. >> ann curry. >> ann curry. >> reporter: in no time she had her shot. >> good morning, everybody.> congratulations and an honor to ann curry. >> we want to officially welcome you to the "today" show family. >> thank you. >> ann curry is in the war zone once again. >> the edge of darfur. >> there were babies born in this no man's land. 1,500 were forced to flee. >> more than 20 villages have been systematically burned. >> reporter: for over two decades she has journeyed around the globe, raising her voice when the world wasn't listening. she championed the untold stories. >> this is the koran found in the ashes. >> there is no one out here? in this tent there are two families and five children. >> what do you want for your life now? >> one day. >> it's okay. i like your smile. it's good. >> there are not enough doctors to take care of all the injured. they're yelling at us because they're saying the tsunami is coming right now. they're yelling for everybody to get out of the way. >> we're going to get a close-up look. >> reporter: in times of turmoil, she was there, the first-hand

i'm ann curry. for all of us here at nbc news, i'm ann curry. for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for joining us. >>> this morning on "early today," fire fury. wild fires send arizona residents fleeing as much of the country swept through record-breaking heat. >>> mystery solved? what appears to be the source of the deadly e. coli outbreak in europe. >>> and south american shake-up, a rumbling volcano spews tons of ash in chile. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello. good morning, i'm lynn berry. welcome to our viewers including those across the pacific time zone. today we begin with out of control. some parts of the u.s. recover from the tumultuous tornado season, arizona is now dealing with a blaise covering more than 200 square miles. residents are evacuating at the state's third biggest wild fire ever rages on. nbc's frances coe reports. >> reporter: the temperatures and high winds seemed a perfect mix for this historic blaze in eastern arizona, smoke spread as far as new mexico and colorado. >> that would be horrible. >> re

president obama in an exclusive interview with "the today show's" ann curry, weighed in for the firstime. >> ultimately there's going to be a decision for him and his constituents. i can tell you that if it was me, i would resign. >> reporter: other top democrats, including nancy pelosi, want the congressman and his problems gone. without his party behind him, his prospects are dim. >> you can survive. you cannot be effective. they can -- the democratic leadership can take away his committee assignments and make life difficult for him. >> reporter: the congressman was last seen in new york on saturday dropping off his dirty laundry. >> i have to redeem myself, and i'm going to try to get back to work. >> reporter: the congressman himself says any career decisions will have to wait until his pregnant wife, a top state department aide, returns from an overseas trip with secretary of state hillary clinton. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> be sure to catch ann curry's exclusive interview with president obama. that's later this morning on "today" right here on this nbc station. now h

with matt lauer, and ann curry. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome, i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. this morning, firefighters are struggling, trying to hold back the flames near the los alamos national laboratory. officials, though, are insisting the hazardous materials inside that facility are safe. >> that's right. authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city's 12,000 residents. we'll get the latest on the situation there and the flooding fears around nebraska ahead. >>> also ahead, another strange twist in the casey anthony case. her lawyers asked the judge to declare a mistrial. that happened on monday. this after anthony underwent and passed mental evaluations over the weekend. so we're going to get some details live from the courthouse on that subject. >>> also this morning, an 18-year-old who just graduated from high school nearly beaten to death by a group of fellow teens in south carolina. he was apparently the victim of a random attack. he's going to share his story in a liv

. >> i'm ann curry. in community after community, children are in trouble from men. >> among those caught on tape, three military men. two served in iraq. could they now be served time in prison? chris hansen has our latest investigation. again, we want to warn you, it is explicit. >> she said she was 13. >> she did. i told you, sir, i have an interest in younger girls. that is just a fantasy of mine. >> a fantasy. do you know it violates georgia law. >> yes, sir. >> are you going to arrest me or what? >> get on the ground. on the ground, now. >> a chance they will be apprehended. >> am i being taped? >> you are being taped. >> and know all about "dateline's" previous reports on internet sex predators. >> i just wanted to test it. that's all. >> they are still showing up at a house where they are told a woman is home alone. the number of men who wind up at the door at each undercover operation is alarming. >>> like our sixth investigation. this time in harris county, georgia. we've rigged it with 12 hidd

