thus creating the coney island style. i didn't realize there were different styles of carousels. there are three main styles in american carousel: coney island style, which is more fancy, jeweled, elaborate. uh, then we have the philadelphia style, which is maybe a little bit more naturalistic. and then the country, or country fair style, which was more simple in that it had to be assembled and disassembled to move from carnival to fair to carnival to fair. walberg: this is a beautiful example of a coney island style carousel, built here in 1909 and still intact. are these the original horses? mccarron: with the exception of two, and then also, the band organ is original, which is very rare. well, they're beautiful. i'd love to take a closer look at some of these horses. let's do it. (carousel music playing) well, this is a handsome guy. tell me all about him. well, this is a jumper. and this is a papa size, which is the large size. and in this row, we have a mama size and a baby size. your referred to it as a jumper. is

thus creating the coney island style. i didn't realize there were different styles of carousels. there are three main styles in american carousel: coney island style, which is more fancy, jeweled, elaborate. uh, then we have the philadelphia style, which is maybe a little bit more naturalistic. and then the country, or country fair style, which was more simple in that it had to be assembled and disassembled to move from carnival to fair to carnival to fair. walberg: this is a beautiful example of a coney island style carousel, built here in 1909 and still intact. are these the original horses? mccarron: with the exception of two, and then also, the band organ is original, which is very rare. well, they're beautiful. i'd love to take a closer look at some of these horses. let's do it. (carousel music playing) well, this is a handsome guy. tell me all about him. well, this is a jumper. and this is a papa size, which is the large size. and in this row, we have a mama size and a baby size. your referred to it as a jumper. is

thus creating the coney island style. i didn't realize there were different styles of carousels. there are three main styles in american carousel: coney island style, which is more fancy, jeweled, elaborate. uh, then we have the philadelphia style, which is maybe a little bit more naturalistic. and then the country, or country fair style, which was more simple in that it had to be assembled and disassembled to move from carnival to fair to carnival to fair. walberg: this is a beautiful example of a coney island style carousel, built here in 1909 and still intact. are these the original horses? mccarron: with the exception of two, and then also, the band organ is original, which is very rare. well, they're beautiful. i'd love to take a closer look at some of these horses. let's do it. (carousel music playing) well, this is a handsome guy. tell me all about him. well, this is a jumper. and this is a papa size, which is the large size. and in this row, we have a mama size and a baby size. your referred to it as a jumper. is

imagine not being able to take a break and light up in central park, or even coney island.e new york officials get their way, smoking in some outdoor places like city parks and beaches will be banned. thanks to a six-year-old smoking ban in bars and restaurants, the number of adult smokers in the city has been cut by 300,000. the commissioner wants to cut that number even more and says the new outdoor ban is part of a larger effort to improve the health of new yorkers. >> we don't think our children should have to be watching someone smoke. so that could be done through policy with the parks department. it could be done by city ordinance. we like the general idea and we want to promote that idea. >> the city's health commissioner also says that the city hopes to raise taxes on cigarettes and limit tobacco advertising. in typical fashion, new yorkers had plenty to say about the proposed outdoor ban. >> i'm not a smoker, i can't stand cigarettes, but i don't think that -- i think that's kind of an abuse of power, to me. >> i think it's going to be hard to prevent that in outd

this woman has to go and swim coney island. all around coney island. >> can i tell you something? cape cod. >> i've heard they're on the move. moving in a southerly direction. >> that's really rude. >> they're following the seals, which are already here. the sharks could get here any minute. >> i do not want to get in that water. i'll be honest. >> i'll be saying a little prayer for you. >> who did that? that is awful. that is awful. look, this is not fun and games. there are things in the water swimming around. >> there are lots of things. >> jelly fish, too. >> it's some of the littlest things you have to be most afraid of. amebas. you follow one of those, you'll have gastrointerrolg problems the rest of your life. >> stop. plug your ears. why women really have sex. they're a book out on why women have sex. it's been a texas university professor. they found that it's not about romance often. and it's not about -- it's about other things. >> such as? >> sometimes women have sex with men because, number one, they feel sorry for them. >> that, i feel sorry for them for feeling sorr

