that's where we find natalie morales. natalie, what's going on there? the closest thing we have to an american royal wedding. so, a lot of people excited about chelsea clinton's wedding. it's been -- >> especially those people behind you. >> -- it's a very carefully guarded -- exactly, who now left. it is a very carefully guarded secret for the longest time, up until this week, where lots of little leaks started happening. and of course we then found out it was going to be here in rhinebeck, new york. population of about 8,000 people. but preparing for an influx of about 400 to 500 guests. as you mentioned. not to mention the paparazzi and the media that are going to be here. right now i'm pretty much by myself early this morning, but across the street that parking lot is going to be filled with satellite trucks and media trucks and all the media is going to be posted down this main road. down that way is where astor court, and that is the private estate where chelsea clinton and marc mezvinsky are reportedly going to be tying the knot in a beautiful bu

i'm natalie, helping you all to "make the grade." >>> icon. i-c-o-n.s our word of the week, and it means something that's a symbol. some icons are religious. some are functional. like the icons on a computer screen. but any way you look at it, an icon is an image or even a person that stands for something. >>> "icon" is the perfect word to help us introduce our next report. so here goes. when it comes to comic books, there's a man who's considered a living icon of the genre. nicole tells us why. >> reporter: the giant comic-con held every year in san diego is the world's largest. the convention center is packed with hundreds of exhibits and thousands of comics. among the most popular attractions is "artists alley." here you can meet people with true super powers. using just ink, pens, and brushes, they're able to bring a super hero or a super villain to life. one of the most sought after artists is this man. his name is al feldstein, and he's a legend. >> i guess i'm most known for introducing horror comics to the general public back in the '50s. >> al

natalie allen has reactions from those who saw it happen. >> all eyes were on the sky and of all the maneuvers, witnesses can't stop talking about the most spectacular finish. the pilot was on a run when spectators saw something unusual. i looked around -- >> he lost speed and it started going down. >> all of a sudden you could hear pop, pop, pop, sparks came out of the one engine. >> this is what they witnessed, the plane bursting into planes. the pilot barely escaped shooting out with his parachute just before the jet dove nose first. >> he had a rough landing. >> probably less than 100 meters off the ground, parallel to the ground. shoot did open, but being so low, he hit the ground full force. >> the pilot hit the ground and was dragged several hundred feet unconscious before he managed to collect himself. >> the authorities are vetting the crash. despite this explosive distraction, organizers say the final day of the air show will continue on schedule. natalie allen, atlanta. >>> in germany, a panic killed at least 18 people and injured 80 others at a music festival called the l

i'm natalie with "make the grade." >>> we join the women's halfpipe finals, where the entire u.s.m is still in contention for the gold. >> well, italy is definitely a big blur. you know, i just remember the highlights and being so stoked. >> look at that big front-side 540 snail pitch. oh, lands that clean with the grab! >> another olympic run from teter! >> i was basically like, i can't believe i just friggin' did that! >> hannah teter is the gold medalist. >> torino was amazing. i did everything i wanted to do. >> there's a 900! whoa, unbelievable! bleiler goes ballistic! gretchen bleiler, a silver medal. >> it was just -- it was magic. >> heading into my last run in torino, i was sitting in fourth place. i had just gotten bumped out of the medal position. i knew what i had to do to win that event. i knew i was going to go for it, and that's just what i did. >> front side 900 -- oh! kelly clark sits on her landing. >> yeah, she was just flying so high and doing so well. i would have definitely probably been a happy second placer if she had landed that. you know, watching hannah

natalie? >> george lewis in los angeles, thank you, george. >>> rescuers on thursday recovered the body of a climber who fell from a cliff during a storm wednesday night at grand teton national park in wyoming. 16 other climbers were treated for injuries caused by lightning. >>> officials say it could be months before they know why a greyhound bus clipped an overturned suv and hit a tree thursday in fresno, california, killing the driver and five other people. the bus was traveling from los angeles so sacramento. >>> and an attack caught on tape reminds us police work is never routine. an officer in ohio was assaulted this week by a suspect in a hit-and-run chase. the officer suffered facial injuries. the suspect then had to be subdued with a stun gun and is being held on $500,000 bail. back over to matt and meredith. it's unbelievable. >> we don't stop enough to thank them for what they do on a daily basis. natalie, thanks very much. >>> let's get another check of the weather, the more local

