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and all kinds of questions in this one including will she serve that full sentence? who will represent her in court? we re going to have much more on this in just a couple of minutes. a lot of drama there and in another los angeles courtroom. a judge will hear both sides in that bitter custody dispute between mel gibson and his ex-girlfriend. we ll hear a new part of a recording that allegedly features gibson once again in an ugly rage. there are those coming to his defense so we ll listen to what his friends and others have to say about that and far from l.a. and hollywood we ll talk about health and nutrition. a lot of questions being answered by joy bauer regarding pregnancy cravings. do women really crave pickles? i was always curious about that, ice cream and pickles. we ll talk about a healthy protein option, some tasty treats there. and also your bottom line. certain negotiating tactics and doing your homework can really pay off on your bottom line from your car loan to your credit cards. we ll show you how to save yourself some very big bucks. love that segment. first let s go inside. ann curry is standing by with a check of all the headlines. good morning once again, everybody. that new cap on that blownout well in the gulf is still holding up and bp is now talking about using it to permanently seal the well. the upgraded technique called the static kill would pump heavy mud through the new cap that has contained the oil since last thursday but the government has been urging caution in this approach, worried about potential leaks. for the first time since becoming prime minister in may, britain s david cameron is meeting with the president in the white house and today s agenda will include discussions about the projected cost of the bp oil spill as well as the timetable for withdrawal of british troops in afghanistan. at a conference in kabul today the u.s. and other countries agree that afghanistan should be in charge of its own security by 2014. that is three years after the scheduled start of u.s. troop withdrawals. meantime, secretary of state hillary clinton also told a woman s group that if any future government of afghanistan includes the taliban, the rights of women must be safeguarded. a powerful storm tore through the fair ground in central kentucky on monday forcing hundreds of people to flee. three were hurt and forecasters say more stormy weather is possible in central kentucky over the next few days. today actress lindsay lohan begins her 90-day jail term for violating probation. lee cowan joins us with more. lee, good morning. reporter: morning, ann. yeah, lindsay lohan has spent some time in the jail she s expected to go to today. but it was only for 84 minutes back in 2007. this time she s facing 90 days in that same jail and while that s likely to be reduced, the thought of any time, some say, for lindsay lohan, for her it s seemingly impossible. since her last court appearance, aside from a few public outings, lindsay lohan has largely stayed off the tabloid radar, even checking herself into a drug rehab facility where some say the waiting is wreaking havoc on her nerves. she has had trouble sleeping, trouble eating, she s been crying a lot. reporter: people magazine reports she s a fidgety mess. the reality of isolation and jailhouse food, jailhouse bedding, is now starting to set in. even her tweets sound different. the only bookings that i m familiar with are disney films, she wrote last night. never thought i d be booking into jail. she is sort of in denial about it right after she was sentenced, but now she s really thinking to herself, what is it going to be like in this cell by myself alone with not many things to do? reporter: one possible strategy for limiting her jail time was getting her in rehab first. the sober living facility lohan preemptively checked herself into last week was the one robert shapiro opened himself after his son brent died of a drug overdose. it s not that rehab isn t part of lohan s sevntence, it is. in fact, the judge ordered her to complete three months of in-patient care but only after jail. the only fear i have is that by going to jail first, she ll be hardened and won t be open to the treatment process and the judge has only mandated three months when lindsay needs clearly at least a year. reporter: as for that jail time, most agree she won t do a anywhere near the 90 days. it will probably be more like three weeks. instead, if that s the case, she would be out in time for her first movie premiere in september. lee, thank you so much. listen to this. a texas teenager is giving back to a children s hospital that treated him for free when he was a child. before he went to college he vowed he would raise a million dollars for texas scottish wright hospital for children in dallas. now after eight years of fund-raising golf tournaments, he has done it and with $19,000 to spare. go ben. it is now five minutes past. let s go back outside to matt. how cool is that? that s a nice story. good luck to the hospital. let s get a check of the weather. al is off today. stephanie abrams is here with the forecast. we have a plan, i love new york. what state is this? michigan. and where exactly are you