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in public for the first time kierein. >> clear and fridge i had on [ male announcer ] yep, subway broke this thursday morning. since the accident. the 200-cae breakfast barrie good morning. right now around the region we the news on her recovery today, are down into the teens. since the accident. the news on her recovery today, thursday, january 19th, 2012. mornin' melt breakfast sandwiches. most locations from west subway. eat fresh.e breakfast barrie virginia all the way to the captions paid for by nbc-universal television atlantic beaches, reagan national, 27. it is milder right here near the waters. elsewhere in the teens, and later today, just near 40 degrees by later this afternoon with increasing clouds. slight chance of a few flurries late tonight. then tomorrow sun back. partly cloudy. highs reaching upper 30s. then maybe a little wintry mix saturday morning. changing to rain. joe? >> thanks very much. and welcome on this thursday a break now and c morning, i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. it sounds a little strange, we're talking about breaking news coming out of the iowa caucuses. they were held more than two weeks ago. but the news is breaking and it appears that mitch romney may not have won there. >> the initial count gave romney of course an eight-vote win. but as it stands this morning, rick santorum wound up a with 34-vote advantage. officials are calling it a virtual tie. at the latest from chuck todd straight ahead and we'll talk

about the impact on the race with gop hopeful, newt gingrich. matt? >> and did the obama administration share top-secret information about the killing of osama bin laden with the oscar-winning director of a new movie about that operation? we'll tell you about a pentagon investigation that is now under way. and also coming up this ♪ morning, john f. kennedy junior's long-time assistant is out with a new tell-all. [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... and in it she reveals never ♪ before heard details about kennedy's proposal to carolyn. ...to our city streets... the constant strain on their ♪ ...to skies around the world... marriage and why carolyn almost ♪ didn't get on the couple's ...northrop grumman's security solutions ill-fated flight 12 years ago. let's begin on a thursday are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! morning with breaking news. the surprising new totals from [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. the iowa caucuses. that's the value of performance. chuck todd is nbc's political northrop grumman. director and the chief white house correspondent. he's in rock hills, south carolina this morning. two and a half weeks ago we thought mitt romney won by eight votes, now it appears that rick santorum won by 34 votes. will this impact the race?

or should it impact the race at this stage? >> well, will it and should it? it is interesting. because when you look at how mitt romney has spun his first two victories. he talked about it was historic and the fact that no republican had ever won both iowa and new hampshire in the same year. and in fact, 72 hours ago we were talking about almost a coordination. he was going to go 3-0. well here he is now in a 48-hour period and a week ago for mitt romney thinking he was about to go do something that nobody had done before. and either side, win all three, a nonincumbent, iowa, new hampshire, south carolina. now he can come out of here, if he doesn't win here and be 1-2. and only have won a primary that was held in his back yard in new hampshire. so you know, it can have an effect on the perception of mitt romney's inevitability. does it help rick santorum? unclear. because yesterday, for instance, i was at one of his events and he was talking about this for 20 minutes. he was talking about the fact that you know what, it may turn good morning.

slow around the beltway. out i won iowa. first inner loop passing route well, it may be too late for him 1. your delays continue as you head to take advantage of it. towards bw parkway. >> as we look back, let's also if you are on the outer loop you look forward here. will hit the brakes on i-95. south carolina is next up. delays continue to georgia what are the polls saying there? avenue. inner loop in virginia, very >> well, look, we just got out slow at robinson terminal. of the field. hose delays continue to i-66. it's fascinating to think on travel speed for you, 20 miles monday night, it looked like it was going to be a romney going per hour. joe, back to you. >> thanks very much. away, that he was actually going we will have another news update to do something he couldn't do in 25 minutes. now we are going to go back to four years ago. but then that debate happened the "today" show and the following night, after the debate, we're finding out that the newt gingrich surge, matt, is very real. newt gingrich is on the move in south carolina. closing the gap with front-runner, mitt romney. >> with your help, we will win the primary on saturday. >> a new nbc news/marist poll shows romney leading gingrich by ten points. but half the poll was taken  before gingrich's fiery debate performance monday night. >> i'm going to continue to find ways help poor people learn how

to get a job, learn how to get a better job and learn someday to own the job. >> of those polled after the up now on this thursday debate, romney was ahead of gingrich by just five points. morning, january 19th, 2012. that has the romney campaign on the defensive. forcing them to hastily recycle their iowa attacks from december and it is a chilly morning here against gingrich. in rockefeller plaza. >> chaotic decisions, erratic the temperature here is near 20 behavior, it's a problem when degrees. but the smiles are keeping us your own leader is the biggest political problem that you're dealing with. warm. as we stand outside to say hi, which is why we removed him as everybody, i'm ann curry along the speaker. >> when the focus is newt, the with matt lauer. coming up we have today's republican party loses. >> gingrich fired back. >> they're desperate, they professionals. >> a chance for our third remote thought they could buy this. they're discovering they can't buy this. edition. >> and unlike iowa when gingrich nancy in florida, and donny and failed to respond to romney's star in studio. they'll takele some of the hot attacks, the super pac backing topics of the day. gingrich released a dmu ad mocking romney for changing including paula deen's positions or abortion, gun announcement that she has type control and health care. gingrich is still making hay out ii diabetes. of romney's waffling on and you're involved in a relationship, with a spouse, or releasing his tax return. boyfriend-girlfriend situation, gingrich plans to release his would you ever give as a sign of own returns today, they're commitment, that person your expected he paid a 31% rate last

password? >> boy, that would be -- i haven't even given them to my year, compared to romney's 15%. husband. i don't know. >> my goal is not to raise mitt >> what i mean is i haven't -- romney's taxes, it's to let everybody pay mitt romney's okay, stop you guys, stop. also coming up, i'm going to rate. >> and gingrich is basking in the glow of tuesday's switch gears and talk about near-endorsement by sarah palin. >> in order to keep this thing something that's much more going, i would vote for newt. important. >> gingrich returned the how to look ten pounds trimmer. compliment, sort of. >> i would ask her to consider we have an expert in the house taking a major role in the next who says you wear certain kinds administration, if i'm of clothing in just the right way, you can actually look a lot president. but nothing has been discussed of any kind. >> meanwhile, president obama's thinner. we're going to find out what her campaign released its first tv tricks are. and then a little bit later on in our fourth hour, you might hear the strains of. ad, in response to a ♪ reunited and it feels so multimillion-dollar attack ad funded by wealthy conservative good ♪ >> peaches and herb. activists, criticizing the obama >> because regis and kathie lee, administration for its handling of the bankrupt solar power together again. i mean, don't they look exactly company, soly dmmpb dra. the same? >> and i'm really looking forward to this. >> regis has a new book out and >> now, ann, speaking of he's stopping by. meantime, let's go inside. negative ads, newt gingrich is >> and get a check of the out with a response ad this weather, i mean the news. morning, right here in south >> i'll take it, thanks, guys,

carolina, where he uses mike good morning once again. new outrage this morning towards huckabee and john mccain's words the captain of the grounded from 2008 to attack mitt romney. cruise ship off the italian >> all right. chuck todd this morning, chuck, coast. francesco shettino who is under house arrest and facing thanks. newt gingrich, the manslaughter charges, reportedly told prosecutors that he didn't head, south carolina, joining us abandon ship. he claims instead, that he -- he this morning exclusively. mr. speaker, good morning. >> ann, good to talk to you. tripped and then fell into a life boat. >> let's begin with this meantime, divers resumed their breaking news that with most search today for 21 people still precincts counted, it was missing. actually rick santorum and not mitt romney's race to the mitt romney who won in iowa. republican presidential nomination may have hit a speed given this news, why shoul't bump. nbc news has confirmed it was rick santorum, and not romney, rick santorum and not you, be who actually won the photo the alternative to mitt romney? finish in this month's iowa caucuses. though officials are calling it >> well the fact is if you look a virtual tie. at your own poll, i'm clearly and with just two days to go within five points now of until the south carolina beating romney. primary, an nbc news/marit poll there's a poll that will come out later this morning that says shows that romney's lead over newt gingrich has been cut in as of last night i'm two points half since monday's debate. ahead of romney. another debate is set for the only effective conservative tonight. now let's head to wall vote is to vote for newt street and cnbc's courtney reagan at the new york stock gingrich. exchange for us. rick santorum is a fine person, what are you watching there? but i think he's running in >> good morning, natalie. fourth place in south carolina. well eastman kodak has filed for

so south carolina conservatives, chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. but with a $9 50 million credit if they want to stop a massachusetts moderate only have one effective vote, for newt lifeline it will continue to gingrich. operate. that's a mathematical reality, meantime, look for tech and bank given the polling. >> you talk about the numbers earnings to steer the direction and this surge. of trade today as well as a is it purely because of the handful of economic reports. negative ads that are running? and for a more in-depth look at or is it, as is this what voters deserve? best buy, cnbc is debuting an >> well, first of all, the voters deserve a totally positive campaign. original documentary "best buy and as you'll remember when we had a totally positive campaign, the big box fights back." i was leading romney by 15 thank you. now here's brian williams points nationally in the gallup with a look at what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." poll. then we got hit by a wave, a hey, brian. >> thanks, good morning and tsunami of negative attack ads, coming up tonight, when we join you for "nightly news," we're i stayed positive all the way through iowa. and what we discovered was, if coming up on the south carolina primary of course. you didn't match romney's tom brokaw is there walking willingness to be very, very around, talking to folks, clear, you were just going to be unilaterally disarmed. so we haven't gone negative, we finding out what the media barrage under way, what's on have been very clear and very voters' minds there. we'll check in with him. factual. the new ad we just released has that and more tonight. natalie for now, back to you. senator mccain attacking romney >> all right. thank you, brian. now for a look at what is for being so negative and for trending today. flip-flopping. it has governor huckabee our quick round-up of what has attacking romney for being so you talking online. negative. and apology has action movie

those are real clips of what they said. star, mark wahlberg trending on they're clearly totally accurate. we're not distorting anything. google. wahlberg says he regrets telling unlike some of the romney ads. >> let's talk about some of the "men's journal" that if he had things you are saying. been on one of the hijacked 9/11 because the numbers are planes, it would have gone down tightening. while in recent days you've been differently. increasingly stepping up your adding that there would have been a lot of blood in the characterization of president first-class cabin. obama as a food stamp president. wahlberg's said his comments interestingly, in the lead-up were disrespectful. now to south carolina, quoting a indianapolis colts quarterback, peyton manning is a "new york times" editorial, in hot topic, thanks to another top south carolina, where confederate flags still wave on search. the front lawn of the state rob lowe, the actor caused a capital, largely because of the twitter storm after tweeting, efforts of the state gop, it hearing my face-off number 18 remains good primary politics to stir up racial animosity and peyton manning will not return to the nfl. then link it to president obama. peyton's dad, archie said that's are you intentionally playing news to him. the race card to win votes? and wednesday's internet blackout protest against >> you know, modern liberals are anti-piracy legislation inspired just, i think frankly totally this song parody. which is now going viral on off the deep end. youtube. i went to the martin luther king jr. breakfast monday morning ♪ why oh why can you buy with a republican congressman who is an african-american. tim scott. ♪ they got paid off, re-election we talked about the corridor of denied ♪ ♪ our web needs more than shame, which president obama lawyers, lobbies and lies ♪ campaigned in in south carolina

and has done nothing for. ♪ speak up before the internet i outlined a plan to build an i-73 corridor that would turn dies ♪ that corridor of shame into a speak up before the internet dies ♪ corridor of hope. >> all of the websites, >> i'm asking you, newt gingrich meanwhile, that took part in about the nature of the way that blackout protest are now you're characterizing president back online. obama as a food stamp president. it's 8:05, let's go back out go ahead. to al for a check of the weather. >> i'm trying to make a point to >> thanks so much, natalie. where are you guys from? you, which is when conservatives >> from oceanside. care about the poor, and conservatives offer ideas to help the poor, and conservatives >> if you see tom brokaw, would suggest that the poor would rather have a paycheck than a you tell him to say hi for us? food stamp, the very liberals >> we're from south carolina. who have failed them, at places let's check your weather, like "the new york times," our pick city of the day, promptly scream racism, because allentown, p.a., increasing they have no defense for the clouds from nbc 10. failure of liberal institutions cold, 35 degrees. as we show you what's happening, which have trapped poor children we've got a cli in bad schools, trapped them in coming across. light snow from chicago, second bad neighborhoods, trapped them system will poll that. in crime-ridden situations. so between now and saturday, we are talking about generally 1 to liberal system has failed. >> point taken. 3 inches of snow but in a swath but you are using these words, of heavier snow, 6 to 9 inches leading up to south carolina. why are you not, why didn't you from chicago into central step up these words, this pennsylvania. new york city could see anywhere campaign before new hampshire? from 1 to 3 inches of snow.

before iowa? that's what's going on around why now? >> i use these words, i used the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. these words at the georgia >> good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4 on this thursday republican convention last year in may. and i was asked about it. morning. a clear sky, live view from the on "meet the press" in may of ski watcher camera looking last year. i have consistently all year towards the north and into long, began doing it in the 2010 montgomery county. and we do have temperatures there. campaign. i have said, barack obama is the mid teens. as well as in fairfax county, best food stamp president, the most effective food stamp arlington, in prince george's. it is just in the mid and upper president in history. his policies have put -- and he teens. and upper 20s near reagan just did it again yesterday, national and by the bay waters. with the keystone pipeline. his policies have put more elsewhere, cold start in the americans on food stamps than teens. 40. we could get a few flurries any president in history. tonight. bit of a wintry mix saturday why is it the liberals get so touchy about a fact? morning and snow it is a fact that he has put ann? >> al, thank you so much. more people on food stamps. should paula deen have come i've been saying this for like forward sooner about her eight months. diabetes? that's one of the topics that >> but there's now -- i've been today's professionals will be saying it consistently. tacking after a break. ling afte. >> back in 1995, your ex-wife mary anne, told "vanity fair" she could derail your campaign with one tv interview. tonight she is giving that interview. is there anything she could say, newt gingrich, that could end your campaign?