natalie morales has been camped out, and natalie, i know the rehearsal, guest list is a secret, the guestting party favors already. i scored my "the wedding" t-shirt, of course the date, rhinebeck, new york, july 31st, 2010. now, the town couldn't be more excited. in fact, everybody here is all abuzz, talking about it already because it is one of summer's biggest events but also one of the worst-kept secrets. it's about anyone can talk abnow. chelsea clinton's wedding to her longtime boyfriend, marc mezvinsky. >> rhinebeck is on lockdown. >> reporter: the town is ready to embrace the couple on their special day. most here seem to be bursting at the seams with what was their little secret. at the local bridal shop, ill's all good for business, if only they could talk about it. >> they have signed confidentiality agreements. i know a couple of people who have signed those. >> reporter: officials are holding news conferences, though they're not saying for what, exactly. >> this is a private event that may take a bit longer to get from point a to point b this weekend. >> reporter: it's tough

natalie?2,000 recycled bottles docked at sydney harbor after four months crossing the pacific ocean. the idea is to draw attention to ocean pollution from plastic waste. that's incredible. it is 8:04. now to al for a check of the weather. >> thank you very much, nat. we have college-bound graduates here. where are you going to school? >> mercier college. >> ducane university. >> thanks for coming down. let's check your weather. we'll show you as far as our pick city today, nbc bay area san francisco, widespread low clouds, drizzle and 62 degrees. as we check the rest of the weather we have monsoonal moisture in the southwest and showers there. remnants of bonnie along the coast. less humid in the northeast. northern minnesota into north dakota, a slight risk of storms. warm in seattle. >>> and he's another look at the pick city of the day. san francisco, we've got low clouds, misty skies and a healthy sea breeze out there blowing in all the low clouds into the altamonte pass, out to fairfield

are saddled with debt and find a working world the has no room for them or earlier i caught up with natalie clay a recent graduate from syracuse university and i first asked her what it's like right now college grad and looking for a job in this economic climate. it's really hard and it's exactly what they say it's going to be it's a hunt and i feel like i haven't caught anything i apply every day about five jobs a day who everything on the internet you know n.b.c. c.b.s. fox production companies talent agencies and. nobody is hiring and it's frustrating because i have bills to pay and they're trialing up and no one you know tells you when you're growing your capital mid air how to survive so i'm i'm kind of i'm i'm applying i'm crying and i know i'm qualified. i don't know what to do and i'm kind of stuck in this problem it's not fun i'm going to do it well you know it's interesting that you bring up that no one ever really prepares you despite the fact that you usually just went to school for four years they don't really prepare you for real life so sometimes you ever feel a little gypped

natalie allen has reactions from those who saw it happen. >> all eyes were on the sky and of all theaneuvers, witnesses can't stop talking about the most spectacular finish. the pilot was on a run when spectators saw something unusual. i looked around -- >> he lost speed and it started going down. >> all of a sudden you could hear pop, pop, pop, sparks came out of the one engine. >> this is what they witnessed, the plane bursting into planes. the pilot barely escaped shooting out with his parachute just before the jet dove nose first. >> he had a rough landing. >> probably less than 100 meters off the ground, parallel to the ground. shoot did open, but being so low, he hit the ground full force. >> the pilot hit the ground and was dragged several hundred feet unconscious before he managed to collect himself. >> the authorities are vetting the crash. despite this explosive distraction, organizers say the final day of the air show will continue on schedule. natalie allen, atlanta. >>> in germany, a panic killed at least 18 people and injured 80 others at a music festival called the lov

i open my arms deal and i say to you understand why have fun with it as opposed to hello, natalie have won the nit. you know it mean? what people remember what i just said. you never anything >> what said. what the member from train its own as >> open and friendly> your good he >> are crazy. (laughter) >> be drinking. >> (laughter)) >> to of bothers me, i the only got in here that does not drink. >> if he does during don't know. >> a just behind? of life. your procured the sale i do not know about this as a young talent makes me happy to work with them. all right, i've lied for the last hour. >> good night and good weekend. ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ [ male announcer ] come into an at&t store and experience tv like you've never seen before. ♪ for a limited time, get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months with dvr included.