from? right here. right there at the lower bottom corner. man manomamy. we are going to see severe weather through the midwest and there is going to be hail and very heavy downpours. i m most concerned about the very heavy rain. we could see over three inches in some locations. it is going to be another war in the steamy day with high humidity levels. temperatures will make it to the 90s this afternoon and there is a c tamron, over to you. all right, stephanie, thank you. now more on the child custody dispute between mel gibson and his ex-girlfriend, oksana grigorieva. the couple have an 8-month-old daughter. it just seems to keep getting uglier. another recording has surfaced that alleged ly features gibson in a violent tirade once again. be in s kristen welker has the latest. reporter: good morning, tamron. that custody hearing is set to take place at this downtown courthouse later on today. in the meantime, radaronline.com has given nbc news a preview of tape six. now we have not been able to independently confirm the authenticity of the tape, but we have had an expert look at previous tapes for signs of possible tampering, and he found none. this latest installment shows just how bitter this custody battle really is. i m just saving my child s life because you are a monster! that s all. you re a monster! reporter: in the latest radaronline recording the woman purported to be oksana grigorieva is clearly fighting for custody of the child she had with gibson. on the same day lawyers for gibson and grigorieva are due in family court, nothing seems to fire up both parties on the recording as much as discussion about the one thing they both still share, their 8-month-old daughter, lucia. you have my child and she doesn t need a gold digging [ bleep ] russian [ bleep ]. you re acting as a crazy man right now, and you have been for many, many months, and you hit me and you hit her while she was in my hands. reporter: grigorieva has turned over the tape to authorities, and she s told l.a. county officials that gibson hit her while she was holding their daughter back in january. radaronline recently release this had photo claiming it shows grigorieva with damaged front teeth in the hours after the alleged incident. but some dental experts now say the picture is inconsistent with her allegations that she was hit in the face. the main thing that i m looking at is the lack of trauma to the face, to the lip, to the gum. no cuts. no real bleeding. no swelling of the lip because it s pretty instantaneous when there s that type of a trauma. reporter: some in the gibson camp have reportedly said the questions surrounding the authenticity of the photos cast a cloud over grigorieva s entire story. they ve also questioned whether grigorieva altered the tapes. but legal analysts suggest that s blaming the victim. it s too soon for the tables to turn against oksana, a potential victim of domestic violence, who made this tape in theory to get help for herself. reporter: it seems likely grigorieva knew she was being taped and gibson didn t. still, if it is discovered that grigorieva somehow faked allegations of abuse, she could face legal troubles of her own. for now, though, the most pressing legal issue is focused on who will end up raising little lucia. it is still unclear if grigorieva and gibson will show up for this court date today. in the meantime, l.a. county officials continue to investigate those allegations of abuse. at this point no charges have been filed. tamron? kristen welker, thank you. up next, answers to your nutrition questions from pregnancy cravings to balancing your diet. joy bauer has the skinny. and later, we ll check out some great activities to keep your kids entertained this summer whether they re stuck indoors or are roaming around the backyard. , i was concerned. now i take a more active role in their health like insisting on lots of play time and making sure they eat right. like when i make burgers i use lean jennie-o ground turkey. i m proud i got them off the couch. well, sort of. anncr: be well. with all the great tasting ways to eat lighter. only from jennie-o. 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[ puppy ] i m in the lap of luxury. this morning on joy s diet s.o.s. getting the proper amount of foods, fruits and vegetables can be tricky. we have joy bauer here to answer some of our questions. good morning, joy. good morning, ann. our first question comes from laura. she s in atlanta joining us on skype. what s your question? hi. my question is what are some healthy options for pregnant women who are challenged with nausea and aversions to certain foods like vegetables and poultry? now that i m pregnant i m craving fats, carbs and sugar when normally i would have a very clean diet. you are not alone. no kidding, laura. this is really pretty common. and you have to wonder why is it why is it that pregnant women crave these items? also you re nauseous. the good news is as horrible as you feel right now, the pregnancy nausea and the aversions typically dissipate about week 10 to 15 but you re in survival mode so you have to sort of go with whatever makes you feel good. here are a few tricks to get in some healthier foods. they worked for me and hopefully they re going to work