after mcqueen died last year of suicide.ady gaga to michelle obama. now new york is showcasing the mcqueen's creations. and only we had a backstage pass. when the now duchess of cambridge unveiled her wedding gown to the world, she also revealed one of the world's best-kept secrets, sarah burton, creative director of alexander mcqueen designed the dress. suddenly the high fashion house with a cult following had the royal stamp of approval. instant celebrity, burton and the man she replaced, alexander mcqueen. >> he's royalty. he's fashion royalty. >> he definitely was a designer that was ahead of his time. i just wish he could have been here to see it. >> it's been more than a year since mcqueen committed suicide in his london home, shocking the fashion world. burton, a little-known long-time collaborator took over as creative director so the house of mcqueen could live on. >> the world is certainly experiencing a mcqueen moment. >> reporter: this month the metropolitan museum of arts costume department opened an exhibit. st

sarah burton and the late alexander mcqueen are back in the spotlight.orter: the eccentric alexander mcqueen committed suicide but the designs he left and current designs are more popular than ever. his designs have been worn by michelle obama and celebrities like kate moss and rihanna. sarah burton is now the creative director. >> i'm proud to have worked for him. he was a genius. >> reporter: stars were on hand last night making the red carpet glamorous as it gets. the museum savage beauty opened with the first retrospective of his work since his death. >> i think it's appropriate that we celebrate tonight, remember his extraordinary and superior gifts. >> reporter: from one regal event to the next, the late alexander mcqueen's designs are here to stay. coming up next, the three women who got the royal treatment on us are back from london to fill us in on the trip. coming up later, should you cut out the carbs or the calories? the most effective weight loss solutions, we're told, right after these messages. these ladies have been exercising, watching t

. >> often compared to steve mcqueen. >> down by run, late in the game. are you feeling home? coco decided i'm going. >>> good evening. one of the darlings world series madison bumgarner cannot buy a win this season. giants in chicago, at wrigley field. madison bumgarner in trouble in the third. varney with three hits, three r.b.i.s. they come back here in the fifth aubrey huff, a double. roost caved in on the bullpen on the second. bases loaded for three, johnson he unloads and rattles around in the corner. madison bumgarner 0-6, 11-4, cubs. >> chicago building a 4-0 lead. a's looking for offense. a single bricks home hideki matsui. gap panel, coco is stealing home. he is out. great if you make it. if you don't everybody is going, why did you do that? a's lose 4-3. >> now, this was described to me as 15 seconds of it. he makes the catch. mike stanton, this is better in slo-mo. one of best catches of the year, 6-5. >> n.b.a. playoffs, game six, and memphis and grizzlies, o.j., and 1. mayo had 16 and the map they call jack randolph. unguardable, he had 30. >> sharks have left t

pippa middleton, a stunner in alexander mcqueen. kate's sister, the chief bridesmaid getting rave reviews. nothing wrong with wearing white. in fact, bridesmaids in the uk often wear the same shade as the bride. carol middleton carol walker set off with piping. and what could be considered a sentimental gesture, she chose a look by the late catherine walker, one of princess diana's famous designers. david beckham, in a dark suit with a top hat. on his lapel, his medal designating him an officer of the order of the british empire. and on his neck, a tattoo peeking out over his collar. now the royal wedding's worst dressed. first, fergie's daughters disastrous toppers. beatriz in valentino, but a phillip tracy hat. sister eugene, look as if a bird landed in her hair. princess anne adorned with a large flower that matched her coat. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> after the ceremony, the cameras didn't stop rolling, but obviously this vicar didn't know that. caught cart wheeling down the red carpet central aisle. now this video has gone viral. what was your

