and mr. roker as well. 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 michigan near ann a

let's go to mr. rokerhio university. >> what kind of job? >> advertising, marketing or journalism. >> let's check your weather. we'll show you. denver, colorado, 9 news, a great tv station. sunny and cold, 44 degrees. as we show you today, this winter 2012, fourth warmest. in the last 20 years we have had five of the warmest winters ever. it will continue warm in the east with a risk of strong storms texas into the mid mississippi river valley. could be flooding. this rain will stick around in the region really for the next 72 hours. our friends who were hit with tornadoes last week will see more rain. western two-thirds of the country looking sunny. we have snowshowers in northern new mexico. >> good morning, everyone. another dry day today. during the day it will be breezy and mild. >>> and who's this who is almost 1? >> this is kirk. >> very nice. he's being bounced a lot. hope he didn't just have a bottle. >> he's a cutie. we have a birthday girl celebrating her 30th. meantime, coming up now we have a

i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, 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

good morning, mr. roker. >> hey, guys. how are you?ter at the us coast guard air station clearwater. largest and busiest one in the system. having a great time. they've been terrific to us. let's look at your weather today. terrific weather eastern third of the country. the big problem has also been because of all this warm air there's been an explosion in pollen. look at these temperatures. we're talking about afternoon highs, 80s and 70s from the northeast all the way to the mississippi river valley. 50s and 40s back through the rockies. and on into the plains states. the western plains, as far as your weather today, more rain along the pacific northwest coast. we've got the risk of strong storms in the lower mississippi river valley. record highs up and down the east coast. it's going to be warmer in cleveland than it is in los angeles today. chicago is going to get up to about 85. that's what's going on around the country. and that's your latest weather. see you back in new york tomorrow, ladies. >> all right. we miss you al. >> hu

now a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> we are going to be talking about the pacific northwest where they are getting hit again. also look at the record highs today again. yesterday, we saw temperatures in the 80s, 70s. rochester, minnesota. burlington, vermont. garden city. springfield, missouri, all with records. we have temperatures today from 10 to 30 degrees above normal. minneapolis at 30 degrees above normal. detroit 26 higher. >> good morning.. it will be another beautiful day with temperatures well above average. the average high temperature is in the low 50's. will make it up >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> testimony is under way at the dui manslaughter trial of a florida millionaire charged in an accident that killed a 23-year-old driver. it's a case that's received a lot of attention because of an unusual move by the defendant. mark potter is in west palm beach with the latest on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, ann. this is the case that drew national attention when the wea

. >> mr. roker is here. we had a day yesterday in new york city and probably this is hilarious, 70 something degrees. >> that's right. chicago was 81 degrees. however, in the pacific northwest another storm on shore. we have flood watches, winter storm warnings, avalanche warnings. it is a real mess from california to the pacific northwest where rainfall amounts we are talking about 3 to 5 inches, northern california, the coast of portland, oregon i should say into washington state snowfall wise 1 to 3 feet >>> well, we've got more rain on the radar this morning. good morning, i'm christina loren, but the heaviest rain has not yet arrived. it will ramp up later on tonight into this evening. but the greater bay area nice and dry at this point. we'll see a few spotty showers sneak onshore by the afternoon hours and then it turns more active. tonight we're talking about heavy downpours in the north bay saturday and sunday. >>> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> now to the resignation letter that has wall s

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let's go to mr. roker. >> what kind of job? >> advertising, marketing or journalism. >> let's check your weather. we'll show you. denver, colorado, 9 news, a great tv station. sunny and cold, 44 degrees. as we show you today, this winter 2012, fourth warmest. in the last 20 years we have had five of the warmest winters ever. it will continue warm in the east with a risk of strong storms texas into the mid mississippi river valley. could be flooding. this rain will stick around in the region really for the next 72 hours. our friends who were hit with tornadoes last week will see more rain. western two-thirds of the country looking sunny. we have snowshowers in northern new mexico. there. temperatures are now climbing out of the 30s and into the 40s, but we're still headed toward the 70s later on. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. 72 for san jose and we're tracking a high around 67 degrees in san francisco. tomorrow even warmer and then saturday into sunday we get more clouds and a few showers

