then i got skinny. then fat. then skinny. then fat. then skinny. then fat. then skinny. then fat. fat. how will i end up in the end? skinny or fat? the farewell season. >> jimmy: well, that is going to be something. i cannot -- [ applause ] only thing i know -- all i know for sure is at the end of the season, i'll be fat and that's all that matters. another legend hanging it up quarterback brett favre, according to multiple sources, favre informed the vikings he will not return for a second seeing and will retire from football. right. how dumb does he think we are? we're not -- sorry, brett. not falling for it again. now when brett favre actually does retire we'll look back at this day and laugh but until then, it's not funny. [ laughter ] speaking of hanging it up semi permanently, levi johnston and bristol palin have apparently broken up again. less than a month after announcing their engagement, bristol called it off faster than you can say "mom, put the gun down." it's -- she told "people" magazine that they're done and that, in fact, things started to unravel the day they ann

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the size 2 is really a size 6. >> my skinny jeans are not really skinny. >> no. sorry to break it to you. >> oh, well. how about a look at the weather forecast, mike. >> got some carrots and celery if you want. >> your skinny jeans ain't skinny either. >> no, no. i think post-swimmer syndrome. that's when you gain a lot of weight after swimming because you can't eat like you used to be able to, about 50 pounds ago. yeah! hello! show you what's going on. (laughter) >> brutal. >> it is. happens to a lot of people. once you stop competitive swimming. i don't look like i used to, that's for sure. 5:17 this morning. let's take a look, show you with a is going on. it's all muscle. looking at clouds across downtown san francisco. and no real drizzle. >> that's what you're talking about. >> let's take a look outside as far as temperatures go, santa rosa, napa in the upper 40s. low to mid-50s santa rosa, san francisco, redwood city and mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. around the monterey bay, mainly cloudy and temperatures also in the mid to upper 50s. all right. rela

. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> i feel like we're a part of "the skinny" today. >> i know, man.ast night. >> yeah. we have our own "skinny" drama. >> mm-hmm. >> how cool is that, diane sawyer threw a party and like she said it was basically a party for no reason. she took us all out on a yacht. >> yeah, very cool. >> wined us and dined us. and i actually was able to snap a quick picture. so you can see diane right there. cheek to cheek with me. >> looking buddy-buddy. >> i know. and i also saw george stephanopoulos, who i'm sure is either up right now or getting ready for "good morning america." such a nice party. >> i don't know how he made it out when he has to do "good morning america" later today. >> well, you know, everyone was so thankful that you took on the charge, the heavy charge of being the captain on the boat. >> oh, really? >> we wereealyul f >> we we.eealyul f there you are. >> that's right. >> your hands are freakishly big. i will say that. >> i do it all. i want to keep everyone safe. you and i were getting chummy. i wanted to make everyone safe. so i took contr

r weast -- are we finally saying goodbye to the super-skinny model? hello to you. american citizens are being warned by the government to avoid a controversy. a church in florida plans to publicly burned the koran. there's a risk of terrorist response. the burning is planned to commemorate the september 11 attacks. president obama called it a stunt that would be a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda. indonesia's's president says images of the koran in flames could threaten world peace and damage relations between islam and the west. in india, and where the population of 130 million muslims, said such a and outrage should be prevented. it would inflame sentiments among muslims throughout the world and cause irreparable damage. noriega maliki -- nouri al maliki has responded. >> the plans of just one man in america have already provoked demonstrations. contactors burn an american flag to show how much they object to terry jones' plan to burn the koran. the pastor leads a fringe movement. the church has just 50 members. his plans have now earned him a personal warning fr

