si no michel salas yo no veo el momento en que podamos decir michel salas iquito arole el supuesto.iciendo la supuesta hija de luis miguel. >> imagínate ya tiene la vida propia y déjame completar el refuerzo. porque durante prácticamente 18 años. completos ellos pasaron el mismo calmar y el mismo dolor de cabeza porque no se hacía responsable. >> precisamente le está mandando un meta mensaje araceli a. que no se hace. sí a su hija la supuesta hija michel no la ha reconocido. y muy diferente no señor, porque ahorita para mantener entre los hijos de araceli arámbula. >> nosotros como nos regirse por las leyes que Ángel ni ella ni luis miguel ha dicho que no ha mostrado ningún papel, aparentemente ya está reconocida hombre han compartido y vivido hasta que él no lo diga nosotros no podemos dejar de decirle la supuesta hija. ahora seguimos con carolina cannsandoval dos c de las hermanas hispanic >> resta ser que la bronca viene luego que se cambia a la empresa en dónde tiene exclusivo vi exclusividad y realizó exigencias que venían desde el hecho de tener la novela que siempre sonó hace

no hay tanta relación con michelle. vamos a hacer realistas en esta cuestión.do esta gente tiene dinero. con o sin luis miguel. >>> dijeron que no era aracely arámbula que los había unido, si no que en esa misma fecha estaba por salir una demanda por parte de l mamá de michelle hacia lu eso miguel, reclamándole millones de dólares y por eso el señor comenzó a convivir. >>> perfecto, una cosa es convivir y otra cosa pasarle la mesada y por qué sale silva a decir eso. porque con todo loue e tiene que ver con la pasada vida de luis miguel, y siendo el padre de michelle ¿que opina usted que a luis miguel no le guarda dinero?. >>> estoy preocupada contigo pri ti ya 2 veces en el programa has dicho. los reporteros le preguntan, es que cuando le preguntaron. el cuento sno es ese. el cuento es que la cartera que usa la señorita, cuesta lo que tú y yos nos ganamos aquí. y los zapatos que se pone, no se compra con lo que le da el gobierno. >>> no tienes que proec preocuparte por mí. yo soy periodista, cuando hay un tema que está sobre el tapete se pregunta. . >>> señores

araceli obviamente es muy por su cuenta y michell tiene mÁs aÑos que los niÑos y el caso de michell espoco diferente. no hay demanda. dÉjenme contestar el teléfono que me trae loca. >> quiÉn la estarÍa llamando? >> quizÁ alejandra o michell que le dirÍa no digas nada. >> la que anda de capa caÍda es la cantante cristina aguilera, vieron en el superbowl metiÓ la pata al cantar el himno nacional estadounidense, ella dijo que se debiÓ a que estaba muy emocionada y el hecho de estar ante cientas personas por televisiÓn tambiÉn.

>> it's michelle bombshell. >> reporter: for all the bad press, the reported tattooed other woman, you might expect michelle mcgee in particular would be in hiding right about now. >> infamy in this industry is short-lived, you're forgotten by the next scandal. you might as well capitalize off it. >> reporter: these days, she is definitely not hiding. it's interesting, the way you describe it. i think most people would say having a tattoo of a swas stick ka and breaking up sandra bullock's marriage would not be a great path towards fame -- >> right. >> reporter: -- riches, anything but being disliked. >> uh-huh, i have been viewed as the villain, breaking up, you know, america's sweetheart's marriage, it's really tough. >> reporter: it's a lot tougher for sandra bullock. >> she ducked out. she did the smart thing. >> reporter: michelle mcgee has parl laid her 15 minutes of infamy with a career. even a reality show deal. how profitable is it? >> it's very profitable. >> reporter: really? so you're making more money now? >> by far. >> reporter: she didn't do it alone. she is just one in

