good morning. super tuesday, the most important day main the gop raceo far. voters casting ballots in 11 states. how would it shake out? would it be the end of the road for one or more candidates? we'll break it down. we're going to make it. a mother who put her life on the line to save her two young children during that deadly twister outbreak. she lost parts of both legs while shielding her children as the tornado struck. this morning, her story. and the creator of "desperate housewives" admits to striking nicollette sheridan on the head. he heads back to the stand the head. he heads back to the stand today, tuesday, march 6, 2012.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. happy super tuesday. 11 states are holding primaries or caucuses on this day. and in many of them when you look at the polling, the races are tight. >> that's true. while georgia has the most delegates up for grabs the most important test for mitt romney and rick santorum is ohio where they are in a virtual dead heat in the polls. we'll have the latest from the campaign trail ahead. >> also, jury selection is set to begin today in a drunk driving case that made headlines in part over an unusual move by the defendant. a florida millionaire allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into a young man. the driver died.

to protect his wealth the accused has adopted his own girlfriend. we'll have more on that. >> also this morning, more sponsors have pulled out of rush limbaugh's radio show following his choice words for a georgetown law student. how much damage has he done to himself? we'll ask today's professionals about that and more this morning. we begin with a super tuesday contest across this country. peter alexander is in the key battleground state of ohio. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, ann. good morning to you. it's finally here and voting is officially under way this super tuesday. it's the biggest day of the primary season. the four republican presidential candidates head four different directions today, but ohio may be the biggest surprise. rick santorum will end his day here. a senior adviser for the romney campaign says they feel they have been gaining ground over the last two weeks but say even at this hour the race here could go either way. >> i'll tell you. we have been all over the state

from a to z. all right? akron to zainesville. >> reporter: the letter mitt romney is really focused on is w -- winning here and racking up enough delegates in the other contests to solidify his grasp on the nomination. >> i need your vote. together we can keep america the hope of the earth. >> reporter: with the race in the key battleground state a dead heat. >> it's gut check time. who wants it the most? what do you say? [ cheers ] >> reporter: an ohio victory for rick santorum is critical to his campaign and would reignite questions about romney's ability to rally the republican party behind him. >> we need to make sure ohio puts forth the best possible nominee to take on barack obama. >> reporter: newt gingrich, whose name has largely been e laced from the headlines since his wayne in south carolina hopes to battle into the spotlight with a big win in his

home state. >> it looks like in georgia we will carry the state by four or five times the margin that romney had in michigan. >> reporter: ron paul is setting his sights on alaska, north dakota and idaho. >> you do the right thing. we'll put a lot of wind in this guy's sails. >> reporter: in an often bitter campaign where every word is scrutinized monday it was ann romney's turn. >> i don't consider myself wealthy which is an interesting thing. >> reporter: the democratic national committee tried to seize on the comment as another example of the romneys being out of touch but the romney campaign blasted back at the democrats calling it a new low and accusing them of taking her remarks out of context. here's how she finished that thought. >> i don't consider myself wealthy. it can be here today and gone tomorrow. how i measure riches is by the friends i have and the loved ones i have and the people that i care about in my life.

that's where my values are. those are my riches. >> reporter: today ann and mitt romney head to the state where mitt romney serves as governor, that's massachusetts. romney is fighting a cold but it's his chance to vote for himself. as for newt gingrich, he now lives in virginia but the gingrich campaign says he won't be voting there or at all because his name is not on the ballot. >> interesting to note. all right, peter alexander. thank you very much. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press" and chuck todd is nbc's political correspondent. over 400 delegates up for grabs in 11 states. that's not enough for anyone to win the delegation. what are the chances for mitt romney who's of course the leader to become the nominee, the unequivocal presumptive nominee? >> romney hopes math is

momentum. he hopes to make the case that it's mathematically impossible or highly improbable for santorum or gingrich to make a run at the required number to get the nomination. symbolism is more important. if you're talking about ohio, tennessee. if he can say i have won ohio and florida in this nomination fight, two of the big battlegrounds in the fall campaign, that's important to demonstrate he's got some ability and some popularity in the south, he can begin to say to the party, look, it's time to coalesce around me. >> georgia has the most delegates but ohio has the second most with 66. there with mitt romney and rick santorum they are in a virtual dead heat. if santorum doesn't win ohio could he be out of the race? >> the pressure is on santorum. he has to win ohio and tennessee today. we have romney as the front-runner but santorum has to make the case that he has a path

to nomination. he's already lost ohio in this respect. mitt romney is already going to win a majority of the delegates out of the state of ohio. maybe that means more if somehow romney wins the primary fight. the fact that santorum's inability to not be on the ballot in virginia, in places in ohio, to not have full delegate slates only underscores the issue where the romney folks are saying, what are you doing to us? we have set up organizations in 50 states, in the territories. we know what we're doing. if santorum can't get on the ballot in virginia how can he take on barack obama? >> santorum and gingrich are dividing up the votes. romney is on his way to getting the nomination. stopping him will be hard. it's not impossible but it is getting harder and harder. what chuck's point is you have to say to newt gingrich or rick

santorum what's the plan? tell us what the logical root is. if gingrich can only win georgia that's not a path to the nomination. >> if he can't win georgia with 55, 60% of the vote, to me that's not impressive. >> don't the polls show him doing really well in georgia? >> it wouldn't shock me tonight if he didn't break 40. if he's in third or fourth everywhere else that's an issue for newt. if he loses georgia he himself has almost said he's out of the race. the question is does he get out if it's a limping victory out of georgia? if georgia he whips and everywhere else is third or less how can he say, i have a path forward? i wouldn't be surprised if he didn't -- >> i want to quickly ask you about tennessee. tennessee is the third state to watch. >> part of the state is more moderate. the howard baker, lamar alexander tradition where mitt romney thinks a more moderate republican in the view of a lot

of conservatives can win. if he can demonstrate strength in the south it becomes important for me. >> newt could split the vote. 33% could be a winning number for mitt romney. >> you have a big day today. go get it. david gregory and chuck todd. for complete coverage of the super tuesday results watch the nbc news decision 2012 special tonight at 10:00/9:00 central time and 8:00 p.m. on the west coast right here on nbc. by the way, president obama will hold his first news conference in more than three months this afternoon and nbc news will bring it to you live at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. now here's matt. >> thank you very much. now a remarkable story that emerged from the devastating tornadoes that ripped through the midwest and south. an indiana mother lost parts of her legs while laying on her children to keep them safe. nbc's tom costello is at the university of louisville hospital where she's recovering. good morning, tom. >> good morning. she's in fair condition.

stephanie decker has seven broken ribs. she lost one leg at the knee. another at the ankle. she was home alone with 8-year-old domenic and 5-year-old reese when the storm with 175 miles per hour winds began ripping the home to shreds. alone in their new home with a tornado fast approaching, stephanie decker knew the only chance she and the kids had of surviving was to wrap them in a blanket and lay on top of them. >> everything started hitting my back. beams, pillars, furniture. everything was just slamming into my back. i had my children in the blanket and i was on top of them. i was reaching around, holding them and they were screaming. mommy, i can't live without you. i don't want to die. don't let me die. i said, we're going to make it. >> reporter: when the storm cleared the home was gone, wiped from the foundation with stephanie and the kids buried in

the rubble. >> it was my leg. i realized either it was cut off or it was barely attached. i took my phone, made a video to my husband. telling him i love him. >> reporter: that's when 8-year-old domenic climbed out of the are you ab of the rubble and ran for help. they came to find stephanie bleeding heavily. >> she's like, i'm dying. i said, i ain't gonna let you die. >> reporter: realizing her leg was severed brian used a belt as a tourniquet. it saved her life. >> her kids were able to get out and call for help. so her kids saved her life. >> i wanted the kids to have a mom. i didn't want them to grow up without me. >> reporter: stephanie and the kids were in the basement when brian and his friends came running. brian is torn up about all of this. here's what's amazing.

the kids were completely unharmed. not a scratch. for the rest of their lives they will know in a real way the love of their mother and the sacrifice she was willing to make. matt. >> boy, will they? what a remarkable story. thank you very much. here's ann. >> matt, thanks. now to a disturbing story involving serious allegations of rape inside the u.s. military. nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff has details for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. eight current and former u.s. service members are accusing u.s. military officials of tolerating a staggering number of assaults within the u.s. military. and the focus is in part on events that one of the most prestigious areas of the country, the marine barracks in washington. ariana clay was a lieutenant with a shieng future. after serving in iraq she said she was raped in 2010 while at

the elite marine bar racks in washington. >> an officer senior to me and his civilian friend came to my house on a saturday morning uninvited. both of them threatened me with death and raped me. his reason for doing that, he said, was that i had humiliated him in front of his junior marines and he wanted to humiliate me back. >> reporter: the first female lieutenant at the marine barracks said she was raped there in 2006. >> he grabbed my shoulder, pushed me against the wall. tried to kiss me. the last thing i remember was hitting my head on his desk. i have zero doubt that my company commander raped me. >> reporter: today they are filing a lawsuit over sexual assaults, now estimated by the pentagon at 19,000 a year. department officials vow a crack down. >> we own the problem. we need to fix it. the majority of your commanders

out there absolutely want to do the right thing by any victim of sexual assault. >> reporter: at that time show case of the corps officials k s dispute the allegations t. clay's was committed of adultery. both women say they were accused of fraternizing with fellow officers. >> they said i welcomed the sexual harassment by wearing makeup and running shorts. >> the retaliation i experienced was horrible and ongoing. >> reporter: nbc news obtained this hurt feelings report posted on the facebook page of the marine barracks protocol officer. intended as satire it mocks marines who file complaints listing reasons such as i am a cry baby. >> this is disgusting. that's what's wrong here. >> reporter: marine corps officials say the officer who posted the document is

disciplined for poor judgment. this issue isn't going away. the subject of the military sexual assault including clay and helmer's allegations will get more attention in "the invisible war" which has the pentagon on edge. >> michael isikoff with important reporting. thank you so much. >> now a check of the rest of the top stories of the morning. natalie, good morning to you. >> good morning. the u.s. and israel are presenting a united front against a nuclear iran. in key meeting at the white house benjamin netanyahu and president obama pushed for diplomacy first in dealing with a hostile iran. >> mccain is calling for the u.s. to step up and lead air strikes against the regime in syria. this as the top u.s. commander in the middle east is warning congress that syria amassed a larnl cache of of chemical and

biological weapons. this is one of the most specific descriptions of the weapons capabilities. patricia heaton is apologizing for slamming sandra fluke on twitter. she was blasted by rush limbaugh as a, quote, prostitute for testifying that birth control should be subsidized. heaton tweeted, hey, gtown gall, please let us also pay for your starbucks, movie theater tickets and your favorite hot wings combo. anything else? she encouraged them to send her condoms so she wouldn't reproduce. strong growth and make people optimistic. let's check in with mary thompson at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning. economists predicting the unemployment rate will fall to 8% by election day and 7.4% by

the end of 2013. all of this coming ahead of friday's employment report where the economy is seen adding 210,000 jobs last month. hiring isn't the only thing on the rise. the energy information administration saying the price of a regular gallon of gasoline is at its highest level since last may at over $3.79 a gallon. back to you. >> thanks, mary thompson. at last night's madison square garden exhibition match tennis star caroline wozniaki was a point away from losing so she sent in the big guns. rory mcelroy following his big win and the putter must have done something right. he beat sharapova at her own game taking the point. but sharapova still had the last laugh winning in the show down. always good to call in your boyfriend. back to matt, ann and al.

