and now suleman has a new source of income.azine "closer" isn't about fame. >> we've been in for "closure" for many nos now. >> reporter: she received $8,000 for the photo spread, a fraction of what it cost to raise her kids. according to the department of agriculture, the average cost of raising 14 children is an estimated $9,000 a month. >> whoa! >> reporter: "today" viewers witnessed suleman's hectic life firsthand last summer. >> jeremiah. freeze, noah. >> this is for the celebrity wrestling federation bing bang championsh championship. >> reporter: suleman has traded in on her feign before, turned down lucrative offers to do pornography but said she had to do this shoot. >> i can't allow my kids to be homeless. i've never been so terrified in my life. >> reporter: with her attorney saying possible eviction is only weeks away and 14 little ones depending on her. >> we've got to go! >> reporter: the desperate mom says she'll do what it takes. for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> nadya suleman, good mornin

police officers and social workers visited suleman's home yesterday. t-m-z reports that suleman's hairstylist filed the complaint - saying there is only one working toilet in the house and the children are forced to use portable toilets in their bedrooms. the stylist also said the kids appear to be malnourished and unclean, and suleman locks them in their rooms while she attends to personal matters. but the social workers found that the children were not in any danger, and should not be removed from the home. the u-s supreme court hears arguments today... on whether arizona's controversial immigration law is constitutional. the state wants local law enforcement... to take into custody suspected illegal immigrants, and check a person's citizenship status during arrests. arizona claims the feds aren't doing enough to combat illegal immigration. but, the obama administration says only the u-s constitution gives congress the power to establish rules for immigration. during today's hearing, several justices expressed concerns about economic and social probl

coming up we're going to be talking about nadya suleman the so-called octomom.hreats, talk about her car window being smashed. we're going to catch up with her. >> also ahead, ashley judd addressing her critics, and denying that she's had plastic surgery in an exclusive interview we'll have from miss judd. >> there's been a lot of buzz about this and she's pretty angry about it. frankly i don't blame her. >> absolutely. going from anger to laughter, the aforementioned ricky gervais is here. his new hbo series "the ricky gervais show" which i think is a scream, they take some of their radio shows, the soundtracks and insert them in animated cartoons. the new season is coming on hbo. a sneak peek. >> do you know that "the office" is now in nine countries? the show that he and his collaborators have come up with. >> they should do that here in america. >> i think they have. anyway let's go inside and get a check of the top stories from natalie. >> good morning, ann, carl and al. good morning, everyone. at least one powerful aftershock has been felt in coastal commu

after the break, though, octa mom, nadya suleman, thinks about family planning.watching "world news now." >> announcer: abc's "world news h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@ >>> well octomom nadya suleman is back in the news, and luckily she is not there for adding another child to her existing tribe of 14, but the news still is not good. >> new photos call into question the conditions inside her home with all the kids. abc's scott goldberg has more. >> reporter: octomom came laboring back into the news when tmz posted photos reportedly showing her 14 kids. yet, octomom has 14 children living in what the website called squaller. her hairdresser, snapped the photos and said that nadya suleman locked her young children in a room using a chair and forced some to use training toilets outside. >> she thought it was unacceptable that they are half naked going potty. moms out there, come on. >> reporter: she explained the toilet inside wasn't working and the locked room is not as bad as it looks. >> i didn't want the children to go in there at that time. one of the older k

suleman says that's not fair. she paid for 14 other hair cuts.. >> i am making money. >> reporter: but you're also on public assistance. >> this is our last month on help. >> reporter: on tuesday night, child protective services and local police inspected suleman's home and determined the children were safe. >> they didn't discover any mistreatment. and so, no further action was taken. >> reporter: you think you were set up? >> i think maybe. we were set up. >> reporter: when abc news showed up, her maid service was hard at work, she says courtesy of tv host dr. drew. still, we saw broken glass on the front door, holes in the walls, water damage on the ceiling and graffiti all over the place. and what about this recent seminude spread she did for a british magazine? she says she did it for the money, not for fame. >> i've been using the media to pay the bills. any offer, now, is to take care of my kids. >> reporter: people think you've been hypocritical, though. at the beginning, you said i would never need public assistance. and i would never po

