good morning. his own words. prosecutors use jerry sandusky's controversial interview with nbc's bob costas against him in court. this as three more alleged victims talk about abuse they say they suffered. are prosecutors already wrapping up their case just four days in? >> new scandal. the u.s. anti-doping agency brings charges against lance armstrong, threatening to strip him of his seven tour de france titles. they say they have evidence of use of performance-enhancing drugs. >> and the so-called soccer mom madam accused of running a high-end prostitution ring in new york city speaks out from

behind bars. >> i'm simply asking do you have any information about prominent men in this city that could make life very uncomfortable for them? >> her answer in her first television interview today, >> her answer in her first television interview today, thursday, june 14th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and ann curry, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome today on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. the trial of jerry sandusky is moving along very quickly. the prosecutors are moving through their witnesses at a deliberate case. we're hearing they might rest their case tomorrow. >> which is pretty amazing. one witness claimed he was just 11 years old when jerry sandusky started abusing and he claimed if he told anyone about what

happened, he would never see his family again. we have a live report from the courthouse straight ahead. >> and a mother fighting to save the lives of her three children. he discovered her first daughter had a rare disease and would need a bone marrow transplant. soap she went through ivf hoping another would be a perfect match. instead, she had twins both also affected with the same disease. we're going to be hearing from her. >> it's a really powerful story. and the countdown is on. we have a big summer concert tomorrow on the plaza tomorrow from justin bieber. the line has been forming since tuesday afternoon. it stretches from around the plaza, up 5th avenue. justin doesn't take the stage for another 25 and a half hours. we're going to go outside and talk to the fans. i think we already have a countdown clock starting. >> let's begin on this thursday morning on a more serious note. a new round of emotional and wrenching testimony from alleged

victims at the sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. michael isikoff is at the courthouse. >> good morning, matt. more alleged victims are expected to take the witness stand today. wednesday it was jerry sandusky's own voice that filled the courtroom. jerry sandusky faces another grueling day in court today. wednesday he showed no emotion as his own words were played to the jury from a tough interview with nbc's bob costas for "rock center" that also aired on "today" last november. >> it seems that if all of these accusations are false, you are the unluckiest and most persecuted man that any of us has ever heard about. >> i don't know what you want me to say. i don't think that these have been the best days of my life.

>> reporter: jurors listen intently as jerry sandusky stride to answer a critical question. >> are you sexually attracted to boy, underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? sexually attracted? i enjoy young people, i love to be around them. i -- i -- but, no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> reporter: he denies all charges but analysts say the costas interview was another helpful piece for the prosecution's case. >> this is as if the prosecution had called bob costas to the stand and said now that you've seen the evidence, what do you think? >> reporter: during the day a parade of three alleged victims once again gripped the courtroom with emotional testimony. one of them, known as victim 10, testified that when he was an 11-year-old boy in 1998, jerry sandusky took him to the basement of his home, pulled down his shorts and started

performing orsex. i freaked out. i got nervous. i got scared, he testified. when he later rebuffed one of his overtures, the witness said he threatened him and got angry. he told me if i said anything, i'd never see my family again. and the witness said he told me he loved me. another witness known as victim 5 could barely keep his composure, crying as he told the cou shower room when he was 10 years old and tried to perform oral sex. he said jerry sandusky took him home without talking. >> you saw a young man in the courtroom today who at age 23 is still traumatized. he said things today that were very difficult and very hard to put aside. >> reporter: now prosecutors plan to call three more alleged victims to the stand and wrap up their cases early as friday,

much earlier than expected. then next week jerry sandusky's lawyers begin his defense. >> thank you so much. star jones is a former prosecutor and legal commentator and legal jones is an investigator. welcome to both of you. >> good morning. >> the jury listened to him answer that critical question about whether or not he's attracted to underage boys. >> the first thing you want to do is analyze the fact that the defense attorney allowed his client to do an interview specifically as it relates to the facts of this case. that's something that is just unheard of. especially in the sexual assault case. jerry sandusky came across during that interview as hesitant, almost a little bit delusional and on that one critical question there was that awkward, awkward pause. if there's ever a time you as a grown adult man do not want to pause is when asked if you're sexually attracted to young

boys. >> that's a good point but, wendy, as alarming as his answer was and as meandering as it was, it is still open to interpretation. so what is your sense? do you agree with star that in fact prosecutors were very smart to play this clip? >> oh, yeah. it's hard to put into words the power of that hesitation but make no mistake we all felt it. and i don't think a reasonable juror, especially after hearing from so many victims will interpret that hesitation as anything but, boy, this guy, you know, it's sort of a he doesn't quite know how to answer because he's guilty. that's how that hesitation feels after you've heard from so many victims describing pretty grewson sexu-- gruesome sexual . >> it's been emotional and difficult for people in the courtroom to listen to this. in what way can the defense come

back from this? can they recover? >> we have to remember there are over 50 charges as it relates to ten victims. the prosecution is tasked with having to prove each and every element of each and every crime. the defense attorney really does have to stop approaching this as a general case and start to hone in on specifics because if the jury finds him guilty on one, two, three out of the ten victims, that's enough to send him to prison for the rest of his life. he needs to specifically attack the charges. >> but he's making this point and seems to make headway with victim number 7 and this idea, wendy, there may have been some sort of collusion, there's some sort of financial gain, some of these young men knew each other when they were boys. is this enough? what has he got to do, wendy, to make this case? >> ann, if there were a couple of victims and good evidence of financial motive and that they

did talk to each other before making a report to law enforcement, that's a good defense tactic in a case like this. the problem is we know that there were reports ten years ago and even older than that that were corroborated, that are in writing in some instances. we know this guy was writing love letters. it's just not a plausible explanation for ten different victims, all of whom are saying the same thing happened and many of whom have not spoken to each other. it just can't work. ten victims is as close as you get to a videotape of the crime. this is a non-defensible case in my opinion. >> on that note we're going to have to leave it because we're out of time. thank you wendy murphy and star jones. it is now 7:09. >> famed cyclist lance armstrong is being hit with new doping allegations this morning but he's fighting back, saying the accusations are motivated by malice. the allegations could cost him

his seven tour de france titles. the allegations say in 2009 and 2010 blood samples were consistent with epo and blood transfusions. armstrong has never failed a drug test in his 25-year athletic career but for more than a decade he's been dogged by doping allegations. earlier this year the justice department announced it was ending a two-year investigation of armstrong without filing charges. now retired from cycling, the 40-year-old armstrong is a triathlete and quickly becoming a top performer in that sport, winning the iron man 70.3 race in hawaii less than two weeks ago. with the charges pending, he's now banned at least temporarily from competition. armstrong called the charges baseless and accused the anti-doping agency of pursuing a vendetta motivated, he says, by spite and testimony bought and paid for by promises of immunity and anonymity.

and armstrong has until the end of the month to file a written response to these charges. it's ten minutes after the hour. here's ann. >> now to politics. president obama and mitt romney are both heading to the battleground state of ohio today where they'll both have a lot to say about the economy. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. it's the first time in this general election campaign that both president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in the same state on the same day. their paths won't cross, the president in cleveland, mitt romney in cincinnati but their messages will be almost identical, that they and not the other guy has the best path forward for the american economy. in washington wednesday two candidates with very different lunch plans. president obama with two local barbers and two active duty service members at kenny's barbecue, a capitol hill staple. >> we're going to eat in peace now.

>> reporter: mitt romney with more than 100 top executives at the business roundtable. romney told the group that when it comes to what the president has to say about the economy in cleveland today, his word don't match his record. >> his rhetoric will be soaring and eloquent but i suggest a look at the record more than the words and i think you know what his record shows. >> when i hear governor romney say his 25 years in the private sector gives him a special understanding of how the economy works, my question is why are you running with the same bad ideas that brought our economy to the brink of disaster? >> reporter: but not all democrats are happy with the way mr. obama is selling his economic record and telling voters that things are getting better. two former political aides of bill clinton are openly criticizing the president's approach in a new memo believing in he doesn't change course he'll lose adding "it is elites who are creating a conventional wisdom that an ibt president must run on his performance and therefore must convince voters that things are moving in the

right direction. they are wrong and that will fail." democratic pollster peter hart, who spent this week talking to voters in the swing state of colorado, basically agrees the president is missing the mark when he talks to the middle class. >> he needs to get down there. it's not just rallies. he needs to be out there feeling what they're feeling, a lot of pain, a lot of hurt, a lot of uncertainty. >> reporter: mitt romney continues to pound the president for saying that the private sector is doing fine. >> he said, as you know, just a few days ago that the private sector is doing fine. >> reporter: in an interview with nbc's andrea mitchell, tim geithner tried to clarify again what the president meant to say. >> i think he's trying to say it this way from the beginning, it's a very tough economy still, huge amount of damage left over, long way to go to repair that damage. >> reporter: now, mitt romney is using the private sector is doing line once again in a new tv ad. it's mitt romney's first negative tv ad of the general

election. >> all right, chuck todd, thank you so much this morning. >> let us get a check of the other top stories of the morning. natalie is over at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. a man hunt is under way around buffalo, new york as police search for a trauma surgeon and former army weapons expert they're calling a person of interest in wednesday's fatal shooting at a hospital the officials warn dr. timothy jordan may be armed and dangerous. friends of the victim say jordan was her ex-boyfriend and that she was afraid of him. >> federal prosecutors have dropped all charges against john edwards following his acquittal on one corruption charge and a deadlocked jury on five other charges. the judge declared a mistrial. the u.s. justice department says it will not seek to retry the one-time democratic contender. >> a gas tanning explosion near downtown los angeles has killed one person and injured three others wednesday night. the incident is now under

investigation. >> a military aircraft crashed overnight during a routine training exercise at eglin air force base. >> passengers aboard the jetblue flight forced to make an emergency landing due to a pilot's meltdown have filed suit against the airline and the pilot. court documents claim that jetblue was grossly negligent and should have known the pilot was unfit. that pilot has been charged by federal authorities for interfering with the operations of a flight crew. in march he had been subdued and forcibly restrained. his lauer says he will plead insanity. >> and a first in the history of the san francisco giants as matt cain pitched the first ever perfect game for the franchise to shut out the houston astros 10-0 with help from the

outfield. it is only the 22nd perfect game ever in the 160-year history of the major leagues. so congratulations to him. that's fantastic. it's now 7:15. back to matt and ann. >> such a great accomplishment. >> congratulations to him. thanks so much, natalie. mr. rok ser on the road this morning, in baltimore with the first check of the morning's weather. looks like a beautiful day there, al. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we're on a tall ship, a brazilian naval ship and this is the star spangled sailabration, the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812 and we're going to be telling you all about that a little bit later on. it also flag day so happy flag day, everybody. but they are not celebrating in dall really wicked weather. massive hail. we're talking golfball size hail

smashing through car windshields and damaging cars just during rush hour. it even damaged a landmark marquise of a theater down there in dallas. we have more severe weather to talk about today as a system starts to make its way through the upper midwest and the mid-plains. as you can see this frontal system bringing a lot of rain, a lot of heavy showers and thunderstorms and we have a risk of severe storms from international falls all the way down to dodge city and gusty winds, hail, isolated tornadoes and a lot of rain. we're talking anywhere from one to three inches of rain from duluth all the way down to oklahoma city. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein on this thursday morning. the air is cool and fresh and dry. low humidity down into the 60s. most of virginia and maryland and farther west in the 50s, even 40s parts of the mountains of west virginia and western maryland. later today partly sunny and a small chance of an afternoon

sprinkle and then on friday, partly cloudy, low humidity, a beautiful day. cool in the morning and afternoon high n and that's your latest weather. >> we'll have much more from you in baltimore a little later on. meanwhile a florida teen who was doused with alcohol and set on fire by a group of classmates could take the stand at the trial of the attack's alleged reng leader today. this after two boys have admitted their on roles in that incident. we go to the courthouse in ft. lauderdale. good morning to you. >> hi, matt. good morning to you. 17-year-old matthew bent is charged with second degree attempted murder with a tack that used rubbing alcohol as an alleged weapon over a video game and stolen bike.

