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we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, 6th day of april, 2010. it is a tragic and sad day in moncoal, west virginia, where at least 25 coal miners lost their lives after a massive underground explosion. four miners are still missing, but rescuers were forced to call off the search for those miners temporarily this morning because of high levels of methane gas. inside studio 1a in new york, i'm matt lauer, along with al roker and msnbc's tamron hall. natalie is on assignment. >> as we've been reporting, this is the worst coal mining disaster in a quarter century. the blast occurred 3:00 local time, but safety officials say the mine has a history of violations for not properly ventilating methane gas which of course as we all know is highly combustible. >> there are, however, air-tight chambers inside the mine stocked with food, water and enough oxygen for trapped workers to survive for up to four days. meantime, president obama is offering his condolences and any federal help that west virginia may need to deal with this disaster. let's get a little more on the situation now from nbc's ron mott in naoma, west virginia near the site of the accident. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning. officials are saying that it will be a while before they know the exact cause of this explosion but the governor said this morning he's confident they will indeed find out what caused this tragedy yesterday. but suffice it to say, with more than two dozen people dead, this is by far the single-worst day of mining in this country in more than a quarter century. >> we have some terrible news to report. >> reporter: overnight, officials made the grim announcement. >> we've accounted and found 25 miners that are deceased. which left four miners that were unaccounted for. >> reporter: throughout the evening and into this morning, the rescue effort had grown more intense and nerve-racking with loved ones frantic for information about the dead and missing. based on reports, this is an initial theory of what investigators suspect happened at the massey energy company mine around 3:00 eastern time monday afternoon. a car carrying nine miners was headed out of the shaft when suddenly an explosion. 7 of the 9 in the car were killed, two were injured, leaving a group of miners behind them and lots of desperate uncertainty. >> that's my dad, man. i don't know if he's all right. they won't tell us anything. >> reporter: officials say the priority is still rescuing potential survivors and say the mines have emergency refuge chambers with food and water where miners could survive for four days. >> my immediate reaction was i just pray to the good lord that they were all able to get to the safety zones and have the oxygen they needed. >> safety is always our primary concern. >> reporter: massey touts its commitment to safety in this company video, though there have been three other deadly accidents at the upper big branch mine in the past dozen years. in 2003 a worker was electrocuted repairing equipment. in 2001, another killed by a falling rock. in 1998, a miner was crushed in a roof collapse. monday's tragedy is a painful reminder of the sago disaster, also in west virginia just 150 miles away. on january 2nd, 2006, 13 miners were trapped after an underground explosion. for two days the nation watched anxiously as rescuers struggled to reach them. when they finally did, 12 of the men were dead. only randy mccloy survived clinging to life. he spoke to matt several weeks later on "today." >> do you remember being rescued? >> no. i had so much carbon monoxide in my lungs, i couldn't even breathe much less speak properly. >> reporter: mccloy spent three months in rehab to recover from his brush with death. mining, no matter the safety improvements implemented over generations, remains a dangerous line of work. in west virginia, families, friends, rescuers and mining colleagues holding out hope for their miracle. >> all we can do right now as a community is just come together and pray because if you're from here, we're all coal mining families. >> reporter: the process to ventilate that mine is already underway. the governor says it can take 12 hours or more before rescuers can get back in there after having halted that search early this morning because of those poisonous gases. >> ron mott in west virginia this morning. earlier this morning i spoke to the family and pastor of 62-year-old benny willingham who was among those killed in the explosion and who was just five weeks away from retiring. i began by asking how they learned about the accident. >> i was on my way home from my son's ball game, baseball game, and my daughter called me and said that my dad had not called my mom when he came out of the mine. and we met at my mother's and we just waited and waited. and actually, the coal company still has not called to tell us that my dad is dead. we've heard other ways. >> obviously there's a lot of confusion and frustration among family members right now because with some of the dead not having been identified yet, and others remaining missing, i imagine nobody wants to jump to conclusions and make a mistake. michelle, had your dad talked about the dangers and the risks of the business, or is this something that miners tend not to talk about with their family members? >> no, my dad discussed that with us. he's been a miner for over 30 years. behe lov but he loved it. that was his life, besides his family, was the coal mines. >> nick, the cruelest of ironies is that benny was set to retire after more hand 30 years in the mines. he was set to retire in just five weeks. had he spoken about what he hoped his life would be like after working? >> he was really looking forward to it. he and my aunt, my parents, they were going to take a cruise to the virgin islands the end of may. he was very, very excited about that. it's tragic that in the blink of an eye something like this can happen. >> his wife is edith. michelle, that's your mom. how's she holding up? >> she's not. she's just waiting to wake up. hoping it was a dream. >> that being repeated for so many other families