just imagine creating a special meal for elizabeth to be served at buckingham palace. that is exactly what school children across britain have been tasked with. >> please be seated. >> she is used to the very finest cuisine but the menu at buckingham palace is about to get some updating. in june, the royal kitchens will be serving up food greeted by british schoolchildren -- created by british schoolchildren. >> chocolate cake with strawberries on the top. >> ice cream and jelly. >> tiki masala. >> i would call it an elizabeth. >> this was the idea of the duchess of cornwall, who became the most unlikely dinner lady at this comprehensive school. she wanted to give her mother- in-law and unusual present for the diamond jubilee. a kid cookery competition would get things rolling. what would you cut for the queen? >> something very simple, i think. >> what do you think she would like to eat? >> she would like something very plain. nothing too complicated. "children -- >> children are encouraged to use local ingredients. they are encouraged to give old dishes a new twist.

schoolchildren across britain are honing their cooking in the hopefin an invite to buckingham palace. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the world. in the dark of night, deep inside somalia, u.s. navy seals carried out a daring rescue operation to free two foreign aid workers, one american and the other danish. the pair had been held captive since october, and their health was failing. the mission was conducted by the same unit that killed osama bin laden. president obama has praised their courage and vows that america will not tolerate the abduction of its citizens. our correspondent fred gardner has all of the details. >> kidnapped from somalia three months ago, the aid workers jessica buchanan from the u.s. and poul thisted from denmark, tonight, rescued. this is how it was done. the hostages were being held in a compound in northern somalia. demanders from the team 6 lead the operation. they went to the, and close to 2:00 a.m., and gunfire broke out as they approached their objective. all nine kidnappers were killed. there were no american casualties. hostage

is he at buckingham palace? no, he's not at buckingham palace! my mummy didn't like him. so-- so, your mummy and daddy were discussing my taste in boyfriends, were they? yes. right. who's ulrika? i don't know what i would do if i was attacked by a polar bear, ben. bleed to death, probably. sit there. there's place by your mother. no, there isn't. yes, there is. no, there isn't. look. there's quite obviously a space next to you. why next to me? why next to me? budge on. come on. move up here, and he can sit-- ben: ow. sue: shh. this brings back so many memories of my wedding day. crowded church, everyone in their finery. and jane! oh, jane was so beautiful. breathtaking, she was. dad. mum's name was joan. i know! but she had this gorgeous friend called jane. real stunner. i-- i can't believe that you-- that you'd just-- just because you're getting married doesn't mean you've got to stop admiring beautiful women. that's just... at the altar? oh, come on, it's just what men are like. sue: weird! karen: so you promise to love him forever and ever, but how do you know that's t

nbc's stephanie gosk is at buckingham palace with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. we know the queen is 86 years old, the second longest ruling monarch in britain's history and still she keeps a blistering pace of engagements, not just in the uk but around the world. many people wonder how she can possibly do it. in an interview with the bbc, prince harry reveals what he thinks is his grand mother's secret. >> having him by her side she says is her strength and stay all these years. >> prince philip is 90 and considered to be in wonderful shape for his age, but two days before christmas he was rushed to the hospital with chest pains. doctors treated him for a clogged artery and the duke was released four days later. harry's interview shows a recognition of his grandparents years and an awareness that they are doing more than most. he says, these are the things that at the queen's age she shouldn't be doing, yet she's carrying on and doing them. philip is always there. dutifully a few steps behind but always there. >>

we'll be live in buckingham palace for the latest on that.'s kitchen a lesson in meatless mexican cooking. we are cooking up spinach enchiladas. they're easy and healthy and there will be guacamole on the side. >> meatless mexican. sounds like deprivation. right? >> it's going to be good. first though you have a check of the weather for us. >> you bet. let's show you what's going to be going on for today. we have sunny skies in the east. temperatures moderating a bit. showers in the pacific northwest with interior mountain snows there. record highs from the plains into central nevada. we've got showers along the texas coast. for tomorrow the frigid conditions continue in northern new england. flurries around the great lakes. more showers through the afternoon and evening hours in the pacific northwest. temperatures nice and mild through the gulf on into the southwest but it's going to stay cool to frigid from the central rockies all the way to the mid-atlantic states. that's what's going on >> good morning. we're starting out chilly. we will