17-year-old denver jarvis walked to the witness stand wednesday. jarvis previously pled no contest to an attempted murder charge in the 2009 beening of michael brewer. he admitted to dousing guer with rubbing alcohol. >> i pour the liquid on him and he just stand there. >> reporter: they say it was matthew zek bent on trial for second degree attempted murder who planted the seed. >> he said i'll give you 25d if you throw down michael. >> reporter: drenched in the flammable liquid, jarvis said he then went to claim his money. >> i go to the apartment and go over to him. he reach into his pocket to get his money and i see everybody running. i looked back to see why everybody's running and i see him on fire. >> reporter: another teen-ager, jesus mendes, admitted to

flicking the lighter that set him on fire. he ran to a pool and jumped in. he suffered severe burns to 65% of his body. m mendes said he had trouble remembering the incident on the stand wednesday. >> do you remember who you were with when you left school that day? >> no. >> do you remember where you went after school that day? >> no. >> reporter: to help jog his memory, prosecutors played a video of police interrogating mendes about what led up to the burning. >> the defense argues bent was at the scene but never told anyone to set guer on fire. they also claim they've turned on their former friend for their own gain. >> are you aware that there's some discussion about trying to get your -- >> yes, sir. >> that's what you would like to see happen based upon your testimony here today, correct?

>> yes, sir. >> reporter: michael grewer had to go through a painful recovery and series of skin grafts. if convicted, bent faces up to 30 years in prison. >> thank you very much. just ahead our exclusive jailhouse vieinterview with a so-called soccer mom madam

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7:30 now on thursday morning. it's the 14th day of june 2012 and bieber fever has made its way to new york city with just 25 hours to go until a big summer concert on our plaza. the line was, i don't know, 50 or 60 people on wednesday afternoon. tripled overnight. now it stretches all the way up to 5th avenue and this is just the beginning. we're going to have just an incredible crowd here tomorrow morning. we're going to talk to some of those die hards in a little while. >> the first one got here tuesday morning at 6:00al. >> and we had some nasty weather

between now and then. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry. we're going to talk to a mother who is fighting a battle on a rare disease. >> and catherine zeta jones will stop by. we'll talk about her new movie "rock of ages" and the health challenges she's had to face. first, we begin this half hour with the exclusive interview with the woman dubbed the soccer mom madam. anna gristina is being held at reicher's island accused of running a multi-million dollar manhattan escort service. this week her legal team filed a motion to have her bacase dismissed and her bail was lowered. and we began by asking gristina

what the past four months have been like for her and for her family. >> for my family it's just devastating. my husband is having a really hard time holding it together and my son, the young one -- >> nicholas? >> mm-hmm. >> does he know anything about what's happening with you, anna? >> he knows i'm in jail. after three months he came to see me here and he cried the whole time and begged to stay with me. >> an emotional anna gristina, the woman prosecutors say is a high powered madam at the center of an alleged prostitution ring, the mother of four from a quiet suburban new york town. >> the prosecution is accusing of of running a brothel. >> she is will not comment until the time of trial. >> reporter: if i had asked new the past had you run a data

service, matchmaking service connecting wealthy men to women, how would you answer that question? >> i watched a show called "the millionaire matchmaker." a friend of mine had suggested you'd be really good at it. so hi looked into opening up something called you know, the same thing. >> married men looking to have someone to have dinner with? >> very much like match.com. >> would it also include married men looking for someone to have sex with? >> i think we've answered that question. very much like match.com. >> if i say to you had you ever connected a married man or any man for that matter with a woman in a matchmaking service, have you done that? >> our response would be you sound like the manhattan district attorney's office. >> so you won't say to me at all whether you have been involved in running any kind of a legitimate, legal dating service

in the past? >> given the state's allegations in this case, we'd be fools to answer your question. >> during the five-year investigation by the district attorney's office, gristina was allegedly caught on wire taps boasting of her close ties to law enforcement. do you recall at any time ever telling someone that you knew people in law enforcement who might able to tip you off if you were about to be april rested or help if you you were arrested? >> if the manhattan district attorney's office has that conversation, i want to hear it. i'm not going to try the case by innuendo. >> it would be problematic for anna to have had a conversation of having friends in law enforcement who would tip her off to a possible arrest because why would she be afraid or considering a possible arrest. >> why would it be problematic? >> i've never had a conversation with nen where i've talked to them about knowing people who could help me if i were arrested because i'm not afraid i was arrested.

>> i don't know that miss gristina was afraid of being arrested. i suspect you have said many things that could look sinister by a savvy questioner. >> it was a small apartment. we kept ahold of it because my daughter had considered going to columbia and because the price was affordable. >> there was no business run out of that location? >> no. >> at the time you were aprrresd or any time prior to that when you were control of that apartment? >> no. >> i think you said in an interview you gave that you felt the prosecutors were trying to sweat you. by that you mean what? that they were going to sit you here at reicher's island, which for people who nt aren't from the new york area is a fairly notorious tough place? >> yes. >> and they were going to sit you here until u decided to cooperate. >> yes.

>> you still feel that way? >> 100%. not a doubt in my mind. >> you are incredibly loyal to some people you describe as people who were friends of yours for many years. do you feel those people are returning your loyalty? >> i have no idea. have i no communication with anybody. i don't. i really don't know because i don't reach anybody. >> if you could reach some of those people, would you ask for help? >> yeah. i definitely would ask and would hope that they would come forward. >> in a sworn affidavit filed on tuesday, her legal team contends after she was picked up by investigators, they pressed her for information on five prominent moneen. she was allegedly told she didn't need a lauer and refused to cooperate. >> it started off very nice, like very passive, you know, we believe you could be very useful in a very big investigation we have.

>> they began to ask you much more specific questions about a list of names. how many names were on that list? >> to the best of my recollection, five very prominent people. >> according to your sworn affidavit, prosecutors wanted information on, a, a wealthy financier with interest in real estate art sports, a man from a politically prominent family in manhattan, a prominent banker and a prominent manhattan lauer. do you have any information about people or people like those people that could make life very uncomfortable for some prominent men in this city. >> don't answer that. i don't know how to respond to that question. what sort of information do you have in mind, mr. lauer. you must have a reason for asking that question. >> because your client said she feels she's being sweated here that, she's being kept at reicher's island because they're trying to sweat information out

of her. i'm simply asking do you have any information about prominent men in this city that could make life very uncomfortable for them? >> we don't believe she does. >> soap you feel they're sweating you for absolutely no reason? >> and i have nothing to give them. that's why i'm still here. i have nothing to give them. >> we should note we reached out to the district attorney's office for comment. they do not discuss open cases. gristina says family and friends are working hard to come up with the money for her bail. she hopes to be home soon. let's get a check of the weather now from al in baltimore. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the american cancer society. >> good morning. we've got the fort mchenry guard here. they're going to play a little for us. they're fife and drum. the u.s. mint is selling this

commemorative coin. in fact, they've minted 600,000 of them and already sold a let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned for today. for the weekend, here the sailabration temperatures upper 70s to low 80s. awfully nice. now, as we look at afternoon highs for today around much of the country. 70s along the eastern seaboard and 100s from west texinous to the southwest. 50s in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> beautiful morning in baltimore and beautiful morning here, as well. tom kierein in storm center 4. most of virginia and maryland, farther west and north in the 50s. panhandle of maryland and shenandoah valley and a few locations are in the 40s now.

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places this mother at the center a very heated debate. >> 13-year-old jordan flynn is getting ready for a very special night. family and friends have gathered for a benefit in honor of the eighth grader who has just learned she will need a bone marrow transplant. jordan has a genetic disorder which destroys bone marrow and increases her risk for cancer. >> the transplant scares me. i've known people that have actually passed away afterward. >> this april her tn took a trn for the worse and the bone marrow transplant is jordan's only hope for survival. her mother, doreen. it must feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. >> yup. today is one of those days. >> now she is fighting to make medical history. you have now found yourself in a very unusual spot. you're a single mom and you also have become a very public face for a very public campaign to

change a law. >> yes. >> to encourage more people to become bone marrow donors, she wants them to get paid. >> as a mom, i'm willing to do wha whatever it takes to make it possible -- >> so she's become the lead plaintiff to change a law which makes the buying of bone marrow illegal. her attorney, jeff rose, is with the institute for justice. >> bone marrow is just like anything else in the world. it's valuable and if you compensate people for it, you're going to get more of it. it's just that simple. >> doreen's need for bone marrow is even more dire than you think. years ago doctors told her the best chance for jordan was a bone marrow transplant from a sibling donor, but her two brothers weren't a match. desperate to save her daughter, doreen and her then husband turned to in vitro fertilization to conceive another child who

would be that match. in a cruel twist of fate, the twins were born with the same deadly disease as their sister. >> i was so upset. i blamed myself. >> reporter: why? >> because it was my fault. >> reporter: why? >> because of the way that their father and i had them, we chose to bring them into the world and instead all i do was bring in two more sick kid. i wish i could donate my marrow to them but i can't. i'm not a match. >> reporter: i'm sure you wish could you give your life for them. >> i would. but i have to rely on somebody else. >> reporter: luckily a match was found for jordan. she had a successful transplant on may 8th. but her another, doreen, still has two girls who are going to need bone marrow transplants in the future. her fight is to make compensation legal and that fight is far from over. >> we live in a society where women donate eggs, men donate

sperm. how is bone marrow different? >> therein lies the rub. we understand why it may be a heart or kidney or piece of liver because those don't come back. but your bone marrow turns itself over every 90 days. so if it replenishes itself and, as you said, women donate other things like eggs and we pay for surrogates, why not compensate people in this manner. >> the national marrow donor program opposes this -- >> vehemently. >> to be continued. we'll look forward to hearing your report. it's going to be aired on "rock center" tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central time here on nbc. still ahead this morning, oscar and tony winner catherine zeta jones on her recent health challenges and her new movie. but first these messages. hands, and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill™ technology, the new ge french door refrigerator is engineered to push the limits of fresh.

