good morning. will she speak? one of the women who accused republican presidential candidate herman cain of sexual harassment wants to share her story, despite a deal to keep quiet, but could that agreement be in jeopardy because of cain's own comments? "today" exclusive, monaco's prince albert and his new bride, charlene, on those rumors she tried to make a getaway before their big day. so there was no runaway bride? this morning, the couple sets the record straight. and "i married for love" kim kardashian mobbed in australia this morning after opening up for the first time about her split and whether her 72-day marriage was a sham. now kim's mom shares what she knows about the end of a reality fairytale when she joins us live

today. "today," wednesday, november 2nd, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i am ann curry. it seems clear the allegations involving gop front-runner herman cain are not going to go away. >> one of the two women who accused cain in the 1990s says she wants to tell her side of the story but she is blocked by a confidentiality agreement. cain's other accuser was paid a year's salary to leave the national restaurant association which cain headed back then. so what's next for herman cain? what effect will this drip, drip, drip of information have on his campaign? we'll have more on that coming up in a just a couple of minutes. also coming up some important health news for women,

matt, an important new study is reporting a link between light drinking, not just heavy drinking but light drinking and breast cancer. we'll get reaction to that this morning. ahead, conjoined twins in california separated from a very risky surgery. we'll find out how they are doing. >> we have big news, bill cosby here, and susan boyle will perform live in our studio. the controversy swirling around gop presidential candidate herman cain and word one woman who claims she was sexually harassed by him wants to cheek out. chuck todd our chief white house correspondent good morning. >> good morning. today was supposed to be the cowel mention oculmination of hs attempt to rally washington. instead it's a he said/she said, his accuser is upset and wants to respond to mr. cain publicly. >> i absolutely agree we could have been better prepared and in the future we probably will be.

>> reporter: struggling to move beyond the firestorm that is engulfing his candidacy, herman cain again denied he sexually harassed again. now joel bennett the lawyer for one of the accusers says it was not one isolated incident. >> there was more than one incident that my client perceived as sexual harassment. >> reporter: he said she wants to tell her side of the story. >> she would like to speak out for the record only because mr. cain has stated that he didn't sexually harass anyone, there wasn't any substance to the allegations and basically made it look like she was some type of frivolous claimant, just looking for money. >> reporter: bennett says his client hasn't gone public so far because of a confidentiality agreement that was signed 12 years ago as part of a financial settlement, but he says cain's comments this week may have changed that. >> but i do believe that his remarks are a violation of the confidentiality provision of the settlement agreement. >> reporter: specifically bennett says cain violated a

clause prohibiting any of the parties from making disparaging marks when he said this monday. >> i do recall her performance it had been told to me by her boss was not up to par. >> i think she's upset about his statements and would like the record to be balanced and clear. >> reporter: cain's statements have evolved this week. >> i just started to remember more. remember, 12, in 12 years, a lot of stuff can go through your head. >> reporter: by tuesday night on fox, he said he wanted his supporters to know he wasn't ducking the issue. >> no, i don't believe it's hurt my campaign at all, just based upon not only the volunteers and the phone calls but the fund-raising has just really gone up dramatically. >> reporter: cain's campaign said it raised nearly half a million dollars on monday alone, the day the story broke. tuesday, the group americans for herman cain, a so-called super pac not directly affiliated with the campaign turned up the heat by invoking race and harkening

back to the clarence thomas e-mail an e-mail read "don't let america lynch another black conservative. they are smearing his reputation and attacking his character." asked on fox whether race has played a factor in the story cain said yes. >> i believe the answer is yes but we do not have any evidence to support it. >> this morning "the new york times" is reporting the first woman to accuse cain of this behavior was paid a one year's severance package to leave $35,000. another source told nbc news the figure might have been closer to $40,000. matt? >> chuck todd in washington, thank you very much. chris matthews is host of "msnbc's hardball" and author of a new book "elusive hero." good morning. >> thanks. >> he says he believe this is racial but he has nothing to support it. >> he's struggling to come up

with rationale why he's not talking. this has two aspects the hunt for him, the hunt for the information which is almost a perry mason case and what actually happened. at some point we'll find out maybe by the end of the week what he did to cause all of this trouble. >> in some of the latest polls that herman cain did pretty well in, we asked voters what it was about him they liked and a lot of them said that he is a straight shooter. >> right. >> in the last several days it appears he's playing a game of semantics. is this going to hurt him? >> yes, the story is built into a crescendo. when it happens it will be a bigger crash to him. the question is, he's kind of a david and goliath. if this story turns out he's goliath, he abulses authority a head of an organization, it's going to hurt him badly. >> he said fund raise something not damaged by this, raised half a million on monday alone. do you think he needs to get out there and sit down with someone and do one full scale interview,

lay it on the line, pretty or not for the truth, before the aus coupers gets out there and speaks? >> even if it's bad he has to put the context to it. i had too many drinks, i normally don't act like that, this is not me. he has to say it like that, you're right. president obama, popularity and approval rating. 50% say he's doing a good job, 50% say he's not. is it all about the economy? when you hear people say he's not showing leadership, is what they're saying he's not leading us out of a bad economy? >> it's objective. if the unemployment rate spiked down to 8% he wouldn't have to do much explaining. i think the populous thing will get him back up to the low 40s but not much higher. you have to unite the country. populism only gets you so far. >> supporters of the president say he can't leave because he's being blocked at every turn which takes me to your book. >> right. >> you spent the time immersed in the days of john f. kennedy.

what is the major difference you saw back during his presidency in terms of the two parties and today? >> back then people, in fact people were asked last year, who should be on mt. rushmore, who is not there with washington, jefferson and lincoln and teddy roosevelt, he said kennedy. he's seen as the can do guy. what is the biggest difference, we as opposed to he. kennedy ask ask not what you can do for your country as opposed to doing it alone. >> do we romanticize his era too much? >> not at all. if you look at history, if you look at the polling on what federal government can do, 75% said the government can do what it sets out to do. kennedy went out there for civil rights, stuck his neck out with the southern governs. we're missing a sense of possibility, can we get something done. that was everything back then. >> you were a student of him before writing the book and now truly a student of him. what is the most surprising thing you learned about jack kennedy? >> this is what is so familiar

to all of our lives, you build your own life. jack kennedy at 14 was reading "the history of world war i by winston churchill" he read "the new york times" every day, ran for student council, first and second year at haar regard, headed to law school. everything about that guy said he was driven to politics. he had a political soul from the beginning. >> thank you very much. the book is called "jack kennedy: elusive hero." catch chris weeknights at 5:00 and 7:00 on msnbc's "hardball." natalie is at the news desk, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. greece is shocked on the referendum to bail out its economy is now being backed by the country's cabinet and markets dropped sharply fog the announcement tuesday. european leaders strongly criticized the greek prime minister's decision to stall the 130 billion euro bailout

package, comes on the heels of the summit in france. we check in with mandy drury at the new york stock exchange, you called it yesterday the markets would be hurting. >> there are so many events going on buffeting the markets and not just out of europe. you were talking about the g-20 world leaders, will put the hard word on greece to implement their bailout plan. here at home we're watching the federal resoerve central bank to see whether or not they will or can do something to help our economy but most people feel this time around they're going to sit on their hands. back over to you. >> mandy drury at the new york stock exchange thank you. wikileaks founder julian assange could be extradited to face rape allegations against him. his extra diction was blocked. new information for women

who drink even small amounts of alcohol, women who consume as little as three drinks a week have an elevated risk of getting one type of breast cancer, but researchers say they aren't recommending that women stop drinking all together, instead, individuals should weigh their other breast cancer risk factors along with their weekly alcohol consumption and we'll have much more on this story coming up shortly. one of baseball's most storied franchises went up for sale as los angeles dodgers owner frank mccourt agreed to cede his ten-year ownership of the team. they filed for bankruptcy protection and two-year standoff as mccourt fought to retain ownership of the team. a polish pilot and all of the crew aboard a lot 767 plane is being hailed as a hero this morning. the pilot brought a packed passenger jet safely to the

ground after the plane's landing gear failed. the flight slid across the runway on its belly, sparked small fires that were quickly put out. none of the 230 people on board was injured. matt, ann and al the pilot being called the next captain "sully" sullenberger. >> one of the interviews the passenger said the landing was so smooth she thought they had come down. >> i heard it was emotional, people praying. >> yeah, i'd say so. >> a lot of prayers on that plane. >> everyone is okay. >> natalie, thank you very much. >> sure thing. mr. roker, what's happening? >> it's a happy ending. we like that. let's see what's going on out west. we've got blizzard conditions and whiteout conditions still hanging around denver and parts. we have white out conditions still hanging out around denver and parts of colorado as high pressure pushes in cold air. you have another storm warning,

blizzard warnings in the central part of the rockies, and winter weather advisories as well as the system moves east and we're talking three to six inches more of snow, and that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. first light of dawn now spreading across the eastern horizon. live picture from the sky watcher camera. sunrise not until 7:36. it's a cold morning. just down to 30 degrees throughout much of the region except inside the beltway where we're above freezing to nearly 40 degrees. we have bright sun and a blue sky, and sunny tomorrow and >> and that's your latest weather. chock one up for people power. nbc's tom costello, good morning. >> hi, ann, the plan to charge

$5 per month for debit card purchases and what bank of america never anticipated was a massive customer back lash, customers withdrawing all of their money and moving it other banks or credit unions. >> we got sold out. >> banks got bailed out. >> reporter: if the occupy wall street movement tapped into one sentiment that many americans agree with -- >> they are not looking out for the public good up there, they're looking out for their own pocket. >> reporter: anger at the nation's bankers. after weeks of customer outrage and a public back lash it didn't anticipate, bank of america is abandoning its plans to charge customers a $5 monthly fee to use their debit cards for purchases. >> it's outrageous. $5 to do what? to use our own money? >> it's unnecessary i thought especially for people that are hard working right now and unemployed. >> reporter: it didn't help matters that bank of america was the last holdout and last week chase, citigroup, wells fargo, sun trust, reenlgent's

financials and a host of others announced they would not be charging a monthly fee. on tuesday in a statement b of a said "we have been listening closely and recognize their concern." >> consumers voted with their pocketbooks, i don't want my account here if i'm charged this fee and even if they hadn't moved their accounts the threat that they would is something that definitely resonated with this bank. >> reporter: on capitol hill, illinois senator dick dur ban was taking some of the credit. >> i said vote with your feet. >> reporter: the bank said it's the senator's fault debit fees were added in the first place. it was his amendment that cut by half the amount of money they could charge merchants for accepting debit cards. >> we never wanted to raise revenue off of debit cards, never intended to do so until congress intervened into our product. >> reporter: after a $700 billion bailout and struggling economy, there is a perception that the banks are slow to end.

>> these companies have to be punished for their behavior and the only way you can punish a company that big is walk away, take your money somewhere else. >> reporter: few americans have sympathy for banks. consumer advocates warn you should be watching for other fees, are you going to get free checking? check that closely. what about using a teller? getting a paper statement, maintaining the minimum balance. you could be charged for all of those things, so watch your statement closely. ann? >> tom costello looking out for us, thank you so much. it is now 7:16, here's matt. two young girls who lived their whole lives as conjoined twins are waking up this morning on their own for the first time. miguel almaguer is outside the hospital in palo alto, california, with more on the risky surgery that turned out to be a big success. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. doctors say the operation couldn't have gone any better. today both girls are doing well, they are by each other's side but they're no longer connected.

the surgery lasted nearly ten hours, a complex high stakes procedure that separated conjoined twins angelina and angelica sabucco, the 2 years old connected at the chest and abdomen since birth. todayxd they'll spend their fir day apart. >> first of all i thank god for everything. this is a dream come true. >> reporter: fused together at the liver the team of 20 doctors and nurses knew the operation would be risky, massive bleeding, strokes and heart attacks were major concerns, but surgery for angelina and angelica was possible because each girl had her own heart, brain and kidneys. inside the e.r., lead surgeon gary hartmann said there were no major setbacks. >> long-term prognosis we would expect happy, healthy set of girls. we don't see any barriers to complete recovery.

