two moms disappointed.t test the as seen on tv products without the newest out there invention. the amazing pocket chair. >> it folds up and fits in your pocket. >> reporter: tia's daughter kaitlyn likes using it. the son -- >> that's it. >> reporter: amy also had concerns. >> i just don't see how it can hold. >> reporter: for lisette, the chair fit her family's needs for a quick lift. especially at the baseball game. but for all three moms, the convenience of the pocket chair wins out. and the pocket chair gets a unanimous "mom approved." finally it is summer, so what better product to test than the big squirt water toy. >> everyone gets totally wet with the supercool, wild, wet, water fun! >> my kids could not wait to try this out. >> reporter: but before the moms could test the big squirt, they have to fill them. >> whoo! oh, no, did it pop? it popped! >> reporter: eventually, the moms got their water guns loaded. >> this is a messy, messy undertaking. >> reporter: and it was the kids' turn to test. >> g

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can one mom make a difference?ah, one mom can make a difference. >> when yoyocare, you can make a difference. >> reporter: and you can dance. they laugh because before leaving that village, along with that message, a shared dance. ♪ ten moms, each with one voice, to mothers reaching out across the world. for "good morning america," david muir, abc news, kisumu, kenya. >> they can dance. if you want to learnrnore or to help, go to abcnews.com or saveone.net. it's easy. >>> coming up on "good morning america," a reason to smile. and "your week in three words." >>> and did he plan this? a proposal caught on camera during a news live shot. we'll tell you how it happened. and what she said. when yououe had one too many days feeling sad or anxious... aches and pains, fatigue. when it becomes hard to ignore that you need help. that's the day you do something. depression hurts. cymbalta can help with many symptoms of depression. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, you have unusual changes in behavior or

these are some of her best friends from the moms club. >> she's a soccer mom. she's got three kids. she's a quilter. she's a fabulous cook. there's so much more to her. she's just amazing. so many of us would always ask her, how do you do it? we all pale in comparison to her. >> you throw a pebble in the pond and watch the ripples. paige with her impact on the world and those around her, she's like a boulder. >> but did they ever really know paige? some perhaps had guessed something. after all she should have been very house poor, but here she was busy, productive, apparently unworried. life for paige seemed to be as far as anybody knew, parents and children included, pretty good. >> she has a girl, 8, a boy who just turned 7, and another little guy who's 3. that's her life, her family and then her friends. >> her parents lived a four-hour drive away in denver. they marveled at her life and energy from a distance. so if they didn't know everything, well, what parent does? and of course, when the call came, that moment that up-ended everything, it was long distance. >> this is the me

can working moms really do it all? new research tonight of what happens when they try. new research tonight of what happens when they try. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, i'm lester holt, in tonight for brian. still trying to shrug off yesterday's rare earthquake, the east is tonight bracing for irene. the now category 3 hurricane we have been telling you about is striking the bahamas at this hour with 120-mile-per-hour winds as it cuts an unwavering path toward a potential east coast landfall. tropical storm winds are blowing more than 200 miles from its nt.er. forecasters expect irene to intensify for a bit and then essentially hug the i-95 corridor up the east coast and as we look at the forecast track, that potentially puts tens of millions of americans at risk from flooding, rains and dangerous winds from north carolina to new england. already tonight, evacuations are under way along north carolina outer banks. our teams are in place and we have two reports tonight beginning with nbc's kerry sanders on ceda

i can, excited mom, mom, and in second grade! no, you're not.er] she got on the phone and called, i want him with children his own age. don't move him up a great. and you know, i'd gotten moved back. and then i was just bored through most of school. so what does a child to when he is bored but, you know, cause trouble? >> who were or are your parents? >> my mother, her name was veronica moore. she passed away in 2002. a wonderful, great mother to have. i write about her in the book. my dad is still with us. he is turning 90 this summer. his name is frank moore. gerlach on the east side of land, both my parents irish catholic families, and my mom's family actually was pioneers in the area. they came during the 1830's and michigan, which was all wilderness them. and my dad's family, you know, they all went to the factories of flint and all that, so they've both been great influence on me and i'm a very fortunate to have them. >> how often you get back to flint? >> i'm there every month. i live north of flint in northern michigan. my dad still live

