good morning. sunshine state. after losing big in south carolina, mitt romney surging to a 15-point lead over newt gingrich ahead of tomorrow's pivotal florida primary. how did he turn the momentum around? we'll ask him in a live interview. troubling clue. police in maine say blood found in the home of a father of a missing toddler belonged to that little girl as her parents come face to face in public for the first time since their daughter disappeared. and jennifer lopez live. she's a busy mom, a pop star, a judge on "american idol." now she's teaming with armarc anthony just months after their

public split. she's here to talk about it public split. she's here to talk about it today, monday, january 30, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. mitt romney holds a sizable lead going into tuesday's florida primary according to the newest nbc marist poll. that doesn't mean he's letting up on newt gingrich. >> that's a mistake he's probably not going to repeat after iowa caucuses and new hampshire they seemed to let up. in a candid article many of his campaign advisers are opening up about how it played into romney's strategy in florida. we'll taub about that with governor romney ahead. and they say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. that has some fast food giants

battling for your dollars. we'll tell you about a new, unexpected competitor in the field. and in the last big run-up to the academy awards hollywood's a-listers were out for last night's s.a.g. awards. we'll tell you who walked away with hardware. >> let's begin with mitt romney's surge in florida one day before the state's republican primary. nbc's peter alexander is in miami. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you spoke about romney's lead in the state. this is the biggest prize yet. already 460,000 floridians have voted by absentee or early voting. in conversations with senior advisers in the romney campaign they say they have two things well since south carolina. one, be more aggressive against newt gingrich and do a better job clarifying the message that they believe romney is the best candidate to improve the american economy. >> thank you!

>> reporter: just one day to go before florida's primary and mitt romney is sensing victory. >> i believe america needs a leader who has led successfully. i have and i will lead this nation back to greatness. >> reporter: he has reason for confidence. the latest nbc marist poll released sunday shows romney expanding his lead in florida to 15 points over newt gingrich. that may be why gingrich is sharpening his attack. dusting off a word designed to incite conservatives. >> i am, in fact, the legitimate heir of the reagan movement, not some liberal from massachusetts. we do not want a massachusetts liberal. this party is not going to nominate somebody who is a proabortion, progun control. >> reporter: romney is dismissing the attacks as desperate. >> the people of florida have watched the debates, have listened to the speaker, have listened to other candidates who

say, you know what? mitt romney is the guy we are going to support. >> reporter: the miami herald endorsed mitt romney saying mr. gingrich might be the feistier candidate but if republicans care about elect ability in november, mr. romney is the better choice. herman cain came out in support of gingrich. >> i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> reporter: while still refusing to endorse anyone, sarah palin defiantly implored floridians to fight the establishment. >> rage against the machine, vote newt. annoy a liberal, vote newt. keep the vetting process going. keep the debate going. >> reporter: gingrich says he's going all the way. >> this is going all the way to the convention. >> reporter: rick santorum's oldest daughter took her father's case while he left the field to be with his daughter

bella who suffers from a rare genetic disorder and was hospitalized over the weekend. >> he'll be back as soon as he can. right now family comes first being a dad and a husband. >> reporter: rick santorum expects to be back on the campaign trail within a few days. he said bella is having a miraculous recovery and has turned a corner after being hospitalized. matt? >> peter, thank you. governor mitt romney joins us now from jacksonville, florida. good morning, governor. >> thanks, matt. good to be with you. >> nine days ago you took a drubbing in south carolina. now according to most of the polls you have opened up a substantial lead in florida. in your opinion, what is behind the dramatic turn anin momentum? >> two things. we were being whaled on by speaker gingrich and didn't respond well in south carolina. so we decided to respond. secondly, we made it clear if people want change in washington

you have to bring in someone from outside washington. both the change in tactic as well as the message have had a real impact in florida. >> you say you were getting whaled on in south carolina. fascinating article on the front page of the new york times yesterday. some of your advisers spoke on the record about the turnaround in momentum. here's how the writer summed it up. quote, if mr. romney does win here on tuesday it will have been through a blistering and unrelenting series of attacks. his campaign has pressed everything at its disposal into service to eviscerate mr. gingrich, painting him as an erratic, unreliable washington insider in mailings and television advertisements and at two critical debates here. even sending supporters to mock him at his own events. what's your response? >> no question that politics ain't bean bags. we have made sure our message is out loud and clear. the speaker has been attacking me all over the state in ways

that are extraordinary. in some respects painful to watch because it's so revealing of him. the fact is he worked with hundreds of people in washington. only a handful of those people are willing to support him. he's a nice fellow, but his leadership capability has been called into question by virtue of people who worked with him. >> what surprised me about the article, one was that so many advisers were willing to speak on the record about tactics you may continue using and it paints the picture that your turn around in the polls is a result of their diabolical brilliance and less about your connecting with voters in florida. >> i think you can expect advisers to think the work of advisers is very, very important. if you were to look at where sentiment changed it was with the debates. we had two debates. icon fronted speaker gingrich. he said, let's not talk about the things i have been saying

about you, governor romney. i said, no, no, let me respond. i pushed back on the attacks, launched my own message to the people in florida. >> right. >> pointed out that speaker gingrich was paid by freddie mac to be a spokesman for them and the people understood that and came to my side. >> he's proved to be resilient in the past coming back on more than one occasion. is the message now that you will continue to pound away at speaker gingrich well into the spring no matter how the caucuses and primaries are going? >> i anticipate doing well. we have a number of states coming up. i think i will do well in them. i'm going to do the work that's necessary to get my message out and talk about the change that has to be brought to washington to get jobs back to this country. how it gets done and the mess sanls are connecting with people. my expectation is i will become the nominee. however long it takes i will keep on balting. >> your campaign released an ad

about newt gingrich's fall from grace in the 1990s and the entire ad is basically -- a colleague of mine, tom brokaw recounting the fact that newt gingrich was asked to step down as house speaker on ethics charges. nbc news, as you know, has asked you to pull the ad. tom brokaw released a statement saying, quote, i'm uncomfortable with the use of my image in this ad. i do not want my role as a journalist compromised for political gain by any campaign. will your campaign withdraw the ad? >> we'll sit down with the lawyers, talk to the folks at nbc and make a decision on that front. i think the reason it was so effective as an ad was this is not something which speaker gingrich could say was distorted or romney was saying things not accurate. this is the news from the night when the speaker was sanctioned, reprimanded eded by his own me.

people heard the news. straight on. no heavy music that suggested a sinister background. instead, tom brokaw, a credible and respected journalist, reporting the news. i think it was devastating and pointed out what speaker gingrich was trying to hide is in the open. >> you will consider pulling it if that's what the decision of the campaign is? >> we'll certainly consider it very carefully. obviously this was not something taken from hidden files. this was on the evening news. so it should hardly come as a revealing piece for people who watch it. >> thanks for your time this morning. i really appreciate it. >> thanks, matt. good to be with you. >> it's ten minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> nbc's political director chuck todd has been kruchbcrunc the latest poll numbers. good morning to you. >> good morning, ann. >> romney leads 42% to 27% over gingrich in florida. what's the story of these

numbers? >> it's across the board. there is one thing that's clearly benefitting mitt romney is the issue of e electability. when you ask for the most important quality going in, they say in determining the vote the number one reason they give by the big margin is the ability to beat president obama. among those folks, mitt romney's lead over gingrich is even larger. he wins on issues, experience. it's aa cross the board. one other thing to point out about florida is there's early vote. mitt romney leads 2 to 1 on the early vote which accounts for so% to 20% of the overall vote. >> you talked about giving the new tactic credit for his momentum. are you able to discern whether or how voters are influenced by really the negative tone of the race? >> no. i think we can discern it

easily. there's $24 million spent in ten days in the fight for florida. $16 million of it mostly negative ads from mitt romney or mitt romney's super pac. when you look at the poll, newt gingrich had the highest unacceptable rating -- meaning if he were the nominee would you find that acceptable or unacceptable. it would close to romney or rick santorum. at this point in the campaign you have newt gingrich polling below santorum when matched up against president obama. polling below santorum when asked of republicans who would be an unacceptable nominee. when you put together the math of the tv ads and the polling, this is the impact. it's not just one of the things. it is the thing. >> bottom line if gingrich doesn't do well in florida, how long can he say in this race? >> there is no incentive for him to get out. this is not a man who looked down the road four years ago. mitt romney at this point in time four years ago when he lost

to john mccain in florida there was a question, and he could have put more of his own money in. he decided, you know, the bert play is to wait for four years. no incentive for newt gingrich. he wants to watch to see. think february will be a tough month for him. not a lot of contests or debates. he wants to see the revenge factor that kicked in after new hampshire and helped in south carolina will kick in one more time and see what happens in march. there are more southern primaries and it's a newt gingrich home field advantage. >> chuck todd with valuable perspective. thank you. >> you've got it. >> natalie is standing by with the headlines of the morning at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with stepped up tension between the west and iran this morning as nuclear inspectors look at tehran's nuclear facilities today. a military spokesman said it would respond to any threat from the west in a, quote, crushing

manner. and warn the u.s. to reduce its presence in the region. meantime, sunday tehran threatened to cut off oil shipments to europe amid new tough sanctions from the west. a jury in canada found three members of an afghan family guilty of murders three teenaged sisters in a cold-blooded killing that rocked that nation. a father, his wife and son killed the three young girls in a so-called honor killing because they disrespected the family by dating and going online. their bodies were found in a submerged car in a canal in ontario. another woman was also killed. officials in florida are investigating whether a brush fire that led to a pile-up on interstate 7 # 5 was deliberately set. ten people were killed when more than a dozen cars and tractor-trailers smashed into one with another amid haze, smoke and fog. new deet in the sexual assault allegations against greg kelly, the son of new york's police commissioner.

sources familiar with the probe say kelly and his accuser texted each other several times prior to the date and again after the alleged assault, apparently trying to set up another date. kelly has strongly denied the accusations. now for a check of wall street, courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange. more news on greece. >> a deal is said to be close. negotiation continue on restructuring greece's debt. the talks center around how much debt will be forgiven and what interest rate will be paid on the rest of it. investors remain on edge. meantime faib is said to be updating its status. reports say the company could file ipo papers on wednesday, setting it up to be publically traded, valuing the company at upwards of $100 billion. >> we'll be watching. thank you. less than a week before super bowl sunday and the players are starting to arrive in indianapolis. the patriots, led by tom brady,

touched down at the airport on sunday. the giants arrive there today. when lebron james makes a slam dunk it's not major news unless he jumps over a defensive player in the process and that's what he does there. at sunday's game against the chicago bulls which helped the miami heat win 97-93. he's just unbelievable. "the help" needed no help at the screen actors guild awards last night. viola davis and octavia spencer won best actress and best supporting actress. also scored the equivalent of best picture. jean dejardin was named best actor for "the artist" beating out george clooney and brad pitt. more on the winners. christopher plummer there. much more coming up in a little bit. now back over to matt, ann and al. >> that awards ceremony shook things up. >> the voting comes from other

actors which is nice. >> their peers. >> natalie, thank you very much. >> meantime, what's going good morning. dawn on this monday morning, sun coming up with a mostly clear sky and it is a cold morning, temperatures around the region are below freezing in fairfax,

arlington, montgomery, prince george's counties. much of the region in the 20s to near 30 degrees. reagan national now at 34 and later today into the 40s with high clouds in and out. then tomorrow, mostly sunny and warmer after a cold start into the low 60s. made hit and that's your latest weather. matt? >> thank you very much. are you planning to grab breakfast on your way to work? you may be interested to know a new fast food giant is joining the breakfast battle. janet shamlian has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the breakfast wars are heating up. it's really the only area of growth in the fast food industry now. there is a new entrant into the game. how will mexican far e e play in the morning? the bell is ringing early as taco bell aims to find out. let's face it. it's not the first place you think of for breakfast. >> can i get a number three with an orange juice, please? >> reporter: taco bell for years

promoted a very different dining hour. >> who says nothing good happens after midnight? >> reporter: they branded the after hours snack attack with a new name. >> late night is made for fourth meal. >> reporter: but now the bell is ringing for early rise rs. >> no matter how you end your tight, start your morning with first meal at taco bell. >> good morning. >> reporter: the breakfast club dominated by mcdonald's and crowded with others like burger king and wendy's. even lunch timers like subway are in the game. >> build a better breakfast at subway. >> reporter: experts say it's the only growth area for restaurants in a tight economy. when customers are more time crunched than ever. >> you have 13 minutes to eat breakfast, you can't go to a sit-down restaurant. even at home you have trouble making it in 13 minutes. you have to get stuff on the run. every fast food restaurant chain in america is looking at, if not