a quick thank you to the cyclone and dino's wonder wheel at coney island.his name is buck. >> he's very cute. obviously, you're ready. if we had to do it today, natalie could do it like this. >> tell the truth, rob. >> natalie is very ready. natalie's already looking forward to next year to during her first half iron man. >> what do you think, lucy, are the chances of hoda actually surviving this thing on sunday. >> you know, i love her smile. >> she smiles great. but unfortunately she has to swim. >> there's a but that follows that. >> the joy that she takes reminds me that fitness should be fun. accomplishing a goal should be what -- you know, a positive feeling of this happiness. i love it. >> i'm being completely honest. i have only been in the water twice. once for that shoot. and that lasted 25 yards. >> and the other time in my pool. >> and the other time, yes, in your pool. so i feel pretty ready. >> you can have a noodle, right? >> no. i'm going to be her noodle, unfortunately. >> the swimming -- >> it ain't the dead sea, you know. >> it's like 36

i was out there for a couple of months, in coney island for a while, and i was even in new york, eastw york o wehrey stuck out like an oreo cookie but i got along good with the people over there. and manhatten i went to look for some old friends but no luck. we were like nomads for the most part but i was slightly disappointed when i got over there and nobody was around. of course i went to central park and there were new street people over there. i really didn't want to make their acquaintance. so i went to brooklyn and hung out at prospect park. from brooklyn i went up to the bronx over to-- and i was therefore little while and then i went back to hell's kitchen again, then from there i came not to a story of. in those years, i would just be free. one place one day and another place the next. i slept everywhere. there were times where i would beleeping underneath travelers, behind the big wheels and nobody would notice me there because i wore dark clothing and dark blankets. ything not to bring to much attention to myself. i slept in rages for code you could hide in people's backyar

i was out there for a couple o months, in coney island for a while, and i was even in new york, eastnew york too wehrey stuck out le an oreo cookie but i got along good with the people over there. and manhatten i wentto look fo some old friends but no luck. we were like nomads for t most part but i was sghtly disappointed when i got over there and nobody was around. of course i went to central park and there were new street people over there. i really didn't want to make their acquaintae. so i went to brooklyn and hung out atrospect pk. from brooklyn i went up to the bronx over to-- and i was therefore little while and then i went back to he's kitchen again, then from there i came not to a story of. in those years, i would just be free. one place one day and another place the next. i slept everywhere. the were tim where i would be sleeping underneath travelers, behind the big wheels and nobody would notice me there because i wore dark clothi and dark blankets. anything n to bring to much attention to myself. i slept in garages for code you could hide in people's backyard provided you

i swim two laps in your pool and 25 yards in coney island. >> and now you are going to do -- >> now i'm something. we have such a full show today. >> we have to talk abouthe dallas cowboy kickoff with our football coverage. it's this sunday -- i'm voting for the giants. i'm cheering them on. >> there's a huge screen that's as big as a 747, by the way. it seats 47,000 people. but they actually sell tickets that are 25 or 30 bucks. >> yeah. for people to stand in there. >> look at matt. nobody walks as well as matt. >> nobody. >> nobody can walk and talk as well as matt. >> what we love about this place, usually the box are up high -- >> these are down level. >> so it feels like you're one of the players. >> you know, all of these years of being married to frank, i still call it int mission -- it's not half time, it's intermission. any way, we have great video of an adorable 2-year-old. his name is zachary. please watch the videotape because zachary knows the names of all nbc personality. again, two years old. let's take a look. >>. >> hoda. >> who is that? >> jen. >> and who is that? kat

[applause] >> and live picture from the cincinnati's coney island park.resident obama is there today to talk about jobs and the economy. he will be speaking at the afl- cio annual labor day picnic. he is expected to address health-care talks. an introduction will be made by a union member charlie dilbert. we then expect to see the president talking in a few minutes. we're live from cincinnati on c- span. ♪ >> again, we expect obama to speak here at the annual afl- cio labor day picnic that is starting this shortly. while we wait for that to get underway, here is a portion of today's "washington journal." momentarily. the detroit free press starts with a labor story on labor day about unions. organized labor today, u.a.w.'s, new direction inspires visions of hope and disaster. on this tkhraeub day with the world of the workers so changed, one might wonder what would walter reuther also from this article, the patriarch of the uaw be rolling in his grave. he says, "he would take a pragmatic view just like me uaw has taken." as we ask you the role this mornin