1-a, i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. a 6-year-old little girl attacked by a shark in north carolina just last week. she nearly lost her leg. this morning she will open up about her terrifying day at the deech. >>> also ahead this morning, unusual decision by the accuser in the dominique strauss-kahn case to come forward and speak out. will it help or hurt her case and her credibility? we're going to get details on that coming up. >>> also, we're going to catch up with actress denise richards. she is a busy mom of three having recently adopted another baby. she will talk about her memoir including her marriage to charlie sheen and what was going through her mind as that whole tiger blood winning thing was playing out earlier this year. >>> let's begin with that shark attack victim in north carolina and how she's doing now. we're going to talk to her and her parents in just a moment, but first, nbc is in greenville, north carolina, with the latest this morning. lillia, good morning. >> good morning to you, ann.

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. we've got to go right to what's happening outside our side you. a crowd of an estimated 12,000 people at least have gathered. and al roker is smack in the middle of it. >> actually, ann, we've got up over on top of it, the new york city police department for the first time in my memory for our concert series has closed off 48th street from vehicular traffic and they closed off 49th street, our biggest concert crowd ever. 12,000 people. you can see there the intersection of rockefeller center and 49th street is now closed off. it is completely filled with people. folks have been camping out for this concert since wednesday. overnight, the line stretched on 5th avenue all of the way to 51st street for chris brown. people have been waiting for this concert to see this young man who is on the top of the charts and really just ready for a big, big concert. matt? >> i tell you, al, this represents this morning, the motorcade had to actually move these people out of the way. anyway, we'll get back to you in a couple of minutes. >>> meanwhile, there has b

on the today show yesterday in an interview with matt lauer when this question came up again about race. how did race and social economics affect what took place at traffic? i am astounded that is she still comes up when you think about the men and women who worked for the federal emergency management agency in the hs and for that matter the entire federal government. i don't know what the number is now, but when i left this was 180,000 people. i'm sure it's at least 200,000. that is just the nature of government. outsell you something. that population within vhs is no different than the general population. i'm sure somewhere in the general population horrendous specific population there might be a bigot, there might be somebody who is thinking i'd want to help those people. they are poor and stupid. i can just imagine the kinds of things that someone like that might be saying. but what we forget is that those civil servants go down to do a job, and they do it without respect to politics, the racial background, the social and economic background or anything else. and that is something t

i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. and this case in brooklyn has shaken the murder of this 8-year-old boy. >> it's shaken anyone thinking about this as a parent. the victim just eight years out, begged his parents to be allowed to walk home from summer camp by himself. they finally agreed. police say it was happensubstance he asked a man for help who would wind up killing him. >>> a new arrest tied to the tabloid phone hacking scandal in britain. lawmakers here at home in the u.s. are calling for their own investigation. we're going to have details on that. do you know how to secure your cell phone to prevent people from hacking it? we're going to run through four things you need to know to keep hackers at bay. >> also this morning, daniel radcliffe will be here, the star, of course of the wildly successful "harry potter" franchise and the final film is opening tomorrow. it has already set the record for advanced ticket sales and he'll be opening up about the series as it comes to an end and a personal issue that he st

the cooking segment got out of control and they ate matt lauer. and my guest will discuss his book "incognito: the secret lives of the brain." if i find out my brain has been seeing another skull, i will be pissed. you say potato, i say who are you and why are you saying "potato" to me? this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme song playing] [cheering and applause] [awed -- audience chanting "stephen"] >> stephen: welcome to "the report." thank you. thank you. welcome to "the report." ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us. you know, sometimes i am tempted to keep you people from chanting, but then i think, why waste your breath moaning? nothing can be done to stop the shouting. nation, thank you for picking me up with that cheering, because this is without a doubt a dark time for america. partly because it's night. [laughter] but also because this morning america's manned space program came to an end when the shuttle "atlantis" touched down for the last time. thanks, obama. [laughter] ground control to ma

studio 1-a, matt lauer with ann curry.g up, when it comes to air brushing photographs, how much is too much? >> that's the question we'll be addressing this morning. these ad campaigns featuring julia roberts and christie turlington have been banned in europe and some complaints. why people are complaining after this. >>> also, the danger of not gaining enough weight during pregnancy. are images of celebrities looking trim and fit while expecting putting too much pressure on the average woman. details on that story as well. >>> and a lot of people love their shoes. but we found one woman who takes her obsession to a whole new level. she owns, get this, 1200 pairs of shoes. she has to have three closets just to keep them all. we're going to get to meet her and we'll look at her shoes coming up this morning. >> a little out of control. no question. a woman who was arrest in jail for seven months for a series of crimes prosecutors now say she did not commit. we're going to talk to her exclusively in a moment. but first, natal

the cooking segment got out of control and they ate matt lauer.lives of the brain." if i find out my brain has been seeing another skull, i will be pissed. you say potato, i say who are you and why are you saying "potato" to me? this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme song playing] [cheering and applause] [awed -- audience chanting "stephen"] >> stephen: welcome to "the report." thank you. thank you. welcome to "the report." ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us. you know, sometimes i am tempted to keep you people from chanting, but then i think, why waste your breath moaning? nothing can be done to stop the shouting.

