>> from pam anderson to bob saget to our own matt lauer. he's here.etter watch out to see who's in his sights. you do not want to be on the receiving end. >> i'm not doing that interview. you're doing it. >>> also ahead, school is under way but that doesn't mean fun has to end. we'll check out some of the best educational toys just ahead. ow. that could hurt. >>> also in "today's kitchen," we'll talk about the difference between wild and farm-raised salmon. i'm always so confused which one is a good one. >> one's on a farm and the other is out in the wild. >> what you should eat and what you shouldn't eat. >> i got you. >> he's going to show us a simple way to sear it. >> smells so good. >> if you like salmon at 9:00 in the morning. >> who doesn't? >> you have a check of the weather for us? >> let's show you what's going on for today. we're basically looking at sunshine. beautiful weather here in the northeast, great lakes, mid-atlantic states. pesky low-pressure system won't leave the southeast. a lot of rain coming. showers around the upper rockies.

matt lauer. i mean, i look at this and i think, matt lauer.ly matt lauer. ♪ it's your thing ♪ do what you want to do >> reporter: but if you think this is all fun and games, think again. special seminars are held, notes are taken, moves memorized, something new for beginners and experts alike. but mainly beginners. >> okay. just want to make sure. >> reporter: the owners of party creations in connecticut -- >> aastounded of the classes we go to and you say, wow, that's such a simple basic thing but we never thought to do it. >> reporter: what happens at balloon camp definitely does not stay at balloon camp. and the three-day intensive course culminates with a little balloon. you think this is going to get on me? >> absolutely. that mannequin is set up right for you perfectly. take a look in the back. twirl her around. >> reporter: really? i don't want to pop her. designer debbie stevens has created the perfect dress. now i have to learn how to walk a runway in three minutes or less. and at this point, whatever i know, i know. >> all the way fr

matt lauer is so bland his nickname in high school was matthew lauer.the gloves are off. >> jeffrey's new book is called "i only roast the ones i love." jeff ross, good to see you. >> great to see you, pal. >> you, too. okay. you know, you had a star-studded book warming at the friar's club. you even brought abe vigoda back from the dead. >> you know abe. he said jeff ross keeps telng everybody i'm dead. the "today" show called and said, "are you dead?" >> thank you very much. did you know that abe was actually related to matt? >> is that right? >> take a look at this picture we have. >> really? oh, yeah. look at that. separated at death. >> so, you know, you're picking up the newspaper. you find your material everywhere. what are you thinking about these days? >> you know, it's all inspiration comes in. you know, the next great roast, i think, would be kanye west, don't you think? guy -- he loves to rain on people's parades. i heard he goes to little kid's birthday parties and throws the cake on the floor. >> all right. so give me an idea, what makes a

. >> jennifer, it's matt lauer. have you seen anybody being taken out of the building that is injured? are their ambulances on the walk around the building? >> no, i have not gotten that close. my father works in the financial center and it's next door, to see if it's okay. i could not get through. i am far away, and i thought it might be dangerous to get too close. right now i am in battery park. it's only -- it's about a five-minute walk from here to the world trade center. but the smoke is incredible. i can't see the top of the tower. it's starting to cover the top of the second tower. >> we are looking at pictures right now with a huge gaping hole on the side of the building and bill oowing smoke. >> you are looking north of the building so you are south of the building, is that right? >> yeah. >> we are looking at a picture on the north side of the building? >> i am on the opposite side. >> that is where the largest hole is. and then on the -- i think it's the west side of the building, we can also see some hol

cutout that was designed they say so that even god has a good view of his favorite team. >> nbc's matt lauern dallas and there it is as we look at an aerial view of cowboys stadium tonight. next, "football night in america." that will followed by nbc's "sunday night football," the cowboys taking on the new york giants. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. brian williams will be here tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

