>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone, welcome to "today" i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer, i don't care if you know nothing about sailing, this was cool stuff. all you need to know is this team came back from a 8-1 deficit. they retain america's cup. it is cool. >> they are live. i hear they are going to play pittsburgh next. anthony behind camera, whatever there. i have nothing to say about sailing. i love learning about this people will be excited when they hear how they pulled this off. >> we want to begin with today's top story. that is this looming shutdown, peter alexander is in washington.

peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. simply put, everyone is looming in on next thursday. if congress doesn't reach a bug dell by then, federal agencies close. it is also the first day when uninsured americans can sign up for the president's health care law. with the clock ticking, here is where things stand. it's getting down to the wire. lawmakers have barely 100 hours to agree how to keep the government funded or shut it down tuesday. republicans remain deeply divided. senator cruz's 100 hour talk-a-thon, quickly dismissed by john mccain, which insisted it is not worth shutting the government down over opposition to obamacare. >> but we not as hard as we could in a fair honest manner and we lost. >> reporter: in northern virginia, people are being more

contemplative about it. people will say they will think before they boy a volvo. >> reporter: a shutdown could mean furloughs, tense of thousands of workers have to settle for ious instead of paychecks. the national museums and even the national zoo all closed. bad news for tourist, also for hotel, restaurants and travel companies that serve them. if you are headed overseas, you better already have your passport. those applications will stall. as for the president's health care law the white house has plenty of explaining to do. three out of four americans told nbc news they don't understand the law. beginning tuesday, october 1st, anyone who doesn't have insurance can sign up on an online marketplace called an exchange. >> people will shop an compare and make the decision that's best for them and their family. >> reporter: they offer four levels of coverage, from bronze to platinum.

a fam ply in texas it would pay $28 after a tax credit. the president will head to maryland to push the uninsured to sign up. >> that first day is october 1st. it's really a stalemate. eighth mess. it would likely by shifting the fight. another looming battle next month over the nation's br rowing limit. >> peter alexander, thanks, so much. >>let turn to david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." i don't know if you heard this before, we are days away from a government shutdown. lawmakers always seem to avoid it? >>. >> washington seems to engage in

the same destructive behavior every couple years. most of the heat is on this from the public. i thil city it's possible you could have a shutdown for couple day, two, three, days, depending on when the senate vote on their version of this bill t. house has to make a decision, do they want to have another fight over obamacare over defunding this or shift the fight as peter said over to a separate matterst. that whether or not they will raise the debt ceiling. there that may try to delay the obamacare. >> me ask you about that the raeshry says we will raise the debt limit s. that a real crisis point? >> i think it's a crisis point we know the economic shock the world and certainly the u.s. economy would feel if they were to take that step. that's why nobody messes with this and they raise the ceiling.

most americans don't support doing that. the president says he wouldn't even talk about any negotiation over raising the debt ceiling because this congress paying, it feels like they've already appropriatated. here again, house republican, the leadership think it's a more palatable fight. can we delay it? why not delay more of it? my big question, what does that get you in the end? what's the real end game here? the law is still the law. it's been upheld by the supreme court. it's going to have its effect positive and negative as we move forward over the next few years. >> david gregory, much more on "meet the press." we will be focusing a lot more on this new health care laws, it's increase on you across the platform of nbc news. >> we certainly will be. we also have details on last week's shooting at the naval yard in washington, d.c. under surveillance has now emerged showing the gunman inside the facility.

justice correspondent pete williams has the latest on. matt, good morning, ten days after the shooting spree, employees who work in the building where it happened are still not allowed back in. evidence seems to continue working, but we have a clearer picture of what happened and why. the fbi says family members of the victims were notified before the materials you are about to see were released. the fbi released under surveillance video of aaron alexis ultimately hiding in the building. >> there is evidence he prepared to die as the inevitable consequence of hissing as. >> reporter: he emerges from a restroom on the 4th floor, holding the shotgun low, looking into office doors. another view shows him coming down a stairway. investigators say he shot on

three floors. a final video shows him hiding behind the corner at the other end of the hallway. when the fbi discovered his shot guns, they discovered he had shot it down, scratching into the barrel and the torment. on the bid of the gun, not what you all say, better off this way and my elf weapon t. search of a backpack, he recently wrote, ultralow frequency attack is what i have been subject to the last three months and to be perfectly honest, that is what has driven me to this. >> alexis held a delusional belief he was being controlled and influenced by extremely low frequency or elf, electronic weapons. >> reporter: conspiracy theorists believed it could be used for mind control t. fbi says there was no evidence

alexis was targeting anyone in particular or any work place dispute set him off. >> all right. pete williams, thanks, very much. also, new developments on that ken you mall this morning. >> yes, u.s. officials are telling americans to be aware of potential terrorist attacks when traveling abroad. it comes after an attack in a shopping mall in kenya that left at least 67 people dead. islamist terrorist groups may be planning new attacks against western targets, but they say they are not aware of any specific threats. rescuers are helping thousands after an earthquake. t it struck a remote area of south pakistan tuesday a. pakistani official said more than 300 people were killed. police in los angeles just took a suspect into custody after six string of fires. six trash cannes were set on

fire, one spread to an l.a. business. it was a commuter's nightmare wednesday for tens of thousands in the northeast. metro north the second busiest commuter railroad was brought to a halt. a feeder cable fashlgsd leaving passengers traveling between new york city and connecticut scrambling to find other ways to work. some trains are still running. the problem, though, may take up to three weeks. now to wall street, what is moving the market. cnbc's courtney reagan joins us with smartphones. >> good morning to you, natalie. if you are hoping to pop into the local mobile store to get that new blackberry, you are out of luck. blackberry has decided to stop selling those models bus of the drastically fallen consumer sales. if you are hoping to take the new tesla for a spin, hertz added the plug-in model s to its fleet in san francisco and los angeles. lit run you $500 a day for the

signature model and 49 cents a mile after the first 75. natalie. >> $500 a day. that's lot. thank you so much. one wrong turn was a blessing in disguise for a connecticut runner. halfway through, apparently she missed the turnoff and noticed she was the front runner in the women's category so she kept on going. she ended up winning at 3 hours 11 minutes. she also qualified for the baunl marathon. good for her. >> wonderful. and an airplane video was taken at an air bass in antarctica. take a look at the approaching plane there, a c-130 hercules. the argument tinnian pilot does a fly by a few feet over the heads of people oh, it's apparently called flat pagd. >> or terrifying. >> or terrifying. some pilots say it is reckless.

i'm apaysed that no one moved on the ground. stood there and watched. >> frozen in fear. >> i'm happy you reported that story about that commuter nightmare on the east coast. you know who is happy? bob yeager. he was two hours late. you were actually telling the truth. >> i was. >> exactly. >> we believe you now. mr. roker is here with a check of the weather. >> carson daly called, they want their jack back. we got some big changes as far as our temperatures are concerned. look at this we got really cool conditions out west. that's where the jet stream gets way down to the south. then here in the mid-west, it goes way up to the north. out west today, billings, 22 degrees below normal at 52. las vegas, 76 degrees. that's 17 degrees below normal. in fact, it's kind of crazy. minnesota, minneapolis will get up to 84 degrees, that's warmer

than in las vegas. dallas will see a high of 95. 10 degrees above normal. showers and snowflakes making their way up to the northern plains. beautiful weather in the northeast and fog in central kentucky. lock for showers and thunderstorms in miami. a high of 90 degrees. >> good morning. i'm tom kierein.

we had a few sprinkles. a lot of clouds around, a bit milder. we are in the 50s in most of the region. later today, sunshine breaks out. afternoon highs, low and mid-70s. mostly sunny, friday, saturday, and sunday. a beautiful pattern for the end of the week and the weekend. a little bit warmer first part of next week. . >> and that's your latest weather, savannah. >> al, can you make a remark about someone's jacket when someone over there. >> ed mcmann. >> i thought you were saying carson daly. >> if you are supposed to diss somebody about a joke, you should get it. >> i didn't hear it. don't look at me like that. now one of the most remarkable comebacks in history. the team of oracle, usa, is celebrating america's cup sailing race after facing seemingly insurmountable odds.

mike, ghorm to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. how are you? in terms of the comebacks, you have to go to the 2004 red sox that dug themselves out of an 0-3 hole. on the way, they reversed the curse of the world series. in this case, larry ellison's oracle team, steamingly dead in the water, an acintronishing eight straight wins to hold onto the cup. halfway through, the winner take all 19th race, oracle took the load over new zealand and never gave it up, winning by a comfortable 44 seconds. >> america's cup will stay in america. >> vindication for oracle ceo larry ellison the billionaire whose rebate for america's cup led to these 13 story high airborne gazelles that can fly at 50 miles an hour but are fragile and breath taking and dangerous. julian guthrie's book is a profile of a mag nate and

sportsman, given i driven more by the need to win than the desire to publicize his own event or company. >> his focus was on figuring out a way, healthy, to get this team to be victorious. >> there were fans excited about the new race fornlths in sight of land. >> just the other day, they tapped each other, it's like nascar in the water with no breakbrakes. >> reporter: america's cups with a rich man's sport. in the same format, still so. still the lines grew as the epic comeback gained steam. >> i think this regatta, again, it was the most magnificent spectacle i've ever seen on the water. >> reporter: these racers are a world away from the graceful j boats from the early 20th century, gary johnson, veteran, said it came down to two boats on a windy day trying to be first around the track. >> i don't think things changed

at all. >> reporter: no change at the top of the sailing world, either. well, after the race, ellison said he heard from one challenger for the next go-around. he expects it to be more challenges. this time, they were only willing and able to to ante up. these things cost a few dollars. >> 500, mike, thank you, meanwhile, $500 million to meld this effort to retain the cup and to win it and retain it. >> pretty amazing, wow! >> meanwhile, i was in newport, rhode island in 1983 when america lost the america's cup in 133 years. that was jaw dropping. this is a whole lot better. we are joined, by the way, by members of oracle team usa, guys, good morning, congratulations. >> all right. thanks, guys, good morning. >> just raise your hands, how

many have you been to sleep since winning and retaining the america's cup? >> yeah, i didn't think so. so we'll tread lightly here him talk to me, words like epic, impossible, historic are being used to describe this victory, how do you guys describe it? skipper. >> look, it was one hell of a comeback. this is one hell of a time. we have worked for a lot of years now. we are fighting a lot of adversity in the past. i feel it prepared us for this. man, we knew it was going to be a fight on the water. we never knew it was going to be these epic proportions. one heck of a comeback from the guys. >> you staked every race for eight straight races. all the articles i read say changes were made to this boat after i think about the 8th or 9th race. in layman's terms, because we won't understand the technicalities. in layman's terms, what did you change to make that boat so much

faster? >> well, it's like formula one. you make small changes. it's all about developing the boat. i think psychologically this team the people involved in this team, seem to do better when they're at that super higher situation at match point when they're facing the barrel of the gun, we just refuse to die. we just refuse to go away. >> we look at the boat, jimmy the rest of you guys, it is not the boat i watched in newport, 1983. most people don't recognize this, have we crossed the line? is there no going back to those older boats? >> well, yeah, it's the flintstone generation. this isn't your grandfather's america's cup. this is like the x games on water. man, these boats are very, very physical. a lot of risk. this is reward. standing on san francisco bay does not get any better than that. >> when it comes down to it, you did the nearly impossible.

