good morning. breaking news. mt. rainier national park locked down this morning as police hunt for the gunman who shot and killed a park ranger and mother of two. the suspected shoot, an iraq war veteran, who could also be using survival skills learned in the military to hide out in the park. closing arguments, the gop presidential presidents barnstorming the hawkeye stave on the eve of the iowa caucuses, and according to the latest survey, 41% of unlikely voters are still undecided. this morning texas governor rick perry makes his case in a live interview. and winter revs up the new year, ushering in a big change for millions in the eastern half of the country. much colder temperatures, high

winds and heavy snow on tap. some areas could see up to two feet. "today," monday, january 2nd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> welcome to "today" on this monday morning. i'm natalie morales. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. i'm peter alexander, matt and ann will be here tomorrow. i'm back from iowa, the raucous before the caucus. >> please go on. >> they have several ahead, these guys will be busy as will the candidates. . >> all of us watching what's going on in iowa. also including mt. rainier, the shootinghon a park ranger.

he's also suspected of shooting four people at a house party earlier in the day. police believe he's armed and dangerous. the latest in a live horp straight ahead. significant developments in the search for maine toddler ayla reynolds. coming up, ayla's father will speak out in his first live interview here on "today." a possible break into the investigation into the string of dangerous arson fires in los angeles. officials released video of a person of interest late last night and this morning investigators are now questioning a potential suspect. we'll have all the breaking details there as well. we begin with the desperate search for the gunman believed to be on the loose inside mt. rainier national park. natalie suavy from king 5, in seattle is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, peter. police believe they're dealing with a man armed with at least

an assault rifle and possibly others. a helicopter was able to spot tracks in the snow. that's the lead they're focusing on. >> we have someone armed with assault sks-8 type rifles. >> reporter: mt. rainier national park was locked down and visitors turned away in a desperate search for benjamin coltbarnes, with possible military experience and survival skills he's believed to have shot margaret anderson when she stopped him at a road block, the mother of two young daughters. >> deputies tried to get to her were fired upon, they managed to get her out of the line of fire, medics checked her and unfortunately she was deceased. >> reporter: barnes is also suspected in a shooting earlier in the day at a house party that left four people wounded, two

critical. still on the loose, police believe he has not left the scene.ñi married to a fellow ranger who was in another section of the park at the time of the shooting, anderson's family begins the new year with a terrible loss. >> the body is still up there and probably will be there until we can make the scene secure. >> reporter: and we can tell you there were visitors in the park when the shooting happened, about 125 visitors have been brought to this fire station so they can be escorted safely out of this area. some park rangers who worked with the slain ranger have been working alongside officers, their focus is to make sure no one else loses their lives and they'll deal with the pain once this is over with. live in washington, natalie swaby, back to you. >> thank you very much. 7:04, here's natalie. >> thank you.

we're following overnight developments tied to a string of dangerous arson fires in los angeles. police have now detained a person of interest. nbc's mike taibbi is in north hollywood with more. >> reporter: police finally say they have something, they're not calling him a suspect yet. there have been more than 40 incidents, accelerant tossed at a car or several cars to set it ablaze and the residents in the nearby building waking in fear. >> they're trailing the gentleman with the bag. >> reporter: late sunday they released a video of a man only called a person of interest. >> this individual was seen at several of the locations where this fire started. we're not labeling this person as a suspect but we'd certainly like to talk to this person. >> reporter: it's been a nerve-racking four night. scott's wife woke him to tell

them their neighbor said their car was on fire. >> luckily it was just the car. >> reporter: it's taken a lot of luck, a burning car in a carport in a garage poses real dangers in these dense residential neighborhoods. >> auto fires, as soon as they get going they burn really hot, really fast. >> reporter: frustrated investigators have poured over hundreds of leads and witnesses. >> they're looking at every option. could be one, could be many. >> reporter: the lack has neighborhoods and residents on alert and onening. >> last night when i got home from work almost all the carports were empty. nobody wants to park in the carports. >> shocked, an overwhelming feeling. who expects to come out and see their car on fire. >> reporter: local and federal agencies put together a reward

that totals about $60,000. they're getting lots of information, if they don't have a suspect, they have someone they call that infamous phrase "a person of interest." >> mike taibbi in north hollywood, thank you. 7:06, once again here's peter. to presidential politics and things are truly heating up in the gop race, on the eve of the iowa caucuses we're going to speak to republican hopeful rick perry in a moment. first chief white house correspondent chuck todd is in des moines with the latest. >> good morning, peter. if iowa is a three-way race between mitt romney, rick santorum and ron paul, each face ace key test going into tomorrow's caucuses. can rick santorum, does he have the infrastructure to take advantage of the late momentum and will enough democrats and independents show up to put ron paul over the top?

>> we pray your hand in protection behind senator santorum. >> reporter: he's striking a chord with social conservatives. >> the key of america are strong families and strong faith. >> reporter: with one day left until the iowa caucuses, republican candidates are blitzing the state, making their closing arguments. mitt romney leading in the latest iowa poll says his conservative credentials can easily stack up against santorums. >> i'll let people make their own assessment of our respective records. >> reporter: romney has refrained from criticizing santorum but on sunday he offered this mild criticism. >> he spent his career in the government in washington, nothing wrong with that but it's a very different background that i have. >> reporter: santorum makes a case for his own electability. >> who has the best chance to beat obama, rick santorum, he's

rock solid on valuesis issues. >> reporter: romney is seen as the most electable candidate by a wide margin. on the other hand santorum beats romney handily when it comes to relating to ordinary iowans. >> i love it, i'm going to get rid of this one and this one. >> reporter: reminding of santorum's endorsement in 2008. >> he was nice to endorse me last time around. >> the best chance to stop john mccain, which was what my person was. >> reporter: michele bachmann, rick perry and newt gingrich, who have all seen their support collapse, are desperately trying to make up ground and ron paul, whose support seems to have stalled is explaining news letters containing racially

charged statements sent out in his name in the 1980s and '90s. >> i was not the editor, i did not review them and that is an error on my part. >> newt gingrich who of course has seen the fastest rise and fall of any candidate perhaps in presidential campaign history spent yesterday complaining about mitt romney, said he was trying to buy the election and a reporter asked him do you feel swift boated and he said "i feel romney boated." texas governor rick perry has spent more on advertising in iowa than any other candidate. governor perry, good morning. nice to have you here. >> good morning, happy new year. >> as i mentioned you have a good ground campaign going on in iowa. you have spent more in ads there in iowa, but "the des moines register" poll showed you placed fifth, second to last there in the poll with just 11%, voting in your favor. realistically, what do you think

are your chances in iowa if you don't come out in the top three or four and moving your campaign forward? >> well, 41% of the folks in iowa haven't made their decision yet. that's one of the reasons we're in the midst of a major bus tour. we'll end up in perry, iowa, this evening with a great rally. we have a great ground game, over 1,500 precinct captains going to the caucuses for us, over 500 volunteers have descended upon iowa from 32 different states to share with the people of iowa about rick perry and our record of job creation and our executive gn government experience running the state. all of the white noise that comes out of the other campaigns, i'm going to do this, x, y and z, we've done it in texas and that's what we want to see happening in america and washington, d.c. >> you're counting on the

undecided. given you've already spent so much there, over $4 million in ads, how do you expect then to stand out from this crowded pack? >> well, we got in the race late, so obviously introducing ourselves to the people of iowa was very important, but the fact is we do stand out. we're the only outsider, you got 63 years of collective congressional time in four of the candidates and then a wall street insider. people are looking for a real change in washington, d.c., to clean up the corruption and fraud in congress. rick santorum talked about being a fiscal conservative but voted eight times to raise the debt ceiling. he's raised it more than obama has. he's a serial earmarker and stood up as late as yesterday and said he was proud of all of the earmarks. that's the mr. emin washington, d.c. while they're scratching each others' backs on the earmarks

they're fleecing the americans. >> rick santorum has become a target of yours as he's seen a surge in his campaign, but you sfe specifically said he targeted earmarks in the senate and on "meet the press" here's what senator santorum had to say in response. >> i love the candidates who get the huge applause, i'm going to get rid of this one and this one, and one other one, and then -- oh, no, no. he's running the negative ads, not me. >> governor, the senator there somewhat responding saying you can't get rid of entire government agencies shto shrink you there. did he spoof you there because of your oops moment back in november? >> listen, you can get rid of entire agencies. he's part of the problem because you've got a culture there, a person who has been in washington, d.c., so long, who

doesn't understand what the american people want. why do we have a department of education? does rick santorum want washington to tell the people of iowa how to educate their children? i don't think so. i can promise you, there are a substantial number of agencies of government we could do away with and americans wouldn't miss them at all. >> governor rick perry, good luck to you and your campaign. i appreciate your time this morning. >> godspeed. >> take care. with more now here's peter. "the des moines register" survey shows 41% of likely caucusgoers could be persuaded to change their mind before tuesday. savannah guthrie has made her way to iowa, standing by with some of the undecided voters. good morning to you. >> peter good morning to you. as you say there are a lot of undecided minds here in iowa. we have five of them here. first we have melissa brem, 21 years old, alan franson, wally

brown, cozette and ron, good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> anybody change their minds since we last spoke to you? >> nope. >> i'll start with you, what are you waiting to hear. you've had 13 debates, the candidates have been here. what do you still need to know? >> they've all done a good job. one of the things that i've had my mind made up, i thought, and then i met someone tuesday, house speaker gingrich, and i thought i had made up my mind with he and romney, and now i've made some changes. >> what are the changes? >> i think the changes are that i've seen others come up the ladder. >> are you talking about santorum now? >> saner up, right. >> melissa, why? >> i feel like he connects with the american people and could understand what needs to be done

and take care of it. >> alan, who are you leaning towards. you call yourself social conservative? >> i think all of them. bachmann ripping out obama care, governor perry good on energy policy. >> if we could only slice and dice and come up with a perfect candidate. cosette what is important, having a fiscal conservative or someone could pebeat obama? >> it doesn't do any good to have a candidate if they can't win in the election. they have to beat obama. >> ron are you happy with the field of choice? >> my choice is huntsman but he didn't participate in the caucus so i'm probably leaning towards romney but i'm looking at competency and people who have the ability to execute and not just rhetoric, but who can really execute and i know how it

is to be in an administration and how to perform and what it takes to perform. that takes leadership. >> who is the most electable candidate? >> romney. >> romney. >> everyone agrees with that. why isn't he your guy? >> i think he will be romney. i like him because he's a businessman. i like him because in '07, when he took hold of the olympics, which was going down the tubes, and he turned it around. i like, i think he'll be good at foreign policy. >> do you have reservations about romney? >> romney, i just haven't been able to connect with him. there are so many things that i do like about him but i question whether he's a true fiscal conservative. >> melissa, you're nodding. fiscal conservative you are worried about. >> um-hum. >> are you concerned about social issues? >> kind of. so much in the past he's flip

flopped and given in quite easily if someone didn't agree. i'm concerned about standing ground and taking care of it. i'm not sure he'll be able do that. >> you can't turn on a television set and not see the attack ads. what do you think of them? do they work, be honest? >> they're annoying. >> they're having an impact honestly. >> i don't like them. >> i don't like them at all. >> the negative ads make it difficult for the voter to sort through the details. >> quickly, when are you going to make up your minds? >> tomorrow. >> i'd ask you all to breakfast but i'm afraid we'd be there all day deciding what to order. good morning to you once again and peter back to you. >> a lot of minds still to be made up. >> a lot of game changing moments for sure no doubt. let's get a check of the morning's top stories. tamron hall is covering the news desk for me. >> good morning, everyone.

just days after it threatened to put a stranglehold on oil shipments eye rain is raising tensions with the west. it says it successfully test-fired long missiles to counter any attack by the u.s. or israel. on sunday, iran's navy reported testing an upgraded cruise missile. south korea's president is open to the possibility of nuclear talks with north korea's new leader. however, he warned any provocation from the north will be sternly dealt with. former egyptian president hosni mubarak was wheeled into court on a stretcher to face charging in the killing of 800 protesters during an uprise that toppled the regime. concerns are that mubarak could go free. president obama and his family head home from their hawaiian vacation tonight. they viewed a public exhibit

about the anthropological work done by president obama's mother. tickets for the multistate lottery will double to $2 apiece starting january 15th. the starting jackpot of the $20 million will also doubl 40 million bucks. and talk about straddling the fence. two girls born in tampa, florida, were born in different years. little jenna behr arrived one minute before midnight giving her a 2011 birth date. leah was born a few minutes later in 2012, both three weeks early, so their parents are surprised by that as well. how cute are they? born in different years. talk about real big sisters. natalie, peter and stephanie, super cute. >> equally adorable and sibling rivalry, i'm the older one by a year. >> who saw the ball drop.

