and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer along side al roker and natalie morales. >> well, washington, here we are. today's top story, much of the federal government shut down this morning. why? an epic battle over the president's healthcare law as the next phase takes effect today. >> we have talked about it for days now. the shut down is not total. some essential services will stay open including the post office and air traffic controllers are still on the job but if you're traveling to a national park today, forget it. they're closed. so are the departments of housing, labor, energy, commerce and environment protection agencies. >> members of the military will continue to get paid but only because of a last minute

measure. >> but as many as 800,000 federal workers will be furloughed without pay. >> that's right. we have it all covered this morning, the politics of it and the economic impact beginning with nbc's kelly o'donnell. she is on capitol hill. kelly, how did it all go down? >> matt, what a night. congress will be back to work today to try to fix this mess but aids in both parties, sources high up, say right now they think this could go on for days, maybe even weeks. and that's because that prediction is because they're not dealing with money where they could just meet in the middle. they're fighting over differences about the future of the health care law. >> reporter: gridlock in the middle of the night. >> should the public be prepared for this to go on for days? >> let's hope not. >> reporter: no solution in site. john boehner left the capitol unable to strike a deal. >> the house made it's decision

known quickly. we believe we should fund the government and there should be basic fairness for all americans under obamacare. >> reporter: senate democrats would not budge on obamacare. >> it is embarrassing that these people who are elected to represent the country are representing the tea party, the anarcists of the country. >> reporter: they suggest it will linked to a delay to the president's healthcare law. >> this is an effort to save the country from a healthcare law that's not working. >> reporter: but in a rare moment of genuine cooperation congress did agree to keep pay checks coming for the military. president obama releasing this late night video messages for troops. >> you and your families deserve better than the dysfunction we're seeing in congress. >> so the house is saying let's put together a committee to negotiate with a small group of members from the house and the senate. the senate is saying no, won't

do that. the only thing they will accept is to extend funding with nothing else attached. no impact on the healthcare law. >> all right. kelly o'donnell. thank you very much. >> as we mentioned, the shutdown is impacting services nationwide leaving hundreds of thousands of americans without pay checks. peter alexander is on the national mall in washington and has that part of the story. peter, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. that includes the 4200 workers at the smithsonian museum and national zoo. they have been furloughed as a result of the government shut down. we're in front of the national air and space museum. last week they had 88,000 visitors come here. today it will be zero. the door is locked and there's a simple message that reads we apologize for the inconvenience. >> reporter: in virginia, the shock is still hitting thomas fuller. a single father, he's an i.t.

consultant and con track worker for the department of labor, among tens of thousands of federal contractors impacted. >> the frustration is because it seems like something that could be avoided. >> reporter: the message delivered in a short e-mail. the tasks that you are performing will need to be stopped. no work. no pay. no clear end in sight. >> we wouldn't be able to get along without pay for, you know, a month or two. it would effect us dramatically. >> reporter: near boston, fred is packing his bags for a dream vacation with his girlfriend. a retirement trip he has been mapping out for years. five national monuments. from the grand canyon to zion. all are now closed. >> i'm 63 years old and i'm going to see it for the first time but now i'll get there and can't see it. >> reporter: like plenty of others, he is angry at washington. republicans and democrats alike. get it together. work together and do something

because we the people are being hurt. >> that's just two of the stories with hundreds of thousands of others like it. we are been speaking to people here on the national mall all morning. there's consensus on frustration, irritation, and this morning, confusion. >> all right. peter alexander in washington this morning. thank you so much. jim cramer is host of mad mon on cnbc. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> start on main street. you're the average joe or jane and you're waking up this morning and hearing the government shutdown. you're worried about your job, your economy, the 401(k). what's the immediate impact. >> people are worried about their paycheck. maybe my business is going to get hurt. so it's more than just convenience and inconvenience. this is about people thinking if they're paychecks aren't coming, maybe mine won't come. >> a lot of analysts have been reacting to this for the last couple of weeks. we had the record highs on september 18th and it's been going downhill since then.

what are you expecting today? >> i think it's going to be up. >> why? >> business as usual. every time we have sold through one of these, 2011, 2012, sequester, it doesn't go down. you end up missing a great opportunity. >> so investors have reacted over two weeks. in some ways were they also anticipating not the threat of a government shutdown but the next battle, the fight over the debt ceiling. >> that's where people are too complacent. the first punch we absorbed. the second is surprising. people are concerned that the government might default. i don't think they will. >> when we talk about the potential impact of a shutdown on the economy are we talking about it impacting it fundamentally or emotionally? >> i think just emotional for the shutdown because we have been there before. there's been a ton of them. they usually don't hurt earnings but when it comes to the debt ceiling that's about bonds. you don't mess with bonds. >> real quickly, you have been

talking to a lot of ceos. these are the people running the companies that are going to deal with the new healthcare law. are they saying to you that they think it was worth shutting down the government over this healthcare. >> no, they have all pretty much gotten used to it. they figured out how to have the paychecks adjusted. they figure if it doesn't do well they'll readjust. i don't know any ceo that thinks this is right. >> i want to mention, congratulations, 2,000th episode of mad money tonight on cnbc. >> thank you so much. the finger pointing on this began long before the shutdown. which side of the political aisle will get most of the blame this morning? chris matthews is host of hard ball and author of tip and the giper action when politics work. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> do you think this will go on for a few weeks? >> i think ted cruz brilliantly set this up. the timing no appropriations

bill sign sod the government had to completely shut down. he said budget committee shouldn't meet. it's going into the debt ceiling issue. it's a one-two punch. politicians used to make deals. they don't want to make a deal this time. >> isn't the issue who ends up feeling most of the heat? which party feels most of the blame and that will ultimately lead to a resolution here. >> our system set this up in a way, 230 congressional districts are republican. they voted against this president and for republican congressmen. they can't be defeated on this issue. they can fight to the death on this. the president was reelected again. he won the fight over healthcare but he can't stop those people because they're unbeatable in their district. so boehner is the one that's going to take the heat. >> in other words, these republicans that shut down the government are not going to pay a price for it in their own fortunes, but what about the republican party as a larger issue. >> that's the question. that's why wall street is worried and people like cramer

are worried. it's the business party. they are looked out for wall street and big business. in this case big business is scared to death of what's coming in two weeks. if this debt isn't paid the united states is a dead beat. >> what part does democrats own of this. people said the president did not negotiate. >> when you go for somebody's baby they don't negotiate over the baby. king solomon said you don't cut the baby in half if you're the mother and the president will not give up his baby. they know that. that's why this is a scary fight. they're going to ask obama to give them something he can't give them which is his healthcare plan. >> always great to get your perceptive. thank you so much. we'll see you on hard ball tonight. coming up in our next half hour, we'll have the answers to what people have when it comes to the new healthcare law. for now we'll move on and we have the story of a tragedy in colorado to tell you about. >> horrifying situation in colorado. a rescue operation for a group of hikers now turned into a

recovery mission after a deadly landslide on a popular hiking trial. gabe gutierrez is there with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, the sheriff here says the five hikers are buried under tons of rock. the only survivor, a teenager, who this morning is recovering in a children's hospital in denver. and we are hearing more about how her father may have sacrificed his own life to save hers. >> reporter: the urgent rescue operation followed a terrifying rock slide. >> there was a cliff bank above the falls and it looks like it slid off. >> reporter: five hikers are presumed dead. the lone survivor 13-year-old tracy johnson who they lifted to safety. >> looking underneath and everything of looking for anybody that survived it and i heard a small girl cry out. and i could only see her hand

coming out through the boulders. i immediately went over there and started tossing off the boulders. >> reporter: he says the girl's father threw himself in harms way to shield his daughter. >> i'm glad that she survived and her dad is a real hero. really saved her life. >> reporter: around 11:00 a.m. monday the group was hiking about 120 miles southwest of denver on a popular trail to the agnes vaille falls in the san isabelle national forest. it's a 14,000 foot peak. the slide was several football fields wide. some boulders bigger than cars. >> there are rocks in there that the engineers estimated weigh over 100 tons. >> the sheriff says recent rains and freezing temperatures may have made the terrain unstable. >> we are at a bit of a loss right now just exactly how we're going to move the boulders. >> the recovery effort could resume later today once

engineers determine that the ground is safe. meanwhile, authorities have not publicly identified the five hikers who died. natalie. >> such a add story there. gabe gutierrez, thanks. at least two people were killed when a fuel tanker crashed and exploded into a ball of flames in australia. it was loaded with 5,000 gallons of fuel when it rolled and burst into flames. this was north of sidney. flames shot 100 feet into the air. at least five people were taken to the hospital and buildings in the area were evacuated. at least five people were taken to the hospital. more proof that the show must go on no matter what goes on. this is the lake travis high school band from texas performing at a halftime football game. watch as one of the saxophone players falls down and then a domino effect creating a chain reaction. five of the other guys fall down tumbling on top of each other on the pile. all of them pop back up and everybody kept on playing.

>> and nobody got hurt. >> can we call them a marching band after that? >> i have eyes in the back? mr. roker is back with a check on the weather. >> yesterday we were telling you about the severe weather in washington state. we have proof of it. we had a tornado touchdown about 7:20 a.m. yesterday in frederic frederickstown, washington. one tornado knocking trains off their tracks and causing a lot of damage. the good news stois today, we h a gorgeous day. beautiful weather. take a look at the sunrise in boston. you can see sunny skies. the charles river, a gorgeous day there. a big area of high pressure that's dominating in the east. that's good news. we'll see sunshine there but this cold front is coming in. that's going to make for a big change in our weather. temperatures are going to be dropping ahead of this system. look at these temperatures.

chicago 82 degrees. 76 in st. paul. st. louis 76. 85 degrees, behind the front, temperatures really drop. into the 50s. there's another big storm that's going to be coming across out of the pacific northwest. that will bring winter early this fall. [fans cheering] ♪ ♪ take back the night! ♪ come on, use me up until there's nothing left. ♪ ♪ take back the night! ♪ dizzy, spinning, sweating, ♪ you can't catch your... good morning. cloudy and cool on this tuesday morning. most locations are in the 50s,

and we'll have the cloud cover that's over the region now moving off to the east, and we should get some sunshine here later this morning. then by noontime into the 70s, and by mid-afternoon, should be peaking in the low 80s, and a bit warmer on wednesday. highs reaching mid-80s tomorrow afternoon. we'll be into the low and mid-80s again on thursday, friday and we got your october outlook coming up in the next half hour. guys, back to you. >> al, thank you very much. outspoken billionaire and nba owner mark cuban will be in court today as he fights insider trading charges. >> good to see you. opening statements in the civil case that's turned into a knockdown drag out fight between federal regulators and the billionaire turned reality tv star. >> worst presentation ever. i'm out. >> reporter: often larger than life, billionaire mark cuban crushed contestants on shark

tank, busted moves on "dancing with the stars" and paraded referees as the owner of the dallas mavericks. but now, cuban is walking into a different court in texas as he faces federal insider trading charges. >> i'm excited about this, to finally come to court. i won't be bullied. >> reporter: the securities and exchange commission says cuban committed fraud in 2004 after investing in a small internet search company called mamma.com. the sec says cuban sold his entire stake in the company, 600,000 shares after learning the company's ceo was planning an offering of new stock. by selling when he did, cuban avoided losses in excess of $750,000. cuban says he did nothing wrong and any information he had was not confidential. the sec's lead counsel says we look forward to the start of the trial and cuban says he's not backing down.

