high alert. tropical storm isaac lashing florida as it enters the gulf of mexico where it's expected to strengthen into a hurricane. look where it's headed. straight for new orleans. as that city gets set to mark seven years since katrina devastated the area. we're live across the region. deadly tragedy, two american soldiers killed by yet another member of the afghan army. this morning the very latest on the investigation. and runaway suv. a mother's frantic call to 911 after her accelerator jammed, the car barreling in and out of traffic at speeds of up to 120 miles per hour.

what it finally took to slow her down today monday, august 27th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to a special split edition of "today," monday morning. i'm matt lauer in tampa, florida. >> good morning. i'm savannah guthrie. matt, i know you felt some of the effects of isaac early this morning but it sure looks like the storm is saving much of its strength for other parts of the gulf coast. >> no question about it. about 4:00, 4:30 it was raining crazy in tampa, coming downside ways, a lot of heavy winds. take a look at the flags behind me, savannah, not really blowing

that hard. in fact, we've got broken clouds, no rain falling in tampa, the clouds moving off to the west where, of course, isaac is now in the gulf. i'm not sure whether it's that we're in between bands of this storm or we showed you on that animation of the projected path of the storm that isaac is simply too far away from tampa right now to have any impact. but i will tell you that a hurricane warning is in effect from destin, florida all the way to morgan city, louisiana. states of emergency have been declared in alabama, mississippi, and louisiana as people there are bracing for a potential hit as early as tomorrow. we're going to get a live report from new orleans coming up straight ahead, savannah. >> all right. meanwhile, as you know, the threat of isaac has forced republicans to have to rearrange their convention schedule in tampa. >> actually it's going to officially begin this afternoon and then it will immediately be called to recess. of course the events today were canceled by the organizers, i think, out of an abundance of

caution, given the fact 2300 delegates, 2300 alternates, tens of thousands of volunteers and journalists are expected in this city for this event this week. of course, travel would have been a major concern. the question now is how will isaac further impact this very important event for the gop. we'll talk about that with the chairman of the republican national committee coming up in just a couple of minutes. right now let's get the very latest on tropical storm isaac. as we said, we've got complete coverage around the gulf coast beginning with al, who is a little south of me in key west. al, good morning. >> that's right, matt. you are in between bands right now. there is quite a bit of a circulation still over a good portion of florida. yesterday florida really took the brunt. southern florida really got hammered. key west, a lot of wind, a lot of rain damage as we made our way into parts of southern florida. on the mainland we saw anywhere from five to eight inches of rain.

massive flooding, power outages. a lot of big problems. miami airport, over 700 cancellations. they shut down the transit system. it is just opening up this morning. as you can see we are looking at now on the satellite, this is the latest on tropical storm isaac, 180 west of ft. myers, moving northwest at 14. you can see it's a sprawling system, 350 miles in diameter. can you see heavy rain now starting to continue to make its way into the center of what we're talking about central florida on into northern florida. we have hurricane watches -- tropical storm warnings from morgan city, louisiana, all the way down bo southern florida. heres the path of the storm. it starts to strengthen later on late tonight, early tomorrow to a category one storm, stays a category one storm. slows up. there are no steering currents as wegs close to shore. that's going to be the big problem. as this thing comes on land, even though it's a category one. we're talking about potentially

24 hours of hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. storm surge going to be abig, big problem. six to 12 feet above normal as under the circumstances into new orleans, panama city about four to seven feet. the rainfall is going to be an issue as well. anywhere from seven to 15 inches of rain over a 24-hour period once that starts falling. again, the path of the storm going to be very critical. if it does make landfall a little to the west of new orleans, that puts new orleans in the northeast quadrant and that's the worst place for the storm. matt. >> i'll take it, al. thank you so much. nbc's lester holt is in new orleans this morning where the city is preparing for isaac's survival ahead of wednesday's seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. lester, good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning. folks around here have seen this movie before and they didn't like the ending. officials will tell you this not the same new orleans that got hit seven years ago. they have vowed they will not be caught flat footed.

parts of low-lying parishes are already under mandatory evacuations. officials in new orleans say if the time comes to evacuate this city, there will be no official place to take shelter. residents lined up for gas days before isaac is expected to reach new orleans. the city's mayor hopes lessons learned from katrina will save the city the same mistakes. >> out of the abundance of caution, we are asking everybody to begin to prepare. >> reporter: with hurricane warnings now stretching from louisiana to the florida panhandle, isaac could become a category two hurricane, strengthening over the gulf of mexico. >> once it gets out of the gulf of mexico, out of this region, we think the environment will become more moist and allow isaac to strengthen. >> potentially making landfall along the gulf and striking the city of new orleans seven years to the day after hurricane katrina came ashore as a category three storm. it was the costliest hurricane in u.s. history. $110 billion in damages.

it was also one of the deadliest, killing more than 1800 people. in new orleans severe flooding claimed many lives when levees around the city failed, leaving 80% of the city under water. residents flocked to the city's convention center and superdome to take cover in what became the city's shelters of last resort. but on sunday, mayor landrieu urged residents to take extra precaution, warning unlike seven years ago there will be no shelter if the city is evacuated. >> let me say clearly to everybody. neither the airport nor superdome nor convention center is going to be an emergency -- shelter of last resort. >> officials here will be standing up their emergency operations center on a 24 operation later today. they have spent an enormous amount of money offer the last serve years strengthening the levee here. savannah, all eyes will be on

the pump system as this storm is expected to dump an enormous amount of rain on the city of new orleans. >> must be tense times for sure, lester. thank you. public schools have been closed in jefferson parish as the area prepares for isaac. john young is the parish's president. mr. young, good morning to you. >> good morning,savannah, how are you today? >> i'm good. i wonder how you feel looking at that forecast. the storm track heading right towards new orleans what is your level of concern right now? >> we're just preparing. we're ready for it. we've been monitoring for a week. we're much better protected today than we were at the time katrina hit. billions have been spent raising our levees, fortifying our pump stations. obviously the threat is going to be storm surge and rainfall. so pump operators on 24/7, clearing the streets of debris. we're asking residents to plan. if they have plans executing that plan. if their plans include leaving,

that's fine. today is a good day to evacuate. low-lying area, outside of the protection center, part of jefferson parish, we' issued mandatory evacuations for those communities starting at 9:00 this morning. >> you mentioned there are some voluntary evacuations. what's the threshold for that? what do you advise people about whether they should leave? >> what we do, right now, trigger point is usually a category three for upper jefferson. certainly we have stressed for the last six months for our citizens to make their own personal plans. if their plans call for evacuation, if they are concerned about the storm, obviously if they have the means and place to go, certainly we encourage them to execute on those plans. if they decide to stay, secure outside furniture, get food, water, batteries, shelter in place for the duration of the storm. we can assure them public services will be available. we'll have our pump operators out there.

obviously we're also going to anticipate some power outages. those are the decision points people have to look at when they make those decisions. we're going to continue to monitor the storm. the good news is right now it hasn't even gotten to hurricane status. obviously we anticipate, the national weather service anticipates a category one, possibly category two. obviously we're going to continue to monitor it on a minute by minute basis. >> of course thoughts go back to that day seven years ago when katrina hit. you sound much more confident about the flood protection measures that are in place now. >> yeah, billions of dollars have been spent, savannah, fortifying our pump stations, raising our levees. obviously we have flood gates, especially on the west bank of jefferson parish. we have a floodwall and now the world's largest pump station with the flood gate that will close to protect all of upper jefferson. our main concern is obviously the rainwater, power outages in upper jefferson. those outside our levee

protection system storm surge. again, these protections are in place. again, we're much better protected. but again we're preparing for the worst and hoping and praying for the best. >> we are, too. john young, the jefferson parish president. thank you for your time, sir, and keep in touch with us. >> thank you very much. >> it's 11 minutes after the hour. back to matt in tampa. >> savannah, thank you very much. obviously this area has been spared any real damage from tropical storm isaac but it has wreaked havoc with the republican national convention being held this week. the organizers have canceled basically everything scheduled for today, so now they have to cram four days of events into the remaining three days. nbc's chuck todd is our political director, also our chief white house correspondent and he is here in tampa with me as well. chuck, good morning to you. >> well, good morning, matt. look, this is the most important week of mitt romney's political career. the idea that it's getting off to a late start is not something that makes the romney campaign

happy. organizers here are hoping they don't have to delay things further as they keep an eye on isaac as it insurance toward the gulf coast. preparing for his big week in the political spotlight, the soon to be republican nominee has one eye on his acceptance speech and another on isaac's impact on the gulf coast. >> we're worried about the people. >> reporter: the 2008 nominee, senator john mccain's whose own convention was soot -- cut short by gustav said it would be a loss. >> unfortunate for the party but a long-standing tradition of three or four days of political campaigning so the republican nominee can make their case. >> reporter: the specter of hurricane katrina which was

damaging to president bush. it's a series that has gotten mitt romney off his forum. the false claim about women's chance of becoming rape. >> rare. if it's a legitimate rip, the female body has ways to shut that down. >> reporter: no shortage going into the convention. >> they basically have one message. the economy is not where it should be and it's obama's fault and there will be variations on that theme. i think when voters step back, what they are going to be looking at is who can move us forward. >> reporter: former governor bush called it a critical week for romney. >> he has a chance to reconnect with people, set the stage for the general election, and show who he is, what's in his heart.

>> reporter: and romney himself underscored those stakes. >> i feel like, wow, a lot of people are counting on me. they are hoping i'll be able to win and i'll be able to get america on track again. >> reporter: tonight's prime time speakers were supposed to be south carolina governor hail y, former presidential candidate mike huckabee and former governor jeb bush. they have been slotted in, haley tuesday night, huckabee wednesday night and jeb bush thursday night. the hope here is they hope they don't have to delay tuesday night. >> chuck todd in tampa as well. thank you very much. reince priebus, good to see you. >> good morning, matt. >> i'm looking behind me. the flags are bearing blowing, there's no rain in the air right now. did you make the right call postponing today's events. >> have you to make the call days before today. we've got thousands of

volunteers. when emergency services say they can't ensure the buses can safely travel across bridges over open water. you've got the secret service that have now taken all the tents down in front of the arena, which means our guests would be waiting outside potentially for over an hour in the rain. >> right. >> i think you're between bands. the call has to be made, matt, and we have to air on the side of safety. there's just no way around it and i'm sure y'all understand that. >> we'll still see the fundamentals of this convention in place, the roll call of delegates, of course, the formal nomination of your candidate. but conventions are also about emotion, about momentum, about a buildup of energy to that acceptance speech on thursday night. do you worry the condensed schedule will take away some of that? >> no, i don't think so at all. we had -- i think the dnc has got a shortened schedule next week. three-day convention, we can

have a great week. all of the speakers that you alluded to will be absorbed into the rest of the week. you know what, matt, our message is a positive message for this country. obviously we want to pray for anyone who is in the path of this storm. but the message is still the same that all americans deserve a better future and that this president, whatever you think about him, the one thing that's true, everyone can agree on, he didn't fulfill the promises he made in 2008. he made some big promises about jobs and the debt and the deficit. >> let me just stick on the storm for a second. are you now worried about you have to compete to get that message out if a major hurricane or category one hurricane is headed toward new orleans over the next couple of days. that's a very big news story and you worry that it competes for headlines with what you want to accomplish here in tampa. >> well, i mean certainly it's an important story. so i think it is what it is. the main thing is that the people that could be in the

pathway are safe. our message is the same. the nice thing about where we sit as republicans is that no matter what barack obama says, we have the facts on our side. these are facts that continue to move forward regardless of what happens out there in the world. it's a terrible thing. we certainly hope it doesn't develop into something stronger. but we have to tell the mitt romney story. we have to prosecute the president, what he promised and what he delivered. at the same time you all have to report on this storm because it's something people need to know about. >> here in tampa, obviously, big, big week for republicans. thanks for your time this morning. >> you bet. thank you, matt. >> nbc news will have complete coverage of the republican national convention starting tomorrow night at 10:00, 9:00 central time. that's right here on nbc.