my mom did this.gized. one more time. put your hands abobo your head down together and kick up your right leg. that's it good. >> keep it up. got to keep it up. this is about balance and bring your feet around. >> you're not on three-inin heels right now. >> no then we do the other side. but what i love about tai chi, instead of coffee they're energized by doing simple activities that in the traditional chinese medicine structure it's about keeping energy up and this physically does, moves your body around. >> i felt that in the core and seen this. you went down under to australia. >> southeast asia. i want to talk to you about this. this is called a didgeridoo and in australia where i went next and i love sydney fabulous place, what they have found there is people getting heavy like they are in the states and what they do is snore and have sleep apnea. they have developed research shows this indigenous musical instrument. termites eat o o the wood. that's how you get this. it helps you with asthma so

this is my mom a a dad. robin, you ok? whatcha doin'? they don't ride up. yes please. hey, wardrobe? and now a word from hanes. hanes panties. so cute. and they don't ride up. . >>> coming up, a trip down memory lane with steve urkel from "family matters." to the kid from "jerry mcgwire >>> former child star corey feldman practically grew up on a hollywood set, doing commercials, tv and iconic movies. now 40 years old, he has come forward with bombshell revelations. behind the scenes, he says, child stardom is rife with exploitation, even sexual molestation. from los angeles, david wright has the truly shocking details. >> reporter: corey feldman has no idea what it's like not to be famous. he was 3 years old in this mcdonald's commercial. >> i literally was famous before i knew my own name. >> reporter: his roles defined the '80s. >> this was my dream, my wish. >> reporter: "stand by me." >> call my dad a weenie again and i'll tell you. >> reporter: "licensed to drive". >> the only difference between you and that greaseball is he has a

that's your mom, now it's that's your mom?alked in. >> reporter: karen hammonds refuses to dress the part of a grown mother of three children. her daughters are her bffs and she follows their lead to be fashion forward. >> i get my style from them so that's why i dress like them because they are my example. >> reporter: karen doesn't let being middle age stop her from wearing sexy dresses. five-inch heels and skin tight jeans. what do you say if people look at you and say why would you want to dress like a 20-year-old? you're not 20. >> i don't feel like i'm trying to dress like a 20-year-old. i'm trying to dress like a ko kooker. >> reporter: ever get bummed out when y yr friends have a crush on your mom. >> no, i love it. why didn't you bring your mom? >> reporter: there's no need for separate closets. they share each other's clothes. this is not looking very mommy here. >> this is mine. >> reporter: now i'm confused. >> that is mine. that's all mine. >> reporter: you have three silver dresses like this. okay, i need to see

pharmacies, but there are no mom-and-pop banks. one of the speakers mentioned that there's a bank of america and the neighborhood, so why do need something else? in america, we need choice and selection. we're trying to provide options to the residence. with that, i was the person who said we had zero and we're going to 50. that is because we acquired washington mutual and immediately went to 23. the banks were already here and we put a different name on them. we have added a few since then. [tone] >> commissioners, joe donohue. first of all, i'm no fan of -- i am no friend of the bank. i take the view of jonathan swift to stated every year we should take off five bankers out and hang them. [laughter] and in fact, i have considered some of the banks, especially the local ones here like wells fargo, financial rapist's because the residential builder members have suffered irreparably from their actions. but the reality is we have to look at reality. the reality is banks are not mom-and-pop stores. we cannot throw the baby out with th

tend to be the moms of very young children versus moms of older children?feel like nothing is going to help. >> there are a couple of years where i am now where your feel like -- i have very young children. you feel like your time is not your own. like janet said, you make accommodations around that and recognize that, yes, a lot of your time is to your children but you need to take a little tile for yourself. >> it's not selfish. >> selfish is the wrong word. >> my children are older and i can tell you i need a break at times, too even though they're older. i think the thing is it doesn't have to be a secret anymore, that moms need to talk about how they feel, the good and the bad, so that we can support each other and understand that there's nothing wrong with you if you realize that you need to take time for yourself. or ask for help. >> exactly. and, also, when you're the mother of a very young child, while the demands still continue as your child grows older there is a particular crunch period that will come to an end in terms of the constancy of deman

