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normal matt lauer style. >> i'll be dressed like you. >> jimmy: very good.ng. i'm covering the wedding. >> jimmy: how close to the wedding will you be? >> we will be at -- our position is at buckingham palace. so that's about a mile from westminster abbey. we have people at the abbey. but we've got a beautiful site. it's just -- >> jimmy: where's roker? where's roker going? >> roker is -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you guys are hiding him, right? yeah, yeah, yeah. >> roker is along the procession route. i think he's on the -- as they call it there, the mall or we call it the mall. and ann is along the route also looking for americans in the crowd who are sleeping out. things like that. >> jimmy: oh, really? good. that's a better gig than your gig, probably? >> no, no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i love roker. always gets it in the end, doesn't he? it's fantastic. speaking of news, you've been making a lot of news lately. i don't know if you heard this. there's a rumor going around -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: -- that you're leaving the "today" show. >> no. no, it's not true

the one and only matt lauer is here. [ cheers and applause ] love that dude.rom the hit show "icarly," the talented miranda cosgrove is joining us! [ cheers and applause ] my main man, host of bravo's "watch what happens live," andy cohen is here. [ cheers and applause ] love him. and since we started the show, i've been trying to book this band. they're one of my favorite bands of all time. i grew up listening to them. i love them. i can't get enough of them. the one and only, get your -- get your -- get your metal out, and get your -- get your heavy metal hair. get your -- put -- hold on to your pants because your pants are going to be blown completely off. [ laughter ] twisted sister is on tonight! [ cheers and applause ] they have the logo. they are the coolest. ah, just the greatest. ladies and gentlemen, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for "pros and cons." here we go. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tonight's topic, "a donald trump presidency." [ laughter ] that's right. he's l

on the show tonight, trey parker and matt stone. no, no! you know what, matt stone and trey parker are on the show. that's right. it ends tonight. earlier this week, earlier this week whilst republican candidates sparred over who best could even slightly delay the inevitable decay of america into a gay, islamic califant, president obama fulfilled a campaign promise to return to the island of puerto rico, though like most new yorkers, i assumed it was the president's way of trying to avoid the traffic from sunday's puerto rican day parade. worst driving kay of the year, aside from obviously st. patrick's day and the gay pride parade, and, of course, the traffic day parade that. is the worst of the... why would you have a parade celebrating... okay. [laughter] obama's trip marked first official visit to puerto rico by a sitting president since john f. kennedy, and his famous speech 50 years ago, "estoy ein puerto rican, uh, or san juana, uh." clearly this would be an historic occasion. >> the president is spending about five hours in the u.s.

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hour we're joined by historian and investigative journalist gareth porter and congressional reporter matt lauer's always been keeping tabs on the how this has been playing out on the hill for us and before we get started matt i have a feeling a regardless of what the president says in just a few moments folks on both sides of the aisle are going to find plenty to to criticize care regardless of whether there's a d or an r at the end of their name is that the consensus on the hill so for example he got a hard line to toe the one hand we have senator john mccain who came out and said if you only would takes away three or five thousand troops precious. something that would be palatable to him on the other hand you have some nerve lebanon democrat of michigan head of the armed services committee who says fifteen thousand minimum needs to go right there and he's never going to appease those two wings either party and i think you know it's not going into this i think his main message is going to be every day americans especially those democrats who needs to come out and vote from two thousand a

vassel collides with the totems' lead scorer. >> he was the one that got tripped up by matt vassel. i got what they called a kneeing penalty. that's where i supposedly stuck my knee out to stop a guy that was going by. >> the totems erupt in anger. >> the totems coaching staff is irate right now. >> rather than go into the penalty box, matt is told to hit the showers. >> there was only a minute, minute and a half left in the game, so there was no reason for me to stay in the box if i wasn't even going to be playing the rest of the game. >> matt vassel's skating off to the dressing room. >> i was trying to get shots because it was dead puck and finally they skate vassel off and i told her camera one to follow him off the bench. >> before leaving the ice, matt and the totems player exchange words. >> eric english comes over to say something. those two have to be separated. >> that's when i'm trying to point up to the scoreboard letting him know that they're done and you know, good luck next year and you know, you guys go home and you guys suck and that type of stuff. >> he's still tal

