breaking news. a levee breach forces emergency evacuations in a parish south of new orleans this morning as hurricane isaac hammers the gulf coast. torrential rains stretching from louisiana to florida. hundreds of thousands without power. we're le across the region. heart and hard truths. ann romney and chris christie delivered two very different speeches at the republican national convention. >> no one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this country a better place to live. >> our ideas are right for america and their ideas have failed america.

>> but will their words impact voters. why did governor christie's speech rub some republicans the wrong way? what was the mission? new details coming out from the controversial book about the osama bin laden raid written by a former navy s.e.a.l. was there ever any intent to capture the terror leader, or was the plan to kill him on sight. we'll have details from the pentagon today, wednesday, we'll have details from the pentagon today, wednesday, august 29th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> good morning. welcome to a special split edition of today on wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer in tampa florida their. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. matt, hard to believe, seven

years ago today hurricane katrina was coming to shore. take a look at new orleans again this morning, the city dealing with another hurricane. this is not katrina but this storm is very dangerous. it remains a category one storm at this hour. wind speeds at 80 miles an hour. more than 420,000 people are without power in louisiana alone. >> if there's a real problem this morning, it's that this storm is moving very, very slowly. that means even more torrential rain will fall on that region over a longer period of time. combine that with the storm surge and widespread flooding is expected. we're already seeing some of that in parts of louisiana, mississippi, and alabama, savannah. >> all right. we have three reports this morning from the storm zone beginning with lester holt who is in new orleans this morning. lester, what can you tell us? >> well, savannah, i guess it's a lot worse than when we left last night. we're about 100 yards from the mississippi river. the levees are holding in new

orleans. the system of pumps and levees are doing their job. there is a lot of localized street flooding. you may have heard plaquemines parish, the area to the south that sticks out toward the gulf. they did get an overtopping, not a breaching, but overtopping of levees. they are going door to door get people to higher ground. we understand there was some people waiting on a ferry landing. the winds are gusting. it's calm then we get them again. we aren't getting 80 miles an hour sustained winds but we are getting gusts. people who sheltered in place, i was listening to local radio this morni, they say somehow this feels worse than katrina. some are expressing regrets they stayed. city officials believe it was the right call, there was no mandatory evacuation in louisiana. we have seen no serious damage in our movement around here. lots of power out. several hundred thousand customers in new orleans and

southern louisiana out of power right now. i think what worries folks the most right now, this will go on for a while. we were getting hammered here last night. we're getting hammered now. my understanding, we haven't reached the center of the hurricane. it's almost stationary, moving very, very slowly, dumping a lot of rain as they feared. this was the fear here, the thing would hover and drop tremendous amounts of rain and cause flooding. the important headline and focus everyone was worried about, the levees are fine, the pumps are fine. right now things are as good as they can expect here in new orleans. >> lester holt, in the port of new orleans. let's get to the weather channel's jim cantore. he's on canal street in new orleans. jim, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, savannah. we're taking it big-time with these winds. you've got several streets where the wind can funnel through like this one in through here. the fact this is going to be such a long duration event means we will deal with this pounding

for a good and better part of the day. you're talking about horizontal rain in through here. we have already had debris coming down in terms of the lights, bus stations, people wait for cars, plastic ripped out of those. other than that, the power is out on canal street. several hours of this now, three to four, in fact, making it very hard to stand up in these horizontal rains. again, confirming what lester is saying. some of the heaviest rain has actually been right in this area here. the pumps are taking whatever mother nature is dishing out right now. that was the biggest concern going in yesterday and the biggest concern throughout the day today. but relentless wind, relentless rain. eventually there will be water intrusion in these buildings. it's absolutely unavoidable with the kind of wind we're getting here. we're taking the right side of this hurricane, unlike katrina when we took the left side. when all is said and done, more rain and higher wind gusts by

the time it pulls out. another 12, possibly 18 hours before all is said and done. savannah, back to you. >> jim cantore on canal street. let's check in with al who is also there. al, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. as you've heard, this storm has really caused big problems. 430,000 in louisiana alone without power according to entergy, the power company here. u.s. 90 in mississippi, a large chunk of that has been closed. we even have a problem at the national weather service in new orleans has lost power so there's no radar coverage for this area. isaac is just getting warmed up. after charging up the gulf of mexico, hurricane isaac's massive 600-mile wide expanse brought heavy rain and fierce winds from the florida panhandle to the louisiana coast. winds of up to 80 miles per hour sent storm surges reaching up to

11 feet along the gulf coast causing severe flooding in some areas, beach erosion in coastal towns like orange beach, alabama. >> it's like a blizzard here, like sand getting whipped through the sea oats. >> isaac making its first landfall in southeastern louisiana 6:40 central last night. >> we're in the teeth of this thing and will be for quite sometime. >> then it headed out to sea off the southern louisiana coast making another landfall this morning with storm winds battering surrounding areas. coming down in sheets, sustained 30-mile-an-hour wind. the rain is relentless. isaac dumping rain across the gulf on the seventh anniversary of katrina, the costliest hurricane in history that left 80% of new orleans under water claiming hundreds of lives when the city's levee and pump systems failed. there's been a multi-billion dollar repair to the system now being put to the test by isaac.

>> not many towns i know that can take 12 to 20 inches in 48 hours, much less one that sits below sea level. >> hundreds of thousands of residents of new orleans, louisiana, and the gulf coast are waking up with no electricity, still feeling the effects of isaac. >> all right. now, isaac has been stationary for about the last three hours. we're getting updates hourly from the national hurricane center. here is the latest on isaac's position, strength, and movement. right now it's 50 miles south southwest of new orleans, maximum sustained winds still 80 miles an hour. the good news is it is moving to the north northwest at about 6 miles per hour. latest now on the projected path, we expect isaac, which is still a category one storm, to start moving inland around 1:00 this afternoon. winds of about 75 miles per hour. by early thursday morning, it is just to the west of baton rouge with 60-mile-per-hour winds.

the storm surge again, a big problem. we are going to be looking at 6 to 12 feet above sea level, above normal. as you get to panama city, about 2 to 4 feet, 3 to 6 feet back through western louisiana. we also have flash flood watches in effect, flash flood warning, and we also have tornado watches in effect for the entire gulf coast region. and, of course, the rain. it is coming down at the rate of about one to two inches per hour. this is going to last at least another 12 hours. we're talking about anywhere from five to seven inches of rain. but 10 to 15 inches will be more the average. there's some regions that are going to pick up at least 20 inches of rain, savannah. >> al, thanks. we'll continue to check back in with you. as we mentioned to you, the impact of isaac felt across the southeast. nbc's janet sam lan east of new orleans in pass christian, mississippi.

good morning to you. >> good morning. pass christian is getting a pounding this morning. tropical-force winds. this is a community that's under a mandatory evacuation, all 4700 residents. i will tell you, many of them, if not a majority of them, boarded up but stayed in their homes after what happened here during katrina. let me show you the marina behind me, which was newly built after katrina seven years ago today. it has essentially been wiped out at this point. water running over the parking lot, pier and into the street behind me, which is u.s. 90. pass christian is essentially a peninsula. it's six miles long, one mile wide. u.s. 90 is pretty much the big carrier through it and it is flooded out right now. there's no way to get down that road. they are -- have rebuilt here and spent the last seven years doing so. i will tell you, this was supposed to be a rain event, that is not the case. we have tropical force wind.

there's debris down in the street. a lot of stuff down in the street. it looks like we're going to have tropical force winds like this for several hours to come. savannah. >> janet sam lan in pass christian, mississippi. a tough morning on this seventh anniversary of katrina. we'll have more updates on isaac throughout the morning. for now 7:11, back to matt in tampa. >> thanks very much. here at the republican national convention paul ryan set to deliver his biggest address of his political career, this after rousing speeches from mitt romney's wife ann and governor chris christie. chuck todd is our white house director and political correspondent. how are you? >> good morning. the first full day of the republican convention is in the books. while team romney is ecstatic about the job ann romney did last night, there are questions about whether the choreography between ann romney and chris christie really worked. preparing to accept the

republican nomination mitt romney gave a sneak preview greet his wife on stage after her prime time address. >> i know this good and decent man for what he is, he's warm and loving and patient. >> reporter: often called her husband's greatest asset, ann romney had one objective, help voters get to know her husband better. >> no one will me heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this country a better place to live. >> reporter: ann romney tried to combat the notion that she and her husband have lived a life of privilege. >> i read somewhere mitt and i have a storybook marriage. well, let me tell you something, in the storybooks i read, there never were long, long rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. and those storybooks never seem to have a chapter called ms or breast cancer. a storybook marriage, no, not at you will. what mitt romney and i have is a

real marriage. >> reporter: as polls show governor romney trailing among women, ann romney aimed to close the gender gaps. >> it's the moms who always had to work harder to make things right. moms, single, married, widowed, who really hold this country together. >> reporter: her speech, personal and political, was sealed with a kiss but the night wasn't over. striking a much different tone, new jersey governor chris christie's keynote address took the fight to the democrats. >> i know this simple truth and i am not afraid to say it. our ideas are right for america and their ideas have failed america. >> reporter: and christie's first reference to mitt romney didn't come until after the midpoint of the address. >> we have a candidate who will tell the truth, lead with conviction and a running mate who will do the same. mitt romney and paul ryan, the next president and vice president of the united states. >> reporter: the buzz on the convention floor was that many

of christie's lines seemed to point towards his own presidential run. >> i will not be part of the generation who fails that test and neither will you. >> reporter: christie's new jersey did take center stage early wednesday night as the state that put romney over the top in the roll call. the biggest cheers in the roll call came when wisconsin governor got a welcome after beating back a recall led by labor unions. >> i'm governor scott walker. >> reporter: it's a packed schedule tonight. some big names. former 2008 nominee john mccain. former secretary of state condoleezza rice. and of course, matt, paul ryan in the biggest speech of his political career. >> all right, chuck. thank you very much. senator from florida marco rubio will be the guy who introduces mitt romney at the convention tomorrow night before governor romney accepts the nomination formally. senator, nice to have you here. >> welcome to florida. >> thank you. good to be here. so in a convention, you get a chance to define a candidate on your own terms.

you're going to get to do that as you introduce him tomorrow night. let's say you're talking to people who haven't been paying attention, who don't know who mitt romney is, what are three things we need to know about him. >> he's a success person. i know he's successful in business but a success person. a success father, a successful husband, a successful member of his community and church. everywhere he's gone he's made things better for people around him. he's a modest guy. he doesn't like to tell that story. he doesn't like to brag on himself. that's an important thing to know. i think they will know that. >> you mentioned a successful member of his church. he had not talked about his face quite a while especially during the primaries where his faith was seen as a negative. he's talking about it more now. it's not by accident, it's a deliberate strategy. do you like it? >> i think it's important for people to know mitt romney. i think you heard last night in miss romney's speech he doesn't like to brag about things he's done. >> that's different than talking

about your faith. >> he doesn't like to talk about what he does to help others. he feels it's a privilege, not something to brag on himself from. i've seen him interact with his sons. his most important jobs are what he does in his house, not what he's done in politic. he's done a great job here. >> talk about his accomplishments he recently said he's very proud of the health care plan he passed as governor of massachusetts. as you know, conservatives, members of the tea party, for example, who don't want him to talk about it all that much, because they think it resembles the obama health care plan they want to repeal. do you like to leer him talk about health care in purchase. >> he was a successful governor. it's important, an distinction between what he did and president obama did. it was a state initiative. one state. if people didn't like this initiative, they could go someplace else, also they could influence it, they are closer to the capital than washington, d.c.

