[ chanting ] >> we want joe! >> good morning. breaking news. violence erupts on the campus of penn state university moments after school officials announce the firings of legendary football coach joe paterno and the university's president in the wake of that child sexual abuse scandal. we're there live. debate debacle. an embarrassing moment for rick perry during last night's gop debate when he tries to describe the three government agencies he would eliminate. >> the education -- the commerce -- i -- and let's see -- i can't -- the third one i can't. sorry. >> so what happened? we'll ask him this morning. and matt on the move. he was supposed to be there for day two of where in the world but weather forced a last-minute

switch. it looks like he finally made it and he's about to clear up the mystery of where he is today, and he's about to clear up the mystery of where he is today, thursday, november 10th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome today on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. matt will fill us in on where he is on day four of "where in the world" in a moment but we begin with the two major stories that developed overnight -- the firing of penn state head football coach joe paterno and the disastrous debate moment for texas governor rick perry. let's begin in state college, pennsylvania and nbc's ron mott. ron, good morning. >> reporter: ann, good morning to you. when the university canceled joe paterno's scheduled news conference on tuesday he came out wednesday on the offensive publicly announcing his

retirement effective at the end of the football season but the university board of trustees had a different exit plan in mind. >> with that stunning announcement joe paterno's career at penn state came to a screeching halt last night fired over the phone in the wake of a child sexual abuse scandal involving a former long-time assistant coach. the school's president is also gone. >> we thought that because of the difficulties that had engulfed our university, and they are great, as you all have documented, that it was necessary for us to make a change in the leadership, to set a course for a new direction. >> we want joe! we want joe! >> reporter: overnight, students rallied, a large campus protest turned aggressive.

police responded accordingly. and, as they have for several nights, students gathered at paterno's home after the announcement. he came out to greet them. his wife, sue, in tears. >> why did you guys come out? >> because i want to say hello to all these great students who i love. you guys are great. get a good night's sleep. all right? study. all right? we still got things to do. all right. i'm out of it maybe now. a phone call put me out of it, but we'll go from here. okay? >> reporter: hours before he was fired, paterno tried to take a preemptive strike announcing his retirement at season's end, a decision he shared with players at an emotional meeting. >> he was crying the whole time he was talking. >> just hart to see a huge key person of penn state to go like this. >> reporter: in his retirement statement paterno wrote the board of trustees should not spend a single minute discussing

my status. they have far more important matters to address. i want to make this as easy for them as i possibly can. paterno, attending what would be his final practice wednesday, acknowledged his emotions in his statement. this is a tragedy, he wrote. it is one of the great sorrows of my life. with the benefit of hindsight, i wish i had done more. according to the grand jury graduate assistant mike mccreary still on the coaching staff told paterno he saw former assistant coach jerry sandusky allegedly sexually assaulting a young boy in a campus shower in 2002. paterno testified he told his supervisor, the athletic director, but the university did nothing, prosecutors say. two university officials were charged with perjury and failing to report the crime against a child. paterno was not charged with a crime, but in the end it was an amazing fall from grace for the legendary coach. >> thanks. pray a little bit. >> coach!

coach! >> we love you, joe! >> reporter: jerry sandusky and the two university officials charged in this case deny any wrongdoing. meantime, federal officials confirmed they are investigating to see if any u.s. laws were broken by the failure to report. ann? >> all right. ron, thanks. mike is a columnist for the new york daily news. good morning and thanks for being here. let's make sure we're all on the same page on how big a fall from grace this is for joe paterno. what was his reputation? >> ann, this is one of the iconic names in the history of college football and american sports. he started being the head coach at penn state in 1966, showed up there 61 years ago. he had become not only one of the most powerful people in the sport but certainly the most powerful person in his school. the hierarchy at a place like penn state, where he had made so much money and won so many games is football coach, school president, on down.

that's why it was interesting yesterday when he said the board of trustees shouldn't spend another minute worrying about me, it's like he was still under the impression that he was calling the shots at penn state. well, that ship had sailed when he didn't call the cops after being told about this alleged child abuse nine years ago. >> how do you square that? how do you square a guy with this sterling reputation for being a good guy, not only a legendary football but a good guy, a good force in football with not -- if an eyewitness had come to him and said, if the charges are correct, i just witnessed the raping of a 10-year-old boy, why he would not have called police? >> you know, ann, this -- i've been writing all week about the church of football at penn state and how similar this was to me to what happened in the catholic church. and the first instinct seems to be protect the institution. last night the board of trustees said, we're doing the right thing for penn state. well it's about time that somebody was looking out for the best interests of the school, but nobody looked out for the best interests of this little boy nine years ago.

and if it is true that mike mccreary, a graduate assistant at the time, saw what he said he saw, and believe me, ann, you don't want to read this grand jury report because it's hideous. if he saw what he said he saw and went and told joe paterno and didn't actually try to bounce this guy off the wall before he called 911, i think the legal problems for penn state are going to be immense. that's why everybody keeps saying, we want to hear joe paterno's side of this. i'm not sure that a lawyer wants him to say too much. even when he said yesterday, i should have done more, i think this school is in a world of trouble, because nobody was looking out for these kids and everybody was looking to protect the penn state brand. >> you talk about this school. if this was a moral lapse for penn state officials does it also say something about the power currently of college football, whether there is too much power in the hands of people who run the football

program? >> oh, look at this shameless jockeying for money in college football. yes, ann. it's no accident that the people who go to these big stadiums are called the faithful and that guys like joe paterno are treated like gods. we found out differently. he wanted one more saturday because he thought he was all that. he didn't even deserve that. >> this is to be continued and i hope you come back and explain more as more details come. thank you so much. >> thanks, ann. now to the presidential race and a disastrous moment for texas governor rick perry during last night's gop debate. we'll talk to him in just a moment, but first let's take a look at what happened. >> i will tell you, it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone -- commerce, education, and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. oh, five. okay. so commerce, education, and the -- the --

>> epa? >> -- epa. there you go. >> seriously? is the epa the one you were talking about? >> no, sir, no, sir. we're talking about the agencies of government -- epa needs to be rebuilt, no doubt about that. >> but you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government i would -- i would do away with the education -- the commerce -- and let's see -- i can't -- the third one i can't. sorry. >> governor perry is with us this morning. good morning. it's nice to see you smiling. >> yes, ma'am. >> anyone who has spoken in public and lost his or her train of thought can feel your pain. can you describe what happened and what were your emotions in front of millions of people when you lost your train of thought? >> i will tell you, i don't mind

saying, clearly, that i stepped in it last night. but i think i'm kind of like most americans and there are so many agencies of government out there we'd like to forget that the department of energy was one of those. but, you know, seriously, the issue wasn't about whether i can sing off a line of a number of agencies. it truly gets to the core of the matter that we've got so much government out there and people are so tired of government telling them how to do this, what light bulb to buy, what car standards they're going to have for fuel efficiency, etcetera, that going through that long list of government agencies is really what this campaign is all about, you know, and so i'm human like everyone else. >> you know this morning the reaction, governor, has not been kind. a former aide to george w. bush told the "new york times" your stumble was the, quote, human

equivalent of the shuttle challenger and one of your fundraisers told "the wall street journal" simply, he just ended his campaign. have you thought about ending your campaign? are you staying in this race, sir? >> well, ann, you know what today is? this is the 236th birthday of the united states marine corps. there was a day that -- to stay in the fight, this is it. so you bet i'm going to continue on and this campaign is about ideas. it's not about who's the slickest debater or whether anyone has made a mistake or not. we're all going to make mistakes. >> are you going to be doing any other debates, sir? >> it's about laying out our vision. we'll be in south carolina on saturday. >> i want to ask you about something that herman cain said last night. he actually came to your defense saying the american people can be very forgiving. this is from the man who once blamed your campaign for leaking the story about the sexual harassment allegations against him. for the record, did you or anyone in your campaign leak this story about sexual

allegations against herman cain? >> absolutely not. and i asked my campaign and once that was said and, clearly, i have no idea where that came from but it didn't come from my campaign. >> all right. and i want to give you a chance to respond to or at least tell the people who are possibly going to talk about you on "snl" this weekend, "saturday night live" they may actually have something to say about what happened this week as they often do. do you have any message for the writers? >> i bet they do. listen, i hope they get the agencies right. as a matter of fact, they'll go to rick perry.org, they can participate as well and pick which one of those federal agencies they'd like to get rid of as well. >> all right. well, you're smiling this morning. that's usually how we get through tough times. texas governor rick perry, thank you so much this morning. >> thank you, ann. >> all right. now for a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> we've all been there on t al

that one. let's see what is happening. we have tropical storm sean west of bermuda. it's moving north at eight. it's going to go to the west of bermuda and out to the atlantic, however some of the moisture already working its way into the east. you can see the showers just off the new england and new york city coastline. we're also seeing more rip currents and strong winds, and we are feeling the affects of sean even though it won't affect the eastern u.s. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> we have the sunup over the fog this morning. and temperatures around the region are on the chilly side. we're in the upper 40s to near 50 throughout most of the area. 48 at reagan national now. and we have patchy dense fog especially in the counties in gray, howard, calvert,

and that's your latest weather. ann? al, okay. thanks so much. >> "where in the world is matt lauer" is brought to you by the capital one venture card. >> i couldn't find him. >> why don't you use this? >> oh, yeah. >> and now for the fourth time this week, we must ask that age-old question. where in the world is matt lauer? ♪ where in the world where in the world is matt lauer ♪ ♪ show me a sign give me a clue drop me a hint and tell me something new ♪ ♪ it's a global mystery you've got to watch and see ♪ ♪ where in the world where in the world is matt lauer ♪ >> hey, guys. good morning. we had a long trip last night but we've made it to another fantastic location. i gave you a clue before i left kuala lampur on wednesday and

said time is of the essence as we train our sights on where it began in 1998. for the fourth time this week, "in the world am i?" >> i've given up on your clues all together however i can see you're at a place snowy and a bit rustic or you'd be wearing a suit. i'll guess something crazy like you're with the penguins on the lowest tip of chile. >> okay. al? >> you're somewhere in a clock tower, somewhere near the orient express. >> natalie? >> i think there's a train there behind you and it looks like you're wearing a turtle neck so i'm going with a train through the swiss alps. >> okay. natalie, i think this is pretty good day for you. the time is of the essence part refers to the fact that we are in switzerland and, of course, the swiss are all about time and precision. as we train our sights, that deals with the train ride we took to get here, one of the

most spectacular train rides i think anyone will ever take, and where it all began for us in 1998, the very first "where in the world" destination was the sphinx in cairo, egypt. put it all together and welcome to day four of where in the world is matt lauer from the sphinx observatory on the top of the tower in the swiss alps. >> wow. very nice. > >> if the view from the petronis tower was good this is good times 10. i am standing at 11,745 feet above sea level. this is a very popular tourist destination. about 700,000 people come here every single year and all of those people leave with their jaws hanging wide open. i mean, i hope this translates for you. what you can see. i'm standing on one of the iconic steeps of the alps.