matt? >> all right, luke russert, thank you very much. andrew breitbart is the conservative blogger who broke the story. good morning. >> good morning. >> 30 years i have been watching news conferences. that was one of the most bizarre i have seen. what was it like in the room? >> electric. it was completely packed. i walked in coincidentally. i had just checked into a hotel room. a reporter passed up interviewing me to rush over to the press conference. i thought, well, i guess i'll attend the press conference as well. walked into the room, nobody noticed me for the first five minutes. i found a place to plug in my blackberry because it had no juice left. next thing i know there were 50 people surrounding me, asking me questions. >> as i tuned in to the press conference, i see you on the podium as if it's your press conference. how did that happen? >> i was off to the side being interviewed by 50 people and they said, get up on the stage, get up on the stage. >> we can't hear you. >> yeah.

. >> jimmy: so it's going to be the same as matt lauer's?y similar to matt's experience. i've got the foremost expert on the royal weddings. we have the countess, luann de lesseps. >> jimmy: oh, i love the countess! >> recording artist from "the real housewives of new york" and kat who is from the housewives of d.c. kat, famously, made out with prince harry a few years ago. so i feel like of all these royal experts, this is the woman that -- >> jimmy: you can talk to. >> absolutely. so, yes, i'm very excited about that. matt lauer actually taught me how to cross my legs on tv, because he's so -- he crosses his legs very tightly. >> jimmy: he is a leg crosser. >> he's a great leg crosser. i used to be like this or this is, but he taught me. >> jimmy: a very tight cross. >> a tight cross. >> jimmy: he really does. i can do whatever i want back here because i'm behind things. >> yeah, really. you're not wearing pants. >> jimmy: i'm not wearing pants. >> shocking. l.a. >> jimmy: i never realized that. that you're pale. i'm very hairy. >> well, i

thank you, matt.e summer and that means less structure which can lead to more trouble. ron shin dell is a former deputy inspector with the new york city police department. good morning. >> good morning. >> kids spending time outdoors. what are the primary safety dangers? >> one of the things we have to realize, during the school year, they spend six hours a day under supervision and professional care. once the summer comes, now they're free and making their own choices and doing activities they're not used to. one of the biggest things is bicycles, roller blades and all of those types of things. we have to make sure as parents they have all of their safety equipment, especially helmets, roller blades, wrist guards and knee guards. things we didn't do as children ourselves, but now they're standard features. >> what are some other things parents should be safeguarding as well and protecting their kids. >> things people should be thinking of is garden tools, things that are normally not dangerous, but w

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matt was an outstanding man. he was quiet, always had just a smile, just a super young man, colonel mcclure says, and as long as i knew him all he wanted to do was graduate from high school and be a marine. matt's wife nick can i remembers the -- nicky remembers the surprising way matt asked her to marry him. it was on christmas eve. matt and nicky were with family opening presents. one present was addressed to both of them and matt opened it to reveal a cracker jack box. he handed it to me and he said open it, nicky's says. when i did, everybody's hand shot for some and by the time i could pour it in my hands there were crumbs. there i felt a ring in my hand. when i looked at him he was down on one knee and asked me to marry him. of course i said yes. matt and nicky were married on may 22, 2009. for matt's mom, jody tomkin, it is too hard to pick just one memory of her son. i don't have just one, she says. as a mom, all of my memories are the best. matt's aunt, theresa janice hopkins remembers when matt was a li