let's head back to new york, studio 1, a, natalie has the other headlines of the morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. good morning, everyone. overseas the deaths of two u.s. troops in afghanistan this morning are under investigation. nbc is in kabul, afghanistan, with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. saying another insider attack, that's when afghan soldiers turned on u.s. and coalition counter-parts. there are some afghan official say these deaths happened on accident, an afghan soldier tripped and fell accidentally dislodging his weapon, shoog these americans and killing him. that's when he was flightened, officials say, and ran away and he was shot and killed. they are still investigating. >> in kabul, thank you. rebels in syria shot down an army helicopter this morning as it was bombarding a damascus neighborhood. this comes as new evidence mounts there's been a new massacre on civilians just

outside of damascus. the death toll there ranges from more than 300 people to as many as 600 people. hundreds of small to moderate earthquakes are rattling southern california. the so-called quake storm has caused only minor damage but has residents on edge. experts say the swarm of tremblors could last several days. meantime el salvador, a quake issued a tsunami warning in the region. it was resended and there's no reports of injuries. parts of denali closed after a grizzly bear mauled a man. miguel almaguer is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators may never know what triggered the attack, the first fatal bear mauling in a 100 year history. the attack happened along a river bank, a scenic spot where grizzlies often feed. park rangers said the

49-year-old victim had been photographing the grizzly for at least eight minutes. some of the final images show the bear looking slightly agitated according to park officials who recovered the victim's camera. in the last two photographs, the bear is moving toward the photographer. >> the bear changed from feeding on the vegetation to deciding to attack this individual. spanning more than 6 million acres, denali national park is home to countless bears, wolves and wildlife. the mauling was first reported by hikers who discovered the backpack, clothing and blood. >> i wouldn't be real brave and try to get up and take pictures or anything like that of a bear. i'd just gaetane room. we're in their backyard. >> reporter: when park rangers discovered the so-called kill site, the grizzly was found sitting on the victim's body. the bear was shot and killed.

today rangers say the park is safe in a region known for its natural beauty. a permit into the park required to hike there required to tsa a bear safety course, as for the section of denali park that's shut down, it will reopen after the investigation is complete. >> denali national park in alaska. thank you. a botched restoration of a 19th century fresco is now a tourist attraction. we first told you about this story on friday when an 80-year-old woman decided to help out her local church by fixing a crumbling painting of jesus. now visitors are flogging to the church after the restoration went viral. it's making it's way in the art world, mona lisa, the scream, pretty crazy. 7:21. back over to savannah. license to have fun. >> the scream is appropriate when you look at that restoration. >> exactly.

>> nat, thanks. we want took head to key west florida where al is to get the rest of his forecast. hey, al. >> thanks a lot, we are looking at some severe weather. it is going to be causing -- plaguing the midsection of the country. probably cause airport delays. you can see we have showers stretching from michigan all the way back into missouri. some of these storms could be strong. we are talking about anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain. central indiana on into central new york. generally about 1 to 2 inches throughout the area. sunshine along the northeast coast. beautiful day over the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. good morning. that front may bring us some of those showers and thundershowers later this afternoon and this evening. right now a spectacular sunrise over the potomac. 72 and partly sunny at reagan national. dew point is steamy 68 with a calm wind. later today, the mid and upper 80s with clouds coming and going. about a 30% chance of some afternoon and evening thundershowers and then tomorrow, partly sunny and turning less humid throughout

the day. highs reaching the upper 80s throughout the and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thanks. much more on isaac straight ahead plus a terrifying ordeal for a mom whose accelerator got stuck on the highway. how she managed to control the car at speeds of up to 120 miles an hour and eventually got it to slow down. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. 7:30 on monday morning, august 27th, 2012. that is the calm before what could be a very dangerous storm for the city of new orleans and other parts of the gulf coast. isaac is slowly bearing down with a hurricane warning in effect right now for more than 300 miles from florida to louisiana. good morning, again, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie in new york. matt lauer is in tampa where the republican national convention was supposed to get started today. right, matt? >> that's true, savannah. obviously we are not feeling major effects from tropical storm isaac, just a rainy morning and some wind as you can see from the flags behind us.

the good news in this area is potentially bad news for people living in alabama, mississippi, louisiana. in fact, the number of elected officials from those states have decided not to attend the convention here in tampa. we're going to have more on that and talk to the head of fema about what they are doing to prepare for isaac as it approaches landfall somewhere along the gulf coast, savannah. >> matt, thanks. a story from here. imagine driving down the highway when your car suddenly starts to accelerate on its own, 80, 100, 120 miles an hour. this happened to a mother in missouri. it forced her to weave in and out of traffic for more than 30 minutes at those speeds. the whole thing was captured on a police dash-cam. we're going to have more on her story. bradley cooper is going to be here to tell us about his movie and some other projects he's working on. >> all right, savannah. let's get the latest on the path of tropical storm isaac now. as we mentioned al is down in key west, florida, to the south

of us here. he has the latest. al, good morning again. >> good morning, matt. again, this is a pretty sprawling system. about 350 miles across. right now it's 180 miles southwest of ft. myers, florida, 65-mile-per-hour winds moving northwest at 14. path of the storm system going to be making its way up and into the gulf. as it does, we are going to be looking at starting to intensify to a category one. as it gets closer to land, it's going to slow up. there's really very little in the way of steering currents to push this thing along. we're talking about the kur toents push th-- currents t along. 24 hours of sustained hurricane situations. that includes storm surge. that's a big concern. anywhere from 6 to 12 feet above normal in and around new orleans and on into mississippi and alabama. about 4 to 7 feet as you make your way on into the florida panhandle. rainfall going to be another big

problem. anywhere from 7 to 14 inches of rain over the next several days. once that rain starts falling. and it is going to be a mess. as you can see right now we are getting these showers in and out. that's what we are looking at.t. now let's go back to savannah. >> all right, al. thanks. we'll check back in with you in a bit. the storm has gulf coast homeowners on high alert especially in new orleans. nbc's lester holt is there for us. lester, good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning. the hurricane warning covers the new orleans metropolitan area as of this morning mandatory evacuations will be the order of the day for low-lying southern parishes. at least part of those par i issue including plaquemines parish, which you may recall seven years ago this wednesday, that's where hurricane katrina slammed ashore. schools are already closed in preparation of the storm's arrival. new orleans itself is under a state of emergency. they will not call for a

mandatory evacuation here unless the storm hits a category three force, which they do not anticipate. that said, they are urging people to consider voluntary evacuations, urging them to secure outdoor furniture, consider the fact there will be power outages and likely lots of localized flooding because of the heavy rain that al just spoke about. in the meantime, they place great confidence in the upgrades to the levee system that occurred over the last seven years. they have raised levees in many spots. they have created a flood gate system and very, very large pump system. they are confident that will prevent a repeat of katrina seven years ago. there's no illusions here, this will ab rough ride for new orleans if this storm continues on its path. >> must be tense times indeed, lester, thank you. 7:34, want to head back to matt in tampa. >> we want to bring in craig fugate, the administrator of the federal emergency management

agency, or fema, craig, good to see you. >> good morning. >> tell me a little bit, as you watch the projected path of this storm and look how broad the storm is and how slowly it might move across louisiana, what are your biggest fears? >> obviously storm surge, but the heavy rainfall. again, i think we need to remember, don't fork us on a point. this is a very large storm so impacts will be far to the east as well as to the west where it comes ashore. when people focused on tampa, as we saw, it's hard to say where it will make landfall, morgan city, louisiana, to major metropolitan area of new orleans to destin florida, you need to be heeding evacuation orders today. >> mr. fugate, we're in the middle of the murk season. is it safe to say the resources you would need to deal with this situation have been prepositioned in the gulf coast area? >> yeah, we've been moving

stuff. earlier we were down in the puerto rico, virgin islands. fortunately not much impact there. florida. now looking at mississippi, alabama. our teams are with the state teams. we've been briefing the president and he's been contacting first governor scott. but as we talked with the other governors we're trying to anticipate what they are going to need and be ready to support them when they ask for it. >> you're in direct contact with city and state officials. are you comfortable with their plans for evacuations as they stand right now, mostly voluntary evacuations at this moment? you happy with that? >> yeah, i think right now it's the prudent thing to take, a lot will depend on what intensity we think the storm will come ashore at. as we get more updates today, you'll see things adjust, what's required, if evacuations are given, be ready to act. >> craig fugate, the

administrator of fema. mr. fugate, thanks for your time this morning. i know you're busy. >> thank you. >> all right. let's head back to al in key west for a look at the weather. >> all right. matt, thank you so much. again, as look ahead to the week ahead, lot of this is going to be dictated by isaac. and as you can see along the eastern seaboard, we are going to be looking at wet weather. out west is early part of the week, it is going to be above normal. as we get into the middle part of the week, still going to be affected by isaac. as it makes its way inland. the northern tier of states will be above normal. we are looking at wetter than usual conditions as you make your way into the mississippi river valley and cooler than normal out west in the pacific northwest. again, you can see a lot of wet weather through the southeast and lower gulf where we are looking at a lot of effects from isaac. the northeast will be warmer than usual. much of the country warmer than usual for this last unofficial week of summer. that's what's going on around the country and here is what's happening in your neck of the

woods. >> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist skeern kiran. on this monday morning, we have a lot of humidity still in the air. and the storm team 4 satellite radar showing a few showers on the eastern shore that are now diminishing elsewhere. partly sunny. temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s you a round much of the area. near 70 right around the metro area with the humidity in place today. we will have highs reaching the upper 80s. might get a late afternoon or evening thundershower. lower and that's your lateth weather. savannah. >> still ahead, how long could you go without looking at your own reflection. why some women are going on the so-called mirror fast for a month at a time. up next, a contentious issue for many parents. should newborn boys be circumsized. the new recommendations coming up. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion.

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back at 7:42 for recommendations for newborn baby borns. an influential pediatrician's group say the health benefits of circumcision outweigh any risk. dr. nancy snyderman, good morning. this a controversial topic. >> it is. >> let's get to it. what does the american academy of pediatrics say. >> they endorsed male

circumcision because of risks. look, if boys are good about hygiene, the risk of cancer drops. now there's new evidence, this from a report out of johns hopkins that says, look, there is a real cost to boys and girls, men and women of uncircumcised men. the numbers are pretty -- >> a medical costa financial cost. let's talk about medical cost, increased infection. >> urinary tract infection, risk of hiv, 12%, human papillomavirus, lethal and nonlethal kind goes up. this is under the umbrella of an 80% circumcised population in the '70s and '80s in this country that has dropped to about 56% now. the concern is that if the circumcision rate continues to drop and goes down to 10%, which is what is in europe we will see those cancer risks rise and

infection risk rise. we'll see a financial hit. that's pretty huge. >> the numbers you just showed, the one we're about to show envisions a 10% circumcision rate, far below what we have now. >> a trend we're going to see if we continue. the financial risks are huge. per person, anywhere from $300 to $400. you start to talk about million costs in the billions of dollars. that means costs for treating infections are cost for treating cancers. the cancer rate is to men and to women. i know it's controversial and there are parents and doctors who say, hey, look, this is mutilation. if god gives a boy a foreskin, why would you remove it. for years it's been because of these concerns. the data right now comes out of uganda. as we know there's been a huge hiv population in central africa. the ugandans have said they are

going to start circumcising young men and following them long-term. and because of their studies, because of their data, we have for the first time a real idea of what it means for uncircumcised boys and the health risks. before parents jump on me, i just want to say, this is a decision between a doctor, parent and the doctor should be the ob-gyn and pediatrician. but recognize there are health benefits for most people for male circumcision at birth. >> the study certainly bears that out. dr. nancy snyderman, good information. thank you very much. coming up next, a life threatening ride for a mom when her car's accelerator got stuck of the terrifying video as she dodged traffic at speeds up to 120 miles an hour. we'll have the story right after this. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news