elsewhere, "the hollywood reporter" says several sources confirm oksana grigorieva's younger sister natalie is suspected of leaking the mel gibson tapes. if so, oksana could be found in contempt of court and face possible extortion charges. >>> finally, on a happier note, actor orlando bloom and model miranda kerr are married, and they are currently honeymooning. you know what, bill, i'm due. i haven't seen a movie since section and the city 2. >> the most embarrassing confession of the day, i think that's the last movie i saw. it's horrible. >> every guy in the studio just booed. >> it could have been worse, i think. >> my goodness, all right, thanks. this comes from wrc nbc 4 in washington, d.c., where four women in the navy are making history. for the first time ever, all of the sailors of the year are women. they were chosen by their shipmates for their leadership, their professionalism, superior performance, so on and so forth. during a special pinning ceremony this week, they were also promoted to the rank of chief petty officer. you know what i have to say to that, bill, you go girls

natalie?ere were no serious injuries after this spectacular crash during a weekend truck race in brazil. rescue crews had to remove one driver from his rig, but the other driver was able to walk away just fine. as you can see there. it is 8:04. let's go back to meredith and matt. hey, guys. >> just taking one last picture. sorry. >> forcing yourself on the people again. >> i literally punched you. gave you a shot in the ribs. now to mr. roker. you look awfully dapper today. >> thank you. that's very nice. we have a birthday girl today. how old are you, tiffany? >> 15. s>>t'le check the weather. our pick city, t'savannah, georgia. they will have scattered and thunderstorms today. you can see we have monsoonal moisture coming out of the south. we're looking at sunshine and warm weather in the pacific northwest. temperatures getting into the 80s today. we expect sunny skies, more warmth along the east coast. a risk of strong storms up state new york into central i will noise and a risk of strong

question is the same i understand natalie and i have always rumors on the back of the new fires in the markets well he's back now castro's appearance on cuban television for years again puts into focus on it. dealing with this in conspicuous railway hub has a permanent place in the history of the gold of the russian empire to date the station is called it a good school too but in general no one hundred twenty it bore the name you know came to sky it was here that the offices of the czechoslovak legion arrested their russian ally had real culture on this unremarkable platform he and his colleagues were locked up in this small house and were then handed over to the revolutionaries in this way they were given safe passage to a port of blood of all stock so they could sail home. to cause lots and chuckle slovaks surrendered culture to centrist revolutionaries in their coats they wanted to have them put on trial. with the arrival of the bolsheviks they deposed the centrists arrested culture and executed him. for. having played their role to the excuse of every contract the chief slovak deja

natalie's mother remembers talking to him at christmas his last visit home. >> i said where are you goingold me. i said isn't that bad? it is bad. i said are you scared? i have never been so scared in my life. >> he would rather be home but understood why he was there and he respected it. >> reporter: and while he kept in touch through social networking sites he kept his friends in the dark about the dangers he faced in afghanistan. >> he never would tell us anything. never said it was bad. just keep us from not worrying. just driving around. >> reporter: stanley's friends described him as friendsly and outgoing. a peace maker who wanted to drive a dozer for cal fire after his military service was over. >> he was the median muscle. got in between us and he just said you know what, we are friends much get over it. and so he was always the one that brought us together. >> reporter: in his death he has brought them together again. stanley was supposed to be home in october. he was planning to go hunting across the nation with his buddies. >> sharon chin. sharon, thank you. >>> a demonstratio

