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to her supporters, "today," th moving message she has sent to her supporters, "today," tuesday, december 7, 2010. captns paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on is tuesday morning. i'm meredith viera. >> and i'm matt lauer. we start this morning with the news that the international man hunt for julian aange is over. >> the arrest is tied to an investigation in sweden where assange is accused of rape and two counts of sexual molestation. also ahead he at home, most of the nation is in a deep freeze, temperatures ranging from single digits in the dakotas to the low 20s in the deep south. even below freezing in parts of florida this morning. this as the first major lake-eect snowstorm of the season plackblankets some towns two feet of snow. plus she is one of the biggest stars on the planet, matt's e-on-one interview with angelina jolie. let's get to the arrest of wikileaks founder julian assange. >> reporter: good morning to you. julian assange voluntarily turned himself into british police this morning. he now has to appear in a british court, and that is expected to happen at some point later today. assange's lawyer says a decision will be made whether assange will be extradid to sweden for questioning o allegations of sex crimes, allations he has repeatedly denied. assange is accused of sex crimes by two women in sweden. this document obtained by nbc news says the sex in august was consensual but later became no conssual after assange was no longer wearing protection. the latest released marketed by the government, not for internet distributi distribution. including factories pipelines and out terminals. so vital that if they were destroyed it would immediately affect the publichealth, economic security and/or national and homeland security in the united states. as well as the so- >> we have a serious criminal investigatn that's underway and we're looking at all of the things we can do to try to stem the flow of this information. >> reporter: nbc news has learned jihadists with links to al qaeda have begun an online discussion about how to use this latest leaked cable to their advantage. they write, we want to exploit this document. before his arrest today, assange threatened to release a secret cache of unreleased documents. one of the files is reportedly named insurance, locked by a 256 digit password. it's still unclear whether any of those files have been released. >> this is in no way any relati to the sdish arrest warra warrant. the schedule of information from the bank of cables will continue. >> reporter: assange is being isolated both y electronically. the site servers have been shut down in the u.s. and france, but hundreds of mirror sites set up by wikileaks supporters have popped up on the web. we're also getting our first official reaction from u.s. officials. defense secretary robert gates was just asked about the arrest in eastern afghanistan. he said, quote, i haven't heard that, but it sounds like good news to me. assange has not been formally charged with anything. that's important to note. in today's hearing, a magistrate will set bail for him, it's expected to be upwards of $150,000. assange has been soliciting support from his donors. >> peter, as always, thank you very much it's now 5 after the hour, here meredith. now to washington where president obama and republicans have reached a tentative deal that will extent the bush era tax cuts toll income levels. savannah guthrie has details and also the fallout. >> reporter: this is the classic compromise meaning nobody is entirely happy. the white house does have a deal with republicans, but the question today is can they sell it to democrats on capitol hill? announcing the framework of a deal, the president said his choice came down to compromise or watch taxes go up for all americans. >> i know there's some peopl in my own party and in the other party who would rather prolong this battle, even if we can't reach a compromise. i'm not willing to let working famies across this country become collateral damage for political warfare here in washington. >> reporter: the deal extends the busera tax rates for every taxpayer, including top earners, handing a loss to the president on an issue he made a centerpiece of his 2008 campaign. >> i want to roll back the bush tax cuts on the very wealthiest americans. >>eporter: the wte house won an extension of unemployment benefits for 13 months and the two sides agreed to a onyear payroll tax cutf 2%, about $800 in savings for a worker making $40,000 a year, also part of the tax cuts for businesses, college students and working families. the estate tax will be the same as before, 35% for inheritances over $5 million. the president now must convince his own party to go along with the deal. the initial concessio was cool at best. some lawmakers wanted the president to call the republicans' bluff, hold out for a better deal, even if it meant postponing any action until january. the president signaled that was not an option. >>s sympathetic as i am those who prefer a fight over compromise, as much as the political wisdom may dictate fighting over solving problems it would be the wrong thing to do. >> while vice president biden will attend a weekly meeting today. the president may work the phones as necessary. senior aides acknowledge here that the hardest sell right now is in the house of representatives. so what does it all mean for you and wall street? we're going to bring in cnbc's erin burnett. she is at the new york stock exchange this morning. what is the reactiono this agreement? >> christmas came early, our santa claus rally. ey weren't saying wheth they were going to get it this year or early next year, so we have a big rally. oil at a more than two-yea high. copper a record. across the board gains. so overall, good reception on wall street. >> it still has a price tag, it will add $900 billion to the national debt. can we afford this? >> the answer is no. the budget is 43,000 pages and we have to make cuts to get out of this problem. if these tax cuts succeed getting more people working over the next two years, we will b able to afford a tax doucut the. if we didn't give people over $250,000 a break here, we pay $60 billion a year. we give universal health care for free. so the numbers are very big. we can't afford it over the long-term, but if this works over two years, it may have been worth it. >> but we're still digging ourselves into a deepe hole. >> we are borrowing money to do this, there is no question. the question is will it trickle wn, will it work in creating jobs? and wall street at least for now is buying into it. >> erin burnett, thank you very much. on to the weather, almost every corner of the nation is waking up to an arctic blast this morning. bitter cold temperatures from coast to coast. the weather channel's mike seidels in northeast pennsylvania with more on this. mike, good morning to you. >> reporter: goomorning, matt, it has now snowed in syracuse 73 hours nonstop. that's right. yesterday a record setting december in syracuses a little over a foot. let me take you back and show you what it looked like here in northwest pennsylvania. erie, pennsylvania, snow and blowing snow. nearby edinburgh has 35 inches on the ground. unlike last week, the main thoroufare, interstate 90 was wide open between buffalo, erie and cleveland. it's not the snow that's getting to us, it's the cold air, the jet stream continuing to show that arctic dip all the way down to the gulf coast in florida. it's cold this morning in the sunshine state, but it may be even a bit colder tomorrow morning as temperatures hithe freezing point of a low down to near 40 in miami, and, matt, how about this? 26 year this morning, right now it's also 26 in tallassee, florida. back to you. >> mike seidel in pennsylvania this morning. mike, stay warm, thank you. and now here's redith. as mike mentioned, the bitter cold has folks shivering as far south as florida. kerry sanders is in florida. >> repter: it's cold and still getting colder as the sun comes up. in the last hour, it's dropped about a degree, we're at 33 degrees, i'm standing here at one of the strawberry farms and they're very concerned that the temperature might tonight to drop, even as the sun comes up. th's why they have turned on the sprinklers here in the last hour, the idea is to coat the strawberries in water, and if it drops below 32 degrees, it will create a blanket of ice over the strawberries so if the temperature continues to drop even more, it won't go below 32 degrees. this is not a one-night event, they're already looking forward to tonight where it could be even colder. for folks who come to florida on vacation, the forecast is you may have to wait until the weeken to enjoy what florida is known for, warm weather in winter. >> when is all this going to d? that's the question for al who's upstairs checking it out. >> the answer lies in the jet stream, you can see it dips down almost to miami, 22 in nashville, 13 in indianapolis. these are current temperatures. afternoon highs, only 21 in indianapolis, 50 in tallahase. temperature departures almost 20 degrees below normal in tallahassee. we look for a change comg by thursday. the jet stream still to the south, but we have got moderating air coming in thanks to high pressure. by thursday, a high of 35 degrees in new york city. we'll have the forecast coming up. our elf on the shelf continues to hang out here, matt? >> keep an eye on him. we're going to