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of the season. it doesn t get better than this. pop superstar rihanna takes to our stage live today, monday, pop superstar rihanna takes to our stage live today, monday, may 27, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television [ cheers and applause ] and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. i m meredith vieira. look at the crowd. this is great! [ cheers and applause ] these people have been lining up for hours to catch one of the hottest pop superstars in the world today. youngest star ever to have ten number one hits and accomplished it faster than anyone in the music industry. the show is going to be all rihanna. 8:30, rihanna, every song. we don t know what she s playing but we have been told the entrance will be one that you do not want to miss. we look forward to that coming up. first we go from this crowd on the plaza which is a good one to the crowds that will be hitting the roads, the rails and the airways this weekend for the long memorial day weekend. we re going to cover your travel questions now. we have jeff rossen along the garden state parkway in new jersey. what are we expecting? reporter: hey, matt. you guys send me the nicest places. just listening to radio traffic reports. a lot of you are going to be on the roads today. in the research for this i found out i don t want to expose secrets here, but a lot of you call in sick today, play hooky from work just to start the weekend early. i wouldn t do it, slash, can t do it. the roads are already packed. here s what you need to know. okay. so let s agree the beach is the place to be. some of you are taking the train. even more of you are taking a plane, but the overwhelming majority are driving, hitting the nation s highways in record numbers. aaa projects nearly 35 million americans will travel this memorial day weekend. nearly 31 million of them by car. but getting there ain t cheap this year. while gas prices have declineded slightly the national average for regular unleaded is $3.81 a gallon, more than a dollar higher than a year ago when the average was $t2.78 a gallon. the lesson is pain at the pump won t keep us home. reporter: but in much of the country drivers are paying well over $4 a gallon. from the east. yes. driving less, consolidating trips. reporter: to the west. it s outrageous. i never imagined it could get this bad. reporter: it s enough of a pain in the tank that sterling resorts in florida will pay for your gas. they can get in the car, come down, keep the receipt and we ll pay for the gas. reporter: as you book your summer vacation, if gas prices don t keep you grounded, jet fuel prices may. faircompare.com reports summer airfares are the highest since 2008. the typical july airfare is up $30 to $60 from last year. new york to chicago will cost you $257, up from $226 a year ago. detroit to denver, $295 up from $268. d.c. to los angeles, $410 this year, up from $367 a year ago. there are some great deals out there for june and july. but overall if you re paying for a ticket price you re probably paying from $30 to $60 more this year. reporter: even more if you are traveling to europe. airfares are the highest in a decade. new york to london, $1,100, up almost $150 from a year ago. chicago to paris, $1,250 up $100 from last year. however you get here, just get here. the problem is staying there isn t cheap. hotel rates are up about 5% this year. the average, matt, is $148 a night for a three-diamond hotel. rental car rates are holding steady. the average is $38 a day. the only decision left for me standing along the parkway is head that way to see rihanna or that way to go to the jersey shore. i ll let you decide. come up here and check out rihanna. get back from the traffic there. jeff rossen, thank you very much. how do things look at the airports? thanh truong is at hartsfield international in atlanta. that s the busiest airport in the world. good morning. reporter: good morning. if you re flying this weekend expect airports to be packed more than usual. a stronger economy and a higher demand for flights makes for a busy time and that will be the case here. hartsfield jackson is the busiest airport in the world and it seems everything is up for air travel this year. the number of passengers is up 2.93 million americans this year. you guessed it, ticket prices are up. according to faircompare.com ticket prices to the top 50 destinations are up 10 to 20% mainly due to increases in demand in the higher price of fuel. here s what to expect at the major hubs. atlanta tops the list. 1.6 million people expected to travel through this weekend. almost 1 million people through new york city s main airports. on the west coast lax expects more than 810,000 and in the midwest o hare and midway will see more than a million. the numbers are all up from last year. to leave yat the crowding most airports are beefing up staff so people get through lines faster. just keep in mind that parking this time of year at airports is a premium. check out some of the off-site parking instead of driving in circles and driving yourself crazy. matt? thanh truong in atlanta this morning. thank you, as always. we ll get al s forecast in a couple of minutes. first let s head inside to meredith. now to politics and the 2012 presidential race. sarah palin may be sitting on the sidelines for now. how much longer will that last? nbc s andrea mitchell has the latest from washington. good morning. reporter: good morning. sarah palin has jolted the republican race with her strongest signal yet that she might be getting in. it has the look of an old-fashioned presidential campaign a bus tour starting this weekend with rolling thunder. stopping at places like getsberg and the liberty bell although although all the way to new hampshire. sarah palin calls it her one nation tour. i want to make sure that america is put back on the right track. we only do that by defeating obama in 2012. i have that fire in my belly. reporter: sarah palin is rehiring staff, buying an expensive arizona home, has a flattering biopic premiering, showed up at dancing with the stars and there is room for another social conservative. sarah palin could thwart michelle bachmann s possible run and hurt candidates with less star power like tim pawlenty. as to who run, we ll see. reporter: sarah palin is only two points behind mitt romney in a new gallup poll but an nbc news wall street journal poll shows she s a polarizing figure wildly popular with conservatives, solidly rejected by democrats and most independents. another down side, palin is a magnet for criticism like a tell-all book from a former alaska aide. my boss was obsessive about online polls and bolstering her image. we would craft letters to the editor and find people to submit them. we would spend hours transcribing radio shows to really help her look better sometimes than she was. reporter: friends think she might just say no. she exposes herself to the grief again without the offsetting benefit she has now of a great family life, great career in the media, adoring fan base and a healthy income. i think that s a lot to give up. reporter: it isn t the same as having a shot at being president of the united states. fox news, one of palin s employers says the bus tour will not change her role with the network unless she announces shs running. buckle your seat belts. now michelle bachmann says she ll announce whether she s running for president at an appearance in iowa in june. it s going to get bumpy. thank you very much. david gregory is moderator of meet the press. good morning. hey, meredith. insiders are saying it may look like sarah palin will run but she has not laid the groundwork to do so. what are you hearing? pretty much the same thing. she is making herself relevant, keeping herself relevant, not taking the steps to run. these are high profile signs she s putting herself in a position to announce, but sarah palin runs a closed society in american politics. there are few people outside of her inner sanctum who know what she ll do. she could be looking at key factors. she s second in the poll behind mitt romney. high name recognition. with mike huckabee gone there is space for a populist candidate. she can fill the void, particularly in iowa which kicks off the voting. she has higher negatives than any other gop candidate. how viable would her candidacy be? that s why there is skepticism. she s not seen as a general election candidate. even among rank and file republicans she s lost favor in if you go back to the tucson shooting and other issues. she s still using facebook, opining, attacking the president, but she lost a little bit of that sting in her punch. still popular in grassroots but as a broader appeal not taking steps to make herself popular. could she be a spoiler? i m thinking of michelle bachmann who will announce next month whether she ll run. could palin knock the wind out of bachmann s sails? there is a feeling that perhaps palin doesn t want bachmann to steal the spotlight. they would both be vying for the same space. bachmann was born in waterloo, iowa and will have an announcement there next month. she may play well among 40% of caucus goers who are more socially conservative. palin as well. palin is a factor whether she s a candidate or not. she has her own strong platform. either way, she makes noise in this presidential race. she has more potential impact, of course, if she s a candidate. meanwhile, there is speculation that congressman paul ryan may run. he s the political star of the moment for his effort to slash the federal budget. on wednesday night former vice president dick cheney praised him by saying i worship the ground ryan walks on. he said he hopes ryan doesn t make a run for the presidency because he said, quote, that would ruin a good man who has a lot of work to do. paul ryan said he doesn t have plans to run this time. he may look at it down the road. is it possible if someone says they want to put him on the ticket is he open to it? yeah. he didn t close the door, but he has problems in terms of being the intellectual force hurting the party. the issue of medicare is hot right now. a former vice president saying he worships paul ryan doesn t help the republican cause very much. they have plenty of support on the right. the bigger concern is as they found out in new york 26 in the upstate new york race this is an issue democrats can use against republicans if they don t change the message about medicare. what s coming up sunday on meet the press ? more on the politics of medicare, how the 2012 race is shaping up. i ll speak to mitch mcconnell and senator chuck schumer of new york. thank you very much. let us get a look at the other top stories of the morning. ann is at the news desk with headlines. good morning. we begin with breaking news this morning as the initial findings have been released from the black box recorders recovered from air france flight 447 that mysteriously crashed in 2009. nbc s tom costello joins us with the latest on the developing story. good morning. reporter: ann, good morning. astonishing really, because it shows that the black box data was working, was complete though it s been two years at 13,000 feet below the surface of the ocean. we know now that the air speed sensors on the exterior of the plane apparently iced over. when that happened the plane s crew was not getting good accurate air speed data. the auto pilot, we are told, and the auto thrust systems disengaged. then for some reason the crew put the nose of the plane up. that put the plane into a stall. a stall is what happens when a plane loses lift on the wings. a three and a half minute plunge began for the crew and passengers on board all the way down to the surface of the ocean. 