. >>> some shockingal le gailings tonight against october mom nadya suleman. her hair dresser said suleman and her 14 children are living in horrible conditions. she told the gossip website tmz that october mom lock octomom locked her children in a room and forced them to use the toilet outside. she explained the toilet inside isn't working. >> i didn't want the kids to go in there so i had the chair up there. >> so it want to lock the kids in? >> no. >> child protective services investigated but didn't find mistreatment. she collectses $4,000 to $5,000 in monthly payments. payments. >>> president obama is ready to get started and vice-president joe biden is already going after mitt romney. i have today's rapid fire. >>> a bold crime in florida is caught an tape. surveillance video show's the women, one in a wheelchair waiting by the curb for the bus. you see the suspect wearing a black t shirt, inching in. as the driver extends the wheelchair ramp, he walks up to the sisters, grabs the purposes and then the oth -- purse and then knocking them to the grufnltd

nadya suleman has been in the headlines because she has been taking public assistance for month.ports claim the home could actually be auctioned off now any day now. >> the house is in foreclosure for a few months, several months. how many people can identify with that. many people are losing their homes -- many, some' not the only one. i'm a single mom, 14. no one understands it. they want to hate on me because they don't understand how we've been -- every' been able to -- how i've been able to do it. >> suleman said she would be willing to do important to provide a safe home for her 14 kids. >>> all right. 80s around the corner but we have to get through this. >> we could have morning thunderstorms tomorrow, so maybe some rain for your morning commute. then we look for a huge warmup just in time for the first day of may. today we barely got above 60. take a look outside right now. cloudy conditions, a little sun breaking out late in the day. of course one of those days where basically we were running 10 degrees below average because right now we're at 62. average high -- well,

other people go, yeah, i saw nadya suleman and they go on with their day.hing to do is not look, not listen. >>> this is going to upset you. we're just saying before we start. a woman named samantha brick, 41. she's a columnist for "the daily mail." she wrote a column talking about how pretty she is and why other women hate her because she's so beautiful. there she is. we didn't show the most flattering picture. she's constantly receiving free champagne and wine she says -- >> does she work here? just kidding. >> when she walks down the street she gets gifts, flowers. she says she's never been asked to be a bridesmaid among friends because she's just too pretty. >> take attention away from the bride. we haven't seen her friends, so in fairness -- i don't know. i think it was it was a universal turnoff from everybody that's watched this. first of all, there's no modesty involved at all. to me someone like angelina jolie who is one of the most beautiful women in the world you can't even imagine her saying such things. so when she talks like that it is so immo

. >>> plus, the living conditions of the octomom, nadya suleman and her children. >>> the local warehouse remembers for their fund-raiser. we'll be right back. >>> hoping to help nonprofits, that's what george mullen is dog where he will sell discounted items to members. >> most of the time 50% to 70% that you save off of food. >> reporter: close is a peek traders opened to any member of a nonprofit or charity offering overstock, discontinued or closed out products. they are restaurant grade food items at a cost that makes a real difference in fund-raising. >> we have wine tasting, different events where we need food, plates and cleaning supplies. >> reporter: kim is with the nonprofit group that offers youth mentoring. >> we can buy more with less money. >> the new york strips, all the stakes are good. >> reporter: owner george mullen knows the toll the economy has had. >> this recession has lasted three years. the nonprofits have hurt. >> reporter: he shops here so others in the community can benefit. >> we sometimes do shopping for our church. >> reporter: the inventory changes constan

tmz says the caller was suleman's hair stylist. octomom after giving birth to eight babies back in '09. >>> turning to the weather again, it's back. >> driving in to work, i could see the car -- my car included, coated with a thin film of pollen again. so that's what's back. we'll put the cab bash on it. we've got rain that's going to be moving in. let's talk about it. the pollen count has gone up from today. it's 175 grains per cubic meter. that is tree pollen making up more than a hundred grains of that count that you see there. sycamore is the next highest on the list. as far as temperatures, in the mid 60s today. mid 70s for tomorrow. brookville, maryland, 67, bees burg, virginia, 69, jesup, maryland at 65. 67 currently in chantilly, virginia. here is the scan on our storm 4 radar, not a drop to be found today with the clear skies. the few clouds coming in out ahead of that next weather system. and that next weather system, yeah, a warm front producing showers right here through ohio down through charleston, west virginia. that

nadia suleman was set to appear at the lounge but her appearance was canceled after they saw poor living conditions for her 14 children. they had a complaint about her home but say they did not discover any mistreatment. >>> grape growers in the napa valley are happy about the year ahead. they create more than 40,000 jobs but the past few years were rough because of the weak economist and bad weather. now restaurant customers are better so they are buying more wide. thanks to great whether or. >> you know being able to pick earlier enables us to pick the grapes when they are at their ripest which leads to a much higher quality product. >> they may increase with prices but not drastically. >>> a horrible up involving a man, her son and now a dog named freeway. >>> and 49erss gave more to andrew luck. . >>> it was a horrible highway incident involving a mom, her son and a dog named freeway. last week angela porter and her 13-year-old son were driving down vallejo when they saw a dog dangling on a rope from the side of a pickup truck. after about a mile, the rope snapped. the dog broke free