matt lauer is at cowboys stadium. hey, matt. >> hey, meredith, i am in the inner sanctum.heck it out. this is the cowboys' players locker room. one of the most impressive places i've ever seen. i mean, it really is. they've done this place from soup to nuts. the shower room, which is just behind here, is as big as my whole apartment in new york. you've been in a lot of players' locker rooms, meredith. how does this one compare to you? >> oh, you're such a wise guy. it's very impressive, actually, matt. but i have to ask, when i hear all the figures, more than $1 billion, 3 million square feet, how in the world do they get that place ready for a game? >> well, it's not easy, as a matter of fact. you know, this is a huge, huge facility. on a game day, there will be 10,000 people working, working here at cowboys stadium. all the concession people, all the people, the electricians, the security people. 10,000 people on a game day just to get this place up and running, meredith. by the way, where i'm walking right now, this is the exact path -- the players come out of the locke

i'm matt lauer. >> and in for meredith, i'm ann curry. this patrick swayze news hit a lot of people really hard because he touched so many of us with his heart and his work and his fight with pancreatic cancer. >> a prolific actor, even with treatments he continued to work but unfortunately his fight ended on monday when he died with his family at his side. swayze's performance in 1987's "dirty dancing" made him an instant superstar. this morning his co-star, jennifer grey, is remembering him. much more on his life and career in just a couple minutes. >>> also ahead, today is an important day for prince harry. he turns 25 today and receiving one very generous gift left to his by his late mother. >>> this is also a day that dan brown fans have waited for for six years, the release of his new book, this one's called "the lost symbol." a rare and exclusive interview with one of the best-selling authors of his generation. >>> let's begin with the death of actor patrick swayze. here's nbc's george lewis. ♪ and i owe it all to you >> reporter:

out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira, ann curry and al roker.d confidante is sharing more of his intimate conversations with the late singer, including a portion in which michael talks about getting sick when he saw a picture of himself. we'll hear about that in just a moment. >>> carrie fisher is joining us as well. she's got a new one-woman show on broadway. she's back on broadway after a couple of decades. she is hilarious and her life has been nothing short of very interesting. we're going to talk to carrie about that in just a couple of minutes. don't look at me that way. >> you're in trouble, matt. but first, we've got a special guest. >> yes, we do. >> let's bring mariah carey in, who happens to be on our studio this morning for -- >> group hug. >> hello. we'll give you an hour to stop that. 12 studeth studio album out tod. >> congratulations. >> "perfect angel." and you're coming back friday. >> i will be back friday, yes, and i believe we're going to do a little concert thing. >> just a little concert thing? >> a little concert thing. >

i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vieira. matt, it appears that u.s. intelligence may have caught iran red-handed. >> that's right. president obama along with the leaders of britain and france set to accuse iran today of building a nuclear fuel plant and keeping that facility hidden for years. they'll demand that inspectors be allowed to conduct an immediate inspection. >> and let's get the details from nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, good morning to you. and just how significant is this latest information? >> reporter: oh, this is a very significant breakthrough, if correct. and every official is telling us that it is. the united states has long suspected iran was building a secret nuclear plant under ground, but u.s. officials now confirm that they have breached iranian security and have the evidence to prove it. although the plant is not in operation yet, the timeline is relatively short. officials say it could be operational next year. the president has already shared this intelligence with russia's president, and

. >> you were on with matt lauer earlier this week. reaction from th interview? >> guest: i was shocked at all that they had me on. grateful for that opportunity. and they graciously reprinted the entire introduction of the book on their website. but, you know, you got 3 or of the book on their webte. but, you know, y've got three or four minutes to try to get your point across and most the questions had nothing to do with the book, which is fine. but i think there was a game of trying to beat the clock and in the end i think matt lauer got beaten. it was a very entertaining exrience. >> host: michelle malkin, thanks for being with us on c-span a full half hour. the book is called the culture of corruption obama and his team of tax cheats, crooks and cronies by regnery press. come back again. >> meshaal malkin began her career as a journalist at the loangeles daily news before moving to the seattle times she's appeared on fox news channel, nbc nightly news and "20/20" amo others. she's thauthor of several bookincluding innovation and unhinged. to find out more, v