. >> nos sentamos cara a cara esta tarde con la primera dama michel obama al cumplirse el primer aniversarioe su campaña nacional en contra de la obesidad infantil. >> (♪). >> este es su noticiero univisión con jorge ramos y desde la capital de la nación, maría elena salinas. >> muy de cerca reaccionan a la negativa del dictador hosni mubarak de renunciar donde hablamos con la primera dama michel obama sobre la obesidad y lo que considera un asunto de seguridad nacional tendremos esto en solo minutos pero antes vamos a nuestros estudios con jorge ramos y una entrevista exclusiva adelante. >> gracias comenzamos el noticiero con una entrevista en exclusiva con el gobernador del estado de méxico enrique peña nieto. >> lo inusual de esta entrevista que nos dio un documento médico con el que trata aclarar las verdaderas causas de la muerte de su primera esposa en enero de 2007 pero antes le pregunté a peña nieto sobre sus aspiraciones presidenciales. >> otros posibles candidatos nos han dicho abiertamente que quieren ser presidente de méxico quiere ser presidente de méxico?. >> para todo político

michelle, good evening. >> reporter: hi there, brian. prosecutors say this is the tip of the iceberg, they claim silvio berlusconi whose wife left him in 2009 has been hosting these wild parties at his villa with showgirls and prostitutes. and now he's charged with having sex with an underaged girl and corruption. and a judge says he's going to trial for it. silvio berlusconi has led italy for nearly 20 years. the billionaire media mogul with the smile so many have idolized. but today in the scandal weary country, that became nearly impossible to do. the 74-year-old indicted for allegedly paying a then 17-year-old belly dancer for sex and trying to cover it up. a judge ordered he be fast tracked to trial before a three judge panel, all of them coincidentally female. >> i think he will fight tooth and nail, i mean, because he has everything to lose from this. >> reporter: thousands of italians, mostly women, have been in the streets demanding he step down, yelling that berlusconi has turned italy into a brothel. that's the same word one y

oh baa -- michelle obama announced that the president has quit smoking. he says it has been -- she says it has been a personal challenge but he has not smoked for a yore and she is very proud of him. >> a small college town is making plans to formerly honor its hometown super bowl hero. city leaders are planning an aaron rogers day. the day depends on when the mvp can make it back. celebration will include a big parade to honor the super bowl victory. the celebration is about to get under way. it will take place at lambeau field. crews and fan volunteers spent yesterday cleaning up the field. all 50,000 seats it cost $5 each are sold out. some are being sold on line for $140. >>> coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 the power of digital media and internet could help nab a mugger. this was taken shows a woman trying to fight off a mugger. the thief got away with her wallet. find out what police will do with this video. thanks for watching. have a great day.

michele, hi. gina. charlene harrison. all right. when you are ready, make them dance.ht, doubled the -- double beat. this style of dance once again coming to us from the north. the ojibwa, lakota, dancing throughout indian countries. again, one of our most competitive styles of dance. ♪ alright, one more time, give it out -- up for our jingle time dancers. [applause] coming into the arena, our women's fancy shawl dancers. make your way into the arena. when you are ready, make them dance. all right, one more time. good singing, dancing. all right. [applause] how are we looking over there, robert? good? all right, calling out our double bustle fancy dancer, mr. edgar santiago. all right. [applause] edgar, are you tired from last night? all right. when you are ready. make them dance. ♪ all right. [applause] thank you, mr. edgar santiago. [applause] all right, calling all our dancers into the arena one more time. a round dance. dancers, come on out. how about another hand for our dancers, singers? all right. rocket, city hall. here we go. all right, when you are ready, mak

>> i don't have a problem with reporting on michelle botwin and -- michele bock men and look at this nincompoop. this visit they are questioning heard to say slavery ending with the constitution anybody ever mentioned the civil war? but to show it as if it weren't the equivalent of the act of state without context for criticism would be irresponsible. the book is called "kabuki democracy" and i have been told i am being unfair but it implies the theatrical enactment of democracy. soledad from afar people go through the motions of having a democracy but the actual democracy has been hollowed out and primarily money. >> for the most important comment, i am interested in the mystification and language and went to the glenn beck rally they probably hired consultants the way newt gingrich ast with anti-colonial he does not say anti-eight is ask a question like it is very sophisticated and the progressives are not so good at that. i it is want to throw that out there is a problem using the term global warming and after the snowstorm tomorrow they will say he is wrong because it snowed but

when we come back, first lady michelle obama's news today about her husband. specifically, something she says he no longer does. >>> and later, a woman to really look up to, blazing a trail in the sky and doing good works at home. >>> first lady michelle obama is marking the first anniversary of her drive to get america's kids to eat healthy and exercise. she'll appear exclusively with matt lauer tomorrow morning on "today." and on this day there was a surprise revelation about one of the president's health habits. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd with us tonight with more on this. >> reporter: the topic of the president's smoking has always made the white house uncomfortable, and the president himself squirm a bit uncomfortably. it's been a nagging question since his election. >> have you stopped smoking? >> how many cigarettes a day do you smoke alone or in the presence of other people? >> and i know some people think it's a trivial issue, but it really isn't at all. >> reporter: and neither the president nor his staff have enjoyed answering th