>> reporter: conjoined twins like angelina and angelica are rare, just one to every 50,000 to 100,000 births worldwide. their survival rate is just 25%. >> peekaboo! >> reporter: but the girls showed fight from the very beginning. their mom says since their birth in the philippines, the twins have always been playful, energetic and close. when angel ka would cough, angelina would pat her sister's back. their parents sought out dr. hartmann who four years ago performed his first successful operation on another set of conjoined twins. >> we will be grately eternal. god bless us all. >> my expectation is that they will bounce back from this quite well. young children are very resilient. >> reporter: two special sisters now living separate lives but their bond forever strong.

the girls will spend the next few days in intensive care and about a week or so in a regular room. their family says there will be an adjustment period but it's one they couldn't be happier about. matt? >> miguel, what a great story, miguel almaguer in california thank you very much. it's 19 minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> thanks. in new york city a woman who devoted her life to helping children in need is fighting for her life today, the victim of a horrible prank and the suspects are the same kids she was trying to reach. nbc's stephanie gosk is at the scene this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann, this is a sad story. philanthropist marianne hedges and her 13-year-old son walked out of the shopping center with bags of halloween candy in their hand, stopped to pay their parking ticket when two 12-year-olds allegedly pushed a shopping cart over the edge of a walkway. it narrowly missed her son but it struck her. she's in a hospital right now struggling for her life. the shopping cart plunged from a

walkway outside target in new york's developing east harlem neighborhood. four stories down to the ground, on top of an unsuspecting marianne hedges. her husband says she was shopping for halloween candy for underprivileged children. her 13-year-old son by her side, but unhurt, was hysterical, witnesses say, as his mother was rushed to the hospital. police used surveillance video to identify the suspects. the new york daily news reports the two 12-year-old boys live in local public housing and are from two families. >> horrendous, horrible what the kids do on halloween and any day. >> reporter: hedges' husband rushed back from overseas to be by her side. he told "the new york post" he doesn't know if his wife will recover. "it's still too early.

we're hopeful. she's going to be, in the best of all cases in rehabilitation for months." the 47-year-old is a much loved philanthropist in new york city. for the last 25 years she's donated time in places like this, a community center less than a mile from the accident. >> she's so enthusiastic about the center and she makes other people enthusiastic and it's infectious the way she champions the center. >> reporter: hedges' help is invaluable here especially in a tough economy, when budgets are being slashed. >> it hurts. that's somebody's mother, somebody's child, and to think how she feels. >> reporter: for now, the good work that marion hedges was doing is on hold, because of a halloween trick that turned into a terrible tragedy. the two children are in children custody until their arraignment later on this week. newspaper reports say they are being charged with felony

assault. michael hedges on his facebook page says he hopes he gets the kind of care to become responsible members of the community, the same community his wife worked so hard to improve. ann? >> a lot of people praying today for marion hedges. stephanie gosk, thank you so much this morning. and coming up, an exclusive interview with the newlywed royals from monaco, prince albert and princess charlene on their wedding, rumors that she was almost a runaway bride, and the legacy of his mother, princess grace. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. under a clear sky it is cold this morning. temperatures are near or below freezing throughout most of the region. now 42 at reagan national. later today in the low 60s. and then tomorrow a bit milder with sunshine and a small chance

of a morning shower on friday and then dry and cool

7:30 now on this wednesday morning, it's the 2nd of november, 201 and you're looking at the hearty people outside in the cold waving to their friends and family back home from our little corner on the world in rockefeller plaza. inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. this is kim kardashian as she arrived in australia, just hours after she opened up for the first time about her divorce. this morning her mother, kris jenner is in here live in the studio to talk about what may have gone wrong here. also ahead, important health advice, if you enjoy a couple of drinks a week, are you putting yourself at increased risk for breast cancer? we're going to have the results of what's being called an

important new study. >> it's definite any worrisome. and the one and only bill cosby will be in our studio and a live performance from the woman with that golden voice. her name is susan boyle, and we'll be seeing her coming up. in this half hour, in case you missed it, britain's prince william wasn't the only royal who tied the knot this year. four months ago prince albert of monaco turned south african turned princess charlene wittstock. the wedding was watched by millions and made tabloid headlines when rumor was made charlene was a runaway bride. i spoke with them about that and a lot more. prince albert ii was born to grace kelly and prince rainier ii of monaco. their own storybook wedding brought global attention to the tiny principality and the world

has paid attention ever since. for years the love lives of prince albert and his sister's caroline and stephanie have splashed across tabloids. he was painted the eternal playboy prince. in 2005 he ascended to the throne of monaco, still a bachelor. but on july 2nd of this year, after a five-year romance, the 53-year-old prince took the plunge, marrying a 33-year-old olympic swimmer from south africa, charlene wittstock. this has been some year. >> it's been an amazing year. >> much had been made of the fact that you were a little older when you got married, my age, so i don't want to make it sound too old. >> see? >> you were going to do this on your own timetable and it may be awkward to ask this with your bride next to you, but why this time? why now? why this person? >> you know, i against it's just the question of timing and feeling that it's right, and the heartfelt thing to do. >> do you feel the pressure,

though? i mean from within the palace and from the people of monaco to settle down? >> a little bit. a little bit in the family, but mostly outside the family. >> i don't think i have to tell you this, you haven't married into the jones family. you have married into the grimaldis. as a swimmer, spent a lot of time in the spotlight here, olympian, was there any way you could prepare yourself for the level of attention that surrounded you especially in the days prior to the wedding? >> no, i think i went into olympic mode where i was in the zone. >> training. >> and i don't think anything was affecting me at that time. obviously there were a lot of things going on at the time, and you know, obviously really focused on what that day meant for the two of us. >> did you hear the rumors? people were saying you were reluctant. and there's always jitters. every bride and every groom wah jitters but people were saying you were particularly reluctant

about getting married. set the record straight. >> why would he go through the effort to have our most intimate dearest friends join us for us to be reluctant? it sounded a bit hilarious. >> so there was no runaway bride. >> not at all. >> details were splashed across the french press claiming the princess had cold feet and had to be stopped at the airport before boarding a plane home. one report even claiming her passport was revoked. i wonder if you stop to think where does this come from? because there were details involved that were unusual for rumors. >> yeah. you know, i think there were, you know, part jealousy, part people that were envious or did not like the fact that we were finally, i mean, together and marrying. >> there was also a wonderful opportunity for them to ride on something, a negative spin

because people would buy the magazines or listen to all the negativity. >> on the day of the wedding, much was made of your expressions and some people said you were more serious than a bride and groom in bliss should be. was there pressure? were you feeling the weight of all those stories on that day, and if so, how do you get that day back? that's unfair. >> it is unfair, and you know, i thought i paid attention to you and smiled at you many times, but maybe that's not enough for some people. >> is there a lesson? going through something like that, your highness, do you learn a lesson? is there something you take out of it that you can use in the future? >> when all the rumors had started and people were questioning this and that and i just totally ignored it, not to take things so seriously, and to just let it go. >> and it's behind us now. >> it is, and -- >> hopefully it will never come back. >> with prince albert's marriage, minds in monaco are turning to thoughts of the royal

succession. albert already has two children by two different women who were not his wives. they cannot succeed him on the throne. i was reading about something recently in advance of your marriage because you were single there was a change in the constitution in monaco that allowed the grimaldi dynasty to continue through the female line. >> what it means is that then it can go through other siblings of the family, so in this case my sisters. >> then it raises the question if you two have a daughter, would that daughter be in line for the throne? >> yes. >> as he begins to build a legacy of his own in monaco, prince albert and his wife come to new york to ensure his mother's legacy lives on, the princess grace foundation celebrated the 29th annual princess grace awards, supporting emerging talent in the arts. >> i'm still amazed at how many people not only remember her but look up to her as a model and as

an icon, her incredible generosity and her passion for the arts. >> there's an obvious connection between you and americans and the united states with your mom. >> yes. >> do you think that connection still lasts? do you still feel it as you come here and walk the streets? >> oh, i feel very much a connection, still very much alive, not only in my family connections and i still see a lot of my relatives every year and i've been very fortunate over the years to be able to experience a lot in this country. i've been in every state and i don't think many people can say that. >> most americans can't say that. >> and, but i've enjoyed my time here over the years tremendously, and i want to share it with charlene. >> pleasure to see you again. what a pleasure to meet you. >> thank you. >> thanks for your time. >> thanks. >> prince rainier iii was known as the builder prince for bringing monaco into the modern day. i asked prince albert what his vision for the future was, he said it was green.

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back now at 7:43 and for years, women have been told that drinking alcohol in moderation is good for your heart, but now a new study from the "journal of the american medical association" reports that light drinkers face an increased risk for breast cancer. what should we do? dr. rasha simmons, chief of

surgery at new york presbyterian center. good morning. >> good morning. >> previous studies have shown a link between breast cancer and heavy drinking but according to the new study which is a first look at women drinking more moderately, it found that 15%, there's a 15% increased risk when you drink as little as three to six glasses a week. how significant is this finding? >> i think we should understand is when you talk about the risk for breast cancer the lifetime for women is 10%. increasing to 15% takes you to 12% risk of lifetime breast cancer. the heavy alcohol took you to a 50% increased risk, that's maybe taking you 15% lifetime risk. compare that to is imwho have a strong family history, who could be an 85% lifetime risk of developing cancer so i think it really isn't as significant as

it may sound in comparison to other risk factors. >> we should think about how much we drink? is that the takeaway here? >> you also need to consider the cardiovascular benefit because the cardiovascular benefit by drinking in moderation could decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke by 30%. >> heart attacks or heart disease is the number one killer of women, not breast cancer. >> the average woman is much more likely to die of a cardiovascular event than breast cancer. >> researchers followed 100,000 women over the course of almost 30 years which sounds like an important time frame, so what does the, what is the impact of alcohol onnest gen, which has been considered a fuel for breast cancer in. >> let's get back to the first question as far as about the way the study was done. when studies are done in this way, questioning women about dietary habits or alcohol consumption, they're known to be notoriously inaccurate. people just don't remember what they ate or they drank six months ago so that would be the

first criticism of this type of study. >> um-hum, but in terms of the link betweenest gen and alcohol consumption, is there one that's known? >> there may be. we don't totally understand the relationship, but there could be. >> um-hum. so the bottom line on this is that you're saying moderation has got to be the key, but in terms of whether we can drink three to six glasses a day, you're a doctor. you deal with this disease on a daily basis, what is your advice? >> i tell my patients, all things in moderation. >> so a little bit, not too much, maybe less than three to six glasses a day. dr. rashe simmons, thank you so much this morning. coming up next we'll be talking about kim kardashian surrounded by paparazzi after she opened up about the failure of a reality tv story and talk to her mother, kris jenner, after this. ♪happy birthday to you.

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72 days after they tied the knot in a lavish televised wedding. kim is telling her side of the story. we'll talk to her mom, kris jenner in just a little while in her first interview since the marriage imploded. first here's mara sky vchiavoca. >> reporter: kim kardashian was surrounded by photographers, one day after splitting from basketball player kris humphries. though she was able to fly out of the country, kardashian couldn't outrun swirling questions about her short lived marriage. monday, kardashian filed for divorce after just 72 days, citing irreconcilable differences. humphries says he is devastated and wants to make things work. the couple was reportedly paid millions for their highly publicized wedding, prompting many to call the whole thing one big sham. >> there's a lot of fans who are wondering, was this just a sh

showmance, in other words a romance created for the kourtney and kim show. >> reporter: she made a statement, "i married for love, i can't believe i even have to defend this. i would not have spent so much time on something for just a tv show." much of the romance was captured on camera on "keeping up with the kardashians" from engagement after six months of dating to the lavish $10 million wedding to the frequent argument. >> then i'm going to a hotel. >> some bickering we thought was lover's quarrel might actually have been a sign of some bigger problems. >> reporter: in the statement on her website kardashian says she was so caught up with the filming of the tv show that, "when i probably should have ended my relationship, i didn't know how to, and didn't want to disappoint a lot of peel."