welcome to "today" on a monday morning, i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry in for meredith this morning. >>> we begin with the real tragedy. police are now treating this annie le case as a homicide, matt. >> with good reason. they found what they believe to be the 24-year-old's body on sunday, the very day she was supposed to be married. the body hidden in the walls of a university building where le was last seen on tuesday. now police want to know who else had access to that building. we'll have much more from the yale campus coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>> very scary times there. also ahead, new revelations from ted kennedy's memoir which he did not want released until after his death. his sons ted jr. and patrick will be here to talk about the life of their father and the legacy he leaves behind in a live interview this morning. >>> but we want o begin on this monday morning with that shocking discovery of a body on the campus of yale university believed to be that of missing grad student and bride to be annie le. nbc's jeff rossen is there with the latest on this story. j

. >> and i'm matt lauer and we're keeping our fingers crossed out of this news out of thailand this morning. researchers carrying out the world's largest aids vaccine trial are hailing what they call a breakthrough in the fight against aids. >> it's an experimental drug that actually cut the risk of becoming infected with hiv by more than 31%. we're going to have much more on that promising discovery just ahead. >>> also ahead, we're going to talk about a high school hazing ritual that's going to make a lot of parents very angry. freshmen girls targeted by older students at one of the most prestigious schools in the country. and get this, administrators of that school had known about it for at least ten years. we're going to tell you more about that story. >>> plus, an emotional day at the extortion trial connected to the death of john travolta and kelly preston's son. travolta, who has stayed out of the public eye since jett's death in january, took the witness stand wednesday. and what he told the court brought his wife to tears. we're going to have more on that in just a little while. bu

i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vieira. eight days after annie le was last seen alive, police in connecticut have now interviewed and taken hair samples from the suspect in that case. >> raymond clark worked in the building where le's body was found on sunday. there are reports clark is engaged and lives with his fiancee and she also works for the school in that same building. we'll get the latest in a live report in a couple of minutes. >>> also ahead, remember this terrifying scene caught on tape over the summer in a family trapped inside a burning van in milwaukee? well, the 5-year-old boy who was badly burned has just been released from the hospital. >>> and just ahead, you'll be touched when we show you the very first thing that he did. >>> a little later on, news you may not want to hear if you just took your morning shower. new research is revealing that a dangerous bacteria could be lurking in many shower heads. we'll tell you about that and what possibly you can do about it. >>> but let's begin with those late-brea

inside studio 1a, i'm meredith vieira alongside matt lauer.ahead, the great white sharks that have led to the indefinite closure of some beaches on cape cod. at least 12 shotted offshore, five tagged by scientists. we'll talk to one of those shark hunters in a moment. i'm having trouble with those words because i'm a new englander. >> you've been calling them shocks all morning. >>> also ahead, a decision by some marnparents to have their at home. they say it's more intimate, but is it the safest choice for mother and child? we'll look at the pros and cons of that coming up. >>> and on thursday we told you about that special bond between 11-year-old heather miller who is battling cancer and the pittsburgh steelers. well, she received the vip treatment last night at the nfl season opener. and her favorite team went on to win in overtime, 13-10. thrilled for her. >> unfortunately, though, heather's favorite player, troy polamalu, sprained his knee, could be out a couple weeks, but at least it looks like she had a good time. >>> 12 great white sh

i'm matt lauer along with al roker and natalie morales out on the plaza.rt just out yesterday said that the social security service will be in the red for the next two years. well, aside from it going broke, most americans don't fully understand the system. we'll tell you when you should start collecting depending on your circumstance, how it affects your taxes and what the odds are that social security will finally just run dry and just go away. >> not good news. >> something we all have to think about. >>> also, jobs, kids, partners. you know, life gets really busy. seems like your circle of friends actually starts to dwindle as you get older. you focus more on career and family, but -- ♪ you've got to have friends as the song goes. >> you should commit to it natalie, if you're going to sing. >> go ahead, al. >> no, no, i don't sing. >> needless to say, you have to commit to making friends and we'll show you how to make friends, especially in your 40s and older. you're going to need that group of women. >>> also ahead, we have been looking forward to thi