that's much different than government intervention into health care, a one size fits all for the country. >> on the subject of abortion, it's a matter for the court and been settled some time in the court. you called row v. wade the most egregious example of a court that weighted into policymaking. do you agree with mitt romney that it has been sellinged by the courts? is that the view of the republican party. >> from a legal point roe v. wade is the law of the country from other points of view there's a strong disagreements in the country about whether roh v. wade should be the law of the land and a constitutional discussion about it. >> mentioned there's a gender gap of 10 points. i want to mention mitt romney has been chipping away at that. it started out at 25 point advantage for president obama. it's come down to 10 or 12 points. do you think the abortion issue as problem closing that gernd gap all together. >> that goes to the point there

are women pro-life as well. that's an issue men's are divided on, not just women and not just men. i don't think it's simply on the gender issue. there's a lot i don't know. i'm not a political analyst, we'll leave that to chuck todd to look at the polls. americans are concerned about the future and their families and would like to be better off than what they are today. these are two views what government can do to make it better. >> 29 electoral votes for grabs in your state of florida. right now president obama has about a 4% lead here. can governor romney win this state? >> absolutely. i expect he will. i think once the argument is clear about the differences between republicans and democrats on the economy, i expect to win florida. plus the folks that have been visiting this week have been leaving great tips. that's great, too. >> always a silver lining. i like that. florida senator marco rubio, good to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> back to new york and get the headlines from natalie. >> good morning to you, matt. good morning, everyone. a new book from a former navy

s.e.a.l. is now raising questions about the raid that killed osama bin laden. chief correspondent jim mikal j miklaszewski. >> reporter: in this case plenty of confusion about the killing of bin laden. in this first person report by a navy s.e.a.l. who was there, he reports osama bin laden was unarmed. when he first poked his head out the door, one navy s.e.a.l. shot him twice and other navy s.e.a.l.s moved in and pumped additional bullets into his body as he lie dying on the floor. initially the white house reported he was armed and a threat and this was a kill or capture mission. but frankly, the ugly truth about special operations raids like this is that u.s. forces almost always immediately open fire and shoot to kill any military age male, armed or not. by the way, there was some

concern that this book would reveal classified information, but defense and military officials who have read it said while it does reveal some navy s.e.a.l. tactics, it does not revolley any deep, dark national security secrets. natalie. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon, thanks very much. for parents with kids with neurological disorders, epilepsy, intellectual disability face a higher risk of death from the flu. this after a study that revealed two-thirds of the children who died in the h1n1 epidemic had disorders. voting map discriminatory. the ruling found evidence the state's gop legislature drew the congressional and state district senate maps with, quote, discriminatory purposes. the state attorney planned to appeal the decision to the u.s. supreme court. a salmonella outbreak in california has been traced to mangos. this according to state public

health officials. 73 people have been sickened by the tainted fruit and officials are working to identify which mango brands or sources are london, england, to the outbreak. a 250 pound american bomb from world war ii was detonated early this morning in a controlled palace right in the heart of munich germany. every year some 200 tons of unexploded ordinance are found. a determined hitchhiker in australia as a kuala jumped in a creek and paddled its way to a canoe. marsupials aren't usually big fans of swimming but he had to go for a ride. the tourists later released the koala at a golf course that's known to be a popular koala hangout. very cool ride for those tourists in the canoe. 7:21, back to savannah. >> what was in the boat, eucalyptus, something delicious. let's go back to al in new orleans and get the rest of his

forecast. hey, al. >> hey, savannah, besides having isaac to deal with. we have a scorcher to talk about out west. the eastern slopes of the rockies, bismarck 103 and 107 in rapid city and north platte 102 and minneapolis 97 degrees today. big area of high pressure around the great lakes and beautiful weather into the mid-atlantic states and showers move into the extreme pacific northwest and look for a gorgeous day down through southern california and 86 degrees in los angeles and 106 in phoenix. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> a spectacular morning with low humidity and a clear sky, fresh and cool. temperatures are in the low 60s in the suburbs and rural areas and the shenandoah valleys into the mountains in the 50s and else where throughout the day today we'll have temperatures by noontime near 80 and afternoon mid-80. and then tomorrow more of the same, maybe a little bit hotter

but still not very humid. getting more and that's your latest weather. we'll have more on isaac coming up in the next half hour. savannah. >> thank you, al. still ahead as al mentioned, we're going to have more on this powerful storm pounding the gulf coast this morning. but first this is "today" on nbc. [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i've never written a fan letter before, but you've done the impossible. you made gluten free cereals in a whole bunch of yummy flavors. cinnamon chex and honey nut chex are two of our favorites.

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7:30 on this wednesday morning, the 29th of august, 2012. you are looking live at pass christian, mississippi as hurricane isaac battered the gulf coast on this the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. a slow moving storm packing high winds, a powerful storm surge and flooding rain. we're going to get to al live in new orleans straight ahead. meanwhile studio 1, a, i'm savannah guthrie, matt is in florida covering the republican national convention. hi, matt. >> hey, savannah. they are using this to pain the picture of mitt romney they hope will bring in the swing votes in november. one issue a lot of people have

questions about is romney's mormon faith. he plans to talk about it in his speech tomorrow night. as a matter of fact, organizers say he insisted to be able to talk about it. is it the right call? how much of an impact does his faith have with voters. we'll get into that coming up, savannah. >> we'll switch gears. we've all heard the expression people can be two faced. they don't mean it as a compliment. we'll meet a cat that is two-faced, half black, half gold, two different colored eyes. we'll introduce you to venus and talk to her owners. breaking news, the impact of isaac over the gulf coast. made a second impact over the coast of louisiana. nbc's lester holt is in louisiana. lester, good morning again. >> savannah, good morning. getting hammered outside the port of new orleans. lots of localized flooding in new orleans. trees down, lots of power. levees, however, are holding. they are not having any problems

there. they are having problems to the south in plaquemines parish, a rural area. kind of that finger in louisiana that sticks out of the gulf. they have an 18 mile section of earth and levee there over top. the water is flowing over. their homes are standing in 12 feet of water. there are folks awaiting rescues standing on levee tops. the coast guard in the milling of this trying to get those people out of there. some of that area had been under mandatory evacuation order because of the fear. i was in the plaquemines parish command center yesterday. we were feverishly doing aarithmetic trying to figure out if they had enough levee to accommodate a 6 to 12 foot storm surge they expected. this thing isn't isn't moving. that's what's making it difficult, a lot of rain. we heard forecasts up to 20 inches. if you've been here as long as we have, can you believe it. wind is coming down, blowing,

deteriorating. right now new orleans levees consisting of pumps seem to be doing the job. savannah. >> that is good news. lester holt, stay safe out there. we want to get to janet shamlian in passes christian, mississippi. good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning to you. i just spoke with the pass christian fire chief and the mayor here to try to get some type of damage assessment. they told me, frankly, it's too early to do that they cannot see outside on the streets now. there is a tornado warning in the area they are concerned about. when they feel like the damage is going to be more than expected. first predicting the winds do this much damage. as i was talking about earlier, there is debris on all the streets. u.s. 90 is a major thoroughfare in pass christian. it is impassable in places. because of the nature of this community six miles long, one mile wide, it is basically cut off. we almost could not get here today because all the roads coming here have to pass over a

small creek, savannah, that has been flooded at this point. i guess from a good news perspective, we're not seeing anybody out on the street except law enforcement officials because there's a mandatory curfew in effect. i will tell you, this is one of the most visible signs of what we're seeing right here. this is a brand-new marina that's been built. these were filled with boats 24 hours ago and docks you can walk down. basically it's now become parts -- >> i think we may have lost janet shamlian. we want to get to al in new orleans on the path of isaac. al, are you there? >> i am here, savannah. i'll tell you, we are in this for a long time. this has been a slow-moving system. it's not going anywhere. as it sits here, keeps dumping rain. the good news is we are seeing a little movement with isaac. it had been hanging out. now it is a about 10 miles per

which is good news. 80-mile-per-hour winds. it is about 50 miles, 60 miles south, southwest of new orleans. path of the storm, now made landfall, again. it is making its way inland. still a category 1 and probably will still be a category 1 storm until later this afternoon and then late tonight on into tomorrow morning it becomes a tropical storm. still capable of dumping a lot of rain. but until it gets well onshore, we have to worry about the storm surge, big deal. 6 to 12 feet along much of the louisiana coast and three to six feet along the alabama coast and rain is a big deal, too. flooding, big problems. we're talking about anywhere seven to ten inches generally but 10 to 15 inches not out of the question and some regions especially in northern louisiana on into much of southern mississippi and parts of alabama we'll probably see 20 inches of rain.

that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> well, it's clear and dry here. low humidity and a cool morning under a clear sky. we're down into the low 60s in the suburbs. some of the rural areas shenandoah valley into the mountains. good morning, i'm tom kierein. four-day forecast delightful with low humidity, lots of sun and highs into the 80s and then getting more humid on friday. highs near 90 and steamy humidity moves in saturday and increasing clouds could get tropical showers and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, we have to mention we just lost our shot from janet shamlian in mississippi. she is okay, our crew is okay and we'll be checking back with her as the morning goes on. we want to head back to tampa and matt. >> savannah, thank you. here at the convention mitt romney has been formally nominated as the republican nominee. when he accepts that on thursday, he'll become the first

mormon to be given that honor. peter alexander with more on that story. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. most people know nothing about mitt romney's mormon faith, something he almost never mentions by name, mentioned ones in the last nine months we traveled with him. that's about to change. his deep faith and leadership within the church just indicates several important qualities they say voters will come to embrace. one night each week at their home in salt lake city, they practice a semple rice old mormon religion, strengthening their relationship and faith by taking time for song and prayer. >> what do most americans least understand about mormons? >> that we're not weird. we're just lying everyone else, raising families, trying to make ends meet.

>> a volunteer position residing over several mormon organizations in his community just as mitt romney did several years ago in boston. >> he's an honest, hardworking person whose focus is on his family. so we're proud of that. >> reporter: while romney once called mormonism one of the greatest treasures of his life he's been reticent to discuss it on the campaign trail. that might be easing a churchgoer invited reporters to go to church in new hampshire, last month told nbc news his faith is a part of his life. >> without question i'm a member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. >> reporter: this has faced questions and scrutiny about unique doctoral teaching including the church's ban of alcohol and caffeine, a belief that the garden of eden is in missouri and the church's past

embrace of polygamy, disavowed more than a century ago. while they consider themselves evangelical christian, most disagree. one influential baptist pastor called romney a good moral person but not a christian. during those primaries, romney struggled most in southern states with large blocs of evangelical christian voters. philip barlow was one of his counselors, a close confidant in the congregation he lead. he recalls member, his help for a member that was damaged in the storm. >> he looked at us and said i'm not doing anything more important than that after this meeting, are you, brothers? he's very hands on as a bishop. >> i am a mormon. >> the nation's fastest growing religious group is spending millions with an ad campaign showing a diverse base on its 6 million chum members.

while mormon officials insist their outreach is unrelated to the candidacy. a prominent member said the message was orchestrated, in his words, to stay ahead of the romney curve. in the months ahead as romney battles to become president, he's already making history as a religious pioneer. tomorrow on the same day mitt romney addresses tens of thousands of americans his campaign will be embracing his mormon faith. the in vocation will be given by a mormon church member and we'll hear from several members of romney's congregation, members that will share stories about his leadership. >> all right. peter alexander at the convention. thank you very much. joe scarborough, the host of morning joe on msnbc. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> campaign advisers say mitt romney insisted speaking on his faith and religion, the mormon religion will be front and

center in a way we haven't seen in the last several months. this is clearly a strategy shift. why are we seeing it? >> i think they understand mitt romney can't run away from who he is. he can't run away from mormonism, the fact he made a lot of money at bain capital, his record in massachusetts. it's good news for governor romney he wants to talk about who he is. he needs to get a lot more personal in this campaign. there's no doubt from people who have known him his entire life that mormonism is at the foundation of who he is. his faith is such a huge part of his life. >> but does it even matter, joe. a recent pew research show 860% of voters are comfortable with it. is it an issue? >> no, it won't be an issue. i'm from the deep south as you know, campaigned in the deep

south. there's no doubt evangelicals saw mormon as their allies. i remember growing up in meridian, mississippi, deep south, my parents taught me that mormons -- they don't drink caffeine. we don't understand some of the things that they believe, but they are good people. they are hard workers. with all due respect to televangelists who say they aren't christians we grew up in the deep south believing they were christians, too. we may not understand everything about them but they walk the walk and talk the talk, too. i think it will be great for mitt romney, theology aside to be comfortable in his skin, be just as comfortable as a politician as he's been as a businessman in the last 20, 30 years. >> in the last 30 seconds i have, joe, give me a take on the two different speeches we heard from chris christie and ann

romney. >> andrea mitchell pointed out to me these speeches were supposed to be on different nights. because of the hurricane the schedule was compressed together. because it was compressed together, there was a mixed message. you heard ann romney talking about love and then chris christie talking right after about, hey, you don't need to be loved, you need to be respected. guys like chris christie and me talk about all the time. perhaps we're trying to make up for the fact we're not quite as loved. but still, i think it worked. mitt romney got what he needed last night out of ann romney. i think a lot of people inside the hall were absolutely mesmerized. the the base was excited. i think it's positive. as far as chris christie goes, as tom brokaw said earlier today, chris christie talked about big ideas. he wasn't berating reporters. he talked about sacrifice. he talked about compromise. he talked about making hard choices. that may not have played well on twitter last night. i suspect over the next four years it will do pretty darn well for the republican party.