mr. roker?orrow we have rain in the pacific northwest. and heavy rain down through southern texas on into the gulf coast. and saturday, we expect that rain to continue into the southern texas area. could be heavy flooding and rain, more rain in the pacific northwest. sunshine along the northeast coast. cool weather in northeast. heavy rain continues. east texas, up into the mississippi river valley and more widespread rain into the pacific northwest. this is such a cute face. who is this? >> hunter. >> hunter. that's a good name, too. we like that. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. tom kierein, storm center 4. sky watcher camera bouncing around and blustery southwesterly wind. we have some sunshine now. and winds are gusting to around 25, 30 miles an hour. temperatures are no the 50s. all around the region now to near 60 degrees. and it will con to climb into the 60s and maybe even the low 70s for a brief time by early

lots to get to, mr. roker. but first we have lisa rinna. >> hi!ars since you did billie reed on the show. why are you bringing her back? >> i thought it would be fun. i played her when i was in my 20s. again in my 30s. now again in my 40s. when can you do that? >> it's impossible any other way. >> i thought it would be fun to act again. >> you can do it. other cast members are going back. you say it feels like a high school reunion. >> eight of us worked together in the '90s that are back. >> they all look exactly the same. >> so do you. >> it's like going back to high school and we all like each other. we're having fun. it's a great time. >> in the show, how have relationships changed since you were last on the show? weren't you married to somebody? >> they're all changed. are you kidding? it's a soap opera! they're all changed and i'm hoping for a new love interest. >> give us a hint. >> i was with bo brady. now he's with hope. we don't want to mess that up. but there's a cute doctor in town i have my eye on. >> harry hamlin? >> it's fun. it's l

mr. roker joins us as well. what's coming up? >> it will be an interesting segment.g 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 issues that could be a side effect of the drugs. natalie has the headlines from the

mr. roker? >> let's look at what's going on for today.up into the mississippi river valley. rip currents on the southeastern atlantic coast. tomorrow a risk of strong storms texas to arkansas where we'll be looking at anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain. sunny and mild in the southwest. upper ohio river valley. snow in michigan. >> good morning. looks like a beautiful day today. the temperatures will jump into the 60's spirit that is about 12 >>> don't forget. get your weather any time you want it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com. >> sounds good. ready to taste some beer? >> yeah! >> we're going to have a beer tasting party with martha stewart coming up. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >>> we're back at 8:37. this morning on martha on "today" we're throwing a beer tasting party. forget the college party. now it's about cold brew and hot snacks. straight from the march pages of martha stewart living. >> good morning. i don't know if you want to have beer this time of day. >> yes. >> is that a trick question? of course we do.

." >> now mr. roker has a busy job today. lots of weather. >> absolutely.he weekend, saturday, we have a risk of strong storms along the southeastern atlantic coast. mild from the gulf coast into the southwest. morning showers and wind on the east coast. more rain on the southeastern atlantic coast with showers and thunderstorms in the southeast. thunderstorms from the gulf coast into the southwest and southern california. >> good morning. a new storm is developing at west lb getting closer to us. we will see an increase in clouds today. >>> that's your latest weather. >> we have to say hello to sean diddy combs. created his own clothing line. we just want to make sure everybody knows you're here. you recorded a platinum album. >> t.j. and daniel are technically the directors of the film. they are technically the winners. i'm like the martin scorcese, jr., the executive producer. everybody just ran with it. i'm like -- i'm the oscar winner but these young talented entrepreneurial directors, shoutout to them. they are the ones that -- they are the guys. >> t

mr. roker, take it away. we have been had. >> i think there is a greek word for that. sucker! anyway, let's check your weather. i think that's greek. i'm not sure. you can see unfortunately our friends in the midatlantic states, the virginias, they have snow where they had tornadoes. the good news is it will be ending quickly. anywhere from one to three inches of snow. upper elevations, three to six inches. out west, another system coming into the pacific northwest bringing rain. mountain snows inland. the northern cascades could see one to two feet of snow. generally a quarter to a half inch of rain along the coast. you're engaged to brian williams? >> no, no. i'm engaged to this guy. >> you're in love with brian williams. >> yes. >> there you go. that's complicated. >> good morning. it will be a chilly start to the work we. temperatures will be in the 40's appear we have a chance for a couple of rain or snow showers >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you. this morning on today's money, the art of negotiation. a tough economy makes it easier