as nbc's natalie morales reports the wedding is drawing attention from washington to hollywood. >> reporter: the clinton family knows a thing or two about national security. but keeping all the details of chelsea's wedding under wraps? that's near but impossible. >> this is as close to a royal wedding as america is going to see. >> reporter: chelsea, now 30, is marrying an investment banker whose parents were both democratic members of congress. the bride and groom first met as teens but didn't become a couple until several years ago. the vows are set for the last day in july. word leaked this month it'll be held in a beautiful, secluded ver mansion north of new york city. >> it is beautiful. 30 acres surround it and it overlooks the hudson river. >> reporter: there's plenty of curiosity about the elite guest list with reports it will include a listers from washington to hollywood. >> we've heard kate capshaw, steven spielberg, ted turner, barbara streisand. president obama has been invited. his press secretary, however, has said he will not attend. who knows if that will change? >> reporte

pleasures of swimming and sunbathing the heat has brought with it fires smoke and health risks artie's nataly novikov has more from the capital of temperature records. that it's had on in central russia but it can be wearing much else because it's absolutely baking with a nuclear hitting record highs in law school and office just goes east all around the city of ten million looks like a huge beach fountains have turned to bathtubs with people taking every opportunity to plunge into something cooler than the ceiling area around but it's probably safer alternative to a we were swimming with a green statistics of three hundred drownings this week alone and it doesn't look like russians who haven't read from this furnace anytime soon. this is a serious abnormality the russian weather service has never measured such temperatures in moscow in july according to our calculations it hasn't even reached its peak it but not everyone's feeling the heat rushes soft drink and ice cream pretty soon and making a fortune but i was in the country having a busy time to the everything haricot is a hits this summ

this is back to the killer of prominent russian human rights activist nataly estimator has been identified and placed on a wanted list that's according to president dmitri medvedev who outlined the course of the investigation after a meeting with german chancellor angela merkel estimate of who was kidnapped and murdered in the north caucasus region a year ago. reports. russian authorities are claiming success a year since the murder of a chechen human rights activist in this together to say they know who did it the russian president can say and they now have a main suspect and he has been put on the international most wanted list now the hunt goes on for those who ordered the murder soon after their tallies to meet all skills russia's president said finding those responsible was a metal or not i would miss a say on identified men bundled the fifty year old woman into a car as she left her apartment block her border riddled with gunshot was discovered later that day lying in a root in the neighboring region of. several more can see that one was this to police and stimulus colleagues because

and maybe the surprise of the day, the natalie attired daily. he was 6-under 66. but the story, the 21-year-old roy mcroy. 21years old here at 18 setting himself up nicely for a birdie. that's the lowest first round ever at the british open. >>> staying across the pond as they say, 11th stage of the tour de france, nothing to text home about. mark kavendish is today's winner. no wardrobe change. still worn by andy schleck. >>> football training camps and you know fans just itching for some news around the nfl and we love it. plenty of first office business to be taken care of. the 49ers not able to work anything off out. we just want to see if he can duh duplicate last year's outfit. yes the warriors sold and ellis didn't get it. >> that's our report for tonight. thank you for joining us. good night.

and maybe the surprise of the day, the natalie attired daily. he was 6-under 66.tory, the 21-year-old roy mcroy. 21years old here at 18 setting himself up nicely for a birdie. that's the lowest first round ever at the british open. >>> staying across the pond as they say, 11th stage of the tour de france, nothing to text home about. mark kavendish is today's winner. no wardrobe change. still worn by andy schleck. >>> football training camps and you know fans just itching for some news around the nfl and we love it. plenty of first office business to be taken care of. the 49ers not able to work anything off out. we just want to see if he can presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on an all new cadillac srx luxury collection crossover... ..with a bose premium sound system. and an ultra-view sunroof designed to let more summer time in. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a new cadillac. hurry in for great lease or purchase offers on an all new srx duri