>> that's a powerful duo. >> they are. >> natalie, thank you very much. first check of the weather from al. >> that's right. out west we have warm weather to talk about. a lot of heat. you look at the jet stream way township the north. the mid section of the country, 17 degrees armal. st. louis, 25 degrees above normal. 27 degrees above normal in omaha. and look at these temperatures. 70 in omaha. 56 in st. paul. chicago today, 57 degrees. rest of the country here is what you have temperaturewise. 80s in the southwest. southern texas. 20s and 30s in new england. we are looking at plenty of sunshine along the eastern seaboard into the ohio river valley with plenty of windy conditions. windy conditions and also new to the southwest on into southern california. that's was his going on around the country. >> good morning, tom kierein. storm center 4. at 7:18, it is very cold. this tuesday morning, all across the region we are down into the low and mid 20s right near the

potomac. near 30 as well as near the bay. later today, with bright sun will climb to near 50 degrees. tomorrow another cold start in the 20s and under a clear sky. and during the afternoon, though, warming into the low and mid 60s wednesday. bit warmer on thursday. could get that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. the creator of "desperate housewives" will be back on the stands today. nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination trial. this after mark cherry told jurors on monday his decision to kill off sheridan's character came months before she accused him of battery. nbc's mike taibbi is in los angeles with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. as hollywood lawsuits go this isn't for huge money. just a bit more than sher sheri salary for her last five year on the show. but it could have a big impact on a career that's had few highlights since her years on

"desperate housewives." she looks almost demure walking into court in contrast to her character. >> do you know someone my age with a body like this. >> reporter: she heard mark cherry say the decision to kill off the character was made four months before the alleged hitting incident. in a brief hallway conversation with his disney bosses. >> i didn't send any e-mails, cherry testified. i just walked over and had a talk with them. sheridan's attorney was incredulous. >> there are no documents to support that. their position is, yeah, we terminate a $4 million actress with back end participation in a five-minute conversation. >> reporter: back to the hitting incident, cherry described it as a light tap to demonstrate an upcoming scene but the actress on the show with a lot of hitting and with a number of characters who bite the dust say it was a hard hit and said it was only after she complained that her character was written out of the show.

legal analyst lori levinson says timing is key. >> if the jury believes four months before she's fired the green light had been given for it to happen she doesn't have a claim. it wasn't in retaliation. >> reporter: whatever the reason, sheridan's career since "housewives" has been under the wire. the show drew more than 20 million u.s. viewers a week and more than 100 million worldwide as america's top comedy export. when sheridan did a scandalous promotional spot before a monday night football game, the ratings for the next episode of "housewives" soared higher. the other stars including felicity huffman, eva longoria and teri hatcher could be called. eva longoria told a radio station he supported cherry. >> he's funny, sweet, couldn't hard a fly. >> reporter: they said they dropped the character because they wanted to cut costs.

in fact, the show confirmed that this season will be the last. while some of the other stars have gone on to the movies, the one pilot since "housewives" found no takers. >> mike, thank you very much. coming up, jury selection begins in the high profile drunk driving case of a florida man trying to protect his fortune by adopting his girlfriend. first, this is "today" on nbc. look! here she comes!

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good morning. tom kierein in storm center 4. 7:27. a stone-cold start. temperatures are just into the low 20s throughout most of maryland, virginia, and west virginia. right in washington, near 30 degrees as well as by the bay. later today, with the bright

march sun climbing into the upper 40s to 50 degrees. sunny tomorrow and warmer after a cold start into the low and mid 60s tomorrow afternoon. even a bit milder on thursday. may get rain friday but sun returns for the weekend and chilly. >> thank you,

7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 6th of march 2012. lots of sun in new york city, but it's one of the coldest mornings we've had in quite a while. it's only 29 degrees outside as we say hi to the people on the plaza. that's the bad news. good news is going up to near 60 tomorrow. >> crazy weather. what's going on? >> inside studio 1a i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry. just ahead, have you ever ordered something at a restaurant simply because, wow, that sounds healthy? >> i have. david zinczenko found a dish with a great name that's not the calorie equivalent of three big macs. this morning he can help us make

better choices. also coming up, today's professionals weigh in on the hot topics including a powerful new anti-bullying movie that most teens can't see because it received an r rating for six bad words. >> and a programming note. remember the father who shot his daughter's laptop because he didn't like what she posted about him on facebook? that video has been viewed more than 30 million times on youtube. tomorrow on "today" we'll have a live interview with the father and his daughter, because she's no longer grounded. we want you to submit your questions on our website, today.com. we'll have more with them tomorrow night on "rock center" with brian williams. >> we begin this half hour with new details on a dui manslaughter case against a florida millionaire who made headlines for adopting his girlfriend. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. that adoption is a legal maneuver designed to protect

john goodman's fortune if he's found guilty and later loses a civil trial. this morning jury selection begins because goodman has pled not guilty and plans to fight the dui manslaughter charges. he has one of the hottest defense attorneys in the nation representing him, attorney roy black. 48-year-old john goodman's sedan, a high end bently, allegedly ran the stop sign and t boned 23-year-old scott wilson pushing wilson's car across the intersection and flipping it upside down in the canal. in the early morning darkness as wilson's hyundai sank into the water, goodman is accused of stumbling from the scene, phoning friends, a lawyer and then 54 minutes later, finally dialling 911. >> yes, i just had a wreck and um, my phone was dead. i'm on -- where am i? >> reporter: in that 7:57 call

to 911. >> is everybody okay or what happened? >> reporter: goodman asks the same question three times. >> is everybody okay? >> i'm not sure, sir. >> reporter: it's a powerful piece of evidence. the victim in the car did not die in the accident. the medical examiner said scott wilson drowned. >> he was the most amazing person you could meet. >> reporter: scott's parents lily and william wilson. >> i would like to know if there was a possibility that he could have jumped in after he hit the car and got him out. that's what i'm questioning. >> reporter: hours later at the hospital, detectives took these pictures of goodman grinning. a nurse had just drawn fluids. his blood alcohol level 1 .7, more than twice the legal limit. goodman whose family sold their air conditioning business for $1.4 billion could be forced to pay civil damages in a lawsuit filed by the victim's family, a penalty that might threaten his

family fortune. a majority of the money is currently locked up in a trust fund for his two biological children n. an unusual maneuver he arranged protection for the remaining fortune. goodman legally adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend giving her immediate access to an estimated $100 million. his two children have now filed to block that adoption and the transfer of wealth. >> what's interesting is that the law allows it to happen. there is nothing in florida law to prevent this from occurring. >> reporter: goodman is known worldwide for the famed international polo club he wrote in wellington, florida. in this video goodman talked about riding and the sport that was the focus of his life. it is believed the night of the accident after a night of partying at bars he was headed to his home, a sprawling estate in palm beach county.

attorney roy black successfully defended william kennedy smith here on rape charges 21 years ago. on this case, as this case begins, attorney roy black says he has no comment. this civil case is scheduled for later this month. interestingly as this case gets ready to begin, it is clear that as things stand, the girlfriend will not go without any money. matt? >> kerry sanders, thank you so much. savannah guthrie is "today" legal correspondent and star jones is a veteran legal commentator. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the criminal case. john goodman had double the legal alcohol limit. he left the scene. he admitted he was driving. given the evidence what does roy black have to do to defend against the prosecution? >> black is behind the 8 ball. the prosecutor knows what she's doing. she's done it more than 50, 60

times. however the first theory is the first responders. when the defendant left the scene of the accident and then came back and returned, ems didn't find the victim initially. they did not find him in the water until after the tow truck came. so the concept could be that he did not, in fact, cause the death of the victim. that's going to be one theory. the second theory is when was he actually drunk? because there was so much time in between when he left the scene, left the bar, had been drinking in public and then returned, there was alcohol in this barn where he was. remember that part? there could be the concept of he drank after the accident, not before. >> 54 minutes before you call 911. are you less culpable because ems couldn't find the body? >> these are arguments the defense may make. they have bad facts, some of which you have identified. number one, trying to say, well,

it was the first responders' fault. they didn't get there this time. they didn't find the body. allegedly according to prosecutors this defendant started the chain of events by allegedly driving drunk, causing an accident. the defendant is the reason this young man is in the canal. >> but you've got roy black. never count him out. >> he'll do the best he can with the facts he has. according to the evidence he waits 54 minutes to call 911. also according to the evidence he blows a .7 in terms of alcohol and they have lay witnesses, people who saw him after the accident who said he asked them, do i appear drunk? there are strong facts on the prosecution's side. >> we have to move to the civil case. we know florida law allows john goodman to adopt his girlfriend apparently to protect his millions. if this is such a blatant strategy, what protection does the court or the family have? let's not let be lost that a young man has died in this case. that family has reason to have a

civil case. >> it backfired a little bit. the judge now has said because this was what is apparently an attempt to defraud the court that the girlfriend's amount of the trust would be fair game for the family of the victim to go after. >> two different things going on. there is the civil case and the judge has ruled, look, jurors in the civil case can consider the huge fortune they otherwise wouldn't have been able to consider because he adopted his girlfriend. now they say it is fair game to consider in terms of punitive damages. secondly a probate court will look into the adult adoption, determine if it is a sham against public policy. it's not clear that court will uphold the adoption. >> i found out last night that allegedly the defendant, goodman, and the girlfriend had a disagreement. she was only supposed to get 5% of the trust. in theory, the only part that's now back in play would be the 5%. not the third of the trust as an

official child of the defendant. >> that's the first time i heard that. thank you for that. star jones, savannah guthrie, thank you this morning. we'll see you later for today's professionals. now a check of the weather from al. >> thanks, ann. these friends are trying to get jeans for homeless kids? >> yes. we work for dodst something.org, the largest nonprofit that caters to teens and social change. this is our fifth year running teens for jeans and demi lovado is our is going to be windy out west. we have a combed front pushing through wind gusts in l.a., 35 miles per hour. 40 in phoenix. 55 in las vegas. and then as we move east we have the difference between low pressure back to the west and high pressure along the east coast and st. louis, chicago, omaha, tulsa, dallas, all with very gusty winds.

possibly causing airport delays. today windy from the great lakes all the way down into texas. snow back through the rockies and cascades. plenty of sunshine along the eastern seaboard. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4. we really have a cold start this morning. right now it is only down into the low to mid 20s throughout most of the region. even though sun has been up for more than an hour. not warming us up. 31 at reagan national. later today with the stronger march sun we should make night the 40s to near 50 by mid afternoon. overnight tonight clear and told again. down to the upper 20s to tomorrow morning. sunny with the southwest wind tomorrow into the mid 60s. upper 60s thursday and could get rain friday and saturday and sunday, sunny don't forget. you can get your forecast any time you need it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. ann? >> coming up next, the startling amount of carbs and sodium in your favorite restaurant meals including a dish with as much salt as nine cans of potato chips. right after this.

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and lions. you have to make more nutritious choices. >> worry about sugar, sodium and carbs. starting with perkins berry pancakes. all about the carbs here. >> you should get 300 carbs a day. this has 200. this is 800 calories of pure carbohydrates. 110 grams of sugar. that's 450 calories worth of sugar, the equivalent of the seven klondike ice cream sandwiches, matt. >> you got my attention. when you're at perkins there are other options. eat my favorite omelet. this is an omelet with swiss cheese, bacon, mushrooms and spinach. 430 calories and you get protein, fiber. that's what you want in breakfast, not carbs. >> p.f. change's pork double pan fried noodles. almost 8,000 milligrams of

sodium. first of all, look at the portion. >> people get it and think that's a serving size. it has 8,000 milligrams of sodium. there is a reason you can't eat just one chip. it has a drug inducing effect. salt makes you hungrier. it increases the appetite. this dish has almost a week's worth of sodium which would be the equivalent of nine cans of pringles chips. >> i want this as my center piece for my thanksgiving table. that's beautiful. >> go with the garlic noolddles. you save a thousand calories and only 1400 milligrams of sodium. >> from ihop, the chicken salad. >> you think it's a salad with chicken, spinach. it must be good for me. it has 118 grams of fat. you should get 65 grams max a day. so this is almost double in this healthy-sounding salad. 1600 calories. it's the equivalent of these

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8:00 now on a tuesday morning, the 6th day of march 2012. we have a big crowd this morning waving at their families back home. maybe they're just flapping their arms to stay warm because it's 30 degrees. hey! the temperature went up to 30. it was 29 earlier. >> tell them how warm it will be tomorrow, al. >> it will be 60 tomorrow. >> man, oh, man. what's going on with the weather? i don't know. i feel like i look like a bug trying to stay warm in this coat. i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker. boy, the today professionals are chomping at the bit.

