but there are other things. on the back there are pictures. i was there and bethenny frankel was there. she said get him down here. so five minutes later, i tu around, there's the guy with his daughters. so all of us went to dinner. it was me and the guy bethenny, her husband and his two daughters. we enjoyed a little get together. we'll see what happens. isn' that cute? >> you know that's going to destroy our show if you find happiness. >> what are you talking out? i will not ruin your jokes. the is a who new name on page six. >> emily johnson moved to los angeles and emily smith is working there for quite a while. >> and stephanie smith, he doi think they're sisters. >> probably not. your book is doing so well that

it is already out in paperback. yes. yes. >> do you know what? you know what? okay, everyone's -- everyone's so fny. you know what? >> very nice to you all week long. enough, you know what i mean? tonight, missy, you haven't stopped. 7:30 tonight, you know where you're going to be? >> georgia. >> decatur, georgia, the first baptist church. those folks are going to love y. yes, they will. tomorrow -- >> new orleans. >> at the barnes & noble on veterans boulevard. >> we have a sprise here, clearly it is covered up, but these are the sexiest shoes, the sexiest shoes. we'll give outcountdowyou the c. they're the top four. >> here is number four. this is the kind of gladiator jimmy chu looking shoe. >> how much is at? >> $95. >> no one can afford these. >> here is the second one, dolce and gabbana.

>> inexpensive. >> first runner up? >> guiseppe. >> how much? >> 995. >> here is the winner, the christian loubutin. >> that's the sexiest shoe in the world? >> aarently. >> honestly, that's it and it is $2,445? >> you find that sexy? >> it is really not for me. but i think other people might find it -- >> bobbie thomas is going to be here. don't ta a close-up. there is too much cleavage going on today. >> you like your cleavage out. >> i don't. rememr what i told you bette midler said about it. i was interviewing bette midler a few years ago and i said you're all covered up, she said,

after 50, it looks like a peach pit. after 50, don't show the girls. >> get rid of that. >> the prisoners are happy again. do you know how many germs are on your phone? >> here's the thing. >> your phone, so it is, like, clean. >> here's what different. these are the uch pads. anything with a touch pad, you put your finger on it, and -- >> you know where your fingers have been. >> if i hand it to you, i say look at my pictures, y go, oh, and then you rub your eye and then -- >> they say it is about nine times dirtier than a restroom's handle. >> when you flush the toilet. >> so be careful. and also the atm machines. use your knuckle. >> everybody is going through lifehis way, but you'll be in sexy ses. >> we li fridays. you give us a little joke. >> okay.

friday funny. two girlfriends, you and me, are having coffee and one asks the other, what's the best birth control for women over 50? her friend takes a p of her coffee and says, nudity. i like that one. >> i like it too. it is time for our girl bobbie. where is bobbie thomas. >> i don't know, but there is a crying baby out. >> i have a special surprise. >> are you having a baby? >> cleavage, bobbie, exse me. this is a family show. >> i'm not breast-feeding. i'm trying to hold a baby. >> honestly. if anyone was born to be a wet nurse, it was you. >> i wanted eryone toeet ashlynn, tammy's baby. >> oh, my gosh. >> for everyone at home watching, tamm is the executive producer. >> precious. >> i can't believe that's ashlynn. >> took her out of day care today. >> isn't she precious?

she inspired m minute buzz today, about babies. she's not sucking on this now because mom told me you have to boil these before you' allowed to -- it is a psonalized pacifier saying ashlynn, her name on that. this bib you're holding -- >> this is genius. >> so cool, silly bibs. >> this catches the food. >> the stuff. >> you can just wash it off. >> wipe it off. >> and courtesy of knicknacks online brought that to my attention. so great. one of the coolest things she can bring her anywhere with these baba covers, that covers the car seat. you can peek inside and see the baby. most people through a blket over that falls. you can have a secure grip on the handle and have a nap time anywhere. >> they never have any ofthis stuff when my kids were little. >> i know, but we have to ooh and aah. >> how do you like fatherhood? >> i love it. >> and ashlynn, h do you like him? >> she has the behoes of all. comfortable little mary jane socks. >> those are so cute. >> those are so much cuter than -- bobbie, do you like