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>> reporter: a 47-year-old iowa mom hurled down the ohio, her kia sorrento completely out of control and gaining speed fast. the accelerator jammed. >> are you able to hit your brakes at all? >> i've tried everything. >> okay. have you put your car in neutral. >> i can't get it to move. >> reporter: the car was unstoppable. she worked erratically to avoid other cars. >> i'm coming up on a bunch of cars. >> okay. >> i am so scared. >> okay. calm down. >> reporter: her car continued accelerating hitting speeds as high as 120 miles per hour. >> oh god i have two semis. >> okay. calm down. >> oh god. >> within minutes, state police arrived and attempted to divert traffic out of her way. >> okay. do you see them? they are in front and one is in back of you? >> reporter: for 59 miles and 35

minutes, she desperately dodged traffic. finally trooper advised she pull the accelerator and hit the brake at the same time. a winning combination that brought it to a halt. amazingly she didn't hit a thing and no one was hurt. she finally climbed out of the car shaken by safe. >> reporter: now in a statement kia motors said they inspected the car but can't figure out what happened. they say it appears to be an isolated incident but will keep investigating and work with her to solve the problem. >> thank you so much. can you imagine that? >> scary, going so fast for 59 miles like that. crazy. >> i'm amazed she could get on the cell phone and have the presence of mind she and to have. >> good good lessons, i would never think to step on the brake and pull the accelerator. the different steps she had to

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good morning. it is 7:56 on this monday, august 27. a warning for drivers in frederick county, maryland. new cameras will take pictures of cars that pass the bus. when the stop sign is displayed. the driver will get a $1 that fine in the mail. frederick is the first county to install the cameras. charles, montgomery and washington counties are also starting pilot programs this year. let's go to tom kierein with a look at the back-to-school forecast. >> yeah. here is the bus stop forecast for students this morning. arriving at schools now between now and 9:00. we will have our temperatures holding steady in the low 70s with a partly cloudy sky and it will be rather humid. later today we will be climbing into the upper 80s and maybe afternoon and evening thundershowers. lower humidity after that. >> thanks, tom. your first 4 traffic

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it's 8:00 on monday morning. it's the 27th day of august, 2012. looks like a gorgeous day in new york city. start of a new workweek. a lot of kid back in school. we say hi to the folks gathered at rockefeller plaza. not quite as nice here, i'm matt lauer in tampa, florida, the home of the republican national convention this week, an area that dodge add lot of weather issues from tropical storm isaac. savannah guthrie as can you see up there with lenny and the good folks on the plaza. al in key west area. that's an area that got winds

and rain. we'll check in with him in a couple of minutes. >> see you in a bit. a story that has a lot of people talking. can you imagine going one month without looking at a mirror. one woman did that. she called it a mirror fast. we'll check in with her and see how that project went. we have a big star in the studio, bradley cooper is here. he's busy. he was just here last week. he's back for more today. we'll check in with him. for now, matt, back to you. >> savannah, thanks very mu. we want to go down south to al roker in key west. although we're not feeling much of the effects in tampa, everybody is watching what happens in the gulf and even the new orleans area, al. right? >> that's absolutely right, matt. this tem while not powerful is still going to cause some problems continuing in florida. here is the latest just in from the national hurricane center. right now isaac is tropical

storm 185 west southwest of ft. myers, sustained winds 65 miles an hour. moving west northwest at 14 pickup. you can see the circulation on the radar. it's getting better organized. an eye is starting to form again. we're looking at heavy rain in florida. this will eventually move up into northern florida. we are talking about another anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain for northern and central florida. as this system gets itself together and starts moving away. here is the path. we look for isaac to become a hurricane stimulate tonight, early tomorrow morning. and p it is make good forward speed. as it gets close to the gulf coast, it is going to start to slow. there are no steering winds to really get it going. that means wherever it comes onshore, they are looking at anywhere from about 18 to 24 hours of hurricane conditions. and this is a widespread storm. the conditions spread out about

350 miles from the center. we are going to be looking at issues including storm surge, 6 to 12 feet, especially along the mouth of the mississippi and the louisiana and mississippi coastlines. as you head towards the panhandle of florida, looking at storm surges less. rainfall also going to be a big issue. anywhere from 6 to 12 inches locally. up to 15 inches of rain as this system makes landfall because it is going to be a slow mover and it is going to just drop tons and tons of rain. matt? >> when you talk about the volume of that rain, al, that has the full attention of the people in the new orleans area. lester holt is there this morning. lester, good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. the anxiety is compounded here by the fact that wednesday will be the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. those lessons not lost on officials here who say they will not be caught flat-footed. the system of levees has been strengthened. flood gates, they spent billions

on that. and much larger pumps. also, this storm is not anticipated to be as large as katrina. nonetheless, along the coastal parishes, those areas outside of the levee protection system will be under studded under a mandatory evacuation order later this morning. here in new orleans, only would trying area mandatory evacuation if it got to category three storm. if that happens, they say there will be no official shelter place in the city of new orleans. no superdome, no airport, no convention center, if a mandatory evacuation order were to come, everyone would be expected to leave the city. again, they don't anticipate it will get that bad but they are preparing for everything here, matt. >> lester holt, new orleans this morning. lester, as always, thanks so much. isaac making many of the headlines this morning but other stories as well. natalie at the news desk with those. good morning once again. >> good morning. nato says it's beefing up

security after an afghan soldier shot and killed two american troops today. they are still investigating whether it was intentional a sharp increase in attacks by afghan allies has killed at least 42 nato coalition members so far this year. the gunman behind friday's shoot-out at the empire state building has recently been told he was being kicked outfit his manhattan apartment so the owner could do renovations. 58-year-old jeffrey johnson was gunned down by police after he shot and killed a former co-worker. officials say nine bystanders were wounded by police gunfire including ricochet bullet fragments. johnson had been laid off last year from his job in fashion design. tributes are pouring in for astronaut neil armstrong who died this weekend at age 82. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more now from los angeles. kristen, good morning. >> good morning, natalie. to say neil armstrong is an american icon really is an understatement. it was the world watching in 1969 as he took the first steps

on the moon. in doing so he gave us one of those rare moments where anyone who was watching or listening remembers exactly where they were. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: it is the phrase that will forever define neil armstrong's storied spot in history. after a hair-raising final descent, millions held their collective breath as armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon, sealing his role as a pioneer of spaceflight and a true american hero. buzz buzz al drone was with him that day. >> a great responsibility was put on him and he filled it to the maximum. he did the right things. you could count on him. >> reporter: over the next years armstrong didn't seek out the spotlight. in 1984 he gave credit to the entire nasa team. >> i think it was about 99%

dedication of the people who put our spacecraft together and ensured it worked the way it was supposed to work. >> reporter: at 82, armstrong's death from complications after heart procedure came as a shock to many. a legend that for so long seemed larger than life. even armstrong recognized what his legacy would be. his biggest accomplishment wasn't leaving a footprint on the moon but an impression here on earth. >> young minds in our own country and around the world now believe they can do great things, and they can. >> reporter: truly an incredible life. there have been calls for strong by a full state funeral for armstrong but, natalie, a smaller funeral in his home state ohio. >> probably more to his liking. kristen dahlgren, thank you, kristen. a quick roundup what has you tweeting online.

rupert murdoch saying people should give prince harry a practice after being photographed nude. "the sun" was the only paper to publish. mid september, the launch of apple's any iphone. it's rumored to have a larger screen and a different charger port. speculating the new ipad mini, a screen smaller by two inches will be out in october. and snooki has got a new little man in her life. the "jersey shore" star gave birth to a baby boy sunday. she tweeted i'm so in love with my son lorenzo dominic, healthy at six pounds. he's my world. daddy is snooki's 24-year-old fiancee. congratulations to them. 8:08. back outside to savannah. a little more company at the "jersey shore," diaper duty for

them. >> working on the poops. back to al. good morning again. >> hey, good morning, savannah. i want to go back to talking about isaac because in lester's report he said a lot of folks are feeling better because of, a, the levee system, and,b, it's not as strong as katrina. the thing about katrina -- as we look at the radar, the t onshore, a lot of dry air filtered in. they didn't see a lot of high wind. and -- they didn't see quite as much rain. with this system, because it is slowing down, it may actually put out a stronger winds as it comes onshore than katrina. and when it comes to the levee system there is a lot of folks who are not protected by the levees. and this thing is going to dump tons and tons of rain over a 24-hour period if the track that we have holds true. there's a lot to be worried about still as far as tropical storm and then most likely hurricane isaac as it comes onshore. that's what's going on around

the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> mild and humid on this monday morning. good morning. storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein. around the region now, we are near 70, metro area, out of the mountains, it is in the 60s. and shenandoah valley. southern maryland near the bay, low to mid 70s. must stop forecast for students this morning, watch out for students waiting for buses. this is prime time now back to school. hold steady in the 70s between now and 9:00. partly cloudy. upper 80s this afternoon. may get a late afternoon or evening thunde and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. coming up next, have you heard of the mirror fast? we're going to meet a woman who decided to stop look at her reflection for 30 days. we'll have that story right after this. "that looks hard" to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra. .. ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder,

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deal with a stress. okay. at least there's one thing i know is there i can kind of check in with myself. i don't have that anymore. when i'm not looking in the mirror when i'm working out, i feel like i do better. i'm not thinking how do i look, do i look silly. the point of working out is to feel good in your body, to live in it and inhabit it and not judge it. so distancing myself from anything has been great. nerve out about something or not knowing how i look, once i'm out here, i look around and think no one is looking at how you look. they are here to have fun. this is a place to have fun, be in the water. i'm actually not self-conscious at all. here is the water. >> you look really good. >> all right. okay. that's the winner. prettiest category.

it's just gorgeous. >> i love it. >> all right. okay. >> this week, my friend's wedding. it's interesting not looking in a mirror does as far as not making you look better. it's not my birthday or wedding, this is a day about people. not being able to look in the mirror, it helps put that in sharp focus. >> autumn is with us now along with nbc's chief medical editor nancy snyderman and linda wells, editor in chief in "allure" magazine. ladies, good morning to all of you. autumn, you really did it, no cheating. >> no cheating. >> are there any exceptions? how did you put your makeup on. >> i've been putting many on every day for 20 years.

your fingers find their way around your face. i ab stained from liner pencil. i tried before and it was like baby jane. >> did you have any friends over and said, hey, you've got lipstick on your teeth. >> no one told me but who knows. >> you did this to prove a point to yourself but also to see what impact it would have psychologically. what was it like. >> i was surprised. i felt calmer, for the second half i felt cammer, more self-centered. for the first time-of- part, it was difficult. every time i met up with a friend i really wanted to look in the mirror, sometimes even at home. i had been using it as a way to center myself. felt more calm and serene. >> did you feel less critical of yourself? >> yes. that wasn't really the purpose. when you can't see how you look, you can't criticize yourself. >> the thought of somebody who looks in the mirror a lot, that

cliche is they are so vein. they are looking in the mirror thinking i look great and the opposite is true, looking at imperfections. >> i find myself coming down on both sides of this issue. we're so self-loathing. the mirror isn't meant to look at your imperfections, it's many for affirmation. you should look and say, i'm ready to go or, yikes, that skirt is too short or the blouse belongs in the trash pile. it's meant to check in. it's a visual society we live in. how we present ourselves opens up the doors for job interviews, dating, et cetera. so that hate relationship with the mirror, i don't get it. i get it but i don't. >> you're editor of a beauty magazine. >> i do think by making it a fast, you're almost giving it too much importance. there is a way to look at

yourself with self-compassion. psychologists have studied this and said look at the things you like about yourself and don't focus on the things you don't like. you would do that when looking at a friend, you look at the good parts, not the bad parts. >> for every woman don't go to the bathroom on a plane and look in the mirror. >> never. >> if you were on a mirror fast, are you now on a mirror diet. have you noticed you don't look at it as much. >> you know, i kept the shroud over my mirror, actually, because i just like moving it aside when i want to look at myself. like you said, is everything okay, together. it wasn't about do i look good, do i look bad, it was cutting off self-observation. >> time for women and young girls to feel good about themselves. different shapes and sizes, we all need to look good. >> thanks for telling us about it. good to see you guys. coming up next, one of the hardest working men in

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bradley cooper can go from action to comedy to drama in the blink of an eye. in his new movie, "the word" he discovers an old briefcasoon his honeymoon in paris. what he eventually finds inside will change his life forever. >> oh, that's nice. what do you think of it? >> i think it's old. >> i think it's great. i feel like if we clean it up, you can use it for work. classy. >> yeah? >> i'm going to get it for you. >> thank you mrs. janson. >> bradley cooper, good morning to you. we didn't watch the clip but i saw it over the weekend.