get the rest of al's forecast in a moment. but now some sad news, elizabeth edwards cancer fight has taken a turn for the worse. doctors have told her that further treatments would be unproductive. she is resting at her home with her children and her estranged husband. >> reporter: elizabeth edwards hasaged a courageous battle against cancer. >> i'm elizabeth edwards. >> reporter: on monday, 61-year-ol elizabeth edwards announced she was suspending treatment for her cancer after doctors told her it had spread to her liver. in a statement, she said the days of our lives for all of us are numbered, we know thatbut i have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days i do have are made all the more meaningful. >> she's got her children, her sisters and john is coming and going. >> my husbd, my love and your next vice president, john edwards. >> their lifelong dreams both personal andublic were touched by heart ache and scandal. in 1996, their teenaged son wade was killed in a car accident and in 2004, edwards began a six-year battle with breast cancer. >> cancer is not a straight line, it's up and down. >> reporter: in 07, she stood with john sayg her cancer had returned. >> we're always going to look for the silver lining, it is who we are as people. anwe'll continue to do it. >> reporr: then tabloid whispers about john's affair became full blown headlines putting the couple's 30-year marriage in turmoil. >> this is a lot worse than i had ever expected. >> reporter: last year, after finding that john had fathered a child out of wedlock, she made the decision to separate from john. >> we had been married for 33 years, been with him longer than that and every time something monumental has happened in my life and particularly the bad things, have had him to lean on and that was no longer going toe the case. and so i was going to be on my own in a way that i hadn't ever really been, and that was pretty terrifying, particularly faced with a disease, young children and a fairly uncertain future. >> reporter: she continued speaking out for health care, even opening a small business. >> welcome to the red window. >> reporter: a furniture shop she showed off in september talking about her new relationship with john. >> it's really hard to use a word like forgiveness. but we found a new way of interacting with one another that is healthy and healthy for the kids and easy f us which is great. >> reporter: now she is gathered at home with her friends and family, including he children. >> i have had the opportunity, you know, to he these great children, i have had wonderful friends, i have had experiences that, you know, they coun't be replaced and opportunities to talk about things that matter to me. >> reporter: a family friend told the associated press that while elizabeth edwards is indeed gravely ill, she is in no pain and in good spirits. matt? >> ron mott in chapel hill, north rolina. >> a correspondent who's covered elizabeth edwards extensively, sondra, good to see you. talking to members of her family and friends, what do they tell you? >> she found out last week and is at peace with where she is right now. she has a house full of relatives which is how she always wanted it and they're telling stories, looking through old photos and having as many laughs as tears. >> one of the things we don't often say about elizabeth, she's a beautiful writer a this message to her supporters is a good indication of that. >> yes, and she wrote it a couple of days agond the family decided that once rumors started to bubble up that she had been hospitalized, that she was gravely ill, they decided let's put something out there, and s wte something a couple days ago and they posted it for her on facebook. >> her relationshipith john edwards has been tumultuous at best, but she said something to me, she said it's important to her to keep shedding a positive light on john for the children because they were going to need him. >> she has suggled with her feelings and the wounds that run very deep. for the children, she's put on a brave face and kept that relationship intact. he's at the house this week, helping with the children, helping get takeout for the family that's visiting and he's very much a part of that famil >> how are the kids doing? >> you know, you can only guess that it's very difficult. but remember that elizabeth had been preparing them for this. she, years ago started writing a dying letter she called it so she would have the advice to pass on and always be there with a mother's wisdom, even when she couldn't be there physically. so as much as two little chilen can be prepared, she has do a mother's work in preparing them. >> sondra, thank you so much for joining us this morning and our thoughts and prayers we want to say are with elizabeth edwards this morning. let's get a check of the morning's stop stories. >> defense secretary robert gates is in afghanistan to assess the progress of a nearly decades long conflict. he will determine the feasibility of starting troop withdrawal in july of 2011. the u.s. supreme court will decide whether or not walmart will face the largest class action employment lawsuit in history. 1.5 million current and former fele employees are suing the retail giant for gender discrimination, saying they were paid less and promoted less often than men. walmart is challengi the massive case. plans to turn the five islands along the seaboarder with north korea into military for tress. the death toll from cholera in haiti has now officially passed 2,000. and nearly 100,000 have been sickened by the water borne illness. cholera has gripped the earthquake ravaged country since november. a daily dose o aspirin cuts the risk of some cancersy up to 20%. but doctors warn that aspirin can cause bleeding and other problems. one of the things is not like the other. those are actually as you take a look here, chinese scientists dressed like pandas, they want to keep the bear's human contact to a minimum so the cubs born in captivity can be releas into the wild. the jets tookush of tone of worst pummelings of the scene. the patriots took the game 45-3. a t of bruised and battered jetsans around here this morning. we go back out to matt, meredith and al. >> all right, natalie, thas very muc >> it is cold. >> i think the jets showed up wearing a uniform looking like a panda. yeah, it's cold and it's goi and e cold o winds continue to blow here. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein on this tuesday morning wfrm e have it down in the 20with winds gus gusting over o 30 miles an hour. bringing snow into the mountains as well. five toten inches of additional snow there today. highs reaching the mid-30s. around our region clouds racing through. many flurries. winds settle down ursday, still cold, >> a that'sour latest weather. and a man facing charges of murdering his wife while on their 1yu69d just ahead, angelina jolie opens up. and sarah palin goesamping with kate gosselin. how did that go? 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"news 4 today" begins every weekday morning 459:30. join us tomorrow for all the news, weather, and 8 it is 7:30 now on this seventh day of december, 10. it is cold out there, one of the coldest mornings of the year so r. i'm matt lauer, alongside meredith viera. a revealing look at the life of a prostitute on the las vegas strip from a former escort who has dedicated her life to saving women caught up in this industry. she's going to share her story just ahead. and oscar winner angelina jolie, we're going to talk about her children and what she is most thankfu for. why did sarah palin take kate gosselin and her eight kids camping? the american whoerved time in australia for manslaughter in his wife's honeymoon death has just arrived back in alama to face some new charges. jeff rossen was on the flight. >> reporter: we arrived here in birmingham, alama just matter of hours ago overnight. it was a pretty short flight we took from atlanta here to birmingham. we took a commercial flight and a lot of people on the plane. they took him off the plane, put him in a police car and brought him here to the jefferson county jail. the crime itself happened around the world in australia, but prosecutors have charged him with murder here in his hometown saying this is where he hatched the plot to kill his new wife. sitting in coach in the last row of the plane, gabe watson winged across the country overnight, handcuffed inside his jacket, sitting next to two officers. do you still claim this was an accident, what happened in australia? nbc news wasn board the flight, bound for alabama where prosecutors say watson married tina thomas and planned her murd. in fact just 11 days after their wedding, tina was dead. on the flight, watson was emotionless and unresponsive. waiting for him in alabama, tina's family. >> the one thing that we have held on to is that we owe tina to see that justice is done a gabe watson needs to face the evidence before a jury for that to happen. >> reporter: it was 2003, the couple was on tir dream honeymoon, a scuba diving adventure in australia's great barrier reef. but deep under the sea, tina's life was about to end. another diver snapped this chilling photo showing tina motionless on the ocean floor, 100 feet down. gabe watson told police he tried to save his wife, but couldn't. >> she was looking up, had both of her arms out, stretched up, like looking at me, with her arms out. >> reporter: but police concluded this was no accident. they say gabe gripped tina in