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by that i don't think about the harm that i caused. >> did her words give cantu's mother any comfort? she'll tell us in an exclusive live interview today, tuesday, june 15th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry in for meredith. matt, presidents have typically used the oval office in times of crisis. the president feels this situation has risen to that level. >> he certainly does. he returns to the white house this afternoon after wrapping up a two-day visit to the gulf region. we're now in day 57 of this disaster. as you can see thick, black oil is still spewing out of that blown-out oil pipe at the bottom of the gulf. and now a house committee looking into the disaster has released evidence that bp made questionable time and money saving decisions before the crisis began. that increased the risk of a blow-out. press secretary robert gibbs will give us a preview of what the president is expected to say from the oval office tonight. also ahead, matt, investigators both in peru and aruba plan to speak today for the first time about the arrest of joran van der sloot and any potential connections to the natalee holloway case. we'll have a live report on this story from peru coming up this morning. on a much lighter note, what has actor tony danza been up to? you might be surprised to hear that he's been teaching tenth grade english. why is he doing that? we'll spend some time with him in the classroom to find out. but let's begin with president obama's overnight stay in the gulf and tonight's prime time address on the oil disas r disaster. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd is in pensacola, florida. chuck, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. dogged by criticism that he's been a step behind responding to this massive oil spill, the president is set tonight to address the nation on the topic in his first ever oval office address. before heading back to washington, he wakes up here in pensacola wrapping up a two-day visit to the region. for the first time monday night president obama got out on the water to get an upclose look at the disaster off the gulf coast. the president making a case for why this disaster is even more complicated than hurricane katrina. >> there's not simply one catastrophic event. it's an ongoing assault. >> reporter: tonight the battle moves to the oval office where the president will try again to show his administration is in charge and has command and control of this crisis. first, he'll outline the government's response trying to put the best face on what's been the worst environmental disaster in the nation's history. second, he'll try and show he's holding bp accountable, not just for the cleanup but for financial damages. on wednesday he'll have his first face-to-face meeting with tony hayward hoping to announce a deal with bp setting up a claim fund that would be administered by the government. >> my hope is that by the time the chairman and i meet on wednesday that we've made sufficient progress that we can start actually seeing a structure that would be in place. >> reporter: the president is also expected to discuss ongoing strategies for containing the leak, decreasing american dependence on fossil fuels, and beginning the process of restoring the gulf's ecosystem. monday he made a bold claim. >> i am confident we're going to be able to leave the gulf coast in better shape than it was before. >> reporter: on his trip here the president is spending a lot of his time as cheerleader dining on gulf coast seafood and earlier downing a lunch of mini crab cakes and fried shrimp with mississippi governor haley bar wour. >> let me be clear, seafood from the gulf today is safe to eat but we need to make sure that it stays that way. >> reporter: and he's also trying to convince the american public not to give up on the gulf. >> there's still a lot of opportunity for visitors to come down here. a lot of beaches that are not yet affected or will not be affected. >> reporter: meanwhile back in washington congress began to gear up with its show down with bp officials later this week releasing evidence of bp negligence. >> we found a pattern where every time they had a decision to make, they decided to cut corners, to do things faster than otherwise should have been done, to do it less expensively, and the consequence of this is one industry expert told us was horribly negligent. >> reporter: now the president hasn't seen much oil during this tr trip. again, it was mostly about boosting tourism in mississippi, looking at sort of the disaster preparations. he did get to see some dirty oil boom. but other than that, he hasn't seen much oil. he hasn't walked any beaches. he does have some meetings this morning with local florida officials before heading back to washington, matt. >> chuck todd in pensacola this morning. chuck, thanks very much. robert gibbs is the white house press secretary. robert, good to see you. >> good morning, matt. how are you? >> i'm fine, thank you. when i sat down with the president and talked about some of the criticism being leveled in his administration for a cool, aloof, even slow response to this crisis, he said this is not theater. and he went on to say, i don't always have time to perform for the benefit of the cable shows. what i do have is dedication and commitment to make sure the people who are actually being affect ld by this are going to get the best possible service from me. yet, robert, in the days following that interview he's made not one but two trips to the gulf. this last one a two-day visit, and tonight he's addressing the nation from the oval office. so is this now a little bit of theater, or is he admitting that perhaps it's important to have a little aspective theater in this response? >> no, matt, i don't think this is theater. when he sits down with fishermen affected because they can't fish and make money, when he sits down with the mayor of grand isle and goes through maps about the response plan so that oil doesn't get into the marshes, that's what they want him to do. they want a response that's worthy of our federal government and worthy of the beauty in the people of the gulf. they don't want him to pound on a table. they want to see results. they want to see a claims process that's fast, efficient, and transparent. they want to see a containment strategy from bp that captures all the oil. we want to restore the gulf, as chuck said, to a place it was, better than it was, before this accident. >> but, robert, in the last few days, though, there's no denying that at least his public posture on this has changed. would you agree to that? >> well, matt, again, this isn't a school play. we're not down in the gulf today just to get pretty pictures. we're down there to meet with local officials, to talk with small business owners and hotel owners and find out what can we do to make this response even better. that's been the focus of the president for the entirety of this accident. when he gathered the team as the rig fell into the ocean almost 57 days ago. that's what we've been focused on. not method acting. >> let me ask you to comment on something else that i spoke to the president about last week. i asked him if he had spoken direct directly to tony hayward, the ceo of bp, and let me play you what he said to me. >> i have not spoken to him directly, and here's the reason, because my experience is when you talk to a guy like a bp ceo, he's going to say all the right things to me. i'm not interested in words. i'm interested in action. >> yet in the days following that interview, a meeting was set up. tomorrow he'll meet with tony hayward. what changed? >> well, tomorrow he's going to meet with the chairman of the board. that's the controlling entity in bp. the president is going to direct bp to set up an independent claims process that makes the people of the gulf whole for the economic losses that have resulted from this disaster. we continue to hold bp accountable whether it's ensuring that we have a containment strategy that captures all this oil, whether it's holding them responsible for the economic damages, or holding them responsible for the long-term virm disasters that they have caused. >> and i understand that and everybody wants them held accountable, but why wait 57 days to meet with the executives of this company after this disaster started? >> matt, there have been people involved in this response that have been in touch and been directing bp to take action each and every step of this way. they're drilling two relief wells not because they wanted to spend an extra $100 million drilling a well but because the federal government compelled them to do that. we've been in touch with bp throughout this process. we're going to hold them accountable and make sure they live up to their responsibilities. >> this account you talked about, this escrow account, billions of dollars to pay damages to people affected by this crisis and to help with the cleanup, do you have any idea, "a," will they agree to it and, "b," when will it be operational? >> that's one of the main things on the agenda tomorrow to discuss with the chairman of the board. we have to get an independent claims process. i think everybody agrees that we need to get bp out of the claims process and, as i said, make sure that fishermen, hotel owners have a fast, efficient, and transparent claims process so that they're getting their live livelihoods replaced. this is taking their ability to make a living away from them. we have to do this quickly. we have to make sure whatever money goes into that, that in no way caps what bp is responsible for. whatever money they owe to anybody in the gulf, they're going to have to pay regardless of the amount. >> and as i let you go, let me ask you to clarify something. you keep saying he's going to meet with the chairman of the board of bp. will tony hayward, the ceo of bp, be at that meeting tomorrow? >> the chairman of the board has said he will bring the ceo but, again, the corporate structure makes the board in charge of had. the board has to approve whatever bp does. that's why we're meeting with the chairman of the board. >> he'll be there tomorrow, mr. hayward? >> he certainly will be there. >> robert gibbs, thank you very much. >> thanks, matt. nbc news will have live coverage of president obama's prime time address from the oval office tonight at 8:00 eastern time right here on nbc. it's 11 after the hour. here's ann. matt, thanks. at least one death is being blamed on the worst flooding in oklahoma in a quarter century. the weather channel's mike seidel is in oklahoma city with the latest on this story. mike, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the homeowners here in this subdid subdivision in oklahoma trying to save anything they can follow yesterday's flash flood. back here you can see how high the water got, nearly four feet from this debris line and the homeowners told me they had just enough time to get up into this attic as the waters came rushing in. a dramatic rescue caught on tape as residents of oklahoma city deal with the worst flooding to hit the area in 25 years. swift moving floodwaters stranded motorists and left neighborhoods submerged. dozens of people had to be rescued from their homes. >> i got out of bed and my feet were ankle deep in water and it just kept coming up. >> reporter: the area was slammed with up to 11 inches of unrelenting rain in a matter of hours, leaving sections of the city and the surrounding region a muddy mess. >> my car is gone, my house is gone. >> reporter: it will be days if not weeks before trish cooper can clean up her home. torn apart by the rushing water. authorities warn motorists to avoid unnecessary travel. >> my car died and i was stuck and the water just started rising. >> reporter: sections of interstate along with roadways and bridges were closed throughout the area. many drivers were forced to abandon vehicles and walk through the muddy water. and people weren't the only ones trying to find dry land. flash flooding also threatened to overrun the dam and send water rushing like rapids through a nearby lake. >> i wish we had flood insurance, but other than that, we're just glad we got out okay. >> reporter: and they had some wild weather here in oklahoma ci city. yesterday the wettest day on record, 7 2/3 inches. christmas eve they dug out of their largest snowstorm on record, over 13 inches. and now i think they're ready for some normal weather, temperatures to get back into the 90s, and the rain chances go down close to zero starting tomorrow as all of this has to be cleaned up and maybe saved and dried out. ann, back to you. >> i'm sure that good weather forecast is good news for those people. thanks so much, mike seidel, this morning. let he is get a check of the rest of the morning's stories. natalie, good morning to you. good morning, matt and ann. good morning, everyone. an american is being detained in pakistan after police say he claimed he was on a mission to kill osama bin laden. police say the man had a pistol, a 40-inch sword and night vision equipment. a security scare during the night at florida's macdill air force base, the home of u.s. central command. officials say two people with weapons and military-style gear tried to get onto the base and were taken into custody. no one was injured. newly released fbi files show the late senator ted kennedy was repeatedly the target of death threats for decades. some of the threats prompted investigations. some prompted warnings even to the senator. there was no indication any attempts were ever made on his life. overseas markets are mostly higher this morning as cnbc's melissa lee is at the new york stock exchange watching it all for us. what's the focus there, melissa? >> reporter: bp is in focus this morning. one of the major credit rating agencies has downgraded bp's credit rating citing the extent of the liabilities from the oil spill. a credit downgrade makes it more expensive and more difficult for bp to tap the capital markets in order to raise money. staggeringly since the disaster in the gulf, bp has lost about 48% of its market value, that's about $100 billion. natalie? >> melissa lee at the new york stock exchange, thank you. princes william and harry are starting their first joint overseas trip. they're visiting charities in butswana and they got up close with a python. they'll be cheering on england, of course, in the world cup. and a moderate earthquake hit southern california during the night with a magnitude of 5.7. it rattled nerves in san diego at a blue jays/padres game. >> we just had an earthquake, boys. feel it? >> mm-hmm. >> we're shaking. oh, there it goes. oh, yeah. you bet you. >> i don't really quite know what to make of that, but suffice it to say no reports of serious damage or injuries. just checking out everything, make sure everything was still there, matt. >> you see those players screaming for their lives. >> maybe it was more dramatic good morning. it is mostly cloudy, lower humidities moved in overnight. temperatures in the comfort zone this morning, around 70 degrees in the suburbs and rural areas. 