the others just off to my right here. on a clear day, now you know why we wanted to come here in good weather. it was crummy tuesday. >> yes. >> you need a beautiful day. on a clear day from where i'm standing i can look into the mountains of belgium, the mountains of france, to the black forest of germany, and joe michaels, make sure you're on me right now, our director, because there is something else behind me that you can see on a clear da day. you can see the matterhorn. >> great job. >> in the neighborhood. >> now, the view though, some feel the price -- the climb is a little rough. it's about 23 degrees right now. i'm not wearing a coat because the sun is so intense and it's heating us up. the air is also thin. up at this altitude i'm breathing air that has about 20% to 30% less oxygen in it than what you breathe down in rockefeller center. but despite the elements, it's

extremely civilized up here, guys. i have four bars. you got to love the swiss. there are two ways to get up here. you can climb, which is how i got up here. >> not. >> not. no. >> yeah. that's the ticket. that's how i got up here. i climbed up here. or you can take that train ride, which is spectacular. either way, when you get here, it is worth the trip. take a look. >> high and mighty, vast and ti timeless. the swiss alps have been called the visible throne of god, a sight to behold. three majestic mountains cast a shadow over these lands. the iger, the monk, and the region's namesake the junfrau. >> the fact that you have an inhabited area at the foot of some of the most magnificent mountains in the alps, they're

in your face. you can reach up and touch them. >> reporter: from snowy peaks to lush valleys, pastoral farm land, improbable towns accessible only by cable cars. 7,000 people call this home. for the last 25 years, evelyn has been climbing these mountains, the first female mountain guide in this region. like so many here, the alpine spirit is in her blood. >> being in the middle of the history and the middle of this nature is something very special. i feel a big power here. >> reporter: tourists, too, have been charmed by these mountains for centuries. nearly 2 million take in these vistas each year, from all over the world. a stunning, two-hour train ride from the valley floor through picturesque towns and into mountain rocks takes visitors to

the grand finale. the top of europe. at over 11,000 feet the junfrau is the highest railway station on the continent. part tourist attraction, part high altitude research center, it's home to the sphinx observatory, an iconic location surrounded by breathtaking peaks. up here the air is thin, the view endless, and for visitors it's a chance to walk above the clouds. >> it's awesome. >> it's surreal. >> this is one of the most beautiful places that i've seen. >> reporter: deep within the jungfrau, itself, lies the ice palace, a winter wonder land carved from the largest glacier in europe. for thrill seekers this is an extreme world of ice and snow. beautiful and enchanting. for centuries the swiss alps were simply insurmountable. today, tourists can take it all

in. looking out from the world's ultimate perch. >> i think you get a sense of why they call this place the top of europe and just a quick story, we decided to come here years ago when we were in a helicopter flying to the matterhorn and we looked out the window and actually flew by this place and saw it and said, what the heck is that? we've got to go there one day. what do you think? >> gosh. >> you asked the question, you said, i sure hope this translates. matt, we have chills in the studio. it is so stunning. >> wow. >> to see that. and also so compelling to think that you can be reporting from above but also see what's happening below in these ice caves and also begs the question sort of what is happening with that observatory? is it able to see better into space? does it have a telescope? >> it's doing all kinds of research. we'll tell you about that later on. obviously they don't have smog and pollution to deal with up here. we'll talk about what it takes

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just ahead we have an exclusive interview with dr. conrad murray the doctor convicted in the death of michael jackson. >> from here we'll talk about what it takes to survive in this incredibly difficult terrain. we have a guest, the host of "man vs. wild" and a survival expert and he is set to rappel down the sfix observatory. how you doing? >> hey, matt. top of the world! what a day! >> have fun. we'll catch up with you down below. i'll take the spares if you don't mind. talking to bear and having a lot of fun up here. first these messages and your local news. are not for decorating.

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thursday morning 10th day of november, 2011, day four of "where in the world is matt lauer?" coming to you from the sphinx observatory on the top of jungfrau mountain in the swiss alps. there is bear, the host of "man vs. wild" getting set to rappel from the sphinx observatory. better him than me. bear, look out below. >> beautiful. >> he of course is a survival expert. he has cameras on him to document what he is seeing. that is his point of view. we'll catch up with bear a little bit later on and talk about surviving in this terrain. it is 7:30 now back in new york city. it's 1:30 in the afternoon here in the swiss alps. i'm matt lauer. ann curry is back in new york.

good morning again. >> good morning once again. watching bear i'll tell you i'm glad i didn't have breakfast. i hope he didn't have any either. >> we didn't have time. >> i imagine. >> it's beautiful here. amazing. the longest in europe. >> ann, this was a place we were going to come to on tuesday. we made much about the fact that the weather here was bad. we couldn't do it. i want to show you some videotape of tuesday, what we would have been experiencing had we come that day. it was a white out. snow blowing sideways, wind gusts up to 65 miles an hour. we had nine members of our crew actually spend a night out here because it was simply too iffy to get them up and down on the train. we always take our hats off to the technical crew on this trip, you know, a special tip of the hat this morning to them because they went above and beyond the call of duty. ann, let me give you an idea of

how i got here after kuala lampur on wednesday. we took off on a seven-hour flight to abu dhabi and then got some fuel there. we took another seven-hour flight to zurich, switzerland, and then it got interesting. an hour helicopter ride into the alps followed by a two-hour high altitude train ride making our entire trip 6,489 miles. our grand total for the week, 25,170 miles. we have spent over 55 hours in planes, trains, and helicopters. coming up, we'll talk about the eiger, one of the most iconic peaks in this area. normally it takes a team about three days to climb it. we'll meet a guy who claimed it in just under three hours, ann. >> all right. very impressive, matt. to make you feel better, you don't look any worse for the wear. we'll see more from you in a little bit. we begin this half hour with michael jackson's doctor, just days before he was found guilty

of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death. conrad murray sat down with savannah guthrie for an exclusive interview. she joins us. good morning. >> good morning to you. conrad murray decided not to testify at his trial so this is the first time we see him answering questions about the case. and what was clear right away. to this day the doctor stands by his actions the day michael jackson died. savannah guthrie from nbc. in the waning days of the case conrad murray agreed to an interview, with his fate still in the hands of the jury. michael jackson was one of the most beloved entertainers this country, around the world. what's it like to be blamed for his death? >> well, i loved michael, too. i'm as much a fan as any of the others. to be blamed for his death has not been an easy thing. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray first met michael jackson during a house call in las vegas in

2006 and saw him off and on from that point forward. >> this is it. i'll see you in july. >> but when jackson agreed to a comeback tour in 2009, he wanted his own full-time doctor with him, and the concert promoter agreed to hire jackson's pick, dr. murray, for a salary of $150,000 a month. do you now wish you'd never met michael jackson? >> i would hate to put blame on michael as an individual. i don't regret that i met michael. i only wish that maybe in our dealings with each other he was more forthcoming and honest to tell me things about himself. >> you think he lied to you? >> definitely. >> about what? >> well, certainly he was deceptive by not sharing with me his whole medical history. the doctors he was seeing,

treatment he might have been receiving. >> the lorazepam -- >> reporter: in court prosecutors laid out dozens of prescription bottles found in michael jackson's house days after his death, pain killers, antidepressants, and antianxiety medications. did you really not know he had an addiction problem? >> absolutely not. did not have a clue. >> wait a minute. you knew he was seeing other doctors. on the bed side are all these prescriptions with other doctors' names on them. >> i cannot prevent michael from seeing another doctor for whatever reason. >> when he hired you, you must have realized the main reason he hired you was to give him this drug propofol. >> no. not at all. >> when he hired you full-time, one of the first actions you took was to start buying propofol and sending it to california. >> absolutely that's not correct. first of all, i met michael with propofol. this was not something i introduced to michael. >> in fact, murray was hired

full-time in march, 2009, and between april and june of that year, prosecutors say he ordered 255 vials of propofol, adding up to more than four gallons for jackson's personal use. for two months, jackson came home late at night from rehearsals and dr. murray's work day began, setting up michael with an i.v. in his bedroom, administering propofol to help him sleep. to you there is still nothing wrong with giving propofol in a home setting? >> i think propofol is not recommended to be given in the home setting, but it is not contra indicated. >> was it wrong for you to give it in the conditions in which you gave it to michael jackson? >> i look at my condition with michael not as about giving it but trying to find a method to take away something from him that i felt he should not have been using on his own. >> why didn't you just walk away? >> i should have walked away.

but if i walked away, i would have abandoned a friend. >> dr. murray claims he was weaning jackson off the drug. >> why should anyone believe that after 60 days of administering propofol that suddenly in those last few days you decided to stop giving him propofol? why should anyone believe that? >> well, i'll tell you what. that happened, three days towards his death he was weaned off and i was extremely happy because i finally achieved the state i wanted. the state was, michael away from propofol. >> whatever his state that night, at trial one of the most shocking pieces of evidence showed michael jackson in early may under the influence of something. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. go.

go. >> the slurred voice of michael jackson, six weeks before his death, in a recording police found on conrad murray's iphone. what was the purpose of recording him in that state? >> it was incidentally recorded. >> you mean an accident? >> yeah. it was an accident. >> when did you find out it had been recorded? >> in court. >> during the opening statements? >> mm-hmm. >> god wants me to do it. god wants me to do it. i'm going to do it, conrad. >> i know you would. i asked him a question. are you okay? i say that to michael. then he says yes. then the next thing i heard is that he says i'm asleep. >> was he on propofol? >> he was. >> reporter: though he desperately wanted that comeback, michael jackson's days were numbered and dr. murray was the last person ever to see michael jackson alive. how much pressure did you feel to get him to sleep? >> oh, tremendous.

tremendous. it was nothing -- nothing that i have ever encountered. >> reporter: you were the last person to see him or talk to him before he died. what was he like in those final hours? >> a desperate man, desperate. >> reporter: are you the cause of michael jackson's death? >> no, i am not. >> reporter: do you remember his final words before he died? >> it was probably -- i don't know -- that is probably when he was bleeding and begging me to please, please let him have some milk because that was the only thing that would work. >> well, tomorrow dr. murray answers the key questions in the case. why didn't he call 911 right away? why didn't he tell paramedics that he had given michael jackson propofol? and, significantly, how long was he really out of the room on that crucial morning that michael jackson died?

we'll have those answers tomorrow on "today." >> all right, savannah, thank you so much this morning. now let's get a check of the weather from al. today's weather is brought to you by soma intimates, beautiful lingerie for modern women available at soma.com. >> good morning as we check our latest weather and show you che weather. we will show you that we are looking at afternoon temperatures. 80s as you make your way down into florida, and in the upper mississippi river valley in the 30s. and snowfall around the central great lakes. heavy rain in the northeast and new england later today all due to the effects of tropical storm sean. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> a variety of weather this morning. patchy, dense fog. sunshine trying to break through in some of the locations, and a few sprinkles in shenandoah valley, and western maryland and temperatures are hovering around 50 degrees throughout most of

the region. 50 now at reagan national. we have the dens fog in the counties of gray, southeast and east of washington. that area of the denser fog will be dissipating by sunday morning. perhaps a passing >> and that's your latest weather, ann. >> thanks. still to come, the star of the "twilight" saga robert pattinson will be in our studio live, plus we'll also have much more from matt from the top of europe in the swiss alps. that's coming up right after this.

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doing laundry is classic problem solving. i mean, kids make stains, i use tide boost to super charge our detergent. boom -- the clothes look amazing, and daddy? well, he's a hero. oh, see this thing here? it was covered in freezer pop. and since i won't have to wash it twice to get it clean, well, now i get to spend a little more me time. daddy, can you french braid my hair? herring bone or fish tail? herring bone. [ man ] good call. tide boost is my tide. what's yours? welcome back to the sphinx observatory on top of the peak called the jungfrau here in the swiss alps. it's a glorious day here and believe it or not we've drawn a crowd. we've got some people who apparently were tipped off that we were coming and they have come prepared with their signs from the united states and canada. guys, thank you so much. great to have a welcoming

committee. a moment ago i talked about the eiger, one of the iconic peaks here. it is the crown jewel for climbers in this area. over 13,000 feet tall, it's steep, prone to bad weather. it is very dangerous. since 1935, 60 climbers have died trying to make the assent. its name alone conjures up images of triumph and tragedy. the eiger, the most dangerous mountain in all of europe. climbers the world over are drawn to its treacherous north face, a steep, jagged wall of rock that plummets nonstop for over a mile. >> the north face of the eiger was one of the real icons in the history of mountaineering. people had originally thought that it wasn't possible to climb because it's just too steep and too big. >> reporter: in 1962 john harland became the first american to conquer the eiger's north face, solidifying his legend on this massive mountain.