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>> yeah. >> who can play your mom? >> beth. >> describe your mom. >> she didn't care about us.e was very violent, angry. i didn't understand why. >> what does this hand say to you? >> you're not important. >> what does this hand say to you? >> she hits me. it's anger. why are you so angry? >> now john and beth, the woman playing his mother, trade places. >> be your mom. be him. go ahead. >> why? why are you so angry? >> do this. >> it's all i know. that's it. it's all i know. i care, but it's all i know. >> okay. ask your mom. >> why are you so angry? >> john, it's all i know. >> she wasn't that quiet. >> john, it's all i know. i care, but it's all i know. >> i just wanted love. i tried everything. i just wanted love. >> what do you want to say to her? >> bye. i'm tired. i don't want it anymore. >> john, that's all i know. >> and all i know is to leave. that's it. leave. i'm done. >> so that was what your mom taught you. when you don't know what to do, you leave. who can play your foster parents? >> april. >> as a toddler, john says he was removed from his mother and placed wit

i love being a mom, and hi to make a decision.until i meet the right partner, or do i keep moving forward with my life and do it on my own? and i chose to do it on my own. >> and how is she? >> she's amazing. >> how old is she now is this. >> she's a month. >> a month old. >> a real little baby. >> she's a newborn. >> very exciting. >> very exciting. >> what do your other kids make of her? >> they are so in love with her. they are so protective of her. we kept her quiet for a bit, and my daughters were, you know, very protective of her with that, and they love feeding her. they love making her smile. they are -- they are very -- they are great big sisters. >> i mean, it's a gutsy thing to do, but that comes through in your book. you know, you talk at the end here what better skill than to teach them resiliency. adopting another child right now at your stage of your life, with all that's kind on, the fact that you're on your own, that's real resilience. >> exactly. >> and you won't be expecting this. >> yeah. she's are a blessing.

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i remember yelling, mom, mom, they shot oswald. she couldn't hear me because she was vacuuming and i reached over and pulled the plug out of the wall. she is like, what are you? look at this. she was the kind of mom who of course the first thing oh my god, this weekend has already been dark and horrible enough. how do i explain this? so strong memories of all of that. >> michael moore in 1968 richard nixon gets elected. what was your view at that point? did you care? >> well actually i read about this in the book. this is like, you know, this isn't really a teletype book but i do admit that i went campaigning for richard nixon. i was in ninth grade, and i will tell you what happened. i was very much for robert kennedy. he was assassinated and then do gene mccarthy didn't get the nomination. hubert humphrey got it, and he and johnson were responsible for this war. i just could not get behind hubert humphrey. i am in ninth grade, what do i know? i thought nixon said he had a secret plan to end the war and he was going to ended in six

phil's" segment on angry mom. all her friends think she is an angry mom.n she sent in a video, that's not angry enough. we're not impressed. she sends in this video so this whole thing was orchestrated for jessica beagley to get famame o dr. phil's show at her son's expense. it is an adopted child from russia. you think russia is going to send us any more children? i guess not. yes, she needs to go to jail. sorry. >> up to a year. >> i think we all agree she's not a good mom. i'm not a parent so i'm loathe to give advice on parents. >> but you're going to do it. >> and i would not treat my child this way. i think that hitting children is wrong. i wouldn't do it but i ask you this how is this so differently legally from parents who spank their kids or watch their mouths out with soap or do other things that are unkind and cruel to children and it's very tough to draw the line legally to go from saying this is a bad thing to saying this is criminal. >> that is what we have the jury system to do. that's why we have a jury system to draw a line about what is a

i love being a mom and i had to make a decision. partner or do i keep moving forward with my life and do it on my own. and i chose to do it on my own. >> how is she? >> she's amazing. >> how old is she now. >> a month. >> a real little baby. >> she's a newborn, yeah. >> really exciting. >> very exciting. >> what are your other kids making of it? >> they are so in love with her. they are very protective of her. we kept her quiet for a bit and my daughters were, you know, very protective of her with that. and they love feeding her, they love making her smile. they're very -- they're great big sisters. >> it's a gutsy thing to do. you talk at the end of your book here, what better skill to teach than resiliency. adopting another child right now at your stage of your life with all that's gone on and the fact you're on your own, that's real resilience. >> exactly. >>> she's a blessing. >> she really is. you also end the book with a message i want to leave with you is keep looking forward and stay real. >> uh-huh. >> part of the fact you