we'll be right back. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> we start off with the vmas.der that you and i are old because -- >> yes, it really is. >> -- we didn't know a lot of these artists. but chelsea handler was the host, and there was a lot of hype about her especially since there hadn't been a woman who'd done this since '94. >> that's crazy. >> since roseanne barr. i didn't even remember that she did it. a lot of people, though, the reviews overall are not that great. people liked her opening, which is how she came into basically the arena. she dropped down, and it was really a spoof on lady gaga. she had a house on her head. she was obviously playing it up. a lot of people said it took aim at the easiest target, which is lady gaga. so there were some boos for that. but aside from that a lot of people were saying -- you can see the video coming in right now. i mean, as she sits the ground -- >> sorry. that's as far as we got in rehearsal. oh, wait, wait, wait. one more thing. release the doves! >> a lot of people said she was edgy but boring. in case you missed it

it's coming up in "the skinny." >>> it is that time again. back in "the skinny." >> that's right.s going on. >> lot of stuff happening. we start off with a somewhat serious story. michael douglas promoting the big "wall street 2" movie. "wall street 2" is coming out soon and michael douglas now revealing he has stage 4 cancer, which is a shock to a lot of people. we knew he was sick but not that sick. >> that is progressed that far. he was on letterman last night speaking publicly for the first time. >> absolutely. in fact, he was upbeat about it though and joked with letterman about the seriousness of his cancer. >> is stage 4 where you want to be or not where you want to be? >> no. you want to be down at stage 1. >> stage 1? >> it has not -- the big thing you always worry about is spreading. i am head and neck. i am above the neck. so nothing's going down. and the expectations are good. >> did they find it early enough for their liking? >> i sure as [ muted ] hope so. >> hasn't lost that comic timing. >> no, not at all. >> not at all. >> he's a week into treatment and he said th

this knit jacket with the roxy skinny jeans and roxy flat shoes. a lot of girls like the flat shoes for going out in the evening. again, accessorize with a pretty bright skirt and woven shirts are really popular for the girls in plaid stripes this year, too. for the boys, 8 to 20. these are the bright colored pants which the boys really like. a plaid shirt, you can put a tie with it. that's the brand that is really popular with the boys. >> reporter: following these tips will have you looking your best for the school year. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> did you get any tips? >> they said 8 to 20 but i can see you in a pair of those pink pants. >> or those boots? very good. one size fits all. >>> oprah has been entertaining us for 25 years, plus? right? >> absolutely. coming up, she has surprises along the way but none bigger than the one she unveiled to her audience yesterday. >> cheerleaders and mascots are known in college football but what happens when one eats a cheerleader? o!>a yc >>> i told you you'll miss oprah when she leaves. topping our

this knit jacket with roxy skinny jeans and roxy flat shoes. of the girls like the flat shoes for going out in the evening and accessorize with a pretty bright skirt and woven shirts are popular for the girls too. this is for the boys 8 to 20. these are the bright-colored pants which the boys really like. plaid shirt, you can put a tie with it. that's the brand that is really popular with the boys. >> reporter: following these tips will have you looking your best for the school year. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> exercise and diet are key to living a healthy life but getting motivated can be tough for some folks. how counseling is helping some improve their quality of life. plus, an american hiker imprisoned in iran finally free tonight. what sarah shruord says about her release from prison. [ male announcer ] antiques can be nice. but you wouldn't want an antique computer. or an antique tv. ♪ or an antique remote control. so why are you still using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv? it's time to hook your tv up to a 1

the cross by the handbag, the leather jacket and this guinea -- the skinny cargo. >> if you have moreves, look for tops that hit around your hip or just past your hip. the 1970's? all these looks are affordable. they are available at t.j. max. they balance out your body. we are looking at clogs, the crossbody bad, thg, the longer sweater. we are also seeing that textured tweed jackets. they have been around forever, but they are more affordable. we got this a jacket for $49. >> this is a beautiful, but on somebody like me, i look 20 years older. >> not every trend is for everybody. it is like a lot of people love the animal prints. sometimes it will look better on your top half orthan your bottom half. i love tj maxx. i can take the store with me. it is rich eggplant in the heel and the bag. it adds more color. next up, rocker chic for evening. >> we are seeing a lot more of the -- we are not talking michael jackson style. but a touch of the motocross jacket. the jacket is selling for $500 and we scooped it up for $150. it could be pleather. you can play with yohow you add to your war