>> the north fafs tce of the ei has claimed its 27th victim. >> reporter: but tragedy struck four years later. climbing a more direct route to the top harland fell 4,000 feet to his death. his rope severed on a rocky ledge. his legacy lives on. 40 years after his death, his son john harland iii returns to the eiger, conquering its daunting north face, tracing his father's foot steps, and climbing his way to 13,000 feet, the summit, a powerful tribute to his father. >> climbing the peak was really katherine a cathartic for me. i felt i needed to climb it in order to have this contact with my father rncht today a new crop of xtreme athletes is taking on the eiger. known simply as the swiss

machine, he's taking climbing to brave new heights. >> that's the mountain, the history of climbing. >> reporter: in 2008, he set a speed record summiting the giant peak in just 2:47, an amazing feat for a climb that takes three days on average. >> when i saw this time i was like, oh, that's not possible. >> reporter: also breaking new boundaries, american dean potter. >> i love the idea that i can change the worst possible thing to the best possible thing. dying to flying. >> reporter: he specializes in wing suit base jumping and recently did the unthinkable. from this perch high atop the eiger, potter jumped, soaring beautifully through the air for three astonishing minutes. setting a record for the world's longest base jump in the

process. savage and sublime, the lure of the eiger continues to push a chosen few to extraordinary limits. we're joined now by the man who broke the speed record, climbing the eiger, it was captured in the movie called "the swiss machine." he is a sensation in this part of the world. what a pleasure to meet you. >> thank you. >> you must have lungs the size of my car. how do you do that? >> i mean, it's a lot of training. it's not like you just go and just climb the eiger in three hours. that's not possible. i'm really like, you know, from switzerland, i trained a lot for that. >> what is it about the eiger? what draws so many climbers to that peak? >> i think it, you know, is so iconic. there is a big history behind this face. i think because it's also so close to the public. i mean, you go out for the train, you see this face, this 1,800 meter and everybody can

feel that. i think that makes the eiger special. >> no ropes. this is pure climbing. how dangerous is what you do? >> i mean, it's -- it is dangerous. if you do a mistake, you're dead. that's clear. there is no maybe or you're not going to survive that. but if you know the danger, you can train yourself so i know i'm not falling off the eiger. if i train a lot. if i have to -- >> what is next? you broke this record up the eiger. what is in your sights? >> you know, here, that's my back yard. i learned a lot. i had a -- i trained like new technologies, new strategies, and i think i can use this speed also in the himalayas on the 8,000 meter where people take so long to climb up in the thin air and i think their speed would be

also a lot of security. >> the lebron james of the swiss alps right here. what a pleasure to meet you. thank you very much. >> thanks. >> we'll have much more ahead from jungfrau and meet the most photographed model in all of switzerland even at this altitude she is wearing next to nothing. but first these messages. what is that? it burns! it's singeing me. it's the sun. get out of the office more often, with chili's $6 lunch break combos, featuring texas toast half sandwiches. chili's lunch break combos.

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♪ ♪ 8:00 on this thursday morning, the 10th day of november, 2011. take a look and listen to this. it's hard to find a prettier location in the entire world. matt is at the so-called top of europe in switzerland and for day four of his "where in the world" adventure. and what a pleasure to hear these young voices this morning. >> yodeling is not just for old-timers around here. it's become hip again. you've got some young people there, some teenagers who actually practice yodeling after

school each day. by the way, it's not singing. there are no words. it's just vocalizing and actually it's awfully appropriate for our location. anyway, we are back here at jungfrau and the sphinx observatory just above us. you won't believe it but every once in a while you turn a corner and run into someone you know. look who i've got here. i've got kerry sanders of nbc who happened by the way to be on his varsity yodeling team back in high school. a little known fact. >> after the voice change i can't do that anymore. >> how you doing? you've been here a while on and off. >> fabulous. >> it's a cool spot. >> i feel like we're scratching heaven right here. it's amazing. it's breathless here but also with this altitude breathless. >> yes. >> and so if you're an adventure seeker and as you know i like to do some crazy things. >> right. >> there are some things here that will leave you breathless because you will do literally flying through the alps. we'll have that, coming up. it's stunning. >> i'm thrilled you're here.

you've been on a lot of these "where in the world" trips tan is great to have you back. kerry is also the guy who tipped me off to the fact that perhaps the most famous model in all of switzerland happens to be up here today on a photo shoot. despite the fact we are at 11,000 feet she is wearing basically no clothes so without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, let's bring her in. come on over here. >> what? >> and osti's manager, cliff robertson. this is what a model is like here in switzerland. how many pictures a day would you say osti takes? >> well it varies depending on the season but, you know, hundreds. >> how old is osti? >> she is 8 now. >> she's not only a great friend of yours and your pet but your livelihood, right? >> absolutely. >> and what's the reaction? you get a lot of tourists from asia here by the way? >> i get them from all over the world. i basically do the photos, group photos with the asians, yes.

>> final question, is there anything in there? >> unfortunately not. >> you let me down. >> thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> it's great to have you here. guys, back to you in new york. >> osti is a beautiful model and we all went, ah, as soon as we saw her this morning, matt. thank you so much. we're so excited about what is still to come from the swiss alps. we also want to tell you we have a major guest coming up for an interview this morning. >> that's right. robert pattinson is going to be here. and he, of course, the "twilight" fame as we start to wind down that saga, "breaking dawn" so he'll be here in a little bit. >> these guys are not wound down. they're wound up. they've been here overnight. before we get to all of that let's check the morning's top stories with natalie at the news desk. good morning, ann and al. good morning, everyone. there was a violent reaction overnight after penn state university fired legendary football coach joe paterno. thousands of students flooded the streets near the campus and

witnesses said some threw rocks and bottles and overturned a news van. police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd. paterno came under fire for failing to do more to stop the alleged sexual abuse of boys by former assistant coach jerry sandusky. by his own admission republican presidential candidate rick perry sure stepped in it during last night's republican presidential debate in michigan. when asked to explain his own campaign promise to eliminate three federal cabinet agencies, perry could only name two and then 20 minutes later the embarrassed texas governor finally remembered the third. one of major league baseball's most promising young players has been kidnapped in his native venezuela. his family says washington nationals catcher wilson ramos was abducted by several armed men last night while visiting relatives. venezuela is home to dozens of major leaguers but it is believed this is the first time a player has been taken. eddie murphy has stepped down as the host of the oscars just one day after the show's

producer bret ratner resigned. the director of murphy's current film stepped down because of back lash after he used an anti-gay slur. the academy has three months to find a new host. now for a look at what is trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. ashton kutcher touched off a twitter firestorm last night when he defended fired penn state coach joe paterno. how do you fire joe pa? insult. no class kutcher tweeted to his 8 million followers. later kutcher then deleted the tweet and said he was unaware of the child sexual abuse scandal that led to his ouster. he tweeted i will stop tweeting until i find a way to properly manage this feed. i feel awful about this error. won't happen again. actress dakota fanning is a top search on yahoo after this perfume ad was banned in great britain. the 17-year-old is made to appear even younger and is too

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we have a front pushing its way off the east coast. and tropical storm sean adding moisture into that as well. a few light showers around in the pacific northwest. we have windy conditions and snow showers in the western great lakes. the winds continue down in southern california, 79 in los angeles today. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> due to fog, we have flight arrival delays at reagan national, about 45 minutes. in the area of green on the radar, there's a few sprinkles of light rain. and that's advancing to the east. we might have a few sprinkles later this morning or during the afternoon. right now, fog and clouds and near 50. later today, maybe sun breaking out midday and a cloudy afternoon. maybe a shower. and then windy that's your latest weather. ann? >> all right. >> that's right, al. here, coming up, is robert

pattinson in our plaza. and all of these people, many of them have been here since overnight, some of them have been here since taylor lautner left yesterday. some women here since 2:00 this morning and many have not showered and they all love you. give them a wave, will you? we have an interview with robert pattinson coming up in just a moment and also more from the swiss alps after this.

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>> you tired? do you want to go for a swim? >> yeah, that sounds nice. i could use a few human minutes. >> don't take too long. >> robert pattinson, good morning. >> good morning. >> it seems like you struggle to watch yourself in a movie. you're sort of rubbing your eyes, sort of not really comfortable. >> i know. yeah. i don't know what's happened to me recently. i can't even look at a mirror without crying. >> really? why? >> not true. >> you know, this honeymoon obviously comes after probably one of the most stunning weddings on film ever. and really visually stunning. what was it like to see kristen walking down that aisle? >> it was nice. you suddenly realize that the role of a man, the role of a groom in a wedding is that of a

prop. you kind of -- like watching kristen have to take all the nerves and deal with all the heavy lifting in the scene base clinchts becau basically. they sort of held her back and all of you worked together all of these years but you hadn't seen her before. >> i had seen her in the wedding dress but pretty much everyone else hadn't seen her so when she was walking down the aisle and everyone turned around there was genuine curiosity because there was so much secrecy about it. i don't know why. it's beautiful. >> it was stunning. >> it's an incredible dress. >> she was beautiful, kristen. >> she looks amazing. >> but that was the easy part. the hard part, i had been reading all this research. it was really it sounds like because you are a kind of shy fellow, shy, very talented fellow, that you sort of struggled with having to have your first scene, you know, in a love scene, the honeymoon love scene and i'm wondering, it seems to me that would be the worst part about being an actor, having to sort of do something

so intimate with all of these cameras and people sort of watching. >> yeah, i mean, it's not so much doing the love scene that's the nerve-racking part because i mean i've done a bunch of them before but it's the fact that it's within the "twilight" series and so much based on -- you know, taylor lautner the sex pack himself. >> you were worried about being compared to taylor? >> you're thinking about sexual positions which don't involve -- >> my gosh. that is so funny. and they're already screaming just hearing you speak about that outside. >> oh, can people hear? >> they can actually hear you outside. >> i was like what are they screaming at? >> there are millions of people watching on television. you know that. and you know it's interesting because this is the end, the second to the last of the movies of the series. and you, i'm wondering if you feel as though coming to this now speaking about this movie a sense of relief? or a sense of trepidation looking ahead?

>> yes. a little of both. it's kind of -- i feel like i could have played -- i could have done anything between these movies. i could have gone and played a kind of, i don't know, trying to think of the most ridiculous part i could think of but everything i think of is insulting to someone. but like -- >> i know you've come out and said you were worried about having the mark hammill curse, the fellow who played luke skywalker in "star wars." you've got two movies going on, one with umnmovma thurman so it sounds like you're doing really well. >> you have this series where you can -- you know, just be in any position where you get interviewed, you're afraid of being type cast. i wasn't afraid at all before. but, you know, it eventually seeps into you and you're going -- because there is another thing. you can't really -- you can't suddenly shun the audience

which, you know, you've collected by doing all these movies. and so, you know, you feel like you want to do something different, completely different but that's not the right way to go about it. it's just a strange, hard industry. i think everyone is pretty much afraid. >> if you are then we all should be. you know? congratulations. at 25, so much success. a beautiful girlfriend, a wonderful career. movies in the works. enjoy it. enjoy the ride. don't be afraid. you're doing great. >> i am. >> "breaking dawn" part one opens in theaters nationwide next friday on november 18th. coming up next, much more from matt as "where in the world" rolls on from switzerland. that's right after this. [ female announcer ] this is liz. who came to walgreens... because last year when cold and flu season hit, she didn't have the right medicine. morning, hon. how'd you sleep? ehh. i'm going back to bed. [ coughs ] ♪

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>> yeah. be careful. there you go. get down low. that's it. >> how are you? >> good. it's cool in here isn't it? >> it is actually much nicer in here than it was out there. how long did it take to build this? >> it's often like that. i've been in these things in siberia and alaska. sometimes there is a gale outside, get in here out of the wind and it can totally stay your life. >> if you get stuck and you build a snow cave let's talk about the things you have to have. first of all what are you doing with the little pot there? >> here you go. sit on that. >> you want insulation. >> you want a little air vent somewhere because, you know, the danger is you get in here and it can snow and you get sealed in, run out of oxygen. and, you know, die in your sleep. i always keep a little candle burning. if that goes out i know we're low on oxygen. >> that is like the canary in the coal mine over there. >> exactly. and the most important thing is keep you warm and hydrated and keep some food going. i have some spruce needle tea here and then a bit of energy as

well. >> what is that? >> a few grubs. >> what are you going to do with those? >> a few worms. we'll put those in. >> why do you need those? protein? >> and pour boiling water in here. >> yeah. >> then you've got good tea. and then some delicious protein as well. there you go. you want one? you have one of those. i'll have the other one. >> okay. >> great worm, huh? >> hum. they kind of pop when you eat them. >> have a slurp of water with it. >> hum. all right. >> the needle tea is nice. >> it's not bad. the grub is not good. you have run through shark infested waters. you've jumped out of a helicopter with a parachute. in one episode you drank your own urine which by the way our executive producer did that one night in new orleans but that is a completely different story. >> okay. moving on to that part of it. >> exactly. is there anything you wouldn't do or is survival just a matter of doing anything you have to? >> the great survival stories are always about people who can dig really deep. it might not be pretty, might

not taste nice, might not look nice but it can save your life but that is the essence of what man vs. wild is about. i love this. i've done all of this since i was a kid and i've got three young kids now and they've slept in snow caves and it's so much fun. >> by the way, you wouldn't get a very comfortable night's sleep. >> this is probably the biggest, best snow cave we've ever made. this is like roomy. and you want to have, you want to be sleeping higher up. that cold air is going to sink as well. you can be really comfy here. >> as you mentioned you kind of set it past hydration. if you get out here and even just a tourist and you're checking out the sights, you see people drinking water all the time. >> you're high up, 11,000 feet. you have to keep drinking. >> fascinating. great to have you here in the alps with us. he is the host of "man vs. wild." >> listen, take a knife in case you need one. >> i need that more in new york than i need it here. we'll have much more from the swiss alps on than i need it here.