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. we'll get to that major news tied to the windy city's olympic bid in just a moment. >>> as pressure builds for iran to come clean on its nuclear ambitions, that country's defiance once again on full display. >> overnight iran's powerfu revolutionary guard fired at least three missiles, including one missile said to have the longest range in that country's arsenal. it is now the third round of missile tests since president obama announced on friday the discovery of that once-secret nuclear site. and it all comes just days before a rare face-to-face meeting between iran and u.s. officials. we'll have the latest on what's becoming an increasingly tense situation in a couple of minutes. >>> also ahead, important information for parents of teenaged drivers. two new studies are out this morning that highlight what adults need to do to keep those young drivers safe. one step researchers say, don't buy your teen his or her own car. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> also ahead, is it a me

meanwhile, matt lauer just down the street at the site of the annual meeting for the clinton global initiative. good morning to you, matt. >> hey, meredith. good morning to you as well. that's right, we're just a couple blocks away, and this is former president bill clinton's effort to address some of the most pressing issues faced by people all around the world. today president obama will kick things off as he addresses the opening session in just a little while, and we're going to sit down with bill clinton, former president bill clinton, for a live interview, talking about the initiative and other pressing subjects in just a couple of minutes, meredith. >>> okay, also ahead, important information about vaccines for both seasonal flu and h1n1 flu when it comes to kids. how many shots do they need and when should they get them? dr. nancy snyderman will be here with the new recommendations. >>> and later, a remarkable reunion in maine. two co-workers discover that they are actually each other's long-lost brother, and that news helped them find a long-lost sister as well, and they are all here

i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vieira. and this morning, president obama is declaring the u.s. territory of american samoa a major disaster after that earthquake-generated tsunami leveled entire villages. >> dozens of people are missing, feared swept out to sea, and fema says its first emergency teams are now heading to that region. just ahead, we'll talk live with a man who lives in american samoa about the conditions there this morning. but first, let's go to al roker with the latest on the details of this story. al, good morning to you. >> matt, meredith, good morning. and again, this was an earthquake of a magnitude 8.0, big by any standard, but not as large or as devastating as the 2004 tsunami that hit the indian ocean. waves about a half foot above normal in honolulu, up to 1.5 in haloiwa, hilo had about a half foot above normal waves. now, again, this is a disaster. and i'll tell you, like the one in 2004, it was both destructive and it was deadly. the aftermath of nature's fury, destruction in pongo pongo, the capital city of american samoa following a tsunami tuesday

. >> and i'm matt lauer. all summer long we witnessed outbursts as lawmakers held foru on health care reform across the country, so we're used to that. but you do not often see emotions boil over when a president of the united states is addressing a joint session of congress. >> and you saw it last night, that outburst came from joe wilson, a republican from south carolina, who shouted "you lie" as the president spoke. he has since apologized but now some lawmakers want to see him punished. much more on that just ahead. >>> and importantly, we'll get into the specifics of president obama's message, was he telling the truth, and where is the money to cover t $900 billion price tag for health care reform going to come from? we'll ask vice president joe biden and senator john mccain to talk about that. >>> al ahead, a warning that every parent of a young driver will want tosee. there's something that a third of teen drivers admit to doing on a regular basis. experts say it is more deadly than drunk driving. we'l

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira.ç >>> this morning we are learning more about that ongoing terrorism probe that's already led to arrests in both new york and denver. >> so far, three men are in custody accused of lying to the fbi, but additional charges are expected. so are more arrests. one of the men apparently admitted that he received training from al qaeda. investigators found a laptop that contained a copy of a handwritten note about explosives. we'll have much more on this story in a little while. >>> also ahead, questions surrounding a case out of baltimore that has a lot of people talking. should a student at johns hopkins university face charges for killing a suspected burglar whom he confronted with a samurai sword in his own backyard? we'll get into that. >>> a strange and sad story for. you a pregnant ohio woman finds out she is actually carrying another couple's baby. her doctors accidentally implanted the wrong embryo during an in-vitro fertilization procedure. this morning, she and her husband will s