>> they will talk about cool subjects. how often do you say rush limbaugh and lindsay lohan in the same sentence? they will weigh in on both high profe people and will be talking about the new bullying documentary that's attracting controversy as well. even as donny tries to put in his earpiece. >> he'll get that organized before they talk about it in the seg is meant. we'll also talk about stresses in marriage. it happens in every marriage and a new study is revealing that how your partner copes with stress could make or break your relationship in the long run. it starts the moment you say "i do." in fact it's important that first year of marriage. we'll get the results of the study coming up spp later on demi lovato entered the spotlight at the ender age of #. at 19 she's bouncing back after battling personal demons. coming up she'll open up about her recovery and perform for us

live. >> that's a lot to get to. let's start inside at the news desk. natalie has the headlines of the morning. >> good morning, everyone. voters are headed to the polls on the biggest day so far for the republican presidential candidates. 11 states are holding primaries or caucuses today. the biggest prize is ohio where polls show mitt romney and rick santorum running neck and neck. newt gingrich is hoping for a big victory in his home state of georgia to revitalize his campaign. an iranian news agency is reporting that iran will let u.n. inspectors visit a military complex where the west believes secret nuclear tests are being done. iran has previously barred inspectors from the site while denying it is trying to develop nuclear weapons. the international atomic energy association said it was not aware of iran's announcement and could not comment on when access would be allowed. a government study today says black students are three times more likely than whites to be

suspended or expelled from school. the department of education report finds that 70% of students arrested or referred to law enforcement for school infractions are black or latino. education secretary arnie duncan says the government is not alleging overt discrimination but say it is data should challenge educators to address the discipline gap. the former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by paula deen claims in a lawsuit that the celebrity chef and her brother created a hostile work environment. lisa jackson alleges that sexual innuendo and racial slurs at uncle bubba's seafood house in georgia gave her panic attacks. a deen spokesman refused to comment. and a quick round up of what has you talking online. a thief with the heart of a saint is a top search on yahoo. officials at christ's church say a box containing the preserved

heart of saint lawrence o'toole was stolen this weekend. irish police say it is the latest in a series thefts involving religious relices. tmz reports that kim kardashian has donated twice the value of her wedding gifts, an estimated $200,000 to the dream foundation, a charity for people with terminal illnesses. her gifts became an issue when the marriage fell awe part in 72 days. after weeks of dodging pregnancy rumors, snooki is facing questions about her new ring. people.com is reporting that snooki is now engaged to her longtime boyfriend. guess we'll find out soon enough. it's 8:04. now back to matt and ann. >> thank you very much. chilly morning. >> it is. but it will warm up. demi will be warming up fans and she'll be coming out at 8:30.

stand by. let's check your weather. for today our for today our pick city, dayton, ohio. sunny, mild, 56 degrees. mild air is going to be making its way east. snow to talk about through the central rockies. pacific northwest along the coast and we are going to be talking about rain, nothing too heavy. and we have windy conditions around the central great lakes. windy down through texas. gulf coast looks great. plenty of sunshine. 80 degrees today in miami. 42 for a high here in new york city. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> you need your warmest winter gear. good morning this tuesday morning. we are still below freezing most of the area. reagan national, 35. elsewhere, we are in the mid and upper 20s now. but that bright march sun should warm us to near 50 degrees by later this afternoon. another cold night tonight. then tomorrow afternoon with the southwesterly breeze into the mid 60s with bright sunshine and

a bit milder thursday. then friday might get rain in the morning. here is a look at the weekend, saturday, sunday, as the cry goes up for demi -- [ cheers ] >> they are excited about this. ann? >> al, thank you so much. coming up, we've got today's professionals in the house. boy, are they raring to go. they will be tackling everything from the stars who recently had their phones hacked to an anti-bullying movie that most teens won't be able to see because of the r rating. that's all coming up right after this. s part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare.

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here's the problem with rush. the advertisers that are still on are basically voting yes, we are okay with it. they have no choice -- i'm an ad guy. they have no choice but to go away. it is one thing to say something inappropriate and you're bullying up. when you're bullying down and sullying, he's attacking our daughters, al said to me. he's calling our daughters sluts. the things like feminazis. advertisers speak loud. >> this is one of the most depressing weeks we have seen. i felt like 50 years ago we were more civil talking about contraception and women's rights than we have been this week. i thought it sullied a lot of the conversation. i want to remind people, for a man who's been married four times and has no children i assume he's used some form of contraception or the women he's slept with. we know he's used viagra. he's been caught buying it which

is covered by medical insurance plans and contraception is not. if you want to talk about standards i'll put those medications on the table. >> and this young woman was testifying about a colleague, another student who could not afford the medicine -- not the contraception -- the medicine necessary to treat an illness so she would not lose her ovary. we need to keep things in perspective. this is an attack on women's health. >> we say keep things in perspective. let's be clear. saying outrageous, hurtful, harmful things is not just the territory of people on the right. people on the left used slurs against women and minorities, all kinds of things. is this the system we have now? is this what the viewers deserve? >> the system has a way of self-correcting. the viewers understand the world we live in. then there is a line. he crossed the line. i'm imploring advertisers. maybe we can use it to make a

change in the voice out there. forget rush. advertisers, take a stand. every one of you. >> bullying up is one thing. when you go after a politician or big time entertainer. when you go after a college student similar to don imus calling people nappy-headed hoes it's the same thing. you're looking at my kid. >> this week some rather racy photos of actresses olivia munn and christina hendricks surfaced online. they say they were on the cell phones and they were hacked and leaked to the internet. what's the level of outrage, donny? >> zero. you've got to understand -- forget them personally. this is the world we live in. if grown-ups, children, celeb 'tis and noncelebrities don't understand everything out there is now vulnerable, you've got to get in the game. >> that's a person that's going to stand in front of my makeup mirror and take a picture of myself in anything. if they hacked it, they didn't

get anything from me. >> i'm not committing to that. >> wait a second. these are personal photos. this is privacy. >> it is prooifprivacy. it's against the law. they're creeps. >> it's a world of semipermeable membranes. it's a mess sang for the kids. be careful. >> a new documentary is coming out from harvey winestein's company which won the academy award for "the artist." it's about bullying and the dangers of bullying. people have seen advanced screenings of the documentary say it's extremely powerful. let's look at a clip. >> i feel kind of nervous going to school. i like learning but i have trouble making friends. >> they say he's a geek. some kids told him he's worthless, to go hang his self. he got to a point where enough was enough.

>> here's the problem. in the course of telling this very disturbing story the movie has six four-letter words. it's probably going to get an r rating. as a result, the very kids who need to see this technically shouldn't be able to see it. what's the solution. >> the word is technically. they will get access to it. parents will take them. there will be a way around it. it's a goofy double standard about language. we talked about the vitriol of the last week. four letter words. when used -- >> in context. >> there have to be exceptions to the rules. >> i don't understand the difference between using those words and letting kids see heads blown off in action movies. this is a teachable moment. a parent, an older sibling can take their younger siblings to see the film. it's an art house film. >> i don't think the r rating is the problem. it's most important that parents see it.

i believe every bullying starts at home with the parent. you can stop it. obviously you have to hold a kid responsible. it's even more apparent because the kids know what's going on in the cafeteria. the parents need to know what some of the kids are doing. >> should the movie companies create a version of this with the words bleeped or taken out so they can show it in every school? >> that would be harvey's easy out. he won't budge probably. >> let's talk about lindsay lohan. who saw her interview here? raise your hand? >> i did. >> did she do what she has to do to make a comeback? >> she has to stop smoking and stop throwing up. those vocal chord changes you hear in the voice. listen to me from a doctor's standpoint. she has to take care of herself. it was a baby step out of the starting blocks. she's not healthy. >> the two most prolific known iconic actresses, elizabeth taylor and marilyn monroe.

>> they didn't have tmz -- >> we love the troubled actress with chops. she'll be huge for her lifetime. >> i would like to see her healthy. speaking from somebody who knows what it's like to go around and around in the media bubble. you can't get healthy on television, doing "saturday night live." >> that was a great step back. >> it's okay for you to work with her career, but talking about her emotionally and physically. >> part of getting better is working. >> ten seconds. >> one thing that bothered me was when you said how long has she been clean and she said, a long time. addicts know precisely how many days. but a lot of people are rooting for her. >> we want her to work. but we want her to get healthy so she can work for the long time. >> thank you, guys. good to see you. up next, are some relationships doomed from the start like these three? how stress and how your partner

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back now at 8:19 with today's relationships. the first year of marriage is often referred to as the honeymoon phase but stress can burn out the flame. sharon jason is the behavior and relationship reporter for usa today. she wrote an article on this subject. dr. sills is a clinical psychologist. good morning to you both. studies have now indicated, and we know that stress is just a part of life but studies are indicating that how supportive you are as a partner to your spouse during stress can affect the probability, the possibility that you will stay married. >> it can chart the course of the relationship. stress affects everyone. you're not going to escape it. how you support your partner makes a big difference and how much you communicate with each other. >> this makes a lot of sense.

the truth is when we get involved in marriages, we really want to be supportive when things are bad. >> that's important. we want to do it right. we are looking for a responsive partner. what's helpful to me may not be to my husband. the first year of marriage, i'm teaching my partner what i need. i'm trying to listen to what he needs. maybe when he has a bad day he says, just rub my back. i don't want to talk about it. i want to talk about it. that's what we are learning. >> there is a fundamental difference sometimes between how some men handle stress, whether they want to talk about it and whether women want to overtalk about it. what's your best advice? we can't change the way a spouse will behave, right? he may want to go into his man cave. what can we do to make sure we get the support we need when things are bad? >> the experts say to talk about it. they say you should have

conversations that stress is a test on the relationship and it can determine the functions of the marriage. >> what do you say to your husband when he says, i don't want to talk about it. >> if you don't want to talk, tell me what you do need. i'll hear about it later. maybe you need a glass of wine and a back rub. but i might say, i want to talk about it and i want to whine for five minutes and i don't want advice. don't tell me what to do. just tell me i'm fabulous. >> you want somebody to hear me. >> i want you, in my marriage to give me what makes me feel better. it doesn't have to be what makes you feel better. >> that's exactly it. they say you need to function as a team. and stress makes you think are you the enemy or are you an ally? >> a lot of men say it's stressing me out to have you talk about how stressful you are. >> we suggest three things. you have to have a no stress time. i want to spend time with you,

not with the problems. maybe dvd "friday night lights" and have it forever. also, you can whine but you have a time limit. lots of couples ask for that. >> we just expired our time limit. thank you so much. good information. and now here's matt. >> ann, thank you very much. now down to florida to say hello to mr. willard scott. >> let me tell you, everything exciting happens in florida. take a look over there. carr real estate has a lovely sand castle on the beach for $2 million. it can be yours. give us a call after the show. i get a cut. now let's check out our birthday buddies. we have winners today and always. this is ronnie cook from sarasota, florida. i was just there for lunch. 103. she's a licensed pilot and she's married her flight instructor. holy mackerel. romance in midair.

loretta zoellner, that's a beauty. indianapolis, indiana, that's where the super bowl will be -- oh, it happened? i missed it? i have to get a job. she's 106 years old today. she's an excellent baker and has very strong religious beliefs in the good lord. you can't beat that. here's george bunnell of sto stockbridge, georgia. not in massachusetts where gene shallit lives. he loves westerns, western stories and songs. he's a handsome texas cowboy. here's vivian roberson of has kel, texas. 103 years old. she was a school teacher almost

all of her life. that's beautiful. george edlund of muskegon, michigan. 100 years old. world war ii vet who attends the same church where he was baptized. that's nice. take a look at maria driscoll from boonsboro, maryland. 104. and attributes longevity to taking vitamins every day. that's it. now back to the wonderful city, new york on the hudson. bye-bye. [ cheers ] >> all right, willard. thank you very much. just ahead, teen pop star demi lovato after your local news.