coupled with the interview with matt lauer. there was a time in 1995 that i had just given a speech outside of san diego, california. it was april 18th. the next morning i got up and went to the hotel restaurant to have breakfast. i noticed on the monitored, there was some story about explosion. i didn't pay attention to it. walked back and realized it was in oklahoma city. then i realized it was in the murray building. i went back to my room and tried to call a good friend of mine who's is retired federal district judge. couldn't reach him. he was in federal courthouse across the ally. tried to call my good friend and lawyer throughout hurricane katrina, andy. his billing was a block away. couldn't reach him. couldn't reach my sister-in-law. it was my first exposure to how in the midst of a crisis our inability to communicate with each other, -- look, i'm a kid that grew up in the oklahoma panhandle. one of my first childhood memory of that of my father and grandfather opening the cellar door and all of us watching a tornado b

i remember matt lauer did his job. like to be mostly stick, but i do have a few carrots in my back pocket. matt lauer did do his job in january of 1998. he said to hillary clinton, "there are these crazy accusations out here about your husband and the intern and lying under oath. is it true?" harrison said it is not true. he offered a hypothetical. if it were true, what do you think? she said it is not true. i understand where you are coming from. but if it were true. but it is not true. but if it were true. i heard this six times back or fourth. she was like, "of course it would be serious if it were true." i watched what happened. the lie bought time for the mainstream media it to spend five months trying to put hump the dump the back -- -- humpty dumpty back together again. and it reallya very sophisticato turn the conservatives into panty sniffers. there were just obsessed with the president's sex life, he was intimidating witnesses, telling monica that she had to tell when that -- linda tripp to lie under oath. wh

i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie. ann is taking the day off.natalie morales joins us as well. coming up, do it yourself projects and we'll try to keep our fingers and toes. we'll have great advice on ways to stay safe when you're taking on projects in your home. >> all right. then our bow to wow segment. taking the shelter dogs who need a bit of a makeeverover. we've cleaned them up. they're so great. they're so cute. natalie and i are in love with a particular dog. >> which one? >> duky? >> you know what my first dog's name was? duky. >> karma. >> it's men to be. >> i know. i know. it's going to be tough. >>> and later, our crack team of power players takes on the big issues of the day of whether your looks matter if you vote for president to its gender more than others? i'd be surprised about that one. >> and then we're going to help you save a ton of money if you plan on going on vacation this summer. >> we have a lot to get to. how about a check of the weather. >>> all right, we know it's hot today. it's going to be hot again tomorrow throu

none other than our very own matt lauer.>> it's now 8:04. back to ann and academy award winner matt lauer. >> wow! >> it was a lifelong dream to try and break into that theater. >> all you had to do was open the door. >> no, no, no, just a little fun with dave. anyway, savannah, thank you very savannah, thank you very much. it was hot trying to break into that theater. even hotter today. >> actually. letterman's studio is about 55 degrees. that's the place to be, i tell you. let's check your weather. show you what's happening. pick city today, orlando, florida.do nbc 2, sunny, hot, 95 degrees an the rest of the country following more of the same. anse vere thunderstorm watch throughout parts of the da koeltas and montana through 1:00 this afternoon. heat continuing to build. dangerous record-high temperatures with heat indices well over 100 degrees. from the upper great lakes down to the gulf. the plains on into the >>> well, we have one of the clearest starts we've had in over a week in the city of san francisco. same goes

plaza. >> i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. rupert murdoch says he's humbled, forced to answer difficult, difficult questions about his tabloid. >> you're watching a live picture of murdoch and his son. they've been testifying for just under half an hour now. murdoch said he was misled about what happened and this tabloid was a very small part of his media empire. we're going to head over to london with the latest in a moment. >> so, so much at stake in that committee room. >>> also a tragedy out of florida, a teenage accused of killing his parents and having a party in his house while their bodies were hiding inside. >> talking about pumping iron, doctors say it's good for adults, but what about kids still growing? the business of kids' gyms memberships and lifting too much weight too son, matt. >> we want to begin with rupert murdoch testifying right now on the british tabloid hacking scandal. stephanie in london. good morning to you. >> reporter: father and son set side by side. james murdoch asked if they could read a state