>> i'm not going to say anything negative about mary anne. my two daughters, kathy and jackie have sent a letter to the president of abc news, saying from a family perspective, they think this is totally wrong. they think abc should not air anything like this. and that intruding into family things that are a decade, more than a decade old, are simply wrong. now, i let my daughters speak for it i'm sure they'd be glad to come on and chat about it i'm not going to comment about it i'm focused on the big issues that concern the american people, which are the current challenges we have, largely because of the failure of the obama presidency. >> it is your ex-wife someone that you think people should see as credible on your character? >> i think that my two daughters are very credible on my character. i think the people who have known me a long time are credible on my character. i think we have lots of folks willing to speak about this. i'm not going to. people will have to judge me, i'm a 68-year-old grandfather. see how close i am to my wife,

calista. and how close i am to my daughters and son-in-laws, my two grandchildren, they'll have to make their mind up. but 16 and 20-year-old stories, we have real stories this week on the failure of the obama administration. i realize that some of the elite media would like to do almost anything other than cover his failures. but the fact is you look at the keystone pipeline yesterday, you look at the saudi decision to go with china to build nuclear capability on sunday you look at the failure of this administration to stand up to the iranians and actually cancel an exercise with the israelis. we have a lot we can talk about today about real problems. >> i know you've got a busy few days ahead leading up to south carolina. former house speaker, newt gingrich, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. it is now 7:13, here's matt. now to italy and the latest on the cruise ship disaster. divers resumed the search for 21 people still missing. but rough seas could once again threaten the operation. nbc's michelle kosinski is in italy with the latest.

good morning to you. >> hi, matt. when the ship moves, divers can't get near it. and to look at it here, day after day, time lost, it's just generated more global anger towards the captain. and this morning, police say they want to talk to a young maldovan woman they believe who was a stow-away who may have been spending time with him. >> he's being called the most hated man in italy. concordia captain francesco shettino. who ended up off the ship, well before the desperate passengers. in a phone conversation friday night with a furious port authority officer, shettino insists he did not abandon ship. the ship listed abruptly and we were thrown into the water. well now reportedly, he told prosecutors he tripped and fell into a life boat. so comes vilification in the papers, online, even t-shirts quoting the officer yelling at

shettino, to get back on board. but other voice on the line, was the port authority captain. being called a hero. the port authority says this was a first time ever they had launched a rescue before a ship had asked for it. the first time, they say, they've seen a captain leave his ship this way. >> a part of breaking the law is a moral question. we're back now at 8:10 with a brand-new edition of today's >> in this video of shettino professionals, star jones, donny welcoming passengers on what's believed to be this cruise. he wishes them what he hopes is deutsch and dr. nancy snyderman are ready to dish out. an unforgettable journey. nancy has gone the extra mile to join us, she's in fort myers, industry analysts using florida. satellite data say shettino took nice to see you all. >> hi, matt. a virtually identical route >> let us start with something that happened on this program on during a festival in august. tuesday. paula deen, the famous southern a course they say was authorized chef who likes the comfort food, and charted by the cruise line lifestyle, came on the program and the coast guard. and announced three years ago >> must have come perilously she was diagnosed with type ii close, possibly within touching distance. >> now this is what the diabetes, she has continued to go on this show and her own show concordia looks like, visible even from space. and bring out the recipes high

new video has emerged from the in fat and butter and calories. and we know that diet is one depths of the once-grand ship. full of murky water, lit only by contributing factor to diabetes. search lights. nancy, i'll start with you, did paula deen do her audience a the first identity of a victim has been released, hungarian disservice by waiting three years to come forward with the news. >> her behavior is egregious. violinist who helped other paula deen had a chance to do right thing and she blew it people leave and went back for his violin. let's be real. you can't blame your genes for everything. the families of those still and as a southerner, we know that obesity is the number one missing are photos hung in town, killer of for people with heart disease, diabetes, it's now an must wait. independent risk factor for a waiter from india, his brother cancer. if you're going to eat a diet says last seen assisting high in sugar, fat and salt and then say, oh, by the way, it had passengers toward lifeboats. >> i'm very proud of him. nothing to do with how i am, and then foe three years, sit on and i'm still hopeful. anything could happen. that information and then make a and hopes. seed deal with a pharmaceutical >> parent company carnival say it's committed to helping all of company to treat the problem? those affected by this. providing travel, counseling, the real problem is to prevent the diabetes, not to treat it refunds and also says it will address all the loss of property after the fact. absolutely blew it. aboard. >> guys, weigh in. matt? >> michelle kosinski in italy >> i can, i can tell you my for us this morning on this heart says, everybody has the story, thank you very much. a lot of other stories to

right to reserve their own get to this morning. we've got natalie morales at the news desk. health information for when >> good morning ann and matt and they're ready to handle it. good morning, everyone the we and i know a little something about that. begin with new weather concerns but what you don't have a right this morning out west. to do. more ice, snow and heavy rain is then to profit from it and are expected in parts of that's when you make the washington and oregon. decision to come out with the and milder temperatures over the information. that will damage your brain. next two days could cause >> time-out. first of all, i'm not a believer flooding there. on wednesday, seattle avoided a that she makes america eat major winter wallop. butter and -- but still saw nearly seven >> absolutely. inches of snow and icy roads >> she is who we are. covered and they're expected to this country wants to eat and be a problem for drivers again then we have to pay the price this morning. for solving it. more than 40,000 people in >> donny, you're wrong. tacoma and seattle lost power. meantime, coastal oregon got >> what do you mean, i'm wrong? battered with 100-mile-per-hour what am i wrong about? winds. >> here's what you're wrong well as you heard from the about. people absolutely watch newt gingrich interview, republicans have been quick to celebrity chefs. they watch these people as criticize president obama for rejecting a proposed 1700-mile iconic figures. so she's in fact saying, this is oil pipeline from canada to yummy and it is yummy. and you can make it and at the texas. the president blocked the $7 same time talk portion control? billion plan temporarily give me a break. wednesday, saying more you're absolutely wrong. environmental studies were >> all i'm saying is she is a symbol of who we are as a nation needed. house speaker, john boehner and we want to indulge. accused the president of >> and that's wrong. destroying tens of thousands of >> then let's indict our whole

jobs. eastman kodak is hoping to society. >> get on the part with the deal stay? business, filing for chapter 11 with the drug manufacturer. bankruptcy this morning. how do you feel about that part? the 131-year-old photography >> i feel it's a smart deal for company struggled for decades to the drug manufacturer and she should do what she should do. keep up with strong competition in digital technology. let's hold, us accountable. this morning, rupert she's no different than this country. >> it's not even about the obesity issue. it's about what the audience murdoch's news corps says it will ultimately say. will pay damaging to victims of the tabloid phone hacking were you telling the truth to me when you say this is what you scandal in great britain. among those receiving a eat? i know -- settlement, actor jude law and british deputy prime minister >> that's -- john prescott. >> in ten seconds, nancy, you facebook is launching a slew say her behavior is egregious. of new apps it hopes you will could she become a force for like. good in this, somehow? it will let users share >> the right thing to do is say, everything of photos of what they cooked for dinner to folks, guess what, you're my details on what they're wearing. following. i love you. and look at this tennis this is southern cooking, this is part of my dna. tantrum at the australian open but guess what, i'm sick now. so follow me as i change the on wednesday. recipes we know and love and cypress tennis star became so make them better. because you know what, america, i want to lead you to a better miffed that he began slamming place. that's the right thing to do. his tennis racquet into a >> let's hope that happens. mangled mess. he grabbed another racquet from let me move on to this subject. his bag, slammed that one. you're involved in a and then he grabbed another. relationship, you're married or oh, and then yes, one other. deeting somebody. you get to the period in the four total. relationship where there's a

commitment. is a good way to show that commitment sharing, by sharing he went on to lose the match and your passwords to online was fined $800. accounts and things like that there is a definition of a sore with the significant other. loser. donny, go? >> my password is leo, 4567. 7:19 right now back over to matt, ann and al. if that's what it comes down to not having a good day. to show a commitment, we've got >> please don't do that with the a problem. i believe as individuals or as forecast. >> i blew a forecast, just couples, you decide what level whacked the thing out 678 neb, of connection. but i do think we live in a let's see what's happening. more problems to our friends in world where privacy is okay. the northwest. look at the plume of moisture there's such an overexposure. extending way out into the pacific. pacific. >> would you share your it is going to be bringing more rain, more snow and not quite as passwords with a significant other? >> i'm very practical. bad as what we have seen. but it is going to add to the significant others don't last woes already in the pacific all the time. and for always and i've got to northwest. anywhere from 3 to 7 inches of tell you, i'm not giving you my rain. password that has all of my san francisco up to portland. personal and private and bitter root mountains information. >> what about like netflix looking anywhere from 1 to 2 feet of snow. passwords. wasatch mountains as well. you're not going to give the code to your american express card. >> correct, netflix password is we have blizzard warnings for parts of the western rockies. that's what's going on around the country. fine. but what i'm not going to do is here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. give you information that can be used against me later on, if >> good morning. tom kierein in stormstenter 4. we're no longer together. live view of our eastern >> nancy, is it a situation, horizon. dawn and clear and cold this should be it mutually assured

morning. destruction, like the cold war? there's the national cathedral. in other words, if i give you my see the not mack river password, you have to give me yours? reflecting the clear sky. >> you know, you show me yours, reagan national now, 26 degrees. but it is down into the mid i'll show you mine? no, listen, i'm with ann on this teens in montgomery, fairfax, one. if she doesn't show her husband, prince george's counties. i'm not showing mine. it is a cold start. >> let me move onto the next teens throughout much of the region. later today only up around 40 one. i've got two minutes left. with increasing clouds. chris christie was on the show small chance of flurries late yesterday, he's someone who tonight. an generate a lot of buzz in politics. they've been talking about him as a possible presidential that's your latest weather. candidate, he's brash, he's blunt. ann? now to the difficult he's also like millions of recovery for the texas model, americans, someone who struggles with his weight. battling injuries when she he talked about it to oprah. walked into a plane's if he decides to go on and seek still-spinning propeller. this morning we're seeing lauren higher office, in other words, scruggs for the first time since the highest office in this land, the accident. will his weight be an issue? nbc is in dallas with details. >> it will be an issue for his janet, good morning. opponents. >> should it be yeah? >> good morning to you. this is such encouraging news, >> yeah, honestly. for everyone who has been what's going to happen, any time watching lauren scruggs' story. you put yourself out there in six weeks after the awful the political sphere, every aspect of your life is open to accident, she is starting to venture out more. scrutiny. and one of the things they're in what's been described as very going to talk about is can you grueling sessions of physical control yourself. if you can't control yourself, therapy just about every day. can you control your now we're getting the first video of one of those outings. administration. >> i actually think it helps his they are pictures that reveal

just how far this young woman brand. has come. people want nonpoliticians. he looks like us. it was just a simple walk. but considering what she's been having said that, once in office, it would bring up actual through, this was a triumph. physical challenges for that job. but actually i think it adds to lauren scruggs leaving her rehab his brand. center on tuesday. her family is alongside her. >> nancy if he's the most but the 23-year-old is walking qualified candidate in an upcoming race for president, are without help. and appears relaxed. people going to hold it against her familiar blonde hair in full him? >> matt, if he showed up today view. but also visible, the affects of and said, i want to join the her devastating accident. when she unknowingly walked into u.s. army, he would not meet the a plane's propeller, now six weeks ago. qualifications to serve. a patch covers the area where she lost her left eye. so how can he be the and her jacket pulled down over commander-in-chief? it's time to elect a man who has her left arm. the fortitude to push himself her hand on that side was severed in the accident. away from the table and leave. >> keep in mind, he looks like a >> she is still a beautiful lot of people in this country. >> but a lot of people aren't girl, but she's lost sight in one eye. ready to be the president. she's lost one hand. >> maybe our leaders aren't it means a lot of work ahead. supposed to look like us. maybe our leaders are supposed in terms of accepting these to be smarter than we are, losses. and figuring out how you're leaner than we are that's why going to function both they're called leaders. physically and psychologically i don't want joe schmoe next to going forward. me. >> i am lauren scruggs. >> the guy is -- >> what's wrong with you guys >> the accident happened in this morning?

early december. >> nancy, you're in naples, so the part-time model and fashion you're whacked out. blogger had been in a small single-engine plane with family friend, looking at christmas joe schmoe, because he's heavy? you're tough when you're not lights. she hit the prop after they with us. >> it's not about him being landed, the pilot told overweight. it's about the perception of how investigators. despite his telling her to walk people who are overweight are around the back of the plane. perceived. they think we are, we lack doctors say she's lucky to have even survived. discipline. if you lack discipline in your lauren's mother, sheryl, always personal life, the question will by her daughter's side, has been be will you lack discipline when it comes to making the hard updating lauren's recovery on a decisions. i know what the feeling is. blog that's now topped a million >> i know he's smart and a great views. but the stress of it all may be politician and he's going to taking a toll. run. i happen to thing he has a lot usually optimistic, on of interesting guys and he's a wednesday, sheryl wrote, i want guy to watch. to appear upbeat and positive. but i think it's going to come up. but i'm burdened. >> nancy, thanks for joining us more burdened than i have ever from florida. been. donny and star, thanks for joining us as always. it is just plain hard to watch up next, dressing slimmer. lo come to grips with the fact the secret to dressing ten that she has lost her hand and lost her eye. pounds thinner, without losing the weight. it's a weight-obsessed day it's hard to hear her tears. today, right after this. ♪ you signed up weeks ago lauren's mom may be struggling, but lauren, despite her rehab, has had only words of thanks on her own website. i don't know how to thank each

one of you properly for so much love during this difficult incident in my life. my heart is so grateful beyond what i could ever imagine. >> being a model, this has been her identity. and what is in store for her is a lot of work to find a new identity. a new source of success and feeling good about herself. >> there are still questions about any neurological damage lauren may have suffered. but these pictures are giving so many people a reason to cheer. >> thank you so much this morning. still ahead, did the obama administration give a hollywood film-making team classified ♪ sunlight says get up and go information about the killing of osama bin laden? ♪ mountain-grown aroma coming through ♪ the controversy that sparked a government investigation. ♪ a new challenge waits for you ♪ but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ jumpin' into something new ♪ you really see all you can do ♪ ♪ ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup

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♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. good morning to you. 7:26 on this thursday. 19th of january. i'm joe krebs. it is cold out there again. as you head out the door. back now at 8:21, this let's go to meteorologist tom kierein now with the forecast. morning on today's style. >> clear sky. live view from the sky watcher how to dress ten pounds slimmer camera. it is cold under that clear sky. if you want to look longer and sun now just beginning to come leaner but you don't have the time to lose a few pounds, we up and temperatures are down, have some flattering fashions. into the mid and upper teens we've got dana roberts rossi, throughout most of virginia, the senior fashion editor of "marie claire" magazine. maryland. then later today, we should get we want to encourage people to get healthy and lose weight. up to 40 this afternoon with but how much can we actually increasing clouds. small chance of flurries late depend on fashion to help us tonight. mid 20s by dawn friday. out? >> i think we can a lot. another cold day tomorrow. there's sort of minimum effort, maybe a wintry mix saturday maximum rewards, just by morning. joe? >> tom, thanks very much. learning how to shop and knowing >> tom, thanks very much. a take now and come b your body type. >> and there are some specific mistakes that you say women

make. let me go down the list of some of these mistakes. number one we'll talk about how to slim down our hips. which you know there are a lot of women listening who say, hey, that may be me. we'll talk about that and we're going to bring out a photograph now of a model who is very brave. all of our models are very brave. meredith klein shown in this picture, what's wrong with this dress? >> there's so many things wrong with this dress. actually first up we have the print. now the print is extremely bold and it's all over. you can totally wear a print, but you want to take it away from the area that you're trying to minimize. so here we have a version which definitely works. with a print. >> okay, here it is. and here's meredith klein in the look that you've created. she does look a lot slimmer. how did you do this? >> the thing is here, that the blazer obviously, this is a great print. and we're drawing it away from the hips. now, obviously black is the best friend when it comes to minimizing and the black skirt

flows over the hip area and it's nothing too tight. the one thing you want to avoid. dad, a big giant bee! get it! hang on, pumpkin. >> it's also very thin, so it doesn't add any sort of volume. aw! bad call, dad! >> absolutely. it flows away and also the hey, sweetie. guess what, pleats draw the eye vertically, so it makes you look even taller the bees came back and i broke the phone... and slimmer. and shapewear is very important. no, no that was unrelated. do not forget the shapewear. you know what, why don't you call it to see if it works? but remember that shapewear, pretty sure it's broken. there isn't just one shapewear probably right. looks like we're in new phone territory. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. fix. >> meredith, you're such a great sport. thank you. now moving on how to slim the the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. that's what they do with great grains cereal. stomach. that i know a lot of people think about. they steam and bake the actual whole grain what's wrong with the first while the other guy's flake is more processed. picture of alicia edwards. >> she is wearing a shapeless mmm. sweater dress. great grains. the whole whole grain cereal. the actual dress itself is like i said, shapeless, she's tried to give it shape with the belt. but the belt is obviously accentuates the widest part and also it's too small. goop -- good morning. you have to think about the there is an accident in the left accessories you're choosing. it should be in proportion with

shoulder lane. 270 looking good at shady grove. the body shape. >> let's take a look at alicia saw a lot of congestion here. today. >> there we go. you are clear as you make your way to the spur and connect to it's super-slim alicia. the thing is the main focus here the beltway to montgomery county. other news update in 25 is the skirt. the skirt is a heavy cotton. and it almost acts as a girdle around the waist. it's the high-waist finish and the polka dot is an optical illusion. with the dots taking away the attention. now we'll move on to minimize a large chest. not a problem that i have, but a problem that leslie has, let's take a look at her first picture. what's wrong with the picture? >> well this tells it. three things, it's white, the worst most unflattering color you can wear. the turtleneck is definitely unflattering. because it basically unifies the bust and the chest and making it swell. >> let's take a look at leslie today. >> black v-neck is your best friend. it slim lines you, the v-neck sits perfectly on the chest and she's got these fabulous legs,

so we're watching red pants which draws attention to the legs. >> you look terrific. thank you so much, leslie. now how to slim down your bottom. and we have a before picture with lindsay brown. what's wrong with this? >> lindsay chose to wear a skinny jean, which actually does not hold her in. well that's pretty, we're back at 7:30 on a thursday it's made full of like ra. morning, 19th day of january, >> and now let's see how she 2012. it is cold in new york city, as looks now. >> with the darker jean and the you look out across central park. and the hudson river in the flare jean which balances the bottom. background. >> i love that. and with the color around her and on the ground level, it's neck really helps. >> the color brings the eye up chilling, only about 19 degrees out on the plaza this morning. so we avoid any unwanted we'll get out there a little attention where we don't want later. all bundled up to say hi to them. it. >> thank you so much. meanwhile inside the studio, i'm and thanks to all of our models. matt lauer alongside ann curry and we'll be back right after this. with advice that's going to interest a lot of people. >> everybody in the studio is already talking about. we have a segment coming up on how you can look ten pounds thinner just by changing the way you dress. we've got an expert in the house

to help us figure out how. then one of the world's last great adventures, more people have walked on the moon a than have traveled to the deepest 8:26 is your time. waters on earth. good morning to you. that could soon change. i'm eun yang. coming up, we'll take you for a ride on an incredible new let's check in with storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein with a look at your forecast today. submarine. and also in today's off to a really cold start. professional, star, donnie and >> we were down into the teens dr. nancy will tackle the day's beginning right around dawn and it has been holding steady hot topics, including celebrity there, down into the mid and upper teens throughout most of chef andny bourdain's harsh the region. reagan national is at 27 on the warmer waters of the potomac. words for paula deen now that as well as near the bay. it is a bit warmer there. she's announced she has but it is going to stay cold diabetes. we begin with a new tell-all here. below freezing another couple of book from john f. kennedy hours. then get to near 40 this afternoon with increasing clouds junior's former assistant, 12 and cloudy tonight. slight chance of flurries. years after his tragic death. another cold day tomorrow. could get a wintry mix saturday morning, changing to rain later in the day. >> tom, thank you. a quick break now and >> he was the reluctant prince of camelot who grew up before our eyes. when jfk junior often dubbed the most eligible bachelor in the world, found a mate in a beautiful sophisticated new york fashion executive, the world

took notice. >> john and carolyn were one of the most famous couples on the planet. >> in a new book, "fairy tale interrupted," john's assistant, rose marie terenzio, says there was more to this couple than their public persona. she writes, john was more than a mannequin of good looks and privilege. carolyn was not this uptight, cold and guarded person. >> sometimes he was incredibly sweet and genuine. i just had it with cable. she was a real person. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. very motherly with her friends. a lot of times, the picture would break up. very caring. >> the author spoke to "people" for the amount of money that i am paying, magazine about the book, in my cable company should take care of me. which she reveals, despite being one of the most photographed [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. couples in the world, even john and carolyn were surprised by move up to verizon fios tv, internet and phone the attention their 1996 for our best price online -- wedding, a secret affair, just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing! generated. >> they called and said, did it make the papers? i was just in a trance watching it. and she said, are you kidding me? it's everywhere. i'm discovering new channels every day. >> as with many couples, [ male announcer ] and here's a special bonus: terenzio says things weren't sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year contract. always perfect. >> it was very difficult for carolyn to get used to being in fios internet -- the speed, you can't compare. the limelight. and i think she did need some i'm able to take care of things much faster now. empathy on his part. [ male announcer ] start saving now. >> rose marie says by the summer move up to fios for our best price online -- of '99, the couple's

$89.99 a month guaranteed for two years relationship was strained. she said carolyn did not want to and get $300 back with a two-year contract. attend his cousin's wedding in cape cod. or ask us about the option of no annual contract. according to the magazine. is change good? in this case, change is very good. she told rose marie, i'm not a priority, it's is always [ male announcer ] visit verizon.com/greatprice. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities something else, "george" john's that's verizon.com/greatprice. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. magazine. >> that morning, we spoke to fios. a network ahead. carolyn, told her that she thought she should go, it was a family wedding and he thought she should be there. >> carolyn did join john that day in july of 1999, accompanied by her sister, lauren. the three never made it to their destination, when john, the pilot, lost control of his plane in heavy fog. good morning. >> nbc news has learned that a traveling on 395, still very slow at edsall. small plane being piloted by not seeing problems in the move john f. kennedy junior has been reported missing. lanes. main lanes, delays continue as >> rose marie was staying at the you make your way across the couple's apartment when she got 14th street bridge. the fateful call. slow heading into the city. she writes, i thought about my travel speed right now is about last conversation with carolyn. 20 miles per hour. and taking the beltway inner and how i had told her to get on loop at route 1, still very the plane. oh god. jammed as you make your way to >> 12 years later, rose marie bw parkway. back to you. does regret that they had that >> thanks so much, dan allege. conversation. but i think one thing she feels,

in fact carolyn bessette in the end did what she wanted to do. >> we reached out to the kennedy family for reaction, but did not hear back. the bessedte family declined to comment. now let's get a check of the weather from al. today's weather is brought to you by turbo tax. it is a brisk morning here. and sweet 16, what's your name? >> rachel. >> where are you from? >> virginia. >> very nice. you are so 40! >> i am. >> you look great, what's your name? >> kelly. >> where are you from? >> nashville. >> nice to so you, happy birthday. >> let's check your weather, we'll show you today, we're looking at cold weather. you think this is cold? it's ten degrees below zero in bismarck, 36 iner. 6 in des moines. and back to the east, it is a

little bit warmer. afternoon temperatures 8 below in glasgow. 7 below in fargo. salt lake city, 48 degrees. rest of the country as far as those high temperatures we are looking at temperatures warming up a little bit as you head down to texas. only in the 70s. southern florida as well. single digits in 20s and new england and northeast. heavy rain moves into the we're back now, 8:30 on a pacific northwest and northern thursday morning. california. flooding possible. the 19th day of january. arctic air funneling down into the plains. and we have lake-effect snow 2012. we mentioned it before, we'll showers as a clipper moves mention it again. across through the great lakes. that's what's going on around it's a heating trend, it's 21 the country. here's what's happening in your degrees on the plaza right now. a chilly morning in the neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein in northeast. storm center 4. hope it's nice where you're we have a clear sky over waking up. i'm matt lauer, along with ann washington on this thursday morning. live view from the sky watcher curry. natalie morales and mr. al camera. and very light breeze thankfully roker. because it is so cold. coming up we'll talk about the we are down into the mid and end of an era. >> the old-fashioned lipo has upper teens throughout most of west virginia, virginia and maryland. up near the bay waters in tidal gone the way of the dinosaurs. potomac. reagan national now at 26. what do you do if you're not later today, it should climb to happy with those new 40 degrees with increasing energy-efficient bulbs? clouds. small chance of flurries later this evening. predawn friday.

and then another cold day. our expert lou manfredini is maybe a wintry mix on saturday morning. here with more. and that's your latest >> travel agents with everybody going online to book their weather. flights and hotels. matt? now a controversy that's getsing a lot of attention in we thought travel agents might washington, did the obama administration leak classified become ex-tipgt. information about the killing of travel agents can help you save osama bin laden to hollywood time and money. film-makers? if you know how to pick the nbc's kristen dahlgren is right travel agent. following the story for us. and it is the return of our kristen, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. we're talking about this as yet bow to wow segments. untitled film by oscar winner and we've got great dogs and kitties. so it's meow to wow. katherine bigelow that details >> that was supposed to be a surprise. >> oh! the hunt for osama bin laden. but some say the hollywood >> don't worry about it. version may contain a little too much truth. >> we have a lizard, too. hollywood has long had a love affair with war movies. >> well, anyway, 100% placement so far of these cats and dogs. but when word surfaced that hollywood had set its sights on and now pets. go ahead, matt. last year's osama bin laden raid, some in washington, led by >> let's talk about the weather. new york republican, peter king, >> jill just added a wildabeest. claimed the filmmakers were >> and a snake! leaked top-secret information. we've got more heavy rain the new film is from the duo moving into northern california. best known for the oscar winner partsnto northern california.