8:26 is your time now on this tuesday, march 6, 2012. i'm good morning. i'm eun yang. a check with tom kierein for a check of the forecast. chilly start. >> it is still late winter. and it certainly feels like it. we are still below freezing. upper twoents 30 degrees. reagan national at 35. as we approach 8:30 with the brighter sun and stronger sun, we should begin to warm up above freezing by 9:30 and then this afternoon, near 50 degrees. sunny tomorrow and another cold start in the 20s but much warmer in the afternoon into the 60s. near 70 thursday. and then dry for the weekend after rain friday.

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it's 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 6th day of march 2012. super tuesday politically. and a super tuesday weatherwise in new york city. bright blue sky. chilly temperatures. that will improve in the next 24 hours. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker

and natalie morales. in the background i think you can hear the music of teen pop star demi lovato. she's making a comeback after troubling times in her life. she'll be in our studio to perform for us in a couple of minutes. do you folks want her to come out? [ cheers ] >> there she is right there. [ screaming ] >> demi lovato, welcome out to the plaza. a lot of fans gathered here and they are yelling loudly. >> oh, my gosh! >> very exciting for them. she agreed to come out to see them after actually hearing their response. that's a lot of sweetness. those girls are making a memory they will not forget. also coming up in this half hour, we'll be talking in the kitchen about food and learning to make a great stand-by,

chicken parmesan. >> love it. >> with michael white, one of the best. >> then coming up, we'll head to the ice rink. kristi yamaguchi is here. she has a new children's book out. olympic gold medalist 20 years ago. we'll talk about what else she has in the works. >> she's terrific. >> also some of the most common accidents that can happen at home. we'll show you how to protect your family, keep everybody safe. >> that was a hard turn. >> absolutely. lots to get to, mr. roker. but first we have lisa rinna. >> hi! >> hi, guys. >> from nbc's daytime soap "days of our lives." ten years since you did billie reed on the show. why are you bringing her back? >> i thought it would be fun. i played her when i was in my 20s. again in my 30s. now again in my 40s. when can you do that?

>> it's impossible any other way. >> i thought it would be fun to act again. >> you can do it. other cast members are going back. you say it feels like a high school reunion. >> eight of us worked together in the '90s that are back. >> they all look exactly the same. >> so do you. >> it's like going back to high school and we all like each other. we're having fun. it's a great time. >> in the show, how have relationships changed since you were last on the show? weren't you married to somebody? >> they're all changed. are you kidding? it's a soap opera! they're all changed and i'm hoping for a new love interest. >> give us a hint. >> i was with bo brady. now he's with hope. we don't want to mess that up. but there's a cute doctor in town i have my eye on. >> harry hamlin? >> it's fun. it's like free cheating.

>> have you been to our show? >> have you seen what my husband does on camera? it's even. we're good. >> good luck with that. married 15 years? >> 15, yes. together 19. that's like 150 in hollywood, isn't it? >> it is. >> that's right. lisa, good to have you here. have fun on "days of our lives." and now a c check of the weather? >> now mr. roker. >> fantastic. let's show you what's going on. no soap opera in the weather. we have things fairly quiet today. sun shining in the eastern half of the country. windy from the great lakes to texas. wet stuff and snow out through the rockies. tomorrow we see a warmup, warm air making its way to the eastern seaboard. cool conditions and snow in the central rockies. wet weather through the central great lakes and plains. showers and thunderstorms in the lower mississippi river valley. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> still cold, for crying out loud, here on the 6th day of

march. it is -- feeling more like february right now we are -- just in the upper 20s to 30 degrees. reagan national at 35. warm into the fourth to near 50. lots of sunshine and clear and cold night again tonight after mid might. back down below freezing. upper 20s tomorrow morning. sunny on wednesday. southwesterly wind. should get us into the mid 60s. then upper 60s on thursday. friday rain in the morning and through midday. then sun and you're still excited? [ cheers ] >> demi and you're on tv! >> al, thank you so much. coming up, we'll have dem demi lovato. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now at 8:37. this morning on today's kitchen,

easy as 1-2-3, a dish for the whole family to enjoy. chicken parm is a classic, but we're putting a twist on it this morning with the help of chef michael white from here in new york city. michael, good morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> you're killing it. you are doing so well with your place. >> we're doing well. >> one of the reasons you do well is you take great dishes and add your own little twist to them. chicken parm, how do you do that? >> this could be veal, chicken. we go into the store. you see a lot of breaded chicken cutlets and people put the cheese and tomato and do it quickly. i just want to take a second to show you pounding out the chicken breast, season it with salt. we go into flour. this is the traditional breading method. you put a little bit of flour, go into egg beaten with a little bit of water to loosen it up. and then not to touch raw egg.

chefs don't worry. >> but in the home kitchen you don't want to cross contaminate. >> exactly. then go into the bread crumbs. >> can you use panko? >> this is panko buzzed to get it finer. let's toss it back and forth. this is something that can be done prior to service. >> they can be room temperature? >> exactly. let's go to the saute pan. >> olive oil? >> yes. lots of times the olive oil gets burned and such. a little bit of whole butter will give it a toasted flavor. we're going to do that in this one that's going. >> because you are going to put it under a broiler later you want to undercook it? >> undercook it just a hair. it's great for a dinner party or a mother at home, a little bit beforehand. we'll toast it, put a pat of

butter in it. >> just a few minutes here, right? >> it's quick. that's the great part about a chicken cutlet. and kids love them. they're flavorful. >> fantastic. you're going to put a white sauce on it. most people think of a tomato sauce. what goes into it? >> also, my name is michael white. >> exactly. not lost on us here, michael. >> mark should be laughing now. >> he's not here. he went down stairs. [ laughter ] >> wow. the last time i made a vortex here. we're going to make a bechamel. you can do lasagna, anything you want with it. this is warm milk. >> why warm? >> it won't ball up on you then. we'll mix it quick, bring it to a boil. add parmegiano. this is a cutlet. we'll put ham on this. this is prosciutto cotto. a little bit of ementhal.

>> you can use traditional swiss. >> you bet. this goes under the broiler for a second. we're going to plate this. now spinach. kids don't like to eat spinach. saute it in butter. everybody loves it. >> hide it under some chicken parm. >> exactly. go right to the plate. a little bit of butter and sea salt. we'll plate this beautiful cutlet right on top and finish it with a little bit of the bechemel sauce. >> it could be parmesan. we sell 45 of these a night. everybody talks about eating light. this is one of the best sellers. >> what are you serving it with? >> this is a side dish of salt cod. this is duck, rabbit and this is

the inside of cheese with these are little griddle cakes. >> looks like an english if you have muffin. >> too bad. >> still ahead, a live performance down stairs from teen pop star demi lovato and natalie take as spin on the ice rink with kristi yamaguchi. after this.

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good morning. >> good morning. >> this is your second book. let's go back to the olympic moment 20 years ago. can you believe it? does it seem like a lifetime ago or just yesterday? >> it feels like 10 years, not 20. >> we're getting old together. >> we were just toddlers in 1992. >> you were a toddler when you won the gold. you have two girls, kiara and emma. have they seen the clips, the highlight reel? >> they have seen clips. they saw the performance a few days ago. i don't think they really get it. they're like, okay, that's fine. >> cool, mom. but they have never seen the gold medal? >> they haven't. it's on loan at the u.s. figure skating museum and hall of fame in colorado springs. >> you need to arrange a trip. >> some day we'll head out there. >> tell me about the book. it's based on your life. but involves a pig. why a pig?

>> well, it's the second poppy book. she has her first international competition. i drew from my experience and my first international competition at the age of 14. >> you went to sarajevo. but poppy is going to paris. >> that's where my first worl championships was. it's about meeting new friends, having your first international experience and taking in new cultures and everything. >> understanding that it's a big world, the languages and differences. it can be scary for little kids sometimes. was it scary for you? your first international competition back then. do you remember the time when you were 14? >> i was more excited. i couldn't wait to meet people and learn some words in a different language and back then it was the soviet union. meeting skaters. >> yeah. >> it's such a different culture. they are so fascinated with

levi's and anything western. it was a different -- it left a big impression on me as a young child. i thought it would be fun to share with other kids. >> you were very involved in the illustrations as well. i understand you even sent the illustrator pictures so he could have the gold medal poses in poppy's illustration as well. >> it was fun to work with tim ballard. he does an amazing job. the fashions, the clothes and costumes obviously. had to get the skating positions just right that are in the book. >> i'll do a turn here. let's make it more interesting. in terms of your kids, i understand one of your daughters is learning to skate with rudy galindo. >> our youngest, emma, is taking lessons. >> the next generation. great to have you here, kristi yamaguchi. the book is "it's a big world,

little pig." still to come, demi lovato with a live performance in studio. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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lovato has already faced her share of adversity battling addiction and depression in her young career. she talks about it in a candid documentary airing tonight on mtv. she's ready for a fresh start with her new album. appropriately it is called "unbroken." demi lovato, good morning. >> hi. >> why put yourself out there? why have you been so willing to be brave and talk about your recovery in this mtv documentary? >> well, i decided to tell my story because i know there are a lot of young teens out there, girls and boys, that are dealing with the same issues i have been through. if i'm able to use my voice to do good in the world then i definitely want to cothat. >> you saw the response earlier when you were outside. how passionately people are moved by your music and your courage. what does it mean to you now having that kind of encouragement? >> it means everything to me. having that support is -- i don't have the words for it. it's amazing. the fans i have are incredible.

>> you are headed back on tour. to finish what you started last year, are you fearful, excited, both? >> i think i'm both excited and a little fearful. but fearful as in nervous. i always get nervous before i go on the road. just because i'm going to be on stage in front of a lot of people. >> what song are you singing for us this morning? >> i'm going to sing "give your heart a break." >> as we all should. demi lovato, great to have you here. >> thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, "give your heart a break." ♪ ♪ the day i first met you ♪ you told me you'd never fall

in love ♪ ♪ but now that i get you ♪ i know fear is what it really was ♪ ♪ now here we are so close ♪ yet so far ♪ haven't i passed the test ♪ when will you realize ♪ baby, i'm not like the rest ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ i wanna give your heart a break i know you're scared it's wrong ♪ ♪ like you might make a mistake ♪ ♪ there's just one life to live ♪ ♪ there's no time to waste, to waste ♪ ♪ so let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ oh, yeah, yeah ♪ on sunday, you went home alone ♪

♪ there were tears in your eyes ♪ ♪ i called your cell phone, my love ♪ ♪ but you did not reply ♪ the world is ours, if you want it ♪ ♪ we can take it, if you just take my hand there's no turning back now ♪ ♪ baby, try to understand ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ i wanna give your heart a break ♪ ♪ i know you're scared it's wrong ♪ ♪ like you might make a mistake ♪ ♪ there's just one life to live there's no time to waste, to waste ♪ ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ there's just so much you can take ♪ ♪ your heart a break ♪ let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ oh, yeah, yeah ♪ when your lips are on my lips ♪ ♪ then our hearts beat as one

♪ but you slip right out of my fingertips ♪ ♪ every time you run ♪ yeah ♪ whoa ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ wanna give your heart a break ♪ ♪ i know you're scared it's wrong ♪ ♪ like you might make a mistake ♪ ♪ there's just one life to live ♪ ♪ there's no time to waste, to waste ♪ ♪ so let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ cause you've been hurt before ♪ ♪ i can see it in your eyes ♪ you try to smile it away ♪ some things, you can't disguise ♪ ♪ don't wanna break your heart ♪ baby, i can ease the ache ♪ the let me give your heart a break ♪ ♪ give your heart a break ♪ there's just so much you can take ♪ ♪ give your heart a break ♪ give your heart a break

♪ oh, yeah, yeah ♪ the day i first met you ♪ you told me you'd never fallen in love ♪ [ applause ] >> bravo, demi lovato. thank you so much for bee ing he this morning. the new album is "unbroken." we're back after your local news. flu .