doing something about, should i get into the breakfast market. >> reporter: taco bell won't have just burritos for breakfast. >> can i have a cinnabon, please? >> reporter: and other fare starting under $1 million. >> i heard about the breakfast, stopped by yesterday. i said, i will come back in the morning and get some more. >> reporter: the scramble for the breakfast dollar. as one of the biggest names in late night noshing sets up early. you can get the breakfast mostly in the west. 800 stores are hoping to roll it out to in the next couple of years. there is a burrito with your name on it, matt. >> still ahead, jennifer lopez opens up about her life, love and career in a live interview. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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7:30 now on this monday morning, the 30th of january, 2012. the majority of the country is dealing with unseasonably warm weather including here in the northeast. we are not getting any complaints from all the fine folks out on rockefeller plaza this morning. meantime, inside studio 1a i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. just ahead we'll wade into a hot button issue. that is should chimps be used for medical research? >> usually you can't get used to the facilities and laboratories with a camera, but nbc news was given unprecedented access to one facility. coming up, an inside look and we'll wade into the debate. >> also coming up, the skinny on

fattening super bowl snacks. is it really possible to enjoy the big game without adding inches to your waistline? we'll show some healthier alternatives. at least dave zidavid zinczenko will show alternatives. >> it's been a busy 12 months for jennifer lopez. she went through a public breakup with her husband. this morning jennifer lopez joins us live. we'll catch up with her. >> we begin with new developments in the disappearance of a maine toddler named ayla reynolds. police say some of her blood was found in her father's home. nbc's michelle franzen has the latest on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. it's quiet at the house where ayla was last seen in december and where police confirm they found blood matching ayla's in the basement where her father has his room.

kbrarts are still waiting for additional test results to come back and ayla's family is holding out hope she's alive. new clues in the case of missing toddler ayla reynolds. investigators confirm some of the blood found in justin depietro's basement matches the 21-month-old who vanished. >> there were hundreds of pieces of potential evidence taken. among them, blood we found in the basement. the crime lab continues to work on the evidence. >> reporter: the blood, investigators say was collected in the initial weeks after ayla's disappearance. they are waiting for the results of further testing. in a statement, ayla's family said the police told them they found, quote, more blood than a small cut would produce, adding they still cling to hope that she's found alive. police have not charged anyone with the crime or called anyone a suspect. they do suspect foul play. their focus in recent weeks

centered on those who last saw ayla on december 16th. his father, girlfriend and sister. >> we were told someone came into the home, grabbed ayla and vanished in the night. we have not found one piece of evidence to back that up. >> reporter: we reached out to depietro, but he's not commenting on the blood found. he denied involvement in ayla's disappearance. >> i love my daughter. i would never do anything to harm my daughter. she's the world for me. i just want my daughter home. i'm doing anything possible that i can to get my daughter home. >> reporter: this past weekend, he attended a vigil for his daughter and came face to face in public with ayla's mom trista reynolds for the first time since ayla went missing. the parents do not live together. reynolds has been critical of his actions. ayla yuz was living with her

father while reynolds attended drug and alcohol rehab. she demanded answers. >> i'm trying to concept the fact that blood was found of my daughter. that's my reaction. >> reporter: reynolds dad is speaking out about his grand daughter's disappearance. >> this family again has gone through hell. i'm tired of it. >> reporter: anger, along with the pain of not knowing, setting in. >> every day it's hard not knowing where she is. >> reporter: again, police have not named a suspect in the case or a person of interest. we also reached out to the depietro family, his sister and girlfriend and didn't hear back for a response. ann? >> savannah guthrie is "today's" legal correspondent. >> good morning, ann. >> what does it say to you that investigators are now coming forward with the information about blood being found in the

home of ayla's father and the blood being ayla's? >> first you wonder if police are releasing the information now for a tactical purpose or is this someone in the police department leaking information that gets into the newspapers and police confirm it. first all we knew was blood was found. later, trista reynolds, ayla's mom confirmed that police told her it was ayla's blood and it was a significant enough amount that it wouldn't be a small cut. >> what would be the tactical purpose? what could be if that's the reason? >> sometimes police leak information to put the squeeze on people they are looking into in this case. they haven't named suspects. as we understand it there were several adults at that time home that night. police said in the press these adults, their stories don't entirely match up. this is a situation where the break a in the case may come from conflicts storying. certain people feeling squeezed by information.

sometimes police do tactically release information. this may be one of those occasions. >> meantime, is it fair to say there are indications that they are keeping their eye on ayla's father? >> no question about it. for the simple reason that he's the person who had the care of this little girl. he's the last person to say he saw her alive when he put her to bed that night. there were several adults at the house. again, police are saying, look, we don't feel we are getting the full story here. this may be a case where they are waiting for adults thorpe there to crack to seize on inconsistencies in the story. >> the father was there, the sister and the girlfriend was there. the investigators are saying they feel they have not yet gotten the full story. >> that's right. in terms of the blood, we don't know all we need to know to understand its significance. we don't know how much was there or how long it had been there. police found it weeks ago. we just are learning about it now. >> savannah, thank you very

much. really troubling development. now for a check of the weather from al. >> ann, thank you very much. we got our friends here from the special olympics. got something going on? >> yes. we have polar plunges in new york state. >> when is it? >> one on february 12, rochester on february 12th, february 25th for fishkill. march 3rd, 1st and april 1st. >> yes! love the polar bear. love the special olympics. let's see if you like the warmer a citrus sunrise.

good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4. live view from the sky watcher camera showing a lemming yellow sun up with some high clouds on this monday morning. it is cold, down into the 20s, near 30 degrees. watch out for patchy ice around the region. if the roadway looks wet, that could be some ice, moisture from overnight snow squalls that came through late last night. later today into the 40s with sunshine. then a warming trend tuesday and wednesday, could get rain thursday, cooler friday. and that's your latest weather, ann. >> thank you, al. still to come, jennifer lopez live in our studio. also, up next, is it really for the greater good? unprecedented access to the world of primate research right after this. -one. -two.

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we're back at 7:41 with a controversial topic, using animals in medical research. lisa myers is here with an exclusive look inside the

usually secretive world. good to see you. good morning. >> good morning. chimpanzees are amazing creatures. they share about 98% of our dna and almost 1,000 of them are at research facilities around the country. one of the labs gave us unprecedented access so we could see how the chimps live and what they experience. meet ken and rosy. they're 30 years old, were born in labs and have spent almost their entire lives in invasive biomedical research to find cures for human diseases. today they are living at texas medical research institute, available to be used for future experiments. they and a dozen other chimps were shipped here in 2010 after a ten-year hiatus from invasive testing. there was a public outcry over the move reigniting the emotional debate over whether invasive research should be banned.

dr. robert lanford has used chimps in research for 27 years. you have been forced into a public debate. let's be honest. otherwise you wouldn't be here with me. >> absolutely. the american people have had the wrong opinion that these animals are in a dark room with no windows. i want them to see who we are and how we take care of the animals and why we are doing it. >> reporter: this is where you keep the chimps used for research. >> we call this the research village. >> reporter: we attached small cameras to the cages to get close-ups of the chimps. the lab says they will live in social groups with indoor and outdoor enclosures. there is enrichment and interaction with behaviorists. >> you will see me reassuring them and pant grunting. >> reporter: you do what? >> it's pant grunting. like this -- [ panting ] >> reporter: what are you telling them with that? >> that i'm their friend. >> reporter: most have been

trained to present arms voluntarily for sedation. this chimp was infected with the hepatitis-c virus and bled periodically to see how it moves through his body. lanford is working to find a vaccine for hepatitis-c which attacks the liver. unlike humans, chimps rarely develop river kapser or cirrhosis. lanford says testing on chimps saved human lives but jane goodall says testing on our closest biological relative is morally wrong. >> all invasive research is torture. it's not just the procedure but the imprisonment. it's being kept in a small space with no choice. you're there. you're powerless. >> reporter: goodall would like all lab chimps retired to the relative freedom of a sanctuary. this is what retirement can look like. it's the national champ zee

sanctuary in louisiana aptly named chimp haven. for the first time in most of their lives many can walk on grass and swing in the trees. most chimps who arrive from the labs adapt well to their new surroundings. when we met them, their personalities were on full display. the federal government recently moved to limit future experiments on chimps but did not ban research outright. rosy, ken and the other chimps will remain in the labs, at least for now. texas biomed said it will continue to fight to use chimps for what it considers life-saving research. matt? >> i think that's the first time anyone had a chance -- a lot of people have seen conditions like that. how indicative are the conditions you showed us compared to the rest of the industry? >> they say this is representative of what labs are like today. i think most of the images people have in their minds are from undercover video, some shot

as recently as four years ago, but they say they have improved their practices, that they are much more humane and they maintain that they treat these amazing creatures with reverence. >> thank you very much. >> you bet. >> see more of the report on "rock center" with brian williams tonight at 10:00/9:00 central on nbc. up next, the big winners from last night's s.a.g. awards, plus jennifer lopez talk about life, career and so much more. first, these messages. this year i have a lot more than one valentine:

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imagine how many people the kids had called. >> popped the champagne. >> 76 students. >> some kids ordered t-shirts online from vassar. >> the school said it was just -- again, just apologized. >> that's happened to other schools. >> really? >> it was a test letter. >> whoops. >> the only possible good news is that the kids probably did not have time because it was an early decision situation to tell the other schools they are not still applying. >> silver lining. >> meanwhile it's appropriate this morning because some of the winners from last night's s.a.g. awards were notified they did not win. >> i hate when that happens. >> if you were watching you saw the stars of "the office" and "30 rock" having fun at today's expense. >> i believe it was the distinguished director cindy lamet who gave sound advice to actors, know thoois. self knowledge is important to an artist in endless ways.

>> i believe it was the "today's" fourth hour co-host kathie lee gifford who said if drag queens love you, you will have the longest career in the world. they know phoney and they know real. >> it's very true. >> true. >> i have it on a t-shirt. >> our wise kathie lee gifford, el done. >> making her ainto the s.a.g. aards. meanwhile all the conventional iz -- wisdom after the golden globes. while the lead actor did win from "the artist." kwo "the help" did really well. >> they won for ensemble coast. >> octavia spencer for best supporting actress and viola davis for best actress. and christopher plummer won best supporting actor as well. a shoe-in for the oscar. >> there you have it. a shoe-in for the oscar.

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8:00 now on a monday morning, the 30th day of january 2012. kind of a nice morning here. it's about 33 degrees or so. bright, sunny sky and nice people, some even wearing new york giants hats standing in the crowd as the super bowl is just seven days away. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker. getting excited. meanwhile before we talk about that, let's talk about one of the stars in our studio now. jennifer lopez is here to talk about the new season of "american idol." also she's working on another show she's going to describe for us and we'll catch up with what else is going on in her life --

no, we won't. that's what i said. we'll talk only career. and about the beautiful outfit she's wearing as well and how nice she looks. >> jennifer and the code of silence. >> the house how's the burtibut? >> you mentioned the super bowl. i think of it as the day you eat everything you want. david zinczenko has healthier alternatives even for beer. he's messing with beer. >> why would you do that on super bowl sunday? >> because we don't want to grow three sizes in a day. >> speaking of the super bowl, you and i are headed out there. >> no. >> yes skblnch. >> really? >> starting friday we'll be there live in indianapolis. we have a great concert. a downtown indianapolis concert with gym class heroes, maroon 5 and "the voice" adam levine.