>> it is a done deal, matt. last night at the congressional picnic which is a rite of passage, he invites numb s memb have biggers and dogs. anthony weiner was remorse ofl that phone conversation and he called steve israel head of the democratic congressional campaign committee and fellow new york democrat also informed him of that decision and then early this morning when we were staking out anthony weiner's office we saw the lights shut off, staffers leaving with their belongings and when we tried to call the office it went directly to voice mail. why is that interesting? at 9:00 a.m. congressional offerses are usually open for business and it certainly sent a signal and it was later confirmed, matt. this comes on the heels of his wife huma abedin, before anthony weiner could make any decision about his political future he would have to have a face-to-face conversation with her. >> one other thing to note in terms of timing it comes 12 or 24 hours after one of the women that he exchanged text messages with, th

matt? >> we'll get your forecast in a couple of minutes. now we move to arizona where firefighters are desperate to control the second largest wildfire in that state's history. george lewis is in springerville, arizona, with the latest on that. hi, george. good morning. >> good morning, matt. behind me is a huge sky crane elevator used to drop water on the fire. overnight on the ground, crews worked to create a barrier to protect eager, arizona. the southern half of eager now under an evacuation order. as the fire continued to spread driven by high winds, people in its path headed to safe ground. the south half of the town of eager, arizona, the latest place to come under an evacuation order. >> we've got to get out of here. >> reporter: the carillos are lifelong residents. >> real hard. >> we just built this house two years ago. >> reporter: they rounded up their children, dogs and cats and left. others were wrangling larger animals. david boyd, a rodeo clown, uses these bulls in his perfo

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um, oh, uh, matt... will see you on a stamp one day. - ♪ oh-ooh ooh-ooh ♪ ooh-ooh yeah yeah ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ ooh-ooh yeah yeah yeah ♪ - ♪ you don't know what you had ♪ - someone's got a bounce in her step. - oh. what happened? point on luis where you touched him. was it in his bathing-suit area? - you know what? matt was really nice. but if matt calls, i am not here. - the baby's attacked her brain. - [wolf-whistles] - did you just whistle at me? - sorry. just goofing around. - no, it's good. keep objectifying pregnant women. they really need it. - [gasps] a new tattoo? - "keep on truckin'." that's my motto, annie. whatever life hands you, you pick yourself up and keep right on going. a very wise tattoo artist in venice, ca., once said to me "you got to let go "of the life you were planning... - in order to accept the one that's waiting for you." boom-- joseph campbell. he also said, "follow your bliss," which is pretty dope. j.c. was pimp. - now i don't know. i'm worried about the daisies. do you think they'

thank you, matt. it's so good to be with you.> thank you. i'm going to head off to hit a plane and come home. we'll go back to you. you've got a big concert. >> thanks to you. safe travels. up next, scotty mccreery and runner-up lauren alaina. first this is "today" on nbc. >>> the toyota concert series on "today" brought do you by toyota. >> at just 17 years old scotty mccreery is the youngest winner in the "american idol" history and the first to take the title. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. >> i feel like i know you so well. a few months ago you were a high school student in north carolina, bagging groceries on the side, watching sports, eating chips on the couch, playing baseball. has this sunk in? >> oh, no. this is pretty wild for me. it's -- it's not going to sink in for a while, i don't think. >> are you used to people sinking, we love you, scotty? >> it wasn't like this before. >> so truth be told, throughout the entire competition, you were never in the bottom, so was there a moment when you said to yourse

that's matt, ann, al, natalie. >> an atmosphere where poking fun is par for the course. matt who? like an albatross. i've dragged that guy for five years, you know, and i am done. i'm done. >> we kid each other ruthlessly from the minute she walks in in the morning or i do. >> reporter: all kigd aside, she'll be missed, too. >> she has brought such class and dignity to the show. and such a sense of humor and such a sense of humility as well. >> reporter: veteran today show member ann curry is trading the newsdesk for a chair next to matt. and natalie morales takes curry's spot. curry will still cover major news stories, but says she's also looking forward to showing viewers another side. >> it's going to be fun. i held myself back for 14 years. so i've got a lot of built-up, pent-up -- i wouldn't say aggression, but fun. >> reporter: one of those viewers will be vieira who will be tuning in after sleeping in. >> she's the right person to inherit the chair. i am so happy it's ann. she's a great soul. and she's part of the "today" tradition. >> michelle franzen, nbc news, new york.

