nbc news exclusive. former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky speaks out. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> this morning, as reports of even more alleged victims emerge, jerry sandusky talks about the allegations of sexual abuse for the first time. president pause. republican presidential candidate herman cain confused and a loss for words when asked about president obama's libya policy. >> okay, libya. >> the awkward moment that has some people wondering if the stress of the campaign has gotten to him. and belle of the ball. the corporal who asked justin timberlake to attend the marine corps ball, and he did. she'll tell us about their night to remember today, tuesday, november 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. this interview with former penn state defensive coordinator jerry sandusky's making a lot of headlines this morning. >> that's right. and now this morning with "the new york times" reporting that close to ten more suspected victims have come forward since the story broke, this story's just going to grow. >> sandusky remained largely silent until last night. he gave his first extensive interview to nbc's bob costas, and bob joins us this morning. bob, good morning. >> matt, ann, good morning. first, a word of warning. the content of this interview is not appropriate for children. it's a blunt conversation, jerry sandusky admitting to showering with young boys, but beyond that, denying any sexual misconduct. >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you

know, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg without intent of sexual contact, but -- so, if you look at it that way, there are things that wouldn't, you know, would be accurate. >> are you denying that you had any inappropriate sexual contact with any of these underage boys? >> yes, i am. >> never touched their genitals, never engaged in oral sex? >> right. >> what about mike mcqueary, the grad assistant who in 2002 walked into the shower, where he says in specific detail that you were forcibly raping a boy who appeared to be 10 or 11 years old? >> i would say that that's false. >> what would be his motive to lie?

>> you'd have to ask him that. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> how would you account for so many accusations coming from different people at different times, many of whom undoubtedly feel shame over this, so they have no apparent motive to expose themselves to what might come along with this -- they have no apparent motive. you have an obvious motive to either deny to yourself or deny to us what you've been accused of. what's their motive to make the accusations? >> i can't account for, you know, their motives to make those allegations. i, you know, that's not for me to say. that would be for them to say. >> what did happen in the shower the night that mike mcqueary happened upon you and the young boy? >> okay, we were showering and horsing around, and he actually turned all the showers on and was actually sliding across the

floor, and we were, as i recall, possibly like snapping a towel, horseplay. >> in 1998, a mother confronts you about taking a shower with her son and inappropriately touching him. two detectives eavesdrop on her conversations with you, and you admit that maybe your private parts touched her son. what happened there? >> well, i can't exactly recall what was said there. in terms of what i did say was that if he felt that way, then i was wrong and i didn't want to leave that kind of impression. i did lift him, and that's what i said. >> shortly after that in 2000, a janitor said that he saw you

performing oral sex on a young boy in the showers in the penn state locker facility. did that happen? >> no. >> how could somebody think they saw something as extreme and shocking as that when it hadn't occurred, and what would possibly be their motivation to fabricate it? >> you'd have to ask them. >> it seems that if all of these accusations are false, you are the unluckiest and most persecuted man that any of us has ever heard about. >> i don't know what you want me to say. i don't think these have been the best days of my life. these false allegations have stripped, you know, so much of our life away and so many things that are dear to us.

so. >> you say you're not a pedophile. >> right. >> but you're a man who, by his own admission, has showered with young boys, highly inappropriate, who has continually put himself in the presence of young boys -- volunteer high school coach, volunteer at a small local college, even after you had largely disassociated from penn state, multiple reports of you getting into bed with young boys who stayed at your house in a room in the basement. how do you account for these things? and if you're not a pedophile, then what are you? >> ll, i'm a person that has taken a strong interest, i'm a very passionate person in terms of trying to make a difference in the lives of some young people. i had worked very hard to try to connect with them, to make them feel good about themselves, to

be something significant in their lives. maybe this gets misinterpreted, has gotten, depending on -- i know a lot of young people where it hasn't. i have worked with many, many young people where there has been no misinterpretation of my actions, and i have made a very significant difference in their lives. >> but isn't what you're just describing the classic m.o. of many pedophiles? there were hundreds, if not thousands, of young boys you came into contact with, but there are allegations that at least eight of them were victimized. many people believe there are more to come. >> i would guess that there are many young people who would come forward, many more young people who would come forward and say that my methods and what i had done for them made a very

positive impact on their life. and i didn't go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that i've helped. there are many that i didn't have -- i hardly had any contact with who i have helped in many, many ways. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? no, i enjoy young people, i love to be around them, but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> when mike mcqueary saw what he says was a rape in the shower in 2002, he reported it the next day to joe paterno. to your knowledge, did joe

paterno have any information regarding objectionable activities on your part prior to that report in 2002? >> my -- i can't totally answer that question. my answer would be no. i mean, that would be my guess. i don't think he had information. >> did joe paterno at any time ever speak to you directly about your behavior? >> no. >> never? >> no. >> you were around the program, you used the weight room up until recently, you were seen at penn state events. how did joe paterno greet you? what was your interaction like with him subsequent to 2002? >> he greeted me as he always had, if i saw him at football practice. he was cordial. we didn't see each other very much. the last time i saw him was this summer at a golf outing. >> he never asked you about what you might have done? >> no.

>> he never asked you if you needed help, if you needed counseling? >> no. no. >> never. never expressed disapproval of any kind? >> no. >> how do you feel about what has happened to penn state and to joe paterno and to the penn state football program and your part in it? >> how would you think that i would feel about a university that i attended, about people that i've worked with, about people that i care so much ab t about? and i mean, how do you think i would feel about it? i feel horrible. and, and -- >> do you feel guilty? >> guilty? >> do you feel it's your fault? >> no, i don't think it's my fault. i've obviously played a part in this, but i don't think that i

should have been -- i should be accused as i have been. >> how would you define the part you've played? what are you willing to concede that you've done that was wrong and you wish you had not done it? >> well, in retrospect, you know, i shouldn't have showered with those kids, you know, so. >> that's it? >> well, that -- that's what hits me the most. >> matt, at this point, both jerry sandusky and his attorneys say they are not angling for a plea deal. they intend not to mitigate his guilt but to establish his innocence. >> the first question -- first of all, extraordinary interview. first thing that comes to my mind is why he would agree to it. and ann's going to speak to his attorney in a second. we can ask that question, but how would he answer these questions in that detail? >> i asked his attorney, joseph

amendola that question, and their feeling is that he is portrayed in a given way in the realm of public opinion, and they want to begin to refute that. i'm not so sure that this accomplished that. >> great job, bob. thank you very much. it is 12 minutes after the hour. with more, here's ann. >> that's right, matt. thank you so much. the aforementioned joe amendola is joe sandusky's attorney. he now joins us. thank you for being here and good morning. >> you're welcome. >> did you know that jerry sandusky was going to speak out? was that with your blessing and why, if that's so? >> we had talked about it, and i explained to jerry that this was an opportunity for him to tell people how he felt and what has happened in his life, and the fact that he's not guilty of these offenses, and he took that opportunity. in fact, jerry's wanted to talk about this for a long, long time, going back over three years with the first allegation that set forth in the alleged victim number one narrative and the presentment that was fought against.

>> one of the quotes from him is that "i shouldn't have showered with those kids." why would your client continue to shower with boys, just on that point alone, even after a mother complained to him that it was inappropriate? why would he continue to do it? >> and the easy answer is he didn't use a whole lot of common sense. because obviously, he had the warning in the late '90s, in the 1998 situation, and certainly he should have ceased it then. i wasn't involved with jerry then, but i've drilled him on that many times. but showering with kids doesn't make him guilty. the point is he's maintained his innocence and we live in a system that presumes innocence, and yet the public and the media, for the most part, have tried and convicted him, and he hasn't even had a day in court yet. >> well, one of the reasons may be -- and not to forget that, but there's been a lot of smoke here. "the new york times" reports today that close to ten additional alleged victims have now come forward. so the question has to be raised, how is it possible that

so many people who actually don't even know each other -- a janitor and an assistant coach, all of these alleged victims -- would all have a similar story, if something inappropriate didn't happen, if sexual abuse did not happen? >> because these types of crimes have a common theme, and they take a common track, and it's not hard to fabricate allegations. you may remember back in, i guess the '90s, as i recall, the daycare center cases, where the kids said that the people who ran the daycare centers were performing satanic-type activities and were abusing them, and it later turned out that that wasn't the case. what's happening now, in my opinion, is we have a bunch of people who have read the allegations, realized that there is a large university involved and there may be a lot of money involved and lawsuits that are certainly going to come. and until we sort through these allegations, we have absolutely no idea whether or not they're authentic or not. in fact, until we got the

presentment in this case from the attorney general's office, we sat for three years trying to figure out where the allegations were coming from and what they were. and even at this point, we still don't have names of the so-called kids who were involved. we've pieced it together, but we did not get that information from the attorney general's office. >> you're raising the question, you're raising the possibility, implying that a large number of people, including these alleged victims, are lying. are you calling this a lie? >> you're in journalism. isn't that a possibility, in fairness? what we're saying is, we plan to investigate this and find out if that's a possibility. is it possible that jerry did all these things? of course, and if he did, they're the most serious types of offenses that anyone could commit upon children, and he should be punished accordingly. but what if he didn't? what if he is innocent? and his life will never be the same, as the lives of the people at penn state. >> one of the most damning bits of evidence against him is this eyewitness account by this

assistant coach, michael mcqueary, who says he witnessed the rape of a 10-year-old boy. nbc news has obtained an e-mail that he wrote in which he said he did the right thing and that there is more to this story. so, the question is, why would this assistant coach lie when not staying silent would predictably open him up to intense criticism? >> and that's the number one allegation we're looking into right now. we are looking for the young man involved, who's now in his 20s. we believe we've found him. and if we have found him, he's telling a very different story than mike mcqueary, and that's big news. >> are you saying that he is saying that what mike mcqueary is alleging, that he was raped, was wrong? >> he's saying that never happened. so -- >> but you're not sure if it's the same young man. >> that's what we're trying to do. i'm trying to be responsible just like you folks and i'm trying to get the facts. i'm trying to make sure that

this young man is, in fact, the young man who mr. mcqueary said he saw in the shower with jerry. >> have you talked to a lot of these victims? have you talked to victims who said, in fact, it is true, as we have heard from the attorney from one of the victims? >> we haven't talked to the people who have alleged these things happened, but i can tell you this, one of the victims as set fourth in number four, the alleged victim, was as recently as two years ago at jerry's house with his girlfriend and baby, saying that he wanted jerry and his wife to be part of their family. now, obviously, the other side of that is, that's what victims do who are abused. they're confused about how they relate to the people who are the abusers. >> right. >> and that's well and good, but it still opens up the possibility that jerry's innocent. >> on that note -- >> he has two other kids who saw him as recently as this summer and went out to dinner with him who are contained in these presentments. >> joe amendola, we have to leave it there. we're pleased you joined us and thank you for that perspective.

obviously, that is not the last of it. all right, it is now 7:18. once again, here's matt. ann, thank you. republican presidential candidate herman cain is facing had a new round of questions today after a very awkward interview where he was asked about the war in libya and he struggled mightily to come up with an answer. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on that. kelly, good morning. >> good morning, matt. with all his business background, herman cain considers it a selling point that he's never held elected office, but that particular lack of experience may hurt his chances when you see how he struggled over a current events foreign policy question that ought to be candidate 101. >> so, you agreed with president obama on libya or not? >> okay, libya. >> reporter: it wasn't a trick question. but herman cain hit pause. >> president obama -- >> reporter: a long pause. >> -- supported the uprising,

correct? >> reporter: cain looked unsure and uncomfortable responding to questions from editors at the "milwaukee journal sentinel." >> i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. i've got to go back, see -- >> reporter: his campaign blamed it on lack of sleep. >> got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> reporter: a lapse that raises questions about his readiness to be commander in chief. >> you would have sent ground troops or -- >> no, i said i would have done a better job of assessing the situation relative to the opposition first before i made a decision about what we would do. >> reporter: after his awkward silences circulated on the web, cain simply dismissed all the fuss. >> i mean, they asked me a question and i pause ed.