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away, the city will host some events at unique venues. nbc's keith miller is at the site of one of them this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. london is slowly being transformed into olympic city. this main road to buckingham palace will be the main road for the triathlon and the venue for what we're told is perhaps your favorite sport, beach volleyball. don't expect the british to just toss out tradition for the sake of olympic rings. the ceremony wednesday night was a rousing performance at the future site of beach volleyball. olympic charity lord sebastian coe took the honorary salute. he's eager to use london's settings to showcase the

olympics. >> it's readily recognizable with downing street and the palace. i think that's what london has to offer. >> reporter: and what a transformation it will be. a trial run was served up last summer in the shadow of admiralty house, creating shades of london beach. >> it's very exciting to have all these sporting events at some of these really rich history sites. >> reporter: the mall leading to buckingham palace will be the venue for the marathon, race walks and part of the triathlon. and the royal family is getting in on the olympic spirit, acting as unofficial ambassadors. the queen's granddaughter carried the olympic torch and will be participating in the equestrian event. and prince william and kate join queen elizabeth wednesday to support a charity that builds sporting venue. the queen drew all the applause but the eyes were on kate

sporting a misony coat. the cost of staging the olympic has reportedly come in under budget. the government agency responsible for it say they will be returning a check to the taxpayers equivalent to $700 million. matt, it may not be gold, silver or bronze but it's not bad. >> that's true, keith. and i got your text message. yes, i've got the tickets for beach volleyball. can you join me. i'll see you there. back after your local news. i want healthy skin for life.

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8:00 on a thursday morning, t minus 12 hours now for tomorrow's concert with one of the biggest names in music, that's right, justin bieber. don't forget to bring your best bieber sign. justin will pick one for a very special fan give away. so that's exciting. i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. we're going to hear from the

beautiful catherine zeta jones. >> she's an oscar winner we haven't seen her on the big screen for a couple of years. she's had a lot of things going on in her life. michael, her husband, had some throat cancer and she's back. she's dancing and singing in the new movie "rock of ages." >> she is a triple threat. if you still haven't found your father's day gift, we have some ideas for you this morning. some of them high tech ideas. they're already getting into the act. that is vanilla ice. >> he's a techie now. he's a big techie. >> and a movie star. >> lots to get to. let's go inside. ms. natalie morales is in there with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. prosecutors are preparing to call their final witnesses at

the child sex assault trial of the former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. one of the witnesses said he threatened he'd never see his family again if he ever told anybody. >> syria's ambassador to russia today denied moscow is supplying his government with attack helicopters, refuting a claim by secretary of state hillary clinton. russia has also rejected that claim while accusing the u.s. of supplying syrian rebels. the united nations is now calling the 15-month conflict in syria a civil war. it's estimated the fighting and intentional massacre of civilians has claimed as many as 14,000 lives, including many children. >> cycling legend lance armstrong is fighting new charges filed by the u.s. anti-doping agency that threaten to strip him of his seven tour de france titles.

they stated blood samples it collected from armstrong in 2009 and 2010 were found to be fully consistent with epo use and/or transfusions. armstrong refutes the charges calling them baseless, and says he's never doped, taking 500 blood tests and never failing one. here's brian williams. >> when we join you here tonight, it your bank and your money and they're at it dpn. there are new fees and new charges and it the complicated fine print that can cost you real money. but you can fight back. we'll explain tonight. now back to you. >> for a look of what's trending today, a quick round up of what has you talking online. a real estate blogger is accusing hgtv reality show "house hunters" of manipulating reality.

hgtv acknowledges it does use families far along in the housing process to maximize approach dubs time. >> madonna's latest skin baring stunt is keeping her newsworthy. madonna gave her audience in rome a cheeky rear view, evidence that the 53-year-old has been working out. and the internet's obama girl from 2008 campaign has been replaced by obama boy. justin brown's viral youtube video focusses on the president's support for gay marriage. ♪ i got a crush on obama, you're the finest candidate ♪ why don't you pick up your phone ♪ >> meanwhile obama girl says she's lives the video and she hopes she and obama boy can get together for a duet.

it now 8:04. let go back out to al, who is in baltimore with a check of your weather. al? >> today's weather is brought to you by eucerin, over 100 years of skin care expertise. >> we're part of the star spangled sailabration. this is the mexican three-masted schooner right there, one of 46 tall ships and naval vessels in port. it is this. it is going to be a spectacular weekend. so, check it out. come on down. let's see what we've got for your weather. our pick city of the day happens to be ball more and our station here. partly sunny, mild, 78 degrees.

going to be fabulous all weekend long. as you can look, you can see storms, though, firing up in the upper midwest and heading into the central plains and we have a risk of strong storm there's and rain moves into the pacific northwest, as well, today. look for hit or miss showers and thunderstorms. central florida we have more heat, unfortunately, in the rockies. that won't help the wildfires going on. beautiful weather in the northeast and showers in eastern new england but those will give way rather quickly to beautiful sunshine this weekend. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> beautiful morning in baltimore. right now temperatures in the metro area, generally in the mid and upper 60s. all those areas in green in the 60s. that's most of maryland, virginia, eastern shore. off to the west, dark green areas only in the 50s on this 14th day of june. and this morning, we have some clouds in and out and they'll be with us off and on throughout the rest of the day with highs in the upper 70s and a small

chance of an afternoon sprinkle and highs on saturda >> and they've raised the flags right now as the ships all around the harbor start raising the flags, we've got all of our friends who have come on down. folks from the national aquarium are here. and he brought crab cakes, very nice. i'll bring you guys back some crab cakes. >> sounds good, al. mo meantime from here we have the extraordinarily talented catherine zeta jones in our studios for an interview with matt coming up right after this. e requires daily sun protection. eucerin daily protection is a light-weight, long-lasting moisturizer and spf in one developed with over one hundred years of eucerin skin expertise. it helps protect skin against everyday sun exposure. what you pass on today lasts a lifetime. make sun protection a lesson for life with spf 15 daily protection body lotion

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it's you, fully charged. we're back now at 8:10 with oscar and tony winner catherine zeta jones. it's been three years since we've seen her on the big screen but following some personal health challenges she's back singing up a storm in the new movie "rock of ages." take a listen. ♪ that's okay, let's see who you do it ♪ put up your dukes let's get down to it ♪ hit me with your best shot, why don't you hit me with your best shot ♪ hit me with your best shot, fire away ♪ >> catherine zeta jones, welcome back. it's good to see you. >> always so nice to see you, matt. >> and it's good to see you back on screen. >> i know, kicking those dancing legs up again. it's been a while but it was so

much fun. i've just got such great memories of doing "chicago." when adam schattman called me and said, darling, would you ever do another musical? i said with you, sure. he said come down and sing a pat benatar song and being stiff and uptight. >> last time did you a musical was "chicago," as you mentioned. not bad results. you grabbed an oscar for that. did that play into your decision to do this? >> any chance i can get to sing and dance, i mean even at home. i did broadway, a little night music but the extent of my dancing was just to waltz in that. this is perfect, 80s music, a lot of tongue in cheek, fun, fun, fun stuff. >> i'm away from the screen, not that you've ever been nen out of shape because i've known you for a long time. what does it take to get back into shape for singing and

dancing for camera? >> it was a quick fix. hi to go down in like three weeks. i was like oh, my gosh, i haven't touched my toes since "chicago," i better get to the gym. and i did. at least in theater you have the againi beginning, middle and end. but all these cameras angles. >> tell me about this character, patricia whitmore, the wife of the los angeles mayor. she's a little uptight. >> she's a little uptight. i think she thinks she is the mayor and she kind of wears the pants, very uptight, extremely conservative and wants to put an end to rock 'n' roll as we know it. >> satanic music. >> satanic music. she wants to clean up the strip and clean up those good citizens of los angeles. >> in particular she has her sights set on one rocker, who is played by tom cruise.

does he pull off rocker as well as he pulled off the military stuff in "top gun" and stuff like that? >> yes. he's such a great actor. he really does throw himself into this role, 125%. and first of all, he's ripped, absolutely ripped. look at him. and his singing is great. tom cruise is sing. >> so when you were a young lady, was there a rocker that got your heart racing, one in particular? >> i was working all the way through those kind of years where other people were groupies or sleeping outside on the streets to get a justin bieber ticket. i was actually working at that point. but i was saranaded by bono. that was the best.

>> let's talk about your husband. he had throat cancer. i spoke to him and he said he couldn't have gotten through it without the love and support of catherine. >> i take my hat off to him. he never lo his sense of humor, even in his darkest days. they do try to kill you before they make you better. it's a terrible process to go through. but he was strong throughout, didn't lose his sense of humor. i know he came home from chemo just to see the kids and me and he just was just happy to have us there. and it one of those things that you go, wow, this doesn't happen to us, you know. those things happen to other people. and they do happen to all of us. and it takes its toll on you all. >> while it was happening, you dealt with your own health issue and came out and talked about it after it was leaked to the press that you were suffering bipolar disorder and depression. >> i think when you get hit like that, side swiped in way, all those underlying issues that you

know you have come out. and they came out rather publicly. but it's -- i feel great. it's time to move on. i'm one of many, many people who suffer with this. i'm one of many people who were caring for cancer and now survivor, two years clean. it puts it into perspective. >> stop to spell the roses. >> you certainly do. you appreciate the gifts god's given you. michael is about to embark on liberace. he's going to have so much fun with that. like tom, he's the kind of actor who will throw himself into this role. he's been rehearsing with the piano and it's going to be fun. >> and you threw yourself into "rock of ages." it's always nice to see you. >> how's your golf game? >> it's always good to see up.