it was a mcqueen dress more than the dress itself.and a fishtail hem, and there is precedent in english royal wedding history of brides maids wearing white, so while that fact seemed strange to some americans, in england actually it was not quite as shocking. >> okay. i have to tell you, fun talking fashion with you, vanessa freedman, from the financial times. >> thank you, and you too. >>> a remarkable gentleman throws out the pitch at dodger game in los angeles tom willis was born without arms. he winds the ball between his toes, and look what he threw. the perfect strike. incredible. way to go! you are >>> it's msnbc sunday. i'm alex witt. thousands gathered in poland to watch a broadcast of the beatification of their native son pope john paul ii. >>> the mandatory evacuation is prompted by groundwater seeping up. >>> in grand junction, colorado, a microburst of wind sent two 700-pound hot tubs into the street. fortunately no one was hurt. >>> four people are hurt in pittsburgh at a helicopter crashed into an apartment building. th

$400,000, but nonetheless, it was very intra cut, and it was designed by the top designer for steve mcqueenuple wanted to make it a british wedding, and so they picked a british designer. we are seeing the dresses made in china and all over the world. co copycat dresses being made. >> the middleton's checked out of the hotel yesterday, and i understand the rooms there were pricey too, right? >> reporter: well, the middleton themselves spent $250,000 pounds for the wedding, and that's an estimated $400,000. the price ranges. they did rent out a 71-room five-star hotel near becoming ham palace, the goring hotel. that is estimated to have cost them $136,000. they threw two parties, that included champagne and caviar. so they are estimating they spent a pretty penny as well. they are not the royal family but considered to be millionaires. at the same time, this wedding cost more than most weddings that we have seen. alex? >> yes, i would say it did. you were right on that front. thank you. >>> and then what the beat fau indication of pope john paul ii means for the roman church. well, v8 v-fusi

. >> with steve mcqueen. >> very good. >>> everything sal tells us is real about the commute. >> it is. it is real. right now traffic is moving along okay. it's friday the day after thursday the day before saturday. on 80 westbound with no major problems. and this mornings commute at the bay bridge toll plaza let's hope it stays light. no major problems on to the upper deck of the bay bridge so far. if you are driving on the peninsula let's say you're getting to the airport right now it's a good time to do it. 6:09 let's go to steve. >> thank you. >>> we have mostly sunny skies. this system is lifting north in advance of a very strong cold low which is dropping in to the west. as it does it drops and then starts to move in tomorrow. 40 in napa. it was 39 but now they are 40. low 40s san rafael. san jose under clear skies. it looks like there was a patch or two of clear skies. west, southwest at firefield 21 miles an hour. south at concord. west, southwest at oakland. in advanced of that system we will get a southerly breeze or south westerly wind. it will still be mild for some. on the

designed by sarah burton for alexandra mcqueen.ix of modern and traditional, but there were some things you couldn't see. a blue ribbon was sown inside the dress to represent something blue. her earrings were a touch of something new. a gift from her parents, though a custom made with a diamond encrusted acorn in the middle to represent the middleton's new family crest. and surprisingly her something boor reed was from the queen. a diamond-encrusted tiara called a halo made in 1936 for the queen mother. although we couldn't hear him, the groom melted hearts around the world when he leaned over and said to his bride "you look beautiful." then he seemed to relax and crack a joke to his soon-to-be father-in-law saying just a small family affair. the sermon went off without a hitch. sorry for those of you who vetted on prince phillip falling aseen asleep, but you may have missed the moment of nervous laughter when he had to wrestle the ring on kate's finger. rest assured, he got it on. the happy couple left the abbey making their way t

you know, honoring alexander mcqueen. they don't get better than that. >> jimmy: i mean, that guy.wild. but, anytime i can go to a museum and legally drink, i usually go. [ laughter ] i usually show up to those things. i've also -- i've been to a couple of the games. i saw the knicks/orlando game. >> i saw you. i saw you next to tracy, man. >> jimmy: i was sitting next to tracy morgan. he's -- >> he's funny. >> jimmy: he's crazy. >> crazy funny. >> jimmy: yeah. he's really funny. he was yelling. he was next to me, and he was yelling, riunite! riunite. [ laughter ] riunite. >> what was he saying, though? >> jimmy: i go -- i go, what are you yelling? what are you yelling? these people are trying to play basketball. you sound like a crazy -- he goes, riunite, they need to put him on ice! [ laughter ] what are you doing, man? he's crazy. i couldn't believe it. i was like -- i didn't get the reference at all. >> tracy -- tracy is hilarious. >> jimmy: does he just yell stuff at you all the time? >> i hear him sometimes. >> jimmy: yeah. >> if i, like, if i take the ball out right next to