i write letters to my mom. i want to see my mom. >> they are so used to nobody caring. i want to show them that i care, i want to be there for you. here is what we are going to do. >> my family is in mexico. i got in america only my mom, my sister, and my grandpa and me. i was in level three. she told me i was going to make level four. i was being good. she told my mom i'm in level four. he don't really care about what he said. >> he cares. he cares. he cares because nobody knows you guys like mr. sawyer. he's here with you guys all day every day in those units. let me see what he has to say and we'll go from there. okay? stay in here, cool out for a little bit, but don't worry. all right. >> you're saying he's a level two and he's thinking -- >> he is now for sure. what did you do, demote him or continue him? >> mia and the counselor find a solution for edgar. they compromise and place him on level three. back in his unit, he seems satisfied with the outcome. >> you have to believe that you are making a change. you may not see it today, you may not see it tomorrow, but

>> my mom says she is glad i am doing what i want. >> god bless your mom. >> i was the audio book. >> you are relatively easy to work with. we don't need to hold your hand too much this is the editoe hill. [laughter] thanks for coming over. >> congratulations on the book. >> we weren't supposed to meet you at an event. >> you are neighbors? i didn't know any of these connections and i like all of these people. [laughter] we will have that dinner. i met him on a plane. >> i was in eight x zero. [laughter] >> what are you doing? i thought he seemed like the biggest goofball. [laughter] but he did not know at the time. who is this war? i didn't know if you want to do for your kids or your mom. >> yes. do it for the kids. >> i have never socialize with you. that would be nice. you are very kind to do this >> you get to my age. beautiful women. [laughter] >> your son looks fantastic. >> if a guy who knows first of all, people don't believe that i know him. you should know better. [laughter] but it is true. >> we felt terrible. >> should i write to you first? sorg gillibrand? >> this is a n

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my mom is a jew from new york.both are parents, important to expose us to both sides, both traditions. that was a good thing. they did it right. because of that going to israel i got to not only explore what i was at the what the former pro but as a jew as well. that was important to me as well. this next passage i am going to read to you will be the last one about my first shoebox dinner in israel. i am sure you have been travelling but it is need to travel somewhere but a different experience to actually live some place and get to know the people because any place is about the people. nice to go to paris and the crepes and have food and wine but it is different to live there and get to know the people and see what your life is like. that was a really special thing for me, getting to know these israeli families. we arrived at our destination from the canary region also known as the sea of galilee where jesus purportedly walked on water and jews turn to it and grapes and wine. this particular section was the urban

it and you stand up and you're like "mom!" you did it! it's awesome! as a parent you hope... as a parent you try to impart wisdom in your kids. but to see something like that have such impact on a grown man, really was a very moving part of it. now moving ahead you're competing again. >> i am. >> jon: and you're going to compete at the end of august. what's going on. >> the world police fire games are coming to new york for the first time in i think the 15th to 16th game. they happen every two years. there will be 18,000 firefighters and police officers from all over the world will come to new york city to compete from billiards to basketball hockey and i'm going to ride my bike. >> jon: that's awesome. (cheers and applause) the police and fire games, i can't imagine it will be a very heated rivally between those two, the police and the fire. (laughter) >> jon: not at all. i've been to 9/11 tribute dinners where the firemen and policemen are segregated on either side and they spend the whole night looking at each other like th

♪ [ mom ] wow! [ female announcer ] cascade complete pacs.ney back. ♪ >>> a photo there showing president obamat dover air force base tuesday paying his respects to the 30 americans killed in afghanistan. >> it was a quiet tribute for the heroes killed in that chopper crash. here's abc's jake tapper with a look at the brave men who fought and died for their country. >> reporter: the president landed at dover air force base to honor 30 fallen american service members. earlier, two c-17s containing their remains arrived at dover with no fanfare. as many of them lived -- private, away from cameras. but now we know who most of these brave e rriors were. 22 were navy s.e.a.l.s. darrik benson. brian bill. christopher campbell. john douangdara. kevin houston. jonas kelsall. lou langlais. matthew mason. stephen matthew mills. jesse pittman. tommy ratzlaff. robert james reeves. heath robinson. nicholas spehar. michael strange. jon tumilson. aaron carson vaughn. his widow kimberly told abc news she was going to dover. >> it's a way of healing for me. s