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michelle kosinski has more from buckingham palace. good morning. >> reporter: hey, natalie.ddleton. now here comes 30. so how do you ring it in as a princess? in glittering style of course. kate has so much else going on, she doesn't even need to pay attention to it. a huge smile, gorgeous gown. now that's how to tell 30 who's boss. on the last night of her 20s, catherine and her friends walked the red carpet. no matter a little london rain for the premiere of "war horse." nor could anything up stage them. not the horse or director steven spielberg. >> i'm excited to see them. i never met kate. i met william when he was very, very young. >> reporter: william and kate met with soldiers and veterans just as they and prince harry are starting a new initiative to help those returning from war. it has been quite a year for catherine. becoming a princess. the most photographed woman in the world, fashion icon, future queen. but she began her 29th year as kate middleton, the girl next door engaged to prince william. >> i hope to have a happy family ourselves. >> reporter: when the

details made available by officials despite buckingham palace's request to keep them secret.luding air lock double doors and spiked railings. plans can be viewed at the kensington and chelsea offices by anyone who applies in writing for an appointment. the duke and duchess of cambridge will be moving into kensington palace next year. >>> almost on cue, the fog is lifting, clouds almost out of here. cooler weather today. breezes will kick up tomorrow could be a higher fire danger and warmer weather on the way. i'll tell you how hot it will get. >>> take a look at this, the icy plunge a driver took into the water. >>> tiger woods's ex-wife does an extreme make over on a 12 -- 12 million dollar home. one >>> wow, take a look at this. this is a scary morning for the driver of this truck in minnesota. tractor trailer sitting in a creek. that driver lost control, phraoupblged into the water and look at that, he was able to escape he crawled across the ice to safety. workers there as well the man was taken to the hospital and released. investigators trying to figure out what caused

buckingham palace says her birthday will be low key and private. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. sunday novartis issued a nationwide voluntary recall of certain bottled version of ex-said din urks buff rinne, know doze because they may contain stray chips. it could potentially result in an incorrect dose or an allergic reaction. for more information on this and other health stories check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,359 after losing 55 points friday. the s&p was down 3 points, and the nasdaq added 4. taking look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei dipped 98 point ts, but in hong kong the hang seng climbed 272. >>> this week's big question on wall street will be can better economic news combined with strong earnings trump euro fears? in the wake of friday's data showing the lowest jobless rate in three years ail coca kicks off earning season today expecting to show strong results. germany's angela merkel and italy's nick l

details made available by officials despite buckingham palace's request to keep them secret. including air lock double doors and spiked railings. plans can be viewed at the kensington and chelsea offices by anyone who applies in writing for an appointment. the duke and duchess of cambridge will be moving into kensington palace next year. >>> almost on cue, the fog is lifting, clouds almost out of here. cooler weather today. breezes will kick up tomorrow could be a higher fire danger and warmer weather on the way. i'll tell you how hot it will get. >>> take a look at this, the icy plunge a driver took into the water. >>> tiger woods's ex-wife does an extreme make over on a 12 -- >>> wow, take a look at this. this is a scary morning for the driver of this truck in minnesota. tractor trailer sitting in a creek. that driver lost control, phraoupblged into the water and look at that, he was able to escape he crawled across the ice to safety. workers there as well the man was taken to the hospital and released. investigators trying to figure out what caused the incident. crews have