for you as well. try some of the chilled juicy sweet fruits. they re soothing and they go down easier and it s a great time now to get them, things like pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, anything cold and juicy. also, any kind of the pops, ice pops that have full fruit in them. you can pick them up in the grocery store or you can make them yourself if you re motivated. pop them in a blender with whole fruit pure aed with 100% fruit juice and put them in the freezer. you like the starchy carbs so let s switch you over to those you can nibble on, whole grain cereal, rice cakes whether they re plain or flavored and whole grain crackers. and another thing you may want to try are beans and lentils because it has that starchy, velvety consistency. they have a lot of nutrients that vegetables have that you re not eating now and have protein, you need more of when you re pregna pregnant. and you can try a lot of these things. lastly, don t give up on vegetables. try them pure aed. mashed sweet potatoes go down easier. maybe try juicing carrots and beets because they are sweet juices and ginger you may want to try because it can alleviate an upset stomach. you can chew on ginger candy or make some ginger tea and in terms of prenatal if you re taking it in the morning now, push it to the end of the day because i think it s going to be easier on your stomach. you look wonderful, by the way. my suggestion is have your husband do the cooking in the house. good luck. susan woods in pennsylvania is on the telephone. hey, susan. km hi. how are you, ann and joy? thank you for taking my question. you bet. caller: what filling but low calorie foods can you eat to stave off your hunger pangs while prepping and cooking dinner. good question. sips you re cooking dinner and it s right around the corner, first two nonfood strategies, so simple, pop a piece of gum in your mouth. sugarless gum is not going to take the edge off your hunger but will keep your mouth busy and it s going to prevent from you sampling that dinner recipe over and over and over again. the second thing is sip an interesting low-calorie beverage. whatever is your favorite, or you can brew a couple of interesting teas, berry blends, pomegranate, and pour it over a glass of ice and have deliciously unsweetened iced tea. i like to do things with a cup of coffee, either decaf or regular, a few shakes of nutmeg or cinnamon or unsweetened cocoa brings it to a whole new level f. drinks or gum don t do the trick and you have to eat, nonstarchy vegetables are your best bet. anything goes. anything you have in the fridge, cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, green beans, or double up on whatever vegetable you re using in the dinner recipe. i hope that helps. thanks a lot, susan. we have laura dugan in illinois and she writes, you often talk about eating a lean protein like turkey or chicken. what are your thoughts about lunch meat? lunch meat falls under the umbrella category of processed meats, and you don t want to be eating processed meats a lot because it has salt and preservatives like nitrates. i appreciate how convenient they are. when you go to the grocery store there are great brands out now that are nitrate free, like applegate farm, who are mel natural choice, wilshire farm. ask questions. see if the deli counter carries these brands, buy them for your home and also a lot of the deli counters will in house oven roast their own meats and then it s perfectly fine to enjoy them and choose the leaner cuts. chicken, turkey, lean ham and lean roast beef. you definitely want to avoid the salami, the bologna and hot dogs. joy bauer, thanks a lot and thanks to everyone for their questions. still to come here on today some sneaky ways to save big bucks. how to negotiate the best deals on cars, credit cards, travel, and even your rent. winning at losing on weight watchers. i have never been this size in my adult life. so it s a special place, for me. win i m so comfortable in my jeans. i love the progress. it makes me love myself that much more. i win. and you can too. 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[ female announcer ] lactaid®. the original lactose-free milk. live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. good morning. i am mindy basara. four men, two current and two former morgan state university students, are in police custody charged with sexual assault. the report of the attacked a woman at the apartment complex in northwest baltimore. a woman claims that howard cook smith, dale lawton, dante green, and james renard attacked her. police say she knew one of the suspects. we would ask the public if they are familiar with the individuals to contact us. we will follow those leads as appropriate. authorities said that alcohol may have been a factor in the case. baltimore county police said that the officer who struggled to detain and essex woman who later died was acting in accordance with the department policy. the officer was responding to reports of a suspicious person one the woman stabbed him with a pen and tried to grab his service weapon. she went into cardiac arrest after other officers arrived. now let s look at the forecast with tony pann. it is going to be another steamy day today. 