what about susan smith caused you to think in retrospect, yeah, maybe? eks, now that i think about it, the weeks before michael and alex's death, larry, susan was going out partying a lot. she was leaving michael and alex with me or with family or other friends. she was doing a lot of partying, distancing herself from spending time with michael and alex. but at the time, i just, you know, thought it was just because we were separated and she was trying to, you know, deal with things. i mean, because up until the time she murdered michael and alex, larry, susan was a good mother up to that point. but, you know, i don't know if there was anything that anybody could really, unless it's something dramatic, can really identify that something bad's going to happen unless it's just something, like, totally out of their character. >> larry: well said. candice, is there any thread that runs through people who never seem to do anything crazy and then do something crazy? >> well, in a lot of cases, what's necessary for the person to do something outrageous and there

former husband of susan smith.serving a life sentence for the 1994 murders of their young sons michael and alex. remember she said it was a black man that did it. david had no knowledge of anything like that. want to show you something first. tmz obtained video of jasmine poolside in las vegas. you can hear ryan commenting about his wife. watch. >> wow. god, i love my life. and i love my wife. i love you, babe. luckiest guy in the world right here. >> larry: all right, ron, you had a son-in-law that was kind of smooth, didn't you? how do you react to surprise? >> it's always a shame. it's understandable that -- i don't know where these people come from. they look so nice and so -- they treat women so well and they turn out to be the devil. i don't understand that. >> larry: david, do you have any knowledge your wife had something wrong with her? >> larry, you know, at the time nothing that was, you know, a telltale sign. i can look back now and see little things, but at the time i didn't have any clue, larry. >> la

susan smith's ex-husband. plus an update from ted haggert and his wife. for a look at what's coming up next on "the today show," here's matt lour. >> more on that deadly midair collision here in new york. we'll have the latest in a live report. then the godfather to michael jackson's three children says he could be paris jackson's biological father. we'll here from that. all that plus kate gosslin. all ahead here on "today." >> the time is 6:54. >> just ahead, another look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals. this is another. new total blueberry pomegranate cereal gives you 100% of the daily value of 12 essential vitamins and minerals. plus the bold new taste of blueberries and pomegranate with crispy whole grain flakes and crunchy oat clusters. total, a truly delicious way to get vitamins and minerals. how are you getting 100%? visit totalcereal.com and get a free sample. >> what's happening on this hot monday morning? >> we are looking out for those over-heats, because that's prob

larry smith has all the latest. hey, larry. >> hey, susan, hide your beagle, michael vick is an eagle says the paper. the 29-year-old put on a practice jersey for the first time after serving 18 months behind bars for dog fighting. one viewer said what vick did was so despicable he couldn't put it into words. >>> a win would put him at a record-tying 15th major win. >>> texas slugger ian kinsler getting hit in the head. kinsler wasn't the only one getting beaned. wait until you see what else happened last night. that's coming up in about 30 minutes. >>> talk about road rage? brian vickers was so focused on keeping kyle busch from catching up with him. vickers was crying like a baby, while busch says stuff happens when you race with idiots. >>> this is the first women's fight on the main card at a mixed martial arts event. the knock-out in the final second of the first round as prontos gets the win. of course. >>> a tv crime show had a knack of getting the scoop on big crime stories. the host was actually committing crimes to boost ratings. >