>> kim kardashian has a bit of a pr problem right now. she has lost the faith of some of her fans and her audience who truly believed that this was a fairytale romance and wedding. >> reporter: a dream wedding quickly turned pr nightmare. for "today," mara schiavocampo, new york. >> coming up we'll speak to kris jenner, kim's mom about this and her new book. >> much more coming up after your local news. [ female announcer ] at the jcpenney biggest sale of them all, save on our biggest brands, finest styles, hottest looks, this friday and saturday. we're going big. shop early with 6-hour steals, like 60% off coats, 60% off all blankets and throws,

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we are back now at 8:00 on a wednesday morning, it's the 2nd day of november, 2011. you know what? it's a little chillier than i thought this morning, down to about 42 degrees. >> this is nothing. >> i know, we've got a lot to go. we shouldn't waste the coats on days like this, when we've got an entire winter ahead of us. although you've got an electric blue. >> i didn't get the mem row. >> it was an invitation, anyway i'm matt lauer, with ann curry and al roker. what's coming up? >> you've been hearing the reports this morning, kim kardashian arrived in australia, surrounded by paparazzi, opened up for the first time about her divorce filing overnight saying i married for love, that her

wedding was not a publicity stunt. a lot of people are asking what went wrong? her mother, kris jenner happens to be here because she has a book that she's been writing about her own life so for the first time she's going to talk about what may have happened to her daughter. >> okay, interesting to hear her perspective. >> absolutely. we've got an exclusive, brand new couple forced upon the world. take a look. susan boyle and the cos. oh, mamacits! >> we'll be getting divorced during the commercial. >> we're going to talk to dr. cosby about his new book. susan is getting a little close there. uh-oh! hey now! >> she's not pushing that leg away. oh! >> i'm going to get a real live performance from susan boyle and she's going to sing a little later, too. >> oh my gosh.

>> okay, snuggle. i was going to talk about "where in the world" forget it. >> what in the world did we just watch? >> let's go inside and say good morning once again to natalie morales with the check of the headlines. >> good morning, matt, ann and al. consumer groups are hailing a small but symbolic victory in their fight against big banks. bank of america says it is dropping its plan to charge a $5 monthly fee for using debit cards to shop. outraged customers had threatened to close their accounts but bank of america won't say how many actually did. the strong public reaction prompted other banks to cancel testing debit card fees of their own. one of the women who accused herman cain of sexual harassment wants to go public with her story about the republican presidential front-runner. her attorney says his client wants to refute cain's denials, but she's restricted by a confidentiality agreement that was part of her settlement 12 years ago. he also says there was more than one incident involving cain, and

the new york times is reporting cain's first accuser was given one year's salary in self rever pay. this week's nor'easter's death toll has risen to 25. local power officials say it could still be days before electricity is restored to some areas. actress lindsay low han is due in court today facing a possible return to jail. a judge will decide if low han violated probation by failing to show up for community service at a women's shelter nine times. prosecutors are seeking jail time. federal health officials are warning deaths from prescription pain killers reached epidemic levels, nearly 15,000 people suffered fatal overdoses in 2008 that is triple the number a decade earlier. officials say the overdosed deaths reflect the increase in the number of powerful pain killers prescribed each year. now for a look at what is

trending today our quick roundup of what has you talking online, kim kardashian is still dominating the web. she's in australia promoting a handbag collection just days after filing for divorce from her husband of 72 days. kim insists she did marry for love, not publicity, and laments it just wasn't the fairytale i had hoped for. she said she's donating her wedding gifts to charity, and we'll talk to kim's mother, kris, coming up shortly. college students are googling a new study that debunks the freshman 15 as a myth. researchers at ohio state say the average freshman gains only three pounds and say it's simply part of becoming a young adult. queen victoria's secret is out of the bag. an anonymous buyer purchased a pair of her roomies, silk bloomers at auction last night for almost $15,000, that's a lot of money for used underwear. it is 8:04 right now. back outside to matt and ann. >> thank you for that story and

your observation. let's go on to al for the weather. >> could have gone all day without seeing that. >> probably. >> just me. got some nice folks. where are you from? >> alabama. >> alabama, right, i wasn't disputing it honest. >> montgomery, alabama. >> i believe you. nice to see you guys. just because i'm from new york doesn't mean i don't believe you. let's check your weather and we'll show you our pick and we will show you our pick city of the day, bluefield, west virginia. sunny, mild, 68 degrees. a lovely day. and we have that snowstorm coming out of the rockies. it's going to be pushing into the midwest with mostly rain, but some snow behind it. another storm system moving into the pacific northwest, and we will bring you rain there and windy conditions. santa ana winds in southern california. beautiful along the eastern

seaboard. the remanence of the storm thing of the past. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> autumn glory on this second morning of november. good morning. i am meteorologist, tom kierein. a thick blanket of fog over a clear sky. and temperatures are cold, near the freezing mark throughout most of the region except most areas inside the beltway and near the bay where it's in the upper 30s to near 40. later today, lots of sun and highs low 60s, and another sunny day tomorrow and milder, and >> and that's your latest weather. mr. lawer? >> mr. roker, thank you very much. what happened to kim kardashian's fairytale marriage? her mom, kris jenner is live in our studio. we're going to talk to her about that right after this. a pushover. not but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember.

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back now at 8:10, kim kardashian shocked the world when she announced she was splitting with her new husband after just 72 days of marriage and while some have questioned whether it was all for the cameras, kim insisted last night, "i did it for love." kim's mother, kris jenner, is joining us to tell us what may have happened and also out with a new book called "kris jenner and all things kardashian." good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tough for your family. >> yes. >> did you know your daughter was going to file for divorce on monday? >> i knew a few days before of course because kim and i are really close. she had, she felt what she felt

she had for whatever reason a really difficult thing to do on monday and it's just our job now to wrap our, i wrap my arms around her and there for her through thick and thin, no matter what. that's how our family always has been. >> part of the thick is the reaction to this filing. >> to the decision. >> what is your reaction to this reaction that this idea that this may have all been a sham for money? >> right, it makes me feel sad that some people are reacting that way, of course. certainly wasn't a sham. certainly wasn't something for tv. we have enough going on, you know, on our show that we don't have to make things up. i mean she really felt like she was in love with him and you know, it was an amazing time, and for this to be, you know, for all of us that were watching, i had no idea there was a problem at the time, and you know, it saddens all of us, it saddens me to think that one of the rumors is that we sold the television rights for millions of dollars, not true.

we profited, you know or she profited from the wedding, absolutely false. >> they did notake $20 million? >> absolutely not. >> how much did they make? >> they made money for the pictures that were sold and things like that. at the end of the day that money went towards the wedding and kim had to pay a great deal of money, you know, at the balance that was owed for the wedding which she was delighted to do because that was her fairytale wedding. >> are you saying she actually owed money for the wedding, she did not make any money, in other words the net was she actually paid for the wedding? >> absolutely, yes. we don't tell television rights. our network has been amazing to us. we have a great relationship with them, but we were all paid to do our television show just like any other episode. so this notion that's written everywhere -- sometimes when people write things down or put things on the front page of a newspaper or tabloid, you know, people, that's the truth to them. and you know, i'm here to say it's not, and that that notion,

and kim did, and is going to do a lot more wonderful give-back things that she's, you know, has in store, which she does often, by the way, very quietly. she's a very generous girl who's got a big heart and would never do anything to disappoint anybody, and i think that's part of the problem, she feels like she's let a lot of people down. she's sick about it, and you know, she just had to come out and say look, i made a mistake, and i feel terrible. >> in the interests of full disclosure, about how much money did she make for the photographs? >> i don't know what the end result was, but it was, it was less than $1 million. and probably more than half a million dollars and all that went into the wedding. >> what went wrong in this marriage? how does such a public marriage end in 72 days? >> that's something that kim is going to have to address. you know, i'm not here to be her personal spokesperson for sure.

because she's, you know, i just felt there was so much going on and so much swirling around, you think your daughter's happy. i trusted her heart. she trusted her heart, and i think she got so, you know, it's really her personal decision and something she's going to have to talk to her fans about, but she's had this enormous, you know, fan base who has come out to support her and she feels really grateful for that and we want to thank everybody for the wonderful e-mails and tweets and notes and everybody's been really supportive and understanding so far and we hope that continues because she feels terrible. >> no hope for reconciliation? >> that's a kim and kris question. i have no idea. she's in' australia right now ad we've been e-mailing and sort of talking back and forth but the time difference is a little tricky. i just got to new york yesterday, and you know, we'll just see what happens, but in the meantime, you know, i told

kim, you're not the first person to ever get a divorce and you won't be the last, even as short as it was, it's a terrible situation, but she's, you know, here to say i made a mistake and i'm sorry and you know, try and put it back together. >> any regrets about this being played out on, in live television, given that kim herself has said that it didn't create the conditions that were to be ideal. she said the conditions were not ideal at the beginning of her marriage. >> you know what? i don't have any regrets, because this is what we do. we have people that have sort of invested in our lives from day one, season one, and we enjoy what we do. i feel so blessed and grateful for the tv show. we've given, you know, kourtney's given birth and khloe got married in nine days, everyone said that's not real. two years later i've never seen

two people more in life. bruce and i met and married within five months and 20 years later, you know, we're still married, and i had no reason to believe that kim, after six months, wouldn't work out, because the rest of us have kind of done it that way. >> the $2 million ring, who gets it? >> first of all, i mean come on it wasn't a $2 million ring. you write it down, you say it out loud, and suddenly it's a fact. >> so i just said something that was inaccurate. >> that's right. it was not $2 million. it was less than half of that. i don't really know the exact price. i didn't buy the ring, but some of these reports are so outrageous, and everybody gets so carried away. >> you don't know who gets the ring at this point? >> well, it's none of my business, to be honest with you because it was a gift, but i don't know and i'm sure they'll work that out as soon as they get back and i know that kim just plans on making very generous contributions to a really deserving charity when she gets home and trying to make that right because she feels

really bad about that. >> i want to get to the book because in this book, it's a pretty comprehensive book, you write about your childhood. you write about all the way up to your decision to create this, you're waving at somebody outside, people waving to you, this reality empire and i wonder if looking back has revealed something about your life to you, given, takes us through your children, takes us through your divorce. >> i think looking back it gives you another perspective on what you, you have to sit back and think about your life and what you've been through and how for me, i feel just completely blessed that i was married and i have been married to two of the greatest guys, the two loves of my life, i mean to be married to robert was an amazing time. i feel like i've had nine lives and a really wonderful life, where i've had and overcome a lot of adversity, been through a lot of crazy things in my life and come out on the other end

with a lot of great experiences, and learned a lot of lessons, you know, and you can share some of those things with other people and maybe one person takes something away that might help them get through something similar, that makes me happy. >> so you're hopeful that people can take something away from this book? >> absolutely. >> kris jenner, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> i know it's a tough time for your family so we wish you well with that, and the book is called "kris jenner and all things kardashian." coming up next, bill kolzby i cosby is in the house. where is susan boyle? is that quick? oh, he's crying. we'll talk to our sweet guy, mr. cosby, right after this. oh. i wouldn't do that. get married? no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon ] 3d is so real larry.