>> exactly. >> thank you, tamron. stephanie abrams is in for al covering the rose parade. >> yes he is. a b lake-effect snow event is going to be happening here. for some of you cow could see two feet of snow. places like rochester, two feet below average on snowfall and will spread through the appalachians. now here is a look at what's happening outside your door. >> good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4 on the 2nd day of january. live view from the sky watcher camera. sun will be coming up in mostly clear sky. locally clouds to our west. temperatures are above freezing from the blue ridge to the bay and points east. blue ridge west a little below freezing. we'll have perhaps some snow developing later today. out in western maryland, the highlands of wv wvp, some >> now over to you.

>> stephanie, thank you. coming up, foul play now suspected in the disappearance of a 20-month-old toddler in maine. this morning the girl's father speaks out in his first live interview, but first this is speaks out in his first live interview, but first this is "today" on nbc. from the bedroom you could see the fire and that work me right up. and it was absolutely terrifying. we got out of there as quickly as we could. i'm watching the house burn up and i'm sitting there saying, there goes everything. these days you don't have to lose your house in a fire to know what it's like to be left on the edge in the cold. the shelter gave us a place to stay. and citizens energy helped the shelter with heat. i'm excited to finally have a place of my own. citizens energy is helping us with the oil. citizens energy was created to help the forgotten ones keep warm.

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good morning. tom kierein in storm center 4 on this 2nd day of january. starting off quite chilly, down into the low and mid 30s throughout much of the region. 38 at reagan national. a blustery northwest wind

bringing in snow into far western maryland and north and west virginia. closer to washington a few clouds. highs reaching the 40s midday. cold weather tuesday

♪ should old acquaintance be forgot ♪ 7:30 now on this monday morning, the 2nd day of january, 2012. >> 2012, let's move it forward. >> we have a big crowd enjoying their final days of a holiday break at rockefeller plaza. we thank everybody for being here today, inside studio 1a, i'm peter alexander along with natalie morales. matt and ann will be back tomorrow. an interesting look at the high cost of fine food. >> if you ever splurged on a pricey lobster dinner you may be surprised to know that meal may have cost someone his life. coming up we're going to take to

you a place where lobster diving is commonplace and having a devastating impact on the people who rely on it for money. >> speaking of spending money on food, a lot of people spend too much money on their holiday gifts. the bills are starting to arrive before people have even taken everything out of the plastic yet. you could probably use a little bit of side cash. coming up, five ways to earn quick money in 2012. >> we could all use those tips. after just 14 months of marriage, katy perry and russell branch are calling it quits. what was the split about? the mysterious disappearance of maine toddler ayla reynolds, the search is in its third week and police now believe foul play was involved. in just a moment we'll speak to ayla's father. adidi roy is in waterville, maine. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning,

peter. police have scoured this area searching local trails, woods and waterways and spent a considerable amount of time at her father's home where the little girl was last seen. they've turned this into a criminal investigation. they've looked long and hard, even offering a $30,000 reward for information leading them to ayla reynolds. still no sign of the little girl. the missing person case is a criminal investigation, in a statement released friday night, the waterville police department says "we believe that foul play has occurred in connection with ay ayla's disappearance. we be our conclusions as evidence gathered by investigators during the past two weeks." ayla was last seen by her father, josh dipietro. she had a soft cast on her arm from what police called an

accidental fall. dipietro hasn't been seen publicly since ayla disappeared but is cooperating with the investigation. in a statement he said "it's important the public hear it from me personally that i have no idea what happened to ayla and i'm not in hiding." >> this investigation has gone over for two weeks. law enforcement satisfied itself a 20-month-old little girl could not have wandered away in the middle of the night from her own volumition. >> reporter: her mother, trista reynolds has made repeated pleas. >> i love her, i miss her, i want her home. >> reporter: reynolds says ayla was in dipietro's care when she was in treatment for substance abuse. in an interview with matt last week, trista reynolds questioned dipietro's actions. >> he said he's not hiding, but

why won't he talk to me? >> reporter: and what happened to ayla, a question for the maine state police as they take the lead in what's turning out to be an increasingly mysterious case. >> every investigator involved in this case as far as they're concerned are still looking for a live, little 20-month-old girl. >> reporter: and late last night, trista reynolds issued the following statement exclusively to the "today" show, she says "when i found out from law enforcement that this has become a criminal investigation, i got chills up and down my spine, but i am keeping my faith. i am not giving up." we should add police are sifting through nearly 400 leads in the case. at this point they have not named any suspects. peter? >> aditi roy reporting, thank you. the father justin dipietro is with us exclusively. good morning. thank you for your time today. >> i thank you for having me. >> this is our first chance to speak to you publicly. can you give us a sense why you're coming forward now?

>> there's a few reasons why. initially the first few days i was emotionally incapable of coming out to do an interview, and i had been advised that by coming on and doing an interview, by law enforcement, it could possibly hinder the investigation, and i'm here to help in any way i can, and by coming on here is in hopes of reaching out to the person that does have my daughter and to let them know that what you're doing isn't right. you may think what you're doing is right for ayla, but it's not. you have no right. you're not her parent. she belongs home with her family. >> justin, as you heard in the piece, police believe foul play is involved. what are investigators telling you about what happened, what they believe may have happened here? >> as far as i know, from --

that's just been a change in terminology. as far as i know, we're at the same place that we were at on day one with this. >> can you tell us about the last time that you saw your little daughter? i know it's now more than two weeks ago. she was wearing polka dot pajamas, the top said "daddy's little princess." tell us about that night. >> it was just a normal night, there was nothing -- i put her to bed and just been a normal night. >> a lot has been said about you, obviously, in the last couple weeks, before we had a chance to speak to you directly. what do you think people should know about you and about your relationship to your little girl? >> i can tell you what i'm not. i love my daughter. i'd never do anything to harm my daughter. she's the world to me. >> if we could ask you specifically, ayla's mother,

trista has been on the air with us twice, specifically questioned your parenting skills, even raised the question of an arm injury that your daughter has. she said she worried ayla wasn't safe in your care. your reaction to that? >> as far as i know, there was never any concerns. we had both agreed that me having her at this point in time was the best thing for her. >> trista had been in october in rehab for substance abuse. can you tell us specifically then about your daughter, tell us what makes your daughter so special? >> she's my daughter. she's my child. she's everything to me. >> mr. dipietro, justin, what do you hope happens now, what do you think will happen now and what are you doing to help try to find her at this point? >> i just want my daughter home. i'm doing anything possible that i can, to get my daughter home.

feels like a helpless situation at some points, but i'm doing what i can, it's part of the reason i'm coming on here today in hopes of reaching out to the person that does have her. >> our thoughts are with you and your entire family. we should note if you have any information, call maine state poli police, that's their phone number on the korean, 207-624-7076. again, ayla reynolds now missing for about two weeks. we want to get a check of the weather, stephanie abrams in for al. >> much cooler air coming into the northeast and south as well. a dip in the jet stream means the cold air could go jet stream does. let's show you the numbers. as we head through the day today, it's mild here. the 40s in the northeast. tomorrow a solid ten degrees colder. now here is a look at what's happening outside your door. good morning. tom kierein in storm center 4 on

this 2nd day of january. sun is up in a clear sky over washington. live view from the sky watcher camera. we'll have clouds move in from the west as the day progresses. temperatures right now in the 30s much of the region. 38 at reagan national. later today we will climb into the low and mid 40s. but out in western maryland, parts of north and west virginia they could get a snowstorm out there with over eight inches of snow. colder weather moves in tomorrow >> we have friends still celebrating, in times square, keeping it going. >> it was awesome. >> happy new year and for your new year forecast go to weather.com 24 hours a day. peter, party on. >> they slept through january 1st, just now waking up. stephanie, thanks very much. coming up, what would you do about your child's weight? could it be used as a weapon in a custody dispute? why courts are now seeing it happen more and more. up next, going to ex-streams for red gold. natalie explores the danger of lobster diving, right after

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back now at 7:43. when you sit down for a lobster dinner you probably don't think much about where it came from. i recently traveled to honduras, where some men dive to the bottom of the ocean to spear their valuable catch, one lobster at a time and they're risking their lives every time they do it. every day, men dive into the pristine waters off the coast of honduras, hunting for lobsters that for the most part end up on american dinner plates, but often they come to the surface with something else, decompression illness, caused by constant diving with inadequate equipment.

how dangerous is what these lobster divers do? >> they are diving so far beyond any acceptable limits that it's not even on any chart anywhere. it's incredibly dangerous what they're doing. >> reporter: and it's leaving thousands of men on the mosquito coast permanently disabled. you called this economic genocide. those are very strong words. >> it is, they are, and the reason i say that is because there is an entire population dying because of lobstering. >> reporter: dr. elmer mahia runs the only clinic there that specializes in treating the divers. most of his patients are impoverished mosquito indians who live on the remote mosquito coast. we flew there with dr. mejia as our guide. this is the poorest part of honduras. the area is so underdeveloped that the only way to travel so many of the villages is by boat. we stopped at the home of 50-year-old alessio panting who

became paralyzed diving 11 years ago. because he didn't have access to the health care he needed, his organs were shutting down. is this what happens to a lot of the divers who have been injured or paralyzed? >> well, he had treatment right away but even with that, the infection into the blood was very large. >> reporter: he died less than a week after our visit. how old are you? >> 21. >> reporter: 21 years old. but there is hope. this man couldn't walk when he arrived at the doctor's clinic. the treatment, the hyperbaric chamber, which has allowed many who would otherwise be paralyzed to leave on their own two feet. yesterday you couldn't walk. [ speaking in foreign language ] "i feel completely normal."

the honduran government wants to ban lobster diving by 2013 but the men can't and won't stop without other jobs. as for dr. majia he plans to continue helping the injured divers as long as they need him. you can see more on "rock center with brian williams" tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central on nbc. coming up, what led to the split, new details on the end of katy perry and russell brand's 14-month marriage, right after this.

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stephanie gosk is in london with the details. >> good morning, peter. 2011 was a blowout year for katy perry's career. the first female singer to have five singles from the same album, launched her "california dreams" tour but professional success could not keep her personal life together and by the end of the year it crumbled. it was a whirlwind romance. they met at the mtv awards in 2009, engaged the same year, married the next. in 2011 it ended as quickly as it had begun. russell brand filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. a year-end surprise for fans that believed in the couple's fairytale. >> these were two people who were very in love, very committed, for the time that they were together, and it unraveled very quickly. >> reporter: rumors had been twirling for months that the

marriage was off to a rocky start, despite brand's efforts to keep their lives private. >> the romantic element i keep private, between me and my lovely wife. >> reporter: in early november ellen degeneres asked them if they had split up. >> what! she should have told me. >> they never are in the same place at the same time. >> reporter: katy perry kicked off her "california dreams" tour. brand who starred in the remake of "arthur" had his own demanding shoot schedule. when they had a chance to take a break, they spent the holiday thousands of mild apart, brand back home in england with friends. perry took time off in hawaii, neither one was wearing their wedding ring. hollywood watchers spent the holidays speculating on what finally broke them apart. >> it's the age-old problem in the world of celebrity, one is

more successful than the other. russell did ride on katy's coattails when he hit hollywood. >> reporter: the two came from vastly different backgrounds, perry raised in california by strict evangelical christians, brand had a troubled childhood, raised in working class england by single parents. as a young adult he struggled with drugs, alcohol and sex but whatever the irreconcilable differences may have been the pair that thrilled their fans with a lightning fast fairytale romance have now become just the latest hollywood casualty. the celebrity gossip website tmz reports that brand filed the divorce papers because perry didn't want to overly upset her conservative parents. regardless, it must still be a very difficult time for everyone involved. peter? >> steph, thank you very much. hard to imagine that relationship working, where they're like never together. >> hard to start a marriage like

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taking a live look outside right now. we have 38 -- 36 degrees, that is, 7:56 is our time. bright sunshine. i'm joe krebs on this monday morning. virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli is backing down on his call to change the ballot access laws. he says he believes virginia still needs to change the law. he says doing that before the upcoming republican primary would be unfair to those who follow the rules. several gop presidential candidates filed a lawsuit challenging the law after failing to get enough signatures to appear on the ballot. we'll take a break and come back and look at our weather

good morning. temperatures now in the low to mid 30s throughout much of the region. clouds over the shenandoah valley. a few flurries in the panhandle of west virginia. northern and west virginia could get heavier snows later today. locally clouds racing through, highs in the 40s. much colder weather moves in tuesday and wednesday. a few programming notes for you. no "news 4 midday" at 11:00 because of nbc's coverage of the tournament of roses parade.

