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6 weeks old, the precious one. thanks so much. there you go. coming up we ll talk about a lot of things, your questions answered. how do you pack a healthy lunch for the kids, joy bauer has the answer and why sugar substitutes may not be the best option if you re trying to lose weight, coming up on diet s.o.s. . what else? joan martin is here with steals and deals kenneth cole and luxury skin caroline. jill says some of the items are up to 90% off. jill why aren t they 100% off? at this point go free. exclusively for today show viewers. she s like what? we re going to pay to you buy them. many people around the world were dazzled by elizabeth taylor s furs and clothes which weren t half off. some of her most famous outfit are up for auction. before we get to any of this stuff let s get to the news. natalie morales at the news desk. good morning, everyone. at one minute past midnight this morning the military ban on openly gay service members ended with the official repeal of the don t ask, don t tell policy. more than 13,000 service members lost their jobs because of their sexual orientation since the law went into effect back in 1993 and at the stroke of midnight a navy lieutenant celebrated the end of the ban by marrying his long time same-sex partner in vermont in his dress uniform. president obama s discussing the future of post moammar gadhafi libya during the meetings at the united nations general assembly in new york. gadhafi issued a radio message calling the rebel takeover aisha raid that will not last. also at the u.n. palestinian president mahmoud abbas is pressing ahead with his campaign to gain full u.n. status for the palestinians. a new book is rocking the white house by painting an unflattering picture of the president s leadership during the economic crisis. white house leaders accused df kens men author ron suskind of misquoting them. earlier on today suskind defends the passage that anita dunn called the white house a genuinely hostile workplace to women a quote she has since challenged. all of them said everything, we have extensive notes and tapes for this book, and the fact is, with anita dunn, as with most of the other subjects, they were told what would be said next to them, what they said in the book. with anita the washington post this morning confirms the quote. i had to do something that i ve never been before but i said it s a special occasion which is i let the washington post listen to the tape. they re like there it is, clear as a bell. well let me just get to that what s on tape because i understand what s on tape is the fact that she said if it weren t for the president this place would be in court for a hostile workplace. that s not quite the same as saying it s a hostile work environment. she s saying if it wasn t for the. the it would be a hostile work environment. did you take liberties with that quote? absolutely not. suskind says dunn and others in the obama administration were informed before the book went to print. officials say human remains found in a california canyon saturday are those of nursing student michelle lei who disappeared in may. a former high school friend suspected in lei s murder will be back in court next week. dolores hope the widow of entertainer bob hope died monday at her home in los angeles. a former nightclub singer she often joined her husband to perform for u.s. troops during their 69 years of marriage. hope was 102 years old. a new study has found that whooping cough vaccine loses effectiveness in as little as three years. under government health recommendations, children sometimes go as long as eight years between booster shots. and a different kind of breaking news for an anchorwoman in south dakota. jennifer hudstpeth thought she was introducing a story about a surprise marriage proposal in a nearby town. the minnesota man nate johnson joins us to continue his story of love. jennifer oh! will you marry me? oh, my gosh, yes! yes! nate got the whole news team in on his big plan to pop the question to jennifer, a former miss minnesota, and of course she said yes. it is now five minutes past the hour. lets s go back outside to al with a check of your weather. that is so nice. thank goodness she said yes i would say. when would they say no? happy news for them. al is out here somewhere, he s upstairs. he went inside because it was raining. al give us a memo. is it that hard to figure out really? i mean come on. let s show you what s going on as far as your weather is concerned. for today we are looking at a frontal system, you can see it clear as day stretching from new england all the way down to the gulf bringing showers, a few thunderstorms especially down through the southeast, a secondary front coming through the northern plains, that s going to be bringing some rain there, beautiful weather out west, 76 seattle, 105 in phoenix, 79 l.a. but the showers will continue through the southeast, mid-atlantic states, all the way here into the northeast, going to hang around ntil friday. good morning, everybody. we