bachman and what he saw as a lack -- michelle bachmann and what he saw as a lack of intellect there. >> this is interesting. the conservative movement began in the 1950s. and the late 1940s, as a distinctly intellectual movement. made up of highly intelligent scholars, highly intelligent business people, and highly intelligent ordinary citizens who believe in anti-communism and believed in free markets and traditional values, more or less. as -- and throughout the 1970s and 1980s, it was pretty distinctly an intellectual movement but, by the late 1980s, and the 1990s, and certainly, today, it is the most popular movement in america. and, of course, you are going to have popularizes that speak to the ordinary american people and i don't think you want me speak for the american people, if some board of conservatives was in charge of the conservative movement, the last person they would want out there is tyrrell, however, the -- sarah palin and michelle bachmann, they might want out there and doesn't matter if they want them or not, the american people, some american people, wants them

reaccionan a la negativa del dictador hosni mubarak de renunciar donde hablamos con la primera dama michelama sobre la obesidad y lo que considera un asunto de seguridad nacional tendremos esto en solo minutos pero antes vamos a nuestros estudios con jorge ramos y una entrevista exclusiva adelante. >> gracias comenzamos el noticiero con una entrevista en exclusiva con el gobernador del estado de méxico enrique peña nieto. >> lo inusual de esta entrevista que nos dio un documento médico con el que trata aclarar las verdaderas causas de la muerte de su primera esposa en enero de 2007 pero antes le pregunté a peña nieto sobre sus aspiraciones presidenciales. >> otros posibles candidatos nos

thanks for that, michelle yamamoto there. >>> leading u.s. media form news corporation has launched a digital newspaper exclusively for apple's ipad. >> i'm pleased to welcome you to the launch of the daily, a national news publication for the ipad that we have created from scratch. >> corporation ceo rupert murdoch announced the launch of the ipad-only newspaper "the daily" in new york on wednesday. he said it will be able to show many photos and movies due to the ipad platform. the digital newspaper will cost 99 cents a week or just under $40 a year. murdoch stressed that the innovative ideas will go into the design of the daily. he hopes the low price will attract young people who are not interested in reading conventional newspapers or watching tv news. >>> the european union is moving to diversify its sources of rare earth minerals. the move comes as china continues to restrict exports of minerals which are needed to make high tech products. on wednesday, eu industry commissioner antonio tadiani said the bloc needs to secure stable and a

the first lady michelle obama says her husband has quit smoking and has not picked up a cigarette for nearly a year. she's proud of him. president has struggled with nicotine addiction. he knowledged in 2009 he still sneaks an occasional puff.

brian. >> michelle kosinski in tel aviv. thanks. >>> it's been said what's happening here in egypt started with the uprising in tunisia. people have used phrases like "prairie fire" to guess about how it might spread. tunisia was a modern day first in the arab world but it may not be the last, as our own veteran middle eastern correspondent martin fletcher reports for us tonight. >> reporter: the slogan today egypt, tomorrow yemen. yemen's president has been in power 32 years, even longer than egypt's mubarak. will a full-scale revolt erupt here too? many countries share egypt's problems. young populations, poverty, unemployment, suppression of human rights. to egypt's west look at algeria, worried about rioting islamic power, the government introduced a state of emergency, 19 years ago. the call is for freedom. so, following the revolts in tunisia and egypt, are other regimes in real danger? >> the conditions in egypt that caused this to come about do exist widely across the region. that's a big concern. >> reporter: jordan

what michelle is doing is great. though i have not compared membership lists, i would venture to guess that every member of the tea party is a member of the rsc. the tea party is the energy in politics now. data provided a great service to this country and highlighting the fiscal sinner -- they have provided a great service to this country in highlighting the fiscal seriousness in this country. i appreciate tremendously what they are doing. they have made a difference. chris christie, bob mcdonnell, scott brown. they will continue to play a bigger role prepar. guest: how d.c. both caucuses working together? -- how do you see both caucuses working together? guest: michelle bachus has been to rsc meetings. she's talked about it. to be honest, it is not something i think about because it is to groups working for the same goal. guest: can i ask your views on the size and scope of government and what you think is the proper level? is there a way to quantify -- say you believe there should be some and there is too much sno