8:26 is your time now on this thursday, november 10th, 2010. i am eun yang. let's go to tom kierein with a look at the forecast. so foggy out there, still? >> that's a look at fog-bound reagan national airport. there are late arrivals due to fog. and sun may break out and also possible highs in the 50s. and then tomorrow, sunny but cold in the morning, afternoon highs near 50, and a blustery northbound winds. and chilly, and we're might get and chi[ female announcer ] get we understand that today

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♪ >> we are back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning, november 10th, 2011. that makes it 2:30 in the afternoon here in the swiss alps, and you're listening to the sound of some alp horn players. i'm matt lauer with nbc's kerry

sanders. >> they're just a wonderful, musical melody to listen as you stand in this beauty. they're made out of spruce, and the reason that the swiss have the alp horn is it is how they used to communicate from mountain top to mountain top, sort of like a morse code from one to the other or maybe smoke signals we might understand and sometimes the messengers were simply, how is the grass over there because i'm going to bring my cattle over if it's good. >> we have no idea what they're saying right now but we're enjoying the tunes. we have a nice crowd of people gathered here in jungfrau, 11,700 feet up in the alps. great to see you. coming up we'll be talking about the great railroad that brought us up here. ann, al, natalie, it was a sight to behold and we'll take you for a ride, guys. >> very exciting, matt. thank you so much. apparently the embassy in switzerland also let people know because there they are with their signs behind matt. i also wanted to mention what a

nice guy robert pattinson is. he is still out here saying hello to his fans. as i said earlier, a lot of them have been here since overnight, some of them actually never left after being here when taylor lautner was here yesterday, right at this hour. so that's 24 hours on our broadcast. anyway, what a nice guy. it was fun to talk to him. >> he was clean shaven when he started. >> i know. there you go. meantime, we have a lot more to get to in this half hour including how to jump-start our holiday shopping. >> that's right. we'll tell you where to find some of the hottest toys already out for your christmas holiday shopping. coming up. >> okay. and joy bauer is going to be here with a look at some of your most pressing diet problems. >> okay. that's just in time for the holidays as well. >> yes. >> meantime let's check the weather f of the most pressing problems. and the west coast of florida, windy conditions out west, and then for tomorrow,

more wind and snow showers in northern new england. we have afternoon shower in the pacific northwest and down to southern california as well, and sunny and breezy and cool through the mid plains. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. we have dense fog around this morning. there are flight delays around reagan national due to the fog. over the last 12 hours, a few sprinkles are showing up in the shenandoah valley. and then later today, we could get maybe just a few scattered sprinkles in the afternoon. right now it's in the low 50s throughout much of the region. highs only in the upper 50s later today. and then a passing shower possible this afternoon. and then clearing out tonight and that's your latest weather. mr. lauer? >> all right, al. thank you very much. we've been up here all morning long. we've been drinking water all morning long so i need to take a trip to the throne here. >> okay. >> but it's actually this kind of throne that we have created

here in the alps. kerry, come on over. this is the important part of the show where we bestow the gifts on our friends back in new york. >> nice. >> we're doing it in style this morning. kerry has been here longer but i will tell you i'm going to start with you, ann. i think you're going to love what we've gotten for you. >> okay. >> here we go. >> oh, wow. >> this is a traditional. >> yes, thank you! >> a traditional cow bell. they are very, very popular here and these actually are worn around the necks of cows and some of them are passed down from generation to generation in families. >> i see. >> this is if you want to speak in the local language, ann, it is. [ speaking in other language ] while this is ornamental, up here in the alps where cattle are roaming around almost every cow is wearing a bell. you don't hear cars. the trains are electric. so about all you hear is --.

>> thanks for that. i appreciate it. >> wow. >> we appreciate it. >> it is going to look really good with my dresses. thank you so much. i look forward to ringing that bell. >> she's got a fever that only cow bell can cure. >> i guess so. >> she needs more cow bell. >> all right. al, you're next. kerry, explain here. >> okay. this watch has, you know, of course there is watch making here and this is the eidelweiss which is the flower here and interestingly the watch making in switzerland began as a way for farmers to make extra money so they would make those intricate parts and they would all come together so here, indeed, is your watch. >> that is beautiful. thank you so much. >> beautiful. >> finally, thank you very much. finally, natalie, for you, you might not realize this is a gift or a curse, symbolizing it with a pair of running shoes and the reason is this. for you what we've done and we hope you like this, we have

entered you in the jungfrau marathon. >> what? >> which takes place in september of 2012. it is an all out marathon. >> wow. >> they call it the most beautiful marathon in the world. >> i'm so excited. >> if you're game, you're now entered in next year's version of the jungfrau marathon. >> my gosh. i have to train in high altitude now. >> so exciting. >> that is unbelievable. now i really hope i can get time off the show. thank you so much. >> wow. >> amazing. >> anyway, those are the gifts. we'll have a clue coming up. kerry, thanks for your help. we'll have much more from switzerland and new york city on a thursday morning but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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welcome back to jungfraujoch, 11,000 feet up in the swiss alps and we've got an amazing vista behind us and not only does this draw some 700,000 tourists every year, it draws a lot of film makers. why not? this is a perfect movie backdrop. kerry sanders, back with us now with that part of the story. >> not only is it gorgeous here but it may actually appear something like, i know that scene before. because it's right over there, just one mountain over, which is quite popular, because, well, i'll give you a clue. bond, james bond. there's only one way to get here -- by cable car. were it not for james bond this engineering marvel at 9,000 plus feet might not even exist. half built and out of money, the movie producers completed construction here to make the 1969 bond flick "on her majesty's secret service."

and no one knows the spot better than one of the most famous actors you never heard of. >> bond comes out here. >> reporter: that's stefan zurcher then a 23-year-old xtreme skier about to begin a life as a james bond stunt man. in the days before computer animation. when people walk past you they have no idea a lot of that is you. >> thank god. >> reporter: six action-packed james bond movies have been filmed in switzerland. but we found real life in the alps is so peaceful often the only thing you hear are the cow bells. but as peaceful as it is, for those with an inner james bond yearning to get out, this is also a playground. from the zip line --

>> that's exhilarating. >> reporter: to the fastest growing sport in the alps, paragliding. >> oh, my goodness. wow. so that's like a death spiral he's doing over there? >> yep. >> you don't do that with passengers do you? you do? >> ah! no more no more! ah! oh, my god. a safe landing. >> reporter: want a james bond chase scene? coast down the alps on a scooter. but perhaps the most awe inspiring movie type moment to be had in the alps -- hiking across one of the glaciers here. >> i live at sea level. how about a breath already? >> you never go on a glacier alone without a rope. >> reporter: my guide, martin sherman, nick named the mountain goat. on top of the glacier he took me to 12,000 feet. this is jungfrau, 18 miles long,

a half mile deep, and remarkably we're moving. because of gravity this ice cube is slowly moving south about three feet a year. >> reporter: and unbelievably deep inside the glacier we found a little known ice bar. my choice, of course, shaken not stirred. >> it's good. okay. so if matt will indulge this fantasy, i will, as only james bond could do, have a bond girl here with me. matt, i have a mission and i have to find out whether she's a double agent. >> did you not hear that i have four bonds on my blackberry? that means your wife can call here. all right? kerry sanders. thank you very much. when we come back, the only way to get from down there to up

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murphy out as host of the oscars an announcement made one day after the show's producer stepped down in the midst of an uproar over his use of a gay slur. nbc's kristen dahlgren has the story. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. well, murphy leaving the oscars leaves the academy with no host and just over three months until the big broadcast. >> man, the suit got it all figured out? >> reporter: with their joint effort "tower heist" in theaters eddie murphy and his producing pal brett ratner were looking forward to collaborating on the oscars. >> brett told me he was producing the show and started

talking about different hosts and who should host it and it was like, nah, nah. >> reporter: but this weekend ratner said a lot more than that using a gay slur in a question-and-answer session. >> we hersal? >> what's that? >> rehearsal is for [ bleep ]. >> reporter: ratner later apologized for what he called hurtful and stupid comments promising to fight bigotry and stepping down as oscar producer. on wednesday murphy resigned as host. >> in our private conversations with academy members, they are furious. >> reporter: in a statement the academy was civil. the president saying, i appreciate how eddie feels about losing his creative partner brett ratner and we all wish him well. murphy added, i'm sure the new production team and host will do an equally great job. oscar winner brian grazer who worked with the two on "tower heist" and is seen here in video with ratner was quickly named the new producer, but the host spot is for now unfilled. from the beginning, many hollywood insiders considered

ratner a controversial choice. >> you're not getting an altar boy here. he is a bit of a playboy, has wild parties, probably not the most female friendly director out there. >> reporter: in fact, the same day as the gay slur ratner went on howard stern's radio show. >> before i go all the way i send the girl to the doctor. >> reporter: and who could forget eddie murphy in the early '80s making gay slurs a big part of his standup? >> homosexuals a couple years and [ bleep ] were mad. >> reporter: murphy has since toned things down and maybe better known these days for family friendly movies. >> are you okay? >> i'm fine! >> reporter: but he will not now be known as oscar host and for the billion people expected to watch, the show will likely look a lot different. >> if i were the academy right now i would be thinking, safe. >> and we will all be awaiting that host decision. it better come soon. the oscar's end scheduled for

february 26th. >> holy cow. kristen dahlgren, no kidding. thank you so much. and coming up next, matt gives us a clue about his final "where in the world" destination this year but first this is "today" on nbc.