8:00 now on this monday morning, january 2nd, 2012. i just love saying 2012. i'm still getting used to it. hello to all of the fantastic folks who came out to cheer us on the first week of the new year at rockefeller plaza and last look at our beautiful tree. this say picture perfect tree, comes down by the way on saturday so folks enjoy it while you can, while you're here. i'm natalie morales along with peter alexander and matt and ann will be back tomorrow, after enjoying a little time off for the holiday. >> happy new year to you. >> did you make any resolutions?

>> yeah, i was walking out, had a doughnut for breakfast, two days deep and it was over. >> be thin, be healthier. still to come a sober be statistic. nearly one in five children in the u.s. are obese, and that's three times higher than the number back in 1980. now the issue is actually showing up in an unexpected area, child custody cases. the question is, should a child's diet influence who gets the kids after a divorce? is that fair? we're going to talk about it whereas the kid is caught in the middle of this as always. a question for a lot of people who probably have full plates. have you ever considered opening up like a store online or perhaps pet sitting as well? this morning we'll reveal five ways to earn extra cash in 2012. this stuff you don't have to leave home to do so it may help you out coming up. >> we could all use that. jenny mccarthy is here, we love her and here with one of

her favorite chefs, all about cooking healthy and based on the zodiac sign she helped ring in the year in a good way. wow, hello there. >> good way for the officer. >> she better explain what she was doing on new year's eve. getting a lot of attention. >> been some tweets about that. tamron hall is at the news desk with the latest headlines. good morning, everyone. mt. rainier national park in washington state is closed as tactical teams search for the gunman suspected of fatally shooting a park ranger, suspect is described as 24-year-old benjamin barnes, barnes is an iraq veteran said to have been suffering from post traumatic stress. he has survival skills and believed to be hiding in the woods. a person of interest is being questioned in a string of arson are fires in hollywood,

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philly, boston will not get to freezing for the if, time this season and by wednesday morning maybe some patchy frost as far south as the suburbs of miami but good news, this is quick. it will be warming up by the end of the week. back to you. >> thank you, mike. hopefully it's in and out, thank you. on the last full day of campaigning before tuesday's iowa gop caucuses, mitt romney is trying to keep his narrow advantage and hold off a surging rick santorum. romney faces an unpredictable ron paul and winning over many undecided conservative voters in a state that burned him four years ago. his central argument is he's the best republican candidate to beat obama in november. now a quick roundup of what has you talking online, video of more than 100 blackbirds who fell dead to the ground on new year's eve in arkansas, this is the second year in a row this happened. the noise and light from fireworks are blamed.

music fans are googling ce lo green after he changed the ly c lyrics of john lennon's "imagine" he changed it to "all religions true." he meant no disrespect. he was singing about a world where everyone can believe what they want to. a hotel lockout on new year's eve, electronic room keys at a denver marriott malfunctioned when the transition came to the new year. some people got sick, others got into fights. all of the affected guests were comp.ed for their inconvenience. at least things will get better as the year progresses i hope. it is now 8:05, back to natalie and peter so it's uphill after you get locked out of your room. >> they were hurting. >> they were certainly hurting in the hallway, a lot of them looked like they could have used a little reprieve there. it got colder for sure but not as bad in the midwest. stephanie abrams is in for al

this morning. hey, steph. >> it's going to get colder here tomorrow. are you trying to figure out how to do your hair. does the cold weather help it stick up tighter? >> but it acts a sail and blows me around. >> good point. let's have a look at where the weather is on the warm the weather is on the warm side, where our friend al roker is located, southern california for the rose parade, you can watch him later today. 81 degrees, mostly sunny skies. for the rest of the country it is a little bit on the windy and chilly side as well. maybe peter will try his hair out like this a little later. here is a look at what's happening outside your do. good morning. lots of sunshine outside. a live view from the sky watcher camera. temperatures right now are in the low to mid 30s throughout much of the region. 37 at reagan national. winds gusting 20 to 25 miles an hour. there are a few snow flurries in

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back now at 8:11, childhood nutrition and obesity are getting a lot of attention, from school cafeterias to grocery stores and rightly so. should a child's weight and diet be used in custody disputes? nbc's john yang has the details. ♪ >> reporter: when conan angus filed for divorce from his wife in 15 years they couldn't agree on custody of their children, aged 10 and 6. conan argued they'd be better off in his rural home. >> it's a natural area, when they first moved out here, dad, we live on animal planet. >> reporter: he also provides the children with a healthier

diet. >> without trying to hurt anyone's feelings, i didn't think they were getting what they were supposed to before. >> reporter: the children's mother denied her husband's claim that he'd provide a healthy environment. she declined to be interviewed. a judge ordered a temporary arrangement, children live with their father during the school week and with their mother on weekends. angus's attorney says it's impossible to know what role nutrition played in the decision but said the issue is being raised more often. >> it will be becoming more and more involved in custody disputes. >> reporter: reflection of the growing concern over childhood obesity and diet. according to the centers for disease control, about 17% of children aged 19 and younger are obese. that's triple the rate in 1980. >> it's truly about the health and well-being of a child. is a parent taking that child and stuffing the child full of fast food? >> reporter: when awarding custody, judges have to decide the best interests of the child,

among the factors weighed, the home environment, the quality of the school, the child's wishes. analysts say nutrition should only be a deciding factor in extreme cases when the child is malnourished or grossly overweight. >> we don't want to say they can't have a cookie, we don't want to say they can't go out and have things that kids want. >> some liken it to the rise of arguments about secondhand cigarette smoke in custody cases about 20 years ago, another weapon for one parent to wield against the other as societies concerns evolved. >> coa noncustodial parent grab and make it an unfair weapon, sure. but in the end as we look at what's happening to our children, maybe it's a weapon that ought to be used. >> if it's in the best interests of the child. for "today," john yang, nbc news, antioch, illinois. >> wendy murphy, former

prosecutor and child advocate and gail saltz, editor. how often are we seeing weight and nutrition factor into the child custody disputes? >> more so now than ever before. it's likely courts have been reluctant to make judgments on what i would describe as deeply personal issues in the family. it's really about adequate food, adequate shelter, adequate shelter as they go into school, to pride too much further into what's on the dibnner table has been perceived in the law as a breach of family privacy but because obese nit childhood is growing as a major public health problem, we're seeing judges willing to take that extra step. >> gail, what do you think more and more often parents are going that route of claiming i'm betting off for my child, they're going to be healthier in my care? why is this happening in. >> emotionally, this is the

stuff that divorces are made of. when you feel rejected, when you feel lost, when you feel hurt, you want to justify and defend your position, you are the better parent, you are the better person. they're the bad person. it's okay if you split from them and unfortunately that comes to bear often in a custody case. you don't want to have to share your child. some may want to punish the other parent, and so this is potentially one more weapon which is unfortunate, because it goes together with eating, and -- >> it hurts the child psychologically, emotionally? >> exactly. you're talking about obesity, it's already stressful in a divorce situation and you add to that becoming about food and food potentially being a weapon you could instigate other eating programs, overeating or frankly undereating in an attempt to stay with the parent being threatened with this. >> this is a slippery slope for the courts, where you mentioned it is extremely personal. how do you really monitor what a

parent is giving to a child when it comes to nutrition or what kind of care they're giving? >> some of this is just not possible. you can look at a seemingly normal sized child, and not really know whether they're getting a healthy diet, and you know, certainly the most obvious sign of trouble is a severely obese child and you have to be careful not to let this become which parent has more money. often -- >> because this will definitely go that way, where people don't have access to the organic foods or they can't afford them. >> that's right, but courts are not allowed to side with the parent that has more wealth. to be fair, you really have to be sort of blind to who's got more money to provide that diet but we know that starchy, sugary foods are cheaper and those are the kids that tend to be obese. >> but those children would be pre-disposed to being overweight, they may need medical intervention which also may cost money or maybe a matter of education, more education about nutrition and about the kind of medical care that a

child who has a propensity toward obesity. >> what i like about this is that in a sense parents competing to be the better parent, may really ramp up their own skills in the kitchen, and i like the competition here. >> gail is shaking her head no. >> i don't. >> because you feel the child is caught in the middle? >> i feel the child is caught in the middle and every parent needs to aspire to become a good parent. when it becomes a competition the claws come out and parents need to be coming together for the betterment of the child, trying to mediate, have it be not -- >> i need them to cook healthy foods. >> not about going at each other's throats, i'm better than you. when it comes down to where the courts can intervene and how they're doing this, we have seen two high profile cases, kids were taken away from social services from their parents, morbidly obese, placed in temporary custody with other family members to see if that

makes a difference. when do the courts decide this is a case that deserves extreme measures? >> the cases we're comfortable with so far and can tolerate that encroachment into family privacy which is a constitutionally protected area. the cases that have been acceptable so far in the courts have been those where it's pretty apparent the child is both overweight and likely has other issues. >> so it's created a lot of outrage socially. >> that's right, it's hard on the child emotionally to go to school and be teased. we want the court to intervene. the government's intervention is likely to be good from the child from his physical health and emotional health, ability to get along with his peers and so forth. it's worth it. it's an intrusion into family privacy that's worth it. >> we have to leave it there. wendy murphy, gail salttz, than you so much. now here is peter. this morning on "today's money" earning extra cash in 2012. everybody would like more money

but how do you get it? sharon epperson is here with five things to boost your bank account. sharon, good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning, peter, happy new year. >> give us a sense of how does this work out. everybody would like a little extra money right now. how much cash are we talking about? >> you can earn a couple hundred dollars easily with some of the projects and some of these ideas that we have to earn extra cash in 2012. >> the challenge is everybody's overtaxed and overburdened with responsibility so where do you find the time for a part-time job? >> that's why the first place to start is to get a part-time job, a great resource is snagajob.com. the website offers postings for hourly jobs and usually pay about $10 to $11 an hour and a lot of jobs in retail, that was one of the biggest jobs you could get in 2011, particularly on the holiday season, that's still a good place to go, virtual call centers great place to go, travel agencies, and also direct selling companies like avon or something like that, all of those can be found on the

website like snagajob.com. >> start an online store. it seems intimidating. >> it seems intimidating because we think about the fact you have to have a business plan and the cash saved up to start your business. starting an online store does not have to take a lot of -- it has to take a lot of initiative on your part but not a lot of cash. do it through ebay or amazon. another site if you make jewelry and crafts you can put it on the side. etsy.com. >> that's good information as well. what commitment is it to start an online job like that? we've been at crafts fairs and created stuff. seems like this is a good alternative. >> it doesn't have to be that time consuming or financially up front that consuming. you have to have initiative and stick with it to see if it will pan out for you. you want to make that commitment to some of these things. >> a lot of people have hobbies,

they're good at making jewelry or like to do whatever else at home on the side when their kids are at school. the mini projects are a way to find jobs. >> fiverr.com, pay for getting help on facebook or maybe do a product review for someone and they'll pay you $5, you get actually $4 back after the payment process and a little bit of a fee and that's a way to get a couple of bucks. >> kids over the holidays, get a little cash to wrap gifts, clearly something i should have tried given up the way my gifts looked this time around. tutoring, looking for ways to help other kids, rather than going on an expensive tutoring service. >> i have small children so they're in elementary school. tutoring a lot of my moms are looking into but there's most twist on tutoring, teaching a course, they call themselves the

academy of youth, youtemy.com. maybe it's something you studied for a long time, you think your take is different than other professor, post the video and get paid for people taking that course. >> if you had an issue with your professor, your chance to play the role. >> exactly. >> how does it feel to be a teacher now? babysitting or petsitting are good alternatives. everybody is looking for a way that's affordable. >> great way to earn extra cash and if you love children and pets and sittercity.com is a large resource where you can post your picture and resume and get people to review you, put your references out there, a good way for people to check up on you. >> a lot of times we see a sign that says part-time work, money, money, money. this is a way to do it that's safe, respectable, you don't have to worry. >> you want to be wary for some of the work from home e-mails or

letters unsolicited. sometimes those are scams and you want to be careful of what you pick. >> sharon epperson happy new year. appreciate it. here's natalie. let's head to washington and check in with our good friend mr. willard scott. hey, willard. >> ahh, cookie, eggnog. i love fruit cake. am i the only one in the whole world who eats fruit cake? i love it. fo dorothy royal, from salemburg, 103 years old today, loves to listen to music and love to have it played on the piano and smucker's on toast, she loves it. i do, too. we have carol anderson of eden prair prairie, minnesota, 100 years old today, and remains a super health nut. loves sports and activities, and watching sports as well.