a bear hug and turned off h air supply and that killed her. watson was convicted of manslaughter in australia and serv an 18-month sentence. prosecutors there couldn't prove murder, only that watson, a certified rescue diver failed to help as his wife died. >> reporter: why didn't you try to save your wife? which brings us to this moment, alabama prosetors have taken an unusual bold stance saying the crime,000 mile asway started here at home. >> we think the prosecution of gabe watson in the united states is ridiculous. >> reporter: with gabe watson back on u.s. soil, his lawyer is fighting back, calling alabama's prosecution grandstanding. >> there's an absolute lack of evidence that show gabe watson had anything to gain from his young wife's murder and furth that he did anything to kidnap her or to trick her to go on her honeymoon. >> reporter: but for tee tina's family, -- australia agreed to send watson back here to the u.s. on one condition, that prosecutors here in alabama wouldn't try for the death penalty against him. australia is against the death penalty. american officials agreed and this morning gabe watson if convicted faces lifen prison here. >> troy king is alabama's attorney general and heoins us now exclusively, attorney general king, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> he's back in rmingham, alabama now, how quick do you think a trial might begin in this case? >> as quickly as can be. we are anxious to get this case to trial. tina's family is anxious to see justice done. i'm sure gabe watson is anxious to put this behind him. >> will there be a bond or bail hearing? is it possible he would be released before trial? >> anybody who's followed this case knows, none of the rules have been followed to this case, but i expect alabama judges to follow it and i expectim to stay in prison. >> you're charging gabe watson with two counts of capital murder, plotting to kill his wife tina for financial gain. you intend to show that gabe watson killed his wife tena to collect on a life insurance policy. but gabe wasn't the beneficiary on any insurance policy. >> he didn't know that, matt, that's the problem. he thought he was the beneficiary. we believe we can prove it or we wouldn'tave charged him with it. >> can you make a case proving that someone believed they were a beneficiary when the paper work shows they re not? >> sure. there will be testimony to that effect. so absolutely we can. we proventent all the time. >> the second count of capital murder is that he abducted his wife to accplish the murder. how do you go about proving that. >> there's case law in alabama, matt, that says if i picked you up in birmingham and told you we were going to go to huntsville on a shopping trip, but i intended to kill you in huntsville all the time, we can charge you in birmingham for a kidnap. >> it is not sounding like an open and shut case, let me tell you that. mr. watson's attorney who we saw in that piece said trying to prove that gabe watson abducted tina is ridiculous theory because you would have to prove that gabe, quote, tricked tina into falling in love with him, into marrying him and traveling halfway acss the world and going scuba diving. >> that's what defense attorneys get paid to say. the factf the matter is if this was easy, australia would have done it. >> if they didn't feel in australia that they had sufficient evidence to press forward with a murder charge, what new evidence can you bring to the table that makes you sure you can get that conviction? >> matt, we don't know ether the prosecutors could have gotten a murder conviction or not. we know that the law enforcement believed it. we know that the people who testifie at the inquest believed it. we know that the prosecutors then betrayed everybody in the process. so we don't know what the prosecutors could have proved in australia and that's precisely the point. >> it's more of a function of your term ending. this happened seven years ago, you are not going to be attorney general after january, a guy named luther strange is going to be that attorney general. have you spoken to mr. strange? does he plan to go forward with this prosecution? >> in alabama, justice doesn't have a shelf life. you don't get to run out the clock on a politician's term and get away with murder. we believe that gabe watson committed a crim a grand jury in alabama believes me committed a crime. we indicted him and we plan to convict him. >> have you talk with luther strange about it? >> we have talked abt many cases. i inherited cases from my predecessor and we pursued them because that's what my oath of office required. i can't see him betraying the oath of office. cold weather in the teens with gusting weather at 30 miles an hour. some could again five to ten inches of i diggsal snow tonight. clouds racing through, might produce a few flurries. lighter winds, thursday, stil cold, warminging up friday into the weekend. >> you can keep track of your weather all day long, the weather channel on cable and weather.com online. a former escort reveals the life of a las vegas prostitute. we'll talk to her right after this. uh, a little help... oh! you know shipping is a lot easier with priority mail flat rate boxes. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus, you can print and ay for postagonline. and i can pick them up for free with package pickup. perfect! cause i'm gonna need a lot of tse. wow! i knew i should have brought msleigh. priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.90 only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. and 2 minutes to christmas? 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>> there were a few times i couldn't stop lauing and i screwed up the tapes for hours on end. it was important we didn't take ourselves too seriously. because i was playing such a lady and he was playing a math teacher, so that in itself was funny. >> i'm elise. >> i'm frank. >> that's a terrible name. maybe we can find you another. >> sometimes when we're about to do an interview, they give us this information and some of it you know i just put in therey publicists to make things interesting, but there's some things that catch your attention. the idea that you took manners classes to play this role? >> there wasn't someone you could call and say come over and give m a class. there was a way of studying certain things, reading about certain things, learning about dance ass but it all added up to the samehing which is she needs to speak more elegany, she needs to sit more poised. >> doesn't that come naturally for you? >> i'm not completely clumsy or gross, but i'm not -- there's something about this type of woman that didn't come naturally to me that she's extremely -- she takes h time with everything. i'm an ameran, i get -- i do ten things before breakfast. >> you're in venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world d yet your house is there. it's not as if you can just go with the kids and the family and say let's do veni. you had boat loads of paparazzi following you. how does that impact the exsneere experience? >> it sounds like we were trapped, but we were hing sunday breakfast at our favorite place and we were sneaking out indecoy boats. >> that stakes a village and a lot of prep? >> it takes a lot of prep, but we do maneuver through all that stuff. >> at this stage have you fig yu youred out why? you mu sit around your house with curlers in your hair a say what is it that they find out me that's so fascinating? >> i don't find myself that interesting in that way. i would like to think i have become a better woman as i have gotten older and i have a full life. but i do the same thing every day my natural life. i wear the same thing. i don't go out. but i feel like it happens to everybody. it's just a wei time right now where there's just so much of all of that for everybody and people are either -- it's just a new world. >> is it a phase? you think we'll get over it? can you gut the jeannie back in the bottled until are you looking down at a time when it's not going to be important for you to be in front of the camera an behind the camera might be a nice little hidden place for you? >> i must prefer being behind the camera. i love it. >> what personality traits do you need to be a good director. >> i hope i know. i hoe i am a good one. >> what do you think are your strengths and weaknesses? >> i had a crew, we were part of a family and i think that comes from i genuinely respect -- i respect people and i'm curious about what they do and i want to give them the power to do what they do best without getting in their way. >> durin the holidays, we generally stop and think what we are thankful for. when you look at the life that you have created for yourself, and the life you and brad have created together, what are you thankful for? >> that we have our health and that we have this time together that we get to explore and laugh and learn and have that warm love that is, you know, what makes life worth living. >> they're young now, but they're going to get to an age, they're going to be 30 one day, they're going to be asked that question, what was your childhood like? 