good morning. controversial move. the american soldier suspected of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan removed from that country late last night and flown to a u.s. facility in kuwait. new protests. we're live in kabul. bad "luck"? hbo cancels the show after a third horse dies. and bailout? a judge set to decide if a mother accused of being a high end madam will be allowed to serve house arrest at her attorney's apartment. the attorney is here for a live

interview today, thursday, march the attorney is here for a live interview today, thursday, march 15, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. that army staff sergeant accused in the murder spree in afghanistan expected to meet with an attorney in kuwait for the first time since that alleged shooting rampage. >> many in afghanistan are expressing anger over the decision to move him out of the country. they believe he should face justice where the crime occurred. >> and a story getting a lot of attention. goldman sachs is dealing with the fallout from a public resignation letter from one of its executives that appeared in the new york times on wednesday. that former vice president of

the company blasted the investment giant for what he called a toxic, destructive environment and claimed clients are being ripped off. how will his words impact an industry that's dealing with a serious image problem? we'll get into that as well. >> exactly. there was drama in court at the trial of a wealthy florida man accused of dui manslaughter in the death of a 23-year-old man. wednesday the defendant's girlfriend who he adopted to protect his fortune will take the stand. >> we have a lot to get to. natalie is standing by with the headlines at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. the american soldier accused of gunning down 16 afghan civilians has been flown to kuwait overnight. richard engel has the reaction from kabul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it seems like an attempt at out of sight out of mind. the afghan government, u.s.

military and defense secretary leon panetta who is wrapping up his two-day visit with a meeting with president karzai are trying to much as much as they can between themselves and this incident. the afghan defense minister described the shooting as deplorable but said it is important to move on and over the next two year it is united states military and afghan government will work closely together. there was a protest of about 1,000 people. they want the staff sergeant returned, tried in the country. we haven't seen nationwide demonstrations. it's a level the afghan government has been able to contain. >> that's an interesting follow up. does it appear reaction on the ground to the killing spree, as horrific as it was, is more subdued to the anger we saw when the korans were burned unintentionally there? >> reporter: it's been a much more subdued reaction.

in part because this is a religious society. the burning of the koran was seen as an affront to the entire religion of islam. the shooting spree, while a tragedy, human lives were killed but that's easier to mourn and overcome than an act of blasphemy that targeted, they thought, over a billion people who follow the muslim faith. >> richard engel in kabul for us. thank you so much. a deadly shooting spree at a texas courthouse ended wednesday when the gunman was disarmed by his hostages. bartholomew granger opened fire while in court. he allegedly shot and injured his daughter and two other people, killed a bystander and fired on police officers. he escaped in his truck, running over his already wounded daughter and holed himself up in a nearby office briefly taking hostages. granger is back in police custody today. former illinois governor rod

blagojevich heads to prison today to begin serving a 14-year sentence. he was convicted of corruption, found guilty of attempting to profit off barack obama's vacant senate seat. he appeared outside his chicago home saying he expected a, quote, dark and hard journey in jail. now mandy drury is at the new york stock exchange this morning. >> as we hit multi year highs for u.s. stock there is no cuss on the growing optimism in the u.s. economy. we are watching to see if that will push up the long-term interest rates which can lead to higher borrowing costs for you and me. we are also watching apple shares. yesterday they hit a record high. can it do it again today? this is ahead of tomorrow when the new ipad, what we dubbed the ipad 3, will hit stores tomorrow. we are all excited. back to you. >> mandy drury, thank you.

the president and first lady held the biggest state dinner of their term to date for british prime minister david cameron and his wife. the night wasn't without star power from george clooney, grammy winner john legend and harvey winestein. both ladies dazzled in blue gowns. they toasted their budding friendship. and this is a way to toast march madness. they set a world record, sinking a hoop from 192 feet up in a helicopter. they say height is an advantage. this may be more than you need. they show all the angles. looks legit. back over to matt, ann and al. when these surface you say, did they edit it? >> i'm sure they didn't show the times they missed. >> they got it on the first try. >> you did it from the space

station. >> on "where in the world" exactly. we had a day in new york city, 70-something degrees. >> spectacular. >> chicago wnot a cloud in the >> be aware of the ides of march. another storm coming on shore. we have flood watches, high wind warnings and winter storm warnings and we have avalanche warnings. it is a real mess from california all the way to the pacific northwest. rainfall amounts we are talking about 3 to 5 inches, morning california,est of portland, oregon, i should say, into washington state. snowfall anywhere from 1 to 3 feet of snow in the cascades. and the sierras. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. off to a cool start now under a clear sky. sunrise is still about 12 minutes away. and we have temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 56 now at reagan national. and we will have it climb into

the 80s again today. increasing clouds this afternoon. there is a small chance of an isolated thundershower tonight. brighter chance perhaps tomorrow afternoon. partly sunny provide and cooler. and and that's your latest weather. ann? >> now to the resignation letter that has wall street on edge. a vice president at goldman sachs quit his job in a blistering article in the new york times accusing the bank of putting profits ahead of customer interests. lisa myers has details for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. goldman sachs is a storied firm which in recent years has become known as the poster child for wall street excess. the firm prizes secrecy and discretion which makes the withering public attack by an executive all the more extraordinary. it was an explosion heard well beyond wall street. greg smith, a vice president and 12-year veteran of goldman sachs threw a grenade as he left,

lamenting a decline in the firm's moral fiber and morally bankrupt people who he said put making money for goldman over their clients' best interest. it makes me ill how callously people talk about ripping their clients off. >> five, ten years ago reporting on goldman, you couldn't get a former employee to negative. now they do and regularly. smith is onto something. >> reporter: goldman dispute it is allegations claiming the firm's guiding principle is we will only be successful if our clients are successful. in an internal ceo lloyd blankfein suggested smith was disgruntled. is this a crisis for goldman sachs? >> i think it's a crisis because i think today mr. smith got probably $100 million of publicity against goldman. it questions the core of

goldman's values. >> reporter: this after years of widespread escalating criticism of goldman for questionable practices in its role in the financial meltdown. one called goldman a vampire squid. it was accused of duping clients and in 2010 goldman paid $550 to settle the charges. two years ago, blankfein drew fire when in defending compensation he said banks are doing god's work. goldman paid employees an average of more than $367,000 last year. >> our clients' trust is not only important to us. it is essential to us. >> reporter: smith disagrees writing, i have seen five different managing directors refer to their own clients as muppets. smith said he wanted to send a wake-up call to the board of directors, a real life scene

reminiscent of "jerry ma giguir" there are online detractors. he must be starting a new firm. they department care, but i did. >> he may be in the witness protection program at this point. >> reporter: smith received interesting support from a former chairman of the federal reserve. volker told an economic forum he agrees that goldman has changed for the worse over the last decade. ann? >> lisa myers, thank you so much. david faber is co-host of "squawk on the street" and reported on goldman sachs in an exclusive documentary in 2010. good morning. >> good morning. >> this piece had 3 million views by yesterday afternoon on the new york times website. greg smith and goldman sachs were trending topics on twitter. what's been the fallout, the

impact on how people look in terms of the trust and confidence they have in goldman sachs? >> it's too early to say. it is the lead story in the new york times today and the topic of conversation. it is so rare to see withering criticism made public by a goldman employee. they prided team work and communication within the firm, but nobody communicated outside the firm. that rarity in and of itself is something we are all amazed by. then, of course, the criticism is something that resonates with a lot of clients who i have been speaking to for years. >> including on the bottom line. goldman sachs lost $2.2 billion yesterday. you did this reporting in your documentary about goldman sachs. did you find any evidence or is there evidence now looking at the company that would back up these claims that this company is putting its own interests in front of the clients'? >> yeah. and speaking to clients off

camera to report on the documentary of a couple years back and trying to convince them to go on camera unsuccessfully, many of the people i knew well would say in conversation that in their opinion goldman is out for goldman. they know it. many of the clients were talking about it. they are money managers, corporations and countries. they are well aware that in the world they live in now that goldman is out for goldman. so few were willing to go public. >> betting their own investments? >> they did it during the crisis. i don't know that they are still doing it. but they're a trading firm. it's different from the firm goldman was for much of its history where they gave advice to corporations. they still do it but trading became a more important part of the business. trading is a different culture. it goes to what smith is saying.

>> if smith wanted to change the culture back to what it was what are the chances based on what you said? >> i don't know. he's a 33-year-old vice president. i don't know what his motivations with were beyond feeling he needed to do this. maybe he had enough money where suddenly was it yesterday he decided he felt this way? it will be interesting to see what the impact is. does the board of directors of goldman sachs take it seriously? this is not the first time they have heard it. they have to wonder if the culture is changing to the point where client wills say, you know, i'm not going to do it. >> thank you, david faber. it's 7:14. here's matt. >> now the very unsettled race for the gop presidential nomination. following big wins in the south mitt romney is locking horns with rick santorum over the favored canada dat eed candidat.

peter? >> the race heads opposite directions to illinois and puerto rico. two places that rarely have a say in the presidential nominee. and the romney campaign insists the math is on their side, a message critics say it may be as accurate as it is uninspiring. >> reporter: with the republican race reshuffled again the candidates are digging in for an extended campaign. >> if we keep winning races people will figure out governor romney won't be the no, ma'minn. >> reporter: santorum has headed south to the caribbean looking to scoop up delegates in sunday's puerto rican primary. he joined supporters in prayer. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> translator: such a precious moment, father. >> reporter: while mitt romney is at a series of protests.

the former massachusetts governor went on the air waves trying to put his southern losses in perspective. >> well, i'm sorry. we have to go back and look at other states that are kind of important. let's say florida for instance where i won, michigan and ohio, nevada and new hampshire. the list goes on. last night they are forgetting there were other contests including hawaii where i won and, by the way, last night i got more delegates than anybody else. >> reporter: romney rolled out a $5 donation earning supporters a chance to grab a bite with mitt. cheeseburger, fries and shake included. romney's forces could use the cash. already airing more than $3 million in ads ahead of tuesday's primary in illinois. >> santorum opposed e-verify to curb illegal immigration. >> reporter: today they have spent more than $47 million in advertising which is $113,000 per delegate versus $86,000 for

gingrich and $40,000 for santorum. why hasn't romney pulled away from the pack? wednesday he was challenged about what critics call a string of out of touch moment. >> people ask about football, you talk about knowing the owners. th they talk about nascar and you say owners. you talk about ann's two cadillacs. people say he's so rich he can't relate. why do you keep doing that? >> i'm successful. i'm not going to apologize for that. >> reporter: newt gingrich isn't apologizing to stay in the race. >> the more we watch romney and santorum fight the more i gain strength as people look at my solutions rather than politics as usual. >> one more thing to notice on the campaign trail and we have been there for months. rick santorum, gone is the sweater vest and the pickup truck replaced with the power suit and tie and a caravan of

suvs. a campaign spokesperson said it isn't deliberate but reflects that rick santorum sees himself as being in a one on one race with romney whose campaign has been heavily focused on imagery at every event. >> appreciate that. it's 18 minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> the girlfriend turned adopted daughter of a florida millionaire who took the stand at a high profile dui manslaughter trial on friday. mark potter is in west palm beach with details on the story. hey, mark. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. john goodman's girlfriend testified for about 15 minutes, but the jury was never told about how last year she was adopted by the defendant. >> do you swear or affirm the evidence you are about to give will be the truth? >> i do. >> reporter: heather colby was called by the prosecution to talk about her boyfriend john