have a little light train contend with. it s not going to be heavy but give yourself a few extra minutes. the high is between 77 sending out on s.o.s. time for joy s diet s.o.s. jgs today joy is answering questions about artificial sweeteners and school lunches. our first question comes from kim, in smyrna, georgia and joins us live via skype. oh, they are so cute! that s the best! thank you, good morning. yeah, i have a question both of my girls are really picky eater, and they attend a school that will not allow peanuts and they won t heat up any items and i want a healthy yet yummy lunch. do you have any suggestions for items i can put in their lunch box that are healthy, fresh and low in sodium in. i ve got a ton of options for you and i love this is a whole family affair. first when it comes to packing a healthy lunch box, you want to include three things, a protein item, a produce item and a fun snack or a treat and most people have problems with the protein piece so that s what i m going to focus on. first when it comes to hot things you want to invest in a real high quality thermos for you. you ll need two of them, and you can fill it with a hearty soup, lentil, black bean, chicken noodle, minestrone or leftover chili or taco meat, with a bag of tortilla chips or pasta with marinara sauce and cheese is going to work. from the cold standpoint you can make sushi rollup sandwiches, a whole grain roll with turkey and cheese, tightly roll it up, cut it into sushi or humus with dippers like whole grain crackers, yogurt with a crunchy cereal as well. there s a lot of options, get your girls involved and you re going to have a good lunch. you guys like those ideas? yes. thank you very much. thank you, kim. bye-bye. involve them for sure. yes, the chili could be risky after lunch. anyway now let s go to shelby in red lion, pennsylvania, she s on the phone. good morning, shelby, what s your question? caller: good morning, joy. my question is about stevia, there has been some negativity surrounding the use of artificial sweeteners so what do you think of all-natural stevia? this is a tricky question to answer. and really it s a personal choice. if you re looking for a more natural way to sweeten your foods without adding calories then stevia is definitely your best bet because the artificial sweeteners like equal and splenda are synthetically created. stevia is a naturally occurring substance from a south american plant. the mainstream packets that we buy in the store or sometimes we find in the food is not 100% pure stevia. the companies are isolating one compound and mix it with sugar alcohol so it s somewhat processed, and i tell you this because really the bottom line is, pick the sweetener that you like the taste of the best, but really try to minimize all of them. because the body still thinks it s sugar. exactly and some preliminary studies show it may intensify our cravings or mess with metabolic pathways so you want to whenever you can minimize all of the sugar substitutes. the last one, e-mail, sam from plantsville, honey or raisins in my oatmeal? raisins because they deliver a shot of sweetness plus fiber and nutrition. honey delivers the sweetness without any significant nutrition. raisins win. thanks, joy. an inside look at elizabeth taylor s closet, some of her most spectacular pieces before they hit the auction block. up next, jill s steals and deals, exclusive hot items for you, our today show viewers. accept no substitutes. ecent trip to france we discovered the inspiration for a totally new yogurt. activia selects french yogurt. so silky and smooth with lots of juicy fruit. it was a grueling trip! try new activia selects french yogurt. it s a new totino s pizza stuffer. 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[ deep breath ] thank you! that s the cold truth! but your cloud of depression is still with you. maybe it s time to ask your doctor about adding seroquel xr to your antidepressant to treat your depression. seroquel xr is a once-daily, extended-release tablet, which means medication is released around the clock. for many, seroquel xr, when added to an antidepressant, was proven more effective than an antidepressant alone at helping people feel less depressed. call your doctor if you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. elderly dementia patients taking seroquel xr have an increased risk of death. call your doctor if you have fever, stiff muscles, and confusion, as these may be signs of a life-threatening reaction or if you have uncontrollable muscle movements, as these could become permanent. high blood sugar has been reported with seroquel xr and medicines like it and in extreme cases can lead to coma or death. your doctor should check for cataracts. other risks include increased cholesterol and weight gain as well as seizures, dizziness on standing, drowsiness, impaired judgment, trouble swallowing, and decreases in white blood cells, which can be fatal. use caution before driving or operating machinery. isn t it time to put more distance between you and your