i guess she's got to be healthy, my lord, all that sports. elizabeth tatspaugh. i like that name. hyattsville, maryland, right there about four miles, anyway, 101 years old today. enjoys eating maryland crabcakes, and there are only a few places that make great crabcakes, almost all of them on the eastern shore. she enjoys that and so do i and she loves to read books and give them away to kids. that's a good idea. silvia robb of state college, pennsylvania, 101. loves to stay current, keeps up with everything in the news, especially politics. she's probably having a ball. opal carver, is that right? from new carlisle, ohio, 101

years old today, and enjoys spending time with her family, and credits her longevity to eating healthy, and working hard. not a bad combination at all. all righty, philomena dobek, from livonia, michigan, 103 years old today. has a vibrant personality, everybody is crazy about her, enthusiastic and the secret of longevity is eating garlic, every day. that will fix you up. keeps the enemy away. that's it. god bless. >> all right, thank you, willard. coming up, jenny mccarthy comes clean about her new year's kiss that has a lot of people talking, that's after your local news and weather. your local ned

weather. 8:26 is your time now on this monday, january 2nd, 2012. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. the toll hike on the dulles toll road is now in effect. cars will be charged $1.50 at the main toll plaza. toll also stay at 75 cents on the on and off-ramps. the new bag tax is in effect in montgomery county. using paper or plastic bag at the store will cost five currents per bag at almost all stores in the county.

good morning. with the sunshine temperatures are now in the 30s. we've got winds gusting to around 20 to 25 miles an hour, highs today reaching the mid 40s by early afternoon. much colder tonight into tomorrow morning and cold and windy on tuesday with highs only low to mid 30s, teens on wednesday morning, diminished

winds wednesday, highs in the upper 30s. warmer end of the week. eun. a few programs notes. no "news 4 midday" at 11:00 due to nbc

you feel that music? >> i like it. >> we're here live on the "today" show, 8:30 now on a monday morning, the 2nd day of january, 2012. 37 degrees outside but i think we would all agree in the heart of midtown manhattan it is a little colder today. it is going to be a lot colder, snow and rain in parts of the

northeast today and into tomorrow with a blast of arctic air rolling in. we'll have the forecast. coming up, a way to save money on your next flight. >> we all heard of frequent flyer programs. many accumulate miles. you may be surprised to learn there are deals based on the airports that you're using as well. we're going to tell you how you can take advantage of the frequent airport programs. >> all righty, and what is your size? >> gemini. >> i'm a proud leo. >> i'm a virgo. it's not just a pickup line from the 70s. chef to the stars and astrologer has brought along her biggest fan, jenny mccarthy and we have to ask jenny about that kiss she planted on a new york city police officer. i read she picked this guy randomly. he's the most popular person in his precinct, if not the whole police department.

look at her face, i love it. >> i didn't even get his him. >> i want to ask him about the kiss. ma marlo thomas will be here talking about her new broadway show. >> in a few weeks we're going to be celebrating turning 60, that's right, the 60th anniversary of "today," we want you to tell us how and where you've watched us through all these years, the more exotic the locale the better, share your stories, photos and videos on the website, today.com. you could be featured on our 60th anniversary special on january 13th. exciting. >> coming up fast. very cool. al taking a little holiday off. stephanie abrams in with the weather. >> and the cutest engagement story ever. show off your bling while the fiance tells us why. >> i proposed under the tree. >> was it perfect?

>> it was very early this morning but it was perfect. >> 6:30 in the morning but it doesn't matter. have a look, maybe you're going to do a proposingperfect. >> let's have a look. maybe you'll do a little proposing today of your own. if you like the snow, today is the day to do it here around the great lakes. otherwise, sunshine throughout the southern half of the country. our forecast shows that cold air in chicago, guess what? it's headed right our way into the northeast and the south. now here is a look at what's happening outside your door. good morning. lots of sun. here is a live view from the sky watcher camera. i'm tom kierein in storm center 4. clouds drifting from the west. temperatures around the region are in the 30s. near freezing around the mountains in much of west virginia and the shenandoah valley. far western maryland, parts of northern and west virginia could have up to eight inches of snow later today. later today into the mid 40s around the metro areas, winds a bit

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out of a particular airport. it's a great way to earn frequent flyer miles, to support your local community going through a community art. >> you have good tips on taking advantage of the airport, focus on the small regional airports. why are they better than going to the grand big old airports? >> exactly. the small regional airports are offering the most innovative and unique programs. i have a couple great examples at outagamie airport offers you points which can be redeemed for travel oriented prizes, noise canceling earphones and universal travel adapter, at lafayette regional airport in southwest louisiana you can participate in their program and be offered discounts at local restaurants and shops, a great way to support the local community. >> love it. >> and lehigh valley airport preferred spots to help lure you away from the larger airports as

newark and philadelphia, about 80 miles away. a great way to find out, go on to the airport website or follow the airport on twitter and facebook. >> i love the sound of it, free ipods, groceries. look for the airports offering shopping and parking rewards. why? >> when they offer shopping and parking rewards, those are perks that are of great value to travelers and something you'll use. it's a great opportunity to save money. for example at pittsburgh international airport, frequent parkers are offered such perks as discounts on car wash, oil changes, car detailing so it's a great perk to come back to a nice clean car, at greater binghamton airport, traveler awards, programs that can offer frequent flyer miles and coupons for coffee and newspaper so for business travelers that's great to go out of southern new york and last but not least, low deal regional airport in alabama, traveler points can be applied to shuttle rides and discounts with travel agents if you're looking to take a more elaborate trip down the road.

>> the airport lounges can be expensive, they have a membership fee to join but you say that's one reward, you can also look into reaping as well? >> exactly. if you're looking to access an airport lounge, this is a great program to look at your airport, see if they can offer special perks. harrisburg international airport in pennsylvania, not only will your members offered access to the lounge itself but my favorite perk they're offered access to the front of the line at the security checkpoint so that saves time. >> huge. >> looking to get out quickly and easily. at north carolina's raleigh-durham, not only easy access in and out of all the garages at the airport but offered a day, a complimentary visit to the airport loupg to terminal one. >> there are specific programs you can sign up for that would help you maximize your reward potential as well. what are some of the sites? >> there's a company called thanks again, offered at 160 airports around the country. you sign up with your credit card and select the type of

frequent flyers, whether it's continental or united. you can spend at certain vendors at shops and restaurants, coming in and out of the parking at the airport itself and you can earn up to one mile for every dollar spent. a great thing is also at 11 of these airports including such large airports as portland international and newark this is an airport wide program. no matter where you use your credit card, at a shop, a restaurant, you're going to be earning miles across the board. >> the other thing you say to check out, i love the sound of this, check for international offers. i guess this is a trend of a loyalty program that started overseas, now catching on here as well, right? >> exactly. >> tell us how it works. >> there are a few international airports also using this type of program. its first is british airport authorities six airports including heath row. if you're part of their world points program, if you shop, you can earn points which can be applied to frequent flyers and virgin and it's a london based company such as burbery, links of london, great way to buy

great souvenirs and earn loyalty points. amsterdam, 15% off and in canada, abbott international airport a brand new called yxx rewards. when you shop you get points and they can be attributed to a ticket to an ice hockey game or round trip ticket on west jet. >> this is fantastic news. sarah spagnolo thank you for sharing the details with us. >> thank you. coming up next,

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she plays a role in "george is dead." >> forgive me, dori, but don't you listen? >> no, not really. i'm always stunned that people listen to each other's stories. it's like having someone give you their underwear to keep. you'll never use it. it doesn't fit. it just uses. you your space and you can't throw it out because it's in your drawer. >> i have no idea what you're talking about. >> neither do i. it was kind of in a metaphor but i got so bored in the middle of it, i just said anything. >> marlo thomas, good morning, nice to see you. >> thank you. >> you had two shows yesterday. >> we did. it certainly is, but it's fun. >> your character is narcissistic, and blond. >> her husband died three hours

ago and she's talking nonstop, unable to deal with what's happened. in anybody else's hands this would be a drama but this is hilarious. >> what are the lessons learned from doreen? >> i think what they really learn is that you have to go through a couple of stages to come out the other side and be okay when something big happens to you, and you also have to face it but mostly what they come away with is they're laughing like mad and it's not just alain. they're laughing at woody allen, and there's a huge ensemble cast. there's 15 of us. julie caben, steve martin, fabulous people. >> you're working with st. jude and you're playing people who face tough life circumstances, helping them. here you're playing that part. >> right. >> is humor the way to kind of deal with grief and adversity? >> humor is the way to deal with everything, marriage, getting up early in the morning, and

certainly what you want when you go to the theater. we have 1,100 people laughing hysterically at us eight times a week and i think they come because you can hear it. you can hear them as they're coming in. they've come to laugh. woody allen, alain mays and cohen, you know they'll have a good time and that's exciting to be a part of that experience. i've been in "who's afraid of virginia wolfe" and sad and serious plays. it's wonderful to be at an evening where everybody is coming and want to have a good time. >> talk about the adrenalin rush, when you hear the audience loving and laughing at every line. >> that's right. >> what does it feel like? >> it's a thrill and also it's a high wire act. we're like the flilgying woland out there. everybody has to make it work. that's excite being live theater. >> it's a series of one-act plays by the legendary writers, woody allen, alain may, edgar

cohen. >> everyone comes once a week to see their play to take out the improvements is what they call it. i'm very impressed with thative dedication to the work. they could all go do something else but still coming to be sure that their play is taken care of and i love that about all three of them. >> "relatively speaking" has been running for several months. what is next on your agenda? >> i want more "relatively speaking." i have a movie with miley cyrus and demi moore coming out in the spring. >> thanks very much and happy new year to you. >> happy new year. up next, healthy eating based on your sign of the zodiac with a chef to the stars and jenny mccarthy. first this is "t

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>> no, and if he's out there, get a hold of me. he's really cute and sweet. >> lucky guy. did you have fun doing that? >> i loved that. i was grateful. speaking of the potential suitors out there, you wanted a man's man, you'd date bald guys. turn around, my crews are there waiting for to you pick your man's man. which one will it be. >> that is awesome! >> maybe you'll give one a chance at the end of the segment. >> maybe if you match up with my sign. >> absolutely. you're a leo? >> scorpio. >> i'm gemini. peter alexander was a leo. it el me how astroll gee combines with cooking. what is the belief behind that? >> astrology has been a passion since i was a teenager and i've

been cooking and it's been a dream to combine the two and because each sign rules a different part of the body i came up with this book for eight foods for each sign that promotes the health of that particular system. >> okay. >> so like you're gemini and gemini rules the lungs and gemini is ruled by mercury, the planet of communication. >> so i'm in the right end of work. >> right. >> what are we going to make for a gemini meal if lungs are the organ? >> cornmeal is loaded with antioxidant and zinc and magnesium, vitamin a, b and e, so it promotes lung health. >> we're making cornmeal pancakes. >> that's right. this is our baking powder, baking soda and salt. if you want to just dump that in. >> dump all that. how did you two get to know each other and why are you such a

huge fan? >> she cooked for me for the past i think ten years on vacation, and the first time she did, i ate her cooking and thought oh my god, this is really the best chef i've ever had. she also gave me a reading at the same time. >> you're also tarot.com. good reading. we've got this going, you've got milk and eggs in here and honey. >> a lot of antioxidant for the lungs. >> you have to have a lot for doing as much talking as you do. >> and chasing after the kids as well. >> these are bubbling already. should we flip them? >> i think so. meanwhile you two are scorpios. that's pretty golden. looks good. scorpios are ruled by what organ? >> reproductive or ggan.

