for some tips, we visited mary kate steinmiller, a fashion editor at teen vogue. what aspects of a person's physical appearance do others notice first? >> i think that having general cleanliness and having well-groomed hair and nails is always really important. >> what are some of the wardrobe basics a person should start off with? a>> it's always good to have a white, button-down blouse. it's crisp and fresh. a simple blazer that's fitted and not too boxy is great to have, and some floral dresses that you can lay your cardigans over are perfect, too. >> with the help of three intern volunteers, mary kate gave us an informal fashion show. and don't worry, guys -- she included some tips for you, as well. this is lizzy, and lizzy is dressed a little bit too conservatively, a little too serious, old for her age. you know, it's a full suit. it doesn't really seem like it's young and fresh and doesn't show any of her personality. so now lizzy is dressed with a blazer, but she's doing it as a "do." this is actually a blazer from the kids' department, which is a great wa

. >>> and finally people for the ethical treatment of animal is blasting mary kate and ashley olsen for creating a nearly $17,000 back pack made of animal fur. >>> and this comes from our nation's capitol where a group of veterans were honored for their services and dignity. 400 who helped integrate the marine corps were commemorated with the congressional medal. a segregated base with pure coons but once in the heat of battle in the pacific, the racial divide disappeared. one recipient said, quote, thank god i lived long enough to see it. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everyone. another comfortable start on this thursday morning. enjoy the nice conditions. 67 at the airport. the dew points are in the 50's. humidity in the comfortable range. it will be warmly yesterday. the humidity will be ok. high temperature between 90 and 95. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> 4:57. coming up -- >> the police d

. >>> and twins mary-kate and ashley olsen turn 26. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. star jones offers her expert analysis of the jerry sandusky trial. and in a "today" exclusive, the parents of a 7-year-old who played darth vader in a popular super bowl ad speak up about their son's upcoming open heart surgery. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com hey guys, can i get next? here you go kid. hey aren't you. yep. vogelsong and posey did you check the rating? the rating? yeah, it's simple. always check the rating symbol on the front and read the content descriptor on the back now that's a good call. tha

. >>> and, finally, people for the ethical treatment of animals is blasting mary kate and ashley olsen for creating a nearly $17,000 backpack made of patches of animal fur. we just blast them for making a $17,000 backpack. >>> and this comes to us from our nation's capitol where a group of veterans were honored both for their sacrifice and indignities they suffered while serving. 400 african-americans who helped integrate the marine corps were presented with the congressional gold medal. during world war ii they were housed at montford point, north carolina, a segregated base with poor conditions. but once in the heat of battle in the pacific, the racial divide disappeared. one recipient said, quote, thank god i lived long enough to see it. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> london's iconic tower bridge is getting an olympic makeover, marking one month until the summer games. a set of giant olympic rings was lowered onto the bridge. officials say it's the centerpiece of the city's "look and feel" campaign for the g

finally, people for the ethical treatment of animals is blasting mary kate and ashlee olson for creating000 backpack made of patches of animal fur. >> i don't care what they made it of. they should be blasted for making a backpack. >> we use that worth generously. i'm lynn berry. stay tune, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> well, today is the day. the supreme court of the united states expected to announce in just a few hours its ruling on the affordable care act. they could uphold it, toss it out or strike down the individual mandate among other things. the question is, what would a loss of his signature achievement mean to president obama and to this presidential campaign? we will have a live report in a minute. >>> they are calling it one of the worst wildfires to hit the american west in decades as walls of flames sweep through the colorado springs area, threatening even the us air force academy. the question is, are firefighters any closer this morning to containing this beast? we will have a live report from colorado. >>> the yankees have

. >>> mary-kate and ashley olsen are back in the spotlight today.he famous twin stars took home a big award in the fashion world. the olsens were selected as the country's top women's wear designers for their collection called the road. it happened at the council fashion designers of america awards in new york city last night. the twins began the luxury apparel and accessory and were brand back in '07. >>> whitney houston's mother is writing a memoir about her daughter's life and death. sissy houston has signed a book deal. it will tell the, quote, unabridged and unbelievable story of houston's troubled life. the book is scheduled for release in february. one year after whitney houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub. a portion of proceeds will go to her childhood church. >>> the sun's aging power. an old tradition becoming relevant again. the science behind why our favorite songs and tv shows just never seem to get old. >> it's time for hot talk with cain of hot 95. this noung new england journal of medicine photo of a man who's been a truck driv