michelle williams, nicole kidman, annette bening and natalie portman.atue that heidi touches with her paw will be the winner. so, there's heidi. and as you can see, she is -- she does have crossed eyes. heidi's now, i guess that's her pen or whatever they call it. oh, oh. sniffing around the nominees, which is -- that's what i do when i meet them, too. perfectly normal. and, okay, so, oh, there's snitching, but again we're waiting for her to touch one with her paw. and she doesn't seem -- well, you can't rush a possum, you know, that's -- she's dragging this out longer than ryan seacrest. looks like she's going to lift a leg and pee -- oh, and she picked none of them. we'll come back to heidi in a little bit, then, i guess. when she gets near the statues, just break in, all right? by the way, after the academy awards, i hope you'll remain awake for our sixth annual "jimmy kimmel live" after the academy awards special. [ applause ] you haven't even seen it yet, but i appreciate it. tom hanks will be here. music from ceelo green and a big video project. i

hoy se cumple una año de la campaña lanzada por la primera davm mich dama michel obama para bajar lado una entrevista especial con la primera dama michel obama rea e relacionada con el primer nip ( ♪ música ) >>> las familias de 3 jóvenes, dos de ellos norteamericanos asesinado en en ciudad juárez esta semana, están busquen los responsables el padre de uno de ellos está en vivo en el pasos texas andrés buenas noches y gracias por estar con nosotros. antes que nada usted acaba de cree nmar a su hijo y se regres de 3árezimo3qué información le dado de lo que realmente ocurrió?. >>> es rea ente creo que tengo más información yo que las autoridades, la ap>>oridad en casos anteriores pues hemos visto que no hay ningún tipo de respuesta para ninguna persona, y rea ente pues no confío en ningún tipo de autoridad. que pueda brindar ningún ttipo e soporte ni ninguno ttipo de ayua para resolver este caso. ya que yo considero que la ap>>oridades es la misma que maneja y manipula todo este tipo de violencia en nuestra ciudad. >>> ha tenido la oportunidad de hablar con la familia de este to de vio

they must not, whoever emerges as either a focal point, as michelle said or some kind of committee. they must not forget who was pushing this. i think it's imperative also for the u.s. administration to understand that it's a good thing that there isn't this one person behind the protests because that says clearly that egyptian society is now stepping forward and wants to be this kind of robust democracy that represents all points of view. the neighborhood watch committees we've seen rise up or kind of form organically against these thugs who are out on the streets. that says to me that egyptians are there being civil, taking care of their own neighborhoods, saying we are ready to assume responsibility for our country. and finally the fact that we haven't had the police on the streets for so many days and yet it's been incredibly peaceful barring the thugs that the mubarak regime sent out. that is a good sign to me. it's good we don't have this one person driving it but many people who must be included. >> brown: michelle dunn, you've been looking at this possible reform movement or

y nr rchlt r-nos resultó tacaño luis miguel, lo que le pasa a michelle salas. era nsiderado uno de los cabecillas del cártel de juárez.el canciller de venezuela nicolás maduro aseguró que lo ocurrido en libia es un plan manipulado por estados unidospara invadir ese país rico en petróleo.y fuertes tormentas afectan los estados del medio oeste del país y causan graves accidentes. esto mientras en el este las instensas lluvias provocan retrasos en alguno0s aeropuertosespere más noticias en una hora por telefutura. 100% carne de res... y nada más... bueno, tal vez una cosita "¡buen provecho!" ♪ ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>> ahora nos vamos a méxico. con la mujer que hace que los famosos leuelten todo ¿que te reveló en esta oportunidad liliana lagos de su pasado con cuauthemoc blanco? bienvenida nmente. >>> un beso amigos de la tijera y el señor cuauthemoc blanco, nuestro ídolo del fútbol mexicano, gustara de patear pelotas ajenas. avi r vivíana lagos le hicimos una pregunta trascendental. y ella dijo, liliana dijo ¿como lago? vamos a ver. >>> liliana lagos que tuvo un tórri

