good morning. breaking news. sandy pummels cuba as a powerful category 2 hurricane as storm warnings are extended along the florida coast. is a more dangerous scenario brewing that could threaten people up and down the east coast? nbc news exclusive, brian williams on the campaign trail with president obama. behind the scenes at rallies and on air force one. this morning, rare access with the countdown to the election now at 12 days. and -- >> mr. malveaux, i want to confirm you understand we are recording this phone conversation. >> one of the d.c. area snipers speaks out about his crimes,

insanity, and solitary confinement. >> i wouldn't wish it on anyone. i wouldn't wish this on anyone. >> lee boyd malveaux with surprising revelations and a shocking new allegation in what he says will be his final interview "today," thursday, october 25th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a busy thursday morning. i'm savannah gurthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. hurricane sandy made landfall, wind gusts of about 114 miles an hour. >> that storm is being blamed on at least two deaths in the caribbean. and as we said, forecasters are worried about a scenario that could pose big trouble for much of the east coast.

al's been studying the latest models, and we'll get to his forecast straight ahead. also ahead, an arrest made in colorado in the murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. the suspect only 17 years old. and his own mother may have played a role in turning him in. we'll have more on that story. all right. and then tom cruise has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the publisher of two tabloid magazines that claimed he abandoned his daughter suri following his divorce from katie holmes. we're going to hear from his lawyer. and we're going to have rare treasures from the royal family in hollywood in our studio. judy garland's "wizard of oz" dress, prince charles and diana's wedding cake and other incredible items. >> don't try to eat it either, it'll make the price go down. they're all up for auction as well as marilyn monroe's birthday serenade to john f. kennedy in color and from a different angle. a closer look coming up. but we want to begin with the latest on hurricane sandy.

al's upstairs tracking the storm. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah, and here's a storm, a powerful storm, a category 2, dangerous storm 440 miles southeast of miami, florida. 105-mile-per-hour winds, picking up speed moving north at 18 miles per hour. you can already see rain bands making their way into southern florida. here's what we have watches and warnings wise, we are expecting to see hurricane warnings right now throughout -- just about the entire bahamas and eastern cuba. we also have tropical storm warnings now up for a good portion of the eastern florida coast from key largo up to daytona beach with tropical storm watches back through the keys and up past north of daytona beach. the path of the storm, here's what we look for right now. basically staying a category 2 storm. but once it comes off of the cuba area, where it's gotten torn apart a little bit by the mountain there, it becomes a category 1 storm. saturday paralleling the

southeastern coast. in the meantime causing big problems for the southern and eastern florida coast. now, here's where the computer models differ. and this is what we are concerned about. in yellow, the american computer model keeps it off the coast and eventually hooks it into new england. the european model which historically is the more accurate of the two long-range by sunday keeps it close to the east coast and then early on monday, brings it into the delmarva peninsula south of new jersey, which would be horrible for the northeast. because that brings the strongest quadrant of the storm, the northeastern quadrant along this megaopolis. we have to keep an eye on this because as we move into the weekend, the entire eastern sea board is in play and we'll continue to track it. >> al, we'll check in with you in a little while for more information. now to the presidential race and brian williams' exclusive access to president obama on the campaign trail. they started out in iowa on wednesday, from there it was on

to colorado, los angeles, and a quick stop in las vegas before an overnight flight to florida where the president is beginning his day. brian just got off air force one, he's with us now by phone. brian, good morning to you. >> matt, good morning, we're hanging on for dear life and a quick-moving motorcade. we barely left the airport grounds a few minutes ago. no one on air force one can remember when the president did this last on a domestic trip choosing to get his night's sleep. and it was very few hours coming west to east, but miles to go before he sleeps again. he's got florida, virginia, illinois, ohio just today. and yesterday during one of our conversations, we asked him how he finds himself in exactly this position in this campaign. >> how is it with, what, 13 days to go? you're fighting for your life in a 47/47 race.

>> well, actually, i think we always knew this was going to be a close race from the start. and what we have right now is a -- is a lead that we've maintained throughout this campaign. and we are just going to continue to drive home the message that there are two fundamentally different choices in this election about where we take the country. >> so after the excitement of '08, given the power of incumbency, you've got bin laden, you did not expect to be sitting on a more substantial race than we are as we sit here today. >> no, brian. listen, you guys have some short memories. folks in your businessere writing me off a year ago. saying there's no way i would win. so these things go in ebbs and flows. and the one thing i try to be is steady in terms of what i believe in, who i'm fighting for. and i think that one of the qualities i bring to bear in this campaign is people see what did i say i was going to do in

2008? and what have i delivered? and they can have some confidence that the things i say i mean. >> what's the dynamic like between you and mi romney? >> oh, i think when you're candidates that you, and you haven't really interacted before, you can't say that you've got a real relationship there. >> so reports, especially just observations watching the two of you, you don't appear to like each other very much. you appear to tolerate each other because you have to. >> you know, i don't think that any relationship between me and mitt romney is different from previous presidential campaigns. john mccain i knew because i'd served with him in the senate. but i think if you look at george bush and john kerry, or george bush and al gore, first president bush and bill clinton, i don't think anybody would say that while you were in the middle of a campaign that you felt deep affection for the

other guy because, you know, look, you're fighting for competing visions. but what i think the american people understand is that this is not about two individuals or even two political parties. this is about two different visions for the country and how we are going to make sure that every single person in america who is willing to work hard is going to have a shot at a better life. >> mr. president, on domestic politics, a recent poll, 4% of voters said they would like a first term like the second, 62% of voters said they would expect major changes in a second obama term. would you be prepared to enact truly major changes? >> well, brian, if you think about that question, i'd like to meet the 4%. we went through the worst crisis in our lifetimes. we had the stock market freeze up, tank, financial market freeze up, small businesses couldn't get financing.

we lost 800,000 jobs the month that i took office. so, of course people want to make sure we continue with the progress that we've started to see with the housing market finally starting to strengthen, with the auto industry back, with job growth over the last 31 months actually outpacing the previous recovery. and the plan that i've put forward with education with making college and job training accessible to people, to ensure our manufacturing base is right back here in the united states as opposed to overseas, building on the work we've done, not only increasing oil and gas production, but also clean energy, making sure we're putting americans back to work including our veterans, rebuilding roads and bridges. all those things are designed to ensure we have more robust growth in the future. >> reporter: and matt, we're back live now, miracle of television, we're inside a

krispy kreme donut shop. the whole campaign came to a halt, one of these thoroughly planned and unscheduled stops is underway. the president is going to have coffee and a donut. we'll have coverage tonight on "nightly news," was most of it on tonight's broadcast of "rock center." >> did the motorcade stop because you were hungry or the president was hungry? >> reporter: you know, they didn't ask me. they've never had this many machine guns inside or adjacent to a krispy kreme in modern times. >> brian, thanks very much. >> all right, matt, thank you very much. governor romney is on a campaign blitz of his own making stops in three states on wednesday. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign, finding himself in cincinnati, ohio, this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: a vsavannah, good morning to you. mitt romney's going to focus on a single state, that is right

here in ohio. yesterday in iowa, he was particularly optimistic declaring to the audience there that we are going to win. he's been sort of shifting his target audience focusing on the potential impact of president obama having four more years on families, trying to court women voters. also clint eastwood who got mixed reviews for that conversation with an empty chair during the republican convention last month is back promoting the candidacy in a new ad paid by bush strategist karl rove's super pac. take a look. >> someone doesn't get the job done, you've got to hold them accountable. obama's second term would be a rerun of the first and our country couldn't survive that. we need someone to turn it around fast and that man is mitt romney. there's not a lot of time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> reporter: and despite heavy criticism from the obama campaign about comments, controversial comments made by republican senate candidate

richard murdoch of indiana about rape and abortion, governor romney largely ignored that topic yesterday. savannah, his campaign says he does not share those beliefs, he disagrees with them, but said it will not ask murdoch to pull ads that endorse him. >> now through election day, nbcnews.com will be live streaming all of the campaign events for both candidates. so you can see them on the stump. all right. meanwhile, you've probably heard by now that donald trump offered to donate $5 million to a charity of president obama's choosing if the president revealed certain documents. jay leno asked the president about that last night. >> now, i've got to ask you about this. what's this thing with trump and you? it's like me and letterman, what has he got against you? i don't get it. >> this all dates back to when we were growing up together in kenya.

>> president at least able to keep a sense of humor about it. we're going to have more on that donald trump offer with "today's" professionals later on. natalie morales over at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah and matt, good morning, everyone. an arrest in the death of the 10-year-old colorado schoolgirl, jessica ridgeway. he appears in court in connection with the girl's death. ridgeway disappeared earlier this month, her body found five days later. officials say sigg will also face charges in the attempted kidnapping of a 22-year-old jogger back in may. we'll have more on this coming up shortly. federal prosecutors have filed a $1 billion lawsuit against bank of america for selling defective mortgages to fannie mae and freddie mac. for more on how this could impact markets today, let's check in with courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange. good morning, courtney. >> good morning. bank of america is accused of

selling risky loans to fannie mae and freddie mac. while presenting them as safe and sound. now, this is the first lawsuit brought by the department of justice when it comes to civil fraud mortgage lawsuits against the big mortgage financier. so we're going to watch this very carefully as it moves forward. but meantime, tech is going to be a major focus today. apple releases the latest earnings two days after unveiling the mini ipad, and microsoft debuts windows 8, plus a tablet of its own. >> courtney reagan, thanks. a person of interest has been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi, libya, that killed chris stevens and three other americans. the man is being held by authorities. a second suspect has been reportedly been killed in cairo. this as e-mail traffic between the white house and state

department within hours of the attack show they were aware that an islamist militant group was claiming responsibility. hillary clinton responded that facebook postings could not be used as evidence in those early chaotic hours. the family of wounded pakistani girl malala traveled to her hospital bedside in england today. she's recovering there after being shot in the head by taliban militants for her outspoken advocacy of girls' education in her native pakistan. her medical team says she is comfortable and responding well to treatment. kennedy cousin michael scaco has lost his bid for parole, convicted for the murder of his neighbor. he is serving 20 years to life. the head of the parole board said it was odd for him to ask for early release while still proclaiming his innocence. on to the world series now. and game one went to the san francisco giants.

beating the detroit tigers 8-3, the titan among the giants, pablo sandoval hit three home runs for san francisco, making him one of four players to ever do so in a world series game. joining an elite club, babe ruth, reggie jackson, albert pujols. what a game opener. >> that is a good way to start. congratulations to him. >> and natalie, very sports center-like. >> i try my best here, al. >> mr. roker, you look dashing today. >> thank you. >> you're going hurricane casual. >> not yet. but probably this weekend.urric. >> not yet, but probably this weekend. let's show you what we have. there's other stuff going on besides sandy. behind this front, we are looking at showers and thunderstorms throughout the upper mississippi river valley. the backside of the front, colder air filtering in. denver picked up one to three inches of snow. then we have high pressure over the pacific. low pressure over mexico between the two, it's going to set up

santa ana winds. very gusty conditions. that could make for fire danger, extreme fire danger throughout parts of southern california. >> good morning. some light fog around the metro area. patchy, dense fog in rural areas east and southeast of washington and around the chesapeake bay and the eastern shore. temperatures are in the low 60s. farther west, mostly clear sky, temperatures 40s to near 50 degrees. as the day progresses, a delightful autumn day. sunny tomorrow, near 70. cloudy satur and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. now to colorado and more on that startling arrest in the kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. a 17-year-old is behind bars and will be charged in connection with that case. this morning, miguel almaguer is in golden, colorado.