the way car buying should be. >>> today's style, wearing the latest trends, a soft pair of skinny jeansar that. think again. jackie stafford says, yes, you can. she's here to show us today. good morning. >> good morning. >> maxi dress, it's a look i don't think i could pull that off. it's a summer staple. >> anybody. >> let's bring out sam. this is a look you can wear now in to the fall. >> the reason you can wear a maxi dress is all about the heavier weight fabric. we're looking for jersey fabric or linen that you wear in the summer. and it's darker. >> chunky knit cardigan and an ankle booty as well. got the ankle booty. so that goes to a fall wardrobe item. >> you look great, sam, wonderful. >> thanks so much. >>> next, the skinny jean now. the little look that so many women kind of shun. they don't embrace the look. bring on donna. why anyone with any type of body can get away with it. >> so many ask me, can i wear -- can i wear -- yes, you can. here's how you wear them, a longer-length top. cover the butt. you would never want to wear this with a short waist top. but you can wear t

once you have the sexy skinny jeans, you can wear anything on top as we'll see. >> in her skinny jeansas we see hit her down at that ankle much better the leggings and to balance it out we added a boxy jacket from gap. these are $30. more of a legging, some people call them a jegging. >> not everyone can wear them but you look great in them. >> great for the long legs. >> andy has the opposite problem, my issue. and she's petite. >> a lot of women think i'll buy regular jeans and hem them. but then you throw off the proporti proportion. a lot of women think i'll get really long jeans with wide legs with high heels. you don't want to do that. you want something that really hugs the conserves, shows the skinnyness and of the knees and your body type and, of course, hits you at the perfect length at the bottom. petite jeans are what you should look for. >> petite sizes. >> there are plenty. >> andy has a great pair of boot-cut jeans on, they are from mandy and are $25. andy rae is 37 years old but showing you can really rock this look. these fit her perfectly. we gave her extra height, no

yeah i do it is to get the skinny ok lastly before we go there is a dale peterson ad we just love this guy and he has a new one for is let's play it. to again roy back home to his castle where you can do georgie any more harm and if anybody ask you why don't you tell a big peterson see if he really doesn't give a real people in georgia that's why. would you vote for dale we do you love this guy you know what hurts me about this why i keep cowboy way rednecks get of the time like black people can not have this equivalent like a black person being a cowboy would just be hilarious and i would sue but you can get on t.v. like i'm saying we don't knock your body out of the washroom same stuff and spend smack smack somebody right now to my face mr president how what you can do to give me a thug is unpatriotic and yet i don't know being a redneck and having a shotgun and a pile of papers on reason is ok genocide alone i didn't know where you stood i mean i thought you were my staff or i going to take a look or maybe make an ad and we'll see if the people of. this ok that's it for tonight's sh

i know this guy's in "the skinny" a lot here. "the situation" from "jersey shore."arently, i didn't know this, he has an app on itunes that you can buy for five bucks a piece. it's called grenade dodger. when they say grenade, it's a reference to a girl they don't find too attractive. so anyway, there's a video game as part of this application where he's called grenade dodger. grenades fall from the sky, unattractive women, and he has to dodge them. apparently, they actually went out to a club and took pictures of him with these women. they ended up being grenades on the application. one of the girls who was a 3 or 4 of his scale of 10 sees this application, sees her picture show up, now is considering whether to take local action. now she's like being essentially labeled an ugly girl on "the situation's" iphone app. >> wow. >> they ended up -- pictures being taken but they didn't know it was going to be used that way. >> it would be interesting though if they consented to the photos. they consented to having a photo taken. obviously they didn't know the purpose. >>

joe, who was it that said fat man and skinny man and the elites look at the skinny man and think that the fat man made him that way, stole his food? to my knowledge, michelle obama has never questioned, or has never been questioned about that comment. or let me ask you this, since when do most americans feel blessed to thrive just a little bit, but that's out of their reach? what? why is thriving just a little bit out of reach for any american? there are problems, not everyone will make it. not everyone can make pie. some people need help, that's where charity comes in. but the vast majority of it, get off your ass and bake some pie. you know, and it leads you to something else. it leads you to self-esteem. your first pie might stink and you may never really be good at it, but you know what? this one? let me show you a picture of my father. do you have the picture of my dad. okay. here is my dad. here is my dad in the bakery where i was growing up. he was really good. he taught me to love what you do. it doesn't matter about money. just love what you do. and i do. not every day, but h