asked to take part in a very special arts project which will be projected onto the walls of buckingham palace >> it is a celebration of faces, self portraits, of the nation's children. here at the school, they were having a very close look at themselves. >> what is this? >> this is a picture of myself. >> looking at the picture now, does everyone of that was? >> yes. >> why? >> my nose. >> once they're done, the portrait will be shrunk and become part of a new picture of the queen. >> my face might be part of her nose, mouth, eyes, hair. >> of the queen? >> yes, the queen. >> this is not quite yet me but one thing is it makes you think quite seriously not just about the way you look but who you are. i think i have myself there. >> yes. you did. >> a bit. >> described this one. >> very colorful, a lot of imagination. >> that is you. is that your face? >> yes, i am always smiling. >> if someone saw that, would they know that was you? >> well, yeah, because of my smile. >> the picture of britain's children, their faces and their feelings. >> a country that has changed a lot in 60 years since que

. >> why they are not bending to the request from buckingham palace, i don't know.erhaps it's going to take legal action to prevent anybody from looking. >> reporter: royal boondoggle to tragedy. the new year's day discovery of a woman's body on the estate, less than three miles from her main residence. they are treating it as a homicide. she is between the ages of 15- 23. had high cheekbones and may have been there up to four months. dna results have not yet determined her identity. there is speculation she maybe 17 year old alyssa, who was seen near the property in august. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. happy friday to everybody. we made it through the week what a gorgeous day we had. check out in to baltimore, we are dealing with plenty of sunshine, and temperatures now still feeling good, we will be dealing with that through the remainder of the evening. right now we are at 59 degrees, the humidity, that air is so dry, the winds, south, southwest at 7 miles per hour, that bar

. >>> and buckingham palace, receiving gifts, among them, an ipad from governor brown and a set of coasters from the sheriff of santa barbara county. the canadian gifts included hockey jerseys, and peacock feathers. >>> and a warm day today with temperatures easily in the upper 60s, almost 70 in santa rosa, 62 in vallejo. cold this morning, temperatures in the north bay valley in the upper 20s, low 30s, cold again tomorrow morning. mild again tomorrow afternoon. it is a continuous pattern and continues to repeat itself with the spare the air night tonight. and then again tomorrow night. indicating the high pressure that is owning the west coast at this time. there are indications as we go out on the long range computer models that things are changing, some coming in the line, run after run, model after model run, and rain on similar days. so as we get into next week, hopefully there is rain to talk about, maybe even snow in the mountains. and we could get two or three inches of rain, way out. but definitely encouraging. >>> and as we look at the forecast, overnight lows for tomorrow morning

buckingham palace says her birthday will be low key and private. >>> here's your "first look" at howl kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,359 after losing 55 points friday. the s&p was down 3 points and the nasdaq headed 4. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dipped 98 points. in haong kong, the hang seng climbed 272. >>> in the wake of friday's data showing the lowest jobless rate in three years, alcoa kicks off earnings season today with fourth quarter corporate figures expected to show strong results. germany's angela merkel and france's nicolas sarkozy meet today in berlin on euro debt issues. this week, italy and spain hold their first bond auctions of the year. wall street will closely watch interest rates on those bonds. >>> traders will also eye greece where more crucial austerity measures must be passed. thursday's december retail sales will be the week's most closely watched data. >>> expect auto news and noise this week at detroit at the international auto show and tech buzz in las vegas at the annual consumer electronics show. elsewhere,

back home there was a ceremonial welcome for the obamas at buckingham palace. of their grandchildren, prince william and zara phillips. this year will be busier with the summer olympics and the queen's diamond jubilee, a celebration of her 60-year reign. should philip not be there, is prince harry really suggesting the queen could not go on? >> i don't think prince harry is literally suggesting the queen can't go on without the duke of edinborough. i think she would find it difficult. she's a woman that would always do her duty, come what may. >> reporter: the palace said harry's words were not a comment on how the queen would fare should the duke die before her but rather the level of support he's provided over the years. we have breaking news today. they confirmed the duke and duchess of cambridge have adopted a dog. not a labrador like some suspected but instead a cocker spaniel which is a middleton family favorite. ann? >> thus the patter of little feet. stephanie, thank you so much this morning. up next, ferris beuller's new day off. the super bowl ad that