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author offers everything from growing up in philadelphia to life as a grandfather. dr. cosby, welcome back. >> thank you, dr. matt. >> good to see you. before we talk about the book, do you have any great ideas for sitcoms that we could steal right now at nbc? do you have anything? >> no, i'm telling you right now, ladies and gentlemen, get the book. now you and i are going to talk. i'm telling you, if you will just send whoever is in charge of your entertainment from 8:00 to 11:00, just have them sit with me, i don't want any foolishness out of them. i'm telling you. i have wonderful ideas, but they also have to be done the way i see them also. >> yeah, so you have to have a say in this. >> i have to, and be paid. and be paid.

but tell mr. greenblatt or mr. eck, whatever the name is, tell them call my agent. i'm loeladed with stuff. i got little things that will make people laugh and tune into this network. >> the funniest thing you'll probably get a call at about 9:02 this morning on that. >> and they'll be fired. no, i really want to help and i want to do it, man, but you know, this ship is not one that you want to stay on overnight. >> some of us have no choice. you get to get up and leave here. this book is good stuff and as someone who has written a lot of books over the years, you know about editing and one of the things you write about in this book, you are pretty sure that someone edited the bible, that they actually, there are pages missing from the bible. >> and it's in this book. i don't know where the pages are. i don't know where, but i do know that it jumps. first of all i believe in god. you'd be stupid not to. you die, and then they say, oh,

and you know, look, an atheist cannot say, hey, i was kidding. >> no second chance on that. >> an agnostic can say i was trying to flush you out. what i do love about the writing of it is that god walked around the garden, and the relationship between god and adam had to be wonderful, man to god, and it's also, pages are missing, granted. >> for example they didn't put eve says to adam, what are the sticks doing all over the ground? adam says they fell off the trees. eve says pick them up. adam says no, why. eve says because i can't live in this mess. >> there's a line from eve all the way to women today and there's a line from adam to us, we nap. we love naps. >> i survive on naps. >> we are at our most peaceful

time, but who looks at us and goes, huh, and it's from eve, the first time she appeared, first time she appeared and god had to have told her about adam, he was asleep. this is not a great greeting and his first words to her happen to be, after he named her, happened to be "bone of my bone." it had to be the first time god ever heard somebody say, o"oh, god." >> you also, by the way, are high-tech. you have bar codes all through this book, if you use your smartphone or tablet with a camera and scan those, you get more of bill cosby. >> that is correct. if you do the correct one, you can get george booth's drawings. >> which are beautiful. >> the wonderful, wonderful george booth. they are hilarious, and if you do the other one, then you'll

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8:30 now on a wednesday morning, the 2nd day of november, 2011, and a pretty good crowd in manhattan, a little chilly, 44 degrees, sky is clear, people are warming up and gathering to say hi to their families back home. we have a real treat, susan boyle in the house. >> she was a real treat, discovered on reality television, she became a bona fide star, out with a brand new

album and in our studio she'll be singing a single coming up. >> just hearing her rehearse gave me goosebumps. also back to an amazing school, we first visited the school 30 years ago, we'll see how the kids we met back then are doing today. of course all grown up. >> that's right, and later today we've got "today's money 911" everything to paying for college to what you should be doing with your 401(k). first, let's say hello to billy bob thornton and amy sadaar, from the number one movie "puss in boots." billy bob thornton what is it about you an animated features for tiny children that doesn't seem to intersect here? >> it was a departure for me, yes. i've actually done one other one years ago called "princess bonanoki" a japanese movie we revoiced in english. other than that, i did an

episode of "king of the hill." >> not quite the kids' cartoon. >> you have three kids of your own, a pretty big intersection. >> good for them to see some of my work. >> you were the voice of cinderella for shrek. >> yes. now i'm oversized villain. what happened? >> these are not your ordinary jack and jill. there you see her. she's kind of rough and tough. >> taking no guff. good for her. >> when you saw what they had in mind for you -- >> i was like oh, my god, how am i going to do this? she's bigger than a refrigerator, i'll hear what he's going to do and see if i can go off that. >> billy bob, your movie starring a cat, yet you're allergic to cats and you have two cats. >> what is up with that? >> my little girl loves cats, she's 7 and what are you going to do? say you got to get rid of the cats? i just sneeze a lot. >> that is so sweet.

>> what a father. >> he says that now. >> i saw the movie this weekend, two thumbs up. >> are you so excited, that's so amazing, right? >> it's crazy. plus it snowed here and still number one. >> there you go. >> people went out. >> amy, thank you so much. billy bob great to see you. thanks so much. and now shaw wreck. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods.. >> good morning. clear and cold this second morning of november. this is a live picture from the sky watcher camera. the autumn color beautiful now. we have fog over the potomac river now. right now it is cold, just near freezing throughout most of the region. 42 at reagan national. later today in the low 60s with lots of sun and milder tomorrow, and still a lot of sun around. on friday, quite a bit of cloudiness, and a small chance of a >> don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or not, while you check your

script, and go to the weather channel on cable or go to weather.com online. >> thanks, al. susan boyle is coming up, but first this is "today" on nbc. [ cherie ] i wanted to make a difference in my community. [ kimberly ] the university gave me the knowledge to make a difference in people's lives. [ carrie ] you're studying how to be an effective leader. [ cherie ] you're dealing with professionals, teaching things that they were doing every day. [ kimberly ] i manage a network of over a thousand nurses. [ carrie ] i helped turn an at-risk school into an award-winning school. [ cherie ] i'm responsible for the largest urban renewal project in utah. [ kimberly ] and university of phoenix made it possible. learn more at phoenix.edu.

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announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. susan boyle shook up the world when she walked on stage during "britain's got talent" and sang like an angel. her first two albums skyrocketed to the top of the charts and out with her third collection of songs called "someone to watch over me." here she is now "both sides now" ladies and gentlemen, susan boyle. ♪

♪ bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air ♪ ♪ and feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at clouds that way ♪ ♪ but now they only block the sun, they rain and they snow on everyone ♪ ♪ so many things i would have done, but clouds got in my way ♪ ♪ i've looked at clouds from

both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow ♪ ♪ it's cloud illusions i recall, i really don't know clouds at all ♪ ♪ tears and fears and feeling proud to say "i love you" right out loud ♪ ♪ dreams and schemes and circus crowds, i've looked at clouds that way ♪ ♪ but now old friends, they're acting strange ♪ ♪ they shake their heads, and

they tell me i've changed ♪ ♪ well something's lost but something's gained in living every day ♪ ♪ i've looked at life from both sides now, from win and lose and still somehow ♪ ♪ it's life's illusions i recall, i really don't know life at all ♪ ♪ it's life's illusions i recall, i really don't know l e life ♪ ♪ i really don't know life at

all ♪ >> susan boyle, hello, susan. >> hello. >> how are you? >> i'm really well, thank you. >> nice to see you. all of the songs on this album have a personal place in your heart. why that song in particular? >> it's a split between reality and what's actually going on. >> do you find that friends you've known say you've changed a little bit? >> probably changed for the better. >> i would imagine so. a lot of the songs were inspired by letters you get from your fans. what kinds of things do people write you these days? >> some of them are personal but things mean a lot to them, where they are in that particular space in their time, the places they've visited, it goes on. >> i think what caught my attention here looking down the list of songs on the album and

you have a depehche mode song o this album. are you a fan? >> yes. it's on the album. i'm a bit of a rock 'n' roll fan. >> are you enjoying travel part of life? >> i love it. >> are you enjoying it more? >> it's good. >> have you found a place you like almost as much as your home in scotland? >> i love being here. >> you like the united states? >> i do. >> why? >> they're very welcoming. >> that's nice. why wouldn't we be welcoming? it's great to have you here. the album is called "someone to watch over me." ladies and gentlemen, sausan boyle. we'll be back with more "t

illegal immigration is one

of the hot button issues in the presidential campaign and the state of arizona is right in the middle of that debate. more than a year after its republican governor signed a controversial illegal immigration bill into law. now, governor jan brewer who has written a book about her struggle called "scorpions for breakfast." governor brewer, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, ann. >> first let me ask you about what you wrote about in this book about congresswoman gabrielle giffords. you describe her as a good friend despite your political differences, as such, making a remark about her recovery, would you like to see her run for re-electi re-election? >> i'd like to see what gabby wants to do and can do. she's a terrific gal, a wonderful elected official in arizona and more than that, she's been terrific for arizona and the united states congress so i certainly hope that she can do whatever she chooses to do. >> given all that she's endured, i imagine for a lot of people and maybe even for you, there would be sort of a sweet smile

if you see her do something like that. >> absolutely. absolutely. she's a terrific, she really is terrific and it was such a tragic thing that happened down in tucson. our hearts were broken for all, everybody that was murdered and injured down there. it was just a terrible day. >> you also write in this book as we just mentioned a lot about illegal immigration. >> i do. >> why would you want to write a book about your experiences during this huge controversy that started to rage after the signing of this bill? >> it was really important to me that i was able to put down what i believe was the truth about what we were doing in arizona, and what we were more or less forced to do because the federal government wouldn't do their job. we are the gateway for illegal immigration into america, bottom line is that we can't afford it. we can't follow rate it and we are the recipients of a lot of criminal acts and the bottom line is the federal government won't protect our borders then arizona will. >> let's be specific what the bill said. the bill you signed which is still challenged in court would let law enforcement check the

immigration status of a suspected illegal immigrant if stopped during a landfall traffic stop detention or arrest, and it would it require that suspected illegal immigrants show proof that they're here legally. now what would justify such a law that required people essential will i to carry papers, identification, something that proved they're american citizens? >> first of all, let me just say, ann, it's under reasonable suspicion, no different than what law enforcement actually does today and if you're here in our country or in any other country, it's your responsibility to carry identification with you, so it's a simple issue, and the press, the liberal media tried to blow that completely totally out of perspective, so i try to talk about that in my book, trying to explain to people, the people in arizona are not race i, they are not bigots. we are trying to do the best given the circumstances we'v ha been given.

they closed down california and texas borders and they're funneled through arizona. we can't expect our citizens to continue to pay the price. it's costing $1.6 billion out of an $8 billion budget a year to take care of that issue. >> you say the people in arizona are not racist or bigots. the question has been raised why wouldn't an officer thinking about a suspected illegal immigrant, are you saying that he would not, he or she would not take into account the color of someone's skin in weighing whether or not to believe that someone might be an immigrant, an illegal immigrant? >> in the law, it says you know it has to be under reasonable suspicion, meaning they have to have already committed something, another crime or illegal -- >> or suspected, not necessarily committed. >> of course, they're law enforcement. they've been trained. they know what to look for. it's reasonable suspicion. you can't just walk up toen is and arrest anybody. >> wouldn't that take into account the color of a person's

skin? >> no. >> why wouldn't they? >> why would they? we have grown up in the southwest, these are friends, neighbors, part of our family, it's ridiculous and you know what? i believe truly that the media and others have tried to throw out that race card to shut down the debate. it's not about that. it's about illegal immigration. it's about the spillover from mexico, and we're just asking the federal government to do their job, and when i signed senate bill 1070 i wanted to make absolute sure that it would work, that it would be constitutional, and nobody's civil rights would be offended. that was my main goal and that's why i wrote the book "scorpions for breakfast." i want to tell the truth and i hope everybody who reads it gets that story and understand we are simply trying to do the job the federal government won't do, and if the federal government doesn't want to do it, then they ought to change their laws. >> what do you say to the obama administration that has put out this information that under president obama, more people have been deported for illegal

immigration status than under any other president since eisenhower? >> i say that's good, if that's factual and if that's true. the general accounting office, the gao says 55% of our border is not secured, and only 15% of those illegals that are coming across are arrested. that's not a secure border. that's not doing your job. >> we know you're feisty, governor jan brewer and in this book you're a fighter. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> for speaking to us, it's been a pleasure. the book is called "scorpions for breakfast." coming up next a remarkable school you'll wish your children could attend but first this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] this is steve and lynn, and they have a good question. can the aetna app make you healthier? well, that all depends on what you do with it. and there's an awful lot you can do with it. access your medical history, view claims, get reminders for mammograms, find in-network doctors, track your health goals... run with it.