>> okay. >> "rock of ages" opens tomorrow nationwide. >> and back with gift ideas for father's day. cuban cajun raw seafood pizza parlor french

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♪ say let's just make this last and last. ♪ ♪ take it all in and go so fast. ♪ ♪ ohhhhhhh, ohhhhhhhh. we're back at 8:20 with a special thursday whip celebrating all the dads out there. we have some great ideas. >> that's right. >> vanilla ice, rob van winkle, you have some ideas for a dad who is not so good at taking pictures. >> not savvy. >> because it can focus things after you've taken the photograph. >> that's right. you snap away, it has a really

quick shutter speed. can you do the lighting later. it focusses later so it's basically one button on here and it does all the work for you. >> so for the complete idiot at photography. >> that's it. >> what do you have behind your ear? >> it's an amazingly blue tooth device. we've heard of the blue tooth that you can talk through it. now you can see video up to ten hours. you can film the soccer game. can you smile. >> they think it's a phone or something but you're actually videotaping. >> right. >> you get the blue tooth. in the airport you say who are you talking to? now you can see everything. >> you're saying it will show up -- >> right on your smart device. >> somebody at home can watch the video in. >> or you can down load it later, edit it, do whatever you want. >> so the dad that's a home improvement guy. >> that's right.

we've heard of a swiss army knife. this one you can kill a bear with, you have the flat head, anyway, pliers. can you use it as as a tripod, watch movies, listen to music. >> you like music. >> basically no wires. blue tooth. can you stream all kinds of music straight to it, go up to 33 feet away and keep your phone on you. also you can make conference calls with it, too or make loud phone calls. >> last but not least. >> for the kid, whatever it is, any guy is going to like this. you can race the mario brothers anywhere you want, get a couple of them. they're $25. >> i can do it, too. >> yeah. >> whoa, look at that. all right. hey, rob, thank you so much. >> rob van winkle, aka vanilla ice. >> word to your father. >> thank you very much. >> and now we have the editor of

guiltman.com. good to see you. we're giving dad sneakers? >> yes, sneakers. and not just any sneakers. nike freeze are the sneakers. they're comfortable and lightweight. >> ties. these are special. >> ties are back. you need the new johnson racial of slimmer ties and it's about texture and ties, it's that knit. it's a cool, preppie look. these are from club monaco, these from landsnd and they're about $15. >> sunglasses. isn't it hard to give someone else sunglasses because it's so personal? >> it is personal. we've chosen three shapes to fit virtually any face type. these are from sea, from banana

republic and. >> is there an age limit here? >> i don't think so. >> you think a 60-year-old dad can do that? >> absolutely. we're not talking about gold jewelry here. we're talking about sporty, colorful. this is for the dad that doesn't take himself too seriously. >> and instead of brief cases, you want dad to be carrying messenger bags. >> i feel the messenger bag has the style of a brief case but the practicality of a back pack. >> and these are colorful. >> or if you want rustic, these are from j. crew. again, happy father's day. >> appreciate that. back to natalie. >> thanks, matt. last but not least, we're are going to inject a little humor into father's day. >> that's right. >> your traditional tie, you're getting us what? >> these are cutaway polo shirts. if you want something a little more fashionable, not the floppy

collar, this allows dad to have a traditional collar in a regular polo. kentwang.com. >> instead of a coffee mug? >> how about a lunch box for dad that is super cool. armysurpluswarehouse.com, it's an actual ammo case. dads fight for their families. now they can look like it when they go to lunch. >> just don't try to get past airport security. >> now instead of -- >> instead of a golf club, how about a super soaker, hasborotoys.com. you got to get two, otherwise it's just like shooting dad in the face with a water gun. >> is it ready to load here? >> you got to get two. >> now, instead of cologne, you're saying go for this

liquid. >> this is a type of whiskey you will see four times a year because being a dad will drive you to drink. no, it won't. >> andno, it will not. real quickly, move to the barbecue. instead of breckfast in bed. >> a grill that deep fries, as well. it's 8:26 on this thursday, june 14th. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. we're just learning about a water main break. >> right now if you're traveling m street and this is at wisconsin avenue, you're going to see a water main break there taking away one of your lanes in both directions at wisconsin avenue. please, be aware, approach with caution. also watching the road, i-66 right now still jammed at fairfax county parkway and your delays at the bypass continue under speed at

good morning, flag day this june 14th. i just took this photo a few moments ago and a gentle breeze here in northwest washington and temperatures around the region are generally in the 50s. 60s out of the mountains later today into the 70s. small chance of an afternoon

sprinkle, friday, beautiful day, partly cloudy. 50s and high humidity. great weekend to follow. saturday, sunday highs near 80.

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♪ ♪ >> welcome back, everybody. i'm sorry for all the confusion. it's 8:30 here in rockefeller plaza. we are basically confused because we're in a confusing situation. we're surrounded by all kinds of people who have been out here since tuesday morning at 6:00 in the morning waiting for the justin bieber concert. leading off the line and trying to sleep is amina. you're 16 years old. good morning. what possessed you to get out here at 6:00 a.m. on tuesday morning, why so early? >> because i wanted to be like first, to be extra sure. >> is there a schedule? you can't be out here the entire time. it rained. >> we managed to just be here. we have a schedule one of us go back at home, take a shower for a few hours and come back. >> one of your friend jessica has gone to go charge your phone

because that's one of the problems you have out here, right? >> yeah. >> i hope you get some sleep out here. you're amy, is that right? you don't look that happy. >> i'm happy. >> you'll be happy when justin bieber is having his concert. has it been cold out here? >> tuesday night. >> what makes this worth it? >> him. >> him? how much do you love justin bieber? >> a lot. >> well, you guys good luck. who else do you guys have here. >> there are more people here. >> do you think you're first in lynn since tuesday in that heavy rain? >> in the pouring down rain, it was crazy. >> what are you doing for sleep? are you actually managing to sleep here? how about showers? i don't even want to know. >> we have pool rafts we're sleeping on and that's like our mattress and that's about it. it's tough but it's a lot of fun. >> it will be worth it. >> it's definitely worth it.

>> last time justin bieber sent out pizzas to the fan. justin, if you're listening, a lot of dedicated fans would love some pizza. >> maybe we should do that. the line goes straight down. >> justin, if you're listening, may maybe send some showers here as well. >> we have giada here with us, she's talking about pestos. >> and golf's u.s. open begins today. lots of people will be tuning in to see bubba watcher and jenna bush hager caught up with him. >> and bubba is playing today with phil mickelson and tiger woods, an incredibly great pairing.

meanwhile, al roker is down in baltimore, maryland. we join him now with a check of the weather. al? >> thanks so much. as we've been telling you all morning, it's the sailabration, the bicentennial celebration of the war of 1812. they're playing "anchors in fact. let's give you an idea of what you can expect for your weekend, as we look at all the ships. tall ships, naval ships from all different countries. for tomorrow, sunshine in the east. we have showers and thunderstorms up through the central plains. mild in the pacific northwest with sunshine and sizzling in the southwest. saturday, we've got a gorgeous day along the eastern seaboard. some more wet weather and stormy weather moves into the upper midwest and showers into the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday father's day sunny and cool in the northeast

and new england. plenty of sunshine and heat. texas lower mississippi river valley into the southwest. showers in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, beautiful day there, beautiful morning here, too. although we have quite a bit of cloudiness harnd. temperature around 70 and around the bay and in our suburbs and virginia and maryland and later today into the 70s with clouds in and out and small chance of afternoon sprinkle. afternoon highs near 80 with low humidity and a grit weekend coming up. should have lots of sunshine saturday and sunday with highs near 80. morning lows in the 50s and settled into next week. >> all these tall ships are coming in. take a look that the one. we're not sure which country that is. but all the sailors in formation on the masts. that is cool! >> it's a beautiful sight. thank you very much.

when we come back, pesto three ways. this is "today

. cooking with giada is brought to you by target. back now at 8:38 and this morning on "cooking with giada" is one, two, three pesto. she's cooking up a host of pesto recipes just right for any summer meal. good morning. >> good morning. >> pesto saves as you lot of time in the kitchen. >> the basic one is basil and pine nuts. and i've revamped it, lots of colors. >> you can freeze these ahead.

>> i like to put them in little ice cubes, pull them out as you need them. >> take as much as you need in that situation. >> correct. >> the first is a grilled chicken and spicy pesto. >> we have a cup of walnuts, it's different than adding pine nut nuts, i add two cups of baby spinach and arugula. and spicy jalapeno. asiago, a little different. not parmesan. >> can you use the others or -- >> you can but this one has a nice kick to it, which is really good in here. >> am i doing the right thing? >> we're going to add a little bit of salt. >> and liquid? >> we're going to add the liquid in a minute. >> i'm not sure i know how to use it. >> they're a little cumbersome.

we're going to take this out because we're going to add the olive oil. you chop it up. this is really easy because can you do it in the food processor. a quarter cup of olive oil. i like to use extra virgin because we're not cooking this. >> how do you know how much to add? >> you can just dump it. >> you add the olive oil. it starts to come together. >> maybe we should stop? >> yeah. >> especially with the cheese, this the kid might want to eat some of this stuff. they may not eat the salad stuff but they may eat the greens chopped up. >> and it has lots of flavor and cheese in it. >> now this is swordfish. >> it's a lemon pesto, pine nuts, basil and lemon juice and parmesan cheese. i like it on lemon because it's yellow and it brightens the fish up. here we're doing an artichoke

pesto. we'll use juice from one lemon, walnuts. they're less strong and less oily, lemon zest, garlic. can you do the rest. fresh oregano. then parsley and a little bit of salt. >> and you're doing the olive oil given. >> yes, a little more olive oil. >> you're doing the cheese again. >> yes. >> do all pestos have cheese? >> no but it add flavor. you can also fold the cheese in. here we go. because the rest, we're just going to fold it in. just because i like it crunchy.

