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[ female anc ] with 3licious flavors aroundoriech. plait. it is so good. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest this evening hails from parma, ohio, and has become one of the most high profile athletes in his sport. on november 22nd of th year, he was crowned the new wwe champion. and thisaturday at 9:00 p.m., you can see him along with a parade of other stars on nbc's "wwe tribute to the troops holiday special." ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, here's your new wwe champion, the miz! ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow. >> excellent. >> jimmy: that is the belt. >> that is the title. would you like to hold it, jimmy? >> jimmy: could i, please? >> yeah, absolutely. oh, my gosh. it weighs a million pounds. look at this thing. wow. >> it's about 30 pounds. i get through tsa and, you know -- real fun. >> jimmy: look at that, world champ. dude, do you -- i mean, do you rember being on "the real world?" >> uh, yeah. years ago, i was on "the real worl back to new york," holding a replica title that i'd bought at a costume shop $15. and i was annoying all my cast mates with it going, "i'm the miz, i'm the miz." and now i have the real thing. >> jimmy: i mean -- good for you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. >> jay: i'm so proud of you. i'm happy. >> it was a long, long journey. and i have a long way to go well. >> jimmy: that is so cool, though. congratulations. i remember watching you on "the real world," i felt like we were ommates. >> because, we could have been. >> jimmy: yeah. but, i watched every one of the episodes and it was a fantastic season for "the real world." that was season 10, i believe. >> season 10, 2001. >>immy: do you sll talk to coral? >> i actually -- when i won the wwe championship -- haven't talked to coral in about three years and i didn't think she knew where i was or what i was dog, or anything like that. but, she texted me and goes, "wow, congratulations, you won the wwe championship. you lived your dream." >> jimmy: isn't that crazy? >> i mean, as a kid, i dreamed of being a larger than life character, like the ultimate warrior, and the rockers, and all these great superstars and now i'm one of them. it's incredible. >> jimmy: that's great. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] that's good. i'm really happy for you. you're not the most popular guy. >> i am arguably one of the most hated superstars in the wwe. >> jimmy: yeah. after you won the title, we got a screen grab from -- look at this girl's face, after you won. [ laughter ] she is not happy. yeah, not happy. >> and actually, last monday, we had the ammy awards, which is like our oscars or emmys for wwe. and she actually won a slammy for fan reaction of the year. >> jimmy: is that right? >> so when she went out to give her thank you speech -- i basically interrupted her and took her slammy and went to the ring. >> jimmy: no. >> i am a mean man! >> jimmy: you are -- you took it from a little girl? >> i took it from a 12-year-old. isn't it great? >> jimmy: why -- why are you like that? -- that's mean. >> because it's funny. it's funny. she was like - [ impersonates little girl ] "i want to thank my mom and my" -- she was so shy and so cute. "i want to thank my mom and my sister who always sticks up for me." ♪ awesome i came to play ♪ there i come, snatched it away and leave. >> jimmy: you are a cruel, mean man. >> i'm a mean person. >> jimmy: you are a mean human being. look at this guy. you're on the cover the video game. >> yes. >> jimmy: smackdown vs. raw -- look at you right there. >> yeah, isn't that great? [ cheers and applause ] >> jmy: this is a great video game. >> fantastic video game. thq does a wonderful jobith it. and just to be on the cover -- like, i'm in a video game. when i was a kid growing up. i had nintendo. there was an "a," a "b," a select, a start and that's all we had. that's all the buttons we had, okay? we didn't have all these -- bunch of buttons -- i mean, i was in the nintendo championships in cveland. >> jimmy: were you really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: what is the nintendo champiships. >> well the nintendo championships -- back in the day, back in my day, we had these -- there was a championship in cleveland for the nintendo. and it was super mario brothers, a racing game and tetris. you had an allotted amount of time and you had to get a certn score. you had to get higher than a certain score. anthen you could make it on the main stage and i did that. >> jimmy: you did it? >> yeah. >> jimmy: how did you do in e whole event? >> well, uh -- yeah, there was ten of us on the main stage and -- like, i did really good but i got a little nervous and stage fright and you're supposed to get through super mario brothers, get through the racing game and get all your points at tetris >> jimmy: yeah. >> so, i'm trying to get tetris, trying to get tetris, but i keep on leaving little holes and i end up in, like, 10 th place. but you know what -- >> jimmy: out of how many people? >> out of -- out of ten. >>immy: you camen last. >> but, here's the thing, here's the thing, jimmy. all right, now, those kids a probably playing world of warcraft on a saturday night, i'm the wwe champion. so who's the real winner? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: i'm so proud of you. by the way, i should say wwe and you are giving everyone in our audience a copy of the video game to go home with tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> yes, yes, you're welcome. >> jimmy: it's very, very cool. >> now, everyone out there that's going to be plang this video game, if you ever play as my character and you're about to lose, i want you to press power, reset. whatever you do, i'm not allowed to lose if you play with my character. all right? >> jimmy: our thankso the new wwe champion the miz! [ cheers and applause ] when we come back, the sounds fr annie lennox! this is great, rht? 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thanks but i already have some yummy black fort cake black forest cake? ♪ so?treat? y yoplait light. i've lost weight. [ female anc ] with 3licious flavors aroundoriech. plait. it is so good. >> good morning. 6:44 and we have been taking nice-looking shots as the sun begins to come up with a nice looking sunrise. rob will look at the temperatures coming up in a few minutes. >>> also new this morning, defense secretary robert gates is surveying progress in the-year conflict. his visit comes as the obama administration measures whether it can meet the goal of beginning to withdraw forces in july. gates's visit is a holiday visit to thank the 100,000 troops serving in the war. he is meeting with afghan president hamid karzai as well as top military and civilian leaders. british prime minister david cameron is in afghan stoon a surprise visit. he said british troops may withdraw next year. troops are working to train afghan soldiers and police to take over security in afghanistan when nato troops move on. today cameron urged an investigation into the death of a bri