that? >> that'snot my style but i like the black lace ones. >> that's my vote. that's my vote too. >> you did it again, bobbie. you looked adorable, both of you. >> okay. >> ashlynn, love you, baby. thanks for coming in. >> so sweet. >> let'so over to sara. >>sara, hi, baby. when's going on? >> wait, wait. we need to point out someone is at sara's desk. wait, here is the back story quickly. tre was a famous photograph that you guys know, tiger woods and that golf ball. i think we have a picture of it. look in the bac look closely. look on the right. you see -- > there he is. >> he was wearing that outfit. he's actually giving a shoutout to a famous golfer who he likes. now his picture is showing up everyere. he's been superimposed on the moon landing. >> going to get nasty what they're going to superimpose him on, you know what i'm saying? just sayin that's what human nature does. get prepared, cigar guy. >> look at cigar guy, there he is on the moon. you see what's happening

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and the promos make you fall in love with it. >> imagine a whole hour. >> we were surprised bause we only know you from the kind of work you do professionally. this has been going on for quite some time for you. >> yes, it started about four years ago. i was working with schools, you know, in my community in compton and i teamed up with this principal named dr. jackie sanderlynn and the two of us just started working really hard on her school, then we started moving to another school, and then my ex-husband said this should be a tv show. >> you did something good out of the marriage. >> i got a lot of good things out of the marriage, but i was shocked, we were just talking about i think people are going to be shocked when they see just how -- what kind of conditions our schools are in right now. >> what is the worst thing you've seen, cheryl? >> rain inside the classroom. >> yeah. >> new orleans. >> yes, a lot of that. you know, rats in the classroom. ceiling tiles tha fall on kids, kids having to hold it all day

because e bathrooms don't work. >> i was in the school once and the kids were giving a speech, they started putting on hoods in the classroom and it was raining on their papers. i remember how astonished i was and i couldn't believe that exists here. how do you get past the red tape? isn't the government supposed to -- >> our tax dollars are supposed to do it. >> there are a lot of questions. people are going to start really wanting to know some answers. what we did with "school pride," went through the proper channels. you do have task permission and have to have the cooperation of theistrict and the school board and the principal, so you have to get everybody on the same page. >> has anyone said no? >> yes. >> and their reason was what? >> they didn't really give a complete reason, but they did come around and we actually did the school. >> what kind of reactionre you getting from the kids? because kidsake pride. it is interesting, huh? >> these kids, they're the hardest workers. they come in ever day,hey

clean their teachers' rooms because they actually love their teachers and it is very sweet because you kind of forget that metimes. but they come in and, you know, tears of joy because, for instance, one of the schools we did they could never have a home game. they're in compton. theyould never have a home game. >> look at that. >> they would have to forfeit every home game so they never had a winning seaso >> the self-worth tat grows. >> just the idea of did oh, my god, okay, this guy's name is frank. this is in baton rouge. he is showing kim whitley, one of our host that's the basketball they play w this is what they do. >> come on. >> you're talking about putting a hood up when it starts to rain. d it is normal. >> how do you get picked? it is like "extreme home makeover" for schools. >> we wanted to start in compton because, you know --

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we're back on this try day with the second half of our show. it is time for our plaza "ambush makeovers". >> re is contributors and stylists to the stars, louis licari. >> also a triathlete. >> when did that happen? this weekend? what? what happened? >> for years. old news. >> and author and "today" show contributor and "us weekly" contractor, jill martin. >> only author in the house tonight. >> that's right, baby.