guys, once again from all of us, congratulations, well done. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> cool. >> so exciting. we just had one question. how did they get the giant american flag. >> we had to do it. >> just let it hang there. >> speaking of technology. >> mcmann called. >> i know, this is going down with me today. i thought i'd help you out, savannah. >> they keep moving the 1st down line on the football field. >> it's an amazing sport. >> i am amazed by that. >> it is throwback thursday. we want to check in with carson. good morning to you. >> that wasn't real? >> don't spoil it for me. congratulations to the guys. good morning, it is throwback thursday. we were inspired by the story this week that volkswagon is going to discontinue the production of that classic vw van. this is the actual scoopy doo

mystery machine. by the end of the year, it will no longer be in production. what was your first car? we'd love to know yours. so let us know. i'll match some of these beauties with some of our hosts here on the show. let us know now. also, i'm having a little breakfast in the orange room, you'd like to come in, join me, let me know, treat me. i will go outside. i will bring you in. i will have a bagel. tell me about your first car. it will be fun, let us know. back to you. >> i like how you said, you were driving that hippy bus. if you were driving around, you don't remember. >> i was tweeting you. i would like breakfast, a croissant. maybe a crumpet. why didn't she file charges? george zimmerman's wife speaks out in an exclusive live interview. having to remember complicated passwords? those days may soon be over.

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>> we are back now 7:30. the 26th day of september, 2013. coming back with a look at the people out in our closet just behind us on what promises to be a pretty morning here in the northeast. hopefully tonight where you are waking up as well. >> here's what's making news this morning. president obama is headed to a community college in maryland today to promote his health care law. >> two new videos shows the navy heater is inside the facility during the attack. >> we heard from guys oracle usa riding high after pulling off agremarkable wins in a row to capture and hold onto the america's cup. and just ahead this morning, a valuable life lesson for a group of teenagers. we will introduce you to a high

school football coach who suspended his team for showing a lack of character off the field. >> all right, that's interesting. first, more than a year after shelly zimmerman stood by her husband george as we waited to stand by for the trial of the shooting death of trayvon martin. following his acquittal, she filed for divorce. we will talk to shelly zimmerman exclusively in a moment. first, kerry sanders looks back at the zimmerman case and the marriage in the public eye. >> reporter: shelly zimmerman stood by her husband george in the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: in july, george zimmerman was acquitted of second degree murder charges and less than two months after the charges, shelly filed for divorce. saying in the document the marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken. the dispute spilled into the public eye at shelly zimmerman's

father's house. >> i don't know what he's capable of. i'm really scared. >> reporter: after the call, police rushed to the home and briefly detained george zimmerman. >> get on your knees, cross your feet, according to a report, shelly told them george punched her father in the nose and smashed her ipad. george said shelly's father was the aggressor and shelly hit george with the ipad. no charges were filed, no guns were found. at a news conference shortly after the incident, shelly zimmerman barely spoke. >> no, she's not feeling that great. >> reporter: her lawyer telling reporters, shelly zimmerman just wants to move on with her life. nbc news, miami. >> we want to mention that george zimmerman sued nbc for deafmation. the company strongly denies his allegation. shelly zimmerman is here with her attorney. we reached out to george zimmerman's representatives for

statements. they said they were not interested in commenting. shelly, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to start, i i don't want to dwell with it. i want to start with that and in few weeks ago. you said he had his hand on a gun, he was threatening you. you said he was going to shoot you when you called 911, that he continually had his hand on that gun. as you know, police say they never confiscated a gun. they never even laid eyes on a gun. do you stand by your story completely? >> absolutely. i absolutely stand by my story. >> you saw a gun, you saw him place his hand on a gun? you had visual contact or confirmation he had a gun and was threatening you with it. >> i did not see a gun, but i saw. i know my husband. i saw him in a stance and a look in his eyes that i have never seen before. his shirt was halfway unbuttoned and he was putting nice hand in his shirt and saying please step closer, pleads step closer, so i

think that logically i assumed he had a gun on him. >> you also said to that 911 operator, i don't know what he's capable of. and those words struck me, shelly. i don't know what he's capable of. they're inflammatorytory words considering your husband was just acquitted on murder charges were were they used intentionally to raise questions? to raise doubts about not only his behavior during this altercation but perhaps his behavior on the night that trayvon martin was shot? >> no, they weren't intentional. i really don't know what he is capable of. this person that i am married to that i'm divorcing, i've kind of realized now that i don't know him and i really don't know what he is capable o. i saw a look in his eyes that i have never seen before that day. >> few don't know what he is capable of. you say he threatened you with a gun. he punched your father in the nose, why dun press charges? >> in hooivendsight, i should

have, i really regret that. but i'm on probation and the officers made it very clear that day that if i press charges, we were all going to go to jail and i would have been the only one to stay there. >> you mentioned you were on probation. you are going through divorce, my experience over the years tells me that when emotion run high, there are three stories, there is his story, her story and the truth which is somewhere in the middle. but you also pled guilty to perjury charges, based on something you said in a bail hearing for george zimmerman. it was clearly untrue. do you have credibility issues as you sit here this morning? >> i think i do have credibility issues and i own that. and i'm a grown woman and i made a mistake and i i don't know e own that. but the truth is the truth and i want to always forever more tell the truth. that's why i'm here. >> you stood by him through this entire trial. i cried when he was acquitted. i would imagine those were tears

of joy. >> they were. >> a short time later you filed for divorce. are you telling me he's changed that dramatically since the trial that forced you to do that? >> yes, we have. >> in what way? >> he just kind of treated me like i was disposable. >> you mean after standing by him? >> yes, after standing by him. he kind of left and i guess kind of went on a victory tour without me and i thought that i was living a life with him and that we were going to kind of rebuild after all of this and he had other plans for me. >> through owl after this, with all you are now going through, i mean, with the divorce and this altercation, has it changed your perspective at all on what he's told you what happened the night that trayvon martin was shot and killed? do you still believe the story that we have all heard from him? >> i'm conflicted on that.

i believe the evidence, but this revelation in my life has really helped me to take the minders off and start to see things. >> let me make sure i understand. so you now doubt his innocence, at least the fact that he was acting on self-defense on the notice that trayvon martin was killed? >> i think anyone would doubt that innocence because i don't know the person that i have been married to. >> that's a dramatic change. i mean, you didn't seem to doubt his innocence during the entire trial. you stood right there by his side. you went into hiding with him. you faced death threats with him. you lied under oath for him. and now you are saying you have doubts? >> i have doubts. but i also believe the evidence. >> one of the jurors in this case, i think it was juror '0329 said george zimmerman got away from murder but you can't get away from god. in your opinion, did the justice system work here?

>> i think so. i respect the jury's decision. they saw more evidence than i've seen. >> and can you look me in the eye and tell me that you don't believe your husband profiled trayvon martin? >> yes, he did not profile trayvon martin. >> so had trayvon martin been white, you think the night would have ended in the same tragic fashion? >> yes, i do. >> where do you do from here, shelly? >> focusing on myself. i lost 40 pounds since the trial. really taking care of myself, moving forward with my life. >> have you been able to file papers for the divorce? >> the zwors filed, we have not served. >> do you know where he is? >> no. >> you have had no altercation since that incident? >> yes. >> we will keep that it way? >> yes, we will. >> shelly, thanks. thank you very much as well. let's get a check of the weather now from al.

>> as we look at the tropics, there's nothing going on. i mean, it is quiet and it's going to stay that way for a while, what we see, and, in fact, when you look at the records, the atlantic hurricanes was two back in 1982. well, guess what, this season, 2013, we've only had two hurricanes and, of course, none making it onshore in the united states. we'll see how long that continues. don't forget. sandy happened in october. that's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods it is cloudy and cool for students at the bus stop this morning. we will stay on the cool side with a lot of cloudiness through another hour or two. it should be in the 50s, to just near 60 with a light wind, a lot of cloudiness. we ought to get sunshine breaking up by noontime.

partly cloudy, highs reaching low to mid-70s. beautiful weather friday through your weekend. sunshine each day with highs in the 70s. morning lows, 50 >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks very much. coming up next, do you have trouble remembering all your passwords? the cool solution around the corner. trending, tina fey had a oh, steer clear of kristen,

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, a high school football coach benches the entire team to teach them a valuable lesson. >> it really brought us back down to earth. a global fashion icon, her billion dollar empire and battle with her ex over her brand and the way to a man's heart, one woman's road to an engagement ring paved with 300 sandwiches. today, thursday, september 26th, 20 2013. >> we're in san diego the city that never sleeps. >> we love "today."

>>. >> we love al roker. >> how are you? >> hi, natalie. >> happy birthday to me, i waited 44 years to meet matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone, welcome back to "today." i'm savannah guthrie, coming up in the next few minutes, we will get into a subject that sometimes is controversial. should women breast-feed in public? >> i this i that some people are uncomfortable seeing it. it's never made me uncomfortable. >> there is a way you can do it. i walk right by. i don't notice it. thes what we are exploding with our new mom jenna bush. sheing to to the streets of new york city along with a political girl and hidden camera. always trouble when you give jenna wolf a camera. >> natalie is over at the us now desk, good morning again. >> good morning to you guys, once again as well. the fbi released chilling under

surveillance video of a gunman stalking the hallways. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins us from washington with more. pete, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. this is video taken inside the building where the shooting happened. it shows any alexis emerging from a 4th floor restroom, holding the gun low, looking into office doors n. another view, he comes down a stairway. investigators say he shot at victims on three floors. in a final video, he is shown hiding behind a corner as people scramble. he had scratched into the barrel of the gun end to the torment. not what you all say, better off this way my elf. the fbi says he was mentally disturbed, thinking he was controlled by extremely low radio waves. >> pete williams, thanks, so much. the estranged wife of george zimmerman, matt asked if she had

doubts when he shot unarmed teenager trayvon martin even though he was acquitted. here's what she had to say. >> i think anyone would doubt that innocence because i don't know the person that i have been married to. >> shelly zimmerman filed her divorce less than two months after her husband's acquittal t. private dispute spilled no the proift eye when shelly called police during a domestic dispute. a passenger plane on way to the u.k. was left on auto pilot while both pilots slept last month. the information was just revealed. the civil aviation authority has not announced which airline was involved. apparently the pilots agreed to take turns taking short naps. at one point, one of the pilots woke up to discover they were both sloping. a caa official says he does not expect the poilts will face serious disciplinary action. a high school coach in utah

benched his entire team, not because he lost on the field, it was because he said they had lost their way. this morning it looked like some will get to play on friday. they had to earn it. >> reporter: the union high school cougars are wearing the black and gold again. >> we've cleaned up our act. >> this week, players moved from the gridiron to gardening and window washing. part of their new play b.c. to get back in the game after 50 players were benched, their coaches were fed up with the performance of some off the field, poor grades, poor attendance. last week, coaches learned some players may have been involved in cyberbullying. >> we felt like the respect level for our students and to the teachers and things weren't where we wanted that to be. >> players were told to turn over their jerseys. they did, some with tears in their eyes. >> i was definitely sad because i love playing. >> reporter: they were given a

letter from the coaching staff with a list of requirements they wanted to fin fish they wanted to ply again, keep their grades up, complete a character education class and do community service. during a team meeting wednesday night, most of the players got their jerseys back. ten did not because they failed to neat requirements. tough love that even parents say was welcome. >> you are held to a higher standard and your behavior better be up to snuff. >> it really brought us back down to earth. i think it got people to do what they noded to do. >> reporter: for "today," nbc news, roosevelt, utah. >> a good message there. it's 8:05 there. let's go outside, get a check of the weather with al. >> mr. lauer, come on in, this lady has waited 44 years to meet you. >> oh, it's going outside to ge of the weather with al roker. >> come out here. there is this lady who has waited 44 years to meet you on her bith day z how are you?