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[ female anc ] with 3licious flavors aroundoriech. plait. it is so good. >>> still to come on "today," amanda knox. she's appealing her murder conviction and smoke out in court just a few moments ago. what did she say? we're going to tell you. >> plus cutting back. a reality show for the great recession. we'll meet one family who downsized. >>> good morning to you. a live look at oakland. a little bit of fog around parts of the bay area and some warmer temperatures as well. let's get a look at your weekend forecast with jennifer hill. >>> the weather is going to get a little sunny this weekend. a small window of sunshine we will get today and tomorrow. back to more rain. it looks like we are going to see a really wet december. this evening, some clouds in the forecast. possibly, a little bit of drizzle around this morning. starting out, mainly in the 40s with some patchy fog. we have a little bit of drizzle. don't worry, by this afternoon, we should see that blue sky in the forecast. here is a look at the 12:00 temperatures, 58, livermore. 62, gilroy. 60, los gatos. 61, napa. the seven-day forecast, temperatures warming up today and tomorrow. then, they start to cool down yet again as a series of weather fronts roll through and bring you some rain. >>> a smokey protest this weekend. medical marijuana operators and patients are fighting back after recent raids at south bay pot clubs. this is from inside a san jose pot club where the owners of a few got together to raise money for supporting their legal fund yesterday. a santa clara drug task force shut down several clinics, hauling out bags and equipment. they claim the clubs are selling pot illegally and they are laundering money. the pot owners say they are unfairly targeted. >> it is a big game for us, a huge game. it says how the season is going to go. >> we are in the playoff mentality. this is a must-win game. i'm getting the call. that's all i'm thinking about. >> confused? that wasn't the right sound. >>> the collectives say they have tried to work with santa clara county. to no avail. another meeting is on the table for monday. >>> right now, police in the east bay are on the hunt for a sexual predator. police are searching for a man that groped a teenager at a school. they say he groped a teenager at a school in fremont, grabbing a 15-year-old girl on the campus of mission valley regional occupational program last month. a hispanic male, 19 to 21 years old with a large tattoo on his right forearm and a blue rosary around his neck. >>> repeat offender, a counselor leads to a second molestation case. 53-year-old thomas july faces federal charges for possessing more than 13,000 images of child pornography. they found a foe to have of a local boy and another molestation victim has certificate fasted. he worked at the cost stra county mental health division for several years. >>> a south bay city is paying thousands of dollars to settle charges of excessive police force. we will show you the video. >>> more local news coming up in 30 minutes. right now, more of the "today" show. i came up with this mobile art gallery to bring art to the people. sharing art is the highest calling for me. if i want to keep doing this i have to start taking care of my heart. so i'm starting with cheerios. 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[ male announcer ] it's time. love your heart so you can do what you love. cheerios. >>> we are back on this saturday morning, december 11th, 2010. how about this? just 13 shopping days left until christmas. uh-oh. we want to thank everyone for coming out onto the plaza this morning before heading to the mall to shop. back inside studio 1a i'm amy robach along with lester holt. still to come, in the headlines, and for all the wrong reasons. >> we're talking about pop star miley cyrus. there's a new video out that appears to show her smoking from a bong. it was apparently taken five days after her 1818th birthday. reports say it is not marijuana but it was another substance apparently that is legal in california. we're going to tell you more about that coming up. >> and then hard times for a family of nine. one time they earned over $1 million a year. but now they're strapped for cash, struggling to get by, and they had to downsize. they're part of a new reality show that looks at our country's economic downfall and they're all joining us live. >> and then where is george bailey when you want him? a hometown museum that pays tribute to the hollywood legend jimmy stewart may soon be forced to close. those who love the actor and the museum are now hoping for another, it's a wonderful life, ending. we're going to tell you more about that story just ahead. >>> we begin in italy where amanda knox is appealing her murder conviction. the former college student from seattle insists she is not a killer. we will talk with amanda's parents in just a moment. first nbc's keith miller joins us live from perugia, italy, good morning, keith. >> reporter: good morning, amy. well, in fact, this appeal trial is expected to drag on for some time. but for amanda knox, this is a whole new trial. and this morning she got up before the court to make what amounted to a declaration of innocence. appearing pale, sullen, almost withdrawn after more than three years in prison, knox joined her defense team in court. then, breaking with court procedure, she asked to speak. choking back tears, the 24-year-old student from seattle told the judges and jurors that she is scared. not scared of the truth, she said. but scared because i have already seen justice fail. nearby was knox's former italian boyfriend raffaele sollecito, who was convicted along with knox and a third man, of murder and violent sexual assault of knox's roommate meredith kercher, an exchange student from