his brand has been tarnished over the past several years and for chris christie himself. >> joe scarborough in tampa. joe, thanks for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you so much, matt. appreciate it. >> again you can catch nbc's prime time convention coverage tonight at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific time here on nbc. still ahead from new york, a celebrity trainer lashing out at moms who take too long to lose their baby weight. up next we'll talk about that and this little critter live in our studio. a cat with two faces right after this. [ male announcer ] there's everyday chicken and then there's juicy chicken with hellmann's ♪ hellmann's is the secret to making parmesan crusted chicken... [ bell dings ] ...so crispy so juicy so delicious it's your secret to making dinner disappear hellmann's. bring out the best

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this was love at first sight. you heard about this cat in north carolina. you live in florida. what happened? >> basically my friend, her husband works -- doing some work on a dairy farm, snapped random pictures, put them up on the facebook site. we had an orange cat and black tuxedo at home. i said oh my gosh, she looks like a combination of both cats. we didn't at that time see both cats. chris's first reaction was we do not need any more animals. at the time we had three other animals. when we saw the eyes we were awestruck. we were like we have to have this cat. we got permission from the farmer that we could have her. he was happy to have her go to a goodhome. took her to the vet, got her cleared for everything. >> looks healthy. >> you put the pictures up. it's gone viral.

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good morning, low humidity in place under a clear sky, cool temperatures now approaching 8:00, it's 73 at reagan naegdzal. 50s out in the mountains later today and here's your storm team 4 four-day forecast. here humidity and lots of sun and more of the same tomorrow and getting more humid friday and saturday and more tropical showers from the remnants of isaac on sunday, labor day and, again, on tuesday. highs in the 80s each day.

8:00 on wednesday morning, the 29th of august, 2012. take a look at the images. we're seeing widespread power outages and dangerous flooding in parts of louisiana and mississippi as isaac slowly comes ashore this morning. this is a storm that could dump close to 2 feet of rain on some areas over the next day or so. we're going to have the latest on that storm straight ahead. i'm matt lauer in florida, tampa republican national convention. savannah as you can see is outside studio 1a, here in new york city. here at the tampa bay times forum the buzz it about tonight's speeches by paul ryan

and secretary of state condoleezza rice. there's also talk about a mystery guest slated to address the convention tomorrow night. a lot of guessing who that might be. a lot on that tomorrow on "today" and get bill o'reilly's take on the convention when he joins us. >> matt, we'll look forward to that. also ahead here a bit of controversy stirred up by tracy anderson. she made comments about how quickly women should get into shape after they have their babies, causing quite a stir. a lot of women are outraged. we'll check in on that later on. before that, the latest on hurricane isaac. lester holt in the center of it all in new orleans. lester, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. the levee is holding in new orleans. lots of localized street flooding. we're here at the pier and i want to show you, give you an idea of the wind surge. we get caught up in the category one, two, three tropical storm. but this, no matter how you

categorize it, is bad, enough to blow down this concrete barrier. you might be abled to it, it was holding up the fence. that's the force of the winds here, a category one storm, plaquemines parish, levees. levees over top, flooding of homs, pulling people out, hancock, mississippi, rescued some folks in a houseboat. the levee is holding in new orleans. everyone believes isaac has overstayed its welcome already. >> that's for sure, lester holt. jim cantore on canal street in new orleans. jim, good morning to you. what can you tell us? >> good morning, savannah. this is one of those areas on canal street near decatur where we're standing on a street the air is funneled through and accelerated, a hand-held shows 84-mile-an-hour winds with this funneling effect. you know, if it's happening here, it's happening on other streets as well.

that's what's allowing some of these buildings here to take a very long time. it is this way across the entire city. i think it's a pretty good example of an 80 miles an hour hurricane. this is what they are liked. this is sustained winds at 80 miles per hour here. as you can see, it's very, very difficult to stand up. it hurts, to be quite honest with you. so far, where i am and in relation lester five or six blocks away, the streets are taking the rainfall right now. so very, very good news. the wind is definitely the big issue here. got to think after a while there's going to be some water with these type of winds. this is just brutal. savannah. >> all right. jim cantore who is in new orleans this morning, obviously just getting battered by that storm. we want to get a check of the other top stories. natalie morales at the news

desk. natalie, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. good morning, everyone. mitt romney's running mate paul ryan addresses the republican national convention tonight. last night ann made a pitch to female voters declaring it is the moms of this nation who really hold the country together. in his keynote address new jersey governor chris christie says republican ideas are right for america while the democrats' ideas have failed. you can watch coverage of the republican national convention including paul ryan's vice presidential acceptance speech 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific right here on nbc. the families of some of the 12 people killed in the colorado movie theater massacre are upset over the way relief money is being distributed. at a news conference tuesday they said fundraisers have collected $5 million so far. they said survivors and the families of those killed have only received $5,000 apiece to meet their immediate financial needs. the obama administration is announcing new gas mileage

standards for cars and trucks. new vehicles would have to get nearly 55 miles to the gallon by 2025. that is almost double the current standard. former fbi director louis freeh is defending the investigation of the handling of the jerry sandusky child abuse scandal. faculty members used freeh of using scant evidence and layers of conjectures to support his scathing conclusions. the group also said the ncaa's conclusion to fine penn state $60 million unfairly punishes the entire school community. now for a look at what's trending today. a quick roundup of what has you talking online. now that he's made up with rose o'donnell, donnell trump may have found a new liberal punching bag on twitter, "huffington post" founder arianna said she's unattractive,

inside and out. no wonder her husband left her for another man. the first glimpse of snooki's little man shows a head of hair thick enough for gel or a blowout or the snooki poof. snooki spotted outside the hospital. these little girls love to dance in unison whenever their daddy picks up his guitar. ♪ >> adorable. the girls are only 11 months old. just wait until they grow out of those booster chairs. they are so cute. it's six minutes past the hour right now. let's go back to al with another check of the weather. he's in new orleans again. hey, al. >> hey, natalie. we've got the latest in from the national hurricane center. right now isaac is 20 miles orleans. of houma, louisiana,

the sustained winds still at a 80 miles per hour. it is moving to the northwest at six miles per hour. and the latest, as far as the projected path, we see isaac staying a category 1 storm as it finally starts to make its move on land some time later this afternoon. by early, late tomorrow, late tonight, early tomorrow morning, it's a tropical storm, but still dumping a ton of rain. storm surges 6 to 12 feet throughout much of the louisiana coast and three to six feet as you make your way towards alabama. and we've got flash flood watches. flood watches and tornado watches in effect for this region. louisiana, mississippi, alabama, they are going to stay those tornado watches through late this afternoon and the rain will be a big deal, as you might imagine, we're talking about anywhere from 7 to 20 inches of rain. so, flooding is going to be a

big problem because this system is going to keep dumping this rain for at least the next 12 to 16 hours. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> sun and a blue sky on this wednesday morning. low humidity in place. a delightful morning under way. it's fresh and cool right now in the mid and upper 60s in the suburbs and rural areas. out of the mountains it's in the 50s. reagan national has hit 73 and later today into the mid-80s with more humidity and lots of sun. getting more humid on friday and saturday. increasing clouds saturday. some of the remnants of and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thank you. coming up next, a celebrity trainer blasts new moms for letting their bodies go after giving birth. we'll talk about that and some healthy ways for you to get back in shape right after this. a world without breast cancer is a world with more birthdays.

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back now at 8:0012 what comment from celebrity fitness trainer tracy anderson that has some women up in arms. it was aimed at new moms. mara schiavocampo, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. anderson is taking heat for saying mothers have let themselves go. while celebrities have many advantages to get camera ready, some are asking what are real

women supposed to do. the celebrity mom. she's glowing, gorgeous and bouncing back to her prebaby weight almost instantly. some celebs get back in shape with help from trainer tracy anderson. >> pregnancy as you know is a whole different ball game. every single stage of pregnancy you feel different. >> >> reporter: now anderson's comments in the issue of du jour magazine about how women handle pregnancy are sparking controversy. anderson said a lot of women use pregnancy as an excuse to let their bodies go. adding i've seen so many women come to me right after having women with disaster bodies that have gone through hell or they come to me years later and say, oh, my body is like this because i had three kids. >> i think what she was saying, not that it's terrible women do this to themselves but terrible women feel this way about themselves. there's a difference there.

>> anderson has high-profile clients like pamela anderson, jennifer lopez as well as a video, gaining 60 pounds in her own pregnancy. >> this video means so much to me. not too long ago i was in the same situation you were right now. i was very panicked i would not have a good body. >> reporter: after giving birth to her second baby in may, she lost all her baby weight, 30 pounds this time, six weeks after giving birth. >> it's a hot button topic, there is this impossible standard women feel they have to aspire to. >> reporter: doctors say a realistic amount of time to lose that baby weight is another nine months. savannah, as a new mom, can i tell you, it can take a while. >> you look fabulous miss mara schiavocampo, thank you. >> author of the new book "how to look hot in a minivan." dr. nancy snyderman, good morning to you. i'll start with you, you just had a baby, how does that strike

you? do you think the outrage is justified? >> listen, anyone that has a new baby knows it's an incredibly stressful time at home. you feel so insecure. as a mother today you worry about all sofrts things. are you feeding your child the right way. is she sleeping the right way. then lou in the mirror and feel all insecure about everything all over again. i think with mothers, everyone knows you need to lose the baby weight. i don't think anyone is going to argue with that. i think what mothers don't like is the pressure, being judged for yet another thing when we live in a very judgmental culture when it comes to mothering. >> is this tough trainer talk or did she cross the line? >> it's a little bit of both. i get what she's saying. you can't say i've had a baby and therefore my body is not responsible for being healthy anymore. talk to any woman that has a baby, we will tell you, your waist changes forever, your hips change forever, your body has to

be healthy, with a different set point. it's unrealistic to think you can walk down victoria secret catwalk three or four weeks later. the reality is most mothers do go back to work, have kids, worry about peanut butter sandwiches, don't have celebrity trainers coming into your ecosystem. >> if we wonder why new homs feel pressure, look no further than celebrity examples. janice, as you well know, you were editor of "us weekly," this was bread and butter, these baby bumps and amazing transformations within weeks to these bodies. do you think that's why this touches a nerve? >> listen, at that point in mind, it was interesting what happened with celebrity mothers, used to be when you were an actress you went bo hiding, disappeared when you were pregnant, almost something to be embarrassed of, ashamed of. it was liberating, fun to see them embracing motherhood.

a new way to get publicity on themselves. i think what came confusing down the road was this fantasy of hollywood, we cover hollywood that way, became confused with reality. it's like watching "the voice" or "american idol" and thinking you should be on the radio singing. that's their reality, not ours. absolutely these images change the way people feel about pregnancy. we've never seen pregnant celebrities before and suddenly they were everywhere. to think these women who had won the genetic lottery to begin with are somehow representative of what happens to you after you give birth, it's fantasy. >> i was going to say, i love how you call them genetic aberrations. it seems like it's an either-or. we either put these celebrities on a pedestal or eviscerate them for not losing it. >> we talk about the skinny celebrity, how they do it. there is something interesting when you're pregnant, you're the center of your own universe and it's stunningly fabulous.

the week after you give birth and you're in sweatpants and the world passes you by, you're like huh. you must give yourself a year to get your body back. it's a slow process. every step is supposed to be enjoyable. it's not supposed to be self-loathing and not supposed to be like jennifer lopez. >> let's keep it real. dr. nancy snyderman. great to have your perspective, too, appreciate it. coming up next, steve harvey on his new talk show and his final standup comedy routine after this. 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, priming, covering, and blocking stains. let's go where no paint has gone before, and end up some place beautiful. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. behr ultra. now with advanced stain blocking, only at the home depot, and only $31.98 a gallon.