>> adam experts a ginormous crowd outside on friday. >> it's today at the super bowl friday, saturday and sunday. i'll be there monday, but that doesn't count, i guess. everybody else leaves. >> really? >> yeah. >> i'll be on the sidelines trying for interviews. they'll probably snub me, but what the heck. >> no, no. >> natalie has the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. noo newt gingrich is playing catch-up before tuesday's crucial republican florida primary. a new nbc marist poll has mitt romney with a 15-point lead. newt gingrich labeled romney a massachusetts liberal. rick santorum had to cancel campaign stops to stay with his daughter in a philadelphia hospital. she has a genetic disorder and was suffering pneumonia. santorum said she's made a miraculous turnaround since

being hospitalized. campaigning on his behalf, his 20-year-old daughter elizabeth. one of the worst pile-ups in history is being blamed on smoke from a brush fire that may have been intentionally set. at least ten people were killed, 18 injured in the chain reaction crash sunday on interstate 75. police in alabama are questioning potential witnesses after finding five people shot to death inside a birmingham home on sunday. officers made the discovery while investigating reports of a robbery in progress. officials in italy say it could take up to ten months to remove the cruise ship that ran aground more than two weeks ago. rough seas delayed efforts to remove a half million gallons of fuel. here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up on "nightly news" tonight. >> coming up, a great story from chelsea clinton who will introduce us to an 89-year-old decorated world war ii veteran who these days is on a very different mission bringing

comfort to a lot of people. that and more on "nightly news" tonight. for now, back to you. >> thank uh you, brian. now for a look at what's trending. our quick round-up of what has you talking online. saturday's funeral for etta james has spawned a youtube hit with christina aguilera performing "at last." ♪ >> well, that moving rendition has already been viewed on youtube more than 2 million times. legoman in space is an internet sensation since two canadian teens used a weather balloon to send the toy figure and four cameras into the stratosphere last week -- pretty genius. legospaceman has a facebook page with images snapped from 80,000

feet above the earth. and espn x-games are trending on yahoo thanks to shaun white's fifth straight gold medal performance in the half pipe. he earned the first perfect is 100 score and colton moore was separated from his snowmobile 130 feet in the air. despite the you can wicked landing, he did come back to capture the gold. that's remarkable and scary. 8:0 # 5. now back outside to al roker. how about that? coming back strong for the gold. >> i could do that. >> yeah. fall off the snowmobile? >> i did that. we were in salt lake city. we have nice friends here. where are you from? oklahoma. oh. what's your name? >> madeline. >> i like your feather. that's

good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4. sunshine, cold breezes on this monday morning and temperatures at or below freezing most of the region. reagan national is at 34 but elsewhere, upper 20s to near 30 degrees. later today into the 40s with sunshine. then sunshine again tomorrow but warmer, cold start in the morning but afternoon highs up

around 60. low to mid 60s on wednesday with increasing clouds. thursday could get some rain. we ought to get some sun back on friday. right now the weekend looking unce and that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thanks. coming up, the beautiful and talented jennifer lopez p, right after this. hey you. so you think chocolate's gonna make up for everything, huh? oh, actually it's hot chocolate... with caramel. caramel, huh? [ male announcer ] nothing says "i really love you"

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actress, "american idol" judge and topped "people's" most beautiful people of 20 is11 lis. good morning. >> good morning! >> you have had eye issues. we have all kinds of drama this morning. you say i stiffed you last time. >> you were supposed to interview me. something happened. some big news story. you left. >> i'm sorry. i apologize. >> you answered questions. i'm sure we took care of you. i don't care how big you get. when people calls you the most beautiful woman on the planet -- >> yeah. >> that's a good ego boost. >> you know what? it's weird. it's weird, great and nice. i don't know. it's surreal in a way. >> please take this the right way. it's not like you're some 18-year-old supermodel. >> no. >> they're saying that beauty is -- can be a more mature look which you have grown into. >> right. that's what i loved about it.

i loved that they didn't pick somebody who was 21 years old. there are so many beautiful people in the world and it's all relative. at the end of the day they chose to pick somebody in their 40s who was a mom who's been in the business a long time. >> i think a lot of people cheered for that. >> by the way, it was a big deal for me, too. real big deal. >> you have had quite a year. >> yeah. >> when you think about "american idol," the album and other things we'll get to, but "american idol" in particular. when i watch the show i think, she's having a good time on the program. >> yeah. >> i was surprised it took you so long to commit to coming back. why was that? >> last year was a tough year for me. towards the end i got really tired. live tv, honestly, i don't know how you do it for so many hours every day. it was a whole new thing for me. by the end of it i was exhausted. i wasn't just doing that. if i was just doing that it would have been easier. that coupled with everything

else on my plate. >> was it the money? >> no. >> about leverage, input, anything like that? >> no, no. >> could you have walked away? >> i could have. but i love the show and i do have a good time doing it. >> out of your role on "american idol" -- by the way, before the new show, do you think we have reached critical mass in this genre yet? we have "american idol," "the x factor," "america's got talent," "the voice," "the sing-off." when do we reach critical mass? >> i don't know. i don't think people get tired of singing or dancing. it always entertains. you have "so you think you can dance," so many shows like this. people just love music. as long as they love music there will be room for a show that's good in the genre. >> i imagine the new show you're working on will fall into the good theater. it's called "que viva," the

chosen. >> it's really different. we are putting together a latin show. simon fuller er approache eed md i. it's about us going through latin america finding different acts. this is an act from brazil. tango. different latin music to show diversity and the unity. it's a beautiful journey marc and i and jamie king, the director, go on to cast the amazing show. >> i like how casual you keep saying "marc and i." >> yeah. >> because your marriage ended in the last year it would have been easy to -- >> to walk away. >> and say this is awkward. why do this? why didn't you? >> marc and i were friends before we got married for years. we always loved each other. we always worked together. it wasn't an unnatural thing for us to continue working together.

obviously we have children together. so it's not like he's not going to be in my life. he always will be. i don't know. it's a passion project for us. it has difficult moments but it's still a great thing we are doing and that we feel we are doing. >> it's an adult approach. people say, we were best friends before we got married. out of the period of kwors most people need to go through a time of not liking each other before they can get back to that. >> we have those moments. we're human. i'm not going to sit here and lie about that. but at the end of the day there is real love there. there is family there. that comes first. and at the end of the day we also love this project. like i said, as it has difficult moments once in a while when we're together, just because of the same things as when we were married. >> here's what you said to vanity fair. sometimes we don't realize we are compromising ourselves to understand that a person is not good for you or that the person is not treating you in the right

way or -- >> matt, i want to kill you right now. >> i didn't steal your diary. this is from an interview you gave. >> i know! why do you have to bring it up? >> or treating himself in the right way if i stay i'm not doing the right thing for me. i love myself enough to walk away. >> right. >> can you explain it more? >> no, i can't. do you know why? everything i wanted to say about the divorce i said in that article. marc and i agreed we weren't going to talk about it publically again. it really is our personal life. we have children. it's something we have to respect and keep sacred. at the end of the day we're working together. we have a lot of love for each other. we're human and it's not the easiest thing in the world but we handled it with grace and caring. and a lot of love. >> let me move on. that hurt when you did that to me knee. >> and i will punch you again! >> the last album was love, question mark. >> i'm going to kill you. go. >> the title of your album.

do you think you'll marry again? >> i don't know! i don't know. >> no? >> i don't know. we'll see. i don't know. >> is it hard -- >> it's not time to think about that yet. do you know what i mean? it's still fresh. >> how are the kids doing? >> so good. >> yeah? >> yeah. i was talking to my daughter on the balcony yesterday. i miss her so much and i was shedding a tear. they're great. they're wonderful. they're so loving and too smart for 3 years old. they're going to be 4 next month. >> they're growing up in a world with a lifestyle that you did not grow up with. >> yeah. >> that's a challenge for a lot of people. >> yeah. >> you have a reputation as being a person who came from almost nowhere and they are privileged. >> they are. >> does it worry you? >> i think about it. because i loved my upbringing. i tried to give them the same thing, just in a bigger house is

how i try to think about it. the same family. they grow up around their cousins and aunts like i did. they eat the same foods as i did when i was growing up. you know, i try to keep what was so great about growing up puerto rican in the bronx, lower middle class family, the same values, the same things that were important to my mom and dad and i tried to do with them. >> they may have better tieoys t you want the same values. >> somebody asked me, matt, when your kids get older what do you want them to say about their childhood? what do you want them to say? >> so serious these interviews. >> i can go back to the other subject is if you want. >> no, no. let's stay here. that they were happy. they felt loved, that they got the confidence they needed to fulfill their dreams in life. that's what i feel i got from my

childhood. >> always nice to have you here. >> thank you, matt. >> come back more often. if you're throwing a super bowl party, healthier alternatives to your game time drinks and snacks. we'll get to that right after this. hey, you made your own lunch. yep! (mom) i'm so proud of you. the bus is here, gotta go mom. okay hunny, have a great day. look in your bag, made you something. (announcer) it's more than just that great peanut taste, choosing jif is a simple way to show someone how much you care. choosey moms, choose jif. have 46 grams of whole grains... mmmm.

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back now at 8:20 with a special super bowl edition of "eat this, not that!." the big game is sunday and that means you will do plenty of eating and drinking. how do you make sure your diet doesn't get sidelined? we have david zinczenko, the author of "eat this, not that!" supermarket survival guide. good morning to you. >> great to see you, ann. >> great to see you. you're a bit of a buzz kill. i'm thinking super bowl is one of the few days out of the year where you can eat anything you want. why can't we? >> you're going to eat a ton of food and still save the equivalent of a pound of body weight that day. what you need is no fumble snacking strategies. that's what you need. >> to membership us you have five of the popular super bowl snacks and you're going to break it down with healthier options starting with chips. >> right. everybody loves chips and dip. these chips from lay's say natural, sea salt.

these are head fakes. these are marketing buzzwords. sea salt is not any better than regular salt. combine it with this french onion dip, when you see french onion dip coming run the other way. abandon ship. it's an oily wreck. >> this isn't much. >> it's a lot of fat. going to the dips over here you will save more fat. this combination is the equivalent in fat of eating nine twinkies. >> oh, yeah. which do we choose? >> if you want to look like this, eat that. you don't want to look like a football. go with the baked tostitos scoops and spicy salsa which is metabolism-stoking and save 33 grams of fat. >> okay, sold. those are nice sizes, you get a lot of salsa. what about chowder or as the patriots say it, chow-dah.

>> new england versus the giants right here. the problem is the new england chowder is going to turn you into a giant. okay? >> that would be bad for new england patriot fans. 420 calories. okay? it ends up being the calorie equivalent of two entire cups of cool whip. >> might as well eat that. >> if you want to cut out 65% of the fat go with manhattan clam chowder. it's tomato-based broth. >> you have been working on this. you're going to mess with the beer? come on, dave. >> still going to drink a lot of beer. you know sam adams will make it to the super bowl party. but the imperial stout, that's how they will describe you. each of the 12-ouncers is over 300 calories. it's over 300 calories. you are sipping throughout the game and you do over 900 calories. it's the equivalent of drinking

a six-pack of coke. >> not a good idea. >> stick with sam adams and go light. >> in any beer brand if you go with a light you will do better. obviously. >> in this case it's flavorful, complex and you're saving an astonishing 565 calories. >> nicely done. have you had some? i can smell some on your breath. >> we always order double of everything. let's talk wings now. this is a big place where we are eating calories. >> these are boneless wings. that doesn't mean they are weightless. this serving from applebee's is over 1,200 calories. the problem is it's two entire days of sodium. to spput it in perspective it's like eating 13 orders of taco bell nachos. >> oh, man. >> if you get the applebee's wings get the ones with the bones in them. it's a nutritional tom brady. it still pack as protein punch

but you get half the calories and one-third the sodium. >> what's the difference? >> that's really sugary, they're boneless. >> you still have a creamy sauce here. >> it's great. fills you up. >> and pizza! >> you're still eating. >> this is enjoyable. >> then you go to the hand-tossed pizza from domino's. hand toss it to a skinny teenager or toss it out the window. the problem is two slices are 700 calories with a day's worth of saturated fat, the fat equivalent of seven scoops of breyer's. go with the thin crust. it's still spicy. uh you get the fiber-rich veggies, chicken and save hundreds of calories and a ton of fat. >> thin crust. >> not hand tossed. >> david zinczenko, thanks. enjoy the game. of course it will air here on nbc on sunday.