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this morning on "he will in order's look" the gift of an education, nearly 30 years ago our mike leonard visited a school brimming with high hopes and hard work. he recently went back to find out what's happened since that first visit. >> reporter: on the rugged west side of chicago stands this beacon of hope, this triumph of educational achievement. chicago's providence st. mel's school, where honor roll students are cheered like star athletes at a pep rally, until the buzzer sounds and the same enthusiastically vocal students walk the clean hallways in near perfect silence. ♪ when my heart is >> reporter: at this school

there's no tolerance for unruly behavior, sloppy attire or lackluster effort. a strict achievement-oriented code of conduct set in motion decades ago, when paul adams took command of what was a broken down soon-to-be closed inner city high school and challenged his students to see beyond their blighted surroundings to a better life, made possible by academic excellence. >> we'd say, in spite of difficulties, you are going to make it. period. >> that video clip came from my first providence st. mel's story. >> you're looking good there, man. >> a story that aired on this program back in february of 1982. one "today" show viewer was so impressed he flew from his washington, d.c., residence to see the place in person, that viewer was president ronald reagan. it was an empowering moment. >> one of the best days of my life. >> reporter: the publicity led to an increase in donations, the

building renovated, a grammar and preschool added. younger minds now awakened to all that is possible when hard work is combined with great expectations. >> for 33 years, 100% of our students get into colleges. >> children want to learn. they're eager to learn, and if you put a great teacher in front of them -- >> reporter: take away the distraction. >> take away the distraction, that's it. >> reporter: that's it? >> that's it. you know, let's not make it complicated. that's it. >> reporter: it's been over a dozen years since paul adams handed over the day-to-day duties as principal to jeannette dubella. his looming presence as school president still casts a forceful shadow and always will, says providence st. mel graduate marvin simpson an operations technology center and one of the students included in my 1982 story. >> his voice will push you and nudge you into the correct direction to go. >> reporter: did you fear him? >> to this day, yes. >> reporter: and to this day,

the once skinny, once uncertain clarence brown, now dr. clarence brown, gives thanks. >> there was something about the love that was there, the discipline that was there, and something about that mission statement. >> at providence st. mel we believe -- >> reporter: the mission statement is recited before class, before mandatory parent enrichment shops, before assemblies, for admissions director aletha wilson, that mission never stops resonating. >> any obstacle we face in life we know if we work, plan, build, and we dream, with god's help we can find a way and make one. >> it's not just words. >> reporter: nearly 30 years ago a young television reporter heard about one man's quest to keep his remarkable school alive. >> you know, i remember you calling me and saying, are you still open? >> reporter: the story aired, a president came calling, and

three decades later, it was a providence st. mel graduate, army major gregory canti, who stood as the officer in charge at the inauguration of our current president. >> hard work pays off. smart work pays off. quality education pays off. >> reporter: paul adams knows. for this has been his life's mission. >> at providence st. mel's we believe you keep saying it and saying it, you start believing. ♪ i need you to survive >> reporter: for "today," mike leonard, nbc news, chicago. >> so great. >> that's inspiring. >> quality education pays off, let that be a lesson to us all. >> one person with a vision, too. >> i'm going to make that day one aware in the world with, day one for where in the world with matt lauer. >> i think that's more than a tip. >> next week we kick off five great destinations in five days, giving clues along the way to see if we can stump these folks

and the people at home. >> what are you packing exactly? >> everything. >> we're excited! ♪ where in the world is matt lauer ♪ >> everything. >> we're excited! 8:56 is your time now on this wednesday, november 2nd, 2011. let's look at the fall forecast. good morning, tom. >> still patchy fog around the region, but we have bright sunshine illuminating the autumn foliage now. it's still cold and most

locations are still in the 30s. now at 44 at reagan national and milder by the bay. and in the 60s, and tomorrow lots of sun and in the mid-60s,

looking dry for the weekend. good morning. traveling outer loop of the beltway at the american laenlgen bridge, slow as you make your way across. and also, traveling 66 east at gallows road, here is what

we're back now, 9:00 on a wednesday morning, it's the second day of november, 2011, chilly in the northeast but nice people sticking around all morning long, maybe a little more bundled up than we're used to seeing them but that is appropriate. two of us out here are bundled up this morning. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. al roker and tamron hall is here while savannah is on assignment. >> let's get bundled up. >> we're bundled up on the inside. >> that's why we don't wear our coats, easy human handwarmers. >> i'll keep my hands on you. >> those aren't pillows. >> oh, no. >> we are going to be talking about kim kardashian, making her first comments now since she

announced she's filing for divorce from kris humphries after just 72 days of marriage. she says she married for love, and it was not a publicity stunt. her mom, kris jenner, joins us in the studio this morning. she also says this was not a publicity stunt. we're going to hear much more from kris jenner coming up. >> all right, also just ahead with the news coming out of europe, giving jitters to the markets, in "today's money 911" is more important than ever, our team is asking questions on everything from the best investment to grow your retirement savings to the best online tools to help you save and budget for expenses like your child's education. >> ever want to get up and go? >> yes. just go, go away get a great escape, within the driving distance of a major metropolitan area so you don't have to go too far? we have ideas that should be a lot of fun. >> look at the foliage. >> ooh. everybody, ooh! >> we are just discussing

bundling up, it is that time of the year where you start to whip out your cozy coats, but maybe your fashion's changed from the bright colors to a little ruffle, a pizazz, the same color ann has on right now. it's fashionable as always. >> who knew? >> you knew. >> the fashionista. >> i have no idea what i'm doing. >> we're going to look at great coats for every body type under $150. isn't that great? i love that coat. >> natalie is standing by at the news desk with the headlines. >> good morning again everyone. facing a public backlash, bank of america has scrapped plans to charge customers $5 a month for using their debit cards on purchases. more than 300,000 people had signed an online petition urging bank of america to drop the debit fee. some had already closed their accounts. amid the sexual harassment allegations surrounding gop presidential hopeful herman cain, one of his two accusers now wants to come forward and

speak out. her attorney says he's working to get a confidentiality agreement waived. "the new york times" reports one of the accusers was paid a year's salary in severance followed an alleged encounter with cain in the late 1990s. today, tributes are pouring in for dorothy rodman, the mother of secretary of state hillary rodman clinton. she died deuce at the age of 92. andrea hitchle hmitchell has mo. >> reporter: whether at the white house or on the campaign trail -- >> my mother, dorothy rodman. >> reporter: dorothy rodman was always at her back. >> i wouldn't be here without my mother. >> reporter: her childhood shaped her daughter's values. >> i thought of what my own mother went through in her life as a child, born to teenage parents who couldn't take care of her, and when she was 8, she and her little sister were sent alone on a train across the

country to stay with relatives. my mother was basically abandoned as a young girl, and by the age of 13, she was on her own. >> reporter: it was dorothy rodman who first taught a young hillary how to stand up to neighborhood bullies. >> she met me at the door and said there is no place for cowards in this house. you have to go back outside and handle your problems. >> reporter: after her husband's death in 1993, hillary's mother became a more frequent presence in washington and on clinton campaigns. >> there's only one person in the world that can really tell the truth about a man, and that's his mother-in-law. what i would like people to know about hillary is what a good person she is. >> reporter: seven years ago in a rare interview, mother and daughter talked to oprah about their special bond. >> i just have to say that people ask me all the time how i do this or how do i survive that, and it's really because of her. and the example she set and the encouragement she gave me.

>> what were your dreams for her when she was a little girl? what were your dreams? every mother has a dream for her daughter. >> um-hum. my dream was that she would fulfill her potential, whatever that was. >> reporter: and her daughter did, growing up to be first lady and secretary of state. >> ms. rodman was a remarkable person. anybody who knows her history knows what a strong, determined and gifted person she was. >> reporter: an inspiration to two generations of clinton women. >> my grandmother has had a remarkable life and overcame challenges when she was a child that i cannot even imagine. >> and that beautiful report was from nbc's andrea mitchell. a new study finds that women who are described as light drinkers increase their risk of developing breast cancer. it found women who averaged three to six drinks a week throughout the study had a 15% higher chance of breast cancer than non-drinkers had. earlier studies had also found a

link between breast cancer and heavy drinking. the study is in today's "journal of the american medical association." reality center kim kardashian is insisting she married for love as she fights allegations her marriage was a sham. >> certainly wasn't a sham, certainly wasn't something for tv. we have enough going on, you know, on our show that we don't have to make things up. i mean she really felt like she was in love with him, and you know, it was an amazing time, and for this to be, for all of us that were watching, i had no idea there was a problem at the time, and you know, it saddens all of us, it saddens me to think one of the rumors is that we sold the television rights for millions of dollars, not true. we profited or she profited from the wedding, absolutely false. we got paid -- >> they did not make $20

million? >> absolutely not. >> for this wedding, how much did they make. >> they made money for the pictures sold and things like that but at the end of the day that money went toward the wedding and kim had to pay a great deal of money at the balance owed for the wedding which she was delighted to do because that was her fairytale wedding. >> are you saying she owed money for the wedding? in other words she actually paid for the wedding? >> absolutely, yes. >> the $2 million ring who gets it in. >> first of all, i mean come on t wasn't a $2 million ring. i'm here to say that as well. you write it down, you say it out loud and suddenly it's a fact. >> so i just said something that was inaccurate? >> that's right. it was not $2 million, it was less than half of that. i don't really know the exact price. i didn't buy the ring, but some of these reports are so outrageous, and everybody gets so carried away. >> you don't know who gets the ring at this point? >> well, it's none of my business, to be honest with you because it was a gift, but i don't know and i'm sure they'll work that out as soon as they get back and i know that kim

just plans on making very generous contributions to a really deserving charity when she gets home, and trying to make that right, because she feels really bad about that. >> and we'll have much more with kris jenner coming up in the next hour. it is now eight minutes past the hour. let's go over to al and get a check of your weather. al? >> thank you very much, natalie. next hour. let's go over to al and get a check of the weather. >> thank you, natalie. as far as your weather is concerned we are looking at a big storm continuing out in colorado. high pressure builds in and low pressure moves out and in between we have blizzard-like conditions in denver where we have blizzard warnings, and winter storm warnings and advisories all the way into nebraska. we are looking at about three to six inches of snow generally, though, one to three would be around that region. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> bright sunshine on the 2nd morning of november. good morning. still showing fog over the

potomac river, and elsewhere where we had patchy fog, that's beginning to dissipate. we will have that gone pretty much in the next couple hours. the temperatures are chilly, and we're above freezing now throughout much ♪ somebody called 911, sure the fire burning on the dance floor, whoa ♪ time for another installment of "today's money 911" where we field your financial questions and get them answered. farnoush tarabi author of "psych yourself rich" and david bach the author of "debt free for the life" and founder of finishrich.com and sharon epperson, cnbc's personal finance correspondent. >> good to be here. >> right to the phones, amy on the phone, she's calling in from fairfax, virginia. good morning, amy. >> caller: hi, good morning. >> what's your question? >> caller: well, my husband and i recently moved to the virginia

area for his new job, and in doing so, i had to leave mine. currently my 401(k) money that has been saved with the company's program is there and do i, my question is do i leave the money there to continue growing until i find a new job or do i transfer it to another program such as one through my bank or auto insurance company in the meantime? what is the better thing to do? >> probably a lot of people going through this. >> good question. surely you could leave the money in the 401(k), at your old employer but if you want more control over your investment, what i would do is do a direct rollover into an individual retirement account. the best part there is you have a variety of investments, a lot more options for you as opposed to your old employer's investment offerings. it's tax deductible, you can contribute up to $5,000 a year. the one thing you want to make sure that does not happen, amy, is that money touches your hands. you want to ask for what's called a direct rollover. if you somehow get a check, the cut from your employer of the money in your 401(k), you will

face severe penalties to the tune of 40%. >> wow. >> if you do get the check, because sometimes it happens, where they require it at checkout, you have 60 days to roll it into an i.r.a. account. >> you may want to do a low cost brokerage firm. financial institutions are fine but you might want to look at t. rowe price, fidelity, vanguard. >> thanks, amy. we have liz in st. louis on the phone. good morning, what's your question? >> caller: good morning. i try really hard to budget my money and i use a graph from excel to try to help me keep track of it but so far it hasn't really been effective. i read an article about online websites that can help you track your money, and since i had my identity stolen once, i'm super careful with all of my information. is there a safe website that i can use to track my finances or keep up with the budget? >> dave, what do you say? >> great question. here's what i would recommend, two websites that i like that use the same encryption technology that banks use and that is mint.com, and

yodeli.com. both websites, it's called 128 encryption, i have no idea what that means but here's what it does, pulls your information from your bank accounts, broker accounts, credit cards and checking and shows you everything on one screen shot so you can see where all of your money is going, much easier than an excel spreadsheet where you manually put everything in. if you're ultraparanoid and don't want to have it online, what you can do is download your brokerage and bank statements into a software program like quicken, happens to be quicken actually the same company, into it, owns mint.com. you can have quicken on why are computer, and download on your computer. if it's a laptop, you have to make sure your laptop is protected. i think mint.com and yodeli.com two great resources. >> or go low-tech and use an abacus. let's move to cheryl in royal oak, michigan and she's got an e-mail she writes, "can you repay student loans with 529 money?" that's interesting.

