i am jenna wolfe, alongside lester holt. to come, climbing to the top of mount everest, not just anyone, but a 13-year-old. imagine this. it's really an amazing story. a 13-year-old becomes the youngest person to summit mount everest and guess one of the first thing hes did after summiting, he called his mom. we'll talk about that phone conversation with romero's mom from the top of the world. >> he's trying to do the highest peak on every continent. i think after this antarctica is next. >> he's done the others? >> after that, what do you do? >> sixth grade. >> maybe a driver's license at some point? >> that's nothing, compared to this. >> haen you heard about the health setbacks from bret michaels and that will not stop him from participating in the fin ale of kwlt the celebrity apprentice." what's it like to hear the donald say "you're hired." >> she's ready. >> i'm still reigning queen. >> she hasn't taken that off in 360-some odd days. >> looking forward to a cat with her coming up. >> you had a chance to sit down with

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[laughter] this is what we let barbara and jenna do with the cake. barbara and jenna did that, too.nd then they would like the cake. [laughter] i think they had ever had sugar. until their first birthday. [laughter] >> it was good to term one. but you had to go to dallas. >> i struggled to get pregnant and finally when i did i was thrilled when i had a sonogram and found out there were two babies because i was hoping that my children would have a sister or a brother, and they got to have each other which was great. but it was a high-risk pregnancy. i was 35. it was a twin pregnancy. so close to the end of the pregnancy i got preeclampsia and was sent to dallas where there was an intensive care nursery because they thought the babies would be -- would mean an intensive care nursery which they didn't really when they were born. they were big for five weeks early twins. but it was a worry full-time and i worry also because of my mother's losses. >> you got involved in the 1980 campaign and then suddenly was vice president. talk about celebrity by association. suddenly you were somebody

bush and her daughter jenna are sticking around.ming up in just a couple of minutes. >>> then a little bit later on, on "today's" "money 911," we'll talk about the pitfalls of dipping into your retirement account to pay for your mortgage. plus, where to find out if you qualify for free cash for college. >>> plus in honor of cinco de mayo, what would it be without guacamole? we'll have our first annual guac-off. guacamole. i'm sure some tequila in there, too! >> let's hear it for tequila! >> we made it through the entire open before we got a cheer and it was on tequila. >> tequila! >> let's get the headlines from ann. >>> this morning there are new details about faisal shahzad who vethders say has admitted to building a bomb inside an suv and driving it into times square. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has more now on this story. >> reporter: officials say shahzad has been cooperative talking freely and admitting that he planned to set off the times square bomb. he claims, they say, that he acted entirely on his own and so

and then drove by the houses that george and i had lived in when we had barbara and jenna, the years that we lived in midland, and then i read the letters, and i had not read them, i always knew mother had daddy's letters and they were his love letters, i mean, they were newsroom married and then he had been shipped overseas, and -- but i always felt like she didn't want me to read them, that there was something private about them and personal, but then i read some of them, and they were private and personal, and i did feel like -- a little bit like a voyier. >> but it was fun. >> it was fun and interesting and fun to think of them as these young people in love and separated by the war. >> and then you were born, your mother lost three other babies, which was a great tragedy in her life, and then with you were pregnant with barbara and jenna, you were very frightened. >> that's right. my mother last three babies after me, the second baby, that's really my first memory is looking through the glass at the nursery at the little western clinic in midland, and i didn't see -- i don't reme

jenna had four before she was 20. at 30 she wants to get rid of most of them. >> it was nice when i was younger. i try to be more professional now. >> reporter: with lasers doctors can eliminate some evidence. years ago the only options were to cut out or sand off the tattoo leaving permanent scars. now plastic surgeons erase them with intense beams of light. >> it provides a certain amount of heat which breaks up the tattoo pigments. >> reporter: single-color black or blue tattoos are the ease yeflt to take off. >> the lasers have an easier time picking up those darker colors than the lighter ones. >> reporter: they don't magically disappear. sometimes it takes months, even years for a tattoo to fade away. the procedure is painful, so jenna says think before you use your body as a canvas. >> you should put a picture by your bed of the tattoo you want, wake up every morning, look at it for two to three weeks, if you're not sick of it by then it's probably the tattoo for you. >> i will see you in four to six weeks. >>

jenna introduces us to one of these volunteers, dr. ben wan. >> reporter: dr. wan is a pediatrician from new york city. he just finished his residency. that's a three-year training program for doctors. his schooling was complete, but where he'd start his career was still uncertain. that's until he found out about doctors without borders. >> i had always wanted to do humanitarian work, and i was lucky enough that a few of the residents from our residency program ahead of me worked with doctors without borders. so they came back and did some presentations about it and got me interested, and i figured out this is what i wanted to do after residency. >> reporter: doctors without borders has missions in over 80 countries throughout the world. liberia is a country on the western coast of africa. they were at the end of a 14-year civil war. there were thousands of homeless refugees living in shelters made of nothing but wood and plastic. many people were in great need of dr. wan's medical attention. >> being a pediatrician, i was hoping my mission would be geared more