228 people died. ann, what is clear from the flight data recorder is that the plane was possibly, probably flyable but because of the errors of the crew they stalled the plane and crashed it. the engines, though they were in a stall position, were working as the plane hit the ocean. back to you. compelling details. perhaps lessons can be learned from that. tom costello this morning. this morning president obama signed a four year extension on the patriot act including roving wiretaps. congress raced to pass legislation hours before the midnight deadline last night. the president signed the act using an auto-pen machine because she s in france attending the g8 summit. secretary of state hillary clinton and admiral mike mullen are in pakistan working to soothe relations after the raid that took down osama bin laden last commitment to u.s. securi interest or risk using billions of dollars in aid from washington. in joplin, missouri, officials are trying to sort through a list of 232 people that are still unaccounted for in the chaos after sunday s tornado. ron allen has the latest from joplin. good morning. reporter: good morning, ann. overnight as many as one dozen names came off the list of missing persons as survivors came forward and the list is updated. the official death toll is up by one to 126. as you look at the devastation, it s still possible to see people beginning to move forward. in the middle of the mayhem, daren collins is picking up the pieces and rebuilding his wife s salon. we can stand around and strer at it or jump in. reporter: casey owens is searching ever where for her cousin, will norton, as he drove home from his graduation and he was ripped through the roof of the family s hummer. over 200 people are still accounted for. a number reduced by one when it turned out the 71-year-old sally adams is safe. meanwhile, other families grieve. the local newspaper filling with remembranc remembrances. there are a few moments of joy like this. you re such a good baby! reporter: she has been trapped in a crawl space under the family s gone. we thought betty was gone. reporter: five days later, safe and sound. it s always nice to see a happy ending, but this is going to be a very difficult weekend around here. the first funerals begin today and there is a memorial service plans and a visit by president obama. thank you for reporting on the story. northern sudan has disputed a border area violating the peace treaty with the south and setting off a new humanitarian crisis. the occupation has caused an exodus of some 80,000 people who are without shelter and adequate food and water. the final space walk for the endeavour astronauts is wrapping up. the space station is nearly finished after more than a decade. it s now 7:18. the space station is now about the size of a football field. yeah, it is. we will go outside to al. if you look up the word sports jacket in the dictionary, that is what you will see right there. this one comes with plastic slip covers. we have friends from the navy and marines. fleet is in, and we re glad they re with us. we have severe weather to talk about. the risk of strong storms from wichita and on into joplin, unfortunately. not a lot of rain is what we re keeping our fingers crossed for. d.c., you have the possibility of strong storms. and rainfall amounts could be anywhere from one to three inches through early tomorrow morning, and then things will start to clear out. that s what s going on around the country and here s what is happening in your neck of the woods. a pleasant start to the weekend. partly to mostly cloudy, and temperatures in the 60s to near 70 and later today in the 80s, and then also scattered thunderstorms likely later this afternoon and early this evening. and then tomorrow might have a shower in the morning, otherwise mostly cloudy and highs mid-80s. and then hot on memorial day into the low 90s. small chance of an afternoon storm, and hot as we get back and that s your latest weather. matt? al, thank you very much. coming up, tense moments at the murder trial of casey anthony as her father was questioned by the defense. why did things get so heated? we have the latest from court. first, this is today on nbc. i m drinkin dunkin . dunkin iced latte. iced dunkin decaf. estoy tomando café helado. large caramel iced with skim. one shot of hazelnut, iced, cream and sugar. i wouldn t want it any other way. get your iced coffee your way. america runs on dunkin 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yes. and you saw the love between those two individuals, right? yes. you saw how much caylee loved casey. yes. you would see her hug casey an occasions? yes. reporter: but then melissa england shared a memory of a cell phone call she overheard that casey made. she told friends that she couldn t pick them up to hang out because she was having car trouble or got a flat. as she hung up she kind of threw the phone down in the dashboard and said, oh, my god, i m such a good liar. the theory is this was such a party girl she killed her child so she could keep partying. that s why it s important to establish through witness after witness and identify and portray casey anthony in a way that makes it conceivable that she could kill her own child. reporter: for prosecutors it s critical to paint a picture that she s a psychopath that on the one moment she could be loving her daughter and at another moment she could kill her daughter and show no regret or emotion at all. matt? kerry sanders in orlando for us this morning. thank you very much. savannah guthrie is today s legal correspondent. good morning. good morning. the parade of witnesses, the friends and both sides are getting points out of the witnesses. the cumulative affect. casey anthony was happy and outgoing. that s a tough set of facts for the defense, because if you buy the defense theory that this girl tied of an accident. and casey anthony shows no signs of being distraught. george anthony comes back to the witness stand after the dramatic first day and for people hearing about this case and reading about this case, they will hear about the testimony concerning stolen or missing gas cans. why is that important? the gas can had a piece of duct tape over it. it s so unique and the same kind of duct tape that was found over caylee anthony s body they say it was the murder weapon? yes, they do. and the defense connects it to george anthony who they alleged helped with the cover-up. because of the tense moments that we are seeing now between george anthony and jose baez, are we starting to see a defense strategy, in other words, keep the focus off of casey anthony and keep it on somebody like her father? no question about it. and in testimony yesterday the defense attorney was almost trying to gode anthony, where george anthony becomes angry so jurors can start to visualize can see the person that casey anthony so feared. he seems to be an experienced witness and so far not getting riled up in the courtroom. and an ex-boyfriend of casey s took the witness stand and interestingly here he did not take the witness stand in front of the jury, only in front of the judge and he was there to talk about allegedly talking to casey about moments of abuse, either at the hands of her brother or father. why wasn t the jury there? because the judge is not sure this testimony can come in. as a legal matter, it s hear say evidence, and it s a classic fact that casey anthony told me she was abused. you can t cross examine casey anthony on it. and the jury was there, and once they hear it they can t unhear it. you cannot unring the bell. and they are trying to get this evidence before the jurors without having to call casey anthony. savannah, thank you as always. we appreciate it. it s 738, and let s get a check of the weather from al. we want to show you your memorial day weekend forecast. and sunshine throughout much of the southern half of the country, and then a threat of storms into the great lakes. sunday looking at heavy rain. and beautiful really through the eastern two-thirds as well, and memorial day, a risk of strong storms in the mid-and upper planes. rain there and clouds in the pacific northwest. and western great lakes looking fabulous. the heat is on through the gulf coast and on in through southern california. that s what s going on around the country and here s what is happening in your neck of the woods. i am tom kierein. feels like summer. quite a bit of cloudiness and a likelihood of afternoon storms. a slight risk an isolated storm would be severe. and then mostly cloudy and mid-80s and partly cloudy on sunday and a possibility of an isolated storm in the afternoon, just a small chance of that. more rihanna fans here already in less than an hour. matt? up next, can t stop sniffling and sneezing? why this allergy season could be one of the worst on record and what you can do to get some relief. and later on, look at this ultrasound. we ll talk to the woman who carried her baby outside the uterus. first, this is today on nbc. ause. erika: . my computer is the same as a new computer. vo: so to show her what she s missing, we built a pc store in her house. erika: (gasp) employee: come on in. make yourself at home! erika: this is my home! employee: let s take a look! erika: (lifting laptop) it s really light. honey, help me shop! employee: you can get up to seven hours on this battery. jesse: the color really pops out. employee: everything s wireless. wireless keyboard. jesse: that s impressive. i like this one better. erika: and i like this one. vo: new pc. what s it gonna be? erika: i m a pc, and i got what i wanted. jesse: as usual. share my concerns about bone or breast health makes me feel good about the choices i ve made. 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[ cheers ] we ll start off this way. hey, when did you get here? 5:00. big rihanna fans? yes. love her. what s your favorite song? um okay. s.o.s. i m scared. first time on tv. favorite? california okay. favorite song? what s my name . she was ready. boom. your favorite is umbrella . all right. what time did you get here? you have the best stand in the whole place. 6:00 a.m. from where? upper east side. not too far. what do you love about rihanna, in a word? she s different. different. definitely. any of you make a sign? no? there s a little one. rihanna will pick the three best signs and those folks get to go to her concert for free. all that coming up. first your local news and weather. woman: and everything there is to learn is learned. man: till the heroes retire and the monsters return to their dens. woman: and all the plots are wrapped up. man: till that day. boy: by hook or by crook. girl: by book or by nook. woman: i will read. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it s clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. had sparked a battle and we d stop at nothing until they were ours. surrender the chewy gooeys! 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[ cheers and applause ] we re happy the to have them here. lots of members of the military as well. we are kicking off the weekend in style. i m matt lauer along with meredith vieira and al roker. coming up, a survival guide for memorial day weekend. not like it s something you have to worry about, but we have everything you need to know in terms of fashion, food and some of the great sales. memorial day is a big weekend for sales. we ll tell you what to expect. after rihanna s concert a lot of folks will be headed to the beach. we are going to show you the new list, the top ten seaside hot spots in the country. plus, coming up a newborn that can only be described as a real miracle. when you look at this ultrasound he developed outside his mother s uterus. incredibly risky for the baby and for mom. and the mom is here to share her story in a live interview. happy ending there. we have a lot to get to. let s go back inside. ann curry is at the news desk with the headlines. hi, ann. good morning, everybody. in the news, congress and president obama barely beat the deadline and extended portions of the patriot act who were set to expire last night. president obama used an auto pen machine to sign the extension which gives the government the ability to spy on terror suspects. while leaders of nations are expected to give $20 billion to tunis tunisia. u.s. officials said not one but two bombs killed at least seven american troops on thursday in southern afghanistan. they say the second device went off while troops were trying to help the wounded by the first explosion. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the republican-controlled house passed a $690 billion defense bill on thursday. it includes $119 billion to fully fund the wars in afghanistan and iraq and also limits the president s authority to transfer guantanamo detainees and reduce nuclear stock piles. european officials expect captured war crimes suspect ratko miladic to be extradited within ten days to face genocide charges in the hague. he spent 15 years as an international fugitive. he s accused of ethnic cleansing in bosnia including the massacre of 8,000 muslim men and boys. the cia searched osama bin laden s compound in pakistan for the fist time. they hope to find fingerprints and other things left behind after bin laden was killed this month. flood emergencies have been reduced in parts of southern montana where the rising missouri river already has neighborhoods under water. the national guard was called to help with flood preparations in north dakota and the governor of south dakota warned that evacuations may be ordered this weekend. let s hope your holiday getaway goes faster than what we can see on this video from costa rica. it raises the question why did the three-toed sloth cross the road? hard to say, but luckily an alert motorcycle driver helped it get to the other side. it is now 8:03. let s go back outside to a man who s no sloth. we re talking about matt. thank you very much, ann. mr. is wedged into a corner of the crowd in front of me. al? you guys have a great view of the yeah. that s pretty good. not bad. are you a big fan of rihanna? yes. are you a big fan of rihannriha drummer? yes. what is his or her name? i have no idea. let s check your weather and our pick city today, just happens to be wsaz, west virginia, nbc 3. scatters showers and thunderstorms, and temperatures in theupper 70s. and then we have heavier thunderstorms possible. and risk of thunderstorms in the midwest and rain in the pacific northwest, and sunny and windy through southern california. that s what s going on around the country and here s what is happening in your neck of the woods. feeling like summer all the way into the weekend. we ll have the temperatures the upper 80s today. might get a morning shower saturday or afternoon storm tomorrow. on sunday, partly cloudy into the upper 80s. a small chance of afternoon storm and hot as we get back to work and school on tuesday, and then a break from the heat and that s your latest weather. meredith? al, thank you very much. now to a rare and remarkable delivery. an arizona woman just gave birth to a baby boy who was growing outside her uterus. we ll talk to her in a moment. first, nbc s janet shamlian is in phoenix with her story. janet, good morning to you. reporter: meredith, good morning. this amazing birth defies logic. a young woman, pregnant with her second child, learns the fetus is growing inside the lining of some abdominal muscles outside the wound. doctors tell her to proceed with the pregnancy would be putting her life in danger. yet, she presses on. this newborn, by all accounts, is a miracle baby. nikki soto gave birth monday in a pregnancy that defied the odds. it was really scary. just because we didn t know where the baby was and what he was attached to and what could happen. reporter: during the pregnancy, the 27-year-old phoenix woman carried the baby outside of her uterus. the baby surrounded only by a thin wall of membrane and muscle. a pregnancy so unlikely, so rare, doctors couldn t say whether it had ever happened before. i m not expecting to see this again. i haven t seen this before. reporter: soto says doctors warned her when they discovered the condition at 18 weeks that continuing the pregnancy would put her own life at risk. even though she elected to continue the pregnancy, i believe she was hearing our concerns and understood the risk, balanced the risk and benefits and did everything we asked them to do in the hospital. reporter: planning for every contingency, a staff of 25 doctors, nurses and other medical personnel was there. but in the end the procedure went off without a hitch. the baby, named azlen cruz perfecto was delivered by c-section at 32 weeks, weighing just under 3 pounds but doctors say perfecto is doing great. obviously he was born eight weeks earlier than we would normally like him to be. but he s in stable condition. i m thankful that everything turned out so well and that i didn t stop and the doctors didn t stop. i m just so grateful. reporter: nikki will leave the hospital in a few days. azlen in a few weeks but only because of his low birth weight. his name comes from the chronicles of narnia. it represents strength and bravery. thank you very much, janet shamlian. n irk nikki is with us along with one of her doctors. good morning to you both. good morning. good morning, meredith. after all you have gone through how are you doing and how is azlen doing? i m doing well and the baby is, too. i want um go ahead. i want to go back to monday if i can. just the thoughts going through your mind. you re about to deliver the baby c-section. doctors told you how risky it is. they re not sure when where the baby is, what the placenta might be attached to. it has to be a frightening moment for you. it was. up until monday morning i was fine. like, everything s going to go great. everything will be fine. monday morning i started panicking. it wasn t a normal c-section. it s an incision from my abdomen, from my belly, my lower so it was a big incision. i was concerned about that, too. but everything went well. doctor, the question people at home might be having is how is this even possible? i have never heard of this. we haven t seen anything like this before or heard anyone describe something like this. it looked like the pregnancy developed outside the uterus in an upper corner in the uterus and the muscle just expanded to allow this to continue as far as it did. it typically wouldn t accommodate more than 12 to 14 weeks of a pregnancy. started like an ectopic pregnancy then? started in the upper portion of the muscle. some of the imaging studies looked like it was separate but it continued to expand like an outpouching of the upper portion of the uterine wall. what was your greatest concern going into monday s operation? well, the biggest concern is what it would be attached to and where the blood supply came from because it is not a normal pregnancy. there was great risk for bleeding, injury and potential need to remove organs including bowel, ovaries, tubes. things of that nature. but the placenta was attached to the outside of of the uterus? yeah. the placenta was attached to the thin outpouching of the uterine wall with blood supply coming from the right ovary and tube. all she had to have removed was the right ovary and tube. she was able to keep the uteruu. will it be possible for nikki to have another baby? sp. that s correct. she has her uterus and left tube and ovary. hopefully more normal next time. you have a 7-year-old son at home. you tried five years for another baby. you knew how risky it was. doctors told you, if you go ahead with the pregnancy, there is so much risk attached. what made you decide to do that given the fact that you have a son at home? it was the fact that this was maybe my only chance to carry another child because if this didn t go right and we had to remove the uterus or something like that i wouldn t carry again. so i really was hoping for the best that i would carry this one through and have a second child. we wanted that. what was it like to carry the ba baby? nobody else we have heard of experienced this. every day were you worried? a little bit. every day there was concern in my mind. is everything going to go okay like i m telling myself it will? it was concerning. i took the risk and i just stayed in the hospital. i tried to stay as safe as i could to make everything the best that it could go. it took a large team to get you through this wonderful delivery of your little boy. what would you like to say to them? my gratitude. i m so thankful for all of their hard work. they didn t give up on me. they didn t give up on my son. they followed my wishes to continue the pregnancy, even though it was risky. it was something that we all had to go through together. i m so thankful that everything turned out so well. so are we. nikki soto, best to you and your family. thank you. dr. cook as well, thank you and great job. thank you. it is 8:12. here s matt. announcer: today s friday whip is brought to you by mcdonald s. i m lovin it. and this morning on today s friday whip it s all about memorial day weekend. we have four experts to help you celebrate. first, shopping bargains, lots of sales to be had. elizabeth may hue from women s day magazine. hi. hello. since i was can aid i have been hearing about appliance sales for memorial day and they are still popular. at sears all kenmore appliances are 30% off. plus this refrigerator is half off. you could save $1,000 on this refrigerator. exactly. also the time people are thinking of sprucing up outdoor pati patios. world market has amazing sales. this adirondack sale is 50% off, only $90. all outdoor cushions and throw pillows also 50% off. and toys r us is having a 20% off sale. crazy number of people traveling this weekend. one of the most popular travel weekends of the year. you have a great deal on luggage. macy s, one of our favorite picks was a four-piece luggage set for $50. you get all four pieces. good time to put new items in the wardrobe. you have a couple popular retailers. old navy, all of their stuff starts at $6. this bikini was $24. each piece is $6. $6 for the men s swim suit. that s incredible. what s also interesting is banana republic has a mystery sale so when you walk in, you get a card. it s either 25, 50, 30% off. whatever you get, that s what you get. and there is a special deal with virgin atlantic for flight travel. talk to me about party decorations. the best place to go? party city. everything summer is 50% off. stock up for your kids birthday parties now. and if you want to fit into the bikini, you have a gym deal. gold s gym gives you a free pass to train this weekend. that s really good. happy memorial day weekend. you, too. go shopping. let s go over to al. all right, thanks, matt. need a fast easy recipe for your barbecue? chef marcus samuelson has a great recipe. what are we talking? are you grilling? oh, yeah. today is all about quick marinades so we have flank steak. olive oil, garlic, beer and lime. ooh. don t worry about the alcohol. you will cook it out. i m not worried about the alcohol. there you go. this breaks down the meat and makes it much more tender. marinate this overnight. put it in a plastic bag in the fridge? in the bag, just like that in the refrigerator overnight. you will have a tender piece of flank steak. what s in this one? chipotle, apple cider vinegar, salt and olive oil. you have a wonderful steak. this works great as sauce. you know, when you grill it the heat comes off and it s fantastic. and it has the smoky flavor. this is my favorite. korean barbecue with sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds. i m trying a little bit of that. grab it. and then easy sides. we have orzo, feta cheese, bacon and green beans. these sides, the best thing is they can be room temperature. they don t have to be held warm. happy memorial day. you, too. ann? all right, al. thank you very much. memorial day weekend means it s time for the white pants, accessories and dresses. bobbi thomas has the summer white must haves. good morning. good morning. white is big especially this year. especially this year. designers all over the runway had everything from minimal white. dolce & gabbana did crochet textured looks. melanie is wearing it that way. melanie is in a basic white top and jeans from the gap. the curvy jeans are flattering. sometimes women are afraid of the white jeans. classic look head to toe. organic accessories work. the belt defines the waist. but not just basics. we have faith modeling an example of the more feminine side of white this season. she has on a great dress. it s crochet, long. wear it over a bathing suit or just on the beach. a white scarf or any other fun textured embellishment adds to white. look for texture. the great thing about this color, absence of color or all the colors at once depending on how you look at it is you don t have to spend a lot of money. it s in expensivinexpensive. please be sure to update your foundation though. make sure you mean underwear. it should match your skin tone unless you re going for that look. don t wear white under white. no. wear something close to your skin tone and it glend bleblend and this top is only $19? venus.com. only $19. this sweater is $39. you can get a lot for your money. thank you very much. i like the textured look. this is the year for white. here s meredith. ann, thank you very much. lifestyle expert yvette rios is here with must have gadgets for your weekend party. summer means cold drinks. if you re lazy, no problem. this cooler comes to you. it s called the rc-cooler. check it out. want to take it for a spin? forward, back, turns. when the guest goes like this, send the cooler over. 12 beers and plenty of ice. perfect. everyone