>> i've seen it, too. >> you know how it ends. you were just here a week ago. >> too much? >> no. >> no personal life. >> like the "today" show. >> willie geist, morning joe. >> starts at 5:30. i totally got you on that. >> they made drinks at the republican convention. willie geist, some drink they made up for him. watch the tape. i watched it. >> now we're on nbc, we turn the channel because here we are. let's talk about your movie, "the word." what interested you about the role. >> many things. my buddy, best friends since we were 10 years old. when i first moved to l.a. i slept on his couch. i remember they were doing a reading of that movie. twelve years later he's directing it and we're getting

it made, which is incredible. >> an interesting story, very intriguing. about a writer, maybe a good writer, average writer but not a great writer. >> yeah. >> he plagiarizeses, finds this story, passes it off as his own. you do play him sympathetically. >> good. >> could you identify not with the plagiarism but just the struggle of it. >> certainly dealing with rejection, that's something you have to become used to as an actor. not that he's a bad writer. he's a good writer but im patient. he doesn't allow the time to pass to see if he can create something. he comes across this manuscript. because his wife thinks he wrote it, he's not man enough to say he didn't. she's looking at him in a way he's always wanted. >> you were here with his friend zach shepherd. isn't there a rule about not

working with your friends. >> if i can't get hired after this. >> your friends have to hire you. they are required to hire you. great cast. >> incredible. >> i hear you do a great jeremy irons. >> this is going well. >> you don't want to do it. >> i do not do a great one. i remember when jeremy called and said he would play the old man. he's not an old man, we call it the old man. on the speaker, irons, jeremy irons. not great. >> i wanted more. >> just a little tease. teasers. >> i always here you cook. >> i love the therapeutic nature of cooking, actually. do you cook? >> no. you obviously watch this show. i don't cook. we were going to try to get you to do a cooking segment. >> i have to go to philly.

>> i've heard that. we're making lobster. >> okay, i'll stay. >> i'm kidding. "the word" eeps friday s supplies you can pick up for your kids for preand bradley will cook with us. >> good morning, it is 8:26 this monday, august 27. i'm jim handly. checking some of the top stories this morning. it is back-to-school day for thousands of area students. kids in the district and five other local counties have their first day of class this morning. the maryland state fair will open again today, organizers closed it yesterday because of the severe weather. and the redskins will trim their roster to 75 players today. they have to finalize their 53-man roster by the weekend. let's get a check on the forecast from storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> a live view from our nbc city camera showing sunshine here in washington. partly sunny day. might get an afternoon or

evening thundershower. before then into the upper 80s. rather humid. turning less humid tuesday. into went and thursday, beautiful summer weather each day. back-to-school forecast today. pleasant for students at the bus stop. >> all right. thank you, tom. we will check on the roads when we

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8:30 monday morning, the 28th day of august, 2012 and you're listening to british pop sensation sarah lloyd, her infectious new single "want you back" and former "x factor" contestant is really blowing up

in the united states. she's going to be here live on thursday for a concert here in rockefeller plaza. but that is not all. we've got grammy winner jason moraz. be sure to make a sign. he's going to give free tickets to one of his upcoming shows. i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. a lot of good music to look forward to. >> sure do. >> matt is in tampa. you're about to sign off for the morning but we'll hear a lot more from you on the republican national convention. >> tomorrow morning we'll come to you from inside the building where the convention is held. we'll sit down with a live interview with new jersey governor chris christie, one of the big stars of the republican party, always outspoken. we'll hear what he has to say as he prepares to deliver the keynote address tomorrow night. that's tomorrow on "today." we'll see you then. natalie. >> we'll check back with you in

a bit. >> from here if you want help with back to school bills, we'll show you how to get great deals on supplies, even free stuff for kids. >> good deals on haircuts also. looking for a kaci tasty dinner we'll check in with our italian chef. >> al roker, good morning again. >> good morning, guys. as we look at the rest of the country's weather for today of florida into louisiana and strong storms today. can't rule out tornadoes because this system can generate and also looking for beautiful weather in the pacific northwest. sunny and hot through the southwest. showers in the upper ohio and mississippi river valleys into the northeast. for tomorrow, look for sizzling weather in the plains. down into texas and on into the southwest. more of a risk of strong storms, down through the southeast. sunny and mild in the pacific northwest. and new england, on into the northeast, mild conditions

through the great lakes. that's what's going around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. mild and humid start to this mond monday. lots of students back to school the first time. no travel problems. it is into the low to mid 70s much of the marine only. reagan national at 75. and we have got sunshine, few clouds coming and going for the rest of the day. highs reaching the mid and upper 80s by mid afternoon. then late afternoon and into the evening hours could get passing thundershowers. after that lower humidity moves in for tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thank you. coming up next we're going to cook an italian feast with lobster in "today's" kitchen. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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classroom brought to you by kellogg's frosted mini wheat cereal. >> back now at 8:35. this morning on "today's" classroom, back to school deals and freebies. according to the national retail association, the average family will spend more than $688 on school supplies for the new year. "today" contributor elizabeth is here with secrets how to drastically cut that cost and even find stuff for free. good morning. >> good morning. >> expensive to send kids back to school. let's start with a deal on haircuts. >> free. jcpenney, free haircuts through august. jcp salons, go in -- i suggest you call before hand. they have done over a million haircuts. so the news is also that starting this fall, it's been so popular that they are going to probably continue it on into sunday. just check back. i've got my son charlie here. >> look at this gorgeous face.

>> who was away at camp and much in need of a haircut. thank you, nick. >> we'll check in with you at the end of the segment. now back to school deals on jeans. first day of school, kids want to wear brand-new clothes, everything. >> kids and teens alike, abercrombie & fitch and hollister. abercrombie, $29, $20 at the kids store, hollister, $25. a personal back to school promotion. so when you walk in these good looking models hand awe card. text the number on the back immediately and they are giving away thousands of apple products, everything. merchandise, trips, you name it. >> wow, make sure you go in and check it out. next you found these t-shirts. great deal prices. about five bucks. >> $5 at children's place. everything at children's place is on sale. graphic tees just happen to be

appealing. through labor day. >> next they will be lugging books everywhere. you found a deal here. >> kohl's is offering 65% off, even big names brands jansport, adidas. go in and find the right one for your kids. huge deals at kohl's going on specifically on backpacks. >> if you have 88 cents, anywhere from pencils to handbags. where? >> walmart has an 88 cent deal on more than 100 products. go in. you name it. pick up these things. fill a bin. 100 products and $88. they have partnered with toshiba for this hard drive back-up. it's usually $120. you can get it at walmart for $60. >> a satisfaction guarantee. >> they have introduced this year any apparel you buy at walmart, if within 90 days your kid hates it, jeans aren't comfortable, shoes hurt, bring

it back for a full refund, just bring your receipt. >> big box stores but office supplies also a good way to go. >> staples, you can get number two pencils if you're going to be taking any kind of exam like an s.a.t., they are a penny for eight. what can you get for a penny. sharpies, you can get them for free with a $4 rebate. you name it, everything. also they have got great deals for students on computers like this hp laptop. usually $699, they are selling it for $499. but if you buy it now with your student id, you get $100 visa cash back. >> that's fantastic. what else over here. >> amazon. amazon is a great place to go, as we know for electronics. >> everything. shop online. >> galaxy tab 2, special student bundle. that comes with the keyboard and usb adaptor, which is usually like $100. that's for 249. then you can get any hppc with

beats audio. you see them. >> dr. dre headphones, special deal with that with 50% off or $50 off. >> for teachers, there are good deals as well to be found. teachers have to get back to school and they want to be wearing comfortable shoes. what is aero soles doing. >> 15% discount for teachers. they just need to bring in a pay stub or id if they have it. then everybody needs a good night's sleep. a parent, teacher, a kid. i love that garnet hill is doing two-for-one deal on pillows and also throwing in free shipping. it's everything from their prima lot of to feather pillows. >> i need new pillows. good timing. elizabeth, thank you. thanks so much as always. good stuff. i've got to go shopping. haircut looking good, charlie, right? great. good job, nick. that's so much. >> that's a haircut for free.

that's good. up next, a new workout for kids, dangerous sports injuries. first this is "today" on nbc.

>> "today's" health brought to you by prevacid 24 hour. prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn. ♪ >> back now at 8:43. this morning on "today's" health, helping your kids avoid sports related injuries. american academy of pediatrics developed a new dvd workout, home-based strength training for young athletes. doctor, good morning, good to have you back. >> great to be here. >> johnson & johnson did a survey in 2012 shows that one out of every three athletes actually gets injured. this is a workout you're saying can prevent injuries. >> that's right. american academy of pediatrics

came out with a position state saying strength training for kids is a great idea. the problem is most parents have no idea where to go, how to do it. the idea is we know strength training makes stronger bones, muscles. the idea is this program is for parents to train and train with their kids at home. >> i think a lot of parents may be concerned that strength training too young can stunt your growth, you hear these things, stunt their growth, they could, in fact, end up injuring themselves. that's not true. >> the opposite is true. strength training makes healthier, we can start at eight. we'll see a bunch of kids today, 8, 9-year-old kids doing strength training. i want parents involved. >> this should be a family activity. you should be monitoring this. >> do it with them, even better. >> we've got kids helping us out. you're going to take us through a couple different workouts. >> i'll grab my weights. >> sophia and greg. nine and 11 years old. they are working with light weights. >> high reputation lightweight training. guys, we're going to be doing

upper bodywork. two exercises. the overhead push press and dead lift high press. why don't you guys give me five of each of those. >> what's the benefit of these. go ahead, guys. show how you're doing it. >> upper body strength. the whole workout is a kinetic chain workout. we're strengthening the entire body at once. these guys are starting with upper body. the concept lightweight high rep whole body every few days for kids. >> how often do you recommend they work out. >> strength train, two times a week is about right. >> a lot of reputation as you said. >> she looks like she's been working out. she's got muscles there. >> she's a gymnast. >> greg, what do you play, baseball, right? >> baseball. >> okay. looking good. >> you guys look great. you guys can stop. >> move to 12-year-old grace and 15-year-old steven. you guys have the workout mats,

i'm not going to get on that with my heels on. core workout. >> these are middle age, a little heavier weights. the two exercises for them, i'm going to get down on the ground, show you what's called row and plank. hold their bodies nice and stable. they are going to pull up one side and the other side and flip on their back and do what's called legs down just like that. the idea of these, guys. do five of each of those. >> simultaneously do the one and other. >> this is what's called the super set. we're doing commitly movements. again, high reputation, lightweight. the idea is strengthen those muscles in the middle. i want to emphasize i want parents to actively do this. if you're a 45-year-old mom with an achy back, these are as helpful for you as the 10 or 12-year-old soccer player. >> they are working with higher weights. >> we want kids to lift 15

repetitions very comfortably. most parents watching this aren't comfortable with kids lifting weights but they definitely can. >> the core, that's what you're working here. that's to prevent the injuries which are so common. >> any sport you play. a soccer player and football player here. but it doesn't matter. >> swimming and tennis as well. >> each sport you need those middle muscles for anything. >> let's move on over to our older kids here. 17-year-old christopher and 18-year-old amanda. they are going to be showing us my favorite plyo metric jump squats. >> you remember these, your buddy from a long time ago. >> i still feel them. >> these are great for anybody who does a running sport. spread shoulder withwidth, hands straight out here, squat here and easy jump up into the air. guys, let's go ahead and get started with those. we'll talk about these. >> really squatting down. >> this is body weight strengthen, "plyo metric, gets

longer and shorter. high reputation exercise to build strength. all this, just a pair of dumbbells. amazing to do. this builds strength. >> it hurts. this does help injury, overall joint conditioning. >> i explain to my patients of any age. strong muscles are like scaffolding around a building. the stronger the scaffolding, the less loading. >> this is something you encourage whether you're a casual athlete to somebody who is a varsity athlete. >> i've had people say my kids were couch potatoes now i love it for both of us it's exciting. >> we had my 8-year-old doing the insanity workout. he loved it. got to get them tough. great job, guys. you played along well hopefully preventing injuries. up next, some carbs to go with the workout.