74 washington. mid-70s near the bay. highs reaching low 80s with cloudiness. a small chance of a passing afternoon shower. tomorrow a greater chance of a morning show but greater chance of afternoon or evening shower. lower humidity, heating up on thursday and friday. and that's your latest weather. ann? al, thanks. what led joran van der sloot to allegedly murder a young woman in peru, the country's chief homicide investigator is now opening up about the case. and the evidence against van der sloot. nbc's michelle kosinski is in lima with the latest on the story. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. we expect today for the first time aruban and peruvian authorities to talk by phone to try to coordinate. we know joran van der sloot also told different stories about what happened here in this case. well, now the chief investigator tells us in no uncertain terms he thinks the motive here was robbery, planned and targeted, not this sudden fit of extreme emotion over an e-mail. joran van der sloot is now on the inside of peruvian justice. here he is in video edited by lima tv station getting acquainted with castro castro prison. well known for its discomfort, a first taste of how maximum security will feel. he gets a medical exam, then he's questioned by police. are you married? single, he answers. occupation? i have my own business, he says. any illnesses? i only have a headache, he replies. he gets a private cell where he can be watched but will like ly spend months here awaiting trial for murder. this is how the chief homicide investigator describes him. >> translator: he has personality problems. he's a cold, calculating liar without morals. >> reporter: when van der sloot was caught in chile, he told police two armed robbers suddenly appeared in his hotel room and killed stephany flores. now back in peru, even his confession has discrepancies and his whole story about her seeing a threatening message on his computer about the natalee holloway case and then explaining it to stephany, then suddenly beating her until her they can broke, doesn't really make a lot of sense to police either. such violence for so little reason. >> translator: the lesioms on the victim's body in the head, the face, the neck, the bruise uz suggest a great deal of violence. >> reporter: the colonel says van der sloot targeted stephany after she won money playing poker, she took her credit cards and cash and his motive was simply money. there were no drugs found in stephany's system or her car. but the colonel would not reveal whether the notorious 22-year-old offered information on natalee holloway saying only we do not negotiate with criminals. and that there is no reason joran van der sloot would be going anywhere. in the foreseeable future. he rejected his first two appointed attorneys here, and now the third one has rejected him. his attorney has quit saying that he and his family were getting death threats both here in peru and in the united states. ann? >> all right, michelle kosinski this morning, thanks. it is now 7:20. once again, here's matt. thank you. could a california teenager's ait tempt to sail solo around the world have been nothing more than a publicity stunt? is as abby sunderland makes her way home after being rescued from the indian ocean, her family was filming a reality tv show. kristen welker has the details. it's absolutely preposterous. >> reporter: on the defensive after it was revealed he was in collaboration with a reality tv show producer for a series about his family. >> there would have been a lot more i would have engaged in if i wanted to make money than sending my two children around the world. >> reporter: the sunderland family gained attention when daughter abby's boat sent out distress significaals last thur. the 16-year-old was rescued from the indian ocean after a harrowing 20-hour search. but reality tv producer claims sunderland mismanaged abby's fateful attempt to sail around the world. >> yeah, i think he's just trying to save face right now. >> reporter: sunderland hoped the reality show would be inspirational and that instead coleroso turned it into something sensational. >> he wanted to make it about me being an irresponsible parent and abigail dying. >> reporter: but coleroso says that's not true. >> the fact lawrence went and talked to news agencies and saying that we hoped for her death and it would be great for the reality show is completely ridiculous. i think abby was pushed too soon to leave on her voyage. >> how can he pass judgment on something that he has no expertise in whatsoever? >> reporter: despite all of the debate and misadventure surrounding abby sunderland's voyage, the teen sailor expected home in the next few weeks, hasn't given up on her dream. >> i'm definitely going to sail around the world again. >> reporter: as for the reality show, it was dropped after filming began and after abby set sail because no network would buy it. the sunderlands haven't ruled out the idea of another show but for now they say they only have one concern -- getting their daughter back home safely. for "today," kristen welker, thousand oakes, california. still to come on a tuesday morning, an emotional courtroom scene as the sunday schoolteacher who admitted killing 8-year-old sandra can true speaks out at her sentencing. they're shrimpers, they're laborers, they're deckhands, they're people who work in restaurants... these are the people of the gulf coast who need our help. i'm darryl willis. i oversee bp's claims process on the gulf coast. bp has got to make things right and that's why we're here. part of that responsibility is letting you know what we're doing to make it right. we're replacing the lost income for fishermen, small businessmen and others who aren't able to work until the spill is cleaned up. our claims line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. people can call or go online and we'll help them figure out what information they need to file a claim. we've got about 900 people handling claims and 25 walk-in offices in 4 states. so far we've paid eighteen thousand claims, at no cost to taxpayers. more than fifty one million dollars. i was born and raised in louisiana. i volunteered for this assignment because this is my home. i'll be here in the gulf as long as it takes to make this right. how would you like your kid to be taught by tony danza? 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>> chopper 4 over the scene of an accident this morning affecting traffic westbound, prince william parkway west of i-95. overturned truck. eastbound traffic not affected. elsewhere a live look. looks like we're feeling effect of the lane shift along 395. unlike yesterday, today we are loaded up as you make the trip from the pentagon to and across the 14th street bridge. get the news first thing tomorrow morning. news4 today at 4:30 every morning. tune in for the news, weather and traffic. it is 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 15th day of june, 2010. it is a beauty here in new york. take a look at central park. clear sky and the skyline of the city. down on the plaza lots of nice people gathered around. a good start to the day. it's going to get up into the 70s or 80s today. right now about 66 degrees. we'll head outside in just a couple of minutes. inside studio 1a i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. meredith is taking a little time out. an emotional apology from the sunday schoolteacher who kidnapped and murdered 8-year-old sandra cantu. melissa huckaby spoke in court on monday as she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for that crime. we'll get reaction to what she has to say from sandra cantu's mother in an exclusive interview just ahead. and also ahead, matt, the new way banks are getting their hands on your money. coming up, the hidden fees that you could now be saddled with and how to avoid them. plus, he has been a famous taxi driver and a housekeeper on the show "who's the boss." now you can call tony danza teach. an exclusive look at his year as a real-life tenth grade english teacher. but let's begin this half hour with some serious news. that sentencing handed down on monday for the california woman who pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of 8-year-old sandra cantu. in just a moment we'll talk exclusively to cantu's mother, aunt and uncle. first nbc's george lewis is in tracy, california, with the latest on this story. george, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the big question that hangs over this tragedy, more than a year after the discovery of sandra cantu's body, is why would melissa huckaby want to kill her? huckaby still has no explanation for that. >> not a day, not an hour goes by that i don't think about the harm that i caused. i loved sandra a great deal. she was a sweet, innocent little girl who did not deserve to have such a short life. i am responsible for sandra's death. >> reporter: in her statement melissa huckaby herself still could not explain the reason for sandra cantu's death. >> i wish i could give you an explanation for what happened. i owe you an explanation. you still cannot understand why i did what i did. every day i try to discover the motivation, but i still do not have an answer. that's a question i will struggle with for the rest of my life. ♪ in my heart you live on ♪ >> reporter: sandra's family played a video documenting the little girl's short life as huckaby wept. the presentation ended with is your veilance video, the last pictures of sandra alive. >> the video of her skipping down the street will forever be etched in our minds, and the pain knowing she was so close to home and we couldn't protect her from miss huckaby is unimaginable, a pain that she caused. >> it took the life of an innocent little girl and she didn't do nothing. >> reporter: sandra's body was found in this pond inside a suitcase owned by huckaby. and last year when huckaby, thinner and with longer hair, confess confessed, police now reveal her first explanation was that she did not intend to kill sandra. >> she claimed that she played a game of hide and seek with sandra cantu in the suitcase that was recovered in the pond. >> reporter: and police say huckaby told them sandra accidentally smothered inside the suitcase. >> in her mind, a horrific accident where she panicked and didn't know what to do so she dumped the body. >> reporter: the prosecution says autopsy results tell a different story, that sandra had been drugged, smothered with a cloth dipped in rubbing alcohol and sexually molested. addressing sandra's parents, huckaby denied that last part. >> i would like to apologize directly to you, maria, for all the pain i have caused you. i should not have taken sandra from you and i want you to know she did not suffer and i did not sexually molest your daughter. >> i found that statement strange and i don't think the jury would have accepted it. >> reporter: but a jury never got to hear the case when huckaby changed her plea to guilty so that she could avoid the death penalty. in a separate incident, huckaby was accused of drugging another little girl and a man. charges dropped as part of the plea agreement. now police theorize huckaby may have been rehearsing the killing of sandra cantu but still no explanation as to why. ann? >> george lewis this morning. george, thanks. maria chavez is joining us along with angie and joe chavez, sandra's aunt and uncle. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> maria, when you heard melissa huckaby was being sentenced to life behind bars, did you feel the punishment was enough? >> yes, i did. >> so you're satisfied with that? when you heard her apology, when you heard her say that she believed that god had forgiven her and she asked you to forgive her as well, did you think that you could? can you forgive her, maria? >> no. no, i can't. i can't forgive somebody that took my little girl from me. >> has this verdict -- has her apology given you any comfort? >> no. >> she said, i still cannot understand why i did this. so when you try to think about all you know about your neighbor and why she would have done this, i mean, as any mother would, do you have any answers? >> no, i don't. i don't know why she did this to my little girl. >> so how are you making sense this morning about all of this? i mean, this is so soon after the verdict. what is in your mind now as you replay all the events since the disappearance of your daughter? >> very difficult. it's very difficult to understand. >> angie, you asked in court for the court to play a video of sandra as she was growing up. it was a very emotional moment leaving a lot of people in tears. we're looking at some images now of sandra including melissa huckaby who also was in tears. i'm guessing that you wanted people to understand who this little girl was and how important she was. >> yes. yeah, i wanted to show her growing up and i wanted to show melissa what she took away from us. >> and, maria, you had asked the judge to keep the details of this case private. there was some concern, as i understand, that you didn't want your family traumatized, knowing specifically what had happened to sandra. but the judge decided to lift the gag order. is there anything, maria, you want to say about that? >> no. i'm happy that she kept the autopsy photos sealed. i don't want to see those. >> there is -- the judge has also agreed to unseal the search warrants and also the grand jury transcripts and including more details and my understanding is that there is a possibility that those photographs could be revealed. would you fight this? would you appeal any movement to reveal more details including those photographs? maria? >> we would have to refer to our lawyer. we can't answer that question. >> i see. let me just ask you about this because i know all this material is tough and i'm sorry to ask these questions of you, but i do know that you've gotten a lot of support from the community. joe, maybe you can speak to that. how important has the support been from the community to help your family during this time and what kind of support have you gotten? >> i think the support we got from the city of tracy has been phenomenal. i think that if every city and every state -- if every citizen acted to murder the way the citizens of tracy acted and with outrage, i think there probably would be a lot less murders. >> and i understand they've been delivering food every night, and there's been a lot of show of support and that's something tracy has a lot to be proud of. maria, angie and joe, we wish you -- i know everyone listening wishes you comfort as you move forward. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. and n good morning. the humidity has dropped overnight, and we have a mostly cloudy sky on tuesday morning. now 74 in washington. it's near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas. and today will be cooler. highs reaching low 80s. cloudiness around. a mall chance of passing afternoon shower. tonight, cloudy. tomorrow mostly cloudy, more hume, highs mid 80s. might get a morning shower but a greater chance of afternoon and evening thunder showers. that's your latest weather. if you want to keep track of your weather check out the weather channel on cable or weather.com. coming up next, how to avoid hidden new bank fees that you could be paying and not know about. thanks to the new venture card from capital one, we get double miles with every purchase. so we earned a tropical vacation in half the time. we earn double miles every time we use our card. 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"today" financial editor jean chatzky. people are basically not happy with their banks he especially bigger banks. so this news is not going to make them any happier. >> that's right. c consumers can put themselves in the driver's seat by paying attention to their mail, understanding what the new fees let's get specific here. overdraft protection. we've heard about this for years but now you have a choice to opt in or opt out. what do you suggest people do? >> nobody should be opt iing ino overdraft protection and yet about half of the country says that's exactly what they're going to do. if you opt in, your bank can charge you $39 for each overdraft. that's insane. instead, what i want you to do is not opt in but sign up to have your checking account and a savings account linked. that way if you come to the point of purchase and you don't have enough money you don't have to get embarrassed. by the way, i don't think this embarrassment is any sort of a big deal but they'll take the money out of your savings and it will cost less. >> we've been hearing for years about free checking. banks have lured customers by offering free checking. is it going the way of the edsa edsall? >> a lot of overdraft fees paid for free checking. now that they don't have that u can maintain it by is starting maintaining a minimum balance in your checking account at most banks. you want to set up account balance alerts with your bank so they'll send you an e-mail or a text message if you're going to go below that or you can bundle your business, give your business account and personal accounts the same day. >> a swipe fee, if i use a debit card, the minute i swipe it, the business gets charged about 1% of the purchase price as a fee. they pass that onto the consumer. is that fee going to stay the same or go up? >> this is really controversial. right now in the senate version of the financial reform bill there's legislation that says the government would be allowed to take those to legislate those fees to say this is what you're allowed to charge. the merchants want this. the banks don't want it. pay attention because if it goes the way of the merchants, you'll start getting a discount for actually paying in cash, but you'll pay higher fees for using your debit card so we'll be back here in a year talking about how to avoid those. >> and there are a lot of other fees to talk about. if you have a question for jean, e-mail it to us. she'll be back a little later with some answers. jean, thanks very much. >> sure. up next, a remarkable find buried away for thousands of years. what scientists have just unearthed. i got a wake up call. a heart attack at 57. that was a rough time. my doctor told me i should've been doing more for my high cholesterol. ♪ you should've listened. you're right. now i'm eating healthier and i trust my heart to lipitor. 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[ static ] good morning, humidity's dropped a little bit overnight. temperatures comfortable, low to mid-70s. it is now 75 in washington. we should have our afternoon high climb into the low 80s, and it will be mostly cloudy. there is a small chance of a passing afternoon shower. cloudy tonight. during the morning hours tomorrow, there's a small chance of a shower, then a greater chance of afternoon and evening showers wednesday. we do need the rain. tomorrow humid and warmer. then, drying out on thursday. lower humidity but hot. about should be upper 80s by thursday with lots of sun. friday, partly cloudy, highs in the upper 80s to near 90. saturday and sunday both hot, around 90. a small chance of thunder shower saturday but a greater chance sunday. and then monday, we dry out a bit again and cool down. joe? >> thanks very much, tom. get the news first thing tomorrow morning. news4 today begins at 4:30. tune in for all of the news, weather and traffic. 8:00 now on a tuesday morning, the 15th day of june, 2010. cooler, less humid than we've been having over the past couple of days. it's a really, really pretty one for all these people gathered here in rockefeller plaza. i'm matt lauer along with ann curry here while meredith is taking a little time off. and mr. roker is joining us as well. just ahead, some new developments in the disappearance of kyron horman 11 days after that 7-year-old disappeared from inside his school. police have now scaled back their certificasearch but they'g it a criminal investigation. we're going to get the latest on this story and talk to john walsh, the host of "america's most wanted" about it as well. on a much lighter note, a teacher who maybe might surprise most of you. we're talking about tony danza who taught a class for a year in philadelphia. and the question is how did that happen and would he ever consider doing it again? 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[ female announcer ] one a day women's. we're back at 8:08 with new developments in the mysterious disappearance of 7-year-old kyron horman. police are not releasing a lot of details except to say the case is now a criminal investigation. c's janet shamlian is in portland with the latest on this. janet, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. it's the last day of school here at skyline elementary. usually a happy time for kids. kyron's disappearance has cast a shadow over what should be a day of celebration. where is this boy and what happened to him? this morning we still have no answers. detectives say they're going back to the beginning in the case of missing 7-year-old kyron horman last seen june 4th in his csi t-shirt after this picture was taken by his stepmother at a science fair. he reportedly disappeared during the school day. authorities will reinterview every parent and staff member for what they call a criminal investigation. >> this will not become a cold case for us. we will continue to investigate this case until we have it solved. >> reporter: yet the search of forest and fields near kyron's school has been scaled back and hundreds who have been helping with the effort to find the second grader have gone home. connor attends kyron's school and plays soccer with him. so what's this like for you as a mom right now? >> well, it's definitely -- it feels odd to not really know what's going on up here. it feels very -- there's definitely a mystery. >> reporter: like many parents she said it's hard to make sense to what might have happened. detectives called the disappearance an isolated case and insists no other children are in danger. no description of a suspect has been released and authorities won't use the word abduction. but detectives also think kyron's family who have appeared at two of the news conferences are cooperating fully. neighbors like vickie who live across the street from kyron's school are deeply worried. >> everyone has pulled together and but then again everyone is just confused, we're baffled. we just don't know what's become of our little guy, you know. >> reporter: at skyline elementary it's the last day of class. the school year ends with more questions than answers and without a little boy who seems to have simply vanished. a dive team searched a body of water about six miles from here yesterday. there have been searches on horseback, using dogs, from the air. all of it has turned up nothing. matt? >> janet shamlian in portland for us this morning. janet, thank you very much. john walsh is the host of "america's most wanted" and worked on numerous missing children cases. good to see you. >> morning, matt. >> here's what baffles a lot of olated case and they don't feel that other children in that neighborhood are in danger. that can only mean one thing, that they know something that we don't know. they're not telling us. wouldn't you agree with that? >> well, that certainly is a possibility but, you know, it's an active search and sometimes law enforcement can't share details with the media for various reasons. they're probably doing a continuous parallel search of everybody that knows kyron. family members have to be cleared. that's normal. it could be a sexual predator. they're probably interviewing convicted sex offenders in the area. this is oftentimes a crime of opportunity. they can't rule anybody out. >> but, john, here's what bothers me about this. if they even suspect that this could be a sexual predator, then why would they take the step of saying they don't believe any other children are in danger? why would they alleviate the fears of parents if they have a predator on their hands? >> well, law enforcement always tries to not create widespread panic. i think people are aware that something bad happened to this boy, but they probably are looking very closely at somebody they can't share that information. it might be someone that the boy knows very well. it may be somebody related to him. but they're keeping it close to their vests. but the case goes on, matt. it has to go on. >> there is no textbook or manual for how a family is supposed to react during a trying situation like this. i know your family found that out firsthand, but i think the public has come to expect a certain level of involvement from a family. is that unfair of us? >> i think it's very unfair. parents react differently. i know this family is cooperating. sometimes there is a family member who is more vocal who can handle the media, who can handle the stress. i don't think anybody should judge. parents handle it differently. some parents say i just can't deal with the nightmare of not having my little boy. this is a boy that was 7 years old that vanished in plain sight. i never judge. i've walked in the shoes of those parents. it's their business of how they react to this but, again, having said that, matt, the media is crucial in this. the media is what solves these cases 99% of the time. >> yeah, and hopefully something will come up, some information that could lead to the safe return of kyron horman. john walsh, as always, it's great to see you, john. >> thank you, matt. if you have any information on kyron horman's disappearance you're asked to call this number here, 503-261-2847. that's the sheriff's office handling this case. ] look in the glove box. 