8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, march 6, 2012. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. let's go straight to meteorologist tom kierein for a look at the forecast now. tom, good morning. >> wow. what a cold start and good morning. we are starting off with a blue sky, bright sunshine, and we are down into the low and mid 20s couple of hours ago.

climbing into the 30s throughout much of the region. reagan national at 38. we have lots of sun on tap the rest of the day. stronger march sun should get us up to near 50 by later this afternoon. another clear and cold tonight tonight to the upper 20s tomorrow morning. southwesterly flow should warm us into the low and mid 60s tomorrow afternoon. another sunny day. then warmer on thursday. could get rain friday. dry and chilly for the weekend. >> tom, thank you. we will take a quick break and i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want better quality. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. for the amount of money that i'm paying,

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we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning. it's the 6th day of march 2012. there is nothing wrong with today other than a little bit of a chilly temperature here in rockefeller plaza. it's 30 degrees right now. going up a little. but look at the sunshine. just a little bit of a tease of what awaits us later in the week. >> that's right. it will be so nice. it's going to be 60 degrees tomorrow. >> warming into the mid 60s. >> and 85 by friday. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, al roker and savannah guthrie. on a serious note, an incredible story of survival coming out of

the string of deadly tornados in the midwest. >> it's a story of a mother's love. we'll tell you about a woman who essentially put her own life on the line to save her two young children as the twister was bearing down on their home. she lost parts of both legs while shielding her kids in a blanket underneath her. the kids survived. we'll hear more about their story coming up this morning. >> and as we look at the diet s.o.s., joy bauer has some great information. everything from meats, vegetables and seafoods packed with iron if you're anemic and what to eat if you have high blood sugar and high cholesterol. also, great blue tgluten-free meal ideas. >> when i thieat carrots now i think of joy bauer. >> in today's relationships a serious story.

if your first marriage fails a lot of people take the second or third leap of faith. statistics show second and third marriages have a high rate of failure. we'll have good advice. >> that's not encouraging. maybe some advice will help us all. >> i knew i should have taken that left turn at albuquerque. >> you should have stopped at carro carrots. natalie is at the news desk. >> good morning. it's the busiest day of the republican race for the white house as voters head for the polls on super tuesday. more than 35% of the delegates are up for grabs giving the candidates a make or break shot at the gop nomination. mitt romney is pushing to solidify the front-runner status with a win in ohio. rick santorum could give him a run for his money there. meantime newt gingrich is hoping for a win in his home state of georgia. an amazing survival story of a mother's sacrifice. she lost parts of both legs protecting her children from a

massive tornado. nbc's tom costello is at the university of louisville hospital in kentucky where she's recovering. good morning. >> reporter: stephanie decker is in fair condition. she has seven broken ribs. she lost a leg at the knee, another at the ankle. she was at home with 8-year-old domenic and 5-year-old reese when the storm with 175 miles per hour winds started tearing the home to shreds. alone in their new home with a tornado fast approaching, stephanie decker knew the only chance she and the kids had of surviving was to wrap them in a blanket and lay on top of them. >> everything started hitting my back. beams, pillars, furniture. everything was just slamming into my back. i had my children in the blanket and i was on top of them. i was reaching around, holding them and they were screaming. mommy, i can't live without you. i don't want to die. don't let me die.

i said, we're going to make it. >> reporter: when the storm cleared the home was gone, wiped from the foundation with stephanie and the kids buried in the rubble. >> i looked at my leg. i realized either it was cut off or it was barely attached. i took my phone, made a video to my husband. telling him i love him. >> reporter: that's when 8-year-old domenic climbed out of the rubble and ran for help. a neighbor, sheriff's deputy brian lovins came running to find stephanie bleeding heavily. >> she's like, i'm dying, i'm dying. i said, i ain't gonna let you die. >> reporter: realizing her leg was severed brian used a belt as a tourniquet. it saved her life. >> her kids were able to get out and call for help. so her kids saved her life. >> i prayed to have the strength to survive. i wanted these kids to have a mom. i didn't want them to grow up without me. >> reporter: they're not going

to grow up without her. she's alive and in fair condition. both kids survived without injury amazingly. they will now know for the rest of their lives how much their mother loves them and the sacrifice she was willing to make. natalie, back to you. >> so true. thank goodness for the quick-thinking neighbor as well. tom costello with a great story in louisville, kentucky. thank you very much. give her our best wishes. the u.s. and israel are presenting a united front for now against a nuclear iran. in key meetings at the white house, ben i canjamin netanyahu president obama met to deal with iran. patricia heaton is apologizing for slamming sandra fluke on twitter. fluke was blasted by rush limbaugh as a, quote, prostitute, for testifying on capitol hill that birth control should be subsidized. heaton tweeted, hey, let us pay for your starbucks, movie tickets and your favorite hot wings, anything else? and encouraged twitter followers

to send fluke condoms so she would never reproduce. heaton has apologized saying, don't like you being dissed. so sorry. and sing us a song, you're the p piano dog. you'd wag your tail, too, if you could pelt one out like this scandinavian sensation. take a listen. ♪ [ howling ] >> so he's a little off key. we won't hold it against him. petu lives in finland where he may have a bone to pick with the piano tuner. very cute. six minutes past the hour. now back to al upstairs with a check of the weather. >> he does a check of the rendition, how much is that doggy in the window. >> yes! >> for today, we have a happening for today we have a little bit after weak system coming in from california. that's going to bring rain and

pacific northwest snow. very light. lot of windy conditions out west. and we have windy conditions from chicago all the way down to dallas today. plenty of shine along the eastern seaboard. little on the chilly side. that warm air you see in the midsection of the country, temperatures in the 70s. that warm air is going to make its way to the east by tomorrow and new york and places in the northeast will be in the upper 50s to low to mid 60s. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it has been certainly a very cold morning. we are now just getting above freezing here past 9:00 in the morning. right now 38 at reagan national. and it is -- still right near -- little bit above freezing throughout much of the rest of the region. bright march sun, though, should warm us to 50 by later this afternoon. then another clear and cold night tonight. upper 20s by dawn tomorrow. southwesterly breeze should warm us to the low and mid 60s tomorrow afternoon with lots of sun and then increasing clouds on thursday. highs upper 60s. could get rain friday ♪ sending out on s.o.s. >> time for joy's diet s.o.s.,

answers to your daily diet dilemmas. "today" nutritionist joy bauer is here to discuss everything from iron rich foods to gluten-free meals that are chapp and quick. >> good morning, al. >> mikayla is joining us via skype. good morning. what's your question? >> i'm a serious ballet dancer at the institute of american ballet theater. i have a demanding dance schedule and mild anemia. often during class i get light headed. can you recommend iron rich foods besides the spinach and kale i already eat? >> the best sources are clams, oysters, lean beef like sirloin, top and bottom round, flank steak and skinless poultry. interestingly enough, the dark sources have more iron than the white types of poultry like breast.

so go for drumsticks or thighs when you can. the second best category of iron-rich foods are the vegetarian sources. the dark greens you're eating are loaded. keep eating leafy greens. also edamame, lentils, starchy beans and tofu have iron as well. and when you eat the vegetarian sources they are not as absorbable as the animal proteins. couple them with a food rich in vitamin c because c helps to boost the absorption within your body. when you eat your spinach and kale, drizzle some fresh lemon juice on top. the lemon juice brings vitamin c to the table to bump up the iron in your body. >> thanks for your question. >> good luck. >> now to sharon in texas on the line joining us live. good morning. what's your question? hello, sharon? i think we may have lost sharon. let's go to our viewer e-mail.

this one coming from emily in north carolina. emily writing, i'm a graduate student with a busy schedule and a tight budget. i found out this summer i have celiac disease. what are delicious gluten-free meals that are cheap and quick? i'm sick of rice and beans. >> good question. you can pretty much eat anything that you would normally eat if you were eaten gluten. sandwiches, cereals. hit a large grocery store or health food shop and buy a few gluten-free healthy staples like whole grain crackers, cereal, pasta and condiments. then learn a few go-to recipes for each of the meals. she should definitely hop on the computer to check out so. gluten-free recipe blogs. gluten-free girl, gluten-free goddess. there are a slew out there. >> and there is so much more available today than five years ago. our son is gluten-free.

>> no more rice and b.c. lioean emily. >> this e-mail from shannon in south dakota. she writes, what's your take on having a cheat maeal or the chet day on the weekend when you're dieting? >> give yourself the option for one cheat meal each weekend while dieting can be a good idea. it keeps you from feeling deprived, gives you staying power. and also acts like incentive or reward for putting in so much work during the week. for people that don't know what a cheat meal is, it's an indulgent meal or caloriffic meal that ordinarily wouldn't fit on the diet. >> splurge. >> that's what it is. it's a splurge meal. on the other hand, i really don't think having a cheat or splurge full-on day is a good

idea. you take in thousands and thousands of extra calories and it can take you two, three, four days to recover. really. >> that's not a splurge. that's a binge. >> exactly. people turn it into that. i give two thumbs-up to a cheat meal, but two thumbs-down to the cheat day each week. >> joy bauer, thanks so much. >> thanks, al. >> ahead in today's relationship why second and third marriages often don't last and advice on avoiding past mistakes. later the drama moves from wisteria lane to a los angeles courtroom in the case of nicollette sheridan versus her "desperate housewives" producer. right after these messages. special k protein shakes and meal bars. with 10 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber each... they satisfy your hunger longer so you can stay on track. [ telephone rings ] ♪

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statistics. second and third marriages failing more than the first but by a lot. like 67%. >> second ones. and 73% of third ones. >> why is this happening? >> i think it's multi determined as is usually the case. one reason is people rebound off the first marriage. they don't want to be alone. they feel scared by what's happened to them. it's disturbing. instead of resolving the issues that caused the first break-up they move into the second one and bring all of that with them. people tend to have their children. you know, before the age of 35 or late 30s that's often their first marriage. when they come to the second marriage they are often already have kids which adds complications. but also kids are often the dplu that binds. >> it's true. >> you might be fighting but think, i don't want to split up because of the kids. that doesn't happen in later marriages. >> let's get people thinking before they jump into it once

again. additional challenges that they are facing the second and third marriages. what are they? >> well, the mixed families and different styles of parenting and bringing in money. you're coming in with your own money and not wanting to share it necessarily because you have worked for it all. being desensitized to the idea of divorce. you know, you run into trouble and go, well, i have been down this road before and i survived. >> it's not easy on the kids. >> that's the thing. even if they are your step-children and your children it's difficult on both kids each time you get divorced. they develop an attachment to the person who is their step-parent. all that tu multi is not good for the kids. >> how much time is needed to recover after a divorce in your opinion? >> i can't give you an amount. but you need a period where you

grieve the first marriage, understood why you picked that person and was it a good reason or not and might you want to rethink it and what were the things that failed in the first marriage so you can think about how you're not going to repeat it another time. usually that takes more than a year. >> right. you don't want the rebound relationship as you mentioned. >> exactly. >> how do you know when you're emotionally ready to move on? >> when you have digested the story of why you pick a person, what that's motivated by and what caused the demise of the marriage. when you feel you're okay on your own two feet. when you feel like you're okay by yourself, you don't need the marriage to not be alone, to not be complete. that should tell you you're ready to move on. you have to think about certain things. fix your broken picker. people pick people who resonate with their past. i picked a bad boy because i think i can make him a good boy or i picked somebody who's

jealous because it makes me feel loved. lo and behold in the marriage i'm tortured by constant jealousy. why are you doing it? you work on that. build tools and coping skills for the marriage. if you were a big nagger and that was the end of the marriage, how are other things you can ask for things in marriage. if you didn't want to have sex and that was the end of the marriage, address your sexual issues so it doesn't come into the second or third marriage. you want to adjust things and realize if you want to make the commitment to marriage you better mean it. >> you've got to make it work. >> hey, date. have a long-term relationship. invest in someone that you maybe even want to live with them. you don't need to get married unless marriage is for you. it's a commitment. you have to work through it. >> thank you, gail. >> thank you. still to come, from the tv to the kitchen, how to make your home safe for kids. first, these messages.