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[ male announcer ] how would you use toyota technology to make a better world? learn how to share your ideas at toyota.com/ideasforgood. this morning on "today's" health home, just how clean is your kitchen? we decided to send one of those restaurant inspectors into a viewer's home. maureen donahue has been known to spend up to 10 hours a day in her kitchen. >> i like to cook whenever i'm home. i li to make lots of stuff. >> stuff like chocolate and kieshes that she loveso share with her friends. >> what do we he this week? >> we have spinach and mushroom sandwiches. >> and since so many people are devouring maureen's delicacies, she takes extra steps to ensure that her kitchen is clean so that the food she prepares in it is safe to eat. >> if it's my family, i don't worry about germs so much because it's my family. but for other people it's different. there's people in the library that may take a cookie and i don't even know em. >> so to satisfy her food safety concerns, she sent in a pro. >> i with the orange county health department. we'll do a little inspection of your kitchen today. >> and he should know, after 41 years of being the authority on whether rtaurants meet the county health code. dave's first stop, the refrigerator. >> the first thing we take a thermometer and see, it's supposed to be 37. the temperature the 40 degrees, so that's fine. this filter is probably in need of some cleaning. this is a bolt, which if you hit i it. >> maureen also got positive marks for her microwave. >> looks nice, no pblems here. >> and her cutting board. >> the cutting board, when they get cut up, you can't clean them. these are inreat shape, but they can be washed and sanitized. >> the sponge has all kinds of holes in them. you can't wash these holes out, it breeds bacteria. we recomnd a brush. >> and maureen received mixed results when it came to storing r utenls and plate ware. >> store these with the handles all the same way sohen you grab one, you're not touching another one that touches food. and the plates should be in a separate cabinet. >> so food should be food and plates should be plates. >> after a thorough investigation, the results are in. >> i didn't see any public health hazards, so you would pass inspection. >> oh, good. thank you very much. >> so what can you do to make sure your kitchen passes inspection we have good housekeeping's editor. >> whether you're cooking or cleaning, everything has to be disinfected. a tablespoon of bleach, a gallon of water, let it sit for five minutes and tn wipe it down with a sponge. >> and you're done. let's move on to counter tops and handles. with people touching everything. >> the handles, the lever on the faucet. the easy way is to get a disinfecting cleaner. you need to make sure it's epa approved. under the directions, look and see how long it says that the surface needs to stay wet, because what actually kills the germs is evaporation. for some cleaners, it stays wet for only 10 seconds. >> what about sponge versus brush. >> a lot of people don't like using a brush. what you need to do is disinfect it. six tablespoons of bleach in a gallon of water, do it every week or . >> are you talk about plastic or glass. >> we found in our testing that glass slips a lot. what's gre about plast is that you can put it in your dishwasher on the sanitizing ike cycle. >> you can buy those packs where one is for poultry, one is for -- >> especially if you use wooden cutting boards, raw meat, bleach is your friend a you want to sanitize it first with dish washing liquid and then soak it in the bleach sluolution and th wash it again. >> if there are crevasses in your wooden cooking board, you want to sand them down? >> really plastic is the best option and it's the least hassle and it's the least work. >> there's a lot of technology to help us in the kitchen and prevent germs from spreading. >> this is from lysol and this dispenses soap, you never have to touch it. and there's faucets. this is slick. all you do is it senses your motion and then opens it. if you're in front of it for more than three seconds, then it knows that you're doing big job and it stays open. if you're scraping plates, it understands that. >> thank you as always 8:26 is your time now. it is 29 frigid degrees out. there tom will tell us about your very cold forecast after the news. good morning. i'm eun yang. new prince county george's executive rusher baker will meet with the county officials and firefighters today. he'll replace rerto hilton with an interim chief 27-year-old mack magaw. he will also re good morning. we stillave the winds gusting and the temperatures in the 30s, 20s. high 30s with pluftry winds. tomorrow, the winds should diminish by tomorrow afternoon. still cold and thursday with lighter winds. >> earlier accident accident at mall cob x has cleared but 270 south still a mess. south still a mess. eun, bac[ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ othee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ 8:30 now on a tuesday morning, it's the seventh day of december, 2010. our crowd is in a giving mood and who can blame them. she's going to be back a little later on singing for us, live in our studio. and if you can get down here in the next couple of days, you can still donate toys up until december 22, for more information, gto our website todayshow.com. >> out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with meredith viera, al roker and natalie morales. >> coming up the well, we can blame the winds coming out of the noerkt and west. geing a few clouds coming through now. right now it's still in the mid the to upper 20s througut the gion. 29 at national airport. windchills in the teens. highs toy only in the mid-30s. might be even a few flurries coming tomorrow. more of the same tomorrow. should be a little bit lower. then remaining cold with lighter winds thursday and finally warming up friday into the weekend. >> i will take rponsibility for telling you thathe weather channel on cable or weather.com online is where you need to go to get your weather. when we come back, our good friend jane pauley tells us the storof a woman who changed her life with chocolate, but first, this is "today" on nbc. back now at 8:37, the series your life calling today. jane pauley has been working with -- >> widowed with three kids, antoinette had to re -- she loved it, even the 75-hour workweeks. but at 53, her life was calling again. a doctor delivered the message. >> some people thrive on har work. antoinette little was just a can-do kind of person. >> until your docto said you can't do this anymore. >> he goes out and talks to my family and tells my family, if she doesn't quit, she's going to die. >> chest pains and dizzy spells were symptoms of a serious heart condition. >> but you loved youjob? >> and i still miss it. >> it wasn't just a paycheck she missed. >> it's a feeling of accomplishme. it's like do i have a purpose? >> thenswer to antoinette's purpose was antoinette's chocolates joe, her husband of 20 years h been nudging her towards culinary school. >> we were walking around, and he said, let's just go in and look around. >> joe, that was on purpose. you dope, you can't tell me that. i'm just finding this out. >> it was no coincidence because knew you were not happy. >> yeah. >> she signed up that day. >> oh, my god, they were so young. i was the oldest one in class, of course. >> by how many hearses? >> ten, 20? >> 30. easily 30. >> one course led to anoer until she could call herself a chef. >> starting a business is easier said than done. i thought i could be like martha stewart and the board of health says you can'use your home kitchen. >> phillipsburg, new jersey, a town like antoinette trying to reinvent herself. >> by historic and charming, i mean it needed a lot of work. oh, yes, more money. >> the kitchen rovation alone cost $35,000. you're doing really well. >> a lot of pele can't do this. >> she can make 300 truffles a day. >> this actually is work. antoinette's chocolates, a handmade high end confecti. she has both the store and a website. >> how many employees do you have? >> just me. >> antoinette's chocolates. >> but after years of running a law firm, there's not much she can't do. on a day-to-day basis, you're the accountant? >> yes. >> you're your in house legal. >> yes. >> you do your it, your computer work. >> yes. >> you're a web designer. >> yes. >> what else. >> make the chocolate. >> but after three years, she's just breaking even. >> i don't think you're in it for the money. >> i'm in it for the smiles. i don't have 60 attoeys, it's just different. it's almost like a zen feeling, working with chocolate. warm, silky, soothin it's therapeutic. >> and the proof is not in the tasting. at , antoinette is not only happy, but healthier. chocolate, romantic, said duck ti seductive, delicious and maybe a lifesaver. >> after three years, antoinette is finally in the black, but just breaking even. that's the reality check. she has yet to write herself a paycck. which is par for the course when starting a new business. join join -- in the spirit of the holidays, i brought you a box of antoinette's handmade, not by me, chocolates. >> it's interesting to me compared to other people that you profiled, she didn't choos reinvention, it was forced upon her. >> and she's very happy, as you see, and still the law firm, she'll admit quite freely, i still miss it. so not everyone is looking for their bliss or their dream. she had to make this happen. >> well, i'm for one very glad thathe did. >> i am too. >> jane pauley, thank you very mu. up next, easy holiday recipes. "today's" holiday kitchen is brought to you by hershey's kisses, delightfully delicious, one of a kind. and this morning on "today's" holiday kitchen, we're talking about fabulous recipes and easy ts for entertaining family and friends. her new cookbook is called barefoot contessa. it is about letting the host or hostess relax and enjoy the afternoon or the evening. >> i just think when you cook, erybody shows up. and that's what i care out. >> you believe that when people walk into the house for a party, you don't want to overwhelm them with food right off the bat. >> i want it to smell great when people walk in. the first thing is rosemary roasted nuts. so i've got a combination of pecans and whatever you have, almonds and cashews. >> a little sweetness, a little brown sugar. >> hold on. >> a little olive oil. in fact i used canola oil so it all sticks, which is great. and you want a little bit of maple syrup. a little sweet maple syrup. and the whole thing goes into the oven. >> i'll mix those up. >> we have garlic -- are you cooking or am i cooking? >> i'll help you cook. >> garlic and olive oil, you heat it up. don't let that garlic burn, though. >> you want to add white wine, put it in, and lots of lemon. the zest has so much flavor. and we have a little bit of thyme and oregano. you want that to ck for just a second. brush them with olive oil. these are chicken breasts with the bone out. >> bone out? why is that? >> i think they're a little more elegant. and this goes right in the pan. and then you put the chicken on top, it goes into the oven. 