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>> yes. >> reporter: one day he lost it because a bored student was playing with origami. >> while you're doing all that, eric is doing origami. >> the hardest thing in the world when you're up there and you look and you see kids yawn, i'm tired or he's born, or the origami. this kid had made this very intry cat little origami. it said all my doubts that i had myself were reaffirmed and -- >> reporter: they're not paying attention to you. >> and i was flipping out. >> reporter: a year later his students respect him. >> mr. danza. let's go. >> reporter: so do his fellow teachers. >> come on, girls. let's go to school. 20 minutes late for school. >> he's made a difference, a huge impact in their lives. >> reporter: did they have a good teacher this year? >> they did. >> reporter: no question about it? >> no question about it. >> reporter: and principal carroll is his biggest fan. would you hire him back? >> yes. you can't teach that. you have to come with that. and he has that. i would definitely hire him. >> see, i'm really proud of that, most of all. eighth period. not only were there skeptics and cynics but people who said, how dare you? it really thrills me to hear miss carroll say she would have me back. >> reporter: as for danza he thought tenth grade english was the toughest audience he's ever had but no question the most rewarding. >> you get up every morning to come to school and have a little moment with the kids. and i just want you to know i appreciate you. just the little things really get you. it does. >> reporter: he hopes, of course, this will be a responsible reality show and will inspire other people to be teachers and he is struggling because he'd like to come back and teach again next year. ann? is. >> sounds like he would be very good at it especially with all that heart. jamie, thanks so much. >> if more parents will the experience of being in the cl s classroom, i think the dynamic would change. let's get a check from our good friend mr. willard scott. hey, willard. hey, i hope you like my tie. the breast cancer people sent it over and i get to use it and show you on the air. they're making progress. happy birthday, how sweet it is, to our friends out there in tv land from the world of sm smucker's. marjorie kemp 100 years old. known as the love of everybody's life in the family. she started with a smucker's jelly jar campaign and she has on facebook 500 smucker lovers. thelma plesant, 100 years old, lives independently. became blind at 92 and memorized all the books in the bible. here comes charlie, charlie wyatt of berea, kentucky. 100 years old. opened a skating rink 50 years ago and he still skates. and here is edna. do we like her. she is so pretty. edna riepshoff of highland, illinois. 101. and she loves watching soap operas. that's something else. aren't they incredible? pauline sander, st. louis, missouri. retired vice president of a bank back in the '70s. loves the red cross. and take a look, we have al and betty rose. maumee in ohio. 79th anniversary. both are 100. the secret to marriage, longevity, having fun with the good things. that's a good combination. and sweet mary santarpia from the bronx, new york, 100 years old today. came to the united states from italy as a child and her secret to longevity is eating tons of italian food. that's it. now who likes new york better than i do? nobody. >> nobody is right. willard, thank you very much. just ahead the summer's hottest fashions for under $100. 8:26 is your time. 73 degrees. a little relief from humidity. tom will have the forecast after the news. it's tuesday june 15, 2010. class at catholic university canceled today. the library and university center only buildings that will open today. breaking news. a metro bus accident in downtown is causing problems. jerry edwards is here with the latest. >> good morning. the accident occurred downtown south bound 395, or the westbound freeway if you will near the exit for 6th and 7th streets in southwest. the accident vehicles are out of the roadway and those injured were all minor, but it has created a big mess. all major roadways to and through southeast are jammed because of it. elsewhere, no picnic along 9 pa and 395. back to the real world after yesterday's easy rush hour. along the way an accident 395 to the should, it's jammed from newington to the 14th street bridge. we'll take a quick break. tom's back with the forecast. good morning. we' we'rebenefitting from a break of high heat and humidity tuesday. radar showing showers in the panhandle of west virginia. low to mid 70s with cloudiness. highs today low 80s. a small chance of afternoon shower but greater chances tomorrow. get the news first thing tomorrow. news begins at 4:30. an nbc news special -- a presidential address to the nation. barack obama's strategy for the disaster in the gulf. lester holt anchors with david gregory in washington. it's 8:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 15th day of june, 2010. we've said it before, we'll say it again, it is a great morning here in the northeast weatherwise and great includes the crowd as well. out on the plaza, matt lauer along with ann curry in while meredith is taking a little time off. we're joined by natalie morales and al roker as well. we have a lot coming up. shion and how to shop at these fast fashion stores where there's a lot of stuff on the racks, how to find the trend you want very quickly. the best tips for that and how to save money because all the outfits in our little fashion show are under $100, matt. all right. on a serious note we're going to talk about one man's personal crusade. he's fighting a condition that is 100% fatal. it kills just as many people as t most of us have never heard r of it. he's going to share his story coming up. >> and then on a much lighter note, kathy griffin, you know she is on the b-list allegedly. she has her show. but she is here and she is going to tell us how life hit has cha her life. also later how to chain your mane and fight the frizz in these hot days of summer. before we go any further, hi to jillian michaels, one of the great stars of "biggest loser" and now with a new show. hi, jillian. good to see you. so you're used to helping people lose weight on the ranch and then they go home and now you're moving in with them. >> yes. somebody at nbc apparently had the tremendous sense of humor and thought it would be very interesting to see me moving in with families who need a little bit of help. >> how long do you move in with these people? >> i move in for a week and then i come back six weeks later. >> if you're only in there for a week, can you really change people's behavior in just a week? >> what you can do is give them a wake-up call, help them identify the tools to make change and hopefully enough to use those tools to rebuild their lives. >> has anybody said, you know what -- >> get out of here. >> thrown me out? i almost got knocked down, i got thrown out twice. >> really? >> yes, it's a little bit intense. >> at the end of the week they're wanting you to leave -- are you wanting to leave more than they want you to leave? >> at the end of the week it's usually a lovefest. the first couple of days are a little bit rough. am i a tremendous houseguest? no. i win them over. >> and you've been following up. >> well, you know, we've gone back and already shot four of the eight families and we're seeing that the women are losing about 30 or 40 pounds and the men about 50 to 60. we're having a lot of families getting off their medications. >> that's great. >> and the show is a little bit broader so people who have lost their jobs are going back to work, marriage is improving and there are one or two families that are not successful and we're just going to show everything as truthful as it is. sometimes it works. sometimes it doesn't. it's a process. >> jillian, doing a lot of work, physical work and psychology as well. thank you very much. >> you have a big fan right here. >> by the way, "losing it with jillian" airs tonight good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kiernan on this tuesday morning. we have lower humidity in place. radar showing showers in the man of west virginia. those are drifting east. 75 in washington. and it's less humid with quite a bit of cloudiness around to block the strong june sun. should be a cooler day, strong chance of a passing shower later this afternoon. tomorrow, greater chance of showers in the morning and perhaps during afternoon a likelihood of that. and don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or night weather channel on cable or weather.com online. and coming up next, al, we have some hot summer deals for under $100. but first this is "today" on nbc. "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer back at 8:37. this morning on "today's health" one man's urgent and touching mission after receiving a heartwrenching medical diagnosis. here is robert bazell. >> reporter: two things stand out about bob o'rourke. >> you have a winner. >> reporter: he is an optimist. >> hello. >> reporter: and though he has been the head spokesman for cal tech in pasadena for 23 years -- >> i'm looking for the celtics. >> reporter: he never lost his boston roots. >> we used to spend time in a summer home in martha's vineyard. >> reporter: now o'rourke has a big problem and he wants the world to know about it. >> it's a very frightening thing for me. 3 1/2 years ago we were up in yellow stone and i noticed i was having a difficult time breathing, but i kind of attributed that to the altitude. >> reporter: o'rourke soon learned he had a condition called ideopath i can fibrosis which clogs the lungs making breathing difficult. >> mortality is approximately 50% of the patients will die within two to five years. >> reporter: it sounds like a horm diagnosis. >> 100,000 americans have it in the united states and of course 20,000 will die per year with this disease. >> reporter: and it is worse. the numbers are increasing partly because the population is aging, partly because doctors are getting better at diagnosing it. >> you have a slow progression. >> reporter: but mostly for reasons they don't know that's why they call it ideopathic. it's a fancy word for you don't know what caused it. >> there's research going on and there continues to be aggressive research for this disease but we don't know the actual cause of it. >> reporter: o'rourke is now on the waiting list for a lung transplant. his best shot at survival. you spent your whole career among some of the top scientists in the world. can you believe there's so much ignorance about a disease? >> no. that's the reason my wife and i before i take my last breath i'm going to make this a household word the best way i know how. i'm going to go out and tell everybody i can talk to and say are you familiar with pulmonary fibrosis? what i'm doing now is probably the biggest challenge i've ever had in my career. >> reporter: for "today" robert bazell, nbc news, pasadena. dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning to you. ideopathic pulmonary fibrosis. ideopathic means we don't know. >> unknown cause. >> do they have suspicions as to what causes it? >> we know there are some people who are more susceptible. we certainly know some people exposed to agent orange, first responders in the 9/11 crisis, people in mining, farmers who were exposed to dust like in corn silos. those particles can get in the lung and for some reason start this chain of event that causes inflammation and scarring. fibrosis is just a medical word for scarring. and that's what leads to the symptoms most people complain about which are usually shortness of breath, a dry cough, fatigue. the problem is that laundry list you're looking at -- >> there's a lot of other conditions. >> people may not think of it right away. >> we watched -- he was using oxygen obviously to help him with his breathing. short of a lung transplant, which is a very difficult operation -- >> right. >> -- any other way to treat these people? >> therein lies the tough part about this. i think we're talking in this case not about how well to treat it because this is an end stage problem and obviously the chance of getting a lung transplant for most people is not very high. we need to look at what causes it, how to avoid it. ideopathic, of course, there are going to be cases we just can't put our finger on it. but for a lot of us, i think we improve the things in our environment, the dust, thinking it's no big deal. the impact our lungs take as young people may have a price to pay later in life and that's the big message here. >> i want to make people understand this is not only an older person's disease. this affects young people as well. >> we used to think this was an old, middle-aged white guy disease but now we see it in younger people. i think if you have those signs or symptoms at least see your physician because a lot of people -- a little bit of oxygen can at least make things better but the particulates we have in our environment, and this goes a lot for our vets, we have to be cognizant of the fact those triggers may have an important ramification later in life. >> all right, nancy. as always, thanks. appreciate it. it is 8:42. up next on a much lighter note, we'll talk about some summer looks. these are complete looks for looks. these are complete looks for under $100. looks. these are complete looks for under $100. 