>> the thing i'm really looking forward to is shedding some sun right on how the sec works. >> reporter: he could face a penalty of $2 million. a tiny fraction of his estimated network of $2.5 billion. >> he has to be spending millions of dollars. he could have settled but he clearly believes there's more at stake here. he is out to prove a point. >> seven women, three men were chosen as jurors. the trial is likely to last about three weeks and cuban is expected to testify. something he says he's excited to do. that $2 million fine, he's paid $1.5 million to the nba in crimes for criticizing officials. it's a drop in the bucket. >> interesting to follow that. >> here it is. all right, willie. let's check in with carson daly. he made his way out to the plaza. good morning. >> good morning. we have been asking you to send us your thoughts on the government shutdown and we have gotten great responses.

let's read a couple now. dear congress, thanks for the shut down and lack of pay, we the public, your bosses, will return the favor at the polls. rebecca says i took a vow to stefsh public and i'm sitting at home without a job today. who are you getting paid to serve? good thoughts there. >> you're very handsome. >> thank you, judy. >> i think all of this amounts to is the republicans are against president obama. they don't want the president to be successful. i think he is the best president we have had in a very long time. i think they need to work together. they knew for a long time it was coming to this. how about they don't receive any paychecks just like everyone else. >> good thoughts. thank you, judy. mike has a big gig here tonight in new york. keep sendsiing us your thoughts >> if you call carson handsome,

he will read them on the air. >> all right, carson. coming up, moments of terror for a young family that were chased down. the dad beaten by a group of bikers. what a good samaritan did that could help lead to some arrests in this case. >> why sandra bullock says her new role scared her on every level. the oscar winner will be here in our studio live. the oscar winner will be here in our studio live. but first, on a tuesday

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good morning. it's 7:26 on this tuesday, october 1st. i'm aaron gilchrist. in our headlines, you'll begin to notice a lot of changes in the district this morning as the federal government shutdown takes effect. all the monuments on the national mall will be blocked off today. the fountains are being turned off. restrooms locked and trash cans won't be emptied. park rangers not around either. the zoo temporarily closed as well as all the smithsonian's museums. the u.s. capitol will also be closed to visitors, and if you ride m.a.r.c., train 875 on the brunswick line is cancelled. a special midday train will leave union station at 2:00 this afternoon. train 850 on the camden line and a special train will leave union station at 2:15. the penn line will run on a normal schedule and vre trains will normally operate today there.

may be additional trains this afternoon. let's go to danella sealock to see if the shutdown is impacting the commute this morning. >> here's what we're tracking. delays for folks traveling along i-95 in maryland as well as route 29. from the icc slow heading southbound to the beltway. no accidents there. we'll head over to i-95 in the hov lanes at prince william parkway, that earlier crash has cleared, but you're still seeing delays northbound in

good morning. cloudy and cool. we're in the 50s now, and the morning clouds should break up. sunshine back this afternoon. highs reaching low 80s and then warmer on wednesday, and this warmer pattern continues all the way into the weekend. our next chance of rain may come late on sunday into monday when it will be a bit cooler. that's the way it looks, aaron. >> thank you, tom.

it is 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. first day of october, 2013. welcome october and just a look at some of the beautiful sunrises sent in by our viewers. if you've got one to share use the #todaysunrise. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie morales. >> first government shuttown in 17 years is now happening. congress failed to agree on a bill to fund the federal government. >> the campus of the university of california berkeley had to be evacuated overnight after a power failure linked to the theft of a copper wire. 20 people were trapped in elevators during the initial outage. >> and obamacare begins today giving millions of americans a

chance to sign up for health insurance coverage. >> coming up, we'll walk you through the five things you need to know and do as the next phase takes effect. >> and then oscar winner sandra bullock will be here. her new thriller set in space and we'll talk to her about it. >> we'll begin this half hour with the search for dozens of bikers who terrorized a family on a highway here in new york city. it's a startling case of road rage and it was all caught on tape. kristen, good morning. >> good morning. it all ended right here on this block. a group of motorcycle riders dragging a man from his suv and beating him in front of his wife and child. now police are asking for the public's help. overnight they released photos and they're asking you to take a closer look at this video that's now gone viral. >> reporter: the video was captured on a motorcyclist

helmet cam and posted on youtube. police say what it shows is that group of bikers terrorizing a 33-year-old driver with his wife and 2-year-old daughter in the car. the motorcycles surround the black range rover. one of the bikers is bumped as they go out of frame. ray kelly says other bikers lashed out at the suv. >> he is surrounded by 20 to 30 bicycles or motorcycles i should say. they take their helmets and they start to dent his car and apparently his tires are slash there with a knife. >> the biker group is known to police. according to commissioner kelly they were in town for the hollywood stunts rally. a event that took over times square last year and had police on high alert this time. they received 200 complaints.

lee an was one of those that called 911 in the moments before the bikers stopped in front of them. his suv surrounded and leann sped away running over a motorcycle. one of the bikers was struck breaking both of the motorcyclists legs. that sets off a wild high speed chase that lasts more than 50 blocks. they stop briefly. one of the bikers pulling open the door as she steps on the gas. the suv is forced to slow and then stop in traffic and that's when the bikers attack again. one using a helmet to smash the driver's window. another goes toward the backseat as the tape ends. but police say what is not shown is him being dragged out and beaten and his face cut within view of his wife and daughter before police arrived. now he was treated and released. he got stitches. i spoke with someone here for

the motorcycle rally. he did admit it was anarchy and traffic laws were broken. there was a good samaritan that came in at the end and that group tracked the group to a nearby gas station. police are now looking at the surveillance video to try to get more information, savannah. >> all right, kristen, thank you so much. >> horrifying. >> i'm not sure anarchy and fun belong in the same sentence. if there were 200 come planlts they were out and causing trouble. >> police are continue to follow that. >> surveillance camera on the west side highway as well. so you know they'll be caught. >> let's get a check of the weather right now from mr. roker. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by white house black market. wear that works. >> and we're watching the tropics. there's an area right tropics.

there's an area right now, the national hurricane center gives about a 0% chance of development right here, and it's going to be making its way the way it looks right now, making its way through the yucatan and eventually by this weekend somewhere into the gulf so we're going to keep an eye on this area and watch what happens pause we could be looking at something by friday affecting the gulf coast. october outlook is out, much above normal temperatures around the great lakes and northeast. above normal temperatures into the southwest. precipitation-wise, dryer than normal in the rockies and wetter in the gulf coast and pacific northwest. outlook for fall is out. the western third of the country above normal temperatures and same in the northeast and then as we move into precipitation much of the country looking normal. a few more mountain snows and rain up into the northern plains. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it is a cool morning, a lot of clouds around the metro area. right now temperatures are in the 50s much of the region, but later this morning the cloud

cover should drift east, and we should get some sunshine breaking out and then a mostly sunny afternoon. highs climbing up into the low 80s around the metro area and 70s in the rural area. highs reaching mid-80s on wednesday and the warm pattern any time you need your weather, make sure you check out the weather channel on cable or weather.com online 24/7, guys. >> thank you so much. the affordable care act goes into effect today. coming up next, we'll answer some common questions such as will you be charged more if you have a pre-existing condition? five things you need to know as the next phase of the law takes effect. >> at 7:48 get ready to be jealous. we will introduce you to the woman that quit her job in a rather spectacular fashion. but first, these messages. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas,

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we are back now at 7:40. as we have been reporting, major portions of the affordable healthcare law kick in today and a lot of people have questions. all this week across the platforms of nbc news we'll help you sort through the information with a special series called ready or not. dr. nancy snyderman is the medical editor and jean chatzky. but who has to buy into these exchanges. >> if you get your healthcare through your employer you don't have to borrow about it. if you buy it individually you want to shop on the exchanges because it's the only way to tax into tax breaks and if you don't have healthcare for you at all this is for you. >> if you're on cobra right now you'll find out it's cheaper to be on these exchanges. >> how long do i have? >> registration starts today. it goes through may of next year

but signing up this fall is smart because the benefits kick in january 1st of 2014. >> you have to sign up by december 15th to get those benefits. >> let's talk about the classes of coverage. we have bronze, silver, gold and platinum. what's the big difference in the exchanges? >> the big difference is with the cheaper ones, the bronze and the silver plans you pay less up front but you pay more out of pocket in the back. when you go platinum you're going to pay more up front and less on the back end. >> okay. >> we have been hearing a lot about penalties. how do they bill me and penalize me if i don't sign up? >> $95 is the penalty this year. it can go up to $240 for a family. they'll t you when you file your 2014 taxes. >> incrementally it's going to go up every year. for a lot of young people that have to come into this to make

it an economically viable model, i hope a lot of young people are going to say why waste $95 and get nothing versus $150 of insurance. >> that makes sense. >> exactly. >> let's talk about one of the big criticisms of existing health insurance. if you have a pre-existing condition you either get shut out and it's hard to buy insurance or you pay exorbitant fees. what happens under the new plans? >> the pre-existing conditions will be covered. there will be no more lifetime caps on coverage which is another big issue and you won't pay more. >> does it make it illegal for a company to try to charge you more if you have a pre-existing condition. >> you cannot do it. >> absolutely. >> so women have been paid more for healthcare than men. illegal. we have been denied healthcare for pre-existing conditions, illegal. mental healthcare coverage now covered and you can keep your children on your insurance until the age of 26. i should say these thing versus been in place since the law into

place. >> what about another hot topic. that's preventive care. does this plan help you avoid those conditions by getting preventive care? >> it covers preventive care even at the bronze level. that's not something you'll have to come out of pocket for. >> what's the down side here? >> well, the down side is going to be will i be paying more for what i have in the past? and the middle class is sort of saying i don't understand where the numbers are going to come. will i maybe have 4 to $6,000 out of pocket and even they have said yes, you may which means you have to go shopping. everybody should be on the computer looking at these exchanges. >> what we have been saying for years is that bankruptcies, more bankruptcies are caused by health emergencies than any other factor. you get in there, you might have $6,000 out of pocket but it's not going to break you. >> yeah. >> i think i said march, it's

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to make a video of herself quitting to a kanye west song. [ music playing ] a little dance break there. there she is. what do you guys think? that's going down in style. she makes her own video to say so long boss. i'll see you next time. >> do you think that's going to make it easier or harder to find her next job. >> she's a producer of viral videos and that video has gone viral. >> she may get the interviews but certainly i think a lot of employers will be thinking attitude and maybe a little

attitude. >> that might be a good one to ask our viewers. >> yeah, we should. i would like to know how people if they were going to go out in style what they would do. her boss, despite her quitting just volunteered to pay her for the month of october. so he's a good sport. >> they are nice. she has a future in dancing if nothing else. she's got some moves. you know i know good dancing. >> yeah. carson, thank you. >> thanks guys. >> also ahead on trending, the one thing every patient needs to ask their doctor and some nurses as well. all right. then at 8:18 could it be her most grueling role ever? sandra bullock is here and will open up about her new movie called gravity. you have to hold on to your seats for this one. >> and get ready to put your judgment to the test. >> first

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it's 8:00 on today, coming up, a massive government sh shutdown. how will it impact your lives? plus the one question patients should ask their doctor. >> plus sandra bullock talks gravity, g-forces and george clooney. >> i'm from the south and i'm from the north. >> we love you. >> hi memphis, tennessee. >> good morning. >> we want to say hi to our five granddaughters. >> hi, granddaughters.

>> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today" on a bright cheerily tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker, and carson daly. i have to say we have more exciting people in our crowd. >> yes. >> orlando bloom and ian are here with the new trailer for the next hobbit movie. >> that's going to be huge. >> oh yeah. >> oh man. >> what was it over a billion. >> 1.1 -- >> okay, you're calling me a liar for .1 billion? i'm just kidding. also a reminder, next month we have miley cyrus on the show. she is going to perform outside for us and she'll sit down and talk about some of the controversy that seems to have formed around her in the past months. so we'll talk to miley cyrus as she performs live on the plaza. that's monday here on today. >> you may be wondering about our surroundings here.

this is for a series called fact or fiction. are you a good consumer of the information you see on the internet or television. can you tell when something is a hoax? we have seen a lot of internet hoaxes. later on this morning we'll start this thing where we do a real story and fake story and carson will help us figure out if we can tell the difference. >> it's cool. it's fun. matt is going to start today. you have two stories. >> which one is the real one? >> i can't tell you. >> let's get a check of the weather forecast from mr. roker. >> first, gnnatalie with the re news. >> americans are beginning to feel the impact of the government shutdown that began overnight. congress failed to pass the spending bill because of a dispute over obamacare. peter alexander is outside one washington attraction that's now closed. peter, good morning. >> good morning to you. you said it, we're outside the national air and space museum. here's what happens. the doors are closed. closed today due to the government shutdown.

we apologize for the inconvenience. how did we get here? congress is bitterly divided stuck in a stalemate with republicans looking for ways to delay the implementation of the president's healthcare law. 800,000 federal workers furloughed. national parks and museums closed. services suspended from small business loans to payments for low income women and children and veterans could see their benefits effected. you have to pay your taxes but your tax refunds could be delayed and consider the plight of the 24 couples that made plans to get married here on the national mall, at the lincoln memorial and some of the other monuments over the course of this month. the national park service says even though they made the plans and got their permits one year out, if the government is shutdown, those events will be cancelled. >> a lot of disappointed people around there. peter alexander, thank you so much. although house republicans insist that spending can be linked to a change or delay in

obamacare, the president said monday he will not trade healthcare reform for a budget. house speaker john boehner says the best path forward is for both chambers of congress to convene a committee for their differences. >> it's time for the senate to listen to the american people just like the house has listened to the american people and pass a one year delay of obamacare and a permanent repeal of the medical device tax. >> and house speaker john boehner says the best path forward is for both chambers of commerce to convene a committee to resolve their differences. >> in a frank interview, pope francis says too many leaders of the catholic church let themselves be sickeningly flattered by aids. he called the vatican court the lepracy and said he considered turning down the nomination. his comments came as he prepared

to meet with cardinals to discuss vatican reform. a 13-year-old girl was the only survivor of a rock slide that killed 5 hikers monday in central colorado. rescuers say the girl's father sacrificed his own life by using his body to shield his daughter. efforts are underway to recover the bodies of the victims. an explosion and power outage forced a campus evacuation. it took place at an underground electrical vault where they were fixing damage caused by the theft of copper wire. one person was hospitalized for burns and fire crews had to rescue 20 people trapped in a elevator. >> lolo jones is bulking up for winter. the winter olympics. he is vying for a spot on the american bobsled team and she packed on 27 pounds of muscle since running in london last year. she is reportedly eating about 9,000 calories a day with a diet that includes, get this, four

double bacon cheeseburgers. and she wants to add a few more, apparently, to give her enough power to push a 400 pound sled. she still looks good, though. 8:06. let's go back outside to matt, savannah, and carson, guys. >> thank you so much. >> now, let's get the forecast from al. >> what a great idea. glad i thought of it. twins celebrating your birthday. >> yes. >> what's your names. >> katina. >> jen. >> where are you from? >> tampa florida. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. >> good to see you that. >> yes. >> let's check out your weather and see what we've got for you. pick city today, orlando, florida, and we're seeing some beautiful universal -- universal theme park, the greatest theme park in the country. thursday, a threat of some storms and 86 degrees. as you look, you can see we've got a gorgeous mid-section of the country. let's show you right now.

let's go to our earth cam and new orleans, louisiana, no problems. more showers and thunderstorms later today. plenty of wet weather in the pacific northwest. sunny skies, gorgeous weather here in the northeast. we're looking at windy conditions in the plains and sunny and 90 degrees today in dallas-fort worth. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> storm team 4 view looking from montgomery county maryland. you can see breaks in the clouds and a little blue showing through and sunshine breaking out throughout much of the region where it has been cloudy this morning. as the day progresses, increasing sun and afternoon highs reaching the low 80s. right now it's just upper 50s near 60 and then tomorrow, warmer. afternoon highs reaching mid-80s. highs low to mid-80s each day and that's your latest weather. >> thanks so much. coming up next, is the debbie downer at your job -- and we've all got one -- bringing down the entire office? >> then at 8:16, we've got oscar winner sandra bullock in the

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robocall before they invade your home. >> signing upright now. >> i like saying it. >> nomorobo. >> can't forget that one. >> we'll put it on the website. >> trending at the wall street journal, a simple but provocative question and one you probably don't think you need to ask but have you washed your hands? hospitals are urging patients to ask their doctors and nurses because strict hand washing is the best way to reduce infection but hospital staff only follow the rules about 50% of the time. >> you're the patient and you have to ask the doctor. >> did you clean up? did you scrub up today? >> al stands outside the men's room at nbc and says did you wash your hands. >> it's crazy you're in a hospital. germs, people are sick. doctors and nurses are only washing their hands 50% of the time. that's not good. >> all right. he's going to be breaking out in a sweat over that one. >> trending on twitter, is this the best gift you'll ever give

somebody that just had a baby. j. crew launching a baby line. among the adorable dresses, bibs and shoes, a onsie costing 178 dolla. it's perfect for babies with sensitive skin or pocketbooks but you can also get a cotton one for $25. >> government shutdown, that's the money you're spending for a onsie? trending on google. do you know someone like this. >> oh, hey. >> hey, pluto, hi. must be fun to work here. although the biggest job after working in a theme park is that you must live under constant fear of deadly terrorist attacks. >> that is rachel playing the famous debbie downer character on snl but a lot of us actually know someone like that and it's

having an effect on our work. a new study finds that negativity tops gossip, laziness and passive-aggressiveness as the worst in a coworker. 50% say they confront their coworker. >> i'll be the one that's annoying and smiling in their face hoping that turns it around. >> she's a happy person. >> that gets on your nerves. >> exactly. that's the idea. >> all right. that is what is trending today. let's move on to a movie that has a lot of people talking. the new thriller is called gravity. sandra bullock plays an astronaut stranded in space. some are already calling this a game changer. take a look. i'm detached. >> grab ahold.

hey, sandra, welcome back. >> thank you. >> this is not my first movie. >> really? >> i went to the screening yesterday and i sat there thinking how did they do this. >> yeah. >> you were weightless through the entire movie, basically. you're floating. there are objects floating not just past you -- i can understand how the computer could do that but then they're bumping into you and then spinning -- how did they do this? >> many, many different ways. we had the light box. we had hanging from wire riggs. we had a tank where you were submerged about 20 feet. >> this light box, nine by nine

feet. you spent huge amounts of time in there. talk about how it works. >> you are clamped in from the waste down. there were led lights all around you. there was a whole camera on an arm that used to make the cars for detroit that would come hurling at you and you in slow motion did the upper half of your body. >> was this ridiculously time consuming to shoot? >> yes and no. ridiculously time consuming in the best way in that you have to adhere to all the things they needed you to do. start in a certain place and end in a certain place so it would cut together. >> several things jumped out at me. first of all, you're in every frame of this movie basically but not only are you in it but often times you're alone. you're acting opposite nothing and the camera is right there on your face. how tough was that? >> it kind of reminds me of being at home, you know. >> no one to talk to. >> at home, just a camera, act out things. you know, it was -- it was lonely but every time i say that

i say it was the perfect set up for feeling lonely, feeling lost. feeling frustrated because it was such an unnatural experience. you had nothing you were used to. in the end once you started using it instead of fighting it all the time it made it what it was. >> also with your breathing. can we talk about your breathing in this movie. give me a sample. >> no, because i prefer not to pass out. it was a series of hyperventilation moments because you had to get to a certain level and because we shot a lot of things out of sequence i would start listening back to what we shot before and get the breath to that place so it was authentic. >> see i closed my eyes a couple of times in the theater and i kept imagining we were in a lamase class. >> i did give birth twice. >> twice during the movie? >> yes. >> congratulations.

>> thank you. >> oh, you took off the glasses. this is big. >> by the way, the 3-d glasses were fantastic. i don't want to sound lecherous here. >> that's hard for you. try it. >> because you know me. you are in incredible shape in this movie. >> that's all cgi. it is. >> i don't think so. >> yeah. >> i don't think so. you must have worked out like crazy. we did. it was definitely a group effort. two great australian trainers that had the system down. they were dancers and they knew what i needed to do to get in shape so i wouldn't get hurt so i could do the wire work and everything they needed me to do. so i wanted her to look a certain way. it was just every day. but nice job to have. >> not bad and just explain to me why this was so scary for you. the quote that's going around here is it was scary for you on every level to shoot this, why? >> because i had no idea how to do it.

