meredith vieira has always done it her way. now she gets personal. a life with husband richard cohen, the challenge of his multiple sclerosis and her struggle to balance career and family. >>> plus michelle williams. many say she was born to play marilyn monroe. you must feel damn sexy when you're playing marilyn monroe? >> honestly? no. >> what does michelle think marilyn's life was really like? >> she created this kind of prison she couldn't get out of. >> michelle williams on being married. this is "piers morgan tonight." meredith vieira has pretty much done it all. today, new want to be a millionaire. and 30 rock. meredith and her husband richard cohen are featured in the december issue of "aarp magazine." and they're here now. >> what a stunning picture that was. >> it was a stunning picture. you scrubbed up surprisingly well, meredith. >> occasionally. how are you, piers? >> well, let's just say i was well. i was looking forward to this enormously. very excited. i'm going to pay homage to one of my favorite ladies on television. >> as well you

oh, meredith vieira. >> let's see her. let's play "millionaire." [cheering and applause] [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television]

. >>> and in another exclusive, meredith vieira sits down with charlotte nash, the chimp attack victim, who will reveal her news face for the first time. >>> 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. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the we now see it as a product of repression of women in vieira and in the way that their sexual energy and everything had to come out in the form of this disease, which they called hysteria. and freud was examining the meaning of these things in a way that was very disturbing to that society at the time. he was talking about things that you didn't mention in polite society, but you also did not even want to think about those things. tavis: the become back to a character you mentioned a moment ago. viggo mortensen, i like him. he has been a guest on this program before. you must love him because you are reunited with him again. for what purpose? >> this is our third movie. the history of violence is where we met, then eastern promise, and now "a dangerous method" and i suppose this would be the most unusual casting of viggo mortensen, casting him as the sigmund freud. he is a cut -- a fantastic collaborator, a beautiful guy, and it wonderful actor. but he is a real comrade in arms. he brings real things to set. never with any agenda, never with strings attached. he will decorate your se

also we have meredith vieira. >> meredith vieira looking rested and wonderful.n it, she's got an exclusive interview, she spoke with charla nash, the victim of the brutal chimp attack. charla shows us what she looks like now after her extraordinary transplant surgery. we'll check in with meredith in a couple of minutes. >> also coming up, when it comes to fees and return policies is your favorite retailer naughty or nice? coming up the new list from "consumer reports" you need to remember as your holiday shopping gets into full swing this fall. >>> if you don't want to spend your entire thanksgiving day in the kitchen, giada de laurentiis has three great recipes you can make today and may even get better by the time thanksgiving day rolls around. >>> we begin this half hour with a frantic search for a florida mother of three who vanished last thursday the same day she appeared on a taped episode of "the people's court" with her ex-fiance. lily is in orlando with more on the story. >> reporter: good morning to you ann. it's not every day somebody goes missing rig

. >> meredith vieira came out. >> i did not know it was her. even the way she walked was perfect. >> you know what's funny? people were asking if we knew? the only two people who knew were matt and ann. i saw the gray hair, i saw the dogs. >> we were told either judi dench. you're not going to be speaking in the english accent. somebody like that would be playing the queen. when she started coming down i thought, oh, my gosh, who did they get? meredith. it was so great to see her. >> there are some more fans waving in the balcony. we have victoria beckham. >> she proves it is possible to be skinny. >> nice. and behind them, of course, are the waving family. >> i'm actually surprised they even invited us. we tried to dress down so as not to draw attention away from the bride, but it didn't work. we tried. would you like to play a little game? >> i'm afraid. i wanted to play a hoop game. when i saw her hat i said this is one of those things where you try to throw a hoop on it. i'm a little afraid because they're plastic. what the heck. ready? one

surprise appearance by meredith viei vieira. >> al was the funniest. >> al has red hair. >> when areo this? one year we have to do this. jeff what would you be? >> i think we should dress up as each other. >> or do a swap. >> yeah. that would be interesting. let's look outside now on this halloween evening. clear skies in san francisco, also a little bit of orange right in the horizon. some of you heading out here down into the marina, pacific heights, maybe into soma, looking at clear skies, fog-free conditions, temperatures in the low 60s in san francisco. otherwise it was warm out here, normally we have a rain storm moving in. 80s in livermore. 78 in san jose. 74 in oakland. 81 in santa rosa. those warm temperatures leading us with a mild start this halloween evening. 69 in san jose. temperatures in the 60s across the peninsula. if you are heading out, don't let that mild weather in the east bay fool you, we'll have 60s here throughout the duration of tonight. tomorrow, dry winds that will be increasing our fire danger, and also showers in my forecast ahead. fire danger for tuesda