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. this morning on "today's style" stylish ways to save money and add to your wardrobe all at the same time. we tagged along with editor at large to learn her favorite secrets in sorting through the racks. >> one of lucky's favorite top fashion stores like this runway trends change so fast that every time you come there's going to be a wealth of new, affordable options. it can be so much fun. before you start shopping these stores, there are a few things to keep in mind. one, go to the store as soon as it's open. it's tieditidier and the signs where they're supposed to be. second, every trend is represented here which can be a little distracting. keep the realities in life in mind. while everything is going to work for you, something definitely will. finally, the trend of clothing always gets the most attention. don't skip over the t-shirts, the jeans and ak sellries. some of the best things are in those departments. >> and now joining us elize. you are actually wearing something that's under $100. >> $39.95. >> one of the fashion stores you talked about. >> it's a big trend and i'm test driving it in a very affordable way. >> you're doing a good job. >> thank you. which is really what we're about at "lucky." our july issue every item is under $100. >> we are going to see three other looks this morning. let's start with the first one from zarra and this is something you say is great for the week d weekend. you have a model. her name is jess. hi. looks very comfortable. yes, exactly, and this is the big trend denim on denim. slightly different shades and you're coordinated. she is wearing a striped tank which is another big trend and so simple and fresh. the great thing about these pieces is they're all basic. you can work them into everything else in your wardrobe and you'll get a lot of mileage out of these items. >> right, you can wear them separately, however you like. you write her look is $99.60. really good. that's terrific. >> exactly. and, again, she is is going to wear this all season and that a-line skirt is flattering on all women. >> jess, thank you so much this morning. so now our next look forever 21 and this one is for evening and our model this morning is liz. good morning, liz. pretty. >> so the great thing about this jess is it's $14.90. >> no. >> yes. >> with pockets. >> which is my favorite thing to look for. >> like a jersey dress. >> it's comfortable. she can wear it to the beach. she can wear it around the house. she's going to get so much mileage out of this particular e item. and we just added a bunch of ak sellries. all those necklaces are $5.80 apiece and great shoes from payless. >> what is this going to cost? totaling it up, $79.89. >> exactly. >> amazing. that's terrific. thank you so much. liz, thanks so much for that. and our last look this morning is from h&m. you say this would be great for the office and carrie is your model today. good morning, carrie. >> so she is wearing a cobalt blue skirt which is another huge color we're seeing this spring but it can be a little terrifying. test drive it in a skirt so it's not right up to your face, you don't have to worry whether it's a flattering color for your skin tone and paired it with other really basic essentials and the thing about h&m they have work basics. that blazer which fits extremely well $24.95. and the other great thing about this, she can take it out at night. >> and you just saw it, the total $99.79 for the entire outfit. >> yep. >> that's amazing. that's not including the shoes. >> including the shoes. >> it's phenomenal. let's bring in all of your models. thanks so much for joining us and talking about all of this. when you go to the store, any tips on what to look for, what not to look for? >> the biggest thing, keep the realities of your life in mind. you're buying things that are affordable but you want to wear them all the time so make sure they fit your lifestyle. >> okay. thank you so much. great advice this morning. thanks so much to our models for joining us. and giving us some good ideas. we have much more coming up this morning including kathy griffin on her life on the b-list. kathy griffin is here. season six of her emmy winning reality show -- >> double emmy. >> double emmy winning reality show "my life on the b-list" appears tonight on bravo. >> what you like to tell america what you just told me? >> i said i've been a fan of your show for a long time. >> al, how can i put up with this? >> for a short period of time. >> my show is on tonight at 10:00 on bravo. >> it's a coincidence for you. yesterday i'm watching tv, the promo for your show comes on and all of a sudden you're naked. >> what? >> in this promo covering your breasts. >> that's right. i had the first public televised pap smear on "my life on the d-list." >> oh, my lord. i've never done that. >> how far will you go? >> as far as they'll pixelate me and i did it in more spray tan than kate gosselin who i believe is an actual staff member on this show. gotcha! tuesdays and bravo. >> she came to play, ladies and gentlemen. >> that's right. so i'm in the stirrups where i belong, natalie, in the stirrups in shoes getting a pap smear. >> it's my fault for taking us down the road. i had no idea. >> every time, all these years. and tonight is the premiere and we have liza minnelli. perhaps you're heard of her. and we go behind the scenes on "law and order" and we go to a toddler pageant next week which is really wrong for all the right reasons. i'm a naughty cowgirl. >> in the pageant? >> i'm the mature lady category. >> did you win? >> they let me in. >> what did the kids think of you? >> just another night. wait a minute, guess who might have a little pressure -- what's his face. >> you want to say this out loud? >> he sent me a letter. >> who? >> levi johnston. >> granderson of the yankees apparently asked kathy on a date and the first question was, is he single? >> well, that's a good question to ask. >> but levi johnston will be very jealous. >> you go to wasilla. >> we go to wasilla. we go to sarah palin's door and i knock on sarah palin's door with levi johnston. we did not get in. >> what a shock. >> i know. it was a shock. >> were you nervous? >> levi had a bodyguard, but he did say we shoot people here, ma'am. >> okay. >> so he had a bodyguard. i did not. well, that didn't stop me, is is what i'm saying. >> your mom is a big part of the show. >> she is a big hit. she turned 90 years young and is still giving me a lot of guff. she is naturally funny. we try to tell her what to say, to not be a reality show like "the hills." unfortunately, it is a reality show. >> what is this about? >> sailor girl. ink i'm a naughty sailor -- i nurse. i'm happy to give you a pap smear, al. i got one -- i took one myself. >> thank you. >> and there's your mother. >> possibly under the influence of a little box of wine. a nice box of wine, yes. >> listen, all of the grammies -- >> the emmys. >> also liza minnelli showing up, are you still on the d-list? aren't you on the a-list? >> your producer just said you have three minutes. three minutes to sell my wares. >> but it's been more than three minutes. >> what? wait, wait, are we still on? >> we're still on. >> i have eight episodes. it's like a miniseries. >> now eight seconds left. >> tuesdays bravo. >> tonight at 9:00. 8:55 is your time. 75 degrees. lovely day in the nation's capital. lower humidity. good morning. in the news for today, classes at catholic university canceled all day because of a water main break. library and university center only buildings opened today. classes at catholic university canceled. breaking news. a metro bus accident in downtown causing problems. jerry edwards is here with latest now. good morning. >> good morning. the accidents occurred earlier on the westbound freeway or southbound 395 near the exit for 6th and 7th streets in southwest washington. accident vehicles out of the roadway but it's had a major impact. 295, south capital street, back to pennsylvania avenue, severely jammed because of the zentds. other trouble this morning, in virginia, along 95 and 395, latest accident 395 northbound, that has cleared but on 95 and 395 begin toward downtown. >> we'll take a quick break. good morning. ed a midmorning, cloudiness holding back the strong june sun. some clouds producing sprinkles in the mountains of west virginia and western maryland. my get a passing shower later. otherwise, cloudy, cooler, less hume. tomorrow, more humid, into the mid-80s. a morning shower but a greater chance of passing afternoon shower or thunder shower wednesday that may linger into the evening. then, sun returns on thursday with lower humidity back again. but hot, afternoon highs upper 80s to near 90. partly cloudy friday, upper 80s as well. into the weekend, hot saturday and sunday, near 90. showers and storms on sunday. get all of your news as soon as you wake up. news4 today begins at 4:30 every morning. tune in tomorrow for all of your news, whether and traffic. we'll see you then. back now with more of "today" on this tuesday morning, the 15th day of june, 2010. a couple shots of our nice crowd. they have stuck around all morning long, some getting here 4:00, 5:00 in themorning. thanks to them for hanging out. out on the plaza matt lauer, ann curry, al roker and tamron hall. we'll take a look at the big stories making headlines right now like joran van der sloot and abby sunderland and find out how they're registering with people across the country. what are people saying online? how are they affecting people in the blogosphere. also coming up, you talked to jean chatzky about the new bank fees and how to avoid them. e-mail questions have been pouring in. we'll find out what the questions are and what her answers are coming up. >> and nutritionist joy bauer is here with the answers to your questions, anything from transfats to keeping on track once you have reached your goal weight. that's all coming up in our diet sos. >> it's not too humid today. by the weekend it's going to be 97 degrees. the humidity might affect your hairdo. i know it's hard. some end up with an afro, others with frizzy hair. what to do on those humid days of summer which are coming that ruin your hair. >> and then they are happening everywhere, in some parts of the country. we'll deal with that problem. >> there's a hair emergency somewhere. let us go inside. natalie is standing by at the news desk with all the headlines of the morning. hey, natalie. good morning to you guys once again. good morning, everyone. today the president wraps up a two-day visit to the gulf coast to assess the oil spill and cleanup efforts. meantime a top bp executive is testifying on capitol hill. some in congress claim bp put cost savings ahead of safety before the rig exploded in the gulf. president obama, meanwhile, will speak to the nation tonight in the oval office address. nbc news will have live coverage of that address at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. people in oklahoma city are assessing the damage after a day of heavy rain and flash flooding and dramatic rescues. the weather channel's mike seidel is in oklahoma city. good morning. >> reporter: this family trying to save what they can. we're in their garage. you can see how high the water got yesterday with yesterday's flash flood, about four feet high. it rushed in so fast they had just enough time, the husband and wife and two kids and the two dogs, to run upstairs, get into the attic as the water came pouring into their house. caught on tape as residents of oklahoma city deal with the worst flooding to hit the area in 25 years. swift moving floodwaters stranded motorists and left neighborhoods submerged. dozens of people had to be rescued from their homes. >> i got out of bed and my feet were like ankle deep in water and it just kept coming up. >> reporter: the area was slammed with up to 11 inches of unrelenting rain in a matter of hours leaving sections of the city and the surrounding region a muddy mess. >> the car is gone. my house is gone. >> reporter: it will be days if not weeks before trish cooper can clean up her home, torn apart by the rushing water. authorities warn motorists to avoid unnecessary travel. >> my car died and