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june 9th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning, i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. this message from bp that it could have the oil spill reduced to a trickle by next week was met with a lot of criticism. >> this morning the company is clarifying the remarks saying it will take longer for the leak to get down to a trickle. now these vivid new images now in high-resolution for the first time show just how much oil has been gushing into the gulf. bottom line is nobody really seems to know just how much is coming out of that pipe right now. we'll let the latest on this situation straight ahead. just a day after confessing to killing a young woman inside his peruvian hotel, joran van der sloot is being taken back to the crime scene to show investigators exactly what he says happened. more on that in a live report from peru. plus, is gary coleman's ex-wife selling photos of the actor taken just before and even perhaps after his death? going to talk about that with coleman's former agent who is furious about this when he joins us for an exclusive live interview. a little later on, we'll take a look at the best commercials of the year. couple of them i think you're going to find to be very funny, including that one there from our friends at old spice. let's begin with bp backing off claims it will have the oil spill in the gulf down to a relative trickle by early next week. nbc's kerry sanders is in grand isle, louisiana with details. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. it was late tuesday that bp's chief operating officer, doug suttles, told the associated press that he thought that the flow of oil would be reduced to a trickle by monday or tuesday. short time later, and now, bp is trying to clarify that statement saying reaching that level of a trickle will take more time. under pressure from congress, bp released new high-resolution video of the flow of oil from that underwater well. the images are from june 3rd, the day bp cut the pipe in order to fit a containment cap over the leak. experts now fear that the rate of gushing oil might be much higher than predicted. this as new evidence confirms large underwater plumes of oil do exist. bp has repeatedly deny there's oil hidden beneath the surface. but tuesday, scientists at the university of south florida shared data revealing vast fields of oil suspended as deep as 3,300 feet, and they say that hidden oil is on the move. some was detected 42 miles northeast from the leak site. >> this is uncharted waters. the question is do we fight is at the surface or fight it down below. all of the oil is going to have ecological consequences. the question is to what and what concentration. >> reporter: top side in pensacola, florida, those tar balls are now a daily problem. same goes for gulf shores, alabama, where there is a strong warning -- don't go swimming. >> we're the ones that are going to have to live with this for years and years and years. i don't care what bp has to spend to fix it and to make it right. >> reporter: in louisiana on grand isle, a graveyard for the sea life fishermen fear may never return. daily, wildlife agents here search for animals in trouble. this mission was turtles. sometimes they are alive, more often they're dead. like this rare kents ridley. >> kents ridleys reside only in the gulf of mexico so this oil spill definitely puts a hinder on their survivability. >> reporter: it will take weeks of lab tests to determine if oil was at fault. so far, the authorities have found 265 dead turtles. interestingly, before this spill, the leading cause of death or accidental death for turtles was getting caught up in shrimpers' nets. now it is those very shrimpers who are out skimming the surface trying to get the oil that may end up saving the turtles. meredith? >> kerry sanders, thank you ververy much. doug suttles, good morning to you. i'd like to start out by talking about those comments you made to the associated press yesterday where you said that this spill should be down to a relative trickle by monday or tuesday. bp has since clarified that and said it is going to take longer than a week. so can you tell us where you stand now? >> well, meredith, this containment system, this cap we have in place, is actually working well. in fact, it's recovered another 15,000 barrels or so in the last 4 hou 24 hours. that's 15,000 barrels not in the sea. but early next week we'll have another system which is actually using those lines we've pumped top kill through to produce oil. that will give us another 5,000 to 10,000 barrels a day of capacity. we believe that should give us the capacity to capture the great majority, vast majority of its flow. >> when you look at the video of the oil leaking from the well-taken before the containment cap was put on and compare it to live video this morning, i'm just a layperson here but it doesn't seem like there is much of a difference. so what's going to create this change? >> well, i think the challenge from looking at these videos, if you recall before we put the cap on, you didn't have this device which allowed flow to go around the outside of it. it's almost creating, if you will, a curtain or ring around this. it is very difficult to tell how much is coming around. it's always been hard. i would say with this cap on, it's more challenging because we have the vents on the top, and we also have the stuff coming around the skirt so it is very difficult. what we want to do is get that down to a very small amount. that's why we'll be adding this additional production system early next week. >> the ceo of bp, tony hayward on sunday, said he believes the cap will likely capture the vast majority of the gushing oil, so he is echoing your optimism. but scientists who have been assigned to try to figure out how much oil is gushing into the gulf have said it is impossible to claim any success without knowing the total amount of oil coming out of that well. and the fact is, you still don't know the total amount of oil coming out of that well. >> well, that's right, meredith, we don't. what we do know though is we're capturing 15,000 barrels a day that if we didn't have that cap in place, would be going into the sea. i view that as some success. it's 15,000 barrels that's not being spilled that we don't have to clean up that won't impact the shorelines or the gulf of mexico. and we'll be adding additional capacity. then i think you probably are aware, we're adding another system at the end of june, beginning of july, which should be more resistant to hurricanes, more -- be able to come in and out quicker if we do have a hurricane this year. >> again scientists say that bp is being misleading, irresponsible and stonewalling their efforts to get a firm grasp of how much oil is gushing into the oil. one said, it is account apparent bp is playing games with us, presumably under the advice of their legal team." what is your response to that? are you playing games? >> no, we're not, meredith, we're not. we're trying to fight this thing on all the fronts that we can. these videos, this feed is being watched by everyone around the world. we're making information available. we have actually members of government and industry right in there with us on every stage of everything we do. we're trying to be absolutely as transparent as we can. >> meanwhile -- then i'll let you go -- government scientists confirmed there are large plumes of oil under the surface of the gulf. on may 31st, your ceo, tony hayward, said the oil is on the surface, there aren't any plumes. is bp willing to admit that it was wrong? >> meredith, for instance, noaa came out yesterday and talked about what they're seeing with their data. we've talked about what we're seeing with ours and our data that's out there on the internet for people to look at. we haven't found any large concentrations of oil under the sea. to my knowledge, no one has. >> but he said there were no plumes under the sea, sir. these scientists are confirming that there are plumes under the sea. >> meredith, it may be down to how you define what a plume is here. but basically some people have asked, are there large concentrations of oil under the sea and those have not been found so far by us or anyone else that's measuring this. the oil that has been found is in very minute quantities. >> bp's doug suttles, thank you so much. >> thanks, meredith. >> now here's matt. now to the results of the so-called super-duper tuesday. key prime marry and runoff elections held in 12 states. nbc's kelly o'donnell's in little rock, arkansas home to one of tuesday's most closely watched races. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. there were women candidates making victory speeches across the country, most of them republicans. but democrat blanche lincoln did surprise all those who predicted her defeat. national labor unions had come in here to arkansas, spent millions trying to knock her out. president bill clinton worked very hard campaigning for her and he gets a little bit of the credit this morning as blanche lincoln defied all the national trends. >> you are great, arkansas! >> reporter: forget all those anti-washington predictions. >> your message is loud and clear that washington, washington needs to work for us! >> reporter: arkansas democrats stood behind their incumbent, two-term senator blanche lincoln who survived a tough democratic runoff against lieutenant governor bill halter. lincoln will fight to keep her seat in november. in california, voters narrowed the field to succeed arnold schwarzenegger as governor. >> i think there is a mood all over the state of california that the people want reform, people want to have change. >> reporter: first-time candidate meg whitman came in with a huge lead in the polls and came out with the republican nomination. >> here's the really good news -- i don't owe anyone anything. >> reporter: the former ebay chief executive's winning bid cost a staggering $70 million of her own fortune to defeat insurance commissioner steve poizner who spent his own millions, too. >> we've just seen two republican candidates for governor stage a billionaire's demolition derby. >> reporter: whitman faces democrat jerry brown who's held just about every public office, including governor back in the 1970s. in the senate race, california republicans chose another business executive, former hewlett-packard chief carly fiorina. >> we will take our government back. we will make it listen. and we will make it work. >> reporter: voters get another big anti-incumbent test in november when fiorina takes on democrat barbara boxer who's been in the senate 18 years. now on to south carolina's race for governor where the cost was far more personal. accusations of infidelity, but no proof. republican nikki haley denied any affairs and voters chose her to advance to a runoff. >> we said no to the dark side of politics. >> reporter: in nevada, a big tea party victory in the gop senate primary. >> we need to send a message to washington, d.c. >> reporter: but democrats are actually cheering sharon angle's win, believing the tea party candidate would be an easier opponent for one of the most vulnerable democrats, senate majority leader harry reid. >> we're ready for the debate! come on, harry, let's talk about the issues! >> reporter: and sharon angle really surged in the end and her win was a surprise to many and democrats now believe that they can use that tea party status to paint her as a bit more extreme, and that may help harry reid who, for much of this year, has been trailing just about any republican he was lined up in polls. so that really sets up democrats to have a whole new conversation in the months ahead. one of those incumbents that they're talking about, barbara boxer, republicans are really setting their sights on her now, and of course, harry reid will remain one of the vulnerable names and one of the people we watch closely in the months ahead. >> kelly o'donnell in little rock for us this morning, thanks very much. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. hi, chuck, good morning. take me on a tour of the country. start in arkansas. big win for blanche lincoln in the senate race there, in the runoff. she survives despite a lot of money flowing into bill halter's coffers in the last couple of weeks. what made the difference? >> couple things made the difference here. number one, all of that money from big labor which is a national organization, a non-arkansas organization, was able to turn blanche lincoln from being the washington establishment candidate to being sort of the outsider, the non-special interest candidate. you heard it in her victory speech. it may have breathed new life into her political career, even for the fall when she said i'm not going to answer to anybody, i can't be bought by anybody. so the same anti-washington, anti-establishment fervor that we thought would hurt blanche lincoln ended up helping her, ironically. >> the bad news is she only got 51% of democrats voting for her. now she's got to go on to november and face a republican. what are her chances? >> well, her chances weren't very good. and neither were bill halter's chances, which is why, frankly, a lot of folks at the white house were going to labor, why are you just pouring $10 million down a rat hole that was -- you were never going to get back? that said, give this three weeks. there is a sense that sometimes you get momentum when you have one of these upsets. frankly, the blanche lincoln victory is an upset. she was just as surprised as everybody else was last night. >> do we learn anything in her primary that we're going to put to use later in the summer when someone like john mccain out in arizona goes up in his own primary? i mean he's facing the criticism he faced in 2000 and 2008, he's not conservative enough. what are his prospects? >> you know, his are a little bit better because he's got a flawed opponent. they're trying to do the same thing to him that you saw with arlen specter and bob bennett and with blanche lincoln that sometimes he's been in washington too long, he's sort of not answering particularly in this case to the base of the party. but he's been very aggressive at trying to define j.d. hayworth, his opponent. he was a registered lobbyist when he was outside of -- when he left congress. going to be very hard for him to suddenly become an outsider. >> in nevada, sharon angle, the tea party candidate. she wins, she now faces harry reid in november. and do the democrats have a right to be optimistic there? >> well, what they do is they're just less pessimistic. harry reid is not exactly any less vulnerable this morning than he was yesterday before the -- before sharon angle. the difference is he's got a path to win dirty. okay? nevada has something called "none of the above," an actual line on the ballot that's "none of the above." and what both sides expect this race to turn into is a heavy dose of negative ads, both candidates will be unpopular, and what harry reid needs is a lot of people, say 8%, 10% of the electorate picking, i'm holding my nose to the point of i can't vote for either of them, i'm going to vote for none of the above. sthen sudd then suddenly he can win with 46% or 47%. sharon angle is a little conservative to appeal to independents potentially. now that's the harry reid path to victory. >> when you look at nikki haley, meg whitman winning in california, do we need to look at these races individually or is helen reddy playing in the background and do we need to look at the bigger picture here? >> look, there is something going on with conservative women able to tap into the base of the party. carly ref lly fiorina doesn't q the box as well as meg whitman. another woman we'll hear about if she becomes governor of new mexico, suzanna martinez, a conservative hispanic woman. we'll see a republican woman nominated potentially for a colorado senate. so this is a chance to sort of temper -- there are some tms that would like to tell you well, the tea party is too white, it's too male. well, guess what? if a lot of conservative republican nominees are women and some of them minority women, indian-american in south carolina, hispanic in new mexico, that could sort of round off the edges on these candidates and make them a little more -- at least make independents feel as if, well, maybe they're not as stereotypical as the media or democrats are trying to say they are. >> chuck todd, always good to get your perspective. thanks so much. >> hey, stephen straussburg. that's the real winner in washington today. >> the nationals pitcher, man. all right. thanks, chuck. now let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories from ann, "i am woman" curry. >> thanks, "i am woman" meredith vieira. good morning, everybody. in the news, we begin with tough new sanctions expected today against iran. the u.n. security council's voting on the sanctions to punish iran for defying international demands to halt its uranium enrichment. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton calls the sanctions the most significant iran has ever faced. hostile fire this morning in southern afghanistan brought down a helicopter and military officials are saying four u.s. troops were killed. palestinian president mahmoud abbas is meeting with president obama today at the white house with israel's blockade of gaza expected to be a big topic. mexico is condemning the fatal shooting of a teenage boy who was throwing rocks this week at a border patrol agent. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is standing by with more. >> reporter: good morning. mexican authorities are filing a formal protest. they say that shooting at someone who was throwing rocks is a disproportionate use of force. but some u.s. official say rocks can cause life-threatening injuries. the deadly encounter happened monday night under the bridge at the pa sew del nuerte border crossing in el paso. three border patrol agents were trying to stop a group of illegal immigrants who just crossed the border. one agent had a suspect down on the ground when others in the group ran a short distance away and began throwing rocks. the agent fired his gun, one them, h-15, u.s. officials say, was killed. members of the boy's family say the agent should be punished. his father says american officials are incompetent. mexican government condemned the shooting. a spokesman at its u.s. embassy says lethal force should be the last resort and not used against a group of youngsters throwing stones. mexico says 17 of its citizens have been killed by u.s. agents at the border so far this year, up from five in 2008. but the border patrol says rock throwing has become nearly epidemic at the el paso border crossing, in some cases causing serious head injuries to american agents. the agent who fired the shot is on administrative leave while the fbi investigates whether in this case the use of deadly force was justified. >> pete williams this morning, thanks. overseas markets are mostly higher this morning. cnbc's trish regan is at the new york stock exchange where ben ben bernanke is expected to be a focus today. >> hey, ann. yes, ben bernanke back on capitol hill. he'll be testifying today. you can anticipate that lawmakers are going to be asking plenty of questions as to whether or not we're headed for a double-dip recession. >>. >> good wednesday morning. i'm chuck bell. the skies are cloudy and light rain coming down as well. rain will be a part of the forecast for today. low 60s in the western suburbs where the light rain has been falling for a few hours. here's a look at live doppler. a lot of it is not reaching the ground, but showers across montgomery county, maryland and virginia. have your umbrellas >> that's your latest weather. just ahead, joran van der sloot being taken back to the hotel room where he has now confessed to killing a young woman. we are live in peru with the latest. but first, this is "today" on nbc. just ahead, lindsey lohan's court-ordered alcohol monitoring device goes off. will she be sent to jail? we'll hear what lindsey has to say. h? ♪ where do gummy bears hide? under the seat. look! yeah! ♪ [ telephone rings ] [ male announcer ] the all new chevy equinox. 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is it his ex-wife? we'll have more on that and talk exclusively to gary coleman's former agent. we begin with this morning's new developments tide to the murder, arrest and confession of joran van der sloot. police in peru are expected to take him back to the scene of the crime. nbc's michelle kosinski is in lima with the very latest. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. this is something that authorities commonly do here in peru, they try to recon instruct the crime with the suspect and sometimes even use an actor to portray the victim. in some respect we expect to see this with joran van der sloot today in the place where he claims he beat this 21-year-old student to debt ath in a fit of rage exactly what happened to natalee holloway exactly to the day five years from this brutal murder. joran van der sloot, now a confessed killer, had one day without cameras, but now time for police to bring him outside to the place where this all started. the national press for hours jockeyed for the best possible view for the tired 22-year-old to recon instruct those early hours of may 30th, to recreate that night as it happened when 21-year-old business student stephany flores arrived at a casino for a night of poker where she met joran van der sloot, in town for the past two weeks for a poker tournament. within two hours they were friends enough to leave together to go back to his hotel, to his room. van der sloot would leave four hours later in a change of clothes headed for the border. stephany would be found two days later with her next broken. investigators said van der sloot left the room and came back with two cups of coffee. it was then van der sloot reportedly found stephany using his laptop, which he then told police she found out he had been a suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway five years ago that very day. reports claimed van der sloot admitted he grabbed stephany by the next and hit her. however, his one-time attorney in holland says joran van der sloot e-mailed him just after he was arrested in chile. >> he always stated to us that he is innocent. >> reporter: he now has serious concerns about this so-called confession. >> he talked to his mother that he was afraid that he got into rude interrogations, very rude. i'm afraid because i am aware of the fact that they are trying to force me to confession which i don't like to make. >> reporter: he also says we see only moments of surveillance tape. what else might have happened that police are not showing. >> the only thing we can do right now at this distance from this place is speculating. that's very dangerous. >> reporter: in yet another alignment of events in this strange case, yesterday natalee holloway's mother dedicated a resource center in her name in washington, d.c. designed to help parents of the missing and prepare students before traveling abroad. >> let's all remind ourselves and keep the flores family in our hearts and in our prayers. >> reporter: there is still so many questions surrounding all this. this confession, under what circumstances was it taken, was it coerced, could it hold up in court. and also this enormous eerie coincidence of the date. for many here, it is just too much to believe that this all happened suddenly and unexpectedly. meredith? >> michelle kosinski, thank you very much. pat brown is a criminal profiler and the author of "the profiler." pat, good morning. you've now heard his reported confession. he will probably say that it was coerced, but the line is i didn't want to do it, the girl intruded into my private life. what does that tell but his state of mind? >> well, i never trust when a psychopath makes a "confession," because usually that means they're trapped. in this case we really see that he is. clearly the girl was murdered in his hotel room under his name and clearly he's the only one that went in and out so he knows that they're going to get him for a homicide. the question is what homicide. usually what a psychopath does is he'll confess when you've already got him cornered, you already know something, then he'll tell you the minimum of what you know and minimize what he did, he'll give you the best story to get the best deal. yes, he says he killed her, but i don't believe the circumstances in which he says he killed her. he's blaming her for looking on his computer, intruding into his life and he went crazy. well, that will get him second degree murder. he doesn't want to admit what he did which would be first degree murder. >> last time you were on was before the confession, you said you don't believe he is a serial killer but you believe he is a serial rapist. >> he took natalee holloway to the beach, he didn't take her there to have a heart to heart talk with her. this girl also went to an isolated location. any guy will tell you, yeah, i brought her back to the hotel room so they could be friends. usually guys have some intention of some sort. most guys will not rape, however. but he has already been -- obviously one girl has gone missing under his care. my guess is that was during an attempted rape where she simply said no and he wanted what he wanted. he obviously has a thing about sex. he was involved in a little bit of sex trade thing. he has disrespect for women. we see all the signs of it. >> pat, given the fact that some reports say stephany flores was found in just her underpants and shirt, but others say she was fully clothed, no evidence of sexual assault. isn't it a possibility that he simply snapped? >> i don't believe in simply snapping. i do believe he has a rage problem. that's very clear to me. he's like a domestic abuser, if the girl says no, when a guy has a wife or girlfriend and she wants to leave the relationship or finally stands up to him, he goes you can't do that, you have to do what i say, you can't leave me, then he kills her. joran i think has very short relationships. they're like three hours long. but for him he has that girl in his control. he is a psychopath, she should do what i say, she should do what i want, if she doesn't, that infuriates me. >> he's confessed to police, why hasn't he been charged? >> i think they're looking at what to charge him with exactly. his story is she made him mad. that's second degree, an unplanned homicide. but if he killed her in the commission of an attempted rape that can go up to first degree. he was trying to rob her to go to first degree. she was supposedly found half-clothed, though the question is was she clothed in her own clothes or was she wearing one of his shirts like she'd gotten ready for bed. but regardless, a girl is half-nak half half-naked in your room, it means something. i don't believe he was intending some sexual act with her. >> natalee holloway says he would like joran van der sloot to tell everybody what happened to his daughter. if in fact he did murder natalee holloway, do you think that he will ever come clean? >> no. i see no purpose in him doing that. why should he get himself into worse trouble? psychopaths don't get into worse trouble, they try to get themselves out of trouble. i think we'll have to depend on peru to put him away. he could get 35 years for first degree homicide. my guess is he's going to come out to be a short sentence, six to ten years, >>. >> good wednesday morning. i'm chuck bell. the clouds have moved in and light rain is coming in as well. have your rain gear ready to go. temperatures in the low 60s to near 70. the live picture of doppler radar shows light sprinkles to light rain through much of the area through 270 and just to the west of i-95. temperatures stay in the 70s and back in the 80s tomorrow and friday. >> don't fer get, for you can check your weather any time of the day or night on weather channel on cable or weather.com online. trouble this morning or being a fres lindsey lohan, a judge has now doubled her pay to $200,000 after the alcohol monitoring device lohan has been ordered to wear apparently went off on sunday night. nbc's lee cowan has the latest. >> reporter: it is hardly fashionable but the ankle bracelet lindsey lohan had carefully hidden at the mtv music awards still got a lot of attention. it detects alcohol. a strict no-no according to the terms of her release. but the electronic tattle tale kn apparently detected something at party sunday night. >> this could be the time the judge puts the hammer down and says, in effect, the era of "celebrity justice" is over. you have had so many chances, now it is time to do some jail time. >> reporter: lohan was ordered to wear the monitor after failing to complete several alcohol education classes in connection with her dui arrest back in 2007. >> i just want to make sure that she understands. >> reporter: she also failed to show up for a mandatory court date last month. she was partying at the cannes film festival instead, claiming that her passport had been stolen and she was stranded. the judge didn't buy it. >> she was ordered to be here. she was ordered to be here at 8:30. she's not here. there's really no valid excuse. >> reporter: lohan took to her twitter page to suggest it is all a big mistake, saying that it was physically impossible for that bracelet to go off because she says she's done nothing wrong. so maybe someone just spilled a drink, her fans suggest. well, problem with that is the makers of the monitor say the bracelet would know the difference. >> the chance that lindsey lohan's lawyer can somehow demonstrate that the device was malfunctioning, that she really wasn't drinking is pretty much sven sl between slim and none. >> reporter: lohan will tell her story next month where a judge will decide if she's guilty of violating her probation. like most excuses, most agree the judge's patience is wearing pretty thin. for "today," lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. coming up next, perfect pitches. we'll reveal some of the best commercials of the year right after these messages. some people don't like any added sugar in their juice. that's why we make ocean spray 100% juice. it has plenty of natural goodness, but there's no added sugar. so say hello to 100% juice. and goodbye to added sugar. i thought we weren't adding any sugar. oh. okay, nobody use these cranberries over -- over here. ocean spray 100% juice -- tastes good, good for you. for only $2.50, get a western egg white muffin melt, made-to-your-order, and add a 16-oz. cup... of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. try the new $2.50 breakfast combo at subway. ♪ stop it. hello? 