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another warm day here in midtown manhattan. al promises not as bad as the rest of the week, that's good news for the people you are looking at right now who have gathered here since the wee hours of the morning. thanks to them. >>> i'm matt lauer, along with ann curry who is in while meredith's on vacation. mr. roker, the birthday man, is here as well. >> that was good cake. >>> coming up in this half-hour, a difficult story. a woman walking along a country road in georgia, a single mom, kristi cornwell, was talking on a cell phone to her boyfriend when he heard her scream "don't take me." then the phone went dead. that was over a week ago. kristi has not been seen since. now her boyfriend is speaking out for the first time. we'll hear from him just ahead. >>> also coming up, health concerns that are not just for teens anymore. we're talking about stds, anorexia, binge drinking. you may think of that as concerns for college kids, but think again. we'll have advice for staying healthy and signs not to ignore. >> that's really co

. >> reporter: the tour kicked off in midtown manhattan. >> you're going to see picnic tables out therenewspapers and check out the great white way. ♪ down the street >> reporter: we weren't more than a few blocks before i hate bump in the road. >> that's an important question and a question that deserves an answer. because -- >> lester holt -- >> you're doing a tour of manhattan, the great white way is key. i have no idea. stumped already. of all place, times square. >> why's it called the big apple? >> reporter: i live here and i don't know. >> the big apple came from a gambling train many years ago. >> reporter: let's try this again. and this is where the new york knicks play, the new york rangers' hockey team and, of course, a lot of big concerts here. >> reporter: once i got the hang of it, i was in the groove. ♪ anybody want to get off at the empire state building? we're entering the flat iron neighborhood. >> reporter: from tribeca. >> stands for triangle below canal. >> reporter: to city hall. >> we got the federal building on your right. >> having a good time with lester. >> if

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the teterboro airport, three people colliding with a tourist helicopter that operates out of midtown manhattan. five tourists from italy on board, along with the pilot, vul nine have since died. we heard from the mayor of new york, just about an hour ago talking about this being now a recovery mission, no longer a rescue mission. now emergency crews there in the hudson river are trying to recover the wreckage and more bodies. already two bodies have been recovered. we wanted to reach out to a private pilot in the area who is used to flying in that very busy air space. his name is daniel rose on the line with us now. we heard the mayor say acknowledged, yes, this is a dangerous airport, airstrip area, traffic area, but he says most of the pilots in this area are very experienced, knowledgeable of that give me an idea of what it was like for you flying there. >> it absolutely is a very congested area, but if everybody does what they're supposed to do, it can navigated safely. there's no air traffic control over that area. there's no radar control, so everybody, each pilot is responsible for anno

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we have a beautiful, sunny day here in midtown manhattan, and we also have an enormous crowd gathered on the plaza. we're looking forward to talking to some of them. wow. wow. those are pipes, man. testing, one, two, three. ouch. i'm matt lauer, along with meredith vieira and al roker. >>> coming up in this half hour, so much talk since the death of michael jackson about what drugs he may or may not have been taking. one drug has come up repeatedly, that is propofol, a drug he allegedly -- we have to stress that -- used to sleep. well, what is that drug? this morning we'll actually go into an operating room. dr. nancy snyderman is at the hospital for special surgery on the upper east side here of manhattan. nancy, a patient is about to have a procedure done and they're going to use propofol. is that right? >> that's right, matt. this is dr. thomas quinn. i'm at the hospital for special surgery. this woman is scheduled to have her right shoulder operated on. she's allowed us to come in this morning to just demonstrate, show what it is like with responsible people using powerful anesthe

mayor, the concern in effect from other terrorists -- as i talk to you from the midtown manhattan, aconcept for us. i want you to understand the dynamics of how small we are. we have one red light in town. we have 1400 people. we are in every sense of the word small. you know, this is something that we're going to talk with the folks from washington today on. we're going to have to educate our people. nineteen years ago when this prison came in, we had a split community. people were worried about the community changing the dynamics of who is going to live here, crime rate going up, things of that nature. all of those things i know we're going to be talking about with folks in the community. to answer your question, is standish going to be a place for terrorists to attack? i can't answer that right now? >> very quickly, you get the last word representative moore, can you answer that? what is the variability or increased risk of accepting a prison like this. >> i don't buy into that theory that all of a sudden we move the guantanamo inmates there, that will be the number one target. we

