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we're live thursday july 5, his recovery. we're live thursday july 5, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm natalie morales. >> and i'm willie geist in for matt this morning. just a devastating day in new york for a family on a yacht watching the feerks and it capsized. >> sadly three people died at the scene. now an investigation is under way to determine what caused that boat to capsize. we'll get a live report straight ahead. >> also ahead this morning, a controversial firing in florida. a lifeguard let go after he helped save a man's life. the problem? he broke policy by going outside his patrol zone. we're going to hear from upset co-workers who now have quit in protest. >> and take a look at last night's fireworks display in san diego. all 15 seconds or so of it. all of the fireworks apparently accidentally went off at the same time to the dismay and confusion of the crowd. i say they got jiped. we begin with the deadly late night accident off long island. jonathan from our wnbc station here in oyster bay is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. according to investigators, 27 people were on board that privately owned boat. they were friends, family trying to celebrate the fireworks and the holiday. a massive wake from a neighboring boat capsized that vessel, sending all 27 people into the water. it happened three miles off the coast of oyster bay. a massive recovery effort as friends waited here on the shore for what they hoped would be good news. while 24 victims were immediately pulled from the water, it took crews several hours to find the remaining three, they were children. we're told they were dead at the scene. it is a silver tin motor yacht, completely underwater about 60 feet. they say while a wake could have played a role, it also could have been overloaded. again, 27 people on a 34 foot boat. >> i was just going to ask you that. are investigators thinking the boat was overcapacity with 27 people on board and it being a 34-footer? >> reporter: yeah. that was a question we asked them. and what they told us was it was too early into the investigation to jump to any conclusions. obviously when a boat is overloaded when a wake hits it, it makes it very unstable, easy to flip over. we went to the silverton web site and it was unclear what the capacity for that boat is. >> jonathan, thank you. it's now 7:04 and here's willie. >> natalie, thank you. there will be no relief today from the dangerous heat wave in a stretches from the midwest to the mid-atlantic after a record setting 4th of july. john yang is in triple digit heat in chicago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. the forecast back above 100 here in chicago today. officials are beginning to warn residents about this dangerous and potentially deadly heat. as the nation celebrated its 236th birthday with fireworks, across much of the country it was as hot as a fire cracker. chicago had only its second triple digit 4th of july on record. this bank thermometer hit 104 degrees. the official high, 102, tying a record set more than a century ago. >> we need to protect ourselves and those who are at greatest risk from heat-related illness this summer season. >> we're tough but this one -- this one is a little more than we're used to. >> lake michigan beaches were jammed but water temperatures in the mid 70s didn't offer much relief. with the nation's mid section in the grip of hot air, excessive heat warnings continue. in des moines people tried to have some holiday fun despite blistering heat. >> too hot! we're having a good time. >> reporter: st. louis hit triple digits for the seventh straight day, the longest streak in more than 50 years. some efforts to beat the heat had tragic results. at least three children died after being electrocuted while swimming in lakes in missouri and tennessee in two separate incidents. work crews in areas hit hard but last week's powerful storms spent the holiday removing downed trees, clearing the way for utility workers to restore power. nearly a million people are beginning their sixth day without electricity or air conditioning. >> we usually work 16 hours but we extended to 19 hours, we felt sorry for the people being without pow person. >> i can't wait to go home. i'm so tired of this. >> reporter: this family-owned grocery store in chevy chase, maryland has been without power since friday night. >> we've lost everything. we've lost everything that required refrigeration. >> reporter: an excessive heat advisory remains in place here until tomorrow night and officials are beginning to worry about the effects of this intensifying heat. willie? >> all right, john yang, stay cool if you can in chicago today. >> i was noticing coming in it's already in the 80s. let's check and see if there's any relief in sight. stephanie abrams is in for al this morning. >> good morning. it is going to stay hot but do i have good news. let's talk about the excessive heat and how much longer it's going to last. we are going to see it not only in chicago, down to memphis, over to the plains and all the way over to the east coast. here's a look at current temperatures. natalie mentioned already in the 80s but that extends back into places like kansas city, back into memphis and northbound to minneapolis. chicago we could tie a record today and down towards kansas city and st. louis. look at st. louis. we could crush our record and there is relief in sight. there's a trough coming. highs will be in the 80s in chicago in the coming days. more on that coming up. >> thank you, stephanie. we're going to get the rest of her forecast in just a moment. >> but first, tameron hall over at the newsdesk. >> the largest release of documents from wikileaks coming this morning, publishing 2.5 e-mails related to the situation in syria and discusses the use of western intelligence gathering technology to aid in pinpointing rebels. julian is still hold up seeking political asylum. >> an antiterrorism raid on london's olympics park. police say the operation was not connected to the games. a freight drain derailment near chicago has caused a bridge to collapse. 