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back now at 8:22. as a comedian, actor, author, steve harvey knows how to make people laugh. he knows how to navigate the peaks and valleys of marriage, parenting. take a look at his advice to one young man whether it's okay to break up via text. >> did you meet her via text? when you were trying to hug the woman, kiss the woman, caress the woman, hold the woman, was any of this via text? >> no, it wasn't. >> that's going to be close to one of the dumbest things. >> steve harvey, we are ready for you. you are making sense. we know you've conquered books. you've got a radio show. what made you want to get into a radio talk show? >> it's something i've always dreamed of doing. i thought it was nighttime tv a

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it is 8:26 on this wednesday, august 29th. good morning, i'm richard jordan. we want to go straight to breakibreak breaking news on the road. here's danella sealock. the ramp to and from fairfax county parkway still shut down because of the earlier truck fire. delays on i-95, still seeing them. the good news is at least you're not completely jammed. northbound your delays about 31 miles per hour and 24 minutes from prince william parkway.

good morning, the air is fresh and cool under a clear sky. we're in the 60s to near 70 now and the suburbs and rural areas out of the mountains it's near 60 later today into the mid-80s. lots of sun with low humidity

and looks like we'll repeat this tomorrow and little more humid on friday and saturday and increasing clouds saturday and maybe some tropical showers sunday, monday, tuesday.

8:30 now on this wednesday morning. a happy energetic crowd at rockefeller plaza. if they come back tomorrow they will get a great concert, former "x factor" sensation will be here. i'm sg alongside natalie

morales. al covering the storm. a lot more music. >> friday morning grammy winner jason mraz with special guest. a cool half hour of music. bring a sign because jason will give one lucky free tickets. on monday a special labor day concert, hit band gears up for release of their new album, the first in five years. looking forward to that. >> great to see those guys. just ahead we have martha stewart here. she has the i deal meal plan for your labor day celebration. if your weekend plans, we'll give you reasons to reconsider. things that annoy us most about travel. jenna wolfe here. >> a long story probably. al is in new orleans covering this storm this morning. al, good morning, again, to you. >> joined forces with jim

cantore. jim, i don't think a moment too soon. if i didn't come along, you'd be halfway down canal. >> i appreciate you coming by, al. it's amazing, you and i have been standing here and all of a sudden within seconds the wind picks up. wind gusting 80 miles an hour in this wind zone. >> easy. it's a stinging rain. >> yeah. i wanted to thank mother nature for this free derma brags here. >> the fact is, we expect this to continue like this for at least another eight, ten hours. >> if we're taking this beating, there's others taking it, especially the building. there's going to be water intrusion. the fact is, this storm is jrm is just too big to wind down quick. it hasn't even reduced its intensity yet. >> everybody gets caught up on the idea category 1, category 2. this can still do a lot of damage. >> well, i think it's good we're out erin this to show what a

category 1 does. the winds are 80 miles per hour and possibly with wind gusts at 84. here's what a real cat 1 looks like. >> that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein around our region a beautiful day under way. right now temperatures are near 70 and later this afternoon we'll be climbing into the mid-80s by mid-afternoon. and then on thursday, the upper 80s and still not very humid, lots of sun and then getting more humid on friday and saturday. sunday, monday, tuesday, could get tropical sho >> all right. so savannah -- oh my gosh. back to you. >> you guys keep holding onto each other. >> stay safe out there. still to come this morning, up next martha stewart is here. she's going to help us with our menu for your labor day bash

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>> back now at 8:36 with martha on "today." a labor day menu for summer's last hurrah. martha stewart sharing delicious recipes from the current issue of martha stewart living. good morning to you. >> i was just asking if you liked mussels. and -- >> i said yes. a little bit. >> this is like a little cooking lesson for you. what are you going to do on labor day? >> i'm going to do this. >> are you working? >> i have labor day off. >> this is a delicious pasta with mussels. >> what's the degree of difficulty? >> probably two out of ten. >> great. >> timewise very fast.

i am just sauteing shallots and parsley. the leaves of the parsley have been chopped. the stems can be chopped up. they are very nutritious and good for you. a little olive oil and white wine. three-quarters of a cup. saute that and red pepper flakes. >> that's a nice touch. >> it is a nice touch. then your mussels. mussels, have you to choose them carefully. if you're out in the hamptons, great fish mongers out there. they are everywhere. if a mussel is open like that, leave it at the store. it might be dead. >> okay. >> if they are beardy like this. >> i wouldn't take that one. >> that can be cleaned. that's a natural thing in a mussel. you pull that off with the knife. scrape the shell of the mussel, make sure they are nice and clean. this is cracked. leave it. this is a nice, clean mussel. you want to scrub them, ought

all the mussels to the pan like that. >> how long does this take? >> that's about three minutes. >> okay. >> then cover and three more minutes you have your mussels already done like this. >> wow. >> see how they have openedened are plump and nice inside. >> beautiful. >> now add lemon juice. just the juice of half a lemon. add the zest of half a lemon. >> okay. >> and lots of parsley. >> that's it basically. >> do you let that cook for a little bit? >> make sure it's hot before you mix your pasta. one pound of spaghetti already cooked. stir that around in the pan. pour that onto a serving plan and you have i think a spectacular spaghetti with mussels. >> doesn't seem too difficult. could you use any type of pasta? >> linguine, whatever you like. i want to show you a way to eat the mussels, very cute.

you have the hinged mussel shell. take this and pick out with your fingers like that and eat the mussel. >> that's cute. >> that's your little fork. >> cute. >> very nice. that's your very simple ten-minute at the most pasta, except the pasta may take 12 minutes to cook. >> this looks fancier. >> sliced tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes. you keep layering with salt, pepper, olive oil. all these ingredients. you can layer the tomatoes if you like. this is called tm. >> going right over the top. >> this is provincial dish. it's one of the most tasty dishes. put it in the oven and bake at 450 degrees for 45 minutes. >> did you put anything in the bottom of the pan, oil or

something? >> a little bit of olive oil. all together about six tablespoons of olive oil. >> should i space my tomatoes out? >> you need more tomatoes than this. okay. salt, pepper, keep layering. look what comes out. >> delicious. did you tell me how long to bake it, 30 minutes. >> 45 minutes at least, 450 degrees. >> great. >> you keep layering until you're fin wished all your vegetables. this is what your lovely meal will look like. >> beautiful. >> your pasta, tm, for desert, annes or rosemary infused honey, blue cheese. >> what cheeses? >> blue cheese as well as goat cheese, slice bread like this. figs are in season. a huge article in the "new york times" today about figs. do you like figs? >> not really. >> oh my goodness.

you must come to my house for dinner. >> what's this? >> orange, basil, a sweet wine, club soda. >> you're so fancy, martha. you're classing our act up around here. tastes delicious. >> happy labor day. >> you have a lot of work to do. up next travel troubles. things that annoy us the most when it comes to leaving home these days but first this is "today" on nbc. he's made his choice.

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back now at 8:43 this morning on what's annoying today. travel, millions of americans will be heading out to the long labor day weekend. there's a good chance your journey will include plenty of traffic and delays. our correspondent jenna wolfe is here with more. you get i, right? >> this is not that much fun. you know the saying, half the

fun is not exactly the same anymore. apparently the glamorous travel days are long gone. now unruly crowds and general chaos are the norm. before you take off, you better pack your patience. remember the golden age of travel? neither do i. >> it's very frustrating. >> planes, trains, automobiles oh, my. >> traveling is not a great experience. >> no matter who you're getting there, you better suck it up. getting out of dodge is pretty much as annoying as it gets. your road trip seems like a good option from a to b. buckle up. before you hit the road you're emptying your wallet, filling up your tank. add on those tolls, who can forget road raid inducing traffic. >> with this traffic i could have walked there in half the time. >> so the drive is driving you to tears? take flight, it's faster, right? >> long lines and having to deal with a lot of people.

>> first you schlep through security. but you're hardly in the clear. want to charge your phone good luck trying to find a free outlet. of course delays in flights can strike any time. >> to georgia and then to florida, back to georgia. >> don't even get me started about the boarding process. maybe the frenzy is about finding space for your bag in the overhead compartment. what a joke, right? the whole journey wouldn't be complete without this. >> traveling by air is the worst. >> you'll stick to the ground, try the train perhaps. >> i get there. there are 9 million people doing the same thing i am. everybody is standing in front of a big forward. >> everyone carrying their bags all at once. i keep tripping over everything. >> all aboard. when you finally nab a seat, one inescapable travel hazard, stranger danger. everyone has to get on the cell

phone as soon as you get on the train. can't you just keep it down a little? how about going track-free and taking a bus. you know that's a gamble. broken wi-fi or avoiding a back row bathroom seat. but there's nothing worse than this. >> what is that smell? >> i mean, come on. you've got onbring that on board? >> it stinks. >> stinks is right. so when your trip gets trippy, remember, you're not alone. it's just part of the journey. soon enough you'll be back home. >> like to get there. >> can i quote natalie on a second. i'm never going anywhere ever again. >> everyone canceled their labor day plans. >> no, no, that's definitely the worst. >> the outlet thing at the airport. that's annoying. >> you get on the plane, it's freezing. i know it seems like we're complaining but just taking all the tiny complaints and packing it into one convenient. >> then unpack.

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>> back now with from bow to wow where we clean up shelter dogs and find them new homes, 100% placement so far. our animal advocate jill rappaport with a kid friendly group today. >> we are calling this our bow to wow back to school special. today's lesson not just for kids but everyone. every animal deserves a loving home now so adopt. >> go in for your close-up. how about a little salt with pepper. >> this is pepper. he is a 2-year-old mix. >> rescued as a stray. >> considering that, he's in great shape. good weight. we should stress these dogs are great with kids. >> they are. >> very gentle and extremely mellow as you can see. he's like, are we done yet? >> this little angel is a girl

named snook ums. >> snookums is a five and a half-year-old terrier mix. >> very sweet considering she's just meeting us for the first time, a stray abandoned. very receptive to affection. a great family dog. >> this tan and white special nestled between my knees is buttons. >> button is a 4-year-old cocker spaniel mix and he was found tied to a tree in one of the parks in the city. >> you know, he is such a darling, beautiful boy, but very mad at being left unkept and uncared for. we're going to give you a beautiful grooming and fix you up. last but certainly not least we have shu shu. i have to turn shu shu around to show what a beautiful girl you are. >> shu shu is a 4-year-old mix. >> with a little shih tzu thrown into shu shu. try saying that one fast.