. >> i'm ann curry. this month, millions have been watching our investigations, among them suspected predators themselves. even knowing they may be walking into a sting is not enough to keep some away. >> tonight we're back in florida where we started our investigation last week. now there are new suspects and new dangers. again, we want to remind you that some of what you'll see is explicit. here's chris hansen. >> you seem like law enforcement. i happen to know law enforcement. >> do you? so you're an expert in this area. >> no, no, i'm just saying you come off as law enforcement. >> really? you know how you come off? >> how's that. >> somebody who's very nervous, somebody who came over here to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. >> 14-year-old. >> like all of our previous investigations, the potential predators are keeping us busy. >> is this some kind of setup or something. >> while some are surprisingly candid. >> they arrested me because had i nude pictures of her on my computer. they ended up droppi

ann curry sits down with the latest addition to the republican presidential field, former utah governor jon huntsman. and a live report from south africa on the historic visit of first lady michelle obama and her daughters sasha and malia. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thank you for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a

. >> ann curry. >> that was it. >> the condition that we usually play a longer piece. but that's it. >> you know what,. >> captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! >> stephen: bell come to the report, everybody. thank you for joining us. you know with that pulsing rhythm of your chant, you just make me want to ballroom dance. folks, as you know i'm a huge fan of the basketball. it's the orange one, right, the big-- (laughter) >> stephen: tonight, of course, it was game five of the nba finals. i haven't seen it yet because this show tapes before the big game but let me be the first to say, wow. (laughter) can you believe all that dribbling? they just never stop doing that. what a rousing basketball-filled contest. (laughter) >> stephen: but first i want to address some other big nba news that happened just last week. jim? >> after 19 years i'm announcin

ann curry and savannah guthrie.lusive interview with the president. >> that's right. we asked him what he thinks about the scandal of anthony weiner, the congressman, and about the re-election bid, given the challenges with the economy and jobs picture. we'll hear what the president has to say on all those topics. >> also, we're going have more diet sos questions. how do you get a workout in if you're a busy mom working from morning until night. and what are you doing wrong with you are a vegetarian diet but you're still gaining weight. we're going to ask those questions of joy when she's here. >> can we legalize pizza? >> love pizza. >> i had some last night. >> we want to mention al is not with us this morning because he's on day two of lend a hand tour 2011. he just got finished handing out $1.6 million worth of goods and services to a local charity in las vegas. the culinary academy that trains folks in restaurant and catering services. these are people who had been struggling to find work. al? great job. how's

i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer.really nice to have all these people outside. >> a great crowd. >>> coming up, a dramatic new twist at the casey anthony murder trial. >> here is what happened. casey's mother cindy took to the stand once again and told jurors that she used the family computer to run an internet search for the word "chloroform," testimony that directly contradicts a key prosecution theory. we'll get the latest and talk to cindy anthony's attorney in a few minutes. >>> also michael jackson's "thriller" one of the most popular videos of all time. who can forget the red jacket? take a look. it's here in our studio along with other items of the king of pop's estate. coming up, we'll be talking about how you could own one of those. >>> the latest on the adorable polar bear cub found abandoned in the alaskan wild and nursed back to health. now she's about to get a brand new home thousands of miles away. we'll have her story. >>> let's begin with the explosive testimony from cindy anthony at her daughter's mu

. >> reporter: in a recent interview with anne curry, the president said, i'm sure there are days where i say one term is enough. do you ever feel that way? >> i think we have a lot more work to do. so i'm ready for more. i have always enjoyed campaigning because when you are connecting with people, you're reminded what we're doing this for, what the needs are, how good people are. >> but our fish said, no no. >> reporter: we have seen a lot of malia and sasha on this trip, is this a one-time thing that they will be in the spotlight like this? >> this is really the only time they get to travel. we are on summer break. so it's a delicate balance, but our overall goal is to make sure that our girls are not in the public eye, there will be times when they will be, but this is a rare and important trip and experience for them. >> reporter: what's the first thing you're going to tell your husband about this trip when you get home? >> we have already been talking. i talk about the children, the kids reactions to stuff, he's always anxious to see, what did the kids do when they saw -- so still