goodman who is legally her dad after he adopted her to protect his future. >> when and where did you meet him? >> at the international polo club. >> reporter: she and goodman began their relationship around the time of the incident two years ago in which 23-year-old scott wilson drowned when his car flipped into a canal. prosecutors say goodman drove his bentley through a stop sign, hit wilson, and left the scene. he called colby for help. she didn't give much. >> do you recall him saying he looked both ways and no one was hurt? >> no. >> do you remember him saying he had a few drinks? >> no. >> you don't remember that? >> no. >> reporter: the defense claims goodman was sober at the time of the crash and his bentley malfunctioned and sped out of control. attorney roy black claims goodman was dazed and hurt after

the crash and he walked to a friend's barn and took a stiff drink to ease his pain. on those points, the girlfriend/daughter may have been helpful to the prosecution. >> he didn't tell you his bentley wasn't functioning properly or anything like that? >> correct. >> he didn't tell you that he went to chris's barn and drank after the crash or anything? >> no. >> reporter: colby said she and go goodman didn't discuss the case. also taking the stand, the patrolman who said his car reeked of alcohol after goodman sat inside. >> it smelled like someone had been drinking previously or that night and sweating. it was almost like it was coming directly through their pores. >> sweating out through his pores? >> yes. >> reporter: the issue of adoption was never raised before this jury because it is considered irrelevant in the manslaughter case. this morning the jurors will leave the courtroom to come

outside here to see the cars involved in that fatal crash. ann? >> mark potter, thank you so much. coming up, the death of three horses have led to the sudden cancellation of hbo's critically acclaimed show "luck." first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. tom kierein, storm center 4. we have a sumner march. sunrise under way over northeast washington, foreground off in the distance. prince george's county. sun up and clear sky. and we are in the low to mid 50s

around the metro area. later today into the 80s. increasing clouds and might have a thundershower tonight. small chance and greater chance tomorrow afternoon. drying out for the weekend. >> thanks very much. we will have another news update in ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained.

the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪ we're back now. 7:30 on a thursday morning. it's the 15th day of march 2012. take a look at some of these images. never before seen. taken from the earth's polar regions. this is a project four years in the making. they were shot in elements that at times can be so harsh we understand the crew's eyelids would freeze shut at times. we're going to talk to some of the people behind the pictures coming up in a few minutes. meantime inside studio 1a, a lot more comfortable in here. i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry. hbo has now cancelled its drama called "luck" about the world of horse racing. the consolation comes in the wake of the deaths of three

horses. one group is calling for a criminal investigation into how the animals were treated. we'll have the details coming up. >> also coming up we'll be talking about redefining beauty. for years ad agencies have used fresh-faced models to push everything from clothes and makeup on women in their 50s and 60s and beyond. now a 90-year-old woman is the new face of m.a.c. cosmetics. could this be the end or maybe the beginning of the end of our obsession with looking younger? we'll address that question coming up. >> now the latest on the suburban mom accused of running a high end escort service here in new york city. we'll talk to one of her attorneys exclusively. first savannah guthrie has more on the case. good morning. >> is good morning. it's been three weeks since anna gristina was arrested. she's being held on $2 million jail but could get out today if the judge ok'd an unusual

proposal. prosecutors have portrayed her as the millionaire madam accused of running a high end escort service catering to a wealthy, powerful clientele. she's posed for racy photos with her husband but friends say she's more soccer mom than madam. her defense team said she's fallen victim to the legal system. >> i honestly, truly in my heart feel she's being railroaded by the system. >> reporter: one of her defense attorneys, peter gleason, offered his posh manhattan loft to cover his client's $2 million bail asking for her to serve time at his home instead of at rikers island. >> i have interviewed her, met with her family. i feel so comfortable giving them access to my place, i want them to move in with me. >> reporter: indicted along with gristina is jaynie mae baker.

she turned herself in on tuesday and was released on $100,000 bond. >> in this country when you are arrested and indicted and you say at your arraignment "not guilty," that means in this country you are not guilty. >> reporter: baker's attorney said his client worked as a legitimate matchmaker and wouldn't comment on connection to anna gristina or why her bail was higher than his client's. today the issue of bail will take center stage when the judge decides whether gristina can serve house arrest at the attorney's loft. prosecutor says it 's unethical. one reason for the substantial bail is prosecutors say she's a high flight risk citing personal and financial connections. the defense said she quote, doesn't have two nickels to rub together. matt? >> thank you very much. peter gleason is with us now

exclusively. good to see you, mr. gleason. >> please, call me pete. >> all right. you are making as many headlines as your client is. you have taken the case pro bono but you didn't know her at all. you have offered your home as collateral for her bail and offered to have her family move into your apartment while she faces house arrest. why have you done these things? >> let me give you background. first of all, growing up i had three idols, a civil rights attorney i had the privilege of meeting and working with, elvis presley and muhammed ali. each was known for accomplishing as much as they were willing to risk. what i despise most is hypocrisy. the village voice put themselves on my radar when i ran for city council in 2009. >> you ended up suing them, i think. >> i didn't sue the village

voice. what happened was they got ahold of personal fdny records of mine. i'll get to it. >> it's important because the moves you're making are unorthodox. one defense said it's ridiculous. there is something going on we don't know. a former prosecutor said, for him to do this pro bono for somebody he knows only through a friend is bizarre. what's going on? >> it deals with hypocrisy and the people that i have idolized as a child who also despised hypocrisy. when you have the village voice news stands on public property promoting prostitution that's hypocrisy. go after the media outlets promoting prostitution and instead of going after individuals. we can solve the problem. >> i apologize for the blunt nature of this question. are you qualified to defend this woman? you have never handled a felony criminal case. >> i'm an attorney licensed to

practice law in the state of new york which allows me to walk into any courtroom in the state. >> your client is called the millionaire madam. prosecutors say her prostitution ring brought in millions of dollars. you say she doesn't have two nickels to rub together. in fact, you say she was trying to create a matchmaking website. this is a five-year investigation. >> you bring up a good point. a five-year investigation. it took the prosecutors five years to have this woman arrested? if she's been doing this for five years shouldn't you arrest somebody as soon as you find them doing something? >> investigations often go on for a long period of time even though they think criminal acts are being committed. >> and end up in one simple charge? i don't think so. i'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around this. that's why i'm very engaged in this case. >> anna gristina is on rikers

island on a $2 million bond. does she have anything to cut a deal? names, phone numbers, a black book of some kind she could offer up to get her a little bit better treatment? >> i have never asked her if there is a so-called black book. >> as her attorney, why wouldn't you want to know that? >> it's quite irrelevant. it's -- she is innocent in the eyes of the law as we sit here. >> as someone who will be asked to defend her wouldn't you ask, was there prostitution going on, did some of the matchmaking services include providing sex for clients and are there names and numbers for the clients? >> at the appropriate time. when i was first brought on there was an ominous cloud over her head that she was peddling underaged girls. i said two things point blank. if there is any semblance of truth to that, i want no part of this case. two, with your permission, i will go out into the world and

tell the press that if there was any indication of under aged girls, i would not be involved in this case. what that would do is if there was any truth to that it would be shared with me hopefully by the prosecution. i would walk away from the case. >> $2 million bail. you're asking the court to reduce that. you are asking for her to serve house arrest in your apartment and putting up your apartment for collateral. she has a british passport, an apartment in montreal. the prosecution said she's a flight risk. if she flees, you're in trouble. >> the prosecution has her passport. she does not have her passport, number one. number two, she's the most recognized face in the world perhaps based on the coverage here. i don't think she's fleeing anywhere. in order to give her fair representation, give her a fair trial, as you correctly point out she needs to get out of rikers island. >> i appreciate your time.

thank you very much. >> thank you. >> now a check of the weather from al. >> thank you very much. help for mcdonald house? >> the program helps support select houses throughout the united states. >> all right. let's see what's happening for . and temperature contrast. brisk here in the northeast. 45 important a high in boston. 54 in new york city. south of the front 82 in d.c. pittsburgh, 74. you get down even further south and temperatures in the 80s. little rock, 84. jackson, birmingham, atlanta, 82. look at the temperatures in the plains. 30 degrees above normal. 72 degrees today in chicago. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. a soft and serene start to the thursday around the region now we have temperatures that are in the mid 50s around the immediate metro area. dipped down into the 40s, rural

areas in maryland and virginia. later today, though, we should be climbing into the 80s. maybe as high as upper 80s across north central virginia. and most locations, though, low 80s and we will have quite a bit of sunshine this morning and clouds rolling in this afternoon. overnight tonight small chance of a thundershower. greater chance tomorrow afternoon. and little sun in and out. and mostly d that's your latest weather. matt? >> mr. roker, thank you very much. up next, amazing images from the ends of the earth right after this.

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>> vanessa burlowitz is the series producer. chad hunter shot many of them. that was alec baldwin's voice we heard. you produced the series. it took four years shooting hundreds of hours. >> absolutely. >> is the shots are so amazing. the first question is what did you have to go through to get this close, to get this deep? >> we went through a lot. a lot of us worked on "planet earth." and making "frozen planet" was more extreme. there were a lot of challenges working in the cold. we were in temperatures down to minus 50 at times. >> at one point you braved temperatures like that that were so intense that you actually had your eyes frozen shut. your eyelids froze shut and you punch yourself in the face to open them. >> when wearing big down mittens that's all you can do. because of the moisture in your

tears your blinks get stickier and eventually they freeze shut. you have to open your visor and punch yourselves in the eyes. >> we saw wolves hunting bison as we see here. at one point you were five months pregnant and you come across a polar bear and two cubs searching for food. this was a particularly interesting experience for you pregnant. >> it was. i was watching her trying to discipline her naughty cubs thinking, oh, boy, i bet this is what i've got in store. i picked up a few tips from her. >> to make it more interesting your husband also worked on the project. >> that's right. >> boy, you two trying to find child care when the baby was born must be another story. >> he was actually stuck in antarctica and i was trying to get there. we were like, who's going to look after the baby! we have a great nanny. >> that's a savior for all of us.

you were shooting killer whales and we have video of you kneeling by a hole and all of the sudden it seems you are not paying attention, a whale explodes out of the water. do you want to describe this experience? >> we were waiting for the whales. you're beside a tiny hole. and an orca would explode, cover you in oily whale breath that smelled like puppy breath. this sweet smell would cover our faces. to look up at an orca ten feet above you eyeballing you was an exciting experience. >> you're probably one of a handful of people who could describe killer whale breath as puppy breath. >> probably. >> is there a message that comes from this series? a lot of people are concerned about global warming. are you just is trying to show us how beautiful the world is? >> absolutely. we don't have any agenda with the series. we just want to show people how amazing the places are.