. >> this is basically where in the word is matt lauer without matt lauer and without the budget.without foreign countries, without the private 737. >> wait paint. you get 50 bucks. >> 50 bucks. all kidding aside, i'm going to be tweeting we'll have a gps, i'll be a prisoner attached to moi leg so you'll follow it on a map, i'll be relying on the kindness of anyone who is not a convict. so it should be a ball. it all begins thursday when we find out exactly where i'm starting and this is a straight deal in that is not s skrchlt htick. >> i have a feeling you'll be doing a lot of walking, so you'll want to pay attention to the next segment. >> run forest, run. >> jennifer ashton will tell us how to choose the right shoes on your feet don't hurt. we'll be right back. (announcer) febreze introduces the new flameless luminary it has authentic candle like scents and a flickering candle like glow but fortunately... it's not a candle it's an entirely new way to freshen the air with scented shades you can change on a lighted wooden base nice! new febreze flameless luminary big on style no

matt lauer and meredith vieira are shrinking. no he's 8'1". confirmed cases of a man growing more than eight feet. he was here to publicize the new guinness book of world records. >>> in north carolina, we get an overturned poultry truck carrying chickens. some of the birds made it some made a run for it. most chickens were fine. nothing humorous to add about this chicken story but let's go over to the news desk and ernie. >> all right. >> ernie is still 9,000 times the journalist this fox news cheerleader. this while wrong way wilson gets caught in another lie about a colleague's daughter. number three best surprise for a newspaper from the group the yes men. environmentalists who today hand out new york post with a screaming headline "we're screwed." activist who's tried to hand them out were reportly detained by building security and police. presumably, the post the editors wanted to know what the environmentalists found interesting enough about the post that they bothered to parity it. >>> someone put a report out the first state coming ou

humanitarian harry connick junior but for a look at what's coming up on the "today" show here's matt lauer. >> good morning coming up on a friday today we're following breaking news, president obama and the leaders of britain and france will eye accuse iran of building a secret underground nuclear -- and then a census worker with the word fed scrolled across his forhead found dead. and groundbreaking research on spanking your children and michael jackson in his own words revealing intimate conversations with the late singer on tape and obtained exclusively by nbc news when we start friday morning right here on "today." >> the time is 6:5 2. >> ahead another look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day. >> wet outside and of course that's impacting our friday morning. >> that's right. we have a couple accidents northbound 83 where our delay begins up toward timonium where you have an accident taking up the left lane creating hefty delays. also the west side on i-95 a live view of traffic in the area of white marsh as you make your way down toward the beltway east. 10 mi

. >> i'm matt lauer. i want to begin with a live shot of the super 8 hotel where ray clark, where the is staying at this moment. >> we're told there's unmarked police cars. they expect to arrest clark any moment. we're expected with a news conference with more details about an hour from now. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. i just spoke with new haven police. i'm quoted to the spokesperson. we expect to arrest ray clark the yale lab technician the person of interest in this case, only pen of interest according to police. there are published reports that police now have a dna match between ray clark and victim, annie lay. police said the only way they would make an arrest if they had that dna match. as you mentioned. news conference scheduled in about an hour. we'll of course follow that for you. we'll learn the cause of death exactly how annie died. she was choked to death. overnight police descended on a hotel 30 miles from yale's campus. reportedly inside yale clark as the pe

. >> he spoke to matt lauer about his visit to ground zero. >> i met with the firefighters and the familiestruly inspirational the way they have pulled forward. >> the scrutiny of his private life. they have been accused of hacking into his cell phone. the reports are he is getting back together with his former girlfriend, but there's little proof. his mind seems to be elsewhere. >> he's single and he wants to go back to the front line to serve his country. >> tabloids hoping for splashy headlines will have to wait. it's not likely the money will change his life in any way. the palace will be sensitive about appearances in tough economic times. it doesn't show a good message to throw money around. >> appreciate that. get ready for long lines at the apple stores. apple's most popular ipod, the nanohas new features. good morning. >> hi. >> okay. you have it there. what is the buzz about this one? >> it's the first nanowith video. there's a video in the back. >> it's so little. >> the nanohas also been little. what else does it do? >> it's got fm radio. it's the first ipod to have radio. that'

