good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer along side al roker and natalie morales. you got to see the damage firsthand. >> we really did. it's stunning. you have to see it as well. when you see it in person, not within the confines of your television set it takes your breath away. >> good to have you back. we'll see that interview with the vice president coming up. >> we're baby crazy around here. we continue our week long series called born today. we share add maizing moments when couples had their babies live on tv. well, this morning, not to be outdone, a live conception. before your mind goes crazy with that, we're in an operating room when a couple undergoes in vitro fertilization. >> before that, the rapidly changing situation in nairobi

where it's moved into a fourth day. let's get right to ron allen with the latest. ron, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. yes, the siege may not be completely over. we heard a couple of loud explosions this morning and gunfire coming from the mall back there. a top kenyan official continues to insist that u.s. citizens were among the gunmen involved in the attack. this morning, kenyan soldiers still working to secure the besieged mall still seemed to encounter more resistance. they appeared to carry a body bag from the building and in the past few hours, al-shabab, the militant group that claimed responsibility for the attack said their fighters are still holding their ground, following the effort to end the siege that began saturday. the government said it was in full control of the situation combing the four-story mall from floor to floor to make sure it's safe. they believe all hostages are

released adding the enemy will continue to spew propaganda. it remains unclear what happened to the remaining hostages and the gunmen. as many as 15 according to the government. meanwhile, they say u.s. citizens were among the i militants. >> from the information we have two or three americans and so far one brit. >> and the brit was a british born woman. >> woman. she has done this many times before. >> she is referring to the "the white widow" the wife of one of the london bombers that attacked the transit system in 2005. they posted a list on social media of those behind the attacks claiming some were from minnesota. the issue won't be resolved

until the identities of the gunmen are confirmed with forensic evidence. meanwhile, we're learning more about the victims, a british architect and his harvard educated wife who were expecting their first child in two weeks. and thortauthorities are sayinge were killed and two were arrested in all of this but the big concern is the hostages because it's still unclear what happened to them, savannah, matt. >> all right. ron in nairobi. thank you so much. >> let's turn to roger who was a member of the national security counsel and worked in somalia shortly before the black hawk down incident. he is now a terrorism expert. good to see you. >> good to see you, savannah. >> we heard americans are among the attackers. how much stock do you put in those claims? do you see it as credible? >> it's certainly credible. the u.s. government is going to

pass judgment until they had a chance to confirm identity. if it proves to be true then it's very significant because al-shabab has not used werners and americans in an attack up to this point. >> it would be strategic but would it be significant symbolically. would it be a propaganda victory if they were able to say we had americans among the perpetrators here? >> well it's interesting. they were all about trying to create the islamic state inside somalia and have been defeated from obtaining that objective and now are they looking just to conduct attacks inside somalia but also outside against the governments that supported anti-shabaab forces. it's a broad international appeal if this is true and true

a source of potential revenue. outside d outside do donators will give money because you believe they demonstrated capability. >> thank you so much. meanwhile, leaders are gathered here in new york for the united nations general assembly. president obama addresses the body today as does the new president of iran, rouhani. but will they meet each other? andrea mitchell has the latest on what we can expect. good morning. >> good morning, matt. the president is one of 34 speakers that will be speaking here today but will he meet even casually with another speak senator the newly elected leader of iran. >> reporter: ready for his close up on the world stage, iran's new president arrived in new york on monday and posted

pictures of his arrival on twitter. with them both set to deliver speeches at the u.n. today, will they meet face to face? president obama is set to address the u.n. this morning and then hosts a lunch which rouhani won't attend. the white house has no idea what he might say. if they do meet it will be the first encounter between u.s. and iranian leaders in more than two decades. they have already exchanged letters. >> from my point of view, the tone of the letter was positive and constructive. >> reporter: still the white house has to reassure key allies like israel that say iran cannot be trusted. bill clinton said on the pbs news hour the u.s. should proceed but carefully. >> the new president seems to

want to talk with the united states and if we do this it has to be real. >> reporter: meanwhile with all the motorcades and tightened security and bill clinton's annual global initiative underway manhattan is wall to wall cars, cars going nowhere. >> it's a mad house. it's impassable to get around the city. >> secretary of state kerry will be meeting with the iranian foreign minister later today but if president obama meet with the president it could be a real test of whether there's a new opening. >> thanks. we appreciate it. meantime, the mass shooting in chicago last week, natalie has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. two men are under arrest in chicago following last week's shooting at a city park. that shooting wounded 13 people including a 3-year-old boy. the two suspects arrested last night are facing attempted murder and other charges but

police don't think either pulled the trigger. they are still investigating. firefighters in southern california are struggling to contain a raging fire which could threaten a number of homes there. officials have been fighting the fire on the ground and from the air. it's not clear how the fire started. now wall street and what is moving the markets. courtney reagan joins us. lots of attention on chrysler. >> that's true. good morning to you. nearly four years after emerging from a government sponsored bankruptcy, chrysler filed paperwork to go public. while the ceo would prefer that fiat buy chrysler outright he hanlt been able to secure the deal. it will go entirely to the trust for retired workers and separately wall street will be focused on the housing market today. posted better than expected earnings and the home price index also forecast to post further gains.

courtney reagan, thank you so much. weeks after jeff rossen reported about people cutting lines at disney land, they're changing the policy for disabilities. until now guests with disabilities would be taken to the front of the line. then came the report that some were hiring the disabled to get themselves on rides quicker. now, guests with disabilities will have to go to the ride and then come back at a designated time. an off the cuff comment monday from president obama caught on an open mike has lots of people talking today and chuck todd is here to tell us more. good morning. >> this has always been fun. they're all like us, right? they're all a little bit human. there's no tougher critic of smoking than a reformed smoker but the president admitted he doesn't smoke anymore out of fear of backlash from the first lady. >> that's because i'm scared of my wife. >> the president caught on an

open mike bragging to a fellow world leader about finally beating the smoking habit. his battle with smoking has been well chronicled throughout his political career and the person most responsible for his quitting was the first lady. >> that was one of my prerequisites was entering into this race is he couldn't be a smoking president. >> and while the president claimed monday to have been smoke free for six years it was four years agatha he admitted he wasn't quite cured. >> as a former smoker icon constantly struggle with it. have i fallen off the wagon sometimes, yes. >> finally in 2010, the president along with his personal aid both tried to quit together and with the help of nicorette pulled it off. >> well, as you know, we see him chewing gum a lot and it's not because he loved dentyne. always the nicorette.

the reason for the golf obsession, that's where he could smoke. she never saw it. >> shocking. >> so he exaggerated a little in terms of how long he hasn't had a cigarette. >> i think it's how long he hasn't had a cigarette in front of the first lady. >> he also said he scored 54 points on a pick up game at the white house. >> he does always score 54 points. >> that's not rigged. chuck, thank you so much. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> we're all scared of our wives. there you go. let's show you what we've got going on. basically we're talking about more and more rain in florida. it will not stop. we have been telling you about this for about a week and a half. why? well, we had a stationary front and stationary it s. it has been stuck around along the gulf coast. it's been staying there. low pressure will develop along the front and as it does we'll see it make it's way bringing

waves of low pressure and moisture into florida. so look at what we've got. we're talking about anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain as you get into the orlando area with 1 to 2 inches as you head south. half an inch down around miami but this is going to go on through tomorrow. 3 to 5 inches. we have flood watches and warnings in effe 30 seconds.

good morning. pristine sunrise and a clear sky on this tuesday morning, and temperatures are chilly, down into the 40s and even upper 30s in a few locations. near 50 right near the waters. later today we should make it into the low to mid-70s but mid-afternoon. lots of sunshine through the day. tomorrow mostly sunny. a little bit warmer as well as on thursday, and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. we told you at the top of the show, joe biden, the vice president was in colorado to assess the flood damage left by the rains that hit the state last week. >> that's right. i got to catch up with the vice president and fema director william fugate at buckley air force base in aurora after the tour of the flood ravaged area touched down. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> in the fly over what did you see and how did it effect you? >> the thing i saw was so much

isolated devastation. ride up through some of the small areas and imagine 20 feet of water coming down there and ripping out entire highways. i'm sure you saw it. so the isolation is what impressed me and the people who are stuck there. >> mr. vp, what do you see as critical need now? >> critical need now is to get people housing. there's a lot of people that are just stranded. and a person loses their home, they have no idea what to do. you get all of these agencies you hear about. you walk into a fema -- there's 12 or 13. >> recovery center. >> and what you find is there's someone there to tell you what you need. >> a lot of these folks don't have flood insurance. what happens to them? >> the first step is register with fema. for a lot of folks we can provide renters assistants. get them a place to stay. >> $2 billion worth of damage here. you know, facing a possibility of a government shut down, how

are we going to fund this? how is it going to happen? >> all the emergencies are funded. there's a $6 billion fund but anyone listening to this broadcast should not worry that fema is going to shut down -- there's no need for a shut down. if it were to happen it won't effect any of the recovery work going on right now. >> congress fully funds. just because we hit the end of the calendar year there's still money in those accounts to operate. it's not tied to that. >> sandy, moore, oklahoma, isaac, irene, now this. are we looking at the new normal. >> we can't attribute any one thing to global warming but there are all of these weather events and seem more severe. >> in this kind of situation, what's the best thing you can tell people at this point? >> we're not going away. after the camera is gone, after

we're not covering this anymore, take a look at where we've been before. we're not leaving. we'll do everything possible to make people whole. >> meantime, i heard some other topics came up with the vice president including the big handshake heard around the country. the inauguration. >> yeah, he did bring it up. >> come on. >> comen. come on. >> i got so much trouble for coming over in the inauguration. i got so much heat. i walked out and i said hey. >> the invitation is open at any time to come do the "today" show with us. >> i may need a job. >> you'll do great. thank you so much. >> you tried, al. >> i keep plugging. >> the handshake that will never go away. >> you heard your telling of it time and time again. >> obviously left a big

impression. >> all right. good interview, al. thank you. meanwhile, blackberry announced on monday plans to go private selling itself for $4.7 billion, a far cry from the 77 billion it was valued at about five years ago. that development comes just days after the smartphone pioneer cut 40% of it's work force. carson daly is back from his triumph at the emmy's. >> oh. >> really. >> good morning. how are you? i'm doing good, thanks. there was a time if you remember, 1999 the blackberry came out. the first device to sync with corporate e-mail. the iphone comes out in '07 and blackberry's rapid decline begins. this is a snapshot of the last four months alone. it gives you a visual. their market share cut in half from may to september. we asked you do you still use blackberry and if so, why. two main reasons people still

use blackberry. let me pull up a couple of them. i still use the blackberry. it's all about the keyboard. don says i use blackberry for the push e-mail which keeps work flowing and jobs coming in faster. still a great connection between the blackberry and corporate america and everybody loves the keyboard. that q 10 never quite worked. it gave you the option of the touch screen and it wasn't the salvation blackberry needed it to be. >> holding on. holding on as much as she can. >> double device. i'm switzerland. i'm neutral officially. >> carson, thank you. coming up at 7:32, it was a freak accident back in august that turned a dream vacation into a huge nightmare. this morning, the british woman that lost her leg to a taxi cab is here with her story of triumph, friendship, and the kindness of strangers including dr. oz in an exclusive interview.