>> reporter: detectives say the suspect is a local boy, a teenager accused and responsible for a horrific crime that rocked this community. >> reporter: police say the suspect is 17-year-old austin sigg, a teenager accused of kidnapping and murdering 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. she disappeared october 5th. the fifth grader last seen walking to school, her dismembered body discovered days later in a rural open space. >> we can't give you a lot of information. affidavits in this case have been sealed. that's under a court order. so i'm precluded from giving too much detail. >> reporter: arrested tuesday night after what police called a tip, nbc denver affiliate kusa reports sigg's own mother called investigators. i made the phone call and he turned himself in. that's all i have to say, mindy sigg told the "associated press."

kusa reports sigg was interrogated for six hours telling detectives, quote, specific details about the crime that only someone intimately involved would know. all day wednesday, investigators were spotted inside sigg's family home just a mile and a half from jessica ridgeway's house. inside, law enforcement sources reportedly say they found human remains. meantime, at standley lake high school, classmates say he collected knives and swords and described him as a brilliant student. >> he was smart as all can be. he knew what he was doing, he had good grades, he was intelligent. >> friends say sigg was active in online gaming. before his arrest, sigg was enrolled in community college where friends say he was fascinated with mortuary science. he won second place in the crime scene investigation division at a state conference. megan barker was sigg's lab

partner in forensic science and said sigg was interested in how bodies decomposed. >> he was a really nice kid. he would help us with our projects, help the teacher with the computer. he was friendly. >> police have linked sigg to an atem attempted kidnapping on a running trail not far from his home. they say he attacked a female jogger on memorial day, the victim saying the suspect tried to cover her face with a chemical-soaked rag. police call sigg's arrest the start of justice for jessica. but for the little girl's family and this community, there may never be peace. >> it was so close to home. and he was just right over there. this is really scary. >> reporter: austin sigg is expected in front of a judge at 8:00 a.m. local time. he'll be in juvenile court, but prosecutors tell nbc news they have every intent on trying him

as an adult. matt? >> miguel almaguer on this story for us, thank you very much. just ahead, an exclusive interview with lee boyd malvo ten years after the deadly random attacks. what he's revealing about his crimes and his accomplice for the first time. but first, this is "today" on nbc. in virginia, we know education means opportunity. that's why tim kaine expanded pre-k... championed higher ed and job training... helping make virginia "the best state to raise a child." but george allen has not made our kids a priority. as governor, he tried to cut funding for public schools. in washington, allen voted to end tax deductions for college tuition. and now, a budget plan that devastates k-12 classrooms-- all to pay for even more tax breaks for the wealthy. seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion.

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>> dorothy. >> thank you. >> dorothy. >> thank you, dr. oz. your wisdom knows know bounds. great and powerful oz. >> yeah. don't trust a man behind that curtain. well, also ahead, tom cruise's lawyers speaking out about the actor's $50 million lawsuit against the publisher of two magazines that claimed he abandoned his daughter suri. and then pippa middleton's new party planning book is out today. how are the critics receiving it? we're going to go live from london. we begin this half hour with our exclusive and very revealing interview with lee boyd malvo, the now 27-year-old was convicted of killing ten people in the d.c. sniper shootings ten years ago. we spoke to him by phone on wednesday from the maximum security prison in virginia where he's now serving a life sentence. >> i'm shaking now. i don't want to be here. >> it was a horrifying and random killing spree that gripped the nation. >> what appears to be home-grown

terror. >> over three weeks in october of 2002, the beltway snipers killed without warning in broad daylight at gas stations, on front lawns, in parking lots, targets selected at random and assassinated with a single bullet from a high-powered rifle. >> anywhere you are, you never know if someone's going to drive by and bang, that's it. >> after three weeks of panic, police caught the two snipers sleeping in their blue sedan. >> 41-year-old john allen mohammed and his 17-year-old accomplice lee boyd malvo were arrested and eventually convicted. mohammed put to death by lethal injection in 2009, malvo is serving a life sentence in a virginia state prison without parole. we spoke by phone on wednesday. >> it was october 24th, 2002, when you were arrested. let me begin there and go back. what's your most vivid memory of that day. >> it's being violently woken out of my sleep. i was asleep.

and within a matter of five seconds, i was in a -- i was in custody. >> do you remember your mind set? >> my thought process immediately went into trying to figure out where i was, whose custody i was in, and what steps i should take from there. in the sense that i was intent on protecting mr. mohammed as best as i could. >> you're saying at that moment you had lost all sense of self? as those police officers arrested you, most people would've thought, well, this is probably going to mean i'm going to spend the rest of my life in jail or i'm going to be executed. those thoughts didn't immediately cross your mind? >> no. i mean, because at that point in time to a certain extent, i was already dead. and that death, per se, is not what i feared the most. i feared letting him down more than i feared death.

>> can you say that when you shared your life story with him after you met him and told him about what you had been through as a child that in some ways you were giving him the blueprint by which to control you? can you explain that? >> i was bedridden for a period of time, i basically divulged everything. and i found him to be an excellent listener. so in doing so without ambivalence without holding anything back, i provided him with a blueprint. he knew exactly what motivated me, what i was looking for, what was lacking. >> you have admitted now that there was abuse. what kind of abuse? and at whose hands? >> early on around the age of 6, i was -- around 5 years old, i was sexually abused by a babysitter. and then later on by relatives, when i was 8, 9 years old.

and then for the entire period when i was almost 15 until i got arrested, i was sexually abused by john mohammed. >> there may be cynics listening to this, mr. malvo who say he's coming forward with this information about sexual abuse at the hands of mohammed right now because he's hoping it might have impact on his situation and his future. is there any part of this revelation that you think is going to change your situation, your lot in life, your time in prison? >> no, not really. >> not really. in some ways do you hope that people will take a look at you in a different light? >> i mean, i seriously doubt this is going to change anything as far as my life goes. >> and yet i would imagine the family members of the victims would say you had opportunities to stop, to run away, even through the abuse, even through the manipulation. you could have done something to stop the killing and you did nothing.

>> i couldn't say no. i had wanted that level of love and acceptance and consistency for all of my life. and couldn't find it. and even if i'm consciously or even in moments of short reflection i knew that it was wrong, i did not have the will power to say no. >> what was it like for you to pull the trigger? and when you did and killed, did you have any doubt that you would kill again? >> when i pulled the trigger for the first time, this may sound surreal, but it's simply what happened. >> you described yourself once as a monster at that time. explain that to me. >> when someone cannot go beyond themselves and begin to consider how their actions affect others and are solely motivated by their own self-interests, we

call them psychopaths. >> to this date, are there victims of your shooting spree that have not been identified? >> yes. >> wouldn't it be helpful to family members of those other people to give more information and tell the police what you know? >> without anyone contacting me two and a half years ago, i reached out and did that in five different instances and different states, but there was a point in time where psychologically i couldn't handle it. this is the reality. in here, i have no one. i have to take care of myself. yes, it is something i want to do and will do. >> some people listening to this right now are going to say, wow, that's a lot of self-pity there, he's feeling awfully sorry for himself. and they're going to think that's outrageous. >> i understand that, but there's nothing i can do about that. i'm just being honest.

i mean, i'm not going to pretend to be something i'm not. >> have you forgiven yourself? >> yes. >> for all of these crimes? for all of these innocent lives lost, you've forgiven yourself? >> yes. that's the only way i can live with myself. >> and based on the grief and horror you inflicted on those other families, do you think it's the life you deserve? >> i wouldn't wish this on anyone. i wouldn't wish this on anyone. this is well, i mean, it was intended to punish, and that what -- it is effective. i mean, it is complete deprivation. i mean, i don't see outside. i have no contact with animals, plants, people. >> you have told our producer mr. malvo this will be your last interview that you won't speak about your crimes at any point in the future. so to the family members of the victims, if this is, indeed, the

last time they will hear from you, what would you say to them? >> i would share with them what i've used for myself, what has worked for me. please do not allow my actions and the actions of muhammad to hold you hostage and continue to victimize you for the rest of your life. if you give those images and thoughts that power, it will continue to inflict that suffering over and over and over and over and over again. do not give me or him that much power. >> law enforcement officials offered no comment when asked if it's possible there could be more victims. former fbi profiler and nbc news analyst says there is no proof

that other crimes occurred. and given malvo's age and the control he says muhammad had over him, malvo may not have a reliable memory of the events. and according to clint, this could be a cry for attention from a person spending a long time in solitary confinement. as for the known victims of the d.c. snipers earlier this month, nbc's chief justice correspondent pete williams spoke to bob myers whose brother dean was shot at a gas station in virginia. he says the passage of time does not erase the sense of loss, but he has come to understand a bit more about lee boyd malvo. >> we recognize that he was a tremendously -- under the control of muhammad. and he was, probably a good word would be brainwashed. and since that time he's gotten as we understand it some mentoring, some help, and has had some years to recognize what

he did. and our understanding is that e he, given the chance, would not have chosen to take the same course again. but he can't alter that. >> the conversation with malvo lasted some 40 minutes. we're going to make the vast majority of it available online so people can hear for themselves. >> how many lives destroyed. >> absolutely. we want to turn and check the weather. >> sandy, but it is also going to be affected by this front that'sted by this front making its way through the midsection. buffalo near 80. 76 in chicago. 82 in huntsville. behind it, denver, three inches of snow and 37 degrees. tomorrow, it moves to the east. here in the east, we continue to stay warm. 70 in atlanta. 75 in washington, d.c. ten degrees above normal. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. patchy fog around the metro area

and eastern suburbs and chesapeake bay. the temperatures are in the low 60s. to the west, there's a mostly clear sky, down into the 50s to 40s in a few locations. later today, with increasing sunshine into the mid-70s, ought to make low 70s. saturday, cloudy and potential impacts from sandy along the atlantic sea board sunday into tuesday with rain and wind, possibly. weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. still ahead, rosie o'donnell opens up to dr. oz about the bad decision she made during her recent heart attack. we'll talk to him. and up next, rare treasures from hollywood and the royal family live in our studio before they hit the auction block after this. [ male announcer ] at p.f. chang's,

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back now at 7:45. if you've ever wanted to hit the yellow brick road or own an iconic image of marilyn monroe, now is your chance. a host of rare hollywood items will be hitting the auction block next month in los angeles. here with a preview, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's start with dorothy's dress. this is unusual because it's the full costume, right? >> it is, that's right. there are others out there. this is a complete costume. it originated from kent warner a costume designer at mgm. the only thing missing is the

shoes. >> okay. how much would this run you? >> we estimate at $400,000 to $600,000. >> it's beautiful. next we have the "sound of music." two iconic dresses. this first one we recognize julianne drews wore this. >> that's right. we estimate this $40,000 to $60,000. and like "wizard of oz," there are few items available from the "sound of music." the second outfit worn. >> what kind of person buys these items? >> well, a lot of museums, personal collectors, fans, but now investors. people are starting to collect pop culture in hopes it's going to continue to increase in value. >> wonderful. we're on to you, martin. the marilyn video. now, first of all, we've all seen that image of her singing happy birthday to the president. where did this video come from? >> 1962, this video was taken by a member of the ella fitzgerald band. it's from a different angle and in color. it's a great video, eight

minutes long, marilyn appears in it for 30 seconds. great images of marilyn monroe. >> you get a different angle, but it is silent video, right? you don't hear the singing on this particular one? >> yes, that is correct. but again, we were talking about over 50 years old. and it's 50 years since marilyn passed away and the love affair goes on. people can't get enough of marilyn. >> these next two items i have to say are a little strange. let them eat cake. this is wedding cake from two weddings. >> this is where you can't have your cake and eat it too. this cake is 31 years old, it's the wedding cake, the official wedding cake from princess diana and prince charles, of course. >> how was it preserved? >> kept on ice. dry ice and we've kept it in the freezer on ice. of course it's not edible, but an interesting piece. comes with a carriage processional and confetti from july 29th, 2981. >> more recent cake, but again, don't eat it because it's too valuable, i presume.