31 cars of a 138 car coal train went off the 86-foot long bridge on wednesday. amazingly no one was injured but the incident is under investigation. >> a wildfire in colorado that's claimed two lives, decimated some 350 homes and charred 28 square miles could be fully contained by sunday. this according to firefighter there is who say rain and cooler temperatures are helping them battle the blaze but a new 380 square mile wildfire has exploded in eastern montana burning 16 homes already. experts estimate there are 45 large fires burning nationwide. >> george zimmerman learns whether he will remain in jail. a judge is set to release his ruling. zimmerman's initial bond was revoked last month. >> it was a big bang at san diego's independence day fireworks show last night when a technical glitch caused all of the fireworks to ignite early, all at once. spectators were told go home after just 15 second-long eruption. officials apologized but you can hear people screaming. they thought it was cool for those seconds. >> the hot dog eating contest, joey chestnut gobbled his way to glory with his sixth straight win at the coney island event eating 68 hot dogs and buns in ten seconds. the record setter was sonya "the black widow" thomas, gobbling down 45 hot dogs and buns, breaking the record he she saturda previously. she said she wasn't to eat her age in hot dogs, turning 45. what do you say? willie, stephanie, my goodness. >> big case of indigestion. >> you want to do this? >> later. >> we have severe weather to talk about. there is the threat this morning, we do have the threat for stronger thunderstorms here blasting through cleveland, a severe thunderstorm watch until 1:00. this will continue as we head into the afternoon hours. >> good morning. the heat wave will continue today. high temperature this afternoon expected in the upper 90's. willie, over to you. >> thank you. this was supposed to be a quiet week for mitt romney taking time off the campaign trail to be with his family. but he changed all that with an interview before a 4th of july appearance. ron is near the romney family compound in new hampshire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. at issue is the supreme court's health care law which they upheld last week, specifically whether people o who don't buy coverage as mandated is subject to a penalty or a tax. there is a difference of opinion inside the romney campaign. on the 4th of july, mitt romney set off some political fireworks over the federal health care law and a word that gets many people fired up -- tax. >> the supreme court is the final word, right, the highest court in the land? they said it was a tax, didn't they? it's a tax. >> reporter: it's a 180 degree pivot from the campaign's position just 48 hours before in which senior adviser eric fernstrom explained -- >> he disagreed with the ruling that it's a tax. >> reporter: in an interview, romney did not directly answer the question. saying instead -- >> now the supreme court has spoken. while i disagreed with the dissent, the majority of the court said it's a tax and therefore it is a tax. >> reporter: as such he went on to attack president obama for violating his pledge not to raise taxes on middle-class americans. the turn about was seized on by the obama campaign responding in statement that romney threw his top aide eric fernstrom under the bus, adding that romney has contradicted himself on the massachusetts mandate many times in the past. meantime, the president prepared to watch the capitol's fireworks display from the white house south law. >> it's supposed to be hot. it's the 4th of july. >> earlier he attended a swearing in ceremony for newly naturalized citizens. >> we're lifting the shadow of deportation from deserving young people who were brought to this country as children. that's why we still need a dream act. >> i meet people who represent the best of america. >> reporter: romney addresses dreams of a different sort in a new web video called "the best of america." >> these americans are quiet heros. they raise strong families and they dream big dreams. >> reporter: the ad was released on the heels of a new "vanity fair" article scrutinizing his wealth. governor romney has maintained a lot of his investments are in a blind trust that he neither controls nor oversees. >> thank you, ron. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> the wall street journal writing this morning pointedly if mitt romney loses this presidential election, a turning point could be that conversation you had monday with eric fernstrom where he said the penalty imposed under the affordable care act is not a tax. then mitt romney comes back yesterday and says it is. what's going on inside the campaign, number one? number two, could this be a turning point? >> i don't know if it's a turning point. it gets at the fundamental weakness many conservatives believe mitt romney has always had which was rallying conservatives got republicans control of congress, health care, mitt romney was not in the ideal place for where the republican nominee for this republican party needs to be. and we saw that on monday and we saw that yesterday. and that is simply because the model for this health care plan is massachusetts. and you saw romney yesterday take pains -- he didn't really disagree with what eric fernstrom said to me but what he was trying to say is, look, i agreed with the dissent, the dissent said the mandate was not a tax, it said the mandate was not unconstitutional, i agree with the highest court in the land, i'll say what they say. he seems to be struggling with it. it's the most animated issue in the base of the republican party. this goes back to what some conservatives would argue has been the fundamental flaw of mitt romney from the get-go. >> so can mitt romney go out on the campaign and use this on the campaign and say this is a tax, given the fact he had something very similar in massachusetts? >> no, i don't think he will but i didn't think he was going to before. the only way he was going to successfully be able to use health care was if there was an overturn. because of the awkward relationship between the massachusetts health plan and president obama's health plan, he just can't campaign on it in the same way. now, he's got something he can rely on now, which is the rest of the republican party, house and senate candidates, they are going to run against health care. their mindset has been talk about the economy, talk about the economy, talk about the economy. health care clearly not a winner for them anyway but even if it were, i still suspect they would say economy first. >> the "vanity fair" piece ron mentioned, what kind of impact does that have? it tries to trace romney's money to places like the cayman islands, bermuda, switzerland. why not release the tax returns from 2010? >> he's fought that fought, he's not going to do it. he has released the fact there was a swiss bank account, it caused all sorts of distractions. the obama campaign has believed there's something about mitt romney they can always tell sort of average americans, hey, he's not like you, he's different from you, look at their bus tour today, they're calling it "betting on america." this isn't just about the president talking about the auto bailout in ohio. it's trying to draw subtle distinctions that look at mitt romney, he worked and he actually had companies send jobs overseas, look at mitt romney, he kept some of his money outside of america. this is saul part of a bigger contrast the obama folks are trying to draw. >> we'll be hearing much more about that on that bus tour that kicks off in ohio today. chuck todd, thank you so much. here's natalie. >> well, there wasn't much to celebrate on wednesday for the