can you just add the tomatoes and artichokes right in to the pasta. wonderful. >> okay. >> i did grilled corn. you can add any flavoring that you want. i chopped some those and add tomatoes. if that isn't beautiful for a great father's day barbecue, i don't know what is. add all the pesto in and toss it all together. zit a great way to get your v vegetables in. giada de laurentiis, you always show us things that so sensible. coming up, we're talking about bubba watson and talked about his uphill battle to become a father. but first this is "today"

we're back now at 8:44. the u.s. open golf tournament kicks off today at san

francisco's iconic olympic club. among the favorites, reigning masters champion bubba watson. win or lose it will be a special weekend for the man who calls himself a new age red neck as he celebrates his very first father's day. here contributing correspondent jenna bush hager. >> in a sport phone for its refinement, meet the man known simply as bubba, named after his dad, 33-year-old gary lester watson, jr. is changing the face of golf, bringing it down to earth for many. he is a colorful player. pink's a favorite. >> bubba here. >> reporter: sharing bits and pieces of his life on twitter, he posted a video of a recent purchase, yes, the original car from "the dukes of hazard," he's a hit on youtube, performing

with others in a charity band. and on the course, watson has some big skills needed to win big tourns. so how far can you actually hit it? >> keep going. >> reporter: driving the ball an average 315 yard, farther than any other player. he's won four times on the pga tour, sobbed after win and brought in over $15 million in prize money, yet bubba sees himself as just a regular guy. >> i'm just like everybody. never had a lesson. i'm like the weekend golfer, the guys who don't play that much. >> reporter: he began putting and chipping in florida and thanks to a patient mother, hit balls inside his living room. and he spent hours on the course with his dad, who taught him the importance of authenticity. after a successful college career, he met fellow georgia bulldog and basketball standout angie ball during a pickup game

and took her on a first day to where else, the golf course. >> he hits it about 350 down the middle and i'm like, okay, you played before. he's like, yeah, i'm professional golfer. >> reporter: don't up think that was a strategic move? >> no question. >> reporter: after the second date of two talked honestly about their life long goals. >> i saw family in my future but i told him right away that doctors didn't think i would be able to have kids. he said i'd love to adopt. >> for me if god wants to us have a child, there's other ways to have a child. >> reporter: they began the adoption process a few years after marriage. the road hasn't been easy. >> we had a couple where the birth mom had to choose between a couple of families and we weren't the final choice. and it's hard. i mean, at times as a potential mom you think what is it about, what is it about me that they

went to someone else? >> reporter: their luck changed. just would weeks before bubba's sudden death win at the masters, he and angie were chosen to be the parents of a little boy kaleb. >> it's imagine how much you love him. you just can't imagine that you love that much. >> reporter: while bubba may seem like a kid at heart, he's relishing his new role as dad, sitting out a few tournaments this spring to spend time with his new family. >> golf is just a game, just a sport. it certainly i enjoy doing. it's amazing to be able to feed your child, hold him in your hand, take care of him and see him giggle at you a. it's a blessing. >> reporter: for "today," jenna bush hager. >> congratulations. >> he has his priority straight. after that emotional win at the masters, the one person he talked to that night who called

him to congratulate him, justin bieber. >> are you serious? >> i'm not kidding you. justin bieber called him the night of the masters. which is another way for to us remind you that tomorrow morning -- i'm kidding. he will be here tomorrow. you can catch nbc sports coverage of the u.s. beginning today at 3:00 eastern and all weekend long right here on nbc. up next, a very special family of dogs gets the bow to wow treatment. >> oh, my

brought to you by petarmor. >> and we're back now with "from bow to wow" where we find animals loving homes. good morning. >> hi. i want to you say hello to dolly. this is an incredible story. of all of our segments and all the stories, this is the most unusual story. this dolly was found abandoned along a dark road with her five puppies clinging on to her for

life. talk about a first and a shopping cart filled with love, this is the most incredible story. this is the mother, dolly, and her five beautiful puppies who were literally dumped alongside the road. >> dolly is a 5-year-old poodle mix. the puppies were only a couple weeks old at the time we rescued them. now they're seven weeks old. >> here's the biggest boy, teddy bear. a hefty little boy waiting for a wonderful home. they are so adorable. and here is his brother. they're almost the same, a little lighter named boomer. >> we think they're maltese poodle mixes with a little pomeranian. >> and this is also a boy, the lightest one, quincy. and then we have the two girls,

the two leadiadies in the group bella and lulu. look at the beautiful babies you produced here. >> as always, we're joined by richard gentle from the animal control and care. all these animals are now up for adoption? >> all of them. think of if they hadn't found the mom and the litter what would have happened. >> we met the mom. let's meet the babies. bringing our first puppy i think is giada de laurentiis. you've got two! these are the boys. they're seven weeks old? >> they're seven weeks old. these are the most active and playful, the biggest of the group. >> their names are boomer and bear. they fit the name. they have a lot of personality and they're powerful. >> they are great. you're doing a great job holding two little puppies at once. >> just notice how affectionate and look at how mellow she is

considering their background and from where they came. >> and a lot of loving, too. >> giada, i think you should take both of them. we've got our next dog walker or carrier is rob van winkle, also known as vanilla ice. >> this is quincy, the boy, the smallest of the group and the most mellow. he will just lay in everybody's arms. he's actually adorable. i think dolly is ready for them to get their new homes. sheets ready. >> you know, they seem -- this one especially seems very mellow. what kind of dogs do they grow up to be? is she an indication of that? >> definitely an indication. given what she's been through, look how mellow she is. she passed that trait on to her babies.

>> some will be more active, some will grow bigger than the others. >> they're all in great shape. they're all in great health waiting for a new home. >> how are you doing with that? thanks so much, rob. now we've got bella and lulu, the only girls of the bunch. come on out! >> that's my sister. >> how are you? >> i'm great. >> so talk about how they feel. >> they've been really just chilling out in the back, mellow. these are definitely just really two little mellow ones. >> and lulu is literally the runt of the litter. she is a tiny little baby. they're quieter and a little calmer than the boys but just beautiful and lighter in color and very, very cute. >> so let's bring out all of the puppies one more time so everyone can see these gorgeous puppies.

you just said -- let's not forget about hello dolly. dolly is up for adoption. this beautiful mother. what a trooper. she deserve as wonderful home as well. >> richard and jill, thank you so much. if you have want to find out how to adopt any of these dogs, go to today.com. we're back right after this. >> tomorrow on "today," justin bieber is live on the plaza. >> this is your special invitation to the party. >> the toyota summer concert series only on "today." >> on. in bc. 8:56 is your time now on this thursday, june 14th, 2012. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. the weekend is looking even better. let's go to meteorologist tom kierein for a look at your forecast. >> cooler than average temperatures and we're in the low to mid-60s and later today into the 70s and there's the

view from our city camera showing clouds over the region. showing clouds on the eastern shore, southern maryland and else where just a few clouds going through and later today the 70s. a small chance of an afternoon sprinkle and low humidity and beautiful weather into the weekend. comfortable weather into first part of next week, as well. more humid, though, midweek. >> we'll take a quick

good morning. traveling in georgetown we have a water main break on m street and wisconsin avenue. i'll give you a live look right now. as you're traveling, only one lane gets by in both direction on m street. please, use caution this morning as you're making your commute. crossing over the

justin bieber, you can see the countdown clock on our screen. luckily the weather has gotten much nicer. we're looking forward to a big morning. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry.

al is in baltimore this morning. these people are getting ready. >> that's right. it's going to be a big, big day tomorrow. we're excited. i know you like the thin mints. these are pretty good. >> we're getting ready to talk about hot topics are here. >> we have the jerry sandusky trial. >> and all the invites we're receiving, you're invited to graduations, weddings. we have a great selection from ideas from the people of "real simple" magazine so your gift can stand out from the crowd. >> lots to get to. natalie is standing by with the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. prosecutors in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial may wrap up their case as early

as tomorrow. on wednesday jurors heard sandusky's own word the former football coach gave to bob costas in which sandusky says he enjoys young people but denied he is sexually attracted to young boys. three for alleged abuse victims testified, one saying he was threatened if he told anyone, he would never see his family again. >> a man hunt is under way around buffalo new york for a trauma surgeon, a person of interest in a deadly hospital shooting. a receptionist at the hospital was shot and killed wednesday. police say dr. timothy jordan was her ex-boyfriend and may be armed and dangerous. >> in presidential politics, duelling speeches on the economy in the same battle ground state, ohio. president obama will outline his vision for the economy at a community college in cleveland and republican mitt romney will manufacturing company in

cincinnati. >> no retrial for former presidential candidate john edwards. wednesday fed prosecutors dropped their case after a new york jury acquitted him on one charge and dead locked on five others. >> hail stones the size of golf balls damaged hundreds of cars during the evening rush hour in dallas wednesday. it shattered the marquis outside a an historic movie theater. no reports of injuries. >> ten passengers are suing jetblue over a pilot's mid-air meltdown in march. he was accused of running through the cabin yelling about religion and al qaeda. the plaintiff says they feared for their lives and say the airline was negligent in allowing him to fly. >> and very rare photos of of the kennedy years. "time" and "life" put together

photos from one of the closest presidential races in history. >> first lady michelle obama joins pinterest on wednesday. she posted a father's day tribute, showing the first family taking time out in the president's study. for her part she's been on for months with recipes and pattic posts. let go out to al for the weather. >> thank you so much, natalie. we're here in baltimore where we have the star spangled sailabration, thel band. let's show you what we have

going on right now and we are talking about severe weather going on. we have a storm system pushing through and they brought a lot of rain and bringing a lot of rain and the potential for some severe weather. all the way from duluth back down into wichita and we're talking about the risk of isolated tornadoes, hail and damaging winds and anywhere from one to three inches of rain from northern minnesota all the way down into oklahoma. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, beautiful morning here in the d.c. metro area. latest satellite picture showing low clouds and eastern shore and lower part of the bay, those may get closer to the metro area later this afternoon and produce a sprinkle, just a small chance of that. highs reaching the upper 60s and then tomorrow partly cloudy near 80. beautiful day. 50s in the morning and looks like a beautiful weekend coming up, too, with low humidity and sunshine saturday and sunday and highs near 80. getting a little warmer mid-week next week.

>> and that's your latest weather. natalie? ♪ taking care of business every day ♪ >> welcome to another episode of "today's professionals." >> before we get started, i was physically abused by these women -- >> get over it. >> i wonder why. >> no, it's not right. >> it's not about you. >> in his mind it's always about him. >> let me talk to you, star. the sandusky trial, there was a report on tuesday jurors were crying, alleged victim after victim telling similar stories of grueling sexual assaults. how does it look at this point? >> it's bad for the defense, no question whatsoever. i said before there's a huge mountain to climb out of sort of the gutter for the defense. but remember the burden is on the prosecution and there are over 50 charges with ten

different victims. we have to look at each case individually and although this turns my stomach and i always feel like i need a shower after we report on it, this man is still innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the law. >> his attorneys are hoping to find holes in the individual stories but as an attorney, don't you look at a story line here and if there is a pattern, perhaps that helps the jury make a decision? >> no question. if it sounds creepy and looks creepy, it is creepy but i don't know if that means he's guilty. >> will joe paterno ever get his name on a football field? >> i'm for teaching parents and kids that sometimes a relationship with a coach is not a healthy and good relationship, the access with coaches. >> i'm not getting into any of that. there's a criminal case here and

then there's a bigger issue, a big institutional issue. >> does penn state recover? >> of course they recover but i don't think we can indict the relationships that kids have with coaches. this is a beast. >> it's not an indictment. but one of the kid who testified said he went to a counselor and the counselor said to him, oh, no, he would never do that. from the age of 4, we've seen it in hockey, we've seen it in football. it is a revelation -- >> you can't indict these relationships. >> 99% of the coaches are wonderful and they build character. this is a sick, disgusting beast. i think what if anything we can learn from this, i don't think there's anything to learn other than everybody's antenna has to be up higher. where there's smoke there's fire. >> kid rarely lie and make up things like this. >> i have to ask you about the defense possibly introducing this histrionic personality -- >> it won't fly.