william and kate's cake. >> this one less expensive, we estimate $600 to $800 on this one. it's a red box given to senior members of the submariners because prince william is in charge of them. >> it's fruitcake? >> it's fruitcake. made by fionna karns. >> wonderful. and last but not least, elizabeth taylor's dress. >> 1951, when she played the high society angela vickers. she won an academy award for her designs in that movie, as well. and this became a real fashion trend in the '50s, all the prom dresses were modeled after this. really a great piece, very memorable movie, and we estimate $20,000 to $30,000. elizabeth taylor highly collectible, as well. >> this is the tip of the iceberg, you have great items. >> we have over 800 items in the auction and the exhibition opens

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good morning. some low clouds and patchy fog around much of the area in northern virginia and points east and north of washington. farther west, mostly clear sky where it's chilly. generally, the upper 50s to near 60 around the metro area. later today, sun breaking out. tomorrow, partly sunny, 70 or so. cloudy saturday. we might be affected by sandy. increasing concern it would be farther west, closer to us beginning sunday afternoon into monday and tuesday with rain and wind. back to you. >> thank you. another news

8:00 now on a thursday morning. it's the 25th -- excuse me, getting ahead of myself, of october 2012. maybe i'm just excited because we're only eight days away from our big concert, aerosmith on the plaza, getting up early, going to be a huge show. make your plans now, get here early. aerosmith "today," going to be great. >> i love aerosmith, steven tyler, joe perry and the guys, it's going to be good. looking forward to that. by the way, another big musical act today adam levine and the guys from maroon 5 are here. they're going to have a live performance in a little while.

and we'll pull adam aside and also talk to him about his side gig as one of the judges on "the voice," and his acting career, as well. that'll be fun. >> he's multitasking these days. also ahead, what does the future hold for livestrong? the cancer charity that lance armstrong founded. he has quite the fall from grace. we will ask "today's" professionals whether they think the charity will survive. >> he's a professional broadcaster. >> exactly. and tom cruise fighting back against claims that were made in two tabloid magazines that he abandoned his daughter suri. we're going to hear from his lawyer about a just filed $50 million lawsuit. >> all right. a lot to get to. let's go inside. natalie's got the headlines. good morning, matt, savannah, and al. good morning, everyone. colin powell has endorsed president obama for a second term. powell had also endorsed obama back in 2008. on monday, former president bill

clinton will campaign together with president obama in three swing states, florida, ohio, and virginia. president obama's already hitting those states today. romney's also in ohio. and a republican super pac has released a new ad that features clint eastwood who warns that america could not survive a second obama term. hurricane sandy made landfall today in southern cuba with heavy rain and winds topping 110 miles per hour. in jamaica where sandy came ashore wednesday, streets were flooded, one elderly man was killed when a bolder slammed into his house. and in haiti, a woman died there when she was swept away by a river. a teenage suspect arrested wednesday for the murder of colorado schoolgirl jessica ridgeway appears in court today. 17-year-old austin reed sigg lived about a mile away from the 10-year-old jessica who vanished on her way to school earlier this month. her remains were found five days later. sigg is also charged with the attempted kidnapping with a

female jogger back in may. and we have a clarification on a story we brought you on wednesday about a new high-speed toll road in texas. it was built with private funding and not a combination of public and private money. however, the builder will share tolls with the state. now for a look at what's trending today, our quick round-up what has you talking online. this photo posted by president obama on twitter tuesday has gone viral. and it's not because of the president's playful moment with two schoolboys, it's because as you see there, the little guy in the background who used that distraction to steal a kiss. well, florida's most wanted has been captured, a monkey who has been on the loose for several years in the st. petersburg area. the mystery monkey of tampa bay wrote on his facebook page wednesday. today my freedom has been taken away. state wildlife officials intensified their search for the monkey after he bit a woman this month. and parks and recreation's ron swanson, nick offer mannos

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lawsuit filed has to do with something even more personal, his relationship with his 6-year-old daughter suri. on july 18th, one day after cruise was seen carrying suri in new york city, the lawsuit says "life & style" wrote this on its website and later in print. suri in tears weeping over her dad. >> she's weeping over a puppy and the indication is she's weeping because her father has cut her out of his life. that's nuts. this guy just loves his child and would never do that. >> tom cruise's lawyer says he wrote this letter demanding they immediately retract the false assertion. instead, field says, "in touch" magazine printed a similar headline in its october issue. 44 days without tom, abandoned by daddy. >> again this malicious lie. and this time they clearly knew it was false. >> the publisher declined to

comment on the lawsuit which claims the magazine defamed cruise in disregard for the truth. years ago carol burnett won her legendary lawsuit against "the national enquirer," but it can be risky. david beckham has lost a more recent suit. >> in order to win a lawsuit for defamation, you must establish either intentional misconduct, malice, or you must establish reckless disregard for the truth. >> tom cruise's lawyer says his client wants more than an apology. >> i would like to see that jury come in with a bigger number because i think these people are not going to feel $50 million. >> again, nbc news contacted bauer publishing, but the company said it would not comment on the lawsuit and definitely seems like he loves that little girl. >> all right. thank you. we'll take a turn now. a few months ago, rosie

o'donnell told the world she was lucky to be alive after she suffered a heart attack. she recently sat down with dr. oz and opened up about that health scare. >> i found out what was happening to women all over the country. i was like, well, i'm going to find the other celebrity women who have had heart attacks and we're going to get together and form the heart attack save women club. and i'm googling and i'm like how come there's no women that had heart attacks. i don't know if i am, i guess i'm the only one who wants to talk about it. >> dr. oz is with us this morning to talk about it. good to see you. >> good morning. >> you say rosie is kind of becoming the face of heart disease. did it need an advocate? somebody out there talking about it? >> it needs a face. there is -- and rosie's correct, no one to step forward who is really well known who can personify it. it's an iconic moment because we give the illness that takes more female lives than any other a face. rosie will be identified as the person who symbolizes what this means. and when you find yourself in her story, it's one of the most

soulful interviews. she's so clear about the mistakes she made. >> that's what the real take away from this is. in fact, we have another portion of the interview to play. when she talks about the mistakes she made. let's listen. >> i did not call 911, and i should have. and i've come to find out that 50% of women while having heart attacks and suspecting they're having heart attacks do not call 911. and it was the stupidest decision i ever made in my life. >> do a lot of women ignore the symptoms? and is that something that you see mostly in women? or everybody in the circumstance? >> specific to women really. women don't put themselves first. they put their kids first, their husband, their work, everyone comes before them. but in addition to the heart disease, it's an additional problem. it's not on the radar screen. rosie's a young woman, when she had the symptoms, they were so classic, how did she miss them? when a woman dies in america, one of the first places we look

as a cause is inside their stomach. you know what we're looking for? we're looking for pepto bismol. maybe they thought it was indigestion but they were having a massive heart attack. she could've died, she probably should've died, it's a miracle. >> the smartest thing she did was take an aspirin, right? >> and please remember, if you think you're having a heart attack, don't just take the aspirin, do what rosie did, chew the aspirin, and anyone over the age of 40 ought to be on aspirin anyway. but if you're not going to take it, keep it near you. >> we've got less than a minute to run through the symptoms. chest pain, a classic sign, but women may not experience it in their chest. >> men get that vice-like feeling, women will get pains in their arms and neck. don't get fooled, if it does not get better over a few minutes, it's getting worse, might be a heart attack. >> nausea and indigestion. >> that's why we look at women's stomachs for pepto bismol, you

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we're back now 8:19 with today's pressionals. willie geist is in for dr. nancy. nice toe see you both or all. donald trump doesn't like president obama. there's a headline for you. he's one of the guys who has been keeping the whole birther debate open for the last couple of years. now he's issued a new challenge to the president over personal records and transparency. take a look. >> if barack obama opens up and gives his college records and applications as if he gives his passport applications and records, i will give to a charity of his choice, a check immediately for $5 million. >> trump says this is an offer the president can't refuse. is it?

>> you know, matt, i called my rich white dudes last night to ask for a $5 million donation to go on a fishing expedition and i got responses. they said as long as romney releases ten years of tax returns -- >> you're not answering the question. what about this challenge? >> it's ridiculous. everybody knows it's ridiculous. >> i've known donald a long time, he's been my landlord, we've been friends. i'm kind of repulsed by it. if it ends my friendship with donald, it ends it. it's wrong, it's to me i think there's a racist base to it with this birther thing. i think there's a vulgarity to it. and i think donald's such a smart guy and done so many smart things, he's got to stop this. it's repulsive. >> donny, i agree with you on that. i think donald trump is amusing when he's inventing a controversy about the miss america pageant, i know him, he's a nice man, generous man,

but here he's totally wrong. >> barack obama would like nothing more than to ignore donald trump. on the other hand, they're adversaries, why not make him cough up $5 million? >> because you don't give credibility to the incredible under any circumstances. >> it doesn't -- >> absolutely not. >> by the way, who cares? when do we judge people in adult life by their report card? >> the president of the harvard law review didn't get all "cs," let's be clear. >> lance armstrong has had a difficult couple of weeks. not only stripped of his tour de france titles, all seven, lost all of his major endorsement deals and had to step down as chairman of live strong, the charity he founded. can that charity, live strong now survive in the wake of this scandal? you're the image guy. >> yes, but barely. it's a sad circumstance. what they should do immediately -- and some celebrity should step up and say i'm going to take that mantle. to me, if there's a great athlete out there who cares

about this cause, which we all do, step up and say, you know what? this is bigger than any one person, which, of course it is, and fill that mantle. >> willie, does the charity have a future? >> it does. it's not fair, but it's reality, they're going to be held responsible for the actions of lance armstrong. there are a lot of good people working there, raised a ton of money. they'll be held responsible for what lance armstrong did. if you're giving money and you have a choice between that organization, one of the many others, you probably go the other way. >> i raise money for charity for cancer organizations and i think it probably needs to move to the real people every day who are living with cancer. because the live strong foundation really doesn't raise money for research, they raise money for the survivors. and if that becomes the face of the foundation, then i do think it can survive. the computer company has come out with a brand new computer, they're marketing this right to women, young women. it's called floral kiss, among the female specific attributes are caps locks keys decorated

with jewelry type things, diamond-cut stones, gold trim on the top casing, a flip latch easily opened by someone with long fingernails, it has a diary app, daily horoscope app. is this marketing brilliance? or is this something they're going to end up apologizing for down the road? >> i want to personally thank them. finally, someone's made a computer for me. >> is this smart? or do young girls and women these days want to be seen not as superficial people who care about bling and glitter. >> this is my iphone case. i like -- i'm a girl, i don't have any problem with it. >> and my 8-year-old feels the same way. it's -- girls do have certain visual, not all of them. >> they could have left out the horoscope thing, but i don't know, put the daily quote in. >> the company made a calculation, they make other computers, women are smart if they choose to buy the other

one, it's a fun thing. >> jon stewart hosted comedy central tonight, benefits autism programs. various shall we say creative things were auctioned off. including an opportunity to go to the bathroom with actor seth rogen. and guess who won that? donny bid $36,000 to -- i need to know why. >> two things, $18,000, this is not right, guys, it was charity and it was a good excuse -- >> it's on video? >> i didn't think they would air it. nobody wants this. i didn't think they were going to air it. >> of all the things to bid on. >> and you know what? it was a very special experience. me and seth bonded. >> and most importantly for the audience, you washed your hands. >> i hope so, yes. >> you're giving me more money -- >> i'll tell you, jon stewart, he does an amazing thing. >> got to go. adam levine next.

