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july 8, 2010. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and meredith vieira live from this is "today" with matt lauer and meredith vieira live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm meredith vieira. >> in for matt lauer i'm ann curry. echoes of the cold war as alleged russian spies are caught living in the united states. >> absolutely. there are reports that the u.s. and russian diplomats are working on an exchange involving them, and ten people accused of spying for the u.s. it has all the intrigue of a 1950s spy novel. >> fascinating. also ahead, more problems tied to the heat wave in the east. the demand for power is nearing record levels putting many energy companies on high alert. we'll have more on this and news on whether or not we'll see relief today. >> hopefully we will. plus, lindsay lohan is trying to explain away the vulgarity that was on her finger nail as she was sentenced to 90 days in jail on tuesday. she also wrote about cruel and unusual punishment. more on what lohan had to say coming up. we begin with a possible spy swap between the u.s. and russia. pete williams has details. good morning to you. good morning. all ten defendants will be in a new york city courtroom later today, brought together for a single hearing. it's likely that some, if not all of them, will plead guilty, opening the door to their eventual return to russia. less than two weeks after the arrests of ten people accused of being russian secret agents while pretending to be americans, all ten will appear in federal court in new york, five of them ordered there from virginia and boston. legal sources say plea negotiations are under way between their lawyers and federal prosecutors. a former government lawyer says a deal could give investigators deeper insight into how the agent ring worked. >> the government has obviously had these people under surveillance for a long period of time, but i'm sure they have a number of questions they'd like answered about how this whole operation ran. >> reporter: american and russian sources say the ten could be swapped for ten people held in russia, accused of spying for the u.s. relatives of one man, igor sutyagin, convicted six years ago of giving classified information to the u.s. say he's been proved from a prison colony in russia preparing him to be a part of any spy exchange. one complication, the children of defendants born here. it is unresolved what would happen to them. meantime, one of the ten defendants, new york businesswoman anna chapman was shown in a london tabloid in revealing photos taken by her ex-husband. her lawyer said she posed for them when she was 21 assuming they would be kept private. she feels betrayed, her lawyer says. a former british intelligence agency said they are looking at her time in london. >> we have a renewed search to see if there are any other contacts of the alleged anna chapman to see what her contacts might have been in the united kingdom before she went to the united states. >> reporter: federal officials say before there is any swap, the ten accused of being russian secret agents would have to plead guilty first, but some kind of exchange now appears the most likely conclusion for this strange case. >> thank you. journalist david wise has written a dozen books on the subject with one on chinese spies coming out next year. david, good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. >> although there is no official confirmati confirmation, assuming the trade goes through, there are reports it could take place today. what does that say to you? >> well, it says to me it's a throwback to the cold war. there were famous exchanges during that period. the most famous was a man named rudolph abel who was posing as a photographer in brooklyn. he was traded for gary powers, the pilot flying a cia spy plane over russia. they were traded on a bridge in berlin in 1962. >> does it suggest that the u.s. doesn't believe the alleged spies have much information? >> well, it doesn't appear that they did get very much. the fact that they were not charged with espionage suggests that nobody in the fbi saw them receiving a classified document from some government official. >> there was a lawyer who negotiated for the state department in the 1970s and '80s. he said the u.s. never would have negotiated this back then unless the suspects had been convicted or served time. what has changed since then? >> what has changed is that the obama administration wants to, what they call, reset relations with russia and this is just an irritant. what do you do with these people? what do you do with anna chapman who's like a character out of "from russia with love" a james bond fan. throwing them in jail may not be an advantage with relations. >> you talk about anna chapman and a throwback to '50s. the fact that the russian spies didn't seem to pose a threat suggests a question of why were they here in the first place. >> you know, it's like fishing. if you put out the line behind the boat and you troll you may get nothing but sunburn, but you may get a strike, a big fish. i'm sure that's what they were hoping for. >> yeah. as pete williams reported, for this swap to take place all would have to plead guilty and at least two say they have no intention of making a deal. could that potentially throw this up in the air? >> well, the deal isn't set. sometimes the prospect of going to jail clears the mind very quickly. they could change their mind. >> also, finally, you know, this whole notion of the fake names, fake passports, secret code words, invisible ink, is that how undercover operations are run these days? it sounds like such a throwback. >> well, the russians have done illegals for years. what's new is the size, the scope. maybe two or three were sent. but 10 or 11 is unusual. they have always done it. why stop now just because the cold war is over? >> thank you for your perspective this morning. >> thank you. >> it is 7:07. here's ann. >> meredith, thanks. it may only be by a few degrees but today we should see relief from the oppressive heat wave on the east coast which is pushing power companies to the brink. ron allen has more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, ann. yes, this is the day we are supposed to see some relief. don't get too excited. that basically means temperatures will be closer to 90 degrees than to 100 degrees. it means the east coast will place another huge demand for electricity on power companies already under stress as we all cope with yet another hot and sweaty day. >> we'll see what happens. >> reporter: finally, we may get a break from the intense heat making life miserable, especially for anyone who has to spend a lot of time outside. >> the asphalt is -- you know, once in a while you get a break waiting for trucks or whatnot, but other than that, it's really brutal. >> reporter: in connecticut, police suspect there wasn't enough water at a high school football practice when a player collapsed and was treated for dehydration at a local hospital. two coaches deny the allegation. >> all the kids were asked and made sure they properly drank enough water before they went out and the water bottles were filled. >> reporter: alantown hit 98. raleigh-durham topped that at 101. hotter still at kennedy international airport, 102. from new hampshire to virginia, utility crews scrambled to turn fans, air conditioners and the lights back on for tens of thousands without power. >> we have been sitting out here all night. it's too hot to sleep in the house. >> we expect support like water, some ice, something to help us. we don't need to wait three days to get that. >> reporter: in baltimore about 150 seniors at a nursing home finally reached safety, after three days without air conditioning. it was 92 degrees inside. a burned cable knocked out power in all of park ridge, new jersey, population 9,000, for several hours. the huge demand for power threatening to reach record levels is raising fears of more problems. energy companies are on high alert and pleading with the public to conserve. >> the grid is certainly stressed. >> reporter: the record was set during the summer of 2006. the grid crashed during the massive blackout of 2003. so far, analysts say, the system is handling the load. a lot of communities are also urging residents to conserve water as well as power. there is also more evidence to report of how dangerous this heat wave has been. another fatality to report -- this time a 46-year-old woman in new york who succumbed to the heat. her body temperatured had passed 100 degrees. hopefully there is relief for all of us here today. >> so the heat wave, will it start coming to an end? we have the weather channel's scott williams in for al. he's up stairs with a first look at the weather. scott, good morning. good morning, ann. we'll see the temperatures come down. new york city, a high of 90 degrees after two consecutive days at the century mark. as we move to philadelphia, 94 degrees. the reason we'll see relief will be a bit of a marine layer that will come inland. the humidity will still be relatively high. we'll see the heat and the big ridge of high pressure shifting into parts of the southeast, so get ready charlotte, north carolina. 98 degrees for your high temperature. upper 90s in columbia, charleston and atlanta. things are heating up in the tropics. we'll talk about that in a few moments. meredith? now to a tragic accident involving a tour boat in philadelphia. 37 people were tossed overboard when a sight-seeing duck boat was hit by a barge. this morning, two are still missing. nbc's stephanie gosk is in philadelphia with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. this was a slow motion collision. some of the passengers are quoted as saying they had 45 seconds to react. it was enough time for some parents to put life jackets on their kids, but not enough time, it seems, for a 16-year-old young woman from hungary and a 20-year-old young man from hundrgary to be saved. the search continues. the boats behind me have been searching throughout the night. >> reporter: local rescue teams located the sunken boat using sonar detection and divers but were unable to check inside. murky waters and a strong current are making the search extremely difficult. >> right now, we're at a point where -- i'll be honest -- hope is fading, but we have not given up hope completely. >> reporter: the duck boat was full of tourists, many of them exchange students on a sweltering afternoon. crews pulled 35 people from the water after the accident occurred. ten passengers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. investigators say the problem began with a fire in the engine after the boat launched. >> the boat was on the water, waiting for help. >> reporter: the 18-foot vessel sat in the water for ten minutes, helpless, incapable of steering clear of a 250-foot barge barrelling in its direction. when the two collided, the tour boat capsized and sank. duck boats are popular in many u.s. cities because they can drive on land and sail on water. they were originally designed by general motors during world war ii. 13 people drowned in an accident in arkansas. none were wearing life vests. today the company that runs the boats suggests but does not insist that life vests be worn. at least some of the passengers seem to have taken that simple precaution. safety measures will be just one facet of the national transportation and safety board's investigation. >> our goal is to do a very good investigation, come up with recommendations that can prevent this type of accident from occurring again. >> reporter: the coast guard says that these duck boats are inspected annually but they won't say when this boat was inspected. the ntsb will focus on this issue of maintenance. it was one of the factors just over ten years ago that they blame for that terrible, deadly incident in arkansas. meredith? >> all right. stephanie gosk, thank you very much. now a look at the headlines with lester holt. good morning, everyone. we'll start with positive news. on day 80 of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico, bp officials tell nbc news they hope to stop the leak by the end of the month. kerry sanders is in new orleans with more on the effort to stop the spill. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, lester. bp says if everything lines up they'll be able to kill this leak by the end of the month. we took an exclusive trip with them out to the site where the oil is leaking and they warned high seas and weather could cause delays. we joined the incident commander, retired admiral thad allen, and bp's bob dudley on their first visit since the disaster began to the "discoverer enterprise." in this still floating industrial city, this vessel is the one floating over the gusher one mile down. fm if there's been any limited success in this disaster, it's right down there. this is the pipe onboard the "discoverer enterprise" that makes its way down to that containment cap, and they're capturing about 15,000 barrels of oil every day. burning off gas as well as oil, the q-4000. soft hoses run from that ship down to the leak. an estimated 8,000 barrels of oil is captured here every day. and soon the helix producer should capture upwards of 25,000 barrels. >> that is the third vessel that will come online under the current containment scheme that will bring us to 53,000 barrels of day capacity. >> reporter: that leaves an estimated 7,000 barrels a day still leaking in the gulf. how do you regain the confidence of americans who have seen this? >> it's going to be tough. i'll be honest with you. it's going to be tough. >> reporter: the relief wells are now ahead of schedule and bp has started to position that so-called mud into place that they will inject into the well to cement it off. so here on day 80, there are signs that things are getting into place to possibly close off this portion of an ongoing disaster. lester? >> we're all crossing our fingers. kerry sanders, thanks. today, three suspected members of al qaeda are under arrest in norway, accused in a bombing plot. they have been under surveillance for more than a year. southern california was rattled by a 5.4 earthquake centered south of palm springs. no injuries. a safe landing for a solar plane after more than 24-hour test flight. designers wanted to show it could store enough energy during the day to keep flying all night. it will be the netherlands against spain in sunday's championship game of the world cup following spain's 1-0 win over germany on wednesday. and lebron james' sweepstakes will end tonight when the free agent superstar good morning. i'm tom kiernan. live view from our sky watcher ca thick humidity that hangs over washington on thursday morning. and we've had the humidity increase overnight. temperatures in the 70 to near 80s. 81 in washington. highs mid 90s with higher humidity, small chance of isolated afternoon thunder shower. a likelihood of that friday and off and on on saturday. still very humid but at least cooler. lower humidity moves in for sunday and into the first part of next week, highs near 90. in. >> that's your latest weather. ann? >> scott, thanks. we have heard about pirates on the high seas but now fishermen on a lake are being terrorized by boating bandits. >> reporter: with a tackle shop next to falcon lake, james used to feel he had a gold mine, but lately he spends more time stocking lures than selling them. >> this january, february and march, this store was constant -- we have had problems and business slowed down. the whole town has. >> reporter: flush with big bass, falcon lake is considered one of the nation's best fishing destinations. yet the usual crush of summer boaters is nowhere to be found on the lake which straddled the u.s u.s./mexico borders due to stories of gun-touting modern day pirates. >> everyone said to stay away from the mexican side. >> reporter: richard drake, a san antonio doctor who fished the lake for decades didn't pay attention to the warnings. recently, a wake-up call, straight out of a movie. he said it started with people yelling from a nearby boat. >> two of the people stood up and started waving machine guns at me, pointing them at me going, hey, hey, pull over, pull over. i thought -- you know, i felt my heart go into my throat. i thought, oh, my gosh, what have i got myself into? >> reporter: drake who was on the u.s. side of the lake eventually outran the other boat. he hasn't been back. >> the lake is divided by the markers we see behind us. that's the international boundary. that signifies to sportsmen they are on the mexican or u.s. side. >> reporter: they insist they are only being carried out by drug gangs who demand cash. >> nifb law enforcement 34 years. i have never seen this happen anywhere. >> reporter: modern day pirates threatening the carefree days of casting a line and turning a texas lake into the wild west on water. for today, janet shmalyan, nbc news. a stunning twist in the abduction still ahead, the new life of lindsay lohan about to face behind bars. >> and the rise of lady gaga before tomorrow's big concert on the plaza. that's coming up after your local news. well-being. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a tter life. hey, when your ride looks good, you look good. check it out. armor all wipes. twin pack. just six bucks. prevents premature aging. mr. rollback needs that. he's got kids. 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what outrageous outfits will she wear? we'll find out together when lady gaga performs live in concert for a full half hour tomorrow on "today." meanwhile inside studio 1-a i'm meredith vieira in with ann curry in for matt lauer today. she has a string of hits and is the first person to have 10 million fans on facebook, more than president obama. a look at the gaga phenomenon and her remarkable rise. >> there are people outside lined up this morning. come on down if you're interested. speaking of stars, it is a big morning in hollywood as the primetime emmy nominations will be revealed. are your favorite shows in or out. we'll run through the nominees in a moment. you have to wonder if "glee" will win "30 rock" again. >> plus, new details in the search for the so-called barefoot bandit, the 19-year-old fugitive who committed dozens of crimes. coming up, why police believe he may be hiding out overseas. >> let's begin with new developments tied to the abduction of 4-year-old alisa maier. she's back with her family and last night police say a person of interest in the case shot himself as investigators were closing in. nbc's jeff rossen is in louisiana, missouri with the latest on the story. >> reporter: good morning to you. a bizarre twist. everyone was hoping police would catch their man sooner than later but no one thould it would end like this. investigators honed in on one area but when they moved in to talk to him he pulled out a gun and shot himself. this morning we have learned he's in critical condition in a local hospital, but police say this is not over yet, not by a long shot. there may be other people out there who are involved. as 4-year-old alisa maier reunited with her parents, scared but alive after a terrifying ordeal, police were on the trail of her kidnapper. late wednesday, 50 miles from alisa's house they are tracking what they call a person of interest to this farm and moved in. paul s. smith, a sex offender convicted of sod miomizing a 10-year-old boy in 1995. police officers say smith was spray painting this car which matches the description of the car used to kidnap alisa. >> as officers approached he shot himself. there was no discussion. >> reporter: alisa is now in seclusion with her parents. you can see the kidnapper cut her hair to look like a boy apparently to throw off police. when she saw smith's photo she said, that's the man who cut my hair, daddy. when her brother blake saw the photo he said, that's the man that took alisa. blake was there when alisa was abducted. for more than 24 hours, no one knew if alisa was dead or alive, until tuesday night when the suspect dropped her off at this car wash hours away from her home, unharmed. what do you make of the person who did this? >> i'm not sure. i kind of wonder if maybe he was going to keep her. he didn't -- hopefully from what we heard he hasn't harmed her and he cut her hair to disguise her. >> reporter: you think maybe he wanted to keep her? >> maybe he mad a woman, they wanted a kid. >> reporter: alisa is said to be slightly traumatized but doing well, a girl relatives say, that could light up a room with her smile. >> she's a happy-go-lucky tot and she's happy to see her mother and father. she was sitting on mama's lap smiling. >> reporter: investigators will pick through smith's car to see if there is evidence tying him to the abduction. the best lead may be alisa, what she went through, what the man said and did to her, all of it could provide answers. specialists are being brought in to interview alisa. she's only 4. >> apples and oranges interviewing an adult witness and a child witness. sometimes the children have very valuable information they can't articulate. you have to be extremely patient, know what you're doing and you have to get the most you can out of that child. >> reporter: this is how it ended for alisa maier back in her parents' arms. this is how it ends for paul s. smith, a self-inflicted gunshot wound as he was cornered by cops, all alone in a field. of course, investigators are now anxious to get in there and speak with paul s. smith, that person of interest in this case, but he's in the hospital. it will take a while. he's badly hurt. in fact, ann, there are questions whether or not he'll survive this. >> jeff, thanks. it is now 7:35. here's meredith. >> ann, thank you very much. there are new developments in the search for the teenaged fugitive known as the barefoot bandit. he's developed a cult-like following for his ability to evade police and now he's apparently gone international. peter, good morning. this is a wild one. the so-called barefoot bandit earned the nickname by committing crimes shoeless. now after a dramatic plane crash in a tropical paradise it appears he's taken his antics abroad. these days the barefoot bandit may be tipping his toes in the caribbean waters. his latest suspected hideaway, the sun-soaked islands of the bahamas. the 19-year-old convict is holden harris moore. the teenage thief now famous for his ability to evade police as he is for his suspected crime spree. >> this is a kid who has spit in the eye of law enforcement. and i think that it's frustrating for them because they know that they can catch him. >> reporter: but so far they haven't. harris-moore who escaped from jail two years ago is wanted for more than 50 burglaries and thefts spanning from washington state to illinois. he's accused of stealing everything from cash to food to boats to small airplanes, which police say he's taught himself to fly. >> no one can be safe. no one can be sure that they are not going to be next. >> reporter: like the south dakota family who returned from vacation last month to find a nude man in their home. investigators believe it was harris-moore. >> i was screaming, what are you doing in my house. he said, stop, i have a gun, i'll shoot, i'll shoot. >> reporter: now harris-moore has apparently graduated to international status. authorities suspect he crash-landed a stolen plane off their coast this past weekend after flying it nearly 1,000 miles from indiana. island police are combing the area, but so far, nothing. the barefoot bandit again, gone without a trace. the fbi is also chasing harris-moore, offering a cash reward. $10,000 for any information leading to his arrest. >> i think law enforcement has a good chance of catching him because he is on an island which makes it harder to escape, but he's good at that. he's kind of a houdini. >> reporter: as they search, with his facebook following swelling to 45,000, but like footprints in the sand, the barefoot bandit has disappeared once again leaving it anyone's guess where he'll wash up next. this is a real live "catch me if you can" caper. the fbi believes harris-moore crash landed the plane but admit they have no idea where he is and say he could have easily returned home from the bahamas before anyone good morning. at this hour we've got the steamy humidity, actually very oppress iv humidity that has increased over night. temperatures in the 70s to near 80s. highs here 90s about an isolated thunder shower pop up, a small chance. likelihood of that friday evening as a front approaches from the west. before that up around 90 and still humid. friday night and saturday, occasional showers and passing thunder showers likely. cooler saturday. sunday, lower humidity. of course for your latest weather you can log on 24 hours a day to weather.com. behind me i have mothers and babies. why are you here? >> to promote cloth diapering. there are a lot of people across the country that choose to do this. >> thank you so much. ann, back to you. >> thanks, scott. as you may have heard we have a little concert going on tomorrow, lady gaga. here are some of the people already lining up. [ cheers ] >> reporter: it's going to happen tomorrow. at just 24 years old she's taken the world by storm and is arguably perhaps one of the biggest if not the biggest pop stars on the planet. we have nbc's lee cowan on the phenomenon that is lady gaga. ♪ >> reporter: she is, in a word, an artform, with a style, a sound that have launched lady gaga into the realm of rock royalty. ♪ >> reporter: her outfits, sometimes architectural and sometimes minimalist, have become her signature. ♪ paparazzi >> reporter: but make no mistake, lady gaga is all about the infectious technopop. >> gaga rocks. >> reporter: and her decadent fame. >> i love them more than any artist on the earth loves their fans. >> reporter: and they love her back. time magazine named gaga one of this year's most influential people. forbes named her one of the most powerful. this week, she surpassed barack obama as the most popular person on facebook. how do music critics describe the indescribable? well, it's tough. >> gaga came out of nowhere like this sort of pseudo sexual whirlwind. i think it really shook people up in a good way. >> reporter: she was born stefani germanotta, once obsessed with britney spears who attended a catholic girls' school. yep, that's her. but her transformation into a pop icon is not the extent of her shock value. ♪ >> reporter: but because of her talent. >> she has incredible songs. even the people that don't like lady gaga find themselves humming her songs. ♪ stop calling, stop calling >> she's incredibly creative, incredibly controlling, incredibly savvy, incredibly naive, all at the same time. >> which makes her -- >> which makes for an interesting artist. >> reporter: neil strauss profiled gaga for "rolling stone" magazine and says while she's all about attention, it's not without a certain calculated wisdom. >> what she does is not just rooted in what spectacle can i bring to please my fans and the audience and get attention, it's who she is and how she's expr s expressing her feeling. >> reporter: she can be exquisite, mysterious, raunchy and even old school. ♪ you can tell everybody ♪ this is your song >> reporter: what lady gaga isn't is predictable and that's the way she likes it. for "today," lee cowan, incomnb news, los angeles. these people have been here since 11:30 last night. >> kids from new jersey and long island. i will ask the obvious question. why? >> because lady gaga is amazing. >> amazing. >> we are her little monsters. >> little monsters. >> why inspirational? >> her music breaks barrier. goes beyond the ear straight to the brain, to the heart. >> she does what others won't do. >> above the limit. >> she's unique. >> she's the definition of unique. >> you haven't slept? >> no. >> i don't think i will until i go home. >> i'm too amped up from being excited. >> are you putting money in the meter? you might want to do that. >> well, apparently -- >> because we're here the security guards will make sure you guys are front and center. >> a lot more coming up this morning on the "today" show. i'm taking the right steps to manage my diabetes and my budget. extracare advantage for diabetes is a new program that helps me save money and earn double bucks on over 100 items, so we can stay a step ahead of... all: our diabetes! join extracare advantage for diabetes today and receive a free gift when you enroll. only at cvs/pharmacy. because grandpa said that our name goes on everything we make. 