art hogan joins us now from midtown manhattan and he is jeffrey's -- i'm sorry you will miss a piece of mark's tomato. economic data still coming in the next hour. >> it is interesting. the cpi came spot in line with expectations. we would like to see signs of inflation. we haven't seen that yet. remember it is still early in the cycle for that. if we work our way to the fall and don't start seeing a modicum of inflation, that's will be bother some. the other piece of the puzzle here, between can't celebrate the industrial production numbers that are bouncing off the low of the cycle which was last month. remember, this is moving in the rate direction. up to 68.5 capacity. we need to be in the 70s before we can say we are out of the woods here. i don't think we are going to celebrate the economic data so far today. a lot more coming out and certainly picked it because there has been more good news than bad news and market proved that out. >> so, art in terms of the next couple of weeks, right, someone wants to maybe -- going away on vacation. you just want to jump in and put a little

that's good news for all the people lining the plaza here in midtown manhattan. we'll go outside to say hi to those people in just a little while. meanwhi meanwhile, inside the studio, i'm matt lauer alongside meredith vieira. coming up in this half hour, how should i describe this? case out of wisconsin that is bizarre. >> to say the least. three women are accused of exacting a painful revenge on a bheet wheating husband who was having relationships with all of them. one of the women involved was that man's own wife. what are they accused of doing with krazy glue? we'll tell you in just a moment. >> also she's gone from lavish trips and multimillion dollar homes and subway rides, now having to explain any spending over $100. how life has changed dramatically for ruth madoff since her husband has gone to prison for running the largest ponzi scheme in u.s. history. plus dr. nancy synderman will be here. she'll explain why the use of antidepressants in this country revenge in wisconsin. them? in northeast wisconsin, a man they say was involved with each of them, in

joining us from midtown manhattan, dave rovelli. dave, what are you looking for today? china gives us encouragement, jobless claims, raise a specter of economic recovery that is near stabilization, not improvement. >> believe it or not, erin, i'm looking for an up day because volume is so anemic. volume is 50% levels at the same week last year. take the 90 days -- the last 90 days' moving average, we're trading at 60% levels of that. so it's when it's a dull market, i've learned one thing over the years you don't short a dull market. the day traders are going to keep the market up. >> and so just over the next -- is this just until september starts and congress is back talking about health carrigan and we get the latest labor report? is this the dog days of summer call or something more substantial? >> i'm turning bearish but i'm too scared to turn bearish yet. i'm probably going to turn bearish in september. the quaund tative easing is going to start coming to a halt. like you said, you have all the big players coming back into the market. we have the jobs number the f

joining us from midtown manhattan is brian kelly, president of conundrum research. thanks for joining us. so we know volume is going to be light. we know mark wants to go on vacation, everybody else does, too. there's got to be a way to make money in this environment. >> yeah, and i would say, you know, i don't know if everybody is asleep at the switch necessarily. in this day and age of the blackberry, i don't think there's in people out there not watching the market now. but i would take this opportunity to try to lighten up on any profits. maybe even get short this market. i'm a little surprised that the market hasn't responded better to the economic news over the next two days. >> yeah. so what do you think is going to happen next here? how do you think we're going to finish out the week? >> if i had to bet, which i do since that's what i do for a living. >> yeah, what is your bet? >> my bet is lower. i think we head lower. i'm going to be watching boeing today, not that boeing is the leader of the bellwether of the market but it seems to be the only thing holdi

money and called kind of blew he revolutionize the way jazz was played he was standing at with midtown manhattanith some it was happening and came over and bashed him on the head with a billy club and it took five stitches then they car did him away to jail, miles davis for creating a disturbance broke "the new york times" story was about this long and took the police planted year and the point* that i make it introduces i had a chapter about my ails davis it introduces the chapter on race relations and it shows year was really one of the most famous people in the american arts at the top of his game, rich and famous movie star coming in to see him but yet to not in the deep south the right outside the club he was playing in manhattan but to a couple of cops he was another uppity black eye or of the negro. >> host: miami beach good morning. >> caller: what i want to explain is the fact, i know where i am coming from. in late 59 and early 60s or the latter part of 69 with miami, miami beach, at the jewish were prospering the blacks had no problem but it was the southern white mail that interfered