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trending today. we start with a question trending from the new york times. how much cheese do you guys eat? >> i'm god for 8 pounds a day. >> a day does not go by without cheese. >> you are not going to be surprised at all by what i have to tell you. that's right. apparently the average american eats cheese. let's spread it out. >> it is not 2,000 pounds, it's 23 pounds, though, per person. >> another day in my career. how are you? >> listen to this. >> you will have -- >> do you have the baby bel? >> anybody else? >> carson. >> apparently, americans used to eat 8 pounds a year, now it's 23 pounds a year. >> that's right. the figures are from the centers of the science of american's interest. americans, peter, basically, have turned it from a kind of snackfood into a staple in our diets.

that's not a food thing. >> that much cheese? >> just a little hint. >> i got to make the most of it. >> baby bon-bel. >> okay. look at the swiss, there is 30. >> exactly. >> the amazing thing is he is here for no other reason. >> peter brings the cheese. >> thank you. trending on "today.com," the royals may be glamorous, privileged. they are like us in one way, they also like to get up and dance, look no further than chris williams and kate and who could forget prince harry busting a move, if you can call it that. you know who we have to thank, apparently for these moves. in a new interview, prince charles says he son has inherited his ability to bust a move. charles may be right, princess don't na, though, was no slouch

either, who could forget her dance moves, back in 1985. >> who could forget charles' dance hands? that's a move, all right. >> as we mentioned earlier, volkswagon's decision to discontinue their van has inspired us to feature cars on this throwback thursday. the tweets came in, no pun intend, fast and furious. >> i'll start with mine, 1990, white forbe probe. i tinted the windows. somehow my parents let me get a personalized plate white ice. don't tease me about that. what was i thinking? my mom was like, are you a drug dealer? what are you doing? >> no, i'm a golfer, i don't know what i'm thinking. >> is it a play on vanilla ice? >> it's embarrassing. >> first of all, 1990, you are killing us. >> mine was a 1964 volkswagon beetle. it was cool, i bought it for

$250. i drove it two years sold it for $150. >> could you see the road, did it go right through? >> a flintstone car. >> mine was a used 1984 mazda glc, within i was a senior in high school, 1989, i had on my plate, it said cheese loverment no, i could have. >> that's impressive. >> i had a 1982 blue toyota tercel with no power steering. >> oh. >> it was horrible. yeah. >> al. >> i had a '63 black dodge dart with a push button automatic transmission. >> oh, who you. >> i had got fourteen my next door neighbor. i mowed his lawn. he gave it to me. >> that's nice. >> he gave me a car. he said, it was on blocks in the driveway. he said, you and your dad can start the dart, you can have it. >> well done. >> that's what's trending today

and back then, too. coming up, new mom, jenna wolf uses a hidden camera to explore the world of breast-feeding in public. first, an entrepreneur with global clothings and accessories. first a look at how she has spun fashion goals. >> it's the double t medallion that has women screaming. whether it's the clothing the jewelry or those iconic ballet flats you love, tory burch has more affordable prices. a multi-billion dollar brand cooked up ten years ago in the kitchen burch shared with her then husband chris burch. it opened and ten months later on an episode of oprah hit the big time with the midas touch there new york style center tory burch is hailed as the next ting in fashion. >> the next day, she had 8

million hits online. travel hit at home. burch and her husband divorced, maintaining respectful relationship for the three sons and the company they shared together. >> that is until 2011 when chris launched his own brand with a similar aesthetics. it sparked lawsuits. tory's company calls it a knockoff, chris claims claimed the two didn't compete, giving significantly lower prices. the two eventually settled out of course. since then, there has only been good news for burch, making world's billionaire's list, launching a line this month to rave reviews. now a staple of any successful designer brand, her very own fragrance and tory burch is with us now. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's let that soak in a moment. self-made billionaire. can you believe that? >> no, i really can't. you know what, we have worked so hard, our company will be ten years in february.

we have a great brand. >> you had a billion dar company in less than ten years. are you the first to say you didn't start out with design experience, this was inspiration. a lot of women are watching this. they want to know how you did it? >> i definitely learned on the job, i would say, if have you an idea, a unique idea, it's a lot of work, but you can do it. >> you have expanded left and right. do you ever look at it and think, okay, what is too big? you don't want it to get out of your control, are you so much a part of what makes the prand special. >> we think of it every time. every store we open. it's a lot of thought we're strategic. we've had so much rapid growth. it's been measured. >> there have been highs and lows. we mentioned you had a legal battle with your ex-husband over his, really, did you hear about that? i guess the question is, i know you've settled it now. have you really moved on from it? are you two in a place where you

are back to getting along and being respectful and this is behind you? >> we really have. i never wanted a legal battle. so from the beginning, i always wanted to settle. we have six kids that we love and it's really behind us. it really is. we talk. we talk about the. he has his own businesses now. >> so there is no hard feelings, you don't look at the success of c wonder and say gosh, that's a knockoff or a ripoff. >> i always wanted chris to be a success. that was never a part of the conversation. >> you had an unconventional path for a designer. i have to show a picture of you as a little girl. you kind of had the tory burch being then. you had a hand bag, let's show the picture of you coming up. i thought to myself, you never had one of those gotm phases, did you? >> maybe number i never had the goth fachltz i wore a lot of grateful dead tee-shirt. it was preppy. i always had a different kind of

style. >> tell me about the from gravenlts it is a rite of passage. you know you are big when you have a fragrance, was it fun? >> estee was fun. it was a five-year conversation with them. learn d.c. science of what goes into a fragrance. >> can i try it? >> i hope you do. >> what did you use in it? >> we started with bessey bear a big fragrance my father wore. then we put sandalwood, man da rir -- mandarine. >> in your spring runway, there can be no greater ambition to bring back the fannie pack. >> we don't call it that. >> when you think of, this is a new passion. it's time has come what is old is new again. >> as soon as my mother saw it, we said the belt bag. >> it sounds much better.

>> tory, thank you for your success. it's great to have you here. >> thank you very much. this morning on born today, we are talking about breast-feeding. we asked "today" correspondent and new mom jenna wolf to tackle the issues. good morning, nice to see you. >> noise to see you, yes, we asked our viewers on today.com how they feel about breast-feeding in public. nearly 10,000 responded, 38 said they felt it was a non-issue. 9% said they felt empowered. the same percentage felt embr rased as well. i didded to see where i fall into that percentage and check it out myself. >> it's a relatively modern dilemma in the course of motherly events the breast vs. bottle debates. when my daughter harper was born, i chose to breast-feed. as many can attest, the decision comes with both rewards and challenges. >> i say breast-feeding, first word that pops into your head? >> connection. >> connection. >> the closeness.

>> difficult. >> nurtureing. >> i say nurtureing, too. >> and breast-feeding, but what i discovered was that it wasn't failure for me. i knew that i wasn't good at getting him to latch on and it was just, it was stressful. >> reporter: stressful and at times awkward when a baby's tummy clock doesn't match up with mommy's busy day. breast-feeding in public has long been a matter of debate. to test the climate in 2013, i set out with a hidden camera and one hungry baby. first stop the plaza hotel. next stop famous toy haven fao schwartz. >> within i first started and took it out, i felt like i was doing something wrong, you feel ashamed and embarrassed. but the more you do it, the more comfortable you feel. >> i even went to a fancy department store. >> can you balance the screaming and the fussiness with how

comfortable you feel breast-feeding in public and one always wins out. i want to bring my whole mommy and me class here. >> for some moms, the challenges can take their tolls. according to cdc, 77% of women in the united states begin breast-feeding their babies, but by three months, this number drops to 38% and at six months, only 16% of bebs are consumeing breast milk alone. >> breast-feeding was the most natural and healthiest thing i can do for the my kids. >> campaigns like this one launched by the department of health and human services are aimed at getting more women to stick with it. but what about women who simply can't breast feerksd like suzanne barsten, whose baby was allergic to breast milk. >> i have every breast-feeding problem under the sun. >> she says she felt alienated after she started bottle feeding her kid's formula. >> it made me feel like i had failed. in my one job as a mom i had

failed. >> realizing moms like her kneeled support, suzanne created a campaign for all women, no matter how they choose to feed their kids. still, there are those moments that can make natural feel unnatural. while harper was quietly having lunch at the apple store in midtown manhattan, i was approached by a store employee. >> do you want to go somewhere in private? >> i'm okay. is it okay i'm here? >> we use this for our customers. >> i agreed to move, while i never encountered problems in public, sometimes other moms do. >> i was asked to stop in a bank for someone to come over and asked to say, can you not do that here? it felt, i felt uncomfortable. >> before i had a child, i had no idea that breast-feeding could be such an emotional topic. if i learned anything so far, it's that while it's not always easy, most of us moms are just

doing our best. >> the best thing can you do for your baby and your most important job as a mom or a parent is feed them with love and don't let the noise from society get in the way of your relationship with your child. >> incredibly well said. harper and i made it five weeks so far. this is a very important topic to me. i want to come back and touk about it. >> it's important to a lot of people. >> it's important to you, obviously. >> savannah, we missed you. >> these beautiful moments. that's our jenna. >> that's why i'm still on maternity leave. >> take another fews. nice to see you, jenna. coming up, would you make 300 sandwiches for your boyfriend just to get a ring? >> we will meet a woman that is doing just that. we will hear about that. hear about the reaction when she announced that strategy to the world. first on a thursday morning, check with your local news and

weather. jenna. coming up, would you make 300 sandwiches for your boyfriend just to get a ring? >> we're going to meet a woman who is doing just that. we'll hear about it, hear about the reaction she got when she announced that little strategy to the world. let's check your local news and weather. good morning, 8:26 on this thursday, september 26th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's check your commute. for folks traveling along 301 southbound, this is near 5, still seeing your

mostly cloudy on this thursday morning. still cooler. temperatures near 50 and 60 around much of the region. more sunshine will begin to appear. partly cloudy this afternoon. highs, low to mid-70s. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. morning lows, 50s. afternoon highs, 70s. we'll keep that going through the weekend.