that's meredith vieira. it's exciting and great. it's such a exercise than morning joe.r five minutes. kind of say whatever comes to the top of your mind. >> i just want to go on lord as saying i love you willie geist. >> really? >> i love you alex witt. >> it's a good thing. >> this is a work professional. >> christina knows. she's cool with it. honestly, you're a great person to have around. i think you make this place a better place. >> i think everyone loves willie geist. you can all catch him every morning at 5:30 on way too early, also at 6:00 on morning joe at msnbc. a young lady in san diego is regretting her attempts to find her lost chihuahua. to attract attention, she stood on a street corner wearing a bikini. she's starving herself until the dog is returned. she got creepy responses. one sent a picture of his private parts and a picture of a chihuahua. she thinks he's stalking her. >> this is so scary. i was shaking. i was like maybe he really does have my dog or he's just a creep. >> after all that, the woman decided to give the bikini stunt a rest. do you t

nancy snyderman, meredith vieira and the world wide resources of nbc news. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening, from studio 3b in rockefeller center or "rock center" for short as we begin a new broadcast in this studio that has already housed a lot of television history over the years, and tonight we hope to add another chapter. you will see all the reporting of all of our correspondents and contributors over the coming weeks and months, and as we get under way here tonight, there are protesters spending yet another night outdoors here in new york and in the cold in dozens of other u.s. cities. their rallying cry has been there's nothing for them in this economy, and for a lot of people that means jobs. well, tonight we have something extraordinary to show you. we're going to take you to the place where the jobs are, the one place in this country where, if you're willing to work and willing to move, there is a job waiting for you. they are hiring so many people so quickly, it feels like a different planet there. tonight harry s

>> that, meredith vieira, with a remarkable woman whose progress she has been following for years., she was attacked and nearly killed by a chimpanzee. now she has had a full face transplant and meredith will be here with her exclusive glimpse at how charla nash looks now. that will be monday on "today." a very, very moving moment. >> amazing to see her progress and her courage. and we're excited to have meredith back, too. that's monday. >>> in the meantime, coming up today, staying healthy through the holidays. of course it's a stressful time for a lot of folks. and sometimes that stress causes us to overeat or mindlessly nibble and sometimes the food looks really good. we have some tips to help you keep your diet on track, even during the holidays. >>> and of course, we all remember annie hall, right, especially the outfits? the men's wear look is back, trendier than ever. we will show you how you can pull off the latest styles. >> not to be confused with the andy hall look. wearing women's clothing. >>> then in today's kitchen, spicing up your dinner with a new take on steak. u

she spoke with meredith vieira on the "today" show. >> i can't feel the middle of my face like the top nose. it's going to be a long time before everything can work. i had people tell me you look beautiful, and nobody ever told me i was beautiful before. >> because of an infection after a bout with pneumonia, they had to remove the transplanted hands. she hopes to be approved in the next year. >>> huge xhungs of the roadway falling into the pacific ocean as heavy rains pounded an area on sunday. the section of roadways were crumbling for months before it fell into the sea. there were no injuries or property damage reported, but officials are concerned larger landslides could occur in that area. >>> why is this man so bleeping man at his fridge? the answer just ahead when we go down to the wire. >>> some pre-thanksgiving heartburn on wall street where stocks are down this morning on news the debt super committee will likely fail to reach a deal. melissa francis is here with what's moving your money. we're looking at a sea of red to start. how is it looking right now? >> it's a tough mor

mark vieira joins us live from state college, pennsylvania, this morning.en covering this case quite closely. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> the charges are horrifying enough, but what's also disturbing is that the staff, the athletic director and the senior vice president, they allegedly heard from witnesses who saw this abuse, yet they failed to report it to police as is required by pennsylvania law. were they trying to cover it up, were they ignoring the problem, what was happening with them? >> i really can't speak to what their motives were, but it seems that when they were presented with this evidence, they got together, they huddled, they met with some higher-up officials, including president graham spaniard, who was notified in some form or fashion about what they had heard from a graduate assistant who allegedly had seen this 2002 incident. perhaps in not saying it, they were simply hoping it would just go away. and clearly, it didn't, and clearly, the problems persisted. and obviously, it all sort of came to light on saturday morning when