then this morning on born on today we'll show you an ivf procedure live. the moment of conception. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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7:6 is t nchlgt2:26 is the tuesday morning. let's start with danella and traffic. >> i-95 at 100, all the lanes are blocked because of a tractor trailer on its side here of the live look from chopper 4. cars are getting by in the left shoulder lanes. delays at about four miles. dc 295, still an accident at eastern avenue in the middle of the roadway causing huge delays. back over to you, eun. >> thanks, danella. election day is six weeks from now and five points separate the candidates for the governor of virginia according to our new nbc news marist poll. 43% of likely voters support democrat terry mcauliffe and 38%

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7:30 on a tuesday morning, it's the 24th day of september, 2013. it say beautiful, if not slightly cool morning here in new york city in the area of rockefeller plaza as we take a look at some baby pictures being put up on our huge monitor up there. we're continuing our born today week here on the show. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, al roker, and natalie morales. >> here is what is making news this morning. the siege inside a kenya shopping mall entering it's fourth day. no word on how many hostages maybe inside and kenya's foreign minister says americans are among the attackers. >> the big question everyone is asking, will he meet face to face with iran's new president. >> and a big development in an adoption case that's been getting national attention. a south carolina couple has been

granted custody of baby veronica. we'll have more on that. and coming up more on our special series born today. as you mentioned, monday we had amazing moments. we saw couples across the country give birth to their babies live on tv but for many of the couples that moment can feel out of reach because of fertility challenges but ivf has come a long way. we'll show you what is really involved in the procedure. >> it's fascinating first of all what technology can do but also the personal stories of what some of the couples have been through. >> yeah. >> and then more on my conversation in las vegas with the multi-talented justin timberlake. >> but first, triumph over great adversity. five weeks ago a british tourist was mowed down by a cab in the streets of new york. strangers came to her aid and helped save her life though the 23-year-old did lose her leg

from the shin down. she was just released from bellevue hospital and joins us exclusively. we'll talk to her in a moment but first, kristen has her story. >> reporter: this was sean green before august 20th, an aspiring british model and fashionista. rarely seen without a smile. >> she is princess shawn. >> this is shawn now. learning how to live without part of her left leg after being run down by an out of control cab. she was on vacation with her best friend keisha warren, half a world away from her family. >> we were on the phone and when she said about her leg and the amputation, that was it. >> shawn and keisha just arrived here in new york the night before. they were out walking and stopped to buy a drink here. that's when they saw a cabby and

mike messenger arguing and then the cap hit shawn. >> we didn't know how bad it was. >> this is a story about strangers helping out. shawn is alive thanks to quick thinking bystanders like a plumber that used his belt as a tourniquet. >> she is grateful to be here and all the support she is having and she takes it day by day. it's quite difficult but she is a very optimistic person. >> for the girl who loved to dance, the accident may have taken her leg, but it seems it didn't take her spirit. for today, nbc news, new york. >> and this incredible young lady joins us now exclusively along with her good friend that's been by her side since that august accident. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> it's the first time-out of the hospital for you, isn't it? >> it is, yeah.

>> i would imagine it has to be exhilarating but you're just a block, a block from where this happened to you. it has to be a little scary too. >> yeah it is. >> what's it like emotionally? when you look out at a busy street with traffic is it unnerving for you? >> it is a little bit because i haven't been out in five weeks. it takes me back a little bit. and when i see a yellow car i'm just a bit like that. but i get there. >> you've been through a lot physically. you still have a long way to go physically to regain normal mobility. >> yeah. >> talk to me emotionally. what have you been through emotionally? >> just everything really. we came here thinking we were just coming on holiday and it's been a whirlwind and turned upside down. >> do you remember it? do you remember what happened up until a certain moment? >> i do, yeah. >> what do you remember? what's the most vivid memory from that day. >> walking, getting a drink,

just going to times square, just walking, having a great time with my best friend and that was it. >> you heard the argument between the cab driver and the cyclist. >> we did. >> and the next thing the cab was heading right toward you. >> i couldn't move. it was one of them things. if i had gone left or right it would have got me. >> no time to react whatsoever? >> obviously i thought shawn was -- i didn't realize until i turned around and saw the whole accident that she doesn't with me. >> then you saw how severely injured she was? >> yeah. >> what broke my heart was you were so far from home. in the ambulance you were calling for your mom. >> yeah, i was. >> i also felt bad as a parent for her that she couldn't have been here at that time. >> exactly. the worst thing you want to hear is your daughter has been in an accident so far away from home. mom had to get the first flight

out. i just couldn't imagine what they were going through. >> and yet, there is, despite the tragedy of this, a bright side. complete strangers came to your aid. a plumber used a belt for a tourniquet. >> he did. >> a woman you didn't know sat by you and tried to calm you. >> a doctor, dr. oz -- >> yeah. >> what does that teach you. >> that there's good people in this world. very good people in this world that i can't thank enough. they saved my life. if it wasn't for them i wouldn't be sitting here right now telling this story. >> i know you want to return home to england soon. will that side of this story, the good side of the story balance out the troubles you've had here in new york. >> yeah. it definitely will. >> i hope so. i hope that's what you remember and we wish you well. i know you have a lot of goals you set for yourself. >> yes, yeah.

>> we thank you for being so brave to come here today and keisha thank you for sticking by my side. >> she's been my rock. i couldn't have done half of the things without her. i really couldn't. >> well you have a more intense bond now. >> we really do. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> i love your upbeat attitude. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by it. >> i love your upbeat attitude, really do. >> let get a check of the weather now from al. >> and as we show you what's happening, we've got a warmup coming. not going to feel much like fall, it will feel a lot more like summer for the midwest. jet stream up to the north and high pressure is dominating, so we're getting this warm flow of air coming in. today's temperatures, des moines 78 and sioux falls 75 and 15 in

minneapolis and 83 in wichita and by thursday we're looking at summer-like temperatures, sioux falls 83 and 90 degrees in wichita and a cool front comes through. cooler temperatures by the weekend. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> clear here and a chill in the air. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. look at these temperatures, upper 30s and low to mid-40s. it's a see your breath morning, and lots of sunshine today. should quickly warm us. we should make it actually into the low to mid-70s by mid-afternoon, and then tomorrow lots of sunshine and a bit warmer. afternoon highs up around 80 as make sure you keep track of your weather whenever you need it. go to the weather channel on cable and weather.com online. >> always good advice. coming up on born today, we'll go live to a st. louis hospital to show you an ivf procedure in real time. >> if you could press a button to erase your entire social media history, would you? weigh in on today.com and we'll have the results on trending.

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this is what membership is. this is what membership does. now to our special series born today on monday, we watched miracles, couples across the country watching miracles life but for many getting pregnant can be a challenge. we're focussing on in vitro fertilization or ivf. dr. nancy snyderman is live in st. louis. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. i'm here with the doctor to the right of me and patients in front and what we're looking at on the screen are ovaries with follicles of eggs in them and they're being harvested this morning. 30 years ago there wasn't much of an option for a fertile couple to have a baby. but boy, has technology changed. this morning, for the first time

on live television, you're not only going to see eggs being retrieved from an ovary but we'll show you the fertilization process. but first, i'd like to introduce you to a couple who very graciously allowed us to be part of their experience. >> reporter: it was a birth heard around the world. >> the world's first test tube baby. >> successfully conceived outside the mother's woem. >> the year was 1978 and changed fertility issues forever. at that time the chance of achieving a pregnancy with the help of science was at 2%. but now it's much higher. >> now we expect a 60% pregnancy rate. >> he is an expert and pioneer in something known as ivf. >> it's short for in vitro fertilization which simply means fertilization takes place in a laboratory dish. >> the pregnancy will implant

there. >> reporter: 33-year-old jessica menkhausen and her fiancee derek manion are excited about having a baby together. jessica tried for nine years to have a baby and had almost given up on her dream of motherhood. >> it took years to get over it. i was glad when we met dr. silver. he gave us so much hope. >> hi, jessica. >> reporter: she has been undergoing pretreatment for four weeks now injecting hormones and getting regular blood work. >> hopefully these children know one day when we show them this how much we wanted them. >> reporter: and today, news that the medicine has worked. jessica's ovaries produced a large number of follicles that house the eggs that will be fertilized with derek's sperm. >> that count gives us an indication of how many egs you're going to have. it's a huge count. >> reporter: the couple put off wedding plans for next year

citing the cost of ivf which is 12 to 17,000 which isn't covered by insurance. >> we're borrowing to do this. it's amazing what science can do now and how it can help us out in conceiving. >> reporter: it's an all or nothing gamble for jessica and derek who are spending their savings on what for them is a once in a lifetime chance on parenthood. >> we're terrified on spending this amount of money and it not working. if it doesn't, we'll be sharing that heart break together but it will be heartbreaking. >> reporter: they can't afford to do it again but remain hopeful about the outcome. >> i want to be positive and i think we're going to have twins and they're going to have red hair and blue eyes. that's what we have to keep

thinking. >> right now dr. silver is inserting a microneedle with a little suction into the ovary and each of the black sacks really houses an egg. they're being sucked out and being examined behind us. can you feel that, when you go in there and you're looking at that egg do you know visually exactly where you are? >> i do and i also can feel it in answer to your questions. there is a follicle right there. we're going to go right through. >> and the white line is the needle. >> that is the needle and the opening, the little sack you see has an egg in it and they're really nice and big size so we're going to have good mature eggs in there. >> you're already finding a lot of eggs. is that because she has been on stimulating hormones. >> well, she has been on stimulating hormones but some women don't have that many eggs. it depends. she started out with a lot of

eggs. >> so this bodes well for her to have so many. >> she has very few small follicles and those are the ones that cause patients to get sick from ivf. the way we stimulated her, we have only big follicles. >> this is a safe procedure with these medications for jessica. >> it is safe if done right. if not done right it could be dangerous. >> but have to underscore that's exactly why you go to a center where ivf is not only established but doctors have been doing it for years and years so that one, you harvest healthy eggs and two it results in healthy baby and the health problems for mom are minuscule. >> she is sedated but will there be discomfort from this procedure in the coming hours or days. >> she is sedated. there will not be discomfort.

there is a vaginal probe in here which allows us to see the ovary but it's no more different than a pelvic procedure. so she'll have minimal discomfort and watch for a little bleeding afterwards but they expect no complications. this has been going perfectly this morning. >> i hope that continues. dr. nancy snyderman thank you so much. in our next half hour we'll watch the procedure live on television. this is the first time when jessica's eggs are fertilized. we hope we are rooting for them. >> how can you not root for them? and so many other couples around the country as well. and coming up later, he is one of the biggest stars in movies, music, and sometimes television. that you find yourself at the corner of "a little flu shot" and "a world of difference." now through october 14th, when you get any immunization at walgreens, we'll help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in a developing country through the u.n. foundation's shot at life campaign.

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it's 8:00 on today. coming up, our born today series continues with a live ivf procedure. the moment of conception as it happens. plus, more of matt's interview with justin timberlake. and too good to be true, we taste test a new low calorie french fry. today, tuesday, september 24th, 2013. >> we're in new york on my 50th birthday. today. >> happy birthday. >> we're here at the "today" show to have fun. >> it's frank zappa. >> hey everybody in atlanta, georgia. >> we are on our honeymoon and came to the today show. >> good morning.