>> mary-kate olsen is now dating oliver, who is 17 years older than her.fference in dating? >> i think -- >> this could be great for donny. >> you're going to be -- i like age appropriate women. ity ten years is a good spread. 17. 54 and 37 isn't a problem. all of a sudden it's 70 and 53. >> there's no hard and fast rule. >> i think it looks good in the beginning. i think it looks very different in the end. >> the last thing you want to be doing is changing diapers on either end of the scale. >> when does for better for worse start? >> she has always been such a mature young woman. she's had a lot of responsibility as a young person. she's handled it beautifully. i say let her go ahead and do her thing. >> al you got another question? >> susan from madison. you got questions about adoption. >> i do. when it comes to adoption do you find open versus closed? is there a benefit of one way over another? >> i can tell you that i've been considering adopting and i know that i would want a closed adoption. i do not want to have to have the continuous interaction

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mary kate and ashley have come under fire for their backpack made of fur patches designed for their fashionof backpacks, this video going viral, the always super cool dora the explorer like you've never seen her before. >> ola diego, i haven't seen you a while. >> from college humor.com. in case you don't recognize the toughened up doris, actress ariel winter. back outside to savannah and matt. >> i'll never think of dora the same way again. >> when we have a crowd like this, we try to get a handle on the size of it. security is telling us we have something like 12,000 people. it is a very, very big crowd. >> somewhere is al roker. >> i've got to tell you this is pushing the biggest crowd we've ever had. this, i think, is bigger. huge. where are you from? jersey. there you go. a lot of jersey here to see maroon 5. let's check it out, pick city of the day just happens to be sioux city, iowa, partly sunny, scattered storms, 88 degrees. our satellite radar combo, saw that wet weather make its way through northeastern new england. a few showers pushing through the interior pacific northwest. we

. >>> peta is bashing mary kate and ashley olsen about a $7,000 backpack. a.j.er joins me about why someone would pay $7,000 for a backpack. >> it is made of fur and the olsen twins made it. it sparks another battle in a long running war between peta and the olsen twins. they are big whigs in the fashion industry. people for the ethical treatment of animals are upset about one of their creations, a fur backpack sold for $17,000. if you think that sounds like a crazy price. last fall, their fashion line reportedly sold out $30,000 alligator backpack. they have been calling them the trolsen twins. they had another called full house of horrors. i want to achieve the statement released to showbiz tonight. they said if it looks like a tropical and acts like a tropical, it's probably a trollsen twin, or someone wearing one of their $16,000 toets. sadly, it is foxes, calves, alligators have the fur ripped off them while still conscious and able to feel pain that pay the dearest price. celebrity bag was put on a website and said perfect for fall. peta may have words for

mary kate and ashley have come under fire from the animal rights group for their nearly $17,000 backpack designed for their upscale fashion line, the row. >>> speaking of backpacks, this video going viral, the always super cool dora the explorer like you've never seen her before. >> ola dag diego. >> dora, it's been a while. i haven't seen you since i was this many. >> in case you didn't recognize dora, that's ariel winter. it's 8:04 outside, back outside to matt and savannah. note backpack backpack ♪ >> i'll never think of dora the same way again. >> when we have a crowd like this, we try to get a handle on the size of it. security is telling us we have something like 12,000 people on the plaza now. it is a very, very big crowd. >> a bieber-like crowd. >> i got to tell you, this is pushing i think the biggest crowd we've ever had. i think the biggest was ricky martin. this i think is bigger. huge! where are you from? >> fruit hill, new jersey. >> jersey! there you go. a lot of jersey here to see maroon 5. let's check it out, pick city of the day just happens to be sioux city eye way, ne