enoughly resigned ceo of barclays. the american executive was put on the hot seat by angry politicians in britain over his bank rate fixes scandal. >> reporter: 16 years to the day after he started there, he faced a sort of public flogging. even his young banker daughter rudely defending him. not pretty for an industry that's taken some real heat lately. >> what kind of firm were you running? >> that's all the multimately o reasons you've lost your job, mr. diamond. >> you were complicit on what was going on or you were gross live negligent or grossly incompetent. >> reporter: the parliamentary committee grilled and secured bob diamond. he admitted some traders broke the rules for years. >> the behavior was abhorrent. equally wrong. it was horrible. there was no excuse. when i read the e-mails from those traders, i got physically ill. >> reporter: he says he didn't know until recently, then put a stop to it. the barclays traders were fudging numbers and certain interest rates they were paying to boost profits and avoid problems. some of the e-mails "push the cash downwards, keep it to yourself or it won't work "i'm sure a few names made a killing." >> cheating the pensioners, the funds, and the ordinary investors. >> reporter: in respond bob diamond's 23-year-old daughter nell sent an obscene tweet tell it would go top british government officials to do something we can't repeat here. she took it down and then tweeted tasteful support for her dad. her father's success and nell went to a $25,000 a year high school, charity balls, fashion runway shows. she's one of wall street's hottest offsprings, obviously feeling her father's pain. >> that doesn't wash. >> can i finish? >> no, it doesn't wash. >> reporter: they're telling him he out to give up his $30 million bonus. >> are you forfeiting the shares you have in the company as you told us you would do in this situation? >> as i said earlier, that's a discussion with the board. >> reporter: today the house of commons will hold a debate. there's been a real discussion here over whether it would be a deterrent if individual bankers were punished for their misdeeds instead of generally just the banks. natalie? >> michelle kaczynski in london for us. thank you. >> now to the texas graduate student attacked by chimps in south africa. today he's being moved to a new hospital in johannesburg. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, willie. andrew oberle is being checked into a new facility here in johannesburg this morning, a bigger hospital in a bigger city, one with an american consulate and perhaps a little more support for andrew and for his parents. still sedated andrew left the hospital where he's been treated for the last week. he was driven to an airfield to be flown to johannesburg, a step closer to home and perhaps a step closer to the recovery the doctors are hopeful he can make. >> we wish him a very speedy recovery and to his parents as well. >> he's being taken to one of the most highly regarded hospitals, where nelson mandela was treated. he was being treated for injuries head to toe. he's thought to have enraged the chimps when stepping beyond a warning fence. the director had to fire a hand gun at nicky. he's been moved to a different zoo. for andrew obsererle might indie the amount of progress he's made so far and might be reason to hope he'll be home before too long. in the u.s. andrew's friends have set up an online fund to raise money for medical or travel expense there is might be. they have raised thousands of dollars already and some financial support perhaps for a family who have endured so much already. willie? >> let's hope for that speedy recovery. rohit, thank you. coming up, new information about katie holmes' apparently carefully planned split from tom cruise and how he's keeping just ahead, the great white sightings that have frightened beach goers on both coasts. >> after your local news. >> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> here is that one of our top stories this morning. baltimore city police say they amped shutdown a suspected drug house in baltimore. they found plenty of illegal narcotics, weapons, $11,000 in cash. a 25-rolled was arrested on drugs and weapons charges. let's check on the morning commute. here is kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> not looking too bad. a few smaller incidents to talk about. in cockeysville, we have the one in break causing problems on york road. one lane open in each direction there. you might want to avoid that area if you can. in harford county, the edgewood i. area, route 24 and edgewood road. a bit of a spectacle this morning. major roadways are looking ok. this is a live shot of the southwest corner of the beltway. things are moving fine on the inner and outer loop there. northbound and southbound should be moving fine. tony has a check of the forecast. >> we at thunderstorms last night. no worries about rain this morning 7 and 9 at the airport, 77 in randallstown. we are watching thunderstorms drop around the cleveland area. some of that may hit west of maryland. it will be another hot one. high temperatures in the upper 90s. 98 on friday. 100 on saturday. 100 on saturday. co oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. america runs on dunkin'. 7:30 on this july morning, thursday, july 5th, 2012. a big crowd on hand. we're going to have some of our own tomorrow on "today" when we have a live concert on the plaza, a big dance party outside. inside studio 1a, alongside willie geist. when i hear that, i get going. >> can't happen soon enough. you've been dancing for four days. >> a big concern for beach goers on both coasts. >> a big white sighting forced popular beaches to close after shark sightings off cape cod in massachusetts. >> and lifeguards are paid to keep beaches safe. why was one lifeguard in florida fired for helping to save a life? we're going to hear from him. >> and an incredible story. a mom who finally saw her newborn daughter six weeks after giving birth. she had a blood clot on her brain. doctors were forced to deliver the baby while she was unconscious. >> we begin with katie holmes' decision to file for divorce on tom cruise and how long that's been in the work. craig nelson has the latest. >> reporter: we are here in chelsea, katie's new neighborhood. details on why she decided to leave tom cruise, all of that is up in the air. one thing is for sure, she's not hiding. over the past few days she's been spotted here in chelsea eating ice cream, shopping in the whole foods, walking in the streets, all of this as we learn more about how she orchestrated it and who helped her. katie and suri, strolling, smiling and celebrating independence day in their new chelsea neighborhood. they spent some of wednesday shopping at whole foods, at one point stopping for a picture in the meat section. as the 33-year-old adjusts to her new life, new details are emerging about how her life with tom cruise suddenly