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is it making money on the interest? >> no. $50 per application. it's not a huge money maker. they are part of walmart and walmart is making a move into financial services. but for them they want to be the good guys saying to the small business customers, hey, we solved your problem, shop with us. >> so they want people to buy but there is no guarantee that giving people loans will cause them to spend money in their stores. >> that's right. they can spend the money wherever they choose but they hope it will brush back on them in a p.r. way and it is seeming to have that effect. >> target is offering significant discounts. >> target is saying to people who have their credit card or their debit card we'll give you an instant 5% off on whatever you buy. >> everything. >> instantly. this is pretty significant. if you look at how crazy consumers have gone for credit card rewards, they don't often get to the 5% level. this is fairly significant. i always want to warn people about putting an additional credit card in your wallet. if you can't go for the credit card, go for the debit card and if you spend enough money with this retailer to make it work. >> moving on, a toy company, they make so much during the holidays but it's surprising to me that toys "r" us is trying to get parents to think ahead. >> they have rolled out a christmas savers club which is like the old-fashioned christmas club i remember when i was a kid. they say, come into the stores, deposit money now and at the end of october we'll give you 3% interest on that and you can use it on toys at toys "r" us. >> thank you. >> my pleasure. still coming up this morning, lindsay lohan trying to explain what the vulgar message written on her middle fingernail was all about. but first, these messages. and a satisfying breakfast. introducing special k low-fat granola. with 50% less fat than the leading granola and 5 grams of fiber per serving, it's a satisfying way to help you manage your weight. special k low-fat granola -- a taste of freedom. lady gaga is not the only global phenomenon. paul the oracle octopus has made a name for himself predicting the soccer matches. remember, he lives in germany, but paul picked spain and spain won 1-0. making paul 6-0 on his picks. >> i hope people in pennsylvania don't get mad but he probably has a better average than punxsutawney phil. >> he has two boxes of food and they are labeled with the different teams. whichever box he goes to. that's quite a record. >> it is. it's an unexplaned phenomenon and something to talk about. >> paul the oracle octopus. just ahead we're going to break down this morning's prime time emmy nominations. should be good. first, your local news and weather. soakin' up some sun. woohoo shrek's got some moves. hi five boys, it's sushi time. i'm donkey, feeling the ocean breeze on my hooves, gettin' my vacation on donkey style. why aren't you? 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>> a live look. 16th and u in northwest cleans up. no grease left in the roadway. traffic along 16th street also at 7th and rhode island where there was some grease on the roadway, everything looking good. not fun 395. still jam packed as you head north through landmark. bumpy road service along the way headed for the 14th street bridge. >> jerry, thanks very much. get all of the news you need for the day ahead and earlier time. tune in ♪ just dance ♪ gonna be okay 8:00 on this thursday morning, july 8, 2010. these folks have a great view and if they come back tomorrow they can get up close to a real superstar. [ cheers ] lady gaga live in concert. i'm meredith vieira with ann curry filling in for matt lauer today. coming up, lindsay lohan's change of address. what she'll face inside the jail. also what it will take for lohan to turn her life and career around. >> especially since she's acknowledged she's addicted to alcohol. there is a lot to do there. >> right. also, the best when it comes to all things travel. you know, we have the readers of travel leisure magazine that voted on everything from hotels to airlines, cruises. it's always smart to choose based on what your references are, what people say they have experienced. we'll give you the top list this morning to plan your next vacation. >> speaking of picks, it is an exciting morning in hollywood as the primetime emmy nominations are revealed. first, a round-up of the top stories with ann here, lester is inside. >> good morning. here are the headlines. ten people accused of posing as americans to spy for russia are due in court in new york. sources say the ten could be swapped for prisoners held in russia accuse of spying for the u.s. a suspect arrested in southern california's so-called grim sleeper serial killings faces arraignment today. auto mechanic lonnie franklin, jr., is charged with ten counts. he was dubbed the grim sleeper because of a 13-year break in killing sprees. two people are missing after a philadelphia tour boat crash. 37 people were tossed overboard wednesday when the stalled sight-seeing boat was hit by a barge and sank in the delaware river. the new york times reports the federal government will cut away red tape that keeps veterans with post traumatic stress disorder from collecting disability benefits. under guidelines veterans will not have to talk about specific events like bombings or firefights. critics say that discriminated against people who didn't see actual combat. the dow's big 274 point gain wednesday. melissa francis is at the new york stock exchange. what are you watching this morning? >> after yesterday's blockbuster rally the question is, can it continue, is it the start of something bigger? the dow up 2.8%. financials leading the way. overseas markets following suit. japan up 2.8%, australia 2.4%, south korea 2.4% as well. today we are watching weekly jobless claims and monthly retail sales. back to you. a frightening accident brought gasps from the crowd at a las vegas casino. two acrobats performing stunts when one lost her grip and both women fell to the stage. it happened tuesday. after a trip to the hospital, both women were back in the show last night. a close call for lunch hour diners when a car smashed into a restaurant wednesday in perth, australia. five people were hurt. none fortunately were serious. among them, a 9-year-old girl whose father can be seen good morning. at this hour, humidity has increase the and you can see it in the air. live view from our sky watcher camera from 300 feet above northwest washington looking toward downtown. temperatures now, national airport 83 degrees with the thick humidity in the air. it's in the upper 70s to near 80 elsewhere. highs near mid 90s by mid afternoon. small chance of isolated thunder shower. tomorrow, humid again. it will be cooler, but a likelihood of much-needed rain friday night and off and on on saturday along with to come. >> that's a look at your weather, ann. >> this sign says it all, scott. coming up, we'll give you a taste of some wacky foods that will soon be making toyota the market. up next, what will jail time be like for lindsay lohan? we look inside the prison she's about to call home. that's coming up after this. announcer ] everyone deserves a car they can count on. a car that keeps going, when others might quit. a car that stands strong... when you need it most. and expects to handle the unexpected. at chevrolet, we created a team of red x engineers who are obsessed with quality. red x torture tests every car down to the smallest detail. because everyone deserves excellence. ♪ because everyone deserves excellence. . 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[ imitates engine ] i'm darrell, and i save people money so they can live better. we are back at 8:09 with the first messages from lindsay lohan since she was sentenced to 90 days in jail. she wrote on twitter about the expletive on her middle figure saying, didn't we do our nails with a friend d.c.? it had nothing to do with court. it's an air brush from a stencil. later she tweeted, no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. what will her life be like behind bars? here's george lewis. >> reporter: lindsay lohan looked shocked as she was sentenced. >> that's 90 days in jail. >> reporter: 90 days at the linwood women's facility south of downtown los angeles. what's life at this place going to be like for lohan? >> i would tell her get ready to just give it all up. >> reporter: wendy feldman, a former stock broker who went to prison for securities fraud now councils people on how to survive jail time. >> she will be confined. >> reporter: lohan will be housed alone in a cell with a toilet and wash basin. she won't be permitted to use her cell phone or the internet -- no twitter. the sheriff's department plans to keep her apart from the rest of the prisoners for her own protection. a probation report just made public notes lohan has been using a number of prescription drugs, including the stimulant adderall for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the painkiller dilaudid prescribed for her wisdom teeth last month. now it is up to authorities if lohan can continue using the prescriptions. >> everybody knows your business. the bottom line is how are you going to recover? what are you doing after this? >> reporter: paris hilton did time at the jail three years ago for violating her probation. >> the most humiliating experience of my life. >> reporter: after she got out, hilton told cnn's larry king about the experience. >> i was having severe panic attacks, anxiety attacks, my claustrophobia was kicking in. >> reporter: when actors in trouble for drugs and alcohol throw themselves on the mercy of the court. >> i did do everything that i was told to do and did the best i could to, you know, balance jobs and showing up -- [ voice breaking ] -- i'm sorry. >> reporter: it just doesn't seem to work. after tom sizemore made this emotional statement a few years back. >> i deserve a second chance, sir. thank you. >> reporter: he got more than a year in jail, plus rehab. some do turn their lives around. after jail and rehab, robert downey, jr., kicked his habit and resumed his movie career. >> it's about hopefully bringing ourselves back to our lives as more principled people. >> reporter: now the same challenge awaits lindsay lohan. for "today" george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >> so will jail time and rehab help lindsay lohan save her career? msnbc.com columnist steve adubato is author of "what were they thinking" and we have the author of "weekends at bellev bellevue". >> good morning. >> lindsay lohan referred to her stints in rehab as a vacation. do you think jail will force her to take the severity of the situation more seriously? >> well, i think hopefully it will do that. i imagine that's what the judge is drinking. the judge said she's been deflecting blame and not taking responsibility for her behavior. she'll have time to think about that and hopefully take personal accountability for what's going on. >> she'll follow this 90 days in jail with 90 days in a rehab center. back in 2007, i believe it was, she spent 45 days in rehab and two weeks after getting out she was arrested for dui and possession of cocaine. you have to wonder how successful these rehab programs are. >> well, you know, the rehab -- the whole recovery industry is sort of in crisis now. you have an abstinence-based model. maybe they should look at a harm reduction model. you should look for safer behavior, healthier behavior, incremental changes instead of abstinence when most people are in and out of rehab. it is