30% or 40% chance of a shower thunderstorm as we had through the day. high temperatures around 92 or 93. next couple of days, almost exactly the same. by the time we get into the beginning of the weekend, we will move into the core of the heat. high temperatures and the upper 90s on saturday. strong cold front on saturday night. we will see high temperatures fall back into the upper 80s on monday. in the short term, more of the same. another update at 9:55. only in my dreams as real as it may seem it was only in my dreams debbie gibson sing iing her breakthrough 1998 hit only in my dreams. we ll find out what she s up to now when she stops by with kathie lee in just a little while. and i m ann curry alongside msnbc s tamron hall in this morning for natalie. coming up in this half hour, school is out for summer and the kids are all right as long as they re kept entertained. whether it s too hot to go inside or too nice to go in, we have some bubbles and some big backyard safaris to get to this morning to avoid that whiny, i m bored, chorus. i want to play. and on today s money the secrets to saving big bucks on everything from your rent to your car, credit cards, and perhaps even your next vacation. it s all about learning to bargain for the best deal and we re going to have tips. and whether you are a kid or grown-up, who doesn t like a cupcake? well, the little sweet treats are all the rage these days. they re kind of a comfort food. we re going to show you how you can whip up two favorite frostings in five minutes. that s the problem, making the cake seems simple enough but how do you make a great frosting? we re going to show you how. but first, guess who s here sitting in for al while he s on assignment. stephanie abrams with a check of the weather. hey, stephanie, what s going on today? how do i get involved in the cupcake making? how do i get invited? we are still feeling the heat here throughout the northeast. they need to make a kiddie water table for adults if they can, and it s going to be hot into the 90s herebe it is going to be another warm and the steamy day to day, and there is a chance for a few hit and miss showers and thunderstorms. some look at the rain, some will still warm but it s july. what are you going to do? it s supposed to happen in july. exactly. thanks so much. and up next from your credit card bills to your rent, the secrets of negotiating. i m a skeptic. however, this stuff tastes pretty good. really good. yeah, i like the way i feel. it s not a gimmick. it really, truly works. i would highly recommend it to anyone else to take this challenge. help regulate your digestive system. take the activia challenge. it works or it s free. no pills, no pain. how can you get pain relief without taking pills around the clock? try thermacare heatwraps, for all day relief without pills. i was surprised, thermacare worked all day. you feel the heat. and it relaxes and unlocks the muscle. you ve got to try it. 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the thought of going to a dealership and actually haggling on the dealer floor with the dealer gives us a stomach ache. we don t want to do this sort of thing. here is the trick to do, do your d pit dealers against each re ke other without them really knowing and pick a dealership that gets you the price you want, print that paper out, that agreed upon price, then go to the dealership and of course you have to make sure to negotiate the price of the car and the financing separately. now is that time consuming because you are going back and forth? it s worth it. if you can get another $1,500 off a car it is worth every little bit. you say, okay, get me a great rate. you can get that rate but if they jack up the price, you ve saved nothing. and so what about some of the incentives and things like that they offer? you want to get your established price and then negotiate? and then work on the loan rate and incentives. let s look at credit cards. this is an important one this time in our economy. it s very significant. what do you suggest? listen, they re not budging very much on credit card rates. the average rate is 16%. instead of taking down your rate they ll give you half of your interest back for a year in order to keep you as a customer. there are other wiggle room ways to negotiate down. the real key here is two things. one, you have to have fantastic credit and, of course, if you pay off your card sooner, there s your interest rate deduction. listen, europe not going to pay as much interests that way. you save so much paying it off early. th them and they say no.le a keep trying. be persistent. you never know who you re going to get on the other end of the phone. we ve had people who got it the first time or they call a different day. use credit card companies? absolutely. i have another card offer here. absolutely. if you have a credit score 747 or better you have a lot of leverage. rents, everyone is negotiating. this is a big time for re renters nationwide. is this a trend? most markets rents are much lower and what you can do here is you can bundle up your leases you can stay put for several years, i had a friend who negotiated a one-year lease and got one month free because he s a great tenant. go to craigslist.org, compare