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back at me. what do i have in my hand? an oyster to the two things you love. look again. the tickets are now diamonds. anything is possible when your man smells like old spice not a lady. i'm on a horse. >> i just love that commercial! i think it is great. why was it the best commercial of the year? >> because you just loved it. now, no, really. the idea using humor to get to that place, again, a company like procter & gamble bringing out a brand and saying, we can be hip, too. fun, hip, men scents. axe has owned this space for a while. and the idea of taking a brand that's 40 years old and saying let's bring it back. it is our dad's brand. >> snickers. we all talked about snickers after that betty white commercial. this was a winner, too. >> can we turn the ac up? i'm dying back here. >> it's on. can't you feel it? >> can you feel that? >> ooh! jeff, eat a snickers, please. >> why? >> every time you get hungry you turn into a diva. just eat it so we can all co-exist. >> you turn into a diva. >> thank you. >> bet sfter. >> better. >> will you get your knees out of the back of my seat? >> you're not you when you're hungry. snickers satisfies. >> i love it. another one i love. you use famous people in different situations. >> the economy's been dead, it is hard to break through but certain brands stick with their core. snickers has been doing humor for so well for so long. here's a great example. >> this next one is controversial, right in your face, a public service announcement from the people at peta. take a look. >> dear god, thank you for the turkey we're about to eat and for the turkey farms where they pack them into dark tiny little sheds for their whole lives. thank you while they burn their fethers off while they're still alive and for when the turkey gets killed by people who think it is fun to stomp on their little turkey heads and special thanks for the chemicals and dirt and poop that's in the turkey we're about to eat. oh. and thank you for rainbows. amen. >> it speaks for itself and have you this little girl delivering this potent message. >> peta has had a lot of history of putting out ads that actually a lot of networks won't run. it is all about the hype, it is all about getting it out there and getting the pr for it. it's an obvious message but again, that's right along their pr line. >> i want to cross up the control room. i am going to do the fedex commercial now. okay? this one is quirky but you get the payoff at very end. okay? >> what's our best presentation guy? >> carl. >> tell carl he's coming to new york with me. >> i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. >> well, he is. just last week he told me team about fedex office print online for presentations. you upload to fedex office, they print and ship it. presentation looks okay. right? >> yes, but -- >> wait. you didn't actually bring carl with you? >> good morning. but i digress. >> we understand you need presentations done right. fedex office print online. >> you got four really strong ones this year. >> humor is a great way to get across your message. last year in our economy, in the world, humor seemed to be a great way to connect with people. >> we need it. come back more often, all right? don't wait for the awards. matt, nice to see you. just ahead, healthy breakfast options for your family. but first, speaking of commercials, these messages. bar bell! cookies! never fear civilians! a postal carrier!! you guys need a priority mail flat rate box. only from the postal service. wha.. it's all over the tv. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. thanks, mr. postal carrier! hey, fellas! shouldn't that dog be on a leash? 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dizziness and sweating. for me, pristiq is a key in helping to treat my depression. ask your doctor about pristiq. good morning. the time is 7:56 under cloudy skies and a beautiful picture of the white house. i'm joe krebs. in the news, breaking news on metro. a report of smoke in the metro station. shuttle bus service has been set up. expect delays on the blue and orange lines. that's the mcpherson square station closed because of a report of smoke in the station. beginning next week, a new traffic pattern will be in place. the construction project begins on monday and lanes will be split and traffic will be routed on both sides of the barriers and there will be overnight lane closures to set up the new pattern. we will >> let's take a look here at 95 in springfield looking better. earlier issue rs clear and downtown 14th street near mcpherson square where the activity continues. the american legion bridge is doing all right. >> we will get the news on your time. we begin earlier than ever before. we b ♪ 8:00 now on a wednesday morning, the 9th day of june, 2010. we're expecting some showers to move in a little later in the day. al's going to tell you more about that. but hopefully those showers will kind of clear out of here by friday so that we have another big summer concert on our plaza courtesy of rascal flatts. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer, along with meredith vieira and mr. roker. coming up, more drama surrounding the life and death of gary coleman. >> that's the right word, all right. photos taken of coleman on his deathbed and possibly after his death are floating around the tabloid scene. some are suggestion is coleman's ex-wife, shannon price, is trying to sell those photos. his former agent will tell us what she had to say after he spoke to her in an exclusive live interview. they keep saying breakfast is the most important meal of the day, a lot of people are so busy, they think they don't have time to make something nutritious or anything at all sometimes in the morning. joy bauer is here to say, that's not the case. you can make a great breakfast, won't take long, get you started and set you up for the whole day. it is groomers gone wild. we love this one. check out this -- dogs and cats painted to look like all sorts of things, from flowers to punk rockers. yikes. we're going to have the details. a few of them stop by our studio 1a this morning. >> look how embarrassed that dog is right now. >> you wonder why dogs do drugs. there's the reason right there. >> wow. >> it's well done, i'll say that. >> most people just use a pad of paper. we'll get more of that. first, let's go inside. ann has a check of the headlines. this morning, a top bp official disputed tuesday's report by scientists and government officials that confirmed that the oil spill in the gulf has created large underwater plumes of oil. meantime, bp backed away from comments chief operating officer doug suttles made last night in which he said the oil should be down to a "relative trickle" by monday or tuesday. bp now says that will take much more time. suttles also said on this broadcast that it is impossible to measure just how much oil is still leaking into the gulf. he did say a second containment device will be in place next week providing the capacity to capture the vast majority of the flow. the taliban is now claiming responsibility for that shooting down of a military helicopter this morning in southern afghanistan. four u.s. troops were killed. tea party activists showed their strength in a pair of primaries on tuesday. nevada republicans nominated tea party favorite sharon angle to challenge senate majority leader harry reid in november. and in south carolina, tea-backed nikki haley finished ahead of three republican rivals for governor. she's now facing a runoff. meantime, democratic arkansas senator blanche lincoln survived an anti-incumbent move to win nomination for a third term. there is still no trace of a second-grader missing in oregon for nearly a week now. nbc's janet schamlian now joins us from portland, oregon with more on this story. janet, are there any promising leads? >> reporter: ann, good morning. more than 1,000 tips have been called in but authorities still aren't calling kyron horman's disappearance an abduction or even criminal. they have talked to just about every parent and staff member in the school where he was last seen during a science fair last friday that was open to the public. we still haven't heard from kyron's family but we are expecting a statement from them later today. meanwhile, those dusk-to-dawn searches that have been taking place in this area in the wood and in the fields near here could be impacted because they are expecting rain all day. ann, back to you. >> janet schamlian this morning, thanks. some powerful new video has surfaced further documenting that nightmare of haiti's devastating earthquake five months ago. look at this. it was recorded inside the presidential palace as it was collapsing during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake. haiti's government released the video at a conference on the country's future. a lesson in courage last night at a high school graduation in ohio. the valedictorian joined her classmates just three days after a tornado killed her father and four others and destroyed 50 homes and the high school. it was an emotional and powerful moment for all of the graduates good wednesday morning. i'm chuck bell. the clouds have moved in and temperatures are in the 60s in most everybody's neighborhood. martinsburg is the cool spot and annapolis is 70 degrees. a few light sprinkles and a break at this time action before steadier showers show up late this afternoon and this evening. we could hear thunder as well. 80s tomorrow with the sunshine back andto >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thanks very much. this is judy from arizona, 36 years a teacher? what do you do after teaching for 36 years? >> after teaching for 36 years, you go to the "today" show. >> we love our teachers. nice to have you here, judy. when we come back, is gary coleman's ex-wife trying to sell some pictures of the late star on his deathbed? his former agent will speak out in a live exclusive interview right after this. i didn't even think he read them. how many times did he try to get us to go fishing? 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that's insane. i couldn't even imagine doing that. >> reporter: a spokesperson insists that price did not try to sell the photos, but didn't deny they're floating around in the tabloid stratosphere somehow. >> the sad thing is i think if someone does publish them, wherever they're published, it's going to sell. >> reporter: coleman's ex-wife first drew criticism after her 911 call. >> 911. what's your emergency? >> reporter: the day coleman fell and hit his head. >> i don't know what happened. i really don't know what happened. >> reporter: some say she was less than warm and caring for the man she still shared a home with, despite divorcing him a year after they married. >> i just can't be here with the blood. i'm sorry, i can't do it. >> reporter: the couple's financial troubles were well known, but shannon price is not mentioned anywhere in coleman's will. it was written years before he met her. instead, he left his estate to a trust and ordered that no one with any financial ties to him even be involved in the planning of his memorial. a man who feared being taken advantage of had thought of everything, it seemed -- except a camera at his bedside. for "today," lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. >> gary coleman's former agent, victor parillo is with us exclusively, along with kate coyne, senior editor for "people" magazine. good morning. victor, let me start with you. i know you've had an opportunity to talk to shannon price about those alleged photos that were taken of gary on his deathbed. what did you ask her specifically and what did she say to you? >> well, i didn't come out and accuse. i have a feeling that shannon loved gary and when you speak to her, she's quite confused and defensive of everybody thinking that she did something -- >> did she say anything though about the photos? are there photos? >> well, i asked her. i said if anyone took pictures and -- it would be terrible for anyone without mentioning her specifically. i didn't get an answer. i thought it is an atrocity. it is an atrocity no matter who it is, gary or anyone else. can you imagine how horrible this must be for the parents? you know, to first lose their s son, now in death, but prior to that, 20 years before that. people just kind of took gary away from his parents. >> he became estranged from his parents. kate, there is a will gary wrote in 1999, it's surfaced. it names his former manager dion neil as executor and sole beneficiary. that is one of the persons that's supposedly -- people that supposedly turned everybody else, gary, against everybody else. is he the only person mentioned in that will? >> he's the only person mentioned. there is a reference to the people who gary wants at his funeral and he only wants people who can look each other in the eye and say that they cared about gary coleman without any regard for his finances. that isn't mentioning anyone specifically by name but it does speak to the immense distrust he was still carrying with him, the anger that he still had towards many people whom he believed had done him wrong. >> but then in 2007, from what i understand, he amended his will so that shannon price would get the remaining assets. >> he did. although the divorce that then followed that amendment would effectively nullify anything that he wrote in 2007. so while shannon may well have a piece of paper in which he promises all of this to her, the divorce would probably render that useless. >> probably she has no legal standing or in terms of the funeral itself. >> most likely. >> victor, you and gy did stay in touch, though you were a former manager. what was it like? what was he like over the past few years? >> i've known gary since he was 7 years old. and i knew gary before the world knew him. and i did afterwards, because he and i never had any problems. i mean i was never mentioned in any court battle. i was his agent. >> but in his last few years i think people from the outside felt his life seemed very sad. >> there is no question, there is two gary colemans. there is the person that i met up until the age of 17 or 18, and i think it is important to understand that gary's downfall was not all gary. there were a lot of things that happened to him. is kidneys rejected him. the industry rejected him. i took him after "different strokes" i took him around to work and nobody would give him the time of day. and then he was in the perfect position for people to take advantage of him. it's not hard to understand his misery. but it's interesting to note that the people who condemned the parents about being shi scheisters and taking advantage are the people now holding on to any possible item gary may have. it's sad. we're not saying good-bye to one of the most incredible young actors, and i believe co-have come back. >> you said you believe that shannon loved him. let me ask you, kate, do you think that there are certain suspicions surrounding this shannon -- >> oh, absolutely. the 911 call started it. now the tale of these photographs circulating out there. she is highly dubious character in all of this. and i can't call into question whether or not she loved him. i'm sure she did. but what is being heard of her right now? what is being discussed about her right now does not paint her in a flattering light at all. >> kate coyne and victor perillo, thank you for joining us this morning. gary coleman's parents will be here for an exclusive live interview friday on "today." up next on a lighter note, healthy breakfast options for the family that's on the go. like most of us. right after this. that's why there are 9 delicious kinds of special k® cereal. ♪ ♪ because every girl could use a little variety. ♪ special k®, now in 9 delicious flavors. 