parts of oregon as well. "the hurt locker." snow makes its way across the director katherine bigelow and rockies. arctic air coming into the screen writer, mark bowles. plains. lake-effect snow thanks to a when a "new york times" column clipper bringing light snow there. suggested the filmmakers were tomorrow it is going to be frigid from the plains, great lakes, cold here in the being given top-level access to northeast. mild down in florida. the most classified mission in sunshine and warm. history, amid reports that temperatures into the southwest. bowles gained access do a lot of heavy rain central california and all the way up the coast with windy conditions high-level c.i.a. ceremony and mountain snows. where did everybody go? honoring those who killed him. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> a clear blue sky. on wednesday, the white house denied any wrongdoing. it is still very cold around the region tom kierein in center 4 >> those days with folks where the temperatures now are coming in, reports are showing it in still the teens throughout involved in making this film or writing books or articles or most of the region. west virginia all the way to the doing tv pieces, we said all the same things and none of it was atlantic beaches. bit milder right near the classified. waters. it is below freezing around the >> the film was slated to be region. later today getting above released in october and republicans worried it would freezing into the upper 30s to help president obama's re-election bid. around 40 with increasing clouds and may get a few flurries bigelow openly supported him in 2008. the movie's release has been tonight under a cloudy sky and sun tomorrow. pushed back to after the wintry mix election. in a statement the producing duo called the bin laden raid an don't forget to check your american triumph. weather any time of the day or claiming there's no basis to suggest that our film will night, go to the weather channel

represent this enormous victory on cable or weather.com online. otherwise. you look nice and warm. retired marine captain dale dye >> so do you. we'll be talking about why the old-fashioned light bulb is is a military adviser for hollywood and has consulted on going away and what you can do and appeared in more than 100 about it with lou manfredini. movies and tv shows. he finds the idea of top-secret but first, this is "today" on leaks more likely in the movie nbc. ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' a sunny day ♪ than real like. >> i think the risk that classified material was formally shared with filmmakers, whether it's katherine bigelow or anybody else, i think is very, very slim. >> the filmmakers pointed out they've been working on this idea for years and they have cooperated with past administrations. but the c.i.a. and the defense department are investigating in a statement the c.i.a. told us the protection of national security is an integral part of its mission. matt? >> kristen dahlgren on the story. new york congressman peter king is the chairman of the house on homeland security. have you personally seen any evidence that indicates that these filmmakers were given classified information? >> i've seen evidence that

before they even met with the filmmakers, there was reports put out by the administration, there were newspaper articles ♪ sunny day written which did contain classified information. mistakes i believe made by the ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ administration and leaking it ♪ subway out. >> do you, but do you have any ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ evidence that these two ♪ it's meant to be filmmakers, katherine bigelow ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ i'm feelin' subway today and mark boal have talked to [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? someone who gave them classified then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! information? >> no, the defense department it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, had preliminary investigation, based on that they decided to do then topped with pickles, mustard, and cheese. a full investigation. head into a subway® restaurant today so obviously the defense for this melty, mouthwatering sub! department believes something is ♪ i'm feelin' subway there. >> obviously there was so much written and said about that raid ♪ let's go that killed bin laden in the days after it went down, in august of 2011. that the "new yorker" published a very detailed account of the raid titled "getting bin laden." did you feel there was clay fied information in that account? >> i had a former c.i.a. official analyze that for me. there was between 12 and 15 classified pieces of information come out in the "new yorker" magazine. the way the helicopter had been modified. the observation post we had used.

how we had launched prior raids. how many people involved, the weaponry, all of that. >> leaks happen all the time in washington, we know that, it's like a sieve. do you think this was an intentional leak to paint the obama administration in the best possible light? are you willing to take that leap of faith? >> i believe they were taking to make the obama administration look good. and i think mistakes were made. i was on your show the day after the raid. i give president obama all the credit for this. ♪ he deserves tremendous credit for the raid. i no he people in the situation ♪ ♪ when the lights go down in the room who told him not to go ahead with it and he did it, anyway. >> what about your motivation? city ♪ >> what i'm sighing right now, had it been a republican president who was in office at is al dance to this song. the time osama bin laden was this morning on today's home, killed, and a movie was to come let there be light. out that would paint that a new era in light bulbs is supposed to begin with congress operation in the best possible passing a law banning the sale light, would you be sitting here of the old-fashioned kind that today? >> i would. have been around since thomas >> i think there should be a movie made about this. edison. these people performed "today" contributor, lou heroically, the president did a manfredini, host of the great job. syndicated tv show, "house smarts" is here to explain how my concern is that people this is going to affect all of us. wasn't this supposed to kick in mistakenly in the administration will be giving out information on the first of the year? >> and it did. they should not. >> we now know that the movie the real misinformation on this is the law is in fact current. will not be released in october,

it will come out after the what changed were the election. would you suggest that the movie must be screened by the military or the c.i.a. before it's misinformation, is there's no money to enforce it. released? would you go that far? so it's like the speed limit is >> i'm saying that as it's being 55, but there are going to be no done, the c.i.a. is going to police on the road. have someone working with the >> if i go to the store today, film. the defense department is going to investigate it, yeah. can i find these? i don't want anything in there >> absolutely. but they're not being that's going to help the enemy. manufactured. it's the 100-watt, regular >> peter king, congressman from new york. good to see you. incandescent lightbulb that can 7:41. up next the race to the bottom no longer be manufactured and of the abyss. some amazing new sights deep sold once the current stock is below the ocean's surface. out. right after this. i don't want people to hoard these things. >> we're going to tell them why that wouldn't be such a good i love taxes. people say to me, "you're so lucky. idea, anyway. if you go to the store you're going to find the new variety. after tax season, you get to relax." what's the biggest difference between this guy here and these? we're not here for a couple of months; >> here's the thing. we're here year-round. what people lose out on is the after april 15th, we don't close down. fact that yes, these are we're working late, learning next year's tax laws, cheaper. but the real cost is the usage. to make sure that turbotax is the easy way to get your taxes done right. >> the can get four of these for and we even guarantee that all turbotax calculations are accurate. $1.99. >> where you're spending the money is on the energy. if you replace the fix, most i'm lisa skelly, and i'm an experienced tax professional. used light bulbs in your home man: go to turbotax.com. with compact fluorescent light bulbs, you'll save $60 a year, no question. if you change all of them, matt,

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lumens. >> that's what you're looking dizziness or fainting may occur upon standing. for. >> subtle lighting in a nice ask your doctor about cymbalta. room. >> here's an illustration of the imagine you with less pain. energy. i've got a cfl running off of this meter. cymbalta can help. you can see the meter spinning go to cymbalta.com slowly. this is the energy that you use, to learn about a free trial offer. if i click over to that 100 watt, that's the money that you're spending ever are i back now at 7:45, with a single day. remarkable new submarine that's you don't need the new law to tell you to do this. this just makes sense. launching a new era of ocean and overall, we use less energy, exploration. better for the environment and investigative journalist oliver you will save more money. >> how long does that one last, again? steven is joining us with more. >> 20 years. >> it's called the triton 3300. >> thank you, point well made. lou manfredini. we got exclusive access as it up next, have you had a bad headed into the deep ocean. experience booking your own trip online? with over 70% of our planet when you should consider using a travel agent and when you shouldn't. covered with sea, we have more but first, this is "today" on nbc. planet ocean than planet earth. in the deep, it's a mystical abyss. a wonderland of immense beauty. but 95% of the vast world deep below the ocean's surface remains an utter mystery. completely unexplored, unmapped for science and millions of species still thought

undiscovered. our magical journey begins in the caribbean ocean. several mims off the coast of the bahamas, where this astounding new submarine is being tested. dive after dive. day and night. we're about to go down into the deep ocean. many people like to say that the final frontier is outer space, but we know more about the surface of mars and the dark side of the moon than we do about the deep ocean. our submersible is the triton 3300. 13 feet long, nine feet wide, it's designed to take three passengers down. as the name suggests, 3300 feet deep. >> get in, quick. >> meet our pilot. >> my hatch is secured, my lifeboat systems are running. >> pat rick leahy, the head of the triton submarines. the head of this technology. it's fast, smooth and silent going down. >> it's 167 millimeters thick

hull. and just several minutes, we descend hundreds of feet. and a classic adventure into eternal darkness. we fall through what's called marine snow. particles of mainly dead plankton. >> down at about 300 feet, the more we descend, the more we lose light. we're traveling through twilight. it's the most extraordinary feeling i have ever had. this remarkable glass sphere is designed to withstand massive pressures. if you take everyone in a large football stadium and stand them on that one square meter, that's the pressure on the surface of the sphere. now down past 400 feet, with the external light on we see a sloping wall. >> three of them, do you see? one, two, three. look at the size of that fish. >> triton's next submersible, this morning on today's travel, when to use a travel they say, will be able to reach agent. you might think that booking the deepest part of the ocean, your own flights and hotels

in the mariana trench in the online is the way to go but western pacific ocean, it's according to "u.s.a. today," 36,000 feet below the surface, satisfaction using that method has dropped sharply in recent that's seven miles down. years. so when is a travel agent right today's military subs only go for you? well, matthew upchurch is the down to three or 4,000 feet. no one really knows what's down ceo of virtuoso network travel. there. it's considered the most inhospitable place on our planet. good morning to you. a lot of people have gotten used and only once has ever been seen to using online services to by human eyes. figure out how to travel. in 1960, two explorers descended in the u.s. navy's trieste, a why shouldn't they? why shouldn't we keep doing steel research vessel with a this? >> besides saving you time, the tiny window. other thing about a great travel they spent just 20 minutes at adviser is they're going to get the bottom. you the best value. it was one of the greatest feats and as warren buffett says, of exploration of the mechanical price is what you get, price is what you pay, value is what you age. >> over 95% of the ocean has get. but also, they will collaborate with you. they'll throw in ideas, they'll make travel planning fun. never been explored. and most importantly, when every dive will be a voyage of things go wrong, they're there to back you up. discovery. >> so it's not alone in the >> a lot of people don't use travel agents, because they have the sense they're going it charge us a lot more. race. virgin's tycoon, richard you just talked about value. branson, director james cameron, but can you actually save money still using a travel agent? google's executive chairman eric >> a travel, a great travel schmidt and china is now in the adviser can save you money by mix with a submersible. making sure you got what you

>> something as exciting and as really wanted. you can pay a low price and get exploratory and new is going to something that wasn't worth it. the deepest part of the ocean and they charge sometimes like will capture people's as little as $35 for a simple imagination. >> on our triton test dive, we go as far as 500 feet down. airline ticket. and people that love their travel advisers put them on look at all of these colors. retainers, even. >> you need to figure out the right travel agent. how do you do that? is there a place you can go or do you start building your we're gliding through another world. relationship over time? >> travel advisers great it's an extraordinary taste of professional passionate travel what's next to come for advisers are likeny other submarine exploration. profession. you'll find a financial adviser >> we want to build a commercial or architect or something like that do you it through and viable vehicle. we want to allow scientists, referrals, you find out people that have been taking trips and tourists, exploration geologists things like that. you look at their accreditations and geophysicists, whoever wants to go to the deep ocean, we want and make sure that they're part of a network. to be able to take them. we know that you can't know >> triton is already working on everything about everybody. you wnt to make sure they're their next submarine. part of a network that supports it will be tested in two to them. >> here's what i a good travel three years and will descend to adviser should do. the ocean's deepest point in a, find the best deal. how do you know if your travel less than an hour and a half. the estimated cost? agent is doing that? >> i think it's about the value. $15 million. the whole emphasis on just the >> you'll be doing this again? >> i hope so. lowest price, they will make you should come. >> i would love. sure. and a great travel adviser, if i'm so engineerous.

thank you for your reporting on you come in with an online deal, this. and still ahead, today's and they say, i can't match that style, how you can dress to look ten pounds thinner. they'll be the first to tell but first, these mention. you. >> they should help you if [ female announcer ] did you know that the sources of bad breath things go wrong. if you're on a trip and things go wrong, they should be able to help you. are hidden in the contours of your teeth & tongue. s. s. a. ge. s. >> we had one of our agencies in albuquerque that had a couple pure breath action. that was on costa. its micro active foam they had been evacuated to rome penetrates those hard to reach places. and the travel agent and adviser and it now contains a mineral compound in albuquerque actually saw it was going to cost them thousands that captures and neutralizes bad breath odors of dollars to get back to new mexico on short notice. giving you 80% cleaner, purer breath. booked them through barcelona, for all the confidence of pure breath go the in overnight. got them there and back for thousands of dollars less. try new extreme clean pure breath action >> that's an interesting point. so they can actually be your from aquafresh. troubleshooter when things go wrong. that's an interesting story. they should be able to find options that you've not considered. in other words, options of where to go or how to get there? >>well let's say that a great one. you want to be collaborative. you want to have fun doing it. you come and say, everybody loves to talk about travel. chili's lunch break combos but for example, you're going back to europe. are full of delicious choices, starting at just 6 bucks. well you haven't considered for

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you've made a strong argument, i'm glad to reportll beaches and waters are open we can save money, have more for everyone to enjoy. fun. and the economy is showing progress we have to be careful about finding the right travel agent. any more tips on that? with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years. >> i think one important thing, they are advisers. they're not order-takers. so sit down, understand what's i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. valuable to you. tell them what's important to you and make sure they know how to listen. 're committed to the gulf financial advisers do return on for everyone who loves it, and everyone who cls it home. investment. we do return on life. >> matthew upchurch, thank you so much. good information. and coming up next, from bow for just a little money? let's start with a paint we know can do the job. to wow, eager dogs looking for new glidden duo paint plus primer. new homes. but first, this is "today" on ♪ nbc. e coat does double duty. ♪ and fits our budget perfectly. so there's a brand-new room right whe the old one used to be. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. new glidden duo paint plus primer only at the home depot and starting at only $24.97 a gallon.

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today's bow to wow is brought to you by purr evena, your pet, our passion. >> we're back now at 8:49 with our special series from bow to wow, where we clean up shelter dogs and find them brand-new homes. we're pleased to say we still have a 100% success rate. jill rappaport is today's animal advocate. that's a great record, what do you have for us this morning? >> we're so excited. new year and a great time to adopt. today we have another great pack of pooches and a little surprise, well maybe not. all leading with wagging tails for loving homes.