8:26 is your time on this monday, january 30, 2012. let's go to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at the forecast. good morning. we have some cold breezes on this monday morning. we've got the sunshine but winds coming in gusting to around 15 miles an hour even though temperatures are hovering near freezing, it feels colder than that so layer up this morning. certainly feeling like wintertime. later today highs in the 40s. lots of sunshine but then warmer weather moves in tomorrow afternoon into the low 60s. may even hit low to mid 60s on wednesday with increasing clouds. then some rain is possible thursday with highs in the 50s drying out friday. weekend right now looking uncertain. stay tuned, we'll keep you

posted. we'll take a quick break and we'll take a quick break and

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8:30 now on a monday morning. it's the 30th of january, 2012. we have a really nice crowd soaking up the winter sun from over the tall buildings above us. down below here on rockefeller plaza. we are happy to have everyone here joining us. i'm ann curry with matt lauer, al roker and natalie morales.

we'll be talking about things men use. there you go. we have jenna bush hager giving us the low-down on men's fashion and pamperring coming up this half hour. >> also ahead, al and i like to discuss you don't have to spend a fortune to look your best. we'll show you some of the top hair and makeup products that you can find at your local drugstore. >> all right. >> then what are employers looking for in this tough job market? coming up, we'll tell you the things you should be aware of and what role social media may play as well. things like facebook, what you should have out there on facebook when it comes to the process of hiring. >> shouldn't have out there. >> exactly. >> and does my personality make me look fat? because actually there are five personality traits that could

help or hurt you as you try to lose weight. they can actually fight you. >> really? >> you know, as i watch "the biggest loser," sometimes i get caught up in it. a lot of it is psychological. >> emotional behaviors. >> a lot of stuff up here. >> and those applebee's chicken wings. >> yes, sir. >> mr. roker? >> breezy and cold on this monday morning. good morning, i'm tom kierein in storm center 4. right now around the region we

have temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s much of the area from west virginia all the way to the atlantic beaches. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties now in the upper 20s and in the district of columbia, low 30s. later today into the 40s with sunshine. then warmer weather moves in after a cold start tomorrow. it will be in place tuesday and wednesday. then maybe some rain on thursday. don't forget. get the weather channel any time day or night. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >> thank you so much. coming up, jenna bush hager has the guide for the most fashionable man. first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:35. men's grooming has become a roughly $5 billion industry in the united states. it's developed a language of its

own. "today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager is here to explain the language. nice to see you. >> you may laugh but we knew it was serious business when the wall street journal told men to grab their murses. i know you have one. now we are telling you to grab your pen and paper because this is no ordinary fashion segment. it's a cross between style and slang. what do you get when you cross a briefcase with a purse? >> it's a briefcase. turn it around. >> reporter: you're a man. this is an accessory. >> it's a briefcase. >> reporter: it's your murse, your man purse. >> it's not a murse. >> reporter: how about jewelry for a man? now we are getting to the mewelry. this is a bracelet for men. >> women. i'm not wearing that. are you insane? >> reporter: look at it. >> he's wearing his wife's jewelry. >> reporter: this is mewelry. >> this is for a woman. >> reporter: even the most

powerful men in the world are wearing masculine mandals. eric mckean says the rise in men's fashion has led to a new way of life and a unique lexicon describing men's fashion. >> there are manpris, capris pants for men, meggings, leggings for men. i will advised. >> reporter: you like the marka. >> you can, but you shouldn't. >> reporter: does this language portray the modern man or is it helping to perpetuate a one-sided spoof of metrosexuals. >> meet the bro. >> reporter: five years ago even oxford english dictionary added manbag to the edition. >> we use m to signify man because people want to assert the masculinity around these items that are traditionally feminine.

>> reporter: eric jennings from sacs fifth avenue claims it is going back to old glamour. >> it's vintage heritage interpreted in a modern way. >> reporter: which reminds us of the dapper dude. would you say you're a metro or a manly man. >> i'm more metro in that i care about what i wear. i'm not a lumberjack type. i'm not going to put a t-shirt and flannel shirt on, not shave for three weeks. >> reporter: fashion isn't the end of it. men have entered the world of the typically female-controlled pamperring. men-only spas have popped up all over the united states. to figure out the new dynamic we decided to take a reluctant fashion plate on a metro makeover. oh, look who's getting manpered. i know you use a lot of hair products. >> yeah, i do. >> reporter: wrinkle cream? >> no, i'm not matt lauer.

i don't have well manicured nails. >> reporter: have you ever gotten a facial? >> hello. >> how are you? >> this is the eucalyptus and sulfur mask. >> this would be faster with a power painter. >> reporter: and then to somewhere no hard hitting journalist has gone before. >> beach bum tanning. >> are you saying i'm pale? >> reporter: let's get our spray tan on. >> really? this keeps getting better. how do i look? what do you think? >> reporter: you're so tan. >> i'm into it. manning. >> reporter: manning. would you ever go full body? >> let me just take this -- >> reporter: no, no, this is morning television. is this all one big man joke? >> i have a man headache now. >> reporter: not according to the wall street journal who reported that sales of men's

apparel rose in 2011 and the mocabulary may be here to stay. we think when you turn on the tv and see men looking this good it's hard to complain. >> yeah, yeah. >> with fashion week coming up we're not sure if designers will use this man language, but i will. in fact, we have some products right here that we want to see if you guys or your men would wear. >> colored denim? >> yes. >> you would wear it? >> absolutely. >> we've seen you wear orange pants before. >> you would wear these? teal? >> i would. >> i'd wear maybe the green ones. >> you're changing your whole -- the green ones. >> you're changing your perspective. >> you've worn mewelry. >> thou dost protest too much. >> let's get to the murses. >> it's not a murse.

it's a briefcase. >> oops, your glasses. if you have to hold it like a purse it's a murse. >> if it has a shoulder strap on it -- >> you walk like that. >> would you carry this? >> i don't love that one, but this is more of a messenger bag which is popular. >> the male purse is a messenger bag? >> guys can have messenger bags also. >> or backpacks. >> you need to carry stuff, too. >> fine. let's get to it. this is on a woman's happened. but would you wear man jewelry? >> a lot of rock stars wear bracelets. it's very hip and happening. i think the young people -- >> oh, the young people! >> high schoolers and boys that age. >> 30-year-olds. >> you wouldn't wear this? >> not the beaded one. maybe a thin leather strap like what you get at a beach location. >> look.

>> i don't know. >> how did jeff rosen's tan turn out? >> he looked like the lorax. >> he said he was sad it wore off. he might be a return customer. >> he could be a return spray tanner. >> how did you enjoy your manpering? >> i'm going back. >> that was fun. >> you look handsome. >> mansome. >> up next, the best and most affordable beauty products you can pick up at the drugstore, al. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning, drugstore glam. two-thirds of us think the pressure to look good is more intense than ever. we spend billions on cosmetics

and beauty products every year. so how can you invest in your looks without breaking your bank? we have mary alice stevenson, a celebrity beauty consultant joining us this morning. good morning. >> good morning, ann. you're looking glamorous this morning. >> as are you. you actually use a lot of the products that come out of the drugstore. >> products don't have to be expensive to make you look beautiful. these are products that i use and use with the celebrities i work with that you can find at your local drugstore. >> for example? >> for example, eyes. >> mascara. >> let your eyes have a wow moment. you can do it two ways. this is rimmel scandalize. this lengthens the lashes, makes them full and beautiful. $6.99. >> when i look at the price i think, oh, my gosh, it's probably going to cause me to have an eye infection or a problem. >> absolutely not! >> you say we can do it. >> we can do that. it really works. >> amazing. staying in the eye category. >> i have individual lashes on right now. most actresses --

>> i love that you owned up to it. >> of course. they make your eyes go like this. most actresses wear individual eyelashes on magazine covers and on the red carpet. this starter kit is $11 $11.95 has everything you need, tweezers and glue, to put your individual lashes on. >> these individuals? >> these are accents that go at the corner of the eyes. >> pop them open. now an eye liner. >> a lot of actresses get glamorous with the cat eye. it's usually a liquid liner but it can be messy and smudged. i love maybelline's pen. you draw on the line. it's fantastic. >> it's like a magic marker on your eye. easier to use. that's not expensive. >> not expensive. that's $7.99. >> now, this is 99 cents. >> angelina jolie had this fantastic red mouth.

insider tip, red on the lips makes your teeth look whiter for pictures. >> nice. >> fantastic red called retro red. nyc new york, 99 cents. >> you have to be careful. one red doesn't -- one size does not fit all. >> it can age people in pictures. another example of how to have a perfect pout is to use stained gloss. this is maybelline super stay. put it on once, lasts for ten hours. >> ten hours? >> ten hours, baby. >> it's glossy for ten hours? >> glossy for ten hours. it looks fresher and fantastic and stays for ten hours. and it is $7.99. >> that saves us money. i use this because i like that. it goes on without being greasy. >> you, like almost every actress and dpla mower girl i know uses the product. you used to have to go to specialty stores and now it's at

drugstores. it's $29.95 but worth every penny. it's ultra light. >> you're really not saving money on this one. >> not much money but it's worth it. it's a great product at drugstores. it was more expensive at specialty stores and it fits in your handbag. >> and it's great for your skin. >> cleansing. olay has an advanced clepansing system. battery operated. you can use it in the shower and it exfoliates. >> very gentle. >> you used to be able to get them at a spa. now you can get it at the drugstore. >> oh, ticklish. oh, turn that off. oil of olay has a great reputation. >> $26.95. i love this toothbrush. $4. you can whiten your teeth while you're brushing. >> it's a whitener. >> you brush and whiten at the

same time. >> how does it do that? >> the bristles. this is reach total care whitening toothbrush. the bristles whiten your teeth. >> they get the decay off your teeth. they just hit the market. no more messy strips. >> there is a shampoo that has salma hay yek's name on it. >> kudos to her for creating a skin care and beauty line at drugstores. $8.39. she created the product as an ode to her mexican grandmother. it makes your hair shiny and glamorous and gorgeous. this is quinoa smooth and shine. >> what i'm eating? >> exactly. shampoo and eat at the same time. i love that she created a line for drugstores. she's glamorous and knows that beautiful things don't have to cost a lot.

>> thanks for saving us money to help us look pretty. coming up next, the single most important thing when interviewing for a new job. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back with help for millions of americans looking for work. what can you do to land a job in

today's tough market? here with what every job candidate needs to know are jim citron and julie down, author of "you need a leader, now what"? i have done segments on finding an ideal job. in this market it's about finding any job. how do you suggest people target their search? >> the first thing is to think about managing a career. it's about understanding what you're passionate about, what you're good at and finding the right fit. that's the key. even though it's about getting the first job, getting in there, adding value and then finding the way to succeed. >> what's the most important thing when it comes to a candidate looking for a job in terms of marketing themselves? what do you highlight on your resumé? >> i think it depends on what you're looking for. you need to show that you have something that's relevant to what you're doing. so even if it's not your last job. even if it's something that you do in your spare time, something that's relevant to what they are looking for. so they don't think you have

just sent out -- >> a mass mailing. >> they think you have targeted them. >> just about everybody has one or two weaknesses on their resumé. how do you suggest people handle the weaknesses? do you hide them and hope your employer won't see them or tackle them head on? >> we wrote the book from the perspective of people hiring the right person. but the same principle is true when you're looking for a job. it's about finding the right fit. i wouldn't hide the weaknesses. i would say, this is what i'm really good at. this is the environment in which i can succeed. and matching that and doing the diagnosis to match that to the employer's environment. >> companies have a choice. they can hire a candidate from within, promote that person or go from outside the company. since you wrote the book from the employer's perspective, how do they make the decision? what's the deciding factor? >> it's easier to go with the person you know, the internal person. it is harder to take the step and take a risk and look for

somebody outside. so i think you need to be able to make your case to them. whether you are the internal candidate or the external candidate, you have to make it easy for the person interviewing you to see you in that job. >> and we have been working with companies for years. 50 years. sometimes companies think, oh, we need an outsider to come in and shake it up. but sometimes they think, oh, only an insider can succeed. the point is the a same people can be successful in one situation that can be failures in another. it's about matching it to the situation. >> if i'm looking for a job at 54 years of age and competing with someone who's 36, 37 years of age i think i'm at a disadvantage unless experience is the ultimate factor. how does age play into this? >> let me take that. we have actually done studies and, in fact, in most cases there is no correlation between a person's age and performance on the job. people need to be armed with

that information. sometimes you need to be flexible, not every position is going to be a step exactly in their linear sense forward. >> what about gender? how much does that play in hiring decisions based on what you have seen? >> well, the numbers would suggest it plays into it because as you look you see women are not making the progress we all would have hoped. they have been in the pipeline a long time. obviously people don't talk about it because it's illegal to talk about it. so it must play into it. i think as a woman you need to be stronger in managing your own career and making your case, again, of why you at this time. and i think for women it's more important when you have a job to really manage your career and make sure you're being promoted and going into places in the direction you want to. >> in the 30 seconds i have left, if i go to apply for a job should i assume the employer has looked at my facebook page and

has googled me? >> definitely. if you're a parent and you have kids, we have all said it. do not have the red cups out there. be very conscious. by the way, if a negative story is about you on google, it is a reality, but you need to be prepared to address that. >> good information for the 14 million people out there looking for a job. thanks very much. the book is "you need a leader, now what." we're back after your local news. 8:56 is your time on this monday, january 30th, 2012. good morning to you. tom kierein has a look at your forecast and this crazy january weather continues. >> feeling like winter this morning. now as we approach mid morning just beginning to get above freezing throughout much of the region, at or a little bit above freezing. most areas across virginia,

maryland, eastern shore but in parts of the shen dandoah valle still freezing. we'll have some sunshine into the 40s later, and warming up tomorrow afternoon near 60. mid 60s wednesday, could get some rain on thursday. we'll take a quick break i just had it with cable. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. a lot of times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me.