there, he comes into your picture, towering over the show host, meredith vieira and matt lauer. he says heose his 8'1" stature to a problem with his pituitary grand that caused to grow uncontrollably. is from turkey he's so tall he wears a size 22 shoe and his hand can devour a coke can. >> a colorado man caught up particularly sly thief. one that swiped about 80 golf balls from his putting green so he grab aides camera expecting to catch kids in the act, no kids. he caught this a hairless fox in the act. the fox takes one ball, then comes back for another ball and sometimes tries to grab two at a time. wildlife experts say foxes are very playful animals. think that fox is just collecting toys to pass the time away. sports bloggers are buzzing about a football game incident that has nothing to do with football. some last night's cowboys/giants game. after a new york player picked off tony romo, the pass that is, the camera cuts to cowboys' owner jerry jones doing what you just saw him doing there. the night only got worse for jones. the giants spoiled the opening of his state-of

don't understand what you are or how you work. [ laughter ] but i know that brian williams and matt lauerto be in a better mood when you're doing well. [ laughter ] so, thank you." "thank you, tom delay, for appearing on 'dancing with the stars' this week. [ laughter ] i enjoyed watching you rump shake in sansabelt slacks and matching wal-mart helper vest. [ laughter ] it's about time that three-pack-a-day old lady blackjack dealer from reno look came back and you're just the man to do it." [ laughter and applause ] "thank you, guy on the street, who let one go while listening to his ipod. [ laughter ] just because you can't hear it, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. it happened." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ "thank you 'the wizard of oz' for being digitally remastered and rereleased in theaters. you're definitely a lot different now. [ laughter ] for instance, watching in high-def, you can pick up a lot of the things that you never noticed as a kid, like how the scarecrow, the tin man and the cowardly lion were all incredibly gay." [ laughter ] "thank you, at&t, for finally allowing me to s

sticks out like a sore -- matt lauer and meredith vieira are shrinking. no the guy is huge. he's sultan kosen of turkey, 8'1". one of only ten confirmed cases of a man growing more than eight feet. he was here to publicize the new guinness book of world records. he plans to take in lots of american landmarks including possibly the dallas cowboys stadium where he will bang his head on the video board. >>> in north carolina, we get an overturned poultry truck carrying more than 5,000 chickens. the driver was unhurt but lost control. some of the birds made it some made a run for it. most chickens were fine. nothing humorous to add about this chicken story but let's go over to the news desk and ernie. >> all right. >> ernie is still 9,000 times the journalist this fox news cheerleader caught trying to tell the crowd to protest louder at the 9-12 protests is. this while wrong way wilson gets caught in another lie about a colleague's daughter. top three best persons in the world, best surprise from a newspaper from the group yes men. environmentalists who today hand out parodies w

. >>> out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with that young lady there, ann curry and mr. roker's here as well. we've got something serious to talk about this half-hour, more on that terrible story out of yale university. police made a grisly discovery yesterday, the body of what they believe to be a missing yale student, graduate student, found in the walls of a research building there. we'll have more on that story and hear from annie le's -- one of her good friends from high school and learn more about that young lady. again this is not looking good. >> it is almost too much to bear. >>> also coming up we'll talk about from ourself help files, a lot of women feel they're trying to do it all, and that's a good thing. but actually there apparently is a theory that it could be hurting your marriage according to one psychologist. the dirty secret of modern marriage is that most women end up becoming so involved that they're actually the ones who do it all, manage all while their husbands are coasting. the question is how can you balance -- now i know that you two may take i

they told matt lauer their faurpth was old irish and rarely shared his private thoughts so this was a heard before. >> quite homp, i was a little scared about what i might be reading about. what i found was his voice speaking to me in an incredibly powerful way. i was really comforted. >> a completely copy of the book arrived at senator kennedy's hyannis port home the day he died. the publisher believes it's likely the senator never saw the book he struggled so hard to finish. with us, an nbc news presidential historian. we shared so much of the mourning, the funeral, the funeral and the wake for senator kennedy in boston and back here in washington when he was buried. now seeping the book, it is so textured, so detailed. the remarkable thing is it's the first time a kennedy brother was able to complete a book and give his version of his life. >> brother or sister. the only one of those nine children of joe and rose kennedy. the other thing is that it's so different from the kennedy that you and i knew here in washington. we asked him, how is health care going to do in the senate? he