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( gasps ) what's in your wallet? wait up! back now at 8:22. this morning on "joy's kitchen rescue," thinking about breakfast. it may be one of the most important meals of the day, but for one new jersey mom it is either nonexistent or filled with sugar. so we sent "today" contributor and registered dietician joy bauer to clean up her kitchen. >> when my son was born, he had difficulty gaining weight. the doctors pushed that he had to eat a high-fat diet to push as many calories on him as possible. now he seems healthy, he seems fine. it's just that his eating habits are still the same. >> i like carrots. >> no broccoli. >> no. >> brussels sprouts. >> no. >> cauliflower. >> no. i do like asparagus though. >> i want him to eat more vegetables, more fruits. i want to lose weight and i want our whole family to eat a lot healthier. >> i'm here for your kitchen rescue. >> normally on a school day, it is hard to get my son to actually sit down and eat something. sometimes he'll run out of the house with pop tarts in his hand, a cereal bar in his hand. my husband never eats breakfast. >> we're definitely going to tackle breakfast because it is a big problem for all of you. breakfast is super important because it's the jump-start to your day. i'm going to show you and joshua something unbelievable. joshua? you like pop tarts for breakfast in the morning? a lot? >> yes. >> this is white flour. this is sugar. one teaspoon of sugar, eight teaspoons of sugar with a pile of white flour. would you believe that that's what you're eating for breakfast? how does that make you feel? >> like i'm fat? >> we're going to hit the grocery store and we are going to load our cart with all sorts of josh-loving vegetables and fruits. what we're also going to do is come up with better breakfast ideas, because josh, i don't want you eating this in the morning for breakfast. one more thing before i go. i want to show your son how to make a healthier homemade pop tart. shall we toast? >> mm. >> it's good, right? >> and joy bauer is with us now and her home-made pop tarts. joy, these things look really good and they can't take a long time to make. >> oh, my gosh. everything here can be made in under two minutes. and it is incredibly healthy for the whole family and under 300 calories for each of these items which is going to help kathy and her husband lose weight. >> you have some pita bread, slice it open, throw some peanut butter in there and a fruit of your choice. >> right. could be thin-sliced apples, strawberries, bananas, even purple grapes if you just slice them in half. >> if you're allergic to peanut but thor? >> there are cashew but the eee butters, almond butters. if you even want to make it simpler to make, take two egg whites, i'm using egg whites because i'm jacking up the protein and driving down the calories for kathy. take a mug, spray it with a little oil spray. put the egg whites in the mug, then into the microwave for about 45 to 60 seconds. done. you pop it right on a whole grain english muffin and you've got a great sandwich with low-fat cheese. >> oatmeal is great, unfortunately i only like it with brown sugar and maple syrup. >> which is okay. make plain oatmeal with skim milk or 1%. again to make it a creamier consistency and jack up that protein. and when it comes to the sugar, first sweeten it with some fresh fruit, then one to per are. >> 8 toip time 26 is the time. rain is moving in. chuck will have the forecast after the news. trains are running early in le at the mcpherson square metro station. the station was shut down for a short time after a report of smoke. it turns out the smoke was come for example a light. everything on the blue and orange line is moving on time. we will take a break and good morning. i'm chuck bell. we have light rain for now and plenty of the clouds. steadier showers with thunder by this afternoon and evening. sunshine for friday. heat and humidity with a chance of afternoon showers over the weekend. >> we will take a look along 270. loaded up andçó looks like the roads may be wet through montgomeryvil montgomeryville. loaded up to the 14th straight bridge. travel lanes are open and construction activity is going on, but not in the travel portion of the roadway at the moment out of the road. we will keep you updated. >> get your news, weather, and traffic before the sun comes up. 8:30 now on this wednesday morning, june 9th, 2010. a nice crowd hanging out in rockefeller plaza this morning. if they watched tv in the '80s, they know that theme song, they recognize that van. of course it is "the a team." and there they are. the new "a team." >> the nbc show's been made into a huge movie. we're going to be finding out all about that from the cast. >> that's a lot of man candy. also ahead, martha stewart prepares your backyard barbecue for a tex-mex party with tasty recipes you can make ahead of time so you can actually enjoy yourself. something a lot of us parents can use, how to unspoil your kids. we want to mention we have a big concert this friday, we're going to be having some country music songs played by rascal flatts. by the way, did you know that don nash, one of our "today" producers, loves rascal flatts? >> oh, i thought you were going to say he was part of the group. >> don plays base. >> he's the fifth beatle. >> can i just say i'm so excited, my kids will be coming home from college this weekend. >> enjoy this day. >> i will. what's the day going to be like weather wise? >> what time are they flying good wednesday morning. i'm chuck bell. a cloudy day with light rain coming down into the area. have your umbrellas and rain coats ready to go. sprinkles and a break late this morning and early this afternoon. thundershowers through parts of ohio and kentucky will be here rate this afternoon and a slight risk of severe weather. temperatures climb into the 70s before the rain showers move in. 85 with sunshine and more weather for friday. >> wow, what a great choice for your book club. that's very nice. hey, don't fer get, you can check your weather any time of the day or night, weather channel on cable, weather.com online. now let's head on down to washington, d.c. and say hello to uncle willie scott. hey, willie. >> ah, the sweetness of june. sit there, open the window and smell the honeysuckle. can you make wine out of honey didn't suckle. pretty good stuff. false wine, we call it in the wine trade. happy birthday, how sweet it is. grant hayes from kokomo, indiana. 100 years old. looks up current events on the computer. i don't even know the password to mine. contributes his longevity to taking two garlic pills every day. here's sweet mable martin, new orleans, louisiana. 102 years old. her secret to longevity is spoking a pipe. i love that. unknowingly, gave bonnie and clyde a glass of water one time. clyde said, "i want a beer." theresa warmann, 102 years old. lives independently in the same home for over 60 years. she sticks with a program. and we have chester christenson of falls church, virginia. right across the river. 100 years old, world war ii vets. won two gold medal in the senior olympics for softball and a mile hike. how about that? and marjorie ritchie from beverly hills, california. she's 100 years old, born into a vaudeville family, began dancing at 15 for famous choreographers such as buzz beaver. and finally, clara john of chicago, illinois. 100 years old today. served for over 50 years as a pta member for the local church groups and enjoys visiting with her family and friends. happy birthday. that's it, that's all. now back to little old new york. >> all right, willard, thank you very much. when we come back, we're going to have a tex-mex feast with the help of that lady right there, martha stewart. but first, this is " >> announcer: "martha on today," is brought to you by macy's. the martha stewart collection is now available only at macy's and on macys.com. this morning on "martha on today," a backyard barbecue with tex-mex flair. martha stewart is going to welcome the easy, breezy recipes of summers made ahead of time so you will you a have some fun. straight from the pages of her magazine, "every day food." martha, good morning. >> hi. here are some simple recipes everyone should enjoy. it takes just a couple of minutes. >> you've got everything, appetizers, entrees, salsa, drinks. >> these are peeled and deveined shrimp. >> they're tequila-guild shrimp. >> yes, then you add a quarter-cup of tequila. good addition. >> does the size count or matter at all. >> these are medium, medium-large. a quarter cup of fresh orange juice and a quarter of a cup of fresh lime juice. let these marinade in the refrigerator for like an hour or so. and then we have them over here already marinated. we have a hot griddle. you can do it on the grill or on a griddle and just put these on and let them sizzle. they don't take very long. i'm going to let you man the grill. just put them on and turn them as soon as they start to turn a little pink, turn them. matt, you like hot things. >> i do like spicy food but i don't like it too spicy. >> okay. so this is jalapeno pepper. if you're at all sensitive to hot, wear a pair of rubber gloves. okay? you can tell, right? >> all right. those aren't terrible. >> we've taken the vein out and we've taken the seeds out. that's the hottest part of the pepper. we just add a half a cup of cheddar to a half a cup of cream cheese. salt and pepper. you can mix. >> you're working it into the jalapenos halved, then you're going to bake that? >> you can put those right in the oven or you can put it on the cookie sheet on the grill. >> how long will you cook that? >> until they turn like that. >> bubbly brown. >> yeah, few minutes. >> i love salsa. you've started us off with some tomatoes and some onions. >> two medium tomatoes, just chopped. one white onion. white onion is important because it is sweet, sweet and mild. another jalapeno. >> that's a lot of garlic. >> it's only one garlic clove. >> really? that's good. >> cilantro. >> we like a lot of cilantro. >> yes. lime. and then pepper and salt. >> that kind of cooks the garlic down. >> wow! that's going to be spicy. >> i messed it up! i put sugar in salsa! >> keep stirring. >> it's going to be good. >> it will cool down the heat. we're going to make some delicious watermelon margaritas. >> yes. you puree in the blender some watermelon. okay? just a whole bunch of -- hand fuls of watermelon. not the rind. and then you put them through a strainer. you can pour this juice into the pitcher. oh, you're good. that's perfect. then you add fresh lime juice. some sugar syrup. it's like one part sugar, one part water, and some orange rind. and then -- >> then the magic ingredients. >> tequila to taste. so if this is going to be for four drinks, i would put four ounces of tequila in. then to salt-rim a glass, people always ask me how do i make salt on a rim? it is very easy. just take a lime like this and rub it on the edge of a glass, put coarse salt on a saucer just like that. go like that and have you a salt-rimd glass. >> you've got them prepared already. >> yep. you can just fill a glass of ice and that's your drink. >> martha, can you do that same rim with the pepper also? >> yes. you can -- and can you do it with pepper. then the barbecue goes on and on. you make -- we gave some to the boys over there. how is it, boys? >> it's great! >> excellent. here's to you! >> pinto beans, rice, red rice, shredded cabbage. >> to martha! >> to martha! >> we love you, martha. thank you. cheers to your backyard barbecue. up next, "the a team" will invade cockledoodledooooo! 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. 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"the a team" is one of the most memorable television series of the 1980s, the story of a commando unit sent to prison for a crime they didn't actually commit. they escape and survive as soldiers of fortune. >> but now more than two decades later after leaving the small screen, "the a team" is back. liam neesan, gentlemen, good morning. the new "a team." >> so scale of 1 to 10, down the list, fan of the series on television, 1 to 10? >> i'd say like an 8. >> kwquentin? >> 25! >> i'm 10 out of 10. >> these are the biggest fans ever. >> quentin, you used to watch it with your dad. >> yeah, my dad used to look like him. he used to be national guard, had camouflage pants. >> you were the first, liam, to sign on to this. explain to me the thought, if you were a "4" in terms of liking the series when it was on tv, why did you sign up for the movie? >> they had a wonderful script. really, really good. it wasn't as campy as the original -- sorry, guys. trs ro it was rooted in trouble spots in the world. it was a no-brainer. >> i was a huge fan. but yeah, we got to run with them, machine guns, explosions. it was incredible. >> mr. jackson's entire body seemed to have been hammered on the anvil of the gods. his abs are laddered. his biceps look like they've had miracle grow. this is the "new york times." >> that's crazy. me coming from where all the fighters know me, it was like, rampage, how do you do that? i don't know. god just made me like this. >> you're a south african. yet you come up with a texas twang for howelling mad murdoch. how tough was that? >> it was pretty easy for me. i've done acting and dialects my whole life so that was one of the reasons why i wanted to do the character, two different voices and different impersonatio impersonations. >> this is a big movie with a lot of big stunts. do you guys do a lot of your own stunts? >> yeah. >> actually, we had a great stunt team. but joe was very adamant about the fact that we were actually able to do these stunts. liam and i definitely got bruised up a bit. >> it is a big movie. could they not afford a shirt for you, bradley? >> a little something for the ladies. 