and we're back now on day four of "where in the world is

matt lauer?" the answer is 11,700 and something feet up in the swiss alps. we came up here by rail. the jungfraubon, the high alpine railway. it operates 365 days a year, and it gives residents and tourists, alike, access to this amazing mountain world. through picture perfect towns, past cascading water falls and overmountainous terrain, jungfrau's railway system covers 3,000 dramatic miles, a pioneering masterpiece by any standard. the railway is the lifeblood of this mountain community. many towns like here in vengen are inaccessible by road. the 1200 residents are completely reliant on the rail service for supplies. >> we have to bring everything up to this resort by the train -- building materials, whatever it is. >> reporter: this is the town

doctor. during medical emergency, he uses the train to transport patients to the valley below. >> during the night we have a special number which we can call. also pregnant women who will deliver their baby. they have that number. >> reporter: winding its way through the jungfrau countryside, farmers and school kids alike ride these rails every day, each route more stunning than the next. >> we see the mountains and the waterfalls. it's special. >> reporter: the crown jewel of switzerland's rail system, the jungfraubon, this cog railway is an engineering marvel, often called the railway to heaven, a symbol of the alpine's pioneering spirit. in 1893 adolph gierzeler had this impossible dream, to build a train to the top of europe, 11,000 feet above sea level. >> when you speak about building a railway all the way to the top

at this early stage, a lot of people got the impression it is not possible. >> reporter: but laborers did the impossible, carving through mountain rock using picks and shovels. in 1912, his dream was fulfilled and today that timeless trip to the top is as breathtaking as ever. more than 700,000 visitors make this remarkable two-hour journey each year, an unforgettable experience as the train claws its way upward for nearly six miles to the jungfraujoch, the highest rail station in all of europe. it was such a pretty ride up. you've made it several times but it is one of these things every time you pass a different turn you want to take a picture and send it to people back home. ann and natalie and al, it is really a truly wonderful spot up here. >> all right. unbelievable. >> amazing. >> there is a viewer e-mail question, amy e-mailed us. matt, do your kids play along in

trying to guess where you are going? did you leave them any extra clues? >> no, you know, i usually tell my family where i'm going. obviously annette and the kids need to know that sort of thing. every once in a while they want to be surprised. jack asked me yesterday to remind him where i was going today and he seemed very excited about it. so no extra clues but the family, yeah, we do let them in. they are in the inner circle so to speak. >> ooh, all right. what about that observatory, matt? we've all been wondering about that. >> yeah, the sphinx observatory, again, 11,700 and something feet up, they do all kinds of experiments. by the way, there are two custodians who stayed up there at all times to keep an eye on things, but they do experiments with climate and weather and radiation. >> and apparently we're exposed at this altitude to 20% more radiation than we would be down below sea level. >> wow. >> they're very good at predicting weather based on some of the instruments up there. they are the ones who told us in no uncertain terms tuesday was not going to be nice here and we had a much better shot on

thursday. so we listened to their advice and, you know, al, not that you're not right all the time. >> i defer to them. >> they're pretty good. by the way, i am going to leave here in a couple minutes so do you want a clue for tomorrow? day five of "where in the world?" >> sure. >> yes. >> we'll take it. >> okay. by the way, i think the counting so far is al you got one right. >> yes. >> natalie, you got one right. >> mm-hmm. >> ann, are you still on the schneid? >> oh, come on. >> wow. >> i came a half right with nambibia. i wasn't a hundred percent there. you're right. >> all right. here we go. clue for day five. with the alps to our backs, we make tracks for a party of epic proportions. >> hum. >> with the alps to our backs, we make tracks for a party of epic proportions. >> interesting. >> hum. >> osti sounds pretty excited about it. >> yeah. matt, you mentioned you have four bars.

four bars on the phone or are there four bars there too? a little schnapps? >> there is an ice bar. i really do. i have four bars of coverage up here at 11,000 feet. >> that is remarkable as has your coverage been and kerry's as well. thank you so much. much more ahead from switzerland coming up after your local news. >> welcome to day four of "where in the wormd is matt lauer" from the sphinx observatory on the top of the jungfrau in the swiss alps. is matt lauer" from the sphinx observatory on the top of the jungfrau in the swiss alps. the sphinx observatory on the top of the jungfrau in the swiss alps. ld is matt lauer" from ps.f the jungfrau in the swiss

8:56 is your time now on this thursday, november 10th. good morning. let's check in with tom kierein for a look at the forecast. still foggy? >> yeah, it's beginning to improve. the flight delays at reagan national may not last much longer because the visibility is improving a lot there. it's a live picture there at reagan national. here's another live picture from the sky camera. now we are able to see a national cathedral from the

vantage point in the upper west. and right now near 50 and later today in the upper 50s and turning chilly as we get into the weekend.

good morning. traveling eastbound braddic road, taking the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway, an overturned vehicle there is now up right and ready to be towed. it was closed earlier

what a sight. we are back on this thursday morning, the 10th day of november, 2011, day four of "where in the world is matt lauer" and as you know, by now, he's in one of the most spectacular spots in the world and one of switzerland's most popular destinations, i hope i'm pronouncing it right. jungfraujoch, also called the top of europe. here in new york i'm ann curry along with al roker and savannah guthrie and matt is enjoying the view. we've really been enjoying matt and kerry watching you this morning. >> it's been so much fun. we're looking for those instant reactions, the first one, now play along, ann, savannah, and al, the first we're looking for

is, wow. >> wow! >> wow. >> right? the second one we're looking for is, oh. >> oh, look at. >> look at these. >> so cute. >> little 9-week-old st. bernard puppies. aren't they cute? these are the official mascots of the swiss alps. >> bring them home. >> no kegs. >> those are 9 months old? they're so big. >> i know. well, you know, the reason they had them here initially is before helicopters these were the rescue dogs and they would pull the sleds and as matt said there are no kegs. that was a big myth anyway. there never was any brandy. >> we just like playing with them, guys. we'll have much more ahead. back to you guys. >> okay. we'll stop in and talk to you in a second. first we want to mention there is much more ahead including an interview with conrad murray. >> we talked with dr. conrad murray just days before he was convicted in the death of michael jackson and he talks about the days and hours before michael jackson died, how things were in that house. we'll have a little bit more of that interview coming up. >> okay.

al? >> then a little later on you try dieting, you're losing weight and all of a sudden you hit a plateau. how do you jump-start yourself? well, joy bauer is here with our diet s.o.s. she'll also talk about the health benefits of brewed tea, and also about healthy snacks. >> that sounds like good information. let's go back to switzerland and talk again to matt and kerry. hey, guys. what you got coming up? >> all right, ann. we've been here for two hours. we have not mentioned something and it's almost unbelievable. swiss cheese. how is that possible? >> it is something that you will actually find surprising because when you think of switzerland, you may think of chocolate and you may think of cheese of course. average american eats 31 pounds of cheese a year. here in switzerland, 47 pounds of cheese. but there is a revelation. the swiss will tell you, and i found it hard to believe, there is no such thing here as swiss cheese.

>> picking up cheese, it's an ingrained routine of life here that borders on obsession. much the way every american's refrigerator has a carton of milk the swiss have their cheese. >> i bought this for tomorrow morning. >> and it'll be gone? >> for breakfast. i need it for breakfast, yes. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: here, high in the alps they boast they make the best cheese in the world. >> this is fondue. >> this is fondue, yes. >> reporter: heidi married into a family of cheesemakers. she is used to correcting americans like me who ask about swiss cheese. where is the swiss cheese? >> that's all the swiss cheese. >> reporter: like the grindewald mountain cheese crafted here in the alps, not for export. >> the farmer makes it up in the mountain. >> reporter: up in the mountains? from 3400 feet we climbed even higher into the alps to the

kaufman farm. adolph and his family have 15 cows. for four generations his family has had no problem sharing why the cheese here tastes like no other. because, he says, the recipe cannot be copied. what makes the cheese here so special? >> it's the milk. >> what makes the milk so special? >> the grass, the herbs, the flowers. >> reporter: the grass, the herbs, and the flowers. the swiss say it's a combination found only at this altitude and only here in the alps. this is utterly ridiculous but i decided to help. okay. as long as i'm milking the story, not my most moving experience. oh, so that's how it's really done. just as her mother, grandmother, and great grandmother did, daniellea takes the raw milk, adds bacteria, and for the next hour stirs and stirs and stirs.

the mixture is molded and then stored. >> this is the best cheese of the world. >> reporter: it will remain here for more than three years before anyone ever tastes it. now what we call swiss cheese they call ebontahler. this is fondue and it's important because you share it with friends so, matt, i thank you for inviting me along. we'll share some fondue. >> okay. and this is -- hasn't had a flame under it in a while so this is going to be interesting. it's actually still warm. >> delicious. at least two types of cheeses for the fondue and then sometimes they will add additional liquid cheeses. >> i think there is wine in there too isn't there? >> there is some wine in there. >> that is not bad. so, folks, that just about wraps it up for us as we've got some wine and fondue. and don't forget the clue for

tomorrow with the alps at our back we make tracks for a party of epic proportions. cheers, kerry. >> good for you. >> savannah, al, and ann, back to you guys. >> spectacular day, my friend. >> thanks a lot. you've been doing so well. so great to see kerry's piece. i'm glad to see you enjoying a glass of wine after all your hard work this week, matt. enjoy this next voyage. be safe. we look forward to seeing where you are tomorrow. >> we will. >> all right. let's check the top stories of the morning. i hear a cow bell. >> all right. >> good morning, you guys. good morning, everyone. emotions and tensions flared during the night at penn state university moments after the announcement came the legendary football coach joe paterno had been fired. police in riot gear confronted thousands of students who took to the streets and toppled a news van and used pepper spray on some of them. penn state's president was also fired, following the child sexual abuse charges filed against a former assistant football coach.

after weeks of political and economic turmoil, greece today named a new prime minister, a former banker replaces george papandreou in a new coalition government hoping to save greece from default. dr. conrad murray faces sentencing on november 29th following his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of michael jackson. just before his conviction, murray sat down for an exclusive interview with savannah about jackson and propofol, which the singer referred to as milk. >> savannah guthrie from nbc. >> reporter: in the waning davis the case conrad murray agreed to an interview, with his fate still in the hands of the jury. >> michael jackson was one of the most beloved entertainers in this country, around the world. what's it like to be blamed for his death? >> well, i love michael, too. i'm as much a fan as any of the others. to be blamed for his death has not been an easy thing.

>> reporter: dr. conrad murray first met michael jackson during a house call in las vegas in 2006 and saw him off and on from that point forward. >> this is it. i'll see you in july. >> reporter: but when jackson agreed to a comeback tour in 2009, he wanted his own, full-time doctor with him. and the concert promoter agreed to hire jackson's pick, dr. murray, for a salary of $150,000 a month. >> did you really not know he had an addiction problem? >> absolutely not. did not have a clue. >> reporter: murray was hired full-time in march, 2009, and between april and june of that year prosecutors say he ordered 255 vials of propofol, adding up to more than four gallons for jackson's personal use. for two months jackson came home late at night from rehearsals and dr. murray's work day began, setting up michael with an iv in

his bedroom, administering propofol to help him sleep. to you, there is still nothing wrong with giving propofol in a home setting? >> i think propofol is not recommended to be given in a home setting, but it is not contra indicated. >> reporter: at trial, one of the most shocking pieces of evidence showed michael jackson in early may under the influence of something. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. go. go. >> reporter: the slurred voice of michael jackson, six weeks before his death, in a recording police found on conrad murray's iphone. what was the purpose of recording him? >> it was incidentally recorded. >> reporter: you mean an accident? >> yeah. it was an accident. >> reporter: when did you find out it had been recorded? >> in court. >> reporter: during opening statements. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: though he

desperately wanted that comeback, michael jackson's days were numbered, and dr. murray was the last person ever to see michael jackson alive. how much pressure did you feel to get him to sleep? >> oh, tremendous -- tremendous. it was nothing that i have ever encountered. >> reporter: you were the last person to see him or talk to him before he died. what was he like in those final hours? >> a desperate man. desperate. >> reporter: are you the cause of michael jackson's death? >> reporter: no. i'm not. >> reporter: do you remember his final words before he died? >> it was probably -- i don't know -- it was probably when he was pleading and begging me to please, please let him have some milk because that was the only thing that would work. >> and savannah will have part

two of her interview with conrad murray tomorrow on "today." the toronto zoo is raising some eyebrows over efforts to breed penguins. two of the zoo's male african penguins pedro and buddy have developed what the zoo calls a loving relationship. some are calling them gay penguins and even zoo officials say they show signs of mating behavior. well now the zoo is splitting up the love birds and pairing them with females. by the way, more than 33,000 people saw this story on our website and 83% want pedro and buddy to stay together. it is now 11 minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to al with a check of your weather. >> thank you so much. got some friends here. somebody going to the american girl store i am weather. >> good morning. let's check your weather. we will see for today we have tropical storm sean out there, 375 southwest of bermuda. moving north-northeast. it will swing west of bermuda as a possible category 1 hurricane,

i should say. you see showers just off the mid-atlantic coast. it will cause heavier rain today and later into the evening into new england. showers throughout interior portions of new york and along that front, more showers. look for clouds in the pacific northwest. windy and cooler in the southwest. 66 degrees in dallas. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> the fog is beginning to lift. here is a live picture from the sky watcher camera. we will have the fog continuing to lift as the day progresses, and a few scattered sprinkles west of washington in the patches of green, and those will be moving off to the east. right now, 54 at reagan national. later today, only the upper 50s and a chance of a passing shower. turning windy and don't forget you can check your weather any time day or night. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. ann? >> thank you so much. coming up next, the healthiest