tell us about the whole outdoor thing today. what happened? >> it was great. there were tons of signs, so many people are coming down to be made over. it is really good. it is hard to choose. >> and the rain and the wind. >> the wind was coming strong. but they're out there and excited and it is just so much fun to be there. >> let's go with miss pamela barnes, she's 33 years old from atlanta, georgia. for the past three years she's been working as a medical resident. she has never colored her hair and she rarely wears any makeup and she was thrilled to be picked off the plaza. >> well, pamela came all the way from atlanta for this. and she was bopping with her -- in the plaza. i know you're so excited. why is this so important to you? >> i'm a reside in internal medicine in atlanta and i feel i'm overworked and i never get to pamper myself because i work all the tim i love the show and i had to get on it. i'm so excited you chose me. i'm so excited. >> you're single, looking for a

man? >> of course. >> we're going to straighten that ha and give you a hot outfit. areou ready to go? >> i'm ready. thank you so much >> i'm going to love this one. i can't wait. she's got her sister with her, ronna. keep your blindfold on until i give you the greenlight, okay. >> she looks so comfortable. >> she does. we're sorry. here is pamela's before picture. all right, pamela. let's see the new you. >> oh! oh my! >> okay. are you ready? ronna, hold on, take ofyour blindfold. yeah. >> you look like a supermodel. >> okay, are youeady? are you ready? turn around. >> oh, my god. >> lookat her sister. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my god. >> you look beautiful. we have to go to your sister because she's hyperventilating. what do you think of your sister?

>> gorgeous. i've always known you were beautiful, but you look so gorgeous. >> my gosh, you are -- >> you are stunning. >> you're a supermodel. >> louis, the hair. >> we did this one, this is -- adore the way this came out. this is just perfection. number one, a great haircut, layers, easy to go. she can wear it naturalr do the blow dry like she did down. >> i got to get her a kleenex. >> number two, soften the color, just like a -- the thing is, you know, certainly women of color can color their hair and this is a perfect example. it looks soft, it looks natural, it looks like you. you are glamors, you're beautiful. and now you look like the professional that you are. very hot and sexy too. >> that outfit is -- >> anything on that body, i me, look at the figure she was hiding. she was one of our favorites because you were so excited and so eager. i wanted to give her pieces she can mix and match. all from fall bottom's.

everyo talbot's. everyone should have a great jean jacket. riding pants are in. you do it with this or with a bigger sweater if you're bigger on the back side to get the trend. >> but she's not. >> congratulations. a big round of applause for pam. >> you look gorgeous. >> yea. >> i miss my sister. >> me too. >> our second lady isudy zeek, 60 from fago. fargo, thank you, north dakota. she's been married to eher husband larry for 36 years. she's been working as a nurse, taking care of others so her daughters wantedomeone to take care of her for a change. let's hear her story. >> moms's in a state of shock now. we're going to speak to her daughters and charlotte, i know you really want this for your mother. >> definitely. we came outere ad we were, like, i hope she gets picked so bad. we're very excited. we're celebrating our 60th birthday toy. >> a big birthday. and i know you say your mom really deserves this. >> yes, she deserves the best

treatment ever. >> and you're a grandma. i am. >> all right, so we're going to make you look like you're 30 years old and shock your husband larry. how does that sound? >> sounds good. >> judy is here with her two daughters charlotte and maggie and her friend jackie. they' going to keep th blindfolds on f a second. let's take one last look at judy before and bring out judy zeek. all right! all right, take off your blindfolds, go ahead. >> oh, my god! >> ready, judy? turn it around, hon. >> oh, my god, mom! >> she looked right past it. >> go get the kleenexes. >> come here. louis, tell us about the hair.

>>ere, share this stuff, okay? >> about judy, she only cut her hair once before she came here to give it to locks of love. then we came and made her move from fargo to new york city with this great haircut, the swept to the side bangs, the hot on trend, the deep part. i warmed up her hair color a was the right choice, looks just like her daughter and you look gorgeous. and the beautif makeup we saw today. >> you're a natural red head, you didn't know. >> you look beautiful. >> they looked at me and said, we lo the jacket. people don't know what to wear this time of year. look at her modeling, over dresses or casual pants. this is from talbot's. great jacket, love it, great pockets. statement jewelry from kohl's, under $20. >> let's bring pamela back. well done, you guys. thank you. >> great one. >> unext, donny deutsch gives us the other view. oh, my goodness.