. >>> when we come back we'll see what's in "the skinny."ye west finally again apologizing to taylor swift? >>> was lindsay lohan bust >>> time for "the skinny." it's awards season, rob. that means kanye west. >> yes, his favorite time of year. >> back in the news. he took to twitter, which he's a new twitter user. only been on there since the summer. already got a million or so followers. he wrote on his twitter page, again, "i'm sorry, taylor." referring to taylor swift. last year around this time at the mtv music awards -- >> a low point in his career. >> he jumped in front of taylor as she was accepting an award and said beyonce deserved to win. he said he has "bled hard" over the past year. went in seclusion a bit. he was supposed to tour with lady gaga, canceled that. >> spent some time for himself, my ego's in check, i'm coming back, i'm going to be a new person. >> this was the latest round in all of his award show snafus and televised incidents. so i don't know, we'll see. >> let's hope, one, the apology is sincere, maybe he's learn

young girl little girl cousins and i thought about how much the pressure the media put on them to be skinny she is the daughter of two famous parents. at a very young age, catherine was self-conscious about her body. she writes in her book, i hate myself. i am ugly and i feel totally disgusting. i was only 10 years old and already suffering. >> all of a sudden, you go from this kid a body to having hips and you are confused and then you feel pressure in school. >> she says her open relationship with her mom and advice from her dad helped create a positive body image. and mine said that she hopes to pass on to a younger generation. -- a mindset that she hopes to pass on to younger generation. >> it was something that i had trouble with bread -- with. >>> this weather pattern will collate sooner or later. we will have one more throwback to the summer weather. we're heading back to 90 degrees. >> for how long? >> just for a few days. notice the waves are crashing. there is not much beach showing up right there. this is the effect of hurricane igor. the approach of a full moon helping to create

. >>> coming up, lightening it up in "the skinny," including some serious criticism of chelsea ♪ skinnythe flashlights and -- or the light bulbs of all the people taking photos of him. so we're talking about chelsea handler, and it's interesting because we talked about monday morning quarterbacking. >> yeah. oh, yeah, here it is. >> and people were vicious. "the new york times" said in response to her hosting the vma awards, worst in show's history, she never looked comfortable, she was undone by nerves, out of touch with brief alarming flashes of off-color racial humor. well, she in typical chelsea handler flair is responding, and she wrote on twitter on monday, "i know i had a good night. i woke up with tape on my back and glitter on my face." so you know, keep in mind, though, this was one of the biggest shows. it had 11.4 million viewers, and it drew its biggest audience for any telecast on the network since 2002. so while critics are panning her saying she was out of touch and that a lot of her jokes just weren't as funny as they could have been, i think the biggest criticism was t

and skinny jeans.s are wearing skinny sxwraens i want this outfit for myself. but i'm too big to wear skinny jeans. >> i thought nobody was too big to wear skinny jeans. >> can you turn around, mason? >> even mason is mixing patterns and prints and making this look all his own. all these pieces are from macy's. >> all of the looks can be found at macy's. "the middle" and "desperate housewives" premiere. you can see the kids and their fashions on abcnews.com/gma. gre. [ laughs ] this is it! [ all ] 10...9...8... a new school year has so much potential! any resolutions? my resolution is the same as always; keep her full and focused with my fiber. [ all ] 3...2...1... happy school year! [ female announcer ] this school year, make a resolution to give your kid kellogg's frosted mini-wheats cereal. an excellent source of fiber from 100% whole grain. that helps keep them full so they can focus on the day ahead. keeps 'em full... keeps 'em focused. but viva puts 35% more towel between you and the mess. 35% mo