for a look now at what's coming up next on "the today show," here's matt lauer. >> good morning. coming up on "today," more on that tragic discovery of a body presumed to be that of a missing yale student found stuffed in the wall of a campus research center. they found that body on the day of the missing girl's wedding. we'll get a live report from the yale campus. then ted kennedy's sons will be here to talk about the life he lived and the legacy. also ahead, kanye west's outburst at an award show. an embarrassing moment for taylor swift. plus jay leno talks about tonight's much anticipated premiere of the "the jay leno show" and what's at stake. we'll have that and megan fox live in the studio when we get started on a monday morning right here on "today." >> thanks, matt. 6:53. it's 59 degrees. >> just ahead, another look at weather and traffic together. hey there, this is your lamp. why don't you show the lady how romantic you can be by turning me off? you'll set the mood while using a lot less energy. maybe later you can hook me up with a cfl. it will show how much you care

i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vieira. you know, matt, people around the world are going to be listening very closely today to what the president says in that major speech at the u.n. >> they certainly will be. the president plans to say that the size and the scope of the world's challenges are not being met. this a day after he delivered a stern message to israel and palestinian leaders, telling them it is past time to talk about starting negotiations when it comes to the mideast peace process. we're going to talk about that in a live interview with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in just a couple of minutes. >>> and also ahead, the other side to that emotional embryo mix-up. on monday, we met an ohio couple, the wife pregnant with someone else's baby, after doctors accidentally implanted her with another couple's embryo. well, this morning, that other couple, the genetic parents of that unborn child, are with us for an exclusive, live interview. >>> but we want t begin this morning with the president's first

i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales and al roker out on the plaza. >> i'm holding the umbrella. >> very nicely done. >> no, we should be. >> no. >> no? >>> coming up in this half hour, real estate. if you're thinking of jumping into the turbulent real estate market, we've got this great segment coming up. we're going to let you know what you can afford to buy whether you're in the market to spend $200,000 or $500,000 or somewhere in between. >> all right. >>> plus, anyone who's ever tried to lose weight, you've been frustrated by those plans in trying to follow the rules and haven't found the right one? well, we've got four different diets for four different types of personalities. maybe you need to actually think about your personality and find out which one might work for you. >> okay. >>> also, it's transition time as the weather is cooling down, of course, a lot of you may have some things that you're hanging on to from your summer wardrobe. we're going to show you how you can transition those pieces into the fall with the right look. >> save you a little money. >> save you

the '98 -- it was playing all day, we know hillary was on with matt lauer, i believe after the monica story broke, and she said there was no truth to it, implied it was a confection of the right. is this good for the clintons to bring back the word "conspiracy" and "vast?" >> let's be fair. the clintons didn't bring back the word. david gregory asked the question, which included the phrase vast right wing conspiracy, and then he said, that opposition, is it still out there? >> but is it a conspiracy, or is it just a bunch of crazies out there obviously doing what they're doing, attacking his citizenship, et cetera, et cetera? >> i'm not a big conspiracy theorist. you can debate the word "conspiracy." yeah, it's big. is there a connection? these people have connections through professional associations. yeah. is there somebody sitting at the top of the pyramid directing it? no. >> is it helpful for barack obama to be identified as the victim of the same forces that brought bill clinton to impeachment? is it helpful? >> i think it helps shore up the base, reminds people out there this i