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we're back now with more of "today" on a monday morning. 30th day of january 2012. it's nice in the northeast. hopefully it's nice where you are waking up or as mr. roker would say, in your neck of the woods. >> i say it just le that. >> i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker and savannah guthrie as well. coming up we'll talk about a serious story out of maine that we have been following for about six weeks now, the disappearance of ayla reynolds, a young girl who disappeared while staying at her father's home. police in maine say blood found in the basement of the home is

ayla's blood. we'll get the latest update on that in a live report. >> all right. >> another note, keeping your heart healthy. experts say up to 80% of heart disease is preventable. as we get ready to kick off american heart month we'll tell you how to keep your heart strong and how the task changes as you age from your 20s to your 50s. >> also coming up, did you know that your personality type could affect how much you eat, how much weight you may be gaining and how difficult it may be for you to lose weight? in fact, for example, if you're a multi tasker, you know you're more likely to stuff food in your mouth. >> because you're not paying attention. >> that's one example of a personality trait that can affect your weight. >> makes sense. we'll get into that. and valentine's is just around the corner. we know the do it yourself gift is the best. we have do it yourself gifts with a high tech make over. personal scrapbooks,

personalized candy. perhaps a murse for the man in your life. >> the "today" show scrapbook will be huge. >> that's a big one. >> imagine going home to debra with a "today" scrapbook. >> honey, for you. >> natalie is at the news desk. >> good morning to you guys, again. good morning, everyone. the republican presidential candidates are making a final mush in flori push in florida ahead of tuesday's primary. mitt romney is pulling ahead 42 to 27%. according to the poll one of the key factors in romney's edge over gingrich is electability. voters see him as the most likely candidate to beat president obama. now to the mysterious disappearance of maine toddler ayla reynolds. police confirmed that some of her blood was found in her father's home. nbc's michelle franzen has the latest.

>> reporter: new clues in the case of missing toddler ayla reynolds. investigators confirm some of the blood found in justin depietro's basement matches the 21-month-old who vanished. >> there were hundreds of pieces of potential evidence taken. among them, blood we found in the basement. the crime lab continues to work on the evidence. >> reporter: the blood, investigators say was collected in the initial weeks after ayla's disappearance. they are waiting for the results of further testing. in a statement, ayla's family said the police told them they found, quote, more blood than a small cut would produce, adding they still cling to hope that she's found alive. police have not charged anyone with the crime or called anyone a suspect. they do suspect foul play. their focus in recent weeks centered on those who last saw ayla on december 16th. his father, girlfriend and sister. >> we were told someone came into the home, grabbed ayla and vanished in the night.

we have not found one piece of evidence to back that up. >> reporter: we reached out to depietro, but he's not commenting on the blood found. he denied involvement in ayla's disappearance. would never do anything to harm my daughter. she's the world to me. i just want my daughter home. i'm doing anything possible that i can to get my daughter home. >> reporter: this past weekend, he attended a vigil for his daughter and came face to face in public with ayla's mom trista reynolds for the first time since ayla went missing. the parents do not live together. reynolds has been critical of his actions. ayla yuz was living with her father while reynolds attended drug and alcohol rehab. she demanded answers. >> i'm trying to concept the fact that blood was found of my daughter. that's my reaction. >> reporter: reynolds dad is

speaking out about his grand daughter's disappearance. >> this family again has gone through hell. i'm tired of it. >> reporter: anger, along with the pain of not knowing, setting in. >> every day it's hard not knowing where she is. >> reporter: michelle franzen. >> a jury has found a father, his wife and son dpil ti of killing three young girls in a so-called honor killing because they disrespected the family by dating and going online. their bodies were found in a car in a canal in ontario. another woman was also killed. stepped up tension between the west and iran as nuclear inspectors look at tehran's nuclear facilities. a military spokesman said it would respond to a threat from the west in a, quote, crushing manner and warned the u.s. to reduce its presence in the

region. meantime sunday tehran threatened to cut off oil shipments to europe amid new tough sanctions from the west. liam neeson's star power was unbeatable at the weekend box office. he took the top spot with "the grey." the vampire film was second and "one for the money" in third. this is for you to decide. as a utah man recorded what he said was an unidentified flieg object hovering for several minutes in the night sky. however nay sayers think it was likely a remote control model airplane or maybe a paraglider flying with lights on. i don't know. six minutes past the hour now. let's turn it back over to al. >> we had the story on "wake up with al" this morning and it was a guy with garbage bags with helium and l.e.d. lights attached advertising a website. >> there you go. leave it to al roker. >> we

it's been a breezy and cold morning with the sunshine around the region. good morning, tom kierein in stort center 4 right now. right now 36 at reagan national. getting a little bit above freezing in fairfax, arlington and prince george's counties. still near freezing in montgomery county, points north

and west. will gradually climb into the 40s by later this afternoon as winds shift into the west-southwest. then tomorrow a southwesterly flow should warm us up from 30 in the morning to low 60s in the afternoon. mid 60s wednesday. could get >> announcer: today's healthy heart is brought to you by campbell's address your heart campaign. >> time now for today's healthy heart. tips on preventing heart disease at any age. according to the american heart association, 80% of heart disease is preventable. "today" contributor dr. raj, contributing medical editor from health magazine has tips to keep our hearts healthy and strong through the decades. good to see you. >> good to see you, al. >> with 80% preventable, the leading cause of death between men and women, why are so many of us dying? >> unfortunately we are in a country now where the majority of people are overweight or obese, a huge risk factor for

heart disease. we are not eating properly, taking care of ourselves. it is preventable in the majority of cases. >> we need to start early. let's start with your 20s. this is a time nobody's thinking about heart disease. you say we should bel. >> studies have shown that early habits can affect your long-term risk. if you have a good risk profile in your 40s you probably won't get heart disease. start early on, even in childhood. starting at any age is never too late. in your 20s focus on exercise. get into a good routine. start good habits early. don't smoke. this is the age where a lot of young people pick up the smoking habit. it's terrible, very hard to quit. don't want excessive drinking and you need to think about diet as well now. >> a lot of 20-year-olds will be watching the super bowl. there is a lot of bad eating. how do you make sure you are eating healthy in your 20s? >> you want to focus on fish, lean meats, chicken without the

skin. the more fruits and vegetables the better. whole grain. dairy. it's important to get calcium, but low fat dairy. >> in our 30s we are thinking about family, careers and a lot of stuff that gets in the way of thinking about your healthy heart. >> you need to focus on yourself. go to the doctor and figure out your risk profile. talk about family history. you should have the baseline cholesterol check at this time. blood pressure check is important. talk about when you should be screened, how often. also, again, you need to talk about diet a exercise. >> speaking of eating properly in your 30s what should we look at? >> look out for refined sugars. have fiber every day in your diet that keeps you full for a longer period. and look at antioxidants in the fruits and vegetables. the majority of the plate should have a color to it. green, red, orange. >> brighter the better. >> exactly. >> we move into our 40s now. a lot of folks say i'm in my 40s, set in my way.

i can't make changes but you say you can. >> you really want to have a discussion with your doctor about your risk profile. there are more refined cholesterol tests. they are not routine but they may be appropriate if uh you have risk factors or family heart disease. you really want to get a glucose test to see if you're at risk for diabetes, one of the biggest causes of heart disease out there. it could be silent early on. make sure you are up to date with your blood pressure checks as well. >> and in your 40s your weight may creep up. >> people put on weight in the 40s particularly in the waist which is dangerous for heart disease. people don't realize there is a lot of sugar in beverages whether it's sweetened fruit juices or soda. cut it out completely and lose weight. >> in your 50s, the heart attack risk increases dramatically. >> even more in women. when they go through menopause,

estrogen falls and that protects your heart. they have to watch out for heart disease. women should be careful, talk to the doctor, get yearly cholesterol checks, be on medication if necessary for blood pressure. >> and diet is very important. >> very important. oatmeal, avocado, healthy fats, low in trans fats and unsaturated fats. >> the take is it's never too late. >> do something about it. >> dr. raj, thank you so much. still ahead, is your personality making you fat? we'll explain. later, do it yourself valentine's gifts go high tech. first, these messages. [ male announcer ] what's the beat that moves your heart? how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do.

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and robbi ludwig is a "today" contributor. good morning. >> good morning. >> the studies in the last couple of years show the link between emotions and behavior and personality when it comes to what we eat and weigh and all of that. what does this tell us? >> most people know what's healthy. there is information overload with food and exercise. however it's not that simple. our behaviors, our personality get in the way which is why i tell my clients to pinpoint their thickers anking triggers e up with control for them. if your mother-in-law stresses you out and every time you hang up the phone with her you reach for the cookies, take out your list of controls, your plan of attack. you have a road map to success to get you through those emotions. >> let's identify the personalities. robbi will help us understand how to fix the behavior. first off is the typical night

owl. what is a night owl? what does that tell you about them? >> the night owl likes to stay up late at night, eat while they are staying up. you need to set limits with yourself. you may want to say after 8:00 i won't munch on anything. or knowing that when you're tired it can -- and you can talk more about this. we've drawn to foods that are fatter and can make us fatter. so knowing that can help that when you're exhausted you don't have willpower. >> it's out the window. >> your hunger hormones increase, your satisfaction hormones decrease. you crave higher calorie, high carb foods the next day. give yourself a bedtime just like your children. keep the bed for sleep and sex only. no ipads or iphones. >> cut yourself off as well after a certain time. next is the stress junkie. what happens to the body when you're under so much stress? >> when you're stressed your body releases adrenaline and

cortisol. they give us energy. but many of us are stressed out all day long whether it's the kids or work, so we release cortisol. it makes us crave carbohydrate foods and release insulin. we accumulate fat in the mid section which puts us at risk of heard disease and diabetes and stroke. >> i can imagine it could be a combination of the personalities. >> absolutely. nobody is just one thing. >> what's a stress junkie do to combat the stress. >> exchange something unhealthy for something healthy. exercise trains the body to deal with stress and helps with what you crave. if you're taking care of yourself it's amazing what you want to eat versus what you will eat if you're not feeling good about your body. >> this is so me. multi tasker. i eat when i'm doing a multitude of things. i we do mindless eating. >> what working mom isn't a

multi tasker? i have clients who sit in front of the refrigerator and eat as many calories as they should for the whole meal while doing other things. it's common. you need to focus in on beg mindful. basic behaviors. plate your food. use small plates. also, you can do simple things like using a napkin for every eating occasion. it signals that you are eating. food journal. people that journal are likely to lose twice as much weight as people who don't. >> you realize how many calories you are taking in. >> anything you're conscious of, you're not going to be denying. just because you deny calories doesn't mean it's not going into your body and creating extra pounds. >> okay. this is another group people fall into known as the givers. these are people constantly taking care of everyone else. what does food mean to them? >> absolutely. they are emotionally drained. they are taking care of everyone else. it's easier to go for comfort with food than maybe to call a

friend. this is often the person that at a restaurant also doesn't want to special order the meal. they don't take care of themselves. someone like this needs to write down their feelings. let it out. put it in a journal. >> just to add to that they have a hard time dealing with negative feelings. seeing themselves as angry. so they use food as almost self-medication to reduce those uncomfortable feelings. just acknowledge you're going to have a range of feelings even if you are a giving person. >> i will mention the last one is perfectionist which everyone deals with. >> i'll let you deal with it. >> this is an all or nothing attitude. go for the gold, push yourself but be realistic. >> ladies, thanks so much. more on the website. our website is today.com and has more on this. coming up, high tech and home made. valentine's day gifts you can personalize for that special someone in your life. first, these messages. iful...