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. it depends on how thick the chicken breasts are. >> and if it' not brown, stick it under the broiler for a few minutes? >> happy holidays. >> and lots of lemon so i cooks all togeth. and right into the oven. >> your ftc version of the cooking show. >> sauteed onions and chicken stock. you give it a good stir for about ten minutes. >> and then you put in toasted ne nuts, it gives it a little more flavor and a little color. you've got string beans and sauteed shallots. >> this is looks great. >> this is cranberry and apples. >> and orange juice and some brown sugar and this batter is just like making eggs. so -- >> the hard part is not getting it all. >> how about if i help? >> sure. >> and you put it in the oven and it bakes like that. >> beautiful. but you have to have a gorgeous table setting. >> and what's it called? >> it's a raspberry royal. >> happy holidays. >> so much none. >> meredith, nice to have you here on your last day. a live performance from natasha here on your last day. a live performance from natasha benning. forty years ago, he wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our ilitary, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to alth care options. learn more with our free usaa retirment guide. call 877-242-usaa. have you tried honey bunches of oats with real strawberries? wow.it'seri. they're everywhere. it's in the bunches, on the flakes, even real strawberries in the mix. can i have some more honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. it's delicious. nobody does it quite like us. ♪ [ male announcer ] we touch a lot of things throughout the day. so it's nice that clorox disinfecting products help kill the germs that can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours. ♪ feels sweet when i can touch you ♪ (greenery) fruit cake. how are ya? 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was thought to be in remission, but the cancer returned three years ago. on monday, 61-year-old elizabeth edwards announced she was suspending treatment for her cancer after doctors told her it had spread to her live >> she's with the people that she love her children, her sister, her brother-in-law. john is coming and going as well he's very much involved in the kids' lives and in her life. >> my rock, my love and your next vice prident john edwards. >> on the campaign trail, elizabeth was a force behind her husband's campaign. in 1996, their teenaged son wade was killed in a car accident and in 2004, edwards began a six-year battle with breast cancer. in 2007, she stood with john when they announced her cancer had returned, both saying he should continue his run for the white house. >> we're going to always look for the silver lining, it is who we are as people and we'll continue to do it. >> reporter: but then tabloid whispers about john's affair became full blown headlines putting the couple's marriage of 30-plus years in tunnfurm oil. >> finally last year with john finding that he had fathered a child out of wedlock, she decideded to separate from john. >> i was going to be on my own in a way that i maybe hadn't everybody really been and that was pretty terrifyi, particularly faced with a disease, young children and a fairly uncertain future. >> reporter: she continued speaking out for health care, even opening a small business, now she has gathered at home with friends and family, including her children. >> i have had the opportunity to have these great children, i have had wonderful friends, i have had experiences tt really couldn't be replaced and opportunities to talk about things that matter to me. >> reporter: a family friend told the associated press that why would elizabeth edwards is indeed gravely ill, that she is in no pain and is in good spirits. natalie. >> ron mott, thanks so much. relief should com later this beak for the eastern half of the country, lake-effect snow piled up and farmers as far south as florida took emergency steps to protect their crops from thecold. israeli officials say they found the cause of that massive forest fire that killed 42 people. police have taken a 14-year-old boy into custody who confessed to throw iing -- the death toll from cholera in haiti has now officially passed 2,00 cholera has gripped the earthquake ravaged nation since october. u.s. supreme court is set to deci whether or not walmart will face the largest class action employment lawsuit in history. 1.5 million former and current female employees are sng the retail giant for gender discrimination. walmart is challenging the massive case. us airways flight made an unscheduled landing. the manchester terrier and his 89-year-old owner were allowed to continue their trip, though on a different flight. and it's a tough job, but somebody's got to be the champion couch potato. the aspiring spuds competed for a $10,000 grand prize. in the end it was a three-way tie. the guys broke the world record of 86 hours of continuous tv watching without falling asleep. that is just plain unbelievable. seven minutes past yes, those cold winds continue to blow out of the northwest. it's making our sky watcher camera jump around. we have a few clouds coming through. some may produce a few flurries day. it's still 20s to near 30s and the windchills are in the teens. the afternoon highs are in the 30s. the winds should diminish tonight and tomorrow. still cold. colder than average on thursday. should be warming up on friday into the weekend. might get rain sunday. time for joy's diet s.o.s. joy bauer, "today's" nutritionist and the creator of the brand-new dvd, yjoy bauer slim down. joy, good to see you. >> we're going to go to skype right now. good morning, helen. >> good morning, how are you? >> we're great. what's your question? >> this time of year gets kind of hectic and i have a hard time keeping my energy levels up, what are some ways with food and maybe supplements that i can increase my energy levels at this time. >> the first thing you need to know that there are no safe supplements that can magically boost your energy level. it really boils down to getting a good night's sleep and some strategies with your food. there are some things from the food perspective. first you want to make sure that you're feeding your body and your blood sugars every four to five hours. you don't want those blood sugars to dip because it's going to zap your averaenergy. you want to make sure you have some source of protein which means more prolonged energy. you want to nix the soda, the cookies and the candy. you want to drink throughout the day, stay hydrated. >> when you talk about drinking, you're talking about water. >> water. >> otherwise you're confusing our director joe michaels. >> and when all else fails, here's another drink that will do the trick. coffee or tea, because caffeine will help to temporarily wake you up. >> but in moderation? >> you have to figure out what your sensitivity level is with caffeine and then you can judge it from there. but a good night's sleep is the most important. >> let'so to the phone, we have got barron in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> caller: i love eating ham during the holidays, but due to its high sodium, i'm afraid to eat it. i'm wondering if i can cut the sodium down either by a particar type i buy or how i prepare it? >> unfortunately, holiday ham is supersalty because it's cured. salt is a part of the ham making process. a splurge here and there is perfectly fine especially if you don't have high blood pressure. you can buy fresh ham that's uncured and unprocessed. the issue is going to be it's not going to taste like your normal traditional holiday ham because salt is such a big flavor feature. >> and then there's an alternative. >> you can also make a pork tenderloin. tenderloin is leaner and far less salty than cured ham. a there and's marineades and rubs that work well. >> finally we got a viewer e-mail. this one from vivian in ontario canada. she says i know white sugar is someing to avoid, but what about pure honey? i put a teaspoon in my oatmeal every morning. >> in moderation, it's okay, that would mean one to two teaspoons in your cereal. just likwhite sugar, honey