loves games. this is three in one. this is from hey needle.com. you have bag toss, ladder toss and ring toss. everybody loves a game. that s what memorial day is all about. what does it retail for? $90. when the sun goes down these lights come on. tees are solar orbs. it s supposed to run at nighttime but if you cover the censor oh, different colors, too. it can stay one color or circulate between red, blue and green. it lasts up to ten hours and you can float it in the pool. which is great. so cool. looks amazing. that s for $50. if there is one thing people hate in the summer it s mosquitos. this keeps them away and you don t spray it on. no. it s a flee and tick collar for a human. oh. matt lauer. clip it on your belt. it has a fan in there. it s odorless. you can t smell a thing and it covers you with mosquito repellant good stuff. this is sun tan lotion developed by a dad because his child was picky about it. this has very little chemicals. it s almost completely natural. comes in all sorts of colors like blue, pink and yellow. you put it on and it dries clear. it has dora and spongebob. more expensive? no, $8 to $15. available from drugstore.com. perfect. this is grill on the go. you can tailgate with this, take it anywhere. it s the fuego element portable grill. this rubber band thing holds it together. gas grill. yeah. it has a cast iron fry top which most don t have. if you order before june 12 you get a free set of tools with it. and very quickly, don t leave your garbage on the beach. this is a bottle opener. check it out. we ll have a drink. this is available from amazon.com. $10. you open it up and it oh! puts the lid right in there. leslie s over there going oh! i can t tell you how often i step on these on the beach. and they are painful. wonderful. once again, here s matt? thank you very much. millions of us will hit the beaches this weekend. nbc s lilia luciano is exploring the country s top ten shoreline destinations. this sounds like a scam to me. reporter: good morning. it is a tough assignment. i don t want to spoil where i am because i don t want to spoil this year s winner, but as you can see the fine white sand and the clear calm surf is hard to beat on a friday morning this memorial day weekend. he combs over stretches of sand, measures shades of blue. his name dr. beach. his mission ranking the best beaches in the nation. actually i use 50 criteria but it boils down to sun, sand and sea. reporter: of the 100,000 miles of u.s. coastline ten beaches make the cut. this list packs extreme heat. at number ten we start down south in key biscayne at florida state park. this is paradise. you don t need to go to exotic places of the world. you can come here and get away from it all. reporter: deep in the pacific is number nine. waimanalo bay beach park in hawaii stretching more than five miles. for number eight we skip all the way to cape cod, massachusetts, coast guard beach. perhaps you might have heard of a ship named the mayflower that first dropped anchor on these shores almost 400 years ago. there is a lot of natural beauty here. it es unspo it s unspoiled. reporter: then to south carolina. at number six we head to florida to saint george island state park where a year ago the shores were threatened by the bp oil spill disaster. all the beaches of the florida gulf coast, i don t think you will find any trace of oil. you are good to go. no problem whatsoever. reporter: park ranger joshua hotsen says tourists are headed back to the beach. we have white clean sandy beaches perfect for shelling, fishing or just walking on the beach. reporter: let s head up north to cape hatteras, outer banks, north carolina, for number five. watch out for the kite surfers. following the shores of the eastern coastline we land in east hampton, new york, for number four, main beach. a favorite for celebrity sightings. next, get out your lei and practice the hula. we are back in hawaii for number three in waikiki, oahu. finally, california ranks high at second best. coronado beach in san diego where patty rodriguez took her daughters to experience the beach for the first time. they re excited to see what it s about. they want to know if they are going swimming and where is the pool. i said, this is the pool. reporter: not a bad place to get your feet wet. cold and fun at the same time. reporter: at number one for the best beach in america and i m overly enthusiastic and biased but it s right here in florida. sarasota s siesta beach. fans of this paradise stretch of sand say it s the finest in the world and dr. beach agrees. here at siesta beach, just the name tells you it s a place to check out. it just might be the right time to lay out oand take a nap. back to you. thank you very much. where s your ring? here, matt. where s yours? do you have one? put it somewhere. there you go. i have to be careful about that. when we come back, we ve got rihanna live in concert much to the delight of these people here. we re back in a moment right after these messages. after these messages. 8:26 is your time now. 73 degrees. the heat wave continues. a little less humid some r but warm out there. it s friday, may 27th, 2011. right now family and friends are searching for a missing man. a campus minister at george washington university. matt hill was last seen in china town. he reached for a christian organization good morning. partly sunny now. we re climb into the 70s later today into the 80s and a likelihood of afternoon storms. a small risk of an isolated storm could produce the risk of wind and hail. how is traffic, jerry? moving along nicely. minimal delays. hardly any backup at all to the 14th street bridge, and that s good news. and then all the way down to the split, wide open. enjoy it while you can. are you short changing your 8:30 now on this friday morning, may 27, 2011. the stage is set. our massive crowd is ready. in a moment they will be treated to our first summer concert of the season with one of the hottest artists around. we re talking rihanna. [ cheers and applause ] outside on the plaza i m meredith vieira along with matt lauer, al roker and ann curry. this is so exciting. this is the first one. and the weather s perfect. what were you doing at 23 years old? working. working in cleveland. by 23, rihanna had ten number one songs. youngest person ever to do it. the nice thing about this next half hour, she ll play the hits for the entire 30 minutes. of fantastic. that s neat. that s right. next week we have not one but two concerts. thursday morning the new american idol scott mcreery, only 17 years old, will bring his country voice to the plaza along with the runner-up in the competition, lauren alayna. and we ll hear from the new kids on the block and the back street boyz. we expect a massive crowd for that as well. we have a line-up. do you know where else there will be a huge crowd? boston at the boston garden. we got the big playoff game. the nhl eastern playoff will be on versus tonight at 8:00. and then you can catch it at 8:00, the winner takes on vancouver in the stanley cup finals starting next wednesday right here on nbc, 8:00 eastern. it s happening on nbc! it s all here. more colorful. it s a gorgeous day here in new york. that s right. let s look at the memorial day weekend forecast. you will see that for saturday we have sunshine to the southern third of the country, showers in the northern third. also in the northeast. then for sunday, we re looking at heavy rain out in the western plains. sizzling and hot texas southwest gulf coast, midatlantic states. northeast looking good. memorial day, theand mid-atlantg good. memorial day itself, the upper mississippi river valleys, strong storms, and clouds in the pacific northwest. hot in the western two thirds of the country. that s what s going on around the country. the summer-like pattern continues into the weekend and first part of next week. highs in the upper 80s. a small chance of storms today, and a small chance the storm will be severe. and then mostly cloudy into the mid-80s. upper 80s on sunday. and most of monday will be storm free, just hot into the low 90s. there is a small chance of an isolated storm during the afternoon. remaining hot on tuesday and cooler weather on memorial day weekend to keep track of your weather go to the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. up next, rihanna live in concert. first, this is today on nbc. [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] with the most branches and atms in the dc area, it s hard to miss a capital one bank. alright, let s get ready to work alex. rosslyn! arlington! falls church! nice save! [ trainer ] tenley! k street! [ horn sounds ] herndon! mclean! cleveland park! capitol hill! [ groans ] sorry penguin. georgetown! [ metal dings ] [ male announcer ] capital one bank. the most branches and atms in the dc area. ovie. we still got maryland. what s in your wallet? announcer: the toyota concert series on today, brought to you by toyota. ladies and gentlemen, the big moment has arrived. singing her number one hit s & m off the album loud, rihanna. [ cheers and applause ] na-na-na come on na-na-na come on come on come on feels so good being bad there s no way i m turning back now the pain is for pleasure cause nothing can measure love is great love is fine out the box out of line the affliction of the feeling leaves me wanting more cause i may be bad but i m perfectly good at it in the air i don t care, i love the smell of it sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me i may be bad, but i m perfectly good at it in the air i don t care sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me na-na-na come on, come on i like it, like it come on come on come on i like it come on, come on, come on i like it, like it come on come on come on i like it, like it love is great, love is fine out the box, out of line the affliction of the feeling makes me want it more i may be bad but i m perfectly good at it sex in the air i don t care sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me na-na-na come on come on i like it, like it come on come on come on i like it, like it come on come on come on i like it, like it come on come on come on i like it, like it s, s, s, s m, m, m, m oh, i love the feeling you bring to me oh, you turn me on it s exactly what i ve been yearning for give it to me strong and meet me in my boudoir give my body some a, a, a i like it, like it pch cause i may be bad but i m perfectly good at it in the air i don t care sticks and stones my break my bones but chains and whips excite me na-na-na come on come on i like it, like it na-na-na come on come on i like it, like it s, s and m, m [ cheers and applause ] rihanna on a friday morning. she ll be back with more music, but first, this is today on nbc. [ cheers and applause ] rihanna has sold 28 million albums and a whopping 100 million singles worldwide. the four-time grammy award winner has added more awards to her resumé including female artist of the year and radio artist of the year. her new album loud is raking in the number ones. great to have you here. it s always fun to be here. this was almost an awkward morning. meredith was going to wear the same outfit. we spoke about it. i said, you go for it. she gave in, let me wear it for the troops out here because i know it s fleet week. exactly. we have been missing you because the last time you were here was june of 2008. that s been a long time. yes. we have video of you back then. how is that young woman who was 20 at the time different from the 23-year-old before us? 20 times busier. i m definitely a busy woman. but i love it. i m working, so i can t complain. there are a lot of great life experiences, things that have happened since i was 20 years old. all good. people talk about you all the time. you performed at the billboard awards earlier in the week with britney spears. some people thought the performance was a little hot for television. i watched it 11 times and it didn t bother me at all. i thought it was good. nothing popped out. are you surprised at the reaction when you hear things like that? i really didn t hear that. i went to twitter to see what my fans thought and they enjoyed seeing us up there together. there are people that think i m too sexy, but you re always going to find that. people will always talk whether you do bad or good. just do what you do. the new album is called loud but you re soft-spoken. what s the meaning behind the title? [ screaming ] it symbolizes all the energy that went into the album. we