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. >>> time for a check of the top stories from ann curry at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, matt. good morning to you. we begin with the out of control wildfire in eastern arizona stoked by windy conditions and dry lightning. several resort towns are evacuated. smoke has reached as far as iowa and thousands of firefighters from across the country have been called in to put out the blaze. from fire to water, the army corps of engineers is racing to prevent a full levee breach in iowa. the missouri river is swelling because of melting snow in the rockies, weeks of driving rain and releases from upstream reservoirs. half of hamburg, iowa, was evacuated where efforts are under way to raise barriers by five feet and build a second barrier. >>> libya is on the agenda for president obama and angela merkel today. nato leaders are discussing libya even as nato air strikes rocked tripoli. stephanie gosk is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. we hear two to three air strikes a day here in tripoli. several this morning shook our hotel. we

the president told ann curry -- >> the notion somehow that i'm calm about that is nonsense. >> reporter: campaigning in new hampshire, mitt romney fired back. >> loud and clear message that our president is just not connected with what's happening in america. and his policies have failed us. >> reporter: the 2012 republican target is crystal clear. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> as for first lady michelle obama, she was in the bay area today for two fundraisers. a breakfast in berkeley and a lunch in san francisco. dozens of people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of mrs. obama as she left the events. some 250 guests attended the breakfast fundraiser paiding between $1,000 to $25,000 a seat. mrs. obama later attended a luncheon in san francisco. she is now headed back to d.c. >>> more headline-grabbing revelations from arnold schwarzenegger's former housekeeper. she says she never talked with the former governor about her pregnancy or the child she fathered with her -- that he fathered with her. in a paid interview with "hello" magazine, she said that maria shriver guessed th

. >> ann curry will take meredith vieira's spot. is looking forward to showing viewers another side. >> i held myself back for 14 years. >> one of those viewers will be meredith vieira, who will be tuning in after slipping and. >> she is the right person to inherit the chair. as part of the "today" tradition. >> you can see her final morning this wednesday at 7:00 a.m. falling this newscast -- following this newscast. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> live skit you up to date -- get you up to date. have an accident just passed 216 on southbound 95. conway street is closed from light to charles. take 395 into mlk as alternate. there's fire department activity. 22 miles per hour from 75 down towards 70 in the outer loop. the jfx, so far so good into town. this is 95 at 216. there is that closure. 295 looks much better. clear act 216 -- all clear act 216. >> we have some fog out there. mostly sunny this afternoon. a high temperature around 82. it will be warmer tomorrow. 94 on wednesday with the heat index aro

i'm ann curry and lester holt who is in for matt., on his record-breaking lend a hand tour. we check in with him coming up. >> he's had a heck of a week. >> he has. >> the charities have had a heck of a week. >> he's been so excited behind the scenes about it. what else is coming up? >>> we're going to talk about the changing face of cheating. the anthony weiner scandal has renewed that conversation. he admitted to inappropriate contact with at least six women online. straight ahead, exclusive live interview with one of those women. she's going to open up for the first time about their relationship, how it began and the contact they had after the scandal broke. >>> all right. but let's get a check of the top stories. and in fortunately this morning we have savannah guthrie. what's up? >> in the news this morning, u.s. park police have one suspect in custody this morning after he was caught with suspicious items in his backpack. his car was parked near the pentagon but officials said no explosives were found. >>> former congressman an

ann curry is at the news desk with a look at the headlines. hi, ann. >> thanks, matt.h alerts in iowa and colorado. the fire burning for more than a week is threatening two arizona towns. thousands of homes have been evacuated. winds are expected to pick up over the next few days. >>> republicans are pressuring democratic congressman anthony weiner to resign. on tuesday, key democrats including harry reid refused to defend him. weiner confessed to lying about inappropriate internet exchanges with several women. security officials in yemen say armed tribesmensesed part of the second largest city. president saleh is in saudi arabia for treatment of serious wounds suffered in a rocket attack last week. >>> meantime, bahrain's crown prince met tuesday with secretary of state hillary clinton and president obama who praised bahrain for lifting emergency rule imposed in march. >>> german chancellor angela merckel received the presidential medal of freedom from president obama and was serenaded by james today lomplt sh -- taylor. >>> the senate is expected to vote and schedule