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we're back and want to say hello to the latest contestant to have the scales tip against him on "the biggest loser." chisholm, welcome. >> thank you. >> you lost 79 pounds on the ranch. where are you now? >> i have lost 100 pounds. so i weigh 261. >> great. >> i recently hit that. it feels good. >> wonderful. >> seemed like last week was an upset. nobody expected you to be voted off. what was your reaction? >> it was crazy. i didn't expect what happened. we all had a goal to hit 5% and you were immune.

i was one pound away from it. >> oh, man. >> wow, that's rough. >> it was rough. >> you looked stunned. >> i was. now you get to see me crying. >> you can see your dad is so upset. he offered to switch places with you. why didn't you? >> you know, i think that when it comes down to it, the point of being on the show is taking responsibility for the actions that brought you to that point in your life. it was time to just say, i didn't get what i was going to do. i'm the one who didn't lose the weight. it's time for me to take responsibility for that and do this at home. >> good for you. meanwhile it's been somewhat hard to go back home and work out and do all that you need to do, right? >> yeah. >> with the band and your girlfriend you're busy. how do you manage? >> it's crazy. last time i was at home i didn't care about eating right, working out so i could do whatever i

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good morning. it is 9:26 on this tuesday, march 6. let's get to storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein with a look at your forecast. >> what a cold morning it has been. finally getting above freezing throughout much of the region. bright sun and a blue sky. 38 now at reagan national. and with that strong march sun we should climb into the upper 40s near 50 by later this afternoon. clear, cold again tonight. down to the 20s by dawn on wednesday. southwest wind should warm news the low and mid 60s tomorrow afternoon. then increasing clouds on thursday and maybe even a bit milder. near 70 degrees. and then cooler weather, rain friday. dry and chilly for the weekend.

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that right there is your laptop. you see it's out here on the ground. this right here is my .45. [ gunshot ] >> that was the first round. >> who can forget that straight-shooting north carolina dad showing how much he disliked his daughter's facebook post? well, we will have an exclusive interview with the now infamous father and his daughter tomorrow on "today." matt will have more tomorrow night on "rock center with brian williams." if you have questions for them head to today.com. can you believe it? that video got 31 million views

on youtube. 30 million on "today" show. >> very good. >> it sparks a lot of feeling. >> on both sides. that's what's interesting. >> of course members of the geek squad are going, no! no! >> not the computer! >> meanwhile coming up, a new episode in the "desperate housewives" courtroom drama. the executive producer mark cherry takes the stand in nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination suit. why did he give the actress the ax? we'll hear what he had to say in just a little bit. >> also, home is supposed to be the place where children are safe, but it's the scene of many, many serious accidents that could be avoided from your television sets to your furniture to what's in your cabinet we'll show you how to make sure you and your kids are safe. including those garbage bags. first a check of the weather for us, al. >> absolutely. first of all forfor today. we have some light rain in the pacific northwest. and snow through the rockies.

and sunny and mild and even windy from texas all the way up into minnesota. sunshine and chillier along the eastern seaboard. tomorrow that warmth makes its way to the ohio river valley, lower gulf. cool conditions and cudy in northern new england. sunshine up and down the west coast. rain from the upper great lakes all the way into the central plains. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it is march 6. it feels more like february. still in the 30s throughout most of the region now as we are just past 9:30 in the morning. 38 at reagan nation am. but it is getting above freezing thankfully. most of the area. later today climbing into the 40s to near 50. and lots of sunshine. clear night tonight. another cold night in the upper 20s by dawn tomorrow. then southwest wind, we should warm to the mid 60s by tomorrow afternoon. and then a bit milder on thursday. might get rain friday. and then a sunny >> and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> up next, was it a desperate

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weight watchers points plus 2012. because it works. the courtroom drama is unfolding in the "desperate housewives" wrongful termination suit. >> neck let sheridan is trying to prove she was dropped from the show after complaining about being hit by the executive producer marc cherry. >> mike taibbi has more from the los angeles courthouse. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as hollywood lawsuits go this isn't for huge money. just a bit more than nicollette sheridan made in the last of her five years on the show. but for sheridan the jury ruling could have a big impact.

she looks almost demure walking into court in contrast to her character. >> do you know someone my age with a body like this. >> reporter: in court monday she heard executive producer marc cherry say the decision to kill off the character was made four months before the alleged hitting incident. in a brief hallway conversation with his disney bosses. >> i didn't send any e-mails, cherry testified. i just walked over and had a talk with them. sheridan's attorney was incredulous. >> there are no documents to support that. their position is, yeah, we terminate a $4 million actress with back end participation in a five-minute conversation. >> reporter: back to the hitting incident, cherry described it as a light tap to demonstrate an upcoming scene but the actress on the show with a lot of hitting and with a number of characters who bite the dust say it was a hard hit and said it was only after she complained that her character was written

out of the show. legal analyst lori levinson says timing is key. >> if the jury believes four months before she's fired the green light had been given for it to happen she doesn't have a claim. it wasn't in retaliation. >> reporter: whatever the reason, sheridan's career since "housewives" has been under the wire. the show drew more than 20 million u.s. viewers a week and more than 100 million worldwide as america's top comedy export. when sheridan did a scandalous promotional spot before a monday night football game, the ratings for the next episode of "housewives" soared higher. the other stars including felicity huffman, eva longoria and teri hatcher could be called as witnesses in the trial. eva longoria told a radio station in an interview she supported marc cherry. >> he's funny, sweet, couldn't hard a fly. >> reporter: they said they dropped the character because

the ratings were softening and he wanted to cut costs. in fact, the show has confirmed that this season will be its last. while some of the stars have gone on to movies and other successful television projects, sheridan's pilot found no takers. >> ouch. mike taibbi. coming up next, he's an equestrian and olympic hopeful who is the daughter of new york city's mayor. we'll talk to her. and then dangers in the home. how to keep your kids safe after these messages. bird chirping ] [ snoring ] [ clears throat ] hop to, gang. it's showtime. uh, do you know this guy? i'm not gonna cry, am i? only if you don't believe in the power of friendship. really? you guys are good. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly

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[ laughing and cheering ] pop-tarts. joylicious. 29-year-old georgina bloomberg grew up in the spotlight as new york city's first daughter. her dad is mike bloomberg, but she's made a name for herself in the equestrian world and she can now add seasoned author to that resumé. her second book is called "my favorite mistake." this is your second book. i know it is a trilogy, so there will be a third. was it easier to write the second than the first? >> it was. once we had the characters cemented and we knew what we

wanted from the characters and who they were we were able to follow it. it's a circuit that i have been through. i grew up in the horse show world so i know what happens and where each character should follow. it was fun. we got to go in depth as opposed to doing introductions. >> for those who aren't familiar it's a young adult book. what's the premise? >> the a circuit is the top level. when you're a junior rider which is 18 and under you compete on the a circuit. you're doing junior classes. hunters, jumpers and you're trying to make a name for yourself whether it's getting into a good college on a scholarship or get a great job you're competing on the a circuit, having to work with other kids from different backgrounds and give up your life to the support. >> you have three main characters. in the second novel we see more drama. >> there is more drama. we were able to get more in depth so it's more fun. the kids are teenagers and when

you're working hard, working with people every day there will be drama. >> you're a huge supporter of equestrian. do you have dogs? >> i have two dogs and a miniature horse i adopted as well. >> wow. >> i'm very, very much in love with all of them. adoption is a huge cause that's important to me. it's been rewarding. >> actually, the proceeds from this book go toward -- part go to the aspca. >> to the equine fund. i have done a lot of work with them. i worked with amazing people there. it's a great organization. they do great works. they are able to fund different organizations across the u.s. that can work on animal welfare, especially horses. saving horses from auctions where they are going to slaughter, making sure horses aren't starved or kept in inhumane situations. hundreds of organizations

received funds from the aspca equine fund. hopefully i can help more with the books. >> some people see a resemblance to you. she's the daughter of a billionaire. is it auto biographical? >> i have gotten the question so many times. for me, there is a little bit of myself in each character. i understand how people see tomi as me. i thought, you know, she's loyal, hardworking, down to earth, smart. if people think i'm tomi, that's a compliment. >> does your dad read the books? he's really not your demograp c demographic. he read the first book and said he enjoyed it. he has to say that. he's supportive of everything i do and vice versa. i'm proud of him, too. >> thank you so much. georgina bloomberg, great to talk with you. the book is called "my favorite mistake." up next, keeping your home accident proof with tips from lou manfredini. first, this is "today" on nbc. oh, my gosh. what's going on there?

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this morning on today's h e home, making a safe environment for your kids. accidents in the home are one of the leading causes of fatalities but many are avoidable. lou manfredini is host of "house smart." he has things you can do now to prevent problems later. good morning. >> good morning. >> we think of it as home sweet home but it's one of the places that can cause a lot of death and injury. >> what we have here is an illustration of the four dangers we take for granted. maybe we don't even think about it. we'll get to others in a second. the first is your television set. as you are watching this program how is your television set mounted? the advent of flat screen televisions or the older tvs, the big crts with flat panels, this is a huge issue.

i loive in chicago. since october four children have died due to television sets falling on them. the computer products safety commission said since 2000, 2010, 169 deaths of kids under the age of 8. 22,000 injured. >> right. >> this is a serious thing. this is a flat screen l.e.d. television set. probably weighs in the neighborhood of 40 to 60 pounds. >> right. >> this can tip over. >> easily. >> this is a strap in the back. this strap by sanus out of minnesota. it's a $20 item. it fits into the screws that you would normally mount the tv to the wall. we'll talk about it in a second. >> it's easy. just a bracket on the wall. >> screws to the back of the furniture and then screws to the wall. >> you can tilt and turn and do what you want to do with it. >> you have to do this. the safest way is to mount it on

a wall. this is a wall mount system. there are tilts. they have articulating ones. we have flat screens with similar set-ups to this. >> very sturdy. >> we're not talking a huge investment. the strap is $20. these things start in the neighborhood of $40. i understand with decor and you want to do things. if you have a television set whether it is a large crt unit, look at the cabinet it's on. make sure the cabinet is large enough that when children are running around, you have grandchildren, this is where problems occur. this is a huge hazard. it's not required by any kind of law to buy the straps. i don't know that we need a law. we need common sense to use these things. >> not just tv. any furniture. >> that 22,000 injuries is not just televisions. it's cabinets and appliances. >> okay. now poisoning is another area unfortunately where we see a lot of injuries, deaths and a lot of these are under the kitchen

sink. under mine now. >> the big risk is children under 6. this is not an indictment on the cleaners or chemicals. they all do their job. they're great cleaners. they are hazardous. they are under your cabinet right now and they're not locked. if you have a small children, you need to lock the cabinet. any one of these if a child were to drink it -- look at the color of this. >> looks like grape juice. >> it's a great cleaner. you have to protect the kids. this is a garden variety bottle of ammonia. >> flips right off. >> no safety cap. look at what you have in the home. >> lock it up. >> make sure you protect your kids. >> now suffocation is another way that a lot of children lose their lives. it can be as simple as a garbage bag, balloons. >> most suffocation comes from food. this is another area. the plastic bags we have, knot them up. make sure they are not anywhere around. balloons.

smaller balloons when children start to blow them up, if they can't blow it all the way it can be sucked into their esophagus. it's almost impossible to get it out. be mindful of this. the cord on the blinds. this is a perfect example. i don't want to see any blinds with a tether on the bottom here. a child can put their head in here and get hung up. you need to have blinds with cords that are cut and loose. and you need to pay attention. tied up high. they can also get tangled inadvertently and knot up even loose ones. be mindful of this. this is an area where somebody could get strangled. >> are these still around? >> they just bought this. this shouldn't be around. there are still products like this on the shelf. be mindful of this. >> make sure you know what you're doing. over here, fire safety equipment in our house. we know you have to have a fire alarm on every level in your home. >> it's one --

>> also important to change the batteries. >> now there are new laws. these detectors and fire extinguishers don't last forever. on average they last five to seven years. there is a new law in new york that will probably go across the country. the detectors themselves after five years are going to give you a beep to tell you it's time to replace. it will drive you crazy because you'll think the battery is out. you'll replace the battery but it's still beeping which means you have to replace it. >> same with carbon monoxide? they wear out. >> they wear out every five to seven years. now it will have an audible alarm. fire extinguishers on the three-year anniversary, even if it's green, discharge it and buy a new one. have a safety plan, too. >> and practice the safety plan. lou manfredini, appreciate it. still to come, he's sticking around to talk about hardwood flooring. >> and more music from teen sensation demi lovato after your

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good morning. it is 9:57. i'm barbara harrison. tuesday, march 6, 2012. chilly start out there, tom kierein. good morning. >> yes. we were down to the low 20s around dawn. now since then, the temperatures as we approach 10:00 are above freezing. just about everywhere. now 39 at reagan national. and -- it will continue to climb into the 40s later today with a

high near 50 and lots of sunshine. and a cold night again tonight. after midnight down below freezing and then tomorrow afternoon with bright sun into the low and mid 60s. upper 60s thursday. with increasing clouds. may get rain friday. sunny, chilly weekend to follow. danella, how is late morning traffic? >> traveling on 395 northbound, as you approach edsall, disabled truck blocking the right shoulder lane. your travel lanes are pop 66 eastbound and washington boulevard, that accident has been moved to the right shoulder lane and the cones are up as you pass gallows road. slow to the beltway. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, danella. coming up on "news4 midday," from prescriptions to extensions. dinner's ready.