before coming to the senate, represented a congressional district that was right across from midtown manhattan. on that fateful day, september 11, came to a very hard way of understanding that in a post- september 11 world, having multiple modes of transportation is critical for national security. on that particular day, when the train stopped, when the bridges were closed, when the tunnel for closed, having another form of transportation, in that case was faeries, bringing people out of downtown manhattan to get treatment in new jersey. while that is different than the type of transit we're talking about now, it highlighted the importance of a post-september 11 world where multiple modes of transportation, in addition to getting to a place for job and economic opportunity, in addition to improving the quality of life we have as far as sitting in traffic less time and having more quality time with families. in addition to prove -- in addition to improving the air we breathe where respiratory ailments are still too high in this country, in addition to environmental issues, and the addition to p

. >> if you and i walked outside and interviewed the first 100 people we met in midtown manhattan, andle out of the 100 could do it, what do you think? >> yeah, i think what is being supported -- >> people are just choosing sides, right. mindlessly choosing sides. >> yeah, that's it. and supposedly, we should have government, so the people could say at the election, as they did say, we would like to have some kind of universal health care program. i don't want my health insurance taken away because of a preexisting condition. you guys are representatives, and you guys take care of the details. ex then afterwards, you have what is going on, the so-called debate, where one or two details are picked out, and hysteria is built-up over them. >> yeah, and distorted. >> yeah, and it's not like the way a bill becomes a law is that when it comes to a vote you look at the public opinion polls and see where it is, and that's how the bill is enacted. no, the house and the senate vote on the bill. not the public. >> it seems to me, and this is distracting, but it has happened for 25 years now, pete

his game, rich and famous, movie stars coming to see him, yet not in the deep south, but in midtown manhattan, outside the club was playing, to a couple of cops he was just another uppity black guy, and uppity negro. host: doc from miami on the line. caller: mr. kaplan, i know where i am coming from, so be nice. in the late 1959 and early 1960's or the latter part 1969 of 1959, jews and blacks were prospering, but the southern white male interfered and went with the eisenhower mentality, which was basically a military type mentality it. host: your question? caller: you mentioned 1959, but in 1957, leading into 1959. what i'm saying is you are on target, but why would there be a problem with race relations between the jews and blacks during that era? guest: there wasn't. a lot of martin luther king's top advisers, especially legal advisers, or jewish. there was a natural alliance between northern and and southern blacks -- between northern jews and southern blacks. many of them came to an unite with blacks on the freedom rides. at that time, i am not suggesting that was a problem. 8 maybe you

eric shawn has been up for a while now and tell us all about it he is here in the studio in midtown manhattanent today gifings out fines, $130 if you are caught driving while talking on a cell phone at the same time. this started at midnight last night. they did this in march. they gave out about 8,000 tickets. usually give out 500 a day. they say it is so dangerous, have you probably driven while you have talked on the cell phone i will do it for just a second. i will pay attention to the road. we saw that graphic psa that commercial to show what can happen. you know, they say one study found the increase in accidents by talking on the cell phone 300%. the university of utah found if you text even dial a number, you take your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds. think about that you are going 55 miles per hour, that's the length of a football field. statistics are grim and real. it is a danger. let's take a look exactly after the toll of having a cell phone while you drive has caused around our country. 2600 deaths from driving while on a cell phone. 12,000 serious injuries. 636,000 crashes a

. >> all those women from new jersey are having a good time in midtown manhattan, from ben and jerry, guy and has a bunch of neat flavors and we have it global contest to promote the new flavor. >> clayton: at the end of the segment, stand by, because we have the finalist, the u.s. finalist, we'll announce that finalist, to the large competition you held. >> here on fox! >> and these are three actual reject from the contest. >> and what was it you came up with. >> from their suggestions, though, in person for some of them. >> and he has had a lot of rejects on his own, he doesn't need to the people for his own research. >> clayton: one of the rejects. >> what is that. >> this is tuzo surprise and tuzo and coffee and pie crust... >> how that is a reject. >> flavors of licorice and ouzo is a greek booze. >> anise flavored. >> mike those that! >> all right, pretty good. >> hand me a spoon, stat! >> ouzo surprise and he rejected this one. by the way and it is actually delicious. >> and this one is even better. you know... >> i don't mind. >> what is next on the list here. >> coconut almon