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new york city restaurant, the lion's crown. he's about to open another restaurant. this seems like a fancy recipe. >> lobster, it's not expensive right now, it's really good. >> is there a season for lobster. >> lobster, corn, tomatoes, all together. all those. >> i have to tell you i'm intimidated by chopping up this lobster. >> i'm going to do this for you. we blanched this guy, put it in water and shocked it in ice water. we cooked the claws separately from the body because different cooking times. >> okay. >> so i'm going to take this thing right here. stand back. >> he's looking at me now. >> just -- this is all you want to do. cook this guy. see this, a lot of people, that's the row. >> i don't like this, the green stuff. >> don't avoid it, eat it. it's very delicious. >> really? >> we have it here, i'm going to

season this. will you put make pepper on me? >> that i can do. look at that. >> i'm going to put olive oil. >> presto. >> a little butter. >> only half the lobster there. >> the other half we'll chop up and use in our sauce. >> i have this here, i'm going let that smoke a little bit. i'm going to put this face down. this will get nice and brown. all that favor from the row will be in the pan, in the sauce. >> that's why you want to keep it in there. how do you spell that, r-o-e. >> is that a trick question? i don't know. roe. i've never actually spelled it. onions, chili, garlic, heirloom tomatoes, cognac. you can see half that is gone. i don't know how that happened. >> that explains a lot. >> olive oil. nice and brown.

>> how long do you need it in there? >> i just need it to get brown, probably two min, depending how hot your stove is. >> it's already cooked. >> only do the one side. >> so now furks don't mind, put onions in there. now garlic. >> my lack of cooking skills. >> chili. >> butter. >> no butter. >> i was on a roll there. >> then cognac. gently, gently. >> wow. >> that's good. >> is that it. >> that's it. that's perfect. >> some fish stock to add. >> gently? >> always gently when cooking. >> okay. >> perfect, good. >> got it. >> you mel it now? >> i do. smells and looks delicious.

>> tomato, please. >> half. >> half. >> do you want to use this? >> if you recommend. >> please. right there. okay. >> i feel so accomplished. all right. >> now that's going to cook. that's going to cook for, i don't know, 15 minutes let's say and it's going to look like this. see that? >> i do. looks good. >> that's the sauce. >> if you don't mind, i'm going to remove this and drop the pasta in the water but turn this up a little bit. >> are you somebody who salts the water. >> absolutely. >> and oil? >> oil is not really necessary, although my grandmother did it, so i sort of think it is. scientifically they say it's not necessary. >> all right. so what we've done also from that lobster we've cooked, chopped it. >> all that practice over there. natalie we are cooking up a

storm in here. >> i've been told roe is r-o-e. >> thanks goodness. i should really know that. i'm sorry. >> you're here to cook, not spell. i sometimes like to imagine what the word is like. >> it smells amazing. >> perfect. >> more. >> we have it. >> if you wouldn't mind tearing it up. >> you really are keeping me busy today. i appreciate the confidence i can do this. >> that's a lot of confidence. >> something else, i don't know. >> john, that's it. we're done. >> we've got to eat. >> that's what it looks like when you're done. >> more on isaac's path.

good morning. the time is 8:56 on this monday, august 27. i'm erika gonzalez. today family, friends and co-workers of the prince george's county officer killed in the line of duty will hold a wake for him. the wake for 23-year-old adrian morris begins at 2:00 this afternoon in beltsville. the funeral service will be held tomorrow morning in mitchellville.

morris died a week ago at a high speed chase when his cruiser ran off i-95 and crashed in beltsville. let's go to kiran who has a look at the forecast. >> good morning. beautiful summer morning under way. now with somewhat humidity and rather high and somewhat sunshine around the region. it is going to be climbing into the mid to upper 80s by mid afternoon. maybe an isolated thundershower late afternoon and into the evening. then low humidity after that. much of the rest of the week. erica? >> all right. thanks, tom. looks like it will shape to be

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back now with more of "today" on monday morning the 27th day of august, 2012, shaping up to be a nice day in the northeast. good news for our folks here on rockefeller plaza. but boy do we have a different story down south in florida, gh wds and power outages. some flooding we saw there as tropical storm isaac made a beeline for the florida area and now headed for the gulf coast. states of emergency already declared in alabama, mississippi and louisiana. isaac is set to make landfall as a hurricane as early as tomorrow night. our thoughts are definitely with them down in that area. good morning, i'm savannah

guthrie alongside natalie morales. we've got matt and al down in florida. ahead more on this story. >> also ahead in this half hour, we're talking about health hazards in your bathroom, from your toothbrush to loofah and, of course, the toilet. some unusual spots for germs and mold. also how to handle the most common diet situation so you don't bust your waistline. some good advice. >> the latest on tropical storm isaac, al roker in key west. al, good morning again. >> good morning, savannah. we are talking about a storm that is getting itself together, not quite a hurricane yet, but it will be before long. here is the latest on isaac. right now 185 miles west southwest of florida, 360 miles east of the mouth of the mississippi river. maximum sustained winds 65 miles per hour. it is getting better organized, moving west northwest at 14. basically as you can see on the

radar, it is getting a wide swath here. a lot of rain still in central florida as it pushes through. now, the path of the system is going to -- the path of isaac starts to make its way. it makes its move moving forward fairly rapidly by late tonight, early tomorrow, becomes a category one storm. as it gets closer to shore, it will slow up, no steering currents. looks like it will come on shore as a category one storm. we can't rule out it could come on as category two. what we expect with that is a storm surge of anywhere from 4 to 12 feet above normal into louisiana on into mississippi and alabama. as you get toward the panhandle, a little bit less. but that's going to be a big problem, that wall of water. a lot of folks who are not within the levee system are going to have to evacuate and rainfall is going to be a big factor as well. we're talking anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of rain. this is going to be a sustained

period of hurricane conditions for about 24 hours. that is going to be a big problem. while this is not as big as katrina, if it makes landfall on wednesday, it's seven years to the day katrina made landfall. we are talking about really serious conditions that could be really devastating. so we're talking about a dangerous storm still savannah. >> all right, al. thank you so much in key west, flori florida. now to lester holt in new orleans. lester, i can only imagine these are tense times there. >> they are. clearly the memory of katrina is on everyone's minds, wednesday the anniversary of katrina. it's not expected to be as big. if it is a slow moving system it's a concern. new orleans officials say the levee system has been totally redone or strengthened since katrina. flood gates in place now, a huge pumping system. they believe if it's a category

one they will be in good shape. nonetheless al mentioned folks living outside the protection of levees in those parishes to the south of new orleans. theyre there right now under mandatory evacuation order. new orleans right now it's only a suggestion. if folks want to pack up and leave. there's no mandatory order here. that would not occur unless they knew they were watching a category three. what they are telling people, if there is an evacuation of new orleans, there will be no -called shelters of last resorts, no superdome, airports, if ordered to leave, everyone will be expected to leave. there will be no lass to hide or ride out the storm. back to you, natalie. >> thanks so much, lester. good morning to everyone again. hundreds of small to moderate earthquakes rattling california. the so-called quake storm has caused only minor damage, but it has residents on edge. the storm of tremblors could last for days. in el salvador, a quake issued a

tsunami warning in the region. it was rescinded and no immediate reports of damage or injuries. part of the denali national park is closed after a grizzly mauled a man. it's the first time in history there's been a fatal bear attack. they found his camera and found he had been photographing the grizzly moments before he was mauled. the nation is remembering neil armstrong, the first man on the moon in 1969. he inspired a generation with his now famous words as he stepped onto the moon. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. armstrong died this weekend of complications from recent heart procedures. he was 82. two fugitive members of an activist russian punk band have reportedly fled that country to avoid prosecution and organized protests overseas. the other members of the all female group were sentenced this

month to two years in prison for a provocative anti-government performance inside of moscow's cathedral. the american academy of pediatrics now say the benefits of circumcision for infant boys outweigh the risks. recent research strengthened evidence that circumcision reduces the chance of infection with hiv and other sexually transmitted diseases as well as urinary tract infections. the academy stopped short of endorsing the procedure saying the decision should be up to parents. the youngest winner in lpga tour history says one of her next goals is to finish high school. 15-year-old lydia co won the canadian open by three strokes. the south korean born new zealander is only the fifth amateur champion. she plans to finish college before turning pro mentioning stanford as her school of choice. when it comes to real estate, ellen degeneres isn't kidding around. new reports revealed the talk

show host and her wife sold it for $13 million. she bought it just a year ago from brad pitt for $12 million. this isn't the first house ellen flipped, she sold a house to ryan seacrest in may. "the expendables" brought in $13.5 million, the borne legacy was second and paranorman was third. something of a baby boom. snooki gave birth to a since pound baby boy on sunday. ddy is fiancee giani. she tweeted, quote, he's my world. parks and recreation star husband chris pratt welcomed a baby boy named jack. congratulations to all of them. seven minutes after the hour, back outside to savannah. >> all right. all the baby news. let's head back to al in key

west florida with witt around the country. hey, al. >> good morning, savannah. as we look we're going to be seeing shrough the central plains. making their way into the midwest. upper mississippi river valley. later today. and as we go underneath the clouds and show plenty of sunshine, pacific northwest, nice and toasty in the southwest. risk of strong storms and -- thing we have to worry about with isaac is it moves away from practice and risk of tornadoes. we are also going to see showers and thunderstorms in the mid ohio river valley. and clouds moving into the northeast as well. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> mild and humid on this monday morning. good morning. i'm tom kierein. right now 75 at reagan national. in the low to mid 70s. much of the region now. later today hit the mid and upper 80s. mid afternoon. we do have a with b a 30%, 40% chance of passing showers and thundershowers this afternoon. greater chance overnight tonight and then by dawn tomorrow, lot of that should be ending. lower humidity moving in on tuesday. it will be in place tuesday,

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germs and mold. contributor and author of "what the yuck? !" she has solutions. >> i wanted to wash my whole bathroom after reading the notes. let's start with the toothbrush. we know it can be a breeding ground for germs. how bad can it be. >> we have millions of germs in our mouth. some are fine. when you're brushing teeth you're removing plaque, food particles. you're causing abrasions in your mouth you don't realize so blood is mixing with germs. you do want to be careful, particularly if you've been sick. if you have a cold or virus, get rid of it afterwards. you don't want to reinfect yourself. be careful how to store it. >> here they are touching. >> this is a problem. if you and someone else is sharing the bathroom, you don't want them touching. you want them in a container that has them at least an inch a part, also upright.