>> we want to say hey to our grandma in seattle. hey grandma. >> good morning everyone. welcome back to today. a beautiful morning out here on rockefeller plaza. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker and emmy winner carson daly. >> you don't have to say that. >> we just want to. >> take a bow. >> coming up we have been doing a series called born today and today we're focussing on infertility problems. >> we met jessica and derek and watched the harvesting of jessica's eggs a few minutes ago. in a moment, in a laboratory they will add derek's sperm to that and we might see conception live on tv which is extraordinary for a couple that's been trying to have a baby for nine years. >> before that, we'll get to the top stories. natalie has those at the news desk. >> good morning everyone. a horrifying claim from terrorists holding a shopping

mall in kenya for a fourth straight day. they say there are still countless dead bodies inside and a official said some americans maybe among the attackers at the mall. president obama is urging the united nations security counsel to pass a resolution with consequences for syria if it breaks a u.s.-russian deal to hand over chemical weapons. the speech this morning is raising the possibility of renewed diplomacy with iran over the nuclear program. a wildfire forced los angeles fire officials to close streets and briefly evacuate homes overnight. it broke out monday evening and is threatening some buildings there. a cross country child custody battle that reached the supreme court appears to be over. gabe gutierrez is in charleston, south carolina with the latest on baby vernon rangers. good morning. >> good morning. this case raised big questions

about sovereignty and federal law but today she's back with her adoptive parents. they're returning here to this neighborhood after an emotional night in oklahoma. >> reporter: just this week she celebrated her fourth birthday. now her biological father has handed her over to her adoptive parents. >> he believed it was in veronica's best interest and did this in a manner that was the least traumatic. >> on monday, the oklahoma supreme court lifted it's ruling that kept veronica in the state. the latest chapter in a bitter custody battle that began in 2009 when her parents split up. her biological father signed the paperwork giving up custody to her birth mother who is speaking out for the first time in an interview airing on dr. phil. >> it broke me. >> she put her daughter up for adoption but brown who is a member of the cherokee nation objected after invoking a federal law that aims to keep native american children with

their families he was awarded custody and for the last 21 months veronica lived with him in oklahoma but this summer in a rare move the u.s. supreme court weighed in ruling the federal statute did not apply because he abandoned the indian child before birth and never had custody. >> the courts had ruled and what we were hearing out of oklahoma was that, you know, the cherokee nation felt that it and mr. brown didn't have to obey. >> brown had refused to return veronica to her adoptive parents until now. it is not clear whether the cherokee nation plans to keep appealing this case but the tribe says it hopes dustin brown will be allowed to remain an important part of veronica's life, even here in south carolina. natalie. >> gabe guttiierrez in charles

south carolina. thank you. >> it collided with another car and slammed into this wall in brooklyn, new york. it split the car in half. but the reinforced passenger area kept the driver safe. it's remarkable when you see that video that the driver is okay. it is 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to al for a check of your weather. hey, al. >> go ahead and sign. take your time and sign. >> savannah was studying to be a doctor when she was younger. >> let's show you what we have, our pick city of the day happens to be cleveland, ohio. on one of the great lakes, onehr pick city of the day happens to be cleveland, ohio. along one of the great lakes, one of the great locations in the nation. next three days, starts off cool today but as we get into thursday going to be nice and mild. 72 degrees. rest of the country is what we're looking at at afternoon temperatures getting up into the 90s in much of texas and chilly in northern new england and

pacific northwest and 90s in the southwest and as far as sky conditions are concerned, plenty of sunshine here in the east. rain through florida. look for more wet weather in the pacific northwest, mississippi river valley and gorgeous from texas on into the southwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> a chilly early autumn morning here, good morning. a clear sky. still in the 40s. much of the region. reagan national is at 53. a little bit milder by the potomac there and by the bay. elsewhere, it's in the 40s most locations and later bright sunshine and a blue sky. highs reaching low to mid-70s. another chilly morning tomorrow morning, but afternoon highs should be near 80 on wednesday, and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up, french fries with fewer calories. can it be true? we will see how they stack up in just a few minutes. then, how some teens will be able to get rid of their social media history with an eraser

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>> if she is running to your knowledge blink twice. >> i blinked once. >> i didn't see any blinking. what does that mean? >> it's hard to tell when he is blinking. >> well, in an interview in this week's new york magazine she said she was pragmatic and realistic about a run. i interviewed her in october 2011 and she said no, i'm not running. >> they all say that. >> until they are. >> not running until they are running. trending on huffington post, giving teens a clean slate on social media. that's what a new california law does. it allows minor on sites like twitter and facebook to remove their posts. it's to allow young people from being haunted by their digital past. it doesn't include comments posted by others about you and

carson, i almost said i know you have embarrassing -- >> where's the button. i need it. >> tracking social media, what are people saying about this? >> we asked if you were given an online eraser button would you need it and 51% said yes and 49% said no. >> 49% of you are lying. >> exactly. >> they said if you need it. >> no, but that means have you posted something online -- >> it's a clear history. it's a very important thing to have. >> we all want it. let's get it. >> you can erase all your e-mails and text messages, the results would be 100%. >> for sure. >> it's not covered, though, unfortunately. >> well, trending on google, is it the answer to our prayers? introducing a new low calorie french fry. burger king unveiling the healthier option today at it's restaurants nationwide. here comes jerry the french fry fairy. >> the french fry fairy? >> been called worse.

>> let's see if they satisfy your craving for fries. >> as you see -- >> they're warm too. >> these are crinkle cut. >> i love the crinkle cut. >> you do? i like the straight cut. >> burger king says they have 20% fewer calories. >> 20% fewer calories, 25% less fat so for a value size we're talking 190 calories. >> these are the healthy ones. >> are they healthy or just less bad. >> they're fewer cal risk. >> these are the original. >> they're going to continue to sell both by the way. >> they're pretty good. >> they're really good. >> they're a crinkle slice of heaven. >> i might put a little more salt on them. >> that kind of defeats the purpose. >> maybe some guacamole. >> i can't really taste the difference between the original and this one. >> they will offer both options today. >> crispy on the outside. >> that is what's trending today. coming up, two entertainers that

took a long break from music. they're back with new albums and a lot more. matt has more on his one-on-one with justin timberlake and sting will be here live in our studio. in the last half hour, dr. sherman silver conducted the first part of an ivf procedure and now, hold on to your french fries, nancy snyderman has actually moved into the room where they're ready to watch live. what's going on. >> hey, let me orient you. this is one of the coolest things you've ever going to see. this is just a pipet holding an egg in place. this was an egg taken a moment ago. this is the polar body. i'm telling you that because the egg has to be oriented in space. what you'll see kathie do with a needle on this side with a sperm

in it is puncture the outer layer of the egg. you'll see how tough it is. pop into it. the sperm will be released and as soon as she knows, the end of the needle there. there went the sperm. the sperm is now there. this is now a fertilized egg. conception has taken place and this now will be put into a special medium for the next 48 hours as a fertilized egg and observed. you have now, for the first time ever on television seen a sperm go into an egg and that's modern ivf. that is cool stuff. >> amazing. >> and we'll keep doing more. matt, you're going to love this part, these are sperm that are swimming around in this special solution. >> not sure where you're going with this nancy. >> she whacked the tail off the sperm. did you hear me matt?

>> no it's amazing. you have a fertilized egg and they will implant those fertilized eggs in jessica. how long will it take to know if this is a viable pregnancy? >> well, so we got a lot of eggs out of here today. there's the sperm and the needle. pop in, the sperm goes back up. boom it's in. another fertilized egg. 48s will be watched. these will now start to grow under the microscope and then dr. silver because he's very ethical only implants two. you heard of the controversies before where there are too many fertilized eggs. the uterus is not a kond minu condominium. >> they can even be given to other women. >> and not hurt by the freezing

problem. >> safe for mom, cool for dad and great for science. >> the uterus is not a condominium. i will remember that forever. >> this is pretty neat. so we're just going to stand here and again watch this go on and on and on and keep fertilizing these. a lot of sperm, very healthy and with these eggs being able to be held here by suction, 26, 27, 28 eggs were harvested and they'll all be fertilized and then stored and then the best ones will be implanted in jessica and we'll follow up with derek and jessica over the next couple of days and months and have no reason to not expect this is going to result in a healthy pregnancy. >> i'm sure this is going to work. >> she also has a good-looking uterus so i think this will be a go. >> thank you everybody. >> so exciting. >> it's all looking good in st. louis. >> all right.

thank you. >> well done, doctor. is that the first ivf procedure you have watched with french fries. >> yes. >> we'll keep track of derek and jessica and find out what happens. >> we'll take a turn now and have more of our interview with a man that doesn't seem to be slowing down. justin timberlake has been called this generations master of cerimonies. recently i sat down with him in las vegas for a candid conversation about the secret of his success so far. >> you have to do things that scare you. >> it's a business philosophy that served justin timberlake well. >> this is fantastic. >> for more than two decades he never shied away from taking risks. he's a child actor who beat the odds, growing up to become a global pop star collecting 6 grammys along the way. but these days it's timberlake's acting career that's taking center stage.

>> what do you think? >> you walk into a room now, justin, you walk on to a movie set and you're not the musician doing acting, you're the guy -- anybody else on the set says this guy has chops. he has proven himself. that has to give you confidence. >> what changed things for me is when david fincher hired me. >> david fincher cast justin timberlake in the highly acclaimed film the social network. he played the role of sean parker. >> it opened up a huge door for me and opportunities started to happen. >> and now, justin timberlake is starring in a hot new crime thriller, runner, runner. >> are you all right? you seem a little worked up. >> yeah, i'm good. >> he plays a college student that takes on an online gambling tycoon played by ben afleck. >> ben was asked about working with you on this and he said working with justin -- he said working with justin made me feel

inadequate or insecure. >> i find that hard to believe. >> all right. how did he make you feel? >> i felt lucky to work with him at this time in his career. as a true film maker he really sees the movie from all angles. >> no, no, you just do it into the -- >> but it's in timberlake's other upcoming film that he combines his rare talents. he plays a folk singer. >> i'm happy for the gig but who wrote this? >> i did. >> so the door is open now and when you get to work with the cohen brothers -- >> the other two smartest people i've ever met. >> is that a bucket list for an actor. >> yeah, i ran into matt damon and he said something that stuck with me. he said the cohen brothers that's a call that any actor, doesn't matter what age, you just hope that one day you might get a shot at that. >> and then you got the call.

>> i was kind of blown away at that. well, i would have -- if i would have gotten a call that said we'd like you to write some music in our film iould have paid in my pants. and literally would have peeed in my pants. >> you just hired me. i'm going to go look for movie roles for you. what am i looking for? >> i think, you know, itself got to have meat on the bone. one time i was stalking with stevie wonder -- i'm going to pick up all of these games. >> yeah, i was just trying to make myself sound important. i asked him about music and then he said, you know, listen, at the end of the day, there's good music and bad music and i just try to stay away from the

latter. >> earlier this year timberlake released the 20/20 experience, his first new album. the follow up album arrives next week. >> i don't want to make music i've made before. i want something that's new and fresh to me. all i can tell you is i woke up one morning. i had just finished a movie with clint eastwood, another name that i'll pick up. >> we should put a little number up on the screen. i think we'll do that. >> how many names i've dropped. just pick those up and put them back in my pocket. i had just finished a movie and i woke up and it was like make music. >> so you got the 20/20 experience two of two and i love what you said about it. >> did i drop a name? >> yes, yes you do. >> we'll add this to the tally.

if you could imagine she's everything you thought she's marilyn monroe. >> i did say that. >> and then you meet her hotter older evil twin sister. everything dark and wrong with her at that age is what you become infacuated with that. >> ava gardener. for me what i enjoy is collaboration. it's the most inspired i ever felt, for sure. >> it seems as a look back here i've done nothing but praise on you. let's end on negativity. >> i can't wait. >> give me the reason we'll hate you in ten years? what would ever happen that would make us hate you? >> oh, god, well, i mean, you know, ben already hates me. >> maybe it's name dropping. >> it's the name dropping. if you didn't name drop all the time. that's what it is.