also, talk about ann curry. tv news people. admitted at one point when researching the commencement speech she did. made a couple mistakes based on where people lived. she cam out, came clean. the reason sheep made the mistake she had googled while she was drunk. >> trying to change the image. she said was congratulating graduates that never went there. very awkward. she said it was one of her career mistakes. woops. did googling, may have had a glass or two. >> log off after you had a few drinks. >> finally if we have enough time. the love child of arnold schwarzenegger will not be making it to his middle school graduation ceremony. he didn't go. >> didn't want to see all the press. >> kind of sad. in middle school. you look to see the people go. didn't want to do the press thing. >> coming up, fighting terrorism with cupcakes. >> huh. >>> here are stories to watch today on abc news -- former pennsylvania senator will announce his bid for the republican presidential nomination and do it on "good morning america" in a few hours

on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker.nd the crowds have been gathering as well. >> you can see an extra twinkle in matt's eye. i think you helped us discover them. >> i heard this music a long time ago. we had them on the show and what's nice is the fact that they are great musicians and great guys. >> that will be fun. >> coming up in this half hour if you're a parent and you have children of a certain age you have had an issue trying to get your kids to sleep. one father tried to capture the emotions of the moment in a new book. it's not a children's book. >> no, it's not. >> it's not for kids. >> that's the beauty of it. it looks like one. >> but the book is called "go the -- blank -- to sleep." he'll share his thoughts on that. >> it helps you vent how you really feel and are afraid to see it. >> very, very funny. >> that was before the show. also coming up when you go to the doctor, what are the five things your physician should not do. important information for you to know. that's coming up. >> number five is drinki

i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. al roker and savannah guthrie.t seems to get more unusual and controversial every single day. >> that's right. and there were some very confrontational testimony yesterday. we're talking about the casey anthony trial. >>> also ahead in today's "money 911," it's never too early to start thinking about retirement. we'll have some tips for you. we're also going to give you some low-risk investment options if you're trying to grow your money but don't like the low interest rates that banks are giving these days. our experts will all weigh in. >>> we've all heard about honeymoons, but have you heard about babymoons? it's all the rage for expectant couples. they go, they take a trip, recharge, relax before the baby is born and that little bundle of joy turns into a bundle of nerves for the parents. so we're going to have four different babymoon getaways to tell you about. >> that's a good idea. we've had people in our crowd come out having babymoons. they know something we're just catching up to. >>> let's go inside, nat

i'm ann curry. lucky matt and al are on assignment in vatican city. >> matt had a rare audience with pope benedict xvi. i know you will tell us about that more later, but give us one sentence about what the experience was like, if you can. >> oh, my. it was very, very exciting, meredith. it followed an audience of 15,000, 20,000 people in st. peter's square. i walked up to greet the pope along with archbishop timothy dolan of new york. it was very exciting. i'll tell you more about the gift we presented and the experience later on. >> it was so thrilling. it really was. >> al, where were you for all of this? >> i was back a couple of rows sitting with some nuns. it was great. we started singing. it was fantastic. >> meredith, you know how you always accuse me of acting holier than thou? get used to it now. >> oh, a warning. >> he has a little glow. >> exactly. >> a little glow. >> did the pope have on the red shoes, by the way, that he likes? >> he did. he had the red slippers on. it's a very moving

i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. if you're watching the weather, you could see some strong storms from texas all of the way up to michigan. that follows monday's system that produces dozens of tornadoes. >> fortunately there are no reports of serious injuries. we're going the get the latest and al's forecast. >>> also ahead, casey anthony trial was brought to an unexpected halt on monday as judge admonished lawyers on both sides from bickering. is that case now headed for a mistrial? we'll talk about that, and we'll talk about the new report that highlights the alarming rise in dangerous food allergies in children. we'll tell you the details on that. >>> also this morning, shocking new claim from latoya jackson. she says her brother michael was scared for his life and believed someone would attempt to assassinate him. >>> let's begin with the stop stories of the morning. savannah guthrie is there. good morning to you. >> good morning, ann and matt. in the news this morning, there's hope today in arizona where crews b

