mr. guthrie is five minutes. >> thanks for coming this morning. i want to touch on what my colleague from kentucky, congressman whitfield was talking about on the community transfer grants. there's evidence they're being used to lobby pending positions and i would agree that if you look at the language in the

mr. guthrie is recognized for five minutes. >> thanks for coming this morning. i want to touch on what my colleague from kentucky, congressman whitfield was talking about on the community transfer grants. there's evidence they're being used to lobby pending positions and i would agree that if you look at the language in the budget you're striking the language that was put in the appropriations act. but you do leave no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used to pay the salary expenses of federal, state, but you do leave in for locals. congress and the state legislature, but you strike local? so you take that language out so it seems that you're -- that the proposal of the grant access to the local because it says in the law that no money shall be enacted by congress without express authority by congress. so it appears the way i read this that you're asking for authority at the local. but anyway, but the current law the way i read it, now that's going forward. obviously it's not enacted because it's a proposed budget, but the grants were put

mr. guthrie from kentucky. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for one minute. mr. guthrie: i thank the gentleman for yielding. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 5, legislation to repeal the ipab, and make critical reforms to medical liability system. the ipab was created in the health care law as a way to contain growing costs burks the reality is most savings will likely be found by placing decisions in the hands of unelected bureaucrats. and it addresses the critical issue of medical liability reform. our current tort system is driving doctors out of the practice of medicine. those remained are forced to practice defensive medicine. the congressional budget office has estimated that medical liability reform will save hardworking taxpayers over $40 billion. h.r. 5 makes two commonsense reforms to protect doctors and patients. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: mr. speaker, may i inquire how much side has? the c

guthrie as well. always good to have you. >> always good to see you, mr. lauer, ms. guthrie. >> you guys closely monitoring the ongoing feud between christie brinkley? >> always. >> more on that with "today's professionals." >> first, matt, you interviewed christie brinkley on our show earlier this week. then we talked to peter cook, and he had his say. so i guess the question is, what effect might this very public battle be having on their kids? the panel will weigh in on that. >>> also, 33 is the most people said they were happiest at. they say 33. we'll check in with star jones, donny deutsch and suze orman. >> how about for you? >> i think 40 is pretty good. >> i'd like to think the best is still ahead. >> no, no. right out of a hallmark card. >> pollyanna, thank you. >>> also ahead, if you are watching your pocketbook, bobbie thomas is going to show us affordable handbags on a budget. >>> plus on "today's money," getting yourself out of some credit card debt. last year, americans rang up more than $22 billion in penalty fees. that's aside from interest. a lot of

mr. roker and savannah guthrie has joined us outside as well. coming up, very important testimony in the trial of a florida man accused in a dui manslaughter case. >> that's right. his girlfriend who he adopted as his daughter took the stand on wednesday. what she had to say may have helped the prosecution. also testifying, the arresting deputy who claims he smelled alcohol the night of the fatal accident. we'll get the latest on the still developing story. >> and are you the vision of good health? a lot of eye doctors can spot the signs of high blood pressure, high cholesterol by looking deep into the eye. how does that work and what are your eyes telling you about other possible illnesses? >> former president bush could see cholesterol issues in putin one time. >> that was different. >> different. >> i don't know where that went. what else? >> you get excited for them when the kids go to college. they are ready to launch their lives and careers. then they come back. we're talking about grown kids coming back, living at home. you're paying the

mr. roker and savannah guthrie joining us, as well. >> that's right. coming up in this half hour we'll be talking about some very basic age-old questions. why do onions make you cry, matt? >> i have no idea. >> right. so what causes that pins and needles feeling you get in your feet and your fingers? al? what are goose bumps? we're going to get down to that. >> savannah wants to know if you are going to deal with the asparagus thing? >> i think we'll draw the line right there. i think we should deal with this. because it causes a lot of people alarm. we're frying to give you the answers, maybe not all the answers you're curious about. that's coming up. >> and we're going to tackle your diet dilemmas. we have one right here. including the truth about the calories in your sushi. and is the white bread you find at a bakery better than the processed ones you buy at the store? >> and we're also going to have some makeup tips for women over 40. it only just takes a couple of tweaks to your routine to lighten and brighten your look. we'll talk to bobbi brown