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new details of mistakes made by the captain of the "costa concordia," and nadya suleman, infamously known as octomom defends herself to matt for going on welfare after promising she never would. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, to

. >>> octomom nadya suleman spent $525 dollars on two haircuts and a brazilian blowout while gettingth in food stamps to support her 12 children. this week the stylist who gave suleman her hair treatment filed a report claiming her 14 kids were living in squall or. >>> republicans this morning reportedly advising mitt romney to back off from the negative campaigning that seems to have helped him win the nomination and get more focused on policy differences with president obama. he officially kicked off his general election campaign with questions from ronald reagan's playbook. >> what do we have to show for three and a half years of president obama? is it easier to make ends meet? is it easier to sell your home or buy a new one? have you saved what you need for retirement? >> no. >> are you making more at your job? >> no. >>> "washington post" columnist and msnbc columnist ezra klein wrote about those statements and his analysis of it. good morning, ezra. >> good morning. >> in the column you're saying it's not entirely fair to blame the president for what happened in the last three

>> reporter: that's nad ya suleman. you probably know her as the octo-mom. know, people call you the octo-mom. >> yeah, my kids call me the octo-mom. >> reporter: your kids call you that? >> the kids love it, of course. >> reporter: those famous kids are now 3 years old. >> i've had no babysitter for a year and a half now. >> reporter: no babysitting -- >> nothing. >> reporter: for a year and a half? >> right. i've never been happier. say i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> good boy. >> reporter: what is his name? >> this is jonah. >> h >> reporter: how do you have time for the phone calls? >> i will get up in the middle of the night. i have bills i have to pay. and this is an idealistic job. i feel guilty because people are actually spending money to speak to me and i'm not a star. i'm just a mom. >> reporter: she's got her hands full. figure she's cleared 5,000 bucks in six weeks from dial a star. that may be how she paid for the fancy stylist who recently came to her home and then told her story to tmz, saying she's living in squalor and yet still paid $520 for a

in a "today" exclusive, octomom nadya suleman returns to the studio after having received a death threat at her california home. comedian ricky gervais will be live in stod studio to preview the upcoming season of hbo animated series. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

it comes after suleman's hair stylist filed a complaint.ims that the children appeared malnourished and not clean. and are forced to use portable training toilets and are often locked in their rooms. >>> 6:47 now. the "today" show is next. here is ann curry to show us this morning's big story. >> good morning. coming up here on a wednesday morning here on "today," we are following breaking news. this morning british police are saying it is possible madeleine mccann could still be alive nearly five years after she disappeared on a family vacation. they released this new computer image showing what she might look like now. we are live in london. also ahead a mother took this picture of her 13-year-old daughter's facebook page to deal with what she says with disrespectful behavior. some say it was mom that went too far. we will tell you what mother and daughter saying about this punishment. who is the world's most beautiful woman? we will unveil "people" magaz e magazine's pick when we get started on a wednesday morning here on "today." >> i w

police were reportedly called by suleman's hairstylist yesterday afternoon who described the situationided them with pictures. she's saying the plumbing in the house is shot. only one toilet is functional for the entire family and it's a lot of people and she also says that suleman locked her kids in the bedroom at one point by putting a chair against the door and there aren't enough beds in the house and some of the children have to sleep on the floor. when i spoke with the octomom two weeks ago, she told me everything was in control and the kids were doing just fine. we'll have to wait and see if this goes anywhere. >> i'm trying to get over the fact she has a hairstylist. she has a hairstylist. a.j., thank you so much. a.j. will be back with us next hour to tell us who "people" magazine is calling the most beautiful woman in the world. we look forward to that. thanks. >>> still to come, mad cow disease is found in america. health officials say there's no threat to our food supply so how worried should we be? senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen will tell us. >>> and a millio

