kerri walsh jennings and casey jennings are here with us this morning.> so i was lucky enough to go see a couple of your matches. saw you against the chinese women and then i saw you win gold against the american team, and so what i'm realizing now is as i was watching you diving around in the sand in your bikini, kerri, there was something we didn't know. what was it? >> well, matt, yeah, you know, about a month and a half ago we -- we did something great in london, you were able to share it with us. felt so much love from our nbc family and everyone at home so casey and i wanted to come on here with you guys today and share some other news that when i was throwing my body around fearlessly and going for gold for our country is was pregnant and today i'm 11 -- 11 weeks pregnant and feeling pregnant. >> i knew it. it wasn't something you found out afterwards you? knew you were pregnant while were you competing? >> you know, not to get too detailed, but i'm like clockwork, and -- and i'm a pretty happy girl and i was unreasonably moody. >> not unreasonabl

kerri walsh jennings and casey jennings are here with us this morning.> so i was lucky enough to go see a couple of your matches. saw you against the chinese women and then i saw you win gold against the american team, and so what i'm realizing now is as i was watching you diving around in the sand in your bikini, kerri, there was something we didn't know. what was it? >> well, matt, yeah, you know, about a month and a half ago we -- we did something great in london, you were able to share it with us. felt so much love from our nbc family and everyone at home so casey and i wanted to come on here with you guys today and share some other news that when i was throwing my body around fearlessly and going for gold for our country is was pregnant and today i'm 11 -- 11 weeks pregnant and feeling pregnant. >> i knew it. it wasn't something you found out afterwards you? knew you were pregnant while were you competing? >> you know, not to get too detailed, but i'm like clockwork, and -- and i'm a pretty happy girl and i was unreasonably moody. >> not unreasonabl

. >>> and kerry walsh jennings was five weeks pregnant at the games. she said she felt different in the games while throwing her body around. she and misty may treanor, now three-time gold medallists. >>> and homeland security did very well for show time, hbo won a boat load of emmys. mad men got turned away for best drama. the other story, the nfl game on nbc won the night in the ratings by a pretty healthy margin, over what is routinely billed as tv's big night in hollywood. >>> up next for us tonight, from new york, the fight to save the baby pandas. why there are so few and far between in this day and age. >>> finally tonight, washington, d.c. was a very sad place this weekend, with a lot of sad children all of whom had been so excited, along with their parents, at the birth of the new panda cub at the national six days. doctors say it died of a liver disorder, and for that entire species, survival is difficult, even when helped along by the rest of the experts in the world. our report by chief correspondent ann thompson. >> reporter: this is the f

. >>> three-time beach volleyball champion kerri walsh jennings and her husband share big news in the studio. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you very much for watching "early today," just your first

remember kerri walsh jennings diving in a microscopic bikini. we did not know, is she was five weeks pregnant. she said she had a hunch but wasn't sure. now her third baby due april 9th. that makes it one baby for each of her gold medals. >>> and there's a big birthday for a big reddog. clifford turning 50 today. as the creator of the beloved owner's book dreamt of owning a bright reddog. as for the bright red fur? it was an accident. it their was just a jar of bright red paint lying around. >>> speak of little ones. this one might be a surprise. 4-month-old sebastian crying until the scene from "star wars." listen. his parents have tried other songs, they say, but only the "star wars" theme ever works. his mom said she did watch the movie a lot when she was pregnant. whatever the explanation, the force is with the sleep-deprived parents and parents sleep deprived everywhere. >>> tonight jimmy kimmel, julianne moore and the pint-sized girl who stole the show. the scene. ow i can be in advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lun

. >>> south bay olympic gold medalist kerri walsh jennings was carrying something extra with her in london. she was five weeks pregnant while competing in london. the couple made the announcement this morning to matt lauer. she had been feeling a bit moody during the olympics. she had no idea, and then discovered she was pregnant. we were with her in london. she didn't seem that moody to us. >> yeah, i thought it could have been the stress of the games and travel kind of throws your schedule off a little bit. but you don't know. i knew. and at some point, you know, you're late and then you start feeling something. and i definitely started feeling something in london. >> she is still glowing. they already have two young boys. the new baby is due april 9th. >>> a group of whale watchers in san francisco got a rare treat today. a group leaving san francisco didn't have far to travel. it came across a pod of humped back whales traveling a quarter mile outside the golden gate bridge. the whale tour owner says it's the first time he's seen humpbacks so close to the bay, which do have grays come

. >>> and kerry walsh jennings was five weeks pregnant in the games.he games while throwing her body around. she and misty may treanor, now three-time gold medallists. >>> and homeland security did very well for show time, hbo won a boat load of emmies. mad men got turned away for best drama. the other story, the nfl game on nbc won the night in the ratings by a pretty healthy margin, over what is routinely billed as tv's big night in hollywood. >>> up next for us tonight, from new york, the fight to save the baby pandas. why there are so few and far between in this day and age. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold

. >>> kerri walsh jennings revealed she was 5 weeks president when they won the gold medal last monthshe suspected something was different because the way she felt during the games. >>> breast cancer researchers say new findings may lead to new treatments. researchers have identified four types of breast cancer. within those types they found changes that are driving other cancers. the discovery is expected to lead to new treatments with drugs already approved for cancers in other parts of the body. >>> national monautomatic is having a clean water problem -- monument is having a clean water problem. algae is blooming across the service of the water. engineers are making adjustments. >> we have to tweak it, balance it and it will be to the quality of national park standards. >> in an effort to conserve the precwater it is pulling -- fresh water it is pulling water from the river. >>> it can be an amazing sight when a funnel cloud meets a large body of water like this one in michigan. witnesses say this was one of several water spouts that appeared. they were part of a storm system that

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but on the "today" show this morning, kerri walsh jennings said she was five weeks pregnant when she won the gold in london. she and her husband are expecting their third child. she wants to go forth in rio, that's in 2016. >>> green day's front man billie joe checked into rehab after an on-stage rant. claiming the show had cut their set short. the band apologized today, adding that clear channel which organized the festival did not cut them off early. green day also canceled upcoming events ahead of launching their new album. >>> coffee lovers, a chance to snag your free cup of joe. mcdonald's is celebrating coffee week. they'll hand out coupons for a free small premium roast. thursday morning, 7-eleven stores are giving away free cups of coffee between 7:00 and 11:00, go figure. this saturday, national coffee day, you can get a free cup of coffee at krispy kreme. >>> a new move in court by an actress in the anti-islam movie that spawned protests around the world. cindy garcia said she was duped into appearing in the film and her life has been put at risk because of it. last week a

kerri walsh jennings said she realized she was pregnant while on her quest for gold alongside misty mayant. off to a healthy pregnancy. >> bill: certainly didn't slow her down in the olympics. >> by the way, she's out there in the sand in the bikini. i took pictures of their action play, i took a really close look and you can definitely not see anything close to a baby bump. she locks rock sol -- she looks rock solid to me. >> it was early on. bristol palin was back on "dancing with the stars" last night. the abc program featuring -- >> bill: glad i missed that. >> an all-star cast this season bringing back dancers from previous years and sara and todd palin were in the audience to cheer her on. she didn't receive high marks for her cha-cha cha but she will likely move on. >> bill: likely move on. she should have moved on a long time ago. >> bill: busy days at the white house. half of those days have been spent on the campaign trail which is not unusual. the president in fact, today will be not campaigning but dedicating today to global business first at the united nations and then at t