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good morning, welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. >> and what an incredible sight yesterday to see the power of the people overcoming adversity. i know you were there for a week. this was an 18 day standoff. did you think that this was going to be the result? >> i had chills like everybody else watching it and, no, a week ago wednesday when the government thugs came marching in there, i thought it was over. but after the thursday of that week and you saw the people remain, then you kind of knew this was going to happen. let me show you the picture is taken a short while ago. tahrir square, people still there in the light of day. the partying has lasted all night into the day. i hear they're taking down some of the barricades. the tanks are still there, but -- >> look at those smiles. >> it became a family event. people wanted to be a part the moment. there are protests planned in algeria. that along with obama's decision to send mike mullen to jordan and israel where he will attempt to reassure two of america's closest allies. we'll get the latest in a moment. we're also following other stories back here at home including one from texas that has a lot of people talking. this teenaged beauty queen says she was stripped of her title because she gained too much weight. she says pageant officials scolded her about it and even told her to, quote, get off the tacos. but pageant officials are telling a very different side. we'll talk to the beauty queen live. also we're beginning a new series on unexplained mysteries. we'll start off with one of the most famous claims of alien abduction on record, where a group of men swear they had a close encounter with alien life and they all passed lie did he te detector tests. >> and today our weekend with the one and only joan rivers.li detector tests. >> and today our weekend with the one and only joan rivers.ie detector tests. >> and today our weekend with the one and only joan rivers. l it until you see her apartmenter and even her closet. >> clothes not exactly quiet. we want to begin, though, with history made in egypt after 30 years, people have spoken and a nation is now tasting freedom. our team coverage of the celebrations and the reaction begins with richard engel in cairo. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. people are still out on the streets. this could be the most transformative moment in the history of the middle east. at least since the 1967 arab/israeli war. people are no longer protesting their government. instead, they are consolidating their gains after their resolution was a success. egyptians a woke in what feels like a new nation. and they are immensely proud of it. in tahrir square, they still gathered by the thousands. but now to celebrate. and in a sign of the new optimism here, the desire to start over and rebuild. only 2 ho4 hours earlier, few k what would happen. it was supposed to an day of defiance. after friday prayers, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in tahrir square. they had a message for president mubarak. no compromise. they would not accept mubarak's plan to remain in office while transferring authority to his vice president. but by mid-morning, the army seemed to be backing mubarak saying it would guarantee that its props of reform would be carried out. and sending a message the army would make sure the people get democracy. now go home. but the demonstrators didn't give up. and by the afternoon, they heard their first good news of the day. mubarak had fled cairo. even as demonstrators converged on his palace. in the square, word spread that an urgent and important announcement would soon be made on state television. but the protesters didn't expect much. at 6:00 p.m. about, vice president omar suleiman, mubarak's long time aide, made a stunning announcement. just a paragraph long. so quick. egyptians barely heard it. >> translator: mubarak has decided to waive the office of the president of the republic. >> reporter: when they did, they realized mubarak, president of egypt for 30 years, was finally stepping down, handing power to the military. cairo and all of efigypt stood at once and cheered. shouts of egypt is free rang across the country. and so began the biggest, most joyful, loudest, wildest celebration in egypt's modern history. it was a moment when egyptians said they took ownership. what do you feel today? >> this is our country. this is my egypt. this is revolution. >> reporter: taking it back from the secret police that have see pressed free speech and democracy for three decades.uee pressed free speech and democracy for three decades.sup democracy for three decades. the people of egypt freed themselves with the help of the military. u.s. officials tell nbc news the egyptian military broke with mubarak after his speech thursday night. mubarak was expected to resign, but he didn't. the 82-year-old president in poor health just cooperauldn't himself to do it. mubarak thought the protests which he blamed on foreign media and excitementable young people would go away. the military was furious. senior officers threatened to take off their uniforms and join the protesters with the military and the people no longer with him, mubarak was finished. friday night, the military command announced it had taken charge but had no intention to stay in power. this council is not a replacement for the legitimacy of the people, said a spokesman. then a poignant salute to the 300 egyptians who died in this revolt. the army called them martyrs for freedom. egyptians celebrated in to the night. but while the military stepped in, it was these people who drove this largely peaceful and determined revolution. they would accept nothing less than mubarak's resignation and after just 18 extraordinary days, they got it. the egyptian people are free. egyptians today are still cleaning up this country after the revolt and they say next friday they're going to have a massive celebration with artists and celebrities and singers came to go tahrir square to celebrate their national liberation. >> it was remarkable that mubarak himself didn't make the announcement of his resignation. we then heard he'd left cairo. do we know anything about his conditions right now, is he incarcerated, is he free to come and go? >> reporter: the last word we received was that he is still in sharm event l and airport officials announced that current and former officials associated with the ex-regime have now been banned from leaving the country. so that is an ominous sign. there are a lot of people who want to bring lawsuit against him and want to investigate charges of corruption and human rights abuse. >> richard engel in a new egypt, if you will. thank you. this was a people's uprising and they ended mubarak's 30 year hold on the country. the celebrations lasted all day yesterday and will are crowds right now in tahrir square. ron allen was in the thick of it friday as word spread that would you bemubarak had stepped down p wh . what an amazing moment. >> reporter: it was. and it's just beautiful day here. the temperature is in the 70s. the sun is shining. i walked over along the nile near the square and it is just an amazing feeling of just satisfaction and