ended. >> she was telling tom i love you but was doing things secretly. >> reporter: according to sources, the dawson's creek darling had been meticulously plotting the split for a while. she reportedly told cruise she decided to up and move to a new apartment because it had a private garage, which would help her escape the paparazzi. >> she told him the reason she wanted to move was because she was seeking privacy but in reality she was actually moving out of their apartment and starting their new life. >> reporter: according to the sources, her side kicks in her secret plot to split, her parents, especially her father, who is a high powered lawyer. >> her father came in, hired a security detail, swapped her cell phone to a new cell phone. she cleaned how the. >> reporter: but tom cruise was believed to be back in los angeles for his 50th birthday has been in contact with suri, reportedly talking to his 6-year-old daughter on the phone several times a day. the biggest questions looming, who will get custody of suri and how tom cruise's scientology faith become an issue? according to "people," there's a pre-nup. that may protect cruise's fortune to a certain extent but may not help him gain custody or limit his child support payments. >> he's probably looking at very significant number if he's not awarded custody because the courts are going to try to provide the child with the same standard of living she would have enjoyed if the marriage had remained in tact and these people live a tremendous lifestyle. >> reporter: now, there have been reports swirling about over the past day or so that katie had filed paperwork to make all of the details about the divorce public and asked the judge for an emergency hearing regarding custody and child support. i spoke with her attorney last night. he told me via e-mail that those reports were absolutely not true. >> craig melvin this morning, thank you so much. now here's natalie. >> imagine you're a lifeguard and you're told someone is drowning. you jump into action to save that person's life, right? that's exactly what a lifeguard in florida did this week but instead of a pat on the back, he got fired. nbc's mark potter explains. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, natalie. this is a case where there are two arguments. one says the rules are the rules and they cannot be broken. the other one says give the guy a break. he only broke the rules to save a life. 21-year-old thomas lopez is a lifeguard whose job it is to save lives but on monday he says he was fired after trying to save someone from drowning. when a stranger ran up to him asking for help, lopez jumped out of his lifeguard chair. >> i was on a stand and a guest came up and told me there was someone drowning, that people were screaming. so i started running in that direction. >> reporter: he ran past the green flag marking his patrol zone to a location several hundred feet away. there a man was struggling in the water in an unguarded section of the beach where a sign said "swim at your own risk." >> on the radio i heard tommy saying i'm going for a rescue but it's out of our zone. our manager matt williams, was telling him don't go, just try to call 911. >> reporter: when lopez arrived at the scene, beach goers had pulled the man out of the water. >> i put him in the recovery position, which we were trained to do and had a nurse help me. >> reporter: he cared for the victim until paramedics arrived. but when he got back to his chair, he feared he was in trouble. >> i'm going to lose my job, aren't i? >> reporter: that's exactly what happened. they fired lopez for leaving his area and not following proper procedures. >> i was prepared for it. i had anyway morals in tact. >> reporter: he said he knew the incident wasn't in his zone but felt he had to do something. nbc news spoke with the management company and they said "we node to know the exact facts of what happened. once this is investigation is completed, we will determine what's right." several other lifeguards have quit in protest over the incident. >> if that was my family right there, i would go for them, too. >> i'm not going to sit there and watch someone drown. we're lifeguards. >> reporter: in a statement the city said "we take the safety to all visitors to our beaches very seriously." the president of the lifeguard management company expects the investigation to be completed today and it will be reviewed and thomas lopez will fiends out if he gets his job back. >> i'm assuming the man who was saved is grateful to-to-lopez's actions. needs to be said. >> i would certainly think so. >> thanks so much, mark potter. let's get a check of the weather from steph any abrams, who is in for al. >> we're joined by this familiar will who has seen 48 of the 50 states in one van. how long did it take? >> it took 11 years to go to all 50 states. favorite state? >> hawaii. >> hawaii. >> hawaii. >> hawaii. >> hawaii it is across the board. let me talk about the relief. i've been telling you all morning it's coming. it's coming from the midwest sunday to tuesday. highs only into the upper 80s. that's >> good morning. it will be another scorcher. hazy sunshine with a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. >> natalie, back inside to you. >> stephanie, thank you. coming up next, the growing epidemic of babies born addicted to prescription pain killers. and trending on "today," the hotels now offering guests the "fifty shades of grey" experience. yes, that's right. first these messages. yeah.... this is awesome! whoa. woohoo. nice mask. target. nice backpack. target. so much spider-man stuff, it's amazing. a digital scanning system five times more precise. helping you see perfectly. that's precision. ♪ lenscrafters. ♪ let'"that looks hard"oject from to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder, priming, covering, and blocking stains. let's go where no paint has gone before, and end up some place beautiful. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. behr ultra. now with advanced stain blocking, only at the home depot, and only $31.98 a gallon. and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill™ technology, the new ge french door refrigerator is engineered to push the limits of fresh. so to prove it, we're taking one from the factory in kentucky and delivering it full of fresh food to a place fresh can't be found. ♪ easy. [ male announcer ] watch the adventure at freshpedition.com back now at 7:42. it's been well reported the number of people abusing prescription pain killers is on the rise nationwide. but what happens when women are hooked get pregnant? kate snow is here with the story about the babies caught in the middle. >> reporter: we're not talking about just a few babies. more than 13,000 babies were born addicted to pain killers in 2009 alone. it's dangerous for the babies, overwhelming for neonatal intensive care units and costing a fortune. there's an epidemic of babies born addicted to prescription pain killers and it's only getting worse. >> five years ago we might have admitted five or six babies a year for withdrawal and now we're admitting between 75 and 80 babies a year for withdrawal. that's a big jump. >> seven or eight times the number. nurse michelle waddell is the director of neonato services in ft. myers. she says babies born to mom addicted to pain killers during pregnancy have tremors, digestive problems and cry inconsolably. >> what can do you to make her feel better? >> she gets a pacifier, she's bundled and swadled and we give her morphine. >> reporter: on the day we visited the neonatal intensive care unit, 10% of the babies here were being treated for withdrawal. if that sounds unusual, sadly it's not. would you call this a health care crisis for our system as a whole? >> the answer is heck yes. >> reporter: dr. david chafin runs a critic for addicts in the heart of appalachia. >> the most common problem in pregnancy in this area right now by far and away is addiction. swamps everything else. >> reporter: logan is one month old. he's stiff and cries easily. his symptoms could last for months and doctors worry about what will lhappen to all of thee babies when their mothers take them home. >> one of the reasons we keep them for so long is because they're difficult babies. i've got a woman with no coping skips that takes drugs going home with a baby that's very difficult to deal with. >> reporter: amber smith is one of the mothers. logan is her fourth child, the second to go through withdrawal. do you feel -- i ask this because i'm a mom, i would feel really guilty if i did something i felt like i hurt my baby. >> i cried for days. i want to hold him and tell him how sorry i was. >> reporter: who do you blame? >> i don't blame anybody. >> reporter: it would be easy to blame the moms? >> yeah. you just have to work with them to take good care of their baby and to hope that they get treatment themselves and that maybe their life will get better as their child's life gets better. >> reporter: in her 31 years as a nurse, michelle waddell says it's the hardest thing she's ever had to do, treating innocent babies who had no choice in their fate and more are arriving every single day. mothers like amber wanted to talk to us to help other moms avoid what they've been through. pregnant women who are receiving treatment can't go cold turkey so they switch to something look methadone but it still causes their baby to go through withdrawal. >> you wonder what happens to their babies as they get older. >> they're still studying that. >> you can see kate's full report on "rock center with brian williams." up next, a beach scare. great whites spotted off the coast of california and massachusetts. we'll have a live report right after this. chili's lunch break combos start at just 6 bucks. so ditch the brown bag for something better. like our bacon ranch quesadillas or big mouth burger bites, served with soup or salad, and fries. starting at just 6 bucks, at chili's. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing skin or eyes. tell your doctor about all your medicines, including those for migraine and while on cymbalta, call right away if you have high fever, confusion and stiff muscles or serious allergic skin reactions like blisters, peeling rash, hives, or mouth sores to address possible life-threatening conditions. talk about your alcohol use, liver disease and before you reduce or stop cymbaa.lt dizziness or fainting may occur upon standing. ask your doctor about cymbalta. imagine you with less pain. cymbalta can help. go to cymbalta.com to learn about a free trial offer. go to cymbalta.com i wish i could keep it this way. 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some singles are now sniffing out potential mates at something called a pheremone party. >> we need a lot of explaining on that one. >> and nathan's famous hot dog eating contest. we'll talk to the winners and how they're feeling this morning. >> in one minute, how many hot dogs do you think you could eat? >> why don't we find out, natalie. >> we're on for it. a little challenge here. first, though, let's go enside and check in on the morning's top stories with tamron at the ne news desk. >> good morning, everyone. in london six people were arrested. officials say the raids were not connected to this month's olympic games. armed police closed a section of the m-6 highway in central england following allegations that one of the 48 passengers on a bus was behaving suspiciously. no one was hurt and it is not being treated as a terror-related incident. >> a 4th of july celebration turned to tragedy on new york's long island sound. three children are dead after a boat capsized during a fireworks show off oyster bay. 24 relatives and friends on the 30 foot yacht were pulled from the water. police say there may have been too many people on board but the cause of the accident is under investigation. >> three children were electrocuted on the 4th of july while swimming in lakes in missouri and tennessee and three more drown in a river in iowa. all of the kids were trying to cool off on a hot and humid day. today is going to be another one with temperatures expected to be above 100 degrees from virginia to nebraska. that is bad news for the hundreds of thousands of people who are starting a sixth day with no power after last week's severe storms. >> now to wall street. cnbc's mary thompson is at the new york stock exchange. >> wall street gets back to work today and they're focused on a wide variety of actions central banks are taking to boost economies. china cutting interest rates for the second time in two months, bank of england launching a third round of stimulus and the european bank cutting a key interest rate. now a look ahead to friday's june employment rate, which is expected to be unchanged at 8.2%. >> for a look of what's trending today, what has you talking online. 33-year-old star claire danes is expecting her third child. and matthew mcconaughey and his wife are expecting their third child. and the newly discovered god particle is trending on twitter. it's win some, lose some for hocking, who bet that it would never be found. and hotels in seattle, portland and san francisco are offering theme vacation packages and hope you and your partner reenact key scenes from the erotic trilogy. as one professor in london says, she expect as baby boom in nine months from now thanks to the book giving inspiration to millions of women. it is now 8:04. natalie -- i don't know. >> i want to know does it come with a room rate? >> i just think people are trying to find way to embrace their inner something. i don't want to say what it is. >> let's play it safe tamron. >> how does one reenact scenes from that book exactly? >> like i said, let's not go there. let's turn it over to stephanie. >> let's bring it up to the plaza and switch it up here. mrs. spencer how long did it get you to wear the mister part of this? >> it didn't take any time. i just told him he was going to wear it. >> do you like it? >> yeah, whatever she says. >> that was very convincing. let's go to the weather and he wears his name tag. in topeka, kansas, it's going to be sunny. at least we'll see the heat >> good morning.hose of you who the heat wave will continue today. high temperature this afternoon expected in the upper 90's. >> willie, back over to you. >> thank you. up next here, the miracle mom to delivered her baby under a medical emergency while she was unconscious. we'll meet her little girl and find out who mom's doing now. 