>> i mean, really, can we say awww. this little angel, or this furry angel is nala. 3-month-old pomeranian, pure. >> yes. she's surrendered, in foster care, they absolutely love her and she's the perfect puppy. >> as sweet as can be. very quiet and it would be suitable for anybody of any age. yes, you're just a little angel. aww. >> we have another puppy. 9-month-old beautiful black lab named cooper. >> cooper is a dog surrendered, he knows some of his basic commands. >> he's very well behaved. now he's really great condition. >> great condition, great shape, he will get a little bigger, because he is a pup. >> this is charlie. >> this is a 2-year-old pekingese, yorkshire terrier.

>> you can tell. very sweet and calm, huh? and so happy to just be cuddling with us. >> and little angel. active angel is called fancy. because she's a very sweet fancy girl. >> a 9-month-old chihuahua mix. >> she's got a little lab in her. she's as affectionate as can be. and we must tell the potential owners she has to have her little fancy bandana on or she's not a happy girl. >> very cute and as always, we're joined by another cute guy, richard from beanimal care and control of new york city. this is a great group of dogs. first up is nala, nala is a pomeranian, being walked out by donny deutsch. what do we need to know? >> three months old, still a puppy. she'll need a little bit of

training, but she's absolutely so adorable and she'll fit into any home environment. she's just a great lovable dog. >> and a very special breed. >> donny, nice of you to wear a tie that matches nala. >> very nice. >> next up we, this is a beautiful black labrador retriever. this is cooper. >> who is walking nally. >> and natalie is being walked by cooper. >> a big, strong dog, so you need somebody that can walk him. he likes to jump up to say hello. which is not always good behavior. but otherwise he's very smart and eager to learn. >> he's got a great disposition. i was watching him out in the hallway. he seems like he's been wagging his tail the entire time here. >> and in great shape. >> good shape. >> natalie, thank you very much. next up we have charlie. and charlie is a yorkshire, pekingese mix. and charlie is being brought out by savannah guthrie.

this is also a really cute dog. >> how old is charlie? >> charlie is three years old. he's very calm, very lovable. >> charlie likes to take long, just leisurely strolls. you can hold him. he likes to sit on your lap. >> he's a dominating, tough little guy. >> he likes to take leisurely strolls. >> is he going on a dating website or something? >> he likes margaritas? >> something about rich. >> so, thank you very much. moving on now, to this is an unusual dog, this is fancy. she is a chihuahua labrador mix. richard, how does that happen? >> i don't know how that happens. i couldn't begin to guess. maybe the chihuahua was on a chair, i don't know. >> we don't need to know all of

that. >> richard, here's the line. and here's where you just went, all right? >> star is in love with him. >> fancy loves kids, if she's around kids, and kids don't pay attention to her. she'll sit there with a sad face. she wants to go to a home that has kids. >> and a real couch potato. >> what kind of pinkie? >> pinkie is a maltese, would they get along? >> she would probably get along. she gets along with all the other dogs. >> fancy likes poetry, by the way? and long strolls. >> to be or not to be. >> thank you, star, we appreciate it. >> next, my assistant jackie coming out with what was a surprise, until natalie blew it a few minutes ago, all right? tell me about the kittie? >> we're making a switch here, from meow to wow.

this is smitten the kitten. six months old. jackie said she had a cat that looks exactly like her. she's, she loves to be held and petted. she's purring. >> and sadly, there are more kittens and cats in the shelter than dogs. >> let's bring everybody out so we can take a look at this month's edition. thank you very much. and rich, you're going to get home and you're not going to believe what you said. find out how you can adopt one of these dogs, head to the viewer resources section of today.com and we're back after your local news and weather.

8:56 is your time now on this thursday, january 19, 2012. i'm eun yang. check in with storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom a very cold start today. >> really is. our tempatures are around the region under a clear blue sky. still struggling. didn't make night the 20s. right now as we approach 9:00, it is up to 29 at reagan national. elsewhere still in the low, maybe briefly mid 20s in some locations. it is just now beginning to do that. and later today, climbing to near 40. and we will have increasing clouds, maybe flurries tonight. could be wintry mix saturday morning.

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accident taking away three of your left lanes and, in fact, only the right lane gets you by the accident. this is at route 4. you are jammed at branch avenue. taking the inner loop of the beltway in virginia, still very slow at robinson terminal. delays continue to i-66. no accidents at this time. just delays. >> danella, thanks so much. more news, weather and traffic for you in just 25

we're back today on a thursday morning, january 19th, 2012. brisk here in the new york area. we have bright skies and our temperatures should get up there to about 25. >> we're in the 20s this morning. >> no reason to complain. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer, along with ann curry and savannah guthrie. just ahead, we go live to italy for more on the cruise ship disaster where divers resume the search for 21 passengers still missing and the captain is now saying he didn't abandon the "costa concordia," instead, he tripped and fell into a life boat. we'll have more on the story, coming up. >> then we're going to turn to another subject, which has a lot of people of course talking, which is about lose to weight. lactose-intolerant. it's a big subject because it's after the beginning of the year and people have been dieting and working out. so joy's got her diet s.o.s.,

timely, this morning. >> and we've seen all the commercials, whether they're offering miles, low interest rates, low balance transfers, it can be confusing to pick the right credit card. how you can make the best choice. and if you want to look like the stars at the golden globes, and who doesn't, we'll show you how to do it even if you don't have any movie star-sized salary. help you recreate those pretty looks on a budget. >> i've always wanted to look like salma hayek. and she's wearing that beautiful deco dress. let's move on to the day's top stories from natalie morales at the news desk. >> divers went back into the waters off the coast of italy, searching for remaining 21 victims of last week's cruise ship disaster. meantime, new outrage this morning over reported comments by the captain. nbc's michelle kosinski is in italy with the latest. michelle, good morning. >> hi, natalie. every time the ship moves, divers have to back away. day after day, with time lost,

it's just generated more anger globally against the captain. this morning, police say they want to talk to a young maldovan woman who may have been spending time with him and may have been on the ship's bridge when it crashed. he's being called the most hated man in italy. concordia captain, francesco shettino. who ended up off that ship, well before the desperate passengers. in a phone conversation friday with a furious port authority officer, shettino insists he did not abandon ship. the ship listed abruptly and we were thrown into the water. well, now reportedly, he has told prosecutors he tripped and fell into a life boat. so comes vilification, in the papers, online, even t-shirts quoting the officer yelling at shettino, to get back on board. but other voice on the line is the port authority's captain,

gregorio falko, being called a hero. he says this is the first time ever they had launched a rescue before the ship had asked for it. the first time they say they've seen a captain leave his ship this way. >> a part of breaking the law is a moral question. >> in this video of shettino welcoming passengers on what's believed to be this cruise. he wishes them what he hopes is an unforgettable journey. industry analysts using satellite data say shettino took a virtually identical route during a festival in august. a course, they say, was authorized and charted by the cruise line and the coast guard. >> must have come perilously close. i mean possibly within touching distance. >> now, this is what the concordia looks like visible even from space. new video has emerged from the depths of the once-grand ship. full of murky water, lit only by search lights.

the first identity of a victim has been released, hungarian violinist shandr fahar, who helped other people leave and went back for his violin. the families of those still missing, are photos hung in town, must wait. >> i'm looking for my brother. >> wesle rubello, a waiter from india. his brother said last seen assisting passengers towards life boats. >> i'm very proud of him. and i'm still hopeful. anything could happen, you know. >> parent company carnival says it's committed to helping everyone affected by this, providing travel, counseling, refunds and also says it will address everyone's loss of property on board. natalie? >> michelle kosinski in giglio, italy this morning. with south carolina's primary just two days away, new results from iowa this morning show that mitt romney was actually edged out by rick

santorum in the republican caucuses by 34 votes. but no winner will be declared because some votes are still missing. meantime, an nbc news/marist poll shows newt gingrich pulling close to romney ahead of saturday's south carolina prime. and this morning gingrich told ann why shoeters should choose him. >> south carolina conservatives if they want to stop a massachusetts moderate only have one effective vote for newt gingrich. that's a mathematical reality, given the polling. >> the republicans face off in another debate tonight in south carolina. meantime, president obama is getting a jump start on the republican candidates with a stop in florida today. he's heading to disney world where he's pitching his plan for boosting tourism in the sunshine state. new weather concerns this morning out west, more ice, snow and heavy rain are expected in parts of washington and oregon and milder temperatures over the next two days could cause flooding there. on wednesday, seattle avoided a major winter wallop, but still saw nearly seven inches of snow and icy-covered roads are

expected to be a problem for drivers again this morning. more than 40,000 people in tacoma and seattle lost power. meantime, coastal oregon got battered with a 100-mile-per-hour winds. and a brush fire north of orlando is threatening homes and wildlife. this 400-pound black bear that had his paws severely burned was captured crawling out of the smoky brush to safer ground. the bear is being treated by wildlife officials. it's now six minutes after the hour. let's turn it back to matt, ann and savannah. >> mr. roker? >> well we're going to see more rough weather for our friends in the pacific northwest.s what they have seen over the last 48 hours. still going to be somewhat significant. heavy rain and flooding and significant damage there. we are also looking for a weak clipper bringing showers and snow showers across the great lakes. windy conditions, maybe one to three inches of snow generally.

stretching from chicago on into cleveland. and parts of the eastern great lakes. we have also dab going to be seeing plenty of sunshine from the southwest to texas. plenty of sunshine also down into the gulf coast. mid atlantic states and we will seeing a secondary system coming across. that will bring more significant snow as we get into the neck 48 to 72 hours on into saturday morning. from new york to boston and all the way back into cleveland. we could see anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of snow. as you get your way into the mid atlantic states and could be a little bit of an icy mix as well. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4. as we are now just past 9:00. temperatures are still below freezing. just about everywhere. except right near the bay. it is near the freezing mark. reagan national is at 29. elsewhere just in the low and mid 20s throughout much of the region in the mid and upper teens. up around 40 or so but increasing clouds. cloudy tonight, small chance of flurries mainly after midnight. north of the metro area. and then tomorrow partly cloudy

and cold. could get a wintry mix saturday morning and changing to rain through the rest of the day. . 245s that's your latest weather. natalie? al, thank you this morning on joy's diet sos, the answers to your daily diet dilemmas, joy bauer is here to discuss everything from keeping the pounds off to preparing healthy meals ahead of time. joy, good morning. once again, a lot of great questions from viewers. let's get to them. from angela in murraysville, pennsylvania, she's joining us via skype. good morning, angela. what's your question for joy? >> good morning. i'm lactose intolerant. so i tend to avoid dairy products. and i was wondering which foods besides dairy should i be eating to make sure i'm getting enough calcium. >> great question and you have a lot of options. on the milk froth, you can try lactose-free milk and basically that's cow's milk in which the milk sugar, lactose, has been predigested, it should be fine for you. and you can enjoy

calcium-fortified soy milk, you get the same shot of calcium. and most people don't realize that hard cheeses like cheddar, swiss, monterrey jack are super low in lactose and people with lactose intolerance can enjoy them and tolerate them fine. on the nondairy front you have a lot of options, collard greens and kale, broccoli, almonds, edamame. and white beans and tofu comes packed with calcium. it's not just about chugging milk and eating yogurt. >> thank you, angela, great question. our next question is coming from virginia. who is on the phone in quincy, massachusetts. good morning, virginia. what's your question for joy? >> caller: good morning. i recently hit my goal of losing 15 pounds. now that i've hit my target weight, i have no clue how to maintain my weight. i don't want to gain it all back

and i don't want to lose any more, what do i do now? >> congratulations you are officially a successful loser. and i agree, it is super tricky to transition to weight maintenance. this is what has worked for a lot of people that i know. follow the exact same strict plan that enabled you to lose the weight in the first place, now you're going to add two sort of nondiet splurge foods each week. maybe it's some sort of mouth-watering restaurant entree, or a yummy dessert with your kids or friends. the key is to hop on the scale each and every week. and make sure that weight stays put. if it goes up a few pounds, simply cut out one of the plurj foods, instead of two each week, you go to one. and big words of wisdom, exercise every day. because we know through studies that people that lose weight and keep it off, make exercise a daily religion. and walking counts, any way you work it in, you can go for it. >> exercise, exercise. >> well done.

next a viewer email from tracy in oklahoma. she writes, can you please suggest a beginner dvd for yoga? >> great question. instead of calling out a specific dvd, because everybody has their own personal style. some people like a lot of instruction, somchai tongsawat people wish the instructor would stop yapping. i'm going to tell her a perfect website, it's collagevideo.com. they have a huge assortment, beginner, inimmediate and advanced. you're allowed to watch clips of the dvds without an obligation to buy it. and they're also reviewed. and a viewer email from becky in michigan. she writes i'm a full time nursing student and i work full time. what are some healthy meals i can make ahead and freeze. i don't want to waste money and time freezing food that goes to

mush or just tastes horrible. >> this is a fair, smart question. from personal experience, because i do this all the time, healthy meals that work well in terms of taste and texture when you reheat, chilies, whether it's a lentil, a turkey or a bean chili. burgers, vegetable burgers, turkey burgers, and chicken burgers, and you cook them and wrap them tightly. take any healthy meatloaf recipe, instead of cooking it in a loaf, cook it in a muffin tin and pop them in the freezer. and hearty soups, leave out any pasta or leafy greens, such as spinach, it will be mushy when you repeat. instead you put it in after when you thaw it. and lasagnas work terrific. you want to layer the ingredients uncooked. tightly wrap it and freeze it and thaw and cook it as usual when you decide that you're going to enjoy it. i have a great spinach recipe for her, spinach lasagna, i'll put it on facebook and twitter.