england. this morning knox addressed the parents of the victim, saying she is so sorry meredith is not here. bursting into tears, knox said her heart was broken. i am honored and thankful, she said, to have had a friend like her. today's court session was preliminary. a chance for the six jurors and appeals judge to go over the motivation for conviction. what they got, instead, was a passionate declaration of innocence. we are paying for a crime we did not commit, said knox. adding no justice is served to meredith and her family if the wrong people are accused. it was a stirring courtroom performance. but winning a case on appeal is not easy. >> you know, the defense, to turn this case around, the defense is going to have an uphill battle. like in any criminal case, when you go and try to impugn the credibility of a police officer, you really have to have some strong evidence. >> reporter: the prosecution is also appealing. it argues the 26-year prison sentence handed down to knox is not harsh enough. and it's asking for life behind bars. knox's lawyers say she is dispirited, even saddened by what's going on, as she prepares now, amy, for her fourth christmas behind bars. amy? >> keith miller in italy, thank you. >>> with me now from seattle are kurt knox and etta, the parents of amanda knox. >> good morning. >> good morning. amanda stood up and made a very emotional plea in court today. i want to read part of what she said. so here i am in front of you scared. not scared of the truth coming out, but scared because i have already seen justice fail me. we are paying for a crime we did not commit. we do not deserve the three years we have paid. i am innocent. raffaele is innocent. we did not kilmer death. please consider that there has been a terrible mistake. no justice is served to meredith and her family if the wrong people are accused. wow, what's your reaction to hearing those words from your daughter this morning? >> well, i think they're very strong words, and they're very, you know, words that are really true to what she feels and knows that she is innocent, as well as raffaele. >> i know that she, you know, had been thinking about and wanting to say some words. and she's always, you know, very, i mean, the whole court thing is very scary. but she wanted to do this. and it sounds like she did a great job. >> and amanda's lawyers have said that her time in prison so far, three years, we should mention, have taken a toll on her psychologically, as anyone can imagine. and there's certainly a lot at stake for her during this appeals process. i know that amanda's stepfather, your husband, was able to visit with her. what did she tell him? what is her state of mind? >> well, you know, i think she said it well in what she said in court, you know. she's scared. because, you know, the justice system there has failed her so far. she was found guilty of a crime she didn't commit. she wants the truth to come out, and she wants to be free. >> and kurt, with a new judge, a new set of eyes looking at this case, what do you think could potentially make the difference in this appeals trial? >> well, i think one of the big things is really the media coverage that was built up around the first trial, and, if the forensic evidence is reopened, which is one of the things that we'll be asking for, we strongly believe that, you know, they'll see that amanda had nothing to do with this crime, and that she will be set free. >> and etta, the prosecution is also appealing because they want her sentence increased to life in prison. they don't think she got a tough enough sentence. are you concerned that amanda could end up in worse shape when this is all said and done? >> no. i mean, for me that was never a concern. you know, when you're innocent, you know, that's what you do. you appeal. and the prosecutor could, you know, appeal even, you know, anyway. so, no. we just need to keep pushing forward, because we know she's innocent. >> kurt, i know there have been reports of jailhouse letters that say that other people have taken responsibility for this crime for meredith's murder. they may or may not be allowed as evidence into this trial. but, how much stock do you take in some of these new things that are coming up? >> well, you know, it -- whenever you have an individual that steps forward that, you know, has been in prison with rudy gui dchl et and said that amanda and raffaele were not there. it has to be taken into consideration. but we're really more focused on the forensic evidence and the lack thereof it and believe that if it's reopened that amanda will be set free. >> we know that the italian court system is certainly a lengthy process. but we will be keeping our eyes on this and we want to thank you for your tile. kurt knox and etta miller, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> let's go now to bill karens with a look at your forecast. bill? >> thanks, amy, on this saturday morning. wonderful crowd. behind me we'll talk about this forecast. we are going to see temperatures really dropping out there, behind our big storm. inizzard warning this g,moniinr southern minnesota through portions of iowa. the snow is reallyom c sisix falls is getting nailed with blizzard ital,condnsio anst sivility. very dangerous to be outside si this morning in areas of eastern south dakota and also portions of southern minn >> and you are from defeated creek, tennessee. across the river is difficult, tennessee. so difficult to go across the creek? >> sometimes. >> well, if you want your forecast or anyone else wants their forecast you can always get that at weather.com. lester, amy, back to you. >> all right, bill, thank you. >>> coming up designer death. new details on a fashion star's killing at a posh new york city hotel. >>> plus, the family behind the recession-based reality show. but first, these messages. . . . ♪ zero-calorie, guilt-free no artificiality ♪ ♪ my skinny jeans zipped in relief ♪ [ announcer ] truvia. honestly sweet. but the nicoderm cq patch gradually steps you down off of nicotine in just three steps, doubling your chances for success. nicoderm cq. 3 steps, 10 weeks and you're free. nicoderm cq. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. >>> well, some might think of it as a modern-day brady bunch but unlike the '70s sitcom the bruces are a real-life family and they are in a financial free-fall. how did they get in so deep? and what are they doing about it? it's the subject of we-tvs new reality series "downsized." >> we're a blended family. >> i have five kids and todd has two. that makes seven kids. >> when we first got together we used money to make the transition a lot smoother for the families. i had a booming general contracting business. we bought an investment condo. and we had an extremely bright future. whatever we decide to do i'm going to keep it about $350. we didn't worry about cutting out coupons. we didn't worry about looking for sales. at the height of what we were doing, we were spending $15,000 to $18,000 a month. >> we were? >> we foreclosed on our home. our investment property has been foreclosed on. we've used up our savings. i used up my 401(k). we are broke. >> and for the first time in our lives, we're struggling. >> todd and laura bruce are here with their seven children heather, bailey, levi, whitney, dylan, rex and danielle. good morning to all of you. if you told me four years ago there would be a reality show about a family going through hard times i wouldn't have believed you. >> right. >> it's really reflective of where we are today. >> it is. >> tell me, the show, you finished taping this show what, five months ago? has your situation changed for the better since then, todd? >> well, i think we're both -- we're both working two or three jobs. so we're working. but things are starting to improve. i mean, just to say that you're working today says a lot. >> and laura, you were shocked when you heard the amount of money you'd been spending in the good times. tell me, was there a moment, a family meeting moment where you all sat down and said, guys, things have changed and they've changed in a big way? >> yeah, i think we tried to prolong that and stay in the house and not foreclose and we talked about the fact that we might -- but obviously we got that option became real to us very quickly. >> and you had to meet with a financial planner. and you know, sometimes truth hurts. what was that like? hearing the words? >> it was surprising. i think all of us felt like we were being alarmed. we changed our lifestyle dramatically and we obviously had a lot more improvement to make. and you know, it was hard to hear. >> you clearly have done what you've had to do under some extraordinary circumstances. but it hasn't affected them. small things and large things as well. heather and bailey let me ask you about christmas. what's the deal with christmas spending and the kind of gifts you're going to get. >> not very many this year. i think the biggest thing is that we're really celebrating what christmas is all about this year. because we're getting one thing and a small thing and we've been told what our budget is. >> and you're okay with that? >> yeah, we're grateful for even getting anything, you know. and our, like we already have what we need. >> is that kind of the, i guess, the silver lining in this? that you've, as a family focused on what's really important? >> oh, definitely. you're either going to get closer together or you're going to kind of implode. but i think hats off to all of the families that we've stuck together, and you know, they comment in those kind of ways. >> let me ask rex and levi, this is a time when a lot of your friends have been getting a lot of things. how are you guys handling the basic adjustments in life of downsizing? >> well, we have to realize that we don't have -- we have more money than we do, we don't have as much money, so we just kind of get what we can get. and you know, we're appreciative of it. >> have you guys gotten in the spirit of this thing, of helping the family to try to figure this out? >> yeah. just all of just sort of doing everything together. like we go to the store and we all go together. just everything that we do is together. so, everyone is always happy. >> and dylan, i'm sorry, i'm working off my chart here forgive me. you wanted a baseball bat. >> yeah. >> and it cost 100 bucks and mom and dad said we could afford 50. so what happens then? >> well, we have jobs now. so, i just have to pay the rest. but i'm fine with that. just as long as -- because it's my christmas present. so i mean, helping out, that's what it's all about. >> whitney, who's it been like kind of having your life played out on national television, at a very difficult time in your family's life? >> i think it's pretty cool that we get to get the message out for everybody. and i think that's what we really want out of this, so everybody knows that it's okay not to be the richest person in the world. you know. >> and danielle, how did you react when your parents kind of laid out the fact that dad's job is going south? >> well, i just realized that i should appreciate the things that i have, and to not focus on the things that i don't, and know that my family is here and that's really all that matters. >> you guys have a great bunch of kids. you know that, right? are you hearing from a lot of other families who are going through the same thing, and feel like they're watching a mirror in this show? >> or even older than we are. you know, we got a phone call from a 71-year-old gentleman out of wyoming that said, i've been there. i had to leave my children and drive over the road for six months, and thank you for sharing, and hang in there. so it's been awesome to get those kind of messages. >> that's what it's about. that dialogue. there was a lot of shame involved when this happens, and the pressure, and we just want to kind of have people talk about it. >> let me say thank you for sharing. it's an incredible story. thanks for being here. i know you're going to have a vepp got each otyher. u've got each other. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back after this. e, we've taken all we know about reading and put it here. introducing nook color. experience millions of books like never before. relax with the magazines you love. anytime, anywhere share your favorite books with your favorite people. and watch in amazement as your children's stories come to life. books, magazines, newspapers, and children's books, all at your fingertips. nookcolor by barnes and noble. with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter. and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual action listerine® whitening® rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. ♪ crayons and play-doh ♪ the latest dvd's ♪ lip gloss, gift cards, candy, shampoo ♪ ♪ anything for me? 