>> mary-kate olsen is now dating oliver, who is 17 years older than her.ither end of the scale. >> when does for better for worse start? >> she has always been such a mature young woman. she's had a lot of responsibility as a young person. she's handled it beautifully. i say let her go ahead and do her thing. >> al you got another question? >> susan from madison. you got questions about adoption. >> i do. when it comes to adoption do you find open versus closed? is there a benefit of one way over another? >> i can tell you that i've been considering adopting and i know that i would want a closed adoption. i do not want to have to have the continuous interaction with the birth parents. >> let's define our terms. in open adoption? >> all parties know who is adopting and who is the birth mother. my eldest is adopted. the biological mother does not know my identity. i have preferred it this way. my daughter has sought out her birth mother. i told her she absolutely has may blessing. but i told her it's a pandora's box. you never know what that's going to be. >

dina, kate, kate, katie, marie and jean. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. >> good morning. >> i love this, because so many of us have seen those celebrity photos and you're like, how did they do this. was this, dina, the reason you wanted to do hispanic like this. >> we are bloggers for ct working moms.com. we have this little group that gets together. we were talking about it. i think somebody posted that they were afraid to click on a link. we got to thinking about it and saying we wanted to do our own photo shoot. >> afraid to click on a link. it was marie. you saw beyonce post baby. >> it was one of those things right after, i was at my desk. i don't want to see this. took me forever to get where i was later. we all eventually clicked on it and she looked gorgeous and beautiful. >> she always does. >> exactly. we're so happy to see that. >> now, of course, i imagine it took some convincing to get some of you to take that photo where you are exposing all. how did you guys convince each other. >> wine. >> wine. wine doe

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mary. >> hey, there, kate. good evening.ongress passed a largely bipartisan highway bill approving more than $100 million in roadway and bridge programs. included in the bill is a deal to keep student loan rates from skyrocketing, kipieeping the 3. rates for another year. it is pleased congress heeded the call to grow the economy. >> u.s. and euro marketing rebounded after they pledged to help struggling in italy. in response, all three indexes were up, including the dow, which rose 278 points. the supreme court made another important decision this week. remember janet jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 super bowl. the court dismissed fines against cbs for airing a brief shot of nudity during her halftime performance with justin timberlake. there was a half million dollar fine for the mishap. >>> it seems like just yesterday tom cruise jumped on oprah's couch declaring his wife for his soon to be wife, katy holmes. now, the couple is splitting. their primary concern is their 6-year-old daughter, suri. >> didn't s

kate amara. >> one of the the priests ordained. the mass celebrated at mary our dween. -- queen. for these men, this is the final step in a long journey, years of personal and professional sacrifice. >> today i feel so happy. i feel so blessed. >> just such an exciting day. >> but forize yack it was somewhat bitter sweet. in layman's terms, the mass of ordination is kind of like your wedding day. you want your family there. butize yack's family could -- but isac's family could not come to his ordination. so the church was filled with other kenyans. >> this is a happy day for us. >> this is a great day. we have been waiting for this day. >> this is just the beginning of a new journey. >> kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and he did get right down to work. after the ceremony yesterday morning, isaac mocovo said his first mass in ellicott city. >> a new netflix series house of cards will be casting extras today. the opening casting call today at the bell air armory on main street from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. here's what they are looking for, teenagers, people 28 to 34 to play capitol h

mary, have a fabulous weekend. we'll see you later. >> thank you, you too. >> all right. and i want to tell you have a wonderful weekend. that is all from me. i'm kate baouldin. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, the samsung galaxy, one of the best selling phones on earth. what does it have to do with iran's nuclear program. >>> >>> and mitt romney makes a day one promise. on day one of my presidency. we're going to show you why that usually doesn't add up. >>> george zimmerman in jail tonight, waiting for a judge to determine if he'll be set free on bond. his lawyer is "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront," we have breaking news. this was a very, very big day. stocks surged. the best day of the year. and the best june in 13 years. lucky 13 i guess. why? well, we were touched by an angel. and considering how important europe is to american jobs and to this presidential election, the president was touched by an angel too. yes. yes, she is, the angel in this case is literal. angela merkel putting another band aid on the europe crisis that buoyed stocks around the pl