>> after all the movies you made. >> no one in that room making this movie had any idea of what each day would be and if it would work. i had no one to help me that was a human being except when george was there. >> george clooney. i don't know if we mentioned that yet. >> george cloone and even then they were separated a lot and only had each others voices. it took you out of your comfort zone. >> i don't think you have to be a fan of outer space and space exploration to love this movie. as a kid i remember being at summer camp and watching man land on the moon, 1969. you were. >> 4. >> i was 12. when the apollo missions would go my dad had a contact at nasa and he would get me the medals for all the missions. >> you had a good dad. are they gold? >> they're gold but don't walk away with them. this was right up my alley. >> these are amazing. it plays into these fantasies we've all had about space.

not the future but futuristic things that are completely unfamiliar and the director puts such an emotional story to it. so it's not just sci-fi. it is a sci-fi that just has a really strong emotional story to it. >> speaking of emotional stories, i watched you the other day, congratulations you were immortalized in the hollywood walk of fame. was it a thrill? >> it was a thrill because my son was there. i always wave these things off and i go it's no big deal and you try not to make a lot out of it but having him there made -- he's made everything sweet. >> but it surprised me because you have been very private. you don't put him in situations where there's going to be a lot of cameras and there was a situation where there was going to be a thousand cameras. >> it was a really conscious decision. we had one made for him at home. whoen he came home he did his own hand and footprint and wrote his name and we're going to put

it at the front of the house. this is something that later on when he hates me and i'm an embarrassment i'll say let me show you what we did when you were younger and how much you liked me at that time. he was okay with being there. >> it seemed to me a few years ago you went into a vault. after a tough time in your life. are you coming out of that? >> oh, totally. >> a little better to talk about things. he looks adorable. >> he is. he's delicious. >> and this movie grabbed me by the throat. you're fantastic. good to see you as always. >> thank you. >> gravity opens on friday. let's go to natalie. >> all right. thank you, matt. well, from science fiction to fantasy, this is a big day for fans of the hobbit film. >> that's right. the new trailer. two of the cars are with us now. good morning to both of you guys. >> good morning. >> orlando, last time we saw you, ten years ago, lord of the rings and you're stepping back in character. what was that like?

>> it was a joy, actually. i had such a wonderful time playing the character to begin with and to have had the call to come back and get to wear the blonde wig and pointy ears was wonderful. he's a great fun character. he's the action elf. >> it doesn't seem ten years older does he. >> no. >> spry and young as ever. >> he has been telling us during this interview to touch the scarf. >> yes. >> i wore it in the movie. i wasn't allowed to do any magic with it. >> what is it about this movie. the first installment came out last year. 1.1 billion. at the end of the day for movie goers why do they strike such a cord? >> the hobbit movie is based on the book that's been a best seller for 50 years. it's one of the greatest stories ever written and peter magic has turned it into three films and

very true to the book and very true to the spirit of lord of the rings. that's what people will see this in this movie. lots of action. legolis is back and gandolf has a bit of a go. >> let's not keep the fans waiting any longer. let's look at the newest trailer for the hobbit. here it is. >> it will not end here. with every victory. >> he's grown very fond of you. do not give him hope where there is none. >> you had no right to go into that mountain. >> we've been blind. in your blindness our enemy has turned.

>> i found something. >> what did you find. >> my courage. >> good, you'll need it. >> all right. >> there we go. >> talking low, i like that. >> i had a beard on. >> yeah. >> and a wig. >> yeah. >> a pointy hat. you got the pointy hat. you had pointy ears. i had pointy hat. >> how is the tone from the second different? >> action packed. >> well, the thing is we made these three hobbit movies at the same time. so we don't know where one begins and where one ends. >> it must be confusing. >> it's really a bit of a treat because you shoot the movie and you go this could be kind of great. you have these moments i was hanging upside down with wires on a green screen and spent

hours stabbing at things in the air and you say this is going to look great at the movie and you say it looks better than i thought. with peter jackson. that's the good news. with peter these movies work so well for him because he takes the story from his brain, this crazy imaginative brain he has. >> he has a fabulous cast of actors. too long to mention but lead by martin freeman that plays bilbo. stupendous actors and that's going to lift this movie up and peter told me this was his favorite of all the movies he made so far. >> can't wait. >> orlando, ian, thank you. >> good to have you guys here. >> nice to see you. >> straight

good morning. it's 8:26 on this tuesday, october 1st. i'm aaron gilchrist. in our headlines right now, federal workers are headed to the office for just a couple of hours to close up shop as the government shuts down. d.c. employees will work a normal day. mayor vincent gray declared owl city workers essential personnel and monuments, memorials and museums all over town is close as is the national zoo which for a few moments shut down its very popular panda cam. a look at traffic and weathe

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for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. good morning. partly cloudy now around the metro area. temperatures into the low 60s later today. should hit the low 80s with increasing sunshine and warmer weather moves in on wednesday. highs mid-80s. highs low to mid-80s each day thursday, friday and saturday. showers late on sunday and sunday night and perhaps into part of monday. danella, how is traffic? >> pretty slow in our area. we'll head out i-66. an earlier crash still slowing things down eastbound at cambridge road. out of the roadway but involved multi-vehicles. fairfax county parkway, your drivetime now to the beltway will take 27 minutes and bac

we're back now. it's 8:30 on a tuesday morning, the first day of october 2013. the weather says late summer we're going up to 80 degrees today. that's nice news for the crowd gathered in rockefeller plaza. nice to have them here. i'm matt lauer with natalie morales, carson daly, and al roker. savannah had to take off for a shoot a little early this morning. >> we're straight ahead putting ourselves, our audience and you to the test in a game we like to call fact or fiction. >> that's right. sean hayes is going to join us

for that too. we're constantly bombarded by information on television or online and it's hard to tell what's real anymore. >> sean is real. >> there's sean. he's going to help us out. one story is legit and one is bogus and you at home and those of you in the plaza are going to help us. >> speaking of information we have been bombarded with we're talking about the government shuttown took pla shutdown took place at midnight. you asked people to share their thoughts. >> number one trending topic. >> keep them coming. >> #dearcongress. >> also, eat pray love with a run away seller and hit movie and now she is out with her first novel in 13 years. it's a beautifully written story. >> we have a lot to get to but can we say hello to herb gordon. he was the first-person ever to

drive one car 3 million miles. nice to see you. >> you too. >> you were here in 2002. you had written this volvo 2 million miles. tell me about every one of the last million. how did it go? >> went along just fine. >> how does it feel to break that milestone? >> pardon me? >> how did it feel to break that milestone? just terrific. i'm getting used to it. it's the third time around. >> you have been all over the country, 49 states. >> 49 states. >> just haven't been to hawaii. >> countries in europe. >> exactly. so this car has a lot of soul for you. >> a lot of memories. it's been terrific. >> how do you keep a car running at 3 million miles? >> well, you buy a quality car to begin with and then quality owners manual. people that wrote the book and the people that built the car. >> how many engines? >> same engine that came with the car. >> how much for it right now.

>> take it home today. >> 4 million miles. >> congratulations. >> 1966 volvo. beautiful car. >> very cool. mr. roker. >> let's see if you got nice driving weather forroker, let's you've got nice driving weather. starting off with today, looking at gorgeous weather up and down the east coast. rain down through the lower golf and rain in the pacific northwest and mountain snows there, nice and toasty in the southwest. tomorrow more gorgeous weather up and down the east coast, a few hit or miss showers with thunderstorms down through southern florida, cool weather making its way into the pacific northwest. sunny and hot from texas into the southwest. nice and mild in the northern plains. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. blue skies showing up over the town center. live view from the fairfax county camera on this tuesday morning. increasing sunshine. right now temperatures climbing

into the 60s. tomorrow even warmer, hitting the mid-80s by mid-afternoon. thursday, friday, saturday, each day highs low 80s and partly cloudy >> did you know you can get your weather any time you need it on the weather channel or weather.com online? did you know that? very good. is that fact or fiction? matt. >> all right. al, thank you very much. you like that? sean hayes won an emmy for his role as jack mcfarland. >> you take it. >> on will and grace and now he's back with sean saves the world while raising his teenage daughter. sot. >> sot. >> i just got a new and very weird boss. there are all sorts of things we could be exploring together. sharing our feelings about. oh, there it is. >> okay. there is something i want to know. >> great.

is it how i'm coping with my new boss. >> if you're gay then how did you and mom have sex? >> what was that? >> hey, sean, welcome back. how are you. >> what happened to katie? >> katie? >> it's been awhile since you've been here. >> how many years. >> when was the last time you were here, 7 years ago? >> look at you with the hard hitting questions. yes, seven years ago. >> will and grace has been off the air seven years. i'm sure you had people say do a sitcom for us. why now? >> i had a lot of friends and fans say when are you coming back to tv and i thought what an opportunity to make those four people happy. but why now because i just waited for the right thing and the right time and, you know, you have to go away long enough for people to miss you. if you just did show after show after show it would get annoying. not you.

you do it every day and people can't get enough of matthew lauer. >> will and grace -- wait one second, i have sandra bullocks questions and i would like the same questions. >> your body looked amazing in what i saw. seriously, when you took the astronaut suit off. >> yeah. >> and you were just in the underwear, it's unreal. >> you have that on repeat. me in my underwear. >> you worry people are always going to compare this sitcom to what you did on will and grace? >> well, i don't live my life worrying about it but certainly it's been discussed but i mean, you're always going to get compared to the last thing you did and you're only as good as the last job you did. but i know, who knows, this is completely different. it's a completely different character. >> he's also gay. >> yeah. >> but you call this series post-gay. >> yeah. because it's the fifth most interesting thing about the

character. just like it always should be. it's not about your sexual orientation or the color of your skin or whatever. there's many aspects to the character. it's a more grounded real person than the other character in will and grace. >> we're happy to have you back. >> it would be great if you came on like you did in will and grace. >> one of my favorite moments. >> that's great. it would be crazy if we have a clip right now. >> no, we can do that at another -- >> oh, wait, what -- >> that was the live show. >> that was one of your live shows. >> look at that. >> by the way, where in the world are matt lauers -- >> anyway. >> welcome back to nbc and in new sitcom. good to have you here. >> thank you, pleasure. >> you can catch the series premiere of sean saves the world this thursday at 9:00, 8:00 central on nbc. sean is sticking around because

we're going to play fact or fiction. >> i didn't have a choice. >> no, you did but you made the wrong choice. how smart are

in this digital age with the constant flood of information it can be hard to know what's real and what's not. we're taking part in a challenge with our studio audience and all of you at home in a game -- everybody say it with me -- called -- >> fact or fiction. >> well done everybody. here's how it goes down. each day this week one of our anchors will bring you two stories. one is a true story and the other is total fiction. everybody here, of course all of you at home will try and figure out which one you think is fake. we have al roker, sean hayes. natalie morales. matt is here first to present

two stories. matt, give us your first story and if matt appears in the video tape you're about to see that doesn't necessarily mean that story is real. >> that's a good point. you have to watch these stories carefully. grocho marks never wanted to be a part of a club that would have him as a member. well, after hanging out with two guys from upstate new york, i know exactly what he meant. the iron man competition takes grit, stamina and the will of a champion but a new sport heating up in america makes the iron man look like child's play. >> it's an extreme sport. there's risks to it. >> forget the ironman, this is extreme ironing. anyone can go hiking but not anyone can go through and actually hike and then iron. it's very unique. >> iron is heavy. so you want to make sure it's not going to come up and hit

you. >> founded in england in 1992, attorney mike kelsey formed the sports first american chapter. the goal, iron in extreme places. they even hold try outs. >> we prefer that the people realize themselves that this is not for them rather than us. usually it's clear. >> a bunch of people with irons and ironing boards. >> always game for a new challenge, i accompanying the ironers on an outing in new york central park and try to keep an open mind. >> the idea that this is a sport. >> it's a sport and art and a fine line between the two. >> but somehow within minutes i'm speaking their language. >> you're short on time. you can always put a sports jacket over the rest of the shirt. >> and the cuffs. >> the collar first and then the cuffs. >> the board balance is important. >> i quickly master my first solo attempt and dominate syncoironing. >> do you get severely burned?