>> the toilet, you want to keep it well away from the toilet. >> you don't want toilet germs spraying over the toothbrush. >> the water glass. a lot of people have this by your sink, rinsing out their mouth. >> rinsing out mouth, taking medications. this glass, multiple family members end up using the same glass, doesn't get washed frequently. it's better to have paper. you're the only one using it. >> one use, toss it out. >> exactly. >> let's move to the shower. what types of germs or even mold are we typically finding in the shower. >> basically, mold, mildew, fungus, that's what we're dealing with in the shower. these won't make you sick like infection but will make asthma worse. if you see mold you have an issue you want to deep disinfect with bleach, or buy a disinfectant with bleach. any hard surfaces, you think

it's getting wet, getting cleaned on its own, no, you want to clean it. >> the sponge. >> the sponge you clean the shower you don't want to clean other surfaces. if you're deep cleaning once a week, get disposable sponges and toss them. loofah, people like to exfoliate, skin cells are food. wasn't to make sure it dries within use, get rid of it every month or so. >> those you say replace -- >> every couple of weeks. they are holding onto cells. >> towels. a lot of people share towels in the bathroom. i think my husband and i do, which is kind of gross. >> not the best idea. >> not a good idea. >> again, when you're toweling off you're touching saliva, dead skin cells, you don't want to be mixing. color coding is a great way to keep track of whose towel

belongs to whom. you want to be careful how you store them. you want a rack where it dries quickly. >> hanging it on a hook, or worse crumpling on my floor which is what my husband does. >> changing out. >> at least once a week. >> great. makeup, a lot of us apply our makeup in the bathroom. is that a problem? >> well, applying it in the bathroom is not a problem but you have to look at your makeup and see how old is it. particularly liquid makeup tends to go bad pretty quickly. it can hold onto germs, you're touching your face, eye makeup. this is an area you get them into the body easily. switch them out frequently. >> liquid makeups, mascarmascar >> disposable is good. powders tend to last a lot longer so you're safer with those. >> let's move over here to the toilet. the toilet as we know, the di

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this morning on eat smart today, diet dilemmas, tricky situations where food becomes an issue. diet and food any nutritionist has tips. these come from your practice, real life situation. you're going to read them and we'll talk about them. the first is feeding other people's kids. >> your son has a friend overweight, a single scoop for your child and the friend asks for more scoops. what would you do. >> i've been in a similar situation and i think i just gave them another scoop. i'm not the parent of that child. >> you feel bad. but at the same time i am watching what my kids eat. >> i'm not a parent but i thought to myself, i think i would say, honey, we're having one scoop today. then you have to give your kid a second scoop. >> sometimes i go back and say

oh, that mean mother wouldn't give me more ice cream. >> snarking me out. >> josh's mom is skimpy on the ice cream, don't go over there. >> next is about the temptation to break your diet. >> this is a really common problem. your partner knows you're working on weight loss and doing really well. as a reward he surprises you with a hot fudge sundae. he really is sincere and thinks you deserve this indulgence for your lifestyle effort. what would you do. >> i've been here, too. watching what you eat and your husband says, here, have a glass of wine. >> would you be nice? >> i end up having a glass of wine. >> i think -- it's not good behavior on the part of the husband to do that. i think take a bite or two and say you finish it. that's my diet plan. >> sabotage. >> that can be accidental sabotage. they think they are not. you have to set them straight

and say don't reward me with food, do something else. >> i love you so much. >> a few bites. >> that's kind and doesn't hurt anybody's fees. >> clothes. >> that's perfect, too. >> next one, birthday treats at school. >> it's your daughter's seventh birthday and you want to send a treat to school. should you send in cupcakes or cookies or pencils and stickers as the school suggests but doesn't mandate. what's right thing to do. >> cupcakes and cookies. this happens at school. they want healthy treats and snacks. you understand there are kids with allergies but at the same time you want them to have their birthday cake. >> i feel like kids -- >> you grow up in a house with only wheat germ, the second you get out of your house you pig out and have terrible habits. >> that's exactly right. why not just downsize the treat. sometimes people send in both, small cupcake and fruit.

sometimes that can be overkill. stick with the cupcakes. it is a birthday. we don't want to put an ones on things you can't eat them. >> the last thing is about what happens when friends are out to dinner. >> you've out for dinner with three friends who want the fried appetizer platter for the table. you changed your lifestyle and ordered a salad instead. they say, since you've gone on a diet, you're no fun to go out to dinner anymore. >> that's mean. >> it does sound mean an snarky. >> those are not true friends first of all. >> right. >> i think i would just really correct them and say, listen, i'm sorry, guys. i'm sorry i'm no fun. i thought just showing up would be fun. >> i think the same thing. maybe i'd eat one calamari. but i'd probably say, guys, come on, help me out. i'm trying not to eat this stuff. >> sometimes they feel bad about what they are doing, maybe get

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>> i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. just ahead it's that time of year when kids have got to get back to reality. >> for many this is the last week of summer vacation. sorry, kids. some kids have actually even started school already. we're going to have helpful tips to get the kids and family back on a sleep routine. if you're trying to fit in one last trip this week, we're going to fill you in on the best sites and apps, whether looking for hotel deals or language translation, even ways to save money on roaming charges. >> speaking of saving money. louis is here with do it yourself hair care ideas such as hairspray and hair gel you can actually whip up at home. i've got to see this. first let's they can in with mr. al roker in key west working hard tracking tropical storm isaac. hey, al. >> hey, guys. good morning. let's show you what we've got at least as far as today is at, a of strong storms along the gulf and that's going to be a big

problem. that's due to isaac and can't rule tout chance of an isolated tornado two. pacific northwest looks spectacular. beautiful day in los angeles. sunny and 84. risk of strong storms and making their way through the upper ohio river valley. tomorrow, we look for bigger risk of strong storms into the southeast. and we have the sizzling weather from the plains all the way down into the southwest. and mild and sunny in new england. also 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. rather humid on this monday morning. 27th day of august around the region. climbing into the low and mid 70s much of the area. reagan national now at 75. we have sunshine, few clouds popping up. as we get into the afternoon there is a small chance of an isolated thundershower this afternoon. greater chance this evening and perhaps pre-dawn into tuesday before then upper 80s and tomorrow lower humidity moving in. highs in the 80s

>> savvy and nat, back to you. >> thanks so much. we know you're driving. you're going to be covering the storm tomorrow? >> we're driving either to miami, or we're driving to new orleans. one other the other. >> oh, my goodness. safe travels, al. stop at the gas station and get a burrito or whatever. thank you so much. up next, school bells are ringing. helpful advice to get your kids back on the sleep schedule coming up right after this. gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? i usually say that.

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pediatric sleep specialists and consultants for hit show on our sister network. good morning, ladies. good to have you here. this advice could not be more timely. right now i think i'm the only one on a sleep schedule. why is it during the summertime all schedules go out the window. jennifer? >> everything is later in the summer, it's light later, kids stay up later, you don't have to get up as early. it's natural for schedules to fall apart. with school starting you have to get back on track and get your body clock in a good rhythm. >> optimal amount of sleep, how much are we talking about? >> from toddlers, lovely 10 to 12 hours of sleep with younger ones needing more. average, 11 hours. >> if they are not getting optimal hours, we're not just talking grumpy kids.

>> we're not. adhd, learning disorder, anxiety, depression, some show kids aren't performing well academically if they aren't sleep well, which is no surprise. they need good sleep nutrition. >> that's why we brought you in. go news to get us back on track. first tip is make a new plan. where do we begin starting out with a new plan. >> before we talk to the kids, parents get together and say, okay, what are we going to do now that summer is over. we're going to decide what time is bedtime, move it earlier than it has been in the summer. what is the routine, exactly what odor we going to do the routine. how many books are we offering to justin. we're going to offer exactly two. ten minutes in the bath, not 30. we're pulling it in so we create a good plan for them and make a good routine. >> consistency is key. all parents, whoever is putting the child to bed has to be on that same schedule.

>> sure. >> next tip is a crafty one. you suggest creating a sleep book. is this sort of like a bedtime story thing? >> kind of. you're basically bringing this new plan to life for kids visually. it doesn't have to be fancy, stapled together copy paper and drawings, walk through what the flow looks like. first bath, pjs, then a story. they love personalized stories about them. give them a solid expectation of new roles. >> i like that. stick figures. something i can do. third tip, giving your child choices during the routine. how many choices? if you say you only get one book, they will say one book three times over. >> of course. when we talk about giving choices, basically we're going to decide the plan. within that plan we offer them

imagined choices. we're going to see too say are you ready to go get in the bath. it's time to get in the bath now. do you want to get in in one minute or three minutes. it won't matter to you but helps your child feel like they have a little control. >> managing power struggles. this is a case that happens every night in my house. what do you suggest parents do? how do you manage? >> it's kids job description to drag and stall, delay time as much as they possibly can, play with trains a little longer, basically do anything but actually go to sleep. parents need to be sure kids stick to the plan. they sing a song about brushing their teeth, put on pjs, get a drink of water. be lighthearted about it. it is mom and dad's job to keep the train on track and get to bed on time. >> final piece of advice, stay consistent. make sure you stick to that routine and schedule. >> absolutely. it's very, very very important once you've laid out the plan

kids if you leave one loophole they will jump in and run wit. it's important you and your spouse decide we are going to stick to this plan, absolutely consistent, flawlessly so and children will follow suit. >> i'm writing all this down, got my homework cut out for me tonight, including drawing my stick figure book. ladies, thanks so much. good to have you. jennifer and jill, thanks. coming up next, have apps will travel. sites to make traveling a breeze right after this. ♪ ♪ i'm thinking sweet ♪ and i'm thinking new ♪ i'm thinking all these brilliant colors ♪ ♪ shining through ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] [ female announcer ] 40 delicious flavors that feel as good as they taste. yoplait, it is so good!

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worked for you that you really recommend. let's get right to it. the first one you like is air b & b. >> that's a website and app. before i get into how it works, if you're traveling for more than two days or more than two people, getting an apartment, renting an apartment might be a good choice. not only can it be more cost effective, it's also comfortable. it's nice to have a kitchen, do the laundry. plus the extra is that getting to do the normal every day life things like figuring out how to take out the trash or where to buy great bread really gives you a hands on for local life. >> get a feel for this place. >> air b & b is a good place, a beautiful site, easy to navigate, filter your requirements however you wish. they have all sorts of combinations. anywhere from tiny apartments for one night to a castle for a week. >> sounds pretty nice. another apps you like is jet

setters. a website. >> a website and app. i love jet setters. thank you, jet setter. they are a members only website. no problem, the membership is free. the great thing about it is they have flash sales. they offer hotels or tours or houses. as a member, you get an e-mail. it tells you until when that sale is going on. the sale can be 50% of the original price. aside from that, they also have a whole range of hotels and the good thing about jet setter, it's cure ated. >> hotels decrease, why do you like it? >> another choice for hotels, different from jet setter. they only have hotels.

it's cure ated, meets standards, easy to use. they have a membership of $195 a year. if you travel a lot it might be a good option because, well, it gives you some perks. free wi-fi, breakfast, late checkout and sometimes even transportation from the airport. >> now let's say we're on our trip. you like pocketearth.com for gps, a good map system. >> it's an app. that's an app only. before i get into apps, if you're going to travel overseas i definitely would recommend getting a data plan if you have a smartphone just so that you're not freaking out about what your bill is going to be when cow back. a data plan, international data plan for just one month and it will be anywhere from $25 and up. >> that's good advice. you don't have to worry about that. >> this app is my new favorite app because it's easy to read. you buy the app once.

there's a free option. they have thousands and thousands of maps. i was just in london, so i downloaded the map for london. then you can use it on the street without roaming. it's great. >> last one i have time for itranslate. how much languages does it have, the main ones? >> a lot of languages but over 20 languages they do thwith voi recognition. imagine doing this. you need to tell the cabdriver right. you grab your phone, press turn right, please. press play. give it to the cabdriver and the phone will say in japanese. >> wow, got to love that. >> got to love that. >> easier than learning japanese. saw so much. great ideas. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> saving money with homemade hair treatments. they really work, too. first, this is "today" on nbc. he's made his choice.