>> i'll be making up with the nypd for the next few years. >> or any of these bald men here, take your pick, they're available. what are you making for the scorpios? >> we're mixing brown sugar into the sour cream and then -- >> voila! and the blueberry is more anti-oxidant. >> exactly. >> instead of syrup. >> would you like to try it? >> it's not my sign but can i still? >> absolutely. >> the naysayers who say that's bl baloney, astrology. >> aries rules the brain. if you want to boost brain power you can eat aries food. even if you're not a believer in

astrology you can still eat the foods. >> it's a healthy cookbook. >> it makes a boring cookbook way more entertaining. >> for the scorpios you're making apasparagasparagus, if y ruled by your sexual organ? >> asparagus was served in the middle ages to the bride and grooms for their wedding banquet to boost the libido. >> who knew? >> i don't think i need help in that area. >> clearly not but peter alexander walked in on cue. >> i was trying to have my head waxed really quickly but it's nice to see you. >> you can get a kiss. what sign are you? >> i'm a proud leo. >> leo. >> so what food would that be? >> leo rules the heart, and my book "lobster for leos." >> lobster guys. >> there you go. sounds like you've got a match

already. >> i usually come for the eating part. >> that's right, we'll drizzle just a little bit of truffle oil on there. >> this will boost your libido, peter. >> just putting it out there. >> you came at the perfect time, my friend. >> a bald cap for you. put it on. >> priorities are priorities. >> it is a fascinating read. i'm intrigued. peter, hotness. again the cookbook is called lobster for leos and cooking for capricorns. back after your local news and weather.

8:56 is your time now on this monday, january 2nd, 2012. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. this morning we expect to learn the names of two young people killed just a few hours into the new year. five people were in an suv when it slammed into a tree on jones bridge road in bethesda around 3:00 a.m. new year's day.

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good morning. some sunshine. temperatures in the mid and upper 30s. we'll have highs reaching the low to mid 40s around the metro area. snow way out on the mountains. tomorrow, much colder with a strong gusty wind. highs only in the low to mid 30s. teens on wednesday morning. wednesday afternoon into the 30s. but warmer end of the week. eun? >> thanks, tom. a f

♪ back now more of "today" on this monday morning. peter alexander doing his jig on the 2nd day of january, 2012. we've got an incredible crowd out here celebrating the new year with us here at rockefeller pla plaza, along with stephanie abrams as well. most enjoying their last day off because they have to get back to work. >> i love jenny mccarthy was here and eight dozen police officers are walking around the plaza. >> she doesn't even know who she kissed. peter alexander, matt and ann are off. savannah in iowa are covering the caucuses, we'll hear more from her coming up in a little

bit. next -- first we want to talk about the new year ushering in cold weather, starting out with heavy snow into the great lakes and the northeast. this is what's being described as a fast moving storm that could dump as much as two feet of snow in some areas today. we're going to have the live -- the latest live coming up in a living report. that's a cold mouth. >> about time we experienced a little bit of winter around here. also if it's a new year, new year, you've resolved to be better, save more money, get to the gym, lose weight, we're going to have great advice for our experts to get you back on the right track, keep you going well into 2012. i'm not much for new year's resolutions but we have good advice. >> we have good advice for embarrassing health questions, too. every time we do this, we get flooded with more of them, the people aren't comfortable asking so we'll do the comfortable asking from excessive sweating to excessive facial hair, problems in the bedroom, you may have health issues you're afraid

to bring up with your doctor. rest assured they've heard all these things before and we'll spare you the embarrassment and have the experts here and they're going to help you get those answers today. first let's get a check of the top news stories. tamron hall is filling in for me this morning. >> good morning, everyone. the suspected killer of a national park ranger in mt. rainier, washington state, is still on the run. tactical teams are on the ground and in the air searching for 24-year-old benning had inbarnes, an iraq war veteran, killed a park ranger, a mother of two. police are questioning a person of interest in the string of arson car fires in the los angeles area. firefighters battled 12 more fires overnight bringing the total to 55 since last week. winter is coming back in fighting form after a wimpy start to the weather season. mike seidel is along the icy

shores of lake erie. good morning. >> reporter: the gravy train of warm weather and no snow in december is ending quickly, now around the lakes, traverse city, northern michigan, started snowing late yesterday, blizzard warnings, whiteout conditions, we've had bursts of snow around cleveland and erie and western new york. buffalo so far has had just about four inches of snow, and that's the slowest start to any snow season on record going back to the mid 1800s. we're going to see one to two feet in the preferred areas. buffalo will get several inches of snow to make up for lost time. the real news is the cold air sweeping across the east, the midwest and down into florida, by friday morning we could see frost outside of miami, tamron and highs tomorrow in new york city will stay in the0s but it will warm up again quickly by thursday and friday so a quick hit. >> get the big coats out. thank you very much, mike. it is the last full day of

campaigning before the iowa caucuses. mitt romney, ron paul and rick santorum are clusted at the top of the polls. rick perry told the "today" show this morning he believes he's going to do well, arguing 41% of voters are still undecided. iowa kicks off state by state voting to pick a republican candidate to challenge president obama in november. and just days after it threatened to choke off oil shipment iran says it successfully test-fired long range missiles that could be used to counter any attack by the u.s. or israel. sunday iran's navy reported testing upgraded cruise miss sills sils. more than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits must decide by today whether to keep fighting in court or apply for benefits from a government compensation from after at tacks of 9/11. it will take more than a dollar and a dream to play powerball. the cost of the ticket will double to $2 starting january

15th. the starting jackpot of $20 million will also double. tom cruise was a tough guy to beat at the weekend box office. his "mission impossible: ghost protocol" was top for the second straight week, taking in $31 million. "sherlock holmes: a game of shadows" runner up, followed by "alvin and the chipmunks: chipwrecked." there you have it. now back to stephanie for a check of the weather. >> i'm taking this warm air back south when i head home. as for you georgians, first time to new york. what do you have to do? >> water taxi to the statue of liberty. >> you love >> you said is the best thing to do. >> i'm a boat girl. let's have a look at where we'll see nice conditions for boating. that will be down in the boat. that's the warmest temperatures. otherwise that cold air, the purples and pinks are headed into the northeast. as we head into the day tomorrow and into the south as well. otherwise there's the heavy snow

mike seidel was talking about. here is a look at what's happening outside your door. >> good morning. here off to a chilly start. i'm tom kierein in storm center 4, happy new year, starting off this second day of january with temperatures in the 30s. right now 39 at reagan national. later today accumulating snow. north and west virginia could get over eight inches. east of there lots of sunshine. highs around the metro area into the mid 40s and 20s tomorrow morning.alie, over to you. ♪ >> thank you, stephanie. this morning on "they year, new you 2012" resolutions, the toasts are done and you vowed to change your approach from money to diet to relationships, here to help us get on the right track, jeanne chatzky, joy bauer and gail saltz. good morning. >> good morning.

>> these tips are pretty much no fail so hopefully people can get on the right track. jeanne, this is one a lot of us say we're going to do, make saving a priority. >> save first as in before you spend anything. this is the reason 401(k)s work because they take the money away from you before you have the chance to spend it. if you want to save and americans are really bad savers, do it for yourself by setting up automatic transfers into a saving account, into an i.r.a., out of check so long that you don't have a chance to spend it. >> how much each pay period roughly? >> it depends on who you are and how much you have coming in. if you do $100 every pay period, every two weeks, by the end of the year you'll have $2,500, that's significant. >> a good chunk of change. also to invest rationally. a lot of people think greater risk also means greater reward so what do you mean by being a rational with investments. >> we're rational, we buy it too

late or sell it too early and we don't rebalance. if you know by now and you should know you're an investor like that, take yourself out of the equation. just buy a do-it -- all-in-one investment like a target date retirement fund that does all of those things for you and keeps your asset allocation in check so you're not subject to your own emotions. >> that said you also say set some goals for yourself. what kinds of goals? >> we probably would all say this, you can't do whatever it is you want to do, whether it's saving money or losing ten pounds or getting your relationships in check without knowing what you want to do. so write it down, visualize it, track your progress by keeping a diary. >> right. >> and it will help you get wherever you want to go. >> and you say don't be afraid to get help, seek the advice of a financial adviser. a lot of people think i have to have a lot of money to go to a financial adviser. >> you don't. financial advisers are have

democratic. they are like nutritionists and therapists charge you by the hour. you can go in, get on the right track and have a perfect year. >> finance, starting in the right direction we move on to health and nutrition. a lot of people resolved this is the year i i'm going to be fitter and healthier. >> i love this time of year. >> the first thing make sure you super charge and have a good breakfast. >> incorporate brough teen with your morning meal. last year in 2011 we learned through research when you eat protein particularly with breakfast in the morning meal you feel fuller longer, and it's easier to lose weight. so when it comes to breakfast, think eggs and reduced fat dairy, nonfat yogurt, low-fat milk, even lean bacon, tucky bacon, canadian bacon, nuts. >> you say walk for 30 minutes a day, not signing up for a marathon, anything like that. >> no. >> set a realistic goal. 30 minutes doesn't seem like a lot. >> walking burns calories,

boosts your mood, your immune system, puts you in the positive can do mind-set so you make smart food choices throughout the rest of the day and for people that don't have the luxury of continuous 30 minutes to walk throughout the day, break it up into bite sized pieces. ten minutes in the morning, ten minutes in the afternoon, ten minutes in the evening. >> and next, incorporate produce into each and every meal. >> that's right. produce is high volume and localow calorie so it fills it up without filling us out. get it into breakfast, lunch and dinner. >> learn to make three simple healthy and delicious dinner meals in under 20 minutes. >> dinner tends to be the meal we fall apart over. we're tired, we're exhausted so whip out a piece of paper and make your list. what could you whip up in 20 minutes or less, and then you don't have to cook this elaborate, daunting meal. >> let's get our relationships in order. we have gail here to help us out. gail, first piece of advice is

to have a lot of powwows with your significant other. that's all lot of time. >> you think about how important they are, we invest so little so we tend to go through the day, did you take out the garbage yet? did you pick up the cleaning? that's how we talk to each other and we don't have any time to talk about anything that matters to each of you. so even 15 minutes, really 15 minutes to just carve out, don't wait until you get into bed and you're exhausted and you could give two hoots. earlier in the day, 15 minutes to say, what happened during your day? what are you concerned about? here's what i'm thinking. how do you feel today and just have a moment of connection. >> you also want people to really this year share the love. >> that's right, make it a point to express how you feel about one another. >> you're busy barking out orders, not expressing any affection or love and people feel unloved and they don't share it because that's embarrassing and they feel needy and we get into the cycle. have one moment where you hold your partners' hand, where you touch them on shoulder, you

nuzzle in your neck and say i really love you and look in their face because that makes a huge difference. it costs you nothing and it will bring you closer. >> another thing you say is to learn how to argue well. what do you mean by that? >> all couples fight. it's universal. if you're not fighting at all you're probably stuffing it under the rug so you have to fight well because it can break apart your relationship, instead of going, "you did this" say "i feel this way." try to touch your partner when you're arguing if you can, because it keeps you connected, look in your face. if you're going to go over the edge, say something you're going to regret, take a time-out and before you take a time-out, say "i will be back in half an hour. can we regroup in an hour." >> the advice is be present in the moment. >> this is for everyone. this is for everyone, we are so future consumed about what's going to be, we're worrying. there's a lot to worry about. try to focus on, i'm here, i'm now, what do i appreciate out of this moment, what am i grateful

to are in this moment? you'll feel more contented in your day. >> i love the pointers. sign me up. i'm already up for it. thanks, guys. and happy new year. coming up next, the questions that you may be too embarrassed to ask your doctor. well we've got the questions and the answers for you. and later, after 14 months of marriage, katy perry and russell brand are headed for divorce. we've got new details on the split, but first these messages. my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred.