i said what did she say to her mom? because when i was a philosopher major my mom was like what kind of job is a philosophy major get? >> my mother said i'm glad you are doing what you want. >> god bless your mom. by the way, he's terrific. he held my hand through the audio book and may the audio book work. >> great. >> those are relatively easy to work with. you got rolling and made it wo work. >> this is the editor of the hill. my favorite newspaper. >> this is a columnist for the hill. my favorite columnist. >> thanks are coming over. >> congratulations on the book. >> here's another truth telling journalist. >> we were supposed to meet you at an event. >> i did know any of these connections. >> we match alive at an event. >> i met dan on a plane. >> i was on the exit row. i thought this guy thinks i'm the biggest goofball, you know? he didn't know it at the time. >> i did know if you want this for your kids or your mom. >> do it for the kids. [inaudible] >> how are you? >> i'm happy for you. >> thanks. you are so ki

you miss your mom? >> i never saw him do this before. >> reporter: since heather left, colin marks the days on his calendar. he can't tell you when she's coming home. >> i just keep track of how long she's gone. >> reporter: it is a fear, a worry chris can't make disappear. but events like the toy giveaway can help. >> it gives them that distraction, that enjoyment of just getting something for no other reason than they're just a kid. >> reporter: under the tents, it looks like christmas, all donated by the toy industry and distributed by the boys and girls clubs of america. >> what better way to relieve some of this stress than with a toy? >> reporter: they sent toys to 24 bases last year, and this year they hope to bring toys to 31, and so far, they have never run out of toys. aidan chose a fishing rod. jacob, an action toy. and colin, table soccer. cherishing a childhood toy in a very grown-up world. anne thompson, nbc news, virginia beach, virginia. >>> that's our broadcast for this monday night as

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and cecilia would have had chores and tasks to do but she would have been a kind of i guess mom essentials personnel in terms of running the household. so it was a long list relationship really cecilia's whole life began with fanny coming and most of fanny's life was tied up with cecilia. >> when did the rule change? >> welcome the started to change probably when fanny came of age. i mean, she was known as the queen of may which was the kind of celebration of mayday here in town and the crown and the queen. it wasn't a public celebration, it was kind of a big coming out for prominent daughters, and she would have been viewed as a desirable of marriage prospect, and it was about that time fanny's father gave as cecilia en directly to fanny a kind of coming of age gift and was a kind of signal your future is as a slave holding a woman and you need to learn how to manage slave property. so it would have been about that time you kind of move from the what i think of is the bottom of companionship to a kind of more vertical relationship of a mistress and sleeve. estimate what affect would that

this will be unduly burdensome to the mom and pop cellphone retailers. with more independent cellphone retailers then the carrier-own stores, this will disproportionate impact those mom-and-pop stores. this will also place retailers in the untenable position of having to answer questions about radio frequency emissions and that they are not appropriately trained to answer. i've been in the industry for five years and there are certain issues with this that i still don't fully grasp. imagine the retailers that might have just one employee who was a teenage student being put in the position of answering those highly scientific questions. if there is a place for regulation, this is best that the federal level. the consumers, retailers, and wireless carriers can receive guidance from the expert federal agencies that studied this issue. as the previous speaker noted, there was a classification that came out in may and they are updated of june, 2011. some parties recommend that you take practices to reduce rf exposure. >> are there any public speakers on this

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the womb is filled with the flavors of what mom is eating. results -- well, you can see them later. this young fella's mom ate green beans when she was pregnant. when he tried them for the first time, his face says, "huh, not bad, tastes vaguely familiar. you want to give me another bite? okay." now, compare that with this dude, whose mother did not eat green beans when pregnant. and his face -- "ugh, what's that? another? no, no, no, no. oh, come on." or this young man whose mother also did not eat green beans. we'll let him speak for himself. [ child crying ] researchers say this helps explain why kids from different countries with more adventurous menus enjoy more diverse foods. the lesson -- if you want your kids to like veggies, start early. before early actually. john berman, abc news, new york. >>> and we have an update tonighghon the big challenge taken on by legendary swimmer diana nyad. 29 hours into her second attempt to swim from cuba to key west, a challenging 103 miles, nyad fell ill, too sick to push through rough seas and stro

