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in entertainment and the arts which we'll be noting throughout the morning. as we begin our 3rd season on the air. whether it's the laid-back joys of the summer just passed or the different joys of autumn, we humans are programmed to be engaged in the pursuit of pleasure, a topic our susan spencer will be pursuing in our sunday morning cover story. >> reporter: from scenic sunsets to chocolatey cup cakes, life's pleasure often feel like luxuries. in fact, they may boil down to basic survival. >> we are evolved to enjoy certain pleasures. if we didn't enjoy eating and drinking and hav...

if we didn't enjoy eating and drinking and having sex, we wouldn't be here. >> reporter: later on sunday morning, life's little pleasures. are we having fun yet? >> osgood: we are. rin-tin-tin has given his fans plenty of pleasure over the years and given his studio financial reprieves when it needed them most. this morning rita braver tracks down the real rin-tin- tin. >> reporter: many of us know rin-tin-tin as a tv star in the '50s and '60s. long before that in the era of silent films, he was warner brothers biggest draw. >> every time they got into trouble, they would release a r...

expected to be a frustrating morning commute as the rails, the roads, and the runways slowly reopen. nbc's jay gray joins us from new york city's times square which yesterday was a virtual ghost town. jay, good morning to you. >> good morning, lynn. you are absolutely right. could be a tough road or a tough route, depending on what mode of transportation you use. look, irene may be gone, but the devastation from the massive storm will linger from here through the outer banks for a long time. >> a flood of people filled times square overnight. want the rain and wind so many had worrie...

well, we begin this morning with irene's aftermath. as clean-up from hurricane irene continues all along the east coast this morning, federal officials say severe flooding is the biggest concern in the weak of the storm that left at least 23 people dead. here in new york city it is expected to be a frustrating morning commute as the rails, the roads, and the runways slowly reopen. nbc's jay gray joins us from new york city's times square which yesterday was a virtual ghost town. jay, good morning to you. >> good morning, lynn. you are absolutely right. could be a tough road or a toug...

and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. your heart goes out to everyone in joplin when you see these devastating images of what the tornado did. >> when we arrived yesterday we knew it was a bad story. we heard 25 to 30 people had died in the last hour. the number has gone to 89 and could go higher. >> they are saying 25 to 30% of the city is damaged by the tornado. >> among the buildings that took a direct hit, the town's hospital. doctors and nurses had just moments to scramble patients into hallways. to give you a sense of ...