celebration. there are families out and one of the things you see a lot of are people putting hair ktheir n tanks and pai intaking pictures. and people are cleaning up and there is a practical matter that there is a lot of glass, rocks and structures to be dismantled, but it's also a very symbolic gesture of giving this country and the heart of it a new fresh start. and that's what people want to do here. they want to begin with a clean slate, a fresh start and move forward with a feeling of pride and civic responsibility and just a feeling of celebration and that this is really something new that they're starting here and beginning here. something that they feel very, very proud of. >> and, ron, sunday is the start of the workweek in that part of the world. and i guess we can't even call them protesters anymore since they have achieved their goal, but do we expect the crowds to continue to fill the square every day or do people really feel the need to get back to work? >> reporter: i think people feel the need to get back to to work, but there are still today, there are thousands of people who are converging on the square and on the central city because this is the place to be. people want to say that they were here when history was made, so there are people converging on the square. but you're right, tomorrow, the beginning of the workweek, people will go back to those places where they had all those grievances that led them to sage protests and strikes. and there will be a lot of interesting dynamics in the workplace as people come emboldened, feeling like, okay, now is the time to assert myself and to demand my rights in this particular mace. it will be a lot of interesting confrontations and comings together, if you will, in the new cairo in the new egypt in different places of work. >> all right, ron, thanks to you and richard for your terrific reporting. >> and like all of us, president obama was watching the history unfold on television. he remains optimistic democracy will take hold in the nation with close ties to the u.s. mike viqueira is live from the bhous wi white house with more. >> reporter: the jubilation is reflected in joy and relief at the white house. but just as the u.s. has had limited influence over those unfolding events, it will also have limited influence over what happens next. after days of mounting frustration with hosni mubarak, the president was quick to welcome his sudden departure. >> this is the pourer of humwer dignity. egyptians have inspired us and they've done so by putting the idea that justice is best gained through nonviolence. >> reporter: he watched it unfold on an oval office television and later praised the egyptian military for their restraint calling on them to lead a peaceful transition. >> that means protecting the rights of egypt's citizen, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible, and laying out a clear path to elections that are fair and free. >> reporter: but moving towards those locations may take time. and after 30 years of autocratic rule, experts worry about the lack of a viable opposition in egypt. >> if it gets hijacked by some much more radical element, that might include the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: an islamic group suppressed for years that could play a role in the coming months. >> the fact is that right now i'm not sure that any of us can tell what positions the muslim brotherhood would take in a democratic egypt. >> reporter: u.s. officials acknowledge the stakes in maintaining stability in egypt. >> there is much work to be done. this is the beginning of that process, not the end of it. >> reporter: but in the wake of mubarak's ouster, the vice president wasted no time in calling for democratic change in another regional hot spot. >> i say to our iranian friends, let your people march. let your people speak. release your people from jail. let them have a voice. >> reporter: and in the wake of these dramatic events, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff from the pentagon, admiral mike mullen, has been dispatched to jordan which has had hints of unrest that match those of egypt and israel which is known to be nervous because of that 30 year peace that was made with egypt right here on the north lawn of the white house. >> all right, mike viqueira, thank you. and for the white house and the world, this is all unchartered territory. so what happens now? for more, we're joined by richard wolffe. good morning. >> good morning. >> so everyone has an opinion about how the white house handled this over the past 19 h. 18 days. some thought it was meddling too much, some thought the white house wasn't doing enough. do we know what the approach will be by the administration in terms of moving forward with egypt? >> lots of second guessing, but also the result is something the white house is very happy with. and they now know that in the middle of this turmoil, at least the president's view according to administration officials that i've spoken to, in this turmoil, there's a lot of opportunity, and also a lot of down side and that focus moving forward here is making sure the egyptian military does not stagnate, that this process towards democracy keeps moving forward. the danger is that in backing certain figures within the democratic movement, they can paint them with american support. so the emphasis here is on the whole movement towards democracy as opposed to picking winners or loser s which they feel was the approach of the bush administration in places like iraq and iran. >> and we heard president obama saying yesterday that the u.s. would continue to offer egypt both military and economic aid so long as that process to democracy continued. is dangling the so-called money carrot the right approach at this point? >> well, it's implicit and it has been used effectively as a threat when it came down to pushing the military and mubarak in the right correction eaght d. you don't have to make it explicit. military to military contact has been good. the relationship is strong there if needed, if the military looks like it's back sliding, hen it can be brought out. but i don't think from my reporting with white house sources, i don't think that that's where they're at at this point. >> we heard in mike viqueira's piece. israel's concerns. and israel said yesterday they hope peace with egypt continues. but is that potentially in jeopardy with the events that happened? >> well, there is concern both to reassure israeli leader, but also to make sure that whatever emerging in egypt and the broader region does protect israeli security and respect the agreements that that are already in place. obviously in egypt and jordan. so is there a concern? yes, there is. it's also a priority that whatever emerges, that they actually preserve israeli security and that treaty, that peace treaty between israel and egypt. >> and we heard vice president biden speaking directly to iran encouraging iran to let its people protest or march in the streets, as well. and interestingly, sarah palin took aim at the administration on twitter. she said will obama administration excerpt as much constructive pressure on iranian government to change an allow freedom as they just did for egypt? we heard the vice president making