are we finally saying goodbye to the super skinny models? the pastor of a small church in florida has been planning to burn a copy of the koran. he now says he has called off the protest. they say a deal has been raised to move the center away from ground zero. the organizers have denied any such agreement, but here is what the pastor had to say. >> i will be flying out there on saturday to meet at the ground zero mosque. he has agreed to move the location. that cannot happen overnight, but he has agreed to move that. we felt that would be a sign that god wants us to do that. the american people do not want the mosque there, and muslims do not want us to burn the chiron -- karan. we have agreed to cancel our event, and saturday i will be flying of there to meet with him. >> pasteur jones making that statement. this story gets no less bizarre or confusing. >> let's try to break this down in what we know if the moment. he made the statement that he had been looking for a sign from god to not go away -- to go ahead with the burning of the koran

. >> follow us on facebook where you can see "the skinny" and "morning papers" there any time. check out wnnfans.com. >>> fatal plunge. the bus full of students, its 40-foot drop off an overpass, and today's federal investigation. >>> then, terrorist's plan. the times square bomber and what could have happened. what investigators discovered. >>> and, proud parents. big challenges and expenses for same-sex couples who want to have children. it's thursday, september 30th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it really is a fascinating look at gay adoption in america. so often, and the couple talks about this, people approach them and say, why wouldn't you just adopt a child? they really make you aware of all the problems and hurdles that any couple, let alone a gay couple, faces in adopting a healthy child. >> not to mention the universal issue of the money it takes to get it done. a really interesting look at that issue. good morning, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> a bus bringing children and parents back from a sight-seeing trip crashed near washington, d.c.

sarah is skinny strong. >> you hold it for a minute and you're skinny strong, and if it's less than,s are back. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> each day lynners can hear john fehr koppelman hut and alexis stewart dish about a wide range of topics on their radio program, whatever, with alexis and jennifer. >> they're getting ready to make whatever into a tv show on the hallmark channel. on monday the whole thing finally starts. >> are you excited? >> we are. >> what's different about it? >> it's television versus radio. >> you put the makeup on. >> you have to do hair and makeup. >> twoef look nice sxhoeld our stomachs in. >> you're ready for that? that's a whole different thing. >> it's exciting. we're ready and going after it. >> are you still going to be on the radio? >> yes. >> is this new hair on the show or old hair. >> i like it. it's new. >> it depends on the day. >> okay. >> let's hear from our people. joy, this is one of the questions a woman has. why do women have to have a motive when dating? can't we date without having an agenda? >> i totally agree with that. >> th

cousins and i thought how much pressure the media puts on them to be beautiful all the time and to be skinny and sexy. >> the daughter of two famously fit parents, arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. she was self-conscious about her body, doubting yourself and your duty. she writes in the book, "i hate myself, i'm ugly, i feel disgusting." i was 10 years old and in fourth grade and was already suffering." all of a sudden you go from a child's body to going to have breasts and then you have pressures in school and there are the mean girls. >> she says in "assistive with her mother and advice from her father for help create a positive body image, a mindset that she hopes to pass on to a younger generation. >> accepting the fact you don't get to be a size 0 to be beautiful was something i had trouble with because i felt like society on the considered that to be beautiful and that is not what i am. >> she says she learned that many women struggle with body image issues. she was an intern with the dove "real beauty" campaign, which celebrates women of all sizes. she hopes that her book helps

this is a knit jacket with the roxy skinny jeans and the roxy flat shoes. a lot of girls like the flat shoes for going out in the evening. again, accessorize with a pretty bright skirt and woven shirts are really popular for the girls this year, too. then this is for the boys 8 to 20. these are the bright-colored pants which the boys really like. a plaid shirt, you can put a tie with it. that's the brand that is really popular with the boys. >> reporter: following these tips will have you looking your best for the school year. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> now that you're looking all fashionable time to get fit. do that by walking. we're so proud to be part of this year's komen race for the cure and we would love it if you would join us. we're counting down the days for the race, it's early this year. sunday october 3rd in hunt valley. three weeks earlier than years' past. so abc2 news is going to be live on the air to broadcast the event. we hope you'll >> angela: us. you can always -- you can always watch it on television. registering for the big race, g