>> a couple of close calls. >> and realize why they wear all that head gear. >> careful. careful. >> oh. >> don't worry. i got a helmet. >> as the day unfolds it becomes clear that my new friends have big plans for their pressed shirts. >> you can see any one of the current olympic sports with an iron in the hand but right now we have to focus more on the county fairs. >> are you going to try this again after today. >> yes, as soon as you guys leave i'll be back at this. >> all right. there's extreme ironing. the first of two stories matt brings us today on fact or fiction. quick thoughts from our contestants. al, give me a thought. >> i noticed that matt didn't like to do pleats. >> sean. >> two quick things, one is that was -- this is a long very game show. the second thing is i know matt and that seems like a long thing to do just for a bit. >> so could be real is what you're saying. >> all right.

>> the irons weren't plugged in. it's not very effective. >> oh, attention to detail. >> details, details. >> matt. story number two. >> here we go. it's about a man that found true inspiration after his world was turned upside down. take a look. >> this actually has diamonds on it. >> beautiful idea. >> most busy executives don't have time to just hang around. >> beautiful. >> but at new york's upstart academy being bottoms up tops the agenda. >> it took two months to get the team in but our board room brainstorming was going nowhere. >> called inverted yoga the practice was the brain child of the psychologist turned yogi. >> i founded my own practice but did my best thinking when i was inverted. >> now his upstart academy is taking corporate america by storm giving dozens of companies new perspective on their

business. >> teams here come up with everything from deli meats to smartphone data plans. >> he runs the most buttoned up studio on the planet but it's by design. >> they associate the suit with big ideas and take that back to the office with them. >> barbara heads up marketing for the credit card division of her bank. >> there are hundreds of cards out there and we have to differentiate ourselves. >> exhale through the nose. >> my feet are starting to tingle. >> these corporate acrobats spend the day inverted though they are allowed short breaks every six minutes. he guides them through. >> well, they're upside down but the logic is right side up. >> there's science to back it up. according to a 1996 study researchers at johns hopkins found that subjects with spinal pain treated with inversion therapy were more adept at problem solving than their

upright counter parts. >> a lot of people get a huge kick out of it. >> how long is this class? >> it's a whole new way to innovate as long as they can find their way back up again. >> that is a story of upstart academy. or extreme ironing. your two choices. one is fact. one is fiction. again, thoughts, al. >> well, you know what, i have seen the upside down stuff and it was a study. so it must be true. >> sean. >> yeah, i'm going to -- i saw questionable acting in that. >> you're not sure. >> i have done inversion yoga myself so i think that's true. >> okay. we'll give you guys a second to think about it. >> everyone in the audience hold up the sign of the story you thought was fiction. the one you think is fiction. the one you do not believe. >> a lot of people changing their minds. people don't think the extreme ironing is a real story. we'll see and if you're at home right now we want you to weigh

in as well. you can log on and vote today.com, tweet us #extremeironing or upstartacademy. the one you think is fiction. we'll find out how our contestants voted right after this. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. back now with the results of fact or fiction, the game where we have to spot the fake story. is it either extreme ironing, the wackiest of hobbies or the other. 70% thinks extreme ironing is the fiction story. 30% think it's the upstart academy. let's go down the line. al, extreme ironing. >> upstart academy, sean. >> that's the fake one. >> and nat, you're saying the

ironing. all right, matt. >> just a reminder, most of the people here thought extreme ironing was fake. >> al said but the upstart academy there was a study. there was a study from johns hopkins university. we put the picture of johns hopkins upright on the screen. there was a picture of the university with a palm tree. john hopkins is located in maryland. there are no palm trees. it was a marketing director who talked about it. her name was eslaf spelled backward. the false story was the upstart academy. extreme ironing is real. it is a real thing. it happens. >> that's unbelievable. >> unbelievable. >> order in the game show. >> come on. >> and the yoga thing.

>> man, you should do this in hollywood at somebody's house. >> we're going to have two more stories tomorrow. >> what? >> can you come back sean? >> we should mention the end of the week the host with the most points gets $5,000 for his or her favorite charity. sean, way to go. you're the leader so far. >> up next, the woman behind the book eat, pray, love releases her first novel in more than a decade. her first novel in more than a decade.

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she is back with eat, pray, love that was made into a hit movie in 2010. well, now, gilbert is out with her first novel in 13 years. it's called the signature of all things. elizabeth gilbert, good to have you back. >> thank you. thanks for having me back. >> first novel in 13 years. were you nervous about diving into this? there's a lot of research that went into this book. >> it's a big book. i wanted to write the novel i love to read. a big sweeping multigeneration epic that takes place with many family members involved. so i did a ton of research on 19th century to write the book. it was fun. i'm a geek. so i geeked out on that. >> you could see the geekiness in the description of the

mosque. >> my character is a bold independentexplorer. so i did learn a lot about it and as a passionate gardener it was exciting to dive into that. >> you called what happened after eat, pray, love a tsunami. does that intimidate you? the reaction you'll get with the book? because it is different for you? >> yeah, in some ways it's the same. it's a woman's story and asks what is her purpose, how do we find our journey in life? how do we answer our prayers through travel. but it's a novel so it's different so the hardest thing for me was to write the book that came after eat, pray, love, committed but once i broke the smell with that i felt really expansive and free and i thought i want to go back to where i started off as a writer, writing big imaginative fiction. >> you still tackle love, marriage, relationships. she gets divorced and sets off on these world travels looking for samples of moss. >> yeah and answers about her

own personal life as well. >> how do you feel. >> how do you feel about the institution of marriage. >> i like my marriage but famously i'm married to a man who says a woman's place is in the kitchen with her feet up and glass of wine in the kitchen watching her husband cook dinner. >> is that who you are. >> i'm the one with my feet up and glass of wine watching my husband cook dinner. we have a very different relationship. he's a great champion of me. it's wonderful. it's rare to this day that women have somebody behind them that says you go back in the world and make a name for yourself and i'll be home supporting you. that's the relationship we have. it's been wonderful. >> how do you think this book is going to be received after all the tsunami of eat, pray, love? >> i don't know how it will be received but i know how it is offered. it comes from my heart for my readers. i wrote it for them with a lot

of love. >> it's beautifully written. it's a gorgeous epic. thank you very much. elizabeth gilbert. it's called signature of all things. we're back with much more on this tue first, lou local news. 8:56 is your time now on this tuesday, october 1st, 2013. i'm eun yang. mousse yumts on the national mall are closed right now because of the government shutdown, but other dc attractions are staying you, the museum and the corcoran gallery of art, the international spy museum, national geographic museum and the crime museum are a few of the museums you can visit today. there are also more than 40 free there are also more than 40 free tours of d[ laughter ] he loves me. he loves me not.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this tuesday morning. it is the first day of october, 2013. >> hard to believe. >> it's october. >> it's october. >> doesn't feel like october, though. >> it's nice out there. >> do something about this. >> how great has he been? >> he's been amazing. >> it's been all me. >> he has a lot to do with it. >> my 6-year-old daughter fully believes that al roker controls the weather. >> my 10-year-old was like are you going to meet al. >> my daughter uses his full name. al roker. >> i'm brooke shields. it's one word. >> i'm willie with al, natalie, brooke's back. we don't need to introduce

ourselves. the government shutdown as many expected at 12:01 this morning. the first government shut down in 17 years after democrats and republicans in congress made the new budget, the republicans did on whether obamacare remained funded. the deadline was missed so the shutdown is in effect. no solution in sight. >> correct me if i'm wrong but even with the shutdown it still goes into effect. >> yeah enrollment today. >> that money was already set aside for obamacare. >> but they were trying to defund -- the republicans in the house wanted to defund obamacare in exchange for a new bundget fr this fiscal year. >> but now 8,000 people furloughed. some things closed national park services, officers of the department of housing, labor, energy, commerce, the smithsonian. >> but congress still gets paid, right?

>> they get paid. >> and military. >> well, that makes sense. >> special measure was put into effect to ensure that the military continues to get paid. >> air traffic control. >> social security, medicaid, private museums like the places like that. >> what are people not getting paid, though, that work for the government. >> right, we talk about this in the abstract but these are real people effected by the decisions made in congress. this is one woman that works for the epa. here's her reaction. >> congress needs to be turned over somebody's knee and spanked read hard because they're acting like small children. they are in a sand box. and they are kicking sand into the american people's eyes. and it hurts. >> and that's a sentiment -- >> well said. >> well said. >> it does seem childish in a way. i don't know. i feel so bad when i see so many people affected by it. day in and day out, you know and

that's what i feel terrible about. >> they have to come to a solution and they have to come to a solution quickly and this game can't continue. it's not about politics. it's about people's lives. >> it's going to fan out and effect everything and everybody and soon that's not going to be maintained. >> congress is at a 10% approval rating. >> i'm surprised it's that high. i'm actually surprised it's that high right now. >> 10%. >> speaking of maybe some people should quit. >> yeah. >> i'm anxious to hear what you say about this video. a 25-year-old woman quits her job over interpretive dance to kanye west's song "gone." this has gone viral. take a look. [ music playing ]

first thing is first. that's a good song. >> i love that song. >> that's a good dance. >> i love that song. >> it's very well produced. her good-bye. >> that's her job. she makes viral videos. >> and that video, of course, has gone viral as you would expect. we did hear from her employer, next media animation. they're based in -- her job was in taiwan and they wrote we do not have many disgruntled employee issues so something like this took folks aback here. i knew she was not happy the last couple of months. taiwan is not easy for a young woman who doesn't speak

mandarine but he says she makes $3,000 a month which is a pie paying job and was afforded a lot of opportunities to travel as well. not just taiwan, thailand, l.a., new york. >> i wonder if she did anything prior to express that she was disgruntled. was this the final straw or was this just she couldn't be heard? >> one said she knew she was not happy but this took everybody as surprise. >> going viral. >> there you go. >> you know she's going to get a job. >> do you think she gets hired. >> i think so. >> i think in particular because, you know she's got flair. >> she mentioned something about a comedy career too. she may have been thinking forward. >> all planned. >> because it was very

orchestrated. >> yeah. >> she knows what she is doing. >> i've never quit anything. >> really? >> i've never -- i've never just decided no. i will go down in a ball of flames. >> i quit a landscaping job once but it wasn't theatrical at all. no video. nothing. >> i have quit to move on to other jobs of course. >> no, third grade, violin, i didn't want to play the violin. >> okay. >> and the teacher went let me quit. i said i really didn't want to play the violin. i'd rather play the flute or recorder and she said i can't let you, you're my best student so i went back in class the next day and i said, oh, do you hate the violin as much as i do and she said miss shields, out. she wouldn't let me quit so guilty or innocent fired. >> got yourself fired. >> i got myself fired in third grade from violin. >> that is impressive. >> it's haunted you ever since. >> here i am now. >> really hurt you too, didn't

it. >> it did. i just never recovered. >> you can't play the small violin anymore? >> only when i'm complaining. >> al i was on the internet and come across on a piece of video of you more violent than i've ever seen you before. >> wow. >> we're officially equipped to bring you the weather every morning and here to bring you your first up to the minute weather report is jason. thank you -- >> thank you. let me just make sure -- so looks like we've got a big high pressure system moving from this area over to that area -- that's -- >> no, no, roker, does weather, roker does weather. that's it. that's it. >> roker does weather. >> i want that on a t-shirt. >> they started chanting my name. >> roker, roker.

