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. >> natasha bedingfield putting on a great show on the plaza.f you missed it, more music to come from the sultry songstress. >> she looks sultry now. >> matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker, and coming up in this half hour we're going to talk to mark lester. remember him, the good friend and godfather of michael jackson's children, three children and now he says there's a possibility he could actually turn out to be the biological father of that lady right there, paris jackson. there's mark on the right, and paris on the left, is there a similarity? we'll let you decide, as we talk to mark in this half hour. >> on a lighter note, you guys spend a lot of money on facial creams to make sure you stay beautiful and probably asked yourself, am i really putting my money in a place where it really needs toÑi go? in other words, do these things really work? a medical doctor willñr come on the show in the next half hour and ta about what really works, what doesn't work, for example things that make your eye lashes grow longer. >> yes. >> do they

. ♪ >>> pop sensation natasha bedingfield started singing as a teenager with her family in london.not stopped singing. tomorrow she brings her sensational sound to the plaza along with her boom box for a live performance right here on "today." get ready -- a week from tomorrow -- oh, man. teen queen miley cyrus takes over our summer concert stage, along with her major hannah montana following, i'm guessing 4ycñ plaza's bound to be packed. average age, 10. that's august 28th only on "today." meanwhile, coming up later today, the guy responsible for bringing us miley will be here, her famous dad, billy ray. >>> also this morning we're debating a road trip in the next few weeks. if anybody's thinking about doing that, we have good excuses to take one because there are some deals to be had. we'll give you some ideas on how to pay for gas, for example. coming up. >>> also the crew is lining up upstairs. i already went up there -- >> oh, yeah. >> check out the pants, by the way! take a look at john. very colorful family, the scottos are here with some summertime favorites but also here f

and next week, pop sensation natasha bedingfield stops by with a few songs. so it's the battle. ann curry and lxtv's sara gore who has been helping us out. >> it's been my pleasure. really, i've had the best week. >> good. >> so just ahead to get you grooving into your weekend, we'll have one more song from flo rida before we say good-bye. >> we've also got a lot of star power here today. we've got "inglourious basterds," the new film from -- i know, i've really been saying that on national television, from quentin tarantino, i'm sure he's loving that. a movie he directed starring brad pitt. it's getting a lot of buzz. it opens next friday. guess what, quentin tarantino is standing by, yeah. >> and he was out there with flo rida. he was -- yeah, he was grooving on it. >> he know flo. anyway, we'll talk to him in a little bit. >> little known fact, actually, quentin tarantino stole "inglourious basterds" from mike myers who had the fat past erds. >> i'll get to the bottom of that. thanks a lot, al. thank you. >> i think it's very -- >> it was a few weeks ago we asked you to send

natasha bedingfield, singing "pocket full of sunshine," the weather song.nshine friday when she stops by. or we're hoping for the sunshine. anyway, come on down for some fun. meanwhile, while ann makes her way all the way from washington -- >> d.c. >> that was a storm last night, though. >> yeah, because i guess ann never heard of the train. hoda kotb had to get up -- >> too late. >> yeah, i guess. they shut down amtrak at 6:00. anyway, hoda got up a little early here to help out this morning. and i understand you two are cooking up a special assignment. >> yeah. >> special is a good word for it. >> we're running in a triathlon. together. >> she got me into it, so i have her to blame. >> congratulations. >> it involves running and swimming and biking. >> the swimming part is the part that we fear the most. >> like an open-water type of swim? >> you swim in the ocean. i've got to tell you, i swam a couple laps. i don't swim well. >> i don't either. >> i swam two laps and was hype ventilating. >> ann curry's husband brian could give you tips. he swam the engl