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racing starring dustin hoffman. it comes after the death of a third horse in production. >> reporter: "luck" features two hollywood greats, dustin hoffman and nick nolte, but the tv show based on a crooked world of horse racing would be nothing without these stars. one accidental death of a horse during movie production is rare. "luck" which was shooting its second season has three. the first two horses broke legs while being filmed racing. hauntingly similar to this scene from the actual show. ♪ >> shh. >> reporter: the third horse died tuesday after an accident outside its stable. within 24 hours amid intense scoot an scrutiny, hbo cancelled the series. hbo said, while we maintained the highest safety standards

possible, accidents unfortunately happen. a veterinarian praised its practices. >> i wish i had those protocols in horse racing. they had total access to medical records. they had prefilming examinations. >> reporter: the american humane association which monitored filming says there were some tense moments on set. >> there's pressure over money. they tend to want to push with the animals. >> reporter: plenty of tv shows and movies used horse racing in the past. but "luck" was unique. it shot a new race scene every episode and relied on a rotation of 50 horses. some animal activists say the production put the animals in danger. people for the ethical treatment of animals have called for a criminal investigation claiming animal cruelty laws were broken in the deaths of the first two horses. so far, no investigation has been launched. but the show is cancelled

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good morning. tom kierein in storm center 4. temperatures around the metro area mid 50s. march madness summer heat later today. and into the 80s. and then maybe some passing thundershowers tonight. small chance of that otherwise clouds coming lou. greater chance of an afternoon or evening thundershower on friday. saturday and sunday sunshine, small chance of afternoon thundershower on saturday. and a cooler start to next week. >> tom, thanks. another news update

8:00 now on this thursday morning, the 15th of march, 2012. our rolling spring break is rolling along with another huge crowd here in rockefeller plaza. several groups. everyone has decided to join us this morning. a little colder than yesterday. 47 degrees this morning. but they can warm up a little bit together. i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker. just ahead, we'll talk about the new face of m.a.c. cosmetics is a woman who is 90 years old.

the question is what is happening? is there a new trend for madison avenue? >> i think it's great the company is realizingi inthat everybody is not a dewy-faced 19-year-old. >> yep. >> also ahead, martha stewart is here talking about color, not for wardrobe but for the dinner plates. she wants you to put more brighter, party colors on your plate. >> for the food you eat. >> obviously a lot of nutrition in those foods. >> absolutely. then natalie will be put through her paces. we know she's in darn good shape but she'll be put through the paces of a new workout that aims to strengthen the body and prevent dangerous sports injuries before they occur. look at all that body fat. unbelievable. >> looks like that hurts. she's good to do it for us. let's see what natalie has for us on a check of the top

stories. >> good morning. in the news a roadside bomb killed at least 13 civilians including women and children in afghanistan. this as an american soldier accused of killing 16 civilians was flown out of the country last night into kuwait. u.s. officials haven't ruled out the possibility that a trial for the suspect could be held in afghanistan. former illinois governor rod blagojevich left his chicago home this morning headed to a federal prison in colorado to begin his 14-year term. he was convicted of corruption including trying to sell president obama's former senate seat. a new test program will ease airport security for some travellers. beginning monday passengers 75 and older may not have to remove their shoes and light jackets or go through pat-downs at chicago's o'hare airport as well as denver, orlando and portland international airport. in new mexico, a divorce lawyer is facing jail time after

he was caught on tape helping his client take things from the house she once shared with her estranged husband. nbc's craig melvin has the story. [ pounding ] >> reporter: a punch, a kick. now for this man, a jail sentence. authorities say the man in the video is raymond van arnum, a divorce lawyer. in the video, you can see a woman trying to get inside the home where she used to live with her now estranged husband. on the windows, a court order and other signs telling her to set up a time to figure out who gets what. the attorney and employees from his law firm don't wait. the man inside, the estranged husband decides to leave. the attorney takes the soccer from his mouth to tap on the window. first she tries a window, he

kicks in the backyard. then he runs into the husband who drove back with a warning. >> by the way, you're trespassing. >> really? >> yeah, really. >> wow. you should call 911 right now. >> i did. >> reporter: van arnum was convicted and the judge ordered him to pay $5,000 in restitution and spend 30 days in jail. it is not his first time in trouble with the law. in 2002 he was convicted of cocaine possession and temporarily disbarred. his attorney claimed van arnum was only there with the woman to get things for her baby. >> we don't agree that he had the right to even no trespass melissa from the house. >> reporter: now the court is considering permit innocently disbarring the divorce lawyer caught on tape. craig melvin, nbc news, los angeles. >> now a look at what's coming up on "nightly news" tonight. brian? >> how much violence from the mexican drug war spilled over into the u.s.?

the answer may depend on who you ask. mark potter is on the border talking to ranchers who feel their lives and property are at risk. for now, back to you. >> thank you, brian. now for a look at what's trending today. our quick round-up of what has you talking online. the blogs are buzzing about amanda knox's former boyfriend. he's interviewing for a microsoft job in seattle, knox's hometown. the two haven't been together since they were acquitted of murder in prison. both are said to be involved with other people now. tmz.com is reporting that whitney houston's mother is upset over this video showing whitney's daughter bobbi kristina and nick gordon holding hands and kissing. gordon insists the two are close, grieving together. comedian russell brand has taken to twitter to defend himself after new orleans police issued

a warrant for his arrest. brand allegedly threw a photographer's iphone through a window for snapping his picture. brand tweets, since steve jobs died i cannot bear to see anyone use an iphone irreverently. what i did was a tribute to his memory. as only russell brand can do. now back out to al with a check of the weather. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by new coffee mate natural blend. add your flavor, naturally. >> we have a sweet 16 here. what's your name? >> kayly. >> happy birthday. where are you from? >> florida. >> and you? i don't think you're 16. don't push it. you've got a good-looking family here. very nice. he was trying to get in on let's find out what you have there as far as your pick cities is concerned. fargo, partly sunny, mild, 60

degrees. pacific northwest lots of rain, mountain snows. we have showers moving through the upper ohio river valley. into the northeast today. cooler weather in the northeast. only 54 in new york city. 45 in boston. slight risk of strong storms in the mid ohio river valley and heavy rains and winds continue into the pacific northwest. lots of sunny skies and mild conditions lou the southwest. >> good morning. tom kierein, storm center 4 now. we are in the mid 50s around the metro area. still in the fourth, some of the rural areas of maryland and virginia. but with that sun, we will quickly warm and be near 80 near noontime. may hit upper 80s parts of north central virginia by later this afternoon. in the metro area, low 80s and then tonight, clouding up and maybe a passing thundershower. small chance of that. greater chance tomorrow afternoon. partly sunny. part slin write saturday, mid 70s. small chance of thundershower, pa and that's your latest weather. matt? >> mr. roker, thank you very

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back now at 8:10. you have heard it before. 60 is the new 50, 50 is the new 40. here's an idea. what if finally, 60 is the new 60? amy robach is here to explain. good morning. >> good morning. we live in a society that put as premium on youth and beauty. it may be changing to something more realistic with women saying they only want to look like one person -- themselves. beauty may be only skin deep but we have always loved showing it off. the quest for youth has almost become a national past time. but have we finally said enough is enough and are hollywood and madison avenue finally listening? >> we have had an insane love affair with youth. youth is beautiful and wonderful. but there's lots more. life doesn't stop when you're 30. >> reporter: or when you're in your 90s. that's right.

iris apfel is the new face of m.a.c. cosmetics, an overnight sensation, 90 years in the making. >> do you think women in america are tired of being represented by ridiculously young women? >> well, i hope they are. if they're not it's their own fault. >> reporter: m.a.c. chose iris as a response to customers looking for real representation. >> for m.a.c. to use a 90-year-old woman says we are not afraid of saying a woman at any age can be really, really beautiful. >> reporter: and they are not alone. cosmetic companies are turning to older women who are redefining beauty like 54-year-old cover girl ellen degeneres. >> some models look so mad. >> reporter: or diane keaton, a beauty icon at 66. >> my skin's pretty amazing. you know what? we're worth it. >> reporter: magazines are seeing the worth as well. news stands are seeing a boom in baby boomers on the cover.

in january, vogue chose meryl streep, at 62, their oldest cover girl in the history of the magazine. >> i think the media is finally beginning to get it right. but it didn't happen overnight. >> reporter: psychologist vivian diller says they have been reacting to the baby boomer's movement through middle age. >> we saw things changing when beauty became homogenized and women said they don't want to look like over lly puffed up frozen faces. >> reporter: it's not just advertiser. hollywood is seeing a movement toward the authenticity of aging. >> now we are seeing beauty that's more appropriate for one's age. they are not trying to look younger. they're trying to look the best they can for their age. >> reporter: even if that means embracing a wrinkle or two. >> i think it's pitiful that people lie about their age.

what's wrong with getting older? if you're lucky enough to get old you should celebrate it. >> reporter: maybe you, too, could be a beauty icon at 90. >> m.a.c.'s iris apfel collection hit stores in january and sold out in days. hopefully iris is inspiring women all over the world to be their own beauty icon. ann? >> valerie ramsey is 72 years old and a model and the author of "gracefully, looking and being your best at any age." donny deutsch is the chairman of the advertising company deutsch inc. good morning. >> good morning. >> is there a reason to understand why madison avenue made the change? is it a trend? >> it is. it's a fantastic trend. there is a huge bubble, men and women, moving through the population, the boomers. they have all the money. we are the most selfish generation, men or women. the rolling stones at 70 are the hot rock band. women will say no, no, no, this

is what beauty is now. it's that huge bubble moving through. number two, we have seen through all the housewives shows that plastic surgery doesn't look good. we have had pioneers of plastic surgery walking through. you're beautiful. you're gorgeous and more gorgeous because you look real. >> thank you. >> madison avenue is following the money. >> following the money. you were at the beginning of this. we saw a photograph of you in amy's piece. you do wonderful work. but you were a discovered model something like nine years ago. >> yes, at the age of 63. so unexpected. >> you had another life, other jobs. you were in public relations and somebody discovered you. >> yeah. >> in terms of what donny was saying, you say in europe there was an openness to women who were older in ad campaigns. >> right. >> what are you finding? >> that's even become more of a trend now, i think.

i say it because i was just recruited by a new modeling agency in paris that's just opened up to represent men and women 40 to 85 actually. because there's been such a boom there. having been signed by wilhemina models here at 72, that's representative of what's going on in the united states as well. there is just more demand. >> how is this going to play out, donny? what are we going to start seeing? we heard about meryl streep on the cover in her 60s. she's young. >> three of the last were academy award winners. sandra bullock, meryl streep, helen mirren, women who are not kids. you are defining the power of the mass spending. what a great thing. >> as long as the money is there. let's get real. >> it will continue. >> if women buy things -- for

example, we heard about the lipstick at m.a.c. that iris is promoting and it's selling out. when the money goes there it will continue. if the money stops it goes back. >> won't stop for 10, 15 years. that's where this populous is moving. it's the same reason -- this will sound crazy -- we have viagra. this generation said, no, no, my potency is not going away. >> how did we talk about women and now it's about you? >> i can't believe i keep putting this guy on the air. that's a valid -- you understand. >> i agree completely. >> anything more you want to say about it? >> we as a generation aren't going to allow ourselves to age. i'm so happy for madison avenue. i'm saying this as a man. it is so much more beautiful. don't do this. this is more beautiful. >> thank you. >> as you look at this and from your perspective what is your message to women who are

suddenly feeling this relief? we know that when women are only seeing young women in campaigns it puts pressure on the young people. and on ourselves. >> right. >> ultimately it is corrosive. what do you think? >> i think younger women are looking at women like us and seeing that we are real, that we are continuing to be involved, that we have something very, very dynamic to offer to the world and that the real beauty comes from, i would say, above all from confidence and from having courage to be ourselves, from the wisdom that we have acquired within ourselves over the years, from vibrancy, excitement, about being involved in life. and it's when all of those things are on the inside and shine through on the outside, that's what real beauty is all about. >> you make me want to cry. thank you. we're going to give you hand for that. >> i'm going to be quiet. >> thanks for talking about

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>> announcer: martha on today is brought to you by macy's. the martha stewart collection is now available only at macy's and on macys.com. >> 8:22. this morning, the power of colorful foods. fashion trends have bold buy hews he hues is as the top picks for spring. you can also eat them and they will make you feel better, too. martha, good morning. >> good morning. >> these are bold clors and they have great nutritional values. >> if you eat by color you can eat whatever you need. i thought it would be nice to show you that orange gives you vitamin a, beta carotene for

healthy eyes, skin, anti-aging. if you eat a lot of blue like blueberries, antioxidants, good for the heart and brain. beautiful dark reds and berries really great for antioxidants, vitamin c and anti-inflammatories. >> while you talk about reds, let's move over. the recipe i'm making has reds and what better way than beets. >> do you like them? >> i do. >> eat the greens, too. >> use the whole thing. >> they are so good for you. here are the beets roasted wrapped in parchment-lined foil. saute garlic, olive oil and add your beet greens and stems. don't forget the red stems. and saute that. you can stir. >> okay. then you add the beets later and make a dressing? >> peel the beets. by the way, you can cook

pasta -- look at this. cooked with a beet in the water. it turns red. >> do you only get the color or nutrition as well? >> you get a little bit of the nutrition. and the dressing is dijon mustard, vinegar and olive oil. >> ann is waiting. >> orange! i love it. >> we have peppers and carrots. don't even peel the carrots if you have clean garden carrots like this. olive oil, salt and pepper. roast at 425 for 20 minutes. lots of pepper. i love it. >> me, too. >> that's what it looks like. >> isn't it beautiful? is add some clementines. >> that's lovely. it creates the texture. >> goat cheese which will give you a very nice flavor in addition to protein and hazelnuts. >> and top it with a sherry vinegar and olive oil.