in west virginia now. still confusion as to those four miners who are missing and what their fate will be. our thoughts and prayers go out to all those families. let's get a check of the morning's top stories from ann curry who's over at the news desk. ann, good morning to you. there are also developments in the mine accident in china where 33 are trapped. toxic gas and water are keeping rescuers from reaching them. 115 miners were pulled out alive on monday, survivors saying they ate sawdust and paper underground to stay alive. five miners died in that accident in china. president obama unveils a new u.s. policy on nuclear weapons today. saying it will encourage other companies to reduce nuclear stockpiles or refrain from developing them and it also pledges that the u.s. will avoid nuclear retaliation against chemty, biological or cyber attacks and it renounces the development of new nuclear weapons. in iraq, coordinated bombings this morning killed at least 39 people and wounded more than 130. the blast targeted apartments and other residential buildings. toyota's facing a record fine, more than $16 million for not telling officials quickly enough about safety problems with sticky gas pedals. the department of transportation says toyota hit a dangerous defect for months from u.s. officials. mexico's president got a firsthand look on monday at damage caused by sunday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake just south of the california border. a strong 4.9 aftershock last nightcaped a day of more than 100 smaller tremors. two people died in the quake and at least 45 businesses and about a dozen homes were destroyed in the hardest hit city of mexicali, mexico. a 10-year-old pare air girl is recovering after pretty bad accident over the weekend. her thigh was impaled by a fence post as she was trying to retrieve a ball. doctors performed surgery to remove it from her leg and they expect her now to make a full recovery. it is now eight minutes past the hour. back over to you two, tamron and matt. >> she's lucky. ann, thank you. let us get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> that's right. things cooling down just a little bit out here. a good looking group. where you from. >> virginia. >> what's your name? >> the gore family. that's kaylee and courtney. our son disappeared -- chris. no, there he is. >> this looks like your son here but don't want to jump to a conclusion. good looking group. let's check your weather, see what's happening. we've got the risk of strong storms from oklahoma up to des moines, iowa, parts of illinois and michigan. could be a tornado or two out of these systems. look at these storms firing up around milwaukee, coming across chicago as well. plus you move to the east of that, you see heavy thunderstorms and showers. green bay, up to five inches of rain. in the east, looking at the risk of strong storms, damaging winds, hail from new jersey on into interior new york, up to a >> there is a chance you could run into a brief shower or thundershower today. as we head into the afternoon, the sunshine will break out and it will be another one d >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you so much. coming up next, tiger's return. he faced the press at masters. and what are banks looking for if you are trying to get a mortgage? what you need to know before buying a house. but first these messages. from the pollen so i cf that used to make me sneeze, my eyes water. with new zyrtec® liquid gels, i get allergy relief at liquid speed. that's the fast, powerful relief of zyrtec®, now in a liquid gel. zyrtec® is the fastest 24-hour allergy medicine. it works on my worst symptoms so i'm ready by the time we get to the first hole. new zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. so i'm ready by the time we 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augusta national practicing in front of a huge crowd of fans again today. pretty soon of course he hopes to let his clubs do the talking. but during that news conference, he made some acknowledgements. he said exactly what his injuries were after the accident, that he cut his lip and needed five stitches, and also had a sore next. but he wouldn't explain exactly what those injuries were the result of. he talked about his life, his wife, and how he kept it all secret for so long. returning to the spotlight on the hallowed greens of augusta national, tiger woods admits even he was blown away by the warm reception. the gallery, 30,000 strong. with all eyes focused on one man, still the sport's undisputed star. inside the clubhouse for his first news conference since the mysterious car crash last november, tiger appeared confident, collected and in control. first, thanking his fans. >> the gallery couldn't be nicer. it was just incredible. >> reporter: in a room full of golf reporters, many of whom he's known for years, tiger faced few tough questions and offered few new details about exactly what happened the night of the crash. >> police investigated the accident. and they cited me 166 bucks. it's a closed case. >> reporter: he still won't discuss what he was being treated for in rehab. >> that's personal. thank you. >> reporter: but tiger revealed what his secret life has cost him. >> i missed my son's first birthday. that was very hard that day and something i regret and i probably will for the rest of my life. >> he seemed a little bit more expansive than he has in the past. i thought it was really interesting that he answered difficult questions with almost a total absence of contempt. >> i lied to myself. i lied to others. the way i was thinking caused so much harm with the people that i love and care about the most on this planet. >> reporter: tiger addressed one nagging question, insisting he's never used performance enhancing drugs, despite his relationship to a canadian doctor now under investigation for supplying them to athletes. as for tiger's wife, elin, who in the past has affectionately greeted him on the course, the tarnished golf great was curt and brief. >> elin is not coming this week, no. >> reporter: in fact lelin was spotted in florida smiling, running errands with her 2-year-old