an exact similar he's almost the exact same thing he does every year right we're in the world is matt lauer he goes around and he does not know there's less money and it will there's. an element of it that is like. the most trusted do you understand what you're trying to say is happening good i was just surprised he tweeted that i thought that you know i just was surprised if you usually see topless pictures of anderson cooper and the tabloids i think i don't know maybe he's pulling out. to a talk show host now and he has to be a celebrity you no longer going with you guys to a haitian orphans now he's a celebrity we're talking with the protesters and desperation you know i mean this is his ratings haven't been that high for anderson cooper three sixty transition to a different show this is the way to do it look here we are not i getting to come is what that means i last story tonight so this is just turned into a whole rotten mass between allen west and debbie wasserman schultz and basically she called them out for supporting this horrible debt ceiling bill that they passed and he e-mailed

meantime, i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer and al roker.his morning, including an inside look at what it must have been like to be married to charlie sheen. >> and more. denise richards has written a new book, memoir about her life, before during and after that man right there, charlie sheen. in it, she does talk about dark revelations that made her realize that that relationship was over. there's a lot in the book. not a bashing book, i want to mention. and we're going to be talking to denise in just a couple of minutes there. she is in our studio. >>> and also coming up this morning, we will be examining a growing trend where women are deciding not to have children. you know, it's sort of something in my generation, where you never really even thought if there was a choice to not have children. but now there are a growing number of women who are thinking they're fulfilled without them. we're going to look at this trend that's happening. >>> a little bit later on, summertime, think about picnics, you want to maybe move beyond the ham and c

i remember matt lauer did his job.uer did do his job in january of 1998. he said to hillary clinton, "there are these crazy accusations out here about your husband and the intern and lying under oath. is it true?" harrison said it is not true. he offered a hypothetical. if it were true, what do you think? she said it is not true. i understand where you are coming from. but if it were true. but it is not true. but if it were true. i heard

here's matt lauer. >> good morning.resident obama is about to deliver a statement on the status of the debt ceiling negotiations with just four days left before the nation defaults on loans. he'll be speaking from the reception room at the white house. let us bring in david gregory, the moderator of "meet the press." we heard from chuck todd as to what he thinks the president will say. tell me about the tone you think you'll hear. >> this is about pressure, about saying to congress it's time to act. there's international uncertainty t markets are reacting, all while the washington is engaged in a tit for tat. it's a staring contest between democrats and republicans. this is dysfunction at the height. there are people around the world waiting breathlessly to see what the united states is going to do and whether this system can produce a result. i think the president who is not at the moment on the inside game of negotiating the deal wants to apply as much public pressure. we know the senate is beginning to try to break t

i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker.ot of young girls dream about becoming a beauty queen. and you can imagine, however, if you're a plus size teen, that that might be a little far fetched. feel as though it will be far fetched. don't tell that to the reigning miss south carolina. a few short years ago, 234 pounds. now look at her. how did she do it? she's going to tell us coming up. >> interesting. >>> also, do you want to live to be 100? >> yes. over 100. yes. >> would you like that? >> a lot of people say good genes. healthy lifestyle. also, what about a positive mental attitude? this morning we're going to have a new series called how to live to 100. we're going to talk about the impact that positive attitude can have on your longevity. >> speaking of that, right over there is a young lady, 96 years old. >> welcome! >> 96. >> i bet she has a good attitude. >> she does. i was just talking to her. >>> also, for a lot of you ladies who are expecting during the dog days of summer, you don't have to give up your sense of

i'm with matt lauer.ng up just ahead, we have a very serious story that brought a lot of outrage to a lot of people. >> georgia mother facing time behind bars after someone else killed her 4-year-old son in a hit and run accident. she was looking at up to three years in prison, even though the driver of the car was sentenced to just six months. now a judge has given that woman that mother, an interesting and difficult choice. we're going to talk to her about that in a live interview coming up. >>> that's right. also, we're going to meet a 12-year-old boy living with a bebe lodged in his brain after his younger brother accidentally shot him in the face. we're going to talk about that and the dangers of bb guns coming up. >>> and then the a father's frustration. a texas man married his high school sweetheart and went on to have four children with her, but because they had sex when they were dating, when she was underage, he landed on the sex ander list. coming up, why he says that is destroying his life. >>

i'm matt lauer. i just want to announced i'm wearing a container of johnson's baby powder under this suit. >> thank you so much for sharing that. that's right. i'm ann curry. we're in the channel gardens and outside because we're crazy this morning. the heat index is already 95 degrees this morning. it's supposed to be about 102 degrees in new york city, matt. >> we've been talking about this heat wave for a long time now. today the east coast is getting the worse of it. you're going to have a heat index of about 111 here in new york city, 118 down in washington, d.c., 107 up in boston. power grids struggling to keep up with all the demand. al is going to have the very latest on this situation coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> also coming up this morning we'll be talking about lindsay lohan. she's in court, was in court on thursday. she's saying she can't afford court-ordered psychiatric help. but shortly after that hearing the blogosphere noticed she showed up wearing thousand-dollar shoes.