where's mom? >> hi, mom, dad. >> 14 years. you guys look a lot better. we look a lot worse.stic. so nice to see you guys. thanks for coming. let's check your weather to see what's going on. we'll show you for today, afternoon temperatures cooling off. gorgeous, new england, the northeast and the great lakes, 70s and 60s, low humidity. going to be fantastic. hundreds, though, still continue down in texas. 40th day in a row of 100 plus readings in dallas. a risk of strong storms from northern mississippi to the dakotas. beautiful weather in the pacific northwest. temperatures in the 70s along the california coast. 90ness florida and miami. showers and hit or miss thunderstorms and we have the national park service in the house. they got the big chips down at battery park. very nice. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning to you. we're dealing with more fog than we had at this time in san francisco. this is a live look at the transamerica pyramid. i think by about 11:00 a.m. the sun will shine through warming you to 72 degrees in the city of san fran

my mom was like they are okay. she knew we were in good hands with john and if something was wrong we would have told her but it wasn't. it was fun. the first time we went to the library we were looking at the book light and this is boring. but he told us if we don't know something, let him know. that's what we did and she started doing more and more with us and it was fun. we need this strange guy and -- for real, we met this strange guy and it was crazy. >> she asked you in those early years if you knew how to read. islamic and i really didn't, we really didn't know how to read because bouncing from shelter to shelter sometimes we would get at the shelter at 12 or 1:00 at night and still have to go to school. and when we get out from school we never know where we are going to be. it was crazy because things were not getting done the way they were supposed to, couldn't do home work my mom was so worried where we would stay at night. we stayed in terrible places. >> so he helped you understand the value of reading.

this morning we'll meet the patient mom and her bundle of joy. patient mom and her bundle of joy. today sunday, august 7, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jena wolfe. we mourn the americans killed in yesterday's deadly attack in afghanistan. >> it's america's darkest day yet. a rocket propelled grenade struck a helicopter in the eastern part of the country killing 30 u.s. troops, 22 of them were navy s.e.a.l.s. >> reaction is still coming in from the front lines and from here at home especially on the base where many of the fallen live. >> we do know the attack happened during an operation in a taliban stronghold. it took place in a mountainous region that's becoming volatile. we have full coverage and we begin with atiaa abawi. >> reporter: officials continue to investigate just what went wrong and how yesterday became the most devastating day for american troops in afghanistan. 30 u.s. service members and eight afghans were killed yes

and after years of frustration, jennifer finally had had enough. >> and she said, "mom, mom, i do notrt. i have loved him because he is the father of our children, but i am ready to leave, and i'm ready to get on with my life." >> the turning point came on thanksgiving day 2004, after a family dinner at heather's house. they say bart didn't seem himself and suddenly wanted jennifer and the boys to leave. >> bart was ready to go. >> her sister rijelle remembers that day well. >> she said, okay, bart wants to go, it's time to go, and she left. and it wasn't much longer that dad got the phone call that bart had slapped her, punched her, hurt her in the car. and dad told her to immediately come back. >> and where were the kids? >> the kids were in the vehicle with jennifer and bart. >> the following monday, bart filed for divorce, asking for the house, custody of the children and child support. two days later jennifer called 911, saying she caught bart going through her purse and taking a journal she kept and her cell phone and that he took a shotgun from the house and drove off wearing o

i'm a working mom.g online. >> i love that. >>> coming up next after the break, you'll have details on how to make the perfect summer outdoor feast. >> mm, yum. you can make the most of it coming up. ♪ outside in the summertime >>> with summer quickly ticking away and kids getting ready to go back to school, you're running out of time for that summer picnic you've been talking about. never fear, joining me with his tips for a party to go, ready to go is america's chief entertainment officer and author of the book "that's entertaining," tim laird. >> great to see you. >> we have fun tips for those great picnics or party to go, as i call them. we like to start out and keep things light and refreshing. it's the end of summer. things are a lot of hot. >> we're not talking about a heavy fried chicken picnic. >> no, light and good for you, too. you can have it all but still have all the flavor. for example, this is a wonderful yogurt and cucumber soup. see that? >> smells amazing. >> it is. you can take a lit

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