so, we're going to hear what jerry sandusky had to say, and it really is riveting to hear what he had to say in his own words about this case. >> bob will be here in a few minutes. then, we'll also have some health news. more than 30 million americans are lactose intolerant, which means they can't drink a glass of milk, so there are alternatives from soy milk and almond and rice milk. we'll ask how you can make up for that calcium and what's the healthiest alternative, coming up. and the rockefeller center tree has arrived. they're up, they're decorating it, so that means the holidays are just around the corner, and that means it's time to start your holiday shopping. jill martin is here with "steals and deals," and she says she's got as much as 75% off everything from watches to skin care and jewelry, exclusively for our "today" show viewers. she looks very holidaylike. all right, let's go inside. natalie's standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. hi, natalie. >> good morning, again, guys and everyone. we have developments from overnight in zuccotti park in new york, where police in riot gear have cleared encampments. officials say they can return once the park is cleared. just over 100 people were arrested overnight in the crackdown that officials say was caused by the need for security and sanitation. gop presidential hopeful herman cain has a new stumbling block to overcome on his road to the white house. cain blanked when asked to give his opinion on president obama's policy in libya, pausing at length and asking the reporter to repeat his question and confirm exactly what happened in libya. at one point, he attempted to excuse his inability to respond by saying "i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head." hopes to salvage this year's basketball season are getting even dimmer. on monday, the nba players union formally disbanded and will now head to federal court to fight the league owners and their 4 1/2-month lockout. negotiations are now effectively over and six weeks of games are already lost. a pair of formerly conjoined twins in california are preparing to leave the hospital, and each will be riding home in her own, very own car seat. angelica and angelina were successfully separated at the children's hospital at stanford university. after spending their first two years of life joined at the chest, they are learning to walk, balance and play on their own. they look great. the penguin love story that captured the world's attention is not over quite yet. toronto zoo officials now say buddy and pedro, two male african penguins who like to cuddle together, will be reunited by next spring, but they're standing by their decision to separate the lovebirds temporarily so they can try mating them with females for get of their species. they're an endangered species. it's now three minutes after the hour. you're up to date now. let's go back outside to al with a check of your weather. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by chicos. live for the present at chicos.com. and good morning, everybody. we have a cutie here. who is this? >> this is ellie marie king. >> aww. how old's ellie? >> 14 months. >> where are you going? >> where are you guys from? >> we're from california. >> well, thanks for sharing that. yes! yes! very sweet. let's check your weather. we'll show you for today, we're looking at a risk of strong storms from corpus christi up into jackson, western alabama as well. damaging winds, heavy rain, isolated tornadoes. you can see the rain stretches from texas all the way up into new england. rainfall amounts are going to be heaviest right around west texas on into louisiana, anywhere from two to three inches of rain. and as we move along the front, you can see heavy rain from texarkana into nashville, up to five inches of rain which may cause some localized flooding. >> good morning.ing the chance for rain will be increasing as we move through the day. we will see that off and on rain showers. and that's your latest weather. savannah? all right, al, thanks. and now to an nbc news exclusive. former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is speaking out about the sexual abuse charges against him. he spoke to nbc's bob costas in an extensive conversation, and bob joins us now with more of his exclusive interview. bob, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, savannah it was, as you know, a blunt conversation. jerry sandusky admitting to showering with young boys, but beyond that, denying any sexual misconduct. a word of warning -- the content of this interview is not appropriate for children. >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg without intent of sexual contact, but -- so, if you look at it that way, there are things that wouldn't -- you know, would be accurate. >> are you denying that you had any inappropriate sexual contact with any of these underage boys? >> yes, i am. yes, i am. >> never touched their genitals, never engaged in oral sex? >> right. >> what about mike mcqueary, the grad assistant who in 2002 walked into the shower where he says in specific detail that you were forcibly raping a boy who appeared to be 10 or 11 years old? >> i would say that that's false. >> what would be his motive to lie? >> you'd have to ask him that. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> how would you account for so many accusations coming from different people at different times, many of whom undoubtedly feel shame over this, so they have no apparent motive to expose themselves to what might come along with this? they have no apparent motive. you have an obvious motive, to either deny to yourself or deny to us what you've been accused of. what's their motive to make the accusations? >> i can't account for, you know, their motives to make those allegations. i, you know, that's not for me to say. that would be for them to say. >> what did happen in the shower the night that mike mcqueary happened upon you and the young boy? >> okay, we were showering and horsing around, and he actually turned all the showers on and was actually sliding across the floor, and we were, as i recall, possibly, like, snapping a towel, horseplay. >> in 1998, a mother confronts you about taking a shower with her son and inappropriately touching him. two detectives eavesdrop on her conversations with you and you admit that maybe your private parts touched her son. what happened there? >> i can't exactly recall what was said there. in terms of what i did say was that if he felt that way, then i was wrong and i didn't want to leave that kind of impression. i did lift him, and that's what i said. >> shortly after that, in 2000, a janitor said that he saw you performing oral sex on a young boy in the showers in the penn state locker facility. did that happen? >> no. >> how could somebody think they saw something as extreme and shocking as that when it hadn't occurred, and what would possibly be their motivation to fabricate it? >> you'd have to ask them. >> it seems that if all of these accusations are false, you are the unluckiest and most persecuted man that any of us has ever heard about. >> oh, i don't know what you want me to say. i don't think that these have been the best days of my life. the false allegations have stripped, you know, so much of our life away and so many things that are dear to us. so. >> you say you're not a pedophile. >> right. >> but you're a man who, by his own admission, has showered with young boys, highly inappropriate, who has continually put himself in the presence of young boys -- volunteer high school coach, volunteer at a small, local college, even after you were largely disassociated from penn state, multiple reports of you getting into bed with young boys who stayed at your house in a room in the basement. how do you account for these things? and if you're not a pedophile, then what are you? >> well, i'm a person that has taken a strong interest, i'm a very passionate person in terms of trying to make a difference in the lives of some young people. i've worked very hard to try to connect with them, to make them feel good about themselves, to be something significant in their lives. maybe this gets misinterpreted, has gotten, depending on -- i know a lot of young people where it hasn't. i have worked with many, many young people where there has been no misinterpretation of my actions, and i have made a very significant difference in their lives. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? you know, i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. i, i -- but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> when mike mcqueary saw what he says was a rape in the shower in 2002, he reported it the next day to joe paterno. to your knowledge, did joe paterno have any information regarding objectionable activities on your part prior to that report in 2002? >> my -- i can't totally answer that question. my answer would be no. i mean, that would be my guess. i don't think he had information. >> did joe paterno at any time ever speak to you directly about your behavior? >> no. >> never? >> no. >> how do you feel about what has happened to penn state and to joe paterno and to the penn state football program and your part in it? >> how would you think that i would feel about a university that i attended, abo people that i worked with, about people that i care so much about? and i mean, how do you think i would feel about it? i feel horrible. >> do you feel guilty? do you feel like it's your fault? >> guilty? no, i don't think it's my fault. i've obviously played a part in this, but i don't think that i should be accused as i have been. >> how would you define the part you've played? what are you willing to concede that you've done that was wrong and you wish you had not done it? >> well, in retrospect, i, you know, i shouldn't have showered with those kids, you know, so. >> that's it? >> well, that -- that's what hits me the most. >> savannah, at least at present, jerry sandusky and his attorney, joseph amendola, are saying they have no intention of