. >> let's get to mr. roker. he's on the road this morning in clearwater, florida, with a check of the weather. hi, al. >> hey, matt and ann. we're at the u.s. coast guard station clearwater, air station clearwater. we'll tell you about that in a little bit. let's get right to it. we've got a lot more heavy rain where natalie just showed you at the top of her newscast. parts of louisiana, big, big upper level low, a cold front. we've got tornado watches in effect now, stretching throughout a good portion of new orleans. all that rain coming down. we're talking basically about anywhere from 3 to 5 more inches of rain, and that's going to cause more massive flooding. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thanks very much. we'll see you in a couple of minutes. it's one of the great mysteries, what happened to amelia earhart. now 75 years after her disappearance, secretary of state hillary clinton is lending her support to a new investigation into the mystery surrounding the famed aviator. here's

. >> let's get to mr. roker. he's on the road this morning in clearwater, florida, with a check of the weather. hi, al. >> hey, matt and ann. we're at the u.s. coast guard station clearwater, air station clearwater. we'll tell you about that in a little bit. let's get right to it. we've got a lot more heavy rai where natalie just showed you at the top of her newscast. parts of louisiana, big, big upper-level low, a cold front, we've got tornado watches in effect now. stretching throughout a good portion of new orleans. all that rain coming down, we're talking basically, about anywhere from three to five more inches of rain and that's going to cause more massive flooding. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> we don't have any rain now, but we have plenty of fog. your temperature, 59 degrees, the sun is up now, so the fog is going to gradually burn off as we approach the 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. hour. wind out of the east at just 8 miles per hour. so it's not d

. >> let's get to mr. roker. he's on the road this morning in clearwater, florida, with a check of the weather. hi, al. >> hey, matt and ann. we're at the u.s. coast guard station clearwater, air station clearwater. we'll tell you about that in a little bit. let's get right to it. we've got a lot more heavy rain where natalie just showed you at the top of her newscast. parts of louisiana, big, big upper level low, a cold front. we've got tornado watches in effect now, stretching throughout a good portion of new orleans. all that rain coming down. we're talking basically about anywhere from 3 to 5 more inches of rain, and that's going to cause more massive flooding. >>> today in the bay weather is sponsored by bank of the west. >> we are going to see the sun shining and 76. i'm christina loren. quick shot of rain tomorrow morning between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and noon. not expecting much. probably less than a tenth of an inch across board. as we head through the weekend another round of rain saturday and into sun

the gals are here and mr. roker, of course.tes. >> and you used one sheet, one bowl -- >> two bowls. >> that's it. >> that's it. >> that meets my threshold requirement. no cleanup. >> thank you. >> say it real quickly. one-sheet dinners. >> ooh. >> one-sheet dinner. >> okay, adam, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> just ahead, how to turn your old electronics into cold, hard cash. first your local news and weather. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. a 35-year-old construction worker is recovering at shock trauma this morning after being hit by a car along i-95. police say that ricardo jobes suffered a shattered leg when a driver veered into the construction zone, hit him, and then took off. the driver may have >> it looks like there are still a couple of areas of a fog along ocean city but sunshine it should break out along the eastern shore into the afternoon. there is a slight chance for thunderstorms as we head into the afternoon. ok, guys-- what's

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

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

now a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> we are going to be talking about the pacific northwest where they are getting hit again. also look at the record highs today again. yesterday, we saw temperatures in the 80s, 70s. rochester, minnesota. burlington, vermont. garden city. springfield, missouri, all with records. we have temperatures today from 10 to 30 degrees above normal. minneapolis at 30 degrees above normal. detroit 26 higher. 80 in ft. worth. ft. worth. that's what's >>> today in the bay weather sponsored by -- >>> day two of relentless rains over the bay area. this morning your radar is lit up. not only dealing with light rain but moderate showers especially along the peninsula. you can really see a lot of yellow in marin county and the north bay. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination this morning. throughout the next few days rain showers continue. by friday temperatures drop in the 50s. low 50s for st. patrick's day with showers. >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> testimony is under way