[laughter] you are back on -- come on up, matt. you are back on. >> but we do in every downtown fraud to a and we will be notified but a public hearing. the key difference is we are so -- assuming that the use in itself is a common data by the planning code and that we will no doubt on issues of design, there are criteria within an with design guidelines that are tailored to an incentive for 309 is the review process. community members working in community groups will be notified and will have an opportunity to weigh in as they consider each incumbent. supervisor cohen: good answer. this next question has to do with public benefits. how should the delivery be approved? >> mostly we have talked about the dedication of much of the land. technically it will the public plan as it specifies that it is there to be experienced as you would any other public street. again, most of that delivery is tied to whenever the building comes in. the planning code gets this explicit layout of what the streets and blocks will be. for each specific bui

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here's matt. >> thank you. searchers are desperately looking for a missing indiana university student this morning. the question is do surveillance tapes taken the night she disappeared provide clues? kevin tibbles has the latest from bloomington, indiana. good morning to you. >> matt, police say there is an altercation on that video. while it did not involve the missing girl it involved someone she was with who now says he can't remember it. time is becoming critical but after a week of searching police and volunteers refuse to give up, looking for any sign of fashion student lauren spierer. >> just hoping she'll come home. >> reporter: an anonymous tip led police to nearby lake monroe. >> we'll have the dive team take a look at the area that was described with negative results. >> reporter: police pored over evidence taken from her apartment and are speaking to ten people described as persons of interest. the video shows an altercation about two hours before lauren went missing. >> all of our information incl

all, natalie -- matt and al. >> like an albatross.e dragged back by four five years and i am done. >> we keep each other ruthlessly. she will be missed. >> has brought a sense of humility -- she has brought a sense of humility. >> ann curry will take meredith vieira's spot. she is looking forward to showing viewers another side. >> i held myself back for 14 years. >> one of those viewers will be meredith vieira, who will be tuning in after slipping and. >> she is the right person to inherit the chair. as part of the "today" tradition. >> you can see her final morning this wednesday at 7:00 a.m. falling this newscast -- following this newscast. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> live skit you up to date -- get you up to date. have an accident just passed 216 on southbound 95. conway street is closed from light to charles. take 395 into mlk as alternate. there's fire department activity. 22 miles per hour from 75 down towards 70 in the outer loop. the jfx, so far so good into town. this is 95 at 216. there is th

matt's great. matt's been there 15 years. i adore matt. >> i heard his deal dried up. >> what?eep telling us how dangerous these might be. >> look at this. you get a little attachment. you plug it in. i'm going to call you on your phone. let's see if it works. >> i have an old lady phone. >> is this you? >> what is this supposed to do? >> i get to talk to you hands-free. hello. is it ringing? is it ringing? >> no. >> is it ringing? >> yes, it is. >> there it is. a little delay. hi, hoda. >> hey. >> i can hear you. >> i love this phone. it would fit in my purse. i love it. >> there is no room for it in the purse. love you. talk to you later, bye. what are they called? >> i don't know. >> $29.95. >> phone pops. >> tomorrow is national friend's best day. we would like our fans to post their pictures of best friends together. we'll share them during the show tomorrow. >> pictures of you and your best friend. >> karen or jane? >> got to put them both up. >> are you allowed more than one? >> okay. >> coming up next -- what were they thinking? what powerful guys think they can get awa

matt cain with the first run scoring eli whiteside. bottom seven with the game tied at one, brandon crawford at the plate ripping a triple that brings around cody ross. from that point it is 2-1 giants. who would add one more in the inning. the real story of the day is matt cain, his 11 strikeouts and the fact he goes the distance for the first time this season. a complete game 3-1 win. even after the gem cain was talking about his offense. >> the double felt good to get us going. he was -- their guy was throwing the ball well and keeping us off balance and we were able to scratch one across. that helped out a lot. >> that was nice. cainer kept us in it all day and came up with an rbi double. >> it was huge. a good team win. i mean, cain pitched his butt off. we had a few clutch hits. it was a big game. good one. >> the a's are in dangerous territory with their season slipping away. a loss tonight would mean the hat trick for getting swept. trying to avoid three straight sweeps. the finale in baltimore. weeks made his debut last night