sharon? >> 529 college savings plans that money is tax free when you take it out for qualified higher education expenses. now that includes tuition, room and board fees, books, computers, but unfortunately, the irs does not see student loan repayments as part of those qualified higher education expenses. it would seem to me it makes sense you're using this money to pay for college, it should be included. the irs doesn't agree. >> because it would make sense. then you change the law. >> do we have time for one more e-mail? we do not. we got to go. >> oh! >> oh. >> i'll be online later. >> that's right farnoush and david bah and sharon epperson. thank you. farnoush is sticking around for a live web chat, head to today.c today.com. are we there yet? five affordable road trips for a long weekend getaway. later on, winter coats easy on the eyes and the budget and

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leisure" magazine, good morning. >> good morning. for october we picked five trips, accessibility from a big city so everyone could do them and affordability, we wanted something accessible on all fronts. >> let a's go to our five getaway locations. first, this one is not far from new york city. >> no. >> two and a half hours. i think al roker has a house here, you can bump into al in columbia county. >> whenever i'm up there i seem to run into al. if you want mayberry, the quintessential new england experience it's great to go up to columbia county, almost the breadbasket of new york, and so a lot of our farmers and farmers' markets the people come from this town. a great place to stay is kinder hook farm. this is an actual working farm on 1,200 acres. if you go with kids you can stay in one of the barns for $300, a family of four and in the morning collect eggs, you can pick vegetables, you can make

your own supper based on all of the things you picked and feels like you're going back to the land which a lot of people are looking for these days. also a big local food movement up there, restaurant in pine plains called agri turismo, great sheep herders and this is a great destination for a foodie getaway. >> nothing like fresh eggs you collect first thing in the morning. >> i agree. >> it's fantastic. next getaway near los angeles on the west coast and a lot to do, and the hotel that you picked is the hotel lautner. >> this is an interesting destination. desert hot springs, only 15 minutes away from palm springs which a lot of people know, is aa little bit more ritzy. for a more bow bohemian vibe lautner is just redone and they're offering $200 a night and the combination is it's

boutique hotel and apartment rental. there's lots of great amenities but don't feel like you're staying in a hotel. you can go hiking and there are joshua trees close by and the incredible geothermal hot springs. if you need after a long day of hiking to go somewhere and relax, this is the plais to go. >> you goet it all there. next, let's just go outside the nation's capital to cull pepper, virgin cu culpepper, virginia, a lot of adult trips. >> a lot of times we think about wine trips and we go to california. we named virginia as one of the top five wine rising destinations in the world. an hour and a half from d.c. you stay at the hotel called suites 249 and if you call ahead they'll stock your mini bar with local bubbly and then you can just drive around, there's beautiful foliage, right at the foothills of the blue mountains, and so --

>> blue ridge. >> blue ridge mountains and some of the wineries we love are lynden and gray goat. >> i love the look of the hotel, modern and chic. >> cool williamsburg feeling but contemporary environment. >> not far from atlanta to chattanooga, tennessee, you like the chattanoogan. >> i love it because it's a perfect advantage to take advantage of everything chattanooga offers. what do you go there for? >> yes, what do you go there for? >> the amazing antebellum southern charm but progressive city with great culture scene and arts scene and very ecofocused. if you want to go to the museum district they have the 100 museum, an incredible american art collection and also great galleries and music, music at night. whatever kind of music you're looking for they have it there. >> last location from minneapolis, if you're an actech

turl lov architectural lover you want to head to mason city, iowa. >> if to the frank lloyd wright hotel in mason city, the only remaining hotel that frank lloyd wright built in 19 10e, that has been reopened just recently, with an $18 million renovation, and it's called the historic park inn hotel. you can literally stay in a piece of american history, if you go to mason city, which has a population of only 29,000 people and yet is a huge architectural destination. >> looks like a lot of vineyards there which we love. thanks so much. coming up, having your steak and eating it too, two low-calorie high flavored meals in "today's kitchen" but first these messages. hey, check it out. she's using the mr. clean magic eraser bath scrubber. i've heard of it, but i haven't seen one up close. what's the word around the sink? that it removes 3 times more soap scum per swipe, and it came from outer space. it is not from outer space! no, man, it's from outer space. they're aliens on an intergalactic cleanliness mission. they're here to clean up the universe. oh, the kitchen scrubbers are aliens, too?

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day. coming up in the half hour the surprise snowstorm last weekend was a sure sign that the cold weather is here, and not going anywhere, so if you're looking to are a new coat to stay warm, we'll show you great finds to compliment your figure, whether you're curvy or petite. i love this, all under what, 150 bucks. i'd love that coat, christmas around the corner. >> the color would look great on you. >> you better call your mom. then a touching story from michigan, where a team of high school football players battle it out on the field to help those battling cancer in their community, a very personal story, for a lot of players. we'll tell you all about it. >> something special. we're going to head into "today's kitchen" cooking up easy meals full of flavor but not full of fat. we'll be making steak two ways for less than 400 calories a serving. >> really? how do they do that? we'll find out. first al has acalories. >> how do they do that?

>> i don't know. >> first, al, a check of the weather for us. let's show you what is happening for today. we are expecting to see more snow through the rockies, and afternoon showers move into the pacific northwest, and rain in the central plains and into the great lakes, and sunshine up and down the western seaboard, and rain in the paw tific northwest with mountain snows, and sunshine and mild from texas into the southwest. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> sun and a blue skylighting up our autumn foliage. live pictures from the sky watcher camera looking off to the west. and temperatures are beginning to warm up a bit, now into the upper 30s to 40 throughout much of the region, and most of the area is above freezing. later today, in the 60s with bright sunshine and the patchy fog that still >> and that is your latest weather.

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>> it sounds so mellow, i love it. >> we always worry about coats with women adding bulk to our bodies. we'll look at different body styles but what is the number one thing? >> make sure it's streamlined and flatters your figure. the coat is the first thing people see. you can have the plainest outfit underneath but a statement coat makes a difference. >> "the coat is your car" is a statement for women. do you need to spend a lot of money to look good? >> absolutely not. you can wear a lower priced coat, pump it up with great accessories as long as you get the right silhouette for you. we have five different body types you picked out great options for the models here, first up, if you want to i guess hide your hips and this is a body type, pear body shape, what do you do? >> if you want the camouflage, we have a coat for you.

this is drawing the eye up with the faux fur collar so we've got a slim wil set and a slight a-line and the a-line is balancing off if you have a heavier bottom eye, drawing the eye upwards and balancing out to create a perfect shape here. underneath you would never have any idea what shape hee is. >> and the belt also helps. >> i've got a lot of coats with belts because belts create a waist. if you're worried about looking slimmer and trimmer, add a belt. it creates a curve and carve waistline for you. a great a-line shape with a faux fur collar. >> sandy, you are rockin' that better than j. lo would. that's her coat company. petite and perfect i love this, natalie and i were talking about this coat. >> great cobalt color, something about petites a lot of girls don't want to feel overwhelmed.

make sure the length is not too long so it's not drowning you, make sure you've got some feminine pieces, a little bit of a puffed sleeve to give that curved shape to it but not too long and the bright color makes a bold statement so you don't have to do boring black or camel. you can do a vibrant shape. >> and you can mix in scarves, that is a neutral chlorine thou color, even though it's bold. >> if you're we pete the puffy coats that are popular is that out? >> you can wear a puffy coat but make sure it's in proportion to your size. you wouldn't want to wear a long puffy coat because it looks like a giant puffy mumu. ? a full figured look and i love this style, you're rockin' it. why does this work on her, jackie? >> we love a french especially in a bold animal print, a lot of full figured women are frightened of animal prints. it's a trend, serves as a neutral. if something like this makes

such a statement you can wear it over a plain coat, it's got the belt so it gives her more of that silhouette, not too long so it doesn't overwhelm here, pair it with a bright, fabulous bag, all of the designer bags are 80% off at my favorite website, peppermintfrocks.com. pair this over something very simple, a great wil seilhouette hit. >> you look great. next up color, color, color, brighten up the world with this one. tell us about it. >> it's all about the cape. we were talking about capes are really great silhouette for anybody. the trick to wearing a cape, make sure the bottom half is a slimmer slender. you wouldn't want to wear volume with volume. makes you look bigger. >> this hits her at her hips. >> it's a flattering shape, really anybody can wear this silhouette as long as they wear

it with a slimmer bottom half. it's a great shape if you want to wear something baggy underneath. not too fitted. i have yet to meet a woman who doesn't look good in red. >> you look fantastic with the red lipstick. next look and final one is creating curves. how do you do that? >> it comes with a great belt and ruffle. the back of the detail has pleating on the back, gives more shape to her body but the epilettes gives her more shape. it adds more detail. the button details add visual element to t widening the shoulders, narrowing the waist, a nice bit of pleating in the back. >> let's bring out all of the mod models. you make me enjoy cold weather and i really don't like cold weather. ladies, thank you so much. still to come in "today's kitchen" steak dinners that are hearty and healthy. up next, high school football players go the whole

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support the local community and the friends, family and neighbors who are battling cancer. more now from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: on one friday night each year the town of lowell, michigan, turns pink. fans of the high school football team don their pinkest attire and the red arrows as they're usually called become the pink arrows, taking to the field not just to beat the other team, but a more formidable opponent. >> we're going to go out and try to beat cancer. that's pretty much what this game means. >> reporter: the name on the back of each player's pink jersey is not their own but that of someone who has faced the disease. >> put someone else's name on your back, it's humbling, you're playing for someone. >> reporter: titan anderson is playing for his dad, who has kidney cancer. >> i want to go out and impress my dad and show him how hard i've worked and how much this game and what his illness has done for me. it motivates me more than any

other game because i really want to play hard and show him how hard i've worked. >> reporter: gabe gorman plays for his late mother, who never told him she had cancer. >> i can't even put into words how much how big this is for me and my family. >> reporter: in today's world, you don't have to cast your net very wide to find someone, a friend, a neighbor, a family member, who has had a battle with cancer, and the lowell, michigan, high school, with its 1,200 students, is no different. >> most people you know are affected by cancer, and i mean, i can't think of a person on this team who doesn't know someone. >> reporter: the money raised is kept within this tight-knit community to help people offset the enormous cost of treatment, people like 3 1/2-year-old cancer survivor claire block and her family. >> i till don't know if the young people actually realize what they're doing and how it affects us. >> to have a community that wraps their arms around the people in the community, to take care of them, it's just such a

special feeling. >> reporter: when head coach noel dean came up with the idea he saw it as a way of giving back and also a powerful teaching tool for the young men in his charge. >> we always have a saying in our program is that real men are going to help people necessarily what can't help themselves. >> reporter: the pink arrow game in his fourth year has raised almost $900,000. cheering on the team from the stands, little claire block and her family. runningback gabe gorman is sure his mom is cheering, too. you think your mom would be proud of the kids at the high school? >> oh, yeah, she's proud of everyone that's supporting it, proud of just everything that goes on. >> touchdown arrows. >> reporter: on the field, the pink arrows easily beat the competition 42-7, knowing they have taken another big step

towards tackling this dreaded disease. for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news, lowell, michigan. >> by the way the red arrows are 9-1, and they will play in the district finals this friday night, so we send our best to them. coming up next, beef, it's what's for dinner but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ 3w5d to the bone, bad to the bone ♪ this morning in "today's kitchen what's for dinner" steak for dinner. healthy meals using a few ingredients and all under 400 calories, robin, author of "robin takes 5." >> robin takes 5, five recipes, five ingredients or less, 500

calories or less. >> five, five, five, five, okay. what are we starting with? >> you can have phenomenal meals. amber beer braized steak with gorgonzola. we have beautiful steaks, seasoned them with salt and pepper. we pulled them out, they're resting. >> how long in the pan? >> one to two minutes per side because they're going in to braize with beer. you can get them thicker, too. we have some leeks, a sweet onion. >> cooking it in what? >> steak juice, an amber beer. when you think about it when the alcohol mostly cooks off you're left with the flavor so you want a good, rich, deep, dark beer. a little bit of beef broth. >> yes. >> ooh that smells good already. put the steaks back in. >> okay. >> you less that braise until it's cooked through. this is so thin it will be short. put it on a plate with the leeks on top and gorgonzola crumbles,

five ingredients, 371 calories there. >> who is counting exactly? all right next. >> ooh, i can get the peppercorn. >> yes, mmm. >> a flank steak. >> and it is an economical cut of beef. >> super lean, economical, super easy to work with. this is called peppercorn malange you get it in the spice aisle. crush them, put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a mallet. you better stand back, i can feel the heat. salt and pepper on this side, we'll flip it. you have those tongs? gorgeous. now so we don't smoke it up we'll turn it down. to do the creamy caesar sauce, buttermilk, parmesan cheese, five ingredients, garlic powder, boom, there's our creamy caesar sauce. i'll show you how we put it together. isn't this beautiful? you let it rest and cut it across the grain. >> and drizzle this? >> can you smell it, even just the garlic and the parmesan,

that's your flank steak with a creamy secaesar sauce. side dish of artichokes, salad roasted pepper, parmesan cheese oregano and scallions. >> and tiramisu. >> gingerbread tiramisu, ginger snap cookies, dipped in espresso, cinnamon on top and five ingredients or less, too. so there's 500 of my favorite desserts, it's low calorie. >> worked out for you perfectly. >> yeah. >> i put all the best in there. >> you did. we'll taste to prove it. >> so good. >> thank you so much, robin. this is great. what have you got coming up? >> the best. coming up, more from kardashian mom kris jenner about her daughter kim. >> hard to talk and eat. >> it's so creamy. sticking to the roof of my mouth. >> mmm. >> after your local news and