i was stuck and the water just started rising. >> reporter: sections of interstate along with roadways and bridges were closed throughout the area. many drivers were forced to abeen done vehicles and walk through the muddy water. and people weren't the only ones trying to find dry land. flash flooding also threatened to overrun the dam and sent water rushing like rapids through a nearby lake. >> wish i had flood insurance. but other than that, we're just glad we got out okay. >> reporter: following yesterday's record setting rainfall, the record was nearly 8 inches. today the cleanup is back under way with some sunshine and a very small chance of rain. in the past month, natalie, they've had killer tornadoes, softball-sized hailstones, and now this. >> very tough month there for people in oklahoma city. mike seidel, thank you for your report. this morning the mother of murdered 8-year-old sandra cantu said on this broadcast that she cannot forgive her daughter's killer, melissa huckaby. despite huckaby's tearful apology in court on monday. sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, huckaby said she still cannot explain why she killed her neighbor. newly released fbi files on the late senator ted kennedy show he received death threats for decades after his brothers were assassinated. the threats came from various individuals and radical groups but there is no indication any attempt on his life were actually made. princes william and harry are starting their first overseas trip visiting charities in botswana and are visiting a conservation project. they will be cheering on england in the world cup. and a bullfighter who had been gored recently had a change of heart this week in mexico. he ran from the bull, jumped over the wall to try to get away. the man was later arrested apparently for breach of contract, paid the fine and then was released. it is now five minutes past good morning. we do need some rain. we've had a dry pattern through most of the year so far. the radar scanning skying picking up showers in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia, drifting east, moving into the shenandoah valley. temperatures low and mid-70s, cloudiness. high today in the low to mid 80 notice a few locate swaz small chance of passing shower. a shower tomorrow morning but greater chance afternoon and evening. showers and thunder wednesday. and that's your latest weather. natalie? al, thank you. the public's perception plays a role in looking at high-profile stories we've been reporting. for example, sailor abby sunderland, also suspected murderer joran van der sloot, and the missing 7-year-old kyron horman, some of the stories the blogosphere and people have been talking about. courtney hazlett, good morning. let's start with the new developments in the abby sunderland rescue. now it's being reported her father may have been shopping an idea of a reality show based on the family adventures, something that was being talked about while abby was on her trip, though the family now is saying that a show wasn't in the works. but is it possible that all of that was a pub llicity stunt? >> abby sunderland has said that she had her own cameras onboard the boat. that she was thinking about writing a book and, listen, you're 16 years old. you take off on a solo sailing expedition around the world with that sort of equipment, it sounds a lot to me like you're thinking about the possible ways to spin this into publicity when all is said and done. and insofar as the father saying, no, there's no show, well, the production company is saying, well, it was in the works and here is the title. so if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it's hard to believe it isn't one in the end. i think, also, when you look at the criticism being put on the family saying wasn't that smart to send a 16-year-old out on something like this -- >> right, and her brother previously had done it as well. >> certainly. >> a lot of criticism on the web about that. abby actually stuck up for her family but what are people saying? >> i think right now it might be a tide shift, no pun intended, but a tide shift with this signing up for fame concept. you know what, i can pull off a stunt and, therefore, i can be famous and get a reality show. i think the public perception is now that people are sort of tired of that. and just start behaving the way you should as a 16-year-old or as a parent. do the things that are appropriate for your family and your age and quit with the stunts. >> okay 0. let's talk about joran van der sloot and, of course, the parade of media coverage surrounding the story. actually peruvian tv has had unbelievable access to everything interest the interviews to the perp walk from the jail cell, and how are people there looking at the case against him? >> everybody is fascinated by this incredible access that they have. he's been such an enigma for the last five years and we only ever heard of him when he was given some outlandish story or proven to be an outlandish story about natalee holloway. to see him speak in his own words now is very fascinating. on the ground in peru, it's even gotten to the pound now where they're selling these dvds on the street about the natalee holloway disappearance. like a fictional dvd. now people are saying it's important to buy this dvd and show it to your kids and show them what can happen under the worst possible circumstances. so if there's anything good that could possibly come out of this perhaps it is that sort of awareness that you can't just trust anyone that you meet. >> and then much more touching story, the disappearance of 7-year-old kyron horman and it's interesting to see how people on the blogosphere are reacting to the fact the parents of this 7-year-old who has been missing now for 11 days, they haven't been out in the public. they haven't displayed their grief until more recently. they gave a press conference, a very brees press conference. it seems the public really comes to expect that show of grief. is that right? >> the public expects the most public show of grief for which there is no handbook to follow and especially now with the social networking the way it is where you can have what you think is private information that sort of publicly is accessible. i'm talking about things like facebook where you might be just sharing thoughts for you and your friends and if you know the person it makes sense. now people are going on to these facebook pages and saying, wait, is that the right message to put up there if you're supposed to be -- >> her stepmom put something saying she was going to be to the gym and immediately you have the facebook sleuths and the twitter people talking about the fact that's not appropriate behavior for somebody who lost a child. >> you want to share these things publicly but the public turns against you so quickly and now that the public has access to things that you think might be sort of private or at least you're choosing your audience in something like facebook is just not the case. >> and people don't know how you would be in the situation. people handle their grief differently. >> absolutely. >> courtney hazlett, thank you so much. >> courtney hazlett, thank you so much. clooks 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>> after reaching your goal weight is it necessary to still work out and count calories at such a high intensity or can you relax a little and just work out four to five days a week for 45 minutes as long as you switch up your workouts a bit? >> it's a great question. you can relax your routine a little bit, and here is why. when you're losing weight, you need to create a calorie deficit. so, in other words, you need to burn more calories through exercise than you're taking in through food. but when you switch over to a maintenance mode, you've got a little bit more flexibility now. you just need to stay on top of it so that you don't overshoot and then the pounds start creeping back up. so i would recommend you pick one of these three options for maintenance. first, you can stick with exactly what you're doing, exercise and foodwise but add 100 to 200 daily extra calories a day and that might be an extra snack or maybe a slightly larger portion at breakfast or lunch or dinner. option number two would be to keep the food exactly as is and pull back a little bit on the exercise. if you're hitting the gym five to six days a week, do four to five days a week or shave 10 to 15 minutes off cardio. the last option i think is the most sort of reasonable, you could do what you're doing, stick with the exercise, stick with the food piece and give yourself a meal or dessert off each week, maybe one to two times each week. you're at a restaurant, just order whatever you want off the menu. >> but you have to be careful and monitor your weight and your waistline. >> that's the most important thing. hop on the scale at least once a week or sort of gauge how you feel in a nice, fitted outif fit. if there's a five-pound increase, i feel like that's the big red flag, go right back to what worked in the first place and get those extra pounds off. >> all right, lisa, thank you so much. now we're going to go to mesa, arizona. nikki is on the phone. good morning. what's your question? >> good morning. hello. thanks for taking my question. a few weeks ago you mentioned that large amounts of fructose can raise triglicerides. >> fruit only has moderate amounts of fructose and it's perfectly healthy. and the studies that have shown that fructose can elevate triglycerides were participants given concentrated doses in sugary beverages and you're exactly right that fructose is the main sugar in fruits, but, again, there's a small amount. >> and fruit has a lot of good benefits, too. >> and it comes packaged with water and fiber which slows the absorption of fructose within our system. so fruit is perfectly safe. limit yourself like everything else to make two or three pieces per day but it's not the same thing as using excessive amounts of fructose like agave. some products in bold letters, zero grams transfats on the box but the ingredients there is still partially hydrogenated oil listed. >> you can see zero grams of transfats and then you look on that ingredient list and it says it has hydrogenated oil and they are a source of transfat and all transfat is evil and here is why this happens. because the fda allows companies to round down if a product has less that 0.5 grams of transfats per serving. what happens, al, we tend to eat multiple serves of product. >> that serves listed on the box is not realistic. >> it could be minuscule. what i tell people to be smart consumers, do two things. look at a label and make sure it says zero grams of transfat and zip down to the ingredient list and make sure there is no partial partially hydrogenated oil and if there is, put it back on the shelf and find another brand that's comparable in terms much of the food you're looking for that doesn't have any. >> because there's going to be one out there. >> and a couple grams of transfat here and there are certainly not going to be life threatening but why compromise because there are so many great companies now that are pulling out that partially hydrogenated oil. >> joy bauer, thank you so much. the fourth edition of "joy's diet sos." the fourth of july edition. so go to todayshow.com and submit your independence day diet questions. >> send them over. >> yes. still to come on "today," imagine having "biggest loser" trainer jillian michaels move in with you for a week. that's what she's doing on her new show. we'll hear all about it later on. 3q fact: everyday surfaces can harbor allergens like dust mite debris, pollen particles and pet dander, which can trigger allergic reactions. now, lysol is approved to control allergens on surfaces, to help protect your family. lysol disinfecting wipes remove 90% of allergens. and, lysol disinfectant spray kills the source of mold allergens. control allergens and kill germs with lysol - the #1 pediatrician recommended brand. have you tried honey bunches of oats with real strawberries? 