chronic. >> if you're an addict, can you be a little bit of an addict? i mean, you're suggesting to give them a little bit of drugs, little bit of alcohol? >> it's not -- it's -- the problem is that these abstinence-based rehab programs aren't having very high success rates because the benchmark for success is total abstinence. it may make sense to just applaud any changes toward health, any changes toward growth and to embrace a more harm reduction-oriented model. >> anything that may help her along the way. steve, i want to talk about her career. movie producers say they are sticking with her. is that a good idea? >> well, look, i understand them saying that publically. let's be candid n. a difficult economy would you invest $50 million on a movie with lindsay lohan being the lead character? would you do that given her track record, given the fact that she couldn't even do the court-mandated appearances she was supposed to do? she missed not one, two, three -- seven of them. her excuses are sickening. they get old, they get tired. that was the thing. i didn't mean that on my finger. if you're a movie producer, someone who's investing your life's blood into this, she's not the one you invest in. my advice is do some independent stuff, things that there is not a lot of money involved for yourself. she has to rehabilitate herself physically, emotionally, psychologically. in terms of her career, forget about a big movie. that should be the last thing on her mind. >> should she model herself after robert downey, jr.? >> he had a great track record as an adult actor. though he had a serious problem we saw he did good things as an actor. >> for her there was "mean girls," "freaky friday" but it's been years since she was a success. she said she was working. i was thinking, what were you doing? being filmed and having the paparazzi take your picture isn't working. working is what we are doing. she doesn't have a reputation as a working actress. that's a terrible thing. her brand is in serious trouble. you don't need me to say that. she has to do some things way off broadway -- >> to rebuild the brand essentially. >> slowly and prove that she can get through a job. these excuses have to end. people are getting tired of it. >> julie, first thing she needs to do to make rehab work this time? >> well, she has to really want to make changes, and she has to accept that she has a problem and she's got to work it. i think she's had a couple of court-ordered rehabs that didn't go well. she started using as soon as she got out. she may be in denial and has to accept that she has a problem and she needs help. >> what about the enablers? how does she avoid them? >> we have talked about this with other child stars who get a lot of attention and people give them drugs and want to party with them. it's going to be difficult. she'll have to make huge changes in how she spends her time if she wants to stay sober. >> she has to acknowledge that she hit rock bottom. i hate to call it a performance in court, but she doesn't appear to believe she's accountable, responsible. there are a million reasons why everyone did -- she didn't do it. take responsibility. >> we all hope she does that. >> nothing but the best for her. >> thank you both so much. >> thank you. up next from hotels to rental cars, the world's best in travel. right after this. 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>> exactly. i think new york city, ten consecutive years on top of this list for the continental u.s. and canada. now, i think mayor blumberg is doing a dance now. we know how great new york is. it's great for travelers, for food. we have over 20,000 restaurants. great for cultural institutions. lincoln center had a $1.2 billion renovation. it's an accessible city, a walking city. we have a new park called the highline people don't know about. it's a terrific preservation story. is story of an abandoned railway becoming an urban promenade. i could go on. >> i think our relatives will be calling to come visit us again. top hotels? although we want the relatives. you know what i'm saying. one of the top hotels is in india. >> the top is the vanyavila vanyavilas oberoi in india. this is on a tiger preserve. we talk about going on safari in africa. what about going to india? if you love the idea of seeing tigers but being in the lap of luxury, these tented accommodations are 790 square feet with four-poster beds, incredible butler service. this doesn't come cheap. it's $790 a night. but what you get is considered a value by our readers. >> let's talk about the top hotel in the united states. it's in chicago. >> it is in chicago. the trump international tower hotel in chicago. now this hotel has amazing views. it soars above the landscape in chicago and northern michigan. what's great about this hotel per our readers is the rooms, the service and the great restaurant. in the summer you can see the navy pier fireworks twice a week. >> remarkable. >> all the way through september. >> i want to get to the river cruises as being one of the categories. >> this is a new category. river cruises have 200% booking increase since 2004. this is a big category. we see abercrombie & kent for everything from the nile to the danube. you get super personal service. there are cruise ships as small as four people. >> i have done the nile. it's very relaxing to be on a river cruise. let's talk about the top airlines. we, of course, need to get there. >> airline service is an important issue for everybody. virgin america gets top. it's interesting that every airline in the top ten list was either regional or low cost carrier. the big airlines are getting a wake-up call from the readers saying you need to 8:26 is your time. 82 degrees. very hot, once again. more humidity if you can believe it. good morning, i'm eun yang. in the news4 today, rockville is under water restrictions after an incredible water main break. the geyer erupted in potomac but the pipe belonged to the city of rockville. now, customers are being told to conservative their water until the main can be fixed. that included outdoor water use and limiting use inside. work is expected to be going on the next 24 hours or so. we'll take a quick break. weather and traffi >> the thicker humidity is with us. it will be with us today, tonight, tomorrow. there's the view of our sky over washington. 83 at national airport, and it's near 80 elsewhere. highs today mid 90s. slight chance of isolated afternoon thunder shower. tomorrow a likelihood of that during the evening and off and on on saturday and still humid. cooler. low humidity arriving sunday into monday. and then turning humid next week with a chance of showers and thunder showers and a high in upper 80s to near 90 by midweek. >> a bumpy ride up 395, right over gleeb road where the pavement has come up a bit, possibly due to the heat. 270, no worries moving nicely between frederick and rockville. get all of the news you need for the day ahead at an earlier time. every weekday morning for news4 today at 4:30. see you then. the gas prices are going down, they go back up again. we know saving money is important. this summer, shop with your giant card and save on shell fuel. earn one point for every dollar you spend. every 100 points earned gets you another 10 cents off per gallon. the more you spend, the more you save. i'm saving money at the store, i'm saving money at the pump, and that works for me. more savings every time you shop, only with your giant card. ♪ can't read my ♪ can't read my ♪ no he can't read my ♪ pokerface >> good morning. the 8th of july, 2010. a nice-sized crowd in rockefeller plaza on a sticky day. 24 hours from now we expect this place to be overflowing when lady gaga takes our summer concert stage. what will she wear? what will she sing? all will be revealed tomorrow on "today." i'm meredith vieira here with ann curry and lester holt. matt and al off today. the prime time emmy nominations will be revealed. we'll run through the nominees in a moment. >> and we have some weird foods -- exotic foods, wild bohr salami. i don't know what that is but he has a goat cheese thing. >> also, tomorrow is the deadline to enter if you want to compete in our wedding competition. we have taryn and matt in california. they have sent in their application already. find out how to enter on our website or on facebook.com/todayshow. >> i'm nervous. we're about to bring out jason siegel from the new film "despicable me." look at this guy. >> i love him. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. >> first animated film for you, working with steve carell, russell brand. what was it like? >> it was super exciting to be part of such an amazing cast. it was an honor for me. julie andrews? come on. >> you thought it was awful? >> well, yeah. they're all jerks. steve carell, russell brand, julie andrews, jerks. no. it was truly the best experience i have ever had. >> that's cool. >> you play a villain. how did you settle on a voice? >> you know, they gave me a sketch of my character. i looked at him and to be honest, that's how i feel in my own head. >> like that guy. >> in the orange suit. >> oh, we have a picture? where is it? right here? >> so the deal is you had to voice this. this is the first time you have been a part of an animation. is that right? >> yeah. >> how was it for you? cool, weird? >> it was exciting. you're alone in a booth. so my normal -- oh, there's me doing the voices. the normal standard is making your costars laugh. for me it was making the people in the booth laugh. it seemed to work out. i don't know. >> i saw it. it's fantastic. >> you liked it? >> i loved it. i really did. great for kids and adults. >> we have a lot of history together. we have done two movies together now. >> i'd like to do another. >> "gulliver's travels". >> yes. >> you heard it here. >> did you know jason is a reverend? >> i did not. you married a couple? >> i married the couple the other night. i'm a minister, not a reverend. >> i have a list of things i can do. weddings, baptism and for the three of you, i can ab solve you of your sins. >> start absolving. >> let me know. starting with you, meredith. >> jason, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> "despicable me" opens up good morning, weave had humidity increase overnight and the air is filled with it. right now live view from our tower cam overlooking washington. and it's 83 at national airport. we're near 80 elsewhere. highs today reaching mid 90s with the thick humidity. a small chance of isolated afternoon thunder shower. tomorrow, hauumid, low 90s. a likelihood of evening showers. lower humidity sunday and monday. les, california. >> now let's head down to the nation's capital to check in with mr. willard scott. >> all right. get ready to blow the candles out of 100 birthday cakes. happy birthday from smucker's, how sweet. look at the spinning jam jar to see al roth of davie, florida, 100 years old. several books on health and loves to garden. works his own orange grove. how about that? and we have the reverend ivan grooms of west union, ohio. 100 years old. lives independently and pastored over five churches at one time. rode a horse in the old days. trixie wortham, medford, oregon, is 103. lives in her own home and loves to teechach, enjoys traveling a has been all around the world. that is something if you think about it. olive landes, 101 years old today. has knitted over 700 hats for disadvantaged children. isn't that terrific? sleeps like a rock, she says. and we have jesse radice. jesse is from north charleston, south carolina. 101. retired u.s. steel worker, taught himself to play the organ, piano and guitar. happy birthday. jennie salsille of plantation, florida. owned and operated a hotel for years. an avid reader and enjoys spending time with her family. that's it for today. >> up next, prime time emmy nominations are revealed. but first, this is "today" on nbc. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. the nominations for the 62nd annual prime time emmy awards will be announced in just a moment. here with a preview is jessica shaw from "entertainment week lis." good morning. >> good morning. >> there are so many cable opportunities out there. >> that's right. >> what are you thinking? >> i think we'll see a lot of what we have seen before "breaking bad," "mad men," "damages"s. >> "30 rock" rock again? >> they have won three years in a row now. who knows? "the office" might get a nomination. the comedies are up in the air. >> there are new suggestions. "glee," "modern family." >> we are going to the nominations. >> primetime emmy nominations award announcements. what a great year it has been in television. there is so much great television that it has, in fact, made the work of our membership even more difficult than ever to select the nominees. but joining me this morning to present the nominations are sofia vergara who currently stars in the answer series "modern family," and joel mchale who stars in the nbc show "community." thank you for being here at this early hour in north hollywood. congratulations on the success of your shows. i have had the pleasure of designing a pilot for joel, so now can i say i have worked with sofia? >> no. >> oh. >> si. >> well, carry on. >> thank you, john. >> good morning. buenos dias, everyone. the nominations in the comedy series category are "curb your enthusia enthusiasm," "glee," "modern family," "nurse jackie," "the office," and "30 rock." >> the nominees for lead actress in a comedy series are -- leah michelle, "glee," julia louis-dreyfus, "the new adventures of old christine," edie falco, amy pohler, tina fey "30 rock" and toni collette, "united state of tara." >> for lead actor in a comedy series, larry david, jim parsons, matthew morrison, tony shalhoub, steve carell, and alec baldwin. >> the made for television movie nominations are -- "end game, masterpiece," "georgia o'keeffe," "moon shot," "the special relationship," "temple grandin" and, "you don't know jack". >> the nominees for the mini series kapt gocategory are "the pacific" and "return to cranford for master piece." >> lead actress in a mini series or movie. "maggie smith, joan allen, dame judi dench, hope davis, and claire danes. >> the nominees for lead actor in a mini series or movie are -- jeff bridges, sir ian mckellen, dennis quaid, michael sheen, and al pacino. >> here are this year's nominees for reality competition program. "the amazing race," "american idol," "dancing with the stars," "project runway" and "top chef." >> the nominees for outstanding variety music or comedy series are -- "the colbert report," ""the daily show" with jon stewart" "real time with bill maher," "saturday night live" and "the tonight show with conan o'brien". >> the nominees for lead actor in a drama series are -- bryan cranston, "breaking bad," michael c. hall, "dexter," kyle chandler "friday night lights," hugh laurie, "house," matthew fox, "lost" and jon hamm, "mad men." >> the nominations for lead actors in a drama series are -- kyra sedgwick "the closer," glenn close, "damages," connie britton "friday night lights" julianna margulies "the wood wife". >> mariska -- >> hargitay and january jones "mad men"". >> let's bring back the sexiest man in hollywood, john schaffner to announce our final category. >> wow, thank you. hello again. the nominations in the drama series category are -- "breaking bad," "dexter," "the good wife," "lost," "mad men," and "true blood." sofia, joel, thank you again for joining us this morning. sofia, i have good news for you. you have been nominated in the supporting actress category for your performance on "modern family." >> thank you! >> joel, i'm sorry. you didn't get a nod this year, but i'm a big fan of your work. >> that's all right. i phoned it in. >> an emmy will be coming your way soon, maybe next year. there is a complete list of the nominees on our website at emmys.com. please be sure to join us on sunday, august 29 live from coast to coast -- yes, at the same time for everyone -- on nbc when we open the envelopes for all of our categories. thank you all for joining us this morning. we'll see you at the emmys. [ applause ] all right, break it down for us. what's the big surprise for you? >> it was nice to see new shows. of course "the good wife" is new, "glee," "modern family." those are ones we expected. "true blood" was a shocker. that was a dark horse for best drama. i'm certainly thrilled about that. i love that show. a little surprising that conan o'brien's tonight show got nominated whereas jay leno didn't. they were in the same category. conan submitted himself. nbc submitted leno. >> do you think there may have been something besides the quality of the show? >> i just think it's interesting. it's always awkward when the same show is nominated two times. you know. >> on our end, obviously "30 rock" and "the office" did well. >> another surprise. connie britton and kyle chandler from "friday night lights" got nominated and the show didn't. it was on nbc, got pulled off. it was on directv and now on nbc. >> meanwhile you have amy poehler against tina fey and then alec baldwin and steve carell. >> and "lost" which hasn't been nominated for its first year. had it not been nominated it would have been a huge snub. matthew fox never nominated for an emmy and he finally got one. >> what kind of boost is this for the shows and actors? >> look at "friday night lights." it could really benefit from the nominations. >> that's a high quality show. >> thank you so much. >> catch the emmys awards live on august 29th on nbc. up ne 8:49. this morning on "today's kitchen," back to basics. weird and wacky new foods coming to a supermarket near you. phil, good morning. glad to see you're done throwing popcorn. >> it wasn't my fault. >> okay. fine. >> the crew incited it. >> one thing we are talking about is the caramel. this one is made out of goat cheese. >> goat milk. >> i made that mistake earlier. >> and goat butter. the reason this is interesting -- everybody take a piece. >> uh-huh. why is it so interesting? >> because not only is goat milk obviously from goats but it's higher in calcium, has more vitamin a, more vitamin b6. for people who are lactose intolerant it digests much easier. >> i'm lactose intolerant. >> are you? >> i can't get it open. >> again, keep in mind what we are seeing are products from the fancy food show -- >> it's a little gamey, isn't it? >> no. it's goat. >> no, it's good. >> what we are seeing is because this past year the economy, a lot of these companies are pushing the envelope to do more things. in fact, there was a goat festival. >> you gave us a caramel first because you wanted more air time. now we can't talk. >> exactly. >> this is very good. i was teasing. >> this popcorn is handmade, organic and the one in the middle is black truffle oil and white cheddar. taste that. we'll get you some water. >> we should have had the caramels last. >> besides the white truffle, what else? >> we have the caramel and one with cashews. >> oh, my gosh. >> isn't it great? >> mm-hmm. >> it's gourmet. $6 for just 1.6 ounces. take one. it's really more interesting and better flavors than ever before. >> nothing makes a kid happier than marshmallows. >> that one's for you. you're still on the caramel? come on. >> spit it out. >> that's a violet caramel. violet flavor. try that one. >> they're all different. >> oh, tastes like a flower smells. >> i don't like marshmallows. >> these are wheat-free, dairy-free and -- >> they taste like a marshmallow except for the flavors. >> also keep in mind because there is no fat don't put them over a campfire. they won't burn. >> they won't make s'mores. >> no. >> stop throwing food. >> it's about the s'mores. >> what is this? >> it's ee's yuzu which is a c from japan. >> do you know this, ann? >> should i? >> yeah, i thought you might. >> uh-huh. >> the only thing that's in there is sugar and fruit and honey. >> yuzu marmalade. >> i have had yuzu in other drinks. >> it's a nice clean flavor, good for you. >> this is wild boar? >> and pork. it's less gamey. it really is a very nice flavor. >> tastes like caramel. >> my mouth -- >> is that gamey? is it good? >> it's okay. >> i like everything. >> lester's great. >> lester, try it. >> and then macaroni & cheese in the shape of goldfish. that's what i was eating before, lester. take a bite. >> oh, thank you so much, phil. >> we don't need lunch now. we'll be back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. the gas prices are going down, they go back up again. we know saving money is important. this summer, shop with your giant card and save on shell fuel. earn one point for every dollar you spend. every 100 points earned gets you another 10 cents off per gallon. the more you spend, the more you save. i'm saving money at the store, i'm saving money at the pump, and that works for me. more savings every time you shop, only with your giant card. we still have caramel stuck in our mouths. >> i'm going to talk anyway. >> still ahead, dr. nancy snyderman will answer your questions on beating the summer 8:56 is your time now. 82 degrees. lower temperatures but higher humidity. tom will have the forecast after the news. i'm eun yang. police in fairfax county hoping surveillance video helps them kch a person who killed a college student. found stabbed to death in her car last week end. police released video take friend a security camera near the shopping center minutes before her body was found. video shows the car stopped near gallows row as three cars wait behind it. she was laid to rest yesterday. we'll take a break and have weather and traffic when we come back. good morning, oppressive humidity moved in overnight, and it is in place all over the region. you can't see downtown from our vantage point over northwest washington. visibility a couple of miles in the thick humidity. 85 degrees now in washington. we'll have the afternoon high climb about another ten degrees to the mid 90s with the thick humidity. could get an isolated thunder shower popping up. tomorrow, another day with heat and humidity. but a little bit cooler but thick humidity and we could get some evening thunder showers. showers and thunder showers are lookly on saturday as the front sweeps through with cooler temperatures. lower humidity moves in for sunday and monday. how's the traffic? >> on 395 northbound, remnants of an accident just putting the squeeze on that left lane over near duke street. traffic slow. then heavy again from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge but lanes are open. both the inner loop and uter loop slowly. >> get all of the news you need for the day ahead at an earlier time, tune in every weekday morning news4 ♪ boys, boys, boys on this thursday morning, july 8, 2010. the temperatures will be a little bit lower today, but it is supposed to be muggier. so get ready to walk around. it will be better tomorrow when lady gaga takes the stage for a live performance. have we mentioned that yet? >> good morning to you. thank you for being here. >> absolutely. >> thanks to you for being here. so many nice people. this morning a major development in the kidnapping of 4-year-old alisa maier. she's not only safely home with her family, but now we hear as investigators were closing in on a possible person of interest, it turns out he actually shot himself as they were closing in. we'll get information in a live report coming up. >> incredible developments. also, we are talking about the heat. a lot of people with questions about how to cope with the heat. we are looking at warning signs of heat stroke. how much fluids should children be drinking this time of year? dr. nancy snyderman has some of the answers we are wondering about. you may have seen it this morning, primetime emmy nominations. a big day for hollywood and nbc. i'm a tv addict. we'll look at some of the shows that were nominated, the nbc shows, other shows and who didn't make the list. interesting. >> we'll get into the drama of that. first a check on the news. lester hold is doing such a great job. >> sources tell nbc news it's possible some or all the suspects could be exchanged for people in prison in russia as u.s. spies. a strong current and murky water hamper the search for two people missing since wednesday's tour boat accident in philadelphia. 35 others were rescued after their sight-seeing boat collided with a barge and sank in the delaware river. bp officials say the oil leak in the gulf of mexico could be stopped by the end of this month. crews are trying to hook up a containment vessel to collect oil from the gushing well. new developments in the case of a 4-year-old missouri girl kidnapped from home and found alive a day later. jeff rossen is in louisiana, missouri. jeff, good morning. hey, lester. late yesterday evening police honed in on some they call a person of interest. when they went to go question him on a farm in missouri near the lea the alisa maier home he shot himself. police say the investigation isn't over. there may be other people involved still out there. >> reporter: as 4-year-old alisa maier reunited with her parents, scared but alive after a terrifying ordeal, police were on the trail of her kidnapper. late wednesday, 50 miles from a lea lisa's house they tracked what they called a person of interest to this farm. paul s. smith, a sex offender convicted of sodomizing a 10-year-old boy in 1995. police officers say smith was spray painting this car which matches the description of the car used to kidnap alisa. >> as officers approached he shot himself. there was no discussion. >> reporter: alisa is now in seclusion with her parents. you can see the kidnapper cut her hair to look like a boy apparently to throw off police. when she saw smith's photo she said, that's the man who cut my hair, daddy. when her brother blake saw the photo he said, that's the man that took alisa. blake was there when alisa was abducted. for more than 24 hours, no one knew if alisa was dead or alive, until tuesday night when the suspect dropped her off at this car wash hours away from her home, unharmed. what do you make of the person who did this? >> i'm not sure. i kind of wonder if maybe he was going to keep her. he didn't -- hopefully from what we heard he hasn't harmed her and he cut her hair to disguise her. >> reporter: you think maybe he wanted to keep her? >> yeah. maybe, you know, maybe he had a woman. maybe they wanted a kid and they were going to keep her. >> reporter: alisa is said to be slightly traumatized but doing well, a girl relatives say, that could light up a room with her smile. >> she's a really happy-go-lucky child. and she's happy to see her mother and father. she was sitting on mama's lap smiling. >> reporter: investigators will pick through smith's car to see if there is evidence tying him to the abduction. still, the best lead of all may be alisa herself, what she went through, what the man said to her and did to her. all of it could provide answers. specialists are being brought in to interview alisa. remember, she's only 4. once again, to recap the breaking news in this case, nbc news confirmed paul s. smith, the person of interest in this case has died of that self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. lester? >> jeff, thank you. in switzerland a safe landing for an experimental solar plane after a 24-hour test flight. designers wanted to show it could store enough energy during the day to keep flying at night. and a new art exhibit in chicago. a three-story sculpture of an eye unveiled wednesday in a downtown park. it is good morning. here we have had the humidity increase overnight. you can see it in the air. this is a live view from sky watcher camera 300 feet above northwest washington, national cathedral in the distance. the humidity is so thick. 