back to ann and matt. you laugh -- >> no, no. >> it was that final keel over. >> i was concerned. >> very cute. >>> let's go outside. huge crowd out there. mr. roker is in the thick of it. >> very few people know that the philly fanatic is related to ann. >> is he related to kermit, too? >> it's all relatable. this is a huge, huge crowd, one of our biggest so far this season for bruno mars. the good news is it looks like the weather is going to hold off for a little bit. we'll keep our fingers crossed as we see all those folks waiting for the man who is going to be the lazy song, my national anthem actually. let's check your weather. we do have a risk of strong storms. two areas, one in the plains from casper, denver, down to memphis and omaha. as you move east, we've got a risk of strong storms from cape lookout all the way to albany, new york and parts of new england. damaging winds, heavy rain. we have flood advisories in effect for the tri-state area and flash flood watches from the pennsylvania area t

good morning to you. >> matt, good morning.t of the former kate middleton over the last 48 hours as she has carefully launched into her royal responsibilities. and while it certainly seems like she's bringing new life into the monarchy she's getting credit for a old royal tradition, recycling her favorite clothes. now one of the world's most photographed women, the duchess of cambridge, kate middleton, showed off her thrifty side over the weekend at a celebration in honor of prince philip's 90th birthday, a blue brocade jacket, the same one she wore to a friend's we'ding a few years ago after she was just a commoner. yet another recycling moment when kate turned up at a friend's wedding alongside sister pippa, sporting a hat she had worn earlier in the day, and the same black and white dress she was photographed in four years ago. >> i think the fact that kate's recycling her clothes and even pre-royal clothes, if you like, is a very, very clever move within the british public. in fact, the worldwide public. >> reporter: all th

lesli. >> all right matt, thanks for that reporting. now to a bizarre story out of sterling, arizona, lure a 16- year-old boy into his car. jose, this is a suspect here was dressed up as a woman during the crime. now a deputy responded after someone said that a woman was trying to get a teen into the car during this alleged traffic stop, the officer discovered that the driver was in fact a man in women's clothing. he faces charges related to these ackizations and being held on bond. >>> former imf leader is back in his luxury townhouse in new york city tonight. the french politician was in court today pleading not guilty to trying to rape a maid at a manhattan hotel. his lawyers say they believe forensic evidence will not support claims of a forcible encounter. the 62-year-old is on house arrest under armed guard. >> the republican ring growing biggerevery day. made it official that he is going to make a run for the white house. following in the footsteps of his republican rivals and he immediately attacked president obama. >> who are y

here's matt. >> thank you. president obama sells his plan for withdrawing american forces from afghanistan. in a primetime address last night, the president vowed to bring 33,000 troops home by the end of next summer. chuck todd is at the white house with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. in the end the president went with the most aggressive compromise withdrawal plan he could get commanders at the pent gone to sign off on. what it means, the first significant troop withdraw from afghanistan since the war began. >> we take comfort in knowing the tide of war is receding. >> reporter: it was a sober sounding president, not a triumphant one. >> we're starting this drawdown from position of strength. al qaeda is under more pressure than at any time since 9/11. we have inflicted serious losses on the taliban and taken a number of its strongholds. >> here's how the plan breaks down. of the nearly 100,000 troops fighting approximately 10,000 of the surge forces will come home by the end of this

matt, back to you.ot only today but two more days this week. it's going to be great, al. thank you very much. congratulations. >>> let us now go inside. natalie is standing by at the news desk with the headlines. >> good morning again, matt, ann, savannah. more strain on the u.s. relationship with pakistan with reports the pakistani government has arrested several local informants who collaborate with the cia to prepare for the raid that took down osama bin laden. one of the people arrested was reportedly the owner of the safe house that cia members had rented while conducting surveillance on bin laden's compound in abbottabad. >>> the pregnant wife of anthony weiner arrived home this morning. democratic colleagues said weiner was waiting for his wife's return to make any decisions about resigning over his sexting scandal. >>> the wallow wildfire is now the largest in arizona state history as it now threatens to engulf a town in new mexico. this as officials now believe the massive and destructive blaze