good morning. it's 8:26 on this thursday, october 25th. let's get a check on the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> we have patchy fog around the area. low clouds and temperatures are hovering near 60 around the metro area. farther west, it's chilly in the 40s to 50s there. we'll climb to the low and mid-70s with increasing sunshine. partly sunny tomorrow near 70. partly cloudy. if sandy tracks farther west, we could get rain and wind from that. aaron? >> thank you,

good morning. if you are about to hit the roadways, expect delays. nice and clear. outer loop is slow. to get from i-95 to i-270, you are under speed. the inner loop, this time in

virginia. delays between the interchange and the dulles toll road. the good news, no accidents. the bad news is expect major delays. back to you. >> thank you.

we're back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning, the 25th day of october. we've got some overcast skies here in the northeast, but not too bad on the temperature side. and we're hoping for a nice couple of days before some possible rain from sandy a little later in the weekend and early next week. i'm matt lauer along with savannah gurthrie, al roker, and

natalie morales. listening to the music of maroon 5, the guys are inside getting ready for a live performance for us in a couple of minutes. that's adam levine right there. we're going to talk to him about his gig on "the voice" and acting and other things. speaking of moves like jagger, don't forget our big dance party tomorrow, our show us your moves "today" danceoff will happen live. you're looking at our five finalists. they will be here. we will have celebrity judges that will then announce a winner. that's tomorrow on "today." this is an early favorite. the pajama -- i'm not judging, i don't think. >> don't give endorsements. >> okay. all right. all right. >> that's right. we've also got the howloween edition of adopt me. bringing us some cuticuties loo for a good home.

and here's an age-old question, can men and women ever be friends? >> yes. >> yes? >> yes. >> we'll be talking about it. there's apparently a very interesting new study out with different results. we'll tell you what they are coming up in our take three. >> men or women? >> i was about to say, men will say yes, women are like, i don't know. >> another check of the weather. starting with today, of course, we've got the effects of sandy down in southern florida. along this frontal system, we've got cold air funneling back behind it. so some snow throughout much of minnesota. rain along the great lakes and on into the mississippi river valley. santa ana winds in southern california today, mountain snows in the pacific northwest. tomorrow, look for more rainmaking its way from the mid great lakes region all the way down to the gulf coast. mountain snows continue in the pacific northwest. windy conditions and red flag warnings up for southern california. rain alorain along the southeas atlantic coast. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> low clouds, cool.

hovering around 60 degrees around the area. good morning, i'm tom kierein. have a little bit of patchy fog. farther west, clear skies. later today, sun. highs reaching mid-70s this afternoon. near 70 tomorrow. saturday, a lot of clouds, upper 60s during the afternoon. sunday, if sandy tracks farther west and there's a trend it may come closer to us, rain and wind from we've got another tv news crew here. where are you guys from? >> we're from pennsylvania, milford, pennsylvania. >> you do tv news? >> yeah. >> you would be like the matt lauer and you'd be the al roker and you'd be the -- no, you'd be the willie geist and there's savannah back there and natalie. very nice. don't forget, you can get your weather. anybody do the weather on your newscast? you do it. all right. if you can't see their show, check out the weather channel on cable and weather.com online. which one of you wants to be willard? all right.

there you go. let's shave his head and give him some smucker's jelly. >> orchard's finest. that's the name of the new jelly and jam. unbelievable. i mean it with all my heart. orchard's finest. birthday finest. we have birthday buddies today. and here's the lovely grace ross of boca raton, florida, 105 years old, and she loves traveling on cruise ships. down there, a lot of cruise ships leave out of south florida. all over the world. this is john, big bad john morley kirksville, missouri, 100 years old. secret to longevity, laugh as long as you can. and now here's the lovely edythe hardway from maumelle, arkansas, 100 years old. she has a sweet tooth as big as my ego. i know i like this guy, willard.

a lot of willards in this country, you'd be surprised. willard and jenny whittmore. plymouth, massachusetts, 75 years they've been married, and they still are madly in love. elver hodges and elver is from wauchula in the great state of florida, 100 years old today, enjoys civil war history. quite a bit of civil war in north florida, did you know that? there is. inez waller and she is from newville, pennsylvania, 103 years old today. an avid sreader. mary russo loves eating vegetables and loves sewing things. she grows some of her own vegetables.

go back to new york where there's all the action. >> thank you very much, willard. when we come back, adam levine on "the voice," and then on stage with his band, maroon 5 in our studio. this is "today." [ earnest ] out of the blue one day,

we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives.

turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ back now at 8:38 with adam levine, lead singer of maroon 5. they're about to head out on tour in support of their new album "overexposed," he's also one of the coaches on "the voice." and the competition is hotter than ever. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we're going to hear from maroon 5 in a little bit, but first we want to talk about "the voice." can you believe it's been such a success? a network-saving success. >> i know. it's bizarre. because it was something that we did and i wasn't sure what it was going to be like.

you know, you never know. and it just surpassed all of our wildest expectations. >> well, we know that you won season one. >> yes, i did. >> blake won season two. do you feel the pressure? because blake's been rubbing it in your face a little bit. >> he likes to do that. he likes to do that. but i'm unfazed by it. he can taunt me all he wants, but at the end of the day, he knows i'm cooler than he is. i love you, blake, slash hate you. >> it'll all be settled on the stage. >> exactly. >> you have the new rules, you can do the steal now. that's spiced things up. >> the steal is great. after extensive market research. what happened was -- just kidding. but no, everyone loves when you press the button, it's cool. and you're right, it spices it up a bit. it's nice. >> any other suggestions from the focus groups? >> no. season three is still going on, but actually, you're also in season four, as well. you're testing some things and

you've got new judges. >> yes. >> shakira and usher. >> they're amazing. taking it to it quickly. that's another thing, couple of variables, they come in. and they're amazing and i think they were hired for a reason. >> i was going to say, it must be hard. one of the things that makes "the voice" so good is that you have this chemistry with the other judges. >> we were concerned, regardless of how amazing people are as artists, you never know if it'll work in this particular context. but they were unbelievable from the get go, picked it up fast. >> do they trash talk like you guys? >> there's a little bit. it hasn't gotten as deep yet. once you get really comfortable with each other, the trash talk starts to flow. it'll flow, don't worry. >> okay. so we know that ceelo and christina are coming back for season five. are you coming back for season five? >> i do not know what i'm doing. who knows? life is an adventure. >> now you're going to wax

philosophic philosophical. >> i technically am supposed to be through through four. so we'll have to see -- i mean, that's a long time actually when you think about it. it's still two seasons that need to be completed. >> all right. >> i'm not sure where my head will be at that point. >> i know you've been trying some acting too. you just had an episode on "american horror story." i watched some of it this morning. it's scary. >> super gross. >> you lose an arm. >> i do lose an arm. i'm really happy it wasn't real because i couldn't imagine how much that would hurt. yeah, you know, and i don't like the horror genre very much. i basically said i don't like this show. >> what do you do then? offer you that crazy sex scene? there's some racy stuff in there. >> i thought it would be a nice way to face my fear. just do it and maybe it won't be terrifying and it didn't work at all. >> there's a little bit of a racy scene in there. >> yeah. >> way to suffer for your art. >> oh, yeah. thank you. >> do you think acting is something you want to do more of? >> you know, i think for me it's a case-by-case basis.

i don't know if it's something -- the things that i've done so far have been incredible. and so much fun. so i think i'll probably keep doing it depending on, of course, what it is that i'm doing. >> when you watched your episode, did you watch your episode? >> i tried. i tried. i got like 20 minutes in and then the aliens and -- i just -- it's all of the blood. it wasn't my stuff that scared me, it was everything else that scared me because i wasn't there when it was shot. >> i googled you this morning and there was a news story that said adam levine loves underwear. >> i do. i mean, yeah. what a stupid headline. where did that come from? >> i don't know. google it. >> i hope it wasn't you guys. >> it wasn't us. >> doesn't seem like you guys. you guys are classier than that. >> we are. i just wondered if there was a backstory there. >> i say a lot of things. >> we're out of time. >> yeah. >> and we're out. and of course you can catch "the voice" mondays and tuesdays 8:00/7:00 central on nbc.

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the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> we just heard from adam levine about his time on "the voice," now for his day job as the front man for maroon 5. they're launching a u.s. tour in february and their latest album is called "overexposed." ladies and gentlemen, maroon 5. ♪ ♪ you and i go hard at each other like we're going to war ♪ ♪ you and i go rough we keep throwing things slamming the door ♪ ♪ you and i get so dysfunctional we start keeping score ♪ ♪ you and i get sick and i know

we can do this no more ♪ ♪ yeah but baby there you go there you go again making me love you ♪ ♪ yeah i stopped using my head let it all go ♪ ♪ got you stuck on my body on my body like a tattoo ♪ ♪ and now i'm feeling stupid, feeling stupid crawling back to you ♪ ♪ i cross my heart and hope to die ♪ ♪ that i'll only stay with you one more night ♪ ♪ and i know i said it a million times ♪ ♪ but i only stay with you one more night ♪ ♪ try to tell you no but my body keeps telling you yes ♪ ♪ try to tell you stop but your lipstick got me so out of breath ♪ ♪ i'll be waking up in the morning probably hating myself ♪

♪ i'll be waking up feeling satisfied, guilty as hell ♪ ♪ baby, there you go there you go again making he love you ♪ ♪ i stopped using my head stopped using my head ♪ ♪ i got you stuck on my body like a tattoo ♪ ♪ now i'm feeling stupid crawling back to you ♪ ♪ i cross my heart and hope to die ♪ ♪ that i'll only stay with you one more night ♪ ♪ and i know i said it a million times ♪ ♪ but i'll only stay with you one more night ♪ ♪ yeah baby give me one more night ♪ ♪ yeah baby give me one more night ♪

♪ yeah baby give me one more night ♪ ♪ but baby there you go again there you go again making me love you ♪ ♪ i stopped using my head using my head let it all go ♪ ♪ got you stuck on my body like a tattoo ♪ ♪ yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ so i cross my heart and hope to die ♪ ♪ that i'll only stay with you one more night ♪ ♪ and i know i said it a million times ♪ ♪ but i'll only stay with you one more night ♪ ♪ yeah baby give me one more night ♪ ♪ yeah baby give me one more night ♪

♪ said it a million times ♪ baby give me one more night ♪ yeah baby give me one more night ♪ >> maroon 5, the album's called "overexposed" a u.s. tour starting in february. thank you very much. up next, a halloween edition of from bow to wow. this is "today" on nbc.

and we're back now with a special halloween edition of "from bow to wow" where we find sheltered dogs loving homes. and our success rate still 100%. we're proud of that. and we're proud of our animal advocate jill rappaport for bringing it to us. >> hi, matt, four years and counting. that's great news. and this is also october happens to be national pet adoption month. any month or day is a perfect time to get a heart melter from the shelter. >> we're back here at animal care and control, and despite our 100% adoption record, sadly the cages are still chocked full. we have a great group in honor of halloween starting with this little angel. this is pumpkin. >> pumpkin's a 1-year-old terrier and he was rescued as a stray found wandering around the streets and our field officers rescued him and brought him in. >> great dog, very sweet. this would be a great breed with kids, as well. >> absolutely.