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so dr. peterson is here with us. good morning, happy new year. >> good morning, happy new year, tamron. >> it is things most people can relate to. you have a question and don't know how to bring it up with your consider. >> everything we've talked about i've seen, absolutely. >> the first one i think is pretty common. my hands are consistently sweaty and darmp, embarrassing in socil situations. when i meet people and shake their hands. what's wrong with me? >> first off, sweating is a normal bodily function, but in some people it can be excessive and embarrassing. the most common is called hyperhydrosis. it's an overactive sympathetic sympathetic nerve system and affects 2% to 3% of the population. >> what do you do for treating it? >> the first is you could try an

anti-cholin anti-cholinergic medicine. another is inotophoresis, water that has electrical current going through it and the current stops your sweat glands from functioning. >> permanently? >> not permanently, just while you're using it. finally one could be anxiety, so if you realize that's it, find out what's causing your anxiety. >> unwanted facial hair. "as a woman this can be embarrassing. why do i have facial hair and how can i get rid of it?" is this about hormones? >> if you have peach fuzz on your lips or cheeks that's not considered. if it's dark, coarse hair it can be gentlemetic or hormonal. it can be polycystic ovarian syndrome, it could be because you're overweight, that caused abnormal male hormones in your system, higher levels so if you

are overweight, try to lose some weight, having genetic underlying disposition. if the other women in your family, also have the same problem, that's likely the cause for you and also can be from adrenal disorders which are hormonal imbalances. >> treatment wise, it's simply waxing or some laser hair removal. >> get to the bottom of it, if it is a medical problem that can be addressed. cosmetically there's a creep, prescription called vanica, and more permanent options would be laser hair removal or electrolys electrolysis. >> the next question is my scalp is abnormally itchy especially during the winter months. a lot of people can relate to that one. >> there are three common causes. dandruff, caused by a fungal infection on the scalp and it becomes more severe, scaling. another cause can be an allergy to something you're using at home, shampoo, conditioner or hair color because a lot of

itching can spread to the back of the neck and ears as well. and then the final most common saws is psoriasis, particularly worse in the wintertime, causes the scaly sheets of skin that flake off. >> is this about changing shampoo or consult with a doctor? >> initially we recommend try an anti-fungal shampoo over-the-counter and if that doesn't work move on to a dermatologist who can give you a prescription. >> move on to the bedroom, so relatable, "my husband is always in the mood to have sex but i rarely feel the same way. it's not that i'm attracted to him, it's just that my libido is nonexistent." >> ladies do, not compare your sex drive to your male partner's sex drive. men have higher testosterone levels and it automatically increas increases their libido. if there are changes in your libido, number one, stress and anxiety. if you are under stress and anxious your sex drive will be impacted by that, lowers your

libido, and secondly a number of educati medications, antidepressants, anti-histamines and certain birth control pills. >> what do you couldo? >> cut back on alcohol. alcohol could be a depressant so that could lower your sex drive. the next thing, reduce your i a caffeine intake. get more sleep, that makes you feel better and exercise more. not only does that increase your sex drive, it makes you feel better about your body. >> great answers, not too bad, the questions pretty relatable. i did the dirty work for the viewer. thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thank you. who tops your women of the year? the top five picks. and we'll talk to real i have tv personality brad gretzky. first these messages. one-note cereal?

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good morning. temperatures now in the 30s and around the region. we've got a few clouds to our west, and those clouds producing a few flurries panhandle of west virginia and northern shenandoah valley. around the metro area, temperatures climbing into the low to mid 40s. cold tore the west. that cold air arriving into the metro area late tonight and into tomorrow. on tuesday sunshine and wednesday remaining cold. the end of the week, a bit of a warming trend on thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. in fact, maybe hit the 50s on

saturday. saturday night a small chance of some rain. eun? >> tom, thank you. a few programming notes. no "news 4 midday" at 11:00 due to

♪ ♪ we're starting out a brand new day ♪ it is a brand new day. if you resolve to lose pounds in the new year, we have some amazing inspiration for you. two women who lost more than half their body weight, one lost more than 200 pounds, they are both going to be here to tell us how they did it to show off their healthier bodies, toppling row right here on "today." >> good stuff. can't wait to see it. coming up this half hour, as we reflect on the years past, which women inspired you most, was it an activist, an actress, a survivor, folks did their research and came up with the top five women who made the

difference in 2011. i got a peek at the list and people will be so inspired >> absolutely. and then switching gears, yet another hollywood breakup to tell you about, russell brand and katy perry are calling it quits. the actor filed for divorce from the california girl after 14 months of marriage. what happened? we'll have details. >> a lot of people asking that question. there are fashion trends and style trends. we'll have that. "in today's kitchen" food trends. these fods are expected to make it on the many menus in 2012. three most importantly easydicious coming up. first we're going to get a check of the weather. stephanie abrams in today for al and the weather is starting the new year in style, sadly, strong. >> it is, cold air but i got to tell you, i'm going to get out of here before the cold air gets in >> it is. i'm going to get out of here before the cold air gets in the northeast. you guys don't blame me. you can put that on al tomorrow. you see the 40s, they will be

tlans formed into 30s tomorrow, lake-effect snow. some places could see up to two feet of it. we don't even put the temperatures on the map because we don't want to freak you out. >> cool and cool. >> here is a look at what's happening outside your door. good morning. we've had a bit of a blustery wind over the last few hours. i'm tom kierein in storm center 4. the clouds moving in from the west. they'll be with us from time to time. right now in the 30s thank you out most of the region. 39 at reagan national and we'll have a few flurries in the panhandle of west virginia and the shenandoah valley. heavier snow farther to the west, out in the high loonds of far north and west virginia and western maryland, could get up >> i think the problem is everyone's been so spoiled with the warm air, this is a shock to everyone's system. >> we can't complain. we have' had it good. say hello to bravo's newest reality star, brad garetzy.

good morning. >> hi, how are you. >> we are saying how we initially got to know you during the rachael zoe project and that end up as one of the fashion world's greatest disasters. >> weirdly. >> you got something new in the works? >> i do. my show "it's a brad, brad world" premieres tonight on bravo and it's really exciting, it follows me starting out my business and really giving a true depiction of what it's like to kind of start out on the bottom and work your way to the sto top which i'm still doing. >> you made it there. >> as i'm watching you, guys having a stylists coming. you've done it well. i'm going to pick your brain about the bow tie in a second. what sort of information do you sort of, insight do you give people to the world of a stylist for the new show? >> for me it was important to show the process of like what is it like to do a fitting from point "a" to point "b."

the process of getting a dress for a celebrity from calling the designers and getting them ready and on the flipside i wanted to show my personal life, show me outside of the spotlight. >> i love you in the leopard suit. takes a right man to rock that. from their garage, would you take us to your world and that's a great come hither look. we're happy for you. >> high tpe, what does that mean? >> tears per episode. there's a lot of crying. >> i'm sold. >> leopard suit and a lot of crying, i'm sold. >> oh, thank you. >> "it's a brad, brad world" premieres tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central on bravo. tpe, i love that. >> bow ties later. >> he's got a lot of them. ivillage reveals its favorite women of the year, right after this. [ beep ] [ mom ] scooter?

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this morning on "today's women" the top five women of 2011, according to ivillage. there were many women whose actions and activism touched our lives and made a difference. correspondent kelly wallace is here to reveal five of their favorites. good morning, happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> how did ivillage come up with the list before the reveal? >> these are women who our audience was talking about throughout the year and women they found inspiring. they used their celebrity to tackle an important issue, whether they brought the country together, whether they changed perceptions so these are women the ivillage community was talking about. we wanted to is ed ted to do is. >> first one is maria shriver. >> the two words that come to mind, grace and class, how she handled her husband's hue nil mu milliating bombshell, he

fathered a child with the household staff member. she tried to shield her family from this and all the while you know how submitted she is to women's issues and alzheimer's she continued that work. now there are reports that they spent christmas together and she might be reconsidering divorce, the blogosphere is going crazy, how could she take him back. we're saluting for how she overcame this. >> how she handled this in a graceful manner. >> it will continue into 2012. >> the woman who shakes up the room when she walks in the door. >> no matter what she does. lady gaga we were all inspired by anyway. >> fashion wise or just -- >> all of the above but who could give national and international attention to an important issue, bullying. she talked about how she was treated differently in high school, even as a kid and after one of her gay teenage fans, jamie rodemayer killed himself,

said he was bullied, she went to the white house, met with top aides for president owe ba marx trying to fight for anti-bullying legislation, to create a foundation. this is an example of a celebrity taking her amazing influence to try and make change and that is inspiring. >> she calls her fans little monsters,er this an army on twitter and respond to the work she's done. >> she talked about it, you saw trending, bullying trending. whatever she says her monsters listen. >> another female entertainer making the list for her breakout role in "bridesmaids." >> melissa mccarthy. i think it's the top grossing female-driven comedy of all-time. women in comedy, but' not just for that. it's for that role, she got an emmy, she won the emmy for her performance in "mike and molly." it's the bigger message which is that body type isn't important, it's great acting and comedy.

a lot of women at ivillage were talking about her and hope they see more of her not just in roles for plus size women. good performances, great acting and great comedy. >> she stayed try you to himself. someone who started a grassroots movement and shook up the industry. >> i'm sure the audience doesn't know this person, right? kris ten christian, 27-year-old los angeles art gallery owner. she has had enough with the big banks over the fees, over reports the banks were contributing money to the new york city police department, which then of course was cracking down on occupy wall street, so she started something with a post, just 500 friends say move your money out of the big banks and put it in the credit unions. guess what? thousands and thousands of people listened. we don't know exactly how many people took part in this bank transfer day on november 5th but credit unions got some 700,000 new customers in the month of october. >> wow. >> that's more than they got all of last year so she is an

example of an everyday person who could make a difference. >> absolutely. and finally the person you name woman of the year. >> i mean no debate, no debate when we say who it is, gabrielle giffords. we were all so moved and continue to be moved by her amazing recovery following the shooting which is now just about a year ago. amazing. her fierce determination, she's vowing to return to congress, and also her openness throughout in that memoir she wrote with her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly, she talked about how she was undergoing fertility treatments at the time of the shooting, trying to get pregnant and also, tamron, she really brought the country together. it was a message, democrats, republicans, come on, can't we find a way to work together. as we go into 2012, maybe she can be a constant reminder of lower the vitriol, focus on solving problems. i'm not so optimistic. >> well an incredible list there, thank you so much, kelly.

>> and so many more other women. we just gave you five. >> thank you, kelly. up next, russell brand files for divorce from katy perry. why are the couple calling it quits, after this. why se ttle for a why se one-note cereal? ♪ more, more, more... get more with honey bunches of oats 4 nutritious grains come together for more taste, more healthy satisfaction. get more with honey bunches of oats.

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guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. we're back with new details about what may have led to the end of katy perry and russell brand's marriage. stephanie gos something in london. >> good morning, natalie. 2011 was a blowout for katy perris career. first to have five number ones from the same album, nominated for four grammys and launched her "california dreams" tour but professional success could not keep her personal life together and by the end of the year it crumbleded.

it was a whirlwind romance. they met at the mtv awards in 2009, engaged the same year, married the next. in 2011 it ended as quickly as it had begun. russell brand filed for divorce at the los angeles superior court, citing irreconcilable differences. a year-end surprise for fans that believed in the couple's fairytale. >> these were two people who were very in love, very committed, for the time that they were together, and it unraveled very quickly. >> reporter: rumors had been twirling for months that the marriage was off to a rocky start, despite brand's efforts to keep their lives private. >> the romantic element i keep private, between me and my lovely wife. >> reporter: in early november ellen degeneres asked brand directly if they had split. >> what?! she should have told me. >> reporter: but the cracks started to show. >> they never are in the same place at the same time. and usually that's the first sign. ♪ you can travel the world -- >> reporter: katy perry kicked off her wildly successful "california dream" tour.

>> good morning, arthur. >> hi there. >> reporter: brand who starred in the remake of "arthur" had his own demanding shoot schedule. when they had a chance to take a break this christmas, they spent the holiday thousands of miles apart. brand was back home in england with friends. perry took time off in hawaii, neither one was wearing their wedding ring. hollywood watchers spent the holidays speculating on what finally broke them apart. >> it's the age-old problem in the world of celebrity, one is more successful than the other. russell did ride on katy's coattails when he hit hollywood. ♪ last friday night >> reporter: the two came from vastly different backgrounds, perry raised in california by strict evangelical christians, brand had a troubled childhood, raised in working class england by single parents. as a young adult, the comedian struggled with aaddiction, drug, alcohol and sex, but whatever the irreconcilable

differences may have been the pair that thrilled their fans with a lightning fast fairytale romance have now become just the latest hollywood casualty. the celebrity gossip website tmz reports that brand filed the divorce papers because perry didn't want to overly upset her conservative parents. regardless, it must still be a very difficult time for everyone involved. natalie? >> that's right, they're both so adorable. we were hoping it would work out. stephanie gosk, thanks so much. coming up next, steak and salad, like you've never had it before. so we're told. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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what we're doing today. what is this and why is it trendy? >> this itself is a wagu and the trendy portion i'll separate it here, the spinalis muscle on top, also called the top cap. >> this something you can get anywhere, you go to the store do they traditionally sell this? >> some places do, some don't. you're probably better off calling ahead asking for it. they can get it for you. that's not a problem at all. >> preparation on this, if you can, give us a sense. on the grill plate today. >> grill plate, very simple. olive oil, salt, cracked pepper and grill it off for three, three and a half minutes per side. we'll go with three and a half minutes, get it to medium rare. >> are we ready for a flip? >> this one should be ready. could be a little bit hotter, not a problem at all.