reporting from washington, i am matt frei. protests raged in yemen after the death toll continues to rise. clinching a victory as the only name on at the ballot. the president of fifa of football promises reform, but is he really demand for the job? and where art and politics collide. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. four weeks, yemen has seen violence between protesters and government forces. today, another bloody chapter. at least five have been reportedly killed in the capitol of sanaa. hillary clinton has reiterated her call for the embattled president to step down, but so far there is no end in sight for the conflict. from sanaa, we have this. >> the flames are still burning as people tried to go about their lives. there is no avoiding the debris. a sign peace is still some way off. the fighting raged over night, government forces determined to crush the opposition. but many civilians are being forced to face the consequences. >> they were attacking the specia

do we have matt bigler? >> yes. he is on scene from kcbs radio.hat can you tell us about the fire, matt? >> reporter: well, it's a big fire. it's at least three alarms. they are talking about going to four. i'm looking at it right now. it's been burning for over an hour and flames are still shooting out of the roof at the two-story building. you probably have shots of it on television. what's surprising is that it's still going. they have gone defensive on this meaning nobody inside. it's too dangerous. the flames were actually strong enough to catch some of the palm trees on fire. they had to douse the trees keep those from burning. everybody got out okay. that's the good news there. were 28 students inside the fraternity. and i'm blanking on the name at the moment. but 28 students all got out okay. i just talked to them. they are obviously distraught about what happened. one firefighter has been injured. he suffered some sort of injury to his hand and he has been taken to the hospital. but beyond that looks like even though it looks bad, so far

here's ann. >>> matt, thanks. there are startling new revelations on anthony weiner's sexting scandal. luke russert is on capitol hill with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a new twist in the anthony wiener saga. we have learned that his wife is pregnant. this comes on the eve of a new photograph emerging on the internet and members of the congressman's own party calling on him to resign. seen for the first time since the scandal broke, anthony weiner's wife huma abedin arrived at abu dhabi. multiple sources say they have direct knowledge confirmed to nbc news that the couple is expecting their first child. that news comes as a rising chorus of prominent democrats is calling for weiner to reseen from congress. >> lying is unforgivable. lying publicly about something like this is unforgivable and he should resign. >> certainly as a member of congress, as a woman, as somebody who is appalled by this behavior, the right thing to do is for anthony weiner to resign. >> reporter: and there's

but, matt, clearly, this was inprotoand way over the top. back to you. >> it was. thank you. >>> the harvard study that could explain why you have such a hard time controlling your weight. details on that. but first, these messages.

. >> i'm matt lauer. obviously, went to north carolina to talk to the president about jobs and housing but a lot of the newspapers this morning are running headlines based on the question you asked about congressman weiner. >> the first time he's been able to weigh in so we'll hear what he says coming up. the economy is the big story because it's going to be the key issue in the election which is just over a year away. we have a lot of ground to cover with the president. we had an exclusive interview with him so we'll have that for you straight ahead. >>> also ahead, new details on the search for missing indiana university lauren. will enhanced security camera video taken about the time of her disappearance give investigators new clues about what happened? we'll have latest and have exclusive line interview with lauren's parents as well. >>> on a much lighter note, chances are you have probably owned a snuggie or an unusual exercise gadgets sold on television. what is the next big thing? we'll take you to

you didn't hear me, obviously. >> i'm sorry, matt.t to save time for this last thing. >> i'm done. >> the question we've been asking since the case began, will casey take the stand? the judge said in court that he wants to talk to casey personally and ask her the question, is your decision to testify or not to testify yours and yours alone? so where is this leading us? >> there's obviously disagreement in the defense strategy from the attorneys and the defendant. and i think at some point the court wants to make sure that there are no appealable issues. >> as star knows, this is something that happens in every criminal case. when the defendant chooses not to testify, the judge will make a record, have this colloquy with the defendant. is this your choice? are you making it voluntarily? but the plot thickens because i think many of us think casey wants to testify. so the judge is going to make sure, this is your decision. so get on the record and say if you're really not testifying, why? >> and that is all the time i have. remember whe