>> i know the folk there is at the big morning buzz, vh-1 asked me to come in. they had a new studio. not quite as nice as this. but very nice. in fact, carson daly's old trl studio. >> really? >> exactly. how good does it feel to smash a monitor? >> it's pretty satisfying. it was pretty fun. >> then they plugged your book on the back end. >> they just happened to have a copy. >> works out nicely. i cracked the bat. >> wow, that's not easy to do. >> i had a little aggression to get out. >> roker does weather. >> how about roker doing the weather right now? >> roker does the weather. >> roker does weather. >> how about roker=z607 the weather right now? >> what day4r5'?an? >> agh! >> you scare easily. today89 >> in norbert.(40i1

gorgeous day. plenty of sunshine. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> clouds are breaking up over the metro area. a little sunshine breaking up. right now just pat 9:00. we're into the 60s much of the region. later today 70s by noontime and low 80s mid-afternoon with increasing snipe. then tomorrow mostly sunny and a bit warmer. afternoon highs in the mid-80s. this warm pattern continues through the end of the week, into the weekend. our next chance of rain may not come until perhaps late on sunday into sunday night. also may get some lingering showers your kids are going to use this against you. >> don't think that i don't know that now because my one daughter did take violin and i was like no, it's good. you must stick with it. >> oh. >> she was pretty good but switched to piano. >> do as i say not if i do.

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>> slashed him. he was beaten. this is from a camera mounted on the helmet of a motorcycle rider posted on youtube. two dozen motorcycles surround the range rover. they were in town for the hollywood stunts rally. a loosely organized event and things got ugly. police say he called 911. he had run over, basically, one of the motorcyclists. >> right. >> as he was trying to drive away to protect his family. of course you do what anyone would do which is get away for the situation. he did drive over a motorcyclist. that motorcyclist has been identified and they have a lot more people they're looking for right now. there's surveillance cameras so you better believe they're going to be on top of this. >> and the event was that he by mistake bumped one of them or they were already surrounding them?

>> he was in a pack of them and hit one when trying to get out and he accelerated to get away from them. then they surrounded him. >> you've got your kid in the car. a 2-year-old child. >> i would gun it. >> i would too. >> he guns it right there. >> what's not normal necessarily or regular is that usually not when you're on the west side highway surrounded by that. >> yeah, so it's a three lane highway and, you know, i've been in those situations and it's nerve racking, you know? >> yeah. tensions are running high. >> and a lot of these guys ride right up on you or cut through the lanes. it's very easy to accidentally bump somebody. >> scary situation we were at a hockey event once and hockey has a reputation, the parents can get a little overheated and my husband just slightly dinged the door of the car next to us the guy proceeded to get out of the

car. my three-year-old was strapped in the back and wanted to get in a fistfight with joe and i was like joe just drive and then the guy jumps in front of our car and i'm like just keep driving. we did not run the guy over but it's a scary situation. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> what must his wife have thought? you don't know what the guy's intentions are. you have a 2-year-old in the backseat. >> just seeing that video makes me panic. >> i would have jumped in the backseat. >> the man in the car got stitches and was released from the hospital. so he's okay. >> yeah. >> so more details on this today. >> let's move on to a little bit happier topic. adele, the great singer, rumored to star in an upcoming bio pick about dusty springfield. film project would tell the story of the celebrated english soul singer inducted into grammy

hall of fame. >> she has the hair going. >> son of a preacher man. >> adele can do no wrong. she is going to nail it. she'll be great. >> the bone structure. >> she can sing it. >> dusty had an unbelievable range. and so does adele and most great singers have an acting in there. >> look at jennifer hudson. >> yes, we were thinking about those that didn't workout so well. >> some recovered we were saying. >> mariah carey. >> i've been in plenty of them. i didn't mean to. >> it's about the role. >> and the film maker and she went on to do precious and the butler. >> how about justin timberlake. >> we just saw runner, runner yesterday. he is a phenomenal actor. >> bet midler. >> madonna.

>> madonna was sort of mixed. i liked her. >> i think it's a matter of the character that you're playing. >> how about from justin to kelly. kelly clarkson. now that's a movie. >> no one has any idea what i'm talking about. >> not a clue. i'm just going to nod my head and smile. >> you'll enjoy yourself. all the headlines you need before you walk out the door. >> and walking through our doors today, your favorite l libertarian. he could be a good librarian -- the man, the myth, the mustache. he is going to tell us all about it. good to see you.

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commute next. good morning. storm team 4 four-day forecast. cool mornings and warm afternoons all the way into the weekend. a chance of rain late sunday and perhaps into monday and afternoon highs above 80 degrees each day all the way into saturday. highs maybe near 80 on sunday. danella, how is traffic? >> good morning, tom. tracking an accident on 395. traveling northbound, near washington boulevard. a accident there, multi-vehicle, it was blocking the right lane and now it's moved to the right shoulder lane. seeing delays already. so from the beltway to the 14

welcome back to today on this tuesday morning, it's the 1st day of october 2013. i'm willie with al, natalie, and brooke shields with us. we're getting into canoes. >> i have to get from the weather map -- >> how does that feel? >> to getting in that canoe. >> of all the bad ideas. >> how does that feel? >> it's perfectly comfortable. >> he looks very comfortable. >> that's high praise. >> and perhaps one of the funniest villains in the police squad movies. >> yes he was. >> i found out about that. >> al and i were getting in the cano for a few minutes. these glasses in japan, you put them on and they translate what

you're reading from the foreign language you don't understand. they want to have them ready for the tokyo 2020 games but who is going to walk around with that device with a cord hanging out? >> don't they have it at the restaurant? >> why don't they just translate the menus? >> because the world doesn't resolve around americans. that's why. >> they're expecting a lot of people to come for the olympics. >> i'd rather look silly but be on it language-wise. >> waiting for the day. >> there will be an app for that. >> of course. >> yes and by 2020 you take any menu and translate simultaneous. >> by 2020 we're not even going to be speaking to each other. no talking. >> what do you mean? >> stop. okay. >> al is going to do the weather while i go get in the canoe.

>> good luck with that. >> that'sfun. >> want to come? >> yes, of course. >> how about some lights over here. hey, now. and they appeared just like that. you can see a gorgeous day up and down the eastern seaboard. some rain in the pacific northwest. gulf coast looking a little on the wet side. as you can see we'll have a gorgeous day throughout much of the eastern seaboard. finally dried out down in florida. tomorrow more rain in the pacific northwest. nowhere near as bad as what they have had, but those showers and thunderstorms make their way up into the mississippi river valley. why? because we're basically going to be looking at a frontal system. that's going to be drawn coming right along the midwest and pushing east, and that's going to cause some big problems. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> sunshine breaking out. live view from the storm team 4 fairfax county camera. clouds over the metro areas and points east, but they will

continue to drift east. increasing sunshine. right now into the mid and upper 60s around much of the region, and by noontime upper 70s. mid-afternoon should be in the low 80s. storm team 4 seven-day outlook, warm afshs and cool mornings. each day into the weekend. could get some rain okay. thanks guys. that was easy. >> and that's natural. >> that's your latest weather. >> this is really good. i'm fine. no, it's all right. i'm good. >> a couple of outdoors men at work here. >> okay. well. >> why don't you just stay right there. i'll cuddle you. well, the government shut down so that means nonessential employee is off today. he is the libertarian on parks and recreation. >> we brought out the canoes because we have a new book paddle your own canoe.

one man's fundamental for delicious living. good to see you. >> good to see you al. >> is this happening? is this on the air. >> life is more romantic in a canoe. >> you are a man that enjoys a canoe. what is it about it? >> well when you make a canoe yourself as well as the paddle there's something very powerful about the defeat of mother nature using our opposable thumbs and cognitive thought. >> a lot of people don't know you're a woodworker. you really build canoes. what is it about woodworking that's so satisfying. >> don't ask a serious question like that. go ahead. >> well, especially in this day and age when everybody lives so much inside of tiny little screens, actually making and doing something with your hands is such a tangible feeling of success and and can add a very

delicious tone to your day where instead of getting a high score on some sort of crushing candy game, you can look at a table that you've built that will keep your beer from falling to the floor. >> nice. >> which is more noble. >> wow. >> could you make a larger canoe for us by any chance. >> i could, yeah. you should have called me. >> the eats moved around like that. >> listening to you talk, nick, and reading about you, it strikes me that you're a lot like ron swanson. is it fair to say that? >> in some ways. our team of comedy writers takes my personality and writes it much larger. >> you're known for your mustache but you're ambivalent in real life about the mustache. >> sure, i'm a character actor so all of the tools in my folicular tool box are valued. one of which is my mustache.

i just happen to be using that tool when my role became popular so everyone thinks i just have a hammer but i'm actually really skilled in the socket set and the saw. >> wow. >> how long does it take to get that. to full fruition. >> five weeks to grow from the very top tier whisker down to the lip. that's the full swanson. >> the full swanson. >> i feel like i'm doing the full swanson right now. >> this is something. how does your wife feel about the stash? >> she is generous. even when i have a huge beard she likes it. it's a novelty for her. she likes to nestle her face into my bracken. >> wasn't that in the third pirates of the caribbean. >> no, it's number 17.