>> nice guy. very talented. nine names in one short interview. >> but he knows a lot of people. >> justin's movie "runner runner" opens october 4th. >> kate gosselin is here and takes us inside her new life and shows us what she is doing these days. >> and then after what some would say is writers block, sting is here for a live concert in our studio. but first, a check of your local

8:26 is your time now on this tuesday, september 24th, 2013. i'm eun yang. a rough morning on the roads is spreading to the rails now. danella sealock has your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> the problem on the red line now. there was a disabled train. it's now been cleared. they were single tracking but not anymore. red line. expect delays in both directions. over to the roadway, very slow. especially on 2895. as you travel southbound before the beltway, had a crash here, multi-vehicle blocking the left side of the roadway and delays are about ten miles as you continue southbound. bw parkway in maryland. i'd 95 in 100, still the left lane is getting by the overturned tractor trailer. eun? eun? >> thanks, i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad.

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good morning. sunny and chilly. still in the 40s. low 50s most of the region but we should quickly warm into the 60s by noon. low to mid-70s by mid-afternoon. lots of sunshine. a little bit warmer for the next few days after that. all the way into the weekend. each day should be dry with mild afternoons and cool mornings, and then the next chance of rain not until monday. not until monday. just a sm[ taps baton ]

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8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's also the 24th day of september, 2013. and that's a pretty cool day on rockefeller plaza. that's sting saying hi to some of his fans and the people gathered here on the plaza taking a couple of pictures and we're always happy to have sting on the show. he has new music coming out and we'll talk to him about that in a couple of minutes. by the way, his first album of completely new music in about a decade. >> that's cool. >> we have had legends in this

studio. >> you stay away from him. >> i'm matt lauer talking with savannah guthrie, carson daly, al roker, and natalie morales. >> we have been doing the series born today. i want to mention someone really born today 49 years ago. my brother. i'm so proud of him. he is 49 today. when i was in my late 30s he rounded me up to 40 all the time. so happy 50th birthday. i love you so much. >> cool. >> also ahead this morning we have kate gosselin here. you all know her as the mother of 8 reality star. she is out with a new cook book and dealing with a lawsuit against her ex-husband john. we'll talk to her about that and more coming up. >> as part of our series born today we have a diaper drive going on here on the plaza. if you're coming by this week, we'd love for you to bring some diapers. >> here we go. >> what's your name. >> jennifer, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we appreciate that. >> also a huge thanks to huggies

who is furnishing more than 20,000 diapers to those in need around the country. so bring some diapers. >> that's very cool. meanwhile, can we say hi to cool guys? we want to talk to the stars of chicago fire. guys, good morning. >> good morning. >> really quick, you guys, i know matt and savannah were going to come out last year chicago and you missed it because of weather so we have matt dog. >> and savannah. >> thank you. love it. >> thank you. >> you have to come to chicago. >> we're there. >> all right. jesse, this year dealing with -- and i don't mean in real life, on the show, real personal issues. >> yeah, we have a lot going down this year. season two. we open with firehouse 51 under the thumb.

we might get shut down so the house is basically being examined inside and out and going through personal stuff from season one. >> you're not giving a lot away. i get it. >> so you guys spent a lot of time in chicago. have you gotten to know the place and fallen in love with the city? >> yeah, actually, well, i know it's a shortened season but jesse and i go to a bunch of black hawk games. bears game, so anything sports related and the food. you can't go wrong with the restaurants. >> well, you have great canine companions here as well. i love him. what happened to him. >> look. he was actually -- he was burnt and had numerous operations to get him back. but these are all firehouse dogs. they're part of the top dog competition and one of these dogs is going to -- they're all

fantastic dogs but one is going to win a role on chicago fire. >> yeah, i think our viewers can vote. today.com. >> who's not going to vote for dempsey. >> and more on kathie lee and hoda coming up. >> let me remind people they can catch the premiere of season tw two of chicago fire tonight on nbc 10 and 9:00 central time. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather. >> that's what's going on around the country and here's what's happening in your neck of the woods . temperatures in the 40s in most locations but beginning to climb into the 50s close to washington and near the bay. later today though should quickly climb into the 60s by noontime and low to mid-70s for highs by mid-afternoon with lots of sunshine and then overnight clear and down to near 50 again tomorrow morning. during the day on wednesday should be mostly sunny and highs upper 70s and a cool morning

and that's your latest weather. now, let's find out the latest on all of our birthday bud dis. here's uncle willie. >> remember when you were a kid and your mother brought a pony to your house for your birthday? now that was big time. that was fun. a clown, there's a lot of those but ponies, that's big time. anyway, hattie gustafson is 105 years old today. she is a beautiful lady and a fabulous hostess. loves to entertain, auburn in the great state of washington. charles lindner is 100 years old from grand rapids, michigan. you could pull a girl's pig tail and now you go to jail for that.

louisa williams from california. 100 years old today. she loves to garden. be active and plant flowers and all sorts of goodies. >> j.t.fischer, he is 100 years old today. a retired rancher. those guys were tough. >> viola laday. 103 years old today. secret to longjevity. she misses jay leno but she can tivo it. irving lev. very handsome man. his only hang up, he loves judge judy. i don't know that he just likes the show or either way it's his business. not ours. that's all right now from your nation's capitol. back to new york.

>> what you do you get with one adult, two tweens and sextuplets all in one house? we'll talk to her about that but first a look at that life. >> nine years ago a happily married kate gosselin already mom to twin girls was expecting sextuplets with husband john. they quickly gained traction as one of the must watch families of reality tv with tlc's hit show jon and kate plus 8. >> very swiftly we turned into two different people. >> but after years in the spotlight weathering a public and messy divorce, jon and kate went their separate ways and the show ended it's run. >> now, kate is focussing on raising the 8 kids on her own and awaiting her new addition, a

cookbook called love is in the mix. it comes straight from her heart. >> so good. >> reporter: we recently caught up with the family for sunday night dinner as she shared her kitchen secrets with us. >> faster the better. >> reporter: while managing to get 8 school lunches ready for 8 growing kids. >> okay. >> reporter: but one thing is for sure, with kate, kara, maddy, alexis, hannah, aiden, colin, and joel, there's love in every bite for kate plus her 8. nbc news, new york. >> and kate gosselin is here this morning to share stories and memories from her first cookbook called love is in the mix. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> these are recipes that feed 8 at least. >> definitely. they're for a family of 8 to 10. i say in the beginning of the book. it's huge recipes. cut them in half. but i spend all of my time in the kitchen. it's my passion.

one of the many. i really like to feed my kids nutritiously and they enjoy eating. they're so great to feed and for years people would say gosh what were you making in episode whatever, season whatever and i would be like i don't know. so they asked for it and then finally my kids started saying mommy when we're big can we have your recipes to cook for our kids. i said that does it. i'm writing it. >> so many memories are made in the kitchen. do you get help from the kids? >> definitely. a lot of times, strangely, they pull up the stools and hop up there and they say mommy's cooking show. wow, i guess i talk while i'm cooking. i'm always talking. so definitely they do and it's -- yeah, it's been a lot of work and there's also tips and traditions and kind of a lot of photos. it's like a memory in a cookbook. >> well, you have two tweens. >> they're 12. >> the sextuplets are 9.

it won't be long and you're going to have 8 teenagers in the house. >> thanks for reminding me. >> did i freak you out? >> you know, they're really great kids. the little attitudes do crop up. it's expected but we are really, the nine of us have pulled together and we're in a good place. they're really happy and i'm really happy. >> i wanted to ask you about that. i read an interview you did recently where you talked about making mistakes and being in the public eye and how you feel like you changed. sometimes you look at that kate that was in the show and it's not the kate you feel you know now. what do you mean by that? >> i mean, i think that happens with every parent, with every adult. life is one huge learning experience. if anybody's life was televised as a younger parent and as you get older, you do mellow and learn what's important. i feel like i have lived three lifetimes in my short 30 something years already so have learned what is important and i have learned what to let go and what are real battles and what

are important battles and i do like the me of today a lot more than that really stressed out, sleep deprived, i'm going to go insane any minute kate. >> do you ever regret being a part of that show? there were a lot of high points but there were low points too. >> honestly, 100%, the kids and i would both tell you it was a great experience. i always try to look at it in perspective that nobody has a perfect job. you'll never find a human that will say my job is 100% perfect and there was a lot of goods. there was a lot of bads and i do not regret anything in my life and if i would rewind time i would absolutely do the show again. i know a lot more now than i did then of course. hindsight is 20/20. >> you are suing your ex-husband of illegally getting information for a book you claim is defamatory but what is it about? is it about getting money damages or about setting the

record straight? >> well, i can't -- clearly it's in the middle of litigation so i cannot say a lot about it but i can say that when we started out investigating the source of what was happening, i made the decision back then to push this. it's a lot of internet bullying and it's actually -- i've lost a lot of employment opportunities over rumor mills circulating false stuff. the most unexpected and disappointing thing is who was at the center of it. it's, you know, it had to be done for the safety and the future of my kids. >> kate gosselin, it's good to catch up with you. the book is called love is in the mix. it's out today. you can head to today.com to read an excerpt. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> coming up next, sting is here. he'll perform a new song live in our studio. but first, t

we're back account 8:44. he is a grammy award winning artist that sold 100 million albums and racked up hundreds of hits. he releases his album called the last ship which will be a new broadway show next fall. it's good to have you back here. >> good morning. >> you have a broadway show next year but you're releasing the music for it now. you want people to learn the songs. >> yes. i'd like them to become familiar with it. we're doing a performance with just the music and not the play. i want people to be part of this process. it's so exciting. >> the hope is they'll sing and dance along when they come see the show. >> absolutely. >> tell us about the concept for the play. it's personal to you. it's about where you grow up. >> i come from a shipyard town in the northeast of england and my earliest memories are a ship at the end of the street and

watching it being built and launched and i want to honor my community. the community that built the biggest ships in the world and we have written an allegory about that community and how important they were. >> it's about a way of life. it's about lost love in some ways. it's about relationships between fathers and sons as well. >> that's true. many themes tallying with my own life. i never ended up in the shipyard. i had another destiny but i remember it well. >> we mention your song writing career but there were a couple of years of writer's block. did it open things up to be writing for characters in a play. >> i just got sick of me. sick of looking inward. so writing for other voices than my own. other points of view than my own really freed me up and these songs came thick and fast and i was happy about that. >> we go through our days and hum songs and sing songs that get stuck in our head. do you do the same and do you find yourself humming or singing your own songs? >> of course i do.

>> no, go back for a minute, you walk around the house -- >> i knew that's where this was leading. >> do it again, really? >> i might have hurt myself doing it one time. do you have songs of yours that get stuck in your head. >> i kind of have new songs going around in my head. >> which is good. >> new melodies. >> well, we're about to hear one of those new songs. i great one to dance to. of those new songs. i great one to dance to. we'll get to that in a moment, ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro.

♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on today brought to you by toyota. >> as we mentioned his new album is called the last ship. it's out today. here with a song from it, ladies and gentlemen, sting. [ music playing ] ♪ good people give ear to me story pay attention and none of your lip ♪

♪ for i've brought you five lads and their daddy intending to build ye's a ship ♪ ♪ wallsend this habitation ♪ it's the place we were all born and bred ♪ ♪ and there's nay finer lads in the nation ♪ ♪ and none are more gallantly led ♪ ♪ ♪ what have we got but a buzzer in the morning ♪ ♪ what have we got but the

laying of a keel ♪ ♪ what have we got but the cranes above us soaring the comotion and the county of los angeles mour and the welding of the steel ♪ ♪ what have we got but the mist among the river ♪ ♪ what have we got but the noise inside the hold ♪ ♪ what have we got but end of the weather where we work in the rain and the shiver of the cold ♪ ♪ what do ye got we've got nowt else ♪ ♪ what do we got? ♪ ♪ we got nowt else ♪ what have you got but the sing in the cables ♪ ♪ what have you got but the ringing in your ears and the telling of the fables and the memories of the ships that we've been building years ♪ ♪ what do you got? noet what do you got?

♪ ♪ we got nowt else ♪ you got to die of something it's written in your fate. ye may as well die of a tuesday and woe betide your late ♪ ♪ what have you got all you men that's fit and able ♪ ♪ what have you got for the straining in your neck ♪ ♪ what have you got when your laid out on the table and the snapping of the cable when the rigging hits the deck ♪ ♪ what have you got but loyalty of brothers. ♪ ♪ what have you got? ♪ ♪ what have you got? ♪ ♪ we got nowt else

♪ what we have we got? we got nowt else ♪ ♪ we got nowt else ♪ what have you got? what have you got? we got nowt else ♪ >> sting, thank you very much. the album is "the last ship." it's out today. we're back on a tuesday morning but first, this is "today" on nbc. hey, what are you drinkin'? i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i'm in love with my dunkin' latte. it is a treat. they're packed with flavor. it's my kind of latte. try the simply delicious latte everyone can enjoy. america runs on dunkin'!

do you think that song might get stuck in your head a little bit today? thank you so much. coming up, we have beauty tricks to help you turn back the clock. >> all right. and then how you may be able to get rid of your fears while you sleep. >> wouldn't that be great. >> what if you have a fear o

8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, september 24th, twooept. i'm eun yang. big trouble on the roads and rails this morning. danella sealock is here with your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. before we talk about the delays on the road, good news finally on the rails. the earlier red line delay just collider so you're back to normal service. now we'll talk about bad news. outer loop, montgomery county. steady delays from i-95 all the way to 270. inner loop slow from 270 as you pass connecticut avenue. we'll talk about that drive

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on the tuesday morning, september 24th, 2013. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and with us all week mel b. >> thank you for being here. >> al, you're back from colorado. natalie back from vegas. >> yeah. >> it's amazing how good you look. >> i had a super secret assignment yesterday. i'll just say i'm sore in places i shouldn't be sore. >> i wouldn't be saying that. >> it's perfect timing, willie. >> that's hilarious. >> you'll find out. >> i'm the voice of reason? really? come on. it's not right.

>> that was amazing. let's talk about president obama and his smoking. made no secret he has been a smoker a lot of his life. he hasn't done it as much lately but yesterday comments caught on an open mike as he was talking to another gentleman at the u.n. general assembly. >> i haven't had a cigarette because i'm scared of my wife. >> it's not about the cigarettes. he's afraid of mrs. obama. >> his wife. >> smart fan. >> he said recently he's had a cigarette here and there. in 2009, he goes out back and has one in the rose garden from time to time. >> yeah. >> a high stress job, i guess. >> nobody wants to piss off your wife. you just don't want to do that. >> is that a hallmark card? >> i don't know. you know, you just don't want to get on your wife -- nor do i think if it goes the other way -- you don't want to get --

>> no, i do. >> do you have a bad habit you have been keeping from him? >> well, no. not bad habits but i'd like to stop doing a few things. like, for example, going to bed with freshly wet hair out of the shower. he cannot stand that. the pillow gets wet. >> you mean he doesn't want a wet, soggy pillow. >> what a shock. >> i like getting in the shower and washing my hair right before bed. i had to stop that. >> they don't make towels in your house. >> but i have a lot of hair. >> can't you do the turban wrap thing? >> no, what about you. >> you can't do that. >> have you given up something? >> eating. i mean, no. pretty much -- i don't have -- yeah -- >> you do have bad habits? >> i do. i'm a slob. sort of. you know, i mean -- >> you mean a tv remote kind of slob? >> no, i'm kind of the guy who,

especially on the weekend, does not put a lot of effort into getting dressed. >> so, you're a pajama guy. >> sweat pants? >> no. >> boxer shorts. >> thank you. can i say -- are we married? i can't get a word in. >> what about you two? you're keeping quite on this topic. >> i'm trying to think. >> i think i changed generally my life style after we got married or when we had kids anyway in term of going out and socializing. >> for me it's shopping. my husband is always on me about my shopping habits. >> really? >> yeah. >> does he check the credit card statement. >> no but he's like you get boxes every day. where is this coming from. >> there's nothing in them. you just get boxes. >> i say people just send me stuff. >> i'm lucky that way. >> there's a little credit card clicking involved. >> sure. >> i think i just thought of something. you know the cookies where you get the little ones. >> yeah, right. >> i can put down two boxes in a

sitting and kristina will walk by and say, oh, more cookies, huh? >> and you say yeah. >> i say yeah and keep eating. i'll tell you in the commercial break. >> yeah. >> what you really have to give up. >> okay. now, mel is very excited about this next story. >> i'm confused with that. >> twinkies was an iconic snack and they went out of business. >> but they're back now. >> they're back now. >> so when willie gave that up, they went out of business. it was a throw away mel. we didn't have to diagram it. >> this one needs no diagramming. there's a haunted house opening this week in sinking spring, pennsylvania. here's the twist, it's a scream park. it's meant to expose, if you will, participants to a different kind of fear. the deal is you get nude and you run through the haunted house. >> what? >> it's the naked and scared

challenge. you take off your clothes. >> why. >> to help you through your fear of nudity. >> that's not fear. it's common sense. >> it's not open now. >> opening this week. >> that's my worst nightmare. >> they have a semiprivate area where you get nude and walk through the haunted house and on the back end they bring you your clothes and put it back on. >> then they post it on facebook. >> it doesn't make sense. >> if there was no cameras or anything and you're there with your partner, your husband and wife running through naked would be quite funny. >> no. >> i this so. >> i just think it's gross. >> someone brought up earlier when you get scared in a haunted house you often grab the people you're with. >> you don't know where your hand is going to go. >> wow. >> okay, willie. thanks for that. >> exactly. >> so natalie, you're out. >> i'm out. that's a definite no. >> natalie is a no.

>> that would be hilariouhilari >> willie and mel be signed up. >> it's after midnight and you have to be 18 and older. >> or drunk. >> so kathie lee and hoda are signing up. >> a lot of people will do it. >> a couple of drinks and run through nude. these are videos from a georgia father who dresses up as his alter ego. this is his way of disciplining kids. his name is blake wilson. he puts on the batman mask and gets in the dark knight voice to inspire his four children to behave. >> drink up so you can wet the bed. >> you need to cover your mouth. you're spreading germs. >> who are you talking to? >> mommy. >> ask her what's for dinner.

>> you forgot to say please. >> hurry up. we're going late. >> get out of there. it's almost dinner time. you'll spoil your appetite. >> are you going to swallow it. >> yes. >> then no. >> love him. bat dad. >> that's hilarious. >> how great is that. >> that's a great dad. >> that's comic genius too. >> man, he's got the michael keaton batman voice. >> no, that's more the christian bale. >> maybe. >> do they actually listen to him? >> they probably tuned him out by now. >> i think so. >> they're just having a good time. they love the fact that dad's having fun. >> more dads need to have fun like that. >> there's one where he surprises his wife.

honey, you said you'd be ready 20 minutes ago. she's in the bathroom. >> what i hate about that, i wish i had thought of that. >> i know. >> i wish i had thought about that. >> brilliant. >> it's done now. >> blake wilson, roswell, georgia. >> you are a genius. >> keep them going. we love them. >> al, you're back from colorado. you got a chance to interview the vice president of the united states. >> he took a tour along with craig fugate from fema of the flooding out there in colorado and he was, you know, really instrumental in making some people feel better and helping to cut through some red tape. so i think people really appreciated him being there. >> he did reissue the invite to get him to come here and host the show with us. >> the invitation is open at any time for you to come do the "today" show. >> i may need a job. thank you. >> you'd be great. thank you, sir. thank you so much. >> he didn't say no. >> he didn't? >> no. >> i think that door is wide

open still. >> you have a thing, you have a bromance. >> when a guy steps out of the inauguration parade to shake someone's hand, that's more than a bromance. >> he keeps talking about getting in trouble with the secret service. he was like this guy got me in trouble. i was like you will come over. come over vice president biden. shake my hand. >> oh my word. >> he's terrific. >> i love the way he talks. man, i saw roker, man. i couldn't resist it. secret service is scrambling around. >> i love the way he talks. i saw roker, man, i couldn't resist t.hi to go over and shake his hand. secret service is scrambling around, incredible. >> that's good. how about a look at the weather. >> let's see what we have for you. today we're looking at wet weather in florida again. more rain in the pacific northwest. cooler temperatures making their

way into the plains and gorgeous day down through the south, the south texas area and on into southern california. 79 in l.a. today. a chilly 71 degrees and sunny in washington, d.c. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your >> good morning. still chilly, ten after 9:00 and temperatures are into the low and mid-50s. a little bit of a breeze coming in out of the north northwest and later today right in the city should make it into the low to mid-70s. elsewhere highs just reaching around 70 or so and lots of sunshine again tomorrow. should be a bit and that's your latest weather. >> we can't stop talking about batdad. >> we're all talking like this now. >> he's our new hero. >> the exciting the medical news that suggests the aging process maybe can be reversed. >> too late for me. >> right after this. >> are you going [ woman ] gorgeous grains at your service. eat right, not less. [ woman ] hi! this looks interesting! what's going on here? would you like to try some hot cereal? [ women ] sure!