depression? talk to your doctor about seroquel xr. if you can t afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. with two children and no way to support them. i put myself through nursing school, and then i decided to go get a doctorate degree. university of phoenix gave me the knowledge to make a difference in people s lives. my name is dr. kimberly horton. i manage a network of over a thousand nurses, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] university of phoenix is proud to sponsor education nation. because we believe an educated world is a better world. this morning on jill s steals and deals a luxury skin caroline to coats and bracelets, discounted exclusively for our today show viewers. jill martin is back with all of the goods. good morning. good morning. once again great items but explain how this works to the viewers who may be new to this. i can t believe anyone is new to this but everyone should get to their computer right now, logon to today.com. we have five offers that retailers have brought us up to 90% off. logon quickly. supply is limited but amazing deals. get your fingers ready. our website will steer them to how to order all of these products. let s get right to it. first up, we ve got this offer from best bra, if there s one bra you should own you should own this, in a set. more about function than fashion. last time we did bras i won t call anyone in our control room erica bought a ton of them, they were a huge hit. set of three, retail is $60 in black, white and nude. you can wear them around the house, they re comfortable, you can wear them as a tank top, seamless, four-way stretch, no bulges on the side or back, smooth lines, fresh fabric shape and lift. one size fits all in. suprasmall through xxxl. the deal is $12.95 for the set of three, 78% off. wow, that is fantastic. the most comfortable bra you will own i m sure. it s in between a sports bra and actually a conventional bra so if you want to wear something and be supported and comfortable this is the one. i like the idea of putting it under a tank as you said. next up this is going to be the deal of the century. the leather handbags by tercedo. two styles seven different colors all equally as gorgeous. people are already going off. the retail is $425, and look at all of these great colors and styles. i love the cobalt blue. this is amazing and just to have a pop of color on the outfit. two styles, the textured, the solid leather comes in three colors and the snakeskin etched comes in four colors. it s 100% genuine leather, detachable strap so as a messenger bag or regular purse, zipper pocket inside/outside. the deal is $65, that s 85% off. that is amazing, really beautiful and very fashionable as well. and a great fall bag, i want to give people options that you can buy one thing and wear it throughout the fall for $65, this can take you throughout and again, blue is just a great pop of color. i feel like that one will fly. over here now, we ve got four product skin renewal packages by kaplan md, famous dermatologist. a lot of celebrities go to kaplan. retail $305 to $325. i know it s hard for a lot of people to spend that. this is a great alternative. kaplan s four-piece skin renewal system, cleanses, soothes, hydrates and renews. four easy steps. celeb fans kate beckinsdale, jennifer garner and jennifer goodwin. all four come in the box, lotion, toner, day cream and night cream. if you re ordering for yourself, this is the other one, comes just the product, no box, the lotion, the toner, the night cream and the mask, retail $05 to $325. the deal for all four $35. that s 89% off. and i should just say it s final sale, if you order t it s yours but this is an amazing product and huge celebrity following that s going to go quickly, too. on to jewelry, beautiful personalized leather bracelets by lisa stewart, all monogrammed, n for natalie. this is $125, engraved initial cuff bracelet, any letter in brown or black leather, 14 carat gold, it s one of the company s best sellers, celebrities wear it, debra messing, nicole ritchie, the deal is $25, that s 85% off. $25, a perfect gift price, all right. let s talk fall wear already. we re moving into coat season and you ve got some fantastic coats, new for us we ve got kenneth cole, some big names here. i m so happy to bring our viewers these because everyone needs a fall coat. kenneth cole reaction women s down filled jacket with cofur hood, the retail $220. again, down filled, faux fur zip-off hoods, with or without, a great length, the pockets zipper so great for storage, comes in four colors, retail $220, the deal $65, that s 70% off. beautiful, and i love that they gather at the waist so not a bulky coat. this pique coat by kenneth cole. new york women s wool coat, retail $250, classic style with the contemporary flair, double breasted front button closure, wool blend, great for four, four colors, retail $250, the deal $79, that s 68% off. beautiful, jill martin as always i get excited every time you re here because it means something good for everyone. let s review our