needs to be moderated. for some reason, people tend to give honey a healthier reputation than white sugar. but it's such a minuscule ount, it translates to almost nothing. what about agabe. . >> you can use less agave. it does not elevate your blood sugars like honey and sugar does, but it's got some other issues as well. it elevates triglycerides. whether it's honey, whether it's sugar,hether it's agave. go for the one that you like the taste the best, but just minimize the amount that you're using, go for one or two teaspoons. ju moderate. >> but we don't want to moderate it watching your new dvd. >> i want to moderate the couch potato. everything from jewelry to 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>> they are, they're about $59, and you can throw them in the wash which is great. i alway like to put my son down and take a picture of himith his name over the blanket. they have a whole variety of animals on them too, which is fun. >> and these are by airal rose. and stools, i got one of these actually for my son luke. and they're really great. it's not just a handy gift, but it's fun for them. it's a little puzzle. >> my son can't sit on this quite yet, but i can use it to reach ings high in his closet. it's perfectly sized for him. he can use i to learn his colors, his letters. and i can see him someday down the line, he's going to be using it to brush his teeth at the sink. >> and books are also the gift that keeps on giving. >> they have a holiday option, and all sorts of options, pirate stories, fair y tales. >> you should move this week to order, but you'll be able to get it by christmas if you put in your order this week. >> and over here, how can you go wrong with a gorgeously adorable classic. and this one is so soft. >> they're so soft. >> i just love that. >> these are two gifts and they are sold separately, but it comes as two gifts in one. there's the teddy bear but there's a sweater that you can actually take off the bear and put it on your child. and then when your child grows out of the sweater, you can put it back on the bear. >> these are traditional but at the same time very personal. i know everybody' always overwhelmed by all the toys they have in their house. so these are things they'll actually use. >> you should move quick. >> we have all the info on our website, and also todayshow.com. >> thank you very much, meredith. congratulations again, a little teddy, we look forward to meeting him. back in a moment, but first "today" on nbc. taylor swift, they're going to duke it out. >> a big cat fht downstairs. >> taylor's going to talk about her new cd and the whole bit. >> and she's on entertainme weekly's entertainer of the year. >> big deal. >> she'll be 21 next ek, she can't drink with you girls. >> i want her to marry cody. i think that can be arranged. >> up next after your news and weather. beaiful day outside, but it is cold out there. below freezing in the nation's capital. 31 degrees. the windchill making it feel even colder than that. 9:56 is the time right n. tuesday, december 7, 201 i'm barbara harrison. in the news at this hour, montgomery police are looking for a man who assault and tried to o kidn a woman over the weekend. police say this man grabbed a woman as she got off a metro bus at wheaton clarridge park and tried to drag her into the woods. the attack was stopped by man walking by. let's take a lok at the forecast. tom? >> well, understand till we get tom, lit's find out about traffic on the road. >> hi, barbara, we're looking at a problem on the beltway. westbound toll road after the beltway, an accide blocking the two left lanes that point and you're going to find heavy traffic getting ther go to the southbound side of 270 leading to the spur, past river road and the legion bridge into virginia, it's rush hour, otherwise it's fine. barbara, back to you. >> thanks very much. of course, we'll have more weather and traffic coming up on "news 4 midday" when we'llave a full hour of news. we hope yu'll plan to join us for this. we're about got lots of things coming up. we've investigate our regular doctor to talk abo all kinds of things to make youlook more beautiful in th [ female announcer ] safeway talks the main course. mmm. you smell that? yeah, wait. what is that? love. smells like ham. 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[ female announcer ] when we do the cooking, you do the enjoying. safeway. ingredients for life. captions paid for by nbc-universal television you do the enjoying. hey, everybody. welcome to the tion)>> like three years as opposed to 13 months or something like that. >> over $980. this is probably $200. >> see if this is any different. awfully nice. don't get used to it. you know what i'll never get used to not having don meredith on ts planet anymore. don was a very dear, dear friend of frank's. passed away sunday night in his home in santa fe with his wife, susan. not sure which daughter is with limb. frank sort of broke up last night on monday night football. we were taping a little bit of it at our house. he was doing just great. i did his makeup and he looked awesome. and he was of course concerned that he would get through it. and he did until the very end, then he brokeup. >> "nightly" did a piece on it and they showed don meredith and frank and all the guys from monday night football. it was so interesting to watch them in the day and it was interesting to watch don's career and how he got out of football at 31, then went into monday night football and was such a character. >> he was one of the most comfortable people, ever, in his own skin. and he didn't care if he was th the queen of england or the gu guys down. frank and i just met, we were colleagued at another morning show and frank called me out of the blue, he goes the cowboy's in town, you want to go to lunch. i wen the cowboy? i was new in new rk city. he goes don meredith. i go, yeah! then i realize what do i have to talk to frank gifford and don meredith about. right? so we go to lunch a don and frank sit opposite me and they go like this and start to grill me about my love life and i told them, right now i'm dating a guy a few years younger an don's sitting there in his xwo hat and he looks at me and he goes, kathie lee, imgonna tell you something. you need to find yourself an older man. i said, i do? he goes -- how am i going to know which one? he says, he's going to say to you, kathie lee, i'm going to take a tour of you from the top of your head to the tips of your toes with lots of interttent ops. i'm like, oh, my gosh, i'm so out of my league here. frank asitting there, i've ard that a million times. that was don. he's cody's godfather so cody's going to take a couple of his examples early and meet us. but h was always the life of the party. always the life of the party. >> even the clips they showed, you cracked up every time he had something to say, he seemed like he was just funny and zany and -- >> my favorite one is when some fan gave the finger to the cameraman and don doesn't miss a beat. he goes,look, howard, they still think they're number one. he was just the best. just the best. anyway -- well, there is a lot going on. >> yes, the is. >> now women, it says here, in the survey are more likely to date below their standards during the holidys than men. >> cheers, hoda. cheers, baby. >> you know what? i have just had it. i have will it. okay, because you get lonely because it is christmas and new year's, you want a date for new year's, you don't care who it is. >> that's not rue. you would care. >> i wou. but sometimes -- you know, there's a thing, it's new year's eve. it's parties, it's a couply kind of holiday. it is nice to be with someone. i don't think i would just go with anyone for new year's eve. here's what bums me out. botswana. >> this is unbelievable. >> he's 57, he's never been married and now he wants wife. he wants tall and slim. >> he's not a walk in the park himself, i'm sorry. >> this is what he said. he poted to an assistant minister, said, hey, i don't want one like that one, pointing to one of the women in the room. she may fail to pass throgh the door breaking furniture with her heavyweight and even breaking the vehicle shock absorbers. >> charming guy. he dispatched his presidential aides to find a suitable mate. i'm not sure there is one. i think he told us everything about himself that we need to ow, hoda. he's off your list. >> why do i even say it? >> do you go into starbucks and get a latte and take out your laptop and just work for hours and hours? >> no, i do go there and often look for atable and they're all occupied by people sitting there. >> all day long. >> all day. i actually went to borders and there was a woman and there were no seats and she pointed, i'm leaving. she says i've been here working since 10:30. i thi -- i think it's a little wei that people sit all day long. i know you have to get your work done and i get it -- but here's the other weird thing. >> it is just incredibly lonely to me. >> i was sitting at the table and waiting for someone to join me. someone said can i sit at your table. i said i'm sorry, i'm waiting for someone to jin me. i really was. i wasn't just trying to hog the table. but get this. a woman next to me asked an older guy, is anyone sitting here? he said, no, you canit here. she got three chairs and put had her three young kids there with the guy. and she sat at another tab. the man is like this? she's like, drink your juice! >> she rocked his world, right? >> but i think -- would you ask