>> i can eat that whole plate. >> i'll fight you for it. go to al. he wants to go green. >> you make it easy being green. >> green pesto. made out of parsley and mint and toasted almonds. we can add in the almonds, too. just pour them in. >> okay. >> a little bit of olive oil. >> mm-hmm. >> can you turn that on? grind it up. so you get the idea. we have it made up. then you have a pound of shrimp. three-quarters of a pound of pasta. i used green pasta. >> to natalie. >> we don't have a lot of time so we are doing blues and purples. >> antioxidants. cinnamon, skim ricotta, honey. add some blueberry jam and a little bit of honey. i always put a tiny bit of salt. >> you made this whole wheat

tart crust. >> yes. we can spread this out. that's what ricotta looks like. it's beautiful. >> we are running out of time. >> i know matt was eyeing the 8:26 is your time now on this thursday, march 15, 2012. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. let's check in with storm meteorologist tom kierein for a look at your forecast for today. feeling more like summer today. >> yeah, delightful morning. we have a moon meeting in a pastel blue sky. i took this shot a few minutes ago. we do have temperatures around the region in the mid fifth around the metro area. later today, though, it will feel like summer in march. again, into the 80s. upper 80s in north central virginia. metro area, low 80s. and we will have increasing clouds late afternoon and overnight tonight. small chance of a thundershower tonight and greater chance tomorrow afternoon. mostly dry for the weekend. >> tom, thank you.

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a lot of red on the screen at this point as we make our way through the morning. west side beltway, still solid. even though the accident has

been cleared, ten miles an hour is the best you are going to get. live look northbound on 495 at the robinson terminal. >> thank you. more news, weather and traffic for new just 25 minute

we are back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning, march 15, 2012. another big crowd out on the plaza. thanks to these people for coming by and sharing their morning with us. we're happy to come out and join them. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, natalie morales and mr. al roker. do you know what's back? nbc's comedy "community" is back after a few months away.

they have great new episodes coming up. one of the stars of the show, joel mchale is sampling martha's blueberry pie. >> oh, that's ours. >> hey, joel, have you smelled that pie? >> oh, yes. >> get a little bit closer. >> i'll come in there in a second f. we'll talk to joel in a second. very talented guy. lots going on. >> also coming up, lou manferdini always digs up good stuff. we have a vacuum cleaner that cuts down on allergens. it's one-stop shopping. >> best stuff internationally. >> i love that. also coming up if you're an athlete chances are you have been injured. have you been? >> lots. >> so you know that there are a

lot of things you can do and exercises out there you should be trying to help strengthen your muscles and bones. i caught up with a doctor who put me through an intense workout. he'll help you prevent injury before it happens. >> doctor, it hurts when i do this. don't do that. >> exactly. >> speaking of doctors, there is a lot you can learn about your general health by visiting the eye doctor. we'll hip you to that in a little bit. >> how about a check of the weather? >> let's hip you head towards the weekend, we are looking at showers on friday. mid atlantic states and northeast more heavy rain and snow. pacific northwest. risk of strong storms, texas, into oklahoma, record highs continuing in the plains which will continue saturday and the wet weather spreads south along the west coast. mountain snows continue. winter is not over there yet. sunny and cool in the northeast of new england. mice and warm through the gulf. sunday, sunday, sunny, cool conditions in new england. rain along the mid atlantic coast. snow through the mountains out

west. and rain in the pacific northwest. sunny and warm through the gulf coast. record highs in the upper mississippi river valley. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein storm center 4. sky watcher camera looking west showing clouds beginning to roll into the metro area from the west. and that may hold our temperatures down a bit. i adjusted the highs down a bit. still certainly unusually warm for march up around 83 or so by mid afternoon. and then cloudy mitt. might get a passing shower or thundershower. small chance of that. greater chance tomorrow afternoon. cooler weather for the weekend. and small chance of a thundershower saturday afternoon. and cooler sunday and high near 70 and partly you want to tell your kids you're 50 and pregnant? >> no, no. >> oh, not pregnant. whoo. kids are going, oh, no. get your weather any time day or night on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. let's go to florida where it's nice and where uncle willard is.

>> we are in ft. myers, florida, the winter home of thomas edison who invented the lightbulb. lasted a long time. god bless. happy birthday to grace reale, 100 years old. loves to play the piano. frank lucia is 102. exercises every day. loves to read. we love to have him read to us and hattie banister of linden, new jersey. 107 years old. believes in hard work and also she has the newest hobby making jewel jewelry. that's big. milwaukee's walter hurt. loves to fish and eat the fish. he loves to read the bible.

look at doris eisenberg, new york, new york. 100 today. exercises her mind and body every single day. she loves spending time with her family. all the folks do enjoy that. we have lizzie yoder from dalton, ohio. 108 years old. she is very independent and loves to tell jokes. we need humor on this show. is that it? that's all? okay. well, now back to new york where they love to tell jokes. >> thanks so much, willard. coming up, "community's," joel mchale. first, this is "today" on nbc. okay, people, let's get started.

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star of nbc's comedy "community" about a tight knit study group at greendale community college. it returns tonight and he's stumped when it comes to writing a wedding speech. >> it's so obvious marriage is dumb i can't pretend to get behind it. >> do you know what i think would make the perfect toast? you, a good guy, saying what's in your heart. there is something real in there. maybe that's what scares you. [ heart beating ] >> none of that makes him a bad guy, by the way. joel, welcome back. good to see you. >> that was no special effect. that's what i did. i can do it now. >> he has to be fun to play. >> it's great. yes. a drinking, womanizing guy? it's so much fun to play a guy

with a lot of problems, running around with people he never thought he liked. >> you continue to shoot episodes although the show was off the air for a while. >> yeah. >> and the fans really let their voices be heard to the executives up at nbc. what was it like to get that kind of support? >> it was amazing. they had a flash mob outside here where people were all the evil timeline goatees, for those of you at home who have no idea what that is. they sang the songs from our "glee" parody episode. >> did you realize there was that passion out there? >> i didn't realize it would continue. it's only gotten louder. it's great. i would kiss each and every one of them if i could just wash properly afterwards. >> we have a purell over there. you play a fast-talking lawyer in this with commitment

problems. yet -- >> and yet. >> in real life you are a guy who's married with kids. you are clearly not that guy. >> i have a 4 and a 7-year-old. we were wrestling yesterday. i had a bloody nose, a chipped tooth and my watch was busted at the end of it. i thought, all right. >> so we ran a poll on the show and asked viewers, do you have a good marriage. 85% of people said they have a good marriage. we asked is there something you would change about the marriage. 85% said they would change something. >> about my marriage? what did they say about mine? >> not your marriage. what would you change, just between you and me. >> more waterskiing probably. we just don't do enough sports on the lake. i don't know. if there could be a way for me to spent more time at home. my schedule is busy. >> well, that's your fault. you have "community." >> yeah. it is mine. >> you have an active stand-up comedy life, an active sex life. >> very active.

>> the e show, the soup. >> i'm a colonel in the air force. >> right. >> i just made that blueberry pie. >> and ate it. >> fruit cobblers. >> which of the jobs would you stick with if you could do one? >> i'm going with stenographer which i do on the weekend. that's a good question. i think my job as father would be number one [ voice breaking ] i have a lot of kids around the country. doing "the soup" and "community" are great. i would leave those to do "green lantern 2" at some point. >> "the soup" mocks television shows. what's the show you watch that you don't want anybody to know. >> "hillbilly hand fishing." >> really? >> that's a real show. >> i know it is. >> pulling catfish out of mud holes. it's real. >> do you tivo it? >> i tivo it in hd.

honey, shh! it's on. i appointment view it. i don't watch it on dvr. you should have those guys on with martha stewart. >> most importantly, "community" can be seen tonight at 8:00/7:00 central. >> cancel your plans. >> good to see you. >> watch it live. thanks, matt. >> up next, the year's hottest gadgets and gizmos for your home. first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:44. this morning on "today," the year's hottest house wears. the host of house smarts is back from the huge housewares show in chicago. >> it was huge.

>> we said that. what are the big trend this is year? >> it's about function, style, innovation and people want their lives to be easier with things doing multiple things. we all want convenience. the trends haven't changed. what was exciting is there were more exhibitors there, more people in attendance. in my opinion it's a litmus test to the economy getting better. >> the most visual example of double duty is that clock which is also -- >> a fish tank. it's a fish clock by aquavista. it's 69 degrees. in there -- there was a fish. come on. you should have seen him. right before the camera he was all there. it's unique. you hang it on the wall, clean it every couple of weeks. if you can't see the clock, it's time to clean it. >> there you go. decals are big. >> wall pops. the fatheads, sports things with

the sports guys you can put on the walls, same thing. they are like post-it notes for the wall. >> you can take them off? >> they are anywhere from 15.99 to 59.99 depending on the set. >> not a vacuum cleaner exactly? >> this is for people with pets. this one won't bump into furniture. it goes in a pattern back and forth. now it's not working. it was. >> it was communicating with the fish. decided not to play today. >> it moves back and forth. it was working great and it does work great. look hbeautiful it is standing still. it has great suction and is great for people with pets. you get rid of pet dander while you're working. >> for people with babies. >> this is an iphone application where you plug it in and monitor the baby from your iphone. they have one tied to your ipad

for blood pressure measuring. $99. you can e-mail the results to your doctor, put it on facebook, whatever you want. $199 for the baby monitor. >> okay, good. for the cook. >> this is called cook out of france. this is a recipe tablet that can hold up to 3,500 recipes. it's spill proof, know it is nutritional values of all the recipes you do. if you don't like cumin and the recipe has it, it takes it out. you can take online cooking courses with famed chefs on the tablet. >> also for the cook. >> cali bowl from california. this is a wonderful bowl with a lip on it. when you pull up on there the lip puts it on the chip. for kids with cheerios and stuff, it doesn't spill all over. beautiful vibrant colors, made in the usa. affordable from $99 to $29.