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>> it's 8:00. oh, it's 8:30 on a dhurs on this 26th day of september, 2013. we have a shot of people at rockefeller plaza. let's go with it. i got to tell you this lady got upset. >> i was going to say. >> what are you screaming for? >> we love the "today" show. >> it was matt. she was screaming for matt.

>> i know her. >> give her one more. >> no. >> what would do you for love? >> did you say something? >> i am losing my haefrg. >> they want you to keep it down. coming up, we had a very interesting story a. woman on a mission. her boyfriend loves sandwiches. she decided to make him one. then he told her, you have just 300 sandwiches short of an engagement ring. she took him up on it coming up. also, earlier this woke, we took you inside the hospital that women gave birth. coming up, some women are choosing to stay home and have their babies at home. >> with a chill in the air, it's time to get our gardens ready for fall. we will get timely fuse. >> wow. >> don't let me touch that.

>> right now, can we bring in carson's cheese buddy one more time? one of the stars of nbc. it's good to see you. >> it's good to see you. >> full season pickup. that's a good deal. >> very happy about it at the border. >> very nice. >> it's a nice time, not only are you in the next season, one of the top story lines from last season, chance lor and the family had gone away. >> yes. >> i know it's drama, but just to have a heavy story line like that? >> you were smiling when you said cancer. >> it is a relief to have that story line. a different tone to the beginning of this season. >> one thing for parents, it is so real. perhaps, it's a part of the reason it took a while for viewers to sort of catch onto it. >> yeah, the strength is in its relatability. there is a great believability about the show. if you tune in, you will be

tuneing into problems you face in your own relationship or family. if you don't watch your marriage, your relationships with your children are doomed. >> there is a lot of great actors on the show, you are tv kids, when you are not shooting, do you miss them? >> i do miss them, our oldest daughter has gone to columbia. she left the show. it's fascinating to see the young talent show up on the show. >> congratulations. this season premiers tonight on nbc. >> family night. >> "parenthood." >> we got some nice folks out here. a high green apple service day. what is going on? >> we are gathering sol tears t different guy than he was when he started. >> congratulations. "parenthood" premiers tonight on nbc. >> thanks for the cheese too. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> first, we have some nice folks out here.

we're gathering thousands of volunteers all over the world for service projects this saturday. you can learn more. go to migraineapple.org. >> the mesothelioma day. >> it is very deadly, caused by asbestos exposure. go to curemeso.org to get the latest an greatest information. let's check more weather. we'll show you for our weekend ahead, friday. we've got rain in the plains, wet weather in the pacific northwest, slight risk of strong storms. on saturday, beautiful eastern third of the country, wet and windy. rain makes its way into the mid plains. sunny and warm in the southwest. sunday, sunday, again, another nice day in the weekend. warm to mild conditions, more rain in the pacific northwest. showers stretching from the central great lakes all the way

back down into texas. >> that's what's going on in the country. here is what's happening in your next of the woods good morning. a gray over green thursday morning. there >> that's your latest weather. don't forget, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. now, let's head down to washington, d.c. and say hello to willard scott. . >> it's a nice little day out on the river, baib maybe in a row boat, balloons, happy birthday. take a look.

>> all right. willard, i'll take it. martha stewart will help you get your garden ready for fall. up next, one woman's controversial quest to get her boyfriend to marry herbie making him 300 sandwiches. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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heart is through his stomach. we have new evidence this morning. >> they have been dating two years when stephanie made eric a home-made sandwich. it must have been good. he joked, you are 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring. >> the senior from the new york post, she got cooking, progressing, she decided to make those 300 sandwiches. she wrote about this journey in an article that has drawn a lot of reaction. good to see you. >> is this real? are you really making sandwiches in pursuit of an engagement ring? >> yes, that was the goal, 300 sandwiches, right? what i have learned is the journey is more important. with every sandwich, we learn more about each office. we have fun and made a lot of great meals. >> you have made 176 sandwiches? >> you share stories and lessons of the journey. a lot of people have reacted. some is positive. they like those stories. >> yes. >> some people said, whoa, this

young lady is sending feminism back. she is becoming a stepford wife. she is doing what this guy wants to get a ring. how do you react? >> first of all, he does most of the cooking in our house. if he wasn't the kind of guy that wasn't worth one sandwich, i wouldn't make 300 sandwiches. first, it was a joke, come on, it's supposed to be light hearted. >> do you feel you have learned something larger about taking the time, doing something that pleads your meat, pouring your heart into something as simple as a sandwich. some look complicated. >> i have. i learned the impact of doing one small nice thing for someone else. yet, this is adding up to a lot of small nice things. it really does make a relationship. >> your sandwich 176. it started with a simple turkey and swiss. some are so --let get eric in here, come in here. you are the man of the hour. most importantly, do you have a fate of the 176 so far?

>> oh, definitely the prime rib is my absolute favorite. >> that's this one here. >> a bagget? >> okay. >> do you take suggestions or whatever sandwich comes my way? >> it's a collaborative process. i leave work, we will go to the grocery store and see what's fresh. >> here's the real question. are you going to step up to the plate, eric, so to speak, when she gets to sandwich 300, is there going to be a ring in your hand? are you going down on one knee? >> oh, of course, yes. >> are you going to actually make her get to 300? don't you think she's demonstrated commitment here with 175. >> i would have married her with only one sandwich. >> had you only known that, you would have saved a lot of time and merge. >> it's fun. by the way, it looks good. >> precongratulations, you seem determined i think you will get to sandwich 300. stephanie, eric, thank you. >> coming up, jennifer hager

looks at why more people are choosing to have their families at home. this is "today"

. >> we are back at 8:45, a look at what is popping in pregnancy trends, yes, there are pregnancy trends, meanwhile, "today" correspondent jennifer hager has more. >> good morning, guys. in today's culture, it is no surprise parents are following along. in "today's" mom survey, more than 50% posted a picture of the newborn after hours of delivery. the one trend that popped out is a little out of step in our high-tech society. from gender reveal parties to live tweeting labor, parents are tweeting towards total exposure. yet, one trend seems to be a throwback to a time when hashtag as a boy wasn't a part of our

vocabulary. it's a choice many well known women have made, including singer/songwriter philanthropist elan is morriset. >> i didn't imagine myself have been the birth experience in the hospital. >> on christmas day 2010, she and her husband with the help of a mid-wife welcomed their son into their home literally. throughout her labor, morriset battled her pain. >> the experience was beyond pain. it was a transenddental experience. i just went into a whole other world and basically had to be the little soldier that i am and really focus on this new beautiful creature coming out of me. >> reporter: she cautions while it was the right decision for her and her family, the experience may not be right for everyone. >> i think once people know it's quite possible to have a really amazing home birth, in my case, i have no regretz and would do

it again. in the same breath, it was not the easiest experience of my life. i think having it be an option, it's really exciting. >> it's an option that more moms to be are choosing. while still less than 1% of the total births in the u.s., that percentage has doubled over the past decade. >> being a part of that really intimate moment is, it's life changing. >> mid-wife lori walker has been doing this nearly 30 years. she is caught, her term, not our, almost 1,900 bebs. >> this option is meant a for women low risk. >> reporter: mid-wives raeg regulated state by state are determined to deliver babies and care for mother, but cannot perform surgeries like a c-section. >> we don't wait for a disaster to occur. if we see this is no longer an acceptable safe narrio, we will leave. we don't believe in out of hospital births at all costs.

that would be irresponsible. >> reporter: some caution home births a still risky. a kornell study the largest to date, find babies born at home versus a hospital are strongly associated with worse outcomes. >> we should troy to do the most possible that we can to satisfy the patient's desire to have a natural corporate. however, we should try to do it in a setting where if god forbid something goes wrong the le sources are quickly available. >> reporter: understanding the pros and cons of a home birth, they still opened to deliver their first baby emma at home. >> as soon as i decide i wanted a natural birth, i did not want any unnecessary medical intervention that you'd be exposed to in the hospital. >> you were more frightened about giving birth in a hospital. >> i wanted to experience it in a very calm, loving and respectful way at home. i was opened to the possibility

if we needed medical intervention, we could to that. >> your new baby will be born here. do you think it will fell more like a home? >> oh, yeah, i think it makes it a much more special place. >> and just 15 hours after i sat down with sandy and mark, they safely welcomed little noah xavier into their family, bringing an enormous amount of love into their home. sandy says noah is fantastic. he is health years gaining weight. his big sister is getting used to him being around, it is important to note home births aren't always bearing the cost of insurance. you can get more on "today.com. i thought about doing a studio birth. so did our executives. someone said, you want another studio birth? today there is a home birth. but my husband said no. >> smart guy. >> a lot of people are doing it, actually. >> it is, it's interesting. you get the sense you want to

have your baby in a place that you feel comfortable. >> speaking of babies, i believe we have a jenna bush picture from back in the day. >> oh. that was a surprise. i thought you were going to say mila. she is the cutest baby in the world. >> she is, you have been overtaken now. >> that baby is okay. >> pretty cute. >> thank you. jenna, up next, martha stewart shares her secrets for the perfect fall garden. first, this is today on nbc. . i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't let ideological battles get in the way of making progress. terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad.