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it sounds like she was going a great mom, got to feed her baby and hold her for the first time over the weekend. she's going to see her again today? >> definitely, yeah. today is her birthday. she turns 30 today. after this we're going straight to the hospital to make our second visit. adli adeline is going to give her a present. she had a great day yesterday. she was able to -- >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> she had a great day yesterday. she was able to write for the first time. she gives us thumbs up, thumbs down on yes or no commands so she's doing great. >> it sounds like she's making great progress and a happy birthday to her. what are doctors saying about her prognosis? she's writing and communicating with you now. how long before she's able to do all the things she she needs to do on her own? >> it's hard to say. we take it day by day. her release date will be in one month, that's what we're shooting for so she can come home. but again, it's a day-by-day process. every day she does get better. she is able to -- she does a little more every day. >> i want to go back to that day, i believe it was may 22nd when amber told you she wasn't feeling well, she felt like she was having a migraine, which i understand she's had them in the past and you came home from work to find your wife unconscious. can you tell me what that was like for you? >> i hope nobody ever has to go through that. i thought it was just a normal day. i called her a few times throughout the day but didn't get an answer. i knew she was having a migraine she thought and it wasn't too uncommon. once you get home, everything rushes through your head. i called 911 right away and the ambulance was there within ten minutes and we were at the hospital right away. it was crazy. i hope nobody has to ever go through that. >> and little adeline was delivered through an emergency c-section. amber had to go through serious brain surgery right away. how is it for you, you have this beautiful new baby but knowing that your wife couldn't participate in being a new mom and enjoy and love and hold her new baby girl? >> it tough. it's bittersweet. of course you're happy -- i'm happy that i'm a dad now but of course i want to be with amber at all times, too. it bittersweet. amber was so excited the last nine month, her whole life it was actually revolved around making sure everything was prepared for adeline. so it is sad but we try to include amber in everything that we can. we always tell her the daily activities that we did that day. we do our best to keep her informed. but it is sad. >> well, tommy, it sounds like she's progressing and we hope and pray for a speedy recovery. please keep us up to date. let us know what's going on and we hope to see her soon with us. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and a happy birthday again to amber. and meanwhile we'll be back right after this. off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. you don't disappear at midnight. and now, you've met your match. new revlon® colorstay™ 16 hour eyeshadow. 64 colors that will take you from night to day without smudging, creasing or fading away. celebrate the biggest sale of the year. the 25th anniversary sale and sweepstakes at petsmart. save up to 25% on thousands of items, and don't miss big savings on your cat's favorite brands of canned food during our canapalooza event. only at petsmart®. perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son out there. morning, pa. wait... who's driving the...? 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>> i want to say because i'm a believer. >> i'm a little bit skeptical but i'm hoping tonight is going to prove me wrong. >> you're all smelling each other's old funk. everyone's on the same level here. >> i think that more than the science it's a good conversation starter. >> here people feel very comfortable talking to anyone. it's such a strong icebreaker. >> what if you don't find the one? >> if you get a match that's awesome, please tell me about it but it's more about the experience. >> if nothing else, it's a creative approach to matchmak g matchmaking. would you not agree, willie? >> i'm all for finding love however you can but that's how dogs find their mates, too. >> we stayed at the front end of everything. we didn't get to the backnd for anything in the entire piece. >> i'm glad they sent jenna to do the hard hitting research. let's check in with willard scott for some special birthday wishes. hey, willard. >> happy birthday to you, right here in the capital of the united states. middletown, connecticut, we have elsie davis. she's 105 years old today. she loves to read her bible. she has over 25 foster children. how about that, boys and girls. and eve clapick from encino, california, 100 years old today. she's famous for her cooking and her sense of humor. can't beat that. this is ollie brown from queens, new york, 100 years old today. worked as a mechanic for a ford motor company for 50 years. he can fix anything from an a to a z to a model t. >> june knudson is 100 years old from jamestown, north dakota. she loves to crochet and spend time with her family. armond caplan from norfolk, virginia, still goes to work every day, 100 years old. some people love to work. martha coleman, 107 years told, an avid quilter. now back to new york city, home of happiness. >> willard, thank you. just ahead, guilt-free summer styles. hot look for under $25 after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. now with the check on the morning commute, there is an accident? >> northbound 83, harrisburg expressway, between warren and shawan road, crashes blocking the left lane. some other things we want to tell you about. york road between white and cockeysville road, down to one lane in each direction because of the water main break up since yesterday. rogers ave, crashed there. another one at liberty. also in the city, fire activity at hamilton and belair road. monument and pulaski, crashed to deal with there as well. there still dealing with this. northbound 83, harrisburg expressway, still on warren road. accident between warren and shawan. we are starting to see some delays as well. live view of the tops of the beltway, things are wide open and just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> nothing going on around here. a few scattered clouds and that is it. best chance for stormy weather today will be out to our west. as far as our own situation, warm and humid. 