>> guess what this little guy's name is? boo. an adorable 2 1/2-year-old baby who had a very sad situation. >> yeah, his owner was ill and could no longer care for him. >> so he is looking for a lovable home. and he's going to get a nice haircut in the process. say hello to jack-o-lantern. jack for short and just a really adorable, what, poodle mix? >> yeah, also rescued as a stray, found wandering on the street by himself. >> when you first hold him, he was trembling for a minute, but he settles in. he's saying i need a new home now. we have our only girl in the group appropriately called candy, she's very transfixed on the boys over there. >> she's a 2 1/2-year-old pug mix. >> oh, yes, you are. and she says can you please let me down so i can flirt with that big fella over there. there she goes. and finally trick-or-treat, and

what a treat this little boy is. still a puppy, right? >> he's only 6 months old and a poodle mix. >> and a cuddly little baby that wants to kiss you all day long. mwah. >> we're joined by richard. good to have you back. does it drive you crazy when she talks like that to the animals? >> they like it, though. >> all right. first up on this halloween edition of "from bow to wow." we've got pumpkin. pumpkin looked like this, and now pumpkin is walked up by sarah from miami, florida, a member of our audience, and this is her birthday. hey, sarah. tell me about pumpkin. >> pumpkin is the most energetic dog out of the group. he'll play ball with himself, throw the ball up in the air, catch it to keep himself busy. good in a home without a lot of other dogs but a lot of family members. a year old. >> sarah, thank you very much, happy birthday to you. we appreciate it. all right. next up we have a 2 1/2-year-old

dog named boo. and let's take a look before and now here's natalie walking boo out now. richard, take it away. >> boo is -- the foster parent couldn't say enough about the personality of boo. good for a first-time dog owner because he's so easy. >> loves the leg. >> i think he thinks i'm a former owner or something. >> or a former fire hydrant. >> boo is a really, really cute dog. and again, 2 1/2 years old, a lot of personality and energy. we should find him a great home. thank you very much. next up, we have jack-o-lantern, and jack-o-lantern is a 20-pound poodle mix. and here's a look at him first and here is savannah bringing jack-o-lantern dressed as a hot

dog. >> with mustard. >> where's the dignity in this? >> he's a hot dog. >> just a mellow dog. he'll be by your side the whole time, likes to follow you around, well-behaved, easily trained. just overall, just a love. >> and finally, kathie lee gifford and hoda have our next two dogs, they come as a pair, candy and treat. and they are our bride and groom for halloween. there is something just wrong about this. >> look at the face on the bride. it gives people hope. >> he's 6 months old, he's still a little puppy, but again -- >> the sweetest face. >> really cute. now we're showing them as a pair, do they have to be adopted as a pair? >> no.

they don't need to be adopted together. bring them out. bring out all the dogs. richard, thank you very much. keep our 100% record going. and we're going to be back. find out more about adopting, look at our website. about adopt our website. breaking news at 8:56. a crash in howard county is snarling traffic. let's go to danella sealock with the traffic. good morning. >> good morning. this has been going on for some time. accident investigation taking place on washington boulevard. it's closed in both directions at kit kat road. a lot of folks thinking of jumping on i-95, seeing delays there. northbound an zenlt near 100th.

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good morning. the latest track for the tropical system sandy for late on sunday into monday is off our atlantic sea board. however, if it tracks to the left, we could get a lot of rain and wind from that system. between now and then, pleasant autumn weather. we have patchy fog. temperatures near 60. mid-70s this afternoon. any impact, potentially from sandy begins sunday afternoon and lingers into tuesday. back to you. anncr: which do you believe? what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do.

president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we're back with more on "today" thursday, the 25th day of october, 2012. you know what that means? just a short time from now, six days i think, in fact, we will transform this plaza into halloween central for the annual halloween extravaganza. we'll dress up, and we want you to come on down dressed up in your best costumes. we're going to have celebrity judges. we're going to have prizes. we're going to be rocking it out here on the plaza, including some music. for a halloween wednesday next week. >> do you have fitting the other day? >> i had a fitting for my costume. did you have a fitting? >> i'm very, very excited about my costume.

>> really? >> i'm thrilled about my costume. >> really? >> yes. >> better than the skipper from gilligan's island? >> yeah. the prop is almost as good as the costume. >> what a build-up. >> i'm sold. >> i'm thrilled. >> i can't remember it either. speaking of halloween, we've got great ideas for the little ones if you want to put their best face forward with some face painting, we'll tell you how to do it. it's easy, inexpensive, and you can complete the perfect costume and do not have to be an artist, although, that looks pretty good. >> oh, look. >> way to go, kiddo. >> i like it. and speaking of colors, i know "fifty shades of grey" is in probably all of our homes, but in fact, it should be. when we're talking gray, we're talking about the color in your home. it's versatile, it's classic, and it's elegant whether your is traditional or modern. we are going to give you some fabulous decorating ideas from

our fifty shades of grey. >> no, that's not what it is. >> she's waving me off on that. >> little different than the book. >> let's go inside, natalie's got a check of the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. former republican secretary of state colin powell has endorsed president obama for a second term. powell had also endorsed obama back in 2008. on monday, meanwhile, former president bill clinton will campaign together with president obama in three swing states, florida, ohio and virginia. president obama's already hitting those states today. romney is also in ohio today and the republican super pac, meanwhile, has released a new ad that features clint eastwood who warns that america could not survive a second obama term. hurricane sandy's blamed for at least three deaths in the caribbean. sandy made landfall today in southern cuba with heavy rain and winds topping 110 miles per

hour. it lashed parts of haiti and jamaica on wednesday. an arrest in the death of jessica ridgeway. 17-year-old austin reed sigg appears in court today in connection with the girl's death. ridgeway disappeared earlier this month while walking to her elementary school. her body was found five days later. officials say sigg will also face charges in the attempted kidnapping of a 22-year-old jogger back in may. a michigan man whose wife's death last month was tied to the national meningitis outbreak says he is now hospitalized for the same illness. 65-year-old george carey said he began having severe headaches last friday but is feeling better after three days of treatment. carey and his wife lillian were both treated for back and neck pain at a clinic that used contaminated steroids made by a massachusetts pharmacy. that drug has been blamed for the outbreak. a new report is out this morning about just how much caffeine is packed into energy drinks. tom costello has the latest. good morning. >> natalie, good morning to you.

these drinks are very popular because of the jolt people get, especially when they're trying to stay awake, but caffeine, as you know, is a stimulant. and because these are considered dietary supplements, they don't fall under fda regulation. >> reporter: the headlines this week have been full of warnings about the caffeine levels in those high energy drinks. popular with high school and college kids. now consumer reports is out this morning with its own investigation into the real caffeine levels in the drinks and those drinks that don't specify caffeine levels. consumer reports tested 27 products and found that five of the cans that list caffeine actually have levels at least 20% higher than what their labels indicated. and 11 of the products don't specify their caffeine levels at all. since they're considered a dietary supplement, they're not required to. >> it's important for people to understand what they're buying and drinking. and if that information is not even available on the product,

that's the problem. >> among those drinks that don't list caffeine levels, monster. we first reported on monster last march and the death of 14-year-old anise who died of cardiac arrest. the official cause of death, cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity. she had consumed two monster drinks in less than 24 hours, roughly 480 milligrams of caffeine, five times what's recommended for teens. her mother is now suing monster. >> she's the last thing i think about at night. i visit the cemetery every day. >> anise did suffer from a common heart defect and monster insists its products are safe telling nbc news it does not believe that its products are in any way responsible for anise's death and unaware of any fatality anywhere that has been caused by its products. but the fda this week confirmed anise is one of five deaths that could be linked to drinking monster energy drinks. monster points out the biggest

drink contains 240 milligrams of caffeine, less than many popular coffee drinks. still, the chief of cardiology at georgetown university hospital says caffeine overdose is a real problem. >> between the caffeine, the sugar, its affects on blood pressure, potential adverse effects, i think it's really difficult to justify a case for children, young adults to be using these substances right now. >> e.r.s across the country have reported a dramatic surge in caffeine overdoses in recent years. now, some lawmakers want to give the fda the authority to regulate high caffeine energy drinks as much as it sets caffeine levels in soft drinks. >> is it too much to ask the dietary supplement companies to go to the fda and at least register their product before they put them on the shelves across america? >> the american beverage association tells nbc news it has adopted voluntary policies on energy drink labels and marketing to children. some do offer warnings, some don't offer warnings. natalie? >> all right, tom costello, thanks so much. and if you're thinking of

moving in with your significant other, you may have more to worry about than whether or not he leaves the toilet seat up. according to a study from multivitamins, living together caused women to gain weight. about 33% of women said they ended up eating more after moving in with their partner. but the real twist, men in the same situation ended up losing weight. mostly by switching to foods their female counterparts preferred. it's all that salad we like. seven minutes after the hour right now, back over to al with another check of your weather. >> i like it. all right. let's see what we've got for se. again, this is the latest on sandy. 120 miles southeast of miami. moving north at 18. here is the watches and warnings we have at this hour. you can see the feeder bands coming into southern florida. right now, hurricane warnings up for cuba and the bahamas. tropical storm warnings from key

largo to daytona beach. the national hurricane center path brings it up and through the bahamas today and friday. then makes a turn to the right and hugging the coast, but not quite along the coast. now, here is where things get interesting. we look at two main computer models. we look at the american model and the european model. american model is in yellow and blue is the european. the blue model stays closer to the coast. late sunday, early monday, hooks a left and comes into the dell mar va peninsula. philadelphia, new york, boston is on the northeastern quadrant. we will continue to track it. you can get the latest on it. that's what's going on arnds the country, here's what happening in your neck of the woods. >> if you look at the hurricane center forecast extended farther

north, there's a wide zone here of potential track. anywhere within that zone. it could go as far west as the delmarva peninsula. there's an increasing trend to take it farther west. that would give an increasing chance for rain and wind sunday and the first part of next week. now t "today's" take three where the three of us take on the three topics that are getting a lot of buzz and caught our attention. and in the hot seat with us this morning -- jenna wolfe is here. >> are you ready? >> it's going to be take four today. >> 3.5. >> let's not get ahead of ourselves. >> okay. >> take one. a great question for the ages, can men and women be friends? and when we pose this question, i personally like to go to all wisdom, billy crystal in "when harry met sally."

>> no man can be friends with a woman he finds attractive. >> you're saying a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive? >> no, you pretty much want to nail them too. >> what if they don't want to have sex with you? >> doesn't matter because the sex thing is already out there, the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end of the story. >> guess we're not going to be friends then. >> guess not. >> science has caught up to "when harry met sally." they looked at 88 pairs of opposite sex friends and asked about romantic feelings. men were more attracted to the female counterpart and believed the attraction was mutual, but women were less attracted to the male friends and assumed men felt the same. >> of course we were. >> of course. >> don't ever assume. >> i don't know how i feel about this. >> i think men and women can be friends. >> we all have great male friends. you have great women friends. >> right. >> and the sex part doesn't get in the way. >> but if you do think they're attractive, billy crystal says it's out there.