accepting a plea deal and they plan to establish not just lesser levels of guilt, they say they plan to establish his innocence. that was a long interview by television standards. last night with brian williams, twice this morning on "today," but there's more, both with sandusky and his attorney, and you can find it all online. >> okay. i mean, i think a lot of us are astonished that his attorney allowed him to do this interview. and when you hear things like that halty answer he gave when you asked are you sexually attracted to young boys. i guess the question is, what is the strategy here in terms of the defense, putting sandusky out there to answer these questions? >> that was one of the questions i asked amendola, and the answer is online. his, paraphrasing his answer, he felt they were in a position where the court of public opinion had more than convicted him. they had convicted him ten times over, and that they had to put out some sort of counterpoints, and this was their attempt to do so. >> last night, the lawyer told you on "rock center" that they believed they had found the young man in the 2002 incident and he said it didn't happen that way. i thought this morning with ann curry, the lawyer backed off that a little bit, saying "we think we found him." >> yeah. >> seems to me they're trying to establish factual innocence here. >> well, if they have found him, and if, in fact, it is the child in question, now a young man, and if he disputes -- he, the alleged victim -- disputes mcqueary's account, then that obviously greatly helps amendola and sandusky. >> quickly, what he said about paterno, having never approached him about any of these allegations. >> never, never. and paterno saw him many times subsequent to what joe learned in 2002. knowing what he knew in 2002, at minimum, even the most benign description of what could have been a horrific event might have been, according to mcqueary, a forcible rape. even if you had the most benign understanding of that, you would think that would alter the way you would interact, if you interacted at all, with such a person. >> well, bob costas, it's an extraordinary interview. you can find the whole thing online. thanks for being here. >> appreciate it, savannah, thanks. coming up, we will turn to health news and some of the healthiest milk alternative if you're one of those millions of americans who are lactose intolerant. but first, getting a jump-start on your holiday shopping with "jill's steals and deals." hey guys, what can i get for you? 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"wilfred" on fx. when do you have time for all this? >> you're exhausted. >> i am very tired. >> and "happy feet" was a terrific movie. everybody loved the animation, the music. "happy feet 2," so mumbles is grown up now. >> yes, he is a father now. >> he has a big responsibility. >> yes. his goal is ultimately raising had i child. so going through a similar change he went through. in the first film, mumbles is trying to find his voice, thing that makes him special. his son is doing the same thing and it's a difficult challenge. >> wow. >> and i know you just wrapped up another popular series, which is "the hobbit." >> yes. >> how is it to kind of get reunited with the cast? >> it was extraordinary. i mean, it was a gift. it felt like a family reunion or stepping back into time it was amazing to go back to new zealand and visit old friends. it was awesome. >> and you're still shooting there, right? >> just finished. >> good. >> we were there for a month, finished in june. >> and we were talking to my producer, mary ann. you are so normal. she said she had to kind of wrap up your preinterview because you were on the subway, which i think is pretty cool. >> yeah, well -- >> it's the fastest way to get around, right? >> it is the best way to get around. >> hollywood star with a metro card. >> that's right. >> environmentally friendly, too. thank you so much. we remind everybody, "happy feet 2" opens nationwide on friday. >> thank you. >> 3d, too. >> and imax. >> altogether, like, ooh. >> ooh! >> again. >> 3d! >> ooh! >> how about the weather, al? all right. i am very two-dimensional. i am one-dimensional. >> you are three-dimensional, al. >> well, thank you so much, sir! let me show you what's happening as far as your weather's concerned today. risk of some strong storms down through the gulf coast, showers making their way into the mid-atlantic states, windy conditions out west. expecting showers in the pacific northwest tomorrow. we've got more rain through the gulf coast, southeast, mid-atlantic states. look for plenty of sunshine but kind of chilly as you get down into the northern plains. we're looking at snow showers in the western great lakes. w >> good morning. expect on and off rain showers. temperatures will be mild. and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you. now let's say hello to joe mitchell, the latest contestant to have the scales tip against him in "the biggest loser." >> nice to see you. >> we can't believe it, you