his game, rich and famous, movie stars coming to see him, yet not in the deep south, but in midtown manhattan, outside the club was playing, to a couple of cops he was just another uppity black guy, and uppity negro. host: doc from miami on the line. caller: mr. kaplan, i know where i am coming from, so be nice. in the late 1959 and early 1960's or the latter part 1969 of 1959, jews and blacks were prospering, but the southern white male interfered and went with the eisenhower mentality, which was basically a military type mentality it. host: your question? caller: you mentioned 1959, but in 1957, leading into 1959. what i'm saying is you are on target, but why would there be a problem with race relations between the jews and blacks during that era? guest: there wasn't. a lot of martin luther king's top advisers, especially legal advisers, or jewish. there was a natural alliance between northern and and southern blacks -- between northern jews and southern blacks. many of them came to an unite with blacks on the freedom rides. at that time, i am not suggesting that was a problem. 8 maybe you

before coming to the senate, represented a congressional district that was right across from midtown manhattan. on that fateful day, september 11, came to a very hard way of understanding that in a post- september 11 world, having multiple modes of transportation is critical for national security. on that particular day, when the train stopped, when the bridges were closed, when the tunnel for closed, having another form of transportation, in that case was faeries, bringing people out of downtown manhattan to get treatment in new jersey. while that is different than the type of transit we're talking about now, it highlighted the importance of a post-september 11 world where multiple modes of transportation, in addition to getting to a place for job and economic opportunity, in addition to improving the quality of life we have as far as sitting in traffic less time and having more quality time with families. in addition to prove -- in addition to improving the air we breathe where respiratory ailments are still too high in this country, in addition to environmental issues, and the addition to p

before coming to the senate, represented a congressional district that was right across from midtown manhattanon that fateful day, september 11, came to a very hard way of understanding that in a post- september 11orld, having multiple modes of transportation is critical for national security. on that particular day, when the train stopped, when the bridges were closed, when the tunnel for closed, having another form of transportation, in that case was faeries, bringing people out of downtown manhattan to get treatment in new jersey. while that is different than the type of transit we're talking about now, it highlighted the importance of a post-september 11 world where multiple modes of transportation, in addition to getting to a place for job and economic opportunity, in addition to improving the quality of life we have as far as sitting in traffic less time and having more quality time with families. in addition to prove -- in addition to improving the air we breathe where respiratory ailments are still too high in this country, in addition to environmental issues, and the addition to plann

these are pictures from i-reporter from new york last night as a strong storm moved through midtown manhattanding with the top lid is the bloomburg building. that same storm is believed to be responsible for all the downed trees in central park. these pictures from i-reporter christopher matsko who went for a morning run in the park and was shocked to see all the limbs scattered around the park and up rooted trees. he said it looks more like a war zone than a city park. large trees were down and limbs were snapped on east and west sides of central park. in six years of running he's never seen any natural destruction like this. >>> thanks to both reporters, i-reporters, for those great reports. you have pictures or video of breaking news or cool stories from where you are, go to jooi report.com. >>> massachusetts congressman barney frank doesn't pull any punches with his constituents. hundreds showed up for a forum that covered much more than health care reform. people wants to talk the cost of the wars, the federal budget, and income tax. the tone was often less than respectful. >> why do you

his game, rich and famous, movie stars coming to see him, yet not in the deep south, but in midtown manhattan, outside the club was playing, to a couple of cops he was just another uppity black guy, and uppity negro. host: doc from miami on the line. caller: mr. kaplan, i know where i am coming from, so be nice. in the late 1959 and early 1960's or the latter part 1969 of 1959, jews and blacks were prospering, but the southern white male interfered and went with the eisenhower mentality, which was basically a military type mentality it. host: your question? caller: you mentioned 1959, but in 1957, leading into 1959. what i'm saying is you are on target, but why would there be a problem with race relations between the jews and blacks during that era? guest: there wasn't. a lot of martin luther king's top advisers, especially legal advisers, or jewish. there was a natural alliance between northern and and southern blacks -- between northern jews and southern blacks. many of them came to an unite with blacks on the freedom rides. at that time, i am not suggesting that was a problem. 8 maybe you