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now let's say hello to sam witmer who plays a vampire on "being human." leading normal human lives is harder than it looks for a vampire, a werewolf who continue to struggle with their super natural double lives. good to see you. >> good morning. how are you? >> you have super paranormal creatures but it's a human story. >> it is. that's what we endeavor to do with the story is tell human stories and the vampire, werewolf, ghost thing is a metaphor, just a little fun. but if we do the story right you could take the vampire, werewolf and ghost out of the show and it would work. >> you play a 257-year-old vampire. before that you didn't get into twilight and stuff. >> i missed that somehow. i don't know.

in my case i read the script and saw this was the story about a guy who was battling drug addiction. >> blood addiction. >> exactly. the way we play it out is he drinks this bagged blood and it's not good. he tries to stay away from the real stuff. >> your guy is a vegetarian. >> he's a vegetarian. >> that makes it hard to be a vampire. >> no gluten. >> right. exactly. >> now the french did it first. was it intimidating to take on a popular program from the bbc? >> we stayed away from watching the british series. we wanted to make the characters our own. now that we have, i have seen everything the british series has done and it's wonderful. >> but yours is better. >> oh, my god. are you kidding? >> the americanization. well done. we should say sam witwer, thank you very much. you can catch "being human" tonight at 9:00/8:00 central on

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game unlike the rest of us. >> you can stay if you like. still coming up in this half hour, the "today" home chef challenge. hundreds of you have been submitting your best recipe to our facebook page. 17 earned viewer vote-winning horns. three home chefs are showing off their winning recipes including pork pesto and pound cake. those are two separate recipes. >> pork, pesto, and pound cake. three different ones. >> and fair warning. we have a high tech twist on do it yourself gifts that will show your loved one how much you care. >> oh. and a really special performance out on the rock center rink. the synchronized ice skating team from massachusetts. they won the u.s. national champion 19 times. they're here to show us why. really fun to watch them performance. al, meanwhile, as we skate to

the music, let's have a check of our weather. >> i'm part of the u.s. synchronized falling team. >> we have video of you on the synchronized swim team. >> there . certainly feeling like a winter morning now. we're just in the mid 30s. we've got a bit after breeze coming in out of the north and west that will shift into the west later today. right now near or little bit above freezing for most of the region. reagan national at 36 and later into the 40s and sunshine.

overnight tonight clear, getting cold again near 30 by dawn tomorrow but with a southwest breeze warming to the low 60s tomorrow afternoon, mid 60s on wednesday. could get rain thursday. dry on friday. and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. up next, high tech do it yourself valentine's day gift idea with a personal touch to thrill your special someone coming up after these messages. , we were determined to see it through. here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. how about both? with covergirl lashblast fusion. our biggest brush meets our fiberstretch formula

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this morning on today's tech it's been said the best gifts are made from scratch. this year, do it yourselfers are scrambling online to find the most creative, meaningful ways to say "i love you" this valentine's day. heather cabot is here with her favorite diy discoveries. good morning. >> good morning. >> do it yourself is a big trend this year. >> it actually has been for a yaw fu years. but in the last 30 days on yahoo searchers for valentine's crafts are up 3,000%. people are look for everything from cards, decorations, recipes. it's nice that people want to do ning things metrodome made but they can go online and find resources and inspiration. >> great ideas. the first one is high tech, how to personalize a high tech gift like an ipad. >> these are covers from a company called m edge. they are for kindle, ipad. you can take a picture that means something to you and add text on the back.

this one says happy valentine's day on the back. or take an image. it's the idea of putting together a thoughtful gift for somebody who enjoys using gadgets or put a new gadget inside. >> your man will love you if you put the ipad inside. scrapbooking is popular. now there is a high tech twist to that. >> there is a proliferation of tools people can use online to make their digital images into printed books. the next generation is scrappad. it allows you to scrapbook on your ipad. use the images on your ipad. you can choose from fun backgrounds, put text, cute little stickers. what's fun about it is you can post it to facebook, e-mail it. in a couple months this company, scrap pad will coordinate with the printing companies to print it as well. it's $4.99 for the app. you get valentine's day and 18 other holidays as well.

>> it's really cute. another idea is a fancy slide show. >> right. i love this website called animoto. i have featured it before. it's an easy way to make professional-looking music videos of your personal photos and fun little video clips. what's new is you can do it on your phone. i'm looking at some of the backgrounds and different ways to put the different images together. what's new is you can do it on your iphone. you can produce this thing sitting with it in the palm of your hand. >> when you're supposed to be at work you can create a slide show right on your phone. >> great for a last-minute gift. for sure. >> looks like you put a ton of time into it. these are ideas you got online. these crayons are a craftsy idea. >> one of the trends is the growth of site that is cue rate. they pull interesting, fun,

creati creative content from the web. we sent to flickr which is a photo sharing site and found this craft which is actually by a blogger named chef mess messy. if you type in valentine's crayons you will find the directions. i made it with my crayon. crush crayons, bake them for ten minutes in silicone baking molds. you get cute crayons and we just glued them to card stock and wrote fun sayings on them. we found it online. >> and personalized candies. do you put names on it? >> this is a company called posh pixels design. we found them on pint trest, a virtual pin board where people pick out images from the web to share with other people. i found this one and they send printable labels for candy. this is just a valentine's day stuff but it's cute. >> adorable.

>> you find hershey's miniatures and you have cute labels that say kiss me. not expensive at all. nice touch. heather, thank you so much. great ideas and we have a couple of weeks still to pull it off. coming up, the home chef challenge. we'll get a taste of winning recipes and "american idol" winner jordin sparks co-hosts the fourth hour with hoda. first, these messages.

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her pound cake with vanilla lime drizzle. impressed me as well. good morning. >> colleen, the all about pork. what made you want to submit this recipe? >> it's a great recipe for a novice home cook, home chef. you can make it in the summer, in the winter. if you have a grill pan. >> great for super bowl, i was thinking. >> great for halftime at super bowl. unfortunately they don't have blue and white peppers so we can't do a giants theme. >> you're starting with getting the vegetables ready. what do you season them with? >> i take dry italian seasoning. >> that's the best stuff to flavor with. >> it's great. >> is that just regular oil? >> canola oil. you mix it together and just brush the pork and brush the vegetables with it. then you grill it. >> okay. >> you don't cook it all the way through. you want to cook it halfway through just to get the taste of the grill and that kind of

flavor. >> you had pork sausage and pork chops as well already grilled. >> we have sweet italian sausage. you can use hot. the secret is thin pork chops, bone in, so they cook well. just layer it like this. >> okay. >> take a can of plum tomatoes. >> whole tomatoes? >> whole tomatoes and pour it over. then you cover it with foil and bake it at 350 for 40 minutes. >> okay. >> when it comes out it's done, beautiful. >> you can garnish it with basil or sage. >> while i try this let me turn it over to savannah. >> we have liz. yours is pesto chicken with pasta. tell us about your recipe. >> it's a great way to take advantage of the pesto you may have frozen during the summer when basil is nice and fresh. >> the pesto we're using the store bought. you could use store bought or home made? >> absolutely. make it easy on you. >> saute the chicken.

>> absolutely. add a little bit of pasta cooking water. the starch helps create a nice sauce. scrape up the brown bits from the pan. add some swiss chard. let it steam for a couple of minutes. >> that's a healthy way to prepare it. >> absolutely. you add back in. >> was that chicken fully cooked when you took it out or do you finish it off here? >> pretty much fully cooked. if not it will finish in here. you can add pesto right in here. it's a nice, easy recipe. very -- doesn't matter if you mess up is, add a little bit more pesto. >> is the pesto the last step? >> it's a very easy, forgiving recipe. >> that sounds great to me. >> just add the pasta right in here. >> dump it in. >> i use whole wheat for extra protein and fiber. but you're welcome to use your favorite pasta.

penne is great. >> looks like parmesan on top? >> fresh basil and parmesan. hopefully you will enjoy it. >> liz, looks beautiful. thank you. >> debbie burrows, we saved dessert for last. this recipe is so successful, not only are you a winner here but stu leonards in connecticut and new york is baking up this dessert. >> in all four bakeries. >> that's cool. >> it's fantastic! >> how do we start? >> we have a five flavor pound cake and a custard. the magic in the recipe is in the contrasts of textures. >> okay. >> just add a little bit of your hot milk into your egg mixture. it has the corn starch. >> if you add too much at once it cooks the eggs. >> you'll have scrambled eggs in your custard. we don't want that. then back into the pan. >> you could use a store bought

pound cake and just make the -- >> absolutely. that makes it easier. bridge it bring it to a boichlt goes the heavy cream. you know, fat free. vanilla. >> and the fat-free butter. >> and the fat-free butter. >> this is healthy. >> right. whisk it up. >> and you have the custard. >> then what? >> we take the custard and we'll drizzle this. >> ooh. >> i'm telling you. you'll love it. then top it with fresh berries. >> powdered sugar. >> dust it with the powdered sugar and voila. here's yours. you have to taste it. >> yes, yes. >> while you eat, i'll talk. thank you so much, all these recipes look great. you can find them on today.com. for your chance to be today's home chef head to today.com. we'll look for your best southwestern breakfast recipes.

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>> announcer: today at the rink is brought to you by smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >> this morning we welcome back the beautiful synchronized skating the skating theatrics of the haydenettes. they won their 19th world championship. we have with us emily albert and lindsay along with the coach. good morning to you. great to have you here. you're competing at such a high level. what does it take to keep going? >> it takes dedication. we push each other and work together. it's worth it in the end. >> and i think a lot of us see

the beauty of the sport. what will it take for you to be recognized as an olympic sport some day? >> to be very athletic. to be technically in a very, very good shape on the ice and use a lot of difficult elements. >> do you think we'll see this at the olympics? >> absolutely. >> we hope so. ladies, i will let you get in place. we'll move over and let the performance begin. ladies and gentlemen, here they are, the beautiful haydenettes. ♪

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everyone. 9:57 the time. let's get a look at the forecast for today. good morning. january acting like a winter month. temperatures have been cold all morning long. just now getting above freezing throughout much of the region. a bit of a breeze makes it feel colder than the 39 at reagan national. windchills are still around 30

degrees. later today though we should climb into the 40s with some sunshine. then cold tonight under a clear sky, near 30 by dawn tomorrow. warming up on tuesday afternoon near 60 degrees. mild again wednesday, could get rain thursday. good morning. still seeing some delays out of the loop of the beltway, good luck road on the right shoulder you'll see an accident. hopefully that will be cleaned up soon. delays continue as you make your way to i-95. other roads look much better. 395 no issues, northbound clear all the way across the 14th street bridge. travel speed, 57 miles per hour. travel speed, 57 miles per hour. coming up on

captions paid for by nbc-universal television ♪ like learning to fly >> right there. >> yep. >> it is fun day monday, january 30th, 2012. the reason you are listening to this terrific song is because we've got the lovely jordin sparks with us, filling in while kathie lee is enjoying a day off. so excited to have you here.

i met her before, youked in, you do your own makeup. >> yes. >> you don't do your own hair because you have, like all of us -- >> i'm working on it. >> great hair. >> thank you. >> is it all -- >> there's some clips in here. but it is mine. >> yours. >> i love them. i think extensions are awesome. i tell people i wear them because it's so easy. i can take them off if i feel like it, put them in if i feel like being glammed up. >> when i look at you now, hard to believe -- was it fooef years? was it five? almost six years. the youngest winner at the time on "american idol." you will probably remember jordyn back in the dain back in. >> look at my mom! ♪ >> oh, my gosh, this song. ♪ this is the moment my mom. >> what do you think when you

look back at what happened five or six years ago? >> i remember just feeling like i can't believe this is happening to me. >> yeah. >> as cliche as that sounds, but it was like one of those moments where they called my name and i didn't hear anything else but my own heartbeat in my ears. i saw people clapping and screaming but i could not hear them. they handed me the microphone and i was, like, i don't remember the words. i i could not think of anything. >> your parents look so loving. still together, your mom and dad? >> they're not, but they still love each other a lot. >> okay. >> my dad's actually out here in new york so i get to see him whenever i come out here. but they are just -- they've always been so supportive of me and my brothers. that's always remained the same. >> talk about crazy. five, six years ago you're on "american idol" and you're doing that. today you are in a movie with the one and the only kwhit knee houston. >> oh, gosh. yes. >> called "sparkle." whitney plays your mom. is that right? >> she plays my mom.