we'll explain in a live report from buckingham palace.n this half hour with casey anthony speaking out for the first time since being acquitted of murdering her daughter. natalie, good morning. >> good morning. that's right. nbc news has confirmed the video that is now on youtube is in fact the florida mother. it is less than five minutes long and in it casey anthony never mentions her daughter caylee. >> this is my first video diary. >> reporter: call it casey's confessional. >> i don't know whether to look directly at myself or look up or -- a little scary because i hate being on camera. >> reporter: casey anthony seen and heard for the first time since being cleared of killing her young daughter caylee last summer. in the nearly four and a half-minute video the 25-year-old never directly mentions caylee, her parents, or her high profile murder trial. instead she at times seems at a loss for words taking stock of the dramatic reversal in her young life. >> hu, just a little surreal how much things have changed since july and how many th

we're live at buckingham palace with details on that. and we're turning 60. we have a week-long celebration lined up. we'll get the party started later in the morning. >> the show is turning 60. >> not us. >> we begin with the gop presidential race and tomorrow's key primary in new hampshire. nbc's savannah guthrie is in manchester. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the candidates are definitely in the final stretch and feeling the heat. romney is leading by double digits in most polls. this is really a race for second or third and the right to continue on in the campaign. >> on this special edition of "meet the press" the final debate -- >> reporter: with time running out to stop a mitt romney cruise to the nomination the frontrunner's opponents piled on in sunday's nbc facebook debate. >> there is a huge difference between a reagan conservative and somebody who comes out of the massachusetts culture with an essentially moderate record who will have a hard time in a debate with president obama. >> if the record was so great in massachusetts why d

buckingham palace says the former kate middleton will celebrate her 30th birthday with a private low-key affair. the duke and duchess of cambridge attended last night's london premiere of the new movie ""war horse." >>> beyonce and daisy are mom and dad now. the singer gave birth to blue ivy carter and this weekend. they are doing fine. they rented an entire floor of new york city's lenox hill hospital. several theories of why the couple chose the name for the child. some say that blue is in reference to blue print, which is jay-z's album franchise. who knows. >> whatever inspiration comes to the new parents. >>> it is a sad time for some local movie fans. >> after nearly a century the old town alexandria movie theater is closed. had a last event last night. it survived two world wars and depression. it cannot survive these tough economic times. the movie theater began as a vaudevillian theater. >> people would dance upstairs all night and drink. flexed i am sorry to see it go. >> some people were there for last night's final screening and have been going there for decades. others went t

watch the squirrel near buckingham palace. in the park. here they go.little mj for you. they are real squirrels. they took an entire day and just took little images, put it together. >> they edit. >> that would be incredible. >> that would be literally incredible. >> we did want to make even more present. >> ooh, lmfao. >> that's a little creepy. actually. >> ron, never one to mince words. what do you got? >> have you ever juggled? can you juggle? >> yes. >> the guy who holds the guinness world record for juggling. he has the record. which is juggling ten balls, ten for 26 catches. he's david ferman from jacksonville, florida. >> talking about lmfao. >> yes, check it out. >> featured twice this morning. >> really good if he spins around. if we have time to show it. there we go. >> i can juggle for about a nanosecond. >> i'm keeping this simple this week. this is the excellent combination of a dog and a wheat field. take a look. i'm not sure where this is filmed. look at this dog, leaping through this wheat field. this was posted by a website. i'm going

and kate middleton is making a big announcement tied to her role in the buckingham palace. >> 6:58 nowmpany once considered the apple or google of its time could seek bankruptcy protection soon. kodak is making last ditch efforts to avoid chapter 11. they once dominated the camera and film industry. it invented the digital camera in 1975 but could not keep up with the new technology. >> despite the stumbling, there's more evidence the economy is slowly recovering. let's talk jobs. thursday job numbers we just got show 372,000 people hat had to show up to the unemployment office for the first time. that's good news. we'll get more news with the lay dor department. the dow industrials are lower this morning as whole foods opens up the nasdaq. more concern about europe has reraced any new hope about jobs numbers. >> we look toward to that. >> thanks. >> right now we look forward to the weather. one last check with christina loren. >> one last look aft the beautiful sunrise. it's going to be a gorgeous day. grab a jacket. we're headed to near records. find out if you broke the records. we'