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. captions paid for by nbc-universal television so glad you're with us today. wines tai, wednesday. middle of the week. >> we have kris jenner prepping and getting ready to be with us on the program today. interesting given two things. everything with her daughter kim and she's got a new book out as well. >> she's lived quite the life. i'm sure she's not getting asked as many questions as she would like about her book today. >> very newsy day. >> herman cain and kim kardashi

kardashian. the two hot stories. >> kim did release a at the same tim time. a lot of people saw the crush of cameras when she arrived in australia. i wonder if she expected that big response. >> it's a huge hit in 150 countries around the world. i think she's come to expect it. >> my sister was in dubai when she was there. she said it was just like this kim kardashian insanity. >> pandemonium. >> here's her statement. first and foremost, i married for love. i can't believe i have to defend this. i would not have spent so much time on something just for a tv show. i love with all my heart and soul. i want a family and babies and a real life so badly that maybe i rushed into something too soon. i feel like i was on a fast roller coaster and couldn't get off when now i know i probably should have. >> you know, people are going to have their opinions. that's the kim i know. is the person that is a hopeless romantic. but the thing is that i think she has to understand now at this point -- and we'll talk to kris about it a little bit

later, too. it's almost impossible to have a normal life anymore. they've become bigger than life. if you want those things, i remember saying to marla maples once. she said she was so in love with donald trump and all of that. she wanted -- frank and i lived out on a farm in connecticut with a white picket fence. she was talking about, this is the life i want. this is the life i want with donald. i said, here's the thing. you're never going to have this life with donald. you got to understand that. you'll have a different kind of life and maybe you can be happy. didn't turn out so well. you've got to understand the reality of the situation is if you're going to marry a kardashian, you're going to be caught up in their world. they're all about family. it's almost impossible to have a private life. >> what's interesting is the fans are so emotional. like, it's -- this is, i guess, what happens when you open your family up. people really feel a part of it. they feel a part of the love, the joy. they feel betrayal. they feel hurt. >> of course. >> they feel everything.

at first i was like, wow, this sort of crazy anger, like, this is insanity. >> is that what most of it is? >> a lot of it is on the high temperature. i think people felt invested. some people have been saying it's a sham. kris says that's absolutely ridiculous and so does kim. i think it's one of those things that people don't like to feel betrayed in anyway. >> ultimately it is her life. >> yeah, yeah. >> she has the right to make her choices. here's the thing. we live with the repercussions of the choices we make. i don't know. we don't know the truth. we're going to try to find the truth from kris when she comes on. she's been very, very busy. usually she comes to new york, i get a chance to say hello. not today! >> justin bieber is also in the news of late. so on -- just when his album's being released a young girl comes out and says she and justin bieber had a sexual encou

encounter. not only that -- >> very brief. >> she said 30 seconds. >> anyway. >> then she said she has a baby that's now 3-month-olds old and she wants him to take a paternity test and all that. she said it happened at a concert? >> the staples center in l.a. >> he invited her backstage and they went into a restroom. >> about the most romantic thing. i hope it's not true. interesting legal ramifications if it is. the girl is apparently older -- two years older than justin. he would have 16 at the time which is statutory rape. >> makes her 18. yeah. those are fuzzy when you're that close in age. >> you and i differ on these kinds of things. the law is the law for a reason. >> she believes everything is black and white. >> here's what i also think. if it's a lie she should have charges brought against her. for defamation of character. there's got to be a stop to this at some point, too. >> the timing is questionable. her lawsuit -- her suit against

him is coming out right when his album is released. >> yeah. and the baby's 3 months old? how about when she got pregnant? >> everything's planned. >> everything's planned. i wish i could be devious like that and manipulate stuff and plan stuff. i say bring it on. let it happen. bring it. >> if you fantasize about your celebrity crush, and you're married or in a committed relationship, one study says it's a good thing. because it keeps the -- the juices flowing, apparently. the fantasizing about a stranger or a celebrity crush -- >> is disagree with this. what do you think? >> first of all, i disagree with the whole really fantasizing about a celebrity crush. i think you fantasize more about people who you see or know. the fedex guy. >> anybody in this room? >> there might be somebody. >> jerry? >> or anthony? yeah, baby. >> i like j.d. a lot, a lot of hotties around

here. >> they say it increases the fun you have with your own partner because you're more stimulated. and you say? >> i -- i just say it makes the guy you're married to look worse than he actually is. because if you have a crush on george clooney and somebody in your cast does, and she shall remain nameless. >> but her initials are? >> jo ann lamarka. you have a fantasy about this man who seems perfect, of course we all know in reality he isn't. all of a sudden your husband's stinky socks are going to smell stinkier. his bad breath is going to smell stinkier. all about smells. his stomach isn't going to look as good as george clooney does. you start -- >> nitpicking? >> nitpicking and not appreciating the man you're married to. >> good point. we trash to. one of our facebook fans we want to apologize lately.

>> you want to. it was your idea. not guilty. >> i was say ing ifyour shoes are a half size too big for you and you want to wear them still, what works is if you take a maxi pad. let's just say what it is. you peel off the sticky part and put it in your shoe. suddenly, uncomfortable shoes are comfortable. they fit better, whatever. it costs a couple cents. >> dr. scholz makes nice ones. >> sharon taylor heard about our advice. >> whose shoes are those? >> i don't know. anthony. >> i feel bad for sharon taylor. she put her maxi pads in. she had to go to the airport. she put them on the conveyor belt. you know, it wasn't pretty. she felt bad. she realized it. we want to apologize. >> keep your shoes on. >> i just want to give a big shout out to the folks -- >> you've been wanting to since the weekend. >> a couple days. the folks at the kennedy center. we had this honoring the promise gala. it was a terrific gala.

ambassador nancy brinker, sister of susan g. komen. there were tons of wonderful people who came up. a couple of actors from "scrubs" and different shows you've heard of. great. all for breast cancer. a big shout out for that. and my friend chris dukes, in green on the end, she had a nice breast cancer event i attended, too. >> do you ever stay home and take care of hodie? >> yes, i do. >> you've got a quiet weekend coming up? no. your mother's retiring. >> yes. it's still going to be a quiet weekend. semiretiring on thursday. >> library of congress is going to cease to exist. i don't think it can run. look at that. uncle jay. very cozy looking family. coming up next, kris jenner on daughter kim, all things kardashian. she's got a new book out. >> we'll get to the things in the book, kris, we promise. first, these messages.

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now, my good friend kris jenner can officially add author to her bio. in her new book -- >> her memoir called "chris jenner and all things kardashian" takes us through her early childhood in san diego and key moments that helped define her life, including losing one of her best friends, nicole brown simpson. >> thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be here. >> i said i could use a real great dose of girlfriends this morning. i'm really happy to be here. >> tell us about -- the news broke on monday. and instantly it was just like chaos and pandemonium. >> yes. >> and there were -- mine, i know you're saying everyone was kind of nice. there was a lot of backlash that i heard. were you anticipating that degree of backlash? >> you know, when kim told me, i kind of braced myself for the worst. because it was shocking to all of us. nobody wants to go through something like this. it's devastating. not only to kim, but to our

family. we're very sad. you have all these different emotions, you know. we're just sort of on this honeymoon from the wedding. it seems like it happened a minute ago. >> tell us what she actually said. >> she told me what she needed to do. she said, mom, i've been praying and after careful thought, just meditation and consideration, this is what she felt she needed to do. >> but why, kris? >> she's going to, i'm sure -- i can't be here to be her personal voice. that's not my place. >> you're her mom. why do you think? >> something went -- something's not right. you know? she realized that. she had to make it right for her and for her heart and soul. you know, kim's a very honest girl. she wears her heart on her sleeve. she's a hopeless romantic. she wanted this more than anything. and i think she got in over her head and she's devastated. she feels terrible about it. >> given how close you guys are, if people who watched the episode she had what could have

been cold feet or could have been worse, she kept saying i'm not sure i want to go through with this, you're closer to her than anybody. you know your daughter better than anyone does. you probably know the difference between cold feet and, uh-oh, this is a mistake. what did you think was happening as it was getting closer and closer to the day? >> you know, it was hard for me because there was so much going on and i had such input into the wedding and the planning and everything that was going on. i had so many family members to keep track of and thought kim had herself in check, you know. as i started to notice her, i thought, well, maybe -- somebody asked me, is she a bridezilla. i said, you know what? she's unusually calm. i think kim obviously has feelings that she'll share eventually with all of us, innii including me. she's in australia. she's terribly guilty that she's disappointed anybody, including especially her family and all of us. she didn't want to disappoint anyone else. she went on with her duties in australia and she'll be home in a few days. >> did you try to talk her out

of it? did you say to her -- knowing you, i would think, why didn't you guys get off the road for a while. do some counseling. you barely had time to be in the same country together much less be in a marriage. >> exactly. you know, here's the thing. i told kim, you've made this decision. you know, you've thought about this. of course, you want things to work out. you know? i met and married bruce jenner within five months. >> i remember. >> that's crazy. khloe got married in nine days. you and i talked about that. nine days? really? everybody said then, this is fake. this is a sham. they're the two most in love people that i know. bruce and i are going strong. i said to kim, you're not the first person to go through a divorce and you won't be the last. no matter how the length or whatever. get through this. obviously, she has these feelings. she's human. she's hurting. i have to respect that. as her mom, wrap my arms around her. >> the big beef i think a lot of people have is they all think it's about cha ching. this was all a money thing.

they made a ton of money. they sell their pictures. you are a tremendous brand. people saw this as another way to bank. >> she didn't make any money off the wedding. she made some money with her pictures or whatnot. we had our fees for shooting a show just like anybody else. at the end of the day she had to pay money for her wedding. what she netted from the wedding was nothing. she paid money to make her reality true. just because it's written on the front of a magazine or a newspaper doesn't make it real. >> why didn't you at the time, kris, say this is not true. the ring did not cost $2 million. we're not making $20 million. >> because it was so ridiculous. you have to address -- we were busy planning a wedding. not worrying about silly rumors. >> these are the questions people have. >> at some point you get fed up. you hit a wall. you go, stop the nonsense. of course this wasn't a sham. do you know how hard it was for us to even say this to our fabulous network, "e!"

to tell my mother. >> what about your conflict. your conflict is you are not just the mother of kim kardashian, you are the manager. all the girls. you're the manager. you have to do more than just make sure everybody's in check. you have to make sure the business continues to run. do you think you could have compromised some of your motherly duties because you were worried about your business duties? >> when we did the wedding, the wedding wasn't my business. that wasn't -- didn't have anything to do with business. you know, the wedding was for kim. what i was doing was planning parties and a wedding and family members from out of town and if that's what you're talking about. but now my only job, you know, i have to put manager to the side right now. i'm kim's mom. first and foremost. that's what i'm here to do and to help her through this. all you've got is your family. >> kris humphries has a different kind of a statement which was a little surprising. >> he looked like he was blind sided. >> like he didn't see this coming. >> he wants to work it out. >> yeah. >> i haven't spoken to kris. i talked to him last week one time about something else.

haven't spoken to him. you know, he's been in minnesota. so i don't know. >> okay. >> you don't think there's any hope for reconciliation? >> i don't know. when kim comes home from australia, i'll get more of a feel for what's going on. right now all i know is she's devastated. that's all i can wrap my head around right now is just making sure she's okay. >> is there anywhere she can go and not be -- heal or work on this? >> of course! she can go to your house. that's where we all go when we need a place to stay and heal. >> let's talk about kris. there's a lot in your book. in it i knew you were close with nicole simpson -- nicole brown. i was surprised you were supposed to meet her on the very day she was killed. i at no tididn't know that. >> we were supposed to have lunch. she wanted to meet me two nights before. i couldn't because bruce was out of town and he had flown to do the golf tournament in chicago. and -- >> the same one that o.j. went to afterwards?