>> look at this. we have been fascinated. these are humidifiers. >> beautiful from brooksonic. new wonderful designs. this is the you cube which you can put inside the home to design anything you want. these range in price from $39 to $159. these cubes are about $34.99 apiece made from recycled bamboo and sugar cane. >> matt did say he'll have to refill that. >> that's aroma treatment not humidifier. these are the humidifiers. four to six hours. these are origami wine containers. keeps it cold. compact and beautiful. $24.99 to $29.99. these are recent dollar bags. these are beautiful bags. they are an advent of the wicker picnic basket. beautiful style, insulated. they collapse. they stay rigid like this in

beautiful styles. finally for the kids, bike lights by a company that puts these little l.e.d.s on the bottom of the bike. when they ride at night they can do it with style or safety. $14.99. strap them on to any bike. fun, fun, fun. >> parents should love them, too. >> it's a style and safety all in one. >> yeah, lou. showing it all to us this morning. >> quickly. >> very quickly. up next we'll get to natalie trying out a new full body workout that aims to prevent sports injuries before they happen. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ let's get physical >> on the quest to stay healthy, millions of americans are treated for sport's related injuries every year. one doctor is trying to prevent them before they happen with a total body work out. he's completed 29 marathons and nine iron man triathlons. i had to check it out for myself. whether you're an athlete in your 20s or 70s, exercise can take a toll on your joints. >> i have run 23 marathons. >> i certainly have gotten injured from running. >> hopefully once i'm past my knee injury i will be a more intense athlete. >> 30 seconds. >> reporter: according to dr. jordan metzel it's the lack of

body strength that leads to injury. >> everybody here is a runner, tri athlete and wants to prevent injury. rather than spend time in doctor's offices i want them to prevent injuries. >> reporter: which is why he created the iron strength work out which he teaches twice a month in new york. >> it's strength and cardio. you can do it a couple times a week. this helps anybody at any level. >> reporter: i have had a couple of injuries. >> all the injuries are related to not having the muscular support around your skeleton. i will teach you how to reduce the loading force on your bones. the stronger the muscles, the less likely you are to get injured. >> reporter: with dumbbells and determination i was ready. i'm already going for the water. this will be a long class. >> i have no balance. >> just like running. >> reporter: harder. halfway through the class i was feeling the burn.

>> i won't be able to sit down tomorrow. >> reporter: at the end it was a combination of squats, push ups and jumps which is the burpee. >> they kick my butt. >> i hate them. >> reporter: the person who did the most took home the burpee cup. >> i'm not winning it. i'm trying to survive. >> reporter: the workout is about more than winning a trophy. >> i was nursing injuries, running through pain. >> not going to get injured again. hopefully with this kind of strength training which is good for my body. >> i just want to be as strong as i can. i want to be the hottest body an old broad can have. >> reporter: that looks darn good as well. the winner was 33-year-old joey egan the first to do 55 burpees. i hate them. dr. metzel, good morning. >> good morning. >> you put me through it.

it was a great workout and it taught me a lot. one of the most common mistakes people make when they get out there. >> the key mistake as far as i see it as a sports medicine doctor is people don't goal set. i know people watching on tv thi think, i'm home with three kids. i don't have time for a work out. but give yourself a goal. ballroom dancing, the track, lack of goal setting is the most common thing i see in my practice. >> and be realistic with goals, too. there are fitness misconceptions out there. first, coffee is a good idea before a work out. true or false? >> rejoice. it's true. the science on coffee is convincing. maybe two cups can increase skeletal muscle contractility. you get more. >> with the milk? >> sure. >> stretching before exercise is

worth the effort. we hear it a lot. true or false? >> if you're a stretcher before exercise, it's probably not as good as you think. we start with a dynamic warm-up. instead of bending over and touching your toes, easy jumping jacks or jogging in place can warm up your muscles and get you ready for exercise in a safer way. >> warm-up is key. bad injury lands you in a doctor's office and people always think you end up with a torn -- if you have a torn ligament that shows on mri that you are going to need surgery. is that true? >> as technology changed we have seen a shift. mri has changed the face of sports medicine. we see all kinds of things. i brought an mri to show you. mri shows me the inside of somebody's knee. >> when you see this you can get around this working out?

>> the red arrow points to the tear in the meniscus. the important thing to impress upon patients all the time is just because something shows up on mri doesn't mean it needs surgery. patients need to educate themselves as to what needs surgery and what doesn't. >> there is a lot more on the website about your workout as well. doctor, thanks. coming up, we'll tell you how to cut the financial cord on your adult-aged kids after your local news. 8:56 is your time on this thursday, march 15, 2012. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. let's check in with storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at your forecast for today. possibly record-breaking heat, tom, for this time of the we are. >> up near the record. record is 81 at reagan national. live view from the sky watcher

camera. hold the heating rays of sun back a bit. temperatures right now are near 60 degrees but we ought to get up to around 80 or so this afternoon. cloudy mitt. passing shower or thundershower. we need rain. we could get some but greater chance tomorrow afternoon. thunder and lightning. mostly dry weekend. >> all right, tom. thank you. we will take a quick break a

we are looking at an accident at this point right at 8th and m street southeast. expect detours. headache still on 50 as you head inbound. 13 miles per hour as you head signed the beltway. >> thank you. more

we're back now with more of "today" on a thursday morning, march 15, 2012. after a string of three amazing days in new york we have turned cloudy in the new york area. temperatures dipping a little bit into the mid 40s. you know what? still above normal. still a no coat day for al roker. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, mr. roker and savannah guthrie has joined us outside as well. coming up, very important testimony in the trial of a florida man accused in a dui manslaughter case. >> that's right. his girlfriend who he adopted as his daughter took the stand on wednesday. what she had to say may have

helped the prosecution. also testifying, the arresting deputy who claims he smelled alcohol the night of the fatal accident. we'll get the latest on the still developing story. >> and are you the vision of good health? a lot of eye doctors can spot the signs of high blood pressure, high cholesterol by looking deep into the eye. how does that work and what are your eyes telling you about other possible illnesses? >> former president bush could see cholesterol issues in putin one time. >> that was different. >> different. >> i don't know where that went. what else? >> you get excited for them when the kids go to college. they are ready to launch their lives and careers. then they come back. we're talking about grown kids coming back, living at home. you're paying the credit card bills, maybe the car note. when is it time to cut the financial cord, get them out of the house? how do you do it? we'll help.

>> okay. how do you feel about that? >> good. >> meantime, give us a check of the weather. >> no, we're going inside. >> that's right, a check of the news with natalie. >> don't forget about me! we begin in afghanistan where taliban insurgents say they are suspending talks, accusing the u.s. of changing negotiations which were under way. hamid karzai called for nato troops to pull back from rural areas in wake of sunday's massacre of 16 villagers, allegedly by an american soldier. karzai said afghan forces are ready to take over security in their country next year. current plans call for a u.s. troop withdrawal by the end of 2014 which the president reaffirmed this week. the republican presidential hopefuls are digging in for the long haul. rick santorum followed tuesday's sweeps of alabama and mississippi with a trip to puerto rico which holds a primary on sunday. voters also go to the polls tuesday in illinois.

on wednesday, mitt romney who has been criticized for seeming out of touch with ordinary americans said he's not going to apologize for making a lot of money. newt gingrich insisted he's staying in the race because the more romney and santorum fight, the better he looks. schools will now be able to choose whether or not to use ground beef treated with ammonia. the u.s. department of agriculture announces today many are calling for the product popularly called pink slime to be banned. former illinois governor rod blagojevich heads to prison today to begin serving a 14-year sentence. he was convicted of corruption, found guilty of attempting to profit off barack obama's vacant senate seat. this picture was taken as blagojevich was flown to a federal prison in colorado. the girlfriend turned adopted daughter of a florida millionaire took the stand at his high profile dui manslaughter trial on wednesday. nbc's mark potter is in west palm beach again with details this morning. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning,

natalie. john goodman's girlfriend testified for nearly 15 minutes, but the jury was never told about how last year she was adopted by the defendant. >> do you swear or affirm the evidence you are about to give will be the truth? >> i do. >> reporter: 42-year-old heather colby was called by the prosecution to talk to the court about her boyfriend john goodman who is legally her dad after he adopted her to protect his fortune. >> so you know john goodman? >> yes. >> when and where did you meet him? >> at the international polo club. >> reporter: she and goodman began their relationship around the time of the incident two years ago in which 23-year-old scott wilson drowned when his car flipped into a canal. prosecutors say goodman was drunk and drove his bentley past a stop sign, hit wilson's car and then left the scene. he called colby before calling 911 for help.

under correct examination, -- direct examination, she didn't give much. >> do you recall him saying he looked both ways and no one was hurt? >> no. >> do you remember him saying he had a few drinks? >> no. >> you don't remember that? >> no. >> reporter: the defense claims goodman was sober at the time of the crash and his bentley malfunctioned and sped out of control. attorney roy black claims goodman was dazed and hurt after the crash and he walked to a friend's barn and took a stiff drink to ease his pain. on those points, the girlfriend/daughter may have been helpful to the prosecution. >> he didn't tell you his bentley wasn't functioning properly or anything like that? >> correct. >> he didn't tell you that he went to chris's barn and drank after the crash or anything? >> no. >> reporter: colby said she and goodman didn't discuss the case. under the advice of his lawyers. also taking the stand was deputy

ricardo stafford who said his car reeked of alcohol after goodman sat inside on the night of the crash. >> it smelled like someone had been drinking previously or that night and sweating. it was almost like it was coming directly through their pores. >> sweating out through his pores? >> yes. >> reporter: now the issue of adoption was never raised before the jury because it's considered irrelevant in this manslaughter trial. meantime, the jurors will leave the courtroom briefly to come outside here to see for themselves the cars involved in the fatal crash. natalie? >> reporter: mark potter in west palm beach. thank you. they say our culture is beauty obsessed but in yoda's case, being ugly was worth celebrati g celebrating. he was crowned the world's ugliest dog but won't have a chance to defend the crown. the chinese crested chihuahua mix won our hearts when she stopped by to celebrate her win last summer. yoda was 15 years old. that's 105 in dog years. it is now six minutes past the

hour. now back out to al with a check of the weather. >> we have a future "today" anchor here. what's your name? >> payton. >> you want to be an anchor on the "today" show? >> what are you going to say? >> i think maybe mom wants you to be an anchor. let's check y and we will show you we have a lot of wet stuff to talk about in the pacific northwest. another storm coming onshore. that's bringing heavy rain. and mountain snows as well. we have flood watches, hein wind watches and warnings. winter storm watches and warnings and avalanche warnings from california all the way to the pacific northwest. we are talking rainfall. california, oregon coastline, three to five inches of rain. one to two feet of snow. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. 200 miles to the west we have showers that are spreading some clouds all the way this far

east. and right now 59 at reagan national. 50s to near 60 in southern maryland through parts of north central virginia and it is going to continue to climb but with this clouds rolling in, probably not going to be getting as hot as originally this morning. still unusually warm for march and up around 80 or so this afternoon. might get a thundershower tonight. small chance of that, greater chance tomorrow afternoon. cooler over and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> this morning, do the eyes have it? the first telltale signs of a serious condition may be in your eyes. dr. keri peterson is a contributor to women's health and internist. good to have you here. >> good morning. >> eyes can show us an important window into our health. >> the eyes are amazing. when the eye doctor looks in the back of the eye they are gaining direct access to visualizing your blood vessels. this is the only area in the

body where you can see blood vessels from the outside world. the health of these vessels are reflective of the health of all small vessels in your body and the diseases we are talking about are seen in the eye, not in the mirror. >> the first one you say they are looking for are silver or copper colored arteries which could be a sign of high blood pressure. >> changes in the eyes are some of the earliest signs of high blood pressure in people who have no symptoms. 20% of people walking around with high blood pressure who don't know it. normally when the eye doctor looks in the back of your eye they see little red skinny vessels that are solid in color. with high blood pressure over time the vessels thicken and harden. it refracts light differently. it looks like a copper wire and then over time like a silver wire. >> interesting. next for those who have a mole in the inner layer of the eye, it could be a melanoma. >> right. this affects 2500 people every

year. more common in people with fair eyes and fair skin. typically the doctor sees a pigmentation or mole in the pigmented layer of the eye. this needs to be diagnosed early. it can metastasize quickly. >> the next leaky blood vessels. what's the link here? >> with diabetic rheetinopathy, it's a leading cause of blindness in this country. high blood sugars causes the vessels to be weak. they leak fluid and the eye doctor can see it. we recommend all diabetics get your eyes checked once a year. the longer you have diabetes the greater the likelihood of developing it. treated properly, you can prevent blindness. >> is it the color of it? >> it's not.

it's the lining of the vessel gets little openings in it. the fluid escapes the vessel into the back of the eye. >> okay. next is if your eyes are inflamed which a lot of people may experience and not allergies or other things but it could be a sign of auto immune disease. >> when the body attacks healthy cells it also can attack the eye causing symptoms. people get eye pain, redness of the eye and sensitivity to light. when the doctor looks in the back of the eye and sees characteristic changes, about 30 to 50% of the time it can be a sign of an auto immune disease like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. >> the next one, interior blisters that could indicate a condition called central serous retinopathyme oretinopat.