>> speaking of your wife, i'm reading in the book, is it true you botched the proposal? the wedding proposal? >> not exactly. we had a gag going where i was pretending to propose a few times and i kept dropping these fake engagement rings down sewer grates and it sounds possibly mean or foolish, which i would certainly be accused of being foolish in other ways, but there was a sense of humor about it. she was in on the gag. so she would go along with it and say honey what was that that you just dropped. and i would say nothing, it was a 5 frank piece. and of course once i pulled the joke a few times, then i was on the hook if i didn't propose. then i would have been a jerk. >> well, thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you for climbing into a

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cleaned out your dryer vent? >> yesterday. >> what about the correct wattage in your light bulb? >> maybe never. well these every day things around your house could be dangerous to you and your family. here to point out these hazards are amy matthews. good morning amy. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> grease fires first. >> most common cause of household fire is cooking. never put water on it. it needs to be put out by a fire suppressant. suffocate it. you want to cutoff the oxygen to the fire. if you don't have any of these you can use a pan lid or cookie sheet or anything but -- >> anything on it. >> anything on it. >> except water. >> except water. >> no sugar, flour, no salt. >> those things will blow up. >> over here, let's talk about

hazardous cords. a lot of us think we can get by another couple of years with that. >> check your cords, especially to your toaster because it uses more wattage than anything in the kitchen. make sure there's not something that looks like that. it should be plugged into an outlet by itself and no paper towe or cook books around it. >> you don't have to unplug it every day. >> when you go away for awhile. >> perfect idea. who wants to vacuum. >> our dryer, the back of the dryer, a lot of people don't look behind the dryer. >> they do and all of this lint really packs up. so pull the dryer away, take a look back here and vacuum this out. there will be a ton of lint build up. >> you hear about dryer fires all the time. >> it will cause a fire. look at all of the stuff. look at that, your jeans. >> how long do you have to do this? >> once a year. all of these things are easy to do once a year.

make sure you check out the outside exhaust as well. >> it has to be four inches from the wall. >> actually the water because of the kinking in the lines back there. most of them sit a little ways away because of the vents. >> speaking of water, water damage -- i just fixed a whole wall because of water damage. >> did you need this. >> where were you? oh, you were busy with your little show. >> i was renovating ten other houses. take a look at the line behind your washing machine. turn the water off. if any of these are old or frayed replace them. upgrade to one of these. this is a steel braided line which is stronger and warrantied for longer. turn on a faucet on something nearby so the water drains so you don't cause your own water damage while you're fixing it. >> that would not be good. >> this is the over wattage situation. >> your lights don't have the

wattage situations for fun. they want you to do that so you're safe. your regular bulb is really inefficient number one. you have your cfls and leds and halogen lamps. how much energy it uses has nothing to do with the brightness. let's say you have 100 watts for this and for this and this equals 22 watts from cfl but they both give the same light so you can get more light with less wattage. >> yeah. >> more environmentally. >> and they last longer and they -- it's just much smarter. >> big huge problem at my house. >> quickly. >> always check them once a year to make sure all of your fire and smoke alarms have batteries in them. pick the same day like new years every year and make sure you have another fire extinguisher for the whole house. one day, peace of mind. do them one time and you're done. >> great information. thank you. my to do list has grown by a

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al and i are still nuzzling. >> it's good. my favorite canoe ride of all time. >> kathie lee and hoda welcome sean hayes. >> kathie lee and hoda welcome sean hayes. >> around the sk

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9:57 is your time now ton this tuesday, october 1st. 2013. i'm eun yang. let's check your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom, looking good out there. >> yeah. sunshine now breaking out. temperatures are warming. now near 70 degrees around much of the region. approaching 10:00 on this tuesday morning. later today we'll likely climb into the low 80s by mid-afternoon, and mostly sunny. sunny again tomorrow. a bit warmer and highs low to mid-80s each day. thursday, friday, saturday and then on sunday highs near 80. could get some showers late sunday, sunday afternoon into sunday evening and perhaps into monday. how is late morning traffic? >> unfortunately still seeing

red on the beltway because of an earlier accident involving a tractor trailer. still there. so if you're traveling the inner looep loop of the beltway heading towards route 7, only the left lane will get you by the tractor trailer accident. delays start prior to route 5 and that's where you're heavy on the brakes. i'd 95, the ramp to lordon has just reopened. back over to you. >> thanks. midday live around the region with team coverage of the "i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad." these are birth control pills. more than half of american women use them at some point in their lives but ken cuccinelli sponsored a bill that could have made common forms of birth control illegal, including the pill. cuccinelli was one of only five senators to support this "potentially radical intrusion into domestic, family and individual decision-making" why is ken cuccinelli interfering in our private lives? he's focused on his own agenda. not us.

♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody! there's good news and bad news sfp. >> what is the good news? >> the good news it's booze day tuesday. >> bat news, it's october 1st. all right, what is going onny. >> i do know on the east coast new york and the west coast it's going to be gorgeous. 80 degrees. we're having summertime weather. >> i know, but you're leaving town. >> you're right. i picked the wrong time to leave town. >> apparently though, hoda -- >> what. >> -- everybody went crazy yesterday for this cover that i have on my iphone.

it's my favorite thing but it's really your favorite thing. it's a great color. here's a great thing. you can put your credit cards your cash even lip gloss in here. >> or a key. >> you shut it. it's light as a feather. >> yep. >> and everyone kept saying where do we get it. here it is again. eynproducts.com. $29.99. >> people don't know it's ian rand either, even though she wrote the books. >> i'm so weepy. here's the thing, the kid sings, the chairs are turned with their backs. the parents are in the room, the family members. all i care about is chair turning, boom -- i don't care about the reaction of the singers. i went right to the parents. you see the parents in the room just sobbing. >> that's because you love your family. >> well, what -- >> what if you didn't love your

family? you'd be jealous if there's a family affair that actually cares about somebody. >> let's take a look at some of the auditions. ♪ ♪ begging you for mercy >> dude! >> cee lo! [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah! ♪ >> sing it! ♪ >> yes! >> i told you, me and cee lo, we think a lot -- >> adam! >> wow! >> yes. ♪ ♪ you you and i >> yes!

yes! ♪ >> girl power! [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> by the way, that young lady is the sister of kaley cuoco. >> cuoco, from "big bang theory." >> she was so excited because that girl worked as her sister's assistant. her sister is is in the waiting room and it's her sister's turn. >> i think it's going to roll this year. with football, "the voice" and also the black list. >> did you watch it last night? >> i tivoed it. >> it's so juicy. if you haven't watched "the black list." >> yes, it's crazy. we need a sitcom starring me and you -- perfect! >> speaking of music, i had a

little fun with bethenny frankel. >> yes, that's what i hear. >> we decided it's a good opportunity to shoot a music video. i know you haven't seen this video. it's a song called "thrift shop" by macklemore. to re-enact the video. you have to picture thrift shop, fake fur, crazy insane. take a look. ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ got 20 dollars in my pocket ♪ i wear your grandest clothes ♪ ♪ i look incredible i'm in this big as cold ♪

[ laughter ] ♪ come that thrift shop down the road ♪ >> anyway, going to be on our show today. it's funny and ridiculous. sorry about that. sorry. >> okay. >> is that a no-no? is that a pay money words -- oh, i'm sorry. i feel terrible. >> take it out of her salary. is it time to say good-bye to all time, to robocalls -- i think everybody would say yes. [ ringing ] >> i used to have barbara streisand singing. ♪ papa you can hear me? ♪ >> this is the thing about robocalls. you get the ones from candidates and you go hello? you hear nothing. you go hello?

on the second hello, they go hello, this is so-and-so. and then -- there's a solution now called no-no robo. >> dirty bit. all you have to do is sign up for the service. if the computer tags an incoming call a robocall, it hangs up before the second song can go through. >> how does that know? >> it was created by monies by the federal trade commission. the website nomorobo.com. >> tara our director has never written anything down. she's righting something down. >> for a good time, you can call her -- >> come on tara. >> come on, tara. >> who was overserved the other night? >> you were!

>> see what happens, we're sorry. there's a new study out that shows that kids who date younger end up in more trouble in life later. so when did you have your first boyfriend? think back. a new study from the journal of adollescents, age 13, in the middle of puberty to me. >> they start dating at age 13. >> dating is completely different than it used to be. a date is when a boy asked you out. girls never did unless you were a -- and getting paid -- >> it's a bad word. >> no, no -- >> okay. go on. go on. >> girls just didn't do it. nice girls did not do that. you waited for a boy to ask you out. the boy actually came to your house. knocked on the door. had to spent some time with your

father before you could go out. now who knows they go to the mall like wild coyotes. they all go in groups. and hooking up is very different than what it was when we were -- i was a kid. >> yes. exactly. >> they say 11 to 12 year olds who start dating are twice as likely to have behavorial problems than their peers. if you're dating at 11, what is that, fourth grade? >> that's weird. fifth grade. it's way too soon. half the parents in our country wouldn't know they're kids are dating because they're not home to supervise them in the first place. >> dating only seemed like the only time you dated to me is when you went to a high school dance. >> a prom or something like that. >> at our house there was no dating it was forbidden. >> thank you. do you have a story to tell us? >> no -- >> about john -- >> i wasn't going to say his

name. 79. everybody has a crush. i remember it clearly when i was a kid. fifth grade or sixth, riding my bike. he lived four houses up and over. his back porch you could see it. i would ride my banana seat bike, orange. and circle around and wait for him to come out and sometimes just park like a stalker. >> stalker. >> like a sixth grade stalker waiting for him. >> it was so weird. >> and then what did you do? >> we always had the whole makeout thing that was so exciting. oh, my, i'm holding hands. he would say will you go with me? i was like go with me? >> did you ask where? >> no, not where, go with me. john zachman asked me to go with him. he asked you -- it was so thrilling. >> oh, you know what -- you know what -- that was uncalled for. you know, you just ruined a great moment. i didn't know i was looking out

of those eyes. >> okay. i love that necklace. >> hoda shows up -- >> we have to move on. speaking of that picture, we have a top dog winner. >> that was rude! >> oh! >> a little doggy humor. >> i'm not even continuing. enjoy. >> yes, you are. you never had so much fun in your life. teamed up with nbc's "chicago fire" to find the top dog. we had three great dogs. this is the winner. this is based on your votes. this dog received $68,000. smokie. a labrador retriever from jacksonville, illinois. she became a firefighter after found in a home engulfed in flames. now smokie helps kids to stop, drop and roll. >> which is what you were doing with john zachman.

>> she gets a cameo appearance on "chicago fire. congratulations. >> we also want to congratulate our -- >> -- living room makeover winner! >> we finally have a winner. we're getting a drum roll. the winner is the deutsche family. they live in new york. the furniture about 15 years ago. her family has been begging her to do the living room for the past ten years. their home is where the friends and family live together so they wanted to redo it. we're going to take you throughout next monday -- >> deutsche -- it's duchi. written phonetically but we say deutsche.