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>> this morning on "today" temperatures are dropping, it's a food time the take care of your yard and do a little planting. martha stewart is here with ideas to spruce up, prudence, plant, from the october issue of "martha stewart living." >> the leaves are changing, they're falling off the trees. >> it's perfect. >> there are lots of hints and tips, a big drop cloth, can you pick it up easily, put it into the composite. >> this is great. >> it's light weight, so you can fill that and drag it over to the compost. >> simple good will. use the rake. >> that is very good for weeds. it aerates the grass and picks up the leaves at the right time.

pruneing, it's time to prune your boxwood, your shrubs. these are great long-handled prunersch sharp. you can snip off. >> how do you know you haven't pruned too much? >> it looks ugly. within it gets down to the stub, you have gone too far. >> i take off the protrudeing growth and not using the sheers. >> but when you have a plant like this, it's got flowers that are way past their prime, what do do you with those? >> take out your handy sheer, check this off. this is a perrenial. it will come back next year. make sure that goes into the compost, too. you will make a much nicer looking plant. i should get a couple of these off. it guess very quickly. pruneing is so much funnel. >> you put up with that lock, it will pay dividends in the spring. >> you bet. this is another boxwood that you can make this into a nicer

looking shrub by careful pruneing. >> you see, i like this look than when they get all leggy. >> leggy doesn't look so good. >> help me plant the bulbs, what are the rules? >> i did an article, usually you use a bulb planter. you dig little holes everywhere in your grass or garden. it's so time consumeing and exhausting. i dig out a whole area or find a hollow in the ground. >> or a trench. >> and amend the soil, put in bone meal. >> why bone meal? >> lime, it helps the bulbs grow. special first time lizers now for bulbs. once your soil is all amended, then you put this, put your bulbs in the ground. >> the round side down. >> the roots down. make sure you find root. so many people put it this way, it makes it hard for the bulbs to go. put them in nicely spaced.

then cover the whole garden with soil. >> you want to do this about how far in advance of the first frost? >> no, you can do it after the frost. >> you can? >> oh, sure. planting bulbs. you can do that up until december. can do it in january. >> let's get color. talk to me about here? these are planters. there is all kind of the plaernts. pots, beautiful boxes. why not bring the fall color into like your front yard, on your front porch, wherever you want to have a nice planter. so this is called a toutour. they come in different shapes. can you find them in the garden center. this is a fall grass. you can put gourds in there. plant colorful perrenials. >> that willing will nice. isn't that a pretty color? this is a fois kind of grass. all of that will look very, very nice outside. >> it's perfect. >> you can use it on a tabletop. if have you tables on your porch and you want to boutfy it.

kind of grass. all of that will look very, very nice outside. here is a tabletop. if you have some tables on your porch and you want to beautify it, you just put the gourds inside. we have breaking news at

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. >> welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, september 26th, 2013. our guests all week long "america's got talent" spice girl mel b. mel b is killing a jumper this morning. >> can we see the whole thing? >> this is fashion right now. very on trend. we love it. looks good on it. >> we have to do a bit naughty with the red vibes. >> naughty. >> we love when you bring the naughty. >> they are spikes. watch it. >> my gosh. >> you saw that movie. >> you are terrifying. terrifying. we love it. >> why don't you get mel b to do our themes. >> we were saying the new theme

by mel b. >> i would do that in a heartboat. >> that would be the end of it. hey. >> yesterday we played bono's impersonation of bill clinton. >> yeah. >> in case you missed it. bono doing bill. >> when i first met bono, he walked into the oval office and actually i thought it was a member of his own road crew. he wasn't really dressed right. actually, i felt like the rockstar on that occasion. i. >> i must be really easy to make fun of there so bill clinton had to get his. so last night, he was on cnn. he did his impersonation of bono. >> take a look. >> well, i'm irish, you know and we irish, we can imitate anybody. but the way i see it, i have

been singing so long and loud at these concerts, that i'm hoarse, so i have to be careful of my voice. that's why all the charities only have three letter names. >> the shades. the bono shades. >> the mannerisms down. >> do you really know what bono sounds like? >> irish. irish. >> bono. >> yeah. >> can we talk about bono sunglasses the shades, those. >> he always wears them. >> those particular shades. >> we node to update his shades. >> i like them. that's his look, come on. >> right there. we can do better. >> it locks like he's about to go to woodshop. >> that's what it is. >> hey, bono, can you make me a birdhouse? it's a nice collection. >> you put your things on it. protective eye wear. >> i love. >> you can't mess with bono.

>> he needs nothing. nothing. >> he's got a skilled drill. he's ready to go. >> don't make fun of the -- >> fantastic. >> put bono in that jumpsuit. >> all right. now here's the story that i have to confess, i don't quite understand. this is wal-mart has pulled a costume, a halloween costume. >> for kids, for todd lers. i think it's just because of the name. a small -- naughty leopard. for your 2t toddler. >> it doesn't look like a leopard. >> that's the real story. that's no leopard. >> it doesn't look inappropriate. it's no crop top. >> it's the name naughty help leopard. >> it's neither naughty or leopard. >> no. >> the control room is saying there is something in the ruffles that looks like a ruffles.

>> the socks maybe? >> little spots up top. >> around the neck the pink. >> you can see the spots. >> ballerina leopard. >> a bad costume. >> they pulled it in the thing is, it's no longer available. >> thank goodness. >> they've pulled it off the shelf. you you can still order it online under a different name. >> stupid costumes. >> it's not really leopard. >> wal-mart said said it's never our intention to offend anyone. >> who was offended? >> they apologized if people were offended. >> is there any intention to offend anyone? >> we want to tick you off. that's how solid we are about our product. >> that was cracking me up. like. >> that's all. >> if are you offend by that costume, you really should find bigger things. >> get a life. >> you couldn't wear that costume for this next story. >> that's exactly right.

the king of segues. >> there is a place in the u.k. that banned visitors. this can't be real again. >> everything that is crazy comes out of the u.k.. >> banned visitors from wearing animal prints because it confuses the animals. >> but if we offended any of the animals, we apologize. >> look how confused the giraffe is. >> are you a leopard? i don't know. >> it's a prep leopard print. >> maybe it would confuse the animals. if they look confused when you are dressed in leopard. >> here's the thing, the animals, they have noticed the animals have tried to communicate with those prints. i don't know how. >> oh. >> now i'm really confusing everyone. >> on the other side of that wall. i just saw natalie go by.

>> the naughty leopard. >> i do love leopard prints. >> it will never go out of fashion. never, ever, ever. >> the zoo has brought in bouncers to enforce the ban. >> it's a leopard print, get her out of here. >> look at those pythons you got there. >> al! >> sorry. >> wow. >> the confusion of the animals, oh, he locks confused. >> there is a cheetah going, what the heck was that? i don't know. >> i give the animals more credit than the zoo gives them. i don't think they're so dumb, they think someone in a coat is a cheetah. >> i think an animal maybe is ingrashiateing himself. >> ingraciating, wow. >> you have gone a long way on that. >> the next segment elaborates that. there was a fox reporter, fox 40 reporter.

>> that's another animal. >> in sacramento. >> a fox reporter. >> she was at the local zoo rorkt not wearing prints, though, she did have an awkward moment with a baboon named nikki. take a look. >> i am joined right now by nikki the baboon. he is trying to cop a feel a little bit. we're going to be talking a bit about the festival happening this weekend starting today. we will learn more, baboons actually love grapes. >> i love the smile. >> the best part you couldn't see, nikki's pals are going, yeah! . >> didn't even remove that hand. he left the hand will. >> nikki kind of covered it. >> look at the smile. >> hello, i got some eh! that's food! >> 2nd base. >> she liked it. >> oh my god.

>> they're dating now. >> wow. >> it's fantastic. is there such as a respectful grow. it was respectful. look at him. he just loved it. >> didn't they train him to do that? >> he can figure that out on his own. no confusion there. she could have had a baboon suit on it. >> she rolled with it, too. she kept going. >> impressive, well done. >> that's what happens at the lodi grape festival. some of those grapes were a little too fermented. baboon got into the grape juice. >> what a strange block of television. >> i'm very confused. >> there is more coming up. >> what else, al? have you recovered? >> that's a bad baboon. >> all right. let's show you what we got going on for "today."

>> impressive, well-done. some of those grapes were a little too fermented. that baboon got into the grape juice. >> what a strange block of television this has been. >> more coming up after al's weather. >> that's a bad baboon. let's show you what we've got going on for today. not a lot of wet weather. we have a few showers left over in florida. those will be ending. that's good news. mountain snow up through montana. wet weather in the pacific northwest. show you sunshine here in the northeast. another fantastic day. more rain and snowy conditions in the northern plains. windy, southern california. 70 degrees today. it is going to be warmer in minneapolis at 81 than it will be in las vegas today, 75. that's crazy. that's what's going on around

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it's kind of the -- >> it's a fake ad that went viral. it read update to ios 7, become water proof. a switch will shut off the water supply to prevent damage to your delicate circuitry. >> warning. >> not real. it's all over the web. people fell for it. tried. >> i would have fallen for it. >> the ad looks legit. >> would you put your phone to the test? >> yeah, i think i would. i would be that gullible i would put it to the test. >> one guy did it. he tried, whoa, ios 7 makes your phone water proof. later he posted, wow, i'm a dumb blank, after me tried it. so don't drap drop this in the tub or the toilet or the swimming pool. >> if are you that dumb to fall for it, how could you even -- want the phone? >> it says it switches the power

off. so i would have fallen for it. >> how about all the holes in the phone. >> i'm trying to go for it. >> wow. i'm the dumb blank. >> i'm with you. i'm with you. >> well -- >> i'm trying to help mel. >> the ad looks so authentic, though. it's a good remind tore all of us to like make sure before you try to attempt things like this, that you check it out there check things out, first. see what other people are saying. don't dry that at home. >> another public service announcement, don't bring your toaster in the tub. >> yeah. >> we know. come on, willie. >> they said i could have toast in the tub. >> don't do it. >> no toasters, no nothing. this is kind of a strange stor story, newsweek, they had this story out. >> they were bought out in august.

>> by a company international business times. they got this dress code. it notice apply, mid-drifts must be covered. you may not wear denim jeans, sweatsuits, low rise pants, sneakers, sandals. >> not on "the "today show."" see you later. >> microminiskirts are now more shirt, shaggy, messy, neglected hair not permissible. well groornlgsd business-style hair of natural color. >> that natural gets me. >> you can't dye your hair. >> i could have done anything else, to not be able to dye your hair is a bit much. >> i think it's pink or purple hair color. >> i guess when they mean natural, colors that are natural, if i had hair. >> shall we continue? it goes on. >> no open toad sandals. not a one. body piercings, any earrings should not be visible.

tattoos, they got to be covered up. >> i would have been fired. >> makeover here. this is too much. isn't it? in this day and age? you can have rules. >> i think it's important to set the ground rule that you want, and i think you want to encoverage people to dress for the job they want or have. i think it's important to be professional. but in this case, open toed shoes. i have them on. >> regret it. >> you can bank for that time. >> my neck pad. >> and that tramp stamp of yours. >> yeah. >> obviously. >> it's unbelievable. it's scooby doo. >> drunk at the jersey shore last summer. >> i got the mystery machine. he's got scooby doo. >> that was a great night.

>> i don't know, how about a scooby snack? >> okay. this guy's beard is disgusting. it's grow check it out. this san francisco man. right here. >> this is okay. >> but wait, there is more. it's become an online hit, create a beard design. isaiah webb is his name. he calls him incredibeard. he has eaten ramen noodles out of his own beard. >> i lo tf eyes. >> it gets even worse. >> that's the beard bowl. quite cool. >> the staring. >> that's fine. i got no problem there. >> yes, oh my gosh. >> and the man can still use his hands. >> as opposed to the happy meal beard. >> who needs. status fries. >> i want to know, does he wash the beard? it looks like he doesn't? it looks like he puts a ton of hairspray on it and momds it. >> he styles it up.