products this morning, a bra set from the best bra hand bags by terzetto, skin care collections by kaplan mda bracelets by nicole stewart and coats by ken cole. head to our website and jill will be taking questions on the items on twitter, send her a tweet @todayshow, us use #stealsanddeals. come up a delicious rib roast with 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[ giggles ] live, local, latebreaking this is a wbal-tv 11 news update. good morning. often on rain showers will be with us through the middle or late-afternoon hours. it will not be heavy rain. rain showers will be likely occur at high temperatures in the mid-70 s. all purchase 70 tomorrow and you know there are people out there who would love to see simon cowell take a giant step backwa backward? you would see giant fireworks in l.a. if this show bombs. that of course the always honest tart tongue talent scout simon cowell, sat down with matt to talk about his new s endeavor the x factor. simon says, tomorrow on today. i love simon, i can t help it and i can t wait for the show x factor got my dvr set to record it. still watching nbc, thanks a lot. i do, waiting for those shows, too. she s dvring it so she can watch the nbc shows live. absolutely. her beauty was as dazzling as her jewels and wardrobe. elizabeth taylor s most memorable outfits are heading for the auction block, including the two dresses she wore when she married richard burton twice. a preview in a few minutes. and celebrity chef bobby flay whipping up a rib roast of pork with a vermont cheddar vidalia onion soup. you got me with the soup. you got me with the pork. and today s money 911 where we answer your financial questions. you can teet your questions to to @todayshow using #money911. our panel will answer the questions tomorrow. rainy here in the northeast but all in all not too bad. a frontal system will dwing showers down to the gulf coast. we ve got sunshine up and down the east coast. tomorrow, more wet weather in the northeast. sunny and mild out west. we ll look for the hot weather through the southwest, a few clouds and showers along the good morning, everyone. we re going to see a little light rain activity. it will taper off late this afternoon. the high temperatures are a it s keenan. i made it. finally made it. good morning. this is right down to the wire saturday night live kicking off its 37th season this saturday and keenan thompson is here. season premiere is 30 rock host star rather alec baldwin, musical guest radio head, going out with a bang. that s right. live from new york this morning, keenan thompson. keenan good to see you. thank you, glad i made it. this is your ninth season. you can believe it? it s crazy. i don t know, it s amazing to me, ninth season, i didn t think i d get one, you know what i mean? you said when you first started you weren t sure you were really on the cast for a while. no, not at all. i mean it s hard to gauge the fact that you re actually there, you no he what i mean? betty white, sketches we did together, it was an amazing experience up there, looking at my bros, and it s going to be weird looking back on the show once we ve left i think. that will be weird. that s not going to be for a while. yeah, yeah, no. i mean the job. the moments right now. you do a lot of great impersonations, the reverend bill sharpton of course, bill cosby, whoopi goldberg. can you give us a sample? my favorite is, i ve only gotten to do once is al roker. come on, let s see it. let s looking on what s going in your neck of the woods here we go. our director missed that but that s okay. that s all right. and the weather s a little humid outside a couple of little raindrops and we ll see what s going on in your neck of the woods here we go. keenan thompson sitting image. it s nothing like how he actually talks. catch the season premiere of saturday night live, this saturday night, 11:30, 10:30 saturday night. nbc. why don t you do the tease next, keenan. as al roker. here s a sneak peek at the wardrobe of elizabeth taylor right after this. 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i really felt that, you know, the country exploded over this issue, and the whole argument stereotyped gay people but it also stereotyped people in the military, too, as bigots, as you know, behind the times, and i felt that it was just deeper and richer than that but none of us could know about it because nobody was ayou loed to talk about it, so i realized as an actor that i could be a voice for people who weren t allowed to speak for themselves and i went around the country interviewing people to find stories to show a community that was hidden from all of us, but also to show people that break down stereotypes. how did you get them to talk? because they re told, don t ask, don t tell, and right. for those buying into that, how did you get them to come forward and speak? it was very, very dangerous for them. you know, if people knew that they were talking to me, they could have been kicked out, they could lose their benefits and everything, but i think what happens