83 is the temperature right now. what was the ins, -- the west wins, humidity rather high bid may be a thunderstorm, outside chance. 94 to 99. it will feel like the low hundreds today for highs. >> thanks for joining us. another update at 8:56. it's the perfect match for the perfect moment -- oreo the dunkin' way. introducing the new oreo coffee coolatta and new oreo vanilla bean coolatta. taste the fun today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in to dunkin' and try the new oreo coolatta and donuts today. i'm very competitive and i just love racing. once the starter says step up on the blocks, something switches. i know i put in the extra work and i've become a way better athlete than i've ever dreamed of. 8:30 now on this thursday morning, july 5th, 2012. willie, stop clapping. we're saying hello to our great crowd on the plaza. willie is dancing. >> willie's dancing? that was a pavlovian instinct. >> you'll see it tomorrow for sure. just ahead this morning, you think you can't afford summer's hottest looks? think again. coming up, finding everything from dresses to bathing suits and glasses all for $25 or less. >> then we're going to catch up with legendary singer and songwriter emmy lou harris. she's a saint in nashville. not only does she have an amazing voice but a big heart to go with it. she'll show us the pet rescue she started in her own back yard. >> a lot of people complain about memory loss after having a child. is there any truth to the so-called "mommy brain"? >> there is truth. i definitely had it and still have it sometimes. let's go to joey chestnut, winner of the nathan's hot dog eating contest. he had his sixth straight win. and sonya thomas ate 45. congratulations. how are you guys feeling? do you feel a little indigest n indigestion? >> i'm still recovering a little bit. >> can we touch your tummies? >> where do you put it all? 45 hot dogs yesterday. >> yes. >> where do they go? >> you're only 100 pounds. that's incredible. and you wanted to do one for every year because you just turned 45? >> this year i'm going to be 45 so i try to make a special year. >> how do you practice? do you practice at home? >> yeah, i have my girl friend or somebody cook up close to 70 hot dogs. every time i practice i try to eat it and get it down and doing more the next time. >> is it like running a marathon? do you scale down as you get closer? >> absolutely. before the big contest i'm going to fast for about three days, eat nothing, be absolutely empty, maybe sure i'm loose and stretched. >> what do you do after? how do you get your body back to normal? >> back to normal you have to watch your diet and try to get more exercise. you cannot eat a lot of food. >> do you have any tips? willie and natalie want to do a face-off. >> we're going to see how many we can eat in one minute. >> eat with passion. >> eat with passion. >> okay. willie, grab your dog. countdown clock. okay? no water. you usually dip yours in water. here we go. ready, willie? >> go! >> you're always doing that. >> hunch over. >> i'm not eating a hot dog on tv. you look like some mad bird. what are you doing? that was impressive. >> look at this! you are disqualified, natalie. >> there are going to be pigeons from all of new york coming down. >> i'm choking on that hot dog, which is not good. clearly i won by cheating. >> what's the ruling, guys? >> she definitely picked your butt. >> if there is karma, her sons will do this at home. >> he cheated, too. he had them in his pocket. >> there we go. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> we'll get a check of the forecast. >> i think i got hit with some of those hot dogs. lo >> good morning. it will be another scorcher. hazy sunshine with a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. >> if you want to find out the weather for the best hot dog eating, go to weather.com 24 hours a day. willie, you still chowing down over there? >> by the way, breaking news out of the plaza. we were told after the fact these were not cooked hot dogs. >> it's a good thing i cheated and threw half of them away. >> it's going to be a long day. up next, the hottest summer prints for $25 or ♪ back now at 8:38. you can instantly update your wardrobe with pieces that are $25 or less. good morning, zana. >> good morning. >> july 4th is behind us but it's a good time to find some good pieces. >> it's sweltering outside and you want to find pieces easy on the pocketbook. >> you have these for 25. >> you can't buy three coffees for $25. the thing is with inexpensive pieces, it's all about the finishing touches. here we have the belt which elevates the whole look. always think about accessories. don't go over the top because it sometimes has the opposite effect. >> let's move over to swim suits. retro really seems to be the trend this time around. this looks a little retro here. >> this is $15. i mean, what a bargain. >> it's perfect. >> this whole silhouette is perfect on all body types. it's cinches you in at the right places. the perfect accessory is a floppy brim hat. it's a big style statement. >> when you pick a hat like that, do you have to worry about the shape of your face? >> no, it's very glamorous. >> the whole outfit very glamorous for less than $40. let's move over here, it's a great t-shirt of a simple t-shirt and skirt. >> you don't want to put too much into it, $20 from bebe. comes in all different shades. you can still it with a simple tank or go for a pretty blouse with it. >> i imagine when do you wear a peplum, you have to go leaner on the top, right? >> absolutely. balance the top with the wider bottom. >> and look at the cute sandals you found here. >> these would go perfect with everything. an evening flat, chic with a long maxi dress. >> those are on $20. >> a bargain. >> over here we're seeing a lot of that tribal look and tribal patterns. you found this outfit that has that look. >> this is zahra. it kind of a modern version on the tribal. anyone who has good legs should be buying little denim cutoffs this spring. >> what, the daisy dukes? >> maybe not quite that short. also the big trend in sunglasses is flowered frames. we've seen a lot of celebrities wearing these and these are $12. >> i guess with accessories you don't want to be too matchy matchy, right? >> exactly. let's not keep it too organized here. >> and another big trend, we're seeing colored pants. >> they are not going anywhere. these are great to transition through to late august, early september. this top is a perennial in your closet. you can always throw on a striped tank. >> you accessorized it with the scarf. >> yes, i like the mismatch. >> when you're wearing a little peg leg pant like that, is the silhouette, do you wear longer leaner -- >> longer, leaner silhouettes on the top. a heel is great with this. >> thanks