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recalled because the products may be contaminated. they include spf 30 and kids sunscreen lotions. researchers are raising questions about omega 3 fatty acids and memory. earlier studies suggested omega 3s found in fish and nuts may delay with aging. new research shows no different in memory tests among those with lots or little omega 3s in their blood. even though, researchers from iowa say fish and nuts are a healthy alternative for fish high in fats. the ultimate pool party in ohio, people went down a huge slip and slide and flew high into the air. it was a party isn't that right of autumn. it made a heck of a big splash. it was a giant pool, all right. fun stuff, being over to willie and al. >> nothing can go wrong there. >> oh! ow! >> natalie, thanks.

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s >> welcome back to "today" i'm willie geist along with al, natalie and mel b. >> where is natalie? >> she disappeared on us. >> here she is. >> hey, we do this show for an hour. >> i'm pulling a mel b. she comes in late every day. >> throw her under the bus. >> under the double dipper. wow! >> you know, i went upstairs to get my notes. >> it's so nice up here, i'm stay up here. >> she's fine. >> you think it's time for brunch? >> get some coffee. i thought you guys were doing a fashion segment. i saw the kids. >> oh, no. >> it's usually called the watch. you look at it. you go, hey. >> oh, natalie.

>> can't i just pull a mel b? mel b does it, it's fine. >> i got my wrist slapped. >> oh. >> you were here that day. >> i like that fashionably late to tv hosting. >> kind of 9:30ish. >> shouldn't you have a peanut butter sandwich now? >>let all delay. >> i'm going to ask everybody a question. do you like chain restaurants? >> natalie does. she is out of the question. >> i'm done there there is a few restaurant chain loyalty, they find dining usually comes down to which place offers the best boz. the consumer edge found the most popular chain was buffalo wild wings. >> i never been to one. >> no. 2 is applebees.

>> outback steakhouse. >> buffalo wild wings is like hooter's without the girls with the shirts. >> i don't know without that element. >> i think the baboon wouldn't be happy. >> a family bonner. >> buffalo wild wings love that explanation. >> no, it is more like a sports bar meets a family oriented sports bar meets a wild wing phase. >> oh, that's discretion. >> it's much better than saying it's a family version. >> you can go eat wings and watch the game without the distraction. >> what distraction? >> why don't you walk your way over to the weather wall. >> i like red lobster, missile. >> i like this cheesecake factory. >> you know what, hashtag orange room, send us your favorite chain restaurant. we will get going in there, see

what's going on. all right, for tomorrow, look at rain in the pacific northwest with some windy conditions. sunny and warm through the southwest. finally, drying out down in florida. sunday, sunday, more beautiful weather down in florida.

rain from the central great lakes into central texas. . >> that's your weather. >> are you trying to get back into the dating game or coping with an empty net thinking now what? we put together a panel of life coaches to give you advice. >> gabrielle bernstein is the author of may cause miracles. stephanie is a former television executive turned life coach. i saw her in a bar last night. >> that's another story. >> can you find that one? >> good morning, ladies, good to see you. >> first up, we got dawn with a question about dating. [ music playing ] >> i'm a 41-year-old woman who is single for the first time in my adult life and entering the dating scene. how can i make sure i don't repeat the same mistakes i have made in the past. >> all right. >> what do you think?

>> well, first of all, she has to get clear of what were the mistakes, i suggest she make a list, these are the ones i will not make again, also to know, she is 41 now, she hasn't been dating for 20 or so years, it's a completely different ball game. people tend to come with a little more baggage. she needs to make sure she is ready. if she hasn't done counseling, she might consider that to make sure she appeals. >> do you know what you want in a partner? >> i was going to say, she should make a list of what she does want and assess where they are at. see if he is up to par. >> let's take a look at the next one. a subject a lot of people can relate to. empty nesting. >> i am the mother of three young adults. i have devoted most all my time to my. while this has been wonderful and rewarding, i feel as though i've lost myself somewhere along the way. how can i go into reshape my life? >> this is a very common problem people have.

>> very xhovenlt and the reshaping starts with prioritizing. it really becomes how does she become her own priority? how does she start to give herself some time for herself? one thing is to create an hour a day to focus and devote to herself in a way that is fun. maybe it's something she wanted to do a long time ago. maybe it's crazy. taking one action on that thing and moving forward will help her to discover her lost self. >> valerie, you can reconnect, too. you were so busy with investing in your kids' lives. >> this is an exciting time for her. i think it's important to say what are all the things i wanted to do but couldn't do within i had kids? i know she is mourning not being a mom anymore. but she needs to look forward. >> up next, a career question from between-year-old amica. >> i want to get over my limiting fears and take action in my business. how do i take the next step? >> all right.

so, what do you think? >> well, you know, when it comes to launching your business, it's so important, i think, to make sure you have a really clear vision of what it is that you are going. i think that's her first step. >> i completely agree, she has to get clear of what it is she wants to release, become mindful of those fears, she wants to be willing to let them go and pay attention to the guidance along the way. weep ko watching coach me if you can. >> thank you, ladies, good talking to you. coming up next, raising kids through the generation, what really works ♪ let's face it. everyone has their own way of doing things. at university of phoenix we know learning is no different. so we offer personalized tools and support, that let our students tackle the challenge of going back to school, like they do anything else... their way.

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>> well, actually, this is from the turn of the century, actually they support breast-feeding from 1940 to 1980, though, with the rise of infant form louisiana less that 5% of babies were breast fed. today over 75% were breast fed. that's because we know the benefits. >> katie, you bottlefeld your first child, you breast fed avery. >> yes. >> how did you feel about the breast-feeding, did it take naturally for you? >> after cadence was born, i was terrified of breast-feeding. i was completely adamant against it. i did feel like a hypocrit when i chose to breast-feed avery. i did, in fact, love it. >> diane, you bottle fed your kids, but when you saw katie breast-feeding, that made a pretty big impression on you, didn't it? >> it did. when i look back, i wished i had tried to breast-feed. but at that time it was bond feeding. >> bonnie, what did you do when

it came to feeding all six of your kids? >> a breast fed the first one for a very short time. he was really too hungry. i had too feed him formula. >> but back then, it wasn't a stigma against bottle feeding or breast-feeding. was there? >> i went to a doctor that had told me i had to breast-feed. >> really? >> yes. >> back then, they told you, you had to do it? >> things have really changed, though, dr. brown, when it comes to feeding? what about the switch to solid foods? >> i have now written six additions in my baby book, solid foods, the number one i had to revise every time. so we used to recommend back in the day, she started probably at nine months of lie. she probably started less than nine weeks of lie. that's because every parent thinks it will make them sleep

through the night. >> i got. yeah. >> i got to say, though, it works. i don't know if it was just the right time. >> i think you were lucky. truthfully today we recommend babies start between four and six months of life. actually, we recommend starting high allergy foods like eggs, dairy, peanut products before a year of age. because what we learned starting high allergy foods earlier will prevent food allergies. we've had it wrong the whole time. >> buddy, diane, did you guys, your kids were growing up, did you know anybody who had a peanut allergy? >> i didn't, no. >> katie, you probably did. >> a lot. yeah. yep. >> what is that about? >> right, so there is a hypothesis that people think because kids are not seeing things sfliermt anymore, our immune system takes it out on us. we start developing food allergies, that's the thing,

earlier exposure reduces that risk of the immune system turning on you. >> it's always important, there is a generational divide that you are seeing, back then, have the babies sleep on their tummies. >> every grandmother will tell you babies sleep better on their tummies. it is true, it's not safe. it increases the risk of sids. the other thing are blankets, pillows, bumper pads, all those things we used to have in cribs. now we recommend the naked cribs. babies should sleep on their back. >> a quick show of hands, how many let them cry it out? >> yeah. >> ladies, thank you so much for being here. coming up next, we got another family affair. the latest trends and coats for men, women and kids that will the latest trends and coats for men, women and kids that will keep you loo life could be hectic. as a working mom of two young boys angie's list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i know i'm making the right choice.

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>> these are basics from the closet. you can afternoon up the look with a coat. modern military huge trend will start with mom over here. they have a versatile on trend style. i love this wool merino. more of a cargo style. on the kids from macy's, the bedazzle. and then how cute is this? >> adorable! >> yeah! >> so adorable. this is one really easy trend to pull off for men, for women. you can make it feminine with beading, pins, it can be masculine. >> all the coats, 130 or less. is that right? >> they're affordable. totally change up a lot there that is a beautiful family. you guys are looking great. let's go to our next look. those are moto jackets. >> motorcycle jackets.

you see on the back of a bike. you can be wearing this to work, school. kia is wearing this co ballot blue. >> a nice color. >> i love that color. it's amazing on her. this is from burlington, $40, a tweed with a sheering in it. a fun little code, more traditional with a leather look on ariel. i love the leopard. >> i do. >> yes. >> a little black dress, it gives it an edge, a really great fit. >> you like those, mel? >> i do, yes, a really good look. all of them. >> i want to take the blue one off her bark i love it. >> you ladies look great, thank you so much. >> let's go on to our next look. this is the perfect popper. this is the capezi family. >> i thought the michelin look wasn't in. >> these are more fitted. the technology is so they don't have to be so gigantic. >> look how happy they are.

can you doled in these. this is great. the one we have on gina is from lamb's end, it's a fitted jacket around $99. it's easy to pack. we see on dad, from the gap it's around $70. it has the style of the shirt. it keeps you warm. great technology if it will keep you feeling like you are not looking like you are in a puffer co. i love this one. >> oh, that's great. >> it ties the whole family together. it's a fun family block. you got the hood the color blocking a great trend, their jeans, boots, easy. a fun colorful puffy coat. they were good to go. >> how can they have a future in modeling. >> look at that. incredible. we'll write you a note. let's bring out our models for one last look. thank you all, you look great.

these are the locks for fall. thanks, to all of you, too. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal ... ... even in cases of rape and incest. ... even to protect a woman's health. i want a governor who's focused on schools and creating jobs, not someone who wants to do my job. who's ken cuccinelli to interfere in the lives of women across virginia?

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it is a pretty nice thirsty thursday. we're delighted you're with us today. >> we certainly are. >> yeah! >> well, here we go again. >> yeah. all the buildup. here's what we were all greeted to this morning. >> we feel -- what do we feel? >> here's what it says. kathie lee and hoda, their brilliant column. and i say -- >> i don't think so. >> we need to work on -- >> we hope it will become so.

but right now -- >> i don't think so. >> we're building. it's a build. we have to anticipate, don't you think? come on. don't play with those buttons. >> do i really care? >> all right. have a new button. we want to thank everybody at t"the daily news." >> we need to find our voice a little bit. >> we will. >> on the front of "the daily news," this is lindsay lohan's half sister. and she according to "in touch" is paying $25,000 so she can look more like lindsay. >> but at a particular stage in her life. basically when she looked good. like 18 and 19. >> that's what she told "in touch." she had rhinoplasty, fat injected to her chin, fat injected to her upper cheeks. i'm 60, i need it. how were those injections? >> the quote she said was my

goal was to look like lindsay in her good days. i'm hotter than lind b say. i have no problem saying that. >> michael lohan spoke out and said do you think my daughter speaking of ashley and lindsay would have anything -- i'm sorry. do you think me daughters would have anything to do with ashley when all she is doing is trying to ride lindsay's coat tails. i don't think so. he said of the surgery i think it's sick and pathetic a mother would allow her 18-year-old to do such a thing when dina and i would never condone anything like that for ali and lindsay other than a little lip pumper, nothing was done to either of my daughters. >> well, i think that's -- you know, interesting he would say that. because all you have to do -- i don't know about the younger girl, but look at lindsay's current pictures and she's not even recognizable to me. >> from her former self.