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and this morning on joy's diet s.o.s., answers to your daily diet dilemmas, "today" nutritionist joy bauer is here to discuss everything from how to get your diet out of its rut to healthy snacks. >> love your tie. >> thank you very much. let's get started. we'll go to skype, stacy from new jersey is joining us live. good morning. >> good morning. >> what's your question? >> hi, joy.

thank you so much for taking my question first of all. >> sure. >> so i'm a college student and trying to eat healthy in the campus environment but that can be really challenging. when i find myself in a study group where all my friends seem to be constantly snacking on junk what kind of snack can i bring to keep me satisfied but not feeling limited? >> stacey, you're so smart to acknowledge that the study sessions can be problematic. the good news, there are so many high volume, because that's what you want, high volume, lo-calorie foods that are going to satisfy you without packing on the pounds. the first i have to say it is air pop popcorn. it is only 30 calories a cup and it's great to invest in an air popper for your dorm room. i'm betting all your friends want a piece of it as well. next i would try grapes. grapes are sweet, not messy. they are about a hundred calories. far less than the chips and the gummi candies generally circulating. also carrots in humous or salsa or even low fat ranch dressing. the flavored mini rice cakes are terrific. you can also pick up a box of

whole grain dry cereal -- kicks, life, wheaties, cheerios, just preportion from the box the amount that you want to tote along to your study group because you know the big boxes can be problematic if they're right in front of you. also a lollipop. it's not that healthy but it's going to keep your taste buds occupied for a long period of time. and lastly, brew an interesting mug of tea. you could nurse it and if you need a lift, pick up a brand with some caffeine. >> all right. thanks so much, stacey. >> good luck. >> when you say a cup of popcorn is that unpopped or popped? >> popped. >> okay. >> one cup popped is 30 calories. but naked popcorn, nothing on it. >> okay. now we have a viewer e-mail from franklin, michigan, writing, does brewing tea longer increase the antioxidant content of the tea? >> yes, it does. the longer you brew or steep your tea, the healthy compounds are going to increase in the tea water. you're going to get more out of the tea leaves into the water.

also, al, interestingly enough, the caffeine will increase as well. so the bottom line is, you don't want to take that tea bag out too quickly and i think a good compromise is anywhere from three to five minutes because after five minutes the tea starts to taste very bitter. but the longer the better. >> okay. next we got another viewer e-mail from marilyn in staten island writing, trying to lose weight but i work crazy, 16-hour days. don't have time or energy to prepare healthy meals in the evening when i get home. my diet is going nowhere. should i start buying lo-cal frozen dinners? >> the commercial lo-calorie frozen dinners are a good option but the portions tend to be measly and also sometimes you get preservatives and more sodium than you bargained for. here is a better strategy. on her day off, one day a week, i want her to make two healthy recipes that can be frozen in bulk. you want to think stews and case roels, hearty soups, even turkey burgers. double the recipe. then single portion them out into containers, label what the recipe is, the title, and the

date. pop them in the freezer. after a few weeks of doing the strategy she is going to have a plentiful stash of delicious, home made meals that are healthy, that are lo-calorie. when she comes home exhausted after a long day, in minutes she could either pop them in the microwave or the oven and they are ready. >> all right. great advice. thanks so much. >> thanks, al. coming up, what every kid will be clamoring for this holiday season. we have got the hottest toys on their gift list. but first, these messages. i'm rob jones. as a former fighter pilot, i like the fact that quicken loans offers va loans. my name is marjorie reyes. i am very grateful that quicken loans can offer service members va loans. [ male announcer ] as one of america's largest mortgage lenders, quicken loans salutes marjorie, rob and all of america's amazing service members and veterans with our proud sponsorship of the 2011 quicken loans carrier classic. it's our way of thanking those who have given so much for all of us.

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good morning. it's 9:26 on this thursday, november 10th. let's go to meteorologist, tom kierein, for a look at the forecast today. >> the flight delays at reagan national are now ending, because the fog is beginning to lift around the region. and then on radar, the patches of green are sprinkles of light rain. now it's going to be arriving into the metro area in another couple hours. cloudy and mid-50s throughout much of the region. upper 50s for highs and a passing sprinkle or shower. and colder to

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welcome to day four of "where in the world is matt lauer" from the sphinx observatory on the top of the jungfrau in the swiss alps. now if the view from the petronis towers was good, this is good times ten. i am standing at 11,000 feet. >> i think ten times a hundred. that is unbelievable, probably the prettiest view i've ever seen in my life, from the top of europe where matt was high in the swiss alps on jungfrau, a magnificent view. day four of his break neck race around the globe for the tenth anniversary of "where in the world is matt lauer?" tomorrow he wraps things up from parts unknown. we're working on the clue. >> that's right. if there is a reason to get a high definition tv this is it. >> that is spectacular. >> here's the clue matt left behind with the alps to our backs, we make tracks for a party of epic proportions. >> hum.

>> hum. >> if you're playing along head to today.com/where in the world and try and unlock a second picture clue. >> then be sure to send us on twitter or whatever, whatever your guess is. >> i don't know. we got very close. you may not need the help. you nailed it. >> well, you know what? i have a confession to make. i heard them playing james bond music. >> oh, this morning. >> i think i kind of googled james bond film scenes. >> you got it. >> whatever. you were resourceful is what we would say. coming up in this half hour makeup of course supposed to make us all look younger and prettier but your beauty technique may be making you look older and tired. we'll show you some common makeup blunders. i think i make each and every one of these. we'll show you how to fix them and peel away the years too. >> if you're a parent who has been in a toy store lately we know the elmos are already flying. parents trying to get the hottest toys before they disappear off the shelves. we'll get you a running start with the must have toys of the season. >> and it is -- yeah. those are kind of cool. it is a family affair in today's

kitchen. legendary three star michilin chef and his wife known for french cuisine but we're getting a lesson today in easy korean cooking. >> sounds good. smells good too up there. let's check thee season. it's a family affair in the kitchen. before we get to that, let's get a check of the weather. >> for today we have rain in the northeast, especially in new england. enhanced by tropical storm sean. partly cloudy in the pacific northwest, and showers along the western coast of florida. tomorrow, wipdy here in the northeast with cooler weather and snow showers around the great lakes. it's going to be raining late in the day in southern california and the pacific northwest. sunny and mild through the gulf coast. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. cloudiness around. fog is dissipating. i am meteorologist, tom kierein. that's a look from the sky watcher camera. looking towards the west

northwest, where we are getting sprinkles of green on radar. right now they are advancing to the east and northeast, and they will be perhaps near the metro area in a couple hourds. right now in the low to mid-50s in much of the region, but a front coming through will bring that's your latest weather. >> thank you. coming up next the right way to apply makeup to take years off your look right after this. my sinus symptoms come with a cough that stays even after i treat... [ male announcer ] truth is, most sinus formulas don't treat a cough.

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better but applying the products the wrong way can add years to our faces. here with fast fixes is the creator and president of mali beauty. >> hello. gorgeous, tall. >> too tall. we won't get into that. tell us about this. i think we all wear makeup in the hopes of looking better but sometimes our techniques can throw us the other direction. >> absolutely. we fall into our makeup ruts a lot of times and end up wearing the same makeup we have been since high school. >> yes. >> we need to take it up a notch. really sort of take it to a whole new level. >> let's go to our first model, anita. show us the mistakes she was making. >> she was wearing a lot of translucent powder and it was making her look aged, old, dry. translucent powder is a big lie. it is that loose powder that makes us -- it is actually white so it is making you look really dry and caky and old. so i always like to say use something that has a little bit of color in it perhaps. >> show us what you did with

anita. >> warm up the skin. something with a little warmth but then also you can use something like the face defender which is the first ever in the universe. it's a clear powder. what it's going to do is set your makeup, make your skin look poreless upon contact but it is crystal clear so you never have to worry about the wrong shade. >> you want that matt look. >> yes, but not matt 1983. matt 2012. you have the nice, dewey complexion. great moisturizer always helps. >> thank you. great modeling. let's do our next common mistake. this has to do with our lips. >> yes. we have tina here. what was tina doing with her lips? >> miss tina was really lining her lips hard core and really sort of defining it. that's something that women have been doing forever and it really does age our lips. it's very old fashioned looking. you want your lips to look -- >> i thought that's what you're supposed to do. no? >> well, it's all good. you want to kind of make your lips look fuller, very sort of

angelina jolie, if you know what i'm saying. so you take a nice, nude lip liner and you just kind of line the entire mouth but the secret is right here, ms. thing. take it and define the lips. make a little line between the groove. >> you're saying color it in almost? >> exactly. sort of attach it and you get the great sort of bee stung look, that very full upper lip. another quick tip that you want to do is you want to make sure that you take your lip gloss and don't just put it in the inside of your mouth like you do and then go like that. you want to take it all -- >> that's what i know. >> i know. you want to take it and go all the way to the edge of the lip. that way it's going to catch the light. your lips will be bigger, fuller, jucier, and sexier. >> you have good lips to start with. thank you. >> watch out. >> next we have eyes. nicole here has beautiful eyes. >> yes. >> mascara. talk to us about common mistakes. >> okay. common mistakes with mascara is again not curling your lashes. we all know curling is very important.

>> really? >> i know. sorry, savannah. another thing is too putting eye mascara on the wrong way. oftentimes we take our mascara and pull it out toward the ear. thinking you're going to sort of open up the eye that way. it's actually closing the eye. my secret is to always take the mascara guide and pull it in toward the bridge of the nose. >> really. >> what that is going to do, look at that. it's given her a star burst effect and you see how open and wide and fresh her eyes look? >> yes. it really does. >> it looks like she's had eight hours of sleep. another great tip is also, hello, take a gray eyeliner and make sure that the eyeliner is nice and thin. don't make it thick. the thicker the eyeliner is -- >> almost inside the eye lashes. >> you've got it. >> great. >> visine to make the eyes look whiter. q-tip to clean it up. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, guys. coming up next, kid tested and mom approved. the hottest toys we think are

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this morning on "parenting today" it is here, the nightmare before christmas when parents frantically search stores to get the season's hottest toys before they're out of stock. here with a leg up on the competition is stephanie oppenheim the cofounder of toy portfolio.com. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. >> i'm already laughing because elmo, rock me elmo has me laughing. let's talk. this is going to be one of the hottest toys again. >> hot toys often have to do with novelty but in his category he is really the winner because

of this technology. if you put the mike in his hand he'll sing one of six songs. you take it out and put the bongos in front of him he'll start playing with that. there are additional add ons you can do. very, very sweet. >> entertain the kids. you might get slightly annoyed. >> now this is cooking. very sweet. this is cookie. from hasbro. and he's just, you know, what our testers really loved about her is she is so huggable at the end of the day. >> and real. >> very sweet. there you go. she has a bone and just really a lovely little dog to bring home for a preschooler. >> okay. elmo, quiet down. wants to play. these are a little bit edgier. >> i have to tell you, we have a little division in parents but the girls here can't wait to play with these girls. these are the monster high seer fris mattel. they do have a literary connection because this is frankie stein, daughter of frankenstein. what i liked about the series is they focus on the character

traits of the dolls rather than what they look like. they're dressed in teen appropriate gear for monsters i guess. but this is also the hydration bed for blue laguna for when she's dead tired. definitely has a sense of humor. >> kind of avatar looking. >> what is really cool, she is totally in water but if you look behind she is really standing behind the water. very clever use of technology. >> interesting. all right. let's get to the games and gadgets. a lot of people, these are all platinum award winners. >> this is the leap pad from leap frog talking about technology, this is really what i would say the hottest electric gadget for kids. it has a hundred apps for it. for $99 it has a built-in camera, built-in video camera, educational games from leap frog. >> that is the key. educational games. >> you don't want to hand over your own ipod to your child, this is the perfect solution. >> what do we see our girls playing? >> the girls are playing simon flash. interestingly, i found a little simon trivia introduced in 1978

at studio 54. it's now been redesigned with these flash cubes and you still have to follow along. it's challenging. there are four different levels to play, four different games. a really good game for tweens, teens, and even college adults to play and a good travel game for the holidays. >> if you're into a mental tug of war kind of game. >> right. >> i can't believe this one. this actually works? >> well, alex and michael are over here working on it. this is my flex stool which now you are actually putting on your head bands. it's reading your brain waves. >> really. >> this one really does work. it's great fun. they'll have a mental tug of war pushing the ball back and forth. they can also do obstacles as well which is really -- >> use the force. >> they showed us this at toy fair and we thought they were joking. it really does work. >> hooks on to the ear lobe? >> yes. and the ball is going up in the air. now "star wars" never loses its

appeal. >> "star wars" is so big, the number one request of our toy testers. these are now really for advanced and intermediate builders. there is the jedi shuttle totally cool. >> unbelievable. >> this one is my favorite. >> my son wants this, the millennium falcon, but it is a thousand pieces not to mention a big price tag. >> yes it is. it is something a parent and child could do together or for a more advanced builder. it has the secret compartment where they hid in the first movie and comes with all the action figures, darth vader is there as well. >> fantastic. >> not everything needs to cost a lot of money. the kids are trying the fire flies, under $10. totally cool. >> love that. okay. flying high here. they usually are flying but we can't do that with the lights. these are really cool. >> these are air swimmers. they're not just balloons but remote controlled balloons. so you can make them dive. i do have to warn parents it takes a while to put these together. you do need a helium tank. but that said, i would say this is about the coolest novelty toy we found this year. >> it is cool. need a helium tank though.

okay. hard to find. stephanie, thanks so much. kids, guys, thanks so much. you guys keep doing well here with that. coming up next, korean home cooking. we've got some made easy in today's kitchen. first this is "today" on nbc.

this morning in today's kitchen, what's for dinner? spiced rubbed korean chicken. we have one of the most influential chefs in the world and now his wife is giving him a run for the money in the kitchen. his new cookbook is "home cooking with jean-georges" and marge's new book is "the kimchi chronicles." yours came out first. >> it sure did. >> is this what happens in your house, a little competition in the kitchen? >> i'm chef on the weekend. >> yeah. he actually hates to share the kitchen with me, so we're like -- >> okay. a little elbows flying.

>> i get inspired a lot. >> we've got some of those. we'll make spice rubbed chicken. >> we'll make a marinade first. this is soy sauce, some oil, use soybean, vegetable, light olive oil. and this is rice vinegar. >> okay. >> very important. you'll whisk that together. pour it over the chicken. you set that for marinade. >> how long will you let that marinade? >> ideally overnight would be the best. >> let's do that. we'll take this out. >> you have a dry rub too. >> do you want to help? >> sure. >> great. we're just going to add -- this is sugar here. we'll add the salt, black pepper, and red pepper powder. >> guru? >> almost got me. it's called kochipeto. >> mix it up. >> oh, good. i like thaw get your hands in there. yeah. so i'm taking the already marinaded chicken and i'm patting it dry a little bit.

then you can sprinkle some of that rub over there. rub it in. >> this spice is so good. >> and flip it and rub it. >> rub it and flip it. >> that's a song. >> rub it and flip it. the rap song from the '80s. >> actually the '90s. i'm telling my age. okay. so anyway, we'll put it on the grill. give it a nice color probably for -- dave, you're the expert. >> three or four minutes each side. >> that was very good. dave, you're the expert. wow. >> i got to give him some credit. >> the chicken is beautifully browned. >> do you want to let it rest for little bit? >> you need to leave it rest for a couple minutes. we're going to slice it. >> he is a master slicer. >> yes? >> some jobs i do and some jobs she is doing. >> exactly. like load the dish washer. >> i like to add a little more. >> you put a little more on? >> just on top. >> now this is from my book. >> mm-hmm. we go to your book. >> yeah. simply roasted carrots, a little

chili. >> it's fantastic. >> this is one of his signature dishes at abc kitchen. a little plug. >> and potatoes? >> cooked simply with herbs, dill, parsley. >> all right. >> a little bit of everything. >> and what inspires your cooking? >> what inspires my -- my husband inspires my cooking. >> good answer. >> yeah. i know. it's coming close to holiday season. but hi. >> welcome. >> nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> we love the food of course. >> thank you. try a piece here. >> fantastic. you know, i've been an avid home cook since i was 12 and my mother let me at the stove. but he's taught me about produce and seasonal vegetables and, you know, i've learned a lot from him. so he's enhanced what was -- >> her book out sells yours what are you going to do?

>> i don't know. >> let everybody in here. >> thank you so much. recipes are on our website today.com. >> thank you. >> coming up the holiday movies you won't want to miss. and the final destination clue of "where in the world is matt lauer?" >> next, travel the world. and now -- >> from the sphinx observatory in the swiss alps. >> where will he be tomorrow? brought to you by capital one venture card.

good morning, everybody. 9:57 is the time. it's thursday, november 10th. i am barbara harrison. let's talk to tom kierein about the fog starting to dissipate out there, tom? >> this is a live picture from the sky watcher camera, and we have some clouds closing in from the west and they are producing a few sprinkles you see here on the radar. those areas of green. some light sprinkles, and advancing off to the north and east. temperatures right now are in the mid to low 50s and peaking in the upper 50s today and it will turn chillier tomorrow and

into the weekend. the fog is lifting, and hopefully the congestion will lift. it's not right now. 395, your delays start at edsall, and jammed at the pentagon and all the way across the 14th street bridge. slow commute for you. outer loop, american legion bridge, this is where your delays start. delays start. back to you.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. it's thirsty thursday, november 10th. we are delighted you're here with us. >> we are going to be someplace fun tomorrow. >> we are going to orlando. we are going to universal studios. >> here are five reasons. >> the top five reasons. >> for us. >> number five. it is called the vacation capital of the world, orlando needs a vacation more than we do? >> nobody. number four. it has 4,500 restaurants. we are going to go to all of them. which means 4,500 bars. >> number three. after las vegas, it has the most hotel rooms in the country. we are going to share. no. >> number two, it does not snow

there. >> especially this time of year. >> the number one reason we are going to orlando is? >> it's the home of the wizarding world of harry potter. >> yes, indeed. on friday we'll be there at the harry potter section of the park to do our show with some of the harry potter cast members. >> he's the only one that likes us. he's been with us 15 times. nobody else will ever come on. emma has. daniel radcliffe? never. >> he's doing that show. >> i know. he's in "how to succeed in business without really trying." i loved him in that. he should have gotten the tony nomination. >> we have a little game to play with you guys. it will help pin down our personalities by looking at a piece of paper. we got a note on our notes that says, please keep this piece of paper covered. >> i didn't look. >> i didn't look. >> are you sure?

>> i didn't look. >> the first four words you see. we have to show them what it looks like. it looks like a smiley face and these are words. >> naive. >> lethargic? i hate this game. insecure. what does this mean? >> thoughtful. >> peaceful. >> restless. >> elegant. >> peace. >> lovely. >> you're making them up. >> no, i see it right there lovely. why did i pick lethargic and insecure? >> you really want to know? >> apparently this thing is circulating on the internet. maybe we'll put it on our website or facebook. >> what is the first word i saw was naive? >> which is the opposite of you. >> hello. >> i had lethargic which is not true at all. >> not since you've been heating those -- what are those things? >> i'm going to bring them on

monday. they are called brad's kale chips. no. they have changed my life. i have more energy. everything is working better, if you know what i mean. i'm bringing them monday. don't get them yet because i'm worried you'll buy them out at whole foods. brad's kale chips in a paper-looking bag, not the one in the -- i'll bring them monday. i love, love, love those. >> what is the size of your order says but. what does this mean? >> when you go into a starbucks, some people order the vente. >> maybe they want it. this is a french survey, right? i don't know why the french did it. >> what does it say? >> if you order the larger sizes, you're not being greedy, you're trying to convince yourself or others that you are better off. that you can afford it? they say when you're alone you'll go with smaller sizes, with others you tend to go to the bigger sizes. >> i do the opposite. >> i want people to think i'm

just a little bird eater. >> me, too. >> i don't want them to think i'm a pig. >> that doesn't work. >> we always disagree with everyone. here is another study. >> okay. they were saying when do you think you look the best during the course of the day? >> 1964. >> this says women look better for just two hours in the very beginning of their day. they say that usually by 10:00 a.m. it's over. >> it's all going downhill. >> they say your make-up melts away. i think, for me, everyone has their own times. i'll go the whole day not great, take a shower at 5:00 because i have an evening event and reapply make-up, it's the second time you put it on and the steam of the shower. suddenly you're alive. >> you get it done professionally by mayor.

it's not the same. >> your skin looks so much better after a good shower late in the day. you know, after the swelling's gone down and bags. >> your face swells? >> yeah. when you wake up, bags under your eyes? >> you have much more fun evenings than i do. >> i refuse to talk about this next topic. >> this is unbelievable. >> she loves this. >> i love this. i do. doctors in kingston, ontario say while conducting an ultrasound to examine the growth on the testicles of a paraplegic man they saw an image. the growth was benign. the doctors removed the test tackles with no complications at all. they say it's purely coincidental, it's not a divine

presence. really? i confuse that with an apparition of the lord himself that. was my first thought. the recent publish said the face of testicular pain. >> that is an interesting picture. first i was against it. i didn't know what it looked like. it looks like he's astonished, doesn't it? >> here is a dilemma. i know you probably had this if you've gone to work and there is a colleague of yours who sits near you, a woman, who wears too much perfume. >> or a man with too much cologne. >> what do you do if the person right in your space and every day you smell that. what do you do if they are overindulging if it comes to the perfume. would you say anything or not say anything? >> you know what? i'm so allergic i would probably have to say would you mind not wearing so much of your perfume

because i'm sneezing. one woman did that. the other woman just didn't care at all. or another perfume. if they overdo it, it's not the perfume it's the overdoing. >> it's too much. i've done that when i have gotten in a cab in new york, you want to gag. it is really scented, if you know what i'm talking about. you've got to hang your head out the window. you've been there. >> all righty. >> here is my ihoda play list. this is country music's answer to rap. ♪ ♪ ♪ bumping nothing but bass ♪ things like dawg

♪ and down with that ♪ and i feel so doggone >> and don't that fly girl. ♪ got some back ♪ i say the only holler back that i know ♪ get to holler back >> that kind of holler. >>. ♪ got it good home brewed ♪ home grown >> is that what they call it? >> holler back. >> who is this? >> it is paul -- i don't remember. >> who is the artist? >> who cares? >> who cares? >> i like that one. that's got actual words and makes a little sense and rhyme sort of. thank you, cowboy. >> jerry looks very fetching

today. >> he does. >> okay or not okay? >> is it okay to write about your relatives? in a book or something. kathie lee says you can write it, but is it the right thing to do ultimately? >> they didn't put the quotations in it. better be sure. you're going to live with people's opinions. i just got regis' new book. >> what did he say about you? >> it was all so nice, but you never know. you just hope that it is. it was so sweet, i doubt he'll sell any. >> is there mud in this book? >> not that i read so far. hoda says i hope so, and you know hour. make sure it's nice that it's not worth losing the relationship. there is one relationship lost. you want to tell the truth about it. >> i just put a little there in that. >> there are snacks here in front of us. poor jerry had to refill our

popcorn several times because every mouthful, you guys, goes to veterans organizations. tomorrow is veterans day. we want to support our veterans any way we can. 11% of the profits go to them. potato chips, pretzels and cheese chips. >> thanks, jerry. poor jerry. >> if you're in a funk because we are getting close to thanksgiving, go to our facebook page and read what people are thankful for. go on yourself and type out a couple of things. it's like something you're thankful for grateful for. you've got to click on "being thankful today" and submit it. >> you hate that list, but look at it. you are wearing a woman's hat and i'm wearing the man's. don't be so upset. >> i look like the flying nun. i'm fine with it. anyway, if you win this, if you

win the thankful contest, how do we say who is the most thankful? >> sara -- get off that technology, sara. we are doing a show. >> i'm tweeting for you guys. >> no, no, no. how do we know who wins? >> how are we doing that? you'll be entered for a chance to win a trip to new york city for foushgs vip seating for breakfast for a couple of people. and two nights stay at the mandarin oriental hotel in new york as well as shopping and fun packages, flights for four provided by american airlines. >> the contest is over november 16th. sara didn't know. >> obviously. >> we are going to announce the winner on november 17th. what do we have next? >> we saw him at the screening of the movie "twilight."

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for many families, it will be a holiday tradition heading to the movies. >> there is something for everybody, from the muppets to "mission impossible" to the "twilight" saga. with us is jeff kagel. >> waiting for the movie "the girl with the dragon tattoo." >> that is the one everybody is waiting to see. they are keeping it -- >> your grandmother is terrified of it. >> the books are really violent, really dark and graphic. david fitch the director said we are going to earn our r-rating. merry christmas. it looks great. what we've seen, the buzz is good. >> we saw a trailer called "the descendents" with george clooney.

it looked great. >> that is a terrific movie. george clooney is probably oscar nominated for this. probably one of the best picture nominees. >> what is the premise? >> i believe it's coming out around thanksgiving. he plays a father whose wife is in a coma, right? he finds out she was having an affair. he goes looking for the guy. it's a lot funnier than i'm making it sound. >> it's a comedy, right? >> kind of a dramedy. by the guy who did "sideways." >> sherlock holmes, i loved the first one. is robert downey jr in this? >> and jude law. i like the second one better than the first would be. funny wanter, stylish. >> they are both at the top of their game these guys. >> he might be our best working actor among the younger ones. he can do anything. >> what about "twilight?" >> we watched that the other day. i had more fun watching you

watch "twilight" than watching "twilight" itself. i had a good time. i love the "twilight" movies. this is part one of the final groups. she gets pregnant and has a vampire baby. >> who doesn't? >> don't let this happen to you. it is really gory. >> it really is. i'm surprised it's pg-13. >> me, too. if you haven't seen the previous ones, because i didn't and i sort of caught on. do you think you have to know the back story? >> well, no. >> you have to know what imprinting is, the werewolf's imprinting. >> he a weird role in the birth of the baby. >> he is a very cute kid. >> the next pick, "young adult" with charlize thieron.

>> she plays the most unlikable character in the world. >> sort of like in "monsters." >> she is not a serial killer. >> that was more unlikable than this. choose your words more carefully. >> she plays a woman who goes back to her hometown to reclaim her high school sweetheart who is now happily married and has a baby. it's patrick wilson, who can blame her. >> the muppets. the commercials are outrageous. i love jason bateman. >> the movie is so much fun. i'm surprised at the number of adults who say they are so excited about the muppets. >> they really entertain. >> lots of family movies also. >> is that amy adams? >> yeah. amy adams, jason seigel.

>> they are the ones making money. >> what about "mission impossible?" it's back again. >> yes. i love the "mission impossible" movies. it's been five years. >> he goes all out for these, doesn't he? he does a lot of his own stunts. >> jeremy righter. >> we had him on. >> they jump off the tallest building in the world in dubai. >> i have on occasion. >> you have. >> lastly, "war horse." >> spielberg. >> was that not the most beautiful play? an amazing play. based on a british book for young adults. >> right. >> how does it translate to the movie? >> i haven't seen it yet. this has got all of the oscar credentials. stephen spielberg, it's an epic movie, a boy and his horse.

just look how beautiful it is. i'm very excited. i've seen a lot of stuff and i'm excited about this. >> hoda and i did not speak for ten minutes. after we saw "war horse" at lincoln center, we could not talk for ten minutes. >> somebody should have recorded the silence. >> i know. >> never to be repeated. >> love you. >> bye, doll. how did the chicken cross the road? >> you'll find out. hey babe... oh, hi honey! so i went to the doctor today, then picked up a few extra things for the baby. oh boy... i used our slate card with blueprint. we can design our own plan to avoid interest by paying off diapers and things each month. and for the bigger stuff, we can pay downalance faster to save money on interest. bigger? bigger. chase slate with blueprint helps you save money on life's little surprises. trip...lets... start your path to saving today, call 855-get-slate. ♪

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we are back with our special series webtastic. sara diction up the next video. >> we have one that may make parents consider getting a dog. >> burgess, the 5-year-old welsh springer spaniel stopped 2-year-old eliza from throwing a temper tantrum.

>> the video was posted october 30th, and has 265,000 hits. that's it. she came home and wanted to catch it to send to her husband because she couldn't believe she actually stopped. >> love it. you've got another one for us? >> yes, we do. this is something you don't see every day. it's a chicken hitching a ride. check it out. >> oh, my gosh! >> this was at a 4-h petting zoo event. i guess the chicken will go anywhere and ride. people found it fascinating. >> that's crazy. >> they call themselves devine male performers and they are devine. hey guys, what can i get for you?

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we are back on this thirstday with beauty. >> with all the different products, it's hard to know what will work for you. here to help us is jill herzig, editor in chief at "redbook" magazine. there are general points. >> one general rule is everyone has to wear sunscreen. >> everyone? >> everyone. sorry. that's the across the board news sunscreen with spf 15 or above. the sun is the major cause for any sign of aging. >> for babies you wait a while? >> for little babies, yeah. i think up to 6 months you don't put anything on their skin, just keep them out of the sun. >> let's start with caucasian. >> caucasian women have the lest amount of melonin in their skin.

they need sunscreen. >> especially if you're irish or scandinavian. >> blonde, light eyes. this has antioxidants in it. they help protect you from the sun and the pollution floating around. >> what is this revita-lift? >> sunscreen at night and at night you want retinol. it is the strongest over-the-counter anti-wrinkle product you can use. it's also gentle. >> latino women. >> latina women have a wide range of skin tones. you have the majority with olive skin, but then there are blue-eyed blondes. there is differing advice here. >> i use this. >> you're egyptian. >> i don't fit a category. whatever. >> this has vitamin b3 in it which may be why you love it. the medical anyone protects your

skin but can leave you vulnerable to dark spots and uneven patches. that is what this b3 smooths out to give you that nice even complexion. this is an anti-sagging product. lighter-skinned latina women sometimes have a problem with sagging. it is a great firmer. >> african-american women. >> this product has vitamin c in it. that is a great protector against uneven blotchiness in your skin tone which can be an issue for african-american women. good news is they don't wrinkle until maybe ten years later. that's why they have such fabulous skin in general. at night they should use a retinol treatment. this from roc is great.

it is gentle and won't cause that splotchy unevenness. asian women can have incredibly light skin but their skin produces more melonin. they can have darker spots into their 30s. >> in general they seem to have beautiful skin. most of the asian women i know. >> what can help is using a brightening product. that is what this is here. that is for daytime. three times a week use a peel. that sounds scary and my skin is going to turn red, but it's not a harsh product. this one has lactic acid which is gentle. you just wipe it around your face. >> indian women. >> they are vulnerable to acne long after the teenage period is done. that can leave dark spots. that's why we recommend this kind of vichy product here which

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so you order soup and salad for lunch and think you're doing well on your diet. >> wrong. some are loaded with calories. here to test our knowledge, which is extremely limited, is "today" diet and nutrition expert madeline. >> we'll talk about soups. let's start with one of our own favorites, a crock of french onion soup. with a crouton floating around, covered with swiss cheese. how many calories, more or less than 650 calories? >> it is more. >> it is 800. this little bowl of soup is 800 calories. soup is only 20%, it's all the

croutons. >> could you use another lower fat cheese? >> you could do that and substitute it. you can use low fat cheese. >> it's not the same, let's be honest. >> another popular soup are the ramen soup mixes. >> kids from college live on that. >> what about the salt content? >> over the moon. >> 25%, 50% or 75% of your salt intake. >> 75%. >> if you have high blood pressure, you're way over the top of the requirements. >> of what you need in a day? >> when you think college kids are living on it. >> let's get to stews. who doesn't love a bowl of beef stew. >> vegetarians don't love it. >> how far would you have to walk to burn off the calories in this medium size serving. three miles, five miles or seven miles? >> i'm going to say five. >> five, 500 calories in that little bowl.

doing well. you may be surprised to know some soups have fiver in them. >> which ones? >> we have three. tomato. >> lentil has fiber. >> this is black beans. >> don't get testy. >> we have vegetable and tomato soup. which one has the most fiber in this serving? >> black bean, vegetable or tomato. >> black bean. >> it's the black bean. it's great. it's got eight kinds of fiber. >> beans are great for you. >> here is a true and false question. chicken soup has been scientifically studied. is it shown to have biological problems to fight off a cold. >> true. >> will you let her get the question out? >> she finished it. >> it has biological fighters that help you through a cold.

if you want thickening soup without fat. you can use three different things. one is not a good way to thicken soup. is it pureed cauliflower instant potato flakes or bread crumbs. >> it's the bread crumbs. >> you can use pureed cauliflower or potato flakes. beef and red bean chili. does this have half your protein needs or 25%? >> i'm scared. this is riding on this one. 25%. >> no. >> 50%. those beans and beef with are a one-two combo. the prize is good. >> it beats that baby bottle a couple of days ago. >> i got robbed when i won. >> thank you, madeline.

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>> i love those voices. nearly a decade ago simon cowell conducted a worldwide search for talented, gorgeous singers. the result was the quartertet called il divo. >> their sixth studio album "wicked game" will hit shelves november 8th. >> came out on tuesday. >> tell us your names. >> i'm david. >> carlos. >> sebastien. >> together you are il divo.

>> how did you come together? how did this group come to be? >> it's a simon cowell creation from seven years ago. he basically put the four of us in a and said, i want you to sing my favorite songs and see what you come up with. >> you made up the harmonies and decided who would take which melodic line and the solo? >> yes. >> good for you. >> this is a mix of a little more drama. a little more cinematic. i think that's one of the best albums we have. >> the passion. >> what's more important than that? ask hoda. here they are, il divo! thanks, guys. ♪

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kitchen," a thanksgiving dinner that is so easy you'll be counting your blessing. >> recipes using five ingredients or less. he is host of "five and dine" on myrecipes.com. it sounds so simple. people make it more complicated around the holidays. >> life is short and people are busy. what are we going to do today here? >> that's what it's all about. in one wants to spend all the time in the kitchen. you want to spend as much time as you can with the family. >> you haven't met our family. >> nonalcoholic punch for the whole family.

>> this is a thanksgiving punch. you can kick it up wnd make it the adult version with a little bit of vodka. we have pomegranate juice, pine apple, ginger el and the fresh ginger simple syrup. that ties it all together. >> all right. >> very nice. >> make a glaze for our turkey. >> the turkey has been roasting about two hours or so. want to get a nice golden brown. >> i'm counting the ingredients. >> all i have on the turkey is salt and pepper, which is never included. >> you're right. >> i have dijon mustard and molasses. >> it sounds like a strange combination. >> it is. it adds a subtle flavor. the sugars from molasses seal it. >> cook it for two hours. >> i was only hearing part of what he said. >> put this back in the oven for a half hour or so.

make sure the thermometer reaches 165. >> this is a small bird. >> it is such a gorgeous color. look at that. it is amazing. >> bring us to the brussel sprouts. >> they look good. >> chopped up quartered fresh brussel sprouts, apples. apple cider which will add the nice kick in the end. fresh thyme. >> that's four. >> that's it. salt and pepper don't count. >> that seems like a strange combination. extra virgin olive oil. >> don't cheat. keeping you honest here. >> toss this up. put it in a 375 oven 20 to 25 minutes until you have this beautiful color. >> cover it or leave it like that? >> uncovered. you want them to get that crispiness. thank you so much. >> bring us to dessert. >> precooked pumpkin pie. all you want to do is put that in the freezer for a little bit. cut it into chunks.

fold it with vanilla ice cream, toss with caramel topping and toasted salted pecans and you're done. it's very, very simple. thank you, ladies. >> come with us tomorrow. we are going to orlando. >> yes, we are. >> hope you'll be there with us. we'll be at twizarding world of harry potter. tomorrow is try day friday and veterans day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com