those -- or at least trying to speak to the iranian people, but is it a fair comparison? >> it's not. the leverage, the influence you can have is very different. secondly, the administration has been applying intense pressure on iran to change its ways both through the sort of bully pulpit that you'd hear from administration officials, but also through u.n. sanctions when it comes to iran's nuclear ambition. and then there is a question of allowing freedom. this is a very different scenario. if american officials could allow freedom in iran, it would have happened many decades ago. >> richard, we appreciate your time. >> thank you, amy. >> and we want to get you caught occupy some of the other headlines of the day. richard lui has been waiting patiently. >> good morning. we begin in algeria where hundreds of anti-government protesters are taking to the streets today. demonstrations are banned in the capital. the demonstrators are chanting no to the police state a. now back to the u.s. where your 30 year fixed rate mortgage could get more expensive. the obama administration wants to reduce the government's role in the mortgage market, but analysts believe the options given will drive up costs and tighten lending requirements. one objective here, dissolving troubled mortgage giant fannie mae and freddie mac could take five to seven years. washington intern chandra levy's killer has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. he was convicted last year of killing the former federal intern back in 2001. in a case take made nahat made headlines. and bhabout a 7% improvemen in spotting breast cancer tumors? 3d technology improves detail. every percent certainly counts. the fd after the has approved this new system, but it also doubles the dose of radiation the patient will get. elizabeth taylor is in the hospital. a spokesperson for the 78-year-old actress says she was admitted to cedars-sinai earlier will week for congestive heart failure. and the president finally returns a borrowed tie. it was framed as a good-bye gift to robert gibbs. this tie is special, you see here. michelle not liking the five or six they brought to obama's fame m famous 2004 convention speech, they took gibbs' light blue tie instead. that's the news. now back to lester and amy and of course chris, as well. you have to leave the tie choices to the ladies in the room always, right, guys? >> now he can never wear it again. it's frameded. >> if you looking he was wearing almost the same color tie. i think he probably gave up for the president returning it. chris warren has our first check of the forecast. >> and good morning. finally much of the country getting a much deserved break. take a look at this. this will beig the b story. and that is the temperatures. the 40s and 50s never looked so good for the plains and we'll see temperatures creeping back into the 60s and look at this, even some 70s for texas. south and west still looking really nice. the only real trouble spots or cool spots will be the northeast and the northwest where we'll see some rain moving in. we will have a chance for some snow around the great lakes, possibly some lake-effect snow and the southern portion of florida early on this morning. otherwise look at all of that sunshine. it's going to be a little breezy and wind windy, as well, fors a slopes of the rocky, otherwise things looking pretty nice. he here's a look at the weather around the bay area. we're going to see temperatures as we head towards the afternoon, 60s and 70s, but today will be the last of those gorgeous days. lots of 70s out there today. as we head into your seven-day forecast, you can see that things are going to be cooling off tomorrow, turning windy and eventually rainy for valentine's day and much cooler temperatures for the second half of the workweek ahead. that's your hole weather. now here is lester. still to come on "today," he calls himself a sinner, but is he a criminal in the latest looping sex trial facing italy's leader. but first will this is "today" on nbc. 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>> we're talking about a beauty queen. she shez she was told to stay off the tacos and stripped of her title because of extra pounds. now she is suing the pageant. we should say the pageant organizers say there was more to it than just weight that they wanted to take her crown. her story is coming up. plus if you are looking for a home, is it better to buy or to rent? some say owning has lost its appeal and renting is the way to go. what are the rewards and risks some we'll tell you. and then we spend a weekend morning with the one and only joan rivers. she shared a typical sunday morning in her new york city apartment. >> but we begin with the growing sex scandal surrounding a colorful and controversial world leader. prime minister buerlberl. >> reporter: so far he's survived allegations of sex with underaged girls, of wild parties and krugs. but some say he now faces his last political battle as this weekend italian women take to the streets. under pressure, italy's prime minister faces not just a sex scandal, but growing protests over sexism. today women began a series of demonstrations across italy. this week they marched past his villa in milan. he's a p aboutimp, this woman s. the demonstrations follow claims that he paid a dancer for sex and asked police to help her when she was arrested for on petty theft. the focus on his personal life splashed across italy's newspapers is more than a public embarrassment. it has increasingly threatened his leadership with the prospect of prosecution in the courts. mr. berlusconi has fought back to attack what he says is unfair criticism. it's really a shame. it's disgusting, he told a court this week. but many women say the ruby gate scandal symbolizes the sexist culture. only half the women in italy are in employment, one of the lowest levels in europe. the prime minister has beaten his critics before. owns much of the italian media and there have been ghn stragss in support of him. this weekend will be a measure much how serious his position now is and an indication of what the future holds for a man who has do that natured his country for decades. one protest today is being held just a few hundred meters from a court where a judge will decide whether the prime minister soo should go on trial. the decision will be announced early next week. this vael a tense weekend for italy's prime minister. >> all right, we appreciate it. thanks so much. and time for us to get another check of the weekend forecast. let's head outside to chris warren. >> it's almost festive out here because temperatures not nearly as cold as they have been. how about this for a field trip some the drama department is here to see shows. and temperatures are not too bad at all. much of the nation is getting a much deserved break with the exception of the pacific northwest where we're seeing more of that moisture moving in and it does look like it will be a very soggy weekend throughout much of the northwest. on into the great lakes is where we'll see a few snow showers. northeast, it will be a bit snowy, as well. here's a look at your forecast to plan your weekend or to get it started here this saturday morning. it's chilly out. out toward the tri-valley, by lovermo livermore and concord. enjoy the sun while it lasts. 