dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, ridgewood, new jersey. >>> up next here tonight, news about something you've seen on this broadcast many times but, perhaps, never really noticed. >>> and a self-portrait tonight that must be seen to be believed. >>> this is easily our favorite story of the day. prize-winning british photographer, david slater traveled to a indonesian island to the track down and rare and endangeringed species, the crested black macaque. he said he was instantly befriended with him. they walked with him for days. they were fascinated by his equipment and when he handed over his camera, this is what happened. a fantastic self-portrait and it gets better. a beautiful photo that's a lovely smile. and in light of all the unsavory photos in the news of late, why not a picture of pure joy that only a mother crested black macaque could love. >>> tonight a tree is in the news and while it's just one tree in a nation of trees, you've seen this tree without knowing it more times, perhaps, than any other tree on television. the tree in question is in the background. for so many of our li

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dr. nancy snyderman. >> go figure. >> and dr. nancy snyderman is a drshgs that's pretty good, too.ood morning to all of you. >> hi, savannah. >> let's start with arnold schwarzenegger report lead going back to film this fall he will star in a western. doerngs as somebody who is an expert in pr, how should he handle the rollout of this? >> the whole scandal is not going to be the issue. frankly what will be an issue and i don't want cards and letters from home is his age. that drew attention to him and the whole maria shriver thing. you take sylvester stallone and harrison ford, i don't want to get letters about ages, but that is not the movie-going audience. that's not who go. i think that's his biggest challenge and not the scandal. >> it's not the scandal. do you think people are just over him? >> you want the terminator when you go to see an arnold schwarzenegger, you don't want to see the sperminator. >> star. >> i'm sorry. >> i won't think of anything other than that. >> i could care less. i didn't care for him before, i don't care now. >> what about maria shriver? >> maria ma

dr. nancy snyderman joins us. >> good morning. >> i'm young and fit, this doesn't bother me. just for old folks and babies. >> not in time around. this time it's everybody. this heat can really cook you. so, there are a couple things i want people to know. we talk about heat exhaustion and heat stroke. heat stroke is a medical emergency. if you're out with somebody and you realize somebody says i'm holt or feel hot to the touch and they're not sweating, their skin is just hot and dry and the temperature -- body temperature can go as high as 103 with a rapid pulse -- >> not sweating? >> not sweating. that means their system is about to shut down. they're cooking. that's a medical emergency. get them to the e.r. >> can you fool them and think, that's because it's 103. >> interestingly, you probably already passed through heat exhaustion where you're dripping wet with sweat but you have plel skin and you feel nausea. this is the muscle cramp time. if you have a heat stroke, you can't deal with that at home. that's an emergency. >> mike noted that we're all going to be drinking a

dr. nancy snyderman, as well, to talk about this.ican academy of on set stri, this is a per doct per hospital decision. >> darlene, it really is the issue of the malpractice lawsuits that is sort of the dark cloud which is allowing -- caught making a lot of hospitals. >> look, everyone thinks you get pregnant, you have a perfect nine months, you go push a baby out, everybody goes home happy. the reality is, things can go wrong. it isn't always the doctor's fault. it isn't always the nurse's fault. contentious society, once something is documented it becomes a piece of evidence. and malpractice prices soaring in this country, and ob/gyns are getting sued more than anyone else, it really is a concern from the physician side of things. >> we found in looking into things for this particular piece that the awards and settlements are in the millions of dollars. >> multimillion. >> you see attorneys advertising on tv if you've had a birth injury or suffered a birth industry, so there's a whole industry out here and doctors are practicing de

dr. nancy snyderman, nbc chief medical expert. good morning. risk of gaining too little?they're both bad. it's important to remember at a time we're talking about africa's greatest famine i find this vulgar, this whole idea thinking your body is deformed while you're pregnant. >> do you think there's an unrealist standard set by celebrities? >> absolutely, absolutely. i think people want healthy babies. you have to be a healthy mom to have have a healthy baby and that means maintaining a healthy weight. >> the amount of weight you should have between 25 and 30 pounds, is that right? >> some women may gain 15 to 20 pound if they're light build. some gain more. i gained 40 pounds with each pregnancy. there are norms per woman. but the average is a 25, to 30 pounds. >> we want to stay healthy whoever we want to exercise -- >> oh, you can exercise. >> how much is too much? how much is too much? >> i think it depends on your build. it depends on your genetics. you can talk to your doctor about what's appropriate for you. and you want to stay within a range that makes sense. if

dr. nancy snyderman will be here to help us sort all of it out. >>> let's begin with the dramatic end to the space shuttle program. tom costello is at the kennedy space center. you had a front row seat. what was it like? >> it was a dramatic day and an emotional day for everybody here and it is not over. america's space shuttle program, 30 years ongoing since 1980, '81, actually is how in the history books. "atlantis" came down at 5:57 eastern time, it was its 33rd mission. in all, it's trekked 25 million miles, 327 days in orbit and at 5:57 this morning it came on rest on runway 15. here now the sights and sounds as "atlantis" came in for a landing. >> landing gear down and locked. having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. its voyage at an end. >> and mission complete, houston. after serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history. it's come to its final stop. >> we copy your stop and we'll take this opportunity to congratulate you, "atlanti

dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor.shaping someone's public profile, issues of branding. can she recover? >> two letters. o.j. she will get her interview, she'll get her book and that's it. >> how much can she get? >> for a book or interview -- >> but donny -- >> people with no network will touch her she is ngo.j. >> we already saw a foreign company offer her something, then revoke it because the outcry was so much. >> she's not out of danger. there are people who so hate her. i would think that there is a real concern for her public safety. >> nancy, how does she adjust going from three years in prison and there was notoriety all along the way but do you think she even has any conception of the attention that will be on her? >> i don't think so. this is a classic sociopath. she lies, makes up fake people. she lies where she works, everything out of her mouth -- >> the sociopathy -- >> she's thinking about what color her hair is next. she's not really thinking about getting a job. >> donny's disgusted. but people want t

dr. nancy snyderman with more tips. just remind us. who is most us is is sepsuscept? >> the heat wave like this, elderly and the very young people with breathing conditions. but right now, frankly, everyone is at risk. it's a reminder that as many people die of heat-related illnesses than all the natural disasters. that includes tornadoes, hurricanes, snow issues. number one thing, ann, is called heat stroke. that's where you're literally, your core body temperature goes high, up to 103 degrees. you stop sweating. your skin turns hot, red and dry. you can have a rapid, strong pulse. this is a medical emergency. you take the cooler and dump the ice on someone and immediately get them to the emergency room. >> we've had some people die this week of heat stroke. >> that's exactly right. >> is that heat exhaustion? >> not quite as emergent but just as important. you have to break the temperature. and that is you start sweat progre profusely. your skin turns pale and sweating and muscle cramps and exhaustion. another reason to get out of the heat. >> before we get to that