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investigators say it doesn't appear he committed any sexual offenses when he was working his ship. a branch in the salvation army is in desperate need of toys. they are trying to meet the need for toys in contra costa county. only about 34 toys have been donated. the salvation army says they are waiting for the marine corps reserves to deliver donations from the toys for tots. if you want to give, remember, in he gift, $10 or more. >> if you have holiday gifts to mail out, you might want to beat the rush today. monday, will be the busiest shipping day of the year. fedex tells us it expects to move almost 15 million shipments on monday and tuesday alone. the company says it will make the busiest shipping day in fed-ex history on monday. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," shedding the extra holiday pounds is tough. compared to this man's weight loss journey, it could be a piece of cake. we will show you how he lost more than 300 pounds without surgery, without medication. more 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many families 'tis morning. we're going to have the latest on all the weather. >> we haven't seen snow here but it has been unseasonably cold in a lot of the country . >> it has. >> also we're going to talk about an arrest that's been made in the arrest of a top swimwear designer here in new york city. the victim was found in a bathtub at a trendy hotel in soho. her boyfriend, who is the son of an academy award winning composer has now been taken into custody. we're also going to talk to the victim's brother coming up. >> also we're also going to be talking about this viral video that everyone's been talking about. miley cyrus, reportedly showing her smoking a bong. the disney star not talking about it. but a lot of people are, including her dad, billy ray cyrus. we're going to have much more on this story and take a closer look at the pressures and the troubles for so many young starlets who are in hollywood and find themselves wrapped up in a bunch of stuff that their parents probably wish they weren't. >> we want to start this half hour with that big winter blast in the midwest. forecasters say this could be the biggest one of what's a very early winter season. weather channel's scott williams is live in minneapolis to tell us more. scott, good morning. >> well, good morning, lester. the latest winter blast has moved in to the midwest with a vengeance. we are looking at a triple threat here in the minneapolis area. not only will we contend with the snow. we'll contend with the wind and also the bitter cold. the snow started falling late last night. already about six inches has accumulated. it's a light, fluffy snow and really the shovels are going to come in handy a little later on today. you'll want to have your emergency kit if you are traveling. before all is said and done, this storm could rival the great halloween storm and blizzard of 1991. so we are looking for another arctic blast. back to you, amy and lester. >> all right, scott, thanks very much. >> to get a check of where this storm is headed, how long it will last, bill karins is out here on the plaza with us. >> this is a little break for the east coast. this is just a nasty storm we're looking at all through the northern plains. we're talking wisconsin. southern minnesota and iowa. we have blizzard conditions this morning from omaha northward. if you travel in this region, if you get the risk of getting stranded on the road and once these winds start blowing, it doesn't matter if you shovel or not it's going to be blowing right back on top. these windchills are going to be brutal and it will all spread to the east coast as we head towards monday morning. back to you guys. >> oh, joy, oh, joy. thank you, my friend. we want to get another check of the morning's headlines. we're going to go back inside, richard lui from msnbc is with us. nice to have you here. >> thanks, good morning to you, lester. good morning to all of you. we begin in north carolina where elizabeth edwards will be laid to rest today. the wife of the former presidential candidate lost her battle with breast cancer earlier this week. nbc's michelle kosinski is live in raleigh with more on that. good morning to you, michelle. >> reporter: good morning, richard. elizabeth edwards' funeral will be held here in the same church where she grieved the loss of a teenage son in a car accident years ago. more than 1,000 people are expected to attend, including senator john kerry. the service will be public, followed by a private burial. elizabeth's 28-year-old daughter cate, an attorney like her mother, will deliver one of three eulogies. elizabeth's husband john, from whom she was separated for the last year, is not expected to speak. friends say that he's in a lot of pain right now and despite everything that happened, loved elizabeth very much. richard? >> all right, nbc's michelle kosinski, thank you for that. >>> president obama saying the tax cut deal he negotiated with republicans is a good deal for all americans. on friday, so did former president bill clinton. yes. right here. in a surprise appearance at the white house briefing room. clinton said, if he were president, he'd push the very same tax deal. in it, are bush-era tax cults for all income levels among other things. aides say the measure could clear the senate as early as tuesday. >>> and then finally for you, when you aim to recreate a live nativity scene, there could be some perils. that's what a west palm beach, florida, church found out at a christmas pageant dress rehearsal. one of the wise men, maybe not so wise, lost control of his camel. that animal toppling over into the pews and onto some of the members of the audience. oh, my. fortunately no one was injured. everyone wants to know this, the camel is also okay. that's the news. now back to amy on the plaza, where it is warm. and there are no camels. >> no camels. want to get a check now, speaking of the weather, from bill karins. we talk about how cold it is. we can't complain. >> our friends here from wisconsin. they're missing out on the big storm. >> i know. >> this is quits event, amy. we're watching the heavy know there. that's where the worst of the weather is going to be during the day today. areas down to the south, a few strong storms in arkansas areas, tennessee valley down to louisiana. it's really the blizzard conditions in the midwest that are stealing all the weather headlines this weekend. >>> high pressure is building in. a little dome of high pressure creating some clear skies for us today. of course, some fog around. some morning drizzle. that will give way to some clearer skies. if you want even more clear weather, we are going to have to wait until tomorrow. you are heading out this morning. temperatures are pretty cool. in the 40s. 48, san francisco. 