>> and you are still the other girl -- ashley's father as well. she may have been born out of wedlock to a woman he was having an affair with, but you're her father. she's just going to have more problems unless you stop saying things like that and start being a father to her. because she wasn't the one that got her mother pregnant. you are. and you owe her -- if you're not going to be a father to her, then don't even -- i don't know. i'm very confused by that. he's equally the father to all three girls. >> he makes it sound in this radar online bit that ashley wants money from him. >> well then say that. you know? first of all, that's the biggest problem to everything they've gone through as a family is it's in the press. the only people it's good for is the press. the newspapers love it. all the tabloid shows love all that. but it's damaging to your family. >> you're right. i'm having trouble looking at

you because of the massive pumpkin. >> thank you. >> not those. that one. >> because there's one on the other side, too, hoda. >> these are our pumpkin portraits. 35 days until halloween. these are carved out pumpkins by -- they're spectacular -- at the rogers williams zoo. in other words we're in the zoo. >> carson's in the zoo too. he's got his own pumpkin. >> our bar is getting bigger. >> it's starting to look like one. it's a work in progress, but we're working at it. they have 5,000 carved pumpkins if you want to go to that particular zoo. >> it's incredible when you think about the amount of work that goes into that. >> i've never heard of this thing called the vine. not the vine, just vine. >> vine is a seven-second video when people say say something

for seven seconds and you say what is this, and it's done. >> very little that can be done in seven seconds. >> there's a comedian named jason nash. he decided to make a video. he said me waking up in the 1980s versus me waking up now. >> it takes longer to say it than seven seconds. ♪ >> okay. >> why is he in an oxygen mask? >> is that is sleep mask? okay, we get it. it just keeps repeating. >> i'm embarrassed to say we wouldn't have shown that if we weren't in it. >> that's how we do most things. >> that's right. if you want a sure fire way of being on our show, kiss our picture. >> tina fey is hosting "snl" for the first weekend back live. it's going to be so much fun.

>> who's the musical guest? anybody know? >> arcade fire. >> who? >> it's always someone they don't know. i don't know if you guys saw, but on the emmys when she went up to receive a writing award, her nip slipped out, apparently. i didn't see it. did you? >> did you use the word nip? how disrespectful. to the whole world. >> you say it. you know what a nip can also be used for? >> yes. oh. we were trying this yesterday. not on each other, but it was being done. show them what it was. >> the iphone 5, you know how you're supposed to put your thumbprint to get it to turn on. some guy on the globe used his nip and it worked. it worked. >> i think it was j.r. >> probably was. so it's like a thumbprint. people are using their toes.

>> they're using their animals like their paws. it's a lot to go through when you want to answer your phone, isn't it? >> it really is. >> excuse me. hello? i think it's a little strange. you need to -- >> get is grip. >> okay. so anyway, tina decided to have a little fun with her slip. let's take a look. >> hi, i'm tina fey and hosting "saturday night live" this week with arcade fire. >> there will be no more wardrobe malfunctions like at the emmys. unless you want to do one. >> no. >> it'd be funny. >> no. it's under control. it's not going to happen again. i forgot my shirt. i forgot my shirt. >> she does have abs. >> that's unbelievable. >> i wish i could see. i'm realizing how much i miss in life because i can't see four feet in front of me. wow, yeah, she does.

>> so did she really do that? >> we'll have to ask donna in wardrobe. she was there. >> tina fey is not as young a female as lindsay lohan, right? >> if she's got abs like that, good for her. we met a woman today in the makeup room that works for the new york post. she is making 300 sandwiches for an engagement ring. that's she and her boyfriend. >> right. we just met them. seem like a darling couple. basically what happened is she made him a great sandwich. and he said great sandwich. 300 more and you'll get an engagement ring. >> so she started making sandwiches every day. >> something different. and she started blogging about it. the people thought who are you? what are you doing? >> you're setting back women and what kind of a feminist.

he's been called worse than her. you're the worse boyfriend ever. you're a boyfriend -- what did he call it? a sandwich whore. i think that's a little rough. when i first read about it in the mpaper, i said i could see how that could happen. here's meat loaf, hey hey, more like this i'll give you a ring. couples do that because you're bored with life. but they told us today that in the past two years, he was always the cook in the relationship. >> right. so sometimes when you read something, the tone is totally gone. anyway, they look like they're having fun. a great couple. >> i think the people that have any problem with that are people that are literally jealous no one's making them a sandwich. you know? can't you just be happy for somebody? >> you're going to be happy for the next thing we're going to

do. >> no! >> here's the thing about this one. there wasn't a lot of selection when it came to lyrics because of the lyrics. but the beat was so good. it's flo rida and pith bull and it's new. it's your worst nightmare. ♪ i want to see that bubble yum bum ♪ ♪ badabumbum ♪ bubble yum bum ♪ bubble yum bum ♪ now turn left ♪ turn right ♪ turn around you can tell what i like ♪ ♪ she look good ♪ she so bad ♪ she pick it up drop it down ♪ bubble yum bum ♪ bubble yum bum >> at least it's a new dance move. ♪ bubble yum bum

>> add it to your curriculum there. you've got three now, hoda. i am in hell. don't let your children. they think it's about bubble gum. what's it about? what a bad role model you are for your two nieces. they're going to go mom i want to hear the bubble yum yum song by those guys. i want the bubble gum song, mommy. what's it about, hoda? >> what do you think it's about? >> bubble yum yum. >> bubble yum bum. anyway, forget it. it's a great song. i'm so happy. >> is it okay or not okay to flaunt your wealth? speaking of flo rida and pith bu -- pit bull guys. >> it seems crass in a time so many people are hurting. class is better than crass.

always. >> i like your word play. >> thank you, honey. >> here's my answer. no, period. never, period. please. >> so how do you feel? >> never. >> yeah. that's not working either. >> there's a great program at nbc, it's the page program. we just came from the page program. it's tough to get in. last night they had a huge celebration. it was 80 years of the page program. and a bunch of people were there. the pages in the page uniforms. >> hoda was not a page. >> but i like to hang around with everybody. i think we have a couple more pictures with everybody. there's your boy reg. >> he gave the speech. >> and there's matt and some other people who are producers who used to be pages. >> it's a very tough program. people come up all the time, my kid wants to be a page at nbc.

first of all, we have no say in it. and good luck. >> it's hard. >> regis wasn't any of those things. >> coming up, we're going to get to the bottom of why you're always late? >> and he's the hollywood star that knows how hard the parenthood can be. >> emmy nominated actor. >> peter crousa is here. >> emmy nominated actor. >> peter crousa is here. jamie to checkout, please. there are lots of "jamies" out there,... huh? but that doesn't mean we're all the same. just like greek yogurts. that's why i prefer activia greek. you got that right jamie, there's nothing like it! exactly, because activia greek is the only greek with exclusive probiotic bifidus regularis, and it helps regulate your digestive system. i love its thick creamy texture! mmm! the greek nonfat yogurt that helps tummies smile! activia greek... like no other greek yogurt. ♪ dannon

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>> hi, ladies. >> sounds french, but she says she's polish. >> there are some people who always say -- they sauls seem to be running late. it's chronic behavior among some, isn't it? >> it is. >> what's the root of that? >> sometimes it's overscheduling your responsibilities or tasks. sometimes it's cultural where everyone in your family has always been late. that's just the status quo. >> and some parts of the world are more like that than others. >> other parts of the country and world. people just don't show up on time. then other times you're a people pleaser. so you're saying yes to way too many things and you can't possibly get to them on time. >> but it could also be you're rude and you think your time is more valuable than other people's. right? >> i spend a chapter on how to make a good first impression. if you're running late, you have no chance of making a good first impression. it's also important to look at two types of being late.

in the business setting it's unacceptable to be running late for a meeting or interview. then there's the social setting where it's a party and you kind of -- it's okay to be running late. >> you could call ahead like i did our hairdresser this morning saying i'm late. >> if you're meeting someone for a dinner, for example, and you're running late, it's not acceptable. >> what do you do in that situation? >> i always say, first of all, apologize for the situation. but don't spend ten minutes belaboring over why you're late, that you're in traffic, and the whole story behind it. it's adding insult to injury. >> walk in, say i'm late, dinner is on me. >> i'm sorry i'm late, it'll never happen again. >> but you could be late. >> we're both very prompt because we don't want to keep someone sitting at a table. there was a friend i met, the

first time she was fifteen minutes late and there was a reason. second time it was 25 minutes and i had to pick up my husband. after awhile you say forget it. >> and you say to your friend, if this is going to continue to happen, we have to renegotiate how we do things. >> why can't people just tell themselves it's at 7:00. so i need to be there a quarter to 7:00. >> why don't they realize it's a bad habit? can you break it like any bad habit? >> you can absolutely break this habit. start with today. look at your schedule and say where do i need to be and how many time is it going to take me to get there. and i need to be ten minutes early. and what a beautiful thing to get to a place ten minutes early and have ten minutes to be mindful of where you are. >> but then again, you don't want to be half an hour early to something and just sitting there and they're not ready for you. i've gone through that as well. it's not time yet. and i had to go sit in the lobby

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we're back with more of "today" on this thursday. ready to reveal our plaza ambush makeovers. >> "today" contributor and stylist to the stars lewis lacari. >> and founder of chicos.com. >> how were the pickings today? >> i have to show you. i don't think we've had so many people saying pick me, pick me. all of them. the whole crowd. >> so you have an awfully lot of unhappy people there. >> i had to sort of sneak in the back door. >> our first lucky lady is marina from los angeles, california. her battle every morning is her hair.

she jumped at the opportunity to tame her curls. >> i'm here with marina and her mom. today she is getting a total head to the makeover. how excited are you? >> i'm so excited. what girl doesn't want a makeover in new york city? >> mom are you excited? >> i'm delighted for her. i can't wait to see her results. >> i know we're going to start with hair. i'm going to take care of all the fashion. you're going to be good to go. are you ready? >> so ready. >> let's do this. >> cute. i like them. she was dancing when we came into the studio. just so you know. keep your blindfold on. here is marina before. let's see the new you. >> oh! oh wow! >> hannah, take off your blindfold. >> oh, my gosh! >> whoa. hello, hair.

wow. oh, my gosh. >> do you think you're julianne moore or what? >> something like that. >> look at camera 12. lewis, tell us about the hair. >> we went from california cool to new york glamour. this is the epitome. her color was one of those in between colors. i said let's go for it. i made her this soft believable, yes it is kathie lee. >> makes a statement, baby. >> softened her curls. she can still wash and run out of the house and wear it curly. or blow it dry. >> tell us about that hot little number. >> so she is in the season's hottest trend which is the leather jacket. what i love about this is you can throw it over a fancier dress, you can make it more wearable for daytime. it's from andrew martin and the great dress from laundry. it was made for her. issue stunning. >> mom, what do you think?