today matt lauer asked jeff ashton. >> in his opening statements he made dramatic accusations sayings an accidental death that caylee died in the pool, george anthony helped cover it up, george molested case a young age. he then presented not one shred of evidence to back up those claims. did he act ethically? >> i think he -- i don't want to say am i don't know what he expected to be able to prove at trial. >> should the judge have allowed it to happen that way? an? >> no. for all -- we know casey's testimony was par of the plan and she changed her mind. we don't know. -- those communications are private between them. i assume he said that because he believed that he could prove it. then something changed and it wasn't -- >> greta: our legal panel is back. jim, i think jeff ashton is a gentleman, gracious. if write in his shoes i would have have a blistering instruction read to the jury about how this was almost -- this was a myth. and the jury should disregard it. i would have at least done that. >> you can. you talked about during the trial you thought mistakes made by the judge i

let's check in now with matt lauer to find out what they're working on for today. good morning, matt. >> hey, joe. good morning to you. >>> coming up on a wednesday here on "today," we'll have complete coverage of what some are calling a stunning not guilty verdict of the casey anthony murder trial. this morning we'll talk exclusive to one of the lead prosecutors as well as one of the alternate jurors. plus did george and cindy anthony talk to their daughter after the verdict? and where does their family go from here? is their attorney will join us live. >>> then casey anthony's ex-fiance who testified at the trial gives his reaction to the verdict in an exclusive live interview. >>> we'll have that plus the latest stop on will and katherine's north american tour and some advice you can use, how to deal with one of the worst mosquito seasons in decades. we'll get started in just a couple of minutes on a wednesday edition of "today." joe and eun, back to you. >> take care. >> thanks. >>> well, how metro is now stepping in to help prevent a looming traffic nightmare.

had previously announced his retirement, stayed on for three years to prosecute this case with matt lauer"today." let's watch he he had to say about this. >> if i were to look at you in the face right now and say did caylee anthony die accidentally in the family swimming pool you would say? >> i cannot believe that's what happened. but again, beyond reasonable doubt is a high standard. you know, the jurors may have thought as i do but beyond a reasonable doubt sa high standard. i respect the fact that they applied the law to the case as they saw it. >> jeff ashton of course had the burden of trying to establish that beyond a reasonable doubt as you pointed out yesterday circumstantial cases can be made, convictions can be one. it's that whole issue of reasonable doubt. help our viewers the difference between all doubt and reasonable doubt. >> that's the key. the defense lawyers hammer home this concept of reasonable doubt. it's not beyond the shadow of every doubt. for example, jurors aren't supposed to sit back there and say well, i suppose there could have been some crazy occurrence and

but this new side they showed last night, it was like watchin katie couric get drunk and beat matt lauer'sss. it was fun. they seem to be playing it up over there. >> canada. where the people aren't nice anymore. ♪ canada. [ bleep ] off. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: from the tourism board. it's almost like they don't want us to visit. whicmakes me want to visit. no major problems in dallas, as the mavericks held their victory parade today. more than 200,000 fans gathered in 100 degree heat to welcome their heros home. they were serenaded by their gentle german giant and mvp, dirk nowitzki. ♪ we are the champions ♪ we are the champions ♪ no time for losers ♪ because we are the champions ♪ of the world >> jimmy: what a beautiful singing voice he has. like when young frankensteinin sang "putting on the ritz." suddenly shaq's rapping doesn't sound so bad. the big news today, the resignation of congressman weiner in new york. weiner resigned from congress this afternoon, weeks after accidentally posting a close-up photo of his underpants online. you know what? new york's 9th district's los