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it is just about impossible to keep up with all the health studies that come at you every week so we're doing it for you. there's new research on the reversal of aging and getting rid of your fears while you sleep. >> that sounds too good to be true but here with the round up is assistant professor of medicine and the director of gynecology at norwalk hospital. we talked about good news in the fight against the flu. what are we talking about? >> every year we tell our patients get the flu shot but it's not 100% effective and it only protects you against three or four strains of the flu. so now there's a study looking at an approach in creating a flu

vaccine that makes people create more of their t-cells that will fight all types of viruss and it maybe a more broader flu vaccine. it may lead to a more universal flu shot. >> extremely promising but in the meantime get the flu vaccine. get the ones out there. every year you need to get another one. last year's doesn't cover you this year. the young, the old, pregnant patients, get your flu vaccine. this is the time to do it. >> by next season we get the universal flu vaccine or down the road? >> a couple of years. >> this next one is exciting. healthy life style can lead to the reversal of cell aging, what does that mean? >> i love this. he's really the grandfather of life style intervention, effecting disease or preventing disease and now his group at ucla looked at a group of men. it was about 30 men with prostate cancer. strict vegetarian diet, meditation and yoga which i love

and exercise and he did find that actually their chromosomes, if you think about the plastic caps on the ends of shoe laces, this is what protects them from damage, those were lengthened and we think that can help prevent cancer down the road, aging in general. pretty remarkable stuff. >> we know that these little caps at the end of the dna shorten overtime. so the youth have really long ones and as you get older and age more you get shorter ones. that has to do with aging. things that are bad for you shorten them. this shows us that behaving properly can increase the length of them. but be careful because we're going to get the audience googling now and there's like a thousand out there claiming to lengthen them. this is early stuff. so yes associated with youth and vitality and also associated with cancer cells so be careful what you put in your system. it's not available for

mainstream. incredible new study but forget them for now. just eat healthy and exercise and medication. >> i just came back from a health and wellness conference in colorado and one was to test them based on saliva. >> dna there's nothing you can do to change it but we are learning now you can. >> i love the sound of this. doctors can get rid of certain fears while you sleep. how does this work? >> okay. so it was a small study again. >> yeah. >> but they actually took some subjects and they made them afraid of certain things. they exposed them to electron shocks associated with a certain odor and when they were sleeping they had them exposed to the odor. when they woke up those exposed during sleep were no longer afraid of the odor or shock. our brain is processing information in interesting ways and we may be able to use that time to overcome phobias, a fear

of crowds or flying. we always say we have enough hours in the day, maybe we use the sleep hours. >> how would this work as a practical matter. >> i have no idea. >> i was like what's the practical aspect. they're giving electrical shocks to people and then in their sleep. it's fascinating because you can effect things in your sleep. this is the beginning. god knows what's happening to my wife listening to my snoring all night long. but, there are 40 million people in the united states that has anxiety disorders and if we can find a way to effect that without using medications, maybe odors or sounds or things in our sleep. it will be fantastic. early though. >> we'll call you skeptical on that one. >> all right. thank you. great stuff as always. coming up next, all the news headlines before you head out the door this morning. >> let's talk honestly with each other. skinny jeans just not for everybody. >> come on willie. >> just not for everybody. >> we have the right pair of

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>> halloween over a month away and analysts expect americans to spend $7 billion to celebrate. and they say we'll shell out more than $300 million so our pets can dress up as well. >> well, disney is changing it's policy for people with disabilities. until now, disables guests will be ushered to the front of the lines for rides at the disney theme park. then came a report from jeff rossen that some were abusing the system by hiring the disabled to get themselves on rides quicker so now disabled guests will have to go to the ride and come back at a designated time. >> today burger king is launching lower calorie fries. it says the new crinkle cut fries have 20% fewer calories and they have the same ingredients and customers shouldn't taste any difference. >> the latest powerball millionaire has come forward. well, sort of. he turned in his winning ticket monday and wants to remain

anonymous. he is married. he has a dog and he stopped at the store the day of the $400 million drawing for hot dog buns and ended up with millions instead. that was a good grocery store outing. a new study finds maps are a good thing, especially for children in preschools. the study found children that take midday naps in reschool learned more and remembered more than those that did not. a crowded nursery in china for 14 pandas born there. on monday they were introduced to the public and each other for the first time. what is cuter than a baby panda? try all 14 of them. just a little bit of cuteness to add to your morning. back to willie, al, and mel b. >> 14 pandas. >> satsfries though. >> they the best. >> mel and i go head to

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good morning. 9:26 on this tuesday, september 24th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we're getting some breaking news from the fairfax county fire department about a transformer fire outside an apartment building in reston. in the 11800 block of sunset road no. fire on the building, but there are power outages in that area, and folks who live there are being told to stay inside the buildings and not open windows. let's get a look at the latest on the roads now with danella. >> good morning, aaron. tracking an accident that involves a pedestrian so if you're traveling in northwest d.c. heads up along 14th street at harvard street. right lane blocked by the accident. i-270, delays from germantown. drive time from germantown road to the capital beltway, the drive will take about 27 minutes. airplane, back over to you.

>> danella, thank

good morning. temperatures now into the 50s and plenty of sunshine today. afternoon highs low to mid-70s around the metro area and near 70 elsewhere and then tomorrow a bit warmer each afternoon with cool mornings and sunshine and the same thing into the weekend.

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welcome back to today it's tuesday morning, september 24th, 2013. a glorious day in new york city. i'm willie geist along with al, natalie, mel b. helping us out this week. >> i like pauley d. >> jersey shore fan. >> yeah. >> do you like the jersey shore? >> i've been there, yeah, with the kids. >> how does everybody here deal with mothers-in-law? feel good about it? >> yeah. >> i get along with mine. >> does your husband get along with yours? >> not so much. my mother is fiesty. >> shocking. >> another study. it says seeing your mother-in-law is good for you. weekly contact with your mother but also with your

mother-in-law. >> these guys have been in the outback. she looks good by comparison. >> see your mother-in-law once a week and you will be happy. >> once a week, i think in small bursts. >> feels like a lot. >> even if it's just a drive-by. how are you doing? >> if it's next door like everybody loves raymond and they're knocking on the door it can be tough. >> i loved my mom. i loved her but she could be tough and deborah got t in a sense, the imbalance because she saw my mom all the time where as deborah's mom is in georgia so i wouldn't see her that much. >> i wish i have something snarky so say. but i have a great mother-in-law. she lives in new jersey. >> you're a good man. you're on tv. >> also i have known her since i was 11 years old so she's part of the family. >> kind of an eddie haskell

type. >> that's how i got in the door. >> you looked fantastic miss cleaver. i thought it was your younger sister. >> then i reveal the real me. >> hi, how are you. give me some fries? >> batdad comes back to haunt us. >> see your mother-in-law once a week america or australia. >> all right. here we go. >> all right, mr. roker. how about a check of the weather. >> all right. here we go. let's see what we've got for you. it is raining like crazy and has been down in florida, and it's just going to continue. why? because we've had this stationary front that has been literally hanging around for about a week and a half. low pressure is going to develop along it, and as it does that rain comes in, and it's just going to keep falling. so here's what we've got for you. flash flood watches and flood

warnings from jacksonville all the way to ft. myers. we're talking about another 3 to 5 inches of rain tomorrow, especially in central florida. be prepared for any kind of flash flooding. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. bright sunshine and temperatures still bright chilly. we're in the 50s now. much of the region just past 9:30 on this tuesday morning and later today though, it should warm up into the 60s by noontime and in the cities in the low to mid-70s. elsewhere highs around 0 and overnight tonight clear, another chilly night. by dawn tomorrow 40s to near 50 and afternoon highs though warmer to near 80. we'll repeat that again >> and that's your latest weather. >> announcer: today's style is brought to you by dove clear tone deoderant. >> finding the perfect pair of jeans, whether you're a woman

with curves or a guy with a beer belly, you have to work with what you've got. >> that's right. here is men's health director and women's health director. good to see you both. >> good morning. >> tell me about the bigs mistakes people make buying a pair of jeans. >> men and women wear jeans that just don't fit their body right. they're too big or they're too tight and it ends up ruining your entire shape. so finding the right fit is obviously the most important thing. >> don't you think sometimes people try to go with the trend and maybe the trend isn't the best for them? >> yeah, you have to cure rate what trends work best for your body. because they work great in the run way or in the store doesn't mean they look best for you. >> we have models, women and men. we'll see what jeans work for them. what are we looking at here. >> she is our pear shaped model and when you're pear-shaped, you want to consider -- >> pear-shaped means.

>> curvy around the hips? >> curvy around the hips. it has a negative connotation but it's not a bad thing. you have to consider streamlining and contouring your lower halves. >> i love her curves. >> she looks amazing in these jeans. you need something with volume on the bottom to balance out your lower half. so think of bell or flair or boot cut jean. you also need something dark so you don't go with any distress or fading around the thighs because that can make you look wider. >> do you like this look? >> i do. >> let's look at the guys. jeff, what are we camouflaging. >> he is in great shape but has a few extra pounds which a lot of us have. >> you have been outed on national tv. >> he's a great candidate for this. but get the right rise and the right fit. >> now, what does rise mean? >> so rise is the length from

the crotch to the top of your jeans. this is a mid-rise jean. that means a three or four inch zipper. anything lower and you're in dangerous low rise jeans territory. anything higher is a dad jean. >> can't have a dad jean. >> no dad jean. >> what constitutes that? >> high-rise, long butt, never do it. >> not even on dads. >> no. >> you're looking good. let's bring out mary and we're talking petite. >> mary is our petite model and curvy. she wants jeans that elongate her body and also jeans that will show case her curves without distorting her proportions. she is wearing loft and they're very dark which is great because that just elongates the body and you don't want any distress. you don't want any rhinestones. nothing to ruin the long clean line.

>> and skinny jean cut. >> yeah, skinny or straight would be great. they have to be hemmed right at the ankle so they don't puddle around your ankles or go over your shoes. >> thanks. looking good. let's bring out mike our next model. this is a term i learned today. crotch problems. he has crotch problems. >> a lot of guys say this part of their jean is very uncomfortable. the zipper is constricting, the jeans might be too tight so they buy jeans way too big and then they look dumpy. they have diaper butt. >> don't want that. >> this is a new waistless jean made of recycled plastic bottles which is cool but it has a button fly that's more forgiving than a zipper. if you can grab more than a

handful of material, they don't fit. >> all right. we're talking full figure. >> when you're like that you can't look like you're poured into them. >> is the flair look back in fashion? >> it goes in and out but if it works for your body type keep that in consideration. you have to consider fabric. fabric is important. it has to be substantial. it has to have stretch for comfort but it has to suck you in. there's jeans out there that has shape in. the miracle suit is one type. we kept in dark because dark is slimming but if you want to wear a color you can go with a rich like a navy or burgandy. >> looking good. let's bring out travis who tragically has flat butt. >> travis thinks he has a flat

butt. i don't necessarily agree with him. >> but the jeans are making him have a flat butt. >> these jeans are fixing his flat butt problem. >> if you think that that's a problem, it's all about the pocket. you want a pocket that's going to fit a little higher. it's a smaller pocket but it sits higher on your rear. that's going to accentuate everything better. that just drags everything down. >> we like a booty. everybody like ace booty. >> even on a guy? >> yeah. >> guys like it too. guys want to have a good butt in their jeans. >> sure they do. >> they have a little bit of stretch which also helps accentuate a guy's curve. >> flat butt, crotch problems. very enlightening. thank you so all of you. coming up next, one girl's drive to deliver fashion and some hope to teenage girls in need. that's right after this. peris test pa

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back now with our continuing series hope to it and one amazing young lady's mission to help girls in need. >> she knows just how tough it is to be a teen today, especially for someone that can't afford clothes. >> so she is hoping to make a difference in young girls lives one outfit at a time. >> you can tell right away, this is no ordinary truck. >> i love pink. i just think it's cute. it stands out so much. >> it carries the dreams of many teen girls. a chance to feel special.