when i first got the part and i knew about it, she was executive producing the movie. i was, like, cool, i'll say hi to her in the movie. a couple days later, she's going to be playing your mother. i was, like, what? it was amazing. a lot of fun to be able to sit or stand in front of her. she's scolding me and i'm thinking it's the greatest thing ever. she was so sweet and nice. to hear her sing, not a dry eye in the house. all bawling. >> what's your whitney song? >> "i will always love you." can't go wrong with that but also -- >> okay, wait. ♪ and i will always love you i will always love you ♪ just can't go wrong with that. >> jordin did this thing in the makeup room, what's that thing? you started singing a song. if you're by yourself, in the

shower and singing, i think you like nat "king" cole. >> yes. love nat "king" cole. one of my favorites ever. >> kind of sipging in the shower -- >> i was thinking about it, and the one place i -- >> see if i know it. >> you will know it. ♪ o, say can you see that's where i practice national anthem is in the shower. >> you sang at one of the super bowls, didn't you? >> i did, back in 2008. >> unnerving, to sit there in front of all those people. >> my heart is pounding now just thinking about it. oh, my gosh. it was funny. my dad played for the giants, actually the rematch event this year. >> sure. >> but i just remember standing there and my dad was, like, at least one of us made it to the super bowl. it was crazy. but it's one of those songs that everybody knows it and it's such an honor to be able to sing it so it's a lot of pressure. i think that and going back to "american idol" are the two things that make me nervous. >> going back to "idol"?

why? >> because when you come back, you want to make sure you're the person that everybody's like, i'm glad i voted for her. this is pressure that, this is why you voted for me. >> what's your woman song? >> "i am woman." yes. >> i wonder if she'll sing that right now. >> it goes -- shoot. hold on. it goes -- here we go. there it is. >> sing with it. ♪ i am woman all woman, all woman yes, i am ♪ ♪ ain't nobody else can do it quite like we can ♪ such a women's anthem. so good. i get a lot of messages that say this is my workout song. >> and jordin has a boyfriend is a song, which i learned about and is was so excited for you. >> thank you so much. >> who is he? >> okay. >> she's like a schoolgirl.

jason derulo. very cute. >> yes. >> how did that cute little romance come about? >> it actually came out of left field. i've known him for a couple years and there was never anything there, we'd see each other. but he kind of just came out of left field and swept me off my feet. >> he did? >> quite smitten with the guy, i must say. >> you are. >> yes. >> i know you always wear a ring, a promise ring. do you still wear a promise ring? >> i switch it from day to day. i don't wear it exactly every day anymore. >> tell us about it. >> i always have something there. when i was 13, my mom spoke to me about purity and waiting for marriage and different things like that. at the time, i was, like, sure, that sounds great. but i can't say, you know, what's going to happen a couple months from now or whatever. people grow, you know. >> i do think it is the day and age where especially young girls, they're just going to go off and do it because they feel like everyone else is doing it. >> yeah. >> it takes a lot of strength to be the kid standing there saying

that's not for me right now. >> the one thing i learned that it's definitely when you're ready. you shouldn't do something until you're ready for it and absolutely sure. so i definitely think it's a talk that, of course, mothers and fathers should have with their kids, but, you know, they're going to make those decisions on their own. if they're ready, they're ready and if they're not, the mom and dad should be there to comfort them with if they need it. >> in your kind of world, you're on the go, off lot of fans. >> yeah. >> you have a lot happening. when you google jordin sparks, i did this, it comes up jordin sparks weight loss. >> yes. >> the first thing that comes up. i don't remember a dramatic weight loss but i guess there was one from back in the "american idol" day, the early days. >> what's funny is i look at stuff and pictures before and i felt good. i was definitely confident in myself then. >> sure. >> which is the crazy thing. because if i was confident then, my confidence level is through the roof just being able to find different clothes and the way i feel about things and things

like that. but it was definitely slow and steady wins the race. >> look at you. hi. "people" magazine, you lost 30 pounds. people with great bodies. you can see before, you looked terrific. >> thank you. >> was this a special regimen? weight watchers? >> i didn't do anything crazy. i just -- it all started out with just being healthier. i got really sick the summer of 2010. >> what was that? >> i got walking pneumonia so i couldn't walk a few feet without having to rest and i was super fatigued. my whole thing was i need to get healthy. i'm almost 21 years old. i shouldn't be feel like this. it all started with that. everything fell off. i was zumba class, hiking trails, changed the way i thought about food. i love the eat so i had no problem with second and third helpings. now i definitely listen, i'm not really hungry anymore, you don't have to feed me anymore. i don't know why people make it so hard. it's not hard. >> i know.

well, it's one of those things you fall off the wagon and get back on. >> for sure. for sure. i feel like people definitely -- you know, they get down on themselves and are, like, since i screwed up i'm just going to keep doing it. just jump back on. >> jump back on. i get it. >> for sure. >> did you guys watch the s.a.g. awards last night? kathie lee got a great shoutout from tina fey. one of those we tivo'd and watched it again. i know kathie lee watched it a few times. here it is. >> i believe it was the distinguished director who gave this sound advice to actors -- know thyself. self-knowledge is important to an rtist in endless ways. >> and i believe it was the "today" show's fourth-hour co-host kathie lee gifford who said if drag queens love you, you'll have the longest career in the world. they know phony. and they know real. >> tina fey. >> so true, though. so true. i love it when i'm doing my songs. i absolutely love it.

>> real quick, i want to give a shoutout to melissa lawsuite la of our senior producers. >> you're in the picture. >> not why i'm holding it up. "favorite things." jordin, what's on your list? >> this is the beauty blender. >> okay. >> it's for you to apply your base and makeup with. it's so amazing. you put it under warm water and it expands and it's great. it's a blender. here for under your eyes. this side you can use blush. >> and just rinse it. >> it comes with a cleanser if you buy wit the cleanser. the most amazing thing. i've had it about a year. beauty blender. >> beauty blender. here's mine. you know when you wash your face and you put a headband on and your hair gets messy? put it over your face -- when

you wash your face. pull your air up. you get it. and then you wash your face. when you pull it off, see how your hair looks. it stays okay. that was only two seconds. i know we have to go to break, but i know you lovett ta james. will you sing a little "at last." ♪ at last my love has come along my lonely days ♪ ♪ are gone and it's like a song oh, yeah ♪ ♪ at last >> i'm so happy. i have chills. i have chills. up next, you guys, another busy weekend in tinseltown. >> we'll bring you up to date with the latest buzz after this. [ woman ] we take it a day at a time. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication.

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academy is the actors. when they're voting for the last oscars and the ones before that, all of the acting awards, the best supporting and the best actress -- >> all those. >> -- the best actor was jean dujardin from "the artist." pe beat out george clooney. >> beat out george clooney. >> i think that's the contest to watch, the clooney versus dujardin. viola davis won for actress. >> and who wins the oscar? >> i think viola davis going in, i think she's going in with a lot of momentum. when actors are behind you, that makes a difference in the academy. she gave a really beautiful speech. >> she really was shaking. "the help" just completely cleaned up. >> also a octavia spencer. they had the best ensemble cast. >> everything. >> that movie was great. i cried. >> me, too. we like fashion, jordin and i. tell us what was going on on the

red carpet. >> it was interesting with angelina jolie's dress. it was black but some thought it looked like a garbage bag. i don't know if she knew the way the camera flash was going to pick up on that. she still looked good. i mean, it's angelina. she could wear a garbage bag and look great. >> who makes this? >> this is kevin hall. he makes great stuff. i've worn a couple of his other dresses on the red carpet and the award shows as well. >> there's a lot of scrutiny when you walk the red carpet. >> yeah. >> do you get nervous before? >> if i know my outfit and my makeup and hair is fine, i'm fine. i forget which side to put my hand on and things like that. all about the legs for me. legs look good, i'm good. >> tell me about demi moore. the 911 tape actually came out. we have a little we can listen to. listen and we'll talk about it.

>> she's okay, we should say, at the end and she ended up coming to then. what was going on? what was she on? what was she taking? >> so the 911 call, first of all, there's about three different voices. you hear people saying, hey, rume, what's the address, how old is she? they said she smoked something, not marijuana, but something like incense. people have been trying to guess what that was. >> not miss sparks. she stays away. >> on top of that, the person was asking did she take anything else, and they said we don't really know. we're finding out she's been doing some things. they're hinting there was some type of substance abuse going on leading up to that. >> we don't know if this is there, but everyone's talking about whip it. what is that? >> well, it's nitrous oxide. >> like the redi whip?

>> they use it on paint ball guns. it helps to shoot the paint ball. >> i didn't know that. wow. >> all right. so katy perry stepped out. >> yes. >> i like her. i love her. i like her new look. >> she showed up for the first time since the divorce news, walked a red carpet event for charity in vegas. skin-tight dress, like seven-inch heels. the shoes were crazy. >> your girl, this is the one that jordin keeps talking about. she loves etta james. and christina aguilera sang a beautiful version, didn't she. >> she did. stevie wonder performed at the funeral as did christina aguile aguilera, who sang "at last." it was heart felt and beautiful. >> etta james touched you, too. what is it about her that you think -- >> etta had just a sort of emotion every time she sang. it didn't matter what it was, what she was going through. every time she sang, you could feel it. it's so cool to see christina paying tribute to her like this,

which she killed it was crazy. she was just an icon. for every girl that's growing up, singing "at last" is staple in the repertoire of songs. i've sang it tons of times. and christina has sang it. >> at weddings and everything. >> weddings, sang it for my grandparents. >> the end of the segment so -- >> oh. what am i supposed to do? what do you want to hear? >> "at last." again. >> let me start from the middle. ♪ a dream that i can call my own i found a friend ♪ ♪ to bless a thrill that i've never known ♪ ♪ oh, yeah, you smile >> we've got to go to break. why do we have to go to break? but coming up, music trivia. more singing. nyquil (st uffy

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jordin sparks, top-selling artist and "american idol" winner and broadway star. with all this singing, we'll find out who knows about music trivia. >> you just wait. >> our pop culture expert is here, joe. >> let's get started with a popular sing that will's been a number-one hit for weeks. take a listen to rihanna and see if you can tell me what lyric comes next.

finish the lyric. ♪ >> oh. ♪ hopeless way we found love in a ♪ >> that's good enough. that's right. ♪ we found love in a hopeless place ♪ this was rihanna's number 11 number one single. she is right behind madonna and mariah for the woman with the most number ones and tied with your co-star whitney houston. let's move on to another big hit. the video is in black and white and shows adele walking through the streets of what city? take a look. ♪ find someone like you >> i don't even need to see it. i already know. >> you were supposed to see the video but you know the answer,

hoda. >> paris. paris. paris. >> well, the judges -- >> is it? >> the judges say you gave the wrong answer before you gave the correct answer. 1-0 for jordin. six grammy nominations, best-selling album of 2001. the correct answer would have been paris. jordin, you're in the lead and also an "american idol" champ, but the original "idol" herself, kelly clarkson, has a new big hit called "stronger." listen to the words and see if you can finish the lyrics. ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ >> what comes next? >> what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. >> well, that's possible but not correct. jordin, do you know? >> i actually don't. what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. >> fighter. fighter.

>> i'm so sorry. >> a fieger. >> before she made it on "idol" she was a guest star on "dharma and greg." you know this song. do you know who sings it? name the band. >> oh, i know. >> hoda! ♪ you make me feel like >> shell ray something? >> well, the answer is cobra starship, but they're friends with the gym class heroes. >> this game stinks. >> the winner is jordin and we have a grand prize for you. yes. kathie lee cd. >> thank you, kathie. >> here on cd. >> back after this. what? pay you? for what? for unloading the dishwasher?! kid, you need to pay me for making this delicious -- whoa. hold on there, mom. kitchen counselor. um, mom, i think what she means is "greasy dishes." yeah. in fact, check it out. cascade complete pacs are the ones with the real liquid top.