48, redwood city. 45, fairfield and 47, livermore. by the time we reach lunch hour, temperatures in the 60s and 50s. from? well some very cold and nasty forecast out there. back to you, lester. >> bill, thanks very much. in new york new developments in the death of a swimsuit designer. this morning the son of an academy award winner is under arrest. we'll talk to the brother of the victim in a moment. but nbc's michelle franzen joins us with more on the story. michelle, good morning. >> good morning, lester. the soho house behind me is known as a play ground for celebrities, and its members-only clientele. now is it at the center of a homicide investigation after a talented fashion designer with a promising future was found dead in a hotel bathtub. her boyfriend arrested as the lone suspect. sylvie cache was a talented crime wear designer who friends and colleagues say enjoyed the spotlight on and off the runway. >> i think she really had a zest for life. she was really fun. >> reporter: but her life came to a violent end early thursday morning inside the new york city members only soho house and hotel. a worker discovered the 33-year-old partially clothed body face up and emerged in an overflowing bathtub after guests below her room reported a leak in the ceiling. investigators on scene say her neck had red marks, along with a bite mark on her hand. they also found prescription pills in the room. friday night police arrested cachay's boyfriend nicolas brooks on charges of attempted murder and strangulation, after obtaining a search warrant to take swabs and samples from her fingernails. her death ruled a homicide has devastated family and friends who say she dated brooks for six months and recently tried to end the relationship. >> we don't know much about this guy. he wasn't in her life for very long. and shouldn't have been in there to begin with. >> shock. just complete shock. >> reporter: brooks is the son of joseph brooks, the oscar award winning songwriter of "you light up my life." he faces his own legal battles, accused of sexually assaulting 11 actresses. the 24-year-old reportedly checked into the posh hotel with cachay and investigators say before her body was discovered cameras show brooks leaving the hotel and returning several times. she had a membership to his club-like hotel once featured in the hbo series "sex and the city." >> i wanted a man who would commit, not a man who was committed. apparently we have to be more specific. >> reporter: in the past year, the fashion designer's swimwear line fizzled after investors pulled out due to the recession. but colleagues considered it only a temporary setback for this power house designer. >> we are all waiting for her to have her comeback. >> reporter: a comeback and life cut short. and the medical examiner's office deemed this a homicide case but the police say that they are still waiting for the toxicology test results to come back, and that could take several more days, to determine the exact cause of death. lester? >> michelle franzen, thank you. >>> we are joined now by sylvie cachay's brother fat rick orlando cachay. thank you so much for being here. want to express our condolences and our thanks to you for taking time to be on. i know you just got in from peru less than 24 hours ago. >> correct. thank you very much. >> how is your family doing? >> well, obviously this has been an incredible tragedy. for the most part we're destroyed by the news and the loss of my sister. my father is taking it very rough. and everyone really in the family is quite affected by this. >> did you know nicolas brooks, the man she was seeing and now stands accused? >> no. i had never met him. >> did your sister talk much about her relationships? >> no. not with me. as an older brother, i really focused more on our family issues, and her professional career. and our plans really trying to get together, and these type of topics. >> in fact i know the whole family was scheduled to get together for the holidays. >> yes. sylvie was supposed to come home -- well come down to lima, peru, to be with myself and my mother and my father, my wife, and our baby, which is on the way. so it was supposed to be a very happy holiday with everybody together. >> and instead you find yourself here in new york. i know you met with police. have they been able to give you any insight into the circumstances? >> no. i met with police, and the they told me just that they were very interested in the case and they were going to do their best to do their job. >> we've been able to read a lot about it in the last two days, and the incredible accomplishments she's made as a young woman, as a designer. where was she going with this? what was her future? >> well, as you probably know, she was really a superstar with regards to fashion from a very young age. even when she was an adolescent, she used to have her "vogue" magazines and all these fashion magazines that she really loved. she went to school for fashion, and excelled. she was at the top of her class, and then when she came to new york she worked for many of the top designers, including marc 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yeah. amazing. believe it. with points from chase sapphire, you can book airline tickets with no blackout dates or restrictions. >>> and we're back on this saturday morning, december 11th, 2010. christmas just 14 days away. i think you can tell everyone here has the holiday spirit. at least it sounds like it. thanks to our great crowd joining us out on the plaza. i'm amy robach along with lester holt. coming up in this half hour, justice for elizabeth smart. >> it's taken a long time, this is the young girl who was kidnapped, held for nine months and now the man who abducted her has learned his fate. we'll talk to the u.s. attorney for utah and a member of the jury in just a few moments. >> all right. and then we're going to switch gears and we're going to give you a guy's guide to gift giving. because we all know that you need help. >> we do need help. can i say a story, my first year of marriage. i bought an appliance. >> oh, that is so wrong. don't tell me it was a blender or an iron. >> microwave. >> that's just