somebody if you could sit at eir table? if they were sitting reading the table, would you say would you mind -- >> i've asked if i could borrow a chair from the table but i think -- that's personal space. you know? i don't know. i'd have a problem with that but i'm not a lingerer. >> you're if an and out. >> i'm not -- sorry. just being silly. >> here's the thing. here's another exple. in a movie theater you are sitting. >> you do this a lot, hoda, because you go to the movies alone. sometimes. >> so sometimes there's an empty seat in front of me andhe person i'm sitting next to who i know. so sometimes i'll just lay my at gently over the seat in front ofme. >> so nobody will sit there and block your view. >> no, here's the thing. there are thousands of other seats. if it were crowded, of course i'd move it. somebody's like, hey, what's that. i'll go, i don't know. >> somebody must be saving that. i guess they went to get some pocorn. you say you always feel sorry for the person who sits behind you. >> yes, i feel terrible. because if i a lot of hair and i'm tall so i alwys try to sink down. then i'm miserable watching the movie because i'm all crammed down making sure it is convenient for them. >> here's the thing about the whole starbucks stuff. i d't like noise in movie theaters. starbucks you're not allowed to talk anymore in a cfee shob because everyone's doing their work. when did it become the library? >> that did happen. it is that way on trains and a lot of places or on planes. have you ever been sitting on a plane and someone behind su having a regur conversation but it sounds really loud because yore crammed on the plane. do you ever say anything to anybody like i'm trying to rest or -- >> no. i sometimes will say something to a stewardess or flight attendant, would you ask them -- >> i never say anything. i just turn up my walkman or ipod and try to tune it out. >> you know what i'm looking at over there? i can't believe we have them both in the same studio. taylor swift and mary j. blige, both so beautifu and incredibly accomplished. they have no idea we're talking about them. >> taylor's mom's here, too. >> o oh, good! we met her dad last time. >> how adorable they both are. >> they both have tons and tons to talk about. there's a dog on a us airways flight that took umbrage at a passenger. he was 12-pound or 15-pound little doggie named mandy. the elderly lady that had had him -- that may not be her. >> that is her. >> she had it under her seat but the tranquilizer for the dog i guess wore off and the dog -- she was holding it. she thought she'd take it out and hold it. well, the man sitting next to her goes to pet the dog. nice man. bad idea. bites him. and then goes on a rampage. >> and the flight attendant tries to stop the dog and it bites the flight attendant. the plane had to be landed, emergcy landing, because the dog went crazy. can you picture that? >> i'd be so mad if i was on the plane and it's got t land because of the dog. but the poor lady. i always think that could be my mom. still to come, double trouble in the house. we're going to talk with taylor swift and mary j. blige who only want to talk to each other. but first these messages. 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is that a big milestone for you? >> it is a big birthday. i've been reminded about it by all the people who's come up to me. 21's big. so i'm really excited. >> it represents you are legally an adult. >> yeah, it's crazy. >> what's funny about you -- i met you -- obviously we both have, many times before. were you already a grown-up. >> you're a grown-up soul. >> you really were before all that. >> thank you, that's sosweet. >> but your life path long fore many, many people find -- you knew from your earlier memory what you wanted to do. didn't you? i feel really lucky because i figured out what i love more than anything out from a really early age. that's something i feel really grateful for and getting to actually do that and having my family behind me and like all the fans who have helped and made this all possible is crazy to me sometimes. >> your mom and daddy love them both. your dad is kind of cheerleader with two pompons and your mom is the realist. >> they balance is all out really well. my dad is the one who's like, man, i'm telling you, i know i said your last show was the best show, but this one was just so great. he's handing out guitar picks to the fans -- >> i know. we were with him in the crowd for your concert on the plaza recently. this is the first time i'm meeting your mom. does she ever give you advice that did you not follow? >> of coue. of course. i mean that's the whole thing. i think in life you learn that you learn lessons on your own. the ones that you learn that impact you the most are the ones you learn the hard way. but i mean learning that and putting that on this album and getting ready for another tour. >> this one's really world. this one's like -- intergalactic. isn't it? >> yeah. this one i'm really excited about it. it is going all over the world. it is sponsored by cover girl. i'm so stoked about going back out on the road, seeing the fans an all that. >> you're dog many things now, a whole new line of cover girl cosmetics. >> yeah, i'm so stoked. it is a new line that comes out in january called nature locks. i'm really excited to be partnered up with cover girl. they've been so nice to me. i'm just really excited about thigirl. >> let's talk about this girl. i have a copy of "entertainment weekly." you are named entertainer of the girl. >> yeah, that was nice of them. they're not that nice, trust me. and they know who they are. >> was that a surprise? >> it was to me actually. getting that phone call saying, they want to do a photo shoot for you because ey want to put you on the cover. it's like, really? it's just so -- i'm so grateful. like i have so many moments during the day where i'm like really? like this is really happening? and i love that because i think that, just being excited by stuff on a daily basis, i'm very excited abo it. >> so much of what you write about is so honestly what goes on in your life whether it's just friendships or loves, present, past, future. what's going to ppen to your song writing ability when you finally find that perfect guy for you -- cody gifford -- and at that point you have no anks left -- cody gifford -- because you're so happy you might as well just retire and have cody gifford's children. what's going to happen then? >> i think for me i've always had this basic formula that if i continue to write songs about my life d my life is always changing then my music will always be changing. that's the goal. you want to take musical risks, you want to write about different things. as i grow and experience different things in life hopefully i'll be able to verbalize that and translate that through song. >> you write every single song on your cd and what i love, too, watching new concert that time, you take charge. taylor was getting ready to do a show. were you on the stage when we did the state line shoot with you telling people i need a little more light there, a little more kick there. i was watching you. it was amazing to watch it that way. i thought that was something, all grown up. >> we had so much fun doing that. i appreciate you doing that special on my first headlining tour. it's crazy putting together the second one you know, having done it once before and knowing how it comes together. it was so cool to he a -- >> a broadway show. >> i really love broadway. >> when do you hit the road on this? 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did you run out of the >> i mean, you know, it is exclusive on hsn so i don't think we can run out. this time i believe we'll run out. i definitely believe we'll run out. we sold 60,000 bottles of perfume in six hours. we raised $60,000 to donate to my foundation. >> $1 of the purchase price. >> yes. >> goes to that. what kind of work do you do? i know it is empowering women. >> educating them, empowering them, encouraging them. giving them a second chance, whether they beyoung, old. lo of women gave up. i was one of those women and i wanted to be one of those women to reach out and show them if i can do it, you can do it. as far as educating women i sent 25 women to college with the $60,000 we raised. o goal is to send 50 women to college. >> you had to get your g.e.d. you dropped out of high school. you know the value of an education. >> yes. it hurts to not be educated. it hurts to not know what you're speaking about. it hurts to sit up here and not give a proper interview or even articulate yourself properly. it hurts. it makes you fe ashamed. i want to share with those women i know a what that feels like. they're going to college on four-year scholarships, the 5 women -- 25 women we sent. >> it couldn't havebeen easy sharing all of that. >> it wasn't ea but i knew it was for the greater good. i knew all this pain and suffering that i went through was not in vain. it was for someone else. was too much for me to say it's all mine so i had to open up and pass it on, help someone else. i mean why not? you know? why not help someone with your -- >> rather than keep it inside you or help somebody, your two choices. >> exactly. >> you tweet a lot. i read your tweets. but you are so kind to your fans and your tweets actually feel very personal. just like you just gave a shout out -- how importantre your fans for you? >> my fan are extrely important for me because they've been there for me since the