>> yeah, the sex thing -- >> it doesn't mean you act on it. >> here's the deal. the deal is -- as guys, and i think i'm speaking for a fair number that we're always thinking about sex, but that doesn't mean -- that doesn't mean we're going to act on it. we think -- >> al and i have had this -- we go back three weeks now with all this tension. and the truth is, we're barely friends. >> that's right. i can't stand her. >> i can't even look at him. >> you put me in the middle here. >> i can't stand him. >> where do we come down on it? >> i have to say, i think -- i disagree with billy crystal. i disagree with the scientific american research. >> i think men and women can be friends. >> i do, though, think that in the back of your mind, admit it somewhere in there -- >> i just said that. >> so there you go. all right. let's move to take two. parents posting facebook as punishment. this photo is going viral. and we're trying to find the parents to confirm their story. anyway, two parents took away their daughter's phone --

>> because she got fresh. >> she got fresh. >> so to punish her, they reportedly uploaded embarrassing photos of themselves to her facebook page. >> getting fresh themselves. >> that's right. one trying to look like curley howard, the other, i'm not sure. i don't know. >> you guys have kids. is that crossing the line to get on their facebook pages? >> absolutely. absolutely. because for a teenager, especially, facebook is your identity as a kid of that age. and i think this is the idea of, you know, when parents -- you want to set the right example. you want to be a model to your kids. and if they were trying to invoke the punishment you were being fresh with us and they were being fresh on her facebook page -- >> i think we're missing the bigger picture here. my parents -- my mom barely knows how to put on her iphone, much less post a picture. i'd be like you guys posted pictures. i don't care what they are, that is fantastic. >> you should be the parent, though. you don't want to -- i don't think you want to shame your kid. there are other ways to do it.

took away her phone, that's enough, i think. >> take the phone away for a week. >> it's true. >> they have -- >> i have no credentials to speak. i think you shouldn't try to humiliate your children, but you should try to teach them a lesson. >> at least they're not shooting the laptop -- >> yeah, exactly. >> i think that was a little extreme. >> okay. >> this little video is going to be our take three. the cardinals, the team got so close to the championship finals, the trophy, but didn't quite get there. for this 4-year-old little cardinals fan it was absolutely devastating. as his dad tries to console him. take a look. >> daddy, it's too long. a year is too long. -- it will be over. >> it's okay. >> why, daddy? >> we had a good year. >> but daddy, i really, really -- not lose.

they were really close. >> i wish they had subtitles, though. >> you get the idea. >> so cute. >> it's going to be a whole other year until baseball season. he's like, i can't wait that long. >> have you ever been that crushed? >> when they ended "golden girls." i was that way the whole time. he gets it from his dad, though, the dad's into the season, he gets into the season. >> he's taking it hard. you can't imagine a kid getting that upset about the hockey season. >> i thought it was sweet. >> it was very sweet. here's our bonus take. >> this is the bonus one. i love this. the worst password list. hard to rememr all the millions of passwords so we use easy to remember data. splash data has released the worst passwords for 2012. password takes the top spot. hold on, two and three, number two is 123456, and number two is

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this morning on "today's" home, decorating with gray. it is the hottest trend to accent your home. a "today" contributor, good morning to you, elizabeth. >> good morning. >> so gray when it comes to women, their hair color, they freak out, but in this case in the home, it's the most elegant new trend, right? >> it really is the hot color. and i truly believe it's the right color for right now. we are exposed to so much. think about it, your style can change as quickly as your

facebook update. so you really need a color that goes with everything and that is gray. and for all those naysayers who say it's dull, blah, i say you are wrong. and i had a friend who put it well, they said gray is the color of light. it is true when you think about light and you think about it's many dimensions, that's what gray is and goes with so many things. >> and allows for a perfect accent color to throw any color on top. this is the easiest way to transform a room. >> right. this all started with my own exploration. i recently did a house and painted it seven different shades of gray. and here are five of the grays i used. i wrote about it in the "washington post" called "seven shades of gray," i haven't read the book. >> you've read it. >> i haven't. anyway, these are the grays and these are benjamin moore colors. but you can see the gray can go from green to blue to a much deeper, darker tone. and obviously you're going to pick tones that work best for

the feel of your room. like in my husband's office, i used a dark gray that's gray flannel, very masculine. but in my bathroom, i wanted something a little bit lighter and more blue and clean gray almost a swedish gray, which is why i went with coventry gray. i always recommend testing colors, you can go to any paint store, get boards like this, buy a sample paint color, test them, put them in your room because grays will change with light. >> i think we have pictures of the home you were describing. >> we do. >> let's talk about also some of the other ways that you can use gray if, for example, you don't want to commit to a whole wall or room looking gray. >> well, what i'm here to demonstrate here today is it really is a trend. and you see it on everything. this chest, it's so pretty, based on a 1930s design from bungalow five, it's in a gray lacquer. again, this also alleviates when you have too many brown in a room, a lot of times in the decorating world we say add

white or pops of color. the lamp is from ballard design, a subtle, easy way of adding it. >> and over here in our living room area. >> another way is through fabric. what i find very interesting is this is the color -- it only comes in a few colors and it comes in mostly grays. so obviously this trend is across the board. you can mix it with any color and that's what's great about gray. think about gray flannel pants, you can put it with any color sweater. so here i have pillows. pink and green, and this chair it's $230 from home goods. >> wow. >> what an incredible purchase. and here is gray in an "a" cut. >> let's move over to the dining room table. because here's an elegant way you can see, as well, to serve up a table full of gray. >> you don't have to do white plates, but here we have plates from kate spade in this

wonderful gray. glasses which are from ikea. this isn't like a lot of money you have to spend. the table cloth is actually from mia and finn as are the napkins. even if you think christmas, you can add in red plates and give it a pop or blue for easter. >> i love it. i've got some painting in my future. >> thank you. >> coming up next, from metallic jeans to fancy footwear, we are hitting below the belt in fall fashion after these messages.

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and then below the belt style, everything from leggings to footwear to look great and feel warm and toasty for the cold weather. and nothing warms us up, of course, like this classic that never goes out of style. pot roast with all the fixings. it's a sunday dinner staple, and it's easy to make. we'll check it out in a few minutes. but first, we get a check of the weather. >> let's see what w first, a check of the weather. >> absolutely. let's see what we have starting with today. we are starting to feel the effects of sandy down in southern florida. rain in the cold front from the great lakes to arkansas. snow behind that. denver picking up three inches of snow. mountain snow in the pacific northwest. santa ana winds throughout california that will continue tomorrow raising the fire danger levels there. rain from the gulf to the eastern great lakes. sunny and mild along the east coast and southeast and atlantic coast, more effects of sandy as well. good morning. an easterly flow brought in low

clouds across northern virginia, the district and maryland this morning. pounlts west, it's bright and sunny. low clouds breaking up by noontime with sunshine back. highs reaching low 70s. increasing clouds looking cloudy. increasing concern that sandy may affect us. right now, the timing, if it does come close sunday into and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. christopher reeves started his career best known as superman and became a real life hero to many after an accident left him paralyze. this marks the 30th anniversary of the christopher and dana reeves foundation and here is their son matthew. good to see you. >> thank you. >> your father was so beloved. and now you're on the boa of directors yourself. why did you want to carry on his work? >> after my father passed away and sadly my stepmother dana

shortly after, we couldn't imagine not being involved. my sister and i joined the board in march of 2006. and we lost two fearless leaders in a short amount of time. and there are 6 million people living with paralysis in this country, 1.3 million with a spinal cord injury, and we wanted to continue their mission and honor their legacy. >> you said something very poignant. you said although it's not a role your father would've chosen, but it's one he chose to embrace. how did he embrace it? >> well, as you said, he found himself in this -- in a position and he just advocated for research dollars and he got himself out there. he could've chosen to just, you know, sit at home and be a recluse. but he got out there and got out in the public eye and became a face of paralysis. >> as did your stepmom too. that was really special what they did. >> good to hear you're

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"today" celebrates halloween is brought to you by snickers. this halloween nothing satisfies like snickers. this morning on "today" celebrates halloween, face paint i ing. an affordable way to give your child that wow factor. lynn, good to see you. >> good to see you. thanks for having me. >> well, i see some of these face paintings and say i could never do that. you say it's not that hard. >> it's not that hard. we've demystified it a little bit with five looks. >> and what kind of paint do you use? obviously there's a special kind of paint. >> yeah. what you want to do is look for the highest quality paint you can find. that will reduce the risk of an allergic reaction with your kid and make it easy to come off. >> okay. so we're going to start here with sofia. >> this is sofia, happens to be your daughter. >> yes. >> and you can see half of her face is already done like a butterfly. what i'm going to do --

>> it's like a multi-colored kind -- >> yes, and this is where the magic happens for beginners too. this is called a rainbow face pack. can you look at me, babe? and then i'm going to put on one of the eyes. and you can see all the color and all the shading is done. >> kind of looks air brushed. >> and you get all of that color in one swoop. >> how does that feel, sofia? >> weird. >> it's a little cold. >> such a ham. such a ham. and then you add in the black work. and this i where you get the beautiful outline. >> so you're highlighting what you've done. >> the first thing you do is lay down the color and then the second thing you do is add -- >> you don't have to wait for the one part to dry? >> not at all. >> oh, wow. very nice. >> there we go. there's the eye and you would kind of do the bottom that way. >> and luca, your son is doing the web slinger look.

>> we've done half of his face, as well. >> okay. >> i'm going to grab this. >> usually you wet this -- >> oh, luca said, mom, i love you. a thumbs up. you're doing great. >> we're going to start with the white paint on luca's eye, and that we're going to do in a triangle shape. >> while you're doing that, i want to bring in a coupl of others. >> let's bring in olivia. and she's showing off the royal princess look. come on in, olivia. that is beautiful. now, this, olivia has a little bit of a sparkle to her. >> she does. and we used the same rainbow with olivia, except we applied it with a brush. this looks so complex. it's actually very easy to do. >> wow, that's pretty cool. how do you like the way it looks? >> yes. >> yes, yes. all right, let's bring in alejandro, he's a dinosaur. >> i know. >> wow.

are you a tyrannosaurus rex or a raptor? whichever. >> whichever. >> this is the same kind of paint? >> same kind of paint, except the rainbow pack we used on him is a rainbow of greens. different shades of green. color first and then the black. >> let's bring out our puppy. here's emma. >> so cute, emma. the best part about her face paint is that tongue, right? that's the whole thing. looks like you're a doggy with your tongue out. >> all right. very nice. thank you so much, lynn. >> thank you. >> i appreciate this. this is a good-looking group. happy halloween, everybody. all right. thanks so much. and coming up, step-by-step video on these looks, go to today.com. >> these are fake leaves. >> fake leaves, yes, they are, and i'm not really here, i'm a fake weather man. coming up, fall and winter fashion right after these messages. i am here for your heads!

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style, we are going below the belt with the latest trends for your legs and feet. style expert lilliana vazquez has great looks to keep you warm and stylish. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's get going. we've got a lot to talk about. >> we've got a lot. >> start with the leggings here. >> leggings go way beyond basic black this season. it's all about texture. so spanx has a brand new pair of leggings here. these are control top leggings, women love that. they come in all different colors, great for the fall now. >> great support. >> yes. now speaking of texture, leather and pleather is the hottest new thing in leggings. leather in the front and stretch in the back, so really comfortable. if you want more budget pair, this is from target, $29.99, faux leather in the front or vegan leather, the new term for it. really great. but stick to dark colors like brown and black with the leather. >> cropped leggings? >> these are corduroy leggings from no nonsense. really comfortable and really soft. exactly what you want once the weather starts to get cool.

>> you make a good point, leggings are not pants. >> you need something that covers your rear when you are wearing leggings. so a tunic, a dress, oversized sweater. >> make sure people knew that. >> exactly. >> stockings and tights, but these are not your ordinary stockings. >> no, it's all about the technology and color. so it was a huge trend in hair and nails now it's moved to legwear. blue, pink, all different colors and they'll custom dye them to any color you want. speaking of technology in tights, donna karen evolution tight. the coolest thing is they are made with a special knitting technology. and what that do is massage your legs throughout the day. tiny microfibers are giving you a massage all day long, no need for the spa, this is what you need. >> it's like a day spa for your legs. >> it is. >> sounds good. >> and black and gray, perfect. >> socks are very jazzed up. >> very jazzed up and getting smarter.

and snappy socks makes these adorable socks that come with snaps. you never have to sort the kids socks again. you're probably wondering what this gadget is here. this is black socks, the smarter socks because what they do is these socks actually sync with your iphone with this here. >> what? >> yeah. >> sync with your iphone. >> so you know which socks go together. every sock has the perfect pair. you hover this over here, communicates with your iphone so you know which socks go together. it also tells you when it's time to reorder new socks. >> it's a little too smart for me. >> i like my socks to stay basic. >> these are actually leg warmers. >> socks are accessories now. let your socks peek out from the top of your boots, these are so cute. you have this little detail peeking out from your knee-high boots. >> i like that. >> okay. >> what do we have over here? >> this is like the birch box for tights. it's a monthly tight

subscription service. the plans range from $28 to $38, everything in legwear, socks, tights, leggings, right to your door every month. >> moving on to shoes here and we see glitter and studs. >> embellishment is all the trend. >> go for that and slipper shoes. >> super comfortable, and then metallic jeans. >> you look great in that. >> super glam. >> don't go metallic head to foot, right? >> no, exactly. >> lilliana vazquez, thanks so much. an oldie, but goodie, an easy way to make that sunday pot roast. but first, this is "today" on nbc. anncr: which do you believe?