daughter, sam. outside augusta, the scandalous side show continued. one of tiger's alleged mistresses, adult film star jocelyn james, was unimpressed by tiger's latest remarks. >> he's still a big fat liar and i really, really hope that he gives her the truth because she deserves the truth. we all deserve an apology, those of us that were hurt throughout all of this. >> reporter: but after all this, fans just want to watch him play. you can see, that's tiger there in the distance. the crowd here as polite as this place is prestigious. from have been some cheers, some laughing but so far, not a single person heckling. on thursday, tiger begins his latest quest to win back those fans and his sport. >> nothing's changed. try to go out there and win this thing. >> reporter: just as interesting is what was not asked during that about 35-minute news conference. no one asked tiger about "vanity fair's" new allegations that he has been lying about exactly what his entourage knew about his escapades. also no questions specifically about the status of his relationship to his wife, elin. tamron, no one asked about the alleged mistresses, certainly not by name or did he pay any of those women, including rachicra uktell. uchitel for her silence. courtney, what was your general reaction to his q&a there? >> i felt like he was trying to bore us into submission. the questions were asked of him are questions you'd expect from sports journalists. that's exactly who was in the room yid, sports journalist whose are friendly faces. when it came to the questions we really want to know something about, the answer was "that's personal" or he wouldn't go into detail or he'd just really steer the conversation in a totally different direction, change it back into maybe his injury. we learned about his knee injury. these things are shiny objects in my opinion that kind of took you off the course. >> but you can be boring and sincere. did you find him to be sincere? >> i didn't find him to be exceptionally sincere, no. this is tiger woods. anybody who studied and followed him as a journalist for many years knows that this is how he acts at a press conference. it wasn't anything like -- at no point did i feel like he was having a difficult time answering these questions. i think that's what you would expect. >> doctor, let me bring you in. tiger would not answer the question about what kind of treatment he was receiving. what do you make of that? some people remarked that he sounds like someone still in 12-step. a lot of his answers sound very 12-step -- >> i think it is very appropriate. confidential at is the cornerstone of any decent treatment. people should know that it is private. he's revealed that he is in treatment. it really shouldn't matter what kind of treatment he is in but that he's getting help and addressing the situation. >> what about turning personal saying he missed his son's birthday. people are commenting on the blogs about that. what's that reveal to you? >> i think what he's showing is that he did sacrifice things, that he understands he blew it and that he lost things along the way he might continue to lose things along the way, we don't know what's going to happen to his marriage. and that has made a wake-up call for him. >> courtney, he talked about fans and how he appreciates the fans. he was actually less nervous in front of the media but more the gallery. >> i spoke with people who walked the course with tiger. they said he could tell the beginning from the beginning of his play. he was skittish in the beginning. his tee shots i was told were going all over the place at certain points. then at the end he was more likely to thank the fans. truthfully, one criticism people have had of tiger across the board before the scandal was that he didn't respect the game of golf enough. tiger did address that. his behavior on the course should improve i think will improve and that's a good thing ultimately. >> i think that remains to be seen. the question is psychologically how much will this really affect his game, be in his head. >> interesting comments, thank you. how to get the best beauty products without spending a penny? first these messages. we use our card. 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"redbook's" april issue is all about free stuff. hey, cheryl, good morning to you. what's the catch? >> there's no catch. the only catch is that you have to be a good customer. don't go and say, where are my free samples? can i have five? the whole idea is the companies are getting -- beauty companies are getting something, they're getting you to try their products so maybe you'll go back and buy them, and you get the free stuff. >> first, start with what's available i think in department stores. this is not what you get free, the big ones. but you get the little guys. most of us know we get little free samples but we don't always ask for them. basically people say, hey, take this sometimes. >> you should absolutely ask. beauty companies want you to try them because they are confident that their products are going to work and you'll want to buy them. >> do you mind if i just try a little sample of this, this, and this? >> exactly. one, two, three, four, five. this here is a very high end and a bit expensive, something like that where you'll make an investment, you definitely want to try first. la prairie. you have are a consultation, they say we think these will work for you. take this five to seven-day sample home, then come back and buy it. >> people who may not necessarily buy their products in department stores, like some of my family, we buy cover girl and -- for them, this is an opportunity for them to try stuff and to see, make a comparison. >> exactly. >> okay, great. all of these things are available. >> essay lauder, just go in and they'll choose a color, foundations, for you. not only can you see if it works if the light of the department store but at home, in your office. dior counters, fragrance samples. they're something that's pretty easy to get your hands on. you know if you get acosted in the store, nobody actually sprays you anymore. but that's something you have to try before you buy. you don't wear