3-d. >> no, no. it's half the movie. work with me here. let's take a look at a clip, just show some of the action of this film. all right? >> guys, this is like being kids in high school again. this is fantastic stuff. >> talk about fantastic, these action figures. liam, yours is pretty big. then we go to -- who's this? >> thank you. >> we wish they would all be the same size. liam explained to me, don't worry, genten, they probably have big ones as well. they're wanting to show the small ones, too. >> did you ever think you would do a movie that would make you an action figure? >> no, not really. he looks a bit suspect, i must admit. >> what's the best part about doing a big movie like this? >> i have to tell you, it's been with these guys every day, six days a week. >> it saved us fact that we all got along, it really was. it made it really powerful. >> this is like my trainer. >> sequel to "hangover"? >> yeah. >> when do you start? >> it looks great. >> i watched the first "hangover" on an airplane and made a complete "blank" of myself crying, laughing. it was good, i enjoyed it. liam, bradley, quentin, thanks also. good luck with the movie. "the a-team" opens in june, friday. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. ball: distance? control. best father's day gift ever? or maybe not? anncr: edible arrangements bouquets beautiful like flowers, but unforgettably delicious visit, call, or go to ediblearrangements.com it has been almost six months since the tragic earthquake in haiti. but amid all the stories of devastation, there have also been some small glimpses of hope. nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman has spent significant time there since the quake and she shares one boy's remarkable story. >> reporter: 15-year-old david was one of the hundreds of thousands of haitians hurt in the january 12th earthquake. but in an odd turn of events, the quake may have also saved his life. when caring for a minor cut on his head, doctors discovered a more serious and life-threatening problem. david was short of breath and a heart murmur revealed that his heart was failing. without help, he would die. with the haitian medical system in shambles, aid workers had to look for help outside of haiti. >> in the past 2 1/2, 3 weeks he has become a medical emergency because he's developed an infection in his heart. >> reporter: an organization called c.a.r.e. volunteered to airlift david and his father to the united states. when it was time to depart, david was so weak that he couldn't even walk to the plane. >> as long as he has oxygen, he'll be okay. >> this should be much more comfortable for him. he should be good to go. >> reporter: settled on the jet and getting oxygen, he was on his way to arkansas children's hospital. david was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit and placed on a ventilator to give his heart and lungs a chance to rest. >> an adult who had his cardiac condition i think would certainly be dead by now. one of the magical things about children though is that they can overcome things for a very long period of time, and if they can eventually get help, they have a chance to survive it. >> reporter: david got that chance as doctors immediately performed surgery to replace one heart valve and fix the other. >> everything looked great. the heart is beating very well. >> translator: i want to thank you an the other doctors very, very, very much and ask god give blessings to you and your >> res in the hospital david lived with a host family in little rock, even participated in the american heart association heart walk as a survivor. with his heart now healthy and his life ahead of him, it was time for a bittersweet farewell. >> translator: i am happy to go back to haiti but i would like to one day come back here and visit and thank everybody for everything they have done for me. >> reporter: sometimes from tragedy, good things come. for "today," dr. nancy snyderman, little rock, arkansas. >> david is very sweet. he's feeling better but he will-on-be on medication for the rest of his life. his host family says david and his family with doing very well looking for land outside the city to build a home for themselves. >> i like the way nancy's continuing to follow up on that situation. just ahead, how to unspoil your kids. but first, these messages and your local news and weather. >>. >> 8:55 is the time. we are having a change in the weather. in the news 4 today -- the 21-year-old pitching phenomenon dazzled in his debut striking out 14 hitters. that's the most ever by a nationals. straussburg is scheduled to pitch again sunday on the road against cleveland. we will take a break and have weather and traffic when we come back. >> good morning. i'm chuck bell. temperatures in the 60s and light rain first thing this morning. we will get a break before a line of heavier showers with thunder this afternoon and evening. temperatures in the 70s and sunshine returns tomorrow. >> let's look and see how we are doing along interstate 66. slou for the last towel of miles and everything is out of the roadway. we will head over and take a look at downtown. 295 and right here specifically, a couple of problems here on the outbound 14th street bridge. >> get the news, weather, an we're back now with more of "today" on a wednesday morning, the 9th day of june, 2010. a little overcast here in midtown manhattan. rain coming in for later in the day, but hopefully these people will get some sun in before those rains come. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer. we have a big crowd, by the way. natalie morales and al roker. it is wednesday, it must be time for "money 911." >> absolutely correct. our experts are back to answer your questions, which is better? saving for college, putting your account in your child's name or in your name? or you get your credit report, find out it is wrong, where do you turn to get it changed? we'll also talk about a subject that a lot of us know something about, that is how to not spoil your child. i'm sure many of you as parents have seen that scene in your house or in my case, you've had your kids flop down on the floor, doing the tantrum, just wanting to get what he wants and wanting it right then and there and having to walk out of the store and finding out how to control them. with the child -- >> i left the child there. you're not my child. no. but if you overindulge them too much, we'll get expert advice on how to make sure you're teaching them the right things and also how to make sure you are setting the right example for them. we also have the racy gown wore by diana at her engagement to prince charles. a little bit later on, we've got poodles like you've never seen them before. wow! eye-popping hairdos. these are the lady gagas of dog dom. >> we'll meet some of the pampered pooches and fl owners. ann is standing by at news desk inside with a look at all the headlines of the day. good morning to all of you. bp has backed away from chents chief operating officer doug suttles made last night in which he said the oil spill off of louisiana should be down to a "relative trickle" by monday or tuesday. bp says that will take much more time. meantime, government officials say now they have firm evidence of underwater plumes of oil in the gulf of mexico. earlier on this broadcast, suttles disputed that. >> it may be down to how you define what a plume is here but basically what some people have concentrations of oil under the sea. those have not been found so far by us or anyone else that's measuring it. the oil that's been found is in very minute quantities. >> meanwhile, signs are being posted on beaches near pensacola, florida warning swimmers to stay out of the water because of the oil. iran is facing new sanctions today for defying international demands to halt its uranium enrichment. secretary of state hillary clinton called sanctions from the u.n. "the most significant iran has ever faced." palestinian president mahmoud abbas is meeting with president obama today at the white house with israel's blockade of gaza, a big topic. a big night for women after tuesday's primary and runoff votes were counted. in california, former ebay executive meg whitman won the republican nomination for governor. she now faces former governor jerry brown this fall. in south carolina, nikki haley finished first in the republican race for governor, but still faces another runoff. and tea party favorite sharon angle took the nevada republican primary in her effort to win the seat held by senate majority leader harry reid. also democratic senator blanche lincoln won her runoff in arkansas. finally, it turned heads when she first wore it and it did so again on tuesday at auction. the black gown princess diana wore to one of her first royal events after her engagement to prince charles sold tuesday at auction in london for almost $276,000. that is more than four times the original estimate. it was purchased by a fashion museum in chile. it is now four minutes past the hour. let's get anothe good morning. i'm chuck bell. it's a cloudy morning and light rain is coming down as well. 66 in washington. 61 from menassis and 59 with a light shower in win chester and martinsburg. there is a lock at live doppler. very light patches of rain across the area. more rain on the way and a rumble or two. sunshine for tomorrow and friday. time for today's mon ae m" 9 911," from college planning to your wedding, our experts are here to help. jean chatzky, author of ""today's money 911,"" david bach is the founder of "finish rich" and melissa lee. a viewer video is from mount pleasant, south carolina, sent in about different ways to save for college. let's take a look. >> i have four children, 7, 6, 18 months and 8 weeks. what is the difference between a uniform gift to minor account and a 529 account? and if i have a 529 account, what options exist for that money if one of my children chooses not to go to college? >> terry, thanks for the question. what are the differences between a uniform gift to minor account and a 529? >> with an uniform gift to minor account, the kid owns the money. once they leave adulthood they can do whatever can you try to talk them out of spending it on a motorcycle but it is their money. >> that doesn't sound good. >> it is not. it is also a disadvantage when it comes to financial aid. the more money have you in your child's name, the less aid you'll qualify for. parents' assets and money in a 529 is considered the asset of the owner of the account generally the parent. are counted less toward those formulas. having money in a 529 tends to be the better way to go for most people. >> the 529 is? >> that's a state-sponsored college savings account. often you get a state tax benefit for putting money into a 529 or some other sort of benefit. then it can grow tax-free until you get to the point where you want to spend the money for college. she asked about what happens if one of your kids doesn't want to go to college. with four kids you don't have that much to worry about because you can use the money for another child in the family. doesn't have to be a sibling. can be a niece or nephew. and if your kid gets scholarship money, there is now a new rule that allows you to avoid the 10% penalty for not using that money for college. it is an okay way to go. >> okay, good luck. now kelly is standing by on the phone in glendale, arizona. good morning, kelly. what's your question for our group? >> good morning. my fiance and i are getting married in october and we want to start our marriage out on a good financial path. we have 13$13,500 in credit car debt. we both have entry level jobs and don't bring home much money. we are living with a family member rent-free for the next four months and want to take full advantage of this but don't know where to start. we need to save for the wedding and honeymoon that we're paying for. where can we start and how can we make the most progress in the next four months? >> first, you're thinking about this and you're staying at home right now living with your parents to save money. don't worry about the student loans right now. i'm going to assume the rates are very low right now. focus on the credit card debt. double or triple minimum payments on your credit card debt that can help you be out of credit card debt in less than two years. the big thing i want you to focus on is this honeymoon you are about to go on. what i see so many couples do, they'll put $5,000 to $10,000 for the honeymoon on their credit card. at the same time you pay down the debt, don't go rack back up that credit card debt. i'd be setting aside in an account right now from every paycheck where you put money specifically for the honeymoon. that's a cash-based honeymoon. >> do he think about delaying the honeymoon? >> i don't want to take away their honeymoon. really look for a deal on a honeymoon. you'll go on that honeymoon, it is your only special honeymoon. you'll buy yourself a gift on that honeymoon. this is really where young couples end up in big holes. just try to stay sane as you go through the wedding process. everything from the photos to the flowers to the limousine, it's that one day. but you know what? just be smart with the money, don't put yourself in a bigger hole. >> good luck, kelly. we wish you the best in your marriage. now we've got jared from new york city. he's joining us on the phone as well. good morning, jared. >> good morning, guys. my question is this -- i recently started graduate school and will more than likely have to take out a considerable amount in student loans. i just wonder whether it makes more financial sense to take out enough in student loans or should i not take out the additional money and let the interest payment capitalize. >> that's a good question. sounds like you'll have to take out a number of loans. subsidized loans are awarded based on financial need. you don't pay any interest and interest does not accrue while are you in school or in an authorized