. >> matt lauer from nbc's "today" show interviews christina garcia, the mother of mercedes nichols,e actual beating on tape? do you think this has been overblown? >> i didn't say that. mercedes, my daughter warned this girl before she came into the house. the two girls that you have been running your mouth about over myspace and threatening are in the house. please do not go in the house. >> relatives of the other suspects also speak out. >> she is a very good person, and she's my baby girl, period. >> if y'all saw the video, it was a one-on-one fight. there was no gang beating. it's our sheriff trying to show boat, is all it is. >> sheriff grady judd doesn't buy it. he says that videotape speaks for itself. >> i was outraged. i mean, when you look at the violence, when you look at the animalistic behavior, the pack mentality where they just beat her and beat her and beat her, and the reality of it is, the piece that you're seeing on television is after they knocked her unconscious and she regained consciousness. there's a lot more to that beating than just that two or three minutes

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i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. just ahead, what will casey anthony face when she is released from prison on sunday? where will she go? how concerned are police about her safety? we have details on that. >>> also ahead, if you thought that 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile we showed you earlier this week was kind of some part of a doctored photographed photoshop, if you will, well, we decided to go in search of the beast, and we found him. we're going to share that story. >> pretty amazing. >>> also, when you spend the day by the pool or the beach, we all enjoy snacks, right? but pick the wrong ones and it could sabotage your diet, your waistline. coming up, how can you replace those calorie-heavy treats with something a little more diet friendly? we have an expert. he is perusing the options for us. >>> also, we're going to meet a mom who says that facebook saved her 4-year-old son's life. she'll explain that for us. >>> all right. let's begin this half hour with those security concerns surrounding casey anthony's r

i'm matt lauer, along with ann curry. out on the plaza.onal response from the casey anthony murder trial. >> why it captivated so many people across america, including and maybe even especially mothers. in fact, we'll meet some mother who's followed the trial and one who even flew to orlando just for the chance to be in the courtroom, matt. >> also ahead, you may have heard, william and catherine are touring north america. have you heard about this? yeah, they are everywhere. took a trip to the far northern reaches of canada, even added an unscheduled stop to their tour before heading off soon to california. we'll be talking about that and catching up on their itinerary. >> and we'll catch up with a man who say janitor, winner of a multimillion dollar lottery. and we'll ask him why he decided to keep his day job, coming up. >> a question a lot of people ask when they talk about the lottery. what would you do? >>> meantime, natalie standing by at the news desk. hi, natalie. >> good morning, everyone. lawyers for former international monetar

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. you're about to see the townhouse where dominique strauss-khan is living under house arrest right now. but that could change, matt, when he appears in court later this morning. >> it certainly could. this is a man who was in charge of one of the world's most powerful financial institutions, and he was also considered a strong contender the french presidency but that all changed when he was accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper here in new york. now that case appears to be in serious jeopardy as the accuser's credibility has been called into question. did she make a false claim about a rape in the past? we'll get the latest details straight ahead. >> pretty dramatic story. >>> also this morning, matt, did a hazing ritual lead to a tragic death of an ivy league student. the mother of a cornell university sophomore who died of alcohol poisoning is now suing her son's fraternity for $25 million. coming up, she'll speak out in a live exclusive interview. >>> a little later on, on a m

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day to do sight seeing in mid-town manhattan and that's what some of the these folks meanwhile, matt lauer savannah guthrie. got a lot to get to in this half hour. but those avocado pops, i can't get this out of my mind. we love mark. >> i love avocado. >> i'm in the center. i enjoy avocado. it was like having guacamole frozen, i acknowledge that. >> i like the idea of guacamole frozen. >> i love mark and mark likes to be challenged. >> tell the truth to friends. >> that's exactly right. >>> anyway, coming up -- >> on national television. >> -- so much talking about the wrangling over the debt crisis in washington. you may be wondering how it's going to affect your personal finances. we're going to have answers to that question as well as great ideas about what you should do with extra cash. do you invest it in the stock market right now or perhaps put a down payment down on a house. >> all right. and also on another subject, talking about, you know, slow down, you move too fast, make your morning last. maybe that's a good idea. maybe not just in a song but also improving your health and h

. >> actually we have now one apparently wanting to take matt lauer's job over there at the "today" shower, who's been under the smopotlight with a lo of negative publicity. >> that's how i avoid it. i don't have internet. i don't socialize. i keep to myself as much as humanly possible. i'd rather always be home with my little village than anywhere else. >> but have you been connecting -- have you been paying any attention to this casey anthony case? >> no, i haven't. i haven't watched tv. i haven't watched any tv in almost a decade. serious seriously. someone asks me about it. i'm like tell me about the story, then i'll give you my opinion. i don't know what's going on. >> what is your greatest hope now -- i don't mean at this very moment, but your greatest hope now for the future of your children? what is your greatest hope? >> that they are going to continue -- because this is no sleep and traveling. but they are unbelievably behaved and they are advanced in school. they're in preschool. my dream is for them just to keep on growing and be healthy. we are so lucky and fortunate that th