hopefully we will have a pocketful of sunshine tomorrow on the plaza when natasha bedingfield takes ourr. what a nice lady, what a fin singer. come on down and check it out. >>> meanwhile out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. natalieorales and al roker. >> going to be a disturbing sign? >> very. >> yeah. okay. loving you. thank you. that's cute. >> it got on tv. >> that's cute. >>> coming up -- hey, we've got from bow to wow. jill rappaport's back, she has four dogs back with her today. she founded a she-- she found t at a shelter. we gave them a makeover. it's all about the ladies. >> this is the third time we've done this. every single time all the dogs that have been adopted. >>> also coming up this morning, we're going to be talking about the 100 most powerful women in the world. we'll go down the list, find out who's on it and who's not. >>> also coming up, serious health concerns that a lot of women don't think about necessarily as they enter their adult years. increasingly though, women are facing issues like binge drinking, anorexia, and even stds. dr. nancy sny

next friday natasha bedingfield. after that, miley cyrus out on the plaza.calendar. >> meanwhile ahead this morning we've got a sneak peek of some of the hottest fall fashions coming up this season. >> there's a really big rat -- >> oh! >> get out of here. get out of here. >> come on. >> yeah. >> okay. >> what else is coming up? >> i don't know. >> we have -- >> we're going to bring an award winning director quentin tarantino. >> who has -- >> who has never had to follow a squirrel before. >> never. >> the squirrel. >> your new film, opening next friday. >> i like your description of this. you called it a spaghetti western combined with world war ii iconography. >> that's exactly what i said. that's a very good description. >> what does that mean exactly. >> it just kind of means i'm a big fan ofpaghetti westerns. the idea, it's not about the normal big battle and tanks and everything. it's more of a concentrated effort as far as the drama that can happen. >> brad pitt is a jewish soldier. >> hs a jewish actor but he's a hillbilly leading a bunch of jewish a

that is british pop sensation natasha bedingfield, and she is going to bring her beautiful voice to ourfriday morning for a live concert. if you're in the area, come on down. she's a great performer and a really nice lady. and then, a week from friday, a huge crowd expected on the plaza for that young lady right there. that is miley cyrus. and she will be rocking the plaza friday, august 28th. so, a couple of big shows coming up here on the plaza. >> that one is going to be huge. >> oh, yeah. it's going to be huge. >> coming in for that one. >> already got the kids' list lined up? >> that's a list to get on. >> we've got connections. we can help you out. >> we know a guy. >> exactly. i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales. natalie's here while ann is stuck and meredith is on vacation. we've got al roker here as well. hoda kotb is in for natalie, who's in for ann, who's in for meredith. >> i'm really confused. >> hoda will be playing shortstop next. >> if ever a distraction. >> exactly right. speaking of concerts, we've got a bigg >> it is going to be another hot and humid day outside

august 14th we've got natasha bedingfield here the following week.show starts to wrap up because we've got superstar mariah carey on the plaza friday august 28th. so mark your calendars. it's usually fun. it's not been too hot. sometimes it's been raining unfortunately but we've had fantastic crowds and really good musical acts, i think. >> when you think, it reminds you that the summer is winding down. we haven't even had it for long. >> time to go back to school. >> oh, quite whining. you know. >> feel good about this. >> coming up in the next half hour we're going to meet a woman who certainly isn't letting age slow her down. at 66 she spends her summer days sharing her love and teaching people how to water ski barefoot. >> what? >> that's what she does. >> i wonder if -- >> that's going to leave a mark. >> it looks like fun. >> coming up. >> anyway, later coming up -- >> a water skiing squirrel. >> coming up, what is your biggest phobia? >> what? >> snakes, going bald, nudity. >> snakes, going bald, nudity. what's your -- >> what's your biggest p

next friday natasha bedingfield. after that, miley cyrus out on the plaza.calendar. >> meanwhile ahead this morning we've got a sneak peek of some of the hottest fall fashions coming up this season. >> there's a really big rat -- >> oh! >> get out of here. get out of here. >> come on. >> yeah. >> we are going to sit temperature range today in the mid-80s, partly cloudy, seasonable and out of the east. basically pretty dry this week ended next shot of showers and ended next shot of showers and how cool is quentin tarantino? >> a little bit energetic, too. and a good seller. when we come back we're going to have a look at the fall's holtest fashion trends. a little early treat for that. also ahead we've got, have you heard, flo rida live in concert. cash for clunkers is available at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunker qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means yo