with business support services from law to accounting are the key to innovation our correspondent nataly how clever has the details. leading up the presidential commission on modernization has shown that when it comes to venture capital investment in russia it's easy to say what needs to be done that to make what has already been achieved so far there at least three venture funds working in russia with a total capital of two billion dollars which of course absolutely not enough for the country and building it over to economy now president it is sad that there is a lot of help to my mom told me that products on the market and criticize the companies which are reluctant to take the rest and invest in innovation to post several concrete measures that are designed to lower how by making better capital investment work in russia so in the civil service that we need to develop the services needed for businesses county information and services it's also necessary to increase to small enterprises you grand stand alone fine but we need not only to attract foreign investment but also to develop our

natalie? >> al, thank you.w she's trying to strip him of custody of their daughter and took him to court for an emergency hearing. this as a new tape number five has been released. and once again, some of the language has been harsh. the website radar online says that's mel gibson screaming at his ex-girlfriend. they have a baby girl together. that's her, only 8 months old, and already caught between angry, feuding parents. both sides went to court thursday for an emergency custody hearing. he says gibson is an unfit father and should be stripped of his visitation. she's handed now over the now infamous tapes to sheriff's investigators. >> you're very je you're very mean. >> because i'd like to show you what mean really is [ bleep ], gold digger, all true. you [ bleep ] did i >> reporter: it's now key evidence in the new custody case, showing alleged threats. >> you need medication. >> you need a [ bleep ] bat to the side of the head, all right? >> reporter: and she claims to most tick violence. >> what kand of

natalie?cording of an engaged mel gibson and lindsay lohan's jail sentence and chelsea clinton's lavish nuptials. . good morning. >> good morning. >> tape number seven, i believe, allegedly of mel gibson. by now, most people have heard the voice and believe it is to be him, but what's different about this one? >> this tape he actually -- again, you know, he throws all sorts of obscenities but this time he throws his rage at timothy dalton, which is oksana's ex. he says, why don't you go back to him? this time he involves another party. >> is this the beginning of the end or a lot more stuff? >> this is one of the last tapes. really the beginning of the end. >> you're reporting in "people" magazine that mel was seen with his 9-month-old daughter over the weekend at his church on his property. there was someone else. who was that? >> a guardian, someone he has hired to look over when he visits with lucia. he has done this because he wants to pre-emt any claims from oksana saying he's a bad dad.

natalie rush. and we come here -- they join us in the gallery to observe these proceedings. they were at the judiciary committee hearing. this april 20 disaster has now become the most massive environmental disaster in our nation's history, poisoning widespread swaps of the gulf of mexico, killing wildlife, ruining wetlands and wreaking economic havoc in the gulf states. it has highlighted not only depths in our ability to regulate deep water drilling but also a major legal gap have been discovered in the applicable statutes that are adversely impacting victims. and so our measure from judiciary committee focuses on repairing these flaws, so that the victims of this disaster can get fair treatment. we have found that the current state of law regarding these liability issues is outdated, unfair and operates against our national interests. the three key laws all date from the mid 1800's, the death on the high seas act, the jones act and the limitation on liability act. on the death on the high seas act -- does not allow recovery of nonpro-- of laws in contrast to all state law

just a few moments ago i signed the appropriate paperwork with the secretary of state natalie tenant to make this announcement official. robert c. byrd because giant. he can never be replaced. i've said we can never fill his shoes, we just only hope that we can fall in his footsteps. i've waited to make this appointment because it is important to do this right. i want to thanks the white house. i want to thank majority leader reid. i want to thank especially senator rockefeller and the entire senate for making this procedure and this process work so flawlessly for allowing west virginia to go through the process we have. they've been most gracious. i truly want to you to carry that back to everybody for us. but the time has now come to appoint someone to the senate who will look out for west virginia who will work hard for west virginia and is a proud west virginiaian. i'm now extremely proud, very, very proud to appoint cart goodwin to the united states senate. [applause] >> regardless of whoever occupies this seat now and in the future, it will always be known as west virginia's un