>> what about this? >> this tricked out 18 wheeler boutique recently travelled 48 states handing out clothes to girls in need. at the helm, 18-year-old allison alstrom. >> it's for girls in foster care or group homes or extreme situations of poverty to get two head to toe out fits free. >> she started the organization nearly four years ago. her mission, boost the confidence and self-esteem of young girls by giving them new fashionable clothing. >> i looked for things that would make me feel confident. i found a dress and skirt and shirt. >> i found some beautiful dresses and a nice top. i am very happy and super excited. >> i got very cool exsen trick looking things for back to school and it's great because my budget is low so this opportunity is amazing for me right now. >> threads for teens also operates a boutique in northern california to help local girls,

like 17-year-old page weatherly. >> i entered foster care at 17 and before that i lived in a low income family. my mom handed me over to the system. she gave up custody of me. i'm just drifting around until i figure things out. >> paige's entire wardrobe fits into this one backpack. >> i really like this. >> but after an hour at threads for teens, paige has renewed self-confidence. >> oh, yeah. i felt part of upper class. >> and for her future. >> the clothes allison had given me, i ended up going and wearing the clothes to my first job interview at the mall and i got that job. so that was pretty cool. >> great organization. so far, more than 2,000 girls have been outfitted and new clothes and for more information on threads for teens and how you can nominate girls to receive clothes go to today.com. >> it makes such a difference. >> does good for a teen's confidence to feel good and look

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dishes. >> here with us is the host of night fight. good to see you. >> how are you? >> tell us about this. it's something we were doing for a long time. nothing to do with television, local chefs in los angeles, they come to my restaurant and i give them great ingredients, sometimes live ingredients and they have one hour. so it's bare bones. >> we're making a hopple popple? >> yes. >> what's that? >> something my father used to do out of leftovers. >> they're the best. >> you have one minute. >> wait, you started before me. >> let's go. come on. >> so you have corn, little bits of chicken, bacon. mel already has -- >> i got it. >> she is already winning. >> my dad used to sauté all the

stuff and then finish with the eggs. >> see, i'm finishing with the eggs. that's exactly what i'm doing. >> i like my eggs first. >> i like my corn and onions burned a little bit. >> that's the way i like it. >> this is garlic. >> go, you guys have no time. come on. >> okay, you know what, let's get this party started. >> you're doing an omelet? why are you doing an omelet? >> it's breakfast time. >> you eat your breakfast at like 4:00 in the morning, though. >> it's noontime somewhere. >> i don't even think your rice is going to be warm. >> come on, al. >> how long do we have left? >> we're done. >> oh, she has a raw egg. >> but that's fine. it finishes in the pan with the leftover heat. >> get it on a plate let's go.

>> stop cooking, al, stop cooking. come on. get it on the plate. come on. >> hold on. >> that's okay. i like runny eggs. >> oh, i like runny eggs. oh, mel's looks so much better. wow, somebody is in the tank for mel. >> are you ready? is that it? are you done? fresh herbs or anything. >> you didn't even use your chicken. >> i don't want to use my chicken. >> you don't? >> no. >> i used all of mine. >> the moment of truth. this one looks a little more modern and als looks more traditional. >> that's the kind of guy i am. >> that's good. >> it is? >> let's see. all right. on the show when a chef wins we

always have the knife, someone wins someone almost won. so, for today, we have a coffee cup. more appropriate. >> all right. >> the winner o this knife fight is mel b. >> of course. >> yes. >> you can catch it tonight on the esquire network. okay. on nbc esquire network. okay. on nbc esquire network. this is today on nby.

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good morning. it's 9:57 on this tuesday, september 24th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's check your forecast with meteorologist tom kierein. >> still rather chilly. 50 to near 60 degrees approaching 10:00 and later today low to mid-70s around the metro area and elsewhere highs near 70. overnight tonight another chilly morning. by dawn near 50. tomorrow is idle, upper 70s as well as thursday, friday and highs near mid-70 and dry through sunday. next chance of rain may be monday. danella, how is late morning traffic? >> good morning, tom. checking two accidents right

now. for folks traveling fairfax county southbound at i-66, crash blocking the left lane and i-66 heading eastbound as you make your way past 50. crash in the left shoulder lane. it's blocking a lane and seeing delays from fairfax county paschke to the beltway. that trip will take you 16 minutes. >> coming

and it's a beautiful booze day tuesday, september 24th. national punk situation day, with an exclamation point. >> you like people who tweet with several exclamation points? >> once is enough, thanks for asking. >> we like to say yay with lots of explanation points. >> civilization has come to an end. >> dead stop. >> dead stop. we are, hoda, myself and i, see this daily news newspaper? one of the great staples of life in new york city, we are

columnists. >> how did that happen? >> i don't know. a big mistake. >> it is gonna be bad. >> not for us, for them. anyway, so we start -- we met with them this morning, what we're gonna do is meet with a couple of the editor there is on a monday morning, i guess the column will be in the newspapers on thursday and -- >> isn't this an apropos headline? >> pig in a poke. let us know what you think. kind of excited. what scares me about the written word, you lose tone and so much of what we say is done tongue-in-cheek or with an eyeball, a roll of an eye. >> if you read something offensive -- >> we were joking. it was a joke. >> we have some great, spectacular news. this is the best news we've had in the last couple of weeks at least. >> yes. >> guess what? >> we have a bar. >> it's over there. and we have some very cute guys at our bar. >> we are drinking. >> we are drinking. >> and they are blocking the

actual bar, but it's very news. >> that's the bar? >> that bar -- >> that's what you call a bar? >> trying to start small. >> i know we spent a lot of money on the set, but really? >> that's wimpy. one wimpy bar. >> better than that. anyway -- >> hoda's very, very happy because her voice is back. >> "the voice" is back, you guys. it felt good to see old coaches together. this group with christina and cee lo back in the mix. >> christina is looking amazing, i hear? >> she looks insane. >> wow, she has lost, like -- >> before and after. >> wow. >> she lost all this weight, you can tell a different vibe about her, i think, this year as opposed to -- let's watch, they kicked it off with a musical number, which is great, "i love rock 'n' roll." ♪ i knew he must have been about

17 ♪ ♪ the beat was going strong, playing my favorite song ♪ ♪ and i can tell that it wouldn't be long ♪ ♪ because she's with me, yeah, me ♪ ♪ i could tell it wouldn't be long, yeah, that she was with me ♪ ♪ yeah, me, singing i love rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ put another dime in the jukebox, baby ♪ ♪ i love rock 'n' roll >> okay, very good. that's great. that was awesome. we should point out that blake shelton is going to be here with us tomorrow. >> are you bringing in your blake? >> maybe i will bring my blake. blake can meet blake. vice versa. that will be fun. all righty. we really should do these first while they are hot and then go to that, you know what i'm saying? they are not going to be tasty when they are cold. >> take a break from the boys one second. >> hoda, they are going cold. >> so these are the hot new -- >> we hope they are hot. >> burger king fries, sat 'tis fries, we are told, because they have 30% less fat and 20% fewer

calories than the classic burger king fries. >> they are already cold. doggone it, hoda. >> 270 calories and 11 grams of fat versus 340 calories in the other ones, 15 grams. >> all adds up. i took a bite of the old one, always satisfying. >> this is the old one. >> these are the new ones, the crinkle ones. >> i'm very confused. fries are just a vehicle for ketchup for me. >> you like this better? yeah say i love them better, but if i had a hankering for a french fry and i wanted to try to lose a little weight, it is good. >> that's good. the drinkly one is delicious. >> 11 grams of fat instead of 15, right? it all adds up. >> now we are talk about "the voice." >> these are good. they had those blind audition, you remember the chairs are turned backwards, so exciting. let's take a look at a couple of

them. ♪ double-fisted son of a gun ♪ gonna have a little fun, gonna get me some ♪ ♪ you know i'm here >> i have to go with blake. >> you were amazing. ♪ to see >> watch this. four -- >> i got go with christina. >> i have been waiting for you. ♪ you are so beautiful >> adam. >> let's watch this. watch, watch, watch, watch what happens. look at christina. she just won the competition, right there just won the competition. >> yeah. wanted her so bad. >> yeah. >> okay, so, going to be really

great this season. it airs tonight at 8/7 central on nbc. >> that is great. if you want -- this is a piece of video that is going to make you -- makes your heart feel so good. we love seeing these videos, when the soldiers get see their children after they have been away on a tour of duty for one time. this is staff sergeant mike howell surprising his daughter and stepdaughter in connecticut. he was returning home from his fourth tour of duty. take a look. >> daddy! [ applause ] >> oh. oh. >> i love him so much. >> it's okay, honey. >> we have already cried this morning. talking about our own dads and how much we miss them. >> oh, wow, that is precious.

what are we going to do about kanye? have a fry. >> okay. >> that was a long one. >> wow. >> i've never seen one that long. >> this has nothing to do with kanye but let's go ahead and talk about kanye. >> all right. so, kanye west -- >> yes. >> gave a new interview to the bbc, okay? >> yeah. >> let's just -- >> this is how he describes himself. the number one rock star on the planet, saying rap is the new rock 'n' roll. we, the new rock 'n' roll stars, and i'm biggest of them all, i'm number one rock star on the planet. you read what he said about his fame? >> about his fame, i got to a point that michael jackson did not break down. first of all, on the -- what is it, exclamation day? i have reached the glass ceiling and i have been at it for ten years. on his last album, he said -- >> i showed people that i understand how to make perfect my twisted, dark fantasy could be considered to be perfect.

>> that was his last, what, cd. >> album. >> he said jay-z is more realized than me. >> than i am. i. >> he said me. more of his dreams and aspirations have come true. i am so frustrated and i've got a million people telling me why i can't do it. >> okay. here's on kim. he says this she gave me everything, she gave me family, she gave me a support system. she was in a powerful enough situation where she could love me without asking me for money, which is really hard to find. >> which is really hard for me to find, he says. >> yeah. >> now, that part makes sense. >> yeah, i guess. >> no, it does. a couple of friends that are very, very wealthy. >> yeah. >> how do you ever know if somebody truly loves you for you, you know? unless the person has an equal amount of money, how are you gonna know? >> how are you gonna know? for sure. >> i think let somebody else tell you you're ter riff inc. i can't stand it when anybody boasts like that, let somebody else say it, all right?

>> you don't say it. >> the biggest turnoff in the world. >> i completely agree. >> yeah. >> this next piece of video will make you feel so warm and fuzzy? what's cuter than one panda? >> 14 baby pandas. >> oh, my god,er in in a giant crib. is this for real? they were born between july and september at this research center in china. >> oh, precious. >> look, the first time they were allowed to play together as a group. >> they are not playing. >> they are laying. maybe it was lay together as a group. oh, my god, look at them in the crib. i guess they are healthy enough they are interact, not worry about catching diseases. >> oh, my gosh. >> i can't even stand it. >> they just don't look real. no. no. no. okay, wither trying to the pine apple vanilla mar martini today because it is booze day tuesday. >> we are? >> not with my french fries, i have my standards. pretty good. you wouldn't like it. >> vanilla vodka, pineapple

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back for a second high-octane season. >> they want to add to their crew at fire house 51, putting out to a call all around the country for a top fire house dog to get a cameo appearance on the show. >> these tell us about that and the new season, two stars of the series, jesse spencer and taylor kinney. >> hello, jents. individually, never had you as a duo. this is great. >> uh-huh. so, tell us about the new season. i know this is always a fun time for you guys. >> yeah, we are just waiting -- we launch tonight. comes out, we are very excited to come back. we got a high-octane show. >> of course, you do. >> last season, it was very much about the internal struggles and this season, we should have -- i feel we should band together and have a lot of external influences coming to try to separate us. >> okay. good and bad. you got to have that tension. now, such an authentic feel to this. >> it really does. >> yeah. did you guys ever want to be firefighters? think about it? my little kid, cody, wanted to

go to the fire house every day. that was his favorite thing. >> i think it's great. yeah. the city of chicago, they really rally behind us and what we're doing. force me, when i was a kid, i wanted to be an airplane. >> you wanted to be an airplane? >> anything. one of the things that you put on a pedestal, doing ride-allowings. >> tell us about you went along with firemen on actual calls to see what life is like. >> we still do we move in, a free place to sleep and a free meal every now and then. >> yeah. >> there when you feed us. >> what did you guys learn from those guys on the road? >> to be hon snes patience. there's so much, like, bs runs, they go -- people forget their meds. certain penders of the year, st. patty's, fourth of july -- >> you are busy? >> in the call, people grill in their apartments, like in their

bathtub. so, like a charcoal grill and light their apartment on fire. they respond. >> pouch, the dog what kind of attention has the dog gotten? >> enough to initiate a contest that we have top fire house dog. across the country, we had submissions from fire houses across the country. >> look at that. >> how many submissions did you guys have? >> hundreds, if not thousands. >> yeah. lots. >> i have a friend that submitted himself, a firefighter in san francisco, san brown know he heard about this contest a few weeks ago, months ago, submitteded himself as the top dog. it is not for you. >> we have three. lieutenant todd warwick and smoky. >> where are you guys?