it's terrible when people start documenting my pauses. >> reporter: cain has been under fire. he's denied allegations that he sexually harassed three women, include i including sharon bialek. monday her former boyfriend held news conferences to say he had met cain and says he heard about unwanted sexual advances at the time. >> she said that something had happened and that mr. cain had touched her in an inappropriate manner. >> reporter: cain turned to his best defender, wife gloria, who gave up her well-protected privacy to do her first tv interview on fox news. she says she believes her husband. >> his conscience would bother him and he couldn't look me straight in the eye. >> reporter: cain advisers say those video clips we showed you have been taken out of context because cain sat for 30 to 40 minutes answering questions on a whole range of topics. now, they acknowledge it took him a while to gain his bearings, but they say that cain did not give any inaccurate information. matt? >> all right, kelly o'donnell in washington this morning.

kelly, thank you very much. now let's get a check of the weather, and al is standing by for that. hey, al. >> hey, ann, good morning. let's show you what's happ what happening. we've got a risk of strong storms now down through the gulf, through alabama. also showers moving into the northeast. a few wet weather spritzes coming through the central great lakes. rain moving into the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine through the southwest. but cool. today only 59 degrees and sunny in los angeles. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm tom kierein in storm center 4. we have a few light sprinkles. those areas of green into washington county. they are heading off toy in north and east. elsewhere, cloudy and balmy. we're in the 60s under the clouds. there's been some light rain, that's the 50s farther west and north. later, up around 70 again today with a lot of cloudiness. but a possibility of a passing shower mainly in the afternoon around the metro area. and that's your latest

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>> good morning. it's 7:26 on this tuesday, the 15th of november. i'm joe krebs. let's get a check of the roads. here's danella. >> i-66, your delays start at the bypass and continue as you head towards the beltway. here's a view of fairfax county parkway. about 23 miles per hour as you make your way from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway. it will take you 25 minutes. also slow at shady grove toward the spur. and chopper 5 live at i-95 and new hampshire avenue. joe, it's a tough commute. >> looks rough out there. thanks very much. we'll come back and take a look at our forecast.

good morning. a cloudy and mild mid-november morning. temperatures around much of the region in the low and mid-60s. there's been a little rain farther west and north where it's in the 50s. might have a passing shower later today. high near 70. then cooler with rain likely tomorrow. much colder. we clear out thursday into the weekend. joe? >> tom, thanks. another news update

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morning, 15th day of november 2011. take a look at some of the people standing in our plaza this morning under warm temperatures today. we're up in the 60s or so. a little unseasonable. no complaints, though, from these folks. we'll get outside in just a couple of minutes and say hi. meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry. coming up in a moment, the people versus casey anthony. what really happened beyond the camera's eye? why did defense attorneys ask for a competency evaluation for casey as the trial came to a climax? and what about the jury that set her free? this morning, one of the prosecutors in the case will speak out. i really love this next story. it's about this dance that has made worldwide headlines. it's about a lucky young servicewoman who brought justin timberlake to the marine corps ball after posting a videotape online about asking him to the event. we're going to talk to her about her big night coming up just ahead. also, there's a royal

ructus. people are now asking about pippa middleton, whether she's now single once again, so we'll get into all that when we get started this morning. all right, let us begin this half hour with the trial of casey anthony. in a moment, we'll speak with prosecutor jeff ashton, but first, nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. kerry, good morning. >> good morning, matt. the trial of the summer's long over. casey anthony remains in florida on probation on a check fraud conviction, but there are still so many unanswered questions as to what happened when the cameras were not rolling in the murder case. now, prosecutor jeff ashton provides some answers in his book with the title that clearly explains his position. it's called "imperfect justice." after three years of hearings and a six-week-long trial -- >> would the defendant rise? >> reporter: -- a shocking verdict as casey anthony was acquitted in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. >> we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: and walked free. now, four months later, prosecutor jeff ashton, famous for his smirks and his fans

takes us behind the scenes in the investigation of caylee anthony's disappearance and the murder trial that would captivate america. in his new book, "imperfect justice," ashton takes us inside what he describes as a highly dysfunctional anthony family, a daughter who told lie upon lie upon lie, a mother, he says, was in denial, a granddaughter he strongly believes was murdered. >> the legal issue has arisen -- >> reporter: for the first time, he sheds light on that shocking moment near the end of the trial when casey's defense team requested a competency hearing to determine their client's sanity. ashton reveals that defense attorney cheney mason had brought up the subject of a plea deal to casey, who appeared almost catatonic. cheney told us that casey refused to even listen to the idea of a plea. every time he approached the subject with her, she would look at him blankly, like she didn't know what a plea was." >> the court will find that the

defendant is competent to continue. >> reporter: soon after, the case was in the hands of 12 jurors, who ashton alleges were coddled, pampered, and unemotional when it came to caylee. "this decision," ashton writes, "was the work of a jury who didn't believe casey deserved to be punished at all." jurors would later argue that they just didn't provide enough evidence to prove casey's guilt. >> there wasn't enough evidence. there wasn't anything strong enough to say exactly. i don't think anyone in america could tell us exactly how she died. >> reporter: meanwhile, casey remains in florida serving out her year of probation for writing bad checks. monthly reports indicate she doesn't have a job or an income and is not attending any classes. and although the trial is now a distant memory, a lingering tab. casey still owes the state $217,000 for the investigation and search for caylee. clearly, this is the first time

the jurors are hearing of ashton's allegations. we reached out to all of them last night and every one declined to comment. matt? >> kerry sanders, kerry, thank you very much. jeff ashton was one of the prosecutors in the casey anthony trial. he has a new book out today called "imperfect justice: prosecuting casey anthony." jeff, good to have you back. good morning. >> thank you for having me back. >> four words since you heard the words not guilty on the most serious charges in this case. do those words still haunt you? >> less so than when i was here before, but it still bothers me a bit. writing the book was a good way of getting a lot of that out, but -- >> do you still have the second thoughts? do you go over what you could have done differently, the should have, would have, could have things? >> you know, there's some small things that i talk about in the book that i wish we had done differently, but honestly, i don't think there's anything that we could have done differently that would have made a difference from what, you know, my impression from what the jurors have said. it seems like to them, it was simply the evidence that we had. >> well, let's talk about the jury. you say they were coddled, that

they were pampered. you write that "this decision was the work of a jury that believed she didn't deserve to be punished at all." >> right. >> was it the jury's fault? >> i don't know that you could say fault. the jurors heard the instructions that the judge gave them, and those instructions give jurors a lot of latitude in deciding what's a reasonable doubt or what isn't. and this jury decided that there were reasonable doubts. obviously, i don't agree, but that was their decision. >> one of the main criticisms i've heard about you and your team, jeff, was that you reached too far, that this was a high-profile death penalty case, and as a result, those 12 jurors needed a "csi" moment, and from my generation, a "perry mason" moment. >> right. >> they needed a smoking gun that said she killed this little girl and here's how she did it, and you didn't come close to providing that. >> well, we couldn't provide the jury with sort of clear evidence on a silver platter of exactly how caylee died.

what we felt we had done, though, was to have excluded everything but homicide. and really, you know, the burden of proof on the state isn't necessarily to prove exactly how the homicide was committed, but simply that it was committed. but again, you know, the jury set the burden where they wanted to, and that's the verdict that they came up with. >> this possible plea deal that eventually casey had no reaction to -- >> right. >> you would not agree to that unless you were told as part of that what happened to caylee, correct? >> well, there were two aspects to it. one was that she could plead to second-degree murder without allecution and receive a sentence of i believe 30 years in prison, i believe it was. the other offer was to allow her to plea to the lesser crime, the aggravated manslaughter, if the truth about how caylee died, you know, justified that offense. so, that was where we would have required her to make an allecution that was truthful

that we would believe before we considered that. >> she never took the stand in her defense, so nobody from the prosecution team ever got a chance to cross examine her. if i am casey anthony and you are the guy who got to do that cross examination, what would be the one most important question you'd want to ask me? >> i think if i only had one, it would be what does bella vida mean to you? the one of the great issues that was never explained, and to me, was the clearest expression of the reason for this murder, was the tattoo. you know, your daughter is missing or dead for three weeks and you get a tattoo that says "bella vita." i would love to hear the explanation of that. i know we heard one from the psychiatrist that seemed pretty laughable, but i'd love to hear her say it. >> she was found not guilty, and yet, she's been convicted in the court of public opinion, she's been vilified. she is living in hiding, for the most part. it's hard to imagine that she'll be able to hold down a job or live a normal life.

is that justice? >> you know, there is justice in the court and then there is a larger sense of justice, you know? i would hope that people leave casey anthony alone. i don't want anyone to do anything to casey or to have anything to do with her. my advice to people who are angry about this is to ignore casey. and i hope that's what they do. i hope that some day, and i know this probably won't happen, the name casey anthony will invoke a "who's that?" but i doubt that will ever happen. >> jeff ashton. jeff, thank you for coming in very much. >> i appreciate it. >> the book is "imperfect justice." let's get a now from al. >> thanks so much, matt. we've got a line of heavy thunderstorms getting ready to fire up from corpus christi to jackson, mississippi, and everywhere in between. basically damaging winds. there could be some tornadoes there. certainly going to be heavy rain from texas all the way into the mid-mississippi river valley. we're talking about one to two inches, maybe three from houston

on up into shreveport, jackson, mississippi. as we travel along with front, heavier rain from texarkana into memphis. anywhere from 2 to 5 inches of rain with locally heavy flooding. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. the last 12 hours it's been cloudy. it's held in the warmth from yesterday. it's a bummy morning. where you see those areas of green, that's light rain. that's moving off to the east. temperatures under the clouds in the low and mid-60s. where they've had light rain, it's in the 50s. later today up around 70 with a cloudy sxip maybe a passing shower later this afternoon and this evening. but then likely rain tomorrow. and ending by tuesday morning. clearing out after that. and turning much colder into the weekend. and don't forget, you can track your weather all day long. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up, caught on tape, a teenager getting bullied at school. you won't believe who was doing the bullying. but up next, justin

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you describe seeing him for the first time face to face wearing that tuxedo? >> it was wonderful. it was a really good experience. he had a big smile on his face and so did i. >> what was the sweetest moment of the entire evening for you? >> the sweetest moment definitely was right after the ceremony ended, and being able to see his face as well as everyone else's face. he had a smile on his face. you could see he genuinely cared about what he saw and it was just a really good experience. >> afterwards, he posed for a blog and pictures of himself almost in tears, calling his night at the marine corps ball one of the most moving of his life. your reaction to that? >> it's so true. if you haven't been, it's something that it's hard to put in words, but i was most honored that he said the things that he did in his blog. >> in fact, one of the things he said is "send your thanks," talking about people in uniform,

"the next time," "do whatever you can, type a letter, send an e-mail, buy them a beer the next time you run into someone in the armed forces in a bar." you're smiling. your reaction to that? >> i think that's wonderful, absolutely, and it was a great piece of writing, and i think that anyone and everyone that has the opportunity should take that up. >> i understand that you got justin on the dance floor. now i know you're brave. did he bring the sexy back? >> of course. the whole night was extremely -- bringing sexy back, i guess you could say. we had a good time. we were on the dance floor and having a good time at the table, joking and laughing. so it was altogether really great. >> i know all of this attention about this has probably been fairly intense. do you have any advice for sergeant scott moore, who i understand is going to be taking

mila kunis this friday to his marine corps ball? >> advice? i don't think he needs it with the video he came out with. he seems very confident, and i'm confident that he'll have a great time just like i did, so. >> well, corporal kelsey de santis, i'm sure that all of the men and women you serve with who are attending the ball you attended were so glad to have that little star power at your big event. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we're glad you had a chance to have that moment of joy. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. still ahead, the latest news on pippa middleton. we'll get into that, but first these messages.

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dubbed pippa "her royal hotness," and now, could it be they're reporting that her blue-blooded boyfriend of more than a year just broke up with her? it would be easy to think pippa middleton has it all right now. sister of the future queen, at the most exclusive parties, on the covers of the glossiest magazines. when news surfaced she might be newly single, many assumed there would soon appear a prince of her own on her glamorous arm. well, if you believe some of those tabloids now, the girl of the moment is actually hurting at the moment. devastated, some say, and needing the comfort of her sis after a breakup that was not at all her call. yes, the papers say her corporate financier boyfriend of more than a year, alex loudon, dumped pippa.