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this morning on today's consumers, the best credit cards for 2012. if you're get bombarded with offers and don't know which one to choose, our pal, vera gibbons can help you. she's an msnbc financial analyst. you watch the commercials, endless varieties and possibility possibilities. so is now a good time, to think about getting a credit card? >> i think so. this is the time of year when people look to streamline their expenses, cut their expenses. as you point out, we are bombarded with offers. if you look at applications we've seen an uptick, the highest level since before the recession. so it is a good time to look for a new card. there are plenty of great offers, but you have to consider your spending habits, how disciplined you are and size the offers up. >> let's say okay you see a new card, want to do a balance transfer. what's your best bet when it comes to credit cards? >> a lot of good offers on the balance transfer. 0% for a nice extended period of time. something to consider if you're sure you can pay down the

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very good. iberia bank, 7.5%. this is about half of the national average rate right now. so these are significant offers. of course you have to have very good credit to qualify for these. >> well if you have bad credit, can you still have a card? >> not if your score is going to be below 640. you're going to be out of the market. in which case you may look at a secured card, to make your deposit, orchard has a decent card, 7.99% apr, minimum deposit of $200. most importantly, this card supports the three major credit bureau, which is critical. because if you're trying to repair your damaged credit, you need that reporting. >> a lot of flashy offers, airline travel. cash back. what's the deal? >> well if these are the rewards cards, you're getting something back. these are for disciplined users, people who pay off their balance in full every month. not late, decent customers, very good credit. sapphire has a very good card right now, the sapphire

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one fellow chef is so outraged he's turning it into a foodie fight. saf that has more. >> paula deen is one of the most popular cooks on tv. now another celebrity chef had some choice words for the queen of southern cooking after her surprise announcement. >> i'm going to wrap it in bacon and we're going to deep fry it. >> she's the unabashed queen of finger-looking high-calorie southern cooking and her secret is out. tuesday on "today," paula deen told al about something she's been keeping quiet for three years. >> i'm in a regular physical exam with my doctor, that i had type ii diabetes. and i'm here today, to let the world know, that it is not a death sentence. i'm working along with a very reputable pharmaceutical company. >> the company is novembo nordi a company that produces the drug

that deen takes for her diabetes. >> you're a paid spokesperson for novo nordisk? >> absolutely. i've been compensated. >> hours after paula deen broke the news, her fiercest critic, chef and tv host, anthony bourdain took to twitter to say, thinking of getting into the leg-breaking business so i can profitably sell crutches later and he spoke to a website saying when your signature dish is hamburger between a doe nutd and you've been cheerfully selling this stuff knowing a all along you've got type ii diabetes, it's in bad taste if nothing else. >> this is not first time that these famous foodies had a war of words. back in august, in a tv guide article, bourdain called deen, the worst, most dangerous person to america because of her high-calorie dishes. in response, paula had this to say on fox. >> you know, i was actually kind of shocked, considering i've never met anthony. >> deen has built an empire on cooking butter-laden, sometimes

fatty foods. >> for three years now she's been preaching excess and indulgence and living the good life. even though she herself should not or could not be living that life. to be dishonest with her viewership that long bothers people. to come out when you have a multimillion dollar deal in hand really bothers people. >> paula deen seemed open to change. she had this to say on a new website. in partnership with the diabetes drug company. >> together we're going to be here to provide you new ways to approach lighter cooking, while still keeping it fun and delicious. >> well we reached out to paula deen and anthony bourdain, botd have no comment. a spokesperson for deen said she will donate a percentage of her profits to the american diabetes association. it's got a lot of people talking. >> it's going to be continued, no doubt. >> coming up, makeup and fashion for a lot less. >> but first your local news and weather. driver's license. past five years' tax returns. high school report cards. and i'm gonna need to see

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9:26 is your time on this thursday, january 19, 2012. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. he is in storm center 4 with a look at the forecast. good morning. >> bright sunshine and blue sky. but it is still not really warming us up much yet. we are still below freezing most of the region. now into the mid and upper 20s in much of the area. later today above freezing, up near 40 by later this afternoon with increasing clouds. may get flurries tonight. small chance of that. cloudy and cold on friday. then saturday morning, maybe a bit of a wintry mix and snow, sleet and freezing rain for an hour or two around dawn. then changing to rain the rest of the day. cloudy sunday with a high around 40. >> tom, thanks so much. right back with a look at your tr

good morning. beltway, had an accident outer loop of the beltway at route 4. that's now out of the roadway. earlier your exit ramp was closed as well. but now all open and traffic seems to be traveling quite nicely. outer loop at new hampshire avenue, still seeing delays here. they start right around i-95. once you get to university boulevard things look much smoother for you as you continue on the outer loop of the beltway. traveling across 14th street bridge, slow. back to you.

through my attempt to get pregnant through the third time through ivf, we sadly found out that i have early stages of breast cancer. so and it's been a shock. because i recently found this out. >> that was news anchor and reporter juliana rancic revealing her cancer battle on "today" this past october. well just weeks after a double mastectomy she was back on the red carpet for the golden globes looking spectacular, she'll be here along with her husband bill to tell us how she's doing tomorrow on "today." and also you did mention the golden globes, and of course we were all there and saw the red carpet looks in person. well we're about to do so again. if you want to look like the stars on the red carpet, but you don't want to pay the red carpet prices, we're going to show you can dress like the stars without breaking the bank. we've picked up some great looks. >> i'm amazed that angelina jolie's dress looks just like the real thing. plus john f. kennedy junior

was american royalty but was his life with his wife really a fairy tale? coming up a new book about the couple. and we're going to head into the kitchen. on the menu, a new and easy way to make pasta with versatile and easy-to-find wonton wrappers. >> gluten free, right? >> yes. >> coming up in just a little bit. a real treat in the fourth hour today, regis and kathie lee -- together again. this is very exciting. and kathie lee's mom is going to co-host the show because hoda has jury duty. >> but first let's do the weather. al! >> here's the the forecast. that's right. i'm trying to get this done. we have heavy rain making its way into the civic northwest today. flooding problems. we have arctic air coming into the plains. and lake-effect snow clipper comes across there. then as we move into tomorrow, that frigid air really makes its way into the midsection of the country. on into the great lakes.

cold here in the northeast. we have showers and thunderstorms down to the lower gulf mississippi river valley. and more wet weather out west in the pacific northwest with winds. they are going to have a miserable time. rain will start to make its way down as far south as san francisco. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. love this deep blue royal blue sky. that's the view from our sky watcher camera. that sun pouring down beginning to warm things up. it is in the mid and upper 20s most of the area now. and we should be getting above freezing over the next hour or so. then peak near 40 this afternoon. increasing high clouds and cloudy tonight. small chance of a flurry. partly cloudy and cold on friday. highs in the upper 30s. then saturday morning, maybe a bit of a wintry mix. snow, sleet, freezing rain for an hour or two. changing rain the rest of the that's your latest weather. coming up, high fashion at low, low prices. your chance to look like a golden globes star right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play,

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this morning on today's style. red carpet looks for less. on sunday night, your favorite celebrities dazzled everyone at the golden globes. showing off their high-priced designer dresses, shoes and jewelry. what can you do if you want to look just like them? today a "us weekly" contributor jill martin is here to show us how to get the looks for less. i cannot believe how fast they turn around the looks. it's fascinating. can everyone pull off these red carpet looks? or for some of them just red carpet only? >> they are inspired, so they take things from this. i think the whole process is so interesting. the company, safiana, they have a sketch pad in hand sunday night when we're all watching and success to have the dresses ready. we're getting a first look. a lot of them are available. but a lot of them aren't. so it's taking the dresses, seeing what people can wear and then putting them into the actual dresses that people will

buy. >> now i think the number one show-stopper on sunday night, most people thought was angelina jolie. >> i thought she was my top pick. >> she's always stunning. but i thought this dress, was especially gorgeous. and that just happens to be our first look-alike. you knew this was going to be, because she's always so simple, she was wearing atelier versace. which was custom-made for her. the jewelry, lorraine schwartz, 25 carats total. let's see the dress. wow, that really is close. >> it is. she's got the red lips to match. and the purse and the slit. this is fabiano, the dress is starting at $258. hers probably cost tens of thousands of dollars. and it will be available in stores in six to eight weeks. >> beautiful. >> you see the detail and you see the earrings and the hair and you can get the look. this is something you could wear to black tie affair and not look

like you're running the red carpet. >> and if you have long legs like the model, you can pull it off. a lot of people liked jessica alba. i saw her when al was interviewing her on the red carpet. >> this is mayte. she was in gucci. which is also custom-made. the shoes we ss were guisseppe. and this is a beaded embroidered lace chiffon dress. you see the detail is really there. >> it's very pretty and she pulled off the color as well. kind of the lavender pink color. >> which you have to want to rock that color. a lot of these dresses, younger girls can get in on as well. and the shoes are nina shoes. you don't see lot of the shoes in a lot of the pictures, if you could just show us the shoes?

>> they're comfortable and under $100. you can invest in them and wear them with a lot of outfits. >> it's not so memorable with th this dress is it's not like the angelina jolie dress. you can wear this dress on their own. >> mayte everyone, thank you. our next celebrity to be inspired is the beautiful charlize theron. >> her dress is dior haute couture. givenchy were the shoes and now let's bring out our model. this close and comes with the pin. so just beautiful detail. again, this will be under $400. the jewelry, roberta chiarella. and even the head band. $40.

this is just another way, obviously this is a little sectiony sexier, i wouldn't recommend it for a prom. >> if it has the plunging v, so people might feel more comfortable. i think charlize's v went down to the belly button. >> we know a lot of men would love to see that but this is more relatable. and the material doesn't wrinkle. which is great. >> let's get to our last look. which is stacy keebler, aka mrs. george clooney of the moment. she has the best accessory of the night, george clooney. she's in a really dress, in valentino. so it's $5,000, still expensive. but relatable and her dress was just so beautiful. and from the front, just a plain red dress. this is gena modeling the dress. but let's take a look at the back. that was really the show stopper was the bow. for under $300. all available in four to six weeks, fabiana.com. you can find out where to buy

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126r7b8g9s years ago, the plane john f. kennedy junior was flying and with his wife and sister on board went down. now his long-time assistant, rose marie terenzio has written a book about john and carolyn's marriage. in an interview, she reveals that the relationship was troubled. in fact, carolyn almost didn't board the plane. nbc's tamrin hall has details. >> he was the reluctant prince of camelot who grew up before our eyes, when jfk junior often dubbed the most eligible bachelor in the world found a mate in a beautiful sophisticated new york fashion executive, the world took notice. >> john and carolyn were one of the most famous couples on the planet. >> in a new book, "fairy tale interrupted," john's assistant, rose marie terenzio, sau says there was more to the couple than their public persona. she writes, john was more than a mannequin of good looks and privilege. carolyn was not this uptight, cold and guarded person. >> sometimes he was incredibly sweet and genuine. she was a real person.

very motherly with her friends. very caring. >> the author spoke to "people" magazine about the book, in which she reveals, despite being one of the most photographed couples in the world, even john and carolyn were surprised by the attention their 1996 wedding, a secret affair, generated. >> they called rose marie and they said, did it make the papers? and she said, are you kidding me, it's everywhere. >> but terenzio says things weren't always perfect. >> it was difficult for carolyn to get used to being in the limelight. i think she did need some empathy on his part. >> rose marie said by the summer of '99 the couple's relationship was strained. she said carolyn did not want to attend his cousin's wedding in cape cod. according to the magazine, she told rose marie, i'm not a priority, it's always something else, "george," john's magazine. somebody getting fired, a trip to meet advertisers. >> that morning, rose marie spoke to carolyn and told her

she thought she should go it was a family wedding and she thought she should be there. >> carolyn did join john that day in july of 1999 accompanied by her sister, lauren. the three never made it to their destination, when john, the pilot, lost control of his plane in heavy fog. >> nbc news has learned that a small plane being piloted by john f. kennedy junior has been reported missing. >> rose marie was staying at the couple's apartment when she got the call. she writes, i thought about my last conversation with carolyn. and how i'd told her to get on the plane. oh god. >> 12 years later, rose marie does regret that they had that conversation. but i think one thing she feels is that carolyn bessette in the end did what she wanted to do. >> for "today," tamryn hall, nbc news, new york. >> we did reach out to the kennedy family for reaction, but did not hear back. the bessette family declined to comment. coming up, we'll head into the kitchen for a unique way to make ravioli, with wonton

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today's cooking school is brought to you by i can't believe it's not butter. good morning, on today's cooking school, how to make wonton ravioli, if you're looking for a new twist on a pasta favorite, maybe this just what you need to satisfy those carb cravings. roger is the host of the cooking channel show, "everyday exotic." and also the author of the cookbook, "everyday exotic." it's an asian-fusion thing. italian meets asian. >> i found lot of times people get stuck in a food rut. and they want to adventure out, but don't have time to sit down and make the pasta. so we come up with tricks and treats to make fresh food quick. >> you're using wonton wrappers? >> yes. >> you're going to help me out.

for the filling, what are we using? >> a mix of pork and beef. you can use whatever you want. veal and turkey, you go crazy and have fun with it. we're going to add some chopped sage. a little bit of finely chopped shallots. love the garlic. you can also puree the garlic, i just chopped this fine. and asiago cheese. so it's a nice, sharp cheese. that's going to be going in and mixing it up. if you mix it up. we'll get cracking on some of these wraps, okay? these are regular flour, wonton wraps. they're square ones, there are round ones. some are thinner, thicker. find one that you like. i like the one that's a little bit thicker because it holds up to the boiling. i'm going to brush it like so. >> egg wash? >> yeah, this is egg wash, right. you're doing good there, al, you've done this before. >> i've been on tv before. >> do you do cooking at home? >> i do, actually. i do.