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this morning on "today's" beauty, home made hair care from styling gel to deep conditioner, you can make them you ever -- them yourself with items you have in your home. i like this idea. a lot of people might think, why go to the trouble when i can go out and buy it on the market. >> the fact of the matter is you can buy it. this is the closest you can get to expensive salon production for your hair, with a little extra effort. they have to be refrigerated. >> let's get to it. first is hairspray you'll make for it. >> it's very simple. much simpler than you think. every one takes 10 or 15 minutes. >> boil or heat it?

>> you actually are going to put in your wedges. >> okay. >> you're like a blond, brown, something in the middle. lemon for blond, orange is for brunettes. then what you do is you simmer that until it's about halfway dissolved, halfway reduced. >> sure. >> then you add vodka. >> once it simmered down, at vodka. okay. >> then to make it all smell well, you can use this orange essential oil. orange is great for brunettes. >> lemon for blond. >> the lemon for the blond. exactly. what you do is these containers which i labeled. >> hairspray. >> put it in the refrigerator. >> it's not sticky at all with the lemons. >> not at all. >> smells yummy, delicious. i guess the vodka doesn't smell. >> the vodka disappears.

talking about liquor and drinks, you can actually use flat beer. it won't smell at all and that will act like a bodybuilder, an old one from last night, i guess. spray it on and you'll have body, no smell of beer. promise, guaranteed. >> making our own hair gel here, not surprising you start with gelatin. >> right. this is actually the gelatin okay. make sure it's not flavored. it will color your hair. water. essential oils. here we have lavender. lavender, ladies, it attracts men. >> more benefits then. all right. >> the trick to this is you literally put -- actually -- >> dpel continue in water. >> gelatin in water and dissolve it. after we did that. >> i imagine this is heated

water so it disofls. >> -- it dissolves. >> heated water like this. put in the oil. of course you have to refrigerate this. and you see you have a gel. >> have you to refrigerate it? >> you want to keep it fresh. >> not sticky either. that's good. >> moving on over here. perfect. this one sounds delicious. it's not a smoothie we're making but rather a deep conditioning treatment with bananas and avocado. >> what you do is take your top open, open your banana, put in one banana. put in also the avocado. before i would do that, i would make sure the banana is totally pureed. this is key. if you have chunks they will stick in your hair. >> like making baby food. >> baby food if you want to skip all this you can. that's a good substitute. avocado. >> oil again?

>> yes, that's wheat germ oil. a little lemon grass oil to give it fragrance. result after the refrigerator, again, in a cute little container. you can make yourself. >> doesn't last very long, right? >> i would say these ingredients might last -- just make enough for your hair. all these recipes can be tweaked. if you have finer hair, less oil. >> saran wrap and deep conditioning. all the time for now. we'll get to the others on another time. thank you so much. coming up, the best of the '80s with kathie lee and hoda but first your local news and weather. president clinton: this election to me is about which... candidate is more likely to return us to full employment.

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breaking news this morning at 9:57. d.c. police are on the scene of a suspicious package along new hampshire avenue. let's go to danella sealock with more on that. >> thank you. here's the situation. if you are traveling new hampshire avenue, 3800 block, is shut down. this is in northwest. your alternate road is georgia avenue. we are seeing delays in the area. now let's head over to earlier accident. 295 southbound at east capitol street. it is clear.

you are still seeing delays. as you make your way towards 50 headed to southbound. very slow. route 50 slow from landover road. you will hit the brakes as you make your ty new york avenue. let's head over to tom with a look at our forecast. >> puffy white clouds floating in a blue sky over washington on this monday morning. live view from our hd city camera. right now 76 at reagan national. dew point, humid 70. it is going to stay hume tid rest of the day with highs mid and upper 80s. could get late afternoon or evening thundershowers. tomorrow and into thursday, low humidity. beautiful weather moving in. beautiful weather moving in. >> he's made his choice.

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i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. for captions paid for byt... nbc-universal television get out your hair spray and puff up those shoulder pads wit kotb. it's going to be totally tubular! ♪ keep believing ♪ i can have it all >> hey, everybody. it is try day friday, february 24th. >> we've got a totally tubular. >> it is radical, as you can tell. we've got to reveal our

costumes. >> these two girls are from club providence at the tropicana in atlantic city, new jersey. >> we were getting into our '80s attire. you chose kind of a madonnaish -- >>ish because there is only one madonna. i tried a dynasty thing. >> when we were doing it, we couldn't believe how much stuff you have to wear. >> it's a lot of gear. look at you. >> cute. i like the whole thing. and you? >> the shoulder pads, of course, everyone had those, but how about that? everybody had it. everybody had it. >> and show your hair. we are very proud of your hair. scrunchies and stuff. >> honestly, let's walk down memory lane a little bit. so much of this stuff i forgot was the '80s. >> how about this? remember this phone?

do you remember in your car and you thought you were so cool because you were like, hey. you could take them anywhere you wanted. they had car chargers. you could take it in the car with you. you dialed it and everyone thought you were cool as you slipped it right into your purse. >> nice. >> what else was big in the '80s? >> wine coolers. >> bartle and james. >> they are vile. >> who didn't have a sony walkman? yes. where it ejected the thing. you still have one? okay. good for you. >> rubic's cube was huge. >> i remember the first time i was actually able to do it. you think you're a genius, but you're not because you can't do it again. >> how about these? these are pop rocks. you put them on your tongue and they explode. should we do it? >> not me? >> why? >> i have plans for my tongue. >> what does that mean?

>> i want to eat later. >> i had many ugly eras in my life. >> you sure have. >> there is none uglier than the '80s for me. >> put us where you were. >> i was graduating high school in '82 and going to college. i was there through '86. i have picture proof. >> are they popping yet? >> yeah, they're good. >> thisses hoda. >> that's my high school graduation. >> oh, my gosh. >> hey, hey, hey, i already know. >> which one's you? >> that's mean. look at me on the end. >> oh, my gosh, hoda. >> hey, hey! >> which one is you. oh, the one in the middle. >> the big one. the big one in the back. >> and her hair. >> hey, you in the '80s, on the other hand, were not as unattractive. >> i had to be. you're right, i wasn't. i'm sorry. i would love to look like that

again. that ain't going to happen. >> look at your legs. >> that's the day we announced our engagement. >> where did you announce it? >> on another network where we had worked. >> that's abc? >> that's not so bad, is it? >> picture the difference. >> frank and i both had a lot more hair back then. >> you know what? s if you were going to pull a split screen, that was me, okay? i told you. i was reporting still in the '80s with that kind of hair. and the shoulder pads and the lemon yellow blazers. >> the shoulder pads i remember. >> look at that. >> oh, my gosh, hoda. >> you don't have to go audio up. lemon yellow blazer. that is so ugly. okay, okay, okay. activate news, forget it. >> it's amazing you got on the

air. me on the other hand. >> you were doing carnival cruise commercials. let's go back to memory lane. 1985. >> note in the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun ♪ ♪ not much money oh honey ♪ ain't we got fun ♪ we'll stay up late dear ♪ let's not miss a thrill >> oh, my god! did you just plop down in your bikini? >> that's the last time i did, 1985. i know. that's why i don't like to go down memory lane. you don't look like that again. >> thank god. you saw mine. >> yeah. >> okay. all right. so anyway -- we didn't want to feel alone in our ugly phase or mine. so you guys came along for the ride. >> sorry, need a little more.

>> thank you, guys, for sending your pictures in. here are some of you going through that unfortunate era, too. >> that could be your sister. >> you know hey, you know what? everyone had their hair poofed out. throughout the show, we are going to continue to show pictures that you have sent us of your '80s look. >> you know what was bad about the '80s? they went on for ten years. we have big celebrities we first found out about. cindi lauper was big, molly ringwald. brooke shields, meg ryan. >> one of the big things, too, the music videos were so big in the '80s. mtv was just coming on. >> i want my mtv. that changed the music industry forever. once the visual was in play. people who had great careers

were bye-bye because they didn't have the visual thing. other people made their whole career. >> the crazy hair was big, as you remember, too. >> with the boys. >> the heavy metal bands had that crazy '80s hair. ♪ jump >> david lee roth. >> oh, twisted sisters. oh, my. look at bon jovi. ♪ living on a prayer ♪ i want to rock and roll all night ♪ >> you know what's amazing, almost everybody is still around. van halen had a reunite. one is on "apprentice." bon jovi is still bon jovi and rocking it like crazy.

>> other than the metal bands, there were obviously a lot of other big musical stars. michael jackson was big. the "thriller" video from 1982 was huge. not to be outdone, your favorite -- one of my favorites is janet jackson's "control." you remember that from 1986? ready? ♪ now i'm all grown up this is one of my favorites. the jay giles band "centerfold." ♪ my angel is a centerfold >> so nothing ever really changed with you. your musical tastes have not changed. that is basically what you're telling me. friend of mine wrote a great song for barry manilow back in

1981. it was david pomerantz wrote this for barry manilow. ♪ bring back the old times ♪ baby the old lines >> look at barry. ♪ maybe she'll lay her head on my shoulder ♪ >> two of my favorite people barry manilow and david pomerantz. he had surgery. i talked to him yesterday. he is doing great. big news, he is going to try to make his concert this weekend in omaha, nebraska. he is going to make up his concert dates. wants us to come at radio city. is doing great. hopefully going to bring his broadway show called "harmony" in very soon. glad you're doing so much better. here is my favorite song from

1986. >> "walk like an egyptian." >> that's not kind. ♪ walk like an egyptian >> i have told my relatives in egypt there is a song "walk like an egyptian." they're like, how do we walk? i don't know. we don't walk this way. okay, you don't walk that way. >> are we going to do madonna? >> go to the movies and tv. this will take you back. take a look. >> 106 miles to chicago. we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. >> hit it.

>> roads? where we're going, we don't need roads. >> i am serious and don't call me shirley. >> you triple [ bleep ]. >> say hello to my little friend. >> here's johnny! >> if you need me just think johnny wishbone and i come running. >> let me tell you about a lesson i learned when i was a little girl in st. olif. >> does barry manilow know you raid his wardrobes? >> i'm not going to be ignored, dan. >> i have a head for business and a body for sex. anything wrong with that? >> oh, oh, oh god -- >> i'll have what she's having. >> if you build it, he will come. >> snap out of it! >> i'll be back. >> that takes you so far back.

>> millions of memories. >> you know what i think it's time for? >> what? >> bobbie's buzz. show what you've got from the '80s. look how adorable. >> she had that in her closet. >> i got this from your closet. there was so much fun stuff in the '80s. brian gave us these slap bracelets. this hurts. let me slap you. you got it? >> just what i need, another bracelet. >> something from the '80s, the shoulder pads that we are all sporting around here. this is the shoulder pad bra by shape fx. this is a modern invention. this is great to give you structure and bigger shoulders slims your hips. also we remember swatch. they're hotter than ever. these watches are still selling

out. they have a new touch so they moved into the modern century. and hair color. hair color is hot. cindi lauper did it back then, but katy perry and everyone are using permanent color. you can get this temporary color. they are called rubbed by hair flair. you literally rub it on. do you see that? it's like a powder. >> tell me it washes right ou. >> it does. but it's a great temporary way. >> who is better than bobbie? >> nobody. >> we've got to get a peek at miss sara haines. >> come up here and learn this dance with us by our ladies and we go out. crank it up, ladies. >> what are we going to do? ♪ wake me up before you go-go ♪ don't want to miss it when you hit that high ♪ >> we'll be right back.