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"today's" financial editor jean chatzky is back to answer questions about new and higher fees on your banking and credit card statements. where to get answers for your questions. good morning, jean. >> nice to see you. >> it's so interesting because nbc where i am every day this credit card legislation that was supposed to make things better. people weren't supposed to see these fees but we're still seeing them. >> well, it made things better in certain areas. what you have to understand is some of the provisions haven't 're not going to see the overdraft legislation kick in until the beginning of july for existing customers and later in august for new customers. and there are others that just weren't covered. so that's what consumers have to pay attention to. >> how do we empower ourselves? >> you're not going to like the answer necessarily. the fees in general, we empower ourselves by reading all that mail that you don't want to read. you get a notice from these banks, these days you have to open it and pay attention. the atm fees in particular, the best way is to choose a bank based on where their atm machines actually are. just think about this, the most common transaction you're going to have with your bank is pulling money out of that atm and if it's inconvenient every time you go to the machine if you use another bank's machine, you could pay up to $3. do that a couple times a week and we're talking hundreds of dollars a year. if you can't do that, there are some banks that will actually rebate the cost of the transaction. >> really? >> charles schwab has a card like that, td has a card like that, usaa has a card like that so look for those. >> a viewer e-mail from lyle asks why can't we use other atm machines for free especially when you're traveling? that's a great question around this time of the year. >> it's a terrific question. that's just not the way it works. so what you want to do is find out if there are any of your bank's machines in that town before you go so that you can get the cash if you need it. use your debit card as much as you can so you don't have to pull out cash and then if it really bugs you, get one of these cards that rebates the fee. >> and what is the inactive usage fee? explain that to people. >> it's what it sounds like. it's a new credit card fee being imposed on some cards if you don't use it. essentially the credit card companies are saying, hey, it costs us money to have you as a customer. we have to send you mail. we have to maintain account -- >> you don't have to send me mail. just don't. >> don't send me mail and particularly the bills. i could do without the bills. that's what they're saying, and so they're saying if you don't use the card, we're going to charge you $40 a year, $60 a year. it varies. and here's the advice. it's going to sound strange coming from me because i am the queen of, you know, pay off your credit cards. use your credit card once a month. use it once a month, pay it off. use it for something small and to make it really, really easy on yourself, use it to pay a bill that you know the size of so put your health club on the credit card, then sign up to have that payment made automatically. you'll never be late. it'll help keep your credit score up and this won't happen. >> and what about the swipe fee? >> this is the fee that is in the news most often. there is senate reform -- financial reform legislation now in the house and the senate. in the senate's version of the bill is a provision that basically says the merchants interchange fee that right now when you use your debit card -- i'm not explaining this very well but when you use your debit card at a store, the merchant has to pay visa or mastercard a percentage, generally 1%, of that transaction fee. there's legislation that says the government will be allowed to regulate those fees. the merchants want this. the banks don't want this, as you probably understand because they make money off of this. consumers have to really watch what's going to happen here because if it stays in the legislation, we are going to tend to see some new, better deals for paying with cash because the merchant fees will likely go down. but on the other side of things, the banks are going to look to make up that fee income and they're going to charge it for using the debit card. >> some things not related to credit cards particularly a hot topic, airline fees. spirit airline said they would charge for carry-on a they claim that they got good response from people. >> you know, it's interesting. i talked to the folks who run the american consumer satisfaction index about the difference between bank fees and airline fees. when it comes to the bank fees, we feel like we're surprised. we don't feel like we know where we're going to get charged. >> why should i be charged to get my money, some people think. >> or we know that the bank is paying very little to borrow from the government these days. when it comes to the airlines, they're being very up front about this. you want a blanket, it's going to cost you $7. you want something to drink, it's going to cost you "x." >> a profession that is up front and open. >> up front and open so our level of satisfaction with the airlines has actually gone up. >> what about you go to starbucks. i love soy milk. it costs me an extra dollar. if you want an extra squirt of vanilla, you have to pay for that. >> the lesson here for companies is just tell us. you know, just tell us what you're going to give us. tell us what you're going to charge us and let us be smart enough to make the decision about our own money. if we don't want the extra shot of espresso we're not going to ask for it and not pay for it and we'll be fine. >> interesting psychology of the consumer, what we're willing to accept if it's just out there in the open as if we feel we're being nickel and dimed. don't think about the costle ay of office supplies, until it's your office. ♪ well, when you buy all these items at walmart, you'll save 30% or more versus the national office superstores. so you can take care of business -- can i have some more paper? 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>> with curls, you never, ever brush. you can see how gingerly i'm touching the hair as it is now because in order to get to a good curl pattern, the less touched, the better it's going to behave so you really want to remember softening the hair, silicone-based serum and really gingerly touch the hair. as you can see you'll start getting a lot of separation already. >> and it's important to let the rest air dry. >> let the rest come into the diffuser and let the heat do the work. the product will do the most important thing, congeal the nice curl that looks frizz free and bouncy. >> i kind of like her hair frizzy, actually. >> a great tip for people at home for them to just really understand the keys and tools. >> the product and the tools make all the difference. >> and, remember, air drying works like a charm. you don't have to spend any time on it if you have the right product. >> and your name really is harry. >> worked out well for me. up next in "today's kitchen" some gnocchi with the spicy flav ♪ this morning in "today's kitchen" a great recipe for gnocchi for new orleans style shrimp . there is plenty of safe sh rrim to eat. ben pollinger from oceana restaurant. good to see you. we're making potato gnocchi. a shrimp gnocchi but you have to be careful when you make gnocchi because if you don't do it right it's like lead in your stomach. >> it's all about technique. >> how do we get started? >> we take our potatoes and bake our potatoes. it's important to bake them rather than boil them because it dries out the moisture from t the.tea toe, the less flour you have to add later. keeps it more tender. >> you roasted it. >> on a bed of salt it keeps it elevated and the bottom of the potato from burning. we put the potato and start to pass it through the sieve. we take our skins, save them for potato skins for later on. we put our potato through the sieve. we've got our potatoes. >> how many are you going to use for this? >> this is about two potatoes. two potatoes, half a cup of flour, freshly grated nutmeg, a little salt, a little olive oil, a little beaten egg. and what we're going to do is fold that together until it starts to form a dough. we're going to fold. we're going to add more flour. >> what's the consist ep si you're looking for? >> for this dough right here. it starts to give back just a little bit but it's still soft. >> right. >> we're going to move up to the front and actually roll our gnocchi. ready to roll up your sleeves? >> okay. >> we've taken our dough and rolled it into logs about half an inch thick. >> okay. and then we're going to cut the logs into pieces a half inch long. so you're going to take these and let's start rolling them into little balls. then you take your fork and you're going to roll them off the tines of the fork. exactly. exactly. what we're going to do is add them to our pot right here. these are the ones we've already rolled and you can go ahead and add them right in here. while they're cooking, we've got our sh rrimp already sauteing. >> right. >> we're going to add our morel mushrooms, season that with salt. if you can't find morels in the market you can go with any kind of mushroom. >> how do you know when these are done? is. >> these are going to cook for yeah.s it? 45 seconds. they're going to sink. you see them start to float. after they float, you're going to let them go for about ten seconds. >> okay. >> add a touch of shallots and chillies. a little bit of heat. it's not an overly spicy dish. just enough to warm up your pala palate. a touch of chicken stock to make a sauce. now we're up to that point over here, the gnocchis are almost done. they're starting to float. >> do you add butter to this? >> butter right at the end. so what we're adding to here is some pea leaves, fresh basil, a little squeeze of fresh lemon juice for a little acidity. and you're going to add your gnocchi right to the pot. >> amazing how this took you all of four minutes start to finish. amazing. >> toss that together. add just a little touch of butter. >> good stuff. >> now we're talking. >> now we're ready to eat. >> and then here we go. >> beautiful. >> yum. >> thank you so much. the gulf sh rrimp is still out there and safe to eat. thank you so much. >> coming up, jillian michaels. >> that's right. plus the secret to being a good housegue houseguest. 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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[ static ] from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. we're delighted that you're here with us today, because we know you have your choice of carriers, but you chose us. so thank you. hello, hoda. we are excited. we're going for a little cruise today. >> we are. >> cruise day, booze day. >> it's a beautiful day on the water. it's going to be fun. if you were paging through "the washington post," which i tend to do, in the style section there's a picture and it's a little fuzzy of the salahi woman, and there is, in fact, now confirmed there will abe bravo show of the real housewives of washington, d.c. so the salahis -- >> we won't hold our breath. >> the deal turns out it was for a reality show after all. >> that's why they couldn't say, they couldn't say. it was top secret. you know how i feel about these shows. i know it's our sister network and all of that, but i do not understand the fascination. first of all, i got to admit i've never watched it once. >> you should watch it once just because. >> i've seen enough clips to know i don't want to watch it once. lots of people do and poom love them, but i don't think they'll real housewives at all. they just happen -- you know what i'm saying? they're very contrived situations. >> i agree, some situations are contrived, but i'm one of those people who was not sure i'm in. last night was the real housewives of new york reunion. i couldn't stop watching it. >> it's like a train wreck, right? >> it was act two. it was the second part of a three-part installment of the reunion of this. okay. i like her personally. jill has been on the show. i like her personally. >> let's listen to some drama. >> i was just having a really emotional day that day, and then when i saw you downstairs with jill stewart i felt a weird energy. it was three months. it was the first time i saw you, and the cameras were up and the cameras do change up. >> sometimes the cameras do change us she said. here's the thing. forget about this reunion, although it was fascinating and i was tweeting during it and everyone was crazy, he couldn't stop. i was exhausted and kept watching it, and i was more exhausted after it was over, but it's interesting. when you have a conflict with a friend, which is one of these things we all look at, are you someone who -- do you confront your friend and say, look, i need to discuss something with you because we have an issue? or do you go off and keep it inside, which some people do, or like they did in this case, they went off and told other friends about how upset they were with this particular friend? we know somebody in every category in our life. are you a confronter or not? >> i think it's best to confront in a loving way. speak the truth in the spirit of love. you got to have both. but you also have to pick your time, and it depends on the friendship. i had this exact same situation when the kardashian show first came out, chris jenner who i know -- i'm looking at david foster over there. we love chris jenner, don't we? she's one of my good friends for over 30 years, but i was aghast at what they were doing on this show, and i told her so. i said i love you, chris. i love you. i can't watch the show. >> you told her? >> my friend was fine because i told her i couldn't. >> i think part is confronting. some think the conflict will pass, so you sort of bury it a little bit and hope it doesn't -- i'm one of those people -- >> i think they tend to germinate. >> i think they do, if you don't have a strong foundation, too. i have trouble confronting, i really do. i'm getting better at it, because after a while something dies on the vine because you never had a discussion about it. >> you're more than halfway through your life, so it's about time to start, you know what i'm saying? >> all about making changes. >> speaking of making changes. never mind. that's another one. >> what were you going to say? >> no. it's a secret. it's a