60s and mid 70s, notice tomorrow things will cool off, but we'll finish the weekend on a dry note. then an unsettled week for some cooling temperatures through friday. and remember you can get weather anytime by going to the weather channel on cable or online, weather.com. lester and amy. >> all right, chris, thanks. coming up, is renting the new buying? what you need to know if you're looking to house shop. plus home with joan rivers. what she does in a weekend at her new york city apartment. we've been coming here, ll s i've never seen a storm like this. 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[ female announcer ] with 30 delicious flavors, all around 100 calories each. yoplait. it is so good. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. welcome back to "today" on this february 12th, 2011. our thanks to a great crowd out on the plaza. >> it's incredible to think what happened in egypt in the course of less than three weeks. >> we watched history unfold in front of our eyes. the protests began 19 days ago, they glue sirew in size and pow. they forced hosni mubarak from office in the end. and in that one moment a 30 year dictatorship came to an end. >> the images are breath taking. the country of 80 million people celebrating freedom. president obama hopes the change is irreversible, but what's next for this country. our team coverage begins in just a moment. also coming up, a beauty queen fights to keep her crown. she says they took away her title because she gained too much weight. they forced her to shed extra pounds. the beauty queen will join us live. plus we begin a new series on unexplained mysteries and it begins with what's known ass fire in the sky. an arizona man and his buddies swear by what they calm a real life close encounter with alien life and to this this day, people continue to believe in their story. is it true? we'll tell you what we found out. >> love that kind of stuff. we'll begin, though, with a revolution will in egypt where mubarak is gone. and where the freedom of celebrations continue. richard engel joins us live from cairo. i imagine it was a long night there. >> reporter: it has been a long night and it is going to be a long day. they are cleaning up tahrir square, a symbolic act as people try and move on. they want to rebuild this country. there is a lot of optimism on the streets. people say this is a fresh start for everything, for relationships, for their jobs, for house they continue to build their country and move forward. and they will accept nothing less than real change in this country. and i think just a symbol of how much has changed, if you look at today's headline in the main newspaper, this is a state newspaper that for decades had prez mubarak's picture on the cover, almost every single day, the president front page. today it says the people have toppled the regime with a picture of celebrating egyptians. this is nothing less than a revolution and the egyptians want to continue. >> and symbolic in many ways fp they woke up this morning and i guess some things don't change. the police are still the police. tell me about the work that lies ahead to have fundamental change in the country. >> reporter: actually, the police aren't still the police. the police aren't back out on the street. it's the military police that are in charge now. there has been an order issued that former and current ministers and deputy ministers can't leave the country, so there is a sense that the government wants to have a complete cleansing of the old regime, the old system. people here don't want just the same old secret police to come back and resume their practices. what we haven't seen is a clear way forward. we don't know exactly who is going to run this country on an interim period, when elections will take place. but already there are meetings that are under way, telephone conversations as political groups start to organize and prepare for the next political steps. >> cairo long considered the center of the arab world. what has been the broad regional effect of all will? >> reporter: already demonstrations taking place in other parts of north africa, in algeria, small demonstrations that were mostly put down by the police. other demonstrations are being called for in libya and i suspect these will just be the start of what could be a chain reaction across the region. >> richard engel, thanks. and now here is amy. as richard showed us, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of cairo to celebrate the end of the regime and this morning the crowds continue to pour in to tahrir square. but it is a much different scene today and moving forward what will the people of egypt do next? ron allen has that story and joins us live from cairo, as well. >> reporter: good morning. the image that stays in my mind through all this is pictures of parents putting their kids, maybe because i have a little girl myself, but pictures of parents putting their kids on tanks to take pictures. and so many of the soldiers, as well, young, 20 something, 19, 18 year olds. and that's sort of -- that is the future of this country. and i keep seeing that everywhere you go around town this morning. it's a beautiful day here. it's in the 70s. it's bright and sunny. it's a beautiful city could i vow, the nile runs through the center of it. and now that all the protests are over, you can see the majesty and the history and the pride that this place has and always has had. another thing people are talking about is how this revolution was peaceful and safe and a lot of people are hoping that tourists, americans and other, will come back now. i think number was 150,000 foreigners left egypt, people were afraid not know wlag was going to happen. and a lot of people hope having watched the images, people are reminded that this was a peaceful revolution, people wanting their dignity, their rights, basic things americans cherish and take for granted in many cases. and they hope that the world will how come back to this country because people are ready to welcome them back because they know that they are such an important part of egypt's stability and vitality that the world comes back here to take part in what's been going on here. >> it is such an incredible story. ron allen, thanks so much. >> ron makes an interesting point. i've been there as a journalist and tourist. it is a magnificent country. at one point it was painful to watch this difficult struggle, but it was also -- >> you can see the warmth in the people. and their excitement of what's next. >> and the point i kept wanting to make to people, we saw the attacks of a week or so ago, journalists under attack. people need to understand that that wasn't from the protesters. the crowd in the square has largely been supportive journalists and wanting to tell their story. those were the and itity government thugs who for two day waged the attacks. but the crowd you're looking at in tahrir square has always been peaceful and to the point they would actually check you when you came in and made sure no would be one was going to spoil the party. >> and that's an important point to make. >> richard lui is at the news desk with a check of today's other top stories. >> yes, very