i'm ann curry along with matt lauer.ngham, alabama, on day four of his lend a hand "today." we'll get the big reveal. you have been doing a great job, al. we're really, really proud of you. >> this morning he's giving out a trillion dollars. a trillion dollars in goods to a great charity. we'll check in with al. we have another huge star in the studio right now. take a look in there. we have jim carrey taking photos, having fun. he's also starring in a brand new movie called "mr. popper's penguins." you're going to talk to him in a couple minutes. >> i might need you to join me. i need some help. >> i don't want anything to do with that. we'll talk to jim in a few minutes. >> we also hear a lot about fathers roughhousing with children and moms often are sort of stopping their kids. the truth is, there is new evidence that shows it is so important for the children. we'll get to the bottom of that. i think fathers are underrated. what fathers do needs to be celebrated especially as we move toward father's day coming up. do

i'm ann curry. look who's in for matt this morning, mr. willie geist. >> hello, ann. great to be back with you. >> great to have you. >>> a lot of eyes open in the political world over the weekend seeing that poll number for michele bachmann in iowa polling right near the top with mitt romney. some people taking a second look at michele bachmann here. >> no question about that. also we have tim pawlenty also in the race in our studio this morning. we'll also ask him about that. >>> meantime, bad news for people in north dakota with the flooding. >> good news/bad news i guess. water levels are falling, just not fast enough for homeowners stuck in the flood zone. as we mentioned, 4,000 homes already destroyed or damaged and a spokeswoman for the u.s. army corp of engineers says they are still at full alert. >> we'll get the latest on that story straight ahead. >>> also, there is a new wrinkle in the appeal hearing for amanda knox. >> rudy guede, also arrested, addressed the court this morning. but did he help or hurt her chances of being cleared? >>> are they are on the

anthony weiner story, and the only reason why the president commented in the interview is because ann curryf nbc news asked him about it. he never walked up and said anthony weiner did a bad thing. the president tried to stay out of this for a number of reasons. he wanted anthony weiner to work it out with his family, and he wanted the democratic party to deal with this, and the last thing he wants to do is get intertwined with anthony weiner. >> and he also has another issue he is dealing with, and it's the situation with the group of house members suing the president regarding libya. what is happening with that? the president is pushing back. >> reporter: interesting line of attack. it just came out in the last few moments. we dug up a quote from john boehner, the current speaker of the house when he was a back bencher in 1999 saying he believed then the war of powers act was constitutional suspect meaning it did not hold water and it was pointless. what they are trying to say here is that republicans are flipping on the notion and believing the war of powers act is constitutional, and th

. >> reporter: veteran today show member ann curry is trading the newsdesk for a chair next to matt. and natalie morales takes curry's spot. curry will still cover major news stories, but says she's also looking forward to showing viewers another side. >> it's going to be fun. i held myself back for 14 years. so i've got a lot of built-up, pent-up -- i wouldn't say aggression, but fun. >> reporter: one of those viewers will be vieira who will be tuning in after sleeping in. >> she's the right person to inherit the chair. i am so happy it's ann. she's a great soul. and she's part of the "today" tradition. >> michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> she may miss matt. i don't think she's going to miss those morning hours, though. >> she'll enjoy -- >> and "millionaire" after that. she'll stay busy in that game. >>> kathie lee gifford isn't going anywhere. she stopped by jimmy fallon's show last night. >> she did something even the late night comedian didn't expect. >> we've changed it up for you. now it's going to be wine pong. >> it's so classy. thank you for the great crystal you've

. >> before i let you go, anthony weiner, the president of the united states telling ann curry of nbc can i tell you that if it was me, i would resign. how much of a problem is anthony weiner for the president and the democrats right now? >> look, i think the president said -- obviously just said that. i think democratic leaders have said something. i will say this. most people that are at home watching this debate are not worried about a congressman from new york that some have occasionally seen on cable but most don't know much about. what they are worried about tonight is an economy that is creating jobs but not creating them quickly enough. they are worried about a place in the world. they want us to get -- continue to getting our troops out of iraq and start getting our troops out of afghanistan, restore our standing in the world. that's what the president has been working on, and i think that's what we're all focused on. >> get the troops out of afghanistan, that's $100 billion a year. >> it is expensive to be there, but there will be a lot of talk about deficits and debt tonigh