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this morning on "today's kitchen," our question, what's on the menu? how about a classic sunday dinner pot roast with vegetables. david venable is the author of the new book "in the kitchen with david," qvc's resident foodie. comfort food to take you home. good to see you, david.

>> good morning, sir. pleasure to be here. >> pot roast is about as comforting as you can get. >> well, absolutely. growing up in my house, al, mom had beef pot roast every other sunday growing up, and it was the only day of the week she let me get into the kitchen when i was very young and help her out because she was getting ready for church. she'd have me sear off the pot roast. what we've already done is floured and seasoned this. >> why do you flour it? >> creates that crust that holds your seasoning, so you get the nice outer crust which will add to the flavor. and we've left a lot of flavor in here. all that on the bottom. we're going to add to that beautiful white onions, fresh garlic that we've smashed, and a little tomato paste. and what's nice about this, we'll hit this with a little salt, pardon my reach. >> want pepper? >> yeah, a little pepper, and then really let these caramelize and cook down because the onions are going to absorb so much of the flavor of the beef and then transfer some of their flavor back to the roast, which is really, really nice.

and get this on a nice hot pot and this will go in the oven in a little while. but what really is exciting about this recipe, it's so easy. all the recipes in the book are accessible, recipes and ingredients we understand, and really dishes that you remember, kind of the dishes that take you home again after sunday dinner. >> you bet. >> what we're going to do, we've caramelized onions. >> okay. >> before we transfer the roast back in here and put it in the oven, we're going to deglaze this pot with red wine. and actually, if we had more time, we would let this reduce down by about half. >> right. >> what this is doing is releasing those bits of flavor you were talking about on the bottom of the pot really giving us that wonderful flavor and adding so much back to what we're doing. now, what we're going to do is then grab our roast here and about a 4 our 5-pounder, it's a big job. we're going to add beef stock to this. >> some people say chicken stock, but you go with beef. >> i do. i figure if you're going to go beef pot roast, go beef all the way. >> that's right.

>> and beautiful fresh herbs. >> nobody's ever said that's just too beefy. >> nobody ever said that about pot roast. and what you're going to do now is cover this and get this into the oven. we're going to roast this or braise it for about 2 1/2 hours. >> do you check it to make sure the liquids -- >> yeah, you can add more beef broth, add water if you like that. and then after about 2 1/2 hours in the oven, we're going to add fresh, wonderful root vegetables. we're going to do some carrots and potatoes. >> turnips if you want. >> absolutely. >> people always make the mistake, shouldn't you let the meat rest? >> you should. because just like a casserole needs to reabsorb juices, meat does the same thing. needs to rest for about 10 to 15 minutes and allows it to reabsorb the juices. >> wow. >> then you get that nice, beautiful slice of pot roast along with some great roasted vegetables, and it doesn't get better until you use some of this beef gravy. >> that straight from the pot? >> absolutely. sure, absolutely. >> and nice, you've got a nice

spinach salad. >> mom always taught me to cook with layers of flavor, there's bacon in there. and how about chocolate peanut butter pie? >> oh, my goodness. >> david venable, you are the best. thank you so much, sir. >> a pleasure being here. good to meet you both. coming up next, kathie lee and hoda, but first, your local news and weather. >> and pot roast. >> wow, that is rich.

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i'll give you a live look at what i-95 looks like. expect volume in both directions. let's head to tom to check the forecast. >> fog around much of the region. near 70 tomorrow and saturday. if sandy comes close to us, there's a good chance she will beginning late sunday and into monday and tuesday. the tropical system may give us wind and rain. stay tuned. i'll have the latest coming up on news 4 midday. the latest coming at 11:00. aa president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits.

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>>. >> hey, everybody, thank goodness it's thirsty thursday. hoda and i are barely surviving today. one of us is in traction and we'll tell you why. >> we went to lunch with 200 people yesterday at gallagher's by kath's theater. we didn't know if anyone showed. we went in. let's see. george clooney in there? it's dark.

there we are. we were having our fair share of you know what. >> yeah. >> it was just amazing. boy, the light is terrible. >> britney tried. >> suffice it to say those women are enthusiastic. >> we had a wild crowd. there were 0 people. i think more made it in. >> a lot of people snuck in. i want to thank whoever made this. >> pam. >> pam. one of those things that sounded funny then you do it and you go not so much. >> we are going to do gallagher's again next week. there was a lot o kissing and hugging. >> we loved everyone who came. >> even the woman at the bar, i said thank you for coming. she said, who are you? i thought you came for lunch. no, i just eat here. it was a fun afternoon.

>> you know what drives me crazy, not the people, the people are wonderful. technology, people. it used to be when i was growing up you get a little instamatic. they all work the same. now there must be 50 cameras and phones. you stand there and you smile for 15 seconds and then just when you think you've taken it you move away and the picture goes off. >> it's the double flash. the first flash happens and you leave. >> somebody has got to invent a better camera and it has to be universal. >> your phone was well represented at that event. they were all like flip phones. let's take a picture. it was the kind you open like kath and push the button in the middle. >> half said it didn't take. it was awful. my eyes were closed.

my boobs didn't look good. any way, we are not complaining, we are thanking you for coming with us. i love my hoda. are you sure you're going to do that two more times? >> we are i doing it again. >> we are having a better day than tom cruise is. >> he is suing two magazines, "life and style" and "in touch." he's very upset they had magazines like suri in tears, abandoned by her dad. i'm sure people said a lot of things about tom cruise over the years and he doesn't sue. i don't know if he ever sued. this one bothered him. >> his lawyer says this picture of suri crying was over a puppy but the magazine made it look like she was crying over her dad. who knows what the truth is, but it is true. we've sued a couple of times. it was never anything they said

about me or frank but something they had written that was completely untrue about our children. we had a settlement which i was very happy with. it wasn't money, but protection for our kids. you do pick your fights. when it hits youhere you live in ter of your tegrity. he probably thinks the one thing you don't mess with is me being a dad. >> he did say if he won that lawsuit he was going to give all the money to charity. >> i don't know what it costs now to sue something like that. back then it was like $500,000, 15 years ago. you've got to be willing to spend that money. >> have you ever written an e-mail about someone that maybe wasn't kind and instead of sending it to the friend you wanted to, you accidentally sent it to the person you were talking about? >> yet one more thing that never happened to me because i don't do e-mail. >> i've done that. a friend of mine and i were in a news room. we were top of the lining which is quick e-mails.

we are talking about someone there you would not have liked either. as we are writing this, i'm hitting it and hitting it and it goes to her. oh, my god. she is staring at her. she is not in the newsroom yet. she is walking around. >> it's a race against time, a movie. >> you don't understand. i think i can get it. he ended up back then being able to delete those quick messages so she wasn't able to see them, but i learned my lesson. >> what did it say? >> i'm not repeating, but it wasn't nice. this couple in if the uk was planning a wedding in a swanky place. >> in a five-star restaurant. >> here is the bride. she is a substance abuse counselor he is an engineer with the ministry of defense. >> he does have a past. >> they want to get married. >> he had a background in the porn industry that might be part

of the story, hoda. this might be part of the reasoning they had deciding what they decided. >> here is what happened. the wedding planner sent an e-mail to her manager. here is what it read. "michelle seems lovely, i know this probably doesn't sound very nice, but i'm trying to put this wedding off as i don't think they're the type of people we would want to have at stoke park" and then she cced the bride accidentally. >> the wedding planner was disciplined and the hotel apologized profusely. the couple decided to throw the wedding someplace else. >> where they are wanted and their money. >> exactly. talking about what the man's past is about probably had something to do -- >> they hired him at the ministry of defense or wherever. >> which makes you wonder. >> the woman's past. >> now she is a counselor. >> i'm all for second chances. i think they probably found that

out and used that in their reasoning. this isn't something we would do. >> what songs turn you on and make you want to go to poughkeepsie. >> spotify asked 2,000 people questions. here is the song they say best gets you in the mood. it is by marvin gaye. come on. ♪ sexual feeling >> works for hoda. but what doesn't? >> stop it. >> "it's a small world after all" works for hoda. >> there is a little too much laughter in this area. >> "old macdonald had a farm" works for hoda. >> once you're there, here is the song that worked. it is anything from the "dirty

dancing" soundtrack, but this one. i don't think so. >> what if you're not having the time of your life. you've been there. we've all been there. let's be honest. >> what is better than poughkeepsie? queens "bohemian rhapsody." ♪ i see a little silhouette of a man ♪ >> no. this is not better. >> oh, they're right, this is better. >> people are smoking something at that spotify. many. >> it's supposed to be from country strong with the guy and the girl.

>> this says your pick is faith hill "give into me." >> it's the right song but not the right singer. i mean i love faith hill. >> this said i picked "one more night" and i never picked that song. ♪ i only for one night ♪ let me keep you near >> i love this. >> i like that. beautiful. start to get in the mood. what you got for us today, hoda woman. >> you're going to love my play list. we are going old school. we are taking you back, way back to the ohio players. how about that? a song we might all know. maybe not you. it's called "fire." ♪ fire

♪ fire ♪ it's all about fire >> your lyrics are awesome. ♪ the way you walk and talk ♪ really shuts me off ♪ the way you squeeze and tease ♪ ♪ knocks me to my knees >> three rhymes in a row, that's good. >> come on. everyone's into it, especially bob and marcia. they are visiting us. they are from the chris everet tournament. they bid on watching this show. >> it's shocking, but we are glad you're here. >> chrissy everett's tournament

is this weekend. >> hope the weather will be good this weekend. >> is it okay to buy a haunted house? i thought about this question a lot. kath said, why in the hell would you want to do that. >> hoda said, it's okay if you're not into sleeping ever. >> that is a good one. can i say also we have two wonderful doctors coming on the show. >> i know, i know. >> who are actually my surgeons from five years ago. i'm at my five-year no longer with breast cancer. they are here so i want to thank them. >> we'll talk with him later. hopefully we'll give you some information so you won't be one of the statistics. >> coming up, she has got millions of devoted fans, two-time grammy winner and she is awesome. melissa ethridge is here. >> and two women on our plaza get ambush makeovers. first these messages. hello, what do you know about these?