amazing story coming out of egypt and we go to the white house where president obama is closely monitoring what happens next in egypt. mike viqueira is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. the jubilation on the streets of could i vow reflect cairo is reflected in the joy and relief at the white house. when mubarak did not decline to step down on thursday or declined to step down, it was greeted from frustration. they were could be founded here at the white house. and then yesterday, that sudden announcement from the vice president omar suleiman really a sense of relief here at the white house. the president appeared shortly thereafter. said the egyptian people had inspired people around the world. but he also took pains to praise the egyptian military for keeping the peace and encouraging them to move the process towards democracy further. >> thanks a lot. mike mike. prosecutors said he has involvement in the conspiracy, he was president in 2007 when the popular politician was killed at an election rally. he now lives in london. and sarah palin has hired a chief of staff. politico saying palin hired a veteran political operative and that is a strong indication that the former alaska governor may run for president in 2012. of course lots of folks keeping an eye on her. now back to lester and amy. chris warren is out on the plaza with a check of your forecast. >> it is cold out here. we are seeing temperatures not quite as cold as it has been, but nonetheless standing out here for a while, it is chilly. we have a frontal system working throughout great lakes and that will bring snow showers parts of the northeast may see a little bit of snow, otherwise plenty of sunshine for the southern half here's a look at the bay area this afternoon. 60s and 70s for highs. pretty outstanding for your weekend. but things are going to start to cool off tomorrow. we'll see temperatures dropping into the 50s and 60s, then monday, we'll wake up to quite a bit of wind, rain off and on on monday and then tuesday rain. cooling into the 40s and 50s later on this week. forecast. now here's lester. if in texas, a teenaged beauty queen is making a shocking claim against pageant officials. she says she's been stripped of her crown because she gained too much weight. but is the controversy over pounds or something else? the young woman in the center of the story is here with us in the studio. we'll speak to her in a moment. . but first here's ron mott. >> reporter: it's a thosh any picture for the miss san antonio crown involving allegations of insubordination, tardiness, even weight gain. a battle crown holder dominiqon ramirez is waging. ramirez has lounched a counter offensive to keep her sash filing a lawsuit and winning a restraining order after being fired by e-mail last month. her throne given to runner up ashley dixon. ♪ a judge is expected to rule next week. ramirez says she's not just fighting it for herself. >> it's for the girls that are to come. no one should ever have to be treated this way. >> reporter: and about her weight? a size 2, ramirez also says she was told, quote, stay off the tacos. officials discovered during a photo shoot that her panning event wardrobe hasd become too smug. >> they told me to lose 13 pounds. if i lost 13 poind, i'd be an rex rick. >> reporter: still, she made some lifestyle changes working with a personal trainer. for her part, though, pageant president says the bigger issue has not been her weight, but showing up late to promotional events if at all. and for violating other terms of her contract. ramirez admits being late to some events. >> obviously there is no race issue here. that is a moot point. and secondly, there is no weight issue. that obviously is it another moot point. there are certain rules an he had etiquette that has not been adhered to. >> reporter: from beauty queen cover girl to the hot spotlight of controversy. for "today," ron mott, mnbc new. >> domonique joins me now along with her mother. you were crowned in april of last year. at what point did you become aware that panlg end organizers were displeased with you? >> well, as soon as the new board stepped in actually. i mean, i was under an old board and i was doing fine. >> they claim that it's a contract violation and that you were to maintain the weight and measurements you were when you signed the contract. did you in fact maintain? >> nowhere in the contract does it say i have to an certain weight. when you're working out and you're lifting weights, of course muscles will weigh more than fat. so if i did gain if i weight, it's muscle and i'm still the same weight. i'm 129 pounds right now. i'm 5'8" 1/2 and i fit perfectly in my clothes. >> let's go back to where she said this was not a weight issue. in your view, was that the issue? >> oh, yeah, they made that a big issue telling me over and over to lose 13 pounds. and i said, look, and i have personal trainer and i'm going to work on lifting weights and getting lean muscle, not worrying about losing so much fat. >> but there were also complaints that you were bringing your boyfriend to events and that you were late and that a sash was dirty. are all those things true? >> i brought my boyfriend maybe to two appearances. and i didn't bring him, he came on his own. and that was under the old directors. and he had little contact with me. he was just -- it was like on the side of the parade or it was very limited contact. >> i hear what they're saying and i hear what you're saying and part of me is saying there is something going on behind the scenes here that i'm missing. what am i missing? >> well, actually, the day before i got the e-mail saying my reign was revoked, my mom had a confrontation with carolyn flores about me doing a wedding show. i've been modelling for three years and i've done this wedding show consecutively for three years. so after the show, they just sent me an e-mail saying that my reign had been revoked. and it was after a confrontation which i believe got personal with caroline and she took it upon herself to say i don't want her to be miss san antonio anymore. >> let's turn to your mom. what was yours sense of where things went sideways here? >> well, i received a call from her modeling coach stating if she can be represented at this bridal show as she has before. and i told her, well, we are under a new board of directors, so do you need to contact caroline flores. she did contact caroline, but caroline was just going at her as this is a scholarship pageant, we're about education, we're not promoting -- >> so where did all the weight complaints and the tardy complaints and the boyfriend, when did that all came forward? >> that started at a photo shoot she had. she was supposed to go just to have head shots and they had her put on a swimsuit and that's when they started to dell her about her weight. >> did it someone really tell you to get off the tacos and chips and soda? >> yes. >> what was the context, though? >> she was just like get off the taco, get off the chips and you need to lose this weight. you have to get ready for miss texas. and i understood it that way and i said okay. and she said it in a way where i did feel kind of uncomfortable, but i didn't tell her anything of course. >> i think a lot of people