>> what is it? >> it goes to the base root that you're emotionally out of control. it's not going to fly as a defense. >> let's talk about lance armstrong, facing new doping charges filed by the united states anti-doping agency that may strip him of his seven tour de france titles claiming he and former members of his staff engaged in massive doping conspiracy. he's never failed a test. >> no. there's no doubt in my mind as a scientist that right now you can creatively be ahead of where the science is. there is enough urine and blood on file that as the science moves up, if he has in fact doped, they will likely find it. the damning thing around him is that everyone who has been and him as been found to be guilty of doping and i think the jury is really out. >> donnie, he says this is baseless, it's motivated by spite and advanced threw testimony bought and paid for

and promises of anonymity and immunity. he says it's a setup. is that enough to protect his brand and foundation? >> foundation is one thing. the brand is tarnished. you have to say why is he a victim? why is this happening to him? i'm not going to indict him. >> i'm confused of why you believe it damages the brand and not the foundation. >> people are not buying into him. they're buying into -- >> he has passed every test. >> you can be ahead of the science. the science will catch up. >> is he the only one that's been ahead of the science out of every single person? he would have to be the only one because -- >> you think he's completely innocent? >> i'm not sure if he's completely innocent. i just can't see that he should be indicted and every single tour de france win should go

back into the pot. i don't think it's fair. >> we'll never resolve this obviously. let's move on to this town in massachusetts, middleboro, they have decided to fine -- impose a fine, donny deutsch, $20 for profanity. they're sick and tired, they say it's teen-agers, i say it's a lot of people, old and young cursing in public. >> i think it's absurd. you think it's okay? >> i've been in places where people have been swearing on their mobile phone, so loud, so obnoxious. >> is that because you're a new yorker? >> i don't like it and have i little girls but it's a slippery slope. >> he just swore at me in the commercial break. >> i just want to say it's a very slippery slope, guys. come on. >> but the problem is whether you're sitting outside in a cafe and you have your girls with you and a group of teen-agers walk by and they are using f bombs and the b word and turning

around and saying some of the nastiest things, how do you explain that? >> i was in a restaurant and there was this obnoxious guy cursing, i almost got in a fist fight with him. >> but it is a free speech issue, is it not? >> not on a public street. the state does allow to you say no obscenity in public places. the state will allow cities to make that -- >> perhaps this could go through and become law? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> $20 isn't very much money. >> what do you want to talk about? >> nothing. we'll do web chat later. >> thank you, star, donnie, dr. nancy. up next, this is a big season for gift gifting. from new grads to newlyweds, we have the perfect gift for every occasion. plus must-have colors for your wardrobe. but first these messages. how does it look? ridiculous. why don't you just try hugging the dirt off that floor?

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if you're looking for the perfect something to give the new grad, newlywed or the host of a summer party, we have assembled a summer gift guide to cover all those events. it's the editor of "real life" magazine. hi, sarah. >> you can order all these gifts. >> you made it easy. the first thing, a mason jar? >> they're eight ounces each. it's great they come in a box. you get the mason jars, the pops. it's good for a family, poolside, casual entertaining. >> this is a punch bowl. >> this is a good punch bowl.

she may have her grandmother's punch bowl but this is less fragile and is good for entertaining. you get the ladle. the glasses are separate. it's a great gift. >> this is something we've been playing with out here. >> it's been a real favorite of the crew. for the hostess who has everything, i'm sure he doesn't have a singing tin dove. they're $10 each. they're not a kids' gift. adults have fun with them obviously. >> and place mats. >> these are really fun gifts. they're color chip place mets, $6 for four. you get a range of color and the artist has named the colors themselves in french and english to make it special. >> really fun. i like that idea. now moving on to graduation gifts and our crowd loves that idea. let's talk first computer mouse pads here. >> for graduates who want to

feather their nest, going to college or the real world, it's a super chic mouse pad. they're $35. >> over here, what does this do? >> this is an iphone mega phone. this is good for a casual grad, it's $10 and you stick your iphone into there and it ampli y amplifies any sound by three times. good for music or calling home to mom. >> if you have a little more room in your apartment, this is a great table. >> ping-pong is really popular with the kids. this is a really even ping-pong table. it's regularation height but it's half the size. >> tiny size. >> the game goes quick. it's $125. it folds flat so it's good for a small apartment. >> now on to weddings.

what's the typical price range you recommend? >> it hard. it runs the gamut. it depends on your relationship to the bride and groom and how much you've done already, is it a destination wedding? these are fun gifts. >> you have this affordable gift for anyone starting out. >> this is great, it's a pettifore stand. it separates and you can store it in a small cupboard. >> and this is for the person who loves to cook. >> or for the person who hasn't cooked yet. it's a classic five starter set. $250 so a big gift. >> you can split it with friends. i like this one. >> a hoskins mattress can cost

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♪ ♪ i need somebody to love, somebody to love ♪ >> have you not heard yet? are you living under a rock? justin bieb ser is coming to th plaza tomorrow. tomorrow new york city is in his sights and he'll be here on our plaza and as we've been showing you all morning long, bieber fans have been lining up, camping out since the downpour on tuesday. if you are among those planning to be here, good luck. but we're also going to be looking for the best bieber sign in the crowd and justin himself will announce the winner and

give the lucky person -- they're even singing now -- two tickets to an upcoming concert. you want to make an amazing sign. get out here, get out your markers and show us your bieber love. >> to be a teen-age girl again. >> would you ever camp out for anyone, though? >> no. >> have you ever? >> no. but i would for prince. >> coming up in this half hour -- >> he's on line one. >> did you know color can fact your mood? it's one way women show the world how they feel about themselves. so whether you want to enhance your mood or space up your romance, we'll show you the colors and patterns that every woman needs in her closet. >> how you feel on the inside helps you look good on the outside. >> and our favorite italian cooking family is here. the scottos are going to prepare

a father's day feast. that is the way to your daddy's heart. >> that is. >> first, though, jeffrey is here to tell us about the sixth season of the hit scripted series "burn notice" on our cable sister usa network. he plays michael weston, the former spy working under the radar with the cia. you covert. >> good morning. >> there was a cliff hanger, season five. your girl friend fiona turned himself in to protect you, is that right? >> yeah, she knew the road i was going down was going to be pretty dire. so she turned herself in to federal authorities. she wanted on many continents for her former terrorist activities. but she did it to take all of the spotlight off of me. >> what a woman. >> yeah, what you do for love. >> it's interesting, your character is an underdog. we were talking with you about your background, kind of an

underdog, from a small town. and you've made it big. >> yeah, yeah, knock on wood, right? there was no theater program or anything where i'm from. so junior year in high school i started the theater program and encouragement from my high school teacher patty hart says you need to focus and theater might be your route out of here. i created the program and went to college and graduate school and now here i am. >> six seasons later. >> it's a hit. congratulations and more success to you. can you catch the season six premiere of "burn notice" tonight at 9:00 on usa. let's get a check on the weather from al who is in baltimore, enjoying the festivities there. hey, al. >> thanks very much. we're here in baltimore's inner harbor, the 200 year celebration of the war of 1812 and the

writing of "the star spangled banner." let's see what we have for your weekend. baltimore will havety of sunshi sunny skies along the eastern seaboard and sizzling in the southwest. for tomorrow, for saturday, i should say, we have, again, a gorgeous day along the eastern seaboard and some showers in the pacific northwest and sizzling southwest and upper mississippi river valley looking at storms. sunday, father's day, expecting weather in the east and more rain in the pacific northwest and sunny skies making its way through the gulf coast and more hit or miss showers in the upper mississippi river valley. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> beautiful day there in baltimore and beautiful day in washington. tom kierein live view from our sky camera. partly cloudy over the metro area and later today clouds coming and going and afternoon

highs in the upper 70s and isolated chance of a sprinkle this afternoon and then tomorrow, beautiful day, too. partly cloudy, afternoon highs near 80 and over the weekend, low humidity still in place and afternoon highs near 80 and pleasant pattern continues first part of next week. >> all right. that's your latest weather. come being back to new york on that amtrak, we got the big bieber concert tomorrow. osh, baby! >> you better get over here, al. >> all right. can't wait to see you back here. meanwhile, coming up next the must-have colors for your wardrobe right after these messages. from the first ever hands-free dispenser, and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill™ technology, the new ge french door refrigerator is engineered to push the limits of fresh. so to prove it, we're taking one from the factory in kentucky and delivering it full of fresh food to a place fresh can't be found. ♪

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it says i want to be the center of attention. red, i can promise you every celebrity owns at least a few red dresses. >> salma hayek was soon in a beautiful red dress as well. >> that's the dress that's going to give off the wow factor and create the center of attention. >> floral, it's not just one color, it's the whole palate. reese witherspoon was spotted wearing a beautiful floral dress. >> i tell my husband why wait for the bouquet of flowers when i can look like one myself. it gives you a giddy feeling and makes you feel like you've rewarded yourself. especially on the weekend. you want to dress like a celebration. >> party on your body. >> girl friend, there we go. >> rock the floral, rock the red. >> you can feel good about the situations you have to get done. >> up next, sleep more, stress less. how simple changes in your health habits can make your skin

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the effects of acid erosion. this morning on "today's beauty" how your health impacts your look. dr. amy wexler's new book is "mind-beauty connection." dr. wexler, that sounds great. good morning to you. >> good morning. before we get to some of these practical tips you're going to tell bus, what is the scientific explanation between mind and beauty? what's the connection? >> how we feel is really connected to how we look. if you think about when you're really stressed and not sleeping how can you look older. there are molecules in the brain like cortisol which break down collagen and cause inflammation. and beta endorphins are lower at that time. >> let's get to some of of the

things can you do. a lot of people think plastic surgery, easy fix. but you've got some great alternatives. you said one of the tips is to simplify life. >> a lot of it is your skin care regimen. most american women have too many products. >> i have a make-up counter full. >> get rid of it. start over. you need a sun screen in the morning, a toner and a moisturizer. that's it. everything sells sort of not necessary. >> mean it's overload for your skin, too, right? >> it can be and it can irritate you. >> you also say to stop drinking caffeine four to six hours before bedtime. you have to learn how to dial it down a bit, don't eat a full meal two to three hours before bed and 60 minutes before bed you say turn off all your electronics. are you talking about disconnecting a little bit? >> we need seven and a half to eight hours of sleep a night,

sorry to say. we heal when we sleep, so getting your beauty sleep, your grandmother was right about that. disconnect from your electron, turn off anything that is stressful. >> and you say relax. it's not easy for us working in the 24/7 environment where you're constantly expected to be on. between work and family, how do you balance that? >> there's simple ways like doing deep breathing exercises. and there are other things like having sex. it actually makes us look young are. >> how so? >> it releases all these molecules that are anti-stress that help heal wrinkles and help us sleep better. you're burning calories. and older couples who looked younger than their peers, it was because they had more sex. >> perfect.

going green. we're moving on from sex. go green a little bit. some simple ways you say you can do this in your daily life would be to also start eating clean, right? >> green is more about drinking green tea. tea is really good for skin. and getting out in nature, breathing in fresh air. that's relaxing. and then -- >> taking in all your anti-oxidants. >> right, green tea, a little bit of dark chocolate. doesn't have to be foods that aren't good for you, that don't taste good. >> and you say make a move. we always talk about the benefits of exercise. >> and it should be exercise that you like. you shouldn't force yourself to do something to enjoy. a friend that didn't like to go to the gym but liked to dance, now she's going to dance classes. >> and speaking of friends, you're saying foster friendships, right? they'll boost you through the tough time during your life.