85 in washington. we're in the 80s around the region. highs today reaching the mid 90s with the thick humidity. could have an isolated thunder shower pop up this afternoon. but a likelihood of that friday and off and on on saturday with cooler temperatures. acific northwest. get ready for records there. >> that's your latest weather. ann? >> scott, thanks. this morning on the daily dose beating the summer heat wave that's been scorching the high temperatures and at least ten heat-related deaths. we brought in dr. nancy snyderman to answer your questions. >> hi. >> it really can't be said enough. people should be extra cautious. >> this is not play around weather. we have had a little bit of a drop in the temperature today, but the humidity is going up. so the whole heat index and the into t intolerableability for people to deal with the heat. >> a 46-year-old woman died yesterday in new york city. >> that shows how things sneak up on you. you think because you're young and healthy it's insidious, but it is a problem. >> there is a range of symptoms. it's hard to tell how bad it is. >> it can sneak up on you. if you -- this is heatstroke which is the worst case scenario where you have elevated body temperature, sometimes up to 105. your regulatory system that allow use to sweat stops. instead of sweating, your skin gets hot, dry. you get breathing problems and disorientation. you can act like you're getting a stroke. this is a 9-1-1 emergency. you call for help, get someone out of the sun, get them cooled as fast as possible. this is not something you deal with at home. the heatstroke is very, very important because the whole thing is to cool the internal body temperature. >> so you're saying people get disoriented. we should be watching our family members. >> you may not realize it if it's happening to you. >> so if someone is sweating profusely -- >> if someone starts to sweat think about heat exhaustion. you're still sweating but your skin may be clam my. people will say, i don't feel well, i'm nauseated, your legs feel crampy. that's the warning sign before you get to the stroke scenario where you can say, i'm backing out of the sun, going to rehydrate with not just water, but get some electrolytes. this is where the sports drinks come in. >> we have a question from ed in long island. he writes, on sunday i went for a run in the heat and had to stop because i was feeling overheated. i went in the water to cool offnd i have been drinking water constantly. it's four days later and i'm still feeling dizzy and not like myself. do i have heatstroke? >> classic heat exhaustion. even if you're a jock and you think, i'm going to go for a run. you can be artificially cooled from the ocean and still overheat. dipping in the water may not be enough. you have to hydrate before you exercise and then just drinking water afterwards may not replenish the sodium and potassium you lose. you can feel crummy for days. >> we have a phone call from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. they have been hit hard with the high temperatures. what's your question? >> caller: good morning, dr. nancy. what time of day is it good to exercise outside during the summer months. >> if you have to, go out early in the morning or 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 when the sun is starting to fall. at least on the east coast and i know in pittsburgh, the other night at 7:00 or 8:00 it was still 90 degrees. it may feel cooler than in the day, but it still may be a lot for your body. this is one time you have to think about hitting the gym or skipping a day. you'll be fine skipping a day of exercise in this heat. >> you heard from it the doctor. owensburg, kentucky, josie is out in the crowd. >> my question is my family and i plan to take a trip this summer and bring our dogs along. if we decide to take a break for lunch, how long is too long to leave the dogs in the car? >> if you go in, the dogs go in. even cracking the window can raise the temperature inside. it's hard for animals, especially with a long-haired dog. remember, if you get a water or bathroom break, they deserve the same thing. i would not leave my animals in the car. if you have kids along, same thing holds true. even a minute in a hot car can mean that someone is in peril. everybody goes in if you go in. >> thanks, josie. we have a question i want to get to involving a vulnerable population. the question is via e-mail. it comes from susan. the question is, "i have elderly parents that live alone and i worry about them keeping cool over the summer. they are reluctant to turn on air conditioning in an effort to save money even though i tell them they are putting themselves at risk. what other precautions should they be taking. is there anything i can do"? >> there is something you can do. this is the population we see early death rates. as elderly people age they are fearful to leave their apartments, they are cost conscious. find a neighbor to check on them. get them to a cooling center if they live in a city. get them to a restaurant. everyone has to look in on his or her neighbor. if you're not there as the adult daughter, at least have some extended help. you have to get people out of the hot apartments. >> very good point. dr. nancy snyderman, thank you. >> you're welcome, ann. >> still ahead on "today," a woman who made it her mission to help the littlest victims of hurricane katrina and has helped thousands of babies ever since. and the nominees are -- the primetime emmy picks in case you missed it right after this. 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"friday night lights," connie britton and kyle chandler getting nominations for surprises. >> let's talk about the newcomers "modern family," "glee." i adore the shows and apparently the emmys do, too. >> nominations for matthew morrison, leah michelle in the primary categories. >> we are looking at ed o'neil. this is the cast of "glee" now. >> ed o'neil, that's a snub. he was the one who said, i'm going to put myself in for supporting and not primary. i think there was too much competition among the cast. >> big show there is. what surprised you most about this morning's nominations? is it the ed o'neil angle? >> and i was happy that "lost" made it in there. this is a show that hasn't been nominated since 2005. i love that matthew fox, so in many years on tv, he finally got nominated. i think he was terrific, especially in the finale. >> the show is now officially over. >> it's a nice send-off. >> with a controversial ending. what other actors or actresses do you feel were snubbed? >> i would say really just ed o'neil is the big one. there were some that -- some people thought katie seagal might get it. i think there is a "married with children" curse going on. >> people will be buzzing on the internet with the theories. >> exactly. >> and the drama nominees. let's go through that. >> for best drama. "breaking bad" chemistry teacher turned drug lord. "dexter," john lithgow added a lot. "the good wife," the only new addition and that show is brilliant. "lost," "mad men" and "true blood". >> and the comedies. we talked about "glee." "30 rock" so popular. >> "the office" was a surprise that the show got nominated again. of course, steve carell did and that's great. and "nurse jackie" what a wonderful season for edie falco, one of the few people nominated in drama for "the sopranos" and comedy now for "nurse jack questio ie". >> if you had your ballot, who would it be? >> i will say "lost." the show went out with a bang and i think they deserve it. >> best comedy? >> "modern family." >> over "30 rock"? >> "30 rock" wins every year. they have won for three years. it's time to let somebody new in. >> best actor in a drama series? >> bryan cranston. he had a terrific year. >> we'll see if your predictions ring true. the emmys are announced. thank you very much, jes is a shaw, writer fr for "entertainment weekly". catch the emmys live sunday, august 29th on nbc. still to come, she's arguably the biggest pop star on the planet right now. we'll have a look at the lady gaga phenomenon. first, these messages. you take just once a month. it's simponi™, and taken with methotrexate, it helps relieve the pain, stiffness, and swelling of ra with one dose a month. visit 4simponi.com to see if you qualify for a full year of cost support. simponi™ can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious and sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, cancer in children and adults, heart failure, nervous system disorders, liver or blood problems, and allergic reactions. before starting simponi™, your doctor should test you for tb and assess your risk of infections, including fungal infections and hepatitis b. ask your doctor if you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, or develop symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start simponi™ if you have an infection. 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>> a live look at this hour. pretty loaded up from about the pentagon on 395 and across the 14th street bridge. volume only. travel lanes available. let's see how we're doing much better beltway outer loop, below the speed limit across the american legion bridge, as it is on the inner loop but no incidents to room. >> get all of the news you need at an earlier time, tune in ♪ stop calling ♪ stop calling ♪ i don't want to think anymore ♪ that's right. lady gaga in "telephone." tomorrow, on "today," lady gaga takes the stage live in the summer concert series. >> anyway, just a moment we're also going to look at how lady gaga skyrocketed to fame and became an international phenomenon at the ripe old age of 24. >> hard to believe she's that young and the world surrounds her. also coming up, ordinary people doing extraordinary things. we are talking about the all stars among us. who better than all-star david wright to share stories including an 80-year-old veteran who helps injured soldiers by giving them mortgage-free homes. we'll have more on that. >> wonderful. if you think you can't cook shellfish, we'll show you how easy it is with two simple seafood suppers that can be prepared family style. >> do you cook? 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(announcer) oreo. milk's favorite cookie. we asked real people to film themselves taking the activia 14-day challenge. hi. my name is toni. they say that as you get older your system gets more sluggish. i'm a skeptic. however, this stuff tastes pretty good. really good. yeah, i like the way i feel. it's not a gimmick. it really, truly works. i would highly recommend it to anyone else to take this challenge. help regulate your digestive system. take the activia challenge. it works or it's free. when it comes to rebuilding our communities through public service, people magazine and major league baseball are stepping up to the plate once again. their campaign, all-stars among us, are honoring 30 leaders in community service at this year's all-star game. larry hackett is the editor of people and david wright is an all-star himself. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> larry, this will be the second year. and the response -- >> absolutely out of the park. we went yard on this one. we had 7,000 nominees from around the country of people who said, my neighbor is doing good work. 1.7 million votes which is huge. it's a great team-up between the national past time and the tradition of volunteerism. >> our national past time should be community service. how does it feel to participate in this? >> it's awesome. it's so alike on both levels. you have all-stars representing baseball, all-stars representing the community. they really are the true heroes. i'm glad they are getting the recognition they deserve. >> how cool is it to get the recognition in atill united nations with t-- affiliation wi game. >> it will be cool. they will line up on the field and we can meet them and shake their hands. >> larry, how did you narrow it down? i'm sure every name had a great story. >> editors took the list of 7,000 people, narrowed it down to 090, three people were team. there are 30 winners who will be participating in the game. >> i want to give these people a shoutout. marguerite from new jersey and her work involves autism. >> that's the mets representative. let's root for her. obviously tremendous. she has an autistic child and started her own foundation. from what i have read and heard she raised over $1 million to raise awareness. just an incredible human being. we're rooting for her. >> for sure. we have on the list lisa cline from oakland, california. larry, tell me about her. >> she started raising secondhand baby cloths during katrina. since then she's featured in the magazine this week she has raised 20,000 pounds of gently used baby clothes and helped 3,000 families in the bay area with clothes. it's an amazing reuse of things. >> we have a guy from chicago, illinois. kenny fullman with a baseball related charity. >> a chicago cop. at 12 his father was murdered trying to stop a gang fight. he has a group called city elite which is a baseball uh club in part and also a mentoring program that helps young people get on the path to college. >> i'm curious of your reaction to kenny with the baseball-related charity and people are concerned kids in america don't play baseball enough anymore. >> obviously a tremendous person trying to tie in baseball with life lessons. there is a parallel where you can teach baseball through life. vice versa. so obviously tremendous. >> all right. on the list also is bill chriswell of windermere, florida, the oldest on the list. he may not want me to say that. he looks great. what's his story? >> he's a world war ii veteran who wants to help wounded iraqi war veterans. he's provided mortgage-free homes for them. >> how does he do that? >> he raises funds, goes to the community. he's an inventive guy and he's done it for two people and another on the way. who knows how big the program will get? >> from the oldest to the youngest. michael young from scottsdale, arizona. he started fund-raising at 12ment. >> he's now raised a quarter million for the phoenix hospital. this is a program for sick kids and therapy dogs. a quarter million dollars. the biggest fund raising element of the program. at 12 he thought, let's have a golf tournament and raise money. what's amazing is nothing stops them. they don't think, you know, i can't do that, i'm 12. they think, there is a need, let's fill it. >> is this to inspire us to do something different in our lives? >> and also to say, i can do this. i can be part of this. look at what they did. they didn't look for fanfare or attention. they said, there is a need, let's meet it. if that can inspire anybody to do it our job is done. >> thank you both very much. it's great to see you doing that work. we'll keep an eye on you. up next, nothing says summer like seafood. that's in today's kitchen. first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ this morning in today's kitchen, one-dish shellfish dinners. chef paul bartoletto from las vegas. great to see you. >> happy to be here. >> what is it about shellfish that we think will be hard? >> my restaurant specializes in mediterranean seafood, but here we are doing some simple stuff that anybody can find. >> anybody can -- >> you're doing the first dish. a little olive oil in here. you're doing clams and leeks. i'm doing mussels and white beans. little more olive oil. don't be shy. a put in a little bit of butter. very easy. cooking down now. you're going to add your leeks. >> all right. >> put your leeks in there. all right. pour in your leeks. so you have never done this before, right? >> no, no. >> i want to make sure -- >> i have cooked a little bit. >> i want to put in a little bit of beans. i'm going to put tomatoes. you add your chili flakes, a little bit of chili. that's a lot of chili. there you go. >> you're going to love this. >> that's going to be good. add your clams in there. cleaned and washed. ask the fish monger to do it for you. >> they will, great. >> we'll put these in a big bowl in the center of the table for a holiday event. you know, you're having people over in the summer. you want to do something fun, this is perfect. so mussels go in. clams -- >> how long do you -- >> add white wine. >> okay. we're going to do all of this? >> well, based on the amount of chili -- >> we need another bottle. >> perfect. >> i think you need to soften that chili in there, can't hurt. good. now put the lid on that. so here i have sauteed the same thing, garlic, chili -- >> how long do i leave this on? >> until they steam open. you don't want to overcook them. >> until i cook off the chili flakes. >> if you have any leftover it's awesome with spaghetti later on. you can strain off the broth, do a picnic and make a risotto. >> this is a great summer meal. >> absolutely. all in one pan. friends on the patio, one big pot and we'll pour it in a big bowl in the center of the table and dunk some grilled bread. >> i have parsley. >> let's see how you're doing. you're almost there. a few seconds. mine are opening up. >> look at you. >> a little bit of wine. of course because this is television we cheat. so we have. >> no, no. we time compress. >> so these are my mussels and white beans. >> can i see them? >> mussels and white beans. >> come in. you guys are my taste testers. i'm putting a little parsley in there. you can put yours in. >> yes. so good. >> based on the amount of chili flakes you may want to try the other one. >> oh! >> unless you like spicy food. >> look at that. >> come on over here. here you go. how simple is this? pour it into the bowl, a nice big bowl of steamed mussels and clams and white beans. >> mm. >> come on over and try it. we have forks for you. >> we have a few seconds left. >> great having you here. >> great for a picnic. great for fun with your friends. i do something in my restaurant because we serve our food family style. so we serve everything at the table for everybody. >> thank you so much. >> this weekend on "today," lester holt jams with the steve miller band. exclusive access to one of the all-time legends of rock and roll. this weekend on "today" on nbc. >> i hope you're watching. this is for you. 9:56 is your time now. 86 degrees. it's hot out there already. higher humidity as well. tom will have the forecast after the news. good morning, i'm eun yang. in the news4 today, police are hoping surveillance video helps them catch a person who killed a college student. she was found stabbed to death on the side of route 50 last weekend. police released video yesterday taken from a security camera near the shopping center minutes before her body was found. the video shows the car stopped near gallows road as three cars wait behind it. police believe something was going on in the car that was stopped. phan was played to rest yesterday. a check of the forecast with tom kiernan. he joins us in the studio. no relief in sight, tom. >> a little bit cooler today, but humidity certainly is up. 95 for a high by midafternoon. and we have a small chance of an isolated thunder shower. tomorrow, it will be cooler but still very humid and a likelihood of needed rain. maybe some thunder showers friday night, as well as off and on on saturday during the morning and midday hours. drying out after that. >> construction set up a short time ago and it's jammed. 95 southbound as you leave the capital beltway. the right lane is taken away between newington and lorton. beltway both directs between college park, silver springs to the american legion bridge, minimal delays. >> get your news as soon as you wake up. tune in every weekday morning at 4:30 a.m. we'll see you then. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's thursday. back we just got a little bit of a thirst quencher. it it rained for the first time on this 8th day of july. i had no idea it was coming so quickly because i live in the bowels of the earth here. >> it's been so hot it's been hard to cool down my apartment, for one. >> you need a new apartment. >> i do. i went to a restaurant last night. it took so long to cool the restaurant down, it was like a sauna in there, too. >> it's maxed out the system, you know. so anyway, i hope your happy on this thirst day. big, big news from the emmys. lindsay lohan is going to jail, which we'll discuss. any other fun things happening? >> i think the lindsay thing is interesting, because everyone made a lot about her fingernail and how it said f-u on it painted. she was defending herman na cure on her twitter page. here's what she said. didn't we do our nails as a joke with our friend in d.c.? it had nothing to do with court. it is an air brushed design from stencil, xx. sheets claiming that's that. >> this is the part that gets more interesting. >> this is after she was sentenced. this is what it says. it's clearly stated in article 5 of the u.n. uns veral declaration of human rights that no one shall be subject to torture, or to cruel, inhumane punishment. >> that's what she's doing to us. come on. in a way. listen, this girl broke the law. nobody is being cruel or inhume to her. she was talking about a different woman. >> there was a woman in iran for a crime of adultery she's going to be stoned to death, and she's taking on her twitter page to say let's make sure this doesn't happen. is she talking about herself or the iranian woman? >> do you see any common ground in those two things? >> no, no. >> first of all, we don't know if the woman is guilty of infidelity, of adultery. >> even so. >> even so. stoning is cruel and inhuman. >> that is. >> doing 90 days when you've been given every chance possible in the penal system -- i love to say that word. penal system. i like it. >> i think it's interesting what happens afterwards. the question is, first of all was she acting in court which some people are wondering about, was that a big show, or was she completely shocked she was getting spanked in front of people? >> could it be a impincombinati both? i feel a great sadness about this whole situation. she's a talented, beautiful woman whose life is destroyed before our very eyes. i don't enjoy other people's pain. this girl is in pain, and ballouchy has to help her. i say kudos to the judge. i hope he keeps her in for the entire 90 days. it's a female judge. >> she has prescriptions to zoloft. >> that's for depression i think. >> adderal for add. l dilatid. they say it's more powerful than morphine. >> apparently she got her wisdom teeth pulled a month ago. i imagine the pain has subsided by then. >> i had the dry sockets, and even that was over after a month. so come on. this is silly. >> i don't like pain killers, but there is one -- >> there's one she likes a lot. >> there is one i like. here's the one. every now and then you get an mri or do something that makes you feel claustrophobic or uncomfortable. i hate the feeling in the tube. they say it's 45 minutes and there's a drug called lorazepam which i had to take to get in that tube. i'm scared of that. i liked it. i don't like drugs. i like that drug. i open my medicine cabinet sometimes and i'm like, there it is. i shut it. i don't touch it, but i know it's there. >> why didn't you throw it out? >> because i might have to do another tube thing. >> you could get another -- i see flee from temptation. get rid of it. >> it's weird. >> don't flush it. it goes into the the water system. don't do that. oh, just finish it up. i'm only kidding. come on. >> big news also in new york and other states around the country. >> i'm not with this. >> lebron james, where is lebron james going to go to play basketball? >> do you care truly? >> i mean, look, here's the thing. i tonight like all the hype surrounding it. i don't like that there's going to be an hour on espn tonight for him to reveal the big reveal about where he's going. it's like watching the show "the bachelor" when they hand out roses. is it miami or new york or what? he has an hour of espn time and he's donating the proceeds to xhart. charity. >> it's a beautiful facility in greenich. still, couldn't he have done it in an area that needs the influx of money as well, if you look at it that way. if you do something for charity, there are neighborhoods that need more. >> a lot of people are curious where he's going. he's 25 years old. it's going to be announced tonight at 9:00, but it has been everywhere, at least if you live in new york or miami. there's talk he might go to miami or new york. >> if he comes to new york he better be willing to pay the highest taxes in the country. that's a big part of it. you can go and play for a lesser known team and keep a lot more of your paycheck. >> he's loaded. he doesn't need half the paycheck. >> he doesn't need one-tenth. he's a brilliant athlete, about the i like it when people are just great sportsman and act as if -- as frank says act like you've been there before. all this craziness in the end zone and stuff, they go crazy. frank always sits there and goes act like you've been there before. have a little class about it. >> we'll see where he winds up going. >> i guess he'll never talk to us. >> the 60-second annual primetime emmy nominations came out. one of the big headlines was that "glee" took a lot of nominations. it got best comedy show, it got the best actor. >> and best actress. there he is with neil patrick harris. that was a great episode. >> they got 19 nominations. >> i'm thrilled. you've grown to love theater, i've loved it all my life. a whole new generation of kids who wouldn't think about it. they love theater now. i think theater can be for young kids very similar to what sports is. it's a great way to get involved, learn, collaboration, learn, sportsmanship, learn support. don't be out on the streets doing stuff that gets you in trouble. >> the cool thing about this show is the fact that all the kids are watching it, and that means they're not watching other reality shows and stuff. >> there's an emmy