would be humiliated at that point and just want to like end all this. you decided to fight. why? >> because this is not -- this is i don't understand me. it's beyond the pageant directors. it's miss america. it's about scholarship, it's about education. panlg e pageant girls and directors come and go. >> we introduced you as a butsity queen. it's a butsity contest and appearance is part of the deal. that's what they will say. how do you respond to that? >> i respond -- i mean, i'm doing my best. i've met the criteria. i've worked my best with this and i continue to do so and i will continue to do so. >> are you soured it at the process somewh process? what would you say to other young ladies that want to pursue these contests? >> i say do it. it is worth it. and just don't let anybody mistreat you, don't let anybody tell that you you're ugly or you're fat. it's not worth it if that's the case. >> thanks so much for coming on. it was good to speak to you both and keep us updated. >> i will. still to come, alien abduction. a true believer. we'll tell you more about it after these messages. this morning the first in a new series of unsprained miexpl mysteries. it was a cold november evening when a crew were returning from working in the white mountains of arizona. what happened on hatheir way ho has become one of the most documented claims of alien abduction and a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. on film they can be evil. friendly. orr eready for a fight. this was no fictional close encounter for travis walton. the movie is based on his personal story. what's it like for you to come back to these woods where right up the road where the incident happened? >> well, you know, it seems like just yesterday in a way. a lot of those memories just are so burned into my mind. >> so tell me what happened that night. >> we worked until almost dark and we ledded up our equipment, we're headed out of there. there was seven of us in the truck. we're driving along and we hadn't gone very far. we saw this glow coming through the trees. and we saw this object hovering. and it was unmistakable. >> illustrations show the object that made the crew stop in their traction. travis was the only one to get out of the truck for a closer look. >> as soon as i straightened up, bam. i felt this shock. it was kind of like an electric shock actually. but i just blacked out. >> the six other crew members witnessed the abduction. john was one of them. >> to be back out here again, makes it kind of scary now. >> and you said you thought travis lifted up? >> i turned my head and when i looked back, he was kind of spread out. >> fearing for their own lives, the men fled. they returned to the site later that night to find no sign of travis. a massive search and investigation followed. >> when he didn't show up after the first intwo owe floor three scheduled polygraphs for the other individuals in the work crew and they all passed. >> so while this is all going on, what was happening to you, where were you, what are your memories of how you spent those five days? >> my first memory after blacking out was i was regaining consciousness very slowly. the instant that i saw these creatures and realized where i was, i just completely -- i went crazy with fear. they had these huge eyes that just seemed to look right into me. and this really unbearable way. >> how did you know it was real and not a dream? >> they say pinch yourself. well, i was feeling a lot more pain than that. so, yeah, it was very real. >> five days later, travis returned. and then you woke up where ? >> i woke up, i was laying face down outdoors. i could recognize this piece of highway highway. it took all the strength i had left to make to these phone booths. >> travis' incredible explanation gained media attention far from the small town of snowflake, but not everyone believed his story. >> they were treated very badly. a lot of people made fun of travis and the whole crew. >> ufo sightings and stories of alien abductions often do not have enough evidence to convince scientists like this astro physicist. >> travis among many have described alien encounters and in principal i don't have a problem with that. what i need, however, is something more than your eyewitness testimony. >> does it bother that you people don't believe you? >> it used to bother me a lot more. anymore, i think the record speaks for itself. >> has this event, that happened when you were 22, defined your life? >> yeah, it defined my life for me regrettably. if i had to do over again, i'd never get out of the truck. i'd rather it never happened. >> and there has been actual documentation of unusual tree growth plus higher levels of radiation near the site where travis said he was abducted, but there is no conclusive evidence. however speaking to the people there in that small community in arizona, they are more likely to believe the story today then they were 30 years ago. in fact some of the men say that before they were ridiculed. now people say i believe it. >> is it because of the movie? >> because we know more about space and planets and what's possible out there. 35 years ago, there were a lot of things that seemed impobssi e impossible. >> i kind of want to believe it. >> and he made it back safe and sound. this e that's the good point. still ahead, thousahow to m marriages last. 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[ bob ] squak. gorod morning to you, take live look at the golden gate bridge, the weather not a factor for driving, but it will be a factor as you get out there and enjoy the rest of the weekend. rob is here with a look at the forecast. and this is the last of the nice. >> about 30 hours left. we're counting it down. as we go through this morning, it's chilly outside. ok at those numbers, 31 1 at gilroy. you can almost add 30 degrees to those temperatures by the time we get to the afternoon. sunshine for today, you can see the clouds offshore, high pressure should hold its ground for at least one more day today. that's why we should see 60s along the coast. heading to monterrey today, you should see low 70s. tomorrow things start to cool off, we'll see increasing clouds, increasing winds on monday with rain rolling back in and then maybe temperatures only in the 40s and 50s by the end of next week. so that's the reason why the timing for the weekend forecast pretty nice with what's coming ahead. >> 30 hours and counting. this afternoon the egyptian community in san francisco will gather to remember the lives of those who died in the unrest in cairo. the human rights watch says at least 300 people lost their lives during violent protests in the last two weeks. today's vigil will be held at civic plaza in san francisco. among those celebrating mubarak's downfall, his former bodyguard who now lives in southern california. he was a member of the president's secret service detail when mubarak took power nearly three decades ago. he said mubarak wasn't always a hated leader, but over the years he says his thoughts changed. >> he was a very good guy. people respected him and gave him more support. everybody thought he could change egypt. it's not only me, all the guys around him now didn't like his way, that's too much corruption. >> he now owns a restaurant in