michel, could you come up real quick? [applause] his work every year really changes people's hearts and minds. if you could just speak for a few minutes about the festival and the success you faced this year. here is the award for this year's fair of heritage month. thank you. [applause] -- this year's arab heritage month. thank you. [applause] >> find the executive director of the arab festival. -- i'm the executive director. will i accept this proclamation on behalf of the arab-american community in sentences go with deep gratitude and affection -- the arab-american community in san francisco with deep gratitude and affection. allow me to thank our mayor, gavin newsom, for establishing arab heritage month, which will always be proudly remembered by our community and future generations. [applause] our thanks and appreciation also goes to mike farrah, a community member, leader, and representatives who worked diligently to make this a reality for our community. lastly shadi elkarra, who tirelessly put the details for this

mÁs adelante tendremos la segunda parte de la entrevista a la primera dama, michelle obama. a pensar en el san valentÍn. quÉ tan cercanos estamos a la gente? >> nunca es suficiente para estar con ellos. vamos a ver los consejos del motivador julio. >> este no es un fin de semana mÁs. es el gran fin de semana del amor. para celebrar el amor en pareja, especialmente. por eso tenemos tres preguntas para las parejas para que la relaciÓn defintivamente sea de amor. la primer pregunta que nos vamos a hacer antes del fin de semana es quÉ pienso de la otra persona? por quÉ? porque no es lo que es la otra persona y lo que me molesta sino quÉ pienso de ella. quÉ es lo que me molesta! y eso voy a respirar profundo y lo voy a liberar hoy para que sea el fin de semana de amor y la segunda pregunta es: estoy enfocado en recibir? este fin de semana seremos nosotros los que daremos aquello que estÁbamos pidiendo. y la tercer pregunta y muy sana es: le doy espacio a mi pareja? y no se trata de espacio fÍsico sino de tiempo. que se convierta en una verdadera relaciÓn amorosa. hoy es un nuevo

to examine that, we're joined by michele dunne, a former specialist on middle east affairs at the state department and on the national security council staff. she is now senior associate at the carnegie endowment for international peace and editor of the online journal, "the arab reform bulletin." marc lynch, director of the middle east studies program at george washington university. he also writes a blog about the middle east for foreignpolicy.com. and hisham melhem, washington bureau chief for al arabiya tv, an arab language satellite news channel. thank you all for being here. there's so many questions at this stage. as we watch events unfold in egypt. let me start with you, hisham what contacts do we know are there going on right now between washington and cairo? >> there are contacts on the highest levels, particularly with the new deputy of pew barack and with the military. i would like to listen the conversations between robert gates and the minister. >> woodruff: the defense secretary. >> exactly, yeah. souliman and the others are very well-known to policymakers hear in washing

beginning now i think itological has to begin with president mubarak stepping down. >> woodruff: michele dunn what is your understanding of the message president obama is second privately and publicly to president mubarak and the people and him. >> i think president obama was very skillful, actually, in the statement he made today to talk about a meaningful transition, and what i think is going on, hisham mentioned this wisemen committee, that is meeting with vice president souliman. they are trying to broker a compromise between the sort of coalition groups behind the demonstrations and sulimanned. and what this would involve would be mubarak giving up his duties, becoming a ceremonial president, handing over his real powers to the vice president. and remaining as a ceremonial president for the remainder of his term which is until september. now the question is, is this acceptable to the opposition. because this is not actually the opposition negotiating with suliman, this is this sort of civil society committee that is trying to broker between the two sides. >> woodruff: so who are the

uu., michelle obama y vamos a habar de amigo-amiga con una extraordinaria persona y una actriz que ustedess a comenzar con el tema de esta ola anti-indocumentado. usted sabe que es parte de nuestra misiÓn en telemundo de mantenerlos informados con los temas mÁs importantes para nuestra comunidad. carlos botifoll con un repaso de lo que hemos vivido esta semana a nivel nacional. carlos, adelante. >>josÉ, acabamos e regresar del estado de washington, histÓricamente un lugar muy amistoso, con los inmigrantes, pero ahora hay varias propuestas para eliminar programas de asistencia, programas de cupones de alimentos y de salud. por otra parte, tambiÉn, se propone negarle las licencias de conducir a los inmigrantes indocumentados. washington es sÓlo uno de tres estados que lo permite, otro de esos nuevo mÉxico. ahÍ la nueva gobernadora republicana, susana martÍnez, tambiÉn pretende quitarle las licencias a los indocumentados. en georgia, missisipi y tennesse se promueven proyectos de ley muy similares a la sb 1070 de arizona. hablando de arizona, ahÍ, al igual que en 14 otros estados, se promueve