grace period. but if you take out ununsubsidized loans, interest accrues from the moment you get that loan to the moment that loan is paid off. basically what it means when interest capitalizes is you don't pay that interest, it is added on to your principle. you're paying interest on top of interest by the end of the loan. that can mean thousands of dollars during the lifetime of the loan. >> can we just put in a pitch for people thinking about perhaps going to graduate school part-time? can you go at night and work during the day? can you put a really big effort into looking for whatever scholarships are out there? there is money available. and i know these guys get as many letters as i do from people who say, i wish i had known how much these loans were going to cost me before i took them out. >> jared, good advice. good luck, pal. now we've got an e-mail from our viewer, doreen in florida. she's asking, i recently check my credit, found many things in the report that are over 20 years old. most of the companies aren't even in business anymore. many accounts show they've been closed. i purchased a new car in 2007, have always been on time with payments but my credit score hasn't gotten better. is there anything i can do about these ghost debts so my credit improves? >> you basically want to go through the credit bureaus. you do that by going to annualcreditreport.com, pull three copies of your credit report, one from each of the credit bureaus. you'll get an 800 number or web address that you can start to just work with the bureaus to get those things off of your report. it will take time and documentation, it will be annoying, but it's worth doing. >> now skype, jeff standing by from centerville, virginia. jeff, good morning. what's your question? >> hey, good morning, guys. i'm a 30-year-old single professional. my home is worth about $115,000 less than what i owe. my mortgage company won't allow me to refinance and i'll lose about $600 a month if i try to rent. i want to be moving in about a year and i'm considering walking away from my home and volume te voluntarily foreclosure. >> ideally, don't walk away from your home. it would dramatically lower your credit score, make it very difficult for you to buy a new home in the next year or two. with that being said, reality is if you go out three, four, five years from now, you can get your credit score back up and eventually will be able to buy a home again. so it is not the end of the world. but there are other options. you have another year so you can start building up extra savings o to pay for that deficit when you go to rent the property. the other thing, do a lease option to buy. the reason that's a good idea is often you can actually collect a deposit against the renter so the renter maybe ask for a year's deposit of rent that will cover the negative on that cash flow for rent that you have every month. to get a $6,000 deposit, you can use some of that money towards that. >> david, couple of good ideas you think you might be able to use? >> yes, definitely. thank you. >> good luck. jean chatzky, david bach, melissa lee, thank you so much. if you've got questions for our experts, go to todayshow.com. since we're talking about money, we're going to check out some of the hottest trends in summer sandals that won't break the bank. but up next, how to unspoil your children if you've indulged them too much. finally, what you love is what your skin needs. experience new positively nourishing body washes from aveeno, the naturals brand dermatologists trust most. delightfully fragrant, truly moisturizing. that's positively nourishing. only from aveeno. all you expect from the number-one recommended detergent by dermatologists. all free clear is free of dyes and perfumes. and has powerful stainlifters to help get your whole wash clean. it's all good. hi, i need to start saving on car insurance. money a bit tight? yeah, i've had to cut back, sell some stuff. like his watch. oh. we can help you save. because we instantly compare your progressive direct rate with rates from other top companies. watch this. 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>> they're doing it in the name of being good parents. it is really easier parenting not have to discipline. it is often in reaction to their own parenting. well, that was harder for me, my parents were sort of aauthoritarian. i want a closer relationship and want to be more like friends. nobody wants to be the bad cop. what they don't realize is of course that's really disabling their children. you might never have to say "you're cut off" if you start out with a different attitude. >> some of it, laura, the reason we're spoiling our kids is wanting them to have what we didn't have growing up and wanting them to have it a little bit easier than maybe we had it? >> certainly. it is also about parents' insecurities. a lot of parents don't feel fulfilled in their own lives. so they're essentially using their children as a calling card in decorating them. so they're saying that they have a better place in life because they have a more decorated child. >> really when it comes down to it, long-term effects of spoiling our kids makes for what? >> not building the coping skills you need for life. if you can't stand delayed gratification, no frustration tolerance because you've got everything right away, if you haven't built resilience and a tool box for coping with difficult things that happened in your childhood, then you will have no toolbox later. the fact is the rest of the world will not treat you in this way. >> this generation of kids could be setting themselves up -- >> for greater unhappiness. the idea you graduate from some wonderful place and had things does not prepare are to you the world which is not going to say, well, then here's this job. here's all this unemployment. >> laura, "you're cut off" deals with that where they essentially cut off these women who have had everything handed to them on a silver platter. so what are some of the problems that they then face? >> i would say that the main problem that's most disconcerting is that these girls have learn a language of love that is materialism. so what they're doing is they're going out and finding relationships where people are paying to keep them dependent. so these girls who are titled as princesses don't realize in the beginning that's not a badge of honor, that is just a title of dependency. >> so when this relationship is gone, they're left with nothing and have to start from scratch and rebuild themselves. let's get to some tips. first being is for most parents to be a good role model. ideally, you want your kids to learn by your example. >> it is not that you just want them to, they simply will. you can't talk the talk and not walk it and expect your kid to do it. so if you are acting like a spoiled person, if you're making it all about material things, deny yourself nothing, don't speak with your child about, well, we can't have this because you can't have everything, so on, and how you deal with it, they're not going to learn that. >> that leads to the next one, set limits on material things. it is also dangerous to bribe your children. i think a lot of times you say, if you clean your room, here's $2. right, laura? >> yeah. we are not teaching our children to be extraordinary. we are giving them rewards. every child gets a reward these days. challenge your child to be extraordinary and you will get different results. >> you also both say focus on the right values. of course, also focusing on -- encouraging your children to volunteer and donate to charities. >> in the end you want to raise a good person. the way to do that is to teach values. >> definitely. donate things of value. not just the things that the child is willing to throw away. exactly. learn sacrifice. >> thank you both so much. coming up, getting your kids to eat their veggies after they've become such prim and proper kids wi. also summer sandals on a budget. but first, these messages. 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>> it pulses. >> i don't like it totally puree. we got that going over here. you ready? i've got some fresh, delicious homemade mozzarella. in farmer's market, we've got beautiful tomatoes. beautiful orange, yellow, red, splash of vinegar. small amount of olive oil on this. want to stir that for me? >> okay. that was tough. >> then i've got my pasta i'm draining here. >> you can use a whole grain -- >> multi-grain. that's a great idea. i'm going to throw this in. my pesto's already in there. we'll toss. >> i like you making all these sound effects. >> yes, i do. just toss this up a little bit. and it's a little bit thick. i did save out a little bit of pasta water to thin it out a little bit. only need like a quarter cup. >> it smells so terrific. >> if you're growing this stuff it is fabulous but our farmer's market has wonderful basil and wonderful tomatoes. what do you think? you ready to eat it? >> yes, very close. >> you want to get a bed of salad? we'll take it over here. >> just throw it on top. looks fantastic. i'm going to throw some beautiful basil on top here. we're ready to roll. >> then we're doing grilled corn quesadilla? >> grilled corn quesadilla. every child loves something in a tortilla so this is a really, easy, fun ingredient. green onions, tomatoes, shredded cheese and grilled corn. you can do the grilled corn that day or if you're making something on the grill the night before, do an extra corn and you're done. you want to do a little cheese for me right here? >> sure. >> i like cheese. >> some green onions and -- yep. i love your style, al. >> hold them up. they're so warm. wow! i'm going to put these in my pockets. it's a little chilly in here. if you want the recipes, check out our website, todayshow.com. come be up next, extreme makeovers for poodles. but first, this is "today" on nbc. a new show on tlc called "extreme poodles" takes you inside the fast-paced, quirky and often sometimes stressful world of competitor dog grooming and show competition. creative and frantic groomers try to turn poodles into remarkable works of art. we've joined by three owners featured on the show, lori craig with justin, angela with huxley and nina here with rudolph. good morning. i have to ask right off the bat because a lot of people ask you this -- are you dogs hurt in any way or is it at all abusive to the animals? i know this is something you all are very defensive about. >> we are extremely defensive. there is no harm in doing this. these are our family pets. if they do not like being groomed, we could not physically do this to them. we groom dogs on a daily basis each and everyone of us. there is dogs you literally cannot do this too. these are all vegetable-based dye. they do make pet dyes for dogs. we do not use anything harmful. >> this is done over a couple of days or even months that they get this kind of look. right? it is not something that they're standing on a table for hours on end. >> right. huxley has been worked on in the past, it's taken me three days. all of his colors blend in. children's products. that's like a marker. >> i imagine they like the attention. >> they love the attention. we're getting a lot of it. now this world that we see on tlc, the extreme dog competition, what got you into this, angela? >> actually, my aunt used to raise poodles. we'd dye them with food coloring. i've seen the cover of a groomer magazine with this outrageous creative dog on it an instantly i was hooked. >> you've been in serious competitions. you've lon a lot of titles. you've won some money. but you aren't doing this for the money. right? >> you never break even on the money. the time into it and travel and take off work, all your props and costumes, you don't make money off of it. >> lori, duchess here is the queen of hearts. how long did it take you to do this whole look? >> it takes longer to grow out the hair. the color job was probably done maybe seven to ten hours but broken up between weeks. she gets a weekly haircut and bath anyway. >> i love that! now how did you get her to just sit style while you're doing all of this? >> they love the attention they get afterwards. they know if they sit still and when they get off that table, people are going to be all over them. they enjoy having it done because they love the attention. >> huxley, in case you couldn't tell, is the new york theme. you've even got the "today" show logo on the other side. rockefeller center there. the taxi cab. today show logo. i understand when you took her for a walk around central park there was a lot of people -- >> they're not going to be the same again. they've had so much attention. it's not a walk. >> it's more like a parade. >> nina, tell us about runa's look. >> she's kind of like in the summer beach theme. she's got her little sunflower on her one side and little flip-flops. little water mains and an inner tube. i worked on it for about over two weeks, little bits at a time. >> well, it is truly remarkable. the show itself, are you having fun doing it? are the dogs having fun doing it? >> we're all having a blast. it is a highly competitive world. >> it is just like the hair shows you see for people, just for dogs. dogs love to travel. >> good luck to you ladies and dogs as well. "extreme poodles" airs on tlc this sunday at 9:00, 8:00 central time. coming up, kourtney and khloe har dakardashian hang out with hoda and kathie lee. kardas hoda and kathie lee. good morning. in the new for today, starting next week, a new traffic pattern will be in place. phase two of a marng project starts on monday. lanes will be split and traffic will be routed on both sides of the barriers. there will be overnight lane closures to set the new pattern up. nationals fans are hoping steven straussburg's career goes as well as his debut. he struck out 14 hitters in innings helping them win 5-2. he only allowed four hits in the win. his next start is sunday in cleveland. an amazing start. >> let's hope he has's long career with the nationals. >> he's only 21. >> i want to be 21 again and making $3 million a year. temperatures in the low to mid 60s and a few 50s on the map. steadier rain showers in the panhandle of west virginia and northern maryland. moderate showers for the next hour and a break before more rain and embedded thunderstorms later on this afternoon. over to jerry for a check on the traffic. >> no late wors. a little volume on to silver spring. travel lanes reported open. one more stop with earlier issues along the way. a little slow in the left exit to get on to the inner loop, but no accidents. >> get all the news, weather, and traffic before the sun comes up. hey, everybody. it's winesday. it's june 9th. i'm back from the jury duty that wasn't. >> so glad. you got the call and they just told you? >> in connecticut -- i don't know if it's different in other states. there's a number you call the night before to