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. >> and i'm matt lauer. if you're watching the weather, you could see some strong storms from texas all of the way up to michigan. that follows monday's system that produces dozens of tornadoes. >> fortunately there are no reports of serious injuries. we're going the get the latest and al's forecast. >>> also ahead, casey anthony trial was brought to an unexpected halt on monday as judge admonished lawyers on both sides from bickering. is that case now headed for a mistrial? we'll talk about that, and we'll talk about the new report that highlights the alarming rise in dangerous food allergies in children. we'll tell you the details on that. >>> also this morning, shocking new claim from latoya jackson. she says her brother michael was scared for his life and believed someone would attempt to assassinate him. >>> let's begin with the stop stories of the morning. savannah guthrie is there. good morning to you. >> good morning, ann and matt. in the news this morning, there's hope today in arizona where crews b

matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, frank. know, san jose residents have spent a lot of money over the last couple of years over city services. sewer bills, for example, have gone up 75% over the last 7 years. and now, they are going up even more. yesterday the city council passed a whole slate of rate increases. we are talking about 9% increase for recycling, 5.9% for water, and 6% for sewer services. this all happened as you mentioned the same day that the city council passed a new budget, which slashes city positions about 600 jobs at city hall. there is some confusion about this as san jose resident ted scarlet spoke up at the city council meeting saying he was fed up with the city slashing city services on one side but then the city's environmental services department growing. >> it's time to get this department under control. i understand this department is actually hiring people and giving raises. enough is enough for the people of san jose, please, do not raise these rates. >> reporter: now, other residents who spoke o

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. as we go to air, news is breaking that john edwards was just indicted. we'll go right to lisa myers. lisa? >> reporter: meredith, this is shaking up as a very bad day for john edwards. we just have word that he has, in fact, been indicted on criminal charges having to do with the cover-up of his affair with rielle hunter. >> i'm not making any comment. >> reporter: a key member of john edwards' legal team arrived in raleigh thursday night, a lawyer experienced in political scandal. greg craig previously represented president clinton in his fight against impeachment. >> i do. >> reporter: like the impeachment, the criminal investigation of john edwards is steeped in deception, scandal, and betrayal. >> this is ridiculous. i have been in love with the same woman for 30 plus years. >> reporter: at issue, more than a million dollars provided by donors to keep edwards' pregnant mistress, rielle hunter, in hiding while he was running for president. rachel "bunny" melon, the heiress and edwa

matt?reporter: diane, and those fires have reduced 300,000 square acres of forest here in florida into just smoldering ashes. a moon scape, played out all across the south today. you may be able to hear all that rumbling of lightning just a couple of miles away. there were 50,000 lightning strikes just the other night. that means more fires sparked up here in florida for firefighters and others to deal with. tonight, near houston, new fires on the march, drawing a giant curtain of smoke across the horizon. and 200 people were ordered to evacuate, as over 100 firefighters from ten agencies battle the flames on the ground and from the air. infernos as high as office buildings have scorched state-size chunks of forest across the country's south. in arizona, the wallow fire is now the largest wildfire in state history, gobbling up half a million acres, forcing thousands from their homes. and with the wind kicking up this weekend, most won't be allowed back until next week. >> best conditions ev

fans... >> "gunsmoke". >> reporter: ...james arness was matt dillon.he brave upstanding marshal of dodge city on the hit t.v. series "gunsmoke." it ran from 1955 to 1975, one of the longest-running prime time dramas in t.v. history. john wayne was offered the role, but recommended his young friend arness. >> he said "i have a young man here under contract who i think would maybe fit the bill." >> and now i'm proud to present my friend jim arness in "gunsmoke." >> reporter: raised in minneapolis, the older brother of actor peter graves, he made his way to hollywood where within four months the 6'7" arness was sharing the screen with academy award winner loretta young. he made more than 30 movies, including sci-fi classics "them," and "the thing." but it was on t.v. where he made his name as the fast-drawing marshal who only shot when he had to. >> he's a gunman, doc. he has to be eliminated. >> reporter: number one for many years, "gunsmoke" was almost always in the top ten, with james arness in the saddle the entire 20-year run. >> i never had a time w