about as bad. we're going to help you guys choose the right gift for the women you love and make her happy when she actually opens up that present on christmas morning. coming up the dos and don'ts. >> all right. good. good. >> no microwaves. >> and sandra lee is here, serving up a holiday cocktail party. she's making bruschetta, espresso martinis, pepper steak and a whole lot more. >> i think it's bruschetta. >> bruschetta. >> oh, okay you said it with an italian accent. joining us now a familiar face out on the plaza with his, kate flannery who plays meredith from "the office." we're so happy to have you. >> good morning. it is very early. >> i love your scarf. >> i got to represent, right? i'm in the tristate area. >> the christmas shows are always some of the favorites. why do you think everyone -- everyone loves "the office" all year around but especially at christmas. >> scranton is a small town. the office takes place in a small town. that is the biggest thing going the whole year is the christmas party at dunder mifflin. that's where, you know, all the inhibitions come out. that's where the trouble started. everyone looks forward to that time. >> you guys have been on the air now seven years? >> our seventh season. >> they're doing so great. steve carell, this is going to be his last season. >> i know. i know the writers and producers and they're mart enough to tell me. >> you can't keep a secret? >> it's a burden. i can't. i'm so sad. you know, you have the greatest writers on tv. i know they're going to come up with something really interesting, really smart and really fun. >> i'm sure it will come out of your mouth, too. kate flannery, thanks so much. >> did you hear that? >> go see family. >> you better believe it. >> good to have you. thanks so much. >> you can watch "the office" on thursdays at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on nbc. >> all right. bill karins has another check of the weather. >> wonderful people out here this morning. good morning, everyone. heather has turned 23. and you want to be -- who brought your whole family here? >> my grandma. >> grandma flew everyone here for a very nice time in new york. t'lecheck the forecast out there as we go through your weekend. we're going to continue to watch this blizzard in the central plains. do not be traveling if you don't have to. iowa, minnesota, especially wisconsin. rain out ahead that will slide to the east coast. on the east coast today is your day to get your outdoor stuff done. looks like it's going to be very soggy around here during your sunday afternoon >>> this morning, high pressure is building in. we can see that right here. a little dome of high pressure creating some clear skies for us today. some fog around. some morning drizzle. that will give way to some clear skies. if you want more clear weather, we will have to wait until tomorrow. temperatures are pretty cool, in the 40s. 48, redwood city. 45, fairfield. 47, livermore. by the time we reach lunch hour, temperatures will be in the 60s and in the 50s. >> and you wanted to say hello to ryan, right? because ryan's her friend. all right, let's go talk about this football forecast. looks like we're not too bad. the cold air is going to be arriving, as we go to your sunday game michael vick and the eagles competing with the giants for first place in the division. dallas cowboys have played well. temperature won't be a problem. mostly clear. the forecast not too bad. that's a look at your sunday night football. back to you. >> bill, thanks. >>> it was a dramatic end friday to a story that captured the nation's attention since 2002. 14-year-old elizabeth smart was mysteriously taken from her home, and now eight years later, 12 jurors found brian david mitchell guilty of kidnapping and raping her. nbc's kristen welker joins us from salt like city. good morning, kristen. >> good morning, amy. elizabeth smart smiled in court when that guilty verdict was read. she has been waiting for this moment for a very long time. >> i'm so thrilled to be here. i'm so thrilled with the verdict. >> reporter: victory for elizabeth smart. >> i hope that not only is this an example that justice can be served in america, but that it is possible to move on after something terrible has happened. >> reporter: after deliberating for only 5 hours, jurors found brian david mitchell, the man who kidnapped smart and stole her innocence, guilty. >> this san exceptionally victorious day for us all. as mothers, as women, as daughters, that we can go forward, and these things don't have to happen to us. >> reporter: prosecutors say the verdict is a tribute to smart herself. the now 23-year-old took the stand and testified about her terrifying nine months in captivity, when she was just 14 years old. she described a living hell, what it was like to be abducted at nightpoint, raped almost every day. >> he is a liar. he is a predator. and he is a sex offender. >> reporter: at issue for the jurors, whether mitchell was mentally stable enough to understand the difference between right and wrong. the prosecution called him a master manipulator. the defense argued mitchell was delusional. but jurors didn't buy the insanity defense. >> when you sit for hours at a time, and listen to incredibly unbelievable things that happened to a young lady like elizabeth smart, you got to be pretty callus to be able to walk away without having something tug at your heart. >> reporter: while the verdict was read, mitchell was singing hymns, a ritual he has done every day since the trial began. after court, mitchell was led back to jail. elizabeth smart, now finally free. and smart will be celebrating christmas at her family's this weekend, because in just a few days she'll travel to france to finish her religious mission. but she will be back in time for mitchell's may sentencing. he could spend the rest of his life in prison. amy? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> it took eight years for elizabeth to hear friday's verdict. joining us now is u.s. attorney carly christianson, and the man who would like to be known this morning as juror number 7. thank you both for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and carly, let me start with you. i mean, this has been quite a day for you and the prosecution team. so tell me how you're feeling this morning. >> well, obviously we feel very pleased and very satisfied with the outcome. i had a trial team that expended an extraordinary amount of effort and worked very hard to reach this result, so we're very pleased and satisfied by the jury's verdict. >> and carlie, jurors yesterday mentioned that elizabeth's testimony, particularly her attention to detail, obviously helped them render this verdict. how important was that testimony in your view? >> i don't think you can overstate the importance of elizabeth's testimony. she is a young woman of extraordinary courage and determination, and she had an amazing ability to recall the horrific details of that nine-month captivity, and was able to recount that for the jury in a very clear and candid way. so her testimony was critical to the success of this case. >> and juror number 7, let me ask you, the impact of her testimony on you personally as you heard her words. >> personally, as a father, i felt very deeply touched at the misery that she had to endure. it was a -- it was a compelling part of everything that we watched during these last few weeks. >> and let me follow up and ask you, after having heard that testimony, what was the mood of the jurors once the deliberations began? >> in the court sessions, we would break. during her testimony we would go back to the jury room and very little was said, if anything. >> juror number 7, was there ever any doubt in your mind as to the guilt of this man? >> i wouldn't say that there was doubt. because of the instructions that we received from the judge, we had to kind of apply some -- some rules, and to take a look at what it was that we were supposed to find for. and so, making sure that we covered those in great detail was very important. and that kind of guided what we did. >> and carlie, i want to ask you this, how important is this ruling for other kidnap victims like elizabeth who are out there? people who have gone through similar circumstances, to see what she did, what she was able to do in court, and of course the outcome? >> i think it's a very important result for victims. because i think it can assure them that the criminal justice system works. i think the result today is a real testament to the effectiveness of our judicial system, and it's the result of a combined effort of lots of people. law enforcement, investigators, trial teams, witnesses, all of these people came together to recover elizabeth, and to achieve the result which we saw delivered by the jury yesterday. >> carlie christiansen and juror number 7, tppt' yreatouboth. yeu we appreciate your time this morning. and we're back, but first these messages. wasn't my daughter's cabbage appetizer spectacular? 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we didn't have it before. so why not help other people with it. >> reporter: frugal was the word pinned on loren kruger in life. generous is the way he'll be remembered. >> it's astounding what he did. >> reporter: there are still people who wouldn't give a nickel to live in leroy. but folks around here prefer to put their faith in the kind of person who would give everything. kare-11 news, leroy. >> if that doesn't put new the christmas spirit, i don't know what will. >> that's quite a legacy. makes you feel warm all over as you're looking at those cold pictu pictures. >> minnesota nights. i like that. still to come here on "today," diana's touch. how the late princess is influencing her son's wedding. >> plus the flying dutchman. we're going to meet the master maestro who is taking the classical music world by storm. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> good morning. if you are looking for a break in the weather, this is it. let's check your weekend forecast with chief meteorologist, jeff rin nary. >>> good saturday morning. i'm chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. we are underway for rain and wind as we head throughout the weekend, not only for saturday but sunday. with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we will even see a possibility of norms as we head into sunday. we will keep that chance of chain in the forecast for monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. we may get a break as we head into the christmas holiday. >>> this morning, protesters are taking to the streets in san francisco to rally against a new law aimed at overaggressive pan handlers. they will draw attention to a group that will be unfairly targeted at the sit, lie law. it makes it illegal for anyone to sit or lion public sidewalks between 7:00 until morning and 11:00 at night. police say they won't start enforcing the policy until february to give officers enough time to undertan the law and enforce it fairly. >> an alameda county district attorney has a message for oakland city leaders. their new laws regulating marijuana grow operations could land them in jail. >> a letter, d.a., nancy o'malley says she may have to prosecute city leaders because their plan to tx and regulate marijuana violates state law. city leaders have yet to respond. they improved marijuana funds and warned that oakland was attracting the attention of federal law enforcement leaders. >>> a new study shows asthma rates in solano county are much higher than other parts of california. it shows that asthma tends to hit low income californians the hardest. other factors include freeway emission, pollen and air pollution. according to the u.s. census bureau, 9% of people in solano county live below the poverty level. the study also shows contra costa, sacramento with higher than average. >>> blackday, cybermonday, free shipping friday have come and gone. holiday savings are still available. if you are planning on a trip to the mall, braice yourself. today is super saturday tichlts the last saturday for christmas. stores are rolling out the deals for last-minute shoppers. retailers are expecting big turnouts. the national retail federation say close to 70% of people still haven't started shopping for the holidays. don't loog at me. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," business and tech reporter, scott mcgrew, has everything you need to know about the super saturday deals and a last-minute push to have big-time pay-outs at the stores. coming up at 7:00, a holiday heist. the grinch is caught on camera. more local news coming up in 30 minutes. rye now, back to the "today" show. it is exactly one week until christmas and we hope everyone on the plaza has started their shopping before today. back inside, studio 1a i'm amy robach along with lester holt. and coming up this half hour, c

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