d >>> it is that time again, time for "the skinny." >> everyone's favorite. >> that's right.ay lohan and her recent troubles. he showed some more of that trademark compassion. take a listen. >> i would smack her in the mouth and be arrested for abusing a woman. i would say, you deserve this and nothing else. whack! and then, if she's not satisfied, i'd put her own my knee and spank her. >> hey-yo! >> jerry! >> he's 84, and he is on fire there with some interesting thoughts. >> jerry is all worked up. wow. he is all worked up, jer. stirring words not only for lindsay but paris hilton, all these young stars getting into trouble. jerry had some interesting words. >> bail him out, he might need to take some donations for bail. >> that will be his telethon for sure. because i have an undying crush on jennifer aniston i have to bring up this next story. to keep tabs on who's she's dating. apparently this is the latest guy, she was spotted this week, this guy, his name is harry morton. he's the hard rock cafe and founder of the pink taco restaurant. she is 41, he is 29. he's also be

come on, i don't want to miss when they were skinny.dler you know what we should do? you and i should go out and get some new sunglasses. what? no. i want to watch this. did your cable go out? no, no. that's vh1. yeah. i got to tell you, the music these kids listen to today it's like a lot of noise to me. i don't know. joey, why is your cable out? uh... oh, because i haven't really paid the bill. look, if you need money would you please, please just let me loan you some money? no, chandler. look, forget about it, okay? look, i know things have been a little tight since janine moved out-- god, was she hot. whoa-ho. i know. but look, i can handle it, all right? i can... listen to the radio, huh? and, uh, hey, ross gave me this great book. okay, fine. you want to see if the joke stealer will let us watch the show at his place? sure. yeah. paid your phone bill? not so much. hey. it's only you. wh-what are you doing? we are looking at a playboy. oh, i want to look, too. yikes! ( laughs ) so do you think that these pictures... are they trying

. >>> some lighter news when we come back in "the skinny.". update now on one of your favorite people in the world, vinita. no comment from her. snooki from "the jersey shore." she had her day in court yesterday. apparently remember back in july there was some incident where she was on the beach there in seaside, apparently way too much to drink, annoying people on the beach, got busted by the cops, was pulled into court yesterday. the judge slapped her with a $500 fine, also some community service. also kind of gave her a little bit of a tongue-lashing as well. take a listen. >> i have concerns about how much of this episode was scripted. only you can determine if it's worth trading your dignity for a paycheck. >> it was not scripted, sir. >> you seem to be acting like a lindsay lohan wannabe in this matter. >> whoa. lindsay lohan wannabe. >> i suddenly like that judge quite a bit. >> yeah, he was not even too kind to her. she apologized, said it wouldn't happen again, said it wasn't scripted, she will pay her fine and do her community servi

. ♪ skinny ♪ ♪ so skinny ♪ >>> you know, they say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. >> ain't thatry is 25 years old, but she obviously is still not happy with at least one guy from her high school class. take a listen. this is what she was doing at a surprise performance at her old high school yesterday. she found someone in the audience who she recognized and listen to what she said. >> is that shane lopes? holy -- you were the most popular kid in my class. you never wanted to date me. it was always amanda wayne. yeah, you really chose right, honey. i dedicate this next one to shane lopes, everyone. it's called "ur so gay." >> so you know, the clever folks over at tmz, they of course went and found the guy, shane lopes, that she's referencing in the audience. and you heard what she said, you never wanted to date me, you chose poorly, honey, what's up now, playa? the guy went on to say i think she was just trying to embarrass me, i'm engaged now, ironically to my high school sweetheart. and then tmz went as far to say we don't blame the dude, the fiancee is pretty darn good-lookin