it, you don't know. >> this is the shu uemura cleansing oil. i actually tried this, it is really terrific in terms of cleaning off. you can get free samples of this. >> something like this where you say, oils for my face? i'm not so sure. it is great for the skeptic so you can try it again. >> it kind of foams when you wash. >> it rinses off. >> now you have some other -- these are cleansers? >> these are all products that you can get at beauty 360. beauty 360 is an off-shoot of cvs but it is not a drugstore. they sell prestige beauty products like these brands. bioel nlt bioelements, you get these three boxes for your skin type. this french brand is fabulous. you can get an eye de-puffing mask. mascaras. from laura geller and pop buyty, both of these are eye primer. this you put on with your finger or wand but it keeps your eye shadow in place. >> you can just ask for this. >> exactly. just ask. >> let's talk about this. >> that's a dry shampoo, a classic product. pssssst. for people who don't have time to wash their hair or you go to the gym, you spray it on your roots, it gives you a little volume and gets rid of the oils. it is an amazing product. and this is glowell, a beauty drink. it is full of antioxidants. >> where did you get these items? these were exclusive to "r "redbook" in the april edition. >> let's keep going. >> bare minerals, the foundation that started the whole mineral makeup craze. if you go in to the boutique and say "redbook" sent you, you'll get this big sample and the adorable little brush. these are all at the individual boutiques from kiehl's, or ggin and body shop. this is like a to-go cup of beauty. >> cheryl kramer, this is fantastic. basically we go online, go to the shops directly. but we'll give people online our online, todayshow.com, thank you so much this morning. coming up next, getting fit with five healthy some people don't notice the difference between meat and mystery when they enter... the frozen zone. with my perdue frozen nuggets, there is no mystery, just real, all white meat, made with 100% natural ingredients. perdue frozen chicken. all white meat. no mystery. i do 22 more inspections than the government requires. and my fresh, all-natural chickens are never given any hormones or steroids. ♪ ...and no candy, gladys. [ clucks ] [ male announcer ] perdue. extra inspections... extraordinary chicken. this morning on "get fit today," eating your way to a better body. with swimsuit season just around the corner, there are some simple changes you can make every day to get healthy and in good shape. a nutritionest, exercise psychologist and contributor for msn.com, martika, thanks for joining us. it is really a combo, eating but getting in some exercise. >> you can't diet safely or permanently, keep your weight off, nms you are exercising. some weights, some cardio like walking. >> you brought some examples of how we can eat better which will help our overall health. a lot of people believe breakfast is the way to start your metabolism, that you should have something to eat an hour after you wake up. >> this is where we get our energy for the day so it is really important to eat a good, filling and nonfattening breakfast. but you'd be surprised at how much you can actually eat. we have some examples here. you can have an egg white omelet. if you skip cooking it with the butter, that saves you 100 calories right there with two pieces of whole grain toast covered in peanut butter along with an orange. very filling. or have a cup of oatmeal sprinkled with walnuts. good omega-3 fats and an apple. or a small whole grain bagel covered with avocado. >> there is enough here -- it's filling so you aren't craving something instantly. >> very filling and you are less likely to binge on a bow nut. >> you have a bank about liquid calories. >> decalorize your day. a glass of wine, you get more if you go to a war or restaurant. can t can be the same amount of calories as a bagel. >> how many calories? a glass of wine? >> 100 to 200 depending on the size of the glass. a mixed drink like a margarita. >> which is popular this time of year. >> and they get bigger than this. can be as many or more calories than a candy bar. sweet tea can have as many calories as a peanut butter cup. we strip the fiber out of the fruit by making juice? you don't realize that 16-ounce glass of apple juice can have as many calories as eating up to three apples or a glass of orange juice. same as up to six small oranges. whereas you can easily drink a glass or two of juice, how many people eat five or six oranges at one time? >> you also have a reminder about putting more fiber in our diets. >> secret to weight loss. all plant foods have fiber. beans are my favorite. a cup of beans has eight grams. nuts, vegetables, fruit. >> these are great, martika. in addition to exercise, some of these choices. thank you very much. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. just one week ago and legislators in annapolis still face a lot of unfinished business. more than 2600 pieces of legislation have been introduced. only 43 bills have passed. the house will resume debate on a gang bill, has yet to pass a bill on cell phones while driving. the senate has not acted on sex offender legislation. neither chamber has touched on marijuana for medicinal purposes also unresolved, the change of the teacher tenure process and the budg - are you chronically ill and can't work? are you mentally ill and can't work? are you physically disabled and can't work? then the law firm of disability associates should be working for you. for years, disability associates has been working with our clients to get them the social security benefits that they deserve. don't be just another client at another law firm. - depend on disability associates because social security disability law is all that we do. >> it is going to be another warm day today. it will be like in june, with temperatures in the mid-80's. there's a chance for a shower or thundershower. otherwise, a mix of clouds and sunshine. it will be another warm one on wednesday. 86. thunderstorms late in the day on thursday. >> thank you for joining us. see you back here for 11 news at noon.