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"today's woman" is brought to you by roc skin care -- we keep our promises. >> we are back on this fun day monday with "today's woman." the lovely jordin sparks is filling in for kathie lee gifford. we are talking about feminine power. you know we often put to use. >> sometimes that power gets out of whack and needs to, well, be tamed. >> it sure does. rebecca grotto and christie whitman are authors of a new book, "taming your alpha bitch." how to be fierce and feminine and get everything you want. well, ladies, hello.

experience from one of you two. describe this. what's the alpha concept? what does that even mean? >> you think of a woman who's very forceful, controlling, just a little bit competitive, even drama queen. >> uh-huh. >> ring a bell? >> i know a couple. what do you do if you know somebody who has all four? >> read the book. >> all of them. all at once. >> wine helps. >> yes. we do that. >> but in addition, we have five keys in the book. >> let's break it down because there are different degrees of these bossy types of women. and i think some of us fall into some of these categories. tell us the first category. >> forceful. we know her. we've seen her on the reality tv show. she's aggressive -- you were telling the story the other week about the subway ticket line lady. >> yes. >> makes me nervous. >> they're abrasive. they give themselves permission to say whatever they think. >> they don't care. okay. and those people you deal with

how? ignore? >> how do you tame them? >> avert your eyes. back out slowly. >> really recognizing it within ourselves and when are we like that, when does that show up, because it typically shows up in a situation where we're stressed, we feel overwhelmed, which is a lot of women are like that these days. some stressful situation, it could be good, you're creating a wedding, just had a baby and you tend to be forceful because you're in fear. >> there are people who are controlling. i think i fall into that sometimes. i like a little bit of that. that sometimes happens when i'm in a car and someone is driving and they didn't take the wrong turn. you don't want to yell at your boyfriend and go that was the right turn, but you sit there and go i wonder if he's going to discover. that type of controlling personality ain't great. >> finger wagging, starting to feel tense inside. >> isn't tone kind of the way around that? you can still have that personality and go, honey, remember last time we came and it was so much easier we turned

right? >> it definitely is how you say things for sure. absolutely. >> but, yeah, when you're controlling, it's like you're so restrictive instead of being allowing. let the person drive direction they need to go in. like you can see the fear in your eyes. what if they don't -- and that's what the whole thing is based in, fear. are we going to get there on time? we have to discover what's the fear. >> a lot of women become this way because in order to get ahead professionally or -- you couldn't be sitting where you are if you didn't have some of those traits, right? >> yeah. >> we do need to tap into our power, but there's a huge difference between brute force and -- >> and stepping on people, too. like you said, there's a way to say things and approach things. i'm huge on how people word things and say things. sometimes they can just come across the complete wrong way because -- how did you come up with the inspiration for this book? >> for me and rebecca, she's a therapist over 25 year, i'm a coach for ten year, and we work with women a lot. we see that there are four major

behaviors that really hold women back, and it is being forceful, being controlling, being very competitive and also being a drama queen. we run workshops together and see this all the time with these women. these are things that they've gotten us to a certain place in life to help you be driven, but now it's like we need to go beyond them because more women are overwhelmed, they're stressed, we have more women on antidepressants. they've reached this level of success but they're not happy. >> the drama queen thing is interesting. these are like the fire starters, the people who cause a commotion so they can fix it, and then they're sort of the heroine. >> what we need to recognize is that takes tremendous energy, whether it's a drama queen in our life who's taking our attention or time, on the phone at 3:00 in the morning dealing with a crisis and it's over by 6:00. we need to realize how much of our resources are being depleted, whether it's our own dramas or their dramas. >> i guess we all have to check ourselves. just on the other end of the spectrum, we are very passive and say whatever you want, it's

okay, we have to get a better backbone. >> i think the beauty of taming your alpha b is that -- bleep -- this is a book about empowering women, so it's teaching women to stand in their true power. that has nothing to do with being passive and -- >> thanks, ladies. all right. up next, we'll throw a party for your pooch. no kidding. a dog party. [ man ] launch sequence initiated. [ beep ] 15 seconds and counting. [ male announcer ] at kfc we have one mission: and t-10... serve the world's best tasting chicken. 9...8... that's why our whole chicken is delivered fresh. 7... and prepared fresh by real cooks. t-5. all systems go. 4... with kfc's world-famous secret recipes. preparation complete. 3... 2... 1... taste for yourself why fresh is better. mission accomplished.

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it's time to unleash the hounds. dash your dog's winter blues and give them a little play time with their furry friends by hosting, of course, a plush par fi for your pup. >> here with advice on planning a yappy hour, tracy from the oprah winfrey network. >> you're in great company. great dog lover. you, by the way, jordin, on the front cover of a magazine called "life and dog." is that your dog? >> yes. that's mini. >> mini's cute! >> there's the other babies. maddy, my friend's dog, and the family lab, she's 10. >> great job. >> great design there. >> thank you. >> just so i'm clear you're talking about throwing parties just for dogs. >> oh, my gosh, are you kidding me? i threw a howl-aween party. this is yappy hour, super cute. hoda, this question is directed more towards you and i know kathie lee, also, when you both

go to a cocktail hour, a happy hour, what's the first thing you want? >> i want a drink. >> mm-hmm. a cocktail, right? >> a cocktail. >> what do we have here? look at these little pup-tinis for the dogs. they're taped down so they don't fall over when the dogs come over. >> just water. let's be clear. >> you never want to food a dog human food or beverages. just water in here. >> all right. >> look how cute. with the doggie treats. just like we would have. and the second thing you probably want is some food so, we have an abundant amount of doggie food here. >> we should point this out. >> the dogs are blinged out after they get their all-natural pet food by wellness. everybody gets a collar. there's martin down there enjoying some treats. >> is that a doggie bag? >> these are homemade, which i made. they're for them to take when they go.

>> we're moving to the spa. this is where dogs get pedicures, according to you. >> i believe interactivity is one of the most important things in any party. if the people just sit around and talk, it's a snore fest. this is nontoxic polish for puppies. and look at the toenails. here's the toenails. are these the cutest things? >> it is not that easy to do that. i have tried with my dog and they ran all over the place. it didn't work. >> at a yappy hour, you might have a little bit of a hook-up, so you want to smell good. you are going to die. there is a doggie colon called, wait for it, sexy beast. >> everybody wants to smell good. >> okay. >> i use this on my dog. i know she loves it. >> doggie massages are kind of happening, too. is that something they enjoy? >> they do respond to it. there are even some therapeutic massages with machines that people are using. and you know what, dogs love it

when their mommys and daddies get down there with them and, you know, just bond at their level. >> pedicures. >> the most fun with my dogs is when i'm on the floor with them. >> connecting with them in their space. >> why don't we take the dogs to the movies? >> why don't we, hoda. >> now, normally they're watching tv. when i leave the house, they're watching tv. favorite show. right? but why not have a doggie-themed movie like 101 dalmatians would be a great film. when we go to the movies, we want what? >> popcorn and candy. >> they get dog di toy, and these treats are fantastic. they're by old mother hubbard. the reason they're perfect is you don't ever want to have a doggie treat -- >> we just have ten seconds. >> the doggie loo. got to do your business. how cute is this? >> oh, my gosh. adorable. >> i love it.

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♪ i want to love you pyt pretty young thing ♪ >> okay. ♪ i'll take you there >> i want her to sing all show long. we are back with the hottest news in manicures, all about unique, colorful designs to kiwi nail art, polka dots, nails that sparkle like disco balls. >> it's fun to do and becoming hollywood's newest trends. i think one of those pictures was my nails. >> really? >> mikki williams is here with a diy lesson. you can do a lot of things on your own, can't you. >> you absolutely can. a lot of things that distracts

people from doing their own manicure is keeping it within the lines. they can do one hand perfectly but the other not well. >> this is ali berger, one of our producers. hey, girl. >> a little eyeliner, put it right around the nail there. you just grab it after you paint it and it peels off all of the polish that went around the side. >> no way. i've got to have that. >> that's genius. >> these nails look kind of tie-dyeish except for the one in the middle. show us how you're going to make that one. >> these are magnetic nails. i love this. you paint the whole hand, and then what you're going to do is go back and while it's still wet do that second coat. go right on there with the second coat. what's gorgeous about this is it comes right with this little magnet on top of the container. it has a lid. you'll hold that over the nail and count to ten. >> one, two, three, four, five -- >> and you've got it right there. >> bingo.

>> three-dimensional. >> i like the colors. >> and vanessa, who also works with us, is here. hi, girl. >> have necessary is a got a manicure last week and it's starting to chip. one great thing to go ahead and rock the sparkles, which are on trend, is put that over the manicure you've already gotten and extend it. >> glitter. >> show this real quick to show you how great it is. big chip right there. put that on the top of it. it's practically gone. what's great about sparkle is two coats and it looks like a brand-new manicure. >> you're right. >> it's on trend so you can play with any color you want, light polish, dark polish. stagger it. >> i like the glitter. >> we talk about the gel manicures but they're pricey. >> $45 in new york to get the gel manicure. this is a $60 starter trick and you have 20 applications of dplor there, comes with a l.e.d. light. i love this kit. all of the colors, as you can see, are completely on trend. they're beautiful. they're that gorgeous gel

manicure that you can get at home. >> how long do they last? >> about ten days to two weeks. >> a little longer than a regular. >> regular wear and tear. >> we have some more time. >> also the remover. glaze nail polish, uv, changes color in uv. walk outside, a completely different color nail polish. >> come on. 30 seconds. sorry to rush you. >> this is aida. she's wearing dazzle dry. we put this on, it's rock solid. >> already? it dries really quickly. >> you have the sally hansen nailer. a little bling to add it. just put a topcoat over this. >> these are lee press-on. press-on toenails. >> last minute basic pedicure you want, press them on and go. >> come on. >> i put the nails on. these are kind of fun. >> you want to rock it for the

weekend, you can. take them off on monday going back to work. >> thank you, honey. >> thank you. >> coming up, we are going for a tasty touchdown super bowl party.

we're going to go skinny dipping, but keep your pants on, people. "prevention" magazine is here. a little more spin through the food processor. how are you? >> good. >> making your own chips and dips and -- >> well, it's a little healthier but it's also more satisfying because these dips are not only healthy but we tried to twist them up a little bit so they're not your predictable french onion dip, guacamole. a little more. we have pea dip over here.

>> oh, okay. >> wasabi and peas. >> spicy tip to it. it's a play off the wasabi peas you get at the store. it has the big luxury of being healthy. >> hmm. >> this is like the replacement of guacamole, where you can only make like a couple hours ahead of time. all of these you can make ahead. basically it's just a food processor. those are basically a flour tortilla that you brush with egg white and chili powder, and you have the health benefit of that is sesame seeds and chia. >> what do we have here? >> old bay chips, a clams casino dip. a play off clams casino. it's ready. these are homemade chips. just spray with a bit of olive oil spray and a little bay seasoning. and then we have our clam dip that of course is power packed.

we have clams and low-fat cream cheese, a little touch of bacon, turkey bacon, a little smoky hit. basically similar ingredients that would be made with but slightly healthy. >> there are some things that shouldn't be on the table. >> no double dipping. >> this one, too. >> okay. now we're ready. let's continue. >> here you go. >> all right. >> so this is our carrot dip, and this is spiced with some cumin and mustard. basically the carrots are the bayles of the dip and it gives it that beautiful orange color. so instead of using fat and heavy cream for overenriching the dips, it's vegetable based. >> is there curry here? >> yeah. >> i can tell. >> that goes well with the sesame pisa crusts. then we have our green goddess dip. basically, this is a combination

of low-fat sour cream, mayonnaise, two cups of spinach for that beautiful green color but you wouldn't know it. it's in there. and 1 1/2 cups of herbs, beautiful fresh chopped herbs. >> very fresh tasting. >> right. exactly. >> two seconds for that. >> this is our red pepper dip. i call it the man dip because it's packed with flavor. >> got to run. thank you so much. big, big thank you to miss jordin sparks. you were terrific. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com