>> everybody else saw the writing on the wall, apart from alex, who possibly thought that he could contain the exuberance that is pippa middleton. >> reporter: now, wasn't it just a few weeks ago those same papers were cooing that pippa might be the next middleton down the aisle as the bride, that handsome alex had given her the keys to his place, that he might even be ring shopping? well, those papers now claim photos like these -- pippa in a daring red dress, pippa dancing with some other dude, that so enraptured the world didn't exactly thrill him, and he could no longer stand his girlfriend's life in the spotlight. >> this girl is possibly right now one of the hottest girls in the world. with those connections, any man would be foolish to let her go. >> reporter: popular pippa has been seen everywhere recently, and is reportedly working on a book on party planning. and the young lady that was, according to "the daily mail," not seen as wife material by alex loudon's family, who are

old money, aristocratic and ultra discrete. the world may worship pippa, but even being the global "it" girl, having it all together is no insolation from a broken heart. well, last night, a photographer snapped pippa clearly crying and being confromforted by a frienda quiet restaurant, so it is possible that one of the most eligible bachelorettes in the world doesn't want to be quite so eligible. although most of us after a bad breakup don't have the world's newspapers telling us how amazing, gorgeous and what a catch we are. so royal watchers hope maybe that will lift pippa's spirits real soon, matt. >> all right, michelle kosinski in london this morning. obviously, we don't know! we may never know. >> all right. still ahead, is it trash or treasure? the drama behind the scenes of the hit reality show "storage wars," after your local news. like many chefs today, i feel the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. and that's what they do with great grains cereal.

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welcome back, everybody. in just eight days, the plaza will be packed with this man, that's right. justin bieber will be performing live the day before thanksgiving right here on our plaza, and that is not all, because we have something for everyone next week. country star rascal flatts is on monday, followed by the legendary carole king on tuesday, and that's all next week live only on "today." she wounds beautiful. wonderful person. when you see her around here, see her on tv, it makes you happy. i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker. and coming up, you know, we've got a story that i think will make a lot of people, well, just outraged. it's about bullying. you think about bullying from friends or, actually, not friends, fellow students. well, is it possible that teachers can actually bully students? one girl in ohio, for her, on

tape, caught on tape, teachers who were actually yelling at her, saying things to her that you would never want your teachers saying to your own children. we'll be hearing from her and her father and also some attorneys coming up this morning. all right, also ahead, we've all had the thought, what would it be like to get rich quick? we're going to take you behind the scenes of a new hit reality show where people actually compete to bid on those things right there, abandoned storage boxes and their contents, and sometimes this works out pretty well. all right, and jamie oliver is here. >> oh, i love him! >> that's right, we sure do. there he is. yes, the maestro. we've got some healthy, affordable meals anyone can cook up for dinner tonight. >> he is so much fun. by the way, when did he stop calling himself the naked chef? >> ten years ago, my love. >> asked and answered! >> but i can be the naked chef for you any day because i love you so much! >> what are you calling yourself now, jamie?

>> the very beautiful, older, slightly fatter chef. >> you know, love jamie. can't wait to get in your kitchen. >> a lot to get to, so let's go inside right now. we've got natalie morales at the news desk with all the headlines. take it away, natalie. >> all right, thanks. good morning, everyone. the former penn state football coach indicted on child sex abuse charges says he is not a pedophile. however, in an exclusive interview with nbc bob costas, jerry sandusky acknowledged he has horsed around with young boys and showered with them after workouts. sandusky is charged with abusing eight boys he met for a youth charity. and "the new york times" this morning is reporting that close to ten more suspected victims have come forward since sandusky's arrest. gop presidential hopeful herman cain has a new stumbling block to overcome on his road to the white house. cain blanked when asked to give his opinion on president obama's policy in libya, pausing at length and asking the reporter to then repeat his question and confirm exactly what happened in

libya. at one point, he attempted to excuse his inability to respond by saying "i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head." major developments overnight for the occupy wall street protesters at new york's zuccotti park. police in riot gear cleared them all out of their lower manhattan encampment this morning, at least temporarily. nbc's maria skav campo is there with more. mara, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. for the first time in almost two months, zuccotti park is clear of that protest camp. early this morning, several hundred police officers in riot gear did move in. now, they asked protesters to leave so that their personal belongings could be cleared out and the park could be cleaned. they were told it would just be temporary. and while many left voluntarily, others did not. some even chained themselves together to avoid that eviction. eventually, the park was completely cleared out. about 100 people were arrested there. now, mayor michael bloomberg says this is all about safety and sanitation. he says that the protesters will be allowed back into the park later this morning, but he says

that once they're allowed back in, they will have to okbey the rules of the park. that includes things like no camping and no sleeping. at this time, several hundred of those protesters are gathering at a square nearby trying to determine simply what their next move will be. natalie? >> mara schiavocampo, thank you. the courts will hear arguments over president obama's health care law. opponents, including 26 states, have challenged a key part of the law which requires almost all americans to buy health coverage. a high court decision could come in late june, just as the presidential campaign shifts into high gear. and now here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up tonight on nbc "nightly news." brian? >> natalie, good morning and thanks. tonight on "nightly news," we'll introduce you to 83-year-old mary donnelly. and her job description is this, she keeps an island off the coast of rhode island running, along with the people who live there. fantastic story. we can't wait to share it with you. that's tonight on "nightly

news." natalie, for now, back to you. >> thank you, brian. and now for a look at what's trending today, our quick roundup of what has you talking online. singer patty labelle is in hot water again, and that's making her a hot topic on google. a new york woman is suing labelle, claiming the r&b diva criticized her parenting skills and then doused her and her toddler with bottled water. this is five months after a west point cadet sued labelle over an airport dust-up with her bodyguard. hillary clinton saw more of hawaii than she expected during last weekend's asia-pacific economic summit. as this youtube video shows, the secretary of state was speaking with a chinese official when a man wearing only a skimpy loin cloth darted right there behind her. clinton told photographers "i hope you captured that." oh, it lives on video. and flute don't fail me now. this youtube video reveals how pop star katy perry got busted during her midsong flute solo. ♪

[ laughter ] >> for the record, katy actually does play the piano and the guitar, very well, we might add. 8:06 right now. let's go back outside to ann and matt. >> she's got nothing to be embarrassed about. >> no, she's got tons of talent. >> tons of talent. >> natalie, thank you very much. mr. roker over here with a look at the weather and some people dressed alike. >> yes, it's the mariposa county marching band and they did our country proud marching in the veterans parade this past week. that's fantastic. thanks so much for being here. grammy winners as wewell. let's check your weather. pick city today, chicago. hello, chicago, hello. wmaq nbc 5. sunny, breezy. 61 degrees. you are going to follow the front from new england all the way down to texas with showers and thunderstorms.

we've got a risk of strong storms in lower mississippi river valley. eastern texas into western alabama. showers into the mid-atlantic states. rain and windy conditions. pacific northwest. got some snow in the plains. showers in new england. sunny skies through the southwest into southern california. although a little on the chilly side. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it's cloudy and mild on this november morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in storm center 4. a few sprinkles in the areas of green showing up in parts of northern virginia near fredricks burg to charlottesville. and those are heading off to the north and east. and temperatures under the clouds are in the low to mid-60s near washington and farther west and north in the 50s. later today, may climb to around 70. maybe a passing shower. rain likely tomorrow. then much colder weather moves in as we clear out thursday, friday and into the week and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thanks very much. when we come back, teachers caught on tape bullying this teenager. we're going to talk to her about that right after this. -one. -two.

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we'll talk to the teenager in just a moment, but first, nbc's john yang has details, and we should warn you that some of what you're about to hear is troubling. >> reporter: like most kids, 14-year-old cheyenne had days when she just didn't feel like going to school, but when her complaints became more frequent, her family realized something wasn't right. cheyenne was a special needs student at miami trace middle school in washington courthouse, ohio. cheyenne's family says it turns out she was being bullied, not by her classmates, but her teacher, christie wilk, and a classroom aide kelly chafins. when cheyenne's family brought her complaints to the school, they were told she was lying. it wasn't until cheyenne went to school with a hidden tape recorder that the family learned just how bad the situation was. >> are you kidding me? are you that damn dumb? are you that dumb? oh, my god. you are such a liar. >> i'm not lying. >> you told me you don't know. it's no wonder you don't have

friends. no wonder nobody likes you because you lie, cheat -- >> i don't lie! >> we're listening to seven hours worth of stuff on this tape. we were up all night crying, upset, because we didn't understand why. we didn't understand why, why would they do this? >> reporter: the tapes recorded four days of verbal abuse from wilk and chaffins. >> cheyanne don't you want to do something to get rid of that belly? >> yes. >> well, evidently you don't because you don't do anything at home. you sit at home and watch tv, all night, all weekend -- >> ask your mom and dad to go for a walk. >> on the weekends, they're busy. >> doing what? watching tv? what? >> yeah. >> reporter: in another recording, cheyanne was told by her teacher she flunked a test before her teacher even looked at it. >> you know what, just keep it. you failed it. i know it.

i don't need your test to grade. you failed it. >> reporter: and when she answered a question incorrectly, she was sent to a treadmill as punishment. >> go. get on the treadmill. >> reporter: 15 minutes later -- >> well, you broke it. you broke it. why don't you run in place instead? >> reporter: cheyanne's family says it wasn't until they provided tape-recorded proof that the school took action. >> there was distressing, disturbing things on that tape that caused us to act immediately. >> reporter: chaffins was asked to resign. her husband told nbc news that this happened last year and they had no further comment. according to the school's attorney, at first, wilt was only required to complete eight hours of antibullying and child abuse training, but just monday, the school put wilt on unpaid leave until at least the end of the school year. wilt didn't respond to our request for comment. for "today," john yang, nbc news. >> cheyanne and her father,

brian, as well as their attorney dan and brian garvane are here for an exclusive interview. good morning, all of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> cheyanne, when miss kelly and miss christie said bad things to you, how did you feel? >> sad. >> brian, when you heard that tape, what was the first -- that for the first time, what went through your head? >> we were shocked. we couldn't know, we didn't know. >> she had been in that classroom for two years with those same -- >> three years. >> three years. >> four years with miss kelly. it started in the fifth grade with miss kelly, where she jerked her up with her shirt and she got out of line, so we called the school, and you know. miss kelly wouldn't do that, we've known her for a long time is what we got out of this whole thing, they wouldn't do this. >> you're talking about the school district.

>> right, the school district. every time we went and called. then it got -- it wasn't so bad in the sixth grade, but her seventh grade year, it got worse, and her eighth grade year was just terrible. just, she didn't -- she got to where she didn't want to go to school. and cheyanne's always loved school. we've never had a problem with her. and she was doing things that -- starting to harm herself to keep from going to school, so we knew we had to do something at that point. we weren't getting anywhere with the school. every time we'd call, "we didn't do that," she's making up stories. it was always chayanne's lying, making up stories. she's taking parts of this story and parts of that story and making her own story. so, we went to the principal, same thing, you know, chayanne's making up stories. their investigation was talking

to the teacher. so, we weren't getting anywhere, anywhere with them. i went to the superintendent, the first time i ever spoke with the man he told us that we were bordering on slander and harassment, to let it go and he would guarantee me the best education possible for our daughter. >> you wired your daughter -- now, after you wired your daughter and you got this evidence, the school district did get rid of the assistant teacher, no? >> no, not right off. >> not right away. >> not right away. >> but they did eventually. >> well, i guess. we were just told that she had resigned, not that they asked her to resign. >> i see. >> that she resigned. >> i see. what would you describe is the damage? do you know what the lingering damage is? >> we don't know. we don't know. chayanne right now is, she's doing okay. she's trying to forget it. she knows that they did something bad to her, but we don't know years down the road what's going to happen. >> you are here in part because

you want to warn other parents, but also, you want more justice. what more justice can you have? you already have filed a civil suit, you've gotten a financial award. what more legally can this family get? >> well, ann, that's part of the problem, is that there's no good answer here. there's no good solution. but we don't think that this teacher and this aide should be working with students, especially special needs students. >> currently, this teacher can still work with students? what would you be requesting, that her teaching certificate -- we're talking about christina wilt, the teacher who oversaw the teacher's aide? >> right. we would like her terminated is what we'd like. the school has essentially done nothing. the ohio department of education conducted an investigation. we believe they suspended her license for a year, which is stayed if she follows continuing education. the school has followed that lead. they have not done anything in addition to that. so, once she completes this continuing education, she's able to teach again.

>> emotional to sit here and listen to what we're all saying. what do you hope, what good do you hope? >> i just hope they do something with this teacher. she doesn't need to be around kids at all. she participated in it, she was right there, and it's not just i don't like either one of these ladies for what they've done to her or any of the other children in that class. i'm looking out for her, but also, i'm worried about the other children in that class and what they went through. and for her to be the teacher, the teacher's aide, yeah, she lost her job or whatever, and as she should, but the teacher's still allowed to teach and she participated with her, she was right there alongside her as she did it, she made her comments. so, she's just as much to blame, if not more, because she's the one that takes that oath to protect our children. she has the education, not that teacher's aide. >> all right. well, on that note, we'll have to leave it. i'll tell you one thing that cheyanne has that makes her

lucky, and that's how much you love her. >> yes, we love her very much. >> you're so lucky that your dad loves you so much. i'm sure this is not the last we'll hear from this. thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks, ann. >> thank you. and still ahead, is it a good way to find hidden treasure? inside the world of the popular reality show "storage wars." but first, these messages. congestion meant, i couldn't breathe right. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up.

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floats that will be featured in the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade here in new york city a week from thursday. john piper is vice president of the parade studio. he's in new jersey at the staging warehouse. john, we hear we've got five new floats this year. i know you're usually a guy who's not, you know, doesn't have a lot to say, but what can you tell us about them? [ laughter ] >> well, matt, al and natalie, i've got to tell you, i've landed right here in this brand-new zuniverse with the pets. my friend wished on a star and wished on the vortex to come to this land where you zoom through chutes and there are carrots the size of people. that's a wish come true! this year, there's another group that are wishing for some frozen fall fun. i'm talking about the kids up north who want to have their first hockey game of the year, nhl and discover are throwing the first hockey game of the year on thanksgiving friday. that's a special game between

the red sox and bruins, but they've been beat by the kids who are going to be skating on this float and taking slap shots at the turkey they made out of all of the barn wood. they've even got a hockey puck for the eye up in the turkey. you've got to give a tip of the hat to the kids for this. they're actually going to be skating on this float. and speaking of a tip of the hat, hats off to macy's 85th anniversary parade. >> that's right. >> where we've got this giant float that has got two enormous hats, a top hat like robin hald wore, and a cowboy hat like gene mcfadden wore for years before him as they led the parade down broadway with all of the great characters. >> john, i've got to jump in here. >> this is surrounded by at least 18 of the characters. jump in and tell me what you need. >> i've got to jump in and tell you we're going to have thanksgiving sooner than later if we don't get in here. by the way, if the bruins way,f the red sox in hockkey, i'm betting on the bruins. this is a news 4 news break.

>> 8:217 your time now on this tuesday november 15th. good morning. let's check in with tom kierein for a look at your forecast. downright warm out there, tom. >> cloudy and mild now. mid to low 60s around the metro area. farther west and north and to our south we're getting a few sprinkles in these green areas. we may have a few passing sprinkles this morning. temperatures low to mid-60s. may climb into the upper 60s. perhaps briefly by later this afternoon. and then tonight into tomorrow is when we'll get steadier rain. likery rain tomorrow. maybe a few lingering sprinkles thursday morning. we clear out friday into the weekend.

good morning. traveling southbound, i-270 at falls road. an accident here. if you are taking the local lanes, it's blocking your left lane. if you are in the through lanes it's blocking the right lane. delays start at father hurley and you are jammed towards falls road. also 66 looks pretty busy as well. and back to you. >> much more news, weather

8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 15th of november 2011. so happy to have a big crowd on the plaza again this morning, enjoying really moderate temperatures. we're looking at 63 degrees right now. and according to mr. roker, if we get a little lucky with some sunshine, we could hit? >> 70, if we get lucky. >> that's nice. i'm al roker along with ann curry, natalie morales and mr. roker. and an old friend of ours is back in the studio, actually upstairs in the kitchen this morning. jamie oliver is back, and he is going to help you folks at home make inexpensive and very quick meals for your family. he's got some great ideas. >> okay, you mentioned that he's been an old friend of our broadcast. well, about our broadcast -- there goes a pigeon -- they've

been out on the plaza all the time. you know, we're actually going to be addressing the fact that our broadcast is now 60 years old. in fact, kind of coincidentally, i don't think so. there are a bunch of people holding these books with pictures of us. i just noticed that right now. basically, because we're talking about all of the things that have happened in the broadcast. i'm so sorry, jimmy's trying to get that shot. on the broadcast over 60 years. we'll be talking to the author of this book "italia" about what some of the most important moments have been on the "today" show. and then, we're going to meet two women who are changing people's lives using the power of ice cream. >> what higher power can there be? >> ice cream. >> i know. >> sprinkles on it. >> yeah. >> there you go. and then, we're told it's going to be a record-breaking "steals and deals." jill martin is back with us getting you all prepared for the holidays. she's got amazing things from holiday cards to get out now, as well as those products from

philosophy, so. >> great. all right, mr. roker, how about a check of the about a check of the weather? >> we've got a beautiful day through southern california. although a little chilly. showers in the pacific northwest. risk of strong storms through the lower mississippi river valley. wet weather in the mid-atlantic and northeast states. showers and windy great lakes. turns to snow tomorrow. lake effect snow developing. slight risk of strong storms along the southeastern atlantic states. heavy rain moves into the pacific northwest with mountain snows. as we get another system coming in there. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. cloudy and mild. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in storm center 4. and the radar, these areas of green showing a few sprinkles north of washington and southwest. and these are advancing to the north and east. maybe a few passing sprinkles this morning. now 65 at reagan national. 50s farther west and north. mid-60s south and east. and later today, perhaps a few of those areas just especially south and east may climb to 70. rain likely tomorrow. much colder weather moves in

thursday, friday into the and your name, young lady? >> my name is leigh. >> where are you from? >> south jersey. >> all right, south jersey! on the shore? >> yep. >> all right, very nice. you know, you can get your weather on the jersey shore, wherever you are, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. thanks for coming up. >> thank you. >> thanks a lot, al. guess who's in the house. >> who's in the house? >> we're going to go in the kitchen. we're going to hang out with jamie oliver. >> love it! >> he was once known as the naked chef. now he's known as the guy who knows how to make really good food, including s

♪ this morning on "today's kitchen what's for dinner?" good food fast. if you think you can't do it, jamie oliver's here to prove you wrong. his new book just hit the stores. it's called "jamie oliver's meals in minutes." jamie, welcome back. nice to see you. >> lovely to be here, matt. >> here's the two biggest excuses people use when it comes

to cooking at home, i don't have the time -- >> yes, sir. >> and i don't want to mess up, make mistakes. you can take that out of it. >> yes, and money as well. i've traveled around the world. the best foods i've always eaten have always been from the poor communities. so it's not about any of those issues, it's about knowledge. and that's why i love what i do. >> why the poor communities, basic cooking? >> because humans are so clever, and when they can cook, they can duck, they can dive, they can make a meal stretch a long ways, they can make things really nutritious, and of course, tasty. when a poor person can eat like a king, this is a beautiful thing that makes us all enjoy life. >> all right, so, we've got an inexpensive meal here with very little prep time. we're starting with the chicken. you like the thighs? >> we've got chicken thighs here. they're very economical. it also means you can get a slightly better type of chicken, which is really, really good. i've got peppers on here as well, simply seasoned with salt and pepper. we'll grill them or panfry them if you want, get them real nice. then i'm going to make a piri-piri sauce.

>> what is that? >> it's a sauce if you like salsa and mexican, it's got all those flavors that are amazing. if you can pour this in -- >> keyan or paprika? >> cayenne or paprika. worcestershire sauce. we've got garlic cloves. here's the piri-piri chili. look at that. >> how hot are they? >> they can be very hot, so we're going to add them to taste, but this is beautiful. the thing about chili, it wakes you up, get your happy hormones going. it's almost like edible viagra, but good stuff. >> a friend told you that, right? >> well, experience tells me. but we've got a handful of bantra, which is isn't traditional, but it lightens this beautiful sauce and a little white wine vinegar. do you know how to use this beautiful machine? >> i can probably figure it out. >> have a little go, press the knob. lovely. we're going to whip this up. it happens straight away. obviously, in the old days, they

would have done this with water. and then what matt's going to do with complete style is pour that into our little dish. we're going to cook the chicken for five minutes each side. then we're going to put it with the peppers on this incredible sauce. now, have a little smelling of th that sauce. now, the main thing about chili -- >> do i trust you? stand back there. wow, that's got a kick to it. >> it's been ten years, i haven't stitched you up. once this cooks, it melts and softens and all of the flavors from the chicken create this outrageous sauce. so i'm going to put a little thyme on here and we'll put that on the grill for about 20 minutes. then i'll show you what that looks like in a second. now, saving time, use the microwave. i've got sweet potatoes in here, regular potatoes. i'm leaving the skin on because that's a very nutritious part. don't be put off by the looks. >> preboil those? >> 12 or 14 minutes in the microwave. very, very simple. matt, i'd like you to use your big chopper and i'd like you to

chop up this chili -- >> everything? >> feta cheese in there, cilantro. the sweet potatoes and the potatoes, it just kind of, you know, it doesn't require any sort of skill. that's it. >> you've got just the right guy, then. >> yes. and you cut it up beautifully. >> okay. >> so, what we're going to do -- >> you took it away from me. >> sorry. >> oh, you want to mash it more. >> i'm not quite -- i'm not a very good teacher, am i? we're going to mash it and chop it and we create this incredible, kind of coarse, beautiful kind of smashed pot o potato, which is really good. of course, as usual, we season to care, with love. and if you can put that beautifully on to this plate, my darling. >> i will try. >> so, this is the piri-piri sauce. once you've plated that up -- >> okay, i'll meet you. >> also, what's exciting matt is every one of these recipes i've got on itunes, which i've done the theory to go with the book. so, people can go watch that. >> this is what it looks like out of the oven? >> have a little taste of the sauce first, matt. >> okay.

>> see, let me go for some of this. take some of this beautiful smash. really good flavors. remember, you can do this with pork chops. >> it's got a big kick, but also a real lemony flavor to it, which is nice. >> and it is chili, but also, it's soft and beautiful and delicious. it's not like hideous heat. it as a lovely, round heat. >> start to finish, this dish will take what? >> 25 minutes. >> okay, and economical. between the chicken thighs and a couple potatoes, you've done it right there. >> nutritious, tasty. and i swear to you, honestly, if you're cooking for a family of four, it's very easy to cook more economical than takeaway. >> tell me what that is. >> we've got portuguese tarts here. the recipes are on the nbc website. rock and roll. >> always good to have you, jamie. >> good to see you. >> jamie oliver's meals in minutes." up next, looking back at 60 years of this program, "today." first, this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] this is trish. trish uses aetna's personal health record to track her kids' immunizations, get lab results, see her family medical history,

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nearly 60 years ago, on january 14th, 1952, dave garoway welcomed viewers to a program called "today," and what he said he hopes would be a great many good mornings. >> well, nearly 22,000 mornings later and we are still here. >> that's right, and in just two months, we're going to bust out the champagne to celebrate our 60th anniversary. >> today, a new book is out documenting six decades of our program. but before we get to that, let's take a look at "today" through the years. ♪ >> january 14th, 1962, nbc begins a new program called "today," and if it doesn't sound too revolutionary, i really believe begins a new kind of television. puts you more closely in touch with the big, fascinating world in which you and i both live. >> what we try to put on the air every single morning would be the stories that are going to

impact your day. you said to me you were confident that this recovery would not be a jobless recovery. have you changed your thinking at all? >> i accompanied actor and activist george clooney to southern sudan. what are you, george clooney, doing here? >> there's still a strong, powerful, dangerous hurricane. >> we traveled to the ends of the earth today. >> it's a place of extreme need, of illness and suffering. because of one group of americans, it is suddenly a place of hope. >> you know what the whole world's fallen in love with? these miners. you watch those images of those miners coming out, it fills you up. >> what i love about this broadcast and these people i get to work with every day is that we are united by one common idea, and that is, our job is to take care of the viewer. >> the nation and the world today mourn the 46-year-old chief executive. >> your highness, i must ask you the question that most americans want to know about you, are you happy? >> i have a certain peace of

mind, yes. >> it is, as they say, about almost everything this day in age. >> the picture of the "challenger" space shuttle exploding will remain in the national consciousness for so long. >> you've always been a romantic fool. are you still? >> definitely still romantic. >> i know what one candidate said about you on katie couric. >> i was trying to prove my manhood. >> it never dawned on me that i could ever be part of anything like this. >> what i love most about my job is the variety. >> i think the show is a microcosm of the lives we all live. ♪ ♪

>> i hope we can give you enough to stay with you for a long time. >> so, in honor of our upcoming 60th birthday, we asked "tv guide's" steven battaglio to document the history of the "today" show. nbc news partnered with running press to produce "from yesterday to today: six decades of america's favorite morning show," and steven now joins us. steven, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good to see you. >> well done. >> thanks. >> one of the craziest things about this particular broadcast is the 1950s, watching television in the morning, you write, was like drinking before noon. >> that was what was commonly said when pat weaver, an nbc executive, presented the idea of programming in the morning. there was nothing on before 11:30. some local stations had things, but there was no network show. i think one reason for that was tv was still a luxury item in the early '50s. there was one, and it was in the living room, and that was away from everything that was going on in the morning, in the bedroom, in the bathroom, getting ready for school or

work. >> you say the biggest first moment in the show's history was hiring that guy right there, dave garoway. why was it such a big moment, why so risky, considering there was no competition? >> dave garoway knew how to talk to people in the morning, the most vulnerable time of day. you get up, you don't know what's ahead. you need comfort. it wasn't just about doing the news. a lot of people could do the news. dave could look in the camera and talk to you as if you were a person. he created the sort of intimacy, a connection, an authenticity, and that really spoke to people, and that's what helped make the show a hit. >> another seminole moment for the show, i mean it was almost canceled in the '50s, the hiring of jayfeld mugs. >> advertisers were very slow to get on to the "today" show. people were watching, but the madison avenue wasn't convinced. what happened was they hired jayfred monks, a chimpanzee who had already done some tv work.

they put him on the show, and what they found was children were putting the program on, and that more and more adults were watching it as a result. so yes, the chimpanzee actually saved the "today" show. [ laughter ] >> chimps could do our job, is what you're telling us? >> what about the evolution of women on the show? because obviously, we've come a long way, baby, to quote the virginia slims -- >> and it wasn't easy. barbara walters was a trail blazer on the program. she was hired as a writer in 1961. she was not allowed to write for men. >> right. >> she could only write for women on the program. she couldn't do a lot of interviews. she would have to go outside of the studio and do them herself. it took her 12 years to become a co-host, and that's only because one of the co-hosts had died. so, it was a long fight for her. barbara also helped the program. she sort of defined what a morning show host is, in that you have to be able to do the lighter stuff and turn around and then interview somebody like henry kissinger.

she was the person who really mastered both aspects of the job and that you've all had to do ever since. >> have you had fun writing this book? >> it was great fun. >> you love television. >> there are few institutions like this left in broadcasting where the mission is kind of the same from the beginning. you're still doing it today, yet you've adapted to technology, and the book is really about the people who have come on this show, who have become stars and how they've been transformed by being on the show. i think all of you, this happened to everyone here, sitting here. and i think what's also worked is that a lot of people can do the news, but you have to be authentic and you have to become a companion to the viewers out there. >> so lucky -- >> and you've all succeeded in doing that. >> so lucky to have someone so passionate and so smart do this book. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we're going to be back with much more, but first, as the title would suggest, this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: "small business today" is brought to you by american express. make the pledge to shop small this small business saturday. and now to a story about two women who use their second careers not only to change their own paths, but to empower women all around the globe. "today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager has their journey and their story. jenna, good morning. >> that's right.

good morning, guys. two women right here in new york are using, of all things, ice cream to reach out to women halfway around the world, and they are proving that the message of friendship and hope are never lost in translation. >> yum, that's perfect. >> reporter: it's a sweet dream that grows in brooklyn. jenny and alexis opened blue marble ice cream shop in 2007 to satisfy a craving. >> great. >> i moved to brooklyn recently and was very happy with my new neighborhood, but what i didn't find was a great ice cream shop, and i thought that is just not acceptable. >> she said, "let's open an ice cream shop!" and i don't know, everyone thought that's a great idea. >> reporter: jenny, a stage actor, and alexis, an aid worker, chose ice cream for their second careers. what would you say to women that are watching that, you know, are looki frightened about going into a

second career? >> it's good to be frightened, because then you're brave and you go into the career and you do things you can only imagine. >> reporter: that fear led to great success, a second store and the honor of being voted best ice cream in new york city. but blue marble, named after planet earth, has always been a business looking to do good. >> i feel very strongly that everyone, whether you're an ice cream shop owner or a stay-at-home mom or a doctor or anything in between, you have a responsibility to reach out and to help people around you. end of story. >> reporter: after a serendipitious meeting, they hoped to open their newest branch nearly 7,000 miles away. why ice cream? their needs are so much more. >> i would ask that question to the rwandans. it's their community and they're the ones that came up with the k idea, and my question really is why not? of course, clean water is the priority, of course, health care is a priority, but what we do is we do ice cream, and this is the

small piece that we can give. >> reporter: now, across the world in the land of 1,000 hills, another shop is bringing joy to rwandan students and providing women with new legs. >> so, the first moment that the ice cream came out of the machine, there was hooting and hollering and singing and cheers. i mean, women had like prayer circles. like, it was an intense effort. >> reporter: the store's name, appropriately, sweet dreams. it's attracting attention from around the globe, including from documentary filmmakers. >> dreams are very, very important, particularly when you're emerging out of a nightmare. >> when we first started, none of the women had bank accounts, and through this project, not only did they open bank accounts, but they opened savings accounts. >> reporter: with each taste of something so simple and so sweet, a country heals and women across the world unite. is it surreal to you that you

and these sisters from across the world are united by ice cream? >> it is surreal, but it's -- i think that there's many, many opportunities to connect with people that you seemingly don't have anything in common with. >> i think it's a lesson that you don't need massive budget or these huge infrastructure to make a difference in a place half a world away. you can be a small business owner with something as whimsical as ice cream and really create a difference. ♪ the sweetest thing >> and it is a really sweet story. all of their products are made with local ingredients, and we decided ice cream was very appropriate in november, right? >> right, why not? >> what better time? >> and they had some fall flavors. >> let's hit it! >> cinnamon pumpkin, ginger, good for the digestive tract -- >> thanks for that. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >> vanilla. >> try it isn't that amazing? >> it's terrific. >> pretty sweet. >> very spicy. but you know what's so great, is

that there's a lot of evidence that shows that when you enable women to work, especially in africa -- >> it changes their whole life. >> exactly. >> with ice cream! >> local news. this is a news 4 news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, november 15th. i'm eun yang. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein for a look at the forecast. we have to double check the calendar today. >> doesn't feel like november right now with the cloud cover. temperatures around the metro very low and mid-60s. radar showing areas of light green. these are some sprinkles showing up parts of northern virginia and into western maryland, and part of west virginia. advancing southwest to northeast. 66 now at reagan national. in the upper 60s in southern maryland. they get into the low 70s there later today. most of the region highs in the mid and upper 60s with occasional showers especially this afternoon. rain likely this afternoon. much colder after that.

>> we'll take a quick break now. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. text save to 7-8836.

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you are still slowing down outer loop in montgomery county. it's slow as you head toward georgia avenue at 23 miles per hour. taking the beltway in virginia, slow inner loop at robinson terminal. 22 miles per hour from i-95 interchange to the dulles toll road. >> danella, thanks. more news, weather and traffic we are back with more of

"today" on a tuesday morning. it's the 15th day of november 2011. nice and warm here in the new york area, 63 degrees. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, savannah guthrie and al roker, and we've got a lot coming up in this hour, including an exclusive interview with the former assistant coach at penn state who's now embroiled in a personal scandal, jerry sandusky. >> that's right. he spoke extensively to bob costas by telephone, and he admitted that he did take showers with some boys, but he said he is not a pedophile. this as "the new york times" is reporting this morning that nearly ten more alleged victims have now come forward to police. so, we're going to hear what jerry sandusky had to say, and it really is riveting to hear what he had to say in his own words about this case. >> bob will be here in a few minutes. then, we'll also have some health news. more than 30 million americans are lactose intolerant, which

means they can't drink a glass of milk, so there are alternatives from soy milk and almond and rice milk. we'll ask how you can make up for that calcium and what's the healthiest alternative, coming up. and the rockefeller center tree has arrived. they're up, they're decorating it, so that means the holidays are just around the corner, and that means it's time to start your holiday shopping. jill martin is here with "steals and deals," and she says she's got as much as 75% off everything from watches to skin care and jewelry, exclusively for our "today" show viewers. she looks very holidaylike. all right, let's go inside. natalie's standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. hi, natalie. >> good morning, again, guys and everyone. we have developments from overnight in zuccotti park in new york, where police in riot gear have cleared encampments. officials say they can return once the park is cleared. just over 100 people were arrested overnight in the crackdown that officials say was caused by the need for security and sanitation. gop presidential hopeful herman cain has a new stumbling

block to overcome on his road to the white house. cain blanked when asked to give his opinion on president obama's policy in libya, pausing at length and asking the reporter to repeat his question and confirm exactly what happened in libya. at one point, he attempted to excuse his inability to respond by saying "i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head." hopes to salvage this year's basketball season are getting even dimmer. on monday, the nba players union formally disbanded and will now head to federal court to fight the league owners and their 4 1/2-month lockout. negotiations are now effectively over and six weeks of games are already lost. a pair of formerly conjoined twins in california are preparing to leave the hospital, and each will be riding home in her own, very own car seat. angelica and angelina were successfully separated at the children's hospital at stanford university. after spending their first two years of life joined at the chest, they are learning to

walk, balance and play on their own. they look great. the penguin love story that captured the world's attention is not over quite yet. toronto zoo officials now say buddy and pedro, two male african penguins who like to cuddle together, will be reunited by next spring, but they're standing by their decision to separate the lovebirds temporarily so they can try mating them with females for get of their species. they're an endangered species. it's now three minutes after the hour. you're up to date now. let's go back outside to al with a check of your weather. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by chicos. live for the present at chicos.com. and good morning, everybody. we have a cutie here. who is this? >> this is ellie marie king. >> aww. how old's ellie? >> 14 months. >> where are you going? >> where are you guys from? >> we're from california. >> well, thanks for sharing that. yes! yes! very sweet. let's check your your weather. we'll show you for today we're looking at a risk of strong

storms from corpus christi into jackson, western alabama as well. damaging winds, heavy rain. isolated tornadoes. you can see the rain stretches from texas all the way up into new england. rainfall amounts are going to be heaviest right around west texas on into louisiana. anywhere from two to three inches of rain. and as we move along the front you can see heavy rain from texarkana into nashville. up to five inches of rain which may cause localized flooding. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. it's cloudy. temperatures in the low to mid-60s around the metro area. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in storm center 4. the radar showing these patches of green are sprinkles from fredericksburg. and as the day progresses, we'll have our temperatures hold steady here around the metro area in the 60s. and it will probably stay in the 50s farther west and north as some rain passes through from time to time this afternoon. we'll have it likely tomorrow. much colder weather moves in as we dry out your latest weather. savannah?

all right, al, thanks. and now to an nbc news exclusive. former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is speaking out about the sexual abuse charges against him. he spoke to nbc's bob costas in an extensive conversation, and bob joins us now with more of his exclusive interview. bob, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, savannah it was, as you know, a blunt conversation. jerry sandusky admitting to showering with young boys, but beyond that, denying any sexual misconduct. a word of warning -- the content of this interview is not appropriate for children. >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg without intent

of sexual contact, but -- so, if you look at it that way, there are things that wouldn't -- you know, would be accurate. >> are you denying that you had any inappropriate sexual contact with any of these underage boys? >> yes, i am. yes, i am. >> never touched their genitals, never engaged in oral sex? >> right. >> what about mike mcqueary, the grad assistant who in 2002 walked into the shower where he says in specific detail that you were forcibly raping a boy who appeared to be 10 or 11 years old? >> i would say that that's false. >> what would be his motive to lie? >> you'd have to ask him that. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> how would you account for so many accusations coming from different people at different times, many of whom undoubtedly

feel shame over this, so they have no apparent motive to expose themselves to what might come along with this? they have no apparent motive. you have an obvious motive, to either deny to yourself or deny to us what you've been accused of. what's their motive to make the accusations? >> i can't account for, you know, their motives to make those allegations. i, you know, that's not for me to say. that would be for them to say. >> what did happen in the shower the night that mike mcqueary happened upon you and the young boy? >> okay, we were showering and horsing around, and he actually turned all the showers on and was actually sliding across the floor, and we were, as i recall, possibly, like, snapping a towel, horseplay. >> in 1998, a mother confronts

you about taking a shower with her son and inappropriately touching him. two detectives eavesdrop on her conversations with you and you admit that maybe your private parts touched her son. what happened there? >> i can't exactly recall what was said there. in terms of what i did say was that if he felt that way, then i was wrong and i didn't want to leave that kind of impression. i did lift him, and that's what i said. >> shortly after that, in 2000, a janitor said that he saw you performing oral sex on a young boy in the showers in the penn state locker facility. did that happen? >> no. >> how could somebody think they saw something as extreme and shocking as that when it hadn't

occurred, and what would possibly be their motivation to fabricate it? >> you'd have to ask them. >> it seems that if all of these accusations are false, you are the unluckiest and most persecuted man that any of us has ever heard about. >> oh, i don't know what you want me to say. i don't think that these have been the best days of my life. the false allegations have stripped, you know, so much of our life away and so many things that are dear to us. so. >> you say you're not a pedophile. >> right. >> but you're a man who, by his own admission, has showered with young boys, highly inappropriate, who has continually put himself in the presence of young boys -- volunteer high school coach,

volunteer at a small, local college, even after you were largely disassociated from penn state, multiple reports of you getting into bed with young boys who stayed at your house in a room in the basement. how do you account for these things? and if you're not a pedophile, then what are you? >> well, i'm a person that has taken a strong interest, i'm a very passionate person in terms of trying to make a difference in the lives of some young people. i've worked very hard to try to connect with them, to make them feel good about themselves, to be something significant in their lives. maybe this gets misinterpreted, has gotten, depending on -- i know a lot of young people where

it hasn't. i have worked with many, many young people where there has been no misinterpretation of my actions, and i have made a very significant difference in their lives. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? you know, i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. i, i -- but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> when mike mcqueary saw what he says was a rape in the shower in 2002, he reported it the next day to joe paterno. to your knowledge, did joe paterno have any information regarding objectionable activities on your part prior to that report in 2002? >> my -- i can't totally answer

that question. my answer would be no. i mean, that would be my guess. i don't think he had information. >> did joe paterno at any time ever speak to you directly about your behavior? >> no. >> never? >> no. >> how do you feel about what has happened to penn state and to joe paterno and to the penn state football program and your part in it? >> how would you think that i would feel about a university that i attended, about people that i worked with, about people that i care so much about? and i mean, how do you think i would feel about it? i feel horrible. >> do you feel guilty? do you feel like it's your fault? >> guilty? no, i don't think it's my fault.

i've obviously played a part in this, but i don't think that i should be accused as i have been. >> how would you define the part you've played? what are you willing to concede that you've done that was wrong and you wish you had not done it? >> well, in retrospect, i, you know, i shouldn't have showered with those kids, you know, so. >> that's it? >> well, that -- that's what hits me the most. >> savannah, at least at present, jerry sandusky and his attorney, joseph amendola, are saying they have no intention of accepting a plea deal and they plan to establish not just lesser levels of guilt, they say they plan to establish his innocence. that was a long interview by television standards. last night with brian williams,

twice this morning on "today," but there's more, both with sandusky and his attorney, and you can find it all online. >> okay. i mean, i think a lot of us are astonished that his attorney allowed him to do this interview. and when you hear things like that halty answer he gave when you asked are you sexually attracted to young boys. i guess the question is, what is the strategy here in terms of the defense, putting sandusky out there to answer these questions? >> that was one of the questions i asked amendola, and the answer is online. his, paraphrasing his answer, he felt they were in a position where the court of public opinion had more than convicted him. they had convicted him ten times over, and that they had to put out some sort of counterpoints, and this was their attempt to do so. >> last night, the lawyer told you on "rock center" that they believed they had found the young man in the 2002 incident and he said it didn't happen that way. i thought this morning with ann curry, the lawyer backed off that a little bit, saying "we think we found him." >> yeah. >> seems to me they're trying to

establish factual innocence here. >> well, if they have found him, and if, in fact, it is the child in question, now a young man, and if he disputes -- he, the alleged victim -- disputes mcqueary's account, then that obviously greatly helps amendola and sandusky. >> quickly, what he said about paterno, having never approached him about any of these allegations. >> never, never. and paterno saw him many times subsequent to what joe learned in 2002. knowing what he knew in 2002, at minimum, even the most benign description of what could have been a horrific event might have been, according to mcqueary, a forcible rape. even if you had the most benign understanding of that, you would think that would alter the way you would interact, if you interacted at all, with such a person. >> well, bob costas, it's an extraordinary interview. you can find the whole thing online. thanks for being here. >> appreciate it, savannah, thanks. coming up, we will turn to health news and some of the healthiest milk alternative if you're one of those millions of

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>> 9:26 is your time on this tuesday, november 15th, 2011. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein for a look at your forecast today. it's pretty warm out there for a november. >> it sure is. under the clouds right now, it's in the 60s. throughout much of the region. radar showing a few sprinkles west of washington and south of washington now. and those may be with us from time to time throughout the rest of the day. 66 now at reagan national. it's cooler west and north. and a bit milder farther south and east. later today, holding steady in the 60s to near 70. maybe a passing sprinkle. rain likely tomorrow and then clearing out and turning much colder on thursday afternoon and evening into friday morning. chilly for the weekend with some sunshine. eun? >> thanks, tom. we'll be back with a look at

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♪ i'm bringing sexy back ♪ they are some of the hottest heartthrobs hollywood has to offer, but only one can be named the sexiest man alive, and we will reveal who it is tomorrow on "today." my vote, al roker. >> wow! >> i vote that as well. >> notice they say alive. >> you still have a pulse. >> barely. >> all right, well -- >> what's coming up this half hour? >> whether you have a personal fashion style, it could be conservative, quirky, bohemian, whatever. we're going to show you how you can translate that fashion sense into your home decor with everything from accent pillows -- that's where you lost me -- to curtains and dinnerware all on a budget. >> we know you love those pillows, al, admit it. >> the landscape is good, too. and we know milk does a body good, but some people are

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change he went through. in the first film, mumbles is trying to find his voice, thing that makes him special. his son is doing the same thing and it's a difficult challenge. >> wow. >> and i know you just wrapped up another popular series, which is "the hobbit." >> yes. >> how is it to kind of get reunited with the cast? >> it was extraordinary. i mean, it was a gift. it felt like a family reunion or stepping back into time it was amazing to go back to new zealand and visit old friends. it was awesome. >> and you're still shooting there, right? >> just finished. >> good. >> we were there for a month, finished in june. >> and we were talking to my producer, mary ann. you are so normal. she said she had to kind of wrap up your preinterview because you were on the subway, which i think is pretty cool. >> yeah, well -- >> it's the fastest way to get around, right? >> it is the best way to get around. >> hollywood star with a metro card. >> that's right. >> environmentally friendly, too. thank you so much. we remind everybody, "happy feet 2" opens nationwide on friday. >> thank you. >> 3d, too. >> and imax.

>> altogether, all together like whoo! whoo! 3d. >> how about the weather, al? in 2d. >> as we -- i'm very two dimensional. actually one dimensional. >> you are three dimensional, al. let's show you what's happening. risk of some strong storms through the gulf coast. showers making their way into the mid-atlantic states. windy conditions out west. expecting showers in the pacific northwest tomorrow. more rain through the gulf coast. southeast, mid-atlantic states. plenty of sunshine but chilly as you get into the northern plains. snow showers in the western great lakes. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we'll have our storm team winter outlook tonight on news 4 at 11:00 p.m. right now, we've had clouds cruising over all night long and they are with us. producing a few sprinkles across northern virginia and points north and west of washington. we may have a few of those as the day progresses. we're in the low to mid-60s in

the metro area. and we'll stay in the 60s much of the rest of the day. rain likely tomorrow. colder weather moves in and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you. now let's say hello to joe mitchell, the latest contestant to have the scales tip against him in "the biggest loser." >> nice to see you. >> we can't believe it, you started at 348 pounds. there's nothing of you left! >> well, thank you. it was a great experience. i'm blessed to have this opportunity. it changed my life, really. >> there's some news coming out of hollywood that anna kournikova, the trainer of this year's "the biggest loser," she's leaving at the end of this season. how's that make you feel, what do you think? >> anna did so much for me. all three trainers, they were so tremendous, and i'm going to miss seeing her because she's such a tremendous lady. but you know, that show is bigger than anybody. it will keep going and we'll keep losing weight and it will be awesome. >> and what does she do to help you train to whittle yourself down to where you are now? >> anna worked so much on my

thinking, you know. bob was tremendous. he helped me realize weight loss was possible, and anna just kind of hammered home that i could do it. and i think it was her tennis background, like she had to count on herself. you have to do this. and it finally clicked. i was pretty hard-headed, but after a while, it clicked and it prepared me to go home. >> and i know you told our producer this has been a roller coaster, but you meant that literally. you were able to get on a roller coaster. >> that's right, i did! >> did that make you nervous? >> i wanted to hear that click, but it did, and it was awesome. >> nothing like the safety belt around you. >> and you have somebody special here? >> my wife of 25 years, and my daughter i think ran over to elijah wood. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. "the biggest loser: battle of the ages" airs here at 8:00/7:00 central right here on nbc. and up next, transferring your fashion sense into your home decor. al does that all the time. >> pillows, baby! . pay the check? no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. hey, aren't you...

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this morning on "today's home," taking the styles from your closet to every room of your home. whether you like to dress funky and hip or conservative and traditional, you can capture that same spirit in your home decor. ivillage contributor susanna salk is here to show us how it's done. >> great to see you, al. >> this is great, taking your fashion style and translating it. >> translating it into your home. >> and four styles. >> i broke it into the traditionalist, biohoe downtown, feminine, modern minimalist. >> start with traditional. >> basically, timeless shapes, colors, things that looked great yesterday, things that will look great tomorrow. solid colors. >> right. >> sings like a monogram pillow. these things will never go out of style. >> or a monogram shirt.