>> that's good. >> you've got your mix. >> take a little bit of this mix and you don't want to get too crazy with it. put your little bit. and i'm going to show you a little trick. it's something i learned in junior high school. now i was the guy in junior high school, in the back of the class making rude noises. it's a fact. >> i knew you! >> yeah. >> i was the trouble. so grab it like this. and i'm going to show you a little secret, okay? now you're going it take the second wrapper, put it on top. what you're going to do is like the rude little kid in the back of the class. you take and you -- seal into little air pocket. blllllp. >> in one swoop you've taken all the air bubbles out of it. and you could go around, but that takes forever. and this is more fun. >> you get the kids involved. once you've got those done. >> once you've got those done,

you put them in boiling salted water. the salt will come from here. so we just have these ral yoefis. if you don't want as much of the dough, you can take a cutter and cut it off. you can get mostly meat if that's what you're looking for. you can use mushrooms and make vegetarian version. >> this is apple cider glaze. 100% good quality apper cider and a good rack of cracked pepper. >> you just boil it down until it starts to double bubble. really quick bubbles. it will add a nice sweetness to cut against the sharpness of the cheese. shall let's bring that back. >> what do we have back here? >> back here. >> hold on, hold on! >> wow. >> unbelievable! >> you're part of history here, roger! >> unbelievable. >> you are the handsome guy, i tell you!

>> oh, my gosh! >> what's going on over here? al roker, offices and hallways and doors to get here! >> this is going to be such a great hour. >> matt lauer was going -- >> what do we do? >> we've got some wonton wrappers. >> i am. >> i know how you are. >> the only thing i trust is a little piece of this. >> i'm sorry! >> coming up next

9:57 is your time this thursday. we have a big accident shutting down the 3rd street tunnel. let's check in with dan allege sealock with the latest. >> if you are traveling northbound through the 3rd street tunnel you will have to get off on massachusetts avenue. there we have an accident. police and fire are on the scene there. all of your lanes are blocked. taking the inner loop of the beltway of richie marlboro road, a live look. you are jammed. accident blocking off the right shoulder lane and possibly fuel spilled on the roadway and we are seeing some delays as you make your way past the accident. now over to tom with a look at our weather. >> we have sunshine. temperatures now approaching 30

degrees later today up around 40, increasing clouds. cloudy tonight and small chance of flurries and cold day on friday, partly cloudy. wintry mix on saturday morning. changing to rain for the rest of the day with a high near 40. cloudy and cold. >> thanks so much. coming up on "news4 midday," major shake-up to the race to the white house. rick perry is the latest one to rick perry is the latest one to drop out of the race.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. we're so glad you're here with us for analyst day thursday, january 19th, twe2012. if you're wondering where hoda is, she finally read her mail and ended up in jury duty. four times she completely ignored it. we hope she's back with us tomorrow but in the meantime, look who's here, my mom, joanie. >> hi. hi. i'm the deer in the headlights. >> the more i thought about it, this seemed like such a good idea at the beginning and now -- i didn't know, we talked into the kitchen with regis and my mom goes, are we on? so i thought who knows what's going to happen. last time she was in the

kitchen, she says, are we on high-dementia television? remember that? i said, well, you are, yeah. welcome, joanie. were you nervous when i called you about it? >> no, but i am now. >> what's the worst that could go wrong? >> well, i could faint. that would really set it off. >> what was it that matt -- people were giving you advice as you came in, telling you to say things and stuff. matt lauer said what to you? you should come to me and say what? no. excuse me. one second. bear with us. >> i got my -- >> sorry. i'm sitting there in the makeup room -- >> i forgot my burqa?

>> matt saw the show yesterday and he said when you see kathie, go in and say i brought my murk in. now, mom, you can't trust people so much because i'm going to tell you what a murka is. >> what did i just say on the air? >> back in the 15th century, when you -- you were around, but you probably didn't know about this. thank you, mommy. there was, you know, prostitutes were afraid of getting diseases and such from their -- from their -- from their customers. >> murkas? >> murkin. it's called a murkin. you didn't see the show obviously yesterday. thanks for watching. >> i was on a train. >> what they would do is get rid of all the hair on their bodies so they wouldn't pick up bad thing, and they would have a murkin made for them, which was like a phony pelvic area.

>> oh. >> yeah. so that's what -- and so now pete is all upset because there are people now that are doing that and having them made out of fox. >> oh. >> yes. so when you said i brought my murkin, they made one for me in the hair department, and this is it, apparently. yeah. that's what it is. >> and this is what matt lauer told me to ask? >> yeah, yeah. >> oh, wait till i get a hold of him. >> what are you going to do about that? >> i don't know. >> apparently they're still doing that. don't you think that's ridiculous? don't you think a person should be what god intended? >> yes, definitely. >> yeah. should i work on it? >> you just be you, joanie. here. we brought you a little champagne because -- there's yours. >> oh. >> all right. now my mom has more fun, spoish when hoda's mom is here, too.

we all have great fun together. you're not the only feel-good granny in the world. this man adam lives with his 90-year-old grandmother who is legally blind and hard of hearing but she loves to dance. so he shot her doing what she does best. you go, girl. ♪ she's in great shape. oh, yeah. she's 90 years old, mom. >> she's wonderful. >> okay. she's going to show us some moves now. yeah. yeah! ♪ okay. oh, look, she kicked it. whooo! look at her, mom. look what great shape she's in. >> she's in great shape. >> let's do it.

can you get down off there? >> yeah, of course i can. i think. >> shake it up, sister. this is for you, vito, in boca raton. go, mom! come on, joanie, move it like you used to. come on. shake it, sister. yeah! shake it, sister. good girl, mom! all righty. so i want to thank them for sending that in. it actually is our friend, you know, herb siegel's beautiful wife, jeannie, that's her real aunt. >> really. >> her real aunt from out in utah. so any who -- you can still do it. you've still got the moves, mom. >> i've got the equipment. >> you do have the equipment. we both do. i got that from you. thanks a lot. every thursday and i hoda and i do -- she drives me crazy with the song she loves. i love it that she's not here today only because i get to hijack her "i hoda," and this is

my pick. let's go to a little bit of heaven. ♪ time to learn time to scare ♪ crank it, please. ♪ someday, somewhere we'll find a new way of living ♪ >> who is that, mom? >> barbra. >> barbra. i'm sorry. and that is the david foster arrangement. i'm sorry. that's music, people. let's just crank it one more time. ♪ somewhere, somewhere >> i just want you to hear this one note. it drives me crazy when hoda does it but it's worth waiting for. listen to this. ♪ there's a place for us stop it. you know? thank you, people. that is music. and thank you, barbra and our friend, david foster. why can't we play something like that every thursday?

all right. there's a show that betty -- i want you to be on, mom, called "off their rockers." betty white, she just celebrated her 90th birthday. >> she's wonderful. >> isn't she great? >> looks great, everything. >> still so great. she has a show called "off their rockers." let's see a little bit of it right now. >> move the [ bleep ] out of the way [ bleep ]! god bless you. ♪ are you going to be the girl who holds my hand ♪ >> you know what, we have a little more time left, but i think it would be fun to save an extra minute for regis. i've been dying for this day. he and i spent 15 years together hosting live with reg ree jis i kathie lee. look how much he cares. talking to sara. he has a great book out. going to sell some copies today. do you think it's okay for

parents to discuss their children's love lives in books or something? >> no. >> why? >> they violate their security -- not their security but their privacy. >> okay. >> yeah. and maybe some confidentiality, too, that they shared with their parents a little. >> yes. >> and i don't think everybody else needs to know it. >> i agree with you. okay. because i said no, it's an invasion of their privacy unless it's specifically discussed and not for gratuitous reasons. what did hoda say, mom? can you read that? >> here is my question. >> it is not okay. >> it is not okay, but here is my question. why would any parent want to talk about their kids' sex lives? >> excellent, joanie. >> i can read. >> you can read. all right. up next, an old friend of mine and great old friend of yours, regis is here. and we've got the fashion show ahead. our cutest pet contest winners

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♪ reunited >> yes, reunited and it feels so good. for 15 years i called regis my friend and -- >> savior. >> yes. you and jesus. he's my dear, dear friend as well as a legend in the industry. >> ledgendary! >> it's hard to believe there was once a time when regis had to introduce himself to america. >> nice to see you. it's monday, september 15th, 1988. hi, kathie lee, how are you? >> good. >> the beginning of a brand-new talk show. i guess you're wondering why another talk show. >> high school this is regis and i'm kathie lee. >> host, my gosh. how did we stay on the air?

>> how did we get on the air in the first place? >> it's obvious. >> how did we do it, joanie? >> talent. >> there you go. >> that was an interesting time, wasn't it. >> you know what, first of all, welcome. i'm so glad you're here. >> thank you. >> he's got a fantastic book out that everybody should read. it's "how i dgot this way." you chronicle in a beautiful way all the people -- >> who have touched me and inspired me. >> and helped you become the person that you are. >> that's right. and you're in there. >> i am in there, and i was touched by -- >> are you happy with your chanter? >> very happy. the only one i read. it was really nice. >> was it accurate? >> it was very accurate, especially how much you love me and how tall enlted -- >> changed your life. >> and changed yours. you know what, i loved what you had to say about the early, early days, the people that -- i think this is the reason you lasted and still continue -- whatever you're doing now, i don't know. but you have always an attitude of, wow, i can't believe i get to do this. >> and that's exactly how i feel right now.

>> no. >> i can't believe i'm here! >> well you started out -- >> and i see you at home, it looks like a big, vast, big nbc studio. garoway and the chimps started here. >> nothing's changed. >> little corner. >> well, they are doing very, very serious updates downstairs to the main studio. >> that's good. let me ask you something. where's coda? no, really, where is she? >> hoda. coda. >> i always call her coda. >> because her last name the kotb. >> that's how it should. koda kotb. >> she's at jury duty. she was a bad girl and didn't open her mail and threw it out figuring someone was trying to sell her something. >> they're going to nail her. >> you want to come back to work? because the seat might be available. if they keep her to make an example of her for a long time -- we have to get to the book. you dedicate it to jack paar, tell us why. >> i didn't know, because all my

life people have asked on my way up, like, these tough old critics, what's your talent? and, you know, steve allen was suing the tonight show and steve could play the piano and say anything. >> wrote songs. >> wrote song, wrote books. brilliant guy and very funny. i was doing -- i was at nbc page. >> i know. >> the second balcony holding people out until steve and louie nye and tom and bill dale were all there. steve lawrence and eydie gorme were the singers. it was a great team. >> you were in awe. >> wondering what my talent was. they were so brilliant, so wonderful on stage. and so i never did find out what it was until one night as i was doing the news in san diego at an nbc station, i saw jack paar come out and he was doing the friday night show 10:00 at night and he just come out and sit on the edge of his desk, look right into the camera, and tell people where he had been, what he had

done, who he had seen. gee, it sounded so real and it was real and so much fun. i used to do that as a kid in the bronx, you know -- >> with freak. >> i was a big hat. i thought maybe that's how i should start a show. maybe that's my talent. and so that's how it all started. that's why i dedicated the book to jack. >> i love that you thank everybody along the way. it's not a mean-spirited book in any way. and you seem genuinely grateful to all these people. >> i am. >> and enjoy your bride of how many years now? >> that's the one i'm thinking about. joy and i long time. >> long time. >> 41 years. >> 41 years. we have to ask you what you're doing next and how you feel about not being on the show anymore. is it a bit of relief? >> not to be on the show? oh, yeah. because, you know, the show that we did and i continued to do after you left and i've always done is all ad lib. spontaneous.

i don't have meetings with all these people. who are all these people? i want them out of here. >> been here four years and have no idea. >> it was spontaneous. i wanted to keep that element going. but that was a little thought on my part and on your part of what you did the previous day that would -- >> we never had a meeting. then you joined the beautiful kelly rip pa. >> and did the same thing. >> have you had a chance to watch the show since she's left? >> kelly's show? sure. >> how is it going? >> dana carvey was on today. very funny. >> he could be the new co-host and just do you. >> i never left! >> what is next? >> where is koda? shouldn't she be here to meet me? let me ask you something, 15 years we works, and you know, joanie, joanie, i often wondered is she happy me. >> she loved you. >> no, no, joanie. have you seen her with kod snash drinking wine, scratching. having the time of their life.

with me it was grrr. i say to myself, she wasn't happy, she's more happy with koda. that's the way it is. >> i am one of those rare people in the world -- >> who gets along with everybody. >> no. >> didn't think so. >> just feels unbelievably blessed. >> koda should be here. >> how about you come back next week when she's back? >> i can't. once a year is all right. >> okay. all right. we're going to play a game next. >> what's the game? >> who knows me better, my mom or my dear friend rege? >> 15 years of every morning, i know her better. >> bring it! bring it, people! we're going to find out. and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions

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>> wine. be more specific. >> what kind of an answer is that? >> right. be more specific. yes, regis. >> white wine! >> be more specific. >> chablis. chardonnay. >> no, not anymore. >> what is it more? >> pinot gree joe, you both lose. >> does anybody really care? next! >> jerry does. she has to buy it by the gallon. in what year did i leave regis' side? regis. >> 16 years ago and that had to be 2000 -- no, no, 1990 -- >> mom if you know the answer, get in there. >> i said 1990. >> that's the year cody was born. go ahead, mom. >> i'm trying. >> no. here! 2000! >> yes, regis. >> thank you. thank you, everybody. >> all right. what activity do koda and i do every wednesday? hit your buzzers. yes, regis. >> you laugh at each other. >> no. >> i hit it. >> what is the answer?