. >> reporter: natalie abugov, a sales assistant, wasn't so lucky. >> the weaving on the shoe was bucklingoot. >> reporter: she hoped to walk the walk, by splurging on two paris of discounted designer shoes. but discovered her online bargains were phonies. >> it was guaranteed 100% authenticity. i was assured i would receive it and be 100% satisfied. >> reporter: she hasn't been able to get her money back. a painful $400 lesson. our internet shopping spree was just as disappointing. of the nine pairs of shoes we bought from eight different websites, not one was the real deal, even though you're led to believe they are. what did the sites tell us? almost all offered a refund. and this one said, if the shoes are fake, it's their supplier's fault. counterfeit shoes are now the single-biggest problem for the retail industry. they're losing $12 billion a year to these fakes. hot business these days. >> i'm looking at the shoes you have here. >> do you know what's fake and what's real? >> oh. these -- these i feel are fake. okay. that one i can pretty much -- >> ding, ding, ding. you're right. a

. >> reporter: christina and natalie are two of ryan's newly-found sisters.ing registry. do you remember what that moment was like? laying eyes on him? >> he's like a rocket scientist. >> reporter: i know. >> we can't relate. but he's an awesome guy. >> reporter: does it make you think about, you know, sort of how much is genes? and how much is how you're raised? >> definitely. there's parts about our penalties that are very similar. >> reporter: since meeting last year, they meet for holidays and big events. >> the more the merrier. meeting my half-sisters has been such a treat. >> now, the sperm banks we talked to believe their counseling methods are adequate. but ryan said to me, do the math. just one deposit to a sperm bank can be broken down to between 8 and 20 vials. if a donor makes dozens of deposits, the numbers are staggering. only about 40% of moms who give birth to a sperm donor baby report it to the banks. >> you say the grandparents do? >> the donors have no liability. but the grandparents are saying, i don't care how this child is conceived. th

. >> reporter: natalie cohen knows the sting of deception and the sucker-punch of a breakup, from a collegey, saying he was playing hockey or teaching hockey lessons. i didn't know what was going on. >> then, came the talk. >> i didn't know what was up. it took him time to say it. he tells me that he's not ready for a relationship right now. i was devastated, of course. >> reporter: experts say break-ups can cause people to easily confuse feelings of separation with rejection. >> the best way to heal a breakup pain is to remind yourself that just because he doesn't love you doesn't mean that nobody will love you. it may feel painful. but it is not impossible. you can grieve, pick up, rebuild your life, and learn to love again. >> reporter: as for bachelorette, ali, she still has two men in the running. both coveting that final rose. we think she'll recover. >> i think she'll be fine. relationship gurus have tons of advice. don't get sucked into the poor me syndrome. try not to dwell. we've all been there. everybody in the audience has been there. >> you lull a little bit. >> two, learn to g

i'm matt lauer with tamron hall, and natalie is on assignment, so it is nice to have you here. >> niceod to see you. coming up the troubled actress lindsay lohan is expected to go to jail now for a 90-day sentence and all kinds of questions in this one, including will she serve the full sentence anded who will represent her in court? we will have much more on this in a couple of minutes. >> a lot of drama there and a lot of drama another los angeles courtroom. the judge will hear both sides in the bitter custody dispute between mel gibson and his ex-girlfriend. we are hearing a new part of the recording that allegedly featured gibson once again in an ugly rage, but there are those coming to his defense, and we will listen to what his friends and others have to say about that. and far from l.a. and hollywood, we will talk about health and nutrition and a lot of questions answered by joy bower about pregnancy cravings, and ice cream and pickles and all of those thing, and we will talk about a healthy protein option there. and a tasty treat there. >> and we will talk about the bottom line