beginning. i mean when i put out the "my life album, 4 million women responded to my call for help. >> six years ago. right? >> that's like ten years ago. >> it was 1994 -- >>t was '94. youe righ >> that just must seem like a lifetime but it is only six years ago. >> yeah, it does seem like a long time. that's why i named the fragrance my life, because it is so personal to me. as women we all share this kind of thing, fragrance. >> we each have different tastes. we wear different fragrances and we both love this. >> i'm glad you like it. taylor swift says she lves it. she sprayed hers all over. thank you for the perfume, mary. >> you're acting and the new album coming out. >> there's so much coming up. the simone project yet? >> i keep pushing it back. it is not my fault. i took acting class. i know all french, whatever. so i'm doing my job. as far as that part of my life goes, that's a lot -- that's a whole nother thing but is right here, sending women to college, just raising money to further women in their education and further tm in pursuing their dreams is what i focus on. it's going to be fun with hsn. i always have fun with my ans. i tellthem to tune in because we're goi to snd an early christmas together and celebrate and laugh and cry and whatever we do together because they mean a lot to me because they suppord me, whether i'm doing good, bad, my album's hot, or not. they're there. >> a lot of people when they reach this kind of stardom live in their ivory towe and forget the very people that got them there. you're not one of those, mary have a great holiday. >> thank you. absolutely. i'm goi to give a shout out to lisa price. without lisa price who's actually carol's daughter, none of this would be possible. so thank you, lisa. we're going to have a great time. >> always giving it away, mary j. >> thank you. up next, there comes a time in a woman's life where she would have to choose, it's her fanny or her face. >> what's a girl to do. just to get out of bed. then...well, i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the trouble concentrating, the lack of energy. 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>> in addition to losing the fat, there are the environmental factors that contribe, stress, if you're frowning and squinting and that produces those dynamic lines. >> but have you botox for that! >> and filler for the face as well. but for those who don't want to go into anything invasive, there aretopical things you can do, lifestyle things thatcan work. >> do these products work? >> they do. the first one, the peter thomas roc is if you have crepeyness underneath your es and you apply it, you immediately see a tightening. this is a great cream for mature skin. >> mature skin. >> the anew has fabulous light diffusing properties so when you put it underneath the eyes it reflects and u don't see the hollows and dark circles. >> wh about when it is sagging? like can you do anything to -- some women say they lift and all that? do those really -- >> it depends how much you are sagging. you reach a certain point where a cream isn't going to do it. but for mild creping -- >> it takes a crane. >> this product would work. you have retinol which is the gold standard in dermatology and it is s great at enhancing collagen production, fading brown spots. >> i've had that pcess called fraxle. >> we love it for diminishing brown spots, smoothing out fine lines. my patients justlove it. >> re there certain things you can eat that will make your skin more elastic? >> absolutely. fos on foods high in anoxidants. a diet is important for your face as well as your tush. foods with vitamin a, c, and fishoils. vitamin a you'll get in cantaloupe and sweet potato. dark greens, kales. blueberries. >> hoda, you eat all this. you'rvery good abo it. but then she eats so many sweets. >> can that ruin your face? >> it cannot ruin but you can age you. it is not justabout eating foods with vitamin a and c and omega-3s, but avoid foods that are highly processed. they displace calcium in your body which is a very important compont for healthy skin. vitamin c helps increase collagen which is such an important part of your skin's structue. >> i think i'll just have a blueberry. >> when you go like this with your skin, you want to maintain tha -- i can pinch too much. what's next? weelt's show y we'll show you how to feed your face and your fanny >> i'm just going to eat blur berries. 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[ female announcer ] at pillsbury.com. >> announcer: "today's holiday kitchen" is brought to you by ready to bake cookies. home is holly. mplg time for "today's holiday kitchen" and a good excuse to stay inside. >> we are making cake pops. tips and recipes for more than 40 irresistible treats. >> you have no formal experience, right? >> none. just baking at home, playing and that's what we're going to do today. cake pops are really easy. start with a baked cake. any flavr. you just crumble it. take -- i just rub them together and crumble it. you really want to spend a lot of time crumbling it so there is not aot of pieces left. pretend that we crumbled that really fine like this. okay? then you're going to add frosting. >> ooh, i am already in. >> look what it's doing to your face. >> you add frosting and you mix that together. >> that's it? just the cake and frosting. >> and that becomes -- >> this is not as easy as it looks. >> once she mixes it together it will look something like this. it is be much more like a dough. it is cooked cake mixed togeer with frosting. grab a little bit and roll it into a ball so the frosting acts like a binder. you can shape it into a ball like this. we're making a snowman orhape it into -- >> you can do a little snowman head. >> you can kind of pinch it and roll it around like this and you'll have a little bitty snowman. no rules. after you have your shapes, you just take a little bit of this. this is vanilla. you're going to insert a loipop stick into that if you want to do that and stick it straight into the shape. then we dip. >> then you dunk it and -- >> stick it first in the coating. th you're going to -- that's a little too far but we'll see if it works. go ahead, stick it in. i n't want it to fall off the stick. okay, perfect! we just tap off a little bit. >> never good at crafts. i'm just not. >> we have sunflower seeds he that make great little carrot noses. i'm going to place one of those real quick -- i don't want to know what just fell off my head. >> do you want a nose? here. >> you might have been splattering cake. >> so these are sunflower seeds that are orange? >> yeah. >> where did they come from? >> let's just set these here because they're going to drip. the coat something a little bit fluid. what you do at home is just let that drip overthat bowl. tap tap tap. stick the arms in. these are little chocolate jimmies you can stick in while the coating is wet. >> lokow cute! show some more stuff back here. >> come on back here. >> adorable! look at the ice cream cones. >> same thing. these are cake balls but they're on top of the little ease cream cone that we cut off. this is chocolate coating and pink vanilla coating. . then we have christmas trees with little sprinkles and stars on top. all the same base. whatever flavor cake you like, frosting combination you like. >> something i get to eat. i brought my blur berries. >> these are just some of the examples. >> we loveyou, you can come back any time, dudley. you are adorable. we'll be back with more of "today" on nbc. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness cos in 25 decious flavors. exore them all. yoplait. it is so good. now the yoplait you love in a new four pack. try it today. we are in the midst of the "today" show's 17th annual holiday gift drive. today we have two wonderful donations to spotlight. >> these are items that will really go far in helping teenage girls. sometimes they're forgotten this holiday season. kim and elena. you were with us last year. you are with us for the first time this year. thank you so much. >> what are you guys giving away this year? >> we'r so excited on behalf of 30,000 lia sophia ladies, our sales advisors are donating $110,000 worth of beautiful lia sophia jewelry. >> that's fantastic. >> the necklace i'm wearing is actually is a piece jewelry called the nottingham which we designed specifically for dress for success which is our not-for-profit partners. >> you do a lot of different good. >> we try to. >> what are you holding there? >> i donated our microminifor young girls. that contains six eye shadows and two blushes and a little pop-up compact. >> that's loly. >> tell us why you guys think it is important to target this particular group. i understand dress for success but tell me y the teenagers are important. >> in my opinion, it's very important because they're exploring who they are. they're coming into a young womanhood and makeup and sk care, cosmetics, jewelry, it's all a part of what they're interested in. so it is a great platform for them to be able to discover who they want to be. >> i thnk any woman at any age, when you feel good on the outside, and you feel ver confident and very good on the inside it all starts at an early age. >> when you're going through such hard times like so many people are going through and you're so going through adolescence and puberty andll those other things, it's just so compounded. >> dress for success is a great program, too, that y guys are working on. right? 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