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captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. wake up. it's booze day tuesday. it's march 6th. we're happy you're here with us. the fourth hour of the "today" show. >> it's hard to even talk about the chat with what is in front of us. >> we just got to wish a very happy birthday to the oreo. i don't know why, but apparently it's a big -- what's the birthday, you guys? >> it's 100. >> 100! i didn't realize oreos sort of

morphed from different countries around the world. >> yes. >> they have their own little impact on them. >> well, they have a special edition. this is the 100th birthday oreo in the u.s. they don't usually look like that but it says 100. >> it sure does. that's the classic one. >> i can't even -- the rows of oreos i've eaten as a kid in my life. the whole rows. and then they fry them, put them in ice cream. they do everything with oreos. >> absolutely classic. the first were made at chelsea pier and sold in hoboken. >> 30 cents. that's it. should we do it now or -- >> driving me crazy. this is the one from indonesia. >> get in there. no. that is argentina. i want to try these. >> i like the big fat oreos. >> what is this, china? these are china. these are the, like, wafers. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. i like the china ones even better. >> you do? >> mm-hmm.

>> they're gooey. >> mm-hmm. so sad there are people in the nation watching this. can't have a little bite. so sad. >> that's great. that's a good one. that's a really good one. which one are the mins? >> this is from indonesia. this one, hoda. >> this one? indonesia? >> apparently it will clear up your sinuses. yeah. >> what is that? >> indonesia. >> that's not great. >> i didn't try the others but this one wins. i don't have to try. when you know you know. the u.s. is the number-one oreo consumer. i wonder how many are sold in one year around the world. please check that out on google. >> okay. >> ask your friend. >> let's wash it down with a little something. >> i can have milk but you can't. >> no. i like to eat oreos. some like to -- what do you call it when you go like this? twist them? >> it's supposed to say

something about your sex life, how you eat an oreo. i just made that up. >> i ate them just like that straight out of the box. >> seriously, though. google that. i love saying that to people. google that. >> oreo eaters. they twist them and eat them separately. lick the inside. >> the favorite thing in my world. >> kim kardashian. a 72-day wedding. there was a big question about what was going to happen to all the wedding presents people had sent her. she was getting some flak for it. everyone wondered what is she going to do with all those wedding gifts? well, we have the answer for you today. she has decided to keep the gifts, but she says she's going to donate twice their amount to a charity. >> the estimated value of them. >> $200,000 to the dream foundation, a charity that helps adults facing life-threatening illnesses. >> if most of your gifts had come from a registry, i guess you would know the value.

mine didn't come from her registry. >> if they didn't come -- >> yeah. >> how would she know? >> i sort of gave her a lifetime supply of my favorite -- she loves candles, so i gave her those huge kringl candles, the garden gardenia. >> oh. >> i don't believe in giving expensive, expensive things to people that already have everything. i wanted something she knew -- then i made a nice donation to the dream center in los angeles. different from the dream thing that she's giving this to because i know she's spent a lot of time bringing things to the people down there that are helped through the dream center. people don't know this. she gets flak, kryes, but i hapn to know on many, many occasions she sends clothes down there, all kinds of jewelry, she sends -- to the woman who are battered and in human trafficking. emily post says you should send

every gift back. >> since the wedding was so short, it seems weird. i guess it's fine if you gave a gift and someone says hey -- she wrote a note. i can't remember the details. >> i haven't checked my mail yet. >> i would like to thank you for the generous and thoughtful wedding gift. it has taken me some time to put everything together, but i want you to know that the money for every gift received has been give on the dream foundation. >> i wonder if she had to discuss that with kris because it is marital property. >> you're right. did you watch "the voice" last night? it's on at 8:00. the deal is they take two singers of the same genre and they have to go head to head in a sing-off. it's frustrating because you love both of these because you like this kind of music -- >> two r&b guys. >> two r&b guys. the girl who started it yesterday, i think you guys

remember, this is the song "rolling in the deep." angie sang it -- she sang it the -- do you guys remember her? >> yeah. >> angie had a sing-up a, and this was amazing. so let's go to the sing-up a, you guys, and take a look at this one. ♪ forever's going to start tonight once upon a time i was ♪ ♪ falling in love now i'm only falling apart nothing i can say ♪ ♪ a total eclipse of the heart once upon a time there was light in my life ♪ ♪ now there's only love in the dark ♪ >> now you can pick and i'll tell you who. >> i would have picked her. >> she got cut. the one who made it, chessa, the other one. >> why? >> they said she was more powerful. >> i didn't hear the performance. ♪ total eclipse of the heart

>> i still would have picked the other girl. >> anyway, you're watching these head to head -- >> better than that. >> that's one. and then there was another sing-off, too, and this was for team christina. there were a couple guys. let's see if you can pick the ringer here. a gospel singer, anthony evans, and a single father. ♪ nothing at all if it ain't you, baby if it ain't you, baby ♪ ♪ some people want diamond rings or just want everything ♪ ♪ but everything means nothing if i can't have you ♪ >> okay. now who would you pick based on that? >> they're both, both great. >> the guy with the glasses? >> i dig that. >> i pick the guy without the glasses. >> and you would be right. congratulations. >> okay. >> on the judging. so anyway -- >> they were wrong on the last

one, sorry. >> but it's so exciting because they both sound so good and you're watching them go head to head. >> heartbreak, i'm telling you. but you'll hear years from now or months from now about people that didn't make the cut signing great record deals and maybe better success than the person that ultimately wins. that's the genius of it. >> it gives them a platform. >> i could have never made it in the music industry starting out now. >> why? >> the world has changed so much. if you don't sing that way, you don't get noticed. >> you don't get noticed. can we just open this one? oh. that one's green inside. >> that looks like baby poo. no, i'm not going to eat baby poo. i'm not. the top cities in the whole world for the best looking men. >> that is not tasty at all. where are they? >> number five is buenos aires. yes. number four is lisbon. number three, amsterdam.

number two -- all right, you do live there -- new york city. and number one is stockholm. >> the sexiest men in the world live in stockholm. >> all right. >> good to know. that is really nice to know. >> book your tickets now. >> immediately. >> yeah. >> they were talking, though, about the best places for women and then -- >> they aren't the same. >> none of those are on the list. >> the best places to be a woman. >> the best place to be a woman generally is in ice land because it has the greatest equality between men and women. so there. >> i've been to iceland about three times. it's a beautiful, beautiful country. >> yes. >> nobody seems particularly thrilled to be there. i shouldn't say that, maybe. i'm just telling you the truth. they just don't seem like a very happy people. they're not, like, lilliputians. they're not like in the emerald

city, we represent -- they're not like that. they don't seem too happy. >> the places where women live the longest is japan. women can live 87 years, beating men by seven years. >> but why would you want to? you know? >> they're healthier, too. >> they eat a lot of fish. >> the best place to be a mother, norway. >> the low risks of -- >> infant mortality. and the best place to be a lady of leisure, pack your bags, everyone, we're to denmark. they spend 57 more hours a day -- minutes a day doing things. >> unpaid work. i guess they're being kept by very handsome swedish guys that have moved from stockholm living with them in denmark. >> this is enough. enough of this. let's go. >> the happiest place in the entire world. >> where? >> best place for a woman, best place for a handsome man. >> where? >> greenwich, connecticut. >> oh, isn't that sweet. that's where you are. >> because my neighbor told me so. kidding. >> it is time to bring up --

this is earth shattering, and it needs to be on our show. >> this is disturbing on a few levels. >> all right. you've had chicken mcnuggets, i'm sure millions of times. but have you ever had chicken mcnuggets that look like george washington wa? somebody paid for this one $8,100 for that. look. pretend like the coin is facing the other way, okay? >> i wonder what it looks like the other way. probably not as good. >> it looks like ralph nader on the other side. >> anyway, somebody paid $5,100 for that -- >> 8,100, wasn't it? >> for that nugget. that money is going to charity. >> the weird part, the lady that had it and sold it, she kept it in her freezer for three years waiting for it to gain in value. no doubt. >> people will pay for -- >> but now what's she going to do with it? >> i don't know. >> it's going to unload unless

it's in a pressure-packed something, put it on the wall, come in here. guys, you know, show you my etchings. this guy's going to go, come on over, baby, i'll show you my nugget. it's not the same. >> guys say i'll show you my etchings? >> you never heard that? >> no. i'll show you my etchings? >> yes. how old am i? >> what are etchings? >> that used to be the come-on. i'll show you my etchings. >> it did? that's weird. okay. anyhoo, it is booze day tuesday, and this wine significant because we've taken a test, a quiz, to find out exactly what type of wine is best match for our taste. >> this is called -- i think it's an online wine club. for wine or something. >> they asked us how dewe like our coffee. do we like it with cream, cream and sugar, whatever. salt and citrus, berries, mushrooms. m they cooked up something for us, and we've actually been drinking it for three days. >> i know. >> never had a chance to get to

it. >> i apparently have -- >> a citrus palate, which implies you like lighter flavors rather than oaky. >> let's try it. >> is that good? >> right down my alley. absolutely delicious. what is it? >> i don't know. they mix it up. >> it is a wine. hoda. can you go back to what she said about it, please? hoda likes richer, fruitier red wines that are lush, decadent, big and bold. just like she likes her men. >> i don't like being called -- >> lush, decadent -- >> i don't like being called big and bold, though. something about that. >> no. you -- >> all right. hold on. >> that's not the way you drink wine, by the way. you were guzzling just then. >> i was thirsty. that's good. >> my apparently is called secret white wine. >> secret. from the columbia valley in washington. >> it's delicious. good for them.

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actress lisa rinna has danced with the stars, practiced as a celebrity apprentice and dipped her toes in reality tv with her husband in "harry loves lisa." >> back in the '90s, she was on "days of our lives." and guess what? like sands from the hourglass, she is back. >> yes, she is. >> the return to her family. take a look. >> well, it was a little bit of a last-minute thing. >> you're going to be mom's partner? >> hey. >> well? >> you know, i haven't been able

to get candace w. out of my mind ever since you asked for my permission to reboot the company. i missed my baby. >> i don't believe her. great to see you back. how long has it been now since you played billy? >> really 20 years. i mean, i came back -- oh, i did it in my 20s. i came back for a brief stint for six months in my 30s. and now i'm back in my 40s. now who does that? >> you. >> you. >> and why not? >> and why not? >> like a high school reunion, got to see all your old friends and -- >> a lot of people are still there. >> some are still there, and some have come back, about eight have come back from the '90s that i worked with, and they all look exactly the same. >> good doctors in los angeles. >> oh, my goodness. i mean, it is like going back -- >> you know people. >> it's like going back to high school and nobody changes. >> wow. >> is that a little weird? >> you know, it's -- it's weird. it's homey. it's comforting. >> do you have the same parking spot you used to have at the nbc

sta studios? >> yes. same stage manager, same camera people. >> the crews rarely change. it's a steady gig. >> and i wanted to act again. i really did. i hissed it. you know, that's where i started. i've been very blessed to do so many different things, but i really wanted to act. i thought what a great place to go back to. >> yeah. >> i love that character. >> did they ask you or did you sort of meet a producer and say anytime you're ready i'll be back? >> it happened because i ran into patrick muldoon, who played my brother 20 years ago. he was going back. he dropped a little bug in my ear. he was, like, wouldn't it be fun to have you back? i was, like, i never thought of that. we started talking and next thing i know i have lunch with the producers and the writers and i thought this is a great mom gig, i can work, be home by 6:00 every day. >> that's why erica kane did it. susan lucci. raising kids. >> a great gig.