many say having themselves scanned to the skinny in public is humiliating invasion of pry vass vaes vasynow air, software company is coming out with technology replacing your body image with a fake one. instead of showing you, it shows an avatar marking any part of that body where it detects something suspicious on you. and this is a lot better. >> can i pick my avatar? >> michael, thank you. >> and we're waiting fr a hint of summer. looks like we're getting a hint of fog. >> wet weather is around today. measurable rainfall which is not very common this time of the year. and there is a live view in emeryville looking westward across the bay. and sort of a long column of reflecting sunlight on waters and bay. beautiful conditions now. let's take a look at live doppler 7 showing where moisture is. so where it isn't. we don't have much happening at this moment. some moisture lingers east of san jose and high hills section. and there is more significant area of precipitation right now. pressing around interstate 5 this was a rather fierce-looking thunderstorm moving down towards sacramento.

he was kind of skinny, but every ounce of muscle. >> yeah. he was small for all that. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. >>> in washington, the group mothers against drunk driving, also known as madd, marked its 20th anniversary. according to madd, every minute one person is injured from an alcohol-related crash. >>> also in the capital, there will be a house hearing on legislation to reduce concussions in student athletes. according to one estimate, between 2005 and 2008, there were an estimated 400,000 concussions in high school athletes. >>> and a big day for one veteran of hollywood, actor mickey rooney celebrates his 90th birthday. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. >>> nbc's tom brokaw offers his take on the state of the nation. >

god, you're skinny, sir. what have you been doing?nny in my life. >> what happened to that big wrestling coach i used to know. >> i'm getting down to weight. >> i never figured out your view of this character. newt gingrich talks like he is a tribal leader some. where he is talking about the president talking about a kenyan, a third worlder. he is calling him an anti-colonial. here's what he said, what if obama is so outside our comprehension that only if you understand kenyan abty colonial behavior can you begin to piece together his actions? that's the most accurate predictive model -- in other words, if we're going to predict the speaker of tf of the house, should think of him as a kenyan chief or what? what kind of talk is that from an american politician? >> look, i i'm going to let it up to newt to do the philosophical theories on politics. but, you know, i think when you look at one of the problems with obama, he just hasn't been infect i effective. he needs to focus on jobs. that's what the american people are worried about. h

the reprints have the skinny knobby hydrants. the small little you know the british style smaller plugs much the big round one with the smooth head is not drinking water. the smaller standard white hydrant is the drinking water and the new reprint has the correct photo on it. >> that's a good thing to know. >> let me get through this last question of this and then we can open it up. how do a get a consultant to assess what i need to do to improve my building in the event of an earthquake and to help me to find softest spots in my house? >> urn fortunately dbi is not here they have a great table downstairs the dcht building inspection and they do all inspections they often offer classes free to the community where you go to the site and have an hour lunch training on what you are talking about. i want to promote the program that -- the mitigation project. >> there is a fly are at the back of the room. it's a preparedness course. we are giving out the free home earthquake safety kits. not the disaster kits with food and water the s

about hard work and making the effort specifically and what it was like, as he put it, growing up a skinny kid with ears that stuck out with a funny name. >>> reggie bush is giving back his heisman trophy, college football's top honor, awarded to him in '05 at usc, bush, these days, the great new orleans saints running back, gave the heisman back after the ncaa determined he had received improper benefits and should have been ineligible for the '05 season. rather than being stripped of it, he's giving it back. the first time a heisman has been returned by its recipient. >>> the folks who make high fructose corn syrup would like it to be known by another name, corn sugar. the industry wants to stop the confusion as they put over the sweetener, specifically the perception it's somehow more harmful than ordinary sugar. they say what they produce has been disparaged and misunderstood. the federal government is making its own decision on the name what to call it. >>> while we're talking a lot about women and men on the broadcast tonight, there's this -- who do you think is more diligent at hand