>> what makes this trendy. you'll make the preparation itself. what is it about the spinalla? >> it's an off-cut, pretty uncommon, which leads to you know its overall enjoyment, extremely marbled. it's a gorgeous piece of meat. >> smells good. hoping we can hustle through this so we can taste some of this stuff. you're going to do what here? >> we'll finish with jimmy churri, we add flat parsley to that, add a little bit of sherry vinegar, some chopped shallot, a little bit of garlic, extra virgin olive oil. sauce on the side, finish right there. and this is pretty much you're going to make this ahead of time and let it sit 20, 30 minutes. >> that's basically a glaze you throw on top of that. >> we're going to use it to garnish the meat.

>> we're going to slice this up because we have to taste this at some point as we keep walking. >> you got it. we'll cut that on an angle. >> looking delicious. >> i want to talk about beets, like the bell bottoms. >> every single year they go in, they go out. people love them, they're confused by them. the preparation is very simple. >> it's intimidating for a lot of people. you can make a mess. >> they can make a mess. right here everything looks great. you can touch it, your hands aren't dirty and everybody's happy. you get to here what am i going to do? it's simple. to start your beets out, take your rosemary and thyme, and throw it in there like that. >> a little salt as well. >> salt and pepper, a little bit of olive oil and then -- >> how long do you cook that? >> for about 40 to 45 minutes at 400 degrees and just make a pouch, close it up like that. create a little steam pocket. >> this is what it looks like. >> coming out, this is when

you're done. the easiest way to take the beef -- i'm not even going to get dirty. all i'm going to do is this and start peeling the skin off. >> paper towel is your excuse. >> exactly. done. and there is our absolutely beautiful dinner. >> it's always about now the company walks in. >> love beets, love vegetable, love steak. >> this is trendy, too? >> woody vegetables are always trendy because everything is local and we're in a very harty season. parsley and carrot sal load. >> thank you very much. >> happynew year to you. when you first find out you have breast cancer, you feel like you're in a nightmare.

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captions paid for by nbc-universal television yes! hoda woman we made it. it's fun day monday, the first fun day monday of the new year, january 2nd. first live show of 2012. >> time to practice writing 2012. on your checks. >> i just got used to the 11. i like the 2012. i like alliteration. it's important. >> 2012? i like it, too. >> don't you love the way barbara walters says 2020. the only person i know who says

20. >> today is the first day really of your new year's resolution, second day, i guess. everybody makes the usuals. usually it's working out, exercising. >> we have the top ten list. >> go. >> the number ten one is to help people. you think we have our priorities screwed up in our country? here is worse to me, spend more time with the family, which should be first. sorry. why am i yelling? i just finished spending time with my family. >> number eight, get out of debt. seven, learn something new. >> this is for you. number six is to organize yourself so you can reach your goals. >> here is what i'm going to stop with right now. i honestly didn't do anything with this purse except take it out of my dressing room so you can look how we are starting and we'll finish up soon. >> what is on there? >> jury summons. you were at the four seasons hotel?

>> no, no -- what else? >> everybody needs these. what else have you got? look at you. an old checkbook. you don't even live here any more. hoda woman! >> that was that snood. that's a hat. >> boy, you have a lot of hats. and mittens. hoda woman, what is this? >> what is that. that's for rosa. >> windex. glasses. >> oh! >> what is this? >> no. that's gum. >> this is from an event eight weeks ago. what is that? oh, my gosh. >> oh, my god. i forgot that was in there. >> oh, hoda. >> we are going to start getting organized. >> what is the green stuff? that's the wheat grass? >> that was the wheat grass.

>> we can't drink this. >> hold on. >> hoda, this is not work iing. >> the organizational thing. >> we should take it to goodwill. >> i need this. i think we are fine. jerry, can you get a towel, if you wouldn't mind? let's continue with the new year's resolution. >> obviously. >> that was wheat grass. >> that was the next one to get healthier? the wheat grass? i don't want that. >> the top five. >> quit drinking. number four is to enjoy life more. number three, i thought this would be the top one. lose weight. number two is exercise more. and the number one why you year's resolution is stop smoking. >> yes. >> i tell you, we have dear friends who struggle with that. i knew a guy once who went off heroin cold turkey but still smokes. cannot quit smoking.

it's that hard. hey, jer, thank you, jerry. we are not going to try to get healthy today. could we have our regular, please? the party never ends for us. on your dress, too? >> it doesn't matter. >> thank you. >> plop it on top here. >> let me do this first. >> don't you all wish you had a jerry at home? jerry solves you every problem, brings you wine. that stuff stinks. this is supposed to be the best thing in the world. >> take a sip. it's wheat grass. >> actually. >> how is it? >> it's really horrible. >> wow. >> we just broke three new year's resolutions in about ten minutes. >> here is how to keep them. that is foul.

too many people make too many resolutions at a time. >> you make big ones. >> get organized, stop drinking and i'm going to lose weight. >> pick one. >> if you stop drinking, you will lose weight. >> here's the thing. i think we think when we fall off the wagon we quit the whole thing. i already blew that. >> and can't do it again. >> you have 364 more days to start over. >> exactly or 51 more weeks. look at it that way. the other thing is i think instead of making a yearly resolution, you know what helps me, if i give myself a three-day thing or a week thing like a few weeks ago i said -- about a month before christmas i said i'm not going to eat pasta, bread or cheese until christmas. it gives you a goal, but it's a short-term goal. i think say it's smoking. no cigarettes until 5:00 tonight. then you have at least you make it till 5:00 and think, i did

that. that was possible. >> baby steps. i agree with that. joy bauer is starting something tomorrow. she is trying to kick-start everyone's new year's resolution to lose weight. tomorrow on "today" she is going to come out and try to get people to lose 10,000 pounds. it's a challenge for everybody across the country. she is going to give you the way to do it a-b-c. sometimes those diets are so crazy. it's hard to keep up. >> if we are all in it together, you've got the buddy system which worked so well for alcoholics anonymous, weight watchers. every time there is somebody you're responsible to or accountable to is a good thing. >> this green stuff -- >> get off my cow. >> it's through the table. it's under the table. >> we'll get a new table. i hate this table. good. >> here's the deal. we did this thing a little while ago. it was by these guys who say there's stuff girls say.

it was such a big hit that they came out with another one. this is guys imitating us. here is kyle humphrey and graden shepard. >> can you open this for me? do you want to split a cookie? can i have a chip? is this my water? is that a coffee, i might get one. that is not okay. that is so not fair. that is so true. >> does this taste funny to you? >> smell this. so good, right? >> so good, right? >> take these chips away from me. >> i love wine. >> that poor tagg needs water. >> ice cream makes me cough. i'm just like. >> that is great. >> they're cute. >> that is genius. that's smart. >> we had another poll out 2012's list of the hottest

people for fandango. >> this is what women think is sexy and men think is sexy. according to women -- >> women think the sexiest women in films are scarlett johansson. number four generalter aniston. kate beck insale. number two is sandra bullock. number one is charlize theron. >> that's interesting what women think is gorgeous. i agree with all those women. a lot of people are left off that list. was halle berry on that list? that is crazy. men said number five charlize theron. number four anne hathaway, megan fox, scarlett johansson and number one kate beck insale. jerry, what do you say about that list? >> i partially agree. >> come over here, please. are you miked? >> i am.

>> sexiest woman in the world is? >> halle berry. >> guys agree 1234. >> walter, come over here, please. walter. kate beckinsale? why? >> the wolf movie whatever it was. >> "van helsing." >> how much do you love him? one movie, he's gone for life. i love that. >> the sexiest men in movies, here is what the women say. number five daniel craig. number four robert downey jr, number three robert pattinson, number two george clooney. number one johnny depp. >> i don't agree with that at all. he is a brilliant actor. i would put hugh jackman on that list. excuse us. and bradley cooper.

ryan gosling. matt damon. matt, by the way, if you're watching and i'm sure you are, our producer tammy filler is so in love with you. >> if it wasn't for her husband, it would be you. >> and your wife and gorgeous children. >> guys say number five sexiest guy which is weird anyway. frank would say what do you mean who i think is sexy? i don't think men are sexy. >> will smith, number four, chris evans. do you know who he is? >> yes was he superman? >> captain america. >> johnny depp is three. number two is george clooney. number one according to men robert downey jr. >> i love robert downey jr. i don't find him sexy, but he's fascinating, brilliant and funny. he's great looking. >> maybe they mean he's a cool guy. i think guys think he is a cool

guy. >> awesome. >> brad pitt, jerry says. dense he'll washington. i don't want to know what walter thinks. who? >> george clooney. >> why is that funny to me? walter thinks the sexiest man in the movies is funny to me. >> is it time for our favorite things? keep yours out of the green. it went through the table. >> if i put it on there -- it's crazing in the grass, in the wheat grass. >> what have you got, girl? >> the humane society of missouri's long meadow rescue ranch you can sponsor a barn buddy. i did it before a couple of years ago. i got the llama. they don't have the llamas. starting at $25, you can buy one of these. say you're an animal lover and you have a friend having a birthday. just because the holidays are over, there are a lot of birthdays, you can buy an animal for a family in need.

then that cow gives milk and makes cheese and it's fantastic. they rescue animals, as well, i think. i want to get that straight. if not i'll let you know tomorrow. >> mine, i know it's the first of the year and we are giving up sweets. take one second and try these cookies. just a little bite. they are called platine cookies.com. they come from the west coast in los angeles. they taste delicious and come in arugula. >> there would never be playtime. >> i have a mini emergency kit. i learned about it on our show. it's ms. and mrs..com. it's going to go to good use. hoda should have this in her purse with her bowling bowl and

shoes. how many times have you been out when you need a little piece of floss? 16 different things in here. >> cute. >> it's better than your purse. you want to use it? >> after all the stuff you did last year. >> i have four of those in my purse. coming up next, if your resolution is saving money, we'll tell you the right time of the year on the best deals for what you want. people keep asking me if that lady in the viva commercial

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worth of deals. is your new year's family resolution to save money? do you need new linens? is your vacuum on the fritz? >> thanks to "parents" magazine, you can base your 2012 shopping on exactly when everything goes on sale. here to help us is lifestyle editor for the magazine. hello, taryn. it's a quiz. we are ready. >> i'm going to ask a question, if you think you know the answer hit the buzzer. the next person gets to try. let's start it off. the first question, what is the worst month for shopping deals? is it april, october or january. >> april. >> hoda got . it's because it's tax season. prices go up. >> i was thinking that exactly. >> kathie lee's birthday is in august. >> so is hoda's. >> i'm fine. >> if someone were to get you

this birthday gift they would likely get it for you on sale. is it a tv, a small appliance or a camera? >> bathing suit. >> get in there. >> whoa. what is it? >> camera. >> hoda? >> what are the other two? >> tv or small appliance. >> small appliance. >> this one goes to hoda. it's a small appliance. >> imagine that. >> show me that toaster, jerry. >> hodi won a toaster. >> back to school time. people think they will go back to their breakfast routine. since 1878 this item has gone on sale every january. what is it? winter clothes, vacuums or linens. >> i don't think vacuums were there then. winter clothes. >> you are wrong again. >> linens. >> it's linens.

i'm sorry. >> for 100 years they've been going on sale. >> hoda became far less prideful over the holidays. look at jerry over there drinking the wine. >> next we have a true or false. academy awards is such a big tv event retailers offer sales leading up to it. >> false. i finally got one. >> it's the super bowl in february that inspires major tv discounts. >> but they have moved up the academy awards -- they were in march and they moved them to the february sweeps time. >> in 2012, there are three things you cab get a great deal on all year long. the first is a home, second is a mattress. what is the third thing? is it a car, furniture or a cell phone? >> cell phone. >> you're on fire. >> the first of the year people

start changing things. >> that's the dumbest thing i ever heard. >> you can negotiate new carriers. >> who has four hats in their purse and everybody knows you don't have -- there is not a hat in the world big enough. what are they all doing in your purse? >> 4-1. >> do you think june is the best time to buy a grill? the actual best month is -- >> she didn't give the options. good luck because you have 11 to choose from. >> i'm going to be wrong and say may. >> what are the choices? i'd like to hear the choices. >> august, october or march. >> august. >> the answer is march. it's because retailers are looking to unload last year's models. think about buying a grill before outdoor grilling season. >> last one. >> look at jerry. >> here we go.