her and prince william at their graduation and the most famous picture is the kiss in front of buckingham palaceing day. >> very nice. another birthday coming up. much younger than 30. she's a kid. still in high school. thank you. did you ever think that you'd see the day when ziggy stardust reached retirement age? ♪ love his music. david bowie turns 65 today. here are some other numbers that you might know about. you should know about. 43. that's how many years have passed since he released his breakthrough album. 140 million, you know what that is. that's how many albums he's sold over his four-decade career. 2003, that's the last time he released an album of original songs, so happy birthday and how about a comeback? we'd certainly like that. >>> it is alabama versus lsu on monday might for the championship of college football and the ultimate ending to a season for most player rs, but we're going to tell you about one who is just lucky to be alive. man on tv: two outs with a runner on first base. now the big guy comes up to bat, hitting .342 with 92 rbis and 36 homers. [fans whirring] [ding]

they are not expected to return to buckingham palace until february.autopsy has been conducted on the victim, authorities say results from dna samples should be available by wednesday. in new york, jonathan hunt, fox news. >> going to have to dig deeper for that next cup ail starbucks. details on a price hike up next. and local family reunited with their dog after went missing more than four years ago. how they finally found each other. prices at the pump jumping just in time for the new year. neil has details. >>> american drivers over a barrel yet again. oil prices surging back over $100. with iran loving more threats toward the united states and a busy oil supply route. and you're going to be feeling it at the pump if you haven't already. gas prices up 11 out of the last 14 days. the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded now stands at $3.28. >> and investors getting something to celebrate on the first day of trading in 2012. the economy could be picking up. dollar general helps the pickup mood. planning to add more than 6,000 jobs while open

the first lady was also wearing one of tefang's floral patterned dresses during her visit to buckingham palacere she met prince william and kate middleton. >> love the color. >> beautiful dress. >>> pretty nice weather today, huh? >> yes, we have had very nice weather today, but we have some rain headed east and northeast, show what you that system down south has been doing, nothing like what it is going to do armed here but it has been producing severe weather, a lot of wind and a whole lot of rain. just look at those vehicles. left a lot of the area in eastern texas without power, area drenched with over four inches of rain the last 24 hours, a lot of vehicles submerged, road signs, roadways closed, hallment that city. more moisture rolling into the area overnight. 52 in hagerstown. a chilly evening for us, so it is not going to be cold there is our sunshine. here comes the clouds. we have got a little bit of a break here. most part, clouds on the increase overnight. 41 by 11 p.m., not bad. 40 by tomorrow morning, so, not going to drop in a big way overnight, 35 to 40 degrees your range for

senior staff, on buckingham palace and george w. bush was bored and wanted to speak around the palace just to check it out. he said to this guy let's go out of here and look around. laura said don't you dare move. he had to decide do i obey the president or the first lady? it was close. he stayed there. >> talk about barack obama's relationship rahm emanuel. he is on his third chief of staff. the ability to find the chief of staff, can really relate to. has that affected his ability to accomplish things? >> i think david has probably his own perspective on this issue and it would be -- haven't really talked about it. interesting to contrast it. the partnership was strategic from the beginning. there was never any pretense that these two were exactly like or had the same philosophies. but the president had an ambitious legislative agenda and chose rahm emanuel in order to pass it. the first couple of months -- the first nearly -- not nine months of the presidency, when the legislation is moving ahead it worked pretty well. there are