find out if you need to appear or you're excused. >> so you called? >> not that i wouldn't want to do my duty as a citizen. yeah. don't need you. >> you're free? >> free for two years. >> they'll come back. they'll find you. it's a big, big day in the "today" show family world. tammy filler, our senior producer, had a baby! >> yes, she did. ashland sienna born to tammy and her husband, dan. just a doll. she's a very long baby. but not -- she's going to be a super model. >> 20 inches long. 6 pounds, 14 ounces. t we're so glad that baby finally came. the baby was due monday. but it has been a long and arduous pregnancy. >> she's had a very, very difficult pregnancy. she was determined to bring this baby into the world. god bless her. 18 hours of labor. then they said, you know what? this isn't working. >> c-section. >> that is so frustrating. i mean, i remember that with cody, too. cody was almost nine pounds. >> that's a big baby. >> not about me today. it's about her. i understand what it's like. >> back to you. >> i know the frustration of trying so hard and then they say -- they think you're going to be disappointed. you're so -- who cares! do it! >> there's another baby people are focusing on around the globe. this is that toddler. you guys have noticed, there's actually some good news about the smoking toddler. it's kind of good news. this is the toddler in indonesia. he's down to 15 cigarettes a day. >> look at him lighting up. >> down from 40. look how he blows the smoke. he blows rings. that's just sad. >> that is so disturbing. look at him sitting there like a little dictator. >> this baby, after the public and global outcry -- >> yes. his father didn't think there was anything wrong. >> they cut down the cigarettes to 15. instead of smoking, now he's playing. >> like a 2-year-old -- >> i don't know. i don't understand the whole thing. >> apparently smoking is much more culturally accepted in indonesia. >> not for a 2-year-old. >> he's quite heavy. the father said looks pretty healthy to me. this is a father that i think needs to be looked at by social services. >> the funny thing, when you look at the video there's sort of an amusement. everyone's looking at the child. the child is lighting up a cigarette for another friend of his. >> to a toddler? i was so fascinated by that before i wasn't looking. >> now we don't mo wwho got the other cigarette. sad. just a sad, sad thing. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, lord. >> i don't quite know what to say about that. >> i don't either. >> we were talking about hospitals. i had the day off ultimately yesterday. then we went -- we got a call in the middle of the afternoon. as many people do. you're going about your day. all of a sudden you get a call that a dear, dear friend was in the hospital having a very, very hard time. i want to say hello to my friend who i hope is still on this earth. he knows who he is. he's at mount sinai. i promised everybody else that i visited in every other hospital bed that i would go like this. because i can't mention their names. >> so they know it's for you. >> thank you everybody for your kindness yesterday. >> if you want a good laugh, there are some terrific commercials out there. there is an organization that picks the top commercials around the country. >> i take umbrage. >> we've chosen our two. we're going to tell you who they chose first. they chose -- >> old spice. it's a great one. >> now back to me. sadly, he isn't me. but if he stopped using lady scented body wash and switched to old spice, he could smell like he's me. where are you? you're on a boat with the man your man could smell like. what's in your hand? back at me. i have it. it's an oyster with two tickets to that thing you love. look again. the tickets are now diamonds. anything is possible when your man smells like old spice and not a lady. i'm on a horse. >> how do we get him instead of the old spice? that is genius. >> the other one they loved is the snickers commercial with aretha franklin in the backseat. >> can we turn the ac up? i'm dying back here. >> it's on. can't you feel it? >> can you feel that? >> jeff, eat a snickers. please? >> why? >> every time you get hungry you turn into a diva. eat it so we can all coexist. >> turn into a diva. >> thank you. better? >> better. >> will you get your knees out of the back of my seat. >> you're not you when you're hungry. snickers satisfies. >> that is so great! i've never seen that. very, very funny. my favorite ever is this one. >> sorry about last night. >> i just don't understand why you didn't call. >> i was on e-trade. diversifying my portfolio. taking control like a wolf. >> right. >> what's that? that's volatility in the market. taken care of. wolf style. >> and that milkaholic lindsay wasn't over? >> lindsay? >> milka what? >> if you want one, and i know the people are divided on my favorite commercial, i love this commercial. it gets in your head. you sing it later. >> no. >> crank it up. ♪ dish and cable, the channels when you're able, hd, 1-77-393-4448 ♪ >> that commercial. it's reggae tone. that great music that gets in your head. >> i go like this with my mute player every time it comes on. . >> i like the one 1-800-988-2300. >> there is some controversy. jersey housewives have kicked off their new season. >> amazing the timing on this, hoda. >> two pieces of controversy. one, teresa, the one who had the big crazy mansion, apparently she's breaking her silence to "people" magazine. they were saying she's bankrupt. she bought this very spacious mansion. she says basically that bankruptcy is, quote, a fresh start. so -- >> yeah. but not for your creditors, it's not. it is for you. sometimes you have to go that route. >> she buys a lot of things on the show. >> she bought a lot of things she could not afford, hoda. >> yeah. because when she was buying that house, she said, i don't want to live in someone else's house. because living in someone else's house is gross. i want to live in a brand-new house that no one's ever lived in. >> most people would, but most people realize they can't. >> i wouldn't mind living in someone else's. danielle staab, apparently there's some sex tape they're talking about. >> big deal. >> who doesn't have one of those? >> parker, our intern has one of those. come on over, parker. we don't need to know about your sex tape. we do want to know about your tie. >> this is a comfort zone zipper tie. pull it to unzip. >> this is the ultimate in -- >> laziness. >> that's right. >> parker, it's lazy. here it is. here's the tie. you don't have to tie it. you pull it like this. >> it's got a zipper. >> it's kind of cool. >> i'd love to ask our facebook friends if women -- is this a turnoff to them if their man does not know how -- >> you have to know how to tie a tie. >> please learn basic, basic things in life. what do you think, parker? >> that's right. it's only $25 at sears.com. $25 for a tie. >> you can get a tie for 25 bucks you can tie on your own. >> first of all, you got to make sure your collar is down. >> where are you from? >> i'm from virginia. >> virginia men know how to do everything. they're gentlemen down there. gentlemen. they know how to do it. >> that's right. >> parker, thank you. >> you're very cute. >> he is cute. >> for someone so young. >> we should set him up with one of these interns. we have two more "dateline" interns. nicole and kiley. >> go on over there. >> sounds great. >> take all your time you need to. >> we should point out -- >> there you go. >> that's right. >> unbelievable. >> you can just send a check. you're welcome. >> all right. hey, sara. how is it going over there? >> fast responses on the tie. emily wrote in, it's not really a turnoff. i found that it's common for guys my age not to know. i'm curious how old emily is. cara says it means you have to be his mommy, which isn't fun. kelly wrote, yes, because he will eventually resort to clip-ons, which is a no-no. >> this is better than clip-ones. >> this is a step up. >> yeah. because they don't hang down to here. still to come, a fun show today. one of the medians behind the funny woman chelsea handler stops by. she's got a funny book out. two of the kardashian sisters fill us in on what's going on in miami. khloe and kourtney. yes, you are. i know exactly what you love, don't i? - [ barks ] - mmm. aromas like rotisserie chicken. and filet mignon. yeah, that's what inspired a very special dry dog food. 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[ male announcer ] if it works for venus, imagine what it will do for your family's clothes. tide plus febreze freshness sport. style is an option. clean is not. heather mcdonald is a working mom. but her job is a little different than most. heather is a comedian and writr for chelsea handler shows. >> she's probably best known for her celebrity impressions which we're going to try to squeeze out of her in a little while. >> she's also written a book about staying a virgin until she was 27. it's called -- you say it, hoda. >> i'm not saying it. >> you say it! fine. "you'll never blue ball in this town again." heather, we're very -- we're not that drilled. but we're happy to have you. how is that? >> neither are the guys that i dated in the '90s. maybe some of them are watching it now and going that's the reason why. >> tell those at home as delicately as you can tell it -- >> careful. >> i didn't know what the term -- what does it mean? >> it means getting together with a guy, making out, whatever. >> teasing. >> getting him all worked up. >> dry humping if i can say that. >> no, no, you can't say that. >> you may not say that. >> sorry. >> let's try again. >> sorry. sorry. >> working him up into a lather. >> not having full penetration. not having sex. >> that's -- >> listen. the book is very funny. it's about my life. and it was every guy. i wasn't, you know, trying to stay a virgin that long. i just want add boyfrieed a boy. once you get past a certain age and a certain number of dates without having sex the guy just blows you off and you never hear from him again. to all the girls that have ever -- i want to warn them that no matter what a guy tells you, blue balling does not call testicular cancer. >> one guy told her that. >> yes. that's what i was told. i called dr. drew at 20 and asked if that was true. >> you called dr. drew on the radio? >> yeah. the radio show way back when. i asked him. he assured me, no. i felt good. who wants to be on the american cancer hit list. >> why did you wait until you were 27. >> she fascinates me. >> i just wanted a boyfriend. i just wanted somebody who really liked me. blue balling will not pay your rent. it will not get you free trips to hawaii. it also will not get you a venereal disease or positive pregnancy tests. those are the highlights. virgin escapades are just as funny as many others. >> i had many until i was 23. >> you're now happily married. what does your husband think of this book. >> he's just happy it got me a book deal and brought in some money. he could care less. i don't think he believed me. he's in the last two chapters of the book. which are the only chapters he's read so far. my mother asked me, it says you lost your virginity at 27. you got married at 29. bob wants to know. all right. i gave birth to two children. we're not having this conversation. i have an irish catholic alcoholic dysfunctional family. you can relate. manic-depressive, chemically imbalanced. >> you two, part of what you do in addition to writing and being very funny, you do great impressions. >> yes, i do. i think i do. >> i know you do the kardashian who is we just happen to have in the house today. >> there's khloe, there's kourtney. >> so sorry we're late. i couldn't find court kourtney. it was so annoying. we were at regis & kelly. we were trying to get there. >> does that sound right? >> that's exactly what happened. it is. >> kourt was late and her boobs were leaking. it's annoying. we have a show comes out. why do i have a split end right before the show. >> now we don't have to interview kourtney and khloe. >> you do other impressions. >> i do kim catrell. did you see my movie. abu dhabi in my pudabi. i'm obsessed with the housewives. i like to get a big goblet of chardonnay and pretend i'm one of them when i watch their show. i love the countess. ♪ money can't buy you class, money can't buy you class, elegance is learned, my friend ♪ how low is her voice? what is going on? and they all have record deals. >> they do. ♪ tardy for the party she's trying to fix her wig and smoke at the same time. it's amazing. >> we could go on forever. you're getting the ax. i'm sorry. heather ♪ [ dog panting ] [ dog sniffs ] [ cat meows ] [ cat meows ] ♪ [ male announcer ] cats everywhere are using fresh step with carbon because it doesn't just mask odors, it eliminates them. so don't be surprised if your cat needs help finding her litter box. fresh step, the only clay litter with carbon. it's paw-activated, to eliminate odors. so it's almost like not having a litter box. it's paw-activated, to eliminate odors. ♪ [ researcher ] if you're using the leading sensitivity toothpaste, you may be missing some of the protection you need for a healthy mouth. with crest pro-health toothpastes, you don't need to make that trade-off. 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>> it sits there. it's tight. oh, it should jiggle. >> enough jiggles with you guys. we don't need any more jiggling. would you get my -- off the stripper pole. >> they weren't on the stripper pole. >> they were. >> we're now in the fifth season. we've grown up. >> i can't watch it anymore. >> lamar won last night. congratulations. >> lamar won, yay! >> how was all that? >> i was here. i was watching in my hotel room screaming. oh, wait. the walls are really thin. they won in boston. a major thing for them. >> they had khloe masks. >> 2-1. they've won two games. boston has won one. it's the first four out of seven games. >> did you give a rip about basketball before you met him? >> no. i didn't know what basketball was. >> do you know what blue balling is? i'm just learning all this stuff. >> come on. you taught me about blue balling. please. >> anyway, okay, wait. if you read any paper you're going to learn there's a possibility that you are pregnant. >> i'm not. i mean, i don't know where it came from. i'm a little insulted, i will say, with, oh, you must be saying i'm fat. now everyone's saying i'm calling myself fat. i was actually being sarcastic. i work out all the time. i take quick trim. i'm really healthy. i do all that stuff. i might have gained a pound here or there because i'm focused on lamar's career more than me kind of staying in shape. but i'm not pregnant. >> i confirmed it here with you guys last time that i was pregnant. >> right. broke the news right here. >> i'm going to call you guys back when i'm ready and i'll give you guys an exclusive. >> please, please. the least you can do. >> how is this fifth season between you two? >> it's their second. >> it's our second and the family's fifth. >> how is your second? >> there seems to be drama. especially with you. >> a little bit intense this season. scott went a little crazy in miami. >> he threw a glass at a wall. what happened in that promo. >> he just punched it with his hand. >> what's wrong with him? >> you've never liked him, khloe. >> now that i'm getting older, i feel like lamar helps me a lot. i try to just keep my distance and don't say anything if you have nothing nice to say. >> what? there's no show unless you say things that aren't nice. >> i still say it on the show. i made an agreement with her i'll try to be a little nicer. >> you're in love with him. >> yes, i am. >> okay. >> kids, we got to roll. darn. between her and -- >> blue balls. >> blue balls, it's just been amazing today. >> "kourtney and khloe take miami." 