>> how are you? >> tell us about why you think smoky is the right top dog. >> well, in november of 2009, the fire department responded to a house fire and we thought all the occupants were out, the dogs were still in, dog are part of the family, too. got three out. she was actually in the room of origin. she was only six weeks old. and brought her out and i wish i had some old pictures of her, but they were doing mouth-to-mouth and cpr. she was dead. and got her going again. and -- >> lost your tail though, right? >> well, yeah, the owners bobbed her tail. so, but anyhow, the owners couldn't afford the care for her. didn't know what they were gonna do with her. and we are gonna adopt her. so, she is a true fire house dog. she stays at the fire house all the time. she has her own bunk. >> she's sweetie. >> a lot of love? >> yeah. >> thank you very much. next up is ryan penrod and

wilshire. >> this is the one we saw. >> tell us -- how are you, sweetie? >> tell us why your dog should you can top dog. >> well, wilshire is a fire house dog. we rescued him. he was brought to the fire station by a 10-year-old little girl and her parents, they couldn't keep her. he was headed to the pound. so we have had him about six years. and he is just -- he has been outstanding. we take him around to schools and large events where he stops, drops and rolls, does all kinds of trickings for people. >> here's a card, a wilshire card. >> going to go to his head. thank you. >> gonna do a trick? >> nice. >> thank you, honey. >> bye, wilshire. >> all right. last up, we have eileen ordman and dempsey. >> tell us what happened? >> dempsey was intentionally burned. i saw his story, put in for his

adoption and we use him to educate kids about the danger of fire. if it can do it to him, it can do it to you. >> a kid who was just willfully cruel. >> a teenager. >> what is going to happen with his leg? >> he has had ten surgeries at this point. help make his mobility more pain free. >> okay. wow. well, thank you so much. so jesse and taylor, what is in store for the winner? >> the winner gets a cameo. >> dempsey's staying. yeah. taking the spot. >> be fine. >> the winner gets a cameo. you can vote today.com, i believe, you can vote, and october 1st they will announce a winner. >> right. okay. thank you so much. >> thank you. just for the voting, go to klgandhoda.com and vote for your favorite dog and we will announce who that is later. catch "chicago fire" tonight at 10/9 central on nbc. >> what's going on back there? >> gonna bite your butt.

[ barking ] >> stop, drop and roll. [ barking ] >> roll! >> oh, nice. >> dempsey, you don't have to do it, honey. >> all righty. all righty. what you didn't seen at red carp wet our bobby thomas, everybody. oh, so sweet. >> breaks my heart. ♪ don't let the holidays sneak up on you.

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we are back with more of "today "requests on this tuesday. time for the other view, we try to get to the bottom of what men are really thinking when it comes to dating. >> who better to ask than relationship coach and author of "get the guy," matthew hussy. hello, matthew. >> he has his own cartoon and everything. >> he does. >> we have a question from erica. >> erica asked us a question before the break, didn't she? >> she did. >> is it good to stay in touch or -- >> friends. >> friendly with your ex? my question to erica is who was it that ended it? erica, can you hear us? >> i can hear you. >> who ended it was it you or him? >> i would say in this situation, it would probable i be me? >> so staying friends with him is helping him? >> i don't think so. >> no. so, here is the thing, if you

were the one who got rid of the person, being friends isn't helping them. and if they were the one that end it had with you, being friends isn't helping it with you. >> so the answer is no? >> the answer is until you get to a point where you can genuinely say this is platonic, i don't feel anything and they do too, because really easy to be doing the dumping, you and i should be friends after this. >> difference between being friends and being friendly. >> yeah, friendly -- being friendly is one thing. rarely to you hear the person on the receiving end, who is the one being dumped right now, rarely do you hear that person go, but should we be friends? they are hurting. >> until you're happy, there was a great quote that said something, so much easier to forgive when you're happy, when you've moved on. >> it has to be you and them that's moved on. >> hope that was helpful, erica, i would turn around and speak to you but it's not possible. >> okay. >> good luck.

>> thank you, erica. all right. who is next? >> leah, skype or -- >> we have leah, reading this one. >> okay, leah says, "my fiance doesn't ever want to do anything with me." >> wow. >> doesn't sound great? >> "no matter times i ask or plan something, he wants to sit at home and he blame it is on being tired from work. what do i do?" >> wants to stay home and be with her but not go out. >> this is any number of issues come down to the way i communicate, right? so she those first find an emotionally neutral moment to communicate with him. don't wait until the next time you're really angry that he's not -- sitting on the sofa and you go "see exit's happening again." >> maybe it is that low-t thing. low testosterone. >> a situation like that we got to investigate. >> okay. go on. >> she get he is into an emotionally neutral moment and says, okay this is how i feel. firstly, show you empathize and want to help. i know you're tired from work, i know you're busy, is there anything i can do?

third, show what you actually want. now, don't just make it about going out. make it about the fact that you want to go out with him. that's actually going to play to the part that feels good, not just i'm woman, i want to go out. but it was exciting when me and you used to go out. can we get back to it? >> never was. who knows. maybe she should join a bowling league. >> but the fourth part of that, she has to then say, okay, this is -- i mean, a bowling league? >> i think bowling is so much fun. she need toes find her fun away from him he is going to get lonely if she is out bowling every night. >> he is gonna get lonely if she is out bowling every night? that will go in my next book. the fourth part is give him a minute to change. don't expect it time thoim change tonight. don't give him a lifetime but give him a minute. >> why? >> i think that's all we have. >> that's it?

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all right. it's time for today's style and we are taking some of the looks you saw on the emmy red carpet from good to so good. >> "today" style editor, bobbie thomas, with small changes that can make a big difference when it comes to the wow factor. you are looking more wow than ever. >> fab, fab. >> thank you so much. jump right in. so fun. wave my fashion wand over. >> connie briton and elizabeth moss. what did you think? >> i liked the dresses, i wanted to swap them. thought it would be fun to see connie in something a little more modern and clean so that her hair that all of us women emmy -- >> great here. >> see the swap, you will see that the black and white really allows that to be her accessory and then you will see --

>> oh. >> right? >> i love the silhouette on her. gives her a more balanced frame. i think it looks fresh and youthful.i love the silhouette . gives her a more balanced frame. i think it looks fresh and youthful. on elizabeth moss, see the vintage look a gatsby, the haircut balances the vintage feel and i felt it was fun. >> who made the black and white one? >> gosh. the one, not armani is it? i had it in the notes. total brain fart. i like it, especially on connie's frame. >> next to caylee quo co-. >> what i didn't love was the horizontal line that the halter had on her frame because she is such a beautiful girl. son what i wanted to do was extend the top to give her a little something different on the net neck line to better balance. we see the after, i also decided

to nix a few of the bracelets, i think this balances her frame better, to have the halter neckline, when you see the whole dress as a whole. >> i love that neckline, too. the new one that you created. >> i think it's hard, if you have strong shoulders, you really want to make sure you don't add a horizontal line where the shoulders are, that will make them look wider. >> okay. >> all right. >> move on to tina fey. >> tina. now, this was good, i love tina, i thought this was such a wow dress. the only thing i wanted to do was accessorize, to have fun. so when you see the after, not loving these -- i love the statement drop pendant because it's a really flattering illusion, it gives you a line, and i thought it just added the sort of glamorous, edgy touch at the same time. and so, i don't know, just something different, i gave her a little bit of a different bracelet, too. >> funny how one thing elongates. >> rodriguez such a master of tailoring. >> make that for her, do you think? >> he probably did nip and tuck

it perfectly. >> carrie underwood. >> i want to go to the after so you can see the side by side. accident like the volume. i think -- >> too much. >> i wanted to see something sexier, she is a hot, young girl. i thought this was the same idea with the black belt, but just to take the volume down and show off those great legs. >> yeah. young, got that body. >> kerry washington is the last one? >> for me, personally, a taste, a style thing. if you like the more romantic, a lot of people love this dress. i couldn't help but want to maybe see her in something a little more fashion forward because she is fashion forward. so, i picked this really fantastic jumpsuit that had the rhinestones up in the top and i don't know, i just wanted to have this -- >> marchesa? >> marchesa, very romantic and bridal and she looks so good in these light colors. >> everybody's awards. >> have you seen "scandal" olivia pope? i just want you to send me the

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>> i'm going to get you shaking and stirring and -- >> let's shake and stir. >> talking wine cocktails. >> like to get double-duty out of things. i think if you start out with wine it is booze day tuesday. accessorize with it. i want you guys grab your cocktail here. >> which one, the champagne? >> i did a sparkling sunrise. bobbie this is yours. >> i like that you said accessorize. >> starting out with the basic prosecco, rubina prosecco. >> that is nice. >> named this for the nbc sunrise. i'm using you balsamic vinegar. >> stop it. >> seriously. >> balsamic, the sweet kind, just a little touch, a little elder flower liqueur, a tiny bit and topping it off with prosecco, boom, voila, adds earthiness. >> never thought either of those other two things were in there. >> very simple.

put bobbie to work. >> love mint. i can smell that. >> grab your white wine glass, ladies. off the basics, basic black dress and add the access source now. bobbie, i'm going to give you a glass of this. this is the butari mu schsprofe from greece. to get the last waning days of heat, you can add a little mint. very simple. bobby, take the little mint and you can stir it up, muddle it a little bit, crush t. >> what does that do? >> releasing all the aromas of the mint and the basil. then add a little bit of -- >> doesn't look as pretty. >> really going to be this one? >> then why are we drinking the other one? >> then, boom, gonna put a -- tonic water in it. >> you can get that, too. >> this is called the herbal delight. >> i like that. what do you think?

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. good morning, everyone. welcome to "news 4 midday." i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, september 24th, 2013. president obama just finished speaking at the united nations general assembly, and the president focused on the crisis in syria and iran's nuclear program. angie goff is at the live desk and has more for us. angie? >> hi, barbara. eyes on president obama this last hour addressing the united nations general assembly. we knew that syria was going to be part of what ended up being a 40-minute speech, but we also saw some signs he may be open to some talks with iran about their nuclear program. the president says secretary of state john kerry will pursue a nuclear weapons agreement with iran. he adds that mistrust runs deep, and it has deep root, that he is also encouraged by iran's new leader but words must be met with actions. a meeting in nor