"today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager is here with details. >> thanks, meredith.ching students in grade school how to compose and conduct their own music. as i learned, this hip, young orchestra does not boast your average symphony sound. this is not your grandmother's philharmonic. and the woman behind it all, not exactly your typical conductor. she's young, she's mexican, and she's a rising star. the 29-year-old founded the philharmonic orchestra of the americas six years ago. why are you so passionate about conducting? >> to me it is the closest thing to a party. this has nothing to do with where we came from, how old we are, what our political views are. nothing. it's just let's do something beautiful together. wow. >> reporter: its mission -- simple. to highlight young talent from north, central and south america. >> when i think of myself, 13, 14 years old in mexico playing the piano and all those dreams i had, it gives me chills. i grew up listening to "west side story," watching bernstein conduct in films and thinking of the lincoln center as kind of this

jenna lee is with us now. tell us about the the origination of this recall, how did it start. >> well, about two weeks ago, fda inspected a plant in fort washington, pennsylvania, that plant owned by mcneil and run by mcneil, and it was based on that inspection that the fda tells me is where this recall actually dpraim and the term voluntary recall is a little misleading, just because it seems to insinuate the company is voluntarily recalling these items but this is an government between the government and -- between the government and the company to get products off the shelves because of the issues with quality control and some of the issues are the ingredients in this medicine was either too potent, not potent enough or at times maybe particles were found in the liquid medicine, reports point to metal particles being found in the medicine. so obviously, this is concerning, all these products are being recalled, but at this time, we should be clear, jon, no illness -- illnesses, sicknesses, death related to

jenna's comes around and scores. they are tied. josh willingham at the plate. way back. and gone. bye-bye. the nats wind and take two of three. a very brazilian nationals. -- resilience -- brazilian national -- resilient nationals. >> the last thing to worry about is whether you won the game or not. >> it was not going away. rodriguez left with a back injury, and then there was the miss catch from nigel morgan and a temper tantrum that caused -- cost a home run. today, they took, the beltway title with one or the beginning his first big hit. >> they were going to follow that. and there was extra innings. i was just trying to get this. >> this puts them one game over 500. reporting live at the park, abc7 sports. >>> the university of virginia men's lacrosse team had their hands full today. let's go to the second period. to the goal, and he scores. five-one, uva. 9-8 in the fourth. he gets inside and scores of a breathing room for the cavaliers. they needed it. 10-9, uva. he comes up big. uva winds and advances to the final four. -- wins. the suns beat the lakers, and congratulation

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jenna bush hager, thank you so >> 8:26 is your time.ay. tom will have the forecast after the news. if you worked in the district and lived somewhere else, councilmembers want you to pay up and they are hoping to raise $500 million for the district. the charter forbids such a tax, but they hope an amendment will get around that. we will take a break and have ♪ everywhere i go... ♪ i'll pass it on, ♪ and on...and on...and on... edible arrangements. happiness is always in season. visit, call or go to ediblearrangements.com. >> warming up and climbing into the 60s. clouds in and out and cloudy over the weekend. cooler and could get showers and thunder saturday afternoon and evening and off and on on sunday. how is the friday traffic? >> a few spots where we can find the slow traffic and through the springfield interchange through i-66. lanes are open and one more stop. both directions are moving along nicely near connecticut avenue. >> coming up on news 4 at 5:00, a local boxing star making millions, but how he ♪ >>> 8:30 now on this friday

jenna bush provided the most candid moment of the interview when she talked about the music her mom listens >> if you came to the ranch, my parents turn on music and, old country, usually, or some -- my mom is a secret last far yan. >> my kind of place. [ applause ] >> jimmy: that explains some of her husband's behavior. they call her the burning bush. that must be why. michael jackson's family is not reacting well to a claim that michael was gay. last week, a very fat man named jason phifer, that's him, he was the office manager for michael's friend and dermatologist arnie klein. he claims he and michael had a two-month long love affair. he showed pictures of him with michael's family. dr. klein claims he walked in with jason and michael with his shirt off. i just hope there's not a sex tape. but the jackson family is -- here is how jermaine reacted when they asked him able it on tmz. >> klein? >> yes. >> [ bleep ] him. he's full of [ bleep ]. michael was not gay. he's full of [ bleep ]. >> okay, sir, thank you. >> jimmy: he's a little bit on the fence. he was not -- [ laughter ] the papar