that skinny line of showers right there, that's the cold front. now, here's the deal.nt as it rolls through not going to have much moisture with it. but then what's going to happen, it's going to stall to the south of us on sunday. we may get significant shower and rain activities as we see another disturbance pull up from the south and the west. that's a good thing. next 7 days, 87 tomorrow, a shower, much cooler on sunday, only 70. a light shower or drizzle by evening sunday, a good chance for rainshowers on sunday. so a wet commute monday morning it looks like, and then good shape through tuesday afternoon. wednesday and thursday, spectacular, temperatures around 80, and then mid 70s on friday. >> the folks in the control room would like me to help you a little bit. >> it's breezy out there. >> that's the problem, the breeze. >> that's what it is. >> i love what she does. >> [ laughter ] >> okay. >> i'll mess it up a little more. >> okay. >>> all fixed. >>> parents and moms who want to be big on baby items this weekend, the just between friends consignment extravaga

here's the skinny for fill mikkelson now, tied for sixth place.mickelson wants to take over the number one spot, he has to finish fourth place or better and tiger needs to finish out of the top 24 for that to happen. >>> final tloily tonight, a wil days for the sharks. the ceo abruptly resigned and now an old friend wants to return, but the sharks say no thank you to the old friend. owen nolan, one of the most popular players in franchise history, said i want to end my career here. sthesharkli decne the sharks declined. >> good night. d.

to get it skinny said listen i strongly disagree and say there's no democracy in russia and that there's a little originary in tendency here it's not true that russia is a democracy beyond any doubt it's young it's immature it's still not perfect experience i've said it's a democracy nonetheless it was a way to go but we're ready to work on it in some countries democracy is being imposed but it doesn't work that way city overseen many examples of that must mean you talk of democracy in russia is a moot point if you didn't treat doesn't what denies the message the president. and other major topic was security of the russian single voting and you mission thought you were. the zenith that it says is vital to going to neutral things similar to that in the south caucasus in two thousand and one you could you muscles that what we need to create an institution that will bring together nato and non nato members and other structures the u.s. counterpart president barack obama never avoids discussing this issue he does not say that is harmful or unnecessary but i would suggest that among our ameri

will build a super information highway where broadband has not gone or if it has gone it's been too skinny and it's been a two-lane highway and now we're going to be a zoom zoom digital super highway. >> the one and only senator say the grant will help create 1600 jobs as well. >>> a great event hitting the water of the chesapeake bay. swim across america is an event coming to the baltimore area. they are raising money for cancer research and sunday's swim is already setting records. >> one of the people swimming is going to be our own meteorologist wyatt everhart he's been training for the swim. >> reporter: it's interesting christian i was actually out here doing my last training swim today and just did about a half to two-thirds of a mile. hey, beautiful day finally and why not come out to the pool. you know, meadowbrook has played a huge part in the swim that's going to be at gibson island and meadowbrook. i'm joined by john you're the general manager at meadowbrook. you got your son here. talk about what it's meant to you. >> it's an honor for us to be part of this inaugural event. i'

we will zoom in on this skinny line of showers moving through detroit approaching pittsburgh and backn to kentucky. that's the cold front that will give us a chance of a shower tomorrow. as you can see, not producing a whole bunch and most of what gets in here will be out by the mountains. better chance of showers twain between hagerstown and cumberland. zone forecast, maybe a shower in oakland. 76 tomorrow. 82 cumberland. mid-80s in hagerstown and winchester. almost 90 in culpeper. mid-80s for leesburg and warrenton, manassas and also middleburg. downtown mid to upper 80s. chance of a sprinkle, upper to mid-80s on the bay and small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac. 897 tomorrow. maybe a sprinkle and much cooler. low 70s with clouds and maybe drizzle or shower by late in the day. it will not be a washout, just kind of cool. on monday a better chance of rain, showers and storms in the upper 70s and may bleed in to tuesday and very nice on wednesday, thursday and friday. >> looks like the forecast is going to get on the right track. we want to know if the redskins can get on