. >> and reinventing yourself could be difficult at any age but betsy johnson did it at 70. after learning the company she built from the ground up had gone bankrupt. >> the splits. >> i think it was. >> when is the last time you did a split were lester? >> never. >> the day after there never. >> and a great story. a musical prodigy. only 7 years old but this little girl is composing music, wow be fans around the world. she has written an opera and some are comparing her to the likes of mozart. unbelievable. how some people are just born with this gifted talent. >> you mentioned earlier, what were we doing that age? ? finger painting. >> i couldn't even pronounce my name. i add hard time with the basic. >> can't wait to hear more of her story. >> we want to begin this morning with a race for the white house. president obama. governor romney, behind closed can doors getting ready for the big can debate. live if williamsburg, virginia where the president is in debate camp. kristin, good morning. >> good morning to you. it is no mistake that president obama is holding debates h

we'll talk to betsy johnson about what it's like to start over at age 70. >>> plus, we're going to introduce you to a british music prodigy that is only 7-year-old, she plays the piano and the violin, and she has been composing music since she was five. incredible story there. all of that and more when we get started on a sunday morning here on "today." >> well, i pretty much feel dump. >> what were you doing when you were 7 years old? >> i was playing the piano, but not that good. >> that's still pretty impret impressive. >> no, i played at the talent show, and i grew up in south kor korea, you either played the violin or the piano, no choice. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid

we are going to talk to fashion designer betsy johnson about what it's like to start over at age 70 evener company was going bankrupt. and we are going to introduce you to a british music prodigy who's only 7 years old. she not only plays piano and violin, she's been composing music since she was 5 years old and finished an opera. some are comparing her to mozart. all that and more sunday morning on "today." >> time for sunday brunch, joining us this morning, patrick russell of cooper's tavern. i've been giving you a hard time. >> i'm not just a burger guy. >> all right, all right. you're all dressed up today in a suit and tie -- jacket and tie. >> a very good friend of my's mother watches your show and she says you don't do yourself jost tv so i bought myself a purple ravens tie. >> you didn't have one? >> i did. >> what are you going to make? >> it's not a burger dish. it's a fall dish. we are doing harvest of hope and we are offering a pumpkin soup. >> what's pumpkin soup? >> it's a combination -- >> do you need to stir that? >> look. this morning at 4:00 in the morning, i made it so

it's lyndon johnson did a good job of hurricane betsy in 1975 and george w.was awful during hurricane katrina because he seemed cold, callous and indifferent. >> what do you make of the closeness of all of this to the election, as well? the time line, the time line. >> it's a bizarre event. in 1992, with hurricane andrew with george herbert walker bush beat up by democrats for not responding properly to that florida hurricane but that took place in august so people -- there's always some fallout. right now this is so close to the election there's not a downside for president obama. the complaints coming from the greater new york area will be in about two or three weeks with problems of mold or fema didn't do something correctly or the army corps arguing. but the president doesn't have to deal with that because they're in emergency mode and looking for him for resolute, steadfast leadership and he's providing. >> transitioning to governor romney, he is in florida and we know certainly how sensitive that state is regarding natural disasters. they have had to li