your rent. if other people are paying less, go to your landlord. this is only fair and reasonable. if you get just $50 off a month, that s $600 a year. if the rental person is not willing to negotiate on the rent tting the place painted or aske to freshen up the kitchen? definitely. or tell them you want less of a security deposit. keep asking. be persistent and see what you can get. they re either going to hang up or do what you want. if you have great credit again, great credit saves you a lot of money. they want a great tenant who is dependable and if you could take out the garbage or something like that, they ll give you a discount. jill, you did a little study here. you called about 20 different hotels and what happened? we did a great study at red book. 12 of them gave us instant room rate cuts just by asking. just for calling. $40 to $400. what did they say? did you say, i got a better rate? listen, i m hearing nobody is paying full room rates, can you do better on this price? $40 to $400. that s your spending money on vacation right there. i negotiate everything. i just don t believe in paying retail. part of it is, visualize that money in your pocket. imagine having that $400 in front of you. that could give you confidence to be able to talk to them and feel comfortable saying, i know you can do better. and what about the internet? 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[ female announcer ] new aveeno nourish plus shine. hey, little dude. dinner s my middle name. how bout some hamburger helper? oh, my, but your mouth is gonna love it. and your wallet s gonna be pretty happy, too. now this is the deal of the day. hamburger helper.one pound, one pan, one tasty meal. this morning on today s family summer fun and games your kids can enjoy inside or outside. stephanie oppenheim is here with some activities that will keep your kids happy and occupied all summer long. stephanie, good morning to you. hi. and pretty weather, some days are great, you want to send them outside, an outside safari. the trick is to have your kids want to go outside. hi, harper. come here, sweetie. harper has been helping us. you can have a safari in your backyard or in the park or at the beach and having some props for them to look at things is great. this is the creature keeper and you can put a bug safely inside. you can look at it at the top or the bottom part. it s kind of glued on there. but then we can do this one. it s just a toy. now this is a big, superduper magnifier. you can touch that one. you can hold it. it s not real. you can use it for real things. that s really good. if you re having trouble reading the newspaper. look at ann. it makes things look really big. it s not glued on. that one is not glued on. you re absolutely right. some kids really like playing safari. they can put a vest on. and what they find and what you find outside, harmer, you can use it to you can basically make notes and everything about what you found. what i like to do is for kids to come inside for younger kids like harper, you can take dictation about what they found or for older kids can write their own stories. these come with stickers. if you re techie and go online and make a digital book about your safari together. that sounds fun. or a little science and art here, you can use little flowers that you find along your travels together. lovely craft to do with your kids. stephanie, we have another question from harper. aren t we going to do painting? painting is so much fun outside, you re right. what they love, also, is this new pirate table from little tykes. if you have older toddlers or preschoolers this keeps them well occupied. henry is here. henry and his dad are helping out. you can help them play. harper and henry were very busy filling this up before. what is it about water tables? they are so much fun for kids to explore. go, henry. i also love bubbles. harper, i thought you loved the bubbles and now you re running away. harper is the daughter of a member of our staff, ed, but she wants a hug. which is always good. i love bubbles for any age. these are dip sticks and they are about $10. if you have older kids like we do, this is the perfect thing for a family event. now watch. here we go. here we go. look at this, harper, whoa. harper really liked this before. bubbles are rocking. and they are really super big. oh, no. did it get in your face? just don t do it over children. away from children. this looks like a lot of fun. we grew up with styrofoam planes. this is on steroids, right. this is the titan and this is from air hogs from spin master. we put it to the test and it flies 45 feet. no batteries? no batteries, also a plus. a lot of airplanes have a lot of battery requirements. here we go. whoa i hit my head. are you okay? we re all good. the good thing it hit my head. there we go. there we go. crash landed. okay. that s fun. actually my teenager would like that. outdoor crafts that are messy, no one cares whether the grass gets dirty, tie dye kits, this is by alex. this is a new line for tweens and teens, project runway. good job, harper. lots of fun, silk screening in here as well. indoors, you need to have crafts to keep them busy for a while for video games. this is a new kit from creativity for