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the house with his other view. >> because when it comes to men, there are some things weomen will never understand and since our friend donny has had his fair share, and more so, marriage, relationships and all kinds ofthings. >> and lots of dating. >> ye >> we thought we would let him answer your questions. >> i watch the show. you have doctors, professionals. you never abuse and insult a guest as a lead-in. it is usually an elevation. but with me, it's let's take him down. >> you're like -- >> we love you. >> you're like our little brher. we love you very much. >> we love you. oky. what are some questions here? >> elise wants to know, she's been married for 16 years, loves her husband but lately during sex she's fantasizingbout his best friend. she would never act on it but what should she do? >> first of all, never act on it. i talked a lot on the show before, what you fantasize about is yors, it is okay. having said that, i might want to -- if i was her, start to maybe bring a fedex guy in or

something, iifferent slide show. that's just not going to go well. sometimes pops in, can't help it, but like i said, brad pitt, the guy in the commercial, just kind of try to take that one away. >> somebody who has a name you know, there is danger there. danger there. >> try and -- like i said, fedex guy. >> okay. margaret says my boyfriend keeps asking me how many guys i slept w it is not a small number so i always danced around the issue. if he continues asking me, how should i respond? that's a great estion. we guys don't want to hear a woman slept with tons and tons of guys. >> what is tons? >> you know, there is a sayg, you know, hands and toes. my answer is this to a woman, i've only slept with people i've been in real relationships with. we don't want a woman who has been with dozens and dozens. >> what about women who don't want to be with a man -- >> a lot of women say no, but they -- there is a double

standard. that's prowess to a guy. it is unfortunate, unfair. a guy that's been way lot of women, women say i don't want that on some level as long as they're the one that closes and ends with him, yes, there is a difference, unfai double standard. you know that. do you want some guy -- third woman, 45 years old. >> no, don't want that. >> at's what i say. sara? >> that's frank, right. >> all righty. >> stephanie says my husband swears that every man keeps stuff from his mate. is this true? i've always been open in our relationship. >> i'm a believer that even though there are two individuals, everyone doesn't have to know everything. i'm not talking about something -- you might -- i don't care who you're with, it is still you, you don't have to share every single inner thought you have in your life, both for a man and woman. that's nonsense. >> okay. that's good. we can deal with that. >> you shot me a very caring lk. >> i was thinking, i was thinking about would you ever be happy with a picket fence? you're not the picket fen kind

of guy. and if a woman -- >> i don't want to live in the suburbs, but -- >> if a woman wants that picket fence life -- >> i will settle down, that's not true >> you? >> no you won't. >>t is always a therapy session for me. what you said is you're a hopeful -- >> a hopeless romantic and you're hopeless. that's all i said. >> up next -- the msic to warm your soul, grammy nomited betty labet, genius, she'll perform for us right after this. >> with rob mathes sitting right there, baby. come on. ♪o there's no trans fats here ♪ ♪ whoa... ♪ turn the tub around ♪ talking about nutrition [ female announcer ] "i can't believe it's not butter" has 70% less saturated fat than butter and no hydrogenated oils, so there's no trans fat. "i can't believe it's not butter," butter taste, better health.

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she imbues, emotion and passion in every song she sings and she demonstrates on her latest album "interpretations: the british rock song book". >> produced by other own rob mathes, come on. >> were you surprised how glowing thereviews were for? >> absolutely. i've never been spoken about this way. that was what i was saying earlier, nobody feels sorry for me. >> jealous to he reviews like this. >> when you sang for president obama, i was there that day, i have to tell you it was one of those moments i'll never forget. i raced home, tried to figure out how to download it. >> one of those moments i'll never forget ther. >> the hollywood bowl, it was magical, our audience gets to hear you now. rob is going to accompany you. what are you singing for us today? >> "rain on you."

♪ ♪ only the love can make it rain ♪ ♪ like when the beach is kissed by the sea ♪ ♪ only love can make it rain ♪ ♪ like the sweat of two lovers ♪ ♪ laying in the fields ♪ ♪ love rain on me ♪

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