so much for finding good bargains for us. >> coming up next, 12 time grammy back now at 8:44. for nearly four decades emmylou harris has been singing her heart out. you don't have to be a country music fan to love her. jill rappaport caught up with her at her home in nashville. >> reporter: the singer, songwriter and musician is now hitting all the right notes on behalf of animals in need. we know her as a chart topping country music star with the signature platinum hair. but there's another side to emmylou harris you ever may not be aware of. the 12-time grammy winner is also an animal lover who run as dog rescue in the back yard of her nashville home. she calls it bonaparte's retreat. >> it's named after my dog who traveled with me for many years, kind of my soul mate dog. i didn't think i wanted to get another dog. but then i thought i could have enough room to build a small rescue. >> reporter: we're in the middle of nashville, and you've turned your home, which is quite lovely, into a shelter for these unbelievable animals who were minutes away from being euthanized. >> we partner with metro animal who have to destroy so many dogs and cats every month. people don't spay and neuter an animals. that's one of the big things that needs to be addressed for those of us trying to help homeless animals. >> reporter: over the course of years you have saved many lives. >> we have saved many lives. you're haunted by the ones you couldn't save. >> reporter: but then there the lucky ones who were saved, including bella. >> i basically did say to one of the people there which dog are you going to destroy next? and they pointed to a black lab mix of undetermined age who was lying there very calmly in her cage and she was on death row. i mean, she was very close. she'd run out of time. and for whatever reason if you look into her eyes, you'll see why bella ended up in the big house with me. >> reporter: she's become such an important member of the family that emmylou even wrote this song about her. ♪ a big black dog, a little too much gray ♪ big black dog >> reporter: the day i visited emmylou she was holding pet adoptions on her front lawn. >> every week we have the fosters bring the dogs they're fostering to a park so the dogs can socialize with each other. but also if someone is interested in adoption, we have them fill out an application. >> reporter: after a two-week waiting period that include as home visit to make sure the family and dog a good match, the adoption is finalized. >> and we've always had wonderful luck with the people who have adopted, people that will open up their homes to animals so they don't have to be in high kill shelters. it's really something that if we all gather together and gather our forces together that, well, hopefully there will be no more homeless pets. ♪ a big black dog, found her one day down there at the metro ♪ >> reporter: emmylou's program has 29 dog, ten in her own yard up for adoption. another project she has in the works is cad crossroads campus, which pairs people and animals in need and she approach describeds financi-- provides fl and emotional support for both. >> i lived in nashville for a time. emmylou harris is absolutely revered there, and it's not just because of her music. >> she provides these homes for animals and -- >> and how about bella? from death row -- >> reporter: and a beautiful song written about bella. >> this is "today" on nbc. back now at 8:50 with our special series class of 2020 where we're following a group of students from their first day in kindergarten to their high school graduation. as the kid wrapped up fourth grade, their math lessons took them beyond multiplication tables and two of our students found their different approaches to numbers made them the perfect team. >> happy pie day. >> no, not that kind of pie and not this kind of pie either. >> we're going to talk about the mathematical pi, which is this symbol spelled p-i. and it represents 3.14. >> how about we trace that first. >> reporter: zach and canaan are on the mission to find the circumference of a circle. >> that would be that and the remainder 3.5. >> maybe we can ask miss simons for help? >> no, we should try it ourselves. >> reporter: 10-year-old zach has always been an eager problem solver. >> what number is that? >> reporter: in kindergarten, zach showed an aptitude for math beyond his years. his curiosity about science led to back yard experiments with his dad. >> he can take something he's seen in a book and conceptualized in his mind and apply it to every day activities. >> a radius is half of the circle, a diameter is a full circle. >> reporter: thanks to zach's love of math and science t, mat is easy as pi. for canaan, solving a problem is easy. talking about it is the hard part. >> he's more shy and reserved but he's really come out of his shell this year. >> reporter: canaan's mom says his confidence in the classroom is translating to more communication at school and at home. >> he's actually becoming more verbal with me where he talks about his feelings and things that are happening in school, which is really nice. >> reporter: canaan has been classmates with zach for four of their five years in elementary school. along with his growing confidence, canaan's comfort level with zach makes him a good math partner. >> want to do it this time? >> let me do it. >> there is a mutual respect there. zach was respecting canaan's opinion and canaan felt comfortable enough with zach to be able to say i disagree. >> the diameter is 180. >> reporter: they test their answers on the playground. and now it's time for pie. >> i like cheese. this is good. >> reporter: this kind of pie and that kind of pie. >> we're having the p-i-e because of the p-i. >> kids will head to their final year of elementary school in the fall. it's been amazing doing the series for i guess five years to see how much the kids have grown up and going into fifth grade. >> that's emotional. even looking at the video of them before and now. they're so different and mature. >> painful as we watch for all three of to us admit that they've now surpassed us in mathematics. >> we were remembering that pi was 3.14222, though. >> there's been some dispute about the hot dog eating contest. >> you think you actually won the contest. >> they declared you the video but i'd like to review. look at you. what are you doing there? i've got one in my pocket. you'll see another go in. technically three. >> you had three, i had one. i did pick up another one. willie is the winner of the cheaters. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. baltimore county police are awaiting the results of an autopsy for a boater they say went missing on tuesday. investigators say they found the body of harry gillis. police say his body was found near the area were his >> one of those days today, very hot. thunderstorm, yes, a possibility. 94 to near 100. keep cool.

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