i'm ann curry alongside lester holt. we've got savannah gurthrie. of the most unforgettable moments. >> you the king of the high wire. he gave us a tremendous performance a few years back on the "today" show. now he's taking on an even bigger death-defying challenge. we're going to explain that and talk to him shortly. >>> and we're going to talk to the popular news meteorologist, and how her life changed with the diagnosis of m.s. she's going to share her story and tell us how she's doing if a little bit. >>> and we're going to learn how to make four summer salads. mark is taking us to cooking school. >> and he's the one to learn from. we're going to have fun with that. >>> let's now say hello hello to alyssa, the newly crowned miss usa. you are so beautiful. >> you want to give lester a hug? >> thank you. >> you're so welcome. >> what went through your mind when you heard your name called. i know they were listing the runner-ups. >> they do list the runner ups at first. but when she said miss usa 2011 is miss california, i knew it was me, and my j

i'm ann curry. it's the story of a teenaged boy and his little sister whose lives were changed forever one night by a stranger at the door. though they suffered a terrible crime and unfathomable loss, they show us it is possible to heal, even to forgive. here's keith morrison. ♪ >> reporter: he's in his 40s now, married again, starting fresh here on the beach at malibu. time finally to put it to rest. use hollywood to release those demons of his. get the nightmares in the rear view mirror. >> i look back and just building this coat of armor. and that was killing me and it was killing my marriages, my friendships. it was protecting me, but it was keeping me away from people that i love. >> reporter: after all, what else but a movie could make sense of it, what those people did to him, and then what came of it you couldn't make up. and the movie, it turned out to be, a decades-long saga of crime and punishment, retribution and forgiveness. perhaps it was too unbelievable not to be true. though back wh

the president sat down with ann curry saying there are two problems with the economy right now. one that we're not recovering as quickly as we would like to from one of the biggest downturns since the great depression. two, that there are structural issues with our economy where businesses have to learn to do a lot more with fewer workers. the president says he's now looking at what is next. >> identifying where the jobs for the future are going to be, how do we make sure there is a match between what people are getting trained for and the jobs that exist, how do we make sure that capital is flowing into those places with the greatest opportunity. we are on the right track, the key is figuring out how do we accelerate it. >> the president also talked about the anthony wiener scandal. he says if he were weiner he would step down. you can see ann's interview with the president this morning coming up at 7:00. >> 5:46 now. more fallout after a reported gun fight among teen students turns out to be middle school anti-violence project. two oakland school district employees on leave th

." >> i'm ann curry. since we first began to investigate online sex predators, we have been to several states and exposed more than 200 men. this time we have set up our hidden cameras in a rented house in rural georgia, and once again, even men who have seen our reports show up at the door. we should let you know that some of what you're about to hear does see is explicit. >> i have an update. he'll be in an orange ford explorer. >> on this stormy summer night on a winding country road, a potential sex predator slowly approaches a house where he believes a child is waiting for him. he's driven a long way for this meeting, almost two hours. the driver won't find a young girl inside. instead, a "dateline" investigative team awaits his aprivately. >> he's coming in. >> why is this man making such a long trip in the dead of night? perhaps because he believes a 15-year-old girl is alone inside, ready to have sex with him. >> open the door and call him. he's coming. >> but his journey didn't begin today. it be

he did this in an interview with ann curry on nbc's too"today" s.president on jobs and health care. the president wants to fire back and focus on the economy. he wants to focus on some of the republican proposed medicare cuts but hard for him to do that. it's drowned out, in part, by all of the stories about weiner so this is what the president had to say to nbc. take a listen. >> ultimately, there is going to be a decision for him and his constituents. i can tell you that if it was me, i would resign. >> reporter: so the president did not directly say he should resign. but by saying i would resign in this position, it's a not so subtle signal. maybe not a shove, but a strong push. guys? >> it's interesting, though. he did stop short of actually calling for congressman weiner to resign. i mean, he is walking a tight rope here as well. even wading into it. >> reporter: right. the bottom line is why would he not directly call for the resignation? that would pour more gasoline on the fire, number one. number two, what if weiner decides not to resign. y