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oh. for eight seasons sean hayes kept studio audiences in stitches as the outrageously flamboyant jack mcfarland. i loved "will & grace." >> the man has moved on, do it. >> the few viewers you have left -- >> it's called "sean saves the world." a single gay dad trying to deal with an overbearing mother. >> is it still monday, because i've been out here since monday! [ laughter ] >> please, come in. [ laughter ] >> your voice got here ten minutes ago and it's been looking for you. [ laughter ] >> how's my baby? >> i don't know, mom, honestly going from a fun weekend dad to a full-time responsible dad --

>> you think i'm talking about you? that's funny. i'm talking about ellie. poor kid. 14 years and her mother abandons her. now she has no one. no one. >> linda lavin. let's talk about her for just a second. >> let's talk about her for a while, rather than just a second. >> she's amazing. >> she's totally -- linda loven -- not linda lavin. >> she's so much fun. >> yeah, she really is. we really connected very deeply. she's warm, wonderful, grounded real person and we have a great on-camera chemistry if i do say so myself. >> yeah, do you. >> she's very -- we have a mutual respect for her. i love her. >> i can't believe all you do for this network, it's called "sean saving the world." but it's sean saving the network. tell us how many shows you're responsible for. you played a part in --

>> i have a company that works with amazing people to make this happen. >> you make a lot of money basically? >> no, not yet. not as much as you two sitting here drinking. sends a great message to kids the home. >> they're at school. >> okay. "grim" which premieres october 26th. "hot in cleveland." >> so funny. >> and "the soulman" and then my show and game land going into its second season. >> yeah, that's been picked up. >> and in development, as they say. about the game show, the genesis of that, you actually played games in your house. and you decided hey, wouldn't this make for good tv? >> yeah, yeah, that's the story. thanks hoda. >> maybe a follow-up, do you have any time to -- >> yeah, there's games that we

played in my house. we did for many years, we played all these games. a bunch of friends came over, we would play. then a couple executives that worked at nbc and said i think this is the show. i said i don't want to produce a game show. then here we are. it's a blast. it's amazing. people have turned not great numbers to be on it. and now that they've seen it, we're getting more calls. >> back to the sitcom. it's such a breakthrough with a sitcom. a lot of people are trying. with your pedigree. >> sequel. >> well, your sitcom is amazing. >> yeah. >> only fair. >> yeah, what was the question now? >> continue. >> no, bringing sitcoms back on tv. i mean they're working on cbs great now we're getting them on nbc. >> you don't have a laugh track.

that's real laughter that you hear. >> well, laughter since the '20s, they began having live audiences. >> an audience will really tell you the truth. >> yes. >> so they tell you immediately if the joke works if it seems like it's working or not working. you fix it as you go that's the great thing about the genre of sitcoms as opposed to the single-cam. like "the office." >> why do we have kazoos? >> i've been asking myself the same question. >> we were going to play a game with them. do we have time for spin the bottle? >> oh, god, this is exhausting. >> "sean saves the world." airs thursdays at 9:00 right here on nbc. >> congratulations.

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forever. >> you can have it day or night. it has a fancy show to it. let's show how it works. >> can you carry a ziploc bag. >> right. you put this in your bigger bag during the day and at night you can wear that. >> there you go. >> that's adorable. >> she doesn't have a bigger bag. just a bigger ziploc bag. >> yes, i do. >> that big bag. that works. >> so excited. >> satchel. this is the next bag which you may already have in your closet. you can wear all different bags. it's with the handle. it's with a structured bag. normally it's with this. which is removable. i often don't wear it with that. this is the real structured bag from work. this is from jcpenney from structured heaven. if you see the picture with kathie lee. >> oh, too much cleavage for a woman my age. >> if you're going out at night,

from work during the day to night this is another great option. >> how much does it cost? >> all on our website. all under $100. >> okay. >> now we're moving over here. colorblocking. huge trend. >> don't wear it were a colorblocked dress, though. like i've got on. >> yes. this is another trend. this will take you throughout next year as well. look at all the different kinds. this you want to wear with a solid dress. this is one of the clutches here. let's check in with hoda. >> look at hoda woman. >> that's a strange photo. >> it slants it a little on the monitor. this goes well. >> very cute. >> with solid outfit or solid pants or sweater. portfolio clutches. this is the clutch of the season. you're going to get an oversized clutch. >> like an ipad in that.

>> this is a portfolio clutch, bigger than the traditional ones. checking with kathie lee throughout. >> i like this picture because it's been -- you know, airbrushed out the wazoo. >> yes. >> that's nice, too. >> now, cobalt blue. >> this is the new hot color for the season. >> it is. >> 2014, blue is a pantone color. this is from kohl's. you can wear it with brown, blue, pink. it's kind of a neutral to me. this is this strap that looks great. >> very cute. >> and then we love the fanny pack. if we can transition with another photo that we love. >> oh, my gosh! >> this is an alternative to the

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time to play "beat it or eat it." this time it's about snack foods between meals. >> we're going to beat the foods that are not so good for us and eat the ones that are healthy for us, guiding us through this is health editor madeline harris. >> snack time. we're going to be talk about crunchy/salty snacks. i want you to beat the one that has the most fat is it honey mustard pretzels or tortilla chips. >> that is wrong. don't be fooled by pretzels when you have add-ins that are high in fats. these are baked chips. >> so good.

>> next from prepackaging. the chocolate chip cookies and a two-back of granola bars which one should you beat because it has more calories. >> don't beat the cookies. >> okay. >> you are right. they're healthier you're going to get 50 calories less in those three chocolate chip cookies. heart healthy portions do count. which one should you beat because more calories per serving. 22 almonds or 38 pistachios in the shell. you want to beat the almonds because they've got another 50, 60 calories. you have to work at these pistachios. fresh fruit, how can you go wrong, right? grapes and cheddar cheese and apples and -- which one has more

calories. >> i'm going to gently beat this. >> and you are -- >> i still got hit. >> apples and dip have 230 calories. >> which ones are we beating? >> you are beating this one. >> i know, this game is no fun name because we're worried about -- >> don't give up. >> oh, no. frozen treats. you want a better calorie-controlled choice. two regular chocolate pops or a cup of fat-free vanilla. which one should you beat because it has more calories. >> i want to go -- >> you are right, hoda. a cup of yogurt is 260 calories. these are just 60 each. >> who doesn't love dip. hummus. both are healthy. you want to eat the one with the calorie savings beat the ones that are higher. >> which one again?

>> this is salsa -- >> you want to beat the one with higher calories. you are right, you're going to beat the hummus. let's end with candy. you want to tame your sweet tooth. one of these candies has fewer calories with the same saving size. you want to beat the one with mini chocolate chips and yogurt-conferred peanuts. beat the one that has more calories. >> more. >> and you are right -- the yogurt peanuts. you are right. not a health food. >> who won -- >> i got five? i couldn't have gotten five. i did? >> yea! popcorn. >> your girls will love that when they come visit. >> exactly. madeline. thank you. >> italian --

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the kids are back in sports. the leaves are changing, falling, tailgating is in full swing but enough about hoda's sex life. fall is a great time of year when it comes to annoying everyday habits. >> annoying, great word. from raking the leaves to keeping your kid's lunch box fresh. we have tips to helping you out. >> that's great with hoda's sex life. >> hey. >> let's talk about getting rid of leaves. we love fall. we hate the leaves. we hate them in the gutter. take an old school slinky. >> you got an slinky there.

>> of course, we do an old school slinky. and attach it like this. >> and hook it. >> who's looking into your gutters? about this far. attach this here. okay? >> okay. >> like -- come on bruce. like this. now what happens, and these leaves will not -- >> they can't get in there to begin with. >> there's no overflowing into your leaves. you can also put them in the spouts if you like. but nobody is really looking in your gutter. >> you there go. >> but really -- >> exactly, another thing with leaves is raking okay. what happens, the bag falls in. if one you have would sort of hold that for me. >> we're going to bungee cord it? >> we're going to bungee cord it like this. hold the garbage can.

now look what you can do. now all your leaves can go in. what's nice here, they're all fake. >> and they're not wet. >> they're not wet. this is the way to do it. this will not fall. back-to-school tips you're sick of making your kids' lunch already a month into it and you know they're not eating their fruit. which they don't. you want to take a rubber band, cut it up, it's bite size, it's not brown and the kids will the key it because they don't eat the full thing. >> kids are picky. >> kids are picky. also, the thermoses are probably disgusting because they get -- >> icky. >> right. >> you want to use eggshells and vinegar. shake it up. and then when you're done, you can put sugar cubes in either, seal these up and there are no more smells. >> sugar cubes will -- >> exactly right. >> be sure to throw those out

before you use it. >> indeed. indeed. let's talk about tailgating, we want to show you how never to lose your spot in a tailgate, how to get your kids clean because they roll around in the grass like disgusting animals. and most importantly how to keep your beer cold. take a little shampoo. fill it with water. freeze this. >> why? >> because this is now an ice block to keep your beer cold. more than that, before the game now, this will have unfrozen, the kids are rolling around like little beasts. >> it's like purell. >> you can clean up the little nose pickers. and if they get a stain on their jersey. >> yes, they did. >> there's a little mustard. you get rid of that, the excess. and then a little shaving cream. like this in about five minutes the alcohols in this will raise -- raise the stain out.

by the time you get home, the stain should be gone. if it is not gone, what you're going to do is spray -- pardon my finger here -- >> is this vinaigrette? >> this is detergent and peroxide. >> okay. >> stain is gone. you there go. how about that for the fall. >> thank you very much. do you need a simple solution for dinner tonight, everybody? >> how about italian. delicious meals great from

♪ it's time to take you into today's kitchen and show you what's cookin'. on the menu, an italian-style vegetable main course. >> then who knows italian cooking better than sal!

from his italian restaurant right here in new york city. >> glad to have you back. >> thank you. i made this 20 years ago for people, vegetarians but it gives you a main course. staples with zucchini and eggplant. i sliced them up. i left the skin on. a little flour and egg. >> egg after that. >> yes. olive oil. >> uh-huh, uh-huh. >> very simple. >> so far, we can do it. >> you can do it. >> how long do you cook those babies for? >> a minute or two minutes on each side. >> here we have spinach that we steamed already. i have olive oil and some garlic. i love the smell of that. >> the idea is to try to keep this dry. the big part about this dish is to keep it as dry as you can so i wouldn't add any more water.

salt and pepper. >> that smells good. >> smells good, tastes good. we move over here where we start to assemble. this is a baking pan. you put the butter and bread crumbs so when you unmold it, it's easy to do. >> i already put the layer of eggplant. >> i love eggplant. >> you can hand me those? >> yep. >> going to make it like a little lasagna? >> a little sauce. not too much. you want to keep it wet. not too much. a layer of vegetables. now i have the zucchini. >> oh, gosh. awesome! >> i can't even fake it. >> plop down that tomato sauce. >> cheese. and on on. the layer of spinach now. >> oh. >> nice and dry. pat it down. come around this side. come around this side here.

. we bake this in the oven at 400 degrees for about -- >> oh, look at it. >> it's napoleon because it looks like a napoleon. >> it sure does. how long do you cook this? >> about 35 to 45 minutes. you put it here in a dish, flip it over. >> beautiful. >> then we put some tomato sauce. parmesan cheese. >> no cheese for me. >> give it a shot. >> tomorrow from the show "iron side" the very handsome blair underwood. >> and you see that. look what happened with the mustard. gonzo! >> david arquette will be with us. we'll have

gridlock on capitol hill. right now a government shutdown reaches its 11th hour, leaving d.c. hundreds of thousands of federal workers and much of the country very nervous. good morning and welcome to "news 4 midday." i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, october 1st, 2013. and right now we're closely watching developments on capitol hill. now 11 hours after a budget impasse forced the government to shut down. we have team coverage this morning for you. news4's angie goff stars us off from the live desk with a look at what's happening on capitol hill right now. angie? >> good morning, barbara. 11 hours into the government shutdown and more gridlock on capitol hill. live to the house floor now where they're in session just shortly after the senate rejected the latest house republican request for formal talks about a budget deal. they voted