for that, too. >> for the reality shows. >> some of them are terrific. >> the tgood news for us women f a certain age is most of the women nominated for emmys in the acting categories are older. >> that's old. >> most of them are over 40. >> many of them are over 60. >> in a drama we have glenn close, jewel yawn na mag lease, edie falco and keira sedgwick. >> not a baby among them. >> that's nice to know. >> guess who else was nominated? >> isaiah's commercial for old spice was nominated. >> you know the one. he's here with us today. >> hello ladies. now back to me, sadly he isn't me, but if he stopped using ladies cented body washing he would look like me. your man could smell. what's in your hand? >> i love it. >> so clever. i don't think the baby one was, the etrade. >> it didn't make it. >> not that i know of, and that's just wrong. >> what about optimum, the one i love? please, please, please. all right. or not okay? on the kovrn finally babe for jes it says. we don't know. >> we don't know. >> you have to read the magazine. >> we just care about our section. >> our section is it okay or not okay to eat on the run? kathie lee says of course it's okay but i don't recommend lynn gene knee and clams. >> hoda says sometimes you can't help but grab and go, but if you're thinking of having that hot pepperoni pizza on the car on the move, think again. >> okay. that's okay or not okay? you know what it is next week? is it okay to have tan lines? no. let's go over to sarah. >> no sno-cones. >> we had to do sno-cones. they're from cass bella tacaria in new york. >> there's one called the mexicana and one called the blueberry and pamela. >> and i'm going to share one with sarah. they're under 100 calories. >> they're delectable. >> what are they talking about? >> a lot of people are speaking. lisa wrote i hope "glee" wins something. i'm psyched that connie britton and kyle shanning from "friday night lights" -- >> it's chandler? i call him coach. >> it's a terrific show. >> we'll see you in a little bit. up next, have i got a guy for you. >> for you. >> he's the one who changed the look of all men for women. just look at him. >> we'll find out more about isaiah mustafa right after this. . did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch. give your kids more of what they need to be their best. grow up strong. with big g kid cereals. ♪ takes care of 33 loads. tide stain release only handles 11. and clorox 2 gets rid of tough stains right before your eyes. clorox 2. find it next to the clorox bleach. right before your eyes. it's tough to get enough servings of vegetables every day if you don't always like the taste of them. good thing v8 v-fusion juice gives you a serving of vegetables hidden by a serving of fruit. 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let's go through kathie lee's list. >> one of the reasons for a small amount of items is when people go shopping they only buy a few items, so it's kind of characteristic. however, you decided this in advance, it's not actually what you bought in the store. it might be what you want people to think about you. >> that's exactly right. i want people to think what a woman. >> let's start with it. >> the first thing, on almost all -- when you run into a grocery store, there's two things that appear on a shopping list and she has both of them and you have neither of them. >> good. what is it? >> milk and bananas. these two items -- >> i don't drink milk. >> milk and bananas. you look at these things. they're practical products. the fanciest yogurt. very healthy, fancy yogurt. >> with honey. >> fish, very healthy fish with lemons. all of this is beautiful. >> my favorite toothpaste. >> let's get to this. it said specifically vanilla. >> i like that vanilla mint. >> you must use it as dessert. >> this is sweet to me, honey. you know what's missing from it and it's like 20 pounds of grapes. because cass my daughter is completely addicted to grapes. >> how much is for you and someone else? >> this is for me and that and that and the pickles. >> this is the thing i was really worried about. >> that's to show i'm not perfect. >> you picked a good brand. >> we live up in nantucket and everybody eats those. >> come on down here and skewer me. >> this is completely different. >> this is what i like. a shower cap. >> i'm telling you because i lose them or they end up in a gym bag. >> every time? >> mostly. >> hoda leaves a trail behind her. >> minus the shower cap, let's discuss. >> some of this is healthy. salmon avocados and grapes very good. half and half is over to the other side. >> she has to have a little treat. >> is this for you? >> pop-tarts, yes, the blueberry. yes, i love blueberry pop-tarts. >> but this, hoda? >> don't you have a shower cap? >> no. >> you don't. i thought everyone had one. >> buying it in the grocery store? >> this is very healthy food except for the pop tarts and potato chips. >> stop picking on us. >> like to know what's in her shopping cart. >> me, too. why do you have to do this? 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is that the deal sf. >> yes, we are. >> this is fun. >> we're ready. >> okay. here we go. i got the first one. what's the number one killer of sexual desire? first one -- look at you already. gastrosbevent problems, headaches or sleep did he have vags. >> sleep deprivation. >> number two, people in love have the exact same chemical makeup in brains as people delusional. true or false? >> true. >> high level of adrenaline and dope mean. that's why your mouth goes dry and you can't wait to see them. >> that's dell lugsal? >> the sex lives of prehistoric an sesors were similar to he notice nothing muss penguins or chimpanzees or gorillas. >> number three. >> number two. >> i was just going to say two. lisa, i have to try to get the point. i was going to say the chimp. >> you have to get the buzzer first. >> number four. >> what's the score? >> 2-1. >> i hate this game. >> men never fake it in the bedroom. >> false. >> that's mine. i would like to say false. >> that is false. after that first orgasm, men have a very sharp decline in interest or erectile dysfunction. >> it's 3-1. >> no. i have 2 and you have 2. >> she's stalling. >> i want to know the score. >> hold da has 3, kathie has 2. >> number 5, catherine the great was crushed to death while attempting to have sex. >> with a horse. but it's not true. >> you got it. >> i was catherine the great once for halloween, so i found out. >> did you have a horse? no horse. >> number 6. when a man tells you after sex you were the best, you should always believe it. >> that's a lie. >> stop talking. this is just like the chat. okay. >> after that a guy's body is in high distress. >> they'd love anybody at that point. okay. >> 4-3. >> i thought it was -- it is not. it's tied. go ahead. >> true or false. if you have sex while you're pregnant, you could hurt the baby's head. >> false. >> thank you. >> you got it. >> you are really -- >> 5-3. it's about to be 6-3. >> this is a sham. >> true for false. many couples believe if some sex is good more is better, they feel the longer it lasts the more pleasurable it is, true or false? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> sexual intercourse. >> the length of it. if it's longer it's better. >> false. >> absolutely false. many couples say 3 to 13 minutes is all they need. >> i'm happy for them, okay? where's catherine the great whether i need her. >> fru or false, males produce 150 million sperm -- true. >> false. 300. >> oh. >> that's a shame. >> true or false. >> she knows exactly how much sperm they produce. >> okay. true or false. >> when is this going to end? >> never, never. >> true or false, men who can sustain an erection for hours are seen as sexual dynamos. >> false. they're on cialis. >> it's false? >> they're only seen by their doctors. it's a medical emergency that's painful. >> it's from the commercials. you go to the doctor if it lasts that long. >> i've never had so much fun. is this over? >> which is true about the following primetime couples. the braid where i parents shared a single bed, the nelsons only had separate beds and separate bedrooms, and third one, lucy and ricky slepting to in a full-size bed. which one is true? >> which one is true. the first one is false. the brady bunch one. >> the brady bunch parents shared a single bed and had a bathroom are no toilet. >> you get to pick the other two. >> ozzy and harriet was way back then. so i would say that's a true one. >> it's actually the brady bunch. >> i was right. >> wow. >> what's the score? can we put it up there? thank you. >> thanks, you guys, very, very much. up next how becoming an optimist can change your life. >> the sunglasses everybody has their eyes on this summer. 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we certainly don't. >> what is the secret? >> it's a difficult economic time now, for a lot of people, isn't it? >> it is. despite the fact that it's difficult, we always have a choice every day, do we see the glass half full or empty. >> so it's a choice? >> yeah, it is. >> are you hard-wired one way or the other? some people are. >> many researchers believe that about 25% of our brains, we're hard-wired to be pessimistic or optimistic, but that leaves 75%, 50% which is for sure your life experience and how you process your life experience, and you can change your attitude about things. >> isn't it all wrapped up in your expectations to begin with also? >> uh-huh. >> say u a dream and the next dream and they all fall apart. you started out optimistic, but reality set in. you say there's exercises you can do. >> there's things to do to help us stay optimistic, or if we feel flattened down and depressed to get us into a more optimistic kind of life. >> it's drug-free. >> what should you do? you open your eyes in the morning and want to have a good day? what do you do? >> be intentional about the attitude you bring to the day. if you're looking for work right now and can't find anything, i'm going to be proactive today. i'm going to send out five e-mails to follow-up on leads. if you're feels scattered, i'm going to be very focused today and get five things. just having that intention about how to go through the day can help you be a compass to keep on track. >> that affects you right from the jump. >> it affects your mood. one of the interesting things about optimism is it's about persistence and following your goal, having a goal and knowing how to deal with something. if you're not by nature optimistic, you can change it, but you can also act like an optimist and have studied people who are optimistic and get their goals accomplished. one of the things we know is their health is better, their attitude is better, and their whole -- their relationships are better, and again, it's all about persistence and about feeling a personal power. so when she says you really need to have an intention, it's so true. you start your day with an intention, and as things go on, you don't have to say this day is falling apart. what can i learn from this particular issue, and then turn it around to something position. >> it's not -- you don't want that to be the beginning of the end that day, because sometimes people feel like i'm throwing in the towel. >> you can start off well with best intentions and get derailed. how much of personal faith plays a role in this? i find that people that have a personal faith are more optimistic that peen thople tha don't. >> absolutely. whether it's in your being or self, but that's something else, to really trust in yourself that whatever happens that today, this hour i have all the resources i need inside me to handle it. that can help us stay the course when things aren't going the way we like them to. >> you talk about overcoming an obstacle. if there's something you're afraid to do, if you can do that thing, it fills you with optimism. >> being courageous is about doing that thing that you're afraid of, stepping outside your comfort zone. when we do things we're afraid of, it can help build up our own self-confidence little by little. action is the best antidote to fear and anxiety. >> what kinds of things are you talking about? >> it could be signing up for an exercise class. >> signing up and actually going to it. >> it could be invites someone over for dinner, which might be intimidating. but doing something that takes out of your comfort zone. >> it's true, because there are so many things we know about optimists, and they do take risks. what may be courageous for you may be simple for me. what we need to pay attention to is how we are so different. if i think there's something i would love to do but i'm so frightened, how might i break it down into small steps and what might i do to approach my goal. it's all about the persistence in not giving up and approaching that goal and not losing sight of it and having encouragement. >> it can be a good friend. >> it can be faith, a supportive family, a supportive environment. you don't give up, and that's the thing. again, i just have to emphasize when you are krncourageous, you health and longevity improves and your sense of yourself as a person to make things change for yourself happens. >> no matter how optimistic you are, you will die. >> but you might die healthy. >> thank you all so much. >> it's the truth. sunglasses that will stop you squinting and stop traffic, too. how cute is he? 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