i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and natalie morales.n what is going to be the biggest morning ever for lend a hand today. you know, al is so excited about this. he's just really been talking about it. >> with good reason. he works hard on it all year long to make this come true this week. >> big reveal coming up in a moment. >>> also ahead, something for the women out there and the men. "green lantern," big movie now coming out at the box office. its star is ryan reynolds. he, of course, a great actor but also happens to be "people" magazine's reining sexiest man alive. he has -- he has the sash and the tiara to prove it. he's inside. he's also a really nice guy. we're going to talk to him about the movie. >> guys like to hang out with him as well. >> absolutely. men and women. >>> also coming up, good friend jane pauley is here today and she's got an inspiring story about a woman who answered the call of the wild and is now living out her dream. >> that will be exciting. >>> but first, let's go to houston and talk to al with a check of

lauer and she is leaving the morning show to spend more time with her family and today's news anchor ann curryocking the ann loves meredith t-shirt, and sliding into the chair tomorrow will be a new icon, but she will still host "who wants to be a millionaire." >> and who wants to type in stone everything that you have in your hands and holes your private secrets? >> well, wendy walsh was on fire yesterday. it was comments about anthony weiner's scandal. many teens are sexting, but did you know it has a potential to ruin some young folks' lives? we will speak to one congressman who wants to change that and his reproposal. >> can you guess what the new issue is on voters' minds? what's this option? that's new. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> listen to this quote, and really could be the understatement of the day here. quote, representative weiner has some problems, end quote. we will show you who said that here in a moment. but first, look at the statement that prompted that. here we go. l

ann curry standing by at the news desk. let's take a look at the news. a part of the country where tornadoes are exceedingly rare is recovering this morning from at least two twisters that turned deadly. nbc's jeff rossen has a story now from munson, massachusetts. hey, jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hi, ann. good morning to you. just to give you an idea how forceful this tornado was, this church is about 250 years old. there was a steeple about twice the size of this building. knocked it right off. here it is laying on the ground. just a pile of mangled metal and wood. aernk, take a look. this is the church clock that's literally standing still in time from the moment that tornado hit. in classic tornado fashion, you know, homes on either side are just fine, but you can see the path of destruction came right through here. then up into this neighborhood where homes were knocked off their found aings, and i'm not sure you can see, but large oak trees have literally been seared off on top. the funnel cloud and the pictures

the bottom line is they didn't want to touch this thing ann curry asked him. it's not that the president volunteered that information. in fact that was his only comment. he's tried to avoid this. >> with good reason. >>> why ayman al zawahiri has some challenges ahead. >>> plus are they targeting americans? [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies. more passion for the one ya love. more fun with your family and friends. it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t

meanwhile, inside studio 1-a, matt lauer along with anne curry.st is made with connection of a brutal case here in new york. the murder of four people inside of a new york pharmacy. the alleged gunman's wife was also taken into custody. hear from her straight ahead. >>> a pilot hit a career turbulence as his mic was stuck open as he talked about members of his crew. let's say he used some unflattering and offensive words to describe them. details on that coming up. >>> and more of the special series, anchors abroad. kathie lee and hoda travel to jamaica to join forces with the most popular morning show. we're not sure if we want to see what happened. we'll have that coming for you in a little while. >> that's right. a court case could have an impact on casey anthony's murder trial. kerry sanders is in orlando this morning with the details. kerry, good morning. >>> well, good morning, ann. if casey anthony is convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, prosecutors say they'll ask for the death penalty. but this morning, their plan got a

democratic leaders said he must go action the president of the united states gave that interview to nbc's ann currye said, if it were me, i would resign, it was obvious hi had only a matter of when, and it's today. >> i'm looking at the live feed coming in right now. i can see our kate bolduan there. i understand that nancy pelosi is in the room. as we mentioned, there was a scheduled news conference today, and then the news broke. our dana bash just about 45 minutes ago or so, telling us that her sources had confirmed that indeed anthony weiner was going to resign today. now we're getting world from our affiliate wcbs that resignation could happen in front of the cameras in brooklyn at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. john king, while we are waiting for nancy pelosi to step up to the mikes, which i'm told could happen any second now, john, let me ask you. we've been talking a lot. it seems that everybody -- you kind of touched on this. what if he wouldn't have lied? there have been politicians, as you mentioned, in the past that have blatantly lied. the first one i think of is bill clinton. we saw the come