>> you've been in reality for a while so you saw what it was like living in both worlds. what did you enjoy more? the reality you had fun with. >> you know me. i have fun with everything. >> even so when you were a stripper. >> absolutely, that was the most fun i'd ever had. i love stripping, hook, all that. it's a joke. i just -- i love hosting, i love doing talk shows, i love doing the red carpet. but my heart is in acting. >> and you have options, which is wonderful. >> thank you. you have to, at my age, kathie lee? >> wait till you see what happens in the 50s. it ain't pretty. >> >> what happened to the character? how are you explaining what happened? >> two other actresses have played my role while i was gone. i was in london. got a little work done. >> that's beauty of it. >> changed my face completely,

came back. i was working at a security company, and now i've come back. >> what's been the response since you've been back? >> well so, far so good, but i haven't aired until thursday. i air this thursday. some fans are the best fans in the world. they'll love me or hate me. so hopefully it will be a good thing. >> like nurse callahan on "days of our lives." so many years ago you can't even find videotape. >> that's old. >> yes. >> we have so much in common always. >> and they had to close their thing because -- we're leaving. >> "days of our lives" weekdays on nbc. >> still to come, kristi yamaguchi has a treat for the toddlers in your house. what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ]

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we're back on this tuesday with more of "today" taking you back to 1992. the year bill clinton was elected president, a postage stamp cost 29 cents, and if you missed it earlier, lisa rinna made her debut on "days of our lives." >> yes, she did. >> all those things happened at once. >> it was also the year that kristi yamaguchi won the olympic gold medal in ladies figure skating. >> two decades later, she's written her second children's book. it is called "it's a big world, little pig." >> that's adorable. hi. >> hi. >> the book is great. we'll talk about that in a second. but 20 years? i can't believe it's been two decades. i think we have pictures to

prove it. >> talk about somebody that has not changed one bit. >> look at you. >> what are you eating? who are you going to? >> i'm only 8 years old here. >> how old were you there? >> 20. >> what's it like watching those things from 20 years ago? >> it's kind of like, wow, that was fun to be able to do all that stuff back then. but, you know, it was an incredible time in my life and obviously memories of a lifetime. >> do you skate a lot still or any at all or -- >> for fun. >> for fun. >> my kids -- we'll go out as a family to skate for fun, but i haven't really performed in over two years. >> does the word salchow scare you to death? >> even when i skated it was my nemesis. >> every time before you did it, was that it? >> that was it. salch salchow. that was the easiest triple jump and my worst. i'll take the flips that were the harder ones any day.

>> even though they look perfect. your little one loves to ska, right? >> she started. yeah. my little one, emma, is taking lessons and kind of showing an interest. but who knows how long that's going to last. >> look over there. you wrote this terrific children's book, one before and came on and talked about it. this is the second one, which is adorable, by the way. >> precious. >> it talks about your character traveling to -- your little pig character traveling to france to change. it's so cute. you teach so many lessons to kids. >> young skater, my first international competition, traveling and meeting skaters from other countries made such an impression on me. the anxiety, friendships, the differences you have pup this book is kind of all about embracing those differences and knowing a smile can open the door to new friendships. and we're really more alike than we are different. >> i love your illustrator. so cute. >> tim bauer does an amazing job bringing the whole story to life.

>> what do your kids think of your books? >> they love them. i kind of get through the story and, i'm, like, do you guys like it? they always have suggestions here and there. well -- >> look at that. >> 6 and 8. this is from their tunisian dance that they did. >> you know what, with all your accolades and all your success and all your rewards, how does that compare to motherhood? >> well, i mean, as you know, motherho motherhood's, like, the top honor ever. they're the joy of my life. you know, it's the hardest, the biggest challenge of my life. >> harder than a salchow. >> exactly. >> your husband ain't too shabby either. he's back there. >> what a beautiful family. thank you for coming. good luck with your second book. >> thank you. >> we'll see you for the third. great to see you. you have really not changed. >> no. unbelievable. up next, high-end fashions that go mainstream but just for a limbed time.

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time for "tuesday's trend," and designer fashion for everybody. that's right. you can have it all while not spending it all p. >> that's because more and more high-end fashionistas are teaming up with affordable outlets. "today's style" editor bobbie thomas is here to tell you where to find those prize possessions. you always find them. >> yes, you do. >> these are finding everyone. really excited about the spring collaborations. i'm wearing one. that's how excited i am. this is made by a korean american designer that is now the designer for the impulse collaborations at macy's. feel this. >> so soft. >> beautiful. >> i'm going to do something probably not so flattering but -- on television. there is actually a built-in liner that's kind of like a spanx. i have to say that's a nice little perk for, you know, inexpensive piece of -- >> under a hundred and --

>> under $149. >> i like this jacket. >> like our first lady, michelle obama. michelle obama wears gorgeous gowns. she's known for her draping. and look at barack checking her out. she's a feminine designer, and for under the $150 mark you can find a trench coat that's so classic. everyone would be into that. this great red dress with this crinkled fabric. and look at this spring little jacket, too, only $100. look how cute this is. i can see you putting that over jeans. even leggings with faux suede detail, i've seen for at least $500 or $1,000 in other stores. >> that's affordable as well? >> real affordable. under the price mark. >> we heard something about-in the newspaper about this today. >> you're hearing about this because on thursday this hits stores and marny is one of few designers like versace that people say, that's so marny. >> i've never heard of her

before. >> a big luxury label. they're known for yishgy accessories, really big, bold, over the top, a little retro in feel. this is something else a lot of ladies -- the pattern kind of clashing. so you can see these great sun dresses with all the retro patterns. >> wow. >> she's really known for these quirky prints. celebrities are such a fan of this line you've already got girls like drew barrymore, rashida jones wearing this collection. >> wow. >> that's the less expensive collection they're already grabbing. >> that's great. >> this is really hot. i'm in love with these shoes. i'm really excited. >> speaking of shoes. >> speaking of shoes. >> i'm really a big fan of aldo's rise program. what they do is they take up-and-coming hot designers like libertine and you've got preen, another edgy collection, and also j.w. anderson. kathie, i can see you in these.

>> classic. beautiful. >> what's great is all of the shoes from their designers are $155. and most of these types of shoes that are a little fashion forward could be, again, $500, $600, $700 in department stores so you can get these limited edition one-of-a-kind pieces of art. i know, kathie. come on. >> i'd like to see hoda wear these. >> these? >> where the heck do you wear that? >> i think this could be cute with a little back dress to make it spring and a patent bag. >> wah! >> all right. coming up next, knock on wood, walk on it, play on it. before you know it, your floor has a makeover. lou manfredini has that. ♪ my heart skips a beat ♪ my heart skips a beat ♪ my heart is playing tricks on me ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new special k granola bars. ♪ i can't break through with 4 grams of protein. and 4 grams of fiber.

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you have kids and pets. >> "today" contributor lou manfredini is the host of "how smart." he's here with tips to keep you on your knees. >> off your feet. something like that. >> something like that. >> whatever. >> lou is here. we're very happy about it. >> all right. so here's the thing. most people clean their hardwood floors by what their grandmother or mother told you to use. >> that's what they've remembered seeing. >> and this is what i did. i'm going to get down on my knees. my mother-in-law and my -- they used to say murphy's oil soap, but then you need to wipe it on and wipe it off. what you have to be careful with an oil soap, it can leave residue. >> and you can slide and slip. >> particularly if you don't rinse well. vinegar and water is popular. >> what about that? >> inexpensive. >> and green. but the vinegar is an acid. >> it dries out. >> dries out and eventually

takes the finish off the floor. >> what about only water? >> only water is great. the thing is there's sticky stuff, especially with children, it doesn't get that off. hardwood floors are my favorite floors because they're the only renewable surface. you have this beautiful floor now that they put together for you. ten years from now when it gets scratched up, you can have it refinished and it will look just like knew nu. >> that's amazing. >> so this is a product actually out of colorado, but it's a company that makes the finishes that go on the floors. they have a ph balance system where you spray it on, and this mop i have in my hand, you squeeze it with a trigger and it puts that cleaner. with the microfiber -- >> no bending over. >> no bending over. i like this a lot. >> the beauty part is this pad is washable. when you're done, you take this off, throw it in the laundry -- >> put it in the wash. >> exactly. so -- >> the swiffer. my favorite of all time. >> this is very popular.

what a lot of people like about this, this has a little battery operated one so it's nice, you push the button, it applies the corner. what some don't like act the reusable mops, they're thinking i'm putting dirt on there. if you wash it, not a big deal. but for those concerned about germs and spreading, these have replaceable pads. >> and that's the cleaning agent. >> that's the cleaning agent here. the swiffer comes with many different solutions depending on what you're cleaning. this is specifically designed for hardwood. now you want to spend a little more money. >> lou knows his stuff, hoda. >> he does. >> thank you. thanks, hoda. a lot. this is the shark steam mop. >> stop it. >> very popular. >> it's a serious one. >> right. about $179, so a little more of an investment. swiffer is about 20 bucks, the bonna thing $40 but this uses

steam. >> which would loosen the residue. >> and it's just water. a lot of people use these steam mops and swear by it. what you need to be cautious, you don't want to overdo it with the solution because you can eventually warp the wood. >> uh-huh. >> to -- so you want to be mindful of this. so as you're working this and you work, the steam will evaporate and not cause problems. >> okay. we just have 30 seconds, lou. take us down. >> watch your step. >> thank you. >> this is a product by holloway house that is a refinisher that allows you to put a new finish -- if p you have scratches and scuffs you can't get out, you clean and clean, i watch you guys on tv -- >> you did. not hoda. >> this is like a urethane polish to spray on. this goes on the end of your sponge mop, you dampen it, wipe it, go for a nice lunch, and when you come back, your floors look brand-new. >> we like that. >> make sure anything on the floor has felt pads on it, not the plastic. >> made a big difference. >> they have self-stick, which

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the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> demi lovato got her start on "barney" and grew up to be tv's star and released "don't forget." while demi has had her share of ups and downs, no doubt she is on the upswing. >> at just 19, she's released her third album called "unbroken," and here she is performing her hit song "skyscraper." good for her.

♪ skies are crying i am watching watching tear drops ♪ ♪ in my hands only silence as it's ending ♪ ♪ like we never had a chance do you have to make me feel like there's nothing ♪ ♪ left of me you can take everything i have you can break everything ♪ ♪ i am like i'm made of glass like i'm maid of paper ♪ ♪ and go on and try to tear me down i will be rising ♪

♪ from the ground like a skyscraper like a skyscraper ♪ ♪ as the smoke clears i awaken and untangle you from me ♪ ♪ would it make you feel better to watch me while i bleed ♪ ♪ all my windows still are broken but i'm standing on ♪ ♪ my feet you can take everything i have ♪ ♪ you can break everything i am like i'm made of glass like i'm made of paper ♪ ♪ and go on and try to tear me down

i will be rising from ♪ ♪ the ground like a skyscraper like a skyscraper ♪ ♪ go, run, run, run i'm gonna stay right here watch you disappear, yeah ♪ ♪ go, run, run, run yeah it's a long way down but i'm closer to the clouds ♪ ♪ up here you can take everything i have you can break everything i am ♪ ♪ like i'm made of glass like i'm made of paper oh ♪ ♪ go on and try to tear me down

i will be rising from the ground ♪ ♪ like a skyscraper like a skyscraper like a skyscraper ♪ ♪ like a skyscraper like a skyscraper ♪ >> beautiful. >> thank you, demi. >> tomorrow, funny woman fran drescher is here. >> ha, ha, ha, ha. >> plus ten ways to get out of your house fast. ha, ha. >> funny, hilarious awkward photos.