>> we never figured that one out. i asked bruce that. was that the same golf? it was so foggy. they were in the same city at a celebrity tournament. i had the two little girls who are your goddaughters. i was babysitting, obviously. >> one of them turns 16 years old tomorrow. >> i know! isn't that great? anyway, yeah. i think anybody -- nicole was a dear, dear friend. such a good friend. anybody who was in her universe and in her realm. and a great mom and a great wife and a great sister and a great daughter. i think anybody that went through that at that time was devastated by that loss. but felt the sense of guilt. we all wondered, could you have done anything to make -- to change the outcome. >> you were surprised, but not shocked as i remember. same reaction frank had when we were told -- >> we went through that together. >> yeah. you talk about so many things. your marriages. you talk openly about an affair. you're like, this happened. why so open about the affair you had when you were married to robert kardashian? >> you know what?

we get a lot -- i get tons of letters and thousands of e-mails of people asking me about my life and what happened here and why did this happen. so it seemed like a good time to write a book and do my memoir. when you do it, you have one shot at it. you do it one time. i thought, i'm just going to tell the truth. i'm going to tell my story from soup to nuts, from "a" to "z" and let it all hang out. we're pretty much an open book in case you haven't noticed. >> we've learned. >> it felt natural for me to be honest about that. my kids were okay with that. my husband was okay with that, bruce jenner. >> he's known. >> of course. i'm not the first person to have gone through something like that either. so i think it's important to tell my story and let people know, you know, what caused that. everyone's like, why did you get divorced? well, i made a huge mistake. and i'm human. i learned from that mistake and hopefully, you know, my life is better because of it. >> you regretted it hugely

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and boy -- boys. you got girlfriends. so what was the intention of the -- the fellow who asked you -- >> when you're 14? >> to go steady. that was always the thing. >> but go where? go all the way. >> go steady. hold hands. walk to school. >> no. go all the way was not -- >> not back when i was a teenager. >> that's what we're talking about. >> i know! >> wait. why are you yelling when you were wrong? >> i yell a lot. >> you can't win here. >> i know. >> now, the point is, i would like to go with you. >> right. >> and for me, i'm 74. so 60 years ago, girls would ask questions that would knock you back. like, males were just not --

other males didn't give us practice. >> you guys didn't talk about it? >> no. just, hey, man, things happen. that's it. >> yeah. >> girls have women who protect them, so to speak. and you have meetings. >> about everything. mostly about you. men. >> of course. because we are dangerous. >> i know. >> we carry -- >> look at justin bieber. just kidding. a little joke, bill. >> i don't want to -- you already covered -- i'm talking about the beauty and the joy just a touch. >> yeah. the sweetness of it. >> yeah. >> and the honesty. >> yeah. >> the honesty of it. and how your heart could really explode. >> yeah. >> one of the girls asked you, was it bernadette that said, why do you want to go out with me? or was that the first one?

>> no. no, no. why do you want to go steady? because i love you. >> i love you, yeah. >> and she said, what is love? i wasn't ready. that was enough. i love you. what is love? and it was like, i was afraid because she seemed to already have the answer. and that was a way that the older females are taught, the girls, you know, keep these boys honest. and then the other one was platonic. i would -- i would like it to be platonic. boys didn't know that word. >> they still don't. >> well, of course. because the girls have this vocabulary that's already been given to them, the older women do that. and all we have is a pumping heart. >> yeah. what do you -- what do you hope people are going to take away

from these anecdotes, these stories, bill. >> laughter. >> yep. >> laughter. and then to be able -- when you read, it's different from when you see the fellow performing. >> yeah. >> when you read, even though you can pick up my rhythm, and even though you're laughing, you can still drift when you read. so i'm hoping the connections will be that when you're reading, you remember what's his name. >> yeah. >> and you remember your father. >> tell us the one way you say the word when a woman is fine. how do you say it. teach us how to say it. >> first of all -- >> we got to go. we got to go. >> i'm trying to do it. you made a face like -- and you

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song. paula abdul, dolly parton, olivia newton-john or madonna? >> olivia newton-john. >> yeah! >> that's right. she hit it. olivia newton-john. >> came out in 1981 one of her most popular songs ever. how can we forget? >> i didn't remember the video. >> it's so funny and controversial. >> look at the guy in the back. all right. cool. let's go back across to kath. >> this nice young man from des moines, iowa. all right. which of the following fitness trends came first. yoga, pilates, spinning or zumba. >> oh, man. i'm going to go with spinning. >> you need a bicycle to spin! he's going to love the lullaby album, really. >> i'm sure he will.

the correct answer is, "a," yoga. >> yoga has been around for thousands of years. it's actually older than any of these other fitness trends combined. despite being tens of thousands of years old it's still very, very popular these days. >> i got to get on that train. haven't gotten on that train yet. >> good for your mind and body. >> which of the following was introduced in 1982 and launched the craze of low calorie beverages in the u.s.? crystal light, diet pepsi, diet coke or diet dr. pepper? >> i'll say diet coke. >> smart woman. smarter than this guy from iowa. >> definitely smarte guy. the diet coke ad which we remember very, very well. >> diet coke came out in 1982. it was the first brand extense of coca-cola. within two years it became the most popular diet soda on the market. and it still remains the most popular diet soda. yes, it is. >> okay. all right. back across to kath. >> lovely lady from tampa,

florida. how many calories burned does it take to lose one pound? 3,500? 185? 5,000? or 1,400 calories? >> 1,400. >> you wish. wouldn't you wish. >> okay. this is the most depressing answer on earth. it takes 3,500 calories burned to burn one pound? >> it does. this is very difficult to do unless you're exercising and you're taking in less than 500 calories a day. so at "shape" we recommend that you burn more than 500 calories day so by the end of the week you are losing one pound. >> time for one more. >> very quickly, from new mexico, which female athlete was the first woman to appear on a wheaties box? jackie joyner-kersee, dominique d dawes or mary lieu reton. >> she's right!

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it's time for "today's woman." if you've been threatening to change your life but have be afraid to do it now might be your chance. >> we're talking about reinvention. it's never too late to change the rules. debra shiply and susan schwmimme rerks. we love the topic. it used to be an old-school formula. you went to work. then you got married young. you had kids. you retired at 65. boom, boom, boom. that's how life laid out. the game's changed, hasn't it? >> absolutely. i looked at three categories which were young ceos, people having newborns when they were middle-aged and people who start

second careers after retirement. people are scrambling the traditional categories. >> is it really reinvention or the actual evolution of an individual? >> it's a good point. i do think it's reinvention. i think we all make choices throughout our lives that i hope are the best at that time. but we at "more" magazine say all the time, it's not an age. it's a life stage. at different times in your life you want different things. >> that's true. >> what's nice in today's economy and today's world you can make different choices. you don't have to be locked in. >> people are afraid. i think once you've done a certain thing and you know how to do it very, very well, stepping out of your comfort zone, especially in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond -- >> like your mom's about to. >> yeah. >> i think women are better at it. women are natural born evolutionists. do you agree? >> i think so, too. in particular when it comes to motherhood. 40 is the new 20 when it comes to having babies.

between 2007 and 2009 more woman over 40 gave birth for the first time as opposed to women in their 20s went down. it's a huge trend. >> it used to be a thing. whn you saw an older mother, older father, you kind of got the look, like, are those the parents or the grandparents? people didn't know. now that's not happening as much. >> they still think that about me and frank. >> there is still a bit of a stigma with women. they said they do experience it. a, they have a sense of humor. b, you have to think these are people who they really want a child. not to mention the fact people who have kids later tend to be more financially stable, many mature. >> these are women who have a career. they put off the motherhood thing. >> if you want to make a change in your life at any time just be smart about it. >> how? does that mean make a plan? >> yes. think about what you really want and what you really need in your life. do you need health benefits? do you need flexibility in a schedule? can you relocate? think about it. make a plan. do your research. >> someone was saying, there was a woman who wanted to go off and

do her own thing. she needed health insurance and stuff. someone said take 10% of your day and dedicate it to your new idea. keep your health insurance. take 10% of your money. dedicate it to your new idea. have a little bank you start forming for the new idea. >> maybe stay in the job that you have. make the plan for a change. when you're ready, you can do it. you make the move. i also think at some point you've got to trust your gut and you've got to go for it. >> yeah. >> most people are terrified of it. >> that's why i say -- >> i'm more terrified of being bored. >> i agree with you. although, i don't know. i feel like today with women there's very much a new or neverness sensibility. >> i think age -- it's really just a starting point. i spoke to a woman who was 40 when she became a full-time dancer. that's usually when people hang up their shoes. you have to have an attitude that my age is a starting point. seize the day. look at it as an opportunity to move forward with a new life and new adventure that you want.

>> we're healthier longer. we're in better shape longer. maybe it's time to try something. but do your research. if you front load it with information and research, it will make you feel more comfortable to make the change. >> all right. >> thanks, ladies. up next, impressing your guests without the stress. in the kitchen. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with "today's kitchen." we're getting saucy with our kind of celebration. with holiday gatherings in our not so distant future, chef peter callahan is here to keep things actually. >> author of "bite by bite: 100 stylish little plates you can pair with any party." and you catered my book party!

>> i've never been so impressed in my life with caterer. >> that's so nice. thank you. >> show us what you've got, baby. >> we've got cheese and wine over here. this is a very simple one. put a little petal on top. >> a little petal? on top of what? >> on top of the cheese. >> and a little of this. >> a little of that. >> have a little bite. >> look at this. >> look how cute! >> tell me what wine this is. your favorite. >> chardonnay. >> not that i would know. >> yes, it is. >> next we've got mango shrimp lollipops. here are a whole bunch of ingredients that all go right in there. >> what are they? sour cream? >> a little coconut milk. lime juice. we've got rum. >> do it, baby. what's next? >> tabasco. >> really? >> and herbs. >> it'll all be on our website. >> do you say herbs or herbs? >> herbs.

>> i say herbs. i have friends named herb. it's weird. it should be herb. >> we grind it up? >> grind it up. >> go, go, go. >> it's done. >> we'll pretend. >> throw it over. and then. >> look at the little -- >> please. look at the little -- >> bloody marys. lots of horse radish. >> look how cute the whole set-up is. >> there we go. quesadilla. we've got little avocado that goes on the bottom. >> mm-hmm. >> boom, boom, boom. >> this is labor intensive. but it's so impressive, right? >> he caters it. you don't have to do it. >> exactly. >> somebody has to make them! his workers have to. >> hire me. >> come around in front, peter. we want to see all the stuff. come here. this is such a beautiful layout. >> hoda won't let the man make his taco.

>> all right. >> want to shake a little margarita? >> tell us about this one, peter. look how cute this is. >> that's my favorite sound. >> only trouble with this is it makes my arms flop. >> talk about this one. 20 seconds left. >> bag el -- that is a vanilla pudding, papaya. it looks just like a bagel, only it's dessert. it's got a dessert wine. >> amazing. >> come back tomorrow. >> silly bob thornton. be afraid. plus, kiss's ace freely? oh, my gosh. my head's going to explode. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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