. >> jenna of "the washington post." the story on the website, based on public record that found that at least eight of the 41 members of the lacrosse team had been charged with -- [ inaudible ] one of those was george huguely. were you aware of any of those charges? and have there been any discipline in regards to any of those? >> i was not. let me ask craig since he's responsible for the function. >> without being specific to any one individual, there are alcoholvilleations, if you will, violations of our alcohol policy that take place throughout the course of the year and i'm assured in a those incidents that have been brought into the pipeline were handled in manner consistent with what our policies, longstanding policies have been. >> what are those policies? >> if -- if a student has an alcohol related incident, they are required by policy to be referred to counselor in the university's counsel center. now, the -- this assumes the alcohol incident had some level of legal consequence and got into a fight, they were

today's show contributing correspondent jenna bush hager sat down with her mother and sister, barbarayou say you were a very good child? >> i would say i was a very good child, lot like you and barbara. >> or better. >> no, probably like you and barba barbara. >> were you scared at first? >> she is slightly intimidating. there is no doubt about it. write in the book we didn't really bond until we had been married probably ten years when we all moved to washington to work on his campaign. that was the first time we ever lived in the same town, barbara and i, and gave us a chance to get to know each other. >> then you -- >> i loved her because she loved dad daddy. >> laura bush kicked off her book tour in mclean yesterday and is scheduled to appear in bookstores in arlington tomorrow. >>> a new discovery in dark chocolate. could help some stroke patients. scientists at johns hopkins medical school say dark chocolate can naturally lessen brain damage after a stroke. a compound found in the chocolate works to shield brain cells from damage. researchers say they don't know if the effect is

jenna bush provided maybe the most candid moment of the interview when she talked about what kind of music her mother listened to. >> if you came to our ranch, if my parents turn on music, old country usually or some of my mom is a secret rastafarian, bob marle marley. >> my kind of place. >> that is the mash-up tonight. next, what we are learning about tonight's big news. a terror suspect, faisal shahzad's alleged taliban connection. cnn has been talking to officials in pakistan. we have that when we come back. chevy malibu stands behind theirs for up to 100,000 miles. which makes it pretty clear whose standing out front. a consumers digest "best buy" two years running. chevy malibu. compare it to anyone and may the best car win. during the spring event, qualified lessees, now get a 27-month, low mileage lease on this malibu ls for around $199 a month. call for details. see your local chevy dealer. [ female announcer ] it's red lobster's festival of shrimp... a chance to get everyone together for a night where everyone gets just what they want. combine two or three favorites, from n

first, amy and jenna are here with a look at what's coming up over the weekend. >>> we are live in thessive spill has reached wildfire life sanctuaries. >>> we'll continue our series "today hits the road." i traveled along one of the oldest highways in the united states -- route 66. >> is that why there was 800 jars of salsa all over the office upstairs? >> yes, indeed. salsa a big product of new mexico. >> i was hoping, because otherwise that just would have been awkward. >>> then he's the youngest person to attempt to climb mt. evere everest. is he expected to reach the peak saturday. will 15-year-old jordan ramiro make it to the top? we'll all find out this weekend on "today." >>> we're also going to say good-bye. after 20 years on the air, the last episode of "law and order" airs tonight. we'll look back at the nbc show that redefined tv drama when we see you this weekend on "today." >> i can't believe that's the end of that. >> it was so new york, kwibt essenti quintessential new york. >> there's a new l.a. law and order. >> now have you a check of the weather? >> yes. as we look

. >>> jenna bush revealed a little-known fact about the former first lady.he extremes. when i go to her house in dallas, may my bed like a good guest should. she remakes it. >> no. >> yes, you do, mom. with hospital corners. >> do you do this, mrs. bush? >> not really. >> mother, you didn't just remake my bed when i was there. >> well, okay. >> she gets the cross-examination. that's it for "the daily rundown." coming up next on msnbc, peter alexander. then at 1:00, don't forget, "andrea mitchell reports." her guest former homeland security secretary michael chertoff. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> here is your business travel forecast. i'm meteorologist bill karins. rather quiet, tranquil day out there. the only reason we see a chance of thunderstorms will be cleveland and detroit, beautiful boston, new york, d.c., atlanta, chicago. pretty nice. some showers around. dallas is going to be near 90 and on the west coast, finally dry in the northwest. i get one free. and...they let me choose where to use them. the loyalty program he signed us up for has all these r