i'm good at rationalizing. >> you may not even recognize her, nadya suleman, octomom.lamorous, despite the fact she had just given birth to octuplets and phased withering criticism as a single mother who had 14 children but no job, no husband, no money. >> i personally do not believe i'm irresponsible. everything i do revolves around my children. >> reporter: today, three years later, it's clear nadya's life still resolves around her children. but a lot of other things have changed. you describe kids jumenning and having fun. >> we all do. we are. i'm a kid, too. >> reporter: and you're -- from the way you describe, everyone would say, wow, this is a perfect family. >> if they knew us. but no one knows us. >> reporter: the kids range in age from 3 to 11. she says the octuplets are all healthy. nadya herself is 36 and says her days, while exhausting, are orderly. >> i have a system that i've implemented that is unbelievable. the eldest children, i help them get ready for school. the 3-year-olds are so self-reliant. i tell them one thing, march upstairs, and they go in a

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. >> reporter: from the soccer league this video of 41-year- old suleman nuri known as sam and his daughter described as polite, affectionate, sweet. >> reporter: the vigil brought families from throughout the community. >> i think it means a lot to the family that nonafghans also cared about what happened here and care about the tragedy. so i think it's a very beautiful sign. >> reporter: among the mourners, adisa's classmates and girl scouts. >> she was very sweet, she would hug anybody who would allow them to hug. >> reporter: widow surai nori and daughter left the vigil early overcome by grief. her husband worked as a truck driver. she is a trauma nurse at john mere hospital and she has said how much it pains her that she saved lives but couldn't save theirs. we're live in concord, debra villalon. >>> supporters of a berkeley high school student held a demonstration at uc berkeley today claiming she has been unfairly kept from attending the universities premier campus. bella says cal refused to admit her because she's laity that. the berkeley high senior -- she's a latina. the berkeley

over charges she allows her 13 children including octuplets to li in horrendous conditions nadya suleman h been struggling to defend herself. she joins us on the phone from her home in orange county, >> hi, how are you. thank you for taking time to speak with me. >> i said you were angry. who ratted you out? >> it takes a lot for me to get angr if i got angry easily i would have cracked like three years ago. a friend i knew from many years o. she is a hair stylist. i don't like to dep kate anybody. i don't want to put anybody down. she is one of thousands that have tried -- acted as opportunists to try to get a piece of whatever it is, you know, money or --ave to focus all of my energy on my kids and not give any one else power. it is all fabricated. everything is significantly fabricat fabricated. the conditions are fine. the dps workers came out, they are fine. >> worst of the charges is you only had one working bathroom. worse than that the children were malnourih >> lord have mercy. each one eats more than 5 adults. they don't stop. 10 meals a day. i am not kid will. i feed them more

but what it did say is that nadya suleman needs some help. >> and one toilet. >> yeah, she needs some help. >> interesting stuff. thank you. pleasure meeting you. first time working together. good info. hope to see you around a lot more. appreciate it. >> thanks so much. >> all right. >> all right, this story defies understanding. a 5-year-old boy is abducted -- okay, that's bad. but not so out of the ordinary. but in this case, the boy was abducted from a hospital where he was op a waiting list for a heart transplant no less. police say his abductors were his dad and his grandmother. the boy has been found and he is safe. but his dad and graham have plenty to answer for now. the boy is from kansas city. he's in the hospital in st. louis and he's found outside chicago. help us understand this. why was he in st. louis? and how did he get grabbed from what should be a secure area? >> those are all good questions. he was in st. louis because he's on a transplant list for a heart defect. he suffers from a hardening and thickening of heart muscles. we're told by family members that he's go

nadya suleman, who is known to comic book fans as the octo-mom, has posed topless for a british magazineey are calling it the racy photo spread no one was demanding to see. the magazine is called "closer." this is one of the pictures. she's actually -- she's wearing flesh-colored bottoms. you should view these photos the way you view an eclipse, through a piece of cardboard with a hole poked through. she was reportedly paid $10,000 for the spread, which she said she needed to support her children. so, it turns out having eight kids implanted on her in purpose wasn't as great an idea as it seemed it would be at the time. she isn't the only public figure charging pictures. newt gingrich is hoping to cut into his campaign debt by charging people $50 to take a photo with him. just imagine, a once in a lifetime opportunity to get a personal picture with a man who will never be the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] i would actually pay the 50 bucks if he agreed toer with a prom dress in the photo. for $50, you get a nice formal portrait. for $100, he'll eat pellets right