sacramento. he says he's hopeful for egypt's future following this regime change. this morning three young men are dead and another is clinging to life after a shooting outside a home in los angeles. a source tells nbc l.a. reporters that at least one gunman used an automatic weapon to shoot the men as they stood together last night in a neighborhood near willow brook. overnight police locked down that neighborhood and they searched for suspects, but no arrests have been made. police suspect gang activity may be behind that shooting. this morning strangulation concerns are prompting the recall of 2 million baby monitors. the recall involves nearly 40 hand held and color baby monitors. two babies have died because of the colleelectrical cords attaco those monitors. the company says the rechargeable batteries on the monitors are blown to overheat and could crack. we have all the day's top stories coming up for you on "today in the bay." i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. we're back on this saturday morning, pen 12february 12th, 2. shaping up to be a nice day here in the northeast. kr chris warren will tell us if the mild weather is on the way. i'm amy robach along with lester holt. and coming up, i hope you remember this, it's valentine's day. >> it is. and we have a romantic segment. we'll meet six couples married a combined 230 years to find out what their secret to a long lasting relationship is. >> also, from children's books to the big screen fairy tales are making a big come back to hollywood. even a version of sleeping beauty will be making their way for movie theaters. and some big names are attached to these. so are they for kids or are they for grown up ups? we'll find out. and we'll meet the newest breeds to join the westminster dog show. six new breeds will be vying for best in show. and they're big dogs. >> really big. but beautiful as usual. let's get a check, though, before we get to all of that of the weather from chris warren. good morning, chris. >> good morning. it is going to be thawing out for much of the country. northeast, it will take a little bit longer, but we do have a few spots we're watching for wet weather and a little bit of snow. pacific northwest is where we see a frontal system move in. it will be a big soggy with mountain snow. great lakes will have a chance of snow here's a look at your hour by hour forecast. 60s and 70s around noon in santa rosa. another nice one, 60s to mid 70s across the bay area today. tomorrow we'll see more clouds and eventually a big cooldown in temperatures approaching monday, windy and wet, but settled and much cooler weather for the rest of the week. that's a look at your weather. now here's amy. ♪ this morning on "today," the secrets to a successful marriage. as valentine's day approaches, we ask the eternal question, how do you make love last. well, we found a group of women who just might have the answer. together they have a combined 230 years of marriage under their belts. and they say the key is their friendship. it started as a book chubb of newlyweds. but it wasn't long before these women ditched the books and talk turned to marriage. >> raising kids, working, trying to have a relationship. everybody has family issues and all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: they agreed there would be two rules. no men allowed. >> trule is when they meet, i have to leave. >> reporter: and what's said in the room stays in the room. >> i think being able to come to that group and money and grown and yell about -- >> anything. >> reporter: they say it was better than therapy. >> you felt as though you weren't alone with your problems. everybody as they go through life, there are always issues, there are always concerns that you have. and challenges. >> reporter: when diane's husband, ron, was diagnosed with melanoma, she leaned on the girls for supts. >> he was really a ghost of himself. and i would come to the women's group and there would be tears flowing because i could not cry around him. >> reporter: sharing tears and universal frustrations all marriages face. >> part of it was every day stuff that could aggravate you or that you just felt overwhelmed and overworked about. >> i know there are periods in my marriage where i wanted to walk out that door. >> reporter: but they pushed each other to make it work. >> if you can stick it out and get past those really rough points, this time is fabulous. the kids are gone. i really like my husband. he's like a really neat guy. i've sort of rediscovered him. and it's like really wonderful. >> and joining us this morning is the ladies group plus their husbands, all are here except kathy who is vacationing with her grandkids. so good for her. but we have kerry and andy, betsy and pat, ellen and dan, diane and ron, and margaret and terry. welcome to everyone. thanks for being with us. it's a big group. >> and congratulations. >> happy valentine's day. you didn't get the red memo. >> no, i didn't. but i'm feeling the love. >> i want to hear from the guys. when you watch that piece and you saw your wives tell all, share all, very personal stuff here. how does that make you feel? >> well, love doesn't mean you don't complain. and much better that she can fetch with these lovely ladies than to me every night about me or the kids. so i think it's very healthy for our marriage that she had a place to vent. and i'm sure that it was the same for them and it was a wonderful thing for them. >> and, ron, let me turn to you. you heard during that tape that your wife cried when you were goi through your illness. how did that make you feel? >> i had malignant melanoma and diane went to the meetings and the women helped her deal with what i was dealing with and they also helped me by phone calls and e-mails. and they lent me their house on the jersey shore, house on the lake. >> but did you know she was getting that kind of support independently? >> yes, because she would come home and tell me different ideas that people had. did you call this one, did you call that one. and it was very supportive. and it made her feel good, which made me feel good. >> dan, what do the guys do while the women are all talking and sharing? >> get out of dodge. >> the secret to long marriage. know when to exit, right? >> exactly. the guys have a different relationship obviously than the women do. and the women's group has been so important to all of us. but i think what's really important is that this is our family. all of our kids, they have multiple parents. we all know whenever there is a problem, when ron was sick, we were there. when i was sick, they were all there. i have no doubt tomorrow anything happens, these people are there. to me that's it. >> let me it you were to terry on that point. women tend to be more verbal or are just better at this whole opening up thing and sharing. did you form something similar, do you have a similar network of just guy talk where you really get into this personal stuff? >> we don't get into personal stuff. we move to different areas so we didn't have an opportunity -- as much opportunity to meet together as a group. and so the ladies met so the men said let's get together as dan said, you know, we're like family. so we get together. the only thing we can't speak about