i'm matt lauer here with savannah guthrie, here while ann takes some time off. and mr.as well. coming up, a new trend in fashion. >> we have heard of designers making affordable lines. now diane von furstenberg has come up with a design for kids. look at them. the cuteness factor is on overload. that's up mention. >> also, marilyn monroe, a hollywood icon. perhaps even hotter than ever. we just had the movie "my week with marilyn," nbc has the tv show "smash." we have never before seen images of marilyn monroe from some of her early movies taken by a guy who had incredible access. we'll tell you how those photos could be yours. >> a little bit later on, no secret. cost of colleges just keep rising like crazy. how do you afford it? we'll show you how to make college more affordable as your kids head off to school. >> a lot to get to. natalie is off. tamron hall is at the news desk with the headlines. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. more than a hundred homes were damaged, many of them severely when at least three suspected tornadoes touched down in southeast mich

guthrie. savannah's here while ann is taking a little time off. and mr. roker is joining us, as well. and coming up, a bizarre twist in a story we've actually been covering for the last couple of weeks. that video that has now been seen online by some 84 million people. not this video, i'm talking about the video of kony 2012. produced by that man there, who went off on a bit of a, i don't know what you even call it, a breakdown over the weekend or on friday. walking around naked. screaming obscenities. we're going to try and find out what happened with jason russell coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> and a little bit later on, you upgrade to a new ipad or a new telephone, new cell phone, you got stuff laying around, and you know what? you could actually make some cash for this. instead of it just collecting dust in a drawer. we're going to tell you where you can go to turn those gadgets into cash. >> you have to be careful when you do that? >> you got to make sure all of your data and stuff is off. >> also, do you feel like going back to bed right about now? maybe you hit a wa

. >> i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie here while ann is taking time off. mr.n interesting segment. we have a new novel that's out. a lot of women are picking it up. it's called "fifty shades of grey" and how do i put this delicately? it's descriptive and explicit. a lot of women say it's invigorating their marriage. it's racy. others say it crosses a line. we'll get into the controversy. >> and we aren't far away from the summer olympic games in london 2012. 149 days, i think. this morning we'll talk about one of the most hotly anticipated events at any summer olympics, the women's gymnastics competition. do you know only three american women have ever won the all around gold? we have all three in our studio this morning talking about what we can expect to see in london. >> that's cool. also on another note some 30 million americans take the popular cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins. the fda has announced it will require additional warnings on the labels. dr. nancy snyderman will be here to put it in perspective. >> it has a lot to do with memory iss

guthrie. savannah's here while ann is taking a little time off and we're joined by mr. roker, as well.e the show "mad men" on tbs. big, big show. it's won the emmy for best drama on tv four years running. but it's been off the air for 17 months. new episodes are returning. and for the first time, we've got the cast and the creator of that show in our studio right now. we're going to sit down and talk to them in just a couple of minutes. >> we are so excited for that. are you feeling well enough to do that inner view? >> i'm all right. >> you look a little peaked. also ahead there's some news that perhaps bobbi kristina, whitney houston's daughter, is now dating and perhaps engaged to the 22-year-old man who was raised as her brother. we'll have details on that story coming up. >> and we're going to put your favorite laundry detergents to the test. we've got some stubborn stains. find out if the pricier options actually work any better. >> a lot to get to. let's go inside, natalie is standing by at the news desk with all the headlines. >> good morning again, matt, savannah and al. good

guthrie as well. >> good to see you, mr. lauer. >> good morning, mr.hristie brinkley and her ex-husband and you'll have more on that. >> their legal drama spilled out into the public all over again. first you interviewed christie brinkley on the show earlier this week and then we had peter cook. he has his shot and it's a very public battle. what effect is it having on the kids? and a study that 33 that most people said they were happiest at. instead of their 20s, teens or childhood. so we'll check in with susie ormond about that. >> what about you? >> i'd say 40. >> i like to say happiest days are ahead. >> oh, no. >> right out of the hallmark card. >> pollyanna, thank you. if you're watching your pocketbook, well, we'll find out we can buy affordable hand bags on a budget. >> plus, getting yourself out of some credit card debt. last year, americans rang up more than $22 billion in penalty fees. that's aside from interest. a lot of families struggling with this. we'll have tips to get you out of the trouble. >> thank you. thank you, willie. natalie is