>> you have leakage of fluids. all it is caused by is stress. more common in men. but it's becoming more frequently seen in women. it resolves on its own if you reduce the stress. >> how do you see interior blisters? on the surface? >> no. the eye doctor will see a faint round patch in the back of the retina. >> interesting. finally, swollen blood vessels on the white portion of the eye. could be a sign of allergies. a lot of us experiencing them. >> a good reason to wear sunglasses. the pollen or allergens get into the eyes. and your eye wants to protect itself. it makes histamines, but the side effect is it cause it is eyes to be red, itchy and watery and irritated. >> we have been noticing the last couple of days. dr. peterson, thank you. >> thanks, natalie. >> up next, when to cut the cord financially with grown kids. later on from a new twist on

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oatmeal. >> this morning on parenting today, supporting your kids after college. all right. if you have been footing the bill for cars, credit cards and living expenses you may want to consider cutting the financial cord. when is the right time to do it? we'll help out. cnbc's sharon epperson is here to help us. good morning. >> good morning, al. >> how many people are we talking about? how many, quote, kids are living at home? >> about 40% of those 18 to 39 are living at home. 6 to 10 parents according to a recent poll say they are taking care of them financially. >> the deal was you go to college, leave home, get a job and that's it. >> the economy for one. it's a difficult job market. even for those with a college education it's difficult to find the job they want. but they have taken on so much debt. both the parent and student to pay for college creating a financial situation. >> you have multiple

generations. >> older parents coming in and a lot of cultures that happens. then there is the big one. the sense of entitlement. i grew up a certain way. i have a standard of living. i want to have that now in my 20s not realizing your parents struggled for a long time to give you that lifestyle. >> one of the good things you need to do is write out a contract with your kids. >> definitely. you need to set out expectations. if you haven't set them out early which you should do before they leave home in terms of how to get what they want you need to do it once they come home after college and say, what household duties are you going to have. who will take care of the car payments and are you going to pay rent? and they should. >> that's a sticking point -- rent. >> if they don't have a job how do they pay rent? maybe for six months they don't have to pay while they look for a job. they have to have a goal to get employment whether they are looking for a job, working or working part-time. it may not be in what they got

their degree in. it may not be perfect. working through a temp agency, finding? ing to do to support themselves or save to eventually get out from under your roof. >> when they are smaller kids if they don't do something there are consequences. what pa what happens with an adult child? >> there are consequences. they have no cell phone if they can't pay the bills or don't do household duties for you. you have to say, meet these expectations and we'll do this financially. >> we get calls from parents with kids living at home and the parents are dipping into their savings to help their kids. >> that's the worst part. you're jeopardizing your financial future to support your future. i want to give my kids everything but i also want to give them financial independence. by paying yourself, covering yourself financially, you are teaching them about financial independence. some things you have to do. maybe they need to have a credit

card. you make them an authorized user. don't cosign a loan for them. one thing you have to think about is making sure you don't jeopardize your own retirement because you're only one who can save for that. the other thing you have to do is make sure you insure yourself for the long term. you may think, my kid will take care of me when i'm older. if you're taking care of them, it's unlikely they will be able to. >> now you have adult kids living in the house. you almost throw back to my house, my rules. how do you deal with with that? >> it's difficult. one of the things you set out with expectations, it could be a written contract or a verbal contract. you need to make sure everyone understands what the rules are from the outset and what the consequences are if they don't live up to it. you don't want to make the kid think you don't love them. you show your love by teaching them financial independence. >> does it make sense to give

them a chunk of cash, get out, get started, leave me alone? >> when you know they are doing the right things. they have been looking for the job, out there hustling, networking, trying to do it on their own and it hasn't worked out. it's not through any fault of theirs. my dad always had $5, $10, $20 to give to me. he knew i was doing my part. >> you turned out okay. >> yeah. i think he'd be okay. >> i know he is. still ahead an unusual proposal from the attorney of a woman accused of being a high end madam. first, these messages. ♪ [ male announcer ] what if we could keep enough plastic waste to cover all of manhattan out of landfills each year? the equivalent of 140 million trash bags, gone. by using new glad trash bags, designed with reinforcing bands to be stronger with less plastic waste, we can.

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seeing al every morning. now mr. roker is going primetime. don't get used to it. "30 rock" is brand new tonight with the st. patrick's day-themed episode featuring everyone's favorite weather man. we have an exclusive sneak peek for you. >> and we're back with our live coverage of the st. patrick's day parade. i'm al roker taking over for jenna and tracy. >> roker should be on my side. he should have said my name first. >> why? because you have both had huge weight fluctuations? [ spobbing ] >> if you blink you will miss me. >> what a cameo. >> how long did it take to shoot it? >> about as long as it took you to watch it. >> usually it takes four times as long to do the hollywood things. >> it was here in new york. so not as long. >> that was cute, al. >> it's a funny episode. >> looks great. >> catch more of al, tracy and

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good morning. it is 9:26 on this thursday, march 15. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's go to tom kierein for a look at our forecast. >> good morning. we have some high clouds coming in from the west. live view from the sky watcher camera. looking towards the west-northwest. and these clouds will continue to be over the region off and on for the rest of the morning hours and into early afternoon. then we should get sunshine back. and we will have temperatures continuing to climb right now where we are around 60 degrees or so. later today up into the low 80s. record at reagan national 81 for this day. we might just match or exceed eight little bit. maybe showers tomorrow afternoon. >> thank you, tom. a look at t

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don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? you may not marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help? >> it certainly did help marilyn monroe. tomorrow on "today" we have never before seen photos of the legendary actress taken on the set of "gentlemen prefer blo blondes." it seems she's more popular than ever. >> we love her. >> also, she claims to be a regular soccer mom from the suburbs without much money but prosecutors say she ran a high end brothel in new york.

now her attorney is making a pretty unorthodox proposal to get her out of jail. we'll have the latest on the story of the upper east side alleged madam. >> okay. also ahead on a lighter note, bobbie thomas is here with new beauty products for spring. everything from temporary hair hues to eye liner and foundation. >> in today's kitchen our chef has a lot of soul. he has an aussie approach to a british favorite, fish & chips which we look forward to sampling. first, al has a check of the weather for us. >> let's check out your weekend, starting with tomorrow. unfortunately the pacific northwest and northern california will be a mess.d norg to be a mess. get snow xwrip look for record highs in the plains. wet weather in the northeast. and sunshine along the gulf coast. saturday, more rain along the coast. west coast with more wind and record highs continuing in the plains and mid mississippi river valley. showers in the ohio river. sunny and cool in the northeast. sunday, sunday, look important sunny and cool weather in new

england and wet weather from the western great lakes on into the mid atlantic coast. look important more showers out west. down into the southwest, sunny and warm through the gulf coast. record highs will continue in the western plains. however, it will be a bit on the breezy side. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. tom kierein, storm center 4. around the region, temperatures are beginning to climb into the 60s. and it will continue to climb as we get into the afternoon hours. up to around 80 degrees or so. a pew clouds in and out. then a cloudy night tonight. might have a passing shower or thundershower this evening. 50s tomorrow morning. partly sunny provide. afternoon shower or thundershower. bit cooler. and over the weekend bit cooler, too. partly sunny saturday. might get an afternoon thundershower, small chance of that. partly clo that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up next, the mother of four accused of running a prostitution ring could get out of jail today. we'll have the latest in the case after this. [music track "alouette"]

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prosecutors have portrayed her as the millionaire madam accused of running a high end escort service catering to a wealthy, powerful clientele. she's posed for racy photos with her husband but friends say she's more soccer mom than madam. her defense team said she's fallen victim to the legal system. >> i honestly, truly in my heart feel she's being railroaded by the system. >> reporter: one of her defense attorneys, peter gleason, offered his posh manhattan loft to cover his client's $2 million bail asking for her to serve time at his home instead of at rikers island. >> i have interviewed her, met with her family. i feel so comfortable giving them access to my place, i want them to move in with me. >> reporter: indicted along with gristina is jaynie mae baker. charged with one count of promoting prostitution in the third degree. after days of investigators not knowing her whereabouts, she turned herself in on tuesday

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this morning in today's kitchen, a taste of aus is on the menu. >> we have the cookbook author and owner of ten restaurants including the salt grill. good to see you again. >> thank you. >> fish & chips and you're using sole. >> one version of fish & chips. >> you can swap out --

>> any fish you like. salmon, whatever you want. we have semolina and polenta to crust our fish. salt, chili flakes and turmeric. >> ooh, nice. >> the turmeric comes out when we cook it. here we have a couple of eggs and milk for the egg wash. >> right. >> give it a little mix like that. then we have the salt. so a nice filet. i'll cut it. >> on an angle. >> little scallops i guess you would call them. we grab one for a little egg wash. >> okay. >> then this has been beautifully mixed. straight into a nice hot pan with olive oil. >> should i do this guy? >> the small one. >> don't leave her by herself over there. >> straight in the pan for a minute or two on each side for a

beautiful color. put them on absorbent paper. >> paper towel. >> you can see how the turmeric made them golden. >> now the chips part? >> more of a potato salad. >> first, i make a saffron mayonnaise. if you don't mind. >> i'm the mixing lady. >> i love it. a little bit of lemon juice. >> is that regular mayonnaise? >> we just made it. whole egg mayonnaise. saffron cooked in white wine. >> unusual ingredients, isn't it? >> pretty. >> we use a lot of different flavors. that's beautiful. you made my mayonnaise wonderful. potatoes, i cooked them, quartered them in salted water. put the mayonnaise in there. >> you used new potatoes. any particular reason?

>> you can use any, but i like those. >> what do you say, potato? >> i say potato. >> cumin, toasted to get the flavor out. chopped red onion. chopped diced tomato. and i have parsley and mint. >> ooh. >> just mix it up simply. >> look how refreshing. >> and garram massala. you can almost sing a song with that. >> a beatles tune. >> that's an indian spice. >> exactly. let's plate it up. we have a beautiful fish fillet. >> do you want a little salt and pepper on that? >> yes, thank you. you really don't need me here. >> i'm the sous chef today. >> now you can do the hard work and put the salad on.