. >> i went to buckingham palace with camilla and charles. >> why would they allow you there?e joan rivers totally rolls that way, and little known thing about joan rivers besides being bad you know what, the first night he didn't know who i was but the second night i was on graham bensing and then he said i should be afraid of you. >> well, there is growing excitement here in times square. okay. whatever, go ahead. >> let's be honest, people don't know that you do no prep for this. you don't care about this. >> no, i like this very much. >> i start writing jokes in july and last night was the first night he let me go to the house in new york, and what i will tell you is what is in his guest bathroom, because it is shame based. >> what is in the guest bathroom. >> on the walls. >> what? i don't know. some pictures. >> come on, keeping them honest. >> what? >> your collection of toy soldiers. >> yes, i have had it from when i was a little kid. >> and it is major league fetish and if i had moved one lieutenant or whatever, i would have been out of there. >> and they are antique.

. >> i reminded of one story in the bush administration at the buckingham palace george w. bush was bored and wanted to sneak around the palace just to check it out. [laughter] and he said i want to sneak this around and laura said don't you dare to move. so he has to decide to while away the president or the first lady? [laughter] >> i was wondering if you could talk more about barack obama's relationship with a rahm emanuel and how that affects his presidency and now starting off the third chief of staff as the inability to find a chief of staff that may be able to relate in the ability to accomplish things. >> i'm glad you asked in part because i think david house probably his own perspective on this issue and would be sort of we haven't really talked about it but it would be interesting to contrast. so what i would say is that the partnership was always strategic from the beginning. there was never any pretense that these men were exactly alike or had the same philosophies, but the president had a really ambitious legislative agenda and chose an annual in order to pass

we have charlie outside buckingham palace. >> good morning, erica.rning letter yesterday to photographers and agencies telling them to back off. that their behavior constitutes harassment and they're threatening lawsuits if it continues. >> pippa middleton found herself launched into the global celebrity stratosphere in an instant at her sister's wedding day with prince william. the maid of honor came close to upstaging the bride in that form fitting dress. it's been open season ever since. >> every time she goes outside her house, there's ten or 12 agencies there. it's not what she asked for. it's not what she wanted. she's really upset about it. >> after all, friends say shall she's not the one who chose to marry into the royal family. unlike katherine shall she's not afforded the ring of security or respect for privacy that comes with it. back when katherine was plain old kate, she was hounded too and called in the same lawyers to order the paparazzi to back off. now, pippa wears the crown as the most harassed middleton. at an ongoing inquiry into

let's check in with mark phillips outside buckingham palace.nt songs playing from the palace today. >> reporter: no live music. not much of a party at all. you remember the days when turning 30 was a big deal. perhaps in the days before 50 was the new 30. never mine. it has become a milestone for the woman who may be the world's most famous 30-year-old. what does a duchess do on the last night of her 20s? when she's this duchess, the once kate middleton, now katherine, duchess of cambridge, she attend a film premiere with her husband and proves that sometimes people going to the movie can be bigger stars than the people in it. it's been just eight months since her weding to prince william but kate looks like she's been doing it all her life. waving into adoring crowds. meeting the ill and less fortunate. going loco at the rodeo. there were high hopes that kate's looks, charm and level headedness with were exactly what the royal family needed and professional royal watchers, like ingrid sue ward say indicate has delivered. >> kate is like the go

charlie d'agata is outside buckingham palace with more. >> good morning, erica.tish government confirmed that the turkish authorities asked for assistance in the case against sarah ferguson. she's not commenting this morning. but the producers of the documentary say she is nervous about the threat of extradition. the charges stem from a documentary filmed back in 2008. the duchess wore a dark wig and a head scarf when she and her daughter slipped into a turkish orphanage for hundreds of mentally ill children. among other evidence of abuse, they found children tied to benches and abandoned in cots or on the floor all day. turkish authorities were furious when it aired. why it's taken three years to bring charges now is anyone's guess. but yesterday turkish chief prosecutor announced plans to press charges against the duchess and the documentary makers for violating the privacy of children. friends say ferguson will be lived. >> sarah will be upset. outraged that the turkish authorities could blame her for something that they had done. and i think she will feel tha