is our wives. >> that's sacred. >> but we speak about our kid, world events, tell a few off colored jokes, that type of thing. >> i look at your individual stories and a lot of you met as children. betsy, you were on a high school ski trip. what is the secret all these years to maintain the freshness of a relationship? not only going back even before marriage. >> pat and i have a delicious sense of humor about everything. and that to me is one of the most important points in a marriage. >> you have to laugh. >> you have to laugh. you have to laugh. and you have to not take things so seriously. >> and i imagine that's one of the things you learned in this group. i wanted to go around and have each of the ladies talk about something that at the learned that they got from this group that they wouldn't have otherwise. and kerry, i'll start with you. >> i think we all learned that passion is really important. different kinds of passion. good, bad, but passion. today is the 39th anniversary of our first date. and after that first date, a roommate said you're going to marry him aren't you? and i said yes. it's just been -- that's part of it. that's part of the deal. >> i know you shared a little bit about what you got from the group -- what you get from the group. >> it's such a warm friendship. there is a sense of loyalty. these women i think reinforce the best in me. they bring out the best in me. they're incredibly supportive of everything. my goals. they've helped me reach my goals. >> and ellen, in terms of the group, what about how this contributed to your lasting marriage. >> oh, i think that for me it's really critical not to invest all of your life in your spouse. so the group kind of helps you to share new ideas. you need to go to other people for emotional support. and that group was there. >> diane? >> well, forgiving and forgetting is a very, very big deal. especially with ron and i. ron's been doing it all our marriage. i'm learning. >> and leslie. >> i think communication. communication isn't necessarily speaking to each other, but really listening. and very few people listen to what the other person is saying and what they're feeling. and you have to work as a team. >> all right. well, we want to thank all of you for being here and congratulations to everyone. happy valentine's day. >> thank you. >> we wish you many more years together. thanks. and speaking of happy endings, the return of fairy tales to hollywood. but first, these messages. 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>> reporter: they're bedtime stories, but not for kids. like red riding hood coming out in march. hollywood is producing a new crop of films, many of them modern takes on classic fairy tales. >> we have jack the giant killer who is a new version of jack and the bean talk. we hahave hansel and gretel. >> reporter: for audiences used to seeing the animated versions, there are three remakes of snow white in the pop line, each trying to be the fairest of them all. universal pictures is in talks with christian stewart to be snow white. and in development, a 3d version and a kung fu version. rumors are flying, too, about whether angelina jolie will play the lead character in sleeping beauty. as movie makers add in star power to familiar story book tales. >> they're known commodities and free to get because they're so old that they're in the public domain. so they don't have to pay people for the rights to them. >> reporter: fairy tale movies for adult audiences are nothing new. but it was the 2010 film alice in wonderland that started the current trend starring johnny depp and directed by tim burton. it earned over $1 billion worldwide making it a dream come true for the filmmakers. though the new fair fay tales a sometimes grim, hollywood is hoping for widespread appeal so their movies will have a story book ending. it was in 1937 that disney unveiled snow white, the very first animated film ever. it took 750 artists to bring to life and i'm taking you as someone who loves fairy tales. >> love them. but it's interesting that the computers were so slow back then. that's why it took so many hours. >> a good one. coming up next, this one for the dogs. they're the new breeds that will compete for best in show at this year's westminster. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste y le. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. they've been barking for the gold for 135 years and next week the dog show returns with new faces as six new breeds will join the competition. with us now is the long time voice of the westminster dog show. david, good morning. >> good morning. >> one of my favorite times of year. let's talk about first of all how you decide -- how it's decided what breeds are accepted. >> well, westminster is a member club of the american kennel club, so it's up to the akc. you have to have a certain number, a certain geographic distribution and a parent club that watches over them. and then they're considered for recognition. >> you brought them all here this morning. let's start with the boykin spaniel. >> it's the official state dog of south carolina. the boykin is a spaniel that works out of a boat for water retreer retriev retrieval. they're supposed to be small enough that they don't rock the boat. >> the color so beautiful. it's a dark chocolate. >> and a great expression with those eyes. >> and this is a bluetick coonhound? >> yes. a big game hunter. an athletic dog. they also hunt cougar and bear and things like that. this is a beautiful bluetick coonhound. >> beautiful dog. >> big ears. great expression. >> and then down here we have the redboon coonhound. >> you can see it's a little bit smaller, more compact. but, again, another hunting dog. also big game to a certain extent. but a little quicker than the bluetick. they look looked thick ear carved ocarv like they're carved out of a piece of made hog an mahogny. >> do they have any advantage in ha their first year? >> if they even get a piece of the group, i think they're excited. >> and this is a very serious looking dog. they're a body dog. the name cane corso can be translated to be a very serious dog. >> he's looking at you like lunch. and who is this? >> will this is a leon urger. y leonberger. . this is another working dog. >> and this next and last dog? >> this is the icelandic sheepdog. they're a sheep herding dog. they have to be small and athletic and go all day long. >> smart expression there. when you go into the westminster, are there favorites? is it like the oscars, are there some dogs that go in -- >> yeah, there are always dogs that had a great year in the show the year before and you're watching them, but anything can happen at westminster because it's the only time where all the great dogs are in the same place at the same time. if we're judging on the day, some dogs can step up and have a great day. >> i always encourage people to go down and see the dogs. >> madison square garden, second longest continuously held sporting event in this country behind the kentucky derby. >> david, thanks and thanks to all our handlers, as well. you can watch the dog show this monday and tuesday 8:00 p.m. on usa network. we'll be right back. but first, these messages. 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