mr. roker? >> let's look at what's going on for today.lley. rip currents on the southeastern atlantic coast. tomorrow a risk of strong storms texas to arkansas where we'll be looking at anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain. sunny and mild in the southwest. upper ohio river valley. snow in michigan. >>> well, we've gone from windy to breezy on this wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. 65 dekbrgrees is the forecasted high. 64 in walnut creek. low 60s in san francisco. 63 today. up to 70 by thursday. 75 degrees, we climb even more so for your friday. a little breezy and cool for saturday, down to 66 degrees. then a storm system, pretty potent storm system arrives late monday into tuesday. >>> don't forget. get your weather any time you want it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com. >> sounds good. ready to taste some beer? >> yeah! >> we're going to have a beer tasting party with martha stewart coming up. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >>> we're back at 8:37. this morning on martha on "today" we're throwing a beer

mr. roker. >> let's see what's going on for today.lso up into the upper mississippi river valley, windy conditions. high surf advisories in southern california. rip currents along the southeastern atlantic coast. tomorrow slight risk of strong storms, texas, on into arkansas and where we will be looking at anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain. locally up to 8 inches of rain. sunny and mild through the southwest. rain spreads up into the northeast. upper ohio river valley. some snow up through michigan. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. now at 8:35. temperatures are now climbing into the mid 40s throughout much of the area. reagan national is at 43. and it will continue to climb maybe another 20 degrees into the 60s later this afternoon. maybe even a few isolated places in northern virginia and up near 70 by mid afternoon. lots of sun is just a few clouds coming in by midday. tomorrow increasing clouds but another mild day could get rain after mid might thursda

now a check of the weather from mr. roker after a busy end of the week and weekend. >> and weekend. >> to add insult to injury, more snow for the tornado ravaged parts of the mid south, moving into the mid-atlantic states. you can see it's pushing off now with rain also along the coast, 1 to 3 inches, more 2500 feet. out west nor storm system approaching. it is bringing rain and mountain snows. cascades may see one to two feet of snow. generally a quarter to half of an inch of arraign along the west coast into northern california. here what happens's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. tom kierein storm center4. light snow falling from richmond charlottesville. leading edge of flurries into culpepper county as well as the highlands of west virginia and the northern shenandoah valley approaching the area in the next couple of hours. flurries and a dusting of an inch, shenandoah valley more farther south. >>> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, the war of words between chri

mr. roker? >> let's show you what's happening in your weather today. gulf coast. we have wet weather making its way into the pacific northwest with snow, sunshine, record highs in the plains. tomorrow, record highs continue into the great lakes. chicago will be in the 70s. record warmth down to the gulf coast. sunshine and mild in the midatlantic states. rainy in central california into the pacific northwest. >> good morning. it will be a warm day today with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. maybe >>> and that's your latest weather. we want to say hello to jeremy rosado, the first contestant eliminated from "american idol's" top 13. i'm sorry to hear that. you were sent home because of a new rule that you're not sent home by america but by the judges? what's up with that? >> i guess they tested it out for the first time last week. >> on you. >> i was the guinea pig. bottom girl, bottom guy and they decided who to send home. >> what do you think led to the eliminati elimination? >> i'm not sure. i thought the last performance was good, but i'm grateful

. >> meantime, mr. roker is outside with the one direction crowd with a look at the forecast.ey, al. >> we have perfect weather for it. coast to coast it is insane out here. look at this crowd. unfortunately the pacific coast is getting slammed. big area of low pressure coming in. low pressure system off the coast of alaska bringing heavy rain and winds. three to four feet of snow in the cascades. one to four inches of rain and gale and hurricane-force winds. wet weather gulf coast into the great lakes. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. east coast, spectacular today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. the clouds will be thickening up as we go through the day. there could be some rain showers tonight and this evening >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. we are now hearing from whitney houston's daughter for the first time since the singer's death last month. 19-year-old bobbi kristina opened up in a revealing interview with oprah. mike taibbi is in los angeles and has details on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. i