. >>> also, nadya suleman will be here for an exclusive live interview.o hear about her taking public assistance and her recent photo shoot and how her children are doing. >>> and a ryan see quest appearance yesterdayed on "today." that's all here on a thursday morning. back to you. >> i'm sure he'll have some choice words. funny too. >> you can bet on it. see you soon. >> you too. take care. >>> the new service that you'll see on the national mall today. >>> the see question to the popular kony 2012 video will be released today but something will be different this time. >>> preparations taking place for the space shuttle's final "discovery" fliechlt your "weather & traffic on the 1s" next. >>> and it's the question everyone is asking. who really holds the winning mega millions ticket mm, these artisan bagels are so tasty. what do you think "artisan" means? i believe art is latin for "well-crafted" and isan is greek for "one who cares." so, well-crafted by one who cares, huh? either that, or it just means "really, really, really good bagels." i think you

how could you forget nadia suleman maybe you know her as octo mom. headlines again. >> yeah, this is happening after spending her welfare money on hair treatments reportedly she paid $520 for hair cuts and brazilian blow outs, now the company behind the treatment says they are mortifieed by her wreckless spending of the money he is offering her a full refound and hair treatments in the future and hopes to prevent her from spending her limited funds and welfare money by giving her free treatments and are. >> who needs a brazilianboro out. >> no body if you can afford it and want it great. you can't afford it she has 8, 9 kids. >> more than that. >> she had 8 at once and then the other kids. >> all right. >> okay. >> on the another story, midshipman who kissed a girl and liked it >> katie perry pulls tanner basely on stage during her naval academy concert last week she warned him she had been sick with a fever but he told her he didn't mind so let's see it. that's cute. >> that's really cute. >> now, we also will tell you, midshipman beasly is now at t

. >> that, of course, is nadya suleman who gave birth to eight children back in 2009, earning her the already had six kids which stirred some controversy. and the mother of 14 will be here tomorrow to tell us how she juggles it all right here on "today." >> it is so unbelievable when you think about her life. she'll tell us in her own words. incredible. just ahead, if you're planning on having family over for dinner this holiday weekend, celebrity party planner colin cowie will show you how to celebrate spring with colors, inspirations, of the season to dress up your dinner table. and then, what would look better on one of those tables than -- >> three italians. >> than a feast. >> serving them up. >> yes, the first family much italian cooking the scottos are whipping up a delicious supper in "today's kitchen." and i'm cooking easter dinner for the first time. so i'm going to steal the recipe. >> we all just fast for a week around here when we know the scottyos are coming in. >> that will be the italian portion of the show. then ear going to go a little bit country with a live perform

and then the woman who came to be known as the octomom, nadya suleman is going to be here as well.of 14 children in all. she'll tell us how she's dealing with everything when she's here live thursday on "today." >> meanwhile coming up in this half hour, jill martin is all about the little things to make spring brighter. from a mobile arcade. i love this. to fun family footwear. an mp3 door bell that stores up to 10,000 songs. so see how much fun she's having. that's how much fun you can expect to have in your own life. >> we didn't know we needed it. >> but we do need it. >> we don't need it. we want it. and in "today's kitchen," the slimming secrets of great chefs. they're going to tell us how they spend all day creating those luscious meals, and yet stay fit and healthy. show us how to make healthy -- >> do mean a psychedelic measure? >> yes. >> or do we? i guess i'll do a check of the weather now. >> shall we do the weather? >> yes, i will. for today, we've got a risk of strong storms from texas on into the mid-plains, also the mid-mississippi river valley. mountain snows in the

suleman hopes to be off the food stamps in the next couple of months.toriety when she had six children before giving birth to octuplets in 2009 through ivf. >>> let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. we're so close to the weekend, jeff. it's almost time to talk about it. >> she can smell it. >> we're so close. >> we are right there and the seven-day forecast is agreeing with you. we do have some clouds building up here across san francisco. we'll track a few showers and let you know about the easter weekend. >>> plenty to talk about in sports. giants fans, get ready, time is running out, the wait is almost over. we are ready for some good ole baseball less than 24 hours away. we'll hear the latest from arizona. >>> plus the new orleans saints bounty scandal takes a disturbing turn. an explicit recording rocks the national football league. that's ahead. next from the xty s >> it's just fun to be at at&t park and then you add soccer to it. it's just a blast. >> for one of the quakes stars that grew up in the pay area, being a giants fan made the day all