. >>> michelle obama hit the road today to mark the first anniversary of her let's move campaign to reduce childhood obesity. >> but not before making intriguing comments about her husband's gray hair and smoking habits. >> reporter: to celebrate the first anniversary of her let's move campaign, first lady michelle obama served up blueberries to some second graders in atlanta. >> when you eat the right kind of fruits and vegetables every day, it helps you pay attention in class. it helps you think better. >> reporter: then toured their vegetable garden out back. on the "today" show, she talked about reducing childhood obesity by changing things like school menus. >> you'll see the quality improved. it was her comment still on personal life at the white house that grabbed headlines like her husband's smoking habit, which she says he kicked a year ago. >> once he made the commitment to quit, i left him alone. >> reporter: she denied the president has turned to dye to hide gray hair. >> i think if he would have known he would be president, he would have started dyeing his hair ten years ago.

. >>> still ahead, first lady michelle obama reveals something the president has not done. >>> also, the breakdown on bullying. details of a new study which questions what students are likely to pick on their peers. >>> junk food. now researchers say it could seriously affect a child's mind. >>> and the common procedure that some women may not need to have. >>> and plenty of sunshine and temperatures cooling about 20 to 30 degree frs ts e s those record highs right now, 61 in san jose, 60 in san mateo and 60 in san francisco. it's going to be cold tonight in the south and also the east bay. temperatures in the 30s. we'll also be talking about rain. that's in minutes. >>> the study finds that many women with early stage breast cancer do not have to undergo a painful procedure. surgeons have removed limpb nodes from patients to keep the cancer from spreading, but research finds this holds no advantage at all. the study claims that chemotherapy and radiation would wipe it out. >>> a new study finds that young kids who eat fatty foods appear to have lower iqs later in life. kids who ate

when alexis says michele confronted him about it, martin told michele, she should do some improving ofe blue. and my mom had never talked about that before or anything. >> reporter: april 3rd, 2007, just two weeks after alexis says her father first suggested it, michele undergoes a full face-lift. alexis says martin insisted the surgeon provide powerful pain pills and sedatives, almost never given to recover from this type of procedure. and the surgeon agreed? >> he knew my father was a physician. he knew how to dose different medications. >> reporter: alexis came home to care for her mother. but one morning, she says michele dropped a bombshell. >> she started to cry. she said, if anything happens to me, make sure it wasn't your dad. and i said, mom. what do you mean? what are you saying? she said, make sure if anything happens to me, it wasn't your dad. >> just two days after that conversation, michele macneill was dead, after being found unconscious in her bathtub. martin macneill called 911 and told police he believes michele fell into the bathroom and drowned while preparing a bat

. >> sarah palin, michele bachmann and rush limbaugh all criticized michelle obama's antiobesity campaign as a nanny state run amuck. you say they are all wrong and in fact we should be thanking the first lady. >> i didn't say they are all wrong let's be clear because it sounds like i'm in a war with sarah palin and michele bachmann and rush limbaugh. michelle obama has proposed that we recognize that we have a serious obesity crisis which we do. 75% of the military eligible kids can't call qualify for the physical because they are overweight or obese. this is no longer a health issue an economic issue, it is becoming an issue of national security. >> less than two minutes less. >> chris: two issues that you face if you get back into the process. all the got yous that you say you dread. if you do run for president. conservative fiscal groups said you you were a big tax and spender as governor of arkansas. taxes went up a net of $500 million during your years as governor including an increase in the sales tax. increase in the cigarette tax and a 3% income tax surcharge. >> the surcharge i

first lady michelle obama sits down for her first ever live morning show interview.ademy award winning actorç geoffrey rush talks about his oscar-nominated role in "the king's speech." >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

it is a wonderful program that michelle eloquently explained, a small, home-like environment with caring, nurturing teachers. it is really wonderful. we hope that with the expansion, more children will be able to experience stretch. thank you. president thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is meghan asher -- escher. i have a son in the program and a doctor who will start in the fall. i have been -- and a daughter who will start in the fall. i have been blown away by the sense of community within the classroom and the work the team does. it is such a great example for our child to see people set the example, and she teaches he has a boys, how he can participate in the community, how he can make a difference. he just started to read, write, and spell. the first word he learned to spell was friendship. i think that is a testament to his teachers and his community at school. we are proud to be a part of the school. i implore you to improve the community with stretch of the imagination. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> my name is cordelia brown. i am a teacher at stretch of the ima