now a check of the weather from mr. roker after a busy end of the week and weekend. >> absolutely. to add insult to injury, more snow for the tornado-ravaged parts of the mid south into the mi midatlantic states. basically one to three inches. out west another storm system approaching. this one not as vigorous. it's bringing rain and mountain snow. generally about a quarter to a half inch of rain along the pacific northwest coast into northern california. >> good morning. it will be a chilly start to the work we. temperatures will be in the 40's appear we have a chance for a couple of rain or snow showers >>> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, the war of words between christie brinkley and her ex-husband peter cook, four years after their bitter divorce. why they could end up in court again. first, this is "today" on nbc. this is an angus steak and egg sandwich. it's a tremendous morning. angus, man! angus! dunkin's new angus steak and egg sandwich makes any morning special. try one today. >>> just ahead, some average americans are stock piling

meantime, mr. roker is here to talk about the weekend. >> we'll start in hawaii. they have been getting hammered with rain. some areas up to 35 inches of rain in the last week. flood watches and warnings for all the islands except the big island of hawaii. they could again get ten inches in the mountains through saturday. the same moisture streaming up into british columbia. we'll be looking at wet weather in the pacific northwest as well. extreme pacific northwestern coast. anywhere from one to three inches of rain over the n >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thanks. now to the cleanup and recovery in japan nearly a year after the earthquake and tsunami that rocked that country. we are seeing stunning images of what the hardest hit areas looked like then and now. ian williams has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. communities all along this devastated coast are marking the anniversary with sadness, but also with a determination to rebuild their lives. never has the natural disaster been so well documented in all its raw horror. th

meantime -- >> mr. roker. >> thank you very much. m.s. >> my name is sherry. i'm here to support m.s. awareness week to give information to people who don't know about m.s. will all those who have m.s. say hi? >> we find out more at ms isconnection.org. let's check your weather. evansville, indiana. 14 wfi. sunny, breezy, 79 degrees. man, what a day. we are talking about much of the eastern two-thirds of the country. we are looking at plenty of sunshine. we can see we have a lot of wet weather, show. making its way into the pacific northwest. northern california. mountain snows as well. record highs from the plains down into texas. and into the northeast and mid atlantic states. little leftover snow there. picking up two to four inches northern maine including caribou and few showers. back door cold front. temperatures back down. still going to be warmer than normal. still drop our temperatures a little bit into the northeast. happy birthday! you have to have that looked at. that doesn't look good. all right, cincinnati. i like the c

. >>> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker after an extremely busy end of week and weekend. >> absolutely. to add insult to injury, more snow for the tornado-ravaged parts of the mid-south moving into the mid-atlantic states. it's pushing off with rain also along the coast. basically one to three inches. a little bit more above 2500 feet. out west another storm system approaching. this one not as vigorous. it's bringing rain and mountain snow to the cascades, may see one to two feet of snow. generally about a quarter to a half inch of rain along the pacific northwest coast into northern california. that's >> good morning to you. it's a cold start to the work week and we have clouds out there, something we didn't have a lot of over the course of the weekend. 45 in san jose, 45 san mateo on the way to the upper 60s, low 70s by the bay and inland today. by tomorrow, we'll have a few showers early, overall much cooler for tuesday. we warm you back up wednesday into thursday. hope you have a fantastic monday. >>> that's your latest

. >> out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, mr. roker, and natalie morales.ake you inside the celebrity homes that have just been put up for sale. including an apartment owned by alicia keys, an apartment owned by rosie o'donnell and a home that is owned by britney spears. should be fun to look around that and see the price tag. >> we're also going to go into the kitchen. mark bittman says it's time to learn how to do some basics, including vegetables. he's going to kick off three days of lessons. the best day to pare vegetables will be today. vegetables so good your children will ask for seconds. >> really? >> exactly. that would be a great day. >> considering my won't even ask for firsts that would be great. first let's bring in 16-year-old shannon mcgreen the most recent contested voted off "american idol." good morning to you. >> good morning. >> only 16 years old. had to be a little bit of a shock to you. the judges all loved your performance. >> yeah. >> everybody was raving about you. what do you think happened? >> i'm only 16 and it's really hard to f