>> women who see friends during the day, their cortisol and stress levels go down. too many of us are texting and e-mailing and not seeing our friends in person. make the effort. >> amy wexler, thank you again. the book is "the mind-beauty connection." >> and coming up, they've taken over our kitchen once again to create

this morning ion "cooking with the scotto family," good morning. what a cute tie you have on there! >> let's get started. i'm starting out with the beautiful one. >> okay. so it's father's day.

you have to begin with an anti-pasto. >> what's the secret to the right balance here? >> you know what, it's everything you like. we like the mozzarella, the salami and pro sciutto. and we like garganelli, it's like a homemade penne. >> i'm ready for you, woman. >> you would have done that is correct i would have ran out of the room! >> you've got your awfully hot pan. >> the rock shrimp. and then we're going to put zucchini. >> i'm not a fan of zucchini.

what can we -- >> you know what, darling? >> eat it? >> it makes it very buttery. gives it a great taste. >> and pasta. >> that's it? >> it's a very fast recipe. and then we top it off with toasted bread. go ahead, my baby. you do it. she does that very well. thank you. >> are you done? >> yes. >> marnated flank steak. >> we'll start with honey, sugar, mustard. a little thyme. a little tobasco. of course we'll add a little bourbon. >> of course. >> you need all the bourbons and sugars to mix together. you're going to put it all on the flank steak. after it's done, three minutes

on each side, you'll get this. you're going to put this down and cut this on a bias, bias being you want it to be against the grain. that's what it going to look like. but the best thing about this steak is the polenta. >> we have premade the polenta and put it from the refrigerator to harden. you put it in the flour, put it in the egg wash. >> dad's been teaching you well. >> yes. >> we put it in the bread crumbs. >> we fry them in the saute pan and they'll be nice and crunchy. >> all right, dessert. >> it's so simple. we're going to do sugar, flour, vanilla, pinch of assault, v

cinnamon. rhubarb is very tart. we put in the pan, we top it off with that crumb topping. and then we really want to coat it, 35 minutes, 40, at 350 and that's what it looks like. >> thank you scotto family. happy father's day! >> coming up, kathie lee and hoda are doing their ambushes again for two lucky ladies out in the crowd. ♪

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good morning, 9:57 on this thursday, june 14th. breaking news on the road this morning. right to danella sealock with the latest. >> all your southbound lanes are blocked. this is at route 85. what you want to do from i-70 take the alternate route to continue your trip southbound

and let's head over to, please, use caution as you make your commute. let's head over to tom with a check of our forecast. >> for the rest of the afternoon, some clouds in and out and a few chance of a sprinkle reach from 70 to near 80. tomorrow beautiful afternoon, highs near 80 and low humidity in place. 50s tomorrow morning and, again, on saturday morning and sunday morning afternoon highs both saturday and sunday near 80. pleasant pattern continues into next week and a bit warmer by mid-week and chance of showers wednesday. aaron? aaron? >> wake up with us tomorrow

captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. it is thirsty thursday, june 14th. the sun is finally coming out around here just in time for flag day. in case you didn't know what that means, neither did we. we honor the country's adoption of the stars and stripes. i still get a flutter in my heart every time i see it. honestly, i do. >> look at rockefeller center. usually they have the flags from all the different nations around

the world. >> not today. it is flag day. >> beautiful. it's a windy day and nice to see them all stretched out. >> we have good friends visiting today. my dear friend lisa kitridich is here with her family. we've been all over the world with this beautiful family. that is casey and kylee. i love them. wave your hand. >> i don't know if they are justin bieber fans? no. okay. >> a lot of people are and they are standing outside here at 30 rock camped out in the rain. they don't care. who cares? s because it's less than 24 hours away now. he's going to be here tomorrow. >> they can feel it. >> they take shifts. people will save the spot, others will sleep in the hotel. >> remember the daddy there yesterday taking a 12-hour shift for his daughter? that's a good daddy.

>> they need a little febreze out there. >> you know who is not going to be here on the plaza tomorrow because she is very busy exposing parts of her body around the world. her name is madonna. she is at it again that naughty madonna. >> we told you a couple of days ago how she went to turkey and flashed one of her breasts to the crowd while performing. she decided to mix it up here when she went to italy. she thought, what else can i expose? that was from turkey. the mood she was in -- why are we fuzzing that? >> we don't have to fuzz that. >> we do underwear segments here that look like that. >> people criticize her and i have been one on occasion that has, as well. some of the antics seem too far. honest to goodness truth, i don't know what i would do if i

had a body like that. i don't know. i never had a body like that. i never ever ever been naked in my life. if i had a body like that, i can only imagine what i would do. >> she does have a rocking body. >> she is 50 something. >> 53. >> when i was 23, i didn't have a body like that. i had other talents. >> i'm sure you did speaking of those -- all right. i don't know if you know this, but apparently people are having more sex in the summertime than they do other times. >> are my friends gone? good. they're gone. >> i guess because you're scantily clad. there's alcohol, you're at parties, it's summertime. you're feeling amorous. >> with i believe you. there is a survey which found that 52% of females and 58% of mails like to have --

>> sex, you can say it. >> in public places where they can be seen by other people. >> so the question is, first of all, have you ever done that? had sex outside? okay. >> have you? >> is a tent outside? no. the answer is no. have you? i mean outside outside. >> yes. that's going to come as a huge surprise to my mother, however, it was with my husband. at our house in the hamptons. however, we were darned sure nobody could see. these days with satellites in the sky, i don't even go in a bathing suit in my own pool. >> google earth is snapping pictures of people's homes. you see people mowing the lawn. why not? >> exactly. >> i think it's a beautiful thing. i would hate to have somebody else see it. the angles aren't just what you would wish, you know what i'm

saying? >> it's really unattractive from far away. >> it's not pretty. >> here is the thing. some people do things like that because it's edgy. there is a thrill thinking someone might see me. that ups the ante. >> i think that's when i would end it all. end it all if they came up with pictures of that, just boom. >> that is awful. >> you want to get rid of me for good? find naked pictures of me. that's it. i'm out of here. >> good news for matthew mcconaughey and his new-wife camilla avla. they have been together a long time and had a couple of children. >> then they had a traditional catholic wedding. been together so and so years, two children. but they had a beautiful traditional catholic wedding in the backyard. i think those two things are a

little incongruous. >> he's got that new movie out. >> "magic mike." i guess it's based on channing tatum or tatum channing? very handsome kid who did make a living that way as a male stripper. straight guy, male stripper. i know it's upsetting to you, but it happens. maybe at the wedding of matthew mcconaughey. >> those are pretty pictures. they are a gorgeous couple. there is something very sexy about him. >> i have a friend who is so insane about him that she is literally livid that he got married. >> he seems all boy. like a lot of guys seem so manscaped. >> bad boy. >> all right. >> as a friend of ours once said, just the right amount of dirt on him. >> we know who that friend is.

we are going to try something -- >> i'm in a weird mood today. maybe because it's hot. >> we'll cool you off. >> you can't try it, but i have to. >> this is a huge announcement by burger king. a half hour ago it looked better. this was a sundae. >> and this is a piece of bacon in it. >> it's an iced bacon sundae. vanilla soft serve ice cream, caramel, bacon crumbles, 510 calories. >> per bite. >> 18 grams of fat, 61 grams of sugar. >> after that i'm supposed to take a bite of this. we did this last week when we introduced something i thought was going to be sweet. we introduced a bacon element. i didn't like it. >> it's like the salty sweet combo. >> the ice cream's good. >> you've got to get involved. >> you're one to say.

>> i can't get in there. how does it taste? you like it. >> surprisingly delicious. >> is it? >> but banned in new york city. not yet. it's not my favorite thing. i love bacon, but not with something sweet, no. >> can we have music to lighten the mood? >> it's country music. let's throw it back so i can see the name of the song. this is by a country music star named luke ryan. >> you love him. >> i was sitting in a car and a song came on. it had a little -- >> a beat. >> not a beat. they have a line they say over and over. >> a hook. >> a hook. >> i'm going to give you a hook in a minute. >> it's called "drunk on you" by luke brian. >> get to the hook. >> you have to get a little -- ♪ let islip out there it's a

little bit darker ♪ take it off out in the water ♪ girl you make my speakers go boom boom ♪ ♪ i want to tailgate in the moon moon ♪ ♪ the kind of thing that makes a man go um ♪ ♪ you're looking so good in those blue jeans ♪ ♪ i'm never going to find ♪ i'm a little drunk on you ♪ and high on summertime >> i see the appeal on a very basic sort of way. any song with the words "boom boom" in it and hoda's there. no, i get the appeal. i do. i boom boomed myself on occasion. >> our good friend chuck nice is

outside. >> it's father's day coming up sunday. we want our daddies to be healthy. we want our dads to get tested. but why do they have chuck nice out there? >> the reason chuck nice is here is because i have a prostate and i love it. i love my prostate. >> i hear it's cute. >> it's a very cute prostate. hoda and kathie lee, 28,000 men will needlessly pass away due to prostate cancer. all they have to do is get tested. zerocancer.org offers free prostate tests to men no matter who you are. you can come into this and get tested. in addition to that, they have partnered with working stiffs.com along with niemans and nordstrom's will give 5% of

their profits back to zero cancer.org. we'll be at 18th and park avenue rockland's clothing store giving out gift bags and free prostate tests. give your father the gift of life this year. >> i was going to say, sounds like fun. >> look at the glove. >> love my prostate. >> love your prostate. >> who is on camera? >> jimmy. >> of course it's jimmy. >> that is fun. >> is it okay to destroy objects for art's sake? s you remember that clint eastwood's daughter burned a $100,000 berken bag. kathie lee says, personally, i would prefer the construction business. >> i think i said i prefer construction building something as opposed to destroy. hoda says, yes, it's okay if you own it, you can do what you

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rapper vanilla ice rose to mega stardom in the early '90s with his hit "ice ice baby." his life and career stayed anything but vanilla. >> now known by his given name rob van winkle, he stars in the comedy "that's my boy" and his finishing shooting his show called "the vanilla ice project." good for you. >> you have what looks like a blue tooth on your ear. that is not what that is.