kids. it comes with five robots. look at that. look how cute they are. you can make your own robots? you make your own. oh, are you okay? are you okay, henry? that s good. that was funny. that was funny, huh? okay. having indoor games to play, twister hoopla, and i was a little skeptical but our testers loved it, you have to go blue to blue on our shoulder so you have to toss it. lego games. all right. stephanie oppenheim, thank you so much. it s been a little crazy but it s been fun. harper, henry, good job. good job, dad. maybe you want to stick around and talk about vanilla or chocolate. we re talking about cupcakes, baby. two creamy cupcake frostings in five minutes, they s how sweet it is to be loved by you this morning in today s kitchen two quick and easy cupcake frostings with sophie and katherine. they gave up their careers in fashion and finance to open up a georgetown cupcake place. well, it s called georgetown p cupcake in washington, d.c. the bakery became an overnight sensation and now not only do they have a successful bake shot but she is hot chefs are the stars of the tlc show d.c. cupcakes. sophie and katherine are with us today. good to see you. good morning. i ve never been so happy to see two guests in my life. you guys have delicious cupcakes. it s an overnight sensation. what a risk it was, sophie. yeah, it was scary to quit our jobs for something unknown but katherine and i love baking. we did it growing up. it was a huge part of our childhood and we always wanted to open a bakery one day. what if? what if? if we don t do it now, we ll never do it. we took the plunge. took the leap of faith. ating people away.nd you re e people are coming in from all over the country. they come in and experience what it s like to be there. we re going to experience a day in the life. you have two easy frosting recipes and the first one is a chocolate gonoche. melted chocolate and heavy cream. it s chocolate and heavy cream. that s what it is. two ingredients. you can t get much more than that. pour a cup of heavy cream into two cups of chocolate chips and mix it up on medium heat and stir it until it s well mixed and a nice glossy, shiny mixture here. patience pays off, keeping the temperature low and wait it out, don t rush it? keep stirring until you get a nice glossy chocolate like this. this is so great. all you have to do is dip your cupcakes in and you have your frosting. how long does it take for it to set? it only takes a minute or two and you can pour this on your ice cream, that s what i do. or just straight into my mouth. katherine, this is a popular frosting. we make over 500 pounds of this cream cheese frosting at our cupcake shop every day. about two more pounds for me. so simple. all it takes is half a stick of unsalted butter, six ounces of cream cheese, low-fat cream cheese if you want, and then a quarter teaspoon of vanilla extract and then you re just going to put in four cups of sifted confectioner s sugar. i hear ann is peeking through. this is so delicious. we saw you peeking through. starting to feel sorry for you. and it smells so good. only five ingredients. it s so easy. you know what you can do? zest fresh lemon in here. a lemon cream cheese frosting and you put it into the bag and i m going to teach you. the quicker we decorate, the quicker we can eat. come on over here. you have a signature swirl. we do. all of our cupcakes sort of look the same but you just start by holding the top of the bag and you re going to put a little pressure on the bottom and then i ll do one and you push pressure around in a circle and then down at the end. beautiful. perfect. so push pressure down and all the way around. you ve got it. look at that. go ahead. you can put it in a squeeze bottle. lovely. katherine and sophie, thank you. which one can i eat? any of them. thank you so much. congratulations. you rock. really yummy. to me that looks so easy. i love that. finally, we have hoda and kathie lee talking with debbie gibson about how to unplug your family without causing world war iii. i say eat a cupcake. live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. good morning. i am mindy basara. a robbery at and east baltimore convenience store and in a shootout. the honor of the food market on michael l. reed street opened fire matilda street opened fire on sunday. the robber made in case of everyday emergencies, it s important to be prepared for dinner. that s why i ve prepared my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts. they re individually wrapped, so you can cook what you need and store what you don t. [ male announcer ] perdue perfect portions. ready when you are. i do 22 more inspections than the government requires. and my fresh, all-natural chickens are never given any hormones or steroids. .and no candy, gladys. [ clucks ] [ male announcer ] perdue. extra inspections. extraordinary chicken. it is going to be another is the midday, with high temperatures climbing into the another steamy day, with high temperatures in the lower end of the 90 s. a chance of thunderstorms in your neighborhood. some forecast for wednesday and thursday. it gets very hot going into the beginning of the weekend. thank you for joining us. we will see you back here for 11 news at noon.