>> want some lime on there? >> not yet. don't push me. i'm australian. this is pickled cucumber. >> ooh! >> it has star anise, chili and coriander. that acts as the lemon you would have but i put a wedge of lime just in case. dig in. you will love it. recipe on the website. it's amazing. >> thank you so much. >> natalie, can we eat? >> you're allowed to. >> am i? >> yes, yes. >> coming up, ambush thursday. two lucky ladies get a head-to-toe make over. >> and more college humor from joel mchale after your local news.

good morning. it is 9:57. i'm aaron gilchrist. here is what you will be waking up to tomorrow on "news4 today." you may see a movie star in town shining a light on a very important cause. frenzy begins. apple's highly anticipated ipad hits store shelves. out overnight with the die-hard pans. also, the potentially spectacular site you may see in the sky above tomorrow.

>> another day peeling like summer in march. right now temperatures as we approach ten owe lock are now into the low to mid 60s throughout the metro area. upper 60s just to our south and later today by noontime, we will be climbing into the 70s to 80 degrees. then during the latter part of the afternoon, after we reach low to mid 80s we will still be hovering in the low 80s by 5:00 under a partly cloudy sky. your weekend forecast tomorrow morning. >> plus, why it could be a make or break day in the effort to bring major casino to prince george's county. weather and traffic on the 1s and any breaking news that happens while you sleep. happens while you sleep. we begin at

captions paid for by nbc-universal television hey, everybody, we're so glad you're with us today. this thirst day thursday, march 15th. halfway through march already. stop it. >> unbelievable. this weather roller coaster is bugging me. >> why? >> because it was 70 yesterday and 45 when i woke up today and i don't know -- the coat, do you put it away, wear it? what do you do? >> do you know there are people out there watching us with real problems, hoda woman? >> what problems? digging out your coat is a big

one. >> we have a big show today. >> we do. this voice contest, you know we love "the voice." we do our own version here. last year remember we did it. this year we're doing a kids' edition, between 8 and 16 years old to play with us. and we are accepting entries -- >> through march 30th. they have to be under two minutes. >> and a cappella. >> mean nothing music accompaniment. >> we're not able to look as you know, because you know how the chairs turn in the show. we do the same thing. these are some of our entries. we're going to listen and not look. ♪ >> like adele. ♪ >> that sounds like adele to me. >> i know. but it isn't. >> how to do we know that? >> you're like my baby sister.

>> i can't hear, hoda, when you're talking. >> that was awesome. >> please listen. >> no. let's do another one. another one? >> no talking, please. >> okay. go on. ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night ♪ >> yeah. very nice. >> okay. first of all, that's one of the hardest songs in the world to sing. very impressive both of them. >> keep sending in your entries. >> after eight or so grammys adele wouldn't have to enter our little contest. >> she sounds like adele to me. >> i know. too bad we couldn't hear her.

you know, let's get this out of the way because you and i cannot stop talking about this. >> yeah. >> we go every week, every week pretty much on wednesdays to matinees to see what's on broadway. hoda and i go in as fans. we -- i don't know. you'll never hear us bad mouth anything because that's not what we're here for. so much work, so much dreams, so much money that goes into every broadway show we're not going to destroy anything. not in the destruction business. but when we love something, i think it's obvious. we went to "once" yesterday at the bernard jacobs theater. has "falling slowly" in it. >> can we listen? >> yeah. bring that up. >> hoda's song. ♪ >> it's the most beautiful song ever. >> not ever. but it's good.

>> beautiful. >> we're so tired of all the old shows that keep coming back year after year after year after year. you know, the revivals. they're great, but you long for something new. >> yes. >> this is so good. it is -- it's only 13 people. they're up on a stage. every one of them plays -- the band is the cast. >> mm-hmm. >> there's a new story. it's a fresh story with terrific performances. and characters you actually care about. and when you leave the theater -- you were -- >> the whole thing. it was so beautiful. the music was incredible. you love the story. it's a love story of two people who fall in love with each other over a five-day period. it's beautiful. at the intermission, the whole stage turns into a bar. everybody goes up and they're getting wine and drinks. they go back to their seats and they start the second act, unique and interesting. >> so many good things to like about it, but if you're a writer and you write a musical, you want your music to be heard. i had to stop on the way out and

thank the sound guy. >> yeah. >> which -- i'm such a crazy person about the sound. it's brilliant. his name is clive goodwin, and it is some of the most glorious sound. you can hear every word. when they sing harmonies a cappella, it's soaring. >> you can down load that broadway show on itunes. they have some of the songs. >> anyway, you want to see something new and going to be tony nominated no question. >> here's the thing that -- i sort of think we know. it says when a man meets a beautiful woman he becomes, quote, cognitively impaired. women make men stupid is the headline of this study. >> straighten it. >> yeah. >> yes. >> they do. they did a bunch of tests where guys walked up to very beautiful women and they realized that they became morons. they had nothing to say. they didn't know what their own name was. they weren't that great. because a man's bring changes. it goes -- >> crazy. i also asked the question how old are these men because men

get a little more suave as years go on until they think they are mr. it. >> yeah. >> and a gorgeous -- not their first time at the rodeo, if you know what i mean. >> the i think the young ones. >> yeah. jill mchale types. >> speaking of him, he's here today. >> speaking of a brain of mush. >> when he was here, i remember vividly his last visit to us. >> oh, yeah. >> he has fun with us on his show on "the soup," and some people only know our show from watching that. >> sad. >> but when he was here last, this was our little exchange with joel mchale. why do you continue to mock our show? >> have you seen your show? >> no. we make a point not to watch it afterwards. >> this is light weight stuff what i'm doing here. the shot of you at the super bowl dancing after you stayed up all night, dancing, wearing drew

brees and the beads? how did you get the beads? you don't even remember it. you have no recall. yeah. see, this is what i'm talking about. >> there he is. >> look how excited he is to be here with us today. >> i hope he's tweeting about the show. >> well, he'll be out in a little bit. >> he sure will. >> are you an emotional eater, hodie? >> emotional eater? >> yes. >> yes. if i am in a small funk and there's a row of oreo cookies, they better look out. when i have big problems in my life i don't emotionally eat. but if i have a problem like at work or with, you know, a guy or whatever it is and i immediately gravitate to the fridge. like the other day i had a little something and it was late at night and it was 10:00. i don't cook. i made a whole thing of pasta -- i boiled water at 10:00, got marinara, put it all on there. i had this big bowl. and i dumped it into a storage bowl i was going to put in the

fridge and ate out of the big bowl like this. >> the whole thing? >> no. i couldn't eat the whole thing but i did damage. i don't feel as bad because you don't know how big your portion is because it's overall so huge, there's still a lot of left. i get that way. i eat when i'm stressed about something. >> people are either eaters or drinkers apparently. america's biggest drinker is out. the survey. another thing we need a narcissistic website. the biggest drinkers in the whole country are in? >> number five in boston, okay. the biggest drinkers start off in boston. austin is number four, so congratulations to them. number three, chicago. two, new york city. and the biggest drinkers in the country come from washington, d.c. the nation's capital. >> so, therefore, the people running our country are drinking the most, which sort of explains a lot. >> now, if you wondered where the lightest drinkers come from,

there are those cities. miami -- >> i was surprised. >> i am, too. >> not in south beach. >> detroit, phoenix, tampa, and the lightest drinkers of all according to the survey, las vegas, nevada. >> that can't be true. hookers. that's got to be -- that has tot gob the people that actually work there and live there. huge community of people -- i couldn't believe the first time i worked in vegas, i went to be in a little trio. when i first moved out to l.a., one of the first job offers i got, you're hungry, i was working at the landmark hotel something called the wind song trio. and i said i don't care what it is. i'm there. they said the girl fell out, you have to learn an entire show in one day and you'll be doing three shows a day for 28 days. i said, yeah, sounds fun. >> oh, my gosh. >> went on a saturday, learned the show on sunday and went in for a month doing the show. nobody told me i'd be sharing a room with the other two girls of the wind song trio. one was miss world, and i don't want to say anything, but she

didn't miss anybody in las vegas, if you know what i'm saying. and the other one was a southern baptist preacher's daughter who had never been with anyone in her entire life. and the two of them linked up and they were with me. i'd be getting up in the morning to go and have my breakfast special, they'd be coming in. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. it was unbelievable. >> traumatizing. >> yeah. >> a little. >> you don't realize until you get to vegas there's a whole other netherworld of people who live there. they're not crazy. families in the ghetto. my son lives outside of las vegas. >> it has a sane side to it. i know your favorite part of thursday. >> get the earplugs. >> my play list. this one, you guys, before we roll it, i love this song. it sounds like it's a happy almost teenybop song because you know my tastes can be that way. carly ray jetson. she said oh, my gosh, that's the

girl justin bieber listened to and she sounded like a female justin bieber. we tweeted her and she became popular. he's paying it forward. this song is called "call me maybe." you'll love it. listen. ♪ >> okay. this is a song. ♪ >> cute. >> kind of cute, right? >> yes. >> they can't hear outside. it's not that they don't like it. we don't have audio. >> i like that. i like that a lot. good for you. what i like about that, it's not your typical two-chord song and it's got a melody that goes someplace a little surprising. >> i don't know what you're talking about, but it's a good

song. okay. "okay or not okay." is it okay to keep racy photos of yourself on your phone? kathie lee says it's okay, but it's not very smart. >> hoda says no it's not okay. why in the world do you want racy photos of yourself? delete. so you can show them to other people, hoda. that's why people do that. i don't do it. does my phone have a camera? i don't even know. >> yes. >> took a picture of my wa-wa. that's right. my hee haw. >> we'll end there. coming up next, funny man joel mchale is here. what is going on in there? >> do we know that young lady? >> no. >> does his wife? and results of today's "ambush makeover." and my hair got a shoutout. it did well. >> it did.

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wreaking havoc on our show. >> returning tonight on his own, nbc, who gave him a show? >> somebody. >> comedian and actor joel mchale plays a lawyer in center of a close-knit study group who have a few issues. >> yes. one of them happens to be marriage. take a look. >> look, i can't get behind this marriage thing either. it was invented back when death meant till your first cold. it's a mutual contest. just guy alone. >> hello! >> oh, my gosh! so happy for you! >> i know. isn't it exciting? >> she's getting married. >> yes. >> beverage. >> way too much juice in it. >> i know. sorry about ut that. >> jerry. >> jerry. >> so you're back on -- it's coming back. it's been off for, what, 2 1/2 years? >> 2 1/2 years it's been off the air. we have taped 150 episodes since then. we're syndicated i think in some -- >> at least you've been a working actor all that time even though no one was watching it.

right? >> well, working, not necessarily acting. >> i was trying to be nice. >> you guys look fabulous. >> we know -- >> we know you. >> oh. all right. >> a little thrown off. a little thrown off in the beginning because you showed up on our set with these plastic bags. >> i didn't think we would be drinking right away but it's st. patrick's day so, let's have some guinness. they're not paying me at all. >> how do you -- >> i went and got them. >> do you have the bottle opener? >> yes. i'm sorry. you guys don't drink beer because it's not strong enough. >> what do you mean? >> you would cut it with whisky or something, light? >> a little something. thank you. >> sorry. that got all over you. >> that's all right. we have is the up-fronts later. are you going later? >> i wasn't invited. >> oh. bad night. >> cheers. >> the show was gone and the twitter people came to life and -- >> the twitter people, yes. they came up from the ground.

>> you love onsideline support. >> it was huge. it was the reason why the show came back. >> yeah. >> and -- >> now we're talking. >> that is so nasty. >> it already tastes like a vomit that will come out later. and looks like it. >> and looks like it. >> this is great. >> you've had little kids. you know what that stuff looks like. come on. >> yes. i saved it and dated it. their vomit. yeah. no. twitter exploded. and it was great because without their support, you know, i don't think the show -- i knew it was going to be back but their support was so tremendous. >> it has to mean a lot to you guys individually, too, knowing people love it so much. >> yes. >> you mean something to them. >> you lost me, but -- no. yeah. it was great. there was a flash mob here. >> yeah. >> they wore evil time line goatees. they sang christmas chang songs.