>> i'm spying on you guys. this is a blue tooth but it's a camera. you can record up to ten hours. >> look what's happening. >> zooming in on you guys. >> watch it. i'm no madonna. >> look where he's looking. >> you can be. it is summertime. >> wow, mr. movie star. we should talk about that. people know you for, obviously, for that song "ice ice baby," but a lot happened since then. >> a lot. adam sandler. i'm in the new movie "that's my boy." >> were you pals and that's how that came to be? >> no. he watched "the vanilla ice project" and suggested getting me into the movie. here we are. i flew into l.a., met him at happy madison there we hit it off and we talk all the time. >> you're not coming on as vanilla ice. >> yes. it's a full role throughout the movie. i did "cool as ice" back in the

day, i did "teenage secret ninja turtles." this is a great big thing. >> i'm really happy for you. often times we know someone isolated in one field, obviously times change. did you reinvent yourself or are you evolving as you? >> i never plan anything. my motto is yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery. take life day by day and enjoy the ride. >> that's healthier. >> believe in karma. show me your friends, i'll show you who you are. >> tell us about your diy show. >> i love state-of-the-art home technology. in season two we built a lazy river in the backyard. it takes you through a vast landscape with your pina colada. >> the one for celine deion? >> we put in an elevator, a

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>> people say vanilla ice, we played the "ice ice baby" song. do you say please, i'm so past that and beyond that. >> i love it. that song never gets old to me. it's timeless. show me a smile and i'll show you one back. it's a smile, a good time. you remember you were doing the running man or shaved the eyebrow or cross-colored? >> you're a modern day renaissance man, aren't you, rob van winkle. good luck with everything. >> you are the best. >> thanks, honey. thank you. vanilla ice project returns to diy in 2013 and "that's my boy" in theaters tomorrow. >> graduation season. >> the spectacular results of today's ambush makeovers. 3 o'clock. my daily meeting with a salty snack. and then at 3:15 with my guilt. [ female announcer ] special k cracker chips. 27 crispy chips. 110 delicious calories.

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it's thirsty thursday. it's time for plaza ambush makeovers. we plucked two lucky ladies out of the crowd and surprised them with a total redo. >> here is our resident makeover team, contributor and stylist to the stars, luis and jill martin. >> we didn't have to look for the ladies. they were looking for us today. >> isn't that the way it works with you two? >> we are very lucky. >> let's begin with jen lewis. she bought her first-ever blow

dryer last year. she begged us to unlock all her potential. let's listen to her story. >> we noticed this weak sign in the crowd. you told me you woke up at 5:30 a.m. the first time ever for this. >> i bought this on the street to make it. i never get up at 5:30. >> why is it so important to you? >> i watch it every week and i love the show. i just thought, i've got six hairs and i can't do anything with it and these baggy eyes and thought y'all could save me. >> you're beautiful already. what do you think? >> i think she's lovely. >> good answer. are you ready to go? >> yes, ma'am. >> how cute. >> jenn is here with her adorable husband tom. if you wouldn't mind keeping the blind fold on till i give you the green light. here is jenn lewis before. let's see the new you. >> wow, wow, wow! >> wow! >> are you ready, tom?

take off your blind fold, honey. >> oh, that's incredible. >> you ready? it's a big change. step in front of the mirror here. >> oh, my god! red. >> you're a red-hot mama. >> you look adorable. stand right here. tell us about that. camera 12. you look hot. >> number one, this is a great color. look how the hair color brought out the eye color. >> her eyes are crazy blue. >> they pop out of her head. great color of hair color and natural make-up. then of course we had hitomi give her this great haircut. her hair is thin so we brought it up. >> it makes it look so much fuller. >> it gets movement. again, you know what? that blow dryer, you can put it back away. you can wear it natural, soft. >> what do you think, sweetie? >> she looks wonderful.

>> he's a man of few words. >> that dress is great on her. >> adrianna. mixing a little turquoise. >> i love it. >> you can join your husband. careful walking over there. >> our second lady is 63 from davenport, iowa. she never colored her hair before and never spends more than $6 mora hair cut. try that in new york. she was thrilled when we approached her on the plaza. let's listen to her story. >> you just said to me, i have to take this purse off. then you said i guess it adds to the geekiness. >> absolutely. i look like a tourist. >> we are going to make you look new york city hot. you want this for your partner. >> absolutely. she is a very hard worker and she deserves this. >> oh. all right. you ready to be pampered for

three hours? >> absolutely. i'm excited. >> that was her partner gina. >> gina has her blind fold on. never looked lovlier. >> let's bring out betsy. wow. >> all right, ready for a gander? take a gander. >> oh, my goodness. >> your turn. turn around and look. >> oh, gosh. it's beautiful. i love it. >> the big kick here, if you noticed before, she has beautiful hair. it emphasized her forehead. so we gave her these bangs and it diminished the height of the forehead. >> it's incredible. >> all we had to do was kutlucu

layers into her hair. this is another wash and wear. you look gorgeous. >> thank you so much. >> gina, what do you think? >> who is that lady? it's great. >> she actually told me what she was wearing. she saw things on the rack. this is a great leather jacket from andrew mark, great jeans, not your mother's jeans and they fit her perfectly. >> let's bring jenn out here. jill, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> some things you need to know before you make your summer travel plans with your family. ♪

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saturday morning. airports are quiet then as well as tuesday and wednesday when you can usually get cheaper fares. >> later in the day, the better chance the plane coming from someplace else has been bogged down. >> i have a quick trip next wednesday i was going to book it three, four weeks ago and i forgot and booked it yesterday. it's so much more expensive now. you want to take your whole family through the airport. what are some tips there? >> some airlines, including united just announced they are no longer preboarding kids. >> that surprises us. >> you want to know what's available at your airport in regard to kid-friendly amenities. ifly.com and gatecrew.com and consider access to a lounge. many lounges will offer you day-of access. pay about $50 at the door or if you book online you can save. us airways only charges $29 when

you book in advance and you have snacks for the kids and cocktails for the adults. >> and a place for kids to run around. >> what is the latest you can book a ticket and get a decent deal. >> there are last-minute deals. follow airfare watch dog. just yesterday i saw a rate round trip for $180 from chicago to atlanta. that is a great deal and you can travel before july 4th. >> are there new rules the tsa has for traveling with families with strollers. >> kids under 12 no longer have to take off their shoes. you can bring more baby milk and formula, over 3.4 ounces on long flights. there is flexibility there. >> that's ridiculous. >> you see kids standing there getting frisked. >> there is more flexibility. another great tip is every ticketed passenger allows one personal item and one carry-on, even your 3-year-old can have two items. check your stroller at the gate

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we don't need an excuse around here, but summertime is the perfect excuse for having a cocktail party. a refreshing drink can cool you down. >> mrs. lillian cocktail swatchbook author is here with a few of her favorites for the summer. >> the book is so fun. >> so cute. >> when you're painting your house and you get a color scheme, she's got cocktail schemes. i knew before we met you we would love you. >> love is the word here. coming up with all these drinks and just fun stuff. >> must have been hard work. >> everyone was saying, i feel so bad for you, but there is a lot involved. >> what are we making first? >> this is called a starlight bowl. it's a punch bowl. punch bowls are coming back. it's a great reason to bring out grammy's old sparkling punch bowl. >> although grammy is long gone.

>> something from yesteryear. who wouldn't love a big glittering bowl of booze? >> these are edible glitter. >> don't flinch with what's about to happen. keep talking about the booze bowl. >> no problem. yes, this is the starlight bowl and it's great for morning, noon or night. it's like that fancy, blingy party drink. >> that's got a kick there. >> it's linoncelo, star fruit. >> we love this watermelon thing. >> this is a blended drink called the watermelon swash. blended watermelon. you can skewer a few watermelons. i'm not going to do it but you can do it. >> because you're lazy.

>> this one is a tequila-based cocktail blended with basil and watermelon, tequila, lime juice and awesome. this is going to be your pass cocktail for your patio party. >> basil, who would have thought. >> people are putting basil into everything. >> it's amazing, isn't it? >> my whole thing with morning cocktails, i feel like you can have a cocktail party any time. >> unless you're driving someplace. the beach or something. >> mimosas to me are super cliche. this is a morning martini. it's actually made with orange marmalade, gin. it's healthy. there's your vitamin c, okay? to get you going. we serve this with a fruit kabob

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now a happy father's day family-friendly feast. pressure is on for mom and kids to create an unforgettable meal for dad. >> a dish the kids can help you make. here is the culinary expert known as the iron palate. she brought along her two sous chefs. happy father's day. >> i love how healthy this meal is about to be. >> we want to keep dads around a little bit longer, right?

>> we want them heart healthy and prostate clean. >> very heart healthy. this meal is that way. we are starting with chicken. instead of the regular steak, and garlic which is anti-viral, as you know. paprika has eight times the vitamin c than a tomato. >> you're kidding me. >> i'm not kidding. tomato, tomato, cilantro. besides the flavor, it's good for your digestive system and anti-salmonella, anti-age, eat it morning, noon and night. you smush all this stuff up together. what's more fun than eating food on a stick, right? >> right. >> you take this nice marinade and put extra virgin olive oil. >> how long do you marinade

that? >> five minutes to the day before. it doesn't matter. >> stick it on the grill. it will look like this. >> jean baptiste, what are you doing? >> zucchini. i'm flipping it. >> would you eat this, honestly? >> honestly? yes. >> excellent. >> how long do you cook it for? >> i like it because of the tender and the mints. >> nobody told me. >> then you grill vegetables and they taste that much better. he won't eat a regular zucchini, but he'll eat a grilled. >> what are you doing? >> i'm shredding a carrot. >> show hoda how to do it because she doesn't know. >> i know how to cook. >> i want put orange juice in there. we are making an amazing dressing.

moroccan carrot salad with orange juice, vitamin c, cumin, also against diabetes. put the cumin inside like this. that gives it amazing flavor. >> what else do you put on this? >> the cilantro. >> you love that. >> i do. it's so healthy. >> you want mint? >> i need the extra virgin olive oil. thank you so much. then bubala, bubala, bubala. >> then i toss it. >> he wants to be on "iron chef." >> i love to cook. >> i can see that, though you're not doing much. >> we are going to give this a go and say good-bye. >> say good-bye. >> taste those carrots. >> tomorrow we have a performance by nine-times winning grammy

singer/songwriter, norah jones will be with us. >> and stay at home dads. >> and questions about men. have an awesome thirsty thursday. tomorrow is try day friday. thursday. tomorrow is try day friday. snee -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com