>> sure, the ultimate blue blazer, those pairings of blue and white. this dinnerware from z gallery, reminds me of a charcoal gray men's suit, very crisp -- >> almost formal. >> formal almost, but not sexy. for example, this curtain would look wonderful in a room, paired with an antique or two. again, it's timeless elements you would find with traditionalist. >> now this is -- >> this is getting kind of funky, downtown hip. >> yeah, which i am not. >> which you are not, but i feel the spirit of you of the downtown man, which is kind of a little bit of a twist, a little bit of an edge, not afraid to get fun. in the decor world, it looks almost as if you've pulled things from an exotic trip. >> right. >> i love these kind of moroccan style things from home goods, 39 bucks. the pillows, again, having a little edge and texture. >> but this could almost be traditional, in a sense. >> it could be, exactly. a lot of these things when you pair them with other things, they can be in any room, in any style. >> right. >> artwork, from art.com. i love this. i didn't even frame it, so it

had that kind of raw edge to it. >> my kid could have done this. i like it. >> well, yes! it's colorful and fun. and diane von thurstenberg, the fashion diner, this is a pattern -- >> you could take this off the curtain and make a rack dress out of it. >> this is from her iconic rack dresses and this is a cover -- >> double duty! >> this is for the bed, but a pattern in one of her dresses. >> this is more feminine. >> feminine and flirty. it's about embellishing -- >> sounds like our director, joe michaels. >> accessories, florals. i love these things you can use to put books on. these again have some style, some ornamentation, fun and flirty, a great lamp for a girl's room from home goods. i love this. this pier 1 dining room chair. again, i think gold is so feminine. these are so pretty and i love the detail in the back. >> and you're not going to be spending an arm and a leg for this stuff. >> no, everything here is under

$200, for sure, if not less. i love these shams. look how different the look is from the monogram ones you saw, urban outfitters. again, i put a painting from art.com, put it with a white frame. flowers always have a feminine touch. >> and the minimalist. >> modern minimalist, not a lot of embellishment, accessories, no patterns. a little of an art deco feel. this could be sculpture. >> yes. >> again, it's all about the shape. this gold -- you just need to put flowers in this. >> yeah, that's it. >> this fireplace screen so beautiful from pier 1. look at this. again, lots of very clean shapes, very, very beautiful. the mirror, so fantastic. i think this is from z. gallerie. this is kind of the ultimate modern statement, but glamorous. >> also an art decoish look to it. >> very art deco in feel, very glamoro glamorous. again, i took another kind of style, something for your walls. the capital lilies very wonderful, this black frame. these are inexpensive.

you can choose the frames at art.com, which i love, so ick mix and match to your style. >> what if you're a couple and one is minimal and one is funky? >> then you're an eclectic dresser and with the decor in your room. a little bit of everything. >> susanna salk, thank you very 67. coming up, from almond to hemp, healthy milk alternatives, right after these messages. [ female announcer ] storytime is not for reading. this is a story about jingle the husky pup. and jingle was a good dog. [ jingle ] ruff! ruff! jingle loved to bark hello. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! [ mom ] jingle even loved to sing. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! jingle! [ female announcer ] it's for bringing stories to life in a whole new way. jingle, stay. and jingle did. [ female announcer ] hallmark interactive story buddies. when you read key words, jingle responds.

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substitute is best for you. nutritionist kerry glass is a contributor to "women's health" magazine. good morning. >> good morning. >> people are turning to alternatives. i guess the main question is will you get as much calcium as traditional milk? >> most milk alternatives are fortified with as much, if not more calcium, than traditional cow's milk. >> okay. let's start with the first option, which is almond milk. how does this stack up nutritionally to whole milk? >> almond milk is the least caloric of all these alternatives, 40 to 60 calories per cup, depending upon the brand. >> should i taste this? >> yes, taste it. it's got another flavor. >> it's a little thinner. >> and it's also higher in sodium than many of the other alternatives. you also want to remember that you're not eating the whole nut, so you're not going to get the fiber and protein, but you are going to get the vitamins a and d that regular milk is fortified with, and you're also going to get vitamin e because many almond milks are fortified with

vitamin e. >> this is good in one? >> in cereal. it's great. i had it in my coffee this morning, oatmeal, almost anything. >> this next one was a new one on me, hemp milk, really? i've got to taste that one. >> you've got to love the hem milk. that's has a nutty, are they flaw. now, some viewers may dismay. it does not have the thc. it is from cannabis seeds, but it doesn't have that compound -- >> you will not get high. >> so, you will not get high, but it is high in omega-3, so the esntial fatty acids that are good for brain and heart health. although it only has about two grams of protein, so less protein than you'd find in a glass of cow's milk, which would have eight grams. but all of these, again, will be a little less in protein, aside from the soy milk. >> okay, let's put down the pot milk. >> and great in mashed potatoes, by the way. for those out there cooking next week, you know? a little brain health for your

health. >> coconut milk. >> it's creamy, coconuty. it has the least amount of sodium of all of these alternatives, but it does have five grams of saturated fat. saturated. do you like it? >> okay, i made a face. i don't like coconuts! why did i taste it? i don't know. >> so, you don't like coconut, but if you like coconut, that's good. again, five grams of saturated fat, which we traditionally think of as being not heart healthy. however, it's the type of fat more readily used for energy and does not increase fat ldl. >> rice milk, taste like rice? >> it's kind of the most -- you have to try this one, too. >> i'll try all the mill aekz. >> we can't be monogamous with milk. we need a variety because they have different pros and cons. so, this one is the most watery. it's got a sweet flavor. 23 grams of carbs, so it's two to three times more than all of these other options. >> that's pretty carby. >> it is. so, it's a good option, though, maybe before a run. it also has some sodium, potassium, so electrolytes,

which are good, but you're not going to get the protein and fiber from let's say brown rice. >> last but not least, soy milk, which i think a lot of people drink. >> they do, because soy milk was sort of the go-to milk alternative before all these others became available. and soy has the most amount of protein of all of the alternatives. some soy milks even have more protein than milk. but again, soy is controversial. much research points to many positive health benefits, and there's research that points to some negative health effects. at "women's health" magazine, we say no more than 25 grams of soy protein a day. one cup of soy milk usually gives you four to ten grams of soy protein. and go for the least processed. call your manufacturer if you're curious about what you're drinking. >> and good, old-fashioned whole milk is coming back. >> it may be a comeback. less processed than skillk. you'll get more fat and calories than skim, but both skim and whole, eight grams of protein. >> where are the cookies? that's all we're missing. >> the milk and cookies -- >> we have a party going on

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this is a news 4 news break. >> good morning, everyone. it's 9:57 on this tuesday, november 15th. i'm barbara harrison. let's check on our weather. here's tom kierein. >> good morning here at storm center four. been watching these clouds rolling over us and a few sprinkles as well. maybe advancing toward the metro area over the next couple of hours. 67 at reagan national. not going to climb much higher for highs today. 50s west and north now. maybe a few sprinkles this afternoon. rain likely tomorrow. cooler. and then much colder weather moves in after the rain stops thursday morning into the weekend. danella, how is late morning traffic? >> 66 westbound at 50. had construction taking away the right side of the roadway. it's out of the roadway. you are clear traveling west and east on i-66.

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hello, everybody. we made it to booze day tuesday, november 15th. starng to feel like that season, you know? a little bit. >> a lot of people in l.a. were camping out because they wanted to see the latest installment of "twilight." the twi-hards stayed out late. there you see the stars of the show who were there. kathie lee and i saw this movie. >> yes, we did. >> in the theater. it was something else. wasn't it? >> we have our feelings about it. i think you have to be a twi-hard. >> and i think you have to be young, your juices just starting to flow. my daughter said, mom, did you

see that actor on their honeymoon, the bed's a mess and they break the bed and everything? i said, yes. oh, great. that's the part i didn't like. >> here is the funny thing. fandango said there are 125 showtimes and it's already sold out and the movie doesn't open till thursday. it's called "breaking dawn." and "breaking dawn part two" will be released next november. >> maybe by then you and i will understand what the whole thing is all about. >> she is pregnant in this one. woof. you had quite the evening, i would say. >> one of the rare nights -- i'm in town a lot this week. it's a big week for reg. i'm going to go to a lot of things for him. last night i was at lord and taylor ringing in christmas for the window. they do a gorgeous job there. the last couple of years i've

been there with my friend michael storing who has the greatest balls of anyone i know. he's a wonderful artist. they are beautiful balls. >> yeah, they are. as far as balls go. >> when you've seen as many balls through the years as hoda has, she knows these are among the great balls of all time. there is michael. he is a sweetheart and illustrator for my little book "the three gifts." my proceeds go to battle child abuse, which we are hearing way too much in the press today. kudos to bob costas. >> you could have lost yourself and become aggressive. i thought he handled it. he was direct, he was a pro. >> he was a pro he was very matt-esque. we are not supposed to accuse and decide somebody is guilty until we have the facts, until they are proven innocent. >> i thought he did it with the

right tone. >> there's a lot of indictments against this man. we'll get to the bottom of it. >> we have a big book out. it is the "today show" book. 60 years on the air. >> look at you with your book mark up front. >> yes, there i am. >> i'm in the back. >> no, you are not. >> i'm fine back here. there is ann. >> i'm certainly not first. >> everybody has a book mark. you can see, it's event interesting to see "today" through the years. they used to have girls. >> they still do. >> we'll talk a little about this. watching some of these old, this old film is fascinating. to think now we do twitter and natalie does news in two minutes and now we've got this guy in the blackboard. there are the girls being chased around the table. >> it was almost canceled early on. barbara walters as a playboy bunny. >> you never know what you're

going to find in this book. there is a story behind that which we'll tell later in the show. here is a question for you. is stress contagious? if you're around someone who is high stress do you get stressed out? >> i think everything is contagious. i think when somebody is friendly walks in the room, that's contagious. we have a choice every day. we can speak life or speak death to people. we can be a downer. we can be a blessing or a burden. unfortunately, a lot of people choose to be a burden today. i'm going to filling out a way to ruin someone else's day or do you want to make it nicer? >> i think some people are cranky. i think on a plane someone said, is it hot in here? i wasn't hot then i started to feel hot in here. then you're hot and turning on your air thing and you become crazy. like that happened. >> you never look hot to me. you put on a hoodie and you disappear for four hours. snuggled up in hoda world.

>> someone will say, was that guy being rude? suddenly i'm on the wagon. i like to be part of something. it can get like that. i think it is great to have someone who lowers the temperature. i'm suggestive that way, i think. >> that's why it's important you surround yourself with people that not only lower your stress levels, but are people that do the exact opposite which make you feel good about who you are. why surround yourself with unbelievable negativity? >> they do say you attract what's within you. i have friends that way. oh, my friends are so bitchy. i'm like, you are, too. i think when you are a happy person, you attract happiness. >> i think so. we know what attracts him. we'll get to new a minute, mister. >> there was a guy running the new york marathon. he parked his car.

he couldn't find it anywhere. he walked and walked and searched. he couldn't find it. he called his wife to drove down from albany to get him and find his car. >> that's a bit of a schlep. >> you have a situation where you park your car and you don't know where you have left it. >> you don't drive that often. >> when i do, i thought it was on the street. was it this street or the next street? i immediately think someone has stolen it. >> you couldn't have been an idiot. >> i couldn't have parked it over there. i'm going to find the guy who stole my car. >> here is what i don't understand. i understand the first time losing something like that. i don't understand how it happens over and over and over again. when the person doesn't learn to go, i'm in the mall and i'm going to look up and it's going to say f-2. i'm going to remember or write down f-2. >> you're on the phone. >> stress again. >> you're on the phone, you're forgetting.

that is a good point. you know what kills me after the marathon? there are not cabs for people. people have run 26 miles. they have those things around them and they can't even find a cab to go home. it's like the worst feeling. you see them almost crying. >> there are no cabs because they know they cannot get from one block to the next. >> they need to provide free rides after. >> oh! >> after you run 26 miles, figure out a way to get people away. they ran 26 miles. someone take them home. >> i get that. think it through. somebody has to pay for that. we can't afford anything anymore. we're all broke. >> someone can find coin and help these people. donald trump or somebody with money. >> sure. ask them to do it. okay. >> here is something that happened to a man. his wife was taking a shower. >> this is not stupid men day, by the way. it sounds a little bit like stupid men day. >> she says will you take my wedding ring.

he has her wedding ring and has his razor. he takes his razor which he plans to throw away and throws the whole thing in the garbage along with the wedding ring. it gets taken away. the man has to go into the landfill to find -- >> in a hazmat. it's a $10,000 ring with a lot of emotional value. our question is would you do that? dive in the dumpster? >> i've done the thing with i have garbage and something important and it gets -- i threw away one of my -- >> you throw away your jury summons every week. >> i threw away one of my land line phones. >> three land line phones, why? >> it comes in the package. you get three. there are the two little sets and the one big one. i had it in my hand and i must have thrown it away. >> what's the problem? you had two left. >> i know. that's how i felt. i'm good with it. >> all right. this has been here for several days. we are going to get rid of this.

you keep asking about it. we are green, we are universal, we are proud. these are made by women in africa, i believe, from recycled crocs and things. >> they are attractive. >> we are wear iing what we've been wearing for months. these are cuffs. >> it's our tuesday trend. they say this season is all about cuffs. we have been ahead of that crowd for a long time. yours is rich rock? >> i think so. >> this is jennifer miller. they are great little, you know, things to spruce your outfit up. >> and they come in all price ranges. >> another reason people are grateful this year. >> what are you thankful for? we want to know. by the way, more than 8,000 people have already told us. go to facebook.com and like our page to enter. click on be thankful today.