>> she's a little cuddly muffin. >> found in a carrier left in the park. >> look how sweet she is, considering what she's been through to be this affectionate. what an angel. >> richard with care and control in new york city. let's get to our dogs. a lot of beautiful dogs. the first dog is pepper walked out by drew. pepper is that little black and white shih tzu we saw in the video. hey, he's perfect for you. >> he's walking slow because he knows he's got to go back to school. >> tell me about pepper. >> he loves to take naps but also loves to have his ears scratched. he's been great around kids, just wonderful. >> he is so calm, natalie. he's been in the shelter, just fell asleep in my lap. >> drew, what do you think? do you like him? >> do you want to take him to

school with you? >> thank you, drew. next we have snookums led out by talia. snookums is a stray. loves to be held. >> loves to take naps in your lap. >> richard is shy but talia is richard's daughter. >> thank you. >> she's gorgeous. >> thank you. >> what do we know about this dog. >> snookums when she's outside, very exploratory, curious, inside she's a napper. >> very good with kids. >> again, we want to stress look how calm and sweet she is. everybody can pick her up, she melts in their hand, lap, whatever. >> you did good, talia. your dad is proud. >> next button with alexa. look at this gorgeous dog. the cocker spaniel tied to the

tree in the park. >> matted, great grooming. perfect for summertime, back in time for the winter. energetic dog, curious dog, loves to meet other dogs. >> loves to sprawl out. as you can tell, very relaxed. >> before they get adopted. >> very cute. >> love the belly rub, too. thank you. you guys are great. next tomas, alejandro with shu shu. this is a brussels griffon mix. she was found in a carrier in the park. >> look how sweet she is. >> she did extraordinarily well in a foster home. she would be a great dog but probably in a house by itself without other dogs. with kids it would be great but for now by herself. >> one dog per family. >> what do you think?

you like him? >> i love all the bows shu shu is wearing. >> again, we talk about 100% success record. people call up and say i really wish i could have gotten that dog. our men is, if you love these, there are so many more in shelters across the country. go adopt a wonderful animal. >> finally, a little surprise for our cat lovers. italia is bringing out lucky, a sweet little kitten. thank you alejandro. >> come on over here and show us the kitten. >> now we have lucky. >> so many cats that need placement. >> it's a more dire situation in the shelter than the dogs. we really need help with the cats. >> the number of cats coming in is extraordinary. >> look how cute. >> lucky. he's seven-month-old. all the dogs and crowds and noise. >> she's been doing well. >> likes to be held. >> i have one question for you.

why is it your child got to walk out twice? >> i don't know how that happened. >> okay. >> we need the catwalker. >> you did great, talia. >> jill rappaport, thanks so much. to learn more head to our website.

it is 8:56. i'm richard jordan. we're on top of breaking news this morning. a deadly and fiery tanker truck accident on 95 in fairfax county causing major problems on the road. let's go right to danella sealock with your first 4 traffic. >> that ramp still shut down by the earlier accident. delays on i-95 slow from del

city to springfield parkway on 395 northbound jammed all the way from the beltway to the 14th street bridge and northbound gw parkway, crash there, multi-vehicle crash blocking the middle lane. richard, back over to you.

good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. a cool and comfortable morning under a clear sky, low humidity and right now 76 at reagan national and near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas and later today, into the mid-80s and lots of sun with low humidity and more of the same tomorrow and up near 90 during the afternoon and getting steamy on saturday with increasing clouds and might get tropical showers on sunday, labor day and again on tuesday from the remnants of isaac. richar

wednesday morning, the 29th day of august, 2012. we have a great crowd outside on rockefeller plaza on this wednesday. glad they stopped by. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie inside studio 1a in new york. isaacs battling the gulf coast, especially new orleans. hundreds of thousands of people without power, flooding and storm surges ar major concern because isaac is moving so slowly. we've got the region covered this morning. al roker and the weather channel's jim cantore are bracing the powerful winds holding onto each other just to stay there. janet shamlian on the coast.

we'll talk to them in a moment. up next, "today's" professionals will break down the headlines that have you buzzing including governor sanford, engaged to his ex-mistress. new pens made for women. deals and steals for "today" show viewers, up to 70% off, personalized jewelry to hair care products. first a check of the top stories from natalie morales at the news desk. natalie, over to you. >> good morning, savannah. isaac battling much of louisiana and other parts of the gulf coast with high winds and flooding rains. the storm could drop 20 inches of rain or more in some areas. nbc's janet shamlian is in pass christian, mississippi with the latest. janet. >> natalie, good morning. we are getting pounded here. when people went to bed in this community, sustained winds of 30 to 35 miles an hour and now a system is stalled over this area, very slow moving overnight sustained winds of 70 to 80

miles an hour. look, this is usually a calm body of water. right now it's like an ocean, like a real ocean. you'll see behind me in the distance a sailboat that has come unmored after they asked him to move it and he did not. it's covered with water. the water is pushing onto u.s. 90 which will completely shut down pass christian because it is the main thoroughfare through this community. natalie, back to you. >> all right. janet shamlian there, do take care of yourself. tonight mitt romney's running mate takes center stage at the republican national convention as paul ryan accepts the party's vice presidential nomination. on tuesday delegates officially nominated mitt romney for president and he'll accept his nomination tomorrow. last night romney and at the convention to greet his wife ann after her prime time address. speaking of her husband, she said this is the man america

needs. in his keynote address, new jersey governor chris christie said it is time to end what he calls an era of absentee leadership in the white house. can you watch nbc's prime time coverage of the republican national convention including paul ryan's vice presidential acceptance speech. that's tonight at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific right here on nbc. a new book from navy s.e.a.l. is raising questions about the raid that took down osama bin laden and whether it was intended to capture or kill the terror leader according to the associated press. the military was concerned the book may reveal classified information but officials say while it may describe navy s.e.a.l. tactics it includes no deep military secrets. meantime the release date has been moved up. "no easy day" will hit bookstores next week. important news for parents with flu starting next week. the cdc is warning children with neurological disabilities are at an increased risk of complications from the flu.

the study by health officials found 60% of children who died from the flu in 2009 had cerebral palsy or other neurological disorders. the cdc is urging parents of children with disabilities to make sure they get their flu vaccine. united airlines said it fixed computer problems in the passenger system led to hundreds of flight delays tuesday. passengers reported long lines at ticket counters. a young puppy has a lot of work to live up to its name. this is demon. he's just three and a half weeks old and working on his husky howl. get it eventually. the howl will take him from bow to wow shortly. pro football player and actor is out with a new commercial for old spice. it's one you have to see and hear to believe. >>

. ♪ >> how did he do that? the commercial an his uniquely musical workout now hot online as can you imagine. pretty crazy. it is five minutes after the hour. let's go back to al and the weather channel's jim cantore both of in new orleans. guys, you guys are hanging on there for good. >> we really are, natalie. we need each other. we've always liked each other but today we need each other. >> it's gone to a different level. now you're starting to feel what i'm feeling. the first time. oh my god. >> guys, where we're standing here, down this street. we measured here, winds as high as 84 miles as 84 miles per hour, which is really

represented in this hurricane. >> that's right. right now it's moving to the northwest at about seven miles per hour. 80-mile-per-hour winds. it's not going anywhere any time soon. that's right, the path of it is going to come up, make its way inland as a tropical storm some time late tonight, early tomorrow. but in the meantime, we are in for a world of pain. a lot of rain, the storm surge still a big deal. 6 to 12 feet above normal and, oh, my gosh. the rain, the rain is going to -- >> so far, nine inches at the airport a in new orleans and from what we see here, that is, obviously, a huge worry. but so far, so good. let's hope it stays that way. >> some areas could pick up as much as 20 inches of rain. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> all calm here. we have a clear sky, lots of sun with low humidity. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein.

76 at reagan national and it's near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas. out of the mountains, still in the 60s and even 50s and later today with the low humidity and delightful summer day and highs reaching low and mid-80s. and then more of the same on thursday. does look like a little more humid on friday and then getting steamier saturday. might get tropical showers from >> all right. savannah, back to you. >> all right. al and jim, stay safe out there. up next, the professional take on the hot topics that have you buzzing. later, more than 70% off trendy dresses, coats and jewelry in jill's steals and deals coming up after these messages. e to cover all of manhattan out of landfills each year? the equivalent of 140 million trash bags, gone. by using glad trash bags, designed with reinforcing bands to be stronger with less plastic waste, we can.

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back now today's professionals chewing over the hottest headlines. star jones, donny deutsch and nbc's medical editor dr. nancy snyderman are assembled and ready to chat. let's talk about the rnc, chris christie gave the keynote address. it was hotly anticipated. but some in the room were a little bit peeved that it took him about 10 minutes to mention

mitt romney. they decided it was a little too self-serving. >> what did they expect. >> is that fair criticism. >> he said that he spoke so long about himself because he didn't find mitt romney interesting enough to talk about. it was really a me, me, me speech teed up for 2016. >> you think that was ip appropriate. >> look, he did what he was supposed to do. he talked a lot about himself, his mom, dad, speaks the unvarnished truth. he took from how he speaks the truth to republicans. the mvp boy act, teed himself up for 2016 and played the convention role he was supposed to. >> let me talk about the christie brand. bullying will never be accepted in this country. there was a clip of him when a woman asked him about do your kids go to private school. it was an issue. he goes, none of your business. if you were a woman, if you were a minority, the entire country

is getting more and more power in the digital age. they don't want somebody up there going, this is the way it is. his brand will never sell to the country. >> good thing you say that, one man's bullying is another man's straight talk. >> no, this is a bully. makes for good tv. typically with the emerging, everybody a power in the digital age, they don't want the soapbox age. this guy will never, ever get elected president of the united states. >> i know it's terrible but he's a big dude. a big dude with a finger pointing in the face of a woman will never go over well. >> the latino vote, this brand will never sell. remember that. we'll play this for you. >> i don't know if you guys will swing independent voters. what do you think, nancy? >> i think he is a bully. we've seen him not back away, the boardwalk in new jersey when he started walking after a guy and his own security people are saying, governor, come back. i think he has to remember leaders are supposed to have a certain amount of social deco m

decorum. he's going to have to find his gentler side. >> two words, rudy giuliani, didn't really work. >> love and marnl. former south carolina governor mark sanford, you remember him? he, of course, came to fame or notoriety a few years ago when he was a sitting governor, disappeared, said he was on the appalachian trail but actually was out with his mistress. more than two years after getting a divorce, he's now marrying his mistress. what do you think about that? >> i'm going to defend him. i think there are a few times in laugh when people find their absolute true loves. i think he is head over heels in love with this woman. he was married, had kids, lied about where he was when he was governor. stupid, stupid mistakes. i hope he has a blissful life with this woman. >> do you think this happens a lot?

>> the one thing that works against it is, you're not in a real life situation. people having affairs. i agree with nancy. this was the first scandal. obviously he made a mistake. where the guy came forward and said, i'm in love. i can't help it. there was something refreshing about that. it was very different than everything el. >> i sit here and i hear my nana in my ear saying he will cheat with you, he will cheat on you. i hope you're happy. i'm really glad for you. get married, have a good time. remember, next time your man says he's going out for milk, he might be with someone else. >> he threw his career away for this woman. one could argue this is a love story. >> i think this is a quintessential love story. he hope he and the argentine mistress do extraordinarily well. >> i wouldn't want to see my man going to portugal. they have pretty women in

portuguese. >> we have brad and anglelinang tom hanks, all examples. >> i guess they are moving us on, epidemic of overtreatment. dr. nancy, there was a study in the institute of medicine, tests cost health care system $10 billion a year. we know this. what's the problem? >> this is medicine for the worried well. people who have money to spend. why shouldn't it's a ct scan to look at everything in my body. guess what, you'll find something, then you expect someone else to pick up the tab. you want the insurance company or employer to pay. those are dollars that you don't see. but they ramp up health care costs f everyone else. sometimes less is more. >> let me just ask about this. for me, preventive medicine has saved my life. there is no question about it. if i had not had the echocardiogram i did, i would

not have had the next test which is the trans esophageal cardiogram, cost half a million dollars, but a lot less than open-heart surgery. i have issues with that. >> two issues, number one, tort reform. obviously doctors are covering their butts. until we have that -- other issue, if any one of us took a back mri, it would turn up 19 things. what are we going to do about it. sometimes ignorance is bliss. sometimes when you go looking, you're going to find it. if we all took a back mri or you took one right now, what's this, what's that? >> you can't say preventive health care for everything. i'm glad your heart surgery worked out well. when we start talking about preventive everything, every mole comes out, every expressway treated, every lab treated. it's a runaway train. >> so people are going to die is what we're saying.