had a great time. it was all about music. i only listen to music loud. if it feels good that way it will feel good to the fans. i remember when i was making it on the bus, the name made sense. it symbolizes fun, fearlessness and sassiness, all the ingredients to loud. looking over your resumé, you seem to do well with collaborations. i think about the song with eminem, drake, jay-z. what is it about working with someone else you think brings out a better side or the best in you? i think it s a different side. as a solo artist it definitely limits you to working with other artists unless it s a collaboration. so you see all the artists you admire and you love their music. it s the coolest thing to bring it together. you know, their friends love that music. my friends love this music. so bringing two audiences together is always ultimate for me. speaking of your fans, when we invited everybody we said, please bring a sign because you may be selected to go to one of your concerts for free. so help us pick out your three favorite signs. ooh! you point and we ll get them for you. i like the rihanna navy sign in the back there. i like that. anything with glitter. ooh, this one right here. which one? the only girl in the world with mirrors. ooh! i wish i looked that good, but that woman in the red. that s you, baby. that s the one i want. three then, pi guess. cool. those people get to check out the concert for free. thank you so much. i can t wait to see you guys on tour! what are you singing for us now? only girl in the world . once again on a friday morning, rihanna. i want you love me like i m a hot guy keep thinking of me doing what you like so, boy, forget about the world cause it s gonna be me and you tonight i want to make your bed for you then i m a make you swallow your pride ooh want you to make me feel like i m the only girl in the world like i m the only one that you ll ever love like i m the only one who knows your heart only girl in the world like i m the only one that s in command like i m the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man yeah want you to make me feel like i m the only girl in the world like i m the only one that you ll ever love like i m the only that knows your heart of only one take me for a ride, ride oh, baby let me make you rise oh, make it last all night take me for a ride, ride oh, baby take me high, high let me make you rise make it last all night want you to make me feel like i m the only girl in the world like i m the only one that you ll ever love like i m the only who knows your heart only girl in the world like i m the only one that s in command cause i m the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man only girl in the world girl in the world only girl in the world girl in the world [ cheers and applause ] rihanna, thank you very much. there s more music in a moment. first on a friday morning, this is today on nbc. singing her smash hit what s my name off her album loud, once again here s rihanna. what s my name oh, na, na what s my name oh, na-na-na what s my name what s my name not everybody knows how to work it knows how to make me want it but, boy, you cannot government that something that keeps me so off balance baby, you re a challenge let s explore your talent hey, boy, i really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me hey, boy, i really wannabe with you cause you just my type oh, na-na-na i need a boy to take it over looking for a guy to put in work uh-oh oh oh, na-na-na what s my name oh, na-na-na what s my name what s my name y all ready? baby, you got me and ain t nowhere that i d be than with your arms around me back and forth you rock me so i surrender to every word you whisper every door you enter i will let you in hey, boy i really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me hey, boy, i really wannabe with you cause you just my type oh, na-na-na i need a boy to take it over looking for a guy to put in work uh-oh oh you re so amazing you took the time to figure me out that s why you take me way past the point of turning me on you about to break me i swear you got me losing my mind oh, na-na-na oh, na-na-na hey, boy, i really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me hey, boy, i really wannabe with you cause you just my type oh, na-na-na i need a boy to take it over looking for a guy to put in work uh-oh oh hey, boy i really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me hey, boy, i really wannabe with you cause you re just my type oh, na-na-na i need a boy to take it over looking for a guy to put in work uh-oh oh [ cheers and applause ] rihanna, thank you very much. rihanna will be back with more a little bit later. but first, your local news. let s give it up for rihanna, folks. [ cheers and applause ] 8:55 is your time now. 75 degrees out there. good morning, i am youngs. it s friday, may 27th, 2011. important for drivers to watch out for children in the street. a 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a truck in springs field. he was in a gravel parking lot. and investigators did not charge the driver. in d.c. a 10-year-old is recovering after getting hit by a car last night. no word yet stay with us. good morning. temperatures are now into the 70s. and quite a bit of cloudiness this afternoon, and there is a likelihood of scattered afternoon storms. a small chance an isolated storm would be severe. and then how is traffic now, jerry? a quick check along i-66, and delays headed for half a mile headed for the beltway. and then heading out towards the bay bridge, the t back now with more of today on a friday morning, the 27th day of may, 2011. you re looking at a very happy crowd in rockefeller plaza. happy because [ cheers and applause ] four-time grammy winner rihanna. this is a really nice way to kick off our summer concert series. only getting started. that s true. you may be one of 30 million people or so hitting the roads or taking to the air this memorial day weekend. we ll tell you what to expect on the highways and the airport. or maybe you re staying put, looking for a new house or want to know what yours is worth. we have a look at what you can get for $400,000 or less from maine to new mexico. barbara corcoran will show you how much you can get. ann curry is at the news desk with the headlines. good morning, once again, everybody. in the news secretary of state hillary clinton and admiral mike mullen are in pakistan working to soothe relations ruffled by the way osama bin laden was taken down last month. clinton urged them to renew security interests or risk losing billions in aid from washington. meantime the cia searched bin laden s compound today for the first time. congress and president obama extended portions of the patriot act set to expire last night at midnight. president obama who is in france used an auto pen to sign the four-year extension which gives the government broad powers to spy on terror suspects. an air traffic controller and a pilot are hailed as heroes for a dramatic mid-air save over colorado. a private pilot became incapacitated forcing his wife to fly the plane. tom costello has more. tom? reporter: ann, good morning. the plane is not pressurized so when you are above 10,000 feet you have to wear an oxygen mask or you develop hypoxia, lack of oxygen. for whatever reason the pilot s air mask may not have been working. it was a brief radio conversation between a private pilot and a denver air traffic controller that brought the first sign of trouble. okay. that s after the arrival. maintain one seven reporter: the message was un un un unintelligible. i think you might be experiencing some hypoxia. would you like a lower altitude? soon his wife was on the radio. i can t talk much because i got to hold the oxygen to my face and the mic and the thing. i can t tell what s going on. reporter: the couple was flying a plane from san bernardino california to colorado springs. the trouble began over southern colorado. it was soon clear they would have to land quickly. farmington, new mexico, was the closest airport. that s when controllers asked the crew of a great lakes commercial plane flying nearby to move in for a visual and help talk the pilot s wife down. have you ever flown an aircraft before? do you have aany experience? no. i got to get down. i need to breathe. reporter: john cox is nbc s aviation consultant. the performance of the pilot was assignmesymptomatic of hypo symptoms. your speech is slurred, your mental ability is slurred and physical capabilities are diminished. get down below 10,000 feet and you will feel better. he s got oxygen on. it s just not. reporter: as the plane descended the pilot insisted he was in control. but the great lakes crew wasn t convinced. i can tell by how he s talking. he can t think straight. that isn t true. i m getting better. reporter: the plane has a parachute that pops out of the top in case of engine failure. thankfully it wasn t necessary. 45 minutes after the emergency started they managed a safe landing in farmington. on thursday the pilot and his wife thanked everyone involved for making the mid-air save, if you will, including the great lakes pilot. what s not clear is why the pilot s oxygen mask wasn t working. ann? tom, thank you so much. from that dramatic story to the final spacewalk for endeavour astronauts which wrapped up this morning. construction on the international space station is finally finished after more than a decade. it will be a great summer at the london zoo where britain s newest and biggest penguin pool opened on thursday. the manmade beach seemed to be a hit with the 200 penguins and their admirers. i didn t know they had eyebrows. it s five minutes 200 penguins and their admirerers. didn t know they had eyebrows. let s go back outside and matt and natalie. hey, guys! big crowd. doing a favor here. let s turn it over to al roker. where is he? hey, we have nice friends here. where are you guys all from? where are you from? new york? all right. good-looking group. brooklyn in the house. let s check your weather. we have a risk of strong storms today along the east coast from washington, d.c. all the way up into new england. we also have a risk of strong storms also working their way into much of oklahoma and parts of missouri, including joplin, unfortunately. rain in the pacific northwest. wined in southern california. phoenix today, 100 degrees. and rip currents along the new jersey and long island beaches today. partly sunny and temperatures into the mid and upper 80s. we have a chance of scattered afternoon storms and there is a risk of an isolated storm producing wind damage or hail. that would be from late afternoon into early evening. there is a small chance of that. and then maybe a morning shower or afternoon thundershower otherwise mostly and that s your latest weather. ann? thank you very much, al. it s the first big holiday weekend of the summer. millions have plans to travel far from home. we have two reports starting with nbc s jeff rossen in the garden state parkway in new jersey. good morning, jeff. reporter: good morning, ann. this is a friday. technically a work day, in air quotes, but it s a day that everyone wants to take off to get an early start on the roads. this is traffic headed down to the jersey shore. you can see, even though it s okay now it s getting worse and worse as the hours go on. this is the unofficial start to summer and this year summer travel plans may cost you more here is everything you need to know before you head out. reporter: so let s agree the place is the place to be. some of you are taking the train. even more of you are taking a plane, but the overwhelming majority are driving, hitting the nation s highways in record numbers. aaa projects nearly 35 million americans will travel this memorial day weekend. nearly 31 million of them by car. but getting there ain t cheap this year. while gas prices have declineded slightly the national average for regular unleaded is $3.81 a gallon, more than a dollar higher than a year ago when the average was $2.78 a gallon. i guess the bottom line is pain at the pump won t keep us home. reporter: but in much of the country drivers are paying well over $4 a gallon. from the east. yes. driving less, consolidating trips. reporter: to the west. it s outrageous. i never imagined it could get this bad. reporter: it s enough of a pain in the tank that sterling resorts in florida will pay for your gas. they can get in the car, come down, keep the receipt and we ll pay for the gas. reporter: as you book your summer vacation, if gas prices don t keep you grounded, jet fuel prices may. faircompare.com reports summer airfares are the highest since 2008. the typical july airfare is up $30 to $60 from last year. new york to chicago will cost you $257, up from $226 a year ago. detroit to denver, $295 up from $268. d.c. to los angeles, $410 this year, up from $367 a year ago. there are some great deals out there for june and july. but overall if you re paying for a ticket price you re probably paying from $30 to $60 more this year. reporter: even more if you are traveling to europe. airfares are the highest in a decade. new york to london, $1,100, up almost $150 from a year ago. chicago to paris, $1,250 up $100 from last year. however you get here, just get here. unfortunately staying isn t cheap. hotel rates are up 5% from last year. the average for a three-diamond hotel is $148 a night. the good news is rental car prices, ann, are holding steady about $38 a day. there is one other piece of advice if you re on the road today. get used to rest stop food. you know, the beef jerky, apple pie, bacon egg and cheese, hashbrowns, french toast and you can t stop without getting a present i got for you. perfect. i will wear it proudly. you get away from the freeway. jeff rossen, thank you so much. here s natalie. i m the jersey girl. i ll take the t-shirt. nbc s thanh truong is at hartsfield jackson international airport in atlanta, the busiest airport in the world. is it busy there today? it s going to be. you can imagine that will be so here today. if you re going to fly expect airports to be packed more than usual. a stronger economy and the demand for flights will make it a busy time. that s going to be the case here. everything seems to be up as we talk about air travel for the holiday. 