disaster on top of the flooding they have had this in the queensland district, as correspondent michelle tapper reports for us tonight. >> reporter: brian, well, it's been a frightening night here. we prepared for the biggest cyclone ever to hit the australian coast. it arrived around 10:00 last night and it was truly frightening, the sound of it. it sounded like a freight train coming through your room. there are several evacuation centers through town. most of them lost power from around 9:00 last night and i'm told a woman is currently in labor about to give birth in one of them. now, dawn is breaking here this morning. the cyclone has been downgraded. still lots of debris on the roads, lots of trees, lots of rubbish, pieces of metal. people are being warned to stay indoors until police give the okay. but at this point it does appear that we have been spared the worst of this truly terrifying category 5 cyclone. >> michelle, thanks. a correspondent for our affiliated network channel 7 in australia. >>> quickly we want to update another major story we've been following for weeks here,

coming up, first lady michelle obama and a sense of style. the white house makes an impression, whether she wants to or not, by what she wears. first first lady martha washington was known for her home spun look. but dolly madison was the first first lady to embrace high style, copying francis josephine bonaparte's plunging neck line. grace coolidge was a trend setter in the 1920s. she made the color red popular when she posed for her official white house portrait in a long crimson dress. another popular color, pink. mamie eisenhower wore pink so often that the textile color institute issued a shade called first lady pink. jacqueline kennedy, the first first lady to appear on color television, making her one of the most influential style icons in the white house. betty ford and rosalind carter embraced political issues and down played their wardrobe. in the 1980s, nancy reagan made red the symbolic color of her husband's administration. hillary clinton opted more for business attire. and first lady michelle obama made a fashion statement from

let's take one last look at michelle and let's bring out the new michelle!, but you can take your ambush thing off. she's over here. >> whoa! that's fantastic! >> thank you so much! >> oh, my, you look gorgeous. >> is there something you want to tell us about bill? anything you want to confess on national television? >> she's only been married a year. >> our plan was just to come here this morning with our banner and be on the "today" show. >> your husband is watching it all. what did you do? >> she was hiding behind her hair. we gave her this great haircut with the swept bang which i find this great hair cut. i always find incredibly sexy. incredibly appropriate for valentine's day. >> so does bill. >> i saw the hair color, just make it more romantic. >> that dress is adorable. >> sorry, bill, this dress is for dave for valentine's day. this is taylor available at macy's look how great the skirt is. >> beautiful. >> i wear a lot of the tailored dresses, they're fantastic and fairly priced. >> come out and join us. >> come on out, everybody. happy valentine'

michelle alexander calling it the new jim crow. between the 1960's and 1970's, the prison population across the country doubled. in the 1970's and 1980's, it tripled. in california, and build no new prisons between the 1960's and 1970's, the height of political action. between the 1970's and 1980's, they build more prisons in california alone and in the past 100 years. one thing that has happened is the warehousing of black folks in these facilities. if you think about what slavery is, the parallels, it is not just a metaphor when you talk about modern-day slavery. slavery denied black folks the ability to be mobile. you were trapped on one location, in a plantation. it broke up our families. it subjected us to daly wants and violence. anything can happen to you -- an example to you for somebody else. it exploded us for our free labor. all of those things happen in prison today. the u.s. has 5% of the world's population and over 25% of the world's prison population. that is a big part of the equation. i am not waiting for superman,

some believe that's a made-up condition, but michelle miller reports there's new evidence it's very real and medications... >> reporter: four times a day for the last 16 years, maria brant has taken an assortment of supplements and medications to combat the symptoms of exhaustion, lack of concentration, and muscle aches... >> very bad muscle pain. >> reporter: ...she has chronic fatigue syndrome, a disease often dismissed and misunderstood by some medical professionals, even one of her own doctors. did he literally tell you it's all in your head? >> oh, yes. well, he said, "lots of women are tired." >> reporter: today, for brant and as many as 4 million americans afflicted with c.f.s., science offers tangible proof they have a disease. >> this study says there is a physical root cause or effect to this disease, it's not imagined. >> reporter: researchers examined the spinal fluid of c.f.h. patients, healthy people, and patients afflicted with a similar disorder, lyme disease. they found over 700 proteins or indicators of disease unique to c.f.s. patients alone. dr. nancy climas can final