meantime, mr. roker is here to talk about the weekend. >> we'll start in hawaii. they have been getting hammereo. some areas up to 35 inches of rain in the last week. flood watches and warnings for the all -- islands except the big island of hawaii. could pick up another ten inches of rain in the mountains through saturday. that's rough. that sale moisture streaming up into british columbia, we are going to be looking at wet weather in the pacific northwest as well. extreme pacific northwestern coast and anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain over the next 24 hours. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. here are the sky is brightening after overnight rain that washed some of the pollen out of the air that jumped yesterday with the warm and windy weather. now we are drying out and it is getting colder, too. we have a still mostly cloudy sky. temperatures are down into the 40s throughout most of the region now. reagan national is at 48. and it is even colder out in the mountains and in the 30s. la

. >> meantime, mr. roker is outside with the one direction crowd with a look at the forecast.ey, al. >> we have perfect weather for it. coast to coast it is insane out here. look at this crowd. >>> good morning. at 7:20, live view from our nbc 4 sky watcher camera. sunrise under way now. at surface, sunrise is at 7:23 and temperatures are chilly under a partly cloudy sky, in the 30s and low to mid 40s but it is above freezing all around the region, later today soaring to near 70 degrees with increasing clouds this afternoon. then rain likely off and on tonight. >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. we are now hearing from whitney houston's daughter for the first time since the singer's death last month. 19-year-old bobbi kristina opened up in a revealing interview with oprah. mike taibbi is in los angeles and has details on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it is now a full month since whitney houston was found dead at age 48 in her beverly hills hotel room on the eve of the grammys. now her daughter who often accompanied her

mr. roker? >> let's show you what's happening in your weather today.ulf coast. we have wet weather making its way into the pacific northwest with snow, sunshine, record highs in the plains. tomorrow, record highs continue into the great lakes. chicago will be in the 70s. record warmth down to the gulf coast. sunshine and mild in the midatlantic states. rainy in central california into the pacific northwest. >>> the radar is lit up like a christmas tree this morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. the intensity picking up in places like half moon bay. you see the yellow offshore. that's moderate rain headed your way in the next 15 to 0 minutes. that activity ramps up as we head throughout the day tonight. overnight tonight, a little bit of a break. heavy rain comes into the mix again tomorrow morning, thursday into friday, unstable air mass continuing those showers. >>> and that's your latest weather. we want to say hello to jeremy rosado, the first contestant eliminated from "american idol's" top 13. i'm sorry to hear that. you were s

. >> meantime, mr. roker is outside with the one direction crowd with a look at the forecast.ey, al. >> we have perfect weather for it. coast to coast it is insane out here. look at this crowd. unfortunately the pacific coast is getting slammed. big area of low pressure coming in. low pressure system off the coast of alaska bringing heavy rain and winds. three to four feet of snow in the cascades. one to four inches of rain and gale and hurricane-force winds. wet weather gulf coast into the great lakes. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. east coast, spectacular today. that's what's going >>> good monday morning to you. it's a cold start but today looks pretty good. one of the warmest days of the week with temperatures climbing into the mid 60s. 64 for fremont. about 60 degrees in san francisco. we've got a major pattern change as of tonight. showers starting in the north bay, a series of storms on the way to the bay area, settling in a wet pattern we're going to have to deal with all week long. >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. we are now

mr. al roker! [ cheers and applause ] >> the monkees reunited for brief tours. that they used to throw, their little briefs and things like that. and now now they're throwing depends. that's a joke. >> still, everyone remembered those good looks and charm. davy jones, the heartthrob of a generation. >> when you look at people who were television heartthrobs, who also happened to sing, davy jones is always going to be top ten. >> we should mention jones is survived by his wife, jessica and four daughters, we're thinking of them today. >> absolutely. >>> we want to go back out to al. we knew you had got to spend some time with him and the other band members. we know you loved the monkees, a hard moment, i'm sure. >> well, you know look, everybody my age, you know you grew up watching "the monkees" they were part of your childhood. to get not just only to interview them but to perform with them, was a real quick. davy jones was a driving force of that band, especially today. he was the one planning all the bits. all the shtick we were doing. he really had a joy of