2.93 million americans are expected to fly. that s about 11.5% increase from 2010. ticket prices are also up. according to fair compare, ticket prices are up 10 to 20% from last year. experts say it s mainly due to increases in demand and the higher price of fuel as well. let s look at what to expect at the major hubs. atlanta tops the list. 1.6 million people are expected here this weekend. almost 1 million people will fly through new york city main airports. lax expect 810,000 travelers and in chicago, o hare and midway expect more than a million flyers this weekend. to alleviate the congestion, crowding and wait times, most airports are beefing up staff to move people through the security lines fast enough. we are focused on air travel now, but keep in mind that parking at the airport this time of year is going to be heightened. so look at parking instead of driving around trying to find a space. in the process, driving yourself crazy. back to you. good advice. thanh truong, thank you very much. up next, a real estate reality check. what you can get for $400,000 or less with barbara corcoran and seven ways to a safer summer barbecue. first, these messages. hershey s chocolate syrup. stir up a smile. we know you did it. it s obvious. announcer: sheer blonde go blonder, shampoo, conditioner and new lightening spray is the only line that gives you the control to gradually lighten for a sun-kissed blonde. where is the sun? 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there is a picture of country modern. wide open floor plan, high ceilings and the objective is to make it look cozy but let in light. the huge windows provide tons of light. the main living areas have wood beams, tile floors. there is a wood stove. open layout. lovely and cozy. some of the open layouts feel impersonal. this house has lots of spots to get comfortable. i don t know if that floats your boat, but that feels cold and industrial to me. too modern for me, but everybody has different taste levels. there is a lush garden out back with great vegetables growing everywhere. it has ponderosa juniper, scrub oak and even a chicken coop in the yard. fresh eggs in the morning. get yourself a chicken. do chickens come with the house? i don t think so. now to chesapeake, ohio. four-bedroom home for $375,000. chesapeake is where matt lauer started as a tv producer and reporter. this has to be a decent place. this cedar stone home is on over an acre with views of the ohio river and the mountains of west virginia with not a neighbor in site. cascading windows is what these are called. i had to look it up. they offer breathtaking views through all four seasons. i don t think you would ever have a bad view. i love that the winding staircase is spacious, not clogged with bookcases around it. it has the wrap around balcony on the second floor that leads to most of the bedrooms and a step-up kitchen as well. i love the light floors. there is the step-up kitchen. looks like a showcase kitchen. to me, i don t know, this is a lonely kitchen day. needs a cookie jar or something. nobody s cooked there. never made a meal in the kitchen. but there is a game room that s well useded. the guys would love it with its own fireplace. views from every window. let s go to the woods of maine. four bedroom home in maine for $389,000. it s set back on two heavily wooded acres. makes it totally private. that s a tremendous value. beautiful. feels like an estate. remember, the price is $389,000 and there are jobs you can get there to pay for the house. it has a big front porch. and that balcony is accessed only from the master bedroom. blond wood floors, a see-through fireplace. that connects with the dining room. there is the dining room with its own fireplace with an octagon shape on the far end. this shot doesn t do it justice. it s the best i could show you. the kitchen with granite counters, wood cabinets and a breakfast bar. an adequate kitchen, very spacious with an extra sunny dining area off the kitchen that has glass doors that lead back to the deck. all right. not far away to new london, new hampshire. $399,000 with three bedrooms. this is a charming cape. people love a cape home. this has a sleepy village called otterville that goes with it. the house is nestled on a private pond with otters and migrating birds. it looks like it needs some dredging, but do that and you get rid of the otters, so that s not good. there is an upstairs office with a weird ceiling. it is what it is and it has built-in bookcases. a game room with exposed wood beams you will see in a moment. that makes it look like a house you could get comfortable in with the pool table. we are seeing more pool tables. i don t know how many people play pool. every house i look at lately has a pool table. a master bedroom with a spectacular garden tub. nice kitchen. this property with the dining room and kitchen is a great deal at only $399. i sound like a real estate broker. and eastern maryland. we have another tle bedroom under $400,000. this is the only house of its kind. it was designed and built by the people who live there now. the husband built it to fulfill his wife s wish to live in a loft-style home. what a nice guy. it s almost 3,000 square feet big, handicapped adaptable which makes people depressed but this makes handicapped look good. everything is accessible by a wheelchair from everywhere in case you get old. neat as a pin. the main living areas feel bigger. the windows give plenty of light throughout the house. it s completely private all around. the entryway and dining room and living room all have soaring ceilings. there is a great shot. you can see they put great attention to detail. great lighting. what s wrong with the house? not a thing. all right, barbara. thanks so much. enjoy the weekend. you, too. coming up, more music from rihanna on the plaza. first, these messages. 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[ male announcer ] get up to $6 in savings on zyrtec® products at zyrtectv.com. how about that? and first your local news. 9:26 right now. a live look outside. another hot day across the districts. it s going to get hotter. welcome back to news4 today on this friday, may 27th. topping your news today, a man is in critical condition after a fire in an aurlington complex. and they are trying to determine the cause of the fire. the red cross stepped in and helping [ male announcer ] the inspiration for its shape was an archer drawing his bow. could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? the all-new cadillac cts-v coupe. we don t just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. this. stay with us. good morning. right now temperatures around the region are climbing into the 70s. later today we ll hit the 80s with a possibility of an afternoon thundershower. a small chance an isolated storm would produce severe weather, and then tomorrow maybe an afternoon thunderstorm, and hot on memorial day. might have an isolated afternoon storm. how is traffic now, jerry? tom, moving along nicely. that s northbound 95, and an increase in volume southbound, so the getaway might be getting under way. and between tyson s corner and the 270, moving nicely. more news, weather and traffic in about 25 minutes the winner of american idol season 10 is scotty mcreery! and the crowd went wild. it was scotty mchottie mcreery s big moment as he became this year s american idol. the two youngest finalists of all time. scotty is just 17 from north carolina. lauren is 16 from georgia. they both owned the stage. next thursday guess who will be here on the summer concert stage? both of them. that s my guess. a special live performance in the plaza with them both thursday. have you heard scotty s voice? so deep. when they do a duet together it will be like magic. i m a huge fan. the gang s all here. coming up in this half hour, we have one more song from four-time grammy winner rihanna kicking off our summer concert series today much to the delight of all of us and to the fans who have been all around the stage including men and women from fleet week. a treat for them to enjoy the concert as well. we ll get you started this weekend, a lot of you making plans for the memorial day backyard barbecue. seven important tips to have safe and healthy barbecuing get-together all summer long from cleaning the grill to avoiding food poisoning. wait. wow. okay. enjoy the hot dog! that s fantastic. hm, a little ptomaine? you never want to be the one who made the potato salad? somebody got sick. once you have cleaned the grill, we want to get you ready for the memorial day feast. there s a lead-in. our favorite family of cooks, the scottos are here with a spectacular spread oh, wait a minute. the crew is attacking one of the food prep people. yikes. all right. violent. first let s say hi to lester and amy. they will tell us what s coming up this weekend. do you have fights on the broadcast this weekend? not on the air. behind the scenes is a different story. we ll check in on the ground in joplin, missouri. the president will be touring the devastation as the search for the missing continues. we ll get the latest on the disaster, plus celebrity rna veng vengss. brity reinventions. we will see if schwarzenegger s image can recover after fathering a child out of wed lock. and then the unofficial start of summer, whether you are hitting the beach or fairing up the barbecue that you cleaned, of course, celebrate your holiday weekend with us when we see you on this weekend with today. and tell us about the weekend weather. my plan is to provide as good of a possible forecast for everybody. and on saturday we have a risk of strong storms in northern missouri and showers in the plains and otherwise things looking good. sunday, sunday, we have heavy rain in the pacific north west and the western plains. the rest of the country looking good except for a few hit and miss showers in florida, and on memorial day, we re looking good with a risk of strong storms. and that s what s going on around the country and here s what is happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. we have the sunshine. we re heating up. temperatures in the upper 70s, and later today in the upper 80s. and we will probably have scattered thunderstorms developing mid to late afternoon, and there is a risk that an isolated storm would produce wind damage like 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and a lingering thundershower until midnight, weather. al, thank you very much. now coming up, the seven secrets to a safe summer barbecue. first, these messages. 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[ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. i love you all! beautiful day out there. great start to the memorial holiday. 