secret? >> it's a secret? there are a couple of songs floating around. if you're a fan of the world cup, may know this song. i wanted to see shakira singing waka waka. it's the official song of the world cup, and i clicked on it real quick before i came down, 2 million on youtube and a million and something on other. it's very energetic about africa, and it's fun. you can't see her, but you can get it. >> i love the fact that the world cup is getting double the ratings it did four years ago. people are really into it this year. i don't know why. >> i wonder if they'll get rid of the bighorns that sound like a jet engine. we need to do follow-ups on this kind of thing. we have a terrific singer in the house. her name is katherine jenkins. you don't know her -- >> i had not heard of her. >> on this side of the pond. in britain huge. ♪ fly away from here from this dark cold hotel room ♪ ♪ and the endlessness that you feel ♪ >> she sings beautifully, but it it doesn't hurt that she's drop-dead gorgeous. let's be real. >> i saw david foster's name was attached, so i said, okay, hit. he's a hit man, let's be honest. >> he's the hit machine. she'll sing later on in the show. >> david will be here, too, and play for us. what else is going on? >> i don't know if we should talk about this, but maybe we should. >> oh, my gosh. okay. >> so anyway, there is a new beauty treatment out there, and it's about bedazzling -- very call it bedazzling -- what do they call it? >> be careful. >> vajazzling. vajazzling. that's what they call it. >> as if it isn't perfect just the way it is. >> anyway, there's talk of while you do whatever you -- however you like to wear everything down there. >> i guess some women need -- i don't know. tell them what they do, hoda. >> they do some bedazzling downstairs. >> first of all you get completely deforested, and then crystals are applied individually or by a sheet with adhesive. >> they say the painful part isn't the bedazzling, it's the deforesting. that's always more painful. >> completely bare, name the company, says it lasts five days and costs -- wait a minute. please go back. please go back on that. what it costs? teleprompter. it said 75,000. i'm like what? >> including the waxing. >> it lasts for five days. >> it comes with a happy ending? >> why did you repeat that? why did you repeat that? oh, my gosh. jerry. >> i was like thank god jerry said it because no one heard, and then someone decided it was a good thing to repeat. >> i thought it was clever. anyway, would you ever do that? >> why are you repeating it, then? all right. i think we need to start running the crawl again. this is the time for the crawl. >> i don't think that's so bad. you know what's great? there's a big celebrity auction going on. ties worn by zach ef ron, steve correll, rain wilson and tim gunn. you can still bid on them. it's on ebay. zach ef ron is going for 157.50. there's time gunn's and they're right here on the table. >> you can keep doing that until thursday, june 12th at 12:01 a.m. >> this is good. the money goes to help guys who need help in that department. >> we have one of our interns that is going to model the one that zach ef ron has. he's never been on television before, and there he is. [ laughter ] >> he's a little nervous. he knows it's for a good cause. what's your name? >> i think wardrobe has tied this -- >> well, you know -- >> i cannot believe he's here. >> who? >> the intern? >> the intern. >> if i knew, i'd tell you. i'm telling you, this thing has gotten -- all the plood has gone to my head. i hope somebody buys this tie in a hurry. >> are you nervous about being on television? >> am i on television? >> yes. allegedly. >> because if i am, i'm nervous. >> why did you want to be in the intern program here at nbc? >> i don't think it's any of your business. i always wanted to be around cameras and lights and people talking and ties. >> so this is a big day for you, your dreams have come true? >> that's your story. uh-huh. >> wait. please review what is going on? why is tim conway here? >> tim conway called last week and said i want to be on your show. >> i never said that. did not. i asked for a couple of bucks, and you said hey, come on down. earn it. >> that's kind of true. tim is a great pal. tim, you know what, though? you need to come back to television, because you're like the male equivalent of betty white. let's start a campaign to get you hosting in the fall "saturday night live." >> yes. [ applause ] >> we are all for it. >> i normally sleep on saturday. >> how old are you now, tim? >> how old am i? i have about a week left. i look good towards the end, and this tie is helping because it controls the blood pressure. i'm 76 years old. >> 76 years old. still going strong, still doing about -- >> i get more applause if i said 80 probably. >> you can go on his website, timconw timconway.com, right? >> i don't know. you're the one announcing this. >> he appears all over the country still and with our good friend louise. >> and chuck mccann, too. he was right here in new york with a huge show. >> who was that? >> i don't know. tim mccann. >> tim, thank you for coming by. >> it's my pleasure to get out of bed and come down here and do this. >> and that is the zac efron tie he's modeling. adorable. >> i'd like to bid on it, too. >> i don't think we have time to go to sarah, do we? >> we'll check with you at the end of the show. >> coming up gillian michaels will make you lose it in one way or another when she moves in with you. first, these messages. pop-tarts®! i'll have a frosted strawberry... as an ice cream sandwich. ♪ chocolate fudge... on a stick please! 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[ mr. bluelight ] there's smart, and there's kmart smart. chances are if you don't host any houseguests this summer you'll probably be one. >> you know what they say, you don't know a person until you sleep with them or live with them. harriet is here, national syndicated advice columnist has etiquette advice no matter what side of the door you happen to be on. nice to see you. >> you too. >> you show up as a houseguest. should you bring something? >> you would bring something. i want to start with the host. you should prepare for the guest, and having spent so many days in hotel, i like to set up the room like a hotel room. here's what usually happens. you get the bed ready but nothing else. make room in the closet, have hangers. >> lots of people don't get the bed ready. some people who shall remain nameless but her initials are -- >> it's a quick trip. i went to kohl's and got these items. i got the robe. they have their pajamas and no robe. i have a little daughter. i don't want to see the man in his underwear or the lady inappropriate, you know? give he them robes. have robes in the bedroom. i like to provide toothbrushes and basic cleansing toiletries, but really nice ones. remember the men. these are men's products. men's sun products from anthony. you really care about him, too. >> isn't it nice enough you're having them in your home? my gosh, they're eating your foot and sleeping on your sheets. >> it's so nice when you treat them nicely. here's what they can do. i like for the guests to bring to not just get something, but instead think of something that has a story. go to your local wine story. i went to harlem vintage and had them cure rate wines with stories. so you can open the different bottles during the time with nem and explain to the host what the great wines are. if there are kids, make sure you have books for the beach, these are from barnes & noble. my favorite bakery is levan bakery. they make this incredible fruit tart, and they brought it to us today from wane scott. people order it. it's so great. it comes with a story. >> what if you live someplace else? can they ship that? >> you can go to the website and they'll tell you. your favorite bakery. >> you should lay out the rules before the person even shows, comes in. >> if there's some basics about how you run your house, let them know and what you're going to do. here's the agenda. we'll going to be home for this amount of time and going out for this. if there's a schedule, let them know. if they have children let them know what the expectations are for the kids. the kids can be in in room but not that room. >> what about pets? don't bring a pet. >> you need to ask. don't show up with extra people or pets without asking. >> guests are not allowed to bring guests. >> in advance. i would say for the guests also, say thank you. get a beautiful thank you card and write a personal handwritten message that says, i had a great time, and remember something about the experience that you write in that note. >> okay, harriet. >> great advice. thank you. >> not going to happen. >> not at all. still to come the hair straightening treatment that everybody is talking about. >> david foster and uk singing sensations katherine jenkins will perform live in the studio. ♪ [ male announcer ] try fixodent with a time-released formula. use just once per day for all-day hold. it is important to use the product as directed. for poor-fitting dentures, see your dentist. for hold from dawn to dark... fixodent and forget it. lose those lines, for up to a year! new juvéderm® xc is the gel filler your doctors uses to instantly smooth out lines right here. temporary side effects include redness, pain, firmness, swelling, bumps or risk of infection. ask your doctor about new juvéderm® xc. and you have that moment of... 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have you felt it in aspen? >> we felt it everywhere, the whole country has felt it. it was definitely less in aspen than in other parts of the country. we're very, very fortunate about that, but it's been great and this season is really shaping up. >> you're going to put this in the oven. >> you put it in the oven the day before you want to eat it. put it in the oven and let it roast overnight and let it go nice and slow. it will get crusty on the outside. it's great. it's going to let you -- it's going to let you prepare before your guests even get there, which is a nice thing. >> could you cook it outside, though, if you were in the mood? >> you can. it takes a long time. slow and low on pork shoulder is the best way to go. you have this. >> it looked like a charred rock. >> that's perfect. >> that's perfect, huh? >> this has been chilled overnight. you can see it's really beautiful. >> i don't know if i'm 100 on that, either. >> come on. this is perfect with beers and wine. you want to cut some steaks out of that, and then put them right on the grill when your guests show up. >> now we're talking. >> now i hear you. but the outside of this is a garlic and paprika and salt helps to carmelize the meat when it cooks. that charred flavor is amazing when you get to the middle of summer and really want those flavors. we're going to make a little sauce to go with this. >> okay. >> now, this is a very classic sauce they make in argentina. it's an herb sauce made with parsley and mint and cilantro, oregano. this is fresh oregano. we grow it. >> this is an sinteresting combination. >> they have mexican oregano, and then we have whole garlic cloves, smoked paprika and a little red wine vinegar, fresh line juice. >> what is this? >> extra virgin olive oil. please. >> all right. >> another half of that would be great. beautiful. beautiful. the nice thing is this can be done ahead of time as well, goes into the refrigerator. >> you want it chilled? >> i like it it room temperature, but you can make it ahead of time and pull it out whenever you have your guests show up and let it sit out for 20 minutes or thereabouts and bring the whole thing together. it's great on steaks, whether you go with beef steaks or pork steaks. >> this is what you get. it's nice and thick like pesto. >> we've taken these steaks and grilled them up, and i know this is going to seem a little bit different for both of you. >> why would you say such a thing? how do you know? how do you know what we do in our private time? >> you told me. >> yeah. >> here, hoda woman. >> it's grilled pork shoulder there. then we match it with a little bit of grilled peach and tomato sour and fresh basil. the tomatoes are coming up. >> is there a special beer you have there, too? >> this is a local brewery. this is a brooklyn brewery, and i think it's great with a little -- >> that's nice. >> okay. >> give it a shot. >> really tasty. >> what do you think? >> the meat is tender. i didn't think it was going to be tender looking at it, but it's delicious. >> that's not a pretty pig, but that's very delicious. have a great time at the festival. >> thank you. come out and he see us in aspen sometime. >> coming up we have some music for you. stick around after this. guys remember, we're a solar system. ♪ from the arms of angel ♪ from this dark cold hotel room ♪ mars is down...and... um, it's only 10am. who hasn't had their jimmy dean breakfast this morning? mmmm! now lets orbit i feel awesome. you're all awesome. jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches, fight the morning fade. comfort and softness to your family. now when you purchase specially marked downy, you help donate hand-made quilts and bring comfort to more than 10,000 hospitalized kids. downy. feel more. 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