>> and it worked. >> it worked. so, yeah, without them i would be on the street. i would be there. i'd be going let me in, hoda. this is actually much better than i expected. >> so other than community -- >> would you like that? okay. >> how's the whole thing going with -- >> ew. >> my herpes is not active. not bad. >> you went to virginia tech. i was asking you about your other job. >> yes. >> which people do love. >> we love you guys on that show. >> we keep you on the air. >> you do. ever since tyra left, you guys have taken over. >> our pleasure. >> but al roker also -- >> al's making some appearances? >> yeah. he's cleanup. >> he's cleanup. >> last week -- >> the screaming fan. >> no. blowing out the leprechaun. >> he's been known to do that. >> natalie was, like, we love

when you pull out your leprechaun, al. hmm. >> imagine what life will be like for him tomorrow on st. patrick's day. what about movies? >> a movie called "ted" coming out this summer written and directed by seth mcfarland. >> so hot. >> a guy named mark wahlberg, mila kunitz, giovanni ribisi. then i have a paper route. >> a hardworking guy. >> going to take blood. other than that, nothing. i don't really see my children anymore. it's great. >> we don't think of you as a father anyway. >> what? >> yeah. >> i told matt earlier i wrestled with my 7-year-old and he chipped my tooth and made my nose bloody. there they are. that one wearing a blue skirt. >> they're adorable. >> no. they're props. >> i know. mine were. >> how many do you have? six? >> six. >> good for you. >> no longer. they're out on their own. >> hoda, do you have any kids? >> no. >> one in prison.

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>> how could we say no? amber's my daughter, and then deserving wife, mother and nurse. i mean, so nice that everybody supports you. why is it so important? >> i've been trying to get ambushed every year in new york. i just never take care of myself or cut my hair. iley it wet every single day, put it in a ponytail, baseball hat. >> she works so hard, taking care of her family. she does a great job. love her so much. we want her to do so well. >> i love this family. are you ready for an even hotter wife? >> i am. but she's perfect the way she is, though. >> that's love, baby. >> she's here with her husband kevin and her parents bruce and gay. keep your blindfolds on. megan chamberlain before. all right, megan. let's see the new you. oh, my gosh! are you kidding? >> okay. ready? take off your blindfolds, guys. dad, too. >> oh, my gosh. >> beautiful. >> are you ready, megan? >> i'm ready.

>> turn around. >> oh, my gosh! >> you look awesome. >> i didn't realize myself. >> i know. turn around. look at camera 12. tell us about the hair. >> megan, i hope you feel it was worth the wait. i certainly do. you look great. absolutely beautiful. i lightened megan's hair. debbie gave her layers around the face. also she has fine hair so to give her the illusion of fullness, she flipped the bangs to go against the grain. fuller, thicker, lighter. you're beautiful. >> yes, you are. what do you think? >> fantastic. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> a red-headed irish lass now. that's a great jacket. >> a lot of compliments. >> our goal was hot, so nothing better than leather or lace, but we went with leather. if you're going to invest one jacket for spring/summer, i love white. >> with jeans or whatever. >> big round of applause. you can go to your family. >> good job. >> debbie is our second lady, 58

from huntville, texas. her last child recently graduated from college so she's thrilled with the opportunity to receive a brand-new look for a jump-start for her second life. let's hear her story. >> all right. mom just whispered to me i'm really embarrassed, but i know you want this for her. tell me why. >> we do. she works really hard. she's done so much for my brother and me and my niece and nephew and never does anything for herself. she deserves it. >> you think she's perfect already. >> perfect. she's always been a role mod toll our daughter and we just want her to do something for herself. >> all right. are you ready to go? >> i'm ready go. >> they're ready, too. john and her husband, daughter, casey, and mother-in-law linda. here's a last look at debbie before. and bring out the new debbie! ♪ baby, you're a firework >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> okay. all right.

take off those blindfolds. >> oh! >> it's a big change. >> is it that bad? >> it's that good. turn around and take a look at yourself. >> oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh! >> so cute. >> take a peek. stand right there. >> oh, my gosh. >> your family is in shock. >> i'm in love. you look great. number one, deeper hair color. the blond was washing her out. look at the eye color. brightened her eyes. and debbie, she had so much hair, just needed to layer it. >> you have hair, hoda. >> a million-dollar difference. >> what do you think? >> i love it. i'm so excited. your hair is short. you have bangs. awesome. >> and your husband is liking

this. >> yes, he is. >> and even the mother-in-law, who doesn't really like you. she's crazy about how you look. >> we're leaving her here, okay? getting on a plane and leaving her here. >> donna morgan. >> love her. >> for spring and summer. >> come on out. >> big round of applause for both ladies. great job, you guys. >> coming up next, to grab a potential employer yees attention, we'll give you great advice coming up. >> and how to keep the job you already have, which is always tentative around here.

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in today's economy, standing out in a crowd is crucial. what is is best way to get the attention of a potential employer? >> kate white, editor in chief of "cosmopolitan" magazine and psychologist elizabeth lombardo, author of "a happy you" are here with gtips for getting hired. >> this came out of a segment we had previously. we were talking about how in the fist, i don't know, 20 seconds or so, a potential boss can size you up, you know, right when you walk in the door. >> exactly. >> first impression. >> you think you've got a few minutes to get warmed up and get in the groove. >> plead your case. >> plead your case. but the decision not to hire, research shows, is made within the first five minutes. so you've got to go in there, you've got to be on time, turn your cell phone off, have great hair, great outfit, manicure,

pedicure. >> yep. >> and be careful of these pacifiers. a woman practically redid her hair style during the interview. >> swirling it. >> and you didn't hire her. >> we know the answer to that. >> when you walk in, if you were going to give someone the abcs, what's the right way to walk into a room and carry yourself? >> even before you start walking, address what's going on up here. if you're thinking i have to get this job in order to pay for my kids in order to eat, your body is going to respond. stand up tall. put a new message in your head, this is a great opportunity to show how great i am and learn more about the job. stand tall. exactly how you stand is how you're going to be portrayed. >> think about what an opportunity it is for that person that's about to -- like, this is kate white's best day because i'm coming through her door. would that help to play a psychological game with yourself? >> absolutely. and not in a cocky way but more how fun is this going to be? it's great to get to know each other. >> you don't want to go in and

kiss up, basically. say i love this business, i love your blah, blah, blah. but you say it's not such a terrible thing to go in and gush a little bit. >> a lot of candidates think they've got to be buttoned up and it makes them reserved. but on the other side of the desk, you want to see passion, that a person does want to work for your company. it's important to show the love and say, this seems like a great place to work, i love the sound of this job. >> it is such a youth-dominated world we live in, what can an older woman who's perhaps been out of the workplace for a while, what would you say to her to feel she's got confidence going in? >> you maybe haven't been in the workplace for a while but you've had incredible experience. be up front about it. say i haven't been working in a job where i got paid. here's what i've been doing, the experience i have and why i think i would be so beneficial in this position. >> a lot of people already at work who don't get noticed by their bosses, if you had to give a couple quick tip of what you

can do to make sure your boss knows you're fighting the good fight. >> do more. it doesn't work anymore to just do your job. you have to go beyond that. solve a problem. make things more efficient. save money. make money. >> do you tell them when you do that? >> oh, yes. >> make sure they notice somehow without saying -- or on a banner. great to see you both. she has a book out. >> another book. >> every week. great to see you both. >> up next, when to save or splurge on healthy foods at the supermarket. playing a game. >> madeleine must be here. [ female announcer ] now from nivea. new extended moisture body lotion. extremely dry skin can hold you back. uncover more touchable skin with a nivea breakthrough. the first 48-hour moisturizing relief formula with hydraiq and provitamin b5 in a light, non-greasy lotion. love your skin. show it. share it. new extended moisture from nivea. touch and be touched.

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healthy eating can be pricey. so it pays to figure out what it makes sense to splurnl on certain foods or time to save your money. >> madeleine is here to play a game with us. madeleine. >> madeleine. >> take it away.

>> today what we're going to do is when you buzz in you're going to tell me if you think you should save money on an item or you should splurge and spend a little more because of the health benefits. >> all right. >> i'm going to say a food and you buzz in save or splurge. i'll you the answer. >> okay. >> first organic milk. save or splurge. kathie lee. >> splurge. >> correct. even though all milk is safe to drink you have no hormones or antibiotics. that's going to be good especially for children. let's move on. free-range chicken, save or splurge. kathie lee. >> splurge. >> i don't think she's going to say -- >> nope. that's wrong. you want to save. >> wait. >> wait. >> wait a second. save. >> right. by default, you are correct. >> thank you. >> because free-range just means the chicken coop is open. it doesn't mean they're out scratching in the yard. you'll pay double the price for this. greek yogurt, save or splurge. >> splurge. >> that's correct. because it's concentrated, the

water is out. you can use it in a million ways. >> having so much fun. i hope i lose every time. >> moving on to grass-fed beef. save or splurge? >> save. >> please listen. save. >> grass-fed beef. you said save? you would be wrong. you want to splurge because these cows are fed what nature intended, fed grass, their fat profile is good, healthy, pricier, but the flavor and the texture and the health benefits are great. >> i'm sure it's all very interesting what you're saying. >> let's move on. organic oranges and bananas. >> save. definitely a save. >> why? do you want to see the answer? >> because there's a peel on it. >> there you go. oh. >> that's correct. next. moving on to canned tuna. canned albacore, that white-meat tuna, should you save or splurge? kathie lee. >> save. >> save. that's correct. good for you. >> why? >> because they're very similar. you don't need to spend twice

the price. actually the light tuna -- >> are we still on? >> high quality dark green olive oil. >> save. >> no. >> i want to say splurge. >> yes. you're going to splurge because you can use it in so many ways. dark green has better health benefits and light olive oil doesn't mean lighter in calories. just means lightener color. >> lighter in color. >> reduced cholesterol megas, save or splurge. >> i don't like when you mess with eggs. >> save. >> hoda is right because you're spending extra money, double the price for something that's not that much different. you have to get this one to tie. >> okay. >> good luck. >> seven-grain bread, save or splurge. >> this is it. >> i'm going to say -- >> splurge. >> and you would be right because you can't make this at home. and the winner is -- >> it's a tie.

>> so you split the prize. high quality oil and vinegar. you get the oil and you get the vinegar. >> thanks a lot, madeleine. >> coming up next, we have the pride of ireland. >> the pride of ireland! a live performance by celtic thunder. [ female announcer ] pillsbury presents:

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in just four years, the passionate performances of celtic thunder has made billboard's top music artists and the top world album of 2011. >> can you imagine? i'm sure their good looks didn't hurt one bit. their new cd is "celtic thunder: voyage" and they're airing on public television stations

across the country. >> here they are. hi, guys. >> great to see you all. >> how are you? >> especially we went to see you once yesterday. it's irish week, awesome. >> it is. >> we love the new cd. a little bit of everything, isn't it? >> a bit of a mix. >> which irish people -- people assume there's just the little jig. so much more. >> you guys were in kansas. you're going on tour. where are you going? >> we just were from australia. >> all right. before you get a little break and vacation, please sing for us. what are you singing today? >> "go away girl." >> love it. ♪

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♪ excellent! >> thanks so much, guys. >> thank you so much. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> a big st. patrick's day celebration tomorrow. >> watch the show. there will be a secret surprise tomorrow. >> bye, everybody.