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>> pippa is single. she broke up with her boyfriend that she has been dating over a year. they say he couldn't tolerate this amount of fame and attention she's getting. he's quite shy and private. to suddenly become that famous in a very short period of time, we are talking kardashian fame in britain. she is the "it" girl. sorry, cota. >> look at natalie. >> the most famous bridesmaid in the world. >> that's the reason, he couldn't handle it? >> he didn't want to be around this paparazzi. >> to hoda's question. >> what was your question? >> it's time somebody listen. it's going to be tough for her to find another one. >> when you're that famous and that famous for being a royal relative, they are looking for a very specific type of guy for her to date. for her to find someone she likes and also makes the family happy is a small pool.

>> she has to make herself happy. >> very true. >> that is the most important thing. she didn't marry the royal family. her sister did. >> she did shoot off to scotland to visit her sister and the future king to console her. >> they get along beautifully. >> kendall jenner walked outside. feasting her eyes on that little ride. >> sweet 16 birthday party. as a gift she got a $90,000 black range rover. she spent 20 minutes inside the car playing with it. >> does she have her license yet? >> i don't thing she does. at the birthday party, the whole family was there. surprisingly, kim turned up. it's the first time we've seen kim, looking somber, but she was there for the party. >> i'm not sure how this is going to read in light of everything else that is going on. >> probably not well. >> not well, but actually, every

single one of the kids all along got a car on their birthdays. this is not new. you've got to remember in l.a. you live in your car. it's like a house. >> i'm afraid it's going to blow up. it will. >> brad pitt sat down with someone from the australian program equivalent of "60 minutes." >> he surprised everybody. he said in three years time he's giving them up. he is never going to make a movie again as an actor. he likes being behind the scenes. he is going to produce movies, direct. he said with his fame he can bring these tiny stories to light. >> of course he can. why close the door completely? he is probably thinking, that's what i'm going to concentrate more on, but not slam the door shut. >> anyone that is an are theist wouldn't slam the door totally

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okay? >> yeah. >> it's pretty thick. here is the wine list. >> there's more? >> yeah. also a cocktail list. >> can you phone a friend? kathie lee and hoda probably know about this. >> we have lobster avocado, crab and coconut and shrimp cocktail. it's not the regular shrimp cocktail. it as a tomatillo sauce. do you know what that is? >> something with tomatoes in it? >> it's green. they look like green tomatoes. >> they give you three sauces on the side, one is green, is that a tomatillo? >> are you still eating at taco bell? this relationship is over. be careful with the avocado. >> they bruise? >> oh, yeah. you're doing a good job. go around. >> this will be ready by dinner. that only took an hour. ready to go.

>> beautiful. >> i'm going to hand off a tie and vest and hand you off to michael who is actually one of the best waiters of all time at bar american. >> it's like prom all over again. >> i'll watch how you greet and be were wingman, then it's start to pick up. >> jump in whenever you're ready. can i start you off with water for the table, tap water or bottled water? >> what kind of bottle water? >> you set it down? my first pour. >> you're doing very well. >> we'll see. do you have any questions about the menu? >> i do have one question. what is a hanger steak? >> they hang it -- no. >> she is having the new york strip. she wants it medium.

spinach for the table. watch this flash-free service. i bet you've never seen it done that well before. this is my first day on the job. how do you think i'm doing? >> i think you're doing really good. >> nailed this table. that was my victory dance. i did have to pull that out. >> bobbie is a sweetheart though. >> bobbie was great. i don't think he knew what he was in for when he was going to take me into the kitchen. >> that appetizer is crazy. >> there is a lobster sandwich on the lunch menu. i'm still waiting to be invited. dealing with a confidence crash that will happen at some point in our lives. >> when you're 60 like we are, we'll go through the history of the "today" show. >> breaking fashion rules. ♪

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we are back on this booze day tuesday with "today's woman" and ways to boost your confidence when you don't want to come out from under those covers. >> whether it's pressure at work, relationship troubles or empty nest. kate is here with new tips. >> she is the busiest woman in the world. you've written like ten novels. >> very busy. >> all of us at some point, could be your kids leaving, could be a career change or with this economy, a lot of times it's that, isn't it? >> we don't usually see it coming or do we? >> what we are finding is gen-y women in their 20s and 30s don't have the resilience because they've been so coddled and overpraised by their parents and the schools do it, too. when they get a curable and find they can't get a job, they lose their mojo. >> i got a sticker when i did

soccer. >> everybody wins. >> isn't that funny? facebook, social media can chip away people's confidence. >> it creates a comparison. you get on there, you see all your friends what they're doing. people pump it up. then you see your frenemy's blog and she is doing great. it makes you feel bad. >> and you see your friend in a bikini. >> women in their 40s, 50s, older women cope better with stress probably because we've been through the wringer. >> we have the resilience. yet the flip side is your goals are shifting because you launched your kids, maybe your career are leveling off, your jobs are leveling off. suddenly you may have a confidence crash where you think what's next for me? where do i go from here? >> we ultimately need to feel like we matter. our lives matter.

>> exactly. >> if we've been just a mom -- i don't mean just because it's the most important job in the world, when you don't feel needed, what do you do about that? give us hope out there. >> if you have launched your kids, one great thing to do is take a moment to luxuriate in the freedom. maybe there is a girlhood dream like being in community theater you can bring out again. it's important to get that goal going. you can also take find confidence in other areas. maybe you trained for a 5k race and let that wash over, too. >> funny how something like that can give you confidence a long time ago i ran a marathon. i remembered after that any time i was scared of something, i remembered thinking it's not as hard as that used to be. >> everything is relative. >> what about kids in their 20s and 30s who lost their confidence? >> i think they can't be paralyzed. that's the natural inclination. you have to say, what went

wrong, how do i fix it? stop doing the comparison. say no one is responding to your resume. get someone to give you advice and take a look at it and your cover letter and say, figure out what's wrong and fix it. >> and don't play the victim. you're not entitled. you've got to go out and do it. >> sometimes you can use envy as a motivator. >> spoke like a true cosmo woman. get out of that shell. up next we celebrate "today" at 60. act my age?

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a history of "today" documented by steve batagglio. >> january 14th, 1952, nbc began a news program called "today." if it doesn't sound too evolutionary, i do believe it is a new kind of television. >> what we try to put on the air every single morning are the stories that will impact your day. >> you are confident this recovery would not be a jobless recovery. >> i accompanied actor and activist george clooney to sudan. >> there is still a strong powerful dangerous hurricane. >> we travel to the ends of the earth today. >> there is a place of extreme need, of illness and suffering. because of one group of

americans, it is suddenly a place of hope. >> you know what the world has fallen in love with, these miners. >> you watch those images of those miners coming out, it fills you up. >> what i love about this broadcast and these people i get to work with every day is that we are united by one common idea, and that is our job is to take care of the viewer. >> the world today mourned the 46-year-old chief executive. >> i must ask you the question most americans want to know about you. are you happy? >> yes. >> it is a splendid morning. >> the picture of the "challenger" space shuttle exploding will remain in the america's consciousness. >> you always were a romantic fool, are you still? >> i'm a romantic. >> it never dawned on me i could ever be part of anything like

this. >> what i love most about my job is the variety. >> i think the show is a microcosm of the lives we all live. ♪ >> i hope we can give enough to stay with you a long time, and peace. >> wow. what a look back. >> he is here with us today. quite the effort you put forth here. >> well, there isn't anything like this. talk about 60 years of broadcasting. really, doing the same mission that it had at the very beginning. just to be that companion and that first voice that people

hear in the morning when they are feeling vulnerable, when they are getting ready to face the day. they don't know what's ahead. they needed not only news, but needed companionship. they needed people on the air to be real and to really connect. that's why the show is successful. >> it didn't start off that way. that's what's funny about it. you think this would have started off like gangbusters and it didn't. >> nobody thought they would watch television in the morning back in 1952. the tv was in the living room. >> it's like drinking before noon. things have changed. >> that's what everyone said. now we are drinking on tv. >> the television was in the living room. it was away from the rest of the household when people were getting ready. pat weaver, the nbc executive who created the show, he knew radio was successful in the morning, why not tv? he picked dave garraway who was perfect. he could talk into the camera as if he was talking to you. >> how about those "today" show

girls? the girls were being chased around the table. how did that come to be? >> like the marx brothers. >> estelle parsons was the woman's editor on the "today" show and would fill in for dave garraway. after that, there was a succession of "today" girls who were not given respect or any of the serious stories on the program for years. barbara walters was the one who changed all that. she was a trailblazer. >> even in her bunny outfit. >> that is tough, too. she was hired as a writer. she wasn't able to write for any of the men on the program for years. she had to forge her way and eventually became the first female co-host. >> it was really a chimp who saved the day. let's be honest about it. it took a gorilla. >> people still didn't think the story was going to work. there were stories about it possibly being canceled. the chimpanzee was brought on to

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now to "today's style" breaking the rule mixing brown and wearing white after labor day. >> here to tell you how to do it with style is from the style network's "how do i look." >> i love that in unison. >> we do it in stereo. let's start debunking these myths. >> no glitz before 6:00. who said? >> who is saying it right now? here is the thing. we spend so much time looking for trend setters on the runway

and magazines. you can be your own trend setter if you break the rules, okay? this is glitz before 6:00. wear a little shimmer, wear it with something polished and professional and play down accessories everywhere else. >> and make sure your nails match. >> i did match with my nails. if you feel like sequin is too much for your office, dress it up with accessories. >> they are called glasses. they are fake glasses. the best accessory every woman has to invest in are glasses. they are inexpensive. >> okay. horizontal stripes. come on out. >> bring it out. >> so every woman on the show of "how do i look" we hear, can't wear horizontal stripes. honestly, horizontal stripes can

be stunning if you wear them in a fitted way. fitting beneath the knee shapes the outfit into hugging your body. also notice how it's ruched in different areas. the stripes work for you. >> no white after labor day. >> i break this all the time. >> here is the thing. i am a wearapist. color can affect your mood. white means refresh and restart. refresh and restart. look how gorgeous it is. >> and not even winter. they are different whites. you say mix them up. >> wage, ivory, white. all shades of white. >> don't mix black and brown. >> here we go. >> go, kara. >> black and brown, i always hear that black and brown are safe colors. everybody sticks with them because they are safe and standard. here is where you go unsafe and unexpected. mix them together. not only do you create a much more harmonious flow with the

color you get earthy tone, you get fun and funky. >> lastly, no tights with open-toe shoes. you say do it. >> here we go. check it out. she is working it out. obviously, she is picking one staple color which is the mustard dress. if you pickney shoe that has colors that tie into it, you see the mustard on the shoe. >> that's the way it works. >> we went fun with an eggplant. you can do a chocolate opaque brown and do a black. >> as long as it's in the color of the shoe. >> yes. >> up next, doing the potato mash.

time to head into "today's

kitchen." >> americans eat about 130 pounds of potatoes each year. chances are. there are six all-time great recipes for mashed potatoes. >> and guilt-free. you can have an extra slice of pie at the end of the meal if you want to. we are starting off with four pounds of yukon gold potatoes peeled. >> be sure you don't get the kind that are very waxy. >> yukon golds are great. i find them sweet and creamy, as well. we'll boil these up. let them simmer about 15 minutes. >> and the knife needs to go right through them. >> get your finger out of there. >> we strain them. we reserve a little bit of liquid. >> reserve your liquid. >> and then we are going to mash. >> what is this? >> this is 2% milk.

>> 1/4 cup of butter. mash that and add a cup of our reserve liquid. >> how come? >> so we are not using heavy cream. it will add to the creaminess. same with the 2% milk. that is so you don't have all that fat. >> let's get your butter in there. >> that's all right. let's move down. >> add sea salt, heart healthy. >> i could eat mashed potatoes all day long, comfort food. >> 173 calories for one serving. if you would make your regular mashed potatoes, they would be over 225. >> you're saving. >> let me show you -- come on. >> i like them naked like this. >> if you want to dress them up a little bit, bacon, scallions.

>> this is roasted garlic. >> please taste this. you're going to die. >> i don't like scallions. >> potatoes have more potassium than a banana. >> i didn't know that. >> little smoky. chipotle and low-fat sour cream. adding low-fat cream cheese and scallion. >> no more scallion. >> chives. i lied, chives. parsley, chives, chervil. blue cheese and low-fat butter milk. >> the stars from "twilight" will be here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com