>> absolutes. >> yeah. >> nancy is going to tell the truth. it's a cost analysis is what we're talking about. >> yes, some people will die. >> we have to, as americans, accept that. >> but it raises the question, should a 90-year-old get the same preventive care as a 12-year-old? if you only have so much money in the pot, should we start talking about rationalizing money, spending our health care dollars well. it's the conversations americans don't want to have. will some people die? yeah. >> it's a longer conversation but one we'll continue for another day. women's rights. okay. bic, the pen company came out with a pen for her, designed specifically for women, a thin barrel to fit a woman's hand. >> i love it. >> you do? >> some women are kind of offended. >> i was so ready to be the one -- >> i love it.

>> a lot of women offended. why are they making pens. >> if you think it's not for you, don't buy it. >> the first time i ever picked up a fancy cross pen, i thought, who can write with this. >> you know, i bedazzle my phone. i don't have a problem wit. i can talk sports with you if you want me to be a dude for a minute but give me a nice pen. >> this is setting us back to the '50s. >> here is the reaction along the lines you expected. some comments on facebook said oh, golly, i'm just waiting for my husband to come home from his long day at the office to make sure i can order this dreamy pen. >> some women like the pen. >> is some condescending to women. >> we sit up here. some advertising condescends to men, women, children. bit way, if you want to target a product to somebody. i guarantee you, a lot of women out there, feminists saying it's

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looks like we'll repeat this tomorrow. little hotter on friday and saturday and then maybe some tropical showers from the remnants of isaac moving in on sunday, perhaps labor day

that's a little ditty called "the remedy." jason mraz on the concert stage friday. we'll kick off early, tomorrow on the plaza british hot sensation takes the stage. on the unofficial last day of summer, a rare reunion of matchbox 20, live labor day morning all right here on "today." love all of them. haven't seen them together.

>> their first album in pfeifer years. >> savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. in the next half hour, get ready to do shopping. >> not a lot of damage. exclusive bargains in steals and deals. 70% off dresses, products, totes, jewelry and hair products. jill martin looking great in that dress, by the way. the best in beauty, the folks at shape magazine put dozens to the test from concealers to lip gloss. >> when we'll cook. the end of summer did not mean the end of grilling season. we've got easy recipes. you can throw these on any grill all year-round. >> that is an al menu. >> al, you're missing out, out there working hard in new orleans with jim cantore there, too. how are you guys holding up? >> hey, al, take it easy. holding on all right. >> doing great right now. but i'll tell you, it will be

good to see this thing pull away but it's not going to happen for at least another 24 hours. we're hanging in there. >> literally hanging onto each other. there really hasn't been a letup, if anything the rains have increased in the last 20 minutes. so far nine inches has been dealt with well here. >> plaquemines parish taking a big hit. they have levees over top and a lot of flooding. folks are stranded. as we take a look at the rest of the country, at the rest of the country, we do have that risk of strong storms here in the gulf coast area and tornado watches in effec, but the northeast looks fabulous and a lot of record heat in the plains and beautiful weather in the pacific northwest and the heat continues down through the southwest. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's hap aening in your neck of the woods. >> i hope it's by contrast here, we have a boueautiful morning. hardly any wind. high pressure giving us this dry air, low humidity in place and

50s out of the mountains and low, mid-70s around the metro area and blue sky and low humidity and more of the same tomorrow. more humid on friday and, again, saturday. some of >> all right. savannah and natalie, back to you. >> jim and al, it seems to be funneling down the street. are wind conditions like that throughout or is it block by block, depending where you are. >> right here we have a unique situation. the wind is funneling down this street. you go a couple of blocks down and it's not quite so bad. but it's going to be repeated like this through the downtown area and anywhere you've got highrises. >> this tunnel, we measured winds, 80 miles an hour, representative of this hurricane. not only in this wind tunnel but 30 stories where you're talking

about in the highrise. >> back to you guys. >> take care, guys. be careful. >> never felt so close to each other in their whole lives. >> guys, thank you. coming up next, we'll switch gears. big bargains for today's viewers inur steals and deals segment coming up right after this.

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time now for jill's steals and deals, we bring you hot products and deeply discounted prices for you our viewers. jill martin is back to take you through these deals. good morning. >> good morning. >> for those who have not done this before with steals and deals, tell us how it works. >> not done this before. go to today.com, we'll link you to the websites. things have been selling out in minutes. if you want something, go now. only available 24 hours but only available minutes. we'll give you deals and link you up and you'll get it within two weeks. these are great dresses by paggie london, a variety of dresses. >> retail, $138. you see the four different options starting with the brazilian print halter dress, which is great. you could transition into fall,

also a great summer dress. this metallic dress, i hope you have somewhere to go. crochet knit dress here and the little black dress. you can't beat. a little cutout in the back. >> retail $138. >> deal is $39.99, for any options, that's 71% off. >> perfect. now to hair products. we've got great products from moses hair care. tell us about this deal. >> if you have curly hair naturally like me this is the kit you need. four things come in the kit. it's traditional moroccan formula. almond oil which i love. smoothing conditioning, at home spa and great gift if you want to pamper a friend. retail $150, the deal $52.50. that's 65% off. >> that is a great deal. >> this company rarely discounts. >> good time to stock up, too. next beautiful jewelry.

this is from nisa, initial jewelry. it's still in. >> you're wearing one today. >> yes. $115 for these. they are classic meets vintage. the brifltacelets, necklaces, earrings. >> those are gorgeous. >> move in. >> no. >> come on. >> back away. >> retail 115, deal is $34, for any 70% off. >> a great gift. >> it is. great. >> maybe i'll make new friends. >> okay. now tell us about these great totes. >> these totes retail $99. i love the way these look. >> throw everything in there. >> 100% vegan tote, faux leather, looks rich. large interior pocket if you like to be organized with long

straps. a great bag for the day. retail $99, deal $29.99. that's 70% off. >> good shopping bag. >> finally, last but not least, these are pretty cool. these are from collage.com. what we're offering is the voucher. >> it's $89.99. let's look at you over the years. that's a lot of looks. >> i think you want this in your room. >> or your room. >> what you do is upload these photos and then they will put it into a collage for you. you can get a voucher, give as a gift. look at the versions, any way you like it. this is really great, a beautiful gift. the retail $89.99, the deal $27. 70% off. it's dummy proof. i went on the site to do it. it's pretty easy to do it. >> with kids rooms, a great way to decorate. >> comes ready to hang, like this. >> high schoolers, they like

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beauty award winners. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> tell me the criteria. how did they become winners? >> at shape we really did our homework. we tested hundreds of products. we made sure we are looking at everything from texture, how it felt, how much it cost. we really did ask our readers to weigh in, of course some dermatologists and manicurists. everyone had a say in these products. >> when you say it's the best, you really mean it. >> we mean it. >> let's start with best primer, under the foundation. >> primer is really going to make your makeup stay all day long. what's great about this primer, it helps to get rid of imperfections and fine lines. we also love this particular one has a pearl tint to it. so you're getting a little luminosity on your complexion as well, which is lovely. >> different shades? >> this is a universal shade. with this, one person gets to use all of this. >> best foundation.

>> i feel like a lot of women tend to shy away from foundation because they think it's going to look heavy and do heavy. at shape we found this great one from estee lauder, a flawless finish and lightweight. several shades. >> a variety. >> light to dark, you can find the best shade for you. >> the next thing is something kind of trendy just in the last year. bb creams is that what you call it? >> bb creams, also known as beauty balms. very, very trendy these days. it's basically trendy because it's everything you need in one tube. this from dior, it's going to hydrate, conceal empourierfecti control the oil and spf 30 as well. >> is the idea to wear it under a foundation or as a tinted moisturizer. >> you wear it by yourself, perfect for anyone low maintenance. >> tinted powder. >> we love this from revlon.

a powder helps set your makeup and helps the oiliness in the t-zone. this from revlon has coconut water, very high draydratinhydr the touch, it will cool your face as you use it. >> this brush, nice. >> easy to use. >> concealer. >> is that what we have here? >> yes. sephora, everyone needs a concealer, it can hide a blemish to brighten under eye area. this has an ingredient to plump skin, very hydrating. i love it's super portable. pop in your purse for last-minute touchups. >> next eyeliner pen. kind of like a liquid eyeliner. >> lifestyle. a lot of women intimidated by liquid liner. >> hard to put on. >> if you look at the tip, it's super fine and very easy for application. this is the best of both worlds,

the precision of a liner, pencil liner and intensity of a marker. wolf product. >> the thick plaque line we like to see. >> sexy cat eye look. >> the lip sticks, what do you like? >> for lip sticks, a lot of colors out there. sometimes lipstick can be a bit drying. this one from lancome, you're getting bold, beautiful color, a little bit of shine and lots of si silkyness on your lips. feels moisturizing. >> lip gloss. >> these are from l'oreal. what's great about these lip glosses, they are not sticky. nothing worse than getting it on your hair. these come in several different colors. wear them alone or layer them on. they have omega 3, good for you as well. >> great products. haw so much. >> thank you. >> coming up next, in the kitchen, easy grilling pork chops, but first this is "today"

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this morning on "today's" kitchen we're grilling and chilling pork chops. chef frank from new york. his new book, rao's on the grill, italian recipes from my kitchen to yours. great to have you here. we think rao's, we think the hard to get into restaurant in new york city. >> i can't get a table. >> sure. >> thirty years in, i can't get a table. my goodness. you have your own cooking though. why the cookbook now? >> it's something i've always done, cooked, entertained. i pretty much do it all year long, even when i'm here on the east coast. easy to clean up, get involved, have a great time cooking

together. >> i guess folks that can't get into the restaurant feel like they have a piece of it. how to make one of your recipes. this is pork chops with a citrus barbecue. >> this is pork line with the bone in. season with salt and pepper on both sides and let it rest for a little bit. turn it over. >> back side. >> i'll do the pepper. >> please do. >> what is the secret to the citrus barbecue sauce. >> that's what we have right here. the secret is you have the majority of these ingredients in the pantry, in your frig. it's good to go. you want extra for dipping sauce later on after everything is prepared. >> here you have ketchup. >> ketchup with freshly grated horse haddish, woos shir,

garlic. >> the key ingredient. a little more horse radish if you like. >> a little kick. >> a lot of kick. it's be careful with that stuff. it's potent. finally red pepper. what we're going to do is whisk this all together. i'm going to ask you to do this for me as i start to sear pork chops. >> you're not putting it on the chops before putting it on the grill? >> well, it's going to go back on the grill. so as these are -- these are going to cook about 450 degrees medium high heat. okay. then you're going to turn them over and they will look something like this. >> a little seared. this is indoor, outdoor as well. >> grill pan at home, frying pan in the oven. it's great. it's really wonderful on the grill. that's where you take advantage of this barbecue sauce. it's easy. >> coating them through. >> coat them nicely, gently. then flip them over. you're going to let this sauce

glaze. it's going to be absolutely wonderful. >> karcarmichae caramelize. >> 15 to 20 depending how you like your pork. >> some think pink is the way to go. other think no pink is the way to go. >> the good news is fda reduced serving temperature for pork chops, 145, used to be 160. while these are cooking, what we're going to do is add breadcrumbs on top, evenly distributed. >> a little crunch. >> crunch. great textures, carries the flavor. then squeeze some lemon on top. >> extra citrus. >> exactly. >> bake this in the oven to get it fully cooked, right? >> yes, you k again, very versatile. >> beautifully done.

perfect chop. you've got these great sides to go along. >> pasta salad. particular lip this time of year, tomatoes at their height, fabulous. red onion, mozzarella. >> what is this. >> red, white, blue. my pastry chef in las vegas. >> we like your style. >> frank pell grino, thank you for being here. hoda and kathie lee next. he's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney,

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good morning, k89 57 on this august, 29dth. let's go to danella sealock. >> delays are gone, but still seeing the exit ramp to fairfax county parkway still shut down at this time. keep an eye out if you're traveling in montgomery county. crash involving a police cruiser still has all your lanes blocked this is at summit avenue and

knolls avenue. once you pass here, you're pretty slow from georgia avenue and making your way to connecticut avenue. now, let's head over to tom with a check of your forecast. >> at this hour, temperatures under a clear sky are warming into the 70s all around the region. reagan national now at 78 and later into the mid-80s with low humidity and delightful summer day and lots of sunshine and more of the same tomorrow and getting more humid thursday night into friday and saturday. in fact, pretty steamy saturday and might get a few tropical showers from the remnants of isaac coming through, sunday, perhaps on labor day and, again, on tuesday. richard? >> tom, thanks. >> tom, thanks. don't fo anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in prince george's county. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november.