treatment of women and children by the taliban and right after that i went to a department store with jenna and the women who sold cosmetics came up to me and said thank you so much for speaking for the women of afghanistan and that was when it really occurred to me in a really emotional sort of way that people listen to me, that i did have a podium and that women all over the united states felt this sense of sisterhood with the women of afghanistan and wanted to be able to do something. >> chris: i want to go back to this question that you touched on earlier about media bias because in the book it almost seems as if you wanted to get something off your chest. you write "some of the media came with preconceived notions in an adversarial point of view, some of it was biased where journalists rather than being objective could not put their own emotions and assumptions aside." question, it was liberal bias against a conservative republican president? >> yes. that is what i think it was. absolutely. i think that is what it was. and it was not always. it was just -- it was the same thing that we

barbara and jenna were just in elementary school, and it was really fun.eball is a family business. so is politics, actually. the whole family is involved. >> larry: good comparison. does he watch them now, the rangers? >> he wamps them now, of course, the rangers, every single night. >> larry: i bet. the decision to hit iraq. did he every waiver? you were with him through all of it. did he ever have doubts? >> i'm sure he had doubts. he didn't discuss those sort of things with me really. >> larry: he didn't? >> i saw him walk on the lawn every night with spot. and i knew he was just worried and didn't know, you know, if he was making the right decision. but all of the intelligence that everyone had, that everyone said, and you know, saddam hussein had defied 17 u.n. security council resolutions. so -- >> larry: it's hard certainly for a president to send someone to die. what is it like for a first lady? >> it's hard. it really is. i mean, it's a constant worry. we always worried about our troops. every day. we worried about them. and a lot of times at nig

treatment of women and children by the taliban and right after that i went to a department store with jenna and the women who sold cosmetics came up to me and said thank you so much for speaking for the women of afghanistan and that was when it really occurred to me in a really emotional sort of way that people listen to me, that i did have a podium and that women all over the united states felt this sense of sisterhood with the women of afghanistan and wanted to be able to do something. >> chris: i want to go back to this question that you touched on earlier about media bias because in the book it almost seems as if you wanted to get something off your chest. you write "some of the media came with preconceived notions in an adversarial point of view, some of it was biased where journalists rather than being objective could not put their own emotions and assumptions aside." question, it was liberal bias against a conservative republican president? >> yes. that is what i think it was. absolutely. i think that is what it was. and it was not always. it was just -- it was the same thing that we

if you don't know, jenna is a contributing correspondents on "the today show" and is doing great and is still teaching, just one day a week though at the reading intervention teacher school in baltimore and barbara founded a nonprofit called global health corps and if you ar interest are interested, look on the web at gh -- for global health, ghcorps.org and is recruiting recent college graduates in health clinics for the poor and she has people on the ground in malawi, tanzania and the u.s. in boston and newark. and it is sort of the idea behind teach for america, but this is to recruit smart young college graduates to work in health clinics, and they are doing things like setting up the supply chain, one of her fellows in tanzania did work for the gap and ran the supply chain for the gap, the ordering and supply chain and now, for tanzania is setting up their supply chain for anti-retrovirals for the drug ordering so people in the clinics, that go on arvs, can keep up with their medications. so, i'm very proud of beth of them and they are doing great. >> and there's also a question

[inaudible] >> one is the idea of texas, to stand in for the sophomore jenna, i'm wondering if you couldtalk about the relationship the way texas place it in relation to other texas to other texas take. again, can replace taxes and what's happening there in a conflict of of thing about america's war prisons, you don't mexico mortar country in -- mexico border. talk about how your project can do that yet larger network. >> texas is a special case because it's the biggest, where the action is. but also because it is, it's a kind of southern state i think that lease in the criminal justice, masquerades as a western state. but it does have, it has more national element and has certainly had far more national influence than states like mississippi or louisiana or arkansas, who might be the southern model of analogy as well or in some cases edited taxes, but who're always thought of as a backwater by everyone else in the country. but by the 1950s, especially in the 1960s that wasn't the case with texas. is the only state that kind of perfected this plantation management regime command lots of

jenna nepolitano says -- janet nepolitano says reimbursement will be a subject at that meeting, whichinclude interior secretary ken salazar. also today, secretary nepolitano warned against what she calls "premature decisions one way or another." that is about any suspects in that times square car bomb incident. no one has been ruled out, including former terrorist organizations. meanwhile, michael bloomberg tells abc that there is a high probability that whoever did this will be captured. and good and bad news just out on the economy. the commerce department says consumer spending rose in march by the largest amount in five months. but that the gains were financed out of savings, which fell to the lowest level in 18 months. and just a modest rise in incomes added to concerns. the recovery could weaken unless income growth increases more rapidly. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span's live coverage of the kickoff of the 2010 review of the global nuclear non- proliferation treaty begins today at 10:30 a.m. eastern. speakers include iranian president, mahmoud