we had basically people on one knee singing and then butterfly mcqueen saying i don't know nothing about babies from book on with the wind. that was our role model. there were no other role models for women. there were distinct gender roles when i was growing up. you never saw a man pushing a baby carriage. was the fifth gender roles. women stayed at home and men would bring home the bacon and women were expected to be cheerleaders, not business leaders. if they were allowed out of the house to expect it to the secretaries in the office and not secretaries of state and expected to marry a doctor might not be a doctor so all of this in the 1930's was preposterous that my father who was a ditch digger, who was a janitor and said mi dark skinned girls are going to be doctors. my dad of course without an education had to do meaningful work and he worked in the slaughterhouses of new york. he pumped home heating oil, he was a janitor, he laid bricks and that was my dad. now my mom, she was from west virginia from the town of east virginia and a call mining town when she came she met my dad. s

and then we had butterfly mcqueen thing i don't know nothing about birthing no babies from gone with the wind. that was our role model. there were no other role models for women. there were distinct gender roles when i was going a. you never saw a man pushing a baby carriage. you just didn't see it. it was -- women stayed at home and in which quote unquote bring home the bacon. women were expected to be cheerleaders, not business leaders. if they were allowed out of the house they're expected to be secretaries in the office and not secretaries of state. and women were expected to marry a doctor, not be a doctor. so all this in the 1950s is preposterous that my father was a ditch digger, who was a janitor, and said my five girls, my little dark skinned girls are going to be doctors. well, my dad of course without education had to do menial work. any work in the slaughterhouses of new york. he pumped home heating oil. he was a janitor. he laid the bricks. and that was my day. now, my mom, she was from west virginia, from the small town. and a coal mining town. when she came to in your

in june an animated sequel parking itself on the big screen, lightning mcqueen revs up his engine forowen wilson returning to voice the souped up race car along with his tow truck pal mater as voiced by larry the cable guy. >> i am sticking by you the way you stick by me. they head to europe to compete in the grand prix. michael caine and emily mortimer are now voices to the franchise. fourth of july, kicks off with the third in the transformer series, we head to the dark of the moon. shia le beouf is back, rest keying rescuing his hot new girlfriend played by newcomer, rosie huntington whitely. the cast also features returning cast members, josh duhamel, tyrese gibson and deceptecons and autobots, it hits theaters on july 15th. >> harry potter you have fought valiantly. >> reporter: in "harry potter and the deathly hallows" part 2, the boy wizard must save hogwarts and his friends once and for all from voldemort. the film picks up with voldemort in possession of one of the deathly hallows, a wand that will guarantee him immortality. are harry and the gang going to let that happen? wh

the wedding dress by alexander mcqueen, sarah burton.lassic statement. >> and it has arms which you are now going to see a lot. this is the fabiana version. you see the lace overlay here and the train -- >> similar pleating along with pleating in the back. >> then this longer train. hers was about nine feet. they wanted to make it shorter so it's more relatable for everyday brides but similar. again, her dress is obviously priceless. in the lace she had something blue put into the lace. this one will be more affordable and in stores in less than eight weeks. >> so by june. >> brides will be walking down the aisle. >> over here to this one. this is the second look she had as well. >> this is david chuchera for fabiana. just another dress, strapless with the circle skirt. beautiful detailing. you will see this as a lot of people's wedding dress. >> moving to pippa's dress. people just admired not only the dress but pippa in it. >> right. a lot of people thought pippa stole the show. this dress will pose as a wedding dress for a lot of peop