70s, and we ll check on how high it will go when we check in with tom kierein shortly. good morning at 9:57, i am barbara harrison. topping our news this hour police are looking for a missing campus minister. matt hill was last seen tuesday morning leaving china town. he worked for campus out reach a christian organization for college students at george washington university. his car is missing as well. it s a honda civic. let s check on the forecast now. here s tom. we re heating up now. we have temperatures that are getting now near 80 degrees. and as we take a look at the forecast here for the next several days, we ll be climb into the upper 80s this afternoon. we have a chance of scattered storm this afternoon. and there is a chance of a storm that would produce wind damage, and that would be between 3:00 and 8:00 p.m., and then tomorrow chances of thunder. the getaway is under way. 95 southbound, the right side of your screen already picking up volume leaving springfield and then it s congested as you continue south through woodbridge and dale city. northbound, no worries. and south of town, looks good both directions at the wilson today is not about finding the time to do your homework. it s not about logging on to this week s class. today is a celebration, a triumph of dedication, a victory for that little voice that urges us on. today is a day to recognize that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, and to prove that not all heroes wear a cape. some wear a cap and gown. congratulations to the strayer university graduates of 2011. at wendy s we grill fresh beef only from north america cause we believe that s the way you make hot and juicy hamburgers. the other guys use frozen beef and some of it comes from . whonoswhere. you won t find any frozen beef at wendy s. so try our bacon mushroom melt with applewood smoked bacon and a cheesy mushroom sauce. you know a hot and juicy hamburger when you taste it. you know when it s real captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. it s friday. try day around here. apparently dry day, unfortunately. it s may 27th. kick-off to the big old weekend. yes. you re heading up to rehoboth. yes. jay is going to be come, which will be nice. jay is going to meet the family. my mother, my brother and his wife hanna. he is nervous about it. he said the other night. i feel bad because my mom has a two bedroom and in one is my mom and me. in the other is adel and hanna and colleen. don t tell me you re doing the blow-up. i did ask him if it was okay and he said, yes, of course it would. jay, run while you can. what are you doing this weekend? i m staying home. we sold our home in nantucket last year. i have very mixed emotions about it. i adore nantucket. who doesn t love nantucket? we live in a beautiful spot here and are trying to simplify our lives. frank always wanted to stay home anyway so frank got what he wanted. we are going to spend it this weekend. i think you and jay are going to come over for a little picnic, will try to make it back on monday. absolutely. a lot of people are on the road this holiday weekend. when you re in the car you want songs are you trying to get your ipod list in? no. we have road songs. mine is a sing-along song. shall we turn it up a little? this is just another excuse. picture you re in the car. windows are drown, you re driving. you crank it so loud. you crank it so loud. so loud. this is a good song. it puts new a great mood. i never understood it but it s good. what s yours? mine, i have a million i wrote myself. one that someone else wrote, this little group called the beatles. this is it. i like it. long the winding road anthony just went da-da. we don t take road trips any more. i love that. that is a beautiful song. yes. obviously you guys watch our show while the show is on, but obviously they take chunks of our show and re-air it. when we had our pajama party last week, they ended up finding a clip they loved. take a listen. that was great. oh, jerry. thank you, jerry. jerry, that was unbelievable. jerry. who knew? you come and you go. what are you doing tonight? that s what happens when you use mesculine in your hormone replacement therapy. that upsets me. i m a lot older than jerry. you re not an elderly man. you re good to us. we love you. if you re wondering where the best beaches were in the united states of america, we have them listed. they are different than the five we told you last week. water, temperature, color, smell, sand softness, rip currents, public safety and all those things. number five, cape hatteras, outer banks in north carolina. it s beautiful there number four is main beach at east hampton, new york. number three is kahanamoku beach in waikiki. next up, coronado beach in san diego, california. i love that beach. it s gorgeous. number one, siesta beach in sarasota, florida. when you go to the dressing room and you re trying on clothes and you look at yourself for a second before you put something on, what do you feel like when you re looking in the mirror? i had this a long time ago so i stopped doing it that way. now i order by catalog. what i don t trust, i don t trust that they don t have little cameras everywhere. in the dressing rooms? to keep people from stealing. so i m just so im-nervous. plus bobbie thomas gives me all my clothes. she does. i don t like when you go by myself to try on clothes. i don t have a good sense of what looks right in the dressing room. i ll ask the sales person. they get paid if you buy something. it s perfect, perfect. is it too long? no. look at it. bring in another sales person. you still fall for this? yes, yes. i m like that. such a people pleaser. i m a pleaser. they ask women what part of your body you dislike the most. i think that depends on what age you are. it used to be my thighs. now it s my stomach. majority said stomach. followed by arms. really? and then cellulite-free thighs. i think these magazines do to celebrities is so horrendous. they are all human beings like the rest of us. they isolate different body parts. you can t even go came into the studio this morning. just walking from my car two steps to get into the building. what happened? some paparazzi guy jumps out. it s 6:00 in the morning. you don t have hair and make-up on. what happened? what did you say? have a nice day. what are you going to say? it s so offensive and rude. when you go to the beach and a lot of people will do that this weekend, a lot of people are afraid of sharks, which is normal. fitness magazine says you have something more to worry about than sharks. the biotches on the beach. the way women look and judge other women is worse than anything. except you re not hearing it. if a shark bites you, you know it. if you walk by and people are talking about you you know. that s the other reason i don t go to a beach. if you walk by and someone is whispering about you to their friends, that s not good. it s nature. it s human nature. if we didn t judge you, so what. we are just trying to get sun. stop judging everybody. you re not perfect. people do that. sometimes, and we talked about this a lot, i so wish i had the confidence that some of these much, much larger people have. they re just living their life, having fun, eating their stuff. they don t give a rip what anybody thinks. that s a special person. i wish i could be more that way. exactly. this is no surprise. women feel better in sexy lingerie than in a bathing suit. because it covers up. most said they would take $100,000 for them to appear on tv or be in a magazine in their swimsuit. $100,000 is what they would have to get paid. really? okay. i don t think there is any amount of money. guarantee 1,000 kids never starve to death. tammy is trying to get your attention. i would do it for $50. she would pay them. tammy would pay someone. compared to the stuff she did in tamsville, this is nothing. you spent ten years naked in tamsville, who cares. she has a husband and baby. everything changed. it s time for kathie lee s friday funny. let s hear it. here we go. dan was a single guy living at home with his sickly father. dan s dad told him when he dies he would interritory the family fortune. dan decided he needed a wife to share the family fortune. one evening he spotted the most beautiful he s ever seen in his life. her natural beauty took his breath away. he goes up to her and says, i may look like an ordinary guy, but when my dad dies i ll inherit $400 million. impressed the woman asked for his business card. one week later she became his stepmother. women are so much better at financial planning than men. i like that one. that s one of those biotches you ve got to worry about. let s bring up our favorite girl, bobbie. the crew is taking up a collection as we speak and calling people magazine. tammy is going to bare her skin i have a great bobbie s buzz for you. this is a weekend where you kick off the summer sun. i have oil with unique protection. it has the hand covers. andrea, come out in another one. this is by mott 50. this is a uv protection of 50. you don t have to use lotion, but you should. that s going to be the best, but you can wear clothing now. that is a big trend, wearable sunscreen. this collection is $12 to $29. they have short shirts and everything. different colors. that is so cute. this is $50 to $140. great collection. then for the kids when you go see your niece this weekend, this is from sunbo. sun block that smells like bubble gum. it dries clear. dora. thank you. one of my favorite things this week, wet skin from neutrogena. you can put this on wet and it actually adheres to your skin if you re in the water cooling off. it smells great. and the consistency is so nice. promise me you re going to use sun block this weekend. promise me. right now. everyone lives their life. everyone lives their own life. don t judge. you don t have to get naked. we ll have to bring in ricky unger. is he still here? now they have bibs for men. what s the point of this bib? i m riding down the street. it catches everything. gross! because i m a man. they are also possibly thinking about getting a slob stopper body outfit. just in case tammy wants to get naked and spills some stuff on herself. thank you, rick. hammy memorial day. happy memorial day to you. plaza ambush makeovers. and the amazing results. tamsville is not happy. hi, this other store has these for 20 cents less. what?! -match it! -match it! -match it! -match it! -match it! -match it! -match it! -match it! -match it! -match it! -[ horn honks ] -match it! thank you, got it. i ll match that price right here. cool. 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[ ribbits ] upgrade to kleenex hand towels for a clean, fresh towel every time. erika: . my computer is the same as a new computer. vo: so to show her what she s missing, we built a pc store in her house. erika: (gasp) employee: come on in. make yourself at home! erika: this is my home! employee: let s take a look! erika: (lifting laptop) it s really light. honey, help me shop! employee: you can get up to seven hours on this battery. jesse: the color really pops out. employee: everything s wireless. wireless keyboard. jesse: that s impressive. i like this one better. erika: and i like this one. vo: new pc. what s it gonna be? erika: i m a pc, and i got what i wanted. jesse: as usual. we are back on this friday try day with plaza ambush makeovers. we find two lovely young ladies and surprise them with a brand-new look. here is our crack makeover team contributor to styles to the stars luis lacari and us magazine contributor jill martin. one lady was just married last week. her husband will be treated to a second week of a different woman. her sister wanted her to have a makeover so bad, we had to pick her. we are going to start with kim hoskins, 45 years old from illinois. she has always taken care of others rather than focusing on herself. her sister wanted her to take care of her for a change. let s listen to her story. kim is in a state of shock so we are going to talk to lea. why does your big sister deserve this? she s been my older sister and showed me the ways of the world and she s also raised three beautiful children and given me my nieces and nephews and has never taken the time to put any effort towards herself. it s always about her kids. do you ever pamper yourself? no. are you ready to be pampered for three hours? yes. very ready. her dear sister lea is over there with the blind fold on. if you wouldn t keeping that on until we ask you to remove