. >> emmitt smith's number but matt lauer's name. >> al roker, number 12. >> i wonder if we get to keepse? >> i hope so because they can't tell them to anybody else. >> natalie and nora o'donnell are in studio 1a. what's happening? >> what are you going to bring us back from the souvenir shop? >> here's one already for you, nat. >> i'll pass, al. >> your very own al roker jersey. >> love the cowboys but i don't think i can pull off the hat. thanks. i know you guys have been having a great time. they were surrounded by the cheerleaders. they've been on the big jumbotron there. they've been able to throw tosses out on the field. so matt, you get to take off, but al gets to stick around for more fun with us. >> that's right. i'm taking off. i'm catching a plane. and you're not too far behind. >> not really. i've got one more weather and then i'm going to be right there with you. >> we wish we could stay for the big game on sunday night, but we cannot. remember, it's here on nbc. cowboys versus the new york giants as they cut the ribbon on this stadium. ladies? >> all right. matt and al, ma

i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm meredith vee air vie.uld be the most important speech the president has made to date. >> some say his approval ratings are sliding, and that's coming from both sides of the aisle. sohe president will try to quiet them by laying out some new specifics including how to pay for the massive undertaking. more on what we can expect to hear from the president in just a moment. >>> and also ahead, what's sure to be an eye-oper for parents. you won't believe what happened after we had an expert warn children at one day-care center about the dangers of matchesnd lighters. the next day we put those same kids to the test using lighters that had been disabled. wait until you see what our hidden cameras captured. >>> also this morning, cindy mccain speaks out. this time last year she was in the throes of a very hotly contested presidential campaign. now she's launching a campaign against the painful medical condition that she shares with millions of other america. we'll talk to her about that and the part of her that's

>> to get that answer, let's go off the record with the man who keeps the picture of matt lauer in hisr very own chad gasparino. >> oh, come on. >> by the wait author of a soon-to-be best-selling book. the sellout that hits shelves november 3rd. chad. >> that's almost angelic. >> yeah. >> i wrote such a nasty book about people and you make it sound like it's so angelic. >> let's keep some suspense in there. >> i'm going to wear my glasses because you put on yours. >> who looks better? that's our "fast money" poll of date. >> i'm sure that i will -- >> vex ram pandit how much time did he have. >> his position with citigroup and i'm talking to people that are at citigroup, people that are pretty close to the board, people on the outside, regularly converse with board members have stabilized. i don't think this guy's going anywhere, anytime soon unless he wants to go. i whole thing with sheila baird, the head of the s.e.c., i think that he could -- he's done, at best, a mediocre job. he should have sort of broke and that place up when he got in there in early 2008. he didn't and waited an

in a "today" show interview with matt lauer, brown explained the pressure he's under and why it tookng to complete the book. >> there's plenty of pressure. you're following up "the da vinci code." you want to make sure that you hit it out of the park. the topic is so interesting and so mind-boggling and so complex that i needed a lot of extra time to research it and understand it to the point that i could work it into the story. >> and joining me right now, boris kotch ka from "new york" magazine. hello to you, boris. >> hi. how are you? >> i'm great. i'm curious, for the dan brown and "da vinci code" fans, will this book stack up in terms of the good read? >> i think it will. you know, it depends on what you loved about the first, you know, about "the da vinci code," you know. free masons versus the catholic church. i think it has all the same elements. it's just a question of the subject matter, whether people pick up on that. >> what is it that is so appealing about these books? what are the elements of these books that really have universal appeal? i mean, look at how much they s

. >> reporter: later in the week, prince harry spoke to matt lauer about his visit to ground zero. >>ouple hours i spent down there. great to meet all the firefighters as well and the families. i mean, truly inspirational the way they have pulled themselves forward in the last few years. >> reporter: as harry's public appearances increase, so does the scrutiny of his private life. the british media has even been accused of hacking into his cell phone. the latest reports are that harry is getting back together with his former girlfriend, chelsy davy, but there is little proof and his mind seems to be elsewhere. >> he's single, he's training to be a helicopter pilot and he wants to go back to the front line to serve his country. >> reporter: tabloids hoping for splashy headlines will just have to wait. it's unlikely the money will change harry's life in any real way, alex. the princes are hardly struggling financially. and they will be very sensitive about appearances in tough economic times. wouldn't send a good message to be throwing money around. alex? >> so, does that mean there's n