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mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ ♪ come to my window >> melissa ethridge became a household name and earned a devoted following of fans. >> her music scored her two grammys and an oscar. she is out with her 12th studio album called "fourth street feeling." >> we are happy to have you here. >> you were performing last night and managed to get up and

get dressed and make it here? >> that's rock and roll. >> and she is not singing for us this morning. >> i can't talk. i'm doing the show tomorrow night. >> does it get harder or easier? you know what you're capable of. >> there is a certain amount of self-confidence. finally, i truly believe that the people pay really good money to see me really want to see me. >> and deserve to see you at your best. >> and frees me up to enjoying it. >> you said doing this album, this particular cd, i remember when they were records, it was your favorite recording experience ever. tell us why. >> a lot had to do with the self-confidence of going in. this is my 12th album and it's been 25 years doing this. i thought this one i'm going to make all the music that i love. i played all the guitars. i love it because i believe that my fans want me to love the music i make. >> i went to one of your

concerts, the aarp one. but a lot of people were watching it waiting to hear their favorites. you played a lot of your new stuff and it was contagious. who do you think this music is for? your new stuff? >> i think there is an audience out there. it's not age. you can't put an age on it because my kids search for it. i have teenagers now. they search for the things that spark them, the real things. my music is for the music listener who loves the art form and wants to be moved by the music, by the lyrics, by the performance, by the emotion. that's what it's for. >> a lot of us remember you. so many memorable concerts, but probably the most memorable was shortly after your breast cancer treatment. you got on stage. >> at the grammys. >> it was so moving. it's been how many years now for you? >> it's going on nine. eight years ago was the grammys. >> when you look back at that. it was a monumental moment. what's it like looking back at

that time? >> that was such a personal moment for me. it was the first time what is out in public since the treatments. i just finished my last one a week or maybe two weeks before. >> it hadn't ravaged your voice? >> no. the voice, i was able -- it's a rock and roll voice. the energy was the hardest part. i was really low on energy. so i came there, did my thing. did it and went home and got in bed before it even started airing. >> boy, the accolades from that. number one, people enjoy your performance, and number two, the courage it took. hair, we are very attached to our hair. >> going through, i don't know how much your process was, but going through it, thinking with women, it's hard enough the breast cancer and everything, but the losing the hair is such oh, but not the hair. i felt honored to be able to stand up and go, it's okay.

i'm not my hair. >> it doesn't define me. >> sure. to stand up and do that. that comes back to me every week someone comes up. >> it was really memorable. >> your music is great. what other stuff do you listen to that gets you off the couch, gets you moving? >> any new performers you're crazy about? >> i love we call the civil war music. the bang jose and fiddles and stuff. i love that. that's good. that's authentic music. >> you know what else she likes? the song we just played. >> i know she does. >>. ♪ fire growing up in high school, that was it. >> thank you. >> i just want to let you know about that song. >> no accounting for taste is the story of that. >> we wish you great luck with this. >> all the best on your new cd, recovery, so great. >> thank you. >> this guy had only one direction in mind to surprise his girlfriend with a ring. >> your webtastic video of the week after this.

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>> time for webtastic when our very own sara haines diction up a video to put a smile on your face. >> brad surprised emily with an elaborate lip dub set to one direction's "one thing." check it out. ♪ shot me out of the sky ♪ you keep making me weak ♪ i'm frozen in time

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>> i guess she said yes. >> that was perfect. that was sweet. >> way like is that it was private at the end. the song and dance and the moment that should be was private. >> thank you. they're beautiful. >> they are almost out of hair and make-up and ready for the big reveal. our plaza ambush makeovers. >> we are marking five years since hoda was diagnosed with breast cancer. we are so glad she's okay. we'll take a look at her journey and why early detection is so important. >> my hair was doe dark then.

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we are back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. it's time for our plaza ambush makeovers where our team plucks two lucky ladies from the plaza and gives them a brand-new head to toe look. >> "today" contributor and stylist to the stars, louis licari and "today" and "us weekly" contributor and author jill martin. >> how was it today? >> a little brisk, but fun. we had many ladies to pick from. >> the first one is 45 years old from newark, ohio. after going through a divorce, she had very little time to focus on herself so her friends begged us to give her a

brand-new look to jump-start this brand-new chapter in her life. let's listen to her story. >> they drove 598 miles to see "scandalous." is that right? >> yes, we did. >> but the problem is you tell me you have nothing to wear. >> i have no idea what to wear. we're from central ohio, you know? we are in new york city for our first time. i have no idea what to wear. i'm so excited. >> we are going to get you ready for kathie lee and broadway. are you ready to hit broadway in style? >> yes. >> yes! >> wonderful. hoe exciting. >> we'll see them there. >> sari is here with her sister sue and best friend amy. keep your blind folds on for a second. all right. let's see. great. guys, ready?

take off your blind folds. >> you look awesome. >> are you ready to see? turn around here. >> oh, my gosh! >> you look beautiful. >> you look beautiful. >> look right at camera 12. tell us about her beautiful hair. >> okay. soni has fine textured hair. the best way to plump up hair is with hair color and a hair cut. just keep it sort of more appropriate length. we reshape your forehead with the side-swept bangs. make the color warmer. small changes make big differences. before, i don't like to use mousey, but a little dull. >> dull is better. >> them's fighting words.

>> now you have just this little glow. >> lovely make-up, so soft and beautiful. >> wait. she is exploding. >> looks great. >> just wonderful. i can't believe it. >> it couldn't have happened to a better person. >> that's sweet. and you'll be seeing "scandalous." >> she matches the playbill. >> she does. >> she is all ready to go to broadway. the dress by kendra scott. >> a big round of applause. >> that is so sweet. all right, our second lady is judy, 46 from louisville, kentucky. she allows herself no more than 30 minutes to get ready in the morning. she jumped at the opportunity to be pampered for a few hours. let's listen to her story. >> when is the last time mom

bought something for herself? >> i don't know it was so long ago. >> she hasn't bought anything for herself this whole trip and i want her to do something for herself. >> you tell me you want her to look cool. >> yeah because she -- yeah. >> steve is psyched. >> i am. she is the most beautiful woman in the world to me, but this will be a lot of fun. something neat for her. >> and you're already crying. don't worry, we are going to take good care of you. are you ready to see a glam mom? >> yeah. >> all righty. judy is here with her husband steve and their children elizabeth, grace and lilly. keep those blind folds on. one last look at judy and let's bring out a very beautiful lady, judy. oh, wow! beautiful. >> tell your dad he can take it off. >> gorgeous. you look gorgeous.

>> turn around. >> oh, my god! >> gave her some very subtle highlights. vanessa gave her a great haircut and the make-up which made the thing come alive. >> that dress is awesome. >> london times. boots 9 west and jewelry kendra scott. >> what do you think? >> love it. give it up for our ladies. and louis and jill doing a great job. thank you all. we are marking a very special occasion. hoda's cancer free for five years. be right back to celebrate with her. i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt.

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many times on our show hoda shared her story and thoughts as a breast cancer survivor. today is a monumental moment. it's been five years since there's been any evidence of cancer. so let's take you back to 2007 when hoda was first diagnosed and treated. >> okay. now we're rolling. in exactly one week from today at this exact moment, i will be laid out. in a week i'm going to have my surgery. my mastectomy. >> you're watching a video diary

hoda kotb never imagined she would make. >> today was not a good today. >> not in her wildest dreams. we think we are invincible till we realize we are not. >> i just assumed i'm pretty healthy. i have my act together. it's not going to be me. it's going to be somebody else, not me. >> the phone call came last february as she was talking to an nbc intern in her office. just days before her doctor had found three lumps in her left breast and now suddenly a hospital was on the line. >> he said it's cancer. you have breast cancer. everything else he said, ann, i didn't hear. i didn't hear what he said. you have breast cancer. that was it. that was it. this intern, i won't forget, she was looking at me and she goes, should i leave? and i said, yeah. and she said, can i hug you? i said, yeah.

she didn't even know what was going on so she hugged me. a kid. a kid. i don't even remember her name but i won't forget what she did. god, i needed it. >> many more hugs came from friends and colleagues, and most importantly from hoda's mom sami and sister hola who rushed to new york to be by her side. >> when you think about your body and i don't think about mine often really, but suddenly i was forced to. i've never been that attached to my breasts. i don't really identify with -- that's not my thing. >> your hair's your thing. >> my hair's my thing. >> good afternoon. >> kotb. >> i only had one choice. you couldn't take out the lumps without ruining the whole breast. you had to get rid of the whole thing. gives me the heaves just thinking about it. i think knowing you're not going

to be the same as you were. knowing when you look in the mirror, you're never going to be whole. pretty much ready for this thing to happen. according to my watch it's a long time since we got here. here is my quote for the day, let's flush this toilet. i'm ready to go. hello. ready to go. forward. forward. forward. i wrote forward. get through things. get through it. forward. it's the best word. >> it's hopeful. >> right. it's hopeful. tomorrow, right? forward. >> not the cancer that makes you write forward, it's who you are. >> yes, yeah. you're right. i am glad it is over. it is out of me. it is over.

>> people ask me how to describe. cancer survivors know how to live. they know what they are not going to put up with any more. cancer survivors have clarity. >> what i get from this whole horrible ordeal i get you can't scare me. >> any way, here is dr. erin dupuis, as well as the director of breast surgery at nyu clinical cancer center. you found hoda's lump and you took off her breast and saved her life. the two of you. i love you ladies. >> can i say thank you, by the way? you know what? here's what's funny, it's been a

long time since that, but when i look at you two you rarely get to see someone who saved your life. so thanks. i love you, too. >> because i was slack and lame early and i didn't do all the checking i went to erin like you guys at home do for a regular check-up. she said let me do a breast exam and said i feel something. oh, no you don't. that's a nothing. what made you tell me to go to check that? what was weird about the thing you felt? a lot of people have breasts that are dense. >> well, it was a couple of things. one, there were masses there. i don't take that lightly as a physician. a mass is a mass is a mass until

you know exactly what it is. the other thing was my connection with you in the office and knowing that you have a lot going on in your life and that women like that don't always rush to get that mammogram and make that appointment right away. it's one thing that can get put off. it should never be put off. i said that to you. >> she said to me, i want you back here in a week or two with the results. i thought, oh, she is very pushy. erin dupuis. >> did you try to make excuses for her? >> that's what i do, i'm busy. when looking for a breast cancer surgeon, people have been through it or know someone who has, finding you was a gift from god. i took my mom's hands right before surgery and said would you take care of me. >> i'm glad to be part of the

team. >> a lot of people don't -- look, you see so many people like me who are going through what i'm going through. if you were to say something to folks at home who are putting things off, what would be your message? >> people put things off like mammograms and other tests because they are fearful. the big fear is always what will happen if they find something. then i have to go down the rabbit hole and it's about the doctors and the medicine and the hospitals and the surgeries. that's not entirely untrue. there is truth to that, but, but, for the majority of women who go to get those mammograms and get those screening tests, when it turns out to be okay, the reassurance just takes away so much anxiety that by itself is tremendous positive. on the other hand, early detection saves lives. that is not a question any more. and allows people to have less obnoxious treatment. >> you have to find a great surgeon that is a-1 number one like i did with freya.

so thank you again so much for coming. >> thank you all so much. >> and for being here and celebrating. >> thank you so much. >> and bobbie thomas is all dressed up to celebrate. >> we are crazy about you. sara's got one on, too. >> we'll be right back. [ rob ] we weren't always the most adventurous couple. once we kept the lights on. but then we started using k-y yours & mine. yeah, we were nervous to try it. there's an amazing sensation for her. amazing. this one feels fantastic for me. and combined... ohh, it's a completely new sensation for us both. it's opened a whole new door for us. i've come to clean your pool. but we don't have a pool. i'll come in anyway. next week i'm going to be a maid. [ female announcer ] k-y yours & mine. his excites. hers delights. together feel them ignite. keep life sexy. fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down.

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♪ this is halloween >> is that the same song we play every year? time for happy halloween today. dressing up in outrageous costumes is not just for the little ones. >> "in style" editor and contributor bobbie thomas is here. >> you're barking up the wrong tree, baby.

this is a post menopausal tree. forget it. >> when it comes to paper, you can steal some paint chips from the store and have "fifty shades of gray." you trace these out of poster board. what you can do with boxes is what we see with our fun and games family. this is so great. parents are tetris. you cut holes in the box. >> thank you, guys. let's bring out our next group. juliana, angelo and donny. we have our audrey hepburn and parent don'ts.

overlogo yourself. >> that dog kills me. so cute. >> it's time for squeaky clean. we've got the loufas. >> we have suds and the box of soef. and two loofas. this is easy. all you do is get touile from the fabbic store. >> let's bring out under the sea. >> our under the sea family. look over there. >> this is all about playing with umbrellas. the little one is a jelly fish. her parents are under the sea. sometimes it's raining when

you're trick-or-treating. >> she is out. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you. >> let's bring out rocco, kathie and alex. >> oh! >> kathie is expecting. keep your arms out. she is our solar system. >> i love it. >> this is our out of this world photo and our little astronaut. >> let's bring everybody out. come on out. >> for more information -- >> drag her out. >> klg and hoda.com. >> we'll be back in a moment. anncr: which do you believe?

what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message.

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teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine.