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r.o.c.k. al will tell us morning about that. al, good morning again. hey, good morning, guys. and i ll tell you, we ve got it all here. we ve got professional skateboarders. we ve got russian tiger cubs, and we ve got a big surprise from target for our charity real options for city kids. that s right. and you know what? it s great! back to you. okay, thanks, al, and thanks to target, also. we ll have much more with al. coming up on a more serious note, more than two weeks since 7-year-old kyron horman disappeared from his school. no leads. this happened out in portland, oregon. police are hoping to generate some new leads as his mother holds out hope and writes what sounds like a heartbreaking letter to her son. we ll have the latest on where the investigation is heading in just a couple of minutes. all right. we re going to talk about the little things that you can do every day to help you stay young. there are seven habits you may think are harmless that could actually be making you look and feel older. we ll tell you what you should and shouldn t be doing. plus, it was a weekend of royal romances from a storybook wedding in sweden to a royal split between prince harry and his longtime love. we ll have all the latest news on the royals coming up, too. before we get to all that, let s get a check of the headlines. for that we say good morning to msnbc s willie geist. which wi willie, good morning. good morning, matt. good to be with you, this morning. ntana clear across to ohio today. one day after a tornado ripped through billings, montana. it tore the roof off a sports arena and damaged several other businesses. in wyoming there were six reports of tornadoes on sunday but no reports of serious injuries. a wildfire that started sunday near flagstaff, arizona, is now so big that federal officials are taking control of the battle to contain it. hundreds of homes were evacuated u.s. route 89 to grand canyon national park was closed. bp says it has now spent $2 billion in the 63 days since the massive oil spill off the coast of louisiana. the embattled company says it has paid out more than $100 million in claims so far. police in oregon are hoping for new leads in their search for 7-year-old kyron horman missing now for more than two weeks. nbc s miguel almaguera is in portland. miguel, good morning. reporter: willie, good morning. sunday, father s day, was an especially difficult one for kyron s family, but this morning it s his mother who is crying out to her son. 7-year-old kyron horman was last seen at school 17 days ago. his mother, who hasn t made a public statement, has now released a letter to nbc news that she wrote to her son. dear kyron, i am so sorry that this happened. i m sorry that i was not there to protect you. i will never be able to forgive myself for being so many hours away when you needed me the most. now in its third week, once massive search efforts have been scaled back but kyron s mother holds out hope. i pray that you come back to me because i m afraid i can t live without you. i miss you every second of every day. i would give my life for you. i just want you back safe. you must come back to us. kyron s parents are both divorced and remarried. he was dropped off at school by his stepmom when he went missing, but a week after he disappeared his mother and stepmom were side-by-side as his father asked for help in finding kyron. please help us bring kyron home. reporter: in a statement to nbc news, kyron s mother says of the divorce, we did what was right for our family and for kyron specifically. we are a united family working together for a mutual goal and that is to bring kyron home safe and sound. kyron s stepmom, terri horman, who hasn t spoken publicly, is now pictured on a flyer released by detectives. since investigators say she is the last person to see kyron they hope the flyers and questionnaire will generate new leads. meanwhile, sources say kyron s stepmom has taken two polygraph tests. i want people to know that she is a good person. she s a devoted mother and has always been at school volunteering, you know, just very active in his life and she s a great person. reporter: a case generating national attention. let s give this family some answers tonight. reporter: saturday kyron was featured on america s most wanted and his photo was on the cover of people magazine. but it s the words of a mother s letter that hit home. when you come home, i will show you all the things that everyone did for you, just to find you. i would give anything to run my fingers through your short hair again. i miss having you to hug anytime i want. i love you very much. momma. while the search for kyron has been scaled back, it does continue. the sheriff s department says this case will not go cold. willie? miguel, thank you so much. just heartbreaking. we appreciate the report. well, on a much, much lighter note, it is the first day of summer and thousands of people marked today s summer solstice, the longest day of the year, by greeting the sunrise at britain s ancient stonehenge monument. it is six minutes past the hour right now. we ll turn back to matt and natalie outside. guys, i can guarantee you there were plenty of pints drunk overnight at stonehenge. and by the way in northern ireland because, of course, their guy won the u.s. open. so it s a big day there as well. willie, thank you very much. we appreciate it. let s get a check of the weather once again. al roker as you saw in san francisco for lend a hand. hey, guys, thank you. as we mentioned earlier, our charity is real options for city kids. curt yagi is the director. curt, you have taken over the after school program for two out of three schools in the area. that s right. right here and then next year at el dorado. the principal of the middle school jim durkee is here and one of the teachers is here as d joining us is leisha ward inl charge of community relations for target. you guys are donating $175,000 to r.o.c.k. tell us what you re doing. al, we are so excited. education is at the heart of target s giving program and we re committed to putting more kids on the path to high school graduation, ensuring they re ready for college and a career. so today i m really thrilled to announce target is going to design and transform r.o.c.k. s after school tutoring room and provide new furniture, computers, a smart board, and all the supplies all the supplies needed to make this an inspiring place for kids to learn, educators to teach and parents and caring adults to engaming. it s going to be phenomenal. and sponsoring some field tri trips. target provides target field trips to over 5,000 schools around the country every year to assroom and into the real world and we re going to send the entire student body from both schools on a field trip. this fall the elementary students will go to the explore tore yum and the middle school to the state capitol and experience that for their social studies. wow. fantastic. we re thrilled. thank you so much. thank you. that is so very special. it s incredible. you re speechless. i am speechless i m so excited. let s take a quick look at your weather. no, we re not because this is just so spectacular. we are off to a quiet start on this monday. it is going to be a warm day, but the humidity will be lower than over the weekend. mosely sunday as the everybody is so excited. everybody at target. we appreciate it. it s an honor. natalie. all right, al, thank you. this weekend it was the tale of two royals, prince harry is back on the market while a swedish princess marries her prince charming. dawna friesen is at buckingham palace. good morning. reporter: good morning. it was billed as the biggest royal wedding since charles and diana. sweden s crown princess victoria wed her longtime boyfriend and it happened on the same weekend that news emerged britain s prince harry has split up with his long-term girlfriend. as royal weddings go, this one in sweden was stunning. 32-year-old princess victoria led down the aisle of stock holm s cathedral by her father. she wed her longtime boyfriend and former personal trainer daniel westling. a slightly nerve-racking moment especially for him. their relationship initially raised eyebrows in sweden because he is a commoner, the son of a farmer, he met victoria at the gym. but after a solid eight-year relationship, her family and the country have grown to accept him. you ve got to be able to choose your own love in life, i think. it s accepted in these modern monarchies. reporter: but tradition reigned at their wedding. the two rode by barge to the palace where the king presented the newlyweds to the people. then it was on to a lavish banquet for 1,000 guests. a picture perfect wedding, something victoria s siblings have yet to pull off. her sister, madeline, just called off her wedding after her fiance cheated on her, and her brother, carl phillip, who loves racing cars, dumped his long-term fiancee for a reality tv star. romantic trouble has hit britain s royals, too. it s reported britain s prince harry has split from chelsy davy whose family lives in africa. she wants to be closer to her parents and doesn t want to be a kate middleton waiting around for her prince. i don t think she s ready to get married yet and so this is, i think, essentially a moment where they ve decided or she s decided enough is enough. reporter: their six-year relationship has been volatile and they ve split up before. but with harry, who just finished a trip to africa with his brother which wiilliam, com to his army duties and she intent on pursuing a career as a lawyer, this split may be final. the chances are harry will now become the hottest young bachelor probably in the world really. so he won t be short of female company and he certainly won t be short of girls throwing themselves at him. reporter: today is that other british prince s birthday, prince william. he turns 28 today. that s the age he always said he would consider getting married, so will he? well, everyone, including kate middleton, is still waiting. prince william is apparently going to spend the day at work continuing his training as a search and rescue helicopter pilot. natalie? dawna friesen at buckingham palace, thank you so much. coming up, from starting your own business to running a triathlon, we ll help make your wildest dreams come true. how to beat back the clock by changing seven bad habits. this is my body wash. what do you mean? this is it? why?! oh, don t do that to me! dove creamoil body wash. now with nutrium moisture. nutrium moisture. i m a believer. the nourishment in dove creamoil goes somehow deeper. i m happy about the change. change is good. dove creamoil body wash. rheumatoid arthritis going? they re discovering the first self-injectable ra medicine you take just once a month. it s simponi™, and taken with methotrexate, it helps relieve the pain, stiffness, and 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[ male announcer ] regular kool-aid. goes almost 3 times further than soda. kool-aid. delivering more smiles per gallon. this morning on today s health seven habits that age you. remember when mom told you not to stay up past your bedtime? turns out she was right again. that s just one of seven things you can do every day to turn back the clock. here to tell us about them, court any smith of prevention magazine. good morning, courtney. good morning. i am disheartened, confused by this list. the first one, cutting all the fat from your diet. i thought i was supposed to cut out the fat and now you re telling me not to. i can t win. we ve heard fat is hard on our heart and weight gain. bad fats, saturated fats and transfats. there are good fats like omega-3 and fish, you don t want to lose those. omega-3s are the ultimate anti-aging heart that keep your brain sharp and skin moist and supple and monounsaturated fatty acids, another fat you don t want to lose, nuts, avocado and olive oil help to protect your heart and are linked to a longer life span. keep the fish but lose the sweets. this one i could have predicted. exactly. experts believe eating too much sugar contributes to wrinkles. the sugar binds the proteins in our bloodstream and forms harmful molecules that damage collagen and elastin, the springy fibers in our skin that hold it up and keep it firm. so once they re damaged, they become dry and brittle and it leads to wrinkles and sagging. so what you want to look for are added sugars and packaged foods and sweetened beverages. the average woman needs to keep 160 calories of sugars. staying below that will help your skin. that is the amount in one 12-ounce can of coca-cola. so one coke a day. and then stop to help your skin. fair enough. i thought this one was really interesting. get together with your friends. sounds simple but it s actually evidenced it helps you stay young. there s great evidence. it actually saves your life. having close friendships more closely predicts your longevity than having strong family ties. and it may buy you extra years and those extra years may also be healthier because friends protect against obesity and heart disease. so as we get older we cut out that social time with friends in our calendar because we get so busy but you have to keep it on there. use facebook and e-mail to connect as well. fascinating. what about this one, staying up past your bedtime? i have trouble with this one. everybody does. you know what, we know that it immediately makes us look tired, which also makes us look older, but lack of sleep ages us on the inside as well. sleep deprivation is linked to more weight gain, diabetes, and a high blood pressure. these are all problems that we re more prone to as we age and they will slow you down so the bottom line is make sleep a priority. most of us need seven to eight hours. use this as motivation to get some. and stress we all have stress in our lives. what is it doing to age us? stress increases certain hormones in our bloodstream and these hormones tax the body and, again, slow it down so it delays wound healing, it increases your blood pressure again, and, also, it may even shrink areas of the brain that are linked to memory and learning and mood. so, again, you know what, you can t stop stress but you can keep these hormones under control by doing deep breathing twice a day. it s a very simple quick fix. simple enough. and one more before we let you go, blasting your ipod. this is a tough one. the good song comes on, you turn it up, you re not thinking about long-term impact. it s true but hearing loss nothing will make you feel 80 than having to cup your ear and say, what did you say? it is the impact of loud music over time. so the best thing you can do is just be conscious to keep the volume below 50% if you can because some ipods will blast out. noise cancellation head sets that will block out the background noise. it s a great investment to protect your hearing. courtney, thanks so much. reverse the aging process. your seven simple steps. thank you for being here. thank you for having me. coming up, if you dream it, do it. taking small steps to make big dreams come true. and later former l.a. law star harry hamlin. 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. sfx: car crashing this is onstar. i ve received a signal you ve been in a crash. i ll contact emergency services. haha, here already? 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great organization. hewlett-packard came through, $65,000 worth of computers, printers, desk tops. steven dewitt is from hewlett-packard. this will go a long way to helping educate these kids. thanks, al. if you think about the impact of technology on these kids it s going to be amazing. hp is happy to help. we are so thankful for that. and from united airlines, donating 1 million frequent flier miles and a very special sonia is here. we are so proud to be part of this effort and to support r.o.c.k. as an airline we love to connect. we connect to communities that are important to us so we re happy to donate 1 million miles to get our customers and the today show viewers involved by getting them to logon and donate as well. go to todayshow.com and donate all your united miles. donate your miles to r.o.c.k. and our other charities. you can find out more at todayshow.com. we have more ahead on today including more from san francisco as lend a hand today continues. we asked real people to film themselves taking the activia 14-day challenge. i m mary ellen smith. day one of the activia 14-day challenge. my digestive problems are irregularity. so i m really excited to see if this really works. my husband tried this last night. he loved it. he said it s the best yogurt i ve ever brought home, so.mmm. have just started to notice a slight difference in my digestion. help regulate your digestive system. take the activia challenge. it works or it s free. we helped keep your skin clear. now we have a solution for wrinkles. neutrogena anti wrinkle with retinol sa smoothes even deep wrinkles. it works.beautifully. neutrogena. and olive garden s one of the few places we can take them where everyone s happy. announcer: try our new crespelle dishes italian crepes stuffed with five cheeses, with chicken in garlic cream sauce or with grilled italian sausage, starting at just $10.95, at olive garden. live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. good morning. i am mindy basara. violence this weekend ends with nearly a dozen people shot in baltimore city. 10 people were shot just after midnight saturday and early sunday morning. one of the victims, a 19-year- old, was shot and killed 9:30 saturday night at washington ave. police have no suspects in any of the shootings and are trying to determine if the shootings are linked. 1000 people are wanted on an outstanding warrants and have had their cases result thanks to a safe haven program to 991 people turned themselves in last week. the program was for people wanted on non-pilot crimes to turn themselves in. it is the first time the plan has been intimate the plan has been implemented in baltimore. the beverage container tax failed to pass last week after a council deadlock on the phone. one of the seven members who supported the measure will reintroduce it. now let s look at the forecast with tony pann. it is going to be another warm day today. humidity is going to be a little bit lower than it was over the weekend. for the first day of summer summer began it 7:28 this morning we have high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. over the next couple of days, but humidity will come back. we will be in the mid-90s during the middle portion of the week. it should get a little booklet of the time we hit friday and saturday hit a little bit it should get a little bit cooler by the time we hit friday and saturday. another update at 9:55. so after about 18 hours of being trapped, my arm stuck in the boiler, i fashioned a tourniquet out of the shirt i was wearing, tied it as best i could and started cutting. that is 31-year-old financial analyst jon metz describing what it took for him to start to cut off his own arm to save his life. imagine the courage and the terror. he s going to talk about his dramatic story in an exclusive interview tomorrow only on today. truly is an incredible story. imagine having to be faced with that decision. i can t even begin to think of what he was going through during that and he was in and out of consciousness as he was doing it, too. you go et to the point where you have to commit to doing that, it s unthinkable. he had gangrene in the arm and knew it was a matter of time. just awful. we ll hear from him tomorrow on today. i m natalie morales with willie geist who has been helping us out all morning long and having a good time, hopefully. absolutely. al is on the road in san francisco, the first day, and what a day for his lend a hand cross-country odyssey. hey, al. hey, guys. i have to tell you the charity real options for city kids, r.o.c.k., and it s our biggest day ever. we ve given away almost $1.2 million worth of charitable giving and we re not done yet. we have more to give out. so don t go away. we continue in the city by the bay. you can see the bay from their yard here. it s amazing. but wait, there s more, right? that s a beautiful picture, al. enjoy that. we ll check back in with al in a little bit while he s out there making dreams come true. back here, you ll have time to make some of your dreams come true. maybe you ve wanted to travel the world or go on an archaeological dig but don t know how to get started. now is the time to start dreaming or to start doing. we ll show you some small steps, how they can can help you pursue some big dreams. natalie, we are spicing things up in today s kitchen with spice rubs from around the world. how adding a little exotic flavor can help you kick up a traditional barbecue. you don t get to do this kind of stuff on too early, right? we don t have a cooking segment. first, as wimbledon gets under way across the pond, hsbc bank is helping to bring the excitement much of the tennis tournament to rockefeller plaza and nine-time grand slam champion monica seles is joining us with what s in store for this week. good morning, monica. good morning. thanks for having us. oh, it s great to have you here. now this is the third year, i understand, that hsbc has been sponsoring this so give us a little preview of what people in the area might be able to expect just across the street on the plaza. definitely. hsbc bank is bringing the experience of wimbledon to the heart of new york city, so today fe fellow grand slam champion jim courier and myself will be playing with some lucky fans here at rockefeller center. we encourage everyone to come out and join us. we have live feed from wimbledon, strawberries and cream, so it s a full wimbledon experience. monica, it sounds like a party, not just a place to go play tennis but you can watch the tournament there, i understand. yes, definitely. and also you can get a chance to play on a real grass court that hsbc bank brought in, it s regulation sized. so it s really like being in wimbledon only in the heart of new york city. the only grass court in new york city. we have to get out and try. willie is not a big, big tennis player so you re going to go easy on him, right? i m terrible. maybe. who do you expect to win? who are your picks for the men and the women this year? i think on the men s side you probably have the defending champion roger federer and rafael nadal and andy roddick in there. on the ladies side definitely serena and venus have been dominant. you have to favor the two of them. monica seles, maybe i ll throw a little backhand at you. please do that, natalie. love that. our coverage begins saturday at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. how cool that walking down the street and next thing you re playing with monica seles. now a check of the weather and more from al in san francisco. hey, thanks a lot, guys. and, i tell you, we can mott stop giving here. curt, we have a lot more for you. we have captain lee from six flags. six flags always believes in giving back to the community. and on that note we are giving you 1,000 admission tickets to six flags discovery kingdom. the value of over $50,000. wow. and what are the name of the cubs? peshka and maxim. he is a boy and quite the playful fellow. we ve also got carly robbins from 24 hour fitness donating $70,000 worth of fitness equipment. absolutely. al, we are so excited at 24 hour fitness. we support youth fitness and we re excited to donate this equipment to the r.o.c.k. program and hopefully keep these kids act ive and fit and also help develop those lifelong healthy habits. so not only developing minds but developing bodies as well. absolutely. and i know you guys have always had a problem getting people around, so, curt, just take a look over here. we have something for you. from hyundai a brand-new crossover vehicle, 2010. gets 30 miles to the gallon. sleek, modern go take a look, curt. what do you think? awesome. this is unbelievable. that is one nice ride. can i go in? go a hhead on in. the nice lady doesn t come with the car, though, curt. i mean, we always have trouble getting kids around. this is perfect. this hyundai will get them around. i know. do i get to take the cubs with me? no, the cubs stay here. curt, we are so thrilled for you guys. hyundai, we want to thank all the nice people at it is going to be another war bay this first day of summer mormon day this first day of summer. summer. hey, all right, so all the folks from r.o.c.k., real options for city kids, $1.2 million. back to you in new york. wow. $1.2 million. well done. to you and the producers who have been working on this for a long time, great job. very deserving. i thought al was in a cat fight with the two tiger cubs. a big paw. almost got ugly. thanks so much, al. up next, if you can dream it, you can do it. finding the motivation to fulfill your wildest dreams. what i wanted to do. soo but five minutes ago, i took symbicort, and symbicort is already helping significantly improve my lung function. so, today, i ve noticed a significant difference in my breathing. and i m doing more of what i want to do. so we re clear it doesn t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. my doctor said symbicort is for 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[ female announcer ] these cookies aren t magic, but they make magic happen. that s because glad has partnered with cookies for kids cancer. it s small bake sales like these that help raise big money for pediatric cancer research. together, we can make a difference. one container at a time. because with glad, the care that goes in is the care that comes out. this morning on today s kitchen we are spicing things up with hot chef, at sb win las vegas. how to kick up affordable cuts of meat with rubs from around the world. how are you? thanks for having me. i m a bit of a grill master around my house so you re in good company. looking forward to it. let s start with some of these rubs. so simple. think of beef as like a blank canvas, right, and then we can add such different flavor profiles. peppercorns so it s pink and black peppercorns and fresh thyme. and how do i want to rub these in? how deep? get them on there and they ll stick because of the moisture from the beef. okay. and how long do we let them sit on there? those should be on there about three or four minutes prior to cooking. this one lemon, ginger, sesame seeds, coriander. you re really dumping it on there. don t be shy. this one starts with brown sugar, think american barbecue, all those kinds of flavors, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, cayenne my mouth is watering. dried oregano and salt. this i ve elected to use skirt steak, affordable, delicious, has a really great fat content and flavor to it, rich, beefy. how do you pick the cut to go with the rub? in other words why this one? this one with the sugar and sweetness so the fat kind of works really well with that. again, just kind of rub it on there. dump it on and go. and we re going to add this to the grill. now this is key. you can prepare all you want to do but if you cook it wrong, you ruin the meal. wasted money and ruined the meal. make sure it s a hot grill. when it s hot, you ll have a great char, have all these dried spices blooming and toasting and kind of infusing themselves onto the beef and that s the really cool part about dried spice rubs. we have these two working. this is hanger steak with the asian rub and this is the pepper corn rib eye. the age-old question, how long on each side? i know it varies meat to meat? about three minutes, two minutes on this thin thing and this is about three minutes on either side. and just kind of roast it around. if you use a thermometer or something to kind of keep it about 110 degrees for medium rare, rare. but let s go in the back let s slice it up. what s the key to the slice? you can see the grain of that meat so if you cut with the grain, it s going to be tough. you have to go against the grain. the grain is all going that way so cut this on a bias. about a quarter inches slices or so. and this is our american style here. this is the barbecued spice rub. so we have grilled onions, some jalapenos, balsamic vinegar, ketchup, the vinaigrette that goes around with it and this has shutaki mushrooms, bokchoi, and the pepper crusted rib eye. summer is a great time to grill. let s go and get the freshst products we can at the farm stand, the market, wherever. we re going to dig into this. it looks great. if it s okay i m going to try is that what you want to do? all these recipes on todayshow.com. let s eat. up next, we ll check in with al who is lending a hand in san francisco. some people say i m obsessed with my chickens. but i like to think i m just going beyond the call of duty. cock-a-doodle-dooooo! i do 22 more inspections than the government requires. and my fresh, all-natural chickens are never given any hormones osteroids. they re fed a nutritious diet including corn, soybeans and marigolds. and no candy, gladys. [ clucks ] [ male announcer ] perdue. extra inspections. extraordinary chicken. what? they re more comfortable. al is in san francisco finishing up his first day of lend a hand. generous giving. hey, al. hey, willie and natalie. i ll tell you, it s been fantastic here at visitation valley, at the middle school here. real options for city kids, r.o.c.k., was our donation. and this is a record breaker. we re getting ready to get on the big penske truck. i want to let you know before we get out of here some of the fine sponsors, the folks who helped us out here, promotional consideration provided by the following companies. and i m going to get on the truck and henry here is going to get me on out of here so we want to appreciate and thank everybody at r.o.c.k. tomorrow we are going to be in bozeman, montana, as we have another record breaking day for lend a hand from bozeman, montana, ladies and gentlemen, as we continue our five-city, five-day charity tour where we are going to give away more than $4.2 million worth of charitable goods and services. willie, natalie, we will see you guys tomorrow from bozeman, montana. all right. safe travels there, al roker. always love when he gets on the penske truck and you know he makes everybody s day. of course he does. natalie, i ve only been here one day but i m going to demand a truck with my face on the side of it. is that asking too much this early? coming up, actor harry hamlin and tips for healthy eating. live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. good morning. i am mindy basara. two more speed cameras are operating in baltimore county. they are located at 3900 block hollins ferry road and the 200 block of east padonia road. warnings will be issued to speeders for the first 30 days, but after july 21, the now let s look at the forecast with tony pann. today is the first day of the summer. the summer solstice to place a 7:28. less humid than over the weekend. i forecast between 87 and 92 degrees. we will see a chance for a thunderstorm all the way in the afternoon and in the middle of the week. temperatures in the mid-90 s. thank you for joining us. see you back here for 11 news at noon.