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stylist to the star louis licari and "us weekly" contributor jill martin. >> people like the look that they feel they peaked in. all these girls peaked in the '80s, some still have that look. >> crazy. >> let's look at diana todd. 54 years old from connecticut. her daughters wrote in asking us to take their mom out of the '80s. her beauty routine is pink blush, be side pony and random barettes. >> mom is wearing a scrunchy and wanted one that matched her outfit. you say that is her first problem? >> that is the problem. we want to update her hair, her make-up and her clothes. she needs to be in 2012. >> you want to move into 2012, are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> you look nervous. >> no. i'm not nervous.

i'm ready. >> here with her are her two daughters. raise your hands, guys. her husband is back there. her mom, her sister and her niece. >> she has a lot of people who love her. >> she does. keep your blindfolds on. here is diane todd in the '80s. step into 2012. >> oh, my gosh! they are going to freak out. take off your blindfolds. take them off. >> oh, diane! >> are you ready to see yourself? step right up here. >> oh, my god. >> you look gorgeous. >> beautiful! >> let's talk about the hair. >> definitely the hair. this was mission impossible. do not try this yourself at home. she had colored, dyed, black hair. i had to soften it up to make it look more natural. because that's 2012.

it's not the '80s where everything was artificial. max softened her haircut, layered and took off the ends i damaged in the process. >> diana's mom, if you don't hug her, you're going to bust. >> what do you guys think of your mom? >> she looks so different. >> what an adorable dress. >> in this whole situation we went back to the basics. you have to have the basics in your closet. here is a little black dress from white house black market. we kept a little flair. >> love it. thank you. >> a big round of applause. you can join your family right there. >> angela stevens, looks curling her bangs, teasing her hair and wearing gaudy jewelry. she says '80s was a great time

so why not stay in it? let's listen to her story. >> you have had the same wardrobe for 33 years and the big hair. >> yes. and the make-up. >> tell me, why do you want this change? >> because it's 2012 and it's about time i get updated. >> we are going to get rid of the big hair and the lace and the eye shadow. what do you think about this? >> it's about time. >> but she's still beautiful? >> absolutely. i wouldn't have married her if she wasn't. >> are you ready to go? >> i am so ready. >> william keeps on his blindfold. >> bring out the 2012 angela. >> oh, wow! >> you look great. >> william, take it off. >> oh, my word. what did you do with my wife? >> what are you going to do with your wife? >> careful. >> turn around. take a look.

>> oh, my god! >> you look beautiful. >> you really do. >> louis, we start with the hair. >> right. 2012 is looking like you were incredibly lucky in the gene pool. what i did i softened her hair color. we added more highlights on the end which is contemporary. max gave her this haircut. got rid of the bubble gum make-up and gave her these more natural colors. >> so pretty. tell us about the dress, too. >> a great wrap dress is something every woman should have. available at macy's. look at her nails. she let her keep one pop-up color. >> it looks very 2012 with everything else. let's bring diana back out. a big round of applause. >> thank you, jill. >> still to come, i feel the need, the need for '80s movies. >> and trivia.

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back now with more of "today's" '80s edition. it brought us the brat pat, madonna and mr. t. >> i'm sure my '80s were different than your '80s. who remembers more and to make sure nobody cheats, and you know who you are. he wasn't even born then. >> i was actually. >> we're ready, babe. first question. this sentence from the movie "top gun," tom cruise said i feel the need -- hoda. >> the need for speed. >> yes. >> good one. >> how about some applause?

>> pace yourself. >> he played maverick in this. his line made the list of afi's greatest movie lines ever. >> nice. >> we don't care about that. >> all right. question two. what candy became popular after being featured in the movie "e.t." >> reese's pieces. >> yes. >> you said it very close to feces. i don't think it should work. it should be a tie. >> e.t. loved reese's pieces. everyone remembers elliot lured him out of hiding. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> all right. fine. wow. >> what are you showing off? you have the answers. stop reading. >> how many kids did the cosby's have and name them?

a-3, b, 4, c-5, d-6. >> four. >> i say five. >> that is correct. name them. >> now i've got to name them. theo, raven. rudy. i can't remember. i was making a living, all right? >> olivia, she was denise's daughter, sandra, denise, theo, vanessa and rudy. she went on to "a different world." question four. finish this lyric. ♪ you don't have to be rich to be my gal ♪ ♪ you don't have to be cool to rule my world ♪ >> i'd gladly lose that point.

>> any more songs? s. >> did i get it right? >> that was from prince's album "parade" which hoda knows very well. "knot's landing" was a spin-off from "falcon crest?" "dynasty" or peyton place?" >> "dallas." gary moved to knot's landing with his wife. kathie lee, you ar very behind. >> earth-shattering stuff. okay. >> sorry. >> next question. what 1985 brat pack movie classic featured a young demi moore and rob low. >> elmo's fire? >> "st. elmo's fire."

>> you got it right. it had andrew mccarthy. was a classic. >> time for one more. >> this is the tiebreaker. >> no, it isn't. >> what song was playing out of john cusack's boom box in the movie "say anything." >> you're confusing me with hoda. >> i don't know it. >> i don't know. >> that's not possible. >> i don't know the movie. >> it was "in your eyes" by peter gabriel. >> never saw it. how did i live? >> we love you. >> today didn't work for me. >> i should have been wearing that jacket. >> up next, say it ain't so. >> you can have it. >> she's getting naked.

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colorful jeans. we have andrea showing that off with an oversized sweater. >> if you pick one of the interesting colors as we did here, you get all the '80s you need. you can do a nod to off the shield were this cream sweater. you could do neutrals. you can have fun but an easy and wearable way to do the color jeans. >> that's cute. >> cute. >> just a touch of color on your nails. >> lace is a big trend. you love it. >> that's so pretty. >> this is our nod to madonna and to kathie lee. we picked this dress from h&m. it's an easy way to wear '80s and to incorporate lace into your wardrobe. we paired it with a nude shoe. you could go more fun. you can do a monochrome look and

put on a tight. we put blue on her eye shadow. just use your normal neutral tones and add a hint of it. we've seen a lot of feathers, a little earring peeking out. >> you do look really cute. >> katherine is next. she's got a tube skirt and bright blazers are back. >> that looks modern to me. >> we all wore tube skirts in the '80s. what is great, contrary to what you might think, it's figure flattering because it almost has a hold you in element. it's almost like a spanx. pop it with a blazer. it looks cute with black and white. what she did on her nails, nodding to the '80s look, we did the sally hanson lace effect on the nails. >> that's cute. black and red that, combo? >> black and red. >> was big in the '80s.

>> this is kind of a way, a really easy way to wear this to work. she is wearing a red blouse, black pants. the pants are from kohl's. the top is forever 21. you can wear this to the office, put on pump. >> what about the jewelry she's got on? >> gold. everything gold. this is a gold chain. a modern take on the dramatic gold chains going on. red lips. >> have all the ladies come on out and join us. >> thank you, ladies. nice job. >> still to come what do we have, miss hoda? >> we are going to throw a party from the '80s. everyone's hair breaks.

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♪ get into the groove ♪ boy you've got to prove your love to me ♪ >> say what you will about the '80s, but there is no denying it was a totally tight. >> if you want to relive the spirit, we are going to help you throw a fun '80s themed batch with jen who came to play. >> jesse's girl. >> cute. >> this is stuff i would normally wear. >> take us to the party. >> if we are going to throw a really rad '80s party, music is key. you take an old school looking boom box which is actually an ipod docking station. this one is from sony. >>ing brand-new made to look retro old.

genius. >> for catering, what better way to cater your party than with goodies from the easy-bake oven. there are websites dedicated to recipes. your guests can get involved. >> remember how happy on christmas morning when they got an easy-bake oven? >> and wash it down. >> no. i gave mine away. >> it's illegal for me to drink that. wine coolers are back. they launched in 1981. in beyonce's video, there is a whole thing with the bartle and james and they are coming back. and midori sour. >> now we're talking. >> thank you. >> you've got to put the light-up ice cubes. >> my gosh. >> it's all double duty.

your drinks become your decor. >> that's cool. >> radical. totally tubular. >> you sound like a valley girl. >> for decor, light bright. they're back. these are $10. >> with the little pacman guy. >> light brights set the ambiance. put them in a light bright. it's a fun thing for people to play with. and we are getting more fun. we have games. rubic's cube came out in the '80s, but games in general in the '80s, that was the big thing. trouble, operation. you can turn these into a drinking game. hungry hippo. it's coming back in a big way. this is one way to go. >> remember the commercial for you sunk my battleship with those two kids? >> i didn't watch enough, obviously.

>> if you don't want to go the board game route, turn your ipad into an arcade. >> how? tell us. >> i will enlighten you. we've got miss pacman on here. download it free. you have a pacman competition or the icade. put your ipad in there and play the old school games like asteroids. >> really smart. >> this would be the most fun party ever. >> would be the totally most awesome party ever. >> what kind of candy do you have? >> party favors. these are from dylan's candy bar, nerds, bubble tape, all the good stuff ready to go. also can be part of your decor. it's so cute. you can go to cafe press.com. they have shot glasses, shirts.

>> thank you. >> thanks, girl. >> bust out your boom box. sara takes a trip back in time. first this is "today" on nbc. president clinton: this election to me is about which...

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♪ heaven is a place on earth >> as we wrap up our celebration of everything '80s, it is time for sara's special series called "they get paid for that?" >> people get paid for what they love to do. her search took her to downtown manhattan. >> that is correct. in the canal room, every '80s

fans set their walkman aside for live '80s action. the '80s. reagan was president, fashion was loud and boom boxes blasting all that delicious pop music. one group is bringing the decade back. rubic's cube, the ultimate '80s tribute band played soldout shows at new york city's canal room. how did you guys come up with the name? >> we were kicking around names. in the span of a week i saw three rubic's kubs. i took it as a sign. >> we said perfect, the six of us, six sides to the cube. >> meet the six sides. sherry, scott, eric, john, sky and david. let me see a show of hands, who was able to quit their day job

and do this full-time? back to the software engineer. that's right. all but one does this gig full-time. how did the band come to be? >> i wanted to play again. i love the '80s. i said there are so many good songs. >> i lived it in high school. i knew every song by heart. do you want to join an '80s band? i still have some of the clothes so i was all over it. >> we got this idea to have a male singer and female singer so we can do every single song whether it be the metal '80s, the glam '80s. whether it be the new wave '80s. we can do all of that. >> there were 20 different genres and everyone got along. talking heads, the cars, cindi lauper. they are all considered new wave but have nothing to do with each other. >> then you have whitney houston, janet jackson, metal, poison.

>> whether you lived through the '80s or missed them all together, don't worry, rubik cube takes you back in time. i've got my favorite tee, glow in the dark necklace and shades. the crowd comes to play. i have to admit, i did, too. ♪ living on a prayer >> some of the '80s pop icons joined the band on the stage, too. >> we did the first ever tiffany and debby gibson show ever. >> you guys get up there. you live out one of the best decades unbiased ever. do you stop to say, i get paid to do this? >> yes. every day. we literally say, thank you, music gods, for letting us do what we truly love to do. >> we are not young teenagers, but we do this because we enjoy it. we have a need to do this. ♪ don't stop believing >> if you have a need to relive

the '80s, don't stop believing. it can happen. >> nice job, sara. >> excellent. look at all these old magazines from them. look at "newsweek." >> look at "tiger beat." >> who didn't love that? >> big thank you for vivianne feldman. >> coming up monday, a total oscar wrap-up. >> total. all the winners, plus hits and misses on the red carpet. >> and many megan from "smash." >> thank you, sara. he's made his choice.

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