>> i'm speechless. >> doesn't happen often. >> and big round of applause. >> you can join your mom. >> our second lady today is jane. she is 60 young. as an inspector for the department of agriculture, her daily is jeans and a t-shirt. she gets a chance to glam it up for the day. >> i'm here with jenny and her husband tom. is this what you thought today would be like? >> absolutely not. i got up and i thought i was going to see al roker and tell me about the weather. >> we can make al happen. he's going to see you in your brand new look. tom, are you excited for her? >> i am. >> any rules on her makeover? >> she's an organic girl. >> your theme is organic glamour. what do you think? >> sounds good to me. can't wait. >> that'll be a first. terrific. she's here with her husband tom

and brother-in-law, mike. >> who's tom? >> right here. >> i know it was a tough question. i'll try to make the next ones easier. okay. let's take one last look at jenny. keep your blindfolds on, guys. and bring out the new organic jenny. wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> all right. she's organic. take off the blindfolds. >> whoa! wow. >> you ready to see, jenny? take a look at yourself, sweet heart. you look hot. >> you do. >> jenny is more organic. we kept it simple. frosted hair. it's slowly going out of style. the highlights are much more subtle. the nuances are much -- they blend more. >> they date you now, don't they? >> yeah.

you look a little behind. what i did was i gave her the softer, warmer, light golden blond color. and then gave her this great hair cut. emphasized the bangs to give her the instant style. and she got the smokey eye. >> the dress is a great pick. >> great pick. if you really want to flatter your figure, it's all about the color block dresses. those panels create a tiny little waist and you said organic. this is my version of organic glamour. >> she looks great. >> thank you so much, everybody. thank you. good to have you here. >> nice job, guys. >> all right. >> nice job, guys. >> all right. coming up, peter krause on that's all it takes, to help make a kid's wish come true. join straight talk wireless at our "give a minute. help make-a-wish" event, and help make more wishes come true for children

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actor director and producer peter krause has been on the small screen with several roles in highly acclaimed shows like "six feet under." >> audiences have fallen in love with his character, adam braverman on "parenthood." as a father of three kids including one with asperger's syndrome. >> hank told me to take 10,000 pictures. >> what do you mean? >> when did you see hank? >> i saw him yesterday. i walked to his shop. >> you walked by yourself to his

shop? >> yeah. he's in my radius. it's in my radius, so i'm allowed. >> how long were you there? >> i got there at 12:36 and left at 2:17. >> you were there for two hours? >> no 1 hour and 41 minutes. >> okay. >> to be precise. >> exactly. >> at least he wasn't late. >> i'm sorry about that. i got caught in traffic. >> we've heard that one before. >> it's nice to see you again. >> nice to see you too. >> congrats on the success of the show. this is one that people weren't 100% sure kwhawhat was going to happen with this. >> people are loving it. writing is great. acting. wasn't originally getting the numbers you wanted. >> we had a devoted yet smaller audience than with epted. we've kept our audience. >> they let the networks know if shows are in danger. they really threaten. >> you have that crazy following threatening. >> that's great. >> i hope so.

>> that i only to understand is a good sign. >> it's is a very good sign. network presidents like to experiment to see what will work. bob thankfully has chosen "parenthood" as something he wants to stick by. >> why do you think it hit the sweet spot with a lot of people. >> i think it's relatable. people realized if they didn't watch parenthood, their own relationships were probably going to be doomed. >> so there was incentive. >> put the fear of god in them. >> that works. i knew it was going to be excellent when i knew ron howard was involved as one of the producers. >> this is loosely based on the film with the same name with steve martin. back in the late '80s.

>> when hoda was born. >> your real life girlfriend plays your sister. >> that is just sick. >> wowsa krause. >> we keep things separate. come on. >> do you ever get confused? >> i hope mom and dad don't come in. >> that is sick. that's really sick. >> trying to keep things spicy at home. make sure the door's locked, sis. >> come on. you got to tease about it some time. >> i know. >> how long have you guys been going out? >> they stay home, it sounds like. >> i think coming up on four years. >> oh, wow. is there any sibling rivalry between you? >> not at all. >> this line of questioning is never going away. never, ever. >> do you look alike? >> you're sick. >> do you make sandwiches --

does she make sandwiches for you? >> no. >> peter, thank you. we wish you good luck. we really do. >> great pleasure. i think you've hit your stride now. >> thank you very much. >> you can catch the season premiere tonight here on nbc. >> there you go. and you said you needed help around the house, so we heard you. we called in the expert lou. >> quick fixes inside and outside your home. >> coming up right after this. [ female announcer ] ladies and gentlemen i'm here to say a few words about the power of baking stuff with nestle toll house morsels. you can heal a broken heart with a bundt cake. make a monday mornin' feel like a friday afternoon with some nestle toll house morsels. let's close our laptops and open our ovens. these things don't bake themselves. we have to bake them for one another. we can bake the world a better place one toll house cookie at a time. nestle. good food, good life.

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terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. time now for ask lou where we show you how to fix the pesky problems around the house. >> today lou manfredini is here with us. tools to get you going, baby. >> hey, lou. >> i'm not going to make you any sandwiches. >> all right. our first question is from brenna.

is there a way to fix holes by a towel holder that pulled from the wall. >> in the same spot. now we've got a hole there i can't put anything in. get a nice, clean, piece of wood. that is larger than her towel par. >> okay. >> then this brackets that hold this in place, she's going to mound that to the wood. >> so it's going to be the wood now holding the towel thing. yes. then you can paint it. >> you can paint it. you can either screw it onto the wall or this is a really cool glue called power grab that you can glue right onto the wall. it will stay right there. >> take it and stick it. >> i love that. all right. >> debra wants to know how do you install a dimmer switch? >> i'm always a little leery about this topic, because electrical you need to have -- >> a license. >> well, you don't need to be a

licensed electrician in but you have to understand how electricity works. >> yeah. >> the most important thing is kill the power. this is the which you have now. go to the basement, the mechanical room and flip breakers until that light goes out. when that light is out, we know the power's out. this little panel comes out. the switch comes out. and these wires, there's a green, red, and white. you're going to take these terminals out. this is dead now. we can do this. but she wants to know. now, here's the new dimmer. and there's three wires. >> and one of them isn't wiet. >> the green goes with the green. the other two go there. put that back in. >> oh, see, that would scare me. >> i know. and it comes with really good instructions. the key is the power has to be off. >> rachel wants to know what's the best clear coat that can endure weather for all outdoor furniture? >> there are some that do not deliver, aren't there? >> the trick of the trade is a

product called spar varnish. you can find it in different shades. here is the trick of the trade. this is mineral spirits. the first coat you're going to apply, you're going to thin it. and you're going to use that -- this has been thinned a bit. and you're going to apply it to the wood. look at the rich color that comes out. >> this is filthy though. shouldn't you have a clean one first or does it not matter? >> i sanded it. >> say sand it, so we know. >> she's yelling at lou. >> and people are pointing fingers. then you apply that first coat, okay? just remember -- >> after you sand it. >> -- i was on time. >> but you haven't made us a sandwich. >> i will. i'm good at that. that first one with the mineral spirits, draws it into the wood. then when it dries, you sand it --

>> again. >> and then two full coats of spar varnish. >> this is the last one. i cut a hole to install a dog door. and it didn't fit. >> here's the picture. she got the dog for free and now it's costing her a fortune. she made the opening too big. again, with the piece of wood -- >> you're big with the wood thing. >> you're going to picture frame the dog door. it's going to look nice. this can be painted, caulked and woof. >> for even more money. >> and thanks for bringing your wife. she is lovely. you want more veggies for your kids? we'll show you how after this.

in today's kitchen, what's coming? nothing. because we're just juicing. >> it seems everyone is blending

up juices. this is a great way for your kids to work off the good stuff in the diet. >> jenny levinson is here to show us how it's done and she brought her super jonah. >> hi, super jonah. what a cute kid. >> he's thrilled. >> do you like these juices, jonah? >> yeah. >> you like how they taste? >> he's so enthusiastic. everyone is getting to the blending and juicing craze. this is a healthier way to do it. jonah, will you start by putting the bananas and the coconut in there? this is a green smoothie. this is kale and spinach. frozen banana, then we're going to add our super power ingredients. so we have got flaxseed, hemp seed, a chocolate protein powder which is vegan. and cocoa dark chocolate. we add that to it.

kathie lee, do the almond milk. >> how many cubes in there? two or three. >> you've got a frozen banana, so it'll be cold. >> the greens are the healthiest part. then we're going to zhuszh it up a little. then you mix it up. >> i think we should have jonah taste. >> here you go, jonah. >> he's so excited about it. go for it. have a taste. >> it tastes good. >> pretty good? >> you could put a little splenda in that could you? >> the stevia. >> the next thing i'll do -- i won't make you taste this, jonah. these are the super green juices when you start getting into the juicing. cucumber, celery. people are putting too much of

apples and fruits in there. look how easy in these juicers. it makes these beautiful juice. >> and that's just cucumber. >> yeah. we're going to mix them all together. take that. >> you want to try it again, jonah? no. >> he'd rather drop dead than blame that. >> i don't blame you. i don't want to either. >> this is super strong, i know what you're talking about. but you can add herbal elixirs in that. or vodka. >> there you go. >> i like to add things like tumerig. we call this the menopause juice. >> e the last one i think you'll like better. this is with the sis trus. instant immunity. orange, grapefruit, lemon. you're like get me out of here. get me to a toy store. >> we love you. get me to a toy store. >> we love you. thank you so much.

i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't let ideological battles get in the way of making progress. terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad.

right now, the major police investigation that has a d.c. neighborhood shut down as officers remain tight lipped about what's going on. at this moment, the president taking a stage at a local college pushing his signature health care plan. the details of the law that will impact you in a matter of days. good morning and welcome to news 4 midday. i'm barbara harrison. beginning with a developing story in northwest washington where police are on the scene of a possible kidnapping happening along fox mall road between volta place and reservoir road. we have the latest on the investigation. tony? >> good morning. police are trying to put together what happened here. take a lock at the video. when we arrived on the scene