531... 635... 701, 702... 1,002... 1,733... 2,226... 3,130... 3,131... 4,340... 4,389. i'm christin. i save people money so they can live better. breaking news. police are invest get being that a sixth grader may have been sexually assaulted behind a middle school. how a diat the ballpark landed a 3ier old in the hospital. which over the counter pain relievers being with more of today. we are ready to play "who knew?" today's topic is some of the biggest most expensive summer blockbusters ever made. kathie lee is right across the street at the msnbc.com cafe ready to hand out 100 bucks to those who answer the questions correctly. to those people who don't, you get kathie lee's cd. >> this is an excellent cd. >> that's what i've heard. >> we have "more" magazine's film critic, allison bales. >> these lovely ladies are visiting from indiana. we're going to take a look at this clip, okay, ladies? ♪ you lost that loving feeling, now it's gone, gone, gone, whoa ♪ >> in "top gun" is song "you've lost that loving feeling" was originally performed by which band? >> the righteous brothers. >> all right! . >> bingo. >> she hit that one just right. she got it. it's a great song. i think what people think of when they think of the sound track for "top gun" is danger zone by kenny loggens and you take my breath away by berlin. quintessential '80s music. the film has made 170-odd million. which doesn't seem a lot by today's "avatar" standards. think about what it did for tom cruise. the director tony scott got his start. >> i love whenever that one comes on tv. that's one of those ones you love. back across to kath. >> oh, hi. talking to all these darling students from portsmouth, arkansas. let's take a look, kids. ♪. >> which famous pop singer composed and performed the music for "the lion king." kids, say it. >> elton john! >> yeah. you get it. you've got the biggest smile. . >> elton john. elton john is one of those guys who transcends all the generations. >> absolutely. i'd like to see an animation film with david bowie doing the music. he did the music with tim rice. they were nominated for three oscars for the same movie. as an animated film it's the third highest grossing animated film ever behind "shrek 2" and "findi ining ne mrmo." >> take a look at the clip. >> in "spider man 2" when his >> gee, i hope somebody wins my cd today. all right. this lovely family is from tennessee. let's take a look at the clip. all right. true or false. "ghostbusters" originated as a popular sketch on "saturday night live" features bill murray and dan akroyd. true or false. >> i would say that's true. >> and you'd be wrong. wait. it has a happy ending. >> yeah. you see? he's smiling. he's smiling. all right. >> that's a tricky question. because dan akroyd was on "snl" and along with bill murray also from "snl." it was originally written for john belushi and dan akroyd. it was originally going to be called "ghost smashers." this was not expensive to make by today's standards. about $30 million. it made a fortune. a true blockbuster. >> terrific. all right, allison. thank you so much. good luck with "more" magazine. kathie lee is going to come back across the street. >> i'm going to give them a cd. >> they'll love that. coming up next, we're going sw swimsuit shopping for real women. this is a great spot. this is what you need to know before you shop, right after this. neutrogena® clinical skincare, with 10 breakthrough patents, goes beyond lines and wrinkles for a firmer, more uplifted look. exclusive ion2 complex combines with the activating cream to boost collagen depleted skin. 100% of women showed improvement in wrinkles, firmness, or definition in just 4 weeks. the results? amazing. 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[ female announcer ] kellogg's fiber plus bars. you couldn't wish for more. ♪ you're looking so cute in your bathing suit". >> "today's" style and that dreaded shopping for swimming suits. >> it has to be done unless you're like me and just never go again. here to make us believe we can actually enjoy it is "today's" style editor, bobbie thomas. >> we hate it. why do we hate it? >> who wants to strip down under unflattering lights in front of a stranger. >> for security reasons, they have cameras in there. i wonder if we have the right to ask. >> we probably do. nonetheless, for all of those reasons, it's so intimidating. start at home. i really want to give you this advice. start in front of a mirror that you're familiar with. i know you're going to hate me for saying this. but you have to get to know your body. get to know your body. look at the lingerie you like. take a tip from the underwear or bra. even if you aren't going to shop online, start looking online. a lot of the sites today allow you to look at avatars and give you tips for body shape. it takes the intimidation factor down. these are two great examples from spiegle. this is a convertible bathing suit. check it out. it does so many things. this is from j. crew. essentially find any style, any color, build your own bathing suit. >> you had a party where people had to get bathing suits? >> yes. it's about support in more ways than one. if you're going to go to the mall go to a store called everything but water. they offer a fit appointment. i heard about this byob party that was so much fun. let's take a look. we have a taped spot. okay p okay. i heard about a byob party. of course, we had to find out more. come on. >> hi, ladies. thank you for coming. what's going to happen is upstairs i have all my samples in all the various sizes. i'll get you fitted quickly. then you'll come back downstairs and we'll go over the fabrics and pick your fabric and really start to customize your suits. tell me about a dyob party. that sounds like byob. >> the ladies are allowed to try on the suit before they purchase it instead of hoping and guessing when they receive it it's going to fit. >> most of us can agree that bathing suit shopping is probably the most terrifying experience. i heard about carla's business. it was about girlfriends. that made me feel excited. >> it goes back to the whole being with your girlfriends and having a comfort spot and knowing who can tell you. >> are we ready to practice what we're preaching? we're going to get out there and try on some suits. i don't know if we can air that. can we? i love that! i like the color. yeah. i think we all give this one the thumb's up. color is nice. wow. >> they all look so good! >> we're going to bring out three very brave ladies that have perfect bodies. the finished products of their custom design. come on out. >> hi, ladies! >> we had so much fun. i am so honored that they let me into their girlfriend circle. this is a brave kind of new tupperware party. jackie has four children, by the way, and wanted to find an age appropriate bikini. >> here we go. four children. >> no, you did not. >> look at you. >> oh, my gosh. you look fantastic. >> what i love about this is that it's fashion meets function. it helps -- it makes her feel support. she looks beautiful. >> yes, she does. >> lori as well, four children. i can't believe this. she was kind of worried that the one piece made -- actually what she said to me is, i don't know when the last time i bought a bathing suit without the world "miracle" in it. she found this one piece. the color made it feel fresh and young. danielle has three children. and wanted to try something sexy. we found her this really hot monokini in a classic color. >> you guys look terrific. >> can i point out one thing? they're wearing make-up. they're not that great. just saying. >> i want to thank carla's closet who hosted this party. a really cool story behind it. we have an article online with all the information. >> great, bobbie! we love you. up next, what's up? >> all right. from bug bites to empty houses, your pets, we're going to show you how to do everything right this summer after this. , dog: bacon? gotta get that bacon! dog: yummy. crunchy. bacon. bacon. bacon. there, in that bag! mom: who wants a beggin' strip? dog: me! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs! yum, yum, yum... it's beggin'! hm... i love you! beggin' strips! there's no time like beggin' time! ♪ doo doo doo woman: there's only one disinfecting wipe with a low streak formula. clorox disinfecting wipes. all right. we've got a little something special for you. how to care for all of those what to do if situations that may arise during the summertime. we're going to start off with household fixes. we have a special projects director for "woman's day" magazine. i love these quick fixes. these are great ones. let's start with clothes. you want to keep your clothes kind of white and popping. you have kind of a good solution for that. >> absolutely. take advantage of the summer sun. all you need to do is spritz a little bit of lemon juice on any stains, on your whites. hang it up to dry. lemon juice really works well on food-related stains. the lemon juice and the sun is going to bleach out that stain without letting it set. toss it into the wash. you'll have brighter whites and a lower electric bill. >> put it right on the clothesline? >> yes. it works for dingy whites. >> who put the briefs up here? if there are bugs in the backyard and you've sort of had it, you've got a solution there, too, right? >> just to keep your insects from snacking on your shrugs, it's as easy as hanging a bird feeder. you want to attract insect eating birds like bluebirds or sp sparrows to your yard. if you can't wait for the birds to do their thing, you can get rid of any insects or mold on your plants by using a simple mixture of borax and warm water. about half a teaspoon of borax usually used for cleaning. it's really safe. eco friendly. >> it doesn't harm the plant? >> no. it won't harm your plant or you but will get rid of those bugs. >> we've got bounce sheets down here. >> believe it or not, a dryer sheet can be your secret weapon against dust. before you go on vacation, wipe down your upholstery, lamp shades, tv screen and computer monitor with a dryer sheet. it will get rid of the dust and it will eliminate the static electricity on them. that's what attracts the dust. >> if you have a clingy dress, i do bounce sheets all the time. >> there you go. >> upstairs to kathie lee. >> fantastic information. i'm here with elizabeth shaw. executive editor of "parenting" magazine. quick fixes for kiddy blunders we all have. we hear so much about the damage that a son cthe sun can do. children's skin is so vulnerable because it's new and precious and innocent. >> sunscreen, apply 20 minutes before you go outside. it takes time to set in. the only exception is if you use a sunscreen that has a zinc barrier. >> apply that right away. >> immediately. also cover them up. buy these great cover-ups that have spf in them already. >> in the actual material. right. >> if you don't have the clothes, buy a product called sun guard. throw it in the laundry. spf 30. >> these kids look a little overdressed for the beach. it's so much better than having a tight bathing suit where all the sand gets in there. >> they cool off right away. >> what are we doing next? >> if for your best efforts your kid gets sunburned, you want to treat that. if it's just redness, moisturize, pain reliever, they should be fine. if they have blisters, call the doctor right away. it could be a more severe burn. they may actually need to go to the hospital. >> don't let your kids get that burned. lastly? >> one of the biggest things in the summer, poison ivy. >> or poison oak. >> or poison sumac depending on where you live. you want to teach your kid how to recognize it. if they get nabbed, you can dab their skin with some vinegar, cool compresses and oatmeal baths. >> is there anything vinegar doesn't fix? >> it's a wonder ingredient. >> thanks so much. back to hoda for some pet protection. >> all right, kath. thanks. the host of the syndicated radio show "pet talk." when your pets get hot, i know probably one of the instincts is shave the pet down to let it cool off. is that the right thing? >> to shave or not the shave. that's the big controversy. >> should we? >> not really. it's counterintuitive. you see a dog with a big, furry coat. you think it's summer, let's take it off. northern dogs like huskies and pyrenees, that triple coat kind of insulates them. and the color reflects a lot of the heat. leave that on them. your best friend for the summer heat is get a good appropriate brush. 30 seconds, 45 seconds twice a day can get -- strip out that undercoat that's been hanging around from the winter. that will help keep them cool. >> how do you know if your pet's really overheating and has really a problem, how do you know? >> take a look at their behavior. if they are kind of disoriented, hyperventilating, panting, kind of shallow, do something pretty quickly. there again, the inclination is you want to take them and put them in a big icy cold bath. that can send them into shock. put them in a bathtub with cool water. as they're cooling down you can start to make it a little bit colder. >> no table scraps for dogs. that can be almost deadly in some cases, right? >> it's grilling time of the year. vets have a joke that they call the monday morning sickness. pancreatitis comes from giving your dogs hot dogs or leftovers from the grill. their system's not designed to process heavy fat like that. no barbecue. no hot dogs, no balogna. stay away from that. back with more of "today" on nbc. it's time to check in with sara although i'm tempted to go over and check in with parker and the other two. >> it seems like there's a little connection. >> now he's got two blonds. you know what, i take it back what i said about those zippers. they work. >> hi, sara. >> one of our fans, jason, wants to know when we get to see kathie lee in a bathing suit. >> never. never, never. frank gifford has never seen me in a bathing suit. my children haven't. i came into this world fully clothed, and i'm going out the same way.