but jennifer matts has been appointed to the derek tor -- director with michael being gone. i will be reporting to the committee where that is. >> ok. thanks. the last part of of our last meeting was interesting. we met with inspector david fal zone with the san francisco police department in talking about the granting of licenses. it was a very informative discussion. i summarized some of the important points that i thought came out of that that i would think you think he would be interested in hearing about. you can weigh in if there is anything i have left out. there is something called the alu, the abc liaison unit. it consists of about five professionals that are usually well trained and familiar with the process of applying for licenses. the have been involved in the business of reviewing applications and they know the logistics and mechanisms involved in that. he also indicated that all applications for liquor licenses have to be responded to within 30 days by state law. i thought that was interesting. i didn't know that. for some licenses that are granted, there is a

matt lauer. >> and in for meredith, i'm ann curry. >> we're talking about jennifer mee, a young lady we met several times on the show i think back in 2007, she suffered through five straight weeks of hiccupping. now she has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. the latest on that story coming in a little while. >>> and new details on a rare and deadly shark attack that closed three beaches in california over the weekend. a 19-year-old was killed by what experts believe was a great white shark, estimated to be up to 18 feet long. this morning we'll be speaking to the parents and the brother of a promising college junior. >>> prince william and kate middleton step out for a night on the town at a friend's wedding, as talk heats up about their own wedding. >>> let's start with those tornadoes just south of dallas, texas. jay gray is in rice, texas. >> reporter: obviously no classes here at rice middle school after a tornado ripped through this area yesterday afternoon. take a look at the metal support beams, they used to be a covered walkway, they are pointing towards the ground now. if

matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we knew her as hiccup girl. and she suffered from hiccups uncontrollably. but we're learning more and more about jennifer mee.r use of a social networking site to trap a man and ensizing him into a trap. and she netted only $50. as a 15-year-old, jennifer mee's out of hiccups, got her a moment in the spotlight. this morning, those hiccups are gone. but the 19-year-old has gone from being a curiosity to an alleged murderer. the doe-eyed mee, who won so much sympathy, is charged with first-degree murder and not granted bail, leaving her mother in disbelief. >> we obviously do not think she is capable of such a -- >> no. wouldn't hurt anybody. >> reporter: police differ. they accuse her of luring 22-year-old shinone griffin, into a robbery gone bad. and ultimately, his murder. >> the altercation occurred between the three suspects as she was walk i away. and she was in the vicinity when gunshots were fired. >> reporter: two others were also charged with first-degree murder. but this is not the young woman who her grieving mother says she knows. >> she is very naive. she didn't realize what she was doing. >> repo

matt and i'm glad you had a good time. we'll be hearing from you coming up and something else is coming up this morning. >>> a 19-year-old jenniferned in her life since then? we're going to get caught up on the very latest. >>> also it's tuesday and that means joy is here with her diet s.o.s. and she has some good advice on how to get that scale to budge after you have hit a plateau. >>> in the news this morning, as we have been talking about, one week to go before election day, and president obama was campaigning monday in rhode island, during that visit there were sharp words from frank caprio who was not endorsed by the president and he told the president to, quote, shove it. >>> iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear reactor, it's one of the last steps despite international sanctions. >>> the girl who came to be known as the hiccup girl is behind bars now facing a murder charge.?? morere. >> reporter: this case can be seen as a tragedy on several levels. certainly for the victim's family and jennifer mee's family, she now sits in jail on a very serious charge.?2?2?2?2?r right now and i would like some priv

matt. with the grand jury scheduled to hear this case tomorrow, the defense is starting to position itself, this as the victim's family is mourning its loss. in a radio interview, jennifer mee's attorney says she is cooperating with police and is distraught over the incident in which 22-year-old shannon griffin was killed in an armied robbery. >> i spent a great deal of time with her at the jail and i can tell you that she was indeed very, very upset, remorseful and this is not something that she takes lightly. >> reporter: police say mee lured the victim to a house, where he was then robbed at gunpoint by two men. during a scuffle he was shot multiple times and died. police say they do not believe mee was involved in the shooting, but because of her alleged involvement in the robbery, under florida law, she is charged with first-degree murder. mee gained national attention three years ago when she suffered uncontrollable hiccups and appeared on "today." her attorney says she may actually have been suffering for tour rhett's syndrome and other problems. >> i can say the hiccups in jennifer's case are actually the symptoms of a much more serious neurological disorder and