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may 3rd and welcome to a very special editions of our show, we're calling "needles, knives or nothing." >> this really looks like we should be serving food at the school cafeteria. everyone who wants extra mashed potatoes, please line up. >> this will be a different show. here's the deal. we're talking about different c cosmetic procedures. people have heard of botox and different types of procedures but they've never actually seen them happen, figure out how much they cost in case they wanted those. we will go through -- >> there's a huge curiosity factor. we will be human guinea pigs today and do five different procedures. >> live. >> i will ask you one probing question. do you think those earrings actually help the quay you look? that kills me! >> ever since i played -- i was yoda on halloween and i had the ugly green and i kept applying lipstick -- >> it's kind of the same thing. we'll be going through those procedures. >> at home. >> and especially one you guys

will be dying to know about because we teased it before. it's called cellulase. you know when you have cellulite in your butt or whatever and you've been trying to get rid of it but it's really difficult even if you work out, and diet, you can't get rid of it. there is a new procedure dr. nancy said on the air was very safe she thought. >> with excellent results as well. >> there is actually somebody doing this procedure. the way it works, if you know what a mattress looks like with buttons in it, it actually cuts through the buttons and separates the skin so there's no puckering. it's unbelievable. they're doing it close by. >> close by. we will be going there. i think they're going to start it very soon. of all days for our dear friend to be visiting us, the one person on the planet who does not need one thing done to him picks today to visit us. the one and only eduardo, here to say hello.

>> like the ler those raised areas by taking way the fat and cut those collagen bands that pull down on the skin and allow them to be released. the third thing we're going to do is stimulate collagen and tighten the skin. >> how quickly will collette see some results? >> usually win a few weeks. some people have bruising and swelling for a while. appears in a few weeks and keeps getting better. >> is it pricey? >> okay. depends how many areas. some people have a lot of different areas. i will start here. you might want to turn away for your viewers. >> no. i want to see every bit of. >> it do it, dr. katz. >> don't look, don't look. i told you. >> collette, can you hear us? >> yeah. >> she had a mild anesthetic, right, on the area? >> yes. >> okay. feeling anything yet? a little pressure?

>> tiny tiny bit of pressure but not much at all. >> really? it doesn't feel painful? okay. >> i feel pretty numb. >> okay. >> that's the key. >> she's very numb. >> i have some numb gel on my forehead, too, for the procedure i'm going to have. that really helps. >> here's what we're going to do. we're going to continue to check in and watch you. this takes about 45 minutes. >> right. >> that's unbelievable it's happening right now. i got a little bit of chills. >> it's happening all over the world as we speak. cosmetic surgery and these kinds of procedures that don't require the knife are a huge, huge business. >> i think a lot of people have tried and tried to get rid of se cellulite, it's genetic and just doesn't go away. >> we have a lot to talk about but so we don't forget it, nice work if you can get it. that's what we're going to get today. "nice work if you can get it." brilliant cast. go and enjoy it.

an absolute delight. >> here we go. there are a lot of different procedures out there. your boob job is the number one. get rid of that. you don't need it anymore. the number one procedures. a lot of women are doing nat. boob reductions is another one. we'll talk to tamra barney from "the real housewives." 20 years ago had them augmented and recently took out her sak s. >> we haven't revealed what we're going to do. >> what am i going to do. >> you're going to have something done to your forehead. >> i will have an eyebrow transplant. >> i will have a lift, a little lift. >> what is that? >> i don't know. we'll get your bushy hair removed. >> stop talking about it being bushy. jennifer is coming up. you have to shave my arms. >> i don't have to.

she's going to do that. dr. wechsler is going to take off my numbing cream. not the first time you've done this. >> and not the last either, i say sume. >> who shaves their arms? >> lots of people. >> no one i know. >> come on! >> stubble. this is not going to be good. >> what have you been doing before? >> leaving it alone. >> my god, that is hairy. >> you have never waxed it? >> i want you to look. you will be astonished how much hair i have on my arm. >> for those who have overplucked your eyebrow hair, you can have it put in your brow. save some of that. dr. wechsler will do my eyebrow transplant. >> you will get half your head done during this show. >> i want my entire head done. >> i will get one arm or whatever. you will burn the hair off the arm? >> we will laser it.

>> it's extremely painful, just preparing you. >> i'm scared of even the shaving process. i don't know why. >> we will take a commercial break so we can continue to get prepped and we will do not only our two procedures but two others. >> we will also have two other procedures. >> getting something different done at the same time. >> this is so much fun! >> i'm scared. from botox to vein removal and so much more. later in this show, we will talk to the two men very open about this. >> my arm is getting shaved. i'm very distracted. >> we'll be right back. -[ taste buds ] donuts, donuts! -who are these guys?

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knives." and you just saw the doctor working on cellulite. now, we have four more procedures to show you including botox, spider vein removal, eyebrow lift and laser hair removal. >> two of those procedures are on us. let's say hello to dermatologist, dr. susan taylor about to perform a vein removal procedure. hi, kelly! >> these are the little red squiggly veins that overtake our legs as we mature. >> i can barely see them. >> they will progress. that's the reason we have scar0therapy. >> they won't come back? >> new ones can develop over time but these will go away. >> you will inject the teeny vein. >> are you nervous? >> no. >> i will hold your hand. >> i will use a vibrator on your back. >> to calm her. >> we're just cleaning the skin.

you see these little red squiggly vessels. what i'm doing, i'm inserting the needle right into the vessel. >> how does it feel? >> i don't even feel it. >> look. >> my god, it's gone away. >> right then. >> what happens is this material irritates the blood vessel and ultimately makes the vessel go away. >> by irritating it? does that work with people? >> what we're going to do, we did this cluster. you will see it after a few minutes. over the next week or two, it will go away permanently. >> she will continue working on collette. >> next, to miss janine downey, an imagine dermatologist. with her is jody. she's getting botox done and jody doesn't look like she needs it. >> jody doesn't need anything.

>> when should you start getting botox? >> as soon as you started seeing the first lines of sun damage, bring it on. if you don't crease the envelope, you'll never get the wrinkles. >> young girls are getting it -- >> i'm an ex-lifeguard and started at 29. you know what i'm saying, early 20s is probably too soon. >> a little, a lot. >> you look amazing. >> she can't frown in here. she can't raise because she's already botoxed. >> a little numbing. >> she had a little numbing. basically, it is a liquid that blocks the impulses so you can't contract theuscle anymore. if you don't crease the envelope, your most prized accessory stays the same. >> you have to be careful you don't do too much or you won't have any movement. >> you don't want to look astonished. >> how much is botox? >> it varies from place to place, 3 to $400. it can be $1,000 that lasts

three to four months. i believe in it. >> and you are numb 4 to 6 hours afterward afterwards. >> i've been getting it since i was 6 years old, hello. >> and i'm a little nervous. kat is going to get in the chair. what will happen? >> it is an fda approved process which lifts and tightens the skin. here, we're going to do the eyebrows. this is dr. francesca, my partner and specializes in this procedure. >> what is it? >> some people don't want to do botox. they want something con juncti ve to botox. this is delivering deep heat to

the muscle. >> she's putting gel on. >> when does the pain start? >> no pain. no pain. >> the pain starts when you give her the consultation. >> when you get the bill. >> here we go with our first one now. ready? >> i have my vibrator. >> do it! >> you have to understand, this delivers different levels of pain. >> weird. >> the first level of he heat -- this is giving you the ability to see where you're delivering the energy. so you're giving -- it's giving you visualization where you're delivering your lift. >> it's uncomfortable but it's not painful painful. that one hurt. jerry! >> over several months, you see stimulation of collagen. >> there we go. she's in pain. >> ow! >> it's done. >> you look younger! >> it's done! >> all right. >> you have to realize over

several months, she's stimulating her own collagen. you will see a progressive lifter and tightening. >> are you going to get the other side fixed, i hope, or i will look ridiculous. >> we will leave you like this. >> great. i'll be back. >> and she's here to talk laser hair removal. >> everyone put your glasses on. >> hoda. you don't need them. >> okay. >> kat, i need you by me. >> sorry. >> hold up your hand. >> tell me what's going to happen. >> this is the hand she's getting done. this is the one shaved earlier. come over here. >> okay. >> what we're going to be doing is - -- >> where has the numbing cream. >> you don't need it. >> you can handle it. >> we set the setting through

skin and hair type and through pulls situation as and length, we cut the -- >> is that smoke? >> no. that's not smoke. it's freezing cold. you don't feel it. >> it feels like a cold blast. >> a cold blast of air with this new laser we have. what we do is put that on and you don't feel it as much. >> do you need the vibrator? >> she likes it, you can tell that. you mean in two weeks she has to do it again? >> no. it falls out and you come back every 4 to 6 weeks. >> i don't really have any there. it's all -- >> it's great. you can do it anywhere on your face or body. >> you're doing great. >> look up quickly. >> it's not every follicle you need to hit, just the general area. >> no, no, she's hitting every follicle. it fall out and what happens when it's in the growth stage, that's when she comes back in.

>> what happens so it doesn't grow back at all. >> a minimum of six treatments. >> how does it look? >> not so good. >> sandy, you rock! >> wow, this is exciting. up next, the doctor is in the house and answering your biggest questions about cosmetic procedures after this. >> i need wine. >> i know. of hide anseek? right now? yeah go hide. go on buddy. one, two... [ son ] come and find me! three! [ son ] are you even looking for me? i am looking! [ male announcer ] bite-sized chicken's grown up. new kfc bites. freshly hand-breaded big bites of premium breast meat, seasoned in the colonel's original recipe. try 10 bites with an 8 piece meal for $19.99. [ son ] dad? [ male announcer ] today tastes so good. just trying to look our best. gonna take more than looks. from what i hear, ms. haskins is a toughy. oh we had a good breakfast, so we're ready.