we have our grilling accessories. january may not seem like the best month to buy this, but it is the primetime for sales on, is it summer clothes, outdoor equipment or sports equipment? >> summer clothes. >> it's sports equipment. that looks like a ball. >> it's sports equipment. >> hey! >> if you need to get your kids gear for spring and summer sports, january. >> you're a great sport. thank you very much. >> wait. >> this is a great one. >> what is it? >> california wine club is going to be giving hoda two bottles of wine to your door or dressing room every month for a year. >> for a year? now i'm mad. up next, time to announce our fan of the week. ♪

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we are back on this fun day monday with our fan of the week. >> sara who is our lucky fan and what did they win? >> drum roll, please. our winner is rosemary gianeli from gainesville, florida. her husband works for the army corps of engineers in new

orleans. she spends time watching on wdsu. rosemary loves the laughter that ripples through the hour and loves hearing the broadway show reviews and made a playbill of her own, kathie lee and hoda starring in "saving america from boredom one laugh at a time." it's your cast of crazies. rosemary came up with an alphabet of 26 words to describe you. it may say zany in there congratulations for being a creative and dedicated fan. we are going to send you to argentina. >> what? >> you and your husband will enjoy a three-night stay. >> can you believe this? >> daily breakfast and dinner with two spa treatments and a tour to the iguaza falls. round-trip airfare. it pays off to be a friend. >> excuse me, rosemary, can we

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it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way. lady, uck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. we are back with more of "today." you may be in store for a cleanup job around the house. >> sometimes it can be difficult to figure out what you should keep and what you should throw away. we called in meghan murphy, deputy editor of "self" magazine to help us out. >> how beautifully pregnant are you or did you have a lot to eat over the holidays? >> exactly. >> this is that time of year when you can say should i still hang on to this? some things are tricky. >> everything to you. >> i like to hang on to things. >> unlike milk or eggs that come with an expiration date, it's hard to get rid of household items. >> that needs to go. there is no support in that

baby. >> when there is no support, when the stretch breaks down, that's when you toss your sports bra. other than that, hold on to it as long as the girls are supported. i don't put it in the dryer because the spandex and elastic break down and you have to replace it sooner. >> head phones are one of those things you think will last forever until they conk out on their own. >> there is not a lot of bacteria. if you have an ear infection, wipe them down with alcohol. or the ones that wrap around your ear are cleaner. it gets gross. >> nail files, usually you get the emory boards. >> i don't go near a nail file. if you have a cuticle problem, infection, wipe it down with rubbing alcohol. >> or toss it. >> they are kind of cheap. >> is it better to use the

cardboard ones? >> i like the metal ones because you can disinfect them if you have a ragged cuticle or something gross with your fingers. >> this is so much fun. >> toothbrushes. you don't know how long to hang on to yours. >> three to four months. i'm guilty until i get a freebie from the dentist. >> even the electric ones though? >> even the electric ones. >> change the heading. >> when the bristles get yucky or broken down or after three to four months. >> or if you share it a lot. since we are being disgusting. >> store them upright so they dry properly. try to separate them from the rest of the household. >> please, people. >> you think because you're in the shower with sudsy water they would remain clean. >> think about what a loofa is do i doing. it collects dead skin cells which is breakfast for bacteria. >> you're not here to make us feel good about the new year. >> put them in the dishwasher on

hot or throw them in the wash once a week on hot to kill the nasties. >> still get rid of them after about three months. >> experts said use an exfoliating scrub with your hand. >> but i like that. and they are not expensive. >> cheap, three months, get rid of them. >> these babies stick around too much. the dirtiest thing in your home is probably that, unless you're cody's apartment. >> 30 takes. that's all you get. you can run them in the dishwasher. with when they are damp, wut them in the microwave 30 seconds to kill the germs every week. >> microwave? >> wet. a little damp or it will explode. 30 seconds in the microwave once a week. >> are these the disposable kind? >> any type of plasticware. if it starts to discolor, breaks down, toss it. don't put it in the microwave. don't put it in the dishwasher. >> people don't want to add to the land fill.

>> recycle them and buy glass. you're better off with glassware. heating them gives out bad chemicals. our bags. i love to grocery shop. >> a new bag, hodi. >> if you carry home poultry, produce, anything uncooked, wash that bag every time. that kills 99%. >> nobody does it. >> i know. i'm guilty, as well. if you're carrying raw meat and raw produce, throw them in the wash. >> thank you. congrats, too. >> thank you. >> someone is going to show up some time early march. god bless you. how to meet your body's ever-changing needs. >> what are you saying? [ female announcer ] kleenex brand tissues

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now on eat smart today, eating for your age you. may think you're eating a perfectly balanced diet, but like your beauty regimen needs to change for your age, your diet needs to change. >> author of "eat your way sexy," elizabeth summer here with healthy shopping for your age group. you look great, by the way. >> let's start with the 20s. >> women of all age need a nutritious diet, real food. 75% of the time eat authentic. with that in mind, there are certain things you need to tweak. in your 20s with one out of two

pregnancies unplanned, it's important enough to get folic acid. >> are we talking kale? >> spinach, romaine, broccoli, charred. orange juice, legumes. if you're not going to make the promise that you'll get two a day, take a supplement. >> now we are talking about fatigue if you're i tired all the time, it could be because you're low in iron. >> or you're out partying every night till 4:00 in the morning. >> remember those days? >> no. i went to oral roberts university. >> 20% to 80% of women in this age group can be iron deficient. you're tired all the time, can't think straight. get a couple of servings a day of meat, legumes. >> why a cast-iron skillet? >> the iron leeches out into the food. >> the aluminum does, too.

you've got to be careful what you cook it in. >> don't drink tea or coffee with meals because the compound will block iron absorption. >> another reason for fatigue if you're skipping breakfast. eat what i call eat your way to sexy the menage a trois breakfast. >> tramp. >> the tramp again. >> the whole grain to fuel your brain, protein and some fruit. five-minute breakfast. if you're tired, it could be water. >> when i wake up i drink a full glass, tall glass of water and i swear it changes my energy level right away. you're dehydrated. take us to the 30s. >> we'll never get to my age. >> 30s are all about stress and convenience. women are consuming up to 40 tea spoons of sugar and fat because they are grab and go. it doesn't take any more time to eat healthy than junk. bring food. he'd that breakfast, bring

snacks with you that are healthy, string cheese, yogurt, kind nutrition bars. some of the bistro meals at starbucks aren't bad. dinner takes 15 minutes. broil salmon, chicken. >> let's get to the back. to the age groups we care about. >> it's all about us. hoda's favorite breakfast is there. >> this was about the 30s. get at least three servings of calcium a day for your bones. >> you know what's changed me b-12. i swear my energy level doubled since that. they said i had no b-12 in me. >> tell her she's wrong. go ahead. >> in the 40s we are talking about middle age spread. >> spread this. >> you're losing 1%, 2% of your muscle mass. your metabolism drops. got to lift weights. also spread your food and take into little meals and snacks.

take that breakfast of peanut butter and toast and juice. yogurt and fruit as a snack. >> last couple of seconds, depression and memory loss. >> welcome to my age. >> there we go. thing to do here along with the antioxidant orgy you would have gotten earlier is load the plate with omega 3 and antioxidant-rich things. >> wine. that's what it comes down to. >> bobbie thomas with things that make you go, hmm? [ woman ] weighing myself in times square is a little frightening... i weigh myself naked. can i take my clothes off, too? [ woman ] oh, i don't want to look. ♪ [ woman ] let's get it over with. ♪ satisfaction! satisfaction! pizzazz! pizzazz! confidence. i like it! just what i've always wanted!

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from an interesting piece of art to a crazy game to a new way to yell, all these things make us go, hmm. >> bobbie thomas created the latest buzz-worthy prod ubts.

>> this segment is a fun one. thanks to one of our viewers, kimberly asher from florida, she sent us her face-lift bungee. we wanted to share this with you. you don't have to go under the knife to get a face lift. kathie lee be honest. >> i tried it. what you do is two little braids on the side of your hair and you hide them. however, it hurt. i've got to be honest. life hurts enough, bobbie, if you now what i mean. do i want the pain or look like i had a decent night's sleep. >> that's what happens with the ponytail. >> i want to see. >> somebody put on this and tugged the back. it raises the eyebrows. >> that's the concept, no pain, no gain. >> save you a couple of thousand bucks. this one i love scouring the globe. this is fun. this is nigen conductive body musical instrument. we all hold this.

you have to hit each other to get the song. >> that's crazy. you hit. go. hit. >> sara. >> i want in. >> grab that. >> this might not be an ideal game for kids. >> why is everyone hitting? >> this is teaching children to be mean. >> it's a vicious game. >> when i was on thinkgeek.com, the video they put together underneath this item is hilarious. they fell on the ground. >> children can get hurt. you've gotten zero here. >> this is actually called the shouting vase from the japan trend shop. apparently if you're a frustrated employee and you can't scream, you can give it a crack. they are only $99.95. >> i feel so much better. >> what? >> you have to pull it away to

muffle some of the sound. >> you're not pushing it tight on your lips. >> i don't want to leave a mark. >> here, hoda, try it. i hate that. >> this stinks. let's go to the next one. >> this, i actually have to give this guy credit. he sells new york city garbage for $50. his name is justin. he was sold out and sells them $50 or $100 if it was a special occasion like a presidential parade. junk on the floor. i was so inspired by him, i thought we should try to sell a very special klg and hoda edition. i made this i will give this away to a winner. there are wine corks, old make-up, spanx, eyelashes. you can have some of our trash. >> for a lot of money, you'll

put what was in hoda's purse in there. >> stop! >> this is fun. if you're drinking in the dark. >> it's the best way. >> this is called tipsy. when you turn it over, you better hope -- every time you tip the light turns on. this is bender bound. you can give a book like what to expect when you're expecting to the next guy that might be having a baby. look what's inside. >> this is not his book. >> oh, that kind of expecting. >> it makes me want to say, hmm. thank you, bobbie. >> thank you. >> we love you, b.t. >> the hottest workout trends.

now on new year new you, it's time for new year's resolutions. that means less wine and more time at the gym. not going to happen. >> we'll keep the wine while sara goes to the gym. she'll tell us about some of the hottest workout trends for the new year. >> i made three fitness stops to test out the hippest way people will be working their tails off in 2012. my first stop at crunch to try a class called tabura. it had me at drums. tabura. >> yes. >> where does that come from? >> tabura is a swahili name. kick boxing mixed with african dance. you might be doing kicks boxing and punch-punch then an african dance. >> doing that? >> but harder and faster. >> a lot of people like to

dance, i want to take zumba or kick boxing. okay. we are going to do everything together. >> game on? >> yes. >> ready? >> yeah. >> good? >> i'm going. ♪ >> now i'm going to try something called figure 4, a ballet-based class. i had to dust off first position and second position. dancing has always been a part of your life, but it seems to become trendy. do you see a rise in ballet being a fitness method people are turning to? >> people have gotten jazzed up to get into this ballet-based workout. they notice the results are so quick. we have men, women, older, younger. it speaks to everybody. >> when i say i have a background in dance, i mean i stepped away from the barre as a 7-year-old, maybe 8.

♪ hold me closer tiny dancer >> you don't have to have any ballet or dance training. >> but i'm ahead of the game. >> you could come in and teach. >> done and done. >> if you do the entire thing perfectly, there is something wrong. you shouldn't be able to do it all. >> then i'm not doing it right. okay. bring on the dancer, little tiny dancer. not so tiny dancer. ♪ i'm sexy and i know it >> we are at the david barton gym for a kundalini yoga class. i saw mats and candlelight. >> what is kundalini yoga? >> it's ancient. it comes from white tantra, the mixing of male and female energies in yourself, it takes the energy, swirls it up and

makes it rise. >> at the end of class you have a baby? i'm ready. i won't fall asleep? >> not in my class. ♪ >> i think i'm ready for a happy, healthy and fit 2012. but i'm going to lie back down for a while. >> that looks great. thank you, sara. >> you have your ways, sara, we have ours. we want to thank you for all you do. >> jerry is cleaning up the wheat grass. thank you for all that. >> tomorrow, your most annoying beauty problems are going to be solved. >> the latest celebrity buzz. have a great day, jerry. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com