started at 348 pounds. there's nothing of you left! >> well, thank you. it was a great experience. i'm blessed to have this opportunity. it changed my life, really. >> there's some news coming out of hollywood that anna kournikova, the trainer of this year's "the biggest loser," she's leaving at the end of this season. how's that make you feel, what do you think? >> anna did so much for me. all three trainers, they were so tremendous, and i'm going to miss seeing her because she's such a tremendous lady. but you know, that show is bigger than anybody. it will keep going and we'll keep losing weight and it will be awesome. >> and what does she do to help you train to whittle yourself down to where you are now? >> anna worked so much on my thinking, you know. bob was tremendous. he helped me realize weight loss was possible, and anna just kind of hammered home that i could do it. and i think it was her tennis background, like she had to count on herself. you have to do this. and it finally clicked. i was pretty hard-headed, but after a while, it clicked and it prepared me to go home. >> and i know you told our producer this has been a roller coaster, but you meant that literally. you were able to get on a roller coaster. >> that's right, i did! >> did that make you nervous? >> i wanted to hear that click, but it did, and it was awesome. >> nothing like the safety belt around you. >> and you have somebody special here? >> my wife of 25 years, and my daughter i think ran over to elijah wood. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. 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>> yes, taste it. it's got another flavor. >> it's a little thinner. >> and it's also higher in sodium than many of the other alternatives. you also want to remember that you're not eating the whole nut, so you're not going to get the fiber and protein, but you are going to get the vitamins a and d that regular milk is fortified with, and you're also going to get vitamin e because many almond milks are fortified with vitamin e. >> this is good in one? >> in cereal. it's great. i had it in my coffee this morning, oatmeal, almost anything. >> this next one was a new one on me, hemp milk, really? i've got to taste that one. >> you've got to love the hem milk. that's has a nutty, are they flaw. now, some viewers may dismay. it does not have the thc. it is from cannabis seeds, but it doesn't have that compound -- >> you will not get high. >> so, you will not get high, but it is high in omega-3, so the essential fatty acids that are good for brain and heart health. although it only has about two grams of protein, so less protein than you'd find in a glass of cow's milk, which would have eight grams. but all of these, again, will be a little less in protein, aside from the soy milk. >> okay, let's put down the pot milk. >> and great in mashed potatoes, by the way. for those out there cooking next week, you know? a little brain health for your health. >> coconut milk. >> it's creamy, coconuty. it has the least amount of sodium of all of these alternatives, but it does have five grams of saturated fat. saturated. do you like it? >> okay, i made a face. i don't like coconuts! why did i taste it? i don't know. >> so, you don't like coconut, but if you like coconut, that's good. again, five grams of saturated fat, which we traditionally think of as being not heart healthy. however, it's the type of fat more readily used for energy and does not increase fat ldl. >> rice milk, taste like rice? >> it's kind of the most -- you have to try this one, too. >> i'll try all the mill aekz. >> we can't be monogamous with milk. we need a variety because they have different pros and cons. so, this one is the most watery. it's got a sweet flavor. 23 grams of carbs, so it's two to three times more than all of these other options. >> that's pretty carby. >> it is. so, it's a good option, though, maybe before a run. it also has some sodium, potassium, so electrolytes, which are good, but you're not going to get the protein and fiber from let's say brown rice. >> last but not least, soy milk, which i think a lot of people drink. >> they do, because soy milk was sort of the go-to milk alternative before all these others became available. and soy has the most amount of protein of all of the alternatives. some soy milks even have more protein than milk. but again, soy is controversial. much research points to many positive health benefits, and there's research that points to some negative health effects. at "women's health" magazine, we say no more than 25 grams of soy protein a day. one cup of soy milk usually gives you four to ten grams of soy protein. and go for the least processed. call your manufacturer if you're curious about what you're drinking. >> and good, old-fashioned whole milk is coming back. >> it may be a comeback. less processed than skillk. you'll get more fat and calories than skim, but both skim and whole, eight grams of protein. >> where are the cookies? 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