it. here is kim s before picture. let s see the new you. baby you re a firework wow! lea, you ready? take off your blind fold, hon. oh, my god. that s not my sister any more. kim, do you want to see yourself? turn right here. oh, my. you look gorgeous. you look absolutely wow! oh, my goodness. let us see you. sensational. tell us about the sassy, sexy hair. that s jennifer lawrence did this great haircut. she gave her a more appropriate hair cut for her texture. it frames her face a little bit. she did put highlights on her hair that was going gray. i added depth and her eyes came along. then we added a soft glow to the cheeks. the outfit love that dress. you love it. adrianna papel. i love turquoise. i love blondes with turquoise. why don t you go join your sister. our next lady is 28 from springfield, illinois. she just got married last weekend and is excited to get a fresh new look as she starts this new chapter inner in life. let s listen to her story. meet the luckies. that is really their last name. she worked so hard on the wedding and getting everything ready. she deserves it for everything she does. she s got to put up with the new last name of lucky. anything that s good could be helpful to her. mrs. lucky, ready to go? i guess so. excited. don t take that off yet. let s take one last look at katie lucky before. bring out luckier mrs. lucky. oh, my gosh. wow. all right. take a look at your bride. wow! stunning. he likes it. turn around and see what he s looking at. oh, my god. you look gorgeous. oh, i love it. i love it. that must make you feel so good when they want to touch their hair. i have the best job. instant gratification. it s great. what i did here is she had highlights that were a bit too stripy, too white. i toned them to this beautiful warm auburn. left a few of the highlights out. jennifer gave her just a small trim. fine tuning. again, to keep soft cheeks. pretty skin. from dana morgan, we wanted to give her a great wrap dress to accentuate her waist. always wear beige shoes to elongate your waist. let s bring kim back. thank you, guys. thank you to the best team in the world. we ll reveal our fan of the week after this. 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[ children shouting ] you should see the eyes of the kids in the barn. when the cows give their milk. or even i squirt milk to the kids. they actually love it. you know where the milk come from! all right, whoa! smokin ! 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[ male announcer ] ask your doctor about pristiq a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, teens, and young adults. pristiq is not approved for children under 18. do not take pristiq with maois. taking pristiq with nset pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. tell your doctor about all your medications, including those for migraine, to avoid a potentially life threatening condition. pristiq may cause or worsen high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or glaucoma. tell your doctor if you have heart disease, or before you reduce or stop taking pristiq. side-effects may include nausea, dizziness and sweating. for me, pristiq is a key in helping me treat my depression. have you wondered what s really going on inside your guy s head? wonder no more. our resident guy donny deutschman is here to help you out with the other view. hoda cheering with you. i am. people have questions for donny. why is it when you go on a date with a guy they say they re interested, they never call you. why don t they tell you from the start they are not interested? at the end of the date, you re not going to go, thank you, not interested. they will go, i had a really nice time. if they are interested, they would say, i would like to do this again and say, how is next tuesday. nobody should say, by the way, ain t happening again. they ll say i want to see you again and attach a date to it. why is it women assume that you really do want to see them again? guys will let you know. they ll let you know. if you don t know, that means it s not going to happen. margaret. what are your thoughts on girls asking guys out? does it look desperate, is it normal? you love that. yesterday someone came up to me and said, i hope i m not too forward. in reality, if you re interested in a woman, you re going to be interested. who was it? what did you say? her name was jennifer aniston, you probably know her. why not? why not? did you say yes? in this case i took her card, i probably won t call her. if i was interested, i would. it wasn t going to be like, oh, she asked me out. you like confidence in a woman. everybody likes confidence. i respected it. i have been with my boyfriend almost two years. he never asked me to marry him. confront it and say, it doesn t have to happen now, but i need to know when it s happening, if it s happening and if he can t tell you after two years he will not be able to tell you after three, four or five. don t be afraid of the truth. he ll only respect you. a guy loses respect for a woman if she is just going along and along and not speaking out. thrwo years is the limit? two years is a long time. a guy, you ll know the truth. one way or the other, you will know the truth. michelle is asking, should you still remain friends with your exes. no. wait a minute. i thought you were. should you children with your exes, of course. have sex with your exes, of course? only if you re friends as couples. it s very, an ex is an ex. it s hard to have a real genuine friendship with an ex. i ran into somebody on the streets last night that i hadn t dated i haven t seen him in 28 years. i don t run into ex-boyfriends very much. it was weird. it was great to see him. he s a sweetheart, but it was weird. one thing if you said, let s you and your wife go out with frank and i. frank, frank, never. frank would not enjoy that at all. valerie, my husband travels frequently. when he comes home he thinks he should be able to sit down and relax because he s home. i would like him to realize home life can t always be fun and games. why does he find it so hard to acclimate himself back. why have you and i never gone out? are you seriously hitting on me on national television? is this all you ve got? i saw electric bolts. i can t think about that question. why has this never happened here? i think it should. just decided. i m a great dancer. i like romance novels. i like watching lifetime television, i like ben and jerry s. i want to talk to you about life and how i feel. that s all i want to do. it s made in heaven. we ll find out the next time you re on. up next, how to put together a family are reunion you ll never forget after this. now on today s family throwing a family reunyoon. there are fresh ways to make your next family reunion one to remember. here is amy goodwin of southern magazines, one of our favorites. for planning, the invitation is key to draw people in. i love these from tiny prints. use photos and milestones. next generation, if you have a lot of babies who are born that year invites you to the family reunyoon. milestone birthdays. you missed my birthday, see you at the reunion. always using a destination photo from the location if you re going to a destination to inspire people to attend is great. i love volunteerspot.com. if you are the organizer, you can list the various tasks you need to get done and people in the family can sign up to volunteer. does the organizer have to pay for everything? absolutely not. i like the family tree. this is a simple idea to make the branches of the tree, leaves are the parents, the dark color, light color is the children. once you re done with this, everyone puts their name and pastes it with glue. you have this for a remembrance of who attended. look at the place cards. those are darling. who is this? is that you? i don t know. let me see. that s me. you know that s me. let me see the hair. adorable. i probably had a relaxer at age 7. as everyone as you love these, people send in their baby photos in advance. you make place cards. put the table number on the back and it becomes a source of conversation at the table. for a phenomenal ice breaker, people bring their baby photos to the reunion and clip them in between two trees and everybody starts chatting. such a smart idea. great idea. this is the family basket where you make wishes until the next family reunion. as a family we ll volunteer more. we ll spend more time with grandma sue. i love this because they bring cohesiveness. grand ma sue grew up on a citrus farm. we have chilled hand towels with citrus. nice to clean the hands before you get there. you bring that theme to other elements of the table. citrus incorporated into the centerpiece with fresh blooms. nothing is cleaner than citrus. exactly. we have table linens from crate and barrel. this is citrus sweet tea. tons of great infused sweet teas on southern living.com. you extend that theme into the food, as well. we have citrus lime grilled chicken. the ultimate dessert, delicious. lemon tart. you have everyone bring their favorite recipe. these are uncle jerry s lemon bars, aunt molly s peach cobbler and the ultimate dessert bar. wouldn t it be nice if everybody made a bunch of copies of their recipes. see how i m thinking southern. thank you so much. great to see you. have a lovely weekend. up next, flipping with stuffed burgers. it is time for today s kitchen. we are getting saucy with outdoor grilling. on the menu today, giant stuffed burgers. we re so happy. eric lee is kathie lee s beth friend. and brother. and executive chef at simi winery. don t we look alike. great to have you. thank you for bringing us lovely wines. very nice. our sonoma county, chardonnay. i love the idea of a stuffed burger. a burger is delicious alone. tell us what we are going to do. there is a reason to this madness. i ll explain as we go along. as we do this, first off is the bacon. who doesn t love bacon in their burgers? probably everybody. we already sauteed our bacon until it s crispy but not hard. we pulled out the bacon, added our mushrooms. you want to cook it hard. i want to get a nice saute so it cooks down on that. we add our sliced red onions. if you want to stir that around. hoda knows how to stir. that was it. the reason to my madness. you bite in the burger and all the filling falls out when it s on top. so what do you do? tell us. our patties are here. we are going to take our cheese, which is a problem in and of itself. when you put it on the burger on the grill when it s almost done. that s when i put it on. sometimes it doesn t melt. sometimes it melts too much and goes all the way in the grates. we don t have that much time. here we go. we top it with our cooled you on-ones, mushrooms and bacon. why do you cool it? never mind. just kidding. you don t want to put a hot thing inside of a cold piece. go, hoda, look at you. swish it, press, press. it s going to take longer to cook it? it s going to be about two minutes were side for medium. you can always make these smaller. throw that on there. we need to season. isn t there already a lot of salt in it? never mind. there is some salt on the inside. never mind, let s eat. there is extra weinbach here, hodi woman. all right. you got that? i ve got the meat. okay. come on back here. okay. these are huge. which one is cooked the most? i don t like it thank you. actually, one thing? what? when i m assembling i put the mustard on the bottom. it s too late. deal with it. you can t have everything you want. oh, gee. the reason is when you lift it up, you don t want the mustard to be on your tongue. do what he said. thank you. you know those kitchen nazis. you have to have it your way. if you want tomato. too much salt. then lettuce over it. can we bite in there? can we just please have a bite? yes, you may. where do you put ketchup? too late. i m following his rules. eric, who is better than you? that is delicious. the salad and the wine again? who is better than eric. thank you. we are not coming back. have a great weekend. we have heather graham next week, new kids on the block. a special memorial day celebration. captions by vitac www.vitac.com at wendy s we grill fresh beef only from north america cause we believe that s the way you make hot and juicy hamburgers. the other guys use frozen beef and some of it comes from . whonoswhere. you won t find any frozen beef at wendy s. so try our bacon mushroom melt with applewood smoked bacon and a cheesy mushroom sauce. you know a hot and juicy hamburger when you taste it. you know when it s real