not the election, the birthday of maria shriver. >> oh! >> her birthday coming up. >> oh my god. does it have my name on it? >> it does. >> oh, my god! >> that's why you had the picture out before, matt. >> oh, m >> happy birthday. cheers. >> >> this cake smells so good. do you want to take a sniff of this? >> i'm really touched. >> happy birthday. >> how about in honor of maria's birthday. i will save the bubbly after i learned. let's start with michael times" about his career an skills he didn't inherit from his famous father, saying he

. >>> maria shriver fills us in on something very important to her, that should be very important to all of us. >>> it's amazing out there means to me, the wonder and the wow of weather. >> everything is amazing. it could be the smallest ice crystal, the biggest storm cloud. >> what does it's there mean to me? it means looking up and being inspired. >> even if it's just straight up blue skies. how beautiful is that? that little burst of red that happens when the sun comes right over the ocean. when it comes up in the morning. >> watching lightning streaking across the sky from one side to another. >> in the world of thunder, it's just -- it's just one of the most amazing things. >> that's what it's amazing out there is, and what it means to you mentally. and the memories you take away affects our lives, our day to day, what's in our stores, what are we going to wear, what's everything going to cost. all those interactions that the weather has real influences on that's why it's amazing out there. >> what it means for me, it lets the world know what's happening at the weather channel.

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morning a new way to fight alzheimer's disease that's showing a lot of promise. >> special anchor maria shriver is back with this part of the story. hi, maria. good to see you. >> all three of you. >>> well, november is alzheimer's awareness month. to kick things off we are showing you something potentially extraordinary. some patients say has literally reversed their symptoms and allowed them to live a normal life. ? >> reporter: at 50, deborah says her brain is sharper than decades before. >> mentally i feel at least in my 30s. it is amazing. >> reporter: amazing because this mother of four has the alzheimer's gene and struggled with serious cognitive decline in her 40s. >> i it became increasingly difficult for me to recognize people's faces. and my fuzziness worried me because it wasn't like me. >> reporter: terrified of her future, deborah began an experimental protocol designed to stop the symptoms of alzheimer's. it's called the bredesen program. >> we are getting results that haven't been seen before. >> reporter: california neurologist dr. dale bredesen alzheimer's in a new and groundb

. >> maria shriver fills us in on something very important to her that should be really important to feel this special... you need to eat this special. ?? ? i love it ? start your day with crunchy whole-grain flakes... and real strawberries. special k. eat special. feel special. my cold medicines' wearing off. that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. guess i won't be seeing you for a while. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, when just one mucinex >>> november is national alzheimer's disease awareness month. the scary truth is that according to the alzheimer's association, every 66 seconds, think about that, someone in the united states developing the disease. >> for the last decade nbc's special anchor, maria shriver, has dedicated her energy towards fighting alzheimer's. and today she's here to talk to bo >> tough subject. >> every 66 seconds, two-thirds of those brains belong to women. >> do they know why? >> no, they don't. why i'm focused on finding the answer. two-thirds of all caregivers, also caregivers month are als

special anchor maria shriver has dedicated her energy toward fighting alzheimer. hi, maria. >> hi, girls. >> 66 seconds, two thirds of those brains belong to women. >> do they know why? >> no, they don't. every 66 seconds, two thirds of all the caregivers, this is also caregivers month, are also women. and i'm trying to get over the country to focus on gender based research, is it hormonal, menopause, depression, diabetes. why do women. >> maybe a combination of all of that. >> you're talking about caregivers, you know that all too well, your dad passed away from alzheimer's in 2011. >> yes. >> and it didn't just affect you. it affects your whole family.

maria shriver on an experimental program showing promise. but first, on a thursday morning, this is "today" on nbc. what greases the gears in washington? money. and ron johnson fits right in. six years ago, johnson took a shady $10 million corporate payout, went to washington, then voted to protect $21 billion in tax breaks for the world's biggest oil companies. $21 billion. a wisconsin senator, protecting tax breaks for oil companies. that's ron johnson. that's washington. end citizens united is responsible >>> back now with our special series "brain power today," this morning a new way to fight alzheimer's disease that's showing a lot of promise. >> special anchor maria shriver is back with this part of the story. hi, maria. good to see you. >> all three of you. >>> well, november is alzheimer's awareness month. to kick things off we are potentially extraordinary. an experimental program that some patients say has literally reversed their symptoms and allowed them to live a normal life. ?? >> reporter: at 50, deborah says her brain is shar

it is the birthday of maria shriver. maria's birthday coming up. you want to take back the nasty things you said about me? >> does it have my name on it? >> it does! >> this is why you had your pastry bag out >> that's so sweet. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, maria. cheers. >> speech! >> you want to take a sniff? >> that's good. i'm actually really touched. >> happy birthday. >> how about "popstart!" in honor of maria's birthday? >> i'll save the bubbly for after. >>> michael jackson's son, prince, opening up in a rare interview talking to the "l.a. times" about starting his own career and the skills he didn't inherit from his famous father. prince telling the paper he cannot sing or dance like michael but he loves producing the music saying i can never be separated from my father. set that big of an example and i don't really have a problem with that. i'm proud to have his name and to be his son. prince also saying michael once offered him this bit of career advice -- trust no one. >> wow. >>> next, the hollywood legend that is preparing to