>> you go and see a movie and review it. >> it's not a movie. >> yes you do! >> joanie gets that one. the score is tied. >> half a point, that's all it is. you don't know me at all. how many years have i been married to frank? frank gifford. >> i was there. and -- frankly, i'll never forget it. >> beautiful wedding. >> 21 years. >> mom? >> 24, 23. >> frank gifford, how many? frank! yell it out! >> 29. >> 29? oh, he's right. frank gets that one. >> it felt like 29. >> how old are cody and cassidy? yes, regis. >> cody, 22. cassidy, 17. >> wrong! mom! >> cody's 23. no. 22. >> no. >> 21?

>> what is this, a dunking contest? >> how sad. their own grandmother doesn't even know -- >> their own grandmother. >> but i love them. that's the important thing. >> cody's grandmother. >> cody's 21 and cassidy's 18. not that you care. >> i would have gotten cassidy right. >> this year will mark how many years i've worked with koda? yes, regis. >> four. >> yes, regis. it's 2-1. mom, your chance to get even. what was the name of the beloved mutt i used to have who now lives on a shelf in my library? >> oh. >> use your buzzer. >> she's had a lot of dogs. >> she had a lot. >> do you remember the name? hit the buzzer. >> what was his name? >> chardonnay. >> no. what was his name, regis? >> she had two dogs. one was chardonnay. the other was chablis. >> i had three and i named one -- >> one was regis. >> you win! >> that's the truth. >> that's the one that's on my library. >> regis. like that's funny.

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hi, how are you? >> good. >> we are back on this thirst day thursday. we're trying to talk regis into staying! and the winners of our cutest pet contest are here. we're wondering who this woman is next to me, my mom, joanie, filling in for koda, finally on jury duty. having a good time? >> don't get so used to it because hoda is not going to be pleased to see how great you're doing. you know what i'm saying? this guy is going to help us -- actually, we've picked all five winners, but we want to introduce you to him. he is pet expert -- i don't know how he qualifies for that, but apparently he is -- his name is harrison forbes. >> hello. g good to see you, ladies. >> you've come on a crazy day. >> pets, lots of people, always crazy. >> everybody thinks their pet is the cutest. they're all right. >> but we have these top five winner. >> let's meet them. >> we've got some cute outfits.

first up, lily grace. lily grace is an english bulldog. her owner is allison mcguire. she's got a polka fleece hoodie on. look at that face. and here's a fun fact about lily grace. she lovings to watch oklahoma state football. >> she likes my mom's feet. >> she's got a secret crush on the georgia mascot, ugga. >> ugga. so she's a tramp. all right. good. all righty. next one. >> next one we've got -- >> regis wants to sell his book, as you can see. >> hi, everybody. >> nice plug. >> i love you, sweetheart. >> you, too. >> everybody say good-bye to regis! >> bye, rege! >> just couldn't take the heat, huh? had to leave. too funny and too much fun. okay. >> next up bentley, a teacup yorkie. her owner, susan miller and her mom made this hoodie. it's a "today" show hoodie. look at this, the logo and everything. >> oh, my gosh. how precious. >> his little fun fact is he likes to go outside and pretend

he's peeing by lifting his leg so he can hurry up and go back inside. >> he's not really doing it. >> faking mama out. >> he is precious. how much does he weigh? >> 3 1/2. >> 3 1/2 pounds. >> all right. smoky is up next. smoky is our one cat in the final five winners. a russian blue cat. the owner is michael farmer. he's got a monkey sweater on. >> why is that? >> smoky likes to play dog and fetches like a dog. >> really. >> hanging out with the dogs today. >> smoky is beautiful. >> thank you. >> all righty. next? >> next up is hailey, english cream dak sunday. the owner is tracy polo. hailey's got a little sun dress on. look at that. >> oh, come on. >> and her mom -- turn her around so we can see the skirt. >> the little bow. stop it! >> her mom said she plays tug of war with the other dog, like two lions going at it. >> oh, my gosh.

and one more. >> buster, come on in, buster. buster is a french bulldog. roy hernandez is the owner. she's got on a monster sweater. now, buster loves to hang out under the piano while his dad plays, but the one thing that stops him dead is he is mesmerized when jackie comes on tv and starts singing. >> really. >> our five finalists picked by the viewers. >> they're all beautiful. thanks, y'all, for making the trip to new york city. we had such fun. i think our next contest is going to be our beautiful children with a beautiful pet. don't you think? you come back and see us when we do that. all right? are you an expert on children as well? >> i've got three, one out in the hall right now. >> that qualifies you. next up, joanie and i will take a sex trivia test. right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what if we could keep enough plastic waste to cover all of manhattan out of landfills each year?

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find out. dr. pepper schwartz is aarp's sex and relationship ambassador, and she's here with a little trivia for us. hello. >> hi. >> glad to be here. >> and frank gifford has joined us. he knows about everything. >> even sex. >> yes. okay. we're good to go. >> of course this isn't trivial. this is extremely important. >> yes, it is. >> the biggest growth in online dating has been if for people over 50? myth or fact. you're wrong. they're right. in fact, the largest growth, biggest people online dating now are over 50 all the way into their 90s. >> wow. that's kind of weird. >> no. that's kind of great. >> disturbing on some levels. >> i see. we'll move on. the number-one sexual thing that heterosexual men would like their partner to do in bed is to have more to have more orgasms. true or not? myth or fact. you're all correct. actually, what men really want from their partner is for them to initiate more. they want to be desired.

>> is that true, sweetheart? >> oh, yeah. of course. >> okay. >> if i could get that dog out between the two of us. >> okay. tmi, frank. moving on. third, people who have never been married have -- excuse me. people who have never been married have the most sex. myth or fast. myth across -- >> come on, joanie. >> you're right. the people who have the most sex are -- >> married people. >> all they have to do is turn over and look next to them. >> and find the dog. >> find the dog. >> okay. now we know. okay. here's the next one. myth or fact, senior geezer dotcom is a popular dating site. >> i'm going to say that sounds good to me. >> sounds good to me. >> well, you've got myth up. fact. actually, you are correct. she knows that no senior ever wants to be called a senior. at aarp we never use that word

anymore. >> what about aggigezer? >> way out of line. both of them. we go to all the regular dating sites, perfect match, equestrian singles dotcom. >> that's about horses, isn't it? >> you can organize your life any way you want online. people like to be paired. we'll get to that question. >> okay. i'm not sure i like your tone, but go ahead. >> i've already offended you. >> that's all right. >> five. women are enjoying sex more after age 70. myth or fact. myth, myth, myth. >> no. fact. >> fact. two facts are right, in fact. because after 70, if you look at men and women, women are more satisfied than men. >> my mom is a widow. she misses my daddy very much. but how you doing, joanie? >> i'm doing great. >> are ya? >> i live with my memories. >> we could fix that. the dating sites, you know. >> you can fix that.

>> over my dead body. the dating sites. >> okay. well, let's talk afterwards, all right? because i think it's always important to have love and sexuality. this is a conversation to have with your daughter. >> yes. maybe later. >> seven, the biggest mistake older dating people make on their first date is to talk about their aches and pains and illness. myth or fact. fact, fact, fact. no. actually not. the myth -- what -- the mistake they generally make is to talk about their ex or past partner. >> then they talk act their aches and ayns. one more. >> married couples are most likely to have secrets about sex. of all the things they'll keep to themselves, they don't talk about their past sex lives. myth or fact? >> you better not. >> it's myth. better not. it's a myth. the thing that people most keep secrets from each other is is about money.

>> okay. i think you're probably right on both counts. thank you so much. great to have you here. >> my pleasure. >> thank you, frank gifford, for joining us. guess who's in the house? the scotto family. they're cooking all our favorite stuff. there's my other mama. mama scotto. we have anthony and elena. [ female announcer ] what makes smoothness last? what makes a touch linger? smooth sensation from nivea. the light lotion with moisture enhancing 24-hour-plus hydra iq. it works with your skin's hydration system to keep your skin smooth all day... all night. ♪ smooth sensation and the essentials collection with hydra iq only from nivea. touch and be touched. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce only from nivea. and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have sixty calories or less per serving and are now weight watchers-endorsed.

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all right. time for "today's kitchen," and although we're not actually in the kitchen, that's proof food preparation can be done anywhere. the scottos of the famed restaurant fresco by scotto. they brought along some of their favorite dishes and i brought along two of my favorite family members. great to see you. >> thank you. >> how many has the restaurant been there? >> it's 18 years old. >> then i've been coming there 18 years. >> i know you have. some of the dishes are in your honor. >> i know! let's talk about them. >> let's start. today we're doing a pa llenta.

we use the instant. we tap it off with -- >> shrimp. >> yes. shrimp. of course you know there's got to be olive oil. >> and some garlic. right? >> yes. >> want to smell that, mom? >> i can smell it. >> she's salivating. >> i am. >> and some onion and some tomatoes. thank you, frank. and some flat italian parsley. >> fresh, fresh. >> yes, yes, yes. and of course a little red pepper. >> okay. then you -- >> joanie, would you just stir that? >> she'd be happy to. >> i'm going to show you. this is the finished product. >> how long do you simmer that? >> not long. about five, six minutes. >> okay. >> because this is the instant. and we top it off with the shrimp. >> that looks so good. >> and kathie, we -- >> look at the sauce. >> we do one more thing. we toast our bread crumbs so it has a crunch.

>> oh, my gosh. we're going to fight over that. but there is more. >> there's plenty more. >> mom, let me give you a bite monopobite. >> eggplant pie. >> tell the story. >> you said you wanted eggplant parmesan but you didn't want eggplant parmesan so, we came up with a version of it that added zucchini and great mozzarella and pri sciutto and stuff like that. unbelievable. >> so delicious. >> 18 years. >> all right. this is -- >> of course there's an antipasto there. >> meatballs? >> let's do some meatballs, baby. >> i have beef and veal together. ground beef and veal together. i've soaked my bread. right? a little milk. we all understand that, right? little garlic. parmesan cheese. i know. >> i love to rub his head. >> an egg. we're going to combine this all together. we're going to mold it all together. the only problem we're going to have is it's sensitive. >> those are big balls p. >> what size is your balls.

what size do you preference in your ball. then you'll mold that to -- >> according to taste. >> exactly right. and brown them. all you want to do is brown them, put them aside, because you'll reheat them later p. >> of course. you're going to put them in the sauce. >> mixed together. >> and we're going to have a bite of that. you guys are our tasters. come on down here. elena, what do you have? >> we're doing nutella bombaloni. >> bless you. >> yes. >> right in there. >> so we mixed this up, secret weapon is our vanilla. we add eggs. this is what it looks like once it's mixed right over here. and then we start frying. 375 degrees. >> oh, my gosh. >> look how nicely. >> have another ball. >> we dip it in sugar. if it wasn't enough nutella, we do a little injection -- >> oh, my gosh. >> isn't this great? >> i'm going to give that to frank gifford because he loves its. honey, are you eating -- here,

have a bite of that. >> frank, can we talk about the super bowl? >> prediction, frank gifford. >> i'm sorry. you're eating. i apologize. >> there's no conversation. there's no other conversation. >> who are they going to play, though? >> who cares? >> all righty. well, you know what, we're going do a little yoga in a moment just to run all this stuff off. and guess who's here with us? julie steiner, sting's gorgeous wife. she knows her yoga. and we want to wish grandma a very happy 81st -- >> 82nd. >> tomorrow.

all righty. sorry about that! we got on the elevator to come see you and my mother pushed the wrong button. she'll be joining us at any time now. >> she will? >> thank you for being here because it's time to talk about yoga. >> yes! happy new year. >> great to see you. either way it's good to restore your body, your mind, and almost anyone at any age can do it. >> anybody at any age. it's for all levels, just a holistic practice, means it's goods for you, good for your body, your mind, and your spirit. >> and your sex life. >> absolutely your sex life. >> and her sex life with sting is legendary. >> legendary. >> legendary! let's get started until they get here. i'll get barefoot with you.

>> where are you going to sit? >> am i sitting? that's accumulate. >> th cute. >> this is for joanie. >> that's cute. >> she'll be here by monday. >> on the floor, okay, hands and knees. take the hands, shoulder distance apart, legs hip width apart. >> that could be problematic but okay. >> inhaling, bringing your knee to your forehead. this is engaging your core, kathie. >> don't mind the spanx. >> into an arabesque. pushing hard on the arm. >> is my mother? oh, sara. good. >> out to the side here. this is engaging your glute muscles. everyone loves a beautiful booty. swish that around. this is angry cat's tail. it looks like a cat's tail. i'm swishing around. >> here comes joanie. good. >> we're going to try it on the other side.

i'll get my mom situated. >> sara, the other side. left side. quickly. leg up to the forehead, ars being back. left leg out to the side, swishing it around, cat's tail, engaging the glutes. >> oh, my gosh. even your feet are gorgeous, trudy. this is my mom, joanie. >> hello, cutie. >> this is trudy. she's going to teach you how to become -- >> yoga. >> yes. >> she's sitting. right? >> we take a seated posture in the chair. this is really for when you're on a train, plane, automobile, when you're traveling, when you don't feel like you have enough energy to do mat work. we're on the chair. so hands on your knees. and we're going to breathe. just be very sensitive and present with your breathing. we don't breathe nearly enough in life. we breathe very shallowly. become very conscious of your breath. >> breathe from way down and up or just relax. >> just be present with where it is for the moment.

and now we're going to take a deeper breath and breathing in we're going to take an arch forward and curling back, curling back. >> curl, you know, ji. >> the lower spine, joanie. right ba into the back of the chair. excellent. bring your weight forward and curling into that arch and arching forward. >> in our last seconds, please tell us about your new dvd. >> this is the one we're doing now from weight loss yoga. we're going to take a side arch right out to the side, joanie. >> she's gone. she's in the zen. listen to what trudy is telling you. she's going, huh? >> doing the side arch. >> i want to thank joanie and regis and thank trudy, who's one of the sweetest ladies ever.