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probably the image. if i got my calves done, i would want people to think i had done that on my own. >> we're back with a special age de defying segment today. if you are thinking of a procedure, you probably have questions on your mind. go to our facebook page and ask us what you wanted to know. >> we call in the experts. a boards certified plastic surgeon on park avenue. glad to see you. >> glad to see you, too. >> what are the best options for a disappearing jaw and saggy neck? that's one of those you want to get rid of. >> the jowel and saggy neck is the biggest give away of any woman's age and the first thing that will bring them to a plastic surgeon's office for a face lift. >> even before your eyes go. >> even before your eyes go. >> you need a full face lift. >> you can take it out, what i found.

there's a teaspoon of fat in the jowel area and the saggy neck skin. take out a couple teaspoons of fat from the neck. lift lipo and i use the internal ultra sound and take the fat out and shrinks up and no cutting. >> what does that procedure cost and how long does it take? >> cost about $5,000 and takes 45 minutes. >> it lasts a long long time. >> the fat is removed permanently. puts off the time when someone needs to get a face lift the first time. now, you can wait a little while. >> is there a limit to how many liposuction procedures one might have in a lifetime? how many can we have? in other words, i've got so much money, how long is it going to last me? >> sore oh much fat. i say it depends. overall, yes. liposuction is the gold standard for removing fat permanently. if you take out what you need to take out once, you're done. what happens and why some people say, i've had liposuction but

some fat grew somewhere else. it really just wasn't taken out right the first time. in this girl we had here, a nice slim girl. i took a little bit of fat from her belly, love.handles, inner thigh, outer thighs. now, if she gains or loses weight, it will be in the after pattern. she will never go back to how she was before. does that make sense? >> to underscore, you said if you take fat from your stomach you said you end up getting it elsewhere, you said it does not happen. >> if you take it all the first time. if you had fat on your belly and arms and only took out your belly fat, you gained 20 pounds, it's going right to the arms. that will bring you back. you want to get it right the first time because it's all out permanently in one shot. >> can you have ep liposuction anywhere and everywhere? >> yes. that's very exciting. this year we have two new devices on the market that will melt a layer of fat through the skin. you don't have to have

surgeries, like hot stone, rubbing. >> it was painful and didn't get the results. >> one's a little bit painful and one feels like a hot stone. >> thank you, doctor. thank you so much. >> we will go back across the street and check in with our ce cellulace patients. >> and the guys will complain about their stuff. [ female announcer ] every day, there's a new reason not to make a home-cooked meal.

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we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we're back with more on our special edition of today, "needles, knives or nothing," getting worked on as we look at all kinds of cosmetic procedures for men and women. hoda and i are half turned over. he's working on the other part of her anatomy. >> i can hear him. dr. katz, can you hear us now? >> i c cellulite gone forever? >> well, we've been doing this over two years now. and the cellulite hasn't come back. we're hoping it is a long term result. we can only say for t years so far. >> we should also point out these procedures, although they're done widely, they're done everywhere, you really have to check with your doctor to see how much something will cost. there's always additional costs as well. >> and risks. >> it can vary like crazy all

over the country. >> we'll come back. celebrity celebrities drive a lot of people to seek perfection with surgery. our housewife, tamra barney and psychologist and former model, v vivian, and author of a book. and from "us" magazine. >> tamra, you've been very vocal about plastic surgery, stuff you've had. you had your breasts reduced. you don't hide any of that. >> no. i live my life openly on the reality show. i'm one that plurtsz it out there. >> what do you say about a lot of celebrities that say, i have good genes and do yoga. >> i want to throw my wine at them. i do yoga. >> you decided to get a breast reduction. >> it was a long time coming. i had them done in my early 20s. i had them reduced on the show

four years ago. i took baby steps. i knew i wanted to get rid of them. i didn't think i had the self-esteem. it was low back then, going through a divorce, my gad, if i loose my fun bags, what's going to happen? >> fun bags. >> the thing about being 40, you're a little more secure who you are, i don't know if it's being in your 40s or losing your eyesight, i feel better about myself. >> dr. dillard, what is this fascination we have, tremendous fear of what's ultimately going to happen to all of us anyway. if you're blessed, you will live to be a big old age, right? >> i'm really glad you're bringing up the psychological component about the physical changes because it's actually much more complicated than we think. patients i have in the public eye they know they're going to be under scrutiny. what they don't know is how c e complicated their reactions will be and people watching them. this is a polarizing thing. people take sides.

you can age naturally or do whatever you possibly can to avoid this aging illness. really, aging has become in some ways, a defect. we have to shift the way we think about it or otherwise people will be panicked, even at age 20. >> it's psychological, and all about self-esteem and sometimes if self-esteem needs fixing, you need a psychologists. >> plastic surgeons need to ask the important questions. >> celebs are driving this bus? >> all of them, either have an opinion or getting it done. >> ashley judd, we showed her, she got something done, yes, she did, she was outraged people said those things. >> it set off a whole debate. she said i had nothing done, a reaction to surgery problems and steroids and her face puffed out. she said women should not be judged this way. everyone pointing fingers and dissecting what someone has

done. >> that has the way it has always been and never going to change. >> like heidi montague. >> 10 procedures in one day everybody agreed was way too much. now, the difference is she is now saying she regrets that. >> she regrets it but she wouldn't do it again but yet she's stuck now. these are things irreversible, things like liposuction or you can grow it back if you need to. a nose job. some procedures she had done so extreme are irreversible. >> we used to just have the question does she or doesn't she? i don't know if you remember that at my age, it was just about hair color, there are so many options now, people are confused. what celebrities are confronts is the confusion an entire generation of women are feeling. >> people don't love themselves first in the right way. >> thanks, guys. thanks for coming to see us, we appreciate it. >> up next, any guys get their turn. find out what they're nipping

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chobani champions. win the day. i think men and plastic surgery is a little weird, they end up looking like ken dolls a little bit. awkward to see. i'm not a fan of that so much. >> really? >> they're thinking hum branch. >> we've been talking plastic surgery all day, what about the guys? >> men are the fastest growing dem graphic. and we have a plastic surgeon, along with a few manly patients. joseph, frank and bruno. hi, guys, welcome. >> what kind of procedures are men undergoing these days? >> a lot of procedures include chin implants, rhinoplasty, nose surgery, sometimes hair transplantation. a lot of new techniques and

technology and lasers and everyone, in excludeing men are doing what you guys did this morning, non-surgical things to make you look good. >> look at joseph, adorable, the next guy in line, you look at his face, i wonder if you think what has joseph had done. he's 22 years old. what have you had done? >> a rhinoplasty, chin implant and restylane fillers. >> that was my before. >> that was a heck of a head of hair. >> that was downstairs. they do great work. >> it makes a huge difference. has it done something to your sel self-esteem? >> of course. night and day. made a huge businesses. definitely improved my business. my outlook everyday, really, changed everything. >> i think plastic surgery can be a good thing. if you're worried about yourself all day long, it affects you. do it, get over it and forget it. >> find a doctor that will give you natural results. >> speaking of natural, look at

frank, mr. 40-year-old over there. you had a couple of things done. tell us what you had done. >> i had my turbinets reduced. >> your what? >> i used to snore like a freight train. >> it can mess up with your love life. >> absolutely. essentially i had the inside plumbing done. had my turbinetts done, my sinuses and while i was on the table, figured i might as well have it straightened out a little bit. >> your snauz. >> what has your family said or noticed? >> surprisingly, only my sister. it was such a conservative job, i didn't want anything over the top, my profile fixed a lit bit. >> good for you. your love life is good? >> good. single, by the way. >> he's doing something a lot of men really want to do. that's with your hair. tell us what you did, bruno.

>> i was losing it and being a macho italian, i couldn't do it. i don't have a face like bruce willis or you'll brenner. >> i think it's a beautiful face. >> tell us what you did? >> i heard about dr. sear over and over again. i figured let me check him out. i did and went with him. >> it was actually implants? what did you do? >> i guess they call it microsurgery. >> you put single hairs in. >> single hair. what's amazing is how do they put them in your head to grow the right way. i was panicking in six months, my hair would be all over like dr. know, you know. >> how expensive basically are the different procedures, doctor? >> they're not inexpensive. the non-surgical ones you guys just did are relatively inexpensive. no surgery and hair transplant, depending how much you're doing for hair transplants can be in the thousands. >> chins are huge, aren't they? >> chins are huge. i was telling joe. chin implants are very important

balancing out a male face. there's very few ceos have an retrusive chin. >> some are soulless, too, but that's another story. >> thanks for coming. >> up next, forget the needles and knives. we'll show you what a little hair and makeup can do. we'll show you the afters right after this. go-gurt?

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we will begin with a woman named jesse. i think we have a before picture of jesse we can show. tell us what was wrong. what did she need fixed? >> jesse had dark hair, starting to go gray. she kept making it darker and darker and made her hair look very harsh. she had bulk in her hair. >> she has a great head of hair. >> beautiful hair. >> not hair. she could have given it to bruno. >> our goal was to customize the haircut to her and take away the bulk and make her look younger. >> people are seeing your after. the makeup is very important. you have half her face done. we must point out she has not yet seen herself and cannot see herself as we speak. what are you doing makeup-wise? >> we want to ad contours, she has a great face, beautiful skin. we evened her out. contoured her cheeks and we added on to her brows and tweezes her brows but doesn't

define them. defining your brow is the easiest way to take off ten years. >> time for the reveal. >> why don't you hold up your mirror. you don't need to. you can see yourself right there. fine. pop it up. let's look. >> oh, my god! i love it. oh, my god, thank you, everyone. wow. >> it took a lot of years off, didn't it? one of those things, it does. >> too bad we can't do the other side. >> and we gave her this great haircut and made it lighter. by adding a little lightness around her face,icity lifts. >> i love it. absolutely love it. >> we will move on down to joan. ease on down the road. >> okay. >> why don't you hop on the other side of her. yeah. why don't you tell us about joan's before picture and what you thought the issues were. >> joan, a very typical problem. she started to highlight her

hair, but then she overhighlighted her hair. it had a yellowish ting and really did not blend with her complexion and let it go long and straight and she had these harsh lines. >> what about in the makeup department? >> one of joan's concerns was her eye area. what i did was showed her how to contour a little bit more, how to add the lift you want, soften the undereye area and made her lips a lot fuller and told her mascara and lash curler are your best friend. >> really? are you dying to see yourself? >> i'm dying. >> we're looking at her and you haven't seen yourself. why don't you pop it up on the screen. >> wow! >> that looks awesome. >> isn't that amazing? >> what a difference. the difference in the color, you're right. >> see what happens, sometimes when you overcolor your hair, it does not look shiny. shiny healthy hair is young hair. i added cuts to the air to give

her lift, fullness, volume, years younger. >> i love it! >> you look beautiful. you guys look beautiful. >> you have to go out tonight. >> up next, we head to the recovery room to see how our procedures are going. we're only half done. >> half-baked. >> first, this is the special edition of "today" on nbc. >> we'll check in with collette, edition of "today" on nbc. >> we'll check in with collette, who looks like she's fine. i'm barack obama and i approve this message edition of "today" on nbc. now mitt romney's attacking the, who lpresident on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." and the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors... and experts say

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if there's one good thing about surgery, the recovery. >> we brought our expert doctors back and patients. we will check back in with them first. before we do that, we'll go across the street to dr. katz. he was performing the cellulase treatment with collette. how are you feeling post-op here? >> feeling all right. surprisingly, doing okay. >> is it completely done, dr. katz? she's finished and ready to go?

>> we're all done. she can actually walk right out of the room here on her own steam and go home. take it easy for a day or so and go right back to work a few days from now. >> what we will do, is ask you to come back on monday and look at everything. >> and maybe 45 days later, check those thighs out. >> cheers. all the best. >> let's look down the road at dr. taylor. how's your patient doing? >> she's doing great. you can see she's relaxing. if you look at her ves sampselv they've just about disappeared. >> how much is that procedure? >> about $400 for three syringes. >> down the line, how's your patient doing? >> my patient is doing great, relaxing, has champagne in her hand. botox costs about $300, $400. it can go up to $1,000. >> what will you do about the rest of her? she's a mess. >> isn't she gorgeous?

it's not fair. >> you're half cooked. >> i'm half cooked. i have to get going. >> dr. wechsler. i can already see. >> you can see the difference. >> you will do the next bit right here after the commercial break. >> okay. >> what about you, miss hoda. >> one of my arms is baby smooth and the other is a gorilla. >> we will take care of that. >> like the planet of the apes. >> what did you say? >> just a little planet of the apes. >> how much does this cost? >> $400 per session. you can get a package of six. so what we do is you come in every four to six weeks. >> so it's more than a$1,0. >> you never have to wax again. >> what about mine, pat? what's this cost? >> i think eyebrows are $1200. >> just have one done and it's $600. >> thank you so much. thank you very very much. tomorrow, actress la la anthony.

>> we will talk about mother-daughter relationships. can you be too attached? is that possible? and cinco de mayo celebration. wrong thing. got this, this, i'm all set. thursday thursday, see you for friday friday. let's do it. thank you.

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