morning a new way to fight alzheimer's disease that's showing a lot of promise. >> special anchor maria shriverllowed them to live a normal life. ♪ >> reporter: at 50 deborah says her brain is sharper than decades before. >> mentally i feel at least in my 30s. it is amazing. >> reporter: amazing because this mother of four has the alzheimer's gene and struggled with serious cognitive decline in her 40s. >> i was forgetting things. it became increasingly difficult for me to recognize people's faces. and my fuzziness worried me because it wasn't like me. >> reporter: terrified of her future deborah began an experimental protocol designed to stop the symptoms of alzheimer's. it's called the bredesen program. >> we are getting results that haven't been seen before. >> reporter: california neurologist dr. dale bredesen created it. >> how are you attacking alzheimer's in a new and groundbreaking way? >> we spent 27 years in the laboratory looking at what are the features that drive the underlying problem? >> reporter: he believes alzheimer's is caused by dozens of imbalances in the body that his prog

we are getting a little help today from our dear friend -- >> maria shriver's here! >> new invention at the top of "trending." >> are you eating? >> maybe. >> what is that? >> looks like wrigley out there. >> they were handing them out in the plaza. anyway, new invention. them. they're dicey, they're dangerous. there is is a in you device that promises to put an end to them once and for all. you just judge for yourself. okay? it is called the grappler. it shoots out a net from the police car, then wraps that net around the tires of a suspect's vehicle bringing it to a halt. one police official says if the grappler works the way it seems to be working in the video, it would be a huge advantage. >> why are you guys so doubtful? >> i'm n well, if you could get that close -- >> well, they do get close a lot. they bump the cars a lot. they try to knock them off the road. >> i would think that would cause more accidents. >> just seems a little far-fetched. great. if it worked, that would be fantastic. >> if you're just on that country road with nothing else around. but on

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. >> for the last decade nbc's special anchor, maria shriver, fighting alzheimer's. and today she's here to talk to us about how it can help you. >> hi, girls. >> tough subject. >> every 66 seconds, two-thirds of those brains belong to women. >> do they know why? >> no, they don't. why i'm focused on finding the answer. two-thirds of all caregivers, also caregivers month are also women. and i'm trying to get researchers and scientists all over the country to focus on gender-based research. is it depression? is it diabetes? why do women get this? maybe a combination of all of them. >> you're talking about caregivers, you know about that all too well. your dad passed away from alzheimer's in -- >> 2011. >> it doesn't just affect obviously you. it affects your whole family. describe what that's like for caregivers? >> he was such a sweet man, by the way. >> he was, by the way, and brilliant. that's what's so brain. i say it's mind-blowing for not just the person who gets it but for the entire family. so it's a spiritual journey. it's a financial journey. it's a personal

not the election, the birthday of maria shriver. >> oh! >> her birthday coming up. >> oh my god. does it have my name on it? >> it does. >> oh, my god! >> that's why you had the picture out before, matt. >> oh, m >> happy birthday. cheers. >> >> this cake smells so good. do you want to take a sniff of this? >> i'm really touched. >> happy birthday. >> how about in honor of maria's birthday. i will save the bubbly after i learned. let's start with michael times" about his career an skills he didn't inherit from his famous father, saying he can't sing or dance like michael but loves producing. he said i can never be separated from my father. he set that big of an example and i don't really have a problem with that. saying michael once offered him career advice, trust no one. >>> next, the hollywood legend prepaing to call it quits, quentin tarantino, at a conference this week, he said he plans to stop making feature films at the number 10. he just released number 8 and then he will drop the mike, boom, tell everybody, match that, bleep. >>> finally, ryan reynolds and what he said t

i'm thinking, arnold schwarzenegger -- and maria shriver -- that did not go well in the end.thing with jane fonda and ted turner. did not go well in the end. i don't know if you know john oliver. he is a huge comedian. >> on hbo. >> he is very liberal. his wife is an american republican. >> good for them. that has always been my thing. just because your religion might be different or your politics might be different or your race might be different, who cares? really. have you ever done that where you start talking to somebody and politics comes up or religion comes up before you know it, the guy is raising his voice. who cares. >> my own mother and her sister are at odds. it is a big deal over the selection. >> how you feel is how you feel. i just don't get it. in your lifetime -- and you are a little younger then me -- do you remember anything like this -- any presidential race that just capture the emotion of people? >> maybe not. in hindsight -- time goes by -- it is easy to remember. like you said. today and yesterday. >> it does feel awfully tents. i know that while trum