is, when you push people down and push people down, it becomes like a volcano, and human nature, you need to talk. you need an outlet. you need to tell your story, and i was able to, i don t know, they trusted me. you know, what happened was, i have a lot of friends in new york, from all over the country. right. and they know somebody who went to high school with who turns out to be gay and they were dating somebody at the military base say back in iowa. so word of mouth spread. it had to be secret and people in the military were paranoid i was being followed. what was surprising you conducting the interviews? i think what was mostly surprising is how paranoid people were. i met somebody at a cafe i was sitting along the windough and h he said what are you doing here? i can t be seen talking here so i had to go to the back. women told me someone they knew in the military had threatened to take her child away if she didn t turn other people in. oh, my. wow. a lot of horror stories. a lot of horror stories. and we should mention the movie opens today but more than 13,000 service members of course have lost their jobs as a result of don t ask, don t tell. what do you think now happens in this new era, where this ban has been lifted? i think in a way nothing is going to happen, because the straight soldiers have been serving with gay soldiers forever and so it s not going to be a big thing, but for not a big seat change in. but for individuals, they won t have to lock their computer when they leave their desk. they won t have to worry about is somebody going to find this letter to the boyfriend or the girlfriend that reveals something about them. and not lose their jobs because so many did. and their benefits. marc wolf, thanks so much for bringing this to light. don t ask, don t tell opens today in theaters. thank you. coming up next a hardy fall people from bobby flay. first, this is today on nbc. this morning on today s kitchen, what s for dinner? a hardy meal from famed bobby flay. his brand new cookbook, it s been out for two years now. bobby flay s bar american good to see. this is a slow roasting pork. we re making a couple of dishes. this is my restaurant in our neighborhood, you guys always show up for lunch and we love having you. yes. bar american is a celebration of america, plated in a european braserrie style. yes. we re going to make a version of a french onion soup and a rack of pork. okay. we re going to use vidalia onions from georgia. much sweeter. and american onion and if you can t find vidalia, the most monday, walla walla from washington state and also maui. you can start with a lot and you get a little. you let them caramelize in their own natural juices and sugar and put a little bit of sherry and who knows, bourbon. whatever you like. anything like that. and let that cook with a little bit of chicken stock, and a touch of flour, and then the onions and the chicken stock get this beautiful flavor so fresh garlic in there and it starts to look like what you know is french onion soup. only it s thicker. i like to use some briosh and cheddar. we have it under the broil, gets bubbly and this is what people love about french onion soup or in this case the american version, and parsley pesto on top and serve it, fire away. i love it. now let s go with mr. pork. exactly. a lot of times people say i took a pork chop, put it on the grill or saute pan and it was a little tough. what i tell people to do if you have the time, and it doesn t take a long time, 35, 40 minutes, cook the entire rack. this is a pretty big rack, if you want if you wanted to get half of this, that would be totally fine. stay with me. i m all the way with you. we start to sear it in the pan like this. um-hum. we put it into the pan. so you brown it on both sides? exactly. i like to take a glaze, two mustards, dijon, whole grain and molasses. this will caramelize on the outside of the pork, put this in the oven 35 minutes, put a thermometer in there, 155 degrees, let it rest for about 15 minutes and you can slice away. what s the sauce we have? we ll make the sauce right in the pan here quickly, a little bit of jack daniels. i call this the sour sauce. i call this the joe michaels sauce, the director. onion and chicken stock and bring this to the boil, reduce and the beautiful thick sauce down here. wow. what was that all about? are you going to send somebody else in? we re like lenny and squiggy. i like the 9:00 hour, gets more ugly. smells so good. wow. double apple butter so apples, butter, cinnamon, garlic and onions and puree it in the food processor and sour mash sauce. this smells yum. can we start eating now? it s like a fred flintstone thing on top of the car. we like to serve two ribs to each portion at bar american because we have hungry folks coming over there. i ve seen you there. you have. bobby flay thank you, recipe on our website today.com. bobby will be back tomorrow. actually he s not going to leave. welcome. love to have him here as a co-host. coming up, millionaire match maker patty standinger. first your local news.