natalie is my executive assistant and she tries to keep me in line and she is sort of the glue in the office. [applause] gannett is the guy he was a communications adviser and he spearheads our communicaon. now lete turn to-- [applause] now let me turn to all of you. thank you to all of you that helped us get to this point. many of you will hear are people we met along the way as we travel across the country and others of you posted your own meetings and contribute to the work we are doing in a numeral ways. so many people can judah did what i think was a robust national dialogue and i hope you think the end product reflects our best collective effort so thank you. the strategy provides a roadmap to move the nation forward. i said this before but it is not intended to be a conference of list of all the activities we need to do to address hiv. incentives to be a concise plan that will set clear riorities and strategic action sets tied to measurable outcomes. now would like to tell you what our key priorities are. to produce new hiv infections we believe we need to do three things. we n

throughout the bay area sitting over the bay and down along the coast, stirred see it makes out by 9:00, natalie see a receipt to the coast. how to fog and low clouds which will return this evening and into tomorrow. tuesday's three and redwood city 57 amount view and 55 in san jose. as for today are going to be about the same as it were yesterday seven is in the north bay 77 in novato. 76 a mill valley making our way down to the peninsula '60s and '70s. 74 in receipt. over the a side of the baby go '60s, '70s. 74 in hayward, a little bit warmer in our inland sponsored the a eight year degree readings. dingell, san ramon. now we go to the sub bay where we seem more '70s and '80s. 81 in campbell 77 at milpitas. will here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. continue to see how to far to arm morning warm-up in our temperatures high 80s. >> live to president barack obama who is designing the writ financial return reform bill. let's listen. >> thank you it very much. (applause) thank you. (applause) thank you. (applause) every please embassy. (applause) good morning ride. >> good morning. >> we a

out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with al roker and tamron hall filling in while natalie is on assignmenther daughter, bristol, and levi johnston have gotten engaged. >> talk about family drama. there's actually new video of bristol saying her mom disapproves of her plans to marry levi johnston, the father of her beautiful son. while that may not come as a big surprise, lee vi's family apparently not happy about the marriage, as well, or the possible marriage. the question is, will they call it off? will they put it on hold, and will sarah palin attend? we have the latest from bristol's new interview. >> you said this is like a modern-day romeo and juliet. >> reading the interview, it is. >> let's hope it ends differently. >> love. >> yes, yes. >> all right. >> okay. maybe "a midsummer night's dream." in any event, tonight's "money 911" team is here to answer your questions about hard financial choices a lot of folks have to make these days. >> a lot to get to. let's go inside. ann is standing by at the news desk. she has a check of all the headlines. ap, good morning again. >> matt, than

natalie is on assignment. the mel gibson saga. >> yeah, this thing just keeps getting uglier. more allegations of abuse, we still have the rant on the voicemail. and now even mel gibson's ex, oksana grigorieva is being accused of extortion. we'll take a look at it. and another big question, matt and al, is has his career survive? will people go to see a movie starring mel gibson? we'll take a look at all of those elements. >> a lot of that could depend on whether it's proven or not proven. so we'll see. >> that's right. and then we've got that story about the whale. >> oh, the whale of a tale. you've seen this photo. this is apparently is not doctored. this is legitimate. a couple sailing off south africa tape town, a whale, a right whale, in the wrong place. breaches and lands on their sailboat. damage was extensive. but luckily, they were okay. we're going to talk to them exclusively. >> that is truly a case of "we're going to need a bigger boat." >> i know it's happened to me. i'm sure it's happened to you.

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that is very much an anomaly for a first term president, natalie to not lose seats, but to actually pick up seats. of course, that was in the wake of 2001. but even his father, who had astronomical job approval ratings at his midterm ratings, even he lost seats. but when the president is under 50%, the average loss of seats is 41. right now, democrats have a 39- seat majority. president obama is teetering somewhere around 46% to 47%. that suggests some real troubles for democrats. you have the president's approval rating that becomes very important, although, going into this election, every democrat new that they would lose seats. you sat down with the head of the democratic campaign committee. you sat down with folks in the white house in 2009 and they would have told you that they would lose 15 seats. quite frankly, we won a whole lot of seas. we had no business winning them. it is true. they bring in people that probably would not have one but for that environment. 1994 was another example of that. i like this in 1994 because the script at the bottom of the ocean as the way was coming